“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”
“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”
“*<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”
“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”
“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 ”
“at the West German Em bass y in Moscow. She listed her final destination as U.S.A. Comment: Th is c onfirms information from the U.S . Embassy in Moscow to t he effect that the OSWALD family traveled from Mes- cow to Rotterdam by rail around 3 June 1962. He lmstedt and B entheim ”
“d left the office slamming the door. On 28 Sept OSWALD went to the Consul General of the Sov Union t o request a visa for Russia. He said i n helping hi s cas e, t hat his wife was a Sov c itizen; t hat he was a mil itan t Communis t and had lived three yrs in Russia. OSWALD told”
“there. He ordered that all records in Minsk pertaining to OSWALD’s stay there, as well as an explanation of the meaning of the statement about influencing OSWALD, be flown immediately to Moscow by military aircraft. NOSENKO personally read the explanation from Minsk concernin”
“ination as U.S.A. Comment: This confirms information from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to the effect t hat the OSWALD family traveled from Mes- cow to Rotterdam by rail around 3 June 1962. Helm stedt and Bentheim are on the main rail route from Russ ia to Rotter dam . While Lee OSW”
“fficer undertook to pay for all the tele- grams; he said the whole scheme was ba sed on 'orders from Moscow'- "2. Note: To check on this story and to detect similar activity from other areas, this Agency would appreciate receiving data on any such tele- grams which have been rece”
“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”
“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”
“d at the West German E mbas sy i n Moscow. She listed her final destination as U.S.A. Comment: T his confirms information from the U .S. Embassy in Moscow to the eff ect that the OS WALD f amily traveled fro m Mes- cow to Rotterdam by rail around 3 June 1962. Hel mstedt and Be nt”
“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”
“3. [Atta chments: OUT Me ssage No. 74673, dated 10 October 1963. OU T Message No. 77978, dated 23 Oc tober 1963.] DDP 4155 DDP 4-1576 Note from DDP to J. Lee RANKIN. Attachment: Five copies of "Rumors about Lee Harvey OSWALD". 21 March 1968 25 March 1964 * * * * * * Description o”
“t German visa 694/62 issued at the West German Embassy in Moscow. She listed her final destinat io n as U.S.A. Comment: This confirms information from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to the effect that the OSWALD family traveled from Mes- cow to Rotterdam by rail around 3 June 1962. H”
“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”
“in a separate memorandum. "3. Mr. RANKIN's staff showed us a detailed memorandum t hey 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 fo”
“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”
“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”
“data on any such tele- grams which have been received." 6 December 1963 D IR 87520 Subject: Lee Harv ey OSWALD. "Reference is mad e to our OUT Telegram no. 86702 of 4 December 1963 which gave information on the travel of Marina OSWALD (and presumably also Lee Harvey OSWALD and th”
“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.”
“•5 teoh 4 XHBtMMft. mnlinount 2 ***** * T. 1/* PS !J 1yr A u te ra tk id th .. 46 ^^ NY 2th Er kdg #: too a OST ■th . y „shiob (5s, AP, the tish o r e te a b r o tiu a .s ..- d m - ite m m war 1 * OSWALD attempted to renounce his U.S citizen”
“e organizations at the time, the Naval and the Ground Force military type. LEE OSWALD IN RUSSIA This (e) On 23 February 1964, as SUBJECT approached the table for the evening meal, he noted that the Time magazine lying on the coffee table in the living room had a picture of Marie ”
“by the book" and in good time, there were a number of errors in this advisory to the departments whi ch, on the record, were concerne d w ith the OSWALD case: a. OSWALD's middle name wa s given incorrectly as "Henry" for Harvey. The reason for this mistake is sim- plicity itself.”
“4 Letter to Mr. Richard HE LMS, Deputy Directo r for Plans, dated 31 January 1964, from J. Lee RANKI N, General Counsel: "Thank you for your memorandum of January 25, 1 96 4, transmitting a de tailed chronology of Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in the Soviet Union and the alphabetical ”
“? "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”
“chard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 31 January 1964, fro m J. Lee RANKIN , General Counsel : "Thank you for your memorandum of January 25, 1964, transmitting a detailed chronology of Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in the Sovi et Union and the alphabet ical list of persons in ”
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“igence organizations at the time, the Naval and the Ground Force military type. LEE OSWALD IN RUSSIA (e) On 23 February 1964, as SUBJECT approached the table for the evening meal, he noted that the Time magazine lying on the coffee table in the living room had a picture of Marie ”
“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”
“ny such tele- grams which have been received." 6 December 1963 DIR 87520 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. "Reference is made to our OUT Telegram no. 86702 of 4 December 1963 which gave information on the travel of Marina OSWALD (and presumably also Lee Harvey OSWALD and their daughter”
“ny such tele- grams which have been received." 6 December 1963 DIR 87520 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. "Reference is made to our OUT Telegram no. 86702 of 4 December 1963 which gave information on the travel of Marina OSWALD (and presumably also Lee Harvey OSWALD and their daughter”
“Helm stedt on 3 June and entering Holland by rail at the Ben theim crossin g point. She had West Ger man visa 694/62 issued at the West German Embassy in Moscow. She listed her final destination as U.S.A. Comment: This confirms information from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to the e”
“ny such tele- grams which have been received." 6 December 1963 DIR 87520 Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. "Reference is made to our OUT Telegram no. 86702 of 4 December 1963 which gave information on the travel of Marina OSWALD (and presumably also Lee Harvey OSWALD and their daughter”
“gations Regarding Intelligence Training School in Minsk, USSR. [FOIA No. 726-314 ΧΑ ΑΖ-17620] 12. Me morandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 31 March 19 64; Subject: Repor ts on Activities and Travel of Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina Nikolevna OSWALD. [FOIA No. 627-821] 13. DIR-92725, 6 ”
“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”
“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”
“WALD and Marina OSWAL D, Docu me ntary R ecord of Contacts with the United States Department of Stat e and the Immigration. and Naturalization Service. "2. Copies of le tt ers written by Lee Harvey OSWALD to his mother, Marguerite OSWALD, when he was living in the Soviet Union. "”
“13-00000 . *7 . 1. Paragraph 6,of our memorandum of 6 April 1964 was a - 55-H response to question-f3 of your memorandum of 12 March 1964entitled: i . Questions Posed by State Department Files. That question read as follower "At the time that L. M. OSWALD and M. OS WAL”
“620] 12. Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 31 March 1964; Subject: Reports on Activities and Trave l of Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina Nikolevna OSWALD. [FOIA No. 627-821] 13. DIR-92725, 6 January 1964 [FOIA No. 456-771] 14. Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 6 March 1964; Subej”
“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”
“d memorandum they had prepared based on all of the informati on 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”
“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”
“ile Lee OSWALD himself and their infant daughter are not recorded in German records th is probably b ecause little attention is paid to U.S. citizens and to infants in keep- ing travel records." FBI, State, White House, Secret Service [Warren Commission] NW 65990 Docld:32396775 P”
“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”
“um. "3. Mr. RANKIN's staff showed us a detailed memo randum they ha d prepared base d o n 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 OSWAL”
“rding information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, and any other material s not already furn ished 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”
“y Saturday, the 29th) r evi ewing proof s. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED . cgative. Calenduτι έ a eve f or nual Fushing on demedling , wordine nesvading ito. Sinredd A. STERN with WILLENS on this visit & Langley in 201-289245 C001878 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65990 Docld:32389862 ”
“ed "Lee Harvey OSWALD and Marina OSWALD, Documen tary Record o f C ontact s with the United States D epartment of State and the Immigration. and Naturalization Service. "2. Copies of letters written by Lee Harvey OSWALD to his mother, Marguerite OSWALD, when he was living in the ”