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. That was again through my understanding of human
nature, rather than from direct conversation. From hearsay, rather. You
see, No. 1, for instance, the fact that he was so rude to the Clarks,
because they lived very well. It is an insult in his face, the house
that the Clarks have--very luxurious home, two cars, and so on and so
forth. It is a slap in his face. This same thing that George Bouhe, a
refugee, would give Marina $30 or $40 or a new baby crib, like that,
like nothing. That was a slap in his face. The fact that I had a new
convertible was a slap in his face. But he was not stupid enough just
to say so. But you can feel that.
Mr. JENNER. Well, it might have been----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. And maybe George Bouhe, unfortunately annoyed him
unintentionally with that.
Mr. JENNER. Well, that might be possible. George Bouhe--my impression
of him is that he is a direct man.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. George Bouhe's intention was to take Marina
away from Oswald very soon--not for himself, but to liberate her from
Oswald. That is a fact.
Mr. JENNER. You had discussions with George Bouhe?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; he said, "We have to take this girl away
from him," and this is one of the things that prompted us to take
Marina and the child away from Oswald. We discussed all that with
George Bouhe--to make her a little bit happier--maybe she will make
another life for herself, and especially for the baby. I had lost my
child, you know, just a year and a half before, or 2 years before. I am
fond of babies. I wanted this baby to be happy and have some sort of a
future.
Mr. JENNER. Did you discuss with Oswald this subject of Marina
acquiring a greater facility in the command of the English language?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And what was----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. He said, "I don't want her to study English
because I want to speak Russian to her, I will forget my Russian if I
do not practice it every day." These are the words which I remember
distinctly. And how many times I told him, "You have to let your wife
learn English. This is a very egotistical attitude on your part."
Mr. JENNER. Very selfish.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Very selfish. He would not answer to that.
Mr. JENNER. Did it occur to you as a possibility, or among others in
the Russian colony, that he might have had another objective, and that
is that she would return to Russia?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Never. That never occurred to me. I do not think
that. Knowing Marina, she would never go back to Russia. She liked the
United States. She liked the facilities of life here. Of course, you
never know people. You cannot vouch for them. But that was our opinion.
Maybe we simplified too much the matters. I do not know.
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