Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. LIEBELER. Going back to the statements that he may have made about
his activities in Russia, did he ever indicate to you in any way that
he had a source of income in the Soviet Union other than the income he
received from his job at the factory?
Mr. GREGORY. No; he never did. He always spoke as if he didn't have
enough money over there but he never indicated another source of income.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you how much he was paid for his work at the
factory?
Mr. GREGORY. He told, but I don't remember.
Mr. LIEBELER. Can you remember any discussions about his source of
income and what he did with it? I know you cannot specifically remember
the amount that he was paid.
Mr. GREGORY. No; the only discussion as to how he spent his money was
the tremendous difficulty he had buying food and buying enough food. It
seems to me as if the way he spoke, he spent all the money on food and
he had several articles of clothing which he brought back with him, of
which he seemed to be very proud.
I think he had a pair of boots or something like that, and he had a
closet full of junk.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he ever show you his boots?
Mr. GREGORY. I think so.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you remember anything about them?
Mr. GREGORY. I am not positive about the boots. I remember he had one
article of clothing which he showed me; said it was made in the Soviet
Union, and he seemed to be proud of it. As I remember, it was boots.
Mr. LIEBELER. You have no other recollection about it than what you
have just expressed?
Mr. GREGORY. No; I think a lot of his clothes were from the Soviet
Union, but I can't identify the articles.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he ever mention anything about assistance he might
have received from the Red Cross while he was in the Soviet Union?
Mr. GREGORY. No; the only financial spot which he mentioned to me was
the money he got through the U.S. Ambassador to Russia.
Mr. LIEBELER. What did he tell you about that?
Mr. GREGORY. He just said he went in and told them he wanted to return,
and the fellow gave him something like $300. And then after that, he
spoke of his trip back. He went through Poland and East Germany.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you that he had stayed for a time in Moscow
before leaving the Soviet Union to return?
Mr. GREGORY. The only time I know of his being in Moscow was when he
was there at the very first as a tourist, and that is the only time I
heard him mention being in Moscow.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you anything about any difficulties that he
encountered in obtaining the necessary papers for him and Marina to
return to the United States?
Mr. GREGORY. The only difficulties which I have heard are the
difficulties I have already brought up about the pressure put
on Marina. But as far as paperwork, I can't bring anything out
specifically.
Mr. LIEBELER. He never mentioned any difficulty that he encountered
with the U.S. authorities in that regard?
Mr. GREGORY. No.
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