Mr. JENNER. Now, that is an interesting factor about which I would like
to inquire of you; also, as to its implication.
Later, your brother, as the correspondence we have now introduced in
evidence discloses, desired to return to the United States. And he was
having, according to the correspondence, some problem in raising the
necessary funds to return to the United States.
Did he at any time write you requesting that you honor your letter in
response to his letter of November 8th in which you said you would
gladly send him money to return to the United States?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; he did not request it directly. He had certainly
indicated, as his letters do indicate, that he was having a little
difficulty in raising the necessary funds to return to the United
States. And I, in my reply to that letter, volunteered to raise the
necessary funds to bring his wife and himself to the United States.
Mr. JENNER. Would you identify the particular letter to which you now
refer?
Mr. OSWALD. In reply to your question, sir, I am referring to the
letter of February 15, 1962.
Mr. JENNER. Which, for the record, is Commission Exhibit 315.
Did you respond to that letter and offer to advance to him the funds
necessary to bring about his return to the United States?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir; I did. And I also included an offer for him to
stay with us on his return to the United States, he and his family,
for any length of time that they so desired, until he was able to get
settled himself.
Mr. JENNER. Did you ever receive from him a letter in which he
responded directly to your offer to advance funds?
Perhaps I will put it this way. Have you produced all of the letters
that you received from him while he was in Russia?
Mr. OSWALD. To my knowledge this is all of the letters I received from
him.
Mr. JENNER. Did you make it a practice during this period to keep,
intentionally and deliberately keep, all letters that you received from
him?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir; that was my intention.
Mr. JENNER. To the best of your knowledge you have produced all of
those letters to the Commission?
Mr. OSWALD. That is correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Did you ever report to your brother that it would be
necessary for you to make a loan on your automobile in order to advance
any funds to him?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. JENNER. Including particularly the $200 that you advanced to him
when he returned in June of 1962?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. JENNER. Did you become aware at any time prior to November 22,
1963, that he made a representation to the New York welfare authorities
that it would be necessary for you to make a loan on your automobile to
advance the $200?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir, I have not.
Mr. JENNER. There was no discussion of that subject by him with you
when he returned to Fort Worth and lived in your home, or thereafter?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir. This is the first knowledge I have of such a
report.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Now, returning to the letter of November 26--and keeping in mind, also,
the letter--let's just stay with the letter of November 26th.
Prior to the time of the receipt of that letter, had your brother Lee
ever in your presence uttered thoughts of that nature, or even spoken
to you any thoughts of the nature contained in the letter of November
26th with respect to the United States, its economic system, Communist
Russia, or countries of that character?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. JENNER. And what was your reaction to the letter of November 26,
particularly those features of it dealing with his attitudes towards
the United States and its political and economic and social system?
Mr. OSWALD. Sir, I remember somewhat vividly my reply to him--my reply
to his letter----
Mr. JENNER. You did reply to the letter of November 26th?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Would you please state what your reply was?
Mr. OSWALD. I did reply to the letter of November 26, 1959, and it
was--and I believe until this day remains to be the longest letter I
ever wrote.
Mr. JENNER. All right--tell us about it.
Mr. OSWALD. I answered all the questions as to--if I may refer to the
first question.
"Do you remember the time you told me about the efforts of your milk
company to form a union? Try to see why workers must form unions
against employers in the United States."