DISCUSSION BETWEEN CHAIRMAN KHRUSHCHEV AND MR. DREW PEARSON RE LEE HARVEY OSWALD - MEMO TO WARREN COMMISSION
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: RANKIN, J. LEE, GEN COUNSEL, WC
To: HELMS, RICHARD, DD/P, CIA
Document date: 05/27/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

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F. Kennedy

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(44 USC 2107 Note!.

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Date: 10/28/04

JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER: 104-10003-10064

RECORD. SERIES : JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: 201-289248

DOCUMENT

INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : HELMS, RICHARD, DD/P, CIA

TO : RANKIN, J. LEE, GEN COUNSEL, WC

TITLE

DISCUSSION BETWEEN CHAIRMAN KHRUSHCHEV AND MR. DREW

PEARSON RE LEE HARVEY OSWALD - MEMO TO WARREN

COMMISSION

DATE

: 05/27/1964

PAGES

SUBJECTS : KHRUSHCHEV

WC

PEARSON, D.

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1A 1B

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

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Date: 10/28/04

JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER : 104-10003-10064

RECORD. SERIES : JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : HELMS, RICHARD, DD/P, CIA

TO : RANKIN, J. LEE, GEN COUNSEL, WC

TITLE : DISCUSSION BETWEEN CHAIRMAN KHRUSHCHEV AND MR. DREW

PEARSON RE LEE HARVEY OSWALD - MEMO TO WARREN

COMMISSION

DATE: 05/27/1964

PAGES : 4

SUBJECTS : KHRUSHCHEV

WC

PEARSON, D.

DOCUMENT TYPE:

CLASSIFICATION: SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1A 1B

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

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DD/P 4-2692

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGYOR 2S. DE

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27. May 64

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Document Number

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for FOlA Revow on

JUN 1976

Aco Jo Loo Raniali, General: Detest

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Mocussion Batreen Chaluan Thrushahat. an

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Warren Commission

do tale to splity my telephonte remaria to you os 25 Mr,

during which I Inforsed yon that Mr. and. Mrs. Drew Ponreon had

had a IS-alauce conrestation in Guru on 24 May with Chadruse

Zo The CLA Calot of Stallos in Cadro has reported a can-

vorcetion whion he and Ala wire bold with Mro and Here Davu

tearson in Catao on 24 and 25 Mty. Hrs. Forason da & getstr

or as wife of our Galet of Station.

Hothlog in the pable

the Connieaton nay feel about securing tentinong directly tren

Nr. and Mri, Pearson. No are formsting fu to you solely for

the perpose of placing in your hands at the Carlient nasant the

Intoretton visa has been provided to us in thie privileged

Sachton.

The vaBsA2O toro our Onder of Station in Calro suade

P8 L01L02ST

1гd. Drew Pearson provided on the stening of

2L May the firat intaration ou the Omeld pertion

02-000 CONFOXEE

operied the conversation by leguirin

Spout Mid. Tempy and expressing ouncern about ead

«?Tooton for her.

and borne op xtrarkably well and vas

danversation was in

peaks rairly well, with

Sharshonor

anderpreter, who had

Nos the FAreens

those autust trepo,

Justico Warren, and thence inte

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murder of Orwald. Chetzin mod

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trying to change tear teller tast

• Peerson's eterta vit a talente

tion than driftad into Chelonar

setsente about President donnzon.

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Bying tut Chadrun Durushcher vas completely convinced

that the true start of the Tacuady estassinatien bas nos

на раде ра

complete pkoptisisa es to the pablio version ruther thas

being one of holding concrete suces ва t exow what

happones.

"On the evendag of 25 May, Mr. and Kro. Peersos, in

discussing the Inrwnsber telk, made souther paraing

raterence te the fact thet Matrino and Wrv. Tarushchey

are convineed thet the public version el the afrair se

not, tras and that nothing thay could exy altered thir

ba31et."

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Dopaty Director for Pla.

Kra John A. MoCore

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

Release As Sanitized

1996 - 4r

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

WASHINGTON 23. D.C.

27 May 1964

XAAZ-2277C

22 May 6.41

MEMORANDUM FORE

Mi. Jo Loe Rankla, GoDoral Cowool

PresIdant's Corudasion on the

193a59 11at100 o Prasidost Lemmady

SUBweSt:

Discuss1an Between Chairma Aarushabor au

SO LiON PARTSOR SO LAB HANEY Deald - Meno 1

Warren Commission

I. Iato vill amplits er tolaphanie remario to you as 25 Mar,

during which I Intorand you that Mr. aod Mrs. Drew Pearson bad

had a L5-ilauto courersetion in Celro on 2h Mey with Coalraen

Thrusacher.

2. To ch employee la cairo has soportad a con-

rarsation thied he and his vise held vith Mr. and MrB. Drou

PearsOn in CalTO On 21 and 25 Mar..

Mrs. Pearson 18 & consta

of the wile of the ClA employer Nothing in the cable

quated belon swould be construad as obrating any desirabdilt

the Condesion my loal aboat securing tastiaouy directio snou

Ho and Mrto POsTSOn. We ans IoTarding 1t to you sojolT lor

the parpose of piscing le your hands si the earlieat maent too

Iniorestion Molst has beos providod to us 11 thio privilogod

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nto masso sonthe Station) in celso roado

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"Hro. Drew Pearson providad on the evening of

2'4 Has the Israt information on the Osvald portion

of tho comersation vito chairs and Mroo Marushcbor.

Mrs.. Khruatchey oponed the conversation by inquiring

about Hri.. Tannedy and exprossing concern about ad

attootion for bor. Mit. Pearson todssured bor, saying

that Mrs. Lennody bad borde up renarkably voll and vas

In good bealth.

(sost of tale convorsation vas 1n

English which Mrs. Thrwbcher poals fairly well, with

soms assistanco Iran taruaicher Intormiter, mho bad

sorred in the past as Intarpretor for the Paarrons

aad noo holpod arrarigo the sseting.) Ills lad tato

Hrs. Karushabor! Ingutty about their mutuel trend,

tbo vito of chlos jurtico Harron, and thance into

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mention of tbo terror condusion.

toer Joined, the conversatious,

Thereupon ho asbed Kr. Pes

r400,

HI. Poarson sald in oftect that the shole attair hac

taken place just as had been reportad in the newspapers

and presumably by the Sortet labassador In Hashlagton.

Chaisaan thrushcher was utterly Inoredulous and his

attitude was characterized by Hrs. Pearson as boing

arabatypical "of overy furopean I hate. prer tellod to on

this subjoct': That 10, that there was sone kind of

conspiracy to 1s8ar91nate President Kamody and then

sunder tho as8a881n t1ta the Dallas Polico Departeent

boing an accessOry. MrB. PeastOn got that impression.

that chairman Khrushcher had some dark thoughts about

the American Right tirg being behind this conspirac

sitcush mairpan thrashcher did not artienlato this in

any clear fashíOs. Mrto PoATSOn vas a bit vaguo as thís

point In distinguishing botween what Chalran inrushaber

sold and what she thought be ballered. than KI. PAArBON

said that ve Americans aro pocallar peoplo, 1t under

standable that fertignore had difficalty comprehending

this fantastic eplode, but In fact Orweld was red, bad

actod

1 on his on, ditto Ruby, Chairman Khrushcher said

Natly that be did not bellone this. He sald he did

not belleve that the Anerioan socurity services vere

this irept. Mr. Pearson agaln sald ho agreed this

Was huri to tellere bat the lacte were as they appearado

Mrso Harushchry: alec expressod disbellas and reiteratod

ber affncilon for Mito Kennady. Mrs. Pearson repeated

that the reaction of Coalrnas tarushaber and his vito

sao one of that disbellet and archatypical of the

miversal Burspean bellet that there was some ldod of

Anericar conspiricy tetind the assassination of PrAs1-

dorit Kendedy and the zurder of lorald. Chairman and

tre. thrisacher corid not beliere that the affair bad

bappened 1s It appartitly did and Mr. Pearson made no

headway utiliever in trysag to chunge their belled that

something sur der ar the iptel, Chairran Khrushaber

greeted Mr. and Mrs. Paarson"s efforto with a tolerent

sodie. The comerration then drstted into Chalraw

Karüshcher: friendiy cormerte stout President Jaknson.

"On the sorring a 25 May, Mr. Pearson referred

on passant to the amald partion of the converastion,

castiaa7."

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saying that chairman tarus

that the tre story of the te

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not

coms out. Mr. Possoon sald somentat roafilly, "I condilt

mabs a nicbel with sarushchor on this ano." He gero the

Impreasdon that Canirman Tarushchor! attitado vas obo of

complate septicisa as to the pabilo version ratbor ther

being ons of holdang concrote Ideas as to axotiy what

happonod.

"On tho eventng of 25 May, Mr. and M58. Pearson, In

aro convinced that the publie version al the affair 1a

not true and that nothing they could say alterad this

bailof."

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Daputy DiToCtOr fOr PIERS

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Mr. Richard H. DaFIs

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