104-10428-10135 7 LEADS | [INVESTIGATED BY CIAL This ‘list does not include en. Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte and. Silvia Tirado. de DURAN either’ in the field or, r hesdquarters. indicates that ‘the originator of the jead when pot CIA: # _ treated separately wlsewhere in this ce oo An abbreviation of. a. component’ of the U. s. Government in the. ‘column headed by @)- was oth than the ‘hy on d that the later responded to the originator. An entry appearing in both columns indicates that 4 aU. S. _ Tepresentative | abroad passed ‘the dead in the ° felt t0 the utc ee The last CO oTuin-indivates which component (s) received copies of the OrA dissemina- : tion or r memorandum. pre, entry ‘éppearing. in ‘brackets “a the|rectpind re ceived the document at a later time.
13-00000 26 November 1963 DIR 85069 ; _ Subject: Travel of Pro- Communist: Costa Rican ri ; oo Do Congress 96; 26 Novenber 1963 DIR 85176 oo Subject: Marina ‘Nikolaeva | OSWALD, 26 November 1963 “orn esi77 SoRTEeSS: ‘Telecon. ‘between. Cuban. President” - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - =" ongressman to Texas | on. 26. November "AC usually reliable source reported. ‘on. 26 November. 1963, th parture and now plans to leave. San Jose. 46 November. °°" “Representativds of this “Agency in Costa Rica suspect that. “SUNOL 1 will ery [oe _ to gather. data in Texas to use in pro-communist/Castro propa inda. ‘in: cone” ae “nection with the assassination of President Kennedy. . res re "The. following information on Marina Nikolaeva OSWALD, wife: “Of Lee Harvey OSWALD, was volunteered by Moroccan student Mohammed. REGGAB ! ‘born on 3 January 1938 in Safi, Morocco. REGGAB is now living at Nuernbergerstr. © 19, West Berlin. REGGAB was a student at the Moscow. Institute of. Cine- matography from September 1960 to April 1962. He came to Berlin in April 1963 as.a student and on 26 November colunteered the followihg: informa- tion on Mrs. OSWALD, who had been one of his girl friends in “Mescow. He. . identified her on ‘the basis of a photo and the first name, arina, which. appeared in the 25 November 1963 issue of Berliner Zeitung. @-. @ ® o- poe "REGGAB makes a favorable impression. and. is available for fu ther. ques- tioning. . ms S and Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas ; ““Bollowing is account of telephone. conversation ‘between Cubat Osvaldo DORTICOS in Havana and Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas, Cuban® ‘Ambassador to Mexico in Mexico City at 0940 hours Mexico City Time on 26'November . 1963 as reported from sensitive source." (See Chronological. Sunmary on Silvia Tirado de DURAN. ) SS be ut Julio. ‘SUNOL. i Leal, pro-communist, pro-Castro deputy to the Costa Rican: National’ Assem- bly, planned to ‘leave San Jose, Costa Rica, for. Poland - 24 November to. at-. |. tend the World Peace Conference in Warsaw, Poland. SUNOL dehayed . his fe: (B) - RECIPIENT(S) - ~EBI FBI, State, White House; Secret Service FBI, State, ‘White House, Secret Service
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT -.. 9. (A) Be) = RECIPIENT(S) - 27 November 1963. -CSCT- “3/778, 881 - subject: 1 ‘Lee H. - OSWALD/Soviet Activities in caf es nn Or; :; : BS . a €X1Co. ity, 18 7 24 November 19634)». ee oe Pe 7 7 my Forwarded aS Attachment A is a ‘resume of the. observed abtivities: of Valeriy Vladimirovich -KOSTIKOV: and Ivan. Gavrilovich ALFERIEV ‘ds reported” .by a reliable. source in Mexico City. Attention was.given to::KOSTIKOV. ; because of the indication that. he is the consul who interviewed OSWALD “A rs on 28 September 1963 | . ALFERIEV. travelled with KOSTIKOV.to nor-.-- J.) - (foo. en © - thern Mexico during. the ‘early part’ of September 1963.° Sourck ‘reported = [-: 0) fo fo: f | oe oe that during tha. period under review the ‘observed activities Of. KOSTIKOV) [| 29° °° Joo | ee, and ALFERIEV appeared to be. normal, as did the. activities of the | entire an es ere . SO Soviet Embassy complement. . . Pe . oo "2, Forwarded as Attachment B ds a resume of telephone cally “placed to and from the Soviet Embassy on the afternoon of 22 November.:* Analysis of. calls made the morning of 22 November and the. morning and afternoon of 23 November revealed no Pertinent informations bye i 27 November 1963 DIR 85182 a Subject: “Lee H. “oswaD. 7 sds BBY, State, White oe | House, Secret Service "2. On. 23 ‘November: 1963, Richard Thomas GIBSON, who was ‘acqilainted with So [Warren Commission] ‘Lee Harvey OSWALD, made the following | statements to a close friend in. a Bern, Switzerland: . —— os LAY cy “OSWALD is ‘one of us'.- Two years ago OSWALD and GIBSON: corresponded Bo | _- and OSWALD became a member of the Committee. ‘(presumably : ‘the Fair. { Play for Cuba Committee). OSWALD is crazy. GIBSON .burfied all of his correspondence with OSWALD. GIBSON is glad that he. (GIBSON) is. not in New York now and | he feels’ sorry, for hee! Who: is | in New: York and . ‘Tibor’ : ae “Ae "3, According to other information ‘available to our represell tative in Bern, Richard Thomas GIBSON, born 13 May 1931. in Los Angeles,’ California, oe has resided in Lausanne, Switzerland, since April 1963. He ds) a negro os , journalist and has been active in the Fair Play for Cuba Committee since its organization in 1960. In Switzerland he has. been involved: in the publication La Revolution Africaine." mt, —
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT’ -- > (A) ° (B)-. +. = ~RECIPIENT(S) - 26 Novenber 1963 DIR 85246. ‘Subject: “Lee H. OSWALD. cee Joc el} cusrs.°-| “RBI, State, White a " ' House, Secret Service “Won 26. November, Dr. Jose Guillermo AGUIRRE of Mexico: told the following - ee | Co information to Peter MORAGA, United ‘States Anformation Servite: officer: in. a Mexico City: : ae Py (Maria Rodriguez de LOPEZ, said j a son- in- ~law of hers, A st _ RODRIGUEZ, who lives in New Orleans was well acquainted with. ‘Lee “OSWALD.” rn ns 1s . : -Son-in-law is a Cuban who lives at 212 Jefferson Parrish, Nei: Orleans, ae rs re en tel: Vernon 5-9658. Arnesto RODRIGUEZ: runs.a Spanish langitige” school - rs icc © ae ‘ and. is anti-Castro. According to Maria Pasetagter. de MOPED | ot: son- ins. es rs 4 -.law has a taped conversation with OSWALD." oo 7 eo Pop Ss rn Ce ln November 1963 Blind Memorandum subject Yuriy Viadinirovich emt oe - ae | FBI “After examining all our traces on KOSTIKOV, we are convince’: beyond. reasonable doubt that he is a staff officer "of: the KGB. Contributing | to this conclusion are his associates, his movemernts, his Méxican and - ' other contacts and his cover position, as well as. his involvénent ‘in - ‘the TUMBLEWEED operation. a Co, : Wi ae a NKOSTIKOV's involvement in TUMBLEWEED is. our only reason “satbittove that. he is connected with the 13th Department. KOSTIKOV was'in ¢landestine . contact with TUMBLEWEED (as definitely confirmed by TUMBLEWEBD's. photo. identification) and arranged * TUMBLEWEED! s- contact. in the U. “Sh with a. KGB cotleague of KOSTINOV's. Me py or 28 November 1963 DIR 85657 “subject: “None, given. -USEMB - . FBI, State, White . CO London | House = - | "On 26 November 1963 a British journalist. ‘named John “WILSON|'ahd | also’. a _ known as John WILSON-HUDSON, gave information to the Americdh. ‘Embassy. in London which indicated that an ‘American gangster- type natied: -RUGY'-. visited Cuba around 1959. WILSON himself was working in Cubs. at ‘the... ° time and was jailed by Castro before he was deported. ‘2 In prison in Cuba, WILSON says he met an*Aherican ‘gangster (panbler - named SANTOS who could not return to the USA because there were several — indictments outstanding against him. Instead he preferred | to. live in
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT :- Pe [rn ¢.. ; relative luxury in a: ‘Cuban. prison.’ ‘While SANTOS" was, dn. prigén, WILSON ' says, SANTOS was visited frequently by an American. gangsteratype named =... _ RUBY. . His story is being followed up. .-WILSON' says- he had otiee testi- i] . _ fied about Castro activities before the. Eastland Committee of the U. See Senate, sometime | ain 1959 or. 1960. oe oe ; woe 28 November 1963. “DIR 85665 ss subtect None given, "Our Station in The Hague has. ‘reported that’ on “23 November 11963, a “local Castroite- nameil Maria SNETHLAGE talked to Third Secretary Ricardo SANTOS: of the Cuban. Embassy in The Hague and said that ‘she knew the: 'Mr.: LEE! [sic] who murdered President Kennedy... She characterized .'LHB' as aman — ; full of hate and violence, and speculated that. he had been. ‘nisused by a group'. She said she had written to GIBSON (undoubtedly. Richard. GIBSON, U.S. citizen of Lausanne, Switzerland, born 13 May. 1935, a ‘Gastro synpa-_ thizer, who had visited the Netherlands recentiy and + was in‘ dontact both _ with. the Soviet Anbassador and the. Cuban | Embassy). OF - "Later on 23 November, Maria SNETHLAGE. taiked again ‘to > thivd Secretary. SANTOS and said that 'Mr. LEE of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee’ had been slandered. It was another person, 'named Lee OSWALD', ‘Who had done . it. SNETHLAGE is reported to have ‘been in. Cuba : in a January id again in May 196 wd | "Dutch authorities have inforned us ‘that. on 7 1 November, in talking about attacks by Cuban refugees against the Cuban mainland, SANTOS; had replied ‘just wait and you will see what we can do. . It will "happen | boon’. ' Asked — tb be more precise, SANTOS had replied ‘just wait. just wait! SANTOS is - reported to have a pro- Castro brother in the, U. 5. Aw. . : "A very sensitive source reports. that’ after. his: conversations. wi ith svn LAGE, SANTOS was furious because “she: had. not. contacted. him. tthe: : 28 November 1963 DIR 85676 subject: ‘Travel. of Soviet Diplonatic. Couriers. "1, Reference is made to your teletype of” ‘B November: 1963 concerning the travel to Mexico of Soviet diplomatic couriers Valentin Germanovich - oO - PONOMAREV and Aleksey. Nikolayevich | POPKOV. ee . (B) ~~ -RECIPIENT(S) - FBI, State; White ‘House, Secret Service _ [Warren Commission] . _-FBI FBI
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: = — "2. “According to our representative 3 in: Mexico city, PONOMAREV and POPKOV- “left Mexico City for Cuba on 12 November via Cubana ‘A465 and’ returned fo}: -. Mexico City on 18 November via Cubana. tg, A. usually: reliable and sensitive source ‘reported that. ‘iy’ probably” left Mexico City for New York ‘on 23 November: via Aeronaves Flt 451...The of. ‘same source reported that one 'ANANYEV'. (phonetic) of the: ‘Soviet Consulate. in New York contacted the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City. on’:23-November. and oo requested information on which flight the couriers were taking. Assistant ce | Consul Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV provided , the | information on ‘behalf. oF the Soviet Embassy in Mexico. ey F 29 November 1963 DIR 85691 _ - subject: None given. “yy “Your attention is called to a series of anonymous ‘telephone calls _ made to the Office of the U.S. Naval Attache in Canberra, Australia, by ~ --a-mang claiming. to have had. knowtedge about a Soviet plot: té: ‘assassinate - . the late President Kennedy. Our first record of this matter ds a ‘Naval - Attache cable from Canberra sent. on. 24 November 1965. a "8, Australian authorities. working on this case consider ‘the: called to. ‘be a crank, They state that Soviet offices in Australia do. not’ use anything . ‘but Soviet chauffeurs; they have no record of. their. using. a ‘Polish. chau- ffeur. They are continuing | their investigation. Ws “29 November 1963 DIR~ 85715 ee Subject: Travel of | Lee Harvey ‘ogWaLD. Information gathered from various foreign sources regarding the travel of Lee Harvey USHALD and his. wife | in | 1959 and Siecle OM 29. November 1963 DIR 88770 . Subject: None piven. . "2, On 4 November 1963, a. U. S. Army Pfc Eugene Be “DINKIN, “serial. number - RA 76710292, about 24 years old, went absent without leave ‘from his. unit, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army "General Depot, Metz, France; He was - scheduled for a psychiatric examination that same day. He ‘apparently entered Switzerland using a false Army . identification card wath forged travel orders. ; ne . - Hh ore aT wavy ‘| Army — + = RECIPIENT(S) “BI, State, White House ». Secret Service FBI, State, White House, Secret Service FBI, State, White House, Secret Service '(Warren*Commission] |
13-00000 30 November 1963 ~*cscI- “3/778, 894 | ‘Subject: Lee. H. OSWALD. "3, On 6 and 7 November 1963 She appeared. in. the Press” Room 1 be United - ‘Nations Office in Geneva and told. reporters, he was. being ome He:. cy Around 26, November: 1963; after ‘Pre: ident’ ‘Kennedy 1 had + beé ‘esbbetea. them, he filed. the story. just to be sure... - DESCRIPTION oF Peete Se oe oo (A) GB) also wished to alert the world to the U.S. Government “propaganda cam- paign'. Army reports show that. he’ voluntarily -returned to hi Metz on (OF about 11. November. 1963.” ted, a Geneva journalist named Alex des FONTAINES, stringer . for: ‘Time-Life and. correspondent for Radio Canada, was reported-to be filing: ‘a story to the Paris offi¢e of Time-Life recounting Private, DINKIN's: visit:to Geneva |. and quoting DINKIN aS having said :-that ‘they'.were. plotting: Against: Presi-| dent Kennedy and: that ‘something’ would happen in Texas. , FONTAINES © had been prompted todo this by an unidentified female. reper! er: ‘who had | recalled such statements by DINKIN;. des. FONTAINES. thought he: recalled he had heard DINKIN say something like. that also, and although he: did not . really believe that DINKIN had grounds for has Statements whén “he mage an be "SS, «ALL aspects of this story. were known, ‘as reported’ ‘sbove| by U. s. Lo military authorities and have been’ reported by military attache cable | through military channels. mo _ a os FBI "1, Attached is an article which appeared on page 2 of the bo Novenber 1963 issue of the Washington Daily News. -The artécle contais | informa- _— thon, which implies that two persons might. have been. Anvolved, ‘tn the as- ssination of President Kennedys + + + a "2, The Washington. Dail News” article ‘also: states. “that ‘the (1 ad [placed in The Dallas Morning News on 22. Novenber]. which: pr os cost $1250.00 was placed: Bernard] WEISSMAN, that he paid: ‘cash for © Pp y the ad, and that WEISSMAN resided in.Dallas ata small apartment house. The article indicates . . . that he. roomed with one William BURLEY , oe "3, The records of this office contain. information: about one: Baill BURLEY, a U.S. Air Force Tech Sergeant, stationed in Libia in 1958' who may have been involved in nafarious activities. You are referred to the Office of Special Investigations, USAF, for possible « additional’ information. - RECIPIENT(S) -
13-00000 ~ DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ) | 4. Our. information indicates that. BURLEY had contact with | Torsten] _ persons whose activities seem to have ‘been questionable. a . 0f our. records. The records. of this office-‘contain.no addit ‘tion: which at this time can be identified as. pertaining: to t _ might be identical with the men who placed: the’ Rewspaper ads. . who might have. been in contact with, them.’ Moe, . "6, The above information is ‘provided as a ‘result. of fa oe check 3 December 1963 DIR: 86496 5 Subject: 1 Lee Harvey. eon. "On the’ question of why. Lee OSWALD felt ‘that he ‘could not get his. Mexican ' visa extended without using his real name, the following may. be germane: _ Mexican immigration records checked by the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo _. and reported through the U.S. Embassy to both out office and:yours, showed - that Lee OSWALD entered Mexico on 26 September 1963 using thé: name HARVEY _ OSWALD LEE. It may be that OSWALD feared that. any. attempt tb. ‘extend his . visa. would result in discovery that he was. in the country under a false name; he might have had to show some identification to get the visa’ exten- ded, and he Probably had no documentation in the name of HARVEY, OSWALD LEE." 4 December 1963 DIR 86702, ‘Subject: Lee Harvey. OSWALD. “Records of the Foreigners: Records’ Office of the German: Fedetad Republic in Cologne, Germany, show. that Marina Nikolayevna. PUSAKOVA OSWALD. crossed. West Germany from East Germany to Holland.on.3- June 1962. Shé traveled | by rail. crossing into West Germany at Helmstedt on 3.June alid. entering _ ~Holland by rail at the Bentheim crossing point.: She had West ‘German. visa 694/62 issued at the. West German. Embassy in Moscow... She listéd.her.. final. |. destination as U.S.A. Comment: This confirms. ‘information fitomthe'U.S.°: |" 7 ‘Embassy in Moscow to the effect that the ‘OSWALD family traveledfrom Mes-. cow to Rotterdam by rail around 3. June 1962. Helmstedt and. Bentheim are on the main rail route from Russia to Rotterdam. While Lee OSWALD himself and their infant daughter are not recorded in German: records:'this probably because little attention is paid to U. S. ‘citizens ‘and to infants in keep- ing travel records." onal informa-| - e-persons who} : T.. to: persons « RECIPIENT(S) - FBI, State, White House, Secret Service {Warren Commission]
13-00000 -§ December 1963. DIR 87189" . ‘Subjects, None givens 6 December 1963. DIR 87520 ae ‘Subject: “Lee Harvey y OSWALD. - DESCRIPTION OF DociMNT = nL, We have learned that on. 3 December’ 1963, ‘a. known Soviet, ‘Sntelligence ..officer in New Delhi, India, working .through Indian. communis 8, orto ‘to have a number of telegrams sent. to-President JOHNSON, -Chié f.. Justice WARREN ,. and Attorney General’ KENNEDY. from: Indian: youth, “Lega: and, ‘other - . eroups, demanding a full. probe. into the. assassination. of President John F.|. 000°) Kennedy. Apparently the Soviet officer undertook to pay forall the  feher| ee «grams ;_ he said the whole scheme was ‘based. on. ‘orders. from Mokcow'= en ae N20 Note: tol check | on this story. and to. “detect similar. ccdivity 4 from other areas, this Agency would appreciate Teceiving, data onyany such: tele- grams which have been received. Wen mo, "Reference. is made to our. OUT Telegram no. 86702 of. 4 Decemb; r 1963 which gave information on the travel of: Marina OSWALD. (and presumal ly: also Lee. Harvey OSWALD and their daughter). across West Germany on their return —. from the Soviet Union. Information now available from Dut chi, authorities seems to confirm this. On 3 June 1962 one M. OSVALD, listed'’as a male. Russian citizen entered the Netherlands by. train at the Oldetizaal border point. “Comment: It is believed that the lksting of this pérson as a male instead of female was just an error of the border officials i} ‘Note that) Oldenzaal is opposite Bentheim, the German border point wher. ‘Marina OSWALD teft Germany." me , . es oi  f. . Be a ee 9 December 1963 on “DIR 87731. |. Subject:. “Richard BEYMER, “american ‘Movie. deter _BEYMER, American movie actor, ‘who, was. a t delegate ' to. the. Film: in ‘Touch with Cuban: Embassy, Mexicd ; Citys "1, The Mexico. City News Of: 7 Decenber 1963 ‘carried a. pictike of Richard ing held in Acapulco. 2, BEYMER was in touch with ‘the: ‘Cuban Embassy in: “Mexico city. on. “2 Decen- ber, and a person believed to be BEYMER was in touch with the Embassy on 30 November. He wanted to speak to Silvia. DURAN, who was not at the. Em- bassy. Another employee told him that’ no reply had been received from - Cuba. . ne a ARSE 8 2 0 Fa are g en estival. bese (B) co. RecrPreNT(s -. “EBI, State, White —- House Lo, FBI, ‘State, White ‘House, Secret Service ' (Warren Commission] FBI
13-00000 9 Decenber 1963 7 DIR 0796 . | subject: None given.” NBS This. office has no information | on sn BEYMER. NBA This information | is. “for. your. ‘use: ‘onl < without permission from this. Agency." Ate pins - DESCRIPTION OF eon ae  . "4, . DURAN is the Mexican. employee. of the. ‘Cuban. Enbassy 4 with whom Lee a. an re OSWALD | was in touch regarding. a. Visa for, Cubase. as o : "1, The American. Embassy in Stockholm, Swede, ‘has’ “receive but no such official is assigned there and there fs. nO record of Chinese. official by this ‘name anywhere - abroad. cas ae : "2, “The letter is written in broken English and ‘stated that the chinese - communists got in contact. with OSWALD when. he was in the Soviet Union. When OSWALD returned to the U.S.A., the Red Chinese re-contacted him, threatened. to expose him if he did not cooperate. The Red.Chinese ex- — pected that. the U.S. would attack Cuba when it: learned that. the assassin. was a Cuban sympathizer. The Soviets would then:attack thé U.S.A., the. | - Red Chinese would ask the Soviets for. atomic. weapons.,.. the Communist Bloc would win the war, the Chinese Reds: would: then: assassinate fe RUSHCIBY and take over control. | ul The writer said he worked for the ‘Department ‘of State Secret’, but no department by this name is known in the Chinese Communist Government. Our Station in Stockholm judges this to be'a crank: letter. letter is: being sent: here for analysis.t i 11 December 1963 TDCSDB- -~3/658, 408 subject: “Connents oF Soviet Official regarding , . Osco w Views. on International: ‘Situation fol- lowing Death of President: Kennedy; 2 1» -Resump- ‘tion of, Disarmament Talks: Oo ' "The Soviet official ‘was recently on a trip hone and returned ‘from Moscow ‘mailed 25 ‘November 1963 in Stockholm alleging that: the assassination of: _ President Kennedy was ‘arranged by the Red Chinese. ’:The let ter purports _ to be from one Ryo Liang Yuan of the Red Chinese. Embassy in Stockholm, i The: orfginal.-. — - (B) _ | = RECIPIENT(S) - FBI;’ State, White "House, ‘Secret Service “fWarren Commission] Full dissemination ; ;
13-00000 12 December 1963 - esct- “3/778, 048 “Subject: 12 December 1963 . DIR 88643, Le . “Subject: * qsgassination Dé. prosidént Kennedy | a to b3- Gino. 16 December 1963 ‘to Geneva about the end of Novenber ..: “When. ‘source, ho has: oo a . "DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: 3 , (AB) if eviously « ‘dis- cussed political topics with him,.‘askdd. about ‘the: "reaction : n..Moscow- to'|,. the death of President Kennedy the Soviet official. immediately. launched...’ into lengthy commentary .° ‘It may be that. subsource's. ready, tsponses and’: apparent spontaneity. resulted. from.a_repition of. widely: held views. © How: | _ ever, considering his position it: seems: ‘more likel; : comments. Were |. intended for western consumption A : Mo Poo MILSON, Carlos “John witl bliases.. i ra ‘Compilation of information: from ‘Agency. files ‘regarding | Carle John WILSON also known as John. WILSON- “HUDSON. and John. Hudson WILSON.” Ilegedly Part of Plot. geinst all D Presidents.” Lees . "2. An undated letter, sent to U. Ss. “Ambassador Raymon. TELLES; U. s. Em- : bassy, San Jose, Costa Rica, refers to the assassination of: ‘President Kennedy as part of a- general plan to exterminate all-the presidents of the democratic world. The writer of the letter, ‘Rodrigo Ci, identifies. himself as a Costa Rican of Marxist-Leninist ‘ideals ,:whose ; “assignment is - the assassination of President. ORLICH of ‘Costa’ Rica: and Foréign Minister ODUBER of Costa Rica. - The anvelope in which the: letter. arrived is post- marked 28 November 1963, from: Heredia, Costa Ricay.) The Teeter. is. ‘believed to be the work of a crank." So Pe CSCI- 3/779, 135 “Subject: | Peter’ -DERYABIN' &. Comnen a . Kennedy.” ‘Assassination a “1, Attached for your perusal ave the ‘writteh: comments of kee defector Peter DERYABIN on some aspects of the assassination:of President: John. F. Kennedy. As you know, DERYABIN: defected from the:KGB. about: ten years. ago, and his personal knowledge is not up to date, but he has stayed in touch with Soviet intelligence developments to ‘the best ‘of his sees His. comments on how Lee OSWALD and his. wife must have. been handled by Soviet intelligence authorities: while they: were: inside: ‘the: Soviet) Ui don are pars FBI - RECIPIENT(S) - FBI, State, White House. [Warren Com< mission] - EBT
13-00000 1 Deceaber “i9es DIR 89970 me - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - "Reference is ade to our OUT Telegram ' no. 5182. Of a ‘November: 1963;. Richard Thomas GIBSON, U.S. citizen who was once associated with’ the Pair Play> for Cuba. Committee in New York was interviewed-in early ‘December. 1963 by a U.S. Consular officer in Paris, France, to see if he had ‘information - on Lee OSWALD. GIBSON said he had never known any. one by that name but _ mentioned’ the following two possibilities: a . cs | "GTBSON was very, cooperative and said his’ assqciation with ‘th publication _ "Revolution! was for purely economic reasons. pH 27 December’ 1963 ‘csct-3/779, 297 Subject: Assassination of President Kennedy. "2... . .. the report is still seriously’ in doubt: “accordin ‘we will try to get more information, but we doubt whether thi "1, Reference is made to a report passed: by” a: field. office of this Agency” to your office in Miami on 7 December 1963, stating that the. aSsassination --of President. Kennedy had been arranged-in Cuba: by the Cuban government and | _the Chinese communists. The report mentioned ‘the names.of fn. SAAVEDRA, | - Ramon B. CORTES, Fernandez FETTO , and Robert INIETO. : The. report was" not disseminated by our Headquarters because we wished aoe check it : a aan him , [source],-the statements about the assassination ‘being. a-Cubanand Chinese communist plot were made’ by -one. Raul. SAAVEDRA ; who. “he says. isa high Cuban. _ government official. We have: not: “yet been. able. to: videntify: h Lm». wae : initial report on this topic. As soon as we can talk to him personally, | can -be. ar- | ranged in the near future. We wish to point out: that this source has in "3. We have not been in direct physical contact with our - ks since his ~ the past produced several reports of a sensational’ nature which turned out to be untrue. We do not believe he deliberately: submitted false informa- ee a : qbehas By - RECIPIENT(S) - Oe | - RBI, State,.White House»: Secret Service = (Warren, Commission] | - FBI
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF * DOCUMENT + . (A) (B). sss :«RECIPIENT(S) - ee rae eae RESET SEE nS SE SESE te RR ERNEST SE SESS ST CETTE ETP EE ET ° tion, but he appears to be unable in some. ‘cases to eva properly." . ce _ 27 January 1964 . _CSCI- “3/778, 1729. “Subject: “The Agsasdination of ¢ President Kennedy] ~ EBI - "LS tn connection with our ‘ef for: S. ‘to chec ‘possible - ‘relati¥ Of: Marina Nikolayevna OSWALD, nee PRUSAKOVA,* widow: ‘of the. suspected: assassin of : President KENNEDY, Lee Harvey OSWALD,.our attention: was. drawmn:to. one: oe Lyudmila Nikolayevna PRUSAKOVA, who was one of=28 Soviet’ ‘students invited - aes by the Scotish Union of Students to visit England.as tourists in May. 1960.]| 0 ....0 5 |. -A visa application competed by PRUSAKOVA ‘on 17. March 1960, tony of which | _ ‘has been acquired from the British internal: services, disclosed. the. fol- lowing background information: 6 6.000 evs) ry ae "2, While thete is no indication’ ‘that PRUSAKOVA ‘is: elated. to. Marina Nikolayevna OSWALD, your Bureau may wish -to discuss’. this informatio with, Marina OSWALD because of such possibility. -In‘the’event that’ ae is related to (or known to) Marina OSWALD, we would” appreciate being s ad-: vised." ' bis 30 January 1964 CSCI-3/779, 814 Subject: Jack. Le RUBY ; ‘Lee Harvey OSWALD - oo an : FBI ‘Victim Civil Rights : . oe ot "1, Reference is made to your ‘memorandum of: 7 January 1964, subject as above, concerning a report of a visit. to’ ‘Cuba‘in: early 1963 “made” ‘by Jack” eS -L. RUBY, assassin of Lee Harvey OSWALD: : ‘This “Agency. has recéived ‘a simi- poe lar report from a sougce to the: effect. that. ‘RUBY was ‘in Havana: in late : a 1962 or in early 1963. ... . ‘Our: source stated hat following: indi-., ob vidual could verify the above information:, a . | a "Evidio. Bernardo. PEREIRA ‘Agosta « oe (wh _ September 1963 was 821 SW. and. Sergoty Md ni "2. We suggest that. our. Bureau | ma 5 “~~. 2 « We would appreciate receiving the results of your interview of . PEREIRA Acosta. Your Bureau will be advised An: the’ event we. ‘Teceive ‘fur- ther information relating to this matter. eee ws, a
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT. - 4 | ebruary: 1964 4 . ML ‘In response to your ‘communication, ‘DL: 100+ 10461, ‘dated.81 .1963,. your file. (S) 105-82555, subject as: above,: enclosed ‘isthe requested a information from the files of this. agency,” Addresses. and. telephone: numbers. yetating | ‘to. the. Soviet. Unioh,” 14° February 1964 a oa susesuanh to the preparation of: our’ cscI- 3/779, 817, ‘CSCI- 3/779, 817, | Subject: -esct- 3/779, 988° - ‘subject: “Lee Harvey OSWALD. boy ‘Lee Harvey, y OSWALD. aes 1 December ve =This | informatioti covers, ames.) od 4) February e “4 e 1964, subject. as. above, in response to your: communication DL 100-10461, dated 31 December. 1963, file. number (S).105-82555,°: additional. information on the subject has come to our attention. — This information ‘was. received - from your office in your communication DBA 59901, dated 20 December 1963.) It is repeated below for the convenience of your. ‘personnel involved in. the: OSWALD case. a (1k February 1964. Subject: "4, Your. memorandum dated 6 December- 1963, -£i16 DL 100: 10861, “Memovandum for Director, Federal. ‘Bureau of. ‘Investigation; fo Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.” ‘{DDP, 4 0861) ‘lists 47 photographs which were: among: the: effects of Lee. ag OSWALD, : and made available to your Bureau by . |. . of ‘thé Dallas Police Depart-_ ment. e 6 | . It appears that most of the photographs were taken. in.the~ USSR and depict Soviet contacts. of OSWALD, or. scenes. én the Soviet Union, — "2, In connection with our efforts : to. assist: the. Presidentiié. Commission. ‘on the Assassination of President Kennedy. by. providing infotination which” _might be helpful in interpreting available: materials: relatin - activities. abroad, we would appreciat recetving. at your eat in to OSWALD's. est -Gonven- - ience one copy of each of. these. Photographs, ¢ or exemplars , from which we. . ~ can make copies. 18 February 1964 Subject: Memorandum for Mr. Thomas L. “HUGHES, ‘The Director of Intelligence and Research, Department of State. on “15, - Assassination of President John FB, Kennedy. =. Verification of i a (By - = RECIPIENT(S) - he foFBr [| FBI. r FBI,. Warren Com=~ mission FBI, State, Warren Commission
13-00000 19 February 1964 " Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee. ‘RANKIN, ‘General: ‘Counsel Subject: _ Cuban Consulate and Embassy. in. Mexico. City.” 20 February 1964 cscr5/779,988 “subject: « a i ‘In.a document entitled ‘Historic Diary": there’ ap “October 1959 when ‘OSWALD was allegedly. : ‘confined - ‘in hospital. ~.. ‘It is apparent: that: every in Mexico’ ) City cr er 4h, We do not know who might have. told “OSWALD that - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: - Entry in “Historic Diary". pbpars a an “entry” nn | e date 26 vo fo.0 bul: an. unidetitified Moscow | :.. : ‘should: be. ‘thade to: iden- 7 tify the elderly American,- if he existed... . We assume: “the | lead is.” still outstanding. It is. our: “reconimendation ‘that: ‘the Department of State urgently request through its channels.a careful.’search of Eitbassy and Con- which refers. to ‘an elderly. American'.::.The entry -is:under ° gular records. jin Moscow which might reveal the: ‘identity of ‘di elderly American hospitalized at the end of October 1959-and. ‘possibly. registered: - with the Embassy as. a: tourist. -An independent: confirmation '6f. this de-. ‘tail could’ be of freat significance in: validating: ‘the ‘entries: ‘of OSWALD's "Historic Diary' and would possibly lead to. ‘the development: of additional information on OSWALD": ‘Stay. in the. USSR.: ar ae Ce | | “tone 4 -4501] "1, Reference is made to your. letter of 10. February 1964, ‘telative ¢ to in- formation supplied by this. Agency on | the. ‘activities. of Lee. Hervey OSWALD wpeca tes "3, We surmise that. the reference in “OSWALD 'S- lester. of 9 > November. to a. man who had since been replaced must refer to..Cuban. Consul Hiisebio AZCUE, who left Mexico for Cuba on permanent transfer.on 18 Novembé?'.1963, ‘four’ days before the assassination. AZCUE had. been in’ Mexico fot: eighteen » ears and it was known (to us) as early as: September: ‘1963 that he was to he replaced. His replacement did arrive. in September. © AZC IE: was _Schedu- led to leave in October but. did: not: deave. until 18° November J): “AZCUE oany other Cuban had been or was to be replaced, but we speculate that, Silvia DURAN or some Soviet official might have mentioned. it. if OSWALD C onplained about AZCUF's altercation with him." oy lade ee oe FBI | - RECIPIENT(S) - Warren Commission FBI
13-00000 5 March, 1964" Memorandum ‘for Mr. Je “Lee RANKIN, “General Counsel ‘ete. "Subject: Summary, of Findings in Regard to. » ATTegar ions by Mo amned REGGAB Relative to Ma ina OSWALD. es oo DDP 4-171) - = DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT '- cms Concerning. the entry | on page: 63 of ‘OSWALD's. ‘address: ‘book: Lev - ” SETYAEV - Radio Moscow. ..' a report from. your ‘office dated: 20 Decenber 1963, subject: Lillie May RAHM, contains the. following information: — ov Annette (nee ZUGOFF) SETYAEVA, . eo acds: s married fo. “a. Leo. SETYAEV. who « , =e oo MOrked for. Radio: MOsEOWE ne oT aa oa oD lovna' who. he. asserted was identical with Mrs.!' Marina OSWALD . ‘ment is a summary of our findings in regard to REGGAB's all gation. The | “report covers investigation including polygraphing. in Berlin: and inquiries ~ conducted in Morocco during the period 26 November.’ 1964 to 1 ‘March 1964. ag It is our: conclusion that REGGAB's. story: of his acquaintance with Mess Marina OSWALD is a fabrication." ” ye, Kennedy. 20 March 1964 CSCI- -3/780, 612 | Sunsests “andanstnation of Possadis aot F. ™l, In the course of our research ‘of: files Hertaining. to. areas of ‘the USSR in which Lee Harvey. OSWALD allegedly. resided dividual closely" resembling: OSWALD. was’ uncovered... "2, Our -files indicate that. this - photograph | ‘Attachaent sent A) ‘tame from a. color transparency taken in Minsk, USSR, on or.about™ 11 August: 1961: by -- an American tourist, Mrs. Monica F, KRAMER; whose ‘address at OP, 8. Box 985, Solvang, Californias 0 Oo, ubhe tine was. "S. Mrs. KRAMER and Miss NAMAN, both of: whom! are United States “ptetueco were contacted hy this Agency. on: a one- time B sis,. from their tour of the USSR. "6. Mrs. KRAMER, ... furnished this. gone: cies taken during the trip. | oan 1a photogigpn of an mAs ee return "2. On 26 ‘November 1963, Mohammed REGGAB, a Moroccan “gtudent in West Ber- ' lin, made‘a statement. that he could supply in ormation on a‘'Marina Niko-. “The attach- ~ | (3) oe - RECIPIENT(S) - Warren Commission — Secret. f Sopris FH FBI: FBI. -
13-00000 27 March “1964. Memorandum’ for Mrs ‘Thomas 3 “and Research , Department of: State... ae Subject: Assassination of. President. Son 31 March 1964. Memorandum for Mr. ‘J, ‘Lee RANKIN, N° General: ‘Counsel. ete . contained in your files - or. those | ‘of your. Embassy: ‘in: Moscow. Nikolevna OSWALD. _>_ DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT ~ your: office might possibly © _ Provide | re Oa oe nee 7 Kennedy. - ‘. Verifi¢ation “of. Entry in. "Historic. Diary". “ DDP. 4- °1606] "2, We have. rbceived ‘a. “report: ‘that’ the hospital. ‘to. “Which | “esi vas’ ‘taken | by Soviet authorities after’ the suicide ‘attempt: mentioned in-his- ‘Historic | -Diary' may have been the Botkinskaya: Hospital:.in Moscow.- The.1958 and ° 1962 Moscow telephone directories for Organizations cand Institutions, list a hospital named:S. P. Botkina., Our specialists ‘advise that 4&4, Native. of. Moscow would normally. refer to this ‘hospital “as the. ‘Botkinskaya'. “It is” said to be the hospital to..which foreigners and: diplomatic. péfsonnel- are. -generally taken-in the event of an emergency or serious. ilinéss;: and. ‘the building .or wing. of the hospital is” “Teperted:-£0. Pe, especially. designated » for this purpose. — fee "3. We would appreciate receiving information on. ‘any. Anericahs have been patients at the 'Botkinskaya’ in the fall of 1959. thet may be. Harvey OSWALD and 1 Marina Subject: Reports .on- Activities: and Travel ef: L BS eR . FALDDP 4-1655] "1, Reference is made to. the ‘second: paragraph of y Gur. menoraigiua: dated 12 February 1964, and the second paragraph: of your. wmenorandum | of (16. March 1964, relative to disseminations, Of. information. ma e.by ¢ ‘TA fp the Secret | Service. eo er Lass haste a 7 S "3, Attached to this ‘memorandum are exact ‘copies: of two teletyped r messa- ges relative to the travels and activities ofthe OSWALDs (Attachments A’ and B). .. . In Attachment C, OUT Teletype no. :85715, are found refer- ences to two other teletyped messages (OUT no. BS182 and OUT ho. 85665) - which describe one Richard Thomas’ GIBSON, | ae Yen _Paraphrases: of no. 85162 and no. 85665 are included as “Attachments D and EA" ee a a o Pots ‘who. might "9... This office. would be interested in. ‘any. ‘pertinent: ‘information which“ interviews of . Mrs. KRAMER. and Miss. NAMAN: (B) 0 - RECIPIENT(S) - State, Warren Com-'— _ mission, FBI 7 - Warren Commission
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: - aS (A) (B) | RECIPIENT (S) “3. 5 APF 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, “General, Cousot | etc te. |. Warren Commission "Subject? Richard. ‘Thomas: GIBSON. ee ae Attached to this memorandum ‘is ‘the ‘exact! text: of. our Teletype 1 No. ie *,..89970,. dated: 18 December 1963, which contains: the: report’ ‘Of an: ‘interview: ‘with ‘GIBSON held by a-U.S. ‘consular officer’in Paris." This’ message was’: <i... disseminated to the White House,: Department of: State; ‘Federal, Bureau ‘of viva, Mavestigation, with a copy to the’ Secret Service 7 Apri | 1964 | “Memorandum ‘for Mr. Se ae RANKIN, General Counsed ‘ete.’ ae | Warren Commission | M subject: " Mohammed REGGAB.. {DD > 41786) : Pe SEP ORs "2, “The CIA’ Station in Berlin: has reported - ‘that, “contrary to, his’ promise, ~_ -REGGAB has not written since his return to Morocco, and apparently has not ae - come: back. to Berlin.. Knowledgeable sources which’ are. usually: reliable. ce “Jstate that, as of 10 March, REGGAB has not. fulfilled the legal’ formalities | . - required of foreigners arriving in that (tty. It, is -apparents’ therefore, _ that he has not returned to ‘Berlin." ; mE 20 Apri 1964 a andum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN , General ‘Counsel 1 ete.’ a , - ee apo P.c. | Warren Commission — _ Subject: Report Pertaining to Allegations Concerning Anton. | : . FBI | | ’ ERDINGER. _. : hee FO hn {DDP 4 71997] ne 2 | "1, We have studied the report forwarded. by 3 your Lette’ et 26 March - 1964. A review of CIA. fi les reflects no- “Hertdnent. data on. ‘principals: involved. ~ a wo AS a : re _ "2, There is “report ‘to the. ‘effect ‘that Guenther GRONA: (Hentioned on. _ page 4 of the report) ‘was ‘under ‘investigation. in 1963 byiWest: German. -authoritiles. -He was a journalist. and correspondent" for.an™ BRS t: ‘Berlin -: radio station. The basis for, and: the : ‘outcome of, “the ‘investigation. is: not reflected in CIA files. However, in ‘view-of. the: peripheral’ ‘nature of. his involvement in the matter being considered, his. activitios.. are’ bes wf pee ot. lieved to have little or no > bearing” on the investigation. ' ". en rr . . ‘ 24 April 1964 Memorandum for Mrs J. Lee RANKIN, General ‘Wounsel pe ; oe ne FBI Warren Commission ' Subject: Lydia DIMYTRUK} Acquaintance of, Marina OSWALD. ‘poe 4- = 2099) So = Sn | | . . hE, a a Cf fies , |. t
13-00000 ~ DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT ~ : ay B) = «RECIPIENT(S) - ML, Reference is. ‘made to. “the. ‘report’ of: ‘Special. “Agent: Robert: 2 GEMBERLING : - dated 30 November. 1963, ace ea This communciation = reported: an interview| — _. by the FBI of Mr. George A. BOUHE.on 23. November’ 1963. in. which Mr. BOUHE © _ >. referred to a Lydia DIMYTRUK of, Fort Worth, Texas ,:‘who’ alLegediy had. ass0-, Te ciated. with Marina: N.’ OSWALD. | a ne, The: ‘giles of this. “Agency contain’ th | ‘following ‘pe: inent: information | 2 -on abo Lydia DYMTTRUK: who: may. be identical with the Lydia. DIMYTRUK referred » to" a ove:. tee” ; : 28 april 1964 “esct-8/780, 996 “RBI | FBI _- Russia. : css | : Pe "1. Reference. ig ‘wade. to your: : memorandum dated.6-March 1964). ‘subject - as - above, file (S) .65-68530,;::in which. you : ‘requested information: which would — tend to corroborate or disprove‘ NOSENKO's. information ‘concertiing Lee- ' Harvey OSWALD. *..Our. files contain the following: information from NOSENKO . ‘on OSWALD. which may anh ity’ or. ‘contradict. the information’ forwarded: in ‘Teference: eoare et 29 April 1964 “Memorandum for Mr. 3. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel te | ce oo. |. Warren ‘Commission Subject: Photograph of Lee Harvey OSWALD. ; “tope 4- 2160] oo ot - FBI : "I, As the result of a search of our “graphics: ‘Elles: ‘for pictures perti- oe oe a nent to the story of Lee Harvey OSWALD's ‘sojourn in. the: USSR; we have ~ ° ce a | found the attached photograph (Attachment 'A'): of a group of: persons. stan- | -.. dling near the Palace of Culture. in ’Minsk... This: photograph. ‘WAS taken. by an American tourist in Minsk on or about 11: August..1961." Althotigh the persons in the photograph. are not identified in our. files; we believe: on. the basis of comparison with other Pictures: that the, -second.. Person. ‘fron: the | ‘right is Lee Harvey OSWALD. oo ; . ae "3, It is worth noting: that" ‘the person “believed to: be oswabn 3 is. ‘wearing: ee ae - a short-sleeved sport shirt of the same design:or pattern as: one worn by —— . " OSWALD in pictures taken of him in his apartment.’ in Minsk in-1962. Copies : - of two.such photographs, which were found. among OSWALD's effects after his arrest and forwarded to us by the Federal Bureau: of Investigation, are - _ attached for comparison purposes. ae
13-00000 | Ty Attachment TAN appears to substantitate. ‘OSWALD's. s presenge-in: Minsk at = gree, claimed ina letter. to his. s brother, Robert: OSWALD, 8 May 1964. | 11 Nay 196 _ Subject: Marina OSWALD's Notebook. | [DDP 4.2351] . "Attached here} ith is information. ‘rom wf thic Agensy” Ss giles: of the” entries’ a ee . in Marina OSWALD's notebook, a copy of which was’ received: from ‘the Federal} Bureau of Investigation under their. communication dated 13. April: 1964. Copies of this attachment have been forwarded jto, the’ Federa ‘Bureau’ of. In- vestigation. " a Part : re ae ; oo 4 CSCI-3/781,172' Subject: ‘bes Harvey oso - Int a1 Security foe ep RBr Russia - Cuba.» on ee : e me or _— ce os "1 In response to your communication dated 13: ‘april 1964, file number - ees Pe (S) 195-8255, subject as above, attached herewith. is a “compilation of in- ; ee a 15 May 196 - DESCRIPTION or moet os least during the summer of 1961 and.to indicate that he. had-‘tontact’ at least on one occasion with American tourists visiting: that city, ‘as he © ee; . “Memorandum ‘for Mr. Je Lee ‘RANKIN, “General formation from the files of this Akency on names,- ‘addresses ,and telephone numbers relating to the Soviet. Union, which were. extracted ftom an address book | identified as belonging - to ‘Marina OSWALD." oo, s 4 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, ‘General. ‘Counsel etc: I oe ‘Subject: Role of the Cuban Intelligence. ‘Service. ‘in. Processitig Visa Appli- 7 cants; Reaction of that Service to the Assassination ¢ of President Kennedy. \ eo Pee mo ae "1. Within the very recent “period, this Agency. has: established contact. _with a well-placed individual who has been in: close. and prolénged: contact with ranking officers of the Cuban Direccion General Se eee Bt encia (Directorate General for Intelligence - “kno activi ties, techniques, and personalities is. direct ‘and. profound. This Agency has queried him in detail on possible: contacts. between Lee Harvey OSWALD and the DGI prior to the assassination of President Kennedy. : iA report | on the @nformation thus obtained. is. attached to this. memorandum". o  » RECIPIENT(S) “Warren Commission BIO FBI, Warren Com- | mission Warren Commission FBI"
13-00000 19 "ay. 1964 Se Memorandum ‘for Mr. J. Lee. RANKIN, “General ‘Counsel ethp _o Sassination Plot. against President ‘Kennedy. - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT, -. Subject: Allegations: of Pfc’ Eugene B.: DINKIN,” U. S Army » Relive to A ‘As* : ae coe Reference’ ‘ts ‘made ‘to ‘paragraph 2. of: your: ‘juemorandum ;: ‘dated February” a ’ . 2.1257 1964, “requesting. that :the Commission. be: furnished. copies ‘Of. dissemina- nae “tions, relative. to the. assassination of President. Kennedy that w, the. Secret Service.: ce oe cal cr ng, ‘Immediate y ‘after ‘the assassination’ the CIA Station ‘dn 6G neva,’ ‘Swit-: . zerland, repor' ed allegations. concerning a plot to. assassinate ‘President -s ..Kennedy that were made. by Pfc Eugene B; DINKIN, U.S. Army,.serial ‘number. . RA~76710292, on 6 and -7 November 1963, “in Geneva while absent: without: leavd 9 > the Secret Service. -of PFC DINKIN's allegations. Me from his unit. in Metz, France... “Available. details of this. chatge, teres - with information on its exploitation by Alex des FONTAINES, a-Time-Life .. Stringer in Geneva, were disseminated as OUT: ‘Teletype: message: ho. 857 0, on 29 November 1963. This dissemination was sent:to the Whité,- ‘House, - Department of State, and Federal Bureau of Investigation, wit. "3, Since. the Geneva Station ‘cocperated with the. U. Ss. Miatdiy: Attache ‘in assembling information on this affair, and the Military Attache: reported through his channels, the Commission may have Blready received , information aie ‘(19 May 1964 | CSCI- 3/781, 386 “Subject: “Paul - DIMGTRIK: (ake Pavel brea) 22 May 1964 Memorandum for: Mr. Je ‘Lee “RANKIN, General: Counsel. etc. “iL. Reference is made | to. your. communication. of 4 May 1964 “requesting tra- ces on Paul DIMITRIK (aka Pavel. DYMITRUK) « "2, The files of this “Agency: contain: the fol lawing: jiertinent information on one Pavel DYMITRUK, born 28 February 1924.in Stariye-Derend, USSR, who. appears to be identical. with: Subject and his, wife. lydia DYMITRUK : ee Subject: Anonymous Telephone Calls to United ‘States ‘Embassy in Canberra, Australia, Relative to Planned Assassination Of President Kennedy - eas .- Popp 4- -2624] ae fh. ere. ‘sent to) (BR) ‘RECIPIENT(S) -- | Warren Commission an ‘Navy =| Navy | _ Navy Warren Commission ~-
13-00000 . - DESCRIPTION OF salva - (f° @w -. - _RECIPIENT(S) . la I refer again * to. paragraph ‘two: ‘of. your: memorandum , “dated. 12° February. “1964, relative to disseminations to. the. Secret Service ‘made by renee a —o"2..-0n 24 November 1964,. CIA received’ from: the. Department. of. the Navy: a: . (sl. | copy of a cable from the Naval: Attache in. -Canberra,. Australia: IN’ 67327;, “ os STOP. SECTRET, later downgraded to: SECRET).,-reporting- a*telephone: ‘conversa- | “lo. tion’ the, previous day with: an anonymous individual : ‘who: had: déscribed. him-- | © . self as a Polish chauffeur for the’ Soviet: Embassy. of that city:: This indi . vidual, while discussing several matters of intelligence intérest, touched] °°". ‘on the possibility. that the Soviet Government: had financed ‘the assassina- |... » tion of President Kennedy. Reference was made in this..cab3e to. the Feceipt ' of a similar. anonymous telephone. call on As October: 1962." Bo ; m3 Upon receipt of this cable ‘from Navy ‘CIA ‘took the folloving action: "4, The CIA Station in Canberra arranged for discussion of the caljs with a the Australian security service. In the | opinion of, the Aust tfalian authori ties,” the caller was a crankeer = ae be ae i bere, 27. May 1964 | Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN; “General. Counsel ete. ch ae Subject: Letter Accusing the Chinese Communists. of Plotting’ the Assassina tion of President Kennedy. - rie . ts. ca Ll, Warren Commissign "1. Reference is made to. paragraph two of 9 your ‘jmemorandum dated. 12 Febru- ary, requesting copies of disseminations ‘relative to the assassination. of President Kennedy that. Were sent to. the Secret: Service. oo.) "2. Shortly after the. assassination the: ‘United: States Embasdy 4 in ‘Stock~ holm received a:letter, mailed on 25 November 1963 ,: which. accused the 9p Chinese Communist of plotting this act... This: Anformation was: disseminated I: me on 9 December to the White.House, Department Of: State, cract te Bureau of... Investigation, with a copy to the Secret : ‘Service. The exact’ ‘text: OF. the dissemination is attached. to this memorandum... . -- "3. In view of the fact that. this ‘letter was: eceived at ‘ths’ United Stated : a _§ - Embassy, the Commission may have tate received. information -« about: the. on : a document from the Department of State. Wee
13-00000 3 June 1964 ya : ' Subject: ° Documents : (On. Lee Harvey” OSWALD Furnished | Py. the. Soviet Govern: mente CV EDDP 4-1764] al . + DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT? <: | Memorandum - for Je ‘Lee RANKIN ,” General: Counsel. etc. ffi “The ‘Soviet. . documents: forwarded to. this: “Agen mage 1964 provide. some ‘additional detail*on:OSWALD.:.The’infotiation. in © -*these.documents parallels that already available’ from other sources, and * os does” - ~"” somewhat, OSWALD's. alleged occupation: at the Minsk radio Plant: Biving. the: 1. - oy Origine Russi in terms. used in. decsribing his.’ Job. ror 7 ane ag A ‘significant. omission: ‘from. the. materials: provided: is: the letter | ___ OSWALD allegedly wrote to the Supreme’ Soviet requesting § Soviet citi=. not ‘contradict ‘our: previous information. * The documents do. clarify ©: ‘The following points releting to’ the, docuinents are ove pttng  BEMSHAP ee ee OSWALD signed. a. ‘receipt - in. 1960. for ‘his. Tientity. Doe sument’ for. * Stateless Persons, and a second receipt in 1962 for his:Identity - - Document:-for Foreigners. The similarity: ‘of. wording: of the receipts “regarding his understanding of Soviet: residence and travel regula- tions further supports our belief that such. regulations ‘are identical _or nearly identical for bearers of either’ type: of identity. document. oe with 3 June 1964 dn view of the fact that the Gonntsston: This means that OSWALD should have obtained. permission in July 1961 to travel to Moscow, but, as we know. from.other cases, failure to ob- tain: travel permission. is not. uncommon and not: a: serious (offense. "c. . The includsion of: Marina’ s exit ‘visa "application!- is singular on. Marina. eo 8 8 me The format and wording of subject docune oe pear to bé' consistent Soviet practice. " COE Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General: Counsel etc, . vr PBa °; cy under: your ‘letter. of, ae d;-not requested, information| P.C. (+ REGIPIENT(S) - Warren Commission =~ Warren Commission
13-00000 "Subject: George and Jeanne de. MOHRENSCHILDT -. tion -of President Kennedy had established any.1 _ SCHILDTs and Lee Harvey OSWALD or. his family. . the. Department of State, and the Civil | Service?.C ' departments also have information about, George: - DESCRIPTION OF | DOCUMENT =r "1. Reference is made to. your ‘memorandun’ ‘of 31. March 1964: fequesting any on _. -information on George and Jeanne de. MOHRENSCHILDT: that.is: aVailable-in. CHAT. ' files.- Our review shows that the ‘files contain’. reports: “recéived: from.” “* . other U.S. Government agencies,” primarily: the: FB _. tion developed by this Agency in 1957 and 195830: references to information in the records of the: Coordinator of Information | . and the Office of Strategic Services. ..'According to recordsof. ‘those agen-.) (2° The review also. ‘produced | cies, George de MOHRENSCHILDT had. been ‘considered. for. ‘employment’ -in' 1942, but was not hired because he was alleged to be’a’ Nazi espionage agent... “No fe information developed by CIA for its predecessors) before the assassina-' | Link between: the: de MOHREN- "9, You may also wish to make inquiries - at. ‘the Office. of Naval. ‘Intelli- gence; the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence.” Department: ‘of the Army; de. MOHRENSCHILDT." 5 ‘June 1964. - Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, ‘Gerieral Counsel bic. 5 June 1964 ——-CSCI-3/781,543 “subject: - Lee Harvey OSWALD. “USSR. Subject: ‘Allegations Regarding Intel Migence ‘Teaining Schoo} in Minsk, "1, Allegations of the existence OF ry ‘Soviet: GntetLigence - “gha/or sabotage training school in Minsk, USSR, have. come to. the attention éf the Agency: from press reviews. — ‘Also, there. had ‘been: an: informal inquity from a mem-. ber of the Commission, Mr. DULLES, very recently: on’ this. detail. 1 take — this opportunity to furnish to the Commission ithe: information | which. the ; Agency had on this topic.” . "2, A careful review of: CIA ‘files: has SrsdUeeE in ding Soviet intelligence’ or. sabotage traning th Minsk ‘sincg) 1947. "1, As your Bureau is aware, the Clandestine Services is. developing a - machine collation program to handle information | on. ithe Cuban. intelligence “as:-well-ad/some.: informa-- Commission. bécause these. | --[DDP 4- $944] ochard 4 information regar- pe FBI - RECIPIENT(S) . Warren Commission _ FBI
13-00000 10 June 1964 Obes Memorandum for Hr. J. Lee RANKIN, General’ Counsel etc. on ces es 3) a “Subject: Information Concerning Jack RUBY. aia Jack. RUBENSTEIN) | and, His. . By | ee -/ Associates. vee a 212 June. 1964. ‘Memorandum for Mr. ‘J. ‘Lee. RANKIN, ’ General. Counsal: etc. Me ree . State . ‘Subject: Letter Relative to Assassination of; ‘President. Kenhedy Sent. to es . United States Embassy in’ Costa: Rica. > ee oe and - security services. “As yet, the data base: ‘is very narrow, with: ‘the: re- “> -sult that. any search against. the program has avery” limited::chance of. sucé - "cess. Nonetheless, a search was made using those items of. information w i¢ he -...- Which are known:relating to the two letters | from. Havana, one dated 10 No- and, addressed: to: ‘the: Attorney. General. : CEE re ane The: print- out listed. 19° names, o£. Which’ only ‘two. ‘seemed to Se hold. any interest. ‘A review of the files. ,on. these» two. eliminated One» a oe Beaving a “sing e candidate. ae , faa me ee "= DESCRIPTION ‘OF DOCUMENT. = . vember 1963 and addressed to OSWALD, ‘and the ‘othe fated: 27 Novenber 1963. ng. At the: sanie time; a routine name “trace has been. run in. the main index von. the name Mario del. Rosario Molina, the name. with:which the.27 November |. ee 1963 letter was signed. There were no traces fon that name, but informa- pv phon was. available on. two ) persons with somewhat. similar names. " ny Reference is made to. your “memorandum: of 19. May’ 1964, ‘requesting. that. _ this Agency furnish any information. iniits files. relative to. Jack RUBY, - his activities, and his associates. Examination of CIA records ‘has failed "to produce information on Jack RUBY or his activities. .We hlso have no in dication that RUBY and Lee Harvey OSWALD ever knew-each other, were asso- ciated, or F might have been connected in any mahn . hatsoever." hon “(DDP 4- 2988) . "), The information given below,” ‘and ‘the ‘attachment to the: “memorandum ,_ are furnished in order to complete the Commission's: file on, "crank letters . generated by the assassination of President Kennedy... Since:the letter was received by a United States Embassy the Commission may have: ‘received. ‘this “ information previously from the Department, of | Btate. - sh "2. The United States Embassy in San Jose ,. | Costa Rica, in ‘late Novenber —_ Onn re + RECIPIENT(S) - “Warren Conmissig FBI R Warren Commission
13-00000 . DESCRIP OF DOCUMENT = 5 coe 1963. received a letter claiming ‘that the ‘assassination. of president kenned “was part of a-plot to kill all the presidents:iof ‘the free. world.” This un- - dated letter, portmarked 28 November - 1963, ‘Heredia,’ Costa Rica,’ was ad-~!:. .... dressed to Ambassador Raymond TELLES. — This. ‘document. was: disseminated. 0,» -o-ethe White House, the- Department. of State,. and: ‘the ‘Federal. Bureau of Inves oo tigation. It. was not. sent. “to. the. ‘Secret: Servite. Lk Ps ‘This. ‘letter was adjudged to be. the’ work: fa ¢rank.:° Details:of the - _ document were passed to. ‘the: Government. of. Costa: Rica. ‘No: further informa- - tion.on the writer of: this document,” who “signed himself RODRIGO Ce, has. -- ever been received." ~~ eat ny : 29 © June | 1964 SO “Memorandum. for Mr. te Lee -RANKIN, “General Counsel etc). oe . Subgect: Tnves tigation of Allegation that. OSWALD was in Tangier, ‘Morocco. ae ee oe, oes oe (DBP. 4- ~3347] "lL. The reference’ memorandum {FBI Menorandun i dated 10: June: 1964] con- 3 tained a request that this Agency conduct: inquiries! cin: Tangier, Morocco, on _ to resolve certain allegations concerning ‘Lee Harvey OSWALD. Our ainquirieg = have been completed and the results show. that ithe entire story. “concerning OSWALD's presence in Tangier has no basis in Fact. en 30 June 1964 CSCI- 3/782, 058. subject! tmedsigaion of Alege thee OSWALD was in Tangier, Morocco...” . SE: ; “Reference is made to your memorandutt, “dated 10° June 1964, requesting this Agency to conduct the necessary inquiries. to resolve allegations: that Lee Harvey OSWALD was in Tangier, Morocco. . The: inquiries’ were. completed on - _ 19 June 1964 and the results show.that. the: ‘allegations. have.no basis.in. a “- facet. Ydur representatives, Mr. S,-J..PAPICH; sv Was. ‘Verbally: motified. OB Pee the results and, at his suggestion, the ‘resulth’ wene forwarded,. by: ‘nemo-.-” . randum, to the President's Commission. ‘on the’ of. for your of - President Kennedy. ‘A copy of that memorandum is attache fOr. your files” and. for any additional action you may wish to take. " wed 1 July 1964 — Memorandum for Mr. Jv Lee: “RANKIN edadban ‘Counsel. etc. De aot a Subject: Lee Harvey .OSWALD's Arrival Tine in: ‘Helsinki | On 10, ‘October 1959. a co i ct oo: ‘(pp 4- 75889] (B) RBI FBI? | - RECIPIENT(S) “Warren Commission FBI an FBI, Warren Com- mission Warren Commission
13-00000 a ee ee Boe Ue a In response to your. ‘memorandum of 25, ‘May: 1964, ‘we “have ‘established ° «hae the ‘only direct flight from London to. Helsinki on’ 10 October 1959 was| -. Finn Air flight. 852 which arrived in Helsinki at 2333. (11: 33 p.m.) TE! _-. OSWALD . had. taken this. flight, he. could not normally have cledred customs! fee “and: ‘landing formalities: cand reached the. Terni. ‘Hotel downtown: by-.2400. (nia- eee: night) on: the “same: ‘day. This’ is. based. onthe “Judgement of officers dine. J this: Agency familiar with the He a coe PE Shp aa + ahh circuitous flight from London, with a stop at Stockholn; Copenhagen, — -- or some other city. | Any: additional information: received will: to you Promptly. a oo oa : nor Oe, {sinki. airport. We: are presently attempting. ‘to determine - af OSWALD could 1 have ‘taken. aloo: be forwarded Ea “Memoraidum for Mr. ‘J. ‘Lee RANKIN, ‘General Counsel etc. 2 saty. 1964 wes a Oe - Subject ‘Lee Harvey. OSWALD. _ a ere | » [DDP. 4- -s40n] a "1 The. following remarks: have been; recently. attributed to doviet Gonstit ‘Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV in Mexico City ‘regarding the subject. "9, was in Ngxico: ‘City and has advised-it is: quite possible that OSWALD *. though h wanted mé to introduce and recommend him to the nd nde! a a ' met OSWALD here. - He stormed inte my . office ‘and : He told.me that he had lived in the USSR. I told him that ~~ I would have to check before I could. recommend him. Hex. 0-0 4 was. nervous and his hands trembled, ‘and he stormed out of my office. I don't believe that. ‘a person aS nervous-as OSWALD, whose. hands trembled could haye.. ._ Aecurately coe fired a ‘rifle.' | , oe Our Mexican Station has ‘checked its. ‘records for ‘the period OSWALD _ had talked with Valeriy .KOSTIKOV-when he actually fad: ‘spoken to YATSKOV; or that he first: eapoke: to. ) ROSTIKQY ‘who. turned hud over ta his . superior. YATSKOV. . | : eo A copy of this menorandun has been forwarded to the Federal Bureaw of Investigation." =~ oe nr ae 6 July 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel etc. Pt a OR + RECIPIENT(S) -_ ‘Warren: Commission 7 _ FBI, a . So Warren Commission FBI
13-00000 - RECIPIENT(S) Subject: Statements ‘Reportedly: Made. by. George. and: Jeanne de. “MOHRENS CHILDT| Concerning Lee Harvey. OSWALD and the. Assassination of. ‘President: Kennedy.) re The information furnished ‘below. has been. received. from [ppp 43479) “sable sources and consists of statements -reportedly® made by - the. de. -MOHREN- ° einer concerning Lee Harvey. OSWALD and. ‘the ‘assassination of. President — 7 Kenne Ye. wo LR EE TOR en hat 27 August ° Ma, Shor -y after ‘the. assassination of President. _ Kennedy, seorge and Jeanne de MOHRENSCHILDT were. among the ‘guests attending a-cocktail party in Haiti. ss -e The de MOHRENSCHILDTs were asked if: there was any substance to the view expressed in certain foreign periodicals such as Express a left- -wing Parisian: weekly newspaper, that the Kennedy assassination was. _ a plot organized .by Dallas millionaires..- George de: -  MOPRENS CELDT said that President Kennedy: ‘Was. hated . by. the Dallas elite, and:he felt that it was very ~~ likely that certain reactionary elements-in Dallas had organized a plot to get rid of Kennedy and used a dis- - turbed person such as OSWALD to achieve their ends. °° - Mrs. _ de MOHRENSCHILDT agreed fully. with this thesis. a "3. A copy of this memorandum is being forwarded to. the rots! a Cole es 1964  CSCI- 316 /00856-¢ 64. “subjects. Lee Harvey ¢ OSWALD ~ “‘Internal- Secu- rity, Russia - Cuba. Reference: . Your Memorandum. dated 28 July. 1964. aoe A: review of the results of ‘monitoring. Soviet foreign. broadcasts at. ' the time when. an interview with. Lee Harvey OSWALD had apparently been taped was conducted with negative results. Therefore, it is’ assumed. that such a tape, if broadcast at all, was aired. over a: local. USSR. facili- ty for internal consumption.. SO . a on a "2, With respect to the same question, ‘Yuriy NOSENKO- was asked if any » attempt had been made by the Soviets to exploit OSWALD for. propaganda purposes, such as Radio Moscow broadcasts, telecasts, or lectures.’ NOSENKO replied that. this had not been done either in Moscow or. in Minsk. lage  EBI FBI
13-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT ~ @) + RECIPIENT(S) - " NOSENKO 1 later. “reviewed this statement and confirmed ae 2 (NBES “Reference document | is. ‘FBI ‘request to. CIA ‘yequesting ‘the latter | to! ee MOREE | broadcast. t byt OSWALD: in. USSR. sometime before early. canary. 1960.) ws Subject? Konstantin. Petrovich SERGIEVSKY © i964: oS Memorandum for Mere 3. ‘Lee: RANKIN , ‘General Counsel “ete, ae The files’ of this Agency ‘contain no ‘identifiable traces’ on. Konstantin "Petrovich SERGIEVSKY or on his: sister. . a pe "2, We have. no’ information which would either confirm or: refute. silega:: ‘tions that Lee Harvey OSWALD. made one or more visits to the. > city of Corky / in April and May 1960. or at any other time. a. oe The. ‘term 'mokrym. delam' which appears in the - notes which SERGIEVSKY _ * brought with him to the British. Embassy may: be translated ‘wet affairs’ or "liquid affairs'. It is an expression or jargon used by the KGB. to refer a to activities involving. kidnapping ‘or assassination. oe vee (NB: "RANKIN asked. for Agency comments concerning allegations of a Soviet _ citizen,,Xonstantin Petrovich SERGIEVSKY , who walked into. (the British . ‘Embassy in Moscow | on 29 quay 1964. >. — 1 October 1 1964 «- Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel. etc. ee Subject: Joachim, JOESTEN a coe . i [DDP_ 4e ~5110] Be {poe 4 -4a7ey] eas “Attached. are ‘Teproduced copies of a set of. German documents ‘seized by se Joachim. JOESTEN, author of Oswald: Assassin or Fall Gu the U.S. authorities at the end of. World War II. The documents concern. Ty. Marzani - -& Muns.. ocuments in this: set. range in. dates from July 1936 to November 1937 and contain the statement that ..- sell Publishers, Inc., 1964. The capture : JOESTEN had been a member of the Communist Party of Germany since 1932. You will note that the attention of the German security organs was direc- | ted at JOESTEN as early as 1936.. At thatitime the Communist Party had bee been outlawed in Germany and the German authorities apparently had begun collecting information about JOESTEN :and his activities. Their investiga- tion. seems to have culminated in the proposal for revocation of his. Ger- t oe, =. 29 >. . “| /Warren*Commission ~ State: eee oy eee Warren Commission, . FBI, State, I§NS:
13-00000 - pan citizenship. [Comment : The assassination of President. ‘Kennedy. was: the: subject. of a ‘book | oy Joachim JOBSTEN entitled, “OSWALD:- Assassin or Fall. Guy? "(1964):. a ~ » <lished by Marzani. and” ‘Munsell Publishers , | Inc. of New York, ini which: fy ..\.°“JOESTEN: states that there. is no question. ‘in his:mind ‘that. ‘OSWALD. was a. mis | “nor CIA agent. Marzani,’ a known’ communist, ‘was. coauthor. Of a jamphiet;: °° ov "Cuba Vs. CIA". published. in:1961. . “JOESTEN: is: revealed in -a:Gérman Security <- . '->Police memorandum, .dated November. 8; 1937, :to have’ ‘been an: “active member - oft Te ee Pe | _- the German Communist Party (KPD). since. May 12,°.1932;> he” was. issued. Commu =: rs eres ccs ee Mist, Party m membership. card (Mitgliedsbuch): No. 532315. wont pe PTs Ss “Cited in "The Soviet and. Communist. Bloc Defamation Campaign" Record - House, 28 September: 1965, PR. 29391- 25395. 5] - bongresstonad an