Mr. Ofstein. Not extremely clearly—it was possibly a copy of the Soviet White Russian, I believe is what the title of it is, but I noticed that there—we had a conversation about the paper.
Mr. Jenner. Was anybody present in addition to yourself and Oswald?
Mr. Ofstein. I don't believe so; no, sir.
Mr. Jenner. What was the substance of the conversation, first?
Mr. Ofstein. Well, he saw me looking at the paper and he wanted to know if I understood anything that was written there, as I had written down a couple of characters and I told him I read a little and understood a little, and therefore I asked him if he could read the paper, and he said, "Yes," he understood Russian very well, and that was possibly the thing that brought our friendship or acquaintanceship closer to being a friendship than anyone else's down there.
Mr. Jenner. You discovered a common interest other than your work?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Where had you learned to decipher Russian characters?
Mr. Ofstein. I learned this while I was in the service.
Mr. Jenner. Where were you stationed?