Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Verification of Testimony and Trip Details The Cuban Government provided documentation confirming the core details of Duran’s testimony, including a copy of Oswald’s Cuban visa application and the Cuban government’s conditional reply. CIA handwriting analysis confirmed the visa application was signed by Oswald, and the faint handwritten notations on the document are likely Duran’s. The clothing Oswald wore in the visa application photo matches items found in his effects after the assassination, and the photo appears to be from the same negative as a photo found among his belongings; no signs of document forgery were detected. Highly reliable U.S. confidential sources in Mexico confirmed Duran’s testimony was truthful and accurate in all material respects, and their identities are withheld to protect their future utility. The Commission also verified the exact timeline of Oswald’s trip, his transportation, his Mexico City hotel, and a nearby restaurant he frequented. All individuals Oswald may have interacted with in Mexico, including fellow bus passengers and hotel staff and guests, were interviewed; no credible witness reported seeing him with any unidentified person, and he was observed traveling alone to and from Mexico City, at his hotel, and at the restaurant. One hotel guest sat with Oswald at the restaurant due to lack of empty tables but they did not speak because of a language barrier. Two Australian bus passengers stated Oswald sat next to elderly itinerant preacher Albert Osborne, though Osborne denied this; Osborne was found to be an unreliable witness with no credible link to the assassination. The hotel Oswald stayed at showed no unusual ties to Cuban nationals or extremist groups, and no evidence indicated Oswald visited the Cuban Airlines office in Mexico City despite its phone number being in his notebook.