(Testimony of Mrs. Igor Vladimir Voshinin)
Mrs. Voshinin.
That's what the article said; yes. But I just glanced through it, I mean. That's what caught my eye. That's all.
And then he also brought some photographs from Ghana--so I'm pretty sure he was there.
Mr. Jenner.
You saw some photographs from Ghana?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Yes; from Ghana.
Mr. Jenner.
And you saw this newspaper?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Yes; and I saw the newspaper--and I believe this newspaper was in English. The French newspaper was from Haiti--right. And the English one was from Ghana; yes.
Mr. Jenner.
It was a Ghana newspaper published in English?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Yes; in English language written in English language. And that's what it said there.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever talk to him about that?
Mrs. Voshinin.
I believe so. I believe I asked him, and he said that he went there on account of some Swedish, I believe, businessmen to look for some oil leases, and he had to sort of conceal his profession, you know--that this is a competitive business and you don't advertise you are geologists looking for oil, you know.
But then, again, we, both of us, refrained from asking any questions of George's trip because George repeatedly hinted that he was doing some services for the State Department, you know.
Mr. Jenner.
Of the United States?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Of the United States; yes. And under those circumstances, you just don't feel like asking him any questions, you know. And maybe I assumed that, but he definitely hinted--made certain hints. He never said that he is an employee, though, you know. For example, about his trip to Yugoslavia, he would say, "I made it with the knowledge of the State Department." You know. And then when he came back, he told us how he submitted a written report there. And then on few other foreign trips, he also said that--sort of, you know, hinted that that was what.
Mr. Jenner.
What foreign trip?
Mrs. Voshinin.
He was traveling to Europe several times, I forget which.
Mr. Jenner.
Yugoslavia, Ghana?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Well, let me have I have it on piece of paper.
Mr. Jenner.
Oh, you have?
Mrs. Voshinin.
[Referring to paper which she took from her bag.] Prior to 1955, he told me, he was in Cuba. He was drilling there. That was before long before Castro. Right?
Mr. Jenner.
Uh-huh.
Mrs. Voshinin.
He was drilling some well--made some very good oil discovery in Cuba.
Then he worked in Mexico. That's what he said. Prior to 1955 sometime. Then he went to Yugoslavia from 1957 to 1958, I believe. That's what it says here. Then he visited Europe back on his way from Yugoslavia. And he brought some pictures from Poland, Sweden, and from France. Those three countries.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you recognize any of them?
Mrs. Voshinin.
No, sir; I haven't been in either of this countries. And I believe he went to Poland, he said, because, you know, he lived formerly in Poland and he said he wanted to go there to just have a look at it. And then he said that he went to France to meet his first wife and child. I believe she is--I believe Alex was at that time in France. And he went to Sweden for business matters. I understood that some Swedish people arranged the Ghana trip of his.
Then, also, on the way to Ghana, he went to Europe. I believe he said to Sweden again and then to Ghana. And then---I'm not sure whether he was twice in Ghana or only once. I'm quite sure once he was there. Then, he went to Haiti several times.
Mr. Jenner.
You were aware that he was making these trips. Now, whether he actually made them or not, you don't know----
Mrs. Voshinin.
No; I don't know.
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