Mrs. Hall.

Well, I think I talked with Mrs. Clark about that, and we thought it strange how come they let Marina come, so that was all.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever have any discussions with any of these people before the assassination as to whether or not Oswald might be a Russian agent?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did it ever occur to you prior to the assassination that Oswald might be a Russian agent?

Mrs. Hall.

I really don't know. It is such a hard question. Only one thing I could tell, that he was such a quiet and such a--I don't know how to express myself--person, that I never thought he could do something like that.

Mr. Liebeler.

Like shoot the President, you mean?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did it ever occur to you prior to the time of the assassination that he was dangerous or mentally unstable in any way, did it?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were you surprised when you heard that he had been arrested in connection with the assassination?

Mrs. Hall.

Very much so.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you have any conversations with your friends about it then?

Mrs. Hall.

In fact, when I was watching TV and I saw all the shooting, after a few minutes Mrs. Clark called me and said, "Elena, did you hear? Lee Oswald--Did you hear Lee Oswald's name?"
I said, "No." She said, "I heard it on the radio, and I think it was Lee Oswald's name."
And I couldn't believe it. After an hour or so, they told that it was Lee Oswald, and everybody was very surprised.

Mr. Liebeler.

You say that most all of your friends in the Russian group were very surprised that Oswald was involved in this?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Oswald ever express within your hearing, or did you ever hear him having expressed resentment against the U.S. Government for any reason?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he ever express resentment that it had taken a long time for him to come back to the United States after he decided to return from Russia?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever hear him mention President Kennedy or talk about President Kennedy in any way?

Mrs. Hall.

No

Mr. Liebeler.

How about Governor Connally?

Mrs. Hall.

No; never.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Oswald ever mention Richard Nixon?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

You never heard of any displeasure that Oswald might have had with Mr. Nixon?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

What about General Walker, did you ever hear any discussion about him?

Mrs. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Think about it now. Do you think of anything now, Mrs. Hall, that you can remember about the Oswalds about your relationship with them, that you think the Commission should know about that I haven't already asked you about? Can you think of anything that you should add at this point?

Mrs. Hall.

I wish I knew more.

Mr. Liebeler.

You think we pretty well covered everything?

Mrs. Hall.

Yes; that is all, I think.

Mr. Liebeler.

I have no more questions at this point. Thank you very much, Mrs. Hall.

John Raymond Hall