</s>104-10004-10143 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 05/08/96 Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY CIA RECORD NUMBER : CIA RECORD SERIES : 104-1004-0143 JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 201-289248 AGENCY FILLE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO TITLE : DISCUSSION BETWEEN MEMBER SR DIVISION CONCERNING DATE : OSWALDS STAY IN HELSINKI. DATE: 06/01/64 2 2 SUBJECTS: USSR CONSULTATE DOCUMent TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B RESTRICATIONS : RELEASED WITH DELETONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/12/93 DATE of LAST REVIER : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS OPENING CRITERIA : COMCOMMENTS : OSW10:V43 1993.06.12.10.10:33:55:150000: [R] 1. ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 64397 Docidl:32106269 Page 1

Summary:  
This document contains a discussion between a member of the SR Division (likely CIA) and Frank Fribberg, the U.S. Consul in Helsinki, regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's activities in Finland during October 1959. The conversation focuses on Oswald's movements, including travel times from the airport to downtown Helsinki, taxi duration to the Soviet consulate, and the consulate’s operating hours (closed at 1300 local time on Saturdays). It also references passenger lists retained by the U.S. Consulate in Helsinki for six months before destruction, noting that Robert Fulton (CIA) was the consular official at the time. The discussion includes a State Department cable inquiry about Oswald’s contact with Soviet authorities and suggestions to refine the cable for Helsinki Station assistance.  

Key People:  
- Frank Fribberg (U.S. Consul in Helsinki)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald (subject of investigation)  
- Robert Fulton (CIA, U.S. consular official in Helsinki)  
- Warren Commission (inquiry into JFK assassination)  

Key Locations:  
- Helsinki, Finland  
- Soviet Consulate in Helsinki  
- U.S. Consulate in Helsinki  

Key Events:  
- Oswald’s stay in Helsinki in October 1959  
- Discussion of Oswald’s contact with Soviet authorities  
- Exchange of State Department cables and consular records  
- Review of passenger list retention policies at the U.S. Consulate  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. Department of State  
- Warren Commission

JFK Declassified Files

104-10004-10143 (C06932208).pdf

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