Mr. Stern. Were you instructed to make this investigation or did you initiate it yourself on the strength of this information from the naval district in New Orleans?
Mr. Fain. There again I believe that the supervisor in Dallas asked that this case be—or did reopen it and asked for a background investigation. It looks like this is a background type of investigation on the individual Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Stern. When you say "reopen," Mr. Fain, does that mean there was a case opened previously on Lee Oswald?
Mr. Fain. No; I used the wrong term. I confused it with this report. This looks a different type of investigation, this "Funds Transmitted to Residents of Russia."
Mr. Stern. That was not an investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald as such?
Mr. Fain. That is right.
Mr. Stern. This was actually the first report concerning the individual?
Mr. Fain. That is correct.
Mr. Stern. So that did this represent the opening of a case on Lee Harvey Oswald, Mr. Fain?
Mr. Fain. Yes; it did.