' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System. Date: 4/14/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER:  124-10314-10007 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-12632-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: Mx ~ TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 03/23/1964 “PAGES : 11 SUBJECTS : CHARLES SMALL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/18/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO, INC LHM, AT er v9.1 Docld: 32311404 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records c DATE: 11-14+2017 . OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 O VI 1S-92 in C , , MAY 1962 EDITION ~ - a GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT -- Aemorandum oe a TO .: Director, FBI (105-82555) 3/23/64 FROM :°. Legat, Mexico City (105-3702) (P) & *  suBjecr: LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka oS ? HSE eg IS ~ R - CUBA BY Ll Metra: eo ENCLOSURES eta oswato we ae . ‘ te: Enclosed herewith are 30 copies of a letter ( memorandum, dated and captioned as above. C . REFERENCES C Buairtel dated 2/13/64, and Mexico City cables wad @: « to the Bureau dated 2/18/54 and 2/19/64. - . cy x ou \ % QO ADMINISTRATIVE 4 ren In the interest of brevity, the names and ie AK addresses of 244 stores contacted by MEX-42 and MEX-196 ey i: ~ and the 59 stores contacted by MEX-25 and MEX-55 in Mexico, e i ~D. F., have not been set out in the attached letterhead ar c memorandum but the names and addresses of all store ‘ contacted are being maintained in MC file 105-3702. Av) 44 Reference is made to the report of SA Robert PB. a Gemberling, Dallas, dated 1/22/64, in captioned case, | page 225, wherein is set forth in FD-302 dated 1/16/64 Ee the interview of MARINA OSWALD concerning the silver colored a bracelet with the name MARINA engraved on it and which was Ss among the personal effects of LES HARVEY OSWALD and MARINA ey OSWALD and acquired by the Dallas Police Departmént through ba search of the residence of RUTH PAINE, 2515, 5th Street, Oo Irving, Texas, on 11/22/54. fae pce BE J excLOSURE ¢ 5 +} Bureau (Encs.' 30) Fda hye “cannes eect aN (1 - Liaison Section) oy : tok (2 - Dalias, 100-10461) By MARS 504 Ll - Mexico City’ : wast - (3) ca ‘ | | DoclId: 32311404 Page 2?
“Released” tinier the Tohn FS Kennédy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 use 2107 Hore DATE: 11-14-2017 . , = - 3 . * aan C O , ° MC 105-3702 It is noted that MARINA OSWALD identified the bracelet as a gift to her from her husband; that. she statea “that the bracelet was given to her immediately after OSWALD had returned from New Orleans early in October, 1963; and that OSWALD had purchased a similar bracket for himself with his name on it prior to the time they moved from Dallas to New Orleans in the spring of 1963. She stated that OSWALD wanted her to have a ‘bracelet like his; that he had not stated where he bought the bracelet; and that she did not know ‘he had gone to Mexico. ‘The lead for the Dallas office is set forth because the above information presents the possibility that if OSWALD bought a bracelet with his name on it prior to leaving Dallas for New Orleans and since he wanted a Similar one with his wife's name on it, he purchased the second bracelet where he purchased the first, probably in Dallas, Texas. SOURCES Identity of Source File Location ¥#T.1 is MEX-18 and MEX-19 fan contacted by SA Nathan L. Ferris on 12/20/63, 1/6/64, 2/18/64 and 2/19/64 £24108 Han) | 1-2 is MEX-42 and MEX- -19038 lao contacted by SA Eldon D Rudd on 3/16/64 fiss- s1a_F( fn) 7-3 is MEX-25 and ox sous contacted by SA Eldon D. Rudd on 3/16/64 rd ag re eg . _ . _s “DocId: 32311404 Page 3
[Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 7107 Hote DATE: 11-14-2017 MC 105-3702 T-4 is SA ROLF L. LARSON. T-5 is SAs HENRY J. PRATT . and FREDERICK E. RODERICK ~ CLASSIFICATION The attached letterhead memorandum has been classified "SECRET" to protect the Bureau's foreign operations and to protect the identities of informants who are furnishing information of interest to the Bureau on a continuing basis. (wa) (Bufile 100-386282, MC 105-581). .COPIES Two copies of the enclosed letterhead memorandum are being designated for the Dallas office as the domestic. fre is noted that only MEX-18 and MEX-19 have received | the information reported regarding CHARLES SMALL, aka (Bufile 100-12632, MC 100-1535) and KURT ODENHEIM, aka Me ” Instant letterhead memorandum Instant letterhead memorandum office of origin and for coverage of the lead set out. LEADS DALLAS OFFICE At Dallas, Texas Will locate the-store where OSWALD first purchased a bracelet for himself with his name on it before he left Dallas for New Orleans, to determine if he could have purchased the bracelet with the name MARINA engraved on it at this MEXICO CITY OFFICE At Mexico, D. F. ay eet . report the results promptly. same store or any other Similar store in the vicinity. Will continue £6 vigorously and immediately handle all investigation growing out of leads in. this case and : Doeld: 32311404 Page 4