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. JENNER. I think you married your wife, Jeanne in 1959, did you not,
in the summer?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. You are probably right. Maybe I was not married
at that time. Now, don't take those dates 100-percent sure. I can
correct them later on when I look at the papers. My mind was so busy
with Oswald that I don't keep my mind on the dates of marriage.
Mr. JENNER. I haven't reached Oswald yet.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I know. It will be a long discussion. I think I
expressed my point of view pretty well.
Mr. JENNER. I do want you to get into this 1958 Yugoslav venture.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Tell us more about it.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. All right.
John Mecom said, "George, you go to Yugoslavia and fix a contract
for me to use the American equipment in conjunction with Yugoslav
labor, and possibly use some Yugoslav engineers, to drill in Arabic
countries--especially in Egypt." This is a little bit beside the point.
But Marshal Tito is very close to Nasser, and it is very easy to send
Yugoslav workers to Arabic countries today, and they actually do it all
the time. They send the workers there, they do some jobs there. And
they use German equipment, and sometimes Italian equipment. So why not
use American equipment?
I heard about the very big deal in Egypt that could be gotten with that
type of combination. However, before going to Yugoslavia I went to see
the ex-head of ICA here in Washington. He was Ambassador in Yugoslavia
when I was there. Riddleburger. And I told him about this project. And
I asked him, "Do you think it will be workable? Will it be acceptable
in Washington?"
And he said, "I think that sounds like a good idea."
It is nothing terrible to form a joint American-Yugoslavian
venture--form a corporation.
I went to Yugoslavia and did get a contract of that type, a contract in
the form of an agreement to be signed later on, just a project.
I came back to Texas, discussed it with Mr. Mecom, and he said,
"George, I have changed my mind. I don't think I would like to do
business with those damned Communists."
So the project fell through. And eventually quite a few corporations of
that type were formed, between the French and the Yugoslavs, Germany
and Yugoslavs, and Italians and Yugoslavs.
Mr. JENNER. You were in Ghana in 1957, was it?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think later than that. I think 1960, probably,
or 1959.
Mr. JENNER. What led you to go to Ghana?
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