I now identify those initials as Mr. Crump's initials, and, after that, it said Miss James, in substance. I now realize that he had probably telephoned to me, cleared it in substance, initialed it, sent it up to SOV, and Mr. Owen put his initials on it, and I never had my initials on it for that reason.
Mr. Coleman. In other words, you say that this telegram which I have marked as James Exhibit No. 7, was actually drafted by Mr. Crump as a result of Mr. Crump's office finding out that the waiver had been granted?
Miss James. Yes.
Mr. Coleman. That they called you, told you what they were going to do, and you said, "Fine," and that is how your name got on the telegram?
Miss James. That is why my name is there and Mr. Crump's initials above it show that he was the officer who cleared it with me.
Mr. Coleman. Now, I take it in the document that I have marked as James Exhibit No. 8, which is a telegram dated March 20, 1962, in which the Embassy at Moscow was instructed to "withhold action on Department's OMV 61" because the sanction is being reconsidered. That telegram also was not drafted by you, and the only reason why your name appears on it is that it was cleared with you over the telephone.
(The document referred to was marked James Exhibit No. 8 for identification.)
Miss James. Yes; and, again, although that was cleared, those are my initials, VHJ, that is my initials. It was apparently cleared over the phone telephonically and also sent it up to us and Mr. Owen and I each initialed it, VHJ, and O for Owen.
Mr. Coleman. But the fact that your name appeared on the telegrams doesn't mean you wrote them?
Miss James. No; you see, the way the telegrams are in the State Department, that first line says drafted by, and then underneath is clearances, and those offices are clearing offices.