Mrs. Oswald. No. I would receive my pay and I would spend everything in one day—three days tops.
Mr. Rankin. What would you spend it for?
Mrs. Oswald. First all the necessary things which I had to buy—shoes, an overcoat for winter. It is cold there, and, therefore, you have to wear warm clothes.
Mr. Rankin. Was your uncle a member of the Communist Party?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, he is a Communist.
Mr. Rankin. Did you belong to any organizations during this period in Minsk?
Mrs. Oswald. First I was a member of the Trade Union. Then I joined the Comsomol, but I was discharged after one year.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know why you were discharged?
Mrs. Oswald. I paid my membership dues regularly, and at first they didn't know who I was or what I was, but after they found out that I had married an American and was getting ready to go to the United States, I was discharged from the Comsomol. They said that I had anti-Soviet views, even though I had no anti-Soviet views of any kind.
Mr. Rankin. Do you think that they thought you had anti-Soviet views because you married an American?