Mrs. PAINE. After having left it on my desk for 2 full days, waiting
for it to be picked up.
Mr. JENNER. You had left it in the same place it was when you first
noticed it?
Mrs. PAINE. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. And that was out in the open.
Mrs. PAINE. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Have you recounted all that occurs to you as pertinent to
that weekend?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did you have a tape recorder in and about your home during
that period?
Mrs. PAINE. Two of them.
Mr. JENNER. Would it have been possible for Lee Oswald, while at your
home, to have made a tape recording?
Mrs. PAINE. Wait. I take it back. I had one, a small one, which did not
work well. My best recollection is that Michael's, which would have
been the other, was not there at that time. He was using it at his shop.
Mr. JENNER. So yours was not in working condition and his was at his
shop.
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. At his quarters?
Mrs. PAINE. No; I meant the place of work.
Mr. JENNER. At Bell Helicopter?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. So that it is your opinion that Lee Oswald could not have
made any tape recording.
Mrs. PAINE. That's my opinion.
Mr. JENNER. Is it your recollection you were not interviewed by any
agent of the FBI on or about October 27 or on or about October 29, 1963?
Mrs. PAINE. That is my recollection.
Mr. JENNER. If you were interviewed, you are not conscious of it.
Mrs. PAINE. I was certainly not conscious of it.
Mr. JENNER. Is it your opinion, based on your recollection of all of
the association of Lee Oswald with you and at your home, that it could
not have been possible for him to have taken a weapon, such as the
rifle involved here, to any range, shooting range, sportsdome, gun
range, or otherwise, on any occasion when he was in Irving, Tex.,
residing or staying as a guest in your home?
Mrs. PAINE. The only time when he was there and I was away long enough
for him to have gone somewhere and come back, and I now know that I can
recall was Monday, the 11th of November. I have described my presence
at the home on the 9th and 10th. And to the best of my recollection,
there was no long period of time that I was away from the home when he
was there. I may also say that there is no way of getting from my home
unless you walk or have someone drive you.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mrs. Paine, was there an occasion or incident in which the possibility
of Marina seeking or obtaining employment in Philadelphia arose?
Mrs. PAINE. When she was with me in May of 1963, we talked briefly
about the possibility of her going with me, accompanying me on my
vacation to the East--this was before I had plans to--definite plans to
teach for the summer.
She was interested in finding out what sort of job possibilities there
might be for her in New York, Philadelphia, or Washington, where there
were larger speaking Russian populations, and where her knowledge of
Russian might be an advantage rather than a handicap. She was quite
excited about this possibility and wrote Lee a letter in which she
referred to it.
After thinking about it, I felt that it was not a good time for her to
be applying, since she would be very clearly pregnant when making such
an application, and I thought she would be apt to be discouraged.
Mr. JENNER. And you so told her?
Mrs. PAINE. And I told her so, after she had written a letter.
Mr. JENNER. And that letter of hers is in evidence?
Mrs. PAINE. No; it is not. She only refers to having written this
letter.
Mr. JENNER. Exhibit 415?
Mrs. PAINE. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Even I am exhausted of questions, Mrs. Paine. I
want to express to you on the record my personal appreciation of your
tremendous patience. Some of these inquiries, I know, have been quite
detailed. Unfortunately we must make this sort of search. You have been
very helpful.
On behalf of myself and the Commission, I express to your our
appreciation.
Mrs. PAINE. Well, I am very glad to be of help.
Mr. JENNER. We have no further questions as of this time.
Mr. Reporter, we will close this particular deposition.
Mrs. Paine, it is customary, and the witness has the right, to insist
upon reading and signing a deposition. It is also customary for counsel
to inquire whether the witness desires to waive that privilege. And I
now put that question to you.
Mrs. PAINE. I understand it would be difficult for you to get that
typed up for me to read before going back to Texas.
Mr. JENNER. It would be impossible to get it typed up for you to read
before you go back to Texas, because I understand you are going back to
Texas tomorrow, or Monday morning.
Mrs. PAINE. Monday morning. So realizing--while I would be interested
to read it through, and would hope to sometime, I will waive the right
to do so.
Mr. JENNER. Thank you.