Opening summary
The draft report from the CIA details the agency's surveillance and intelligence activities concerning Lee Oswald, particularly focusing on his communications with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City prior to the assassination of President Kennedy. On October 1, 1963, Oswald made a phone call to the Soviet Embassy, identifying himself by his real name. This call was intercepted and transcribed by the CIA, and a summary of the conversation was sent to Washington by October 9, 1963.
The report indicates that Oswald, a former defector to the Soviet Union who had returned to the United States in 1962, was inquiring about a telegram that had been promised to him by a consul during a previous visit to the embassy. S. citizens contacting Soviet bloc embassies, and this particular interception was deemed significant given Oswald's background.
Following the assassination on November 22, 1963, the CIA initiated extensive checks on Oswald's activities,…