Mr. Redlich.

Mr. Martin, it is in connection with this document that you have referred to yourself as a possible patsy?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Dulles.

Could I ask just one moment before that, how much has been received and how much is----

Mr. Martin.

$50,000 of it. The rest is being held, $75,000 in Texitalia Films they have the money.

Mr. Dulles.

Who is they?

Mr. Martin.

Texitalia Films. But they don't want to part with it until this is settled.

Mr. Redlich.

Until what is settled?

Mr. Martin.

Until there is an amicable settlement between Marina Oswald and myself.

Mr. Redlich.

Concerning your representation of her?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Dulles.

You mean they are holding their own money and not paying it at the present time?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Redlich.

It hasn't been put in escrow or anything of that kind?

Mr. Martin.

No. We have received $5,000 from Life Magazine. That is in an escrow account. I have a check for $2,400 from Stern Magazine, which is uncashed because the attorney McKenzie who has been hired by Robert wrote a letter to Stern Magazine saying that I had no authority to make any deals for Marina. So they stopped payment on the check. Of course, I haven't tried to cash the check, so it is sitting.

Mr. Redlich.

At this time, rather than go into the details of these business arrangements, I would like to revert to the question posed earlier in connection with this document, you referred to yourself as a patsy.
Would you care to explain that?

Mr. Martin.

Well, I have put in approximately 2-1/2 months of good, hard work and grief trying in the first place, trying to keep the news media away from her and at the same time trying to sell her story.

Mr. Redlich.

Don't assume we know anything, tell us everything.

Mr. Martin.

I had to leave my job at the Inn of the Six Flags to properly handle this which was the first of the year. I could not keep going on both jobs. These contracts were negotiated on the basis of my contract with her, which states that I have full power to sign any contracts for her in these fields.
William McKenzie, who is, was hired, apparently, by Robert Oswald, and is acting in his behalf, I guess, although he is using Marina Oswald's name, has tried to cancel my contract retroactively. in other words, just like it was never there at all, and it just happened too suddenly for it not to have been planned.

Mr. Redlich.

What would have been planned? What is the plan that you suspect?

Mr. Martin.

Well, the dropping of it--as soon as the money starts to come in, then the first thing they want to do is get rid of the personal manager and the attorney who has been taking all, who have been the buffers for the 2-1/2 months prior to that.
The Secret Service was pulled off, there is apparently no danger at all concerning her life or anyone connected with her. So they feel perfectly safe in taking off, carrying on where we left off, utilizing all the work that we had put into it.
This was not a decision that was made in two days.

Mr. Redlich.

Could you be more specific in terms of your suspicions with regard to the plan which you have alleged here was designed to get you off this job?

Mr. Martin.

Well, I have letters from--one from Marina and one from McKenzie, that requests my discharge from this contractual agreement.
Now they have actually no reason to cancel the contract. I have performed as far as these sales are concerned quite well, and, of course, those are just advance payments of $132,000. There would be more on royalties after that.

Mr. Dulles.

Did you sign these agreements or Mr. Thorne or did Marina sign them?