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
Mrs. RAY. No; except some friend in New York what we used to live in
Germany together and we write each other Mrs. Harris called me on phone
and said that--"I know you are Russian and I like to talk to you." I
said, "Well, I am glad to know somebody Russian, just about forget how
to talk to Russian." She said she like to come over and see me. I tell
her she welcome to it. They did come visit us and she told me that they
always get together in Dallas, lots of Russian girls and Russian men
have a party and she like for me to come to this party. I said, "Well,
I like to know, you know, more people Russian" because I never have
contact with nobody. Well, she calling on phone from my house to Mr.
Ford, Declan Ford and talk to his wife and tell her, said, "I found
one Russian" and said "I like for her to coming to this party." They
already planned this party. She asked her time when it's going to be.
She said on Friday--Friday, I kind of think 29 before New Year and she
said she welcome to it and said we going to have one Russian girl what
just come back from Russia. She said she just coming with man in United
States.
Mr. LIEBELER. Mrs. Ford told you this, is that right?
Mrs. RAY. Mrs. Ford, yeah, she said she had girl what going to be at
this party that just come back from Russia. Well, it's home and you
like to hear what is going on, any change, still same or, you know----
Mr. LIEBELER. Sure.
Mrs. RAY. Just glad to meet somebody. Well, we promised that we will
come and Friday we go to this party and Mr. and Mrs. Harris and we went
to Mr. Ford house. When we coming there, there's lots of people.
Mr. LIEBELER. How many people were there, approximately, would you say?
Mrs. RAY. Between 25, 30 people; I cannot tell exactly but it's lots
of people been there, and, surely, you know, you kind of like to know
what's going on in Russia. First things I like to know this girl and
this man. Well, they introduced everybody and then they tell that this
Marina, she's come back from Russia. Well, I started talk to her and
asking how she like it here. She said she liked very well. I said, "Did
you have any difficulty to come to America?" She said, "No, she don't
have any at all." Very much surprise me because I not been able to do
much with my home. I not be able to send them packages or--I said, "Oh,
that's very good; I guess now it's change and get better," I said.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you have relatives in Russia now that you know of?
Mrs. RAY. Yes; I have a niece what I been--she write my mother passed
away and I lost my brothers and sisters in war and then mother, when
Germans take me from home, my mother and two children, my sisters, stay
and I together and then they take me away. My mother and these two
children stay. Then this child, one got killed; still war going on and
one niece, my sister's girl and that's one is on the road out to my
mother.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was she living in Stalingrad?
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