r A A ABA EAB AB BD BT BS SieeA WZ Classification: __ (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) Mr. Martinez attempted to reach by telephone Silvia Tiardo Bazan at her home to ask her. whether she would be wil- ling to travel fo Washington to testify at a HSCA hearing and to ask if she knew where Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld Miller could be located. She was not at home, however. Agent Martinez explained that he would attempt to locate Oscar Contreras. Lartige Lartige at the hotel where the Partido Republicano Institucional was holding its con- vention early the following morning; after which he would meet the staff members at 9:30 a.m. at their hotel room. At 9:45 a.m., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez met Committee staffers at their hotel room and explained that he was unable to locate Mr. Contreras Lartigue at the convention. Mr. Martinez then left to check the whereabouts of Mr. Alberue Suoto and Silvia Tirado Bazan. At 12:30 p.m., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez re- turned to the Committee staff members' hotel room. He tele- phoned Mrs. Contreras in Tampico who stated that her husband had not telephoned her since she had last spoken to Agent Martinez. At 1:50 p.m., another agent, Honorio Escondon, telephoned Agent Martinez at the Committee staffers' hotel ‘room to inform him that Luis Alberue Suoto must be back in town because the scotch tape placed at the base of his Classification: Oy i é be 2 BESS | Classified by derivation: —_
Classification: ___ | (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) entranceway door.was no longer in place. At 1:55 p.m., Agent Martinez telephoned Luis Alberue Sutoto. During the phone conversation, Alberue denied that he had ‘worked’ at the .Cuban: Embassy in the Sixties, stated that he knew nothing about the assassination and declined the Committee staff members' request to interview him. At 2:00 p.m.,,August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez tele- phoned Silvia Duran. Agent Martinez then gave the tele- phone to Committee staffer Lopez. Mr. Lopez ask Ms. Tirado whether she would be willing to testify sometime in Septem-. ber at a Committee hearing in Washington; she answered affirmatively. She stated that September 13th, 14th and 15th would not be "good days" -because the Mexican Revolution celebration would be taking place and she was a planner and participant. When Mr. Lopez asked Ms. Tirado if she knew Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld Miller's phone number, she stated that she did not., but she stated that if we telephoned her ex- husband Horatio at either 516-0398 or 515-8621, he would be able to help us. At 2:15 p.m., Committee staffer Lopez telephoned Horatio Duran, who gave him Ernesto Lehfeld Miller's of- fice phone number, 548-4839. At 2:20 p.m., Lopez telephoned Mr. Miller and arranged a meeting for 9:00 p.m. that evening. Classification: 2000836 | Classified by derivation: ___ rr *”A BDA AD RB BA DBD TB DB SB AB WA. ™ ARB VM MR TB MBM Ma BM MBM RM VM TA
Classification: ____ | (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) At 2:30 p.m., Agent Martinez telephoned Capitan Ventura to report on his progress, pertaining to his work with the HSCA. When Martinez told Ventura that he had located Alberue, Ventura asked him if he was alone. When Agent Martinez lied and stated that he was alone, Ventura told him that he should under no circumstances allow us to interview Alberue. When Agent Martinez completed his phone call, he said, "I don't understand why nobody wants you to talk to him." : | At 9: . p.m, August 11, 1978, Committee staffers interviewed Ernesto Lehfeld Miller. (See Ernesto Lehfeld Miller interview write-up.) At 11:15 a.m., August 12, 1978, Committee staffer Lopez called Luis Alberue Suoto at his home. When Mr. Lopez identified himself, Mr. Alberue immediately stated that he knew nothing. He further stated that he never worked for the Cuban Embassy. When Lopez explained to him that employees at the Cuban Embassy had stated that he had been employed there, Mr. Suoto hung up. Mr. Alberue's voice quivered throughout the short talk. At 11:45 a.m., Silvia Tirado called Lopez and stated that she had thought all night about travelling to Washington. She said she had seen a report in the newspapers in which Azcue had stated that the man who visited the Cuban Consulate Classification: 2000437 | Classified by derivation: rr A A aA BR ABA AB DBD TS BG SE A DZ
rF ORT @_ A A A AR BBB A WHA Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) in 1963 was not Lee Harvey Oswald. She stated that Azcue had only seen Oswald once while she had seen Oswald "at least three times." When Lopez said, NAt least three times?" Ms. .Tirado said. "Three times, you know?" She further stated that if she testified in Washington and the Committee concluded that she was lying she would be crucified when she returned to Mexico. Mr. Lopez reassured her and explained that when he returned to Washington he would send her a long letter explaining procedures. At 12:05 p.m., Agent Martinez met the Committee staff members at the airport. He stated that Contreras and Calvillo had not been located. The Committee staffers gave Martinez a list of questions to ask Oscar Contreras Lartigue. Agent Martinez stated that he would. mail the results of the interview to Lopez at the Committee offices in Washington. The Committee never received any interview reports from the Mexican government. The Committee staff members left Mexico City at 1:55 p.m. and arrived at Washington's Dulles Airport at 10:35 p.m. Classification: | Classified by derivation:
Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) Appendix 4: HSCA Procedural Write-up. Cuba Trip 2 On August 25, 1978, Congressman Richardson Preyer and HSCA staff members G. Robert Blakey and Edwin Juan ( Lopez Soto traveled to Cuba from Miami at 8:25 a.m. on an Air-Taxi Service charter plane. The Committee repre- sentatives arrived in Cuba at 10:15 a.m. They were met by the Minister of Justice, Armondo Torres Snatrayll; Washington Consul Ricardo Escartin; American Department official, Senen Buergo; and translator, Nellie Ruiz de Zarade. The Committee representatives were escorted to 11:00 a.m. At 12:15 p.m., the Committee representatives met with Ricardo Escartin, Felipe Villa, Senen Buergo and translators Juanita Vera and Nellie Ruiz de Zarade. Also present were two Cuban stenographers. Senen Buergo, the spokesperson, welcomed the Committee representatives to Cuba and thanked the Committee for its correspondence. Mr. Buergo apologized on behalf of the Cuban government for the postponement of previously scheduled trips of May 24th and 25th, 1978. Mr. Buergo stressed that in his opinion there was a conspiracy to link Cuba to the assassina- tion of John F. Kennedy. At that point, he haded four files Classification: their suite, room number 2003, at the Hotel Riviera at 20060439 | Classified by derivation: Yo a a a av a f f p p f f f fi f g f f 5303 FE 10 : MP s 4
Classification: | | (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) to Congressman Richardson Preyer. The files consisted of: a) material concerning Santo Trafficante; b) a letter dated 25 November 1963 from Hernandez Armas: tc Raul Roa; c) the results of the Cuban government's research into mis-information linking the Cuban Government to the assas- sination of President John F. Kennedy; and d) the report of the Investigative Committee of the International Tri- bunal of the Eleventh Festival reporting on the defamation campaign to link Cuba to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Mr. Buergo stated that both Eusebio Azcue Lopez and Alfredo Mirabal Diaz would that day be made available for interviews. Mr. Buergo stated that Nilo Otero would be made available for interview the following day, 26 August 1978. Mr. Buergo stated that Rogelio Rodriguez was pre- sently stationed in West Germany. Bruego stated that Ricardo Escartin, previously interviewed Mr. Rodriguez and was told by Rodriguez that he had had no contact with Lee Har- vey Oswald. Mr. Buergo stated that if the Committee still desired to interview Rodriguez, he would be made available to the Committee. Mr. Buergo stated that an interview with Rolando Cubela Secades would be arranged. Mr. Buergo asked if the Committee was still inter- ested in interviewing Orestes Guillermo Ruiz Perez. Mr. Classification: A CR OA TA VS TR CR A TA VTA CR TA 2000440 | Classified by derivation: