(The document referred to was marked James Exhibit No. 3 for identification.)
Miss James. May I have you repeat that question again, please?
Mr. Coleman. I am asking you was the memorandum of March 16, 1962, drafted by you, which we have marked as James Exhibit No. 2, in any way motivated by the telegram from the Embassy dated March 15, which I have marked as James Exhibit No. 3? It came out of State Department file IV-13.
Miss James. My memory is that it was not motivated in entirety, although undoubtedly the telegram brought the case to our attention. As I recall in those days or weeks preceding March 16, I had been in conversation with Mr. Crump and Mr. Owen and I had been discussing the case, and I cannot be sure, but I believe that we would have had this in our mind before the telegram came in. But undoubtedly the telegram would make us expedite the writing of this memorandum.
Mr. Coleman. After you wrote the memorandum of March 16, 1961, did you draft the letter which Mr. Crump sent to INS, asking it to reconsider its original decision that it would not waive section 243(g)?
Miss James. May I see a copy of that letter? You asked me if I drafted it?
Mr. Coleman. Yes.
Miss James. No; I did not draft it, but I believe some of the reasoning in the letter was based on the memorandum from SOV.
Mr. Coleman. Can you tell me who drafted it?
Miss James. Mr. Crump has his initials on the file copy. Again, I didn't clear that outgoing letter. Mr. Owen cleared it.