404-t0213-10022 & ~ : ey 1 q { i { i eames ermal an cet ' OSWALD's action, the Counter Intelligence Staff opened an offi- - r _ - ~ 10313- 1002.2. cy : Lee Harvey CSWALD first came to Sess: attention , upon receipt of AERGRAY no. 1301, dated 31 October 1959, fron the United States Embassy in Moscow, in which it was stated thac OSWALD had appeared at the Embassy on 51 October to renounce his American citizenship. He stated that he had applied in Moscow for Soviet citizenship after his arrival in the Soviet Union on 1$ October. The first public reference to OSWALD appeared in the Washington Post of 1 November 1959. . chat On 2 November 1959, the FBI liaison officer requestedga ._. CTA trace be run on Lee Harvey OSWALD in the “qa=EEpEs central hold- | T ings. Gp response on 4 November was negative. Because of the counterintelligence implications of cial file on Lee Harvey OSWALD to accommodate biographic infor- State inquiry, dated 25 October 1960, on a list of American de- fectors in Soviet Bloc countries. OSWALD' s name was one of those appearing on the list. CIA forwarded an interim reply on 3 ‘November 1960; a final reply on 21 November 1960. Until early ‘October 1963, the contents of the OSWALD file neld by CIA consis-: mation developed by the Agency in response to a Department of | ted entirely of press clippings and’ ‘reports disseminated by the’ ‘Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the: Department of the Navy. oe nr | qep wees , => On & October 1965, the CIA Station in Mexico City reeetred; wet Lieatkha  Crak information fperr-T-Tettivteseuvee 10 the-effect—that "an Ameri- can named Lee OSWALD had contacted the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday, 1 October 1963. He had spoken in halting Rus¢ sian to the Soviet Embassy guard, Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV, to __ whom he said he had visited the Embassy two days earlier, on _ Saturday, 28 September. He asked whether there had been a reply { 7] | a] to a telegram that the Consulp with whom he had spoken, but whose 1 | mame he could not recall, had promised to send to Washington.
14-00000 al Cael OBYEDKOV had attenpted to establish the identity of the Consul © * -  aert® es ee o i with when “OSWALD nad talked: if it had. been a dark person, “fhen-- ra j it had probably been [Valeriy Viadiairovica) KOSTIKOV. - OBYEDKOV y, ————— Seana mT DSU ncn C after checxing with Soviet consular personnel, assured ‘OSWALD the - -- haan { telegran had been Sent to Washington out no answer Aad been Te- rere | personnel in 1 Washington revealed the possibility that the Lee 2s ao _ OSWALD who had spoken with OBYEDKOV, and presumably with “KOSTIKOV;: | ’ Oct tober 1963. AL file check on 19 October by Agenc oe ages and Lee ‘Harvey. "OSWALD, the defector, were. the sane person. ° a ne Pres © On 10 .October: 1965 ,. “CIA Headquarters ° ‘disseminated by” cable . on? we ne fet + (bik 74675, 16 October. 1963) the ‘report in “substantially: the: form; rr a Loe ee “4 one SNe HA TEE “res . and. detail, given. ove, | o goverment agenctes whose ‘jurisdic Tonal ee pat rene ate ne : : moth et eve Ta beg paet -—7. | anterests had been es tabi red by a review uf OSvaLDs~fites— ties . ‘ ate 20 Tet ote. Bey. x. + “ 779 i107 _y = i “3 col was included in: thes ire port notin the- Likiinood _ had defected to the Soviet Union in 1959. [Comment : _. For, “some” = as ‘explained reason, OSWALD's Statement that he had been to the Soviet} | Embassy two days: before on 28 September 1963 had not. been included i i563] of the = baekgrount information hel Hea ecsere _ Fa eS gone 2 ee, “Tee este tee wt pe fae Daweh? jase on OSWALD. ~The Vexico ity Station, was instructed Opa “Tie et res stance of Tes 7 Uct ober repor - tb . © O ry
~ e ¢ ° ° - - ° oo. ° o * . wee em 1) 08h am on nome a a According to Agency files, the Caiee of Station addressed , . | ‘ ‘a nenorandua on 16 fet ber 2385 to the Anda dsr in whied it was oi | stated that "On 1 October 1963, an American male contacted the . j Soviet Eapassy and identiried ninseli as Lee OSWALD. TALS. ‘ottice determined that OSWALD $ext at rae wre varerty Viaiabrey tei Kostas ae: | ber-of-the-Constrtar-Seution;-in-orderto-tearni-t So ie Subs ——-_|sy-_had_ceceived a reply fron Washington once ning pis_reque: Tee 4 . iWe have no clarifying information with regard to this. request. mS ' ee | ag TTS: euaayed Uae, ute ee : 2 ton. ee that “Our Headquarters has’ informed” reed =f oes ee a wists us that/OSWALD above is. ‘probably identical with Lee ‘Henry{sie] | SINS ’ ad been at tr oviet Enbassy on- epten- 4 ay i OSWALD, bermon. 13° October 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana,. a “Former fo ens : knee operator in the Ue ‘Se Marine Corps who defected to. the Sovie ott me aes Se ae es . | Union in Getober 1959", The original of ‘this nenorandun was: for- . a a. a Pan Lo, Sorte Do gers Mate oe ’ This: cablegran es ablegran from Legal Attache ‘in Mexico city.” ished information from. CIA classified "SECRET - = “Met to ‘be further: - os sseminated", ‘reporting that Lee OSWALD had contacted ‘Soviet. “Viée 7 onsul Valeriy ZQ.KOSTIXOV of the Soviet Enbassy, Mexico Citys <4 Di c | Mexico, on September 28, 1963. The Legal Attache indicated that. he: A a nn PS A eee | vas following this matter with CIA and was attempting to establish} career nnn nner in ars ong “se || OSWALD's entry into Mexico and his current whereabouts ~. , {Commissioz re fete aD na Sin a. 2 satanmentgomennre ty cme aoe %e, . °. | . hoe chy ye em eT, oy. tay? ae 3 x oy. go he fl whee . ses s en ore a egg ar 2 see St Fe
74-0000 es 7" ¥Ee : 2s WO hoon | ‘oN Between 10 ccscbex and 22 November 1963, there “Pspmenaeestia “a _ Mm requests/from recipients of ‘the. 10. October” dissemination a b +. - for further information or follow- ~up investigation. ot = = — One NoveRbeT 1965, after the news of the assassTnat Ton “had : se ee siegatrarsats  akassatins By . |. on cs “October: 1963". «These transcripts | were reported to: ronal See ‘98 23 Novenber 19630 _MEXT- -7023 CN. 67108) 5 MEXI=7025° “CIN 67188) ,.: 7 : ia ae iy the sa Se Sa aE i “OSWALD. ‘dbout a Gaban’ ‘visa. ‘Silvia “DURAN ‘and her “husband, - Horacio. cee - DURAN Navarro: S‘were detained and questioned by the Mexican: police “a. enero from 23. to. 25. November - 71963. 7 Dogs Pn Seale ae | ~-" After.giving sane ‘of the details of her own personal back- ~ | '. tos: | ground - she: was an admitted leftist sympathizer and had formerly \ ° “worked for the Mexican-Cuban Institute of Cultural Relations - $il- ! a via_ DURAN Said that when she first heard of the. death of. "President | Kennedy, ‘she Thad, been depressed and “thought _the assassin must have wee Been a maniac. When she learned ne was associated wit , foie les Tec fae e cee ne te ee re ee ‘ .. P Tay or. cuba ommittee She did wo “believe it. a, aoe? Feb SARL ASS og ean bs A eS Pratl . — = oe + a adeeeer stents 0B canis
Sy ar Sane oe ae 25, f . :- » . * ale oo . e fe : -° oe o~ ° oe get st Fr oe aps, eek | from the description’ ‘of OSWALD, she was sure At was the’ sane man. a Bee t “ols j OSWALD was denied a Cuban transit visa because he did not yet have. mle, {3 Soviet visa, and he was told to get the Soviet visa first, bur it }was noted that this would require about four months. Ske had asked * 4 the Cuban Consul aimself, Euscbio AZCUE, to talk to OS#ALD and they eget get tice, au * sei, Myke fora rset "she. ‘said. ao arn * . awoke Smee, cer oie 7 ae at ONS et + Fag et — a “Sitvia DURAN was” ‘reinterroi ated by the Mexican’ police aA ah, a a ard ” = “| from. 27 to. 29 November but ‘she’ ‘dia not ‘change or add “natériatly-to" : ther story” about OSWALD. ~ OT ek ee ayy FES at eee Et. ds- Known that, ‘the Cuban Ambassador. in Wexies, 4 Joaquin. Sayt 1 HERSANDEZ Armas; “reported on the detainment~ and” ‘interrogation of 4 af Silvia DURAN by. the: Mexican’ authorities. The Cuban Goverrinent” “also = ArT [sent the Mexican Government a stiff note of. Protest, which the’ Mexi= : « ne eee ee are . . a oi - ER at ene Tits sulaté “had given soney_to_that-Anericant.——BEWANDEZ!s S—Fespons ote ~ en eet a : o7 Fe ee es = 2 Sage st — * the ‘The > ‘CIA follow: “up “up investigati on 1 produced the followin ad confirmed results which have! a bearing | on Silvia DURAN", -adcount? nn nn nn. ha
oa Paar 7 ") med the Soviet Enbassy that a male “American citizen had requested a visa to transit “Cuba on his “way to the Soviet She desired to know with whom the Anerican had. te Vl et Union. at - coal ee ee ae in a Tanealtage i Ste OS Vein a= a Saag De gest pee! @ bd ° a . = sewmenemerns So a 1
14-00000 | —_ me 1 I i i i i 1 t : foe -f- the Cuban Consulate could grant him a visa and arrange immigration details if the concession of a Soviet visa wers assured, b. 27 Septenber. a Pursuant to her inquiry, Silvia DURAN received a confirmation from the Soviet Enbassy that the American had been to the USSR installation. them a letter from the Soviet Consulate in ; He had shown washington indi- cating that he had been long awaiting a visa for himself and his wife to go to the USSR. No answer had come froa Washington; however, the waiting period was sometimes four or five months. The American also had a letter attesting - | | acsnnann sh seanitivenaen sonatas Oe seg = coumnaetns eee RNR: NERA Se that he was a member of a pro-Cuban organization but he had, Claimed that the Cubans would not give him a visa unless he, had already received a Russian visa. - Although the American was still at the Cuban Consulate Silvia DURAN repeated that she could not give himaa transit: visa unless a Soviet visa was forthcoming, notwithstanding the American's wish to go to Cuba to wait there for his Soviet visa. in Cuba and she intended to make an appropriate annotation _On the American!s card. Statement that the American was not known. | c. 28 September. According to DURAN, the American knew no one The Soviet official echoed her é Silvia DURAN was again visited at ' pee ee ene I Ome Ss en t the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City by the American seeking a Cuban transit visa. Mrs. DURAN contacted at least two a bers of the Soviet Enbassy and facilitated a direct con- versation between one of the Soviets and the American. on a Speaking in poor Russian, the American ‘stated that he alrsue ready had been to the Soviet Consulate and had left an ad- dress. ' that. The Soviet official replied that he was aware of _ The American suggested that he had not known his address then, and he had gone to the Cuban Embassy to ask for the address, because they had it. a res The American then mee EEEEE © e7
14-00000 - of " ote Parl - ‘ - e e - o-_s } a * ae a oe: : - . ow." 4° bo , = = ". ° * . . « rt weet ee . . ve ° - mo oar —< we 7-2 - - - -_ ee = 7° mar 7 f “acceded to the Soviet official's s ‘invitation to: come by = an a oy a! & é -and give then the address. cae ne “ “Be oo d. 1 October... In mid-morning an unidentified individua 7 o _contacted the Soviet Militarv speaking broken Russian, He said he Aad been to the Em- - Attache in Mexico city. rrr ener ber 2 rpg ie Wa tire toms tor the into " ——— —— ry aie Gi ¢ a ira = a 5 ae * oIpery a —eii a od ten Te cer ccs DEB eo th beater te ee eter Seg a2 = ore as: Selieved “that the Soviet official with. whom OSWALD’ i ee ee fale _ustte Lee se: a eae in Mexico city “yas Consular “Attache Valeriy Viadinirovich KOSTIKOV, born ‘on "Mostow 17 March 1933. ‘In “his “Vetter Of 9 Soren rer chor KOSTINOY. Was. the senior officer oe five ‘Soviet Consular 4 “et wepresentatives \ whe dealt with visas. and related matters. There "5 ie | __* coserxov-was -betieved-to-be-s-nenber-of-Departaent beta oe ens pivse Guise Directorate of the EGR. -Departaent Tuize 4 i bem - poses: ee phe iat =i _“hatn tn seavon le for_nincutive action, tacudlag sabstags ant = ee oo ; ae Dt Poe ~ -7- ! | ~*" +-* ‘assa ssi ination. ._ Its its_headquarters according to. —Very_t! reliable iss | . a formation « conducts interviews OF as “appropriate, file reviews ‘on "3 every foreign ailitary defector te the USSR to study. ‘and to ‘deters ~ ow ett “. we ee - oes Ser ee ea! SoS ae ae: ESS
Attache ~ r, cand give them ‘the address. a .o eos ls ter ee. - ad an -* é ad arr ar “o= vt toe wee =n ee gs ts: “OY “acceded to the ‘Soviet official's ‘invitation to: come by, =: os, - — ee - Sas ere eats . ot . af - d. 1 October... In mid-morning. an unidentified individua =. id in Mexico Citys ile said he had been to the Em~ ee” 3 oS “+ *  bassy the previous Saturday (7a Septenber and had talked Wi a . - "ee ws = onsu who ad said t ey would séna a -e egran [*) ae ry rrr ra eer ren 2 spIY’ re-was-reterrst-to ere tonsa tor their cations 7 - : ame 3 haf bd td at ert — pe rare 5 s $2) i a ¢ . he ate: : He’ . “4 o : * fee le i eet ee 4% eens wre. Lt tAN2e ew et wate io lee Te nee . Netter ted 4 it se! tg a: enue? . . ~ ial ~ ~ ‘ . elieved that the. Soviet offi ci with whom OSWALD: a Te is $e KOSTIKOV, born ‘on tot eis oo “SATE. pa Sriy Vladimirovich — nr Moscow a7 March 1933." ‘In “his ‘vetter ‘Of 9 Novem~ 7 cer eter is. no official of the Soviet - JEabassy , in = La “KOSTINOvw was. the senior officer oF five ‘Soviet Consular 4 aan a aw = cxreitttemchrictensnuastes eel Meee al wepresentatives who dealt with visas. and related matters. There + ™ of ° aL sostrrov-ias betieved-to- ‘be-e enter of Departaent- Tht z - ga. . ae “ e) oe § . . — ° Det . ear rae “ a aoe ‘e. ed oer os ° . a7 oe . Tals % wm pe le “i : . 2 ¢e . Loe “hae 7 3 — t- a Se Te ee SS Bae. : 2 ° * 2 . * ae +e: cell go dent m ae tae bbe oh ete ema a tne FER ween te a a el ly? Sats ae ae neck Rit eae os ae genome ome ote a see ge or
‘mine the possibility of utilising lorigin. . . ot, ae - . oy ; OSWALD's contact with a knoyn te jan officer of the 13th Departnent, was {Comment: KGB offic “ot SEE? particularly”, as sbEain travel documents: nie Ry to Pee tnroug: cra
14-0000 - ._ . . wr. . “OT RRL roe ae 7°" wtpe evidence indicates ‘that’Lee “Harvey.” ” rT a “OSWALD was in, Mexico City f£roa 27 Septenber.. °° * - | “ 1963 through 2 Octeber 1963.. On October 10, — © : . upeau Headauarters pas provided itt = . . | =. .. + .& copy of a CIA cable .which stated that hee 28 ey % ae "Henrv OSNALD' [sic] had been in contact with — : tne Soviet Enbassy in ‘lexico City on Septem- | ~-. ber 28, 1965. 36°. CIA cable fron Mexico Station © . leadquarters 107/167 63 > nemorands | oT LEGAT, Mexico City to FBI headquarters, 10/13/63. - the information shat the 53 _to November 22, 1963, on OSWALD's activities in. Mexico City cane from the CIA. On October 3 1963, the CIA Mexico Station reported to Head-.. quarters that OSWALD hac been in contact with t a >| = . . the soviet Embassy. nh Uctoser 36: ~ Footnote no. a ~pagsed this information with sone back ‘ground v the FBI... The Mexico "station made a: similar MB So al “cials. in. Mexico. - Since OSWALD: was an “Anericatl- “oe . 5 7 rn Sic ano nee FR 23 & a Ssnon 5 ee RE ee eas agency, disseminating this information ended. = i" * = ata! $- -Fesponsibilit in this matter. ia 5 ‘October 1963. > The! CIA isseaination” “of L Pa wea ve * ene "ork 74673 to othe. Fal, ‘Navy, and State, made no - smention = , ! "orcas. ” aria LF gets etnies Fs tate” on Ee 8 wig nest Mth Reolte ta merie Ben ts, SPT. wg he ~ Ts oF OSWALD"s conbact with t e Soviet Enbassy~ on eptember ted — ae 1963 “not 3 october 2 - Mexico Stdtion Feported @ to Headquarters 2 ot) +) | been in contact. with the’ ‘Soviet Embassy: The. cable was = ~ | received in n Hebdawertors coe October 1963. " oe bution to FBI and ‘State. officials. Th Mexico on 16 “Qetgber™ “se ge "1963. _. copies to The Minister, the Counselor for Political Aft. _ This memorandum addressed to the Anbassador with ~ Nee: . : x as Ser tems ee Sista cyt Wye a ae. 3 BS Sa, ee, SEER, ahs ERE ETRE . 47 oF COE er tg UTR eget tthe aed ee H . aaa a on, 2 . ete REAR NateE Reenter trae
eT NE ea ey Pe Pet eae ene ats the statement that “This office deternined that OSWALD had “been= ~- we ne eas? as 6 ED vo were * at the Soviet Enbassy on 28 Septenber 1963 and had talked with. a ‘Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIXOV, a menber ‘of the Consular Sec- > 38 tion, in order to learn if the Soviet Enbassy_ had received a reply from Washington concerain ng his request." pete - ove e oe ve Se a clow the woe TS te : eget s cleeteeitaaitteemmbtaneaeme se. aoe
14-00000 gg fs 5 “aso inseruceive ta cate "+ that CIA Director Joan MeCONE telephoned | . i -7.’ + ° venber 26, 1963, and after noting that the i resident wanted to make sure the ClA was - giving the F3I full support, specifically ee ba o25ered to make ‘CIA's operational resources - _— it wee erin eae oe enero’ “Herewith 4 an incomplete list.of” requests from. the F sega gE tan ie € Teg” #57 .5 motte . ee eF ot vies: fates i at ars ct Shee ud “196. Novenber 1963 ? Tphasized the utmost peesttance the us eS en ican ae attached to follow-up of this rr " matter. -ELMARD received prompt answers. - 2. 20, 20 cite Pe os to initial questions and arranged to meet : TT te ) ; nn ac “7,48 in conpany 2d ; ees See with the FBI representative in Bern.- ee OU Lets “ 2 $e “I= ~ ; Ble ot La Re “- oe _ (BERN: 2492 <CN 68312), 26 Novenber 1963 Me ee MEL OP! atewe! ~ sgubjecticcRumored_$$:000-bank deposit - ‘made by OSWALD upon return fron Mexico . <-»Fequest for full information on source and erigin of rumor about five t! thousand. dollars bank deposit. TK a3654, 36 Nev eaber oF 18T rd tat. a . . . om - . - se 2 ™ watt =. . a ss . oe © ates 3 ce fawe ave bce as ee ewe. alee a ose Bil oe! " Semencetse® 2 Filelt Seine teen et ate * * jai ee hf { ; : tee ae os sighs vary ' = oe aie; pote ae. pe es MELT NS - gt ACS: Ny ee PASS = PS Roars wR Be: os 3 pos! * ‘
oof - - oo ere re o i rr z ‘s e (ene. 28 November: 1963 ors MF Det Lb _ Tae . - ". Subject: Interrogation of Gilberto ALVARADO. - |. .. The FBI liaison officer (S. PAPICH) offi- : he FBI requests CIA : Lo, -turn ALVARADO over Ty Mexican authorities ~~ ST eet = : we _ F and that CIA request the Mexican authori- Loe ott ae . i: ties. to interrogate : {" “ i J. _, FBI reports that ft aWCePS CHES INET : _. Mexican authorities have a apa of i > “oii Pars oa 7m, a = 7 ae Set zz Sub] ects “Ricstde SANTOS ” c 4 2 = Pan is meme report: that. “the: Third Secretary of the. Cuban | ora erry ANTO x-OTO on me: =-CASTRO brother in the United States-. He - stated~ r r-ehecking—oul comms forth inforaation which had been Teo: 7 oor a]: -S7SMiami ‘concerning a report which had been re- “27° Si {eared frome testern aipion at-allecin --the assassination of President Kennedy was the . | = i sult—ofa-plot_prepared_and executed jointly 9 inby the Chinese communists, ‘and CASTRO through wo UE SE : an ICH stated th that the Bureau wor Would Like Like. 7 are = tO evaulate this information if possible... a ad ‘He said the Bureau was very much interested in” . - adentifying the Source and it “would appreciate” -“any information we can give on where and how : - : this diplomat” got’ this information~since” it” sr ”" . <1) would help the Bureau to evaluate this informa- ~iySRfons esr that theses would find t € 7 o -  e + . a eos . =: Q Mee, - es yess al, . o's Cia i om ~Bomee- - * aioacinwatvived" a aS “ecu "as «devon lout lan teat Pd a eee Ea ee % . . * . . 1 Lyte ff gk ho ade Me am ML, oe a & wea, + cdpeente at o 7 Boag witay Sed ae Eley hes, ae Te ee ie i LT SRT og Meee hos Lh ared eee Ee Men SRE bee a “ . ~ Tiel 2° ee ee aa wae . a
Fe LTE ae here that, RUBINSTEIN was here a little «| “0 Identity of ‘the source “and possible access: , to the source, if in this CONEY» most 7". helpful. {Mencrandum for the Record, dated 9 Deceaber | subject: Nomenclature o Weapon PORTS “ye werd sikgd iF detemino Vat Hd OE pooner? = owned bv Lee Harvey OSWALD. ess Subject... Nomenclature. of, Meapon ‘possibly. ee W D. S° Ver pJose- ‘Antonio: Suan. Mr. ante ear_agovisitin tis, requested that, through available sources ~_of your Agen ou develop any infornation ~ possible relating to the above quoted statement . Attached” is a “copy of a memorandum from the “Federal Sureau of _ Investigation_o on Lee Harvey Sone + owe oo At ee tine of his arrest in Dallas, Texas. It 8 Hie noted that Ss es & has asked us to “owner of a shop dealing in tourist Elles a ~in an effort to resolve the allegation that me etm ee et
se determine’ ‘whether any “of the listed nanes, | addresses or telephone numbers have in the . past been connected with the Soviet See Lee Harvey OSWALD. nae 1963; Subject:. vol: “|. . ae Our Chief of Station in Mexico dispatched cable tenes: . (IN 98273)], advising of a request on. the part of the Legal. -- hee, iattache for the development of information ‘Concerning one. Daniel “= ne RS are oy SOLIS! knowledge of. ROSAS , whose name appears ‘to ‘be Ylario ROGAS _* eh meg Cee ey ". Villanueva, a 31-year. old Mexican “citizen, zesiding in- Gah arte "ay Pome tae ee, ee weet tes, ire. we SP Maye +p a Ol Set ere = ser, a dand information concerning ,the names. of Cubans. -appearing “dm an-: ” Oe ean Sore ie La Pees te! vee late i ee a ss og eR ae ee [alleged notebook. Said..to.be in the: ‘possession | r) a faa he, oe =a ane er ee Dh pa Eicia er -Can overnnen' E op tot mp A Phe ‘Legal, “Attache in Mexico citys would prefer that, ‘the a COS tell Luis ECHEVARRIA, -acting minister, ‘of gobernacio, name of - Toe oe ; "subject and that with RoJAS" agreement pian” to give him a polygraph ai eee ine + and prozise. -ECHEVARRIA a brief statement of the resukts of the test, 7 oe The Legal Attache in ‘Yexico City would. ‘prefer have the a ad tn nme, oe = ; Polygraph given in Mexico City; he’ could, igs CIA strongly prefers} as = , v. 8 te wet wwe? . te = get their headquarters’ and subject" s “agrecnent to 89 te Texas- — jp (MEXT SLE TIN YS0SIK 7 7 February as 4 42 February "1964 7 Petes . . 2 ? : Sw ij _Legal Attache (in Mexico “city) requests “the following” 4 ve ; additional questions” be put to Daniel SOLIS: oes i additional questions be put to Daniel ro - - a. Verify if SOLIS has received two letters — » ' yecently from Eladio ROJAS Villanueva aka Eladio — oof . - ° me " ~- VILLANUEVA regarding notebook. on at ee io’ . ee ee Syme TL Fad TST . 7 eos he rt er: . be a . - . oe Se 4 eo, oe ee tne apes Stet ea Bice. eLar waeme g dee ee oe, LEE Spee kg iteed OSES EERIE sf oni: ene qntmree | ayant one
ow. - sm e- . So. te 2. ae FOOTE as an a th ener eee ; satay dotiscne: —- — se re fe tetera tn ‘Jodses es sio “of VELLANUEVA trai os Set _cate_he_was in Cozumel with Daniel SOLIS -for aa eae . i. _at_teast_three. months_in_1963..—Can SOLIS-res— i. : nea - ele: i" "galt dates? J Sate fo de! Ask SOLIS. if VILLANUEVA VA was in sontact with: . ea cehaiies iga) ° ers te | on, - “Cubans “ ‘or’ A Americans while. in’ in ‘Cozumel Ask hia a wah _ how VILLANUEVA’ ‘occupied his ‘times. ra Lapin Re reer + aera rae | hienotanduato-Me-—inston.¥ SCOTT, dated 25 Februs ery-1364-= Tape aC » Boee: 9 ee eee . om AS fee-o . : = =a ‘ee TSeee en_(lari D-ANDERSON,Legal_Attache~ (lex: sco Chey) subject = = 7 — a" a oTmation_ about 7 Toe — TEES. cr “"Reterence is wade to your Tete tated 13 “fpr wee ape oned Lee Warvey. OSWALD, Ta "ans a of . _ coe ee xu isla eo ewok. 2 sae i cernai=Secarity Ru: ssias = cuba", a F < else org - tas = go eorex catenent rade = py-one Eugene-J-- HOBBS; HMC; USNe—Your-terter = = ® . i Tet oe -| . “ ~ . Mee - “ene: ~~. : 5 jequested-<certein-information re garding—sube weer - fect istarine -assignnent- “at-the-Naval-Ai —— evga Te 3 LI te ee : (ES: _ =o ~" Station ,—Atsugiy ‘Japan, .in-1957-and. 1958. Pie - . eee te woh EL reese ST nt ie Bureau-of Investigation dated™13. May. 1964. from CIA.) Bee T Sate Po = votes ~ . - _ ype te ee “: . - “wo “ ae? -~ 8 Te 4 ge “Ff deat t at lf gate hr the me Eee SB Aone en lige. fh a: re eer a hearteee . 6 e me Le Lob eee ee el goraes . me : aN eae eS romene tore aetna me te
14-00000 - a * = . ied Ber ; fo, aaa YY . oa ave” Lan “7 7 .. . oe Sal Ron one to i ee . : . . 2 Te AS ere sub fect r—Lee Harvey OSWALD - -. ao te is betieved this attegation thar — oe ae “ at . oon ve TR eo We A osiaupatea-tnFangiers- Morocca;-shoukg———— + be investigated ~and-you-- -are-requested-to—— : : ~ conduct —the-necessary -inquiries,- ‘FE pos* — _— ae ar this ‘natter- Seu be. handled i vison s Ro AE Fon lage ae . elk tre Rae 0k, “Iyeaorind im-to Di seni fe Tago Pe et .. gOS Sg tO Tat a Atrene i AS rector, Plans. ‘dated’ ‘10 ‘Sune 196 3 from Directors. FBIV] <7 13 A “4 oasdgi ‘0 Stet De er Shee he Favattable to your concerning the-activi ow-in-an-offortto-identify—t ‘ eS - —. ‘ 2 oem te . Ps 4 ats . Some ete oe = ws > " ob "Le - ‘telephone: ‘number’ in 1959 and the curren ii oie ° ae eam _ telephone “number of Radio Mo: Moscow ‘and. we vould — “a a Poe an wet Wty te . appreciate ‘advise as “to whether or not “tele: = we: ‘phone’ number V_36588 was. Listed | in ‘the “1959” ; _ ob Mesecow’ ‘Telephone Directory. <P eet ; - 2 ma . vk - 7 «4 oe ” Te at ae Poe ws 2 > pated in a radio program for Radio ‘Moscow, “this” i. 2 my LY > fact would have been known to ‘the KGB anda re- 7 : ns Sar 7+. ference to such participation would lixely have SC rman ot ee Gd eke Cm a aes ee” weenie stone. oak de Sale ot Kees Se spe nee = er ecyemmmpenr acer comet ¢
se we - ge 8 oe Ap Tes Pata 14-00000 me ee Oe eo ed ete wovid-be-appreciaees S48 700 would ques ae : Pons ere . | _— whe pt cote Sane eT Sa _-HOSENKO-in-Light-of-the-foregoing“observations———— btn ans. regard _is_ts suggested-that NOSES! KO-not——— . Sis Lhe informed of OSHALD!s possession.. of-the-nan —-_____-addyeas,“and_teLephone nuaber_of Lev SETvAEY" eee ener Meer . Stat ” ot = ol! F [Memorandum fo for (Director. ‘Central Intelligence Agencyi_atten ae | Deputy Director, Plans Subject: “ge Harvey OswALD_=“ Internal“ ° “Russia - “Cuba: from pirector. “EBL. aw Eons, oh erg sek = a. ee = oe Pet ee ee ond : i as ees Der ted . vale Lee Te, ed 2 ae a get RAT : . aby so ea” et me = Ee ee ate aT 8 Tmo = ecceee Stren © ets vee snare eames + ra) ite ten cs. Stee ' soe eeentnriien ome e i : ?
7 Pei st ae fle os Tem et RT gt ae 14-00000 . mT te “4 | _ oe . ies. “+ . te ” a) ° a “. ° Z meee ae oe ete OO et “The [FBI] supervisor’ also testified - “ . tel BES". "0 ‘thae he never had the Opportunity to ques-."° . - J. ' . tion 'D'. -On-the morning he arrived*® in - i tert City. the Cli turned 1D! over to th . [ov - Mexican police and denied the supervisor's - ob d : to interrogate 'D'., -He- : “- f an learned that ‘the Mexican police had exhaus- wt Ee ~ “ott vel interro ated ')' and that he had re- re rare ie "Fastnore” states tha e Howeve ~Actording to MEXT= 7128, 28 “Novenber 1 i963, ALVARADO. BS. tet ste ee a, De an SR are ee fast ‘turned. over to- the Mexican Ministry, of. overnment. at 1630-, — . ° ra, : . be, ve ome S., ’ ened “mn TH" az Tete ame ae she a? eo ae et ad fees Set Gen iSite oe re as! ington. time: an.-25° November 06 «A is. move was made “in, fi a Er ak ay oe Labagtt : no mie presreieeeo 1 Tet * ALE ‘tactic doés not Temove » the uns oken allegation ‘from the | main n body. mL lof” the text that thie. CTA had _been obstrictive. — 2 8, ah Sontadic : . =. = se * _. . aes oom tel ft oe ~ Paes * Sak od ae8 tent = a a OO ae OY ED wae ce e'S SemO-w sad SaenSees 9° weblee 2 eet
74-0000 tes ghee Tope BT gene RN e 10g LF ate, Rene es: ie meyer eo w= ere wade 3 : Stem Be gy rine. on es ences? a cee . "On December 1; 1963, CIA received info ore he . “-“-2" mation that a Novenber 22 Cubana airlines Sey es ; ara ie flighs from Mexico City to Cuba was delayed ~-*. - 7 Suev en tire honrsy from $29 got : TT . E.S.T., awaiting an unidentified passenger. [63] aT ried—passencer—arrived—at—the——_______— “ airport in a twin-engined aircraft at 10:30 arded the Cubana airlines_o _ without passing through custo ts, where he - |. -° °° 0 es - - would have needed to identify himself by dis- 9 0 w+. 2-74 . 5 - piaying a passport. The individual travelled — ween, ee, - .to Cuba in the cockpit of the Cubana airlines * "= ** 5 ” ; piagTe ; tio ay 3 avoiding ide * ae ereaerer: cube : _ the passengers. [69] _ Coote ype aie cele BEE wits. - * *> \Footnote- nos. 68 and 69: Cable from CIA Head.) (= xe] Syme RTS oeneptets Wee ete Te eo ae Set ee 7” 2h “7; Has. has” feceived-report_ that ‘on day, of 3 cohPres ident” Kennedy” s “assassination” (22 Nov).: a tel 7 Cubana aircraft delayed its, -departure | Mexico” ‘ethos ity five hours from 1700 to. 2200" awaiting ot : t ta cape ete ae we eon. weet ct important passenger who arrived Mexico “city re = rport i ia private twin- motor aircrazt rcs ; om ae ret t ogeb %\. . 2 r re meee te: ; ~T — — pours “Next” ime passenger ranstérred os Havana. Headquarters. ske d the Station “to lattenpt_ an. identifica pon ‘tion and. to determine the reason for such “unusual actions at the a rs Tere matt ” 7 beeen
~ "..": Pgh ratte - 3 te ey eos died . ar a boied ca a Cay ee oe a OF ED + we OE te re “On Decenber 3, “CIA Headquarters first ST LSE wet. “st <> peceived infornation from the Mexico Station = «+. 7 Ter ———— >.on—a-Cuban-Anerican.—According—toPassport>—— ss -o gf : Office records, nis file there was checked a “eet ee tee CIA rooresontative test of—the———--——— 2” air ae oe ‘CIA. This CIA representative testified that .--- ri aaa $._—he-could -not-recali—such_a-_check_or-the Foe . ae moot port." Sark Liaison Officer Testimony, Con hae leer ee trtnetiaee AED Rt __"on_Decenber$,,..the Mexica Station cas. “le j ; . bled that a source saw the Cuban-American . -_ board_a flight_from Mexico_City_to Havana ' - reported that he ‘looked suspicious’ Tt. : 7 alse reporte ed what + was then known about his itinerary.’ Fe eT et : mee * Comments © “According ‘to, ca. Menorandun ‘for’ ‘the Records: Vaated “0° ‘pe a ma s per oP en, tee Tew te & pe 7) E . : op He Be a ee pba a reas ad oo Lyi: a rent ot Spe [Fecaber 16637 from -Ci/sic, rt! was subsequent ly determined_ throughs = va ; Re pear Passe wees a By Sa punein bass eae ours ROMAN “of. Liaison; “who: “Checked: “the: “Fecords of. ‘Passport. DWE DS tte Gy. Sa ee eS 3 te, Toate EP aise Sion of the. Department ‘under the passport | number® ‘and name'as. given = = fries mr. ot ous ie A join: IN 22615", (MEXT=72i6] | ‘that “the subject ii in. this: “tns tance: ais ins & - fact‘a person other. than. ithe” one cited’ by ‘the ‘Bureau. “The. Races ow of) ‘interest- “by reason cof both Rane | vand ‘the inumber of. the “passports. . ace headed ree wis, shown. a, the Department. of State Passport. records.” ‘as “Gilberto ee “on § 5 Decenber, thé Mexico ‘Station did “cable that... vert sie Sie nate’ sot! ~ ies ws wn Tt 2 "Giberto LOPEZ "departed as only, passenger on Cubana flight _ on. as ot . cee Toegr Tes a catia eee as night 27 Novenber for Havana.” “There was no mention that he. looked as p suspict ous". - This is information appears ina ‘Mem orandum ‘f for ‘the | Files dated se ceaber TIES; “Erom wiitard con =wuRTIS; ae e3 x Cece irewere reported that. one-GiIbsTtS LOPEZ; WT 5 “entre — arrived in-Mexicoy “on 25-Noventier 1963; *1woked suspietousts a ayy This. small  polnt-does nots perhaps 73 - . -- - ce © a é 4 mene povpone ren =e a —wean-mu ch-except to i atid oan ot PREG BINT see Me mete. . a Were, . os vy PRT see eet te eae AG +
, #102, The evidence alao establishes that the ra. as_confusion_as_ta_unich US —agency—sae—— — conducting tre investigation in Yazteo, ieee 1 BE ESOP OE HEI IH Ot | 4 = Was trast, aitaauga the FBI vould coopera: @, only e ne lll 9-Ote Sitrina, aNeae ncaa ele ea i getting investigative results adroad'. (Menoran- | Gun to av Betnent, TI 777or. "Irontcaliy, {fetter tre ne Legat nor tare dureau ; H ee ea ene ee cae nance tha inves tigation’ xnéew viether the State Devartment yy , 5 J we or the CIA vas in fact tnvestigating tn Uezico. {[V.40, footnote no. 102. Comment: I don't believe this statement. The FBI had the primary responsibility for the investigation in the United _ : = States and because of the FBI position in Mexico, the Legal _ Attache conducted investigations there: however, he worked closely with our Station relying upon us for matters which clearly fell within our responsibility for foreign intelli- gence. : _t _ ‘The inference here is that there was confusion __ ————--_-fho_whoa_was_running the show, thereby building the argument — ————__—__that_the-FBI_and_Cla_failed—to—do—an—adequate—investigatio ne OF — the—assassination nnn ES OT Ot here may have been some slippage” bu ——-—— no thing serious enough to ause a Serious disagréenent be- tween CIA and the FBT.
"On the same day, a cable listing DDP —________- ___ BELUS_as_the_velecsing_officer vas-diepatered————_- to CIA stationa in Europe and Canada. Tata eae tated theta tations—etouid carecast examina material obtained from a apect fied obvious significance of any gcrap of informne- . ; LOI IEC BIANE ON (ENGI ESGGISTNGETON TSSuST” 4 The Desk Officer tn charze of the CIA Znves nn EE GAETON Us unaware that guen a message been sent out and vas _a2_the time unavare re of. | the senattive and reliable source mentioned. ® | {V.29 ee Comment: The cable in question is DLRECTOR 85133 written R.T.WALSH, WE/SPO. WH shows on distribution, therefore, “Desk Officer in charge of the CIA investigation" should Ss have seen it. He should alse have been aware of the specific source - "Because of obvious significance any scrap , information which bears on President's Assassination desire addressee stations screen carefully all audio tapes since 22 November 1963 for comments and cable any significant infor- mation so obtained." ~
14-00000 ee ge et nr as fet me 7 wee . et fem LN eee a Tar i are ne . ‘eose . : ‘oot a v ~O Sue Lt ee os ee ees “HAE, ‘noon on ‘November 25,."D*%, a Latin safe, : “ American, appeared at the American Embassy et ft Mexico- Citys f3S}-—-He totd- Enbas3y-per=~ - Le , . ol wi’? . .sonnel that he was in the Cuban consulate ~--- ...... = + —~on-September—17-and-sav-Cubans-who-discussed oe it “assassination pay Oswald a sum of money. He ees —later_repeated-his—storto- thea- -CLA Mexico nn eee Station Chief." [V.23) _ ae = . {| Comments: — ve ALVARADO at no tine seesied at the American | me — Leabassy - “some of our own reporting is inaccurate. = ie ALVARADO® $s interrogation by Mexican an authorities, he called - * the: Anerican Embassy on 25 Novenber “and succeeded. ‘in “Speaking to 7 i reel é emerge nerene ene pe igh official with whom he made an appointment for that “sane day: : a tae ent Seer ee oy : fon Fos are one Bt Sa ee Re ate “p-@.. near the Hote Cmarre, sabato Toi individuals appear- ros TN) Mima AN eh BA ed ise 0 SL ee a = =for the. e abpointient OnE Recording, £0. a note in: the: Mexico See ioe. “eae © aera ; Sol Pacis LPS Fray, phe ee ant sg an 4! bere coreg, 4 Ge PHASER tosh-wove tabassy saturiey ute ce det tot ie . germ an mn [= Lege, t¢ en ees te, hae we! ik aes SES, — ) revealed he was “unsure of then day of wetk allegedly si 3 aw Ore Babee meee f- LE ere ee = fe. “were ae “Thinks that it was ‘on Tuesday wach would ‘have been” "17 me Chee vite feceH oF, ard -2 al: . = AU no tine did ALVARADO repeat his “story te the = eT oe ee ee ae P . ae f } ~. 4 : Vee "CIA Mexico’ Station Chie". "ALVARADO ‘first ‘told, his Story as.-in- 7" z . { dicated above, ‘on. 2s Novenber | to two officers of the Enbassy~ “Secu * 2 ats Sob pity Office. - The. next day, in the norning» "he met. with. (PLAMBECK ~. aa 2 of the Embassy Security ‘ore fice, ‘and ‘a “Station. “officer. “During “hee a cneeting that he evening (26 November);_ “ALVARADO. was “interrogated by woe, ‘two officers from the Station. _ [Note for ‘the Record, “dated 25 ie “= November 1963, signed by PLAMBECK; Memorandum for “Clark SE 5 Se met Ti dt nF me” ~~” ° ° = oii, tent Se Sb hee S = og er ey Sa © electtic wr psig 3 on rr aned ‘Cha wes a sen ‘ “et a tesa age
nt $68 —he-gas interviewed tute toe~by~FEI agents; —— on each occasion he repeaatedly lied. He also vs f “RS aSTE ro be PoLaRaIad about ate negative answers to quéstiona of ties vith Sovies intel. nnn COT Ty pees ecm ee re Closed tne oodaae Security ease tmmediataly after tae second intarys . The case vas re-opened tn Maren 1363, but OSWALD , inzervieved 2yithe 7alunctil suguat ia, ; Yes not ; 1963, when 4@ requeated an interviey after hig: a Erdnase dh staroing. he peaoe | On tne occasion of thie third intervie he again oon en cated? —lied_te73l_agents.—-A-mont4—tate. see OS#HALD visited Mexico City, wrare he visited bota Cuan and-S0 ve t—déptonatte—estartishnents;——————— and contaetad a vice consul az the latser wao vaa Bane eee ere nnn nnn BE Sees KES agents oe ee me noe i Comment: It is believed that the Soviet official with whom OSWALD dealt in Mexico City was Consular Attache Valeriy Vladimirovi _ In his letter of 9 November 1963 ¢ i in Washington,- OSWALD uote shout “his asotings uith comodo sores] TR Rb the Sovies-toton-ta-tenie-€itpy-Hentcot—there-te-no—J TOF Ftetel of the-Soviet-Embassy—in-Mexteo-with a-ave-resenbring— | ——*ROST IN“; —other—than—tonsul-KosTrrov: . ROS TIKOV Was the Senior OLELCEF OF five Soviet Consular | . “~~ ¥epreséntatives who dealt with visas and related matters. There i henge ener mene wememer e-paper Cr-\ 7 ir ae Ene eerie ite iS firm evidence for the conclusion that KOSTIKOV is a Soviet State |, ; , 5 ; ; mnentlam neon Security (KGB) officer, and the otner four Consular officers were i ak also known or strongly Susptected to be Soviet State Security psrsonnel serving under official cover. 1) _— ee ! It must be clearly stated that Soviet intelligence and ener ne oe owen security officers placed abroad under official cover Hormallys are ieenieneeetiemammegee ee cnneniaemmametente required to perform the routine and legitimate business demanded by. . the cover job in an embassy or consulate. | aE a aha tsi t spotted as a X08 un tance t KOSTIKOV was first spotted as_a_KG3_man because of his fravels around Mexico, his habitual association with known_XGB__" —sfficers,and because consuls, in Soviet practice, are-usualiy X62 omnes LETS etoeeeen teen tee we An-tntensive-review-of-the-files-of our Mexieo-City Station ~—was~undert aken—immediate ly ~after-the-a SSassinatien to Cond out any previously unreported information about KOSTIXOV's activity. No use-. ' yo etal ar & . ~. toy LSPA tess fie ny ei A seers . * Tein . se ~ .. . a we Ee mentee + Be ‘ Saree
14-00000 ful new information bearing upon the assassination resulted frea a “this effort. A close observation was maintained on the Soviet personnel, KOSTIKOV in particular, for days after 22 November. Nothing unusual or out-of-pattern was noted in the activity or movements of the {From a menorandum, dated 31 January 1964, passed to J. Lee RAVKIN | Soviet personnel. : "Tat USWALD Here. unto my offtce and wanted me to introduce and recommend nim to tne CUD ANS. “He t6ld ma tnat nd ha I told him that I vould nave to recommend him. de wag nervous and ta handa trem- A ee ene med [Nemorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 2 July 1964, from Richard HELMS }' According to a memorandum dated 23 May 1975, "“Taere ts_. | ) no tnerement of cradidle evidence, applying this phrase strictly, - of Soviet and/or Cuban politieal, intelligence or security service oe 2 . * @ 3 1 . involvemant in the assassination to what was developed and consi- : eames om sever —iaet dered by the Warren Commission and.ita staff. The Commieston'’s finde: ¢ ing that Lee Harvey OSWALD was the killer of President Kennedy and Offteer TIPPIT and did them in alone and o ~-Gredible evidence’ that uould upast—onsigatfiean?iy——— {modi fy thia judgement. did_tand_does)not—eziss—in—Washing tony—But— | ; ——_—__-tuch_evidence—coutd sxtat—in Moscou-and/or Havana; whose votuntarg—— inputs to the Warren Commission were minimal in quatity and quality, — Ats own determination wee EEA, ote + Fabatpere >, {
14-00000 ee rte! ‘deatgnred to cover up any admissions of xnouledge of, or connection eee oo atmmmamiae oersnes snetnenein a with, OSWALD watch micgzt be related directly or indivectly vith tne assassination. Therefore, the belief that there wae Soviet and/or cstartseeneengneerneinenetncnehnete tea TEEN tC aA, Cuban (XGB and/or DGI) connection wita OSWALD will persiet and grow until there has been a full disclosure by these governments of ail | Oe left a wider ‘window! for this eontingency a vAtd-cave—we—stitt—open-—{ Investigattor-ot-the ——___-_——- president's tomission on the Assassination of President Kennedy . Subject: Review of Selected Items in the Lee Harvey OSWALD file Re- i ~~ garding Allegations of the CASTRO Cuban Involvement in the John F. | ; KENNEDY Assassination. ] + tee BLL ng yeahs aT CLA Stier mencte tbat VE pets Saree head, oq Medea ReegiS statan ee bees cu seeivaie <2 gps, eo gaohy ORAL ES 3 Varela 8 SEE WI ag bah = Ae 4 et > eS i +o owe
14-00000 Re en z te. aes a a © 9a . ores i st "“Shotrly after this meeting with AMLASH, CASTRO i -_—_ “issued”a public warding report ad prominently in ‘ the U.S. press about United States! meeting with ' POF ISTS WHO WiSHED CO eliminate Cuban leaders, He threatened that Cuba wou wW [V. . On Saturday evening, 7 September 1963, Fidel CASTR30 ap- : ' etapa eerste na tte ie rte @ peared at a Brazilian Embassy reception in Havana; even more un- | usual, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent, Daniel HARKER. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday, 8 Septe ber, and was in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 Septem- _ ber. There can be no question from the facts surro _ | - ” "og . ..3 CASTRO appearance, which had not bee expected, and his agreement _ ete $i ¢ ‘e¢- __£9 the interview, that this event _represented—a—ao: e-then-erdi f attempt fo _get_a message on the record in the United-S ates; 4 i CAS TRO!'s_statoments—te-HAR! R-covered UIpE of top —— —___bat_dealt_principalty with American political teadershipy ik par oom er ar—President-KENNEDYs-whomhs-@Kxcorrate a@ in extraordinarily pro- Tw OCEtive Fashion. _ oe — -. TRE Interview also contained an uncomplimentary reference , ~ to Senator GOLDWATER and Cuban delay in signing the limited nuclear ! 2 a ry ° i test ban. There-were differences in the replay by United States gerd result that CATSRO's "message" was significantly modulated. newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a --} In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the ) middle of September 1963, the HARKER story appeared in the principal morning paper, the Times-Pica on Monday, 9 Septem i - under a three-column headline: ine: "CASTRO laste Raids on Cuba. Says” Leaders Imperiled by Aid to Rebels. —the story foltowed-ander sho HARKER by-lin a ; ___-_"Havana—(AP}—s—Prime—Minister-—Fid i said Saturday night: "U.S. leaders would be in | |_______danger if they_heiped-in-any-attenpt-to-du-away———— i with leaders of Cuba’. - | a prompted y denouncing what"? Fréeten . u S. prompted raids on Cuban territory, Castro : [nn SALGs We are preapred to fight the them and answer in kind. U.S. leaders should think that_if they are aiding terrorist plans to elisinate Cuban : > + : 4 a i we ame ee cpnie ee e O eme a i wih - ee ene ee me oe enema ee ee Goa ekeye es teat re a se eee} ASE et etd tite g @., 1 eR eS are gest = a aa pe x ee
74-0000 —- : : . * leaders, they themselves will not be- safe! eo « World foric affairs . 4. seened_to_be entering a nore peaceful climate a few days na ak : ne azo, but no attacks. ° 2 * G 2 ~ and make promises which later it will not ont hase pened —to-—promis es—nade during the October crisis. They Aave broken : ——— aa bes cere thre attacks “But I warn this is leading to a very . | —_______-dangerous-sitwatton-that-cou lttead o a worse crisis than October's . . .'" The New York Times, in its coverage on 9 September, used a UPI wire service report which omitted _any reference to the warning: and threat which the i jew its real significance. The. ; tne content o a an Ter PT the emphasis on the political aspects in particular, ighting the GOLDWATER elements and burying . CASTRO's warning to the United States leadership in the middle of . _ ‘the piece. : . . , - leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff al- though Mexico Station specifiéally directed Headquarters attention ' to the AP story very shortly after the Dallas killing. More _impor=_} ; tant, the interview appears to have been forgotten in the conten: | | porary po litical consideration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba _\___thera is no evidence in the Agency records, either, that. the-Warren— : ——Conmission_staft itsel£—pursued-the-implication—of the €ASTRO-in-— terion tn-deating-with-the-consptracy-hrpothestes there t5-1o—— [ev dence inthe fites that anything atong these Tines Was Stated j 4 | —<7-any-otiner caer Teter psrare-T89 as$aSSination. | [}-—_——casrro°s Warning and threat of 7 September 1963 - if : —— OSWALD did indeed read it in New Orleans - must must be considered of great significance in the light of the pathological evolution of ey " itt" : ot Tiotee + “. . cape te sy * aS oh ag dese SEES nh Was ace mos xen teh feo wn ee “ a eae oe 7 2 hee ee rar tae Freya? Pe was neal eas BAL RE Tet ee 2.864 oad . 7h . so f . . H . —_ . oo e es .
74-00000 e . ° . ae «4 ae mw OSNALD's passive/aggressive make-up after his attempt to kill “em meet i nt se agen co tpt t sage conte og —_ : ca ws Generali WALKER early iA Agr 27635 and oi3 identification wita Fidel, re ee CASTRO and the Cuban Revolution which is directly traceable as far back as his Marine Corps service in £1 Tore, California. CASTRO's warning and threat, given_to AP correspondent HARKER, irrespectiv —_____.. of whether there was any formal mandate, or even security saryi contact with OSWALD by the Cubans or the Russians—=-was—an—act—of— ——_—__—_____—_singular—irresponsibitity—and-underno—cireumstare ——_2s—retorsion—for—what—the-Cuban-emigres- were-doing-during-the———4 ~ eg TET OE L963 ~ ern eareonny = ° 7 re . ble wo - “Bp we - i TT - < = = = owas - : : - 7 — o . <= rs nameramaarer . . . lea WE as : Fe eee “end = “ ars a : - “oe ' we sat, tated : « : : - -. - LoS eCHL, bed
a discussion-of investigativedeficiencies—andthe— ; “¢ oe . _ failure of American intelligence agencies to in- . . }- does not lead to the conclusion that there was a ‘  ¢ nc TICT TI IS SIS Saha ce Pees oe NETnHCAy « nn eo EMStEad, this Reporte places part teutar emphasis on the effect their. Cuban ot operations ——”—~”~*~*«CETNM EG Rave On thé investigation. | "The Report details these operations to illustrate why they were relevant to tne _inyvestigati the CIA operation involving a high-level Cuban of: _ficial, code-named ANLASH, is described_in_order—_—______ to illustrate why that operation, and its possible {- ..._ranificatians,—should have—been—examined—as—par _the assassination investigation." beh Sidhe et ‘duge ab abst oe
74-00000 —,. 7? ined - -* cree “us , -_ 6 . . : s+ rege see es tee Tete. dese mm trae awe ee new ee eee eee wee ee eee “The Committee did not attempt to duplicate the . work of the Warren Connission.__It_did net. review—— ; the findings and conclusions of the Warren Commi- a a . dence which the Warren Commission had.' , ney ——_—_—_——fomrittee—reportediy—investigati no~the—assassin ation—of—Preside . Sot FS Kennedys —the-rerark-ts—obviousty-not-quite-correct; fo ” the Committee aust have read the Repo : sy-refer-to om = x time to tine; However, they probably did not read the supporting ———| ~ wT". «6documents.- =e staat ' ye es ee ace —ooe ” . ° we . “he ces ° - ae eo. cccanenens ad se et le ~s ° *e «
14-00000 . (4) Identify and describe the recores with regard to this activity. - “o The material relating to Lee Harvey OSWALD (internal Agency documents, reports to and from other government agencies and departments, correspondence with the Warren Commission, etc.) - ds held in the Agency's official file on OSWALD. The official _—--—----- | file no. 201-289248 is held by the CI Staff and comprises $7 ~~ volumes, i.e., well over 200 separate file folders and envelopes. In addition to the official file, there are ancillary files covering various aspects of the investigation and later develop- ments - FOIA requests for information, documents (copies) cleared for release in response to such requests, the Rockefeller Com- mission, etc. : A machine index of the material held in the official file , reaches a total of 1829 decunents—er entries. There is some ‘duplication and ommissions. It is not| possible to tell from the machine “index. the subject of many of the documents, particu- larly cables, nor is it possible to ascertain the origin sof “| ‘many of the documents appearing under those entries marked | “os XAAZ-. tos . stm _. we See the attached list of files and folders reviewed te — | q aeweggniges cee eetnnantee ees oh MR | | | | | _ | a | , ~ | ee oes - aennrna — a7 “Deed, tes a etc . . - eet tye Oe Pte Cag cde OLB eye ogee ee . im . cee tet . av_o3 fate Sa gehen A er aera ne * Se nol Fee. soe nga oh : FR we OS ee eee nee BaD LR gerbe ie | | tere 8 - oot cs TR Ra rt a eae ERS oes ee fe ee pets * . %
14-00000 _ a Components of Official File on Lee Harvey OSWALD . 1. Vol. 1 Part 1, undated through 31.10.63 2. Vol. 1 Part 2, 1.11 - 28.11.63 ‘3. Vol. 1 TX-1855, undated | 4. Vol. 1 WX-7241, undated 5. Vol. 1 XAAZ-35909, undated 6. Vol. 2 26.11.63 : 7. Vol. 2 TX-1891, 26.11.63 | 8. Vol. 3 Part 1, 27.11 - 28.11.63 oe - 9. Vol. 3 Part 2, 29.11 - 30.11.63 a. _ ; 40. Vol. 3 Part 3,112 - 2.12.63 © 7 11. Vol. 3 DBA-63710, 30.11.63 Oe 12. Vol. 3 DBA-63711, 2.12.63 . ae 7 43. Vol. 4 3.12.63 oe 14. Vol. 5 4.12 - 7.12.63 . "1S. Vol. S  XAAZ-35716, 6.12.63 Part 1 16. Vol. S XAAZ-35716, 1.12.63 Part 2 : 17. Vol. 6 8.12 = 9.12.63 De "18. Vol. 6  DBA-16200, 8.12.63 oo . 19. Vol. 7 10.12.63 oo “ 20. Vol. 8 10.12.63 a . ‘21, Vol. 8 DBB-11140, 10.12.63 re 22. ‘Vol. 9 10.12.63 eg = 23. Vol. 10 11.12 - 20.12.63 ee a ee ee 24. Vol. 10 XAAZ-27165, 20.12.63 od a 25. Vol. 11 20.12.63 a b ~~ ‘26. Vol. 12 20.12.63 ce a ‘27. Vol. 13 20.12.63 Tt menses ses | , ; “mee 28. Vol. 14 23.12.63 . cee eee | . | memo a 29, Vol. 15 23.12.63 ae sorties = 7 | a ‘3Q. Vol. 16 23.12.63 Sos seamen ce sone sem emma geen — . ee . —_ ————--.- ---.- i ‘ eee ve oe ee sues ees ee ee foo _— oe . . . ee ee ee ee Re + or id aed 3 gt mea! 4 & | : | CR BE ERE ce oa OS SEE She apres ESE Go, 7+ as SR eh fe? e . ~ . ‘: rh oo" ome enters 5 « “2% PR reir yee "i PeedeR oli hag tee ee i a a Saat
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14-00000 Dog, tees 291. Vol. 46 XAAZ-22427, 31.7.64 ... ee cee t 92. Vol. 47 5.8.64 cee _ meee ee 93.. Vol. 48 6.8 - 31.8.64 © ee 2 94, Vol. 48 XAAZ-22428, 7.8.64 Lo ee 95. Vol. 48 XAAZ-22429, 28.8.64 96. Vol. 49 1.9 - 18.9.64 _97. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22430, 9.9.64 98. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22431, 10.9.64 (99. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22432, 10.9.64 100. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22433, 10.9.64_ 101. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22434, 10.9.64 | 102. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22435, 10.9.66 103. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22436, 10.9.64 104. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22437, 11.9.64 495, Vol. 49 yaaze22438,, 1.9.64 106. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22439, 11.9.64 107, Vol. 49 XAAZ-22440, 11.9.64 . 108. “Vol. 49 XAAZ- 22441, ‘18. 9. 64 "109. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22442, 18.9.64_ 110. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22443, 18.9.64 | ‘lil. Vol. 49 XAAZ-22444, 18.9.64 ‘112. Vol. 50 19.9.68 — : 113. Vol. 51 21.9. - 25.11.64 — t ~ 114. Vol. 51 XAAZ- 22944, 22.10.64 [Press reaction to Warren : - - : - - - o- ~ Commission Report] roo gas ‘Vol. $2°°27711 - 31.12.64 77 Sy 116. Vol. $2 XAAZ-22598, 25.11.64 ("Unidentified Individual" ~~ mee er ne teeters te tne sere | 1  d&ncéomplete] 117. Vol. 52 XAAZ-35722, 12.64 [Master List of Warren Commission: ‘eorrespondence and exhibits] (Unclassified) o 18. Vol. $2. XAAZ-35723, 12.64 [Warren Commission_Log Book] ~ ~~ td ey : : ‘ | | { (Unclassified) aaa 19. Vol. 53 1.65 - 5.66 rie teen re nee meee one oe antewmame BtGmamee om sae fet nom owen antage ate at a a Pores Rg le ¥ ns me oo aor M Tame RETA RR NTR oe ad SE a Rae Vthefhe F “aed s d oy weg ener “te Pe ve ver hay eee yee ‘ a ae Set S = ¥ ys Se a wine Soa Te PTS . so, : . ce hs, [ine oe poate neal et sxxoubidun eas fi ast ae ae. PAGDS Petewne on © 5 ot eet
14-00000 ery 6 ; 120. Vol. 53 XAAZ-22448, 5.5.65 [State Department step | -- 121. Vol. 535 XAAD-22459, 3.5.63 [F3I Investigation Report and - | - wo + - Exhibits] me en ee cette meee 122. Vol. 53 XAAZ-224551, 5.5.65 [Copies of FBI documents, - Items 1-40] Fe ee re ee . . 123. Vol. 53 XAAZ-22452, 5.5.65 [Copies of FBI documents ,------ : -..  . Items 41-181) i _ 124, Vol. S53  XAAZ~-22452, 5.5.65 (Part 1 - duplicate] .————.._.- 125, Vol. S3 XAAZ-22452, 5.5.65 [Part 2 - duplicate] —-.—- -! _ _. .... .226. Vol. $3__XAAZ-22453, 5.5.65 [Copies of. FBI documents ,__ ee , ._Ttems 182-187] coove ee ee _ ue ue, 227. Vol, 53_ XAAZ-22484, 5.5.65 [News clippings}. _. _ __. 128. Vol. 53 XAAZ-22943, 23.3.65 [Part 1, News clippings) ___! : em we ce ee ee oS i i : seme ee teen 4. 134. Vol. 54 "DCE- 18035, 30. 7. 65 [Part 2) | eon sete see Sanpete 129. Vol. 53 XAAZ 22943, 23.3.65 [Part 2, News clippings] greene agate oe 135. Vol. 4 DCE- 18035, 30.7.65 [Part 3} to : -—--——4 130. Vol. 53 XAAZ-27164, 2.2.65 (DDP's file on Warren Conmis- | _ sion) i31, “Vol. 53. SX-24316, 2. 8. 65 [SE D. Division s soft file] | eee eee ol 132. _ Vol. 54 § .66 ~ 4, 67 \ 133. Vol. $40 _DCE- -18035, 30. 2 165 [Part 1) _ “136. Vol. 55 1.5.67 - 10.67 ys - "437. Vol. S5 XAAZ-22560, 10.7.67 | oe 238. Vol. SS XAAZ-35715, 19.5.67 ; ~~ "439, Vol. $6 1.11.67 - 30.12.71 ~~" 440. Vol. $6 TX-1942, 15.35.68 F cones vee ne wee eee eet 141. Vol. 56 XAAZ-27163, 17.11.67 ; _ “342. “Vol. §7_1.1.72 = ~~ H . em ete ee ete ee ee ee coer el : ~ ; a , Lie ee -- wee pee ee eee ee ed a sa ee nee - 4 ~ wee we we. —_ mcm oe i ‘ an jn 5 0 eee eee ‘ i Sitiracca te 2 TERROR Ce ne ESS pla RU Oo ane reat Oe me ae em 90 seat antares 6 epee
F4-00000 peta ae -- =. ADDITIONAL FILES: Dt st ate ce ae vw ooemmnees oe | oe . ‘Title bed No.of vols, — "““HILINGUAL Memoranda SIG $68 Csti(‘i‘SSStS HTLINGUAL (clippings, etc.) 1 . ~~~" "7" "" “OSWALD, SIG $68 — an ee _ “CI Special Project — 1 oo eens Record of Action - Warren Commission ceeeee ss ok.) 6SEG 950. a, pe “J . DDP's File [Correspondence to and fron. vee ed Warren Commission] (duplicate) 1. —--Recca!s fines f eesat) we eee eee ee | NOSENKO handling __ a: et _ _Dealings with Warren Commission _ ae Se _____} . ee MO Letter _ . _ _ CASTRO Interview, 7 September 1963 _. _Mexico Chrono Record _ _ Unidentified Individual Report Unnamed file ne ee ees Rockefeller Commission; notes re~ __. eee : garding Warren Comission 1 . _ Mexico City Station Files oo ee 6 _ —_ oe? Mes (sn erpr cence 4 othe bette, g cece a Mets fate. ( occa - Beka.) en a! | _ pr mene eres seems ne Be ee - a . --- oe ae Master File Released Documents (FOIA) : _ —-- + «--Lst series (released 2/3 1975)-.--—-~———-—___--__-__..... a —- . . ‘File (copies) of Released Documents FO nates ee : (FOIA) Second Series Released September 1976 ee 2 e wae arene meee set ene a ‘ ‘ . ‘ ‘ ‘ : ‘ ALTERING e BH IME oa w
14-00000 Pt a, te ~ *, = eo ~ oe "~—  ¢@ / e aaa a, ‘What Collection: requirenents vere issued to the field with © a me | regard to Xennedy' 5 assassination? a - or 7 _ some renner tterrprara ear es . . . As. soon. as the -hane of Lee OSYALD was “nentioned { in ‘connection = T. with the assassination of President Kennedy on 22 Novenber. “CIA Zz \ | file checks were begun and the Mexico City “Station- was “asked by | cable for more information on OSWALD. Within a week. twenty-seven’ _ |- cabled reports had_ been sent to the White House, the Department of = " ‘ State, and the Federal Bureau of _investigation. OTT . eee me see Se eee we tee | oe i iel¢ tations S provided bits of in formation during? the | 2 . onye 4 On “yy HDb25 shlse ok As b kh : ag = or men ions. ‘= a7 ~ . foe ys “eee cae ne é Pete F, ES. =. . &. o ‘e "ot. Mae sns “oe eee ete airy: ee ¥ 3 aed “ing hin by” hame i. these transcripts connected LAD. also to the baa ir. Consulate in Mexies city. “Several Mexicans were arrested. ‘and - 7p Rec er ot = wre.» "aT . questioned about vhis activities, giving | a . good picture ‘ef what he : DR ete overseas ‘eabassies, with, Spurious. tips. on ‘the case. “All of these ~ em | leads ‘were soon, “discredited, but they. were Still “coming in. ne, af =e ae” - -~ > “Tt -" tte ge X, * tee “enteen . | ne. on on Of ‘foreien coun- | ° a terintelligence information ’ it.was the ‘Agency’ s g responsibility =] ‘ an te support the Federal Bureatt of Investigation in its investigation. i — of the President's: assassination by eT IS se TE oF 4 Pte 3 ‘i= @e Obtaining detailed information on every aspect, of OSNALD's ; ; Limes 2’. activities and movements ‘abroad; i rn - ™ me, ae 4 oe “ »b.. Studying this. information in light of the Agency’ 3. know- | 4 ee “-f --->-. ledge of the mission and operations of foréign intelligence = ae a Services - "Particularly the Cuban and aoe ee eR ‘ fe we es
. teen en . on eset "es te wot. eas “- ra eo - —_ le ws one” Zee a ae fo eee Tt : Making available. to the FBI and. other Appropriate govern: se Pr ad + Be oe } |. ment agencies ‘and departnents, all infornation ‘obtained on. OSWALD or ‘Pertaining to his contacts with Cuban and Soviet rt I a a “otficials and organizations abroad. _- . - ecg Ub { Le -. = wlan °° of: a - a oy. .. “. noe aan . “ ce Fat TO tee ee ET ed tale a pet te « — — ae St-etciens—sz : donde ated ra east i + - moe ee st ee SSSR Ee Sa Tal Cone tt pee eee Tea a Dre etsde emned PEO ey ~ a Cj S s ated. Rarn . ad aceare . ‘ usual intellis ence developments: Althous ch we. “have ho reason. 7a oe "2 owas 12 ee expect anything’ Of: a ‘particular military nature, “all hands ‘Should. " es [ be on the quick ‘Siert ‘at’ ‘least: for the next. few days while “the news SERS . President ‘takes. over." . {DIR 84608) .: ; ae % . on: ‘On 22) Novenber,..t the Chief of Wis, in, ‘response to an earlier”. * « a | cable from. Mexico -City in which the latter directed Headquarters = i ie ‘material possibi ; i 1 ; DIR 84886. in _reference to _On the fie tay, Chief, WH/3, asked Mexico ‘city Station. to * other material relating ‘to him. _ (DIR 4914] .. : Set out patow a¥e those actions taxen by the Agency” arter. 4 fe meas comamartie nto eas nee
aca aan o fw oe toto . - “te TO @ °: - soe tl. t ~e ¥ ° - ° . =" * 2 . + “ onan oe ce. - ° oe pe . Ce ne ee = te! Ong oe: ite ee ee 8 ae on - wae hf - Feo vo ae piesk chm. a ae oo cable a Suamary of all the Station’ $ “information relating to Silvi | DURAN (Mexican enplovee of the Cuban Consulate, Mexico City). {DLR 84926] | a jo On the Sane day, Chief, TS, asked the Mexice cay Station. = Pa oe may Nave enteres - exico Se pear erent ream | for any intormation indicating thar SW Cy —__|__tin_26 Novenher 1068, Headquarters sent a priority ca a q J 3B ussels il | London, Madrid] | Ottawa omer tes Seite Paris, Rome 5 and The Hague requesting station. ‘and liaison traces on wis | Lee Harvey. OSWALD. [DIR a5153] | Mexico city. Station that “there should be no let down in your ef oe, ‘fort ti ‘follow ali leads. and investigate all Facts w ic h bear on ee, ritiee- aL. Tee a ED E . [ms seer e-have by no means exclude & sibility tha er 7 S- yet wrknow we 2: — ave-beer are YoU 5 - i = “the = : “tions and your Liaison with Mexicans." DIR 85655] need a ales Mee. o 29 ‘Novenber, “Headquarters forwarded a book cable ‘to an London,| and The Hague, | which” included * . . . ae . wo © Sf aw oro Ge toga te ome 17 ean oe! tb. Ape Moe Cmte ae o - [ng Po tg eS curt SEES ries 4 a . smears st sf i SER RE RE ae 8 es Sov h a. Tieeheiagt TR ae tdee | . lige OES alias ccs ai! - . ° . .
14-00000 _India had letters sent to American leaders demanding a full in- a synopsis for COS background briefings to assist in the evalua- tion of any operational leads generated by the investization. (DIR 85817} a _.A second cable was sent out on the same day_to Frankfurt and The Hague asking for evidence of travel of Lee OSWALD and his Russian-born wife during their return to the United States during May and June 1962. [DIR 85973] oe . . On 2 December, headquarters sent a priority cable to Ber- lin, Bonn, Frankfurt, and The Hague asking for confirmatory infor mation relating to the travel of OSWALD, his wife, and oldest ‘United States. [DIR 86077]. anna: On 12 December 1963, Chief, WH/3, asked Mexico City Sta- —~ tion to continue to watch for Soviet and Cuban reaction to tic -investigation of the President!s assassination, evidence of their complicity, and signs that they were putting out propaganda about the case. Mention was made that Soviet intelligence officers in vestigation of the assassination. [DIR 88680] ween eee ee bebe 8 Ts aN sa ey - one FO See wht, ake abe STE are me chadhaor
oF ~ * ~F oo . e7 . . - ote. =, wer’ cara 74-00000 rn : . - * - mtn - ary 2 oo ee a ete Te. ‘een 3 Par ce “Rog “@y What. follow-up “of these fequlrenents was” there “enti 1964 ras 2 8 ee 7. =(3) What forn did the follow-up take? 7: . aa The ‘initial res onse to headquarters’ "requirements levied“: @ —_ ‘on the field, after the assassination of the President, has been - = eee | treated under Question (1) abeve. As this infornation was received. Toes in Headquarters it was compared with existing information, ifvany,,” ae ean ene ner eee meer tee : DARED eS pe flees or cc war Si ey Ie : ng guidance and whe necessa “coordinating with the “appro-. IPB OP tye th - “. _: on « ce neers eee ee | priate” United States" ‘government agency “-prinarily ‘the FBI - “when -- River ess, « WAR Tt ~~ ‘the. investigation. ‘involved: an American citizen. Most; if not’ “BiiS ake. 7 “Leads. originating: in ‘the. field were persons. “claining to ‘have know= = wen “ledge of OSWALD oF. his Mife. ‘Investigation revealed. that the os wot te majority, of these, leads, were, fabricators. a erage cs Ste pe ee in-lig to _ the “urgency of the “investigation being | conducted . * . = - “4 Tues 7 ~ ed : , seeping the latter continually apprised of all information pertain=| wrt ~ ing to the. investig ation. as it became available, tod “4 Seana The Mexico city Station ‘and Miami Base were able to ‘respond innedi . ob? ately to requirements levied by the local “FBI ‘representative:. The we field reported to Headquarters on all information passed in the "7 -field to the FBI-er-received from the FBI representative so ‘that ¢ - Dis i -Headquarters could make a. formal dissemination to the appropriate ae . government agency or “departaent in Washington. .. cL . = roe . t: orem “s en” om org e adh . ; Pee tela ; mg ke ar peta EE ST Naa st oa a a ° eee os ¥e - i: ww ° ke coon . -2 Toe : : tow settee me on | Fe ware eet aren na eng et ones ee
14-00000 ont * Sy feetee ce aia hace mre Df deens eee Sa! cers Sate... sees 8 ee —_ 2 FAN = EAS ee . (5). “What eporting was there. fron the field | in response to Head - 1 aren 4 oa | given below under each cable. rr a . 7. (7 [DER 84608, 22 November 1963 > ~ oot : : Se Response: On 23 November the London Station stated that: Heads Cos quarters’ alert had been passed to the re wee e latter told our London Station it was a ereing: : aes Z > 3 i * - FY “ ~ se Sigs ys oak WEE ie ete ss was. ——t ee TAS ie eee ett! Pa x i . ; ‘ Lsparked Headquarters co jonen ; ; = fears . mers . tee, - Bee re, ny, a Sets Heys ae i | . abroad. and field u units, “to react: inmediately.” ‘Bianples are ‘to be-- found . ina “separate: Section to this question. ~ sel te — 3 . . wT a . - ~ had . e & = s . peer Sood he : 2 tans od = *. afhast ber* containin “the texts of seven téle hone calls. “believed to be - - me . Tom > oe nd vee eT ne oS eas tae) - relative to “OSWALD. ater it. was determined ‘that two. ‘of - ‘the: oun an ‘telephone ‘calls ‘believed _to have been ‘made by” OSWALD: “had ‘been. Wig SAL made ‘by some other unidentified person.). (MEXI-7023 (IN. 67108) = Bee! ‘MEXI-7025 (IN 67188), and MEXI 7033 (IN 67232).]. / i -- . - ~ - “ Bee me eee ' . DIR 849726 Novenber 1963 rrr we ss ¢ <7 wee Foe TE - Response: @ Only/source 6 ak j oa ° ne . —. ” a Po. i { 70 } ‘ot ama * 2 » cB ares, Mae dchere Leis afte feet
ver on 24 Novenber 1963. Mexico City responded ‘to bik Sasz0 with == 7 | MEXI- 7054 on 24 Novenber 1963. Tals ‘cable contained additions | per anendments to MEAT -7046. (In addition to information obtsined | _ froa Silvia DURAN contained in her file, see also the review of . Jt _ 4 le seiecte igvenms in the ee Harvey y EIT e regar: ing a (leqations 3 se, - DIR 84926, 28 Novenber 1963 oo Bo eA bas ~— Response: | Mexico City Station cabled all Station held infor- so wet elclt wets oe te ~ a 2 a a i '. -| traces: were to. follow. [ROME 1233 CIN 68802)] et Ye west ey « TS awe ere: ea 5 . . ~ Ble : - g.* Sa * ny 1 on wmmice 6 cman Be eal er we a 08 Oty eo Femme Tbs SOT E E+ cap tet he Om aoe Soe we at hele a EES a eta twee A oe eo | * wn et . . yn oe . “* e ee
14-00000 ce. On 27 November, Ottawa reported no traces in Station — or liaison files. [OTTA 1275 (IN 69005)] | “- ! i j oo d. On 27 Novenber,| _—_—_—|forwarded a negative report a | _[ss6s (IN 69011)} _ e. On 27 November, London Station reported that the "Traf- fic Index" showed that OSWALD had arrived in Southampton on 9 ! October 1959; he left the following day by air ‘for Helsinki. _ " {LOND 6097 (IN 69100)} ee . £. On 27 November, Ottawa Station sent a second cable con- taining information on the initial reaction of the Cuban Ambassa- dor CRUZ and his staff to the report of the assassination. After . ‘further information was received (by the Cubans) that OSWALD had connections with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, there was some ms apprehension concerning !ossible United States reaction. - —--— - es - [OTTA 1277 (IN 69233)] - Lott ne re ee ee g. On 27 November, Btation cabled a response that there were no traces on OSWALD in Station or liaison files. | : mo ]4490 (IN 69290)] . - . Lee ee . h. On 28 NOvember, the Madrid Station replied that there © was no information in Station or liaison files. _ (MADR 9789 (IN 69328)] i. On 29 November, ‘the Brussels Station stated there, were ‘ no traces on OSWALD. [BRUS 8739 (IN 69852)] ! an j. On 29 November, the Rome Station reported no 0 Liaison trices on OSWALD. (ROME 1258 (IN 70111)] k. On 5 December, the Paris Station reported that Station | | | i woe ve ‘ . , oo and liaison traces were negative. [PARI 1770 (IN 74234)] 1. On 10 December, the Paris Station reported that the ~ French press was giving sensational coverage to the possibility that the assasSination was “a many-angled pilot". [PARI 1853 (IN 77148) | foe ete ee . BIR 85817, 29 November 1963 See ct tm meee DIR 85973, 29 November 1963 —_ t ! H j t ; ' ‘ | i ‘ a ash POE BREE bc Eger eS ocean s Sate Dat FOES
14-00000 i~ e» ¥ . « . ° et c* . a) . om 2 , . ° . e .” - - we = we em . _& 7.) DIR 86077, 2 December 1963 oan oO L oe a. “On 4 December? the Bonn Base ‘forwarded I - aes erin ore tiee termi visa nor #9097 tree 97 Gorter eer ————_ Eabassy—in-Mos€ots—{B0NN-S579-(IN-7 3339} }— £60 ” irs 0 the-dosunenss ___- betecring ta Marina OSWALD were forwarded to tivadqu 2rs_as an at- —_ lrachment to EGNT-1400 9 December 1963. Cee b. On 6 Decenber, the Munich Base cabled a negative sey ns |ownt-9316- (IN 75068)] SEE =: 2 ce ue = On 4 December, The Hague Station cabled ‘information ‘that; SE ea Carina) “OSWALD entered the Netherlands on 3 June--1962-at the ¢ ‘ai - - a — jeneal border ‘point... THAGU-Sii0 IN 73378). cate ce ae ee =z as ee v7 Feceaver,t e- ater Base replied “Ena the Base iftTon “tO- specif ic. action ta en By tne Agency as _Siven ote oe a = labte photograohs in the Station which might be of the assassin. _The: 4 Station indicated that it was forwarding as soon as possible copies ; ood. 1] October ‘who “could {might} by identical with OSWALD. _[(MEXI- | . of can (referred to in the above cable} who is possibly ‘OSWALD entering, 2 the Cuban Embassy on 13 October. (MEXT- ~7019 (iN 66856)] wee nae r en ne On 42 November, the Agency* 's Station in Miami ‘Feported _ { 2 “eos ze . wT tt . . . . te 8 ° . Re et yte se eee wet ee etter ern Ful em SE tee e ee ae eee oF Se these Teen * malate nS ag Melton WAM RL, We oft Resin See, See ah, OS ate 7 a * lof a photograph of the only visitor to the Soviet. Eabassy “on. 28 (sic , nn
7 a hn ried é ar as . se fa Toe ue et 28 a 74-90000 ft oe, . ote - a a . . soe an . . . * ew - . e - ” * « ones e « wee “8 a TO, & vee “ : Se a oe that: OSWALD of the Fair, Play for, Cuba Conmittee had ‘participated in, i a ‘debate in August "1963 on the New Orteans radio station, WDSU. “| ~ Sp < = : ans i = ~ ° = 4 a cording to cu ent info mation avai able to SR _kostrxov" was sa os. known KGB officer and considred to be a menber of the KGB's Thin wut le Sabotage and assassination ; “Sipe cf teenth Departnent/of the First Chief Directorate.~ ‘According to the. |-FBI alsoniotetder, the FBI had- ‘reason to believe that” _OSWALD's ay evel “s2 ane “| uated States, airing the" ‘first. twelve “days ‘of Novenber, “ha might e quarters that the “United” States Consulate in Nuevo Laredo had infor-i i mation that OSWALD had entered Mexico at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Septen- j i e ovem er, t ‘© a _memorandu un _d Stet 9 . @ ASSIS ar vepaui yy Direc or, Fians 8 An WE T & quoted a ea é
7” + nd @ a w De. co ee oo - ~ : . . , over’ the next year. the Chief of SR continued. by suggesting “that - a “if “AELADLE *s (Anatoliy Mizhaylovich GOLITSYN} views ‘on (Harold) . non m . SabeeREe Cand They € cannot be ignored), this suggests that we can .. . expect major Soviet pressures over the next several 7 RORTHS for aaa atc Soviets havermade-eare fut torcrange prep attonss———— - ory s (3 ° o io oe Ss ot alte 7 ‘statements as heard in London attributed the assassina- ; [7 ae tion to right: wing clenents'. only as the true iden- ~ “me ree Paragraph De c ea . ao ‘discovered ‘from | during our. . 7 . “Yong” ‘and exceptionally valuable discussions, ‘that 7 Sa. aod. -- one ‘of Harold’ NILSON's principal scientific advisers—.” without benefit of “traces 5 passed earlier to the ADP, Sowing | that : a oa ity. 3 /CI, ended by in Teating that “anot er recent. Ey are =] ° : . a oC yo, coe . - .- . ~~ em oe sel 7 7 pFe* USIRESS W1 e Soviet. 7 Bote iui: rely oe Tn Te oe se meecmmeree wetenmemen = ofl ee geen eee a een
74-0000 - : bee i, i . .. + mem ae os bee eles : sete. - - 2, on ; tel ee ca oat as Seta ce oe 2 icles ~ ; a re coe - ad. received: a request” from his Headquarters to ascertain the © vera-. > wT TY Sn a ail *, ooo . city, including sources, of a “statement made by DRE ‘leader, Jose _ gn aan LLANUSA Gobel, to the effect that Fidel CASTRO had threatened lives oo. * ; : wot se : . ‘ Th . o ates aggression LyatnstCabas—Ltanusa-attrtbured-tie—-above-threatsto-Pite Cis! 0 ——L-nade-these tenants during «reception ip-ceriy-septenber-i3si— ———_-___at_the Brazilian Emhass: n_Havana AVE -8133 6239! ~ — ; a “_h.. On 25 Novenber 1963, the Nexico ‘Cit Station also ‘Called ——— eadquarters! attention fo an AP story datelinéd Havana, 7 September . we Og aa n- ind. “United States ‘leaders shouldthink [sie ° consider 2, thats “48, ee we ee _ : . seit “see 3. Smee _ Be teh ee. ooo . TEA Sar ee Fae ot care ere ne oe bent . oe eum eran era eee