Mr. JENNER. When you say, "returned here," do you mean returned to the
Dallas area or to the United States?
Mr. VOSHININ. To the United States.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. VOSHININ. What he did during the war, I don't know; but, after the
war, he was working for some oil company. I think he had connections
with the oil company in which his father-in-law, Sharples, had some
interest--because he was receiving some money from that company even
after he divorced his wife--until it finally stopped. But he was--I
remember that he was saying, "Well, they stopped my money I received
from the Sharples Co." He says, "Now, they got me with this thing. I am
not a consultant any more."
He was some kind of consultant for that company--I don't know what of,
the company's, that is. So, therefore, you know, I learned that he
had received that all the time though. I don't imagine it was too much
money, but helping him.
And, finally, he wanted to go on his own and make money the whole time,
you know. So, he opened his own office and was drilling for oil and
made also some consultations. And I know that before we came here he
was very successful in the Caribbean area, and he got big money--real
big money.
Mr. JENNER. This is by reputation?
Mr. VOSHININ. Yeah; but he always was bragging about him finding oil
somewhere. I don't know whether it was Cuba or Haiti. I think it was
Cuba. But that must be in 1953--something like that--because I know
he was always running around talking about income tax on that money
because it was such a deal outside the country, you know, present
certain difficulties and you have to ask the lawyers, you know, which
year you receive that and so on.
So, he was always consulting some specialist about what to do about
that sort of thing.
Mr. JENNER. This is what he said anyway?
Mr. VOSHININ. That's what he said anyway. I was never in business with
him--so I don't know.
So, shortly after that, after we came here--you see, how we met him,
my wife is a geologist with a Master Degree from Rutgers University;
and we were looking, you know, when we came through this area, we were
looking for such a place which would be good for my health and which
also would give her the possibility to work in her profession--and not
be so noisy as New York is. So, she was looking for a job--which was
very difficult for a beginner, you know, a woman geologist--though
we have a dozen of them here. But--so Bouhe gave us--he said, "There
is a Russian geologist"--so Bouhe gave my wife the address of Mr. De
Mohrenschildt's office. He has a very good--beautiful office in First
National Bank. So----
Mr. JENNER. And that's how you met De Mohrenschildt?
Mr. VOSHININ. That's how we met De Mohrenschildt.