consideration to. her potential knowledge of Oswald ‘(This form is.to.be: used for material extracted: and the Cubp i, CKSLAARDEI BOEREAETLS involvement. a a conspiracy to assassinate President ‘Kennedy. re Two difficult issues remain. which. are raised | ae the Committee' s ‘finding. ‘First, why didn't _ the Agency | provide. the Calderon conversation to the. : Warren ‘Commission; secondly, why didn't. the Agency 7: oti aot S SAAS PL ON reveal to the Warren Commission its. full. knowledge » of Calderon' s “intelligence background, her possible. knowledge of ‘Oswald and her possible. connection. to. 7 the (CIA or. some other American intelligence apparatus. - The first question can be explained in benign. - terms. — Tt is ‘reasonably possible. ‘that by sheer oversight the conversation was filed away. and not. " recovered or ‘recollected until after the. Warren me Commission had ‘completed its “investigation “and” ae See P oS ) ‘Cacclen. pecrion as forte Kereta “published its’ ‘report (See above (CIA. explanation) . As for the Agency' s withholding of information concerning Calderon ' s intelligence background, the ' record reflects that. the Commission was. merely oo 7 a informed that. Calderon may have ‘been a “member: of a the Gr. (CIA Doc. 5/5/64, [swenson fenorandum) ‘The menoranda which provided more. extensive examina- _ tion of . her intelligence background were not made. PE SECRET _ | Classified aby derivation: we
Lae - (This form is to be ‘used. for material extracted _ from ClA—controlied documents.) "available ‘for ‘the Commission’ s review. Sisntsicantiy, | the May 8 memorandum written. by Joseph Langosch... ee : following his” debriefing of AMMUG-1 indicated that oo uuG-1 and a second Cuban Intelligence officer | believed Calderon to be a. CIA operative. "(CIA Doc. = FOIA. 687-295, attach 5, 5/8/64) It is. possible that this information was not provided the Warren Commission either because ‘there was no basis’ in: fact for the allegation or because the allegation was ‘of substantive concern to the Agency. ‘If the allegation were true, the consequences: for the. CIA . would have pen serious. “It would have demonstrated | that Reta operative, well placed ; in. ‘the ‘Cuban “Embassy, may, have possessed information prior to the assassine~ tion. regarding Oswald and/or his: relationship. to the Cuban Intelligence Service , and that ‘Services. possible involvement ain a conspiracy to assassinate. & President. Kennedy. oe oe ; , - oO | os - ; Regarding Calderon' s possible association with the CIA, Agency files reviewed reveal no ostensible connection between Calderon and the CIA. - ooooa0 a - © Classification: = | 7 ‘Classified by derivation: _
: "Classification: _ le (This. form. is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) ‘However, there are indications that such contact "between ¢ Calderon, and. the. Agency. was contenplated.. OR September ‘Ly, 1963 CIA dispatch from the Chief. ‘Of: the Special. Affairs Staff. to. the (CIA's Chief of Station in Mexico City states in part: ...Luisa Calderon. has a sister residing in Reynosa, Texas, married to an American of Mexican descent. If (CIA asset) can further ‘identify the sister, our domestic .. exploitation section might be in a posi- _. _ tion to follow up on this lead...Please levy the requirement: on (CIA asset) at | the next: opportunity. {ery I Doc. HMMW=— 1935, 9/1/63) DO o> An earlier CIA dispatch from the cra Chief of Station ain Mexico. City to the Chief of ‘the cIA' so | Western Hemisphere Division records that: [ Tene Cuban Consulate, “reported that Luisa Calderon has a sister residing in Reynosa, Texas...Luisa may go ‘up to the border to visit her sister soon-- . ox her mother may make the trip--details not clear (CIA Doc. HMMA 21849, July 31, 1965) re 7 ‘At the “very least, .the above dispatches « oe oo. evidenced an interest in the activities of Calderon, and - her family. - Whether this interest took» the form of a clandestine-agent relationship is, not revealed by Calderon' s 201 file. oe oe SEC RET a : | _ Classification; : 9DDOaE . ; | , "Classified iby « derivation:
Bee f “author . of the above cited dispatch requesting that | Calderon' s sister be: contacted by the CIA's “domestic exploitation. section." (HSCA Class. was a member of the CIA's Special Affairs Staff at the time he wrote the dispatch. He worked “principally at CIA headquarters and was responsible for recruitment and handling of agents for collection of. intelligence data. Mr. ‘Ronis, when - interviewed by” this Committee, stated that part of his responsi- bility was to scour the Western Hemisphere division : for operational leads related to the work of. the: “normally would send requests to CIA field stations .for information or leads on various persons. Often he would receive no response to these requests, | , oO 3 - SECRET. 7 Classification:. : _ (This form is to be used for material extracted’ from ClA—controlled documents. ) The ‘Committee has queried David Ronis, ‘the- Staff Interview of David Ronis, 8/31/78) “Ronis | Special Affairs staff. Ronis recalled that he which normally indicated that no follow-up had og either been attempted or successfully conducted. It was Ronis! recollection that the above-cited domestic exploitation section was a task force’ within the Special Affairs Staff. He also stated > Se. that in 1963 the CIA's Domestic Contacts Division -. Classification: - ‘Classified by DOQ092 ;
- associated. with, ‘the CIA. The uniform answer was: _ 70 - "Classification: | (This form ‘is to. be used for material extracted ” ~ from ClA—controlled documents.) oe might have been: requested, to locate Luisa Calderon' ‘Ss “sister. Ronis told the, Committee that he ‘had no , recollection of recruiting any person associated with the Cuban Intelligence Service: _ He did recall that he had recruited women to. perform tasks for the Agency. “However, he did not recall ever recruiting any employees: of the (Cuban Embassy /Consulate in “Mexico city. Finally, Mr. Ronis stated that he had no recollection that Luisa Calderon’ was associated ‘with, the CIA. (Ibid.) Various present and former CIA representatives were “queried. whether Luisa. (Calderon had ever been “that n no one recalled such an association. (cites: Exec. Sess: Test. of Richard Heims, 8/9/78, .p. 136; | _HSCA Class. Depo. of Raymond Rocca, 1/11/18, p. 148; HSCA Staff Interview of Joseph Langoschr 8/21/78 Piccolo, ‘Interview of ) a oo Ry: ° f Thus, the agency ' s file on Calderon. and the testimony of former CIA employees have xevealed no ~ connection between Calderon and the CIA. Yet, as indicated earlier, this file is incomplete:the 920633 “Classified: by derivation: ;