Mr. Liebeler. During this first telephone conversation with Marina, was there anything said about the events of the assassination in any way?
Mrs. Ford. No; not at all, except that Marina was very surprised the way people treated her. She was telling me that if it had happened in Russia, she just would—she just knew she wouldn't be talking to me or anybody else. She knew they would be sent to Siberia or shot right away is what she said.
Mr. Liebeler. Is that what Marina said?
Mrs. Ford. That is what she said. I told her that was the big difference in Russian Government and the American Government. And then she asked me for advice. Someone contacted her at the time from a western paper and offered her $10,000 or something for the story and she asked me if it was the right thing to do because she felt she didn't want to make money on such a thing, a horrible thing as that, and I advised her to take the money because I thought she would need it for the children.
Mr. Liebeler. Now, after that first—was there anything else you discussed in that telephone conversation?
Mrs. Ford. No; I think we talked mostly about that book deal, about the offer she had.
Mr. Liebeler. After that first telephone conversation, what was the next contact you had with Marina?
Mrs. Ford. That was quite a long time after that when it was again Mrs. Paine contacted me, and wanted to know if I could go and translate for them for, we were saying about that yesterday, what is that union.
Mr. Liebeler. I did talk to you yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Ford. I have forgotten, I couldn't say because it is important.