Mr. Liebeler.

Do you have any recollection of what the reason for Oswald's being remanded to Youth House was?

Mrs. Siegel.

I only read in the paper that it was truancy.

Mr. Liebeler.

And you have no independent recollection about it otherwise at all?

Mrs. Siegel.

No; I do not.

Mr. Liebeler.

I show you a photostatic copy of a document entitled "Youth House, Social Worker's Report," which is dated Bronx, May 7, 1953, referring to case No. 26996. This report indicates that the social worker involved was Evelyn Strickman, which would at that time have been you; is that correct?

Mrs. Siegel.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

And still is?

Mrs. Siegel.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

I hand you this document, and tell me if that is the report which you prepared in connection with your work with Lee Harvey Oswald. Are you able to state whether or not that is the report you prepared?

Mrs. Siegel.

This is indubitably mine.

Mr. Liebeler.

These reports were prepared shortly after your contact with the boy, with the mother, or prepared from notes that you made of the interview, were they not?

Mrs. Siegel.

Oh, yes; they were prepared probably during the time he was still at Youth House.

Mr. Liebeler.

The point being that the report would accurately reflect the interview that you had both with Lee Oswald and with his mother?

Mrs. Siegel.

As accurately as I could; yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

And it was prepared on or about the time that you conducted the interview, was it not?

Mrs. Siegel.

Correct, yes; and shortly afterward.
(Document marked "Exhibit 1.")

Mr. Liebeler.

I have marked the photostatic copy of the exhibit as Exhibit I to the deposition of Evelyn Strickman Siegel, April 17, 1964, and I have initialed it for purposes of identification. I would ask if you would initial it also so that we can make sure that we are talking about the same thing.
(Witness complies.)

Mr. Liebeler.

I show you another report, which upon examination you will note contains much of the same material as is set forth in the Exhibit No. 1, and ask you if you recognize the sheaf of photostatic copies which I have just shown you and if you can tell me what they are.

Mrs. Siegel.

This is my report. Just a minute. This is what I dictated into the record before I pulled from it the essential material which should go into the report to the court.

Mr. Liebeler.

So that the photostatic document that I have just shown you was prepared before Exhibit No. 1, and closer in time to your actual contact with the boy and with the mother?

Mrs. Siegel.

This is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

The one you have in your hand?

Mrs. Siegel.

Right.

Mr. Liebeler.

And from the document you hold in your hand you prepared Exhibit No. 1, which is the formal report which was submitted to the court along with the report of Dr. Hartogs and perhaps of other personnel; is that correct?

Mrs. Siegel.

This is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

We will mark the document to which we have just been referring, which is captioned "Oswald, Lee Harvey-- Charge: Truancy," and has "Youth House" written at the top of it, and which consists of 7 pages, the last of which has the typewritten name "Evelyn Strickman" and the date 4-30-53, and bears your initials--does it not?

Mrs. Siegel.

Those are the initials of Marion Cohen, who was casework supervisor at Youth House at that time. That shows she read it.

Mr. Liebeler.

She read it also?

Mrs. Siegel.

Yes.