Mr. Jenner. Or anybody evidenced any affection in the nice sense of the word for him?
Mr. Thornley. No.
Mr. Jenner. I take it your trip to Mexico City was purely one of general interest as you have described and had nothing to do with any interest on your part in going to Cuba or attempting to go to Cuba?
Mr. Thornley. Believe me, no. I have no desire to go to Cuba unless I am going to take a rifle and be on an invasion force or something.
Mr. Jenner. Did you hear of anybody in the Marine Corps, whose last name was Hidell?
Mr. Thornley. At the time this name was mentioned to me that was—that person, whoever it was that Oswald used to speak to in the ranks in the morning came to my mind. But I can't say that that was the name, and I am—of course, now, I am very leery that that—very uncertain as to ever having heard the name Hidell, and I doubt it very much.
Mr. Jenner. Shortly after the unfortunate occurrence of November 22, 1963, you were interviewed by Secret Service agents, were you not?
Mr. Thornley. Yes. Now, this is what I had mentioned earlier. This was the Monday interview, of November 25, actually it was midnight Sunday night as I recall. It seemed to me a couple of days later before I spoke to the FBI. I believe there was a Mr. Rice—was one of the men.
Mr. Jenner. This was the evening of the 23d of November?
Mr. Thornley. Was it the 23d?