Mrs. OSWALD. Well, now, he was supposed to arrive in New York on the 13th of June, 1962. And that is the letter. When he arrived, I do not know. And I do not know if he went to Washington. As I stated yesterday, he went to Robert's house, and I was on a case. So I don't know when he arrived in New York. Now, this is the letter. Lee is out of the Marines, and he stays home with me 3 days. And I have publicly stated--and this came out of my book this morning--Lee came home September 14, 1959. He stayed 3 days with me. Said he would like to travel on a ship working his way. Possibly export and import. He remarked he could make more money that way. The next page is the letter he sent me, and then came the news of his being in Russia. This is the letter. "Dear Mother"----- Mr. DULLES. Is that dated? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir. This is just dated September. He was released from the Marine Corps on September 14th--I believe I am correct, Mr. Rankin. And he stayed with me 3 days. And then this is--well, the date on the envelope is September 19th. He stayed with me 3 days. "Dear Mother, well, I have booked passage on a ship to Europe. I would have had to sooner or later, and I think it is best to go now." "I would have had to sooner or later, so I think it is best that I go now. Just remember above all else that my values are very different from Robert or us, and it is difficult to tell you how I feel. Just remember this is what I must do. I did not tell you about my plans because you could hardly be expected to understand. I did not see Lillian while I was here. I will write you again as soon as I land. Lee." Mr. RANKIN. What do you think he meant by that? Mrs. OSWALD. That is what I want to tell you. All of this speculation, gentlemen. And that is why I say the Warren Commission--unless they hear my story and the witnesses involved, cannot arrive at a true conclusion. Now, what would you think about this? A few days later you get headlines. "Fort Worth Boy Has Defected to Russia." And I made the letter public. This letter says to his mother he is defecting to Russia--right? That is the way you would read the letter. It is easily read this way when you think a boy has defected to Russia. So you would read the letter that way. Mr. DULLES. Mr. Rankin, do we have correspondence while he was in the Marines? Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, do you recall any letters you received from your son during the time he was in the Marines? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir. I have a special delivery letter. You see, gentlemen, that is why I have tried to explain to you before--if I could have gone from the story we would not all be so mixed up. This is a letter from the Marines saying he is going to contact the Red Cross--when I told him about my illness. Mr. RANKIN. Well, that is the correspondence in regard to his getting out of the Marines because of your need of his help and support. Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, that is right.