Mr. THORNE. It contains handwriting in Russian.
Mr. RANKIN. How did you happen to write that, Mrs. Oswald?
Mrs. OSWALD. I simply liked these verses. I did not have a book of
poems. And I made a copy.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 106.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 106, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 107 contains a small piece of cardboard with some
writing in Russian on it.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is Lee's pass from the factory.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 107.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 107, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 108 is an original one sheet of paper, with
handwriting in ink, in Russian, on one page.
Mrs. OSWALD. These are the lyrics of a popular song.
Mr. RANKIN. A Russian popular song?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. This is Armenian--an Armenian popular song.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 108.
The CHAIRMAN. It is admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 108, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 109 is one sheet with handwriting in ink on both
sides, an original.
Mrs. OSWALD. This was simply my recollection of some song lyrics and
the names of some songs that people had asked me.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer Exhibit 109.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 109, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 110 is a yellow legal sized sheet with handwriting
in Russian which seems to be interpreted in English below it, together
with a little stamp. I can explain the stamp. It says FBI Laboratory.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is when George Bouhe was giving me lessons. I
translated from Russian into English--not very successfully--my first
lessons.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer Exhibit 110.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 110, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. When was it that George Bouhe was teaching you English and
you wrote this out?
Mrs. OSWALD. This was in July 1962. I don't remember when I arrived--in
'62 or '61.
Mr. RANKIN. Is the handwriting in Exhibit 110 in the Russian as well as
the English in your handwriting?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. The Russian is written by Bouhe, and the English is
written by me.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you make the translation from the Russian into the
English by yourself?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, I had to study English.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have a dictionary to work with?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. So you were taking a Russian-English dictionary and trying
to convert the Russian words that he wrote out into English, is that
right?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 111 is a book written in Russian, a pocket book.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is my book.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you notice some of the letters are cut out of that book,
Exhibit 111?
Mrs. OSWALD. Letters?