Mr. Jenner. Your parents, were they Russian citizens?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. My father took a Chinese passport, and I cannot tell you whether he already had it when I was born, or whether he took one later. But I believe he took one later. He took probably one later, when they sold the railroad to the Reds, you know. That is when he took the Chinese passport.
Mr. Jenner. He was born in Russia?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. And your mother was born in Russia?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. To my knowledge, yes. They were living a few years in China before I was born.
Mr. Jenner. Now, in what business or occupation or government service was your father engaged?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. My father was in charge of the Far Eastern railroad.
Mr. Jenner. For what country?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. For China. He was working directly with the Chinese Government and with Chinese officials, with Chinese people. And then in 1925, when the Chinese sold the railroad——