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13-00000 QERALT | nebue | | Fubassy guard Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOY is himself believed to be a 0B nan from previous asaiguments as a bodyguerd and curveillent. But wmiless sone direct evidence of Soviet complicity is discovered, 1t is most Likely that CSHATID's dealing with KGB men CBYEDKOV and KOSTIMOY was nothing more than a grin | coincidence, a coincidence due in part to the Soviet habit of placing intelligence nen in the Eubassies in positions where they receive a large portion of the visitors ond phone calls. ALL of the five consular officers in the Soviet Enbesey are know or suspected intelligence officers. Although it {a not usual for « OB egent on a sensitive misaion to have such overt contact with a Sovict Fmbassy, top secret Soviet intelligence dotnet viich set forth Military Intelligence doctrine state that very important ageuts can be mat in official installations using aa cover for their presence there soma sort of open business. Tus, vbile it is unlikely that OSWALD's contacts with the Soviet . Fhbassy hed a nore sinister purpose, 46 cannot be exchated.
13-00000 . ® ? aie | Py | Cee | Sone insight on the Cuken attitude toward the arrest of Silvia DURAN and the involvement of the Cubsn Consulate in the OSWALD case can be gained from tuo intercepted phone calls nade between Cuben President Osvaldo DORTICOS and Cuban jubossedar to Hexteo Joaquin HEINE? Armas on 26 Rov 1963, the day after Silvia DURAT was released from her first arrest. At 09:40 AN that morning, President DORIICOS phoned the Aubassaior from Havana and esked him several questions shout @ report viich the Anbaseator hai sent in on the arrest of Silvia DURAN and the Lee OSWALD case. ‘The whole conversation is consistent with the theory that OSvAID merely wanted a visa. ‘The Ambassador did mention the altercation which OSHAID hed with Consul AZCUR, end he says that Maxtcan police bruised Silvia  *DURAD'a arms a little shaking her to impress her with the importance of their questions. ‘hey hai esked her if she had been intimate with OSWAID end she had denied it. President DORFICOS twice asked Aubessasloo
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13-00000 epee ( XAAZ-1795% Sehhey | lo Pee C3 city vith stout $5,000. Perhaps DORTICOS was taying to Jeesh vbether the yextoan police velleved thet the Cutens hal fineced KAD. In eny event, tm tha Cuban Coversment sent the Mexteana a stiff note of protest over the arrest ud detention of Silvis DIRAY, but the Hexicans rejected the note. At Usi5 bours on 22 Yovesber, the Yugoslav fubessedar to Mexico, Gustev VLAEOV telephoned and inaisted on speaking to Soviet Aubassador to Mexico BAZAROY. Tn a conversstion concerning nevs of President Kennedy's assnssinstion, VLAHOV said, "I new be was wounded even before the Americans." Both then laughed. 2ZO1\- DSI 24G