</s>104-10177-10224 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 OFFICIAL, IHN DEXTROVICH CALVE DACL, LAS D.D.L.Y. FILM TITLE/NUPP/VOLUPE: 241-009495 INCLUSIVE DATES: DUC-64-NIXER 77 CUSTOMAL UNIT/LOCATION: DELICTIONS, IF ANY: TATIE DATE REVISITED BY RICHIVED RETURNED REVISITED BY REVIENING OFFICIAL. 5 AUG 1978 LOPES 5 AUS 1978 LOPERS Lopes 2.00 NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE. MATERIAL RECORD SHOPPED BY: 5 P.P. SPONORQUAL.

Summary:  
The documents detail Soviet intelligence activities involving personnel at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and Mexico City during the 1960s-1970s. Ivan Dmitriyevich Obedykov (201-779455), a guard at the Tehran Embassy, later worked in Mexico City where his wife Yelena Lvova directed a Soviet school. His family included son Vladimir Ivanovich (born 1955) and potential relatives Boris Lovovich Dmitriyevich and Mariya Borosivskaya Dmitriyeva. Obedykov interacted with suspected GRU/KGB officers Aleksandr Denysov, Sergey Kukharenko, and Vladimir Ravadvaskiy. The text notes his 1962 medical procedure in Mexico, personal habits (e.g., Spanish language skills), and employment history. Administrative records reference personnel replacements, surveillance of Obedykov’s activities, and internal communications about suspected intelligence affiliations. Social security numbers are present but redacted.  

Key People:  
- Ivan Dmitriyevich Obedykov (201-779455) – Soviet guard at Tehran Embassy, later Mexico City.  
- Yelena Lvova (nee Dmitrieva) – Wife of Obedykov, director of a Soviet school in Mexico.  
- Boris Lovovich Dmitriyevich – Likely brother-in-law of Obedykov.  
- Mariya Borosivskaya Dmitriyeva – Likely sister-in-law of Obedykov.  
- Aleksandr Denysov (201-262940) – Second Secretary at Soviet Embassy in Mexico, suspect GRU.  
- Sergey Kukharenko (201-260831) – Chief of Soviet Information Bulletin in Mexico, suspect KGB.  
- Vladimir Ravadvaskiy (201-2991/1) – Code clerk at Soviet Embassy in Mexico, suspect KBG.  
- Georgiy Stepanovich Visko (201-243402) – Commercial Counselor in Mexico, suspected GRU.  
- Ivan Petrovich Kargin – Replaced Obedykov in USSR after his departure from Mexico.  

Key Locations:  
- Tehran, Iran – Soviet Embassy where Obedykov initially worked.  
- Mexico City, Mexico – Site of Obedykov’s employment and family residence.  
- Moscow, USSR – Home address provided by Obedykov for contacts.  

Key Events:  
- Obedykov’s 1962 hospitalization in Mexico City following a three-hour surgery.  
- Replacement of Obedykov at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico by Yacheslav Alexandrovich Vegorov (suspect GRU).  
- Surveillance of Obedykov’s movements, including travel to Moscow and his departure from Mexico on 4 August 1965.  
- Visko’s suspected GRU ties and social connections with Mexican teachers.  
- Internal Soviet intelligence reports flagging Obedykov as a suspect due to unclear affiliations.  

Key Organizations:  
- Soviet Embassy, Tehran – Initial workplace for Obedykov.  
- Soviet Embassy, Mexico City – Primary workplace for Obedykov and Visko.  
- GRU (Soviet military intelligence) – Suspected affiliation of Denysov and Visko.  
- KGB (Soviet security agency) – Suspected affiliation of Kukharenko and other personnel.  
- Soviet intelligence networks – Monitoring of embassy staff and their associates.

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