Date: JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM 11/24/04 Fae a RR SK KK FP OK BORER OOS POE ER ee ee ee eee eee eee CIA 104-10051-10156 JFK 80TO01357A Released under the John F. ennedy Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 5c Case#: NW 53199 E107 Nore) . eee RC OM Ee OE ST OBE RE HSE HEE Ee OO eR OO Ew OBE Me SO Oe OO RO MBER eee eee eee AGENCY ORIGINATOR CIA FROM : REARDON, RAYMOND M., OS/SAG TO : DC/SAG TITLE : DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION DATE : 10/29/1975 PAGES : 15 SUBJECTS : DOCUMENTS DETENTION ; JFK ASSASSINATION \* NOSENKO Y¥ SAFE SITES DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : ; RESTRICTIONS : 1A , CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS ” DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/10/04 COMMENTS : JFKS : F1i3 : 20031203-1019526 ~ % “ * {Rl HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 1 ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10051-10156
27 July 1964 Report No visitors to the site over the weekend. Subject has been avidly . [ writing and reading, smoking about a pack of cigarettes per day. All custodial procedures routine. | \ t On 27. July_ 1964 » case officer RYAN interviewed Subject from 1330 to 1830 hours, discussing OSWALD case. Subject had written on many sheets fd paper, mostly answers to questions put to him by the case officers. RYAN advised’ that one of these papers was ‘a lengthy letter from Subject to Pete (BAGIEY) » although the contents were not known to RYAN yet. SF Subject was given a book entitled, "Democracy in Unions” yes- terday. No visitors are expected on 28. July, although it is anticipated that both the Doctor and RYAN will come to the site’ tomorrow (29 July). Subject fs in good spirits. Custodial procedures arerormal and routine. At the request of OS/LOG, Tom RYAN was. requested to initiate action with SR/DOB to provide some relief for the cook. Emma has been working ae day week since early April with Ed SANNER's wife filling in the seventh day. RYAN was requested to obtain the services of a cook.and . a helper to work at least 2 days a week and no more than 3 days. RYAN : will advise. ., «* 29 July 1964 Report No visitors to site on 28 July. Subject given bath in evening. All site custodial procedures routine. 30 July 1964 Report On 29 July the Doctor visited sub ject from 1015 to 1115 hours. - He pronounced Subject to be in good condition, although Subject sti11 claims we are taking pictures of him. The-Doctor recommended no changes in routine. : HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 4
30 July 1964 Report — Case Officer RYAN interrogated Subject from 1530 to 1800 hours, 29 July. The discussion concerned the OSWALD case, the method (s) by which private citizens in USSR get firearms and training and they talked about some Americans recruited in Paris for the KGB. All custodial procedures routine and normal. 31 July 1964 Report i On 30 July 1964, all custodial procedures were ;routine and normal. Case officer is expected to come to the site on 31 July 1964. s "3 August 1964 Report On 31 July 1964 case officer RYAN interrogated Subject from 1400: to 1600 hours. They discussed "Intourist", KGB personalities, USSR war plans and KGB activities during the "Cuban Crisis". Subject #411 | believes we are taking pictures of hin. . At 2015 Subject came to the door of: his room, said he wanted to talk. In effect, he wanted to get something off his chest. He said he could talk because he knew the cameras and recorders were not operative at that. hour. He launched into a monologue about his mother, father, sister, brother and uncle. Became very emotional, saying that he was misunderstood, that he really wants to remain in the US. Spoke of his KGB work, recruitment and techniques. Finally at 0045 hours, 1 August, he went to bed. Remainder of 1 August was uneventful. ‘Sunday 2 August also quiet. All custodial procedures routine. HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 5 ~*
~ ‘ * ‘ 7 oN e * t ' * ry 1 . a . N77 . . . #e62 622 "5 August 1964 Week of 27 - 31 July 1964 Interrogation on 27 July 196% rari from 1334 to /1628 hours. With ; the exception of social amenities and a review of the notes SUBJECT had | made since his last interview with the Case Officer, the interrogation | consisted of a review of the OSWALD case. It was based on a verbatim transcript the Case Officer had typed from the 3 July 1964 tape. The Case Officer (Thomas RYAN) questioned SUBJECT on why. KGB did not do | certain things such as run an investigation of OSWALD, check into his Marine experience, etc. . On 29 July 1964 (a.m.) the doctor made his weekly examination of the SUBJECT. SUBJECT gave a brief run-down of his personal life before his father died in 1958, said he was being kept in confinement because he is trying to help us and said we are still taking pictures of him but . the clicking has become quieter. 64 interrogation ran from'1530 hours to 1802 hours. The OSWALD case was discussed again and the Case Officer’ started a . » discussion on how people obtain and keep guns in their homes in Russia. He also wanted to reconcile the fact that SUBJECT at one time stated OSWALD was a poor shot but on another occasion said he was a good marksmen. a* The Case Officer then went into a discussion of a Paris based, American, U. S. Government employee who was recruited by the KGB. This individual was still in Paris in January 1964. He would make documents available to KGB so they could be photographed and returned to the vault on the same day. ; SUBJECT had no identifying data on this American. The discussion concerned the American's contacts, station. location, travel routes, etc. On 31 July 1964 interrogation started at 1416 hours. Questions and discussion concerned the Intourist Organization and the extent to which it serves as a cover for KGB people, KGB war emergency plans, and the =. extent to which these plans were seepeee s at the time of the U. S./Cuban Crisis. . The last item discussed was the ODFSSA case. ODESSA fs the code name for an agent named CUPPA who was scheduled to go to Tokyo in April 1964. Interrogation concluded at 1824 hours. ~—* JIB: jms HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 6
~ . . . » ' C ~ or t cr ‘ #262 622. — The Case Officer then started discussing the case of a Bulgarian, GIORGIEV, who was arrested by the Bulgarians in Mogcow in 1963. SUBJECT cote his information on this case from SHERAPIN, and Alexander PAPOVICH in 1963. | SUBJECT said GIORGIEV was invited to Moscow in 1963 at the suggestion of the Bulgarian MVD. He was settled in the Metropole Hotel and kept under TV surveillance. While he was in Moscow his rooms in Bulgaria were searched and evidence was found (radio) which was sufficient for the Deputy Chief of the Bulgarian MVD to go to Moscow, arrest him and return him to Bulgaria for questioning and trial or court martial. SUBJECT went to Bulgaria in 1961 to help them on American cases. He stated there was no suspicion of GIORGIEV-at that time. GIORGIEV had worked in the United States and was believed to have been recruited at that time. The Bulgarians, on confronting GIORGIEV in the Metropole Hotel, s said, "George DUVAL, you're under arrest”. At this point the interview ended and SUBJECT adked the Case Officer to congratulate the boys and wish them all a good holiday for him. He’ did this when the Case Officer said he did’not think he would be back on 3 July. Friday 1a July. 1964, - The Case Officer wanted to discuss the KGB involvement in the OSWALD case. . SUBJECT said he did not know that OSWALD went to Moscow from Helsinki -but that OSWALD's visa application was processed in the normal manner and KGB had a copy of the visa application. ‘Russian Fmbassies, since 1960, have authority to issue visas in three to five days after application. OSWALD applied orally, and later fin writing, for Soviet citizenship. A copy of the written request went to| KGB.” A copy of this request was sent to the Supreme Soviet after OSW slashed his wrists. KGB studied reports on OSWALD prepared by Case Officer KRUZNOF and decided OSWALD was not normal so he was of no interest to KGB: and was not considered desirable -for Soviet citizenship. His file was sent to Minsk because he was to live and work in Minsk. —_ Q . -6- HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 7
« t t .- - % Ne . Senate “Ne #262 622 The American Embassy was not informed of his suicide attempt because he was going to leave the country and he was not an, important person. While OSWALD was in Minsk he received a stipend :from the Red Cross. KGB. had information on Marina OSWALD only after,she announced her intention to marry him. A record check, neighborhood, and employment check on her showed that she was a simple, normal, not clever person, and she was not in the Young Communist League becauge she did not pay her dues. Some investigative reports said she was stupid. KGB did not consider using her in any capacity. She has an uncle who is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Minsk militia. She must be illegitimate because she does not use or know her father's . Tame « ‘he only surveillance ever put on OSWALD was an agent and there was ° never any on Marina. a After their marriage her pay was increased to impress the foreigner she married. . She was not asked to stay in Russia after marriage because he was to leave and Russians believe a husband and wife should be together (unless one is a high level person). ' Neither of the OSWALDs gor any briefing or instructions before leaving Moscow. In addition to KRUZNOF and the SUBJECT, DUBAS and MUSHKOV were ; the ‘KGB Agents in Moscow who knew of the OSWALD case before the . assassination. A Department Chief, JQMOKOV, and five other KGB Case Officers knew of the case after the adsaosination. KGB considered OSWALD an American citizen because he had been denied Soviet citizenship. KGB aid not know any of OSWALD's personal contacts in Russia. Some of the Intourist ‘people OSWALD dealt with were KGB Agents . or contacts. HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 6
#262 622 OSWALD's case was not the same as other Americans in Russia because he was considered not normal and he was not considered a defector as were MARTIN and MITCHELL. ; SUBJECT heard ‘that OSWALD applied in Mexico for' return to Russia. Word went from Mexico to the First Main Directorate, to the Second Main Directorate. Second Main Directorate told First Main Directorate that he had tried suicide in Russia, married a Soviet citizen, departed Russia and was considered not normal so the request should be rejected. SUBJECT was then shown some photographs and he said he had seen 4 _picture of Marina OSWALD in a magazine. A long list of names was read and shown to SUBJECT but he failed to identify any of them. Many of the names were of people in Minsk. a* HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 9
HW 53199 -'TO BE OPEWED BY ADDRESSEE ONLY | District Field Office 11 March 1964 MEMORAIDUM FOR: Headquarters SUBJECE . : . ' $262 622 ¢ SD/1 i. ‘Reference is made to Headquarters letter of assignment in this cdse dated h March 1964. 2, During the period 20-28 Februiry 1964, while SUBJECT was under the protective custody of Special Agents Stanley C. LACH, George R. BREWER and Alfred B. McGARRAGHY, SUBJECT voluntarily furniched information concerning his background and activitics, ‘sag well as other informotion of operational interest, the substance of which is set forth in the succeeding paragraphs. It is to be ‘noted that at no time did any of the above-named agents solicit , any of this information or make inquiries of the SUBJECT regarding - any of the matters discussed by him. SUBJECT cpontancously related these incidents in casual convercation during leisure periods and while cnroute with the agents to and from places of entertainment ete. In most cases newspapers, magazines and TV programs prompted the SUBJECT to make comments relative to these matters. Yollowing is @ summarization of this information: SFORTS, HOBBIES (a) On 20 February 1964 SUBJECT disclosed that he enjoys ‘the following sports: football, hockey and billinrds. YORBIGN TRAVEL \ . gieviaty oT He (bv) Me also revealed that he has previously ten in the\United States while enroute to Cuba, Venezucla and other [atin American countries. He has at one time or another’ during his service with the KGB visited and worked on operational projects for the Soviet Union in practically all of the countries of Europe; however, he has never ~SEGREF DoclId: 32343209 Page 10
Cy . . . . * r . . . ‘ - . . ! . .- . 1 . . ‘ j LESNIK, George M. (A) Cc BD/1 7262 622 traveled to the Far East, except while handling on agent who was active against the Japanese. He (SUBINCT) stayed in the Kurile Islands which are within sight of Japan. This was in 19%9. He . said that he was active in the picking up of agents by plane: and ship in this area. : ' } FAMILY BACKGROUND | . 2 ein Proll: . -  (e) In the ike part SE Bie: evening on this eame date, 20 February 1964, tha SUBJECT stated that his father was a moniber | of the Communist Central Comittee, one of the first menbers of the Communist Party, and that he had great respect for his father. The SUBJECT also indicated that his father was a shipbuilder and later became one of the first to organize and set up the Russian : Atonie Energy Plant. It wos during th!s latter activity that he (the SUBJECT's father) and three other officials came in contact with radiation, which affected his father's liver and a few years Later ot the age of 54 his father died of cancer. The SUBJECT -yent on to state thet his father, being a very prominent Comuunist, was given treatment for this cancer in a especial hospital which is ‘located in the hills outside of the city of Moscow, and during his ~ . . tenure in this hospital the family resided with his father. They . had five room living quayters beside the room in which nis father * was confined. This privilege, he said, is only given to the especially prominent VIPs of the Commmist Party, indicating that his father was one of the top men in the Commnmist Party. MILITARY ACCIVITY (a) The: SUBJECT revenled that in 199, at the age of 16, he was a Naval Cadet. He was called into the service before graduating from what is our equivalent of a high school. . Ye had taken part in the ‘fighting in the Black Sea Arca where he deseribed hand-to-hand combat with Germans, claimed he was wounded, and becuuse of his bravery he vas avarded the Soviet Order Medal ond the Order of Stalin. The CUBJECT stated this was unusual for a person of his age and gained him great * respect. At the end of the war he had no more desire for military life although his superiors tried to keep him in the military. Instead, he went for four years to the Institute of Foreien Relntions and learned the English language. : Upon graduation, a man came to him and told hin that he hnd a job lincd up for him. He stated that this actually wae | more like being ordered to take this particular job which turned out Doclda: 32343209 Page i1
ue —- = ~~ HW 53199 ‘he suid was nll done for propaganda .ind show. purposee. Ile went on to . LESNIK, George M. (A) 262 622, ¢ SD/1 spose: to be with the Naval Intelligence. Ne claimed that there were two military intelligence organizations at the time, the Naval and the Ground Force military type, LEG OSWALD IN RUSSIA (e) On 23 February 1964, as SUBJECT approached the table for | the evening neal, he noted that the Time magazine lying on the coffce table in the living room had a picture of Maric OSWALD. As he sat dow he hit the table with his fist and said, "I fedl that I could have stopped OSWALD", At this point Special Agent Stanley C. LACH asked him "how?". We proceeded to state that he (SUBJECT) was head of the KGB Tourist and Visitors Section which kept control over the | activities of OSWALD while he vas in the Soviet Union. He caid at ‘the tine, OSWALD was of no special concern or interest to the KGB because he lacked intelligence backcround. Therefore, when he applied for permission to leave Ruccia, they (KCB) under his (supsEcr) direction informed OSWALD that he vould have to meke his applicetion through the ‘gppropriate channels of the State Department, who in ‘urn would request his release from the Russian counterparts in handling of visas. This gtate that ££ they really wanted to release OSWALD, it could have been e done on the spur of the moment, but since OSWALD. had nothing and was not worth anything, they decided that this was an opportunity to show the Amerfcan State Department that they did not mind releasing individ- unis if they applied for releace through the appropriate channels. Prior to this application for. release of OSWALD, tha SUBJECT stated that since he vas of no particular interest to thom and there vas nothing in Moscow thot they could use him for or place him into, thoy decided that they would send OSWALD to lifuck where he would be placed in a factory working on radios in the hope that some training in the electrical and electronic field might result in his development into an electronics engineer; hevever, he shuwed no enpability in this ficld. The CUBJECT then stated that it was jusb at this pexlod, before .scnding WALD to Minsk, that a very. sibrange thing happencd. . _ OSWALD was sipposed to have a nedttig with a tzxavel agent in regard to preparations for his going to Minsk at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. At 6 o'clock he’ still did not report to the travel agent, so the travel ngent decided to go to the hotel where OSWALD was staying to see if he - could locate him. “hen he got to the hotel he asked the clerk if OSWALD —, woe ee Nes ob DoclId: 32343209 Page 12