Mr. RANKIN. Do you know who did that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Probably Lee was working, but I never saw that. I don't
know what he did that for.
Mr. RANKIN. You never saw him while he was working with that?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I would have shown him if I had seen him doing that to
my book.
Mr. RANKIN. You know sometimes messages are made up by cutting out
letters that way and putting them together to make words.
Mrs. OSWALD. I read about it.
Mr. RANKIN. You have never seen him do that?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer Exhibit 111.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 111, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 112 is an apparent application--an applicant's
driving record.
Mrs. OSWALD. I have never seen this.
Mr. THORNE. It is in English.
Mr. RANKIN. That is not your driving record, then?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. You don't know whether it was your husband's?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know.
Mr. THORNE. May I clarify the exhibit? It is an application for a Texas
driver's license. Standard form application.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 112.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 112, and
received in evidence.)
Mrs. OSWALD. It is quite possible that Lee prepared that, because Ruth
Paine insisted on Lee's obtaining a license.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you hear her insist?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. She said it would be good to have.
Mr. RANKIN. And when was that?
Mrs. OSWALD. October or November.
Mr. RANKIN. 1962?
Mrs. OSWALD. '63.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 113 is a driver's handbook published by the State
of Texas.
Mrs. OSWALD. We had this book for quite some time. George Bouhe had
given that to Lee if he at some time would try to learn how to drive.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 113.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 113, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. Was your husband able to drive a car?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, I think that he knew how. Ruth taught him how.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he have a driver's license that you know of?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
This is a Russian camera of Lee's--binoculars.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 114 is a leather case containing a pair of
binoculars.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you remember having seen those binoculars, known as
Exhibit 114, before?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. We had binoculars in Russia because we liked to look
through them at a park.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether your husband used them in connection
with the Walker incident?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know.
Mr. RANKIN. He never said anything about that?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 114.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 114, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 115 is a box containing a stamping kit.
Mrs. OSWALD. That is Lee's. When he was busy with his Cuba, he used it.
Mr. RANKIN. You mean when he was working on the Fair Play for Cuba, he
used this?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 115.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 115, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. How did he use that kit in Exhibit 115 in connection with
his Fair Play for Cuba campaign?
Mrs. OSWALD. He had leaflets for which he assembled letters and printed
his address.
Mr. RANKIN. And he used this kit largely to stamp the address on the
letters?
Mrs. OSWALD. Not letters, but leaflets.
Mr. RANKIN. He stamped the address on the leaflets?
Mrs. OSWALD. Handbills, rather.
Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall whether he stamped his name on the handbills,
too?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. What name did he stamp on them?
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he use the name Hidell on those, too?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't remember. Perhaps.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 116 is a Spanish to English and English to Spanish
dictionary.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you seen that before?
Mrs. OSWALD. When Lee came from Mexico City I think he had this.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 116.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be received.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 116, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 117 is one sheet of paper with, some penciled
markings on it.
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know what that is. I don't know.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recognize any of the writing on that exhibit?
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee's handwriting.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 117.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 117, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 118 is a clipping from a newspaper. There are some
notations on it.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall seeing that clipping, Exhibit 118, before?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recognize any of the handwriting on it?
Mrs. OSWALD. As far as it is visible, it is similar to Lee's
handwriting.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer Exhibit 118. The CHAIRMAN. 118 may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 118, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. I call attention to the members of the Commission that
Exhibit 118 has a reference to the President, with regard to the
income tax, and the position of the Administration as being favorable
to business rather than to the small taxpayer in the approach to the
income tax.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 119 contains a key with a chain.
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know what this is a key to.
Mr. RANKIN. It appears to be a key to a padlock. Do you recognize it?
Mrs. OSWALD. I can see that it is a key to a padlock, but I have never
used such a key.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you ever seen your husband use such a key?
Mrs. OSWALD. It is hard to remember what key he used. I know he had a
key.
(The article referred to was marked as Commission Exhibit No. 119 for
identification.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 120 purports to be a telescope--15 power telescope.
Mrs. OSWALD. I have never seen such a telescope.
Mr. RANKIN. You never saw it as a part of your husband's things?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
(The article referred to was marked for identification as Exhibit No.
120.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 121 is a Russell Stover candy box filled with
miscellaneous assortment--medicines of all kinds.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, can you help us in regard to that Exhibit 121?
Are those your medicines or are those your husband's?
Mrs. OSWALD. These are all my medications.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 121 and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 122 is a cardboard box containing an assortment of
items.
Mrs. OSWALD. These are all his things. I think he used this to clean
the rifle.
Mr. RANKIN. You are showing us pipe cleaners that you say your husband
used to clean the rifle, as you remember it?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. How often did he clean it, do you remember?
Mrs. OSWALD. Not too often. I have already told you.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 122.
The CHAIRMAN. It will be received.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 122, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 123 contains seven small one ounce dark brown
bottles.
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee's brother is a pharmacist. He gave this to us.
Mr. THORNE. As well as the apparent boxes that they came in.
Mr. RANKIN. Which brother is a pharmacist?
Mrs. OSWALD. Murret.
Mr. RANKIN. You mean his cousin?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. In the Russian the word cousin is second brother.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 123.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be received.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 123, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 124 is a hunting knife in a sheath, approximately a
4- or 5-inch blade.
Mrs. OSWALD. I have never seen this knife.
It is a new knife. And that telescope is also new.
(The article referred to was marked as Commission Exhibit No. 124 for
identification.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 125 is a file cabinet for presumably three by five
or five by seven inch cards.
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee kept his printing things in that, pencils.
Mr. RANKIN. The things that he printed his Fair Play for Cuba leaflets
on?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Pencils and materials that he used in connection with that
matter?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he have any index cards in that metal case?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he had some.
Mr. RANKIN. You don't know what happened to them?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what was on those index cards?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. A list of any people that you know of?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I don't know.
Mr. RANKIN. Were those leaflets about Fair Play for Cuba printed?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And then did he stamp something on them after he had them
printed?
Mrs. OSWALD. He would print his name and address on them.
Mr. RANKIN. I will offer in evidence Exhibit 125.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 125, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. You don't know what happened to the cards that were in that?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 126 is a small hand overnight bag, canvas zipper
bag.
Mrs. OSWALD. That is Lee's handbag, and he arrived with it from Mexico
City.
Mr. RANKIN. It is one of the bags that you described when you were
telling about his bringing one back from Mexico City?
Mrs. OSWALD. He only had this one.
Mr. RANKIN. Exhibit 126 was the only bag that he brought back?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 126.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 126, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 127 is a suitcase.
Mrs. OSWALD. A Russian suitcase.
Mr. RANKIN. You have seen that before, have you?
Mrs. OSWALD. Of course.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether he took Exhibit 127 to Mexico?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. You don't know, or you don't think he did?
Mrs. OSWALD. I know that he did not take it.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know when he used Exhibit 127?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't think that he would have used it.
Was this taken in Lee's apartment?
Mr. RANKIN. We cannot tell you that, Mrs. Oswald. We don't know which
place it was taken from.
You have seen it amongst his things, though, have you not?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I think these things were in Ruth Paine's garage.
Mr. RANKIN. You don't know whether it is his or Mrs. Paine's?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is my suitcase.
Mr. RANKIN. And did you use it to come from the Soviet Union?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. THORNE. This is not Lee's suitcase, then--this is your personal
suitcase?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Ours, or mine.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 127.
The CHAIRMAN. Do you need that? That is hers. She may want it. Do you
think we need it?
Very well. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 127, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 128 is a Humble Oil and Refining Company courtesy
map of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Mr. RANKIN. I call your attention, Mrs. Oswald, to the markings in ink,
in the area where the assassination took place.
Mrs. OSWALD. This map Lee acquired after returning to Irving. Before
that, he had another map.
That doesn't tell me anything. I did not use this map.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever see your husband use it?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I think that this was in his apartment, where he
lived. Perhaps he used it there.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever see him put those markings on it?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, I have never seen him use this specific map. Possibly
he marked this place, not because of what happened there, but because
this was the place where he worked, I don't know. He had a habit to
note down the addresses of all acquaintances where he worked.
Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell whether the writing on the side of the map
there is in your husband's handwriting?
Mrs. OSWALD. It doesn't look like his handwriting.
(The document referred to was marked for identification as Commission
Exhibit No. 128.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 129 purports to be some type of an official
document in Russian.
Mrs. OSWALD. That is my birth certificate.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know why it was issued at that date, rather than
presumably the one that was issued when you were born?
Mrs. OSWALD. Because mine was lost somewhere, and it was reissued.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have to go there to get it?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, simply write a letter.
Mr. RANKIN. And they mailed it to you?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer that exhibit in evidence.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 129, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 130 seems to be an original instrument in Russian.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is a copy of a birth certificate which a notary
issues.
Mr. THORNE. Whose certificate?
Mrs. OSWALD. Mine.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 130.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 130, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 131 is a one-sheet document in Russian.
Mrs. OSWALD. The same thing.
Mr. RANKIN. Why did you have these other copies?
Mrs. OSWALD. These documents were needed for regularizing all the
documents in connection with the trip abroad.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know why the date was rewritten from July 14 to July
19 on them?
Mrs. OSWALD. In which?
Mr. RANKIN. In the original.
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't see that.
It says July 17, 1941. The certificate is issued July 19, 1961.
Mr. KRIMER. The transcript shows 17th of July 1941.
May I explain it, sir?
Mr. RANKIN. You explain it, Mr. Krimer, and then ask her if you are
explaining it correctly.
Mr. KRIMER. I have explained it correctly, and she says it is correct.
This states she was born on July 17, but that an entry was made in the
register about that on August 14, 1961. This accounts for the change in
the digit. And this was issued on July 19, 1941.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer that in evidence.
The CHAIRMAN. That will be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 131, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. 132 is a two-sheet, eight-page letter with an envelope.
This is written in Russian.
Mrs. OSWALD. The envelope is from Sobolev, and the letter is from
Golovachev. I simply kept them together.
Mr. RANKIN. There is a reference in the last full paragraph of that
letter, Mrs. Oswald, where it said, "By the way, Marina, try to explain
to Paul that the basic idea of Pagodzin's play 'A man with a rifle' is
contained in words"--and then goes on. Do you know what was meant by
that?
It says "Now we do not have to fear a man with a rifle." Who is Paul?
Mrs. OSWALD. This is only that the word "rifle" scares you, but it
is quite harmless. This is Peter Gregory, Paul. He is also studying
Russian. And he had to make a report at the institute about Pagodzin's
play "Man with a Rifle". This play is about the revolution in Russia,
and there is a film. I helped him with it.
Mr. RANKIN. You are satisfied that has nothing to do with the
assassination?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 132.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 132, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 133 contains two photographs.
These are pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald with a rifle and pistol.
Mrs. OSWALD. For me at first they appeared to be one and the same, at
first glance. But they are different poses.
Mr. RANKIN. You took both of those pictures, did you, in Exhibit 133?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And are those the pictures you took when you were out
hanging up diapers, and your husband asked you to take the pictures of
him?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. With the pistol and the rifle?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibit 133.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The documents referred to were marked Commission Exhibit No. 133, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall whether these pictures in Exhibit 133 were
taken before or after the Walker incident?
Mrs. OSWALD. Before.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 134 is an enlargement of one of these
pictures--what purports to be an enlargement.
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, this is an enlargement of that photograph.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, in Exhibit 133, in one of the pictures your
husband has a newspaper, it appears.
Mr. DULLES. I think in both of them.
Mr. RANKIN. I want to correct that.
In both he appears to have a newspaper. In one of them he has the
newspaper in the right hand and in the other in the left hand. Do you
know what newspaper that is?
Mrs. OSWALD. It says there "Militant." But I don't know what kind of a
paper that is--whether it is Communist, anti-Communist.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall how much earlier than the Walker incident you
took these photographs?
Mrs. OSWALD. About two weeks.
Mr. RANKIN. Was the enlargement of one of those pictures, Exhibit 134,
made by you, or by someone else?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, I don't know who made the enlargement.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you seen Exhibit 134, the enlargement, before this?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I have been shown an enlargement, but I don't know
whether this is the one I have been shown.
Mr. RANKIN. Who showed that to you?
Mrs. OSWALD. Apart from Mr. Gopadze, somebody else showed me an
enlargement.
Mr. RANKIN. Does this appear to be like the enlargement that you saw?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. I think it was specially enlarged for the
investigation.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit No. 134.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 134, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit No. 136 purports to be a clipping from a newspaper.
It is a clipping of an advertisement, a mail coupon.
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know what that is.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recognize the handwriting on it?
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee's handwriting.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 135.
The CHAIRMAN. It will be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 135, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. I call the Commission's attention to the fact that this is
the coupon under which it appears the rifle was ordered, showing an
enclosed $10 notation--"Check for $29.95, A. G. Hidell, age 28, post
office box 2915, Dallas, Texas."
And it is marked, "One--quantity. Point 38 ST. W. 2 inch barrel,
29.95," and underlined is 29.95, and an arrow at that point.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 136 is a camera contained within a leather case.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is a Russian camera.
Mr. RANKIN. Is that the camera you used to take the pictures you have
referred to?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't remember exactly whether it was an American camera
or this.
Mr. RANKIN. But this was one of your cameras, or your husband's cameras?
Mrs. OSWALD. My husband's camera.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 136.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 136, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 137 is a camera in a leather case.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you ever seen that camera before?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. DULLES. Is that a Russian camera?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 137 for
identification.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 138 is a flash attachment for some type of camera.
It is an Ansco flash attachment.
Mrs. OSWALD. I have never seen it.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 138 for
identification.)
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what happened to the American camera that you
referred to?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know.
Mr. RANKIN. Was this Ansco flash equipment an attachment for that
camera?
Mrs. OSWALD. I have never seen it. It seems to me that it is new.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 139.
Mrs. OSWALD. This is the fateful rifle of Lee Oswald.
Mr. RANKIN. Is that the scope that it had on it, as far as you know?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 139.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 139, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 140 apparently is a blanket.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you seen that before, Mrs. Oswald?
Mrs. OSWALD. This is still from Russia. June loved to play with that
blanket.
Mr. RANKIN. Was that the blanket that your husband used to cover up the
rifle?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. We didn't use this blanket as a cover. He used it for
the rifle.
Mr. RANKIN. And it was the blanket that you saw and thought was
covering the rifle in the garage at the Paine's, is it?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he use it as a cover for the rifle at other places
where you lived?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 140.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 140, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. Did you say that June played with this blanket, Exhibit 140?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. I would put that on the floor to make it softer--on a
balcony, for example, when June was playing on it.
Mr. RANKIN. Is that in this country or in Russia?
Mrs. OSWALD. She didn't crawl yet in Russia.
Mr. RANKIN. What balcony was that--what house?
Mrs. OSWALD. On Neely Street, in Dallas.
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 141 is an envelope that contains a bullet.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you ever seen bullets or shells like that that your
husband had?
Mrs. OSWALD. I think Lee's were smaller.
Mr. RANKIN. If that was the size for his gun, would that cause you to
think it was the same?
Mrs. OSWALD. Probably.
Mr. RANKIN. Where did you see his?
Mrs. OSWALD. In New Orleans, and on Neely Street.
Mr. RANKIN. In the box, or laying loose some place?
Mrs. OSWALD. In a box.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 141.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 141, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 142 is some kraft paper, brown wrapping paper.
Mrs. OSWALD. It wasn't brown before.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever see that before?
Mrs. OSWALD. The FBI questioned me about this paper, but I don't
know--I have never seen it.
Mr. RANKIN. At one time it was kraft color, before they treated it to
get fingerprints.
Did you ever see anything like that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Everybody sees such paper. But I didn't see that with Lee.
Mr. RANKIN. You have never seen anything like that around the house,
then?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. We have wrapping paper around the house.
Mr. RANKIN. That Exhibit 142 is more than just wrapping paper. It was
apparently made up into a sack or bag.
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't see it.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever see him make up a bag or sack or anything like
that, to hold a rifle?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 142, for
identification.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 143 is a pistol.
Mrs. OSWALD. Lee Oswald's.
Mr. RANKIN. You recognize that as a pistol of your husband?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 143.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 143, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 144 is a leather pistol holster.
Mrs. OSWALD. That is a holster for Lee's pistol.
Mr. RANKIN. Is Exhibit 144 the same holster that is in those pictures
that you took?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And the pistol is the same pistol as in those pictures?
Mrs. OSWALD. As much as I can tell.
Mr. RANKIN. At least they appear to be, as far as you can tell?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And the rifle is the same, or appears to be, is it not?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 144, and
received in evidence.)
Mr. THORNE. Exhibit 145 is a small cardboard box containing two
bullets, .38 caliber.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recognize those as appearing to be the size of the
bullets that your husband had for the pistol?
Mrs. OSWALD. It is hard for me to tell, because I don't understand
about this. I never looked at them, because I am afraid.
Mr. RANKIN. But you have seen bullets like that, have you, in your
husband's apartment or rooming house, or in the Neely apartment or at
Mrs. Paine's?
Mrs. OSWALD. At Mrs. Paine's I never saw any shells.
On Neely Street, perhaps it is similar--New Orleans. It looks like it.
If they fit Lee's pistol, then they must be the right ones.
Mr. RANKIN. I offer in evidence Exhibit 145.
The CHAIRMAN. Admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 145, and
received in evidence.)
The CHAIRMAN. We will take a short recess.
(Brief recess.)
The CHAIRMAN. We will be in order, please.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, would you step over with the interpreter to
this desk and point out the different pieces of clothing as we ask you
about it, please?
Do you know the shirt that Lee Oswald wore the morning that he left?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't remember. What else interests you? What do you
want?
Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us whether any of this clothing set out on
this desk belonged to Lee Oswald?
Mrs. OSWALD. These are Lee's shoes.
Mr. RANKIN. When you say the shoes, you pointed to Exhibit 149?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. This is a pair of shoes of which Exhibit 149 is a
photograph.
Mrs. OSWALD. These are his bath slippers.
Mr. RANKIN. Exhibit 148 are his bath slippers?
Mrs. OSWALD. Japanese bath slippers. These shoes I have never seen.
Mr. RANKIN. That is Exhibit 147, you say those are shoes you have never
seen?
How about Exhibit 146?
Mrs. OSWALD. These are his, yes. These are all Lee's shirts.