--you and this lady with whom you were in love were down at Aransas Pass, you went down there for the purpose of having an outing?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. I even have those sketches today, of the Bay of Corpus Christi, of the seashore near Aransas Pass.

Mr. Jenner.

You apparently were not aware of the fact this country was then at war.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. But nobody told me there was any military installations around Aransas Pass.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, you were seen sketching the countryside.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And that aroused suspicion.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. That is the whole thing.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, you were driving cross-country, were you not, with this lady friend of yours?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And on the way back then from Aransas Pass----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Some characters stopped the car and came out of the bushes, and they said, "You are a German spy." They said, "You are a German citizen, you are a German spy." It was very strange. Here is my Polish passport. So--they never said anything about sketching. I thought they were from some comedy actors.

Mr. Jenner.

Didn't they identify themselves?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think they said they were from the FBI.

Mr. Jenner.

They might have been from some other government service.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Maybe some other government service. But I have the impression they told me they were from the FBI, and they followed me all the way from New York--all the way from New York.

Mr. Jenner.

In any event, five men stopped you at that time, searched your car?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Searched the car, found absolutely nothing, except the water colors, the sketches. I still have the sketches.

Mr. Jenner.

With that experience, did you proceed on into Mexico?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. They were very insulting to this Mexican lady, very insulting. And I think she made a complaint about them later on to the Mexican Ambassador. And being a vicious Mexican girl, she doesn't forget that. I think she told them they stole something from her. That I do not recall exactly.

Mr. Jenner.

As near as I can tell, she never made any such complaint officially.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think she told me she will complain officially.

Mr. Jenner.

She complained, but she never complained anything was stolen.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

You reached Mexico City?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And--with this lady.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And you remained in Mexico how long?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, that is 5 months, 6 months--until they expelled me from Mexico.

Mr. Jenner.

Does this refresh your recollection--that you made a statement in 1945 when you were questioned that you remained in Mexico City for approximately 9 months, not doing much of anything except painting and going around with Lilia?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. I did something. I invested some money in a sugar factory there. I visited a sugar company there, and the manager of the sugar company told me to invest some money in that outfit, because it was going to---the stock was going to go up, which I did. I made some nice money out of that investment.

Mr. Jenner.

You had funds when you went into Mexico, did you not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

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