Mr. Dulles. What is this conspiracy now, Mr. Rankin? Is this the conspiracy to do away with the President, or is this a different conspiracy?
Mr. Rankin. The conspiracy I was asking about was the conspiracy, she said, about the assassination of President Kennedy.
And she said that it involved the two Secret Service agents and her daughter-in-law and her son. That is the one I was asking about.
The Chairman. And Mrs. Paine.
Mrs. Oswald. And Mrs. Paine. I feel like the facts have come from this particular source.
Mr. Rankin. Now, as I understand she says now that she is speculating as to that being a possibility.
Mrs. Oswald. Well, now, Mr. Rankin. I have not changed my testimony, if you are implying that. I may not have put it in a position you understood. Because as I say, I certainly did not mean to imply that I had proof, because if I had proof I would not be sitting here taking all my energy and trying to show you this little by little. I would have had an affidavit and show you the proof. So if you want to call it speculation, call it speculation. I don't care what you call it. But I am not satisfied in my mind that things are according to Hoyle. And I believe that my son is innocent. And I also realize that my son could be involved. But I have no way of knowing these things unless I analyze the papers that I have, sir.
Mr. Rankin. The Commission would like to know what you base your assumption that your son was an agent on. Could you help us?
Mrs. Oswald. Would you like me to go into this story—I will start with my son's life from the very beginning.
Mr. Rankin. Can't we get down to——