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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. V - Page 604« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)

Mrs. Oswald.
in my dealings with the Commission that's what he told me that I needed an attorney to deal with the Commission.
Mr. Gopadze.
She said----
Mr. Rankin.
She said more than that.
**Mrs. OSWALD. Now, as I feel now, I don't need any lawyer before the Commission.
Senator COOPER. If you'll just answer my question now: Do you have a lawyer to represent you now?*
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Senator COOPER. Who is your business agent?
Mrs. Oswald.
Mrs. Katya Ford.
Senator COOPER. Can you tell the Commission about how much money has been donated to you or how much you have earned through contracts?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I do not know at this time how much money I have.
Senator COOPER. Approximately?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. Donations were $57,000, from which twelve and one-half thousand plus expenses were paid to Martin and Thorne, and $15,000 to Mr. McKenzie.
Senator COOPER. Do you have any contracts, have you made any contracts for the sale of your writings which may be payable in the future?*
** Mrs. OSWALD. The publishing company contract with me is all.
**I have not signed any contracts with the publishing company, except I have already signed several contracts with Life Magazine. After the diary was published.
**After the diary was published.
Senator COOPER. That's for $20,000?
Mrs. Oswald.
$20,000 plus $1,000 for Parade Magazine, and one girl--Helen--I don't know her last name, I know we did----
**Also, I signed-I agreed with a girl by the name of Helen--I cannot remember her last name, for possible future stories Helen might write.
We have interview.
Senator COOPER. You testified that your uncle is an official and a Colonel in the MVD?* ** And, a member of the Communist Party, is that correct?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Senator COOPER. Do you know that any other members of your family are members of the Communist Party?* **
*Mrs. OSWALD. The husband of another aunt.
Senator COOPER. Is that the aunt you visited from time to time?* **
**Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Senator COOPER. At Kharkov?
Mrs. Oswald.
At Minsk.
Senator COOPER. With whom did you file your declaration for an exit visa?***
Mrs. Oswald.
There is a special institution in Minsk where prospective departees filed application for exit visa. They leave the application in that institution, and that institution transmits it to Moscow where the decision is made whether to grant or to deny the exit permit. The reply then comes to the MVD in Minsk.
*I want to assure the Commission that I was never given any assignment by the Soviet Government or the American Government, and that I was so surprised myself that I got the exit visa.
Senator COOPER. When you talked to Colonel Aksenov, what did he tell you when you asked him about the exit visa?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. When I went to see Colonel Aksenov, I went to ask him about the state in which my application is for exit visa, and he replied----
Mr. Gopadze.
No. "Was it favorable or not," and he said it was favorable.
Mr. Gregory.
Yes, and he said----
Mr. Gopadze.
That it takes official process of getting the answer.
*Mrs. OSWALD. He said, "You are not the only one who is seeking exit permit, and so you have to wait your turn."
Senator COOPER. Did he attempt to discourage you from seeking the exit visa?
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