Mrs. Hall.

Very good. I think he talked very good Russian. He could read and write and everything. And he, in fact, a few times I told him, I said, Lee, why don't you speak in English with Marina and let her learn English?
And he said, "No. Then I am forgetting my Russian." I said, "You don't need the Russian language now in the United States. She needs English."
And he said, "No, I won't." He never will talk English to her.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you also speak to Marina in Russian?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

What kind of command of Russian did she have? How well could she speak Russian?

Mrs. Hall.

Very well.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was she better able to speak Russian than Lee Oswald?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes; of course.

Mr. Liebeler.

But in your opinion, Lee did have a good command of the Russian language?

Mrs. Hall.

Very good.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was it grammatically correct, would you say?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Is your own command of the Russian language good, would you say?

Mrs. Hall.

I thought it was good. and I think it is good, I don't know.

Mr. Liebeler.

What language did you learn as a child?

Mrs. Hall.

Russian.

Mr. Liebeler.

So that was the first language you spoke, is that right?

Mrs. Hall.

We spoke Russian in our home, and I was in French school.
Then I was in Russian school again.

Mr. Liebeler.

You also speak French?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

What is your language in Iran? Iranian?

Mrs. Hall.

Armenian. And I think----

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you speak Turkish?

Mrs. Hall.

Turkish a little bit.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever try to speak to Marina Oswald in English?

Mrs. Hall.

No; I never did. I wasn't so long with her to try to teach her something.

Mr. Liebeler.

It was quite clear to you, was it, that Marina could not speak English at all?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes; she could understand a little bit what the conversations was about, if I was talking to somebody. But she couldn't understand all little things.

Mr. Liebeler.

Now you first met Marina, you say, in approximately July of 1962. Did you have an opinion as to how much English she could understand at that time?

Mrs. Hall.

Well, I think it was the same thing.

Mr. Liebeler.

She didn't seem to learn too much English as time went on, is that right?

Mrs. Hall.

Well, George Bouhe tried to teach her, and he brought her books and things like that. And once a week or twice a week she was sending her homework or something to him. He would correct her and sometimes, on a weekend, he would come and teach her more. That was all that I know that she has of English.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you know Mr. Peter Gregory?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes; I know him.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you know his son, Paul?

Mrs. Hall.

No; I never met him.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Marina ever speak of Paul Gregory to you?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you know Gary Taylor?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes. Well, one time Lee, while Marina was in my house--in fact, I Just came out from the hospital accident--this Gary Taylor and his wife, they brought Lee. It was on Sunday. They brought him to Fort Worth, and then they went back together, Lee Oswald and the Taylors.