“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”
“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”
“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”
“- 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. ”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“nerased tapes LIENVOY center. BARKER (p) wrote to COS suggesting, since Mexican authorities cl os ed U.S.-Mexican border (possible escape route of assassin/s), we should request Mexi authorities to put police cordon around Cuban Emb and require all visitors to identify themselves”
“Forget economy of words and cable. ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ Molina is not involved. (par a 33 above) DIR 84916 - Arrest of Silvia DURAN is extremely serious matter which could prejudice ODYOKE freedom of action on entire question of PERUIE responsibility. Request yo”
“l of the Ministry informed NW 65924 Docld:32357143 Page 3 2 the Station that Silvia DURAN w as co mp letely cooperative and had given a written statement attesting to two visits by OSWALD to the Consulate. (MEXI-7046 (IN ), 23 November 1963] Although her testimony was taken and p”
“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”
“Ha th anks Station f or effo rts made in helping on t his crit ical matter. It is extreme ly u rg en t that we get verbatim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of worce and cable. ODZIVY tells us that Joe PODRIG”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“resolve , Above to hold in reserve here for possible use in connection COM interrogation DURAN. ١٠ 1 ;DIR 84914 - Iqs thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim transoripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts ”
“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”
“'s surveillan ce and also o n ALFERIEV. : 1 i ! : MEY 1-7 039 In Ja n 63 Silvia DURAN s een in 2 ca rs with Texas plates, convertible plate JF 96-75 and white Volvo plate KU 94-95. Another Ford car Texas plate JH 24-76 seen in front of residence PURAN brother, Pis resolve , Abov”
“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”
“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”
“made in helping on this critical m atter. 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 words and cable. 1 ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ Molina is not involved. (para 3”
“se in connection COM interrogation DURAN. ١٠ 1 ;DIR 84914 - Iqs thanks Station for efforts made in h el pi ng on this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we g et v er batim transoripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. 'Forg”
“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 ”
“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”
“Cuban Emb and require all visitors to i de nt if y themselves - entering and exiting. Note to Lu is ECIEVERRIA 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 #1?; brother at Hero”
“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] ”
“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 ”
“plate JH 24-76 seen in front of residence PURAN brother, Pis resolve , Above to hold in reserve here for possible use in conne ction COM i nt er ro gation DURAN. ١٠ 1 ;DIR 84914 - Iqs thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that”
“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”
“5 and white Volvo plate KU 94-95. Another Ford car Texas plate JH 24-76 seen in front of resid en ce DURAN brother, Pls resolve, Above to hold in reserve here for possible use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN. 1 i 1 REGE FROM DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made i”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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 y”
“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. ”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“Note to Luis ECIEVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put OSWALD in touch with Sovemb. Silvi a is Mexican citizen, lives at Bahia de Morlaco #74; mother lives at Ebro #1?; brother at Herodoto #14; she drives Consul car, plates 8-92-77; phone is 45-06-96; works at Cuban Emb”
“(Washington) as ki ng that I not do para 3 (to arre st Silvia DUR AN - para 36 above). I told him to o late, I could not recall request. I told him that he already should have rec'd a cable in which I told them that President here had knowledge which made this "action" (against D”
“ct KGB resident KONSTANTINOV and suspect GRU SCHUCHKIN. Having LIPAWN report movements SIDOROV and e ffort re audio OP against SID. Incoming LIFEAT on KGB KUZNETSOV will be processed ASAP. Rechecking all unerased tapes LIENVOY center. BARKER (p) wrote to COS suggesting, since Mex”
“hevarrea, wach Duran's address, h er m ot her's address, her brochen's address, her licens e plate n umber, hen home ghome number, her place of wonk she be arrested 1963, CIA No. 444; CIA NO. 441; Anne Cable re al request that immediately. (Note to Luis Echevarria, Nov. 23, OSUAL”
“, 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”
“-7037 In Jen 63 Silvia DURAIN seen in 2 cars with Tezas plates, convertible plate JP 96-75 and white Volvo plate MU 94-95. Another Ford car Texas plate JE 24-76 seen in front of residence DURAN brother. Pls resolve. Above to hold in reserve here for possible use in connection GOM”