Mr. Hosty.

The man right before me was from the New Orleans division. I am from the Dallas division.

Mr. Dulles.

You are from the Dallas division?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes, sir.

Representative Ford.

May I pursue this just a minute. These identification numbers at the top in the upper left--as I understand it now, you are saying related to Mrs. Paine's file?

Mr. Hosty.

Right.

Representative Ford.

Now, would this, even though it was from Mrs. Paine's file, have been in either Marina or Lee Harvey Oswald's file or both?

Mr. Hosty.

This did appear in the report on Lee Harvey Oswald. That was the report of December 2, I believe was the date. That was the first report. You probably have that overall report, don't you?
(Discussion off the record.)

Representative Ford.

Did this material which was in Mrs. Paine's file----

Mr. Hosty.

Right.

Representative Ford.

Appear in either Marina or Lee Harvey Oswald's file prior to the assassination?

Mr. Hosty.

Let me see. Part of it would have, this paragraph on page 11, this November 1, Mrs. Ruth Paine was interviewed. This appeared in the communication I sent out to the New Orleans office advising them where he was employed.

Mr. Dulles.

When was that sent?

Mr. Hosty.

The 4th of November, sir. The rest of it was in note form. I hadn't reduced it to writing yet.

Representative Ford.

I am still not clear what part was in Mrs. Paine's file and what part was in Marina's file and what part was in Lee Harvey Oswald's file prior to November 22.

Mr. Hosty.

Prior to November 22 just--there was no file for Mrs. Paine prior to November 22.

Representative Ford.

So this didn't appear in her file?

Mr. Hosty.

No.

Representative Ford.

Until subsequent to----

Mr. Hosty.

Right.

Representative Ford.

The assassination?

Mr. Hosty.

There was no file for Mrs. Paine until after the assassination.

Representative Ford.

Then what part appeared in Marina's file or Lee Harvey's file prior to November 22?

Mr. Hosty.

Just the second paragraph of this page 11 or the second page.

Mr. Dulles.

Would this have constituted a reopening of the Lee Harvey Oswald file, because I think we had testimony this morning that the file had been closed.

Mr. Hosty.

This would constitute having the New Orleans office change origin to Dallas. At this time the file on Lee Oswald was open. We were open as an auxiliary office.

Mr. Dulles.

In----

Mr. Hosty.

In Dallas.

Mr. Dulles.

In Dallas?

Mr. Hosty.

Right, and this communication to New Orleans was a request that we be made origin.

Mr. Stern.

I wonder if I might summarize this?

Mr. Dulles.

It is not clear to me.

Mr. Hosty.

You missed a lot of this.

Mr. Stern.

The file was closed, sir, until March of 1963 when Mr. Hosty decided it should be reopened on the basis of two items of information, one of them the fact that Lee Harvey Oswald was listed as a subscriber to the Worker newspaper.

Mr. Dulles.

This is the Dallas file you are now talking of?

Mr. Stern.

Dallas. The case was closed in the Dallas office. He reopened it in the Dallas office. He subsequently found that Oswald had moved, apparently permanently, to New Orleans, and had the fie and the case administratively