Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RANKIN. And do you understand that it was purportedly something
that Lee Harvey Oswald claimed to have made up himself?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether or not Mr. Weinstock wrote any letter
back to Lee Harvey Oswald about that or other material that he had sent
in?
Mr. JOHNSON. Not of my own knowledge, other than there is a reference
to it in that letter.
Mr. RANKIN. Yes; and you have already testified that you asked Mr.
Weinstock about it, and he did not recall any answer; is that correct?
Mr. JOHNSON. That is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. I notice with Exhibit 5, the envelope shows considerable
difficulty in reaching the addressee.
Mr. JOHNSON. That is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know how it happened to get to Mr. Bert?
Mr. JOHNSON. Well, the address is wrong in that on the envelope it is
26 West 23d Street, and the proper address would have been 23 West 26th
Street. That is the first mistake. Therefore it was apparently turned
back, and then the post office made the correction.
(Witness initials Exhibit No. 5A.)
(Document marked Johnson Exhibit No. 7.)
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit 7, which is a letter from Lee Harvey
Oswald, with the envelope. Do you recall having received that and
turning that over to the FBI?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes; I do.
Mr. RANKIN. At the time you referred to?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes; I do.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether you received it near the date that
shows on the envelope?
Mr. JOHNSON. I know when I received it.
Mr. RANKIN. Oh, you do recall?
Mr. JOHNSON. And it was not near the date.
Mr. RANKIN. I see. When was it?
Mr. JOHNSON. The envelope has a postmark of the 1st of November. I
received it on the 29th of November. That is the day after Thanksgiving.
Mr. RANKIN. You were probably surprised to receive----
Mr. JOHNSON. I was. This was after the assassination date by a week.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you answer that letter?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. RANKIN. You did not?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. RANKIN. You remember receiving it personally rather than someone in
your office at that time?
Mr. JOHNSON. It was brought in by the mail carrier in the normal--in
the afternoon, and then was delivered to me within the office, yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Will you place your initials under mine?
(Witness complies.)
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know any reason for the delay in the letter?
Mr. JOHNSON. I really do not. That's an unusual delay. I could readily
see a delay occurring after the 22d, but to have a delay from the 1st
to that date seems to me to be beyond all normal procedure. Even when
mails are held and checked during a thing like that, they wouldn't
stand so long. I cannot understand.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you make any examination at the time to determine
whether Exhibit 7 had been opened by anyone before you received it?
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