Results for DRAFT REPORT ON OSWALD'S STAY IN MEXICO CITY

“Cuban Emb Aug thru first half Nov against good press photos shows no evidence OSWALD visit. Simila r blank against all Sovemb photos from 1 Sept. Note only visit we know he made was, Guban Emb 28 Sept Saturday on which Emb closed and we have not had coverage. In future will requi”

“terents not spread to leftist. We are trying to get more info on COWALD from ENVY and will advise. D IR 8 4917 (ref DIR 84916- para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD en”

“eference (Attachment A). NW 65990Docla:3 65990 DocId:32374461 Page 6 3 SECRET 104-10196-10000 SECRET 1983 to about 8:30 a.m. 2 October 1963. His place of residence was a small commercial traveler hotel, not frequented by "gringos"--the Hotel Commercio--where he was registered und”

“ng Legal fully informed on developments ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Amb as sa do r: OSWALD entered Hexi at Muavo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence liew Orleans, destination Mexico City, Mexican tourist card $240”

“evelopments ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Hexi at Muavo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence liew Orleans, destination Mexico City, Mexican tourist card $24085. Same source (Mexi Immigratio”

“a on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia l'f as contact address w/airline. Thi s in fo given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed of above. Rave no info. ODENTY chief calling Dallas for details, Pequest Hqs traces soonest. ΜΕΧΙ 7027 - To facili ta ts e xpeditious Mexi record”

“co trip or stay in Mexico City. Moreover, although it had made a cabled request on 15 October, the C IA's Mexico representative had no photo of OSWALD in his records, nor did he receive one from Headquarters 1963. : : which did not have one either before 22 November : NW 65990 Do”

“IPIIES that On Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana fr om C uba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia l'f as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed of above. Rave no info. ODENTY chief calling”

“nfo on OSWALD from ODENVY and will advise. 52. 23 Nov. Χ53. 23 Nov. 54. 23 Νοv. 55. 23 Νον. SE CR ET ! : : DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above). Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. ! MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador:”

“and on his (apparently overt) con­ tact with a KGB officer under Consular cover at the Soviet Embassy there. NOSENKO originally said he knew nothing of any such contact. In October 1966 he revised this to say that OSWALD did not have contact with the KGB in Mexico City. NOSENKO e”

“photos all visitors to Cuban Emb Aug thru first half Nov against good press photos shows_no ovide nc o OSWALD-visit. Similar blank against all Sovomb photos From 1 Sept. Note only visit we know he made was Cuban Emb 28 Sept Saturday on which Emb closed and we have not had coverag”

“red Mexico 26 Sept with tourist card given him Excelsior by M exican Consul in New Orleans on 17 Sep t. Press confirmed that 26 Sept OSWALD crossed border by MAN Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., the following day to Mexi City by road. On 27 Sept he went to Cuban Consulate General to request”

“91 6 - pa ra 51 above) Assume you are keepin g Legal fully informed on dev elopments re f. 1 ! : MEX I 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo repor ted t o Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence New Orleans, ”

“s ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD ente re d He xi at Mua vo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence liew Orleans, destination Mexico City, Mexican tourist card $24085. Same source (Mexi Immigration Reco”

“U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept. , s ai”

“nd capabilities, Mexico City Station had done all it could to comply with Headquarters instructions: a. Headquarters had been alerted, and in turn those agencies with an ivestigative or policy interest in OSWALD as an American in the United States had been alereted, both in Washi”

“rd 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. Th is info given ECHEVERRIA . ODENVY informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief calling Dallas for details. Request Hos traces soonest. 1 ΜΕΧΙ 7027 - To facilitate expeditious Mexi records search and asse”

“rom LIFIKES that om Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Me xi ca na from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief ca”

“ire at least half day photo coverage both Sov and Cub Embassies. Check manifests all planes arriving Mexi central airport from U.S. fails show OSWALD arrival. Passing this info GOM asking t hey check bo rd er airports fro m which OSWALD might ha ve flow n Mexi. We do not get mani”

“OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept with tourist card given him Excelsior by Mexican Consul in New Orl ean s on 17 Sept. Press confirmed that 26 Sept OSWALD crossed border by MAN Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., the following day to Mexi City by road. On 27 Sept he went to Cuban Consulate General”

“s), there remain some 78 hours of activity to be accounted for. Overall, CIA's i nformation can acco unt solely for very brief periods during 27, 23 September and 1 October. A ll coverage by CIA during the en tir e pe riod wa s technical.. Th e Stati on had no live source (living”

“ovidenco OSWALD-visit. Similar blank against all Sovomb photos From 1 Sept. Note only visit we know h e made was Cuban Emb 28 Sept Saturday on which Emb closed and we have not had coverage. In future will require at least half day photo coverage both Sov and Cub Embassies. Check ”

“ΧΙ 7027 - To facilitate expeditious Mexi records search and asset investigations, can iqs provide in fo dates activities OSWALD's most recent stay thru 22 Nov in U.S... 1 : :. 104-10195-10421 : 26. 23 Nov. katex 17. 23 Κον. 18. 23 Nov. 19. 23 Νον. 10. 23 Νοv. 1.1. 23 Nov. : MEXI”

“We are trying to get more info on COWALD from ENVY and will advise. DIR 84917 (ref DIR 8491 6- pa ra 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Hexi at Muavo Laredo on 2”

“es and transcrips since 27 Sept to locate all material pertinent to (para 9 above). Dispatch soonest by spec ial courie r, staffer i f necessary, full transcripts and orig inal tapes i f available all per tinent material. Are or iginal tapes availa ble? DIR 84888 - ODENVY says th”

“no CIA photo coverage of OSWALD at any time during his Mexico trip or stay in Mexico City. Moreov er , although it had made a cabled request on 15 October, the CIA's Mexico representative had no photo of OSWALD in his records, nor did he receive one from Headquarters 1963. : : wh”

“be released but kept under surveillance. Re Ref B. With MEXI 7933 Hqs has full transcripts all pe rt inent calls. Regret tapes for this period already erased. Station feeling that above is best answer obtainable to Ref B but will request reinterrogation DURAN if Hqs still desire”

“n tourist card 78643/6 1/6. Left Cal le Independen cia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info gi ven ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief calling Dallas for details. Request Hqs traces soonest. MEXI 7027- To facilitate expeditious Mexi rec”

“ober, but when some of these pictures were sent to the FBI in Dallas they proved to be someone other CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 24 MAY 1976 CONDUCTED ON EIMPDET CL-BY012208 RECORDEDY A 26-που 63 201-289248 Document Number 130-592 NW 65924 Docld:32341711 Page 3 ۱ بر A 1 -2- CIA HISTORI”

“pertinent calls. Regret ta pe s for this p eriod already erase d. Stati on feeling that abo ve is b est answer obtainable to Ref B but will request reinterrogation DURAN if Hqs still desires. i PAGE 14 of 13 COPY NO. SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32364630 Page 11 104-10127-10207 72. 25 ”

“pertinent calls. Regret tapes for this period already erased. Station feeling that above is best an swer obtainable to Ref B but will request reinterrogation DURAN if Hqs still desires. i PAGE 14 of 13 COPY NO. SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32364630 Page 11 104-10127-10207 72. 25 Nov. 7”

“Mexicana from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Indepe ndencia 17 as contact addr ess w/a irline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief calling Dallas for details. Request Hqs traces soonest. MEXI 7027 - To facilitate expeditio”

“m LIFIKES that om Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana f ro m Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 17 as contact address w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODENVY informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief calli”

“s para 6 above). Transcriber says OSWALD is the one talking in both cases and the one who called fro m Cuban Emb 28 Sept to Sovemb. MEXI 7026 Luis ECHEVERRIA asked COS for all info on fhu RODRIGUEZ Molina. He said he heard on radio RODRIGUEZ ploked up in connection assassination ”

“ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. i 1 MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nusvo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, cocupation photographer, residence New Orleans”

“ot appear in photographs of persons using Embassy gate. He admits visiting the Soviet Embassy 6 or 7 times; however, he has not been identified in photographic coverage of Soviet Embassy. [MEXI-7098 (IN 69127), 27 November 1963] SECRET NW 65924. Docld:32356691 Page 8 1. 27 Novemb”

“ARV EY OSWALD OR HIS AC TIVITIE S BUT WA S ABLE TO PROVIDE ITEMS OF INTEREST BASED ON COMMENTS OF CU RAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE DIRECCION SENERAL DE INTELIGENCIA, OF WHICH THE SOURCE HIMSELF WAS A STAFF OFFICER. THE INFORMATION APPEARING BELOW WAS FURNISHED THE SO”

“os OSWALD an d Stati on ph otos unident ified man appropriately cropped for hotel in vesti ga- tion. Also checking HIDELL by name with border posts and other GOM files. i .! ! 1 MEXI 7054 Refs: A. MEXI 7046 (para 59 above) and B. DIR 84920 (para 67 above) Additions or amendments ”

“rents not spread to leftist. de are trying to get more info on OSWALD from ODENVY and will advise. D IR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. i 1 MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWA”

“lance. Re Ref B. With MEXI 7933 Hqs has full transcripts all pertinent calls. Regret tapes fo r this period already erased. Station feeling that above is best answer obtainable to Ref B but will request reinterrogation DURAN if Hqs still desires. i PAGE 14 of 13 COPY NO. SECRET N”

“one talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban Emb 28 Sept to Sovemb. MEXI 7026 L ui s ECHEVERRIA asked COS for all info on fnu RODRIGUEZ Molina. He said he heard on radio RODRIGUEZ picked up in connection assassination and he is Mexican. Only trace here is 30 Jan 61”

“fo is cabled to us, and fact of her arrest and statements not spread to leftist. We are trying to ge t mo re info on OSWALD from ODENVY and will advise. : DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above) fully informed on developments ref. Assume you are keeping Legal : ! MEXI 7040 - U.”

“e General to request visa to transit Cuba because he was going to its go to Moscow via Habana. Consu l Eusebio AZCUE told OSWALD that he would have to consult his government, that the paper work required 10 to 12 days. OSWALD, because of his irritable character, became annoyed wi”

“m three to four months. OSWALD again be again became annoyed as he had the day before in th e Cu ba n Embassy and left the office very mad. OSWALD returned to Texas on 3 Oct via the border of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. Investigations so far do not indicate that OSWALD Interviewed high”

“terents not spread to lefti st. de are t rying to ge t mor e info on OSWALD from ODEN VY and will ad vise. DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. i 1 MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassado”

“casion on that visit in which OSWALD was recorded as identifying himself (partially) by true name. : 8. At no time during his stay in Mexico City did the CIA acquire a photo of OSWALD. A careful review of all coverage was conducted on 22 and 23 November 1963 after the assassinati”

“s OSWALD is the one talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban Emb 28 Sept to Sovemb. 1 MEXI 7026 Luis ECHEVERRIA asked COS for all info on fou RODRIGUEZ Molina. He said he heard on radio RODRIGUEZ picked up in connection assassination and he is Mexican. Only trace h”

“to him soo n. Signed by COS. MEXI 7 034 - Compl ete recheck photos all visitors to Cuba n Emb A ug t hru first half Nov against good press photos shows_no_ evidence OSWALD visit. Similar blank against all Sovemb photos from 1 Sept. Note only visit we know he made was Cuban Emb 28”