CABLE:SOVIET EMB AND CONSULATE ARE NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC. OFFICES ARE IN COMPOUND
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: MEXICO CITY
Document date: 5/6/64
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER

:104-10086-10344

RECORD

SERIES

: JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 8001357A

DOCUMENT

INFORMATION

Released under the John

F. Rennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Notel .

Case#:NW 53199 Date:

06-12-2017

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : MEXICO CITY

: DIRECTOR

TITLE : CABLE: SOVIET EMB AND CONSULATE ARE NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC.

OFFICES ARE IN COMPOUND

DATE: 05/06/1964

PAGES

: 5

SUBJECTS : SOVEMB MEXI

CUBAN EMB MEXI

DATE

DOCUMENT TYPE

PAPER

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

OF LAST REVIEW

: 08/11/93

COMMENTS

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FIELD

COPIES OF SAME CABLE,

LATTER WITH ROUTING AND

RECORD SHEET ATTACHED.

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ITEM IS

RESTRICTED

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Signed:

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DIR CITE MEXI. 9332

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• SOVIET EMB AND CONSULATE ARE NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC OFFICES

ARE IN COMPOUND ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC BY APPOINIMENT SOVIET GUARDS

ARE ON OUTSIDE GATE AROUND CLOCK. NORMAL WORK HOURS SEP 1963

WERE D90D TO 1800 BUT RECENTLY CHANGED DIRE TO 1400 MONDAY AND

FRIDAYS. SIXIEEN SOVIET FAMILIES LIVE IN COMPOUND. VISITORS RING

ANYTIME.

ARE NOT

CONSO USALY SENIO ANEY EMINESS

KNOWN TO ISSUE PERMITS

2. CUBAN EMB AND

TE

IN SAME COMPOUND BUT HAVE SEPARATE

ENTRANCES. CONSULATE RECEIVES VISITORS FROM 1000 TO 1400 HOURS

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EMBASSY WORKING HOURS ARE FROM R9GE TO 170E

HOURS SAME DAYS BUT MOST EMBASSY VISITORS USUALLY ATTENDED BEFORE

1400 HOURS. THESE HOURS ALSO APPLIED DURING SEPT 53.

201-289728

3. CUBAN EMB PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR ISSUING PERMITS

FOR TRAVEL TO AND IHROUGH CUBA: VISAS NORMALLY VALID FOR THREE

MONTHS FRON DATE OF ISSUESO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM HABANA INVARIABLY

Document Number 583351

for FOlA Review on

JUN 1976

D- 200-5-41

SECRET

REPRODUCTION.BY OTHER-THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHISITED

Excluded from

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REQUIRED, BEFORE ISSUANCE ANY VISA. APPLICANT COMPLETES VISA

APPLICATION FORM AT CONSULATE, PERMISSION OFTEN OBTAINED

IN EXCHANGE OF CABLES BETWEEN EMBASSY AND MINREX MABANA. IN MANY

CASES VISAS ISSUED ON SEPARATE SHEET PAPER IN EFFORT CONCEAL FACT

OF TRAVEL.

MEXICAN GOVT PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS RE TRAVEL PBPRIME

CITIZENS TO AND IHROUGH CUBA UNCHANGED SINCE HMMA 20887 DATED 3 MAY

1965- PEPRIME CITIZENS WIIH PASSPORIS AND CUBAN VISAS ARE FREE TO

TRAVEL TO CUBA. POPRIME CITIZENS CAN OBTAIN TOURIST CARDS FROM

MEXICAN CONSUL HAVANA FOR RETURN VIA MEXICO.

SEGRET

C/S Comhere. *Warsez Commission requested KUBARK furnish bours wher Cuban

and Soviet Embassies and Consulates in Mexico City are open to piblic; their zorinal

Shere proceduzes and regulations formal and informel trolved in

issuing permits los travel to and through Cuba.

REPRODUSTION PROMIBITED

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Chian Chrono; Jun

2-Iec Harvey Oswald-

DEFERRED

PRIORITY

OPERATIONAL

ROUTINE

IMMEDIATE

INFO.

INITIALS

INITIALS

NUMBER

5362

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CITE

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NEXT NONBER

291

RIDE': DIR 18827

I. SOVIEL

END AND CONSULATE ARE NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC.

OFFICES ARE IN COM

FOUND ACCESSIBTE TO PUBLIC BY APPOLNITINT. SOVIET GUARDS ARE ON OUTSIDE GAITE

AROUND CLOCK, FORMAI, WORK HOURS SEP 1965 VERE 0900 TO 1800 BUT RECENTLY CHANGED

0200 TO 1400 MONDAY THROUCH FRIDAY. SOV CONSULATE FREQUETILY CHANGE. HOW OPEN

1200 TO 1500 BONDAYS AND FRIDAYS, SIXHIM SOVIET FANILIES LIVI IlI COMPOUND.

VISTIORS RING BETT AI GATE AT ALI SAIS HOURS. BUSSIAN SPEAKERS CAIT GET IN

ANYTHE. OISERS USUALLY TURNE AHAY EX GUARD AFTER

ARE N0I

KNOTS TO ISSUE, PERMIIS FOR TRAVEL CUBA.

20 CUBAN EMB AND CONSULATE ILL SANE

HAVE SEPARATE ENTRANCES.

CORSULATE RECEIVES VISI

Rudo

NO 1400 HOUES NODAX SHOULI FRIDAY.

EMBASSY WORKING HOURS ARE

# 0900 TO 1700 HOURS SAME DAYS BUT MOST EMBASSY

VISITORS USUALIX ATTERDED BUFORE 1400 HOURS. THESE HOURS ALSO APPLIED DURING

SEFT 63.

3. CUBAN EMB PROCEDUEES AND REGULATIONS FOR ISSUING PERMIES FOR TRAVEL TO

AND THROUGH CUBA: VISAS NORMALLY VALID FOR TERME MONIS FROM DATE OF ISSUE.

PRIOR ATTFORIZATION FROL HABAÑA INVARIASLY RECUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE ANY VISA.

APPLICANT COMPLETES VISA APPLICATION FORM AT CONSULATE, PERHISSION DETEN OBIAINED

COORDINATING OFFICERS

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AUTHENTICATING OFFICER

CLASSIFICATION

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DEFERRED

ROUTINE

PRIORITY

OPERATIONAL

IMMEDIATE

INITIALE

INITIALE

DTG.

NUMBER

NEVEER

3332

IN EXCHANGE OF CABLES BMWEET EBASSY AND JUNNEX HABANA. IT MANY CASES VISAS

ISSUED OII SEPARATE SAMMI PAPER IN EFFORI CONCEAL FACT OF TRAVEL.

4. HEXICAN GOVT PROCHURES AND REGULATIONS RE TRAVEL PRPRIME CIRTZERS TO

AND THROUGH CUBA UNCHAICED SINCE FUNA 20887 DATED 3 HAY 1963. PEPRIL OTIZIES

VIVE PASSPORTS AND CUBAI VISAS ARE FREE TO TRAVEL, TO CUBA. PEPRIVE CITIZENS

CAIT OBTALY TOURIST CARDS FROM HEXICAN CONSUL, HAVANA FOR RETURIT VIA MEXICO.

REPRODUCTION PROMBITED

REFIGES

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MOCHOADEN

COORDINATING OFFICERS

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CLASSIFICATION

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SUBJECT: (Optional)

FROM:

ACTION COPY

TO: (Officer designation, room number, and

building)

•DATE

RECEIVED

FORWARDED

EXTENSION

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

NO.

mexi

DATE

9232

COMMENTS (Number each comment lo show from whom

to whom.

Draw a line across column offer each comment.)

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