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. BALLEN. Well, his wife's daughter.
Mr. LIEBELER. His wife's daughter?
Mr. BALLEN. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. What are their names?
Mr. BALLEN. Rags and Chris Bogoiavlensky-Kearton. And the De
Mohrenschildts call them Buggers.
Mr. LIEBELER. You say that Rags and Chris stayed at your house for a
period of time?
Mr. BALLEN. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. How long, approximately?
Mr. BALLEN. About 2 weeks.
Mr. LIEBELER. They originally resided in Anchorage, Alaska, is that
correct?
Mr. BALLEN. Well, that is where they formerly resided; yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Have they permanently moved from Anchorage?
Mr. BALLEN. Your guess is as good as mine is. I received a letter from
him this morning. They are in Philadelphia on their way to New York.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you know whether or not these two people, Rags and
Chris, ever knew Lee Harvey Oswald or Marina Oswald?
Mr. BALLEN. They say they had not, and in thinking through the
chronology of events, I am satisfied that they did not. There was some
confusion in my mind in my interview with the FBI about the individual
who Rags and Chris did know, and whom they went out of their way to try
to help.
They drove him to east Texas once and to a timber farm.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was this the other person whom you described a little
while back as another stray dog?
Mr. BALLEN. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. While Rags and Chris stayed at your house, did you have
any discussions with them as to what the De Mohrenschildts had said
about the assassination?
Mr. BALLEN. They were very upset that George and Jeanne were publicly
stating in Port-au-Prince that the FBI had assassinated Kennedy, and
that Oswald was a patsy, and we were very upset because they apparently
had no basis for such a statement, and it wasn't very wise for them to
be banding about.
Mr. LIEBELER. Am I correct in understanding you to say that Rags and
Chris reported to you that De Mohrenschildt and his wife were saying
publicly in Port-au-Prince that the FBI was responsible for the
assassination of Kennedy and Oswald was a patsy?
Mr. BALLEN. They told me that they stated that at a reception for
members of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps in Port-au-Prince.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you when that reception was?
Mr. BALLEN. It would have been while Chris and Rags were in Haiti.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did Rags and Chris tell you they heard De Mohrenschildt
make this remark?
Mr. BALLEN. That was the impression I had, but I couldn't answer your
question directly.
Mr. LIEBELER. Will you fix for me more specifically, if you can, the
dates that Rags and Chris were in Port-au-Prince?
Mr. BALLEN. This is March. I believe that Rags and Chris came through
my house possibly the first week of December 1963. They stayed at my
house one night. We had quite a bit of snow that night. They had come
through in a mad rush from Alaska. They left Florida for Haiti, and
they left Haiti about a week prior to showing up at my house.
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