And you didn't really think about that too much until he came here in 1963, or had you considered it prior to that time?
Miss MURRET. We didn't know he was out.

Mr. Liebeler.

Until he came here?
Miss MURRET. Right.

Mr. Liebeler.

You didn't know he was back from Russia at all?
Miss MURRET. He just telephoned mother and my mother said, "I didn't even know you were back." And he said, "I have been back for--I don't know--probably a year."

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you have any discussions with your mother or anybody else in your family about the possibility that Oswald might be a Russian agent?
Miss MURRET. As I said, I dispelled that immediately because I thought, well, if he was, they would certainly be trailing him. So, I mean you can't go around with suspicion like that, or, I mean certainly the American Embassy should know what is going on. So, if that were the case, well, they would be on his trail. And, if not, well, he was definitely sincere. I mean, you don't try to antagonize or constantly throw up past mistakes, in case he, you know----

Mr. Liebeler.

So you considered the question briefly and dismissed it for the reasons you state?
Miss MURRET. Yes; but just the first reaction would be, how did he get out?

Mr. Liebeler.

And, as you have stated, the reason for your thinking of the question in the first place was because of the apparent ease with which he was able to leave the Soviet Union with a Russian wife?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did it cause you any concern to associate with him or have anything to do with him at all after you considered the question that he might have been a Russian agent? I mean, you said that you dismissed it because you assumed if he was, he was being trailed, or the authorities would be in touch with him, but did it concern you that they might associate you with Oswald, or identify you in any way?
Miss MURRET. No.

Mr. Liebeler.

It did not?
Miss MURRET. No, sir.

Mr. Liebeler.

After the first week that Lee was at your home, he rented an apartment and moved out? Is that correct?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were you there when he left your house?
Miss MURRET. No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he tell you he found an apartment?
Miss MURRET. He told me about it.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he or did he not tell you personally?
Miss MURRET. I don't remember whether I was there or not. Yes; I think I might have been. Yes; I was, because I think he came home and said that it was a lovely place, but he didn't know whether Marina would like it, because it had high ceilings, and she didn't like high ceilings. But he liked it.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Marina come out to your house at this time?
Miss MURRET. Well, when they came in, the lady from Texas brought her----

Mr. Liebeler.

In a station wagon?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you know her name?
Miss MURRET. I know now; yes. It was Paine.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you know her at that time?
Miss MURRET. No; he introduced me, I think, or she introduced herself--I don't remember--because I was getting ready to go out and that was when I was in and out, getting dressed. But he also had referred to her just as Marina's friend in Texas, and I told her it was very nice to meet her.

Mr. Liebeler.

They actually came there to your house before Lee moved out, or after he moved out?
Miss MURRET. He had moved out, I think, he himself, and then he came to

Mr. Liebeler.

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