Mr. COLEMAN. Do you recall, Mr. McVickar, we were trying to determine
whether Mrs. Oswald came into the Embassy in July or in August 1961,
and you said that if you had an opportunity to look at the State
Department file that you might find something which would aid you in
recollecting.
Have you had such opportunity.
Mr. McVICKAR. Yes; I have. I observe two items in here. There is
a despatch prepared by Mr. Snyder which says that Mrs. Oswald was
expected to come in very shortly. This despatch was prepared I believe
on the same day that Mr. Oswald was in the office.
Mr. COLEMAN. Is that despatch dated July 11, 1961?
Mr. McVICKAR. Yes.
Mr. COLEMAN. The record shows it is Commission Exhibit No. 935.
Mr. McVICKAR. And the item is on page 2, and it says, "He is attempting
to arrange for his wife to join him in Moscow so she can appear at the
Embassy for a visa interview in the next day or two."
And then there is a later despatch dated October 12, 1961, which
encloses the text of certain letters addressed to the Embassy by
Oswald, and one of them is a letter dated July 15, 1961.
Mr. DULLES. Moscow?
Mr. McVICKAR. No; apparently from Minsk after he had returned.
Mr. DULLES. Oh, Minsk.
Mr. McVICKAR. And it says that; "While we were still in Moscow the
foreman at her place of work was notified that she and I went to the
Embassy for the purpose of visas."
Well now, it seems clear that she did in fact go to the Embassy in
early July, and that this interview that I had with her undoubtedly
took place then approximately the 12th or 13th of July.
Mr. COLEMAN. Wouldn't you say that it took place, sir, on the 11th of
July?
Mr. McVICKAR. It probably took place then on the 11th of July, except
that this despatch here, which was dated the 11th, said that she was
coming in, in the next couple of days.
No, no; this says that he appeared at the Embassy on July 8, and so
this was probably prepared on the 8th of July.