24 HW 50955 Docld: 32277220 Page 45 43 TOP SECRET | "Henry" and next to the arrow appears the word "sic” which is underlined. Mr. Manel. Correct.’ Mr. Goldsmith. .I believe it is Mr. Scott's handwrit- ing? Mr. Manell. Correct. ~ Mr. Goldsmith. Were these marginal notations made at the time that the cable would be received? Mr. Manell. Yes. Mr. Goldsmith. By writing the word "sic", was Mr... Scott indicating that he was aware that Oswald's middle name- was not Henry? Mr. Manell. Not necessarily. Mr. Goldsmith. What explanation would you have? Mr. Manell. I don't really know. The only information we had was the first and last name. Mr. Goldsmith. Did Scott ever give you an indication that he knew what Oswald's middle name was? Mr. Manell. Absolutely not. Mr. Goldsmith. I believe that paragraph 2 of this cable describes Oswald’ as a former Russian defector; is*that correct? | Mr. Manelil. Defector to the Russians, correct. Mr. Goldsmith. In light of having received informa- tion about Oswald having defected to the Russians, did that, TOP SECRET | an acareeentstntstne nee re nL fe NTE ee Mtn e+ nee eet serene aS
i) oO tn da as 15 16° 7. 22 3 24. HW 50955 DocId:32277220 Page 46 TOP SECRET SO | | i _do was pass this’ information from headquarters to various cript, there wouldn't be any incentive to go back and see- ie 44, . . - | in any way,. enhance the significance of his visit ‘to the - | Soviet Embassy? Mr. Manell. “Yes. Mr. Goldsmith. Did that occasion any further response by. the Mexico’ City station regarding Oswald? Mr. Manell. At the moment, I can't recall. What. we did}. | elements of the American Embassy. Mr. Goldsmith. At that’ point, would it have been | necessary to have gone back to check the transcript? For. example, the October-Ist contact involving Oswald at the: Russian Embassy, the telephone call; the transcriber wrote in brackets “the Same nat who ‘called the other day." At that time, would éither you or your ‘wife or someone else that you know of have. gone. back to’ check the: transcripts to see if, in fact, the ‘Same person-had been found on the tape earlier? | | Mr. Manell. - r can't ‘recall. Thinking about itvat the moment, if, for example, I only felt there was one trans- whether there were others. | Mr. Goldsmith. But the 1 October transcript did say he had called a day or so earlier? “Mr. Manell.. ‘That is right. I can't recall what I did at that time.
as Mr. Goldsmith. From the state of the record as it was | October llth, headduartérs had not been apprised of the — contact at the Cuban Embassy? Mr. Manell. Correct. Mr. Goldsmith. Do, you know whether they were ever apprised of that contact? Mr. Manell: Afterwards, yes. Mr. Goldsmith. Prior to the assassination? | - | Mr. Manell. I don't believe so, but i wouldn't know. 4 re . Z ee 10 x am not sure of whether they were apprised of it or not. © | | | | i | | | oa My belies is that thev were, not until after the assassination. 12 Mr. Goldsmith, “te they had been, there‘ would be al & rr | ‘cable to that effect, would there not?, ” vis | Mr. Manell. “Surely. There would have been.a cable ‘1S ana not ‘a dispatch. 16 Mr. Goldsmith. Let us take a look at CIA 182. That _ AW is a -roviting slip. that went with the cable from headquarters, 18 October 1th cable from headquarters, and I, believe’ Mr. 19 Scott's handwriting there indicates *please set up a ph 20 | file"; is ‘that correct? bene PR aS 7 4] Mr. Manell; . Correct: 7 “ 22 | Mr. Goldsmith. the P file’is’a local personality file? @ 7 33 Mee Manell. Correct. 7 Oy web > 24 Mr. Goldsmith. ~ Do you know when Oswald's P file was 95 " ; set up? "901613 . 6 HW 50955 Docld:32277220 Page 47 TOP SECRET .
ool a 10 mal 22 24 HW 50955 DBocld: 32277220 Page 48 93 TOP SECRET Mr. Manell. Probably on that date. Now it is interest~ ing to indicate, by the: way, chat Mr. scott. indicated the, P file should be set up in ‘the name of Lee } Henry Oswala:,’ even though he had written "sict to the identification of the man by Headquarters as Lee Henry Oswald. He had no ° argument with the identification, evidently. ux. Goldsmith, Noted. Thank you. Referring now to CIA No. 19, which is one of the transcripts from September 27th, at the bottom it says | "Copy, Oswald ‘Dp file." “Mr. Manell. Yes. Mr. Goldsmith. When would this have gone into his i ye * Mr. Manell. Where does -it say that? . 1 : Mr. Goldsmith. Here. ; “Mr. Manell. This is’ my handwriting. It could have been ~- I don't know. exactiy’ wher. This is my. handwriting, however. | | Mr. Goldsmith. Would ito have been before the assassina- | tion? | | Mr. Manell.. More than’ likely. e | 7 : 4 Mr. Goldsmith. It would seem that before the assassina- | tion, Oswald's cont tact with the Cuban Embassy on September ‘ai had been noted. | | Mr. Manell. Yes. . , . 7 en | | | i TOP SECRET
. TOP SECRET | 47 | - Mr. Goldsmith. Will you look at CIA No. 185. That a“ 7 cable requested headquarters to send a photograph of ' 3 4 Oswald. To your knowledge, was one ever received? a 4 | Mr. Manell. No, I don't believe a photograph was- _ § ever received of Oswald. 6 Who wrote this cable? “Toam curious. —— 7 I wrote that cable. - "8 Mr. Goldsmith. You do not recall receiving a photo- 9 | graph of Oswald? | | 10 | Mr. Manell. Wo. WV | Mr. Goldsmith. Do you know whether, after the assas- 12 sination, Charlotte Bustof found a photograph of Oswald? _ 3 | Mr. Manell. T have no idea. | if | Mr. Goldsmith. Getting back for.a moment to CIA“183, 1s ! paragraph 4 indicates that information concerning Oswald 16 | be disseminated to other feceral agencies, does it not? 17 l. Mr. Manell. No, to other elements of the embassy. * 18 Mr. Goldsmith. I am sorry, you are correct. 19 Why would they make that indication? Was that routine 20 | procedure? | Mr. Manell. It was routine procedure to send it to 7 22 | the FBI other than the embassy, but in this case it would 8 - 3 | help me out with the cryptonym, who was r. P. Elide. 24 | ‘Mr. Goldsmith. That ‘was the embassy. Mr. Manell. Odyoke was what? Ce HW 50955 Doclad: 32277220 Page 49 7 TOP SECRET oe