Mrs. Oswald. They didn't say that.
Mr. Rankin. Did they give any reason, other than the fact that you had them?
Mrs. Oswald. They never gave that as a direct reason, because the Soviet Government was not against marrying an American. But every small official wants to keep his place, and he is afraid of any troubles. I think it was sort of insurance.
Mr. Rankin. Was there any kind of a hearing about your being let out of the Comsomol?
Mrs. Oswald. Oh, yes.
Mr. Rankin. Did you attend?
Mrs. Oswald. I didn't go there, and they discharged me without me—I was very glad. There was even a reporter there from Comsomol paper, Comsomol Pravda, I think. He tried to shame me quite strongly—for what, I don't know. And he said that he would write about this in the paper, and I told him "Go ahead and write."
But he didn't write anything, because, after all, what could he write?
Mr. Rankin. Did you make any objection to being removed from the Comsomol?
Mrs. Oswald. No.