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[7]10 May 1982
[8]0 Dear “Dass I
[11]1. Please refer to our conversation of 6 May. KOSTIKOV, born 17 March
[12]1933, Moscow, was posted to Beirut in 1978 as lst Secretary and may still
[13]be there. He is identified KGB and served in Mexico City from 1961-71.
[14]There is a reference to him on page 307 of BARRON's KGB which suggests
[15]that he may have been Department V. We do not appear to have asked LYALIN
[16]about him, and are now doing so.
[18]2. We also note that EPSTEIN in "Legend" claims that according to a CIA
[19]telecheck KOSTIKOV was Lee Harvey OSWALD's KGB case officer in Mexico City.
[20]According to BARRON (page 335) OSWALD was in Mexico between September and
[21]November 1963 and was seeking to obtain a Soviet visa. There was certainly
[22]a KGB interest in OSWALD, although according to NOSENKO this was defensive.
[24]3. The reason for our current interest in KOSTIKOV will be obvious. As
[25]you are aware, our Embassy in Beirut, in common with other Western Missions,
[26]has been subject threats and violence in recent months, and in view of
[27]earlier hostile attentions from the KGB, we have been reviewing our records
[29]of KGB staff in the area who might have been involved in promoting strong-arm
[30]tactics.
[32]4. We would be grateful for your views as to whether the KGB are likely to
[33]be behind any of the recent incidents (possibly through the Syrians) and for
[34]any information on KOSTIKOV and his activities in Mexico and in Beirut. In
[35]particular, what are your comments on the OSWALD story; can you confirm that
[36]KOSTIKOV is still in Beirut; is there anyone else in Beirut or Damascus whose
[37]‘trace record suggests an Active Measures role, or worse?
[39]5. We should be grateful for an early reply and as I said on 6 May will treat
[40]anything you can tell us on a strictly Service to Service basis.
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