104-10414-10413 jet ce ven ithe nernettentottncn strihn Ms arc atrate ants Att a «neo ws ait an ini te nyeeanetnre me imi ch a nent Nederttn a oA = OSWALD. contacts with Cuban and | Soviet “Embassies, Nexico ~ «Toes Mexico, curing. the, Period. 27 September 1963 to 1 October re “ODESSA Calis. ) ay “OSWALD calls. Ba “original Transcripts. i woe “FINDINGS: a WwW “Calls concernin g travel to ODESSA. - Three calls were made in. _ “8” the: Spanish ‘language on..27:September 1963 concerning travel to Odessa. jgv3 . ‘re The first. callwas made: about. 1040" hours to the Soviet Military Attache im tpealung) An unidentified: “mart. outside” asks. the Soviet Military Attache Seaasla) whateli needed ‘tO'get a:visa.to go to Odessa.. The Soviet tells him to ~ Y Call 15+60-55:.andask’ for the consul. The man outside asks for the ‘address: which, the Soviet. provides... 1/ “The second call was made about ' 1037 hours: to: the- Consulate: ‘Of “the Soviet Embassy (15-60-55). An unidentified ‘man asks’ for the: consul: and“is told: that he is not. there. The unidentified ‘man asks..what is-needed.to:get a visa to go to Odessa and is told to call ‘back at.:1130 ‘hours .::2/.The:third call.occurred at.1235 hours. Aman = =: "enamed ALATRISTE | (not. a Soviet) inside the Soviet Consulate (15-60-55) called - gut to number. 45-37-72 (Colonial America, probably a pension or hotel but ‘oo not. listed : ‘in the telephone directory) and speaks with a man named SAN © _. ROMAN. “ALATRISTE says: that.he-is:in the Russian Embassy and they need to | know what day the boat: "KALONIA"’ will arrive in Odessa, that the Soviets , :... Will also need. copies of the passenger manifest.. (The conversation suggests . __ _ that ALATRISTE and.SAN ROMAN were. shipping representatives of the boat Me .” . NKALONIA"). 2/": There’ is. nothing in either of the calls to suggest any _.. connection: with OSWALD. There is evidence that the calls were not related ©. to OSWALD: a) in ‘OSWALDS's contacts with Cuban and Soviet officials he made _.no effort to communicate in Spanish though he appeared to have difficulty .. with both English and Russian, thus. one concludes that he could not speak - Spanish. .All three calls about Odessa were in fluent Spanish. b) Marina OSWALD in her letter to the Soviet Embassy, Washington, D.C. (reproduced in the Warren Commission peport asked Specifically to go to. Lenningrad and made no mention of Odessa. ret”
13-00000 Ree mee stares conte th ee otemndenane enh iar Laat ar ie ent ¢ ett ote cae mt ni Hea | ms ot “ 2.“ There were five ‘telephone ‘calls to-or from the Soviet "Embassy in Mexico City which (after 22 November 1963) were linked | to OSWALD for. the ‘period 27 September 1963 to 1 October 1963:" . a) * Shortly after. 1600 hours on.27 September 1963 the Soviet ., Embassy, Mexico City, received a call from Sylvia DURAN, a Mexican’ . employee in the Cuban-Consulate, Mexico City. DURAN had a North- | - american in her office and wanted to know who he talked with at --.the Soviet Embassy...She had sent him there for a Soviet visa _.. after which the Cubans would issue one to him. DURAN was told to _.~. leave a number for someone to return the call. She > gave the | Soviets | fhe number. of. the ‘Cuban Consulate. 3/ ae ‘One: ‘concludes “from this conversation that’ this “Northamerican, later identified. by DURAN as: OSWALD, went-first to the Cuban Embassy on 27: September,. then to the. Soviet Embassy, and — ‘returned. to the -Cuban Embas when DURAN made the ‘first call. ). y At’ 1626. -hours’:on:.27:. September a “Soviet male: in “the. Soviet» Embassy, Mexico.City,returned the call to DURAN at the. Cuban - Embassy andaskedif the: Northamerican had been there and was told . hat. he: was: still‘ there. ‘(at.the Cuban Embassy). ~ The Soviet told © oo. DURAN:that> the: Northanerican had shown: them letters. with their Consulate’ in Washington requesting a visa for himself. and his : 5 a! ife:but: the process takes.4.to 5 months and they (the Soviet — Embassy: in Mexico)‘ have no authorization to issue a visa to him ‘and :furthermore’ they (the ‘Soviet Embassy. in Mexico) do not know °. “anything about-him.and “cannot give him a. letter of recommendation ~ _ "to. go. to Cuba (enroute to the USSR).. DURAN says that in. that case -he.cannot be issued a visa. to Cuba. either (nett he receives | , Permission to gO on to! the USSR) . As ac °° "Shortly before. 1200 hours on 28 September - 1963 the Soviet ° |» Embassy Consulate, Mexico City, | received a call from Sylvia - DURAN. who ‘said. she had there in "their" Consulate, the Northamerican. “who had. been. to the Soviet Embassy. |The Northamerican talks with - the Soviet in English and Russian: saying he was "just now” at your . Embassy and they "took his address" but he: didn't know it then and. "went back to the Cuban Embassy to get it. The Soviet tells him to / come back to the Soviet: Embassy. The Northamerican agrees to do so : : right away. Sf. 7 (One ‘concludes “Erom this conversation that OSWALD went to. the- Soviet Embassy before 1200 hours on 28 September, then to the Cuban Embassy where the call was made, then returned to the Soviet Embassy some - 4 _ time after 1200 ‘hours the same > day. ) ET
13-00000 da) At, 1031. hours: on. 1 October 1963, a man trying to speak ; Russian called the Soviet Embassy Military Attache Office -- - and said. he.was at their Embassy "Last Saturday" (28 September) “<< and talked:.with: the Consul;. He is told to. call the. number for - me Consulate. and to write. it down. ¥. ~ ed” “At 1035: hours on 1 ‘October 1963, a man “(whose voice was — . described. by the translator as the same person as above) called “: the: Soviet" Embassy Consulate. He-said this is LEE OSWALD, I was at your place last. Saturday and spoke. with a Consul who said they would send .a telegram. to-Washington, so I want to find out if you ‘- have anything.’ :He*did. not. remember the name of the Consul. The Soviet. suggested: ‘it: was..KOSTIKOV, then told the. caller that a telegram had: gone: out .but. nothing had been received. Tf ee oe ~ : 3 ade ied ||
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13-00000 “An unidentified man (speaking Spanish). calls Soviet Military : ~ Attache. Office.iat: 1033 hours and-asks what is necessary to get a visa’ to go. to:Odessa. “ He-is. told to call 15-60-55 and ask for the | - Consul. Caller. asks: for. the address. The soviet. inside provides eet,