</s>180-1010-10100 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 10/20/20 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA AGENCY : HSCSA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10110-101010 Agency information RECORD SERIES : SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 125-JFK AGENCY FILENUMBER : 125-JJFK Document Information ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM: CIA TO: Document Information TITLE: DATE: 00/00/0000 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS: OSWALD, LEE, POST-RUSSIAN PERIOD, TRAVEL, TRIP TO MEXICO DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1A CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/01/2003 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: Box 4. 1 NW 50955 DocId: 322623505 Page 1

Summary  
The document details Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities in Mexico City during late September 1963, including his visits to Cuban and Soviet embassies, visa applications, and interactions with pro-Castro groups. He sought assistance for travel documents to Cuba and Russia, engaged in multiple communications with Soviet officials, and spent time with a pro-Castro Cuban group, including an overnight stay. Oswald left Mexico on or about October 1, 1963, after failed attempts to secure visa support. The text also outlines CIA operations in Mexico City under David Atlee Phillips, who managed propaganda and surveillance projects targeting Cuba, including monitoring Americans interacting with Soviet or Bloc embassies. Phillips referenced collaboration with agents like Bill Kent and Win Scott, as well as the Warren Commission’s interest in Silvia Duran and Oswald’s connections to Cuban officials. Later sections discuss Phillips’ recollections of CIA operations, including documents referencing individuals like Luisa Calderon and Teresa Proenza, potential disinformation campaigns, and uncertainties about their roles in the assassination. Phillips noted possible file manipulation by the FBI and CIA, as well as his own covert activities in Cuba (1958–1961) involving propaganda efforts.  

Key People  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Sought visas to Cuba and Russia; interacted with Cuban and Soviet embassy personnel; associated with pro-Castro groups.  
- **Silvia Duran**: Mexican woman who facilitated Oswald’s communications with Soviet officials; her ties to Cuban Embassy figures were noted in CIA records.  
- **David Atlee Phillips**: CIA Chief of Covert Action (1961–1963); managed propaganda operations and surveillance against Cuba; discussed counterintelligence efforts and Warren Commission inquiries.  
- **Bill Kent**: CIA operative in Miami; coordinated propaganda efforts for Cuban targets.  
- **Win Scott**: CIA official in Washington, D.C.; involved in monitoring Soviet-Cuban activities; had direct reporting lines to higher authorities.  
- **Robert Shaw**: Alleged leader of Cuban photographic surveillance operations at the Embassy.  
- **Hal Swenson**: Chief of the Special Affairs Staff (SAS) counterintelligence section in Washington, D.C.  
- **Luisa Calderon**: Possibly a CIA asset; referenced in CIA files #3715 and others.  
- **Teresa Proenza**: Fired from embassy; mentioned in LITAMEL/9 report.  
- **Carlos Blanco**: Reporter with possible disinformation content in his reports.  
- **Eusebio Azucue**: Cuban consul, not identified as Cuban intelligence by Phillips.  
- **James Angleton**: Noted for tight operational control over CIA activities.  
- **Julio Lobo**: Briefly mentioned as a figure Oswald met in Madrid/Havana; no substantial dealings confirmed.  

Key Locations  
- **Mexico City**: Primary location for Oswald’s visa attempts and CIA operations; included interactions with Cuban and Soviet embassies.  
- **Havana, Cuba**: Target of CIA surveillance and propaganda efforts; site of Phillips’ covert operative work (1958–1961).  
- **Miami, Florida**: Site of CIA operations under Bill Kent; linked to monitoring Cuban activities.  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters for the Special Affairs Staff (SAS) and higher-level CIA oversight.  

Key Events  
- **Oswald’s visa attempts**: Multiple visits to Cuban and Soviet embassies in Mexico City during late September 1963; failed to secure travel documents.  
- **CIA propaganda operations**: Phillips managed projects targeting Cuba, including surveillance of the Embassy and recruitment efforts.  
- **Silvia Duran’s role**: Facilitated Oswald’s communications with Soviet officials; her connections to Cuban Embassy figures were noted in CIA records.  
- **Warren Commission inquiries**: Staff members visited Mexico City to investigate Duran’s ties to Oswald and Cuban officials.  
- **CIA counterintelligence efforts**: Monitoring Americans interacting with Soviet or Bloc embassies, including Oswald’s case.  
- **Review of CIA documents**: Phillips referenced files #3715, #3665, and #3717 regarding Luisa Calderon and Teresa Proenza.  
- **Investigation into disinformation campaigns**: Uncertainty about whether individuals like Calderon/Proenza were involved in the assassination or had prior knowledge.  
- **File manipulation concerns**: Phillips suspected tampered records, particularly regarding Ms. Duran’s file.  
- **Phillips’ covert operations**: Discussed propaganda work for Latin American countries and interactions with figures like Julio Lobo.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Conducted surveillance, propaganda, and counterintelligence operations in Mexico City and Cuba; involved in monitoring Soviet-Cuban activities.  
- **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**: Investigated CIA activities related to JFK’s assassination; interviewed Phillips about his role.  
- **Special Affairs Staff (SAS)**: Washington-based unit handling Cuban matters, including counterintelligence.  
- **Cuban Embassy**: Target of CIA surveillance and recruitment efforts; involved in Oswald’s visa attempts.  
- **Soviet Embassy**: Engaged with Oswald during his visa applications; monitored his activities.  
- **Directorate General of Intelligence (DGI, Mexico)**: Involved in operations alongside CIA in Mexico City.  
- **Joint Multinational Military Activities (JMMVAVE)**: Potentially ran operations without Mexico Station knowledge.  
- **Defense Department (DDP)**: Possibly involved in operations alongside JMMVAVE.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Manipulated files at CIA request; implicated in record tampering.

JFK Declassified Files

180-10110-10100.pdf

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