Mr. Jenner.

accorded benefits different from or in addition to those which would normally have been accorded him?

Mr. Taylor.

I think he felt like that the situation that the Russians put him into---in other words, the environment they put him into---was less than he had anticipated. This is only an impression now.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes; I know.

Mr. Taylor.

It was never--we never discussed this. But I always felt like that he was disappointed that they put him in a factory forming sheet metal and didn't give him what he felt was something important to do.

Mr. Jenner.

That is, did you have the impression, in your contacts with him discussing his life in Russia, that he had an opinion of himself that was such that he felt he was not being accorded that which at least his ambitions and desires, he thought, warranted?

Mr. Taylor.

I think that's true. He didn't--uh--I think he expected, as a former American, to be treated as something special--as though he were a rarity, because he had left this country and gone there, and that they would have treated him with a red carpet, so to speak. Of course, he was very disappointed what they actually gave him.

Mr. Jenner.

And your statement that he was very disappointed in what he actually received--did he say that to you? Was it more than just an impression on your part?

Mr. Taylor.

Uh--he never said that. It's only an impression.

Mr. Jenner.

Is it a distinct impression or----

Mr. Taylor.

Yes. It's a very distinct impression.

Mr. Jenner.

All right.

Mr. Taylor.

That this is one of the reasons why I would never have asked him, as you asked me, what he felt about his wife making more money. He seemed very depressed about how the Russians had treated him.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he appear to you to be sensitive on this score--that he----

Mr. Taylor.

It appeared that he would be sensitive if I had broached the subject.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Now, have you exhausted your recollection as to what he told you of his life in Russia?

Mr. Taylor.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he say anything about any independent activity on his part-- that is, activity of his distinct from Marina--such as, for example, going hunting?

Mr. Taylor.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

Was the subject of the use of firearms for hunting ever discussed by him with you?

Mr. Taylor.

No; nor was the subject, which I think you were leading up to, of the Russians' right or lack of right to own firearms discussed.

Mr. Jenner.

The subject of firearms was never discussed?

Mr. Taylor.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he discuss at any time with you, or did you hear him discuss it in your presence, his effort to return to the United States and any difficulties, if he had any, in that connection?

Mr. Taylor.

Yes; I believe he said that--uh--he did have difficulties and that it took him--uh--about a year to get permission to come to this--return to this country with his wife.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he say anything about whether he undertook that effort prior to his marriage had commenced it prior to the time he had married Marina?

Mr. Taylor.

No; he indicated that he commenced it after his marriage.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he discuss with you at any time, or was the subject discussed in your presence, as to the courtship between Marina and himself?

Mr. Taylor.

No; or, if it was, I have no recollection of it.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he discuss with you, or was there a discussion in your presence, of any illnesses on his part while he was in Russia?

Mr. Taylor.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Have we now exhausted his discussions with you with respect to the subject of his life in Russia?