Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. OSWALD. At first, we stopped at the Hotel Ostamkino. And then we
moved to the Hotel Berlin, formerly Savoy.
Mr. RANKIN. How long were you there on that trip?
Mrs. OSWALD. I think about 10 days, perhaps a little longer.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever have any status in the armed forces of the
Soviet Union?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. But all medical workers, military, are obligated--all
medical workers have a military obligation. In the event of a war, we
would be in first place.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever learn from your husband how he paid his
expenses in Moscow for the period prior to the time you went to Minsk?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit 23 and ask you if that is a booklet that
records your military status.
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't work. It is simply that I was obligated. There is
an indication there "non-Party member".
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 23.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be received.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 23, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. As I understand you, you did not serve in the armed forces
of the Soviet Union, but because of your ability as a pharmacist, you
were obligated, if the call was ever extended to you, is that right?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, that is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know any reason why your husband was permitted to
stay in the Soviet Union when he first came there?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know why----
Mrs. OSWALD. Many were surprised at that--here and in Russia.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know why he went to Minsk, or was allowed to go to
Minsk?
Mrs. OSWALD. He was sent to Minsk.
Mr. RANKIN. By that, you mean by direction of the government?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did your husband do any writing while he was in the Soviet
Union that you know of?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he wrote a diary about his stay in the Soviet Union.
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit 24 and ask you if that is a photostatic
copy of the diary that you have just referred to.
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, that is Lee's handwriting. It is a pity that I don't
understand it.
Is that all? It seems to me there was more.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, that is all of the historic diary that we
have received. There are some other materials that I will call your
attention to, but apparently they are not part of that.
I offer in evidence Exhibit 24.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted and take the next number.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 24, and
received in evidence.)
Mrs. OSWALD. That is all that only has reference to this? Or is that
everything that Lee had written?
Mr. RANKIN. No, it is not all that he ever wrote, but it is all that
apparently fits together as a part of the descriptive diary in regard
to the time he was in Russia.
Do you know when your husband made Exhibit 24, as compared with doing
it daily or from time to time--how it was made?
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