letters to the Commission?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Did you ever report to your brother that it would be necessary for you to make a loan on your automobile in order to advance any funds to him?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. Including particularly the $200 that you advanced to him when he returned in June of 1962?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. Did you become aware at any time prior to November 22, 1963, that he made a representation to the New York welfare authorities that it would be necessary for you to make a loan on your automobile to advance the $200?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I have not.
Mr. Jenner. There was no discussion of that subject by him with you when he returned to Fort Worth and lived in your home, or thereafter?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir. This is the first knowledge I have of such a report.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
Now, returning to the letter of November 26—and keeping in mind, also, the letter—let's just stay with the letter of November 26th.
Prior to the time of the receipt of that letter, had your brother Lee ever in your presence uttered thoughts of that nature, or even spoken to you any thoughts of the nature contained in the letter of November 26th with respect to the United States, its economic system, Communist Russia, or countries of that character?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. Jenner. And what was your reaction to the letter of November 26, particularly those features of it dealing with his attitudes towards the United States and its political and economic and social system?
Mr. Oswald. Sir, I remember somewhat vividly my reply to him—my reply to his letter——
Mr. Jenner. You did reply to the letter of November 26th?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Would you please state what your reply was?
Mr. Oswald. I did reply to the letter of November 26, 1959, and it was—and I believe until this day remains to be the longest letter I ever wrote.
Mr. Jenner. All right—tell us about it.
Mr. Oswald. I answered all the questions as to—if I may refer to the first question.
"Do you remember the time you told me about the efforts of your milk company to form a union? Try to see why workers must form unions against employers in the United States."
I recall I did reply to that statement.
Mr. Jenner. What did you say?
Mr. Oswald. It was my opinion—and I am not anti-union or pro-union. I believe it should be taken on the basis of the individual companies. It was my opinion that I expressed to him at that time that in this country, the employees did have a right to vote yes or no whether or not they wanted a union, and in this particular instance, the union was voted out.
Mr. Dulles. Could we just have a moment's pause?
(Brief recess.)
Mr. Dulles. Will you proceed?
Is it all right to proceed?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; please.
Mr. Jenner. You were reciting what you said in your letter of response to the letter of November 26.
Mr. Oswald. All right, sir, if I may pause a moment to locate the second question or some statement that perhaps I recall referring to directly in my reply—I recall replying to the statement that was, that is contained, on the second page of the letter of November 26, to the latter part of this statement that I will quote from: "See the segregation, see the unemployment and what automation is. Remember how you were laid off at Convair?"
I am referring now to the last question of "Remember how you were laid off at Convair?"
Mr. Jenner. Yes.
Mr. Oswald. I believe I pointed out to him at that time that this was something I was aware of when I accepted the job at Convair in Fort Worth, Texas. It was a condition, perhaps an unspoken condition, because it was a government job in that when I was laid off, I did not have to go only to the government to look for employment but I was able to secure the type of employment that I was most interested in at that time or that he had a variety to choose from and that no one would say to me that, "You work here or there."
Mr. Jenner. Did you experience any bitterness in being laid off at Convair?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Resentful?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. Jenner. What was your reaction?
Mr. Oswald. My reaction since I have been laid off at Convair and when I was laid off at Convair I felt like it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Mr. Jenner. When did that event take place?
Mr. Oswald. In August, 1957, sir.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
Proceed with your recollection of your reply to this letter.
Mr. Oswald. If I may, sir, continue to answer something along the question of how I felt or reacted to my layoff at Convair; the reason why I recall the date is because my daughter was born two or three days after I was laid off, and I knew I was going to be laid off before she was born and I did not tell my wife and I recall that quite vividly.
Thank you.
Mr. Jenner. I think I will ask you an additional question about that, if I may, please.
Mr. Oswald. All right, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was there any discussion, at least in Lee's presence, regarding your being laid off at Convair and your attitude with respect thereto.
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; none that I recall.
Mr. Jenner. And where was he—let's see, 1957, he was in the Marines then.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. I take it then sometime along the line you had advised him that you were no longer with Convair.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I feel certain like I did.
Mr. Jenner. Perhaps you wrote him to that effect or you told him about it when he was on leave in 1958.
Mr. Oswald. I would feel like perhaps I wrote him about it.
Mr. Jenner. And to the best of your recollection did you indicate any resentment or bitterness in that regard?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir. As I have never been resentful
