Senator COOPER. Let me just say for the record I think that will have
to be a matter which will have to be considered by the members of the
Commission.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
The letter to which you have reference you have exhibited to me, it is
in your handwriting and it is in the same condition now as it was, a
copy of a letter as I recall?
Mrs. PAINE. Which letter are you referring to?
(Short recess.)
Senator COOPER. On the record.
Mr. JENNER. I will do some jumping around because we have some tag ends
to cover, I hope in a hurry.
You left New Orleans on September 23, was that in the morning or
afternoon?
Mrs. PAINE. It was early morning.
Mr. JENNER. Early morning.
Did you drive right straight through to Irving?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. You stopped then the evening of September 23, is that right?
Mrs. PAINE. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. And where, in Texas?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes; it was just over the line into Texas.
Mr. JENNER. Do you remember the name of the town?
Mrs. PAINE. No; I don't.
Mr. JENNER. Did you pay for that lodging?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes; I did.
Mr. JENNER. By the way, was there ever any financial arrangement agreed
on with respect to Marina's stay with you in the fall of 1963 which
would involve your giving her $10 a week or any other sum?
Mrs. PAINE. No; nothing was said beyond this attempt in the letter that
I made to make her feel that she would not be having to ask for every
need.
Mr. JENNER. We have those letters now in evidence and you testified
about them yesterday?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Returning your attention to the time that Mr. Oswald, Lee
Oswald, came to Irving in October of 1963, that is October 4, and
reported to you he hitchhiked, you recall that?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. He remained overnight the night of the 4th of October, is
that correct?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes; he did.
Mr. JENNER. Did he return to Dallas the following day?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. Was he driven back to Dallas within the next couple of days
by you?
Mrs. PAINE. My recollection is that I took him to the bus station
around noon on the 7th of October, that is a Monday.
Mr. JENNER. You did not drive him all the way into downtown Dallas?
Mrs. PAINE. No; I don't believe so.
Mr. JENNER. Marina has testified, or at least when interviewed by the
FBI stated, that you did drive Lee to downtown Dallas.
Mrs. PAINE. I have given you all my recollections on this matter,
haven't I, for the record?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.