1 See Warren Report, pp. 299-304, 733-736. In support of its account of Oswald's contacts with the Soviet and Cuban diplomatic missions, the Warren Commission published the following as exhibits:

1) A note from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Swiss Ambassador in Cuba. (Commission Exhibit 2445.)

2) Lee Harvey Oswald visa application and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba's letter denying the visa. (Commission Exhibit 2564.)

3) Letterhead Memorandum to J. Lee Rankin from Richard Helms re: "Technical Examination of Photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald's Application for a Cuban Visa." (Commission Exhibit 3127.)

4) The pages of Lee Harvey Oswald's notebook with the telephone numbers of the Cuban Consulate, the Soviet Consulate and the Soviet Military Attaché's office. (Commission Exhibit 2121.)

5) A letter dated 11/9/63 from Lee Harvey Oswald to the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. (Commission Exhibit 15.)

6) A letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the Warren Commission listing the contents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's file holding on Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination. (Commission Exhibit 834. - This document listed a Central Intelligence Agency "release" dated 10/9/63 that reported Oswald's contact with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City.)

7) A memorandum dated 5/14/64 to the United States Embassy in Mexico City from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Mexico. (Commission Exhibit 2120.)

8) A memorandum dated 6/9/64 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Mexico to the United States Embassy in Mexico City. (Commission Exhibit 2123.)

9) A letterhead memorandum to J. Lee Rankin from Richard Helms re: "Hours of Work at the Cuban and Soviet Consulates." (Commission Exhibit 2568.)

[2] Warren Commission Report, p. 305

[3] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, undated, pp. 1-2; David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 123; HSCA Outside Contact Treport, David A. Phillips, 5/11/78, JFK Document No. 008321; [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 2; [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 2

[4] [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 4

[5] See JFK Exhibit F-438, reprinted at page [blank].

[6] Ibid.

[7] Ibid.

[8] Ibid.

[9] Ibid.; see also Section II, A, 3, below.

[10] See JFK F-438 and Section II, A, 3 below. A pulse camera is a camera equipped with a device that automatically triggers the shutter of the camera thereby exposing the film.

[11] [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 3 [was 4]

[12] Undated Draft of 1977 CIA Staff Report, Tab F, "Mexico Station Coverage of Soviet and Cuban Embassies (1963)," p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Tab F Draft.

[13] David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. (1?)23; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 44.

[14] Ibid.

[15] Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 123; [stricken: Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, p. 43.]

[16] Outside Contact Report, David A. Phillips, 5/11/78, JFK Document No. 008321.

[17] [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 2.

[18] Ibid.

[19] Ibid.

[20] Ibid., p. 3.

[21] Ibid.

[22] Ibid.

[23] Ibid., p. 4. CF: Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, pp. 107-108 and Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 45-46 in which [redacted] is said to have printed the contact sheets.

[24] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, undated, pp. 1-2.

[25] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63.

[26] Ibid., para. 5, c. There were two common means of communication between the CIA Mexico City Station and CIA Headquarters: cables and dispatches. A dispatch from Mexico City to Headquarters always has the letter prefix "HMMA." A dispatch from Headquarters to Mexico City always has the letter prefix "HMMW." A cable from Mexico City to Headquarters always has the letter prefix "MEXI." A cable from Headquarters always has the letter prefix "DIR."

[27] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[28] Ibid.

[29] See JFK Exhibit F-438.

[30] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[31] Ibid. There is general agreement that [ ] was the case officer for this operation. The only person who takes exception to that characterization of [

]s role in the project is [ ] (See: Phillips Testimony , 11/27/76, pp. 107-108; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 45-46; [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 6. But see: Deposition of [ ] 5/16/78, p. 34.)

[32] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5,c.

[33] Ibid.

[34] Ibid.

[35] Ibid. The Committee declines to assume that there had been no production by the by the time of this dispatch in October. The handling of the production, i.e., when it was picked up and taken to the Station, when it was developed, etc., is not known. But as the following analysis will show, there is a strong likelihood that the pulse camera was operating in late September and early October 1963.

[36] HMMA 22433, 11/7/63.

[37] Ibid.

[38] Ibid., para. 1.

[39] Ibid., para. 2.

[40] Ibid., para. 3

[41] Ibid., attachment B.

[42] Ibid., para. 3.

[43] Ibid.

[44] Ibid., Attachment C.

[45] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[46] HMMA 22433, 11/7/63, para. 3.

[47] Ibid.

[48] Ibid.

[49] Ibid., para. 4.

[50] MEXI 9440, 6/19/64.

[51] Ibid.

[52] Ibid.

[53] Ibid.

[54] HSCA Classified notes of discussion with CIA employee, 7/20/78.

[55] Ibid.

[56] HMMA 22726, 1/16/64, CIA #4098.

[57] Ibid., para. 5, g.

[58] HMMA 26414, 6/22/65.

[59] Ibid., para. 1.

[60] Ibid., para. 3.

[61] HSCA Classified Notes of discussion with CIA employee, 7/27/78. The cryptonym was changed on 8 July 1964. (HMMW 12725, 7/8/64.)

[62] Letter from Blakey to BrekInridge, 7/21/78.

[63] See Sections III, A, 5 and 6 below.

[64] JFK Classified Document #142.

[65] Ibid.

[66] JFK Classified Document #146.

[67] Ibid.

[68] Ibid.

[69] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[70] HMMA 22433, 11/7/63.

[71] Ibid., para. 3.

[72] Ibid.

[73] Ibid.

[74] Ibid., and para. 4

[75] HMMA 22726, 1/16/64, para. 5, g.

[76] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[77] HMMA 22433, 11/7/63, para. 3.

[78] This assumption is considered reasonable in light of the desire of the Mexico City Station to establish coverage of the newly reopened Consulate entrance. See HMMA 22307, 10/18/63.

79 HMMA 26414, 6/22/65, para. 3.

80 See MEXI 9440, 6/19/64; HMMA 26414, 6/22/65, para. 5.

81 [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 4.

82 1966 [ ] Project Renewal Request, 1/1/66. [ ] was the CIA cryptonym for photographic surveillance operations aimed at the Cuban diplomatic compound.

83 Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 43-44.

[84] HSCA Outside Contact Report, David A. Phillips, 5/11/78, JFK Document No. 008321.

[85] MEXI 9332, 6/6/64

[86] See discussion of this memo in Section II, B, below.

[87] [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 2.

[88] Ibid., p. 4.

[89] Ibid.

[90] HMMA 26414, 6/22/65, para. 5.

[91] See pages 24-27, above.

[92] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, undated, pp. 1-2.

[93] Ibid.

94 Ibid.

[95] Ibid.

[96] Ibid.

[97] Ibid.

[98] Ibid.

[99] Ibid.

[100] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 47.

[101] [ ] Testimony, 5/16/78, p. 35; HMMA 26006, 4/30/65, para. 8.

[102] Ibid.; HMMW 13645, 5/13/65; HMMA 26160, 5/21/65, paras. 1 and 2.

[103] See MEXI 9440 and HMMA 26414

[104] JFK Classified Document #142.

[105] Notes made by A. Goodpasture for John Leader, IG Staff, re: "Background on Mexico Station Support Assets (Coverage of Soviet and Cuban Embassies)", 2/10/77, p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Goodpasture Notes. See also: Tab f Draft, p. 1; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 15.

[106] Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA 15979, 11/18/60; Memorandum from Chief DDP/PG to Chief of Operations/DDP, 2/3/61.

[107] HMMA-23343, 4/30/64, para. 2. It is possible that the Saturday coverage was more extensive in 1963 during Oswald's visit. See the following discussion of Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA-15979, 11/18/60; Review of Project [redacted] attachment to HMMA 17999, 10/31/61; Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA-20052, 10/18/62; Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA-22387, 10/25/63; and Section B. 4, following

[ ] is the CIA cryptonym referring to the overall photo-surveillance operation aimed at the Soviet diplomatic compound.

108 Sketch based on HMMA-4300, 3/12/56 with attachments; Goodpasture Notes, 2/10/77, p. 1; Tab F Draft, p. 1; HMMA-14793, 4/8/60, para. 3; Goodpasture Exhibit #1, 11/20/78.

[109] Goodpasture Notes, 2/10/77, p. 1; Tab F Draft, p. 1; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 15.

[110] Ibid.

[111] Ibid.

[112] Ibid. See Map above. Even though [ ] is referred to as the "primary" base because it was the first to be put into operation, the [ ] base produced the best photographs. (HMMA-14793, 4/8/60, para. 3)

[113] Tab F Draft, pp. 2 and 5; HSCA Executive Session Testimony of Ann Goodpasture, 4/13/78, p. 13; HSCA Staff Interview of [ ], 3/24/78, p. 3.

[114] Ibid. on all preceding; HSCA Staff Interview of [ ] and [ ] 3/20/78, p. 5; HSCA Deposition of

[ ] 4/28/78, pp. 18-19; Memorandum from Chief DDP/PG to Chief of Operations/DDP, 2/3/61.

[115] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 13.

[116] [ ] and [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 5.

[117] Tab F Draft, p. 5; parenthetical in original.

[118] Goodpasture Notes, p. 9.

[119] MEXI 9332, 5/6/64.

[120] Ibid.

[121] [ ] and [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 5.

[122] See also Section II, A, 3 above.

[123] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 23. Ms. Goodpasture stated that the case officer handling the project was

[ ] (Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 34.) [ ] could not remember with certainty the scope of the photographic coverage of the Soviet Embassy gate. [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, pp. 3-6.)

[124] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 28-29.

[125] See below for more detail.

[126] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78; Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 10/31/78; CIA File entitled "[ ] 17 July 63 (J 110) to 9 Dec. 1963 (J 163) from Archives-Job #70.209 Box #1 [ ] Production Material."

[127] Ibid.

[128] Goodpasture's Notes, p. 2; HSCA Staff Interview of

[ ] [ ] 3/24/78, p. 4; Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78; [blank] 31303, 2/7/67 with attached map; [blank, s.b. HMMA ] -23343, 4/30/64, para. 2.

[129] Goodpasture Notes, p. 2. See also map printed above at p. 32.

[130] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78; Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 10/31/78; CIA File entitled "[ ] 17 July 63 (J 110) to 9 Dec. 1963 (J 163) from Archives-Job #70.209 Box #1 [ ] Production Material."

131 See above chart.

[132] [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 4.

[133] Ibid.

[134] Ibid.

[135] Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA 15979, 11/18/6[?], Emphasis added. [ ] is a CIA cryptonym meaning "Soviet."

[136] Review of Project [ ] attachment to HMMA 17999, 10/31/6[?]

[137] See Review of Project [ ] attachments to HMMA 20052, 10/18/62 and HMMA 22387, 10/25/63.

[138] Memorandum from Chief of FI/OPS to Chief of Operations/DDP, 1/8/60.

[139] HMMA 14793, 4/8/60, para. 3.

[140] HMMA 23343, 4/30/64, para. 2. Emphasis added.

[141] Memorandum for the Record, 5/19/78 from Gabielson/Cornwell.

[142] Letter from Blakey to Breckinridge, 7/25/78. [redacted?

] See also JFK Classified Documents #'s 142 and 146.

[143] Memorandum entitled "Response to HSCA request of 25 July 1978," 8/20/78; HSCA Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 10/31/78, p. 1. CF. Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 47-51, Goodpasture Deposition, 11/20/78, pp. 50-51, where Ms. Goodpasture testified that although the logs and the contact prints from the [ ] base are missing, the negatives are on file at the CIA.

[144] Memorandum entitled "Response of HSCA request of 25 July 1978," 8/20/78; HSCA Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 10/31/78, p. 1.

[145] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 41. HMMA 23343, 4/30/64, para. 2. Win Scott was the Chief of Station in Mexico City in 1963. He was a demanding and "hard" boss. (Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 11.) He was also a stickler for detail and for recording information in a retrievable form. (Ibid.; Goodpasture Notes, p. 6; [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 6; Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, p. 30.)

[146] Log Film 144; [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 2.

[147] Log Film 144; Goodpasture Notes, p. 8; Tab F Draft, p. 5; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 41.

[148] Ibid.

[149] Goodpasture Notes, p. 7.

[150] Tab F Draft, p. 2; Goodpasture Notes, p. 2. In 1962 or 1963, a cut-out was instituted in [ ] dealings with the [ ] photographic base. The films were still developed and processed by [ ] (Project Renewal Request, attachment to HMMA-23387, attached to Memorandum for DDP from J. C. King, 11/27/63, section I, B, 1.)

[151] Goodpasture Notes, p. 2.

[152] Goodpasture Notes, p. 7; [blank] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 2.

[153] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 33.

[154] Ibid.; [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 2.

[155] Ibid.

156 Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 34.

[157] Ibid., p. 38.

[158] [ ] Interview, 3/24/78, p. 1.

[159] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 33-38, 14-15.

[160] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 6/26/78, pp. 3-5; Annual Fitness Report on Ann Goodpasture, 1/14/64.

[161] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 14-15.

[162] Goodpasture Deposition, 11/20/78, pp. 38-39.

[163] Ibid., p. 40.

[164] Ibid., p. 41.

[165] [ ] Deposition, 5/18/78, p. 7.

[166] Ibid.

[167] Ibid., p. 9.

[168] Ibid., p. 15.

[169] See [ ] Deposition, 4/28/78, p. 4; where he calls Ms. Goodpasture "an assistant to the Chief of Station;" [ ] Deposition 4/28/78, p. 9, where she calls Ms. Goodpasture "Win Scott's right-hand person"; Robert Scelso Deposition, 5/16/78, p. 22, where he calls Ms. Goodpasture "sort of special assistant to Win Scott"; [ ] Deposition , 5/16/78, p. 11, where he says that Win Scott "relied very heavily on Ann Goodpasture."

[170] Goodpasture Deposition, 11/20/78, p. 34.

[171] Ibid., pp. 8-9. See Section II, C below for detail on the [ ]

[172] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 34-35.

173 Ibid., p. 35.

[174] Ibid., pp. 42-43.

[175] Ibid.

[176] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 11-12.

[177] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 15. [

l ] was in charge of the Soviet Branch of the CIA Station in Mexico City. [ ] was his assistant.

[178] Ibid.

[179] Ibid.[ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 3. [crossed out Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 47.]

[180] HSCA Deposition of [ l ] 4/28/78, p. 15; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 11-12.

[181] Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 64-69; [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 4.

182 Ibid. [handwritten: "Goodpasture pp. 67-61" [sic]]

[183] Blind Memorandum entitled "Delay in sending the first cable about Oswald"; Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/15/78, p. 4; ["Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/70, p. 65" scratched out]

[184] Ibid.[handwritten Goodpasture pp. 64-65.]

[185] [ ] and [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 12.

[186] Blind Memorandum entitled "Delay in sending the first cable about OSWALD"; Classified HSCA Staff Summary of Review of CIA files, 3/15/78, p. 4.

[187] Goodpasture Notes, p. 1; Goodpasture Testimony, pp. 12-13; HSCA Deposition of [ ] p.6; HSCA Deposition of [ ] pp. 21-24.

[188] CIA Component report on

[

] pseudonym) was a Headquarters technician. He was in Mexico City from 22 September to 1 October, 1963, preparing a report on this [ ] operation. ([blank] 22267, 10/8/63, para, 8.) This report will be referred to in some cases in this discussion of the [ ] operation. The report, however, was simplified in order "not to risk losing the reader." (Memorandum from Chief, WHD, to COS, Mexico City, 12/30/63, para. 2.) This simplification was mainly in the area of a distinction between reels of tape and transcripts and in the procedures [redacted] used in the collection and distribution of the reels and transcripts. (Ibid.) In this discussion of the operation other sources will be relied upon in these areas.

[

]

189 Project Renewal Request, l/l1/65, attachment to HMMA-25141; Goodpasture Notes, p. 5.

[190] HMMA 21845, 1/30/63, para. 8.

[191] Goodpasture Notes, p. 4; [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 1 [ ] Memo, p. 22.

[192] Goodpasture Notes, p. 5; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 54.

[193] Goodpasture Notes, p. 7.

194 Tab F Draft, p. 4; [ ] Memo, p. 21.

[195] Tab F Draft, p. 4; Memorandum to DDP from Chief WHD, 1/21/64, para. 5.

[196] [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, pp. 1-2; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p, 4.

[197] [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 2; HSCA Deposition of

[ ] 4/28/78, pp. 7, 31.

198 [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 2.

199 HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 22-24.

200 Memorandum to the Ambassador from Winston M. Scott, 10/16/63 re: Lee Oswald/Contact with the Soviet Embassy;

[ ] Interview, 3/20/78, pp. 17-18; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 21, 31, 36; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 51-52.

[201] Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 19.

[202] Ibid., p. 20.

[203] HMMA-22005, 8/23/63, para. 4. See also HMMA-22267, 10/8/63, para. 4; HMMA-22135, 9/13/63, para. 11/7/63, para. 4 which all list reports [ ] of American citizens, or English speaking people, in contact with Communists in Mexico. HMMA-21845, 7/30/63, para. 4, reports that the "traffic" is reviewed daily for English speaking persons making contact with the Soviet or Soviet satellite embassies.

204 HMMA 22267, 10/8/63, para. 2.

205 Ibid. [

] (Ibid.)

[206] HMMA 22452, 11/7/63, para. 2.

207 Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78, p. 1.

[208] See above; HMMA 22267, 10/18/63, para. 2.

209 Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 7/26/78, p. 1.

210 Ibid.

211 See Tab F Draft, p, 4, which states that [ ] were covered; Goodpasture Notes p. 8, which also states that [ ] and Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 11, and Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 51-53, in which they state their belief that more than

[

]

212 Project Renewal Request, 1/11/65, attachment to HMMA 25141, section D, 1, (b), (1).

213 Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 11. See also Section III, A, 3, below.

214 Classified HSCA Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, undated, entitled "Periodic File Summary - Dave Phillips - 3 Components," p. 1.

[215] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5; [ ] Memo, p. 22.

216 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 2.

217 Ibid., [ ] Memo, p. 11.

218 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 3.

219 Ibid., p. 2; [ ] Memo, p. 11; HSCA Deposition of R. Shaw. 5/16/78, p. 20.

[220] Ibid. See also Tab F Draft, p. 4. Cf. [ ] and [ ] [ l ] Interview, 3/20/78, p. 8, in which the Chief of the Soviet Section in the Mexico City Station claims never to have heard of such summaries.

221 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, pp. 2-3.

222 Ibid.; Goodpasture Notes, p. 8; [ ] Memo, p. 11; Memorandum from [ ] to Chief/FI, 10/2/63, para. 2.

[223] Ibid.

[224] Letter from Blakey to Breckinridge, 7/6/78.

225 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 2; [ ] Memo, p. 11.

226 Ibid.

227 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 2.

228 Ibid., p. 4; Project Renewal Request, 1/11/65, attachment to HMMA-25141, Section D, (2).

229 Ibid.

[230] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5.

231 Ibid.

[232] Ibid., p. 2. The resuma provided quick summaries with the full detailed transcripts arriving at the Station one or two days after the resuma.

233 Ibid.

[234] Ibid.

[235] Ibid.

[236] Ibid., p. 3.

237 Ibid., p. 5.

[238] Ibid.

[239] Ibid., p. 2.

[240] HMMA 22267, 10/2/63, para. 8; HMMA 21845, 7/30/63, para. 8. For handling of English language conversations see Sections II, C, 4, b, (3), (c), (d) and (e) below.

[241] DIR 88680, 12/13/63; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 63; Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76; p. 43.

[242] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 3.

[243] Ibid.

[244] [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 11.

[245] After the assassination Headquarters asked Mexico City not to destroy any of the Soviet tapes [

] (DIR 87770, 12/9/63.) A note written by Ann Goodpasture in 1963 seems to confirm [ ] assumption that the tapes were retained at the station.

[ ] people just keep bringing in the reels to me (the ones I give them are not labeled so they don't necessarily know which ones return.) The storage problem is one for us and as the reels come in with transcriptions, I store them. When we can erase them, I'll take off the labels and send them back out.

(Note by Ann Goodpasture, 12/10/63, attached to DIR 87770, 12/9/63. Second parenthetical in original.)

[246] [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 5.

247 Emphasis added. [ ] was absolutely positive that Cuban tapes were retained for thirty days because he maintained them in the special rack. [redacted] Interview, 6/2/78, p, 3. Hence, the two week "usual practice" is probably not correct insofar as the Cuban tapes are concerned.

[248] Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, pp. 40-47.

[249] Ibid.

[250] Ibid., p. 47.

[251] p. 5.

[252] p. 8.

[253] p. 61.

[254] Ibid.; Goodpasture Notes, p. 8; Tab F Draft, p. 5; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 3/28/78, pp. 28-29; [ f] Testimony, 4/21/78, p. 7; HMMA 22267, 10/8/63, paras. 3 and 8; HMMA-21845, 7/30/63, paras. 3 and 8; [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 4 [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 4.

[255] B.[ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 19.

[256] A. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 2-3.

[257] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5.

[258] Ibid.

[259] Ibid. See also Section (e) below.

[260] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, pp. 2-4.

[261] [ ] Memo, p. 32.

[262] A. [

]

[263] [scratched out, illegible] [ ] [handwritten note: "not transcribed"] Interview, 4/11/78 ; [

] Interview, 11/30/76, pp. l7-l8.

264 Goodpasture Notes, p. 8; B. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 9.

265 Ibid. [ ] prepared an original and two carbon copies of all of his transcriptions. All three copies were delivered to the Station. (B [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 15.) One carbon was cut and pasted onto a separate sheet of paper, with the conversations grouped by identity of the caller or by subject matter. This was done by [ ] (Ibid., and p. 19.) The original, one intact carbon and the one cut up carbon were all delivered to the station. (Ibid.)

[266] [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 9.

[267] Ibid., p. 12.

268 Goodpasture Notes, p. 8; Tab F Draft, p. 5.

[269] Goodpasture Testimony 4/13/78, p. 61.

270 [scratched out: Goodpasture Testimony 4/13/70; p. 112;] Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 36; A. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 8-11; B.[ l ] Deposition, 4/28/78, p. 28.

[271] Tab F Draft, pp. 5-6; Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76. pp. 36-37.

[272] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5; HMMA-22267. 10/8/63, para. 8; HMMA 21845, 7/30/63, para. 8; HMMA-22452, 11/7/63, para. 8.

[273] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5.

274 Ibid. The daily resuma for Spanish language conversations (See Section II, C, 4, b, (1), above) largely negated the need for a similar procedure for Spanish language conversations in that the important and/or interesting ones were summarized in the resuma.

[275] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5.

276 Ibid.

[277] Ibid.

[278] Ibid.

[279] HMMA 22005, 8/23/63, para. 4. See also [ ] Memo, p. 19.

280 A. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 8-12.

281 Ibid.

[282] HMMA 22005, 8/23/63, para. 4.

283 HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 8 [8 is scratched out, 4 written in.]

[284] Ibid., p. 6.

[285] A. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 8-12.

286 Ibid., p. 12; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 62-63.

287 Ibid.

288 Ibid.; HSCA Deposition of [ l ] 4/28/78, p. 8.

289 Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 63; Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 14.

[290] [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, p, 3; Phillips Testimony, 11/27/7[?], pp. 14-16; Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 54, 63.

[291] Ibid.

[292] Project Renewal Request, 1/11/65, attached to HMMA 25141.

[293] HMMA-22135, 9/13/63, para, 3; HMMA-22005, 8/23/63, para. 3.

[294] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, p, 1.

295 [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 7.

296 Ibid., pp. 16-19; Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, pp. 3-4.

[297] Ibid., pp. 2-3.

[298] [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 30.

299 Ibid., p. 13.

300 Ibid.

301 Ibid., p. 14; [ ] Interview, 3/20/78, pp. 4 and 11.

302 See Section II above.

303 See Section II, C, 4 above.

[304] See Sections II, A and B above.

[305] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, p. 5; MEXI 7025, 11/23/63.

[306] Ibid.; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/27/63.

307 Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, p. 6.

[308] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents; 3/9/78, pp. 6-7; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/27/63.

[309] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, pp. 7-10; MEXI 7025, 11/23/63; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/27/63.

[310] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, pp. 10-12, CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/28/63.

[311] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, p. 12; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/63.

[312] CIA Mexico City Investigation Chronology, Bulky #WX-7241, Vol. I, p. 3. The transcript of this call does not give the time the call occurred. (CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/63.)

[313] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78, pp. 12-14; CIA Transcript from the Russian Embassy, 10/1/63.

[314] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/7 8, p. 14; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/3/63

[315] DIR 74830, 10/10/63. See also MEXI 6453, 10/8/63 and Section IV, B, below

[316] DIR 74830, 10/11/63. (Mexico City copy.)

[317] Ibid.

[318] Ibid.

[319] Classified HSCA Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78, p. 1. On September 27, 1963, at 10:54 a.m., the following call occurred. A woman named Silvia named [sic] Guillermo Ruiz. Ruiz tells her that he has not yet been able to reach the consul and because of that he has not called her. Silvia tells him that "we" have no time for that and asks him for the Consul's phone number. Ruiz responds by asking her not to get annoyed and he wants to know if Silvia wishes to speak to the Consul personally. Silvia responds that she does. Ruiz says that the number is 11-28-47. Silvia says that is fine and the conversation ends. (CIA transcript from Cuban Embassy, 9/27/63.) It cannot be determined whether this caller was indeed Silvia Duran or if she subsequently called the Consul since [

]

[320] Classified Staff Summaries of Review of CIA Documents, undated and 5/12/78.

[321] See Sections II, A and B above.

[322] See Sections II, C, 4, b, (2), (c) and (d) above.

[323] A.[ ] Testimony, 4/12/78.

[324] See Section III, A, 1 above.

[325] A.[ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p. 4.

[326] Ibid.

[327] Ibid., p.6.

[328] Ibid.

[329] Ibid.

[330] Ibid.

[331] Ibid. See also Sections II, C, 4, b, (3), (c) and (e), above.

[332] A [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 7-8

[333] Ibid.

[334] See Section II, C, 4 b, (3), (e) above.

[335] A [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 7-8

[336] Ibid., p.9

[337] Ibid., p.10.

[338] B. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, p.25.

[339] Ibid, p. 26.

[340] Ibid.

[341] Ibid., p. 27.

[342] Ibid., p. 33.

[343] Ibid.

[344] See Section II, C, 4, b, (3), (e), above.

[345] See Section III, B below.

[346] Bind Memo re: Lee Harvey Oswald/Silvia Tirado de Duran, Source: LI/4, 11/26/63, p. 5.

[347] A. [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78 p.10. It is also interesting to note that Ms. Duran's statement that Oswald had blond hair is also left out of subsequent CIA and Mexican official reports. (See Section V, C an below.)

[348] Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, pp. 52-53.

[349] [ ] Interview, 6/4/78, p. 1.

[350] Ibid., p. 2.

[351] Ibid. James Angleton testified that he had in fact cleaned out Win Scott's safe but that he had not found any photographs or [ ] transcripts pertaining to Lee Harvey Oswald. HSCA Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 116.)

[352] Classified Letter from Blakey to Breckinridge, 7/6/78.

[353] Draft of letter from Scott to John Barron, 11/25/70, p. 3. Emphasis added.

[354] Foul Foe manuscript, p. 267.

[355] See discussion above.

[356] Blind Memo re: Lee Harvey Oswald/Silvia Tirado de Duran; Source: LI/4, 11/26/63. p. 5.

[357] See Sections V, C and VI, A, below.

[358] Eusebio Azcue Public Testimony, 9/18/78, pp. 33-35.

[359] See Section II, C, 3 above.

360 See Sections II, A and B, above.

[361] See below.

[362] See below.

[363] It should be noted that the two sets of photographs which are missing are the most relevant of all the photographs produced by the Mexico City surveillance operations. Had a photograph of Oswald been obtained, it would have most likely have been done by one or both of the bases from which production is missing. Oswald visited the Cuban Consulate which was covered by a pulse camera. The photographs of people entering the Cuban Embassy have been made available to this Committee for review but the material from the pulse camera which covered the entrance to the Consulate which Oswald visited has not been forthcoming. (See Section II, A, 3, above, for details.) The documented standard operating procedure of the Soviet target bases indicates that [ ] the base from which production was not forthcoming, would have been the one in operation at the time of Oswald's visit. (See Section II, B, 4 above and Section (b) below for details.) In addition, HMMA 14793, 4/8/60, indicated that the base from which production is missing "performs the best photography of persons visiting the front gate."

[364] Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 95 HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 65; HSCA Deposition

[ ] 5/18/78, p 42; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 51; Ann Goodpasture, 4/13/78, p. 98.

[365] See preceding Section III, A, 1. In fact, Oswald may have visited the Soviet Embassy 3 times also. See analysis in Classified Letter from Turner to Stokes 10/25/78, JFK Classified Document #l46.

[366] [ ] Interview, 6/3/78, p. 6.

[367] See Section III, A, 1, above.

[368] See Sections II, A and B, above.

369 See Sections II, A, 3 and II, B, 3 above.

370 HSCA Outside Contact Report, Phillip Agee, 1/6/78, JFK Document No. 004578.

371 Phillip Agee Interview, 1/11/78, p. 1, JFK Document No. 004633.

[372] Ibid., p. 3.

[373] [ ] is the CIA assigned pseudonym of this individual.

[374] Agee Interview, 1/11/78, pp. 3-4.

[375] Ibid.

[376] Ibid.

[377] Ibid.

378 Ibid.

379 Ibid., pp. 5-6.

[380] Ibid., pp. 6-7.

[381] Ibid., p. 11.

[382] Ibid., pp. 18-19.

[383] Ibid., p. 12.

384 [ ] Interview, 6/4/78, p. 1.

385 Ibid.

386 Ibid.

387 Ibid.

388 Ibid.

[389] Ibid.

[390] Ibid.

[391] Ibid.

[392] Ibid.

[393] Ibid. and p. 2

[394] Ibid., p. 2

[395] See HSCA Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 116.

[396] [ ] Interview, 6/4/78, p. 2.

[397] Ibid.

[398] Joseph B. Smith Interview, 10/19/77, p. 2, JFK Document No. 003012.

[399] Ibid.

[400] Ibid.

[401] Joseph B. Smith Interview, 4/20/78, p. 1, JFK Document No. 008279.

[402] Ibid., p. 6.

[403] Ibid.

[404] Ibid.

[405] Ibid.

[406] Ibid.

407 Ibid.

[408] Ibid., and p. 7. Des Fitzgerald was the Chief of the CIA's Cuban Task Force in 1964. Droller was a CIA Officer.

[409] Ibid., p. 7. Mr. Smith explained the "Counter-Intelligence mentality" by saying that people who had it were "rabid anti-Communists" (Smith Interview, 11/2/77, p. 3, JFK Document No. 003012) and "confirmed believers in the world Communist conspiracy theory . . . these guys actually believed that the split between the Russians and Chinese was a great deceptive operation. Colby (former Director of Central Intelligence) even says something more amazing. He claims that Angleton absolutely believed that all CIA operations were run by the KGB.(Soviet Intelligence.) He says Angleton (former Chief of Counter-Intelligence for the CIA) believed that every top Soviet defector we took in was a plant. I think that's incredible but I know there were some guys on his staff were his true believers." (Smith Interview, 4/20/78, p. 3, JFK Document No. 008279.)

[410] Ibid., p. 7

[411] Ibid.

[412] Ibid.

[413] Ibid.

[414] Joseph Piccolo Interview, 8/11/78, p. 1.

[415] Ibid., p. 4

[416] Ibid.

[417] Ibid.

[418] Ibid.

[419] Ibid.

[420] Ibid., p. 4

[421] Ibid., p. 4

[422] Ibid., p. 5.

[423] Ibid.

[424] Ibid.

[425] Ibid.

[426] Ibid.

[427] Ibid.

[428] Ibid.

[429] Ibid.

[430] Ibid.

[431] Ibid.

[432] Ibid., p. 6.

[433] [ ] Interview, 8/29/78, p. 1, [ handwritten: JFK Classified Document No. 156.]

[434] Ibid.

[435] Ibid.

[436] Ibid.

[437] Ibid.

[438] Ibid.

[439] Ibid.

[440] Ibid.

[441] Ibid.

[442] Ibid.

[443] Ibid.

[444] Ibid. In considering the above detailed allegations, it is important to distinguish between the allegation that a photograph was found at headquarters as opposed to the assertion that a photograph was found in Mexico City. It is also important to remember that these allegations are what can be termed "grapevine stories." There was a photograph found in Mexico City of a man that was thought possibly to be Oswald. This photograph and the circumstances surrounding it will be dealt with in a subsequent section. Ms. Anne Goodpasture of the Mexico City Station found this photograph. (See below.) In the absence of any evidence otherwise--Note: The [ ] allegation says there was a photo in Mexico City in the mid-60's; not that it was found there--it is most likely that the grapevine stories about a photo being found in Mexico arise from Ms. Goodpasture's reporting the photo of the man who has since become known as the Mexico mystery man in the same cable that reported Oswald's visit to the Soviet Embassy. (See below.) The findings of this Committee regarding the general Mexico City surveillance operations are presented in Section II, A and B above. In summary, this Committee found that there were three photographic surveillance bases (four cameras) that may have photographed Lee Harvey Oswald in September and October of 1963. This was determined from analysis of project files for these operations and the testimony of CIA officials. (See preceding sections.)

[445] Letter from Blakey to Carpentier, 3/2/78, JFK Document No. 00587[9?].

[446] See JFK Classified Document No. 146; HSCA Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, undated; HSCA Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 5/12/78; JFK Classified Document No. 142; and Sections . II, A, 4 and II, B, 3 above.

[447] See JFK Classified Document No. 142; JFK Classified Document NO. 146.

[448] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/18, pp. 37, 96; HSCA. Deposition of Ann Elizabeth Goldsborough Egerter, 5/17/78, p. 73; HSCA Deposition of [blank] 5/16/78, p. 56; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 25; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 20, 47; David Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 67; David Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, p. 44; Ann Goodpasture Testimony 4/13/78, pp. 77, 97.

[449] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, pp. 6-7.

[450] [ ] interview, 3/30/78, pp. 3-4

.

[451] Ibid.

[452] Ibid.

[453] Ibid.

[454] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 31.

[455] Ibid.

[456] In addressing this question, the HSCA staff reviewed all the cable and dispatch traffic between Mexico City and Headquarters for the period from October 1, 1963 to 26 November 1963 in an attempt to determine whether Oswald's photo may have been sent to Headquarters. This examination also revealed no evidence that a photograph of Oswald was sent to CIA Headquarters. This Committee did find that there were several types of communications between Headquarters and field stations that were treated as non-record material. Because of the non-record nature of these communications, it was not possible to review that material.

[457] See Section II, A, 3 above.

[458] HMMA 22307, 10/18/63, para. 5, c.

[459]See Section II, A, 3 above.

[460] Ibid.

[461] HMMA 22433, 11/7/63, attachments B and C.

[462] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, pp. 44-47.

[463] HSCA Deposition of Ann E. G. Egerter, 5/17/78, p. 70; HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 31.

[464] Ibid.

[465] Ibid., and p. 32

[466] Ibid., p.7

[467] Ibid., p. 47

[468] Ibid. Emphasis added

[469] Foul Foe manuscript, p. 273.

[470] See Section III, A, 1 above for a more detailed exposition of the conversations.

[471] Memorandum to Clark Anderson from Winston Scott, 11/27/63, with seven attachments.

[472] Ibid.

[473] Ibid., p. 1

[474] Ibid.

[475] Ibid., p. 9

[476] Warren Commission Testimony of Pamela Mumford, 5/19/64, Vol. II, p. 217; Warren Commission Testimony of Evaristo Rodriguez, 7/21/64, Vol. II, p. 341; Commission Exhibit 2120, p. 7; Commission Exhibit 2121, p. 54. CF, Warren Commission Testimony of Nelson Delgado, Vol. VIII, p. 236 and 237 in which it is claimed that Oswald spoke Castillian Spanish.

[477] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/3/63.

[478] If one assumes that Oswald could not speak any Spanish then only two conclusions about the first three calls of 9/27/63 are possible: 1) either these calls do not pertain to Oswald, or 2) they do pertain to Oswald but were made by someone other than Lee Harvey Oswald. This second possible conclusion will be addressed in a more detailed fashion in subsequent sections due to its ramifications vis a vis Oswald's activities and possible associates as opposed to the substance of the information available to the CIA Station prior to the assassination.

[479] Warren Commission Exhibit 2121, p. 112.

[480] Classified Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 3/9/78.

[481] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/63; MEXI 6453, 10/8/63. This cable was sent from Mexico on 8 October and was received by Headquarters on 9 October. Hence it is alternately referred to as either the 10/8 or 10/9 cable.

[482] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/63; [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 26-28.

483 CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/78.

[484] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/28/63.

[485] A "P" file is simply a personality file. It was the Mexico City Station equivalent of a 201 file.

486 Ibid.

487 HSCA Deposition [ ] 4/28/78, p. 38; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 72.

[488] Ibid.

[489] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 46.

[490] Ibid.; CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/27/63.

[491] Ibid.

[492] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 76.

[493] Ibid., HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 46.

[494] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 69; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp.. 38-39.

[495] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, pp. 33-34; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 46; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 84-86, 88-89.

496 Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 107; MEXI 6453, 10/8/63, para. 2.

[497] 1977 CIA Inspector General's Report, Tab G-2, pp. 2-3. Hereinafter cited as '77 IGR.

[498] See Sections III, B, 2, above, and IV, B, below.

[499] D. Phillips Interview, 8/24[3?]/78; Report on Oswald from John Scelso to J. Angleton, 12/24/63, p. 4.

[500] Ibid.

[501] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 9/27/78.

[502] Ibid.

[503] See Section II, C, 4, b, (3), above.

[504] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 72; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 38

[505] CIA Transcript from Soviet Embassy, 9/27/63; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 76.

[506] CIA transcripts from Russian Embassy, 9/27/63.

[507] Tab F Draft, p. 5.

[508] [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, pp. 4-5.

[509] HMMA-22005, 8/23/63, para. 4; see also Section II, G, 4 above.

[510] Ibid.

[511] Ibid.; [ ] Interview, 6/2/78, p. 5; Testimony of

[ ] 4/2/78; p. 10.

[512] Testimony of [ ] 4/12/78, p. 11; Testimony of

[ ] 4/12/78, p. 14.

[513] Tab F Draft, p. 5.

[514] Ibid.

[515] Tab F Draft, p. 5; Preceding Section II, B, 5; Log Film 144, 10/1/63 through 10/3/63.

[516] See Nightwatch, pp. 140-141.

[517] David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 64.

[518] MEXI 6453, 10/8/63.

[519] Ibid.

[520] Ibid.

[521] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 58; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 35.

[522] Classified HSCA Staff Summary of CIA documents, undated, entitled "Periodic File Summary - Dave Phillips - 3 Components."

[523] Blind Memorandum entitled "Delay in Sending the first Cable about Oswald."

[524] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 30.

[525] Tab F Draft, p. 5; ,MEXI 6453, 10/8/63; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 62-63; HSCA Deposition of

[ ] 4/28/63, p. 21.

[526] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 56-57.

[527] Classified HSCA Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 6/26/78, p. 4.

[528] Ibid.

[529] Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 65. CF. "Foul Foe" manuscript, p. 268, where Win Scott writes: "In fact, Lee Harvey Oswald became a person of great interest to us during this 27 September to 2 October 1963 period"; and on page 269, where he writes: "Because we thought at first that Lee Harvey Oswald might be a dangerous potential defector from the U.S.A. to the Soviet Union, he was of great interest to us, so we kept a special watch on him and his activities."

[530] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 25.

[531] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 25-26.

[532] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 26.

[533] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 36.

[534] See above. Cf. "Foul Foe" manuscript, pp. 268-269.

[535] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 52.

[536] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78 p. 26-28

[537] Ibid.

[538]HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 30.

[539] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 51-52. The HSCA has requested a copy of any internal regulations or any liaison agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation that may have been in existence in 1963. (Letter to Breckinridge, 7/20/78.) The CIA responded "that there are not now, nor were there any, agreements between the CIA and FBI or other U.S. government agencies concerning CIA responsibility to report on contacts of U.S. citizens with Communist Embassies or officials...The CIA under operative legislation has a counterintelligence responsibility for counterintelligence cases...but it is not a matter of agreement with other agencies nor does it concern simple contacts of Americans abroad with Communist Embassies or officials." (Memorandum to Breckinridge from Shepanek, 7/31/78.)

[540] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 69; HSCA Deposition of [ ], 4/28/78, pp. 38-39.

[541] See Section III, B, 2, above.

[542] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 59-60.

[543] Ibid., p. 62.

[544] Ibid., p. 59

[545] MEXI 6453, 10/8/63, para. 1.

[546] Tab F Draft, p. 5; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 62-63, 66; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 21; MEXI 6453, 10/8/63, para. 1.

[547] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 62-63

[548] MEXI 6453, 10/8/63, para. 2. The connection of this photograph to Oswald by including the description in the cable that reported Oswald's contact with the Soviet Embassy has created more confusion and controversy than perhaps any other CIA related issue stemming from assassination. Consequently. this Committee has made an attempt to determine the circumstances surrounding the mistaken linkage of this photograph to Oswald as well as the consequences of that mistake. The consequences of the mistake will be dealt with in more detail in subsequent sections.

[549] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 33; HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 35; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 81, 86-87.

[550] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 28.

[551] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 107. See also Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 84; and HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 32.

[552] Log Film 143, 9/25/63 through 9/27/63.

[553] HSCA Deposition of Ann Goodpasture, 11/16/70, pp. 57-58.

[554] CIA Transcript from Russian Embassy, 10/1/63.

[555] This mistake was evidently not discovered until 1976. See WX7241, a chronology of the Mexico City investigation prepared by Raymond Rocca in 1967 which lists the date as 1 October; A note on HMMW-15488, 5/18/67 which indicates that Ann Goodpasture checked the photographs and that "negatives are in [ ] photo chrono for 1 Oct 1963.

[556] Log film 144, 10/1/63 through 10/3/63.

[557] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 102.

[558] See Classified HSCA Staff Summary of Review of CIA Documents, 6/26/78, pp. .3-5.

[559] DIR 84888, 11/23/63.

[560] See Section III, A, 5 above.

[561] MEXI 6453, 10/9/63.

[562] Ibid.

[563] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 34; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 26

[564] Ibid.

[565] Ibid.

[566] Ibid. A restricted file is a method of keeping abreast of any information that develops on the subject of the file. The file is marked to indicate that it cannot be reviewed without the permission of the person who made the restriction. The effect is that if anyone wants to see the file, the custodian of the file learns of that desire and the information leading to it. (HSCA. Deposition of Ann E. G. Egerter, 5/19/78, p. 51.)

[567] See Section [blank]

[568] HSCA Deposition of A. Egerter, 5/17/78, p. 77.

[569] Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 29.

[570] HSCA Deposition of Ann Egerter, 5/17/78, pp. 78-79.

[571] Ibid., pp. 70-71, HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 33.

[572] Ibid. The Zed (Greenwich) times stamped on the cable and the teletype indicates that the teletype was sent before the cable.

[573] DIR 74830, 10/10/63.

[574] Ibid.

[575] Ibid.

[576] Ibid.

[577] Teletype from CIA to State, FBI and Navy, DIR 74678, 10/10/63.

[578] Ibid.

[579] The mistaken identification of Oswald as "Lee Henry" is dealt with in another section of this final report.

[580] HSCA Deposition of A. Egerter, 5/17/78, p 77.

[581] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, pp. 34-35.

[582] Ibid.

[583] Ibid., pp. 35-37.

[584] [ ] Interview, 3/30/78, p. 8.

[585] Ibid., pp. 11-13.

[586] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 37.

[587] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 51.

[588] Report on Oswald from John Scelso, C/WH/3, to James Angleton. C/CI, 12/24/63, p. 4.

[589] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 40-43. Emphasis added.

[590] Ibid.

[591] See preceding text.

[592] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 31.

[593] Ibid., p. 30; See also HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 27, 28.

[594] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 40-43, 51;HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78 p. 37; HMMA-22005, 8/23/63, para. 4.

[595] '77 IGR, Tab G.3, p. 3.

[596] Ibid.

[597] Teletypes from CIA to State, FBI and Navy, 10/10/63, DIR 74678.

[598] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 43. HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 89-90.

[599] David A. Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, p. 30.

[600] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 90-91; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 142.

[601] David A. Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, pp. 92-93.

[602] Scott's manuscript may provide a clue when he writes that during his first contact with the Soviet Embassy, Oswald "gave his name very slowly and distinctly." (Foul Foe Manuscript, p. 267.) If Oswald used his middle name at that time it would explain why Scott wrote "sic." by "Henry." But it should be noted that Oswald's name does not come up in any of the transcripts made available by the CIA until 10/1/63, and Oswald's middle name is not given in that transcript. It is possible that there is one additional transcript, possibly of the conversation that Scott, on page 267 of his manuscript, refers to as Oswald's "first contact," which, if in existence, has not been made available to this Committee. (See Section III, A, 5, above.)

[603] DIR 74830, 10/11/63.

[604] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 35; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 104.

[605] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 105.

[606] Emphasis in original.

[607] Routing and Record Sheet for DIR 74830, 10/11/63.

[608] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, pp. 33-34; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 46; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 84-86, 88-89.

[609] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 43-44; David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 89.

[610] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p.37.

[611] See Section III, A, 7, above.

[612] See Section III, A, 1, above.

613 Note on Article by Robert S. Allen and Paul Scott, "CIA Withheld Vital Intelligence from Warren Commission," 10/21/64.

[614] The Chief of the Mexico Branch at Headquarters has told this committee that it is his belief that the tapes were probably still in existence at the time of the assassination. (HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 76-77.) But the testimony of the persons at the Mexico City Station is consistent in saying that the tapes did not exist at the time of the assassination. (See HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/16/78, p. 29; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 20; David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/78, p. 63; David A. Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, pp. 17, 23; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 94.)

615 See Section II, C, 4, b, (3), (e); Tab F Draft, pp. 5-6.

[616] If the 9/28/63 conversation received expedited handling also it is possible that it would have been in the Station prior to the first or second of October.

[617] A. Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 95.

[618] DIR 84886, 11/23/63, para. 2.

[619] MEXI 7023, 11/23/63, para. 2.

[620] MEXI 7025, 11/23/63, para. 4.

[621] MEXI 7054, 11/24/63, para. 3.

[622] See discussion in text above and below.

[623] See Section II, C, 4, above.

[624] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 94.

[625] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 95-96; See also pp. 77, 93, 110.

[626] [ ] Testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 12, l3.

[627] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 28.

[628] See discussion above.

[629]See footnote 614 above.

[630] Ann Goodpasture Testimony 4/13/78. P. 96.

[631] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/16/78, p. 29; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 20; David A. Phillips Testimony, 11/27/76, p. 63; David A. Phillips Testimony, 4/25/78, pp. 17-23; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 94.

[632] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, pp. 76-77.

[633] [ ] testimony, 4/12/78, pp. 12, 13.

[634] See Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 94-95, 77.

[635] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 28.

[636] [ ] and [  ] Interview, 3/28/78, pp. l4-15; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, pp. 33-34; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 88-89, 84-86; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 38-39, 46.

637 Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 75. Emphasis added.

[638] Routing and Record Sheet for DIR 74830, 10/11/63.

[639] MEXI 6534, 10/28/63.

[640] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, p. 96.

[641] [ ] and [ ] Interview, 3/18/78, p. 14-45; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 33-34; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 84-86, 88-89; HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 38-39, 46; Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, p. 75. See also Section III, B., above.

[642] Memorandum for the Ambassador from Winston M. Scott, re: Lee OSWALD/Contact with the Soviet Embassy, 10/16/63. Emphasis added.

[643] [ ] Interview, 3/28/78, p. 17.

[644] Ibid., p. 18.

[645] There are some cryptic references to the CIA Station trying to determine Oswald's whereabouts after receiving the 10/11 cable. (See Testimony of Ann Goodpasture, 4/13/78, p. 113) The procedures used in this attempt and the actions that may have been taken have not been determined. If any records exist of these efforts they have not been made available to this Committee.

646 HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, p. 43.

[647] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 61-62.

[648] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/19/78, pp. 29-30.

[649] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 44-47.

[650] HSCA Deposition [ ] 5/16/78, pp. 62, 69.

[651] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 5/18/78, p. 36.

[652] Ann Goodpasture Testimony, 4/13/78, pp. 111-114.

[653] HSCA Deposition of [ ] 4/28/78, pp. 75-76; See also Ibid., p. 81.

[654] See discussion above.

[655] Phillips Interview, 8/30/78, p. 5.

656 Foul Foe manuscript, pp. 268-269. Emphasis added.

[657] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 63-64.

658 HSCA deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 64-65.

[659] David A. Phillips Testimony, 1l/27/76, p. 96.

[659a] See preceding section.

[659b] Ibid.

[659c] MEXI 7014, 11/22/63, para. 3.

[659d] MEXI 7203, 11/23/63, para. 3.

[660] HSCA Deposition of [ l] 4/28/78, p. 53.

[661] JFK Classified Document, #131.

[662] Ibid.

[663] MEXI 7029, 11/23/63, para. 1.

[664] Classified HSCA Staff Summary, 3/15/78, p. 11.

[665] See Section III, B, 2, above.

[666] MEXI 7014, 11/22/63, para. 2.

[667] DIR 84802, 11/22/63; para. 1. The sequence of the cables can be determined in that they were numbered sequentially as they were sent. In this regard it should be noted that this system can indicate the order in which he cables were sent but not the order in which they were written because, at least in Mexico, several of the Station officers were drafting and sending cables. Hence, the order of writing them may not be the same as the order in which they were sent.

[668] MEXI 7014; see preceding paragraph.

[669] DIR 84886, 11/23/63, para. 1.

[670] Ibid., para. 2.

[671] Ibid., para. 3.

[672] HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 37.

[673] David A. Phillips interview, 8/24/78, p. 16: Routing and Record Sheet for MEXI 7033, 11/23/63; HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 45, 87.

[674] DIR 84886, 11/23/63. para. 2.

[675] MEXI 7023, 11/23/63.

[676] MEXI 7024, 11/23/63, para. 6.

[677] MEXI 7025, 11/23/63.

[678] MEXI 7033, 11/23/63:

[679] HSCA staff have wondered whether or not the Mexico City Station was entirely forthcoming of their own will with Headquarters. This speculation was based on three pieces of information. The first is the report in MEXI 7024 that Headquarters had all the available information. The second is a note from Win Scott on the Routing and Record Sheet for MEXI 7033 which says:

I had a call from Washington ( John Scelso) at 1620 hours on 23/XI. I told John Scelso at 1630 hours (our time) on 23/XI that this would be on route to him.

The third is a cable reporting that on the 23rd Win Scott had an urgent call to see the President of Mexico. The cable reports that Scott expected the President to express his condolences over the assassination but [

]

The Committee declines to speculate that the Mexico City Station was possibly considering not reporting all the information available to them. It was considered that this may have been contemplated in order to protect themselves from a charge about their failure to report the information prior to the assassination.[

] Hence, the full report followed very shortly after the meeting between the Mexican President and Win Scott, and immediately after Scott discussed the situation with his nominal superior in Washington by telephone. Scott's superior was asked about this. He said that he did not remember the substance of his telephone call to Win Scott on the 23rd. (HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 88) "I do not have any idea why (I called). I may have been ordered to call him on any number of things." (Ibid., p. 87.) He was also asked about Scott's meeting with the Mexican President.

You get a psychological question. [

] There had been a big fight when the new Ambassador got there--no, it wasn't that. It was a very peculiar situation in Mexico [

] This caused no great problem with the then-Ambassador whose name I have forgotten. Q: Thomas Mann?

A: [

]

[

] [

]

Q: [

]

A: [

]

(HSCA Deposition of John Scelso, 5/16/78, pp. 83-84.)

Win Scott indicated that he was going to write a memorandum concerning his meeting with the President of Mexico. (Routing and Record Sheet for MEXI 7028, 11/23/63.) If Mr. Scott wrote such a memo, it has not been made available to the HSCA. David Phillips, who after serving in Mexico, went on to accumulate quite an impressive record as a Chief of Station in several countries himself, told Committee investigators that a memorandum of this sort, along with other "sensitive" information would be the type of thing that Win Scott probably kept in his private safe. (David A. Phillips Interview, 8/24/78, p. 10.) Mr. Phillips added that he did not know what happened to Mr. Scott's safe after he died but he had heard vague stories about someone finding a lot of documents that Scott had kept. (Ibid.)

[680] MEXI 7054, 11/24/63, para. 3.

[681] MEXI 7024, 11/23/63, para. 8.

[682] MEXI 7024, 11/23/63, para. 8.

[683] MEXI 7023, 11/26/63, para. 2.

[684] See Section II, C, 4, above.

[685] For example, MEXI 7023 reports that a voice comparison was not done while MEXI 7025 implies that one was done and a year later Ann Goodpasture noted on a newspaper article that such a comparison was done. Note also that MEXI 7024 reported that HQ had all the available information when in fact all conversations were reported in a later cable, MEXI 7033.

[686] See Section III, A, 1, above.

[687] See Section III, A, 1, above.

[688] See Section III, A, 1, above.

[688a] [not footnoted]

[689] Note to Luis Echevarria, November 23, 1963, CIA No. 444; Cable re Oswald-Duran, MEXI 7029, November 23, 1963. CIA No. 441; Raymond Rocca Chronology 7241, Entry 36, November 23, 1963, CIA No. 635.

[690] Ibid.

[691] See below, p.

[692] Note written by Winston Scott re phone call with John Scelso, November 23, 1963; Chronology prepared by Raymond Rocca, WX 7241, entry 37, November 23, 1963, CIA No. 635.

[693] Ibid.

[694] Ibid.

[695] Chief of Station phone call to Luis Echevarria, November 1963, CIA No. 440; Flash Cable from Karamessines to Mexico City Station, November 23, 1963, DIR 84916, CIA No. 403; Chronology of Raymond Rocca, entry 46, November 23, 1963. CIA No. 636.

[696] Blind Memo re Lee Harvey Oswald and Silvia Duran, November 26, 1963, CIA #473.

697 Ibid.

[698] Cable from Mexico City Station to Headquarters, November 27, 1963, MEXI 7101, CIA #493.

[699] Cable from Mexico City Station to Director, December 12, 1963, MEXI 7364, CIA No. 557-558.

[700] Cable Mexico City Station to Headquarters, November 27, 1963, MEXI 7105, CIA No. 479; Chronology of Raymond Rocca, November 27, 1963, entry no. 127, CIA No. 562.

[701] Cable from Headquarters to the Mexico City Station, November [8?3?] 1963, DIR 85371, CIA No. 464; Chronology of Raymond Rocca, Nov. 28, 1963, Wx 7241, entry No. 141, CIA No. 658.

702 CIA Cable from headquarters to Mexico City Station, December 21, 1963, DIR 90466, CIA No. 549; Chronology of Raymond Rocca, December 21, 1963, Entry No. 268, CIA No. 682.

[703] Ibid.

[704] Ibid. also see Section VI, B, 1.

[705] CE 2120, pp. 37-40.

[706] Supra, p. 186.

[707] Supra, p. 187.

[707a] Supra, p. 187.

[707b] Supra, p. 190.

[708] Memorandum for the record re Trip to Mexico City, from W. David Slawson, 4/22/64, pp. 39-40. Last Parenthetical in the Original.

[709] Ibid.

[710] HSCA Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document #011775.

[711] Letter HSCA to Mexican government, [redacted] , JFK Document # [blank]

[712] HSCA interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Doc. #011775, p. [blank]

[713] Ibid., p. 19-23.

[714] Ibid., p. 19-23.

[715] Ibid., p. 23.

[716] Ibid., p. 24-25.

[717] Ibid., p. 28.

[718] Ibid., p. 30.

[719] Ibid., p.29-30.

[720] Ibid., p. 30.

[721] Ibid., p. 29.

[722] Ibid., p. 45, 31.

[723] Ibid., p. 40.

[724] Ibid., p. 40-41.

[725] Ibid., p. 41.

[726] Ibid.

[727] Ibid., p. 42.

[728] Ibid., p. 43.

[729] Ibid.

[730] Ibid.

[731] Ibid., p. 42.

[732] Ibid., p. 43.

[733] Ibid., p. 43, 51,

[734] Ibid.

[735] Ibid., p. 48.

[736] Ibid., p. 51.

[737] Ibid.

[738] Ibid., p. 96.

[739] Write-up: [ ] meeting with [ ] May 26, 1967.

[740] Ibid.

[741] [ ] was a source the CIA rated reliable.

[742] Ibid.

[743] Ibid.

[744] Ibid.

[745] Ibid.

[746] [ s] case officer's pseudonym.

[747] Ibid.

748 Ibid.

[749] HMMA-32243, 5/27/67.

[750] See Section, VI, C, below.

[751] W -7241, entry no. 613.

[752] FBI, CIA, State Department.

753 "Pitched" is a term used by the CIA to designate an attempt to recruit an individual.

[754] HSCA Interview of David Phillips, 8/3/78, p. 8. See also HSCA Testimony of Ann Goodpasture, 11/20/78, p. 63.

[755] HSCA, interview of David Phillips, 8/3/78, p. 8.

[756] Ibid.

[757] Ibid.

[758] Memorandum for the Record on Trip to Mexico City, from W. David Slawson, 4/22/64, pp. 22-23. Emphasis added.

[759] HSCA Interview of David Phillips, 8/3/78, p. 8.

760 Extremely reliable source.

[761] HSCA Review of [ ] file.

[762] HSCA Interview of David Phillips, 8/3/78, p. 9.

[763] Ibid.

[764] Ibid.

[765] Ibid.

[766] Ibid.

[767] Ibid.

[768] Summary of CIA file review of Silvia Duran.

[769] Personality.

[770] The HSCA requested of the CIA on August 20, l978 an explanation of why there was no "P" file on Silvia Duran, Luisa Calderon Carralero, Teresa Proenza Proenza, Eusebio Azcue Lopez, Guillermo Oresta, Ruiz Perez, Gilberto Policarpo Lopez, Juan Manuel Calvillo Alonso and June Viola Cobb Sharp.

The agency responded with the following on September 11, 1978:

Station index cards show the following information re 201 numbers and "P" numbers:

1) Silvia Duran (No info re "P" number)

2) Luisa Calderon Carraero P-8292 Destroyed

3) Teresa Proenza Proenza (No info re "P" number)

4) Eusebio Azcue Lopez P-6613 Destroyed

5) Guillermo Orestes Ruiz Perez (No info re "P" number}

6) No index card on Gilberto Policarpo Lopez, there is an index card on one Gilberto Policarpo Lopez which does not list any 201 or "P" number.

7) Juan Manuel Calvillo Alonso (no info re "P" number).

8) June Viola Cobb Sharp P-7381 Destroyed.

[771] HSCA Interview of [ ] 8/29/78, p. 1.

[772] Ibid.

[773] Ibid., p.1.

[774] CIA, FBI, State Department.

[775] HSCA Testimony of Barney Hidalgo, 8/10/78, p. 16.

[776] Ibid.

[777] Ibid.

[778] Ibid.

[779] Warren Commission, p. 302.

[780] The U.S. relations with Cuba in 1963-1964 were not very good. See U.S.-Cuban Relations Section. Also, Azcue traveled from Mexico to Cuba on November 18, 1963.

[781] Letter from HSCA to Cuban Government, [blank], JFK Doc. #[blank]

[782] See Transcript Cuba Trip 1, April 1, 1978.

[783] HSCA Interview of Eusebio Azcue, April 1, 1978, pp. 12-21, JFK Doc. # 007005. See p. 205.

[784] Ibid.

[785] See Cuba procedural write-up trip 2.

[786] Letter HSCA to Cuban government, [blank], JFK Doc. # [blank]

[787] Mr. Azcue could not pinpoint the exact dates of the visit.

[788] HSCA public hearing testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, 9/18/78, pp. 30-31.

[789] Ibid.

[789a] Communist party membership card, Fair Play For Cuba membership card, Soviet Union residence card, marriage certificate with the name of his Russian wife.

[789b] HSCA Public Hearing Testimony of Eusebio Azcue, 9/18/78, p. 5-30.

[789c] Ibid., p. 29-30.

789d Ibid., p. 30.

[789e] Ibid., p. 20.

[789f] Azcue could not pinpoint the exact date.

[789g] HSCA Public Hearing Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, 9/18/78, p. 32.

[789h] Ibid., p. 33.

[789i] Ibid.

[789j] Azcue could not pinpoint the time of the phone call.

[790] HSCA Public Hearing Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, 9/18/78, p. 34.

[791] Ibid., p. 35.

[792] 10:00 - 2:00

[793] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, 9/18/78, p. 36.

[794] Ibid., p. 38.

[795] Ibid.

[796] Ibid.

[797] Ibid., pp. 50-51.

[797a] AMMUG, a CIA Defector alleged that Mirabal Diaz was a DGI agent.

[798] Mr. Mirabal could not pinpoint the exact dates of Oswald's visit but opined that the second visit occurred on September 27, 1963.

[799] HSCA Public Testimony of Alfredo Mirabal Diaz, 9/18/78, p. 117.

[800] Ibid.

[801] Ibid., p. 113.

[802] Ibid., p. 120.

[802a] Ibid., p. 199.

[802b] Ibid.

[803] Wx 7241, p. 94. entry no. 430; Blind Memo dated 10/5/64.

[804] See appendix 5 for biography.

[805] Wx 7241, p. 94. entry no. 430; Blind Memo dated 10/5/64.

[806] Ibid.

[807] Ibid.

[808] Ibid.

[809] Ibid.

[810] Ibid.

[811] Ibid.

[812] Ibid.

813 A "witting" asset is the title given to a CIA source whose information is being used by the CIA.

[814] CIA No. 580-583, Wx 7241, Entry #427. p. 92, CIA #719.

[815] Ibid.: circa October 1964.

[816] Ibid.

[817] Ibid.

818 Ibid. Also, Winston Scott was the Mexico City Chief in 1964.

[819] CIA No.'s 580-583: Wx 7241, Entry #427, p. 42, CIA #719.

[820] Wx 7241, p. 94, Entry #430, CIA #721; Blind memo dated 10/5/64, CIA #576.

[821] Personality.

822 See Wx 7241, p. 94., CIA #721.

[823] Wx. 7241 p. 87, CIA #714.

[824] CIA 10/12/64 memo, CIA #596; WX 7241, p. 87, CIA #714.

825 [ ] was [ ] cryptonym. [ ] was a witting asset who wrote propaganda pieces for the CIA. After careful review of [ ] CIA file, the HSCA has not been able to establish a link from [ ] to either Ms. Odio or Cobb.

[826] The Committee has not been able to determine why the memo was not sent to Headquarters.

[827] CIA 10/12/64 Memo, CIA #596: Wx 7241, p. 87, CIA #714.

[828] The House Select Committee has been unable to determine the agent's identity since his name does not appear in any CIA files.

[829] Memo from Winston Scott to the files, re June Cobb, 11/25/64, CIA No. 592-593; Wx 7241, p. 88, Entry #404, CIA #715.

830 While reviewing [ ] file the Committee determined that the [ ] was Manuel Calvillo who Elena claimed escorted her and her daughter to the Vermont Hotel for protection the day following JFK's assassination.

[831] Memo from Winston Scott to the files, re June Cobb Sharp, 11/25/64. CIA Nos. 592-593, Wx 7241, p. 88, Entry #404, CIA No. 715.

[832] Ibid.

[833] Ibid.

[834] HSCA Review of Classified CIA Documents.

[835] The Legal Attaché in 1964 was Clark Anderson.

[836] FBI 105-825555 Report, December 11, 1964 entitled Lee Harvey Oswald, p. 1.

[837] Ibid.

[838] To be checked at FBI.

[839] FBI investigation of President Kennedy's assassination had established that Lee Harvey Oswald had departed Mexico City by bus at 8:30 a.m. on October 2, 1963. Elena Insurgen [sic]

[840] FBI 105-825555 Report, December 11, 1964 entitled Lee Harvey Oswald, p. 1.

[841] Ibid., p. 3.

[842] Ibid.

[843] Ibid.

[844] Ibid.

[845] Ibid.

[846] Ibid.

[847] Ibid.

[848] Ibid., p. 4.

[849] Ibid.

[850] Ibid.

[851] Ibid.

[852] Ibid.

[853] Ibid.

[854] A review of CIA files corroborrated that the FBI never forwarded the information to the CIA.

[855] CIA #586-587, WX-7241, Entry No. 425, p. 91, CIA p. 718.

[856] The Committee has been unable to determine who initiated the discussion re Lee Harvey Oswald.

[857] CIA #586-587. WX-7241, Entry No. 425, p. 91, CIA p. 718.

[858] Ibid.

[859] Ibid.

[860] Ibid.

[861] Ibid.

[862] CIA #586-587, WX-7241, Entry No. 425, CIA p. 718.

[863] See Section VI, A, 2a.

[864] CIA #586-587, WX-724, Entry No. 425, p. 91, CIA p. 718.

[865] Ibid.

[866] Ibid.

[867] Ibid.

[868] Ibid.

[869] Ibid.; also see HSCA investigation of Elena Garro de Paz allegations.

[870] CIA No. 586-587, Wx-7241, Entry No. 425, p. 91, CIA p. 718.

[871] Ibid.

[872] HSCA pre-interview of Ruben Duran, 5/31/78.

[873] The House Select Committee has determined that the Central Intelligence Agency received the copy of the Thomas memorandum prior to December 25, 1965, his next meeting with Elena Garro; Also, see below.

[874] CIA No. 588, note from [ ] to Chief of Station.

[875] Ibid.

[876] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, MEXI 5621, Dec. 16, 1965, CIA No. 584-585.

[877] Ibid.

[878] Ann Goodpasture.

[879] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, MEXI 5621, Dec. 16, 1965 CIA Nos. 584-585.

[880] Chief of Station in Mexico City.

[881] Successor to Clark Anderson as Legal Attaché in Mexico City.

[882] State Department: Letter from Charles Thomas to William P. Rogers, July 25, 1969, JFK Document No. 011684.

[883] Ibid.

[884] Ibid.

[885] CIA Nos. 580-583, Wx-7241, Entry #427, p. 92, CIA #719.

[886] Ibid.; The meeting With the Legal Attaché officer occurred on November 24, 1964 . Also, see supra, p. [blank]

[887] CIA Nos. 580-583, Wx-7241, Entry #427, p. 92, CIA #719.

[888] Ibid.

[889] Ibid.

[890] Ibid.

[891] Ibid.

[892] Ibid.

[893] Ibid.

[894] Ibid.

[895] Ibid.

[896] Ibid.

[897] Ibid.

[898] Ibid.

[899] Ibid.

[900] Ibid.

[901] Ibid.

[902] Ibid.

[903] Him: John F. Kennedy.

[904] CIA Nos. 580-583 WX-7241, Entry #427, p. 92, CIA # 719.

[905] Ibid.

[906] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue, 9/18/78, p. [hand written 84-85 ]

[907] CIA Nos. 580-583; Wx-7241, Entry #427, p. 92, CIA #719.

[908] Ibid.

[909] Ibid.

[910] Ibid.

[911] Ibid.

[912] Noe Palomares was the Mexican Minister of Immigration in 1963.

[913] CIA Nos. 580-583; Wx-7241, Entry No. 427, p. 92, CIA #719.

[914] Ibid.

[915] Ibid.

[916] Ibid.

[917] Ibid.

[918] Ibid.

[919] Ibid.; Also, for confirmation see Memo from Legat to Winston Scott, 10/13/66, CIA No. 564; Wx-7241, Entry #466, p. 98, CIA #725.

[920] CIA Nos. 580-583; Wx-7241, Entry No. 427, p. 92, CIA p. 719.

[921] Ibid.

[922] Ibid.

[923] Ibid.

[924] Ibid.

[925] Ibid.

[926] Ibid.

[927] Ibid.

[928] Victor Rico Galan is dead. The Committee could not verify Ms. Garro's allegation.

[929] CIA Nos. 580--583; WX-7241, Entry No. 427, p. 92, CIA, p. 719; also, Silvia Duran denied the allegation, (see HSCA Interview at Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 81. Also, see Section VI, A, 2a.)

[930] CIA Nos. 580--583; WX-7241, Entry No. 427, p. 92, CIA, p. 719.

[931] FBI Report, 9/30/69, pp. 3-4, JFK Doc. No. 011684.

[932] Ibid.

[933] Supra, p. [missing]

[934] FBI Report, 9/35/69, pp. 3-4, JFK Doc. #011684.

[935] CIA Nos. 580-583; Wx-7241, Entry #427. p. 92, CIA #710.

[936] Ibid.

[937] MEXI 5621, Dec. l6, l965; Wx-7241, Entry #426, p. 92, CIA #710.

[938] Memo to the Ambassador from the Legal Attaché, 12/27/65, CIA #578; Wx-7241, Entry 429, p. 94, CIA #721.

[939] Ibid.

[940] Ibid.

[941] Ibid.

[942] Winston Scott superimposed a note to Ann Goodpasture on this memo which read, "Can we send in a report to Headquarters 'dismissing' our cable? Goodpasture responded, Done." The cable Winston Scott wanted dismissed was MEXI 5621 which reported that station was "following up" and cabling results. The new cable was written and sent on December 29, 1965; see text.

[943] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, 12/29/65. MEXI 5741, CIA #575; Wx-7241. Entry #430, p. 94, CIA #721.

[944] Ibid.

945 Ibid.

[946] Ibid.

[947] Ibid.

[948] Ibid.

[949] Ibid.

[950] Note from Ann Goodpasture to Mexico City Station, Cuban Section, 2/3/66, CIA No. 579; Wx-7241, Entry 428, p. 94, CIA #721.

[951] Ibid.

[952] Ibid. HSCA Staff Summary of CIA Files on [ ] and [ ].

[953] See Section II, A, 3 above.

[954] Classified Summary of Staff Review of CIA Documents, undated, p. 3, CIA #763.

[955] Memo from Legat to Ambassador, 2/23/66, CIA #571; Wx-7241, Entry #455, p. 95, CIA #722.

[956] Ibid.

[957] The House Select Committee has been unable to determine when the copy was forwarded to the CIA.

[958] Ibid.; see also 12/25/65 Thomas memo for corroboration.

[959] Memo from Legat to Winston Scott, 10/13/66. CIA No. 564; Wx-7241, Entry #466, p. 98, CIA #725; Thomas' 7/13/66 memo.

[960] Ibid.

[961] Ibid.

[962] Memo of conversation by Charles Thomas, 12/25/65, p. 3, CIA #582. JFK Doc. #011584.

[963] Wx-7241, Entry #466, p. 98, CIA #725.

[964] "Selected out" is a phrase used when an officer is retired after having been in one grade for the maximum period of time and is not considered qualified for promotion to a higher grade.

[965] State Department: Letter from Charles Thomas to William Rogers, Secretary/State, July 25, 1969. JFK Doc. #011684.

[966] Ibid.

[967] Deputy Chief of Mission, State Department. Chief of Affairs at the time of President Kennedy' s assassination and subsequent Oswald investigation.

[968] Letter from Charles Thomas to William Rogers, Secretary/State, July 25, 1969. JFK Doc. #011684.

[969] Ibid.

[970] FBI Report, 9/30/69, pp. 3-4, JFK Doc. #011684.

[971] Ibid.

[972a] The Committee was unable to determine when Elena found her calendar.

[972] Letter from Charles Thomas to William Rogers, Secretary of State, July, 25, 1969. JFK Doc. #011684.

[973] Ibid.

[974] Ibid.

[975] Ibid.

[976] FBI Report, 9/30/69, p. 4. JFK Doc. #011684.

[977] Ibid.

[978] Ibid.

[979] Supra, p. [blank]

[980] Supra, p. [blank]

[981] Supra, p. [blank]

[982] Letter HSCA to Mexican Government, [blank], JFK Document, No. [blank]

[983] See Mexico city Procedural C-up Trip 1.

[984] Ibid.

[985] Ibid.

[986] Ibid.

[987] See HSCA Staff Interview of Betty Serratos, 6/6/78, p. 6, JFK Document No. 013392; HSCA Staff Interview of Lydia Duran, 6/5/78, p. 6, JFK Document No. 011681; HSCA Staff Interview of Horatio Duran Navarro, 6/5/78, p. 25, JFK Document No. 011683; HSCA Staff Interview of Ruben Duran, 6/5/78, p. 16, Document No. 011680.

[988] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Tirado Duran. 6/6/78, p. 90, JFK Document No. 011775.

[989] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Doc. #011775, p. 54; HSCA Staff pre-interview of Lydia Duran 6/5/78 [redacted] HSCA Staff pre-interview of Betty Serratos, 6/6/78, [redacted] HSCA Staff Interview of Horatio Duran Navarro, 6/5/68, JFK Document #011683, p. 9; HSCA Staff pre-interview of Ruben Duran, 5/31/78.

[990] Letter from HSCA to CIA, [blank], [blank]

[991] Letter from CIA to HSCA.

[992] See Procedural Write-up Trip 2, Mexico City.

[993] Ibid.

994 HSCA Staff Review of June Cobb Sharp file at CIA Head-quarters.

[995] Supra, p. [blank]

[996] See Procedural Write-up Mexico city Trip 2.

[997] HSCA Staff Review of Manuel Calvillo file.

[998] See procedural write-up Trip 2, Mexico city and Section VII, C, below.

[999] HSCA Staff contact Report, 7/7/78, JFK Document No. 10016.

[1000] Ibid.

[1001] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 7/7/78, JFK Document No. 013486.

[1002] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 7/14/78, JFK Document No. 9950.

[1003] Ibid.

[1004] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 8/31/78, JFK Doc. #013487.

[1005] Ibid.

[1006] Ibid.

[1007] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 9/5/78, JFK Document No. 011268.

[1008] Ibid.

[1009] Ibid.

[1010] Letter to Elena Garro from Committee, 9/6/78, JFK Document No. 011383; see also, HSCA Staff contact Report, 9/5/78, JFK Document No. 011268.

[1011] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 9/7/78, JFK Document No. 011345.

[1012] Ibid.

[1013] Ibid.

[1014] HSCA Staff contact Report, 9/15/78, JFK Document #013488.

[1015] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 9/12/78, JFK Document #011344.

[1016] HSCA Staff Contact Report, 9/15/78, JFK Document #013488.

[1017] HSCA Staff Contact Report, [blank], JFK Document # [blank]

[1018] UNAM-Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

[1019] American Embassy Incoming Telegram # A-43-570, p. 110, CIA #737.

[1020] Ibid.

[1021] Ibid.

[1022] Ibid.

[1023] Ibid.

[1024] Ibid.

[1025] Letter to Wesley D. Bowles, Chief of Mexican Political Affairs, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State for B. J. Ruyle, American Consul, Tampico, 5/11/67; Wx-7241 Entry #597, p. 114, CIA #741.

[1026] Ibid.

[1027] Ibid.

[1028] Ibid.

[1029] Ibid.

[1030] Ibid.

[1031] The Committee could not determine when the State Department forwarded the letter to the CIA.

[1032] Dispatch from the Director to Mexico City, 6/14/67, HMMW 15557; Wx-7241, Entry #616, p. 117, CIA #744.

[1033] Ibid.

[1034] Ibid.

[1035] Ibid.

[1036] Ibid.

[1037] Ibid.

[1038] Cable from Mexico city to the Director, MEXI 1950, 6/29/67; Wx-7241, Entry #622. p. 118, CIA #745.

[1039] El Sol is a newspaper, The Sun.

[1040] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, MEXI 1950, 6/29/67; Wx-7241, entry #622. p. 118, #745.

[1041] Then Contreras was asked to identify the other four individuals who had met Lee Harvey Oswald, he refused to reveal their names because he feared that informing on them might endanger his family.

[1042] Cable from Mexico City to Director, MEXI 1950, 6/29/67; Wx-7241, entry #622, p. 118, CIA #745.

[1043] Ibid.

[1044] Ibid.

[1045] Ibid.

[1046] Ibid.

[1047] Cable from the Director to Mexico City, 7/4/67, DIR 16823, Wx-7241, Entry 626, p. 119, CIA #746.

[1048] Ibid.

[1049] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, 7/5/67, MEXI 1991; Wx-724l, Entry 627, p. 119, CIA #746.

[1050] Memo to Legat, 7/5/67 from Chief of Station; Wx-7241, entry 628, p. 119, CIA #746.

[1051] Memo from JKB re Oscar Contreras, 7/10/67, Wx-7241, Entry #634, p. 120, CIA #747.

[1052] Ibid.

[1053] The leaders of the group were Victor Manuel Barcelo, Carlos Andaluz, Hugo Castro Aranda, Antonio Tenario Adame, Jose Guerrero Guerrero, Carlos Ortiz Fejeda, Daniel Molina, Brion Balvez, Humberto Hiriarte, Oscar Gonzales, Hibam Garcia, Pedro Sainz Zepeda, Alberto Cerecer, Jose Eduardo Pascual, Juan Saldana, Martin Reyes Baissadel, Vicente Luillamar, Rubelio Fernandez Durado and Jesus Ochoa.

[1054] Memo from JKB re Oscar Contreras, 7/10/67: Wx-7241, Entry #634, p. 120, CIA #747.

[1055] Ibid.

[1056] Dispatch from Mexico City to Director, HMMA 32497, 7/11/67; Wx-7241, Entry #635, p. 121, CIA #748.

[1057] Dispatch from the Director to Mexico, 6/14/67, HMMW 15557; Wx-7241, Entry #616, p. 117, CIA #744.

[1058] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, MEXI 1950, 6/29/67; Wx-7241, entry #622, p. 118, CIA #745.

[1059] Cable from Mexico City to the Director, 7/5/67, MEXI 1991; Wx7241, Entry 627, p. 119, CIA #746.

[1060] See Section VI, C.

[1061] See Section VI, D, above.

[1062] See Warren Commission Report, pp. 299-304. 733-736; also, Section I, B, VC and VI A above. Some of the more prominent are Paul Hoch and Peter Dale Scott in the Assassination Dallas and Beyond and A. T. [sic] Weberman in Coup d'etat in America

[1063] See Sections V C, VIA and B respectively.

[1064] Ibid.

[1065] Silvia Duran.

[1066] Eusebio Azcue Lopez, Alfredo Mirabal Diaz, Orestes Guillermo Ruiz Perez, Nilo Otero, Maria Teresa Proenza y Proenza.

[1067] Noe W. Palomares, Pedro Gutierrez Valencia, Silvia Duran, Horacio Duran, Ruben Duran, Lydia Duran, Betty Serratos, Ernesto Lehfeld Miller.

[1068] See Glossary.

[1069] The Handwriting Panel concluded that the signature on the visa application was identical to other samples of Lee Harvey Oswald's handwriting.

[1070] HSCA Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document 011775. Consul Azcue stated that standard operating procedure at the Cuban Consulate did not allow applications to be removed from the office. (HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue, 9/18/78, p. 41)

[1071] Ibid., pp. 31-33.

[1072] See Sections II C, III A 1 and III B 2 above.

[1073] See Section III B 2 above.

[1074] Ibid.

[1075] [ ] transcript from Soviet Embassy, 9/27/63.

[1076] Ibid.

[1077] Ibid.

[1078] Ibid.

[1079] [ ] transcript from Soviet Embassy, 9/28/63.

[1080] Ibid.

[1081] Ibid.

[1082] Ibid.

[1083] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 19.

[1084] Ibid., pp. 20-23.

[1085] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue, 9/l8/7 8, p. 36.

[1086] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document #011775, p. 23.

[1087] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, 9/18/78, p. 32-33.

[1088] See Sections VC, and VIB above.

[1089] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document #011775, p. 37.

1090 See Supra, p. [blank].

[1091] See Sections III, A1, and III B above.

[1092] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document #011775, p. 92-100; also, see Section VC for details.

[1093] See Sections VC for details.

[1094] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez 9/16/78, p. 51.

[1095] See Section VI C above and VII B below.

[1096] See Section III A 1 above.[ ]

[1097] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 44.

[1098] The CIA' s classification of the transcript of this conversation prevented the HSCA from directly confronting Ms. Duran with the information.

[1099] See Sections II, C, 3, 4 and above.

[1100] [ ] transcript of Soviet Embassy, 9/28/63.

[1101] Ibid., October 1, 1963.

[1102] Ibid.

[1103] Ibid.

[1104] See Section IV, B above.

[1105] Ibid.

[1106] HSCA Public Testimony of Marina Oswald, [blank], Warren Commission , testimony of George DeMorenschildt. Warren Commission Testimony of George Boule.

1107 [ ] of Soviet Embassy, 9/27/63.

[1108] Ibid.

[1109] Ibid.

[1110] Ibid.

1111 Ibid.

[1112] The caller said Odessa.

[1113] Warren Commission Report, p. 301.

[1114] [ ] of Soviet Embassy, September 27, 1963.

[1115] Ibid.

[1116] Ibid.

1117 HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, P. 31.

[1118] HSCA Public Testimony of Alfredo Mirabal Diaz, 9/l8/78, p. 119.

[1119] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document 011775, p. 23.

[1120] Ibid., p. 31.

1121 Ibid.

[1122] Ibid.

[1123] HSCA Public Testimony of Alfredo Mirabal Diaz, 9/18/78, p. 119.

[1124] [ ] of Soviet Embassy, 9/27/63.

[1125] Ibid.

[1126] Ibid.

[1127] Ibid.; also HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775. p. 41.

[1128] Ibid.

[1129] Warren Commission of Nelson Delgado, Vol. III, p 236-237.

[1130] Warren Commission Testimony of Pamela Mumford, 5/19/64, Vol. II, p. 227; Warren Commission Testimony of Evaristo Rodriguez, 7/21/64, Vol. II. p. 34, CE 2120, p. 7. CE 212, p. 54.

[1131] Warren Commission Report, p. 301.

[1132] See section VI C, above.

[1133] See Section VI D, above.

[1134] See Section VII D, above.

[1135] See Sections III A 1 and III B 2.

[1136] Ibid.

[1137] Warren Commission Report, p. 301.

[1138] A night when Oswald's activities are not known.

[1139] HSCA. Staff pre-interview of Ruben Duran, 3/31/78, No. 01168[3?], p. 54; HSCA Staff Pre-interview of Lydia Duran, 6/5/78, HSCA Staff Interview of Horacio Duran, 6/5/78, JFK Document No. 011683 p. 9, HSCA Staff Interview of Betty Serratos 6/1/78, HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 54.

[1140] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 91.

[1141] Ibid.

[1142] HSCA Staff Interview of Ruben Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011680, p. [blank] HSCA Staff Interview of Lydia Duran, 6/5/78, JFK Document No. 011681,. p. [blank] HSCA Staff Interview of Horacio Duran, 6/ 5/78, JFK Document No. 011683. p. [blank]. HSCA Staff Interview of Betty Serratos, 6/6./78, JFK Document No. 13392.

[1143] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1144] HSCA Staff Pre-interview of Ruben Duran, 5/31/78.

[1145] HSCA Public Testimony of Eusebio Azcue Lopez, p. 84-85.

[1146] See Section VI, C [blank] above.

[1147] See Mexico City Procedure Write-up Trip 2 Appendix 3.

[1148] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1149] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1150] See Section VI, A 2 above.

[1151] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 81.

[1152] Ibid., p.87-88.

[1153] HSCA Staff Review of [redacted] file.

[1154] HSCA Staff Review of CIA Silvia Duran file.

[1155] See Appendix 3.

[1156] Ibid.

[1157] Ibid.

[1158] See Section VI, C 10 above.

[1159] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

1160 See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1161] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1162] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

1163 See Appendix 3.

[1164] See Section VI, C, 1 above.

[1165] Ibid.

[1166] Ibid.

[1167] See Appendix 3.

[1168] See Section VI, C 1 above.

[1169] See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1170] Letter from Charles Thomas to William P. Rogers, July 25, 1969, JFK Document No. 011684.

1171 See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1172] See Section VI, D above for details.

[1173] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 95.

[1174a] [non-existant]

[1174] See Section VI, D above.

[1175] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK No. 011755, p. 101-102.

[1176] See Section VI, D above.

[1177] HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775, p. 95.

[1178] See Appendices II and III.

[1179] Warren commission Report, p. 305.

[1180] See Section VI C above.

[1181] See Section VII, C above.

[1182] See Section VI, B above.

[1183] See Sections VI ABC above.

[1184] See Verbatim transcript of meetings prepared by Cuban government. Hereinafter, called transcript. JFK Doc. #01221[last number missing].

[1185] Ibid.

[1186] Ibid.; see also, HSCA Staff Interview of Eusebio Azcue, 4/1/78, JFK Document No. 007005.

[1187] See transcript.

[1188] Ibid.

[1189] Ibid.

[1190] Ibid.

1191 See HSCA Interview of Fidel Castro Ruz [sic] , April 3, 1978 JFK Document #007004.

[1192] Pedro Gutierrez Valencia claimed that he bumped into Lee Harvey Oswald at the Consulate on September 27, 1963. Valencia was at the Consulate doing a credit check on one of the Cuban employees.

[1193] See Section VI, D above for details on Oscar Contreras' allegations.

[1194] See Section VI C for details on Elena and Elenita Garro's allegations.

[1195] Elena Garro's sister who came to the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was at one of Ruben Duran's twist parties in the fall of '63.

[1196] Eunice Odio reported on Elena Garro's allegations in 1965. See Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1197] Elena Garro reported that at one of the twist parties, Emilio Carballido and Eusebio Azcue had come to the conclusion that Kennedy had to be assassinated. (See also, Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1198] Elena Garro alleged that Victor Rico Galan had claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald had been Silvia Duran's lover. See also, Section VI, C, [blank] above.

[1199] Diaz-Ordaz and Echevarria were the two presidents of Mexico respectively from 1964 to 1970 and 1970 to 1976.

[1200] See HSCA Staff Interview of Horacio Duran, 6/5/78, JFK Document No. 011680.

[1201] See HSCA Staff of Interview of Pedro Gutierrez Valencia, 6/5/78, JFK Document No. 011682.

1202 Lynn Duran is the sister of Horatio and Ruben Duran. The Committee wished to ask her whether Lee Harvey Oswald had attended any twist parties at the Duran homes. See HSCA Staff Interview of Lynn Duran, 6/5/78, JFK Doc #011681.

[1203] See HSCA Staff Interview of Ruben Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Doc. #011680.

[1204] The Committee never sent the Mexican government the question because a 2nd trip to Mexico was arranged.

[1205] The Committee wished to ask Ms. Serratos whether Lee Harvey Oswald had attended any twist parties at the Duran homes. See HSCA Staff Interview of Betty Serratos, JFK Doc. #01l392.

[1206] See HSCA Staff Interview of Silvia Duran, 6/6/78, JFK Document No. 011775.

1207 [ ] was one of AMMUG's (a Cuban DGI Defector in 1964,) Security Officers. The Committee wished to ask [redacted] about AMMUG's statements about Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to the Cuban Consulate.

1208 [ ] as a CIA agent in charge of picking up the photographic surveillance film from, personnel stationed at the three bases and delivering it to his brother-in-law (unknown) and later delivering it to his case officer Ann Goodpasture.

1209 See HSCA Staff Write-Ups of [ ] Interview 8/8/78.

[1210] Oscar Contreras Lartigue claimed that he met Oswald in Mexico City in the fall of 1963. See Section VI, D above.

[1211] Elena claimed that when she told Noe W. Palomares about meeting Lee Harvey Oswald, he advised her to send an anonymous letter to Texas, explaining her account. The Committee wished to question Mr. Palomares about Elena's credibility.

1212 [ ] See Section VI, C for details and significance.

1213 [ ]. See Section IV, C for details.

1214 [ ] The Committee wished to ask [ ] about commentary after the assassination at the Cuban Embassy about both Lee Harvey and John F. Kennedy's assassination.

1215 [

] The Committee wished to question [ ] about the Cuban Embassy employees' reactions to the to the assassination. The Committee also wished to question [ ] about Silvia Duran and his knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald.

1216 [

] He had reported that Silvia Duran had told him that she had had an affair with Lee Harvey Oswald. The Committee wished to question him about Silvia Duran.

1217 See HSCA Staff write-up of Interview with

]

[1218] General Jesus Jose Clark Flores escorted Ruben Duran to Russia in 1962 and was considered by many to be Duran's protector. Also, Elena claimed that Flores was at the party that she stated Lee Harvey Oswald was in attendance. The Committee wished to ask Mr. Clark Flores about all the above.

[1219] Ernesto Lehfeld Miller is a Mexican citizen that resembled Eusebio Azcue's description of the man that allegedly visited the Cuban Consulate. All the Durans recognized Miller. Horatio and Silvia said that Miller was a close friend and borrowed Horatio's car often.

[1220] See House Select Committee on Assassinations Staff Write-Up of Noe W. Palomares, 8/10/78.

[1221] See HSCA Staff write-up of Interview with Ernesto Lehfeld Miller, 8/11/78.

[1222] In 1963 Nilo Otero as an official in the Cuban governments Ministry of Foreign Relations, interviewed Eusebio Azcue about Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Cuban Consulate.

[1223] In 1963 the Cuban government employed Rogelio Rodriguez at the Cuban Embassy. The Committee wished to interview Mr. Rodriguez about Lee Harvey Oswald' s visits to the Cuban Embassy employees' reactions to the Kennedy assassination.

[1224] Rolando Cubela, known as AMLASH, was prominent in the Senate Select Committee's Book V which reported the possibility that the Central Intelligence Agency attempts to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro provoked the Cuban government to orchestrate the assassination of President Kennedy in retaliation.

[1225] In 1963 the Cuban government employed Orestes Guillermo Ruiz Perez at the Cuban Embassy. The Committee wished to interview Mr. Rodriguez about Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Cuban Consulate and about the Cuban Embassy employees' reactions to the Kennedy assassination. In addition, Mr. Ruiz, is the cousin-in-law of one of the most active anti-Castroites, Antonio Veciana Blanch.

[1226] Griselle Rubio claimed in a letter Dec. 1963 to DRI that Ruby had been in Cuba in 1962 or 1963 visiting Solomon Pratkins. The Committee located and interviewed Ms. Rubio in Miami.

[1227] James Wilcott is an ex-CIA employee who appeared voluntarily in August 1978 at the Cuban Government's Tribunal which accused the CIA of complicity in the John F. Kennedy assassination.

[1228] Phillip Agee is an ex-CIA employee who appeared voluntarily in August 1978 at the Cuban government's Tribunal which accused the CIA of complicity in the John F. Kennedy assassination.

[1229] The Tribunal, held in August 1978 was an effort by the Cuban government to accuse the CIA of complicity in the John F. Kennedy assassination. Ex CIA agents, James Wilcott and Phillip Agee testified at the Tribunal along with ex-Cuban Consul in Mexico, Eusebio Azcue.

[1230] See HSCA Interview of Juan Nilo Otero, 9/25/78, JFK Doc. No. [blank]

[1231] Alfredo Mirabal Diaz assumed the Consul position, in the Cuban government' s Mexico City Consulate on September 2, 1963. He was present during all of Oswald's visits to the Consulate. Also, see HSCA Interview of Alfredo Mirabal Diaz, 8/26/78, JFK Document No. [blank].

[1232] The committee wished to question Mr. Verdacia about the identities of the organized Crime figures detained in Trescornia at the inception of the Cuban revolutionary government.

[1233] HSCA Interview of Jose Verdacia Verdacia, 8/26/78, JFK Doc. #012224.

[1234] See HSCA Interview of Orestes Guillermo Ruiz Perez, 8/27/7 8, JFK Doc. [blank].

[1235] See HSCA Interview of Rolando Cubela Secades, 8/28/78, JFK Document # [blank]

[1236] In 1963 the Cuban government employed Maria Teresa Proenza y Proenza at the Cuban Embassy. The Committee wished to interview Ms. Proenza about Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Cuban Consulate and about the Cuban Embassy employees reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Also, See HSCA Interview of Maria Teresa Proenza y Proenza, 8/28/78, JFK Doc. #[redacted].

[1237] See Verbatim transcript of 8/28/78 session. JFK Doc. #012208.

[1238] In 1963, Manuel Piñiero, Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, interviewed Eusebio Azcue about Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Cuban Consulate. In addition, Mr. Piñiero was the Cuban revolutionary government official who met with Santo Trafficante and gave him 24 hours to leave the country.

[1239] In 1963 the Cuban government employed Luisa Calderon Carralelo at the Cuban Embassy. The Committee wished to interview Ms. Proenza about Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Cuban Consulate and about the Cuban Embassy employees' reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

[1240] In 1963 Raul Roa interviewed Eusebio Azcue in Cuba about Lee Harvey Oswald's activities in Mexico City.