Mr. Dulles. May I ask there—had you heard about them before?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I had not.
Mr. Dulles. Hadn't even heard about them?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I had not. And my subsequent second meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Paine—and I might add my last meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Paine—was at their home in Irving, Tex., on the day that Mr. John Thorne, Mr. Jim Martin and myself—for the purpose of picking up Marina N. Oswald's and Lee Harvey Oswald's personal belongings. This was the only time that I have met them since the night of November 22, 1963.
Mr. Dulles. Did anything transpire on that occasion, when you were taking up Marina's and your brother's belongings?
Mr. Oswald. Perhaps, sir, the only thing that I recall that would perhaps be of some type of significance was that Mr. Paine, at the approximate time we were ready to depart from his home, called me over to the side and stated that he would like to know where Marina was staying, and they would like to be in contact with her. And my comment to him was that Marina was leaving the area, and that she was to be well taken care of. And at that time we left.
Mr. Dulles. Do you know whether the Paines have been in touch with Marina since that particular time, when you left the Paine's home?
Mr. Oswald. To my knowledge, sir, they have not in person been in contact with Marina Oswald. However, it is my understanding from Mr. Jim Martin and Mrs. Marina Oswald that Mrs. Paine has written a number of letters to Mrs. Marina Oswald during her stay at the Martin's home in Dallas, Tex.
Mr. Dulles. Do you know the content of those letters?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I do not.