It purports to be a true copy of the article you wrote of your interview with Mr. Oswald, and submitted on November 18, 1959.
Miss JOHNSON. That is right. I submitted it to the Soviet censor on November 18.

Mr. Slawson.

I submit this in evidence and mark it as Exhibit No. 2.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 2 was received in evidence.)

Mr. Mosk.

Miss Johnson, was anything censored?
Miss JOHNSON. No. It would show on that. Nothing was censored.

Mr. Slawson.

I now show you a document marked Exhibit No. 3 which purports to be a true copy of an article you wrote for the Boston Globe.
Miss JOHNSON. I wrote it for the North American Newspaper Alliance. That just happens to be one place that it appeared. It probably appeared in other places too.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 3 was marked for identification.)

Mr. Slawson.

Then I will say your article--
Miss JOHNSON. For the North American Newspaper Alliance.

Mr. Slawson.

As it appeared in the--
Miss JOHNSON. As it appeared in the Boston Globe.

Mr. Slawson.

I believe that was on November 24, 1963?
Miss JOHNSON. Sunday, November 24. It was filed on November 22.

Mr. Slawson.

Except for possible deletions of your complete article as it was submitted, is that a true copy of your article?
Miss JOHNSON. A true copy of my article.

Mr. Slawson.

I present this in evidence as Exhibit No. 3.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 3 was received in evidence.)

Mr. Slawson.

I now have a document marked Exhibit No. 4 which is an article from the a copy of an article from the Christian Science Monitor of November 25, 1963.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 4 was marked for identification.)
Miss JOHNSON. The interview was given November 23, and that is a true copy of the interview as published in the Monitor.

Mr. Slawson.

For the record. Miss Johnson, that is an interview of you by a correspondent working for the Christian Science Monitor; is that correct?
Miss JOHNSON. Yes.

Mr. Slawson.

I then introduce it in evidence as Exhibit No. 4.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 4 was received in evidence.)

Mr. Slawson.

Miss Johnson. I have here what purports to be a true copy of a statement you gave to a representative of the U.S. Department of State on December 5, 1963, and it has been marked Priscilla Johnson Exhibit No. 5.
(Priscilla Mary Post. Johnson Exhibit No. 5 was marked for identification.)
Miss JOHNSON. Yes; that is okay. That is a copy.

Mr. Slawson.

I then introduce in evidence this Exhibit No. 5.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 5 was received in evidence.)

Mr. Slawson.

Finally, I have here a document marked Priscilla Johnson Exhibit No. 6, which purports to be a true copy of an article written by you as published in Harper's magazine.
Miss JOHNSON. April 1964.

Mr. Slawson.

Right; in the April 1964 issue.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 6 was marked for identification.)
Miss JOHNSON. Yes.

Mr. Slawson.

That is a true copy?
Miss JOHNSON Yes.

Mr. Slawson.

I introduce as evidence, present this as Exhibit No. 6.
(Priscilla Mary Post Johnson Exhibit No. 6 was received in evidence.)

Mr. Slawson.

Miss Johnson, to begin the deposition, I would like you to state, with the help of your notes or articles at any time you want to refer to them, exactly when and where and how many times you saw Lee Harvey Oswald.
Miss JOHNSON. May I have the calendar. I saw him, Lee Harvey Oswald, on two occasions. First of all I had been at the American Embassy in Moscow, and Mr. McVickar, the consul, had told me that a would-be defector was staying at my hotel, that he had shown a reluctance to talk with officials of the Embassy

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