“15) Were there any efforts made to develop an OSWALD/Cuban connection? (16) What form did they take? (17) What exchanges were there with the FBI on this subject? (18) What action developed from these exchanges? (19) What records are there on these exchanges and where are they? NW”
“USSR and that the cable specified that OSWALD had dealt with Soviet Foreign Ministry personnel only. NW 65990 Docld:32375095 Page 7 306 Top Secret TS No. 197124 Copy に ! 1 104-10209-10012 : Top Secret (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT January 1962-January 1964) 고 C 1 ง Post-Assassination Revie”
“the chain of evidence in the OSWALD case on 23 November 1963 by an FBI representative in Dallas. The successive vicissi- tudes which hav e now m ade this event a ca use cel ebre right down to the present moment are detailed in the narrative. NW 65990 DocId:32374461 Page SECRET JI”
“USSR and that the cable specified that OSWALD had dealt with Soviet Foreign Ministry personnel only. NW 65990 Docld:32397033 Page 8 306 Top Secret TS No. 197124 Copy C Top Secret C ----(SEVENTH DEPARTMENT January 1962-January 1964) 1 Post-Assassination Review of KGB File”
“hould not become involved with OSWALD and that OSWALD should not be permitted to remain in the USSR. There was no attempt to debrief OSWALD because "he was not an interesting person and wasn't normal." ." OSWALD was never questioned on his past nor asked to write an auto- biograp”
“second paragr aph og our l etter of February 12, 164, with all indications o f your cinfidential co mmunications tech- niques and confidential sources deleted. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they ma”
“bruary 12, 164, with all indicati ons of yo ur cinfidential communications tech- niques and confiden tial sources deleted. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they may give assurance that the paraphrases”
“of February 12, 164, with all indications of your cinfidential communications tech- niques and conf idential sources deleted. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they may give assurance that the paraphra”
“with all indications of your cinfidential communications tech- niques and confide ntial sources dele ted. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they may give assurance that the paraphrases are complete. "T”
“rking in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they may give assurance that th e paraphrases are complete. "The same procedure would be followed with respect to any materials described in the third paragraph of our letter of February 12, 1964, which have not”
“n and wasn't normal." OSWALD was never questioned on his past nor asked to write an auto- biography. NW 65990 Docld:32397033 Page 6 304 TS No. 197124 Top Secret Copy SPEC A Ανώτα C C Top Secret (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT - January 1962-January 1964)”
“h respect to any materials described in the third paragraph of our letter of February 12, 1964, whic h hav e n ot hither- to been furnished because of similar security conside- rations. In addition, we will be furnished actual copies of disseminations on October 10, 1963 to other”
“*<OSWALD>FILES; TELLING / THE FBI IS PREPARING A LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER KEBICH, ASKING PERMISSION TO SEE THE FILE. _ V/1 BECAMD GRRITABL E AND DEFENSIVESAYING THAT SINCE USG DID NOT DEIGN TO MAKE PUBLIC ALL MATERIAL PERTAINING TO ITS OWN INVESTIGATION OF * THE< KENNEDY ASSA”
“ootnote for that statement; it may refer only to the presence of the FBI report on the FPCC in Or al d's CIA file, but that should be checked. : NW 65990 Docld:32374478 Page 5 1 04-10196-10027 1 3. -5- COMPUTER IZED FILE ENTRIE S FOR OSWALD AN D O”
“? "if these arrangements are satis fac tory to you, I would appreciate your advising Howard P. WILLE NS or Samuel A. STERN fo our staff when it would be conven- ient to have them visit your Agency to review the files involved." NW 65924 Docld:32357059 Page 6 SECRET 6 17 March 196”
“f each report or communication described in the second paragraph og our letter of Feb ruary 12, 164, with all indications of your cin fidential communications tech- n iques and confide ntial sources del ete d. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an oppo”
“Moscow so she could ap- pear at Embassy for visa interview. His Ameri- can passport was returned to him. U.S. Embassy Moscow stated twe nty months of realities of l ife in Soviet Union had cle arly had a maturing effect on OSWALD. (3) Latest Headquarters information was an FBI re”
“g information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, a nd any other mate rials not already furn is hed and within the scope of the third paragraph of our letter, which do not present security problems requiring paraphrasing.? "if these arrangements are satis factory to you, I w”
“conven- ient to have them visit your Agency to review the files involved." NW 65924 Docld:323570 59 Page 6 SECRET 6 17 March 1964 Letter to Mr. Richard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 17 March 1964, from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel. "At the conference held in my office”
“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 Washington, referred to in paragraph 2.d. above. (There was no discussion as ”
“a book in OSW AL D's possessions which had certain let te rs cut out giving the im pre- ssion that t his might have formed the base or key for a cipher system. "5. Members of Mr. RANKIN's staff then com- mented on the testimony of Mrs. OSWALD to the effect that the letters from h”
“(See attachment to that memo for inventory of documents.) "i. Machine r un sheets on documents acces si oned to CIA's dossier on OSWALD. "3. Mr. STERN stated he had a keen interest in Agency programs for electronic data handling of in- formation. I pointed out to him the up-dated”
“lems requiring paraphrasing.? "if these arrangements are satis factory to you, I wo uld appreciate y our advising Howard P. WILLENS or Samuel A. STERN fo our staff when it would be conven- ient to have them visit your Agency to review the files involved." NW 65924 Docld:32357059 ”
“sel. "At the conference held in my office last Thursday, March 12, we agreed to f orward to you cert ain documents. 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, D”
“cret TS No. 197124 Copy. 7 104-10209-10012 (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT Top Secret January 1962-January 1964) OSWALD never received any KGB training or KGB assign- ments. If any other department of the KGB or the GRU had wanted to use OSWALD in any way, it would have had to secure permiss”
“from her son regarding his desire to return to the United States had the appearan ce of being dicta ted since they contained none of his usual grammatical errors and used legal language with which he would not have been familiar. "6. Mr. WILLEMS noted that Mrs. OSWALD had introdu”
“.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 of DDP me”
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“f the third paragraph of our letter, which do not present security problems requiring paraphrasing.? "if these arrangements are satis factory to you, I would appreciate your advising Howard P. WILLENS or Samuel A. STERN fo our staff when it would be conven- ient to have them visi”
“described in the third paragraph of our letter of February 12, 1964, which have not hither- to been furnished because of similar security conside- rations. In addition, we will be furnished actual copies of disseminations on October 10, 1963 to other federal agencies regarding in”
“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 letters cut out giving the impre- ssion that this might have formed”
“ff when it would be conven- ient to have them visit your Agency to review the files involved." NW 65 924 Docld:32357059 Page 6 SECRET 6 17 March 1964 Letter to Mr. Richard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 17 March 1964, from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel. "At the conferen”
“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 letters cut out”
“y may give assurance that the paraphrases are complete. "The same procedure would be followed with r espect to any materials described in the third paragraph of our letter of February 12, 1964, which have not hither- to been furnished because of similar security conside- rations.”
“p. 8.) "h. Originals of the thirty documents from CIA's dossier on OSWALD which w ere for- warded t o the Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1224, dated 6 March 1964. (See attachment to that memo for inventory of documents.) "i. Machine run sheets on documents accessioned ”
“r mailing to D. C. (To Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "e. Six photos mailed to Washington, re ferred to in p aragrap h 2.d. above. (There was no discussion as to how the photos were acquired.) "f. Cop ies of the three in formal, un- dated di”
“ord members of ou r staff working in this area an opportunity to rev iew the actual fi les so that t hey may give assurance that the paraphrases are complete. "The same procedure would be followed with respect to any materials described in the third paragraph of our letter of Feb”
“ALD. Just about this time, he (SUBJECT) stated that his superior walked into the office and directed NW 65990 Docld:32393154 Page 5 SECRET 1. LESNIK, George M. (A) 262 622 CSD SD/1 SECRET the SUBJECT to get all the information available on OSWALD and prepare a summary to be furni”
“os mailed to Washington, referred to in paragraph 2.d. above. (There was no discussion as to how the photos were acquired.) "f. Copies of the three informal, un- dated disseminations handcarried to the Secret Service based on 2.b, c, and d above. "g. DIR-84915 dated 23 November 1”
“Information Residence in the USSR Prior to OSWALD’s arrival in the USSR, he was completely unknown to the KGB. Moreover, upon receipt of his visa application, the KGB Second Chief: Directorate determined that he was not of sufficient importance to justify any special inter”
“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 inventory of documents.) "i. Machine run sheets on documents accessioned to CIA's dossier on OSWALD. "3. Mr. ”
“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 8 of DDP memo dated 31 January 1964, p. 8.) "h. Originals of the thirty doc”
“g OSWALD's stay in the USSR. "4. Member s of Mr. RANKIN's staff then spoke about having found a book in OSWALD's po ssessions which h ad certain letters cut out giving the impre- ssion that this might have formed the base or key for a cipher system. "5. Members of Mr. RANKIN's st”
“ch do not present security problems requiring paraphrasing.? "if these arrangement s are satis facto ry to you, I would appreciate your advising Howard P. WILLENS or Samuel A. STERN fo our staff when it would be conven- ient to have t hem visit your Ag ency to review the files in”
“2, we agreed to forward to you certain document s. Thos e documents accompany this lette r a nd they are as follows: "1. Three ring loose-leaf notebook containing a file entitled "Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina OSWALD, Docu mentary Record of Contacts with the United States Departme”
“ations handcarried to the Secret Service based on 2.b, c, and d above. "g. DIR-84915 dated 23 Novemb er 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 cov”
“been familiar. "6. Mr. WILLEMS noted that Mrs. OSWALD had intr oduced a statemen t to the effect tha t she sus pected her son to be a CIA agent. "7. A considerable part of the meeting from this point forward consisted of a review by Mr. RANKIN and his staff of the gaps in their i”
“o on 28 September 1963. (To Commission und er cover NW 65924 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,”
“detailed memorandum they had prepared based on all of the information available to them, including o ur own contributi on 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”
“on 2.b, c, and d above. "g. DIR-84915 dated 23 November 1963 to the FBI re activities o f North Amer iban, 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 of ”