- REPRODUCTION PROWIRITED case he was extremely cautious and “although he was not able ASS) idling to give dates and | D visited the University , . ene S tly after the Cuban Emb GMee ele im a visa to visit Cuba. aS \Sniries regarding pro-Cuban revolutsy Ney gxoups at the University and : was directed to CONTRERAS and his friend. OSWALD met CONTRERAS and four other persons~ as they came out of a round-table discussion 7 Cuba and the Cuban ‘Embassy Baavlenté him 2 visa. He requested aid from CONTRERAS* group. CONTRERAS and others mistrusted OSWALD because ; they felt he was a CIA provocation. The group allowed OSWALD. to accompany ‘them the rest of the | day, that night and part’ x the next day. OSWALD : was very introverted and appeared to be slightly erazy. - OSWALD made S mientton of an assassination - plot but kept Y point he had to FBI knowledge, the matter was turned over to the MeXican “authorities. who determined that. CONTRERAS, was indeed at the University of Mexico but only : - ECA S64 “pacs 88 gp CE COPY NO. a AW 53216 0 Docld:32373009 Page 91
104-10268-10005 a — Ss RET mee for the years 1959 ~ awe and that he had been publicly associated in protest, ¢-aetivity for the Student Revolutionary ‘Bloc (BER) in sshuary “1982. However, the group ceased wo functioning as such-3 Saws middle of 1962, and see Oscar gra was. jiever one of its leaders. No further in the files on the CONTRERAS allegations. “work i ef Apart from the unsustained claims made by CONTRERAS about a. element that undermines the credibility of his. decounts 4 his own presence at the University, there is an additional | | OSWALD's Spanish, which was barely adequate-"to get him peals. | ij 1 a near the hotel, seems hardly likely to pave: permitted “him to carry on for an extended period with n & Gpivers group. ; or . ~ G004¢ 62 Resa | ae HW 53716 DocId: 32373009 Page 92 a) rh
HW 53216 | OB REPRODUCTION _ PROBED ee -XAAZ- 22594 31 January 1964 — i aera +t. Herren Cc. MAES OW le I am enclosit SSS esentation of the information Lee Harvey CSWALD in Mexico City. We have incloded in this paper only hard, schstaxstive ‘ -.° | 4taformation, Any judgments that are made remresent pro~ . fessiozal evaluations by individuals who have worked over _ the years as specialists in their fields, Speculation, rumor, ” and vague detail not directly related to CSWALD’s activity 2. Purscant to cur disenssion on 14 January 1764, I ' bave given the enclosure an agpropriate classification, The compromise of this material in its present form would lead LG ; directly to the destruction of current sources and methods af i this Agency in Mexico ant éleewhere,. ? i —— "Document Number 509. 509-203 . (signed) © | or Foe ' Richard Helkes 0 i mR 4; JAN a Deputy Director for Plane | e Enclosure - ; rhein eS) : v0 Orig & 1 » Addressee w/att V ; ; 1-DDPw/att - tom > -L =» WH/3 (Mr. Whitten) wate” ot 1-SR/CI w/atty — : i t Chief, CI/REA w/att 7 oe 7 | CURGRoccasde/ 31 Jancary 1964 ] ATT, oF 2O-D9T245 , Gceerc7 Docld: 32373009 Page 93
104-10268-10005 REPRODUCTION PRORIBITED hiag ea an ~ ty >t : Uhgre dates Behe Sa" Information Develoned by CLA an the Activity of vise { Lee Farvey. CSWALD i atiexica City : , . ———————S EE 28 Sentormber « 3, Ostadex’ 1553 a RE careacc <n aeeeinaneene I OSWALD Is Activity 1. On 9 Octabi i Oth Station in Mexico City received the following information frm a relizble and proven source: Aa American nomed Lee OSWALD had coatacted the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday, 1 October 1963. He had cpoken in batting Russian to the. Soviet oe Embassy guar, Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV, to whom | ‘he said he had visited the Embassy two days earlicr, . Satusdey, 28 September, Hse asked whether there had ‘been a reply to 2 telegram that the Condal with whom bo’ , had Spoken, ‘but whese name: be. could not. ‘recall, had. promised to send to 0 Wilebingt on, OBYEDKOV had atternzted to estatsliel the. ; entity of the Consul with - whom CSWALD had tard iz vs had been a dark pourson, then it had Brobobly b boon UCSTINOV, OBYEDKOV, — PRORIGITED : AW 53216 Docld:3237353009 Page 94
104-10268-10005 PROHIBITED after a check with Sovict Consular personnel, assured OSWALD the telegram had been sent to Washizgton but ‘mo answc~z had been received, Tho information was forwarded b lo to CLA Headquarters ALAN AS tho same cay it was seceivads \ AS, - 2. A file cheek. Ge Weaning a which ig routine inthese) - * as , matters roves ets the possibility ofan idextity between the Lee | Lo OSWALD who had spolcn with OBYEDKOV, and presumably 3 Coe with KOSTIKOV, and the defector returnoe, Leo Harvey OSWALD.* 3, Oni0 October 1963 CIA Headquarters disdeminated by . czble the report in substantially the form and in the detail indicated above, in paragraph 1, to the Federal agencies whose jurisdictional interesta had been. established by @ review of OSWALD's file; tho Federal Burcau of Investigation, the Depart- ; * The CIA file on Lee Harve oy CSWALD was opened on 9 Decomber 1960 to accommodate: ‘btographic information developed by CLA in response to an inquiry. from the Department of Stete on a list of American defectors in Soviet Bloc countries. OSWALD's. was _@mong the names in the list, ‘The Department of State inguizy was dated. 25: October 1960,. “An icterim reply was given by CLA on 3 November 1960; a final repiy, on 21 November 1950, Ustil © early October 19$3 the contents of ths OSWALD file held by CIA. - consisted entircly of press materials and dissemixctions ' secetved from the Departmest of State, the Federal Bureaw of Taveatigation, | and the Navy Department. pce Feat erie teat ei eaters - HW 53216— Docla: 32373009 Page 935
104-10268-10005 ‘REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED the Soviet‘ Union in 1959. (The report disseminated by CIA in had costacted the Soviets in Mexico City, It was subsea@ucstiy:~’- . established by investigation that the descript eadid not perteias .., ct 4, Onthe same day, 10 Cctcber 1962, CIA Hosdquasters . 4 gent a lengthy cable suzamezy to the Mexico City St tation of the toe background information held in tas Headquarters? file on. OSWALD, An iustruction wes inchried for the Mexico City Stetion to pzs8 the substance of its 9 Cctober report to the local representatives of the same Federal departments aad ageacies that had been given the information 1 in W Wasbingtod, This | instruction was immediately carried out, Io this manner the information on OSWALD!a contact with the Soviets on 1 Cetaber ‘to the 3 Embassy, the FBI representative, wes passed in Mexico CH ; ths Naval Attacke, aud to the office of the Immigration and . Naturalization Service, There were: no z equasts from rect; ments of the report £ St informatioa or for follow-up savestigat ton. : 7 . 7 "METHODS 1 INVOL ven SIRT naa ee —_———_—_— :- — 7 5 * : . “oe oe . a : met em ee wees Te Merten re eee ao we, een eet eS me, we ee fo aS PAGE. 137, 2212 COPY 0. . — | HW 53716 DocId: 32373009 Page 96
104-10268-10005 REPRODUCTION 7, “5. Atter the assassination of President Menacuy and the arrest of Lee Harvey OSWALD, an Intensive review of cl a aw toy SS available sources wag. mites ta on ta Zoxico City ta éctermina | talked there ae cle xc, a. Moessican national, namad Suvi - . DURAN. After the assassination and tho publicity about Lea . OSWALD, Silvia DURAN hed told a number of relatives and frlonde that she had talked to OSWALD about a Cuban visa. G Silvia DURAN and bez hushand, Horazio DURAN Navaszo, were etulned and questioned by the Mexican police: fron 23 to 25 3g November 1963. 6. After giving some of the details of her ‘own personal background - she ts an admaltted Leitist sympathizer and had’ on . ‘formesly worked for tae Mexican-Cubaa Instituta of Cultusal Relations ~ Silvia DURAN said that when s she J first heard: of the een) President Keanedy ; iron deprossec ang thought the assassin mast Ean measilac. When ske learned that ' be was assoc the Pals Mlay for Cuba Coramiittea’? she did net be . 7. She talked a Sect: the case to her husbaad and when. she heard the name of Lee OSWALD mentioned, ske recognized its emma me es em ST ea hero S ROVE pease “OT ede aaiene ae ones vane go pane yee mene tees meme te Lot : — na ~ - TET ihe Peaks oak Ae ne sone nee . . sate fF cnet ta COPY NO. _- pine HW 53216 Docld: 32373009 " Page 97
HW 53216 -- 104-10268-10005 * PROKIRITED ee pe ene . “oo “_ . . ~ the man who had corne to the Consulate about two months before . to get a visa to traa \ his way to the USSR. She | t realized that hediae id Ac was marricd to’a Russlan and that he had ‘Play for Cuba" group. She ckacked mow ew z fide‘on hist’ In the Consular archives and frora the ecasertive . * data, she io sure it was the same man, He was short, bland, Ts poorly dressed and his face got red when he 1, Tie was Genied a Cuban transit visa because he did not yet have a Sovict visa, and he was told to get tho Soviet ‘visa first. but. it was néted oa that this would take about four montas. She had-asked the Cubaa Consul himself, Euseblo AZGUE, to talk to OSWALD and they had an 2 argument when AZCUE urged OSWALD to leave Mexico " Instead of waiting there. The Consul had phoned the Soviet Con» " sulate and talked to the person handling OSWALD's case, who hod said it would take about four months to hear from Moscow about the Sovict visa. The Sea mo OSWALD had éeme | OY ‘bark again and she had KE @ same thing. ‘Sha: gave. OSWALD a 6lip “tn eit 8 Silvia pogawis i husband, Horaclo DURAN Navarro, gave ‘ 5 Same a and telephone sumber oa got kis “sould visa. He ‘did not call back, she sald. essentials y the same story, as he. had previewsly heard it frora Ais wife after the assassination. ‘He had never had any § personal “contact with OSWALD. - INVOLV — a eR, eR NN I : = . SRR SCRE ree RLS, CEL HEP Doclda: 32373009 Page 96
104-10268-10005 REPRODUCTION PROMBITED from 27 to 29d Noveraber Sts she did not change or add materially to her story @ chon. ‘OswarD. oe . ~ - > a . { 9, Siivia DURAN wes reiatesrogated by the Mexican police © 196 ¥: known thet ie Cuwvan Am em Bees a ir protest, which the Mexicans zejected, | Cuban Government sent the Mosican Gever moment a stie ie note a We } day after DURAN's release, Cubza Pree Soaricos S queried - HERNANDEZ about his resost, HERNANDE fi ‘that oy | there had been an altercation between CSWALD and Consul mt AZCUS, DORTICOS made a nersictent but unsuccessful effort to determine from HERNMUEZ whether the | Mexican authorities _ Red questioned 1 Mos. ‘DURAN Spout taousy, or > thought that the confirmed — which have a bearing on Mra, DURAN's account: © . a. 27 Sertember. In mid-afternoon, Sitvia DURAN. | _ informed the Soviet Embassy that a male American, citizen. ; had requested a visa to transit Cuba on his way to. the - 8 wee Tat amt. me ee “SMITE gg ate HW 532716 Docld: 32373009 Page 99
104-10268-10005 oaere: ce 1) epee wore ene wo REPRODUCTION PRONIBITED Soviot Union, talked with ct he E Sowict Consulate, Also, she indicaiad that the Cuban Consulate couls gract kim the visa and arrange: tmmiprationdetes if the coucegsion of a . Soviet - Ae) ae Re NZT Sentember, Pursuant to her inguiry, Silvia NN DURAN received 2 confirm=tion from the Savies Eeabgsey that the American hod been to the me juatallation, . He. had. shown them 2 inter f from the Sov Stier Conaulate iv e Washington indicatizg that he. tod beta long. awaiting a oy OY a visa for himself and his wife to go to ths USSR. No : - answer bed come from Washington; however, the waiting period waa somctimes four or five months, The Americen " also had a letter attesting that ke was2 member of a pro- . Cuban orgenizction bit he bade imed that the Cubans — . would not give him a visa. vwalges ko had t already received ONG @ Russian visa, — . \) y Although the. Americas: wae still at tho Cubaa : : Ne wie wn Consulate, Sivia Seu bepeated that she doutd not give him a transit visa unless a Soviet viea was fortheoming, notwithstanding the American's wish to go to Cuba to wait. ae 062044 COPY NO. | ane ie HW 53216 Docld: 32373009 Page 100
HW 53716 - nse PROWIBITED . =~ there for his Soviet visa, According to DURAN, : AY American know Ae cre) ih Cuba end sho intended to ae Loe ‘ . appropeiatély ssmataten th American's card, The Soviet ad c 22 September, Silvin DURAN was cgain- visited - ON at the Cuber Embas cy in Moxico City by the. American’ secking a Cuban transit visa, Mrs. D GRAN contacted:at a least two members of the Soviet Eepboasy and &  racigakl a diroct conversation between e: ‘o£ the: ‘Soviets ‘and the Yor’ ; . American, Conver sing in poo: nusetn ne the American ; ‘ stated that he ‘already had been to the Sovict Consulate . and bad loft an addresa, The Sovict official replied that " ‘he was aware of that, The American’ suggeste . as he had not known his addresa thea, and he had gone to the . Guban Embassy to ask for the address, because they pad it, The American thea acceded to the Soviet official's. invitation te come by and sive them the adézesa. d.. YY Getober. In wid-morning an unidentified . ‘tndiyidual, speaking’ be oken R Russian, contacted the Soviet TT Militery sary Anacke! in Mexico City. Ho, said he had been to. DocId:32373009 Page 101
PROHIBITED tac Excbassy tho previous sturdy (28 Septersber) end | . hod tolked with 3 2. Criautwhe hed said they would send a | . telegram to Washington hed there becnareply? He i ° Washington by ay CIA to the vehise 1 iouse, tha Dera ext of " State, and the Federal Bureau 92 Investice ston. , a | @. 1 October, See peragreph J} above for ‘Lee - OSWALD! 's contact with the Soviet Consulate. . - a 13. Bt is believed that the Soviet official awk whom OSWALD dealt in Mexico City wes Consular Attache Valeriy Vastinipevich KOSTISQV, barn in Moscow, 17 March 1933, 7 _ & photograr. of KOSTIKOY, is attached, In his letter of a] November to the Soviet: seats in Washington, OSSD | wrote about his iseetings Wh Comrade KO (sic).of the Soviet Uniozt in a Mexico’ % Mexico," There is no official of the et oa City with a name resembling “OSTIN", othig Vien Consul ROSTINOV. ce - an : © 7 Wa IKKCSTIKOV is the senicr cMficer of five Soviet 7 Consular representatives who deal with visas J and relate PRORISITED BE HW 532716 DBocld:32373009 Page 102
RP ROU TIORL CLASSIFIED MESSAGE -(_— ECORDS-OFPIGER. Eee a Thp a following ae 57" oe eS) 712 O a DIRECTOR - _ ai ROM + MEXICO CITY Ls) oo" \CTION: C/SR 5, | (MRS BAGLEY, SR, ‘MR. REI CHHARDT WaR- ANGFOS BAC NOT LAY: ~ “eoPes tssleD AT 0030, 24 nov 6 ; 3 wFO + ADDP, C/Cl, c/ci/ors, Fl, fies D/OS 2, YR Note: If destruction, cite ont AN reasons and coordinate 3) if appropriate. EASipDET oF B ESTs AK YT PR OV IDED BEM “SUFFICIENTLY DEFINITIVE. SUM CONTACTS IVAN GAVRILOVICH ALFERIEV (UNLESS Of HERW ISE STATED, INFO FROM LIENVOY). 18, 19, 25 NOV 6@ CONTACTS WITH ENRIQUETA GONEZ OF GOM RE EXTENSION OF COURTESY PER MIT FOR SELF REMAIN IN MEXI.. 12, AL Nov 6B WITH FNU VARELA RE DELIVERY OF SUB" S FURNITURE. - “ “3. Noy 62 AND 7 MAR 61 WITH JUAN SED ILLO RE INSURANCE SUBJ CAR. .8 NO 6@ SERGIO DURAN OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF REW YORK RE PICKUP OF HONEY. 14, 15 NOV HUMBERTO GONZALEZ RE PICKING UP NEW CAR. 25 -28 NOV SUBJ TREATED ) SANAT OR TO REFORNA ,SUSUALLY USED SY_ . 7 sovs) BY WELL KNOWN Ler ist DR. CARLOS NOBLE HOYO WHO USED FREQUENTLY BY SOVS. “a3 DES ITH THIRD SEC CUBAN CULTURAL ATTACHE TERESA PROENZACRE anRanemne PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ROLANDO CUSELA PRESIDENT f cusan ae 1g FEB AND 20 MAR 61 WITM DENTIST DR. LESLIE VALERY RQ} GPPOINIMENT FIX SON'S TEETH.” VALERY ~ dal-2C1 AY FREQUENTLY USED SY SOVS. 1 WAR ARRANGES NEETING. WITH IeMaciIo ACOSTA ~ Rio Me}AeY WIZ OF Ls) o. Q s 3 o =a “~~ =z c 3 r e a ~— ZéL Udy “% LAGUNES, PROWINENT PRO CONMIE AIDE OF GEN LAZARO CARDENAS. 26 WAR Fat) FEMALE MANJARREZ unis apy" MONIT OR BELIEVES 6 E AMER TCA OF dy REPRODUCTION. BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS ede =D =) _ Copy Ne. HW 532716 DBoclId:32373009 Page 103
4104-10268-10005 Oo Cc | ¢ - i ms Bs es Ce Oo eee CR TTD CLASSIFIED MESSAGE In__6720% a. PsA AGE Fumes ane TALKS FAMILIARLY WITH SU8U AND INVITES Him TO PRESS CONFERENOE~ED. TURE AT HOTEL REFORMA WHER 3 NAY WITH Guatalure ' oe a ee eee et ns oe _ PEREZ HACIA or copeitincros RE OBTAINING “(UNDETERMINED Visa. §- JUNE AND 6 JULY ‘wit 7 JUNE viv JUAN CaRCIAS AND FNU PERES“Gr0z00, D DODGE SALESHEN. 2 AUG CALLS ROGER ons “ROBERT KATZ~ “OF ” FRANCE PRESSE” TO. INVITE to “SOVENB ‘Ress CONFERENCE. Y¥é Way AND 16 JUNE 1962 CALLS EDHUNDO JARDON OF PRENSA LATINA-TO GET TOGETHER. 14 JUNE ASKS SPEAX WITH DR. GUILLERSO MONTANO ISLAS,. PROMINENT HEXICAN PRO CONNIE LEADER WELL KNOY Hos. 22 JUNE HE AND TASS REP ANATOLIY PAVLENKO INV ITED. TO LUNCHEON BY HEX ICAN PRESIDENT.’S PRESS SEC HUMBERTO ROWERO. 25 SEP. IS INVITED TO LUNCHEON WITH DR. IGNACIO CHAVEZ, RECTOR AT UNAN. 3 DEC ACCEPTS — INVITE ATTEND BUFFET FOR PRESS ON BEHALF CARL J. SI@alL, U.S. . NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. 23 Jan 63° HORACIO CHANCAGL INI OF UNITED. Nat TONS POSTPGNES HIS appoint WITH SUBJ. 19 FEB FNU SABINO- ry CASRERA OF INSURANCE: FIRU: RE PAYMENTS. 8 MAR INVITES, CANADIAN 7 NEWSPAPER WAN JOHN ‘aL us ra ape DINNER. 5@ APR. AFR REQUESTS APOSINTEENT 9 inne eamementtt eee mais oe see ne aarmeie WITH RICARD A Coen ‘CERVANTES, PRORINEME LEFEIST GURNeL Est IN CL Ose FRE QUE} race” ‘S0VS. 15. anor? $7 eh TALKS wi a NEY YORK : eh 4 nts _ TIMES REP PAUL KENNEDY WHO INVITES. SUB DIMEN Be 26 bAY. AS #a¥ + DIRECTOR OF VOZ DE MEXICO AND PCM CENTRAL CONMITTEEMAN WANUEL = TERRAZAS GUERRERO, ASKS SU3u FoR Sov FINANCIAL suaSIDYs:..23° way? SUBJ CALLS. JOHN RETTIE (SEE MEXI 4743). 14 JUNE: ‘CALLS. WEL avout to te . LEFT Ist. CLEM (ENT INA BASSGLS- TO ‘INTERVIEW MER. ° 14 oat INVITES a ESS tfeue LOusET., OF EXCEL STOR TO SOVENE, RECEPTION BEMAL F cOsNONRT TUN nee Bat te : rete rene meets ene ernment + erent fntetnnrenensitne Ngee ue. HW 332716 DocId: 32373009 Page 104 ©
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104-10268-10005 gr ae ee wees ree, - .- se eee ee Ce bs CLASSIFIED MESSAGE “pee Uaemegs So we . Cy InoexX . 0 NO INDEX’ CO FILE IN CS FILE NO. THS WHITE HOUSE ATTS: MCGECRGS BUNDY 7o06(€::«C DEPAREMEAT OF STATS ATTH: MR. U.. ALEXIS JOHISON . 2DSRAL EURRAU OF INVESTIGATION 86 . som: EXE CRRIRAL DVISLLIRENCE AGENCY wane CONE: C ANH 4 INFO + oc], ‘ppp,\c/c).2) vR* |- CITE DIR B52 4 B. - SS ww cana eo es ani wap ca "som ‘IH IAW IS A CUBAN WHO LIVES $8 212 JEPFERSON PARRISH, IEW ORLEANS, TEL VERIO 5-565. ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ HONS ‘A SPANISH LANGUAGE Séxioar AM IS AMTT CASTRO. ACCORDING TO MARIA RODRIGUEZ UE LOHw2 Her san , TH LAW HAS A TAFED CONVERSATION s WES SEP Numtor 13-49 for FOIA Review dn APR 1976 — CLASSIFICATION REVIEW CONOUCTED on_24 MAY 197 MAY i378 &_—IMPCET ch eyv2i2Z2 er “¢/s COMMENT: * DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE To RYBAT GPFLOCR CABLES. / Di aee- cer a Dor-neta ig a4 feteasine OFFICER AUTHENTICATING — . OFFICER . . REPRODUCTION ‘BY OTHER THAN ;THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED, 7 Copy Now ms (2020 copy yo. __ “SRETR HW 53216 Docld:32373009 Page 106 ;