Mr. Coleman. And you sent forward the application and the questionnaire in the Foreign Service Despatch of July 11, 1961, which has been marked Exhibit No. 935, is that correct?
Mr. Snyder. Yes, sir.
Mr. Coleman. And your recommendation was that the passport should issue—the passport office should issue a new passport, is that correct?
Mr. Snyder. I would issue the passport; yes.
Mr. Coleman. And also on the same day, at the end of the interview on July 10, 1961, you returned to Mr. Oswald the American passport which he had given you in 1959. Is that correct?
Mr. Coleman. Didn't you stamp that passport before you returned it to him? I show you Commission Exhibit No. 946 and ask you would you indicate to the Commission——
Mr. Dulles. Could I ask one question before the witness answers this question? Was that application and questionnaire considered in the State Department before the passport was issued, or was the passport issued on general instructions before they received this application?
Mr. Snyder. I will have to correct a word we used before. It is renewal, and not issuance.
His passport was good for another 2 years if we renewed, and he was applying for renewal of his passport, not issuance of a new one.