Representative Ford. But you did not inform the American press in Moscow of Oswald?
Mr. Snyder. No.
Representative Ford. Did you ever talk to any of the American press or any other of the press, about Oswald at this time?
Mr. Snyder. No; not that I recall, Mr. Ford. It was my normal practice not to discuss cases of this kind. They were occurring all the time in Moscow. If it wasn't one kind it was another. And it was my practice not to discuss the details of such cases with the press simply because the cases—each one being different in any event—the cases were always ticklish. And every little bit helped or hurt in a case of this kind. And the consul needed, to the extent possible, to minimize the forces acting on the case, so that—and the press understood this very well.
Representative Ford. Were you familiar with his interview with Miss Mosby?
Mr. Snyder. I don't recall that I was. I knew that Priscilla Johnson had seen him and had been seeing him.
But I don't recall that I was aware that Ellie Mosby had seen him.
Representative Ford. You were acquainted with Miss Mosby as well as Priscilla Johnson?
Mr. Snyder. Oh, yes; very well.
Representative Ford. Are any of these stories that these correspondents write on these defector cases ever checked out with your office, or people, in corresponding position?