Mr. DULLES. Miss Waterman's file doesn't have the exhibit numbers on it
so you will have to identify it in some other way.
Miss WATERMAN. Yes.
Mr. COLEMAN. That telegram shows that it was prepared by you because
your name appears in the lower left hand corner, is that right?
Miss WATERMAN. That is right.
Mr. COLEMAN. Now below that you indicate "Clearances EE: SOV: V. James
in substance paraphrased by telephone." Will you indicate to the
Commission what that notation means?
Miss WATERMAN. This is a telegram, isn't it?
Mr. COLEMAN. Yes.
Miss WATERMAN. Well, as I recall all telegrams which we dispatch to
Embassies or offices within the Iron Curtain countries were sent at
least with the lowest classification, official use only, and we had
previously received instructions that the telegrams which we prepared
on any subjects going to the offices in the Iron Curtain countries
should be cleared with the desk officers of the appropriate divisions,
that is EE and so on.
Mr. DULLES. Geographical divisions?
Miss WATERMAN. Geographical divisions, yes.
Mr. COLEMAN. Could you identify for the record who Miss V. James is?
Miss WATERMAN. Well, Virginia James, an officer in EE.
Mr. COLEMAN. EE means?
Miss WATERMAN. Eastern Europe.
Mr. COLEMAN. And SOV?
Miss WATERMAN. SOV, Soviet Division.