Mrs. Ford.

I invited a family by the name of De Mohrenschildt, wife and husband, and Mrs. De Mohrenschildt called me up and asked me if she couldn't bring Marina and her husband over because she was saying it is a shame the way all their Russian friends have forsaken them during that time and they had no place to go and the De Mohrenschildts were the only ones helping them at the time, and I told her I didn't object to it. So she brought them over with them.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was Mr. Bouhe at the party?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes; I think so.

Mr. Liebeler.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ray?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were Elena Hall and her husband there?

Mrs. Ford.

I don't remember them being at that party. I don't think so.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were the Mellers there?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

You mentioned that De Mohrenschildt was there.

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

And the Oswalds.

Mrs. Ford.

That is right.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was there a gentleman by the name of Allen A. Jackson at the party?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

And his wife?

Mrs. Ford.

And his wife.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you remember any conversations or observe any conventions between Marina Oswald and Mr. Jackson?

Mrs. Ford.

Marina Oswald, no; I don't think so. I don't think Marina spoke English at the time.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Harris at the party?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you talk to Mr. and Mrs. Harris about the party afterward?

Mrs. Ford.

I might have.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did she mention translating a conversation between Mr. Jackson and Marina Oswald?

Mrs. Ford.

No; she did not mention it to me.

Mr. Liebeler.

And you didn't see her doing that?

Mrs. Ford.

No; I didn't see her doing that at the party.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you have any conversation with Lee Oswald at the party that night?

Mrs. Ford.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you notice anybody else talking to him?

Mrs. Ford.

Yes; I did. I noticed a girl talking to him who was of Japanese descent but I don't remember her name.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was there anything striking about that?

Mrs. Ford.

No; I think, the only thing it was that I think he talked to her most of the time and wasn't making any conversation with anyone else.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Marina comment on that to you?

Mrs. Ford.

No; she didn't. But I heard from somebody else that she did comment.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who told you that?

Mrs. Ford.

I think George Bouhe again. He always spoke to everybody.

Mr. Liebeler.

What did Mr. Bouhe say about that?

Mrs. Ford.

Well, he said something that I asked Marina afterward and she told me that it wasn't true. He said that Lee talked to that Japanese girl like a--it is an expression in Russia to take a bath and then beat themselves with the leaves from a tree, and the leaf would stick to the body, in the wintertime, and so the expression from that, like a leaf sticks to the hot body when you take a bath, you know. Then I suppose Lee struck her as just not saying anything--and I asked Marina and she said he did not do it.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was there any talk at the party about Oswald's experiences in Russia or his marriage to Marina?