: -40- Mr. Brooten: Now, do you recall that on the same day that you got that tape, that you transcribed that tape and it was delivered to someone that day? Mrs. Tarasoff: The same day. Mr. Tarasoff: The same day, very shortly after its been finished. Mr. Brooten: All right sir. Now, that was an original and two copies. Would either of you be able to Y identify the original transcript if you saw it. Mrs. Tarasoff: Yes, because there was a certain procedure in how you type it up. Mr. Brooten: All right. Would you be able to determine at this point in time, 13 years later, if you saw the original, whether or not it had been altered in any way from what you recall typing it? Mrs. Tarasoff: That would be hard to determine because actually, the transcript was made verbatim. Whatever one ® party said, that was typed, whatever the other party said, also was typed. There wasn't anything put in other than what was both.people talking to. HW 55923 DocId: 32277225 Page 65
HW 55923 -4l- sa Mr. Brooten: There were no.editorial comments? Mrs. Tarasoff: No. None whatsoever. Mr. Brooten: And I believe you said, Sir, nothing was taken out. Mrs. Tarasoff: No. There was nothing omitted and nothing added. Mr. Tarasoff: They asked for verbatim, you've got to put everything in it. Mrs. Tarasoff: Whether they said oh, ah or everything. .Mr. Brooten: Now, you delivered that ., did you ever .use any in the transcription of those tapes, did you ever use any code words or any phrases or anything like that that you would add to it? Mrs. Tarasoff: No. Mr. Brooten: You would use just your MI for man inside and MO for man outside. Mrs. Tarasoff: Those were the only two. DoclId: 32277225 Page 66
HW 55923 / -42- Mr. Brooten: Abbreviations? Mr. Tarasoff: Well, I used to, first when a person was identified, let's say (Russian name), instead of putting down everytime (Russian name) said this, went here, did that, I would.put down Yat. Mrs. Tarasoff: An abbreviation. Mr. Tarasoff: Yes, saves time and work and what not. Mr. Brooten: Now, you personally handed the tape and the original and two copies to this person who was your contact. Mr. Tarasoff; - If I delivered it, I did. Mr. Brooten: All right, sir. Mr. Tarasoff: If it was picked up maybe .. Mrs. Tarasoff: The same thing, whether it was delivered or picked up they would have the tape... Mr. Tarasoff: Yes, but would it be you or me? Mrs. Tarasoff: Oh no. It wouldn't be me. Docld: 32277225 Page 67
HW 55923 -43- Mr. Tarasoff: I mean if they came to the house. Mrs. Tarasoff: Well, it didn't matter because nine times out of ten they'd want to talk to you anyway. Mr. Brooten: Either way, it would be personally delivered to .. Mrs. Tarasoff: Oh yes, it would be from hand to hand. Mr. Brooten: And then after you delivered that transcript and the tape, did you anytime subsequent to that ever see that transcript again or hear that tape again? Mrs. Tarasoff: No, none whatsoever. Mr. Brooten: On cases of that nature, which were sensitive, like the Oswald case, was it a normal procedure to save certain tapes? Mrs. Tarasoff: No, not that we can recollect. I ‘don't think that we ever saved any tapes. Mr. Brooten: No, but I don't mean you saved. I mean the CIA saved? Docld: 32277225 Page 638
HW 55923 -44- Mrs. Tarasoff: That I:don't know. Whatever left our house and they picked up... Mr. Tarasoff: The minute it leaves our hands... Mrs. Tarasoff: They could have erased everything or they could have saved things or we don't know. As I say, whatever left our hands and went into the hands of the other party, we never knew what happened, whether they kept it, erased it, burned it or destroyed the whole works, this we never knew. Mr. Brooten: Do you know anything about the filing system, how they file these transcripts. Did either one of you..ever have anything to do with that. Mrs. Tarasoff: No. Now wait, I was, no, this was my, at first I was filing it,’ taking the original, Mr. Brooten: With respect to the typing of this, would you describe for me the type of portable typewriter you would use? Mrs. Tarasoff: If I was using my portable typewriter, It's a Royal typewriter and it's in kind of a brownish/beige Ae ors case. Docld: 322777225 Page 69
HW 55923 -47 Mr. Tarasoff: me is tremendous. I just cannot do this. Not humanly possible. So he said, don't worry about it, have the Spanish transcribers do the Spanish part of it again. Mr. Brooten: Now. did anyone from any agency of the Federal Government, from the Warren Commission or anyone else talk to you or discuss with you your translation of the Oswald tape? Or your transcription of the Oswald tape. “Mrs. Tarasoff: No. That is negative. Absolutely no one. “Mr. Brooten: In thirteen years, no one has talked to you? Mrs. Tarasoff: Not even the Embassy employees or the officials at that time that were our employers. approached us on the subject. Mr. Brooten: Now M'am, I just need some more infor- mation from you just for purposes of identification. Your full name is? Mrs. Tarasoff: Is Anna Tarasoff. Mr. Brooten: And your address Mrs. Tarasoff? BDocld: 32277225 Page 72
HW 55923 -48- Mrs. Tarasoff: Rancho Contento, Guadalajara, Mexico. Mr. Brooten: And your date of birth? Mrs. Tarasoff: May 9 1923. Mr. Brooten: And your social security number if you remember it? Mrs. Tarasoff: NOx I don't. Mr. Brooten: And what is your occupation or profession? Mrs. Tarasoff: Right now, just a housewife. “Mr. Brooten: All right, and are you retired from any agency of the Federal Government or? Mrs. Tarasoff: Well, I'm semi-retired, I should say. Mr. Brooten: All right, from which agency? Mrs. Tarasoff: CIA. Mr. Brooten: All right, and how long did you work Docld: 323277225 Page 3
HW 55923 -49- Mr. Brooten: for the CIA? Mrs. Tarasoff: Oh, I was employed as of April 1957 and then I was picked up, and then I had actually a year off duty, when we were transferred to Mexico City. And then I was picked up on contract and from, I would say, from 1964 up until 1970 and that was my length of duty with CIA. Mr. Brooten: Now, did you know in the Embassy or did you ever have contacts, I'm going to ask you about a number of, or about some names, with Ann Goodpasture? Mrs. Tarasoff: I know Ann Goodpasture but I didn't have any dealings with her. Mr. Brooten: Did. Ann Goodpasture ever bring tapes back and forth as a courrier type of a person and pick up transcripts and stuff, to your recollection? Mrs. Tarasoff:° Ann, I think Ann did it once when: Charlie, or’ something went wrong, I think she brought it by once, if I'm-not mistaken. Mr. Brooten: But, were, as far as you know, or as far as you may remember, BDocld: 322777225 Page 74
-50- Mrs. Tarasoff: That wasn't her duty. Mr. Brooten: That wasn't her duty? Mrs. Tarasoff: No. Mr. Brooten:. All right. Mrs. Tarasoff: It was just a fill: in if there was for some reason or other. @ . Mr. Brooten: What about a Clark Anderson? Did you know Clark Anderson in the Embassy? ce) Mr. Tarasoff: I'm not sure about his first name, but I knew Mr. Anderson. Mr. Brooten: And was he the legal attache? Mr. Tarasoff: I met him when I was there on TDY. Mr. Brooten: All right. Mr. tarasoff: We had a meeting at his home. And we @ talked about furniture that he made.: That's about all I can tell you about him. If that's the same person, but his name wasn't, his family name was Anderson, whether he was HW 55923 DBocld:32277225 Page T5
-51- Mr. Tarasoff: Clark or somebody else, I don't know. Mr. Brooten: What about a Mr. Phillips? Did you know Mr. Phillips on the Cuban desk? Mrs. Tarasoff: No. Mr. Tarasoff: No. Mr. Brooten: All right. Did you know Mr. and Mrs. Mannell? Mr. Tarasoff: Mannell sounds... Mrs. Tarasoff: Yes Mr. Tarasoff: Yes. Mr. Brooten: All right. And did, how closely did you work for 1963 until 1970, how closely did you work ‘and associate with people from the Embassy? Mr. TArasoff: Well. @ Mr. Brooten: Directly work with them? HW 55923 DBocld:32277225 Page T6