MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Deputy Director, Plens FROM ¢ Acting Chief, SR Division G SUBJECT: Contact of Lee OSWALD with a member of Soviet Ki Assassination Department 1. According to an intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Lee OSWALD was at the Soviet Embassy there on 28 September 1963 and spoke with the Consul, Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV. This was learned when OSWALD called the Soviet Embassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and speaking broken Russian, stating the above and asking the guard who answered the phone whether there was "anything new concerning the telegram to Washington.” The guard checked and then told OSWALD that a request had been sent, but nothing had as yet been received. (MEXI 6453, 9 October 1963) The FBI liaison officer, Mr. Pappich, told me on 23 November that the Bureau has reason to believe that OSWALD's visit was to get Soviet support for a U.S. passport or visa matter [perhaps the new passport mentioned in the press articles/. 2. KOSTIKOV is an identified KGB officer. He was a case officer in an operation which is evidently sponsored by the KGB's 13th Department (responsible for sabotage and assassination). This operation, which is controlled by the FBI under the cryptonym TUMBLEWEED, involved a German-national resident of Oklahoma who was recruited in Europe, and met this year with KOSTIKOV in Mexico City and shortly thereafter with a known 13th Department officer, Oleg BRYKIN, in New York. The instructions given TUMBLEWEED by the two officers, (pinpointing objectives for sabotage) and the circumstances of their involvement in the case, left no doubt that both of them were working for the seme KGB component, the _L3th. . 3. Of course it is not usual for a KGB agent on a sensitive mission to have such overt contact with a Soviet Embassy. However, we have top secret Soviet intelligence documents, describing Military Intelligence doctrine, which show that very important agents can be met in official installations using as_ .- cover for their presence there some sort of open business: Vice Admiral Sg -538 Document Number 2 F CLASSIFICATION REVIEW CONDUCTED ont_6 APR 1976 ED IMPDET CL BY_212508. for FOIA Reviewon APR 197 zy RECORD COPY | HW 53320 DBocld:32395389 Page 2?
HW 53320 L. BEKRENEV, in a top secret lecture to a Soviet Military Intelligence course at Military-Diplomatic Academy, 1960, said, "Case officers who use as cover, let us say, the Soviet Trade Representation, TASS or Sovinformburo, can use their cover assignments as backstopping for non-clandestine meetings with certain agents whose particular activities officially associate them with the previously mentioned Soviet institutions. Howevery such non-clandestine meetings within a legal residency should be restricted to a minimum both as to place and time. Meetings of this type should be carried out only in exceptional cases with tested and reliable agents in order to avoid provocation by the local -counterintelligence service against the Soviet installation being used as cover. Such meetings are held as a rule in the work offices of the case officer or of the agent during working hours. It is necessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, that they do not attract the attention of outsiders, and that the receipt and transmittal of intelligence matters, properly camouflaged, be carried out discreetly. In setting up such meetings, measures against tapping must be taken. One must bear in mind that a meeting with persons outside official premises and during non-working hours usually signifies a relationship between the two parties that is above and beyond official matters.” Also, such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent's own carelessness. Again Admiral BEKRENEV speaks: "Some agents, because of inexperience or because of deliberate violation of the rules of security through peculiar personal rashness,.... approached our case officers at places not stipulated as operational meeting sites, others telephoned the case officer at his Soviet installation and discussed personal contact arrangements, while others still showed up personally at the Soviet installation in order to contact the case officer.” - 4h. I called the above connections to the attention of Mr. Pappich by phone to his FBI office at 1030 hours on 23 November. Doclda: 323953689 Page 3
5. I am attaching 1) a summary of our information on KOSTIKOV; and. ’ 2) all valid background information now available on the work of the 13th Department of the Foreign Intelligence of the KGB: a. Extracts from Report on the Soviet State Securit Service (KGB), dated May 1963, based on information from ABLADLE. b. Soviet Use of Kidnapping and Assassination ~-- Executive Action, dated August 1960. ec. Soviet Strategic Executive Action, dated October 1961. Chief, SR/CI Cows HW 53320 DBocld:32395389 Page 4
HW 53320 . we ‘ . ; . =, > “ae ‘ . . . : f - > i : SUBJECT: Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV KOSTIKOV, who was born on 17 March 1933 in Moscow, was assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City as Vice Consul on 19 September 1961. * A fluent Spanish speaker, he had travelled abroad at least. three times before this permanent assignment; moreover, in 1959 KOSTIKOV applied for a visa to accompany Premier Nikita Sergeye- vich KHRUSHCHEV's party to the United States as an official of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but we have no record of his having come to this country at that time. KOSTIKOV served as an interpreter at international conferences at Madrid and Barcelona in 1958 and 1959. In late 1959 and early 1960 he attended Soviet exhibitions in Mexico City and Havanas he is known to have been in Cuba from 6 January to 7 March 1960. The physical description of KOSTIKOV quite accurately fits that of a Soviet case officer who nearly a year ago met in Mexico an FBI-controlled double agent. This double agent's Soviet case officer in the United States has been Oleg Danile- vich BRYKIN of the Thirteenth Department, KGB First Chief Directorate, occupying the overt position of translator-trainee, U.N. Secretariat, New York City. BRYKIN was stationed in New York City from December 1960 to July of this year. Since arriving in Mexico, KOSTIKOV is known to have travelled three times outside the capital: In March 1963 and again for the first two weeks of September he went to Tijuana, Ensenada, and Mexicali, ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton. The U.S. Department of State, however, has reported that during these trips KOSTIKOV met local representatives of Movimento Liberation National and Central Compesina Inde endienta, both large Communist front organizations. In addition, according to FBI sources, KOSTIKOV was accompanied on the September trip by Ivan Gavrilovich ALFERYEV, and he contacted in Ensenada several persons including Communist sympathizers who previously had been associated with Soviet officials stationed in Mexico City. ¢ ALFERYEV, a PRAVDA correspondent in Mexico, was in close contact with Cuban diplomats and local Communist leaders during a February 1962 visit to Quito. Docld: 323953689 Page 5
RITE oe Ci fea ER a 23 November 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR: “ABsistant Deputy Director, | Plans FROM: Acting hier, .SR Division Ss! SURJECT: O Contact of Lee OSWALD with a menber of Soviet KGB Assassination Department “~“ 1. According to an intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Lee OSWALD was at the Soviet Embassy there on 28 September 1963 and spoke with the Consul, Veleriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV. This was learned when OSWALD called the Soviet Embassy on 1 October, | identifying himself by name and speaking broken Russian, steting the above and asking the guard who answered the phone whether there was. "enything new concerning the telegram to Washington." The guard checked and then told" OSWALD that a request had been sent, but nothing had as yet beer\geetived. (MEXI 6453, 9 October 1963) ‘The FBI liaison orficer, Mr. Pappich, told me on 23 November that the Bureau has reason to believe that OSWALD's visit was to get Soviet support for a U.S. passport or ’ visa matter [perhaps the new passport mentioned in the Press articles ° operation waich is evidently sponsored by the KGB E nt (responsible for trolled by the Oxlahoma = j¥_in Mexico city "a and shortly thereafter with ea know. spaximent officer, les ZRYIN, in Néw-Yorz.” TheInstructions given wi) BLEWEED by the two officers, (pinpointing objectives for sabotage) and the circum es of their involverme n the case, | lent no ouEe thet both of then vere vorking for the sane KGB component, the 13th: —-_ 3. Of course it is not usual for a KGB agent on a sensitive mission to have such overt contact with a Soviet Embassy. However, ye have top secret : Soviet intelligence documents, describing Military Intelligence doctrine: 9 whi which showthat very important asents can be met in official installations using as as Vice Admiral cover for their pres e@ there some sort of open business: 2. KOSTIKO i Te He was @ case officer in an —_ ; t | | | i Document Number = for FOIA Review on APR 197 ie) i RECORD COPY | HW 53320 Docld:32395389 Pagé 6° .2.—--7-7
at Military-Diplomatic Acadeny, 1960, said, . . restricted to a minimm both as to plece and time. Meetings of a this type should be carried out only in exceptional cases with.- "Case officers’ So use as cover, let us say, the Soviet Trade Representation, TASS or Sovinformburo, can use their cover. assignments as beckstopping for non-clandestine meetings with certain agents whose particular activities officially associate . them with. the previously mentioned Soviet institutions= Howevery. -sueh non-clandestine meetings within a legal residenty should be testest and yéeltable genta in orde= ta aeaia provocation DEES aL counterintelligence service against the Soviet-{nstalletion being us ep. Such meetings are held as a rule in the work offices of the case officer Or Of the agent during working hours. It Is nécessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, that - they do not attract the attention of outsiders, and that the receipt | and transmittal of intelligence matters, properly cemouflaged, be carried out discreetly. In setting up such meetings, measures against tapoing must be taken. One must bear in mind that a meeting with persons outside official premises and during non-working hours usually Signifies a relationship between the two parties that is above and beyond official matters." Also, such contact in official installations nay be caused by the agent's own. carelessness. Again Admiral BEKRENEV speaks: S "Some agents » because of inexperience or because of deliberate — vidlabton-of-the-zates—of—securtty—throwgn peculiar personal rashness,.... approached our. case officers. at places not stipulated as operational meeting Sites= GUbSrs LelSuhOusd thE GaSe OPTICS at LYS "SOVISE INStELISTION aut discussed personal contact arrangements, flowed up personally” at the Sovtet-mnstaliatior in case eee j L. BEKRENEV, in ‘a top secret leétixe to a. Soviet Military Intelligence course order to contact ES 4, I called the above to ans to the attention of Mr. Pappich by phone to his FBI office at 1030 ho on 23 November. FETED a HW53320 Docla:32393359° Page pe “ee DP foe
— . PROIBITED SUBJECT: Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV KOSTIKOV, who-Wwas: born on 17 March 1933 in Moscow, was assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City eas Vice Consul on 19 September..1961. | RTE Gee . ‘A fluent Spanisk speaker, he had travelled abroad at least three..times before this permanent assignment; moreover, in 1959 KOSPEKON applied far a-visa to accompany Premier Nikita Sergeye-— vici\(KERUSHCHEV's party to the United States agcan official of the Soviet. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but wechave no record of his haxing come to this country at that times” KOSTIKOV a served as ‘an interpreter at international conferences at Madrid and Barcelona in 1958 and 1959. In late 1959 and gaxby 1960 he attended Soviet exhibitions in Mexico City and Havana; he is known to have been in Cuba from 6 January to 7 March 1960. eS aseesdnenseswensemneeamasssaaed . The physical description of KOSTIKOV quite accurately fits that of a Soviet case officer who nearly a year ago met in Mexico an FBI-controlled double agent. This double agent's Soviet case officer in the United States has been Oleg Danile- vich BRYKIN of the Thirteenth Department, KGB First Chief Directorate, occupying the overt position of translator-trainee, U.N. Secretariat, New York City. BRYKIN was stationed in New York City from December 1960 to July of this year. Since arriving in Mexica;s KOSTIXOV is known to have travelled three times outside the capital: In.-March 1963 and again for the first two weeks of September he went to Tijuana, Ensenada, and Mexicali, ostensibly fue: the purpose. of purchasing cotton. The ‘U.S. Department of-State” however, has reported that during these trips KOSTIKOM: pet local representatives of Movimento Liberation National»and Central Comvesina Indepvendienta, both large Communist front oxgapizations: In addition, according to FBI sources, KOSTIKOV waS accompanied on the September trip by Ivan Cavrilovich ALFERYEV, and he contactedt-in-Ensenada several persons including COmMUnISt Sympathizers who previously had been as SELEtSC wrt SOvIet orficials stationed in Mexico City. — on ae: ‘ fea se pee ret er eee ene Se Re ae RS 5 Oe Ot EERE TD A RS ST ‘ : oe rere we LFERYEV>, a PRAVDA correspondent in Mexico, was in close contac Lplomats-ara—borat—Commnnist teaders during a February 1962 visit to Quito. HW 53320 Docld: 323953689 Page 3 -~ ~ —_ ~o TOT eT setae rane em
GUAJTECTs Valeriy Viadinirovicnh KOS?PTIZ5Y Zo/- 50565 L) Zo TIRGT,, »,WRO was born oa 17 Farch 1933 in Moscoyv, vas ass tensa to’ ‘tne Saviot Smbassy in Hexteo City as Vier Consul on 15 Septerber “3061, . . Loot 7 fluent Spanish Speakor, te had travelled ebroad ot LTeass threes tinea befers this permanant assignment; moreover, in 1959 KOSTILOY anplied for a visa ta accompany Prezier Hikita Sergzeyo— cyieh XHRUSE SCRBV? a party to the United States ag an official of “She Soviet. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but ve bave no. record aa als. Raving cone to tais country eas that tine. SoOs?IEcy rveaa e2 sn interpreter at international conferences. at Madrid ° zn@ Barecolona iz 1958 anu 1959. In late 1959 and early 1960 ne attended Soviet exhibitions in "e gan City and Havana; he  ~ is known to hava deen in Gabe fron 6 January to tarech 1960 ‘ Lr ee steve, oy ee oe faz i he? he gol S.. “7 Pyar a cewsa” Cpeonnsee) Tae physical: deser iptica or Loentaoy shat of a Soviet case officer vho searly © Faar ago mat in xico an F3I~contrslisd ecoudle esent This Goubles agent's costes ease oOfTfiesr ia the Usited States Raa bean Clee Danitlee vich SRYKIZ of the Thirteenth Departnent, ¥OB First Chief Directorate, cceupying the overt position of transintoretreince, Upniie Seervetarlat, Hew York City. SRYKIN was stationed in Yew York City frox Decemder 1960 to July ef this year. ts acerrstely vits Since arriving in Nexice, XOSTIXOV is Znown to have travelled three tines outaide the capital: Ia Zarch 1953 and again for thea first twa weeko of Santenber he went to Tijuana, Exsennda, and Hexitali, ontaielibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton. The U.S. Daz artient. ef Ste ato, however, has reported that guring sheae trips KOSTIZOV: set local representatives of Mavinento Liberation Nations sad Central Connesine Indssendionta, beth large Communist. front orgenisstions, In addition, secording ts FEL sonrces, ROGTIROVY was aceonpanied ca tha Septanbder trip dy ivan Gavrilovieh ALFERYZV, and se contactad in Ensenada aseverzezl persons including Communist sympathizers who previcausily had been ssoeLated with Soviet officials atationed in Hexico Clty. ae TOTS eee eee es: . ALFERI2ZY, a PRAYDA correspondent in Mexico, waa in clos contact with Cuban diplonats and local Conmunis? leaders durias 3 FPoorsarr 19€2 visit to Suite. — . TF pnd wey _, ~ ufeots ah a sa a eran ae Lujhof . tak. a , Degeat L fro r Lier /elee/e3 woteh. vn. wf. ote’ fete comin li bestia epeeleet: eamentd CoE + wan air ~tae ~ Die, pwn Fe. ene 2, cl. vip Cbd te, : 4 , A Aae oa, oe gt: a. gL, end ae ee 13 rd ; «as Pd fated. ae Les. | : eee meee Fass - me HW 53320 BDocld:32395389 Page 9 --
re TD) eel Wife: Rosa Aleksandrovna, born 2 March 1932 Arkhamgel Oblast. Daughter: Svetlana Vaterievne born. 1959, Moscow. . Graduate of. ‘Koved gn Language Institute and/or Institute of AS Wer ; cd . Fore in Affairs, “Moscow, From 30 June to 10 July 1959 was at the Electrotechnical Congress in Madrid; attended a conference in Maaria and Barcelona in 1958. . | . November 1959 to 6 January 1960 - Soviet. Exposition in. om a w Witecand daughter accofipanied Subject to Mexico, . ‘ Mexico City. 6 San-veat (Pla je Fre set) oF 47 “Va feos” /’ Contacts in Ensenada, Baja, California, September 1963 -l. Daily with Isaak Karlos CHAPLUK (201-229418) and with CHAPLUK's son. . 2. 7 September, stayed 45 minutes at Nuna SIMANOVKA's Jj Curio Shop. 3. 7 September, dinner with Miguel POPOFF (201~286055) oN, r Note that \ALFEREV) clained that he was a guest of the party of Eva Samano de Lopez MATEOS, wife of the President of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez MATEOS.- On. the trip to Baja, California; Hrs, Lopez was attending a Congress of the National Institute for Ae tee artes ae came + wae ean eee errant Rape terete rw tn ent rnertenegereesup pennsenentepeye ee ry . . . : . . . —— the Protection of Children. SIO - AE GLAS : a On “ERT 7 | —H-53320 Docld:323959389 Page-1G-~-° => 2 Cte Do ee
23 November 1963 HETORENDUM FOR: Asesiletant Deputy Director, Flens SUBJECT: Contact of Lee OSWALD with a member of Soviet KOB . Aseassination Departaent 1. According to an intercepted phone cell in Mexico City, Lee OSWALD. yee st the Soviet Embassy there on 28 Septenber 1963 and spoke with the Consul, Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTTMOV. This was learned when OSWALD called the Soviet Embassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and speaking ~ - . pbréken Russian, atating the above and eaking the guard who answered the phone ane whether there wes “anything new concerning the telegran to Washington.’ mo oo The guard checked and then told OSWALD that 2 request had been seat, but nothing hed es yet been received. . (MEAI 6453, 9 October 1963) The FBI liaison: officer, Mr. Fappich, told ne on 23 Rovenber that the Bureau hus reason to . , .’ .pelieye that OSWALD's visit was to cet Soviet support for wu J.6. passport or — . visa satter fperbaps the new pessport mentloned in the press srticles/. | | | - FROM: Acting Chief, SR Division a | | - ic. 2. KXOSTIMOV 4s en identified NGB officer. Ke was a esse officer in an... :° ° operation vhich is evidently sponsored by the KGB's 13th Department (responsible 4 for sabotage end sssassination). This oneration, which is controlled by the FRAT under the eryptonyn TUNRLKWEED, involved a German-netionsl resident of Oisiahona who wes recruited in Europe, and mat this year with KOSPINOV in Mexico - City end shortly theresfter with u known 13th Department officer, Olég BRYKTN, . in New York. The instructiona given TUMBLEWEED by the two officers, (pinpointing : ‘ objectives for sabotsge) and the circwustances of their involvement in the cese, — oe left no doubt that both of then were working for the seme KGB component, the = L3th. . oe . 3. Of course it is not usual for a KGB agent on a sensitive mission to . "have such overt contact with e Soviet Byvassy. However, we heve top secret ; Soviet intelligence documents, describing Nilitury Intelligence doctrire, which c. 7 ghow that very Luportant agents can be met In official installetions using ss -. cover for their presence there some sort of open busiaeas: Vice Admiyrl ' HW 53320) Docld:32395369 Page 11
_L, BEKSENEV, in a top secret lecture to 8 Soviet Military Intelligence couree at Hilitary-Diplomatic Academy, 1960, sald, a. "case officers who use 88 cover, let us sey, the Soviet Trade Representation, TASS or Sovinformburo, caa use their cover assignments as backstopping for non-clandestine meetings with certain agents whose particular activities officially associate then with the previously mentioned Soviet institutions. However, such non-clandestine meetings within & legal residency should be restricted to u minimm both as to place and time. Meetings of — this type should be carried cut only in exceptional cases with tested andi relieble agents in order to evoid provecation by the ~ jJocel counterintelligence service against the Soviet installetion being used as cover. Such meetings are held as a rule in the work offices of the case officer or of the agent during working hours. It is necessary that such neetings be conducted naturally, that ' they do not attract the ettention of outsiders, and that the receipt . and transmittal of intelligence matters, properly camourlaged, be “" carried out discreetly. In setting up such meetings, measures against | tapping must be token. One must bear in mind that a meeting with. ' persons outsice official premises and during non-working hours usually signifies & relationship between the two perties that is above end ' beyond official matters.” ae Fes Aleo, such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent's own. carelessness. Again Admiral BEKRENEV speoks: - , “Sone agents, because of inexperience or because of deliberate violation of the rules of security through peculiar personal - - _ - pastmess,.e.. approached our cease officers at places not stipulated as operationsl meeting sites, others telephoned the case officer at his Soviet installation and diseussed personal contact arrangements,  . - while others etil1 showed up personally at the Soviet installation in order to contact the cese officer." . : h. I called the above connections to the attention of Mr. Pappich by phone to hie FBI office at 2030 hours on 23 Novenber. AW 53320 Docld:32395389 Page 12 oe eee Dee ee ee BR es
- 5, IT am attaching | 1) a summary of our information on KOSTIKOV; and 2) all valid background information now availeble on the work of the 13th Department of the Foreign Intelligence of the KGB: ‘a. Extracts from Report on ‘the Soviet State Security Service (KGB), dated May 1963, based on information from AELADLE. ot b. Soviet Use of Kidnapping and Assassination -- Executive ' . Action, dated August 1960. 7 a — c. Soviet Strategic Executive Action, dated October 1961. ae: os Gennent H. Bagley HW 53320 Docld:32395369 Page 13 = ee A te 2 ee _ wee ee
SUBJECT: Velerty Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV . KOSTIKOY, who was born on 17 March 1933 in Moscow, was ‘assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City as Vice Consul on 19 September 1961. A fluent Spanish speaker, he had travelled abroad at least three times before this nermanent assignment; moreover, in 1959 _ XOSTIXOV applied for a visa to accompany Premier Hikita Sergeye~ vicn KHRUSHCHEV's party to the United States as an official of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but we have no record — of nis having come to this country eat that time. KOSTIXOV served as an interpreter at international conferencee at Madrid and Bercelona in 1958 and 1959. In late 1959 and early 1960 he attended Soviet exhibitions in Mexico City and Havana; he $3 known to have been ia Cuba from 6 January to 7 March 1960. The physical deseription of KOSTIKOV quite accuretely fits that of a Soviet case officer who neerly @ year ago met in Mexico an FEI~controlled double ogent. This double egent'ts Soviet case officer in the United Etates has been Cleg Danile= vich BRYKIN of the Thirteenth Department, KGR First Chief | Directorate, occupying the overt position of translater—treines, U.N. Secrotartat, New York City. BRYKIN was stationed in New York City from December 1960 to July of this year. Set Since arriving in Mexico, KOSTIKOV is known te have travelled three tines outside the eapitel: In March 1953 and again for the first two veeks of September he went to Tijuana, Ensenada, end Mexicali, ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton. The U.3. Department of Stete, hovever, has reported thet during these trips KOSTIKOY met local representatives of Hovimento . Liberation Nationel and Centrnl Compesina Independionta, both _ Large Conmunist front organizations. In acdition, aceording toa FBX sources, AOSTIXKOV was accompanied on the September trip by Ivan Gavrilovich ALFERYEV, and he contacted in Enpeneada several persons including Communist syispathizers who previously had been associated with Soviet officials stationed in Mexico City. ALFERYEV, a PRAVDA correspondent in Mexico, was in close contact with Cuban diplomats and local Communist leeders during a Feoruery 1962 visit to Quito. HW 53320 DBocld:323953389 Page 14 > . : .
23 Wovenber 1963 > MEMORENDUM FOR: Aueietant Depguty Director, Flans FROM: “Acting Chief, SR Division | ‘ guayecT: - ~—s Gontact of Lee OSWALD with a member of Soviet KGB Aseassination Denarteent 1. According to on intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Lee OSWALD. ' yea st the Soviet Embassy there on 28 Septeuber 1963 and spoke with the Consul, Valeriy Visdimirovich KOSTTHOV. This was learned when OSYALD called | the Soviet Embassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and speaking ~~ - proken Rusaian, stating the above and ‘eaking the guard who answered the phone 7 whether there wes “anything new concerning the telegran to Washington.” 2” i he guard checked and then told OSWALD that 2 request had been sent, bat . nothing hed es yet been received. . (MEAI 6453, 9 October 1563) The FBI liaison . officer, Mr. Fappich, told me on 23 Rovenber that the Zuresu bes reason to . ' yelfeve that OSNALD'’s visit wes to geet Soviet support for u J.S. passport or _ visa matter fperbops the new pessport mentioned In tne press articles/. 2, XOSTIKOV is en identified NGB officer. Ke was a csse officer in an... operation which is evidently sponsored by the KGB's 13th Depertment (responsible - for sabotage end sssescination). This oneration, which is controlled by the FBI under the cryptowyn TUNPLKWEED, involved a German-netional resident of . Oklahona who wes recruited in Europe, and met this vear with KOSTIKOV in Mexico . City and shortly thereafter with u known 13th Departzent officer, Olég BRYKIN,. in New York. The instructiona given TUMALEWEED by the tvo officers, (pinpointing ’ objectives for savotege) and the circsyastances of their involvement in the cese, -- left n0 doubt that both of then vere working, for the seme XGS component, the L3th. oo wy , 3. Of course it is not usual for a KGB agent on & sensitive mission to - ' fave such overt contact with a Soviet Bunassy. However, we have top secret | a . Soviet intelligesce docuzents, describing Nilitery Intelligence doctrine, which sO show that very buportant agents can be met in official installetions using as cover for their presence there soe sort of open busiaess: Vice Admirol | HW 53320 DocId: 32395389 Page 15
HW: 53320 L. BEKRENEV, in a top secret lecture to 6 Soviet Military Intelligence course at Hilitery-Diplomatie Academy, 1960, said, . “Case officers wno use es cover, let us sey, the Soviet Trade Representetion, TASS or Sovinformburo, can us@ their cover assignzents as backstepping for non-clandestine meetings with certain agents whose particuler activities of Picielly associate them with the previously mentioned Soviet institutions. However, such non-clandestins meetings within a legal residency should bs restricted to a minima both as to place and time. Meetings of this type should be carried cut only in exceptional ceases’ with tested and relieble agents in order to evoid provocation by the lecel counterintelligence service agsinst the Soviet installetion being used us cover. Such meetings are held as a rule in the work offices of the case officer or of the agent during workiag hours. It is necessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, thet they do not attract the cettention of outsiders, and that the receipt and transmittal of intelligence matters, properly camourlaged, be * carried out discreetly. In setting up such meetings, measures ugeinst tapping must be taken. Cne must bear in mind that a meeting with . persons outsice official premises and during non-working hours usually signifies ® relationship between the two parties that ia above end beyond officiel watters.” Aleo, such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent's own carelessness. Again Admiral PEKRENEV specks: "Sone agents, because of inexperience or because of deliberate violation of the rules of security through peculiar personal _yashness,.... approached our case officers st places not stipuleted as operational meeting sites, others telephoned the case officer at his Soviet installation and discussed personal contact arrangements, © while others still showed wp personally at the Soviet installation in order to contact the case officer.” - h. I called the above connections to the attention of Mr. Peppich by pnone to his FBI office at 1030 hours on 23 November. Docld:32395369 Page 16
5. I an attaching 1) a summary of our information on KOSTIKOV; and 2) all valid background information now available on the work of the 13th Department cf the Foreign Intelligence of the KGB: . ‘a. Extracts from Report on ‘the Soviet State Securit Service (KGB), dated May 1963, besed on information from AELADLS. ». Soviet Use of Kidnappin g and Assassinatior -- Executive oe a Action, dated August 196 c. Soviet Strategie Executive Action, dated October 1961. : wt So 7 SO , ‘Tennent H. Bagley Se Chief, SR/CT HW 53320) Bocld:32395389 Page 17 “t
HW 53320 Docld: 32395389 Page 18 SUBJECT: Veleriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV KOSTIKOV, who was born on 17 March 1933 in Moscow, was ‘assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City as Vice Consul on 19 Septeuber 1961. | A fluent Spanish speaker, he had travelled abroad at least three times before this permanent assignment; moreovar, in 1959 _. KOSTIXOV applied for # visa to accompany Premier Wikita Sergeye~ yicn KHRUSHCHEV's party to the United States a8 an official of | the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but we have no record of his having come to this country at that time. KOSTIKOV served as an intorpreter at international conferences at Madrid and Barcelona in 1958 end 1959. In late 1959 and early 1960 he attended Soviet exhibitions in Mexico City and Havana; he 4s known to have been in Cubs from 6 January to 7 March 1960. The physical deseription of KOSTIKOV quite accurately fits - that of a Soviet case officer who nearly @ year ago net in | Mexico an FEI~controlled double agent. This double agent's Soviet case officer in the United States has been Oleg Danile- vich BRYKIN of the Thirteenth Department, KGR First Chief - Directorate, occupying the overt position of translator—treinee, U.N. Secretariat, New York City. BRYKIN was stationed in New ~ York City from December 1960 to July of this year. Since orriving in Mexico, KOSTIKOV is known to have travelled. three times outside the eapitel: In March 1953 and again for the first two weeks of September he vent to Tijuana, Ensenada, and Mexicali, ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton. The U.5. Department of Stete, hovever, has reported that during these trips KOSTIKOVY met local representatives of Novimento . Liberation Wationel and Centrnl Compesina Inde endienta, both _ large Communist front organizations. In addition, according to PBI sources, *OSTIKOV was accompanied on the Septenber trip by Ivan Gavrtilovich ALFERYEV, and ne contacted in Ensenada several persons including Communist sympathizers who previously had been associated with Soviet officiule stationed in Mexico City. ALFERYEV, & PRAVDA correspondent in Nexico, was in close contact with Cuban diplomats and local Communist leeders curing s Febrtery 1962 visit to Quito. ee ee AR ee i Wegener