104-1 0268-10005 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED ( 1 April 1975 _ MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD . | SUBJECT:. Conversation with David W. BELIN, 3 April 1975 Q: What was the line of reporting in etAquring the period I served — as working level point-of-contact iiss he Warren Commission Staff? - ae & A: It was a multiple reveledthtng> - “(a)sfrom the Commission and AWD personally via McCone-tDickHelmss...(b) from Hélms to the two or three components ently “concer » then SB, Dave Murphy; LA, then WH; a SX Th practice the substantive SB input worked up by one of is earch Capen headed by Lee Wigren--Minsk y photo for example, etal cpepsed via CI, CI had own sorector input. | » wer In addition, on sen : i ie Nmatters, tel Lot bs tigatip ty | Cate Dick Helms and Murphy aso dealt direct] with the Commission. eng, or. Q: Did you hear: 2? 2? [two crypts, one sounded by “Jackenet" 7]: pt me ee . I had not. Belin recalled that Castro had made a speech in which © g/f7S al he had charged assassination intent by emigres and had promised retribution in kind if there was official support. Q: 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 said he now knew that Helms was, in fact, aware of something und egarding Castro. He had no evidence to show that I deer ‘hadsBeen informed about it.] Would that change any of the thingtng ve ve Oswald's Mexican trip and - contacts? we ., Ar Yes, I said, though I intended: eto ye “MORE potential innoxctance - to_Oswald'’s KGB conta Es, ane related tieb 2 ers==thaugh recognizing 5 missi andling=shad fe i : aye’ ‘been pursued S LS Fact that his_two Ss consular_contac¢ co City had been identified as KGB and a 2).had been . traced=orga ITTY tothe Ne ment : assassinations). . E2 IMPDET ie, L BY 055431 SECRET EY Be  CObLETS HW 53216 Docld:32373009 Page 6 PAGE corr wee
—_ * REPRODUCTION PROLIAITED -SUBJECT: Conversation with atid. b. Our defect nforiatt ‘on. strongly insists that a1} Western militag\d defector Like Oswald--were screened by the 13th Department c. Thinness of Fil 2 turned over by Soviets in view of b. I acknowledged. in_reteaspect-thet-Cuban-bypathesis vas worth reson- sidering, though it SE CRT ce (RGT-UGLY-FETSe TORE Est an tater (i.e. after 1967-68, Venceremos , etc.). Q: Why did Oswald's lies include a denial to Dallas. police that he had made the Mexican trip unless there wascse thing important to hide about it? All his other lies concerted key factual elements of his cover story. Why also did Marina_-denyshe knew anything about the Mexican trip in her first story dé the the’ ‘FBI=-which she later rectified before the Warren Commission? = <Belin< noted that he had left the hypothesis of Castro/Cuban Yavolvement- ‘oper“in his book. He added that it would have been imgortant to have known the facts about the anti-Castro plot at the éfimeof the Warren Commission investigation. He felt the least he ts oes ree have been to have insisted on the polygraphing o na@swadd regarding her: knowledge of Oswald's Mexican trip. ~ xy om rs Rocca Raymo: Counter Intelligence Operations SECRET CCCLETT HW 53216 DBocld:32373009 Page *f
104-10268-10005 REPRODUCTION PROMGTED 14 January 1964 ' RANKIN, WILLINS 12 March 1964 ' RANKIN ad 27 March 1964 wittins 1 C Lieguee) 26 May 1964 re DeMohrenschild 28 August 1964* "Commission" Gtalne) i 3 12 October 1964 Commission re = Sip yee mn, ? Lo 7 CT Co HW 53216 DBocld:32373009 Page 6
HW 53716 REPRODUCTION ‘PRONIBITED - 4 i2 _— ; Jars “Subject- General: —Debrter tence) 3? z aeestesy Se ee Specific: OSWALD CASS TA Ot Frau rpetg Se . V2 TSE SCURCE DOES NOT HAVE ri tices cn SUT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ITms‘or Ke ARSED ON COMMENTS OF Cl pan TIPSLLIgsvce | OFFICERS ASBIGNED TO THS DIRECCION SENVLAL OS INTELIGHNCLa, OF WHICK THe souRcE HUWSEL? WAS A STAFF OFFICER. THS DIFOMMATION APPEARING ELOY AS FURNISKED BT T4S SOURCE AND IS EEYSD-TO QUESTIONS SUSMITTED BY KUDESK. Le Pricn ina Osbaben 036 2 Clty co aS ver these visits, OSWALD | uwas in contact with fou GanER AL DS<RWRELICENCIA (ot), speci th cally i with Inisa CALDERGN, Mame}, VEGA Perea ank Hbgelto RODRIGUEZ Lopes, VEGA whose Cuban intelligency pasudonym is MARCOS is the current “Cuban IS chie? in Mexico. He recently B29 had’ a:Bour of duty in Habana, prior to ‘which he held the saxe post anhenss 6 Caden, chief ‘in wexico. | ‘RODRIGUEZ 1s a | SBS x aceite in Mexico, He nas threes Cuban intelligence pseudonyms y wice’snd Jose Antonio, - The prociss relaticnshiy. Ge isa CALDERON to the DOI is not clam, : _ Sha spent about six months in Mexicb from which she returned to Cuba early in ' uald visited tho Cuban Embassy in Maxico | ’ ‘CG@MENT: WH/SA/CI hag the following references concerning Indsa CALSERON Carralero: She was assigned to the commercial office cf the Cuban Babessy in Nexice City, and she had arrived in Mexico m 16 January 1963 and ‘on LL December 1963 mada a reservation to retum to Cuba on Cubana Airlines EXT 7372, 13 December 1953 IN-80351, Hiat-0153." She eft Hexico Cliy for Havana on 15 Dacember 1963 using passport £/63/7 "MEXI 7423, 17 December 1963, Ti_82692, Another references "HMA-20971, 25 Harch 1963," said that her data. of arrival in Hexico was 19 Jamary 1963 end that. sha nad replaced Ecsario VAZGISZ a Hextcan secretary in the commercial offices. Other referetices apparontly con atning the subject are it-6913 and HEXE 3205. Li-$6591 dated 25 Jamary 1963 weicn do not appear to add anything of. interest: to: that Siven above. 2. The source does not tow wie? thei or not- the ‘Cuban Services used OSYALD ia ary agent capacity or other manners Oe we ; ' 3,. Ae then nswa of the asa sriatd on OF President Kennndy reached tia raz, it caused much comment : concerning shay fact OSs WALD hed bean. in ‘the -Cuban Stet ne prea Getiossticatioy _ RERROOE TE oe ok Docld:32373009 Page 9 ° a nm an ine) PAGE - COPY NO. |
104-10268-10005 HW 53716 REPRODUCTION PROUIBITED In addition, prea ion iseued for 2 headquarters and peta in: sac. 7 rae goon 5 > ax gepertante! aby, @ held vending further inastruc- 3 and all 2G pouches warm st3~ (wonunt). The material ones: pacicay tions, In.addition, all eh bp lak eerie pendod tamorarily. WS? XS > 31 SS) : B, When the news that ee wag the assassin reached the DGG, tara was no imasdlate comment but, whe dal, CASTRO spoxa on tolavision to dex Cuban involvenont, there was considerable commant concerning USsALD's visit to yhy the Cuban Embassy in Medico, At this time VAGA, who has been mentioned previously, wy was in Cuba and commented to a group of DOI staf2Z officers that OSi/ALD nad coma to cso Cuban Emsassy in Mexico to request a visa but had been refused. VAGA ad. not zive any details and the subject was not pursued, , 4, it is not known whether information on OS¥AID's visit to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico in September 3963 was relayed to any Cuban eervicas S. It is nob mown if the Cuban intelligence services had contact with ‘the New Orlsans? Fair Play for Cuba Comnittes. ao 6» The only Molina who is recalled.ts The Hook*, the Cuban. who was cone victed in New York City for the purser of a young girl during a clash between tuo Cuban groups. The LOL 2 ofticar who had.been in ths United Nationa in New York, SANTICSTABAN traveled to Cuba: with "Phe. Sook” and with another Cubm _Ngmad CRIGUELA and upen arrival: in Cuba tried to obtain employnent for both © - ot individuals, The names Pedro’ Charles: snc Peter have no kon significances Lo : . 7. ‘The reaction of Soviet officials in contact with the Cuban intell- gence services is not known. . 8 Nothing ts known about Soviet provesals following the news cf f President Remady's gosasaiaation. 7 —}>» 3. The only fabrication inom is the special natter by Fidel ‘CASTRO pre-+ " -yiously rentioned, 10. | Nothing is know) abgut Jack RURSUSESE aka Jack RU. 21. The name Gilzerte LOPEZ 4s not familiar sus, if ha visited Dox head= quarters, a photograph of hin possibly could. be. identitieds . - 12, OSWALD's photo was seen in the newspapers but nothin; is iene about him othe than what appeared in the Presse — ; — - COCLEEG ‘seman ; i 7 a DoclId: 32373009 Page 10