Mr. Rankin. When you appeared before the Commission the other two times, you did have a lawyer with you, did you not?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes—the other two times.
Mr. Rankin. Is there some reason why you do not have a lawyer at this time?*
*Mrs. Oswald. That attorney cost me too much.
Mr. Rankin. And—before this hearing, Mrs. Oswald, we offered to, that is the Commission offered to furnish you an attorney if you wanted one to be supplied to you for this hearing, did it not?* **
**Mrs. Oswald. You did so?
Mr. Rankin. I understood that that message was given to you by the Secret Service that we would ask for the appointment of counsel to attend the meeting with you, if you wished it, and you said you didn't need it, you would just tell the truth?
Mrs. Oswald. Mr. Sorrels called me on telephone and he asked me if I have a lawyer, an attorney, and I said, "No," and he told me, "Do I want to have one?" and I said, "No."
Mr. Rankin. And you understood that you would be supplied a lawyer if you wanted one and you said you didn't, is that right?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.