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; at this time, no; they moved. At this time she lived in
Tchewchankowskiy, Rudnek. That's pretty close to----
Mr. LIEBELER. Kharkov?
Mrs. RAY. That's lots salt mines there and that's close Kharkov. That's
not too far from Kharkov.
Mr. LIEBELER. I interrupted your story about your conversation with
Marina. Would you go on with that?
Mrs. RAY. Yes. After she told that she don't have any difficulty to
come here, you know, I, well, everybody interested. I told her, I
said, "I am glad; I guess get better because if they let you so easy
to get out Russia then that's get little bit better now and I guess
they better friends." I said, "Maybe later on"--I let be get contact
now with niece. I been trying call her on telephone. I never can get
her on phone. I said, "Maybe I can calling her and talk to her now" and
I never planned to go back but, you know, just for somebody there you
want to get contact with and then another things I found out that her
husband is--she introduced me to her husband like she done everybody
and he speak just perfect Russian.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he speak to you in Russian?
Mrs. RAY. Yes; just perfect; really surprised me and I said "How come
you speak so good Russian. How long you been in Russia?" He said well,
he don't been there too long. He said he been just 3 year. I said "You
just been three----
Mr. DAVIS. Excuse me, how long?
Mrs. RAY. Three year. I said "You speak good Russian." I asked him,
I said "Do you like" no; I asked "How you like Russia?" He said "Oh,
it's all right." But he don't have much to say, you know, but he always
staying close to Marina and every time you asking something he seems to
be one to answer it. If someone say where you from, he tell you. Maybe
he just plain wanted let you know he speak Russian or something. I
don't know reason but seems to me that he all time interfere.
Mr. LIEBELER. When you would ask Marina a question Oswald himself would
want to tell you the answer?
Mrs. RAY. Yes, always; he be very close.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ask him if he had gone to school anywhere to
learn Russian?
Mrs. RAY. No; I don't but I give him credit for speak so well Russian.
I said "I been here so long and still don't speak very well English";
I said "You speak fast Russian." He said in Russia he learn to speak
Russian. He just came back.
Mr. LIEBELER. You thought he spoke Russian better than you would expect
a person to be able to speak Russian after only living there only 3
years?
Mrs. RAY. Yes; I really did. I don't know, maybe Russian easy. I know
American is very difficult language but I been taught here. Really,
it's just too good speaking Russian for be such a short time, you know.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you anything about how he learned to speak
Russian or did he just say it was from being in Russia?
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