Mr. Snyder. He had not renounced his citizenship, and there was no evidence that he had acquired Soviet citizenship. These were the two things under which I think he could possibly have lost his citizenship at that time.
So, for lack of evidence to the contrary, he was an American citizen.
Mr. Coleman. On April 5, 1960—you received an operations memorandum from the Department of State, dated March 28, 1960, which we have had marked as Commission Exhibit No. 929. Do you recall receiving that?
Mr. Snyder. Yes, sir.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 929 for identification.)
Mr. Coleman. The second paragraph of that memorandum indicates that a lookout card or file has been opened or prepared.
Mr. Snyder. Yes, sir.
Mr. Coleman. What does that mean?
Mr. Snyder. Never having worked in this end of the Department of State, I can say only what it would mean in general terms—when one says a lookout card has been prepared, it means that an entry has been made in the file in such fashion that should someone look in the file for—under this name or this category, that there would be—that their attention would be flagged by this entry, and their attention would be called to the fact that there is something that they ought to look into. In other words, it is kind of a red flag placed—perhaps red flag is not the word to use here—but it is a flag placed in the file to attract the attention of anyone looking in the file under that.
Mr. Coleman. Then on May 10, 1960, and again on June 22, 1960, you received two operations memorandums from the State Department making inquiries with respect to Mr. Oswald. Can you identify those?