Mr. Fain. Yes, sir; she displayed them to me, that is right.
The Chairman. Gentlemen, are there any other questions any of you would like to ask Mr. Fain? He has stated that everything he knows concerning this matter is contained in his written report.
Mr. Fain. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Representative Ford. May I ask a question?
The Chairman. Yes, indeed.
Representative Ford. Is it the practice of the Bureau to check with relatives of those who defect or make an attempt to defect to the Soviet Union?
Mr. Fain. Well, I was—my primary motive here was—trying to locate her. I wanted to talk to her. If I had been able to talk to her, the mother, I probably wouldn't have contacted Robert. But he was the only one that I could locate there that knew anything about it, about where she might be, so I, in the course of things, interviewed him to try to find out what I could find out from him.
Representative Ford. I am more concerned about the overall policy. Whenever an individual makes an attempt to defect or does defect, is it the policy of the FBI to subsequently interview relatives of the individual who tried or did defect?
Mr. Fain. Mr. Ford, I am unable to answer that because I am not versed in overall policy, and I am sorry. I am not trying to avoid your question, but I just actually don't know.
Representative Form. What prompted you then in your capacity to interview——