Mr. Belin.

Then there is a signature "Lee H. Oswald," with the date of November 1, 1963?

Mr. Holmes.

This clerk told me that the man definitely filled this thing out himself.

Mr. Belin.

Does the clerk remember seeing it?

Mr. Holmes.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

There is a stamp, which I assume is your post office stamp, that says on there, "Date box opened, November 1, 1963," and the box number is written in as "6225".

Mr. Holmes.

That's right.

Mr. Belin.

There--is there less charge for a nonprofit organization box than there is for anything else?

Mr. Holmes.

No. That box went closed for lack of payment of rent on December 31.

Mr. Belin.

What year?

Mr. Holmes.

Of 1963.

Mr. Belin.

After you found out that this was his box, did you keep any surveillance on it?

Mr. Holmes.

We kept a 24-hour, round-the-clock surveillance from about well into Sunday, I think, 3 days.

Mr. Belin.

That is the Sunday that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot?

Mr. Holmes.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

How many box keys were given out, according to your records, for the box?

Mr. Holmes.

One.

Mr. Belin.

Was that one ever turned back to you?

Mr. Holmes.

No.

Mr. Belin.

When was that?

Mr. Holmes.

Didn't the police have it? I saw it--yes.

Mr. Belin.

You saw it at the police department?

Mr. Holmes.

I asked them about it, and he asked could this be it? I had taken the duplicate key with me to see if I could match it. They have numbers on them and I did. The detective pulled it out and said, "Is this it," in the presence of Captain Fritz, and I matched the numbers, and it was.

Mr. Belin.

Were the numbers the same for the box number as the key number?

Mr. Holmes.

No; it was a key number. Fritz kept it with the evidence.

Mr. Belin.

Anything else about this box or the application, Deposition Exhibit 1 here?

Mr. Holmes.

Only that an occasional Russian newspaper was received in that box after we began to watch it from then on until it was closed. No first-class mail. What is "The Daily Worker," sir? It's been the "Daily Worker," now.

Mr. Belin.

There was some newspaper that came? Well--some American newspaper?

Mr. Holmes.

It is what used to be "The Daily Worker," came, and a couple of Russian newspapers came there.

Mr. Belin.

Anything else?

Mr. Holmes.

From Minsk. That was her hometown, Marina's hometown in Russia.

Mr. Belin.

Is there anything else in connection with this box and this application that you care to talk about?

Mr. Holmes.

No.

Mr. Belin.

Then what was the next thing that you had contact with pertaining to the assassination?

Mr. Holmes.

Saturday morning----

Mr. Belin.

This would be November 23?

Mr. Holmes.

Twenty-third. I came into the lobby of the terminal annex, and the postal inspector that was on duty mentioned that the FBI agent had called to inquire as to how they could obtain an original post office money order.
He said he had told them that they would have to get it in Washington, but would have to know the number of the post office money order.