Mr. COLEMAN. And that is the instruction that was actually sent to the
Embassy?
Miss WATERMAN. Sent to the Embassy; yes. That was a replacement of
the instruction which I had originally drafted, and I redrafted that
according to the dictates of the memorandums which had been exchanged
with our office and Miss Knight's office.
Representative FORD. May I ask a question here, Mr. Coleman?
On the memo of March 31, 1961, Commission Exhibit No. 970, the last
sentence reads as follows: "For the best interests of the United
States, therefore, and as the possession of a passport might facilitate
his obtention of an exit visa it is believed that we should do
everything within our power to facilitate Oswald's entry into the
United States."
Who would have prepared the March 31, 1961 memo that contained that
quotation?
Miss WATERMAN. That was prepared by Mr. Cacciatore, who was the
Assistant Chief of the Foreign Operations Division, in which I worked.
And Mr. John White was his superior, and Mr. White initialed the memo
going to Miss Knight's office, to Mr. Hickey.
Mr. DULLES. Who is Mr. Hickey?
Miss WATERMAN. Who is he?
Mr. DULLES. I meant at this time what was his position?
Miss WATERMAN. Well, I believe at that time his title was--I wouldn't
like to say definitely--I believe he was the Deputy Chief of the
Passport Office.
Mr. DULLES. Under Miss Knight?
Miss WATERMAN. Under Miss Knight, yes.
Mr. DULLES. I would like to ask one question about X-38(2).
Mr. COLEMAN. That is Commission Exhibit No. 971.
Mr. DULLES. That is the cable sent--cable of instructions sent on
the Lee Harvey Oswald matter to the American Embassy in Moscow. This
relates to----
Miss WATERMAN. Now, you are talking about the State Department
instruction?
Mr. DULLES. That is correct. In paragraph 2 there is reference to the
circumstances under which his passport can be returned, and there is
this phrase: "His passport may be delivered to him on a personal basis
only."
What does that mean?
Miss WATERMAN. I think it meant deliver it to him in person.
Mr. DULLES. I see--deliver it to him in person.
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; I think those are the words of Mr. Hickey. I
believe that somewhere in the file there is a memorandum which Mr.
Hickey returned to Mr. White's division, giving his views.
Mr. DULLES. And that may be qualified by the last sentence here,
suggesting that it would not be wise to send it through the mails?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; in other words, the memorandum which Mr. Hickey
returned to us, with our proposed instruction, was used as a basis for
our action.
Mr. DULLES. It was to be given to him personally, and not transmitted
through the mails.
Miss WATERMAN. I think that is what it means.
Mr. COLEMAN. And, also, the State Department instructions were that
he was to get the passport only after the Embassy had thoroughly
questioned Oswald regarding the circumstances of his residence in
the Soviet Union, and his possible commitment of an act or acts of
expatriation?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes.
Mr. COLEMAN. Miss Waterman, I note on the side of the State Department
instruction a notation that CIA furnished copy "on case by me, 10-5-61."
Do you know who wrote that, and what that means?
Miss WATERMAN. Well, I think the person has initialed it who wrote it.
Mr. COLEMAN. Who is CHS?
Miss WATERMAN. I think that is Mr. Seeley--Mr. Carroll Seeley.
Mr. COLEMAN. Carroll H. Seeley, Jr.?
Miss WATERMAN. If that is the way his name is listed in the book.
Mr. COLEMAN. Is he an attorney in the Passport Office?
Miss WATERMAN. I don't know what he is now. So far as I know, he was an
attorney at that time. He was in--in the Legal Division of the Passport
Office.
Mr. COLEMAN. I also note in the next paper which is attached to
Commission Exhibit No. 971 we have marked as Commission Exhibit 972,
there is a reference sheet----
Mr. DULLES. What is that paper?
Mr. COLEMAN. It is physically attached.