Mrs. Oswald. I think so, but I don't know.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know why your husband was sent to Minsk to work and live after he came to the Soviet Union, instead of some other city?
Mrs. Oswald. He was sent there because this is a young and developing city where there are many industrial enterprises which needed personnel. It is an old, a very old city. But after the war, it had been almost completely built anew, because everything has been destroyed. It was easier in the sense of living space in Minsk—it was easier to secure living space. Many immigrants are sent to Minsk. There are many immigrants there now.
Mr. Rankin. Were there many Americans there?
Mrs. Oswald. Americans? No. But from South America, from Argentina, we knew many. Many Argentinians live there—comparatively many.
Mr. Rankin. Did your husband say much about the time he was in Moscow before he went to Minsk and what he did there?
Mrs. Oswald. He didn't tell me particularly much about it, but he said that he walked in Moscow a great deal, that he had visited museums, that he liked Moscow better than Minsk, and that he would have liked to live in Moscow.
Mr. Rankin. Did he say anything about having been on the radio or television at Moscow?
Mrs. Oswald. He said that he was on the radio.
Mr. Rankin. Did he tell you anything about any ceremonies for him when he asked for Soviet citizenship?