Mr. Snyder.

least I have never seen a printed form. The only time that I have used them in my Foreign Service experience I have had them typed up on the spot.

The Chairman.

You may continue, Mr. Coleman.

Mr. Dulles.

We ought to have in the record, Mr. Chief Justice, a copy of that form--either here or later.

The Chairman.

As I understood, someone from the State Department is coming here to testify on the procedures, and the witness did not bring anything with him, he says.

Mr. Snyder.

That is right, sir.

Mr. Coleman.

Mr. Snyder, when you were talking to Mr. Oswald on October 31, 1959, did he say anything with respect to applying for Soviet citizenship?

Mr. Snyder.

Yes; this was contained in his written statement, for one thing, and I believe that he also stated this to me orally.

Mr. Coleman.

Did he say anything with respect to having any information since he had been in the Marine Corps that he would be willing to make available to the Soviet Union?

Mr. Snyder.

Yes; he did. He stated again, in effect, that he would make available to the Soviet authorities or to the Soviet Union what he had learned concerning his specialty--he was an electronics specialist of some sort, a radar technician--at any rate, he would make available to the Soviet Union such knowledge as he had acquired while in the Marine Corps concerning his specialty.
He volunteered this statement. It was rather peculiar.

Mr. Coleman.

You say that the interview lasted about a half an hour. I take it he then left. Did he say he was going to return?

Mr. Snyder.

No; I don't believe he did. He gave no particular indication of when he would return, if he would return, or this sort of thing.

Mr. Coleman.

Do you recall just what he said when he left your office?

Mr. Snyder.

No, sir.

Mr. Coleman.

I show you a document----

Mr. Dulles.

Could I ask one question there? Did he take his passport or did he leave it?

Mr. Snyder.

No; I kept it.

Mr. Dulles.

You kept the passport?

Mr. Snyder.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Coleman.

I show you a document which has been, marked Commission Exhibit No. 908, and it is a Foreign Service dispatch dated November 2, 1959. This is from Embassy, Moscow, to the Department of State, Washington. It is signed by Edward L. Freers, but on the first page there is an indication it was actually drafted by you. Do you recall drafting the original of that document?

Mr. Snyder.

Yes, sir.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 908 for identification.)

Mr. Coleman.

That statement was drafted within a day or two after you had the interview with Mr. Oswald. I take it it reflects what happened at that time.

Mr. Snyder.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Dulles.

Was there any cabled report of this incident?

Mr. Snyder.

Yes; I cabled a report on the 31st, Mr. Dulles. Commission Exhibit No. 908 is a somewhat fuller report, 2 days later.

Mr. Coleman.

To answer Mr. Dulles' question, I show you a document which has been marked Commission Exhibit No. 910, which purports to be a copy of a cable from Moscow to the Secretary of State, and ask you whether that is the cable which was sent off on October 31, 1959.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 910 for identification.)

Mr. Snyder.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Coleman.

I also had marked, and I would like to show you, Commission Exhibit No. 909, which is a copy of a telegram from American Embassy, Tokyo, to Secretary of' State, dated November 27, 1963. This telegram purports