“I. (L) Interview of ERNESTO HERNANDEZ, co-driver of Flecha Roja (Red Arrow) Bus No. 516 from Nuevo L aredo to Mexico City on September 26 to 27, 1963 OSWALD IN MEXICO CITY 29 30 (A) "New York Times" Newspaper Account 30 (B) OSWALD's Visits to Cuban and Soviet Diplomatic Establish”
“dations of LEE HARVEY OSWALD in Mexico City 4 6 1. O SWALD's Registration at Hotel 47 2. Exa minatio n of Handwriting on Hotel Register by FBI Laboratory 47 3. Identities of Persons at Hotel During Same Period as OSWALD 48 4. Interview of Manager and Other Personnel at Hotel 53 5”
“Lee Ha rvey OSWALD, Soviet Activ ities in Mexico City, 18 - 27 November 1963 24 November 1963. DIR- 85182 (WH/3/Mexico) * * * * W.H. (*) 4-16 * * * Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. On 23 November, Richard Thomas GIBSON, an American living in Swit- zerland, who was acqu ain te d with O”
“morning of 27 September 1963 to the morning of 2 October 1963, at least one set of phot og raphs of the unidentified man originated during OSWALD's stay there. It is important, therefore, to an understanding of the acquisition and handling of the photographs by the CIA's Mexico r”
“a of the Hotel Francis after which they drove up and down a few streets ALVARADO told them again wha t he had observed in the Cuban Consulate and they gave him 100 pesos and told him they woudl call him at the number 41-07-31, which is the telephone number of the place where ALVA”
“ed Arrow) Bus No. 516 from Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City on trip for September 26 and 27, 1963 28 III. (L) Interview of ERNESTO HERNANDEZ, co-driver of Flecha Roja (Red Arrow) Bus No. 516 from Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City on September 26 to 27, 1963 OSWALD IN MEXICO CITY 29 30 (A) "”
“4 DocId:32106382 Page 2 Ampez 429-149 260 2901aeg Document Number FIA Review of MAY 1976 than OSWALD Mexico Station has, to date, found no pictures of OSWALD entering the Soviet or Cuban Embassy. 3. The search did reveal more lata from technical operations, however. This informat”
“later in front of the Juarez monument. ALVARADO (Blind memorandum, dated 25 November 1963; Memorand um to Clark ANDERSON, Legal Attache, dated 29 November 1963; And HMMA-22561 5 December 1963, and CSCI-3/779,136, 13 December 1963.] 26 November 1963 Station officer and local secur”
“Personnel at Transportes del Norte Terminal, Mexico City 69 (G) Interviews of Personnel at Transpor tes del Norte Bus Terminal Restaurant, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 71 (H) Inquiry at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Main Offices of Transportes del Norte 71 (I) Bus Passenger ANASTASIO RUIZ MEZA ”
“I This document contains neithe r recom mendations nor conclusions of the FDI. It is the property of the FEI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, SECRET Group I Excluded from Automatic Downgrading and Declassification CS”
“d (3) originated with the FBI. (5) Reference and possible identification being dissemina ted to Head quarters of FBI, State, Navy, and I&NS. Please keep Headquarters advised on any further contacts or positive identification of OSWALD. [DIR-74830, 10 October 1963] Headquarters fe”
“the White House. (OSWALD's repo rted presenc e in Mexico City on 18 September 1963.) N W 65924 Docl d:32347960 Page 4 * * W.H. NW 65924 Docld:32347960 Page 5 Description of Document and Subject F.B.I. STATE NAVY S.S. Other Warren Coms'n 2 7 November 1 963 CSCI-3/778,881 (WH/3/Mex”
“nterrey, Nuevo Leon 71 (H) Inquiry at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Main Offices of Transportes del Norte 71 (I) Bus Passenger ANASTASIO RUIZ MEZA Identified Photographs of LEE HARVEY OSWALD (J) Interview of Transportes del Norte Passenger JOSE BARRIGA BERNAL (K) List Obtained of Departu”
“White House. (OSWALD's reported presence in Mexico City on 18 September 1 963.) NW 65 924 Docld:3234 7960 Page 4 * * W.H. NW 65924 Docld:32347960 Page 5 Description of Document and Subject F.B .I. STATE NAVY S.S. Oth er Warren Co ms'n 27 Novembe r 1963 CS CI-3/778,881 (WH/3/Mexic”
“ll were made Mexico City during a stay from 8-13 April 1964. available promptly to the FBI. : In the 13. At about mid-day on 1 October, the camera registered the entry into an Embassy of a white-shirted individual. opinion of CIA's Mexico representative, among all the persons pho”
“ject-General: Dobriefings ORGANG-1 Specific: OSHALD CASE REJOGI Roacticing TOON Konindy as sasinateo ng 7 THE SCURCE DOES NOT HAVE DIEM KOMANCE OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD OR HIS ACTIVITIES BUT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ITEMS OF INTEREST BASED ON COMMENTS OF CURAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS ASSIGN”
“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”
“61 Page 9 6 SECRET 4 104-10196-10000 SECRET Lee Harvey OSWALD - CIA Coverage of His Mexico City Stay 14. One additional element of background must be stipulated now as the final precondition to understanding the relevance (or irrelevance) of the photo of the unknown individual pl”
“N with WILLENS on this visit & Langley in 201-289245 C001878 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65990 Doc ld:32389862 Page 9 PAGE 5 COPY NO. of 212 SECRET REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED 5 HAY 1964 S ubject-General: Dobriefings ORGANG-1 Specific: OSHALD CA SE REJOG I Roacti cin g TO ON Konind”
“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”
“the quick clarification of the case, blanking out the really ominous spectre of foreign backing. 3. We regret that we have been able to send you so little information in return, but we have not been given much yet. We do know that Lee OSWALD denied he had ever been to Mexico exce”
“vember 1963; And HMMA-22561 5 December 1963, and CSCI-3/779,136, 13 December 1963.] 26 November 1963 Station officer and local security officer are inter- viewing a Nicaraguan who claims that on 18 September he saw Lee OSWALD received six thousand five hundred dollars during a me”
“ries in Neighborhood of Hotel del Comercio 58 NW 65990 Docld:32403819. Page 5 - B SECRET SECRET Page 7. Interviews of Guests at Hotel del Comercio 58 8. Reputation of Hotel del Comercio 59 IV. OSWALD'S DEPARTURE FROM MEXICO 59 (A) Interview of HERBERT ROBERT VOORHEES, Passenger o”
“6 - para 27 above) - On 28 Sept 63 LIENVOY reported fol: "Entrada MF.......(same as para 4 above) ". On 1 Oct 63 at 1045 hrs man called Sovemb and said "Hello this is Lee OSWALD speaking........(same as para 6 above)". )". Transcriber says OSWALD is the one talking in both cases ”
“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”
“l: "Entrada MF.......(same as para 4 above)". On 1 Ost 63 at 1045 hrs man called Sovemb an d s aid " Hello this is Lee OSWALD speaking........(same as para 6 above). Transcriber says OSWALD is the one talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban Emb 28 Sept to Sovemb. ”
“sy. MEXI 7025- ( Re: D IR 84886 - para 27 above) - On 2 8 Sept 63 LIENVOY reported fol: " En trada M P.......(same as para 4 above)". On 1 Oct 63 at 1045 hrs ran called Sovemb and said "Hello this is Lee OSWALD speaking........(same as para 6 above)". Transcriber says OSWALD is t”
“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”
“HIBITED 5 HAY 1964 Subject-General: Dobriefings ORGANG-1 Specific: OSHALD CASE REJOGI Roacticing TOO N Konindy assasinateong 7 THE SCURCE DOES NOT HAVE DIEM KOMANCE OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD OR HIS ACTIVITIES BUT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ITEMS OF INTEREST BASED ON COMMENTS OF CURAN INTELLI”
“concesion de la visa, pero condicionandola a que previamente ton 35010 20 - 00 ,087 0b franco Ka: o7s of tOQ 1i obtuyiera la Rusa, aunque no recuerda si OSWALD con poste-- -812 i enud -/ • a ad • isb ed Lent* Ke ted zito sl 91 00 1 1 . rioridad llamo no a la declarante al Telefo”
“555. cor M A Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy 5-15-92 IN THIS DOCUMENT EXCEPT 9803 KDD/152 R. BRACIU's in Declassify OR OR PER UA ON TP'S 244 (K24/10/97) KSR 5-8-92 #6454 LEE HARVEY OSWALD, IS REMYCAB NOVEMBER 30 LAST. WINSTO”
“ove) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. 1 ! : MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consula te Nuev o Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence New Orleans, destination Mexico Cit”
“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:”
“touch with Sov emb. Silviais Mexic an citizen, lives at Ba hia de Morlaco #74; mother lives at Ebro #12; brother at Herodoto #14; she drives Consul car, plates 8-92-77: phone is 45-06-96; works at Cuban Embassy. MEXI 7025 (Ref DIR 84886-para 27 above) - On 28 Sept 63 LIENVOY repo”
“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”
“o vem ber 1963 CSCI-3/778,881 (WH/3/Mexico ) Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD, So viet Activities in Mexic o Ci ty, 18 - 27 Novem ber 1963 24 Novem ber 1963. DIR-85182 (WH/3/Mexico) * * * * W.H. (*) 4-16 * * * Subject: Lee Harvey OSWALD. On 23 November, Richard Thomas GIBSON, an Americ”
“ts not sp read to leftist. We are tryin g to ge t more in fo on O SWALD from ODENVY and will advise. - : DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. 1 : : MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: ”
“t spread to leftist. We are trying to g et more info on OSWALD from ODENVY and will a dvis e. 52. 23 Nov. Χ53. 23 Nov. 54. 23 Νοv. 55. 23 Νον. SECRET ! : : DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 - para 51 above). Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. ! MEXI 7040 - U.”
“- : DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916 para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developm ents ref. 1 : : MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residen”
“917 (re f DIR 81916 - para 51 abov e) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on develop ments r ef. 1 ! : MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence Ne”
“photos OSWALD to Has on next flight. Call. 10EN 4 1 on arrival. 1 Ta NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page 6 24. 23 Nov. 25. 23 Νοv. 26. 23 Nov. 27. 23 Nov. X.28. 23 Nov. 28. 23 Νοv. 29. 23 Nov. DIR 84822 1 - No need send staffer with photos. We have asked Navy for photos again, in, but M”
“is called to us, and fact of her arrest and staterents not spread to leftist. We are tr yi ng t o ge t more info on COWALD from ENVY and will advise. DIR 84917 (ref DIR 84916- para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully informed on developments ref. MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consula”
“n, copies of the photo- graph were made available by CIA's Mexico representative on the afternoon of 22 November to the local FBI rep res entative. Later t ha t day, a ssertedly on the decision of the Ambassador, copies were conveyed by an FBI representative on a special U. S. Na”
“he * * * Soviet Embassy in Mexico City ..." 24 Octob er 1963 DIR-779 78 (WH/3/Mexico ) Request for t wo copies of most recent photograph of Lee Harvey OSWALD. * 23 November 1963 DIR-84915 (WH/3) Information relating to telephone call on 28 Septem- ber 1963 to Soviet Embassy in Me”
“bove) fully informed on developments ref. Assume you are ke eping Legal : ! MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consula te Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept., said age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence New Orleans destination Mexico City,”
“onsulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Ambassador: OSWALD entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept. , s ai d age 23 years, occupation photographer, residence New Orleans destination Mexico City, Mexican tourist card #24085. Same source Mexi Immigration Records) state he left by auto on”
“e. T MEXI 7019 Mexi Station has photos same unidentified American type who is possibly OSWALD enteri ng Cuban Embassy on 15 Oct. Searching for possibility photo-documented entry Cuban Emb other days. Also attempting establish OSWALD entry and departure Mexi. MEXI 7020 Persons fle”
“ve) - On 28 Sept 63 LIENVOY reported fol: "Entrada MF.......(same as para 4 above)". On 1 Oct 63 a t 1045 hrs man called Sovemb and said "Hello this is Lee OSWALD speaking........(same as para 6 above)". Transcriber says OSWALD is the one talking in both cases and the one who cal”
“e plans to move tonight to the doctor's (female) house! ! i i MEXI 7019 Mexi Station has photos same un id entified American type who is po ssibly OSWALD entering Cub an Embassy on 15 O ot. Searching for possibil ity photo-doc umented entry C uba n Emb oth er days. Also attemptin”
“onight to the doctor's (female) house. LIENVOY LIENVOY 2 why wn , n or will they have the party left not : MEXI 7019 Mexi Station has photos sams unidentified American type who is possibly OSWALD entering Cuban Embassy on 15 Oot. Searching for possibility photo-documented entry C”