MEMORANDUM:SUMMARY OF RELEVANT INFORMATION ON LEE HARVEY OSWALD AT 7 ON 24 NOVEMBER 1963
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 11/26/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUMMARY of Relevant Intorustion on Lee Harvey OSWALD at 0700 d

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1. Our first Information on OSWALD came from & technical

operation 1n) Mexico Cityand was cabled ia 0nl9 October 1963. It

revealed that on 1 October 1963 Lee OSWALD had been In touch there

with Soviet Consul Valery KOSTIKOV about a telegram which the

Soviet Embassy was supposed to send on him to the Soviet Embassy In

Washington. The data showed that OSWALD had also been at the Soviet

Embassy on 28 September. Traces showed OSWALD was a former U. S..

defector to the USSR and on 10 October CIA Headguarters notified the

FBI, State and the Navy (OSWALD had been a Marine). Our Mexico Station!

was told to pass its Information on OSWALD to the Mexico City offices

of the FBI, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Embassy.

Since our Agency is not supposed to Investigate U. S. citizens abroad

without special request, we did nothing further on the case.

2. After the assassination of President Kennedy on 22 November,

! Mexico Station] which immediately recalled its estlier report on OSWALD

[and cabled us about 1t, began researching all its files and records for

reports which might relate to him. It turned up pictures of a man

• believed to be OSWALD entering the Soviet and Cuban Embassies on

various days) 1a October, Including 1 October,] but when

some of these

pictures were sent to the FBI In Dallas they proved to be someone other

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than OSKAID. Moxico Station bao, to date, found no pictures of

OSWALD entering the Sovlet or Cuban Embassy.

3. The search did reveal more data from technical operations;

however. This Information, [which cons in 1n great masses, bad not

been previously associated with OSWALD because his name is not

actually mentioned In 1t, but the subject matter shows 1t 1s about

him, land our expert monitor says the voice 1s Identical with the

voice of I october known to be OSWAID's.)

4. This further [technical Information coverse round-robin of]

(telephone calls and visits which OSWAID made to the Soviet and Cuban

Embassies In Mexieo CIty between 27 September and 3 October 1963.

This has been supplemented by reports on his travel in and out of Mexico

obtained by the U. S. Consulate In the border town of Nuevo Laredo from

Mexican Inmigration Service records.

5. In briel, all this information shows that Lee Harvey. OSWALD

entered Mexico (apparently by car) at Nuevo Laredo on 26 September

1963, claiming he was a photograpber, living in New Orleans and bound

for Mexico City. On 27 September he was 1n Mexico City|phoning the]

Soviet Embassy]to ask for a visa so be could go to Odessa, ussr.

28 September, he was at the Cuban Embassy, [and SIlvia DURAN, & Mexican

Employee of the Cuban Embassy, telephoned the Soviet Embassy about his

problem. It seems that OSWALD (whoBe same 18 not mentione)] wanted a

Cuban transit visa so he could go to Cuba and wait there for a Soviet

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visa which would permit him and his wife to go on to the Sovlet

Ua1on. [SIlva DURAN asked assurance that the Russians would grant

him the visa. A while later a Soviet official calle Silvia DURAN

back and explains that the visa applicant had been dealing with

the Soviet Consulate In Washington about the same matter and that

they could not be sure that he would ever get the Soviet visa.

The Soviet official added that the applicant had a letter showing

he belonged to an organization in favor of. Cuba. SIlvia DURAN and

the Soviet official agree to table the matter.

6. On 28 September 1963, OSWALD again visite the Cuban Embassy

[and talks to S11via DURAN) about the same matter, [and she phones the

Soviet Embassy. OSWALD also talke to a Soviet official on her phone

and says he will come to the Soviet Embassy and give him what 1s

apparently a formartag adros viere he cas be reached, There 10 / ue

some hint this address may be in Cube.

7. Da 1 October, OSWALD bas his phone conversation with Soviet | ugju...

Consul KOSTIKOV about his visa, and on the same day, OSWALD phones

the Soviet Military Attache about the same matter. The Military Attache

gives him the number of the Consul. Finally, on 3 October, OSWALD

phoned the Military Attache again and tried to talk about a visa, but

different"

the Mllitary Attache again referred him to the Consul and give bin'

the right phone number.

8. That same day, 3 October 1963, OSWALD drove back into the

United States at the Nuevo Laredo-Laredo, Texas crossing point. He

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had travelled on a Mexican Tourist Card In lieu of paEspOrt.

9. [on 23 November 1963, Mexican authorities, who get the same)

technical Intonation which we doj and who had noticed the name of

Lee OSWALD In 1t, arrested Silvia DURAN and her husband and Interrogated

them. She confirmed the information given above, saying that Lee

OSWALD bed professed, to be a. Commnist and an addrer of Castro. She

and her husband are being held incommmicado and their arrest will

not be made know, for the time being.

10. Observation of the Soviet and Cuban Enhassies in Mexico

and of their principal intelligence officers, including KOSIIKOV,

since the assassination of President Kennedy, [by both technical and

physical surveillance, shows nothing unusual.

12. [Mexican President Iopez Mateos 18 aware of this case and

Of the technical information Involved. He will doubtless support any

further police action which is necessary

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revealed that in 1 October 1963 Lao OND sed best In touch then

With Sorlet Consul Valery KOSlISOY chort & telegras thich the

we. Sortet Inberry vas. tupposed to send on him to the Borlet seberor 1a

lashington.. The dits showed that OSAID hed also been at the Sordet

defector to the USE and on 10 Cotoder CI1 Headquarters sottfiel the

TBI, Sesto and the Maty (OSTAID bad DeEa a Marlaa), Ocs Modes Statio,

tas tala to pess 1ts InTUSIatIOn On OTAID to the Heado CIty Offleal

of tbe fBI, the Ilgiatos and Istaslisation Serric and the Esbessy.

Since OVI AgeRoy la not supposed to Investigate U. B. eltisins abrand.

vithout spectal sequent, ve did nothing furiber on tas erse.:

2. After the assasslestion or Prestient Kemedy es 22 foresbes,

¡sedeo Station, which Imodistely recalled fts eller report on CHAr

began genesching all its slles ad

early for

reparto valch mott solsto to him. It tuned in plotures of a roo

belleved to be OSHALD enterters the Sortet and Cabar Babessles.

pictures were sent to the FI, 11 Dallas they juared to be sassane elbo

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knew li's

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tam OSMAID, Medeo Station sas, to date, Icual Do plotures ot

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"alta which OSAlD sado to the sorlot and Cabos

¿basales In Merleo City betrees 27 Septezber 8ul 3 October 1963-

Tals bes been rapplemented by seports el his datel Is ani cart of llerder

obtained by the U.S. Coarulete In the barder tora d Duero Ieredo indi

endan Digratiis Servica secords.

5.. In bodes, ell thia larceates shors that lee EasTer OSKAlI

entered Merleo (esperently by car) at thero laredo ca 25 sesteer

1563, claltag be vas a photograbes, 1171ng 1e J67 Delia and Desa

tor trico City. O1 27 Septaber he Nas 1n HerdeO City!

ill for a visa go ho could go to Clessa, ussRo. lo

28 Septenber, to was at the Caber DemaesT!

It seens that OSHALD?

carted a

Cuban transit Tea so he could go to lads 80d walt tiero for a sordet

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viss which veald peralt his and his vile to go en to the soviet

Vale.

On 28 Septe

1963, OSTALD agaila rialts the Cabas ElbRasy

about the sues sesties,

8. Inst Base day, 3 October 1963, OSKARD diora bacis loto the

United States at the funto Laredo-laTedo, Teras CroBEing polIt..

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-had trarelled on a leders Tourlas Card II Ileu Of passport.

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10. Obserration ef the Sortet and Guben Siberal

and of their perspel intelligence arricers, 1e

acloding KOSTI

• the assuminstic de Pedident somedy:

shours nothing wure?"

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