13-00000 225. 326, 327 @ 328, 220. Is this house § lvia| DURAN'S ? Has Luis CUETO amirez been q 331. Ll Apr 9 Apr 9 Apr 9 Apr 9 Apr LO Apr . || rie | as eee Ge) to LEVENPO £7 a ee qo] Ds ‘FOR RECORD shane by COS; i | THE! NEW - Local olice Mi on OSWALD prt - - Mext police authorities ‘refused to azimowledge their participation in the activities of :OSWALD during ; Inis visit to Mexi City. / ...Various Mexi police corps! are ‘cooperating in’ the » ‘investigation carried here by 3 buericas: J, SLAWSON, WILLIAMS and : ‘COLEMAN on the steps of| the alleged assassin of Pres. K. / OSWALD, g:iot to death 26 Sept for one week, visited Mexi City to obtad: wu visa to travel to /cube and Sov inion, anmimaset OUTGOING TELEGRAM Cont rol cakes | Upon their azrival at Mext City 8 Apr tee  daenties of COLEMAN, SLAWSON and WILLENS! as members of. President's Commission staff were k::own to Eastern airlines- ad to at ileast one iene unidentified individual at airport.: «..... / pote are no prob m % with GOM from mexpected publicity. : La. Prenss - Three Investigators of Kennedy Case in D, k. - About arrival of three mentioned in para 326 above ; also they treveled on diplomatic passports, were received by meubers of thei U.S.) Emb ‘and refused tq make comments to pews papermen. / Bags were not + inspected, Ete, ; 4 i : Hovdades - Three Tavepttertors| of the Death ia JFK in Mexico = Same QS pare 327 ubove. EL Dia - .! Three Agents Arrive from U. 5. w who are Investigating the Assassination of Pres, K. = Same as above except last parag raph However, ‘it was not possible to find out if che three ‘visitors’ who ‘came|for the inves igation have come with the authorization of the z.thorities of pe epuntry, s cay, ‘when we tried) to ask them (or interview them), they would not respond. " | | by war Novedades ~ | U. 5. Senate: oetedi. unos Mexito, Investigates Activities of OSWALD Here | - Same as pbovg but} with more detgil, including!"...OSWALD attended 2 reunion in which were various persons, who, for dome fine have been| active in political affeirs, and th: meeting was| held in @ houge in Colonia ; ‘Condesa. | ...,. Also stated,was that the investig.cion would be in eclaboratio with “hs DES! of the Di P “4 Police hier, General Luis CLeTe amie, EXT 8966 (Ref: A. DIR 13026. “ para 320 Inboves B.' DIR 112633 - para 319 shove) Giving. info Cc of newspaper jartioles ‘on visit f SLAWSO ’ WILLENS and ‘COLEMAN. : Also "On: morning 9 Apr:. ~ COS| participated with Amb.; Min| Boonstra land LEGAT in briefing session, On after:oon 9:Apr | one and DCOS ispent 3 bre with visitirs. iMemo’ of briefing will be forwarded. / Oa 10 Apr at request visitors and with approval of ns COS has arranged take 3 visitors to geé LITEMPO 8, OS! has asked LEGAT accompany. Anib told | TTEMPO 6 on riightiof 8 Apr : (When Amb made histprotocol , y of} planned errival, pure e of visit te sesize. J. no| publ teity. / Will meport on| visit ee oS ene ORR REET TO-READ erie ete eeenemereeemetiticteerreresineneent eteapgesangetne pene hh teh Ath tn senna nnn +S ne Mate} ial from! 7.8563 shown n to Warren ‘Coumissich: 1, euyiich translations | lof callsmade by g ALD ito Emp. o+i2. ‘Conversation between Pres. DORTIC 3. -and; Cub Amb HERNANDEZ Armad in vex n > Nov! 63. 3. Conversation between! 'Cub ‘Amb to Mexd and| Presi, DORTICO in Hab 1a on|26 Nov 6 aa | . | ‘ai Aw
13-00000 7 XI 8954 (Refs | MEXI 8966 - para 331 stove) vl y on, visit continued on 10 ani 1h Ap ‘ineluding "The Neve". /. which on 11 [Apr atated Mexi police authoritids refused to dommeht. | - on jvisit, /|On 10 Ap at 1130 hra, fwith| approval | nb, | Cos took jthreé and| LEGAT to see | qo. LITEMPO |8 and acted as interpreter. |/ LIPEMPO 8 odoperative| and friendly.| / Visitors asked 7 | A. For complete! written report of |"Mea ures| taken and inv stigations matie” by Next aul sey : | | | | | | I |} after assassination. “Whey | promised that|any portion they: wished to publi h in committee ' Yeport yould | be cleared with Mexi author ties; prior to|publication. B. LITEMPQ 8 said he would gladly| assemble ‘fullireport but hejasked that “in order to ca req est loffisiel"| | Amb should request this report from Mexi|Foreign Minister. |LITEMPO 8 saii he fwould contact | _ | X FORNMIN and tell him to get request to) LEIEMPO 8, LITEMPO 8 said feport would cdme back _| via same channel An very short time, / C! Coumiss+on reps then asked| if TIEMHO 8 objected | t H | j ae | oo ot | ‘ | Wheat was accomplished by Warren under restricted conditions? i if Mexiicitizens (such as | nader of hotel where QSWALD stayed in Mexi) were avithd and | linto:U.8.| Enib leo give statements ito commission reps D. | | , , | LIHEMPO! 8 said | a : the Mexd Gov! could not agree to tnit ' Said this would! appear td be official vestigation: | -- - : ' by U.S. lauthorities in Mexi, He said it! would be ‘against Mex sovereignty. e then suggested SO ' that thé commission reps let his office jnvite such Mekicans to|luncheons| or dinners with one . Of LITEMPO8's subordinates| and ‘the dommission reps. (Notes i This the| reps! subsequently ; fd | decided |would not be worth) rist of offense to Mexicans! and bad publibity sinc the x could | i , BG | not take depositions and really, disduss hatter in publ o restaurants|) / Ab ent note to |; = | oe : : | Fornmin|GOROSTIZA on afternoon j11 Apr. /| Believe voluntarily came eve COS ahd DCOS ogn assure Hgs that 5 reps pleased ‘with: sessions stney a with |Station. : Source (tel taps) revebled to them first by ; { Amb and|"take" from these (with Soutce known ‘to them) revealed by COS.. y qtate, they, | i already |had been jbold iof this source, They also fata Lready odmmit ed to clear all drafts : of |intended beports with KUBARK, - an |e | | ome TELEGRAM) #16 - Same : fo as, para 343 above reported by Am Fredman ; HMMA a3dhg ts C/WED, Subjests Visit lee Staff pepresentyttves of ‘the Warre Ca misston: | , | Attached are|coples of a Mémo for the Record to record |talks had with COLEMAN,| SLAWSON and oft | Staff Reps of Warren Commigsion| - 1, On 9 Apr 64) Messrs. ¢., Sk and W, Staff! Reps { . . 334, 13 Apr oF _ ANEMBASS 335. 14 Apr of the Warren Comm, came. to Anib's office| 2,;Amb,! Boonstra, LEGAT and I het there at OB4S hra| on 9 Apr! Amb asked that Lecat land T cooperate fully; these 3 would have Top Secret clearances, etc. 413. When | visitors lcame !4in, Amb told them that ihe wis hed| them to ¢all | on ws for any and! all help;needed, but that he wished personally to pm approve in advance any, and all contacts with Mexi authorities and/or Mexi!citizens. 4, } An; briefed them | about seoret'and bensitive jsources, such: as tel taps, and reminded them ahy published item fron those sdurces had to have prior clearance with KUBARK and ODENVY., etc. 5. Amb outlined "rules" for yisitors to work. Amb made fos ad call on Echeverria, jetc.| 6, * MEXI 8984 : QApr ahd |i (para 333 above).| 7.' On 9 and] 10 Apr, LCOS and I met|with| visitors) 3 hrs 27,128 Sept 23 on 10 Apri In: our ‘offices, they: a.| Reviewed the |"take" from LIENVOY fo “SECRET.
13-00000 ~) wi. a3 % ja a ee | i . - hb. | Eng translations de 2 gonversations ge £ 26; Nov betueen Pres DORTICOS and Cub Anib BRAN ANTEZ,, “| > | ©, | Had ime review! Silvia DURAN pase;| they were shown pics of Silvia and husband. q@. fad me - I | | | | review case of ALVARADO, the Nic. 8, Visitors asked what: actions Mexi Station tov« | beginning 22:Nov., I said we: a. Reminded Has, Amb Mann and ODENVY Locally that we ad sent them all (in: Oct \63) data on OSWALD | regarding visit to,Mexi and visits to Sov u.d Cub Enb, b. | Threw ell Station jassets and sources into; job jot trying! to get all possible detu!ls:of | | OSWALD'd treyel tp and q from Mex; place he stpyed,| d;! contact,| ete. ¢, Stayed in continuous . | "contact with (Has on leads with DENVY to! coordinate work, d. With Hqs approval, geo: in [ touch with Maxed suthoritie ef and, obtained ! help! in cases :-- the outstanding ones bein;: Sily ia i | 9. DURAN axd ALVARADO, _ t coverag 2s on DURAN, KOSTIKOV and contact in Mexi with UW. ALD. a | Note; The knew atiout el oer sations OBW. had jexcept for A. OSWALD wanted ° — ao 2s bdes e, ‘end b. 1. OSWALD ante * isa or his wife “sho was a Russian". { 10. The: "seta ‘that Assistent Se still h e "féeling in [his guts s" | that Castro hired OSWALD to. kill Kenhedys" they said, hhc hawever, ie t. : Commission has n¢t beste abl able to get, any proof of this, 1l.| No docupents or Bhoto werp given sitors. Eng + {renslations read were kept by station. — C They ara attached, a It is “re hat all 3 of en | visitors; ‘were! pleased wa th Station's Amb Mann was p itd t | Lo | | L. r ! What did they ail | 7 work on OsW. case, | | -MEMD from ‘LEGAT to cody: * ‘Lee Harvey OSWALD, Hotel ace mmodation of OSWALD in Mext! ‘City, Info verifying OSWALD istayed at Hotel. del Comerciaq, located! at Calle Bernardino de’ ‘Sehagun No.| 19, |in room No. 18.. OSWALD, registe d asi “LEE, HARVEY OSWALD, USA, TEXAS, PHOTO, US eitt zen'|. Owner | and manager of| hotel, Guillermo GARC Luna cooperated with LEGAT, LECAT had FBI Laboratory check mpawee tin of hotel registry of OSWALD with true signature and was, found identical. \/ L “ft of| namas an residences, room pumbers and dates of occupancy 336. 23 Apr : | | | | Check other guests de ho el , ee . of those registered: at hotel during |time OSWALD was there, | ! / GARCIA: Luna. received COWALD : | |. at Hotel del!Comercio at tween. 1000 and 1100; OSWALD {s room No. 18: was 16.00 paso; daily with bath, that the regist book i stoaes OSWALD: stayed at hotel night of 1-2 Oct and ne en departed during the dey of 2 Oct 63, GA | Se - departure nor the! hour. He believe OSWALD neither spoke nor understood any Spanis):. He , CIA Luna could ‘not: recall circumstances of OSWALD's If OSWALD was never at he ote!| | during the .° had not jobserved OSWALD ‘in| the oted during the day and he was never’ ‘accompanied by any; day time, why was never st sean with a coat jon _ person, | He. recalled that OSWALD cazried|a mediumysize} brown handbag, which had atzipper — ( eince he apparently was dut a i ot when i _ "and was leither of: Naugahyde or can 8 material, He did not! remember: that, OSWALD hed aver —_— would naturelly be chiliy, " | worn @ goat and believed hi usually appeared ‘in: a jsho -sleeved ishirt of a knit variety: ; . . chee Gif ch se “| Matilde GARNICA, inaidlat the hotel del C marcio, recognized. photo of OSWALD as belnis the | Sahoo bo a _ young A rican who had ocebpied) roo No. |18 for almost |a week during! the ; atter part of: eae pee potas last ser She arrives at|work between 0900 and 1000 d leaves at 2100, Clearly} recalls ; “ OSWALD, as few Americans stay at the hotel, ‘He Had few personal efféects,| carried i; a | i. == Salt 11> brown, Zippered” handbag “canvas” “be “Lhitetion ledthel ‘material, She had seen OSWALD © "| “the day jof his a. rriva} and| the following! Saturday las rd w still ‘was in his room when she 7 checked |to de termine which! rooms were avpilable for cléaning, When she saw him in! the room ' on Saturday he. seid “pee morning" in En lish, ang @ 5 ort hime :leter left the hotel. ee | {SECRET bebhi i H
13-00000 how during *4. ay? Did he never enter his 336. (continucd) | 1 | | i ; Pedro RODRIGIE?, Leddsma, night Ld at hotel, claims OSALD left hotel at 0630 or) 700 hrs, for RODRIGUEZ was k able'td get al taxi for him; however, the maid, Matdide GARNICA claimed she spoke to OSWALD that Satirday morning cons? eorset|sctebene of his departure when he said \"#6dd morning", and he vas in his room. Matilde GARNICA enters work | petweon 9900 and 1000. Time diserepanty?? without wearing a coat??? ‘If OSWALD ate meals at 400 at restaurant | next door to hotel, why was he never seen at room during th: day, after lunch, to wash his hands? Why, i: he were in area of Cub: or Sov Emb or Colonia Condesa, would he return to the hotel location to eat, yet not be seen! at the hotel?? . ‘ | Nosro??) Any vwonnection?? Broneht up by GARCIA Lunn because cf efforts to locate him SO he, enuld pay the 111177 ‘ - OSWALD’ s; departuré from the hotel. - atchman is Pedro | sexsi PEREZ ‘Hernandez » desk) clerk and assistan had: not ‘con reed with OSWALD but remembered him clearly because, few |Americans; stay hotel. He s WALD lef the| hotel eadh moining and /did not return until e ning, possibly “f after PEREZ fe nchdes | had. ompléted his orking day and is} the; hotel. 1 eve alone - and| usually wore & knit, sHort-Bleeved sport Shirt) and Ino ec possible! that the seeing Osw depart the hdtel $n the noning| of 2 0 2 Oct, butl ie Lt we esk ¢ = the night might have been jaware of night watehman, who remaing at the ception ODRIGUEZ who dould|be located at|the hotel after 2100 or during |the ¢arly morning hours), / edroj RODRIGUEZ, Ledésma'p waiking hours are from 2100 to o9n0,| however, | he often lis able to leave the hotel y 0800 a thai iier £ the; owner and manager s. Guillermo GARCIA Tama, | has arrived t60 relieve (him OSWALD and remembers that dn thé date of ithe latter's departure fromthe hotell and on * the basis of sign language and |the word taxi" which he understood that OSWALD wanted 2 taxicab,’ RODRIGUEZ walked around the corner from the hotel wher. he obtained & taxieab.! He [beliéved | | OSWALD left the hotel between 0630 and o700 since At was ge ting light whén he! went in search of the taxicab., He jcould not! be more precise conce ing the time.| He pelidved L ! OSWALD gave him a.small tip of bne or two pesos. OSWALD carried! his Lown luggage downstairs waited in front of the | fia fe the luggage nti RODRIGUEZ returne with the taxicab.: ROOKIE commented that while he hai little aierdoulta obtaining a taxi t the early hour, | tt becomes very difficult to seéure acd. | ‘trangportat ton between 0730 :and specs of the’ heavy traffic at that time, RODRIGUEZ related that OSWALD always arrived|at the hotel late : at hight, "midnight or thereafter", but He never noticed any indication that OSWALD had) been drinking. Guillermo noe pai of Pedro RODRIGUEZ Ledesma that RODRIGUEZ lis | "huhble but very serious, cen iigious, a/family man, and highly |relidble,[' / Bolorés RAMIREZ ae BARRETRO, owner, man ger and sometimes | eook iat spell ee ee immediately adjacent! to Hotel} del Comercio, ‘stated that because of lproximity| of Hotel many hotel guests, eat: meals at jreste urant. She membered \OSWALD who had eatén several meals at! the [restaurant in bne late afternoon over'ja period of one webk, OSWALD ‘appeared at [the testaurant 4 after the noon rush hour or/some time after 1400,. always alche, and ordered food by pointing : at menu, Ate! | soup, of day, . hice,’ 9 and jeithtr meat ot eggs, but rejected dessert jand ptt, and was very money (cost) iconsdious. Meals cost five [to six pesos, | LAT Individual in neighborhood of “hotel were queried with negative results, ///// Guillermo GARCIA Lune advised: that on the | at or pee He Wid not mi dle reception a duties. | He glearly recallg the young American whomn he jlater identified his! min s | i i i i i pasis of, a search| of abandoned Gorregpon ence} review of his records ‘and accounts, and freshing his! memory throug discussions with other personnel at: hotel, he' had been | able| to deve lop the: following datas Antonio OLIVA is @ Negro: who had teen considered Cuban but had clarified _to GARCIA Luria that he! had grown up on east coast.of Mexico!where "Cuban Spanish" is spoken... He registered as "musician" but ‘was known to have been employed as a cook'or cook's helper °: in an unidentified Mexi City restaurent, He had been living at the hotel jwith @ woman to: whom he referred as his “wife" but GARCIA Luna Judged that she might ‘have 'been| his ;paramour.| They left the hotel without paying a! substantial hotel bili} and | GARGTA Lune hes been attempt- ing| to locate them without success, | Arnprti | [.  f { | | | | | C as