Mr. Stern. But you think you did that before you interviewed Oswald?
Mr. Fain. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern. In view of the purpose of the investigation, the interest that you had, what was your overall evaluation of Oswald as a result of this interview?
Mr. Fain. Well, that was—of course, that would be calling for my opinion, and we are interested only in getting facts on this case, facts, and all I could say is that he seemed tense.
Mr. Dulles. He seemed tense?
Mr. Fain. Tense, yes, sir; and drawn up. I don't know whether he was just scared or what his situation was, but he was—he exhibited an arrogant attitude, arrogant, cold, and inclined to be just a little insolent.
Mr. Stern. When he did tell you something would you tend to believe that he was telling you the truth or not? Did you form an impression of his veracity?
Mr. Fain. Well the information we had was that he had applied to renounce his citizenship, and he had applied for Soviet citizenship, and yet he denied that. It was just a flat denial and I had no way of knowing whether he was telling the truth or not. It is a thing that you cannot always tell. We got answers from him as set out here. He would give you some kind of answer.
Mr. Stern. Who was your immediate superior on a case like this, not his name, but describe his function.
Mr. Fain. He was on the desk in Dallas, and all of these investigations, all of my work, went across his desk. He would make the assignments also.