404-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED s sussecr + Review of Selected Items in the Tee Harvey OSWALD File Regarding Allega- tions of CAS3RO Cuban Inyolvenent in the John F. KENEOY Assassination | « SS REFERENCE : -Letter bf David. Belin to | Ne. Ey Went} Kaoche, 15 april 1975, paragtant/2 pding Public Statement By Peateached re | BACKGROUND 1, On Saturday evening, 7 Septenber 1963, Fidel CASTRO appeared at_a Brazilian Eubassy reception in Havana; even more unusual, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent, Daniel HARKER. 2, HARKER's interview reached NeW York on Sunday, 8 Septenber, and wae in print throughout the country on vonéay, 9 Septonber. There.¢an'be no question from the facts surrounding the CASiRO“appéarance, which had not been as expected, and hie agreement to the interview, that this event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get @ message on the record in the United States. smsiye on tie record i he srenea REPRODUCTION Be seat aes ~ PROSIENTED oe WW 59216 Docka:32373005 Page 66404-10268-10001 ‘REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED topics but dealt princisa ae S leadership, in pargfeulae’ Pxéakdeit KENNEDY, whon he ex: coriated in extracrérnaniys ion (see KENNEDY is the BATISTA of his tines ... the most opportunistic American President of all tine .. 4. ‘The interview also contained an uncomplinentary reference to Senator COLDWATER and Cuban delay in signing i the Limited nuclear test ban. There were differences in | the xeplay by United States newspapers Like the i New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that ! castio's *message" was significantly modulated. 5. In Mew Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of Séptenber 1963, the HARKER story eppearea_in the principal mornin papex. the Tines:Picayune, on vonday, 9 Santasbeer-pege-?, under « three-colsin head- Line; “CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba, Says U.S. Leaders imperiled by Aid to Rebel BARKER by~1ine: suavane (AP) ~ Prine Minister "the story followed under the Fidel castro said Saturday night: ‘0.5. leaders would be in danger if they helped im any attenpt to do away vith leaders of cuba. 2 REPRODUCTION PROGISITED 12379005 Pagé 67 mw 93216 Dockmm 53216 1104-10268-10001 1 | REPRODUCTION PROMISITED se : e *pittesty denoviding what he called xecent U.S. proupted-aids on Cuban terri Gn kind. U.S. leaders Af they are aiding terror~ cea SS Brau taste eos ‘themselves will not be safe. jened to be World affairs... entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but nov this trend has changed with attacks. "ithe U.S. is always ready to negotiate and make promises which later it will not honor. this hac happened to promis made during the October crisis. They have been broken as can be seen with new attacks. jut I warn this is leading to a very dangerous situation that could lead to a worse crisis than October's +. 6. the Hew York Bines, in its coverage on 9 Septenber, used a UDI wire service report which omitted any reference to the varning and threat which gave the interview its real significonce. The Washington Post aid an abbreviated re~ write (9 Septesber, page A-7) which, simtlarly, omitted any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remark: 3 Celts REPRODUCTION : race 65 _ of 212 PROGIBITED Bam 2373005 Page 68+104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED The Evening Star of Washington, D. C., printed the HARKER story nearly in its-entizety in the second section of the paper (9-séptesber Ysed,-bage 8-4) and revorded the content of od mpm Ghteplen, placing the emphasis on the po Litieal a in particular, highlighting the GOLDWATER elenents and burying CASTRO's warning to the United states leadership in the middle of the pic: 7. there is no evidence in the files onl sGiausioaictpehat shi CisTHD interview was constaered in following up leads or in dealings vith the Warren Comniosion agg its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed Headquarters attention ta the aD atary vary shortly efter the Dallas killing. More important, the interview appears ———— to have been forgotten in the contenporary political consia~ eration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba. There is no evidence in the Agency records, either, that the Warren Conniseion stafE Tivel® pursued the Tuplication of the CASTRO Taterview ine Hemel weet the Sept ication. of (the Caz soars in dealing with the conspiracy hypothesis. there is no evidence in the files that anything along these Lines stated by any other Cuban leader beforé the assassination. ‘8. the purpose of this review, undertaken at Mr. Belin's request, is to reconsider Lee Harvey OSWALD's activity on the assumption that as an avid nevspaper reader ~ which we know from testimony of Marina OSWALD and others ~ he. read. the CASTRO warning and threat as reported above. ‘The results cocisss REPRODUCTION vec 68 ot 212 PRORIBITED sa Docra:32373003 Page 69+104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED ie Se “at ne review, adaliefly neavity using the 20—-20 quaitey of hindetong bay be, «elated kn summary: hi bere: 12:38 increment of credible 2 eGiides, Cepig this press tig, oe TP Soviet wee for Cuban political, intelligence or security secvice involyenent in the at javsination co vhat vas developed and com sidered by the Warren comission and ita ssatf, tho commission's finding that. tee Harvey OMWNED va the RiLler of President KENNEDY and Officer PIPPI? and aia then in alone and of his own determination stands. & DB. “Credible evidence" that would upset oF significantly sodity this judyenent 44 (and doos) not exist in Washington. Dut such evidence-could exist in Moscow and/or whose voluntary inputs to the Warren Comission were minimal in quantity and quality, designed to cover up any admissions of knowledge of, or connection with, OSWALD which might be related directly or indirectly with the a: sination. Therefore, the belief that there was Soviet and/or Cuban (X68 apafor ct) connection vith OSWALD will persist and ; s PAGE T REPRODUCTION aati PROGIBITED =au NW 53216 Dootd:32373005 Page 70 224104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED . ; OSes w+ “grow mean enarpsfNbeen a moi alsclonuse _ by these governments gf all elements of OStiREDTg Wandting @@Ueay in the Soviet Union Son report should have Left a wider “window” for this contingenay. TaaEy indeed, vas the opinion at the working level, | particularly in the comterintelligehce con ponent inthe CIA in 1964. As was indicated | by Mr, Helms in his testinony before the Warren Commission, CIA would continue to © regard this aspect of the OsHALD case as still open. a . In the absence of additional ox new oe OS orenente of “erettbiet evSegee, AAGY are OS “nuances” in the recora that note: worthy, in the light of other conclusions. ‘these are reviowed and cumarized below, iten- by-iten. @. CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963.°24¢ OSWALD aia indood road Investigation Sf the Assassination of President John P. jearings Before the Presideat's Comission On the Assassination of Pranident KEWEEY (Washingtons 198 hereafter cited ae Hearings, Vol. v., pp. 120 > 129. dee especially p. 126 "Hr, Welns: T would assune the case could never be closed." “cb0L%44 REPRODUCTION rie BB we 12 PROGIBITED . m8 WwW 93216 Docta:92973005 Page 71108-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED . Preyer : sz tn wee oxaenacehly to emetane great significance. in the Light of the pathological evolution of OSWALD's passive/ aggressive makeup after his attempt to kill Gener WEKER early in april 1963 and his identification with Fidel CASTRO and the | Cuban revolution which is directly trace i able as far back as his Marine Corps, service in El Toro, California. cASTRO's warning and threat, given to AP corres~ Pondent HARKER, irrespective of whether there was any formal mandate, or even security service contact with OSWALD by the Cubans or the Russians ~ dae an act of singular irresponsibility and under no circumstances was excusable as retorsion for what the Cuban enigres were doing during the summer of 1963. (CUBAN CONTACT WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, BARLY 1959 (2) 9. The tentinony of eleon DELGADO contains an assertion of germinal significance to any review of the background of Lee Harvey OSWALD's feoling tovard and relations with CASTRO's Cuba. DELCADO vas probably the closest peer group 7 msgs aCLoge REPRODUCTION : : PROG — Ww 53216 Docta:92373005 Page 72404-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWIBITED at Bi Toro aria, orgi@\pase Decenber 1958 ~ September 1959. ‘the Warren Conaiéston. port takes note of thi: eld DELGADO that he was in . see monber to OSWALD duriNy his specialist training period ee aiplonatic officials in i this couRzy, which DELGADO at first took i to be ‘one of his lies, but later i believed. '*? 10. Actually DELGADO's testinony says 2 lot more of possible operational significance than 1s reflected by the ‘language of the report, and its_imeieatien, go not appear | x* ‘the Zecord of the beginning of OSwAL's relationship with ‘the Cubans starts with a question mark. | i. The period was one of transition im U.S. - Cuban fee | larly keen about how to get to the island. DELGADO testi- | ox ! “see @idn't kno what to tell him, 30, X told him'the heat thing that T know uae to z Report to the President's Commission on the Assassination Serpreaidant John Fe REMEDY (washington, 196i}, Revestear ‘ited as Report, p- 687. celaess REPROBUCTION i esa a te PROSIBITED ner Tw 212 NW 53216 DocTa:32373005 Page 73Mw 53216 404-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED get in touch with a Giban Exbassy, you know. But at that time, thé ae Deora hin this ~ we are on fxLendiy. tema’ with Cuba, you know, ari’ (ShA\subversion oF nalintent, eS Ga mo eee ween cousaia O oon til, eases a a aafeaia aa contact with then ... ses saan this envelope in his t50t—” locker, vali-locker, and it was addxéesed to hia, and they had an official sos omits an” as far as I could recollect, et Was nath/Erom Efe ottne sealinyoa olae eS as fs ciban Consul, and just after ho started receiving these letters ~ you see, he would never go out, but stay near the post all the time + +45 he had one visitor after ne started receiving letters he had one visitér. rt was a man, because I got the call from the HP guard shack, and they gave me call that OoWALD had a vieitor atthe front gate. mis nin had to be acctvitian, othervise they vould have et tim tne, 80 T hed to find aonebody’ eo relieve OSWALD; vho was on guard, to go down : as REPRODUCTION : PROGISITED Doerd:32373005 Page 74 Clasag parlemw 53216 104-10268-10001 REPROD ORISITED REPRODUCTION S there to visibluitw ents feliow, ana’ they spent shout an noir and ROLE, two hours, talking, ® some ang ne ea bec. I don't know who the they talked shout, but he Locked =e ae. the whole thing when he cane back. ue never mentioned who he was, nothing. he, LIEDELER: tow long did he talk to in, do you renenber? & sme, bevcAz0 + ome a ra, eyo hours + * sme, LIEDELERE who this fellow was me. DELGADO = "Mx, LIEBELER: Did you connect this visit that OSWALD had at that time with the Cuban consutate? sur. DELGADO : I aid; becouse T thought it funny for him to be receiving a caller at such a late date - tine. Also, up to this, tine he hardly ever received nail; "in fact he seldon received mail frém hone because I made it a poltoy, 1 used. ta pick up the mali for our unit and distribute ttte:the guys in there, and very seldom did ? ever sée one for him. But every so often, after he started to get in contact with g . be cron pocta:32373005 Page 75 PraITED ae404.10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PROWIBIVED BS ~~~ these cuban peoplejck pamphlets and ge@@pipees...- Se. Sora a eS ted receiving letters, you = maybe pamphlets, you i sow, tig burch, things we get from church, 1 but £t wasn't @ church, Wore they weitteh Yo Spanish, any of thea, do you knows i vm memes) erage "Me. LTERELE! no. & "Me. LIERELER: D: to believe that these things from the Cuban Consulate? "Mr. DELGADO : Well, I tock it for granted that they did after 1 seen the envelope, you know .. something 1ike a Mexican eagle, with a Dig, impressive seal, you Phow. They had aif~ ferent colors on it( red snd white; alnost ooked Like our lors AS But I can't ow it was in Latin, what. I couldn't under= SME. LIERELER: You don't know for sure whether it was from the Cuban Consulate? a lea coliege. aor 73 5212 PRODISITED iT WW 53216 Doctd:32373005 Page 76104-10268-10001 ‘REPRODUCTION PROUIBITED = Ee But he had told me wa ropiee thas ener’! Ce fhe offered to show it to me, Seeger Neh interested because at the ! tine we RS vork to do, and I never aid ask | | to see that paper again, you know. prior, just, weepre Fe found that envelope in his fs receiving nail froa | Me. LIERELER: Dia he tell you what his correspondence with the Cuban Consulate vad about? giao’. sme. BELEADO + No, he agate “Mr. LIEBELER: Did he aia, se" you RPS that it had to do with the conversa Gone that you had about going over to Cuba? sme. DELGADO : No. . The only thing he told me was that right after he had this con- versation with the Cuban people was that he was going to = once he got out of the service ~ he was going to Switzerland ... *3 12. oswaLp's application to Albert Schweitzer College, cnurvatden, svitzeriand, Sis Gated 19 March 1959, and ne was presumably to voport there on 29 April 1960. Destined for dischidrge £2om the Marines on 7. December 1953, OSWALD mee Hearings, Volume VIII, pp. 241 - 243. . 2 ree cooasa7 REPRODUCTION en ith PROGIBITED A WH 933216 Docta:32373003 Page 77108-10268-10001, Nw 53216 Dock REPRODUCT PROTIBITED . Sree oy scceteraceg hs exitah grbunts of Janity hardship in early Ra U.S. passport alia eo eseiek ~ among other places to cua ana waar

Plot but kept, bnatig ob Gw potne ne travel to. & imealaeeny. 39. at tnisQou FBI knowledge, the matter was tumed over to the Mekican authorities who deteimined that CONTRERAS was indeed at the University of Mexico but only REPRODUCTION et et oe PROLIBITED aaa WW 53216 Docta:32373005 Page 91104-10268-10001 REPRODUCTION PREMIEITED xe and that he Had been publicly vity for the Student Revolutionary Bloc (BER) in Jabuary 1961. souaver, the group ceased ‘middle of 1962, and | sever one of Ats leaders. No further \ In the fice on the cowmams allegations. roar: fron thd unsustained clains mado by COMERS shout his om presence at the University, there is an additional elonent that underaines the credibility of hig accoaiits, Oswnia's Spanish, uhieh wae barely adoquate'io get hin plats pens the hotel, seens hardly 14kely to jae permitted hin to carry on for an extended period with © gotvecntgy escent rou. So Goer g2 REPRO TH ; vars 89 54212 PROWIBITED wd MW 53216 Decta:92373005 Page 92