Representative Ford. And heard the conversation?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir; he did.
Mr. Stern. Did you report anything about this conversation to the New Orleans office?
Mr. Hosty. No; because there was nothing new to report. I knew I was to become the office of origin. There would be a report which I would be preparing and I would incorporate it in my report. There was nothing new that they didn't already know that would aid them.
Mr. Stern. Is there anything else about this interview on November 5 that you can tell us?
Mr. Hosty. No, sir; that is about all.
Representative Ford. Was this comment by Mrs. Paine that Oswald had said he was a Trotskyite——
Mr. Hosty. Trotskyite Communist was the word she used; yes, sir.
Representative Ford. Was that new as far as your knowledge of your file was concerned?
Mr. Hosty. Well, he was a self-admitted Marxist. He had stated that earlier. The New Orleans office had reported that. He had been on television and made that statement in New Orleans, so this appeared to be in keeping with his character.