Mr. Liebeler. Did you form an impression as to his command of that language?
Mr. Bouhe. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. What was that impression?
Mr. Bouhe. A very strange assortment of words. Grammatically not perfect, but an apparent ease to express himself in that language.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you know when you knew Oswald how long he had been in the Soviet Union, approximately?
Mr. Bouhe. That I knew from a clipping which I have at home, from the Fort Worth newspaper, yes, which first brought the name of Oswald before my eyes sometime in June 1962. And that story said the Fort Worth boy returns after so many years, and so on.
Mr. Liebeler. Did Oswald's command of the Russian language seem to be about what you would expect from him, having been in Russia for that period of time? Would you say it was good?
Mr. Bouhe. I would say very good.
Mr. Liebeler. You think he had a good command of the language, considering the amount of time he had spent in Russia?
Mr. Bouhe. Sir, for everyday conversations, yes. But I think that if I would have asked him to write, I would think he would have difficulty.