13-00000 a OB - ‘they had to liquidate him ‘(oswaL). Pr) _ se ov insas. and adds that: precisely so that he (oom) aia | i ~ ) F  §  ggait, the Job; is made more difficult (to find eut plot of assassina on | ! | bop be | | ‘of Kennedy) . | JARDON says the intermational situates will become I. : tous. CARAM says what a. ridiculous thing to : Ce | orntinere) is aan to mix with the police smd 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 aia you io ‘the pbuilding? It is 90 meters from the street, what a eoinci ence - y ! .d@id not register the building (for surveillance? ), ‘neluding OARDON the building som polices were in on the. complicity | for gure. J. | : : aay perhaps « 80. CARAM says® val of this has him very worried. | : 56. « 23 Nov. | | | MEXI TOKZ ~ 1100 hre on 23 Nov. | 1955 green Ford Calitarate, i) plates io - KWU' 191 parked near Sovemb. Male driver approached wain gate but did | po! | not: enter. Stood! looking at Emb and watching street for minute ute then | | | | . _ walked across street to plant shop where remained until 1145 when left area. 57..- 23 Nov. ! | “| : | - a | - MEXI TOhh . Completed analysis hussian language portions of | Sovenib LIENVOY ' 18 thru 21 Nov. Ho items of possible pertinence OSWALD. Ail normal. | 58, « 23 Nov. | | ! | . ” | | MEX TOLS - Summary ef local antects of ALFERIEV (see. pare rs above) | 59. « 23 Nov. . |  MEXI TOh6 « ECHEVERRIA teld dos Silvie DURAN completely ecoperative — : rf : and gave written statement attesting to 2 visits by OSWALD, who showed er oo | U.8, passport showing long stay: in USSR. Said he Communist: and eduirer of . CASTRO. Wanted her help get ‘transit visa Cuba order to go USSR. could only arrange | itransit Cuba if already, had USSR visa. Seve told her t , "had further checking to do ‘pefere could issue visa. Knows not why returned : | U.S, without | ‘vise. DURAN told. governacion she had recognized OSWALD on TV. ! ; ' @2 Nov and told husband about visits. Owing cooperativeness ECHEVERRIA | | believes will be no reperouss . Wo evidence Emb knows she picked up. | PG | _ Above preliminary: report. will see Echeverria again morning 2h Nov. | _ An: Mann informed by COS of meas pickup. and delighted. Will. brief ODENVE o 60. °2h Nov. 1405 | | | | | a '\ Antento CARAM asks JARDON (of Cuban En) if anything is known or passed | LIENVOY \ : a ' \about the death of OSWALD. J. says yes they passed the message that | ; ; .  Bompone | ft hia tn tip tomas CARAM days’ it: isa ag iF eg | Serpe | mat it: is/evident. | ' GARAM agi janie 4 this |)" Soviet Uaien, pnd” else' bes )  ) Mp ideves they: ereb bed iim for the 3 30. mos
13-00000.. | MBXI_7047 . Re Re (Station's 5 newly initiated LIFEAT coverage jof apartment residence SEV; KO NSTANEINOV and } Sak SECHU HIE No calls in’ or | out by sbove for coverage 16H ‘to |2000' hra 23 Nov. | oo 7 62. 2h Nov. 1259 KXERYSX | |  SIDOROV talks with BRUBOV who says Haye you heard the latest? OSWALD | LIZ ‘ | / was mortally wounded in & olesed chamber. The details are not | | 3: given, He ‘is being operated | on, according to the radio, | | PW | (c NE: | by transcriber - When OBRUBOV said “in a closed | | chamber" some irony could be detected in the tone of! his voice, . 8 | as ifjhe hed a smirk on his face, whereas SIDOROV wes very ; nian og tal with grunts for answers, and the final we (" P | utte as/ if to say - "pe whet?") | | 61. 2h Nov. Pye a | | SECRET | MEXI TOkS + Re Stations LIFRAT coverage of residence Sov Cultural | | | | officer Svyatoslav Fedorovich KUZHETSOY, identified KGB: | No calls | ot | whatever 18 Nov thru 21 Nov. One personal call 22 Nev between | hie Po and wife ii nO pertinence. Wio calls 25 Nov. Lo | | 64. 2h Nov. ; | Pf Oo, MEXI 7ok9 LIPAWN-1. 22 Hov audio. product, of terest, Sommilat | ee ee ee Aleksandr feoreiverth 8 SIDOROV, of no pertinence. | SG 63. 2h Nov. | MExt 7050 - Foll LISNVOY' ‘Ruseian J Jang portions domp ste coverage thra | of. ! 22 Nov: Ab 1338 hre uniden woman asks Sergey Semy: anion -KUKHARENKO i |; dif "they" phoned him at home.) KUKH replied that "they" wanted to talk | 6. 2h Nov. | to the Am sador. They" were told that no one is here now because it : luneht ime. Female implies to KUKH that Sovamb says hot make any state-, | | ; ment. lAnib. Gustay VLAHOV asks for Sovamb BAZAROV.. | en ee that B at dinner. V says wishes speak to him| regardless. B . answers, asks if ‘he got any additional news. | B says no. V asks and what nationali y> nothing is ‘known. Bi. says. no, | v says because (muffled ' word) here, that the nationality is Latin Americ |Do you understand? { B says yes), I think’! i80 also, It is very impo: .V says then you | | | | | Know nothing mre? |B says nothing except what. tes broadcast rato, | | -B asks V if V has ne new. V says ne.! That isi why V pho ed. 8B i: | : says no - about other things, besides nationality. B asks Vv if he ‘heard | : & broadcast from Washingt an. | V says they only told me that he Was | wounded and ‘them Vi heas@ on the yedig that, the) transfusion.did-not help... Be) 2. --}~ metescmeans sao “ re es rn J i says yes, “that he died. iV says. "T knew that he wes wounded even before) the Ameri Both laugh. rely by! ace nt; Bs 8 ‘there the: SECRET. were ¢ axl emergency meting. of Congress. iV says’ y 3 ‘ve heard | 7 Po |. | oes thet the ehe who is chief here terminated his trip and caine back (ref 1s : to meet Adolfo LOPEZ Mateos). Bisays' whstch tr: P- i says “today } he was : | i | ft,
13-00000 66. 2h Nov. 67. 2k Nev. 68. 2h Nov. 69. 2h Nov. 10. 2k Tov. meee eee ee ee - MBXI 1053 - In meeting 2h Nov attended by ODENvY, Aub, Min cos! and | ' President from Kleins Mail Order House, Chicago. Ordered in name SECRET. | | SEUINEL | i | : : | | in ‘ons of the states initiating aid projects. ° B says I understand. : If there is anything new I'll phone jyou promptly. | (Only othe most members of his staff at 1750 hrs 22 Nov. ) | MEXI TO51 = Contacts of Valeriy Viedimirovich OSTIKOV (ref 2 DIR BEET - - | pare 25. above) see pare 45 above. — | | | DIR 8k920 = About Silvia DURAN. One important question etill puszles us. When OSWALD was in Mexico City in late Sept and early Oct to get Fy Sov visa and a Cub transit. visa, did he want to travel to Cuba right r pertinent | portions concern ‘fact: ‘that. Anib BAZAROV held a conference with apparently away, alone, or have his wife join him there ‘and then. leave for; Cuba, or did he plen to return to the States first and then leave later. | Although it appears that he was then thinking about @ peaceful - change of residerice to the’ Sov Union, it is also possible that he was getting documented to! make a quick escape after assassinating President. | Pls restudy LIENVOY material and give us your opinion, and also have Mexicans question Silvis DURAN very: carefully on this point. Advise. DIR Bko21 - Plates Ku 9h95 Fiat Maltiple 1960 tssued to Carol J. SOLES, 5726 Killarmet St., Corpus Christi, Texas. Motor! No. 954257. Plates JF 9675. Cadillac ‘Sedan 1950 issued to Richard de ARANDA 1601 N.'W. 23rd San Antonio, Texas. Motor No. 506100812. Plates JH 2476 Chev coupe 1959 issued to Harry Lee Saffe 5022 Bayhead San Antonio, Texas. ; Motor No. 8598175555. ‘(Ref Mexi 7039 - see para 49 above ) Awaiting info | from ODENVY on other plates in MEXI 7030 (ses para 36 above) nad MEXI TO4S (see para 56 above ) | | | NOTE TO. COS FROM 'DC0s: My suggestion on this is. to do nothing t 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 at har house in 61, unless you feel this is a thing we should investigate 1 first. She doesn't seem to me to have any target potential now, if she | | ever did, with all the confusion surrounding her. In tact, it vould i. surprise me to. see her lose her job. . DCOS foll. obtained s. OSWALD ordered. rifle of. Same. _type used to dll Alek HIDELL ‘but had sent to P.0. box registered tin own nam, Also OSWALD when arrested had selective service card in possession in nanie Alek HIDELL. This same name appeared on | Cuban Fair Play Committee . “ok,
| pe propaganda issued New ¢Orieens, although OSWALD name also appeared | | | Po io, | underneath, |ODENVY had not established as of noon 23 Nov whether HIDELL | | ee : | exists or alies used by OSWALD. No Mexi traces HIDELL. Checking Co : _ person photographed entering Sovemb 1 and 4 Oct and Cub Emb 15 Oct might 7 bo | | ‘oe HIDELL, Supplying Mexicans multiple copies ODENVY photos OSWALD and = Po _ Station photes unidentified man appropriately cropped for hotel! investiga. ; tion. Also checking HIDELL by name, with border pests and other: GOM files, 67 above) Additions or amendments ref A: a, DURAN arrested at home | | ” _ with husband and members of family who having party. All taken to jail. | be: Since she had told not only husband but other members of family | . : - about OSWALD visits after she read name and saw TV picture, she’ attributed : ' ' arrest toa denunciation by cousin whom does not like, Thus source GOM a ae  Imowledge not reyealed to her. c. Does not lmow where OSWALD stayed : : : in Mexi, d. Passport OSWALD showed her was still valid for USSR. He | : : , told her wished return there permanently with wife. e. DURAN had | : So ; | impression OSWALD hed or believed he had made arrangements | in Washington. whereby instructions would be sent Sovenib 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 | ye _ pS impression he simply “comrade” who could not live comfortably under : rigors ; " ; ; _ Of. capitalism and wished return to spiritual home in USSR. g. DURAN a , knowss mot whether he got USSR visa or Cuban’ transit visa but if he did | Tl. @hWov, Sp " MEXT 7054 - Refer A. MEXI 70K6 (para 59 above) ani B. DIR 84920 (para : _ she had no part in it. h. If OSWALD talked. anyone else in Cuban Emb~. PG | _ she uneware, =| REF DIR-84916 (para 51 above) ECHEVERRIA, aware ODYOKE | ! concern re leak and has warned! her about talking,, but feels at ‘least a ; fact of arrest may well be leaked by other relatives picked up same time, : - ~ COS will continue push need for secrecy with ECHEVERRIA. DURAN and. | | Poot EY fo | husband will be released but kept under ‘surveillance,| Re Ref B. With | : MEXT 1955 igs has full transoripts all pertinent calls. Regret tapes | ! - 4 . : : od alres Station feeling that above Is best. i request reinterrogation DURAN if 1 | ' | | | Has "rein desires. 7