104-10051-10202 2 pr hide ~) if f DP PE. MOC 7 BALE MORAND UB FOR ;: ‘Me. J. Lee Rankia Ceneral Counsel Preaideat's Commission on th Assassination of President Hensedy SUBJECT «ts Photograph of Lee Harvey OSWALD 1. Avs tha result of a search of our graphics files for pictures pertineat to the atory of Lea Harvey CSW ALD's sojourn ia the — USSR, we have found the attached photograph (Aitachment “A‘'} of a group of persons standing near the Palace of Culture in Minsk. This photograph was taken by an American tourist ta Minsk on or about ll August 1961, Although the persons in the photograph | are not ideatified in our filea, we believe on the basis of carmpari- soa with other pictures that the second person from tha right ts Lee Harvey CSW ALD. . 2. The negative of thi» photograph waa made from a color slide taken by Biers. Monica F, Kramer, a United States citiges, duriag & trip through the USSR ia Augast 1j6l. Mrs. Sramer was a revident of Solvang, California at the time she made the trip. The picture was made available to CIA routinely and volus- — tarily by Mra. Kramer after the trip. CIA had no contact with drs. Kramer before or during her trip to the USSR. ‘3. It is worth noting that the perzun believed to be CSW ALD is wearing a short-sleeved sport shirt of the same design or paltera as one wora by ST ALD in pictures takea of hiay in his apartment im Bjinae in 1962. Copies of two such photegraphs, which were _ found among OW ALD's elfecte alter his arrest and forwarded ta ua by the Federal Bureau of Inveatigation, are attached for cormparison purposes, (Attachment "8"’) “Document vbr Gil “a &s G ears r t -. o? Dee. STP TSE, Lys ow wi wa tie
14-00000 A Ct 6 SERRET ( } 4. dtiscament “A” appearea te substantiate O8W ALD’ s presence ia bias at least duriag the waromer of 15951 and to | indicate thak he bad egetact ab least on cue occasion with Amavi¢gan teurials viastiag that city, 2+ be ance claimed im @ letter te Bis brother, Robert Cswald. S. The information above aad the altachmenta were reisrred te the FB for demeatic cuploitation. The racalts of theiy investigution are being made available directly to the Presideat's Uorumis salen. Richardéd Noize  * Depaty Oirecter for Pliage Distribution: Orig & 2 + Addressee ~ Z2-DDP L- C/CI/R&EA 62 -SR/CUR Originated by: LHWigren:mkb (27 April 1964) - sae { 1 pSaeleses eon autores}
14-00000 ATTACHMENT "Ay The 3" =» &" photograga depicts a group.of persons standing - ‘near an automobile on Tsentralnaya Pleshchad (Cestral Jcaarea) in Miask during an afternoon on or about Il August 1961. The 8" x 10" enlargement of the lower right quarter of the above mentloned photograph provides a closer view of the perscas grouped around the automobile. The second person from the right, standing with his hamla in his pockets and wearing checkered short~ sleeve spert shirt appears to be Lee Harvey COW ALD, GHOw? 4 Excloded trom avtomati: dewncradis= ang declessitisation SECRET.
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14-00000 ‘ . 4 : é ATTACHMENT "B" Copies of two photographs found among the effects of Lee Harvey OSWALD and identified as having been taken in the OSWALD apartment in Minsk | in 1962, These photographs bear FBI number D-33 #16 and #30 261-239 245
MEMCHANDUM FOR: Director re Federal Bureaa of Investigation SUBJECT ; Assassination of President John F. Kennedy 1. In the course of cur research of files pertaining to areaa of the USSR tn which Lee Harvey OS WALD allegedly resided, a phatogrash af an individeal closely resembling OSWALD wae uncovered. 2. Gur files indicate that this photograph (Attachosent A) came from a color transparency taken in Minsk, USSR, on or about 1i August 1961, by an American tenrist, Mra. Monica 7. ARAMER, ehose address at the Hime was F. ©, Box 935, Solvang, California. 3. The photograph appears to have been taken in Tsentral/naya Floshchad' (Central Square), which ia located in the canter of Minsk. The building in the background has been identified aa The Palace of . Culture. Six people ave depicted in the photograph. The individeal . second from the right, appears to be Lee Harvey OSWALD. Ht should be _ noted that the ehirt this individual is wearing appears to be identical to the shirt OSWALD is wearing In two photesrapns from the group of 47 photographs from the effects of OS WALD which were forwarded to this Agency to your communication of 3 March 1904, Sle wumber (5) 1065-52555, subject: Assassination of President John F, KENNEDY. Copies of these two photographs of OSWALD are forwarded with this report as Attachment B. 4 Source ‘of the photograph identified one of the femates in the pleture, possibly the one on the left, aa Svetlana (LNY), an Inturist guide. Source WAS accompanied by another American, iiss Rita NAMAN, 595 Attardes G1 [-QRb - fRoad, Solvang, Document | Number . . . A SOL rei rs ha Ot gut weet \i for FOIA Review on JUN 76 ree NES a ' se, geet oe ae Be: + emanate tmnt eaen apenas atari eindnnnustetatesnnnnpnneesetctt © sh afaianlBaneasaehifesint
14-00000 seve enesemerne Road, Solvang, California, whe ip possibly the female second from the left in the photograph. None of the other individuals can be ‘furtner identified. 5. Myra. KRAMER and Mise NAMAN, both of whem are United Statea citizens, were contected by this Agency on a one-time basis, - following their retern freve their tour of the USER. The repert of ‘this contact, OO-B-3,212,967, dated 21 March 1962, subject: Realittes/ Titov Parade/Interregation in Minsk Following the Giving Away of a US News Magaaine, is foruarded a3 Attachment C. & Mrs. KRAMER, who ia described as “an older companion" in the source deeeriptien of Attachment C, furnished this Agency with 169 color transparencies taken during the trip. Attachment A is valy one of the Hve transparencies of which segative copies were made and retained by this Agency. All of the 165 original color transparencies — were returned to Mra. MRAMER. “ny J. Mige NAMAN, referred toas “a college graduate” in the source description of Attachment ©, provided this Agency with one reel of Born color movie film teken during the trip. The films «aa viewed by this Ageaty and was subsequently returned to Misa NAMAN, 8 This Agency hae had no further contact with eliher hire. KRAMER or Misa NAMAN subsequent ta the contact reflected in the report forwarded ae. Attachment ©. 9. This office would be interested in any pertinen information which interviews of Mea, KRAMER and Migs NAMAN by your office sight possibly provide along the ioilowing Lines: a. A more positive identification of tha individual in Attachment A tentatively identified se OSWALG. : be ‘The exact date and estimate of the time af day whea the Hhotograph (Attachment A) was taken. fe. Any informatiog
14-00000 ee e. Any information which would aid in identifying other individuala in the photograph (Attachment A}, a The name, address, and any other identifying date on the traveling companion whe accompanied hires, KRAMER and Miss NAMAN from Moscow to Warsaw vin Minsk. . 190. Dissemination of Attachments A and pertinent identifying information to the President's Cornmiesions on the Assassination of President Kennedy is being delayed pending receipt of your Bureau's findings in this matter. FoR THE pepurr DIRECTOR. FOR PLANS: tla ag a? - ron ‘JAMES ANGLETON CSCI - 3/780, 612 3 Enclosures as cited above in paras. 2, 3 & 5 Distribution: Orig. & 1 - Addreases 1 - C/I 1 «- C/CUSIG 1 - C/CI/R&A | ~ C/SR i« C/SR/CI Z- G/SR/CI/R {hold cy -& comeback cy) l - BR/O/US/di 4 @ 201-289, 248 SR/CI/Research:A W Braskg;cl 49 March 1964
14-00000 ~ . . e : oe on, ATTACHMENT "A" The 3" x5" photograph depicts .a :group. of persons standing near an — autom obile on teentralnaya Floshchod (Central Square) in Minsk during an afternoon on oF about 10 August 1961 . ' The 8" x 10” enlargement of the-Jower right quarter of the above mentioned photograph provides a closer view of the persons grouped around the automobile. | The second person from the right, standing with his hands sin his pockets and wearing checkered. short-sleeve sport shirt appears to be Lee Harvey OSWALD.