“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”
“D talked anyone else in Cuban Emb she unaw are. REF DIR 84916 (para 51 abov e) ECHEVERRIA aw are ODY OKE concern re leak and has warned her about talking, but feels at least fact of arrest may well be leaked by other relatives picked up same time. COS will continue push need for ”
“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”
“M DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremel y urgent that we get verbatim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of words and cable. 1 JUPS 1976 ODENVY tells”
“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”
“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 ”
“- 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. ”
“FROM MEXICO CITY t : CS COPY ACTION: C/WH 5(WH AND OS NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED 1.940 23 NOV BP) NFO DCI, D/DCI, DDP, ADDP, C/CI, C/FI 2, C/FI/INT, C/SR 5, C/SAS 5, D/OS 2, VR 3 : SECRET 2430082 FLASH DIR (CITE MEXΙ 7037 REF DIR 84916 * 5-01 44 23 Nov 63 IN 67236 1. LIC. LUIS ECH”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“MENT: MIRABAL replaced Eusebio AZCUE L opez, f ormer Cuban Consul). : ! MEXI 7036 - LIENVOY So ve mb on 22 Nov, reports many calls by press people to get statement from Sovero assassination; they are all told Sovemb closed to call back Monday. List of 14 names of contacts : : of ”
“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”
“night of 22 Nov and it obvious photos sent to Dallas were not iden. Dates are given on photos. Stati on reviewing all available photos persons entering Sov and Cub Embassies. Station suggesting to LITEMPO 2 that Silvia DURAN who Mexi employee at Cuban Emb and who put OSWALD on te”
“would be for expression condolence but developed that LIENVOY 2 had located call to Sovemb of OS WA LD made on 28 Sept. Believe fact that LITENSOR aware of this contact (from Joint operation) ard passed data to C03 is important. ΜΕΧΙ 7029 - Saw photos of OSWALD on t.v. night of 2”
“LIENVOY reporting Covemb norma l. C onversations between Alfredo KIRAPAL Diaz with s us pect YG B Pa vel Antomovich YATSKOV (who not available, so KOSTKOV com on line) (One tim KOSTIKOV in error addressed MIPALAL as AZCUZ Ani MIPABAL corrects hia. COMENT: KIRAPAL replaced Eusebio”
“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”
“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”
“28 Sept. Believe fact that LI TENSOR aware of this contact (from Joint o perat ion) and p assed data to COS is important. MEXI 7029- Saw photos of OSWALD on t.v. night of 22 Nov and it obvious photos sent to pallas were not iden. Dates are given on photos. Station reviewing all a”
“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”
“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”
“ere not iden. Dates are given on photos. Station reviewing all available photos persons enterin g So v and Cub Embassies. Station suggesting to LITEMPO 2 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 b”
“eserve here for possible use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN. 1 i 1 REGE FROM DIR 84914 - Ha s thanks Station for efforts 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 whic”
“o Cuban ( See wars an where American citizen Consulzhe who had zivimaly visited the Electronic El ec tronic Surucillanre Section) edentified himself Stedem Simel Consulate & See Soviet Artemaet 3 jhme call were the alleged could found. Surveillance Section) Mepero City At this go”
“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”
“st secret. SECRET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should 300 1. ٦٠٦ 1. -~ NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page 10 OL 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”
“HIS DOCUMENT FOR FBI SECRET EXCEPT WENT BRACKETS: ON PY.2 Transmit the PP (K2/18/97)331-43 CABLE Via (Priority or Method of Mailing) NO.: BUFILE ONE ZERO FIVE DASH EIGHT TWO FIVE FIVE FIVE. Classifie LEE HARVEY OSWALD, IS DASH R. REMYCAB NOVEMBER TWO EIGHT LAST. (4) IMMEDIATELY F”
“KOSTIKOV come on line) (One time KOSTIKOV in error addressed MIRABAL as AZCUE and MI RA BAL correct s him. COMMENT: MIRABAL replaced Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, former Cuban Consul). ! ! ! MEXI 7036 - LIENVOY Sovemb on 22 Nov. reports many calls by press people to get statement from Sov”
“Silvia DURAN and her husband had already been arrested and were presently under interrogation. C EO DET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS; caid first report should thorities. ECHEVERRIA promised to try to keep Age 9 of 13 COPY NO. NW 65924 Docld:32364630 Page 6 1 ”
“ed that LIEN VO Y 2 had loca ted call to Sovemb of OS WALD made on 28 Sept. Be lieve fact t hat LIT ENSOR aware of this contact (from Joint operation) and passed data to COS is important. MEXI 7029- Saw photos of OSWALD on t.v. night of 22 Nov and it obvious photos sent to pallas”
“ABAL replaced Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, former Cuban Consul). 41. 23 Nov. 1 MEXI 7036 - LIENVOY & ov emb on 22 Nov. reports many calla by press people to get statement from Sove re assassination; they are all told Sovemb closed to call back Monday. i 45. 23 Πον. 1 1 List of 14 nams”
“OSWALD arrival Passing this info GOM asking they check border airports from, which OSWALD mi gh t ha ve flown Mexi. We do not get manifests these domestico flights. 1 1 : ! MEXI 7035 LIENVOY reporting Sovemb normal. Conversations between Alfredo MIRABAL Diaz with suspect KGB Pave”
“phot os. Station reviewing all available p hotos persons entering Sov and Cub Embassies. Station sug gesting to LITEMPO 2 that Silvia DURAN who Mexi employee at Cuban Emb and who put OSWALD on telephone from Cuban E mb to talk to Sovemb on 28 Sept be arrested immediately and held”
“is hed or leake d, that all info from her is cabled to Washingto n imme diately thro ugh COS and tha t 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 f”
“in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of wor ds and cable. ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ Molina is not involved. (para 33 above) DIR 84916 - Arrest of Silvia DURAN is extremely serious matter which could prejudice ODYOK”
“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 ”
“at io n suggesting to LITEMPO 2 that Silvia DURAN who Mexi employee at Cuban Emb and who put OSWA LD 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 can say D.F.S”
“ut police cordon around Cuban Emb and require all visitors to identify themselves - entering and exi ti ng . Note to Luis ECIEVERRIA to arres t Silvia DURAN, the gir l who p ut O SWAL D in”
“029 - Sav p hotos of OSWA LD on t .v. nigh t of 22 Nov a nd it obvious photos sent to Dall as were not iden. Dates are given on photos. Station reviewing all available photos persons entering Sov and Cub Embassies . Station suggesting-to-LITEMPO 2-that Silvia DURAN who exi emp”
“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”
“iden. Dates are given on photos. Station reviewing all available photos persons entering C ov and Cu b Embassies. Station suggesting to LIIWAPO ? that Silvia DUPAll who Text employee at Cuban Zzt and who pus GOWALD on telephone from Cuban Emb to talk to Sovemb on 23 Sept te arres”
“y Goborm acion authorities. ECHEVERRIA prom ised to try to k eep arrest se cr et. SECRET EC HE VERRI A promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should 300 1. ٦٠٦ 1. -~ NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page 10 OL 49. 23 Nov. 50. 24 Nov. 51. 23 Nov. 52. 23 Nov. X53. 23 Nov.”
“d MIRABAL corrects him. COMENT : MIRABAL replaced Eusebio AZCU E Lopez, former Cuban Consul ). 41. 23 Nov. 1 MEXI 7036 - LIENVOY &ovemb on 22 Nov. reports many calla by press people to get statement from Sove re assassination; they are all told Sovemb closed to call back Mond”
“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”
“re given on photos. Station reviewing all available photos persons entering Sov and Cub Embassies. S tation suggesting to LITEMPO-2 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 immediatel ”
“LITENSOR 23 Nov. COS thought would be for exp res sion condolen ce but develo ped that LIEN VOY 2 h ad located call to Sovemb of OSWALD made on 28 Sept. Believe fact that LITENSOR aware of this contact (from Joint operation) and passed data to COS is important. MEXI 7029- Saw pho”
“a ssass in/s), we should requ est Mex i authorities to put p olic e cordon around Cuban Emb and req uire all visitors to identify th emselves entering and exiting. 1 1 Note t o Luis E CHEVE RRIA to arre st Silvi a DURAN, the girl who put OSWALD in touch with Sov emb. Silviais Mex”
“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”