104-10436-10048 1 wee eaooyset | | _ | Soviet Enbasdy/ealle Silvia . Silvia DURAN calls Soviet : Eubessy (0) = Mer, outst) 1 t* (dp i a | DURAN of Cuban Eubessy. Central intelli has no Objec gence Agency tion to Release Dae 45 sAns Tr IZED 2-003 a 8283 hen to fort for te aleves fro Washington. Silvia ‘Serees: ‘the I | Lee Harvoy oswAL ' 201-2892h8 i REASON FOR. comma P-0593 st ne ero y meersetegmemE ene on ‘lana 1130. to go to; Odesa.. Consul was Y £ ‘Silvia tells MO that the Amerioan citizen vas there, the one! who | | a | ‘wants a visa for Cuba on his way to the Soviet Union and he wants | oj 4! Word wear & | :¢6 know with whom he was. taliing there because she |(Si1via) had | | | , | aril rade jer ' gent himito the Soviet Embassy saying that if tley "aocepted hin |! | Daren . feed i ‘end gave'him a visa then the Cubans (Enbassy) would aleo give him {| | | pai Ly bn® | ‘g visa without further paper work only advising Immigration in Cuba. | [ | Vs 5S gob . ‘and he wants to -lmow with whom he had talked there because he says | | Lid poet f ‘he was told there would be no problem, MO says to wait a moment . ee ¢ Sov. Pmt b I A different MO cones to phone and Silvia explains the seme thing to | ~ | Viatlad es | him. Thies MO says to leave name and telephone number and he will byob Derren toe i call back, Silvia gives telephone 11-28-47 (Cuban Consulate). it : wctinaef | Silvia takes advantage of the phone call and states she:has moved | | UR Me | ‘and'wants to advise the Soviet Embassy of her change of address so” ws ee i that she can.receive the boletin, MO says to call KOUKHARENKO to - | bo eert | __. Give ber new address, then MO asks the name of the Consul or... | “ VL OLAe . i ~T Cults. : Attaché. | Silvia says the name is Teresa PROENZA and “tnd | Ha , . tedeptons quater 2a mnaiis mo Baye. thee Ge toss ele MI das me line J hooriban had been there. Stria Bays he f.. 4 Se~y ageet? | 4s there: now seays'the American showed papers from the * Gadd bev, - Sonkulate an 7 sage te fevricen short peyere foe te Sat Srctnfene i‘ Uni there for:a long time with his wife who is. Russian, : ‘G.o.nr 4 : but the answer has not come’ from Washington in respect to this partclled § | problem, jand according, to this procedure it takes four or five. frtetld 6A months, put without having permission from the Soviet Union: = | parblnn (@ they should ask, or better said, they cannot issue's visa here a ttle | without asicing Washingtons however, according ‘to this man : | the showed a letter indicating he was:a member of an organization; ; in favor’ of Cube and that the Cubans. ‘gaid: that they cannot issue | the hav: ng viea- for, the Soviet Union;- and HOW {5 ow what | with hin| (lion ‘bepause they Pheer on tow ' re adele
13-00000 i same “proplem exists with tine Givens, | that! the problem with hin i (the American) is |that{he doses not ow anyone in Cuba and ; i | | | _ | feexeforp if that /is true it will belditficult for!him to geta | || _ visa for' Cubal, because | he was thinking 0 | processing his vise jj fo! 4, og | (for Soviet Union), be usei he mew it would require waltinga .  \ eee! long tim for his ivisa|to t Sqvist|Union while in Cuba and from | there go to the Soviet|Union. MI said the thing ig that if his ; * iwife right now vere in|Washingtdn she would réceive her'visg | right now, or| permission, from the Soviet! Union, to return to her ; | country, |she is going to receive her|visa|in Washington: but heving i this vise, she could ogumunicatel to any place this ipermission, for lexample re or any plape she could receive it i(visa or permission) | but : righ} now| they do not heve them, (no las tienen), Silvia says certainly and they; cannot give a letter either because they do not | know if fre visa will ye epproved. as indicati Silvia says then So ee te list. or) cann per a letter of recommen lation either " because | becay be d 28 B (the Ane Anerican) bts excise me for dothering a : earaererema mn rae 2, “ iv ei i siivia siya that in the Cuban Bubassy is a North Aneriedn who was at _ Lienvoy 'thd Soviet Eubags X- MI 8 wait a minute, Silvia speake”Buglieh with “h LAO ee & gomeone + and comments dn Spanish that they gave APARICIO telephone |. a ! 1y1B=99 | ‘and to take the number down |- Silvia Says about the; American Sw. GUA, EP jeitdzen that he is' going to ‘talk with youl(MZ)! American speaks Russian WoT polled y pontinue in English, American talks - tented riehntl, in sy and spoke ‘to yo ty At. igor and asks Aneriogn in English what does . ‘ i my address. ‘ ivan, in “herd Seer ' ; aya |t aia not! know it nen.| I went to the Cuban Embassy © es wy & te ask them for Wy; t y- have it. MI says id wes Dob. | and ‘leave your address| with us, iit is not far, ‘from! the
13-00000 _ re fee _ von _ a | | : | \ / MO (men) to a (Sor. Bub. ~o Tere ee ' MO says I was at your place lest Saturday and talked to your g) Gonsul. said that ‘they'd send a jtelegram to Washington,, a “I and I wallted to ask youjif there is anything new? MI says I'd | | ' . (he air to ask you to call another phone number. Please write it t { | | | | | 4 | downs! Iabde53 and ask for a! consul. ‘Thank you, | | - 6. 1 Oct. loys MO (American) , onEDSY of a7 wna Soviet Eubassy =f | | r : | | i | MO Che same person who phoned a day solago | and | ae! in broken Russian) speaks to OBYEDKOV. He says is Les! | OSWALD speaking. I was ‘at your place ‘last: "Sota aaa oks:! ‘@ cons y said that tha send'a telegram to! | Washington, ao .I wanted 'to find out it you: have’ anythin new? . ; But I don't remember the name of thaticonsul. OBYEDKOV Bays | | KOSTIKOV. He is dark (hair or skin??). MO says yes, my‘name' | 48 OSWALD. OBYEDKOV says Just a minute I'll find out. They ; say that they haven't received anything yet. OSWALD says Have ; ; they done anything?) OBYEDKOV says Yes, they say that a request ' : has been sent out, but nothing has been received as yet. | : Do : OSWALD says And what. ..2 OBYEDKOV hange Up. : : : 4 WALD)| to MI at Sov. Euby> _ } : Gen dn Enblish to MI. He says i? ees A pled ; : . 58 MO fs Call on the other phone. - if arene Sn Mk MO says I'm Looking for. @ visa to go to Russia,. MI says Please, oo call on the telephone of ths.consul, 15-60-55. | MO says One | moment please, I'l: have to get a pencil to write the nunber - : oc egal Mer 6% m Tim t nk down. They issus the visa there? MI That depends on your %yg 0. O30 ROTI My conversation. I don't kmow about this business. Please.call | godatenti ve. ooter are the office of the consul and: ask your ‘question. MO asks for the Www) sttie Ubi’. ee number again. MI gives him the number and tells him to ask for pat fe the Consul of the Soviet Embassy dn Mexico. MO says Thanks , © Xe, renown. % ee eB ae bead x 8. 1&% oct. re ta Photos of unidentified person on entering Soviet Bubassy and ; ae Ans ee who entered Cuban Embassy on 15 Oct 1965. , | : _ | ue oa 9. BS oct. / fu Q " 7 tek | MexIco CITY 6453 reported According LIENVOY 1 Oct 63, American maie 4 ry who spoke broken Russian said his name Lee OSWALD stated’ he at SOVEMB : : nate hducdlnc ud 28 Sept when spoke with Consul whom he believed be Valeriy Vladimirovich | Nb E 4 KOSTIKOV. Subj asked Sov guard Ivan OBYEDKOV who answered, if there | : “S LA DL! mis. anything new re telegram to Washington. OBYEDKOV upon checking said . a ; nothing received yet, but request had been sent. Have photos male appears : . ; be American entering Sovemb 1216 hours leaving 1222.0n 1 Oot. . Apparent ‘ i | st age 35, athletic build, circa 6 feet, receding hairline, balding top.! °* ; i Wore khakis and sport shirt. Sources LIEMPTY. No local dissen, . 1 t : gee — ¥ t |
13-00000 Jo. 11. Oot. i | } oo: | ee Bs: 4830 reported on identity of Subject of MEXI 6453: 5 |: i | i 4 i. @ | Lee OSWALD -(201-289248), DPOB 18 Oct 39, New Orleans, - | | ! fo radar operator in U. 3. marines who defected to USSR i | ! . \ i in Oct 59. DIR givee description of OSWALD, background, @NB: Thes dos eng tion i | | | | | marriage, ete. and action *? pass info to Bub. components. not. bea OM, Bema” toe ' i : Rt t Xil, 1 Oct. | | HE | hot reco criy e53h reauesied Hgs to Pls jpoush photo OSWALD, ate yew tS, Mie, Who, 2 Fj Gg EE Meno to The Ambassador on lee OSWALD/Contact with Sov Eub. | i | . ; i | | ,| xouted to‘Amb., Minister, Counselor for Political Affairs, . i po | oot | i; | | | REO, co's ‘to Tegal, Navel and ins - Memo #653200 ew 22 Nov. ee | Pf EY yexnco crn rolh with refs Care | 6, 10, 12. ebove) stated “According i i | : i } | |. VOA broadeast heard at Station regarding President Kennedy assassination . i i Po | | | one Lee H, OSWALD age 24 has, been arrested. in Dallas possibly in - _ | ; | ; | i | 4 -4 connection assassination of President |Kennedy. i Direct Has, attention . ) * BerPey : : H ‘ | i + | Refs. Request: priority’ pouch photo OSWALD so that Station ean check | | i i i ; all recent LIEMPTY | ‘eoverage for Iden. | Forwarding soonest copies of i : | i i { only ae to Sovemb 1 Oct, who jcould be identical with OSWALD. : 1k, 22 Nov. rr re : '  AMEMBASSY’ Outgoing ‘Telegram (Control 369) from 'Anib. ‘Mann stating : “ | | 4 i i | j Poreign Minister expressed condolences, etc., and that on his i i i i i instructions the border! between U. S.!and Mexico had been closed to - oo i | fo | : | eliminate: any possibility of murderer's escape | ‘into, Mexico. a “15, 23 Nov. re ee ee DI BhBce: (xe¢ MEXI TOL4 - pare 3 above) Thanks, This connection | : i | ro | jot fo was also noted here, Trust you will be able use all your facilities . | | | | j +o follow. and report Sov Emb activity. and reaction during these hours... 5: : ; | | aa | | | I. | jt Dio sabe ful amare | | | po: i | . i . 22 Nov | i . | | of | | | personal letter to'J. c, from cos (Wih) with ret to conversation be a Se r { | , i | '22 Nov in which COS requested p ssion to give Le copies of it : } | | | co | | I rte: _Attached are copies with dates ‘Of | : > | jo | fp a : At 6 ‘22 Nov, The Ambassador decided | ! : | 7 pd this |was important, enough to have Legal take copies of these photos | { - ? : : os ; to, | | ot © ito Dallas. Naval Attache is making special flight for this purpose. howe, . o : toh. Poorpoocbh ‘Legal officer igoing to Dallas promised to'mail: this. to you. ‘Copies an i 7 GSE TITER eRe ores mmr ope Ts fee ames aan alii nal tan iin ===iof- these photos: STO - p bee pouched. night: ‘of: 22 Nov.. Bes vohoe ec deergucbeey cde sced scree:
13-00000 el. 22 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 235 Nov. -24 Nov. 23 Nov. 1730 ne ten re etes reer cnene mn eee aotearoa arg achepeat Men outside (uo) calls iutse ‘of Cuban Embassy Ee 4 ee 60, - Send staffer i i ! 4 | { : i : I | i i : : Edmundo JARDON (of Cuban ‘Embassy) calls yILtaconta of Prensa I ' ‘ | 1 1 | LIENVOY Latina in New York. asking about the. detention of the President 4+-oP Fairy Play ‘with Cuba: Committee 5+ VILLACORTA : says he = =only* ‘hows jee i what the agencies are reporting, that the person! 8s name is OSWALD, | " that he is,a member of the Fair Play with Cuba Committee,|1f that | is true, it could have béen also one of the| ho thousand or whatever on the FBI list, but surely this person is nuts,! JARDON says that | if this is true’ (that the guy.is nuts) it is a terrible provocation. | VILLACORTA says, that up to now nothing is confirmed, that; he was: arrested for suspicion and looking up his file the found! out he belonged to that (Committee of Fair Play with Cuba), but until now! it is pare Speculation, “JARDON will call later. : i i MO asks LUISA if she has heard the latest news and Luisa, jokingly LIENVOY replies, "Yes, of course, I knew almost before KENEEDY." Both . — yf? 4 agree on the seriousness: of the assassination, etc. ‘LUISA says. Ka . je EMMA 22533 ‘to ¢/maD to send photos (per para 16 above). pertyat Silvia DURAN's has been called off so it will not appear they are celebrating death of KENNEDY, nor will they have: the party ¥ iucrktek coincide with the burial.....LUISA says she plans ” to move - yh tonight to. the doctor's (female ) house. | MEXI qo1g + Mexi Station! nes photos same unidentified American | type who is possibly OSWALD entering Cuban Embassy on 15 Oot. : ee Searching for possibility photo-documented entry Cuban Emb other bd So, days. Also attempting establish OSWALD entry and departure Moxi. . *, A. Mexicana Flt 800 | to Chicago 1 Nov,: Lee MARTIN; B. Same flt, 12° Nov. a MEXI 7020 : Persons flew Mexi to U.S. who might be iden ¥ /OSHALD: | ’ Wilford OSWALT;’ Cc. Braniff f1t 50 : to San Antonio 8 Nov Widen OSWALD. photos person suspected by OSWALD on al flight for Dallas. rrying envelope with 1]. copy each photo for airmail special from Dallas to GALBOND at hom per telecon with CURTIS. 1 copy each these photos plus copy each of 2 photos showing same person exiting PBRUMEN Embassy forwarded in HMMA 22533 leaving regular pouch tonight. View above, does Hqs want staffer with additional photos? (ertr-ext_photosfoswarp) Fant Whitten 652-6827 0n arrival | SREP rhe tsi co MEXI. 7021 ~ ODENVY agent lett here 2000 local with 2 copies ea Re ‘ALD |\to Has on “next flight.
13-00000 xeh. ' 25. 26. we. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. ! i i =e a aian Tate iad 23 Nov. | i 7 i | aon oa a | aap UCR VETTE bh: ‘DIR BuBo2 ~ No need send ataffer with photos. :We have asked Navy fo. ; wi es 1 > photos again, but Mexi can see OSWALD's picture sooner on press wire. ‘Have just re-emphasized to ODENVY Hars sensitivity of Photos you are sending and also relayed names of travelers with similar names ., Note radio eave OSWALD pived under alias of 0. Be LEE. : . { i | : iDIR hes] - Urgently. require info Valeriy’ 'Wledimtrovich ‘XOSTIKOY ‘travels outside Mexi, hour by hour whereabouts: 22 Nov, all details ‘his activities during Nov., names and backgrounds his cantacts. :also': future contacts and activities KOSTIKOV via unilateral coverage, ‘any indications unusual activities involving KGB end Sovenib personnel. : ‘AT through 30; Hov. po tO | | Po Poy ' i 2 ; “OTR Bees - KOSTIKOV traveled in’ Septenber with Ivan Gavrilovich ALVERYEV , ‘who in close contact Cuban dips during Feb €2 TDY Quito, Request reporting and coverage ALFSREV aa with om | | | | ; ‘DIR 84886 - Tiportant you review! ell LIENVOY tapes ‘and transcrips since QT Sept to locate all material pertinent to (para 9 above), Dispatch -soonest by special: courier, | staffer if necessary, full transcripts and original tapes if available: ‘ell pertinent material, Are original tapes pret Pf ‘DIR 84888 ~ ODENVY. says that photos of man entering Sovemb which Mext : isent Dalles were not of OSWALD. : (Para 22 above) Presume Mexi has doubled’ iehecked dates!of tisse ‘photoes end also checking all pertinent other photos, itor possible shots of OSWALD, | i : i ‘MEXI 7023 ~ on 28 Sept 63 Silvie Cuban Emb called; ‘Sov: Consul saying | Li :North American there who had been Sévemb and wish speak with consul. Uniden ~ North American told Soy consul quote "I was in your Emb and spoke to your : ‘Consul. I was-just now at your Emb and they took my address....." (same as ‘pare 4 above),.. In view OSWALD in Sov Union and fact he claimed on 1 dct.) : LIENVOY to have visited Sovemb 28 Sept, Subj is probably OSWALD. Station | , unable compare voice as first t tape erased, Para three MEXI TOLE (para 13 above) ‘Should be 1 Oct 63. ~Sainé Subj Visited Sovemb'4 Oct but not recorded LIENVOY | that: date. Also pouching 4' oct photos. Making effort determine ‘OSWALDS  ; i jactivities Mexico, | | tt ‘ : 2 a ataeai aed cae ae contend fre Pe oe Se iS eee Sapa n + $e . whet spon we : MEX 702k « Station's check! indicates no other KOSTIKOV travel outsids MEXL. 16 thru 19 Nov. shows KOSTIKOY at fovemb every day. Placing him under LIEMBRACE | igurveillance. Mo recent unusual KGB jand Sovemb personnel activities it Nov to date,
13-00000 a A ; | ; i | a = Jt | i i ot 4 No other “ALFERIEV travel.) LILYRIC: report shows ALFERIEV at: . Sovemb. 6 thru 19 Nov, (No coveragel 9, 10, 16, 17:Nov.) Will | cover With LIRICE surveiliencé, Stepping up processing covering Sovemb, trying get LIFEAT ooergge of switchboard! of apt bldg where "reside Min KAZANTSEV, suspect /KGB resident KONSTANTINOV and | suspect GRU SCRUCHKIN. Having LIPAWN report movements SIDOROV; and ' effort re audio OP against SID. Incoming LIFEAT on KGB KUZNETSOV | will be processed ASAP. 'Rechecking all unerased; tapes avon center, H i i | | BARKER (p) | wrote to COS susgehting, attloe voxteal authorities blosed i U,5.-Mexican border (possible} escape route of assassin/s) 3 we should | request Mexi authorities to put police | ‘cordén around ‘Cuban Emb andi - require ait visitors to identity themelves: - ontertie and exiting. i Note to Luis ECHEVERRIA bo arrest Silvia rohaa, ‘the girl vho put : OSWALD in touch; with Sovémb. : Silvia is Mexican citizen, lives. at poo | | Bahia de Morlaco #74; mother lives at Ebro #123 brother at Herodoto #14} | i she drives Consul car, plates, 8-92-TTs jphone ia 45-06-9653 works at 4 : i : ; i ' : MEXI 7025 - - (Ree DIR 84886 - pare bt stove)! - On 28 Sept Pa LIENVOY RoE reported fol: [Entrada MF.......(seme.as para 4 above)".) On 1 Oct 63 at 1045 bre man’ called Sovemb. and said :"Hello this is Lee;OSWALD |: : speaking..:..... (sam as ‘para! 6 above)", Transcriber says OSWALD , | Pod _ da the one'talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban : Emb 26 Sept to Sovemb. | ; bo G | | | | 30. 23 Nov 63 | 31. .23 Nov. SE 32, 23 Nov. tame meme ember e | i | | | 1026 Luis ECHEVERRIA asked cos fori all infoion fnu RODRIGUEZ Molina, He said ; hs heard on radio RODRIGUEZ picked up in connection assassination and | he is Mexiéan. | Only trace here is 30 Jan 61 report from LIFIRES that | om Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31) Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 33. 23 Nov. on Mexicana from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle i Independencia 17 as contact eddress w/airline. This info: given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed; of above, Have no info, ODENVY; chief cating Dallas for details. Request Hgs traces soonest. | | bo i | | MEXI ther To saotiitete expldttious Mexi records search ‘and asset investigations, can Hqs provide info dates activities OSWALD's ¢ most -yeoent: stay thru 22 Nov in U.S. cen en ee ena ned ee ees ee Pop Pit pp dd 34, 23 Nov. | : . : i nen, rm
13-00000 ” | i 25. | 23 Nov. | | te) ben be | { Jf i } i i ' i | | | MEXT! ‘7028 ~ COS urgent call © see LITENSOR 23 Nov. ‘cos | ' thought would ‘be for expression condolence but developed that i co ton ZDTENVOY, Ohhad ‘located call to Soyemb of OSWALD made on 28 Sept. _ ‘Believe fact that LITENSOR aware of this contact ‘(from joint \ 2 Speretden: ta to COS is important. ” teenie eye meee a a mane )) and passed 1 i i i race 23 Hiv. Ve lof 22 Nov and jit were not iden, Dates/are given on : Uvarinble Photos Persona entering ~ Saw photos pf OSWALD on t ‘obvious & otos sent to Dallas ia DURAN who Employee at Cuban Enb ‘and who} put OSWALD lon telephone from Cuban Emb ito talk to Sovemb on 28! : Sept, be | arregted immediately an hela in ommptcad until she gives all | details of OSWALD known! to her. TTEMPO 2| can say d. F, S. coverage revealed fen im him ithbe needs re explain. noe man Ogs fl sea non on 45 Yor 6 1 tad a cat. tron Jack Whitten eshingtot) asking ‘that |T not do para |3 (to arrest | _ *Bilvia i eo 36 above), I told him'too late; I-could not | . yecall request, I ‘told |him that he already should have rec'da ~ cable in yhich| I told them that President here had knowledge which e this "action" (against DURAN) 80 that: it could be Mexican init th He said Okay. NOTE s, qr: ha return: call from ECHEVERRIA at about 515 fire on 23 iNov 3 seying jthey | would get ' "mijer” and : he wana dtately notify re C thant ne for info oa her, (Signed cos) ext 7030 |= Following Cars appeared at Cuban Bubs Ps Oct 63 at 1900 hrs Texas |TA 562, and silver|grey| Buick Texas Kr-57-73 on 24 Oct at 11:35 hrs | Both..cay license plates were black letters on white, believed . be 63 issuance, Request identification, Although no known connection. . fuego st above be called peeps cer handling oan joare I | 37. 23 Nov. | ; MEMO POR THE rconn fro Jeremy L', NIARCOS Assignments re | GPITEAL Assasgination. me, 29, on Support soteritie | + MEXT rose Info a =m ce ban ~ Soviets - - no unusually ectivity. . | | MEXI 7033 | lg Fol esto calls LIENVOY probably repeat | probably OSWALDs . On 27 (Sept! 63 call y Mill Att i"Entrade,} Man calling says is it necessary |to take out a ivi a]t0 go to Odess. Man inside |saysi to call 15-60-55 and ask for the consul, tse] to go t asks or the address. Man inside says nee it to y Onl 27 Sept 3, at!1605 (see para 2 ‘above) 27 Sept] 63 at 1626 see pare eboye) On 1 pet 63 at 1031 (see pera 5 [ ane le, li.
13-00000 te. 43, 45. 46. 232K KT. | | 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 7 8 25 Nov. | | | i 11620: hra on 23 Nov, I told Jacki Whitten at 1620/30 on 23 Nov. | (Phat thts ( ce) would be on route to him soon, Signed by Cos. | | ! | ‘labove. EB, On 3 Oct 6 (ses para 7 above) | 3 t 1 ie ermal | | . | | | NOTE by COS: IZ had @ call from Washington (Jack Whitten) at! | i | | i | i MEX} 7034 - Complete recheck photos all visitois to cube Emb Aug thru first half Noy against good press photos shana... | ‘evide i Siniler blank against. all Soveab photos rom:1 Sept. Noteicnly(isit we lmow he made was Cuban Emb 28 Sept ‘Saturday om wit ch Emb closed and:we have not had coverage. "tn ‘future require @ half day photo coverage ‘both. Sov and! Cub Embassies; Check wanifests all planes arriving Mexi central . airport from U.S. fails show OSWALD arrival. Passing this info GOM asking they check border airports from which OSWALD might - | ; have ' flown Next. We do. not get manifests ‘these domestic flights. i i | | i i- ‘MEXI: 7035 = LIERVOY reporting Solenb | normal. Conversations between Alfredo MIRABAL Diaz with suspect KGB Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (who not available, so KOSTIKOV cqme on line) (One time KOSTIKOV in error i; addressed MIRABAL as AZCUB and MIRABAL corrects him, COMMENT: i MIRABAL replaced Busebio AZCUE Lopez, former Cuban Consul). i MEXI: 1036 - LIENVOY Sovemb on 20: ‘Nov. reports naxy calls by press ‘people to get stataément, from Sovs re assassinations they are’ al | told Sovenb closed, to call back Monday. | | | 1 | List of wy names ot contacts of naar and ROSTINOY at Sovenb COS note ‘ta ECEEVERRIA to keep secret’ the arrebt of Silvia DURAN ithat.; no info from her is published or leaked, that all info fron ' ‘her is cabled ‘to Washington immediately through COS and ‘that her : : arrest and her statements is not spread to any’ ‘Leftists .....! ‘HOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was ‘arrested with "seven others | inoluding her husband..." They were having a fiesta ~ and ECHEVERRIA | chad just: hed a meeting with The President {who apperently said "Proceed" and interrogate foreefuliy). signed | COS | : i i t an | ; | { i i i i | t i 1 | [- i | | : t : Sex’ 1037 = . RCEEVERRTA “informed Gos. “at "1860" hrs “that Silvia DURAN and: her husband had already been arrested and were presently under. interrogation ‘by Gobernacion authorities, | ECHEVERRIA promised to try to keep arrest secret. ‘ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS; said first report should .'be ready by 2000 hrs. COS does not believe possible to, ‘keep arrest from en.
13-00000 kg, 50. 51. 23 Nov. 23 Nov, 25 Nov. . 2k Nov. 25 Hov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. | a ee ee ee ed | | | | | | | | | | ae 1039 . | ODERVY. talls Ws that Jase boner Volina is not involved. (para 33 above) j { i i H { : iDIR Bho16 - Ayrest! of Silvia DURAN is extremely serious matter which | jand wilt ask I | toy ' MEXZ 7038 = LityRit reporting | xogamxoy?s survetilance | | and flo jon NEE. | | | OF. | ! a ft :In Jan 63 Silvia DURAN ‘seen in 2 cars with Texas plates, convertible plage JF 96 = 75 and white Volvo plate KU 94-95.. ‘Another Ford car Texas |plate JH 2h-76 geen in front of residence | (DURAN brother, Pls resolve} Above to hold in reserve here for i ; of {possible ‘use in connec sion you interrogation DURAN. ! | | :DIR ehoik Has thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this ; ierdtical matter. It extremely urgent thet we get verbatim . i ‘transcripts in English jof all OSWALD intercepts and other teke | : iwhich could relate’ to Him. !Forget economy of words end!cable. |- leould prejudice ODYOKE freedom of action on entire question of PERUMEN | responsibility, Request you ensure her arrest kept absolutely secret, that’ no info from her is published or leaked, that all info is cabled ito us, and fact of. her ‘arrest and statements not spread to leftist. We ‘are trying to! get more into: on onway from ODENVY and will advise. — iDIR 81917 (ref DIR 84916 ~ pera 51 above). Assume you are ueeping lege | fully informed on deve opments ref. ' od ; ‘ MEXT. 70k - U. 8. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Aubassador: OSWALD ‘entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26.Sept., said age 23 years, occupation . i photogrepher, : residenod New: ;Orleans, destination Mexico City, Mexican ‘tourist card #24085. Same sources (Mexi Immigration Records) state he. ‘left! by auto on 2 Oct 63, at: ‘Nuevo Laredo.i Will advise LITEMPOS and ODENVY. : POS to cheek hotels in Mexi city fo check OSWALD's activities. i MEX TOhL - As of 1900 23 ‘Nov., LIEMBRACE surveillance team and LILYRIC and- 7 ‘LIMITED basehouses, all jreport. KOSTIKOV under Mexi Secret Service physical | j surveillance. Since cannot. continue ‘LIEMBRACE unilateral under above: | jeonditions must cancel iLIEMBRACE. This likely due to LITENSOR reading same (pDaHVOY take as Station. Station has not; mentioned KOSTIKOV, to Mexicens. ; i . i i i i ; i “Thad not heard of ‘arrest ‘although’ he had talked to’ “‘governacion ‘contacts several - , times in lest hour. This good sign of ECHEVERRIA control for time being. | Also ltold Amb who “very pleased*: but who also hopes, oan be kept secret let Mashington qT decide on all "leaks" and relenses, . 7 : ; : | | : MEXT. Told = Advised Lega of arrest and of Hgs desire for secrecy. Lagat. Bae pee
13-0000 56. X 5T. 58. 39+ 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 23 Nov. 245 Nov. HOS on a ome eee ee ee seapeene e e Aemtentneiteerere srt reece eee | EXT TONS - Sumary of Joost contacts of ALFERIEY (ase \ i | | MEXI TOh6 = ECHEVERRIA tod COS' Silvia DURAN ompletesy cooperative : and. gave written statement ; attesting to 2 visits by OSWALD, | who showed ter ' U.S. passport showing long stay, in USSR. Said he Commmist and admirer of | Fees a a nn ne tte ett rere . 4 , | not:enter, Stood! looking at Emb and watching! street for minute then | ' | t MEXI 705 « 1100 hire on 23 aa 1955 green 1 Fora ‘Califdrnia’ 63 pistes : | KVU_ 191 parked near Sovemb: - Male driver ‘approached main gate but did - | walked aorose street to plant shop where remained until 1145 when p left are area. po of fF ob fF td | ; MEXI TOhh « Complated ‘analysts Russian language portions of soveltb LIENYOY 18 thru 21 Nov. Wo items of possible reyoneree o OSWALD. All normal. i i ‘ | [- ‘para: 45 above) _ | fs | d CASTRO. Wanted her help get transit visa Cuba order to go USSR,’ She. could only arrange transit Cuba if already. had USSR visa. Sova told her they | ! had further checking to do before could issue! visa. Knows not why returned : U.S. without visa. DURAN told governacion she had recognized OSWALD'on T.Y. 22 Nov and told husband about visits. Owing cooperativeness ECHEVERRIA | believes will be no repercussions. No evidence Emb Imows she picked ;up. Above preliminary report. C03 will see Echeverria again morning 24 Nov. | Amb Mann informed ‘by cos of DORAN pickup ‘and delighted. Wi brief ODENVY. about the death of OSWALD. : JARDON says yes “hey passed the. message that : somone shot :hin da - the stomachs . aay & it is| evident, | CARAM asks isn't t true that thet 1s what is happening! JARDON says 'thosé types wanted! to make it appear to bd ed Communist sympathiz:ing with Cuba, ete., eto, oare once he vas, in the Seer ane ie | Soviet Union, and ‘also: ‘he subjected Himself to a dirty kame. “cAHAM © fi believes they! grabbed him for the job. JARDON agrees. ‘CARAM says iit is obvious they had to liquidate him (OSWALD) so he wouldn't talk. .JARDON agrees and adds that precisely so that he (OSWALD) wouldn't '! - talk, the job is made more difficult :(to find out plot of assassination ‘of Kennedy). JARDON says the international situation will become , serious. CARAM says what a ridiculous thing to think that a bar man ; : (cantinero) is able to mix with the police and kill OSWALD; in this mess mess they should suspect the police of Dallas.) JARDON says it was all premeditated; they let him (OSWALD) be killed. CARAM says did you see ‘the building? It is 90 meters from the street, what a coincidence they -did not register the building (for surveillance?), including there at. ‘the building some police were in on the complicity for sure. JARDON jaye perhaps 60. CARAM Bays - all of this has him very worried. : i i : i , | | ‘@llia splot. 1d. eae | « Antonio CARAM asks JARDON C cuban En) | ae anything is imo or . passed | DIERVOY
13-00000 MEXI zour | ‘Re ‘Stat on's! newly initiated LIFEAT coversge of apartment residence KAZANTSEV, KONSTANTINOV and BKK SHCHUCHKIN: Wo calls in. or out by above for coverage 1640 t0,2000 hre 23 Nov. | 7 : : STDORDY te talks se QBRUBOV who says Have you heard the latest? OSWALD . , LIENVOY . was mortally wounde in a closed chamber. ‘The details are not : ! given; He is being} joperated ion, according to the radio, (Come: : by transcriber - When OBRUBOV said “in a closed hamib r* some irony |could be detected in the tone of his voice, | as if jhe hed @ smirk on Pee face, (whereas SIDOROV was very | i non-ogumit ‘with grunts|for answers, and the final word | Poy : ot uttered as if to say - t what?") f° | : ar 61. 2h Nov. X€2. 2h Nov. i i i | i ; 7 63. 2) Nov. MEXI 70s | Re statdons TREAT coverage of residence : ‘Sov Cultural fo officer Svyatoslav Fedorovich TSOY, identified KGB: , No calls: whatever 16 Nov thr 21 Hov. | One [personal call '22 Nov between hin “ne e of no pertinence - No oatlis * Nov. i j ! } i ' MEXT a) | cand 22 Nov audio Lprodhet, | of target! Sovmilat Aleksandr froreiversen STDOROV, of no pertinence. | 7 | { MEXT 1050 » Poll LIENVOY! Russian lang portions complete coverage thru 22 Noy: AL 1338 hrs uniden wouan asks Sergey Semyonovich KUKHARENKO - =: :' if "they" phoned him at-home.| KUKH replied’ that "they" wanted to talk : ; to ths Anbpssador. {"They" were told that no one is here now because it is junchtine .| | Female implizs td KUKH that Sovamb says not make any state-. ment. BE. | LAS hrs | UgopIAY lamb Gustav VLAHOV asks for Sovamb BAZAROV.: : V told that B at dinner.! V says wishes speak to him! regardless. 3B pO RG ! answers, V asks if |he got any additional news.; B says no. V esks and : what nationality, nothing is know. B; says no.| V says because (muffic2 word)|here, that the nationality is Latin Americen, |Do you understand?, B Bays yes, I think | s0 also, | It is very important . ‘Vv says then you | now nothing more? B says nothing except what was broadcast on radio. B asks Vv if V hes anything new, says no. That isiwhy V phoned. | i Bj; says no = about other things , pesides nationality. B asks V if he! heard a broadcast from Washingt cn. Vv says they only told. me that he was:wounded | __.and then Vi heard on/|the_ yadio_that.. the) transfusion.did not help... B. cs pererkremictine ys: “says yes, “that he died, |v says " imey that he was wounded even before: i Americans, | Both leugh. y; accident 8 8 there the were ¢c eting eet Congress. iV says yes, tive ard : y that the one who is: ‘chief here terminated his trip and came back Get is to Pres. Adolfo LOPEZ Mateos). Bi jsays! which trip. Y says “Today he ves 64, 2h Nov. X65. 2h Nov. 1. 1 t | t j i a | | i 4
13-00000 a. oe rn pn me mermrnpae ma | fo yoy. to | bot, } | , | th | a | | | rod: | in ne of the states initiating aid Iprojects.. Bs | If there is anything new I'll phone tyou promptly. | (Only other pertinent portions concern fact ithat| Amb BAZAROV held a conference with apparently | most neues of his staff at 1730 hre 22 Nov.) | 4 | | | i I | | | I rs es rr a I ays | understand. i i i i MEXI 7051 - Contacts of Valeriy Viadinirorieh KOSTIROY, (refs DIR SST pera 25: above) see pare 45 above. re ee ee | | DIR 84920 ~ Aoout Stivia DURAN. one important question still puazles us. When OSWALD was in Mexico City.in late Sept and early Oct to get a Sov visa and a Cub transit visa, did he want to travel! to Cuba right! away, alone, or have his wife join him there ‘and then leave for Cuba, . or did he plan to return to the States first ‘and then leave later. 7 i : Although it appears that he was then thinking only about a peaceful ; i : Change of residence to the Sov Union, it is also possible that he was ' ' getting documsnted to make’ a quick escape after assassinating President. | 4 : Pis restudy LIENVOY material and give us your opinion,: and also have ! . 7. Mexicans question Silvia DORAN very carefully on this point. Aavise. do | 66. . 24 Nov. | | Ker. 2h Nov. 68. 2h Nov. pre S921 - Plates KU 9495 Fiat Multiple 1960 issued to Carol J. SOLES, i 5726 Killermt St., Corpus Christi,’ Texas, Motor No. 954257. Plates JP 9675. Cadillac Sedan 1950 issued to Richard J. ARANDA 1601 N.:W. 23rd - : . co | Sani Antonio, Texas, Motor No. 506100812. Plates JH 2476 Chev coupe j 1959 issued to Harry Lee Saffe 5022 Bayhead San Antonio, Texas .| Motor | Noj 6599175555. :(Ref;Mexi 7039 - see para 49 above) Awaiting info j . | frém ODENVY bn other plates in MEXI 7030 (see para 58 above) and MEXI | C. TONS (see para 56 above ) ; | . 69. 2h Nov. . NOTE TO. COS FROM DCOSs My suggestion on this is. to do nothing with it : : , her yet. (re para 68 above) So tell Hqs ask them for reading on these | |: people. We might consider giving GOM the dope on Mexican plates observed : : gt her house in 61, unless you feel this is a thing we should investigate first. She doesn't seem to me to have any target potential now, if she — ever did, with all the confusion surrounding: her.” in fact, it would surprise me to see her lose her job. | : t- ! MEXT 7053 » In meeting 2h Nov attended by ODENVY,: “Amb, Min, cos and ;.. DCOS foll obtained: OSWALD ordered, rifle of same. typs used to kill | President from Kleins Mail Order House, Chicago. Ordered in name. : Alek HIDELL but had sent to P.O. box registered in own names. Also |: OSWALD when arrested had selective service card in possession in name — ' Alek HIDELL. This same name appeared on Cuban Fair Play Committee ——; % : ; | ‘ : i : : i : : , : ' ! ! i : : H : ; ' \ i ' i H i j 5 7O. 2h Nov.
13-00000 71. 2h Nov. : an ‘obtainable to Has still desires. La i | propaganda issued New YOrleans | although OSWALD name also appeared : underneath, : ODENVY had not established as of noon 23 Nov whether HIDELL ' exists ‘or alias used by OSWALD. No Mexi traces HIDELL. Checking. person photographed entering Sovemb!1 and 4 Oct and Cub Emb 15 Oct might | be HIDELL., Supplying Mexicans multiple copies ODENVY photos OSWALD and , Station photos unidentified mai appropriately cropped for hotel investiga- tion. Also checking — by name with border posts and other. GOM files. MEXI 705% - Refs; A.! MEXI 1046 (pare 59 ebove) and B. DIR 84920 (gare 6T' above) Additions or amendments ref A: a. - DURAN arrested at home with husband andi members of family who having party. All taken’ to Jail. : b. 1 Since she had told not only husband but other members of family : about OSWALD visits after she yead heme and sew TV picture, she’ attributed arrest toa denunoiation by cousin whom does not like. | Thus source GON; | knowledge not revealed to her.; c. ' Does not! lnow where OSWALD stuyei in'Mexi. d- Passport OSWALD showed her was'still valid for USSR. He ‘~ told her wished return there permanently with wife. e. DURAN had - ‘ impression OSWALD had or belieyed he had made arrangements in Washington; whereby, instructions would be sent Sovemb Mexi to issue Sov entry visa in'manner by which would not himself have to visit Sovemb.- Failure. his real or: imagined instructions work smoothly caused him become rude to Sovs. (COMMENT: Para le of MEXI 7933 - probably para 41 above - partially bears this out but Station detects no signs rudeness in OSWALDS talks with Sovs.| Further ‘details DURAN interrogation may reveal OSWALD . became abusive in Cub emb as result his frustration by Sovs.) -f. Her; impression he simply ; "comrade"| who ‘could not live comfortably under rigors of; capitalism and wished return to spiritual home in USSR. g. DURAN : knowis not whether he got, USSR! visa or Cuban transit visa but if he did | she had no part in it. (bh, el OSWALD telked, anyone else in Cuban Emb: - she unaware) | REF | DIR , 849i para ave aware i concern re jeak end has warned! her about talking, but feels at least ia fact of arrest may well be leaked by other relatives picked up same. time. my COS will continue push need for secrecy with ECHEVERRIA. DURAN and, husband will be released but kept under surveillance. Re Ref B, With I MExI 7933 Hs hes full transcripts all pertinent calls. Regret tapes | | od ° erased, Station feeling that: aboveis best, ‘Ref ut. Will request reinterrogation DURAN if | t -_ i ' : | ee cn nS nr SES ee iu { : H ' : 4 t i ¢ i | i } t t i t Hl wees tee a eee i | i il ti il } - i i B t ' ij I ' eee ae a enter © fe | } oo; 4
13-00000 fe. TB. 15. ms, 2 a ce ale ae ey rep 9) sie oe eee oe 25 Nov. - 25. Nov. 25 Nov.. 25 Nov. 1232 ; WS dee geen Marre tpn anne asnOesn SEMA AeEgpenegt ++ ce nine — tere ee oe t ; : at that time in New Orleans in a hotel. The Sov Consul said he would ' havé to consult with his government and that ordinarily a case like this |; : would take from three to four months . OSWALD again became annoyed es he. | ‘had: the day before in the Cuban Embassy and left the office/very: mad, ‘ OSWALD returried to Texas on 3 Oct via the border of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. ; . Investigations so far do not indicate that OSWALD Anterviewed higher: = j i : officials of ‘the Sov and Cuban Babassies . ; po.) Vandianswer in kind. United States leaders should think (reflect?) that if they : ‘axe aiding terrorist plans to eliminate ‘the Cuban leaders P| -Vthey themes yes wv : ; Say8 House of Senators called to say the Commission of Foreign _ yesterday when the otipr one (OSWALD) was killed. : Cecilia agrees. d te ft | eae is all stems from tbe Foam fire ee boteti LS Bays food. pone ne ~— re a i po | Preas reported OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept vith tourist card given him | Excelsior by Mexican Consul: in New Orleans on 17 Sept. | Press confirmed that | 26 Sept OSWALD crossed border by MiG Nuevo Laredo,! Tamps., the foll day| to Mexi City by road. On 27 Sept he went: to Cuban (Consulate, Genéral to request visa to transit ‘Cuba: because he was going to ximz go to Moscow| via; Habana. jConsul. Eusebio AZCUE told OSWALD: that: he would | have. to | | consult his government, that the paper work required 10 to 12 days. | | OSWALD, because of his irritable character, became annoyed with AZCUE and left the office slamming the door. On 28° Sept OSWALD went to the Consul General of! ths Sov Union’ to request a visa for Russia. He said in helping his case, that his wife was s Sov citizens that he was a | militant Commmist and had lived three yrs in! Russia. OSWALD told the Sov Consul that he could verify; this quickly by calling his: ‘wife; who was i ' * a “FYI C ~ Has. is aw cre ‘of AP story Jatelined Hava 77S “AG ‘reception at | : Brazilian Emb Fidel CASTRO is Quoted: “We are prepared to fight them | i newspaper El Mundo. (sinarquist) and asks what'is new, ‘Office girl. _ Affairs would be at the American Embassy at 12 to express regrets , for Kennedy’ 8 death. CERVANTES makes a note of that. : i i ' Julieta de Earique GONZALEZ Pedrero comments with Cecilia that she is LIENVOY ‘ very impressed with all she has seen on T.V, since Friday and then — . Julieta seys this all stems from a Fascist organization, because. the : } : : : i i pie} CERVANTES calls from UNS offices to 18-35-70, office of” “4 | LIENVOY E
13-00000 75. (continued) 76. 25 Nov. TT. “25 Nov. 78. 25 Nov. i | i : | - bof | | | and, \. things ‘ome | lout, EGRET she | Inopes the publie will be sheen be _ the people that, have no idea about politics! can swallow those things. | ‘epee PT a | | i | so that they will stop this tendency toward, Fascism. | Julieta . continues: that at the beginning sha thought | iit was caused iby shetet trouble but now rs thinks it is. something more than that; it isa national thing well plannéd and that OSWALD was not just acting spontencously, Cécilia agree » indeed it was & perfect stot with exact calculation and could not .. have been done spontaneously,| Julieta: Bays that his|(OSWALD's) death was evidently to shut him up and they had better not|say now that Ruby . was at the'moment emotional (when he shot OSWALD) because, Ruby is the type who could never be pictured asa great patriot sinee he has a criminal record. Cecilia believes that Johnson (Pres. ) and all those people are! paying attention to the strengkth in jthis! Julieta is sure of this and adds that thé news (press) iwas rediculous in respect to | | i OSWALD in that he went to marry a ‘Russian, jater was | ‘photographed with the Dally Workers with the Communist newspaper in one hand and a Troskyist one in the other hand; thus everything :was very well |prepared to blame the leftists : indeed this has: always been the way they have done it, commit the ‘terrorist acts and’ then try |to make it appear that the acts were done by the Commmists ; that ‘has always been the tactic and only |. } i i She adds that this is very dangerous, indeed when they are able to: assassinate i ! i 1 ry president Like Kennedy, imagine how (trons they are in the United States. | ‘DIR 84938 | | Sinoe U. 8. immigration regords| next to hotntng on travel of U.S. oftizens, pls ask Mext immigration to check all their records | since June! 62, when ‘OSWALD. réturned from Sov Union, to see if he entered or left Mekico at any other time than the 26 Sept to/3 Oct 63. We still do not know what if anything OSWALD told his Dallas! ‘interrogators . -about travel to Mexd.' We also. need info on who traveled with him and what vehicle he}used on his Sept-Oct 63 trip and. on any other trips. Does |; Mexi government have any! way of tellling what other toursit cards he | meh ‘have. hed? if 80, pls ask them. | | ; | i Note to LITEMPO = Silvia DURAN knew where OSWALD was | staying tn Mexico. Could | “we est this address from her? : | | 3 : | ! | | MEXI 7059 : - Spanish ‘lang’ take of 23 Nov Sovemb LIENVOY of: no pertinence. From Russian lang portions 23 Nov; LEINVOY: 1301 hrs Polish Amb called: _ Sovamb. Pole asked if BAZAROV going anywhere. today, ; BAZ said staying... at Emb. Pole asked is could visit BAZ, latter agreed for 1330 hrs. Otherwise, all Russian lang parts personal matters. assassinatier:— l \Norone WO
13-00000 | i | | 550. 4 Mar | | . 551. _ 5 Mar ; picture of a 7 ; repr 545. (continued) 4 Aprj67 check ARGACHA -| parg 528] abo 5h6. sk Mar 67 547. i Mar | | check Dean . ane L early céntac 548, 5 Mar} 5h9. 6 Mar | check LUMTFEES Latombe, Lo is he teport c ba, | but rather to otngete . bngon says 1 a |clipping era the ubiieati n Li Bi ALD xico, but Not in Dallas. and| from Cub equntey -esp, xico and sent the infd to he ot with he § ov abd ent Babassi¢e in|, is|of mach ge ce; to the cia bepaus: ON -|He it *| lco-w be of 8 ekin a in an id on a merrier in , 42) fourth in GARRISON’ ani OSWALD once re lemployed | ere! | be} | prbbe spent|90 minutes in| the | rj, thotgh plants were a | | | i \ | (New Orleans) at) the jsame|time| by he same i | | Dod e"C ban |Plot|’ QI Government officials (lof Maxi) eclined i t troversy about) an. ‘Allegka Cuban plot to assassinate! K ——i—- Thy -seid-"We- -will- not- 2 intd, it-again!'.- ss_asked by- the UjS.—. |. n offitial pokesman} sald there vas no evidence to Suppert_ai charge that theaCupangov was Involve | 50 ~- {Houston Mayor {Welch Calle GARRISON a Publicity see. rane tis eles’ to lope . . of SHAW jand _ of "Dean ad RO 8 2
13-00000 Reliatility of hbove aly ® Be] a dered, ravellin ews men . Lat a ; mk S Univ ‘ 5p tn "HAban wpe xi Statio cate Me 6b 11 Aug 67 of. _. ! Mayer WALDO 7? { | Em off cers who lin oncernes ove rtieles | ~ Lup}; is US. " Gdeteek toe by Jaime |Plen ec | Eng News ca les dlined "Search on ifor Misa writes that disap f WALDO bijo rejations director at Uniy of her has become object |of o ficial fa priiva ing iries