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.