officer, Mr. Paphich, teld me on 23 November that the Bureau has reason to ’ FAL under the eryptonym EUEBLEWERD, involved «© German-national resident of ; SX-t1O6§ . 23 November ‘1 963 6 ; oe — SAme AT POE | Qg® SY aves MEMORANDUM FOR: Aesistent Deputy Directer, Plans FROM: Acting Chief, SR Division a SUBJECT : Coutact of Lee OSWALD with a member of Soviet KGB 2 Assassination Department- . KOSTIKOV, KEG Dept. 13 officer, i 1. According to an intercepted p cell in México City, Lee OSWALD was at the Goviet Embassy there on 28 September 1963 and spoke with the Consul, Valeriy Viedimirovich KOSTINOY. ‘This was learned when OSWALD called the Soviet Babassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and spesking — broken Russien, stating the sbove and esking the guard who answered the phone whether there vas “anything new concerning the telegran te Yeshington.” The guard checked and then told OSWALD that « request had been sent, but nothing had as yet been received. (MEXI 6453, 9 Oetober 1963) The FET ilaieon believe that OSWALD's visit was to get Soviet support fer a U.S. passport or . visa matter /perhaps the new passport mentioned in the press articlés/. 2. KOSTINOV is an identified KGB offieer. He was a case officer in an 7 operation which is evidently sponsored by the ‘KGB's -13th Department (responsible for sebotage and assagsination). This operation, which is controlled by the | Oklahoma who vas recruited in Europe, and met this year with KOSTIKOV, in Mexico City and shortly thereefter with s known 13th Department officer, Oleg BRYEIN, in New York. The instructions given TUMBLEWZED by the two officers, (pinyointin objectives for sebotage) and the circumstances of their involvement in the ease, ieft no doubt that both of them were working for the seme KGB component, the L3th. ~ : : ; "3. Of course it is not usual for a KB agent on a sensitive mission to have such overt contact with a Soviet Eubassy. However, we have top secret Soviet intelligence documents, describing Militery Intelligence doctrine, which show that very important agents gan be met in official installetions using as ; cover for thelr presence there some sort of open business: Vice Admiral ee _ oo _ ee _ & . “4 HW 53199 Docld: 32341410 Page 4 3, g ex ? r os é
at Malitery-Diplonatie Aeadeny, 1960, said, "Case officers who use ag cover, let us say, the Soviet Trade Representation, TASS or Sovinfermburo, can use their cover assigunents se backstepping for nen-clendestine meetings with certain agents vhose particuler activities officially associate them with the previously mentioned Soviet institutions. However, such noneclendeatine reetings within a legel residency should be _ restricted to a minimum both as te place and time. Meetings of this type should be carried out only ia exceptional ceases with tested and reliable agents in order to avoid provocation by the iocel. counter intelligence service against the Soviet installation Being used as cover. Sach meetings are held as a rule in the vork offices of the case officer or of the agent during working hours. - It 49 necessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, thet they do not attrect the attention of outsiders, end thst the receipt - and transmittal of intelligence matters, properly camouflaged, be carried out discreetly. In setting i up such meetings, measures against tepping must be teken. One mist bear in mind that a meeting with persons outside official premises ang during non-working hours usually signifies & relotionship between the tuo parties that is above and beyond officiel matters.” Also, such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent's own earelessness. Again Admiral BEKRENLY speaks: “Some agents, because of inexperience or beeause of deliberate _ Vielation of the rules of security through peculiar personal rashness,.:.. sppreached our case officers st places not stipulated es operational meeting sites, others telephoned the cese officer at his Soviet installation and discussed personal contact SPPanpenents » while others still showed up personally at the Soviet installation in order to contact the eese officer.” . 4. I called the shove connections to the attention of Mr. Pei ich by. phone to his PEI office at 1030 koure on 23 Novesber. a { in 4 top secret Lecture to a Soviet Military Intelligence course toa HW 53199 DoclId: 32341410 Page 5
5. Zam sttaching 1) a summary of our information on KOSTINOV. - end. 2) ol] velid background information now avalleble on the work of the i3th Departaent of the foreign Intelligence ef the RGB: . _ Sidney Stein 7 . L HW 53199 DBocld:32341410 Page 6
SUH SK) Nos G Valeriy Viadimirovich KOSTIKoOV KOBTIKOV, who was bern on 17 Harech 1933 in Moscov, was assigned to the Geviet Eubassy in Mexieo City as Viee Coneul on LG September 1961. - A fluent @panish speaker, he had travelled abread et least three times before this permanent assignment; moreover, in 1959 HOSTIRGV applied for a visa to seconpany Premier Nikite Sergeye= vie KHRUSHCEEV's party te the United Btates ag an offielisal of the Seviet Mintatry of Foreign Affairs, but we have no record of nis having come to this country at that tine. KOSTIKGV. served se en-interpreter at iaternational eenferences at Hadrté and Bereelena in 1956 and 1959. In late 1959 and early 1960 he attended Seviet exhibitions in Mexico City ana Havenag he is knbvn to have been in Cuba from 6 January to 7 March 1960. the physical description of KOSTIROY quite accurately fits that of a Soviet ‘@ase officer who nearly oa gear ago met in Mexiee an FRI~controlled double agent. This double agent's Soviet ease officer in the United States has been Oleg Danile« -vieh BRYKIN of the Thirteenth Department, KGB Pirst Chier Directorate, occupying the overt position of trans Lator-trainee, U.N. Secretariat, Rew York City. B8RYKIN was stationed in Hew York City from December 1960 te July of this year, Sines arriving in Mexico, KOSTIZOV te keown to have travelled three times cuteide the eapital: In Hareh 1963 and again for the first two weeks of September he vent to Tijuana, Ensenada,~and Mexiesii, ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton, The U.5, Department of State, however, has reported thet during - these trips KOSTIKGY wet lecal representatives of Hovinento Liberation Hationoe1 and Central Compesine Indenendientea, both ; ierge Conmunict frent ergenizations, In addition, according ta FEI sourees, KOSTIEGY wae aceonpanied en the Septanber trip by - Ivan Gavrilevich ALFERYEV, and be contacted in Ensenada several persons ineluding Cormunist symapathisers whe previously had been assoeiated with Sevyiet officials stationed in Hexieo City. ALPERIEY, a PRAVDA correspondent is Mexico, was in elose contact vith Cuban diplomats and local Conmuni st leaders during & February: 1962 visit te Guite. — sed L HW 53199 DBocld: 32341410 Page 7
euarEct: Valeriy Vladimirovich xesetnoy (20/- 505572) ROSVIKGY, whe was barn en I] Harch 1933 -tn Hoseouv, vas asgigned te the Soviet Embassy in Nexies City eg Vice Censuk on 29 Septenber 2961. A fluent Sponish speaker, be had travelled ebread at least three times before thia permanent ased gnment; gereovar, in 1959 ROSTIEGY applied far a vies te Saeconpeny Premier Hikite Sergeye« vieh ANRUGECHSY's party ta the United States as an of fietal of the Seviet Kiniat wy of PForsign Affaire, but ve bave fo. Freeore ef bis having come to this country at that tine. KOSeIESY Served 43 ss interpreter at international conferences at Hearia and Barcelone ia 1958 and 1659. In late 1959 and early 1960 he attended Soviet exhibitiona in “open City and Zavana, pe 5 ; # 9 ett ko Known Ke pee been da fube free Fanuary to Te aR (enue sed Re phgsteal ‘deserint hoa t Los SPIROY-felite accurstedby - Pits. that. of a Soviet ense officer whe nearly a year ago Bet in Hexico Gm FEiecontrolied double agents thie double: agent*s Soviet vase offieer ina the United States has bees Cle ¢ Denile« vieh BRYXIN of the. THirteeath Department, KGS First Chlef Directerate, gecupying the overt position of transintor-treineg, Uwe Seeretariat, Rew York Cite. SHYEIN was atetiloned in Hew - York. City from December 1960 te July of this year. Since arriving in Mexico, SOS@IROV fa Reown to have travelled: three tines euteide -the eapitel: In Merch 1963 ond again for the ftirat two veeks of September he vent te @ijuana, Engeneda, and ‘Hesiceli, omtensibly fer the purpose of purchasing cotter. Phe 8.9. Department. of Stete, kovever, hac reperted that during theese trips KOBTISOV eet lecal representatives of Havisente Liveration Nations] end Central Coupesing Juéependienta, beth Or ye Commga let reat. ergenisations. Yn addition, according ‘te ‘Par goureés, KOSTIEOV was acecoupented on the September trip by iven Gavriloviteh ALFERYZV, and be eenteeted La Yasenada several — peraons. ined sudiog fomminiet sympathigera whe pr evicusly had been ageoolated vith | Sevhet @ffieclala stationed in Hexies City. . ALFERTEV, a PRAYDS herrespendernt ia Hesieo, Wao in clase ewitact with Cuban diplemet& and locel Cesmunist leaders Garias & Pobruary 1968 visit te Suite, - Tee. jeheles beck. wth ra a vo torhasndhn ete : ‘camastide CAL HM LN bai ~tncdutuale Deg! Coroners Wie bed td , Phen. Co eeedios Mad Bsvile sorntactso i! Chancel, af a 2 wh pessoas f BY Cpr abt a ae eg wf Ene ACiieng 5, * . £ \ HW 53199 DBocld: 32341410 Page 6
‘ Date: 10/26/04 JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : CIA RECORD NUMBER : 104-10015-10057 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER::- 201-289248 . : ‘ DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : ACTING CHIEF, SR DIVISION, CIA TO : ASST. DEP. DIR, PLANS, CIA : TITLE : CONTACT OF LEE OSWALD WITH A MEMBER OF SOVIET KGB ASSASSINATION DEPARTMENT. DATE : 11/23/1963 PAGES : 4 SUBJECTS : KOSTIKOV JFK ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/03/04 COMMENTS : OSW1l : V3 : 20031201-1018515 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10015-10057 1 HW 53199 DBocld: 32341410 Page 10
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$2) ye a af ee Sx: MOF | MEMORANDUM FOR: Aesistent Deputy Director, Plens Acting Chief, 88 Division Contact of Lee OSWALD vith a meuber of Soviet HI venue Dopartnant was ot the Soviet Beooeny en oe ee ct ne “and: spoke Consul, Valeriy Vledimirovich KOSTIKOV. This was lesrned’ when: OSWALD called the Soviet Eabassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and apoaking broken Ruseien, stating the above and asking the guard who sfisvered the phone vhether there was “anything new concerning the telegren te. Washington.” ed nothing hed es yet been received. (MEXI 6453, 9 October3963).,the VBI Matson - ‘officer, Mr. ich, told me on 23 Hovesber that the B ‘hes reazon to believe that 'o visit was to get Soviet support. asgport. or viea matter /perhaps the new. passport mentioned in: the ae 2. KOSTIROV ie an {dentified ROB officer. He va fficér in en t\ t operation vbich is evidently sponsored by the KGB's 13th meat (responsible | s for sabotage and essansination) « This operation, which mtrolled by the {! ERED, involved a German-national resident of ji f pe, end ust this year with KOSTIQOV. in Mexico | . City end shortly theresfter vith 6 knovn 13th Department officer,, . BRYKIS, | in New York. The instructions given TUMBLEWEED by the two officers, (pinpo: objectives for sabotage) aid the circumstances of their involivesent in the ease eft uo doubt thet both of then ware working for tho cone HIB conponsst, the 13th. 3. Of course it 4e not usual for a KOB agent on a sensitive mission to “| have such overt contest vith a Soviet Exbasay. However, we have top secret bo Soviet intelligence documents, describing Military Intelligence dectrine, which | _ ghow that very important agents can be met in official installetions using as eover for their presence there some sort of open business: Vice Admiral 2a WILEY | ns woe re TG a HW 53199 DBocld:32341410 Page 12
HW 53199 Le BERREGEV, in a top secret lecture to a Soviet Military Intelligence course _ ot Military-Diplomatie Academy, 1960, said, "Case offleers who use eas cover, let us eay, the Soviet Trade Representetion, TASS or Sovinfermbureo, can use their cover | assignzents eas backstopping for non-clandestise meetings with certain agents whose particuler activities officially associate them with the previcualy mentioned Soviet institutions. However, such non-clandestine meetings within a legal residency should be ' vestricted to a miniaum both as to pisce end time. Meetings of this type should be cerried out only in exesptional cases with tested end reliable agents in order te avoid provocation by the local ceunterintelligence service against the Soviet installetion being ueed as cover. Such meetings are held as a rule in the work offices of the case officer or of the agent during working hours. It 16 necessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, thot they do not attract the attention of outsiders, and that the receipt and tranmaittal of intelligence matters, properly camouflaged, be eerried out diacrestly. In setting up such meetings, measures against tepping must be taken. One mast bear in mind that a meeting with persons outside official premices and during non-working houre usuelly signifies a reL a relationship | between the tvo parties that is above end beyond official matters." Also, such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent's own carelessness. Again Admiral EEKRENEV speeks: . “Some agents, because of inexperience or because of deliberate violation ef the rules of security through peculiar personal Fashness,.... approached our ease officers at places not stipulated as operational meeting sites, others telephoned the case officer at his Soviet installation and discussed personal contact arrangements, while others still showed up personally at the Soviet installetion in erder to contact the eage officer.” 4. I called the above connections to the attention of Mr. Pefpich by phone to his FBI office at 1030 hours on 23 November. DoclId:32341410 Page 13 . ake “pe = a :
oe ESE Seng 7 5. I am attaching 1) 8 swmary of our information on KOSTINDY and 2) all velid background information now available on the work of ths 13th Department of the Foreign Intelligence of the KGB: Sidney Stein c HW 53199 DBocld:32341410 Page 14