into existence?
Mr. Dulles. Do you propose to introduce it in evidence?
Mr. Jenner. Yes, I do.
I propose now to qualify the diary which you so kindly produced yesterday, Mr. McKenzie.
Mr. McKenzie. Certainly.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Oswald, yesterday morning your counsel, Mr. McKenzie, delivered to me as an agent of the Commission a ringed notebook, which you have before you, do you not?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And is that notebook still intact as it was when you delivered it to me yesterday?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. Jenner. Does any part of that notebook contain any entries relating to anything involving your brother?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it does.
Mr. Jenner. Would you note the particular pages and put a paper clip on them, please?
Would you read the first paragraph of the first page which has been clipped?
Mr. Oswald. "Dated December 6, 1963, for the history of the past 2 weeks as seen through my eyes, and heard with my ears, and felt with my body, I write for future reference for myself and for the future members of the family."
Mr. Jenner. Would you read the last sentence of the last page you have clipped?
Mr. Oswald. "Marina said she was shocked when the FBI told her this story."
Mr. Jenner. May I approach the witness, Mr. Chairman?
Mr. Dulles. Please.
What was "this story"?
Mr. Jenner. May we consider that a question to the witness, please?
Mr. Dulles. Yes.
Mr. Oswald. If I may read the entire entry dated January 19, 1964.
Mr. Jenner. Is this entry in your handwriting?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was it made contemporaneously with the event recorded?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it was.
Mr. Jenner. This event took place on Sunday, January 19, 1964?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And you made an entry contemporaneously or shortly thereafter?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. For what purpose?
Mr. Oswald. For the purpose of writing down a reference for myself and for my family on all events that I could learn about in relation to Lee's life.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Chairman, before the paragraph is read, if I may—is there another entry in your handwriting on that page?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; there is.
Mr. Jenner. Is it the only other entry on that page?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. Jenner. Is it the entry of January—Sunday, January 13, 1964, relative to Mr. Nixon about which you have already testified?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And which you have read in full into the record?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. Jenner. Now, you are going to read for the purpose of the record the balance of that page, are you not?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
Mr. Oswald. "Sunday, January 19, 1964. Marina and the Martins had gone to Kathy Ford's house in Richardson, when we arrived at the Martin's house around 2 p.m. They returned approximately about 4:45 p.m. On the way to the grocery, Jim said the FBI had asked Marina during the week if she knew"——
Mr. Jenner. Is there a blank there?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir. I had omitted a word.
Mr. Jenner. What was the word?
Mr. Oswald. "that Lee".
Mr. Jenner. Was it an inadvertent omission?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, it was.
Mr. Jenner. And the omission was what word?
Mr. Oswald. "If she knew Lee had"——
Mr. Jenner. You now have a specific recollection you intended to write the word "Lee"?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
"If she knew Lee had tried to commit suicide while in Russia prior to their marriage. She did not, and it was the first I knew about it. Marina later confirmed this, and said that she had asked Lee two or three times what was the cut on his wrist, pointing to the cut on his left wrist. Lee would become very mad and tell her nothing. The FBI read this in Marina's book."
Mr. McKenzie. "Read this in Marina's book." You misread there. "The FBI read this in Lee's book."
Mr. Jenner. That is correct?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
"Understand he had a date with another girl around 8 p.m. (This is in Moscow.)"
Mr. Jenner. Is that in parentheses?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. Jenner. The words "this is in Moscow" are in parentheses?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
"And right before she was due to arrive, he cut his wrist. Marina said she was 'shocked' when the FBI told her this story."
Mr. Jenner. I will not question the witness further about that entry—unless you wish to pursue it at the moment.
Mr. Dulles. No, follow your own order.
There is one question I would ask that relates to the past. That is what you testified to just a moment before. This is with regard to locking in the bathroom for a day.
Did Marina indicate that that was for the purpose of keeping Lee away from possibly Nixon, if he was to be there that day, or was it to cool him down? Did you get any impression as to what the purpose was of the locking in the bathroom?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I most certainly did. Her intentions as related to me was to keep him from shooting at Mr. Nixon.
Mr. Jenner. On that particular day, or on some future occasion?
Mr.
