The President's Commission reconvened at 2 p.m.
Representative FORD. The Commission will come to order. Will you
proceed.
Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. Snyder, we have marked as Commission Exhibit No. 947,
which is a covering airgram and another copy of the application for
renewal of passport, which is a copy which remained in the Embassy at
Moscow until May 29, 1964, when it was sent to the State Department.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 947 for
identification.)
Mr. COLEMAN. I show it to you, sir, to call your attention that on this
copy the "X" is over the "have" rather than the "have not."
Mr. SNYDER. Yes, sir.
Mr. COLEMAN. I had originally shown you Exhibit No. 938, which was the
other copy of the application for renewal of passport.
I take it when you compare those two copies, you note that one is not a
direct offset of the other.
Mr. SNYDER. Yes, sir.
Mr. COLEMAN. Do you have an explanation of why on July 10, two separate
typings were made of the application for renewal?
Mr. SNYDER. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. COLEMAN. Also on or about July 11, 1961, at the same time you were
interviewing Oswald, the State Department was sending instructions,
answering your earlier despatch of May 26, 1961, is that correct?