Released uniter the John ’F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: -¥1-14-917 te “ ae 5/12/64 ober aa! Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or cod:} TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-82555) ™ FROM: \ \¥ LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (105-3702) (P) oe IA Ips 9? SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka i 8s 5 . ee, Mexico City Office file on CHARLES SMALL (Bufile; 100-12632) reflects that he has the status of "inmigrado" (permanent immigrant) in Mexico and that he departed Mexico City for New York on 9/14/6 ie ore approximately ee 0 o . 9/29/63. Through informantkMEX-4 arrangements have been mm - "made to review SMALL's file at GoBérnacion to confirm his * immigration status and determine whether or nat that Pile i contains any record of his September travel. i On 5/4/64, Miss ANNE GOODPASTURE, CIA, Mexico VINEECOMDED COPY FILED LN : 3 City, advised that Mexico City airline records reflect that : De CHARLES SMOLIKOFF and son, DENNIS, departed from Mexico City 5 for New York City on Eastern Airline Flight #300, 9/14/63. UU | 3 He returned to Mexico City from New York City on Eastern ae, |: Airline Flight #301, 9/29/63, accompanied by his wife, BERTHE ‘;2  SMOLIKOFF (Bufile 100-421747), and son, DENNIS. BERTHE ae Bureau it alta & loS - y, #9) S5S. ; “ 1 - Liaison Section) re ee 2 - Dallas, 100-10461) a gen = 3 .- Mexico City ale wage (1 = MC 100-1535, C, SMALL)..." | a ae es WS ATRTEL 0) se a oOs Approved: Sent M ee oo Special, Agent in Charge ' Docld: 327123933 Page 2?
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“Releaséd. under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collegtion Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note) .., DATE: 11-14-2017 rr rn a ee rr a oe . & “ SMOLIKOFR nad ‘preceded ‘her: husband ‘in traveling - to. New Yorke, going by Eastern: Airlines Flight. #300 on 9/9/63, . accompanied - “by son, ABBOTT. (Bufile. 100-441277).: Checks’ of airline travel . relating to SMALL for the. period from 9/29=10/3/64 are not: . -. ‘being made since - -information: received. from CIA, Mexico, not Vv . to be disseminated outside the Bureau," as recorded in the 9 0.00) - -réport of SA. NATHAN L. ‘FERRIS. dated’ 11/29/63, éntitled . "CHARLES ' N. SMOLIKOFF,: aka,. SM--"C,." indicated that _SMOLIKOFF. remained - o> dn Mexico City. following: his arrival on (9/29/03 and - claimed . to ) be All. 0. “In regard to: Bureau request for opinion « of this” oy “office. ‘concerning the: best manner for interviewing. SMALL in’ Uv ~~ case the | Commission. requests: his. interview, ‘the. following is: jpeubmitteds rere a cot, - “It is: suggested: that ‘such - ‘an: interview: should not ; . we be. ‘requested from. the Mexican authorities. because of the - Ve ve _., difficulties. previously cited. (of exercising. control of” Mexican. iadriicearte Bos noo oe ‘ if ‘such. interview proves necessary, At. ‘should be ot handled by. an: American. official, ‘preferably. some official .of .. the Embassy. who. is ‘operational * abroad - and would be able to. - testify or.give a deposition. if needed as is customarily | done. .. when official interviews . are. ‘pequired abroad in Bureau cases, - U) on /. It is believed: that this. could be best. arranged by. request. by “. - . the Bureau to the State. Department inthe customary - manner. — The Department of State would then issue instructions to the _ Embassy, which would select the proper: official to handle the . , imterview, and this office could. cooperate: closely with hin, an It’ is ‘suggested also that an: Agent of this Office . ; - git in with the Embassy . official during: the interview to’ ,); '. insure that the. ‘Bureau's. ‘interests are protected’ and pertin- U -..ent points covered. It is believed that :SMOLIKOFF,. as an. ~. - ». American. citizen,. ‘would ‘respond. to a request from. the Embassy /, to appear at. the. ‘Embassy for an. interview. fos e) for the. protection of: WEX-18- and “MEX-19,F45 is | suggested that the predication for the interview be ‘that ~ several American Comminists who have .visited Mexico, ‘when. “returning to the. United’ States,» shave . stated. that SMOLIKOFF - had: been of assistance to them. in many ways ‘and that the’. - January, 196i, ‘National quardian-tour’ Was entertained by him; Docld: 321233933 Page 4 --
Released ‘under the John. E.. : Kennedy Assassination. Records, Colleétion., Act of 1992 (4d Usc 2107 Note). PRIE: ‘at- 14- 2017 vie ot : ret . . os , . 5 : Soyo eye lat of < o . ° ‘ , x if oo Gonsequentily,. - at was: “desired ‘to. determine. whether ‘or not: . -- OSWALD had contacted him or visited his -store.-: In the. event - on, “. SMOLIKOFF .claims that he was; not:in Mexico’ City when OSWALD: 9... 6. | _ was in this area,:it is felt that the. interviewer could point Yo . out to-him that the airline. records. show that he left for pe - ° New York 'on 9/14/63 and returned on. American Airlines 9/29/64 °° 0°.. _. vand.that ‘the ‘airline manifests-do not show .any other travel, - ° .. by him in the. period.prior to 10/3/63. #It is felt this’ ~ -. 4 approach’ would direct: attention, : away from effective informants | ~" of, this oftice. eg (a). ee, rae swith® respéct £0: ‘the type™ of | assis jance given: by : SMOLIKOFF | to visit American. Commynists this matter again.” BG was discussed ‘wit ‘MEX-18: and MEX-19#0n- 5/5/64... The. informants ) advised that, according to-ELIZABET CATLETT MORA. (Bufile . 100-395934) SMOLIKOFF assists visitors who contact his: store’ SIG | - dn. finding. hotel. accommodations, ‘suggesting. places: of. tourist Ke ; i - Paberest te. visit, and advising them where they: can ‘purchase - a _o. .atems ich they are interestéd..: SMALL helps: them make ©... “appointments. with other American Communist Group. in Mexico - (ACGM) associates they~desire’to. meet. whose addresses they do . not have; cashes’ checks: for them:and. performs Similar services. @ - hy _ ficcoraine to norg Oe rcore « assists visiting Commu- nists: as déscribed above:if he is ‘impressed. by them; if he . x a does not like them, he merely gives them.one of his business - cards,. tells them .; to. call Adam if he- can: help them," and dis- misses fhem: es . oe Dot _ The. above: description. of the ‘assistance rendered by ° SMOLIKOFP coincides: with: the information: previously - received = rom CIA, esis classified: SECRET: t and not to be’ disseminated 2) outside’ of the urea. ©. os . ea ‘Inasmuch’ as the: “type of. assistance given ‘visitang. Communists by -SMOLIKOFF. may. become. an issue durin ny official ooo interview with him. by American. Embassy Been and y Be -been instructed to .ceasé further efforts to obtain BE HRS more specific information in- ‘this regard. in order not. to. _ Jeopardize their Status. oe, . oe a with ‘pespect to Bureau instruetions | ‘that a “lettew head ‘memorandum, be submitted recording the number of. informants ’ contacted, who could. not’ furnish 1 Anformation that. OSWALD had. ye Docld: 32123993 Page 5
Released under the. John F. Kennedy: Rssassination. Records Collection Act Of 1992 (44. USC 2107... Hote). ¢ paRIE: (11-14-2047 Me 10563708 7 geet any aig 2 * ° rer wie Dd; Syisited - “SMALLS businéss. establishment, -iteis ; pointed. out” . that the- survey of informants .concerning-OSWALD was co pleted ‘and: ‘reported by airtel dated 4/30/64.. fOther tha X-13: and: ar “* MEX-19 the. informants | ‘who “would be in. position to: have ‘some | y. ce] é hh respect. to. SMALL, his. activities and contacts, J ee ap evita d. MEX461~@ who have beén away from Mexico and: ocale ““. "\*"ynaVailable. for contact.# “AS sdon as they. carr be consulted, oe a the. letterhead memorandum requested by. the ‘Bureau will be 1, Sub tbed. oe are “Lae t , ‘ ; - 2 : : , ' . 7 oF & Fo : & abe ‘ : . \ . Td:32123933° Page. 6 0