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. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I don't remember. We have in the family
some Baltic Swede, an ancestor of ours, who was an officer of the
Independence Army. But his name was not Mohrenschildt. He was Baron
Hilienfelt. My brother knows of that, because he is more interested in
it. He became an officer in the Army of Independence, took the name
of Ross. He was an officer in the Army of Independence, and then went
back to Europe and died there. And somebody was telling me there was on
his tomb in Sweden, I went later on to Sweden, and I was curious and
inquired about it. It was said he was a lieutenant or captain in the
American Army of Independence. So my brother, I think, because of that,
being an older member of the family, had the right to be--what do you
call it--a descendant----
Mr. JENNER. Of the American Revolution?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. He told me either he became a
member of it, or could become a member of it. I have to ask him about
that.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Did you once describe your work in the insurance business as the
lousiest, stinkingest, sorriest type of business possible?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And that wine company--was that the Vintage Wine, Inc.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; I also was doing some selling of wine in
Vintage Wine, Inc.
Mr. JENNER. On a commission?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And you have mentioned the Shumaker Company.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name Pierre Fraiss familiar to you?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; this is one of my best friends.
Mr. JENNER. Is he still alive?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. What business was he in then?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. He was then chief of export of Schumaker and
Company.
Mr. JENNER. Did Mr. Fraiss have any connection with the French
intelligence in the United States?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did you become involved with him in that connection?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. When?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, it was just probably in 1941, I presume, in
1941.
Mr. JENNER. What did you do?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, we collected facts on people involved in
pro-German activity, and----
Mr. JENNER. This was anti-German activity?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. On behalf of the French intelligence in the United States?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; I was never an official member of it, you
see, but I worked with Pierre Fraiss, and it was my understanding that
it was French intelligence.
Mr. JENNER. And did that work take you around the country?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Tell us about it.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, I think we went to Texas together again and
tried to contact the oil companies in regard to purchases of oil for
the French interests.
Mr. JENNER. Were the Germans also seeking to obtain oil?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; that is right.
Mr. JENNER. And----
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