Mrs. Oswald. No. But that is easily determined.
Mr. Rankin. Were you asking for a visa to return to Russia?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Did you discuss with your husband his returning with you before you wrote the second letter that you have described?
Mrs. Oswald. I didn't ask him. He asked me to do so one day when he was extremely upset. He appeared to be very unhappy and he said that nothing keeps him here, and that he would not lose anything if he returned to the Soviet Union, and that he wants to be with me. And that it would be better to have less but not to be concerned about tomorrow, not to be worried about tomorrow.
Mr. Rankin. Was this a change in his attitude?
Mrs. Oswald. Towards me or towards Russia?
Mr. Rankin. Towards going to Russia.
Mrs. Oswald. I don't think that he was too fond of Russia, but simply that he knew that he would have work assured him there, because he had—after all, he had to think about his family.
Mr. Rankin. Did you know that he did get a passport?