The testimony of Mrs. Dorothy Gravitis was taken at 1 p.m., on April
6, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building,
Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. David W. Belin, assistant
counsel of the President's Commission. Ilya A. Mamantov, interpreter.
Mr. BELIN. I am going to ask you both to stand up. Would you raise
your right hand. Mrs. Gravitis and Mr. Ilya Mamantov, do you solemnly
swear, Mrs. Gravitis that the testimony you are about to give, and
Mr. Mamantov, the translation that you are about to give, will be the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Yes.
Mr. MAMANTOV. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Your name is Mrs. Dorothy Gravitis?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Where do you live?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Today?
Mr. BELIN. Now.
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Richardson, Tex., 2444 Fairway Circle (AD 5-2873).
Mr. BELIN. Is that a suburb of Dallas?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. That's correct.
Mr. BELIN. Mrs. Gravitis, is your daughter married to Mr. Mamantov?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Where were you born?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Latvia.
Mr. BELIN. May I ask approximately how old you are?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. Seventy-four years old.
Mr. BELIN. Did you live in Latvia all your life before coming to
America?
Mrs. GRAVITIS. First Latvia was independent. It was part of Russia. I
was born in Latvian territory, which was at that time Russia.