CONTACT OF LEE OSWALD WITH A MEMBER OF SOVIET KGB ASSASSINATION DEPARTMENT.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: ASST. DEP. DIR, PLANS, CIA
To: ACTING CHIEF, SR DIVISION, CIA
Document date: 11/23/1963
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ASSIA DER ONE I A MEMBER OF SOVIET KGB

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ASSASSINATION DEPARTMENT.

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KOSTIKOV

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23 Movenber 1963

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HEGORANDUM FOR: Adsistant Deputy Director, Flans

Acting Chief, SR Division

SUBJECT

Contact of Lee OSVALD with a nenber of Soviet

• 1X643

Assassination Department

O SR MeMOVe OSWALD Contact with Valery V.

KOSTIKOV, KGB Dept 13 Officer.

1.

Accoraing to an intercepted phone call In Mexico City, Lee OSWALD

1a0 at the Soviet Inbangy there on 28 September 1963 and spose with the

Consul, Valeriy Vladimirovich HOSTTKOY. This was learned when OSWALD called

the Soviet Tabassy on 1 October, identifying himself by name and speaking

broken Russion, stating the above and acking the guard ino answered the phone

whether there an "anything new concerning the telegra te Washington,"

The guard cheeked and then told OSVALD that & request had been sent, but

nothing had as yet been received.

(MEXT 6453, 9 October 1963) The FBI 11aison

officer, Mr. Papaich, told ne on 23 Novenber that the Bureau has reason to

bellove that OStALD's visit was to get Soviet support for a U.S. Jesaport or

visa natter [berbaps the now passport sentioned in the prese articles/.

2. KOSTINOV as an identified KOB officer.

He was a case officer in eu

operetion which in evidently aponsored by the RGh's-13th Department (responsible

for sabotage and ascassination). Inie operation, which is controlled by the

FBI under the crypton TUMBLED, Involved & Cernan-notional resident of

Octahone who was recruited in Europe, and net this year with KOSITKOV In Menico

City and shortly thereatter with & know 13th Deportent officer, oles Balistil,

in New fors. The Instructione given Tautesy by the two officers, (pingointing

objectives for sabotage) and the circunstances of their involvement in the case,

left no doubt that both of then vere working for the same kis component, the

13th.

3. Of course it is not usual for a KOB

agent on & sensitive mission to

have such overt contact with a Boviet Embassy.

lovever, ve have top secret

Soviet intelligence documents, describing Military Intelligence doctrine, which

show that very Important agents can be met in official installations using as

cover for their presence there some sort of open business:

Vice Admiral

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[.* BEKRINEV, in a top sceret lecture to a Coviet Military Intelligence course

at Mlitary-Diplontic Noadeny, 1960, said,

"Case officers who use as cover, let us sat, the Soviet Trade

Representation, TASS or Sovinforabaro, can une their cover

assigmento as bachetopping for non-clendestine meetinge with

certain agente those particuler activities officially associate

then with the previously mentioned Soviet Institutions.

However,

such non-clendentime meetings within a legal residency should be

restricted so a minimun both as to place ond time. Meetings of

this type should be carried out only in exceptional cases vith

tested and reliable agents in order to avoid provocation by the

local counterintelligence service againat the Soviet installation

being usad as cover:

Such metings are hold as a rule in the work

offices of the case officer or of the agent during working hours.

It lo necessary that such meetings be conducted naturally, that

they do not attreet the attention of outsiders, and that the receipt

and transittal of intellicence matters, properly camouflaged, be

carried out discreetly. In setting up such meetings, mensures against

tapping nust be taken.

One wust bear in mind that a neeting vith

persons outalde official premises and during non-working hours usually

significa a relationship

beyond official matters,"

betwen the to parties that in above and

Also, such contact in offsetal installation may be caused by the agent's own

carolessness, Again Admiral BARRENDY speaka:

"Come agents,

becaune of inexperience or because of deliberate

violation of the rules of security through peculiar perconal

realness, approsched our case officers at places not stizulated

as operationel meeting sites, others telephoned the cose officer st

his Soviet installation and discused personal contact errangements,

while othere still doved up personally at the Soviet Installation In

4. I called the above connections to the attention of Nt. Papplch by.

phone to his FBI office st 1030 hours on 23 lovember.

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I an attaching 1) a sumasy of our Infoznation on KOSTIKOV

and 2) all valid background inforation now available on the worts of the

13Ch Departuent of the Foreign Intelligence of the KGS:

So Te 1 in and 1850061ration -- Executive

Soviet: Strategto Executive Action, dated detober 1961,

Sidney

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SUBJECT: Valerly Vladisirovich KOSTIKOV

KOSTIKOV, +ho was

bors on

17 March 1933 Ia Moscow, was

assigned to the Goviot Babesay

in Hexteo Cit7

V1 ce

Consul

on 19 September 1961.

A

fluent penish

speaker, he had travelled abroad at least

three tines

before

6h1s

permanent

sasdenment,

1D 1959

KOSTIKOV applied

sccompany Prenier Wikita Bergere-

vich KURUBICIEV's party to

the United States ao

an 0x1ic1s] of

*he Soviet Minlatry of Foreign

Affaire, but ve havo ao record

having

this country at that time.

KOSTIKOV

served

on Interpreter at international conferences at Medria

and Barcelone In 1956 and 1959°

In lote 1959 and

• early 2960

be

attended

Soviet exhibitiono in Mexico City

and

Havena; he

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knovs to have been in Cuba fron 6 vanuary to 7 March 1960.

the physical description of KOSTIROV coite accurately fits

that of a Soviet case officer vho nearly o year ago not to

Mexico an FBI-controlled double agent.

This double agent*s

Soviet case officer 1o the United States has been Olec Danile

vich BRYKIN of the

Thirteenth Departnent, KGA First Chief

Directorate, occupying the overt position of trenglator-trainee,

Vol. Gecretariat, New York City.

BRYKIR was stationed in Hew

York City fron December 1960 to July of this year.

Bince arrivina in Mexico, KOSTIKOV Is known to have travelled

throe times outolde the capitals In March 1963 and agala for the

firot tro vecko of Senterber he

vent to Fijuana, Ensenada, and

Mexicoli, ostenoibly for the purpose of purchasing cotton.

The

U.3, Dopartment of State, horever, has reported that during

these trips KOBTIKOV met local representatives of Movimento

Liberation Mationol and Central Compenine Independiente,

both

Large Communist

front organisations.

In addition,

according to

KOSTILOY uns acconponted on the Dapteabor trip by

Ivan Gavrilovich

ALFERYEV,

and be contacted in

Insenads several

persons including Communist

syapniaisers wha

proviously had been

antaccated

with Soviet

officials

stationed in Benico City.

ALFERZEV, & PRAVDA

contaot

vith

correspondent in Mexico,

was in eloss

Cub an

• diplomats

and local Connunist

lenders during

February 1962 viett

to Quito.

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6U3J302:

Valeriy Vladistzovich

KOSTIAOY

(201-305052)

born on

I7 Karch 1933-1n Moscow,

a391 ghed

Border

tab0s07

In Montoo City

so Vice

Conoul

on 19 Sasterder 1961*

fluent

Spoolah aperker,

had travelled abroad at least

three tines bedore this pernonent

nereovor, in 1959

KOSPOKOV

toplsed for a visa to

occonpony freader Ultito Fergoze-

vich RINValCHEy"s porty be the

• United

States

offlolad

of

the Sovlet Kinistry of Toroice Affairs,

but

bove no rocord

of his having coze

to this country

that tire..

KOSTIEOV

Carved so en interproser at loternatiount conterences at Medrid

Barcelona

and 1959-

In late 1959 and early 1960

be attended

In Moxiee City sod Invasa, he

1o kaoyn

Cuba fron G

Manuary to 1 HaTCh 1289%6UABL)

ITMBICULET

02 e

physteal donoription

oF KOSTICOY Suite accuratoly late

that

Soviet

DB1-2096201200

officer who neary

& yeat dio not in

double agant.

0h18

double agent's

Sorlet esse

the United States as booa 0106 Don110-

Thirteonth

Depeatront; KOD Firet Chief

Diracterste,

secury ing

the overt position of tranointor trnince,

secret arent

Tork C1eg-

BRYATE was abstioned 1a dog -

December 1960 to

July of this yeor.

arriving

Mexicon

ROADIKOY is Reown to have travolied

ostoldo the copitel:

In Karen 1963 one again for the

Mirat too vente

of Monterbor he vent to 21juano, Basenada, and

Mextenlis

antonoisly

for cho purpose of purchasins cottos.

State.

The

4.3.

Dopartneat

-hovovor, has roported that during

these.

tripa

ROSgIXOV

nat

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represensatives of Moulmente

Liberation

and Santral

engenisations.

In additions

secording to

sourced,

KOSZIROV vas

accosponted on the Mostomber trip

Gavstlovich

AUTORYZY

and no contacted Lo Insenada several

Inciudtag

Connus 1 8*

propathiaero who previously had

sasociated

Soriet

octiclala asationed it

Mexico 01t7*

ALPERTEY, & PRAVDA correspondent to kaxieo,

contact

: vita Cuben diplonato nad Joca)

Connunist

in clase

leaders

dartas

Debruary 1962 visit to

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! said

isn"

Wife:

Rosa Aleksandrovna, born 2 March 1932 Arkhamgel Oblast.

Daughter: Svetlana Valerievna

born 1959, Moscow.

Wife and daughter accompanied

Subject to Mexico.

Graduate of Foreign Language Institute and/or Institute of

Foreign Affairs, Moscow.

From 30 June to 10 July 1959 was at

the Electrotechnical

Congress in Madrid; attended a conference in Madrid

and Barcelona in 1958.

November 1959 to 6 January 1960 - Soviet Exposition in

Mexico City.

6 Januse 1960 - in

AUTO ACCiDENT AT VERA CRuZ.

Contacts in Ensenada, Baja, California, September 1963:

1. Daily with Isaak

Karlos CHAPLUK (201-229418)

and with CHAPLUK'S

son.

2. Y September, stayed 45 minutes at Nuna SIMANOVKA's

Curio Shop.

3.

7 September, dinner with Miguel POPOFF (201-286055)

Note

• that ALFEREV claimed that he was a guest of the party of

Eva Samano de Lopez MATEOS, wife of the President of Mexico,

Adolfo Lopez MATEOS. On the trip to Baja, California; Mrs.

Lopez was attending a Congress of the National Institute for

the Protection of Children.

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TITLE

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5x-11056

23 Bovanber 1983

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MENORANDUM FOR: Assistant Dejuty Director, Plane

Aeting Chier, BB DiVIBlon

contact of lee OSWALD vith a sember of Boulet EGA

Assassination Department

SOIR HenaN OSWALD CoNtact with Valeriy

KOSTIKOV, KGB Dept. 13 officer.

V.

Acconding to an intercepted phone call In lexico City, Les OSHALE

vas at the soviet Elbany there on 28 septenber 1963 and spoke with the

Consul, Valerty Vedimirovies kOsTIKOY.

This sas learned when OSWAlD called

the soviet Embassy on 1 October, Identifying hinsel! by nome and speaking

broken fussien, stating the above and asking the guard who answered the phone

whether there was "anything new concerning the telegren to Washlagton."

The guard checked and then told OSWALD that a raguest had been sent, but

nothing bad as yet been received. (MEXT 6453, 9 Detober 1963) The YBI Llalson

officer, Mr. Papatch, told me an 23 lovember that the Dureau hes reason to

believe that OSkAlD'o violt was to get soviet support for 4o. passport or

Viss matter LIerasps the not passport mentioned in the press/articles:

2: KOStroY de an adentified KGB officer. He ves & case offleor in sa

operation which se evidently sponsored by the kai's tith bepartment (responsible

for sabotage and assaanination). This operation, which is controlled by the

FBI under the eryptodyn TUMßLBWED, Lavolved a Carner-national resident of

Oblahoms who was reruited in Burope, and mat this year with KOSTIKOV. in Mexico

city and shortly thereafter with a known 1ith Deparsment officer, Oleg BRYKTI,

In few sort. The instructions given TUMBLEWEED by the two officero, (pinpointine

objectives for sabotage) and the circumstances of their Involvement in the ease,

left no doubt that both of them vere vorking for the sane KCh couponent, the

13th.

3. Of course it 1s not ususl for a lus agant on a sensitiva ulesion to

have such overt contact tith a soviet Embasey. lowever, we have top secret

Soviet Intelligence docurente, describias Nuitary Intelligence doctrine, which

shor that very importast agents can be met in offleial Installations using as

cover for their presence there some sort of open business: Vice Adairal

lath.

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L, BIKREIV, 1n & top socrat lecturo to a soviet Military Intelligenoe course

at 1111tary-Diplonstle Academy, 1960, said,

"Case offloers who use an eover, lot us say, the soviet Trade

Representation, TARS or Sovinforaburo, can use their cover

ausigments as backstopping for non-clandestine meetings vith

certain agents ulose particular activities officially seBoclae

then with the previoualy wentloned Soviet institutions. However,

such non-clandestine setings vithin a legal residency should be

restileted to a minimm both as to place and time. Hactinge of

th1s type shouli be carried out only in esceptional cases vita

tested and rellable egants in order to avoid provocation by the

local ceunterintelligence service against the Sorlet installetion

being used as cover.

such meetinge are hold as a rule in the sork

offices of the case

officer or of the agent during vorking hours.

It 10 nocessary that such meetings ba conducted naturally, that

they do not attract the attention of outsiders, and that the receipt

and transmittal of intellence matters, properly camouflaged, be

carried out diacreatly. In setting up such neetings, measures ngainst

topping must be taken. One sust bear in mind that a meeting with

persons outside official premiees and during sor-working houre unally

signifies & relationship betwen the tro parties that lo above ard

beyond official matters."

ALeo, such contact 1n official Intallationa nay be caused by the agent's own

carelessness. Again Addral alilLY speass:

"Somo agento, because of inexperience or because of deliberate

VIolation ol the rules of security througa peculler personal

rashness,.. approached our case officers at placea not stimulated

se operationel meeting sitas, othera talephoned the case officar st

his soviet Installation and discussed personal contact arrangements,

while others still aboved up personally at the Soviet Installation in

arter to contact the case officar.

I called the above connections to the attention of lit. Peppich by

phone to his FBI office at 1030 hours on 23 November.

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1382 Departnest of the foreign Intelligence of the KGB,

Seria (a) to ed Me 1S), n the Boot State Bout ALB.

Soviet use

of

KIdnapping, and Assesatnation -- Brecutive

Action,

dates Angst

бо.

Soviet

10 Executive hotlor, dated October 1961.

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