VISA APPLICATION-OSWALD
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: MEXICO CITY
Document date: 09/22/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Date:

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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER: 104-10005-10342

RECORD SERIES

: JEK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM

MEXICO CITY

TO

: DIRECTOR

TITLE

VISA APPLICATION-OSWALD

DATE

09/22/1964

PAGES

1

SUBJECTS : CUBA

OSWALD, L H

VISA-CUBA

Released under the John

' Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53199 Date:

06-05-2017

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER

CLASSIFICATION

: SECRET

RESTRICTIONS :

1B

CURRENT STATUS

: RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 06/19/93

COMMENTS : OSW11 : V51: 1993.06.19.10:45:48:430000

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FROM ENDASSY. WEAK IMPRESSION OF TOP OF LOWER CASE LETTER "E"

ALSO APPEARS IN DOCUMENT FROM

CONMERCIAL OFFICE OF EMBASSY APPARENTLY

PREPARED ON SAME TYPEWRITER AS VISA APPLICATION FORM. STATIONERY

USED FOR LETTER FROM HABANA APPEARS GENUINE. BOTH DOCUMENTS HAVE

AUTHENTIC FLAVOR. ATTEMPTING OBTAIN BLANK VISA APPLICATION FOR

COMPARISON.

2.. LITAMIL-9 RECENTLY RECEIVED LERTIER FROM MERCY MARTINEZ WHO

ACTUALLY SIGNED LETTER FROM HABANA. WILL CHECK SIGNATURES WHEN

1

L-9 LOCATES LETTER.

SECRET

C/S COMMENT. Ragusid

station cable die ondador on

the.

antheriticity of the visa apparation menced in EMMW 12889.

COPY

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SECRET

Document Number:

870-388

or FOlA Review on.

JUL 1976

201-289248

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER

:104-10005-10342

RECORD SERIES

: JFK

AGENCY FILE

NUMBER

: 201-289248

April 29, 1996

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 4

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 2

Postponement # 1 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: LI-crypt

Release Date: 03/2006

Postponement # 2 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: LI-crypt

Release Date: 03/2006

Board Review Completed: 03/19/96

NH 53199 DocId: 32278035

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION

FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10005-10342

JFK

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

FROM

TO

TITLE

DATE

PAGES

SUBJECTS :

CIA

MEXICO CITY

DIRECTOR

VISA APPLICATION-OSWALD

09/22/64

1

VISA-CUBA

OSWALD, L.H.

CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE

CLASSIFICATION

PAPER,

TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1B

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 06/19/93

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS

OSW1:1:V51 1993.06.19.10:45:48:430000:

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

NH 53199

DocId: 32278035

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STATION DOES NOT HAVE EXEMPLARS AVAILABLE FOR COMPARISON WITH

REF VISA APPLICATION. TYPE FACE MATCHES THAT OF OTHER DOCUMENTS

FROM EMBASSY.

WEAK IMPRESSION OF TOP OF LOWER CASE LETTER "E"

ALSO APPEARS IN DOCUMENT FROM CONNERCIAL OFFICE OF EMBASSY APPARENTLY

PREPARED ON SAME TYPEWRITER AS VISA APPLICATION FORM. STATIONERY

USED FOR LETTER FROM HABANA APPEARS GENUINE.. BOTH DOCUMENTS HAVE

AUTHENTIC FLAVOR:

ATTEMPTING OBTAIN BLANK VISA APPLICATION FOR

COMPARISON.

2.•:: LITAMIL-9 RECENTLY RECEIVED LERTIER FROM MERCY MARTINEZ WHO

ACTUALLY SIGNED LETTER FROM HABANA. WILL CHECK SIGNATURES WHEN

•L-9 LOCATES LETTER.

SECRET

-C/S- COMMENT*Requested station cable its opinion on the

authenticity of the vica application mentioned is HMMW 12889.

-CS COPY FILM IN 201- 740720

-SECRET

COPY:

Document Number

870-388

Sr FOIA Review on.

JUL 1976

201-289248

HH 53199 DooId:32278035*

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