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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XI - Page 127« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Donald Gibson)

Mr. Jenner.
Did Marina remain and the baby remain with you overnight and into the next day?
Mrs. Gibson.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Where did Marina and. her child stay that evening?
Mrs. Gibson.
They slept in the bedroom.
Mr. Jenner.
You didn't lodge her child, June, in the room in which your son Curtis was?
Mrs. Gibson.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
When did you first meet Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mrs. Gibson.
I believe it was on the evening of the first day that Marina stayed with me.
Mr. Jenner.
Did someone bring him or did he come alone?
Mrs. Gibson.
As far as I know, he came alone.
Mr. Jenner.
What was your impression as to the place from which he had come?
Mrs. Gibson.
I don't know where he had come from.
Mr. Jenner.
But he came alone?
Mrs. Gibson.
As far as I know; yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Was Marina able to speak English?
Mrs. Gibson.
No; not a word.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you have any problems in that connection?
Mrs. Gibson.
Well, I got a little dictionary and tried to figure out a few words, but it was very hard to communicate with her.
Mr. Jenner.
I take it then from your remark that you yourself are not fluent in Russian?
Mrs. Gibson.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you understand Russian?
Mrs. Gibson.
A few words.
Mr. Jenner.
Your father speaks Russian fluently, does he not?
Mrs. Gibson.
Yes; he does.
Mr. Jenner.
And your stepmother?
Mrs. Gibson.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Despite their fluency in Russian, you never acquired any fluency?

You just didn't acquire any familiarity with Russian?
Mrs. Gibson.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Except your understanding of a few words?
Mrs. Gibson.
No; I didn't.
Mr. Jenner.
In any event you are unable to speak it?
Mrs. Gibson.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
When Oswald came to your house that evening, did he speak English or Russian?
Mrs. Gibson.
He spoke English to us and Russian to Marina.
Mr. Jenner.
When he arrived, did he speak with his child?
Mrs. Gibson.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Jenner.
In what language did he speak with the child?
Mrs. Gibson.
Russian.
Mr. Jenner.
That was not merely small talk? All of his conversation with his child was in Russian?
Mrs. Gibson.
Some was small talk. You could tell that he was Just playing around, and when he really talked to her, it was in Russian. Of course once in a while he'd lapse into English.
Mr. Jenner.
You minded the child June while Marina was at the dentist?
Mrs. Gibson.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
And also the following day while she was at the dentist?
Mrs. Gibson.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
How did you get along with the child?
Mrs. Gibson.
Not very well.
Mr. Jenner.
Tell us about that.
Mrs. Gibson.
Pardon? I didn't understand you.
Mr. Jenner.
You say you didn't get along very well with the child. State it more fully to me factually; what the problems were.
Mrs. Gibson.
Well, the minute Marina left, the child would start to cry. She
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