CONFESSION OF GILBERTO ALVARADO
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR, CIA
To: MEXICO CITY
Document date: 1963-12-01 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : DIRECTOR, CIA

TO : MEXICO CITY

TITLE :

CONFESSION OF GILBERTO ALVARADO

DATE : 12/01/63

PAGES : 1

SUBJECTS :

ALVARADO, GILBERTO

CONFESSING TO FABRICATION OF HIS STORY

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON

• DURAN, SILVIA

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : U

RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1B, IC, DONOR REST., REFERRED

CURRENT STATUS : X

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/09/94

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NUMAER

ALVARADO

CONFESSED HE FABRICATED HIS STORY. PLS GIVE LITEMPO S

OUR OFFICIAL

THANKS FOR HIS HELP.

2• BECAUSE, THE RESOLUTION OF THIS CASE WILL BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZID

I THE UP-COMING REVIE OF THIS ENTIRE EPISODE, PLS ASCERTAIN AND CABLE

IN AS TINE PERMITS THE DETAILS OF HOW THE CONFESSION WAS OBTAINEE;

BHAT THREATS, PROMISES, INDUCEMENTS, AND TACTICS WERE USED BY

LITIMPO E

WAS ALVARADO PHYSICALLY MISTREATED? MUCH? PLS LEARN

WHETHER ALVARADO ACTUALLY DID HEAR THE FALSE RADIO REPORT ABOUT

OSWALD'S MAKING A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR BANK DEPOSIT AND USE THAT IN

HIS STORY.

3.

I MANIA!

AND MEXI PLEASE CLARIFY WITH ERYTHROLD S.AND NIC MILITARY

ATTACHE TETHER ALVARADO WAS STILL THEIR AGENT WHEN HE VISITED CUBAN

EMBASSY. PLS KEEP TRACK OF ALVARADO'S WHEREABOUTS AND URGE THE MICS

NOT TO DO AWAY WITH HIM• ANSWER ROUTINE.

LO PIE CONTINUE TOOPALO: ALL LEADS AND TIPSO THE QUESTION DE

WISTHER OSTLUÃN

SOLELY ON HIS DUN HAS STILL NOT BEEN FINALLY

RESOLVED.

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CIA

PLS CAPLE ANY RESULTS OECIESTOSTIOINTEPRCGATION OF SILVIA PURI:

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