Oswald. We were expecting Mr. Gregory to come by that night. The preceding 2 or 3 days, I understood from Lee, that when he inquired at one of the bureaus of the Texas employment agencies in Fort Worth, that someone that he had talked to about a job had set up an appointment with Lee to go see Mr. Gregory, since Lee could speak Russian and write the Russian language, they thought perhaps Mr. Gregory might know of some contact that he could place Lee with, where Lee might obtain a job speaking and writing the Russian language. I understood from Lee——
Mr. Jenner. That is the result of discussions in your presence in your home?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. By Lee and Marina?
Mr. Oswald. By Lee to me.
Mr. Jenner. Lee to you?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir. And I understood that——
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Oswald, if you could, if it is the result of Lee having told you, would you please state it in those terms rather than that you understood, because your understanding may be based on hearsay that is not the fact.
Mr. Oswald. Lee in our conversation told me that he went to Mr. Gregory's office on the first occasion to meet Mr. Gregory.
Mr. Jenner. And that would be before this last week in June when Mr. Gregory visited your home?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Dulles. What is Mr. Gregory's profession, do you happen to know?
Mr. Oswald. He was a consultant geologist. On this first occasion that Lee spent 1 or 2 hours talking with Mr. Gregory, and at the end of this occasion, Mr. Gregory gave Lee a letter to the effect, which I did read——
Mr. Jenner. Did your brother Lee exhibit this letter to you?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, he did.
Mr. Jenner. Have you seen the letter from the time that you read it to the present time?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I have not.
Mr. Jenner. And as far as you know the letter doesn't exist. You don't know whether it exists?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Would you please recite the content of it as you now recall it?
Mr. Oswald. That it stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was competent to speak and write the Russian language fluently. That is my general remembrance of this letter.
Mr. Jenner. Was it signed? Did it have a signature?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, it did.
Mr. Jenner. Was it on a letterhead?
Mr. Oswald. I believe it was, sir.
Mr. Dulles. Was Mr. Gregory a Russian by origin as far as you know?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, he was.
Mr. Jenner. Did your brother tell you that?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, he did.
Mr. Dulles. Was he a naturalized American, or don't you know?
Mr. Oswald. This I do not know, sir. But during this conversation, he told me about Mr. Gregory to the extent that he had come from Russia approximately——
Mr. Dulles. This is your brother now?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, talking to me. Approximately 40 years prior to that time.
Mr. Jenner. So he had been in this country for approximately 40 years?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. It was not long after that conversation in which your brother Lee reported these things to you that Mr. Gregory visited at your home the last week in June of 1962, is that correct?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, approximately the last week in June 1962.
Mr. Dulles. Did your brother tell you where he had gotten to know Mr. Gregory?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, he had.
Mr. Jenner. Would you please relate that?
Mr. Oswald. Through the lady at the Texas employment agency.
Mr. Jenner. He had gone to the Texas employment agency and had an interview with that lady?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. In charge of the agency?
Mr. Oswald. One of the personnel working within the agency.
Mr. Jenner. Did your brother say to you that she had suggested Mr. Gregory as a possible source?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. With regard to employment?
Mr. Oswald. That she had volunteered to call Mr. Gregory on his behalf to set up an appointment where Lee could go by and see him and talk with him in relation to employment.
Mr. Jenner. Did your brother indicate that that was his first acquaintance or knowledge of the fact that a person named Peter Gregory existed?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; he did.
Mr. Jenner. And he said that to you affirmatively?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. In the course of that conversation, did your brother report to you any recommendations by the lady in charge of the agency with respect to his contacting any other persons who were of Russian derivation or who could or might speak Russian and be of possible assistance to your brother in obtaining employment?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, he did not.
Mr. Jenner. The conversation was confined to a Mr. Peter Gregory?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And have you now given us all you can recall as to that conversation?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I have.
Mr. Jenner. And Mr. Gregory visited your home the last week in June or at least approximately then?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. He came alone to the best of your recollection?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And it was a visit, intended as a visit with Lee and Marina primarily?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. You were present when he came to your home?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I was.
Mr. Jenner. Did he exhibit any acquaintance, prior acquaintance
