Classification: J ) (This form is to be ised for material extracted | from ClA—-controllec documents.) - 226 - _. entry for the 10/13/66 Legat memo in Wx-7241 bore the notation, "This is what Elena claimed and no one would believe her." 963/ 11. Charles Thomas' September 30, 1969 Letter to | State Department and Legal Attache's Response . ay No further report on Elena's story was generated until 1969 when Charles Thomas was “selected out" of the United States Foreign Service. 964/ At that time, he: wrote a memorandum to the Secretary of State which in- cluded a cover letter stating, "Since I was the Embassy Officer in Mexico who acquired this intelligence informa- tion, I feel a responsibility for seeing it through to its final evaluation." 965/ Charles Thomas’ memorandum stated that "he got no reaction from Nathan Ferris and Winston Scott" regard- ing his memorandum of. December 25, 1965. 966/ In .addi- tion, Thomas wrote that the only person to speak to him about the Secember 25, 1965 memorandum, Clarence Boon- stra 967/ told him that Gswald had not been in Mexico on the date given for the carty. 968/ Thomas noted tnat ever when he reiterated that Elena had not changed her 20250 Classification: 22 = NW 46327 Docld:32263889 Page 289,
| Cesitin (This form oe ame acted from CIA- € degra F iZ -°227 « story but rather that she hid now given a more detailed account, Boonstra stated thit the date was wrong and dis- missed ‘the entire affair. 96)/ oo One of the Mexico City Legat Officers, Nathan Ferris, in reply to Thomas' letter and memorandum, asserted that Thomas ' office had bee: advised. by memoranda dated December 27, 1965 and February 23, 1966 that since Elena Garro's allegations had previously been. investigated withdut substantiation, no “urther action was being taken concerning her recent repet tion of those allegations. 970/ In its report, the Legat's O‘fice concluded that either the Counselor for Political Affairs did not. route the memoranda to Charles Thomas or that ‘Thomas did not re- call receiving them. O7/ Thomas wrote that when he went to Nathan Ferris' Office to inform him that E°ena had found her calendar 972a/ and had reconstructed the dite of the party as late September, Ferris replied that Elena had given the late September. date when she had originally reported her story at the American Embassy. 972/ Thomas noted that Ferris — explained that someone who bad been at the party had Stated that. there had not been any Americans in attendance. $73/ Thomas wrote that he had ‘assumed that Elena could nave 206034) ‘Classification: . —_— “Bug “ra. “Se. “Se. “SBR “sm, es, — Se — — — HW 48327 DocId:32263889 Page 290
Classification: (This form. is to be used for material extrocted from CIA=<pniro trolled documents.) “h cy ale  aplult i - clearly been mistaken about the identity of the Ameri- can she saw there, but neve~ doubted that she had seen some Americans. 974/ Thoma:; wrote that Ferris had sug- gested that it was not necessary for Thomas to pursue the matter since -he conside-ed the Oswald case closed and had heard all the rumors before. 975/ The Legal Attache's -eply to Thomas' memo -stated that Mr. Ferris had not tol Thomas that someone who was at the party had stated tha: there had not been any Ameri- cans present. 976/ The Legul Attache's memo asserted that Thomas had been told that it would not. be necessary for him to pursue the matte~ any further ‘since Elena's story had been investigated previously without being substantiated. 977/ In addition, the memo stated that Thomas had been told that Elena's story was considered a closed issue, not that th: Oswald case was closed. 976/ 12. House Select Comittee on Assassination's ene eeeeanner Quaneiebmneer nari ae ieee eee in ena Investigation of Elena Garro's Allegations The House Select Comittee on Assassinations in- La vestigated Elena Garro's story both through file reviews and. personai interviews. | The fomnitt ee | requested and 2000941. Classification ms Ciassitied by derivation: NW 48327 Docld:32263889 Page 291 4 Gln [aah _
4 Wty - Classification “ (This form is to be used for material extracted. ‘from CiA—controlled documents.) | = 229 - reviewed the CIA's, FBI's and State Department's files on Elena Garro de Paz, Elen ta Garro de Paz, Manuel, Calvillo, Noe W. Palomares, June Cobb Sharp, Victor Rico Galan, Eunice Odio, Sylvia Duran, lydia Duran, Ruben Duran, Betty Serratos, Horatio Duran, Eu:ebio Azcue, and Emilio Car- ballido. Only the Elena Garro de Paz file contained in- formation on her allegation::. Though all the names listed above played a role in Eleni Garro de Paz' story, not one of their files included a reference to Elena Garro de Paz. Furthermore, the House Select Committee on ‘Assassina- tions requested and reviewed the Central Intelligence Agency's LICOOKIE/1, LICHAN’/1, LIRING/3, and TICHBORN files. Once again, not one of the files included a men- tion of Elena Garro's allegitions. The House Select Com- ‘mittee on Assassinations leurned ‘that LICOOKIE/1, who first reported to the CIA Elena's s allegation, was June Cobb Sharp. 979/ -  LICHANT/1 was Manuel Calvillo who had hidden Elena Garro and her daughter a a oo a in a hotel the day followin the assassination. 989/ He also told Elena that Silvia Duran had been arrested before this fact had become public knowledge. S21/ Since a File review was inconclusive, the Committee arranged interviews in Mexico with Ruben Duran, Horatio Ga. “AA “era, Classifieation: m= —— eg NW 48327 Docld:32263889 Page 292
Classifi (This form i@ © Be ast from ClA—<ontrollec documents. - 23) - Duran, Elena and ElenitaGarro, Silvia Duran, Lynn Duran, Emilio Carbillido and Betty Serratos. 982/ The Mexican Government informed the House Select Committee on Assassina- ‘tions that Elena and Elenita Garro disappeared. in 1968 - during the student ‘uprisings and have never returned to Mexico. 983/ ‘The officials stated that Elena and her daughter might be in Spain. 984/. The Mexican government reported that Emilio Carballido could not be found. 985/ The others were interviewed between June. 1 and dune 6, 1978. 986/ | Betty Serratos, Lydii Duran, Ruben Duran and Horatio Duran all stated thit Elena was not the dancing type and therefore did not tttend any of the twist parties | at. the Duran homes - 987/ Wien Silvia Duran was asked if Elena or Elenita Garro ever attended twist parties at the ‘Duran homes, she recalled E.ena attending one twist party at Ruben's home in 1963 after the Garros returned to Mexico= from France. 988/ Alt the Durans denied that Lee Harvey Oswald had attended any par’ ‘-y a@t one of their homes. 989/ The Committee next asked the Central Intelligence LICOCKIE/1 (June Cobb}, who may have had information related to Lee Harvey Gswald’s trip to Mexico City. 999/ The | Classification: _ 319, | RMA ees 2050343 — HW 48327 DoclId: 32263889 Page 293 Agency to arrange interview: with LICKANT (Manvel Calviiio),.-