The Chairman.

they had considerable difficulty with Mr. Oswald who apparently drank to excess and beat his wife on numerous occasions. They had numerous complaints from the other tenants due to Oswald's drinking and beating his wife."

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir.

The Chairman.

Did you investigate that to see if that was true.

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir; I took her word for it. There was no reason for me to press it any farther. She had apparently looked into it and had evicted them on the basis of her feelings. I was just reporting what she had done.

Mr. Stern.

Had you had any part of the investigation of the case of Lee Harvey Oswald before the time covered by the report?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir; I had.
On the 12th of July 1962 on request of former Agent John Fain, I checked the records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Dallas, and got the background information on Marina Oswald, the wife of Lee Oswald. incorporated it into a memorandum.

Mr. Stern.

I show you Commission Exhibit No. 824 which has previously been admitted. Can you identify any part of that?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir; starting in the details here, when it says "At Dallas the following investigation was conducted by S. A. James P. Hosty, Jr.," this is a direct copy of my memorandum which I prepared for Agent Fain down to and including all of page 2.

Mr. Stern.

Have you reviewed that----

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

In preparation for your testimony, and have you anything you would like to correct or add?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir.

Mr. Stern.

After the New Orleans office became office of origin, Mr. Hosty, did you have any further connection with the investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir; not until October of 1963.

Mr. Stern.

Not until October? No mention of his name as far as you are concerned until then?

Mr. Hosty.

No.

Mr. Stern.

I show you a two-page document which has been marked Commission Exhibit No. 830 for identification.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 830 for identification.)
Can you identify this document?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir. This is an insert which I prepared for a larger report Notice on the top the initials "JPH." Those are my initials, showing I prepared these two pages.

Mr. Stern.

Have you looked at the larger report from which this was taken?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

Does any part of that report relate to an investigation made be fore November 22, 1963?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir; this is the only part that relates to investigation prior to the 22d of November 1963.

Mr. Stern.

Why was it that this was not made the subject of a separate report?

Mr. Hosty.

I don't know. I didn't make that decision.

Mr. Stern.

This is something you filed covering----

Mr. Hosty.

I was told to do it this way, and I did it.

Mr. Stern.

You said before that you had no further connection with the case of Oswald until October 1963.

Mr. Hosty.

That is correct.

Mr. Stern.

Would you tell us in detail what your first contact was in October?

Mr. Hosty.

On October 3, 1963, I received a communication from our New Orleans office advising that Lee Oswald and his wife Marina Oswald had left the New Orleans area a short time before. According to the communication, Marina Oswald, who was at that time 8 months pregnant, had left New Orleans with her small child, 2-year-old child, in a station wagon with a Texas license plate driven by a woman who could speak the Russian language. Lee Oswald