CABLE RE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SILVIA DURAN.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR, CIA
To: MEXICO CITY
Document date: 11/25/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY

: CIA

RECORD NUMBER: 104-10015-10282

RECORD

SERIES

JFK

AGENCY FILE

NUMBER

201-289248

Released under the John

' kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection

Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:WH 53199 Date:

June 24, 1996

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 10

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 1

Postponement # 1 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: "LI-crypt"

Release Date: 05/2006

Board Review Completed: 05/14/96

HH 53199 DocId: 32341634

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Date:

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

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AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10015-10282

JFK

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

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DOCUMENT TYPE

CLASSIFICATION

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS

CIA

MEXICO CITY

DIRECTOR, CIA

CABLE RE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SILVIA DURAN.

11/25/63

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BACKGRND INFO

BIO DATA

DURAN, SILVIA

MEXICO CITY

CUBA EMBASSY

ARREST

INTERROGATION

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

SECRET

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

12/09/93

OSW1: V6 1993.12.09.17:40:10:150028:

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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DIR 84925 (IN 6706)

1, SYDVIA DURAN AKA SYLVIA DE TIRADO, MEXICAN CITIZEN, MAS, EMPLOVED

BY CUBAN CONSULATE OFFICE NEXI AS JUMPORARY REPLACEMENT MARICARIIN OLIBARRI

UPON LATTER'S DEATH JULY 63. DURAN WAS DIRECTOR MEXICAN CURAN NETITUE

CULEURAL RELARIOUS (INCRE) UNTIL EARLY JAN 63 WHEN PRESSURED BY TERESA

PROENZA TO RESIGN. (SER NEXI 3035, 9 JÁN 63)

20

ESPORE JULY 63, PER LTENVOY, DURAN BAD SPORADIC CONTACT CURAN.

EMBASSY, MAINLY WIRH PROLIZA RE INCRC NATTERS, FALL CA BAD AFFAIR WITH

CARLOS LECHUDA. (SEE MEXI 2701, 26 NOV 62 AND EMNA 20648, 4 FSB 63). 10H

IN JUNE 62 LICOOKY-I REPORTED THAT JOSE REVUELIAS SAID DURAN SIRONGLY DRAWN

TO HIS LIGA LEXINISTA ESPARTACO, LOCAL DIESIDENZ COMMUNIST GROUP•

3. SCB ALSO HUMA-18284, 8 DEC 61, (LAURICLE) VEICH STATION CANNOT

CONFIRM, AND EMMT-3105, 20 SEP 62 WHICH STATION CANNOT EVALUATE.

4. RE PARA TWO REP: STATION CURRIED LITANIL NINE THIS PONYT NIGHT

23 NOV AND HE DISCLAIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OSWALD VISITS. HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCIED

REPORT ANY NEN TACIS OR SIGNIFICANT REACTION HIS ASSOCIATES•

END

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COORDINATING OFFICERS

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AUTHENTISATINS OFFICER

GLASSIFICATION

OUTGOING

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