Mr. McKenzie. Has she professed such faith to you?
Mr. Oswald. Not directly, sir—only by implication, sir.
Mr. McKenzie. Do you believe or have you formed an opinion now, based on your discussions and observations of Marina Oswald, as to whether or not Marina N. Oswald is a Communist or a Soviet agent, either now or at any time since you met her at Dallas, Love Field, in June of 1962?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I do not believe that she is any of those things.
Mr. McKenzie. Now, do you think she is a Communist?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. McKenzie. Do you have any opinion as to whether or not she is at this time or since she arrived in this country?
Mr. Oswald. I am of the opinion that she is not, based on my observations of her reactions and her conversations with me.
Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Oswald, have I or has anyone at any time coached or briefed you—and if you don't understand what I mean by the word "coached" please tell me so—as to what you should testify here before this Commission, other than my cautioning you not to speculate or use conjecture?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; you have not.
Mr. McKenzie. Has anyone?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; they have not.
Mr. McKenzie. Have you told the Commission——
Mr. Jenner. Excuse me—that anyone includes any member of the staff of this Commission?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. McKenzie. And likewise it includes, does it not, any member of the FBI, or the Secret Service or any other Federal agency?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. McKenzie. And the same would apply to any State agency of Texas?
Mr. Oswald. Sir, that would apply to anybody, no matter what his position with any government agency or individual.
Mr. McKenzie. Now, have you told the Commission during the hearings here, since you have been testifying, only the facts as you knew them, or the facts as you know them now?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. McKenzie. And have you expressed opinions or speculated only when the Commission or Mr. Jenner or myself have asked you to do so?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I have.
Mr. McKenzie. Have you testified, Mr. Oswald, truthfully to the best of your recollection in each instance?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I have.
Mr. McKenzie. And in the event you have inadvertently made any mistake on dates, addresses, or facts, do you now ask the Chairman's permission to change your answer and correct any mistakes which you might have made in the event a mistake is at any time hereafter called to your attention?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I do so.
Mr. Dulles. Well, could I supplement that? In the event that you, yourself, find any mistakes—I think you said if it was called to his attention——
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I certainly will.
Mr. Dulles. May I just add here—I hope that that will be looked over, the record will be looked over fairly promptly, so that we can make any corrections within a reasonable length of time.
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir; as soon as we receive it, Mr. Chairman, we will do so.
Mr. Jenner. May I say in that connection, Mr. McKenzie, if you could have him dictate that tape covering his memorandum, we can perhaps actually incorporate that in the record, which you will receive.
Mr. McKenzie. We cannot do it today, because we won't get to Dallas until late this evening. And I am going to church tomorrow and teach Sunday school and be with my children.
Mr. Oswald. And I with mine, sir.
Mr. McKenzie. I will make arrangements the first of the week to have it done.
Mr. Jenner. Send it to Mr. Rankin.
Mr. McKenzie. I shall.
If you receive from any source any further documentary information or any type of information which might be considered as evidence by this Commission, do you now ask the Commission's approval and permission to deliver such documents or information, if any, to the FBI, so that the information may be immediately forwarded to the Commission to assist in preparing its final report?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I do.
Mr. Dulles. Is that satisfactory to you, Mr. Jenner?
Mr. Jenner. Yes, sir.
Mr. McKenzie. Likewise, do you authorize me to deliver any like information or documents which I may receive, discover or otherwise have in my possession to the same agencies for the same purpose?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I most certainly do.
Mr. Jenner. Here, again, Mr. McKenzie, if anything is delivered, would you have it delivered to Mr. Rankin, rather than to me?
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir.
Have you ever applied for relief, unemployment compensation, or any other form of welfare aid?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I have not.
Mr. McKenzie. And I refer there, sir, to both the Federal Government aid programs and likewise any aid program of the State of Texas or the State of Louisiana.
Mr. Oswald. That is correct—or any other State of the United States.
Mr. McKenzie. I believe that you have previously testified to this, but I want to make it absolutely clear.
Do you now believe that Lee Harvey Oswald was at any time an agent of any agency of the United States Government, from the time that he departed for Russia, until the day of his death on November 24, 1963?
Mr. Oswald. I do not believe that he was an agent of any government.
Mr. McKenzie. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you know of any activities of Lee Harvey Oswald relative to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee or his arrest in New Orleans, La.?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Oswald, what has been your position insofar as the press is concerned, since the unfortunate and tragic happenings of November 22, 1963?
Mr. Oswald. My position with any news media, whether it be the newspapers, magazines, television, et cetera, has been that—no comment, and the only comment I ever made to any of them, at a very early date, was that I would abide by the decision of the Commission which is now known as the Warren Committee.
Mr. McKenzie. Have you ever sought
