14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ~~ | = | (A) (B) "3. On 6 and 7 November 1963 he appeared in the Press Room éf United Nations Office in Geneva and told reporters he was being persecuted. He also wished to alert the world to the U. S. Government - ‘propaganda cam- paign' Army repotts show that he voluntarily ‘returned. to Bis, unit’ in. Metz on or about 11 November 1963. a oe, ne oe "4, Around 26 November 1963,. after President “Kennedy had bebn « assassina- 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 offige 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. Des FONTAINES had been prompted to do this by an unidentified female reporter 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 his statements whén he made “ them, he filed the story just to be sure. — "S. All aspects of this story were known, as reported above; ‘by U.S. military authorities and have been reported by military attache cable through military channels." we, 30 November 1963 ~*CSCI-3/778,894 Subject: Lee H. _ OSWALD. | oe ee ee : FBI "1. Attached is an article which appeared on page 2 of the 39 November 1963 issue of the Washington Daily News. The article contaifis informa- thon. which implies at two persons might have been involved in’ the as- ssination of President Kennedy. ... . . : "2. The Washington Daily News article also. ‘states that the full-page ad {placed in The Dallas Morning News on 22 November]. which presumably cost $1250.09 was placed by [Bernard] WEISSMAN, that he paid cash for the ad, and that WEISSMAN resided in Dallas at a small apartment house. The article indicates . . . that he roomed with one William BURLEY, ose "3. The records of this office contain information. about one. Bill 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. og. - RECIPIENT(S) -
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT = (A (B) - = RECIPIENT(S} -_ "4, Our information indicates that BURLEY had. contact with [foreign] | persons whose activities seem to. have been questionable. bes . "6. The above information is provided as a ‘result of a preliminary ‘check | of our. records. The records of this office contain no additional informa-]) %) | tion which at this time can be identified.as pertaining to the persons who} 9%). ’ | | poy might be identical with the men who placed: the- Rewspaper ad , !or to. “Persons oto rs ie who might have been in contact with then." oe . are 3 December 1963 DIR: 86496 - Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. — fees a ee cee | EBI "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 to 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 prohably had no documentation in the name of HARVEY OSWALD LEE." ae 4 December 1963 DIR 86702 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. ae es er ee FBI, State, White it. House, Secret Service "Records of the Foreigners: Records Office of the German Federal Republic. | -. {Warren Commission] . in Cologne, Germany, show that Marina Nikolayevna PUSAKOVA OSWALD. crossed | West Germany from East Germany to Holland on 3: June 1962. She traveled by rail, crossing into West Germany at Helmstedt on 3 June aiid 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 fiom the U.S. .| Embassy in Moscow to the effect that the ‘OSWALD family traveled ‘from 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 5 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." -
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ~ |. | ey (B). coe RECIPIENT(S) - 5 December 1963 DIR 87189 © ‘Subject: None given. a aor - of ' FBI, State, White House "), We have learned that on 3 December 1963, a. known Soviet, intelligence officer in New Delhi, India, working through Indian. communists, attempted . to have a number of telegrams sent to President JOHNSON , Chief Justice _. WARREN, and Attorney General KENNEDY. from Indian youth, “legal,.- and.other | o-20--f 0 0: groups, demanding a full probe into the assassination of President John F.| 9. ~ a | Kennedy. Apparently the Soviet officer undertook to pay for all the tele- oe ‘grams; he said the whole scheme was based’ on ‘orders from Mogcow' - "2. Note: To| check on this story ‘and to. detect similar activity from other areas, this Agency would appreciate receiving data onvany such. tele- grams which have been received. ae . 7 ite 6 December 1963 DIR 87520 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. * FBI, State, White . House, Secret Service "Reference is made to our OUT Telegram no. 86702 of 4 December 1963 which a (Warren Commission] gave information on the travel of Marina OSWALD (and presumably-also Lee Harvey OSWALD and their daughter) across West Germany on their return from the Soviet Union. Information now available from Dutch! 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 Oldefizaal border . point. “Comment: It is believed that the listing of this pérson as a male instead of female was just an error of the border officials jj; Note that Oldenzaal is opposite Benthein, the German border point wher, ‘Marina = OSWALD teft Germany. " . 9 December 1963 - DIR 87731 Subject: ‘Richard BEYMER, Americar Movie ‘Actor, * . FBI n Touch with Cuban Embassy, Mexict ; ‘City. : : "1. The Mexico City News. of.5 December 1963 carried a pictuke of Richard BEYMER, American movie actor, who was a delegate to the Film:.Festival ‘bets ing held in Acapulco. "2, BEYMER was in touch with the Cuban Embassy in Mexico city on. 2 Decem- ber, and a person believed to be BEYMER was in touch with the Embassy on 39 November. He wanted to speak to Silvia. DURAN, who was not-at the Em-. hassy. Another employee told him that no reply had been received from. Cuha. : oO 7 (2 8
14-00000 Ee te - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: =: 3) "3. This office has no information on BEYMER.. "4. DURAN is the Mexican. employee of the. Cuban. Embassy with whom Lee -H. OSWALD was in touch regarding a visa for Cuba : "S. This information is for your use only and. may: not. be © dieseninated without permission from this Agency. " » December 1963 DIR 87796 Subject: . None givens 6 uh 11 December 1963 TDCSDB-3/658, 408 subject: Uaquehts GF Sqviee OESial regarding , oscow Views on :International ‘Situation fol- "1, The Ameriéan Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, has: received a letter mailed 25 November 1963 in Stockholm alleging that | .the assassination of President Kennedy was arranged by the Red Chinese. ‘The letter purports to be from one Ryo Liang Yuan of the Red Chinese Embassy in Stockholm, but no such official is assigned there and there is. no record of Chinese official by this name anywhere abroad. sO "2, The letter is written in broken English and stated that the Chinese communists got in contact with OSWALD when-he was in the SéViet Union. When OSWALD returned to the U.S.A., the Red Chinese re-contacted hin, . 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 RHRUSHCHEV and take over control. . ve Borg oge 4 uk 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 bea crank: letter.'[: ‘The original letter is being sent here for analysis. Ae a ne lowing Death of President: Kennedy ; 2. Resump- tion of Disarmament Talks. ; “The Soviet official was recently on a trip } home and returned ‘From Moscow (A) -(B) - RECIPIENT(S) FBI, State, White House, Secret Service fWarren Commission] Full dissemination $
14-00000 a)  (B) oe RECIPIENT(S) - creereerteeerenetnas : : a - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: to Geneva about the end of November. When. ‘source, who has | pieviously. dis- cussed political topics with him, askéd. about the, "reaction nh. Moscow to . the death of President Kennedy the Soviet official immediatély launched. into lengthy commentary. It may be that subsource's. ready t8sponses and © apparent spontaneity resulted from a repition.of widely heldviews. — How- hee : ever, considering his position it seems. more » Likely. that his mnents were} pe | intended for western consumption. ne ee rane ne £22 December 1963 CSCI - -3/779, 048 "subject: WILSON, Carlos “John with ‘aliases. oe Re 7 ~ FBI Compilation of’ information from Agency files ‘regarding Cariob John WILSON also known as John WILSON-HUDSON and John. Hudson. WILSON. as 12 December 1963 DIR 88643 Subject: Assassination of  Presidént: Kennedy ce 3. 6 wo: FBI, State, White Allegedly Part. of Plot Sgainst: all: Democratic . House [Warren Com- a Presidents. | : mission] "2, An undated letter, sent to U.S. Ambassador Raynon 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 présidents of the democratic world. The writer of the letter; :'Rodrigo Ci*,. identifies himself as a Costa Rican of Marxist-Leninist ideals, whose. “assignment is . a the assassination of President ORLICH of Costa’ Rica: and Fordign Minister i ODUBER of Costa Rica. The envelope in which the letter. arrived is post-. moe marked 28 November 1963, from Heredia, Costa Rica. The letter is ‘believed to be the work of a crank. " o 16 December 1963 escr-3/779,38 bubject ” Peter: DERYABIN' g: + Connent . a . Kennedy ‘Assassination.. oe "1. Attached for your perusal-a¥é ‘the writteh comments of kop 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, put he has stayed in touch with Soviet intelligence developments to ‘the best of his ability. His. comments on how Lee OSWALD and his wife must have been handiéd by Soviet intelligence authorities while they were: > ins ids ‘the. Soviet’ Un: ion. are par
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ticularly interesting and his suggestions for. ‘the! questioning! lof Mrs. Marina OSWALD are equally provocative. "2. We have decided to pass on his views without: ‘editing, and. this: Agency does not ‘Specifically endorse his. conclusions. | for. _Tecommendatigns ."" a 18 Decemhér 19€3 DIR 89970 Subject! ‘Lee OSWALD. Case.” "Reference is made to our OUT Telegram no. 85182 of 27 November 1963. Richard Thomas!GIBSON, U.S. citizen.who was once associated with the Fair 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: oe ew "GIBSON was very cooperative and said his association with che publication ‘Revolution’ was for purely economic reasons." - "27 December 1963 CSCI-3/779, 297 Subfect: Assassination of President Kennedy. "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 fnu. SAAVEDRA, Ramon B. CORTES, Fernandez FETTO , and Robert ‘NIETO. - The report was not. disseminated by our Headquarters because we wished to check it. "2, . . . the report is still seriously in doubts. According: to him [source], the statements about the assassination being a Cuban and Chinese communist plot were made by one Raul SAAVEDRA, who he says isia high Cuban novernment official. We have not yet been. able to: identify’ him. soe "3. We have not been in direct physical contact with our. source: since his initial report on this topic. As soon as we can talk to him ersonally, we will try to get more information, but we doubt whether this can be ar- ranged in the near future. We wish to point out: that this source has in the past produced several reports of a sensational’ nature which turned out to be untrue. We do not believe he deliberately submitted false informa- (A) (B) - RECIPIENT(S) - | FBI, State, White "House, Secret Service . [Warren Commission] FBI
14-00000 fi - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT < Be ad tion, but he appears to be ‘unable in some cases to evaluate information properly. " woh 27 January 1964 . CSCI-3/779, 729 Subject: The Assassination of: President Kennedy "1. %In connection with our efforts to ‘check possible. relatives of Marina. 1 Nikolayevna OSWALD, nee PRUSAKOVA,: widow of the suspected assassin of | President KENNEDY, Lee Harvey OSWALD, our ‘attention: ‘Was drawn.to one — Lyudmila Nikolayevna PRUSAKOVA, who was one of -28 Soviet students ie vited- by the Scotish Union of Students to visit England as tourists in May. 1960. A visa application compteted by PRUSAKOVA on 17. March.1960, copy of which ‘has been acquired from the British internal services, disclosed the fol- . lowing background information: ... .« "2, While there is no indication that PRUSAKOVA is related to. Marina Nikolayevna OSWALD, your Bureau may wish to discuss’ this information with 1 Marina OSWALD because of such possibility. -In-the event that PRUSAKOVA is related to (or known to) Marina OSWALD, we would appreciate being so ad- vised." ‘ 30 January 1964 CSCI-3/779,814 Subject: Jack L. RUBY, Lee Harvey ‘OSWALD - Victim Civil Rights «... a "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’ L. RUBY, assassin -of Lee Harvey OSWALD.. This® Agency has received a simi- lar report from a sounce to the effect that RUBY was in Havana in late . 1962 or in early 1963. ..... Our source stated ‘that following : indi-- vidual could verify the above information: BLES : Pe | a poh. a "Evidio Bernardo PEREIRA ‘Acosta tan (whose). address: as. of September 1963 was 821 SW 2nd Street, Mani, Florida. "2. We suggest that your Bureau ma refer to" “interview PEREIRA Acosta: ~~. . « We would appreciate receiving the results of your interview of PEREIRA Acosta. Your Bureau will be advised in. the event we receive fur- ther information relating to this matter. " (A) (B) FBI FBI + RECIPIENT(S) -
14-00000 4 February :1964  CSCI-3/779,817° Subject: Lee Harvey. y OSWALD. ae - oe] RBI - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - tA) (B) "1. In response to your communication, “DL 100- 10461, ‘dated $1 ‘December 1963, your file (S) 105-82555, subject as: above, : enclosed is the requested | - iriformation from the files of this agency.”This information: ‘covers, names » addresses, and telephone: numbers relating. ‘to ‘the: ‘Soviet Unioh." 14 February 1964  CSCT- “3/779, 988 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. a a , | FBI 18 February 1964 Memorandum for Director, Federal. Bureau of. Investigate my, Subsequent to the preparation of our cscr- 3/779, 817, dated 4 February 1964, subject as ahove, in response to your. communication DL 1000-10461, dated 31 December 1963, file number (S) 105-82555,- additional information on the subiect 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. ... .«' . Ths Subject: Assassination of President John EF. Kennedy. (ppp. 4 0861) "ZT. Your memorandum dated 6 December 1963, file DL 100- 10461, ae lists 47 photographs which were among the effects of Lee Harvey OSWALD, and made available to your Bureau by .. . of ‘the Dallas Police Depart- ment. .. . It appears that most of the photographs were taken in. the USSR and depict Soviet contacts of OSWALD or. scenes. én the Soviet Union. "9, In connection with our efforts to assist: the. President! is. “Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. by providing infotmation which might be helpful in interpreting available materials. relating. to OSWALD's activities abroad, we would appreciate receiving at your eatliest conven- ience one copy of each of these photographs, < or exemplars , ftom which we can make copies. ; 18 February 1964 Memorandum for Mr. Thomas L. HUGHES , The Director of ‘Intelligence * and Research, Department of State. Subject: Assassination of President John :F. Kennedy - Verification of Pas Uz = - RECIPIENT(S) FBI FBI mission FBI, State, Warren Commission
14-00000 _19 February 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General. Counsel | ete. -AZCUR's altercation with him." ate - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT ’- Entry in "Historic. Diary". ae - ae [pp 4- -0864] "1. ..iIna document entitled ‘Historic Diary" ‘there whee an entry which refers to 'an elderly American’. The entry is under the date 26 October 1959 when OSWALD was allegedly. confined in-an unidetitified Moscow hospital. .. . It is apparent that. every. effort. should bé ttade to iden- tify the elderly American, if he existed. We assume the lead is still outstanding. It is our recommendation ‘that the Department of State urgently request through its channels. a careful search of Embassy and Con- sular records jn Moscow which might reveal the identity of afi elderly American hospitalized at the end of October 1959 and possibly registered with the Embassy as a.tourist. An independent confirmation “of 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's stay in the USSR." " sd 8 Subject: Cuban Consulate and Embassy in Mexico City. - [DDP 4- ~4581] "1.. Reference is made to your letter of 10 February 1964, relative to in- formation supplied by this Agency on the. activities of Lee Harvey OSWALD in Mexico City ... . "3, We surmise that the reference in OSWALD! s- letter of 9 November to a man who had since been replaced must refer to’ Cuban Consul Blisebio AZCUE, who left Mexico for Cuba on permanent transfer on 18 Novembér 1963, four days before the assassination. AZCUE had. been in Mexico for. eighteen years and it was known (to us) as early as’ September 1963 that he was to he replaced. His replacement did arrive in September. AZCUE was schedu- led to leave in October but. did not leave until 18 November .'" "4, We do not know who ‘might have told OSWALD that ‘AZCUR or. any other Cuban had heen or was to be replaced, but we ‘speculate that Silvia DURAN or some Soviet official might have mentioned it. if. OSWALD complained about. 20 February 1964  CSCI-3/779,988 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. as (B) FBI - RECIPIENT(S) Warren Commission FBI
14-00000 _ = DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - : ee | (AB) - RECIPIENT(S) - "2. Concerning the entry on page 63 of OSWALD's address book: ' Lev. SETYAEV - Radio Moscow . ..' a report from your office dated 20 December 1963, subject: Lillie May RAHM, contains the’ following information: Annette (nee ZUGOFF) SETYAEVA, . . ..-is married to. a Leo. SETYAEV who - worked for Radio Moscow; eo ee eh oy re : 5 March 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel ete." . “8 ; | Warren Commission Subject: Summary of Findings in Regard to ) Allegations by Mohammed REGGAB oo Secret Service. FH Relative to Mapina OSWALD. oy . , [DDP 4-1171]] | , FBI "1. On 26 November 1963, Mohammed’ REGGAB, a Moroccan student in West Ber- lin, made a statement that he could supply information on a‘ ‘Marina Niko- lovna! who he asserted was identical with Mrs. Marina OSWALD. The attach- ment is a summary of our findings in regard to REGGAB's allegation. The report covers investigation including polygraphing in Berlin and inquiries . conducted in Morocco during the period 26 November 1964 to 1"March 1964. "2. It is our conclusion that REGGAB's story of his acquaintance with “Mrs. Marina OSWALD is a fabrication.” 20 | March 1964 CSCI-3/780,612 “Subject: ‘Assassination of President John F. * FBI Kennedy. ; a oo a, ™L. %In the course of our research of files pertaining to areas of the . 4 USSR in which Lee Harvey OSWALD allegedly ros iege z photograph of an in- | } dividual closely resembling OSWALD was uncovered. Wit a \ \ , oo. "2. Our -files indicate that this photograph | {(Attachent-A A) €ame from a color transparency taken in Minsk, USSR, on ‘or. about 11 August: 1961., by an American tourist, Mrs. Monica E. KRAMER, whose : address af. the time was | P. 0. Box 985, Solvang, California. oe eee eh "8. Mrs. KRAMER and Miss NAMAN, both of ‘whom: ‘are. United States citizens, were contacted hy this Agency ona one- time basis, following’ ‘their return $ from their tour of the USSR. Bis oe "6, Mrs. KRAMER, . . . furnished this— “Agency, with 160 color’ pransparen- cies taken during the trip. even a 4
14-00000 27 March 1964 - Memorandum for Mr. ‘Thonas L. HUGHES ; “The Director of. Intelligence = DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT = 20°". "9, This office would be interested in. any pertinent information: which interviews of Mrs. KRAMER and Miss. NAMAN, by your, office might Possibly” provide... and Research, Department of State... Subject: Assassination of President John ‘F, ‘Kennedy - Verification of Entry in "Historic Diary". . . -{DDP 4-1606] "2. We have received a’ report that the hospital to which ‘oswALD was taken by Soviet authorities after the suicide dttempt mentioned in his ‘Historic Diary' may have been the Botkinskaya Hospital .in Moscow. The 1958 and 1962 Moscow telephone directories for Organizations and Institutions, list a hospital named S. P. Botkina. Our specialists advise that a.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 illness, and the building or wing of the hospital is Teported to be" especially designated for this purpose. "3. We would appreciate receiving information. on. any Americaiis who might have been patients at the 'Botkinskaya' in the fall of 1959 that may be contained in your files or those of your Embassy in Moscow." © lL March 1964 Memorandum for Mr. ‘J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel ete Subject: Reports .on Activities and Travel of. “hee ‘Harvey OSWAI i and Marina Nikolevna OSWALD. . . . Dod : (DDP 4-1655] "1. Reference is made to the second paragraph’ of your menorandum dated 12 February 1964, and the second paragraph of your memorandum of) 16 March — 1964, relative to disseminations’ of information made by CIA to: the Secret Service. CS ; "3. Attached to this memorandum are exact copies: of two , teletyped messa- _ ges relative to the travels and activities of the OSWALDs (Attachments A: and B). .. . In Attachment C, OUT Teletype no. 85715, are found refer- ences to two other teletyped messages (OUT no. 85182 and OUT no. 85665) which describe one Richard Thomas GIBSON, . wo Paraphrases of no. 85162 and no. 85665 are included ; as Attachments” D } and EL" rd (a) (B)  . ~—=-RECIPIENT(S) State, Warren Com- _ mission, FBI Warren Commission
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - Bad 3 April 1964 Memorandum for Mr. 5. ‘Lee RANKIN, General. Counsel etc. wo ‘7 April 1964 Memorandum for Mr. Je Lee RNEDN, General Counsel ote State that, as of 10 March, REGGAB has not fulfilled the legit £ Subject: Richard Thomas GIBSON. Ce . ore cE ipop 4- 1699] "2. Attached to this memorandum is. “the ‘exact’ text: Of OUT. Teletype no... 89970,.dated 1& December 1963, which. contains: the: report’ ‘Of an: intervisw: with GIBSON held by a U.S. consular officer’in Paris. This message was’ disseminated to the White House,- Department ‘of: State; Federal, ureau: of. _ Investigation, with a copy to: the. Secret’ Seryice. Do - Subject: Mohammed REGGAB © ofppe + 1786) "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 come back to Berlin.. Knowledgeable sources which: are usually’ reliable a ‘formalities therefore, required of foreigners arriving in that city. It. is apparen that he has not returned to Berlin.' Beebe! 20 April 1964 . Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General’ ‘Counsel etc.. 24 April 1964 Memorandum for. ‘Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, “Général ‘Mounsel et te Subject: BND Report Pertaining to Allegations Concerning Anton. _ ERDINGER. | | ee EDP 4-1997] "1, We have studied the BND report forwarded: ‘by 3 your + lettertos 26 March ~ 1964. <A review of CIA files reflects: no- ‘pertinent, data on the ‘principals involved. . te "2. There is one report to the. effect that Guenther GRONA (itentioned on. page 4 of the BND report) was under-investigation:in 1963: bytWest: German. authorities. He was a journalist. and- correspondent - for an” Bust: ‘Berlin... radio station. The basis for, and the: ‘outcome of,:the inves: igation, is: not reflected in CIA files. -However, in ‘view2of the Periphefal ‘nature of. his involvement in the matter being considered, his - tion lieved to have little or no bearing” on the "investigation. ' " Subject: lydia DIMYTRUK; | Acquaintance of Martina OSWALD. ‘pe 4 -2098) Ss are’ ‘ber Con. cn @) State _ FBI - RECIPIENT(S) - Warren Commission . Warren Commission Warren Commission Warren Commission
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - 20) (A) (B) - RECIPIENT(S) "1. ‘Reference is made to the report of: Special Agent Robert. PR. GEMBERLING dated 30 November 1963, .. . . 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 allegedly | had asso- ciated. with Marina N. OSWALD. a — "2. The files of this Agency contain. the following ‘pertinent: information on one Lydia DYMITRUK who may be identical. with the ) bydia I DIMYTRUK referred to above: ... . 28 pprit 1964 CSCI-3/780,996 © Subject: Yuri ‘Ivanovich NOSENKO, Espionage - Russia. — ee "1. Reference is made 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 amplify or contradict the information forwarded in - reference: ... «. : 29 April 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General: ‘Counsel ‘etc. Subject: Photograph of Lee Harvey OSWALD. a . [DpP 4-2160] "]. As the result of a search of our graphics files for pictures perti- nent to the story of Lee Harvey OSWALD's sojourn in the USSR; we have 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 from the right is Lee Harvey OSWALD.. ce 7 ie "3. It is worth noting that the person believed to be OSWALD is. wearing 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. oe ae FBI FBI Warren Commission FBI
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ee (A) GB) | ~ RECIPIENT(S) "4, Attachment 'A' appears to substantitate OSWALD's presence in Minsk at least during the summer of 1961 and to indicate that he had contact at least on one occasion with American tourists visiting that city, as he once claimed in a letter to his brother, Robert: OSWALD. m . . 8 May 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General ‘Counsel ete. FBI ye Warren Commission Subject: Marina OSWALD's Notebook. a a oe .{DDP 4- 2351] . FBI “Attached herewith is information. from this Agency" s ; files of the entries \ 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 ito the Federal: Bureau of In- vestigation.” - ne ll May 1964 CSCI-3/781,172 Subject: Lee tarvy OBA * Tntetaal Security FBI FBI, Warren Com- Russia - Cuba. ~ "1, In response to your communication dated 13 ‘Apri 1964, file number (S) 195-8255, subject as above, attached herewith is a compilation of in- formation from the files of this ABency on names, addresses, and telephone. numbers relating to the Soviet. Union, which were extracted from an address book identified as belonging to Marina OSWALD. en “5 May 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General’. ‘Counsel etc. Subject: Role of the Cuban Intelligence. Service in. Processiiig Visa Appli-- cants ; Reaction of that Service to the Assassination of President Kennedy. "], -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 de Intelligencia (Directorate General for Intelligence - DGI)..-His knowledge of DGI 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. A report on the @nformation thus obtained.is attached to this. “memorandums! . ee a . mission Warren Commission FBI
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: - 7 ao Be RECIPIENT(S) = Neo Sewateemteemmere 19 May 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, ‘General. ‘Counsel ett: ee pee Ro re "Warren Commission — Subject: . Allegations: of Pfc Eugene B. DINKIN ,” /U. Ss Army s Relative. to. -AS* on tg! ee oo : -sassination Plot against President Kennedy. <tppP 4- 72534] ML. ‘Reference is made to paragraph’ 2 of: your menorandum’, datéd: February © os . 12, 1964, requesting that the Commission be‘ furnished copies 6f:dissemina-| — . tions. relative to the assassinatio of President. Kennedy . that. Were ‘sent to _ the Secret Service. a Le . - fy 2, immediately after the assassination: the ‘CIA Station in ‘Geneva, Swit-. a zerland, reported allegations concerning a plot to assassinaté President | 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: leave from his unit in Metz, France. Available details of this chatge, together with information on its exploitation by Alex des FONTAINES, a Time-Life stringer in Geneva, were disseminated as OUT ‘Teletype message’ no. 85770, on 29 November 1963. This dissemination was sent. to the Whité;House, - oo | Department of State, and Federal Bureau of Investigation, wit a copy ‘to tO the Secret Service. M3 Since the Geneva Station cooperated with the Us Ss. “Milatary ‘attache. in assembling information on this affair, and the Military Attache reported through his channels, the Commission may have’ already received, information of PEC ‘DINKIN' s allegations." ". woe Oey 1964. CSCI- “3/781, 386 oo ‘subject: Paul - DIMETRIK (ake Pavel rr TRUK) soe Navy [Navy ML. Reference. is made ‘to your. communication: “of 1 L May 1964° requesting ‘tra- _ ces on Paul DIMITRIK (aka Pavel. DYMITRUK) » od "2, The files of this “Agency. contain: the foligwing” pertinen “4nformation _on one Pavel DYMITRUK,. born 28 February 1924: a Stariye-Derend; : 1 . appears to be identical with. Subject. and his r aa tydia DYMITR Kite aa 22 May 1964 Memorandum for Mr. Je Lee RANKIN, ‘General - ee -Navy © Warren Commission ©... Subject: Anonymous Telephone Calls to United. ‘States. Embassy in Canberra, HO oe, Se Australia, — Relative to Planned Assassination of President. Kennedy as . ne ets [ppp 4- 2624]
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT . 7.0 ee ¢:) - RECIPIENT(S) "lL, I refer again to paragraph | two: of. your. memorandum, dated 12 February 1964, relative to disseminations to. the Secret: Service’ made by: cI Aw - "2. On 24. November 1964, CIA received from ‘the Department of: the Navy a foro. copy of a cable from the "Naval Attache in. Canberra,. Australia. IN 67327, So oo TOP SECTRET, later downgraded to: SECRET) , : ‘reporting a telephone. conversa- ee Co a tion the previous day with an anonymous individual who: had déscribed him-. | 9° ~ Be self as a Polish chauffeur for the Soviet. Embassy of that city, This indi4 ~ vidual, while discussing several matters of intelligence ‘interest, touched]. — on the possibility that the Soviet Government had financed the assassina- tion of President Kennedy. Reference. was madé in this cabte: ‘to. the receipt. of a similar anonymous telephone call on 15 October. 1962. ce . "3. Upon receipt of this. cable from Navy CIA took ‘the following action: "4 acai for. ‘Yiscussion of the calls @ith In the ; opinion: of. the Austfalian quthori sy the cater was 2 a crank. ee: ee 27 May. 1964 "Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee. RANKIN ; General. Counsel ‘ete. | en Warren Commission Subject: Letter Accusing the Chinese Communists: of Plotting ‘the Assassina . tion of President Kennedy. 7 ne i "1. Reference is made to paragraph two of your ‘mnemorandun dated. 12 Febru- en. ary, requesting copies of disseminations relative to the assassination of ar President Kennedy that. were ‘Sent to. the Secret’ “Service... he "2, Shortly after the assassination the ‘United States Embas#y, in. Stock- holm received a:letter, mailed on 25 November’ 1963 -which -actused the ps: Chinese Communist of plotting this act. This’ information: was disseminated |**. on 9 December to the.White. -House,. ‘Department - of State, Federal. Bureau of.. 7 Investigation, with a copy to the Secret: ‘Service. | The. exact | ‘text: of. the 7 dissemination is attached to. this ‘memorandum. oe . HZ, In view of the fact that this ‘letter was: ‘received at ‘the! tnited States oe, ee 4 Embassy, the Commission may have already received information -about the. | : document from the Department of State. "
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT: - 3 June 1964 ' Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, General: Counsel etc. Subject: Documents on Lee Harvey OSWALD ‘Furnished by the Soviet Govern- ment. . - a { [DDP 4-1764] "l]. The Soviet documents forwarded. to this: Agency ‘under: your: ‘letter of 20 May 1964 provide some additional detail on OSWALD. The’-inforhation in these documents parallels that already available from other séurces, and - does not contradict our previous - ‘information. © The documents do clarify | somewhat OSWALD's alleged occupation at the Minsk radio plant: giving. the - original Russian terms used in decsribing his. Job. soe A "2, The following points relating to the docuinents are worth noting: _ "a, A significant omission from the. materials” provided 4s the letter ___.___.. OSWALD allegedly wrote to the. Supreme Soviet requesting Soviet citi- zenship. 2 2 6 "b. OSWALD signed a ‘receipt in 1960 for his Identity Document 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 travél regula- or nearly identical for bearers of either: type. of identity document. 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’ ts singular | (in view of the fact that the Commission had. ‘not requested. information. "d. The Soviet - translators’ for: OSWALD's: Barly. documents’ are believed. to be identical with persons already referred } fo in OSWALD! ‘diary'. "3. The format and wording of subject: documents appear to be: ‘consistent with Soviet practice. " . a : _ 3 June 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel ete. ae tions further supports our belief that such regulations are identical co (B) P.C. P.C. - RECIPIENT(S)  - - Warren Commission Warren Commission
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - ae pe ar? i (B) - RECIPIENT(S) Subject: George and Jeanne de MOHRENSCHILDT 3 - 7 « [DDP 4- 2770) "1. Reference is made to your memorandum - of 31. March 1964 requesting ‘any information on George and Jeanne de MOHRENSCHILDT that is available in CIA files.. Our review shows that the files contain reports recéived from — other U.S. Government agencies, primarily the ‘FBI as well’ as some informa- tion developed by this Agency in 1957 and 1958... The review also produced references to information in the records of the Coordinator of Information| — . and the Office of Strategic Services. According to records of those agen-| - \ 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 information developed by CIA (or its predecessors): before the assassina- tion of President Kennedy had established any.:link. between the de MOHREN - SCHILDTs and Lee Harvey OSWALD or his family. "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; \ the Department of State, and the Civil Service: Commission bécause these departments also have information about George. de MOHRENSCHILDT. " . § June 1964. — Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General | ‘Counsel éte. 8 P.C. | Warren Commission Subject: Allegations Regarding Intelligence Training School” in Minsk, | oe USSR. eT -  [DDP 4- 844] | fi "1. Allepations of the existence of a Soviet” ‘intelligence and/or sabotage training school in Minsk, USSR, have come to the attention é6f 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. I take this opportunity to furnish to the Commission ithe information which the Agency had on this topic.” E "2, A careful review of CIA files: has SFOIUCEE 1 no hard information : regar-| ding Soviet intelligence or sabotage training: ah Minsk since: 1947. e ; 5 June 1964 CSCI-3/781, 543. Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. 7 | FBI FBI "1. As your Bureau is aware, the Clandestine Services is developing a machine collation program to handle information on ‘the Cuban. _ intelligence oe 2B
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT :'- CRS | (A) OB) - RECIPIENT(S) - ' and security services. As yet, the data base! ‘is: very narrow, with ‘the re- sult that any search against the program has a. very. ‘limited chance of suck) | -cess. Nonetheless, a search was made using those items of information whith which are known relating to the two letters from Havana, oné dated 10 No- vember 1963 and addressed to OSWALD, and the. other. dated 27 November 1963, and addressed to. the Attorney General. ee hr The print-out listed 19 names, of dhich' ‘only, ‘two seemed to . hold any interest. A review of the files’ on these: two. eliminated one,” ‘ ‘| leaving a Singte < candidate. a ° "3. At the sanie time, a routine name trace , has been run in the main index on the name Mario del Rosario Molina, the name_with which the 27 November 1963 letter was signed. There were no traces ‘on that name, but informa- tion was available on two persons with somewhat. Similar names. ee ee f- a | | ‘ _10 June 1964 = = Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, Genéral Counsel ,etc. J . FBI Warren Commission Subject: Information Concerning Jack RUBY (aka Jack RUBENSTEIN) and His |] | FBI Associates. ra "1, 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 also have no in dication that RUBY and Lee Harvey OSWALD ever knew each other, were asso- ciated, or might have been connected in any mahner whatsoever." a i 12 June 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee. RANKIN , General. ‘Counsel etc. - _* | State | Warren Commission Subject: Letter Relative to Assassination of, ‘President Kennedy Sent to yo United States Embassy in Costa Rica. z [bpp 4- 2988) | "1. 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 a received by a United States Embassy the Commission may have ‘received. this OO ' information previously from the Department: of. State. . "2, _The (United States Embassy in San Jose, costa ‘Rica, in late November a To at ~
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - f°") (A) s(B) - RECIPIENT(S) 1963 received a letter claiming that the assassination of President Kenned was part of a plot to kill all the presidents ‘of 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 to the White House, the Department of State, and: the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation. It was not sent to the Secret. Service.) mo "3, This letter was adjudged to be the work of: a ‘crank. | peiett 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 C., has ever heen received. " : : 29 June 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General. ‘Counsel etc. . Subgect: Investigation of Allegation that ‘OSWALD was in Tangier. Morocco. Bo _[DpP 44-3347] "1, The reference memorandum [FBI Memorandun , dated 10 June: 1964] con- tained a request that this Agency conduct inquiries:in Tangier, Morocco, to resolve certain allegations concerning Lee Harvey OSWALD. Our inquiries have been completed and the results show that ‘the entire story concerning OSWALD's presence in Tangier has no basis in fact.":. » of. " 30 June 1964 CSCI-3/782,0S8 Subject: tnvedtigation of Allegation that | OSWALD was in Tangier, Morocco. "Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 10: June 1964, requesting this a 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 tio basis. in fact. Ydur representatives, Mr. S. J. PAPICH,iwas verbally notified of: the results and, at his suggestion, the results. were forwarded,. by ‘memo- - randum, to the President's Commission on the Assassination of. President Kennedy. A copy of that memorandum is attached. for. your files and. for any, additional action you may wish to take. Mo 1 July 1964 © Memorandum for Mr.. J. Lee- “RANKIN ,. Genéral- ‘Counsel etc.. ; Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD's Arrival Time in. Helsinki on 10 October. 1959. [DDP 4- -3889] ag FBI FBI* * Warren Commission FBI FBI, Warren Com- mission Warren Commission
14-00000 (+ DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT = = “(A - «B) _ = RECIPIENT(S) "1. In response to your memorandum of 25 May 1964, ‘we- have @stablished - that 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.). If OSWALD had taken this flight, he could not normally have cleared customs and landing formalities and reached. the Terni Hotel dowrtown: by 2400. (mid- St i night) on.the same day. -This is based on the- judgement of officers in. Fo a this Agency familiar with the Helsinki airport. = Lat So . "2. We are presently attempting to determine- if OSWALD could have ‘taken aj . more circuitous flight from London, with a stop at Stockholm; Copenhagen, or some other city. Any additional information received will be forwarded to you promptly." . Co Ds vee a 2 July 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel etc. . * Warren Commission Subject: .-Lee Harvey OSWALD. \ . «.{DDP 4- -5401] . - . FBI « "1. The following remarks have been recéntly attributed to Soviet Consiil - 4 Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV in Mexico City regarding the subject. , 'I met OSWALD here. He stormed into my office and , - wanted mé to introduce and recommend him to the Cubans.: . He, told me that he had lived in the USSR. I told him that I would have to check before I could recommend hin. He, 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- “accurately t fired a rifle.' "2. Our Mexican Station has checked its records for the period OSWALD sf “SX was in Ngxice City and has advised it is quite possible that OSWALD. . ‘ though he had talked with Valeriy KOSTIKOV when -he actually Had ‘spokén-: to YATSKOV; or that he. first spoke” to KOSTIKOV who turned him over to his superior YATSKOV. _ "4. A copy of this memorandum has been forwarded to the Federal, Bureawt of Investigation.” . od = 6 July 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel etc. | * — Warren Commission : " Se - FBI
14-00000 27 August - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - Subject: Statements Reportedly Made. by George and: Jeanné de ‘MOHRENSCHILDT Concerning Lee Harvey OSWALD and the Assassination of President Kennedy. — . . {[DDP 4- ~3479) "1. The information furnished below has. been received from usually reli- able sources and consists of statements reportedly made ‘by the de MOHREN- SCHILDTs concerning Lee Harvey OSWALD and the assassination of. President Kennedy. | "a. Shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy, feorge and Jeanne de MOHRENSCHILDT were . among the ‘guests attending a cocktail party in Haiti. - - «+ « The de MOHRENSCHILDTs were asked if there was_ any substance to the view expressed in certain foreign periodicals such as L'Express, a left-wing Parisian weekly newspaper, that the Kennedy assassination was. a plot organized by Dallas millionaires. George de MOHRENSCIIILDT 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. . "3. A copy of this memorandum is being forwarded to the FBI." 1964 CSCI-316/00856-64 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD - ‘Internal Secu- rity, Russia - Cuba. Reference: Your Memorandum dated 28 July 1964. "1, A: review of the results of monitoring Soviet foreign broadcasts at the time when an interview with Lee Harvey OSWALD had apparently been - taned 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. "2. With respect to the same question, Yuriy NOSENKO Was asked if any attempt had heen 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. - 28 - (A) (B) FBI “EBI - RECIPIENT(S)
14-00000 - DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - oe | —— (A) (B) ~ RECIPIENT(S) - NOSENKO later reviewed this statement and confirmed it." (NB: Reference document is FBI request to CIA requesting ‘the latter | to identify broadcast by onan in USSR sometime before early Semvary, 1990. ) 28 August 1964 Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee: RANKIN, General Counsel etc. P.C. ’ Warren Commission Subject: Konstantin Petrovich SERGIEVSKY Oe . [DDP 4- -4479)] State a October "]. The files of this Agency contain no identifiable traces on Konstantin Petrovich SERGIEVSKY or on his sister. "2. We have no information which would either confirm or refute allega-_ tions that Lee Harvey OSWALD made one or more visits to the city of Gorky in April and May 1960 or at any other time. "3, The. term tmokrym 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 | to activities involving kidnapping or assassination. see et (NB: RANKIN asked for Agency comments concerning allegations of a Soviet citizen,. Konstantin Petrovich SERGIEVSKY, who walked into. the British Embassy in Moscow on 29 July 1964. oi 1964 -. Memorandum for Mr. J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel etc. Subject: Joachim JOESTEN | [DDP 4- 5110} | "1. Attached are ‘reproduced copies of a set of German documents seized by] ee: the U.S. authorities at the end of World War II. The documents concern. Joachim JOESTEN , author of Oswald: Assassin or Fall Guy?, Marzani -&- Mune. sell Publishers, Inc., 1964. The Captured documents in this set range in. dates from July "1936 to November 1937 and contain the statement that 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- =. 29 >. Warren Commission, FBI, State, I§NS
14-00000 (> DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT =) | BB) _- / + RECIPIENT(S) - man citizenship. [Comment : The assassination of President Kennedy, was the subject of a book by Joachim JORSTEN entitled, “OSWALD - Assassin or Fall Guy?" (1964)- pub- lished by Marzani and Munsell Publishers, Inc. of New York; in: which ~ . JOESTEN states that there is. no question in his mind that OSWALD was a mi- nor CIA agent. Marzani, a known-communist, was coauthor of a pamphlet, "Cuba Vs. CIA". published in 1961. JOESTEN is revealed in a German Securit a Police memorandum, dated November 8,-1937, to have been an: active member of | \ the German Communist Party (KPD). since May 12, 1932; he was issued. Commu - , ; ist Party membership card (Mitgliedsbuch). No. 532315. — Cited in "The Soviet and Communist Bloc Defamation Campaign", Congressional Record - House, 28 September 1965, Pp. 25391- 25393. ) a “ - 30 -—