Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. When he was not granted Soviet citizenship, did he say anything about the Soviet Government or his reaction towards their failure to give him citizenship?
Mrs. Oswald. When I read the diary, I concluded from the diary that Lee wanted to become a citizen of the Soviet Union and that he had been refused, but after we were married we talked on that subject and he said it was good that he had refused to accept citizenship. Therefore, I had always thought that Lee had been offered citizenship—but that he didn't want it.
Mr. Rankin. What diary are you referring to that you read?
Mrs. Oswald. The diary about which we talked here previously—in the preceding session.
Mr. Rankin. The one that was completed in Russia that you referred to?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. And when did you first read that?
Mrs. Oswald. I had never read it, because I didn't understand English. But when I was questioned by the FBI, they read me excerpts from that diary.
Mr. Rankin. And that was after the assassination?