Miss WATERMAN. I am going by our automatic clock stamps on the reverse
of the original.
Mr. DULLES. You received it on June 12?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; we received it in our action office June 12, 1961.
Mr. COLEMAN. After you received it, you then considered whether the
Embassy should return to Mr. Oswald his passport. And your decision as
finally made is reflected in the State Department instruction dated
July 11, 1961, which is your X-31, which has been marked Commission
Exhibit No. 975, is that correct?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; I am looking at a copy.
Mr. COLEMAN. In those instructions, you said that Mr. Oswald could be
given his passport, is that correct?
Miss WATERMAN. Well, yes--because we are in effect agreeing with the
suggestion of the Embassy. We are telling the Embassy that we----
Mr. COLEMAN. You are agreeing with their despatch of May 26, 1961,
which has been identified for the record as Commission Exhibit No. 973.
Miss WATERMAN. What is this word?