Mr. Paine. No. He told me that they did accept his desires despite his inability to get the passport and give it to them.
Representative Ford. Despite his inability?
Mr. Paine. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. "They" being the Russians?
Mr. Paine. Yes; they being the Russians and they issued to him, he told me, the standard kind of temporary citizenship paper which is given to all emigres to Russia, and there are some——
Mr. Dulles. Was it citizenship paper he said or something else, citizenship paper?
Mr. Paine. Now, I suppose there was a regular paper and everybody would know of it.
Mr. Dulles. Domicile paper or something allowing domicile.
Mr. Paine. I had thought, my impression was, that it was kind of probationary citizenship. It is a kind of paper issued for a year to somebody who is seeking citizenship. That was my impression at the time.
Mr. Dulles. Could it have been a probationary residence permit or something of that sort. He said citizenship, did he?