</s>Doc ID: 68790666 Doc Ref ID: A:42669440 SECRET MORAY DATE: 09/11/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE: 1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: : 144-10001-10168 RECORD SERIES : RECORDS SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : : NSA FROM : HCA : TO : : HCO 2X/0/CUD/T2440-63 HAVANA VERIFIES OSMALDS REQUEST/TRANSIT VISA/RUSSIA [RJ] TITLE : : HAVANNA VERIFIFIES OSWALDS REQUESTS/TRANST/VISA/VASA/RUSSIIA [RI] DATE : : 11/26/63 : 2: PAGES : : SUBJECTS : VISA NEVER GRANTED : : REPORT DOCUMent TYPE : : CLASSIFICATION : : RESIDENT STATUS : : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/97 : : OPENING CRITITERIA'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED ORIGINALING AGENCY'S DETERMINATIONAL REQUIRED COMMENTS : COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATIOM Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN, RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MIK, JR. JR. TRJ - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Derived From: NSA/CSM 123-2,2, Dated 3 September 1991 Declassity On: Source Market "O'ADDR" Date of Source: 3 Sep 91 SECRET MORAY-

Summary  
The documents detail a 1963 visa request by Lee Harvey Oswald for a transit visa to the USSR via Cuba. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) confirmed that Oswald submitted the request on September 27, 1963, through the Cuban Consulate in Merida. MINREX stated the visa could not be granted without prior permission from the USSR, which was not obtained. The request was denied, and no visa was issued. The documents also reference suspicions that the JFK assassination was a provocation by "reactionary sectors" involving Cuba and the USSR. A later document (SABRE) expands on this, alleging U.S. authorities concealed evidence and closed the case swiftly, while emphasizing the need for global clarification of the assassination's circumstances. Both documents were released under Executive Order 14176, declassifying records related to JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations.  

Key People  
- Lee Harvey Oswald: Subject of visa request and central figure in the JFK assassination investigation.  
- MINREX (Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Verified Oswald’s visa request and denied it due to lack of USSR approval.  
- District Attorney: Mentioned as closing the case shortly after the assassination.  

Key Locations  
- Havana, Cuba: Site of the Cuban Consulate where Oswald submitted his visa request.  
- Merida, Mexico: Location of the Cuban Consulate involved in processing Oswald’s request.  
- USSR (Ukraine): Destination country for the denied transit visa.  

Key Events  
- September 27, 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald requested a transit visa to the USSR through the Cuban Consulate in Merida.  
- November 26, 1963: MINREX confirmed the visa request was denied due to lack of USSR approval.  
- November 27, 1963: Documents reference suspicions that the JFK assassination was a provocation by reactionary forces involving Cuba and the USSR.  
- Post-assassination: District Attorney closed the case within days, with allegations of U.S. authorities concealing evidence.  

Key Organizations  
- NSA (National Security Agency): Originated the documents and provided context for declassification under Executive Order 14176.  
- MINREX (Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Administered visa requests and denied Oswald’s application.  
- Cuban Embassies: Received copies of the SABRE document, which alleged U.S. cover-ups related to the assassination.

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10168.pdf

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