But you knew that it had gone out, I take
Miss JAMES. I received a copy of it, so, therefore, I knew that they had sent this to the head of the Special Consular Administration at that time, SCA.

Mr. Coleman.

Now after--
Miss JAMES. Special Consular Affairs, I beg your pardon.

Mr. Coleman.

After that letter was sent out, did you have occasion to call INS, and ask them to find out what the status of the letter was?
Miss JAMES. To the best of my memory I never called INS on this case.

Mr. Coleman.

My problem is I have a letter here which is from Robinson to Michael Cieplinski, and it says at the bottom: "5-29-62 Miss James SOV called to say she had received letter from Mr. Oswald's mother saying he had written he had no money and was unable to travel."
Miss JAMES. I would have called the Visa Office on that. That doesn't mean I called INS.

Mr. Coleman.

Oh, I see. All your calls were to the Visa Office?
Miss JAMES. Yes; in fact, I think I am clear that in saying that there is a policy that all approaches to INS are through the Visa Office.

Mr. Coleman.

I will mark as James Exhibit No. 4 a copy of a letter from Robert H. Robinson to Mr. Michael Cieplinski, dated May 9, 1962, and I ask you whether you have seen a copy of that letter.
(The document referred to was marked James Exhibit No. 4 for identification.)
Miss JAMES. I don't recall having seen it at the time. I do recall reading it in the file prior to my coming to this meeting.

Mr. Coleman.

Do you recall making the call that they at the bottom said you made?
Miss JAMES. I am sure that I did if Mr. Crump-put his initials on it. I don't remember it. I do remember the letter from Mr. Oswald's mother. In fact, I had some telephone calls from her, also.

Mr. Coleman.

Do you recall receiving a copy of a telegram from the Embassy at Moscow, which telegram is dated May 4, 1962, which I have marked as James Exhibit No.5?
(The document referred to was marked James Exhibit No. 5 for identification.)

Mr. Coleman.

Have you seen that telegram?
Miss JAMES. An information copy came to EUR, which is European Bureau, and I am sure that that means that an information copy came on down to the Office of Soviet Union Affairs, and I would have seen it, and that is why I called to inquire about the case.

Mr. Coleman.

And there is a note on there that on May 8, 1962, you called to inquire about the case and apparently you were told that the waiver had been granted.
Miss JAMES. Yes.

Mr. Coleman.

Do you know why you made the call?
Miss JAMES. Well, I would have considered, reading it today, that this is an urgent telegram from the Embassy in Moscow wanting some action from the Department, and I would have made the call to try to get done what the Embassy was pleading for, action one way or the other on this case.

Mr. Coleman.

Did you clear this with anybody else within the office?
Miss JAMES. There is nothing to clear on this, only that I called to find out--I might well have talked to Mr. Owen about this telegram. I am sure he saw it. The general routing is for telegrams to go through the officer in charge to the person who handles the specific subject, but it has been a part of my duty to have called them to--

Mr. Coleman.

And you say that as a result of getting the telegram from Moscow, that you without consulting with anybody else in the office would call and find out the status?
Miss JAMES. I wouldn't have to have any further instruction on that telegram.

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