Bp estatarate { es re a CHRONOLOGICAL | SUMMARY + “Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO. Ugarte- eS eae ——hseptenberis63—— ee te in ain ta nt patna ————Imhassy_security officer and —a_member of the Mexicb Station in Mexico Cit | ALVARADO went at_noon on 18 Se tember to the Cuban i a =“ mi seat Fang" a 4 noticeable scar. on ‘the > tower High AS Fedvialy with ce Cuban. accent and” fai Speak ss 5 7 gin: the waiting 1 ‘Toom y carrying. a Ginadian passport, Treen. “eyes, blondish oon Lue nee, “He was wearing | eteiecinemeniaree ee sper mene : oe 7 September. and a red- striped tie i ! oe : t .. ern t | between ‘the Negro and OSWALD: rr aa Negro Gin English) Be "T want to.kill the man". = | reer on gee RE OSWALD : "Youtre ot nian “enough. 7 can = remem + a savanna seen _. RETURN TO GAL 385 e; Background Use Only ' Do Not Reproduce set
| Negro (in Spanish): OE can't go with you. I have a lot. | to do." : 1 veneeremeenerinanonet art a oe a " — i OSWALD : . 'The people are waiting for me back. there." Ss Go ~~ The Negro gave OSWALD Six i Rundved doiiars car aire" eeeheneeeeneemenet anate in large denomination US | ‘bills saying: "This isn't much. " (Of che tion of ALVARADO, the jatter called the American Embassy and — ee "succeeded in ‘speaking to a » high of official ¥ with whom he ‘nade an ap ointment “for | that’ “Same aay ‘at 8: 230° P. nm “near r the Hotei Maz Maria a Cprtap pete ona ms "1saber-T - — — > > WS ‘SECRET
ae : Two individuals “appeared for the S$: 30 p.m. appointment. ‘They identified themselves and were carrying the credentials. ‘of. rere en rencpeneieteeanne enema FBI ‘agents . * ALVARADO told about his seeing. OSWALD, etc. Another [HMMA-2256T, 5 December 1963; CSCI=5/779156;-13 ecenbar 963] 1 | [*Comment: THE ¢WWO-IndIVIaUaTS WeTe-SNIGHT; The ENvaSSy -SeCUTITy— Tr rcery-inea er PCCP) Nextear Seatonet tice —ALVAtADG Poe al “identi fibatton-documents—forFBi-ereden ~ SNGARADO, claimed tater alia that. ‘tho. persons were: vie "You understand ny “situation.” "Te which: OSWALD replied: “That had come. from Havana. When OSWALD entered Che ¢ senaneeneietieprermeentlinrttiey en eae item ere Foo Hes saw “OSWALD counting “tne | fioney, in’ Wr ameeT ean a srLaTe on ths To “patio whten ts “adjacent — — ~ . : ~SEGHET
14-00000 SORT [Blind memotanduri dated. 25 November 1963] ‘[*Comment: There is no indication in the file that any follow=1 “up -| ee he information given in this paragraph. This partie 7 ‘was made on the information given in this ‘Paragraph. This parti- | 26 November 1963 es ar a eth es i At the appointed ‘Place and time the evening | of 26 Noven=— . 4 ber,” “Rodoifo™ GAVALDON meets” “REAVARADOS “they tal take 3 a cab ‘to the: _ corner of the woeer Marra Is abe whe ere re another MaeTT Can is wetting!
"should urgently consider Feasibility of requesting Mexican author! ties to arrest for interrogation: Eusebio AZCUE, targa CALDERON If ro agrees re I gest: he. be cabled urgently ‘to. cooperate without. ‘question with | . ‘American officer. ‘who, will contact. him ‘morning 23: November. ‘Station wishes JEREZ be ‘BFesent during ‘interrogation_ ‘to throw “all ‘Nicaragua ‘official Weig = be hind it, but. not to ‘participate except in ‘portion - rela ives? VARADO = a aTTeged Mission for a . 27 November 1963. | 1 . ; ____" Headquarters stat states that” "in the face of mounting evi- | 7 dence—tiatALVARADO-is_fabricating his story of seeing OSWALD take money in the Cuban Embassy, urge you fol- 4 SSS SEGHET 2+ aC ae TESA Ne
14-00000 : Eerste ’ SET Ce fe ; So mee ae oe enn se ge mere es ‘ : send. WHEELOCK i gdod CIA asse to help 4 interrogation. We find it incredible that—the-Cubans_would-brief—and—pay—an—assassin———___—1 . in front of a NIC interloper. We think it pos- — ~ ibe or even Likely that he “has been invand out of the Cuban Embassy as a NIC agent trying to _ infiltrate Cuba and has picked up the hahes and | / faces there in so doing. All he has Said about. 4 [ OSWALD he could have gotten from the newspapers, | 4 except for céftain incorrect ites 3 Such as Ais | Statement that OSWALD wore glasses. nm Palette tt ALVARADO a intelligent -young man does not. mean he is. not. ao. ~ nd-other—agencies—a . fal flooded by fabrications on the OSWALD case from aoe on the fringes of. the intelligence. business... 7): Such fabrication are. not Pusually done. for. money, put. out. of sickly fancy and—a-des the: intelligence. game we Z “paid ‘to OSWALD. For one. thing,. “pay: “for: an. -assassin™ “expert -and ‘Layman:. alike.” Secondly, ‘DORTICOS May? have heard: through. some” Russian’ or: Cuban “source ~-in-the Mexican Government. that DURAN. was ‘asked: ‘whether.the Cubans spate. OSWALD. for. the ableged_ assignmen ; lame | encrypted text. }> SECRET ag
- | veg SECRET - 28 November 1963 7 Headquarters informs Mexico that , oo "1. We have just heard by phone from. KINGMAN , hai sat home. val: i story may have been seriously warped by a piece of misinformation which has crept into t is case. ; From conversation with your officers, KINGMAN . has the impression that they believe there is — ater Svitence thar nes oom eet “a bank des posit of five thousand dollars in the United . 3-Getober: if true, to corroborate ter—he—get- - This would tend, States et | | 1963. | thousand for the job and fifteen hundred for ex- .. < enses. KINGMAN thinks he heard that CURTIS | bank soposit from. an FBI nonanened ¢ Clark: ~-~ — L Headquarters. expressed its distinct feeling that "the “Anbassador. is pushing this case too hard, and... might well create. flap with Cubans which could have serioiis repercussions.' 7. SECRET aetertemettte, salt ce ahem Ausae tpynane enue tion in response. to Ambassador MANN's: earlier message, in which - _.Winston SCOTT) got the information about the. ae or
74-00000 28 November uses SEGRET. . ube aa » a : io. ul | : 28 Novenber 1963 (date of “Esseninationy “RR em “ a "Headquarters disseminates by Gab ie 6 é e | Br, "State, TO . teres Lee moe. eR ~e a .. and « e Whi & fuse, Le inrorma ton ob ained TOR VARADO g “| nist [s) < Noventver 963. POris ° gots ale 7: ARADO: SEGRET
74-90000 ce : - 28 ‘Novenber : 1963 - Mexico Station reports that. omeoeasrra so : "1. Mr. Clark ANDERSON, Legal. ‘Attache, told | ss + the_c0S"and-ambassador MANN of rumor that ‘OSWALD had deposited five thousand dollars 8 ___."2,_on-27 Novenber:- Ambassador” in presence : m. os i of COS asked ANDERSON about this again and See i ANDERSON said rumor was on television and. ae itm: or deny _his Headquarters. AMR COS “has not. heard rumor Fegarding five. id td te Bs tad Cammy Lb te be 42 utadio:;: but. feels, sure. ANDERSON: ‘Or some of be lven- though his story regarding: OSWALD sberfalse it possible he has- been workin other angle to. penetrate Cubans an “Will- be: able: to assist. in 1_getting. fa —> “captain | _ [Gist of et a ee a ————ee i ‘ i SECRET ong
14-00000 ‘8 me over to Mexican authorities and that the ‘Agency 2 nr request Mexican authorities to interrogate mo oor foe ALVARADO in detail. ; ee The FBI reports ‘that it understands that — riti 2S have a capahility- of: pols ~~ . : ; graphing and requests that the: Agency request . | Mexican authorities that he be 1 h - : — results 6 e inté erOgatton a5_s00H as _posstbre——— Oe and that the Legal Attache. be kept advised of a "3, The FBI expressed a desire to have the __ 4 i ~4 7 mee 1 1 ‘takes_the position that_inasm :; oe Silvia DURAN. may be released some. time today (28... . ; b ording to information which the FBI - . —_ hess ‘from the Legal Attache,‘ALVARADO should be a eh oe turned over to -the wexican. as soon as possible,” - ve fo ies cit SO> Chat, their, Stories ¢ ae nel Mexico Station is\instructed to carry'o TRLVARADO™ Nicaregoun ‘informant ‘who claims. that. ceo tS, he ‘saw. Lee OSWALD accept six thousand five (cn 230 277? 4 7 we. hundred dollars in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico -  . > | oe vy 3 Cit on. 18 September 1963 to assassinate Presi- “~~” ” _. ~ . dent. Kennedy, to officials of the Mexican Minis= =" “* try of=Government for further interrogation and .~. ~| -Lhivestigation. "On ovenber, ALVARADO-had—"-——— - * $till not. changed his story, despite increasing rcaraguanintetti= 7 gence: Service, for which ALVARADO’ once worked, Sd l to-Mexico—Gity———_— foe to assist in the interrogation and investigation .. aa iseretion-of the-Federal Bureau-of In~———— a vestigation. Notification of: the appropriate on F =: of ‘ = : 1} i {
: i) eo hs —_ --1& - = | Mexican office for the turnover was effected ! at 1630 Washington time on 28 November 1963. ~ BER 85666728 November 2963} Se _ | teonment : Thi is the fi ime_t ident Kenned _| was mentioned as the target of OSWALD's alle ed. ission described I by ALVARADO. The conversation between the red- “haired Negro and | OSWALD, as reported by ALVARADO, makes no mention of a specific | person. ] oe 2 ae oo canresources exhassted before we: “decide. if we: “Want-.to resume: mana : “gobernaniee contact with ac at 1430 hrs Mexi= _co City-time and ECHEVARRIA corateful that ~~ Belo es ", ALVARADO being: turned over to Gobernacion. aan : _ TT EC TARR "Was given ALVARADO’ s ‘present a _ a vaddress-arid alias under which he registered. °° .-. Méxicans wilT pic im up and question him ae _on basis. of very brief story given ECHEVARRIA) =" ahi J) o | SECRET
‘ -~ 12-0: oo ; : : i ! i i t t i 29 November 1965 | | SECRET = nt Mexico Station reports that the. COS is “handling the “OSWALD case personally and that continuous liaison. with the - Ambassador and the Legal “Attache is necessary. The. COS wishes C : to control these contacts personally. — ii aye COPELICES OU ad Re '-29 November 1963 - ee oo Pe ~An official. of the Ministry of Governacion reported to => the Station i that, ALVARADO Claims he Present. inside: the Cuban “Ena Ne have | “ho other Feady. source of ; information’ on “these cases. I at regular r tnteryals: Request status, report, “oven negatives. by SECRET
14-00000 | satisfy yourselé that the- Teeel ‘Attache ‘there. has) adequate’ ‘commo” | facilities and secretarial staff to keep. dts Headquarters. ‘informed | as. fast as you keep us informéd, and advise us on this.” INR a a . dt you ind t hat the. Leg aI Retache—there dues. to ~ ave ade equate 2 tono“or set Sene-Wantsto-Tely vite to-rebay-the— DIR 85712, 29 November. 1963] sreportsto--the. ‘Legal. Attache. anid. Soleo taabascader: orally. ‘then: subsequently ad: and the White House that "The 1 “fe vay i arose 8. a e = Mexican 01 icial cis ry ~ mt ae aol
14-00000 . views, conducted by the local security « “officer and members: of ‘the. Mee j Mexican Station on 26 November 1963, of Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO - |'Ugarte. [See memorandun ~ or complete text. - 29 November 1965 ee vf Official of. Ministry of Gobernacion stated that. after | his first session with_ ALVARADO he believed "ALVARADO's story to be | * . | i 4 j _t fantastic lie; after. Second session and all ‘Previous and interia _mteFrogations, 7 ‘ALVARADO-SE seRCKE to same ‘Ss ory on USWA Do ieia » = s = x ys I . re |. 4g = hal 3 e) arenes sin “hi :-Tepox ing_a dha‘ | che | access. to and furnished good _ ain formation on communism in ‘the | past. £ laid, ‘tone 4 | ALVARADO. is. inclined t0\ "go off on his own" at times. and impossible) - | to control. © SES wpe any one oa (vexr- “7168 CN 70860), 30 November 1965] _ ke ‘SECRET _Tin-3
14-00000 on 20 Septenber to warn them. His. first call to the Eabanay was — os , on 25 "5 November, the evening he saw the U. “37 ERDaSSY security oo a a are ans a seer o . . . . . . ‘ mo . oI a HERE 68-(EN-79860}-,-30-November - | 30 November 1963 7 a rrr | Mexico Station reports that e égal Attac eis being cating because he was “mentally mistreated”, 7" e., threatened vith ut - oh sical. harm, although he was: ‘not. actually physically mistreated. SECHET OO :
14-0000 | : Mexican police and had to be reinterro- °-. gated by representatives of this Agency — and your Bureau. This later interroga- _ OO tion showed that he was Probably dying.’ an attachment to HMMA- 22561, 5 Decenber 1963.)] = — 7 od ee The Agency forwards a. memorandum | to. the’ Warren Conni sion Ls enclosing | a. presentation of f the infomation: developed by CIA on. lor ea ue his alle we ies work in ‘Mewtn City from: ang the. 8: threugh ae ns coe April 13, 1964... TI. am informed that Mr. SCOTT eee vt foo a the Chief of. your Station in Mexico.City; was . co particularly: generous. with his time: ‘and advice. sand, in fact, ‘contributed greatly 0. ¢ success — CS , St our mission. in Mexico. a Fis e Pe Whe es Mr. SCOTT rgrresenta of the Federal. Bureau” —-of-Envestigation—thet-portion—of—t Harvey. OSWALD investigation which concer ned’ a =e -- course, : from- previous reports that the allega- 9-0... >.> ——- gigated by Central Inteiiiconee Ce ee nn _ tigated. by Central Intelligence Agency and |... A wits Bederal, Bureau: of Investigation_representatives _ a . in Mexico. City in liaison with ‘the responsible aca viene _..-._#awv enforcement authorities. Reference is —_ eo of = made to the ‘discussion of these allegations in - 4 a ae —your iF _pemorandum dated _ January 31, J 31, A964 at Rae es | oe OE UT i nae: f | SECRET
14-00000 Se Te a e . ot . ~ — —, "Upon | review. ‘of our - compiete file on- this matter, we find that we lack full docu- mentation of the investigation conducted of ——_________these “alle gations, It would b : ", our records could be supplemented by a report  - —___|_._“from" your Agency s supplying more details re- - garding the investigation undertaken by your : Agency and other concerned od Ageneies into ‘ithis ~~ | ~ a matter and your evaluation as to the truth of 2 =. ALVARADO's assertions. “In particular, it would - - ‘be helpful if a ret report could be submit te y _ the expert who conducted the polygraph exami- —itronbntctSagtetes ret peezg : _ Which he made.based on the responses by ALVARADO . ; westtons—on-thi : wear time a oe os ne ma mane, oie above Tettes from the General Counsel” vem eoty Ph ao no eo ae > eet tie Warren c Taster reo 8 S009 dated-t6-Novenber 1965; —— “relative to. Gilberto ALVARADO... =r OUT telete Noe 36068, dated 30. Wovenber 1363, “relative to. Gilberto. ALVARADO. : 8. Cour: Teletype No. 85666, dated 28 November _ 1963, + ative to Siiberto y ALVARADO O. i = aa _ } ’ : . ry af : a @) ; : rte ve no Pe =< OUT. Teletype No.| 87667, dated 7 Decenber 1963; | a “s Harvey OSWA en 3 . é i . . ~ . . i i _ The “General Counsel forwards” ‘the rortowing 1 etter to a 13 October 1964 San at he Heweraple” ‘JohRTAS ME CONE S-DCT SF i i = ‘4 5 eS maemo me wt oe eet #6 4 a “We “arevenctosing” a" copy” of” your” SECRET “document ~~~ 4 + SECRET
14-00000 aa 74 7 _ - “ a ms : DO dated January SENET concerning “lafocma. . a - . og - '. tion developed by CIA on the activity of at Oe . Lee Harvey OSWALD in Mexico City, 28 September ~ REO EEE I Gg re Tart tet etait Agent by the marking, "D". Since this d sre . ur_summary report. = oo : | Tequesting your authority to publish it in. ©... > oo _ this is not agreeable, may we have a synopsis of this document which may be | ot | { ublished.” : ‘inform O7 —— . pee tigence: nethods and operations. which should _. j To =