Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Miss MUMFORD. Well, simply that on arriving on the bus he told us--when
we had boarded the bus he had told us that he had turned to the English
gentleman and asked "I wonder how you say 'Can I help you' in Spanish."
Mr. BALL. You told him when he came back to talk to you that you had
had a friend travel in Russia?
Miss MUMFORD. Yes.
Mr. BALL. And you say you had mentioned her experiences. What did you
tell him about that?
Miss MUMFORD. Well, we said that she had come back and told us that
Moscow was a beautiful city and she had gathered the impression that
they were being taken on a tour and shown only what they wanted to be
shown.
She, being a school teacher, asked a lot of questions of their female
guide, and the questions just were evaded or not answered.
And she said she got the impression that she was told to say certain
things and nothing else.
Mr. BALL. Did Oswald make any remark to that?
Miss MUMFORD. No; the only remark he made on his life in Moscow was
that he had had a lot of trouble getting out. That's all he said.
Mr. BALL. Did he make any statement at all concerning his life in the
Soviet Union; whether he had enjoyed the stay there or not?
Miss MUMFORD. No; he gave me the impression that he was the average,
normal American citizen who had gone over there and had wanted to get
out and couldn't get out for some red tape reasons.
Mr. BALL. Did he say anything or make any mention of politics?
Miss MUMFORD. No; never.
Mr. BALL. Did he mention anything about communism, socialism, or
anything of that sort?
Miss MUMFORD. No; he never said anything about his political views or
even mention politics at all.
Mr. BALL. You did see his passport, though?
Miss MUMFORD. Yes.
Mr. BALL. How did he happen to show you this passport?
Miss MUMFORD. Well, I think it was rather to prove that he had been in
Russia. I think he was trying to find places that we hadn't been that
he had, and he just--in fact, he left us at the seat to go up and take
his passport from his traveling bag and bring it down to show us.
Mr. BALL. Had he told you his name before that?
Miss MUMFORD. He never mentioned his name once.
Mr. BALL. He never did?
Miss MUMFORD. He never introduced himself; no.
Mr. BALL. How did you know his name?
Miss MUMFORD. We didn't.
Mr. BALL. Did you notice the name on the passport?
Miss MUMFORD. Well, I didn't; no. Pat says it rang a bell when the rest
of the business came up, and we recognized him on television. And she
said, when the name came through on the television, it did ring a bell
with her, but she said even then she couldn't picture that name on the
passport.
Mr. BALL. You did see the name on the passport, did you?
Miss MUMFORD. Well, yes, he must have shown it to us. I can't really
remember.
Mr. BALL. But you didn't remember the name?
Miss MUMFORD. No.
Mr. BALL. You made no note of it?
Miss MUMFORD. No.
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