Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Paine, you have now read what purports to be a
statement taken from Marina Oswald on the night of November 22 at the
Dallas City Police Station?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. On that occasion did you interpret or translate for Marina
Oswald?
Mrs. PAINE. No; I did not.
Mr. JENNER. Were you present when she was examined?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes; I was.
Mr. JENNER. And now, having examined the statement transcribed on page
46, to the best of your recollection, to the extent it summarizes what
was said, is it accurate?
Mrs. PAINE. Well, I particularly remember the part of the testimony
or the statement, sworn statement, that talks about the rifle, that
she had known there had been a rifle in the garage and that it was
not there on the 22d, that she could not positively say it was her
husband's rifle when they showed her a rifle at the police station.
This is what I particularly remember.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall that she fixed the time when she had seen the
blanket prior to November 22 as having been 2 weeks prior thereto?
Mrs. PAINE. She was indefinite, more so than the statement here.
Mr. JENNER. The statement reads, "I opened the blanket and saw a rifle
in it."
Mrs. PAINE. My recollection of that is that she opened the blanket and
saw a portion of what she judged to be a rifle, having known already
that her husband had one.
Mr. JENNER. Did she identify the part she saw as the stock of the rifle?
Mrs. PAINE. I don't recall--that was all done by the police.
Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Paine, is there anything in addition that has occurred
to you--however, Mr. Howlett has called my attention to something we
thought we might ask you before we close.
Directing your attention to the bottom drawer of the secretary in the
kitchen-dining area of the house, was Lee Oswald familiar with the
contents of that drawer?
Mrs. PAINE. I think it appears in my testimony at Washington that to
the best of my knowledge neither he nor Marina saw me use the contents
of that drawer.
Mr. JENNER. Did you ever see either of them enter that drawer?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. All right. I think I am finished--is there anything you
wish to add?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. It is now 10 minutes after 11 and we arrived here at
7:30 this evening. Mrs. Paine, again I express to you my personal
appreciation of the length to which you have gone to be cooperative
with me and with the Commission and with all of us undertaking this
sometimes gruesome work.
Mrs. PAINE. Well, I am glad to help.
Mr. JENNER. And you have been very helpful. Thank you.
Mrs. PAINE. Thank you.
Mr. JENNER. This deposition will be transcribed. We will have it here
in Dallas next week when I return. If you wish to read it, you may do
so and you may call me at the United States attorney's office and it
will be available to you to read. If the other transcript is ready,
since I am officially authorized to have the same in my possession,
I will do my best to bring one with me so that you may read your
testimony of last week as well.
Mrs. PAINE. I would be very interested in that, thank you, and I could
then sign this deposition.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; you could sign this and the deposition I took of you
on Saturday of last week.
Mrs. PAINE. All right. Thank you.
Mr. JENNER. Thank you again, and that is all.