“… FBI contacted Cubelar "defecti Uecause attempt in Aanihesupset in 1961wY way cin handled Aug 62 Wainnight Grom Hg met WY Tep.r went. To:Helsinki for series on p 83 meltings in cululo where defection plan turnedito recruiting Cunelo in plad Aug 62 - Cubel a met wI Spanis h speal i n …”
“vu 3his- -2- b. • Favorable factors (from OPS standpoint): In the summer of 1962' 6-1 gave Wb-I $500 in Helsinki to 0 deposited for in a European bank "for [a rainy day. It In March 1961. L-1 showed great sensitivity on the subject of bank accounts …”
“… to "come over" to our side for some time so he prepped himself on things which would be to our interest to know. He defected in 1961 in Helsinki. Howard Osborne went over to Helsinki to bring him back to the United States. One of 1 HW 50955 DocId: 32263956 Page 4”
“… is case, you see, Oswald 5 even didn't receive a visa in United States; he received it 6 passing through Europe. 7 Mrs. Burke. Through Helsinki? 8 Mr. Nosenko. Right, in Finland, where it's process was 9 easier than it will be in the United States. He simply bought 10 a tour a …”
“… 2-10338. RECORD SERIES : CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 24-05-08 Document Information ORIGINATOR: HSCA FROM: CIA ΤΟ : TITLE: HELSINKI DATE: 12/20/1978 PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS: Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Cas …”
“s to be used for material extracted from CIA-controlled documents.) HELSINKI cite chartist 12/20/78. Robert S. Anson, author of "They've Killed the President! The Search for the Murderers of John F. Kennedy, offered …”
“… stated: The Department of State has advised the Commission that it has some information that in 1959 it usually took an American tourist in Helsinki 1 to 2 weeks to obtain a visa, and that it has other information that the normal waiting period during the past 5 years has been a week or …”
“… braham Chayes of the that State Department who contended at the time Oswald received زر his visa to enter Russia from the Soviet Embassy at Helsinki, at least one week ordinarily transpired between the time of a tourist's application for a visa and the issuance of *”
“… D 2676 Rankin also stated that from CIA material supplied Co to the Warren Commission, the Commission had concluded that Oswald arrived in Helsinki by plane from London on Saturday, October 10, 1959, and that Oswald had received his Soviet tourist visa on Wednesday, October 14, 1959, de …”
“… request for information About on July 31, 1964 Provided Soviet VISA Procstores Richard Helms wrote to Rankin that the Soviet Consu- late in Helsinki was able to issue a transit visa (valid for 24 hours) to U.S. businessmen within five minutes but if a longer stay were intended at least o …”
“… ther light on the circumstances surrounding issuance of Oswald's Soviet tourist visa. The CIA file concerns Gregory Golub, Soviet Consul in Helsinki at the time Oswald 7 was issued his tourist visa. (CIA DOCS. GFHA-3939, 2 July 1959, OCOA-3745, 21 April 1959, OFHA-4132, 9 October 59) Gol …”
“… of minutes...."* (OFHA-39627 July 1959) emphasis added The second CIA Dispatch dated October 9, 1959, one day prior to Oswald's arrival in Helsinki, illustrates that Golub did have the authority to issue visas without delay. The Dispatch discusses telephone contact between Golub and his …”
“ub and his Consular counterpart at the American Embassy in Helsinki. In part the Dispatch discloses: "...Since that evening (September 4, 1959) Golub has only phoned (the US consul) once and this was on a bu …”
“… Page 1 Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA-controlled documents.) Soviet Visa cite checked 12/20/78 外 HELSINKI Visa”
“material extracted from CIA-controlled documents.) Soviet Visa cite checked 12/20/78 外 HELSINKI Visa Robert S. Anson, author of "They've Killed the President! The Search for the Murderers of John F. Kennedy," offered a critical apprais …”
“… stated: The Department of State has advised the Commission that it has some information that in 1959 it usually took an American tourist in Helsinki 1 to 2 weeks to obtain a visa, and that it has other information that the normal waiting period during the past 5 years has been a week or …”
“… braham Chayes of the State Department who contended^at the time Oswald received that in his visa to enter Russia from the Soviet Embassy at Helsinki, at least one week ordinarily transpired between the time of a tourist's application for a visa and the issuance of * (continued from previ …”
“… Lee Rankm, Rankin also stated that from CIA material supplied to the Warren Commission, the Commission had concluded that Oswald arrived in Helsinki by plane from London on Saturday, October 10, 1959, and that Oswald had received his Soviet tourist visa on Wednesday, October 14, 1959, le …”
“did in fact obtain his tourist usund visa more quickly than was normal at that time. for the Στσιαζ Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. (WC letter by J. Lee Rankin to Richard Helms, DDP4-2676, 25 May 1964) The CIA responded to sponded to Rankin's request for information Ab …”
“… her light on the circumstances surrounding issuance of Oswald's Soviet tourist visa. The CIA file concerns Gregory Golub, Soviet Consul. in Helsinki at the time Oswald was issued his tourist visa. (CIA DOCS. FHA-3939, 2 July ?”
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“… minutes...."* (OFHA-3962 17 July 1959) emphasis added' The second CIA Dispatch dated October 9, 1939, one day prior to Oswald's arrival in Helsinki, illustrates that Golub did have the authority to issue visas without delay. The Dispatch discusses telephone contact between Golub and his …”
“ub and his Consular counterpart at the American Embassy in Helsinki. In part the Dispatch discloses: "...Since that evening (September 4, 1959) Golub has only phoned (the US consul) once and this was on a bu …”
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“… ENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : CIA, FILES PASSPORTS AND VISAS, OSWALD, LEE HELSINKI REPORT Unclassified 1B Redact 09/07/1995 COMMENTS: Box 34 v9.1 NW 66000 Docld:32273530 Page 1 1 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassin …”
“n: (This form is to be used for material extracted from CIA-controlled documents.) HELSINKI 12/20/78 Robert S. Anson, author of "They've Killed the President! The Search for the Murderers of John F. Kennedy," offered a critical app …”
“… stated: The Department of State has advised the Commission that it has some information that in 1959 it usually took an American tourist in Helsinki 1 to 2 weeks to obtain a visa, and that it has other information that the normal waiting period during the past 5 years has been a week or …”
“… raham Chayes of the that State Department who contended^at the time Oswald received مور his visa to enter Russia from the Soviet Embassy at Helsinki, Mat least one week ordinarily transpired between the time of a tourist's application for a visa and the issuance of *”
“… om CIA material supplied letter to CIA, Noy DDPY- 15043 2676. to the Warren Commission, the Commission had concluded that Oswald arrived in Helsinki by plane from London on Saturday, October 10, 1959, and that Oswald had received. his Soviet tourist visa on Wednesday, October 14, 1959, d …”
“… quest for information about on July 31, 1964 Provided : Soviet VISA Proublures Richard Helms wrote to Rankin that the Soviet Consu- late in Helsinki was able to issue a transit visa (valid for 24 hours) to U.S. businessmen within five minutes but if a longer stay were intended at least o …”
“… ther light on the circumstances surrounding issuance of Oswald's Soviet tourist visa. The CIA file concerns Gregory Golub, Soviet Consul in Helsinki at the time Oswald was issued his tourist visa. (CIA DocS. OFHA-3939, 2 July 1959, OCOA-3745, 21 April 1959, OFHA-4132, 9 October 59) Golub …”
“… minutes...."* (OFHA-3962, 17 July 1959) emphasis added! The second CIA Dispatch dated October 9, 1939, one day prior to Oswald's arrival in Helsinki, illustrates that Golub did have the authority to issue visas without delay. The Dispatch discusses telephone contact between. Golub and hi …”
“… l be no breaches in our relations." Given this, I feel that the statements of the vice director; ' of TASS as reported by the Embassy in Helsinki are a good resume of the situation, i.e., a) Soviet leaders have for some time’ felt perplexed with regard to Castro’s character. and pe …”
“… cans traveling to and from the Sino Soviet bloc. Over 400 Latin Americans returned from last July’s Coumuniat-sponsored Youth Festival in Helsinki aboard a Soviet passenger vessel with the 400-man Cuban delegation. They disembarked in Havana and stayed in Cuba some weeks before some …”