Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. SEELEY. State Department File X-19. It was addressed to our Liaison
Branch, and I see at the bottom it was reviewed by Mr. Reichman, of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service. And I would presume that I did
not, that this was not in the file at the time that this DS-10, that it
was probably in Liaison, and the file was called for. It was reviewed.
The file was then reviewed by Mr. Reichman who answered for his own
service.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. COLEMAN. Now, sir; what was the next occasion on which you had
anything to do with the Oswald file?
Mr. SEELEY. The next occasion concerns Item X-11.
Mr. COLEMAN. We have marked as Seeley Deposition Exhibit No. 5 a
memorandum from Robert Owen, to Michael Cieplinski, dated March 23,
1962.
(The document referred to was marked Seeley Exhibit No. 5 for
identification.)
Mr. COLEMAN. I ask you, sir; whether that is the document you refer to.
Mr. SEELEY. Yes, sir.
Mr. COLEMAN. Did you draft Seeley Exhibit No. 5?
Mr. SEELEY. No, sir.
Mr. COLEMAN. You reviewed it?
Mr. SEELEY. Yes, sir; on March 28, 1962.
Mr. COLEMAN. Did you have anything to do with Seeley Exhibit No. 5
other than the fact that you just read it?
Mr. SEELEY. No, sir.
Mr. COLEMAN. Why would you be reading it?
Mr. SEELEY. The item was referred to, a copy of this item was referred
to Miss Knight. It was, in turn, referred to the Legal Division, and
then in turn referred to the Security Branch of the Legal Division.
Mr. COLEMAN. Did you take any action with respect to it?
Mr. SEELEY. No, sir; I did not, other than to note that I had read it
and initialed it.
Mr. COLEMAN. Did the fact that he had originally stated that he had
information as a radar operator in the Marine Corps which he would make
available to the Soviet Union--did that in any way raise in your mind a
security problem?
Mr. SEELEY. Yes, sir; I thought that this certainly raised a doubt. He
had originally, I think, way back had made some similar type statement.
Here he made the statement, "Oswald stated he had never in fact been
subjected to any questioning or briefing by the Soviet authorities
concerning his life or experiences prior to entering the Soviet Union,
and never provided such information to any Soviet organ." I thought
that certainly there were two statements by him.
Mr. COLEMAN. I note on the copy you have there is a red check right
beside the line which I read. Did you place that red check on there?
Mr. SEELEY. I don't think so, sir. It looks like--I think I had a
regular pencil, and I think I would have done it with a pencil.
Mr. COLEMAN. Merely because a person who had attempted to defect now
says when he is trying to get back into the country, "I really didn't
tell the Soviets anything," that wouldn't completely satisfy you that
maybe he hadn't, would it?
Mr. SEELEY. No, sir; but I had no information that he had in fact done
so. He had just made a statement that he would. I think that was his
original statement.
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