Mr. MARTIN. The Inn of the Six Flags. She was in the back seat and Leon
Gopadze was in the front seat talking with her, and she told him that
he had come home Thursday night and that----
Mr. DULLES. In Russian?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. DULLES. This was a conversation in Russian?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes. Lee translated it for me, Gopadze translated it.
Mr. DULLES. Afterwards or as it took place.
Mr. MARTIN. As it took place, well, it was immediately afterwards, and
she made a comment that he had left his wedding band on the dresser, I
think, and she got up the next morning she found his wedding band on
the dresser, which was strange.
Now, that is the only thing that relates to that period that I have
heard her say. Now, I didn't actually hear her say that.
Mr. REDLICH. You have had no other conversations with her with regard
to the period of November 21 and the morning of November 22?
Mr. MARTIN. No.
Mr. REDLICH. Do you have any knowledge of the story which Marina Oswald
prepared in Russian and which she has sent to this Commission?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Could you state the extent of your knowledge?
Mr. MARTIN. I knew it was written, and written by her, and that is
about the extent of it.
Mr. REDLICH. Was it ever translated for you?
Mr. MARTIN. Well, we have part of it translated, a portion of it.
Mr. REDLICH. Are there any parts of that story which you now believe to
be inaccurate?
Mr. MARTIN. No, I don't have the whole thing translated, but I think
everything that is translated, I have no reason to doubt.
Mr. REDLICH. Did you assist Marina Oswald in the preparation for her
television appearance in January on CBS television?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Are there any portions of that interview which you now
believe to be inaccurate in any respect?
Mr. MARTIN. No. We set a format for CBS to use, specific questions,
and Marina was not prompted as to the answers to give. Those were
impromptu. But we went over the ones with her off the camera, and asked
her the questions so that she would understand them, and then she
answered them, and the second time she did it on camera.
Mr. REDLICH. To the best of your knowledge and recollection those
answers were accurate?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes. I can't remember them. But none of them struck me as
being----
Mr. REDLICH. Apart from the newspaper clippings which we went through
this morning and afternoon, are you familiar with any other narrative
prepared by or for Marina Oswald?
Mr. MARTIN. Prepared by or for?
Mr. REDLICH. Yes.
Mr. MARTIN. You mean other than newspaper articles?
Mr. REDLICH. Other than the newspaper articles which we discussed this
morning and this afternoon.
Mr. MARTIN. Life magazine.
Mr. REDLICH. Did you have anything to do with the recent story in Life
magazine?
Mr. MARTIN. No, we had nothing on that other than the picture. Time
magazine, she was interviewed for Time magazine.
Mr. REDLICH. When was that?
Mr. MARTIN. Saturday--Friday--she was here in Washington.
Mr. REDLICH. If I may refresh your recollection, she completed her
testimony before this Commission at approximately 5:30 on Thursday,
February 6.
Mr. MARTIN. Well, I believe it was Friday. We held a press conference
on Friday afternoon, and I think it was Friday night then.
Mr. REDLICH. It would be sometime after the completion of her testimony
is that correct?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Were you with her during the course of that interview?
Mr. MARTIN. It must have been Thursday night. It was Thursday night
because Secret Service was still with her.
Mr. REDLICH. You believe this interview took place on Thursday night?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. That would be February 6?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Were you with her during the course of this interview?
Mr. MARTIN. Part of the time. I left John Thorne and Marina and the
Time reporter at the table. June was restless, and I was walking her
around the restaurant.
Mr. REDLICH. Have you read the interview?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Are there any portions of it which you now believe to be
inaccurate, to the best of your recollection?
Mr. MARTIN. I don't think so. I would have to re-read it to make it
definite, make a definite statement on it.
Mr. REDLICH. On the basis of conversations which you had during the
course of the testimony of Marina Oswald before this Commission and on
the basis of conversations which you have had subsequent to that time,
do you have any opinion concerning the truthfulness of the testimony
which she presented before this Commission?
Mr. MARTIN. No. I think primarily she is truthful, and I think that
under oath she would tell the truth.
Mr. REDLICH. Are you still Mrs. Oswald's business representative?
Mr. MARTIN. According to the contract, yes. According to my contract
with her.
Mr. REDLICH. Have you received any communication from her which raises
questions as to whether you are still her business representative?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Are we really concerned with that?
Mr. REDLICH. Mr. Chairman, I intend to ask the witness why he was
discharged in terms of whether it had anything to do with any business
negotiations or anything to do with the testimony of Mrs. Oswald before
this Commission.
The CHAIRMAN. You can ask him if it has anything to do with her
testimony. We are not interested in her business affairs.