“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”
“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”
“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”
“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.”
“with which he would not have been familia r. "6. Mr. WILLEMS noted that Mrs . OSWALD had introduced a statement to the effect t hat she sus pected her s on to be a CIA agent. "7. A considerable part of the meeting from this point forward consisted of a review by Mr. RANKIN and hi”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“his desire to return to the United States had the appearance of being dictated sinc e 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 introduced a statement to the e”
“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”
“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”
“ad introduced a statement to the effect that she sus pected her son to be a CIA agent. "7. A conside rable part of the meeting from this point forward consisted of a review by Mr. RANKIN and his staff of the gaps in their investi- gation to date. "8. In connection with the Mexica”
“irely on his own; however, none of there rumors and allegations stood up under int ensive investigat ion. Moreover each rumor or allegation was treated as a separate and unrelated case the only common denominator being OSWALD. There appears to have been no suspicion on the part o”
“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”
“es, particular... protection measures, and any other aspect which ap- pears relevant?" 16 March 1964 Letter to Mr. Richard HELMS, Deputy Director for Plans, dated 16 March 1964, from J. Lee RANKIN, General Counsel. "I would like to confirm our understanding of the arrangements ag”
“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”
“*<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”
“ntering Cuban Embassy on 15 October 1963. (To Commis sion un der cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555 , dat ed 24 M arch 1964.) "c. MEXI-7020 (IN-66891) dated 23 November 1963 which forwarded names of three persons possibly identical with OSWALD who flew from Mexico to U. S. in November”
“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”
“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.”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“ON Date: 03/ 08/05 AG ENCY ORIGINATOR: FROM : CIA TO : T ITLE : INSPECTOR GEN ERAL MR. COLBY FORM: T RANSMITTAL SLIP: ATTACHED IS THE UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT ON OSWALD/ALSO RESPONSES TO PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON ALLEGATIONS REGARDING OSWALD 09/02/1975 DATE : PAGES : 38 SUBJECTS :”
“IR-92725, 6 January 1964 [FOIA No. 456-771] 14. Memorandum for J. Lee RANKIN, dated 6 March 1964; Su be jct: Jaf Bation in SA Possession Regarding Lee Harvey EDUCTION B ADDHO Novender 22 , 19 63. [FOIA 590-252 15. Note fr om HELMS LDDOUNDTEd 6 March 1 964 PROHIBITED 16. Memorandu”
“and 5 SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 6 SECRET grow until there has been a full disclosure by th ese governments of all elements of OSWALD's handling and stay in the Soviet Union The and his contacts in Mexico City. Warren Commission report should have left a wider "window" f”
“NFORMATION Date: 03/08/05 AGENCY ORIGINATOR: FROM : CIA TO : TITLE : INSPECTOR GENERAL MR . COLBY FO RM: TRANSMITTAL SLIP: ATTACHED IS THE UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT ON OSWALD/ALSO RESPONSES TO PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON ALLEGATIONS REGARDING OSWALD 09/02/1975 DATE : PAGES : 38 SUBJE”
“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”
“ember 1963 re photos of unidentified American entering Cuban Embassy on 15 October 1 963. (To Com mi ssion under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "c. MEXI-7020 (IN-66891) dated 23 November 1963 which forwarded names of three persons possibly identical with OSW”
“noted that Mrs. OSWALD had introduced a statement to the effect that 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 investi- gation to date. "8. In con”
“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”
“lew from Mexico to U. S. in November 1963. (To Commission under cover of DDP memo, No. 4-1555, dated 24 March 1964.) "d. MEXI-7021 (IN-66896) dated 23 November 1963 indicating that FBI agent hand- carrying photos of person suspected of being OSWALD to Dallas for mailing to D. C. ”
“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”
“No. 697-294] 24. Note dated 10 April 1964 listing material from P-85 93 shown to W arren Comm issio n. [FOIA No. 653-828] 25. Brief for Presentation to President's C om mission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, 14 May 1964. [ΧΑΑΖ-27212 - FOIA No. 695-302A] 26. Memorandum”
“at he would have to consult his government, that the paper work req uired 1 0 to 12 days. OSWA LD, b ecause of his irritable character , became annoyed w ith AZ CUE and le ft th e office s lamming the door. On 28 Sept OSWALD went to the Consul General of the Sov Union to request ”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“Mr. RANKIN's staff showed us a detailed memorandum they had prepared based on all of the informa ti 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 posses”
“the FBI on 23 December 1964. (201-322247). 6/ CSCI-316/02545-64 dated 23 December 1964 (201-322247). FBI memorandum dated 31 December 1964 DBA-9434, Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD responding to CSCI-316/02545-64 (201-322247). NW 65990 Dóćld:32377692 Page 3 ! :”
“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”
“y been forwarded to the Commission. In the co urse of the discussion, he viewed the foll owi ng spec ific items of original Agency docu- mentation: "a. DIR-74673 dated 18 October 1963 to State, FBI, and Navy reporting contact with Soviet Embassy, Mexico, by American, Lee OSWALD. ”
“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”