Mr. Jenner.

Yes; of course.

Mr. Mamantov.

That put her to work with Mrs. Paine. You see, what happened, Mrs. Paine was calling me at the office and asked to teach--and I told her I'm not interested to teach individual students, and I suggested my mother-in-law, and this way we made arrangement for my mother-in-law to teach her Russian.

Mr. Jenner.

Are you acquainted with the reputation in the Russian community of Marina Oswald, and I'm going to ask you several subdivisions--first, as to her personality.

Mr. Mamantov.

From what I heard, she was a very pleasant young girl, was quite open in her discussions, in her conversations. My conclusion was that she is very pleasant to be around.

Mr. Jenner.

Are you acquainted with her reputation in the Russian community for truth and veracity?

Mr. Mamantov.

For whom?

Mr. Jenner.

As to her truth and veracity, that is, did she have a reputation with respect to whether she was or was not a truthful person?

Mr. Mamantov.

Right, I see what you mean.

Mr. Jenner.

A person upon whose statements one might rely?

Mr. Mamantov.

I don't know--as a community. I do know in our family discussion.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, I'll take that part of the community.

Mr. Mamantov.

All right. We didn't accuse her one way or another way, but we couldn't understand how she could come out of the Soviet Union so easily and also, statements she made to my mother-in-law about him living in a small apartment, which we still have relatives and, I mean distant relatives, and we know that they cannot live in a comfortable apartment. For this reason, we have opinion, or, we wouldn't trust her on the first-hand information.

Mr. Jenner.

Did she have a reputation in the Russian community with respect to whether or not she was a member of the Communist Party? Now, that is a political question.

Mr. Mamantov.

Now, she told my mother-in-law----

Mr. Jenner.

Now, please, did she have a reputation?

Mr. Mamantov.

Wait just a second----

Mr. Jenner.

A reputation, whether she was or was not--what did the Russian community as a whole, now, not just your mother-in-law?

Mr. Mamantov.

All right--you want the Communist Party of the United States or Communist Party of the Soviet Union?

Mr. Jenner.

All right, I'll take both of them--I'll take the Communist Party of the Soviet Union first.

Mr. Mamantov.

Everybody knew that she was a member of the Communistic Youth Organization--she didn't even hide this, but I never have heard of somebody implying that she would be a member of the Communist Party of the United States, so as community, I don't think everybody considered her as well tied to the Communist Party as the community did Oswald himself.

Mr. Jenner.

What was the general reputation, if any, of Marina in the Russian community on the subject of whether she had any fixed political views and might actively support those views here in the United States?

Mr. Mamantov.

No; I don't know this--I mean--I don't have any opinion. I haven't heard anything--I know that she didn't--she avoided political discussions, I'll put it this way.

Mr. Jenner.

She did?

Mr. Mamantov.

She did avoid political discussions.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it from your testimony, you are acquainted with the Fords?

Mr. Mamantov.

That's correct.

Mr. Jenner.

I think you said Mr. Bouhe was a bachelor?

Mr. Mamantov.

That's correct. He is a bachelor now--he was married--he's divorced.

Mr. Jenner.

He's a grass widower?

Mr. Mamantov.

Right, but he was a very short time widower--he could be married.