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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 191« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of George S. De Mohrenschildt)

Mr. Jenner.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And in petroleum geology?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; with minor in petroleum engineering.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you pursue your studies further?
Mr. De.
MOHRENSCHILDT. No; well, I wrote a dissertation. I pursue my studies as the time goes by. But that was the end of my education in American schools.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, while you were at the University of Texas, did you serve as an instructor----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. In French.
Mr. Jenner.
You had no tenure there? You were not a professor?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. No; an instructor in French, to make some additional money.
Mr. Jenner.
When did you complete your work at the University of Texas--all of your studies?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. In the fall of 1945.
Mr. Jenner.
How long were you at the University of Texas?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think about 2 years.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, following your obtaining your master's degree at the University of Texas, did you enter into business?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. No; I got a job waiting for me in Venezuela, the Pantepec Oil Co. in Venezuela.
Mr. Jenner.
What was the nature of that work?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I worked as a field engineer.
Mr. Jenner.
In Venezuela?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. Very good salary; pleasant conditions. But eventually fought with the vice president.
Mr. Jenner.
What?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Eventually I got into some personal trouble with the vice president, and this time was not kicked out but through mutual agreement it was decided between Warren Smith, who was my president, and a close friend, that I should resign and also----
Mr. Jenner.
When did you leave that position?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Some time in 1946.
Mr. Jenner.
I interrupted you. You were going to add something.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Some time in 1946. And also I wanted to come back to the States to renew my citizenship paper application, because I would lose my citizenship papers by staying in Venezuela too long, you see.
It was an American company all right, but I think it was incorporated in Venezuela.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you have to have a passport to get to that position in Venezuela?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; well, I think I still have my Polish passport. But I had a reentry permit to the States.
Mr. Jenner.
So you returned to the United States in 1946?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Then what did you do?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, I arrived back through New York, but stayed a very short time, and went to Texas again.
Mr. Jenner.
What town?
Mr. De.
MOHRENSCHILDT. To Houston. To look for a job. I did not want to be in a tropical part of the United States, in a hot part. I was trying to find a job somewhere in the northern part of the United States. And then I heard that there is a job available as an assistant to the chairman of the Rangely Field Engineering Committee.
Mr. Jenner.
At Rangely, Colo.?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And what was the field engineer's name? He is now dead, is he not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; Joe Zorichak.
Mr. Jenner.
There was an assistant. What was his name? There were two of you assisting the chairman?
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