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
Mr. PIC. Well, Lee would speak to him part Russian, part English. He
was only there maybe a couple or 3 minutes. I had the impression that
this gentleman could speak Russian better than Lee.
Mr. JENNER. What gave you that impression?
Mr. PIC. Because Lee wouldn't converse fully with him in Russian
whereas him and Marina did converse fully in Russian.
Mr. JENNER. Any other impressions you got of this several hours visit
with your brother Lee?
Mr. PIC. Well, right before they left, sir; I told him that if he needs
any help or anything, to let me know. I told him I was unable to help
him financially but he is welcome to pay us a visit any time he wished,
stay with us, talk like that.
Mr. JENNER. What did he say?
Mr. PIC. He said OK. He told me to write to him, and in this book, sir,
which I had there he wrote his post office box address in Dallas.
Mr. JENNER. We will give that little book, to which you make reference,
John Pic Exhibit No. 60.
(The document referred to was marked John Pic Exhibit No. 60 for
identification.)
Mr. JENNER. I have John Pic Exhibit No. 60 in my hand. What is this?
Mr. PIC. A black memo book, I guess.
Mr. JENNER. Of yours?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; I had it in my car at the time. Whenever I travel I
keep a little book with my mileage on it and so forth.
Mr. JENNER. I notice that the fist ruled page of this book on which
there appear some figures, the letter "B" and then there are some
handwritings which appears to be Russian. I show that to you.
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. In whose handwriting is that?
Mr. PIC. That is in the handwriting of Marina Oswald, sir.
Mr. JENNER. What was the occasion of her writing in this book?
Mr. PIC. Only part of this, sir, is in the handwriting of Marina
Oswald. This right here [indicating].
Mr. JENNER. That is the word beginning with the letter, it looks like
the letter "N" or "M" and the word right below that beginning with the
letter "D," and a word right below that beginning, it looks like a
capital "H"?
Mr. PIC. That is right, sir. The other ones are in my handwriting.
Mr. JENNER. The others are all figures?
Mr. PIC. Right.
Mr. JENNER. What was the occasion of her writing that on the page?
Mr. PIC. She being a pharmacist, and me being in the medical field,
we tried to communicate with each other just to make small talk with
medical terminology, metric system and so forth, just some way to kill
time with each other she and I seemed to be able to do this to some
degree.
Mr. JENNER. That is to communicate?
Mr. PIC. Yes; as long as we stuck within the pharmacy and medical field.
Mr. JENNER. Did she know some English terms in the pharmacy, medical
field?
Mr. PIC. She used Latin phrases, some of which were familiar to me.
Mr. JENNER. Just what was that writing, some medical terms?
Mr. PIC. Yes; I think these are names of drugs she was writing down. I
wouldn't know.
Mr. JENNER. There is a large letter "B" on that page. How did that get
on there?
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