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. DULLES. Do we have the date of the second letter?
Mr. RANKIN. I want to go step by step.
Mr. DULLES. Yes, I understand. That is not introduced yet.
Mr. RANKIN. It might be confusing if we get them out of order.
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, this is the first letter.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, the photostatic document that you have just referred
to as being the first letter, does it bear a date?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall the date?
Mrs. OSWALD. It says there the 17th of February.
Mr. RANKIN. And do you know that that letter had attached to it your
declaration that you just referred to?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, it seems to me. Perhaps it was attached to the next
letter. I am not sure.
Mr. RANKIN. This letter of February 17 that you referred to as the
first letter is in your handwriting?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Will you examine the translation into English that
is attached to it and inform us whether or not that is a correct
translation?
Mrs. OSWALD. I can't do that, because----
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Interpreter, can you help us in that regard, and tell
her whether it is a correct translation?
Mr. KRIMER. If I may translate it from the English, she could check it.
Mr. RANKIN. Would you kindly do that?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is a quite correct translation. I didn't want to, but
I had to compose some such letters.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence the photostatic copy of the letter in
Russian as Exhibit 6.
The CHAIRMAN. Together with the translation that is attached to it?
Mr. RANKIN. Together with the translation that is attached to it as
Exhibit 7.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted and take the next number.
(The documents referred to were marked Commission Exhibit Nos. 6 and 7,
respectively, and received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you again the declaration, Exhibit 8, and ask you if
that accompanied the first letter, Exhibit 6, that you have referred to?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't remember whether it accompanied the first letter
or the second letter with which I had enclosed some photographs and
filled out questionnaires.
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit 9 and ask you if that is the second
letter that you have just referred to.
Mrs. OSWALD. No, this was perhaps the third. Perhaps I could help you,
if you would show me all the letters, I would show you the sequence.
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit 9, dated March 8, 1963, and ask you
if you can tell whether that is the letter which accompanied the
declaration.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is a reply from the Embassy, a reply to my first
letter.
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Chairman, may we have a short recess to get the
original exhibits that we have prepared, and I think we can expedite
our hearing.
The CHAIRMAN. Very well. We will have a short recess.
(Brief recess.)
The CHAIRMAN. The Commission will come to order. We will proceed.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, we will see if we have these in proper order
now.
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