Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
History
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. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And who did you send it to?
Mr. LIEBELER. May I say this, Mr. Rankin: We did tape that, and I do
have a transcription of it here.
Mrs. OSWALD. "I ask for a stay of action, and I will be willing to act
in his behalf."
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald. I will hand you what I am asking the reporter
to mark as Exhibit 205.
I ask you if Exhibit 205 is a correct transcription of your letter.
MRS. OSWALD. Yes.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 205, for
identification.)
Mrs. OSWALD. "I am writing you on behalf of my son. He is out of the
country at present, and since I have no contact with him I wish to
request a stay of action concerning his discharge. Also, I desire to
be informed of the charges against him. Please state reasons for such
discharge. After hearing from you, I will be willing to act in his
behalf."
So then comes a registered return receipt, addressed only to Mr. Lee
Harvey Oswald.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, will you examine the rest of Exhibit 204 and state
whether that is the rest of the correspondence in regard to the matter
that you know about?
Mrs. OSWALD. This is addressed to me--this envelope is addressed to me,
that is right, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. And those photostatic copies in Exhibit 204 are all copies
of your papers that you furnished to us, so we could make them, is that
right?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir, that is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibits 204 and 205.
The CHAIRMAN. They may be admitted, with those numbers.
(The documents heretofore marked for identification as Commission
Exhibits Nos. 204 and 205 were received in evidence.)
Mrs. OSWALD. I believe, Chief Justice Warren, I am giving information
that this Commission did not have before. I do not think they had this
return addressee, which is important, because after corresponding with
me, as Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, they sent the dishonorable discharge in
Lee's name, addressee only, when they knew he was out of the country.
I would like to know why.
That is another reason why I think that Lee was probably an agent.
Mr. RANKIN. What do you mean by that, Mrs. Oswald? Could you explain
that a little more?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. I do not think they wanted me to have the
dishonorable discharge.
Again, they wanted me to be upset and tell people about it, but not
have the proof of the dishonorable discharge.
Mr. RANKIN. Don't you think it is possible that they felt he was the
one involved, and, therefore, they had to get the word directly to him
for legal reasons?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir, because, legally--I am glad you brought up the
point, Mr. Rankin.
Your copies state that anyone can act in your behalf. And I wrote, as I
read the copy, that I would be willing to act in my son's behalf, and I
was making arrangements to get money and go there and act in his behalf
because I had pertinent information. And they ignored my letter and
sent this--yes, sir.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account