Mr. Paine. I don't think he responded to it.
Mr. Dulles. He talked about surrendering the passport rather than surrendering citizenship, did he?
Mr. Paine. The two were synonymous, I thought, that if you surrendered your passport and with the intention of adopting another one that was renouncing American citizenship.
Mr. Dulles. I see.
Mr. Paine. Which he wanted, he told me he wanted to renounce his American citizenship. He said that quite flatly.
Mr. Liebeler. Do you remember anything else about this conversation concerning his trip back and his attitude toward the State Department and the United States that he discussed during this first meeting?
Mr. Paine. I don't believe so. I think I have got it a little confused with Marguerite Oswald what she said at the assassination, at the time of the night of the 22d. She was resentful of the State Department, thinking it had been remiss in taking so long in getting him back. I don't remember whether he had voiced the same—I am confused, I don't know whether it was he or she who had voiced this resentment. I thought to the contrary it was very generous.
Mr. Liebeler. Do you remember whether or not Oswald himself voiced resentment against the Government of the United States in this connection?
Mr. Paine. Yes; I do remember that. That was the thing that prompted me to say that it was actually rather nice of them to have been illegal just for this——
Mr. Dulles. I didn't catch the last. Nice of them to have been what?