Mr. Oswald. Her ability to understand was far less than her ability to speak English words. I spoke to her on the telephone the night of June 13, 1962 from New York City, to my residence in Fort Worth, Tex., and her statement to me at that time was, "Hello, Robert." I replied but no answer, and Lee took the telephone over again.
Mr. Jenner. During the month they lived in your home, were you better able to form an opinion as to her ability to speak and understand English?
Mr. Oswald. I believe the best way to establish the degree of what she understood in English at that time and her ability to speak the English language would be very, very, very small, if anything at all.
Mr. Jenner. As to her facility in that regard—did her facility in that regard become better as the months and years wore on?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was there any discussion which you overheard or with you, respecting her undertaking to study, learn to speak, English?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; she most certainly wanted to learn to speak English at the time, and she was staying at my home in Fort Worth, Tex., and prior to their departure from Fort Worth, Tex., to Dallas, Tex., in the winter of 1962.
Mr. Jenner. What was your brother's attitude with respect to her desires in that respect?
Mr. Oswald. I do not recall him stating his desires in that respect either pro or con.
Mr. Jenner. You have no impressions on the subject either way?