a ——s og ey “(44 USC Fi0f Hotter ’ Released wider the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection act of aiataedl if ‘Released I hi . hat 3 DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/14/201 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : : FROM: i TO: TITLE: ‘ “DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : - pockd:32311406 Page 1 7 Identification Form _ , Agency Information FBI 124-103 14-10009 HQ 100-12632-NR Document Information FBI Mx HQ 04/09/1964 3 CHARLES SMALL PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 02/18/1998 INDEFINITE AT ‘
| | Released mder the John F. Kennedy Assassination “Records Collection Act or Tesz (4a “Use F107 Hote). ; DATE: 11-14-2017 _ ee ! . 3 i y |’ | Dato ¢ er Dcehnccll len pot ee a3 ReBuateted 4/4/6h ana textes Se east, o/s, : | interview 4 Guns a Py the Mexico City Office that an ! highly undesi: Pare Oy Mexican authorities Table Portier: “allowing reasons: would be nd tae, HS Only informats saan et | aug gtatements oncoming OStKLD meee as ee reactions Hy tHol the Mexican ey, etficult, af not impoasibie ars MEX~ [ul _ NR Gn to tee otioan police and af that infomation eae eet a=W assurance thet ne basis for an interview, th ere 4s passed te ae NS Such action Would probebiy ere veat it to, the subject, Zo NS cestzeyin ae Parte Source of the anton e Tecommazing mt 8 ne their future. uti Ley > on; . thereby Wotan Operations of the Bureau : " so, arrassing the ; 1g 4005 -395934) on 21/29/6 ey were LETT MORA (Bufile tn bee the Pom was a vy if a my _ j ee wd ? oa oo enn Z/6, 6/77 Ware ro aison Section {i ~ Dallas, 10910422) t 00 = | Ste 3.2 NOT | pRconom 2+ Mexico Cit ty ' Ga MC 100-1535, swazz) 199 APR 24 1964 hy ks fo ARI aR Cisea : Docld: 32311406 Page 2? ' OFF ET, LED DY SOS
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Hssassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Hote}. i DATE: 11-14-2017 ff | . -” | gat ° very concerned over the assassination oF President KE} jy and the involvement of OSWALD, who was connected with. ‘the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC). Although she did not indicate which organism of the PCM had reached this decision, it. is to be noted that MORA was a member of the so-called Leadership Branch of the POM. She stated that the Pom had decided that there were only four American in Mexico who might possibly be involved in FP¢C ‘operations as far as the Mexican police might Imow: ASA ZATZ (Bufile 2105-16890), x CHARLES SMALL; and the informants. ‘As ‘the Bureau is aware, the informants: came to the attention. of the Mexican authorities when HELEN LEVI TRAVIS. (Bufile 100-336032), who was admittedly a member of the FPCC, was arrested and deported in November, 1962. At that. time, the Mexican pelice found the informants't home address and telephone number in TRAVIS! motel room and it was necessary for the informants to:go into hiding © ae the ‘Mexican police ‘gave Up. efforts to: interview them, AZl(u On. 11/23/63; MORA advised the informants that if any action was taken against them by the Mexican police, = they should immediately get in touch with JUAN MANUEL . ‘GUTIERREZ, the Mexico City attorney whom the informants had . previously been instructed to contact in case: e they” were | arrested for political, reasons. Way. os oe “Under. the: above circumstances, ‘therefore, any’ request of the Mexican police to interview SMALL on the basis of his relations with members of ue FPCC would focus the Bleu attention of ‘those authorities on€MEx-18 and MEX-19K as well as on SMALL, with the possibility that the Mexican police, — “who, as pointed out: above, are difficult t control,’ might “also take. action against the informants. a Consideration has also. been given to calling SMALL; ‘ican citizen, into the Embassy for interview. felt, however; that. such action would be advisable since any tn errogat: on. ‘by Embassy, personnel, Ancluding this office, would necessarily | ve to-be predicated on the fa] is : omkMEX-18 and MEX-19X which would jeopardize the informants’ the same-as . at done ‘by. ‘the Mexican police. & The: informants: have alse. advised that. SMALL. has x '‘ Docld:32311406 Page 3
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 Us 3107 Hotes. DATE; 11-14-2017 ~ ‘ , oe i i] “ oe . ae e \ SP: 2 8 a heart ‘Gondition, ‘elaims’ ‘Bor: have“ gurrered ¢ eg Rh a slight ‘heart. moer, 196 63, and: 4s DTA; “Mexico, | elas~_ d not. “to be. ‘disseminated ‘outside. the Bateau, , ondition arid his’ has to be very careful not to ager _ inte dew of SM ALL by) either ‘he. Cu onnel might either pegci ipitat he: subject to claim another such, . Pedng responsible for i attack while in ths United States’ in’ septe in poor héalth, sified "SECRET" also. confirms e. imown. OSWALD at some tine and have met OSWALD in Mexico: was’ according + based on’ the fact that many American ‘commun’ Mexico go to. SMALL's store and that he assists: ‘them. ‘in con= nection. with their problems while. visiting Mexico. Gltys ‘SMAI Dy, ; however, has. given no. dndication. that. he» recomnized ‘OSWALD from. the. newspaper pictures printed in | Mexico City or recognized his name as’ being one. of the visitors, at his store. ‘The informants have reported that following the. assassination of President KENNEDY end the. public identification..of OSWA ft: the PPCC and his former reside inet cgh cotimunists in. Mexic I extremely fearful, expect ists. They considered . ty that OSWALD might have 2: general concern of alt. © af ding that OSWALD had been Anfopmation Bas 2 since. ‘been: developed to the American ‘Communists fhere aft in Mexico. ¢ contrary. - _in Aight fod the above, the Mexico City ¢ Office docs. t an“interview of SMALL should be: undertaken. by either Mexiean “Oy areca, officials. | | | Doeld: 32311406 Page 4