The testimony of James L. Ritchie was taken at 12:20 p.m., on June 17, 1964, at 200 Maryland Avenue NE., Washington, D.C., by Messrs. William T. Coleman, Jr., and W. David Slawson, assistant counsel of the President's Commission, Thomas Ehrlich, Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser, Department of State, and Carroll H. Seeley, Jr., were present.
Mr. Coleman. Mr. Ritchie, will you state your full name?
Mr. Ritchie. James L. Ritchie.
Mr. Coleman. Will you raise your right hand? Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give is the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. Ritchie. I do.
Mr. Coleman. Please state your name and address.
Mr. Ritchie. James L. Ritchie, 5010 North 13th Street, Arlington, Va.
Mr. Coleman. Our information is, sir, that some time around October 22, 1963, you had occasion to look at the Oswald file——
Mr. Ritchie. I did.
Mr. Coleman. After the Department received a telegram from the CIA indicating that Oswald had made an inquiry at the Russian Embassy in Mexico City, and that you took certain action as a result of looking at the file?