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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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RECORD NUMBER

RECORDS SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : N1404

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

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TITLE

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12/03/75

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SUBJECTS

OSWALD, LEE, PROPOSED RUSSIAN TRIP (1963)

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755

Serial: N1404

3 December 1975

TOP SECRET

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY AND

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT:

Senate Select Committee Request for Additional

Information on Matters Related to President Kennedy's

Assassination

1. Please refer to my Memorandum, Serial: N1380 dated

24 November 1975 which forwarded our initial response to

the subject request.

2. Mr. Peter Fenn of the Select Committee Staff has

requested copies of

the four messages referred to in our

initial response. They are inclosed for your review and

forwarding to Mr. Fenn.

Aimi

DO forman

DAVID D. LOWMAN

Special Assistant

to the Director

for Congressional Reviews

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CUBAN STATEMENT ON VISA FOR OSWALD

ER Havana: RAUT, ROA

TO New Yorke

Cuban Mission to the tin

Msg Nri

074694

25 Nov 63

Lan reproducing below

the notes ven so the press by ene

Ministry:

With relation to the informat on published today, to the

newspaper Excolaton in Mexteg Citya astiening that balarya

OSWALD had requested a transit visa

For travellito the Sov

Unzon at the Cuban Consulate In Mexico 4a Septembe aChe Cober

Covernment requested informatIon from the of fictale

Consulate,anethat city, confirming chat it is certain

MI: LEE HARVEY OSWALD requested the cransit Mesa

travel

the Sovtet Union on 27 September, In the

said /Consulate

on belng inforned by the consular ostictels thes

office could not grant such a visa without the authorization

of the Cuban Ministry of Foreton Relations ghtch Hewing

would not grant it if it was not previously authortzed by the

country of destinatton, Mr. OSWALD Left the Consulate Mistoly

disgusted.

The said visa was never

granted

This detailin conneccion. with this otherfelecumstance

surround the facts,

• confirm our suspicion that che

assues mation of KENNEDY was a provocation against vorte, peage,

perfectly and Choroughly planned by the mos choreactionary sectors

of the Untted Statesa

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Cuban

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SIt

Is evident. that these.sectors-plannud beforehand to

Involve Cuba and the Soviet Union in these deads

The Inconceivable and inexplicable Impunity with which an

individual of known penal antecudents:

assass inated. OSWALD the

principal accused of the

ASSASSinaCIoR of president KENNEDY O

the presence of the police themselves and Ln the 50) of a

prison;

demonscrates in a scandalous and Indisputable manner

chat the powerful reaccionary pollulont forced withtn the

United States are making use of all chely resources and naluencer

In order to conceal those no masce minded KINNEDY espasstretion

and che true motives for it.

wortd public opinion demands the enlightening of the decds

It 19 absurd that the political author leges and theyprobecuring

attomey of Dallas have declared that the case is closed when

hardly 48 hours have passed since a deedlof so great a tesule as

the assassination of the President of the Untted States

Regards

MS

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GHANAIAN PRESS EMPHASIZING CUBAN COMMENTARIES ON DEATH OF PRESIDENTIAL

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FR Accra: ENTRAlGO

TO :: Havana:

Foreign Ministry

Msg Nr:: GH-214

The Ghanaian press emphasized in the headlines of the first

page on 29 November, the cornentaries of the Prime inister of

Cuba concerning the death of OSWALD.

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CUBAN STATEMENT ON VISA FOR OSWALD

FR. Havana:

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Msg. Nr:

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25 Nov 63

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I am reproducing below the note liven to the press by there

Ministry:

with relation to the information published today, in the

newspaper Excelsion in Mexico City, affiring that DER MaRVeY

OSWALD had requested a transit visa for travel to the soviet

Union at the Cuban Consulate ir. Mexico in Septenber, the Cuban

Government requested information from the officlals of our

Consulate in that city confirming that it 1s certain that

Mk., LEE HARVEY OSWALD requested the transit viss for travel to

the Soviet Union on 27 September in the said Consulate.

Or being informed by the consular officials that their

oftice could not grant such a visa without the authorization

of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relationg, which likewise

would not grant it if it was not previously authorized by the

country of destination, Mr.. OSWALD left the Consulate visioly

disgusted.

The said visa was never granted.

This detail, In connection with thia other circumstance

that surround the facts, confion our suspicion that the

assacaination of KENNEDY was a provocation against world peace

perfectly and

of the united Staroughly planned by the most reactionary sectors

Cuban:

3/0/eu)/T1384-63

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It is evident that these sectors planned beforehand to

involve Cuba ard the Soviet Unlon 1n these deads.

The Inconcelvable and irexplicable impunity with which en

Individual of known penal antecedente assassinated OSWALD, tha

principal accused of the assassination of President KENNEDY, in

the presence of the police thenselves and in the sal or a

prison, demonstrates in a scandalous and indisputable manet

that the powerful reactionary political forces within the

United States are making use of all cheir resources and tafluences

in order to conceul those who master-hinded KENNEDY's assassloation

and the true notives for it.

World public opinion demands the enlightening of the deeds.

It is absurd that the political authorittes and the probecueles

attorney of Dallas have declared that the case is closed when

hardly 48 hours have passed since a deed of so great a result as

the assagsination of the President of the United States.

Regards:

MS

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CASTRO SPEAKS ON PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ASCASSINATION AND CUBAN

ECONOMY

FR Havana: Foreign Ministry

TO Accra: Cuban Embassy( (A))

Msg. Nr: 7555

28 Nov 63

FIDEL stated, "Events are demonstrating the sinister plot

behind the assassination of KENNEDY.

Contradictions show that

OSWALD was made the culprit by the police or was prepared to

cormit the act with promise of escape, and was assigned

activities

so as to have responsibility fall

on or be insinuated against

those whom the perpetrators wished. It is clear that United

States reactionaries tried to make Cuba and the world the victims

of their criminal designs, even at the price of assasinating

their own president.

They sent OSWALD to Mexico to request

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passing through Cuba.

The visa to the USSR he could have

requested from the nearest Eropean country and not have to come

to Cuba to later go to the USOR, which is much farther.

He also said,

"By 1970 we will be in condition to surpass

10 nillion tons of sugar and to export it. The economy begins

to improve solidly. We have sugar sold at close to 10 centavos

jor 1965 and 1966.

There shortly will be a noluble increase in

meats and other articles.

At the year's end, nougats, wine

and grapes will reappear as the result of the development of

forcign trade.

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((A)) This is a circular message sent also to Cubar niplomatic

Missions in Algiers, Athens, Bamako, Beirut, Belgrade,

Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Bucharest,

Budapest, Cairo,

Colombo, Conakry, Copenhagen, Djakarta, Hanoi, Helsinkị,

Karachi, Lisbon, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Oslo, Paris,

Peking, Prague, Eyong) ang, Rabat, Rome,

Santiago,

Tel Aviv, The Hague, Tokyo, Ulan

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CASTRO SPEAKS ON PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION AND CUBAN

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FR Havara: Foreign Ministry

TO Accra: Cuban Embassy ((A))

Msg Nr:: 7555

28 Nov 63

FIDEL stated, "Events are demonstrating the sinister piot

behind the assassination of KENNEDY.

Contradictions show that

OSWALD was made the culprit by the police or was prepared to

conmit the act with promise of escape, and was assigned activities

so as to have responsibility fall on or he insinuated against

those whom the perpetrators wished. It is clear that United

States reactionaries tried to make Cuba and the world the vietins

of their criminal designs, even

at the prive of assasinating

their own president. They sent OSWALD to Mexico to request

a transit visa to Cuba for later travel to the USSR. Imagine

the president's assasin just retuming

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passing through Cuba. The visa te the USSR he could have

requested from the ncarest bi ropcan country and not have to come

to Cuba to later go to the Usüh, which is such farther."

He also said, "By 1970 we will be in condition to surpass

10 million tons of sugar and to export it..: The economy begins

to improve solidly. We have sugar sold at close to 10 centavos

For 1965 and 1966.

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neats and other articles. At the year's ind, nougats, wine

and grapes will reappear as the result uf the development of

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Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo,

Colombo, Conaksy, Copenhagen, Djakarta, Hanol, Helsinkl,

Karacht, Lisbon, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Oslo, Parts,

Peking, Prague, Pyongyang, Rabat, Rome, Saitlago, Sofia,

Tel Aviv, The Hague, Tokyo, Vlan Bator, Vatican City, and

Vienna:

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MINREX, HAVAÑA VERIFIES OSWALD'E MEOWEST FOR PUNST, VISA BOR RUSSIA

FR Havana: MINREX

TO Circular (Warsaw: Cuban Embassyl ((1))

MSg: No: 7482

25 Nov 53

MINREX reported yesterday that the information in the newspaper

¡Excelcior of Mexico City concerning LEE OSWALD's request for a transit

visa to go to the USSR; which was requested from the Cuban Consulate

in Merida, is true. This visa as requested 27 September from said •

consulate, which stated that it could not grant the visa without

permission of MINREX, and unless permission hal been granted pre-

viously by the country of destinatlor. OSwALD gave up aunpying the

consulare;

and the visa was never granted.

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beforehand to involve Cuba. ard the USSR in the g.

The Inconceiv

able impunity of a person who, with a krom police record could

murder OSWALD in the presence of the poltre in a prison basement,

demonstrates: the scandalous meane whird reactionaty forces are.

using in the United states to cover up the perpetrators and the

motives for KENNEDY's assassination. World-wide publie opinion

demands a clarification of the facts. It is a..utd that the Dallas:

District Attorney Is closing the case of the death of the fresident

({A)) Same text sent to Guban Embassles in Conakry, Prague, Mecra,

Cairo and Alglerso. Similar sext sent to Cuban Embassy

Mexico City.

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26 Nov 53

Msg Nr: 7482

MINREX

in Merida, is true.

This visa was requested 27 September from said

consulate, which stated that it could not grant the visa without

permission of MINREX, and unless permission had been grented pre-

viously by the country of destination.

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beforehand to involve Cuba ard the USSR in the aces. The Inconceiv

able impunity of a person who, with a known police record could

murder OSWALD in the presence of the polire in a prison basement,

demonstrates the scandalous meane whir reactionary forces are

using in the United States to cover up the perpetrators and the

motives for KENNEDY's assassination.

World-wide public opinion

demands a clarificarion of the facts. It is acurd that the Dallas

District Attorney is closing the cuse of the death of the President

scarcely 48 hours after the deed.

((A)) Same text sent to Cuban Embassies in Conakry, Prague, Лссга,

Cairo and Algless.. Similar sext sent to Cuban Embassy

Mexico City.

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