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Lee Harvey Oswald autograph letter signed ''Lee xxx'', used in the Warren Commission's investigation as exhibit #312. Dated 20 December 1961, letter was sent from Minsk, Russia where Oswald had defected, and is addressed to the assassin's mother, Mrs. Marguerite Oswald. Uncorrected for Oswald's characteristic poor spelling, letter reads in full, ''Dear Mother Recieved today the thrid package of books and magazines in the last three weeks thanks a lot I really do apprieciate all of your help. I had better give you my new address they just changed the name of this street so the address is Ulisita Kommset Ulisita Kommunidstecheski House 4 Apt 24. We still don't have any word about our vista [visa]. The American Embassy in Moscow wrote me a letter [photocopy of the letter, Warren Commission Exhibit No. 241, is included] and stated they think the Russians have to let us go. I shall keep you informed. That's about all for now, Lee XXX P.S Marina sends her love and thanks for the sewing book.'' The photocopy of the 14 December 1961 U.S. Embassy in Moscow letter included reads in part, ''...It is the Embassy's view that, since you are not considered a Soviet citizen by the authorities in this country, you are entitled to receive a Soviet exit visa upon presentation of valid foreign national passport...It further appears to me that your right to an exit visa will not be affected by your acceptance of an extension of your present Soviet documentation, which is after all, prima facie evidence that you are not regarded here as a Soviet citizen...'' Five days after this letter was written, Soviet authorities indeed granted exit visas to Oswald and his wife. From the collection of Dr. John K. Lattimer who was the first nongovernmental medical specialist to review evidence in Kennedy's assassination. He pencils ''JKL 92 68'' at the lower edge of the blank verso of the blank integral leaf. Measures 5.5'' x 8'' on one sheet of ruled paper. Fine.
Lee Harvey Oswald Autograph Letter Signed to His Mother From Minsk, Russia in Late 1961 -- Used by The Warren Commission as Exhibit #312
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