“*<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”
“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”
“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”
“ootnote for that statement; it may refer only to the presence of the FBI report on the FPCC in Or al d's CIA file, but that should be checked. : NW 65990 Docld:32374478 Page 5 1 04-10196-10027 1 3. -5- COMPUTER IZED FILE ENTRIE S FOR OSWALD AN D O”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“second paragr aph og our l etter of February 12, 164, with all indications o f your cinfidential co mmunications tech- niques and confidential sources deleted. You will also afford members of our staff working in this area an opportunity to review the actual files so that they ma”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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.”
“? "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”
“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”
“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”
“USSR and that the cable specified that OSWALD had dealt with Soviet Foreign Ministry personnel only. NW 65990 Docld:32375095 Page 7 306 Top Secret TS No. 197124 Copy に ! 1 104-10209-10012 : Top Secret (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT January 1962-January 1964) 고 C 1 ง Post-Assassination Revie”
“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”
“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”
“arture, the KGB had no personal contact with him and had not attempted to utilize him in any manner. 1 NW 65990 Docld:32397033 Page 9 307 Top Secret TS No. 197124 Copy. 7 ( C Top Secret January 1962-January 1964) (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT : OSWALD never received any KGB training or KGB”
“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.”
“n and wasn't normal." OSWALD was never questioned on his past nor asked to write an auto- biography. NW 65990 Docld:32397033 Page 6 304 TS No. 197124 Top Secret Copy SPEC A Ανώτα C C Top Secret (SEVENTH DEPARTMENT - January 1962-January 1964)”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“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. ”
“g information on OSWALD'S ac- tivities in Mexico City, a nd any other mate rials not already furn is hed 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 w”
“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 ”
“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”
“USSR and that the cable specified that OSWALD had dealt with Soviet Foreign Ministry personnel only. NW 65990 Docld:32397033 Page 8 306 Top Secret TS No. 197124 Copy C Top Secret C ----(SEVENTH DEPARTMENT January 1962-January 1964) 1 Post-Assassination Review of KGB File”
“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”
“'S stay in the Soviet Union as reported by the FBI, based on their interview of the defector, Y uriy Ivanovich NOSENKO. This discussion is reported in a separate memorandum. "3. Mr. RANKIN's staff showed us a detailed memorandum they had prepared based on all of the information a”
“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”
“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”
“15) Were there any efforts made to develop an OSWALD/Cuban connection? (16) What form did they take? (17) What exchanges were there with the FBI on this subject? (18) What action developed from these exchanges? (19) What records are there on these exchanges and where are they? NW”
“conven- ient to have them visit your Agency to review the files involved." NW 65924 Docld:323570 59 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 conference held in my office”
“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”