Mr. Truly. No, sir; I don't recall hiring anyone else other than Oswald for that building the same day that I hired Oswald. I believe, if I am not mistaken, I hired another boy for a temporary job, and put him in the other warehouse at 1917 North Houston.
Mr. Dulles. At a different warehouse?
Mr. Truly. At a different warehouse. He was laid off November 15th, I believe—November 15th, or something like that.
Mr. Dulles. What I was getting at is whether an accomplice could have gotten in in that way. That is why I was asking the question.
Mr. Truly. No, sir; I don't recall. Actually, the end of our fall rush—if it hadn't existed a week or 2 weeks longer, or if we had not been using some of our regular boys putting down this plywood, we would not have had any need for Lee Oswald at that time, which is a tragic thing for me to think about.
Mr. McCloy. Mr. Truly, while Oswald was in your employ, did you have any inquiries made of you by any of the United States agencies, such as FBI, regarding him?
Mr. Truly. No, sir; nothing ever.
Mr. Dulles. Did Oswald mention to you anything about his trip to Russia and return from Russia?
Mr. Truly. No, sir; he did not. He just told me that he just recently was discharged from the Marines with an honorable discharge. And I suppose that if he had had some background of a few jobs, skipping here and there, I might have investigated those jobs thoroughly.
Mr. Dulles. He did not tell you about those short-time jobs he had?