Mr. Liebeler.

Am I correct in understanding that you were subsequently divorced?

Mr. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Then you were subsequently remarried?

Mr. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

When were you remarried?

Mr. Hall.

In November of 1962.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did there come a time when you made the acquaintance of Lee Oswald?

Mr. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Would you tell us the circumstances surrounding that?

Mr. Hall.

The first time was during the latter part of these marital difficulties with my wife whom I was divorced with at the time.
I had started my business in Odessa, Tex., and I believe this was in about August of 1962, when I was making many trips from Odessa to Forth Worth, for the purpose of seeing my wife. And the first time, I believe it was August of 1962, that I met Oswald, was about--when I made one of these weekend trips. I came in on Friday night or Saturday, and she, through her friends, mostly foreign born, George Bouhe and Gali Clark. although Gali wasn't involved in this----

Mr. Liebeler.

Your wife was born in Russia?

Mr. Hall.

She was born in Tehran, Iran. Her mother and father were born in Russia.

Mr. Liebeler.

Does your wife speak Russian?

Mr. Hall.

Yes; her mother and father moved to Iran when they were in their middle 20's, so actually my wife is Iranian.
All right, then when I met Oswald is on one of these weekend trips. As I understood my wife when I came in that weekend, this ex-GI and ex-marine and his Russian-born wife have some difficulties along the line of finding jobs and so forth, and getting along. We went over to their apartment near Montgomery Ward in Fort Worth with George Bouhe, and I forget the people's names, they were over there from Dallas--De Mohrenschildt's daughter and her husband, I believe that is.

Mr. Liebeler.

Would that be Gary and Alexandra Taylor?

Mr. Hall.

Yes; we discussed what was going to happen, and in this Oswald was going to move to Dallas and try to locate a job. In the meantime, since my business was in Odessa, financial difficulties they already were having, Marina would move in with my wife and live there while Oswald came to Dallas and got a job and got himself settled.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you remember whether Oswald had any job at that time?

Mr. Hall.

At that time he did not have a job, and George Bouhe and discussed this.
That afternoon I called my father, who is with the Murray Gin Co. here in Dallas, because they have a machine shop and such. Oswald told me that he worked in sheet-metal work in Russia, and so I called dad, and. dad said that he didn't think they had anything. And I told George Bouhe that if he would check with personnel in the morning--that was on Saturday--if he would check with them on Monday morning and see, we would like to give this guy a job.
It turned out that George called my father and dad talked to the personnel manager and there wasn't anything available at the Murray Co. Then through hearsay, actually Oswald came to Dallas and got a job through the Texas employment Commission, and that was that for the time being.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you remember who told you that Oswald got a job through the Texas Employment Commission?

Mr. Hall.

George Bouhe, I guess.

Mr. Liebeler.

When you went to Oswald's apartment in Fort Worth this first time with Bouhe and the other people that you mentioned, did you then meet Oswald?

Mr. Hall.

Oh, yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you speak to him, and did he speak to you?

Mr. Hall.

Yes; we talked at length.