“… ACT 1.963 やすつま mont 27 Part. 1.037 Soviet Embassy t Lee Harvey OSWALD REASON FOR CONTACT TC. 1000 in 27 sst Dance 14157607551 (NB: Th 1 605 Silvia DURAN calls Soviet Embassy (MO) = Mam outside) 27 Sept 1626 B ox 352 SSCI = m an mothe (MI) Soviet Embassy/calls Silvia DUFAN of Cuban Embass y A …”
“ovet use (15. 4. Dusen soll LIENVOYSMY ZJNFOLT CL Dν (229.3. Lo thmeid het ! NW 66000 D oc ld :3 22 03805 Page 2 74 28 Sept.43 1151 Silvia DURAN calls Soviet Embassy and talks with MI د 9467 VIO samo problem exists with the Cubans, that the problem with him (the American) is that he …”
“… ly replies, "Yes, of course, I know almost bef ore KENN EDY."! Both agree on the seriousness of the assassination, etc. LUISA says party at Silvia DURAN's has been called off so it will not appear they are celebrating death of KENNEDY, nor will they have the party kartat coincide with the bu …”
“… e cordon around Cuban Emb and require all vis ito rs to i dentify t hemsel ves enteri ng an d exiti ng. N ote to Lu is ECHEVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put OSWALD in touch with Sovemb. Silvia is Mexican citizen, lives at Bahia de Morlaco”
“… tes ar e given on photos. Station reviewing all available photos persona entering Sov and Cub Embassies. Station suggesting-to-LITEMPO that Silvia DURAN who Mexi employee at Cuban Emb and who put OSWALD on telephone from Cuban Emb to talk to Sovemb on 28 Sept be arrested immediately and held …”
“OS: A t 16 20 h rs on 23 Nov 63 I had a call from IDEN 4 (Washington) asking that I no t do para 3 ( to arrest Silvia DURAN - para 36 above). I told him too late, I could not recall request. I told him that he already should have rec'd a cable in which I told the …”
“… ίον. د i List of 14 names of contacts of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb ! i JAN VISITE COS note to ECHEVERRIA to keep secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN that no info from her is published or leaked, that all info from her is cabled to Washington immediately through COS and that her arrest an …”
“words and cable. 1 JUPS 1976 ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ Molina is not involved. (para 33 ab ov e) i DIR 84916 Arrest of Silvia DURAN is extremely serious matter which could prejudice OD ODYOKE freedom of action o n entire question of PERUM CUBAN responsibility. Request yo …”
“… OSW ALD. All normal. MEXI 7045 - Summary of local contacts of ALFERIEV (see para 45 above) ۱۰۰۰ 1 i ! MEXI 7046 - ECHEVER EVERRIA told COS Silvia DURAN completely cooperativa an d gav e wri tten statement atte sting to 2 visits by OSWALD, who showed or U.S. passport show ing l ong st ay in …”
“… 22 Nov.) : MEXI 7051 - Contacts of Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (ref: DIR 84837 - para 25 above) see para 45 above. 1 1 ! DIR 84920 About Silvia DURAN. One important question still puzzles us. When OSWALD was in Mexico City in late Sopt and carly Oct to get a Sov visa and a Cub transit vis …”
“… ITE DIR 0r ‘, a 85318 * RE: (KN-69048). 1. THIS INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH AND\ 2. EEXICAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD INTERROGATE SILVIA DURAN TO EXTENT' NECESSARY CLARIFY OUTSTANDING POINTS WHICH BEEN RAISED YOUR CABLES LAST 48. HOURS. YOU MAY PROVIDE QUESTIONS TO MEXICAN INTERR …”
“… R 85371 9 FURTHER TO DIR i85318. TO BE CERTAIN THERE IS NO MISUNDERSTANDING 0'NEITHER. NaR CoBANs: BETWEEN US, WE WANT TO INSURE THAT SILVIA DURAN GETS DIMPRESSION THAT . AMERICANS BEHIND HER REARREST. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WANT MEXICAN AUTHORITIES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHOLE AFF …”
“restaurant by OSWALD _: Silvia DURAN. BORRELL had never heard this story or any similar store before, / BOGEL knew MS : of no meeting between OSWALD and Cup Emb officials othe …”
“… ". He adds "listen...that‘s true... of blackmail, what you say here in the confidential (report), the Federals of that country wanted Sra. Silvia Duran to say something, that they had some interest in, and had offered some money to the American? (Oswald). Hernandez Armas replied that "no, …”
“COS T.: CLATS! DATE: 23 NOVEMBER 1963 STR COMMO SEERtor FILE: 2-3593. CHRONO (DUMMY) Silvia DURAN P- INITIALS LUTEMPO/Prod__ '__ DIG. NUNASA DEFERRED .PRIORITY OPERATIONAL INITIALS ROUTINE XX IMMEDIATE TO IMMEDIATE DIR INFO. CITE …”
“COS T.: CLATS! DATE: 23 NOVEMBER 1963 STR COMMO SEC: 0%i FILE: 2-3593. CHRONO (DUMMY) Silvia DURAN P- INITIALS LUTEMPO/Prod__ '__ DIG. NUNASA DEFERRED .PRIORITY OPERATIONAL INITIALS ROUTINE XX IMMEDIATE TO IMMEDIATE DIR INFO. CITE …”
“COS T.: CLATS! DATE: 23 NOVEMBER 1963 STR COMMO SECRET FILE: 2-3593 CHRONO (DUMMY) Silvia DURAN P- INITIALS LUTEMPO/Prod__ '__ DIG. NUNASA DEFERRED .PRIORITY OPERATIONAL INITIALS ROUTINE XX IMMEDIATE TO IMMEDIATE DIR INFO. CITE …”
“COS T.: CLATS! DATE: 23 NOVEMBER 1963 STR COMMO SEGRST FILE: 2-3593. CHRONO (DUMMY) Silvia DURAN P- INITIALS LUTEMPO/Prod__ '__ DIG. NUNASA DEFERRED .PRIORITY OPERATIONAL INITIALS ROUTINE XX IMMEDIATE TO IMMEDIATE DIR INFO. CITE …”
“… spoke since he himself doen’t know either and he was told that there were no problems. IV. - asks that OV. wait a minute. .404— 410 OV is SILVIA DURAN of the Cuban Consulate and explains the same to ' the other IV. This one tells her to leave her name and number so 8he can call her. SILE …”
“… dice quo no sabo tampoco con que - persona y quo le dijoron que si qjuo rio tonia problema. HD le . pide osporo un momonto. lot-- io — ME SILVIA DURAN del Consulado do Cuba y explica lo mismo • tro HD. Esto le dice quo lo dojo su telefono y : %. noribr para quo despucs le llame SILVIA s …”
“gracian.— 135— Attachment b: A telephone call to the Soviet Embassy made at 1305 hours on 27 September 1963 by Silvia DURAN - of the Cuban Embassy saying there was an America citizen at the Cuban Embassy requesting a Cuban visa in transit to the USSR. She was …”
“… uban Consulate - says that there is an American there in the Consulate who had been at the Soviet Embassy. IV. Wait a minute. 213- OV. Is SILVIA DURAN and speaks English with someone outside—and comments in Spanish that they installed a telephone for APARICIO and takes down the ■ number …”
“hours on n? September 1963 by Silvia DURAN of the Cuban Embassy who puts on an unidentified norteamerican man who tells the Soviet that he was just as their Embassy and wants to g …”
“made. 4:05 P.M. Silvia Duran calls the Soviet Embassy. She tells them the American citizen, the one who wants a visa to Cuba in transit to Russia, is Telitap"3 the …”
“… Reporting of Information Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald from the Electronic Intercept Operation Aimed at the Soviet Embassy. (p. 180.) C. Silvia Duran, (p. 184.) PART II s VI. Information Not Available at the Time of the Warren Commission Investigation A. Silvia Tirado (nee Duran) (p. …”
“… the United States.2/ The Warren Commission d d not print anything in the twenty-six volumes of evidence to support its statement that Silvia Duran’s testimony was confirmed by "confidential sources of extremely high reliability." 212”
“Classification: E3 a 1 wd s (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) - Silvia Duran. There is also unconfirmed evidence which, if true, would indicate that Oswald, spert one night and parts of two days with a group of p …”
“… ecause they did not know him. This conversation was also in the Spanish transcripts.309/ b. September 28, 1963, Saturday At 11:51 a.m. Silvia Duran called the Soviet Consulate. She said that there was an American citizen at the Cuban Consulate who had previously visited the Soviet Co …”
“… call that may have been available to the Mexico City Station prior to the assassination of President Kennedy. in the first statement by Silvia Duran provided to the CIA by the Mexican government, Silvia says that the Cuban Consul called spoke to the Soviet Consular official who dealt …”
“… garding a visa for Odessa. (Spanish) 9/27/63 1:25 PM Man calls the Soviet Consulate and asks for the Consul. (Spanish) 9/27/63 4:05PM Silvia Duran calls the Soviet Consulate. (Spanish) 9/27/63 4:26PM Soviet Consulate calls Duran (Spanish) 9/28/63 11:51AM Duran calls Soviet Consul …”
“… of the Russian spoken by the caller. The 9/28 11:51 call is clearly relevant, again due to the marginal notations and the involvement of Silvia Duran. Duran’s calls on 9/27 clearly related to Oswald die to the substantive information discussed in those calls. In summary, the above list …”
“Prior to The Assassination On 27 September 1963 Silvia Duran contacted the Soviet Consulate on behalf of Lee Harvey Oswald. 501/ 6z.r msIa Classification: * ,0 30 ..}/ *—i .3 Lis.. - /: o Class …”
“… is fine and the conversation ends. (CIA transcript from Cuban Embcssy, 9/27/63.) It cannot be determined whether this ca ller was indeed Silvia Duran or if she subsequently callee the Consul since Duran’s of fice phone was not tapped. The tap was on the telephone used by Ruiz. 320/ C …”
“entry 46, Novem ber 23, 1963, CIA No. 636. 696/ Blind Memo re Lee Harvey Oswald and Silvia Duran, Novem- ber 26, 1963, CIA #473. 697/ Ibid. / 9 698/ Cable :(?— ___ - from Mexico City Station to Headquarters, November 27, 1963, MEX …”
“Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted 014973 from CIA—controlled documents.) C. Silvia Duran TOP SECRET When President John f. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, the United States investigative agencies--FBI, CIA, Sec …”
“… " •1 135 mined that it would request the Mexican government- U. JLUNL with whom it had a good relitionship-to arrest Silvia Duran (as Silvia Duran was a Mexican citizen, she did not have diplomatic immunity) because she might shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the assas …”
“… Western Hemisphere/3, stationed at Langley Headquarters, telephoned Winston Scott, the Mexico City Chief of Station, and requested that Silvia Duran not be arrested. 693/ Scott told Scelso that he could not rescind the request, and that. Headquarters should already have received a cab …”
“… e communicated to any leftist groups. 695/ On November 27, 1963, the Mexican government for- warded to the Mexico City Station a copy of Silvia Duran's ten-page signed statement. 596/ It said, "Upon learning about the assassination she and her husband speculated that Presi dent Kenne …”
“… ion: all (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controlled documents.) 11S3: 00-0-9 A63 - 18' - Cuban Consulate and Silvia Duran confirmed GH that he could get a Cuban visa only after he received a Russian vsa. She gave Oswald her name and business phone number b …”
“… as to eliminate mention of telephone taps in order to protect their continuing operations. 702/ Headquarters cabled that it would rely on Silvia Duran's statements and on the Consular files which the Soviets gave the State Department. 703/ Headquarters stressed that exact, detailed inf …”
“… d to get to Russia as quickly as possible. Depsite her annoyance, the decalarant gave Oswald a paper*** in which she put down her name. "Silvia Duran," and the number of the telephone at the Consulate, which is "11-28-47" and the visa application 2r80°03 Classification: 356 I Classif …”
“… n page signed statement obtained by the Mexican authorities. W. David Slawson wrote: We then discussed., the problem of (inter viewing) Silvia Duran. We pointed out that our only interest ir witnesses (in Mexico) other than Duran was to get their formal testi mony for authentical ion …”
“… On the essential point of whether or not his con tacts with the Embassy consisted of anything other than an attempt to travel to Cuba, Silvia Duran's knowledge has probably been exhausted.) 708/ The Warren Commission staff's attempts to inter view Ms. Duran never succeeded. 709/ Ms. …”
“allegation In 1967 a report that Silvia Duran had had intimate relations with lee herve Oswald came to the attention Glassicanom 5 3610 2000311 NAI Caviled by derivation. *0 NW 4 …”
“… of the Central Intelligecne Agency's Mexico City Station. 739/ The source, LIRING/3, stated that he had recently re ceived a call from Silvia Duran. 740/ A telephone tap on LIRING/3's telephone confirmed that Silvia Duran had called LIRING. 741/ LIRING/3 reported that he had visited …”
“… tact with Silvia would make the Cubans suspicious. The CIA Mexico City Station reported this informa tion to Headquarters: First, that Silvia Duran had sexual intercourse Classification. -- o00 034 o 2Uc03ie 362 «:3P i40 f Aessitind by derivation: in. SA4 NW 48327 DocId:32263889 …”
“… xican government did not want to disclose that one of its citizens had had intimate rela tions with the assassin of John Kennedy; or 2) Silvia Duran was a Mexican penetration agent in the Cuban Consulate and the Mexican govern- ment was protecting its informant by minimizing her relat …”
“Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA—controller documents.)o - 197 - fl b. The possibility that Silvia Duran was an agent for either American, Mexican or Cuban Intelligence Since the publication of the Warren Commission 1 Report in September 1 …”
“contact with Oswald... This meant especially Silvia Duran, who because she had previously been having an affair with Lechuga, the former Cuban Ambassador to Mexico and presently the Cuban repres …”
“… ed from CIA—controlled documents.)o 0 *• G - 201 - Mr. Neiscuir’s hazy recollections, the Committee cannot definitely resolve whether Silvia Duran was a Mexican or American intelligence agent or source. (2) was Silvia Duran a Cuban intelligence agent? In an effort to resolve this …”