Mr. Eisenberg. Did you draw any conclusions as to how the reproduction might have been prepared?
Mr. Cole. Yes; it was my conclusion that a photograph was made of some original document, and that the resulting film negative was retouched for the purpose of blocking out certain parts, and by that I mean that the person processing a negative in this way would take an opaque compound and where you had clear areas of the negative, the negative, of course, showing clear areas where there was black on the original, that he would cover up this clear area of the negative so that in a resulting print nothing would come through. This would be a way of eliminating information which was actually on the original document.
Mr. Eisenberg. Such as the name of the person to whom the document had been issued?
Mr. Cole. Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. Draft board and so forth?
Mr. Cole. Yes; then a print would be made of that retouched negative, and this, I believe, is such a print.
Mr. Eisenberg. There is information on this item consisting of the name "Alek James Hidell," a selective service number, and so forth. Could you draw any conclusion as to how this information had been put into the item if the card was prepared in this way?
Senator Cooper. What information, do you mean the name?
Mr. Eisenberg. Yes; the name "Alek James Hidell," the selective service number, the date of mailing, the signature of the member or clerk of local board, color of eyes, and so forth, all of the information appearing in print or color on the card.
Mr. Cole. That information was typed directly onto the photographic print which is Exhibit——