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1. In
1 9 6 1
I
w as
a
sophom ore
a t
th e
V n ire rs ity
o f M ic h ig a n .
In
A la rc h
o f
1961, I was
a m em ber
of the
U n iv e rs ity
o f M ic h ig a n
b a n d
w h ic h
to u re d
R u s s ia
a n d
th e
S e a r
E a s t.
2. We
a rriv e d
in
M in s k ,
V .S .S .R .
fro m
M oscow
o n
M a rc h
10. 1961.
W h ile
in
J Iin s k ,
th e
b a n d
g a v e
som e
c o n c e rts
a t
th e
!!Iin s k
fo l.v te c h n ic
In s titu te .
W e
s ta y e d
in
a
h o te l
in
M in s k .
W e
le ft
M in s k
o n
M a rc h
1 4
a n d
p ro c e e d e d
to
K ie v ,
U .S .S .R .
3 . T h e re
w as
a n
e v e n in g
in
J lin s k
w h e n
m e m b e rs
o f
th e
b a n d
w e re
d iv id e d
in to
s m a ll
g ro u p s ,
e a c h
o f w h ic h
w as
a s s ig n e d
a R u s s ia n
in te rp re te r.
fo r
th e p u r-
p o s e
o f g o in g
o n
a to u r
of the
fa c ilitie s
of the
J lin s k
P o ly te c h n ic
In s titu te .
4. Sear
th e
c o n c lu s io n
o f th is
to u r.
at abnut
1O:OO p.m ., when
th e
b a n d
m em -
b e rs
w e re
b o a rd in g
a bus,
I became
s u rro u n d e d
b y
R u s s ia n
s tu d e n ts
w ho
w e re
a s k in g
m e q u e s tio n s .
B lth o u g h
o n e
s tu d e n t
w as
in te rp re tin g
I
w as
h a v in g
d iffi-
ru lty
c o m m u n ic a tiu g
w ith
th e m .
5. $t
th is
p o in t,
a n
A m e ric a n
a p p ro a c h e d
a n d
o ffe re d
to
act as an
in te rp re te r.
I a c c e p te d
th e
o ffe r.
W h ile
I never
re a lly
h a d
a chance
to talk
w ith
h im ,
he men-
tio n e d
th a t
he was
a n e x -M a rin e
fro m
T e x a s .
S o m e tim e s
he spoke
w ith
a Texas
a c c e n t
a n d
a t o th e r
tim e s
he spoke
w ith
a n
E n g lis h
a c c e n t.
Som ehow
I got
th e
im p re s s io n
th a t
he was
w o rk in g
in
R u s s ia
a n d
th a t
he never
in te n d e d
to return
to
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s .
6 . T h is
A m e ric a n
a p p e a re d
w e ll
d re s s e d .
I
th in k
h e
w o re
a camel
h a ir
co a t
a n d
p o s s ib ly
a tie.
He did
n o t in d ic a te
if he had
b e e n a t th e c o n c e rt.
7 . A fte r
ju s t
a few
m in u te s
o f
fu rth e r
q u e s tio n s
fro m
th e
R u s s ia n
s tu d e n ts ,
w ith
th e
A m e ric a n
in te rp re tin g ,
I b o a rd e d
th e b u s .
I never
a g a in
s a w
n o r h e a rd
fro m
th is
in d iv id u a l.
I
n o te d
in
m y
d ia ry
s o m e th in g
a b o u t
th e
in c id e n t,
a n d
I
w ro te
th a t
th is
A m e ric a n
seem ed
to
be a crackpot.
I did
n o t
m eet
a n y
o th e r
A m e ric a n s
in
M in s k .
8. I
h a v e
s e e n
p ic tu re s
o f
I,e e
H a rv e y
O s w a ld
in
th e
n e w s p a p e r,
a n d
th e
in -
d iv id u a l
I
s a w
in
M in s k
v e ry
m urh
re s e m b le s
O s w a ld
a s p ic tu re d .
I re c a ll
th a t
th e
p e rs o n
I
s a w
seem ed
to
h a re
m ore
h a ir
a n d
w as
h e a v ie r
th a n
L e e
H a rv e y
O s w a ld
a s p ic tu re d
in
th e
n e w s p a p e rs .
9. Except
p o s s ib ly
fo r
th is
o n e
o c c a s io n
in
M in s k .
I
n e v e r
s a w
n o r
com -
m u n ic a te d
w ith
L e e
H a rv e y
O s w a ld .
S ig n e d
th e
2 0 th
d a y
o f .J u ly
lQ 6 4 .
(S )
K a th e rin e
M a llo ry ,
K A T H E R IS E
M A LLO R Y .
A F F ID A V IT
O F
K A T H E R IN E
M A LLO R Y
T h e
fo llo w in g
a ffid a v it
w as
e x e c u te d
1 1 y
K a th e rin e
M a llo ry
o n
.T u ly 2 0 , 1 9 6 4 .
P R E S ID E N T \u2019S
C O M M IS S IO S
O N
T H E
A S S A S S IN A T IO N
O F
A F F ID A V IT
P R E S ID E N T
JO H N
F .
K E N S E D Y
S T A T E
O F
N E W
Y O R K ,
C o u n ty
o f
B ro o m e ,
5 8 :
I,
K a th e rin e
M a llo ry ,
4 1 2
E a s t
M a in
S tre e t.
E n d ic o tt,
S e w
Y o rk ,
b e in g
d u ly
s w o rn
say :
F o llo w in g
m y
te le p h o n e
in te rv ie w
o n
.T u ly
10. 1964
w ith
M r.
R ic h a rd
M osk,
I rechecked
m y
d ia ry
of the
I\u2019n ire rs itg
o f
M irh ip a n
S ym phony
B a n d
T o u r
a n d
le tte rs
w h ic h
I
s e n t
to
m y
p a re n ts .
T h e re fo re ,
I
a p p e n d
th e
fo llo w in g
m in o r
c o rre c tio n s
o f
s ta te m e n ts
in
th e
in te re s t
o f
b e in g
a s a c c u ra te
a s
I
c a n .
S ta te m e n ts
3, 4, and
5 .
I
m ade
n o
m e n tio n
of the
to u r
o f
th e
In s titu te
a n d
th e re fo re
c a n n o t
v e rify
th e
d e ta ils
o f
th e
a rra n g e m e n t,
i.e .,
s m a ll
g ro u p s .
H o w e v e r,
I
re c a ll
th a t
th e
to u r
p re c e d e d
th e
ta le n t
s h o w .
T h e
fo llo w in g
is
a
s ta te m e n t
fro m
m y
d ia ry ;
\u201cT n n ic h t
th e
s tu d e n ts
a t
th e
B ilo
(s ic )
R u s s ia n
(W h ite
R u s s ia n )
P o ly te p h n ir
In s titu te
p u t
o n
a
ta le n t
s h o w
fo r
u s. .. .
(d e s c rip tio n
o f
p e rfo rm a n c e ).
. .
A fte rw a rd
J e rry
A n d e rs o n
a n d
I
m is s e d
g e ttin g
o u t
w ith
o u r
c ro w d
a n d
w e
w e re
m obbed
b y
th e
s tu d e n ts .
I
m et
a boy
fro m
T e s a s
(n o w
a
R u s s ia n
c itiz e n )
w ho
tra n s ln trd
q u e s tio n s
a n d
a n s w e rs
fo r
m e .\u201d
In
a le tte r
to
m y
p a re n ts
d a te d
M a rc h
1 7 . 1 9 6 1 , \u201cT h e
fir s t
n ig h t
w e
2 1 1
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