Miss Waterman. That is right. He had not.
And there was no indication that actually he intended to do that. He apparently derived some kind of satisfaction from his appearing at the Embassy with an ambiguous statement. But there was nothing there to show that he actually had an intention of renouncing his citizenship under the law.
Representative Ford. I must differ with you. That first statement that he submitted was not very ambiguous.
Miss Waterman. Well, I think probably he made several. But, in any event—he——
Representative Ford. I do think I ought to read what he said on October 31.
Miss Waterman. Yes; I believe I recall that.
Representative Ford. Here is a letter or a statement in Lee Harvey Oswald's handwriting, which says:
"I, Lee Harvey Oswald, do hereby request that my present citizenship in the United States of America be revoked.
"I have entered the Soviet Union for the express purpose of applying for citizenship in the Soviet Union, through the means of naturalization.
"My request for citizenship is now pending before the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.