Mrs. Paine. She said that she had written to the Soviet Embassy to ask about papers to go back, and received a reply from them saying, "Why do you want to go back?" And she said she just didn't answer that letter because she didn't want to go back, and that that was where the matter stood at that time.
Mr. Jenner. She had not answered the letter?
Mrs. Paine. The inquiry from the Embassy. She did not answer it.
Mr. Dulles. Did she say whether or not she showed that answer from the Soviet Embassy to her husband?
Mrs. Paine. No; she didn't say.
Mr. Jenner. Did I understand you to say that Marina said to you that she thought that meant a divorce?
Mrs. Paine. I will state again that she felt she was being sent back to stay back, that he would stay here, that this amounted to the end of the marriage for them, but not legally done.
Mr. Jenner. I see. And did she express any opinion of opposition to that?
Mrs. Paine. She particularly was opposed to going back. It was leaving the United States that she was opposed to.
Mr. Jenner. She wanted to stay here, did she?