“t the
arrest o
f Silvia DURAN
that no info from
her
is publis
hed or leaked, that all info f
rom
her
is cabled to Washington immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftists.
NOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven ”
“IA to keep secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN
that no info from her is published or leaked, tha
t all
info from
her is cabled to Washington immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftists.....
NOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arr”
“,
no info from
her is published or
leake
d, that all info from
he
r is cabled to
Washing
ton immed
iately through C03 and that her
arrest and her statements
is not spread to any leftisto.....
NOTE: From COS:
ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her hu”
“info f
rom
h
er is c
abled
to Was
hington immediately through COS and that her
arr
est and h
er stat
ements is not spread to any leftists.....
NOTE! From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta - and ECHEVERRIA
”
“d CoS Silvia DURAN completely dooperative
and gave written statement attesting to 2 visits by OSWALD
, who showed her
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 t”
“ove.
1.
F
i
DIR 8492
0 About Silvia DURAN. One important question still puszles
us. W
hen O
SWALD wa
s in Mexico City in late Sept and early Oct to get a
Sov visa and a Cub
tran
sit v
isa, did
he want
to trav
el travel to Cuba righ”
“arrest of Silvia DURAN
that no info from her is published or leaked, that all info from
her is cable
d
to Washin
gton immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftisto.....
NOTE From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven othe”
“IA said she was arrested
wi
th "sev
en others
inc
luding her husband..." They w
ere havin
g a fie
st
a - and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully). signed COS
MEXI 7037 - ECHEVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs”
“a DURAN
that, no info from
her is published or leaked, that all info from
her is cabl
ed to
Washing
ton immediately through C03 and that her
arrest and her statements
is not spread to any leftisto.....
NOTE: From COS:
ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
includi”
“A to keep secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN
that no info from her is published or leaked, that all i
nf
o
fr
om
h
er
i
s cabled to Washington immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftisto.....
NOTE From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was a”
“s cabled to Washington im
mediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread
to any leftists.
NOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with”
“A to keep secret the a
rre
st
of Silvia DURAN
that,
no info from
her is pub
lished or leaked, that a
ll info from
her is cabled to
Washington immediately through C03 and that her
arrest and her statements
is not spread to any leftisto.....
NOTE: From COS:
ECHEVERRIA said she w”
“of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb
45.7
;
1
2.4
47. 23 Παν.
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SECRET
!
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”
“om COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They were havi
ng a fiesta and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully). signed COS
VISI
Visits
MEXI 7037 - ECHEVERRIA info”
“CA VENDER I’, i 3
FPOP DIRECTOR
CONF
GaxLOPY DEFERRED
ROUTINE
INFO :
XXX
TO FLASH INFO: CITE DIR ;- 84916
c1.0 ARREST: OF SILIVA DURAN IS EXEREELY SERICUS NATPER WHICH COULD PREJUDICE r
@ U.S. FREED: OF ACELOH on EMPIRE QUESTION CP CUBAN REsPoSImIY. wrrd ruzz
REGA”
“ead to any leftists.....
NOTE! From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven
others
incl
ud
ing her husband..." They were having a fiesta - and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully). signed COS
MEX”
“a LURAΠ.
that no info from her is published or leaked, that all info from
her is cabled to Washingto
n
im
ed
iately through C
OB a
nd that
hor
arrest
and her statements is not spread to any leftiste.....
NOIZ: From C03: ECHZYZARIA said she was arrested with "saven others
includin”
“IEV.
:
1
i
!
:
MEY 1-7039 In Jan 63 Silvia DURAN seen in 2 cars with Texas plates,
convertible plate
JF 96-75 and white Volvo plate
KU 94-95.
Anothe
r
Ford car
Texas plate
JH 24-76 se
en in front
of reside
nce
PURAN bro
ther, Pis r
esolve
, Above
to hold in reserve here for
pos
”
“Silv
ia
DURAN and
h
er husband h
ad alr
eady been ar
rested
and were presently under
i
nterrogatio
n
by Gobormacion authorities. ECHEVERRIA
promised to try to keep arrest secret.
ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from
DUPANS, said first report should
bo zeady by 2000 hrs. ”
“m
her is cabled to Washington immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements
is
n
ot
spread to any leftists.....
NOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a m”
“n agents for the purpose of
assassinating General Annstasio SOMOZA.
NW 65990 Docld:32393815 Page 3
3
As of September 1964, Silvia DURAN gave up her Cuban
Embassy job. In the spring of 1967, Silvia DURAN_was reported by
a reliable and sensitive" source to have cut all relations wi”
“Silvia DURAN gave up her Cuban
Embassy job. In the spring of 1967, Silvia DURAN_was reported by
a re
liable and sensitive" source to have cut all relations with
Cubans. Her account, in 1967, of how she had been
taken into
custo
dy and had been interrogated after the assassination”
“fo from her is published or leaked, that all info from
her is cabled to Washington immediately throu
gh COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftists...
NOTE: From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They w”
“Las declaraciones estan firmadas por el declarante, asl como por el
Subdirector Federal de Seguridad, Cap. Fernando Gutierrez Barrios, y por
los testigos de asistencia, Lic. Fernando Ortiz de la Pena y Lic. Carlos
Duran Lanz.
Documento sin fecha que dice:
En relacion con las as”
“i
MEX1-7039 In Jan 63 Silvia DURAN seen in 2 cars with Texas plates,
!
convertible plate JF 96 - 75
and white Vo
lvo plate KU 94-95.
Another Ford
car Texas plate JH 24-76 seen in front of residence
DURAN brother. Pls resolve, Above to hold in reserve here for
possible use in conn”
“told S
ov
emb clo
sed to call
back Monday.
List of 14
names of con
tacts of ALF
ERIEV and KO
STIKOV
at Sovemb
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 ”
“signed COS
MEXI 7037 - ECHEVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs that Silvia DURAN and
her husband had alr
eady been arrested and were present
ly unde
r inter
rogat
ion
by Gobe
rnacion authorities. ECHEVERRIA promised to try to ke
ep ar
rest sec
ret.
SEOD
ET
ECHEV
ERRIA p
romi
sed all
”
“RRIA, ACTING MINISTER OF
GOBERNACION, COMMENTED THAT HE FOUND ALVARADO'S STORY
FASCINATING 8$)(4)
RE
中國
SILVIA DURAN RELEASED BY MEXICANS 6 PM YESTERDAY BUT
REPORTEDLY CONTINUES TO BE UNDER HEAVY SURVEILLANCE AND SUBJECT
TO BEING ARRESTED. RESULTS OF HER INTERROGATION NOT YET
REC”
“nce and his
activities—in—Mexico City. This review-turned-up th
e fact that
Silvia DURAN,—a Mexic
an
national employed by the Cuban Consulate,
had dealt with OSWALD during his known visits to the Consulate on
27 and 28 September. In response to a suggestion from the Station
the M”
“ce cordon around Cuban Emb and
require all visitors to identify themselves - entering and exiting.
1
Note to Luis ECHEVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put
OSWALD in touch with Sovemb. Silvia is Mexican citizen, lives at
Bahia de Morlaco #74; mother lives at Ebro #12; b”
“eview turned up the fact that
Silvia DURAN a M
exican national employe
d by the Cuban Co
nsulate,
ha
d dealt
with OSWALD during his kn
own visits to t
he Consulate on
2
7 and 28 Se
ptember. In response to a suggesti
on from the Sta
tion,
the Ministr
y of Gobern
acion arrested Sil”
“ents is not spread to any leftists.....
NOTE! From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "se
ve
n others
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta - and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully).”
“ng replced by Alfredo
MIRABEL Diaz
There is no evidence in the OSWA
LD file that Silvia DURAN
was su
bjected to a systematic elicitative interrogation that would
have related her dealings with OSWALD, known or confirmed by inter-
cept, with the data held on the Cuban DGI (Direcci”
“ad a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully). signed C
OS
VISI
Visits
MEXI 7037 - ECHEVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs that Silvia DURAN and
her husband had already been arrested and were presently under interrogation
by Gobernacion au”
“ate forcefully). signed COS
MEXI 7037 ECHEVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs that Silvia DURAN and
he
r
hu
sband had already been arrested and were
presently under interrogation.
CEODET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS; caid first report should
thorities. ECHEVERRIA”
“ton immediately through COS and that her
arrest and her statements is not spread to any leftisto.
..
..
NOTE From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with The President ”
“OM interrogation DURAN.
1
i
1
REGE FROM
DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made in helping
o
n this
critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim
transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take
which could relate to him. Forget economy of wor”
“st secret.
SECRET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should
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1.
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49. 23 Nov.
50. 24 Nov.
51. 23 Nov.
52. 23 Nov.
X53. 23 Nov.
54. 23 Nov.
i
55. 23 Nov.
MXL 1000LEYRIC reporting on KOSTIKOV's surveill”
“JH 24-76 seen in front of residence
DURAN brother. Pls resolve, Above to hold in reserve here for
p
ossibl
e use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN.
1
DIR 84914 Hqs thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this
critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim
”
“a fa
nnk
Wa
ditu
mined
with whom
Sylv
ia D
ura
n Can
she did not have
Am
sumending the assass
in
at
ions.
light
3
NW 66000 Docld:32271494 Page 2
Station sent a
Sylven
The Mexico City
note to the довеспасит
head, Seus Echevarrea, wach Duran's address, her mother's
address, her bro”
“mb closed to call back Monday.
List of 14 names of contacts of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb
1
1
!
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 C”
“aving LIPAWN report movements SIDOROV and
effort retaudio OP against SID. Incoming LIFEAT o
n KG
B K
UZNETSOV
will be processed ASAP. Rechocking all uncrased tapes LIENVOY center.
ilDEN 28 wrote to COS suggesting, since Mexican authorities closed
U.S.-Mexican border (possible esc”
“re as
sas
sinati
on; they are all
told Sove
mb clos
ed to call
back Monday.
i
45. 23 Πον.
1
1
List
of 14 nams of contacts of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb
45.7
;
1
2.4
47. 23 Παν.
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SECRET
!
COS note to ECHEVERRIA to keep secret the arrest of Silvi”
“- 1 i or - — 5
2/1 5
ITV _1963___ [] FILE IN CS FILE NO.
23 6
1)
11) 2 7 lov 63 20 IZz
FROM • DIRECTOR DdAn7
Do cbii 7
DEFERRED
CONF:
ROUTINE
INFO :
FLASH
TO FLASH CITE DIR 0r ‘, a
85318
*
RE: (KN-69048).
1. THIS INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH AND\
2. ”
“mber
1963] Later the same day, an official of the Ministry informed
NW 65924 Docld:32357143 Page 3
2
the Station that Silvia DURAN was completely cooperative and had
given a written statement attesting to two visits by OSWALD to the
Consulate. (MEXI-7046 (IN
), 23 November 1963] ”
“sies
. Station suggesting-to-LITEMPO 2-that
Silvia DURAN
who exi employe
e
at Cub
an Eub
and who pu
t OSWALD
on telephone from
Cuban Emb to talk to Sovemb on 28 Sept be
arrested Immediately
and held incommunicado until she gives all
details of OSWALD known
to her. LITEMPO 2 c”
“ers
including her husband..." They were having a fiesta and ECHEVERRIA
had just had a meeting with T
he President (who apparently said "Proceed"
and interrogate forcefully). signed COS
VISI
Visits
MEXI 7037 - ECHEVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs that Silvia DURAN and
her husband h”
“for
possible use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN.
1
i
DIR 84914 Has thanks Station for eff
or
ts made in helping on this
critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim
transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take
which could relate to him. Fo”
“KOV at Sovemb
45.7
;
1
2.4
47. 23 Παν.
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4 Page 9
SECRET
!
COS note to ECHEV
ER
RIA 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 C03 and that her
”
“I told Jack Whitten at 1620/30 on 23 Νοv.
that this (avee) would be en route to him soo
n.
S
ig
ne
d
by COS.
!
MEXI 7034 - Complete recheck photos all visitors to Cuban Emb
Aug thru first half Nov against good press photos shows no
evidence OSWALD visit. Similar blank against all”