Mrs. Gibson. He said that the housing problem was so difficult there that once you got an apartment or a room in one city, that you had to wait in line in another city to get housing, therefore, you were not allowed to leave from one city to another unless you already had housing and a job. But for him it was easier because he was an American, and I guess as he said they were trying to impress him a little bit.
Mr. Jenner. In that connection did he imply that he was free to move about the country as he saw fit?
Mrs. Gibson. Freer than Russians I would imagine. He did imply that he was freer than they were.
Mr. Jenner. To move around?
Mrs. Gibson. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. Did he say that he had at any time left Minsk to go anywhere else?
Mrs. Gibson. I believe he had been to Moscow.
Mr. Jenner. Was that in connection with his efforts to return to this country?
Mrs. Gibson. I have no idea. I think it was just to see the countryside.
Mr. Jenner. Would you look further through that manuscript and see if your recollection is refreshed as to any other discussion you had with him?