14-00000 ef, nN Qe et 2 a a ope ¢ itp ee le OU “a woe for setaelly, rd ale ' YG: cept application, 669 attachment de apy 16 Lept pe os Kt a? ue > ee SECRET | | t pin 47423 - Have recd from Warren Coom for enalysis and comument photo copy GOWALD Cu'u . vise application Waxi 27 Sept 6%. Cem recd photo cepy of document fron Cubans via 244 Swiss and ODACID in pest week. / GOWALD's elenature Leing analyzed here, Dacuent lars Rav useripe notation OCHALD's addmaa Mex, possibly made by Silvina LURAN, We reqairy urgently hund@ writing samples DURAN: Sigeture minivwim, profer larver sample if available. Also desira criginal but photo copy will da if that #11 you have. / Pouching cocnast FLI paoto copy dos. VEXT 0005 (Refs DIR 47423 - gare 104 above) - Next pouch © Sept, WLLL forvant puctod of DURAN signature only which 1a all we have at present. Attanpting obtain larger sample from LIT2MPOS. Will advise. (Attached to cable ie photo of DURAN's signatum) moa 24200 - Tranazitied Lerewlth ere tvo photostatic samplea of DURAM's simmature, MEVO VOR THE PECOnD by COU - Hye ie in urvant need of handwriting specimnte of DURAN, ACTIOH: Get LIVAYAK/2 to have LDWD eoverays put on LUEAN urvently and try to ant sous fast speciments... EYMW 12269 - The attached docuzents and translation, provided by ODACID, are FYI. ‘sae Warren ¢ Coms bas decided not to canfrent Mrs. DURAN with the copy of OG#ALD's visa application, : therefore, no action by Mexi with respect to the paper is desired at this tim. Attached ie the translation of tha visa applleation of OSWALD, in which js stated "Plannsa fata of arrival 1a Cobar Saytamar 10, 17%" HI4tA 24204 © Attached in another cugs of IUAAN a efaaturs, furnished by LIVEMRO/) whe 46 searching for eAditional handvriting syecimeats of LUHAN.. / Station can put LIMUD coverage on TURAL. oeee . . DIR 49619 (Ref M2XI 0205 - para 3&5 above) 3lavsen of Warren Comm in discussion DURAN 's bandvriting sacple asked if info available ra current etate her morale, attitude, current eaploywent etatus. / FYI oly, HQ3 believes coustesion cay seek to have DURAN certdiy abe cogpiled OSwaLlD's visa application papers supplied by GOC through Swiss. / Paquest Sta furnish ASAP aveilatle info re situation and cutlook DURAN, Suggest you not consult [%::°% officials at this tice. ‘ ' : : ° \ ‘ DIR 49741 @ Warren Cocm asks for any substantitive date which can te cited in publistwd ' report as authoritative goures of allegaticns that DPA aml hor busband wera.or are cambere of the Communit yarty. / Cocxi attorney Glawsca recalls that toth COS and C/ODENVY wwferred’ ' to these allegaticns during his visit to Mexit. / Pls advice by return cable whether any, documentary or other evidence exists or can ba attributed to Mzxi police authorities. In ber deposition DJAAR formally denied such centership. : VE te Bt Pa ene Eee meena egos SORIA.
“tp ; i : : ! DIR 50732 (Ref: EW 12889 - para 363 abovs) Request Station cable its opinion authenticity visa application. Also, if availatle or possible promptly procure, desire other samples or blanks for ceaparison and poesitile authentication. Doss stationery of Havana's response eheck out with any available exexplars? i é ; | ' ‘ . . i { ; MEXI 0930 (Ref: DIR 49,619 ~ para #70 above, and DIR 49,941 - para 371 above) - COS checked with LITEKPO 4 who persccelly participated in interrogation of DURAN re OSWALD. A. Her : full name is Silvia Tirade Bazan de DURAN. Husband's nave is Horacio DURAN Navarro. B. — ; A® tine of interrogation by Mexi authorities on OSWALD case both DUPAT and bw band dented they were merbers of the PCM, PFS cr any Comtie or Marxist front groups, C. Both stated they "believed completely in Marxist Leninist principles and tried to live as Marxists”. D. LITE:FO & stated "No Mexi has worked for Cuban Emb in Mexi since 1959 who is not a completely convinced Comsunist.” ... B. Both Silvia and hw band were linted in LITE“PO 4 organization’sa files as Conmunists, ommbera of PCA. This hovever not redeasable in documentary form. / Horacio continues to live at Av Constituyentes #1433, but Silvia has disapmared., Husband refuses to say where she is; sprely states } "She is out of Mexico". Wherenboute unimows to LITEMPOS for som three g weeks; telieved to be 4idden by Cubans. / LITEMPO & ; reporte that Silvia has not wormed since detention om OSWALD case. Does not imow present | Status her morale but believes she still friwntened, very pro-Castro, pro Communist and antie | USA and anti-Mexi police authorities. / Horaclo has kept up payments on rent, light bills j and seers to live as well as ever; sources of his incom mystery to LITHO &. / LITEHPO 4 ; actively hunting Silvia and will previde any info to COS. ' ‘ i i WEXI 0969 (Refs DIR 50732 - para 372 above) STATION does cot have exerplars available for eormparison with ref visa application. Typ? face matches that of other documenta from Emb.. Weak iapression of top of lewer case letter "8S" also appears in document from commerical. office of Erb apparently prepared on sam: typ2writer as viea application form. Stationery used for letter from Habana appears genuine. th documents have authentic flavor. Attempting obtain blank visa application for comparison. / LITAMIL 9 recently received letter fron Mercy MARTINEZ who actually signed letter fron Batana, will check signatures when L-9 locates letter. EMW 12931 (Ref: EMMA 2450 ~ para 369 above) - We appreciate the offér to put LIMUD ‘ on Silvia but de net feel it necessary since handvriting investieaticn can now be considered completed. / All Has components involved in GPFLOOR wish to express their appreciation..... AVENB Outgoing Telegram #619 - Eub's Iagat hat coplous file on Georg? de MONFEMSCHILDT. Ingat advises that all info in his file 18 also on nad at FBI, Wash, (Note by COG: Clark Anderson says this fellow wes cnes thought to have been involved in OSWALD case.)
14-00000 ; : : ' DIR 51937 « C5 will recall that “geveral photos of unidentified person were handcacried by 4 78 * LEGAT officer to Dallas on’about 23 Nov to assist ‘in investigation, Soon after OSYALD's ' errest and eee? to bis murder by RUBY, cropped phote of this nan wee shown by the Ful to . OSWALD' er who disclaiced any knowledze. / After OSWALD's death his mother publicly elained be eB had shova her @ photo of RUBY prior repeat prior to the killing of ber eon. Whea asain stown copy, crepped differently, she stated it not identical with the one show ; | ber the first tine. / Because of this publicity Warres Comu will publish coples of Lotb Iden c: Averican entering Sov Eab??? : photes among docuveats leys ../ Report to le released eyed to its survty of FBI patterise handling. 28 Oct..... (Hote written by CO3: Gol! Toie was of to:gh looking Anerican tym golng into Soviet Zubassy. Do you Lave copy of photo? Did we ever gat identity?) eo, xe Day ; - MEXT lOLL (Refs DIR 51937 » & pare 517 above) ~ Station unclear “3 to purpose served by publie , F eation photos of perzon not even involved this case. covesef Cannot. predict security effect ‘ ' of publication.... / Steitien wishts forewarn tazehouse cperators for hcetile reactions. : Will clear all three afrected bages of all tech equipzent for indefinite yerlod Just nrior to publication. / May, Station assuns no mterial originating LIFEAT or LIENVOY to appear?.... 2p. zh Sept . oft MERE 1018 (Ref: A. DIR 52498 - para 5 380 skry belows B, MEXI 1011 - para 378 above) Refa ft | ‘ os | Obviously erossed..../Only remaining hope would apeear ve to get ASCHAM prevail on Comm not ¢ ’ omly retouch background in photos cut also retouch face to depree obviously not identifiable with RUBY but also not with actual subj of photo. / If neither suppression nor effective 4 . : altaration possible, Stution plans evacuate LIMITED, LILYRIC, LICALLA, recent LICOML, Instelin» ’ ; tion and LIMZGA progert.23 Of all gar on pheae] basis .....Aia0 evacuating LIGNIGH tases if houses ant sending wseunate way for week on pretart.cies. ' 4 : { : a : ; : Lhee co bept ; DIR 52798 (Ref: DIR 51957 - pare 377T«above) ~ ...Zach photo shows sare unidentified man. ' One closely cropped, other cropped but with en duet background to clearly identify Soverb . ° maim gat@..caccoee . ; 2 ch Sept j i ‘ . EMS 2724 ~ Enclosed ara copies of the tvo photographs mentioned in DIR 51937 (para 377 cvore) } | ‘and subsequent cable. — J of i ry ‘ : 1 : th eG tety 4 \ ' . DIR SeTTs (rats Me7I lo typere 374 above) GLEITL shenad hae eprend Wat Bubs plicte only one fs : ' ' | Which attracted attention, Crsan atacant needa prato to eetablisa chain of evidence, - | |) + * Dodkt other photos will bs published, OLEN7Y told her nothing re identity or origin of wore. | \ i ‘ ‘ eo We bave assurance frou Corm ataff that tackeround details of photo will te obacured,. | ' ’ Bevertbsless, wlieve prudence dictates eauipent Bhould te renoy red fron installations int : ' i | , cluding LIGSA...6. ‘ © . 1 ' ‘ 1 ; , Lan t. fegt. ‘ ae | DIR 52929 (pets DIR 51937 - para TT above) Foll lis pirtinent excerpt from Warren Comms a ET i attidavite obtained from tha CIA and from the two FBI avante who trimmd tho photosraphs = [/ * SECR ° { eee Crivinal gnnty hal wan taken by the CIA Out, 1 of the UU... 6. .Gaopy Of Wook Laing ca hendourgied Ly Yi0F. Ahh, (noe vy Cle 1 bupptac ve relnk, da. hayien wbAtaver | habs), ’ a ! os wee chon we Lt means d i + oo ~~ seaaeonsnzenngeeapinenpenitnenenaane en e
ray Be a : (PROBABLY SPECIAL CANNEL) (Ref: DIR 5277s = para 382 above) Per ref, operations suspended, “MEN fron LEGATs Oscar RODRIGUEZ Moline 2 cuban | ! — ~— { i : : YEXI 1040 (Refs DIR $2929 - para 325 above) Request KINGMAN carry annex with photos. Station , already has basic reper’, obtained thru chief PRSWING 26 Sept. i | ! H ‘ ' : : H i i { | i ’ i ' i in LE'ESA as of 170T hrs 23 Sept & and sll gter. nenoved sare day. i | XEWS - Inside Washi gton - Mystery of OSWALD's 6 Days. ta Yexico? by Rovert S. Allen. ; Paal Scott - ...the reason for the systerious Mexi trip of OSWALD:. / Informational gap | ab at COHALD's eight days in Merxico.... 7 While reporting that OOWALD escaped survelllance 4uring much of his Mexican vinit, the commitsion will reveal that the “Limited” observations by U.S, and Yeni intelligeacs a rthorities clearly indicate the trip involved more than an affort to outain @ vlnw for travel to Cuba ond Tusola, ....tha murvai)lanes fatlure wan a tajor U.S. blur¢cer, since @ nuvler of gmecnoent avengies had advance notices that OLWALD planned to go to Mexico. .....1% waa during theee fateful eleht dnye that. U.8. authorities lost trace of OSWALD, although the CIA was prewarmed to keep a careful checx on OGHWALD because of hie connections with the Fair Play for Cuba Comitruee.....(Note by COS: What a false statement!! 7 DIR 5°263 (Ref: NSXI 1040 = para 355 above) Fis see para four DIR 52398 (para 3G0 above) Mr. Renkin due retum 30 Sept snd photo in question not sent to print pending his retura and discussions with us. / Will forward pertinent appendix as soon as available. ‘MEMO FOR THE FILES from COS; Subject: Warren Commission Report - _I sent copies of the Warren Com: Report (book) to: DIAZ Orjaz, LIELEGANT- and Mr. Burnell Goodrich. / I also asked that .ECHEVERRIA be sent a copy frou the Aub, Es hed been “listed” by LEGAT. / I have retained ‘a copy for the office. / All of tha above are without appendices. DIR S427 = Galley proofs received fron Com 2 Oct. Pouching 4 Cct. Background is completely blacked cat. / Aleo learned that all appendices will be made public simultansously som tine in Nov. This is change in schedule given dn DIR 50395 «para 250 above). / You xay wish modify timing aod planning of KSXI 1015 (pars 379 above) BO 12965 - Enclosed are the enlley prooss of 2 photos aentioned in DIR 4271 (para 390 above) " EXCELSIOR - Advertising TV program "The recenstruction of the Assassination of Pres. JFK. * ‘exclusive pictures of the FBI; commentary - Agustin BARRIOS Gonez SECRET woe ate ceecnertteete tees wee Smee Oe creer ore nem emmmee + ae ORT ASTOR