AGENCY INFORMATION , AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10182-10265 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116395-1342X DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG. MX TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 11/22/1963 PAGES: 100 SUBJECT: CC, REQUEST, LHO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: —— CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 11/04/1998 UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2001 STATUS  Redact | | : RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: EBF, INC ADMIN PAGE, 4 A/T, 3 MEMO, LHM, 20 CABLEGRAMS, NEWS ARTIC, ABSTRACT Docld: 327175532 Page 1
Released “under the John F. Kennedy Ass LSsaee zing! Lion, Records Collection Act of 1999 {44 USC 2107 Hote). DATES, -ii- 14- 2017 Rs ew EB 8 ee ke Be Bo Nees _— | FBI ° | I ; | — — . Date: 5/12/64 | Transmit the following in | CIA HAS 9 GREESTION TA pore mee " ‘ ~ (Type in plain iext or code) Lewis by AL . - iN is; [el or] Paya —_ (Priority or Method of wat a fe Mf lo3 jc ee ee ee ee ee ee et TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (105-82555) W TROM « oY y Faw 2 \. A PROM: \ 39 LEGAT, | MEXICO CITY (105 3702) (P) AN i () SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka IS - R - CUBA ReBucab 4/30/64. Mexico. City Office file on CHARLES SMALL (Bufile 100-12632) reflects that he has the status of "inmigrado" (permanent immigrant) in Mexico and that he departed Mexico ‘City for New York on 9/14/63, be approximately Bea , 4G 9/20/63. through inf orman DARE arrangements have been made to review SMADL's file Go Spnacion to confirm his immigration status and determine whether or not that file contains any record of his September travel. i ‘ a. _ sovace to n 5/ [54 Kiss ANNE GOODPASTUREW CIA, Mexico Git CY 5. advised mat Mexico City airfine records reflecithat CHARLES SMOLIK( eR and son, DENNIS, departed from Mexico City for New York Gity on Eastern Alrline Flight #800, 9/24/63. He returned to Mexico City from New York City on Eastern Alvline Flight #301, 9/29/63, accompanied by his wife, BERTHE as SMOLINOFF (Burile 100-421747), and son, DENNIS. RTHE ~ 6) B . - Og a — 3% | Ee (2 Liaison Section) < 10S GS ee . : TUN, 2OA //G¢ EDBY See sco Wie COM. LAQ OE CLASSIP! we 7 i (2 - Pallas, 100- ~10H01) : a oy | 3 - Mexico City SS : 3 oy - i - MC 100-1535, C. SMALL). 1 - MC 134-10A) ¥ 2 ohP ; 1, ae AIRTEL . va aa rh JJ \ a NRE en rene Approved: Sent _. M pecial Agent in Charge CONFID: NT Al Pi a baat t 3 Fed ‘em? . fot : o i a Te .. ore cm ng ‘j a wt co at — << ements Cm e op Docld: 327175532 Page 2?
“Release under the John F. Kennedy Assass?nation Records Colllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: -11-14-2017 . oe . as c oY MC 105-3702 nd in traveling to New York, : - - SMOLIKOFF hed pr ceded he & going by Eastern wharlines t 2300 on 9/9/03; accompanied by son, ABEOTT (Bufiie 1o e77), Checks of a: ipline travel “| relating to SHALL for the period from 9/29- 10/3/o4 are not being made since information received from CIA, Mexico, “not to be disseminated outside the Bureau," as recorded in the . i ~ report of SA NATHAN L, PERMIS dated 11/29/63, entitled "CHARLES — N. SNOLIKOPP, ake, SM - CG," indicated that SMOLIKOFY remained in Mexico City following h: rival on 9/29/63 and claimed to be All. In re gard to Bureau request for opinion of this office concerning the best m interviewing SMALL in | view, the following is “| case the Commiss:iion requests submitted: 1 Tt As sugssested that such an interview should not | be requested from the Mexican authorities because of the : Gifficulties previously cited of exercising control of - ~Mexiean “OF Picials. 7 Tf such interview proves necessary, it should be ihandled by an American ofnie 21, preferably some official of ‘the Embassy who is operatic Paves and would be able to \testify or give a deposics needed, as is customarily done we \ ‘ < ~ 4 ' (jeben official intervi equired abroad in Bureau cases. \\rt i. s believed that be best arranged by request by iV C 4 coment in the customary manner. i ithe Department of State would then Assue instructions to the Embassy, which would select the proper official to handle the anterview, and this office could cooperate closely with him. | Tt is suggested ads that an Agent of this offic pit in with the Embassy official during the interview to insure that the Bureau's interests are protected anc pertin- ent points covered. It is believed that SMOLIKOFP, as an American citizen, would re spond to a request from “the Embassy to appear at the Embassy tor an interview. % Yu ) For the prote ction offMex-16 and MEX-19,£it is suggested that the predication > the interview Be that several American Communists who have visited Mexico, when . . returning to the United States, have stated that SMOLIKOFF ~ . ' had been of assistance to them in many ways and that the January, 1964, National Guardian-tour was entertained by hin; ‘the pureau to the Stat i mth et ° ln oe (ee vn ceeece eee nen ne bn anne venenatis i ! i Docld: 327175532 Page 3
' Released under. the John F. Kennedy Assas#ination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ~~ HG 105-3702 | oe vconsequently, it was desired to determine whether or not . mT "SYALD had contacted him or visited his store. In the event J OLIKOFF claims that he was not in Mexico City when OSIJALD 4 6s in this area, it is felt that the interviewer could point — i % to him that the eirline records show that he left for “| Yew Yorl: on 9/14/53 and returned on American Airlines 9/29/64 : ! and that the airline menifests do not show any other travel by Adm an the period prior to 10/3/63. It is felt this approach would direct attention away from effective informants © of this office. © With respect :to the type of assistance given by SMOLIXOLPE. to visit g American Comynists, this matter again . ‘ was discussed with€MExX-13 and 1a Noon 5/5/54. <The informants} acy) that, acco®ding to ELIZABET CATLETT MORA*(Bufile | 3f 1), SMOLIKOFF assists visitors who contact his store finding hotel accomnodations, suggesting places of tourist a~est to visit, anc advising them where they can purchase items in which they are interested. SMALL helps them make advis oa sments with other American.Communist Group in Mexico. (ACGI) B88een tes they desire to meet whose addresses they do ‘not have, hes checks for them and performs Similar services. i According to MORA, SMOLIKOFF assists visiting Commu ints as described above if he is impressed by them; if he \Goes. not like then, he merely gives them one of his busines lcards , tells them to call him if he can help them, and dis. inisses them. . hee the sete eter cee mete nn The above Ceseription of the assistance rendered by SHOLIKOPF coincides with the information previously received from CIA, Mexico, clissified "SECRET and not to be disseminated outside of the Burenu.' Alene eran entrar peed eke ris rete Inasmuch 8s the type of assistance given visiting Communists by SHOLI..OrFF may become an issue nme Ag official } Leonnh nit asta tele interyilew with him by American Embassy personnel JE 18 and & MEx-lOghave beenxinstructed to cease further efforts to obtain a] more Specific information in this regard in order not to jeopardize Eheingsiatus. ete eee ces With respect to Bureau instructions that a letter- head memorandum be submitted recording the number of informants i a " contacted who covid not furnish information that OSWALD had | “ i CONFIDENTIAL ot i -3- a ae ee can cee : wee ee BS Docld: 327175532 Page 4
Released ‘under the John F. Kennedy Assas#ination Records Collection Act of 1997 (47 USc 21IUT Hote). DATE: 11- 14-2017 . % F PAP RSA MC 105-3702 visited SMALL's business establish ment, it is pointed out | “that the survey of infor: Ants concerning OSWALD wag, commieted and vrepprted by airtel dated 4/30/64, Other thankMExX4+10%*end ek PA cae Infor ants who would be in posit: ion t@™have some I Bp eslerras wich vespect MALL, his activities and contacts, BX) vena ieee TaSha. HES fol] Wo nave peenfavay from Mexico and ; faeveilable for con@Bt. As soon as “they can be consulted, \ the letterhead memorandum requested by the Bureau will be submitted, : i Ato opts ton raphe Seed nna pen ee te ae eet eee nape aban nents amet sath ee one anes he as LSsrdnastslas nintestemerteamatoes draperniia reat ee cic rente teehee ener cem ene cena nt ee aime 4 ~ Wy. : NL H 4 | oe 7 oo — a wee Ne ~~. - — - ns 7. ad Docld: 327175532 Page 5
[Released undies ithe John ‘payee ‘1i- 14-7017 F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 US -2307-Hote). : s sar ,o0™ etd AP Casper ww : SECREG ; f Calton crane eee FC ORDED Lv“ gy F CU ARGRAM XxX CABLEGRAM CORADIG ~--< of wee ee ee ee eee ee : URGENT 11-29-63 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION, TO! + 4 TO/DIRECTOR UFILE 105- ~€2555. LEE HARVEY> OSWALD, iS ~ Re AMBASSADOR MANN C SIFIED SECRET, NUMBER 415 DATED NOVEMBER 26 LAST SENT TO 4) ALEXIS JOHNSON, IN THIS CABLE JOHNSON ADVISED THAT STATE ANI BASSADOR?S RECOM FELLING TRUTH OR at a ; EASE OF CI me ap be LEGAT MEXICO CITY — NO. 195 aris Does, A FORMATO te . HERE GUIDANCE ALONG THESE LINES, | | THERE 1S NO DOUBT IN AMBASSADOR'S MIND NOR IN OURS AS TO ROLE WE ARE TO PLAY IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION HERE AND JOHNSON?S CABLE MENTIONED ONLY FOR INFO OF BUREAU IN ORD R THAT {1 MAY HAVE SOME IDEA OF WAY JOHNSON iS HANDLING MATTER THERE. : | (huis ECHEVERR IAs) ACTING MINISTER OF GOBERNACION, fists CIA REPRESENTATIVE THAT INTERROGATION OF [GI WiGusaare) S CONTINUING AND- ECHR A reeLs THA of ED TO CIA REPRESENTATIVE THAT IN GENERAL sToRY ToLD BY EP PEE 1s . c TOR saw ROR . SAME |AS THAT GIVEN TO CIA. f&PVARABOQ CONTINUES TO Stick TO DATE OF_ SEPTEMBER 18 AS ONE WHEN HE SAW MONEY PASSED, Ech VERRTA) RECOGN! THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY FOR OSWALD TO HAVE BEEN IN MEXICO CITY ON THIS DATE BUT BELIEVES aN MAY oY SEMPLY, BE CONFUSED CONCERNING EXACT DATE. ar anrsee oe . s) (CAPTAIN N WHEE LOCK{ OF NICARAGUAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE ARRIVED | IS BEST. LIAR HE HAS EVER SEEN, “Et (EAD, ica DECLASSIFICATICN ANO/GR: LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXHIBITED TO ME iENDATIONS AND THAT FBI HAD | ca | | id oy qf 5 Oe yy Raseonece cae [gs a en ‘ . : arr . mney vi Doveysey Oe ; we \ 4 } oy Ly Ree jag sity One GAD ) cy 15 7 DE ER ISS o a 4 ue : : . Ss ‘ fr } t . | 28 : “aE Nip ee RRS wees! if op ble eI a Uf he intedlipence ‘eontaine din the above me ssaze ts to be disseminate id outside the Bureau, if is suggested. that it be suits ably , | * paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems, ; U i 3) one a abcd a | 5 Docld: 327175532 Page 6
Released under the John F.. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. ‘Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). » DATES ‘11- (429017 ECODEDICOPY CI RADIO oN x) CABLEGRAM ca TELETYPE : DeLoas ch “Trovter Mohr Cosper Collchen : Conrad Evans: ns a Rosen 2. Sullivan #2. Tavel Tele. Room uu = Holts To ee eee ee eee eee eee Cendy . . \ ra | CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO awit Hg , | URGENT 11-29-6: DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, fy MU oe BP oy op incor 978° sELEASE OF CLAINFORMATION FC) © pyr fe 0 DIRECTOR IN THIS DOCUMENT. BASF | FRE mM LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO,. 191 , | dhe hs 4 wA7) BUFITLE 105-82555. Classified by sap : C 5 ecis sit ea CADE | LEE HARVEY OSWALD, IS-R. Becrassiy on * REMYCAB NOYEMBER 28 :LAST. poo IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF MADE \QUbs cit ek Ry aRapo wu UGAR TH) AVAILABLE TO MEXICAN MINISTRY OF GOBERNACION (INTER 1OR} YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, atehit PRESENTLY IN CUSTODY OF MEXICAN AUTHORITIES AND BEIN INTERROGATED, HE APPAR | NOW BUT INTERROGATION “CONTINUING . CIA ADVISES THAT u's ECHEVERR IA ACTING MINISTER OF | GOBER ACTON, COMMENTED THAT HE FOUND RCL aES STORY “HE ASCIN ATING, ie a [LVIA, ‘DUR AN RELEASE D BY MEXICANS 6 PM YESTERDAY BUT | LSE BEING, ARRESTED, RESULTS OF HER INTERROGATION NOT YET IVED BUT UNDERSTOO” SHE GAVE NO NEW INFORMATION, 4. PRESS HERE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAD \ REJECTED CUBAN DIPLOMA "BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIE “TO BE BASED ON NATUR TO , RECE ON NOVEMBER 23. LAST. AUTHORIZATION CIA RERE STLY HAS STUCK TO HIS STORY UP UNTIL “peposteaLy, CONTINUES TG BE UNDER HEAVY SURVEILLANCE AND SUBJECT TIC NOTE WHICH PROTESTED ARREST. OF DURAN REJECTION STATED £ OF LANGUAGE “USED BY CUBANS IN THEIR NOTE, ) CIATSTATION ¢ CHIE: 5 ADVISED TODAY THAT [CAPTAIN FRANKLYN A | can Ee annem headin gaia jammer: Sma Tht NRO BAA TY . ., VEL = me . RMT re - , : eb Les, MI. 2 DRENNAN , a4 185 i . . —" \ an “s 3S prn yo ee C Ac aemnernti L ava . \ a oe . 53 ee V0 \ eee y (nee 5 - / cs , eee (/ re ~ 4 Py aw a? = . . Pl been rd fi in - * a /¥ Ke AL Ala FO See we, ; . a Uf the inteliinence contained th the aber: messafe is to he disseminate vd outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrcssd inorder to protect the Bure aces ervploge apliee AREAS Docld: 327175532 Page ?F 2 REESE mt uneerenese tance See nt! neater erty tererboieratnnns satiate
Reléedséa uniter the Jehn F. Kennedy Assassinatiom Records Collection Act of 1992 (44,80 2107 Hote). DATES 11-14-2017 - oo no 2 OF. BS : . 7 eel ~ oy Conrad | vs . oye : * DeLoach : . . ~3 Evans | EF ARMEN COBDS cle : 3) bo ¢ Ld iD rE D ce © Bp Yo owes “cee epee : RAM OXCABLEGRAM  ORADIO | ca TELETYPE [por—— “ Gandy — J=£ 2, FROM LEGAT, MEXICO CITY, NOG 19 - WHEELOCK GARCIA OF NICARAGUAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS ARRIVING MEXICO CITY TODAY TO BE AVAILABLE TO A StST MEXICANS IN : rion of EPGLESID If SUCH ASSISTANCE DES : INTERROGATION OF APYARADO IF SUCH ASSISTANCE DESIRED. ; THIS MORNING AMBASSADOR MANN EXPRESSED TO US HIS GREAT PLEASURE ‘ON AUTHORIZATION GIVEN FOR CIA TO MAKE (ALVARADO) . | AVAILABLE TO MEXICANS. HE STATED HE FELT JHIS 3 WAS ONLY WAY { TO RESOLVE QUESTION OF VERACITY, OF KNEES 3 STORY IN VIEW OF FACT THAT aLVARADO 3 INTERROGATION BY MEXICANS ; 1S CONTINUING IT 1S BELIEVED THAT SUBMISSION OF DETAILED MEMO | COVERING INVESTIGATION TOG DATE IN MEXICO SHOULD BE HELD IN i ABEYANCE UNTIL FINAL RESULTS OF INTERROGATION, [OF ALVARADO AVATLABLE oo “UACE. THIS WILL BE DONE, . ce : ee CLARK D, ANDERSON | | RECEIVED: 7:49 PM | JWF a | i SEES | . i AT gery CO | . . | . | [f the intelligence contained in the hese me sSagze is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, tt is suygest ted that it be suitably paraphrused in order to protect the Buresu’s cryptographic systems. Docld: 327175532 Page &
Release ®"tindgy ene John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: -11- 4452047 > Lae | “ Whemoranaum CONFIDK (‘TO Or? DIRECTOR, FBI (i05- 82555) DATE: 1/24/64 PROM pt se, a MEXICO (105-3702) (P) ae * / _ On 42/6/63 sources reported that ELIZABETH CATLETT mS : VMORA , aka BETTY/MORA, Bufile 100-395934, had béén very upset ~ ‘and excited over the involvement of OSWALD as the reported ~ Pa assassin of the President. She indicated that the Communist ; “ ‘Party of Mexico was very interested in obtaining all the =a Bae Nae . r SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY. ‘OSWALD, AKA IS - R Immediately following"th KENNEDY on 11/22/63, all sources of this office were instructed to be alert for any information which would tend to indicate a connect ton between OSWALD and the Cubans or the Communist Par hex. Ss a summary of information furnished bopiex- Take ae ee aa of whom have furnished reliable informati of ob the Since that time. information available concerning OSWALD'‘s travel to Mexico and particularly as to how much the American authorities know - MORA told informants that the only way OSWALD could be linked "to Mexico" was through his activities before his trip to the Soviet Union. She was very interested in ; obtaining information concerning the date OSWALD departed for Russia. MORA considered it "terribly important" to have. any press references to OSWALD's activities in New Orleans before’ he went to Russia. She stated that if something regarding ‘his activities at that time appeared in the press it could "blow the lid and we could all get fried.""§ MORA indicated to ¢ informants that she could not understand why the investigation (iJ of OSWALD, as reported up to that time in the press, had not - focused on New Orleans instead of on Dallas. > MORA told the sources that OSWALD was well-known in Russia among the Americans who were there at the same time and he was "not that much of a nut" (as to singlehandedly yA . 7 - Bureau Tee (1 - Liaison Section) ~ f (2 - Dallas, 100-10461) (2 - New Orleans, 100- 16601) 1 - Mexico City ¥ eye - CDA:plb - ptt (8) NP XS Feed ay Qe AY Ses eg Docld: 327175532 Page 93