Mr. LIEBELER. Just Lee?
Mr. ALBA. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. I understand that you are a gun enthusiast, is that
correct?
Mr. ALBA. That is correct.
Mr. LIEBELER. And that you kept in your office in the garage various
magazines relating to outdoor life and guns?
Mr. ALBA. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did Oswald ever discuss guns with you?
Mr. ALBA. Yes, he did.
Mr. LIEBELER. Can you tell us what he said, and what you said on the
subject?
Mr. ALBA. He pursued the issue of ordering guns, and how many guns had
I ever ordered, and how long did it take to get them, and where had I
ordered guns from----
Mr. LIEBELER. Go ahead. What did you tell him? Just tell us the
conversation that you had with him.
Mr. ALBA. I told him that I had a gun on order at the present time,
a U.S. .30 caliber carbine, and he asked had I received the gun, on
several occasions, after that. I told him no, that I hadn't. And he
asked me would I consider selling him the gun if and when I got it. I
told him no.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was there anything peculiar about this particular rifle
that made Oswald want it? Or why did he want you to sell this rifle? Do
you know?
Mr. ALBA. He told me he had a couple of guns, and he would like to
have the carbine. He was familiar with the carbine from the service, I
believe.
Mr. LIEBELER. And this was the regular M-1 carbine?
Mr. ALBA. Regular M-1 carbine, yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. From whom had you ordered that carbine? Do you recall?
Mr. ALBA. Through the National Rifle Association.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did Oswald indicate to you what other kind of rifle or
weapons that he had?
Mr. ALBA. No; he didn't. He did make a remark that he had--I think he
said he had several rifles and several pistols, but he did not go into
the nature of the arms, or how much, or what they were.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he ever express any interest in any rifle that you
indicated that you had, other than this M-1 carbine that you told him
you had ordered?
Mr. ALBA. One 30.06 Springfield rifle that I had.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have that?
Mr. ALBA. I was in the process of sporterizing that at the garage at
the time----
Mr. LIEBELER. What did he say about that particular weapon?
Mr. ALBA. He said what was it worth to me, and I told him it was worth
over $100 to me. There was no followup on that.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was this particular rifle that you have referred to, a
Japanese rifle?
Mr. ALBA. No; it wasn't. I had a Japanese rifle down there that was
not for sale, and he was more partial to the Japanese rifle than the
Springfield and the carbine put together.