Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/24/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under he John F. Kennedy Assassination Regords ColLection At 074992644 USC 2107 Hated -

DATE: 11-14-2017

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10029-10252

RECORD SERIES: MX

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-3702-237

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

LEG. MX

DIRECTOR. FBI

DATE: 01/24/1964

PAGES: 3

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 105-82555-1976

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

01/29/1996

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/17/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 411 USC 2107

DATE: 11-14-2017

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-82555)

1/24/64

ALE FORMATION CONTAINED

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EXCEPT WATERE

SHOWI

LEGAT, MEXICO (105-3702) (P)

OTHERWISE

CO

LEE HARVEY OSWALD, AKA

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5-6-85

Immediately following the assassination of President

KENNEDY on 11/22/63, all sources of this office were instructed

to be alert for any information which would tend to indicate

a connection between OSWALD and the Cubans or the Communist

Both of whom have furnished reliable.

informatIon

'In the past, since that time:

On 12/6/63 sources reported that ELIZABETH CATLETT

MORA, aka BETTY MORA, Bufile 100-395934, had been very upset

and excited over the

involvement of OSWALD as the reported

assassin of the President.

She indicated that the Communist

Party of Mexico was very interested in obtaining all the

information available concerning OSWALD's travel to Mexico

and

particularly as to how much the American authorities know. U

MORA told informants that the only way OSWALD could

be linked "to Mexico" was through his activities before his

trip to the Soviet Union.

She was very interested in

obtaining information concerning the date OSWALD departed' for

Russia.

MORA considered it "terribly important" to have any

press references to OSWALD's activities in New Orleans before

he went to Russia.

She stated that if something regarding

his activities at that time appeared in the press it could

"blow the lid and we could all get fried."

MORA indicated to

informants that she could not understand why the investigation

of OSWALD,

as reported up to that time in the press, bad not

focused on

New Orleans Instead of on Dallas. *(eYn)

MORA told the sources that OSWALD was well-known in

Russia among the Americans who were there at the same time

and he was

"not that much of a nut" (as to singlehandedly (

C/U)

7 - Bureau

(1 - Liaison Section)

(2 - Dallas, 100-10461)

(2 - New Orleans, 100-16601)

Mexico City

CDA: p1b

2s is by 803 R00

105-7703-73

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