INCOMPLETE LIST OF REQUESTS FROM THE FBI FOR ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE CIA.
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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD. NUMBER: 104-10422-10006

RECORD SERIES

: JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

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INCOMPLETE LIST OF REQUESTS FROM THE FBI FOR

ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE CIA.

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SUBJECTS: OSWALD, LH

GIBSON, RICHARD

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It is also instructive to note

that CIA Director John McCONE

telephoned

FBI Director HOOVER on the morning of No-

vember. 26, 1963, and atter noting that the

President wanted to make sure the CIA was

giving the FBI full support, specifically

offered to make.

'CIA's operational resources

in Mexico' available to the Bureau.

"The Committee has seen no evidence that

the FBI asked the CIA to conduct an investi-

gation or gather information on the assassi-

nation case, but middle-level CIA personnel

did routinely provide the Bureau with infor-

matión

that came to

their attention.in

the

assassination case."

[Footnote ,90, page: 39, V]

Coment:

Herewith an incomplete list of requests from the FBI

for assistance and information from the CIA. The list speaks

for itself.

126 November 1963

Subject:

Richard Thomas GIBSON.

(Paraphrase) During the afternoon of 26

_ November

INANITION/17 passed to the FBI

representative in Bern a report (quoted

in full in the cable).

The FBI represen-

tative immediately notified ELMARD (P)

and after discussing the content of the

report it was agreed that ELMARD would

contact. INANITION soonest:

ELMARD em-

phasized the utmost importance the US

Government attached to follow-up of this

matter.

ELMARD received prompt answers

to initial questions and arranged to meet

with INANITION/20, INANITION/6 in company

with the FBI representative in Bern.

[BERN 2492 (IN 68312), 26 November 1963

28 November 1963

Subject:

Rumored $5,000 bank deposit

made by OSWALD upon return from Mexico

on 3 October 1963.

The FBI has just levied on us an official

request for full information on source

and origin of rumor about five thousand

dollars bank deposit.

[DIR 85654, 28 November 1963]

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28 November 1963

Subject: Interrogation of Gilberto ALVARADO.

The FBI liaison officer (S. PAPICH) offi-

cially advises

that the FBI requests CIA,

turn ALVARADO over to Mexican authorities

and that CIA request the Mexican authori

ties to interrogate ALVARADO in detail:

FBI reports that it understands: that the

Mexican authorities have a capability of

polygraphing and requests that CIA re:

quest Mexican authorities that he be poly-

graphed.

The FBI expressed a desire to have the re-

sults of the

ble and that the regal Attache be kept ovised

?..

of developments.

[DIR 85663, 28 November 1963]

29- November 1963

Subject: Ricardo SANTOS

Mr PAPICH referred me

to DIR 85665, 28 November

1963.

He referred to the fact that there is a

report that the Third Secretary of the Cuban

Embassy in The Hague, Ricardo SANTOS, has a pro-

CASTRO brother in the United States:

He-stated.

that he would appreciate our checking our files

or taking such other steps as may be indicated

to provide the Bureau with the identity of the

brother said to be in the U.S.

[Memorandum from CI/SIG _to Chief, WH/3, 29

Növember 1963,]

December 1963

Subject: Chinese Communist and CASTRO Plot.

At 0900 on 9 December 1963 Mr. PAPICH of the

FBI called and advised that the Bureau had a

-communication from their Miami field office

setting forth information which had been re-

ceived in' a memorandum from our office in

- Miami concerning a report which had been re-

ceived from a Western diplomat alleging that

the assassination of President Kennedy was the

result of a plot prepared and executed jointly.

-by the Chinese communists and CASTRO through

intermediaries.

Mr. PAPICH stated that the Bureau would like

to evaulate this information if possible

He said the Bureau was very much interested in

identifying the source and it would appreciate

any information we can give on where and how

this diplomat got this information since it

would. help the Bureau to evaluate this informa-

tion. He said that the Bureau would find the

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identity of the source and possible access

to the source,

if in this country, most

helpful:

[Memorandum for the Record, dated 9 December

1963; Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD.:]

18. December 1963

Subject:

Nomenclature of Weapon possibly

owned by Lee Harvey OSWALD:

On 18 December 1963 a represéntative of your

Bureau requested clarifying information about

certain Soviet nomenclature believed, to refer

to à firearm once possessed in the Soviet Union

by Lee OSWALD.

We were asked to determine what kind of weapon

this might. be.

[CSCI - 3/779,225 to the FBI, dated 19 December:

1963;

Subject: Nomenclature of Weapon possibly

Owned by Lee Harvey OSWALD.]

7 January 1964

Subject; Jack L. RUBY

Mr: Carlos VILLA, Miami, Florida,

FBI on December 21,

1963,

furnished to

a letter which

had been forwarded to a friend of his named

Jose Antonio Juan.

Mr.

Juan had received the

letter from his son living in Cuba

In the letter the statement was made,.

"it is

known here that RUBINSTEIN was here a

little

less than a year ago visiting a Mc. PRANSKI,

owner of a shop dealing in tourist articles

located on Prado Street between Animas and

Trocadero, opposite the Sevilla Biltmore."

It is requested that, through available sources

of your Agency, you develop any informatio

possible relating to the above quoted statement

in an effort to resolve the allegation that

Jack L. RUBY has possibly visited Cuba since

1959 and has connections there.

[FBI Memorandum to the DDP, dated 7 January

1964; Subject: Jack L. RUBY

9

January 1964

subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD

Attached is a copy-.of a mémorandum from the

Federal Bureau of Investigation on Lee Harvey

OSWALD dated 31 December 1963 and an enclosure

to the memorandum containing names and addresses

found in OSWALD's address

book and other papers

at the time of his arrest in Dallas, Texas.

It

will be noted that the Bureau has asked us to

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7 February 1964

Subject: Eladio ROJAS Villanueva.

The Legal Attache in Mexico City would prefer that the

COS tell Luis ECHEVARRIA, acting minister of gobernacio, name of

subject and that with ROJAS' agreement plan to give him a polygraph

and promise. ECHEVARRIA a brief statement of the resukts of the test

The Legal Attache in Mexico City would prefer-have the

polygraph given in Mexico City; he could, if CIA strongly prefers,

get their headquarters' and subject's agreement to go to Texas.

[MEXI- 8177 (IN 15081), 7 February 1964]

12 February 1964

Legal Attache (in Mexico City) requests the following

additional, questions be put to Daniel SOLIS:

a. Verify if SOLIS has received two Tetters

recently from Eladio ROJAS Villanueva aka Eladio.

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determine whether any of the listed names,;

addresses or telephone numbers have in the

past been connected with the Soviet intelli-

gence services.

[Memorandum for Chief, OS/SRS ;

dated 9 January

1963; Subject:.

Lee Harvey OSWALD.]

14 January 1964

Our Chief of Station in Mexico dispatched cable [MEXI-

(IN 98273)], advising of a

request on the part of the Legal

Attache for the development of information concerning one Daniel

SOLIS' knowledge of ROJAS, whose name appears.

to bè Xlario ROJAS

Villanueva, a 31-year old Mexican citizen residing in Guadalajara,

land information concerning the names of Cubans appearing in an

alleged notebook said to be in the possession of SOLIS, and an

alleged official of the American Government said to have been in

contact with OSWALD in Cozomel, named Albert NU.

[Memorandum for the Record, dated 15: January 1964; Subject: Lee

Harvey OSWALD.]

12 February 1964

Legal Attache (in Mexico City) requests the following

adational questions be put to Daniel SOLIS:

a .

Verify if SOLIS has received two letters.

recently from Eladio ROJAS Villanueva aka Eladio

VILLANUEVA regarding notebook.

b. Ask SOLIS to forward noteboo- if found to:

Mr. Edwin O. JOHNSON, Consulado Americano, Guada--

lajara, Jalisco.

_Co. Letters in possession of VILLANUEVA indicate

he in Cozumel with Daniel SOLIS for at least

three months in 1963. Can SOLIS recall dates?

"a.: Ask SOLIS if VILLANUEVA in contact with

Cubans or Americans while in Cozumel:

Ask him

how VILLANÚEVA occupied his time.

(MEXI-8194 (IN 18129), 12 February 19641

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b. Ask SOLIS to forward notebook if found to:

Mr. Edwin O. JOHNSON, Consulado Americano, Guaga-

lajara, Jalisco.

c.. -Letters in possession of VILLANUEVA, indi

cate. he was: in Cozumel with Daniel SOLIS-for:

at least three months in 1963.

-Can. SOLIS re-

call dates?

do+

Ask SOLIS if VILLANUEVA was in contact with

Cubans or Americans while in Cozumel.

Ask: him

how VILLANUEVA occupied his time.

[MEXI -8194 (IN 18129) •

12 February 1964•1

25 February 1964:

-Subject: Jack L. RUBY.

"It would be appreciated if you could promptly-

advise of any information available to you to

tend to verify this; travel by RUBY."

[Memorandum to Mr. Winston M. SCOTT, dated 25 February 1964;

from Clark D. ANDERSON, Legal Attache (Mexico City); Subject:

Jack L. RUBY.]

13 April 1964

Subject:

Lee Harvey OSWALD's Access to Classified

Information about the U-2:

"Reference is made to your letter, dated 13

April 1964, captioned Lee Harvey OSWALD, In-

ternal Security - Russia - Cuba', and to the

attachment which contained statements

made

by one Eugene J. HOBBS; HMC, USN:

Your letter

requested certain information regarding sub-

ject's Marine assignment at the Naval Air

Station, Atsugi, Japan, in 1957 and 1958."

Memorandum for Director, Eederal Bureau of Investigation,

dated 13 May 1964, from CIA.]

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10 June 1964

_Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD:

_"It-is believed this allegation that

OSWALD-was in- Tangier, Morocco, should

- be investigated and you are requested to

conduct the necessary inquiries; if pos:

sible, to resolve the allegation. *Inasmuch

as it appears that the President's Commi-

ssion contemplates.the issuance.of.its. re=

port in the near future, it is believed

this matter should be handled expeditiously."

[Memorandum to Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Attention:

Deputy Director, Plans; dated 10 June 1964, from Director, FBI. I

28- July 1964

Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD.

"In view of the foregoing factors, "it would

be appreciated if you would review material.

-available to you concerning the activity of-

Radio Moscow in an effort to identify the 1

two-minute broadcast.referred to by OSWALD

in the aforementioned documents.....

We would also appreciate advice. as to the

telephone number in

1959 and the current

telephone number of Radio Moscow and we would

appreciate advise as to whether or not tele-

phone number V 36588 was listed in the

1959

Moscow Telephone Directory.

"It would appear to us that if OSWALD partici-

pated in a radio program for Radio Moscow, this

fact would have been known to the KGB and a re-

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ference to such participation would likely have

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been contained in OSWALD's KGB file.

"It would be appreciated if you would question

NOSENKO in light of the foregoing observations:

In this regard it is suggested that NOSENKO not

_be informed of OSWALD's possession of the name,

address, and telephone number of Lev SETYAEV."

[Memorandum for Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Attention:

Deputy Director, Plans; Subject: Lee Harvey_ OSWALD - Internal.

Security. - Russia - Cuba; from Director, FBI.]

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