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1 ACTION REQUIRED : INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDED AS
BACKGROUND FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMBASSADOR
2 WE RESEARCHED THE SYVARORQUS} PROMISE TO DELIVER FILES ON
* <LEE HARVEY OSWALD > WHILE NOT MUCH ON THIS SUBJECT IS REFLECTED IN
THE FILES WE DID COME UP WITH INFORMATION WHICH INDICATES THAT
THAT MATTER WAS TURNED OVER TO THESFBI FOR ACTION THE ORIGINAL
OFFER WAS MADE BY CTAPOROUS / 1 (v/ TO FORMER @ACE IN MAY 92 IN
OCTOBER 1992 DCTCETF / w VISITED MTNSR FOR FOLLOW UP DISCUSSIONS
(WITH Vl1 RE THIS AND: OTHER SUBJECTS_ THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN
DIRECTLY FROM THE TRIP REPORT
I) WE OPENED THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOPIC OF THE<LEE HARVEYz
*<OSWALD>FILES TELLING ST THE FBI IS PREPAR ING A LETTER TO {PRIME
MINISTER KEBICH, ASKING PERMISSION TO SEE THE FILE <Il BECAME
CRRITABLE ANb_DEFENSIVE] ~SAYTNG_THAT STNCE THE TSGDID_NOT DEIGN
TO MAKE PUBLIC ALL MATERIAL PERTA INING TO ITS OWN INVESTIGATION OF
THE<KENNEDY ASSASSINATION> THE WARREN REPORT) WHY SHOULD HE BE
PRESSURED INTO SURRENDER ING HIS FILE (WE_ SAID NO PRESSURE IS
TNOLVED} WE ARE ONLY FOLLOWING UP ON HIS OFFER (STILL DEFENSIVE
HE STATED HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO THE RAW FILE WHICH WOULD
EXPOSE SOURCES AND METHODS USED TO SURVEIL AND INVESTIGATE OSWALD
SLN_MINSK} HE OFFERED INSTEAD SUMMARIES CONTAINING THE RESULTS OF
THE INVESTIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE WHICH OSTENSIBLY WERE PREPARED
AT THE TIME OF OSWALD S STAY dN_MINSK HE WOULD ALLOW OUR
EXPERTS" PRESUMABLY USG) TO EXAMINE THE DOCUMENTS CLOSELY AND TO
CONFIRM THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND COMPLETENESS HE HINTED THAT WE
(NBOLTANCREPRESENTATTVES) JMIGHT BE ALLOWED TQ LOQK A BIT INTO THE
RAW FILE LNE_ SAID WE WOULD RELAY THIS TO OUR SUPERIORS BUT
EXPLAINED AGA IN THAT DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY AMONG SOME AMERICANS
STEMMING FROM THEIR DISTRUST OF NWBOLTAN VIS A VIS THE< KENNEDY >
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<ASSASSINATION >WE COULD NOT UNILATERALLY HANDLE THE FILES
THOUGH WE COULD HELP FACILITATE THEIR PASSAGE TO THE PROPER USG
{AUTHOR ITIES (THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
3 JV / 1 THEN TOLD OUR C/0 THAT THE FBI S LETTER SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME SOVIET VICE THE PRIME MINISTER
AND WE ACREED T0 SO INFORM THE FBI THAT MEMO IS THE LAST
INFORMATION WE HAVE ON THE MATTER THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE
THAT THE FBI DID INDEED SEND THE LETTER OR IF IT WAS SENT THAT
THEY RECEIVED A REPLY TO IT BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLX DETERMINED
THAT THE FBI HAD PRIMACY IN THIS MATTER Ii IS OUR DETERMINATION
THAT WE SHOULD NOT REQUERY JYVAPOROUS WE HAVE ASKED OUR REP ATd
THE FBI TO CHECK INFORMALLY) AS TO THE STATUS OF THEIR DIALOGUE
WITH THE JYVAPOROUS AND WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE
THE ANSWER PLEASE ASSURE THE AMBASSADOR THAT' HE WOULD LIKE US TO
PURSUE THIS MATTER WITH THE FBI THROUGH OUR CHANNELS WE WILL BE
GLAD TO DO SO REGARDS
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