104-10300-10198 2. MEMORANDUM FOR: | Deputy. Chief, Security Ang $.Group. _ SUBJECT. : “Documents Relating to the Kehmedy | Assassination. _ a. | your request, the. undersigned and, . reviewed the eighteen volumes of © - covert security 2 622 relating. to the custodial ~ handling of Yuriy. “Nosenko. -In. addition..to: the. eighteen | volumes, various unnumbered files relating to site plang for the various safe sites used in this case and adminis- trative files relating to expenses incurred ‘and other -. miscellaneous items were also revicwed. 2.. As a result of these reviews, the attached documents were located which make mention.of Nosenko's being debricfed concerning Lee Harvey Oswald. Additionally, a memorandum dated 11 March 1964: from the District Field Office (DFO) was. also located which gives a summary of information which Nosenko provided to DFO personnel during ‘casual. conversation. One of the items in: this memorandum ~ is the lengthy discussion of” Nosenko' s knowledge of Oswald. Ves nef; 1 2 HOLA Le Raymond M. Réardon Security Analysis Group Atts Document Number (ASS k \Oe [ ; for FOIA Review on MAR 977 E2 IMPDET CL BY 063994
13-00000 27 July 1964 Report » No. visitors to the site over the weekend. Subject has been avidly writing and reading, smoking about a pack of cigarettes per cay All. custodial Procedures routine. On 27 July 1964, case officer RYAN interviewed Subject from 1330 to 1830 hours, discussing OSWALD case. Subject had written on many sheets cd paper, mostly answers to questions put to him by the case ' officers. RYAN advised that one of these papers was ‘a lengthy-" letter from Subject to Pete (BAGIEY) , although the contents ; were not known to RYAN yet. : . Subject was given a pook entitled, "Democracy in Unions" yes- terday. No visitors are expected. on 28 July, although it is anticipated that ‘both the Doctor and RYAN will come to the site tomorrow (29 July). Subject is in good, spirits.. ” & - custodial procedures ‘arerormal and routine. At the request of os/LoG, Tom RYAN was requested to initiate action | with SR/DOB to provide some relief for the cook. Hmma has been working a 6 day week since early April with Ed SANNER's wife filling in the seventh day. RYAN was requested to obtain the services of a cook.and . a helper to work ' at least 2 days | a week and no more than 3 days. RYAN . will advise. 29 July 1964 Report No visitors to site on 28 July. Subject given bath in evening. All site custodial procedures routine. 30 July 1964 Report . | on 29 July the Doctor visited Sub ject from 1015 to 1115 hours . _ He pronounced Subject to be in. good condition, although Subject still claims we are taking pictures of him. The Doctor recommended no changes in routine. SECREL
13-00000 . “war plans and KGB activities during the "Cuban Crisis". Subjeet sill °. 30 July 1964 Report - Case ‘officer RYAN interrogated Subject from. 1530 to 1800 hours, - “29 July. The discussion concerned the OSWALD case, the method (s) py which private citizens in USSR get. firearms and training and they talked about some - -Americans recruited. in Paris for the. KGB. All custodial procedures routine and normal. 31 July 1964 Report On 30 July 1964, all custodial procedures were ‘routine and normal. Case officer is expected to come to the site on 31 July 1964. "3 August 1964 Report On 31 July 1964 case officer RYAN interrogated Subject from 1400 to 1600 hours. They discussed “Intourist", KGB personalities, USSR believes we are taking pictures of him. At 2015 Subject came to the door of his room, said he wanted to talk. In effect, he wanted to get something off his chest. He said he could talk because he knew the cameras and recorders were not operative at that hour. He launched into a monologue about his mother, father, sister, brother and uncle. Became very emotional, saying that he was misunderstood, that he really: wants to remain in the US. Spoke of his KGB work, recruitment and techniques. Finally at ook5 hours, 1 August, he went to bed, Remainder of 1 August was uneventful. “Sunday 2 August also quict. All custodial procedures routine. SECRET
13-00000 ‘#62 Ceo a re og August 196% Week of 27 - 31 July 1964 ok interrogation on 27 July 1964 ran from 133 to 1828 hours. With 4 the exception of social. amenities and a review of the notes SUBJECT had 4 made since his last interview with the Case Officer, the interrogation “ ' consisted of a review of the OSWALD case. It was based on a verbatim transcript the Case Officer had typed from the 3 duly 1964 tape. The. Case Officer (Thomas RYAN) questioned SUBJECT on why: KGB did not do certain things such as: run an investigation of OSWALD, check into his Marine experience, etc. 7 : On 29 July 1964 (a.m) the doctor made his weekly examination of ‘the SUBJECT. SUBJECT gave a brief run-down of his personal life before his father died in.1958, said he was being kept in confinement because he is trying to help us and said we are still taking pictures of him but ‘the clicking has become quieter. On 29 July..1964 interrogation ran from’1530 hours to 1802 hours. The OSWALD case was discussed again and the Case Officer started a . discussion on how people obtain and keep guns in their homes in Russia. He also wanted to reconcile the fact that SUBJECT at one ‘time stated OSWALD was.a poor shot but on another occasion said he was.a good marksman. The Case Officer then went “into 8 - discussion of a Paris based, American, U. S. Government. employee who was recruited by the KGB. This individual was still in Paris in January 1964. He would make documents available to KGB so they could be photographed and returned to the vault on the same day. _ SUBJECT had no identifying data on this American. The discussion concerned the American s contacts, station location,’ travel routes, etc. On 31 ‘July 196). . interrogation started at 16 hours. Questions - and discussion’ concerned the Intourist Organization and the extent to which it serves as a cover for KGB people, KGB war emergency plans, and the extent to which these plans ‘were activated « at the time of the U. S./Cuban Crisis. . The last item discussed was the[opessA) case. ‘Tonassa is the ende name for an agent named {CUPPA\ who was scheduled to go to ‘Tokyo in April 1964. Interrogation concluded at 182k hours.’ JJB: jms SEE Teo . . . ~l-
13-00000 6 July 1964 Report ‘On 2 July Mssrs. NOBLE, WESTRELL and BENNETT visited the site. - ~The present air conditioning situation is satisfactory. Mr. McMAHON. -arrived at. noon in a "panic", had to speak to Subject immediately and did so until 1345 hours, discussion a | (phonetic) and his family. While McMAHON was there SR Division _ called and pressed the matter even harder. McMAHON: then returned to’. ‘Headquarters and came back to thé site age in at about 1645 hours. Hé expects to remain about ghours. ; ; oo - On 3. July an interrogation of Subject by RYAN took place from 1230°tS" 1530 hours. Discussion dealt with the. OSWALD. case. On ye 5 July all custodial precedures were routine. Subject aia _try to "bum" a-cigarette from a DFO man (Subject is. getting smokes during interrogation sessions). é Division doesn't plan to visit ; Subject’ on 6 July according to “latest reports. 8 July 1964 Report oe - . ‘No. visitors at the site on 7 July. Subject ate all meals, was given a bath in the evening. All custodial procedures norma and routine. ; : 13 July 1964 Report Custodial procedures were routine during the. weekend of li-12 July. 14 July 1964 Report On 13 diy Case Officer| _| interrogated the Subject from 1530 hours to 1720 hours (subject$= of discussion urknown). ALL custodial procedures routine and normal. No case officer visits to the site are expected today. SEORE!
13-00000 - He stated there was no suspicion of [ lat. that time. said, | J you 're under arrest". Heb 622 .The Case Officer then started discussing - the case of a Bulgarian, who was arrested by the Bulgarians = ‘in. Moscow in 1963. SUBJECT Cc obtained his information on this case from SHERAPIN, and Alexander PAPOVICH in 1963. SUBJECT said was invited to Moscow in 1963 at the. suggestion of the Bulgarian MVD. He. was settled in the Metropole Hotel and kept under TV surveillance. While he was in Moscow his rooms in Bulgaria — were searched and evidence was found (radio): which vas sufficient for - the: Deputy Chief of the Bulgarian. MVD. to go to Moscow, arrest him and _ return him to Bulgaria for questioning and. trial or court martéal. SUBJECT went to Bulgaria in 1961 to help them on American cases. had worked in the United States and was believed to have been recruited at that’ time. - The. Bulgarians, on confront ing in the Metropole Hotel, ‘At. this s point the interview ended and. SUBJECT asked the Case Officer to congratulate the boys and wish them all a good holiday for him. He - did this when the Case Officer said he did’ not think he would be back on 3 July. Jriday,,..3.,. July. 3-964, - The Case Officer wanted to discuss the KGB involvement: in the. OSWALD case. , _ SUBJECT said he did not know that. OSWALD went to Moscow from Helsinki -but that OSWALD's visa application was processed’ in the normal manner and KGB had a copy of the visa application. Russian Embassies, since 1960, have authority to issue visas in three to five days after application. OSWALD applied orally, and later fin writing,” for Soviet ‘citizenship. A copy of the written request went to! KGB. - A copy of this request was sent to the Supreme soviet after OSWALD. slashed his wrists. KGB studied reports on OSWALD ‘prepared by Case officer KRUZNOF and - decided OSWALD was not normal so he was of ‘no interest to KGB and was not considered desirable for Soviet citizenship. His file was sent to Minsk because he was to live and work in Minsk. SECRET. -6-
13-00000 | #262 622 “The ‘American ‘Enbassy was not informed of his suicide attempt because. he was going to leave the country and he was not an. important person. | "- While. OSWALD was in Minsk he received a stipend :from the Red Cross. KGB had information on Marina OSWALD only after;she announced her intention to marry him. A record check, neighborhood, and employment check on her showed that she was a simple, normal, not clever person, and she was not in the Young Communist League because she did not pay her: dues. Some investigative reports said she was: stupid... é KGB. dia not consider using her in any capacity. She has an uncle who is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Minsk militia. She must be iNegitimate because she does not use or know her father" BS. “name. The only surveillance ever put on OSWALD was an agent and there was never any on Marina. "After their marriage her ‘pay Was increased, to impress the. foreigner . she married. — She was not asked to stay in Russia after marriage because he was. to leave and Russians believe a husband and wife Should be together ‘(unless one is a high level person). Neither of the OSWALDs, Bot any briefing or instructions pefore ‘leaving Moscow. : In addition to KRUZNOF and Che SUBJNCT, DUBAS and MJSHKOV were the KGB Agents in Moscow who knew of the OSWALD case before the assassination. A Department Chief, JOMOKOV, and five other KGB Case Officers knew of the case after the aonssination. KGB considered OSWALD an American, citizen because he had been. denied Soviet citizenship. KGB did not know any of OSWALD's personal contacts in Russia. Some of the Intourist People OSWALD dealt with were KGB Agents - SecaeT ~7-
13-00000 3 7 _OSWALD' s. case. was not the same. as other Americans in Russia because he was considered not normal: and he was not considered a defector as. were. MARTIN and MITCHELL.. : SUBJECT. heard that OSWALD applied in Mexico for’ return to Russia. Word went from Mexico to the. First Main Directorate! to the Second Main _ Directorate. . Second Main Directorate told First Main Directorate that “he had tried. suicide in Russia, married a Soviet citizen, departed Russia and was considered not norma . 50 the request should: be rejected. " SUBJECT was: then shown some photographs and he said. he had | seen a picture of Marina OSWALD in a magazine. A long list of names was read and shown to SUBJECT but he failed . ‘to identify any of them. Many of the names were of people in Minsk.- JIB: jms |