MEMOS RE CONTACT WITH PAPICH FM FBI.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: O'NEAL, BIRCH, CHIEF, CI/SIG
To: MEMO FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 12/3/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBJECT:

Lee Harvey OSWALD

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3 December 1963

JUCTION

At 1010 hours on 3 December, Mr. Papich of the FBI advised that the

Bureau had received a cable last night from the Legal Attache in

Mexico City who is in touch with our representative there.

He stated

that our representative had been informed by Captain Wheelock=of the

_Nicaraguan Intelligence Service) that ALVARADO told him, Wheelock, that

he recanted his original story because of fear of physical harn;

that

Alvarado was being deported from Mexico to Nicaragua on 4 December 1963

and would be accompanied by Wheelock; that Wheelock assured our repre-

sentative that Alvarado would be available for further interview in

Nicaragua if the United States desired.

Mr. Papich stated that the Bureau would like to have him subjected

to a polygraph examination by this Agency and would appreciate receiving

word as soomas possible as to whether we will handle the matter since

if we will not handle it the FBI will have to determine what other steps

might be taken to see that this is done.

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3 December 1963

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After conferring with Mc. Helms, Mr. Angleton and

Whitten,?

and being informed by Mr. Helms that this was a matter which I could

tell Mr. Papich would have to be decided by the Director,

I telephonically

contacted Mr. Papich at approximately 12:00 noon and advised him that

it was a matter which would have to be considered by

our Director, that

I could not give him any assurance as to the time he would receive a

response.

The matter was definitely being given attention and he would

be informea as soon as I received a response.

Mr. Papich remarked that

relatively balle matter ency couldn't reach a prompt decision on a

"if your Agency can't do it we are

I did not go into the question as to whether

not do it with Mr. Papich but simply

a response as soon as I could.

ain that this was an official request that we hand

and polygraph. He stated that it was

inter a derable pressure on the question and his

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