13-00000 278. Cheek Dm ndel SOLIS 14 Jan. . Bas mmceanm ans oens. toned mate ape + 4 Fe prteamman aoe. re eemtuode nase + ad Gms tte atrene tet ose ett 6 vee ri acts i tty Aetna 2 endo Cement « a | | | Tt is to be not ' .-dn Guadalajara lay Cuban gave ROSAS hoo pesos.and told him he would receive further instructions : - 900 pesos and told him.to probeed to Cozumel by bus within about five days .. | ROJAS arrived in i -| Cozumel just after Christmas 62,. There he was met by 2 Cuban men and: & Cuban woman whose first |°) mame was CRISTINA. ROJAS explatried that, although he cannot recali the} names of) the Cubans, he | has then written down in ‘a notebook which he left with: Daniel SOLIS, a muniod ail: Cozumel, ROJAS;atated SOLIS would not deliver the book to anyone but him, |/ About 28 Deo 62 | | » OSWALD: arrived tn { . the three Cubans. and’ ROJAS again discussed the introduction of Cuban propagenda.i.... , During i. + tha time of these discussions !OSWALD and the three Cubans | stayed at the Hotel Playa in Cozumel and '- ROVAS stayed with Deniel SOLIS. i OSWALD remained in Cozumel for :2 or! 3 days and then returned. hair, dark comphexion, brown eyes and. has @. mustache. 4 . : 1 omen ‘that Aeronaves has no puch ane \, ‘that desortbed b ROTAS. lAfter arrival: at a later date| / In the latter part of Dec 62 the Cuban’ came to Guadalajara and gave ROJAS | rcapaaas? went an ate ge comme policeman in 7 oan | Cozumel, haying proceeded there from Jamaica via 'Mexicena de.Ayiacion. ‘OSWALD, | oes H 4 | to Jamaica by air. ‘The three :Cubans and ROJAS continued to reside lin Cosumel until about 15 Feb 63- . when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaioa,..:On this occasion OSWALD stayed three days in ; Cozumel, The day after his arrival an American by the name ¢ ALBERT arrived from Jamaica, All conversations bétween this American, OSWALD, and the ‘three Cubans were in English, ROJAS stating that all three Cutens spoke very good English, The. Cuban‘ woman, CRISTINA, told ROJAS that they had discussed the elimination:of Pres Kennedy. She stated that OSWALD was for killing Kennedy put that ALEERT and the Cuband did. not ‘agree with OSWALD. : / ROJAS stated that he has ALBERT's last name entered in the notebook which is in the ‘possession of Daniel SOLIS. He claimed he got. ALBERT 's name from a' U.S, Gov:eredential in:the bath house of the Hotel: Islena where ALBERT —. ‘stayed, «2. OSWALD: allegedly stated that, no matter what the. opposition, he would have to go through with it i(the! killing) ; because otherwise he might lose his life,! indicating that he was acting. under orders. | ROJAS atayed in Cozumel until early March 63 then returned by bus to Guad, eee wef ROJAS eduld not explain why he jeannot. remember the. names of the’ three Cubans in Cozumel after having been with them forjnearly ‘three months, ! He described jthem,..../.s../.+-.ROJAS stated: he is ‘willing: to go anywhere ig his éxpenses are paid to make any indéntification and to a ie pick up his notebookiwith the :fullinames of; the individuals nentioned. iit was noted during the . interview that he appeared sincere, but stated he is desperately’ in need of money. He lives in a slum areca of Guadalajaara, is ‘31 yre old, about five feet: nine, inches, 9 medium build, dark ‘brown i : MEXT T7164  LEGAT requests following which éonneoted with} ‘investigation: of 8 ' dead on OSWALD. | It. is requested ; thatithe foll: ‘investigation | be conducted at Cozunal, A. Determine whether a muni-' eipal policeman ‘named Daniel SOLIS: actually exists and is living and working in Cozumel. B. If — SOLIS does exist, determine whether he is acquainted with:..ROJAS... ./ C, Determine whether SOLIS hes & nd&ebook in hio possession which petongs to ROJAS..:. wh, Pls cable FOR. _ toe rae ea ee ar Co i ARS Sid biate! siti i oy : t i
13-00000 [ | code Af | MLUILL, | | . MEX TT76 \(Ref3 DIR 92766 A para 272! above) No evidence to.date of travel to Mexi by AMPALM 26 | - during 1963. / Foll volunteered by c/oDENVY in Mexi,: on evening 13 Jan in his oral i:view to COS of current problems in their investigations of leads pertinent to OSWALD case: A, ODENVY 279. 1b Jan. - : | . -Hqs sent cable to Mexi stating (AMPALM/26) was source of analysis prepared by Cubun psychologist. | i +n eeenanneebnmneennsteties Jose I, LASAGA ‘of Miami, |. B. F ODENVY interviewed AMPALM 26 who said: Silvia DURAN took OSWALD’: to Caballo;Bayo; restaurant near Chapultepec Golf Club where they. met Cuban Amp to kext; Joaquin ~ - HERNANDEZ Armas Then HERNANDEZ Armas! took OSWALD for a ride in his car so that thiy could |. talk privately.! C. | AMPALM/26 told ODENVY his source was. Eduardo BORELL Navarro, Meet 0 ‘|.. newspapermen who writes editorials forlExcelsior, B.° C/ODENVY sent Matthew Crawfcrd, Assistant. |... to interview BORELL Navatro on 12 Jna.i E.~. BORELL Navarro said AMPALM/26 hei."imazined" whole | story.| BORELL Naverro seid he did nto!lnoy eny ‘more than that OSWALD had been te taxi and had. visited the Cub) Emb ‘and Silvia DURAN, |BORELL Navarro said everything he mew had teen published ! fy Check Eduardo BORELL Havarro 7: _ and was public knowledge! / C/ODENVY, |Mexio said he Imew AMPALM/26 well when both 2 were in Habana, He said AMPALM/26 "noted ‘for reporting = based upon his intuitive feelings" and very ~ _ rarely: reported! faots,| /|Beliave ODENVY told AMPALM/26 he. had been cited to them as soures ty Jpse t LASAGA.! | a | oe CO re | i . i | OA bulletin’ fron Fundacion del: Cardenal! Mindszenty, with address: & P.O, Box.321, Cayton Branch, St, Louis 5; Missouri, the following was translated "Consigna Comunista de “ropaganda: | en Relacion Con la Muerte del Presidente Kennedy", published by Comite Mexiczno Pars La of { Divulgacion de los Objectivos, Estrategia y Tacticas del Comunismo. Article pointiug out the |  \ggsessinetion was the work of the Communists. | (From LIHUFF/1) : 28). 15 Jan, EMM 8289 (Source: ILTTAMIL 9) Officials of ‘the Cub Emb in Mexi received very few Christmas . greetings from Mexi ‘Gov officials; (It is believed that the lack of the traditional exchange - of Christmas greetings between Mex Gov and Cub.Emb was the result of the resentmeit caused among Mexi:officialdom by the strong note dated 26 Nov 63, rec'd by the Mexi Ministiy of» I 261, 16 Jan. : |. Foreign Relations from Raul ROA Garcia, Cub Minister of Foreign Relations, over the detention — £ | by Mexd authorities lof Silvia DURAN in. connection with the visit to the Cub Emb in flexi of : | OSWALD. / sec. fe. | of fod. | re - po _. . 1 282, 16 Jen, it i ~ “1. WAVE 0569 (Refs: “al Mexx 7776 ~!para! 279 ‘above: B. DIR 92766°- para 272 above: Cc. WAVE * 341 - not; ree'd: D. DIR O4L735 -'not rec'd; E. WAVE 1856 - not rec'd: F, PACY 1245 ~~ ; (In 6457),/12 Nov 63, OPDORIC TPRANSACK, filed 200-12h~117/3)': G, WAVE 1393 - not reo'd, . 1, .-Ré para 1 Ref Biaccording WAVE sources :(AMRAZOR 1 and AMBUCKLE 1) AMPALM 26 stuted planned depart WAVE area-for Mexi 20 Nov- 63,-in-order attend. seminar Federacion Intérhuctorsl de-.  - .|.- Orgenizaciones de Periodistas Profesionales (FIOPP) held Mexi! 18-29 Nov 63,. Para 2 BRef F | to mo a ae i.e 7° } confirms planned attendance -FIOPP! by AMPALM 26.| On return WAVE area A‘26 told AMBUCKIE 1°” co -/ Check AMPALM 26 trip! to Managau; does he .| he attended FIOPP seminar / @.:. WAVE agrees para 3 Ref A that A 26 noted for skeptical reporting: - know ALVARADO 7? of oe -“ partioulerly re hisjassociation with ODEARL. (Sea Refs C, E and G,) In reply quevy yore 3 DO . ref EH, RefiD informed WAVE A 26 not ODEARL ‘agent, FYI AMRAZOR 1 reported learniny fran A 25 | | that the latter scheduled make speeches at |FIOPP seminar and later continue on to Central America _ "’ probably to Nicaragua, In similar statement to: AMPALM 4, A 26 implied confidential ODYOKE © , + tem Ab aa ET ED DEO ODET AERO: Octo gs mame care ene arm a fesse voce mone oe oo FAD. IO OOD GREE ema pA et OSD 8 oF MRD OTT TE EE “| no tumeamarsth re poureumane |: scmaamep a i : . 1: i ‘ m en See see use enenn ‘ . : eee : : ~~ me a ce te nen teem ee See rane cee
13-68000 fee ee neem ae eee ae eee 283, 16 Jan — GBA .- 16 Jan Check Elacio VILLANUEVA Ramirez 285, 20 Jan sete tnernte ements gees nae tera fee ae noted eet ope Copan © we ope mente et om mission, 7 dhe Re 3 para 2! Ref By Pan Am, ' AlFvays records Lo A: ‘96 snarled save areca 18 Noy 63 via PAA f1t 503) for MANA | with transfer; in Guat to PAA flight 501 for MANA. ,PAA records ' yeflect A 26 traveled as|planned, -howeyer view fact A 26-had to transfer in Guat, it possible | +, he traveled to Mexi,, either prior: iyieit MANA or jaftervards, No record travel A 26 iccal ! _ ODURGE, office since ‘A 26; permanent U, Si resident as of 7 Nov 62 and granted! reentry permit ‘ 3! Jan 63 valid one yr. Latter allows A 26 multiple. departures and. entries without restrictions. Request Hqs check ODURGE/ZRMETAL to determine if A 26 arrived :from,Mexi on or about 1 Dec 63. A 26 ODURGE registration ‘No. A TT99507| / AMPALM 4 has obtained oopy of LASAGA report. WAVE ean pouch if Has interested. se of poo bd . fo | rg pp f | . MEXI 7819 (nets MEXE 77176 « pare 279 9 above) “LITEMPO, hk. reported on’ 16 Jan that AMPALM 26 | ‘ was in Mexi on 21 Nov 63; LIUSMPO 4 does not yet know arrival or departure dates, / AMPALM 26 was’ invited to Mexi to attend "Colegio Nacional de Periodistas"! to asaist in series of meetings organized by that group, according to L I Poy tod : te 1 . . ; . i : - _MRID 0385 (Refs MEXI 710 - para 278 above, also see para 2 277) - Daniel SOLIS well known - — municipal policeman Cozumel of good reputation ‘over: past 11 yrs. / SOLIS does not ‘mow any’ person named Ylario ROJAS Villanueva, SOLIS wife's uncle named Bladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez a from Guedalajara and believes originally from Manuel: Doblado, ‘Guanajuato, This uncle visited | SOLIS in Cozumel about first 2 weeks in June 63, Unéle arrived by. bus to Puerto Juarez and poat to Cozumel, broke, seeking work, with no luggage and nothing more than.clothes on back. Uncle said his suitcase had fallen from top of bus into water at unspecified ferry crossing. enroute Merida,: Unole said suitcase contained "important papers" and all his personal belong- _ ings... SOLIS housed him and got him temporary job as bricklayers assistant. Uncle worked - Cozumel until around mid-June; and then | left. for Veracruz by boat to Puerto Juarez. Present whereabouts Uncle not Jmown fe. SOLIS, : SOLIS gave him clothes and 500 pesos financial assis- tance on departure, / while at SOLIS house, iwicle wrote three letters to skipper ferry boat . ‘: trying. recover suitcase but no-answer,; Uncle sent and received no other madi. Uncle had no ©. “notebook of any: kind, Unoleiwas not in contact with: any Cubans on'Cozumel.: Only known assogiates w@re Mexi- airforce sargeant "Polo" and his bricklayer boss Leonel VILLANUEVA (no relation). (COMMENT; ‘SOLIS said no Cubans.or North Americans official named Albert in Cozumel in June” . 63 or in period late Deo '62 to early March 63 other than visits Cubcon officials Mrid, This — - confirmed by: Stetion/Base contact Joaquin NASSIM who highly knowledgeable Cozumel matters, Base did not broach possible. OSWALD presence Cozumel with SOLIS but NASSIM said highly doubtful)... / SOLIS desoription of unole | Age sbout 30, 5 feet 8, about 185 lbs, stocky, skin "moreno" black straight hair,. ‘mustache, long face, Usually works 4 a8 chauffeur or farmer, SOLIS ‘8414 whale aid not. soem aherrated 04 oi oi Se eae i tt teeta cae: eae ome manne obese ae vee ee we t- i | "MEMO to LEOAT ‘from cos ‘Subjects "OSWALD - | reporting nfo in para 28h above. | ' ad ee am
13-00000 | ; MEXI 1964 (Rete MRID 0385 ~ para 28h: above) LEGAT, continuing interrogation of Yiarto ROJAS Villanueva of Guadalajara, has determined that; A. He is really Eledio VILLA..UEVA of ref and is.the uncle of Daniel SOLIS wife. _ B. Eladio VILLANUEVA was in Cozumel fron Apr 63 until July :63 and stayed with Daniel SOLIS, He showed letters he had written to his wife from there for this period. C, Daniel SOLIS lmows address and true nama of Elodic VILLANUEVA; letters from SOLIS to VILLANUEVA to prove this ‘point. / VILLANUEVA has written to £ULIS to send his address book to! VILLANUEVA, U:S. Con in Guadalajara; used excuse that wished vise . to U.S. He insists lsoLrs has: notebook’ and still clings to story he saw OSWALD as bk: vrote to Mr.! Robert Kennedy, / For Hgss VILLANUEVA has agreed take LCFLUTIER test and LuGAT Wash Hqs asked him-to ask COS if LCFLUITER operator could come Mexi as was dene in ease of | ALVARADO (Nic).| / COS agreed forward request.to Hqs.:/ If agreed LECAT would prefei Mexi or Guadalajara as Location with Mr. Jos Garcia as interpreter if one needed, time within next ten days. / Pls! cable py: | i i 1 i i Doe, ; MEMO to Boonstra, acd to cos from ‘TLEGAT; Subjects OSWALD ~ tt is to be noted that the White / House was in receipt of & paper entitled “Possible Psychological Motivations in the Assassina- _v tion _of Pres. Kennedy" written by Jose|I. LASAGA of Miemi, Fla. This speculative poner attempted o establish that the mobivation of OSWALD tw the s“assassination of Sres K was Fidel CASTRO or ® CASTRO agent and that OSWALD was motivated during his trip to Mexi between 27 Sept and 2.0ct 63. ,The paper alleged that OSWALD held an extended interview with the Cuban Awb in Mexi whom he met in a restaurant on the outskirts of Mexi from which restaurant thay both later left ‘in the Amb's car for a talkjwithout being overheard,/ Source of this letter info was alleged to be Salvador DIAZ: Verson, This individual was interviewad eat Miami. He stated that while in Mexi 29-29.Nov 63 attending the Congress of the Intemational Federation of Professional Newspaper Organizations, - he was atthe offices of the newspaper Exceleior on. 9; the night of 25'Nov 63,. There he learned through the Mexi press that the Mexi gov nad arrested one Silvia DURAN; thet DURAN allegedly’ had OSWALD as a guest in her house during his visit: to Mexiy and thet DURAN placed OSWALD in ‘contact with officials of the Cub Ewb ir Mezi, - wl eb oo  * DIAZ Verso went on to claim that he wes 2 told by’ Dr.’ BORRELL Navaryos, an. exiled Cuban re Check ‘BORRELL Navarro, aa on rn : " newspaperman employed by ‘Excelsior, that OSWALD and DURAN on the’ day following CSWATD!'s arrival. mo oe -din Mexd went to-a restaurant called the Caballo Blanco or possibly:the Caballo Bayo where - they -mst an; official! of the Cub. Bmb, . DIAZ Verson oleimed. that he knows nothing about OSUALD and " the “Cub officiel leaving the } restaurant together in a cax, / It was ascertained that Dr, , Eduardo BORRELL' Navarro, :a former Cuban Cabinet Minister who on occasion writes feature ' articles for the Mext CLty Excelsior, ourrentily | ‘yasides et 1303 Homyro St,, Apart 3%, Mexi, - BORRELL -Navarro[was. interviewed “on 1i-Jan. at.whigh “time. he.furnished the following infor7 +... ot Salvador DIAZ Verson! was jin Mexi as claimed: and discussed OSWALD with BORRELL and other Cuban ' |. exdles!, . DIAZ Verson also visited BORRELL in BORRELL's. home, / BORRELL did not tell the story — . oredited tod him| by DIAZ Verson concerning the visit to a Mexi City.restourant by OSWALD and , S{lviai DURAN. BORRELL had never heerd|this' story or.any similar story before, / BOWELL knew of no neeting between OSWALD eng Cub Emb officials other than the meetings which occurred. __ im a ‘the; time OSWALD visited the Cub Conlin Mexi. (/ BORRELL knew nothing concerning any visit — ye OswALD to ‘the home | Of DURAN, f % ig to pe noted that, DORAN was. questioned by be at. authorities i a7 oR 8am prea “mon om MrirEeE sve oo be cee cle wgrnege a ap ommmenmimgpe ness Snes sccm <6, - 8 om . a * | ' lof | | yoy | peepee to en | 235, 28 Jan i | | | 7 ~“, 287. 29 Jon 2 Fo se satin ee ater nan ne emcee “” : i { H eo: 2 +s ewe meg ean UM song 9 GrmeEER Ge + 4g AROSE MEET 4 cememena 1m aw GaREe 4 AeMEN ORO PEEMNS GD OEE Benn 0 8 > RENNIN HEE '° 4 "gp me sear senor on 90-6 eaten seat 8 - 1 Goereemonenae » @ eapreeenagennss @ o