Mr. Fain. Robert?
Representative Ford. Either Robert or Mrs. Oswald?
Mr. Fain. Well, I was instructed to get in touch with her and find out what the situation was. The only way I could get the information was to talk to her, and I talked to Robert only in connection with my attempts to locate her.
Representative Ford. But your instructions came from whom?
Mr. Fain. I don't have the memorandum or communication that came in here in connection with this, but it came from the Bureau, I am sure, through the Dallas office.
Representative Ford. And you were working out of Dallas?
Mr. Fain. Right. My supervisor over in Dallas, no doubt, either called me or else very likely he wrote an assignment and mailed it to me in Fort Worth.
Representative Ford. Your assignment was really to check with the mother, both, or all?
Mr. Fain. Actually, I don't recall how the assignment was worded, I really don't. I haven't seen it for over a year and a half, and I just don't recall exactly how that came.
Representative Ford. But the only reason for such an interview was the fact that the son had gone to Russia and either defected or attempted to do so; was that the basis of the investigation?