And as the other FBI agent arose rather disgustedly to end the attempted interview, he walked to the door, opened the door, and spoke very harshly to Mr. Brown, who was just kneeling down in front of me—he said, "Just cut it off right there, Mr. Brown."
Mr. Brown indicated he wanted to talk to me some more. He just motioned to him to cut it off right here.
Mr. Brown left and went outside with him.
About 2 minutes later Mr. Brown appeared again, and asked me to come outside, which I did. And then the agent apologized to me. He said he thought I was one of the police officers out there and not Robert Oswald—he was not aware of who I was. At which time we went into the adjoining set of rooms, in the presence of both agents, and Mr. Brown asked me if—it was his understanding that Marina had been interviewed and had been cooperative prior to their arrival out there, and I said this was so.
Mr. Jenner. Was the Secret Service mentioned as having interviewed her?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. The only expression was that, had she been interviewed.
Mr. Oswald. I believe, sir, that is correct.
Mr. Brown did use the term had she been interviewed. And my reply, I believe, verbatim would be—my answer to that question, sir, is yes.
Mr. Jenner. And the Secret Service, as the interviewers, had been mentioned?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. By you?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. By Mr. Brown?
Mr. Oswald. Implied, sir, by Mr. Brown.
Mr. Jenner. Is that the end of that incident?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Representative Ford has a notation here to obtain from you all the details on when you knew that your brother Lee wished to return from Russia, and you have given us those details, have you not? The information and knowledge came to you through the correspondence which now has been identified and admitted in the record?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And you had no other source?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. Did you have any discussion with your mother with respect to supplying funds—either her doing so or your doing so—to your brother Lee when he was in Russia?
Mr. Oswald. My mother did write me on one occasion, sir, requesting that——
Mr. Jenner. This is while he was in Russia?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct. I believe at this time she was residing in Crowell, Texas.
Mr. Jenner. She wrote you a note?
Mr. Oswald. Stating that if I wanted to help Lee in any way, that I had to go through her to do it to the extent that she was going to handle everything, and that she was demanding—and that was the word she used in the letter—that I do so.
Mr. Jenner. That you do what?
Mr. Oswald. Send any funds that I might want to send to Lee to her, to forward to Lee.
This I did not do, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Did you respond to that letter?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. Can you fix, approximately, when you received that letter?
Mr. Oswald. Approximately July or August of 1961, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Other than that letter, did you have any—well, in addition to the letter, did you ever have a discussion with your mother on the subject matter of supplying funds for your brother while he was in Russia?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. And she had none with you, and none occurred in your presence?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, she did not.
Mr. Jenner. What part, if any, did you play in assisting, if you did assist, your brother Lee in his making of repayments of the funds he had borrowed from the State Department?
Mr. Oswald. I did not assist him in any way, sir.
Mr. Dulles. He did not request it?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; he did not. He wanted to do this on his own.
Mr. Jenner. Did you discuss that subject with him?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. Jenner. And did he so express himself?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Did you offer to help him?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. Jenner. And he refused?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. At any time—let us confine it first to the period that your brother resided with you in your home, upon his return from Russia—did he express to you any opinion or make any comment on his regard for, or affection for, or lack of affection for, or regard for Marina?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. Jenner. Was the subject ever discussed between you during that month that he was at your home?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Was the subject ever discussed at any time thereafter?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Did you have occasion—obviously, you did—to observe the relationship between your brother Lee and your sister-in-law Marina, in their—as husband and wife?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did observe that.
Mr. Jenner. And would you please state what you observed in that respect?
Mr. Oswald. I felt on two or three occasions that Lee's tone of voice to Marina—not understanding what was being said—but by the general tone of voice, that he was being overbearing or forceful.
Mr. Jenner. Inconsiderate?
Mr. Oswald. Sir?
Mr. Jenner. Inconsiderate?
Mr. Oswald. Inconsiderate.
Mr. Jenner. Of her?
Mr. Oswald. Of her—some little thing she might want to do. I say some little thing—something that she was going to do there at the house or something, or was doing—I don't
