Re: What was causing Oswald's nervousness at the Soviet Embassy?

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 3:56:57 PM UTC-5, Steve M. Galbraith wrote:
> The three Soviet Embassy officials/KGB officers who met Oswald when he 
> went to Mexico City to go to Cuba said he was acting "nervously" and 
> "shaking" at the time. Recall that the Cubans (Duran) told Oswald she 
> needed to see his Soviet visa before she would give him (on the spot) a 
> transit visa to go to Cuba. So he visited the Soviet embassy twice to get 
> one. 
> 
> Here is how they described him (this is from the Frontline special "Who 
> was Lee Harvey Oswald?"): 
> 
> FRONTLINE NARRATOR: At the Soviet embassy, he [i.e., Oswald] met with 
> three consular officials. In fact, all three were KGB officers working 
> under diplomatic cover. In this, their first interview, they recall that 
> Oswald's hands were shaking and his behavior was erratic. 
> 
> OLEG NECHIPORENKO, KGB: [through interpreter] We all thought the man had 
> an unstable nervous system. He was extremely agitated. 
> 
> VALERY KOSTIKOV, KGB: [through interpreter] During our talk, Oswald kept 
> feeling in his pockets, taking out all sorts of papers. Then he took out a 
> gun and put it in front of him. I sat opposite him. I took the gun away 
> and put it on Pavel's desk. 
> 
> Pavel Antonovich asked him, "Why did you come here with a gun? What do you 
> need a gun for?" He said, "I'm afraid of the FBI. I'm being persecuted. I 
> need a gun to protect myself, for my personal safety." That's what he 
> said." 

  This is doubly weird, since Hosty hadn`t even approached Marina or the 
Paines until after LHO returned from Mexico City.

> Here is the video; go to the 1:100 mark to see the above: 
> https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-who-was-lee-harvey-oswald/ 
> 
> Okay, so he's acting in a desperate manner in order to get the visa. But 
> the shaking and nervousness were caused by? Oswald was known to be 
> demanding but he was also usually cool and in command.

  Yes, seems out of character. He didn`t look nervous at all in custody 
for killing the President. Went for his gun when surrounded by police, one 
with a shotgun. Cool as a cucumber.