*Mrs. Oswald. It is an association of young Communist youth. It is not party, sir. In order to become a member of the Communist Party, one has to be first a member of the Komsomol, but I didn't even have the membership card in Komsomol Association.
Representative Boggs. Would it be normal for one to graduate, so to speak, from the Komsomol to the membership in the Communist Party?*
*Mrs. Oswald. It is a prerequisite for a prospective member of the Communist Party to be first a member of the Komsomol organization, but not every member of Komsomol becomes a Communist Party member.
Mr. Rankin. What percentage?
Senator Cooper. She was expelled?
Senator Russell. No; she testified she quit the Youth Movement.*
*Mrs. Oswald. I was dismissed.
**I was expelled from Komsomol.
Senator Russell. Why—for what reason?*
*Mrs. Oswald. The reason given to me for being expelled from Komsomol was because I did not get my card, because I did not take out my Komsomol card for 1 year. That was the reason given to me, but I believe the true reason why they expelled me from Komsomol was because I married an American.