Mr. Jenner. I am.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; it did.
Mr. Jenner. That is the letters of May 5 and May 31 and those that followed. But that change, and his desire to return to the United States, did come as a surprise to you, is that correct, sir?
Mr. McKenzie. Are you asking about his return to the United States or his going to Russia?
Mr. Jenner. No, sir, his return to the United States, his change of attitude.
Mr. Oswald. It was quite a surprise to me that he wished to return to the United States from Russia.
Mr. Jenner. Was the change in attitude toward the United States as expressed first in the letters of November 8 and November 26, 1959, and then the series of letters that commenced in the spring of 1961 a surprise to you?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not a surprise to me.
Mr. Jenner. Would you explain both of your answers.
Mr. Oswald. There, sir, I felt like in the due course he would certainly change his mind and opinion of the U.S.S.R., and I felt very strongly that after a period of so many months or a year or two that he would change his mind and return to the United States.