Mr. Dulles. To the Russian Embassy?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes; he didn't give me any money to buy stamps. I never had any pocket money of my own.
Mr. Rankin. But the letters to the Embassy you are referring to are actual letters and requested—requests—they weren't practice letters or anything of that kind to punish you, were they?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes; they were real letters. I mean if my husband didn't want me to live with him any longer and wanted me to go back, I would go back, not because I wanted to go back but I didn't have any choice.
Mr. Rankin. I misunderstood you then because I thought you were describing the fact that he made you write letters as a part of this sadistic streak that would never be sent but what he actually did was have you prepare the letters and then he proceeded to send them, is that your testimony?
Mrs. Oswald. He did send them and he really wanted this. He knew that this hurt me.
Mr. Rankin. Those are the letters to the Russian Embassy we have introduced in evidence in connection with your testimony; is that right?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes; those are the letters.
Representative Ford. Did he ever show you replies to those letters?
Mrs. Oswald. At first—yes; there were. At first I didn't believe that he was sending off those letters.