\ sp gunn a “ casa cme en te H ' i 5 4 > oO Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from CiA-—-controlled documents.) 4 "DCI statement and a matter of cover" concerning Snyder. In response to a Committee inquiry, the CIA indicated that the DCI statement presumably refers to comments which former DCI Richard Helms had made in 1964 concerning. the Cares So eo Oswald case when Helms Ridebedn Deputy Director for Plans.* The CIA also stated that Snyder's file had been flagged at the '  xeguest of DDO/CI to ensure that all inquiries concerning _ Snyder would be referred to that office. The Agency was unable '. to explain the reference to “cover” because) according to its . records, Snyder had never been assigned any cover while employed. Further, the Agency stated that "/t/here is no record in Mr. Snyder's Official Personnel File that he ever worked, directly | eet eterna etre tanned *Responding to a newspaper allegation that Oswald had met with CIA representatives in Moscow, Richard Helms wrote a memorandum to the Warren Commission on March 18, 1964 in which he stated the “desire to state for the record that the allegation carried in this press report is utterly unfounded as far as the CIA is concerned." Classification: ! Classified by derivation: 7 at a) wee, Sy ff QTR Ae, oe Seren,
. ae 1 Rs seaba e H { 4 i 4 Classification: from ClA——controlled documents.) or indirectly, in any capacity for the CIA after his: 7 resignation on 26 September 1950." ted See KOO, | The Committee not regard this explanation as | satisfactory, especially since Snyder's 201 file indicates that for approximately one year during 1956-1957 he was used by an Agency case officer as of his access to othe ho might be going to the . | Soviet Union§ nor was the Agency actually able to explain. specifically why someone considered it necessary to red flag the Snyder file. The remainder of the Snyder file, however, is entirely consistent with his testimony before the Committee concerning the absence of Agency contacts. In addition, the CIA personnel officer who handled Snyder's case in 1950 confirmed Classification: ‘that Snyder had, in fact, terminated his employment with the Classified by derivation: |
from ClA~—-controlled documents.) ra CIA at that time. Moreover, he added that Snyder did not go ‘ to the State Department! | This position was confirmed by a former State Department official who was aware of y In addition, this individual stated that at no time from 1959 to 1963 | a : . tee . gandhi eee ne 7 Alexis H. Davison ‘ cio Dr. Alexis H. Davison was the U.S. Embassy physician in Moscow from May 1961 to May 1963. In May 1963,he was expelled ) from the Soviet Union in connection with the Penkovsky spy case. After ‘pq assassination of President Kennedy, it was assification: —_ iassified by derivation: NE 3} eR My EEN s. % NEE NGET NUE. RRP, GE, : 7h
Classification: a C7). "(This form is to be used for material extracted FE ; wa from ClA—controlled documents.) . v a . discovered that the name of Dr, “Dayison's mother, Mrs. Hal - ~ : .J Davison, and her Atlanta address were in Oswald's address book y under the heading "mother of U.S. Embassy doctor." In addition, it was also determined that the flight whéctr p Oswald, his wife and child took from New York to Dallas eon E June 14, 1962 had stopped in.Atlanta. je For this reason, it has been allegea that Dr. Davison — S was Oswald's intelligence contact in Moscow. é [ In a Committee interview, Dr. Alexis Davison stated that. ; £ he had been a physician in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed . E. ‘in Moscow as the U.S. Embassy physician from May 1961 to May 1963. In this capacity, it was his duty to perform . physical examinations on all Soviet immigrants to the United E 2D . . v a ; States. He recall§” that most of these immigrants were elderly, but he remembers two young women, One who was a mathematics v Classification: 7 v Classified by derivation: pier ad aa tee, Ss
Leste” cE RE ae” KarieiaetS” ater. oe ; Kec EP Korie Ea? ie EET F amrieaeteemeall Classification: i Gs 6/ (This form is to be used for material extracted ~ . from ClA—contralled documents.) , ; a ° om °; teacher from the south of Russia and one who was married to ad indivicludl wrerro0s: mayriect (fhe Demontene sty | an American. The Latbex) was yaxsx. frightened by the ‘prospect t | of going to the United States. She. stated that she was going ; | a t. - : to Texas with her husband. ‘Davison seid cat 4 ie. she and her ; oS husband traveled through ; Atlanta on theizs way to Texas, his ‘ mother, a native-born Russian, would be happy to see her. He gave his mother’s name and address in Atlanta to the woman's b, husband, who was "scruffy looking." This was not an unusual . Jf . thing to do, since his family had always been very hospitable q to Russians who visited Atlanta. In retrospect, he assume ! sen | that he gave his mother's name and address to either Lee ¢ or Marina Oswald, but he uncertain this yregerd _f , . . £ \ After the assassination of President Kennedy, Davison E . 4 was interviewed first by a Secret Service agent and later by an FBI agent in connection with the entry of his mother's EN Te MD, Classified by derivation:
Classification: cee nw, - (This form is to be used for material extracted “mene from ClA—controlled documents.) name and address in Oswald's address book. The FBI: agent, ; also interviewed Davison's mother, Mrs. Hal (Natalia Alekseevna) Davison. Davison indicated that the Secret Service and the FBI were the only government agencies to . a interview him about his contact with the Oswalds. — / i Davison admitted his involvement in the Penkovsky spy. = Ran anc ae case. Specifically, he stated that in connection with his assignment as U.S. Embassy physician in Moscow, he had received some superficial intelligence training. This training mainly involved lectures on Soviet life and instructions: on remembering and reporting Soviet names and military activities.-.During his f a ) 7 tour of duty in Moscow, Davison was asked by an Embassy 1 employee, whose name he no longer remembers, to.observe a certain lamp post on his daily route between his apartment * and the Embassy and to be alert for a signal by telephone}——~ Classified by derivation: % : Per, OTT ETT EN PLIES, RUT TA, PT Ae HF PT, RETF PPPOE
© ee ne ues ew Laci” kia Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) pavison agreed. . fh cr “According. to his instructions, if he ever saw a black chalk mark on the lamp post,or if he ever received a ) telephone call in which the caller blew into the receiver three times, he was to notify a person whose name he no’ longer remember & He was told nothing else about this operation. Davison performed his role in this operation for _ vom Scat etn approximately one year. /He participated in no other operations: . rr oa nee ce joes his tour of duty in Moscow, but he did perform some ee a t . ~ . \desk work for the Wir Attache.’ On just one occasion, toward the end of » he observed the mark on the lamp post and his wife received the telephone signal. ‘As instructed, he reported these happenings. Shortly thereafter, the Soviets reported that they had broken the Penkovsky spying operation. The Soviets declared Davison persona non grata just after he left Moscow “beeaase his tour of duty Rad. ended. Ho not 4 Classification: Classified by derivation: LESS AEP OBST A ft “ay fe SER: Pas Sener Mowe a STAMPA, Qe ey, RITE TT, REID, ea et ae ney,
Classification: oo { \\ (This form is to be used for material _extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) "Nn nage ee recall any intelligence debriefings on the Penkovsky case.  / eps i, | wrder oat Davison denied participating in any other intelligence Nhe matennen Me activity related work during his employment in Moscow, arth Nigerian anaten The former deputy chief of the CIA's Soviet Russia clandestine activities section during 1960-62 confirmed Davison's position, r and [characterized his involvement in the Penkovsky case as a , "one shot" deal.. In addition, a review of Davison's CIA and Department of Defense files was ebse entirely consistent with £ . & c his Committee testimony. “an neokliciow’ Accordingly, there is FR basis for concluding that Dr.. en Davison was beestterwey Oswald's intelligence contact in epee AT, Moscow. SPEDE, Classification: Classified by cearivation: nares es: Pie ape Fo a ay Ley AEE
\ Classification: d Nee - (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) ere tee . George deMohrenschildt ‘+ _& George deMohrenschildt was a prominent member of Dallas! . oo White Russian" community who befriended “bee~Hasvey. OswaldS » . rn ke, SORT, et This friendship has engendered considerable speculation 53 because of the contrast saiiencthe backgrounds of the two men. ( we Re Gerry Ria D UA Ce NAY 1 . 7 i , DeMohrenschildt, was = nee Sophisticated and well educated, d —_ — who moved easily in the social and professional circles 7 Ue Re Ra eR m, of oilmen ai and\the so-called "White Russian" community, many 2 conservedio-es of whom were avowed saghe-wingers- Oswald's “lowly" background , f aia not include much education or influence, and he was, in fact, ¥ a . Shunned by the vexy same Dallas Russian community which. F Mig ¢ eupressect ielecloss a ca - v embraced seMohrenschildt. peMeh pdbinencrcounathivintbeen dL ame tesipandn pds Liane, wera E In his Warren Commission testimony, deMohrenschildt Classification: ee 7 i Classified by derivation:
oT Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted - oc by from ClA—controlled documents.) stated that he believed he had discussed ee-Harxey Oswald with J. Walton Moore, whom deMohrenschildt described as "a Government man ~-- either FBI or Central Intelligence." _/ ona DeMohrenschildt said ‘Moore ‘had interviewed hin hen he. 3 “" C€he FBI in Dallas. / poeKGonaniae Gla he had — € Yor X ie nko , o — ’ asked Moore and EET north attorney Max Clark about Oswald, to reassure himself that it was "safe" for the deMohrenschildts to. assist Oswald, ff and was told by one. of these persons |: é that "the guy seems to be OK." / This admitted association with J. Walton Moore, a known employee of the CIA's E ” Domestic ContactsDivision, gave rise to the question of Z \ E ; ES whether deMohrenschildt had contacted hee—Haswey Oswald on behalf of the CIA. 7 e noes e s e & Classification: 2 a Classified by derivation: ASRS AREF SU EE SS SP on io nn a
Classification: - i TV . (This form is to be used for material extracted nate ‘from ClA—controlled documents.) In 1963 was employed by the Central _ Intelligence Agency in| fin the Domestic “Contacts Division. According to] era personnel file, he was assigned to the Domestic Contacts Divison in 1948. In . . ; _ / ‘a fitness report for the Seven eas ED ok 1, 1963 oe ‘March 31, 1964, ties in the office act ¥oapervising and managing a resident agency; exploitation of source's 7 complete intelligence potential by debriefing. ..; writing reports; keeps informed on foreign situations. and intelligence requirements in order to better orient and exploit sources; and searches for and develops new sources.” In an Agency memorandum dated April 13, 1977, contained in George deMohrenschildt's CIA file, | set forth facts ein to counter a claim Wrienh had been recently made by WFAA-TV Se tarn nS NTT, in that bee—tasvey Oswald had been employed by the Classification Classified by derivation: £ es V REIMER, Ret TTF, we, cont epee: SEE A gene, gee owe 4 «A - Rater