424-10271-10071 HY v9] 2333 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : uM DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Doctld: 32196730 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-1027 1-10071 HQ 62-116395-1250X ‘Document Information ’ FBI BELMONT, A. H. . TOLSON 11/26/1963 46 LHO, POST-RP, TRA, MX, ACT, ASSOC, RES, CONTACT WITH DURAN, SILVIA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret iB Redact 12/10/1997 APPROVAL OF CIA INC 18 MEMO, LHM, REC, 2 ADMIN PAGE, LTR, CC LTR Page i Date: 12/22/20
HY i en “CerlOMaL FORM NO. 10 , 5010-106 2 ena 1962 BRITON . . &F “IGS GEM. REG. NO. 27 a . O UNITED STATES Gi. as RNMENT cin KAS , 08 seit ON Memorandum #90 si al ' cAar a “ih Ke “ARIA ror TO : Mr. A. H. Belmont “FROM: W. C. Sullivan SUBJECT: - ASSASSINATION oF PRESIDENT KENNEDY On 11/25/63 at Mexico “City, Nexico jcilbertols aco, Ugarte iicarasuan national Sins. on 9/18/65: he saw/Lee Uarvey_ouswaid_ in Ctllban Consiliat in Mexico City and witnessed payment Of 36599 to Oswald. Alvarad clai ise _ among those also present when money passed to Oswald was Sylviajouran, Moxi- can national enplovec in. an Consilate. Alvarado further clained he. ort occasions in” late 9/65, had tried to furnish above information to U. 3. ‘Embassy, liexico City, put Empassy switchboard did not put him in contact with any U.S. representatives, Search of Sabassy switcboard records faile eG to Gisciose any such calis were logged. Bureatt investigation established Oswald was in New Orleans fron 9/17 until approximately 9/25/63 when he departed for liexico. Oswald's presence in iexico: fron 9/26 until 10/23/63 verified, . Mexico ue a . ALS. imoassador_ to Mexico, Thonas_ CAnann, through State Depart- ment requested FBI assistance in directing instant investigation in Mexico. ‘Bureau Supervisor Laurence F. Keenan desienated. to. go to Mexico City to assist and arrived 11/27/65, Mexican authorities interviewed’ Sylvia Duran and are convinced she is telling truth when she states she recalled meeting Oswald at Cuban Consulate on 9/37 and 9/28/65 and unsuccessfully endeavored to assist him in obtaining Cuban and Russian visas. Mexican authorities also convinced Duran not involved in any political activity in Cuban Con- sulate and confident her duties restricted to routine consular matters. L On 11/28/65 authority obtained to release Alvarado to iexican authorities fe for interrovation. Un 11/29/63 Mexican authorities advised Alvarado's £e - story "fascinating" and stated he was unable to pick out photo of Duran. Later on 11/29/63, information received Alvarado adiaitted to ext can authorities his story, fabrication desicned, to provoxe U.S. into kicking Castro out of Cuba. “TEIA, Mexico] advised Nicaracuan/source states. approxi-. mately Z) to 25% of information previously furnishe by Alvarado unreliable and that he had reputation of conside ring ; hinself more intelligent . than his control officer. — | JQ $8K On 11/39/63 Ambassador Mann ‘advised since Avera S statements fabrication, no lonser necessary for SA Keenan to remain in Mexico. Keenan returned Hashineton, D.C.,12/1/63.. Information received that Alvarado nov claims his original statements true and that he recanted ag jer fear of violence from iiexican authorities. boro LPi:mls® (9) i * REC- 12 1-jiir. Belmont; 1-fir. Sullivan; 1-}r. Rosen; J-hr. D. E. Moore; 1-:ir. Sizoo; 1-Mr. Branigan; i-Hr. Keenan; 1-Liaison bo & ttn tees oP pr DEC 1s 1553 5 ypecesiga/|  akaHET. 62-6395 - RaSey OF ant) 7 42333 Daoctd: 327196730 Page 2
“Memo to Mr. Belmont | | - RE: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY 4 witnessing the passing of 66520 to be true. This official advised: that Alvarado was being treated cordialiy and that he was ecither telling the truth or was the world's best liar. This official advised that Alvarado's interrogation was continuing and that this interview - would now be conducted in a little stronger manner. He furnished no_ further elaboration on this statement but stated that Aivarado, who is apparently 3 familiar with the interior of the Cuban Consulate, Was unable to pick out a photograph of sylvia | Duran from a group of photos of female individuals. On the evening of 11/29/63, Legat, Mexico, received informa- \ tion from a high-level Mexican official that Alvarado eepovtedin: admitted {his story was a pure fabrication desi gned o provoke the U. S. into 3} Kicking Castro out of Cuba. Gn 11/39/65, Winn Scott, Chief, CLA] Nexico City, advised that he had received information{trom fexican’ auth 1orities - who were interviewing Alvarado] that Alvarado had admitted that informa-_ tion furnished by him regarding Oswald's presence in the Cuban Embassy on 9/18/63 and the information regarding a pay-off, to Qswaid was a gpoveane entioned rea - {Scottf{advised that fficial of the(Nicaragualt Security Service] _Who-is very Tamiizar y ohn gitic arrived In hexico City on 11/29/63 -and during the last few hours of Alvarado! s interrogation was in a room adjoining that room in which Alvarado was being interviewed. AS a —consequcnce, he was kept adyi ne progress of Alvarado's inter- view. According tofScott, dd adyised that,Aivarado in the "past had furnished | nforma concerning Nicaraguan] Communist Party activities and i 2 40% Of the information furnished by Alvarado was unreliable. escribed Alvarado as a person who believed himself to be mof€"inteTTigent than his control officer. [Scotz|stated no information was availabie that the Mexican authorities had used any violence in securing an admission fron Alvarado that his statements were fabrication, ; _ Investigation by both Legat, Mexico, ona[bta, Mexicg} looking towards identifying other witnesses allesedly’ present in the Cuban Con- sulate at the tin 1¢ Alvarado claims he saw Oswaid receiving the above- mentioned 56509, was unable to uncover the white male who- possessed a . Canadian passport or the red-haired Cuban Negr it is no ted Cuban Vice Consul Azcue reportedly returned to cuban on 11/18/63. Mexican authorities have been requested to assist in the possible identification of the above-mentioned white male with Canadian passport and red-haired _ Cuban Negro who aliegedly witnessed the pay-off to Oswald. However, it appears that Alvarado's aescriptions of those persons who reportedly . \witnessed, the pay-off are intentionally vatue, thus making it impossible to identify or interrogate ten and Iéavine ‘Duran as the oniy logical “Person available to. confirm « or refute Alvarado! S statements. — HW 52333 DBoctd: 327196730 Page 3 me scatter gd see mee egherpetigt te aca ie bat. neal ans bine hawear enon ent jane fs re _enenacae. 6 eae: Aleta ene metered band wn! wena en am ah coun tei et Den wae peeennhimen te Oe et, sett i nto sy
& a. fs nk : 4 O Memo to Mr. Belmont ot, RE: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KERN On 11/3 0/63, Ambassador Mann advised that since it was de- termined that Alvarado! S statements were false, it was not necessary for SA Keenan to remain away from his duties in Wast hington, He ex- - pressed his sincere appreciation for the Bureat's cooperation and assistance, and requested ‘that his personal gratitude be conveyed to the Director, SA Keenan returned. to Washington, D. C., on 12/1/63. As of 11/39/63, Alvarado was being held by Mexican authorities on. the charge that he iilegally entered Mexico. Alvarado, in his statement to Mexican authorities, advised that he had entered Mexico © without a Mexican visa and after, bribing a Mexican Immigration inspector. Mexican authorities advised (CIA Mexico,. that Alvarado would probably be deported to Nicaragua in the near future, -Legat, Me by cable 12/2/63 advised that Alvarado - in his statement Soca wade that his original statements were true and that he re er fear of violence from the Mexican authorities. oo Wee ; ADDENDUM BY We. C. SULLIVAN/EL - 12/3/63 . | Alvarado should be immediately subjected to a polygraph examination. ‘This is # being handled. HW 52333 DBoctd: 327196730 Page 4