AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10079-10352 RECORD SERIES: Mx AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  105-3702-877 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG. MX, TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/12/1964 PAGES:’ 4 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 105-82555-3727 DOCUMENT TYPE: _ PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ~ ORIGINAL . CLASSIFICATION: Confidential REVIEW_DATE: — 08/01/1996 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) - COMMENTS: Docld: 3271466380 Page 1 NEW | CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: — 01/22/2001
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Mote). DATE: 11-14-2017 aps — es ->C ro iy | ond wo | Me 105- 3702 - SMOLIKOFF had piecedad her ‘husband in ‘traveling to New Yorks going by Eastern Airlines- Flight F300 on 9/9/63: accompanied . : ' by son, ABBOTT. (Bufile 100-441277). Chécks of airline travel — “ pelating to SMALL for the period from 9/29-10/3/64 are not being made since information received from CIA, Mexico, "not to be disseminated outside the Bureau," as recorded in the .. ‘réport. of SA NATHAN L. FERRIS dated 11/29/63, entitled "CHARLES. . ~" N. SMOLIKOFF, aka, SM ~ ¢, " Sndicated that SMOLIKOFF remained « ' in Beh, City following his arrival on, 9/29/98 and. claimed. J regard ‘to Bureau ‘Pequest for ‘opinion of this’ office concerning the. best. manner for: interviewing SMALL in‘ case the Commission. requests, his Anterview, the. shires iain is. = submitted: Co ae rt is suagested that such: an interview should not - ‘ be requested from-the Mexican authorities because of the © » . @ifficulties previously. cited of oxeronalng - control. of . _ Mexican officials. . 7 fo if such interview: proves necessary, “at. should be . 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 required abroad in Bureau cases. It is believed that this could be best arranged by request by . the Bureau to the State Department in the customary manner. .~ _ The Department of State would then issue instructions. to the - Embassy, which would select the proper official to handle the ~ interview, and this office could Cooperate closely with him. it is suggested also that an ‘Agent of this office ' sit in with the Embassy official during the interview to. -dnsure that the Bureau's interests aré. protected and pertin-~ - 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. vad ona manag OO For the protection osfiex28 and MEX-1: ght is _suggeste at the predication for the interview be that- several American Communists who. have visited Mexico, when | “4 returning to the United States, have stated that SMOLIKOFF had been of assistance to them in many ways and that the -- . January, 1901. "National 1 Guardtay four. was entertained by. nin;(q cet ar) . AN at Nat “A ‘ ‘ = . . Me a fs ~“\ SF \ oa aN . Wat Pons wes V Age oe oe — me Be i ne oe DocId:32146680 Page 3 °° moos mo Se ; ,
Released under, the’ ‘John F. _ ‘Kennedy Agsassination Records Collection’ Act of . 1992 (44 use 2107 | Hote) y DATE : “41s aa- 2017 ae at ; re. i ’ a oo. eae an eM on Me 105-3702 pan ~ = atte mo : ay ao mab dda oo consequently, At Was desired ‘to determine whether or ‘hot mo OSWALD had contacted him or visited his store. ~ In the event | os _ SMOLIKOFF claims that he was not in'Mexico City when OSWALD =... 4 was in this area, it is. felt that the interviewer could: point’ “. out to him that the airline records show that he left for vy New York on 9/14/63 and. returned on American Airlines 9/29/64... - -and that the airline manifests ‘do not w any other travel | by, him in the period prior to 10/3/63.4% It is felt this — a approach would 4 rect, attention away from effective tnformants: of this office KRY | | with respect to the type of scape given by SMOLIKOFF to visiti American Comm ist his matter av adn aaa 4 ae was discussed wit X-18 and MEX-197¥0n 5/5/64. The informants 4~ » oo advised tha according to. ELIZABE - GATLETT MORA. (Bufile “A. -y .100-395934), ASMOLIKOFF assists. visitors who ‘meee his storg ....dn finding hotel accommodations, suggesting places of tourist — .. anterest to visit; and advising them. where .they can purchase . " 4tems in which they are interested. 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. (¢ . & According to HORA ASMOLIKORE assists visiting Commu~ me - nist ‘géscribed above if he is impressed by them; if he mo ' does ‘not Like then, he merely aoe them one of his ‘and dis , cards, tells. t MLSS | them. (¥@, 26) 7 '. The above description of ‘the assistance yendered by a SMOLIKOFF coincides. with the information previously received '.y from CIA, Mexico, classi d, "SECRET and not to ‘be disseminated "outside of the Bureau." ai gits | | - oe Inasmuch as the type of assistance given. visiting | - Communists’. by SMOLIKOFF may become an issue during _any official _ anteryilew with him by American Embassy personnels MEX-16 and . iy v ° MEX-1 ve been instructed to cease further efforts to rn more specific informationjn this regard in order not to. jeopardize their status. oe “with respect to Bureau instructions that a letter- so, head memorandum be submitted recording the number of informa sow contacted who could not furnish information that “ed @ ce TP em Be cd eka CR Bot Docld:32146680 Paye 4 Ct eta tel
Released under the John F; Kennedy Assassination Records Colgection Act of 1992. (44 USC 2107 Hote). (DATE: 11-14-2017 oe ore em mc 105-3702, visited SMALL's pusiness ‘establishment, it is. pointed out Do that the survey of. informants . ares con leted and and orted by airtel dated “4/30/6 ther. th MEX-198% the informants who, would be position to have. some a pest come ed. th respec ee: SMALL, his activities. and contacts are tore don d MEX ge ay o have been:‘away ‘from, Mexico and  unavaila “MAs soon. as. they. can be consulted, ‘the letterhe. ane “Pequested by. the. ‘Bureau, will ‘be. submitted. ie we . Se a . ? -‘Tnformation concerning assistance given by: ‘SMOLIKOFF-'to-- _ , American Communists was furnished by informants orally to, _ SA NATHAN L, FERRIS on 215(6K- } Docld:32146680 Page 5 . o _ - Se , 7 7 |