Mr. Martin. No.
Mr. Redlich. Do you have any knowledge of the story which Marina Oswald prepared in Russian and which she has sent to this Commission?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Could you state the extent of your knowledge?
Mr. Martin. I knew it was written, and written by her, and that is about the extent of it.
Mr. Redlich. Was it ever translated for you?
Mr. Martin. Well, we have part of it translated, a portion of it.
Mr. Redlich. Are there any parts of that story which you now believe to be inaccurate?
Mr. Martin. No, I don't have the whole thing translated, but I think everything that is translated, I have no reason to doubt.
Mr. Redlich. Did you assist Marina Oswald in the preparation for her television appearance in January on CBS television?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Are there any portions of that interview which you now believe to be inaccurate in any respect?
Mr. Martin. No. We set a format for CBS to use, specific questions, and Marina was not prompted as to the answers to give. Those were impromptu. But we went over the ones with her off the camera, and asked her the questions so that she would understand them, and then she answered them, and the second time she did it on camera.
Mr. Redlich. To the best of your knowledge and recollection those answers were accurate?
Mr. Martin. Yes. I can't remember them. But none of them struck me as being——
Mr. Redlich. Apart from the newspaper clippings which we went through this morning and afternoon, are you familiar with any other narrative prepared by or for Marina Oswald?
Mr. Martin. Prepared by or for?
Mr. Redlich. Yes.
Mr. Martin. You mean other than newspaper articles?
Mr. Redlich. Other than the newspaper articles which we discussed this morning and this afternoon.
Mr. Martin. Life magazine.
Mr. Redlich. Did you have anything to do with the recent story in Life magazine?
Mr. Martin. No, we had nothing on that other than the picture. Time magazine, she was interviewed for Time magazine.
Mr. Redlich. When was that?
Mr. Martin. Saturday—Friday—she was here in Washington.
Mr. Redlich. If I may refresh your recollection, she completed her testimony before this Commission at approximately 5:30 on Thursday, February 6.
Mr. Martin. Well, I believe it was Friday. We held a press conference on Friday afternoon, and I think it was Friday night then.
Mr. Redlich. It would be sometime after the completion of her testimony is that correct?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Were you with her during the course of that interview?
Mr. Martin. It must have been Thursday night. It was Thursday night because Secret Service was still with her.
Mr. Redlich. You believe this interview took place on Thursday night?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. That would be February 6?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Were you with her during the course of this interview?
Mr. Martin. Part of the time. I left John Thorne and Marina and the Time reporter at the table. June was restless, and I was walking her around the restaurant.
Mr. Redlich. Have you read the interview?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Are there any portions of it which you now believe to be inaccurate, to the best of your recollection?
Mr. Martin. I don't think so. I would have to re-read it to make it definite, make a definite statement on it.
Mr. Redlich. On the basis of conversations which you had during the course of the testimony of Marina Oswald before this Commission and on the basis of conversations which you have had subsequent to that time, do you have any opinion concerning the truthfulness of the testimony which she presented before this Commission?
Mr. Martin. No. I think primarily she is truthful, and I think that under oath she would tell the truth.
Mr. Redlich. Are you still Mrs. Oswald's business representative?
Mr. Martin. According to the contract, yes. According to my contract with her.
Mr. Redlich. Have you received any communication from her which raises questions as to whether you are still her business representative?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
The Chairman. Are we really concerned with that?
Mr. Redlich. Mr. Chairman, I intend to ask the witness why he was discharged in terms of whether it had anything to do with any business negotiations or anything to do with the testimony of Mrs. Oswald before this Commission.
The Chairman. You can ask him if it has anything to do with her testimony. We are not interested in her business affairs.
Mr. Redlich. I merely wanted to establish the fact of——
The Chairman. This thing can go on interminably with all this minutia and things that don't bear on what we are here to find out, whatever his business relations are with Mrs. Oswald, it seems to me is his business and not ours.
Mr. Redlich. Did Mrs. Oswald's attempt to terminate the relationship with you relate in any way to her testimony before this Commission?
Mr. Martin. No. There was no reason given.
Mr. Redlich. Did it relate in any way, in your opinion, to any information which you may have given to anyone else with regard to your knowledge of the facts concerning the assassination of President Kennedy.
Mr. Martin. No.
Mr. Redlich. Do you know Jack Ruby?
Mr. Martin. Yes.
Mr. Redlich. Would you tell us about your association with him?
Mr. Martin. Well, it is a very minor association. I had been working in the Statler Hotel in Dallas as assistant manager for maybe six months before I met him, and met him through some of the other people in the hotel.
Mr. Dulles. What year was this?
Mr. Martin. About 1955.
Mr. Dulles. I just want to get the general area.
Mr. Martin. 1955 or 1956. And as a club manager, I was club manager in Dallas also, and didn't associate with him at all, even on a bilateral communication through the clubs. But it was just a nodding acquaintance, you might say. I knew him by his first name. He knew me by my first name and we spoke when we saw each other and I think I have been in his place twice.
Mr. Redlich. Do you recall the approximate dates of those visits?
Mr. Martin. Let's see, once in 1962. I had some gentlemen from New Orleans with me. They were visiting Dallas on business at the Inn of the Six Flags, and they wanted to see the Carousel.
Mr. Dulles. That is what you mean by his place?
Mr. Martin. Yes. So I called Jack Ruby and asked if it would be all right if I brought them down. We stayed approximately an hour and a half.
The other time was during the daytime, let's see, as it was then, I had—I was walking in that area and just stopped in to say hello. The club was closed at that time, not closed for business but it was before opening hours.
Mr. Redlich.