Mr. Dulles. I don't know if it is important.
Mr. Leech. You go ahead and I'll find it.
Mr. Martin. Under the contract all checks were supposed to be made payable to me. Then I would deduct my fee and forward the balance to Marina.
Mr. Redlich. The next item on Commission Exhibit No. 325 refers to Meredith Press.
Mr. Martin. The Meredith Press is a book publisher with their main office in Des Moines, Iowa. I had talked with Mr. Ted Purdy at great length and on numerous occasions by phone. We had negotiated world book rights for Marina Oswald's story. For this Meredith Press would pay a $25,000 advance to her. Then on the first printing would be a 10 percent commission of the retail price of the book.
On the second printing would be 12½ percent commission, and on the third and succeeding printings it would be 15 percent commission.
Now, of course, the commissions were to be deducted from the advance.
Mr. Redlich. And this was to be her life story?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Had you discussed with Marina at all the contents of this book? Had you started making any preparations for writing?