Mr. BALLEN. Yes; George had said to me in one of his letters that he had had a previous visit with the FBI, and then subsequently Mr. Wood--was that his name? Mr. LIEBELER. Mr. Wood was the gentleman who interviewed Rags. Mr. BALLEN. He subsequently; yes, subsequently I believe Mr. Wood indicated that he had gone down there and also had met George. Mr. LIEBELER. Mr. Wood indicated that to you at some point in his interview of you, is that correct? Mr. BALLEN. No; after his interview with me he indicated to Chris and Rags that he had just the day before or 2 days before seen George and Jeanne previously at the American Embassy at Port-au-Prince and they were looking fine. But prior to that, much prior to that, I had written to George and told him that I had received a visit from the FBI inquiring about him. And he wrote back to me and said that he also had a previous visit from the gray flannel suit boys. Mr. LIEBELER. He didn't tell you any details of his conversation with the FBI? Mr. BALLEN. No. Mr. LIEBELER. Based on your knowledge of De Mohrenschildt and your knowledge of De Mohrenschildt's relations with Oswald, do you have any reason whatsoever to believe that De Mohrenschildt could have been involved in the assassination in any way? Mr. BALLEN. None whatsoever. Mr. LIEBELER. Have you discussed this matter with anybody? Mr. BALLEN. Would you make your question a little more specific? Mr. LIEBELER. Have you discussed with anybody the possibility of De Mohrenschildt's possible involvement in any way in the assassination? Mr. BALLEN. Only to the extent that on November 23, when I realized that I had known Oswald and I realized how I had met him, my wife and I then said, how in heck did George meet him and that George had better have a good answer to that one. And during the ensuing months I have made inquiries of the Russian colony here and kind of came to the understanding that George had met him through George Bouhe. Mr. LIEBELER. Did you speak to Mr. Bouhe about that? Mr. BALLEN. No; I haven't seen George Bouhe. Mr. LIEBELER. Do you remember who told you that De Mohrenschildt and Oswald had met through Bouhe? Mr. BALLEN. It would have either been Declan Ford or Natasha Voshinin. Mr. LIEBELER. Did you discuss with any of these people the possibility that De Mohrenschildt might have had something to do with the assassination? Mr. BALLEN. No. Mr. LIEBELER. Have you heard anybody else discuss that question? Mr. BALLEN. No; it is question that to us would be so absurd; that is, the first time I have heard that question raised is today. Mr. LIEBELER. Yet you did say to your wife, as you have just testified, when you heard that, when you recalled that Oswald was the man that De Mohrenschildt had introduced you to, you said to your wife De Mohrenschildt had better have a good answer as to how he met Oswald; is that correct? Mr. BALLEN. That is correct.