Mr. Martin. Well, just through association.
Mr. Rankin. I see. Did you know the county sheriff before that?
Mr. Martin. Vaguely, not to any great extent.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know of any particular reason why he chose your establishment?
Mr. Martin. Because of the central location between Dallas and Fort Worth and the isolation of it.
Mr. Rankin. At that time who came to stay with you at the Six Flags Inn, Marina and some of her family?
Mr. Martin. Well, Marina and the two children and Robert and Marguerite Oswald.
Mr. Rankin. Did they have several suites there?
Mr. Martin. They had one room, well, one suite, room 423 and 424 and then we gave them two other rooms for the Secret Service.
Mr. Rankin. Did anyone make arrangements with you besides the county sheriff about how this would be handled?
Mr. Martin. Yes, Secret Service.
Mr. Rankin. Who, for the Secret Service?
Mr. Martin. Let's see, Charles Kunkel, and Howard—I can't remember his first name.
Mr. Rankin. Secret Service man?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Where was this arrangement made?
Mr. Martin. Well, down in the room in the suite.
Mr. Rankin. There at the Six Flags Inn?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. And the three of you were there together, were you?
Mr. Martin. Yes, there were also Arlington police officers and several other Secret Service men.
Mr. Rankin. Who participated in the conversation?
Mr. Martin. Well, I don't know who else was in the conversation. It was primarily between Kunkel and Howard and myself.
Mr. Rankin. What was said in regard to this arrangement at that time?
Mr. Martin. Well, they said that they would need these rooms to accommodate the family and they had no idea how long they would need it.
Mr. Rankin. Was anything said about the price and who would make payment?
Mr. Martin. Yes. They said that the Government would take care of the room rate on it.
Mr. Rankin. Did you have to submit this matter to any of your superiors or did you make the decision at that time?
Mr. Martin. No, I made the decision.
Mr. Rankin. Had you had any prior dealings with the Secret Service people before that?
Mr. Martin. No.
Mr. Rankin. How long did Marguerite Oswald stay there?
Mr. Martin. I believe she left on Friday.
Mr. Rankin. What day?
Mr. Martin. Or maybe Thursday. Would be the 28th or 29th, I am not certain as to the exact date.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recall any incidents where Marguerite Oswald sought to leave prior to the Thursday or Friday that she left?
Mr. Martin. No, I don't recall anything like that.
Mr. Rankin. Have you ever assisted the local police officers in any other way at your Six Flags Inn before that?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. In a general way what was the nature of that assistance.
Mr. Martin. Well, of course, I can't recall any specific instances. I know we cooperate with the law enforcement officers in anything they have to ask us, and we cooperate with them, giving them information. I don't know of any particular incidents other than——
Mr. Rankin. Would you describe briefly just where these rooms were in your Inn and where the Secret Service were compared with Marina Oswald's rooms?
Mr. Martin. Well, Marina Oswald was in Rooms 423 and 424, which were connecting rooms, and the rooms faced away from the entrance to the motel. And then the Secret Service had 422 and 421 also. They were rooms next door to it, but not connecting.
Mr. Rankin. After Marina first came there did the Secret Service have someone on duty while she was at the Six Flags?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. All the time?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recall who that was?
Mr. Martin. Let's see—well, I remember his first name now, Mike Howard, and Charles Kunkel, Lee Gopadze was there part of the time. They seemed to change quite frequently.
Mr. Rankin. Did they have someone there 24 hours of the day?
Mr. Martin. Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin. During this early period did you ever talk to Marina?
Mr. Martin. No, except to say hello.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know whether she talked English much at that time?
Mr. Martin. From all appearances, she didn't.
Mr. Rankin. Did anyone visit you while she was there at the Six Flags during this early period that you recall?
Mr. Martin. Not to my knowledge other than the FBI.
Mr. Rankin. Did you invite Marina and her family to come to your home for Thanksgiving?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Will you tell us how that happened?
Mr. Martin. Well, it just happened. I don't know, I think I asked Robert if he would like to come out for dinner, Thanksgiving dinner. They weren't going to have a very happy Thanksgiving, and living in those rooms was pretty cramped.
Mr. Rankin. When was this that you asked Robert?
Mr. Martin. I believe on Wednesday.
Mr. Rankin. Did you include Robert and his wife as well as Marina and her family in the invitation?
Mr. Martin. Well, Robert's wife wasn't there, but I included Robert. He came out to the house also.
Mr. Rankin. Did Marina then come to your house for Thanksgiving?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Who all came at that time?
Mr. Martin. Let's see, there were Marina and June Lee, and Robert, Charlie Kunkel, and one Arlington police officer. I don't recall his name.
Mr. Rankin. What time of the day did they come?
Mr. Martin. I believe it was 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Rankin. Did you invite Marguerite Oswald to Thanksgiving dinner at that time, too?
Mr. Martin. No.
Mr. Rankin. Did you say anything to her about it?
Mr. Martin. No. As I recall I just asked, I believe I just asked Robert if they would like to come, they were welcome if they would like to come.
Mr. Rankin. You mean by that that you included Marguerite Oswald in your invitation?
Mr. Martin. I don't think I named her. I don't know if she had left by then.
Mr. Rankin. You didn't deliberately exclude her from the invitation?
Mr. Martin. No.
Mr. Rankin. Then did you at some time discuss with Marina the possibility of her staying at your home rather than at the Six Flags Inn?
Mr. Martin. No, I discussed it with Secret Service first.
Mr. Rankin. When was that?
Mr. Martin. Thursday or Friday.
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