Mr. Dulles. That is correct.
Mr. Jenner. May I inquire of Mr. McKenzie, in the light of that fact, as to whether these originals of these letters would be available to us so that we may have expert examination of them for that purpose?
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir; I will make them available at any time that the Commission so desires.
And I would like further to say, Mr. Chairman, that it is my opinion, based on a reading of these letters—and I feel that Robert Oswald concurs in my opinion here—that many of the letters were censored, because the letters actually have reference to the censor in many instances. And I speak of that—the censor in the Soviet Union.
Mr. Dulles. Yes. I have not yet read the letters.
Mr. Jenner. The photostats that we have of the letters will reveal that to which Mr. McKenzie is now referring. We took the face of each envelope and in most instances of the reverse side of the envelope. And in each instance the front and reverse side of each postcard.
Mr. Dulles. And in each case I believe we will have in our records, will we not, the date when it was mailed and the date of receipt?
Mr. Jenner. To the extent that is revealed by the face and reverse side of the envelope; yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles. Because if you have a case where a letter takes four or five days, longer than another letter, that may mean nothing, or it may mean quite a good deal.
Mr. McKenzie. In some instances, Mr. Chairman, it took five days to receive a letter from the Soviet Union to Fort Worth, Texas.