Mrs. Gravitis.

this isn't true. I was surprised, and I replied that this isn't true, because it is possible if a person doesn't have money, that medical help would be given for free here in the States. That is, Mrs. Paine was surprised if this could be true, that we could get local free help. I suggested to her to contact her personal physician and he will send Marina somewhere.
She said I will go on my way back from vacation and pick up Marina and bring her. And then when she got back, she called me again and said she is very happy for this suggestion, that Marina got free medical help, had another baby, and even the doctor offered with her dental work, and she said the treatment was excellent in the hospital. I was very surprised how Mrs. Paine didn't know, and Oswald being also an American didn't know that local help or local medical help is available to people who don't have money.

Mr. Belin.

Did Mrs. Paine or Marina Oswald or anyone say anything more to you about Marina Oswald or Lee Harvey Oswald that you think should be noted here, that we should discuss?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Maybe, but I don't remember right now.

Mr. Belin.

Is there anything else that you care to add?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Mrs. Paine told me that Lee is very bad husband, that he even hit her, Marina.

Mr. Belin.

When did Mrs. Paine tell you this?

Mrs. Gravitis.

When she went to pick up Marina in New Orleans. She said, "I have to go in person to pick her up because I cannot write her things like that, that Lee would read her letters and then would reprimand his wife."

Mr. Belin.

Did she say whether Marina said that this had been different, that Lee had always been this way about hitting his wife, or was this something different that happened when they came to New Orleans?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Marina did not tell me.

Mr. Belin.

I mean Mrs. Paine?

Mrs. Gravitis.

I didn't ask and she didn't say.

Mr. Belin.

Is there any other information that you can think of that might be helpful here?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Mrs. Paine was at our house the first of April of this year, 1964. I asked if she thought if Marina would know if Lee had intended to kill somebody, or President. And Mrs. Paine replied that she thought that Marina did not know. However, she felt that Marina knew that Oswald was in Mexico, but she didn't tell Marina.

Mr. Belin.

What do you mean she didn't tell Marina?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Excuse me, Marina didn't tell Mrs. Paine. Marina knew that Oswald was in Mexico, but about his being there, didn't tell Mrs. Paine.

Mr. Belin.

Why do you feel that Mexico was very important?

Mrs. Gravitis.

Because I felt that he was preparing himself for a trip some where; either Cuba or somewhere else.

Mr. Belin.

But this is just a feeling, or did you have any facts upon which to base it?

Mrs. Gravitis.

No; this is my personal feeling.

Mr. Belin.

Any other facts that you know of that might be helpful here?

Mrs. Gravitis.

I would help you more, but I don't have enough acquaintance here in town that I really feel that I would know more. I know Mrs. Paine beside her Russian tutoring so well, because Mrs. Paine or her husband left her. She was separated or still is separated, so Mrs. Paine more or less came to me an elderly person for advice. Her husband came home after the President was assassinated.

Mr. Belin.

Why did he come home, do you know?

Mrs. Gravitis.

I asked her, but Mrs. Paine said she don't know why. And she still has domestic problems. I feel that he would like to make it easier on her after that particular time.

Mr. Belin.

Anything else you can think of that might be relevant?

Mrs. Gravitis.

No.

Mr. Belin.

Well, we want to thank you very much for coming down here, Mrs. Gravitis, and also thank you very much, for your help.

Mrs. Gravitis.

Thank you; Mr. Belin.

Mr. Belin.

Your mother-in-law has the opportunity to read the deposition