14-00000 cence nena rene nn em rnsnmnte iit tam numa = «ema ' i i : | | | SECRET. 7 oe MEXI - 8966 ~ pare 331 above): - Publicity on visit continued on 10 and 1 Apr I | i | (333.000 Ak Apr 6H MBXE apd (Refs | woxt SO po | 1). | dneluding "The News"... which on 11 Apr stated Mexi police authoritiés refused to comment . i a | : on visit, /'On 10 Apr at 1130 hrs, with: approval Amb, |COS took ‘three and! LEGAT to! see | | LITEMPO 8 and acted as interpreter. / LITEMPO 8 edoperétive! and friendly. / Visitors asked A. For a complete: written report of "Measures. taken and investigations made" by Mexi authorities | after assassination. They i promised | ‘that | any portion they wished to publish in committee i | | report would’ be cleared with Mexi authorities prior to publication. B. LITEMPO 8 said. he ' would gladly assemble full ‘report but he! ‘asked that "in order to make request lofficial" ‘reps | | Amb should request this report from Mexi: ‘Foreign Minister. | LITEMPO 8 said. he jwould contact - i : X FORNMIN and tell him to get: request to' LITEMPO 8, LITEMPO 8 said report would come back | | via same channel in very short time, / c. Commission reps then asked if LITEMEO 8 objected ! | if Next ‘edtdzens (such as ranger of of hotel where swan stayed in, | | 1 j i ~ voluntarily came ‘into. U. S., Emb to give statements |to. commissio LN | | i 1 . TS ee ae j | i i i What was accomplished by a 7 under restricted conditic we | i | the Mexd Gov: could not agree to this. Said this would: appear. S bericial 4 fmevtioetion i by U.S. lauthorities in Mexi. He said it! would be} ‘against Me : He then suggested | that the commission reps let his office invite ‘such Mexic a bae unche ons: or dinners with one i. of LITEMPO8's subordinates. and ;the commission reps. (Note sights the! reps: subsequently | decided :would not be worth: rist of offense to Mexicans -ehd bad publicity since the: x could not take depositions and really. discuss matter in: publ ped 23 staurants, ) / ‘Amb sent note ito Fornmin'GOROSTIZA on afternoon 11 Apr. / Believe cok. acIDCOS can assure Has that 5 reps pleased with sessions they: had with Station. | Sourfé Ube taps) | revealed ito them first by | Amb andi"take" from these (with Source known tod in vealed by COS. They state! i they. already had been told of this source. They aleciaet blready committed to clear all drafts | of intended reports with KUBARK. | 2 a ! 3 para 333 above reported by Amb Freeman 335, 1h Apr | ' AMMA 23249 to o/wap, Subject: visit of Star’ Representativer of ‘the Warreh corpiseton: : | Attached are‘copies of a Memo for the Record to record talks had with COLEMAN, | SLAWSON and | WILLENS, Staff Reps of Warren Commission, - l. On 9 Apr 64 Messrs. C., S. and W, Staff: Reps | | of the Warren Comm, came to Amb;'s office} 2, Amb,: Boonstra, LEGAT and I met there at 0845 | 1 Ey : po | hrs: on 9 Apr. Amb asked that LEGAT and I cooperate fully; these 3 would have Top Secret 35h. Bape _ pseeassr ourGomic TELEGRAH #69 - Sane | "rules" for visitors to work. Amb made protocal call on Echeverria, | ete. 6, see MEXI ‘seOREL. 7 are 333 above) .! 7.‘ On 9 and! 10 Apr, DCOS and I met with: visitors; 4 hrs on 9 Apr and 8 Jivbe f 82 en 10 Apr. ‘Ini our offices, they: Re | Reviewed the |"take"” from LIEWOY for 27,128 Sept ae snd 1 Oct 63,..They made e:"schedule" of | OSWALD® 8 activities, Note ‘“Dekes" were Eng translstio ons. | & _ clearances, etc. 3. When'visitors icame/in, Amb told them that he wished! them to call | PACE or of 133 os ' on us for any and all help: needed, but that he wished personally. to oe approve in advance cory NOe & : any and all contacts with Mexi authorities and/or Mexi citizens. 4.. Amb: briefed them : ad es . - - 7 about secret and sensitive sources, suchas tel taps, ‘and reminded them any published item 3 _ from these sources had to have prior clearance with KUBARK and ODENVY. etc. 9. Amb cin ned
14-00000 i Amb Mann was anne 7 ' What did they econ: i aa bese te 336. 83 Apr & Check other anes hotel e” 7 ' . | Co | If OSWALD was never at the hotel. during the day time, why was hei never seen with a ‘coat | ‘on since he apparently vas out at night when it would naturally be chilly. i i i i TOL9000 | i i lL. | i” | H | : : i | sent them all (in' Oct '63) data on OSWALD | regarding visit to Mex and visits to Sov,and Cub Enib. and was either of Naugahyde or canvas material, He did not! remember. that, OSWALD had ever “sitiall, brown, “zippered” handbag" “canvas “or™ “imitation ‘Weather material: She had sean’ OSWALD COPY” NO. a i I. I ot | | on — r a | bo - — db: “Rng translations of 2 sonversatiions of 26, ‘Nov vetirlen Pres DORPICOS and Cub Amb HERANANDEZ,, c. Had me review Silvia DURAN pase 5 they were shown pics of Silvia and husband, d. Had me | review case of ALVARADO, the Nib, iB. Visitors asked | what: actions Mexi Stat ion took | beginning 22: ‘Nov. I said we a. Reminded Has, Amb Mann and ODENVY locally that we had: b. | Threw all Station ‘assets ant sources | into: Job lof trying! to get all possible details: of | H OSWALD's travel to and from Mex , place he stayed, contact, fete, Ce) Stayed in continuous contact withiHqs on leads with ODENVY to coordinate work. d.- With Hqs approval, got in; ! touch with Mexi authorities and obtained | |help in cases ‘-- the outstanding ones, being Silvia | DURAN and ALVARADO. e. Put coverages on DURAN, KOSTIKOV and contact in Mext. with | OSWALD. 9. | Note; The knew about tel conve rsatidéns OSWALD had except fgé , OSWALD wanted : ‘to go I: 4 to Odessa, and b.’ OSWALD wanted a visa for his wife “fhe was gResBlan".| 10. They seid | | that Assistant Sec Mann still has the "féeling in his guts" t ay-€astro hired OSWALD to: kill Kennedy; they said, however, that. the Commission has nét bee aD, to get) any proof of this. 11.| No documents: or photos were given visitors. Eng transdé S read were kept by Station. They are attached. le. It is pelteved that all 3 of thes sitors were pleased with Station! S|. work on (OSWALD case. : | | | ' : a7 Se - | MEMO from LEGAT to COs: Lee Harvey OSWALD. Hotel acce Info verifying OSWALD ‘stayed at! Hotel del Comercio, ‘i No.. 19, in room No. 18, OSWALD. registered as "LEE, af citizen", Owner and manager of! hotel, Guillermo re had FBI ‘Laboratory check handwriting of hotel regié Of OSWALD with true Signature and a ; i was found identical. / List of) names and residesen 7 eoom numbe rs and dates of occupancy $ of those registered. at hotel during itime | OSWALD. a8 = there. if GARCIA : Luna! received ‘OSWALD at Hotel del:Comercio at between 1000 and 110Q;OSWALD!s room No. 18 was 16. OO pesos daily | with bath, that the registry book indicates ABD stayed at hotel. night of 1-2 Oct and | departed during the day of 2 Oct 63! GARCIA ina jcould not! recall circumstances of OSWALD's departure nor the hour. He believed OSWALERR ther spoke nor understood any Spanish, He had not observed OSWALD in' the hotel during the day and he was never ‘accompanied by any; , " I person, He recalled that OSWALD carried a mediumasize , ‘brown handbag, which had a zipper | hs | 7 modation of OSWALD in vent city, ebed at Calle: ‘Bernardino de |Sahagun i OSWALD, USA, TEXAS , PHOTO, US una cooperated with LEGAT, LEGAT SON ee oo eee en ent enti: Solan fe pay ek bee worn a coat and believed hée usually appeared ina ‘short- Sleeved shirt of a knit variety: Matilde 'GARNICA, maid'at the hotel del Comercio, recognized photo of OSWALD as being the young American who had occupied! roon No.:18 for almostia week during: the Jatter part of: ; fo last year. She arrives at: work between 0900 and 1000 and leaves at 2100.! Clearly recalls | a OSWALD, ‘as few Americans stay at the hotel. He had few personal effects,| carried ina’: PAGE OF 0 the day of his arrival and; the following: Saturday | aS he x still was in his room when she checked |to determine which’! rooms were available for eléaning. When she saw him in the room: 7 | | on 1 Saturday he said “good morning" in English, and a short ta me later left the hotel. | i { i : . i : : SECRET | : Bd te 1 i : i i ‘ : I i i i H : : i \ i i P| , | i ! i ! i : : : i At «NR ORT DE OD REDE
14-00000 336. (continued) i i he was in his room. _ between 0900 and 1000. If OSWALD ate meals at 100° at restaurant “next door to hotel, : why was he never seen at hotel during the day? Did he never enter his “room during the day; after lunch, ‘to wash his hands? Why, if he were in area of Cub or Sov -Emb or Colonia Condesa, vould he return to the | . “Pedro RODRIGUEZ Ledésma, night watobmen at hotel, claims OStALD left hotel at ee. Time aisorg’ ! ‘ \ i i ; are’ from 2100 to 0900, however, ; he often | i the: owner and manager, Guillermo GARCIA Luna, has arrived | OSWALD and remembers that on the date of ithe latter' s de | basis of: sign language and the word Mtaxi" which he -und& | RODRIGUEZ walked around the corner from the hotel wheze o OSWALD left the hotel between 0630 and. 0700 since dit as | search of the taxicab. He icould not, be more precise, converning the time. He believed | ; OSWALD gave him a! small tip of one or two ‘pesos. eOSwi | and waited in front of the hotel with the lugga avin RODRIBUEZ commentéd that while he had little d Prot ty obtaining a taxi at the early hour, | | it becomes very difficult to sebure taxi trang’ 2) at heavy traffic at that time. RODRIGUEZ relat id ‘at night, “midnight or thereafter", but he geve “noticed any indication that OSWALD had. been | drinking. ~ 7 Guillermo GARCIA Luna said ofSPedro RODRIGUEZ: Ledesma that RODRIGUEZ /is | "humble but very serious, deeply religiovsy ja, family man, and highly reliable." / Dolores | RAMIREZ de BARREIRO, owner, manager an Eqnétimes cook at small restaurant immediately adjacent: to Hotel: del Comercio, | i stated He | gat meals at: ‘restaurant. She remembered ‘OSWALD who had eatén several meals at the ‘restaurant pe, FG ! | i f an i. | po | aod SECRET ot | | Sebastien PEREZ Hernandez, idesx| clerk and assistant to ithe owner of the Hotel del Comeréto, | had: not conversed with OSWALD but remembe red him clearly because few Americans, stay at the hotel. He said OSWALD left the| hotel each morning and ‘did not return until evening, possibly after PEREZ Hernandez had completed his working day and left the hotel, OSWALD was alone = and! usually wore. b knit, short- sleeved sport shirt! and no coat or jacket. | ' He did not remembe r ‘seeing OSWALD depart the hdtel bn the morning) of 2 Oct, but! doe it was possible! that the night watchman, who remaing at the reception desk during the night might have been | ‘aware of | | OSWALD's, departure from the hotel, Watchman is Pedro :ODRIGUEZ who dould be located at! the hotel after 2100 or during |the early morning hours), / Pedro ‘a ‘leave + SGUEZ Ledéesma's warking hours tel by. 0800 or earlier if | Felieve him and handle reception faentified in his, mind as | | | duties, i He clearly recalls the | young Américan: who he lave: obtained a taxicab. He [believed "i | getting light when he’ went in: uD carried his own luggage downstairs 3 RODRIGUEZ returned with the taxicab.. te ion. between 0730 and 0830 because of the. t OSWALD always arrived!at the hotel lete | because of [proximity of hotel, many hotel guests. | in the late afternoon over a period of one weak. OSWALD appeared at ‘the restaurant after the hotel loca to eat, yet not ‘be ‘seen at the hote 12? "Wr, , : : & _Negro?? Any connection? : Luna because of efforts to locate jim So he: could, “pay the bil1?e Brought up by GARCIA noon rush hour or! some time after 1400, always alche, and ordered food by! pointing | at menu. Ate’ soup of day, rice, and either meat or eggs, but rejected dessert cand coffee, and was very monéy (cost) conscious. Meals cost five to six pesos, | ///// Individuals in neighborhood of ' hotel were queried with negative results. ///// Guillermo GARCIA Luna advised that on the i t basis of: & search of abandoned correspondence; review of his records and accounts, and refreshing his memory through discussions with other personnel at ‘hotel, he: had ‘been ‘able! to deve lop : the following data: Antonio OLIVA is a Negro. who had been considered Cuban put had clarified _! to GARCIA Luna that, he had grown up on east. coast of Mexico:vhere "Cubsn Spanish" is spoken, Pack..7S” ofL 3 35 |, xe registered as "musician" but was dmown to have been employed as a cook or cook's helper ° in an unidentified Mexi City restaurant, He had been living at the hotel: ‘with! a woman to whom he referred as his "wife" but GARCIA Luna judged that she might have | “been! his paramour... They left the hotel without paying a substantial hotel bill, end: GARCIA Luna has been atten’ - ing: to Tecate. them without | Success, $ of | ee i ECRET) - ae | | ein 1 " COPY NO. 1 { i i 0A DRE ARTE
14-00000 | ae ee i i i i i : i : i } : re ~ SECRET pf Se | Pp | ee mo / | | | 336. (continued) ! | All other inquiries of hot tel guests during OSWALD visit were negative. / LEGAT sources -Why did OSWALD choose this hotel? | Proximity ot reported that Guillermo GARCIA Luna and. his hotel, del Conereio, to be reputable. to Bus Terminal?? ai 5 whe, did fe est me | ee | : : | ne re i i | : 437, ° 87 Apr MEMO TO LEGAT from cos, Photographs. Attached are, as requested, two prints of each nega- tive, (See 338 below), 7 ' | | | | | | 7 Le i i : | i ! | | ! 4 HMMA 23331 - Attached are photos made from film sent to this office by lotal ODENVY rep. ! 4 ; on 24 Apr 64. / Local ODENVY rep requested two copies each.) He said jthesé would be sent INQ to his Has for Warren Commission, / The photos inellude | ‘ones’ of the ‘local Sov Emb, the local | ro. ; Cub: Consulate, Hotel det Comercio, bus terminal --| places of interest to the Warren Comm - because of OSWALD's Mexi visit “| / It is: ‘requested that this Aispagel and) atts) be routed to- chief, KUDESK. : ! | 2 | Sa | pIR 18827 - Warren commision requests we | ‘furnish following infos ry n Cuban aba e Sov; Embassies and’ Consulates in} Mext City are: open, to public; a2 normal ee hours. | Their procedures and regulations, formal | ‘and informal involve ssuing! permits for travel. to and through Cuba. B. Description ‘of procedures and regulat’ of Mexi government for : travel of PBPRIME. cits to and through Cuba. / Request Mexi ummary of all that. can be | : ascertained on above. | i | | i | | ' : | | Se | L MEXI 9332 (Ret: DIR 18827 | - para 339 above) “Sov Emb an > are not open to public. Offices are in compound accessible | ‘to public by appointment. So} bards. are ion outside gate | around . clock, Normal work. hours Sep 65 were 0900 to’ 1800 but @egeutly changed to 0900 to 1400; | ; Monday through Friday. Sov con frequently change .| Not os nh 1100 to/1300) Mondays and Fridays. Sixteen Sov families livé in compound. Visitors rings ¥ at gate at all, hours. Russian speakers’ can get in anytime, Others’ usually turned yi guard after hours .: Sovs are not:. ' known to issue permits: for travel Cuba. / Cuban Embf , consulate in ‘same | "compound , but have _ Separate entrances, Consulate receives visitors ffdird000 to 1400 hrs ‘Monday through BG |. | Friday, | Emb working hours are from 0900 ‘to 1700 fiegr? same days but :most/Emb visitors | ! 2. usually attended before 1400 hrs. These :hrs alsa-tnp ied during Sept 63../ Cuban Emb | % Ho Bo | procedures and regulations for issuing permits ronvrave 1 to and through Cuba;’ Visas normally CA ; _ valid for 3 months from date of issue. Prior. authorization’ from Habana invariably | required | 2 re | | before issuance any visa. ‘Applicant completes visa application fram form’ at Consulate, | oO (oe : , ot | permission often obtained in exchange of cables between Emb’ and Minrex Habana.' In ‘many ; . DO} / + cases visas issued on separate sheet paper injeffort conceal fact of: ‘travel, / Mexi ote : procedures and regs re’ travel PBPRIME cits to: and through Cuba unchanged since, HMMA 20: PAGE [a Of 4 ae "3 May 63, PBPRIME cits with passports end Cub vises are free to travel to Cuba. SORT "Snore NO. —  183T : can: obtain tourist cards from Next consul Habana for return. via Mexi. : : | : ; 338, 28 Apr 339. 5 May i - 340. 6 May. ; Bh, 12 May i SEGKEE oi HMMA 23398 “ Attached are copies of 2 pases which were ‘reproduced Dy: ‘Station for local ODENVY Po to | ; an who, ‘procured | documents (on Loan; from See de Gob, | (Decunents ere list of e ‘persons entering: if ; I. . A | ae
14-00000 3he.. Check. | BMS. Built, nat is _ 15 May . 19 May | This is ° very « { i oa, I. ‘ thi about??- - _ OSWALD tried to eet a aiyoree?? _ Error. that OSWALD traveled by car. to U.S stoner; . 2? attached a copy of the report forwarded to the Sec of Far Gobernacion., / While the report. at the end bears a daté of%6 May 64, source who made a copy |. ‘The attached copies are "unofficial". The Report gif ... Nuevo. Laredo..the following. day... i ' : : t | : [- ppt SECRET - Next, with description, manner of travel, ete. _ | | : { i | | | i MEXT 930 - ODENVY reo'd large phe through pouch fron Sommitstee ‘counsel Lee RANKIN} with instructions : pass: unopened | to: Dr. Dale CAMERON attending psychiatric] conventidn here, On turnover CAMERON opened package) ODENVY office! and |C/ODENVY could see: ‘only| that it contained pile doduments stamped top! secret with classification Lined! out. CAMERON, walked out of) office carrying papers, probably to Hotel Maria. Isabel | where mas t conventioners staying. /- Station understands CAMERON intends deliver talk on ‘psychiat bsessment of OSWALD, pre- sumably ‘on basis these papers, / Al hough Station ignotant. ganted or origin documents | appears iodd see top secret |docs, relevant, 'GPFLOOR Jase declagedfted prior issuance comméttee report, _/ Have not informed ODENVY this cable. although 0/onBRY: “said | ihe cabling his Has which he thought probably did not kajow contents of package | 3 7 i 4 | ; i MEMO to [Boonstra: from LEGAT, copy to COS: - In “acedriandagi th our seiverehticl there is | @lations by the Acting Sec of =; | % of the report available for copying ‘advised that it We a®tagthally delivered to Foreign a Relations on: 9 May oh. (see para aa below) | | ie HMMA e54hs “ | Attached are copie 8 of the cobemactoyLBpert jon the steps taken) and investigations made by, the Mexi' Gov as a result of President K's =ygemepeination: / As will be! recalled; this, Report me sion who visited Mexi 8-13 Apr 6 be! Shot yet (as of 18 May ) been received by 2 was received from LITEMPO/1. A copy was | a copy unofficially from Lic. Santiggo ; ion. / Pls pass copy to Chief, KUDESK. | U.S. Amb from the Sec of For Affairs, / The attach also sent tp’ this Station by the LEGAT who recedi IBANEZ Llamas, Director of Investigations, Govg (Highlights of Report, in rough translation) . as soon as GOM learned of the death of Pres, K, the country closed it's borders, in cases the assassin would: try ito. flea Dallas into Mexico. / Also troops were sent to border towns in case it would be necessary, / Upon learning | the name of the assassin, investigations! were begun because it was known |OSWALD was in ‘Mexico. in: 1965. / Through Immigration Department we could establish for sure that OSWALD entered Mexi via Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, 26 Sept 63 as a tourist, ete,, etc,, and made a photostatic, copy of document of entry into country, ete, / On 27. Sept he btayed at the Hotel del :Comercio,: ete. g ‘During his five day stay in Mex} icity, OSWALD tried to obtain a Cuban visa in transit to. the Sov Union, ete. at the hotel onl Oct and: reserved '@ seat on the | bus of Transported: Frontera’ to retum to However, . he. didinot_travel on this: bus, nor/any other bus : line which travels ‘to Nuevo. Larédo; Tamps. fo Confirmed that OSWALD left Mexico at Nuevo Laredo: / On 26 Nov an inspector, Jose Mario del VALLE, :went to Nuevo;Laredo 1 obeET este on Oct, ete, SevALD' a travels and:also the existent rumor that OSWALD had teen there ‘previous 1 a ‘divorce in Maxico. etc..... Because of en error of one of tae stenographers, Form 12, in! the -Immigration’ office in Nuevo Ls redo. stated OSWALD! had trave Lied ; (aa by car from there to his | countrys hovever, probe was not found tn 8. SGEreh oo papers in! cus toms that OWALD left | by car. i : i y i i ; : Lon eatin / Interviewed Sra. Silvia DURAN, etc, / OSWALD cancelled his reservatioygs gp na of 133 : COPY NO. Aci creme HR Mees th pM ele
14-00000 |: | tta | -Bh6. . Phere are supposed to | 1 od 3548, —3h9, Where is 505503 2 And attachnents OC. Co Cc Co et ey. 26 May 7 22 May 2 June 17 June | } { i i } ' | be ares How can they ‘be $0 sure that OSWALD, political contacts ??7/ | t } t i i i j t q i t i achments 5 on Q ei ca had no whee fe ax they??? | . to! establish any: | connection with him, or cars entering and leaving, etc., ete, / Po complete ‘this investigation, it waa established without a doubt, that OSWALD ‘had no contacts in; Mexico “with persons or groups affiliated with politics, / Finally, case closed; | file, sent to archives. /- Signed by Lie. buts BOREVERRIA | ee po | “} | | | | i i 4 | t | i t } i | | | j 1 i t | ANEMBASSY fe 1359) - Mexican Report on Activities of OSWALD While’ in Mexicd - On ll ‘apr bn Emb delivered to Sec! of For Relatidns note #13ho, dated 10 Apr 64, requesting report on investigatio | ‘ conducted by Mext national agencies. into activites of ‘OSWALD. Emb note also requested | a descrip | tion of; the measures which were taken by Mexi Gov, eta. / oere of | notel. #504826, | idated 0) “request! that they be made available: to President's Commissiong ASsassination, A certified | | .copy ofi the Mexi! note: and memo’ is “included for the Departmen? copy has been retained in Emb files, / Department's attentign i memo may not be published, in ‘Part or dn full, without the ,.@ | NOTE: wiettten by. cos - This copy of the Foreign oretobia | - report was given! to. me by ‘LEGAT on 2 June 64: We; alj 1S) above ) - Referenced airgram transmitted: a no | | i | : i : t | | | ; i i i / Also,’ Tourist Cards were chepked | of persons 5 traveling sclane same ‘time | as OSWALD to bry i ; i j py | i: | i | i ; | | 14 May 64, the Sec of For Relations of Mexi has transmitted to forth info a requested, The original note and attached memo confidential | memo, Setting iles, while another certified ss consent of the | ‘Mexi, Gov. HMMA p35k20 - Mexd Gov Report on Actions Taken and ravest -Yons Made After the Death. of - Pres, Kennedy (Ref: HMMA 23444 ~ para 344 above) Same dnfo as para 344) above except the declaration of Silvia DORAN about her contact with OSW. hothing new). | lady have copies. (Attached iis the same report fs para B46 above. | | é Mexican ‘Report on i i j i sities of OSWALD (ref: A 11359 - para send a memo from Mexi Sec of For Rel on - investigations, ete, / Supplementing that info, 4 ate No, 505503: dated 9 June L964 | transmitting | a number of photostatic copies | of documents peg a nt ‘to this case, | The! ‘original of that note and its: annexes are forwarded herewith, with th@egquest that they be made available to the. President's Commission on ithe Assassination. | A certified copy of the Mexi note and its annexes | are included for the Department's files, another retained in the Embassy. / Department's ; attention is drawn to the reservation that. se may not be published. . without permission of | Mexi Government. : : i : | 2 : | : : | Potomse| Cable No. | 278 ‘Condrasel tied) (s (sent via wireless file 6-12- 6) - The Warren Commission -; This is'a “two page document stating. the. aims of | the Commission,: which. was. established on AMEMBASSY AME. "Supplementary 629 Nov’ 6, and that its’ wenn report, would be | published in July 196%. : a | Bo | | : ne et [ ; cory NO. Oo nm ae drawn to the} reservation that |- edited" version of Lic. Luis: ‘HOHE VERRIA's
14-00000_ 350. 352, 19 June ee June eh June 1 i H i ; i i i i (Subject is ‘LIOVAL-1), (John Emil BLANKENEAGEL) 11- _ for Subj' 8 hunting interests. | SubJ castial ly responded that Y could probably prder one | from: _ 1700 hours, unidentified Sov male talked with YATSKOVA. Presume ; At 1000 hrs Y and wife went into gatden.| LICALLA| did not ¢ A tT > ] i t EXT 9948 (ret: | MBxt 968 ~ hot in OSWALD F102 YATSHOV ».885) During Subjects) 12 June trip with Sov Consul ‘Pavel Antonovi YATSKOV, (KGB), latter mentioned could do favor for: Sub and import rifle! free! of duty from U.S. i ! i ! f KLEIN discount store Chicago. This, caus ed Sov to ask Subj. if though OSWALD actually Pres K's assassin, Subj said coon believed this true basis newspaper accounts. / Y gounté red | saying did not believe OSWALD involved and briefly explained his position by Foll: "I met an nae qe cones eee neneptnee nme tte semen OSWALD here. He | stormed into my office and wanted me to introduce and récommend Him to the| Cubans. He’ told me that he had lived in the! USSR. = told: him |that/|I would Have to check before I could | recommend him. He was nervous and his hands | ‘trembled, and ; he stormed. out of office | I don't believe) that. & person; as nervous. asi OSWALD, whose! hands trembled, could have accurately fired a rifle." /| Above is full extent of] Y's statement, as recalled by Subj Snead try elicit further, e oe ‘ : | ' 4 . | : | . | | . a | ghee 7 ae af if Bey bo | geet p LEGAT FEPORE (filed in Bully) | bo : MEX 0005 (ee ‘DIR 30517 - para 353 below) !- From 27 Sept 63 Ling Cine late afte moon, pridr i i i i | : . H to ‘ T pe. i j | | ea ey terms used, / 28 Sept: LIENVOY about! 0857 hrs; KAZANTSEV speaks: Giihvi fe, and YATSKOV ‘then’ talks with KAZANTSEVA. Gist of conversation is that YATSKOV family. accompanied by PAZAROVS and KAZANTSEYS, planning day trip (possibly to Cuernavaca) : ange tp depart : ‘this; date about 1100 hrs. From LICALLA 28: Sept 0952 hrs? Yaso and wife and KA? SEY seen cHatting on terrace, | Saye time of Y departure from: Emi. / Have no reporting for Sun, 29 Sept. / 30 Sept LILYRIC 0852 hrs, departed 1416 hrs. LIENVOY 30 Sept reports KA tells Sov call morn 1 Oct and dpeak) with Y. / 1 Oet Lp sf, Y; entered Emb ol, left: We : LICALLA' observed Y at 1104 hrs talking with! obra i Myevich BAKULIN and) Aleksey Ivanovich | GARMASHEV. / 2 Oct: Ace Lityric Y entered Emb 0846 er 1106, | entered 1120., Departed 1122 : with Oleg Pavlovich MOSKVICHEV, entered 1128. with Ge parted» 1420 with wife. According LICALLA seen with HXx Valeriy: Vladimirdvich: KOSTIKOV (at Bp swSeen with Valeriy Aleksandrovich ‘ANDRIANOV, at. 1000, seen with Moskvichev at 1124, seen with GARMACHEY at 1402. / Feel quite possible that | OSWALD spoke with YATSKOV basis 1 Oct 63 LIENVOY: | When OSWALD spoke with OBYEDKOV,, OSWALD * said had talked with @ consul én Saturday, did not name KOSTIKOY. It was OBYEDKOV, who ' asked suggestively if it was K and OSWALD: said yes, possibly, without thought. ‘Direct HQs attention this transeript. i Note’ however, KOSTIKOV. has dark: hair, YATSKOV. light brown and very grey at temples, giving appearence of almost white hair. Could also well be, that OSWALD first ‘spoke with KOSTIKOV who turned OSWALD over to his boss YATSKCV. ‘Also, given the apps rent frankness “of ¥'s discussions with LIOVAL- Lye particularly: his” views © Stalinvand Khrushchev, would appear possible he told I~] truth re OSWALD, at minimum re meeting OSWALD./ GE 29. | ee ee ee OOPY NO. ___—— | | fo: } i ' i i | : | | i : i : j i PY ; po. 4 . i : : i ! ‘ch 133,
14-0000 ee i i See para sh and 348 ' Annexes to COM ‘report? | i H i ! 355. Tduly 256 21 July aks ae 357. 31 July | Co i i i i rather than or in addition, to KOSTIKOV. | Pood | necessary publish documents supplied by bom (with ‘possible exception | ‘Annex: 3, reservation in) view, — - . a . py moat cesses wate te at me ee | ‘SECRET. ail ' Pop DIR 30547 (Ree: HEX 9948 pare 350 above ) 7 Pls | check LICALLA and | ‘LIENVoy records try | | “| determine i YATSKOV i ext Clty duking | perica OSWALD there and! ‘if YATSKOV in: Sov | : | Emb Sats, 28 Sept, day which OSWALD | lelaimed had visited Emb and talked to! consul (next 7025, 23 Nov. '- para 32, above). | Also cable your: views ‘Possibility OSWALD could) have met TATEROV. | AMEMBASSY Tapomine Telegran Control #72 + President's Commission considers it absolutely sheet of bus! company, iand nex 5, except the statements by} Mrs: Duran and husband | ‘which | extremely important to Commission), | @@M) You requested contact GOM ¢ est indicating | ; above. |You may wish emphasize ‘that Commission desires | publish as pte Report will be published at earliest late July or early August. | Sar ce, all info in docunents, supplied by COM had also been supplied Commission by, edhe’ NOTE on ‘above: Undertined ' tother sources" - LIENVOY 7 as62 a. will re request from foreign Minister. Signed cos | | r | . i I i DIR 33368 - Call Station attention to DEPTEL 23 dated Pu dealing with commission intention publish most of docs gee wish monitor reply to protect any of its: ops interests? ' oY CHE NEWS by Holmes Alexander - Double- Check, date Lf{ne friend of Alexander, will publish anything the ee Tuner yLon omits .: Aynesworth has been conducting a. parallel | investigation | iof testimo eF idavite and ballistic reports, : . ee OSWALD'S own words show him in| jhis vact 12a Se ae swinging to the Communists, and then swinging back to his native count eyhan he i was pro-Russian, he took money from the Soviet secret police, | When he was pro Enfcan, he was! able to raise! money for home- ward passage: at the American Embassy. AynesWerth | jclaimed that the ib FBI. knew OSWALD to be ‘a potential assassin, And FBI agent is ‘quoted ‘as télling the Dallas police on 22 Nov. "We knew he was capable of, assassinating the President, but we didnt dream he would do. it. eto., ete. : ; : ' : : i i : ! | : AMEMBASSY outgoing Telegram, Control 955! - GOROSTIZA told me that Gott has. no Sbjeckion | to publication of all documents except [statement of Mrs. Duran (annex 5: mentioned in GOM | Note 505503 dated 9 June 1964) (see !para: 348 - annexes!missing). Publisation would be al it oe oo ved from'GOM.! Station.may | | | : : can i : wy} to. i i ed {Washington - Nugh Aynesworth, a ~embarrass ing: to.GOM because of. axtensive! questioning of Mrs., Duran, ete, / I suggested . : of 133. that another. way of handling problem would be for ‘GOROST IZA to indicate parts of Duran PAGE go statement, publication of which would be: particularly cubarrassing to GOM, with view to cOPY NO. _ iether these from published ‘peumnt | unent | with: this: ; i : i. 7 J SECREP | i 34H SRA ene FRET REPT ITT
14-00000 { 358. °° . 5 Aug 64 359. 5 Aug | 360. «1h Aug 361. 20 Aus | «362. 363. ‘ae gags ava rc a “- C. | a4 i woe ee os es) What are new materials? i i - 4 —— . no ve } i i i | i | i [Note ‘To. SoTT94 from GON... 4. : | | larea of foll: A. . Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina DPOB 10 Dec 29 JA : ‘| MEXI 7999, 12: May 61 and WAVE 6362, 23 layé | i - stcper | : yi fe] Memo. of Tel Conversation between! BoE! Secretary COROSTIZA, and Minister Boonstra “i | |GOROSTIZA gave permission to publish all of the documents concerning OSWALD,. including thet document No. 5 relating to Silvia DURAN. «5. : : ; | : | | i | | i : ‘Memo of Conversation between Amb J ose | GALLASTEGUT, Secretariat of: Foreign Relations, end | i'Boonstra ~ Note from GOM dated 23 July 64 stated permission given to publish all info on. | OSWALD case, but omitted Document #5 (on DURAN). GALLASTEGUI said note had been written’ before décision was made to! permit publishing info | on DURAN, ito return note and, another |[would be pentis. | | ic | | 7 | i : : | AMEMBASSY Mexico to Dept of State = Permission to Publich Doeunen AS OSWALD with attached } i | MEXI 881. (Refs WAVE o76r - 19 Aug 64 = 1, 19 Aug KUJUMP Hol River erossing from Mexi to; ‘Brownsville, Texas|, 18 ‘Aug. | custody ODURGE Brownsville.. Cc. | Subj claims visit PBRIM ubj picked up by and in | AMIHUG-l activities. E. Wile in jail approx, 21 dai ji mission abroad. F. Subj when picked up during a ODYOKE intel rep, 2. WAVE sending Wilfred 0.' CLE | KUJUMP Houston and, assess Subj Brownsville orded futher determine nature CIS mission, | locus same and possible OP viability case; oes AVE traces possibly iden Subj previously forwarded addees. BELL 1989, 29 Feb | 61; “MBX: RLTET9, 2 Mar 61; WAVE 4375, 10 Mar 61; ‘Local ODURGE/ODENVY traces! pending. | 4. * fect Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina arrived Mexi from dencia LT. #98 recruited by CIS for alleged | ME ‘pve crossing requested talk ‘with. ER: -to Houston/Brownsville contact ae Request addee'traces...) Station tracegey Hava 22 Jan él. Gave contact address Indep 63 ECHEVERRIA | asked CoS for all info | ‘on Subj. /Said had picked up connection GPFLOOR and) RODRIGUEZ a Mexican, | additional documentary materials pertaining to, late husband's . Mexi stay. To wit: Map of Mexi cite containing location marks and a. ‘Mext cite TV guide, Our underatanding that very detailed ‘search of: Pain residence in ‘Dallas has been conducted by: appropriate authority and | other materials with bearing on case have been produced , ODENVY has forwarded it rep Me exiPACE {copies of map and other unspecified materials.on or about.29 Aug. We have been assured | COPY NO. —_— ; copies from Commission and will forward for your into soonest, May well be that lecal ODENVY . lay 61 for few months then returned ‘| PBRUMEN with family. D. Worked: food ration dept PBRUVEY uatil 64 when arrested for counter | i | AVENBASSY outgoing Telegran #22 from “Ab Freeman to Secetats advising info in para 3504 above. i 4 ! i i \ | (LIFT B/Dos) MEXI & 7026, 23) a DIR 47058 - L. evr. We are informed by Warren Comm Marina OSWALD has very recently provided jrep will bring this up with: ybu on his own. / APpancotly none of “bia - new info significantly” alters previous coneluslons /re OSWALD 's stay. | | i pe EG : “4 3 i “4 — PPG ee ee geting ee eae ee Fo ee Pt ot 3 = Boma eS ne Samet wiht ORT?
14-00000 364, 365. 366. 367. ; 368. 370. STL. 4 Sept. | k Sept, 8 Sept gaznned 9: Sept I 10 Sept | | 16 Sept | t pik 723 Have ‘yeed. from Warren Comm for analysis and comment: photo copy OSWALD cute | og visa application Mexi'27 Sept 63. Comm recd ‘photo copy of document from Cubans via Suk Swiss | and ODACID in past week. / OSWALDts, (signature being analyzed here. Document bears manuscript | notation OSWALD's address Mexi- ‘possibly made ‘by Silvia DURAN. We require urgently handé writing Samples DURAN: Signature minimum, prefer larger ample it: ‘available, — Also desire original but photo copy will do if that. ell you have. / Pouching soonest, FYI photo ory doc. PO - SECRET | an oe : oy MEXt 0805 (Refs. DIR Whos - para 564 above) “ Next pouch | 8 Sept, wi | forward: photog of | DURAN signature only which is all we have at: ‘present, | Attempting obtain | ‘larger sample [from LITEMPOS. Wilt advise. (Attached to cable is photo af DURAN 's. (Signaturé ) ; | | . : oA 220 - “Tranamitted herewith are ‘two phctostatio pamples of DURAN's 8 signature, | MEMO FOR eR HECORD by cos - figs is. in urgent need of handvriting ACTION: | Get LIKAYAK/2 to bave LIMID coverage Pub on DURAN urgen’ fast specinents. «. im: ents of DURAN. | de d try to get some oF ACID, | lare FYI. | The Warren YALD's visa application, therefore, no action ty Nexi with respect, to! ‘the paper is si ad at , thie time. . ae : | | ! : | HMMA 230k = "Attached is another copy of DURAN 'a fs, furnished by 'LTTEMPO/4 who 'is searching for additional handwriting specinents of of, oe / Station can: ‘put LIMUD coverage on DURAN... : . ot : | ate : J : : : | i | ; EMMW 12889 - The attached docuzents: and translation, provided? date of | arrival in Cuba September 30, 1365" " DIR 49619 (Ref MEXI 0805 = - para 365 above) cuntee f Warren Comm in discussion DURAN's : handwriting sample asked if info available ‘current state her, morale, attitude, current | employment statug. / FYI only, HQS believes “e. fssion may seek to have DURAN certify she compiled OSWALD's visa application papers suppl ed by GOC through Swiss, | Request, Sta” foo furnish ASAP available info re: ‘Situation and | outlook DURAN. Suggest you not eaasult Mexi ; 1 3 133 officials at this time. | | ; : | i : | PAGE Fa cory NO. DIR hogha * Warren Comm asks for any substantitive data which can be cited in published : report as authoritative source of allegations that DURAN and her husband were cr are members = of ‘the Communist party. / Comm: ‘attorney Slawson récalls that’ both COS and C/ODENVY referred’ ~~ | to these allegations during his visit to Mexi. / Pls edvise by return cable whether any documentary or other evidence exists or can be attributed to Mead police authorities. “In her r deposition TURAN formally denied such membership. a Doo po SEC RET Bp t i '
14-00000___. meee At time of interrogation by Mexi authorities on OSWALD case both DURAN and os band denied | they were members of the PCM, ‘PPS or any Commie or Marxist front groups .' Both stated | they "believed completely! in Marxist Leninist principles and tried to 11 vg Gi Marxists". nn pe a po po op | | _ | / | : 7 | | ~ SECRET ; yo | | , | 372. 18 Sept 64 | | | | DIR 50732 (Refs | HMMW 12889 - ~\para, 368 above) Request Station. cable ite opinion authenticity ; foe 7 visa application, Also; if available or possible promptly procure ,' desire other samples | - | Or blanks for comparison and possible authentication. | Does stationery of Havana’ 8 response ! po | ; check out with any available Srompjerst i | ! 1 po | ! | : pe | | | el any op : 373, 19 Sept | | | MEXT 0930 (Refs | DIR 49,619 ~ ~ pera 370 above, and DIR 49,942 - para 371 above) - - cos checked Oo , with LITEMPO 4 who personally parti cipated in interrogation of DURAN re ‘OSWALD. A. Her: | full name is Silvia Tirado Bazan dé DURAN, Husband's! name is Horacio DURAN Navarro. B. \ | . | 3TH. | : : 7 6. 23 Sept or ee | MEXI 0969 (Refs DIR 50750 ~ para 372 above) STATION D. LITEMPO ) stated "No Mexi has worked for Cuban Emb in Mexi since 19se ‘Whois not a 1 completely convinced Commmist." .... B. Both Silvia and hw band vere;fisted in LITEMPO 4: organization's files: ag Communists j members ‘of PCM. This however not-® egsable in documentary! form. / Horacio continues to live at Av. Constituyentes #43 - 3, but la has disappeared. Husband refuses to say where she is; merely atates } "She is out Qf: Mexico". | Whereabouts unknown to LITEMPOS for some three & weeks; believed to be hidderf*by“Cubans. / LITEMPO 4 reports that Silvia has not worked | ‘since detention on OSWALD case; +, Does not j|know. present status her morale but believes she still frightened, very prosca: afro, pro Communist and snti- USA and anti-Mexi police authorities. / Horacio has kept upspayments on rent, light bills | and seems to live as well'as ever; source of his income mg sy "to LITEMPO a / LETEMPO 4 actively hunting Silvia and wil. provide any, info to Cogs ya, i an | | & i i : 8} Jot | ‘have exemplars available fox comparison with ref visa application. Type face mashes. hat of other documents from Emb. Weak impression of top of, lower case letter "E" ald @phears in document: from commerical office ‘of Emb apparently prepared on same typew é eas visa application: form. Stationery: used for letter from Habana appears genuine. Both Reocuments have authentic flavor, Attempting obtain ‘blank visa application for comparison’. / COSA DITAMIL 9 recently received detter fron _ Meroy MARTINEZ who actually signed letter from Habana. Will eheck signatures when LD) locates letter. . | po i EMM 12931 (Ret: HMMA 1 230L - para 369 above) - We appreciate the: of fér to put LIMUD on Silvia but do, not feel: it necessary since’ handwriting investigation can now be: considered completed. | Alt Hgs components involved in GPFLOOR wish to express: their appreciation. sees AVEMB Outgoing Telegram #619 =: “pub's Legat has ‘copious file on George de MOHRENSCE TILDE. Legat advises that all info’ in his file: is also on had at FBI, Wash. (Note by COS; Clare PAGE ee. 3 of - 133 | Pp : COPY NO. Ande ra on says this fellow VAS once thought to have been involved in’ (OSWALD case.) ; ' i t i 1 i i : ! Hl : | i t : H i : i H Aen neat ee SS ee antennae ed Em ree we
14-00000 378. ‘319. 380, 382, 28 i i ' i i i H t i t H ' 1 t i j i | | : ente: to publication. / May Station assume no. material origifating LIFEAT rf LIE | : i ! } H ‘ | } i i i] ! | | } | ! : i H i } | “ i DIR 51937 - COS wilt recall that “several, photos of unidentified ‘person wea handcarried by LEGAT officer to ‘Dallas on: about 23 ‘Nov to assist Jin investigation. Soon after OSWALD's nf ~arrest- ‘and: prior: ito: his murder: iby~ RUBY 5: ‘cropped: -photo- ‘of:-this~man- was: ‘Bh “by the ‘FBI to- aia OSWALD's mother who disclaimed any Imowlédge.| / After OSWALD's death his mother publicly claimed) the FBI had shown her a photo of | RUBY. prior repeat prior to the, killing of | ‘her son. . When agein shown | ‘COpys cropped differently, she stated it not identical with the one shown : her the first. time. / ‘Because of this. publicity Warren | Comm will publish copies of ‘both © = photos among documents keyed to ita: ‘survey of: FBI Ipos torime handling... / Report to be released ‘ 28 Oct..... (Note written by COS: God! This was of tough looking American type going into Soviet Embassy. Do you have copy of photo? pid " ever eet identity?) i MEXI 1012 (Refs DIR 51937 © i= para 37T above) = "Station inclear as to purp e served ‘by publi- Oo yj tions, | ust prior . «> .- 4 WVO% to appear?.... } J cation photo of person not; even involved) this case. ey | Cannot predict y wre effect of | publication. sees / Station wishes |forewarn basehouse | operators for hos til Will clear. all three affected bases jof all tech equipmént for indefinite oo MEXI 1018 (Refs A. DIR 52590 - | para . 380. aiEX below; B, MEX xiou - only retouch background in photos but also retouch face to degree obv: Lous’ y not identifiable with RUBY but also not with actual subj of photo. // If/neither capreatien nor effective alteration possible, Station plans evacuate LIMITED, L YRIC, LICALLA, recent LICOWL installa-. tion and LIMESA properties of all gear on phased me rath 6. cuat ing LIONTON base 1 DIR 52398 (Refs DIR 51937 . ro para 377 above) = — prot ih is same unidentified man. . ; One closely cropped, other cropped but with enou our sto clearly identify Sovemb _ i, mada Bates es eee dl & id i annis 573k wt Bnelosed are copies: of the two ame and subsequent cable. t { house and: sending occupants mvay for week on pretext. | ioned in DIR 51937 (pare 377 above) | | DIR 52774 (Refs MEXI Lo16para 379 above) ODENVY sloveter spread but Subj photo only one L, which attracted attention. | Comm adamant} needs photo to establish chain of evidence, oo Doubt other photos will be published, ObENvY told her |nothing re identity or origin of photc. : oo We have assurance from Comm staff that background details of photo will be obscured. : Nevertheless ’ believe | ‘prudence dictates equipment | should be. removed from installations in- 133 cluding | | LIMESA, oeee. | : , | ; | PAGE oY of Te are S| | copy NO. DIR 52929 (Rete, DIR 51937 | para BIT above) Foll lis pertinent excerpt from Warren Comm: "Affidaylt 8 obtained from the’ CTA and from the twa FBIj agents who trimed| the photographs ‘ . Original, photo had been taken by the: CTA outetde of the U 8.24, Copy of book being bandearried a by SEICHAR, (uote be 4 HOS 3 i) suppose We “Olax, let h aappen whatever haprens!) Some crag IEEE