“almost before KENNEDY." Both agree on the seriousness of the assassination, etc. LUISA says party at Si lv ia DURAN's has been called off so it will not appear LIENVOY LIENVOY is they are celebrating death of KENNEDY, nor will they have the party de kaxtat coincide with the buria”
“as. He carrying envelope with 1 copy cach photo for airmail special from Dallas to GALBOND at home p er telecon with CURTIS. 1 copy each these photos plus copy each of 2 photos showing same person exiting PBRUMEN Embassy forwarded in HMMA 22533 leaving regular pouch tonight. View”
“… v to date. SECREF i SECRET same problem exists with the Cubans, that the problem with him (the American) is that he does not know anyone in Cuba and therefore if that is true it will be difficult for him to get a visa for Cuba, because he was thinking of processing his visa (for Sovi …”
“untry, she is going to receive her visa in Washington but having this visa, she could communicate to an y place th is permission, for example here or any place she could receive it (visa or permission) but right now they do not have them. (no las tienen). Silvia says certainly an”
“t in the Cuban Embassy is a North American who was at the Soviet Embassy. MI says wait a mi nute. Si lvia speaks English with with someone and comments in Spanish that they gave APARICIO telephone 14-12-99 and to take the number down - Silvia says about the American citizen that ”
“… Only trace here is 30 Jan 61 report from LIFIKES that om Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed informed …”
“028 - COS had urge nt call to see LITEN SOR 23 Nov. Cos thought would be for express ion con dolence but developed that LIENVOY 2 had located call to Sovemb of OSWALD made on 28 Sept. Believe fact that LITENSOR aware of this contact (from joint operation) and passed data to COS i”
“… t 1620/30 on 23 Nov. that this (avee) would be en rout e to him soo n. Signed by COS. MEXI 7 034 - Compl ete recheck photos all visitors to Cuba n Emb A ug t”
“to him soo n. Signed by COS. MEXI 7 034 - Compl ete recheck photos all visitors to Cuba n Emb A ug t hru first half Nov against good press photos shows_no_ evidence OSWALD visit. Similar blank against all Sovemb photos from 1 S …”
“ng Mexi central airport from U.S. fails show OSWALD arrival. Passing this info GOM asking they ch ec k border airports from which OSWALD might have flown Mexi. We do not get manifests these domestic flights. MEXI 7035 - LIENVOY reporting Sovemb normal. Conversations between Alfre”
“… LASSIFICATION : : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : CIA MEXICO CITY RONOLOGY 00/00/63 125 CUBA EMBASSY CONTACT REPORT CHRONO DURAN, SILVIA USSR EMBASSY PROENZA, TERESA OSWALD, LEE H. PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SECRET 1B RELEASED WITH DEL …”
“… ban Embassy SECRET NW 6592 4 Doc ld:3210814 6 Pag e 2 Sil via tells M O that the American citizen was there, the on e who wants a visa f or Cuba on his wa y to the Soviet Unio n and h e want s to kn ow wi th whom he was talking there because she”
“… cepted him and gave him a visa then the Cubans (Embassy) would also give him a visa without further paper work only advising Immigration in Cuba and he wants to know with whom he had talked there because he says he was told there would be no problem. MO says to wait a moment. A diffe …”
“… here without asking Washington, however, according to this man he showed a letter indicating he was a member of an organization in favor of Cuba and that the Cubans said that they cannot issue a vga without his having a viss for the Soviet Union, and now MI es not know what to do wit …”
“a nd as k your questi on. MO asks for the number ag ain, MI gives him the number and tells him to a sk for the Consul of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico. MO says Thanks. Photos of unidentified person on entering Soviet Embassy, and who entered Cuban Embassy on 15 Oct 1963. ! ! LIENV”
“… mundo JARDON (of Cuban Embassy) calls VILLACORTA of Prensa Latina in New York asking about the detention of the President of Fair Play with Cuba Committee. VILLACORTA says he only knows what the agencies are reporting, that the person's name is OSWALD, that he is a member of the Fair …”
“t he is a member of the Fair Play with Cuba Committee, if that is true, it could have been also on e of the 40 thousand or whatever on the FBI list, but surely this person is nuts. JA …”
“efore KENNEDY." Both agree on the seriousness of the assa ssination, etc. LUISA says party at Sil vi a DURAN's has been called off so it will not appear LIENVOY LIENVOY is they are celebrating death of KENNEDY, nor will they have the party de kaxtat coincide with the burial.....L”
“ct. Searching for possibility photo-documented entry Cuban Emb other days. Also attempting establish OSWALD entry and departure Mexi. ! ty not interocom's? ? MEXI 7020 Persons flew Mexi' to U.S. who might be iden w/OSWALD: A. Mexicana Flt 800 to Chicago 1 Nov, Lee MARTIN; B. Same”
“ha ve ask ed Nav y for photos again, but Mexi can see OSWALD' s pic ture s oone r on p ress wire. Ha ve just re-emphasized to ODENVY Hars sensitivity of Photos you are sending and also relayed names of travelers with similar names. radio says OSWALD lived under alias of 0. H. LEE”
“IR 84886 - Important you review all LIENVOY tapes and transcrips since 27 Sept to locate all mate ri al pertinent to (para 9 above). Dispatch soonest by special courier, staffer if necessary, full transcripts and original tapes if available all pertinent material. Are original ta”
“… to date. SECREF i SECRET same problem exists with the Cubans, that the problem with him (the American) is that he does not k now anyone in Cuba and therefore if that is true it will be difficult for him to get a visa for Cuba, because he was thinking of processing his visa (for Sovi …”
“… rocessing his visa (for Soviet Union ), beca use h e knew it woul d requ ire waiting a long tim e for his visa to the Soviet Union while in Cuba and from there go t o the Soviet Union. MI said the thing is th at if his wi fe right now were in W ashington she would receive her visa ri …”
“eive her visa in Washington but having this visa, she could communicate to any pl ace this permissio n, for example here or any place she could receive it (visa or permission) but right now they do not have them. (no las tienen). Silvia says certainly and they cannot give a lette”
“6 Page 7 Silvia says tha t in the Cuban Embassy is a North Ameri ca n who was at the Soviet Embassy. MI says wait a minute. Silvia speaks English with with someone and comments in Spanish that they gave APARICIO telephone 14-12-99 and to take the number down - Silvia says about t”
“and they tool: my address. MI says I know that! American, in hardly recognizable Russian, says I did not know it then. I went to the Cuban Embassy to ask them for my address, because they have it. MI says Why don't you come again and leave your address with us, it is not far from”
“ist. 30. 23 Nov 63 31. 23 Nov. 32. 23 Nov. 33. 23 Nov. 34. 23 Nov. NW 65924 Docld:32108146 Page 8 SE CRET T No other ALFERIEV travel. LILYRIC reporting shows ALFERIEV at Sovemb 6 thru 19 Nov. (No coverage 9, 10, 16, 17 Nov.) Will cover with LIRICE surveillance. Stepping up proces”
“1. Note to Luis ECHEVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put OS WALD in touch with Sovemb. S ilvia is Mexica n citizen, lives at Bahia de Morlaco #74; mother lives at Ebro #12; brother at Herodoto #14; she drives Consul car, plates 8-92-77; phone is 45-06-96; works at Cuba”
“… ly trace here is 30 Ja n 61 report from LIFIKES that om Os car RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed informed …”
“08146 Page 9 This fall wodn love feruet MEXI 7028 - COS had urgent call to see LI TENSOR 23 N ov . C os thought would be for expression condolence but developed that LIENVOY 2 had located call to Sovemb of OSWALD made on 28 Sept. Believe fact that LITENSOR aware of this contact (”
“I not do para 3 (to arrest Silvia DURAN - para 36 above). I told him too late, I could not recall re quest. I tol d him t hat he al ready should have rec 'd a cable in which I told them that President here had knowledge which made this "action" (against DURAN) so that it could be”
“E RECORD from Jeremy L . NIARCOS on Support Activities Assignments re GPIDEAL Assassination. MEXI 70 32- Info on surveillance teams - Soviets - no unusually activity. i MEXI 7033- Fol additional calls LIENVOY probably repeat probably OSWALD: A. On 27 Sept 63 call to Soy Mil Att "”
“normal. Conversations between Alfredo MIRABAL Diaz with suspect KGB Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (who n ot available, so KOSTIKOV come on line) (One time KOSTIKOV in error addressed MIRABAL as AZCUE and MIRABAL corrects him. COMMENT: MIRABAL replaced Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, former Cuban”
“… by OSWALD, who showed mr U.S. passport showing long stay in USSR. Said he Communist and admirer of CASTRO. Wanted her help get transit visa Cuba order to go USSR. She could only arrange transit Cuba if already had USSR visa. Sovs told her they had further checking to do before could …”
“make it appear to be a Communist sympathizing with Cuba, etc., etc., sure once he was in the i 1 Sov iet Union, and also h e subjected himself to a dirty game. CARAM believes they grabbed him for …”
“ON : : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : CIA MEXIC O CITY RONOLOGY 00/00/63 125 CUBA EMBASSY CONTACT REPORT CHRONO DURAN, SILVIA USSR EMBASSY PROENZA, TERESA OSWALD, LEE H. PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SECRET 1B RELEASED WITH DEL …”
“… AN of Cuban Embassy SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32108146 Page 2 Silvia tells MO that the American citizen was there, the one who wants a visa for Cuba on his way to the Soviet Union and he wants to know with whom he was talking there because she (Silvia) had sen t him t o the Soviet Embass …”
“he will call back. Silvia gives telephone 11-28-47 (Cuban Consulate). Silvia takes advantage of the phone call and states she has moved and wants to advise the Soviet Embassy of her change of address so that she can receive the boletin. MO says to call KOUKHARENKO to give her new”
“… here without asking Washington, however, according to this man he showed a letter indicating he was a member of an organization in favor of Cuba and that the Cubans said that they cannot issue a vga without his having a viss fo r the Sov ie t Union, and now MI es not know what to do …”
“ness. Please call al so the satst antive content is no te consistent with status of Lito' s inher coversations, med arrangements Use of broken spanish mot probable in 8. 1 & 4 Oct. of 9.8 Oct. WHO's cond work. NW 65924 Docld:32108146 Page 3 the office of the consul and ask your”
“… mundo JARDON (of Cuban Embassy) calls VILLACORTA of Prensa Latina in New York asking about the detention of the President of Fair Play with Cuba Committee. VILLACORTA says he only knows what the a genci es are reporting, that the pe rson's name i”
“… LACORTA says he only knows what the a genci es are reporting, that the pe rson's name i s OSWALD, that he is a member of the Fair Play with Cuba Committee, if that is true, it could have been also one of the 40 thousand or whatever on the FBI list, but surely this person is nuts. JAR …”
“s plus copy each of 2 photos showing same person exiting PBRUM EN Em bassy f orwar ded in HM MA 2253 3 leaving regular pouch tonight. View above, does Hqs want staffer with additional photos? DIR 84821, Send staffer with all photos OSWALD to Hqs on next flight. Call Mr. Whitten 6”
“original tapes available? DIR 84888 - ODENVY says that photos of man entering Sovemb which Mexi sent D allas were not of OSWALD. (Para 22 above) Presure Mexi has d oubled checked d ates of thes e photos and also checking all pertinent ot he r photos for possible shots of OSWALD. ”
“… date. S ECREF i SECRET same problem exists wi th the Cubans, that the problem w ith him (the American ) is that he does not know anyone in Cuba and therefore if that is true it will be difficult for him to get a visa for Cuba, because he was thinking of processing his visa (for Sovi …”
“… f processing his visa (for Soviet Union), because he knew it w ould requir e waiting a long time f or his visa to the Soviet Union while in Cuba and from there go to the Soviet Union. MI said the thing is that if his wife right now were in Washington she would receive her visa right …”
“ccording to indication s. Si lvia says then she w ill put that on the list. MI says he cannot give a letter of recommendation either because he does not know him (the American) and excuse me for bothering you. Silvia says that is alright and many thanks. هيم 28 Sept.3 11.51 Silv”
“… Only trace here is 30 Jan 61 report from LIFIKES that om Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed informed …”
“ot do para 3 (to arrest Silvia DURAN - para 36 above). I told him too late, I could not recall reque st . I told him that he already should have rec'd a cable in which I told them that President here had knowledge which made this "action" (against DURAN) so that it could be Mexic”
“says is it necessary to take out a visa to go to Odesa. Man inside says to call 15-60-55 and ask fo r the consul. Man outside asks for the address. Man inside says they will give it to you. (B) On 27 Sept 63 at 1605 (see para 2 above) CTC On 27 Sept 63 at 1626 see para 3 above) (”