Helms Hearing Duplicate-Volume II, Copy 4 of Helms Hearing
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1. Memorandum for Winston m. SCOTT, dated 13 October

1966;

Subject:

Lee Harvey OSWALD.

2. Note, undated, regarding contacts

of ALFEREV.

3. Memorandum

Director, Plans,

OSWALD with

A Non tach of lon

Assassination

Department.

4.

5.

Subject:

FOIA No. 928-9271

Memorandum for Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Security

Department of State,

dated 16 September

1969; Subject:

Charles William THOMAS. [FOIA No. 1133-992]

SCI 3/779,814, dated 30 January 1964; Subject: Jaci

• RUBY - Lee Harvey OSWALD.

7.

PARI-1731 (IN 73050), 4 December 1963 [FOIA No.

298-697]

Note to Richard HELMS, dated 23 March 1964, regarding

briefing at Allen DULLES' home on 4 March 1964.

[FOIA 618-793]

Memorandum of Conversation, dated 16 January 1964;

Subject:

CIA Work in Support of the Warren Commis-

[SX-11057 - FOIA No. 482-193]

CSCI-3/779,135 to FBI, dated 16 December 1963; Subject:

DERYABIN's Comments on the Kennedy Assassination.

[FOIA No. 413-76A]

11.

Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 5 June 1964;

Subject:

Allegations Regarding Intelligence

Training

School in Minsk, USSR. [FOIA No. 726-314 XAAZ-17620]

12.

Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 31 March 1964;

Subject:

Reports on Activities

and Travel of Lee

Harvey

OSWALD and Marina Nikolevna OSWALD. [FOIA No. 627-821]

13. DIR-92725, 6 January 1964 [FOIA No. 456-771]

14.

Memorandum_for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 6 March 1964;

Regarding

Lee Harvey

[FOIA 590-

15.

16.

Note from

I HELD

Memorandum tot

dated 20 February 1964;

Subject:

Documents Ávailable in OSWALD's 201 File.

[FOIA No. 563-810]

17.

Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 23 July 1964;

Subject:

Lee Harvey OSWALD.

[DDP 4-3769]

18.

CSCI-3/778 Lee H-OSUl, dated 27 November 1963;

Subject:

OSWALD/Soviet Activities in Mexico

City, 13 - 24 November 1963.

[FOIA No. 187-622]

19.

20.

DIR 85246, 26 November 1963 [FOIA No. 113-48]

MEXI-7045 (IN 67281), 24 November 1963 [FOIA No.

78-5591

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Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 31 January

Subject:

Information Developed by CIA on the Activity

22.

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30.

31.

32.

IF CASTRO Cuban

Assassination.

dated 15 May 1964;

Subject:

Loelligence Service in

ction of that Service

to the Assassination of President Kennedy.

[XAAZ-36307 - FOIA No. 697-294]

Note dated 10 April 1964 listing material

from P-8593

shown to Warren Commission.

[FOIA No. 653-828]

Brief for Presentation to President's Commission

02-3732

Assassination of President Kennedy, 14 May 1964.

[XAAZ-27212 - FOIA No. 695- 302A]

Memorandum for ROCCA, dated 12 May 1964. [XAAZ-22809

FOIA No. 689-298]

Letter to E. Henry KNOCHE, dated 15 April 1975.

19 June 1964:

Subject:

demorandum to Chief, CI/REA, IXAAZ-27166 - FOIA'NO.

Lee Harvey OSWALD

739-319]

Memorandum for Deputy Director for Plans,

dated 11

1964; Subject:

AMMUG/1 Information

on Lee Harvey

OSWALD.

[XAAZ-27213 - FOIA Np. 687-295]

Blind Memorandum, dated 5 May 1964; Subject: Debriefing

of AMMUG/1 - OSWALD Case.

Chronology of RGR Meetings with Members of the Warren

Commission

[XAAZ-27161]

Memorandum for the Record, dated 1 April 1975; Subject:

David W.

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1 April 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Conversation with David W. BELIN, 1 April 1975

Q:

A:

Q:

Q:

A:

at was the line of reporting in Cla during the period I serv

i working level point-of-contact with the Warren Commission Staf

It was a multiple leveled things

"(a) from the Commission and AWD

personally via McCone-to Dick Helmsy (b) from Helms to the two or

three components primarily concerned (SE, then SB, Dave Murphy;

LA, then WH; and ab:

"In practice, the substantive SB input worked

research components headed by Lee wigren-Minsk

photo for example, et alo-passed via CI. CI had own defector input.

In addition, on sensitive natters of concesn ta the investigation,

Dick Helms and Murphy also dealt directly with the Conmission.

Did you hear:

? ? [two crypts,

one sounded by "Jackenet" ?]

I had not. Belin recalled that Castro had made a speech in which

he had charged

assassination intent by emigres and had promised

retribution in kind if there was official support.

Had any thought been given to the assumption that an anti-Castro

assassination plot might have been underway, and fact it was known

to Helms and to Castro? LMr. Belin said he now knew that Helms

was, in fact, aware of something underwas regarding Castro.

had no evidence to show that I RGRY had been informed about it.J

Would that change any of the thinking re Oswald's Mexican trip and

contacts?

Yes, I said, though I intended to

give more potential importance

to Oswald's KGB

contacts, and related that

band others--though

recognizing the wisdom of the Warken Commission's handling--had

felt there had been poke to the sowet aspect that should have

been pursued:

a.

Fact that his two Sovtet consular contacts in Mexico City

had been identified as KGb and at least one (both 2 had been

traced orgarizattoratly to the T3th Department (assassinations).

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SUBJECT: Conversation with David w. BELTA 1 April 1975

Q:

b. Our defector information strongly insists that all

Western militar defectors-

Alike Oswald--were screened by the

13th Department.

c. Thinness of file turned over by Soviets in view of b.

I acknowledged in retrospect that cuban hypothesis was worth recon-

sidering, though it would appear that period of solid inter-service

(KGB-UGT) relations began Tater, (i.e. after 1967-68, Venceremos, etc.).

Why did Oswald's lies include a denial to Dallas police that he had

made the Mexican trip unless there was something important to hide

about it?

All his other lies concerned key factual elements of his

cover story.

Why also did Marina deny she knew anything about the

Mexican trip in her first story to the FBI which she later rectified

before the Warren Commission? Mr. Belin noted that he had left the

hypothesis of Castro/Cuban involvement oper in his book.

He added

that it would have been important to have known the facts about the

inti-Castro plot at the wmejef the warren Commission investigation

le felt the least he would have domeswould have been to have insiste

on the polygraphing of Marina Oswald regarding her knowledge of

Oswald's Mexican trip.

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рG. Rocca

Counter Intelligence Operations

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Chronology of RGR Mocting

ivierubers of the

"Warren Commission

14 January 1964

12 March 1964

27 March 1964

26 May 1964

28 August 1964*

12 October 1964

RANKIN, WILLINS

RANKIN

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TEE SCURCE DOES NOR HAVE DINGY KIGHEDOS ON ISE HARVEX OSVALO SI HIS ACEIVIZTES

JUT IAS AALE TO FROVIDE ITS DE INTIPEST BASSO ON COELAITS DE CURAN INTELLIOSNCE

OFFICEL ASUIGNED TO THE DIRECCION SENDULL DE INDELEGESCIA, UF WHICH THE SOURCE

HIDES WAS A STAFF OTICER. TEE ITORITION APPLAPIEG BELOW AS FURNISSED BI

THE SOUFCE AND IS KOYED TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY XUDESK.

1, Prior to lataler 1963, ASHALa visitad the Cuban Envassy in Harico

ity of tin on times accasions.

Before, during and after these visita, OVALD

as in contact with the DIUCCION GIBIL DEEMELICENCIA (DCI), speciMcali

with luisa CaLDERO, Hanuel VaCA Peres and Rogetto RODRIGUEZ I00A50

VECA those Cuban intelligence pseudonym 1s MiCOS is the currant

Cuban IS chie? in Mexico.

Be rocently as had a tour of duty in Habana, prior

to sinich he hold the same poat allen as cuban is chiar in iterica.

RODRIGUEZ IS a Cuban IS

He has three tuban

Intolligence pseudonyug,

notaro and jose antonio,

The pracisa relationship

LO! IN¿Da CALDERON to tha DaI is not clear.

Sha spent about six months in Mexico fron which she rotumed to luba carly in

COMET: WH/Sa/cI has the fallowing references concerzing Juisa

CALDERON Carralero: She was assigned to the cormorcial office ci the Cuban

Encassy in faxico City, and she had arrived in Meadeo on 16 Jamary 1963 and

on 12 December 1963 made a resozvation to roturn to Cuba on Crsana Airlizoe

NEXT 7371,

13 Lecenter 1953 IN-30357, LrrlB153." She laft Vexco City for

Marana on 15 Dacenter 1963 using passoom, E/63/7 "5ISCI 7423, I7 December 1963,

1I-02692. Another referenes nyMlà-20971, 25 March 1963, said thai ter data.of

arrival la serico was 19 January 1963 and that sha had replaced resario Va?dUEZ,

a Madear secratary in the commercial cirice. Othar rafarences apparcatly cor

corning tha subjoct arg ints 6913 and iT 3205 IN-50574 dateu 25 jaruary 1963

nica do nos appear to add anything of interest to that sivan above.

2. The source does not know whether or not the Cuban Services used OSAID

17 ary agent capacity or other ranner

liban news of the assagination of Fresident Tannude roached the

Lar, 1t caused much connert concerning the fact OSWND had bean in the Cuban

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Boinaug in diastico.

In addition, oriar bora, losuad for a12 hoadguartarg

fialá afiicars of tha Dli to sort and pacieaga ale documenta acuerding to medicas

hey vere "wy socreto" (vory sescot),

(irgumante

pandod camporariito

In adition, all tratel by Del ostivers and all iI posches were sts-

when the news that

AnD was the assasain reaciad the lEi,

was no timodiaso conment but, shon lidal CAsIRO spoia en tolavision to dany

Cuban involrenost,

thera vas considerable coran concerning Willa's visit to

, Ese Cuban incassy in Mereo, At this time VAlA, ino has baen mentiored previousiya

yor, was in Cuca ard cormented to a group of DEI sta?? ofricors that USAiD had cone

to es Cubar Encassy in Herico to raguest a visa but had bean refusad. VARA cid

not jive any detalls and the aubject jas not pursued.

It 1s not known inether inforation on USAlDig visit to tho Cuban

Consultte In Mexico in Saptenber 1903 was rolayed to any Cuban service,

5. It 1s net laon 1f the Cuban Intalligence services had contact tisi

'the New OrInans* Fair Play for Cuba Conmiites,»

The only Molina sho 1s rocallad is "The Hlook", the Guban Who sas ca

viotad 1a New lork City for the wurder of a young siri suring a clasa betreen

two Cuban groups.

The DOI stail officer who had been in the United lationa

Yen Tortg

SANT TOSTARAN traTeled to Cuba "ith "The Zoo's" and iith another Cuban

nomad CRIaEld and upon arival in Cuba tried to obtain employment for boch

indiriduals, The manes feda Charlas and Petar havo no buan signiflcance

The reaction of Soriot officials in contact with the Subar Iatal7i-

services 1s not known.

Nothing is known about Soviat proposals folloring tse news of President

Kerady"s assassination,

The only fabrication known 1y the special natter by Midal CAStO pre

Ticusly mentioned

10, Mothing is knon about Jack Runasruri aia Jacie Ruste.

guantera, a photograph of hin possioly couid be identifled.

OvAID's photo was seen in the nauspapers but nothing is knein scout

hin othur than inat appeared in the press.

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Proposed Questicas of Duvald Case

1.

Was Ise Harvey OSVAID kaown tatae Cuban Intelligence services

before 23 November 19532, I so Which service?

2..

Were the Cuban services.

using starD in any agent cavecity, or In

any other manner, before 23 foredoer 1953?

3.. What was the reactioa of the Cuban intelligence services to news.

of President Kennedy's assassination? To the news that OSWALD

was the assassin? :

4.

Was Information on OSWArD's visit to the Cuben Consulete In Vexico

City In September. 1963, relayed to any Cuban service? If so, what

action was taken?

5. Was there any contact between the Cuban Intelligence services and

the New Orleans' Fair Play For Cuba Committee?

6. Has subject ever heard of Marlo del ROSARIO Molina, or Pedro Charles

know also as "Peter"?

7. How did the Soviet officials in contact with the Cuben Intelligence

services react to news of the assassination?

8. Did the Sovlets propose any type of action or Investigation to the

Cuban Intelligence services following the news of President Kennedy's

assassination?

9.

Was my provocative material deliberately fabricated by the Cuban

services or others and sent to the United States to confuse the

Investigation of the OGWALD case?

10. Was Jeck RURaNSMIl aka Jags RUBY kaoin to the Cuben Intelligence

services? It so, in what way?

11.

Does subject know a Gilberto LOPEz Who entered Mesico on Novenber

23, 1963 at Neuro Lareão, Texas and four days later proceded to

Havana by special plane.

He was 23 years old and carried a

U.s. passport.

He also had a Nexican tourist permit. Develop

all information you can on tais individual.

12. Attached is a photograpa of OSWALD, and a letter from Herent ander

which 1s self-explanatory for guidance of the case officer.

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circumstances should the contests of the letter be made known

to the suoject. Tais information came-from the Secret Service end

FBI.

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Chief, CI/R&A

TO: (Offieer designation, room mumber, and

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DDP

DATES

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DENSION; NO.

BXAAZ- 27213

17468

DATE

11 May 1964

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

COMMENTS (Number each commens to show from whom

to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)

Document Number 657-295

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans

SUBJECT:

• AMMUG/ 1 Information on

Lee Harvey OSWALD

DXAAZ-27213

11 May 1964

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1. This memorandum is for information and for action.

The proposed lines of action are Indicated) in paragraph 4.

2. AMMUG/1p the Cüban Intelligence Service defector,

has produced information ofrinterest to the President's

Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, CI

Staff learned of AMMUGA

Da 30 April. A questionnaire was

submitted by the Staff on I May (Attachment A). Mr. Swenson,

who is handling the AMMUG/1 debriefing, provided a reply on

5 May (Attachment B). It was clear from Mr. Swenson's

summary that AMMUG/1 had information bearing on the

OSWALD relationship with the Cuban Embassy and Cuban

intelligence personnel in Mexico City, albiet his knowledge

was not that of a direct participant in matters affecting

OSWALD. A follow up questionnaire was submitted to

AMMUG/1 on 6 May (Attachment C). Mr. Swenson's reply

was dated 8 May (Attachment D). Attention is directed

particularly to the content of paragraph two of Attachment D.

3. We have the problem of reconciling the operational

exploitation of AMMUG/ 1 and satisfying the responsibilities

we have undertaken with Mr. Rankin.: AMMUG/1 is such an

operational gold mine that Mi. Swenson wants, at a maximum,

two months to work fully. It'is palpable, however, that we

must furnish to the Commission the substance of AMMUG/1's

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information on OSWALD before that

On the previous record of

our association with the Commission, particularly with Mr. Rankin,

it seems possible for the Agency to workout an arrangement with

Mr. Rankin personally that would take care of their needs and ours

after a frank discussion

at the equitjes.

4. It is recommended that the DDP in person or via a

designee, preferably the former, discuss the AMMUG/1

situation on a very restricted basis with Mr. Rankin at his

earliest convenience either at the Agency or at the Commission

headquarters. Until this takes place, it is not desirable to put

anything in writing.

Raymond G. Rocca

Chief, CI Research and Analysis

Attachments

cc: C/CI

C/WH/6 (without att)

C/WH/SA/CI (without att)

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07 May 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Chiet, Counter' Intelligence Staff

Attention: Mr. Roca

SUBJECT General

Specific

Debrieting of AMMUG-1

The Oswald Case

REFERENCE

Blind Memorandum dated 05 May 1964 v

1. Reference is made to a telephone conversation yesterday

with Chief, CI Statt concerning this matter.

2. Because I am not aware of the information already

avallable to the Commission investigating the Oswald Case or

furnished by the Agency, my debriefing of the Source has been

based on the questions prepared by the CI Staif and on what the

Source answers have suggested. I shall be glad to pursue any

other topics suggested by Ct Staff.

3. The Following Information in addition to that in the

reference might be

rof interest:

a Luisa CALDERON, since she returned to Cuba,

has been paid a regular salary by the DGI even though she has

not performed any services. Her home is in the Vedado section

where the rents are high.

b. Source has known CALDERON for several years.

: Before going to Mexico, she worked in the Ministry of Exterior

Commerce in the department which was known as the #Empresa

Transimport'. Her title was Secretary General of the Communist

Youth in the department named in the previous sentence.

c. Luisa CALDERON was transferred directly from her

position in the Ministry of Extertor Commerce to a post in Mexico,

a matter of surprize to the Source.

d.

• Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez (DGI pseudo MORCOS),

shortly before he left Cuba for Mexico on or about 16 April 1964,

saw CALDERON.

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4. As explained to CI Stati any publicity which would

reveal the identity of the Source, his detection to KUBARK,

or the extent of his knowledge of DG actwities might

prejudice the operational use of the Source himself and of

information which he has provided. Accordingly, it might

be appropriate to point out to the Commission (as agreed

by DC/WH/SA) that KUBARS hgpes, by using the Source,

to obtain access to Del personnel including those mentioned

in paragraph 3 above.

Harold F. Swenson

Chief, WH/SA/CI

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6. May 1964

Proposed Question

son Cawald Casa

REFERENCES Debriefing or sanG-s, dare s

5 May 196€

I. "The source saya that polarto October 1963, Oswald vialtod the

Cuban Embassy la Matico ClIon iwo or three occaslons, It

Is public knowledge be was la Meries during the period 9-26-63

to 10-3-63.

A) When did source learn of these visits - before or after

the assassiantion? Please describe in detall the circumstances

under which soures learned this iniormation and Identities of

tho persons involved.

B) Dld those visita tale place during the aforementioned

perlod or is the source referring to previous visite. If the

latter, try to get more specule debts regarding these trips

and the origin of the nources Information.

The source state

before, duting, and after thase visles

Oswald was in contact

irDGl, spectically Julsa

CALDERON, Manuel VEGA

Peres and Rogello RODRIGUEZ Lopez.

This would appear to mean that one or more contacts were

made aftar Oswald returned to the United States le, between

10-3-63 and 11-22-63.

1) What doen source mean by costact?

B) Can he break down these contacts by the specific In-

dividual named, place and type of contact; and date of

occurence?

() Did Oswald know or have reason to suspect the Intelll

gence connections of these persons?

D) What was the purposa of these contacta?

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E) I Oswald did not know the intelligence afiliations os

thona Individuals, what pretests, Ll'any, were employed la

contacting him?

I) Did source ever seo any documentary material on any

of these contacts, or any correspondence laitiatad by or

addressed to Oswald?

G) Did the DGI ever employ physical surveillances.

technical devices or camara equipment to cover these contacte.

I1) The source saye he does not know ihether the Cuban

services used Oswald in any agent capacity or otherwise.

This obvlously makes it more important to check out what the

sousee meant in quastion one.

3. Did the DGI ever initlate an investigation of Oswald?

4. What was the reason for packaging files at DGI headquarters

and fleld offices after news of the assasslaation was received?

5.

Source was asked whether any provocative material was

deliberately fabricated by the Cubana (Question 9) to confuse

the investigation of Oswald. The raply attrlbuted to him was,

"the only fabrication known is the special matter by Fidel

CASTRO previoualy mentioned. " Please clarify.

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff

Attention Mg. Rocca

SUBJECT General

Specific

Derrieting of AMMUG-1

The Oswald Case

REFERENCE

A.

Blind Memorandum dated 05 May 1964 v

B.

Blind Memorandum dated 07 May 1964

C. Conversations between CI Staff and

C/WH/SA/CI

1. When the Oswald Case first was discussed with the Source the

specific questions prepared by Cl. Staff were posed. The answers

given by the Source were reported in Reference A. That memorandum

which I dictated to a Cl Staff stenographer appears accurate except for

sentence #9 which should have said that the only possible "fabrication"

known by Source was the specific denial by Fidel CASTRO, on a

television program; of any Cuban knowledge of Oswald.

2. On 07 and 08 May 1964 I further discussed the Oswald Case

with the Source in order to elarify exactly what he knew and what

he had heard. In the light of the explanation given by him, I believe

that a clearer understanding of what he knows can be reached if I

record his knowledge without using the question and answer format.

Accordingly, in the following paragraphs I shall report all the

information given by the Source paraphrasing his explanations and

comments.

" I have no personal knowledge of Lee Harvey OSWALD or his

activities and I do not know that OSWALD was an agent of the

Direccion General de Inteligencia (DGI) or any other directorate

or department of the Cuban, Government.

I first heard of OSWALD aiter the assassination of President

Kennedy when news media carried the name of OSWALD.

Personnel in the DOl first commented about the case, so far as

I can recall, one day after lunch when a group of officers, of

whom I was one, were chatting. The officers present were about

ten including Roberto SANTIESTEBAN, Norberto HERNANDEZ

de Curbelo, Andres ARMONA, Pedro FARINAS Diaz and

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Manuel VEGA Perez.

Mantel VEGA Perez previously had

been assigned to Mexico in thé Cuban Consulate where he

was the principal intelligence officer of the DGI. VEGA

mentioned that OSWALD had gone to the Cuban Consulate

two or three times in connection with a visa application

during the time that VEGA;w as in Mexico. I gathered,

although I do not know that VEGA made any speciic

statement to this effect, that VEGA personally had seen

OSWALD. I well could have reached this conclusion

because normally VEGA and his assistant in Mexico for

the DGI, Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, would see persons

applying for a visa to go to Cuba.

This is because DGI

officers are charged with expediting the granting of visas

of agents of the DCI. Such agents on appearing at the

Consulate use a special phrase to indicate their relationship

with the DGI. (I do not know the particular phrase used

in every case. I do know that agenta from El Salvador in

requesting visas alway ( made mention of the name "Mauricio" )

The DGi officers at a Consulate Interview visa applicants to

find out if they are agents. If the visa applicant does not use

one of the indicated phrases, the Doi officers, instead o

granting the visa Immeciately, tell the applicant to return in

a few days. The officer then notifies Habana and requests

authority for the visa.

I cannot recall if VEGA even made the

statement that he had requested permission to issue a visa to

OSWALD, but I feel sure that he would have done so because

VEGA had said that OSWALD had returned several times and

this would be the usual procedure.

I believe that Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez also would have

seen OSWALD because he worked

with VEGA and also would

have screened visa applicants.

I thought that Luisa CARDBRON wight have had contact with

OSWALD because I learned about. I7 March 1964, shortly before

I made a trip to Mexico, that she had been involved with an

American in Mexico. The information to which I refer was told

to me by a DGI cast

dricer named Norberto HHNANDEZ de

Curbelo. (I remer

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because he gave me $40. 00 to, buy some shoes and

other items during my trip to viexico.) I had

commented to HERNANDEZ that it seemed strange

that Luisa CALDERON was receiving a salary from

the DGI although she apparently did not do any work

for the Service CEARNANDEZ told me that bers was

a peculiar case and that he himself believed that she

had been recruited in Mexico by the Central Intelligence

Agency although Manuel PINEIRO, the Head of the DGI,

did not agree. As Krecall HERNANDEZ had investigated

Luisa CALDERON. This was because, during the time

she was in Mexico, the DGI had intercepted a letter to

her by an American who signed his name as OWER (phonetic)

or something similar. As you know, the pronunciation

of Anglo-Saxon names is difticult in Spanish so I am not

sure of how the name mentioned by HERNANDEZ should be

spelled. It could have been "Howard" or something different.

As I understood the matter, the letter from the American

was a love letter but indicated that there was a clandestine-

professional relationship between the writer and Luisa

CALDERON. asgunderstood from HERNANDEZ that

after the interception of the letter she had been followed

and seen in the company of an American. I do not know if

this could have been OSWALD. I, myself, considered the

case of Luisa CALDERON unusual because I had known her

before she went to Mexico when she worked in the Ministry

of Esterior Commerce in the Empresa Transimport Department

where she was Secretary General of Communist Youth.

She

was transferred directly from that position to a post in Mexico

which seemed strange.

The only other person about whom you asked me in connection

with this, whom I recall, is Sylvia RAN and I know very

little about her. What happened was that I was in the Cuban

Embassy in Mexico on 29 March 1964 about 1230 in the afternoon

preparing to return to Habana the same)day. I was talking to

some other Cubans including Rogello RODRIGUEZ Lopez and

fnu BUENAVENTURA af the Cuban Embassy; a courier named

"Enio", a courier named, "Tatoy and one other Cuban whom I

cannot recall.

We saw a pretty girl standing at the end oi

the reception rooms and someone asked who she was, and one

if the group said it was sylvia DURAN

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I recall that, after the news of the assassination of

President Kennedy reached the DGK. orders were issued

To at and a so at carents ording to not holi,

they were "muy geereto" (very secret),

"gecreto" (secret),

or "importante" (important). The material, once packaged

was to be held pending further instructions. All travel by

DGI officers and all DGI pouches were suspended temporarily.

In addition,

I recall that DCI Headquarters personnel were

instructed elther to remain in the DGI Headquarters offices

or to keep the DGI aware of their whereabouts so that they

could be reached immediately. I do not know the reason for

these measures but I believe it logical that they were issued

because of the possibility that the United State might take

some type of action against Cuba and the DGI offices.

As

nearly as I can recall, we were able to unpackage DGI files

and use them normally about the 3rd of December 1963."*

3.

In brief, the Source does not claim to have any significant

information concerning the assassination of President Kennedy or

about the activities of OSWALD. If the paraphrased comments of

the Source are considered to fee further chrification, I suggest that

Mr. Rocca, who is most familiar with the details of the OSWALD

Case, talk to the Source.& This can barranged at any time. Mean-

while, I shall have a question asked in a forthcoming LCFLUTTER to

determine whether or not the Source seems to have concealed any

information on this matter.

Harold F. Swenson

Chief, WH/SA/CI

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Chief, CI/R&A

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The Source is believed to be very reliable. We have

established through independent evidence and cross-

checking that the major part af the) intelligence

information furnished by him is anquestionably

true.

For example, we knew independent of this

Source thaw

RODRIGUEZ

Mandel KEGA Perez and Rogelio

in Mixico.

Maze Cuban intelligence officers

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On 15 lay 1964, ve provided the President's Conmissiou

a sumnary of our debriefing of Cuban defector AILJG I who had

no personal knowledge of Oswald and no information linking him to

th= Cuban intelligence services in any manner.

As a follou-up,

Mr. Howard P. Willons of the Commission asked if he could see

questions used in the interrogation.

On 18 June, I tools the questions and source's rusponses

to the Commission and shoved them to Mr. Wiltens.

He stildied

and returned the questións. to me with the observation

thut they vere

• vory thorough and fully satistled his péquirements.

le said that he

sair no need

tu puisue this angle any lurther.

The questions and

exhibited to Mc. Willenstare attached. At no tim: during

our contacts with th: Commission did ve disclose the sourse's Identity

o cryptonyn.

ili willons indicated that the Commission was winding

up its investigation.

He was highly complimentary or CI, eferring

to the agency personnul hu encountered here and in Mexico as

Drofessionals.'

Mr. Willens asked that I convey his best regards to

Allachment: a/s

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6 May 1904

Froposid questions ôn Osvald Case

REFERENCE: Dobriefing

•i gian source dated. May 285%

1.

2.

The source says

Cuban Embassy

in Mexico Cily on two or three occasions.

public knovledge he vas in Mexico during the period 9-26-63 to

10-3-63.

then did source learn of these visits - before or arter

the assassination?

Please describenn detaid the circumstance:

inder which source loarned this infornation and identities o

the persons involved.

Did these visits take pläce during the aforementiona

period or is the sourcereferring to previous visits.

try to git mona specific detabls rogarding these trips

of the sourcets information.

Ma sunce stutug hat before, during, end after thuse visits

Oswald vas in contact withuthe DGI, specifically Luisa

• CALDERON, Manuel VEGA Paréz ana Rogullo RODRIGUEL Lopez. This

would appear to mean that one or more contacts were made after

returned to the United States i.e., between 10-3-ú3 and

11-22-63.

A) That does source mean by contact?

B) Can ho Drrak dum these contacts by the spociric

individual unned, place and type of contuct, and date of

occurrence?

Did Oswald Inow or have reason to suspect the

intelligence connections of these persons?

D) What vas the purpose or these contacts?

E) It Oswald did not know the Intelligence alfiliations

of these individuals, what pretexts, if any, were employed in

contacting him?

P) Did souice une see any documentary naterial on auy oi

these contaits, or ony correspondence initiated by or addressed

to Uswalri?

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G)

Did the DGI ever employ pbysical surveillances,

technical devices or camera equipment to cover

these contacts?

It)

The source says he does not know whethur the Cuban

survices used Osvald in ang agent capacity or otherwise.

Ihis

otviously malis it man important to check out what the surce

meant in question cha

bid the DOI or initiate an

Inrestigation of Osvald?

That was the reason foi packaging files at DGI headguarters

and tild offices after news of the assassination vas received?

usked whother any provocative material vas deliberately

fabricated by the Cubans (Question 9) to confuse the investigation

of Oswald.

The reply attributed to him was,

"the only fabrication

known is the special matter by Fidel CASTRO previously mentioned."

Addendun 18 Juna with relevence to

45;

The only possible fabrication known by source was the spicific

denial by Fidel CISTRO on a IV program of any Cuban knowledge

of Oswald.

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5 May 1964

Subject - General: Debriefing of Cuban Source

Specific:

oswa ta. Ease

The source does not have afreg& knowledge of Lee Harvey OSWALD

or his activities but was able to provide items of interest based on

Cuban intelligence officers assigned to the Direccion General De

Inteligencia. The information appearing below was furnished by

the source and is keyed to questions submitted.

Lerior on tober 1963 OSA visited the Cuban End arer

in Mexico City on two or three occasions. Before, during and after

these visits, OSWALD was in contact with the Direccion General De

Inteligencia (DGI), specifically with Luisa CALDERON, Manuel

VEGA Perez and Rogchia RODRIGUE? Dopez.

VEGA whorg Cuban Intelligence pseudonym is MARCOS

is the current CubanIS cmetro Mexico. He recently has had a

tour of duty in Habana, prior to which he held the same post as

now as Cuban IS chief in Mexico.

RODRIGUEZ is a Cuban IS staff officer in Mexico. He has

three Cuban intelligence pseudonyms, Eduardo, Casimiro and Jose

Antonio.

The precise relationship of Luisa CALDERON to the DGI is

not clear. She spent about six months in Mexico from which she

returned to Cuba early in 1964.

The source does not know whether or not the Cuban Services

used OSWALD in any agent capacity or other manner.

3.

A.

When news of the assassination of President Kennedy

reached the DGI, it caused much comment concerning the fact

OSWALD had been in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico. In addition,

orders were issued for all headquarters and field officers of the

DGI to sort and package all documents according to whether they

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were "Muy

secreto" (very secret), "secreto" (sécret), and

"importante" (important). The material once packaged was to be

held pending further instructions. In addition, all travel by DGI

officers and all DGI pouchesurere suspended temporarily.

B. When the news that OSWALD was the assassin reached

the DGI, there was no immediate comment but, when Fidel CASTRO

spoke on television to deny Cuban involvement, there was considerable

comment concerning OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico.

At this time VEGA, who has been mentioned previously, was in Cuba

and commented to a group of DGI staff officers that OSWALD had come

to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico to request a visa but had been refused.

VEGA did not give any details and the subject was not pursued.

4. It is not known whether information on OSWALD's visit to

the Cuban Consulate in Mexico in September 1963 was relayed to any

Cuban service.

It is not known

if the Cuban intelligence services had contact

with the New Orleans' Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

6. The only Molina who-is recalled ig "The Hook", the Cuban who

was convicted in New York City for the murder of a young girl during

a clash between two Cuban groups. The DGI staff officer who had been

in the United Nations in New York, SANTIEST ABAN traveled to Cuba

with "The Hook" and with another Cuban named ORIHUELA and upon

arrival in Cuba tried to obtain employment for both individuals. The

names Pedro Charles and Peter have no known significance.

7. The reaction of Soviet officials in contact with the Cuban intelli

gence services is not known.

8. Nothing is known about Soviet proposals following the news of

President Kennedy's assassination.

9. The only fabrication known is the special matter by Fidel

CASTRO previously mentioned.

10. Nothing is known about Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY.

11. The name Gilberto LOPEZ is not familiar but, if he visited

DGI headquarters, a photograph of him possibly could be identified.

12. OSWALD's photo was seen in the newspapers but nothing is

known about him other than what appeared in the press.

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Proposod Questions on Oswald Case

138 XAN. T11:

1. Was Lee Harvey SWALD known'to the Cuban intelligence services

before 23 November 19632 If so which service?

2. Were the Cubay services Using OSWALD in any agent capacity, or in

any other manner, before 23 November 1963?

3.

What was the reaction of the Cuban intelligence services to news

of President Kennedy's assassination? To the news that OSWALD

was the assassin?

4. Was information on OSWALD's visit to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico

City in September 1963, relayed to any Cuban service? If so, what

action was taken?

5. Was there any contact between the Cuban intelligence services and

the New Orleans' Fair Play for Cuba Committee?

6. Has subject ever heard of Mario del ROSARIO Molina, or Pedro

Charles known also as "Peter"?

7. How did the Soviet d

ficjals in contact with the Cuban intelligence

services react to news of the assassination?

8. Did the Soviets propose

ay type of action or investigation to the

Cuban intelligence serving's

following the new's of President Kennedy's

assassination?

9. Was any

services

grovocative material deliberately fabricated by the Cuban

ote rand sent to the United States to confuse the

OSWALD case?

10. Was Jack RUBENSTEIN aka Jack RUBY known to the Cuban intelligence

services?. If so, in what way?

11. Does subject know a Gilberto LOPEZ who entered Mexico on November

23, 1963 at Neuvo Laredo, Texas and four days later proceded to

Havana by special plane.

He was 23 years old and carried a U.S.

passport. He also had a Mexican tourist permit. Develop all

information you can on this individual.

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75-1846

COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

Washington, DC 20500

Nelson A. Rockefeller,

Chairman

John T. Connor

C. Douglas Dillon

Erwin N. Griswold

Lane Kirkland

Lyman L. Lemnitzer

Ronald Reagan

Edgar F. Shannon, jr.

David W. Belin,

Executive Director

April 15, 1975

MI. E.

Henry Knoche.

Assistant to the Direetor

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.g.J

Dear Mr. Knoche:

As you know, there have been allegations that the CIA was

involved in

a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro.

purposes of this letter, we will assume that these allegations

are correct, and based upon this assumption I would like to

know the answers to the following questions:

Did anyone with the CIA tell any member of the Warren

Commission or any lawyer serving on the Warren Commission

staff that such plans had been underway?

If the answer is

yes, we would like to know what person or persons with the

Agency delivered said information, to whom it was delivered,

when it was delivered, what specifically was told or said,

what documents there are to support the answers to the fore-

going questions, and what response, if any-was received from

the Warren Commission.' If the Cormission was not told about

this, why was it not told and who made the decision not to

deliver such information to the Warren Commission?

2.

There is evidence that Castro, prior to November 22 11963,

knew about the existenceof such plans and the possible

volvement of the U.S. Government.

Did the CIA at any time prior

to the completion of the Warren Cormission investigation have

any docurents or other information indicating that Castro may

have known about, such plans?

If the answer is yes, would you

please furnish us with copies of all such documents and details

of any such information.

3.

Several months prior to the assassination of President

Kennedy, there is evidence of a public speech by Castro

that

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to possible assassination attempts on his life and possible

Would you please advise us

if there is any

evidence that this Associated Press report may have appeared

in any newspapers in the Wited States, including specifically.

any newspapere in Dallas or New Orleans.

Would you also

advise us flyou have any other information of public state-

ments of any Cuban leader prior to November 22, 1963 indicating

any awareness of possible assassination plots on the lives of

Cuban leaders.

Would you please advise us if there is any information in

CIA records to indicate that at any time prior to November 22,

1963 any

foreign government or any foreign group was consider-

ing a possible assassination.of any American leader.

would you please advise

us of all details and also advise us

United States Government

outside the CIA was ad-

vised of these plans or possibilities.

Prior to his death Lyndon Johnson supposedly stated that

he believed that although there was no doubt that Oswald

killed Kennedy and Tippitt, nevertheless Oswald might have

been a part of a conspiracy in retaliation to possible United

assassination attempts in Cuba.

Would you please advise

us of any information in Agency files

showing

whether or not

there was any communication to President Johnson of any possible

plans involving the attempted assassinations of any Cubar

leader and if the answer is yes, also give us all details

involving this matter.

Sincerely yours,

David W.

Belin

Executive Director

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr Rocca

"Internal Mame Rogending Agaucy's Position in Dunling.

with

The DDP called me this afternoon, 12 May, to state

that the Directos has received a telephone call from RANKIN

regarding the Commission's desire to interview him at 1030 AM,

Thursday.

Mr. HOOVER is scheduled to appear at 9:00 on that

morning.

2.

The DDP wishes to have from you a short but

comprehensive memorandum which highlights the basic issues or

positions entered into by the Agency in its dealings with the

Commission.

For example, RANKIN indicated that the Commission

would wish to hear the Dire ctor's views as to how improvements

might be made in protecting the President's life. Further, they

will probably ask questions regarding the possibilities that a con-

spiracy existed. Such general questioning certainly necessitates

that the DCI be made aware of the positions taken during previous

interviews.

I raised with Mr. HELMS the nature of the recent

information which you are processing which originated with the

sensitive WH source.

I informed him that in your view this would

raise a number of new factors with the Commission, that it should

not go to the Commission prior to the Director's appearance unless

we have first had some preliminary reaction or made sure that the

Director is fully aware of its implications since it could well serve

as the basis for detailed questioning.

The DDP stated that he would

review this carefully and made a decision as to the question of timing.

3. Given the schedule, you will appreciate that the DDP

will need a paper covering the above points as soon as possible.

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14 May 1964

Document Number 695-302 A

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This brief is concerned yith five topics which, it is

anticipated, will arise in the course of the Director's appear-

ance before the Pr

Eeident's Commission.

These are:

a. Formal and

unqualified negation by the DCI

of any contact or association, direct or indirect,

between the Central Intelligence Agency and Lee

Harvey Oswald. This should be accompanied by

the tabling of an affidavit signed by the Director

and notarized. (TAB A)

b. A formal assurance by the Director that all

information in the possession of the Agency regarding

Oswald's activities and associations outside of the

United States has been made available to the

Commission through its staff, with which there has

been close and frequent contacts since the inception

of the Commission's activities. (TAB B)

c. An interim pronouncement by the DCI on the

problem of

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activity. It is suggested that the DCI take the position

that at this time there is no conclusive evidence of

conspiratoyal sponsorship afOswald; that all Agency

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information bearing qu this problem has been furnished

to the Commission for evaluation and consideration in the

framework of its total knowledge of the facts.

The Agency,

at the present time, is lacking any knowledge of recent

information or documentation furnished by the Soviet

Government to the Commission with respect to Oswald's

activity in the Soviet Union. (TAB C)

d. The DCI's suggestions for improving policy and

organization With respect to the personal security of

the Fresident. Certain steps relating strictly to the

Agency's jurisdiction have already been suggested by

memorandum. It is proposed that the Director now

make specific suggestions involving legislation which

would treat information bearing on the personal security

of the President and, advisedly, other Federal officials

directly related to national security affairs in a manner

similar to what currently exists by statute for special

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auclear material or weapond introduced to the United

States or manufactured therein (The Atomic Weapons

Awards Act aRtS July 1955). (TAB D)

e. Oswald's activity. in Mexico and his possible

relationship to the Cuban Intelligence Service.

Substantive information of grave concern, to the

security of sources and methods have been developed

on both of these topics. The information and, in certain

instances, knowledge with respect to acquisition has

been made available on a highly restricted basis to

MI. Rankin and to certain elements of his staff. It is

recommended that the DCI not respond on the record

to queries on these topics. He should suggest that all

such "technical questions" be worked out in detail through the

channels and procedures that have functioned very well

- we believe - between the Commission and particular

CIA components. (TAB E)

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Formal Disclaimer of any Relationship with Dee Harvey Oswald

There have been rumore and) allegations which began

immediately after the assassination which branded Oswald as a

U.S. Government agent, In many instances, CIA has been

named as his sponsor. The authorship, geographical dispersion

throughout the world, the idefititycof themes and the timing lend

strong support to the conclusion that these charges are elements

of a world-wide, Sowet-sponsored propaganda and misinformation

program.

As DCI, MI. McCare welcomes this appearance before

the Commission to make a categorical and unqualified denial of

these unprincipled distortions

of the historical and personal

responsibilities for what was a dastardly and heinous act. In

witness of this, the DCI submits to the Commission an affidavit

which formalizes this statement. The affidavit is attached.

It is recommended that the DCI state concurrently with this

action that he desires to draw the Commission's attention to the

fact that the irresponsible charges that have been made, sponsored

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and replayed by Soviet bloc and Communist individuals and

organs since the assassination of the President, recall the

methods and the pusposes of the broader campaign against

American intelligence and security components which has built

up momentum over the past six years. We have traced the

sponsorship of that campaign directly to individuals and com

ponents within the Soviet police state apparatus. Their un-

scrupulous treatment of the Oswald case was neither new as a

method nor a surprise as an occurrence.

If the DCI is challenged by anyone on the Commission

about the substance or implication of his affidavit, it is recom-

mended that response be along the following lines:

CIA is a democratic institution. The DCI bas

incorporated in his affidavit the results of detailed

and painstaking examination.

any qualification is

raised with respect to the affidavit, he willingly

undertakes the extraordhary step of releasing any

individual in CIA to appear before the Commission

and to testify with respect to any knowledge beazing

on the Commission's task

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AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN A. MCCONE

STATE OF" VIRCINLA.-).

COUNTY OF FARFAX

JOHN A. LiCCONE, being duly sword, deposes and saya that he la

tbe Director of Central intelligence, and that based on bis personal.

knowledge of the affairs of the Central Intelligeuce Agency and on detailed

Inquiries he caused to be made by the offleers within the Central

Inteiligence Agency who would have knowledge ahou: any relationship Lee

Harvey Oswald may have had with that Agency, he cestilies that:

Lee Harvey Oawald was not an agent, employee, or

¡aformant of the Ceatral Intelligence Agency:

the Agency never contacted him, Interviewed hi.

talked with him, or recelved or solicited amy reporte or

Information from it, or communicateditito him, directly

or indirectly, la any piber manner;

the Agency never faxelabed aim any lunds or money,

or compensated him, alreadyor indirectly, in any fasbion;

Lee Harvey Oswald was never associated or connected,

directly of indirectly, in any way whatsoever with the Agency.

JOHN A. MCCONE

Subscribed and sworn to this

day of

1964, before me, a Notary Public la and for the State of Virginia, by the

said JOHN A. McCONE, who is personally known to me and he duly

acknowledged to me the execution of the foregoisy instrument.

Notary Public

My commission espires

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TAB B

Dissemination of Information to the Gon

ission

The DCI shoul, male, the general statement that CIA

has supplied all the information in its possession regarding

the activities, affiliations and associations of Oswald. Copies

of the reports and access to original data, in specific in-

stances, has been given to Commission representatives in

accordance with the DCI's expressed instruction from the

inception that the Agency place itself completely at the

Commission's dispositiou

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The Problem of Conspiracy

The DCI should note that from

"start he had given

specific indications to Agency per sohnel working on the

Commission's probert that

IDinformation bearing on

Oswald's possible relationships with foreign sponsors be

made available to the Commission. The DCI may state that

he is gratified that his instructions have been carried out

diligently and promptly. Among the items of information

provided the Commission haye been studies on the organi-

zation and functions fl components of the Soviet police

state which are

mown to include individuals and units

charged with the gerformance of what is euphemistically

referred to as "executive action'' , but is, in fact, charged

with assassination and sabotage.

The DCI should state that no firm evidence has thus

far developed abroad linking known Soviet, Soviet bloc or

Cuban intelligence and assassination personnel or ergani-

zations with the act committed by Teet

hey Oswald in

Dallas on 22 November

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on-the-rece

It is recommended that the DCI handle any

from the Commission with respectito the apparently favorable

treatment aforded Dewat mathe Ust, the withdrawal of lis

wife, his possible contat there with Soviet State Security (the

KGB), and related questions which would tend to establish

Oswald's associational link with Soviet intelligence as

"technical questions" and, therefore, beyond the scope of

present testimony. It is suggested that he rest on the fact that

the Commission has taken up these points item-by-item with

the technical levels of the Agency and that the ultimate findings

and evaluation can only be determined by the Commission.

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TAB D

Suggestions for Improving Policy and Organization Regarding

Presidential Security

Mr. Rankin raised thin question dire ctly by letter. In

its response, the Agency confined itself to elements relating

to its statutory mission. Specifically, it was suggested that:

a. The Secret Service, or Treasury, record

with the Office a Central Roference a formal require-

ment for information relating to Presidential security.

b.

It was suggested that, if the-Secret Service

intended to expand its

tetrigence coverage of possible

threats to the President's security, our experience

showed that it would need a specialized organizational

component to handle that task within the Secret Service

itself.

c. The CIA reply also noted that the Agency was

in direct touch with the Secret Service regarding the

possible utilization by that agency of our experience in

machine data processing.

On the public record, it is

suggested that the DCI not repeat this detail.

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In his presentation to the Commission after referring

to these earlier suggestions th

the DCI should state that he desires

to take the opportunity

to offer

uggestion which he has not

tabled heretofore.

The Commission's major problem has been the assessment

of personal motive and the relationship of an individual act to

possible conspiratorial guidance. Because conspiracy is the

core of the problem, the DCI should point out the possibility of

legislative action which might be an assistance in preventing

recurrence of the national calamity it is investigating. There

is an analogy at close hand between the problem of developing in

advance information relating to Presidential security and the

problem faced by the country a few years ago regarding the

clandestine introduction or manufacture in the U.S. of special

nuclear material or atomic weapons. The remedy devised at that

time was embodied in the Atomic Weapons Reward Act of 15 July 1955

(29 Stat 365, PL. 165, 84th Congress). In essence, the Act estab-

lished a substantial reward ($500, 000) for information bearing on

the Act provided by any person, and in certain instances privileged

treatment for such persons -- for example, asylum if they were

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foreigners, was assured.? Finally, a Reward Board was

created to adminter the purposes of the Act.

1) The Del should susatthat the Cormiasion consider a

• recommendation for original legislative action designed to

induce individuals to furnish information bearing on Presidential

security by offering a substantial reward and preferential treatment.

The DCI should assure the Commission that he is convinced that

the substantial award, the special treatment, and the publicity

which would attend the implementing legislation in this matter

could represent a significant inducement even to staff officers

and personnel of secretassociations and state security organs

abroad whose functions include assassination and sabotage. It

is these individuals who would be privy to plans of executive action.

The reward would constitute additional inducement for such

individuals to take the risk of making important disclosures.

calone

The suggestion does not rest on the naterial elements of

reward and special treatment. The DCI can assure the Com

mission that we are aware that personnel in police state apparatuses

charged with the assassination and sabotage functions have repeatedly

expressed and, in many cases, acted upon their repugnance for

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such work and for the system which calls upon them to do it.

There are specifio cases in the past tengears which document

this assertion, Trusted personnel charged with assassination

• missions have abandoned the mission even without the assurance

or the inducement which the DCI is here proposing.

In making this suggestion, the DCI may go one step furtiner

in advising the Commission to suggest that the Commission

examine the advisability of legislation making it a Federal offense

to conspire and to kill the Chief Executive. 3) The DCI could also

indicate that the Commission might desire to suggest that any

legislation along these lines should be enlarged to include con-

spiracy to kill any Federal official in the President's personal

circle of official associates directly concerned with national

security affairs. (The Agency's Legal Counsel states that

draft bills have been considered on the Hill.),

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INTET TAL SECURITY MANUAL:

SENATE

Revise

86th Congress

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ATONIC WESTONS LISTDS AGT

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Weapons Rcwards ct of 1955:

"Do it cuncts& lay the Senato and louse of Popresenteer of

ths United States of ancrick in Congress Assemdled. That this

ace nay bo cried as vic

iomio Weamons Rewards Aet of 1055%.

"Sac. 2. Any person wika finishes original information to the

United States

*(ir) loading to cheWinding

• or other acouisition by ile

United Sinies

of any special

nuclear materinl

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weapon which has been incroduced into the United

Staies,

or which has been manufactured or acquired therein contrary

to the lar's of the United Stares, or

"(D) with respect to an attempted introduction into tho

United Stics or in attempied manufacture or nequisition

therein of. any special nuclear material or atomic

weapon,

contrary to the ausof the United States,

shall bo rewarded by the payment of an amount not to excced

$500,000.

"Sec. 3. An Awnras Board consisting of tho Secretary of tho

Irensury who shall be the. Chairman, the scoretary of Dciense

tho Attorney General, the Director of Centril Intelligence, anc

of one member of the Atomic Energy Commission designated

by that Commission, shall determino whether any

nishing information

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assard and tho amount thercof to be paid pursunut to section

2. In determining whether any person furnishing informa-

tron

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United States

entitled

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and tho

amount of such award, the Board shall tako into consid-

cration

"(a) whether or not tho infornation is of tho typo specified

in section 2, and

"(b) whether the person furnishing the information tas

an officer or employee of the United States and, if so, whether

the furnishing of such information was in the line of duty of

that person.

"Any reward of $50,000 or more shall bo approved by the

• President.

"SEc. 4. If the information lending to an award under section 3

is furnished by an alion, the Secretry of State, the Attorney

General, and the Dircctor of Contral Intelligence, acting jointly.

may determine that the entry of such alien into the United States

is in the public interest and, in that erent, such alien and the mem

bers of his immediate family may receire immigrant visas and

may

bo admitted to the United States for permanent residence,

notwithstanding the requirements of tho Immigration and Nn-

tionality Act.

"Src. 3. Tho Board established under section 3 is authorized to

hold such hearings and make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and

amend such rules and regulntions as may be necessary to carry out

"Sec. G. Any awards granted under section 3 of this Act shall

bo certified by the Awards Boare and, together with the approval

of tho President in those cases where such approval is required.

transmitted to the Director of Central Intelligence for payment

out of funds appropriated or arnilnhle for the administration of

the Vational Security Act of 10%i, as amended.

"Src.T. As used in this Act-

"(n) The term 'ntomic energy' means all forms of energy re-

leased in the course of nucicar fission or nuclear transformation.

"(b) The term

"atomic weapon' means any device utilizing

atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting

or pro-

pelling the derice (where such means is a separable and divisible

part of tho device, the principal purpose of which is for uso as

or for derelopment of, a weapon, a reapon prototype, or a ieapon

test devicc.

"(e) Tho term 'special nuclear material' menas plutonium, or

uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isolope 235, or any

other material which is found to be special nuclear material pur-

suant to the provisions of the Aromic Energy Act of 105k

d(d) The remn "Unired Stares,' when used' in a geographical

senso, inclides Puerto Rico, all Territories and possessions of the

United Stares and the Cann Zone; exceps that in section % alie

term 'United States' when so used shall have tho meaning given

to it in tho Inunigration and Nationality Act."

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Mexican and Cuban Phases of Oswald's A

Extensive information hasibeen made available to the

Commission by CIA on tag working level regarding Oswald's

activity in Mexico City in September and October 1963. The

Commission Staff has been in detailed communication and

conversation with the Agency working levels both in head

quarters and in Mexico City. Within the past week,

significant information has been developed by CIA regarding

the relationship with Oswald of certain Cuban intelligence

personnel in Mexico City and the reaction in Havana within

the Cuban Intelligence Service to the news of the assassination

of President Kennedy. The Commission Staff is in the course

of being briefed on the Cuban aspect.

It is suggested that the DCI handle any question on the

Mexican and Cuban phases of Oswald's actinity as "technical

questions" which members of the Commission can develop

from or through their own staff with the appropriate component

of the Agency. This would be entirely consistent with the DCI's

overall assurance that he had ingericted his personnel to place

their information completely at the Commission's disposition.

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10 April 1964

SHOWN

° MATERIAL FROM P-8593 BASSED TO WARREN

COMMISSION:

1.

English translations of calls made by OSWALD)to Russian Embassy:

27 Sep 63 (1037); 27 Sepra3 (1626); 27 Sepia (1605); 28 Sep 63 (1151);

1 Oct 63 (1030): 1 Oct 63 68 80638835

2.

English translation of conversation between President Dorticos in

Havana and Cuban Amb Joaquin Hernandez Armas in Mexico on 26 Nov 63.

3. English translation of conversation between Cuban Am to Mexico and

President Dorticos in Havana on 26 Nov 63.

Document Numb 653-82,8

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15 MAY 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR: MS. J. 100 Ranitia

Generat Counsel

Aaanation a President Jamaily

SUBJECT:

Foie of ma Cuona Intelligenco Service

in Processiag VIsa Applicants; Raaction

DE that service to tha Asassination xi

President Kaunday

le

Within the very reems period, this Ageacy bas ascaolianed

contact with a wall placed individnal who has been la clove and

prolonged contact with ranting oifies-a sl the Caban Direccion

Gonezal de Istelligencia (Directorata General of inselligenes - DGl).

His kaowledgo of DGI activitios, tachniques and personalites is

direct and profound. This Agency has queried him in detail ou

possible contacts between Les Harvey OSWALD and the DGl prlor.:

to the aazaaniaation of President Kennady. A report on the irior.

mation thus obtained la attached so this memorandan.

?. This sourco lo highly sensitiv, and of great, lamedlato

operational significanca to thia Agency. The national counteriatelli

gence laterost abroad roguires, lassriors, thal secesa to the arached

report, aà kaomledgo oi she axistence oi this source da pastricted,

¿or the prosent as least, to yoursell and a sinimum zumber d your

staff.

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this memorandum and the stached repori..

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* copy oi this memorandu with lia diachmen: his been

for varded to the Federat: Juraan of investigasion.

(Signer, Richard luiss

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Te source bas so petronal nombriga ai lit Harry ESTAI,I

5= bis activities and dos or inser santes

• OSWALD T95 241 2ga

of sin Diratcion Genarel da inteligença 1DUD) or aoy ethor dirie

Fa irst 102á a OS 12) ditar the aaazaination di Presidere

SIst commentad about the tase in lis primance on day aftos izacio,

when a group d officors me chaiting. Among tiemy mas llamel

VECh Pero win provienaly hed born aasigned to the Cadas

Consulado la Mesico sity, warra io vas la principal DEl milleer.

Y EtA menticord it OSTrALI bad gaso la ha Cabas Contraata

two or tares trans is camaction sith a risa applicatien durag

tha time sat yoGA was inderies.

Turisar OSWALD bad an coriaci with VESà on there occasiona

is pol knows to the sourca. Hivero Dot offeurs stailand in

consaletos cartomarily latastion tia applicasta do determina is'

tazy 2r9 DOl agan. Il arplicasits ard bentiflad ad anests, theis

travel is aspedited, Otherine, Lary ans amaliy tole to como baci

La a los daya, During tha interiza zondeants aares ars rabraitted

so navana for futber elveting and insiracidona. Accerting to te

ETCe, OSTALD may bary bena blerviened by VEGA ay 3t

asslatant, Rogelin RODRIGUSt Lopes, but this in strictly con-

arything pardun sboa: bez excegi tal sho wan present la te.

Suban Erabany ta Mexico ta binach 1934.

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Pho satarial, suca conscistriad, sas

Nastnions. All travel by DGI officar:

was muspanand tarap

wily, Dyladies, IC] Headgearters gexonsal

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23 May 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR! • DC/OPS

SUBJECT

Lee Harvey OSWALD File Regarding

Involvement in the

Jolin F, KENNEDY Asgassination

The attached tewiew and summary was wiitten at

the express request of ir. David W. Belin as a follow-

up to Question 3 of his letter to the Agency of

15 April 1975.

2.

The resultg - as I have already told him add

nuance, not evidence,

to what the Warren Commission and

its staff had laid before them in 1964 on this subject.

The results of the review are stipulated in paragraph 8

of the Attachment.

There seemed to be no reason to

attach copies of the case reports from the file to this

sumnary.

These can be made available promptly, however,

on request.

This summary does not deal with press,

magazine and books that dealt with the subject during

the period after the assassination...

My recommendation Is to do with this paper as

we did with the earlier one requested by MI. Belin on

the unidentified man:

let him read the entire summary

and then decide how much of its

- It any, is pertinent

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to his and the comission's needs and

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SUBJECT : Review of Selected Items in the

Ice Harvey OSWALD File -Regarding Allega-

tions of CASTRO Cuban Inyolvement in the

John. F. KENNEDY: Assassination

REFERENCE: •Letter by David i Belin to

Mr. E. Henry Knoche,

15 April 1975,

paragraph 3 (Regarding Public

by CASTRO,

etely, attached

BACKGROUND

1.

On Saturday evening, 7 September 1963,

Fidel CASTRO appeared at a Brazilian Embassy reception in

Havana; even more unusual, CASTRO submitted to an informal

interview by the Associated Press correspondent,

Daniel HARKER.

2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday,

8 September, and was in print throughout the country on

Monday, 9 September.

There can be no question from the

facts surrounding the CASTRO appearance, which had not been

expected,

and his agreement to the interview, that this

event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get a

message on the record in the United States.

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3. CASTRO's statements/ to HARKER covered a range of

topics but dealt principally with American political

leadership, in particular President KENNEDY, whom he ex-

coriated in extraordina

Provocative fashion

(" ... KENNEDY is a cretin" ... the BATISTA of his

times ... the most opportunistic American President of

all time ...").

4. The interview also contained an uncomplimentary

reference to Senator GOLDWATER and Cuban delay in signing

the limited nuclear test ban. There were differences in

the replay by United States newspapers like the

New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that

CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated.

5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided

until the midale of September 1963, the HARKER story

appeared in the principal morning paper. the Times-Picayune,

on Monday: 9 September, page f, under a three-column head-

line:

"CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders

Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." The story followed under the

HARKER by-line:

"Havana (AP) - Prime Minister

Fidel Castro said Saturday night: 'U.s.

leaders would be in danger if they helped

in any attempt to do away with leaders of

Cuba.'

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"Bitterly denouncing what he called

recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri-

tory, Castro said:

weare prepared to

fight them and answer

in kind. U.S. leaders

should think

Ibat it they are aiding terror-

ist plans

to

eliminate Cuban leaders, they

themselves will not be safe.'

• World affairs ... seemed to be

entering a more peaceful climate a few days

ago, but now this trend has changed with

attacks.

*"The U.S. is always ready to negotiate

and make promises which later it will not honor.

This has happened to promises made during the

October crisis. They have been broken as can

be seen with new attacks.

" 'But I warn this is leading to a very

dangerous situation that could lead to a worse

crisis than October's ...'"

6. The New York Times, in its coverage on 9 September,

used a UPI wire service report which omitted any reference

to the warning and threat which gave the interview its real

significance.

The Washington Post did an abbreviated re-

write (9 September, page A-7) which, similarly,. omitted

any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks.

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The Evening Star of Washington, D. C., printed_ the HARKER

story nearly in its entirety in the second section of the

paper 19 September 19ol, page 8-4) and reworded the content

of the HARKER interview, placing the emphasis on the po-

litical aspect

in particular, highlighting the GOLDWATER

elements and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States

leadership in the middle of the piece.

7. There is no evidence in the files on the KENNEDy'

assassination).that this CASTRO interview was considered in

following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission

and its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed

Headguarters attention to the AP story very shortly after

the Dallas killing.. More important, the interview appears

to have been forgotten in the contemporary political consid

eration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba.

There is no evidence

in the Agency records, either, that the Warren Commission

staff itself pursued the implication of the CASTRO interview

in dealing with the conspiracy hypothesis. There is no

evidence in the files that anything along these lines was

stated by any other Cuban leader before the assassination.

8. The purpose of this review, undertaken at Mr. Belin's

request, is to reconsider Lee Harvey OSWALD's activity on the

assumption that as an avid newspaper reader - which we know

from

testimony of Marina OSWALD and others - he read the

CASTRO warning and threat

as reported above. The results

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of the review, admittedly heavily using the 20 - 20 quality

of hindsight, may be stipulated in sunmary:

a.

There is no increment of credible

?

evidence, applying this phrase strictly, of

Soviet andfor Cuban political, intelligence

or security service involvement in the as-

sassination to what was developed and con-

sidered by the Warren Commission and its

staff. The Commission's finding that

Lee Harvey OSWALD was the killer of

President KENNEDY and Officer TIPPIT and did

them in alone and of his own determination

stands.

b. "Credible evidence" that would

upset or significantly modify this judgement

did (and does) not exist in Washington. But

such evidence could exist in Moscow and or

Havana, whose voluntary inputs to the Warren

Commission were minimal in quantity and

quality, designed to cover up any admissions

of knowledge of, or connection with, OSWALD

which might be related directly or indirectly

with the assassination.

Therefore, the belief

that there was Soviet and or cuban (KeBand. 05

DI) connection with OSWALD will persist and

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grow until there has been a full disclosure -

by these governments of all elements of

OSWALD's handling and stay in the Soviet union

and his contacts in Mexico City. The

Warran Consission report should have left a

wider "window" for this contingency. That,

indeed, was the opinion at the working level,

particularly in the counterintelligence com-

ponent in the CIA in 1964. As was indicated

by Mr. Helms in his testimony before the

Warren Commission, CIA would continue to

regard this aspect of the OSWALD case as

still open.

c. In the absence of additionad of new

elements of "credible" evidence,

are

"nuances" in the record that emerge

as note

worthy, in the light of other conclusions.

These are reviewed and summarized below, item-

by-item.

d. CASTRO's warning and threat of

7 September 1963 - LE OSWALD did indeed read

Investigation of the Assassination of President John F.

KENNEDY.

Hearings Before the President's

Commission

on the

Assassination

of President KENNEDY (Washington,

1964) ,

hereafter cited as Hearings,

especially p.

124 - "Mr. Helms:

vol., yes.

v., pp. 120 = 129. See

I would assume

the case could never be closed.'"

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it in New Orleans must be considered of

great significance; in the light of the

pathological evolution of OSWALD's passivel

aggressive makeup after his attempt to kill

General WALKER early in April 1963 and his

identification with Fidel CASTRO and the

Cuban revolution which is directly trace-

able as far back as his Marine Corps.

service in El Toro, California. CASTRO's

warning and threat, given to AP corres-

pondent HARKER, irrespective of whether

there was any formal mandate, or even

security service contact with OSWAID=

by the Cubans or the Russians - was an act

of singular irresponsibility and under no

circumstances was excusable as retorsion

for what the Cuban emigres were doing during

the summer of 1963.

CUBAN CONTACT WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA,

EARLY 1959 (2)

9. The testimony of Nelson DELGADO contains an assertion

of germinal significance to any review of the background of

Lee Harvey OSWALD's feeling toward and relations with

CASTRO's Cuba. DELGADO was probably the closest peer group

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member to OSWALD during his specialist training period

at El Toro Maxine Corpe Base December 1958 - September 1959.

The Warren Commission Report takes note of this:

OSWALD tOld DELGADO that he was in

ch

Cuban diplomatic officials in

this country, which DELGADO at first took

to be 'one of his lies, but later

believed. '"2

10. Actually DELGADO's testimony says a lot more of

possible operational significance than is reflected. by the

language of the report, and its implications do not appear

to have been run down or developed by investigation. Thus,

the record of the beginning of, OSWALD's relationship with

the Cubans starts with a question mark.

11. The period was one of transition im U.S. - Cuban

relations after CASTRO's takeover. OSWALD, and DELGADO at

the outset, were CASTRO supporters, OSWALD being particu

larly keen about how to get to the island. DELGADO testi

fied:

2

"... I didn't know what to tell him, so

I told him the best thing that I know was to

Report to the President's Commission on the Assassination

of President John

KENNEDY (Washington, 1964), hereafter

cited as Report, p.

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get in touch with a Cuban Embassy, you know.

But at that time that f) told him this - we

were on friendly terms with Cuba, you know,

so this

wasn't no subversion or malintent,

you know.

Ladn't know what to answer him.

I told him to

see them.

"After a while he told me he was in

contact with them ..•

" ... I seen this envelope in his foot-

locker, wall-locker, and it was addressed to

him, and they had an official seal on it, and

as far as I could recollect that was mail fron

Los Angeles, and he was telling

there was

a Cuban Consul. And just after he

started

receiving these letters - you see, he would

never go out, but stay near the post all the

time ...

" ... he had one visitor after he started

receiving letters he had one visitor. It was

a man, because I got the call from the MP

guard shack, and they gave me a call that

OSWALD had a visitor at. the front gate. This

man had to be a civilian, otherwise they would

have Iet him in. so I had to find somebody

to

relieve OSWALD, who was on guard, to go down

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there to visit with this fellow, and they spent

about an hour and a half, two hours, talking,

I guess, and he came back. I don't know who the

man was or what they talked about, but he looked

nonchaland about the whole thing when he came

back.

He never mentioned who he was, nothing.

"Mr. LIEBELER: How long did he talk to

him, do you remember?

"Mr. DEIGADO : About an

and balf,

two hours ...

"Mr. LIEBELER:

You ne

who this fellow was the

asked. OSWALD

to?

"MI. DELGADO: NO. NO

"Mr. LIEBELER: Did you connect this visit

that OSWALD had at that time with the Cuban

Consulate?

"Mr. DELGADO : I did; because I thought it

funny for him to be receiving a caller at such a

late date - time. Also, up to this. time he

hardly ever received mail; in fact he seldom

received mail from home because I made it a

policy, I used to pick up the mail for our unit

and distribute it to the guys in there, and very

seldom did I ever see one for him. But every so

often, after he started to get in contact with

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these Cuban people,

the

'tarted getting letter

pamphlets and nevegapers

also

started receiving letters,

you know

and nastocks, maybe pamphlets, you

know,

church, things we

get from

church, you

know, but it wasn't a church.

"MI. LIEBELER: Were they written is

Spanish, any of them, do you know?

"Mr. DELGADO: Not that i can reca

no.

"Mr. LIEBELER:

DIO)

you

any reason

to believe that these things

to

OSWALD

from the Cuban Consulate?

"MI. DELGADO: Well, I took it for granted

that they did after I seen the envelope, you

know ... something like a Mexican eagle, with a

big, impressive seal, you know. They had dif-

ferent colors on

itan

rec

and white; almost

looked like our

recall the

United, s

Unow. But I can't

Oknew it was in Latin!

that. I couldn't under-

stand.

It was La

"MI. LIEBELER:

You don't know for sure

whether it was from the Cuban Consulate?

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"Mr. DELGADÓ

→ No. But he had told me

prior, just before

Infound that envelope in his

wall locker. that hevwas receiving mail from

them and one time he offered to show it to me,

sut & washly much interested because at the

time we

had work to do, and I never did ask

to see that paper again, you know.

"MI. LIEBELER: Did he tell you what his,

correspondence with the Cuban Consulate was

about?:

"MI. DELGADO: No, he didn't

"Mr. LIEBELER: Did he ever

indicate

to you

that it had to do with the conversati

KoNs

that

you had about going over to Cuba?

"MI. DELGADO: No. . The only thing he

told me was that right after he had this con-

versation with the Cuban people was that he was

going to - once he got out of the service - he

was going to Switzertand ... " 3

12. OSWALD's application to Albert Schweitzer College,

Churwalden, Switzerland, was dated 19 March 1959, and he

was presumably to report there on 20 April 1960.

Destined

for discharge

from the Marines on 7. December 1959, OSWALD

3

Hearings, Volume VIII, pP. 241 - 243.

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accelerated his exit on grounds of family hardship in early

September 1959.

on 27 September 1979 he was issued a

U.S. passport valia fan travel - among other places to

Cuba and the

USSR.

We entered the Soviet Union from

Finland on\

tober 1959.

13.

DELGADO'S testimony has the cast of credibility.

Granting that, it is of basic importance to focus attention

on the male visitor who contacted OSWALD at El Toro Camp

and talked with him for between one and a half to two hours.

The event was unique in DELGADO's recollections, and actually

there is nothing like it - on the record - in everything else

we know about OSWALD's activity in the United States before

or after his return to the United States. The record reflects

no identification of the El Toro contact. DELGADO's presump-

tion is that he was from the Cuban Consulate in Los Angeles.

Assuming that, the questions are: Who was it, and was

there reporting ftom. Los

Angeles to Washington and Havana

that could, in

effect

represent the opening of a Cuban

file on OSWARD

"PREDICTION OF

ESIDENT KENNEDY'S DEMISE BY COMMUNIST

PARTY CELL LEADER MORSE BENITEZ ZABOLA, 1962

14. Guatemala Station forwarded to Headguarters

9 January 1964 a duplicate copy of à raw report by a

on

U.S./Cuban diplomatic and consular relations were severed

3 January 1961.

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penetration dated 5 January

1962 describing events at the

yearly Communist Party cell meeting. The cell leader,

MOrSe BENITE? Zabola,

said that the Communist Party in

Guatamala should for a single new party;

"We need not

preoccupy outates over the politics of President XENNEDY

because we know, according to prognostications, that he

will die within the present year, 1962."

15. This report apparently had been discounted when

it was received

and was not forwarded until" the Station

re-reviewed

all of its material after the

assassination.

The file reflects

no follow-up or formal dissemination

of the report.

ENIGMATIC THREATS BY CUBAN THIRD SECRETARY IN THE HAUGE,

7 NOVEMBER 1963

16. A sensitive liaison source, reporting after the

KENNEDY assassination, indicated that at the Soviet reception

on 7 November 1963, the Cuban Third Secretary,

Ricardo I. SANTOS Pesa, discussed the recent refugee raids

on Cuba and their implications with a host-country diplomat,

concluding with the admonition: "

... Just wait and you

will see what we can do. It will happen soon." Asked to

be more specific what would happen soon, SANTOS replied:

"Just wait, just wait."

17. These data were passed to the Warren Commission

by memorandum, 31 March 1964. SANTOS was reported to have

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a history of medical instability and was summarily recalled

Erom The Hague reportedly for reasons related to that fact

in April 1966.

INTERCEPTED, CONVERSATIONOF CUBAN EMBASSY

EMPLOYEE,

LUISA CALDERON, AFTERNOON OF 22 NOVEMBER 1963

18.

Mexico City time, about five hours after the

KENNEDY assassination, a Cuban Embassy employee named

"Luisa" received a telephone call in Spanish from an uniden

tified male outside.

19. The caller asked her if she had heard the latest

news. "Luisa" jokingly replied: "Yes, of

course, "I knew

it almost before KENNEDY ... Imagine, one, two, three and

now; that makes three [she laughs], what barbarians! ..."

20. Both speakers agreed on the seriousness of the

assassination. "Iuisa" also stated that the party at

Silvia DURAN's had-been called off so it would not appear

that they were celebrating the death of KENNEDY, nor would

they have the party coindide with the burial. Finally she

said she planned tg move that night into the house of

doctor la womany friend.

21. Latin hyperbole? Boastful ex post facto suggestion

of foreknowledge?

This is the only item in the intercept

coverage of the Cubans and Soviets after the assassination

that contains the suggestion of foreknowledge or expectation.

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22. The tenuous, enigmatic character of the conversation

is sharply highlighted by the following facts:

"Luisa" was probably identical with

Luisa CALDERON, a cadre worker of the Cuban

Directorate, Genéral of Intelligence (DGI).

She returned to Cuba in 1964 and was reported

to be working in DGI Headguarters.

b. The DGI element in Mexico City in the

fall of 1963 was headed by Alfredo MIRABEL Diaz

who had arrived on 2 September 1963, formally

•as the replacement of the Consul Eusebio AZCUE

(departed 19 November 1963). The deputy DGI

chief (and as of June 1964, MIRABEL'S successOr)

was Manuel Engenio VEGA Perez.

c. The "Silvia DURAN" named in Luisa's

conversation was the receptionist, a Mexican

national, who dealt with OSWALD during his known

visits on 27 and 28 September to the Cuban

installations in connection with a Cuban visa

application for stay and/or transit.

Silvia DURAN is the sole live witness on the

record regarding OSWALD's activity in

Mexico City-

Her testimony, however, in its

entirety was taken and presented, solely, by the

Mexican Governmental authorities. A direct

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confrontation with

ber was requested by the

warren Commission staff but rejected by the

Mexican authorities. It is from Silvia

DURAN' s

statements that it was learned that OSWALD

becamefengaged in a personal altercation on

27 September with Eusebio AZCUE.

d. Manuel Engenio VEGA Perez.

alias Marcos, and his DGI assistant,

Rogelis RODRIGUEZ Lopez, were positively

identified in February 1964 by two independent

sources as engaged in the active development

and facilitation of the training of wicaraguan

agents for the purpose of assassinating

General Annstasio SOMOZA. VEGA, it is estab-

lished, was on post in Mexico City during

OSWALD's stay there 27 September - 2 October

1963. He left Mexico City on 3 November 1963

for Havana. It was reliably reported about

VEGA that all individuals going to Cuba, legally

or illegally, had to pass through him first. He

took the biographical data and sent it to Cuba

for name checking, a procedure which normally

took fifteen days. 5

For example, VEGA would have handled the details of the

visa action

and facilitation of the trip to Cuba

via

Mexico City from 28 December 1962 - 21 January 1963 that

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23. There-is

no

evidence in the OSWALD case file that

Silvia DURAN was subjected to a systematic elicitative

interrogation that would have related her dealings with

OSWALD, KRoNg

for confirmed by intercept, with the data held

on the Cuban DGI, its personalities and methods, in

Mexico City. Was it normal for a case like OSWALD's,

considering the fuss

he allegedly made with AZCUE, for the

applications to be handled

solely by a local employee and

a lame duck like AZCUE whose slot had been taken by the •

DGI chief? Whatever the answer to these questions, they

were not asked at the time. And there remains the more

fundamental question: accepting the DURAN story on its

face, could it have happened without the knowledge and

participation of the DGI personnel above cited? This

seems unlikely especially because VICA is later fited by

a Cuban DGI defector as having stated he was aware OSWALD

made several visits to the Cuban Consulate. It is clear

CASTRO's overseas intelligence and security service could

have more in its files than was surfacéd in the DURAN

was taken by Vincent Theodore LEE, the organizer of the

Fair Play

Committee for Cuba, with which OSWALD established

relations from Dallas during the period 19 April -

2 November 1963.

There is an overlap between LEE's and

VEGA's travels to Havana during that period:

departed Mexico City on 6 January for Havana and returned

on 13 February 1963.

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statements., Coming back to the beginning: "Luisa" -

Luisa CALDERON - as a member of the DGI unit in Mexico City

could very wetl have known something that would make what

she said to her unidentitied caller less a matter of

boastful self-indulgence than was assumed at the time.

SILVIA DURAN,

SUBSTANTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF

ALLEGED PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD, - 1967

24. The defects viewed in hindsight of the Silvia. DURAN

testimony already have been suggested above.

(In that

context of criticism it would also be relevant to reconsider

the implications of the two intercepted telephone conversations

on 26 November 1963 between the Cuban President, DORTICOS,

and his Ambassador to Mexico, Joaquim Hernandez ARMAS,

because the thrust of the conversation dealt with the ques

tion whether Silvia DURAN had been asked about lor been

offered?] money payments by her Mexican interrogators.)

25. As of September 1964 Silvia DURAN gave up her

Cuban Embassy job. In the spring of 1967 Silvia DURAN

was reported by a reliable and sensitive source to have

cut all relations with Cubans. Her account, in 1967/ Of

how she had been taken into custody and had been interrogated

after the assassination repeated what was already known..

She added, under circumstances that did not permit the;

source to challenge or elicit corroborative detail, that

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"She had gone out with OSWALD during his stay in Mexico City

and claimed she had

sexual relations with him.

ALLEGATIONS OR CONSPIRATORIAL CONTACT BETWEEN OSWALD AND

CUBAN GOVERNMENT AGENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO

ALLEGATIONS OF (A) ELENA GARRO DE PRAZ AND

(B) OSCAR CONTRERAS"

Warren Commission reported, "Literally

dozens of allegations of a conspiratorial contact between

OSWALD and agents of the Cuban Government have been

investigated

...."6 Among these cases, which consumed

hundreds of CIA man-hours in Headquarters and abroad

and similarly the FBI in the United States

was the

Nicaraguan walkin in Mexico City, 26 Novembet™

1963,

Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte.

27.

The ALVARADO case is taken up in detail by the

Warren Commission under the cryptograph "D."' ALVARADO

claimed that he had seen an American, whom he identified

as OSWALD, receive money some time in mid-September 1963

in a meeting in a patio of the Cuban Consulate in

6

See Report, P. 305 ff. - Some of the others were the cases

of Ylario

ROJAS Villenueve in Cozumel

and Guadaloupe,

the allegations of Enrique Ruedolo GONGORA in New York City,

the claims of Robert Edward GALLANT, Santa Clara Prison

Farm, California, and the allegations of Ray DOBKIN's.

See Report, PP•

307 - 308.

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Mexico city. ALVARADO's story was ultimately broken by the

use of the polygraph, on which ALVARADO showed evidences of

deception, and by bringing ALVARADO's former Nicaraguan

security service contral into the case.

28.

The ALVARADa story is a particularly acute reper

sentation of the aliticulties that beset the evaluation of

observed evidence: certain elements of the story persist

despite the impeachment of its major premises. ALVARADO,

whose account did not becone public until the release of

the Warren Report in October 1964, talked consistently of

the presence in the Cuban Consulate transaction of a Negro

with red-dyed hair.

29. Elena GARRO de Paz is a mecurial.

articulate and

socially prominent Mexican writer, married, but separated

from a high-ranking Mexican foreign service official. She

is also the cousin of Horacio DURAN, the husband of

Silvia DURAN, cited above. There is a strong personal

antipathy between the two women descending from

Elena GARRO's trenchant anti-Conmunism.

30. From October 1964 until his retirement in the fall

of 1969, a U.S. Embassy officer, Charles THOMAS, persistently

kept up a stream of reports and memoranda reflecting GARRO's

account of what had actually gone on between OSWALD, the

Cubans and in particular Silvia DURAN in September 1963,

including a repeated reference to a Negro with red-dyed hair.

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31. The, first reference to the GARRO story was noted in

a Mexico Station Memorandum of Record dated 12 October 1964:

"Elena GARRO [said) that she and her

daughter were invited to a party at the Cuban

Embassy during the period she now finds out

that OswAin was here in Mexico prior to the

assassination. She was invited by a Mexican

secretary in the Cuban Embassy whose husband

is a cousin of the GARRO family [Horacio DURAN].

At the party she saw three Gringos, not

drinking, not mixing and more or less just

standing around together like three bumps on a

1og. They were so obviously out of place that

she asked someone in the Cuban Embassy about

them and was told that 'they were just passing

through.'

She claims that on the way these

three Gringos stood out she took a good look

at them as did her daughter. When the

assassination occurred and OSWALD's picture was

spread into the newspapers, both Elena and

her daughter immediately said that he was one

of the three Gringos "without a doubt' at the

party."

32. GARRO repeated her story to Mr. Charles William

THOMAS, an Embassy political officer on 10 December 1965:

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In September 1963 after her return from abroad, she went

to a party, accompanied by her daughter, at the home of

Ruben DURAN (emphasis added]. Ruben is one of the two

brothers of Horacio DURAN, who married her cousin.

met

oswarD and two other young Americans. At the party

she was discouraged from talking with him. Other guests

were the Cuban Consul AZCUE, General Clark PLORES,

Silvia DURAN, who she later learned was OSWALD's mistress

while he was here, Emilio CARBALLIDO and a Latin American

Negro man with red hair [emphasis added]. In November 1963

when the identity of the assassin became known, she and

her daughter went to the Cuban Embassy

and

shouted

"assassins" and other insults at the staff there.? shortly

afterward, she and her daughter were visited by a friend,

Manuel CARVILLO [OT CALVILIO], then an official in the

Secretariat of tife Goberpagion and were told he had orders

to escort them to a smalMand obscure hotel in the center

of town..

ey were kept there for eight days under pretext

that they

Wer

anger. When she told CARVILLO she wanted

to go to the American Embassy and explain what she knew of

OSWALD, she was told that the American Embassy was full of

Communist spies.

33. On 25 December 1965 and 9 January 1966 in further:

interviews with THOMAS, GARRO and her daughter elaborated and

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in certain particulars significantly modified her cartier

account. She also acknowledged that she and her daughter

had been interviewed by Embassy officers to whom she claimed

they did not give a very complete story because the

Embagsy officers did not appear to give much credence

to

anything they said.

34. It developed that GARRO and daughter had been.

interviewed by the Legal Attache a 12 and_24, November IIGA.

Her information had been similar to what she claimed in her

account to THOMAS but had not been substatiated bylinquiries.

The FBI representative therefore considered the matter closed

and reaffirmed his disengagement from the matter to the CIA

Chief of Station on 27 December 1964 and to the Ambassador

on 25 February 1965.

35. The Embassy Illitical Officer, however, persisted in

his interviews and reporting. In a memorandum of conversation,

13 July 1966, CARRO identified the place to which she had been

taken by CALVILLO as the Hotel Vermont. (This detail checked

out affirmatively. - GARRO was at the Hotel 23 - 24, 25 - 27

and 28 - 30 November 1963.) In another, on 7 February 1967,

CARRO's continuing

vicissitudes with the Cubans are set out.

And finally

upon

THOMAS's retirement from U.S. Government

service, the Department of State, at his request,

28 August 1969, disseminated to CIA and FBI a

compilation of

his reporting of the Elena GARRO interviews.

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"36.

There the matter rests. GARRO's chronology of the

events she described, as having occurred in the Mexican capital

in September 1963 never coincided with the confirmed data

Of OSWALD's presence there.

Her story, however, had two

points.congruant with allegations by others regarding

OSWALD:

a.

ALVARADO's allegations regarding the

Negro with the red-dyed hair Ithis detail could,

however, have been gleaned from the

Warren Commission's published account of the

"D" casel and

b. Silvia DURAN's later claim of

intimate personal contacts with OSWAK

37. Beginning in March and amplified in

ay 1967, the

American Consul, Benjamin J. RUYLE, in Tampico developed a

contact with a local Mexican journalist,

oscar CONTRERAS Lartigue, who claimed to have encountered

OSWALD with other pro-CASTRO students at the

University of Mexico campus in September 1963.

38. In June 1969 CONTRERAS was interviewed by a CIA

officer:

He studied law at the University of Mexico

for three years

approximately 1960 - 1964. He

belonged to a clandestine pro-CASTRO revolutionary

group at the University. Regarding the OSWALD

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case he was extremely cautious and although he

was not able of willing to give dates and

names, he said OSWALD visited the University

of Mexico campus shortly after the Cuban

Embass

refused him a visa to visit Cuba.

nguiries regarding pro-Cuban

revolutionary groups at the university and

was directed to CONTRERAS and his friend.

OSWALD met CONTRERAS and four other persons

as they came out of a round-table discussion

held in the faculty of Philosophy. OSWALD

told the group it was urgent that he visit

cuba and the cuban imbassy hardenied his a

visa. He requested aid from CONTRERAS' grOup.

CONTRERAS and others mistrusted OSWALD because

they felt he was a CIA provocation. The group

allowed OSWALD to accompany them the rest of the

day, that night and part of the next day. OSWALD

was very introverted and appeared to be slightly

crazy. OSWALD made nogmention of an assassination

plot but kept bringing up

the point he had to

travel to

imme

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39. At this

p01

th FBI knowledge, the matter was

turned over to the Mexican

authorities who determined that

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for the years 1959 - 1960

and that he had been publicly

associated in protest activity for the Student Revolutionary

BIoc (BER) iN January 1961.

However, the group ceased

functioning as such in the middle of 1962, and

Oscar CONTRERAS was never one of its leaders. No further

Lestered in the eiles on the comas allogations.

Apart from the unsustained claims made by CONTRERAS about

his own presence at the University, there is an additional

element that undermines the credibility of his account:

OSWALD's Spanish, which was barely adequate to get him meals

near the hotel, seems hardly likely to have permitted him to

carry on

for an extended period with Duniversity student

group.

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31 January 1964

MOVCRANDUMIOR: Sir. J, Lantersin

SUBJECT:

° Indonmation Developed by CIA on the

Activity a kee farvey OSUALD is

Mexico City, 28 Sepiamber - 3 Cctober 1963

as Fransmitted to Warren

Commissio:

1. I am enclontay a presentation of the inforization

developed by CIA on or abou; Lee Harvey OSTALD is Mexico

City. We bave included in this paper only hard, substantive

Information, Asy judgments that are made remeatnt pro

fessional evaluations by individunis who have worked over

the years as spacialista in their fields. Speculatton, rumos,

and vagsa derail not directly relsted to OSWALD's activity

have not been inchaied.

2. Persuast lo our discussion on 14 January 1964, I

have givea the enclosure an aprostiate classification,

Tse

compremaine of this material in its present for would lead

directly to the destruction a current sourcea and methoda of

this Agency in Mexico and elsewbere.

Document Number

509-803

for FOIA Revion 0f

Enclostre

Orig & 1 - Addressee w/att

1 = DDP w/att

1 - WH/3 (Ms. Whittez) w/att

• SR/CI w/att v

- Chiet, CI/REA w/att/

CI/RGRocca.de/ 31 January 1964

(signed)

Richard Hal-13

JUN 1975 Deputy Director for Plaza

to

meno

CIA dated 10 78 1964

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31 JaauzIy 195%

leader, Blad

Tafor mation Developed by ClA an the Activity of

Lou Farray OSWALD inVarico City

23 Septeraber - 3, Ceciles 1953

h.=11

I OSWALD'S Activity in Nierico City

1. On 9 Octobese tão CIA Station in Mexico City icecived

the following information from a reliable and proven sourca:

A: American named ice OSWALD had contacted

the Soviet Embassy in Merico City on Tuesday, l Octobes

1963. He had aporen in halting Russian to the Soviet

Embassy guard, Ivan Ivanovic's OBYEDKOV, to whors

he said he had visited the Imbassy two days eazlier,

Saturday, 2S September. Ho asked whether there had

been a reply to a telegram that tho Consul witz whom is

had spokes, but whose name he could not recall, had

promised to send to Washingtos, OBYEDKOV had

atteripted to establinh the. mintity of the Consu with

whom OSWALD had injied, l i bad beeza dari cisor.

then it had gobably beez kOSTIsoV, OBVEDiOV,

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after a chock with Sovic: Consular personnel, assured

OSWALD the telegram had bees sent to Washi-gion but

no answer had been seceived.

Tho information was forwarded by

blo to CiA HadigurricIs

tho same day it was acceived

2u A lo choct lo Washingta maica is routizo in thuse

matters rovealed the possibility of an ideatity between the Lec

OSWALD who had spolca with OSYEDKOV, and presurably

with KOSTILOV, and the defector returnoe, Lee Hervey OSWAID.*

3. On 10 October 1953 CIA Headquarters dissemizated by

cable tie report in substantially the form and in the detail

indicatad above, in paragrauh 1, to the federal agoncies whose

jurisdictional Interesta had been established by a review of

OSWALD's file: the Federal Burcau of Invectigation, the Depa-t-

* The CIA file on Lee Harvay, OSWALD was opezed on 9 Decomber

1960 to accommodate biographic information developed by CIA is

responso to an inquiry from the Departucat a. Stato on a list oi

American defectors in Soviet bloc countloG. OSWALD's was

among the names in the list.

The Departmeat a State inquiry

was dated 25 October 1960.. An icterim reply was given by CIA

03 3 November 1960; a final repiy, on 21 November 1950. Vatil

ca-ly October 1953 the coatests c the OSWALD fle beld by CLA

corsisted entlicly, of press materials and disseminations

=cceived from the Depestmozt of State, the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, and the Navy Department.

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ment a Staie, the Navy Depa-ticat, and the Immigration ard

Naturalization Servico, A commont was included in the report

noting the likelihood that the subjeci, Ise OSWALD, vas

probably identical with the fornic Niarise who had deiccied to

tho Soviet Union in 1959. (The report disseminated by CIA in

Washingtoz on 10 Cosober also isclulcd a paypical docesipsion

sí a1 individual wão was believed to have been the OSWALD when!

bad costacted the Sovieta in Mexico City, It was subseques y

established by investigation that the description did not pertaia

tO OSWAID. )

¡i Os tha same day, 10 Cctober 1953, CIA Hcadguasiers

seat a longthy cable summary to the Vicrico Cily Station a the

background information held in tao Headquarters: file az

OSWALD. An instruction was inclules for the Mesico City

Station to pasa the substance of its 9 Cctober repozi to tho local

represertatives of the same Federal departments aad ageacies

that had been given the information is Washington, Thia

instruction was immediately carried out. Is this manner the

information on OSWALDia contact with the Soviets on l October

was passed is Mexico City to the Embassy, the FBi representative,

tha Naval Attacho, and to the affice of tse Immigration and

Nstualination Service. There were no requests from reciranto of

the repost for furthor information or for follow-up investigation

- 3.

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5. Aitor to assassization of Presidont Kenscay and the

arreat of Loa Harvay OSWAlDy en Latonaire reviet of all

available sourcos was cadezeaker la ilexico City to detorraine

a purpong arOSWALD's visita It was icaraed that OSWALT

had also plated to Cuban Consulate la Mexico City and bad

eliad those mili, a cleriso a atoriesa rational, samad Silvia

DURAN. After the susascination and the publicity about lea

OSWALD, Silvia DURAN bad told a suraber of relativos aad

¡ilonde that she had talked to OSWALD about a Cuban visa.

Silvia DUBAN and he= husband, Horasio DURAN Nava:ro, wera

dotaled and questioned by the Mexican police frora 23 to 25

November 1963.

6. Aites giving some of lue domils of her own personal

background - she ls an admitted icitist sympathizer and had

{orac=ly worked for the Mesicar-Cubas Instituto d1 Cultural

Relationg - Silvia DURAN sail that ween she iliat heard oi the

easta as President Kennedy de arbon depossed and caught

the assasst must have beck a maniac. When she loarsed shat

do was associated with the "Falr Play for Cuba Coralited"

she did not t

7. Shc talked about the case to her husbazd and whea cie

heard the zame of Ice OSWALD zestioned, she recognized it as

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cia 1an who had core to tie Consulato about two months before

so set a laa to transit Gaga dio way ta tho UsE?. She

¿calisod inat herhad saia no was marrica to a Rusalan and ina:

so had plenged to da "Tate hay for Cube" e

group.

She checised

he: filè

on hina la the Consular archives and from the descidivo

data, she was suro it was the same man. He was short, blend,

poorly dressed and his face goi zod wach he talled, fie was

denied a Cuban transit visa because he did not yet have a Soviet

visa, aad he was told to get to Soviet visa flist. but it was noted

tat this would take about four montas. She had asked to Cubar

Consul himsel, Eusebio AZCUE, to talk to OSWALD and they

had an argument when AZCUE urged OSWALD to leave Massico

instead of waiting there. The Consul had phoned the Sovie: Con-

sulate and talked to the parson handling OSWALD's case, whu

had said it would take about four months to hear from Moscow

aboat the Sovict visa. The sam

itersoon, OSWALD bad come

back again and she had told

the same thing. Shagave

OSWALD a alip effiper with hastame and telephone surabar ea

it in caso ba

forer for be sonor visa. to did no call back, de said.

8. Silvia DURANUs husband, Horacio DURAN Navarro, gave

ossentlally the same story, as he had previously heard it from

his wifo aíter the assassination. He had never had asy porsoaal

contact with OSWALD.

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9. Silvia DURAN was reiatesrogatod by tho Mexican police

from 27 to 29 Noverauca Su she dia not chaage or add materially

to her story about OSWArD.

204 E a nowa the pid Cujan Ambasader:

vicrico,

Joagus TERiANDEZ Arao, rosested o

The

Cuban Goverament ses the Marican Governmeat a still note a

protest, which the Mesicans = ejected.

11. We are -cliably informed that on 25.

Lovember

Sortember, dir

day altes DURANia release, Cubaa FeedideR DORTICOS guerice

FERNANDEZ about his zoOt, FERNANDEZ confismed that

there had beca zn arc-cation between CSWAID and Consul

AZCUE, DORIICOS made a pereicient but unsucces sul cfiort

to determine from HERNA NUEZ whether tho Mesican aushorities

had questioned MEs. DURAN about money, or thought that the

Cubans pat paid OSA LO sally.

12. The CIA follaw-up investigation prcduced the following

confirmed redura which have a bearing on MEs. DURANts account:

a 27 September, in mid-afterzoos, Silvia DURAN

informed tho Soviet Irabausy that a male American citizen

and requested a visa to transit Cuba on his way to the

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Soviot Union. Sho desirod to lnow wio the Amorican had

talked with at the Sovict Consulate, Also, aho ladicaiad

that the Gusan Consulate coul grant him tae visa and

arrange immigration dotails ll tho concession a a Soviet

Vile were assured.

27 SeptomacE. Pusualt to her leguisy, Silvia

DURAN received a confirmation ir on tae Soviet Elabasty

that the American had bean to the USSR inatallation te

Lad shown them a letter from the Soviet Consulato lau

Wanningion indicating that he lad bees long gwalting a

visa for himsell and lis vile to go to the

USSE. No

answer had come fro.. Washingion; however, the waiting

period was sometimes lour oi five months, The Americas

also had a lester attesting that ie was a member of a pro

Cuban organization but he bad claimed that the Cujaaa

would so: give his a visa unless to had alrezay received

a Russiza visa. ..

Although the Americal was still at the Cubaz

Consulate,

¿PAst repeated that she douid not give

him a transit visa unless a Soviet visa was fortheorzing..

notwithstanding tho Amasicon's visi to go to Cuba to wait

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there for his Sovic visa. according to DUrai, tho

appropriately sinotato tha American's card. The Soviet

often ochod or desires dia ta America vica sat

29 Soptembor. Silvia DURAN was again visited

It the Cuban Embassy is Vicsico City by the American

secking a Cuban transit visa. MIs, DURAN contzcted at

least two members of the Soviet Itabaasy and facilitatod

= diroct conversation between one öf the Soviets and tie

American. Conversing in poor Russias,

tae-American

stated that he already bad been to the Sovict Consulate

and had loft an address. The Soviet official seplied that

ho was aware d that, The American sugrested tort he

had not known his addresa then, and he had gone to the

Cubaz Embassy to a8k for tha addresa, because they pad

It. The American then acceded to the Soviet sificial's

invitation to come by and give them the addseza.

do.

1 October. In raid-morning as unidentified

individual, speaking broken Ruscian, coracted the Sovict

Military Attacho in Mexico City. He said he had been to

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METROUS 11.

tic Erbassy cho previous Saiday (28 Septoriacs) ==i

had tallied with a Cossultho had said they would send a

telegram to Washiagton bed there beena Icoly? He

war deferred to the Condulate for the isformation.

Those additional materials were pioraptly disseminated in

Washington by the CIA to the Whic House, the Dozartmost ef

State, aid the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

e. l October. See paragraph I above for lee

OSWALD's contact wish tha Soviet Consulric®

II, Velariy Vi-dimiovich KOSCIOV

13. Il la believed that the Soviet official wich

. Whom

OSWAID dealt in Mexico City was Consular Aitachc Valeriy

Vidimirovich HOSTIKOV, borI in Moscow, 17 March 1933,

A photograpi a KOSIIKOV is aitached. In his letter ca

November to the Soviet Consulate in Washings, STArD

Soviet Union la Mesico Cita Mesigo. " There in so afficial

of the Si

viet Embasay in Mexico City with a name reserabling

"KOSTIN", othey then Concul KOSTINOV.

14.

KOSTKOV is the senic: clicer di five Sovict

Consular represertatives who ¿cal with visas ans rolated

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CONTACTS IVAN GAVRILOVICH ALFERIEV SUNLESS OT HERWISE STATED,

INFO FROM LIENVOYS. 18, 19, 23 NOV GO CONTACTS WITH ENRIQUETA COBEL

OF GOM RE EXTENSION OF COURTESY PERMIT FOR SELF REMAIN IN MEXI

1D, 11 NOV 60 WITH FNU VARELA RE DELIVERY OF SUBJ'S FURNITURE.

• 3" NOU 60 AND 7 MAR 61 WITH JUAN SEDILLO RE INSURANCE SUBJ CAR.

• 3 NOV 68 SERGIO DURAN OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORX RE PICKUP

OF MONEY.

14, 15 NOV HUNBERTO GONZALEZ RE PICKING UP NEW CAR.

25 -28 NOV SUBJ TREATED AT

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SOVS) BY WELL KNOWN LEFTIST DR. CARLOS NOBLE HOYO WHO USED.

for FOIA Review on

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23 DEG WITH THIRD SEC CUBAN CULTURAL ATTACHE

TERESA PROENZA RE ARRANGINO PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ROLANDO CUSELA

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TALXS FAMILIARLY WITH SUBJ AND INVITES HIM TO FRESS CONFERENCE-RO

TURE AT HOTEL REFORMA WHERE A CURAN TO SPEAK. 3 MAY WITH GUADALURE

PEREZ MACIA OF GOBERNAGION RE OBTAINING CUNDETERMINED) VISA. 5

JUNE AND 6 JULY WITH OSCAR

SANTABLLAD FORD SALESMAN. & JUNE WITH

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OR OZ CO, DODGE SALESMEN.

2 AUG CALLS

ROGER OR ROBERT: KAIZ OF "FRANCE PRESSE" TO INVITE TO SOVEMS PRESS

CONFERENCE.

PE MÃY AND 16 JUNE 1962 CALLS EDMUNDO JARDON OF PRENSA

LATINA TO GET TOGETHER. 14 JUNE ASKS SPEAK WITH DR. GUILLERVO

MONTANO ISLAS, PROMINENT MEXICAN PRO CONMIE LEADER WELL KNOWN

HOS- 22 JUNE HE AND TASS REP ANATOLIY PAVLENKO INVITED TO LUNCHEON

BY MEXICAN PRESIDENT'S PRESS SEC HUMSERTO ROMERO. 25 SEP IS INVITED

TO LUNCHEON WITH DR. IGNACIO CHAVEZ, RECTOR AT UNAN. 3 DEC ACCERIS

INVITE ATTEND BUFFET FOR PRESS ON BEHALF CARL J. HIDAIL, U.S.

NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. 23 JAN 63 HORACIO CHANCACLINI OF UNITED

NATIONS POSTPONES HIS APPOINTSENT WITH SUBJ. 19 FEB FNU SABINO

CASRERA OF INSURANCE FIRM RE PAYNENTS. & MAR INVITES CANADIAN

NEWSPAPERMAN JOHN ALIUS TO SPAG DINNER.

30 APR REQUESTS APPSINTUENT

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TINES REP PAUL KENNEDY WHO INVITES SUB&-DINER 26 WAY. 19 MAY

DIRECTOR OF VOZ DE MEXICO AND POM CENTRAL COMMITTEELAN MANUEL

TERRAZAS GUERRERO, ASKS SUBJ FOR SOV FINANCIAL SUBSID.Y.: 23-UAY:

SUBJ CALLS JOHN RETTIE (SEE MEXI 4743). 14 JUNE CALL'S WELL KNOWN

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INCENTO TO PETER BORAGA, UNTUST STATES INFORMATION/ORPICER IN MEXICO CINY:

ARTA RCDR

SURE DE LOPEZ

SAT A SON IN LAW CE FEAS

VARNESTO RODRIGUE,

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TEn: VERNON 509658.

ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ, RUNS A SPANISE LANGUAGE SCHCOL

AND IS ATTI CASIRO.

ACCORDING TO MARIA RODRIGUEZ, DE LOPSI FOR SON

I LAH HAS A TAYO CONVERSAMION SOMAN Number 113-48

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DOC. MICRO. SER

MAY 1 5 1975

MICROFILMED

: Dizector

Federal Sureau-ôf Investigation

Attention:

it. 3,J. Papich

: Coputy Diroctor (Rlaza)

27/10063

87602

ind centa

TAIN FANY

OLES (30

201-3:5053

201-2310011e tea of Valerly Vladimirorica

kormrded as Attachent i 1s a resume of the ouserved

TOSTIT and 1y27 Carila

richlians as reported by a radiable source in Harico City.

KOSTIADY because of the ladicatio

in Miraci

that be 1s the creato Interviewed ovate Da 23 joptember

1853 (50e CHC2-3/773,825, 25 November 1963). ALFARIST tra

ellad with XosTsoY to Horthern levico dring the early part

of Septenber 1963°

source reportad that during the period

under ravier the obarred activitien a LoSTIllY and AlISY

appeared to be porni, as did the actly ties of the entire

soviet Aubrauy conglesent.

Forwarded as Attachment. B 1s a jesuse of telephoza

calls placed to and from the Soviet Inbassy on ta afternoon

of 22 loveber.

Analyate)at calls nade the coming of

22 November and the mentag and aiterzóon of 23 November re

valed no partinent inforation.

3. Technieal surveilla

ide of the hones of sayeral Enou

and suspected soviet Intelligence officars produced 20 perti-

nent information.

Forwarded as Attacment C is a liat Iceatllying the

Sovlets whose nes appear 17 Attachenty A and B.

Because of the extee sensitlilty of the enclosed.

Incornation, we urge that the source data and the infornation

be given the most secure hazdiing possible.

This stomation

13 for bachgroand une only and may not be disseminated vitzout

peinission fron this Agency.

RECORD COPY

Document Number

187-622

for FOlA: Reyiew on

APR 1975

C3CI-3/773,881

CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

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27 November 1363

BASICS:

XEXI-7650

25X1- 7038

MEXI- 7036

NEXI- 7034

3EXI-7032

FO PROJECT

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(IN 67253)

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Enclosure A

18 November

0857 - Alferley ontory Fabassy alone (Departure not noted)

1556 - Jostikoy enters alone

1629 - Bostlison departs alone

1356

Kostizo% enters alone

D'

1711

Mostilor departs alone

1759 - Icatilor enters alone

19 November

1210 - Alforder enters Embassy alone

1312 - Alferley departy with Garnascher

1352 - Allerter and Carnaschor retura

1533 - Alrestor entera alone

2815 - Sotao dopita sign assor departure not sotos)

1653 - 50at1200 enters alone

20 November

No coverage

21 November

0852 - Alterior enters fifth rico

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0916 - Rostitov enters alone

0917 - Alferier departs alore

0949 - A1ferley enters alone

1133 - Rostiboy departs with Shubin

1206 - Alteriey departa alone

1240 - Kostizon enters with Shubin

1310 - Costikoy departs

A Dear driven by IGB chaullaur fallets

1341 - Lostitor enters with Kalinin

1353 - Allertew entera alone

1427 - Kostikoy departs alone

1630 - Kostikov entery alone

22 Novenber

0353 - AlLerior enters Labassy alone

0904 - Postikov enters alone

1005 - Kostikov bas discussion with Shubin

1015 - Kostikor departs with Shubin

1028 - Kostikov enters with Shubin

1030 - Rostitor departs with wife and Shubin

1250 - Bostior, vile and Stubia return

1302-1312 - Kostison speaks 10 garden with Kazantser

1336 - Sostikoy departs with Shubin, Shpakerich, TurygiD,

driven by Kalinin

1402 - AlL above return

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1402 - Kostilor departs

1453 - 1280hey deserted car mea suzzy

2436 - 1l ursed enters alone.

1508 Alterior departs arone

1517 -Ällerter enters alone

1539 - dostlion enters alone

23 November

1130 - Lostinor speaks with Kazantsey and Shuble

1133 - Rostikos daparts with Kaznatsey and Shubin

1200 - ilfezier enters alone

1340 - justlion, Kazintsey and Shubig'eater

1420 - Kostikov plays volleybaXI "ita Yatssor, Shublo,

razaar, darnion and cano

1225 _ Rostizow speaks?

tgaubin and Slavnov

1130 - Kostikov departs with Strubin and Romanchenko

1440 - Alferiev departa alone

24 November

1100 - Allerier enters Embassy alone

1207 - Kostitov enters wiShit aad Shubia

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Zaclosure 3

a 22 lovenber coveraga of soviet imbassy so sal.

111 22 Movember coverage follows:

1250 • Cuban Consul Alrado Mirabad Diaz asis to spea

ults intskov. latter apprently unavailable and

Kostikoy cones on line with following conversation

easts fan lan tortur

AoS:

Fortired for arririas late.

MIn: Did you recover the suitense?

•KOS: Yes

MIB: Then 1t was arriving on the other trip.

KOS: Yes

sIn: I called to tell you the Iollowing, that regarding

that matter that we had talkad acout,.

we would spend Sunday in Chacultepee

my thie Is preparing sone lood to eat there.

X0S:

I'm sorry but l'ye just mide plans for another

trip and I's leaving this very day.

So please

forgive me for not being able to so tith you

HIR;

AOS:

MIX:

j'd like to talk to Favel Iatsiou.

Vast a ainute, baIl cone soge

It ba's busy l'lfcallints later;

but Iº11 be

available for the next half hour

zt telephone

F0. 11-38-47.

ROS: 0. I.

1334 - Reporter requests statement. Unidentified Soviet

nale refuses.

1523 - Penale Inpiles to Bukbarenko that the Soviet Ambassador

has said to made ao statement.

1145 - Yugoslay Ambassador Vianoy calls and speaks with Soviet

Ambassador Bizarov la fastian.

Talk briofly about

assassination tellige

each other what they know, which

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appesos to be chiy that they dot iron the madio.

1550 - unidentliled annan advises sovieta of assassination.

1034 - Unidentified reporter asty Ir Kazantser, advisad

that farantser notjin, vill ba back dorizy, 09301:00.

To senate elevate a kinaresta, told be dan'i

1652 - Unidentified fosale reposter told sorlet Inbassy not

variciay today, Saturday 2x Suaday.

1715 - raporter calls for statenant. jose given.

- Izzaniser cails lis residence, porsonal call.

1741 - Raporter told to call back honday.

1750 - Unidentified pale asis for leonor. Mot 1n..

1735 - above callo agala

- Reportar told call baci ondar...

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ATTACIMENT C TO CSCI-3/173,581

1. Ivan CaTTilOVICh ALFERIEY

- Pravia Correspondent

3. Talerty Vladinirovica ZOSTINCY - Attache Consular Offica

3. Aleksay Ivanovich CARASCHSY - Consul

4. VItally Bartsovich Stat

- Attache

5. July paralyevich, sAiNs

— Chaulieu

B. Boris Alpadorich BAZaNSsY - Counselor.

7. Vadiair

• Ivanovich SEPAIVIC - Third Secretary

8. Madimir Ivanovich AUDREYIT - flrst Secrotary

9. Nadiair Vastlyovich TURYGIN - Third Secretary

10. Pavel Antonovich YATSKOY

- Attache

11. Vladiate PORKELlOY

- Code Clark

12. Gennadiy STROGANOY

- Radio Operator

13. Nikolay fetrovich StAVRoY

...• Code Cler's

11. VladIalI SOLANCENSO-

- Second Secretary

15. Lov fedorovica SEENGALET

- 020109, Cousesedal

012103

16. 01eg HasinovIch NECILIPOLENIO - TICo Consul

17. Sergey Semyonovich IUXZARDNKO - Second Secretary; so

viet Information

Bulletin

18. Nikolay sergeyevich IooY

- Third Secretary

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Inclaure 3

pul 32 lovenior coverage of joylat inbussy norsal.

22 Bovences coverage isllova?

1250 - Quban CorsulAlizedo Jigabal viaz saks to speai

Lotter arparently unsyallible and

2108:

213:

Forgiva no los arriving lato.

Did

You recover the suitcase?

KOS:

Yes

3I7: Then 1t us arriving on the other ta1p

30S: Tes

MIR:

I called to tell you the lollowing, that Legarding

that miter that ve had talked about, to seo 11

ee would spend sunday in Chapultepee

Pars becaus

5y file l5 preparing sone lasd to ent there.

ECi:

1'a sorry but l!ve just nade plaza jor another

trip and l's laying this very day.

So please

jorgive De 105 not beloz able to go vita y0u.

MIR;

I'd lize to tall: to Pavel ratsion.

ROS:

Wait a miaute, be'll case son.

NIA:

Il he's busy I'1l call bla later, but 1'11 te

avallable jor the next hall hour at telepbone

100. 11-2847.

iOs: D. Fo

133% - Reporter requests state

cale refuses.

Unlientified Soviet

1323 - Penale Inplies to Fuzbarenka

Chat the Soviet Antaseador

ins sald to nake no statesent.

1115 - Jugosley

santandos Tranor calla and speaks vita Soviet

Ambassador

Tals brielly about

25518911at102

Ming each other what they kaos, which

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appears to be only what they got from the radio.

1550 - Unidentified woman advises Soviets of assassination.

16÷ - Unidentified reporter asks for kazantsev, advises

that Kazantsey not la, will be back donday, 0930-1400.

1515 = Unidentlifed nale asks for kuistarenco, told he lsn't

1652 - Unidentified fesale reporter told Soviet Enbassy not

working today, Saturday or Sunday.

2716 - Reporter calls for statement. Mone given.

- Kazantser calls his residence, personal call.

1749 - Reposter told to call back Monday.

1750 • Unidentified mle asks lor leonor.

Not in.

1755 - above calls again

- Reporter told call baci Honday.

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SITICIZAT C TO C5CI-3/773,981

1 I7a2 Gavr1107ich 11:3313

- Praysia Correspondent

2. Taleris Vladiatrovich MOSTIKOY - Attacke Consular 0$11es

3. Alasses, Ivanavich GARlASCa

o. C0r3411

1a Titaly Bostories stata

- Attache

- Chan? Leur

S. Baria Alaisaadrorich 5AZ1ITSST - Counsalor

7. Madiair Irazovich SPAyICl - Third Sacretary

8. MadialI ITADOViCh ANDRETTY - 71ISt Sacretary

9. Tadtal Vastlyouich TuNGly - Third Saer-tary

ID. Pavel datonovica YATSKOY

• Attich

11. MEdIalS FORSHUTOY

- Code Clerk

13. Genuadly STROGANCY

13. 1Tik01aY PETIONICA SAYSOY

14. MaNIaLI ACHANCINESO

15. Los Fodorovich Sati

• Radto Cerator

.r.?

- Code Clers

- second Secratar,

_ Inplores, Comercial

02ice

194=7108 C0R8D2

17, sargoy semyonorich sukraiso a second secretary; so

T2et 1n:0009+200

19105

• Third Secretary

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SEERST

SE:

23 J'..

MEMORANDUN FOR: MI. J. i00 Ranki

Gencial Counsel

President'a Commission on tao

Assassination of President Kennedy.

SUBJECT:

Lee Harvey Oswald

Wallest.

1. Mr. James y. Iloboler of your staff phonca ma ladi

Erlasy and requested that Ch furnish the Commiasion With an

aflavis roopecting tue orgiand circumstances oi a protograph

í an uninowa Individuat which was furniuhed by this Agency to

the Federal Bureauia, Davestigation on Novumber 22,

• 1963.

2. I ara forwarding an aificavit witi tilo menorindum

which I trust will satloly your needs. Decause of tho extremo

connizivity of the sourco lavolved, I have roirainod from sedirt

íurthor detalls.

3. The Contral Intelligence Agoney recommends tit:

thla hotograph not bo reproduced in tho Commission's repost,

because it would jeopardizo a most confidential and productivo

oporation. In addition, li could ba embarrancing to tao ladi....

vidual involved who as far as thla Agoncy is aware, haú no

connection with ine Harvay Onwald or the sanasaination of

President Kennedy.

1. In view of the above, a sensitivity indicator has boon

affleed to this comemalcation.

Richard Helms

Deputy Diroctor for Plaza

Attachment -

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/R&A

SUBJECT:

Documents Available in OSWALD's 201 File *

1. A maching isting of documents officially recorded as being

in OSWALD's 201 file wastrequested and is attached. The actual

machine work of this type was begun in 1963, but a few items of previous

dates were also recorded.

2. A comparison of the documents physically available in the

201 file and those recorded as being in the 201 file has shown that 37

documents which should be in the 201 file are not available in it. This

total is made up of:

2 dispatches

7 memoranda from the FBI

1 CSCI

2 State Department documents

25 cables.

3. Machine inquiries for the location of these documents have

not been made.

Pes.

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JUN 1976

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in'so-

Ko do Lee Ranicin

Hould you please be good enough to tales

phone me on lander, l March, Er which time I

please ye tata mater had an opportunity to

Elence at thie natortel

Richard Relus

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ATT.

MEMORANDUM FOR: MI. J. Lee Rantia

SUBJECT:

"Ipipstation in CIA's Possession

RatioN dearvey, 1563 a Transmitted

t: Darren Cummission

This refera to your letter of February 1,

136*

addressed to the Director ol Gest al Intelligence which cas

been passed to me for reply.

2. Paragrapi three of your letter requested the Agency

to supply tse Commission with a report on information in the

Agencyis possession regarding jee Harvey COWAiD Tria to

joverber 22, 1963. The request was predicated upon the

footacte on page tiro of ClA's report to the Commission datad

31 January 1964, entitled: "Iformation Developed by CIs on

tze Activity a Lee Harvey OS VAID is Mexico City, 23 Sea-

teraber - 3 Detober 1963:

3 There is attached an exact reproduction of the

¿gessy's cificial dossier on Lee Harvey OSWALD beginning

with the opening sheet dated 9 December 1960. The entire

dossier carries the secrrity classilication of Secret at

consists of thirty documents arrauged in chronological order.

On the basis of clearances fross the Federal Bureau of

Irvestigation, the Department of State, the Depa-trent of

Mary, aul the Immigration and Naturalization Servicen

were queried by us after the receift of your letter,

weare

able to male available exact copies of all materizis a the

file up to early Cotober 1963, These include:

Document Number

590-252

for FOlA Review on

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a, Seven documents received from toe Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

b._ Ten documents received from the Department

of State.

Iwo documents received from the Department

bi Navyi

One document (a naze chech request) for thi

migration asd Maturalization Service

e. Four newspaper clippiags.

f. Five internal CIA notes.

8. CIA repost dated 3I Jantasy 1964 to tha Commission

which covers all suntantive developments alecting CIA

in the matter d Lee Harvey OSHALD from 9 Detober to

22 November 1963. The report indicated the disseminations

at information developed by ClA that were nade to other

Federal agencies during that period. This iter, as was

pristed out at the time, is particularly senaitive aod bears

appropriate senditivity isdicators.

4. You will note that almost all of the documenta carry

markings required for ClA's irterral records processing. A

few ai the papers contained the rames di our employees os

identllications of specific organisational componests.

taken the libesty of blocking out these items as they do not bear

on the suostance of the Commission's request.

Richard Helmas

Deputy Director for Flazs

Attachment

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laventory of Documents Contained in CSWALD Dossier Forwarded

to the Commission

:. /1. State Telegram Nor 1304, Detober 31, 1959, (Contential) V

•~/2. Newspaper, Article from the Washington Post, November 1, 1959

* ~V3. CI/ISIN Internal Note dated 2 November 1959 (oral FBI name

bed request) ant N reply dated # November 1959 (Conidential)

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For else sat

vice Deapatch 234, November 2, 1959 (Confidential) /

• ~ J5, State Telegram 1358, November 9, 1959 (Confidestial)

1, 16. State Telegram 1140, November 9, 1959 (Confidential)

"1. Newspaper Glipping from Washington Post, November 16, 1959

* ~8, Newspaper Clipping from Evening Star, November 26, 1959

• 09. DBT 49478, 25 May 1960 (Confidential)

120, Internal CIA Biographis Profilo dated Circa May 1960 (Confideatial)

11. Letter from the Department of Stato (Cumming) to DDP (Biasell)

dated October 25, 1960 (DD/P 0-5679 - Secret)

Sududed interin

DDP ReaD utenstard, dated 21 November 1960 (DD/₽ 0-6003 -

Secret)

' vis.

Internal CIA Request for Opening of 201 file, 9 December 1960

(Secret)

i J14.. State Memorandun of Conversation dated January 26, 1961 (OUO)

7 215.

State Instruction A-273, April 13, 1961 (OUO)

~ 16.

Foreign Service Despatch 806, May 26, 1961 (OUO)

• лу.

Foreign Service Despatch 29, July 11, 1961 (OUO)

÷ 18. DFB82181, July 13, 1961 (Confidestial) -

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a Man 64

1/19. Internal CIA Memailor the Record, 28 September 1961 (Secret)

1 120. Foréign Service Despatch 317, October 12, 1961 (OUO)

I lus Nate Gaeek equest, December 5, 1961

122.

Nayy Message 20197/RB/3, 3 March 1962 (Confidential)

* 123. DNA 1524, 26 April 1962

n124. Newspaper Clipping frora Washington Poat, June 9, 1962.

1: -25, DBA 20883, Septersber 7, 1962 (Confidential)

* 126, DBA 51407, 10 September 1963

-tate ai lae.

* 127. DBA 52355, 24 September 1963

,28. DBA 55715 (ause dear) November 7, 1963"

• J29. DBA 55777, November: 8, 1963

130. GIA Summary Report on Activities of OSWALD in Mexico City,

dated 31 January 1964

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3 REF.

END OF MESSAGE

C/S COMMENT: *Reggab has number complex financial, documents and

persoral problems which leading him consider return to Moscow for further

study in cinematographic institute.

Believe he would definitely return if

encouraged by us and that he susceptible to recruitment as KUBARK agent

duting Moscow sojourn and possibly as long range asset in Morgeeo,

RECORDS OFFICER STAUP

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CONDUCTED ON.

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MELIORANDUM FOR: MI. J. Lee Rankin

SUBJECT:

° Reports on Activities ará Iravei

SE LEE HaTEY ON ALD 350

ta bicuren Cimmissica

Refereace in tude to the second paragrapia af your

memorghtus dated 12 Febsuary 1964, asd the second zara-

a of you enore to teach see celative to

dissemicaticas bi information made by CIA to the Seesel

Servica,

2.

Immediately aiter the assassination of Fresident

Kennedy CiA undertook to assemole through its stations in

Europe all available data, including information in the illes

of other governmerts asd irtelligence services, on tbe

Laveis and activities ai Lee Harvey JrALD and Marina

Nikoleva OSWALD. This information, as li was collected,

was made avallable to the White House, the Departsent of

State and the Federal Bureau a Investigation, Copies o

these messages were also sent to the Secret Service.

3. Attached to this Memorandum are exact copies oí

two telalyped messages relative to the travele and activities

ai the CSWALD: (Attachroerts A and B). Paragrapas g aDd h

a Attachent C are paraphrased. In Attachmen C, OUT

Teletype No. 85715, are fous references to two other tele-

typed messages (OUT No. 85182 and OUT No. 85665) which

describe one Richard Thomas GISON, a negro jourtalist

for FOlA Roviow on

JUN 1975

Dooument Number

67.7-82

8S 00X

B 201743808

§ ATTS. Hite

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now residing in Switzerland who has been active in tha Fair

clay for Cuba Committee.

Prraphrases of No. 35132 a2d

No. 85665 are included ad Attachaata D and i, deceas to

origival testa a paraphrased items will be provided whar

members of your stall visit Langley. The iaformation on

which paragraphs g and hiof Attachment C ars based was

received at Gif Headquarter's on,27 November and dissarai-

rated on 28 November.

very do this read at to ate be care da

sources and methods. An appropriate sensitivity indicator

has therefore been affixed.

Richard Hels

Deputy Director for Plaza

Atachers-

as stated

Distribution:

Original & 2 - Addressee w/attso

1 - DDP Chrono w/atta

• DDP subjecf w/att:

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Attacher A

Jeletype message, OUT No. 36702, daied 4 Dacezzber 1953,

filed at 14ll hours, to the White Fiouse, the Departesent of

State and the federal Bureau a Investigation, with copy to the

Secret Servise.

ATT.I

te

SUBJECT: Lee Harvey OSWALD

Recorda of the foreigners records office of the Gerinas

Federal Reprolic in Goloype, Germany, show that Mariza

Nizolayevna Pusakova CSWALD crossed West Germany Som

East Jermany to Follari on 3 Juna 1962.. She traveled by rall,

crussig into West Germany at Fielmstedt on 3 Jure and enter

ing Hollasd by rail at the Bentheim crossing point. She had

West Germas visa 694/62 issued at the lest Germany Embasay

in vloscow.. She listed her final destination as U.S.A. Commert:

This confirms information from tha U.S. Erbassy la Moscow

to the effect that the OSWALD family traveled fram floacow lo

Rotterdar by rail around 3 June 1962. Helzastedt and Bentbein

are on the main -all route frora Russia to Rotterdain. While

Lee OSTIALD himgolf asd their infant daughter are not recorded

in Gorman records this is probably because little attention is:

pall to U.5. citizeas and to inlants in keeping travel recordi-Man"

1964

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Attachmant 3

Icletype massage, OUT No. 87520, dated ó December 1953,

filed at 1$29 aours, to the libite House, the Departraert of

Staio and the federal Bureau a lovestigation, vith copy to ite

Secret Service.

SUBJECT: iCe HaRVey OSWALD

¿ Reference la madelto our OUT telegraca iNa, 36732 de

« December 1563 which gave izioration on the travel al

Marica OSWALD fand presumably alao Loe Harvey OSWALD

3a1 ¿hoir daugater) acrosa " sa: Gerroasy on their Istura

Enoon the Soviet Unloz, Information now available fors Bute?

authorities seems to confirms this, Ja 3 Juna 1952 one

M. OSHALD, listed as a sale Russian sitises, ertered Ihe

Netherlands by train at the Oidenzaal border poist.

Comest: It is believed that the listing o this person

as a mele instead o férale was just an error of the border

ofilciala. Note that Odermaal is ppposite Bentseirs, tre

German border paist where Marim CHALD lalt Gezmary.

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ATT. 3

5P

Teletype message No. 85715, dated 29 November 1963, filed

at 13:0 hours, to the Whita House, the Department of State aol

cha Foderal 3ueau of Investigation, wit's copy to the Secret

Servico.

SUBJECT: Trafaloo lua jarvey OSWALD

I. Tas fallowing information has bees fathered irom

feliable sources regarding the travel a Lee Jarvey CHALI

asd dig wita:

3. I October 1959: Accordisg ta official

British travel records CSMAID arrived in

Soutkarpton this daie claizing on his lasding card

that he bad no fixed address but planned to remais

in the United Kingdom ons week la- vacation before

going on to "game school"' in Switzerland, (Head-

quarters comment: Probably Ieferring to the

Aloest Schweitzer Callege in Switzerland with which

he is jonowa to bava beea in correspondence. )

Do 10 October 1959: According to the same

official British ravel records CSWALD leit Lordon

this date by air for Helsicki

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Co Cctober 1959: Stockaales sewspaper, Bagers

Nrizeter, of 25 November 1963 states Lee OSITALi

passed through Sweden during Cetober 1937. Article

Valso adda (adeVALI was unsuccessul in autaining

visa to the uss in Helsiati which resulted in his

returning to Stockholm, Two days after as arrived in!

Stockhole WWALD traveled directly to lisacow

Conciuding sertence di article states "This dedicates

that the Russian Smbassy (Stocichoiso) gave Iis a visa

According to a reliable source taere

no Tecgri

that there was any request for a USSB visa frocessed

through normal channels for CSTAID at any tits

during 195%, and source indicated it was difficult to

explais how OSWALD might have received his visa in

two days without going through normal crassels. The.

only conclusion wich can be drawn is that CSWALD

raust have received his visa directly from the Soviet

Embassy in Stockholm which occasionally is done in

but the source had no evidence to corfiry

special cadea

this assurption

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¿i. 10 to 15 October 1257: According to a very

reliabla but, extremely sensitive Source OSiA LD stayed

ai the Torni Hotel in holainki from 10 to ll. October and

en moved to the Kaun Kurki Hotal mbere de stayed

unt 15 Octobes, apparently waiting for a visa ta be

issued aim by the Soviet Consulate in Helsind. Fie

traveled to the USSR by traiz, crossing at Vainitiala es

15 October.

e. 13 May 1962: According to a Dutch officiar

source, the Dutch Chargo la oscow issued a tranait

visa to OSTYALDes Wile a 13 Riage 2962, Taoly relosda

reveal his wife was burn an it July 19g1 wistead of

19 Jely 1941 and in Severoivines instead of Minsi.

There is no record of ber having actually transited

Ibe Netherlandg

1. 1962: Clicial Ssitish records do not sellect

that CSWALD returned to the United Stares from tho

Usss through the laited Kingdom, Horever, If be

wese merely transiting, it would not bave been

necessary for him to fill out a landing card, and

thereisre there would be no record of his travel in

the official trallic indes.

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5. 1963: According to an estremely seasitive aral

reliabla 3095c8, on 2á Movember Maria INSTLAGE,

head of the "Herkgroup Informatio Cuba" (Workgroup

Information Cuba), told an employes al the Cuban

Fatay in The tague that do as auro sia bad sne

tiat Mo. LÉE is Favasa, who did the ruder, Sto

described him as a man of violence and entirely full si

hate and irdicatod that it was possible that this can bad

been misused by a group. she said sha caá written to

'GIBSON" about the bad impression sha had bad of tbia

L5E, (Headguarters comment: Please reler to our

teletype Nos. 85132 add 35665 for aciditional information

03 CESON,) Lates, SNETHLAGI told Castro Gubaza

la. The Hague that "Mr. LEE of the Fair Play for Cuba

Committee, had been slardered and that it was another

persOn Lamed Lee CSWALD who bad done it, SNETHLAGE

seered to be glad to have heard thia 'correct" persicu.

(Headquarter a comment: Dis. LET ray be identical with

Vincert Theodera LTE who replaced Richard GISON as

Head of the Fair Play fx Cuba Committee,)

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Do Accordio to rela le into

mation, SNOTHIiCE

was in Guba in Jamary 1263, and accordiag to an official

Dutch source, sad again traveled to Cuba for the May Day

colobzationa in 1953.

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Attach-aent D

Teletype No. 85132, dated 2 November 1963, filed at 1932 hours,

to tho White House, the Department of State and the I'ederal

Bureau of Investigation, with copy to tha Secret Sarvice. (paraporasa)

SUSJECTE LeO HarVeY OSIVALD

===1913

lo Is conversation with a close triend in 5 arn,

Switzerland, on 23 November 1963, Richard Thomaa CISSON.

remaried that OSWALD is 'One of us', OSWALD and GESON

had corsesponded two years previously, and OSWALD lad

joloed the Committee, (Commert: Refeceree is presumably

to the Fair Play for Cuba Carmistse,! GISON added trai lo

had destroyed all his letters from OSWALD. OSWALD is

esazy, GIBSOlt then remarked that he la happy that he was

not in Nerd tax.

He felt Borry fer "IFI" in New York abd

2 The incormation given above was supplied by an

-tremely sensitive source who is uszally reliable.

3. According to other isformation tbat was availzole..

Richard Thomas GIBSON, borx 13 May 1931 in Los Azyaleg,

California, is a segro jourralist who has been active is tha

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Le has resided

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Alzebren F

Teletype message, OUT No. 35665, 29 November 1763, filed

at 1826 hours, to the White House, the Departmert of Stata abd

the Federal Sureau of Investigatios, with copy to the Secret

Service, (paragbrased)

do Cur otion la The lague las reparted tas sa

23 Novesoes 1963, a local Castroite named Maria SNETHLAGE

told Third Secretary Ricardo SANTOS ai the Cuban I=bassy in

The Fague that she loew the "MI. LTE" (sie) gho murdered

Presidest Kennedy.

She described "Lus" as a maz fill d tata

and violence, and speculated that he lau beer "misused by a

Soup", She said sha had valetes to GISSON (undoubiedly

Sickard GIBSON,

citizen ai Lausanne, Siritzezland, born

13 day 1935, a CatS Sy

thier, who had visited Ibe

Netherlanda recartly and had been in contact both wick the

Soviet Ambaasador and the Cuban Embassy)e

3. Later that sasse day blazia INITHLAGE told Secretary

SANTOS that "41. LEI df the Fair Play for Cuba Committee!:

12d been slandered. Tho assassin hai been another person,

Lee OSWALD. SNITHLAGE is reported to bave been in Cuba

is jamary and again is lay 1963.

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3o a ceording to Dutch authorities on 7 Naveraser 1963,

in talking about attacks by Cujas augees against the Jubas

maizard, IANTOS had replied just wait and you will see what

as caa do. I mill happen soon Asiced to be more preciss,

SANTeS bad replied "ho wait, just wait", SANICE is reparted

to save a pro-cal brother ia to Uosos.

do a very sensitive source reports that altoz lis conver-

sations with SNITHLAGE, SANICE was very angty because sto

rad costacted him.

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MONORANCUS FOR:

Ment. Lea Roads

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Ansassinition of Fresidart Kassady

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Allayationa Asgerding Intalligence I raining

school la Minak, USa

Transmitteel

Warren

Commission

To

/lagacions al tha cristence of a foriet it-liigace sadior

sanctaga training sehost in Milass, UsS?, have coma to tha

sitariss of shu Agzacy irera press sevlews. Also, lars has

buds an inistand logary from i camber of tas Cocoitsios,

MI. Unties, vary recently ca fis dotzil. lentr this eppertaiy

to lamisis to tha Commiesion tie inioration paich the Agaty

bar on shis sogie.

• caroirl mylar of Sui flea has prosecud no hari

Incornation regarding Soriat intolligenca os tabotago training in

Mies't sinca 1947. Cha lom clinformation aspplias by a Sovies

Jalceror in 1719 reported the aristance, as of 1947, of sa intelligence

trating sehool is Minni. No addittonal detaila, boreror, were

azailable ragazing its curriculam or location in Miask. infertastien

LeTslopt irom oar sources tac, 1949 haa I0l rasalonad, confirmed.

or corroboratad tao contizued aziutanes di the inatallatioz.

seràss reference in CI: Bles to training la Minsk folates

to can existancs of a sabotago schoo chicá luctioned la Mizai antil

the cormet attack on the Soviat Union In 1941, sfeur ssich the school

mas mores to Lentegrad.

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16 December 1963

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Director

Federal Burem of Investigation

Attentico: I. S. i. Papich

FRICH

: Deputy Director (B1025)

SUBJECT: POKer DIABIl'a Commentaion the hennedy levasaloation

1.

Attached for yor perital ars the written coments of Kea

dorecto Poles DetABla: on sone aspoets ai the assaasination of

Preaident won In kenedy. As you boor, DETTABIL dafected fra

the K03 thout til jars ago, ond dia personi Inculeige 1s not

23 to date, bud he bas stayed in touch with Soviet Intelligence

develorments to the best ai his asility. Ma coments on hor

Lee OSHALD and his 11f0 wet have been handled by Sorlet tatall-

Igenco authoritles satle they vero inside to sortet Union ase

parlolarly Interesting and his suggestion for ths questioning

O HIS- MArIE CIVALD are equally provocative.

2.

We have decided to pass on 113 views without editing.

soù, shia Agency does not speettleally endorse his conclualons

or recommendatiens.

ESCI-3/779,135

Enclotures: For garagraph d

CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

CONDUCTED ON-25 MAY 1976

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Distribution:

12 December 1963

BASIC:

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Peter DORYABIl's Coments us Pronident Serody's

13s0s+is24ie

1. Ve sbola understand that sy comments vich fallo are

sat based solaty ou the taerts that CoNAiD uns mecieleally

dispatebed to tarrer cur President. Jha pery seal pensibility

also solots that OSWALa Is sent here on moiber Elesica by ase

ts and sunseguenty acemallabed the dood on his om inftistic.

erever; much a possiustity does sot save tun ken less culpabl

I beltero ve can sale a 800% case as to the preciss

eins excrueling to the liSa and bost specifleclly neerueling to

¡RUSECEY. The asaasstention of reident emad, nould

festors pressure britind the leadershly of the tsa

would artematienly ease up. Hitness Paraldest Ichson's Inadiate

conciliatory telegro to kanarcisy, altor the surdes..

mention that the USA mas san chiel proponent for sut extending

long sangy cradita to the ISR. Estenail el long ringe cratitu

Is vital to the ussa at this juneture.

7. This Inada is into the sort presstas problem vitato

tise USSR.

The test penitently marmates the extent of tito

Soviet intergal situation. It ves my predletion tbat an 1 toralt

di tre alsanagement el the 1963 barrest nod the CIlICON argumete

¿aat pausICIY voala rolan dring tim upconag December Fleu

of tha Commist Party of the ussa.

e¡loctively diverts tho sariets ettertim tos their litera

male. It tirely attact Mensics longerit.

co In the Cuber altustion ory USA er Cuban expediate

sotions against Can will not ba tainted by the fact that these

ars vengeful ants guinat Cuba because of OSWALD's "TalI PLay

for caba" ansoclationa.. Coriously the Sovdetm properly isterpret

or altantic in that Prentdart sunsc rh es

LOSE 1O0E ti

a. A more enerable inrica ill strengthen Ketcher"a

und in his running battle wita the CalOO. He wlll tina nave

enuther reass to say his form ai peeceful coetlatence 1s superia!

to tiest of the cricos®.

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conceivably my of President laDy's plated

aloction yuni am tims sabotaged by the Icaldent's surfer.

1. Tha soviets sorioualy understool that the death

of President INDY sula malt in the energence of DecAllaS

as a strong lestera lendar. DeGAiTIa ci couese saya "whet's

good fur ITunce is not sacessarly bad for the leer."

desert and the flouring of the arts under the kons. 2e

problen of the fatallertunts in the loi abcaid not te intergeced

o tia Last of banishitters interl pooless. la must recall

the Legmany out tata, Intellatala bore provided the lepertas

for revalutton in the lies and tbay camise one al the tarea

Do It the tess bos any mhitious airs in peripulatios

U. So pubite outados tantr muter el Fresident Partery vould serve

to emerinte the pnesert differnes between tha radical luột

and right in Arartet In l'aci the lest propaganda itcalee beja

to ray the mador las comitied by the radital Might as sco as

the dead was done nad besura (SHArD vas crytured.

1. Hello, the death as acaldent vent, stetber

a plamed operates or as ali reme the ant erior yupon

orins one d the nger man emiscience o? the lan.

ints sententic of sher terror could ba Intermited 29 a varains

to anssia's ous altivans, as the Soriet Intelligance services

have suffered sone tory real terraca recently with rainoraki,

Gorilla defectics, their lacadadcun expulsion fon the congo,

etc. I have Leng predteted thet th Unea would tabe soon Amantic

action to telt the rapid enrich of their security.

Intellents?

98 7913 10 21501854119

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1. 110 39 mn cent91 ta hm could noi use a Seria

cItizen though the very real possibllity edata tint cut a

tated ly = soriet 1130gal d the KEl I3th Iepartuat- stickla

¡as Ba 2ia got to a thentar vales could luca been iis

polet di contact ulth his 1llegal case artleer.

certataly ve

Imor the i0a'3 penchant for raing thasters for 200tiag alaces.

€=

After his errest, which ta caly due to h13 27-

formata encoutar vith POlleen TIEPE, OSHAID did renat

317rêti= How 1150 the bebautor of Cal, Abaluaa h19 beheries 11

taggera.

Also the very real possibility enate that the le

intended to ligionate bitto after be did the job.

81s Entire

so Ta ten seema. La all's gert la the operation my mu

recogn ta Lea possiutlity that mist was also a 109 bateart 5a.

Loring at the bare esentials or his part in the ceratlen in

Boo the follag.

do MEt had accean to tbe polles station. legora

say be permally mer sort pallone.

b. De cuccessially allenced ONALD.

Co PlaY remind silert and his cover 15 holadag up.

a. so las a good logend of temporary insanity.

•- Ea has a rensonablo chance to estupe the denta sentence.

to The understand alebt be better qualieled to coment ca

tha CALD spects al this case it me snow the following about

and e, belor aber thre possible aners to the questica,

uta astrotte prior to his deserture to the late: (i, 9 P

did he go to lesson?"

by binsalf mi prated by so oe.

He possibly was 10013g Iot

o better life mibout maing that the Soviet Untas really 13.

b. Seccod, altor OVALD's discharge 20 En "dealrable

Pion the karires, he fami binell te e difficult not usploret

situation: 1ò 1t possibla that in this sitatio lo vas noticed

Dy a spotter drecrater for the Illegala on see other depart

urt end mas considered an a ponsible condidate for use or

Incorrect

SEGRET

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The lll intouetion about CatALo mey sent to lacos,

an] on licacors order pa Investigatic of COULD vas sara and

¡cero fallowed a accision to "vito" his to torzor, Using the

bila Bona r'inacial estistance ant sons conies on hot to do this.

Mazing for sura then tha loaders never ive a visa

vithout satiny an irrentianica ce the pere maida, tha

mantice:

Tam did OSHAL lIest begia to arguess his vish

to so t0 the sorter basta

Do To tipon dia ba talk, teen did ho contact it this

certy tir, on bor men tise elapsal betrosa those talia sed

contanta md his capilention!

Hom, then mal thrash shea all CHAiD set 213

Soviet Ties?

d. Eor long dia 1t tairs Ice hia $0 sat the visai

Tao perocially ame the Tiss ta cstala?

He sat

1. Then cad how did OStALe traval to tas ussa (air,

sen; through sites comtries; in shich countries, 11 say, aid

be male stops; bor long sere sueis stora)?

10tter, brother, reletiva, talents, reighors, girl friends,

berare ha loft for the isa: perserally I by talephase, by

Dia Do ever sos arme my guestions on traveling to the

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7.

under observation, testintiman empite tonial by the it.

In fata particular case, under the jeeced Criel Direciorate CI) •

Boing under the contral of the fun, aù the same tim ba mis ide

heavy investigetica dizectal at movering the mantica ci why this

whether they inew in advance abor iStiaiD or not; say, they

vulà conduct such an investigntian). Every possibla bit of inica

EITICA WAS LINE STON CSRAID zoout too trA, especially about bia

service in ten Mantre Corps, ete. it the son tia, calalo s

the Soviet Intelligence and 0I services.

8. It chonta be noted bara

2Hy {039

211 ANTLERT SO ANENCA A BIE 1SCS LET 390S

or balances

stay 2unr ia evised to the sortet state decmity an a posal?

condiata for suture use (spocial trating and recruitars) vitas

eat to be ma dart la slant possibly be used co asenal to

Sortet Intalligence or CT Servica.

ICES: to underseen 3e

addittonal inquiry and imerciantic di (SAID Has going ca

thrush the sorlet bausy in weshtagion sol througn Soriet syen

Commist organisitions vithin too laA.

Aser being a icy meals er narthe in bondo, CSHAD

ayresead & wish to stay forever in the Soviet Caios ant to be

a Soriet citizen, Iben the 1GB s214 to bula:

"I you really

rant to bo & Sorlot ottisen and serve the Cremist cause, you

Iast dencusce Aerica Iperiallen un Anerica eitiseanio."

mentors, santibore in this period, CAlD vent to the U.S.

Rubassy end reponcel his U,s. citizenshiy. Aiter tida set.

State Security dactaed to giTe OSHAG some and er jes to i

accordance with hts inonleine and curebilities, it the sena the

cotting to stily hin as a potencial agent.

10.

Be

pene

SHARI

va sodiat cl

1uet to

his in a n0r0)05 less men way

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his to lira bar to site his bapyy ani to naza surg that ho sonia

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Bal sosthers beze, untie in this bial of trating,

a better lare in the I. S. you have to right very hand to bury

capitalism, ay co H1i1ta Sergeyerles sam; tonstber v1ta

espitallan, you have to bury all the millionaires, incialing your

Mut-beast and blopi accler, KeNNY (NOrs: this 1s 10t a 121)

l""tony; 1t 13 the way in which State Seeurity operatan with the

stupta Huxtta end vita naive fallouara d the Castimist Inve-

ment) - 1903 tip level vichdo the 13 1 ma decided that

theny 1a nothiay goo, is Canto mi Fist la 18 int a mire

distantast

scattedless ba could be unes because ha 1e for our cause sod, 1a

agatart emitaten in sereral, then the following sould han

been suggested attor CHAlD alredy bas ase

seatsalanto

reST Ve IT (NATa vas salt to be a good tigbier against

3733 3001

than, we gave you peradastes because ta balteve you are a streng

Herdat to retum to the lsA and to do scarching los tur ecrea

conse, such so to baly ay inertesa pro-jorior opalsaiions o;

for Instance, beccha i sender of a Proo Caba Camittes 0s 1ia

case of crisis to do sancthing cutatanairy that vill be noticeable

ererushes that will prove that you ara a real Cornist. Then,

Desthere bere, 11 ba mus already a soviet ageat or net, the sil

shoved up, or she was thera before, but by this tina abe y20

pregant and (SAID deedded to so to the tist. Iben be sas told.

After tads tali, (SNALI shouted there 1s your freedou?

3he 19

my wite, sa baya a chila, ad I sacle 11ka to 5a In be 21a

whether they are Comandsts as sot.

13. Investigation of (SHArD's vife should be indertsbon

as soch es possibla, with brecar attica belug paid tie gentions

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A.

Host, who 1s sini for sination, Molenies, se

mily backgrand, Party arellation (Kononal nenbership

Il sia was a schber or the lonsonal, then the konal craulzaila

action, Me sona setim vould elste to sy of har raiatives

latber, other; brothers...If they were sabery of the CPSU

bo to which orrloes mas she imited berare sod after

beir managal Il she 1s inited to soo africial sariet arrices,

and 11 there to toen sated bir not to usy a fareignes and not to

go with h1s, then probably she vas not 3 samber of the lonceal

and sibe did it on bar co will; but 18 she anowens tint no 00

irited bes to such offlons, then the whole Job van done by the

it octaly and guietly, with no talt gotay arod about it-

Who balped her and how seny times to site pepers

for the soriet lindatary al Foreiga Alairs to say that sae

had marled an Anerican attire, and vould lie to 35 vith hia to

the USA? Il 1t a due a few tises and with great diriculties,

then modelly it was done only with a little bely fron the Xi. II,

them and where did they register theds serriagai

10 ture the witnesses to thot sarrlagal der zeny Jelstives asi

Monds (ol wiia) vere preset at the vauding and calebristion

Fant kind of elita dia they seemira at the tine of carriago en

fras then. Rhase did they tase up rudenes siter merriage?

Hear

thoy ziver m pertzent, or a roch? Ald is that sedghbastood?

ai share did her busband, CAID, work i bet Fostoryi

use his hours ar vent? Hou leog did he spend in Issacer be

e wet to binari

the chose Minel did he or did sourcon alse

Rho word ber Insband's talenis: From shest circles?

Ucriers?

Ixtallectuals?

5. Hos many tass word she and her husbrad while they

Inhes no difference if they were agents of n0t.)

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D. How mart (Intelligant) is die: Dobs tie resily

more no Bagillin:

In bex angilsh butta then she shows or

better than 1t shall se sites being bore oniy two jears: Cr

worse:

1.. Unri does sta say about llie in the Soriet Union:

Did her hastard have a gun while ho was ta the

Soriot Inion:: If so, bor does she lner socut 1t: Wron did ho

get 15: Did ba bove suectol persisaion to carsy a gin: Did be

bring thu am with hin acress the border! fue your licoration,

nobody len 0 su in thu tsar without tiho kEs eventnally

lening of its Least al all an tories.

Ba 110 gowa Iinanalal holy to then letore tbey loit

L. ThO 50ve instInctics to CoMALa to anE to

Lancial antstuce at the harlem Babassy upon blo retur ti

the USA?

I Les their first child bo 10 Russia bastized in

ho L55R7 Il 10, In abst chuca: Hose iden vis iti Did tie,

sortise theirsecred child, born in the U. S.

11. II COULD sever bad a perasent job tore is tha

Usay then to was goint to finence his sort trip to the unch.

Ith noch all his with loon about his plon to retum to the user

Ta Cabat

14 The investigation el the vira asculd be nade steg

by step, leeying In wind and never forgettiny that OSHAD as

Withods suck

overration end cooterta with argens of the Ms, to foreignars

can live uithin the Soviet bair.

15. In my irrestigatio of this tore ve shold tot 103a

In vies of the exteenlinary circumstances

surrounding this care, the FBI, through the Departzent of State,

coula logically mough request that the LooR provide all

orallable taco o CoAD's sumy in the lust med tbe smose

or bla; visht to the soviet labesay 1n laxieo CIty:

ratten, con be aspected to horo sucis regrest.

@great deal Iras the soviet sualy.

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Ted. BAOEY

16 January 1964

11;01197

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FICANT OF CONVERSATICS HUNDS KERCA.)

70:

Chief,

SR

SURSECT:

CIA Hork in Support of the Warren Commission

BR

Balow Ia a summary of the matters discussed in our

Poeting with Messrs.

Angleton and Rocca on tha evening of

15 January r964.

In turn, Mr. Angleton was reporting to us

Departnent, At. deins and 1r.

Rocca, which took place on the

afternoon of 11 January 1984.

ir. Angleton said that ir. Dules, apparently pro-

vosed by press accusations that the Warren Cormission has

been dilatory, assed CIA for suggestions of cuestions or

requests to be sacluded 1n a letter to lie sorter Gorerument.

from the Warren Comisston and to be

through the Departnent of State, would

seek additional evi

lenca which is presumably avallablo in Soviet files

could assist the Commission's deliberations.

not have a detailed idea of that he wanted to ask the Soviets

Is but did say that the questions should be "not too tech

Although Mr. Angleton thought that the letter should

be written only aiter the CIA report and comments have

complated, in order to make the letter as effective as possi

ble, x. Lulles feit it should go now,

be phrased in generali-

tles and allow the Soviets nore flexibility in their handling

of the natter than would a more pointed letter based on

concrete findings.

Hr. Dulles asked CIA only lor the questions

and not for a drait letter.

Ar. Kurphy suggested that wo ask

only for certain records rather than put specilic questions

to the Soviets.

Hr. Murphy suggested that these might include

Soviet hospital records connected with Lee Oswald's attempted

suicide,

city visa and registration records for loscoy and

Mins's, factory personnel records Iron Oswald's place of employ

rent, etc. - Also Oswald's diary noted that bis case had passed

through two cormissions in the ussi; we might as: for tha

records of these commissions as well.

Mr. Angleton said that

in Eransmitting our suggestions to dr. Lulles we can lnclude

any introductory paragraphs or explanatory comments that ve

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felt necessary to explain to l. Dulles the direction of our

thinking about thesa proposals.

(Note:

I Instructed ir. Migren to prepare a

drait of

suggested queries, using the

assistance o2 DERYABIN and

to have this

ready, 1f possible, by the closa of

business today.)

Rankin stated that the Cornission wants to account

1n dotail, minute by minute and hour by hour, for Oswald's

time outside the United States.

Mr. Bagley suggested that

thè narrative chronology of Oswald's stay in the Soviat Union

be convarted to a chronology tabulation which would pernit us

more simply to insert added details and dates as we learned

of themjia other docunentation which we can expect to receive

, Shortly.

This was agreed.

(Note: I Instructed li. Wigren to begin re-

casting the narrative immediately into

this {OrM.)

Dir. Rankin said that the Comnission has a waist high

of documents and reports received from the FBI and Secret

Service which CIA has not yet received.

These include Secret

Service Interviews with Narina, Oswald, letters from Lee Oswald

In the USSR and other naterial. He promised to send this

materlal to Hr. Fielms shortly.:

(Noto: No will pass appropriate parts of this

material to DERYABIN for further analy

sis along the lines of his earlier works

on documents already in our possession. )

Messrs. Angleton. Murphy and Bocca considered REgIA

BIN'S initial analysts of Marina Oswald's documents, and the

questions to which it gave rise, to be a worthwhite and

impostant contrabution.

CIA would be unable to nate any seri-

analysister even hypothesis until some of DoRYABIN's

questions had been answered.

Mr. Rocca suggested that DERYA-

SIN's paper be recast into nore of a questionnaire form and'

ir. Bagley agreed, pointing out that DERYABIN's comment and

speculation could be put off to the side as explanatory com

ment on each question, as appropriate.

Mr. Angleton and Mr.

Murply thought that it would be desirable to send this paper

to the Warren Commission in advance of other CIA reports with

a menorandum informing the Connission that we would need

answers to this interim questionnaire in order to reconstruct

a detailed chronology of Oswald's time in the USSR and to

corment on his activity there.

The Commission would be asked

to procure the information from Marina through any Agency 1t

might choose.

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(Note:

I instructed ir. #igren to prepare the

DERYABIN paper in this format urgently.)

G.

Hr. Angleton reported that he had asked the Commis

sion representatives certain questions pertaining to our use

of defectors_In analysing the Oswald papers:

Has the Commission formally requesting

Us

to

have

defectors analyse the material?

Wellins thought that the answer

Uto this question is yes.

However,

Mr. Angleton asked for a formal

request from the Comission to this

effect.

The FBI. has stated that 1t8

reports are not to be passed to

ATLADLE, which may cause some compl

cations.

Would the Connission be prepared to assune the

burden of responsibility

It such a delector should disa

gree with the commission's opinions of cone up vito i

radically different hypothesis of interpretation?

The persons present said that the

Commission would.

If a defector who had contributed to the analy

is of the documents should be unwilling to appear person

Ily and formally before the Commission, would th

Cornission exercise its subpoena powers agalnst hin?

Ar. Rankin thought that if there was

a risk involved for the detector, the

Commission would not do so.

However,

Rankin pronised to get a fornal anster

from the Conission on this point.

Will the classification we put on our corres

pondence to the Commission be honored?

The answer was that In principle our

cIassiftcation would be honored. How

ever, r

Bankis yarned those present

that ChA' should not hope to evade crit1-

ficution of its material.

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6. Mr. Angleton reported that Mr. Richard Davis is repre

senting the interests of the Department of State in this

inguiry.

Air. Thompson had ruled himself out because he was

Ancassador to the Soviet Union at the tine of the events in

question.

1. " One matter which had been brought so light by the

Oswald cose vas the need for a mechanism in the United States

Governent to record and assinilate our knowledge of the Soviet

handling of American defectors to the üSSR.

apparently in some danger of criticisn for its latlure to keep

in eyelon oswald after his roturn

Similarly CIA has not

systematically collected nor compiled information on Soviet

defector handling.

Berlin Base had kept a list of -Anerican

defectors at ona

time, but these individuals have not beer

debriefed on their return to the liest.

The Commission representatives at the 14 January 1964

meeting estimated that the

Warren Commission would need from

three to six nonths to complete its tasi.

Mr. Bagley raised the question of the desirability

of having DARYABIN participate personally, representing the

FBI as an interpreter perhaps, in a debriefing of Marina.

lesarg. Angleton and Murphy were convleced that CIA must avoid

direc* involvement with this investigation Although it is

less efficient as a method, te will content, ourselves with

putting witten questions to Marina †o be

Gest by whatever

Agency the Commission may choose to use.

Tennent I. Bagley

Chief, SR/CI

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Talk with DULLES on 2i Marad

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23 March 1961

Dick:

4/3/64

Had a briafing at Allen Dulles' house on Saturday after-

noos (We were assembled to discusa his taping session with

tape" Doryabia delar Macinos, Donovan-and isa.

I In New

Yorkstonight None of the others were present. )

AWD ahowed me a letter ha had received from Rankin

recertly expressing the desire to reach a modus vivendi in

order to allay the story of CIA's possible sponsorship aí Oswald's

activity. The point of the communication to AWD was to suggart

that he serve as a flle rexiewer for the Commianios. The letter

outlined alternativo possibilities in this matter (affidavit from

the DCI, ete.)o.

In my presencs, AWD wrote the answer:

=o. Declining the invitation to serve as file

for FOlA Review on

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reviewer for good and sufficient reasons.

bi: Stating his willingness to provide a state-

ment on testimony to the Commission with respect to

his khowledge of Oswald during his tenure as DCI. He

noted in the tail-off of the letter that as far as he could

of Oswald

remember-he had never had azy knowledge at any time

prior to the date al the assassiatior, 201-289248

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