CIA MATTERS - MAGNETIC TAPES AND DISCS (AUDIO)
Originator: CIA
From: FRANK S. MOST
To: DIANE DIMKOPF
Document date: 10/11/1994
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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CIA SPECIAL COLLEEGRUNS

RELBASE IN FULL

2000

11 October 1994

MEMO FOR: Diane Dimkopf

Legislative Archives, NARA

SUBJECT:

Magnetic Tapes - HSCA Interview of AMMUG

Diane,

JFK box 25, folder: 26 contains two magnetic tapes that record the 1978 HSCA

interview of AMMUG. Tape no. 1, side 1 requires deletions prior to release to the public.

Tape no. 1, side 2 and tape no. 2, sides 1 and 2 require no deletions.

The deletions required for tape 1, side 1 are as follows:

Counter position:

32 - 36, last supplied information

452 - 482, defection in Canada

492 - 494, defection in Canada

513 - 521, defection in'Canada and where he lived in Washington

Frank S. Most

CIA Historical Review Group

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RET: 20 VO CIA

Backgrand use Only

• Do iNde Raproduce

SECRET

5 May 1997

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Eileen M. Wukitch

FROM:

Mary V. Amoia Y- @ DO

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:

re location of tapes from two technical operations in Mexico City

CL BY: (1303831997PO}

CL REASON: 1.5(a)

DECL ON: X1

DRV FROM: HUM 1-82

(Eileen, had problems with my e-mail, hope you get this....

NOTE FOR:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

Fredrick C. Wickham @ DO

(Mary V. Amoia-Y-

05/05/97 10:48:24

re location of tapes from two technical operations in Mexico City

CL BY: (303831997PO.)

CL REASON: 1.5(a)

DECL ON: XI

DRV FROM: HUM 1-82

-DO's search of retired records revealed the existence of approximately 250 (also reported 220) 7 inch reels of tape covering the period

22 November - 13 December 1963. Reels contain information obtained from telephone taps on Cuban Commercial Office and Soviet

Embassy in Mexico City during period November and December 1963. (JOB NO. 67-00824R, contains five boxes).

-Box No. One consists of the following 44 reels: (reviewed box no. 1 only)

TAPES IDENTIFIED AS CUBANA, OR EMBASSY CUBANA, NUMBERED: (BY DATE) -

#83 - 12 Dec 1963

#84 - 12 Dec 1963

#85 - 12 Dec 1963

#86 - 13 Dec 1963

#87 - 13 Dec 1963

#88 - 13 Dec 1963

#89 - 13 Dec 1963

#90 - 13 Dec 1963

#91 - 13 Dec 1963

TAPES IDENTIFIED AS RUSA, OR E RUSA, OR EMBASSY RUSA, NUMBERED: (BY DATE) -

#10 - 24 Nov 1963

#12 - 28 Nov 1963

#13 - 29 Nov 1963

#14 - 2 Dec 1963

#15 - 3 Dec 1963

#16 - 6 Dec 1963

#17 - 9 Dec 1963

ASTIÁN TO CIA

Beekground Los Only

Do Not Reproduce

SECRET

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HETURN TO CIA

Backgroune Use larly

: Do Not naproduse

#18 - 11 Dec 1963

#19 - 13 Dec 1963

#24 - 22 Nov 1963

#25 - 25 Nov 1963

#26 - 26 Nov 1963

#27 - 27 Nov 1963

#28 - 29 Nov 1963

#29. 1 Dec 1963

#30 - 2 Dec 1963

#31 - 3 Dec 1963

#32 - 4 Dec 1963

#33 - 6 Dec 1963

#34 - 8 Dec 1963

#35. 9 Dec 1963

#36 - 10 Dec 1963

#37 - 11 Dec 1963

#38 - 13 Dec 1963

#51 - 22 Nov 1963

#52 - 23 Nov 1963

#52 - 24 Nov 1963

#53 - 25 Nov 1963

#54 - 25 Nov 1963

#55 - 26 Nov 1963

#56 - 28 Nov 1963

#57 - 28 Nov 1963

#58 - 29 Nov 1963

#59 - 1 Dec 1963

#60 - 2 Dec 1963

ABOVE MATERIAL WAS COVERED IN OPS TRAFFIC filed in Oswald's 201-0289248: In compliance with DIRECTOR-88680 dtd 13 Dec

63, Mexico Station continues to hold several hundred hot reels covering Soviet and Cuban Embassies during period 22 Nov - 13) Dec 63,

(HMMA-25401 dtd 18feb65). Headquarters requested reels mentioned in ref, with any identifying and explanatory data available, to Has

for retention. - On copy of dispatch is Annie G's (Goodpasture) writing - 1 Apr 65. Shipping reels to Hqs w/microfilm of transcripts.

(HMMW-13460, 18MAR65).

FOR THE RECORD: Ordered a retired file entitled "KENNEDY-TRANSCRIPTS LINKED TO OSWALD" material in this file is dated I

September - I October 1963. Will check material and advise results, if any. (JOB NO. 84-00737R, Job Title: KENNEDY-LA DIVISION/JFK

TASK FORCE '77).

CC:

Eileen M. Wukitch @ DO

CC:

(Mary V. Amoia; y.

RETURN TO CIA

Background Use Only

Do Noi Reproduce

SECRET

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CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE IN FULL

2000

8 May 1997

FOR THE ARRB STAFF: Attn: Kathy

FBI Memo ta 12/11/63; subject:

Lee Harvey Oswald

and Polygraph Reels (see below) * on Gilberto Nolasco

Alvarado

Ugarte

*Reel #1, 5 Dec 63

Reel #2,

5

Dec 63

Reel #1,

6

Dec 63

Reel #2,

6

Dec 63

Reel #3,

6

Dec 63

Reel #4,

6 Dec 63

ME:

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OFTIONAL

коли NO. 80

5010-101-01.

UNITED STAXES G

Memoranuurn

NT

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-82555)

FROM

LEGAT, MEXICO (105-3702) (P)

SUBJECT:

LEE HARVEY OSWALD

IS - R

DATE: 12/11/63

and that the writer should

participate In the interviews as an interpreter.

Remycab

12/6/63, furnishing the final results of the interviews and

polygraph examinations and pointing out that the entire

interviews had been taped by CIA, which would make available

to this office copies of the tapes.

Bucab of 12/7/63

instructed that the tapes be forwarded to the Bureau.

Attached are six rolls of tape which are copies

taken from the original tapes recorded at the time of the

the first tape wa= copied from 'reel #1 of 12/5/63 covering

the period of 1555 to 1712 hours. The second tape was taken

from reel #2 covering the period of 1712 to 1800 hours on

12/5/63.

The third tape was taken from reel #2 covering the

period from 1115 to 1245 hours on 12/6/63.

was taken from reel #2 and covers the period of 1245 to 1440

hours on 12/6/63.

The fifth tape was taken from reel #3 and

covers the period of 1440 to 1610 hours on 12/6/63.

tape was taken from reel #4 and covers the period of 1610 to

1730 hours on 12/6/63.

The CIA technician who made available these tapes

advised that the original tape was recorded on a machine

adapted to the 50-cycle current which is used in Mexico City.

He said that the tapes should play back satisfactorily on a

60-cycle machine utilizing 60-cycle current.

For the possible assistance of the Bureau in utilizing

105: 82555-548

E25°0

3 r. Buredar Encs.

1 - Mexico City

Plaison Section)

CDA: plb

21212/4/30

: di re.

1401 811:

Trod

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MC 105-3702

very limited amount of English at the outset is GILBERTO

NOLASCO ALVARADO UGARTE, and the person speaking both Spanish

ANDERSON.

type transe up/ at

and English and serving as an interpreter is Legat CLARK D.

this tire as CIT the thes

Pile crape finchiop, led ais

Tapes chewed be

Lucky is hi

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-SECRET*

28 August 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: (S)

Destruction of Surveillance Tapes

1. (S)

There has been a long standing interest in locating

the surveillance tapes that would have existed during the

period that Oswald visited Mexico City. A thorough

search has been conducted of the DO's record system as

well as the index to the retired records in an attempt to

locate the tapes in question. We have discussed this

with operational experts and the professional opinion is

that it is most likely these

never captured

and returned to Headquarters for retention.

The normal

practice is to reuse the tapes and only save the

transcripts that are made from the tapes.

The time

before the tapes are reused can be a very short.

Messages between field stations and Headquarters use

operational jargon and shortened sentence structures that

can sometimes allow for misinterpretations.

Thus, the

reference to what was being sent to headquarters may not

have intended to refer to the fact that actual tapes were

being sent but rather the information from the tapes.

2. (S)

In our search efforts we did locate tapes

captured for the immediate time following the

assassination.

The fact that these tapes were captured

and returned could allow for the fact that a few people

recall that some tapes existed.

WARNING NOTICE

INTELLIGENCE SOURCES

OR METHODS INVOLVED

CL BY: 05243437

CL REASON:

1.5(D)

DECL ON:

X5

DRV FROM: LIA 2-82

-SECRET

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Subject: (TS) Destruction of Surveillance Tapes

3. (U) Based upon the search efforts that were undertaken

and the opinions of the operational experts, I have

concluded that the tapes do not exist and were recycled

under the normal course of business before any potential

interest in them

was identified.

Sullen E

Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.

Chief, External Support Group, IMS/DO

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CONEIDENTIAL

SUBJECT:

(S) Destruction of Surveillance Tapes

IMS/ESGFWickhamx44448:mjk (28 August 1998)

Distribution:

Original - Addressee.

1 - C/IMS/ESG

1 - IMS/ ESG/HCS

1 - ESG/Chrono File

2

COMETENEM

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CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE AS SANITIZED

2000

Monday 14 ruly:

- Lee

re tapezat NARA

- call Mat re Tues?

- renew Fldrs 9-13

(box 4)

- Barry ra Flir 34 to

bertrud to Do?

-

* check HSCA books re

names inrolved.

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Vietor White ?/my+ses Vo15p-243

(ireel)

Title: Deposition oF Mr X, 9/25/78

62-109060-R62331,138

Ti tle :

Interview with dames d.Angleton

115/78, RG233I.096

593

(2 recls)

Tape 1;

sidel--nothing sensitive; releate

Ramansov KGB Capt, and C. Direct,

sensitive polley does goven to

apparent Ameriean (but KGBplaus)

sidez addil probleme-take

to CI StaRF (Copresrequested)

Title i Interview: David Phillipe

233,10131-10047/01412 (ireel)

ox ('intercept" alone ok?)

Regis Blahut --

al to release (inee)

Frank sturgis -

ox to release

(5 reels)

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Title "Barken Tape" (ireel)

R6 233I.007, 5/2/78

OK to release

Title: Wm. Coleman Interview

015079, 3/2/78, (3 reels)

Taper it40

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and Coleman Taper, Reel 1/2, Side 2(51C)

on fidel two deletions needed.

start at 368/neu subject:

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leave begged them not to (115.d)

and delete "and he Finally said Is

my friend,

went to, my counterpart

and said will you sell me

la souple tapsel want To. show.

my dumbe

ambassador That you

guys isnonhou to deit

and he did!" (378 = end deletion),

leave" but i thick I asked"

begin dé/stion 467.5%

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British embassy is the only on,

we didn't do (470, end dele.

tion).

On side Z, wIth

counter resety

recorded message stops at 146

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