cwould “then supply them 3 wit ent [573] 2° 0t! ba Ed as; at. Various allegedly in pro- Cuban activities : r subversive, T hich ‘continued’ th ough
14-00000 Sapetas hundreds "of ‘manch "aU iaees Mexico. contacted. the: ‘| ber.1963. ioe * Nae tees ok oo en. up:-in“detail*bysth Dad Bese gat fn7 2 Rab BY 2 oe . Commissio wees [lustrative.of the attention given os Bay er F he er ae Pye _ cir Lae at Ss 2 carts SOE LP Sit ba ae ee PS ee ais a ERS “Oa Ss, ) ave se eae eee rks Fire ee! Sn enn “4 ki A d, ent dekee Rese ae eee ~ ° . ‘ L i - ‘ .
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AS you. ‘know, there have been. allegations. “that the.CIA-was involved-in.a. -plan: to”. »-asSasSinate Fidel Castro.--For the purposes “gf this letter, we will assune that thess _ “allegations” are correct, and based upon’: this assumption -I would. like to know. he’ answers to. the: following, questions : - -. a ae 7 Did anyone with the CTA teil “any” 2 bes. 7" member of the Warren Commission or any re awyér serving on the Warren ConiniSsiot a ‘Staff that such plans had been. underway?” iY IS yes, We would like co ~ know. ‘what person or persons with the . = tivered-said-information—to = _ Whom: it. ‘was delivered, when it was de- Oa — t-specificallywas—totd—or—=, oth Said; what documents there are to support ~ nswers-to—theforegoing—questie ; and what. -Fesponse, if any ,- was received. smmission rhe. Commission. “was, not .told about: ‘this, why. Was Jit: not Idvand who made the dec Sion-not«to. deliver such information tothe’ Warren - Commission? ee es > 1963, Gee about the. exis- tence. Of: such: plans” and ‘the @ possible in-. a vernment. Did— the” ‘CIA at: any: ‘time prior’ to: the comple ; ton-of-thext such: ‘plans? © If the answer is yes, would: : buch docunonte and detente oP ae ee ‘doc nts and -details of. any ‘such : in- Se eral-months p tion. Of: ‘President Ken or “ported. _by-the. Associated Press- ‘whereby. : PEGE 2 OR oe be a _ Castro alluded to possible asSassination | _. ~ an er attempts on his Life and possible Yretalia-.— Be a “tions “Would: -you please advise us if there - ~ es s~ any evidence that this + Assotiatéd Press | ‘report may have appeared in any newspapers - a a —jnethe- Bateed Seaton gy Bewspape od - any nhewspapers-in Dallas or New Orleans. - Sp endd-you-alse—advise-us—of-pou that at any time. prior to to November. iber.22, ] any ; foreign g so, would you Please” and . also advise. us. “any 7 ‘American leader. Yf s advise us of all details.
14-00000 : ‘although thove na jon affempt Would: you. please advise us ‘ofan information “in Agency~ files ‘showing w ‘ether and is: ‘the answer. is yes, - al i his mat ter Or: not: there was any, communication to. President ; “Johnson ‘of. any possible: plans: involving the 3! attempted. assassinations. of Any. uban .leader~
“Seg nuances’ in the record t ns ngs “cAsTRO' s Warnin the “purpose. |= a+ Of. the review jwas.” 7 ere—ts—no-increment-of—credibte— rT .. evidence, - applying this phrase Strictly, eee ovret_and/or—€uban-potiticat,; i~ gence or: ‘Security service involvement in- assassination—to—what—was—developéeds; ‘and considered by the Warren Commission and =< aff.—The_Commission's finding that Lee: Harvey. OSWALD was the killer: Of Presi- Oe “that would” upset.or.signi ‘Tcantly modify t is” judge- ment ‘did*(and does) not exist. in: pashing- on... But-such evidence could exist Moscowand/or- Havana, whose voluntary. in esto the Warren Commission weremprinal in Quantity -and quality, designed: to. cover s—of-knowted nd. d_stay_and in the’ Soviet panera can “Union - and: his contacts in Mexico City. - The 980 ihr oe Warren Commission report should have left a. —— a pWwider. ‘window! for this contingency. That, ara indeed, was the opinion at the working level, ~ particu arly in the counterinte igence com-| ponent--in the CYA in 1964. As was. indicated - ; Yr. Sin his testiiiony before t é “Warren. ‘Commission, CIA would continue: to- ~ TEEETS itis Bopect “of the OSWALD case—a So sed1L open.” Mel Sra: ‘the- ‘absence of. additional or new. elements- of--'credible- evidence!,-there. ~are-— “ber 1963- “if OSWALD did indeed read it in 1 “and. threat. of 7 Septem a eit evolution of OSWALD's passive/aggressive . -. New Orleans “must be considered of great “1°.0'"~ E C-significancé- in the light ofthe pathologi- SS ~ makeup after his attempt to Kill General t Leama
ae ae - WALKER early: in April 1963*and his. > identification:with - ‘Fidel: CASTRO: ‘andthe! : Cuban - Revolution: whichis: ‘directly: ‘trace--% : -his“Marine Corps bron” California. ‘serviceccontact with OSWALD va the. ‘Cubans... or the Russians’-.was. an act-of: singular * ~irresponsibility. and under=no- circumstances was excusable as. ‘retorsion: for what the. sub an - emigres” were of: 1963.9
14-00000 Romina WAY =, ‘CHRONOLOGICAL: SUMMAR asco ALVARADO we haere SRS eh ean Re ye LR, + ASL Gad £F cael warn SS one ns, ae , _ ? : PRTLARML RN e tt aes We PPT GBS 1 Dias Fe od yn PO OE, wh regiy SRE ne REND Te Puss gh ely tn RATS aR MARS CPI ce ae aaah ie
14-00000 In the ‘following are ‘cited those portions Gincluding eee etc ae ng { a cs footnotes) of the. ‘SCHWEIKER Report pertaining | to. Gilberto ALVARADO.” 1 Comments. ‘relating to these Portions are in roman” charachters..” ern pte a rarer epee am ‘ on . “Ab noon on. November 25, "D", a ‘Latin Ame rtcan - Seana i Curae at the American Enbaoey in Mexteco City. 55 (PN: This. ‘neident ie > PP. 308, 2, $085. Cable from Meateo the. sponta coring. a note_in the lexico.Sraci oo be il igned ‘by. “the Enbassy Security Officer, A. «—C.PLAMBE a ' dated_ 25 November. : “ae these two ) men. were SNIGHT ani blinders ban it Y. officers.]_ He. “told Embassy personne! that he. _ Embassy secur wr eine arts oar So a Ae mgr __f vas in the Cuban consutate on September 1? and 8 | cussed assassination Pay OSWALD. a sum of money. —- a aa ae ‘ - mae fact, at no time,” “did he 1 refer to the date ‘iv September. a . | during his interrogation in: ‘connection with ‘the polygraph exam hal tem Aye tion on 6 December 1963, “ALVARADO: revealed fd was “unsure OF the se, ak day ‘of week allegedly ‘saw OSWALD. Thinks - that at was. on. ‘Tuesday which would have been a ‘September. +: = | (ExT: 7289 CIN 75588), "7 ‘Decen: ic ber 1963). 1 He later repeated hie tory to “the: CIA Mexico ‘Station
renin ap gage hyena ‘that the: atory joe bovais haa been 1_ fabricated. a “F CPN: oes 26 November 1963. 1 Tt. also reported ¢ other. een ‘(MEXI- 7069. ON. 68578) co infirm De cae | } | 7 - ‘the authors oF the report were “refering to. MEXI- | 7069 = | 7069" CN 68376) ho However, this ‘cable “does not con ontain any, “remarks oe wich contains “Anbass ange or of. reachin;
‘ fs - hasty conclusions, we: suggest that DORTICOS ‘preoccupation. with. t | i: “| enity—enge of-interrogation-of- ‘Silvia-DURAN-tendsto-corroborate— —_ to sone: sone ie Seen es - ading sonewhat_more’into_the. situation than was the case. The. ~ a shen Brean = slates te pt “on teference-t0-DORTLERS = oR 26. Novenber 1963 Th foe sor ore nee wie my DURAN to say something, ia To eS ret ene ramen t eee | py a ae offered some: e-money £0 ai ms ° ‘the American?” ” rete "Go which HER ANDED Gases ees Dont ECos i ‘is: s qooted at on had ‘threatened her. wered ‘that "nothing _ soTutely was ro her®™ (sil. ,_atFhowah te volvement on the asaaeetiation: . = os eee -sttonfeoment hte satenentwopérs toh pratitous the
14-00000 find that 1 we. ack fun ronson fe stint atic 7 a oo 7 Be s oe rE o -e" a a Be 7a s re gardin ‘the investi ation undertaken wares ‘Agency “arid other ‘con 34 Hing gat oy and othi = of ALVARADO’ 5 _ asser ions. In n paseicltar ie'y would be. helpful if a | report “could be. ‘submittea by_ the. expert who conducted: the. ‘polygraph’ errs) 7 + pit RES wh go] Sn ieee See te ae “examination whic emphasizes, ‘the: “Specific “conclusions which. che te made] ate ee nd ener a ; pee bee of ee ee = tae op —— a ‘this matter.” Gener ee Richard HELMS , “DpP, “dated 21 April 68, i at i i | from J. Lee RANKIN » General Counsel. ): ‘The Agency. responded on be | June 1964. (Memorandum to Je Lee RANKIN, dated 1 June, 1964, from 4 Richard HELMS, ‘DP; Subject: ‘Gilberto ALVARADO™ Ugarte. ah ee oar a a [NEXT- 7072 a 68406); 26 November 1963} to St State Department rose a channels. “In ‘that ‘eable he gave hie | opinion “that the: Cubans a 5 : — a _4 a were involved in ‘the a assassination, and reconmended certain inves=_ | a oe -46- ttgattve steps “which should be taken in. Waxteo. (PY: Cab le from| | Mexico ‘Station to CTA: Headquarters, “11728785. ) J} i ~ ae ee ee eee ‘By novenbar 27; the Mex es ‘station and ore A Headquartera |} were also” beginning t0. “qiestion: ‘the aoouraay, or oa i wot iH fee eee eee tiers) ~ poetbestey ont 2 the- “story was” “ae fabeteation: “Neverthetees opr | Wovember- 20; Headquarters-cabled-a ‘reminder “to: ‘the Hexteo, ‘Station wwe . om we, ap tent "follow. atl tenets the Station vas + instructed to continue “tn= ~——vesti ~
f 4-90000 4g PN: te Weston staston—t8/26/88¢} O09 $8688, 26 over 2965) were involved vith ‘OSWALD. | a Pht Station Dat che daatoone. met taie-neponttbtish forthe on amen, reat. After Learning.t :prese fora digosous investigation tieo. cuban inuslvenent, Betds wee ba te ee _quarters alse warned t the Statton- Chief that the -Anbassador. was eee a rath, the case. too. hard and his propoaata, could Lead. = "flap i ee is Station, 11/28/68. ) 4 ~{ i T Agency sonotuded thas. te 3 Ibid. = made- by "D” the. ‘memorandum ‘records no ‘aetion, vas. | Pequired woe nn f MeCOUE's menarandun of | the meeting indicates They | again "discussed ie fat Os a's - "pnts story. “Later ge day, “Headquarters ‘cabled the Mextca: Station spon Sato I cation. \ (| i \ ‘ ee de be oO ! ‘veported it Yad reason to oubE tts earlier aonetuaton™ that pw = awe J es ree | vas Pabrieatingy ~{Connent ~The -authors~of the-Report give m + ~source for-this-statenenty—Moreovers-they leave the reader in th ~ 1-1 communist section ‘of the Nicaraguan, Office of National’
| On 2 December, Captain bet tocK| sa / os -afternoom for- the-first-tines—In-a! ‘brief-interview —whieh"tas ted - ol t " . i : nee |-only seven- minutes in-the-conpany-of two-Nexican-officials ap teanon revered ee pont | af ' a Suns a ment not supported, by. Enbassy. investigation, . _ALVARADO_went. an. to: say. that he. told. the Mexicans he was fabricating because he Was "mentally nistreated"; specifically. because he “was threatened that” celine, ony “he would be hanged d_by | ‘the testicles. Actually he was: not- physical) y oat _mistreated. fine] said he Was unable to _come to. any’ definite’ oe te ede it conclusion | as to: ALVARADO! 's veracity; however, he would ‘be “able to’. -_ TER Sea RNEEE Corea tere i. do so once he “returned. to Managua and had a “chance. to complete ‘the a ee nea kL aaa ——— interrogation.” “QEKIS: 7923, IN 71702, 2 Decenber. 1963) | ae “has been ‘decided, ‘that he “should be placed on the polygraph. “Head- a ; - I _ _ oe katy oo a. - | quarters asks that. a Ee, araeepean ‘the ‘Station arrange to have ALVARADO. released om o ae ae ; CO to assist. ape ne Jo: ee + i io a a ~ arrive on ¥ :ecenbae He’ will be tneharee” of “the “polygraph os ye ‘view, but Will beasi assisted by Clark . “ANDERSON” (Legal Attache), who = Phas been” sersetea™ as an “interpreter, “The FBI -WE1T “WO LfYANDERSON | SLE oon OEM this: (DIR 865635-3- December 1963) - TSS - os “ Sood tes arrived. in Mexico. city. -on. 29. November 1965. inte Bechacoe Sa “Mexico -in.. response to. Mexico Station’ s _request. for assistance. in A ~~ interrogating. ALVARADO. . For. further, details see. accompanying chronol ogical sunmary.on Gilberto ALVARADO. oo - Captain [Franktin- Anthony. hon Garcia, ~Chie€ of the. patie = ,
14-00000 vt - ECHEVARRIA, “the ne fccing Minister of Gobernacion, agreed) © |e gninte Chernov evimmna’—tis ene oo poke i ‘AEVARADO-on—$-December_ané--return—hrim-that_evening: —{WEXI~7229— bo: ene, peek ee aaa “EN- 7 28 775-3 Be comber-1963: ALY ARADO-was-picked -up-as-planned ~and— ; Se | pond | undervent-pretininary. ‘suortlendng-on-$-Decaabor 3 —The-next- day-he— of, = a {indicated that ALVARADQ.sas fabricating Ais-story.”_Ineersogation ol reveated that he. Was “unsure. as to. the exact -day_of. the week he alle; y aE a { __terrogation was- “concluded with, ‘ALVARADO. ‘adaieeing™ ‘he “mist have’ made | cation of: ‘OSWALD. ———w es nate epee en ws “view with ALVARADO, Headquarters disseminated the: ‘results ‘fo ‘the: Lack ayesdent rire bee I i } 4 H 1 H . t : LO chet ions Saneeemnnenatt Federal Bureau of, Investigation. eS . . . oe oF “The ‘re- interrogation of Gilberto ALVARADO, a _..-Nicaraguan.. informant—who--claimed_to_have_seen.—: st Lee OSWALD receive money to assassinate Kennedy, °° ee _ -has_been.concluded.. Our. Mexico City. Station -ad=_._. vises us that ALVARADO admitted he must have ~ fl _._...._ heen mistaken in saying that_he saw OSWALD in. a - . the Cuban Embassy. Also, he was uncertain of | , ww the date on which he might” have seen: someone _ like OSWALD and thought it must have been on a a _ Tuesday, which would have made-‘it 17 September | t i 1963. Although the final report of the poly- _graph interview is not yet.available, the pre- AES ] | . i _ liminary: finding is -that ALVARADO evidenced ee eG oe _deception reactions when talking about OSWALD. —_ a — ey "Tt is expected that ALVARADO will be ete rs “ported to” Nicaragua” on ‘S’becenber 1965: " no Po an pees poe ~ : —"A-Yepresentative- 6f-your “Bureat partici: _ pated in the interrogation of ALVARADO a OTR 87667, 7 December 1965) =o reported material on ALVARADO, the Agency had ‘completed its aimee - i 4 _— ic tigation of the allegation that the Cuban Consulate had vives
74-00000 t : . feet cess rrying-.a. Canadian, passport "green eyes bt Sepeihat ALVARADO never Saw this 3 mé wl we
:to assassina é PN oes pete ds I that. OSWALD was given.§ bl, 900. , for. extra. expenses. ‘ ad = <i. oom he saw OSWALD ee money , a ~ hate
14-00000 KET Pw Theta BUGS ty. Tye eo Reve pity a 5 Bees Rae ag Ty tion “26 Nov emb rorey we PST eh A Se : t * ne ‘ > 26 November.1963 ‘Station meets. ih 2 ates .
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14-00000 Eo. th oe rose Cityvawaiting' false: documentation ro. to:-Cuba: for sabotage: trdining = hree: other. members of ‘his’ ‘organization-in.N ie carter rorset an<LORILLO,. Rolan ’ ALVARADO, in-the’ Cubans ; but based on thé. information is. Agency as of this visited ths. ‘Cuban’ Embassy: ‘in: Mexico”
14-00000 2 ‘a ons much. greater “(2 or.3 September, ptember, | and 25 November, .-The Station comments that —
ae ae ber: nad Ba fe mee or “No vem MM we x we rest for. interrogation: “AZCUE, Luis 3: (date™ foubt Fy eee Be dou a Sere ay Ww SEES ation te Mission pre eS eS 1963. “Headq ace of.
14-00000 in: che” LE ofthe. y LHeELoce) le ae in: front of. a NIC. ‘interloper the Series Cuba-and has picked up’ the names and there in so doing s-!AlL ae. has® OSWALD he | ‘Could .have. gotten from the. except: for certain incorrect items. Such as_ statement that, OSWALD wore. glasses - 16: fFinges of .the intelligence. business. Such fabrication are. not usual) eeand vwkich tinediae have: heard « gh. “Mexican Government 1 that: DURAN: ‘Wa Eka whether.:the Cubans paid: OSWALD [for the” bmend=AbU RADo—eaderm=t} eg ace eee neg PORES SEE r
14-00000 oe . rcs ttend aean Spe ay Te Cte ip ¢ af “that: MEXT ‘evaluation “of »been ‘seriouslywarped<by of: misinformation’ whichhas.crept“into: this’ From: conversation with-your. officers ;. KINGMA has ‘thevimpression: that: they: believe. there: _ ry (ae Seth 4 awe OSWATT ns - rs five-ahousand dollars we A {b> Sy This would tend,.if ‘true:,: LLVARADO.As tory._that he saw OSWALD get £4 shousandfor: the: job and fifteen hundred’ fo s 2 °KINGMAN thinks he heard that. CURTIS Wins ton:SCOTT).:-go : ‘bank deposit ‘from, eposit. from. pee uar “ tion i e - Headqu ‘the sadc
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waivers RSON5,Legal?Attache tol OSWA sited. £i ousand-dollaré i Ly sighs 5 ao OSL Y “Of: COS “ask d-ANDERSON about this: again anc “-ANDERSON:said rumor. (ere xs : nee Lv etic ses : eit RSS ~ ON-e E “ANDERS jonali his sks is a " ae a Ree Sit eee re it aa ge Sd ctr ed OE, RE en RE Se n. getting: £ MEA WY be n Army, a
14-00000 y. reque graphed lesire: to have, e—positionthat—inasmuch—a: “Silvia* DUI y be released some time today=(28 ovember) according to information which: he- from: the. Legal Attache,. d e- 20% vember. 1963. lay Nov eras age adquarters disseminates. or » and White: House: November:,1963,,. ‘our ‘Agency.is.instructing its Z ALVARADO ,°.Nicaraguan “informant. who.claims that= “he “saw: Lee“ OSWALD accept six thousand five ci: acghundred dollars in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico». eCity’ on18-September 1963 to assassinate Presi-: dent. Kennedy, to officials of ¢ e.-Mexican Mini try of Government. for further interrogation and still.not. changed his ‘story, despite increasing” tis hou es eB; Pay ore “trve a f icaraguain Sich ee £ gence Servi istin the interrogation and investigation a4 retion-of—theFederal-Bureau—ef—In-— notification of the appropriate | ce, for which-ALVARADO once worked,” ” spatching—a_sentor—official—to-Mexico—Ciey —
14-00000 cee 5 & oe a ee : ey LCO#ST “a: Spanish- as nr ae: cae | “cont ict with’ ac ng MI LEY! OF lacion “Luis*ECHEVARRIA at 1430 hrs Mex “time “and ECHEVARRIA grateful that _ “ECHEVARRIA was .given.ALVAR
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14-00000 wy 4 : o ae “The re-interrogation of Gilberto ALVARADO, “Nicaraguan: informant. who. claimed’ to-have 2, seen Lee OSWA D receive money ta assassinate » has been concluded.’ Our Mexico 2 on~advises us—that- AEVARADO—admite have-.been :on--a:.. Tuesday.,’ which-wou it. 175September"1963.." Although the final °- : the -polygraph-interview is not yet ‘the preliminary: finding is that. ‘in: the. vin. Mexico City: to-assassinate President ‘Kennedy .*2 The report states that ALVARADO re~" lL these -assertions. and ittéd that fe em-to induce the:U: _to take stronger. is, of course, absolutely ity. + gates Sone Sars Fara
14-00000 Mrs Pea eR a ae ce ey ag gg a ge A AGS VOU! anc -.: : ol 6: 2. i fine ‘cooperation which was. extended to represen: . tatives:of the Commission. during the’ couy their, workin Mexico.City -from:A April 13¥21964-.: the: Chief. Pparticula ) m:April..8: through: “Tam “informed=that- Mrs” ,O£..your.,Station.in Mexico: City ,was. rly generous’.with-his:time<and. advice. ‘contributed greatly to..the. “success in Mexico. , els Sts Ti) ny Tre - Mr... SCOTT..and agents of the Federal Bureau. <of-Investigation-that-portion—ofche—Lee “Harvey: OSWALD investigation which: concerned’ sé, fro s made m-previous reports that. the allega- by ALVARADO_were_thoroughly_inves- 1 the -responsible ent authorities. “Reference is” discussion of ‘these allegations in. um dated January 31,1964 at pages ep dee tates Pit hae Rae nas
14-00000 pecorde slenented by Fesore -your Agency ‘supplying more details’ re- garding. the: ‘investigation undertaken -=by your. gency .and ‘6therconcerned Agencies into< this matter ‘and.your evaluation as.to. the. truth of: ALVARADO" - assertions: "In particular, “it. would be hel pful-i a report could be submitted. 6 the ‘expert who -conducted ‘the: polygraph exami which: ‘he: made. ‘based on the responses’ by ALVARADO. “keygawesttons—on~ thd m Fto ALVARADO nue be ac On felt Gilber to_ALVARADO OUT Teletype No. 85666, ‘dated 28 3 November 1963, = el ative to. Gilberto 1 ALVARADO. Menorandum, dated -17-[sic : | Decanter Subject Mexican Interrogation of Gilberto. ALVARADO er . nae - pee