Mr. COLEMAN. July 11, 1961, and it is Oswald's application for renewal
of passport.
Mr. DULLES. I remember the paper. That is subsequent to this document
here that we are discussing now.
Mr. COLEMAN. Done at the same time. The State Department document
shows--I mean the Embassy document shows that one of the covering
material sent to the State Department was the application for renewal
of passport executed by Oswald July 10, 1961.
Mr. DULLES. And this was sent with their dispatch of July 11, 1961,
which we are now discussing.
Mr. COLEMAN. Yes, sir.
Representative FORD. Did you have that document at the time you wrote
the statement, "We concur," and so forth?
Mr. COLEMAN. Which is Commission Exhibit No. 979.
Miss WATERMAN. What is the date?
Mr. COLEMAN. It is your X-27.
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; I think we had that. Because we referred to it.
Representative FORD. Well, does that statement, the way it is set forth
there, raise any questions about whether there was any information or
evidence about his expatriation?
Miss WATERMAN. His questionnaire discloses no information.
Representative FORD. But what about the statement on the first page?
Will you read it, for the record--the printed part?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; "I have been naturalized as a citizen of a foreign
state." Well, of course, that would be prepared by the Embassy. I think
they just crossed out the wrong one.
Representative FORD. But all we can go by is what we see.
Mr. COLEMAN. Would you examine the original in the State Department
file, and see what was crossed out there?
Miss WATERMAN. Yes--"I have not." I think that was an Embassy error.
Representative FORD. That is a fairly important error, though.
Miss WATERMAN. Yes; it is.
Representative FORD. Will you read the full text of what is shown there
as it is shown on the original?
Miss WATERMAN. "I have been naturalized as a citizen of a foreign
state; taken an oath or made an affirmation or other formal declaration
of allegiance to a foreign state; entered or served in the armed forces
of a foreign state; accepted, served in or performed the duties of any
office, post or employment under the government of a foreign state,
or political subdivision thereof; voted in a political election in a
foreign state or participated in an election or plebiscite to determine
the sovereignty over foreign territory; made a formal renunciation
of nationality, either in the United States or before a diplomatic
or consular officer of the United States in a foreign state; been
convicted by court martial of deserting the military, air or naval
service of the United States in time of war; or of committing any act
of treason against or of attempting by force to overthrow or of bearing
arms against the United States; or departed from or remained outside
the jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose of evading or
avoiding training and service in the military, air, or naval forces of
the United States. If any of the above mentioned acts or conditions are
applicable in the applicant's case, or to the case of any other person
included in this application, a supplementary statement under oath
should be attached and made a part hereof."
Representative FORD. That is signed by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Miss WATERMAN. That is signed by Lee Harvey Oswald. And his statement
here indicates and shows the performance of no such act as is described
on the first page of the application.
Representative FORD. Any one of those conditions, however, in that
statement would indicate that he had renounced his citizenship?