13-00000 fees, atamnomemmneen + scatatetiam: 2. sm ct Bey diexepancy: in number of | pat sengers { ct seems mee + ne ue ene a 303. 25 Feb, . | ot Statham leet ae : i | . ye. Of passengers and the fact that no ticket number appeared beside OSWALD's name. / a explained that tickets bearing a prefix. of 39 covered travel from. Mex bo Monterrey and ‘hose ° “with a prefix of 10 ‘covered the travel:from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo, | He - also pointed out that , tickets collected from the passengers on & given trip are forwarded to ‘the offices of the ‘pus company in Monterrey, .) ticket number appeared beside! his name!or as to. ‘the reason for the: discrepancy-in the number. ¢ ‘ of passengers. listed for'Laredo. | .', Dionisio REYNA Paz, chauffeurs on.;the txip.l, eo were interviewed, . for. the 2-3 Oct: 63 trip from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo were located, beds _ explanation as to why no ticket number was listed for. OSWALD, ‘and it was impossible for him stop at the hotel when in Mexti - ‘continuing to locate, Marlo RESEND of Mone .ove. ; j SECRET! tbe | : Transportes Frontera 5 terminal, ‘in ‘vexts , {Was interviewed several times, the Last being’ on bo ' ALVARADO had no! ‘recollection of OSWALD , and could offer no, explanation as to why no | | i/ / As previously reported, !Franoisoo SAUCEDO Velez end. oo They jhad no personal recollece |. | tionsef OSWALD nor could | they’ offer any explanations| concerning the discrepancy in the numb? : ; SOUCEDO. | { | \ f On 9 Dee Telesforo QUIROGA, ticket agent at Transportes Frontera | oh office, Moriterrey was: interviewed, All tickets ilisted by number.on the passenger manifest ot be QUIROGA, could offer no-:: <' - was onite tem cage eng Smee ee Heteme e sef e ON =2 : : . to locate a ticket which might have been used by OSWALD. / OSWALD. in Mexi stayed at Hotel del - Comercio, Calle Sahagun 19. On 20 Jan ¥ 6 Guillermo GARCIA Luna, ; manager of this hotel, fe reported:k. The hotel does ‘not use a system of registration ecards for guests, but rather uses’: - @ ® registry book. _ in the book, this including the name of the guest, the place from which he is arriving, his On the first day a guest arrives he, himself, makes the initial entry oceupation, and his nationality. Thereafter on each day the guest continues at the sh hotel the same info is entered!in tha book on the. page designated for that day, but the entry is made by a hotel. employee j .«sGuests pay in’ advance.’ OSWALD registered on 27 Sept, arriving being shown as "USA (Texas)", occupation "photo" and. nationality was "U.S. citizen", Hand- writing on ‘this entry in ‘the registry book has been identified with known handwriting of OSWALD by the. FBI. / OSWALD was ‘listed as staying in room 18 from 27. Sept: through night of 1 Oct. Mr. GARCIA ‘Lunaisaid rooms 18 through’ 23 ocoupy ‘one floor. of the hotel.’ He was able to furnish info on three of the guests who occupied rooms on same floor as OSWALD because they frequently Guests were: Mr, PEREZ Pliego, San Luis Potosi, railroad employee, room 19 on 26 Sept,: :27 and 28 Sept. A Captain ESQUIVEL of Veracruz occupies room. 19 on 350 Sept, ‘Mexi Army ‘Captain well-known’ in Veracruz according to GARCIA Luna. -/| Mario RESENDIZ, merchant, Saltillo,: Coahuila, room 21,26 Sept to 3 Oct.,:has merchandising business - involving sale of flowers andi miscellaneous: items in Monelova, Coahuila, also well known in Monclova according to GARCIA Luna. / :/ On 21 Jan 64 Alfonso PEREZ Pliego, Espana 40k, Guadalajara, Jalisco, office address Bolivar 8-4o1, Mexi,! was interviewed in Mexi. He advised he frequently stops at del Comercio but had. not noticed OSWALD, / The following investigation _ was conducted in Veracruz on 23-24 Jan; Ernest HOLM, Vice Consul, Amex Con, contacted iogical “sdéurces! of “his, offices None 7of these’ sources’ was able to identify: Captain ESQUIVEL. COMMANDER Charles EDSON, assigned to Mexi Naval Academy as an instructor by the U. 5S. Wevy was unable to locate any info on ESQUIVEL. . Inspector Alberto MORALES, Veracruz Police Mpt, was unable to obtain any info on ESQUIVEL. / Investigation continuing. / Intensive Anvestiggtion ‘subjects | Jack L. RUBY: OSWALD -. ' Votim. 7 Information has heen | {| MEMO from LEGAT! to COS;
13-00000 Jack Leon RUBY ,: Jack RUBENSTEIN, or Jacob RUBENSTEY, 7 Advise of any info to veriry this travel by RUBY J foo a 7 . ach, 27 Feb, | MEMO to LEGAT from Coss | | Subjects: RUBY ~ Info available to this office fpjle to. -Tira 2 Le, & Kbw kro m Habana by sir anytime duris,, 1962. 5 . MEMO - '0-trom } LEGAT to lrenela, loo to cos}; Subject: OSWALD: ” Refs LEGAT: memo dates: 13 Jan 64 (pare 277 above)! - Same background! inf as para 277 with following additional: ROJAS claimed he! could pinpoint the date 1) August 1962 as the day he arrived in Mexi bes:use he sat iy seat #14, on the bps and his hotel room was #14 and he arrived in Mexi, by « icidence, on ih ‘Aug 62,. (That day, while waiting ina park near the bus stetion of the bus.i..8 Estrelices de Ord, and the! hotel, where he sayed was in the:vioinity, he was contacted by an u:lidentified / individuel} who he later! learned Was al Cuban, He saw this Cuban over a period of two days _— ‘ahd this Cuban proposed that ROJAS help him in smuggling Cuban propaganda to Mexico, ) . teed / / / Detailsjon interrogations concerning ROJAS, SOLIS, ete., ended up (ya_2 22 of . report from LEGAT) with jon 5 Mar' 64, iROJAS, at) Guedelajara, Jalisco, continued ts maintain that he had met OSWALD at Nusvo Laredd and, again later at Cozumel, as he had previcusly . declared; however, subsequently on that day he orally admitted that he had never taown or met OSWALD anywhere’, " /'A written, signed statement declaring ell’ information had Leen false } 305, 10 Mar. . | i | i oh i | | - | was prepared end signed by ROJAS, | i | t | | i) i a “| ob a What hotel?? ) ' 305, 12 Mer, © ; MEMO to cos from LEGATY | subjects! OSWALD. ' ' Source produced original of a passeng?: “List oo | or manifest relating to departure, No. 2, Bus No. 340, 2 Oct 63, of the Transportes Frontere, S.A. de C.' V. bus line, which has: its headquarters in Monterrey, N. L. and its Mexi terninal at Buenavista Street No. Te / The: passenger list or manifest was clear evidence tuut - OSWALD hed: departed; from Mexi on the bus connected therewith which left Mexi at 1:29 p.m. and soheduled to have ‘arrived at Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, (across border from Laredo, ‘exas) '. at 5230 a.m., 3 Oct'63. / Info on, passenger list is handwritten, not complete and rot all legible, eto,,..(report submitted, typed list of; passengers, seat number, ticket nuuber and . destination, etc.),,."Inquiry at Transportes Frontera Bus Terminal” ~ 0On.5 Maren él, Gilberto LOZANO Guizar advised that he. is the Manager of the Mexi Terminul of Transportes . Frontera Bus. Company, Buenavista #Ts which ‘has a franchise for i"through services" Letween _, Mext, (Monterrey and:Laredo, but ig: not! permitted to sell tickets or pick up passéagsrs at _ intermediate localities, L/ LOZANO, said that Transportes Frontera had made a complete study ; a of itd records and procedures ‘and | has how arrived at the conalusion that the parson designated fone! —-28-VOSMD"r onthe. 2-0ct-63- passenger manifest did not purchase a ticket and: could not have: ie tad do. traveled on the trip ‘to which it relates, He "pdinted out thet the list of puss enger Yeservar. pod tiona! tickets sold; and! passengers actually. boarding the bus! in Mexl are recorded on the _ oe _ form which! ig. provided - for that purpose and is maintained on % clip beard on the ccunter - D | ~ from’ which) ticket sales pormallly are nade jby the ticket salesman and dispatcher, francisco — To ALVARADO, 'He admitted that ALVARADO occasionally is. assisted during rush hours or a.tempor- * ary absence from .the counter joy the baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ Medina, who may iecelve - oh ond record mesenvatt ons . a the manifest bi but f dose nc not: handle the actual -recelpt of payment . _ . vey Te peeeeeeain achat taeda een owt cb capumpeenan dvesewunmmeeeses ee Sere on Pine wets 8 Fo ay element
13-00000 | 306, (continicd) 3 MA OSWALD ac: on ? OCLs te nn er ae We ao eae cas nate saene ene getty Sage - Tk ually make the trip to Laredo : Ce ost ow ep et te atten ened, a Matte i) yo i] . s i " : ; al reservation is recorded by ass iening a seat | r {er : . 1. . ow Te a Pty , moun fd for tiekets, ne ‘according bo Mr eo  wumberas available. and recording. opposite the. seat number assigned, the name and destination or of the! individudl requesting the reservations. ‘That reservation is respected under normal ft conditions, until two hours before. departure time; however, in the‘event all seats are not ..: .. i *eilled, tt may | be held ‘until! the actual departure of the} bus J prior to the departure off. oe |. the pus, a final check is made of. passengers in comection.with tickets sold for that. | ae of. particular trip, and at thatitins the jdispatcher communioates. by radio to the company... | headquarters in Monterrey the number of "paying" passengers on the bus! in relation to the. a _4:', Monterrey or Laredo destinations for whioh: they purchased tickets, / Francisco ALVARADO, —._ 4 co ticket salesman and. dispatcher for Transportes Frontera,’ advised that he prepared most of (| i L the handwriting’ on the 2 Oct 65 manifest on which the name "QSWLD" and destination "Lared" * appear opposite Seat No. 4. 'He ‘stated that he did not write ‘the togwLp" reservation info. and it was his: opinion that the reservation had been made and the: info recorded “by .the baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ, ALVARADO is: quite certain at the present time that the individual designated on the.list as "OSWLD" did not purchase a ticket and did not travel on the trip relating to that manifest. No ticket number. was recorded for that pergon, and a search of. the company's records in Monterrey had failed to locate a ticket stub which was not otherwise accounted for in connection with that particular trip. / The notations by ALVARADO of ."9 Laredo, 7 Monterrey" reflected that he had reported by radio to the Monterrgy office of the company that the bus had departed with nine "paying" passengers for Laredo and seven "paying" passengers. destined for Monterrey. ‘Listed under "Name of - _ Passengers" were "OSWLD" with no ticket number, indicating he did .not travel; "Angel PEREZ" with no ticket number or destingtion, which confirmed that he had not purchased.a ticket , end had not boarded, the bus;‘and "Nicolas GONZALEZ" Seat:No. 10, listed as having traveled on a pass to Torreon. /.../} ALVARADO and ‘Gilberto LOZANO stated ithat the notations on |. the back of the manifest referred, to advances of funds made by ALVARADO to LOZANO from the cash for repairs, parts or other requirements, - They related that the passenger lists are not kept as a “permanenti record, and, when the manifest was located in the "trash" at the request ‘of investigatora of the Mexi Presidential'Staff, the Blanks at the tope of the form had not been filled in as to time, destination, trip number, bus number, and date, but they hed completed those blanks from their personal knowledge in order to make that data clear to the Investigators. ‘ They also had listed the names of the drivers on the formax at that tine, They affirmed that the handwritten."Transportes Frontera" at the top. of the document had! been adddd by some official of the Mexi Government after the document was borrowed from them. / Both LOZANO and ALVARADO stated that they had no recollection of -+--sa-- =. OSWALD, . ete... so. they could: ‘Offer: no: explanation. ascto. how Mexican authorities had arrived . at the conclusion that OSWALD had travelled on the Transportes Frontera bus of 2 Oct 63, but pointed out that after the name was located on the manifest, they had not been given an opportunity of reviewing, analyzing or checking out the data thereon, / Lucio LOPEZ . ; Medina, baggage andifreight handler at Transportes, related that he oftenassists the | ‘| tdoket salesman by recording ; ‘reservations and is quite certain that he wrote the "OSWLD" J and "LARED" opposite Seat. No, 4 on the passenger manifest of 2 Oct 63.! He stated that, he Lanna had eranawind Bhawan as See a eee eae ee ee ne ceo me om 8 womens on mn 18 seer) |] | | SPepetanebe For BPH Games. + oh mba With det emmdtens oe ett etna
13-00000 4006; (continued) | veuid | | | | bebe dnl ee 3 - | | opposite Seats Nos. 1 and 3,! eter, and possibly other items on the manifest. Ik ichknowledged | : thet he hed no. ‘personal/recollection of OSWALD, could not recognize his photo ws .zing “uedo LOPEZ, said he probably wrote | "OSWLD" : of anyone who had been at the bus terminal, and did not believe that OSWALD had :..uarked and "LARED" on the manifest, yet believes i (on the bus of 2 Oct 63, tf LOPEZ said that the reservation was made by tha indivii.al in ‘QSWALD did not make the trip on 2 Qct, | i (person, as he did not recall: having received a ‘reservation by telephone from eny perser . ' ! | (who apoke | very’ little Sfenish and that he hes no knowledge of English. / LOZANO suid his '  gompany, the. "Flecha Roja", and “Transportes del Norte” are the only bus lines we ich afford Check Enrique RUIZ Montalvo on . 397. 16 March 1964 7 Check 308, 19°Mar 209. 19 Mer - - LOPES /LOPEZ Cae CTR « palm eB EN: ‘39 5 a awe ors eee eE-ewaND sR ee O—E : Ab | ‘ i I {. | § é mil Check; VELASQUE. on KAPLAN ca de = OSWALD, Pear GONZALEZ, ete, a al _— nl cthrbe beh ees Jesus SAUCEDO, | Comptroller at the terminal ot the Flecha Roja, Mexi, and investi: “, tors mode @ search of mehifests with negative ssults, ... / Inquiry at Transportes del F..-te Bus - ferminal, | Ricardo BELTRAN Medina, Mgt of Mex terminal stated enphatically that 1 r.cords had _peen searched by agents |of the Mexi Presidential Starr, Ministry or Gov., the Federal . yosteten Police, ond net and no feoons hag been located identifiable with CSWALD, | i | Counqil Editorial Start). . (good reading) Analysis on “why and how" OSWALD's orde 2s pave ‘COME | from Mosdow, ; “ ; \ ‘ . . : _DIR 08574: - Dallas INews | today carries: story tolertect that Jack RUBY's lawyer, hr, Melvin M. BELLI; was interviewed at border eh route to Mexico City. Interview does not reveal ‘purpose trip. | Pis ‘report: any info. you cen develop on EELLI's activities or sigriricance oi paneyser cog and President's) commission extremely interested, Wy Grapstdeltdeen o, agent of the Federal Judicial Police, informed Base . that | ‘one or ‘3 “contacts reported in late Feb that Gilberto ‘LOPES, US clit, was involved in aseassination,! According this contact, LOPES entered Mexi on foot from Laredo, i2xas - pbout 1200 hours on 13 Nov carrying U.S, passport #319962 issued 13 July €9 gnc proe seeded by bus to!Mext; where he!entered Cuban! Emb.’ On'@7 Nov he left Eub for Cuba.cr 7 one “Flt 65 and was the only | ‘passenger. allowed on. ene plane ., LOPES WAS issued Mexi travel ‘form 8 No} 24553 at Nueyo Leredo!: / BUTZ sade ve but pe lisved it” Tene be of interest toU.S. § gov. _/ Base pnd ODACID files contain no reeerat ara “traces. - “on LOPES/LOPEZ, Pls advise results HgS passport check including vio data on LCZES if | » possible ‘or further checking by Base! and Station, f: Background info re Tase contuet with ROUTE: pont ined) fn HMYA _ F820, 20 Mar ‘being # powehed 20 Ma. 4 : . : pentane eS APCS merits = et ES EASEMENTS EDEN ests: stetennt Newry Sethe Hit -B7377 Gis oa: 8665 SRST “Ele; ot “apievaateay = = “yeéal” gadio broadcast somning” 16 Mar told of [BELLI's trip Mexi and intent visit “old friend" Victor VELASQUEZ. Stetion ' 9f Intemational Academy of Triel Lawyers,!545 Fifth Ave, N.Y. / Reply to Amb's requesi fcr * trace’ stated in Oot, 58 VELASQUEZ former History professor at UNAM and Falangist leader in ' Be® report 1945 says V pro-U, a: , described ‘self!as anti-Comny, Royalist and: believer, -in Porfirio Diaz policy, Was inviting Lecemeee eee creme ewe: wees combs oer wees . ° « oy a . 2. . . oa ere 3 : ta : . ph S, and no longer has Felengist connéctions, In intz.iev w/Amb Washington Report 4| BACKGROUND FOR ASSASSINATION, published by The Americm Security - | could - _ notified ODENVY.. / Station traces on [VELASQUEZs BELLI member of Board (Chairman) of 100 ore direct service: between Mexi and Nuevo'Laredo, Tamps. / "Inquiry at "Flecha Roja” ans Terminal" ieaiak oS Mexd: igha and directed drug snuggling |for party. Proceeds being used for Falangist propaganda, yo