*Mrs. OSWALD. He told me that the Soviet Union is the outstanding
Communist country and he wanted to see it with his own eyes.
Senator RUSSELL. Well, I notice in your testimony that you said that
his memoirs insofar as he claimed that he wished to be a citizen of the
Soviet Union were erroneous?*
In other words, I want to continue the statement so there won't be any
confusion--I'm not trying to trap her. But that he told you that he had
been offered citizenship in the Soviet Union and had declined?* **
**Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
*Yes, that's what he said to me.
Senator RUSSELL. Did he give any reasons why he declined citizenship in
the Soviet Union?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. The reason he gave me for declining to become a Soviet
citizen was because he said that in case he did not like the way they
do things in the Soviet Union, it would be easier for him to leave the
country than if he did become a citizen.
Senator RUSSELL. After you were married to Lee, did he complain about
the way they did things in the Soviet Union?* **
Mrs. OSWALD. What?
Mr. GREGORY. Senator, excuse me, sir. I'm a little mixed up on your
question. Would you mind to repeat that question, sir?
Senator RUSSELL. Did he ever, after their marriage, complain about
conditions as he found them in the Soviet Union, or the way they did
things in the Soviet Union? I believe that was the word you said she
used.*
*Mrs. OSWALD. Yes; he did.