104-10400-10313 to ry Tevet MV abs EE ite WM be 22h Tiedalah tied Rp woe bee ete IDE ada , One laste saccade LS . SUBJECT: Lee Harvey OSWALD | Mews@iefmse and that I could advise saan ni 36R-HOLE MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD i. At 0900 on 9 December X called and advised that the Bureau had a communication from their Miemi field office setting forth information which had bee celved in a memorandum from our office inciiies! concerning a report which had been received from a Wéstemn diplomat alleging that the assassination of President Kennedy ve was the result of a plot prepared and executed jointly by the Chinese Comminists and CASTRO -througn intermediaries. Fa) dr.eRapbreh provided some details concerning the information received from their Miemi office which in substance is uae sane information as that set forth in JMHAVE“eabLe -8658- (IN 75902). Mrz=fepieh advised that the Bureau had during the night located Robert NIETO, interviewed him, and wag. ormed by bin that . he has no information concerning GonfiS<and FEITO. ar : stated that the Bureau is very much interested in this allegation, is endeavoring to run down the lead relating to the bank in New York, that the Bureau has information concerning Ramon~B.-CORIES , born -31) ‘August 1916, ‘who wasindicted<in-Dalias, _ Texas,~in 1960 on-a~charge of impersonating: the ‘Honorary Consul. of -Guatemala. He said that this CORTES, according to Bureau information, was in‘Mexico City as.of. August .1962 and-this-Cortes might be considered ‘as ‘possibly veing identical - with .the “Ramon B. .Cortes mentioned in this matter. 2. 2 Papo stated: that the Bureau would like to evaluate this” ~~ . information if possible and he would guess that this information originatea ” with someone who had just come out of Bemega and that thie might be some rumor or something planted by the Soviets to make it rough on the CHICOMS and CASTRO. It was agreed that anything might be possible but he gave no information sup- — porting any such theory. He said that the Bureau was very much interested in identifying the source and it would appreciate any information we can give on ' where and how thie diplomat got this information since it would help the Bureau — to evaluate this information. He said that the Bureau would find the identity of the source and possible access to the source, if in this country, most helpful. - . 3. The matter was discussed with Mreclibibten;y- 0/08/39, and he subsequently advised that he had. discussed the wae with representatives of -<im-and with of the identity of the source in | the event ‘the Bureau was insistent. After discussing the matter further with eseihnébten and consistent with his position, I telephonically contacted Mee Papiech and advised him as follows: ro) a. The Western diplomat in this case, who is our source, ~te-e Freneb«-(igiemat. We do not know the identity of his source. | ECORD COPY. for FOIA Review.on QUAY 176>' | areunse-eobh.or, sous essmmass- | 4 pece3 PEL oe or gee bearer see ae:
13-00000 4 * A tb iateown BR ARE UR oe Oe a eee GL oo ods ae TL tam OE Bt BIT wa , 4 & De Ce de f. Ge A, Sovkck This -French-dtelemet has reported information from his sources On Occasions which have proven to be not too reliable. w I OUR EE, Qur relationship with. this -Preach-diplomat—is-somevhat-delicate. Svyacé The dtpronat is not in the United States, has not been in the United States, and is not currently in a location where he could be directly contacted by the Bureau. We have in fact no direct contact or direct commmications at this time but we do have soma possible means of developing further information which the source may have on thia matter, SOURCE ; The French.diniaiieat may have reported similar information to his government end if further information is received concern-. ing this allegation, the fact that this allegation came fron a French-«eouree should of course be considered. 7 We are endeavoring to take all possible steps through our own means to develop further information on this allegation.- We are giving priority attention to the matter and it is hoped that. we will be in a position to provide the Bureau additional information. FE / ieeeeetleh remarked that perhaps we could contact the-Hrench — directly on this matter and I responded by stating that we were doing all we could. Bizeh..D.«,0iteal. Chief ;"Cl/sia