Mr. Stern. Are you familiar with the Dallas area generally?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern. You know the downtown locations?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern. The buildings and streets?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern. Can you tell us whether you were assigned to the case of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir; I was.
Mr. Stern. Did you take over from Agent Fain or in some other way?
Mr. Hosty. No, sir; I did not take over directly. When Agent Fain retired directly from the Bureau he had closed the case. He had a case which we call a pending inactive case on Mrs. Marina Oswald. This case I did take over. It was in what we call a pending inactive status, that is, nothing was to be done for a period of 6 months. Then at the end of the 6-month period it was then turned into a pending case and I went out and attempted to locate Mrs. Marina Oswald for the purpose of interviewing her.