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
Mr. RANKIN. Did you look to see if the gun had been taken when he did
not return?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, I didn't look to see.
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Chairman, we have gone our hour.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes. I think we will take a 10 minute recess now, so you
might refresh yourself.
Mrs. OSWALD. Thank you.
(Brief recess.)
The CHAIRMAN. The Commission will be in order. Mr. Rankin, you may
continue.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, you told us about your knowledge about the
trip to Mexico and said that you were under oath and were going to tell
us all about what you knew.
Did your husband ever ask you not to disclose what you knew about the
Mexican trip?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And when was that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Before he left. I had remained and he was supposed to
leave on the next day, and he warned me not to tell anyone about it.
Mr. RANKIN. After he returned to Dallas from his Mexico trip, did he
say anything to you then about not telling he had been to Mexico?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he asked me whether I had told Ruth about it or
anyone else, and I told him no, and he said that I should keep quiet
about it.
Mr. RANKIN. I will hand you Exhibit 1 for identification, and ask you
if you recall seeing that document before.
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, this is the note that I found in connection with the
Walker incident.
Mr. RANKIN. That you already testified about?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And there is attached to it a purported English translation.
The CHAIRMAN. Do you want that marked and introduced at this time, Mr.
Rankin?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes, I would like to offer the document.
The CHAIRMAN. The document may be marked Exhibit 1 and offered in
evidence.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 1, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us what your husband meant when he said on
that note, "The Red Cross also will help you."
Mrs. OSWALD. I understand that if he were arrested and my money would
run out, I would be able to go to the Red Cross for help.
Mr. RANKIN. Had you ever discussed that possibility before you found
the note?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know why he left you the address book?
Mrs. OSWALD. Because it contained the addresses and telephone numbers
of his and my friends in Russia and here.
Mr. RANKIN. And you had seen that book before and knew its contents,
did you?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I will hand you Exhibit 2 for identification and ask you if
you know what that is.
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether or not that is a photograph of the
Walker house in Dallas?
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't see it--at least--taken from this view I can't
recognize it. I know that the photograph of Walker's home which I saw
showed a two-story house. But I don't recognize it from this view. I
never saw the house itself at any time in my life.
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