13-00000 ‘REPRODUCTION PROMIRITED ewe ‘SUBJECT: Conversation with Dawid -W.” BELEN, 1 April 1975 b. Our defectorinformation strongly insists that al] Western mi litarp defectors-shike Oswald--were screened by the 13th Department X> Sw’ c. Thinness of file turned over by Soviets in view of b. I acknowledged—in-reteaspect-that-Cuban—hypathesis was worth reron- sidéring, though it LE CHET) idintersseryjce 1.e€, = relations began later after 1967-68, Venceremos, etc.). Q: Why did Oswald's lies include a denial to Dallas police that he had made the Mexican trip unless there wascsomething important to hide about it? All his other lies concerned key factual elements of his cover story. Why also did Marina-deny<she knew anything about the Mexican trip in her first story <a the FBi=-which she later rectified before the Warren Commi ss ion?,~Nrs:Bel in noted that he had left the hypothesis of Castro/Cuban involvement: open ‘in his book. He added that it would have been imgortant tochave known the facts about the anti-Castro plot at Rens the Warren Commission investigation. He felt the least he “have dorieswould have been to have insisted on the polygraphing o na:Qswald regarding her knowledge of Oswald's Mexican trip. OPS? nana 2 Rocca Counter Intelligence Operations | SECRET EYES ONLY  COCLET7
13-00000 REPRODUCTION — PROREIT v yPAL ~ 2106 ¢ i tt | Chronolog S Bevieenbers of the : ~ 14 January 1964 RANKIN, WILLINS 12 March 1964 RANKIN we fe 27 March 1964 witiins € * C Liegiee} 26 May 1964 "LIEBLAND'“re DeMohrenschild 28 August 1964* "Commission" (Staise~) " feaian!! g pom ° ; 12 October 1964 — Commission (SQmer—sea St ‘ 23 . *Believe Mr. Rocca was at the Coptmission at least one other day (probably Saturday, the 29th} °xx slewing. Bxoofs. REPRODUCTION «=
13-00000 REP RAETHOR. CT ae PROBED 5 WAY Iydh o C woeteans Debriefing ofcee i GU ssaseue hess Subject= General: Pale: OSWALD CASE) Ss specifics ¢ ene os ‘ ey TEE SCURCE DOES HO? HAYS D. Wee ote &.0F LEB HARVEY OSWALS Oh UTS ACTIVITIES BUT viaS ABLE TO PROVIDE ITEMS OY KG BASED ON COMMENTS OF CUBAN DITSLLIGsuce CFFICERS ASUIGWED TO THE DEREOOTON gue DE INPELIGENCIA, OF WHICH TH! SOURCE HINSELY WAS A STAR OFFICER. HS INFORMATION APPEARTNG BELOW WAS FURNISHED ae THE SOURCE AND IS KEYSD-TO QUESTIONS SUBMITZZN BY KUDESK.. oaks we ALD visited ths Cuban Embassy in Hoxlco City o a Hefore, and arter these Visits, os wag in contact with CION GaNERAL DEGNRELICGENCIA (DOI), specifically with Inisa CALDERON, Manuel VaGA Peres anck Kogeto RODRIGUEZ Lopag. VEGA whose Cuban intelligence patadorem is MARCOS is the current ‘Cuban IS chie? in Mexico. He recexax- Bas had a. Sour of duty in Habana, prior to which he held the sane post < as Cuban) VIS" chi af ‘in Hextco,. | RODRIGUEZ is a See in Mexico, He bas three Cuban intelligence pseudonyms y snd Jose Antonio. , . The precise olativnst hrs sa CALDERON to the DGI is not clsar, - Sha spent about six months in Nex from which she returned to Cuba early in cS. S} wWiH/Sa/cL hag the following references concerning Iuisa CaLSaaON Carralere: She was assigned to the commercial office ef the Cuban Enbessy in Mexico City, and she had arrived in Mexico on 16 Jamary 1963 and en 21 December 1963 made a reservation to return to Cuba on Cubana Airlines MIXT 7372, 13 December 1963 IN@@0351, Hiit-0153." She left Mexico Cliy for Havana on 15 Dacember 1963 using passport £/63/7 "MEXI 7423, 17 December 1963, Il-62692, Another referencs "HMA~20971L, 25 Harch 1563, * said that ker data. of axrival in Mexise was 19 | Jannary 2963 and that. sha had replaced Eesaris VAZQUSZ, a Hextcan secretary in the commercial office. Other refererces apparently con= carning the subject ars 22-6923 and {2522-3205 TH-5659h dated 25 Jamary 1963 waien do nob appear te add amything of anterest to. that. given above. 2. The source does not know whether ox not the Cuban Services used OSWALD ia any agers capacity or other manners te ue | 3. A. then newa of tha create ae President Kennedy reached the. rar, it cauged mich coment concerning id fact OSWALD had been in the: Cuban Linea 3 a ris Excised ees suitenty Sazgere ty ay e2eisont is wigs OOO ,
13-00000 ee op. imvsssy in hexticoe Ina cRtion, ona sa Wa=o, acsue arta 8 - £Lald atticers of tha DGT to sort and pagkags | alts GOCuRENts according to whether they were SoaRy secrate" (vory sgurst);, | Secreta? * ‘@ecrat) » and “Lmportante" Bebe ate, (isso: stant). tions, In addition, all ved by DaLekrbayes and all UGI pouches were su3= pended texmorarily. IN NY a S SS was no iometiate coment but, wre Cusan involvement, there waa considerable coma eoncerning USwAlD's visit to s, tae Cuban Emtassy In Mexico, Ab this time VAGA, who has been mentioned previously, was in Cuba and commented to a group of DOI staf? officers that OSWALD had come %o tha Cuban Embassy in Hexico to request a visa but had been refused. YAGA did not zive amy detalis and the subject was not pursued. oo REPRODUCTION Beans, ai Tor 212 hoadouarters ane The material ones packaged wits\ a\2y Wo ald pancing further instruc-. Oe B, When the news owe Gay was the assassin reached t 2 Zt, tasra 4del CASTRO spoke on television to dam 4, It is not know whether information on OSWAID's visit to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico in September 31963 was relayed to any Cuban service, Se It is net known if the Cuban intelligence services had contact with ‘the New Orlsans? Fair Play for Cuba Comittee. a 6 The only Molina who 1s recallad.is oPhe: Hook", the Cuban whe was cme victed in New York City for the murder of a young girl during @ Clash between oo tuo Cuban groups, Tha DOI staff officer who had been in the “United Nations in | Tew York, SANTIDSTADAN traveled to Cuba. with "he Sook" and with another Cubm Os namad CRIGUELA and upon arrival in Cuka tried to. obtain emmloymant for both imilviduals, The mames Pedra’ Chanies and Peter have no mow significances,  . yo Te ‘The reaction of Soviet of rfictals 4n contact with the Cuban intelii- | gence services ia not nowe 8 Nothing is know about Soviet propesals following tae news of Presid Kemmscy's assassination. i — > 9, The only fabrication known is the special natter by Fidel CASTRO Cra~— viously mentioned, 10, Nothing is known about Jack RUBENSTEOI aka Jack RUXL. ii. The name Gilberte LOPSZ is not familiar bus, if he visited DGE head~ Guartera, a photograph of hin possibly could ba. identitieds 22, OGWALD's photo was seen in the newspapers but nothire ia knem about hin othor | than weak appeared in the Presse.” cocaeed a) PO pb ae) “pace 7 6 COPY NO. |
13-00000 geen 9- 10. before 23 November 195 “oe 60 aieh ‘Service? —— ; “Were the Cuben services MS Seven” in any agent capacity, ox . Oo any other manner, before 2)\woSaber 195 32 | . ' Was there eny contact between the cuben intalligence services end ‘known also as "Peter" ? Cuban intelligence services Following the news cof President Kennedy’ s assassination? 23, 1963 at Neuvo Laredo, Texes end four days later proceded to REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED ald Case Proposed Questicis on . Vas Lee Harvey OSWALD Ga ‘tothe cuban intelligence servic ces What was the reactioa of the Cuban intelligence services to news . - tee of President Kennedy's assassination? To the news thet OSWALD was the assassin? ‘ . Was information. on OSWALD’ s visit to the Cuben Consulete in Vvexico City in September 1953, relayed to eny Cuban service? s GO whet action was teken? the New Orleans! Fair Play For Cuba Committee t- os Has ‘subject ever heard of Mario dex: ROSARIO Holins,o or Pedro Charles | 7) nd How did the Soviet officials in ‘conte: ct with: ‘the’ Cuben intelligence services| react to news: of the. -essassination? ; oe, . e DLA the Soviets propose any ‘byos a > action or dnvestigetion to the . fo Was any provocative material deliberately Pebrieated by the Giben services or others and sent to the United States to confuse investigation of the OSWALD case? Was Jack RUBENSTSLY ake Jacke RUBY known to the cuben intelligence services? Tf so, in what way? , Does subject know a Gilberto LOPEZ who entered Mexico on Novesber’ Havana by special plane. He was 23 years old and carried a a =, | ii U.S. passport. He also had a Mexican. tourist permit. Develop oe LF all information you ean on this individual. a ae UG: Attached is a photograph of OSWALD, end a letter fron Havena _ . wae which is self-explenatory for guidence of the case officer. Under . no cireumstences should the contents of the letter be made now to the suoject. Thais information came-from the Secret Service end 00 Newee avert: = este oe gt: ' wre tee oem . 3%. } 3, _ 2 Oe . tee eo ee By ee : wget .. ei D aa ao ow * aur
~ REPRODUCTION PROWISITED *oNasstriso STNG ML econ Satta 2 secret — aie s “” ® ROUTING AND RECORD SHE ff ee ° A AA “= aT 2. | DATE 11 May 1964 Peeks TO: (Officer designation, roam number, and buildin, — ™ ° OFFICER'S COMMENTS lumber each comment te shove from whom Draw o line ocross column offer each comment.) : ce ee (EE rans | ee | ale Sezed \ = 4 610 “iene SECRET 7 Eom oO ee 66 UNCLASSIFIED’ fT ‘REPRODUCTION ' pace 9 ; of 212 COPY NO. 46D ASST
13-00000 REPRODUCTION BXAAZ—- 272.13 Ll May 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT: © AMMUG/1 Information on , Lee Harvey OSWALD § 1, This memorandum a and for action, The proposed lines of “te eo tad tes| in paragraph 4, 2, AMMUG/ [eth ON lntenlizence Service defector, has produced infos wtiba of of-tntexest to the President!s Commission on the @Ssaesinatith of President Kennedy, CI Staff learned of poovieer tes April, A questionnaire was submitted by the Staff on 1 y (Attachment A), Mr. Swenson, who is handling the AMMUG/1 debriefing, provided a reply on _ 5 May (Attachment B). It was clear from Mr. Swenson!s summary that AMMUG/1 had information bearing on the OSWALD relationship with the Cuban Embassy and Cuban intelligence personnel in Mexico City, albiet his knowledge was not that of a direct participant in matters affecting OSWALD. A follow-up questionnaire was submitted to AMMUG/1 on 6 May (Attachment C). Mr. Swenson!’s reply was dated 8 May (Attachment D), Attention is directed particularly to the content of paragraph two at Attachment Dd. 3, We have the problem of recouiciling the operational exploitation of AMMUG/1 and satisiying the responsibilities ‘we have undertaken with Mr... Rankin, AMMUG/1 is such an operational gold mine that-Mr,.Swenson.wants, at a maximum, ' - two months to work fully.. It is ‘palpable, however, that we must furnish to the Commission-the” substance of AMMUG/ 1 's | £3 te a Document Number 1395 | ; a : ; . cn ey | scedies - ere we ee COPY No.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION | PROMIBITED information on OSWALD before: Shaty On ‘the, previous record of our association with the Commis: ston, Bexticularly with Mr. Rankin, it seems possible for the , gency to: workout an arrangement with Mr, Rankin personally Stet would: take. care of their needs and ours after a frank discussionos) the dquities, 4, It is recommended that the DDP in person or via a designee, preferably the former, discuss the AMMUG/1 situation on a very restricted basis with Mr, Rankin at his earliest convenience either at the Agency or at the Commission headquarters, Until this takes place, it is not desirable to put anything in writing. Raymond G,. Rocca Chief, CI Research and Analysis Attachments ” G/WH/6 (without atty C/WH/SA/CI (without at) oo 2 on PeAnE CLs EAN aiik c OPY NO.
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13-00000 - REPRODUCTION i SEGRE 07 May 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: hist, Counter intelligence Staff S ‘Attention: Mr. Roca ° SN < exe. oN Se ; SUBJECT General Debrigting of AMMUG-1 - _ Specific The ©swald Case ; REFERENCE : Blnd Memorandum dated 05 May 96 / 1. Reference is made to a telephone conversation yesterday m oP with Chief, Cl Staff concerning this. matter. ae 2. Because I am not aware of the information already available to the Commission investigating the Cswald Case or furnished by the Agency, my debriefing of the Source has been based on the questions prepated’ by the CI Staff and on what the Source answers have suggested: I shall be glad to pursue any ~ other topics meer eV Staff, ee Oe es 3. The Fo jb inforstation in addition to that in the reference might inte erest?” S Os a. Luisa CALDERON, since she returned to Cuba, \ has been paid a regular salary by the DGI even though she has not performed any services. Her home is in the Vedado section where the rents are high. b. Source has known CALDERON for several years. - Before going to Mexico, she worked in the Ministry of Exterior Commerce in the department which was known as the 7Empresa '.Transimport". Her title was Secretary General of the Communist : Youth in the department named in the previous sentence. as c. Luisa CALDERON ee Qvansferred directly from her position in the Ministry of Exterior Commerce to a post in Mexico, a matter of surprize to the Source. a SS _ d. Rogelio nosmcura't Lopéz (DGI pseudo MORCOS), _—- shortly before he left Cuba’ for. Mexico o on or about 16 April 1964, |. +- _ saw CALDERON. QP ae — GOCLRET. ° rp no PO ‘COPY NO.
13-00000 i i i : epee oN REPRODUCTION PROWMBITE 4. As explained to CI statt Say publicity which would reveal the identity of the Source, his detection to KUBARK, or the extent of his knowledge: of DG: activities might prejudice the operationaluse. of the. Solirce himself and of information which he has provided. ‘Accordingly, it might be appropriate to paint. out tothe: Commission (as agreed by DC/WH/SA) thakKUBARZ. hopes, by using the Source, to obtain access to DGI mn including those mentioned in paragraph 3 above. . Harold F. Swenson Chief, WH/SA/CI COCineg pack 15 of COPY NO. | Ks 12 TTR,
{> 00000 “ REPHODUCTION PROWMGHT ED . ma . \ Cound oeced A ‘ . ’ ‘ . ‘ A a . ’ . ® ‘ . . a 6. May 1964. cay ee SS Proposed rae O: awald Case’ REFERENCE: Debriefing a fai, ete S May 1964 am Yo ts . 1, ~The source says that Guban Embassy ln is publle knowledge A) When did source learn of these visits - before or after the assassination? Please describe in detall the clreumstances under which sources learned this Info tion and [dentitles of the persons involved, ss B) Did these visits take piace: daring the aforementioned perlod or ia the source referring o pré\yious visits, If the latter, try to get more speeiitc details s Pegarding these trips . and the orlgin of the a e's Infommat NN 2 The source state ef 2, dating, and after these visits Oswald was In contact Sti DG, specifically Luisa. CALDERON, Manuel VE rea and Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez. This would appear to mean that one or more contacts were made after Oswald returned to the United States I. e. , between . 10-363 and «22-63, Aj) Whae does soumge innan by contact? | 3B) Can he break down these contacts by the specific ine dividual named, place and + tyPS of. contacts and date of occurence? G) Did Oswald know or have 2 reason ‘to suspect the intelli- gence connections of these Bersona? D) What was the purpose of these contacts? a. oe es cons . galsitvGrmeanbe TE sete Me ote eae a e propel 7 ie re aoe sane tremele aa G43 XbA2-213 “OH “Ber arays CCLigg on _ Resour a page 16 212 COPY NO.
| REPRODUCTION E) lé Oswald did not kaw fie ‘inte igence affiliations of these individuals, what protenté, | ee any, were employed in F) Did soux eaceves se any documentary material on any of these contacts, or any correspondence initiated by or addressed to Oswald? G) Did the DGI ever employ physical surveiliances, technical devices or camera equipment to cover these contacts. %) The source says he does not know guhether the Guban ae services used Oswald In any agent capacity or otherwise, This cbviously makes it more important to check cut what the source meant in question one. GE 3, Did the DGI ever Initiate an Investigation of Oswald? 4 What was the reason for packaging files at DGI headquarters and field offices after news of ther assasaization was received? | 5. Source was asked whether any provocative material was deliberately fabricated by the Cubans (Question 9) to confuse the Investigation of Oswald. The raply attributed to him was, "the only fabrication known is the special matter by Fidel Pt CASTRO previously mentioned." Please clarlfy.. =Ze “QEerey GCLLBEO COPY NO een
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITEL 7 RobSE*Re J an EVES GNLY 08 May 1964 rN MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Counter ‘Intelligence Staff Attention: ~ ‘Mr. “Rocea y SUBJECT General : Detitieting “of. AMMUG-1 Specific ix< he Oswald. Case” s aN oe an REFERENCE : SA, Blind Mémorandum dated 05 May 1964 v B. id Memorandum dated 07 May 1964 C. Conversations between CI Staff and _C/WH/SA/CI 1. When the Oswald Case first was discussed with the Source the specific questions prepared by CI Staff were posed. The answers given by the Source were reported.in Reference A. That memorandum which I dictated to a CI Staff stenographer-appears accurate except for sentence #9 which should have said that the only possible "fabrication" known by Source was the: specific denial by Fidel CASTRO, ona television program. of ‘any Cuban knowledge of Oswald. 2. On 07 and 03 May 1964. I further discussed the Oswald Case - with the Source in order to clarify exactly what he knew and what he had heard. In the light of the explanation given by him, I believe that a clearer understanding of what he knows can be reached if I record his knowledge without using the question and answer format. — Accordingly, in the following paragraphs I shall report all the information given by the Source paraphrasing his explanations and comments. . a SS " I have no personal imowle activities and I do not kno geofLee Harvey OSWALD or his - hat-OSWALD was an agent of the we or department of the cua cova ics I first heard of OSWALD after ‘the assassination of President . Kennedy when x media. carried the name of OSWALD. Personnel in fixst.commented about the case, so far as I can recall, on layatter lunch when a group of officers, of . whom I was one, were shatting. The officers present were about. ten including Roberto SANTIESTEBAN, Norberto HERNANDEZ de Curbelo, Andres me troy. Pedro FARINAS Diag and . . RIP bt ined are eee EVES fs “Dg O25 592 i PACE 18 of 242° +e D QSTS
13-00000 RR ty REPRODUCTION 7 pROWIBITED CP Be Of 8 She 2 Manuel VEGA Perez. melee Perez previously had been assigned to Mexiée. ‘in the Cuban\Consulate where he was the principal i idfeliigence officer of the DGI, VEGA mentioned that Qs WAED had\gone to the Cuban Coneulate two or three (fnés'in connection with a visa application during the time\that VEGA jw as in Mexico. I gathered, although I do not know that VEGA made any specific — statement to this effect, that VEGA personally had seen OSWALD. I well could, have reached this conclusion because normally VEGA and his assistant in Mexico for the DGI, Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, would see persons applying for a visa to go to Cuba. This is because DGI officers are charged with expediting the granting of visas of agents of the DGi. Such agentKon appearing at the Consulate use a special phrase‘to: inslicate their relationship with the DGI, (I do nat know the: particular phrase used in every case. I do know that, agents from E1 Salvador in requesting visas always made mention of the name "Mauricio" ) — The DGI officers. Consulate. interview visa applicants te find out if they gots, If the ‘visa applicant does not use one of the in Srneaa. ‘the DGI officers instead of granting the né liatety, tell the applicant to return in afew days. The r\ffien notifies Habana and requests authority for the visa. *I cannot recall if VEGA even made the statement that he had requested permission to issue a visa to OSWALD, but I feel sure that he would have done so because ‘VEGA had said that OSWALD had returned several times and this would be the usual procedure. aan eee ee ee en eR Ee te it EOE SANTA TTT I believe that Rogelio RODRIGERS Lopez also would have seen OSWALD because he worlie& ied\with VEGA and also would have screened visa applicants ee 6 I thought that Luisa CAR have had contact with OSWALD because I lene about t arch 1964, shortly before I made a trip to Mexicé < that aback been involved with an . _ American in Mexieg@, be infarmation to which 1 refer was told to me by a DGI c 3 keOHficer: ‘naitied Norberto HERNANDEZ de Curbelo. ( remembs te) Spaversation t with HERNANDEZ ao | eyed nu fee i AE Loa nae | oo VR Fy 8 ony oe: Cites or 212 COPY NO. - PROH
13-00000 S&S REPRODUCT PROWBITED 0 | because he gave me $40., Gia todbuy some shoes and | - other items during my t#ipto Mexico.) I had commented to HERNANDEZ thatit seemed strange that Luisa CALDERON:was receiving a salary from the DGI although pS eee not do any work - "for the Service) HERNANDEZ told me that hers was a peculiar case and that: heyhimself believed that she - . had been reeraited in: Mexico by the Central Intelligence : Manuet ’ PINEIRO, the Head of the DGI, did not agree. As Kyecall, HERNANDEZ had investigated Luisa CALDERON, This was because. during the time she was in Mexico, the DGI had intercepted a letter to her by an American who signed his name as OWER (phonetic) or something similar. As you know, the pronunciation of Anglo-Saxon names is difficult in‘ Spanish so I am not sure of how the name mentioned by: HERNANDEZ should be spelled. It could have been Howard" or something different. As I understood the matter, the letter. from the American was a love letter but-fndicated | that there was a clandestine- professional relatior nghin between’ the? writer and Luisa CALDERON. understiad from HERNANDEZ that after the intercepifon ak the letter she had been followed . and seen in the com an American. I do not know if this could have been ALD, I, myself, considered the case of Luisa CALDERON unusual because I had known her before she went to Mexico when she worked in the Ministry of Exterior Commerce in the Empresa Transimport Department where she was Secretary General of Communist Youth. She was transferred directly from that position to a post in Mexico which seemed strange. etd seat adbnen eaten eet ten ete ene anne Befentaeneennmnenet The only other person about whom you asked me in connection with this, whom I recall, is Sylvia DURAN and I know very - — little about her. What happened Was that I was in the Cuban ° Embassy in Mexico on 23 Me eS cat aytay 1230 in the afternoon preparing to return to Habaha-the sdmeyay. I was talking to some other Cubans inclading Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez and fnu BUENAVENTURA@f t Cuban Embassy; a courier named “Enio”, a courier nami d"Tatot; and one other Cuban whom I cannot recall. | : pretty girl standing at the end of neone asked who she was, and one cecares | PAGE 20 | of 212 COPY NO. |
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWBITED fi Soros (C= oe I recall that, after the nidws ob th ‘agsassination of President Kennedy reached, the DGK\-orders were issued for all offidS of thaDi,;-a dyuarfers and in the field, to sort and package’ ‘all docuinents according to whether they were "muy\ Peto (vexy secret), "secreto" (secret), or "importante" (imp ~ The material, once packaged, was to be held pending her instructions. All travel by DGI officers and all DGI pouches were suspended temporarily, In addition, I recall that DGI Headquarters personnel were instructed either to remain in the DGI Headquarters offices or to keep the DGI aware of their whereabouts so that they could be reached immediately. I do not know the reagon for these measures but I believe it logical that they were issued because of the possibility that the United State might take some type of action against Cuba and the DGI offices. As nearly as 1 can recall. we were able to unpackage DCI files and use them normally abot es a 6f December 1963."* cs 3. In brief, the Source does not claim to have any significant information concerning the assaasination.of President Kennedy or about the activities of OSWALDC IE the. paraphrased comments of the Source are considered tof mt clarification, I suggest that | wilior withthe details of the OSWALD _ 18 can be arranged at any time. Mean-. : a forthcoming LCFLUTTER to seems to have concealed any determine whether or no information on this matter. ‘Harold F, Swenson Chief, WH/SA/CI tee head phe 21 of 212 COPY NO. cc
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWBITED [-] UNCLASSIFIED” (] y,tERMAL (CO conbrBENTIAL [SECRET ae ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET «4 SUBJECT: (Optional) Chief, CI/R&A TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building} I think you will be particularly interested fh para-. graph 3 of Mr. Dooley's memo | of record, attached, Art went over to wind upfloose end we had with regard to the AMMUG information we had previously furnished, Rock for FOIA Review on _ JUN 1976 SAME AS. LL ath Sie ghd ut GTO “mens A] SECRET ©» ([]) CONFIDENTIAL Use-ony =] UNCLASSIFIED colisss ' PAGE 22 _ of 242. | COPY NO. . py assy
13-00000...... 0.) ee ed SOURCE EVALUATION: The Source is ‘believed ta ‘be. very reliable. We have established through independent, vidence and cross-_ checking that the major_pa a rt-o€ ha) intelligence information furhia She d- by. hirg\is\anque stionably true. For <ampte » Wwe: ‘knes independent of this Source tha ate] EGAS erez and Rogelio _ RODRIGUE? ad Cuban intelligence officers in Mexico. —_—_——— WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE © eQuRCES AND METHODS Invot vO ag ems 08 am borate ae | Se COCLESg REPRODUCTION on oo 23 of 212 COPY. NO.
13-00000 $ Qi, REPRODUCTION = REPRODUCTION PROWMBITED OLUIL I KAAZ - 7 1 EG 19 June 1304 ‘fo : Chicf, CI / RBA Mr e Raymond Gx Bod FRO: CI/ReA/ae. y S << v ne ~ Lee Turvey Of SALDY. SUBS (261 -289 , 248) L. On 15 May 1964, we provided the President's Comission with a summacy of cur debriefing of Cuban defector AIMUG 1 who had no personal Imowledge of Oswald and no information linking him to the: Cuban intelligence services in any manner... As a follow-up, ide. Howard P, Villans of the Commission asked’ if he could see the questions used in the interrogation. 2. On 18 June, I took the questions ‘eid source's rusponse to the Comaission and shoved them to Mr. Wiltens. He studied thon and returned the questions: to me with the- observation thut they vere vary thorough and fully satisried: his. véquivements. He said that he sav no need tu pursue this anghs: ‘any “further. The quegtions and answers exhibited to Mc. Willendvare attached. At no tim: during~ our contacts with th: Commission did ve disclose the souree's Identity or eryptonyn. . 3. if. Willens indicated that the Commission was vinding up its investigation. He was highly complimentary of CIA, veferring to the agoney personnel he encountered here and in Mexico as "redl nvcfessionals." Mr. Willens asked that.S\convey his best regards to you. ¢ Document Number @ “139- FORE) rae for FOIA Review ob. aun 876 - oN ’ Abbas chment 3 a/s | SANE ny 493 953 | - . S Le orig & 1 - c/cr/Ren POR 1 - CT/R&A /AEDOoley ee _ tht WIG __ tects . Colas PAGE 24 t212_
13-00000 REPEREHCH: Debriefing of pth Source deck: Vin 190! lL. “tb It KARE. Pid | - |  SEGREL REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WAR Ni NOI i its E ~ srt net | SENSITIVE SOURCES AMD METHOuUS INVOLVED SX 6 May 1964 > “Sy MN ‘the source says Wwe cecal 1963, Oswald visited the Cuban Embassy in Mexico C m two or three occasions. It is public knowledge he was in Mexico during the period 9-25-53 to 10-3-63. A) When did source learn of these visits - before o after the assassination? Please describe«in detail the circumstanzes under which source Learned this tion and identities of the persons involved. SS B) Did these visits take -pldce, diving the aforementionad perlod or is th: sours nf Feferring. ta. .pravious visits. If the lattec, try to g- et AM a ‘Specific: datarls $ regarding | these trips and the origin o “gource- *s: information. wh. source ne werave,“during, end aftsr these visits Nswald vas in contact\y mthothe | DGI, specifically Luisa CALDERON, Manuel VEGA éz and Rogello RODRIGUEZ Lopez. This would appear to mean that one or more contacts were made. after Oswald returned to the United States i.e., between 10- -3-53 and 11-22 53. A) What dees scucce mean by contact ? B) Can he birvek duim these contacts by the specific _ Individual uamed, place and type of contuct, and date of , contacting hin? a PEON Be occurrence ? aN C) Did Oswald know or have reason to suspect the intelligence connections of these persons? . . D) hat was the pu.‘pose of these cotitacts? E) rr ‘Oswald did not know: “the. ‘inte sLligence ‘arftitations of thess individuals, vhat pretext. ir anys were employed in NO ee ¥) Did soucec eves see any Aoctinen teary material on any or these conta: :ts, or any correspondetics initiated by or addressad to Usvala ? But a s 1 d Hs. penny a OOH ate Ute Ghaset eatntn he See SIDED EDAE ONO WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE SOU ys. AND _ AA BIO! Way ars tb £5 eapy COCLASS
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWMGITED sent G NOTICE J HOES 4 METHODS | HOBS IN NvOL Vane G) Did the DGI ever emp Leys pitysical’ “durvei Llanes, technical dsvices or camer gceatsen’ tx gover these contacts? H) The source says vibes not Know whether the Cuban | survices used Osvald jonanyo agent: capacity ‘or otherwise. this i obviously mal:s it eq aporrtant $6 eheck out vhat the source meant in questicn ont ES bid the DGI van initiate an Ynvestigation of Oswald? \fhet was the reason for packaging files at DGI headquarters and field offices after news of the assassination was received? Source was asked whether any provocative material was deliberately fabricated by the Cubans (Question 9) to confuse the investigation of Oswald. 2 reply attributed to him was, “the only fabrication Imown is the special matter by Fidel CASTRO previously mentioned.” Please clarify. ' Addtndun 18. June with cevagencs ‘to. > ass. a ‘fhe only possible Pabricdtion™ iowa by source was the specific denial by Fidel CASTRO on a TV ‘program of any Cuban knowledge orf Oswald. ~ - pears WARING Tes ice boi. GOCi8s3
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED sane Groh ton | WAIGTING G34 Npiage SENSITRE SORTS Ans SEGHE | AETRIOLS ness te | cA 5 May 1964 ais 1 Subject - General: : Debriefing 6 of ‘Cuban Source. eeP Knowledge of Lee Harvey OSWALD or his activities but was abl we provide items of interest based on Cuban intelligence officers assigned to the Direccion General De Inteligencia. The information appearing below was furnished by the source and is keyed to questions submitted. | | i Woe - > 1, Prior to October 1963, OSWALD Visited the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City on two or three, dé@casions. Before, during and after these visits, OSWALD was inScontact withthe Direccion General De Inteligencia (DGI), specifi¢ally. with LuisasCALDERON, Manuel VEGA Perez and Rogsherl RODRIGUEZ i Pépez. VEGA soem ie ivence pseudonym is MARCOS * is the current Cuban1S REIS Mexico. He recently has had a tour of duty in Habana, prgr’to which he held the same post ¢ as now as Cuban IS chief in Mexico. RODRIGUEZ is a Cuban IS staff officer in Mexico. He has three Cuban intelligence pseudonyms, Eduardo, Casimiro and Jose Antonio, The precise relationship of Luisa CALDERON to the DGI is not clear. She spent about six months in Mexico from which she _ returned to Cuba early in 1964. _ 2. The source does not know whether or. not the Cuban Services used OSWALD in any agent capacity” or other manner. 3. A. When news of the: assassination of President Kennedy reached the DGI, it caused much comment concerning the fact OSWALD had been in the Cuban Embaasy in Mexico. In addition, orders were issued for all headquarters and field officers of the DGI to sort and package all documents according to whether they N, re bd qa On: ee: smemenat Wari NIG ne ane: : ‘heaaetea sual om ee ee 22
1 00000 ' REPRODUCTION _ Pane be oop > SENSITIVE CouRCES AND tii oa _MelHOUs Ip JOLVED were "Muy secreto'' (very secret), Msecretoitf 3 cret), and "importante" (important). THe material once packaged was to be held pending further instryétions. In. addition, all travel by DGI officers and all DGI pou Roverecteapenies temporarily. 4 B. When the news that oS LD was the assassin reached the DGI, there was no immediate comment but, when Fidel CASTRO spoke on television to deny Cuban involvement, there was considerable comment concerning OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico. At this time VEGA, who has been mentioned previously, was in Cuba and commented to a group of DGI staff officers that OSWALD had come to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico to request a visa but had been refused. VEGA did not give any details and the Subject was not pursued. 4. It is not known whether information on OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico in a, September 1963 was relayed to any Cuban service. ad 5. It is not knowin if the Cuban. intélligence services had contact with the New Orleans! Fair Play for ‘Cuba Committee. 6. The only Molina whois ‘recalled ig 'The Hook", the Cuban who was convicted in New York City for the murder of a young girl during . a clash between two Cuban groups. The DGI staff officer who had been in the United Nations in New York, SANTIESTABAN traveled to Cuba with "The Hook" and with another Cuban named ORIIUELA and upon arrival in Cuba tried to obtain employment for both individuals. The t names Pedro Charles and Peter have no known significance. 7. The reaction of Seviet officials in contact with the Cuban intelli- gence services is not known. . 8. Nothing is known about Soviet proposals following the news of President Kennedy's assassination. 9. The only fabrication known is the special matter by Fidel CASTRO previously mentioned. : ’ 10. Nothing is known about Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY. ll. The name Gilberto LOPEZ is. not familiar but, if he visited DGI headquarters, a photograph of him. possibly could be identified. 12. OSWALD's photo was seen in the newspapers but ee is known about him other than what appeared in the press. -; WARHIL.. Ferrara alte TOE ARIE ceca act
13-00000 =} 10. ll. PAETHIOD YS wees VED | ww, SLbHEE | sae: walks AND 1MAY 1964 a Proposa#'O e’stions on Oswald Case Were the wae. Orn OSWALD in any agent capacity, or in any other manner, betee 23 November 1963? , What was the reaction of the Cuban intelligence services to news of President Kennedy's assassination? To the news that OSWALD was the assassin? Was information on OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Consulate-in Mexica City in September 1963, relayed to any Cuban service? If so, what action was taken? oe Was there any contact between the Cuban intelligence. services and the New Orleans! Fair Play for Cuba Committee? Has subject ever heard of Mario del ROSARIO Molina, or Pedro Charles known also as ''Peter''? oe How did the Soviet Amal in contact with the Cian \ intelligence services react to Aes) df the assassination? ale ~ (oo Abe Did the Soviets} propo: id type of action or investigation to the Cuban fatelagencs serie following the news of President Kennedy's assassinati , tin deliberately fabricated by the Cuban oF oy t@and sent to the United States to confuse the jot Qi Bae OSWALD case? Was Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY known to the Cuban, ‘intelligence services? If. sO, in what way? Does subject Know a Gilberto LOPEZ who entered Mexico on November 23, 1963 at Neuvo Laredo, Texas and four days later proceded to... . Havana by special plane. He was 43 years old and carried a U.S. passport. He also had a Mexican tourist pe rmit. Pevelop 2 all. . information you can on this individual. REPRODUCTION oo On PROMBITED | / . - Gr, of US die | dee uae 7 a Rani ’ ea added are ip . AND til 3 t VAR va )? oo 7 a id ] ee : oa Pah . . OD me "REPRODUCTION PROIBITED
13-00000 pepoouerioe «= itt REPRODUCTION PROIANTED WAR UIs NOTICE SENSITIVE SOURCES AND of SMETHODS Une eeyy 12. Attached is a photograph of OSWALD, “andy letter from Havana which is self-explanatory for: ‘guidance: ‘of the case officer. Under no circumstances should the: ‘sontents. of, the letter be made known to the subject. ix C FBI. tet: ayia rT / WARNING NOTICE. | 7é7 | SENSHIVE SOURGES AND -_ oy . A a? amare a . . e . eetsea” paces JY 30 ot O10
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED. Tageuive Regist? - COMMISSION ON CIA ACTEVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STA’ TES Washington, DC 20500 Nelson A. Rockefeller, . ; David W. Gelin, Chairman ; Executive Director John T. Connor | April 15 ; 1975 C. Douglas Dillon — Erwin N. Griswold a Lane Kirkland Lyman L. Lemnitzer Ronald Reagan Edgar F. Shannon, de. Mr. E. Henéy Kr aS dentraa espe! Lite -‘Dixeetor Centr be lligence” Agency Washin » DEG QNSY Dear Mr. RKnoche: As you know, there have been allegations that the CIA was involved in a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro. For the purposes of this letter, we will assume that these allegations are correct, and based upon this assumption i would like to know the answers to the following: questions: L. Did anyone with the CIA tell any member of the Warren Commission or any lawyer serving on the Warren Commission staff that such plans had been underway? If the answer is yes, we would like to know what person or persons withthe Agency delivered said information, to whom it was delivered, when it was delivered, what specifically was told or’said, . what documents there aré to support the answers to the fore- going questions, and what response, “if. any,-Wwas received from the Warren Commission. If the Commission. was not told about this, why was it net... ad and who made the.decision not to deliver such information to the Warren Commission? 2. There is evidence . eB Castro, prior to November 22, 1963, knew about the: ‘existenca/ot such plans and the possible in- volvement ofthe U.S...Gvernment.. Did the CIA at any time prior to the completion’ of) ¢ e Warren Commission investigation have any docunfénts’ ox-othéer information indicating that Castro may have kn@y \about.s3th plans? If the answer is yes, would you please feni pug? with copies of all such documents and details - of any such infermation. 3. Several months prior to ‘the assassination of: President . Kennedy rosy i Avidence of a public, speech by Castro that’ . . was s Geroxted c: tHe Associate Press where y Castro alluded So 4 ua
13-00000, PROGIBITED to possible assassination paxtempts on his life and possible retaliation. WouRh? you PB se advise us if there is any evidence that this: Aecockatan Press report may have appeared in any newsp ES. in the.DYfited States, including specifically . any newspapexs. in Dalia or New Orleans. Would you also . advise us a&&you have: any other information of public state- ments of Shy Cuban. cbeader prior to November 22, 1963 indicating any awareness gépossible assassination plots on the lives of _ Cuban leaders. \ tree emer Settee megeneenetsge ena ee EE ee a 4. Would you please advise us if there is any information in CIA records to indicate that at any time prior to November. 22, 1963 any foreign government or any foreign group was consider- ing a possible assassination .of any American leader. If. so, would you please advise. us of all details and also advise us who:: in the United States Government outside the CIA was ad~ vised of these plans or possibilities. Bo, 5.. Prior to his death Lyndon Johnson supposedly stated that he believed that although there was no doubt that Oswald killed Kennedy and Tippitt, nevertheless Oswald might have been a part: of a conspiracy in retaliation to possible United States assassination. attempts in Cuba. Would yow please advise us of any information in Agency files showing whether or not there was any communication to President Johnson of any possible plans involving the attempted assassinations of any Cuban leader and if the answer is yes, also give us all details involving this matter. Sincerely yours, _ David W. pein Executive Director . _enernaro gna nr PEPE OGG UE TO MPA PET - + eR ST wo ® ' . COCLRC5
13-00000,, PROMIBITED KAAZ- 22909 12 May 1964 1745 MEMORANDUM FOR? RY Ma Rocca Ttegya Mowe eer Ageucy! Fes shen ts Daslin os Sk, : ey She Dee called me this afternoon, 12 May, to state that the ‘Dire Se BOP received a telephone call from RANKIN regarding the Commission's desire to interview him at 1030 AM, Thursday. Mr. HOOVER is scheduled to appear at 9:00 on that morning. mF 2. The DDP wishes to have from you a short but. comprehensive memorandum which highlights the basic issues or positions entered into by the Agency in its dealings with the Commission. For example, RANKIN indicated that the Commission - would wish to hear the Dire ctor's views as to iow improvements might be made in protecting the President's life. Further, they . will probably ask questions. regarding the possibilities. that a con- spiracy existed. Such general questioning certainly necessitates ‘that the DCI be made aware of the positions taken during previous OQ interviews. I1raised with Mr. HELMS the nature of the recent ‘information which you are processing which originated with the ~ a =) sensitive WH source. I informed him that in your view this would raise a number of new factors with the Commission, that it should not go to the Commission prior to the Director's appearance unless . we have first had some preliminary reaction or made sure that the Director is fully aware of its implications since it could well serve as the basis for detailed questioning. The DDP stated that he would ‘review this carefully and made a decision as to the question of timing. 3. Given the schedule, you will appreciate that the. DDP will need a paper covering the above points as soon as possible. Document Number be iS |. for FOSA Review on JUN, O76 : 2< *f- 42 246.
13-00000, So REPRODUCTION . Brief for Pesaro, (14 May 1964 secon naar (15-302, for FOIA Reviewon yyy S76 Ss) ne tS cary SECRET. : ' AS re reef ACT ECCS PEE SESS ASIP ngeteeepnenetentetttetertti getter mentee =P meee rent PMD teenth dteienaanennasangnster —e ~ : 1 7 So ERNE + NS Ona ate ee a . e . . . ° ry . sof ° ’ ; . . @ ’ Ld : .* . oe ‘ - . . ‘ . : ’ ° . Lo . — ROf- RFVAYU FP —gecLece \
13-00000, ce —— PRORIBITED os fhe . Summary Outline Lote ag anticipated, will ee ofthe Director! s appear- : ies noes an LCST REY aN Zz. “< alent s£9 s 1  aQaiatited negation by the DCI of any contact or association, direct or indirect, ion, These are: between the Central Intelligence Agency and Lee | Harvey Oswald. This should be accompanied by CC the tabling of an affidavit signed by the Director - and notarized, (TAB A) ib. A formal assurance ty the Dixestor thabal information in the possession of the A. enc regarding Oswald's activities outside of the ~ United States. has been ynade available to the sro PTS atanagpenen sASIE EDEs et eee ee + - cere Py 9 eae pany a enter tm eee . . . Te . See . . toe . Commission through its staff, with which there has ‘seareesetrceperne rents ERE RAST AA a TT CD been close and frequent contacts since the inception of the Commission's activities. (TAB B) ¢, An interim pronouncement by the DCI on the xr oblem-of-eonspiretorial-reeponsibility for Oswald’ s Salada eeeeeeneierean trndenetontiemeee cinerea: i aciacaeneaner meres ee a . . on —e oe HTT e nae enema sp a ae genase aetna ethernet tr senate eat.
13-00000 * ‘REPRODUCTION PROSUBITED o - OM . ws uN SS activity. Itis suggested’ tat t the e DCI take the position that.at this nepacre is no, eacidive evidence of. information —- outhis problem has been furnished to the Commission for evaluation and consideration 3 in the framework of its total knowledge of the facts. The Agency, at the present time, is lacking any knowledge of recent s ‘ information or documentation furnished by the Soviet Government to the Commission with respect to Oswald's activity in the Soviet Union... (TAB q C d. The DCI's suggestions for i improving policy and organization . Gen respect. to. the personal security of _ the President, Certain steps relating strictly to the Agency's jurisdiction have already been suggested by : memorandum, It is proposed that the Director now | make specific suggestions involving legislation which would treat information bearing on the personal security ~ of the President and, advisedly, other Federal officials directly related to national security affairs in a manner similar to what currently exists by statute for special | ‘eee ee “S, een
REPRODUCTION " PROKIBITED States or manutacturéa therein. (ERS Atomic Weapons be 6 aly 1958). “gas D) nuclear material or weapons intys uced to the United , | t e. Oswal's aig Mexico and his Possible 7 relationship to the Cuban Intelligence Service. a ; oo : Substantive information of grave concern to the security of sources and methods have been developed ‘ be . ‘ on both of these topics. The information and, in certain instances, knowledge with respect to acquisition has been made available on a highly restricted basis to C~ Mr, Rankin and to certain elements of his staff. Itis— recommended that. the: DCI not respond ‘on the record | ' to queries on these-topics. He’ should suggest that all i such "technical questions" be worked out in detail through the eal | _ channels and proce functioned very well -- we believe -- between the Commission and particular ase eaeumnemeimamuamnmannemeammamaaal . CIA components. (TAB E) | To corn pecestneme arascmmanin ate a eemaeetnmeee tenet ee sae aye ge em tens a ms ne . . ° toe e a * > pe pace 37 31 21
13-00000 ‘eo REPRODUCTION PROMI ED TAB A bE jee Harvey Oswald There have beeeuihorsa and)allegations which began . oo a ey immediately after the as saseNation which branded.Oswald as a U.S. Government agent. In many instances, CIA has been namedas his sponsor. The autkegship, geographical dispersion throughout the world, the acti themes and the timing lend Qs As DCI, Mr. McCaye welcomes this appearance before the Commission to make a categorical and unqualified denial of | these unprincipled distortions of the historical and personal. responsibilities for what was a dastardly and heinous act. In witness of this, the DCI submits to the Commission an affidavit which formalizes this statement. The affidavit is attached. — It is recommended that the DCI. state concurrently with this action that he desires to draw the Commission's attention to the fact that the irresponsible charges that: have been made, sponsored COC pra pace 39 212
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED American intelligence and, Sony components which has built _ up momentum over the past six years. We have traced the sponsorship of that campaign directly to individuals and com- ponents within the Soviet police state apparatus. Their un- NO scrupulous treatment of the Oswald case was neither new as a method nor a surprise as an occurrence. O . If the DCI is challeng ed by anyone on. tlie Commission . about the substance or‘implication of. his affidavit, it is recom- mended that response be along the following lines: CIA is a democratic institution. The DCI has , incorporated i in his affidavit the results of detailed ~ and d painstaking examination. x =x qualification is raised with respect to the affidavit, he willingly SEEPS SEERA CANTEENS an individual i in CIA to sia 6 ear before fhe Commission ' é ~ “celast3
13-00000 - count¥: OFT i : iSTATE OF" ving SLAY ‘REPRODUCTION | | JOHN A. McCONE, being duly sworn, deposes and ‘gaye that he is a lee Dixector of Central Intelligence, and that based on his personal. =... {knowledge of the affairs of the Central Intelligence Agency and on detailed jinguiries he caused to be made by the officers within the Central Intelligence Agency who would have knowledge about any relationship Lee and | Lee Harvey Oswald was not an.dyent, employee, or informant of the Ceatral Intelligence Agency: the Agency never contacted: htc, interviewed him, talked with him, or received ¢ or solicited any reports or information from him, oftommunicated with him, directly _ or indirectly, in any ether manne he | Harvey Oswald may have had with that Agency, he certifies that: i i) or compensated him, dread psr indirectly, in any fashion; | "Lee Harvey Oswald was never associated or connected, | directly or indirectly, in any way whatsoever with the Agency. (L.S.) JOHN "A. MeCONE Subseribed and sworn te this - _ day of | oo, 1964, before me, a Notary Public in asd and for. the State of Virginia, by the gaid JOHN A. McCONE, who is personally known to me and he duly acknowledged tg me the executlan: of the foregoing instrument. en ace ert en «ates CREE great carSanpaecomsanee a tee rere ~ oe eee aa Ne A a aS AeA nee asemoes ena pa Seneca onr Seen ee | ASONOTIR _ PRO ITED “Notary Public |My: commission expires _ oe : Clie COPY NO. Ae) ore ein ee se NA URI NE ent
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13-00000 i REPRODUCTION | PRORIBITED aN TAB B | has supplied all the informajon in its possession regarding the activities, affiliations and associations of Osw: Copies of the reports and access to original data, in specific in~ stances, has been given to Commission repr esentatives in | accordance with the DCI's. expressed instruction from the inception that the Agency place itself completely at the Commission's disposition, a : | te | 7 — PAGE 43 “of 212
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13-00000 . ; es aan ae ae “pepeqoucrien). PRORIBITED f . an : i to A a. a s, RO doe 4 TAB G The Problem of Cons piracy The Bet should 1 note that at Sock he start he had given 00 20oRb1 Ge a of TAERREEEEEINo- 2 snes chageonangnenenpeneen - TAGaReeRtCNRERNNReRtENte, <= eneepreeeneEretEE am os specific indications todacicr. sega working on, the. , Commission's pr oles Perm bearing on Oswaldis possible relatio ps with foreign sponsors be made available to the Commission, The DCI may state that he is gratified that his “eee have been carried out diligently and promptly. pprong the items of information C. provided the Commissign } have been’ .ptudies on the organi~ coinpotents : of the Soviet police zation and functions GE ‘state which are aero thenuite individuals and units - £& ST Ow charged with ths rfigyasice of what is euphemistically referred to as Nexecutive action!! .- but is, in fact, charged with assassination and sabotage, The DCL should state that no(firngevidence has thus se eeheeneeeeaeremmnnen ier amemenemmmimanenes o e . . | far developed abroad linking known. Soviet, Soviet bloc or | Se ee “oa : . : a . e . - REPRODUCTION . oy ; . : a : tae os a . ST ee ena ne ee ee MERE oe ee mane |
13-00000-. from the Commis sion eit zetbeehto the apparently favorable em : 2 ASSN treatment nt atabed caves See USSR, the withdrawal of his oS SNS wife, his possible: coubtst: there with Soviet State ° Security (the KGB), and related. questions which would tend to establish - Oswald's associational link with. Soviet intelligence as "technical questions" and, therefore, beyond the scope of present testimony, Itis suggested that he rest on the fact that the Commission has taken up these points. item-by-item with . the technical levels of the Agency and. that the ultimate findings CC * and evaluation can ouly: be. determined by the Commission, “>? | Wiedgiarn’ botanic «aooet It is recommended is recomme iat-the se Bet ana an jauestions 60 101943 PAGE sos 212 REP ReDNETTOR PROGIBITED
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13-00000._ - PROMIBLTED RN TAB D_ its response, the Agency confined itself to elements relating _ to its statutory mission. Specifically, it was suggested that: _a@ The Secret Service, or PneAeRRY record with the Office of Central Referéace a ‘{6rmal require~ ment for informationxlating to Preetdential security. Sb oe We ‘Mr. Rankin aS Sag dire ctly by letter. . In | | ve éited that. if Sie'Secret Service intended to expand its OK Sgence coverage of possible threats to the President's security, our experience showed that it would need a specialized organizational component to handle that task within the Secret Service | itself, in direct touch with the Secret Service regarding the possible utilization byt that agency. of our “experience in machine data processing. . ° Om the public record, it is . “SS Co The CLA reply also noted that the Agency was . 2! | i suggested that the DCI not : repeat this” detail. + ASR ad of
13-00000. REPRODUCTION PROWBITED nd In his presentation to the Commission after referring Z, to these earlier suggestions ‘the DGr-showlestate that he desires to take the opportunity ieee jeStion which he has not tabled heretofore: me VS 2a nee Once GEAR = SEARS | ena PERE we ee The Commission's major ec has been the assessment , of personal motive and the relationship of an individual act to possible conspiratorial guidance. Because conspiracy is the core of the problem, the DCI should point out the possibility of legislative action which might be an assistance in preventing recurrence of the national calamity it is investigating. There C - dis an analogy at close hand between the problem of developing in advance information xebiting ti Presidential security and the ‘problem faced by the county 5 a “Few years ago regarding the clandestine introduction or manufacture in the U. S. of special nuclear material or atomic weapons. The remedy devised at that time was embodied in the Atomic Weapons Reward Act of 15 July 1955 (29 Stat 365, PL, 165, 84th Congress), In essence, the Act estab- lished a substantial reward ($500, 000) £ for information bearing on the Act provided by any person, and i in, certain instances privileged | treatment for such persons --~ for ‘exaraple, ‘asylum if they were aan age eneepee i ecu to ear Oe bee vee ee set conc amems ete Sat cmt sv enigma eng mare are ve - /-
\ OA | INTET “4L SECURITY MANUAL SENATE ° devise 86th Congress Doct 3 ; 2 2nd Session, No. 1 EPRODUCT| ( _ pp 275-277 AG Acromic Wrarons Bewsnos Acr | PROMIBITED Act of July 15, 1955 (G69 Stat. 205, P.L. 163, Sith-Gong.)—ltomie U ° | | Weapons Rewards Aét ef S955: Bere, “Pe it enacted by the Senate and House of Befpreseniatives of the United Statexof Anterics in: Congress, @ssembled, That this Acs may bo cited as.the‘Aroaiic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955". “Suc. 2. Any person whé furnishes original information to the Gnired States— CN en se oe “(a) leading to theVfinding or other acquisition by the United States of any special nuclear material or atomic __, Weapon which has been introduced into the United States, — ° or which has been manufactured or acquired therein contrary to the laws of the United States, or .“(b)-with respect to.an attempted introduction into the United States or an attempted manufacture or acquisition “therein.of any spiécial nuclear material or atomic weapon, “éontrary to the laws of the United States, , shall bo'rewarded by the payment of an amount not to exceed ~ $500,000. “Sec. 3. An Awards Board consisting of tho Secretary of the Treasury (who shall be the-Chairman), the Secretary of Defense. the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, and - of one member of the Atomic Energy Commission designated by that Commission, shall determine whether any person ‘{ur- nishing information to the United States is entitled to any 4 award and the amount thereof to be paid pursuant to section C ” 2. In determining whether any person furnishing informa- tion to the United States is entitled to an award and tho amount of such award, the Board shall take into consid- eration— “(a) whether or not the information is of the typo specified in section 2, and “(b) whether the person furnishing tho information was an officer or employee of the United States and, if so, whether the furnishing of such information was in the line of duty of that person. “Any reward of $50,000 or more shall bo approved by the . President. - — a “Sue. 4. Tf the information leading to an award under section 3 is furnished by an-alien, the.Seeretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of Central Intelligence, acting jointly, may determine that the entry of such alien into the United States is in the public interest and, in-that event, such alienand themem- | bers of his immediate familymay receive immigrant visas and i may bo admitted to the United States for permanent residence, notwithstanding the requirements of tho Immigration and Na- tionality Act. . _ “See. 5. The Board established under section 3 is authorized to hold such hearings and make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. ieee. 6. Any awards granted under section 3 of this Act shall bo certified by the Awards Board and, together with the approval | - of the President in those cases where such approval is required, . transmitted to the Director of Central Intelligence for payment . out of funds appropriated or available for the administration of ( - the National Security Act of 1947, as amended. _ “Sre.7. As used in this Act— “(a) The term ‘atomic energy’ means all forms of energy re- leased in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation. — “(b) The term ‘atomic weapon’ means any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or pro- pelling the device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of tho device), the principal purpose of which is for uso as, or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon . test device. - . 7 - “(¢) The term ‘special nuclear material means plutonium, or uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, or any ~ _ other material which is found to be special nuclear material pur- -, : _ suant to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Actof 1954. 2 a ano ae eee nS Miele Gen teIEENNNE 8S NS Hee sommevwse *“(d) The tearm ‘United States, when used’ in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico, all Territories and possessions of the oo United States and the Canal Zone; except that in section 4, the . : term ‘United States’ when so used shall lave the meaning given 2; to it in the Inimigration and Nationality Act.” . 2 ee ee om aaEa! ITER A aD Sete . ‘ . - © =. ne meme ee ee ates CO cme re mee mt cee eee ee mm ce rE eet Tt meee ces em a —-!
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13-00008... re eS PROWIBITED Ae ene ne teen re mn te te ee ota sa enema eee ABER mre oe ae ee ae ge eR oO en nee Me eee eee me Se oe am mm Mexican and Cuban phases of Oswald's ac! from or : through t their own staff with-t overall assurance that he naseal TAB E S Commission by CIA on t king level regarding Oswald's activity in Mexico City in September and October 1963. The CGomrnission Staff has been in detailed communication and conversation with the Agency working levels both in head~ ‘quarters and in Mexico City. Within the past week, significant information has been developed by CIA regarding annem : - . the relationship with- Oswald of certain, Guban intelligence a eee - personnel in Mexteo: City. and the reaction in Havana within the Cuban Intelligence Service to the news of the assassination of President Kennedy. The Commission Staff is in the course _ of being briefed on the Cuban sapect. It is ‘Suggested that the DCI handle any question on the as "technical — questions" which members of the Contmateaton can develop iate component. of the Agency. ‘This. weil be catidip codsistent with the DCI's dcted his personnel to place their information completely at the Commission's disposition. OCCT E27 PAGE: 5 4 COPY No. REPRODUCTION 212
13-00000 7 - REPRODUCTION — ee SECRET . ; stows of | ‘ 10 April 1964 oof $ How. ° MATERIAL FROM P- 8593 ' “ 1. English translations of calle madé by man Russian Embassy: 27 Sep 63 (1037); 27 Sepb3{1626); at Sepea'(1605); 28 Sep § 63 (4151); 1 Oct 63 (1031); 1 Oct 63 (RPS 0 A RR (AVE 2. English translation of come between President Dorticos in Havana and Cuban Amb Joaquin Hernandez Armas in Mexico on 26 Nov 63, 3. English translation of conversation between Cuban Am to Mexico and President Dorticos in Havana on 26 Nov 63. BAG Q - - _ for FOIA Review on: JUN 1976 a Io APR. 6k COCA 2S | RECORD COPY oy | kp BEG ALE
13-QQ000 | "REPRODUCTION ra : a4 j + 0d Art RN ore 1 eam S ( | NRAZL- 36307 | possible contacts between Les Harvey CSYALD and the DGI orlor., to the as2aasization of President. Kennedy, fc Yeport on the infor~ mation thas obtained is: attached to thie. memorandum. 1s MAY 195 4 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mx. J. Lee Rankia |~ General-Counsel - _ i Prealiant' s. Commisaion on the ~ i Gasp atatlon of 6 Pz H SUBJECT: Rola siths Intelligence Service | ia Pry cessing Visa Applicants; Reaction of that Service tothe Aszassination of { President Kennedy | i 1, Within the very recent period, this Agency has sstablished | contact with a well-placed individual who has been in close and i rs prolonged contact with ranking officers of the Cuban Direccion | . General de Intelligencia (Directorate General of intelligence - DGI). | His kaowledge of DGI activities, techniques and personalities ta | direct and prefound. This Agency has queried him in detail on | | ' 2. This source ‘te highly & sensitivs and of great, bomediata operational significance to this Agency. The national counterinteili- gence interest abroad requires, thersiors, thal necess to the attached report, .29 fenowledge of the existence of this source be restricted, yO I Zor the present at least, to yourself aed a minimum umber of your S| t | sale . _ Document Number STAG | on 3 . SUN 1975 | by authori ity of gee ‘tor FOIA Review on : Smee om Ce, “Eon SPSErre TIN 3
13-09000 rd REPRODUCTION 3. 3a Ropropriata sensitivity indicator 2as Seen affixed te this memorandum aod the attached report. : 4, & sopy of thia orethoraadum with ita attachment has been isrwarded to the Federal Burean of investigation. ‘Gined} Schard tetas Richard Heime Deputy Direetoy for Piaaa Attachmexs Distribution: , <—N , Orig. &RZe Addressee “> my . 2<-DD?° oe 2 = CfCi/ RRA SY . a 3 Lh  C/WHI3 ~ YY | | wie CL/R& Ar 20) ee” Originated oe mee Hali:gh 13 May 1964 CO “Ls C/GK. Dow=graded to = Secee "LE by aus ‘narity OP « errr date 7 26 128072 ae 2 &?, SE EPL AEP EE EP CPLA . * . ; 7 pos ES sc ners _— Sra eree ryemy “ewmemer yee eens 5 mete MIR ert cont erematetecern seme See EN, tere ee Lime Te ete . em ne em ee mementos nee
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13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROUIBITED pb . ee cane & 2s The source has no 7arpdinl imowlaige af Loe Harvey OSTALD or bis activitine and dosayact iniow sieettier O59 ALD was an agact of tha Direction General us Inteligennté (DGD ox any ether dirsc~ = ie Rd ‘ He Ses meaned CSUALD ier the assassination of President SSWALS's nase. DODGE perscaned about in hie presence ous day afer lunch, when a group of officers ware chasting. Asong thers was Manmarh Consulate im Mexico Gity, where be was the principal DOT officer. VEGA mentioned that OSWALD Sad qoue ba the Cuban Consulate ( he ittse deck VEGA won tn Macnee. aes area Ghether OSWALD bad any contac with VEGA om thesa occasions is net known i the sources. Howeysr DGl officers stationsd in | consulates customarily interview vive zeplicants to determine if they ere DGI agems. Uf applicants ard. identified aa agerts, theie | travel is axpedited. Ctherwise, they are anslly told ta come back ina fee days. During the intevim acplicarts' narece are sabmitied to Havana for Serther checking and instructions.  Acterding ta fhe — soupee, OSTALD may hove Seem interviewed by VEGA ay Sis  assistark, Rogella RODRIGUEZ Lopes, Sut this is strictly con- jecturs on dis pert. The soerce dees not know Siivia DURAM ar: mS rk arly 2 cheanyaeriecieny i raiarhcred aadiaiad, daebadanl out Gubem Drokasey in Mexico is March 1964. Siter the sews of the atsassination of President Xesmedy oe seached the UCI, arders were issued for all D&E camponerks in the country te sork amd package ell. documents yecording to whether they wers "“nuy secrete” fvery neceaths “seersto” {overet), ox SEC her oe | * 345747 AP. a EOn paurrs Fe] by ecthgri = : A demsee { Tse Te cpm see haz - eS 283"° ’ ze aes Downgraded ( ittachment -
13-00000 | «REPRODUCTION ¢ Sy . Ubnportanio™ (importand$.. “Phe material, cuce consolidated, was to be held pending fastaer Instructions. All travel by DG] officers was suspended tenagorsaily. “hpdditien, OGI Headquarters’ personnel were instructed tw'zemain inghasr slices oy bo keep the DGG avare e . 6 ® : . . . . . . ‘ ’ « > ’ . . t noe . ‘ ’ . ‘ @ , Goungraded 29 Speke oe a by re oe a Sn ite date — Co (FY ee, : . . é, fn, rae 2 Sa Tie 3 ( . ; a ; So, -. i ae " sar aes =o i % ST te my oe ee < a TRS ps ~=3 AND H bs i ee ENVotum -cabiess carmen ama ny Ek 5 Sere e-em HY a oy ta em oe eae ee ee + Saath eater ee oA, PRR mG wee
13-00000 . REPRODUCTION PROGIBITED SECRET 23 May 1975 SUBJECT : Review of Selected Items in the . Lee Harvey OSWALD-Flle Regarding Allegations of ‘the CASTRO Cuban Involvement: in” John: Po KENNEDY Assassination S EXOT & ae Loe ~ Sy ; 1. The atta Gexdaw and summary was. written at the express request of\Mir. David W. Belin as a follow- ‘up to Question 3 of his letter to the Agency of 15 April 1975. 2. The results - as I have already told him - ada. -Muance, not evidence, to what the Warren Commission and _ its staff had laid before them in 1964 on this subject. fhe results of the review are stipulated in paragraph 8 ~ of the Attachment. There-.seemed to be no reason to. attach copies of the case reports from the file to this. summary. These can be made available promptly, however, on request. This summary-does not deal with press,. magazine and books that dealt with the subject during the period after the assassination. . we 3. My recommendation ts to da. with this paper. as we did with the earlier one: requested by Mr.. Belin on. ‘the unidentified man: let him read the entire summary. and then decide | how much | of . ity “RE. any, is pertinent SECRET. _DesonaUET | PROM OIBITED e__imeper et pyO2 302!
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13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED i é ee f ‘ Be . SECRET es , . | aa | : Review of Selected Items in the | SUBJECT ; Lee Harvey OSWALD File-Regarding Allega- tions of CASTRO Cuban Ir olvement in the John F. KENNEDY: “Assasady tion 8 SN ‘Letter py David oe. BSLin to | REFERENCE : “B OO Mr. E,<Henry Knoche, 15 April 1975, parag By 3 sgarding Public Statement by CASTRO, <€ , attached _ BACKGROUND : . | i. On Saturday evening, 7 September 1963, Fidel CASTRO appeared at a Brazilian Embassy reception in Havana; even more unusual, CASTRO submitted to an informal RAR ERTOSID Gy .interview by the Associated Press ~SOEzSSRoneente RTS Daniel HARKER. | . . an _ So | 2. HARKER'S interview reached New York on Sunday, ae 8 September, and. was in print throughout the country on | Monday, 9 September. ‘There. can’ ‘be: no question from the facts. surrounding the: Casi#no“appéarance, which had not been Sey expected, and his agreement. “to the interview, that this event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get a ‘message ‘on the record in the United States. ® SECRET -: _ REPRODUCTION — : | a, | ay ot PROAIBITED a
PAOUIGYTED | | 13-00000 . 3 . 3. CASTRO's statements.” to. a covered a range of times ... the most opportunistic American President of | all time ..."). ! | 4. The interview also contained an uncomplimentary reference to Senator GOLDWATER and Cuban delay in signing the limited nuclear test ban. There were differences in | the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington. papers, with a result that . | CASTRO's “message” was significantly modulated. | 5. In. New. orleans,. where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the niddle’of, ‘séptenber 1963, the HARKER story. appeared in the principal morning papers the =i on Monday, 95 Gbpepage?, under a three-column head- | line: "CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders mes-Picayune, Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." The story followed under the: HARKER 2 by-Line: a | a _ | "Havana (AP) ~ Prime Minister — oe : Fidel Castro said Saturday night: ‘U.S.. leaders would be in danger if they helped | “in any attempt to do away with leaders of”.
ee PROHIBITED 7 | a ; os | corr Bo. — REPRODUCTION. PROSIBITED SECRET -- "Bitterly denoniicing what he called recent U.S. _ Prompted’ ‘raids on Cuban terri- re prepared to —N ren in kind. U.S. leaders eliminate Cuban leaders, they ist plans themselves will not be safe.' eee World affairs cee seemed to be entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but now this trend has changed with attacks. ** the U. S. is always ready: to negotiate 2 and make promises which later it will not. honor. This has happened to promises made during the October crisis. ‘They have been broken as can be seen with new attacks. | ""But I warn this is leading to a very dangerous situation that could lead to a worse , exisis than October's ...9% | 6. The New York Times, in its coverage on 9 September, used a UPI wire service report which omitted any reference to the warning and threat which gave the interview its real significance. The Washington Post did an abbreviated re~- write (9 September, page A-7) which, similarly, omitted any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. ® SECRET C&Cie35 PAGE 65 _ of
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED ¢t° * SECRET aN oo™N ~The Evening Star of Washington, D. C., printed_the HARKER story nearly in its: venta ety in the second section of the i paper (9 -Sptenber 1964, : age B-4) and reworded the content | ye of the HARKER dnterview, placing the emphasis on the po- PUAN We URNS LOHor | litical asia - in particular, highlighting the GOLDWATER elements and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States | leadership in the middle of the piece. | | i | 7. “There is no evidence in the files on\the KENh assassination)that this CASTRO interview was considered in following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed Headquarters attention. to. the. AP story very shortly after the Dallas killing. More important, the interview appears \ enna EER SENSES ADIT OSERORERED to have been forgotten in the contemporary political consid- eration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba. There is no evidence in the Agency records, either, that the Warren Commission staff itself pursued the implication of the CASTRO interview in dealing with the conspiracy hypothesis. There is no evidence in the files that anything along these lines was stated by any other Cuban leader beforé the assassination. "cc RREEESTEREERA ANTS TST 8. The purpose of this review, undertaken at Mr. Belin's request, is to reconsider Lee Harvey OSWALD’s activity on the assumption that as an avid newspaper reader ~ which we ‘know ee from testimony of Marina OSWALD and others - rd ‘he. read. ‘the . Ne ice ao CASTRO warning and threat as reported above. The ‘results SECRET CCCLESS - -Aeoouen en
13-00000 ‘ t PeEPRODUCTIO: ft , / 4 SECRET “Yof the review, admittedly heavily using the 20---20 quality of hindsight y=n may: be At Ryiated in summary : vou sete 7 efidente,apptying this phrase st fox fictly, of ? . _miere*i is. “nO increment of credible. ? | , | Soviet dvdr Cuban political, intelligence or security service involvement in the as- sassination to what was developed and con- | sidered by the Warren Commission and its | stafr. The Commission's finding that “ | Lee Harvey OSWALD was the killer of | ‘President KENNEDY and Officer TIPPIT and did them in alone and of his own determination stands. — ao : b. * edible evidence” that would > upset or significantly modify this judgement ‘did (and does) not exist in Washington. But “=eeeemenenteeteeaeapttenn rte reer csnahemA seme such evidence could exist in Moscow and/or Havana, whose voluntary inputs to the Warren Commission were minimal in quantity and quality, designed to cover up any admissions of knowledge of, or connection with, OSWALD - which might be related directly or indirectly . with the assassination. Therefore, the belief that there was Soviet and/or Cuban (KGB andJor DGI) connection with OSWALD will persist and - “SECRET. COCLE4G ADE on ia
REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED ¢ * 6 (we SECRET ~"-- -=-grow until there: aa been a full disclosure £ all elements of Dephe seer GES ED: 2 PAPO by these governments. oot «Rando RON tay in the Soviet Union wider "window" for this contingency. That, eA  ISREN A PaRR USE . indeed, was the opinion at the working level, particularly in the counterintelligence com- ponent in‘the CIA in. 1964. As was indicated ae © er ocean * a RRS TS eT Rr tN tet Ge Sat aera + errr firtutennntnennetttegeeee by Mr. Helms in his testimony before the Warren Commission, CIA would continue .to S$ still open.? oS aS c. In the absence of dai tional oF new 7 ees ONS aX elements of "credible" ev faande, are “nuances” in the record that emexge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. - | | d. CASTRO's warning and threat of . 7 September 1963 =e OSWALD did indeed read . oo} Investigation: of the Assassination of President John F. _ KENNEDY. Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination. of President KENNEDY. (Washington, 1964), ereafter cited as. Hearings, Vol. V., pp. 120 ~ 129. See especially p. 124 "ME. Helms: 'Yes. I. would assume the case. could ever be closed.'" =
S-00000 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED SECRET. oS wae. it in New Orleans “must be considered of \ great significance, in the light of the \ pathological evolution of OSWALD's passive/ aggressive akeup after his attempt to kill Genen¥i- WALKER early in April 1963 and his identification with Fidel CASTRO and the Cuban revolution which is directly trace- able as far back as his Marine Corps _ service in El Toro, California. CASTRO's warning and threat, given to AP corres- pondent HARKER, irrespective of whether there was any formal mandate, or even security service contact with’ OSWALD: by the Cubans or the Russians - was an act of singular irresponsibility and under no circumstances was excusable as retorsion for what the Cuban emigres were , doing during . the summer of 1963. CUBAN CONTACT WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, EARLY 1959 (?) , 9. The testimony of Nelson DELGADO contains an assertion of germinal significance to any review of the background. of tee Harvey OSWALD's feeling toward and relations with CASTRO! s Cuba. DELGADO 1 was. Probably the closest peer group. SECRET COCL842
13-00000 ‘REPRODUCTION PROWBITED ¢ ° @ " SECRET. mN . “member to OSWALD. auring his specialist training period at El Toro nagine, Commi ase December 1958 - September 1959. a Re rosin, aul DELGADO that he was in eS nS aN co: M ? “ey Ww" wi Saban diplomatic officials in OS” this courtry, which DELGADO at first took to be ‘one of his lies, but later believed.'"2 10. Actually DELGADO's testimony says a lot more of ALAA TT TT ater fo marae ne nee een eccentric ape tet eterna Eesti possible operational significance than is reflected by the anne hg aaa to have been run down or developed by investigation. Thus, cee DORCAS LATE NL Tea >< the record of the beginning of OSWALD S-relationsh: =Ru the Cubans starts with a questi n mark. a a Ll. The period was one of transition. im U. Ss. - Cuban relations after CASTRO's takeover. OSWALD, and DELGADO at | ‘the outset, were CASTRO supporters, OSWALD being particu- larly keen about how to get to the island. DELGADO testi-~ | fied: 7 * ... I didn't know what to tell him, so I told him the best thing that I know was to 2 . Report to the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. KENNEDY Washington, L964), hereafter . cited as BEREE Es Pp. 687. SECRET.
REPRODUCTION SECRET coe fn rand a= get in touch wih a “@uban Embassy, you know. But at that. Hime, that Dyto14 him this - we were on fxiendly fers with Cuba, you know, so thea sain’ eR Subversion or malintent, D\d2dn 't know what to answer him. I told him to see them. "after a while he told me he was in . contact with them eee a o eee I seen this envelope in his, foot” locker, wall~locker, and it was addritssed to" him, and they had an official sedi « on “ite ‘ne” van a os os, as far as I could recollect Bat vas. maiy/ Exon TTT a mr A Ar eh nt tt ee AP enter dati eset ESSE Los Angeles, and he was ter WS Senete was | ! a Cuban Consul. And just after he ‘started : -xveceiving these letters - you see, he would never go out, but stay near the post all the time ... | | . | , ® ... he had one visitor after he started receiving letters he had one. visiter. It was aman, because I got the eall from the MP guard shack, and ‘they, gave me a call that - OSWALD had & visitor at.the front gate. This | man had. to be a civilian, otherwise they would have Tet him in.,-So I had. to find somebody’ to 7 relieve OSWALD; who was on guard, to go down SECRET colts ‘PAGE
13-00000 . hin, do you remember? REPRODUCTION Oo REPRODUCTION ¢" a § ECRET -_— ON there to visit’ ‘with this fellow, and. they spent about an ‘hour and A < nals, two hours, talking, I guess; ‘and’ he ‘came ‘back. I don't know who the as\or Mak they talked about, but he looked nonchaia@ about the whole thing when he came back. He never mentioned who he was, nothing. “Mr. LIEBELER: How long did he talk to. "Mr. DELGADO : About an AS ‘and, halt, two hours ... a -y , RS SS" “fy "Mr. LIEBELER: fee y —— who this fellow was tl REP to? | "Mx. DELGADO : No. No . . "Mr. LIEBELER: Did you connect this visit that OSWALD had at that time with the Cuban Consulate? | | - Mr, DELGADO : I did; because I thought it funny for him to be receiving a caller at such a late date - time. Also, up to this, time he hardly ever received mail; in fact he seldom | _ received mail fron home because = made: it a "and distripute it ro_the guys in there, and very seldom did I ‘ever. see one for him. But every so often, after he started to get : in contact with 4 SECRET: policy, a used to" pick up the mail for our unit - arta PAGE 2 of , 212 COPY NO.
: REPRODUCTION | PROLIBIT f" . f “ow . SECRET NN ‘~~ -- these Cuban peoplescl Vas getting letter pamphlets and nego V) So receiving letters, you kn & 7 know, ee ~ maybe pamphlets, you church, you Rnow, but it wasn't a church. Nee things we get from "Mr. LIEBELER: Were they wise Spanish, any of them, do you knows = "Mr. DELGADO : Not tha ea ‘can < no. as CORY Vas WS “Mr, LIEBELER: Di eaiy reason to believe that these things Sas to OSWALD from the Cuban Consulate? "Mr. DELGADO : Well, I took it for granted that they did after I seen the envelope, you know ... something like a Mexican eagle, with a bag, impressive seal, ea Bhow. They had dif~ ferent colors on Lei “oun almost 4 ES looked like our Slors $n now. But I can't recall the BEST Geew toe it was. in Latin, that. I couldn't under- stand. It was La "Mr. LIEBELER: You don't know for sure whether it was from the Cuban Consulate? | an | SEC RE r a | 7 is . me | cocaess one. - - ; £ pace | 3
13-00000 . PROMIBITED if SECRET "se S wall cates aK > . prior, just. befoke Ifo ound that envelope in his a 9) as receiving mail from A pas *Mr. penenn’ 5S o. But he had told me | paw WS. interested because at the time we had work to do, and I never did ask | , \ to see that paper again, you know. "Mr. _LIEBELER: Did he tell you what nas correspondence with the Cuban Consulate was. . about? a "Mr. DELGADO : No, om BOXES ES "Mr. LIEBELER: Did he even gat atest SS wa that it had to do with the conversa you had about going over to Cuba? |  §®©Mr. DELGADO : No. .- The only thing he told me was that right after he had this con~ versation with the Cuban people was that he was going to - once he got out of the service - he oy was going to Switzerland eee "3 7 12. OSWALD's. application to Albert Schweitzer. College, Churwalden, Switzerland, Was Gated 19 March 1359, and he was presumablyto, xeport there on 20 April 1960. Destined for discharge feon-the Marines on 7. December 1959, OSWALD Sy, 3 a Hearings, Volume VIII, pp. 241 - 243.0 © 0 0 en _ "42>
13-00000 oo REPRODUCTION | PRORIBITED ¢ . .& oo SECRET . eo sooo accelerated his exitom grounds of family hardship in early 4 September 1959. oh 27 “September 1969 he was issued a LON PSS oN Le ; U.S. passport, SSta sa eeu - among other places to Ly Cuba and eusCYSBR, <Stes entered the Soviet Union from ~ Qi Finland on eer 1959. | 13. DELGADO'sS testimony has the cast of credibility. | Granting that, it is of basic importance to focus. attention on the male visitor who contacted OSWALD at EL Toro Camp and talked with him for between one and a halt to two hours. The event was unique in DELGADO's recollections, and ‘actually . ne there is nothing like it - on the record - in, everything else | we know about OSWALD's activity in the United States before or after his return to the United States. The record reflects no identification of the El Toro contact. DELGADO'’s presump- tion is that he was End the Cuban Consulate in Los Angeles. Assuming that, the doestions are: Who was it, and was (Fo Sy there reporting Som Los’ as les to Washington and ‘Havana Bey) that could, in @ffect represent the opening of a ‘Cuban LO“) aoe NS) file on cont eS’ "PREDICTION aoe IDENT KENNEDY'S DEMISE BY COMMUNIST ° PARTY CELL LEADER’ MORSE BENITEZ ZABOLA, 1962 “ 14. Guatemala Station forwarded to Headquarters on sy 9 January 1964 a duplicate copy of a raw report by a. 4 . U. Ss. /Cuban diplomatic and consular relations were. severed on 3 January 1961. So -
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGBLT GS ECRET ‘ %» a -penetration dated 5, Sanua yearly Communist Party sen meeting. The cell leader, 1962 describing events at the Morse BENTTED, “Zabolas. ‘sais’ that the Communist Party in cuatandia shoula(forw’s single new party; "We need not preoccupy. oifeanes over the politics of President KENNEDY because we know, according to prognostications, that he will die within the present year, 1962." cls on 15. This report apparently had been discounted when ‘it was received and was not forwarded vuiiti2 the Station | ; | re-reviewed all of its material after the’ “assassination. - The file reflects no follow-up or formal dissemination of the report. | ENIGMATIC THREATS BY. CUBAN THIRD SECRETARY IN THE unex, ’ 7 NOVEMBER 1963 16. A sensitive liaison source, reporting after the KENNEDY assassination, indicated that at the Soviet reception on 7 November 1963, the Cuban Third Secretary, Ss _- Ricardo Le SANTOS Pesa, discussed the recent refugee raids — on Cuba and their implications with a host-country diplomat, concluding with the admonition: * ... dust wait and you will see what we. can. do. -It will happen soon. © Asked to be more specific, what would happen soon, SANTOS replied: "Just wait, just wait." . 17. These data were passed to the Warren 1 Commission — . by memorandum, 31 March 1964. SANTOS was reported to have | : a? “ee SECRET
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGIBITED eee eee aoe SECRET . we ™ . __a@ history of medical instability and was summarily recalled from The Hague reportédly for reasons related to that fact in april 1966. INTERCEPTED: CONVERSATION OF CUBAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE, LUISA CALDERON , APTERNOON OF 22 NOVEMBER 1963 wae SS “tlexi.co City time, about five hours seer oN RENNEDY assassination, a Cuban Embassy employee named - : "Luisa" received a telephone call in Spanish from an uniden> tified male outside. : Pa eo oO | 19. The caller asked her if she had heatd the latest news. "Luisa" jokingly replied: "Yes, of “sours, or “knew it almost before KENNEDY ... Imagine, one, two, three and _ how, that makes three [she laughs], what barbarians! ..." oo , ‘20. Both speakers agree’ on the seriousness. of the | | assassination. "Luisa® aso stated that the party at AO Silvia DURAN 's had-been“called off so it would not appear om aN that they were. Gelebrating, the death of KENNEDY, nor would they have she. party: coibdiae with the burial. Finally she. “wove that night into the house of a said ane pionnea aS) mo doctor (a wou SS: riend. 21. ‘Latin hyperbole? Boastful ex post facto suggestion: | of foreknowledge? | This is the only item in the intercept | coverage of the Cubans and Soviets after the assassination _ . that contains the suggestion of foreknowledge or expectation. SECRET | So Co GUCLEEG ' COPY NO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWBITED SECRET . ae Ne | 22. The tenuous, eniganatic character of-the-.conversation | is sharply highlighited: by the following facts: foot a a. Sbuisa” was} prpbabl identi Luise CALDERON,: av eadre worker of the Cuban _ pirestorate Gypcral of Intelligence (DGI). A) returned to Cuba in 1964 and was reported "to be working in DGI Headquarters. | b. The DGI element in Mexico City in the’. fall of 1963 was headed by Alfredo MIRABEL Diaz who had arrived on 2 September 1963, formally — "as the replacement of the consul Eusebio AZCUE’ (departed 19. November 1963). “The=deputy: DGI chief (and as of June 1964, MIRABEL's successor} was Manuel Engenio VEGA Perez. | c. The "Silvia DURAN" named in Luisa's conversation was the receptionist, a Mexican national, who dealt with OSWALD during his known visits on 27 and 28 September to the Cuban installation$ in connection with a Cuban visa. application for stay and/or transit. Silvia DURAN is the sole live witness on the _ Yecord regarding OSWALD's activity in Mexico City. Her testimony, however, in its entirety was taken and presented, solely, by the Mexican Governmental authorities. A direct | . ae oo SECRET OCS iscsi PAGE 78 of _2ie COPY HO.
13-00000 a REPRODUCTION oo PROHIBIT ' § ECRET 7 ye confrontation 6th ye was requested by the Ay Warren Commission st taff but rejected by the Mexican. authorities. It is from Silvia DURAN's ectepeniia that it was learned that OSWALD betam cengaged in a personal altercation on 27 September with Eusebio AZCUE. | d. Manuel Engenio VEGA Perez, alias Marcos, and his DGI assistant, Rogelis RODRIGUEZ Lopez, were positively | . | identified in February 1964 by two independent | ‘sources as engaged in the activé development ‘and facilitation of the training “of Nicaraguan agents for the purpose of assassinating General Annstasio.SOMOZA. VEGA, it is estab- lished, was' on post in Mexico City during OSWALD’'s stay there 27 September - 2 October 1963. He left Mexico City on 3 November 1963 for Havana. It was reliably reported about VEGA that all individuals going to Cuba, legally or illegally, had to pass through him first. He. oo | took the biographical data and sent it to Cuba 7 for name checking, a procedure which normally ‘took fifteen days.> 5 a oe : a _ - For example, VEGA would have handled the details of the visa action and facilitation of the trip to Cuba via : Mexico City from 28 December 1962 - 21 January 1963 that e - oo a | 7 17 : SECRET re ; 7 celts 2 —— : REPRODUCTION «=Cfti(‘<‘i<‘(irsst;tC;é‘(i‘<C : oo , So ace 79 of O12 _COPY NO.
13-00000 a lame duck like AZCUE whose slot had been taken: by the” ‘applications to be handled ‘solely by a local. employee and REPRODUCTION . a SECRET 23. there-is, no’ evidence in the OSWALD case file that Silvia DUEAN was subjected to a systematic elicitative inteptosation that, wéula have related her dealings with i Ae confirmed by intercept, with the data held on the QS DGI, its personalities and methods, in Mexico City. Was it normal for a case like OSWALD's, considering the fuss he allegedly made with AZCUE, for the -“ DGI chief? Whatever the answer to these questions, they were not asked at the time. And there remains the more fundamental question: accepting the DURAN story on its face, could it Fave-happenea without the knowledge and participation of the DGI personnel above cited? This seems unlikely especially because VEGA is epee a Cuban DGI defector as. having § stated he was aware OSWALD CASTRO's- overseas intelligence and security service could have more in its files ‘than was surfacéd in the DURAN REPRODUCTION Me was taken by Vincent Theodore LEE, the organizer of the -Faixr Play Committee for Cuba, with which OSWALD established Yelations from Dallas during the period 19 April - . 2 November 1963. There is an overlap between LEE's and VEGA's travels to Havana during that period: VEGA. departed Mexico City on 6 January for Havana and returned on 13 February 1963.) , ' 18 aa OO SECRET: ~~ 4 ; : a . . . *% COC4ESS "PAGE 80 | of 212 COPY NO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED ¢ * é . _< SECRET ~ statements. Coming | back to the beginning: Luisa" - Luisa CALDERON - a8 a “meitber of the DGI unit in Mexico City - uld ve wet have kndun something that would make what eo she sada. ‘hex unidentified caller less a matter of boast ele Cinmyajence than was assumed at the time. SOY SILVIA DURAN, SUBSTANTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF ALLEGED PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH LEE HARVEY - OSWALD, . 1967 24. The defects viewed in hindsight of the Silvia. DURAN testimony already have been suggested above. (In that context of criticism it would also be relevant to. reconsider the implications of the two intercepted telephone conversations on 26 November 1963 between the Cuban President, DORTICOS, and his Ambassador to Mexico, Joaquim Hernandez ARMAS, because the thrust of the conversation dealt with the ques- tion whether Silvia DURAN had been asked about [or been offered?] money payments by her Mexican interrogators.) 25. As of September 1964 Silvia DURAN gave up her Cuban Embassy job. In the spring of 1967 Silvia DURAN was reported by a reliable and sensitiye source to have <\ cut all relations with Cubans. Her account, in 1967,0f | ” how she had been taken- into custody and had been interrogated after the assassination repeated what was alxéady. known ‘She added, under circumstances that did rt: permit’ the.” w NS " - gource to challenge or elicit corroborative deteih; that 19 ® SBC RET. GOCLSE4 ‘pace 81 ot 212 . COPY HO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION t * @ SECRET “she had gone out with OSWALD during his stay -in Mexico City and claimed she se relations with hin. CUBAN GOVERRMENS y GENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ALLEGATIONS OF (A): ELENA GARRO DE PRAZ AND (B) OSCAR: CONTRERAS, © @\Warren Commission reported, "Literally SSS dozens of aNegations of a conspiratorial contact betwean aon OSWALD and agents of the Cuban Government have been ne investigated | 22" Among these cases, which consumed |. er hundreds of CIA man-hours in Headquarters ana abroad. ao oo yy and similarly the. FBI in the United states > was the? “Nicaraguan walkin in ‘Mexico City, 26 NovenbeRUSE3, Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte. 27. The ALVARADO case is taken up in detail by the Warren Commission under the cryptograph "D." ALVARADO nena ; claimed that he had seen an American, whom he identified as OSWALD, receive money some time in mid-September 1963 | - | | in a meeting in a patio of the Cuban Consulate in % ; - “— —— See Report, Pp. 305 ff. ~Some of the others were the cases of Ylario ROJAS Villenueve in Cozumel and Guadaloupe, the allegations of Enrique Ruedolo GONGORA in New York City, the claims of Robert. Edward GALLANT, Santa Clara Prison Farm, calfserniar and the allegations of Ray DOBKIN's. ; we. . See Report BR. _307 - 308. 20 SECRET GaCisss | COPY NO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PRERIBITER oe SECRET Mexico city. ALVARADO's story was ultimately broken by the use of the polygraphn\en which ALVARADO showed evidences of deception, and by ‘bringing ALVARADO's former Nicaraguan security service. control into the case. 28. ae ALVARADO, ‘story is a particularly acute repre- sent wot "the attticuities that beset the evaluation of observaa Sa oanree: certain elements of the story persist despite the impeachment of its: major premises. atvasiabo, whose account “did not become public until the release of the Warren Report in October 1964, talked cptisistently. of the presence in the Cuban Consulate tr én of aN with red-dyed hair. | © 29. Elena GARRO de Paz is a mecurial, a ate and 7 socially prominent Mexican writer, married, but separated from a high-ranking Mexican foreign service official. She is also the cousin of Horacio DURAN, the husband of Silvia DURAN, cited above. . There isa strong personal antipathy between the two women descending from PE? —— re Elena GARRO's trenchant anti-Communism, 30. From October 1964, until his retirement in the fall of 1969, a U.S. Ebassy officer, charles THOMAS, persistently kept up a ‘stream of. reports: and memoranda reflecting GARRO's account of what: chad actually “ gone on’ between OSWALD, the ~~” @ubans and < ‘in particular Silvia DURAN in September 1963, including a repeated reference to a Negro with red-dyed hair. ® - . SECRET rea eee
13-00000. .. REPRODUCTION a SECRET 31. The first reference to the GARRO story was noted in | | a Mexico Station Memorant um of Record dated 12 October 1964: . "Elena. GERRO. [said] that she and her daughter's were- invited, “to @ party at the Cuban Embaésy ‘during the perioa she now finds out Sw thas Sevan. was “here in Mexico prior to the _ assassin Son: ‘She was invited by a Mexican secretary in the Cuban Embassy whose husband is a cousin of the GARRO family [Horacio DURAN]. . At the party she saw three Gringos, not drinking, not mixing and more or less just. standing around together like three bumps on: a log. They were so obviously out of place that she asked someone in the Cuban, Embassy about . them and was told that ‘engy were just passing through. ' . She claims that on the way these. three Gringos stood out she took ° a good look at them as did her daughter. When the assassination occurred and OSWALD's picture was spread into the newspapers, both Elena and — | her daughter immediately said that he was one | of the three Gringos. ‘without a doubt’ at the | party." . . . 32. _GARRO repeated her story to Mr. Charles William THOMAS, an Embassy political officer on 10 December 1965: & SECRET .
13-00000. REPRODUCTION PRORIBIT In September 1963\atter her return from abroad, she went “Eo to a partya: ‘accompanied by her daughter, at the home of ¢ a _ SECRET - ; { | i | CaN t Ruben DURAN [emphasis added]. Ruben is one of the two rr Cer | Rete of: Horatio DURAN, who married her cousin. She hoy ae f 37 mee O: SWBED; ‘ahd two other young Americans. At the party WSs oe ; she was discouraged from talking with him. Other guests . were the Cuban Consul AZCUE, General Clark FLORES, Silvia DURAN, who she later learned was OSWALD’ Ss. mistress while he was here, Emilio CARBALLIDO and a Latin American Negro man with red hair [emphasis added]. In November 1963 when the identity of the assassin became known, she and her daughter went to the Cuban Embassy and shouted "assasSins" and other insults at the staff there.*® shortly ~ afterward, she and her -Saughter were visited by a friend, | Manuel CARVILLO for. canyaiiol, then an official in the — Secretariat of fife Gober a ton and were told he had orders to escort theif toy a snatiVand obscure hotel in the center Ia . Skeet there for eight days under pretext that they eb icer. When she told CARVILLO she wanted to go to the Ain rican Embassy and explain what she knew of” OSWALD, she was told that the American Embassy was full of” Communist spies. a Cee BY 33.: On 25 December 1965 and 9 January 1966 in further’ ~ interviews with THOMAS, GARRO and her daughter elaborated and 5 These particulars + ‘were not confirmed by independent observers — at the time. 23 , ‘SECRET.
13-00000 "REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED ¢ . Ld " e SECRET as . in certain particuiars significantly modified her earlier ZL account. She‘ also° ‘acknowledged that she and her daughter had been n aiterviowed 9 Embassy officers to whom she claimed they didnot, give. , a°very complete story because the OW a? > ee Embassy osticgrs did not appear to give much credence to N anything \hey said. A 34. It developed that GARRO and daughter had | pen a interviewed by the Lega Her information had been similar to what s - CON” mores. eae account to THOMAS but had not been subst tisted: bys “ eye uiries. <> The FBI representative therefore considered the: iter closed and reaffirmed his disengagement from the matter to the CIA Chief of Station on 27 December 1964 and to the Ambassador on 25 February 1965. 35. The Embassy Political Officer, however, persisted in his interviews and reporting: In a ‘memorandum of conversation, 13 July 1966, GARRO sang ified the place to. which she had been taken by CALVILLO | as the Hotel Vermont. (This detail checked ous EinaatIvaay- -GARRQ was at the Hotel 23 ~ 24, 25 = 27 and 28 — 30 Revasber: 983. ) In another, on 7 February 1967; - | -GARRO* sc cabot mS Sissitudes with the Cubans are set out. _ And rsnaiaa He OMAS's retirement from U.S." Government me ad - service, the Department of State, at his request, Cos a 28 ‘August 1969, ‘disseminated to CIA and FBI: a ‘compilation of his reporting of the Elena GARRO interviews. = ° , 34 ~ REPRODUCTION | a | | | : a os PROHIBN ae | - COPY NO.
13-00000 ¢ e _ e _¥ SECRET "7" “36. There the matter rests. GARRO's chronology of the Ponce TE events she described.as “havin occurred _in_the Mexican capital in September 1963 fever coincided with the confirmed data of OSWALD's présence ‘there. Her story, however, had two points co waive with SOS Ne OSWALD: QW’ Sy ES a. ARADO's allegations regarding the Negro with the red-dyed hair {this detail could, however, have been gleaned from the ‘Warren Commission's published account of the a "Dp" case] and . oo b. Silvia DURAN's later claim of ‘allegations by others regarding | | intimate personal contacts with OSW. | ayy eos 37. Beginning in March and amplifiedNin May 3967, the American Congul, Benjamin J. RUYEE, in Tampico developed a | | -- contact with a local Mexican journalist, 7 _ Oscar CONTRERAS Lartigue, who clainied to have encountered OSWALD with other pro-CASTRO students at the University of Mexico campus in September 1963. . 38. In dune ‘1969 CONTRERAS was interviewed by a CIA officer: re rae for three freed approximately 1960 “ 1964. He  petonged to a clandestine pro~CASTRO revolutionary.” group at the University. Regarding the OSWALD. -° SECRET ate PAGE 87. 7 of - COPY NO. __
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PRONIBITER ¢ ° ° “ SECRET — , | case he was extremely cautious and although he oS : was not able BG warlins to give dates and names, he ei dOSWALD visited the University A Sahpy Qa ref dae * Pr 0: guiries. regarding pro-Cuban revolutsy Sey groups at the University and : was directed to CONTRERAS and his friend. | OSWALD met CONTRERAS and four other persons ! as they came out of a round-table discussion held in the faculty of Philosophy -. “OSWALD os told the group it was urgent. tHat he | visit, ae wae ‘wisa. He requested aid from “ouaenis group. CONTRERAS and others mistrusted OSWALD because they felt he was a CIA provocation. The group allowed OSWALD to accompany them the rest of the . day, that night and part x the next day. OSWALD was very introverted and appeared to be slightly Pane crazy. OSWALD made no;, mention of an assassination BEND od ng _ Sp the point. he had to plot but kept travel to a neat 39. At this OL h FBI knowledge, the matter was turned over. to ‘the Mexican authorities. who determined that ‘CONTRERAS. was indeed at the University of Mexico but only 26— SECRET CCCiS6L _ AePeaoUET COPY NO. ‘comirmarneeenesteemiasite a TED
; ———— PRITED f i SECRET mee for the years 1959 - ke and that he had been publicly associated in protest. activity for the Student Revolutionary a . Bloc (BER) in january 1h. However, the group ceased functioning-as sucht. gh middle of 1962, and “ io Oscar Sone was jiever one of its leaders. No further work is ad? in the files on the CONTRERAS allegations. his own presence at the University, there is an additional element that undermines the credibility of his, accounts, OSWALD ‘s Spanish, which was barely adequate. ‘to get him peals near the hotel, seems hardly likely to pave. permitted “him to | | : | Apart from the unsustained claims made by CONTRERAS about | mn | | carry on for an extended period with @ University’student 7 | Qs | group. | 27 SECRET «GOOLE EZ |
SEE | ATT... _ ROUT ( : | Ce XAAZ- 22574 31 January 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Pam SUBJECT: 1. lam enclosi : sc eceaton of the information developed by CIA on of Lee Harvey CSVWALD in Mexico City. We bave incladed in this paper only hard, achstastive information, Any judgments that are made represent pro- fessional evaluations by individuals who have worked over the years ae specialists in their fields, Speculatica, rumor, and vague detail net directly related to CSWALD's activity haye not been inched, . OB on 4 ~N 2. Pursuant toe our discusgicn on 14 January 17964, I have given the enclosure an anprogriate classification, The compromise of this material in its present form would lead . directiy to the destruction of current sources and methods af this Agency in Mexico i and elsewhere, Document Number 50 09. 509-803 ‘ (signed) | ad FOtA Richard Helms on Miow op ae) 876 Deputy Director for Plans — age Eaclosmrs - ron 7 i ee yl Orig & le » Addressee watt v bw DDP w/att on = WH/3 (Mr. Whitten) w/att” 1- SR/CI w/attv “Chief, CI/R&A w/att / - foe CI/RGRoccasde/ 31 Jancary, 1964, mh) Cary Prcenae COPY NO. ap 2S6L sPovasrads PAGE 134 232
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGIBITED - i ohh So eat , >» wee SH 7 SL AD 31 January 19 | ings cme | = a, al & | ° faite adel Boe Sa | a ba | | | | 1. On > Octab y the SIA Station in Mexico City received the following information fs ‘on a reliable and proven source Aa American noaed : ie OSWALD had coatacted , the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday, 1 Ostobex 2963, He had spoken in halting Russiante tke Soviet _ —_ Embassy guard, Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV, tu whom _ = he said he had visited the Embassy two days earlier, Saturday, 23 September, He asked whether there had been a seply to 2 telegram that the. Consul with whom ke had spoken, but whose name he could not recall » had promised to send to Washington, OBYED KOV had attempted to establish the. mentity’ of the Consul with whom OSWALD had tated if Li; x had been a das a  purson, ‘then it had pe abably been MOSTIKOV, OBYEDXOV, an 4 f: ag - é re erprdk ‘ j WARNING NOTICE eg Lisi sie! of SENSITIVE SCURCES AND. | v. Poe . . _f PORTIONS peek sens rts ee TED mand She st Roe neta PhO gl the Oe ag Ee oat Sgt oe ee Sein ogling gs fh aE os vfs patie tne See LE aS tia ok a
13-00000 REPRODUCTION | PROTIBITED ei ie FS a ~ SOT ay ; Rees ry after a check with Sovict Consular personnel, assured OSWALD the telegram had been sent to Washington but no auswer had been received, The information was forwarded Ras Io to CIA Headquarters ON .* tho samo any it was seceivads: S = > , ‘. _o ” Ny matters roveafea the possibility of of" an identity between the Lee Nos 2. & file cheek. ‘ta: WashingesSbicn ig routine in these - | | OSWALD wko had spoken. with OBYEDKOV, and presumably : { Nb with. KOSTIKOV, and the defector returnoe, Lee Harvey OSWALD,* ° 3. Oni0 October 1963 CIA Headquarters disseminated by - able the report in substantially the form and in the detail indicated above, in paragraph 1, to the Federal agencies whose © ‘ jurisdictional interesta had been established by a review of OSWALD 's file; the Federal Bureau of Investigatioa, ' the Depart @ The CIA file on Lee Hanvey. CSWALD was opened on 9 Decomber 1960 to accormmodate biographic { information developed by CLA in response to an inquiry from the Department of State on a list af American defectors in Soviet Bloc countries, OSWALD 's was _arnong the names in the list, ‘The Department of State inquiry was dated. 25. October 1960,. An interim reply was given by CLA -. on 3 Nowember 1960; a a final resi: : on 21 November 1950, Unti azly October 1963 the contents of thea OSWALD file held by CLA - consisted entixvely of press materials and dissemizstions . received from the Depertmesxt of State, the Federal Bureau of _ Iavestigation, and the Navy Department, 7 - ee we. oew v : SEN MSTIVE SOU ces AND: i . Ces Te 2 METHODS INVOLVED ot ¥ . a a . Sees eee EINES? NS SDS es case eed porerrce GcC2 (CS. pact 136 9212 COPY No.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWIAETED oe . - - . : : * é . = a Saten a hoe. a i (te tk | gepegttie geabne | AMD | i | t I | ce ee . . Ao i a e e Naturalization Service... comment was inciuded in the report noting the likelihood ‘thattha\ subject, Lee OSWALD, was ° vr ob@bly identical with the former Marine who had defected to the Soviet\ Union in 1959, (The report disseminated by CIA in Washington on 10 Ccteber also included a2 physical deseriptisn of an individual who was believed to have been the OSWALD wha aN a aos had contacted the Soviets in Mexico City, It was subse@ueniip ~’- * established by investigation that the description did not pertafa wows * Ye to OSWALD.) — Wk we & Onthe same day, 10 Ccteber 1963, CIA Headquarters sent a lengthy cable summary to the Mexico Clty Station of the “og background information held in the Neadquarters! file on SWALD, An instruction was inchrled for the Mexico City Station to pass the substance as its 5 Cetoper repors te the local representatives of the same Federal deportments and agenctés that had been given the information in Washington, ‘Thia instruction was immediately carried ute. tn this manner the information on OSWALD !a contact with the Soviets on 1 October 2s passed in Mexica City to the Embassy, the FBI representative, ON at ‘tha Naval Attache, aud to the office of the Immigration and. & '. Natuvalicsation Service, There were no requssts from recizsnts of the report for further information or for follow-up investigation. Ohman eee se « . . ep emdeceri ) SENSITIVE SOURCES AND ee tee “re “ ewe Le Ral te Rett ate Me 8 i oe OT eR eet Oe Kags 5 Sys “eat at mite? 5 ® my” woe ew - : a: ee es Celel4s REPRODUCTION oe 7 | . | : Oy se COPY NO. een d
13-00000 yray ' te } See cs 7 6 i ht ens ear a Se ae £ ] i i j j '§ <Aiter the assassination of President Monncly and the arrest of Lee Harvey OSWALD, an Intensive review of all a | AN | - 2 So sn de . t available sources was, 5 mies stalcen in ifexico City to dctermine fac pup «os w fALD'S vis ian \ Ti was learncd that CSWALD had also\y a the ‘Cubs = Coasuiate la Mexico City anc bad . eo talked there «Rs cle xc, a Bfoxican national, named Silvia - DURAN. After the assaasination and the publicity about Lee OSWALD, Slvia DURAN hed told a nurabex af relatives and frlonde that she had talked to OSWALD about a Cuban visa. : Silvia DURA AN ané hez husband, Horazio DURAN Navazzo,. wera dctalned and questioned by the Mosxican police fvdza 23 to 25 November 1963. 6 After giving some of the details of her own personal backgr round =~ she ls an adraltted Lettist sympathizer and had’ formeczly work sed for the > Mexican-Cuban Institute of Cultural Relations - Silvia DURAN said that when she first esc of the . death of Peesident Keanedy- ants GS ecn depressed an an 2 thought the assa sin mmagt nave been’ mastae. When she learned that BG Was assoc NIN she did net b 7. She talzed Nook the case to her husband and whea Bae. as the "Fain Play tor Guba Coramiiteo” a heard the name of Lee OSWALD mentioned, she recognized itas Comms er ae tg 86 aeerRNT WARNING ROTICE | SENSITIVE SONTTES, AND ry < ‘ & ry whan et oy — ie arrarrL ae TT eee. ase Ae ae oT : no . we, ete _ “FEATS a
13-00000 °  eainantenntetaaathattiananeatnenea end - contact with OSWALD. ‘REPRODUCTION PROMUBITED the man who had corne to the Consulate about two months before to ect a visa to transit. of Wane os realised that neta said he Was & wsried toa Russian and that at\y his way to the USSR. She ha nag iDnges to the "EF Faiz Day for Cuba" | group. She checked 5 \es " her rine on Bia la the Consular archives and frora the descitivé “ sure it was the sam 2c man, He was short . poorly dressed and his face got red when he 1, Hic was denied a Cuban transit visa because he did not yet have a Soviet data, sho w visa, and he was told to get tho Soviet visa first, but it was noted that this would take about four months. ‘Ske had asked the Cuban. ~ Consul himseli, ‘Euseblo AZCUE, to talk te OSWALD and they had an argument when AZCU ed OSWALD to leave Mexico instead of waiting there. The Consul had phoned the Soviet Con~ sulate and talked to the person handling OSWALD's case, who had said it would take about four months to hear fzom Moscow about the Soviet yisa. The sare Ritersoon, OSWALD had come. pack again and she ~~ a a Pee wens ane and telephone : number on @ same thing. ‘Sha’ gave OSWALD a slip Oe . ei in case BREE get his souide'v visa. He did not call back, she sald. 8 Sitvia DURA husband, iH joraclo DURAN Navar PQ, gave essentially the same story, as he had previously heard it frora his wife after the assassination, ae had never bad any pergoaal : ame 3: AZgA Me 8 ~ Wye ate wMS: MOUSE mre te pier et tat AND aay wee oo nti eee . eget seen Fog: VOI poem one ae Fe ee Sete sane ttt ttt ES oP tar Tia: See ens Se kr . ” woes owt : ad * GdC2C42 2 PAGE 133° of 212 COPY NO.
13-00000 -.-. "REPRODUCTION PROLIITED 8 _ = . * a : ™ tee 9. Siivia DURAN was reiate srogated by the Mextean police ae “NO from 27 to 29 November: Bus che did not change or add materially . | to her mey ahonit. ‘osw ALD, | | | day after DURAN!'s release, Cubsaa Pregidesk BORTIECS g guszicd - HERNANDEZ about his revort, HERNANDEZ confirmed that ; there had been an alercation between CSWALD and Consul AZCUE, DORTICOS made a persistent but unsuccessful cffort to determine from HERNANDEZ whether the Mexican authorities had questioned Mrs. DURAN about money, or thought that the coufirmed x Sasa which have a bearing on Mra, DURANIs account: _— 27 September, in miceafterncoa, ‘Silvia DURAN — . informed the Soviet Embassy that a mals American citizen. an had requested @ visa ta transit Cuba on his way t to > the. - cS as OTICS : winery ALD | ‘ pase fhe ‘ An ne 6062043 | sage 140 oe 212 COPY NO ene
13-00000 = Seen te eee cp re cSPEPUDAS ® add oo . . terrae p- | 4 ee y J Soevict Union, She deuired to know who the Amorican had talked with 2t the Sovict Consulate, Also, she indicated that the Cuban Consulzte coul4 grant kim the visa and -~ ~ 5 pnw @ e oy 2 se * eT ee Immnigrasion dete if the couceasion of a Soviet set on 9 ED Oe Pur euent to her inquiry, Silvia $ 6 & DURAN received 2 coafirm=tion from the Sovict EGaley aw : ‘ that the American had beon to the USSR Aasiallation, BS had shown them 2 letter frorn the Soviet Consulate £ ia? ; Washington indicating thzt he had been long awatiar a visa for himself and his wits to go to ths USSR, No eer a - answer had come from Wash 3t0n; however, the waiting period was somctimes four or five months, The ‘American also had a letter attesting that he was a member of a prow : Guban organization but he nad imed that the Cubans would not give him a visa wales ko had i alxeady received Although the Ame erica a) ws still at the Cuban - . Nar” Consulate, Silvia ee repeated that ene dould not give im a transit visa unless 2 Soviet viaa Was forthcoming, ‘notwithstanding the American's wish to go to Cuba to wait —— 7 0 RR TST ahs ~S “nae , : am {an ae ogee egies : : ; . cry ‘k since A ee ; . pos ge NE! Souscis LANG CEP j METSDS INVOLES oy SUMOROe = mith, an ; a "COPY. NO. PRORIEITED
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMI yh a) : “Ve Kee ot , aww armn seems tinea Canvtrts 9 “ Na D> there for his Sovict \ " .ccording to DURAN, the American know Axe. ea ja t S ‘a . appropriately y aanotatosthi Amezican's card, The Soviet + sep 7) of ees echoed her = spatinest that the American Weg not Guba and sha imtenied to ntember, Silvin DURAN was asain vis sited ° oy aN st ths Cuben Embassy in Mesico City by the American secking a Cuban transit visa, Mra, D URAN contacted:at: << 2) least two members of the Soviet Binboasy and. factlisact Noe o 2 direct conversation between cue of thet Saviets ‘and the INS . . American, Convexsing in pooz Russiay, the American ' stated that he ‘already had been to the Sovict Consulate and had left anaddresa, The Sovict official replied that he was aware of that, The American suereste thai he had not known his address then, and he had gone ta the oo Guban Embassy to ask for the address, because they bad it, The American then acceded to the Soviet official's invitatioa te come by and give’ Shem the aderesa, de 4 Gectober, in mid id-morning an unidentified individual, epeaking br ol cen Russian, contacted the Sevict — eee Militar ory Attache in Mexico City. Ee caid he had been to | PROAIBITED : | | | copy ~——
tac Exxbassy tho previ pe oo YTHOUE i. 1 BO ous Usturday (28 Septeraber) and ca hed talked with a.Cous Wao hed said tacy would sond a : telegram to Washincio Waser é. seferred'to the > Cons State, and the Federal Durcau of investication, ae e, 1 October, See parar OSWALD 's contact with the Soviet Consulate. OY, Voaloriy Visdisnivoevich LOSTIERG 13, kt is believed that as. had there becna reply? He ate for the information, ropa 1 ahove foe Lee ; a | the Soviet official wits whem OSWALD dealt in Mexico City was Consular Attache Valeriy Viedimirovich KOSTISOV, b & pustorraph af Sovict Union’ i in + Mexico’ ou ce z KOSTINOV, is atta = 9 ~ oyu in Moscow, 17 March 1933, ehed, In his letter of Soe Mexiso," There is no official of the Soviet Embasiy th | Mexico City with a name resembling Ses , MKOSTIN", othes: han Consut ROSTIAOV. 414, KOSTIXOV is the ‘Consular representatives who desl with visas and related -: senior: officer of five Sovict 0h |e enee tee ae : ; rf ea syty eaters 3 Fs ¥ 2 stad § dhts oe Pe Tae ee i) SEMSINS Soo) E eo, * cover s6 sO pane 143 of Ole COPY NO. __
13-00000 . . . - oo REPRODUCTION  € CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (— SECRET peter baa RECORDS-OVPI OER SPAN —-—~~ -|. nbseorrensare aes 7 a paerteed? be seus TILE ke) 3 DIRECTOR — ROM s MEXICO CITY rs Bay Signed: ACTION: C/SR 5, (MRE BAGLEY, SR, ‘MR. REICHHARDT, WH-ANoFos ifdty "COPIES ISSUED AT 0030, 24 nov 6 NFO; ADDP, C/CI, c/ci/ors, fF is C/wH2, D/Os'2, VR Hote: If destruction, cite ron aN | reasons and coordinate 3) —_ Ge — ae SRPTORrA Ga | = SECRET 2404082 = - Bithtyy 63 ws 728} [ Qee PAY REF DIR gases € . EARIMPOET Ct By_O7ad oF Tab p PR OV IDED BENO?. "SUFFICIENTLY DEFINITIVE. SUNMARY7OF LOCAL S427 L6 CONTACTS IVAN GAVRILOVICH ALFERIEV (UNLESS OF HERWISE STATED, INFO FROM LIENVOY). 18, 19, 23 NOV 60 CONTACTS WITH ENRIQUETA GOMEZ OF GON RE EXTENSION OF COURTESY PERMIT FOR SELF RENAIN IN NEXT. — 19, 11 Nov 6@ WITH FNU VARELA RE DELIVERY OF SUBJ" S FURNITURE. . $7 NOV 62 AND 7 MAR 61 WITH JUAN SEDILLO RE INSURANCE SUBJ CAR... 3 NO 6% SERGIO DURAN OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK RE PICKUP g q OF HONEY. 14, 15 NOV HUMBERTO GONZ AL EZ RE PICKING UP NEW CAR. > 3 25 -22 NOV SUBJ TREATED AK SANATORIO REFORMA USUALLY USED SY .e = SOVS) BY WELL KN QU N Lert DR. CARLOS NOBLE HOYO WHO USED [a & FREQUENTLY BY sous. 83 DEG WITH THIRD SEC CUBAN CULTURAL ATTACHE “ a TERESA PROENZA RE aanansrye PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ROLANDO CUBELA z SM ao GID PRESIDENT | OF? ‘CUBAN: FEU” 18 FEB AND 24 MAR 61 WITH DENTIST DR. a LESLIE vaLBBY ROR QPPOINT MENT FIX SON*S TEETH. VALERY FREQUENTLY USED 8Y SOVS. 1 MAR ARRANGES WEET ING WITH Texaco acqsta et eat ep oy emer eemagneent spa mee Ne Oe ne EE EE -e9OT BCT aoe ENR ete ntttenneety SEEDS . . : . . e . ° LAGUNES, PROMINENT PRO COMMIE AIDE OF GEN LazARO CARDENAS. 28 . MAR FNU FEMALE NANJARREZ nese by MONITOR SELIEVES BE ANER TOSI | D. 00 -S Yt SECRET 7 nese | a } Fauerf gue, al fo REPRODUCTION. BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE iS rai " Cony Ne. COFY NO.
13-00000° 7 a C ( CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TALKS FAMILIARLY WITH SUBJ AND INVITES HIM TO PRESS CONFERENCE! Eo. TURE AT HOTEL REFORMA Ex A CUBAN TO SPEAK~ S MAY WITH GUADAL UTE PEREZ MACIA OF GOBER NACEON RE OBTAINING CUNDETER? tINED) VISA. Cay JUNE AND 6 JULY wat’ ‘oscar. ® SANTAELL A» FORD SALESMAN. 7 JUNE WiTH JUAN GARCIAC AND FNU PERES” “OROZCO, DODGE SALESMEN. 2 AUG CALLS — -ROGER of RoseRT KaTg. OF “FRANCE PRESSE” TO INVITE Td SovENE PRESS. CONFERENCE. Ye Way AND 16 JUNE 1962 CALLS EDMUNDO JARDON OF PRENSA LATINA TO GET TOGETHER. 14 JUNE ASKS SPEAK WITH DR. GUILLERMO MONTANO ISLAS, PROMINENT HEXICAN PRO CONNIE LEADER WELL KNOw tt HOS. 22 JUNE HE AND TASS REP ANATOLIY PAVLENKO INVITED. TO LUNCHEON BY MEXICAN PRESIDENT'S PRESS SEC HUMBERTO ROMERO. 25 SEP IS INVITED TO LUNCHEON WITH DR. IGNACIO CHAVEZ, RECTOR AT UNAM, 3 DEG ACcERTS — INVITE ATTEND BUFFET FOR PRESS ON BEHALF CARL J. MI@AIL, u-S. | NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. 25 JAN 63 HORACIO CHANCACLINI OF UNITED NAT TONS POST PCNES HIS aprodinsent WITH SUBJ. 19 FEB FNU SABINO * CASRERA OF INSURANCE. FIRUCRE PAYMENTS. 8 NAR INVITES CANADIAN NEWSPAPERMAN JOHN ‘aL IUS To ‘stad DINNER. 30 AFR REQUESTS APPSINT EEN? a cer eacpe romney 9 te OS ” WITH R ICARDA. CPOERY ceRvanres, PR GR INEWE LEER ST ‘AOU NAL Ist IN 2 nie ae mere cam oe meme - = CLOSE FREQUENT ae “SovVS.. 15 AND ET oWRY TALKS, wifa NEY YORK KE eeu TIRES S REP PAUL | EDY WHO INVITES. S6bd DTONER "26 BAY. 1S AY DIRECT OR OF V0Z DE MEXICO AND POM CENTRAL COMMITTEE? “AN MANUEL TERRAZAS GUERRERO, ASKS SUBJ FOR Sov FINANCIAL SUBSIDYs* as-MAY . SUBJ CALLS JOHN RETTIE (SEE MEXI 4743). 14 JUNE: ‘CALLS “WELL. KNOWS _ ese: e* "LEFTIST CLEMENTINA BASSGLS TO INTERVIEW HER. 14. OCT INVITES - - EN@ IQUE LOUBET OF EXCELSIOR TO SOVEN2 B RECEPTION BEHALF COSNONALT 3. ae. oO ce OND woe weet F 68 te fe ages ae Bop Was well —— ASR ree ve ee mere cereale ee we ee
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13-00000 REPRODUCTIO: Solas a a bs CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Tse Sgieoas pe So SG INOEK LL BORE AT: 5613 CO) NO INDEX OATE: DS How 62 ‘°C FILE IN CS FILE NO. THS WHITE SCOSE ATTS: MOCGEORGS BUNDY TO: DEPARTMES? CF STATS ATTN: MR. U. ALERIQ JOHNSON pou: Gm GESTRAL INDELLIGRER AGENCY | a | | | Routine Ock, DOP, \C/CI.< ag oan) IMMEDIATE OF MEXICO TOLD THE FOLLOWING . | ee exe ot Seay a . poe ROORIO OE LOPEZ, gam A SoM IN Liw oF Pismese) RCORIC, seq LIVE i me GHIAANS WaS'WELZ, ACQUATINED winy/ize OSWALD. “som 8. LAW IS A CURAW WHO LIVES AS 212 JEPFERSON PARRISH, NEW ORLZANS, TZ: VERON 5-658. ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ RUNS A SPANISH LANGUAGE ScHOOr, AND IS ATT CASTRO. ACCORDISG TO MARIA RODRIGUEZ DE LOPEZ HER. SON I LaW HAS A TAPED CONVERSATION TO SER Number 13-49 _ for FOLA Raview-dn APR 1976 i I | | Jd t | | , CLASSIFICATION REVIEW ERD OF MESSAGS CONDUCTED ON 94 MAY ‘878 - | E_IMPGET CL Byv.2122 2%. ¢/s COMMENT: * DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO RYBAT GPFLOOR CABLES. ps abd -F- fe vet  2oactags : PE = | mag as GROUP 1 "| Excluded trom automatic : _Gawngrading and ” deeclassifica tion 3 (i ae of EPFROINATING OFFICGEaS AUTHENTICATING OFFICER _ RELEASING OFFICER 8 ECRET ; REPRODUCT ION BY OTHER THAN - THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. .  . Sony No. gel eres REPRODUCTION =p tt gate COPY NO. PROHIBITED Oo ay 9869
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWIITED . - BOC. MICRO. SER’ MAY 15 1975 MICROFILMED 8) : Director “y cP seceral Bureau-é2) ‘Investigation ttention: it. S,°J. Papich Deputy. Director r ans) ~ sO * is33- (see CS ce “508, = Novenber 1553). ALPERIEV trav ans me elled with KOSTISOV to Northern Kezico during the early part vat btaw og Septemher 1583. Seurce reported that. during the period cated under review the observed activities of\£OSTIZOY and ALFERIZSY 4 Orsini appeared to be normal, as did the setive les of the entire Soviet Enbassy complement. a re 2. Forwarded as Attachwéat. Big a resume of telephone calls placed to and trem the. Soviet. Eabasay on the afternoon of 22 November, Anal : ‘at: Lealls: ‘made-the morning of aZ Noveaber and the : “and afternéon oz 23 November ree vealed no pertinent 3. Technical survet: ot the hemes of several known and suspected Soviet intelligence officers produced no pertie nent information. 4, Forwarded 239 Attachment Cis a liat identifying the Soviets vhose naues appear in Attachments A and B. 3. Because of the extrene sensitivity of the enclosed. information, we urge that the source data and the information be given the most secure handling podsibles. This information is for background use only and may not. be disseminat ted without | permission from this Acency. “Decument Number 21 OS \ST- 622% RECORD COPY CSCI-3/778,851_ " for FOIA, Reyieit on “APR 1876 CLASSIFICATION REVIEW oo . SECRET | | conoucren on_24 HAY IS7p NO FOPrIGH 2 n PSE A 37 few 63 _ eS Qa 281 | REPRODUCTION ; | | race LAB ot 212 PROBED =p gc eg
REPRODUCTION PRORIBITED a ca SEGRE! - - . 23 NO FOPEIY Gece ‘ = 2 oe WH/3/llexico/Terry Ward:urd 27 November 1363 | Distribution: s«BaStTes: | urig. « L - Addressee NEXT-7650 (IN-S$7292) ee Ee RY (201-289248) : NEXI~7028 (IN-G7253) L- CILIA MEXI@7036 (I7-$7237) 1 - CI/REA - op} _ HEXI-7034 (1N-67231) cI/sig | -- MEXI-7032 (1N-67198) ~ SR/CI AY - 2 = “WE/3/texico . NO PROJECT “2s = - | S03 fT it FOPEIG AISSE PROMIBITED
13-00000 Oo REPHODUCTION PAOEIBITED Enclosure a. 18 November 0857 = Alferiev enters Embassy alone (CSeparture not noted) 1556 — Xostikov enters slone . : ; - 1629 = Koatixov departs: alone | 1556 <iatizoy « enters alpne “Wii Ke ‘Eéstixoy: departs. alone 1755 = Koatikev enters alone is Novenber 1210 ~ Alzeriev enters Zmbassy alone 1312 = Alferiev departs with Garmaschey (1352 == Alzertev and Gazmascher return 1415 = Kostilon: ‘departs: alone a rr ‘ 13833 = Alfertey / enters: ates Stor departure not noted) 1653 - Rost ikov\ eaters ‘alone 20_Novenber No coverage 1 rete 7 082 - “Alferioy enters Bapaasy. sith: wife , eral ye No Fue He SSE _—e gas ge PROMIBITED i
13-00000 — te & . NO FS fe nl SE 09165 ~- Xostizov enters alone 0317 - Alferiev departs alone 0949 ~- Alferievy enters alone . 1133 = sostikoy departs: with Shubin 1206 —~ Alferiey departs alone . . - | 1240 = Rostikoy enters ‘with Shubin ; | 1310 ~festikor departs, dpdar driven by KGB chauffeur Kalinin — | i341 ~ Eostixoy enters ‘with Kalinin 1333 = Alferte¥ “enters alone 1427 ~ Kostikov departs alone 1630 . Kogstikoy enters. alone Ge Novenber (0853 ~ Alferiey enters Embassy alone 0904 ~ Kostikev enters alone 1005 ~ Eostikov has discussion with Shubin 1015 = Kostikov departs with Shubin 1028 = kostikov enters. with: Shubin $8 and Shubin 1030 — Kostikov departs wit wit 1250 ~ Kostixcov,. wite and: Shs in return | 1302-1312 - Koatikov peaks in garden with Kazantsev (1336 - Kostikoy depasts with Shubin, Shpakevich, Torveia, . driven by Kalinin | ves - All above return ernery ett , 8d iw ab bbe ‘0 FOREIGN & USE a | PROMIBITED 7 : : 7 ; o = —_
13-00000 | | 1130 L1S3 1200 240 1410, 1425 1420 - 1440 1200 ~~. Nas Kostikov- enters > wise REPRODUCTION PROMIPITED Ag Feeisit AIREY | | =I ; késtikey talt cing in garden with Alferiev, Andreyev, and Purygin Kostikev departs a car with family Wax Alferiey depatts: alone Alfgrsev ‘enters. ne Soa, oe: AO) ne ; ; - igertey departe\s Ne ye ~“Kiteriien énters aloze Zostainoy enters alone 2a November Eostikov speaks with Kazantsey and Shubin Xostikey departs with Kazantsey and Shubin Alferiev enters alone Xasti 4500) azantsev aad Shubin; enuter Kestikov playa’ volleyball vith-Yatsiov, Shubin, ; aa? Wo ma Vet y . Kazantsev, ‘Borkhunor,, and \$t Xostikov speais\ tq asin and Slavnov KXostikov departs with Simbin and Romanchenko | Aiferiev departs alisne 24 Rovenber Algeriev enters Embassy alone | sp ‘and Shubin SAUER T . ee GE RERE FOOTED
13-00000 a a 1326 ~ Algeriev departs with- ‘Shengalev 1410 - Alveriev enters with Shéiigaley OND 1449 AliexDev,Kostixov, Kazantzev and 2 unidentified oer Soviet visitors: depart" (a's car) : “ Js WA wae wad Pe net Ne ee tetas whe So ° 1 Sereaoorron -— PRORIBTTED REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED Gd020 26 * pace 153 ot 212 COPY NO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWIGITER EF aoe “Ge i : ° a eats 7 . . . . . : A ae . i I Znclasuse 3B AY 22 Rovenber coverage of Soviet =mbassay normal. Sit 22 November coverage follows: 7°. %\ ae 1250 @» Cuban Consul. Alfredo. Mtrabei Diaz asks to speak wits Yatskeov... Latter apparestly unavailable and Koatiko€® comes on line with-following conversation ensuing \fantliar-form,! su? KOS: Forsiv@ag:¢6r arriving late. Migs Did you recover the suitcase? ‘KOS: Yes MIR: Then it was arriving on the other trip. | KOS: Yes aIiR: I called to tell you the following, that regarding ; that matter that we had talked about, to see if — - ’ we would spend Sunday in Charcultepee Park because my wife is preparing some food to eat there. KOS3 I'm sorry but I*ve just sade plans for another . trip and I'm leaving this very. cay « SO please forgive me for not being able: te go with you. MIR; i*d like to talk.to Pavel” Yatatov. mo 2 ‘SOS: Wait a minite,” betil cone. al HIm: If he’s busy Po "4 Gad bt ta later, but I*il be | available for oe half hour 2t telephone Ho, 12-28847, EOS: O, KE. 1334 — Reporter requests statement. ‘Unidentified Soviet . male refuses . af 1328 = Female implies to iukharenke that the Soviet Anbassador - . Bag said to nake hoetatenent. 1445 ~ Yugeslav_ Anbassadar - iano calls and speaks with Soviet Anbassador: Bazarov 3 Sieelan.— Talk briesly about Ghet . ~ FOR BGH ISS sa 7 “Shen epee
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROHIBIT oe Shee { Pie wkd NO FOREIGN WiSSEbl ad cael @# appears to be only wast tazy yoo from the rudis. 1556 < jentitied. wean, advises ssyiets of assassination. Laas ~ Unidentified - vesorter asks for Mazantsev, acvised _ baat fazantsev_ ey will be back Yordway, O959—1200,. 15435 © Gaidentatsed: pajeciions for r Hukharenko, told he isn't 1652 ~- unidouritiea female reperter told Soviet Xnhassy not working today, Saturday or Sunday. “L715 - Raperter calls for statement. Mose given. ~ Sazantsey cails his residence, personal call. 1744 -] Reporter told to ealil back Bonday. 1750 - Unidentified male asks for Leonov. Mot in. - 1755 = above calls agnis ns | | ~ neporter told call back tondag. PROBED
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGBIT ATTACIEENT C TO CSCi-3/773, 831 1, Evan Gavrilovicm ALPERIZ EY 2. Yaleriy Vladimirovich XKOSTIZOV 3. Aleksay Ivanovich GARMASCHEY 4. viteLig Bertaovien SHUBIN Be TuGig Sattrivoricn, antes CaN we 6. Boris BS ode 7 Vladimir tyanovich SHEPAXEVICH Ne 8. Vladimir Ivanovich ANDREYEV 9, Vladimir Vasilyevich TURYGIN Pavel Antonovich YATSKOY Vladimir PORZHUNOV 12, Gennadiy STROGANOV Nikolay Fetrovich SLAVNOV — Yiadimir ROMANCHENEO.— <0 Sergey Semyonoyvich AURHARENED Nikolay Sergeyevich LEONOY ‘SECRET wich KAZANTSSY Lev ¥edorovich SHENGALEY Oleg Haksimovich NZCHIPORENED ~ ~ Consul Chauffeur ; | | 0 FORE DISSEM ; Bravda da Corresponcant Attache Consular Office Attaches - Counselor Third Secretary First Secretary | canal Thizsd Secretary ‘Attache Code Clerk Radio Operator «- Code Clerk second Secretary Euployee, Commercial Osfics ‘Yice Cozneaul Second Secretary; So- viet Information — ~~ NO FOREIGN DISSEM REPRODUCTION PROMISED — “on 156 oe. 212 COPY HO. __
13-00000 232 Hovember coverage of Soviat iniussy normal. 22 Hovenoer coverage E91 Lowa 1250 = REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED a nina mane “atlosure 3 oT ee i Cuban Consulca Atgredo saratal iaz asks to speak with Yateisov. Latter a: parently unavailable and : kostieoy cones on line with following conversation ensqing): familiar form Seu" - £083 Forgive ne’ for arriving late. EIR: Did recover the suitcase? | | KOS: Yes ! wie: Then 1t was arriving on the other trip. . ~ S65: Tes 2 MIR: I called to tell you tha following, that regarding tnat matter that we bad talked about, to see if : we would spend Sunday in Chapultevee Fark because ny wife is preparing scare food to eat thers. Cu: {'s sorry bate Live just nade. plans: for another trip and I‘a Ieaving this very day. So please forgive ne tor not. being able to go wita you. .. IRS a lize to tal: to Pavel Yatekov. ROS: Wait a minute, he'll come now. aia: if he’s busy I*11 cail him later, tut 1°11 ke available for the next half nour at telephone m0S: 08. KX. - Ho . AMM . i Leporter requests statesient.)s ts) nicentified Soviet , male refuses, | et Sy! -* Fenale implica~ to > uname Saat the Soviet Anbaseador has paid toeake no statesent. , Yugoslav dando ‘Viahey eslis and speaks with Soviet Antagaador <$n- Passian. Salk briefly ebout Zesassination & eaca other what ‘they EaOF, waich | - PROVIBITED SEOMET Serine oa: NM ForEIC DISSEM COPY NO. __
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED | eel, appears to be only what they got from the radio, 1550 = Unidentified woman advises Soviets of assassination. 1644 — Unidentified reportas: ‘asics for Kazantsev, advised that Kazantsey- not day will be back Monday, 0929-1400. 1645 = Unidentified male asks) for Kukharenko, told he isn’ t ra 1652 o Unkdepei tied. fenale° eo onter told Soviet Embassy not working today, Saturday or Sunday. . | 1716 = Reportesscdiis for statement. Hone given. ~- Kazantsev calls his residence, personal call. 1744 ~ Reporter told to call back Monday. : 1750 - Unidentified male asks for Leonov. Not in, 1735 - above calls again | | - Reporter told call back Monday. ore) re) oo gl it wes "0 1800 : Pease aa
‘omen ee PRORIBITED = ee Bk 13-00000  - CBs eg REPRODUCTION PROMBITED le - SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSE STTACESRNY C TO CS5SCI~3/773, 251 i. Ivan Gavrilovich ALPERISy;, « Pravda Correspondent . ! 2, Yaleriy Vladimirovich KOSTIROV - Attache Consular office 3, Aleksey Evanovich cARRASCISY ~ Consul de Vatalig, Borizovich. saat _ « Attache _ = 5. Yuriy Patt Styerich RALINIM - Chauffeur | : _§. Boris Aleksandrovich EAZANTSEY - Counselor | 7 Yindimir Ivanovich SHPAEEVICH « Third Secretary | 8. Viadinir Ivanovich ANDRETZY ~ Pirst Secretary 9. Yiladimir Vasilyevich TURYGIN - Third Secretary. 20. Pavel Antonovich YATSXCY - Attache 21, Vladimir PORSHUNOT = Coda Clerk 23, Gennadly STROGANOY ~ Radio Operator 43, Nikolay Petrovich SLAVIOY = Gite Gere 14. Vladimir RCHASCHZSEO ae ~ Second Secretary 15. Ley Padorovicn Gaz _ so! ~ meioree Comercial 16. Oleg Unksimovich Scam “we Vice Consul “1B, Misolay Sergeyevich LEOHOV_ See oO SECRET: | : a) FOREIGN DSSEM |
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGMBITED ‘ . . QNSEET i WATOCEDI SD NOVICE I _| ~ oo os, et a| : Sa RA RTT terre ee Cohn xt my | 23 JULI... MEMORANDUM FOR! Mr. J. Loa Rankin General Counsel - President's Commission on tha Asaasaination of President Nennedy. - SUBJECT: | Lesciaavey Oswald “le Mr. James, > Ae Lleneler of your ataff phoned me last Friday and requested that. GRAS urnish the Commission with an affidavit reopecting tha: o; igin-and circumstances of a photograph of an uaitnawm Individual, wi ich was furnished by this Agency to the Fedeeat Bursau of Divestigation on November 22, 1963. - | Z - orwarding an affidavit with this memorandum which I trust wlll satisfy your necds. Decause of the extrema sensitivity of the source involved, I have refrainsd from adding further detalla, 3. @he Central Intelligence Agoncy recommends that a this caotograph not be reproduced In the Commission's report, because It would jeopardise a moat confidential and productive operation. In addition, it could be embarrassing to tho Indie . ‘vidual tnvolved who as far as this Agoncy is aware, had no ’ connection with Lee Harvey Oswald or the aecoseination of ' President Kennedy. 4, In view of the above, a sensitivity indteator has bee affixed to this cammamlcation, Fete 3 es Terteaet ioe _“” -—_— Richard Helms , Deputy Director for Plans ey Attachment « a/s a
13-00000 ee bd a ~, ornn aT oi. . v Stitt Distribution: Orlg & 1 « Addressce 2e-DDP 1 = CI/R&A/Oswald 201 1 + CI/R&A/Dooley »~ 1 - WH/ Waltton CL/R&A/Dooleyypea — oS ay 22 July 1964, DY ey onl REPRODUCTION PRONIBITED REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED a - PAGE 161. 12 | COPY NO.
13-00000 ci Nae eae tee to PROWIBITED e on SECRET — ( EYES QALY { ' 20 February 1964 SUBIECT: Documents F satiate in OSWALD's 201 File ° 1. A machine alvsting of dgesthents officially recorded as being in OSWALD's 201 tile way Rquested and is attached. The actual machine work of this type We begun in 1963, but a few items of previous dates were also recorded. 2. A comparison of the documents physically available in the 201 file and those recorded as being in the 201 file has shown that 37 documents which should be in the 201 file are not available init. This total is made up of: .. @ dispatches 7 memoranda from the FBI 1CSCI 2 State Department documents 25 cables. _— ‘3. Machine inquiries for the location of these documents have not been made. ~ . Ce “ A “Bosse Kumber 5 on we od TED Si O | ! | for FOIA Review on MUN 1976 | SEE) o PAGE 162, _ 212 “COPY NO. D asl
Mre Je lee Ranlein you please ‘be good enough to tele= pone no on iat time I ; oe Po! i, You will have hed. an rtunity te =. ce REPRODUCTION PROuIBITED a ne toe Rishord Helms et oy ca Attachment Gonads, G6 Merch WG . : “ Cotas ° Crna So , ; . . Swe ve te - REPRO PROSITE | LOO 2036 ~ PAGE. 163, of 212 COPY HO. __
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROKIBITED ( Y-122Y XAAZ-22595 a Man G4 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mer, J, Lee Rankin SUBJECT: ° . ation in CIAIs Possession ~~ OR ore Lee Harvey CSVALS a “Prior to November 22,1963 a2 “Transnitacl . | a a - ~ = Aherren Commies! pan, Ee This refers to your letter of February ab, 1962 wna Director of Ceutral Intelligence which has been Das to me for reply. 2. Paragrapa three of your letter requested the Agency to suoply the Commission with a report on information ix the Agency's possession regarding Lee Harvey CSWALD prior to Movember 22, 1963, The request was predicated upon the foctacte on rage two of CIA's resort to the Gommission dated 31 January 1964, entitled: ‘Information Developed by CIA on © the Activity of Lee Harvey CSWALD in Mexizo City, 28 Sepe — tember = 3 October 1963", here is attached an exact reproduction of the opening sneet dated 9 December 1960, The entire | dossier carries the security classification of Secret and consists of thirty documents arranged in chronological order, Cn the basis of clearances from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of State, the Department, of Navy, and the Immigration and Naturalization Servige;: ‘whe. were queried by us after the receipt of your lettex, waigive - able to make available exact copies of all materials ‘is oa file. ep to early Cetober 1963, These inclode: | a an Document Number S208 »o M26R¢°75 S2Dl. er cert: Enka ate we fs for FOIA Revieie on _SUN A gre te Men bt pasta.
Bn REPRODUCTION a, Seven documents received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, be Ten doe uments received irom the Department Nee Yk Na ved ors wy Ae wy” . One document (a name check request} Sor the Immigration and Naturalization Service, e, Four newspaper clippings, £ Five internal CIA notes, ge GIA report dated 3r sandy 1964 to the Commission which covers all substantive: develoomenta affecting CIA. in the matter of Lee Harvey CS LD fom 9 Sctover to 22 November’ 1963, The report, icated the disseminatione ' of information developed by: ClAtKat were zaade to other , Federal agencies during: that period. This tern, as was pointed ont at o time, is particularly sensitive aml bears appropriate senkitivity indicators. 4, You will note that almost all of the documents carry rwarxings required for CIA's internal records precessing, A few of the papers contained the rames of our employees or identifications of specific organizational components, We have taken the liberty of blocking out these items as they do not bear on the substance of the Commission's request. Richard Helms Deputy Director for Flans Attachment ; a Original & 2 « ‘Addressee a Ln C/CI/SIG. a 1» DDP Subject... « C/CI/R&A 1 - DDP Chronoy: = core 1» C/WH/3 » C/CI Lin 2010289248 CuRGRoecasde/ 7468/4 Macch 1964 (Inventory of documents. contained in file attached for Sih bes Bineasaee — 2dl- 2AIIZES | . a wee eee _ Lr ZE38 © OUT ee PRORIITED
Inventory of Documents Contained in OSWALD Dossier & uw S24. “ 4, -- A, sr be sv SHt5~ v 8, + ve « “ll, * MAZ. ” V13. & 14. “5, « Ay - REPRODUETIC Oo State Telegram } Nog 1304, October 31, 1959. (Confidential) v . XAAZ-22575 REPRODUCTION PROWL Forwarded to the Commission Newspaper. Asticle from the W. OOAELEE Post, Novernber 1, 1959 cy, LEN Toter‘nal Note, dated 2 | November 1959 {oral FBI name request) ané.NR reply dated 4 Novernber 1959 (Confidential) ae sS SO? in, . F cigaSeavice Despatch 234, November 2s 1959 {Confidential} J State T tegram 1358, November r 9, 1959 (Confidential) + State Telegram 1448, November 9, 1959 (Confidential) a Newspaper Clipping from Washington Post, November 16, 1959 ‘Sree ceremerpasnssse OP Newspaper Clipping from Evening Star » November 26, - 26, 1959 oe UBF 49478, 25 May 1960 (Confidential) — 2 2 Internal CIA Biographic Profile dated circa ‘May 1960 } (Confidential) Letter from the Department of State (Gumming) to DDP @issell) dated October 25, 1960 (DD/P 0-5679 ~ Secret) . DDP Resnenae to aerrnes ls 21 November 1980 (DD/P 0-6003 - - Secret) . Internal CIA Request for Opening of 201 file, 9 December 1960 me am menenegeES mem «an mt stone (Secret) _— oS . State Mernorandum of Conver sation dated Samuary 26, 1961 {OU} - State Instruction A273, April 13, 1961 (ovo) / Foreign Service Despatch 806, May 26, 1961 (OUO) Foreign Service Despatch 29, July li, 1961 (OU0) a DFBg2181, July 13, 1961 (Confidential) -  &o CHP Qol-2SI2¢3 -— PROHIBITED
REPRODUCTION PRORIBITE */19, internal cw Memafor the Record, 28 September 1961 (Secret) vy £20, Foreign Service Despatch 317, Ccteber 12, 1961 (OoOUo) VV a | be AY ens Name Check-Request, December 5, 1961 | Jar. Nyy, Massage 2 20197/RB/3, 3 March a 1962 (C onfidential) | ao v M23. oN 1624, 26 April 1962 “#24, Newspaper Clipping from Washington Post, June 9, 1962, s 25, DBA 20883, September 7, 1962 (Confidential) »—26, DBA 51407, 10 September 1963 uw woe ° . « £27, DBA 52355, 24 Septernber 1963, 7 Wmewbe’ U3 ~ dave sweded . St Octal a , 28, DBA 55715 (number ‘antibar),"% November 7, 19637 ot ochele 1465 [dcke ol Ave) - 29, DBA 55777, November: 8, 1963 | w S50. CIA Summary Report « on Activities af OSWALD in Mexicoe City, dated 31 January 1964—Ci«s 7 ) “Der- QIT2EF
13-00000 t - a ae OCT | ane | pt pe.  . CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (tase uN = Jawa co 4 fon f | G No Noex | REBAT__SECRET a 7 SA aad: J tnwn 106 (] FILE IN CS FILE NO. rat. 6) “J SERLIN FRANKFURT ; . . FROM: DIRECTOR re oF | coe chi he ve an . ae DEFERRED one ; p ROUTINE IMFO : p/oci, oP, ADOR;: sc) sofci/st, VR” oe yb "a eel SAT GPFLOOR | To BRLN = INFO. FRAN | . 4 0 - CneoR | a : Pe : a 82725 - ORE: BRL 5367 aN gosse) * sD Oo Fe ) DOES NOT D SIRE LONG-RANGE OPS INVOLVEMENT SUGGESTED PARAGRAPH 3 REF. END OF MESSAGE G/S COMMENT: #Reggab has number complex financial, “documents and. personal problems which leading him consider return to Moscow for further study in cinematographic institute. Believe he would definitely return if | encouraged by us and that he susceptible to recruitment as KUBARK agent during Moscow sojourn and possibly as s long range asset in Morgee - RECORDS orprcgp CLASSIFICATION REVIEW CONDUCTED on_# 5 MAY 19; STAMP a o Rlloving actio: U5 6271 cs copys et: De Seis, | socunent NUTR werreeceeremnpes Fon nven BAY STB — Signed: ok R.0, #1 ~ tas : ~D-200-5-41 t ae —_—— 24s Pe. 807 wand , coax ; ordinate _DG/cI “Ets chopra ia | -olwE aif W: Ne lun ey ADDP -" QOORDINATING OFFICERS Group - RELEASING OFFICER. OO Fees rate automatic o "AUTHENTICATING: , : , : éeclassification ae OFFICER ; REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE - ISSUING OFFICE: IS PROHIBITED. . oo Copy No. coo2Cat sume RE Fe heme ee ceo ee ede, Cee ee RE = em 2 sere ate a Any = tare ee « PROMOTED par we
MEMORANDUM FGR: SUBIZCT: ma lave or eN “XAAZ ~- (ee en REPRODUCTION Mr, J, Lee Rankin y ae Tae gate PROWMBHTED g2ee ake “Reference. is rade to the second paragrapla af your. meniarassium dated Ww february 1964, and the second nara- graph of y Jmemtrandum of 16 March 15964, relative ¢ to disseminatigas Si information made by CIA to the Seer Service, 4 2. Ummediately after the assassination of President ennedy Gia undertook to assernbie through its stations in Europe all avallable data, including information in the filles of other governments and intelligence services, onthe traveis and activities of Les Harvey OSWALD and Marira This information, as it was collected, | was made avallabla te the White House,. the Department of State and the Federal Sureau of Investigation, Copies of these messages were also sent to the Secret Service, tikoleynma OSWALD, 3. Attached to this mmeinoranium are exact copies of two teletyped messages relative to the travels and activities Paragrapa3s ¢ and h af tha CSWALD= fAttachmerts A and B). of Attachment & are paraphrased, Taletype No, 85715, are found references to two other telee typed messages (OUT No, 85182 and OUT No. 35665} which _ cescribe one Rickard Thomas GISSON, a negro journalist +44 3% S ATTS, Hee | In Attachments C, OUT 4oquinN juewnoeg 129 6 Sho | 9/61 NAP Yo mepOY WiCg 40) 12 3 _/Mer [t / AOl-2TTAPLY - o0G2raz a * , a PACE 169 12 COPY NO. __ D astd
13-00000 REPRODUCTION now residing in Switzerland who has been active in the Fair xlay for Guba Gommittee, Paraphrases of No, 35132 and No. 85665 are inched aa J Atrmishments Dand Z, Access to original texts of paraphrased. teins will be provided whan members of your staffvisit Langley. The information on which paragraphs g and h of Attachment Gaze based was seceived at Cin. Headsuarter a. Sae7 November and dissemi- rated on 2E 2 November. oe ~~ an a Phis mémoraindam and the attachments contain very svasitive teeerats ion which has a direct bearing on sources and methods. An agpropriate sensitivity | indicator kas therefore been affixed, Richard Seims Deputy Directer for Plans as stated Distributions we Original & 2 ~ Addressee w/attac? SS 1 ~ DDP Chrono watts: © 1 =-DDP subjecfw/atts  -" ~ Mr, Rocca w/atts _—— 1» C/GISiG watts. * 1 = CI WERLE wats 1 ~ 201 ONE. CL/R&A/TRHal1/6664/26 Mach 1964 tau (Sab) eo = Paton, AC 2SIZET ‘ a ean ode & REPRODUETION = =  — “son 110 280 PROLIBITED
13-00000 REPRODUCTION Se PROHIBITED Teletype message, OUT No. 986702, dated 4 December 14953, siled at 1411 hours, to the White House, the Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with copy to the Secret Service. SUBJECT: Lea Harvey OSWALD Records. of the foreigners records office of the German. AN Federals r Repuilis in coli Germany, show that Marina ‘OSWALD crossed West Germany from East G we to Holland on 3 June 1962, ‘Ske traveled by rail, crusesing into West Germany at Helmstedt on 3 June and enter- ing Holland by rail at the Bentheim crossing point. She had West German visa 694/42 issued at the est Germany Srbasey in Moscow, She listed her final destination as U,. SoA. Corament: ‘This confirms information from the U. S. ‘Embassy in Moscow ta the effect that the. CsWA LD family traveled from Moscow ta Rotterdam a by rail around 3 June 3962. Healmatect and Sentheim are oa the main rail routs 5 bom Russia to Rotterdass. While Lee SSVALB himself and their infast daughter are not recorded‘ ga 7 in (German records this is probably because little attention is : ron paid to U. S. citizens and to infants in keeping evel: recorder itp ve Foc a SF Sow a CET NP PUP SPD DATASET SS CO * meg eo OT oe a Ke 35 F2FS ATT Ob te. “Kaaz- 2acop ne eA oe “PANE i
13-00000 ov Teletype message, OUT No, 87520, dated @ December £553, siled at 1329 hours, to the ‘shite House, the Denartrment of Staite aml the federal Sureau of Icvestigatinva, with capy to the Secret Service. SUBJECT: Lee Hae) os WALD a ae awe “Reference is made te our OUT telegram Ne, 36732 of. ADecember 1963 which gave information oa the travel of . i cone “ as MarinaCS® WALD (and presumably alac Lee riven asd their daugater) actoesa West Gerrm Tmany on their return irom. the Soviet Union, Information aow available & om Dutch authorities seems to confirm this, On 3 June 1962 one MM. OS. HALD, listed as a male Russian. citizen, ertered The Netherlands by train at the Otdenzaal border point. Commects . . is: believed that the sting of this person ; as a mele instead of female was just 20 és error of the border officials, Note that Oldenaxal i is ppposite Bentheim, - the German border point where Marina CS ALD left Germany. iN Rony 2 te. LxAAZ- pace!) -~ =| - RPRROUCTON ma PROASTED 4) a ttacizment B | 3th -¢ ak aepeormie PROWIBIT
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROGBLIT ey ao Dee tachment G cone sf Teletype message No. 85715, dated 29 November 1963, filed at 1320 hours, to the White House, the Department of Stete and che Foderal Bureau of Investigation, with copy to the Secret _ Service, SUBJECT: : Traval.gs Lee Harvey OSWALD _ = The folio information has been gathered irom “a ( feliabia sources regarding the travel of Lee Narvey CSWwA LB a " andhigwite: ce roe (&e 9 Cetober 1959: According to's eifictal ae | itigh travel records CS*“ALD arvigeia a . Southampton this date claiming on his aie card. that he had no fixed addresa but planned to remain in the United Kingdom one week for vacation before | going on to tsome school in Switzerland, (Head- quarters comment: Probably referring to the Albert Schweitzer Gollege:in Switzerland with which > he Is known. to haves. been in careespontence.) | be 30 October 1959: According te the same official British travel records CSWALD left London Sanat ae or Sl 7 a 3th?) 1243 ATT 8 te, XAAZ-22EG: . — -
13-00000. REPRODUCTION PROMIBIT Se Catcher 1959: Stocknalm newspaper, Dazens Nyheter, - 02 25 November 1363 states Lee CSWALD wat AC. a i -pasoed through Sweden during ¢ Cctober 1937, Article Lo also, adda: asec ¥ ALD was unsuccessiul in obtaining 7 JY 3 we ° ° : x we : viakgd Bue USSR in Helsinki which resulted in his | returning ta Stockhsim. Two days after ke arrived a , Stockholm OSWALD traveled directly to Mosca that there was any request for a USSR visa Processed through normal channels for CSWALD at. any iime | during 1959, and source indicated it was difficult to explain how OSWALD migat have received his visa in . twa days without going through normal channels, The. only conclusion which can be drawn is that CSWALD mast have received | his. visa a.directly £ from the Soviet Embasay | fa Stockholm which occasionally is is done in special caaeny: K bat the source had no evidence to confirm | this sssumption n2e rt we ee ee en sean . | a - ue 174 114 212 PROHIBITED OO
13-00000 . ‘REPHOOUCTION Ponty . Gd. 10 to 15 October 1953: According toa very - fs ; ras wu as : ' reliable eee extremely, sdnsitive source CSV¥ALD stayed | vat the T Tornt Hotet in H@dinki from 10 to 11 Octcber and ~ 77 | land Kurki Hotel where } he stayed . ‘cs ober; > apparently waiting for a visa ta be _ - NN ~ / | issued him by the Soviet Consulate in Helsinki, He ee ee ee | traveled to the USSR by train, crossing at Vainikkala on e. 13 May 1962: According to a Dutch cect” ern source, the Dutch Charge in Moscow issued a transit: >) visa to OSWALD's wife on 13 Diag. 2962, _ Their xe pecras ‘reveal his wife was barn on 17 July iBone of 19 July 1941 and in Severotivinsk instead of Minsle, There is no record of her having actually transited ‘The Netherlands, | £, 1962: Official British recarda do not reflect that CSWALD returned to the United States from the © USSR through the United Kingdoms However, bs 3 he were merely. transiting, § it would not lave been necessary for ‘hima to lout a landing card, and therefore there would be no ) record of, his travel in the official traffic izeles. | REPRODUCTION | / | : . 7 7 | ric A158 or 212
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIPITED ~, ( So 1963: According to an extremely sensitive and reliable SOUrce, on 237 November Masia SNET HL AGE » head of the | he’ Ferkgr op. ‘Informatie Cuba" Gio orkgroup | Tnfpetatton Cuba), told | ane a lenployes af the Cuban — | Emibesoy ts The. pe that she was sure she had met | ‘that Mr. oe is Havana, who did the murder", Sha : | described bim as a man of violence and entirely full of hate and indicated that it was possible that this man had | peen misused by a group. She said aha. tad weitten to | | 'GIBSON" about the bad impression sha had had of this SZ, (Headquarters comment: Please refer to our teletype Nos, 83182 and 35663 for additional information on GrmsoN.) Later, SNETHLAGS told Castro Cubans in The Hague that "Mr, LEE of the Fair Play for Cuba Cormmittee~ had been slandered and that it was another person named Lee CSWALD who had done it, SNESTHLAGS seemed to be giad to have heard this “correct” version, (Headquarters comment: Mr, LEZ may be identical with a | Vincent Theodore LEZ who replaced Richard GIBSON as Head of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.) “Sena
13-00000 “REPRODUCTION Be. According to reuabla Rtbmation SNZTHLACE was in Cuba in Jamary_ 1963), = Agcorat ng to an official ™ ' Dutch source, she. ‘agaia travetsa i ted Suba for the May Day celebrations Rr. a ae LF Oo oR oo
Rane for "TIBGCR", Gs PROHIBIT Ze Attachment D % Teletype No, 85152, dated 2Z November 1963, filed at 1932 hours, to the White House, the Desartment of State and the Federal Bereau of sareatigaiene wee copy ta the Secret Service, (paraphrase} “a fF" PEM cesecamonen reg APSR MR ee come og ~ - - ‘i veil e Tg aT i - SUS SECTS, ‘Lee Farvey. osvALp : ee DS i ONG Le tm com ection with a elose friend in Bern, a =: Switaerlami, on 23 November 1963, Richard Thomas GIBSON. > SR TT TT | remarked that OSWALD is "one of us", OSWALD and Gisscy~ rn had correspanded two years previously, au. os: WALD had joized the Committee. (Comment: Reference ia\raumably ta the Pair Play for Cuba Committee. } GISSON added that he - bad destroyed all bis. letters. from CSWALD. . aN cPazye crsson then, remar bed. that he is happy that he was ae om net in Nee ere He fou BOLT for "LEE" in New York and ~ Yperr CSWALD igs ND a pod “> 26 The information given: above was supplied by an - extremely sensitive source who is usually reliable. | 3, According to other information that was available, Richard Thomas GIBSON, born 13 May 1931 in Los Angeles, — California, is a negro journalist who has been active ia the 3/- fing ~/2ty KAAZ- 2266! S655 De:-2VI2t9 gccelo PAGE | 178 of 212. COPY NO. PROGBIMED
13-00000 ‘REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED } —e een ca oad “—~ t , . Yair slay for Cuba Committee singe 1960. He has resided ante, Sy since April 1363 at Joueesees Ne credtate land. In thia lattes country. omsome participated ‘im\the publication af La | Cran: eo Be Revolution sien Le 27 | ! | | wd Gurl : ~ . *. — BOl-DIIAES course copy HO. __
13-00000 1 in Sanuary and again in May 198% te. KAAZ-22661 a PROHIBITED , Attachment E Be ce ene ee . e Teletype message, CUT No, 35865, 28 Nevernber 1963, filed at 1826 hours, the Thite o Housd, the Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with copy ts the Secret Service, (parapheasest} a \ , oo oan ye ; ; 1, Cur ion ba The Hague has reposted that oa - We” 23 November 1963, a local Castroite named Maria SNETHLAGE teld Third Secretary Ricardo SANTOS of the Cuban Exbasay in The Hague that she knew the "hir, LIZ" (sic) who murdered President Kennedy. She described "LIS" as a man full of hate “A aa of ‘, and violence, and speculated that Ae Bad been tmisused 3 oy a group", She said she nad valon toc TBSON (undoubtedly Rickard GIBSON, ar ot. Lausanne, S- iwitzer land, born WF on 13 May 1935, a Castro ee, who bad visited The Netherlands recently and had been in contact beth with the Soviet Ambassador and the Cuban Embassy). 2, Later that same day Maria SCNETHLAGE told $ ccretary SANT OS that “Mer, LEE of the Fair Play £ for Guna Committee head been slander ed. The assassin had been another person, Lee ‘OSWALD. SNETHLAGE is reported to have been i in Cubs > Aol-2dIA4S a + ttm pe cet cs seme se 2 eecepenmnmementer ne . + aon mamaunainnonnnnanonnnnnner &3 G2EC "PRE am COPY NO.
REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED 3, #A.ccording.to Dutch authorities on 7 Nevemoer 1963, in talking about attacks by Gusan reiug yees against ths Suban om we can do, win ‘happen SOON, ' "Asked to be more precise, ca 7 na . e SANT CS tad replied. rfust wat “Fast wait, SANTCES is reported 2 . Wyor ~ AN tee brother in the U.S.A. } mainland, SANTOS had. replied | “eat walt and FOR. vill sce wnat) | to have a pro-Cés 4, A very sensitive source reports that alter his convere sations with SNETHLAGS, SANT OS was- wary ancry because she had contacted. him, 2. , Asf/- 259524 & pati
13-00000 om” en | REPRODUCTION PaOUUPITED KE Cepnre WARNING MOTIC 7 ell a Melons I> vatves KAAZ- 17626 PSMUSSANLCUEM FUR: Me, J. Lea Boskin Gemperai Coumel _ Ppenldent’s Cammnission sa the a Agsassinstion of Presidant feonady © 2 Vegatlons Reverding Indellizence Train Sehgel is 2é Simete, USER as Frens wnt tHeel Te erren Sueatasion a PP ETAT a wow i. “Thagations of the existence of a Soviet inte elitgence’ andjor’ sabckage training echool in Minsk, ULS, Rave come to the ~ Beas aa iniosraal igsaaigy from a member of thy, Sommissica, . a AS i 4 attention of the Agency freve press reviews. Als soe thers An: tiv. Imtics, very recently on this detail. f ‘this: eppertunity: te furnish to the Commission the information @isieh thee. Agsacy has on ees iss : a Ss} nd . ; =e YS 7 8 2. A careial veview of CLA files bas produced ao bard 3 & lafermation regarding Soviet intalligencs or sabotage training ir e g Minak since 1947. Cra item of information supplied by a Soviet e > dufactor ia 1949 reported the sxistemce, as of }M¢7, of anintelligence =f  § training school in Minsk. No additional details, however, were - & . avajlable regarding its curriculam or location in Minsk, Infermstisn 7 Wf “evek eeu irom ear sources clace 149 haa not mantionsd, confirmed, - e. corroborated the continued atistenes of the installation. S Be. 5 snether reference in cL" files to training is Minsk relatss = to the existence of a szbatags schoei which functioned in Minsk anil the Sermazs attac’® on the Levies Unien in 1941, afzor wisit oh the uchoot ‘S28 =o #8 to ‘eaingrad ae oe . pense stetagte TU sf zé "GLYE Bes QUUTTTRSS aie% hy 5. re oe : WARNING NOTICE ne SENSITIVE SCURCES AND . METH O85 INVOPVID Oh dn WOR ah + gam SNR vi Ts Te mann ae a —ameeom
REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED ‘ ' ; rane? iigttt ace a ‘ \ ' ad 4. These tye ema of iniormiation, are the culy onc in the . posecazion of this Agessy ruisting to Intelligences aq zaboteg2 . training in thins. Taey are tarsis soul te the Ugrmimissica in dev te comnplete | ta stiorss. Boaiuse of the sansities vourtes tavelwad, it hag bean getastary to a “® sensitivity indicator to this mec: seas hae « “e \gp? Ro ger" richard Wehne . Seputy Diccetor for Fiaas Distributions : \ Original & Ll» Acdireasee i BOP wo SRSTLIR 7 » GP/CLISEG Lj C/CU Nas ; - 7 SUR RATS Row . oo : * - . ® Geiginated op cl TER CRAPEAAatinal S64, 4 4 June 1964) \ YS . : ee we wte Dol. 2IPLYL WARNING NOTICE [| ° . - SerRNOUT - PHOEIBTED. SENSITIVE SCHINCES A AND 7 . pace +2 183 212 cory NO. ———_—<————
13-00000'. ssn ae ~ REPRODUCTION 16 December 1963 Amerie: Me 3. a. Markey am rSaicaes ate 2. Zeeeedee. 26 \ cat, SRS fofersed Trae” Tie 203 ahaa S28 yee oes, stm. 2 wesw Seeciehee te oot. <3 th dake. beh he Bee stag toicees with Serle’. iste ticones am SEGAL Sa ofa mat ieee cam ts ESD Tiements ca Soe Ld Neral’ cx txts spun tnee mat spoeisiaaliy ecierse bis eonemmsiecs $2 Yoraruerie tons. a wR ry 4 ‘ , i 4 ff 4 RD be be Ree pt ae -:) pepobas ome s ~ -@ aan, Aerts so emgage ae + eu = men comes A ecentiemt  o PROGIBITED 184 oe 212 COPY NO. “TOTS past
‘Federal Buremu of Investigation Attention: Hr. 5. d- Papich FRCM 2 Deputy Diestar (Blons) . . | SUBJECT; Poter, DERYABIS’ Comentaron the Kenedy Assssainatioa | = REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED CSE 3/274, 77 | | : fff. * SoBe ES 2. WGched-tor your yextisal are the written coments of UB ST - On ‘stme aspects. of the assassination of tein Be = Kenbedy As you know, DENYASIN defected fran ep te date, in touch with Sevlet intelligence Revelomumnts to the bast or hia ehdiity. is comments on how Lee CGWALD end his wife must haye been handled by Soriet intell- igencs authorities while they vere inside the Soviet Unien are particularly Suteresting and his suggestions for therquestioning of hes. Marina COWALD axe equally provocative. . Be tia have deetiea to pasa co tis views without edit ioe, Se rece entcae he Spenitiealy enikess his conclusions or recenmenmiations. - eSeT-3/779,135. Enclosures: Per paragrach 1 C/WH/3/I-M.Waitten:emy. Distribution:. . Grig. &1 - Addressee -L - RI 2 = CL/LTA 2 = CI/R2A - CL/sIG - ¢/iWH/3 ti WH/R — PROHIBITED ~ GUASSIFIGATION REVIEW &IMPOET CL. ead - 12 Decesiber 1963 - . BASIC: — Hone HO PROJECT oeument Number 137% Ay may ian for FOIA Review on 7 oe oe YE ct 63 080258 COPY No. __ oD 27
13-00000 President? T believe ve can nal a gool case as to the precisa SUBIZCT : Peter DEREABIN's Caments on Prenident Kemedy's Assasslniktics Le Ye should uderstem’ thes Hy ecamente whieh fallow are not based soleky om the thesis that COWALD was specifically dispatched to murder cur President. Sina very reek poasibittsy “a the USSR. he Kes persistently wderretes the extent of the _ Soviet internal situaticn. It was ny thet aa a result arguasnte prediction CT ee ents dotnet weeuing Deak ettoct ively aiverta tee Soviets” sition fran thesr Sxtera ad. A more ememable Aserica will strengthen KERUSHCHEY's hand in his rursring bebtle with the CHICO. Ee will thus have encther reason to cay Ie farm of peaceful coexistence 18 superior to tust of the CUICGa we gen ge RES : : . . ore Pa) PROSIBITED
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED toma to go’ yen move Tims with the Soviets curing the pre- election year ame thus sabotaged by the President's murder. fe dhe Soviets curiously understool that the death cf Presiient SESEDY would yesalt in the emergence of DeGAVLLE as a Strong Yeotern lesdar. DeGAULLS of omse saya “wast 's Seok fear Syance 28 nok rncessardly vad Zor the TEER." 7 g- Toe besth of President \EOEDY removes a popular <upellying poiat’ for our allies. Furthemars, aad nore pertinent, as ~ hie death-renoves a syxbol for Soviek intellectuals who have mo  pectestity mada invidious compaxisons Lotveen their om tasellectual a Ggetrt and the tlovering of the arts wer the KNEDYs. ihe. ° i \ f woe) ow e. Cometivably say of Preside PEXIEDY's plomned | | | he OY the 0558 has any enisiticus aims in z Bee ras Opinlcn tbeke oer Oe rresiiens KERRY would conve to cay the waxdey wan camineed uy ibe celine sight om note ce " to Bussdn's Sonn wtéiecan ag the Soviet intelligesse services have suffered sema rary real reverses recently with PENKOVSKY, . GOLERSIS's defection, their imexizicus exmlsic: from the Congo, oO st. _i have long predigved thet. the USGA vould take cae ammstic tO such on the spot essecamest. Be aise say that COWALD was SEY Coveten t-te premetig tae to cocratlen by the EES. j nistort Toe types« gapiraeDreee en > Wp COPY HO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PRONIBITED cs b., Ta such om ooersthen tha Koad could not use a Soviets “TNS by a Soviet illegal of the KG2 13th feparbuast. Sticking to essectiais--It was a good plan thet did sueceel. ~ @. He @2@ get to a theater which could have been his point. of contact wlth bis llega) case officer. Certainly we knew the SUB'a Denehent for wing theaters for meting Places. _ Attar bia sxrest, eae, CMM ata eae citizen though the very real posgibLiily aigea thet CouALe-was | | | | | | | ! | | Gs BUSY resains silest ana his cover is holding up. ' @. Se ine a good legend of texporery insentty. @- Eo had & Tessthahle chance to eseape the death semtence. he the undersigned night be better guiliried to coment ca ae Be Virst, COWAD ves 0 celf-mde Maxxiot or Columnist ~ whe dactaed to gan én ta cams that is, be mde this deciaicn by himself ani prespbed by no ane. Ee possibly was looking far . a better life without Immering what the Soviet Unies really is. b. Second, after OSWALD's Glscharge as on “wulesirebte” Mae from the Marines, he fark bieself in a difficult asd umpleaseans Up sitvation: 45 i¢ possible thet im this sliametice be vos noticed ~ dy a spobttes denreerutter for the Dlicgals or seem cther depart- ment and was considered a6 @ possible coniiiate for we oF vchf 7 . ; PROMISED ~
13-00000 dy soe. pio-Sovtab, "pro-Comenist, pro-Cuban organlention(s), \Beving in mind teat he wad sthey in the Sorlet Unien for a few wears, lsarning more shout the Soviet Unien ena xecetving in- ‘structions for Sutere orerstiona, activitic REPRODUCTION PROWMBHTED reeraiicens? Tee All information abowk GOFALD wes sent to Hoscow, ani om Mosemw's orier en investigation of COuALO was made and there fallewed's decision to ‘izrvite” hia to soseow. Uaing the sand * invite”) the uciex : 3 orn seine aye fig this. Guo Pinaonlal assistawes eat bone sivice ou how to ee” “chisa, CSUALD week to Houcow, or was seat to Moscow, be Zo wher did ke talk, whem did he contact at this carly ine, and how much tine elapeed betweea these tells ard “ | | , ce Hoy, ween smi thorough thom d1a CGHAID oot hia . t seyiek visa? iad . Be How tong did 4¢ take for bin to got the gisai fs Seen oi how ata CSVALD travel, te the UssR (air, seng throuwsh weteh casrtries; in vhich comtries, if any, did . he make stopes hav long ware such stops)? Lother, brother, relatives, ‘frienas, neigkhors, girl feienis, boy Peles, old bukifes, ete? To whom dd CONSLD say soolsya before he lef’ for the USSR: ypersomally or by telephane, by meh? |~iBia be ever ask onyens ony questions on traveling to the USSR? - hea? SON 0 sy ¥
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROWMBHTED Ta MINE particular eneo, under the Second Gulef Directorate (CI). Being under the comkral. of the KGS, at the same time be wis under heayy investigetion directed ab answering the question of why this sipid Amextcen bed come to the UISR (it docen’t make any dirfermce whether they kagw in advances about CSWALD ox not; anysay, they would conduet sngh an invesbigution). Syery vossible bit of infos mation was tazen Prana CSBALD anos’ the OSA, espeelaily about Ris service in the Herine Corps, ste. OF ee oS oe arr the EGR males dts cenelusions: thai CSHAID is clear and is whe rer erates Ye be cad thee Ee miuht poasitiy be eet. ce moore fer bse ‘2b. ‘hee GSHUD sheved sexe Bissatisfestion chout the ; 2 ‘Sovist wave’ Life (1b is usual fo Serieans)--ana by tis tine | a SWND Yoel already met bie giz Sriaat (the HEB probably belived a wind: EY Ie CoLel COPY Ho.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PRONG hin to find har--to mume hha hapgy and to maze sure thst he would not leave tha Soviet Unica)—the XB at the same tips contimed to train hia, prdbebly in the way of en ald-faehionad Merxiat, telling him tast he would be a good Pamtar aguingt ingperialista end against, fasexioom millicomlires, such as RCCKREELLES, KENMEDY esa cthers. 4 sesovhers here, while in this king of training, __-- @ lew level. ease officer of State Security told bin thet to have a @& better 12fe in ths W. S. you hove to Might very hard to imry Lo | ee tatias sos tave to bap ob te maith t with we Fost beens ind Lleok oceiee, Memmme (NODE. th At | Gy fizet-beash and blocleducker, (Ors: this ia nob a Said. wand’ vith naive follovara Gf the Cammmist waves pm). hom & high Le in ne eee ‘ere is nothing & = + eae | Seah Shes, be gist 9 Baier Yareist to rotumn to the USA and te do semething for cur comon oe cause, such 83 to belp asy Averican pro-Sovist organisations or, foy instasee, becere « menber of a Pree Cubs fxemittes or in ense of crisis to de samcthing cutstending—thas will be neobiceable _ 7ermyhereethet will orove that you are a real Commemist. Thon, - - geumvhere here, 1? ba wes already a Soviet agent or nob, the gixt stowed up, cr she wes taers befare, but by this time she uaa pregnant and OSWALD decided to go to the TA. Then be tag toli. fiSter this talx, CSHALD shonted—saihere is your freedom? She is ny vite, wa have a chila, and. I would like to go. If he did | make a big noise, they decided to let him ani her go; or if he _ Sizendy vans trained agent, Chan without ony Rind oF nein ; Bis part, but with sue difficulties, pexisaion wee granted tor State Seowity on how vo hanile Foreigners—it mates no difference vhether they ara Camamists cr nob. 33. Z ion of CSYALD's wife should be undertaben. — “ie Pe orc se Dae ie eee ta ) Zallows rr) REPRODUCTION : | - onder es | . asians —— PROWIBTTED a
13-00000 REPRODUCTION. — PROKIBITIED tueati fostly backeramd, Party affiliation (Kossanol mesbership).— es ee eee eee te erscn ning to the U- Se an _- father, nether, brothers....1f they were makers of the CPSU Cy % w. To witieh offices was she invited before end after Ne ee if zhe was invited to sam official Soviet offices, . end 4 these offices asked her not to marry a foreigver and nob to - go with bis, then prevebly che vas nob a menber of the Kauaceal, ‘and she did 26 om ber con vill; but if she anewers that no one invited her to such offices, then the whole ich vas done by the Becmostily and giistly, with no telx going aroma abost it. @. Who halved her and how zeny times to urtte papers for the Serie: Hinisiey of Forsim, Affetrs to say thet she kad merrisd’ an fmervican citizen and would Like to 29 vith him to the USA? Tf 26 wae Gone a few tises and with great difticulties, thea probally 28 was Gans caly with o Mistie hety fron tae a _it; by "Sis ka. iF Gomminnion to come to the v. 5. wes processed very wasily ani quickly.) a. fii ond where aia they register their nerriags? tne vare the witmisses to tant perriage! How many relotives ead frienia. (cf vite) vere preseut st the vedding ani calebesticn. | Most ‘kind of gifte aia they receive at the tise of marringe end vent to Eine? tho chess Michal hear 2d ooaocaw alge! %. Whe vere ber lusbent's frienia? Prom vhet circles? Yorkers? Tutallectuals? . & nesy thane vere she aud, ber basband—ablse they Lived tegetoan tueleea to the pellce staticua ox amy other Covet government offices, together or seperately: (IKE: There is no ether office thm the KGS which would eases such an invitation. Zt | Bakes no difference if they vere agents or not.) Glen ~e : Shue ae REPRODUCTION a pe B82 PRORIBITED
pee00 | | | ae REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED 4 weed Pa wee” 5 matt h. How snert (Intelligent) is she: Oovs she really speck 20 English? Is hey English betbex thea she shows or better than ib shoald be after being bere only tvo years’ or worse’: de “Yat doos che say cbout Live in the : Soriet Unient de ‘Did hear Imsband bave a gua viile be vas fn the Sovist Unien: - If so, hew dees she incy abeut 162 When did he _ - Sb 2s: Did he have syecial peruission to carry 8 gm: Did he er bring this om with bin scrosa the border? Yor your inforsation, ye Jouning of, 15. {east of oll an Amex Loam. | we Roe tho gave financial help to thea before they lett Oak be Soviet Union? (BOrE: For 3 regaler worker in the Soriet Unie, 2 ia inpesatna to sore encigh to buy e@ ticket and i. ho gore inetructicns to OSWALD to esk for finmenecial assistance cb the *merican Exbessy upon his rete to the USA? the USSR; Ef so, in vbet ciamch? Vhnose iden wos *%% Did they begtise theirasecend child, bom in the G. S.¥ ne if COUALD never hal s permenent job bere in tha _ USA, then whe vas going to Pinence his zext trip > to the USSR™ : | How mach G14 his wite now about his plon to retamm to the USaR "ia, Cubat 3k. The investigation af the wife should be made step o by step, beeping in pind ook never forgetting tak OSRALD as ° . constant comtacts vith argues of the 50s. bitheout suck Chuervation efi coutacte with orgens of ibe KS, no fore!years can Live within the Soviet Unicn. as. 3 soy. investigation of this case ve should not lose  _-the indtistive.. Th view of the extracriimary circussiances : _° Surrounding this case, the Sa Ee Ee ear pment of State, lo” eyed lable, info on CSHALD's story in ths UGS oma the - _mpese 2" ef Bis) visit to the Soviet Inbasay in Mexico city. A friendly “peat$en cen be exnected te honor such a remest. Wo Thess earn agrent deal fron the foviet realy. . PROSITED Sta
13-00000 REPRODUCTION 2. At Ley Mette: crt tack RAs 1944 “sacra fare Fina | Seba Ten ae 20 TF se eneice. “obra pi” ie nee : a states cee, MEMCRANCLUU OF CONVERSATICN nt EE ad «20: _ Chief, SR A SUBJECT; CIA York. .4n Support of the Warren Commission = - Cerx Balow “4So8 summary of the matters discussed in our \eéting with Messrs. angleton and Rocca on tha evening of is danzary vt 64. In turn, Mr. Angleton was reporting to.us ne \substance of his meeting with lr. Allen Dulles, Bar SS, x. @ Rankin, ChieZ Counsel, Hr. Wellins of the Justice ~ ' Department, Mr. Selms and Mr. Rocca, whica took place | on _the afternoon of 14 January 1964. an 2. Hr. Angleton said that ur. Duifes, Rpparently pro- yoked by vress accusations that the Wagrea Commission has been dilatory, asked CIA fo2 suggestions of Guesticns or requests to be included jn a letter to oS Otte e wOvernnent. This lette er, ?rom the. Warren Commission and ‘to be transmitted through the Department of State, would seek additional evi-~- _ dence which is. presumably available in Soviet files which could assist the Commission's deliberations. Ur. Dulles did not have a detailed idea of what he wanted to ask the Soviets _ for but did say that the questions should be “not tco tech nical.” Although Mr. Angleton thought that the letter should ~ be written only after the CIA report and comments have been complated, in order to make tke letter as effective as possi- ble, Mr. Dulles feit it should go now, be phrased in generali- ties and allow the Soviets more flexibility in their handling of the matter than would a more pointed letter based on our concrete findings. tr. Bulles asked CIA only for the qvestions and not for a draft letter. Mr. Murphy suggested that we asi ne only for certain. records rather than put specific questions to the Soviets. Ur. Murphy suggested that these might include ; Soviet hospital records connected with Lee Oswald's attempted — suicide, - eity visa and registration records for Moscow and i -Hinsk, factory personnel records from Oswald's place of emloy— ; ‘ment, etc. ~ Also: Oswald's diary noted that his case had passed r through» two commissions in the USSR; we might ask for the ‘ ‘‘yecords of these commissions as well. Hr. Angleton said that | . ¥ in transmitting our suggestions to Mr. Dulles we can include any introductory paragraphs or explanatory comments that we _ i b ri ui R82afy oem dn aa . . : ; er apes. woe ees = , hy . Socument Num ir cemmumem i Lal Peeeatsy | 9 2 992 vy . | for FOIA Review Bn al wee. oh oo tare ay 2)
13-00000 ~ REPRODUCTION PRONISIT & . ome, ~ —, = = -2- felt necessary to explain to lie. Dulles the direction of our thinking about these proposals. (Note: I instructed Mx. Wigren to prepare a drazit of suggested queries, using the assistance of DERYASIN and to have this ready, if possible, by the close of . business today. ) . cee te “ 3. “Rankin. stated that the Commission wants to account | in detail, minute by minute and hour by hour, for Oswald's tine’ outside the United States. Mr. Bagley suggested that. the narrative chronology of Oswald's stay in the Soviet Union be converted: tora a chronolegy tabulation which would permit us more Lto insert added details and dates as we learned of then(ik other documentation which we can: expect to receive shortly This was agreed. Fi “4 (Note: I instructed Mr. Wigren to begin re~ f casting the narrative immediately inte ~ this forn. ) 4 Mr. Rankin said that the Comaission has a waist<-high stack of dccuments and reports received from the FBI and Secret Service which CIA has not yet received. These include Secret Service interviews with Marina Oswald, letters from-Lee Oswald in the USSR and other material. He promised to send this material to Mr. Helms shortly. | (Note: We will pass appropriate parts of this . material. to DERYASIN for further analy~ sis along the lines of his earlier work On documents already in our possession. ) 5. Yessrs. Anetatin. Murphy and Rocca considered DERYA— BIN's. initial analysis of Harina Oswald‘s documents, and the questions to. which it cave rise, to be 2 Worthwhtile-anc™ impor tribution. CIA would be unable to Hake any seri— ous analysis\er even hynothesis until some of DERYADBIN's questions been answered. Mr. Rocca suggested that DSR¥A- BIN's paper be recast into more of a questionnaire form. and. ir. Bagley agreed, pointing out that DERYASIN’s comment and speculation could be put off to the side as explanatory con ment on each question, as appropriate. Mr. Angleton and Hr. Murphy thought that it would be desirable to send this paper to the Warren Commission in advance of other CIA reports with. a memorandum informing the Commission that we would need wo answers to this interim questionnaire in order to reconstruct FG a detailed chronology of Oswald's time in the USSR and to corment on his activity there. The Commission would be asked ‘to procure the information from Marina through any Agency it .Bight choose. . -‘REPRONWETIOR, ; “poeetes a 195. 212 | . COPY NO. PROMIBI
13-00000 PROMIBITER =" -~ 3m (Note: IY instructed Mr. Wigren to prepare the DERYABIN Paper in this format urgently.) G. Hr. Angleton ‘reported that he had asked the Commis— — representatives. certain questions pertaining to our use < de #ectors. AB analysing the Oswald papers: oa _ Was the: Commission formally requesting us to — pave defectors, analyse the material? . We al iO oe Wellins thought that the ansvor ww to this question is yes. However, . . Mz. Angleton asked for a formal request from the Comaission to this « - effect. The FBI. has stated that its -~ reports are not to be passed to | AELADLE, which nay cause some compia~ cations. ao ey =~ IN b. Would the Commission be.piepared + ta: assume the burden of responsibility if such: ‘& defector. should disa- * gree with the Commission's opinids op. cone,up with a radically different hypothesis or interpretation? oN The persons present said that the Commission would. ce. If a defector who had contributed to the analy— sis of the decuments should be unwilling to appear person=- ally and formally before the Commission, would the Commission exercise its subpoena powers against hin? Hr. Rankin thought that if there was @ risk involved for the defector, the ‘Commission would not do so. However, Rankin promised to get a fornal answer from the Commission on this point. . d. Willi the classification we: put on our corres= pondence to the Commission be honored? The answer. was that in principle our classification. would be honored. How= ever, \ir..:Rankin hose t that CA‘ s s ou not hope to evade criti~ ——— "ERE Guan ACLs : 3. PRORISITED
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROHIBIT - = . Wes 6. Nr. Angleton reported that Mr. Richard Davis is repre~ senting the interests of the Department of State in this inquiry. tix. Thompson had ruled himself out because he was Ambassador to the Sayiet Union at the time of the events in question. oY Fo - One matter “which had been prought <o light by the Oswald: case was the need for a mechanism in the United States Government to record’ and assimilate eur knowledge of the Soviet handling of Ameriéan defectors to the USSR. The Bureau is ~ apparently in. some danger of criticism for its failure to keep } an eye oncos Swald after his return. Similarly CIA has not . systematically collected nor compiled information on Soviet defector handling. Berlin Base had kept a list of American éefectors at one time, but these individuals have not been depriefed on their return to the West. ; 8. The Commission representatives at the 14 January 1964 meeting estimated that the Warren Commission would need from three to six months to complete its task. 9. x. Bagley raised the question of the desirability of having DERYABIN participate personally, representing the FBI as an interpreter perhaps, in a debriefing of Marina. \Yessrs. Angleton and Murphy were convinced that CIA must avoid direct involvement with this investigation. Although it is ,tess efficient as a method, we will Soon ce with ‘putting written questions to Marina to be eravi y whatever | Agency the Commission may choose to use. 2 Tennent H. Bagley Chief, SR/C1 - REPRODUCTION. eae rit gee ine ODE —-PROGIBITED |
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIRITED ; XARZ- AVET Rocca note fo HELAS om | -23 March 1964 Te a Ra re alk feik with DULLES on ai Hareh, Dick: | oo a uf? fa Had a briefing at Allen Dulles! house on 3 sama, ———S 2 noon, (We were assembled to discusa hia taping session with | Bette” DoryahinHalan Macinnes,-Donovan-ani-Hanson Baldwin in New York tonight... None of the others were present.) - . | _ AWD showed me a letter ha had received fram Rankin recently expressing the desire to reach a modus vivendi in - . order to allay the story of CIA's possible sponsorship of Oswald's. ; activity. The ep of the communication to AWD was ta suggest — nee! that he serve as sve ase pile xexiawex fox the Garmiasion, The letter | outlined alternative possibilities in this matter {aifidavit from _ the DCI, etcs)e., | In my presence, -AWD wrote the answer: . Be. Declining the invitation to serve as file — a eo ae be. Stating his willingness te provide a state-" oa \ oust wip bo eveH vids - | : equinyy wewnsog \nnent. 6; Sgasiniony toe the Commission with veapect to Ys a ledge of Oswald during his tenure as DCI, He his noted in the tail-off of the letter that as far as he could 2 remember-he bad | never had any knowledge at any time | prior to > the date of the assassination, ‘Sin aab2 292s | est , Rock _ 23 5 Man PROHIBITED