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FBI/DOJ

TO

W. C. Sulli

FROM : W. A. Br

Tolson

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Trotter

Tele. Room Holmes Gandy

OPTIONAL PONS NO. 10 S010■1011 we( IINIIJISITION

• OSA "!114. 77

UNITED STATES C 'ERNMENT

Memorandum t„.

SUBJECT : IEE HARVEY OSWAID

INTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA - Ln

- Belmont

- DeLoach

1 - Rosen 1 - Malley

DATE: February 20, 1

1 - Sullivan

. 1 - Branigan

4 Og 1 - Brennan

1 - Stokes

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YlariA:jairiillanueva, a Mexican citizen inipico,'directed

la letter to the Attorney General 12-31-63 intimating knowledge of wild

'plot by Oswald and others to assassinate President Kennedy.

Upon interview by Legat 1-10-64, Rojas claimed association with

Oswald, an American named Albert, and three unidentified Cubans who

planned to snuggle Cuban propaganda into Mexico and to assassinate

President Kennedy. Rojas indicated he had been approached by unknown Cuban in park in Mexico City regarding interest in smuggling Cuban

propaganda, following which numerous clandestine meetings had taken place

at various locations in Mexico. At Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, near El Paso,

Texas, and Cozumel, a small island off the southeastern point of the

Yucatan Peninsula, Rojas indicated Oswald had come in contact with this group; further, that in Cozumel, Oswald had stated that he and Albert

had made plans to kill President Kennedy and that if he did not do so he

would lose his own life. Rojas could not identify the other indivi

in this group although he admitted being closely associated with t

He indicated le had stayed with one Daniel Solis in Cozumel and had 1

a book identifying others in group with Solis. The others stayed at

hotel.

I InveStigation has lisclosed numerous discrepancies in Rojas'

story and Da*iel■Solis, determined to be a reputable olicenan in

SdEpunel, has digclaimod knowledge of individual named ar eirojas

Villanueva or notebook of any kind. Solis indicated, however, his wife

has an uncle who may identical with o'as. Le nded

b 1 • b 3 ( SO U.S.C.40.3) 0 ve ClI4 By cable 2-12-64 Legat, Mexico was instructed to (1) intensify

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1 investigation to resolve Rojas' allegation; (2) explore possibility

4' through established sources of conducting addit onal investigation at

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For information.

Memorandum W.A. Branigan to W.C. Sullivan Re: LEE HARVEY OSWALD

Cozumel, to include check of hotel records and employees where Oswald, Albert, and unidentified Cubans allegedly stayed; (3) check • —ropriate airline records; (4) definitely resolve status Rojas' notebook which Rojas continues to maintain he left in possession of Solis (Rojas claims Solis is probably trying to protect him by denying knowledge of book and stated he would write to Solis to obtain same); (5) positively fix dates regarding Rojas' allegation insofar as possible for comparison with known whereabouts of Oswald, and following above, submit recommendations for further action including reinterview of Rojas, again confronting him with discrepancies in his story in effort to resolve matter.

By cable 2-19-64, Legat advised Daniel Solis reinterviewed 1

and stated he has received no correspondence from Rojas and absolutely has no knowledge concerningthe notebook. Additional discrepancies concerning travel of Rojas to Nuevo Laredo developed and are being immediately run out by San Antonio Office. Following results of all outstanding investigation consideration will be given to having Rojas reinterviewed by Mexican Police authorities as it is felt Rojas will adopt different attitude in presence of police authorities of his own country.

This matter is being closely followed and you will be kept appropriately advised of pertinent developments. In this regard it is noted Legat, Mexico, was instructed by cable

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2-18-64 to immediately intensify investigation of all outstandi leads in Mexico and submit daily cablegram summary regarding progress.

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ha 1 - Sheesling

February 27, 1964

BY COURIER SERVICE

akCIA Memorable J. Lee Rankin General Counsel The President's Commission

Marylamd Avenue, N. M4 Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Rankin:

Another ta —s-Wrirnment gene available tograpb of one is Nike

Prasakova T a visited

iburwi1960. Inv eve of the similar namqv and that of the widow of Lee tmelindisiBaals may be related.

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mentioned individual was displayed to Marina Oswald amdtsbe ,, advised that this person is met related to her anybe bas t. no information as to that individual's identity. Li tuk.eDp du 4-azt

Om_tbe same data Marina Oswald furnished the; ) felloming additional information to this Imre=

With reference to information She previeusly furnished that Oswald had physically mistreated ber, Mimi Oswald 'stated ith.tibe had mistreated hasphysicolitaboat fear times dour it married lift. lbieinistreatment . 'assisted of Osokl,hirtting.hor is the flea. She stated

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that Abe ratallatackyAhrwrimi thimps at his, She mailed- 4, 1491 Oat mom eamploa she Om a rangortitlaW..peir iltts f

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Honorable J. Lee Rankin

argued with him because hi did not want hi* mother to visit their home. She felt it proper for Oswald's mother to visit them.

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Marina's attention was called to the letter dated May 16, 1963, which she received from Mrs. Ruth Paine in which Paine spoke of her displeasure with her(PaineAhusband and of her intentions to travel to New York to look for a lover. This letter is set forth verbatim en page 351 of the report of Special Ageat Robert P. Oemberling dated Jannary 22, 1964, a sopy of 'Mich has bees furnished to the Commission.- Marisa stated she believed this to be • joke on the part of Mrs. Paine and added that Mrs. Paine was not that type of a woman. She stated that Hrs. Poise did not like Lee Harvey Oswald and she is certain that there was no illicit relationship between Mrs. Paine and Lee Berm Oswald.

Additional pertinent information developed by this Bureau will be furnished to you as received.

Sincerely yours,

LOPE wove'

SIZE: Photograph of Lyudmilla Nikelayevna Prusakeva, nee

Ischenko, was made available to Bureau by CIA, the Agency mentioned herein, with suggestion that she may be related to subject's widow. By separate letter CIA has been advised re the above information relative to Mirinals viewing of the photograph ;09

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Ragman is made to letter dated &mars 27, 1%4, poi reonacs captioned Me Assassina- tion a Prosidext realledy.

The photograph of ijudalla Ilikolayewna Prusaksva Marina Oswald OS Mena 25, 1%4. She adviseddisehaTt I: which yea eaclosed with reground letter was ludividual is mot related toarz)(ani stated AO had a• bawl

--as to this person's identity II Par Jour lad'ormatios the Prosidest's Commissian has

beitatvised that Mess Osualdig=tgehde gagrauto tbe photograph of tin

Wgamaa rEcli,E..7--:,1; r,7 le L7c ON /

Is connection with CIA's efforts to identity possible rialguar4hfoltasmede available phoViatedotanew

MEM relatives above-ne Maim old .saicimitipti Ram as subject p wife, individual vial as a ltsisSien tourist ikiiiiy,.14944t, sail CIA suggested r jcsrbellir's refer/net Citietri4linixtrIril

Oswald.

1 - Er. Belmont 1 - Bohr 1 - Er. Conrad

DATE: February 27, 1964

1 - DeLoach 1 - Er. Sullivan

- Er. Ealley 1 - Jr. Branigan 1 - Er. Papich 1 - 1.1r. Lenihan 1 - Er. Linton

Olson Belmont

ohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sulliv Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy

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910004A1 Mem NO. 10

MO-1041 MAT 1062 IDITION OSA GIN. NO. MO. 27

'UNITED STATES ( JERNMENT

Memorandum TO :ll. C. SULU

fC FROM : /7, A. Bruni#an

SUBJECT: za, thiRy-4-7 oarALD IS - - CUBA

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is being advised by Liaison that the FBI has no objection to CIA's describing or furnishing to the President's Commission copies of communications which we disseminated to CIA prior to the assassination.

BACKGROVITD: I. --k t

On 2-26-64Offlariplia CIA, advised that the President's Commission inqu red of CIA as to what information'N..

r: - ■ CIA had in • ning subject prior to the assassination 11-22-63. CIA intends to reply to the President's t: other agencies or furnish the Commission •th copies of pertinent `r

Commission - ' - p al - will either describe communications from - 1

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communications from other agencies. requested permission ‘- of the FBI for CIA to furnish copies of seven communications . :2Into the President's Commission. b3 SO V. S.C. L/ f3 ../ u

4 i ---, CI ....N All pertinent communications which we have furnished .1 .h:.-- -,- ----r.)

c:21 to CIA captioned„ "Zee Harvey Oswald," have been .furnished to

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•%).)`' the Commission by the Bureau. The report of SA John W. Fain, c • WI 5-12-50, captioned, "Funds Transmitted to Residents of Russi AI 714 and the report of SA Warren C. DeBreuyes dated 10-25-63 i I et'

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.1 captioned, "Pair Play for Cuba Committee, flew Orleans Divz on, r` luiere not furnished to the President's Commission since all

i lt rio pertinent information was furnished to the Commission in ther v- communications under the Oswald caption.

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Since the Commission has all of the pertinent data in communications that we have furnished to CIA, there is no objection to CIA handling its reply to the President's Commission by either describing the •commUnications or furnishing a copy of the communications to the Commission. In order not to delay CIA's reply to the Commission, CIA has been advisfd,by liaison that the FBI has no objection to CIA's describing- or f

105-82555 ZU:jmw.

W OAR 9

Lemo Branigan to 31412ivan BE: ZETA' HARI/WY OSWALD 105-32555

FBI communications to the President's Commission.

For record purposes the pertinent communications which we have sent to CIA are as follows: 105-82555-16,30, 36, 38, 44; 100-333496-715 and 97-4196-33-11.

BEC01.1211VDATION:

For record purposes.

DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON

T. WIC

Mr. Trotter Tele. Room___

II.Imes Miss y 7

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February 8, 1964.

44/ C.

MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Z4.C. Director,

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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I am attaching copies of telegrams exchanged in the

Department's Roger Channel with the Embassy in Mexico City ( ',

which bear on the Oswald case and which the Department is :...;

obligated to make available to the Warren Commission. - . ..: -

Because of the sensitivity of somesome of the material in this

exchange (see, for example, paragraph 6 in Embassy's tele, gram 1201 of November 28, 1963), we will seek an understa

nding

with the Commission that there be an opportunity to revieitany

report which might be based on such material and which the

Commission may wish to make public. Since these messages

contain information that may have been developed by your

representatives in Mexico City, I would appreciate receiving

your concurrence in our turning these messages over to the

Warren Commission for study.

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LIST OF ATTACHED TELEG

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Mexico City 1182

Mexico City 938

Mexico City 961

Mexico City 969

Mexico City 1197

Mexico City 1201

Mexico City 976

Mexico City 1213

Mexico City 1226

Date Classification

------°- _, November 23, 1963 Top Secret (c 6)

November 25, 1963 Secret (e 6)

November 26, 1963 Secret (a 6)

November 27, 1963 Secret (a 6)

November 27, 1963 Secret (a 6)

November 27, 1963 Secret (e 6)

November 28, 1963 Secret (e 6)

November 28, 1963 Secret (c 6)

November 30, 1963 Secret (a 6)

December 3, 1963 Secret (c 6)

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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State

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FROM: MEX1c0 CITY

TO: Secretary of State

NO: 1182, NOVEMBER 25, 10 P.M. D 9P1 Isp II ON

Me .1; LA

ROGER CHANNEL 005

I AID PROUD OF MY INTELLIGENCE STAFF AND BELIEVE THEY ARE THE

BEST:, BUT WE ARE CONDUCTING WHAT r.AY TURN OUT TO BE A SIG-

NIFICANT SEGMENT OF THE TOTAL INvESTIGATION OF THE MURDER OF _

PRESIDENT KENNEDY WITHOUT DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE FACTS

AVAILABLE TO WASHINGTON,

I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT AN F,B,I, OFFICER THOROUGHLY KNOW_

LEDGEA-JLE ABOJT ALL A3PECTS CF -iHE U.S. END CF THE iNvESTI_

GATION BE SENT HERE TO cOS,JLT WiTH LS FOR A FEW DAYS1, HIS

KNOWLEDGE OF FACTS VAY GIVE US L!;At)S WE DO NOT NOW HAVE, THE

F.13.1, AND C.I.A. REPRE3L.NTATIT:: HERE CONCUR,

Control : 16978 Rec'd : NOVEMI3ER 25, 1963

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and offices detailed to Mexico City could not add anything of material

lanportance.- Iloovarr 'suggests that if local Irk rep feels he needs

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•-: further arrests andinterrogations by NoXkling. r have discussed

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NCOMiNG TELEGRAM Department of :State

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INRD FROM: MEXICO cITY

Info

TO: Secretary of State RMR

NO: 1180, NOVEMBER 23, 9 PM

PRIORITY

ROGER CHANNEL

FOR SECRETARY

Control: 16552

Reed: NOVEMBER 23, 1963

11:32 PM

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fiW VIEW OF DELAY IN CHECKING CENTRAL FILES MEXICO CITY THIS

MORNING. WE ASKED ALL US CONSULAR BORDER POSTS TO CHECK MEXICAN

IMMIGRATION RECORDS FOR POSSIBLE ENTRY OR EXIT OF LEE HARVEY

OSWALD AND HIS KNOWN ALIASES: LEE H, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY,

0,H, LEE,

THIS EVENING CONSUL IN NEUVO LAREDO TELEPHONED INFORMATION THAT

IMMIGRATION RECORDS IN NEUVO LAREDO SHOW ENTRY INTO MEXICO OF

LEE. HENRY OSWALD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1963; AGE 23; OCCUPATION

PHOTOGRAPHER; RESIDENCE NEW ORLEANS; DESTINATION MEXICO CITY;

TOURIST CARD NUMBER 24085, RECORD DOES NOT SHOW WHETHER HE

ENTERED BY AUTOMOBILE, RECORD SAME OFFICEOF IMMIGRATION SHOWS

DEPARTURE OF SAME INDIVIDUAL ON OCTOBER 3, 1963 BY AUTOMOBILE,

WE ARE INSTRUCTING CONSUL IN COOPERATION WITH FBI AGENT LAREDO

TO OBTAIN'COPIES OF ALL IMMIGRATION RECORDS CONCERNING THIS

ENTRY AND EXIT, WE ARE OF COURSE CONTINUING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN

CONFIRMING INFORMATION AND DUPLICATE COPIES FROM MEXICO cITY

IMMIGRATION CENTER HERE, SOME DOCUMENTS SUCH AS TOURIST CARD

WITH OSWALD'S SIGNATURE MAY HAVE BEEN SENT HERE; FBI OFFICE

IN LAREDO IS BEING REQUESTED BY TELEPHONE TONIGHT TO GIVE CONSUL

WHAT HELP HE CAN AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY GETTING COPIES TO.

DALLAS AND WASHINGTON SOONEST,

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-2- 1180„ NOVEMBER 23, 9 PM FROM MEXICO CITY

THESE ENTRY AND EXIT DATES.APPEAR TO FIT WIT NF[VATION

THAT DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY AWARE OF, t1RCUMS CES ALREADY

DEVELOPED HERE POINT TO POSSIBILITY THAT OSWALD MAY HAVE BEEN

CASTROISAGENT, WE ARE FULLY AWARE HERE OF POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS

OF THIS, MEXICANS ARE ALSO KEENLY AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY

AND ARE WORKING HARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO DEVELOP

AND GET TO WASHINGTON ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION WHILE PREVENTING

LEAKS ON MEXICAN SI E

AS:WE ARE USIN HANc62 FOR REPORTING AND FBI AGENT

HERE IS IN FRE TELEPHONE CONTAC 1TH DALLAS AND WASHINGTON,

WOULD APPRECIATE ASSURANCE THAT DEPARTMENT 1$ FULLY COORDINATED

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REPORTING IN STATE DEPARTMENT CHANNELS,

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emu *ciao City la aupposed to be i‘unixriefed, and this learning I

rowed that he be authorized keep you folly informed if he/imea not

doing so. .1 stressed to Katzenbach, who has fell confidence

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Ion ' afternoon 'ant, BO far as Ibong know up to the present tine,

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NO: 1197, NOVEMBER 27, 9 PM

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10:59 PM

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AP DESPATCH WITH HAVANA DATELINE CARRIES WHAT IS SAID TO BE

THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF A CUBAN NOTE TO MEXICO. I ASSUME TEXT

IS AVAILABLE TO DEPARTMENT.

I WISH TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT CASTRO HAS IN THE

PAST GONE TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO MAINTAIN HIS RELATIONS

WITH MEXICO PRESUMABLY FOR THE REASON THAT HE RECOGNIZES THE

IMPORTANCE OF THE MEXICAN BRIDGE TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF

LATIN AMERICA AND ALSO THE VALUE OF MEXICO BEING GEOGRAPHICALLY

ADJACENT TO THE U.S.

THE TONE OF THE CUBAN NOTE IS BELLIGERENT AND ITS PUBLICATION

BY HAVANA IS IN ITSELF AN ACT OF DISCOURTESY. THE ALLEGATION

THAT MEXICAN POLICY ARE IN COMPLICITY WITH THE U.S. MAY WELL BE

TAKEN AS MOST OFFENSIVE BY MEXICANS

ASIDE FROM WHATEVER PROBATIVE VALUE THIS HAS IROPINNECTION WITH

THE OSWALD MATTER THE NOTE COULD BRING ABOUT A SERIOUS DETERIORA-

TION AND POSSIBLE BREAK IN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

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;ROGER CHANNEL FOR SECRETARY RUSK AND ALEXIS JOHNSON

MANY THINKS FOR YOUR TELEGRAM 961. PERHAPS I SHOULD DESCRIBE ERIEFLY THE BACKGROUND FOR MY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE OSWALD CASE. •

1. IN READING OSWALD'S RATHER COMPLETE DOSSIER I GOT AN • IMPRESS/ON OF A TRUCULENT, AGGRESSIVE, DEMANDING PERSON, TOO LAZY

TO STICK LONG WITH EITHER SCHOOL OR JOB,' WHO WAS IN REBELLION AGAINST SOCIETY AND WHO HAD IN CONSEQUENCE TURNED TO MARX AND LENIN.

1€ HAD LITTLE MONEY, THE OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT A WIFE AND CHILD AND

AMBITION. I DID NOT GET AN IMPRESSION OF A MAN WHO WOULD KILL A •

PERSON HE HAD NEVER MET FOR A CAUSE, WITHOUT OFFERS FROM THE APPARTUS

TO WHICH HE APPARENTLY BELONGED WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN IT FOR

HIM. FROM THE BEGINNING I THREREFOR HAD A FEELING—SUBJECTIVE AND

UNPROVEN TO BE SURE-- THAT EITHER IN MEXICO OR THE UNITED STES

SOMEONE HAD GIVEN HIM! AN ASSIGNMENT AND MONEY. 2. THIS FELLING WAS STRENGTHENED BY HIS ATTEMPT TO GET A TRANSIT .

VISA THROUGH CUBA AND, APPARENTLY, A RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT VISA SO THAT

COULD SETTLE DOWN IN ODESSA. ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS PREPARATION

FOR A "GET AWAY" THE DESTINATION OF ODESSA STRUCK ME AS 'ODD. WHY WOULD A PENNILESS, UNEDUCATED WORKER WITH A FAMILY WHOSE LAST -

RUSSIAN JOB APPARENTLY EARNED HIM BARELY ENOUGH TO KEEP BODY AND

SOUL TOGETHER WANT T.0 GO TO ODESSA? ONE POSSIBLE EXPLANATION WOULD

BE HE EXPECTED TO mot ENOUGH MONEY AND TO BE. ABLE TO LIVE THE GOOD

- LIFE. •

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3. IT DID NOT SEEM PLA • THAT KHRUSHCHEV IS THE TYPE OF

ccoent., WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN _RECKLESS F.NOIIGH_TO HIRE AN UNSTABLE • ---; ----REPRODUCTION-FROM-414S- COPY-

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PERSON LIKE OSWALD FOR SUCH A FATEFUL UNDERTAKING. BUT .CASTRO

IS THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WOULD AVENGE HIM SELF IN THIS WAY. HE IS THE

LATIN TYPE OF EXTREMIST WHO REACTS VISCERALLY RATHER THAN

INTELLECTUALLY AND APPARENTLY WITHOUT MUCH RAGARD FOR RISKS.

HIS WHOLE LIFE STORY SHOWS'THIS. AND THE UNPROFESSIONAL ALMOST LACKADAISICAL WAY IN WHICH THE MONEY IS ALLEGED BY ALVARADO

TO HAVE BEEN PASSED TO OSWALD FITS WITH THE WAY CUBANS WOULD BE

EXPECTED TO ACT IF THE RUSSIANS WERE NOT GUIDING THEM. THIS SUPPOSITION

WAS STRENGTHENED BY MY RECOLLECTION OF AN AP STORY WITH A HAVANA

DATELINE ATTRIBUTING TO CASTRO THREATS AGAINST UNITED STATES

OFFICIALS IN REPRISAL FOR ALLEGED CIA SPONSORED RAIDS ON THE CUBAN

COAST 4.

IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I REQUESTED THA FBI SEND A PERSON

!ERE IV THE HOPE THAT HE MIGHT KNOW ABOUT SOME FACT UNKNON TO US

IS A LEAD HERE. I MAD AND HAVE NO WORRY EITHER HERE DEVELOPED AT THE US END OF THE INVESTIGATION W WQULD GIVE_

TH

OR THE LEGAL ATTACHE WERE HOLDING ANYTHING BACK FR ; WE HAVE BEEN MEETING TOGETHER ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY. NEITHER WAS IT BASED ON ANY LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY;

EACH IS THE BEST IN HIS FIELD THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH FOR TWENTY YEARS.

NOR WAS IT BASED ON ANY UNCERTAINTY ABOUT DOING THE BEST THAT COULD

EE DONE. WIT'ATHE ASSETS WE HAVE AND THE FACTS WE HAD TO GO ON.

AT THE SAME TIME, I WISH TO MAKE WAR THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THIS EMBASSY ARE SOLELY MINE

AND NOT THEIRS.

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ItliBAN ONSUL ATE HERE FOR THE ADDR n

ROBAT IVE VALUE TOO. 9. I DO NOT PRETEND THAT ALL OF THIS IS BY ANY MEANS PROOF

THAT OSWALD WAS CASTRO'S AGENT. I UNDERSTAND HOW FATEFUL MIGHT BE THE CONCLUSION THAT HE WAS AND HOW DIFFICULT AND RISKY IT WOULD BE TO TRY TO DISENGAGE AND SEPARATE THE SOVIET UNION FROM CASTRO IF IT WERE TO .BECOME ESTABLISHED FACT THAT CASTRO WAS INVOLVED. BUT I CANNOT AGREE WITH THE SUGGEST ION IN DEPTEL 969 THAT IT DOES NIT APPEAR THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EV IDENCE TO JUSTIFY ARRESTS AND INTERROGATIONS OF THOSE ALVARADO SAYS ARE INVOLVED. I MUST ALSO RESPECT 'FULLY RECORD MY DISAGREEM ENT WITH MY LATEST INSTRUCT IONS THAT WE TAKE NO FURTHER INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE THE MEXICANS TO ARR

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PAGE FOUR RUESMO 30 SECRET (A). MEXICANS MUST BE TOLD IMMEDIATELY WHETHER'WE WANT THEM TO

0ONT/NUE WITH /NVESTIGATION. IF WE DO WE MUST NOT ONLY TAKE POSITIVE " POSITION BUT GIVE THEM A BASIS FOR DOING SO,' INCLUDING MAKING ALVARADO AVAILABLE TO MEXICANS. OTHERWISE MEXICAN WILL. DROP CASE ON THEIR OWN AND THIS QUESTION WILL HAVE BEEN DECIDED BY DEFAULT. • OJR SAYING NOTHING WILL BE

(B).

. BE MEXICA WHAT DO

WE DO ;ITH HIM? SHALL WE SEND1HIS TO RE SATE OR ..

INTERROGATION? SHALL. MUM GIVE HIM STHERE?

OR SHALL WE DO_SOMETHING ELSE AND IF SO WHAT? GP-ONE B? . CFN 1201 961 30 30 30 6,500 1197969 GP-ONE

MESSAGE UNSIGNED

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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State ?

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NOVEMBER 301. 1$63,

FRfOMS. MEXICO CITY 4444) - SECRETARY OF.STATE

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ALEXIS JOHNSON. ,

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PEXICAN AUTHORITIES 'HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE. NICARAGUANI.

iALVRADO, AFTER A LONG INTERROGATION, HAS CONFESSED IN A SIGNED

1

iSTATEMENT.HE DID NOT SEE. OSWALD IN THE CUBAN CONSULATE HERON '

WYTEMBER 18 OR AT ANY OTHER TIME AND THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANYONE.

PASS MONEY.TO OSWALD. ALVARADO SAID HIS MOTIVE FOR CLAI

MING -'

THE PASSAGE.OF MONEY TO OSWALD WAS TO INVOLVE THE UNITED STATES

IN A WAY WHICH WOULD RESULT.IN.THE OVERTHROW OF CASTRO. • !: • ' 4) .'

'-BOTH THE LEGAL ATTACHE AND THE EPRESENTATIVE BELIEVE THAT '

XVARADO'S STATEMENT TO THE ME S MUST BE ACCEPTED AS

OCT. THIS OPINION IS CONCURRED IN

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WE ARE THEREFORE PROCEEDING. TORY ABOUT HAVING SEEN .

;MONEY PASS MUST BE COMPLETELY DISCOUNTED. •

'MEXICAN AUTHORITIES ARE OBVIOUSLY RELIEVED'AND, WHILE THEY

!OFFER COOPERATION, I DOUBT THEY" WILL MAKE ANY INTENSIVE EFFORT P

ITO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. WITH THE COLLAPSE OF ALVARADO WE DO ;-

MT CURRENTLY HAVE.A GOOD BASIS FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL

1;7 eINVESTIGATION. A2CUE WOULD-BE THE NUMBER ONE SUSPECT IN .•

BAN CONSULATE AND HE DEPARTED MEXICO FOR HAVANA ON NOVEMBER

WAND HAS NOT RETURNED.

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-SHALL CONTINUE_ 0._LOOK_HERE_FOR P LE WHO

SAW OSWN6D-WAILE HE WAS IN MEXICO BUT .WE HAVE—NO--BASIS -AT-THIS

TIME FOILAN OPTIMISTIC ESTIMATE THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO FIND

ANY.THING_DEFINATIVt. ON TN= VIALJIMUt, REPRODUCTION THIS COPY IS

PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED"

--COW1:41014- 19976 SE• CORRECTICS ISSUED: 11/30/63

8 PM-TRT

-2- 1213, NOVEMBER 30, 3 PM ?RCM MEXICO CITY-CORRECTED PAGE TWO

PLEASE EXPRESS TO MR. HOOVER MY APPRECIATION FORMEWHELP • -

HERE. HE AND BELIEVE THERE IS LITTLE MORE HE CAN. .

I I AM SURE FBI IS CONTINUING , N

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"i C 0 1 31-:Wil li Cab OS NW:WA", ‘ "1 0 ICE OFF CERS. VARAD 0 WENT BACK .

TO HIS ORIGINAL STORY OF AV 1 p 1 SS i " . Y-OFF TO OSWALD • ' IN CUBAN CONSULATE HERE. ALVARADO CLAIMS HIS STATEMENT TO

.MEXICAN AUTHORITIES WAS MADE UNDER DURESS AFTER FORTY-EIGHT HCURS-- :OF CONTINUOUS INTERROGATION; HE ALSO CLAIMS MEXICAN CFFICERS ;THREATENED PHYSICAL VI CLENCE IF HE DI D NOT SIGN STATEMENT.

. • f . EARLIER ON DEC'EMI3ER 2 MEXICAN. POLICE HAD TURNED ALVARADO OVER • ,Z,..

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_TO *MEX N I MM AUTHORI TIES. I MMI G RATI ON . AUTH ORI TIES HAVE AG REED HAT AL A URNED TO NICARAGUA

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'ALTHOUGH MEXICANS CLAIM . THAT • ALVARADO WAS TREATED "GENTLY I " SI IC E NO US CFFIC IAL WAS PRE SENT WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWI INt WHETHER THERE 1:

-IS BASIS FOR ALVARADO'S CLAIM OF DURESS. •

AS REPORTED EARLIER ALVARADO'S STORY IMPRESSED US HERE BECAUSE CF WEALTH OF DETAIL. I DID NOT IN THE BEGINNING KNOW THAT ALVARADO :

---- HAD DEFINITELY FIXED DATE CF PASSAGE OF MONEY TO OSWALD AS ' SE PTEMBER 18 AND WAS ASSUMING THAT ALVARADO'S STORY WAS CONSI STENT• i i:

• WITH CUR DATA *ON, OSWALD'S ENTRY I N AND EXIT FROM MEXIC O. AFTER . .! 1 ;• 1E LEARNED ALvARA DO . HA D PINPOINTED SEPTEMBER LS WE At FIRST ONLY . I L

NVEW THAT THE FBI . HAD DEFINITELY PLACED OSWALD IN NEW ORLEANS . ' I: ON SEPTEMBER 17. STILL LATER WE WERE INFORDED BY - I'

WASHINGTON THAT. OSWALD HAD WITHDRAWN BOOKS FROM IsEW• ANS PUBLIC t; • .. __ •

REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED"

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1226, DEC:EMI= 3, NOON' FROM MEXICO CITY.

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:LIBRARY ON SEPTEMBER .194 SINCE . ALVARADO ALLEGEDLY STUCK TO .THE • ."--1 SEPTEMBER 13 DATE DURING MEXICAN I NTERR CGATI ON UP TO THE TIME HE CHANGED HIS STORY AND SINCE WE CANNOT PLACE OSWALD ON EASTERN All RLI S FLIGHT FROM AND TO NEW ORLEANS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 17 AND 19 THERE I S CNE APPARENT FLAW IN ALVARADO'S STORY.

A SEC OND APPARENT FLAW, ALREADY MENTI °NED, IS ALVARADO'S I NSI STE NEE THAT HE TELEPHONED AMERICAN EMBAS Y FOUR TIMES ON. PT EMBER 20. AND DAYS IMMEDIATELY F CLL OWING • ALVARADO U tITLY CLAIMS HE MADE F OUR TELL ASSY EXTENSION

(-4 SING NAME OF JORGE KYNAUT (PHONETIC) AND WAS EACH TIEM TFE D BY A "WOMAN. " THI S I S THE NUMBER OF THE EMBASSY SECURITY

“FFICER TO WHICH ALVARADO WAS REFERRED WHEN HE TELEPHONED THE • EMBASSY ON NOVEMBER 25. HE C OULD HAVE G OTTE N THE TEXTENSI 0 NUMBER F R al THE NOVEMBER 25 CALL .1• WE ARE C ONTINUI NG TO INVESTIGATE

f THIS FACET BUT EARLIER, MORE GENERAL INQUIRY PR ODUCED. NEGATIVE . RESULTS.

NEVERTHELESS THERE I S SUFFICIENT POSSIBILITY OF TRUTH I N THE PART —OF ALVARADO'S STORY ABOUT HAVING SEEN MONEY PASSED TO OSWALD TO

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MO-106 NAY 1963 !CATION

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CNITE9 .STATES G. ERNMENT

Memorandum 1 - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Mohr 1 - Mr. DeLoach

DATE: 2-11-64

1 - Mr. Rosen 1 - Mr. Sullivan 1 - Mr. Malley

(27 1 - Mr. Branigan

LEE HARVEY OSWALD 1 - Mt.,510100 INTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA - CUBA --A

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By letter 2-8-64 Deputy Und tate U. Alexis Johnson furnished ten State Department telegrams exchanged with the American Embassy, Mexico City, which bear on the investigation conducted in Mexico shortly after the assassination, which material State Department feels obligated to furnish to the Warren Commission. Johnson, because of sensitivity of some of this material, said that State will seek an understanding with the Commission that they will be afforded opportunity to review any report which might be based on the material. As the messages contained some information which we may have developed, Johnson asked our concurrence in turning these messages over to the Warren Commission.

These messages deal with Oswald's entrance into and rA ,

exit from Mexico on 9-26 and 10-3-63 and with the allegation of . ..NQ Gilberto Alvarado, the 23-year-old Nicaraguan who reported that 4 on 9-18-63 he observed Oswald receive $6,500 in the Cuban al Consulate, Mexico City, as part payment to carry out an assassination in the U.S. In addition, the communications con ainr- much theorizing on the part of Ambassador Mann, the Ambassad ›. A. at Mexico City, on the possibility that Oswald may have bee o

o agent of Castro in the assassination.

The Director instructs that it be left entirely to State Department as to what material they transmit to tie o o Commission and as to any restrictions they place on such material.

In connection with the Alvarado Allegation, the DirectorS askt if he was given a lie detector test and if so by whom and with what results.

- Alvarado was afforded a polygraph examination 12-5 and 6-63 by a polygraph examiner employed by CIA. The interrogation was conducted in Spaniih and our Legal Attache assisted as interpreter. On the basis of the interrp

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ilexaminer concluded that Alvarado did not see the large sum of money passed; that he did not see the person alleged to be Oswald;

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that he did not hear the sum $6,500 mentioned; and that Alvaradots story was a fabrication. During the polygraph examination, Alvarado dmitted that he had been mistaken in stating that he saw Oswald in the Cuban Consulate. He said that he had heard of the polygraph and respected its accuracy and that if the polygraph indicated he was being untruthful, such must be the case. we urgigthe use of the polygrapU to settle this matter. ACTION:

In accordance with the Director's instructions, there is attached a reply to the Deputy Under Secretary of State.

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Ambassador Mann in Mex

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igeartebil, $6,500 in-the an assassination in the U. S.

This is to detail our handling of a situation that develo

Mexico City shortly after the assassination and to set forth the positiqk

in connection therewith we took with the State Department here and in N\

Mexico City. The Director has expressed concern about several referencOL

to FBI concurrences in actions taken in connection with this situation N

which appear in a series of telegrams between the State Department and om 11 27-12/3/63.

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lvarado alleged 410-tbe, C4nAgalaiatomiligesai that on 9/18/63 he observed Oswald receive c) •

ate, Mexico City, as part payment to carry out ., nd ) T e . r

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established that Oswald was in the Cuban Consulate, Mexico City,' (n hilt

September and early October, 1963, that Oswald was acting as a Castro '

agent in the assassination. On 11/25/63 Mann cabled the State Departmlpt

that he recommended an FBI officer thoroughly knowledgeable of all aspeRts

ioe

f the assassination investigation be sent from headquarters to Mexico 6

City for consultation as to action to be taken. He told State that th

gal Attache, Mexico City, concurred in this recommendation. This wa not A

o for the Legal Attache by 11/25/63 cable advised that he attempted w h

ut results to dissuade Ambassador Mann from requesting assistance fr

eadquarters. The Legal Attache recommended against sending any one fa

the Bureau to Mexico City and on 11/26/83 the State Department was adv ed V' SOP P that we felt the Ambassador's request was not warranted.

On 11/27/63 Ambassaptv apn sought authority from StWte to requiDste ‘0 the Mexican to arrest three de idual

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a mossy, lee oi.11/21763. he Ambassadorito d'tbehtfiga A4tache

a en ad i ed by Alexis Johnson, Deputy Undertecietary bt.8tItel iithda

Bureau wawconsidemed tp be in full charge of -the investigOion in Mexico

City and-that we were ekpected 'to call the shopi.' ,Ipaitboteamwdate

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tilmoughllagaa-mairtAikied-hiA,4t017-10A-txuthful.. On receipt Alvarado's allegation we undertook investigation endeavoring to pl

Oswald on 9/18/63 and Ambassador Mann began to theorize,as it had

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lexis Johnson relayed the same thought to the Deputy Attorney General who-was advised by Assistant Director Evans that State and CIA had jurisdiction n dealing with foreign governments and in matters involving intelligence overage abroad and that while we were cooperating fully with State and

' IA in Mexico, the responsibility regarding the Alvarado matter in Mexico ested with State and CIA..., 1 ilia.-

1 cluc) In view of the expressed attitude of Ambassador Mann and Johnson the Bureau dispatched Supervisor Lawren eenan to Mexico City on the evening of 11/27/63 and on the morn ng of 11 g7t3 Keenan and Legal Attache unequivocally outlined this position to Ambassador Mann. The Legal Attache , recommended o• 11 2: retarding Alvarado, C5) a Ni r an,

n stant Director ans spo e direct y w • sep y n secretary

of State Johnson outlined our position. Johnson said that Ambassador Mann had not inforOod of the developments and that he realized it was the Ambassador's Leisp ility to take action in Mexico and if the Ambassador did naft • it was up to Johnson to issue the necessary instructions. Johnson said that the specific recommendation made by the Bureau concerning turning Alvaradq_over to toe Mexicans was exactly what he hsaan_mind and felt it was most fortunate that the Ambassa or was rece ving this probed kind of help from an organization which was most qualified.

Alvarado was turned over to -tia Mexicans ands on 11/29/6 admitted that his allegation wag a hoax designed to induce the U. S. to overthrow Ci-itfo. However, follorintnis Alvarado on his release by the Mexicans on 12/2/63 recanted and alleged that he admitted his allegation was a hoax only through fear of bodily harm at the hands of the Mexicans. At this poliat the Mexicans were holding Alvarado subject to deportation to Nicaragua... In order to resolve the question of whether or not Alvarado was lying and noting the necessity of some action prior to Alvarado returning to Nicaragua,....06 on the morning of 12/3/63j_strongly urged C14_to afford Alvarado a polygraph ikaminaU0n in whicE'4:Offered-ibpaitiCipati-bf-Eaving the Legal Attache act as interpreter. This was accomplished on 12/5 and 6/63 with the result that the polygraph examiner concluded Alvarado was not tKutb. Alvarado at the conclusion of the exairialTErIZATTTed that klusahr ARS the cift.

3UMMARY:

We made t recommendati ille r ation; namely

nin the handlin: of the Alvaradoi

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C ') ese recommendations were made aft the Deputy Attorney General,

Deputy Undersecretary of State Johnson and Ambassador Mann were clearly informed as to our position that.the decision for action to be taken in Mexico was that of State and CIA. The fact that Ambassador Mann finally understood this is clear from his datement in his 11/28/63 telegram,. to Johnson in which he lauded the work of our Legal Attache and said that he wished to make it clear that Ifithe responsibility for all the recommendations • made by this Embassy are Boldly mine and not theirs" (CIA and FBI).

ACTION:

None, for information.

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March 3, 1964

BY

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1 - Mr. Belmont; 1 - Mr. Mohr; 1 - Mr. DeLoacb; 1 - Mr. Malley; 1 - Mr. Sullivan; 1 - Mr. Branigan; 1 - Mr. Lenihan; 1 - Mr. Eizoo

✓enerable J. Lee Rankin General Counsel The President's ,Committee 280 MAryland Avenue, N. B. Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Rankin:

You are referred to a letter to this Bureau from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) dated February 18, 1964, with 'object `Assassination of President John F. Kennedy." This letter, a copy of which was furnished to you by CIA, requested that this Bureau furnish CIA with one copy each of the 47 photographs from the effects of Lee Harvey Oswald which were received by this Bureau from the Dallas Police Department.

Attached is a copy of a letter from this Bureau to CIA enclosing copies of the requested phtegaPhs.

This letter is classified "Secret" by this Bureau because it repeats information from CIA ubicb is so classified.

Sincerely years,

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MOTE: CIA letter 2-18-64 requested one copy each of the 47

photographs among the effects of Lee Harvey Oswald which we

received from Captain Fritz of the Dallas Police Department

and which Marina Oswald identified briefly in interview on

12-3-63 with our Agents. CIA requested copies in order to

aid President's Commission in interpreting materials related

to Oswald's activities abroad. CIA already possesses identif

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SUBJECT: Lee Harvey Oswald; d Interview with Mrs. Georges HRENSCHILLT

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'so uslit NSA Enclosed is a Memorandum setting forth further rration supplied by Mrs. Georges deMOMENSCHILDT concerning Lee . The inter- view with Mrs. deMohrenschi3.dt took place on February 18 on the basis of the airgram under reference and the FBI Memorandum of February 12 enclosed therein. Unfortunately, Mr. deMohrenschildt was absent from Port-au-Prince on a field trip at the time of this interview; he will be interviewed upon his return to Port-au-Prince about February 26. .

As will be noted from the enclosed memorandum, the interview with Mrs. deMohrenschildt failed to give any indications as to the whereabouts of Lee Harvey Oswald in the period from October. 19 to Movember 2-3, 1962..

-Similarly, the interview failed to shed any light on the circumstances attending Oswald's stay at thelMCA between October 15 and 19, 1962.

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I. 01V Ou- ' Information Concerning Lee Harvey 05:TALD

supplied to Norman E. Narner, First Secretary of Enbassy, by Mrs. Gebrges deMohrenschildt

on February 18, 1964

As Mr. deMohrenschildt was absent on a field trip to Cayes and Jeremie (in southwestern Haiti), Mrs. deMohrenschildt was interviewed separately on this date. She plans to. join Mr. deMohrenschildt in Cayes about February 20 and to return with him- to Port,au.-Prince about February 26. A further in-terview. with,Mr. deMohrensekildt will be. conducted at that time.

• • (1) Oswaldlardhereabbuttitrom October 19 to November 2, 1962

Mrs. deMohrenschildt stated that she does. not have the "slightest idea" where Oswald went after•leaving- the YMCA.- She stated that she does not recall that she or her husband had any contact With Oswald during the-. time he was at the YMCA. When the interviewinz fficer mentioned that Marina Oswald had been living with a Mrs. Elena 1 about this time, Mrs. deMohrenschildt 'suggested that she, Mrs. all,might be able to supply additional information.

(2) OewaldiS stay at the YMCA

Mrs. deMohrenschildt stated that she "vaguely remembersn that • Oswald was at the YMCA about the time period indicated (October 15 to 19, 1962) but that she did not know when he had checked out of the YMCA.

(3) Background*

• Mrs. deMohrenschildt thought Oswald's stay at the YMCA must have been about the time when he thought he was going to lose his job, in Fort Worth; he had accordingly gone to Dallas to look for employment. Mrs. deKohrenechildtls recollection was vague regarding dates and the se-: quence of events. She recalled that she had taken Marina Oswald to a dental -clinic about September 1962. When the interviewing officer mentioned that Marina Oswald had resided with Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and with Mrs. Hall in TIJOS October 1962, Mrs. deMohrenschildt irmediately clarified that na Oswald had stayed for only one night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ga... lay or and - that this had been the night following the visit to the dent . FELT. deMohren. schildt stated at this time (without prompting) that Mrs. Taylor was her hus- - band's daughtet« • •

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Mrs. deMohrenschildtstated that she would search her memory further regarding the October 19 - November 2, 1962 period prior to the inter-view next week with Mr. deMohrenschildt and herself.

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o RADI TELETYPE -Classified by-0'01/40' Exempt from CDSDate of DeclaEsificatIon indefinite

, CategerL .Z. - 2-19-64 URGENT

TO DIRECTOR

FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY

BUF ILE 105-82555.1. LEE HARVEY OSWALD, FEBRUARY 18 LAST AND MYCAB SAME DATE.

FOLLOWING IS DAILY SUMMARY:

RE ALLEGATIONS OF PED

NO. 389, 390

IS - R - CUBA. REBUCAB

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T 5e^`7 3 71-10 CIA ALSO TODAY MADE AVAILABLE THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNIDENTI-

FIED POSSIBLE AMERICAN FLOWN .TO DALLAS ON NOVEMBER 23 LAST BY SA ELDON D. RUDD AS WELL AS 20 PHOTOS OF POSSIBLE AMERICAN

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PAGE TWO FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO. 389, 390

PiEffialifeafilikaPitoiNtit-falk,..aa. UAW AND IS.41ELLSECIARDE N NE I GH -

BORHOOD AS SETTLtDMARRIED MAN OF MODERATE FINANCIAL MEANS. CC

ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE FOR REINTERVIEW OF GUTIERREZ. U-

RE ALLEGATIONS OF YLAR _RO4AS!°q1LLANUEVA-4-1CFA ADVISED TODAY

DANIEL SOLIS REINTERVIEWED AT COZUMEL AND STATED HE HAS NOT RECEIV

EITHER OF TWO LETTERS WHICH ROJAS RECENTLY ALLEGED HE SENT HIM

REQUESTING SOLIS SEND NOTEBOOK TO HIM. SOLIS DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE

OF NOTEBOOKX

MYCAB 345 OF FEBRUARY 3 LAST SET FORTH INFORMATION RE PURCHASE

OF AIRLINE TICKET FOR ROJAS AND REQUESTED INVESTIGATION BY SAN

ANTONIO AT AIRLINES OFFICE IN NUEVO LAREDO. TRAVEL BELIEVED PER-

FORMED BY ROJAS AUGUST 3, 1962. ROJAS NOW ADVISES HE REGISTERED

IN HOTEL ATAUEVO LAREDO ON THIS DATE AS YLARIO ROJAS VILLANUEVA

OR ELADIO:4cILLANUEVA.---SAID THIS HOTEL LOCATED NEAR PUBLIC SQUARE

WHERE MUNICIPAL OFFICES LOCATED. REQUEST SAN ANTONIO ENDEAVOR TO

LOCATE THIS REQUEST THIS INVESTIGATICW. -- — AND THAT SET FORTH IN RECAB OF FEBRUARY 3 BE EXPEDITED AND RESULTS

CABLED HERE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH REINTERVIEW OF ROJASA

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT AS SOON AS ALL INVESTIGATION COMPLETED

FOR PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING DISCREPANCIES, REINTERVIEW OF ROJAS BE

HANDLED BY MEXICAN POLICE AUTHORITIES EITHER ALONE OR IN PRESENCE

OF LEGAT REPRESENTATIVE. IN PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS WHEN DISCREPANCIESC(

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If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

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

PAGE THREE FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO. 389, 390

POINTED OUT TO ROJAS HE ATTRIBUTED THEM TO HIS "POOR EDUCATION" AND

SHRUGGED THEM OFF. IT IS FELT HE MIGHT ADOPT DIFFERENT ATTITUDE IN

PRESENCE OF POLICE AUTHORITIES OF HIS OWN COUNTRY. RECOMMENDATION

FOR INTERVIEW BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES NOT MADE PREVIOUSLY AS IT WAS

FELT THAT SUCH INTERVIEW MIGHT AFFECT RESULTS OF POLYGRAPH EXAM-

INATION. SINCE LATTER NOT BEING GIVEN THERE WOULD APPEAR TO BE NO

OBJECTION TO INTERVIEW BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES NOW. et

RE PERSONS WHO DEPARTED FROM NUEVO LAREDO OCTOBER 3 LAST DURING

SHIFT FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OF OSWALD. COPIES OF MEXICAN IMMIGRATION

FORM FM-11 FURNISHED BY RAFAECHERNANDEZ OCHOA BEING FORWARDED POUCH

TOMORROW. HERNANDEZ OCHOA ADVISED TODAY HE EXPECTS Tar-COMPLETE OB-

TAINING OF MEXICAN TOURIST CARDS ON WHICH FM-11 BASED NO LATER THAN

TOMORROW. LETTERHEAD MEMO INCORPORATING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN

TOURIST CARDS WILL BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER AND APPRO-

PRIATE LEADS WILL BE SET FORTH FOR DOMESTIC OFFICES.4L

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SOURC84044.50 CHECKED OUT FOUR PRINCIPAL OUTLETS HANDLING

quA4 wmpowsE JEWELRY AND FOUND NONE SELL BRACELETS LIKE OW

IN P H "111EY PO TNT OUT ma IF THIS tbEIMONOWLJEWWW111(

Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLeach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter

a AIRGRAM XXI CABLEGRAM o RADIO o TELETYPE Tele. Room Holmes

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

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

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MIGHT BE PURCHASED IN ANY ONE OF71110PIERMS' STORES IN MEXICO CrTY-OR

BORE AREA AT NUEVO LAREDO. ti . --

SINCE IT APPEARS THAT BRACELET AND POST CARDS WERE NOT PURCHASE

AT SMALL'S STOW, NO FURTHER- INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED ALONG. TH1

LINE.UL

ANOTHER SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED TOMORROW.(.(

CLARK D. ANDERSON

RECEIVED: 2-20-64 1:58 AM ENT

the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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URGENT 2-24-64 Marne", T OhICTOR Dee.r57;21

-F*014VGAT MEXICO CITY NO. 398

02 -,LigIFILF/105-82555. LEE HARVEY OSWALD,

SEMYCAB FEBRUARY 22 LAST. FOLLOWING IS TODAY'S S AUMMRY..

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OSWALD IN CUBAN EMBASSY ON OCTOBER 1 LA

RE ALLEGATIONS

SA JOSEPH B. GARCIA IS ON ISLAND OF COZUMEL OFF

COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULAR INTERVIEWING DANIEL SOLIS RE 40c._

ALLEGATIONS. DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS, GARCIA HAS

BMW UNABLE TO; FURNISH RESULTS .OF SOUS ,IOTERV:410444

RETURNING TO MEXICO CITY ON FIRST AVAILABLE TRAHSPORTATTI*

TOMORROW NIGHT AND RESULTS OF INTERVIEW WILL BE CABLED ;AEA

ON WEDNESDAY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED BUCAB FEBURAY 22

''7,LiSIZIANQUIRY REGARDING ALBERT OSBORNE AKA JOHN HOWARI BOWEN, -

BEI .HELD *ABEYANCE.

AO6,40NALiUM6ARXPWILL BE SUBMITTED TQMOIWW. _1S

CLARK-0 ANGER ON RECEI 10:29 PM NCC

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=MAR -6 1964

5-3 MAR 9 19641%1- If the intelligence contained in the above' paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's crypto yetents.

d outside the Bureau, it is suggests • be suitably

3-5-64

1 - Branigan 1 - Malley

Airtel 1 - tithan

Anderson m esee.40Y

To: SAC, Mimi (105-8342) 141, e A.Aveti, 'AVM: From: Dir5tor, FBI (105-82555)

LEE HARVEY MAID IS - CUBA`

ReMilet with enclosed letterhead memorandum, both dated 2-22-64.

A review of referenced letterhead memorandum indicates following additional investigation warranted with regard to allegation that President Zennedy was not killed by Oswald.

Wiles disclose following background data regarding Gilberto M. Fellpich Sariol who turned over letter received by his wife to the Miami Office: 109-584, Serial 1862, page 23

Felipich entered Miami, Florida, 5-23-60 en a B-2 visitor's visa valid to 6-23-60. Be possessed a Cuban passport issued 8-17-59 valid to $42-64. Be overstayed his visa and surrendered himself to the Miami office of 1RS. Be was a bookkeeper in Cuba and worked privately for a former *Major of Navy,' Mayo Balbis. Be claimed physicalpersecution as he was charged with having collaborated with officials of the Batista government.

Pelipich and his wife, Diamelba, should be reinterview to determine whetherthey_have knowledge of wayone in Cuba who may know their present address in Mind and/or ammo who would lend

such a letter to them possibly using the alias of Manuel

04mos.

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SEE NOTE iACIES no AND THREE

In MAR 6 1964

Miami i

Airtel to SAC, Miami Re: LEE HARVEY OSWALD 105-82555

Miami has indica that letter from Games was

turned over to the Miami Office, however, did not indicate

whether the letter was handwritten or typed. In either event,

letter should be sent to FBI Laboratory- for copparison with

other heax-type letters sent from Cuba concerning captioned

matter.

Duffles disclose Dr. Conte Aguero is well known

Cuban anti-Castro leader affiliated with rty, in Miami, Florida, Background and activity ami Office. 105-124386

. onto guero s our. a they he has knowledge of a Manuel Gomes

in Cuba and whether he has received any other similar communications.

Snresults by airtel with letterhead memorandum suitable

for dissemination to the President's Commission. Set forth

appropriate recommendation as to may further action warranted.

For information of Miami, the information furnished to Bureau

umder cw_ties °Threat Against Presidents of Panama sad Mexico"

was handled separately by Bureau.

MIL Miami Office was furnished a letter addressed to

Mrs.Diamelba Pelipicbt by her husband, Gilberto Pelipich,

bearing return address of Manuel Games, Ave. 5100312, Marianao,

Habana. postmarked 2-1-64 at Mariana., Cuba. The enclosed letter

was addressed to Dr. Luis Comte Aguero, above, who makes regular

broadcasts to Cuba from U. S. in which he requests Cuban people

to furnish him with information cemcernimg activities of Castro

government in Cuba by directing letters to friends in the U. S.

who in turn can send them to Dr. Comte. Recipients claimed they

do not know Dr. Comte or Manuel Games.

SEE NOTE CONTINUED PAGE THREE

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Airtel to SAC, Miami Re: LEE HARVEY OSWALD 105-82555

The writer states the assassin of President leaned y is a Mexican named "Bugles° indicating that Oswald knew nothing about gennedy's death. Be further predicts the deaths of Panamanian President Roberto Chiari and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Nateos during February or March, 1964. Information concerning threat to Presidents of Panama and Mexico separately furnished Bureau under caption "Threat Agiinst Presidents of Panama and Mexico' and has been handled Nationalities Intelligence. It is felt the above additional tittles should be taken at this time.

• '

CENTRAL 1NT>rLLIGENCE AGENC WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

1;43 ro(v,s.03) e.vtIP P FEB 1S64

VIP

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation

Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich

SUBJECT: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1. Your memorandum dated 6 December 1963, file

reports the results of an interview of Marina 0 ALD

Texas. December 1963 by Special Agent The memoran lists 47 photographs w i were

among the effects of Lee Harve •swap, and made available to your

Bureau by Captain J. • Sri z of the Dallas Police Department. She

provided identifying information. It appears that most of the

photographs were taken in the USSR and depict Soviet contacts of

OSWALD or scenes in the Soviet Union..

2. In connection with our efforts to assist the President's

Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy by providing

information which might be helpful in interpreting available materials

relating to OSWALD's activities abroad, we would appreciate receiv-

ing at your earliest convenience one copy of each of these photograpis

or exemplars, from which we can make copies.

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Richard Helms Deputy Director for Plans

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47 photographs among the effects of Lee Harvey Oswald wh

ich we

received from Captain Fritz of the Dallas Police Departm

ent

and which Marina Oswald identified briefly in interview

on

12-3-63 with our Agents. CI4 requested copies in order

to

aid President's Commission in interpreting materials rel

ated

to Oswald's activities abroad. CIA already possesses i

dentifying

information for these photographs provided by Marina Osw

ald

as furnished to this Bureau.See letter 3/3/64 to Priiident's

Commission, Ji2S:mhw enclosing copy of this letter.

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HAS MERIT, BUREAU ISMS ALLEGATION MUST DEFINITELY BE RESOLVED.

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CUBAN CONSUL GENERAL EUSgRIO ARM WITH WNOM WE !NOW OSWALD HAD

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OSWALD, HAIR LINE AND SHARP POINTED FEATURES SEAR DISTINCT

RESEMELANCE TO OSWALD. OUR PHOTO ALSO SHOWS MOB MOLDING WALLET

AID MO NET. DRESS Cl MUD WOULD ALSO INDICATE APPEARANCE AT

ve".7LOCATIONLa88MIVED BY CIAlifiVRE IRAN OME OCCASION. TTPE 0, BAG oi 14,G

CARRIED ST MUM WOULD ALSO INDICATE NE MAY SE COURIER OR MESSENGER..

mows SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO IDENTIFY DEDIVIDUAL OBSERVED BY

GUTIEEREZ =BOUGH DINA RENAULT AUTO SOLID BEIGE IN COLOR BEARING

MEXICAN PLATES POSSIBLY REGISTERED TO OR IN POSSESSION OF AMERICAN.

IT IS NOTED GUTIERREZ DID NOT INDICATE WHO WAS DRIVING AUTO AS IT

DEPARTED CUBAN EMBASSY, ATTEMPT TO HAVE GUTIERREZ MURIA IDENTIFY

AUTO AND CLOTHING WORN Sr INDIVIDUAL OBSERVED ST HIM. ALSO, FURTHER

DESCRIBE CUBAN INVOLVED. ATTEMPT TO FORTNER PIN DOWN DATE GUTIERREZ

WAS AT EMBASSY, SEARING IN MIND DATES OSWALD KNOWN TO MAU BEEN IN

MEXICO. CL

TERM= YOUR SOURCES, ASCERTAIN RELIABILITY OF OUT/ERREZ AND,

Z1 FEASIBLE, ATTEMPT TO REVENUES IDENTITIES OW MIER AMERICANS.

IN MEXICO CITY POSSIBLY RESEMELISO OSWALD WHO NAT BATE CONTACTED

CUBAN MASSY MOM SEMEIME2, ONE NINE SIX Tan 14_

IAMBUS POOMPTUT. *MEP MEM APPROPRIATELY ADVISED. FURNISH

SEISM IM FORM SUITABLE POR DISSEMINATION WITH ISOOMMENDATIOM IVOR

FURTHER ACTION. k.

NOTE: On 1-23-64 U.S.Embassy in Mkrxico furnished Legat letter direct

to President Lyndon B. Johnson dated 12-2-63 by Gutierrez, a departme

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