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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. I - Page 426« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert Edward Oswald Lee Resumed)

Mr. Jenner.
Did you have a conversation with Mrs. Vada Oswald on that subject and did she make a report to you of any kind?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir, I believe this is the occasion that either Mr. Fain or some other agent called the house in Fort Worth, Tex. and requested my wife to pass on to Lee Harvey Oswald that they would like to see him at their office in Fort Worth, Tex., for an interview. This is the only other time my wife ever conveyed to me that the FBI had called the home and spoke to her, nothing else was said about it.
Mr. Dulles.
This was about a month after his return, wasn't it?
Mr. Oswald.
Approximately 2 weeks.
Mr. Jenner.
Was there any discussion on this particular occasion between you and your wife on the subject of her not advising the FBI of your brother's arrival in the United States?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir, there was not.
Mr. Jenner.
No discussion on that subject at all?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir, not at all.
Mr. Jenner.
Did she report to you that she had stated to Mr. Fain that your brother Lee and his wife Marina and their child had come to Fort Worth and were living with you and with her?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir; she did not state that to me.
Mr. Jenner.
Would you give again the full conversation?
Mr. Oswald.
On that date of June 26, 1962?
Mr. Jenner.
Yes, between yourself and your wife Vada.
Mr. Mckenzie.
To the best of your recollection.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes.
Mr. Oswald.
To the best of my recollection, the full text of my conversation with my wife was that Mr. Fain or some other member of the FBI Bureau in Fort Worth, Tex., had called and spoke to her and requested that she pass on to Lee Harvey Oswald that they would like to speak to him at their office in Fort Worth, Tex.
I would not say this was part of the conversation, I would assume at that time, as I would assume now, that perhaps he asked her was Lee and his family there.
If you know my wife, she didn't lie to Mr. Fain or any other FBI agent, and she said he was, and perhaps this prompted the request. I might say this, sir. If they did not know that Lee Harvey Oswald had returned in June, until June 26, 1962, somebody was asleep on the job.
Mr. Jenner.
I would perhaps be inclined to agree with that, sir. But as far as your conversation with your wife Vada is concerned, she said nothing that she had advised the FBI that--she had discussed with Mr. Fain the fact that she had not advised the FBI of your brother Lee's return.
Mr. Oswald.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, do you recall an interview with the FBI, or they with you, on August 14, 1962 or thereabouts in Fort Worth?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir, and I recall that this was by telephone at the general office of the Acme Brick Company and outside of my office as I was leaving the office to go to lunch that day.
The telephone call came through and I took it in another office and spoke to Mr. Fain briefly. He inquired----
Mr. Jenner.
He identified himself as Mr. Fain?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir, that is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
Had you become acquainted with his telephone voice at least by that time?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, I had.
Mr. Jenner.
And that voice was the voice that you identified at that time as that of Mr. Fain?
Mr. Oswald.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
What did he say and what did you say?
Mr. Oswald.
He inquired as to where Lee was living at at that time and to the best of my recollection my reply to him was that I did not know the house number. I knew the street not by name but by locale and I gave him this location.
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