“… rds show entry into N.Y.: 5/18/60 II II II II Miami: 3/13/60 - Passport #14776 - Fox applied for immigrant visa at American Embassy in Mexico City. - Says he is a merchant. Lists assets as: $ 5,000 cash 81,200 bank deposits 15,000 real estate 10,000 investment - Residences: 1924- …”
“… sh 50,000 bank deposits 30,000 real estate - Martin was always in Cuba. - 6/26/61 letter from Pan American Bank, Miami to U.S. Consul, Mexico City - Says MF has had checking account with substantial deposits since October 1952. NW 88326 Docld:32260736 Page 10”
“2 Navy; refers to a CIA teletype number 74673 of 10 October 1963 (referring the possible presence of Oswald in Mexico City), and requests that two copies of the most recent photograph of Oswald be provided to the CIA for purposes of determining whether he and …”
“… by DNI to Mexico City, by mail, and for Mr. McCone." On 25 April 1978, the identification photograph of Oswald which had been mailed to Mexico City, and the envelope in which it was mailed, were viewed at CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia. The photograph was a 3" x 3" print which wa …”
“… HENRY OSWALD 1. ON 1 OCTOBER 1953 I MEXICO REPORTED THAT AN AMERICAN MALE, IDENTIFIED ASILEE OSWALD, CONTACTED THE SOVIET EIBASSY IN MEXICO CITY INQUIRING WHETHER THE EMBASSY.HAD RECEIVED: ANY NEWS CONCERNING A TELEGRAM WHICH HAD BEEN SENT TO 1— thWASHINGTON, THE AMERICAN WAS DESC …”
“… :- INFO. PAGE TWO .. TO "INFO CI DIR: CHILD. 7q 3. THE INFORMATION IN PARAGRAPH ONE IS BEING DISSEMINATED TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN MEXICO CITY. ' ANY FURTHER INFORMATION :RECEIVED ON THIS SUBJECT WILL BE FURNISHED YOU. THIS - INFORMATION :IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE IMMIGRATI …”
“… h, had defected to Russia and had returned. An attempt was made to reach the young man but failed. The matter was dropped. During a trip to Mexico City, date not given, DeM claims to have met a high: ranking Russian official. (possibly Mikoyan ? ) 1943 IB! lepot 3/5/let”
“… o see the letter again. Mr. Phillips was asked about his activities in Mexico that related to his job as Chief of Covert Action in the Mexico City Station from 1961 to 1963, Mr. Phillips was asked how many persons were in his propoganda shop in Mexico City, he said that it was mann …”
“… ho were located outside of Mexico, Mr. Phillips also stated that he did use a few assets that he had developed prior to his transfer to Mexico City; he specifically,recalled a man named SAYAS who had been a newspaperman in Cuba and went to work in Mexico City, He said that while he …”
“… lished assets were in the second set of propoganda operations. Mr. Phillips said that even after he became Chief of Cuban Operations in Mexico City he still worked very closely with the propoganda shop, and his successor as head of that shop, James Flannery, in propoganda operations …”
“COMMITTEE SENSITIVE Phillips, page 4. spent looking for opportunities to recruit Cubans who came to Mexico City. The shop also ran a debriefing center for Cubans who left Cuba by way of Mexico. He also said that one of the primary activities of th …”
“… ntelligence their primary concern during their entire careers but that he was not one of them. He described the CI effectiveness of the Mexico City Station as "average" and its Cuban section as "less than average." Mr. Phillips stated that he.was aware of the existence of the Specia …”
“… a in W eve the Station but that it may of been Ms. Ann Goodpasture. Mr. Phillips stated that he was not aware of any Agency liaison in Mexico City with either Army or Navy regarding counter- intelligence or counter-espionage cases. He said that he had never heard of any arguments th …”
“… a." Mr. Phillips stated that he was not aware that after the assassination that Thomas Mann expressed a great deal of interest in the Mexico City investigation. He also said that he did not know why Mann would have been pressing for the arrest and questioning of Luisa Calderon. He …”
“… d run/agents in Mexico without the knowledge of the Mexico Station. Phillips said: "I suppose it would have been possible for an agent in Mexico City to be run out of JMWAVE station in Miami without my knowledge, but I would have been furious if I found out about it:. He said that th …”
“7) KENNEDY SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS 000044 Name Arnold Arehart (psydo) Date 6/2/78 Time 2:00 pm Address Mexico City Place American Embassy, Mexico - Interview: Mr. Arehart was interviewed by HSCA Staff members Gary Cornwell,' Dan Hardway, Edwin Lopez …”
“… sed, usually within a day or so after they were taped. Mr. Arehart said that he was not aware of any other surveillance operations in Mexico City. He said that he assumed that there was photo graphic surveillance since the Agency would not be fulfilling their obligations if they …”
“… ification Form Agency Information AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER: 180-10110-10484 RECORD SERIES : REPORT ON LEE HARVEY OSW. LD’S TRIP TO MEXICO CITY AGENCY FILE NUMBER: Document Infoi mation ORIGINATOR : HSCA FROM: TO: TITLE: LEE HARVEY OSWALD THE CI / AND MEXICO CITY DATE : 0 …”
“… 3 of 3 1 1 / (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled documents.), OUTLINE; LEE HARVEY OSWALD, THE CIA AND MEXICO CITY.. Part I. I. Introduction. 014972 A. Issues Addressed, (p. 1.) B. Differences Between the Warren Commission In vestigation of Lee Har …”
“… Transcripts. (p. 71.) C. Voice Comparisons. (p. 72.) III. Information About Lee Harvey Oswald's Stay in Mexico that was Known by the CIA Mexico City Station Prior to the Assassination of John Kennedy and the Sources of that. Information. A. Information that was Available. (p. 72.) 1. …”
“78.) d. October 3, 1963, Thursday. (p. 79.) 2. Information Available to the Mexico City CIA Station from CIA Headquarters. (p. 80.) 3. Information Available to the Mexico City Station from Electronic Surveillance Aimed at th …”
“… ) Joseph Piccolo, Jr. Allegation. (p. 102.) (5) Statements of Dan Niescuir. (p. 105.) d. HSCA Investic ation of the Possibility that the Mexico City Fhotosurveillance Operation Produced a Photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald. (p. 107.) (1) Introduction. (p. 107.) (2) Investigation of the A …”
“Harvey Oswald? (p. 120.) 4. The Photograph cf the Mexico Mystery Man. (p. 122.) IV. re omstruction of the CIA Mexico City Station an Head- gu==ters Actions Prior to the Assassination of President com F. Kennedy. / A. Introduction—CIA Interest in and Liaison …”
“Record. (p. 208.) 3. November 24, 1964, CIA Informant Report. (p. 209.) 4. November 24, 1964, Elena Garro Meeting with Mexico City Legal Attache Officers. (p. 210.) Clas ation: vom f-ml 515 Classified derivation: NW 48327 DocId: 32263889 Page 5”
“the Cuban and Soviet Consulates in Mexico City? (p. 242.) C. What were Lee Harvey Oswald's Activities in Mexico City? (p. 250.). A D. Was Lee Harvey Oswald Alone,While He Travelled t …”
“… rm is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) $ ADDENDUM TO FOOTNOTE # 614 OF "LEE HARVEY OSWALD, THE CIA AND MEXICO CITY. . A Some controversy has arisen in regard to the question 1 of whether the tapes existed at the time of the assass- ination due to a …”
“… tly continued for several days after the SAC in Dallas informed the Director that such a tape did not exist. On 11/25/63 the FBI Legat in Mexico City sent a Cablegram to the director which said: There appears to be some confusion in that no tapes were taken to Dallas but only typewritt …”
“… CTION A. Issues Addressed *02 3. • The House Select Committee on Assassinations’ investigation into Lee Harvey Oswald's activities in Mexico City has been directed at answering the following questions: 1) Did Lee Harvey Oswald visit the Soviet and Cuban Consulates or Embassies in M …”
“… is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled cocuments.) -2- 6) Was the information, if any,in the possession of the CIA Mexico City Station reported to the CIA Headquarters accurately and expeditiously prior to the assassination? 7) Was the information in the possess …”
“… from CIA—controlled c ocuments.) -3' B. Differences Between the Warren Commission Investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald's Activities in Mexico City and the House Select Committee on Assassination's Investigation. The approach taken by this Committee's investigation differs from tha …”
“… used for material extracted from CIA—controlled ■ documents.) -L- Commission that could possibly shed light on Oswald's activities in Mexico City outside of the Soviet and Cuban installations. The Warren Report limited its discussion of Oswald's contacts with the Soviet and Cuban d …”
“… or material extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) -5- In an attempt to answer the questions posed by Lee Harvey Oswald's visit to Mexico City in September and October of 1963, the House Select Committee on Assassinations has pursued the following investigative procedure: 1) Co …”
“… al extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) -8- telephone at the Cuban Consulate was not subject to that surveillance. 5) The CIA's Mexico City Station definitely knew of Oswald':, contacts with both the Soviet and Cuban diplomatic compounds and of his desire to obtain an intrans …”
“… ate 099. and expeditious manner. - . 9) It is the conclusion of this Committee that the CIA's photo-surveillance W k operations’in Mexico City probably obtained a photograph of Lee Harvey. Oswald entering either or both the Soviet and Cuban Consulates. The CIA chant denies th …”
“… ts.) -10- D. Structure and Relevancy The following report detailing the results of this Committee's investigative efforts regarding Mexico City is divided into general areas: 1) CIA surveillance operations in Mexico City during September and October of 1963; 2) Information abou …”
“… ses of the standard operating procedures in the first section are. necessary to, and form a partial basis for, the reconstruction of the Mexico City Station's handling of the Oswald case. There are many gaps left by the documentary and testimonial evidence concerning the manner in whi …”
“… ments.) o f. -12- a "li li A. Photographic Surveillance Operations Aimed at the Cuban Diplomatic Compound 1. Introduction The Mexico City Station of the Central A Intelligence Agency maintained photographic esitGA surveillance on the Cuban diplomatic compound during “ …”
“… sticated equipment using a pulse camera which frequently developed mechanical di f ficulti es. "12/ Two former CIA employees who were in Mexico City in 1963 remembered that there were two cameras covering the Cuban diplomatic compownd.13/ Ms. Goodpasture, a case officer in the Classif …”
“-m Ac. To Classification: 200 Weaken & ) (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled cocuments.) -14- Mexico City Station, testified that she could not remember the locations of the two cameras.14/ David A. Phillips, Chief of the Cuban Section in the …”
“… eral of the technician's monthly reports. An examination of the chronological file of dispatches passing between CIA Headquarters and the Mexico City Station”
“they become available.32/ . On 7 November 1963 the Mexico City Station filed a report on the functioning of the pulse camera.36/ This dispatch is referenced to Classification: _ 20006894 ijUW ( — C …”
“… h could have been repaired. In any event, the Station asked that a new camera be sent to replace the Robot Star.49/ On June 1964 the CIA Mexico City Station sent a cable to Headquarters alerting them that they were sending up the negatives from the pulse camera coverage. of the Cuban …”
“… llation of this. Sequence camera was probably in response to the request for a replacement camera in HMMA-22433. On 22 June 1965 tie CIA Mexico City Station sent a dispatch to Headquarters to familiarize them with the details of the pulse camera operation. 58/ 2000897 Classification: …”
“… controlled documents.) -22- This dispatch is intended to familiarize Headquarters with the details of the Pulse . Camera operation in Mexico City, which was mounted in December 1963 and is targeted against the (Cuban) Embassy and Consulate.59/ The dispatch goes on to report that a …”
“… have seen this mate-ial. Finally, on October 6, 1978, a manuscript written by the late Win Scott, former Chief of Station of the CIA’s Mexico City Station, was reviewed by a staff member of this Commit-. tee. While the criticism can be offered that Scott's manuscript has not yet bee …”
“… portions of this manuscript do suggest that the contents are accurate and that photographs of Oswald were in fact obtained by the CIA's Mexico City sur- veillance operations, At page 273 of the manuscript, Scott wrote: These visits and conversations are not heresay; for persons watc …”
“… ssion of Lee Harvey Oswald resulting from CIA surveillance operations directed against the Soviet and Cuban Embassies and Consulates in Mexico City. In addition, the Committee requests a detailed explanation regarding the withholding of any and all photographs in the CIA's possession …”
“… l December 1963...In fact, there had been no photographic coverage of the Consulate entrance prior to the visit of Lee Harvey Oswald to Mexico City... The Consulate entrance had been closed for some time, and after it was reopered the 27 th of September was scheduled as the day for i …”
“… light hours. This memo. also implies that there was a coverage of the Cuban Consulate.86/ The technician who serviced this operation in Mexico City remembers that he tried to get full daylight coverage of the compound but that it was very difficult.87/ He said that the manual coverag …”
“… 109 277 y- (This form is to be ued for material 5.0 % 0• extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) . FOOTNOTES FOR LEE HARVEY OSWALD, MEXICO CITY AND THE CENTRALINTEI.LICENCE AGENCY 1/ See Warren Report, pp. 299-304, 733-73.6. In support of < - its account of Oswald's contacts wit …”