“… ce based on 2.b, c, and d above. "g. DIR-84915 dated 23 November 19 63 to the FBI re activities of North Ameriban, possibly identical w ith OSWALD, wh o visited Soviet and Cuban Embassies in Mexico on 28 September 1963. (To Commission und er cover NW 65924 Docld:323 57059 Page 8 OLO RL …”
“… 5924 Docld:323 57059 Page 8 OLO RLI 8 of DDP memo dated 31 January 1964, p. 8.) "h. Originals of the thirty documents from CIA's dossier on OSWALD which were for- warded to the Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1224, dated 6 March 1964. (See attachment to that memo for inventor …”
“… presentation in the near future. "5. Mr. STERN volunteered one point in the dis- cussion that the Agency handling of the information in the OSWALD case was unique among what the Commis- sion had found had happened in every other agency. He was critical of the N avy . He r aise d specif …”
“critical of the N avy . He r aise d specifically the question: why had the Navy n ot forwarded the p hotograph of Lee Harvey OSWALD re JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDE NTIF ICATION FORM AGENCY INFORM AT ION AG ENCY: CIA RECORD N UMBER : 104-10103-10194 RECORD S ERIES : JFK A …”
“… , from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel: "Thank you for your memorandum of January 25, 1964, transmitting a detailed chronology of Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in the Soviet Union and the alphabetical list of perso ns in the Sovi et Union who were k nown to or mentioned by Lee Harvey OSWALD …”
“… ident John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963', and accompanying exhibits; the Summary Report entitled 'Investi gation of Killing of Lee Ha rvey OSWALD, Dalla s, T exas, 24 November 1963'; and th e t wo Supplemental Reports to these summaries. At a conferen ce”
“… e your furnishing the C.I.A. (Attention: Mr. Richard HELMS) copies of the following reports: " "All correspondence carried on by Lee Harvey OSWALD with persons in the Soviet Union, in particular, the letters referred to on page 63 of your Supplemental Report on the Assassination of Pre …”
“… ge with the thanks of the Commission your memorandum dated January 31, 1964, relating to information developed by your Agency on Lee Harvey OSWALD activity in Mexico City during the period of September 28 to October 3, 1963. "I assume and would like to be so advised : if the contrary i …”
“… on wa s sup- plied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a cropped copy of the photograph repo rtedly dis- p layed to Mrs. Marguerite OSWALD on November 23, 1963, at Dallas, Texas, by Special Agent ODUM of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "In order to complete the records of …”
“… e. "In addition, I would like your Agency to supply the Commission with a report on the information in your possession regarding Lee Harvey OSWALD prior to November 22, 1963. Some of this information is pro- vided in the footnote on Page 2 of your report dated January 31, 1964, entitle …”
“… ssion. OLUILT NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 4 .4 SECRET OLUIILT "2. The first topic raised by Mr. RANKIN concerned information on Lee Harvey OSWALD'S stay in the Soviet Union as reported by the FBI, based on their interview of the defector, Yuriy Ivanovich NOSENKO. This discussion is re …”
“d memor andum they had prepared based on all of the information available to them, including our own contribution concerning OSWALD's stay in the USSR. "4. Members of Mr. RANKIN's staff then spoke about having found a book in OSWALD's possessions which had certain letter …”
“of the investigation, members of Mr. RANKIN's staff questioned Mr. HELMS and Mr. ROCCA regarding the ex tent of the CIA file on OSWALD for the period 8 October to 22 November 1963. "9. The question of why no action was taken by other agencies of the government after their r …”
“… CRET NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 5 - 5 memorandum sent to Mr. KARAMESSINES on 12 February regarding one of the pictures identified by Mrs. OSWALD as that of Jack RUBY. 16 March 1964 : : ." Letter to Mr. Richard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 16 March 1964, from J. Lee RANKIN, …”
“… s. In addition, we will be furnished actual copies of disseminations on October 10, 1963 to other federal agencies regarding information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, and any other materials not already furnished and within the scope of the third paragraph of our letter, whi …”
“… Those documen ts accompany th is letter and they are as follows: "1. Three ring loose-leaf notebook containing a file entitled "Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marin a OSWA LD, Documenta ry Record of Contacts with the United States Department of State and the Immigration. and Naturalization Ser …”
“… u- mentation: "a. DIR-74673 dated 18 October 1963 to State, FBI, and Navy reporting contact with Soviet Embassy, Mexico, by A mer ican, Lee OSWALD. (Forwarded to Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1554, d ate d 24 Mar ch 1964.) "b. MEXI -7019 (IN-66846) dated 22 No vember 1963 r …”
“… -1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "c. MEXI-7020 (IN-66891) dated 23 November 1963 which forwarded names of three persons possibly identical with OSWALD who flew from Mexico to U. S. in November 1963. (To Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "d. MEXI-7021 (IN …”
“… vice based on 2.b, c, and d above. "g. DIR-84915 dated 23 November 1963 to the FBI re activities of North Ameriban, possibly identical with OSWALD, who visited Soviet and Cuban Embassies in Mexico on 28 September 1963. (To Commission under cover NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 8 OLORLI 8 …”
“cuments f rom CIA's dossi er on OSWALD which were for- warded to the Commission under cover of DDP m emo, No. 4-1224, dated 6 March 1964. (See attachment to that memo for invento …”
“… presentation in the near future. "5. Mr. STERN volunteered one point in the dis- cussion that the Agency handling of the information in the OSWALD case was unique a mong what the Commis- sion had found had happened in every other agency. He was critical of the Navy. He raised specifica …”
“… eputy Director for Plans, dated 13 April 1964, by David E. MURPHY, Chief, SR Division; Subject: Discussions with Mr. Allen W. DULLES on the OSWALD Case. "1. At the instructions of the DDP, I visited Mr. DULLES on 11 April to discuss with him certain ques- tions which Mr. DULLES feels t …”
“… , from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel: "Thank you for your memorandum of January 25, 1964, transmitting a detailed chronology of Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in the Soviet Union and the alphabetical list of persons in the Soviet Union who were known to or mentioned by Lee Harvey OSWALD or …”
“… nt John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963', and accompanying exhibits; the Summary Report enti tled 'In vestigation o f Ki llin g of Lee Harvey OSWALD, Dallas, T exas, 24 November 1963'; and the two Suppleme ntal Reports to these su mmaries. At a conf”
“… our furnishing the C.I.A. (A tten tio n: Mr. Richard HELMS) copies of the following reports: " "All correspondence carried on by Lee Harvey OSWALD with persons in the Soviet Union, in particular, the letters referred to on page 63 of your Supplemental Report on the Assassination of Pre …”
“… ge with the thanks of the Commission your memorandum dated January 31, 1964, relating to information developed by your Agency on Lee Harvey OSWALD activity in Mexico City during the period of September 28 to October 3, 1963. "I assume and would like to be so advised : if the contrary i …”
“… , from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel: "Thank you for your memorandum of January 25, 1964, transmitting a detailed chronology of Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in the Soviet Union and the alphabetical list of persons in the Soviet Union who were known to or mentioned by Lee Harvey OSWALD or …”
“… esident John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963', and accompanying exhibits; the Summary Report entitled 'Investigation of Killing of Lee Harvey OSWALD, Dallas, Texas, 24 November 1963'; and the two Supplemental Reports to these summaries. At a conference on January 28, 1964, attended by Mr …”
“… e your furnishing the C.I.A. (Attention: Mr. Richard HELMS) copies of the following reports: " "All correspondence carried on by Lee Harvey OSWALD with persons in the Soviet Uni on, in particular, the letters r eferred to o”
“on by Lee Harvey OSWALD with persons in the Soviet Uni on, in particular, the letters r eferred to o n page 63 of your Supplemental Report on the Assassination of …”
“ederal Bureau of Investigation with a cropped copy of the photograph reportedly dis- pla yed to Mrs. Marguerite OSWALD on November 23, 1963, at Dallas, Texas, by Special Agent ODUM of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "In order to complete the records of …”
“… e. "In addition, I would like your Agency to supply the Commission with a report on the information in your possession regarding Lee Harvey OSWALD prior to November 22, 1963. Some of this information is pro- vided in the footnote on Page 2 of your report dated January 31, 1964, entitle …”
“… ssion. OLUILT NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 4 .4 SECRET OLUIILT "2. The first topic raised by Mr. RANKIN concerned information on Lee Harvey OSWALD'S stay in the Soviet Union as reported by the FBI, based on their interview of the defector, Yuriy Ivanovich NOSENKO. This discussion is re …”
“… us a detailed memo randum they ha d prepared base d o n all of the information available to them, including our own contribution concerning OSWALD's stay in the USSR. "4. Members of Mr. RANKIN's staff then spoke about having found a book in OSWALD's possessions which had certain letter …”
“… d none of h is usual grammatical errors and used legal language with which he would not have been familiar. "6. Mr. WILLEMS noted that Mrs. OSWALD had introduced a statement to the effect that she sus pected her son to be a CIA agent. "7. A considerable part of the meeting from this po …”
“… CRET NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 5 - 5 memorandum sent to Mr. KARAMESSINES on 12 February regarding one of the pictures identified by Mrs. OSWALD as that of Jack RUBY. 16 March 1964 : : ." Letter to Mr. Richard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 16 March 1964, from J. Lee RANKIN, …”
“… s. In addition, we will be furnished actual copies of disseminations on October 10, 1963 to other federal agencies regarding information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, and any other material s not already furn”
“rding information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, and any other material s not already furn ished and within the scope of the third paragraph of our letter, w …”
“… s. Those documents accompany this letter and they are as follows: "1. Three ring loose-leaf notebook containing a file entitled "Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina OSWALD, Documentary Record of Contacts with the United States Department of State and the Immigration. and Naturalization Servic …”
“epartment Files. "4. Copy of an undated draft of a letter found among Lee Harvey OSWALD'S effe cts a fter the assassination, believed to be an initial draft of the letter sent by him to the Russian Embassy, in Washing- ton, D. …”
“… cu- mentation: "a. DIR-74673 dated 18 October 1963 to State, FBI, and Navy reporting contact with Soviet Embassy, Mexico, by Ameri can, Lee OSWALD. ( Fo”
“o State, FBI, and Navy reporting contact with Soviet Embassy, Mexico, by Ameri can, Lee OSWALD. ( Fo rwarded to Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1554, dated 24 March 1964.) "b. MEXI-7019 (IN-66846) dated 22 November 1963 re p …”
“… 4 March 1964.) "d. MEXI-7021 (IN-66896) dated 23 November 1963 indicating that FBI agent hand- carrying photos of person suspected of being OSWALD to Dallas for mailing to D. C. (To Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "e. Six photos mailed to Washingto …”
“I re activities of North Ameriban, possibly identical with OSWALD, who visited Soviet and Cuban E mb assies in Mexico on 28 September 1963. (To Commission under cover NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 8 OLORLI …”
“lectronic data handling of in- formation. I pointed out to him the up-dated machine control record o n the contents of the OSWALD file, and suggested that I was sure that Mr. HELMS would be pleased to offer him and others in the Commission the possibility of viewing th …”
“… sentation in the near future. "5. Mr. STERN volunteered one poin t in the dis- cussion that the Agency ha ndling of the i nformation in the OSWALD case was unique among what the Commis- sion had found had happened in every other agency.”
“the OSWALD case was unique among what the Commis- sion had found had happened in every other agency. He was critical of the Navy. He raised specifical …”
“… ty Director for Plans, dated 13 April 1964, by David E. MURPHY, Chief, SR Division; Subj ect: Di sc ussions with Mr. Allen W. DULLES on the OSWALD Case. "1. At the inst ructions of the DDP, I visited Mr. DULLES on 11 April to discuss with him certain ques- tions which Mr. DULLES feels …”
“… is m atter. He first raised the allegation that OSW ALD was a CIA age nt. He mentioned two sources for this accusation. was Mrs. Marguerite OSWALD, Lee Harvey OSWALD'S mother, and the other was Mr. Mark LANE, Mrs. OSWALD's attorney. : One "2. Mr. DULLES then suggested that the res- pon …”
“… vent, Mr. DULLES felt that the reply should be straight- forwar d and to the point. He thought language which made it clear that Lee Harvey OSWALD was never an employee or agent of CIA would suffice. We should also state that neither CIA nor anyone acting on CIA's behalf was ever in co …”