Mr. Liebeler. Did you have any conversations with the Oswalds at that time about the kind of apartment that they had when they lived in Minsk?
Mrs. Ford. I don't remember any particulars about that apartment, but they were talking about, I think, about the apartment, I don't know exactly what was said about it. I know it was, I think I remember they were saying they lived in one room and sharing a kitchen.
Mr. Liebeler. Did they tell you how they came to meet each other in Russia and how they came to be married?
Mrs. Ford. It wasn't said at that particular time, but I remember Marina was telling me afterwards how they came to meet each other, and I believe it was at a dance some place at the Hall of Culture or some place they would have in Russia dances, and she met him there.
Mr. Liebeler. Of the people that were at this luncheon, aside from yourself, how many of them were originally born in Russia?
Mrs. Ford. Mr. Bouhe and I believe and Mr. Meller would be—I believe Ted Meller was born in Poland.
Mr. Liebeler. Did it appear to you at the time of that luncheon that Lee Harvey Oswald lived like other Russian people lived or did it appear that he might have received preferential treatment in some way.
Did you gather an impression about that during the course of your conversation?
Mrs. Ford. Yes; I believe he was still in something of a hardship in living in Russia, that was the reason for his leaving Russia. That it was rather difficult to make his ends meet as we say, because he was comparing it with his living standards of Marina's uncle who was a colonel or a major, I don't know, I wouldn't say because I don't know. He was saying that they had a very lovely apartment consisting of maybe four or five rooms and he was comparing it with his apartment, and such.
Mr. Liebeler. Did he compare his apartment with the apartment of other workers who worked in Minsk?