Mr. Mcvickar.

and it was almost as though he was trying to bait the consul into taking an adverse action against him.
He mentioned that he knew certain classified things in connection with having been I think a radar operator in the Marine Corps, and that he was going to turn this information over to the Soviet authorities. And, of course, we didn't know how much he knew or anything like that, but this obviously provoked a rather negative reaction among us Americans in the consulate section. I don't think I probably can recall anything more than that for sure.

Mr. Coleman.

Sir, I take it at the time that Mr. Oswald was in the Embassy in 1959 that you did not prepare a memorandum at that time?

Mr. Mcvickar.

No; because it was not my responsibility. I did prepare a memorandum which I have a copy of here, some time later with respect to a conversation I had with the correspondent, Priscilla Johnson, who had been at that time, as of November 17, 1959, in contact with Oswald, and I think she sought my guidance as to how she should handle her contacts with him, and also I think to inform the Embassy through me as to these contacts that she had had.

Mr. Coleman.

I take it the memorandum you refer to is dated November 17, 1939?

Mr. Mcvickar.

That is right.

Mr. Coleman.

We have marked it Commission Exhibit No. 911. I will ask you whether that is a copy of the memorandum?

Mr. Mcvickar.

Yes; that is a copy of the memorandum. Is it 911 or 9---excuse me I would like to call attention to the fact that it seems to me there is an error in the date there in the second paragraph of that memorandum. It says "She told me that on Sunday May 15."
I am almost certain that would have been Sunday, November 15.

Mr. Coleman.

Sir, in that memorandum on the second page you have a P.S., and you state that Priscilla J. told you that Oswald has been told he will be leaving the hotel at the end of this week. Did Miss Johnson tell you that?

Mr. Mcvickar.

I feel sure I wouldn't have written that if she hadn't.

Mr. Coleman.

Do you know whether Oswald actually left the hotel the end of the week?

Mr. Mcvickar.

I am not sure of the time that he left the hotel, but from what I gather from the record, that must have been about the time that he did leave the hotel and go to Minsk. As reflected in the other memorandum it was rather unclear exactly how long Oswald spent in Moscow, but I think that the record is approximately accurate here, and that this would have been about the time he would have left the hotel.

Mr. Coleman.

According to other information which the Commission has, which happens to be Oswald's diary so we don't know how accurate it is, it is stated that he didn't leave Moscow until January 4, 1960.

Mr. Mcvickar.

That is new to me.

Mr. Coleman.

You had no such information?

Mr. Mcvickar.

I had no such--this is the first time I heard that.

Mr. Dulles.

He left the hotel, however, for a period, did he not? He was in the hospital for a period.

Mr. Coleman.

No, sir; he was in the hospital before he came into the Embassy.

Mr. Dulles.

That is correct.

Mr. Coleman.

His suicide attempt was before October 31.

Mr. Mcvickar.

Now it says leaving the hotel, but it doesn't say--and I think that would be all the information that would have been available at the time that I wrote that, I think the implication was that he was going to leave town as well, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he wouldn't have spent the ensuing weeks in some other place in the city of Moscow.

Mr. Coleman.

In the P.S. you also indicated that "he will be trained in electronics." Did you get that information from Miss Johnson?

Mr. Mcvickar.

Well, yes; I think 80, according to this.

Mr. Coleman.

Did she say any more than Just he would be trained in electronics? Did she say what type of training he would get?

Mr. Mcvickar.

I am afraid I have no more memory than what is written