in the letters of November 8 and November 26, 1959, and then the series of letters that commenced in the spring of 1961 a surprise to you?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not a surprise to me.
Mr. Jenner. Would you explain both of your answers.
Mr. Oswald. There, sir, I felt like in the due course he would certainly change his mind and opinion of the U.S.S.R., and I felt very strongly that after a period of so many months or a year or two that he would change his mind and return to the United States.
Mr. Jenner. Now, prior to your brother's leaving Russia to return to the United States, that is actually a day or two before, if not the day before they left Minsk for Moscow, in May of 1962, your brother Lee outlined his projected route by return to the United States. He spoke in that letter of leaving from England and arriving in New Orleans.
Mr. Oswald. I beg your pardon, sir?
Mr. Jenner. There is a difference in the route actually taken. Did you ever discuss with Lee why that change in route occurred? Are you seeking that May letter?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I am.
Mr. Jenner. It is probably the 22d of May and that is Exhibit 318.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have the letter before me. You are referring to the letter of May 22, 1962?
Mr. Jenner. Well, it would appear from the notation handed to me. Is there any discussion in that letter about the route of his return, projected return, to the United States?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; there is.
Mr. Jenner. What does it say, please?
Mr. Oswald. "Well, we have finally gotten the word from the U.S. Embassy and shall leave for Moscow tomorrow. We will be 10 to 14 days in Moscow and then leave for England where we shall board a ship for America. The transatlantic trip will take another two weeks or so."
Mr. Jenner. Now, the fact is that they did go to Moscow and then to Holland, and boarded a ship at Holland, and as you say touched England and then went directly to the United States.
Did you ever discuss with your brother that change in route?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I did not. And I did fail to read further on down where it does refer to, as he put it, "will actually arrive in America probably in New Orleans."
Mr. Jenner. He actually arrived in New York City.
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. That subject matter was never discussed by you with him?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Or by him in your presence?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Or by Marina?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. With you or in your presence?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Have you related, during the course of the day and yesterday, called our attention to all of the correspondence between yourself and your brother from the time of his return to the United States in June of 1962 to and through November 22, 1963?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. Jenner. According to our records you and your wife, Vada, or either or both of you, had the following contacts with the FBI during the lifetime of your brother Lee. I direct your attention first, to the possibility of refreshing your recollection, to the date of April 27, 1960.
Were you interviewed by an FBI agent on that day, and would the name Fain serve to refresh your recollection on that score?
Mr. Oswald. It certainly does, sir. I cannot recall the date of our interview or our conversation.
Mr. Jenner. This would be in the spring, let us say, of 1960. I have given you the date. Does that sound right to you, April 27, 1960.
Mr. Oswald. It sounds approximately right, sir, because I do recall I just started my employment with the Acme Brick Company in Fort Worth on the 18th of April, 1960.
I do not believe that it was that close to my date of employment with the Acme Brick Company. I feel like it would have been perhaps 20 or 30 days later.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
Subject to that, do you recall the interview, is the name familiar to you as being the gentleman who interviewed you?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And what inquiries did Mr. Fain make of you? What subject matter, first.
Mr. Oswald. He was inquiring as to whether or not I had heard from my brother Lee Harvey Oswald recently, I believe that is the way it was put.
Mr. Jenner. Did he at that time inquire of you on the subject matter of your brother's defection?
Mr. Oswald. Not to my remembrance, sir.
Mr. Dulles. By subject matter, do you mean reason?
Mr. Jenner. Reason or the fact that he had defected or what he might have known about his defection.
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I do not believe he did.
Mr. Jenner. He didn't discuss that. According to your recollection, there was no discussion of that subject?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was the subject of the possibility of your being contacted by any Soviet officials discussed?
Mr. Oswald. It was discussed not in the term of Soviet officials. In case any——
Mr. Jenner. Any representative.
Mr. Oswald. Any Communist Party member or so forth along that line contacted me, I assured him I would certainly, if necessary, take care of myself or if I had time report it to his attention.
Mr. Jenner. You would report all contacts to the FBI either directly to Mr. Fain or some other FBI agent or office?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And you agreed to do that?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I most certainly did.
Mr. Dulles. Have you had any other calls from the FBI officers since that date?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. Jenner. I think we will get to that.
Mr. Dulles. Are they pertinent?
Mr. Jenner. Yes, they are and I think I have them listed.
Was the subject of the possibility of your receiving any request by any such people for any item of personal identification of your brother discussed with
