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104-10438-10210 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (11/30/1963)

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    INCOMING TELEGRAM      Department of State



      don. iCONRL` 19974
            ID     NOVEMBER 30, 1963, 4811 P*M.

          ROM      MEXICO CITY
    no             SECRETARY OF STATE

          :12131 NOVEMBER 30 3 P.M.

          jMMEDIATE

             S :C- R- E To
             0 RCHANNEL.

          FOR ALEXIS JOHNSON*

          MEXICAN AUTHORITIES 'HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE NICARAGUAN,
          ALVRADOI AFTER A  LONG INTERROGATION, HAS CONFESSED IN A SIGNED
          STATEMENT .HE DID NOT SEE OSWALD IN THE CUBAN CONSULATE HERE ON
          SEPTEMBER  18 OR AT ANY OTHER TIME AND THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANYONE
          PASS MONEY-TO  OSWALD.  ALVARADO SAID HIS MOTIVE FOR CLAIMING
          THE PASSAGE OF  MONEY TO OSWALD WAS TO INVOLVE THE UNITED STATES
          NIN A WAY WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE OVERTHROW OF CASTRO.

          BOTH THE LEGAL  ATTACHE AND THE CAS REPRESENTATIVE BELIEVE THAT
          ;ALVARADO'S STATEMENT TO THE MEXICANS MUST BE ACCEPTED AS
          FACT.  THIS OPINION  IS CONCURRED IN BY NICARAGU N GOVERNMENT
          'INTELLIGENCE OFFICIA                            HO .PERSONALLY
          'KNOWS ALVARADO AND WHo  WH     YID   UTARTICIPATE IN THE
          'INVESTIGATION, WHICH WS  CONDUCTED ENTIRELY BY MEXICANS,
          WAS STANDING  BY ADVISING WITH THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES DURING
          ::THE LATTER PART OF THE INTERROGATION, WE ARE THEREFORE PROCEEDING
          * AERE ON THE THEORY THAT THE ALVARADO STORY ABOUT HAVING SEEN
          MONEY PASS MUST  BE COMPLETELY DISCOUNTED,
          MEXICAN AUTHORITIES  ARE OBVIOUSLY RELIEVED AND  WHILE THEY   .
          OFFER COOPERATION   I DOUBT THEY WILL MAKE ANY INTENSIVE EFFORT
          )TO INVESTIGATE FUATHER.  WITH THE COLLAPSE OF ALVARADO WE DO
          INOT CURRENTLY HAVE A GOOD BASIS FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL
          IINVESTIGATION.  AZCUE WOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE SUSPECT IN
          CUBAN CONSULATE  AND HE DEPARTED MEXICO FOR HAVANA ON NOVEMBER
          18 AND HAS NOT  RETURNED.

          !THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING ESPECIALLY
          * THE DORTICOS-HERNANDEZ ARMAS TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WHICH REMAIN
          UNEXPLAINED*.  WE SHALL CONTINUE TO LOOK HERE FOR PEOPLE WHO
          SAW OSWALD WHILE  HE WAS IN MEXICO BUT .WE HAVE NO BASIS AT THIS
          TIME FOR:AN  OPTIMISTIC ESTIMATE THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO FIND
          ANYTHING  DEFIN'TIVE ON THE CENTRAL ,1SUX.  REPRODUeTION FROM THIS COPY Is
                                    sE~uT         -   PROHIBITED UNLESS UNCLASSIFIED

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