JFK Assassination System ” Date: 3/7/2017 Identification Form AGENCY : Agency Information CIA RECORD NUMBER : 104-10268-10001 RECORD SERIES: JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80TO 1 357A Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA ™ FROM: TO: TITLE: HELMS HEARING DUPLICATE - VOLUME II, COPY 5 OF HELMS HEARING. ; Peleased under the John PAGES: 157 WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 SUBJECTS : (44 USc 2107 Note). DUPLICATE ase#:iNW 53216 Date: VOL II, COPY 5 p6—O8—2017% " UNIT INDEX HELMS HEARING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Not Marked RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT,STATUS: = Withhold DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/13/1998 OPENING-CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK4 : F2:: 1998.05.13.17:32:22:153031 : DUPLICATE OF VOL IL, COPY 1 OF HELMS HEARING IN JFK 3, F2 WHERE DOCUMENTS WERE INDIVIDUALLY PROCESSED. THIS COPY WAS UNIT INDEXED. v9.1 HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 1
vn WM REPRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS PROMIB BED Ll. Memorandum for Winston m. SCOTT, dated 13 October 1966; Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. 2. Note, undated, regarding contacts of ALFEREV. 3. Memorandum f Director, Plans,-: dated 23 No ontact of Lee OSWALD with a Assassination Department. es 4. Memorandum souD (GITED November 1964; 4 Subject: June th ° FOIA No. 928-927] 5. Memorandum for Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security Department of State, dated 16 September 1969; Subject: Charles William THOMAS. [FOIA No. 1133-992] 6. csc1 3/779,814, dated 30 January 1964; Subject: Jack L. RUBY - Lee Harvey OSWALD. 7. PARI-1731 (IN 73050), 4 December 1963 [FOIA No. 298-697] 8. Note to Richard HELMS, dated 23 March 1964, regarding briefing at Allen DULLES' home on 4 March 1964, [FOIA 618-793) 9% Memorandum of Conversation, dated 16 January - 1964; Subject: CIA Work in Support ‘of the Warren Commis - sion. [SX-11057 - FOIA No. 482-193) 10. CSCI-3/779,135 to FBI, dated 16 December 1963; Subject: Peter DERYABIN's Comments. on the Kennedy Assassination. [FOIA No. 413-76A] ‘11. Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 5 June. 1964; Subject: Allegations Regarding Intelligence Training School in Minsk, USSR. [FOIA No. 726-314 XAAZ-17620] 12; Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 31 March 1964; Subject: Reports on Activities and Travel of Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina Nikolevna OSWALD. [FOIA No. 627-821] (13, DIR-92725, 6 January 1964 [FOIA No. 456-771] 14. Memorandum’ for . J. Lee RANKIN, dated 6 March 1964; Lee Harvey |B eae Regarding ry 22, 1963. — [FOIA 590- -. 15. Note from = Pts ili 6 March 1964 oe “16. Memorandum fo ated 20 February 1964; Subject: Documents Available in OSWALD's 202 File. oe [FOIA No. 563-810]: -17. Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 23 July - 1964; Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. [DDP 4- 3769]. - 18. CSCI- 3/778, 881 to’ FBI, dated 27 November 1963; “Subject: Lee H. OSWALD/Soviet - Activities in Mexico City, 13 - 24 November 1963. [FOIA No. 187-622]. 19. DIR 85246, 26 November 1963 [FOIA No. 113- 48) 20; MEXI-7045. CIN $7281), 24 November 1963 [FOIA No. >, 78-589] | REPRODUCTION HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 2
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Sc REPWODUCTICN Memorandum for J. o RANKIN, dated 31 Janua PROB! (RTED Subject: Information Developed by CIA on the. Activity of Lee Harvey OSWALD in Mexico City, 28 September - 3 October 1963. [FOIA No. 509-803] Memorandum for DC/OPS, dated 23 May 1975; Subject: Review of S d Items in the Lee Harvey OSWALD File Regard ie ASTRO Cuban Involvement Assassination. Memorandum fp dated 15 May 1964; Subject:  Rolg ¢ BYE . pliigence Service in Processing Vida App HRB HE i WN tion of that Service - to the Assassination of President Kennedy. [XAAZ-36307 - FOIA No. 697-294] Note dated 10 April 1964 listing material from P-8593 shown to Warren Commission. [FOIA No. 653-828] Brief for Presentation to President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, 14 May 1964. [XAAZ-27212 - FOIA No. 695-302A] Memorandum for ROCCA, dated 12 May 1964. [XAAZ-22809 FOIA No. 689-298] , Letter to E. Henry KNOCHE, dated 15 April 1975. Memorandum to Chief, CI/R&A, dated 19 June 1964; Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD [XAAZ-27166 - FOIA No. 739-319] ; Memorandum for Deputy Director for Plans, dated 11 May 1964; Subject: AMMUG/1 Information on Lee Harvey OSWALD. -[XAAZ-27213 - FOIA Np. 687-295] Blind Memorandum, dated 5.May 1964; Subject: Debriefing of AMMUG /1 - OSWALD Case. Chronology of RGR Meetings with Members of the Warren Commission [XAAZ-27161] - Memorandum for the Record, dated 1 April 1975; Subject: a DEO Uerion ‘ore | _ PROMBITED | REPRODUCTION 3 Docld:32373005 Page 3
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HW 53716 104-10268-10001 Oo -— REPWOBIICTION A LORE SD RGN Sy SF 1 April 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT:. Conversation with David W. BELIN, 1 April 1975 on Q: What was the line of reporting inatAquring the period I served as working level point-of-contact\s vs hte the Warren Commission Staff? A: It was a multiple leveledafhings ~ (a)-from the Commission and AWD personally via McCone~40 Dicke‘Helmss..: By from Helms to the two or three components px: then S8, Dave Murphy; 5) practice, the substantive SB input worked LA, then WH; a Bh up by one of TtR Ke Ha PCHCEOMRO nents headed by Lee Wigren--Minsk ‘ 4* photo for example, etate+ apbed via cl. CI had own defector input. nV xd In addition, on ASBr the invest ns : > i pre. Dick Helms and Murphy a41s0 dealt direct] wi th the Conmission. ALi s_. 4 ~ - 2: om Q oo. “Q: Did you hear: 2? [two crypts, one soured by "Jackenet" ?]: mn oe: I had not.. Belin recalled that Castro had made a speech in which 4 99% LU: he had charged assassination intent by emigres and had promised ae retribution in kind if there was official support. aa ne Had any thought been given to the assumption that an anti-Castro assassination plot might have been underway, and fact it was known to Helms and.to Castro? [Mr. Belin sai he now knew that Helms was, in fact, aware of something und egarding Castro. He had no evidence to show that I tray hee adSbeen informed about it. J Would that change any of the thinking-ve Oswald's Mexican trip and contacts? , beat] pursued: a. Fact that his_two CB as et consular conta E2 IMPDET CL BY 055431 COlisTE PAGE _3 } COPY io, * <= a ye war DoclIda:32373005 Page 6
HW 532716 - ‘REPRODUCTION PRONIGITED “SUBJECT: Conversation with Dati =m b. Our detector nfarmation. strongly insists that all] Western militar, defector e Oswald--were screened by the 3th Department Q fi c. Thinness of I acknowledged in-reteaspect-that-Cuban-hypathesis. was orth reron- sidering, aus it would appear ¢ = aqan later. (i.e. after 1967-68, Venceremos, etc.). QO). turned over by Soviets in view of b. Q: Why did Oswald's lies include a denial made the Mexican trip unless there wasCsdqething important to. hide about it? All his other lies concerned key factual elements of his cover story. Why also did Marina deny-she knew anything about the Mexican trip in her first story <8 the FBI=-which she later rectified before the Warren Commission?,~Rr Belin: noted that he had left the hypothesis of Castro/Cuban. involvément-opem’in his book. He added that it would have been ingortant toc have known the facts about the anti-Castro plot at Hons tie: Wapren Commission investigation. o Dallas police that he had He felt the least he ave doneswould have been ta have insisted on the polygraphing o nas: Gswaet regarding her know] edge of ‘Oswald's Mexican trip. SN , nafort fs Recta Counter Intelligence Operations SECRET EVESONLY er Tr CCPY NO. Docld: 32373005 Page 7
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION —-PROMIBITED vA Hi Chronology of RGR Meetings: withiiembers of the a _. _<Warken Gomniission | i. Si DISS 14 January 1964 12 March 1964 - 27 March 1964 26 May 1964 ‘RANKIN, WILLINS » RANKIN -_ pe wintins €* C Liege e} "LIE BLAND'¥re DeMohkrenschild "Commission" CStaiss ow . *’ "Commission" (SSmorm oe Stine : . ie 28 August 1964* 12. October 1964 *Believe Mr. Rocca was at the Commission at least one other day COPY No. — ees =D Aassz HW 53216 DBocld:323735005 Page 6
5 HW 53716 104-10268-10001 | REPRODUCTION. 7 | | PROGIBITED ey 5 MAY lydh : Oo e é he toons fos . | z a, GEseseuaetery ween Promcred LES en PSE SCURCE DOES NOT HAVE 0: ESPGS OP LSB HARVEY OSWALD Oh HIS eT IUETTEs BUT AS ABLE TO PROVIDS missy ses Pag? BASED ON COMMENTS OF CUBAN WNTZLLIGSee SPICERS ASUIGHED TO THE DIRBCCION RENG2AL DZ INTELIGINCTA, OF WHECY TES SouRCE HUMSELS WAS A STAPF OFFICER. ‘THS DUrOnMATION APPSARTIG BELOW JAS FURNISHED BE THE SOURCE AND IS KEYSD-TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY KUDEGK. Sudject— General: e. Specific: . OSWALD Os, oN 1, ALD visited ths Cuban Embassy in Mexico i City o. } Jezors, and atter these visits, OSWALD ji} was in contact with CN GENERAL DEQGURELTCENCIA (CSI), specbtt cally H sith Inisa CALDERCN, Mamel VEGA Perez anck Sogekio RODRIGUEZ Lopas. . ce --YEGA whose Cuban intelligence pssadonym is MARCOS is the current ‘Cuban I5 chies? in Mexico. He recent fay had’ a: tour af duty in Habana, prior to which he held the sane post ga(Geres Cuban’ CES chiar” in Naxice. RODRIGUEZ is a aes stare Geeiode in Mexico, He has three Cutan . integer pseudonyms, snd Jose Antonio, - . . The praciss rolationshin ae ‘CALDEROH to the DGI is not clear, - Sha erent about six months in Mexic6 from which she returned to Cuba early in 196k, ; COMMENT: WH/SA/CI hag the following references concerning Iuisa CALDERON Carraleres She was assigned te the comercial office ef the Cuban Eabessy i ain Mexico City, and she had arrived. in Mexico om 16 Jamary 1963 and on 32 December 1963 mada a reservation to return to Cuba on Cubana Airlines MENT 7372, 13 Cecember 1953 INWBO351, HMait-9253." She left Hexice Clty for Havana on 15 Dscember 1963 using passport B/53/7 "SII 7h23, LY December 1963, +. Et-62692, Another referencs "HZHA-20971, 25 Harch 1963," said that her date_of oo arrival in Mexico wags 19 Jamary 1963 end that.shs had reclaced Eesario va2ZCEEZ a Hextcan secretary in tha commercial oftice. Other referezces apparmtly con caring the gubject are itt-6913 and 12551-3205 Ti-5659h dated 25 Jamary 1963 weten do not appear to add anything of. interest to- that. ‘given above. 2. The source does not lnow whether or net. the ‘Cuban Services ased OSWALD ; ia ay agents capacity or other maoners ; 3. -A. When naws of the assa thation se President Kencady reached the raz, is caused much coment. concerning fact OS% Hal had been in the Cuban _ Lincae ~ Uaaasestlay Crrsct sitio: _ ResaonEn a | | Docld:32373005 Page 9 PAGE 6 oe 212 ‘COPY NO. aE D RS oe
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 oe REPRODUCTION | a PRORIBITED Brie suy in Mecico. In addition, ordssa Gare issued for all headquarters ond officers of tha DOL to sort an@ packaze T\docunants according to whetras were say secrsto" (vary sguret); _aeceaiat “Gecrat), and “importante” (icnoctant). The material ones packs: waa\by io hald panding further iastree— 4ions, In addition, al ee op al eftioses and all SGI pouches were sus- pendsd temporarily. Od G QE SS ON ie : B, hen the news < was ‘the assassin roached the TCE, tisra was no immediate coment bub, whe ASIRO spokes on television to deny Cudan involvenant, there waa considerable comant concerning USWALD!s visit to j, tee Cuban Embassy in Mexico, At titis time VAGA, who has been mentioned previously, y vou was in Cuba and commented to a group of DGI stafz officers that OSijALD had come ° to the Cubarl Embassy in Mexico to request a visa but had been refusad. VAGA did give. any dstalls and the subject was not pussusd. . _ ke Xb 4s not Known thether information on OSWAID'’s visit to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico in September 3963 was relayed to any Cuban service, 5S. Ttis neb known if the Cuban intelligence services had contact with ‘the New Orlsans* Fair Play for Cuba Committee. oo 6 The only Molina who is recallad' ts oThe- Hook", the Cuban who was cone victed in New York City for the murder of a young girl during a clash between tuo Cuban groups. Tha DOL stafl officer who had. bsen in the United Nationa in. New York, SANTIESTARAN travelled to Cuba with. "fie-Zook" and with another Cukm namad CRISJELA and.upon axrivalin Cuka tried to.obtain employnant for both — individuals. The names Pedro” Caactes: sot Peter kave no mown significances, . . “Te Tha reaction of Soviet officials in contact with the Cuban intel. genes services 49 not known. ; .? . 8. ‘Nothing 4s knam about Soviet proposals following the news of Presidents Kemady's assassination. | . 7—>» 3. The only fauriestion mown is the special natter by Fidel GASTRO pram} °  wLously mentioned, . 10, Nothing is kmown about Jack RUBGNSTEDD aka Jack RUC. 3h. The name Gilderte LOPEZ is not familiar aus, if he visited DGX head Guarters, 3 photograph of hin possibly could be. identified. ; 22, OSWALD's photo was seen: in the nawspapers vat nothine is known about hin other * than: what appeared in the presse _ . “cecaees _AeoooE Pog DoclId:32373005 Page 10 ro “pace 1. og COPY NO. le |
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 "Yere ‘the Cuben services’ us " Was there any contact between ‘the cuen sntediigence § services end Cuban intelligence services following the news cf President Kennedy's . assassinetion? . . . 23, 1963 at Neuvo Laredo, Texes end. four days later proceded to REPRODUCTION PROMIRITED “ Proposed Questicus on 68 d Case Was Leé Harvey OSWALD Gn the Cub anéélligence Services pefore 23 November Se so witch ervice ? yin, eny agent copectty, or tn . S yoe.  1ssay any other manner, before 2 What wes the reaction of the Cuban intelligence services to news . : see of President Kennedy's assassinetion? To the news thet OSWALD was the assassin? . . Was. information: on OSWALD? s visit to ‘the Cuben Consulete in Mexico City in September. 1953, relayed to say ‘Cuban service? _s * 8Oz whet action was teken? the New Orleens! Pair Pley For Ciba Comittee? Has - ‘subject ever beara of Mario dex ROSARIO Nodine, or Pedro Charles . ‘known elso as "Peter"? ; oy en woe How did the Soviet offictats in contact with’ ‘the’ Cuban intelligence services. react to news. of the. Sacessination? ; — 2 of pia the Soviets propose: shy “‘tyns“or ‘action. or investigetion to’ the . Be Was any provocative material aelinerately Sabricated vy the Coben , services or others and sent to the United States to ccafuse the . investigation of the OSWALD case? Was Jeck RUBENSTEIN ake gece RUBY knowi to the Cuben intelligence services? Tf so, in what way? Does subject Imow a@ Gilverto LOPEZ who entered Mexico on November" He was 23. years old.and carried a ~ . ° =. , Havena by special plane. chi U.S. passport. He also had a Mexican. tourist permit. all information you ean on this individual. . Attached is a photograph of. OSWALD, end a letter from Havena _ : le which is self-explenatory for guidence of the case officer. - Under 7 , | ; ho circumstances should the contents of the letter be made nom . 4 to the suoject. ais information came.from the Secret Service end a : te { re » CLUNE i * Doclda: 32373005 Page il pore
_ - REPRODUCTION PRONIBITED Cava com atta secret eo oNasstenss mm, . ay oe ~€ ONLY * ROUTING AND “| BX AAZ=- ATAIZ | PAR 11 May 1964 room rerio, orn CUS OFFICER'S | COMMENTS (Number. eoch comment fo show from whom | | . | receives romwatoeo INITIALS to whora. Draw o line ocross column alter eoch comment.) 4 . RECEIVED FORWARDED TO: (Officer designation, building) / come tnt STRAY Be | | for FOIA Review on . JUN i975 J! Useomy CL) UNCLASSIFI ete ees COPY NO. SED ASSST HW 53216 DBocld:32373005 Page 12
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 | REPRODUCTION | PROHIBITED AD BXAAZ-2TIND kl May 1964 ; . MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT: © AMMUG/1 Information on ‘ : Lee Harvey OSWALD 1. This memorandum The proposed lines of ac has produced inf Gommission on they n of President Kennedy. cr Staff learned of AMMUG ‘OEr30 April, A questionnaire was submitted by the Staff on 1 y (Attachment A), Mr. Swenson, who is handling the AMMUG/1 debriefing, provided a reply on _ 5 May (Attachment ‘B). -% was clear from Mr, Swenson's summary that AMMUG/1 had information bearing on the OSWALD rélationship with the Cuban Embassy and Cuban intelligence personnel in Mexico City, albiet his knowledge was not that of a direct participant in matters affecting . OSWALD, A follow-up quéstionnaire was submitted to AMMUG/1 on 6 May (Attachment C), Mr. Swenson’s reply was dated 8 May (Attachment D), Attention is directed particularly to the content of paragraph two.of Attachment D. 7 3. We have the problem. of recosciling the operational exploitation of AMMUG/1 and satisfying: the responsibilities “we have undertaken with Mr, Rankin,: AMMUG/1 is such an opérational gold mine that- Mr,. Swenson. wants, at a maximum, ‘two months to work fullf.. “Tt ‘ts’ palpable, however, that we -AEROOSD Oo DocId: 32373005 Page 13 must furnish to. the Commission-the’ substance of AMMUG/ 1 's Document Number 627-295 for FOIA Review f JUN 976 0 - arias Sa Werss cccires ‘pacs LO ; of 12 COPY NO. SED
104-10268-10001 | 7 REPRODUCTION information on OSWALD beforg: ‘that. Qn the previous record of our association with the Commis: ston,’ particularly with Mr. Rankin, it seers possible for the gency to. Workout an arrangement with Mr, Rankin personally fiat would:take’ care of their needs and ours after a frank diacusnieR GS the dquitjes, 4 Itis vetvenmente that the DDP in person or via a designee, preferably the former, discuss the AMMUG/1 od situation on.a very restricted basis with Mr, Rankin at his ' earliest convenience either at the Agency or at the Commission headquarters, Until this takes place, it is not desirable to put ‘Raymond G, Rocca : Chief, CI Research and Analysis Attachments . ‘ ” G/WHY/6 (without atty C/WH/SA/GI (without a) 2et-2 59249 | REPRODUCTION —_ HW 532716 DocId: 32373005 Page 14 | ‘pace 11 of 212 COPY No. ~~
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OO REPRODUCTION SUBJECT coner SY pes Debrigtin Specific - : The Oswald Caso REFERENCE _ : Blind Memorandum dated 05 May 964 S i 1. Reference is made toa telephone conversation yesterday 7 with Chief, Cl Staff concerning this. matter. SS, 2. Because I am not aware of the information already available to the Commission investigating the Cswald Case or . furnished by the Agency, my dabriaiing of the Source has been based on the questions propated by Y pall t Staff and on what the. I. hal) be glad to pursue any — ; 3. The Fo oO Sandilugi in addition to that in the” reference might interest?” ot a. Luisa CALSONON, since she returned to. Cuba, \ has been paid a regular salary by the DGI even though she has not performed any services. Her home is in the Vedado section where the rents are high. : b. Source has known CALDERON for several years. : Before going to Mexico, she worked in the Ministry of Exterior Commerce in the department which was known as the fEmpresa ' .Transimport". Her title was Secretary General of the Communist : Youth in the department named in the previous sentence. . 7s c. Luisa CALDERON sshatared directly from her position in the Ministry of Exerioy Commerce to a post in México, a matter of surprize to the Source. - aN DY 2S). d. Rogelio nostacunz: ‘Loge - shortly before he left¢Cuba’ fo ‘Mexico on or about 16 April 1964; - —_— : saw CALDERON. LYS”, ; Cutt aey | ; PAGE 14 op ole COPY NO. HW 532716 Bocld:32373005 Page 17
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION | PRORITED. reveal the identity of the Sousée,, his. ction to KUBARK, or the extent of his knowledge: of DGK activities might - prejudice the operationaluse. of the. Sojifce himself and of - information which he jhas provided ,, Accordingly, it might be appropriate to ‘pasitt: out to-the- ‘Commission (as agreed by DC/‘WwiH/SA) thaf RUBABH. hopes, by using the Source, to obtain access to D&I p el including those mentioned in paragraph 3 above. 4, As explained to Cl Staff/any‘publicity which would . | Harold F. Swenson Chief, WH/SA/CI Pra ANG CoCiREg a AGO DoclIda: 32373005 Page 18 “pace 15 of 212 COPY NO. —_—_—_—_ ~
104-10268-10001 6. May 1964. REFERENCE: Debrtefing of of 1. ~The source says that Guban Embassy In is public knowledge to 10~-3-63. A) When did source learn of these visits. - before or after the assassiaation? Please deseribe in detall the clreumstances : under which soures learned this inf tlon and identities of tas persons involved. . RG B} Did these visits take piace during the aforementioned perlod or Is the source refeering to préxlous visits, If the latter, try to get more aceetiie details 4 Pesarding these trips . and the orlgin of the BEARS fa Infommat . ; Ze The souree state afox fog, and after these visits Oswald was In contaet wiAths DG, specifically Lutsa- CALDERON, Manuel VE rea and Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez. This would appear to mean that one or more contacts were made after. Oswald returned to the United States Le., between 103-63 and 1-22-63. . A) What does source mean by contact? B) Can he break down these contacts by the speetfie | ine dividual named, place and type: of contacts. and date of occurence? CG) Did Oswald know or ‘have ri reason 1 to suspect the ‘intelli- gence connections of these persona? D) What was ‘the purpose of these contacts? HW 53216 DBocld:32373005 Page 19
E) If Oswald did not kaso tie ‘Inte ligence affilfations of these individuals, what pretest, | ian; ye) were omployed In “F Did sourgie ever t see any documentary material on any of these contacts, or any correspondence Initlated by or addressed to Oswald? G) Did the DGI ever employ physical surveillances, technical devices or camera equipment to cover these contacts. H) The source says he does not know guhether the Guban li. cane services used Oswald in any agent capacity’ or otherwise, This obviously makes it more important to check cut what the a : - source meant fn question one. GE 3. Dida the pat ever initlate an tavestigation of Oswald? 4. What was the reason for packaging files at DGI headquarters. ; and field offices after news of the agsassination: was received? | 5. Source was asked whether : any provocative material was deliberately fabricated by the Cubana (Queation 9) to confuse the Investigation of Oswald, The reply attributed to him was, "the only fabrication known Is the special matter by Fidel Poy CASTRO previously mentioned." Please clarify..: -Z< | GCCLBSS pace Lf 17 of e242. COPY NO- _ HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 20
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRORICITED 08 May 1964 RON MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Countée: Tntelligence Staff . Attention’ Ms: >Roora SUBJECT General : Dethieting ‘of AMMUG-1 ; | Specific ; The Oswald. Case” a NG aX 3 a REFERENCE : SA Bind Dremorandum dated 05 May 1964 v | . B Memorandum dated 07 May 1964 | C. Conversations between CI Staff and | _C/WH/SA/CI | 1.. When the Oswald Case first was discussed with the Source the | specific questions prepared by CI Staff were posed. The answers given by the Source were reported: in-Reference A. That memorandum which I dictated to a CI Staff stenographer appears accurate except for sentence #9 which should have. said that the only possible "fabrication" known by Source was the: specific denial by Fidel CASTRO, ona . ; i television program, ‘of: any Cuban knowledge of Oswald. ; 2. On 07 and 08° May 1964.7 further discussed the Oswald Case - with the Sourca in order to clarify exactly what he knew and what he had heard. In the light of the explanation given by him, I believe that a clearer understanding of what he knows can be reached if I ‘record his knowledge without using the question and answer format. — Accordingly, in the following paragraphs I shall report all the information given by the Source paraphrasing his explanations and comments. Xe " J have no personal knowledge Lee Harvey OSWALD or his activities and I do not know that: OSWALD was an agent of the Direccion General de In figencia (BGI) or any other directorate or department of the Calas Coverapent. . J first heard of oswaeD after‘the assassination of President . . Kennedy when news media: carried the name. of OSWALD. ; te DE first.commented about the case, 50 far as I can recall, on&® nba fay after lunch when a group of officers, of — - whom I was one, were chatting. The officers present were about. ten including Roberto SANTIESTEBAN, Norberto HERNANDEZ de Curbelo, Andres ARMONA, Pedro FARINAS Diaz and 4 ¢' : “Rc asTANe colasst | pack 42 18 i of 212. ae DQSTS Hw 53216 DoclId: 32373005 Page 21 COPY 50. —_—_—————— —
: "REPRODUCTION Manuel VEGA Perez. matielSEGA Perez previously had " been assigned to Mexi¢6-in tte Cuban\Consulate where he was the principal i ifelli gence offices-af the DGl, VEGA mentioned mac WAED had\gone to the Cuban Coneulate two or three pin egnnection with a visa application during the ti EGA,wW as in Mexico. I gathered, . although I do not kno that VEGA made any specific — that VEGA personally had seen OSWALD. I well could have reached this conclusion because normally VEGA and his assistant in Mexico for the DGI, Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, would see persons applying for a visa to go to Cuba. This is because DGI officers are charged with expediting the granting of visas of agents of the DGI. Such agentSon appearing at the : Consulate use a special phrase‘te i fiidicate their relationship with the DGI, - ({ do not know the. particular phrase used | in every case. I do now that agenta from El Salvador in requesting visas always made mention of the name “Mauricio” ) — The DGi officers ata Consulate, interview visa applicants to ce cer OT eg a Oe a NE A find out if they ase ager 8, <i the ‘visa applicant does not use . one of the indjeated\phrases,.'the DGI officers instead of .. granting the v soins ec: , tell the applicant to return in a few days. ffien notifies Habana and requests authority for the visa, Y cannot recall if VEGA even made the statement that he had requested permission to issue a visa to OSWALD, but I feel sure that he would have done so because VEGA had said that OSWALD had returned several times and this would be the usual procedure. Y believe that Rogelio RODRIGESZ Lopez also would have seen OSWALD because he word@dSwith VEGA and also would have screened visa applicants, SY ; I thought that Luisa C. have had contact with ; , . OSWALD because 1 learned Sot arch 1964, shortly.before I made a trip to Mexi ehat -ahechad been involved with qn : PRB sation to which 1 refer was told Bicex: ‘nairied Norberto HERNANDEZ de . er  eonversation with HERNANDEZ to me by a DGI cg COPY NO. HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 22
- ‘REPRODUCTION o . because he gave me $40..d@toduy some shoes and - . other items during my tf: 32) Mexico.) I had D rece seemed strange _ apy y did not do any work. : ‘" for the Service®: ey ener told me that hers was a a peculiar cas@ and that:he>himself believed that she . - Agency althoggh Manuel PINEIRO, the Head of the DGI, ’ did not agree. As Kyecall, HERNANDEZ had investigated Luisa CALDERON, This was because, during the time she was in Mexico, the DGI had intercepted a letter to ” . her by an American who. signed his name as OWER (phonetic) ; or. something similar. As you know, the pronunciation of Anglo-Saxon names is difficult in’Spanish so I am not sure of how the name mentioned:by’ HERNANDEZ should be - spelled. It could have been ‘"Howard" or something different. As { understood the matter, the letter from the American was a love letter but-tfdicated that there was a clandestine- - . bad been reerdited in Mexico by the Central Intelligence ” professional relationship between the’ writer and Luisa | 4 CALDERON. understood: from HERNANDEZ that after the interc n afth e\ietter she had been followed - and seen in the com an American. I do not know if this could have been ALD. 1, myself, considered the case of Luisa CALDERON unusual because I had known her before she went to Mexico when she worked in the Ministry of Exterior Commerce in the Empresa Transimport Department where she was Secretary General of Communist Youth She - was transferred directly from that position to a post in Mexico which seemed strange. The. only other person about you asked me in connection 7 OY with this, whom I recall, is S yWin DURAN and I know very - : little about hér. What happened\way’ that I was in the Cuban bd *. Embassy in Mexico on 23 RS NR 1230 in the afternoon preparing to return to Habaiia: the I was talking to some other Cubans including Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez and fou BUENAVENTURAf. tBy Einbassy; a courier named "Enio", a courler nz med"'Tato'; and one other Cuban whom [ . SW 2 pretty girl standing at the end of | : und samevne asked.who she was, and one bt the group said it was Sylvia DURAN | ‘AePROCUCTIOR ee — -— PRORIBETED HW 53216 Bocld:32373005 Page 23 PAGE 20 | ot 212. “COPY NO. |
_ - REPHODUCTION PRORISITED I recall that, after the xidws oF the. ‘assassination of President Kennedy reached the DEK: <orders were issued for all offics of theDcr; at Head to sort and package aiPdocuine ints according to whether they were "mu if tos (Wexy Secret), “gecreto" (secret), or "importante" (imp The material, once packaged, was to be held pending instructions. All travel by DGI officers and all DGI pouches were suspended temporarily, In addition, I recall that DGI Headquarters personnel were instructed either to remain in the DGI Headquarters offices or to keep the DGI aware of their whereabouts so that they could be reached immediately. I do not know the reason for these measures but.I believe it logical that they were issued because of the possibility that the United State might take some type of action against Cuba and the DGI offices. As nearly as J can recall. we were able to unpackage DGI files and use them normally: soutien December 1963."" 3. In brief, the Source does nef c: m .tg have any significant information concerning the assagsination, of: President Kennedy or about the activities of OSWALDC “ifthe paraphrased comments af the Source are considered t ‘further: clarification, I suggest that Mr. Rocca, who is most fasiter withthe details of the OSWALD Case, talk to the Source.C This can‘kevarranged at any time. Mean-. while, I shall have a f n a forthcoming LCFLUTTER to determine whether or no! 8 seems to have concealed any information on this matter. rT S ' Harold ¥, Swenson , Chief, WH/SA/CI eeu HW 53716 pecta:32373005 Page 24 PAGE C+ 1 of 12 COPY NO. __ —_—_—
104-10268-10001 OS ~ REPRODUCTION het Sree C] UNCLASSIFIED” () yet CO) contSentiaL ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: (Optional) Chief, CI/R&A : LEO SEP “1 4 TO: {Officer designation, room number, and building) m. Drow o tine across column after vach comment.) I think you will be particularly interested ih para-. graph 3 of Mr. Dooley's memo of record, attached, Art went over to wind upjloose end we had with regard to the AMMUG information we had previously furnished, Rock oecune vumbor 139734 9 {for FOIA Reviow on. SUN 1976 om ra seo ore Tite OC UNCLASSIFIED copy HO. __ HW 532716 DocId:32373005 Page 25
a AEPWODUCTION PRERIBITED SOURCE EVALUATION: © SN The Source is believed te be very reliable. We have : established through ind pendent. vidence and cross-. 7 checking that the maj jor: part ot ha had) intelligence information fuatithed by. hiry \aaique stionably true. For <ample, we knes independent of this Source t ube antl EGASPerez and Rogelio RODRIGUE QE? Cuban intelligence, officers in Mexico. NING NOTICE SENSTTVERSSOURCES AND ME EHEGDS a Bn CoCiscE HW 53216 DocId:32373005 . Page 26
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED Ui | ° | | -  XAAZ- RTL EG 1G June 1954 Chick, CI/RRA Mr. Raymond (8 \ a PROT + CI /Rea/te Wei Kor SUBJ) os) Len Hurvey cwarsw S (261. -289, 248) = o L. On 15 May 1964,.we provided the President's Commission with a summary of cur debriefing of Cuban defector AIfMUG 1 who had no personal knowledge of Oswald and no information linking him to the Cuban intelligence services in any manner... AS a follow-up, . Me. Howard P. Villans of the Commission asked’ if he could s2e the questions usad in the interrogetion.. 2. 1.18 June, I took the questions “end source's rusponses to the Comaission and shoved them to. Mr. Wiltens. He studied thom. and returned the questions: to ms with thg- ébservation that they were - * vary thorough and fully saftsried his. véquirements. He said that he sav no need tu pursue. this anghe’any further. © The questions and ansvers exhibited to Mc. Willensvere attached. At no tim: during | our contacts with th: Comaission did ve disclose the source's Identity or eryptonyn. - . : : 3. te. Willens indicated that the Commission wes winding up its investigation. He was highly complimentary of CIA, veferring to the egency personnel he encountered here and in Mexico as "real pecfessionals." Mr. Willens asked that .S\convey his best regards to you. ‘ at ie ; N nN , AtLachm ment 3 o/s o " eOrig & 1 - c/ct/een 1. CL/Rea /AUDooLey SHG, wo declaspheaetys HW 53216 Doclda: 32373005 Page 27
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION _/enr cE WAR N Ihe NG REPERGHC $ 1. ‘the source says that™pri = ta Gebober 1963,° Oswald visited the | ; Cuban Embassy in Mexico C ‘Qn two or three occasions. It is public Imowledge he vas in Mexico ducing the period 9+25-63 to . ‘ i 10-3-63. A) When did source learn of these visits - before or after the assassination? Please describe«in detail the circumstanszes under which source learned this Seetiton and identities of the persons involved. B) Did these visits tke fldce. diving the aforementionsd period or is th: sours iferring-ta-prgvious visits. If the lattec, try to get pecific detaprs 8 regarding these trips t and the origin SK saurecr Ks: informa tion. : 2. ‘ih: somree state QShat Wiave,during, end after these visits ‘ . Nsvald vas in scontact\y a tysthe DGI, spe cifically Luisa : : ; CALDERON, Manucl VEGA éz and Rogello RODRIGUEZ Lopez. This woul appear to mean that one or more contacts wire mada. after Osvala _ returned to the United States i.e., between 10- -3-03, and 11-22 $3. . A} that dees souscce mean by contact? B) Can he breek duim these contacts by ths..spocific _ Individual uamed, place and type of contuct, and date of occurrence ? . C) Did Oswald Inow or have reason te. sus) intelligence connections of these persons? . dD) that vas the pu.'pose of r this cotitacts ? E) Ir ‘Oswald did not know: “the. intelligence ‘affiliations of thess individuals, vhat_pretexts, . if any, were employed in " contacting him? Fags re ue F) /Did souvec eve see ‘any ‘Soctinentcry material on ay or these conta:ts, of any correspondeite:: Laitiated by or addressed des eed to Osvald?. 6 cn SENSITIVE SOUCY AND ALORS TastOn vb — eee tit ae rid HW 532716 DBocld: 32373005 Page 25
BS PRORIBITED: sensitive SOURCES ‘ND METHODS In; INVOLVED : I) The source says -HS* services used Osvald ass _this so obviously mak:s it = . meant in questicn cans 3. bid the DGI svur initiate an vestigation’ of Oswald? . 4, (Met was the reason for packaging files at DGI headquarters and tield offices after news of the assassination was received? 5. Source was askzd whether any provocative material was deliberately fabricated by the Cubans (Question 9) to confuse the inv2stigation of Oswald. 2 reply attributed to him was, "the only febrication know is the special matter by Fidel CASTRO > previously mentioned.” Please clarify. ® Addtndun 8. June vith vefeg ence ‘to : era ‘the only possible fabricdtion™ jenow by source was the sp:cific denial by Fidel CASTRO on a TV ‘pr ogram of any Cuban knowledge of Cswald. . . “GOCiAsS HW 53216 DBocld:32373005 Page 29
104-10268-10001 oe _ REPRODUCTION | Subject - General: Debriefag of Cuban ‘Source. : I ific: OS sEase : “> get a i. Specific ee De ; ; o iT The source does not Se WEL Krowledge of of Lee Harvey OSWALD or his activities but was abl®to provide items of interest based on Cuban intelligence officers assigned to the Direccion General De Inteligencia. The information appearing below was furnished by the source and is keyed to questions submitted. Re 1. Prior to October 1963, osMmALDSVisitea the Cuban Embassy | in Mexico City on two or three secasions. Before, during and after these visits, OSWALD was. jaccontact v with the Direccion General De { Inteligencia (DGI), specifi¢ally. ‘with bai say ALDERON, Manuel | VEGA Perez and Rogehe RODRIGUEZ: bes. 1 | VEGA wr QEiban el nce pseudonym is MARCOS’ * is the current CubaniS io ge Mexico. ‘He recently has hada ‘tour of duty in Habana, prigr‘to which he held the same post @ ‘as now as (Cuban IS chief in Mexico. ; . RODRIGUEZ is a Cuban JS staff officer in Mexico. He has three Cuban intelligence pseudonyms, Eduardo, Casimiro and Jose Antonio. The precise relationship of Luisa CALDERON to the DGI is not clear. She spent about six months in | Mexico from which she _ returned to Cuba early in 1964. 2. The source does not know whether or. not the Cuban Services used OSWALD in any agent capacity or other manner. 3. AL When news of the: ‘assassination 1 of President Kennedy reached the DGI, it caused much comment concerning the fact OSWALD had been in the. Cuban Embassy in Mexico. In-addition, orders were issued for all headquarter s and field officers of the. DGI to sort and Package all documents . according to: whether mS thee t oF wt es one eee WaRsIIiG ie Ce oh HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 30
104- 10268- 10001 RE RONNETIOR 7 TED VOLVED A MEHOLS BO 4 were ''Muy.secreto" (very setrét);- "secret 3 pS cret), and _ “importante” (important). 1 material once packaged was to be held pending further instrwet In: ‘addition, all travel by DGI officers and all DGI pou ayrere-s Spetided temporarily. . oe fy, ~ we ; B. When the news that QS LD was the assassin reached © the DGI, there was no immediate comment but, when Fidel CASTRO | spoke on television to deny Cuban involvement, there was considerable | comment concerning OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico, | At this time VEGA, who has been mientioned previously, was in Cuba and commented to a group of. DGI staff officers that OSWALD had come | to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico to request a visa but had been refused. 1 VEGA did not give any details and the subject was not pursued. | ie 4. It is not known whether information on OSWALD's visit to . the, Cuban Consulate in Mexico in, . September 1963 was relayed. to any Cuban service. ; : ¢ , 5. Itis not knowii if the Cuban: intélligence services had contact - with the New Orleans!’ Fair Play for’ Cuba Committee. 6. The only Molinawhaits ‘recalled ig "The Hook", the Cuban who . | was convicted in New York City for the murder of a young girl during t . _ a clash between two Cuban groups. The DGI staff officer who had been : - . . in the United Nations in New York, SANTIEST.ABAN traveled to Cuba : with "The Hook" and with another Cuban named ORIHUELA and upon | arrival.in Cuba tried to obtain employment for both individuals. The ¢ names Pedro Charles and Pétér have no known significance. 7. The reaction of Soviet officials in contact with the Cuban intelli- - gence services is not known. , Oo 8. Nothing is known about Soviet ‘propo sals following the news of President Kennedy's assassination. 9. The only fabrication known is. the special matter by Fidel CASTRO previously mentioned. . U 10. Nothing is known about Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY. ‘yi. The name Gilberto LOPEZ is. not familiar but, if he visited DGI headquarters, | a photograph of him. possibly could be identified. ‘12. OSWALD's photo was seen in the newspapers but nothing is © known about him other than what appeared in the press. wee | UE oe ah 6 WAR. ab ide cocascs HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 31
4104-10268-10001 - REPRODUCTION Pee v adits a» POTICE WET OS vneey MVED 7 oo . 1 May 1964 | z. Were the oy Oe OSWALD in any agent capacity, or in any other manner, Dae 23 November 1963? . 3. What was the reaction of the Cuban intelligence services to news of. President Kennedy's assassination? To the news that OSWALD was the assassin? ; 4, Was information on OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Consulaté-in Mexico | City in September 1963, relayed to any Cuban service? If so, what | action was taken? a 5. Was there any contact between the Cuban intelligence se rvices | and the New Orleans! Fair Play for Cuba Committee ? ? : 6. Has siibject ever heard of Mario del ROSARIO Molina, or Pedro ¢ Charles known also as "'Peter''? . , 7. How did the Soviet Gdials in contact with the Cuban intelligence services react to fews; df the assassination? , s type of action or investigation to the following the news of President Kennedy's : Seen deliberately fabricated by the Cuban oF ome r@and sent to the United States to confuse the i ork Qf BE OSWALD case? 10, Was Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY known to the Guban. twba}ligence services? If. sO, in what way? ll. Does -subject know a Gilberto LOPEZ who entered Mexico on November . 23, 1963 at Neuvo Laredo, Texas and four days later proceded to... .. Havana by special plane. He was 23 years old and carried a U. .S. passport. He also hada Mexican.tourist permit. peat all. information you can on,this individual, US hai Atl 34, VARY a HW 532716 Bocld:32373005 Page 32 \
7 REPWODUCTION * PROGIBITED ares HOTICE se . SENSITIVE SOUT . METHODS IN er 12. Attached is a photograph of aswaL, , andy letter from Havana which is self- explanatory fox. = guidance ‘of the case * oflicer.. Under to the subject. FBI. “tel: Ww ays WARNING NOTICE of SEN LYE ~ AW 3532160 =Docld: 323735005 Page 33
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROMIGITED , Unscuive ener COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES Washington, DC 20500 Netson A. Rockefeller, . . David W. Belin, Chairman : . ‘ Executive Director Jona T. Connor . . April 15, 1975 C. Douglas Dilton ; ee rs Erwin N. Griswold , Lane Kirktand Lyman L. Lemnitzer Ronald Reagan Edgar F, Shannon, Jr, Mr. E. He 3 us Assiste Cra the. -Dixeetor Centr upelligense Agency Washin sy Dear Mr. As you know, there have been allegations that the CIA was involved in a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro. For the \ purposes of this letter, we will. assume that these allegations are correct, and based upon this assumption I would like to know the answers to the following: questions: l. Did anyone with the CIA tell any member of the Warren Commission or any lawyer serving on the Warren: Commission ; staff that such plans had been underway? If the answer is ( : - yes, we would like to know what person or persons with the Agency delivered said information, to whom it was delivered, when it was delivered, what specifically was told or’said, what documents there aré to support. the answers to the fore- going questions, and what response, “if. any,;-was received from ‘the Warren Commissigsr > If the Commission. was not told about this, why was it nat... d and who made the.decision not to deliver such information to the Warren Commission? 2. There is evidence:: ABR Castro, prior to November 22, 1963, knew about the: “existenca/o£ such plans and the possible in- volvement ofthe U. §$...Government.- Did the CIA at any time prior to the ‘completion of the Warren Commission investigation have any docurfents or. othér information indicating that Castro nay have Svabout<syich plans? If the answer is. yes, would you please f Shi jos? with copies of all such documents and details ' o£ any such infrmation. 3. Several months prior to ‘the assassination of: President. - Kennedy there + 8 evidence of a-public, speech by Castro. that was 5 GRcbeted) t tHe Associate Press whereby’ Castro. alluded ya cr en __ PROGIBITED_ a - copy Ba or le ace fee _g pas0o— HW 53216 DBoctid: 32373005 Page 34 "y ti br 1
oe — PROIE ” oh XKAAZ- 22909 . 12. May 1964 1745 Dentin - - Foster is v7 2 Pos called me this afternoon, 1z 2 May, to state that the ectos has received a telephone call-from RANKIN regarding the Commission's desire to interview him at 1030 AM, Thursday. Mr. HOOVER is scheduled to appear at 9:00 on that . morning. : : : Bo 2. The DDP wishes to have from you a short but comprehensive memorandum which highlights the basic issues or positions entered into by the Agency in its ‘dealings with the : ; ao Gommission. For example, RANKIN indicated that the Commission ‘ would wish to hear the Dire ctor's views as to how improvements might be made in protecting the President's life. Further, they - will probably ask questions regarding the possibilities: that a con- spiracy existed. Such general questioning certainly necessitates that the DCI be made aware of the positions taken during previous’ Q interviews. I raised with Mr. HELMS the nature of the recent information which you are processing which originated with the e — > sensitive WH source. I informed him that in your view this would raise a number of new factors with the Commission, that it should not: go to the Commission prior to the Director's appearance unless - we have first had some preliminary reaction or made sure that the Director is fully aware of its implications since it could well serve as the basis for detailed questioning. The DDP stated that hé would . ‘review this carefully and made a decision as to the question of timing. 3. Given the schedule, you will appreciate that the. DDP will need a paper covering the above points as soon as possible. be Hy 4 a Document Number iS ~ 299, | . + for FORA, Review on UN, 76 Qel-Lé p84 BS cory | HW 53216 Doclda:32373005 Page 36
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104-10268-10001 ook . on yg . * on 3 Squalified negation by the DCI nnn ne tne ee a ree es . Y Ce of any contact or association, direct or indirect, between the Central Intelligence Agency and Lee \ Harvey Oswald, This should be accompanied by eo , the tabling of. an affidavit signed by the Director and notarized, (TAB A) United States ‘has been ‘made available to the SL NASER _Commission. through its staff, with which there. has been close and frequent contacts since the inception ‘ ¢, An interim pronouncement by the DCI‘on the pr oblem-of-eenepiretoriel-responsibility for Oswald’ s | of the Commission's activities. (TAB B) co, . _C8iscg EMOeD eee D _ PAGE 35 - of O12 ; HW 532716 Docld: 32373005 Page 33
104-10268-10001 ‘REPRODUCTION PRONIBITED | activity. Itis suggested) hat “the DCI take the position = Seen information Si Gi’this problem has been furnished to the Commission for evaluation and consideration i in the framework of its total knowledge of the facts. The wAgency, " at the present time, is lacking any knowledge of recent information or documentation furnished by the Soviet * Government to the Commission with respect to Oswald's activity in the Soviet Union. (TAB 2) € . ds The DCI's. suggestions for i improving policy and . . oral aon organization with, sespect to. the: personal security of _ the President, Certaim steps relating strictly to the Agency's jurisdiction have already been suggested by o : memorandum, It is proposed that the Director now . make specific suggestions involving legislation which would treat information bearing on the personal security . ; ~~ of the President and, advisedly, other Federal officials . directly related to national security affairs ina manner similar to what curréntly exists by statute for special ce ees  686x8e3 enone - STD pace: 36 6 i, 1 HW 53716 Docld:32373005— Page 39
~ PRORIBITED ; nuclear material or weapans tatze iced to the United , | t Substantive information of : grave concern to the security of sources and. methods have been ‘developed N relationship t to the Cuban Intelligence Service. ~ ; ; ce | | on both of these topics. The information and, in certain instances, knowledge with respect to acquisition has been made available on a highly restricted basis to . ; os C~ ; Mr. Rankin and to certain elements ofhis staff. Itis— § | recommended that the DCI not respond ‘on the record _. ' to queries on these topics. He- should suggest that all . | such “technical questions" be worked out in detail through the ’ Channels and proce functioned very well = we believe -- between the Commission and particular , ! | [ CIA components. (TAB E) = - : . ; . | - | | | ONO re ia ae HW 532716 DocId: 32373005 Page 40
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104-10268-10001 ‘REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED , immediately after the as aon which branded Qawald asa U.S. Government agent, In many instances, CIA has been named as his sponsor. The autkegship, geographical dispersion throughout the world, the tacit themes and the Hming lend strong support to the conélusion ion that these charges are elements = Se C - ' o£ a world-wide, Sov program. LQ —end Shoe wel ; As DCI, Mr. McCdye welcomes this appearance before the Commission to make a categorical and unqualified denial of © responsibilities for what was a dastardly and heihous act. In " witness of this, the DCI submits to the Commission an affidavit ; which formalizes this staternent. The ‘affidavit is. attached, It is recommended that the. DCL state ‘concurrently with this action that he desires to draw the Gominission’ 8 attention to the t i if { | | | | i { these unprincipled distortions of the historical and personal. ~ . ! . fact that the irresponsible charges that‘have been made, sponsored . , , i i if HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 420
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION  —-— PROFIBITED and replayed by Soviet blog 2 and ‘Communist individuals and organs since the assa sion, of ite ‘President, recall the . methods and the phase 0 MRE Proader campaign against American intelligence wna Seierity components which has built _ . up momentum over the past six years. " We have traced the sponsorship of that campaign directly to individuals and com- ponents within the Soviet police state apparatus. Their un- | | scrupulous treatment of the Oswald casd was neither new as a — . method nor a surprise as an occurrence. - ' | | : oO Oo 7 lf the DCL is challenged by anyone on. te Commission . about the substance cr iimlication of. his affidavit, it is recom- mended that response be along the following lines: CIA is a democratic institution, The DCI has incorporated in his affidavit the results of detailed ~ and d painstaking examination. Fos By qualification is: DoclId: 32373005 Page 43 been eer we em ete ee ee ee eee ee
HW 532716 104-10268-10001 — ~ PROIBITED ! AL McCONE tent een eee | JOHN A, McCONE, being duly sworn, deposes and’ says that be is a, the Director of Central Intelligence, and that baged.on his personal. iknowledge of the affairs of the Central Intelligence Agency and on detailed inquiries he caused to be made by the officers within the Central Intelligence Agency who would have knowledge about any relationship Lee Harvey Oswald may have had with that Agency. he certifies that: i Lee Harvey Oswald was not an.dyent, employee, or iaforrsant of the Central Intelligence‘A Agency: the Agency never contacted: a Interviewed him, talked with him, or receivedo or eolicited any reports or information from him, of tommunicatedsiith him, directly bere © sow ene ae Re AE EP | coe paanetains gubrae® hereenes ewe. or compensated him, ager indirectly, in any fashion; and - | | . ' Lee Harvey Oswald was never associated or connected, . H directly or indirectly, in any way whatsoever wits the Agency. _(.S.)} ~SORN = “MeCONE as ‘Subsexibed and sworn to thts - "aay of. oo . 1964, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Virginia, oy the said JOHN A. McCONE, who ts personally known to me and he duly: acknowledged ta me the execution of the foregoing instrument. | po 7 oe - —— Notary Pane 4 |. “My commission expires : “(Seal)” rae) ba - TE rte ee ne a re cee eee Docld: 32373005 Page 44
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104-10268-10001 | REPRODUCTION PROMISED TABB  rogke, the: ezieral statement that CIA —— oP SS has supplied all the informbon in its possession regarding the activities, affiliations and associations of Os Copies of the reports and access to original data, in specific in- stances, has been given to Commission representatives in accordance with the DCI's. expressed instruction from the inception that the Agency place itself completely at the “ Commission's disposition, . i a ae ne HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 46
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HW 53716 104-10268-10001 PROEIENTED | TAB GC . Lhe Problem of Sens basy 4 { Commissions eres ormation bearing on S . Oswald's possible ge with foreign sponsors be made available to the Commission, The DCI may state that | he is gratified that his instr ons. have been carried out zation and functions iin nents ot the Soviet police state which are eheuato § ee vile individuals and units LP Ss charged with ths 2 Ber reaesice of what is cuphemistically referred to as executive action!' -- but is, in fact, charged with assassination and sabotage. “evidence has thus The DCI should state that no/ to cnt eng te ree a ' far developed abroad linking ior vo ct, Soviet bloc or © Docld:32373005 Page 48
~  404-10268-10001 - plgPHODUCTIAN PROHIBITED SG a nt ecomm igi a DCRhandle any questions 5 . from the Commissior ith x. Spach to the apparently favorable < treatment astral y Sie USSR, the withdrawal of his ~ swe 2 eM wife, his ‘possible: conta there with Soviet State e Security (the { | | | KGB), and related: questions which would tend to , establish” ‘Oswalats associational link with Soviet intelligence as "technical questions" and, therefore, beyond the scope of present testimony, Itis suggested that he rest on the fact that the Commission has taken up these points. item-by-item with - the technical levels of the Agency and. that the ultimate findings C~ and evaluation can only-be.determined by the Commission, HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 49
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104-10268-10001 | ——- PRORIBATED ‘Mr. Rankin raised t Gawstion directly by letter. In _ to its statutory mission. Specifically, it was suggested that: — a. The Secret Service, or neaeeey record with the Office of Central Referéace a ‘formal require- LAG . ment for information Aang to Pre eideutial security. en its response, the Agency confined itself to elements relating | ge Sted thaé,. 4, the’Secret Service } SASS intended to expand its ence coverage of possible threats to the President's, security, our experience | showed that it would need a specialized organizational I | component t to handle that task within the ‘Secret Service [ itself. ‘in direct touch with the Secret Service - regarding the possible utilization byt that agency, of ¢ our “experience in cra machine data processing. . "Om tie public record, it is . “S ce The CIA reply also noted that the Agency was = | . | { suggested that the DCI not repeat this” detail. - ; , i a nm tte ee ee me tee HW 53216 DBocld:32373005 Page 51 ror
PROHIBITED tabled heretofore. The Commission's major problem has been the assesement i of personal motive and the relationship of ah individual act to ; possible conspiratorial guidance. Because conspiracy is the core of the problem, the DCI should point out the possibility of ‘le gislative action which might be an assistance in preventing recurrence of the national calamity it is investigating. ‘There co - dis an analogy at close hand between the problem of developing in advance information xelitingt6 Presidential security and the. problem faced by the countisy a few years ago regarding the ‘clandestine introduction or manufacture in the U. S. of special. nuclear material or atomic weapons. The remedy devised at that time was embodied in the Atomic Weapons Reward Act of 15 July 1955. (29 Stat 365, PL 165, 84th Congress). In essence, the Act estab- lished a substantial reward, ($500, 000) for i information bearing on the Act provided by any person, and i in certain instances privileged treatment for such persons --~ for - example, ‘asylum if they were N econ C8 “ge. "sith weer = HW 532716 DBocld: 32373005 ‘Page 452
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 is these individuals who would be privy to plans of executive action. - : The reward would constitute additional inducement for such._ ; reward and special treatment. The DCI can assure the Com- ' éxpressed and, in many cases, acted upon their repugnance for , nO es xecommendation for original legislative action designed to induce individuals to furnish information bearing on Presidential security by offering a substantial reward and preferential treatment. The DCI should assure the Commission that ‘he is convinced that the substantial award, the ‘special treatment, and the publicity which would attend the implementing legislation i in this matter could represent 2 a. significant inducement even to staff officers and personnel of secret.associations and state security organs abroad whose functions include assassination and sabotage. It individuals to take the risk of making important disclosures. The suggestion does not rest,on the material elements of | mission that we are aware that personnel in police state apparatuses charged with the assassination and sabotage functions have repeatedly em re ee eee ce me ee ee DoclIda: 32373005 Page 53 REPRODUCTION PROGIBITED ete ee RN |e Rte RRL Hee
PROHIBITED: such work and for the system ‘which cails-upon them .to do it. a> <a There are specific cases i ‘the past ten years which document this assér ‘on, oA =e charged with assassination > missions have abandoned e mission even without the assurance or the inducement which the DCI is here proposing. in advising the Commission to suggest that the Commission. examine the advisability of legislation making it a Federal offense to conspire and to kill the Chief Executive. 3) The DCI could also indicate that the Commission might desize to. suggest that any ; i, 4 ” legislation along these lines should be enlarged to include con- spiracy to kill any Federal séfictal in . the President's personal a “IN ay circle of official associates directly concerned with national .. . . | ' In making this suggestion, Ane DCI may go one step further fo security affairs, (The Agency's Legal Counsel states ‘that draft bills have been considered on the Hill.) , as fo HW 532716 DBocld: 32373005 Page 54
104-10268-10001 \ _—, - | uvTET "AL SECURITY MANUAL SENATE . . kevise 86th Congress Doct = 4 | ¢ ; . 2nd Session, No. I EPRODUCTICN . pp 275-277 i scromic Wrarons Rrws ‘ Act of July 15, 1955 (69 Stat, 305, P-L. 165, Sith . » St cmgy-aeone PROGIBITED Weapons Pewards Act ef 1955: i. “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eeépresentatives of the United Statcxof Anterican ine Congress, tssembled, That this Act may bo cited as.ihe’, 2 Weanoas Rewards Act of 1953". *Sze02. Any person wha furnishes original information to the United Seates— VAN *(a} luading to theWinding or other acquisition by the United States of any special nuclear materi] or atomic __ Weapon which has been. introduced into the United Srites, . or which has been manufactured or acquired therein contrary to the laws ofthe United States, or , . .¥(b)-with. respect to.an- attempted. introduction into the United States or an attempted manufacttre or acquisition ‘therein. of any spiccial nuclear material or atomic weapon, ; “eontiary to the laws of the United States, . shall bo rewarded by the payment of an amount not to exceed . $500,000. : . : “Src. 3. An Awnrds Board consisting of the Secretary of tho Treasury (who shall bo the-Chairman), the Secretary of Defense the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, an me of one member of tho. Atomic Energy Commission designated ; oy by that Commission, shall determine whether any person ‘fur- .o “mishing information to the United States is entitled to any 55 : award and the amount. thereof to be paid pursuant to section C * ; ° & In. determining whether any person furnishing informa- : tion to the United States is entitled to an award and tho amount of such award, tho Board shall take into consid- eration— ; “(a) whether or not tho information is of the typo specified in section 2, and . . “(b) whether tho person furnishing tho information was an officer or employce of the United States and, if so, whether the furnishing of such information was inthe line of duty of that person. . “Any reward of $50,000 or more shall bo approved by the . President. : - _ 7 Lo “Src. ¢. Jf tho information leading to an award under section 3 is furnished by an-alien, the.Sceretary. of State, the Attorney General, and the Director‘of Central Intelligence, acting jointly, ; : may determine that the entry.of such alien into tho United States ; - is in the public interest and, in:that event, sich alien and the mem- . bers of his immediate familymay receive immigrant visas and 1 . - poe may bo admitted to the United States for permanent residence, a notwithstanding the requirements of tho Immigration and Na- tionality Act.” . : . “See. 5. Tho Poard established under section 3 is authorized to 5 : . hold such hearings and make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and ; amend such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. “Sec. 6. Any awards granted under section 3 of this Act shall do certified by the Awards Doard and, together with the approval © of the President in thoso cases where such approval is required, . transmitted to the Director of Central Intelligence for payment . out of funds appropriated or available for the administration of ( - _ the National Security Act of 1947, as amended. ~ -“Sre. 7. Asused inthis Act— | —_ “(a) The term ‘atomic enerzy’ means all forms of energy re- leased in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation. — . *(b) The term ‘atomic weapon’ means any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means. for transporting or pro- pelling the derice (where such meansis a separable and divisible part of tho device). the principal purpose of. which is for uso. 2s, “or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon - test device. ; - j . ; “®(g) Tho term ‘special nuclear material’ means plutonium, or | ‘uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, or any ~ . other material which is found to be special nuclear material pur- - _ suant to the provisions of the Atomic nergy Act of 1054. re - @(d) The térm “United States,’ when used’ in a geographical ( : sense, includes Puerto Rico, all Territories and possessions of the | a United States and the Canal Zone; except that in section +, the . . * term ‘United States’ when so used shall have the meaning given (5 6 toitin the Inimigration.and Nationality Act.” et a : oo . ‘ an Cecio 25° PACE 52 of tee ag pa eR ee ee rt Se et ee eet HW 53216 Docld: 32373005 Page 54
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104-10268-10001 PROKIITED Commission Staff has been in detailed communication and . conversation with the Agency working levels both in head~ - quarters and in Mexico City. Within the past week, ‘significant information has. been developed by CIA regarding rn rte C* the relationship with: Oswald of certain,Guban intelligence . rena cnaemeneenmmeesanamnstn - personnel in Mexico City-and the reaction i in Havana within the. Cuban Intelligence Service to the news of the assassination of President Kennedy. The Commission Staff is in the course . of being briefed on the Cuan aapects — it is suggested that the DCI handle any question on the , Mexican and Cuban phases of Oswald's a as "technical © questions" which members of the Sotto can develop , from or : through # their own, stafis with-th activity in Mexico City in September and October 1963. The fe appaly wriate component. i | of the Agency. This: weila se overall assurance that he ha Cc. ; ‘their information completely at the Commission's disposition. : cee ee ee a ee ne erm acetone ne ARR gc oo ee me eect eee re eee me Ree me mm tee mee ti HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 57
ne _ tee rr) —_—_— SEGRET ee ’ . x 10 April 1964 7 Lawl OS ve: ALD Sj Fey 1. English translations of calle made by OSWAEE -~ Russian Embassy: 27 Sep 63 (1037); 27 Sepb3(1626); _2T Sep6a'(1605); 28 Sep ¢ 63 (151); 1 Oct 63 (1031); 1 Oct 63 (a3 0 & (wy 2. English translation of conve between President Dorticos in Havana and Cuban Amb Joaquin Hernandez Armas in Mexico on 26 Nov 63. - 3. - English translation | of conversation between Cuban Am to Mexico and President Dorticos in Havana on 26 Nov 63. : 7 “for FOIA Reyiew on: JUN 1976 | | | oe ee ao omer “RECORD COPY | pene HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 58
HW 53716 104-1 0268-1 0001 ' snation thus obtained is: attached tor thh: memorandum. ' gence interest abroad requires, ‘thersiore, that xecess to the attached > REPRODUCTION MEMCRANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Raaxis LS ” General-Counsel - ~ wat’ s. Commigaion on the ; t $ | j t | SUBJECT: | ta cake an Visa Applicaates Reaction of that Services tothe Assassination of ae I. President Kennedy - | t | | | | | } ! t Low thin the very recent period, this Agency ? has sstablished contact with a well-placed individual who has been in clove aod prolonged contact with ranking oificess of the Caban Direccion General de Intelligencia (Directorate General of intelligence ~ DGI). His knowledge of DGI activities, techniques and personalities ta direct and prefound. This Agency has queried him in detail on, poasible contacts between Lee Harvey CSVALD and the DGI orior.., to the astazsinzation of President. Kennedy. A: report on the Infor= 2. This source te highly Aenaitive and of great, immediate operational significance to this’ Agency. The national counterintcili- report, 23 knowledge of the existence of this source be reatricted, . dy 4 zor the prosent af leaat, to yourself and 2 minimum namber < of, your , on | orale oo ‘ Document humber STI a : 7 22 soy FOIA Review on SUR 1978 ~ Downgraded —- . ; : _by authority | of os AL S ren date a ace 2 LOS Ee P72 : ; jee dp Reb BESET Ps SN oR om 5am Bel- 2 3 57808. DoclId: 32373005 Page 459
HW 53716 a RRB TTON this memorandum aod the atrached veport. 7 4. A copy of this oretioraadum with Ita attachsnent haa been. lox-warded to the 7ederak. Bureag of investigation. ‘Gined} Ecchard elas Richard Heims Deputy Dirsetor for Plaaa Distribution: . we Orig. &2 - Addressee isd 2-ppP" “Ze CECH R&A 2S Originated 3 ain - 13 May 1964. Dowsgraded to | by authority of data , 3,. Aa Ropropriata sensitivity indicator 224 ‘een affined to . i -o Fa ee oT re ee ee ee Docld: 32373005 Page 60
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104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWBITED ° us 1, ‘ ( | Stiachmenk SUBJECT: Lae Harvey OS¥ALD che scmree has no pirpeial Rowlorge of Lee Harvey OSF ALD oye actirting aod domacact bnew sein SOWALD vow oe apn He rst senso SSWALD ee the assassination of Pyesitent _ Rennedy when aS SSWALD's pase. DGI perscanal Srst commented adeut the in ia presence ques day siter lmech, . when a group of cificers ware chaiting. Among thers sas Mamarh Conssiate in iadco Gity, whero he wae tie principal DOI aificer. a VISA mentioned that OSWALD bad gone te the Cuba: Conmmidate ¢ to or three times tm commection with & vine appllestion during Ghether OSWALD bad any contict with VEGA om these sccasions ig net known te ths sources. Howeyer DG officare stationed In consulates custemarily interviow-vise sepiicants to determine if’ ‘they are DGI agesss. If applicants: are, identified aa agents, thei - travel is axpediied. Ciberwise, theyre newly told ta come back ee or wet echtng aba terrractia naraes are sabmitted a ; "assistant, nogelin AODRERIEL Lopes. ut this io strictly con jecture on his pest. The soerce does mnt kiow Stivia OURAN or . corything pertinent shout ez eaves tat phe wae present ie the: an Cuban Smbasey ta Mexico ts Mash 1964, { ites the sows of the ausasaination of President Kennedy ; reached the LOI, orders were issued for all DGL companents in; tha exmtey to sowt sand package all decumenta sccording to whether they were = 7 secreta! fwery socreths "secrete" {everet), ox Cowngiaced t by suthge , dais | HW 53216 DoclId:32373005 Page 62
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104-10268-10001 ‘REPRODUCTION PRORISITED s CRET 23 May 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR) - DC/OPS as SUBJECT 7 Review of” Selectea Items in the .Lee Harvey, OSWALD-File Regarding ; = oe Allegations of. ‘the? CASTRO Cuban oo. | InvOlvement: in” } John. Ps /_SEanEpe Aesassination Cot - |. 1. The atta a Ses So and summary was. written at - - the express request o - David. W. Belin as a follow- “up to Question 3 of his letter to the Agency of 15 April 1975. - 2. The results - as I have already told nim - add. - nuance, not evidence, to what the Warren Commission and . its staff had’ laid before them in 1964 on this subject. Tie results of tha review are stipulated in paragraph 8 . . of the Attachment. Thera-seeamed to be no reason to... _.. a a attach copies of the case reports from the file to this. . kee vee summary. These can be made available promptly, however, i. (ses on request. This summary-does not deal with press,. . Cee magazine and books that dealt with the subject during ~ the period after the assassination. cs 3.. My recommendation: ts to da: with this paper. as rn ee we did with the earlier one.r requested by Mr..Belin on = -  .-.- ‘the unidentified man: let” hin. read the entire summary _ . and then decide 1 how much of. iti “RE. any. is pertinent Se osstst => swoer aby. cecae 34 ’ ‘HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 64
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104-10268-10001 | REPRODUCTION : PROHIBITED SUBJECT : Review of Selected Items in the . ; Lee Harvey OSWALD. File,-Regarding Allega~. tions of CASTRO. Cuban: In John F. KENNEDY -Assass: REFERENCE : -Letter by David We: B8lin to oe Mr. saa Kagche, 15 April 1975, parag 3 S¥ding Public Statement x , attached — . by CAS 1. On Saturday evening, 7 September 1963, . _ BACKGROUND Fidel CASTRO appeared at a Brazilian Embassy reception in | Havana; even more unusual, CASTRO submitted to an informal . interview by the Associated Press ai ———aere Daniel HARKER. - . a Se | 2. HARKER' s interview reached ‘New York on Sunday, , 8 September, and. was in print throughoit the country on ; Monday, 9 September. ‘There: Gan: be: no question from the — ‘37 facts. surrounding the’ CASTR ppéarance, which had not been | ed ~ ‘expected, and his agreement ‘to the interview, that this —— event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get a message. ‘on the record in the United States. HW 53716 DocId: 32373005 Page 66
- — PROIBITED | 3. CASTRO's topics but dealt pringigaay Wi Stes? coriated in ext exact ‘QS ative fashion _ "  ... the BATISTA of his (" ... KENNEDY is times ... the most opportunistic American President of all time ..."). | 2 | 4. The interview also contained an uncomplimentary reference to Senator GOLDWATER and Cuban delay in signing ‘the limited nuclear test ban. There were differences in . the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington-papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated. 5. In New. orleans, where. Lee Harvey OSWALD resided —————— until the niddlecof. -Séptember 1963, the HARKER story appeared in the principal morning paper. thet ines Picayune, on Monday, 9 Sentenberepage-?, under a three-colunn head- “line: "CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U-S. Leaders . Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." The story £ollowea under the: HARKER by-line: oe . "Havana (AP) = Prime Minister — . a : Fidel Castro said Saturday night: 'U-.S.. leaders: would be in danger if they helped os vin any attempt ‘to do away with leaders | ‘of Phi oe - HW 532716 Docld: 32373005. Page oT
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 -PROMIBITED ae ; ¢ a ’ . ae : - . _ SéE T ee 7 at "Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: re prepared to Y am a Pa , in kind. U.S. leaders AS | SF akXO _ shoulda then Qpat if they are aiding terror- a A ist plans Ye eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe." ° ... World affairs _ seemed to be entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but now this trend has changed with _ | ot attacks. } : *'’The U.S. is always ready-to negotiate ad and make promises. which Later: it wilt ‘not honor. This has happened to promises made during the October crisis. ‘They have been broken as can _be seen with new attacks. | | "But I warn this is leading to a very dangerous situation that could lead to a worse \ crisis than October's ...'" 7 6. The New York Times, in its coverage ‘on 3 September, used a UPI wize service report which omitted any reference to the warning and threat which gave the interview its real significance. The Washington Post aidan abbreviated re- - write (9 September, page A-7). which, similarly, omitted . any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. » 8 EC RRL_ CeC4cgg PAGE 65 _ of DocId:32373005 Page 68
HW 53716 ‘aSsassinationthat this CASTRO interview was considered in _ CASTRO warning and threat as reported above. The ‘Yesults 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION aoe * the! Evening Star (of Washington, D. Cer printed_ the HARKER story nearly 4n its ent’ ety in the second section of the v age B-4) and reworded the content of tH@wamcén shteevtev, placing the emphasis on the po- Litteal ase in particular, highlighting the GOLDWATER elements and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States leadership in the middle of the piece. 7. There is no evidence in the files on following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed Headquarters attention ta_the AP stary very shortly after the Dallas killing. More important, the interview appears i N _. omnes to have been forgotten in the contemporary political consid- eration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba. There is no evidence in the Agency records, either, that the Warren Commission staff Ttselt pursued the implication of the CASTRO interview rT LL LIE CEE . in dealing with the conspiracy hypothesis.. There is ‘no Neem esa nena aaa aaa, evidence in the files that anythin along these lines was stated by any other Cuban leader beforé the assassination. ee 8. The: purpose of this review, undertaken at Mr. Belin's request, is to reconsider Lee Harvey OSWALD’s activity on the. assumption that as an avid newspaper reader’ = which we ‘know a from testimony of Marina OSWALD and others”. - “he. read. ‘the cecae3s i 56 BY: COPY NO} Docld: 32373005 Page 69
ET —— BRGIBITED ° ~.0f ‘the review, aanittedly heavily using the 20-—---20 quality ‘of hinds ight,“may: Be ati lated in summary: “atiere* eS inerenent of credible. Pe co a > Fictly, of ° Soviet dayor Cuban political, intelligence efidente,apptying this phrase st or security service involvement in the as- ‘sassination to what was developed and con- sidered by the Warren Commission and its staff. The Commission's finding that . Lee Harvey OSWALD was the killer of | ite 6 oe me eee reo tee nee a te te enh ee een oe ee a He ee ee President KENNEDY and Officer TIPPIT and did them in alone and of his. own. determination stands. a ar 7 . ; b. * “edible exidencs” that would | upset. or significantly modify this judgement -did (and does) not. exist in Washington. But . ee cere een oe such evidence-could exist in Moscow and/or ‘Havana, whose voluntary inputs to the Warren - Commission were minimal in quantity and quality, designed to cover up any admissions of knowledge of, or connection with, OSWALD © which might be related directly: or indirectly’ with the assassination. Therefore, the belief "that there was Soviet and/or Cuban (KGB and/or DGI) connection with OSWALD will persist and . eo eR iecieso. HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 70
oe REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED owe SE ET giNveen a full disclosure Come by these governments £ all elements of reer’ ane cue N ma in the Soviet Union wider — for this contingency. That, _ indeed, was the opinion at the working level, particularly in the counterintelligence com- ‘ponent: in ‘the CIA in. 1964. As was indicated by Mr. Helms in his testimony before the Warren Commission, CIA would. continue .to XS Bl ON SS elements of "credible" ev’ Gee, A ae \) “nuances” in the record that emexge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. » a. CASTRO's warning and threat. of . ‘7 September 1963-=°if OSWALD did indeed read Investigation of the Assassination of President John PF. KENNEDY. Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination. of President KENNEDY. (Washington, 1964), _ ‘hereafter cited as. Hearings, Vol. V., pp. 120 ~ 129. See a . especially P:. 124...°"Mrl Helms: ‘Yes. I. would assume . Z never be closed.'" . ® S a - € . — ; a CbOE%4 HW 53716 DocId: 32373005 Page Fl
HW 53716 PROHIBITED SEGRE T _ ow . ; ust be considered of \ . : ait in New Orleans .m great significance, in the light of the pathological evolution of OSWALD's passive/ ve inakeup after his attempt to kill Gener Si WALKER early in April 1963 and his identification with Pidel CASTRO and the . . Cuban revolution which is directly trace- able as far back as his Marine Corps _ service in El Toro, California. CASTRO's ‘warning and threat, given to AP corres-. pondent HARKER, irrespective of whether there was any formal mandate, or even security service contact with’ OSWALD: by the Cubans or the Russians - Was an act of singular irresponsibility and under no circumstances was excusable as retorsion for what the Cuban emigres were doing during -, the summer of 1963. ; CUBAN CONTACT WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, EARLY 1959 (?) . : : 9. The testimony of.Nelson DELGADO contains an assertion of germinal significance to any réview of the background of hee: Harvey OSWALD! s feeling toward and relations with CASTRO's Cuba. DELGADO was. “Probably, the closest peer group. rr ae Bee /  COCLSge of .Bocld: 32373005 Page 72
104-10268-10001 PRETO a) one 5G Oban diplomatic officials in this coun ry, which DELGADO at first took to be ‘one of his lies, but later believed. '"2 (10. Actually DELGADO's testimony says a lot more of enn eeenmpanemenmennnmntaeeaman ae 2a aa ar te tee tre remem ne ee ce career tne ee te possible operational significance than is reflected. by the ow to have been xun down or developed by investigation. Thus r ence RAEN RRS NN I eT A >. the record of the beginning of OSWALD!s_relationshi Ew with the Cubans starts with. a questi mn mark. a S oO _ll. The period was one of transition - im U. Se =. Cuban ° k _-. pelations after CASTRO’ Ss takeover. OSWALD, and DELGADO at oe "the outset, were CASTRO supporters, OSWALD being particu~ - larly keen about how to get to the: island. DELGADO: testi- fied: , ".... I didn't know what to tell him, so I told him ‘the best thing that I know was to a e cs : j — oo Report to the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President John F. KENNEDY (Washington, 1964), hereafter’ . _ ited’ as Report, p. 687. a 4 HW 53716 Docld: 32373005 Page T3.
~ 104-10268-10001 te REPROBUETION PROGeATED get in } touch with’ a Cuban embassy, you know. But at that. time, th eWto1a him this - we hy with Cuba, you know, Subversion or malintent, aN LHe Cae know what to answer him. I told him to see them. "After a while he told me he was in contact with them eee 7 : o\. _" oee I seen this envelope in his, foot~” locker, wall-locker, and it was addeéssea to, a a ee. _ re naar him, and they had an official seat < on “ite “and” as far as I could recollect eta an tnt Eon LQy? Los Angeles, and he was tell i Sahete was _a Cuban Consul. And just after he ‘started © _xeceiving these letters - you see, he would never go out, but: stay near the post all the time ... | . Baas he had one. visitor after he started receiving letters he had one visitor. It was aman, because I got ‘the call from the MP guard shack, ania they. gave me a call that "OSWALD had a visitor. at. the front gate. This. man had. to: be a: civilian, otherwise they would have ep nin in., “So I had. to find somebody to - 2 HW 532716 DocId: 32373005 Page 74
HW 53716 - 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION there to visit: ‘with this fellow, and they spent ‘ about an hear ana a nad, two hours, talking, o . S | Se SX Y . ae ae the whole thing when he came | oo back. He never mentioned who he was, nothing. "Mr. LIEBELER: How long. did he talk to. . hin, do you remember? - ®Mr, DELGADO : two hours ... + * "8p, LIEBELER: who this fellow was "Mr. DELGADO : No. eee "Mr. LIEBELER: Did you connect this visit that OSWALD had at that time with the Cuban - Consulate? ; .. "Mr. DELGADO : I did; because XI thought it funny for him to be receiving a caller at such a late date - time. Also, up to this. time he hardly ever received mail; in fact he seldom a home ‘pecause Imadeita . en policy, I ust te pick up the mail for our unit. . and distribute i SS ~ rt ‘$he guys in there, and very a 7 seldom. did I eve! oO see one for him. But every so often, after. he started to, get ; in “eontact with ¢. Doclda: 32373005 Page 75
HW 532716 - RAE i | , | NN. . ‘—~ -- these Cuban people, A gett letter | pamphlets and nee ® Ae vee receiving letters, rw a you k os maybe pamphlets, you know, . oa things we get from church, you but it wasn't a church. "Mr. LIEBELER: Were they —— fe Spanish, any of them, do, you know? "Mr. DELGADO : no. | | ES . WN ' oo "Mr. LIEBELER: D oe | Ks ‘SS to believe that these things from the Cuban Consulate? "Mr. DELGADO : Well, I took it for granted that they did after I seen the envelope, you .know ... something like a Mexican eagle, with a . _ big, impressive seal, you Khow. They had dif- ferent colors on it red 3 white; almost. Know. But I can't "Ket at Ry ew it was. in Latin, United, Beg that. I couldn't under- stand. It was LaWin. "Mr. LIEBELER: You don't know for sure whether it. was from the Cuban Consulate? ~ — a os _ are atte FoNSTED Oo ee DocIa: 32373005 Page 76
104-10268-10001 PROMIBITIED o. But he had told me CONS prior, just, cep on that envelope in his thas ne as receiving mail from - , : all logKer . w a we Rio ~ , themg Gnd one Sting he offered to show it to me, oe xo pa wy <e ch interested because at the time we h ork to do, and I never did ask to see that paper again, you know. . : f ‘ | | \ | } "Mr. LIEBELER: Did he tell you what his correspondence with the Cuban consulate was. about? "Mr. DELGADO : No, he didn "mr, LIEBELER: Did he evexGnhai ; that it had, to do with the _conversatQo that you had about going over to Cuba? “"Mr. DELGADO :; No. - The only thing he told me was that right after he had this con- versation with the Cuban people was that he was going to - ‘once he RE out of the. service - he was going to Switzertand oes "3 5 12. OSWALD" 8. application to Albert Schweitzer. College, Chirwalden, Switzer tana, | as dated 19 March 1959, and he was presunabl yy 0, seport there on 20 April 1960. Destined ta - C004 HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 7?
HW 53716 on the male visitor who contacted OSWALD at EL Toro Camp: 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED Cuba. and eh Oe SeeUntered the Soviet Union from © Finland on ne 1959. . ; 13. DELGADO" testimony has the cast of credibility. . Granting that, it is of basic importance to focus. attention and talked with him for between one and co half: to two hours. The event was unique in DELGADO's recolhections, ‘and ‘actually there is nothing like it -. on the record - ta everything else we know about OSWALD's activity in the United States before or after his return to the United States. The record reflects no identification of the El Toro contact. DELGADO's presump- tion is that ‘he was sxdaathe Cuban Consulate in Los Angeles. Assuming that, the aa s Zons are: Who was it, and was - there reporting 2 Bein * to Washington and ‘Havana file on OSWA SS & . é. ; SO SS co wed IDENT KENNEDY'S DEMISE BY COMMUNIST “\, PARTY CELL LEADER’ MORSE BENITEZ ZABOLA, 1962 x 14. Guatemala Station forwarded to Headquarters. on ~. 9 January 1964 a duplicate copy of a raw report by a: U. s. /Cuban diplomatic and consular relations: were, severed \ “on 3 January 1961. ; a ' OSS ® . a, SEC.R DoclIda: 32373005 Page 758
104-10268-10001 “REPRODUCTION — PRORIBITED Se aN ; oa cuatandie shoua a single new party; "We need not ; AS SOO ? preoccupy off @s over the politics of President KENNEDY because we know, according to prognostications, that he will die within the present year, 1962." or an 15. This report apparently had been discounted when | “it was received and. was not forwarded vAiT the Station — ‘ i re-reviewed all of its material after thé assassination. | The ‘file reflects no follow-up or formal dissemination of the report. ENIGMATIC THREATS BY CUBAN THIRD SECRETARY IN THE Enae, 7 NOVEMBER 1963 “16. A sensitive liaison source, reporting after the KENNEDY assassination, indicated that at the Soviet reception - on 7 November 1963, the Cuban Third Secretary, oo . Ricardo L. SANTOS Pesa, discussed the recent refugee raids © on Cuba and their implications with a host-country diplomat, concluding with the admonition: " wee Just wait and you | will see what we: can. a0. -Xt will happen soon." Asked ‘to be more specific, what would t happen soon, SANTOS replied: “gust wait, just wait." 17. ‘These data were passed to the Warren Commission © mo by memorandum, 31 March 1964. SANTOS was reported to have HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 79
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED we ™N . __a history of medical instability and was summarily recalled from The Hague reportedity for reasons related to that fact woo > . . in April 1966. oe 7 ; INTERCEPTED- GonveRsanroivor CUBAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE, LUISA CALDERON APTERNOON OF 22 NOVEMBER 1963 x ~) exico City time, about five hours after-the _ KENNEDY assassination, a Cuban Embassy employee named: ° "Luisa" received a telephone call in Spanish from an uniden™ tified male outside. race 19. The caller asked her if she haa heatd the latest news. "Luisa" jokingly replied: "Yes, of \Sourdey @ knew NG it almost before KENNEDY ... Imagine, one, “two, three and _ now, that makes three [she laughs], what barbarians! ...° — a "20. Both speakers agreed on the seriousness. of the assassination. so stated that the party at ° S Silvia DURAN‘ s had been called off so it would not appear that they were. Gelebrating: sags Yhe death of KENNEDY, nor would : ceoindiae with the burial. Finally she. said anc ai Snes grove that night into the house of a _ doctor (a wongh riend.  2i. ‘Latin hyperbole? Boastful ex post facto suggestion ye of foreknowledge? This is the only item in the. intercept . coverage” of. the Cubans and Soviets after. the assassination —_ that contains the suggestion of foreknowledge: or- expectation. DociId: 32373005 Page 30
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION - PROLIBITEL ; t ’ , 7 4 22. ‘The tenuous, enignmatic character of-the-.conversation | ° is sharply y maniacs by the following facts: _. : prpbabl identi nseonce ope of Intelligence (DGI). Ww) re dad to Cuba in 1964 and was reported " to be working in DGI Headquarters. —————. The DGI element in Mexico city in the ~ fall of 1963 was headed by Alfredo MIRABEL Diaz who’ had arrived on 2 September 1963, formally» . '-as the replacement of the consul’ Eusebio AZCUB: ‘(departed 19. November 1963). “Therdeputy” DGI chief (and as of June 1964, MIRABEL's successor) was Manuel Engenio. VEGA Perez. : - © The "Silvia DURAN" named in Luisa's conversation was’ the receptionist, a Mexican national, who dealt with OSWALD during his known visits on 27 and 28 September to the Cuban - - so : . installation$ in connection with a Cuban visa. application for ‘stay and/or transit. Silvia DURAN is the. sole live witness on the _ record regarding OSWALD's activity in Mexico City. Her. ‘testimony, however, in its entirety was taken and presented, solely, by the Mexican Governmental authorities. A direct | 16 CRET -- C8CERSa HW 53716 Docld: 32373005 Page @1
HW 53716 - REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED RN veal confrontation with ber was requested by the Warren Commission” stafé but rejected by the ae Mexican authorities. It is from Silvia DURAN's atatenenta: hat it was learned that OSWALD be Sam cengaged in a personal altercation on 27 Septtmber with Eusebio: AZCUE. dad. Manuel Engenio VEGA Perez, alias Marcos, and his DGI assistant, Rogelis RODRIGUEZ Lopez, were positively 4 identified in February 1964 by two independent . ‘sources as engaged in the activé development “and facilitation of the training “of. Nicaraguan agents for the purpose of assassinating General Annstasio.SOMOZA. VEGA, it is estab~ lished, was’ on post in Mexico City during OSWALD's stay there 27 September = 2 October "1963. He left Mexico City on 3 November 1963 for Havana. It was reliably reported about VEGA that all individuals going to Cuba, legally ‘or illegally, had to pass through him first. He- 3 took the biographical data and sent it to Cuba oo for name checking, a procedure which normally. took fifteen days.5 5 : ‘For example, VEGA. would have handled the details of the visa action and facilitation of the trip to Cuba via . Mexico city. from 23 December 1962 - 21 January 1963 that Docld: 32373005 Page 82 4
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 Docld:32373005 Page 83 REPRODUCTION ineansausin t wena have Yelated her dealings with Sean FN 2 ye As Net confirmed by intercept, with the data held SS on ene SS DGI, its personalities and methods, in Mexico City. Was it normal for a case like OSWALD's, considering the fuss he allegedly made with AZCUE, for the | ‘applications to be handled solely by a local ‘employee and a lame duck like AZCUE whose slot had been taken by the: DGI chief? Whatever the answer to these questions, “they were not asked at the time. And there remains the more . paeneemnnnctaind fundamental question: accepting the DURAN story on its face, could it ha appened without the knowledge and ; participation of the DGI personnel above cited? This seems unlikely especially because ‘VEGA is later gited by a Cuban DGI defector as. having § stated he was aware OSWALD CASTRO" s overseas intelligence and security service could - have more in its files ‘than was surfacdd in the DURAN rs was taken by Vincent Theodore LEE, the organizer of the Pair Play Committee for Cuba, with which OSWALD established ‘xelations from Dallas during the period 19 April - 2 November 1963. There is an overlap between LEE's and VEGA's travels to Havana during that period: VEGA. departed Mexico City on 6 January for Havana and returned on 13 February 1963.. ; - 18 COPY NO. "PAGE 8 0 a 222
HW 353716 ' 104-10268-10001 - REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED ~ statements., Coming | back to the beginning: Luisa" - “y Luisa CALDERON - a8 a mekber of the DGI unit in Mexico City - uld ve wel. have kendisn something that would make what a setae ber unidentified caller iess a matter of SILVIA DUS ° ' SUBSTANTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF ALLEGED PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH LEE HARVEY - -OSWALD,- 1967 24. The defects viewed in riindsight ¢ of the stiets DURAN testimony already have been suggested above. (In that context of criticism it. would also be relevant to reconsider the implications of the two intercepted telephone conversations on 26 November 1963 between the Cuban President, DORTICOS, and his Ambassador to Mexico, Joaquim Hernandez ‘ARMAS, because the thrust of the conversation dealt with the ques- tion whether Silvia DURAN had been asked about [or been» offered?] money payments by her Mexican interrogators.) (25. As of September 1964 Silvia DURAN gave up her Cuban Embassy job. In the spring of 1967 Silvia DURAN was reported by a Yeliable and sensitiye source to have rN ‘cut all relations with Cubans. Her account, in 1967, Or how she had been taken-into custody and had been fntexrdsatad _ source to challenge or elicit corroborative Sa chat 19 ° os gS Ee ‘pace BAL “ot el ! DoclId: 32373005 Page 64
104-10268-10001 a REPRODUCTION SE ET “she had gone out with OSWALD during his stay -in Mexico City and claimed she ae relations with him. ALLEGATIONS QE: '- CUBAN GOVERRMENT AGENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ALLEGATIONS OF (A): ELENA GARRO DE PRAZ AND ‘(B) tes CONTRERAS,” & dozens of SS a oe Commission reported, "Literally egations of a conspiratorial contact between OSWALD and agents of the Cuban Government have been 7 _ investigated | eee n6 Among these cases, which consumed hundreds of CIA man-hours in, Headquarters aia. abroad a5 and similarly the. FBI in the United Staten was the” Nicaraguan walkin in’ Mexico City, 26 rong Gilberto ALVARADO ugarte. Warren Commission under the cryptograph. “dD. ® , ALVARADO claimed that he had seen an American, whom he identified as OSWALD, receive money some time in mid-September 1963 in a meeting in a patio of the Cuban Consulate in See Report, p. 305 ff. .Some of the others were the cases ' O£ Ylario ROJAS Villenueve in Cozumel and Guadaloupe, : the allegations of Enrique Ruedoldé GONGORA in New York City, the claims.of Robert. Edward GALLANT, Santa Clara Prison. Farm, California, and: the allegations of .Ray DOBKIN' S.. See Report, pp. 307, - 308. 20 SEC T PROMIBITED | 7 7 | | - | =e HW 53716 Docld: 32373005 Page @5
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PAORIPITED oo SE RET Mexico city. ALVARADO's story was ultimately broken by - the. t 1 | i use of the. polygraph\on which ALVARADO showed evidences of deception, and 2 pa beeing ALVARADO's former Nicaraguan = ory is a particularly acute _repre- 28. ie ALVARADO, observed Vase certain elements of the story persist a BSN despite the impeachment of its major prenises. ALVARADO - with red-dyed hair. WY oo OX 29. Elena GARRO de Paz is a mecurial, Narate and Heater eee ey cmnuteneemmamenmmennsnncmmtiened . socially prominent Mexican writer, married, but separated from a high-ranking Mexican foreign service official. She is also the cousin of Horacio DURAN, the husband of Silvia DURAN, cited above. .There is a strong personal a eel eee antipathy between the two women descending from ae Blena GARRO's trenchant anti-Communism, 30. From October 1964, matil his retirement in the fall of 1969, a. U.S. Embassy officer, charles tmowas , persistently kept up a stream of. reports: and memoranda reflecting GARRO’s account of what-hag. actually “ gone on between OSWALD, the - ' - @ubans and<in particular Silvia DURAN in September 1963, including a repeated reference toa Negro with red-dyed hair. So a SE T oan HW 53216 DBocld:32373005 Page 66
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 | Re memo in Mexico prior to the _ assassinson: ‘She was invited by | a Mexican secretary in the Cuban Embassy whose husband is a cousin of the GARRO family [Horacio DURAN]. At the party she saw three Gringos, not ‘Qrinking, not mixing and more or less just. standing around together like three bumps on: a log. They were so obviously out of place that she asked someone in the Cuban Embassy about | them and was told that ‘hey were just passing» through.’ She claims that on “the. way these. three Gringos stood out she took” a good ‘ook ; at them as did her daughter. When the’ assassination occurred and OSWALD": ' picture | was spread into the newspapers, both, Elena and — her daughter immediately said that he was one. of the three Gringos. ‘without a doubt’ at the . party." : . "32. _ GARRO repeated her story to Mr. Charles William . . ‘THOMAS ,'-an Embassy political officer on 10 December 1965: 22 sg BE tr... wearer cs Docld: 32373005 Page 87 pace 84 | td ae pad o 212
HW 532716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRONIGITED uben SGRAW “Temp aais added]. Ruben ; is one of the two eS : eet ne Qe f) RD ‘ahd two other young Americans. At the party Oy she was discouraged from talking with him. Other guests” i : ae ers of Horatio DURAN, who miarried her cousin. She 3 were the Cuban Consul AZCUE, General Clark: FLORES, Silvia DURAN, who she later learned was OSWALD" 's. mistress. while he was here, Emilio CARBALLIDO and a Latin ‘American Negro man with red hair [emphasis added]. In November 1963 when the identity of the assassin became known, she and her daughter went to the Cuban Embassy ..and shouted “assasSins" and other insults at the staff there. ® Shortly ~ afterward, she and her @aughter were visited by a ‘friend, . Manuel CARVILLO (or. CnLVa Ol], then an official in the a Secretariat of ie liens a lon and were told he had orders ‘a shallVana obscure hotel in the center ie we aks Skeet there for eight days under pretext SS? to escort the a of town. Pw that they ere. ger. When she told CARVILLO she wanted to go to the i ‘rican Embassy and explain what she knew of”: OSWALD, she was told that the American Embassy + was full of” Communist spies. 33: On 25 December 1965 and 9 January 1966 ‘in surther interviews with THOMAS , GARRO. and her daughter’ elaborated and “These particulars were not confirmed by independent observers 23 _ at the time. SEC. cocascs. Docld: 32373005 Page 85
7 REPRODUCTION PRERIBITED t eS + SB T | in certain particatars significantly modified her earlier H van account. She’ Cal'so’ acknowledged that she and her daughter had neon itarrioned 3) Embassy officers to whom she claimed not give, a”°very complete story because the they <a OW 2 ly MON offieszs did not appear to give much credence to anything Shey ‘said. : : 34. It éaveloped that GARRO and daughter had | we CN account to THOMAS but had not been subst ested pe Ih uiries. The FBI representative therefore considered tha tter closed —ee . Chief of Station on 27 December 1964 and to the ambassador on 25 February 1965. - 35. . The Embassy Political officer, however, persisted in Bis interviews and reporting: In a memorandum of conversation, 13 July 1966, GARRO _d@engiticg the place to. which she had been taken by CALVILLO as the Hotel Vermont. (This detail checked out, affirmatively:..- -GAREQ was. at the Hotel 23 - 24, 25 = 27 a feaptor 1563. ) In another, on 7 February: 1967; SES GARRO's Sissituaes with the Cubans are set out.. me / ious ingS 3 _ And inal u SSioms: ‘s retirement from U.s8-° Government. a and 28 - 30 - service, the Department of State, at his request; ~ ok 23. “August 1969, disseminated to CIA and FBI: a ‘compilation of NS his reporting of the Elena GARRO interviews. HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 389
HW 53716 ] t 104-10268- 40001 0 er ee ee + SE. ET “36. There the mattex rests. GARRO's chronology of the a events she described. as 5 havin fe} urred_in_the Mexican capital in September 1963. Bever “coincided with the confirmed data of OSWALD ':s: i. mere. Her story, however, had two SS we & a. O's allegations regarding the Negro with the red-dyed hair [this detail could, OSWALD: BY & however, have been gleaned from the Warren Commission's published account of the eS "Dp" case] and b. Silvia DURAN's later claim of a AX intimate personal contacts with OSsW. SY Q 37. Beginning in March and amplified‘in American Consul, Benjamin J. RUYLE, in Tampico developed a le name - . . eontact with a local Mexican journalist, ' Oscar CONTRERAS Lartigue, _who clained to have encountered OSWALD with other pro-CASTRO students at the University of Mexico campus in September 1963. 38. In June 1969 CONTRERAS was interviewed by a cia officer: . KEES OSS oe oo. He.studied law at. the University of Mexico : TAINS ; . ‘for threé year8) approximately 1960 = 1964. He " belongea to a clandestine pro-CASTRO revolutionary |. group atthe University. Regarding the oswanp. - 7 3s : SEC T SO, Dboclda: 32373005 Page 90 PAGE 87. 7 COPY NO. __ ‘REPRODUCTION MIB ITED 212, of .
HW 532716 . day, that night and part _ Plot but kept SEF RSY : Ox Immeddat . OS ; 2 LY BRS : : 39. At this h FBI. knowledge; the matter was turned over to the “PMT if DoclId:32373005 Page 91 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION —-PRORIBITED ow SECR case he was extremely cautious and although he © Lae was not able gk uibling to give dates and RS) names, he ones visited the University ae after the Cuban oe e\ im a visa to visit Cuba. nei Seovirtee regarding pro-Cuban revolut Sen ary groups at the University and was dixected to CONTRERAS and his friend. OSWALD met CONTRERAS and four other persons: as they came out of a round-table discussion held in the faculty of Philosophy OSWALD told the group it was urgent tiat he visit. Cuba and the Cuban Embassy higa-dentea hia a ‘visa. He requested aid from ‘ovsRENAS 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 ‘the next day. OSWALD was very introverted ani d appeared to be slightly crazy. OSWALD laad: 26. ican authorities who determined that “CONTRERAS. was indeed at the University of Mexico but only EcCisei ‘pace 88 COPY NO. 21° of —
RTE for the years 1959 - 1260 and that he had been publicly a associated in protes a ptivsey for the Student Revolutionary work is Yef an in the files on the CONTRERAS allegations. Apart from the unsustained claims made by CONTRERAS Rot his own presence at the University, there is an additional | element that undermines the credibility of his. accounts, OSWALD’ s Spanish, which was barely adequate;'to get him i pals a near the hotel, seems hardly likely to have. permitted “him to ~ carry on for an extended period with Qeptversigy ses student group. , Ye“ t os GOCE SEZ COPY NO. HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 92
104-10268-10001 .- RePRODueTION PAOHOTED 31 January 1964 ) t \ \ or (. TIN _ CA ee XAAZ-2257¢ SUBJECT: A Tran eittted +t. Hacrea err Ween Ex ton developed by CIA on or Lee Harvey CSWALD in Mexico City. .We have incloded in this paper only hard, scbstactive information, Any judgments that are made represent pro- fessional evaluations by individuals who hava worked over the years as specialists in their ‘ields, Speculation, rumor, and vague detail not directly related to CSWALD’s activity - have not been inchaled, —~ 2. Pursvant to our disenasica on on 14 January 1764, I have given the enclosure an appropriate classification, The comprousise of this material in its present form would lead oT directly to the destruction of current sources and methods af ' , this Agency in Mexico and elsewhere, ; le Sa ss “ssetuttom of the information | | ! i i  Docunent Number 509- 509-203, _ (stgnea) " for Feta Richard Helas 4 1A Roviow og | a facia Deputy Director for Plans - ie Enclosure ~_ -  caneem Ko rate . . a, Orig & lo ~ Addressee wiatt V -- )w DDP w/att on _ 1 - WH/3 (Mr, Whitten) w/att” : , 1 «= SR/CI w/atty .. “Chief, CI/R&A wlate/ 7 “ae? CI/RGRoceasde/ 31 January 1964. OS apy | Qai-a91245 ees i dees be | ATT. HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 93 ae ee 256L
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED Information Develosed by CLA an the Activity of bs Lee Harvey CSWALD is SZANCORECO asi 25 Senterber « 3, Octal’ 1956 I OSWALD ts Activinytn Mexico. Cc ity i. On 9 OctaeG the § GIA Station in Mexico City received we the following information fron a reliable ant proven source An American neraed ie OSWALD had coatacted ra the Soviet Embassy ‘in Meciico City on Tuesds; y, 1 October 2963. He had spoken in halting Russiza to the Soviet Embassy guasd, Ivan Wvanovich OBYEDKOV, te whom he said he had visited the Embassy two days earlier, Satur dey, 28 September, Ha asked whether there had been a seply to & telegram that the: Coase with whom be "had spoken, but whose name:he could not recal, had promised, to send to 2 Washington, OBYEDKOV had attempted to cstabliok the entity, of the Conzut with whom OSWALD had tated i had been a das ZAFSOR, then ft it had probobly been KOSTIXOV, OBYEDKOV, DoclId: 32373005 Page 94 pace 135 op
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION oo PROMIBITED OSWALD the telegram had been sent to Washington but no answer nad been received, The informat ion was forwarded a to CLA Hoadquasters ’ AS matters voveatk ho. possibility of ofan identity between the Lee after a check with Sovict Consular personnel, assured . ' i | Now | ' i} | OSWALD wero had apokion. with OBYEDKOV, and preaumably with KOSTIKOV, and the defector returnce, Lee Harvey OSWALD.§ 3. Onid Octobex 1963 CIA Headquarters dissemioated by . . cable the report ia substantially the. form.and in the detail .indicatad above, in para, agraph 1, to the Federal agencies whoze © je isdictional interests had been established by a rovicw of OSWALD 's file; tha Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1 the Depar t= * The CIA file on Lee Harvey. OSWALD was opezod on 9 Decomber 1960 to accormmodate biographic information developed by CLA in response to an inquiry : fora the Department of State on a list of American defectors in Soviet Bloc countries, OSWALD's was _ @mong the names in the list, ‘Tho Department of State inquizy . was dated. Z5. October 1950,. An interim reply was given en CLA -, 03 3 Nowenmber 1960; a a findl reply, on 21 Novernber 1950, © a>ly October 1963 ths contents of ths OSWALD file held by ‘CIA : consisted extircly of press materizia and disseminations _received from the Depertment of State, the Federal  Bureat of - ; Tevestigation, and the Navy Department, * oameb atd Ae, AP nie 2} * ecis io acer, pe Pied Suan fae Nitin So per od = i aint rei ano ea! *  eccaecs “pace 136 212 COPY NO. HW 53216 DocId: 32373005 Page 935
104-10268-10001 “REPRODUCTION PRORIBITED a wes ; 2 2 Naturalization Servic: ‘comment was included in the repart , or obi identical with the f former Marine who had defected to sacnt of State, the Navy Depaz tment, and tho Immigrctioa and ; | tho Soviet\Union in 1959, (The report disseminated by CIA in | Washington on 10 Cctober also included @ physical description . of an individual who was belHeved to have been the OSWALD whan) bad contacted the Soviets in Mexico City, It was echsegas ape > 7 uf - : estoblished ‘y investigation that the descriptien ch dia not permit vos 4. Onthe same day, 10 Cctcber 1963, CIA Headquaxters gent a lengthy ceble summary to the Mexico City Station of the oo backs ground information held in the Headquarters! file on eal WALD, Ax instruction wes inchrled for the Mexico City Station to passa the substance of its 9 Ceteber report to the local represertatives of the same Federal departments aad ageaciés . that had been given the information in Washington, Thia . instruction was immediately carried out, tn this manner the information on OSWALD 'a, coztact with she § Soviets on October was passed in Mexico Cisy to ‘the Embassy; the FBI representative, “ths Naval Attache, aad te the office of the. Immigration snd ‘and. '. Naturalization Service. There were no requests. from yecirents of the report =thor information or for follow-up i iaves sigatton, gi wee a . soeum on am - WARS peered a - oe — ) = | — HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 96
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRORICITED 5. Aiter the assassination of President Hennes ay and the | i ! t t 7 als oe the Cubes Gosduiate la Mexico City and had talked there See clase, a Mozican national, named Silvie , - DURAN. After the assassination and the publicity about Leo i OSWALD, Slvia DURAN had tole a numbes of relatives ang firtonde that she had talked to OSWALD about a Cuban visa. a | Silvia OURAN and hez husband, Horasio DURAN Navazzo,. were | detainee and questioned by the Mexican police fsdma 23 to 25 November 1963. i | "6 After giving some of the details of her own. personal - background - she is an adraitted Leftist sympathizer and had’ formezly worked for the > Mexican-Cuban Institute of Culmzal , Relations ~ Silvia DUSAN said that when she firs t heard of the ~~ death of President Keanedy a6 ecn depressed ang thought the assas sin ain have been’ mais When ske learned that he was cat the "pale play for Guba Garamittea" - she did net b ies 7. She + sized Sbett the case to her husband and when she heard the name of Lee OSWALD } seenticned, she recognized itas eer! j WARRING NOTICE 1 ) | COPY NO. . HW 532716 Docld: 32373005 Page 37
i "REPRODUCTION * PROHIBITED the man who had come to the Consulate about two months before to gota visa to transit.© ~ his way to the USSR. She he hag ¥Stonged OE Y ONS ° . ‘ i . . - . her fide” on | hiva In the: Con: sular archives and from the desciitive - ¥ data, sha AE euro it was the same man, He was short, bland, ° - poorly dressed and his face got red when he 1, He was denied a Cuban transit visa because he did not yct have a Sovict ro) iy p ry 9, - n an ood visa, and he was told'to get the Soviet visa first, but.it was noted. ad that this would take about four months. ‘Ske had asked the Cuban .- Consul himself, ‘Buseblo AZCUE, to talk to OSWALD and they had an 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 f irom Moscow . about the Soviet yisa. Thes amegtternocn ‘OSWALD had come. bak again and she ~ Re the same thing. ‘sha’ 2 gave OSWALD 2 slip pe > Hn C and telephone number on NSE 8 it in case ase HOR got nis soviet visa. He did not call back, she sald.. 8. Silvia DURANS husband, Horaclo DURAN Navar ro, gave essentially the same story, ‘as he had previously ‘heard it from - his wits aiter the assassination.’ He had never had ary personal _ - contact with OSWALD. Te Ss ROUCE law METHODS: sINvOLY— a “ARIE > | _ WW 53216 Doclda:32373005 Page 98°
_ ‘REPRODUCTION | | | | PROMIBITED ~ ¢ ._ “ : “ ~ from 27 to 29 Noveraber BUS che did not change or add materially ) to her story chon OswarD, ak protect, which the Mexicans zejected, 9. Siivia DURAN wes reiaterregated by the Mexican police | | | i t - Wesraxeliahly informed thet'on day after DURAN!'s release, Cubsa PrebidossBORBIEGS « guszicd - HERNANDEZ about his revost, HERNANDEZ eestizmasd. that there bad been an altercation between CSWALD and Consul AZCUS, DORTICOS made a pereictent but: unauccessful effort to deter: rnine from HERNANSEZ whether ‘the Mexican authorities hed apestione’ Ms 8. Duan bout. money, or thought that the - We confirmed ze ras which have a bearing on Mzs, DURAN's account: , a. 27 September, In mic~afternooa, Silvia DURAN _ . informed the Soviet Embassy that a mals Atnerican citizen. cae had requested a visa ta transit Cuba on his way to the - HW 53216 Doclda:32373005 Page 99
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 | RE RGDUICTIR pegiiBiTeD Soviot Union, talked with at thee Soviet Consulate, Also, she indicated that the Cubon Consulzte coula graxt bia the visa and DURAN received 2 confir mation from the Sovict: EGbaley that the American had been to the USSR installation, He We. abington indicating thzt he > had been long 2 wafting a 7 by visa for himself and his wits to go to ths USSR, No I. green . a - answer hed come from Washington; however, tha waiting period was somctimes four or five months, The “American also had a letter attesting that ke was a member of a pro- - Cuban organization but he had imed that the Cubans would not give him a visa unlbea 1 ho had already received a Russian visa, _ - . ° SS Although the American, was still at the Cuban - . Ye Av) Consulate, ee repeated that ene doula not give - him a transit visa unless 2 Soviet viaa was forthcoming, —_ notwithstanding the Americanis wish to go to Cuba to Tet |__eamoas inveted I 8 0G BOL Docld: 32373005 Page 100.
_ REPRODUCTION “PROUT DURAN, tho ce. 28 September, Si iivin DURAN wa was. again visited === a - . aN at the Cubzn Embassy in Mazico City by the American . secking a Cuban transit visa, Mrs, DURAN contacted.at eC least two members of the > Soviet 1 Bimbaasy and. & facittgartd 2 direct conversation between exe of the: Sevists ‘and th American, Gonversing i in poo Russi oe “American ; ' "stated that he already had been to the Sovict Coasulate and had loft anaddresa. The Sovict official seplied that ” he was aware’ of that, The American 8 aveste that he had not known his address then, and he had gone to the - Cuban Embassy to ask for fhe address, becouse they bed it. The American thea acceded to the Soviet official's invitation to come by and give'ghem ¢ the aderesa. a 1 Cetober, ‘In mid-morning an unidentified individual, speaking brok en Russian, contacted the Sovict  - ne : Military Adacko in Mexico City, Es said he had beon to HW 53216 DoclId: 32373005 Page 101
104- 10268- 10001 zevious Cxturday (28 September) and ~S hed talked with 2. Coust t tac Brebassy tho 5 no hed said they would senda telegram | to Washingtoan bad there been a reply? He wos: seferzed to the  Condialae e for the informatian, State, and the Federal Burcay of is stinatio @. 1 October, Sco para: zaph 1 above fox Lee = a OSWALD 's contact with the Soviet: Consulate. U, Vetoriy Viedivsirovich NOStTiZcv “? S : . . . 23, Bis believed: that the Seviet off ficial ai whom OSWALD dealt ia Mexico City was Consular Attache Veleriy . Visedimirovich SHOSTESO ,» born ln Moscow, 17 March 1933, A photograph of KOSTIKOV is attached, In his lettor cf | 9 November to the Soviet 7ousuiste in Washinston, OSWALD ‘Bh Comrade KOST ant, {sic} 9§ the wrote about bis naetings s- Sovict Uniorh in 2 Mexico © Mexiso," There is no official of the Soviet E Brbaeie “Mexico City with a name resembling ‘MSOSTIN", othy Ben Consul me STIAOV. a - _ oF. 4a KOSTIXOV. ia the sexicr ficer of five Sovict “Gonsulaz representatives who coal with visas and relate Goeerig COPY NO. HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 102
oe © _CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (_ RECORDS-OFPIGee - mnbveorrsnrare atin “£37 a pagetwor ibe SENS)" TIZE: Ke} s DIRSCTOR . —t am ROM + MEXICO CITY 036 oor Signed: \CTION: C/SR 5, “(MRS BAGLEY, SR, “MR. REICHIAROT, WER: ANGE: hahy - “COPIES ISSUED AT 0030, 24 Nov 6 NFO: ADDP, C/CI, c/cifers, Fly, C/WH2, D/OS'2, VR Note: If destruction, cite =~ we reasons and coordinate 3) —— ee if SPPFOPE}®LGe SECRET 2494062_— loans 728 | CONDUCTED onl 6 APR 19; , rf P nr ao « i EAQWMPOET Ct By_O/a2 oF - Tu Dp. PR OV IDED BENOD. “SUFFICIENTLY DEFINITIVE. SUNNARY OF LOCAL S927 L6 CONTACTS IVAN GAVRILOVICH ALFERIEV (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, | INFO FROM LIENVOY). 18, 19, 23 NOV 6@ CONTACTS WITH ENRIQUETA GOMEZ OF GOM RE EXTENSION OF COURTESY PERMIT FOR SELF RENAIN IN NEXIS ' 10) 1 Noy 6@ WITH FNU VARELA RE DELIVERY OF ‘SUBJ"S FURNITURE. . 3° NOV 69 AND 7 MAR 61 WITH JUAN SEDILLO RE INSURANCE SUBJ CAR. ~ /§ NOV 6% SERGIO DURAN OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK RE PICKUP OF HONEY. 14, 15 NOV HUMBERTO GONZALEZ RE PICKING UP NEW CAR.. 25 -28 NO SUBJ TREATED Af SANATORIO REFOR MA “USUALLY USED BY SQVS) BY WELL KNOUN Lent DR. CARLOS NOBLE HOYO WHO USED FREQUENTLY BY sous. “as DEC ITH THIRD SEC CUBAN CULTURAL ATTACHE | TERESA PROENZAS RE anaes PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ROLANDO CUBELA PRESIDENT | OF -cusal EUS” 18 FEB AND 26 MAR 61 WITH DENTIST DR. LESLIE VALERY G}\GPPOINTMENT FIX SON'S TEETH. VALERY -) Dal- -2€494¢ FREQUESTLY USED 8Y SOVS. 1 MAR ARRANGES WEETING WITH IGsaCiO AcIst a No Morey YIOy 207 shone: v: ° a i~ 3 a = = c t 3 a > 4. ~ = Ze if NS alee _ BES ABL INN oured “Es LAGUNES, PROMINENT PRO COMMIE AIDE OF GEN Lazaro CARDENAS. 28. MAR FNU FEMALE: NANJARREZ ene ie NOWIT OR BELIEVES BE ANER TCA» Di 800°S-4 1 a oy aoe | pernODUCTON BY OTHER THAN THE ‘ISSUING OFFICE tS PR pelea ni _ wy ye Hi Bt COFY NO. . DoctId: 32373005 Pagé 103
a - _ erent CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TALKS FAMILIARLY WITH Su8J AND INVITES HIM TO PRESS CONFER TURE AT HOTEL REFORMA Ace A CURAN TO SPEAK. S MAY WITH GuaAbaluce ‘PEREZ MACIA OF GOBER NA CEON RE OBTAINING ‘UNDETERN INED) VISa. & OSCAR SANTAELL Ap FORD SALESMAN. 7? JUNE wird AND FU ‘PERES™ “OROZCO, ‘DODGE SALESMEN. 2 AUG CALLS _ JUNE AND 6 guy JUAN GARC. [ROGER OR™ “RosERT: KATZ OF “* FRANCE PRESSE” To INVITE to “SOVENB PRESS CONFERENCE. YS Yay AND 16 JUNE 1962 CALLS EDMUNDO JARDON OF PRENSA _ LATINA TO GET TOGETHER. 14 JUNE ASKS SPEAK WITH DR. GUILLERNO- MONTANO ISLAS, PROMINENT MEXICAN PRO: CONMIE LEADER WELL KNGIt Hes. 22 JUNE HE AND TASS REP ANATOLIY PAVLENKO INVITED. TO LUNCHEON BY MEXICAN PRESIDENT’S PRESS SEC HUMBERTO ROMERO. 25 SEP IS INVITED TO LUNCHEON WITH DR. IGNACIO CHAVEZ, RECTOR AT UNAM. 3 DEC ACCEPTS . INVITE ATTEND BUFFET FOR FRESS ON BEHALF CARL J. BI@alL, U.S. | NEWS AND VORLD REPCRT. 23 JAN 6&3 HORACIO CHANCACL INI OF UNITED . “NAT IONS POST PCNES HIS appetnnenr WITH SUBJ. 19 FEB FNU SABINO CASRERA oF INSURANCE. FIR RE -RAYNENT S. 8 MAR INVITES CANADIAN NEw SPAPERMAN JOHN. “aL Tus To ‘ead DINNER. 38 APR APR REQUESTS APPSINTEENT | . . i ry WITH R ICARDA: POERY ‘cenvannes, ORIEN. LERPSST SUR NAL Ist IN aren te eee aaa Sat " /CL OSE FREQUENT seers 15 AND ty" RY TALKS, Wika. NEV YORK - “a i KENNEDY WHO INVITES. SOB DINNER Be BE BAY. 18 £aY TIRES REP PAUL K DIRECTOR. OF vOZ DE MEXICO AND ‘PCM CENTRAL CONMITTEEWAN ANUEL: . TERRAZAS GUERRERO, ASKS $u33 FOR SOV FINANCIAL SUBSIDY." 23° MAY” oe  SUBY CALLS JOHN RETTIE (SEE MEXI 4743). 14 JUNE: ‘CALLS VELL NOE pe “yEe nei: an - LEFTIST CLEMENTINA BASSGLS TO INTERVIEW HER. Ma Oct INVITES © EX? LQUE LougeT OF EXCELSIOR TO SOVEN2 RECEPTION BEKALF. COS eONAuTS. - Losi _PROXISTTED. Bisbee HW 532716 DBocld: 32373005 Page 104 RS ee ne we rm ee ee ee ee
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104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED . aN . . —_ . Cet io - DOG. MICRO. SER” | May 151975 | A7/ wa, eo | MICROFILMED | TO :° Director a Federal Bureau-d2) ‘Investigation . ttention: ae Beste Papich ‘\ NN ae as Attachkaent nis ‘resume of the observed stele ctizities of Valeriy Viadimirovici® ZcSTIXCOy and Lyan Cayrilo so! AGIPalLZSRIEY as reported by ie sources in Mexico City, consul “ Reation was given to,KOSTZ t Suk. no (utes 23 _Saptender__ tm Maes yeas Sct—< 7025, 25 Novenber 1563). ALFERIEV trav— adew|  ‘Slled with XOSTIXGY to Northern ezico during the early part AME beew cf September 1583. ‘Source reported that. dering the period yecuteel under review the observed activities aM \ZoO3TIZ¥ and ALFDRIEV | Jorsious appeared to be vormal, 23 did the activ o2 the entire t : Soviet Enbaasy complement. : 3. Forwarded as Attachu@at. Bia a resune of tolephozs calls placed to and fren ther. ‘Soviet. Eabasay on the afternoon of 22 Neventer,. Anal OL. Lealls: ‘mage-the morning of 22 Noveaber and the * Yand: af terndes oz 23 November re~ ‘vealed no pertinent : 3. Technical survat: ot the homes of several known ’ and suspected Soviet iatelligence officers produced no perti- nent information. 4, Forwarded a3 Attachment C is a lst icentizying ‘the: , Soviets whose names appear in Attachsents A and B. 5. Because ‘ef the oxtrene sensitivity of the enclosed information, we urge that the source data and the information be given the most seeure haadiing possible. This-information ia for background use only and may not. be disseminated without . . permiseion from this. Acency. a “Decumant Number 0-40 \97- 622 for FOIA Reyieis on APR $76 cscI-2/778,881 : “GLASSIFIGATION REVIEW ; _. Os -a8%a¥6, HW 532716 Docld:32373005 Page 107
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 wa/Zfiexico/Terry Ward:ard Distribution: : . - Addressee 1 = RI (201~289248) 1 = CI/LIA eS 1 = CI/R&A - oS CI/SIG sf orig. &. a) SSE ~ REPRODUCTION. “PRORISITED DoctlId: 32373005 Page 106 REPRODUCTION 27 Novenber: BASICS: UE ~7050 MESXI-~7038 MEXI~7036 HEXI~7034 MEXI-7032 HO PROJECT PROHIBITED 1363 i (IN-87292) (18-67253) (1-87237) (1N-67231) (15-87198) » GeC20Ze | “PAGE 149 ot 212_ COPY HO.
104-10268-10001 Oo REPRODUCTION » POBETEE 18 November 0857 - Alferiev enters > Eemsoy alone Cheparture not E noted) { | i i | t { { | | 1656 =: “W711 Beatin departs alone | i 1759 - Koatikow enters alone 19 Novenber 1210 ~ Alzeriev enters Zubassy alone 1312 - Alferisv departs with Garmaschev- 1352 - Alzertev and atmascher return 1415 1333 Stor departure ‘not noted) cm . 1653 - Eootinow pabers Blece 20 Hovenber No coverage. 21 November a papas pith vite MO RE EIEN | 0852 Alferiev ente: Peer ooo HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 109 Oo .
HW 53716 104-10268-10001. enters alone REPRODUCTION ‘PRORIBITED 4 enters alone ; , ; departs alone 1 enters) alone departs with Shubin : - departs alone ; = | enters Don Shubin . , | { departs alone enters. alone 22 November enters Embassy alone enters alone has discussion with Shubin departs with Shubin enters. with Shubin 0915 — Xostizov 0917 - Alferiev ‘0949 — Alfertey 1133. = Zostikov 1206 — Alferiey 1240 = Hoatizoy 1310 1341 . 1353 = Aitertey 1427 - Xostikov 1630 ~ Kostikov 1, 0853 ~ Alfertev 0904. ~ Xostikov ' 1005 - Kostikov 1016 + Xostikov 1028 - ‘Kostikov. 1030 - 1250 ~ 1302-1312 - Kos ti kev speais tn: garden with Kazantsev , -1336 = . Kostikey departs with” Shubin, Shpakevich, Toryein, driven by Kalinin 1403 | - » ALL above return ; “SOE DoclId: 32373005 ‘Page 110 “C0C2l 24 COPY NO.
104-10268-10001 i { i 1539 1130 1153 1200 1240 1410 1425 1430 1440, 1100 1207 REPRODUCTION PROKICITED xbst kov talk ring in sarden wita Alferiey, Amdreyev, asd Burygin Sestikev departs in car with family Alf?eriey dopatts alone Alfersey “enters 8 ne . ; ee rertev copitage ne ~\Sigerten. dated: alone Wee xostinbv enters alone . 23 November Rostikov speaks with Kazantsey and Shubin» Kestikoy departs with Xazantsey and Shubin Alferiev ente ra alone. Xostikov, Kazantsev and Siubig, ‘puter Rostikov iar vyolleytatt vith-Yatskov, Smubin, . =a se Xostikov ponent and Slavnov ; Xostikov departs with Siubin and Romanchenko Alferiay . departs alone 24 Novenber “Alferiev enters Eabassy alone: - Kostixzov enters w saeite ‘and Shubin PaNerTED HW 53216 Docld: 32373005 Page 411
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED 1326 - Alferiev departs wit Shengaley 1410 ~ Alferteyv enters: with Suéhgalev ean 1449 + alzenfey, jEostixov, Kazant ey and 3 unidentified Soviet visitors: separ G's car) Wok! ys . - rane ee oe | HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 112 ener | ee ce
HW 532716 104-10268-10001 ” 1334 - Reporter requests statement. Unidentified Soviet a we REPRODUCTION PROHISITED 22 November coverage follows: .. oo 1250 — Cuban Consul. Alfredo. Mtrabsd Diaz asks to speak vith VYatskov.. Latter apparestly unavailable and . : Koatikow comes: on line. wit}-following conversation ensuing ‘Seathietorey i? OSs. Forgivguag: 207 arriving late. MIR: Did you recover the suitcase? ‘xOS: Yes MER: ‘Then it was arriving on the other trip. _ KOS: Yea uIR: I called to tell you the 2ollowing, that regarding that matter that we had talkad atout, to see if - ’ , we would spend Sunday in Chapultepee Park because my wife is preparing some food to eat there. KOS: I’m sorry but I’ve just sade plans for another : . trip. and I'm leaving this very: aay. co. please forgive me for not being” able: to go with yau. HER: I'd like to talz.to Pavel. Yatskov. ‘SOS: Wait a vaimtte, hati cone ace” ; ead HIz: Iz hats ‘busy I°ks, eas bia later; but 1°12 be - available for they bi half hour at telephone Ho, 11-28-47. EOS: 0. K. ; nale: refuses. 1323 ~ Female implies to: Kukharenko that the Soviet Ambassador hag. said to nake., Ag statenent. ; . 1445 « Yugoslav. Ambassador - vighov calls and speaks with Soviet Anbasssdor. Bazaroy ‘an\Rassian. Talx brief<ly about ate : SEI other what: they know, which —GOC2 ee Docld: 32373005 Page 113. “pace 24. 154 of 212 COPY NO. __ ————_—_——<— ~
- REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED @ 22 opears to de. only vhat tary yoo froma tire radio. 1558 < identified wosan, advises Ssviets of acsaszsination. - 2844+ Unidentified ‘yeporter ass for Xazantsev, advised pats Sozantss me will be back Yorday, 09259~i200. 1 VecNsks for tukharenks, told he. isn't my 1652 _ unidentitied female reporter told Soviet Ynbessy : not working today, Saturday or Suncay. ‘1715 - Raporter calls for statement. “one given. — Sazvantsevy cails his residence, personal call. 1744 — Reporter told to call back Monday. | aad “4 gi ‘ Unidentified male asks for’Leonov, Not in. | above calis again ce bw =) ql ou. i] - Reporter told call back Nonday..."” earn OO HW 53716 poctd: 32373005 Page 114
104-10268-10001 BT ‘REPRODUCTION en PROBIITED ATTACHMENT C TO CSCI=<-3/773, 351 . 3. ivan Gavrilovich ALFERIZV - Pravda Correspondent 2. Yaleriy Vladimirovich KOSTIECV = Attache Consular O?fice 3. Aleksey Ivanovich. GARMASCHEY ~ Consul 4. vatalig slrtsovien 5 SauBEN - Attache — = ad 6. Boris Spo KAZANTSSV - Counselor i 7. Viadimir’ Ivanovich SHPAXEVICH - Third Secretary 8. Vladimir Ivanovich ANDREYEV First Secretary . an 9, Viadinir Vasilyevich TURYGIN - Third Secretary 10, Davel Antonovich YATSKOV = - Attache ll, Vladimir: PORZHUNOY - Code Clerk 12, Gennadiy STROGANOY - Radio Operator 13. Nikolay Petrovich SLAYNOV | =~ Code Clerk - 14, Vladimir ROWANCHENEO— second Seeretary 1S. Lev Yedorovich SHENGALEY eso anaizies Comercial — 16. Oleg Haksimovich NECUIPORENRD © = ‘Yice Consul - _ 1%. Sergey Semyonovich XUKHARENEO - Seca na Secretary; So- 18. Nikolay Sergeyevich LEONOV  ~ qnirg Secretary HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 115
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION - — PROGIBITED ~ rE PSQE  rpelosure B | | | 22 Eovember coverage of Soviet tuesssy novmal. 22 Havender coverage . fore 1230 - Docta:32373005 HIR: Did recover the suitcase? PROKE Te ~ Cuban Consulalfreds haratal Diaz 33ks to speak with Yatekow. Eatter” ax atly unzyailable and . _ instixoy \eones on line with following conversation , enseing): familiar form eu" ; - BOB; “Faxive » ne Gor arriving late. KOS: Yes WB: Then it was arriving on the other tzip.. : a . 563: Yes MIR: J called to tell you the following, that regarding that satter that we had talked abou2, to see if ‘ we would szend Sunday in.Chapultepec Park because i ny wife is preparing Soee tood to eat thers. : ECGs - {"a sorry bat-I've just nade. plans: Yor another trip and I‘a leaving this very cay. So please torgive ne for not. deing able to go wita you. . BERS a like to tal: to Pavel Yatakov. ROS: . Fait a niaute, kell come now. (sa: if he's busy I*11 call hin later, Sut I'll ke | a aveilaole for the next half nour at telephone wos: 9. KR . eG Reporter requests statexie: nicentitied Soviet gale refuses. | a ; aes Feasle inplies~ to > Runaromis that the Soviet Anbassador has said tormake. no statesent. , ; Zugoaizy Ai Janded Tiahov calls and speaks with Soviet Cip-iissian, ‘Talk oriefly ubout eaca other what (they SOs ‘which | _ COPY. NO. Page 116
nT appears to be only what they got from the radio. 1550 - Unidentified woman advises Soviets of assassination. 1644 — Unidentified reportas: ‘asks for Kazantsev, advised that Kazantsev - not in, will be back Monday, 0920-1400. 1645 = Unidentitied male asia for Kukharenko, told he isn't Unt Seti fied: renal’ Sorter told Soviet Zabassy not working today, Saturday or Sunday. 1652 - . 1716 - Reported dils for statement. None given. ~- Kazantsey calls his residence, personal call. 1744 ~ Reporter told to call back Monday. | 1750 - Unidentitied male asks for Leonov. Not in, 1755 + above calls again , - = Beporter told call back Monday.” ' PMID. | So ‘ HW 53216 DocId:32373005 Page 117
104-10268-10001 20. 2 Tene ee ee Mikolay Sergeyevich LEOnOV— “REPRODUCTION PROTED Ivan Gavrilovich ALYERISY, “= Beavda Correspondent Yaleriy Vladinirovich KOSTIXOY — Attache Consular Office Aleksey Ivanovich casnitcisy ~ Consul Vitaliy, Borisovich. sustl = Attache oe Yuriy nat Fi = Chauffeur . Yiadinir Ivanovich SHPAKSVICH - Third Secretary Vindinir Ivanovich ARDREYZY Viadinir Vasilyevich TURTGIN Pavel Antonovich YATSXCY Vladimir PORKHUNOY Gennadly STROGAECY Nikolay Petravich SLAVIOY (= First Secretary i - Attache _= Code Clerk =~ Code. Clerk Lev Fedorovich ae Taplozee, Oleg Uaksisovich BORENEO: - -~ Vice Consul | 4 -Aepaaetcn  PRORIB [MED HW 53216 DocId: 32373005 Page 1136 _= Third Secretary Secret: “viet Ingoraation ; : Pace 153. of 212 ‘COPY NO.-
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRORISITED ene G wie st pak | 723 JULI. . MEMORANDUM FOQA1 Mr. J. Loa Rankin General Counsel . - President's Commission on tha ; Assasainatioa of Prealdent Nennedy. “ SUBIECT: . . LeasHarvey Oawaid 2 . em “Ny . Dobe “ll. Mr. James Liebeler of your ataff phoned ; me last friday and requeated thas Cr urnish the Commission with an affidavit , Faopecting tho’ o: taka d clycumstances of a photograph of an yaitnows Individuals ‘wich was furniuhed by this Agency to . the Fedasa? Bussey ob Divestization on November 22,°1963. . | INN y 2 f Srwarding an aiiidavit with this memorandum which I trust will satisfy your necds. Hecause of the extrema sensitivity of the souzce tavoived, Ihave retrained from adding iurthor detalla. A. 3. Che Central Intelligonce Agoncy recommends that a” this shotograph not be reproduced In the Commission's report,. - because it would jeopardize a moat confidential and productive operation, In addition, it could be embarrassing to tha Indis . ‘yidual (nvolved who as far as this Agoncy is-aware, had ne . connection with Lee Harvey Oswald or the pasosaination of ’ President Kennedy, ora 4, In view of the above, a sensitivity indieatoz has been . gfilced to thla cammauniecation. . . ; PO ag N My eaet et ot Pas So - Richard Helms Deputy Director for Plana Attachment - a/s . PROGBIMED. eT Oo . dD I51 HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 119
HW 53716 104-10268-10001 Distribution: Orlg & 1 « Addressce 2°DDP 1 = CI/R&A/Oswald zo 1 + CI/R&A/Dooley »~ 2 WH/Whitton » CI/R&A/Doolegpra™ \Qor | REPRGOUETIOR PROGMBITED Docld: 39373005 Page 170 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED 7 wulel of pace 161 12_ , COPY no.
PROHIBITED | 20 February 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CURE. SUBJECT: — Documents ‘Available in OSWALD's 201 File * | - ® il A machingdvéting o of documents officially recorded as being in OSWALD's 201 file wa quested and is attached. The actual machine work of this wee begun in 1963, but a few items of previous dates were also recorded. ; 2. A comparison of the documents physically available in the 201 file and those recorded as being in the 201 file has shown that 37 : documents which should be in the 201 file are not available init. This total is made up of: : .. 2 dispatches 7 memoranda from the FBI 1 CSCI 2 State Department documents : ; 25 cables, «| , oat 3. Machine inquiries ‘for the location of these documents have .- “Dae not been made. ST ; : iene Number oat 513-Si0 | % “. ' for FOIA Review on SUN 1976 - PeaeTeD. * ae “ D oA 7 HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 121
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HW 53716 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRORIBITED fe - ; |  YR2Y ny ~. —_— XAAZ-ALSTS (an Mas C. Y- | I | \ MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Lee Rankin - | 8 | SUBJEST: Information in CIA's Possession ! ae Revaxrding Lee Harvey CS¥ALD Ut "Byker to Nowermber 22, 1563 22 “Transni tool | a 7“ : a oe ae barren Coma! Pare rae refers to your letter of February 22, 1964 addressed tne. Director of Central Intelligence which bas been Das to me ior reply, . 2. Paragraph three of your letter requested the Agency to suoply the Commission with a report on information in the Agency's possession regarding Lee Harvey COWALD prior to Movember 22, 1963, The request was predicated upon the © footncte on rage two of CIA's report to the Commission dated 31 January 1964, entitled: ‘Information Developed by CEA on . the Activity of Lee Harvey COVALD in Mexico Gity, 28 Sep= tember - 3 October 1963", ‘the err "Bneet-dated 9 December 1360. The « extize dossier carries the security classification of Secret axt consists of thirty documents’arranged in chronological order, On the basis of clearances from the Federal Gureau of Investigation, the Department. of State, the Depastient of Navy, and the Immigration and Maturalization Service; who. were queried by us after the receipt of your letter, wel are -- able to make available exact copies of all materials i tee , tile. ep to early Cetober 1963, These inclofe: . “a ~~ S, 590-25. Document Number =< + MEAS JE6LTS OUR OF ctrt ede for EOIA. Review on SUN 1976—-5> = F bo ATT 9 F ae BSG l PES eee SIPS go 29 DHS ce Een REPROBUETIO x | | ; i : : - 7 - hee Docld: 32373005 Page 1275 , y
‘104-10268-10001 po REPRODUCTION pe PRT a, Seven documents received from the Federal Bureau of Investigations ee Ben docussite received from the Department - - && One document {a rame check request) &ors the ‘Immigration and Naturalization Service, e. Four newspaper clippings, £. Five internal CIA notes, aN\ ge CIA report dated 31 Jannaxy 1964 to the Gommission which covers all substantive develormenta affecting CIA. in the matter of Lee Harvey CSW LD from 9 Octover to ; 22 November'1963,.The report, i icated the cdisseminations ir , of information. developed: by: ClAtKat were sade to other , Federal agencies during that period. This itera, as was pointed ont at 8 time, ris particularly sensitive and bears appropriate se: bitivity indicators. 4. You will note that almoat all of the documents carry rmarkings required for CIA's internal records processing, A few of the papers contained the names of our employees or identifications. cf specific organisational components. We have taken the Hberty of blocking out these items as they do not bear on the | substance of the Commission's request. ; Richard Helms ' Deputy Director for Flans Original & 2, ~ Addressee , ae! 2 C/CI/SIG._ owe _l..DDP Subject.” - C/CI/R&A \ - DDP Chronox. oy le C/WH/3 {OF Ln 201-289248 ‘ . ~ C/CI . CLRGRoceazie/7468/ 4 March 1964 (Inventory of documents. contained ey : in file attached for all but atxesace) | QO 2SIAF45 2 eS 38 ens - HW 53216 Docld:32373005 Page 124
HW 53216 104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PRORIBITER Inventor of Documents Contained in OSWALD Dossier F Forwarded to the Commission > Jle ‘State Telegram 3 Now 130g, October 31, 1959. (Confidential) Y w /2,. Newspaper. Asticle from the Sasinston Post, Noverber 1, 1959 vy v3. CYLEN: Tnter'ual | Nota dated 2 _ November 1959 {oral FBI name - chs request) and. NR reply ly dated 4 Noveraber 1959 (Confidential) ~ * “4/4, F aw Sexvice Dearpatch 234, November 2s 1959 (Confidential) / ava 1» v6, State Telegram 1448, November 9, 1959 (Confidential) a -¥ /%, Newspaper Clipping from Washington Post, November ex 16, 1959 + 8, Newspaper Clipping from Evening Star » November r 26, 1959. --%, State Tdegram 1358, November 9, 1959 (Confidentiad, a : | t \ + v9, OBE 49478, 25. 5. May 1960 (Confidential) ote “ Ltd. Internal CIA Biographic Profile dated circa” May 1960 (Confidential) + /il, Letter from the Department of State (Cumming) to DDP (Bissell) adated October 25, 1960 et P 0-5679 ~ Secret) +A; DDP Respeaae'te suerres ls 21 November 1960 (DD/P 0.6003 - ; ‘Secret) woe , : .” VA3, . Internal CIA Request for Opening of 201 file, 3 December 1960 (Secret) © a & 14. State Memorandum of Conversation dated Jamazy 26, _1961 (QUO) ~ ba wi5e ‘State lnastruction A-273, April 13, 1961 (ovo) A ~ 6, Foreign Service Despatch 806, May 26, 1961 (OUO) “ Ay ‘Foreign Service Despatch 29, July 1, 1961 (OU0) - 5, DFB 92181, July 13, 1961 (Confidential) - ATT. | te: XAAZ-20575° . ES COPY ae “PETE - | Docia: 32373005 Page 125
104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION. ‘PROHIBITED 1 i . 7 a ma & Mar ce +/19, Internal CIA Mema\for the Record, 28 September 1961 (Secret) oreiga Service. Despatch 317, tober 12, 1961 (CUO) VY AA tes NS Name. Check-Request, December 5, 1961 S22. Gry Massage 2 20197/RB/3, 3 March 1962 (Confidentiay ~ - | v /236 bua 1624, 26 April 1962 “#24, Newspaper Clipping from Washington Post, June 9, 1962, Ss 25, DBA 20883, September 7, 1962 (Confidential) 26, DBA 51407, 10 September 1963 et ! . ee e . . w £27, DBA 52355, 24 September 1963, F Wnewe’ U5" dee swdet ; Bl Nokes” 1% 3 ee v -28,. DBA 55715 (number unclear), November 2, 1963” af othe 16g side ol Ave) — . y “29. DBA 55777, November: Sy 1963. . | : w Ao. CIA Summary Report ¢ on ‘Activities. of OSWALD in Mexico city, dated 31 January 1964 wee Dei~ 29% 242 HW 532716 DBocld:32373005 Page 126
ORE en CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ( | ee : fone Brich W. Isenstend:by ; : ROUTING — faite Spee —— eC: ben fi Fie /S = geno woex "EERE —= : : aa 2 am 106d CO FILE IN CS. FILE NO. El es ©} BeRLIN FRANKFURT. . FROM: DIRECTOR — we Ce Canes civ & ve > ~ —— — ~ a DEFERRED zo» © » foci, oP, ‘aDOP; cfc, cfc /si, y "Tales Rovint to opaen NOD. FRAN oy ES ere om So | BEENT GPFLOOR 2° ‘i Se. - RE: BRLNS67 (IN 90040) o oe OF oe oO DOES NOT DESIRE LONG-RANGE OPS INVOLVEMENT SUGGESTED PARAGRAPH 3 REF, END or MESSAGE’ c/s COMMENT:: #Reggab has number complex financial, “documents and. persoral problems which leading him consider return to Moscow for further ' study in cinematographic institute, Believe he would definitely return if” encouraged by us and that he susceptible to recruitment as KUBARK agent duting Moscow sojourn and possibly. ag s long range asset in Morgee “RECORDS oppy The Re lovin 56 a 6s copysterset ‘os FOIA Reviow on ik 78 CLASSIFICATION REVIEW CER STAND socurnant Number —————-— _.D-200- 5- Al - cece LAS = it\g - “pest mene ore "7 W: mn lak eae ADDP _ > RELEASING OFFICER | oodarat - 16 8 ogc 12 —- - 7 - : | | Sei Be been es HW 53716 DocId: 32373005, Page 127
an REPRODUCTION rea AAZ- 9200 | MsMORANDUM FOR: Mr, J, Lee Rankin a 7 | SUBIZCT: . | HW 53716 et “Reference: ie capife to the second paragraph of your. mentorassium dated Ww February 2964, and the second sara~ graph at yeux. <inemorandum af 16 March 1964, relative to dicseminatigas Sf information made by CIA to the Seeret Service, 2. Ummediately after the assassination of President ennedy CLA undertook to assembie through its stations in Europe all available data, including information in tha ies of cther governments and intelligence services, on the traveis and activities of Les Harvey OSWALD and Marina Mikolevna OSWALD. This information, as lt was collected, | was made available to the White. House,. the Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Copies of these messages were algo sent to the Secret Service, 3. Attached to this memorandum are exact copies of two teletyped messages relative to the travels and activities of tha CSWALD= (Attachments A and B). Paragrapas g and h of Attachment © are paraphrased, In Attachment C, OUT Teletype No, 85715, are found references to two other tele~ ; typed messages (OUT No, 85182 and OUT No, 85665) which © describe one Rickard Thorcas GIBSON, a negro jourmalist $16 Wn Ho MoKOY ViOg 40) oa wo Docld: 32373005 Page 126 , .
HW 53216 1 04-10268-10001 7 REPRODUCTION PROMIBHT ED now residing in Switzerland who has been active in the Fair Flay for Cuba Committee. Parapleases of No, 35132 and No. 83665 are included aa + Ateicnments Dandi E, Access to original texts of paraphrased. teins will be provided whan members of your staff visit Langley. The information on which paragraphs g and h of Attachment C asa based was - received at CH Headquarter. im\27 November and dissemi-~ piémorandom and the attachments contain very sensitive \iafgriiation which has a direct bearing on sourcea and methods, An agpropriate sensitivity i indicator kas therefore been aifixed, Richard Helma Deputy Director for Plaas Attachments- a as stated . . 2 Distribution: NY 7 Original & 2 - Addressee wf/atts x 1 -« DDP Chrono wfatt: hee 1-DDP subject w/atts a ~ Mr, Rocca wiatts . le C/CHSIG watts." 1 = G/WEAY watts” SP . : 1 - 201- ONS > CL/RUA/TRHAl/6664/26 Ma¥ch 1964 ree: su oo ca ~ ca ASI DIIDFT Cad ca02ts = ene ne eer - o —-PROGIBITED | DocId: 32373005 Page 179
104-10268-10001 - REPRODUCTION — PRORTITTED ae Teletype measage, OUT No, 86702, dated 4 December 1453, filed at 1411 hours, to the White House, the Denartment of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with copy to the Secret Service. ' —™ a . oo YY Attachment A 1 | t SUBJECT: Lea Harvey OSWALD Records of the foreigners records office of the German pen Federal Repualic in. elie) Germany, show that Marina , ‘OSWALD crossed West Germany from East Germany to Halland on 3 June 1962, She traveled by rail, crossing into West Germany at Helmstedt on3 June and enters ing Holland by rail at the Berthsim crossing ‘point, She. tad West German visa 694/62 issued at the ‘est Germany = Embasay in Moscow, She listed her final destimstion as UL S.A. Corament: “This confirms infarmation from the U:S, Embassy ia Moscow to the effect that the. OSWALD family traveled from Moscow to *. ‘Rotterdam by rail around: 3 June. 1962. Helmstedt and Bentheim are oa the raain. rail route from Russia to Rotterdam, While pore 2228) - * PROUIE i 0 Ge HW 532716 DocId:32373005 . Page 130
104-10268-10001 | «REPRODUCTION BS PROMIRTED a reliable source, on 23" Novgraber Maria SNETHLAGE head of the. nV erkgroup Informatie Cuba" (W 7 oxkgroup \ Information Cuba), told 1 an remployee of the Cuban — ‘smiSbay til The. Hage that she was sure she had met - con { Se 1963: According to an extremely sensitive and | | _ that me WE i is Havara, who did the murder”, . Sha | described nim as a man of violence ani estirely full of | . ‘hate and indicated that it was possible that this man had | been misused by a group, She said she had writtento | 'GISSON" about the bad impression she had had of shia =. (Headquarters cormument:, Please refer te our . . , teletype Nos, 95182. and 35665 for additicsal taformatioa . on creson,) Later, SNETHLAGE told Castro Cubans’ in The Hague that "Mr, LEE of the Fair Play for Cuba Cornmittee™ had been slandered and that it was another person named Lee CSWALD who had done it, SNSTHLAGE seemed to be glad to have heard this "correct" version, (Headquarters comment: Mr, LES may be identical with Vincent ‘Theodore. LES who replaced Richard GISSGN as Head of the Fair Pay for Cuba Committee.) , kL = o a a 7 ; cue 43 a 7 PROG erp HW 53216 DoclId:32373005 Page 135
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HW 53716 104-10268-10001 vera PROTIBITED Ze ¢ Teletype No, 85152, dated 22. November 1963, filed at 1932 hours, ‘to the White House, the. Desartment of State and the federal ~ OATTOOY te. Switaerland, on 23 Novernber 1963, Richard. Thomas GIBson.. ~ r Se Attachment D ! Berean of Investigation; with copy ta the Secret Sarvice, (naraphrass} : i t + In conversation with a close friend ia Barn, a remacked that OSWALD is "ons of us", OSWALD and arson*” had corresponded two years previously, and. OSWALD had ere : joiced the Cosomittee. (Comment: Refererce ibe Saumably to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.) GIBSON added that he baa destroyed all bis, Asttors. from OSWALD. OSWALD is erazy. crsson then remarked tat he ia. MaFPY that he was 2. The information given above was supplied by an extremely sensitive source who is usually reliable. 3, According to other information that wee avaible, 4 Richard Thomas GIBSON, bern’ 13 May 1931 in Los Angeles, - California, isa negro journalist who has been active ia the KARZ 2960! moe _ 7 Beata cecat ok PRIRINTED Docld: 32373005 Page 137 COPY NO.
104-10268-10001 Pair lay for Cuba Commitee awe since Aaril 1363 at Lausanoe, nbz a country: GIBSON h: e aN \ Revohstion Africaines re eo “TeTE 4 - RPROOUCTION HW 53216 DoclId: 32373005 Page 1536 ty Be has resided ; rland, In thia latter | | | | | { ——- REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED rticipated if\the publication af La CoO2F 52. prop 179 gp 222 ’ COPY NO.
oe REPRODUCTION PROHISITED ? eletype message, CUT No, 35565, 28 Noverrber 1943, filed 3826 hours, to the White Houst, the Department of State and - Federal Sureau of Investigation, with copy to the Secret Service, (paraphrased) ad j BEE ¢ in The Hague has reported that oa 7 SY 23 November 1963, a local Castroite named Maria SNETHLAGS told Third Secretary Ricardo SANTOS of the Cuban Exbasay in The Hague that she knew the "Mr, LEE" (sic) who murdered President Kennedy. She described "LEE" as a oan full of hate and violence, and speculated that he tad been "misused aya : gzoup", She said she bag een 19 c GIBSON {undoubtedly Richard GIBSON, Ne elttzen 2 of Eausanse, Switzerland, born AY a 13 May 1935, a Cases -, who had visitea The Netherlands recently and had been in contact beth with the Soviet Ambassador and the ‘Cuban Embassy). 2, Later that same day Maria SCNETHLAGE told Secretary SANTOS that UMr, LEE of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee - joa been slandered. The assassin had been another person, Leo ‘OSWALD. SNETALAGE is reported: ta have been i in Guba gh Mar. 1% AUTOS te. KAAZ - 2266) » fe . eo Docld: 32373005 ‘Page 139