Mr. Dulles. I thought you said three were lost.
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, three were lost. The one about the Russian colonel was lost—that the Secret Service men took—three letters—that would be of importance for them. But I offered to give it to them. But they were taken from my home.
Representative Boggs. How did you get them back?
Mrs. Oswald. I am going to tell the story, and I have witnesses.
So when I missed them, Mr. Jack Langueth, who we can call as a witness, who is a reporter for the New York Times, wanted to pay me for letters—he printed the story in the paper with the three letters that he bought from me, three different letters I am talking about now, and printed how many letters I had, including the three letters that the FBI man that Marina's uncle was a colonel. He printed the things in the paper.
So approximately 5 or 6 days later the Secret Service man—and I can find his picture probably—came to my home and returned the three letters and got a receipt from me for the three letters.
Mr. Rankin. How much did this reporter offer to pay you for the letters and other things?
Mrs. Oswald. I got $50 for each letter. And I have the receipt.
Mr. Rankin. I don't understand yet. You offered to sell the letters to him, or let him have use of them for $50 apiece?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, sir.