The Russian Visitor Who Asked One Too Many Questions

The Russian Visitor Who Asked One Too Many Questions

Document 206-10001-10003, newly released in the 2025 JFK files, contains a short CIA memo from September 1962 about a Soviet national in Mexico City who raised quiet alarms by asking unusually specific questions about U.S. embassy operations. At the time, it seemed...
The Cuban Intelligence Asset That Slipped Through the Net

The Cuban Intelligence Asset That Slipped Through the Net

In the trove of CIA records released in 2025, a short memo dated September 1963 points to a Cuban intelligence officer operating in the United States-one with direct ties to groups Lee Harvey Oswald associated with. The memo was never acted on, never referenced in...