Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And I assume, with an entire year's study at that special school of Monterey, you acquired a facility with the language, did you?
Mr. Ofstein. Not as well as I should have; no, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And why was that?
Mr. Ofstein. Well, I was a little on the young side then and I was interested in other things and the freedom to leave the post and go to town and the availability of recreation there deterred my studies.
Mr. Jenner. I see. You acquired some facility in reading Russian?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. And some facility in speaking Russian?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. Was this conversational Russian?