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104-10012-10055 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (7/31/1975)

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*31 July 1975


  LA/EICO
  Mr. William Sturbitts

0Review  of Lee Harvey OSWALD 201 File
  for Freedom of Information Request

  Request Number 75-105, 2 June 1975


     1.  A review of  the Lee Harvey OSWALD file (201-289248)
has been completed by  the Mexican Branch in connection with
reference Freedom of  Information request.  Most of the
information contained  in the file that pertains to Mexico
came from sensitive sources  and methods, such as photo
surveillance, bilateral  teltap and mail intercept
operations.  Although  the mail intercept and photo
surveillance activities  have been dicontinued, the fact  _
that they were  in operation in Mexico continues to be     TR
considered sensitive.   The bilateral teltap is still P A   W
active, and, therefore,  is sensitive.


     2.  The Mexican  information reviewed covered th:
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         a.  Sylvia DURAN Tirado.  A  Mexican female        D01
employed by the Cuban Embassy  in Mexico who provided  Cw-i-
assistance to OSWALD  in his attempts to obtain a Cub u
visa.  Information regarding  DURAN appears in the Warren
Report, however,  it is not attributed to the Agency.
The Government of Mexico  (GOM) did arrest and interrogate
DURAN re her connection  with OSWALD, and a copy of the
GOM deposition appears  in the Report.  The deposition was
turned over to  the Commission by the GOM via State Department.
Since knowledge  of DURAN's contact with OSWALD originally
came to both  the GOM's and Agency's attention via the
bilateral  teltap, all mention of Agency knowledge or
participation  in DURAN's arrest and subsequent interrogation
has been marked  for non-release,

         b.   Photo of unidentified man taken in front of
the Soviet  Embassy in 7exico.  This photo was taken by
Station Mexico  photo surveillance of the Soviet Embassy
during  the month of October 1963.  When news of the
arrest of  OSWALD as Kennedy's assassin became known,
the Station  immediately forwarded copies of the photo
to  the FBI in the mistaken assumption that the photo
was  of OSWALD taken while he was in Mexico that fall.
It was  later determined thrat the photo was not of OSWALD
and  in fact had been taken after he had departed Mexico.
(OSWALD  was in Mexico from 26.September thru 3 October-1963.)
Even  though the photo was not of OSWALD it had been shown
to  OSWALD's wife and mottLer, with the background partially


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