Mr. Snyder. I presume that I did.
Mr. Coleman. I have had marked as Commission Exhibit No. 932 a Foreign Service Despatch under date of February 28, 1961, from the Embassy in Moscow to the State Department in Washington. I would like to ask you whether this is the despatch which you sent forth to the Department.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 932 for identification.)
Representative Ford. Do the records show the date that the letter from Oswald was written—yes; February 5—and received February 13. This communication is dated February 28. Is that a long or a short time in communicating with Washington?
Mr. Snyder. I would say it is a long time.
Representative Ford. Is there any explanation why it is a long time?
Mr. Snyder. The only thing I could think of is simply that Moscow is a very busy office, and Mr. Oswald's case was no longer the top of my docket.
Representative Ford. Had there been any communication with the State Department in Washington concerning the inquiries of the mother, other than this?
Mr. Snyder. I don't know, Mr. Ford. The only knowledge I had at the time of inquiries is what I was informed of by the Department. I presume that they informed me of all inquiries—since they could hardly act upon them themselves.
Representative Ford. What is the date of the last inquiry by the mother as to Oswald's——