Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give before this Commission is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Ambassador Thompson. I do.
Mr. Slawson. Mr. Ambassador, could you please state for the record your full name and address?
Ambassador Thompson. My name is Llewellyn E. Thompson. I reside at 1913 23d Street NW., Washington.
Mr. Slawson. And could you state your present position with the U.S. Government and the positions you have held since late 1959?
Ambassador Thompson. In 1959 I was Ambassador in Moscow, and then I was transferred to the State Department as Ambassador at Large, and have been that since that time. In addition, I am now Acting Deputy Under Secretary of State.
Mr Slawson. Thank you. Ambassador Thompson has been asked to testify today on any contacts he may have had with Lee Harvey Oswald while the Ambassador was in his post with the American Embassy in Moscow and on any knowledge he may have on pertinent Soviet practices or American practices at that time which might relate to the treatment of Mr. Oswald.
Ambassador Thompson, could you state all of the times and describe them when you heard about Lee Harvey Oswald's dealings with your Embassy at Moscow while he was in Russia, either in late 1959 or thereafter?
Ambassador Thompson. Yes; the only recollection I have is that when I returned from a trip to the United States in November 1959, or some time after that, the consul informed me about the case, and said this man had asked to renounce his citizenship. I recall asking him——
Mr. Dulles. Was that Consul Richard E. Snyder?