REFERENCES TO FBI REVIEW OF TAPES OF OSWALD'S OCT. 1, 1963 MEXICO CITY CONVERSATION
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REFERENCES TO FBI REVIEW OF TAPES OF OSWALD'S OCT. 1, 1963 MEXICO CITY

CONVERSATION

DATE: 03/05/1976

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OSWALD, LEE, POST-RUSSIAN PERIOD, TRAVEL, TRIP TO

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TITLE : REFERENCES TO FBI REVIEW OF TAPES OF OSWALD'S OCT. 1,

1963 MEXICO CITY CONVERSATION

DATE: 03/05/76

PAGES: 27

SUBJECTS : OSWALD, LEE, POST-RUSSIAN PERIOD, TRAVEL, TRIP TO

MEXICO

CITY

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March 5, 1976

To :

Senators Schweiker and Hart

From:

Staff

Re:

References to FBI Review of Tapes of Oswald's October 1, 1963

Mexico City Conversation

On February 19, 1976, the staff received a November 23,

1963,

Bureau memorandum which Hoover forwarded to President

Johnson under cover letter of even date explaining that the

memorandum set forth "the results of the Bureau's inquiry into

the

assassination of President Kennedy and background infor-

mation relative to Lee Harvey Oswald."* In relevant part the

memorandum states:

The CIA advised that on October 1, 1963,

an extremely sensitive source had reported

that an individual identified himself as

Lee Oswald,

who contacted the Soviet Embassy

in Mexico City inquiring as to any messages.

Special Agents of this Bureau, who have con-

versed with Oswald in Dallas, Texas, have

observed photographs of the individual referred

to above, and have listened to a recording of

his voice.

These special agents are of the

opinion that the above-referred-to individual

was not Lee Harvey Oswald.

You are aware of the significance of this language. You are

also aware that the stated position of the CIA --as reflected in the

testimony of David Phillips and contemporaneous CIA cables -- has always

been that the actual tade recording of this conversation was erased

sometime in October of 1963.

On February 2,

1976, the Bureau delivered us a copy of a 11/25/63 Legat Cable-

which is attached at Tab, along with the more complete

version that was furnished to us on February 24.. You will note

that the references to the Oswald tapes and their erasure on

page two of the cablegram were deleted from the copy we first

received.

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By letter dated February 19, 1976, we asked the Bureau

to deliver "all materials pertaining to the receipt, analysis,

review and present whereabouts of the voice recording" referred

to on page five of Mr. Hoover's report to the President. The

Bureau's response, dated February 24, 1976, stated, "The re-

cording in question was never in the possession of the FBI and

was not listened

to by FBI agents."* Prior to receipt of this

response the staff met with the agents responsible for its

preparation. The agents then showed us an unexcised copy of

the attached November 23, 1963, teletype from SAC Dallas (Tab)

which advised that "the actual tape from which this transcript

was made has been erased," and the November 25, 1963, cablegram

from Legat to Headquarters which in relevant part reads "Tapes

obtained by [deletion] here erased after two weeks following

making of typewritten transcripts of contents of these tapes.

There appears to be some confusion in that no tapes were taken

to Dallas but only typewritten transcripts supplied by CIA,

the tapes not being available because they had been erased."

(Memorandum attached at Tab.)

The staff submits that the matter is not as simple as the

Bureau asserts. Attached at Tab is a Belmont to Sullivan,

Novem-

ber 23, 1963, memorandum in which Belmont recounts his 11:50 a.m.

telephone conversation with SAC Gordon Shanklin. In the second

paragraph, Belmont

states:

* A copy of said response is attached hereto at Tab.

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Inasmuch as the Dallas agents who listen-

ed to the tape of the conversation allegedly

of Oswald from the [deletion] and examined

the photographs of the visitor (deletion]

and

were of the opinion that neither the

tape nor the photograph pertained to Oswald. . . .

On November 25, 1963--some two days after Dallas cabled the

Bureau that the tapes had been erased--Bureau supervisor

Burt Turner cabled legat stating:

It tapes covering any contacts subject

with Soviet or Cuban embassies available

forward to Bureau for laboratory examination

and analysis together with transcript.

Include tapes previously reviewed Dallas

if they were returned to you:

As noted previously, Legat replied later that day to the effect

that the tapes had been erased.

It is unclear as to how Shanklin learned on November 23,

1963, that the Oswald tape had been erased. CIA documents

reflect that it was not until after 5 p.m. on November 23, 1963,

that Agency headquarters cabled its station in Mexico City

inquiring as to whether the original tapes were available.

David Phillips recalls that this inquiry precipitated CIA sta-

tion's search for the tapes which confirmed the fact that they

had been erased. Agency headquarters was so

informed on November

24, 1963

Neither Gordon Shanklin nor Elbert Rudd [the Special Agent

then assigned to Legat, Mexico, who personally delivered the

alleged Oswald photograph to Dallas on November 22, 19631 recall

ever having

been

aware of a tape recording (alleged or otherwise)

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of Oswald's voice.*

Shanklin cannot explain the statements

set forth in Belmont's memorandum.

* Telephonic staff interviews.of Shanklin and Rudd, on March

. 4,

1976. Unfortunately, Mr. Belmont

cannot be contacted

as he has

been seriously ill for quite some

time.

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At 11:50 a. 1n., I called SAC Shanklin at Dallas and

suggested thac in view of the importance of determining whether the

subject Oswaid, took a trip into Mexico and was in touch with the

Cuban and Soviet Embassies in Mexico City, we should altempt to

check the entry points at the inexican border to determine whether

there is a record of his travel.

I pointed out that

he said he was unable to remain over fifteen days in Mexico

due to Marionn restrictions and would have to use his real name if ha

¿ went back. Dalius will see that this check is made at the border.

your request

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Inasmuch as the Dallas Agents who listened to the tape

of the conversation allegedly of Oswald from the that

and examined the photographs of the

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my and were of the opinion that neither

the lape nor the photograph pertained to Oswald, I requested shanklin

Ito immediately send a photograph of Oswald to our Legal Attache.

This will be done by Agent Rudd who is returning to Mexico City by air.

at in ilexico should check the photographs of Oswald against visitors

ato see if they can identify him.

/Further, rest should altarpi to identity the photograph of Pestla

to the dead

#On October 1, 1963, inasmuch as he may have

been a messanger or associate of Oswald, Particularly, they should try

to see if he is an em ployee of the Cuban Embassy.

Pelative to the Post Olfice box in Dallas to which the rile

was shipped from Chicago, I told Shanklin to be sure that the applicatien

for the box ond any other correspondence dealing with the box was

secured from the Post Cffice Department and sent in here for hand writing

examination to further tie it in lo Oswald.

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November 23, 1903

ASSABSINATION OF PRASIDENE JOHN F. KENNEDY

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President John F. Kennedy was Shot cod killed by an

unknown assailant at approximately 12:30 p.m., November 22, 1933,

In bales, ce2aS. InvestgaGon was immediately lassies in 2i1

effort to identify and apprehend the person respcasible for this

assassination.

at approximately 2:00 p.n., irformation was received

that a suspicious person had entered the Teras Theater which is

"located aboui siz tenths oi a mile from the tour bundred block of

Dazi 10th Street in Dallas Where d. D. Tippito, a Dallas Police

Department patrolman had been shot and filled about 1:15 p. 2.

Dificers di the Dallas Police Dopartient and F21 Agents converged

on the theater and ions into cubiody ide hurvey Oswald who restated

arrest and attempted to fire a. 38 caliber revolver which was talien

irom his person.

State complaints were filed on November 22, 1993,

charging Oswald with the murder of President Kennedy and

Patrolman Tippitt.

Investigation has establisned that Oswald was employes

at the Tezas School Book Depository which has been identiried as the

building irom which the fatal shots were fired at the Presidort. A.

fellow employee siated he took Oswald to work on the morning of November 22,

Rovember 28,

1953, at which time Oswald was carrying a package a sufficient length

to contain a disassembled rifle and which Oswald said consisted of

curtain rous. Oswald was observed on the fifth iloor of the builling in

which he mas employed at approximataly 11:59 2. m., Novembei 24,

1503.

Corald was again coseived inside the building Shortly aiter

tie shooting but could not ba famed thereafter. Another fellow empluyae

stuced shots vere irad" right orr he dadd maile this aployee was

watching the car cecupied by residant tendedg passing in front oi 120 .-

building. A witness to the degoting staied that the sois were fired by

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Assassination of President Join f. Keanouy

a white man from a window on the sisth iloor of the building in which

Oswaid was employed. This withess later sciected Oswald in a line-

up as the person who resemoled the individual he observed fire the

rifle from the window. The witness could not make a positive

identification.

Mrs. Earlene Roberts, 1026 Mouth Beckley Street in

Dallas, stated Oswald, using the name of O. E. Lee, had lived at

her residence since October 14, 1953, and at about 1:00 p. tr.,

Novamber 22, 1963, came to her residence, picted up a jacket and

leit hurriedly.

A 6.5 caliber Italian caroine rifle with a lour-power scope

was found on the sixth floor of the building in which Corald was employed

and from which the shots at the Prosident were fired. Investigation by

our Chicago Office has revealed that a weapon of this description and

identical serial number wes sold to one A. Midell, Post Office Bos 2915,

Dallas, Texas, on March 23, 1963, for $21.45.

This Post Citice sox

at that time was rented by Mrs. Lee a. Osvald, balieved to be the

mother oi suspect. Oswald, at the time of his arrest, hal in his

possession a Selective Service card in the name of Alex Hidell. The

recovered rifle as well as the. 38 caliber revolver taken from Oswald,

were immediately brought to the FBI Laborajory for examination.

It was determined that a bullet found on one of the siretchers

at the hospital following the admittance of President Kennedy had been

fired from the rifle referred to acove.

Examination also identified

two bullet fragments found in the Presidential car as having been,

fired from this same weapon. Other examinations in the fBi

Laboratory are continuing.

A brown paper bag possibly used to carry the rifle was found

near the window on the sixth floor of the building from which the shots

were fired. A latent fingerprint developed on this bag by the fBI

Identification Division was identified with the left index finger impression

of Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Assassination of President Jona F. Lenedy

With respect to baciground information concerning Oswald, his

Dirtn date has been verified ai New Orleans, Loulstand, as Ostober 13,

1930. He attended high school at Fort Worth, Texas, and according to

records of the Office of Naval Intelligence, enlisted in the United States

Marine Corps at Dallas, Taras, on iciober 24, 1053, for 2 three-year

ker. He was relensed to inactire duty on September 11, 1959, but his

military obligation continued until Decemcer 8, 1903.

According to information received from the state Department,

he indieated to the American Embassy in Moscoy On October 31, 1953,

that he wished to renounce his American citizenship. De claimed at the

time tbat he had been a radar operator in the Marine Cores and had told

Soviet officials that it he were granted Soviet citizenship, be would Like

known information concerning the Marine Corps, which was in his

possession. On this occasion he declared, "I am a Marxist. " The

United Press on Noveraber 15, 1053, reportod that Goriet authorities

had raised to grant Obvald Soviet citizenshio, but would permit him to

live in Russia as & resident alien.

Cifice di Naval Intelligence repoxted that Oawaid had been

undesirably discharged from the Ninrine Corps Reserve On August 17,

1360.

On January 30, 1951, Oswald corresponded with the then

Secratary of the Navy John B. Connally, with respect io his undesirable

discharge requesting that appropriate action de taken to change his status

and indicading be intended to retirn to this country. This was followed

by a letter dated March 33, 1952, dracted to Assistant Director of

Personnei, Brigadier General Tompkins, United States Marine Corps,

at which time he made a similar complaint.

Information has likewise been received irom the Office of

Senator John C. Tower (Repudlican - Texas) that during 1961 Oswald

had requested that Senator Towes intercede in his benni with Soriet

authorities, so tant they woald alloy him to retary to the United States.

According to injormadon received trom the State Depart rect

on May 17, 1962, Oswald and his wile, a doriet crazea, had been granten

exit permits to leave Russia, and the State Department had given approval

for their travel to the United Statas accompanied by an infant child.

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Assassination oi President John i. Kennedy

Oswald was interviewed by Special Agents of this Bureat at

Fort Worth, Texas, on June 23, 1952, at which time he was curt, sulien

and arrogant. • He declined to answer questions as to why he made the

trip to Russia or cis experiences while there. He indicated that he had

been empioyed as a sheet metal worler in a television factory and admired

the Russian form of Government. Ze claimed familiarity with the theories

of Karl vars, but denied being a member of the Communist Party or having

renounced his United Statas citizenshio. According to Oswald, the Soviets

never attempted to dotain information from him nor did he make any deals

with the Soviets in order to d'otain permission to return to the United States.

lie disclaimed any artiliation with Soviet intelligence.

Upon reinterview on August 16, 1962, he acknowledged recenily

visiting the soviet Embassy in Washingion, D. C., sui indicared his visit

was solely to register his wife's current address as required by Soviet law.

He again denied requesting revocation of his United Staies citizenship or

allegiance to the Soviet Government.

According to information developed by this Bureal, Oswald was

arrested on August

g, 1963, for disturbing the peace in New Orleans,

Louisiana, as 3 result of distributing a pamphlet for an organization known

as "Fair Play for Cuba." He pleaded guilty and elected to pay a fewof $10.

Oswald was interviewed on August 10, 1962, at which time he

indicated he was unemployed and had been in New Orleans for approximately

four months.

While there he read literature distributed by the Fair Play

for Cuba Committee which he considered not to be communist dominated

or controlled. He corresponder with the Committee at 799 Eroadway,

New York City, and paid a 55. 00 membership fee. he received a

membership card in the New Orleans chapter dated June 6, 1963, signed

A. J. Hidell.

The Fair Play for Cuba Committee is a pro-Castro organization

founded during the Suring di 1960, whose function is to propagandize the

•Castro regime.

The Central Intelligence Agency auvised that on Ociocer 1, 1963,

an extremely sensitive source had reported that an individual identified

himsell as Lee Oswald, who contacted the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City

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for cautio;

Assassination of President John . Kennedy

Inquiring as to any messages. Special Agents of this Bureau, who have

conversed with Oswald in Dallas, Texas, hava deserved photographs of the

incividual reierred to above and have listenad to a scording of his voice.

These Special Agents ara of the opinion that the above-referred-to indivicuad

was not Lee Harvey Oswald.

A highly conildential source ci this Bureau advised that an

Individual identlying himself as Oswald on Noyember 13, 1963, was in

contact with the Soviet Embassy In Washington, D. C., at which time he

raierred to a recent meeting with Comrade Kostia at the Soviet Imbassy in

Mexico City. This individual indicated thai he originally intended to visit the

Embassy in Havane, Cuba, where be would have had time to complate his

business, but that he had been unabla to do so.

He furnished his address as

Eox 625, Dallas, Taras, and claimed to be the husband of Marina Nikolsamna

Oswald, & Soviet cilizen and father ci Audrey Marina Oswald, born

Cotober 20, 1963, at Dalias, Taras.

Oswald during previoua intar views with FBI Agenis clairaed i0

Laze married his mife, Marina Nikoleuna Oswald, nea Pausekora, at

Mins, Russia, on April do, 150. melkewise claimed an American

passport, numoer 1092520,

issued at New Orleans, Louisiane, on June 25,

1983, for proposed travel of three months to one yez as a tourist to lingland,

France, Germany, Holland, USS?, Finland, Italy, and Poland, He indleated

an intention to depart from New Orleans during the latter pari of 1963.

Additional information developed by this Bureau indicated one

Lee Oswald during September, 1962, was a subscriber to "The Worker"

an east coast communist newspaper.

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Memorandun to Mi. Tolson

I called Legat Anderson at Mexico City at 12:40 p.m.

and acivised him that Agent Rudd was bringing back the photographs

oi oswald and that he should have s make the checks to see if they could

identity Oswaid's photograph and further identify the photograph of the

vecatan oi October 1. I also told Anderson to be sure that hotels, eic.

were chicked in Mexico City for possible registration of Oswald

under nis true name or any of his aliases. Anderson said this is

i being dons.

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IN FOREIGN COUNTER-

INTELLIGENCE FIELD.

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TO LI. RECTOR.

FEMA LEGAT MEXICO CITY

11-25-63

NO. 182 AND 183

LLE PARVEY OSWALD, IS - R.

REBUCAS TODAY. FOLLOWING SUMMARY SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE IN-

STRUCTICNS THEREIN.

SUBJECT ENTERED MEXICO AT NUEVO LAREDO SEPTEMBER 26 LAST, USING

MEXICAN 15 DAY TOURIST CARD ISSUED SEPTEMBER 17 LAST BY MEXICAN

CONSULATE GENERAL NEW ORLEANS.

MEXICAN IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR WHO ADMITTED SUBJECT TO MEXICO

SEPTEMBER 26 INTERVIEWED TE DAY BY LAREDO RESIDENT AGENT: INSPECTOR

HAD NO INJEPENDENT RECOLLE TION BUT THOUGHT SUBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN IN

CO IPANY OF YOUNG AMERICAN DUPLE. .

EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH OF RECORDS

ISCLOSED ONLY ONE YOUNG '¡ERICAN COUPLE WHOSE ENTRY MAY HAVE COIN-

CIDED WITH THAT OF SUBJECT.

: INTERVIEW OF THIS COUPLE, BILL AND

ELMINE ALLEN OF MIAMI, HE BEEN REQUESTED OF MIAMI BY SAN ANTONIO.

•CONTIFIJING SEARCH OF 1: CAL TRANSPORTATION RECORDS TO DATE HAS

FAILED TO DISCLOSE METHO OF TRAVEL UTILIZED BY SUBJECT TO PROCEED

FRON: UELO LAREDO TO MEX iO CITY, IT BEING NOTED THESE RECORDS ARE

POCRI' PREPARED AND FODT Y MAINTAINED.

DISCREET INVESTIGATI: I UNDERWAY THROUGH SOURCES AND CONTACTS TO

ASCE: TAIII ¡HERE SUBJECT STAYED AMONG MEXICO CITY'S 1,600 POSSIBLE.

LODGING PLACES.

1! 'ESTIGATION HAS E: ABLISHED SUBJECT DEPARTED MEXICO NUEVO

LAFE O OCTOBER 3 LAST. INVESTIGATION HAS FAILED TO ESTAULISH HIS

METHOD OF TRAVEL FROM EXICO CITY TO NUEVO LAREDO AND MEXICAN IM-

To 12 5 06.

FOR ME CAdC:02

Wettesterd

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= DEC 30 1963

If the i in igence contained in the ab:..

message is to be dissuminated outside the Bureau, it is sussested that it be suitably

paraphri:. l'in order to protect the Be:

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FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY

NO. 182 & 183

MI SRITION! INSPECTOR HANDLING HIS EXIT, INTERVIEWED TODAY BY LAREDO

Ri

JAD 1:0 RECOLLECTION WHATSOEVER OF SUBJECT OR HIS MEANS OF TRAVEL

THIRD AGENCY INFORMATION

EXCISIONS PER 3RD AGENCY REQUEST

TREET TO

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If the

paraphri

fence cortained in the aher:

message is lo be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

in ordir in protect the Bur.

'a cryptographic sastes.

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THIRD AGENCY INFORMATION

SILVIATIRADO DE DURAN WHO TS A MEXICAN CITIZEN EMPLOYEE OF CUBAN

EMBASSY, HERE AND IDENTICAL WITH: SILVIA DURAN, ABOVE, WAS INTERVIEWED

EXTENSIVELY NGVEMBER 23 LAST BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES OF THEIR OWN

VOLITION. SHE IDENTIFIED OSWALD FROM PRESS PHOTOS AS PERSON VIO

CALLED AT CUBAN EMBASSY HERE LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER TO

APPLY FOR A CUBAN TRANSIT VISA, STATING HE HAD A RUSSIAN WIFE AND

DESIRED TO RETURN TO SOVIET UNION: VIA CUBA: DURAN CLAIMED SUBJECT

IN POSSESSION OF AMERICAN PASSPORT WHICH WAS EXAMINED BY HER TO

ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT CONTAINED SOVIET VISA. SHE SAID PASSPORT DID

NOT CONTAIN SUCH A VISA AND SHE ADVISED SUBJECT HE WOULD HAVE TO

OBTAIN A SOVIET VISA BEFORE HE COULD BE ISSUED CUBAN! TRANSIT VISA.

SHE STATED SUBJECT HAD CONSIDERABLE ARGUMENT WITH HER AND CUBAN

CONSUL EUSEBIO AZCUE OVER THIS MATTER. SHE PUT SUSJECT IN TOUCH

i WITH SOVIET EMBASSY AND IN A LATER CONTACT HE MADE AT CUBAN EMBASSY

WHE TOLD THEM HE HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING SOVIET VISA:

ACCORDING TO CIA, SILVIA DURAN IS A COMMUNIST AND DURING TIME

CARLOS LECHUGA, PRESENT CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO UN, SERVED HERE AS CUBAN

AMBASSADOR DURAN WAS NOT ONLY HIS SECRETARY BUT ALSO HIS MISTRESS.

GIST OF STORY OF DURAN; CONCERNING SUBJECT'S VISIT TO MEXICO PUB-

LISHED TODAY IN MEXICO CITY NEWSPAPER "EXCELSIOR" AND BELIEVED TO

HAVE BEEN LEAKED BY SOME HIGH MEXICAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, POSSIBLY

IN EFFORT TO SHOW SOLE PURPOSE OF SUBJECT'S TRIP TO MEXICO WAS TO

Il the intellininee contained in the abnue messare is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is subgested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to product the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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Belinant

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PAGE FOUR

FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY

NO. 182

& 183

OBTAIN VISAS AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

KENNEDY. IT IS UNDERSTOOD FROM EMBASSY SOURCES THAT THIS STORY HAS

BEEN PICKED UP BY NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS AND WILL PROBABLY BE PUBLIONED

THEPE TOMORRO!.

EVERY AYAILABLE STEP BEING TAKEN HERE TO FILL IN DETAILS OF

SUBJECT'S ACTIVITIES WHILE HERE.

ALL KEY CONTACTS IN POLICE AND

MEXICAN GOVERIIMENT AGENCIES HAVE BEEN ALERTED TO IMMÉDIATELY REPORT

ANY INFO ALONG THESE LINES THEY MAY RECEIVE AS RESULT OF PUSLICITY

GIVEN SUBJECT.

IF NOT ALREADY DONE SUGGEST BUREAU CHECK STATE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

TO DETERMINE WHETHER NEW PASSPORT. ISSUED TO SUBJECT SINCE HIS RETURN

FROM RUSSIA IN 1952 SINCE IT IS BELIEVED PASSPORT ISSUED TO MIN I$

ISCOW VALID ONLY FOR RETURN U.S. IT

1S BELIEVED WHEREASOUTS OF 1019

LATTER PASSPORT SHOULD ALSO BE ASCERTAINED...IF NOT ALREADY DONE: NEW

ORLEANS SHOULD CONTACT MEXICAN CONSULATE AND OBTAIN NAMES AND IDENTI-

TIES OF PERSONS WHO SECURED MEXICAN TOURIST CARDS THERE UN

SEPTEMBER

17 LAST, DATE SUBJECT

•ISSUED HIS MEXICAN TOURIST CARD.

THERE IS REMOTE POSSIBILITY SOME OF THESE PERSONS MAY HAVE TRAVELED

TO MEXICO WITH SUBJECT.

AMBASSADOR HERE FEELS SOVIETS MUCH.TOO SOPHISTICATED TO PARTICI

PATE. IN DIRECTION OF=ASSASSINATION: OF PRESIDENT BY SUEJECT BUT THINKS

CUBANS_STUPID ENOUGH TO HAVE PARTIGIPATED IN SUCH DIRECTION EVEN TO

EXTENT OF HIRING SUBJECT. IF THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE, IT WOULD AP-

PEAR LIKELY THAT-CONTRACT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE WITH SURJECT IN U.S.

AND PURPOSE OF HIS TRIP TO MEXICO WAS TO SET UP GETAWAY ROUTE.

If the insolligence contained in the aboue message is to be disseminaled outside the Buremn, it is sugbisted that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY

NO. 182 & 133

BUREAU MAY DESIRE TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO POLLING ALL CUBAN SOURCES

IN U.S. IN EFFORT CONFIRM OR REFUTE THIS THEORY.

DETAILED MEMO WILL BE SUBMITTED IN FIRST AVAILALE POUCH CH

NOVEMBER 28 NEXT. COPY OF MEXICAN TOURIST CARD iSSUED SUBJECT WILL

BE FORWARDED AT SAME TIME FOR POSSIBLE COMPARISON OF SIGNATURE ON

THIS CARD WITH KNOWN SIGNATURE OF SUBJECT IN ORDER TO DEFTILITELY

¡ESTABLISH HE WAS PERSON TO WHOM THE CARD WAS ISSUED IN HIS NAME IN

NEW ORLEANS.

BUREAU REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY FURNISH ANY INFO DEVELOPED IN

U.S. INVESTIGATION WHICH WOULD SERVE AS LEADS TO VERIFY SUBJECT'S

•CTIVITIES HERE, INCLUDING ANY LONG. DISTANCE CALLS MADE TO WIFE OR

RELATIVES BY SUBJECT WHILE HERE.:

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ument is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

tion

steide vour Committee,

Its use is timited to official proceccings by.

ur Commitice and the content may not be diselosed to unauthorized person.

l without the express approval of the FBI:

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

II-C-3(FBI) -Da

FEB 2 7 1976

Honorable Frank Church, Chairman

United States Senate Select Committee

on Intelligence Activities

Washington, D. C.

20510

Dear Senator Church:

Iransmitted

herewith is a memorandum with enclosures

prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in response

request of February 19, 1976, from

Mr. Paul Wallach

of your Committee

staff seeking delivery of all Bureau

materials pertaining to a "voice recording" referred to in

Report to

the President from Director Hoover dated

November 23, 1963.

Sincerely,

Mind & Shekin

MICHAEL E. SHAHEEN, JR.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

F6& 22 1976

FBI

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON. D.C.

20535

62-116395

February 27, 1976

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL

OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to the February 19, 1976, letter

of the SSC containing requests for material from the FBI.

Delivered herewith is material responsive to that

letter pertaining. to a voice recording referred to on page

five of an FBI report to the President of the United States,

dated November

• 23, 1963, concerning the assassination of

President John F. Kennedy•

As was discussed with SSC Staff Member Paul Wallach

on February 24, 1976, the recording in question was never in

FBI and was not listened to by FBI

Agents.

One item reviewed by Mr. Wallach at FBI Headquarters

on February 24, 1976, is not being forwarded with this response

at the request of the originating agency. Mr. Wallach was advised

on February 25, 1976, that the Legal Attache, Mexico City,

is forwarding to FBI Headquarters an additional document

pertinent to this inquiry. This document will be furnished

to the SSC upon receipt.

In answer to personal contact and telephone requests

of Mr. Wallach, the individual who prepared the previously

mentioned November 23, 1963, report was Fletcher D. Thompson.

The handwritten initials at the bottom of page 5 of

Legal Attache, Mexico City, cablegram of November 25, 1963,

are possibly those of Richard D. Cotter. Both are now

retired from the FBI.

i A 1? : 1976

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation nutside your Committee.

Its ase is limited to neficial minerceings !!!

your Commire aul the coatent may not le disclose in martiaried person.

nel mithon the capress

renal of the Fit .

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