Mr. Jenner. What happened, and what was said?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Well, he loved to speak Russian.
Mr. Jenner. Did you introduce yourself? And explain why you were there?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes, I said, "I'm a friend of George Bouhe, I want to see how you are getting along."
Mr. Jenner. Did you speak in Russian or English?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. In English at first, and then he switched to Russian.
Mr. Jenner. What was your impression of his command of Russian?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Well, he spoke fluent Russian, but with a foreign accent, and made mistakes, grammatical mistakes, but had remarkable fluency in Russian.
Mr. Jenner. It was remarkable?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Remarkable—for a fellow of his background and education, it is remarkable how fast he learned it. But he loved the language. He loved to speak it. He preferred to speak Russian than English any time. He always would switch from English to Russian.