14-00000 TT _ Sapte ' oe | TTT SECRET bid | L_ Others present at DURAN party were Horacio and Siivie; dia DURAN; | Blenats philocommunist | ' Sister,’ Deva, GUERRERO: Gen. J e Jesus CLARK: |Flores and his mistress, & Guat woman 3 a medical doctor from Dalinde Hospital; young American couple, both fat! and ‘blond, who were spending their honeymoon in Mextis & ho yr old Mexi woman ib a red dress 3! and a strange! man who claimed to: be Mexican but did not hosel talk ‘like one .: His First name was Alejandr and he Bub- 1 | | HT (continued) 25 : Dee «| : | B Check pics of lena ‘and ! | i ! ! | | | i - | | f enti sequently wrote Blenita severe love letters | - She turned these! in to the Amer Emb, | Ricardo GUERRA and wife Rosarid CASTELLANOS ware bupposed to come to party but declined to [ | i - Check Ricardo GUERRA and Rosario CASTELLANOS de ‘GUERRA. ‘enemies of Elenia?? come when they learned she (Elena) would be there, / | On Sat., 23 Nov 63; Elena's brother drove her and Eleniga to Cub Enb at! 3 Pp. ‘m. Her b; other was embarrassed by their behavior : and drove a block up the street to wait for them after letting them out. | The| two women then. went inside gate | and shouled "assassin" ‘and other insults, | Later that d riend, Manuel: CALVILLO took them to small hotel for safetyi....Since| Elena could not eis name of hotel, otel,| | | { | | i. ‘Check LICHANT/1 | | | she took Thomas to the part of | town! where she remembered it to be - Vextonts | | i . i a Calle Vermont 29; one and & half plocks west |of Thsurgentes Just. southvof ‘Viaducto. Elena | said hotel is owned. by someone | from: San Luis! Potosi and uséd. by: busin ; an from that area,‘ ot She and: Elenita did not register. CALVILLO registered: then as relatives lor friends of his | | | from San Luis Potosi.. They stdyed | there until the following Friday and hard left their room, / Elena and Elenita saw newspapers with OSWALD 's picture and ine. hey had seen him at ‘party. mi When CALVILLO visited them at hotel, she told him! she wanted to! réport to Amer Emb what she. knéw about OSWALD's connectiond with local communists and wi ith: AZCUE. CALVILLO said she shouldn't go because the Amer Emb was full of Coniuun ist _ spieg When she | ireturned to her house — t I : Cen this be checked - - guas outside her house? the following week, guards were posted outside it she, saw. her sister, Deva GUERRERA, [| thé latter was terrified becauge of OSWALD's ‘presence o atthe: DURAN party. Sra. de GUERRERA | ' was yery angry with DURAN's bedause| she thought they bad come ' : involved : in the assassination oie plot for money. ‘About 2. months after assassination, ee ‘(dr Sra.?) de GUERRE e) was called in | ‘by | two communists , whom % she refuses to identify} Was | warned with threat never to reveal j | i | ne Ya Why won't Elena sdeat ity 2 Conmuntst 372 to; /enyone that she had been to 18 party with OSWALD Phi he remained so terrified that shé would ; not accompany Elena to the Aner Emb; to tell what ew of OSWALD.| / Shortly after assassina- | tion, Emilio CARBALLIDO, took DURANS to Jalapa, Feraok z arid kept them o it ofl the way for a’ while until the initail shock of assassination wore off, CARBALLIDO has lconnect ions with the. University of Veracruz Press. ‘| Shortly: after assassination, an Amer woman, June COBB, — : came and spent several days in Elena's thouse; She Was) sent by their mutual friend, Eunice | ' t t ' ; i 1 ‘ i | ! ' nena 7 __ a Can trip to Veracruz.be proved?? | Check Eunice ODIO, Costa Rican. Didn't; Elena first say VASQUEZ, Amoral's mistrese Was A ' ODIO, a! Costa Rican. who ‘is now ‘June: COBB's roommate and who was. formerly the mistress of GuatII7E) : : VASQUEZ: Amoral when he was with Rockefeller Foundation, and Ermesto de la PENA, June COBB , oe) : : | i ; @xpressed interest in the assagsination,! She succeeded in ‘getting Deva GUERRERO drunk ‘one . i ae, | || | aight, and the latter told all‘she kmew about OSWALD ahd the party at the home of Ruben. 133 a ae P| . COBB then wanted them to tell what. they knew to the Amer authorities, Claiming to b= CIA PACE 93 of == ed yer agent, Bhe advised agéinst. going to Amer Emb ‘and urged, them to go to Texas to, tell their —_— COPY NO. _--_-—- . : P| | story, ,Failing in this, she said she would arrange a meeting in a quiet cafelwith the Chier. Does # CORR know COS? Bo ' | of the CIA in Nexico, The meeting did not materialize, however, because she was asked to a leavekhex Elena's house, UOBB had kicked the cat, / At erid of Jan 64, Ruben! visited Elena, SECREI | Fe gaid he wee going te visit tis U8. and vented her to protect hin as much aS possible white Neodey et en Slt ee WR Te mt Glee ee tbe oe Bing mada ot fees vhvaves sow
14-00000 f | ! | | |. Secretariat of Gobernacton about another matter, she told the deorylof her encounter with OSWALD. The only person she could remémber, who [told jher this, however, | was Victor RICO i . Geleny / Bhe said she understood ithat OSWALD had come to’ Mexico more than once. |. te bosartele slo seluims ula she etn te een tenn ng ‘het. (continued) Poo | Cheek Vietor RICO Calan PtT35h LIE | | | | | | | oy | | | 7 ‘428, 3 Feb 66 | MEMO from Annie Goodpas ture to, Cuban Se tions WL11 you read this (memo in para rN above) | ji. _ SO P| fof and tell me if this woman and| daughter |were! seen creating such a disturbance | - ag they claim -! in front of the! Cuban Embassy, J. Piccolo wrote “"No bells ring with me." Shaw wrote . | "Ni yo, tanpoco,* Judy wrote! "No : ietures either.” . | f i: ! | hog, MEMO to Ths ‘Amb (ce to cos) from LEGAT i nef is e to memo dated 10 Dec 6 (para 425) above) .../ For your info, Elena andi Elenita were interviewed by; personnel of this ioffice on 17 and 2h Nov 64 at which time they ;furnionea jinfo: similar to that set forth in ref memo, Inquiries conducted & at that time failed to substantiate alledations made by. Eueha daughter, /- In view of the fact Blena's allegations have been previously checked out gate t substan | | Saten, no further, ‘ection is) reas * taken “pen ee recent repetitiGh ‘hy. Of" those allegations, i | 4 4 “ext S7h1 - Ref: MEXI 5601 - para 426‘above +: | LEGAT interviewed ‘Blénk ahd Elenite Rov 6h, and failed substantiate allegations ref, / MEXI will edvise | further info potained. | Po ta i : : ; NOTE attached to MEXI 5741, vette by [D008 (Wnite)+ Insee’ bottom Qo vat in 50. 6-129/3 7 on this Subject. I don't know what FBI did in Nov 64, but the ‘GARRO's have been | talking : about this ifor a long time and she is daid to be: extremely bright! Annie G. wrote! the followings |"1./ LA Memo baid they|checked info MEXI 32 5621:and found it ungubstantiated. _ COS asked me to: send this cable. > We will try toeonttraeg refute 1 Mra. G. dg yp Pts info and follow up." cos wrote "She ig also ayes" is ! { : 430. | { | | ! | : | | ' This document by LICOOKTE WAS not in P-8593, _ Document by LICOOKIE dated 5 October 1964 = ‘Mexiican ' put was copied from 50-6- 129/53 end attached finihists who :had bontaict with OSWALD, | as has not: ‘appeared din Warren! Comm write-ups in ra HL weekend Elena GARRO de Paz, : [. Elenita Paz (the daughter) and Deba GARRO-de GUE Galvan sat around: recalling details of their having. been in a group with OSWALD here’ ih Gall during the days that he was in | i i | | Mexi. | The write-ups of the Warren Comm report in wnew8 papers sparked this discussion, | | and they apparently had never: really sat around dete tine’ to piece it all together, although | | all 3 were deeply affected...;.. The main points; Elena and Deba are first cousins of three | | young Mexicans named Duran: Ruben, Horacio, and Lynd, Horacio is the husband of Silvia ' to MEXT 5741, 29 Dee 65. ory i Far) the Mexican girl who was arrested for questioning about OSWALD. because she had been in touch | _ oe ; i with him at the: Cuban Emb when he went ‘there looking ifor a visa. (She is or was also a: ~j 7 ee :__Tingleader at the Cub-Mexican Institute on. Tokio) / ‘While OSWALD was here last fall the PAGE Hs 1.33. ee pe pe | DURAN cousins invited the GARRO sisters and young Elenita to a “twist" party at the pats . ET of Ruben Duran mid-week. A few Communists they knew (Deba is a Commir herself, and Elena “sk has been in tcuch with Commies since she was a young ‘girl and went to Republican Spain with | i Octevyio Paz.) and a nunibor of people who struck then as very peculdar at the time, vere there,’ AND OSWALD ARS LOF SID} WITH TWO OTAER TEATNIK LOOKING BOYS, ONE OF Wil0' WAS VERY TAL, RP RET oem Ae FETT OR OS ey FN Ne TEM ee
14-00000 1 | { | | | oe4..Blena dnd Blinate were 80) sickened (by. the. news of the assassination) that they broke | -off their relations with the DURANS. : However, thet ous ins verry nervously | looked them up| DURAN brothers euddenty have money. | Why ?:2 later. | | Deda. GARRO de GUERRERO) Galvan sdys: that Ly ted and one of the DURAN boys have ‘ i | | , made trips to Texas. ‘ And that/ most! cond picuously! they hav all prospered this last year. | | 7 Always poor before» they now have an e ns ive car each, oracio works at EL DIA [newspaper. | | | | | A5O. (continued) 29! ‘Deo 65 | i i i “451. 22 Jan 66 i { | i | | i i | Note ¥ D608 Returned OF 21 dor 6 65 as 5 iL/t 3 neve vegained contact vith Blena GARRO de- PAL. A-727 tos Dept of State | FROM: senbatey, Mexido = As of; possible: interest Ito Wi Whenington | agencies, there is transmitted, herewith a nena of conyersation | ‘containing some observations about Cuba.i Victor RICO Galan is a Spanish-born Mexican Journalist! who as been one of 7 | | | { eS , | | a ee | || _ ittacmentsl Participants} Elena GARRO: de PAZ, Hexic writer, and. ‘chant es Wm. Thomas, Political Officer - 1. RICO. Galan ' ‘told! 'Blene that Eusebio AZCUE, ,fo ng the most prolific and ardent apologists | for Pestao's ep Msxico} 4 ie { Check A7CUE's LIEFVOY file rng r. Cuban Consul in Meixco, was!one of the most powerful men now in Cubs... / eo ee HE wag, recall d to: Havana — t , presumably becruse he inmedistely' on the assassination when he was, Cuban Consul in | Me Ki heck hed contact With OSWALD. ../. 10/06) : ! ee ee ee : | | | | THE NEWS - BBC PAs jee OSWALD Story “it 08 Actor woe | | ! : | 453. - THE IES - Fight for OSWALD's Guns fe Court vedo | | ene 455. — eno a The Ant, ce to cos ~ from !LEGAT - ‘Ref © tafe tad ) Memo ‘of conversation dated | . : 25 Dec 165 (para 427 above), rec'd by this officeson: rid Jan 66, and LEGAT memo dated | | l i i | | | I | ! | | 27 Dec '65 (para 429 above)... / Extensive inves$ii tion conducted in the! U.S. and. -Mexico | | How can it be ascer ‘sined that OSWALD did not after the assassination failed! to disclose t ‘SGBWALD traveled to Mexico prior to i | | . | i ' ! sh ~ rE HENS ~ covesnent Avaded OSWALD Guns. p | travel to Mexico prior to early Sept 63. ? | 26 Sept 63.' OSWALD was residzing in New. Orlean®, Louisiana in early Sept 63 and!no info: | | | has been obtained to indicate that 'he was & away | ‘from that: area in early Sept 63. if ; There must be some ‘nats for Elena" s porting| In view of the fact that Elena: GARRO de ' PAZ's allegations have been: ‘previously checked’ 4 - | out without substantiation, no furthsr action is being taken concerning her recent repetition | : i | of those allegations. | | {: | . | ! : 456,  9dune. : a PoE Memo to c/vis from cos on Visa Applicant #220, 9 ‘June ‘66, DUARTE Martinez, Herminio, . ei33° | & esd 4. boy Limb, Rl de Janetro, Brazil, 15 Dec! 36 !- Pls see IEGAT report dated 16 Dec 63, subject,... pack 9a Sag SPP hss ef seat bau permet OSWALD ‘Por info on ‘oné Herminio DUARTE Martinés'.... Note’ to COS from Rosa P. - Ref ©” copy NO. 4 oO od fo | LEGAT report stated that DUARTE 's car was noted at the Cuban Emb at the same time OSWALD Check Herminio DUARTE Martins. was theres. | | | . | a { ; Pop i pb | I eceper | : |
14-00000 . : . : nn eo. e tt rehire vtec omnis teat ec ce : . tm ee : a an : OO oo | SECRET: - AST. 1k June 66 . . . THE NEWS ~ Jury Finds RUBY Sane - Do, a 458, 16 June . : ; DIR 12633 « Has hes reviewed advance copy book entitled "Inquest" by Edward J, EPSTEIN, : - Bubject being assassination... Book in hands major reviewers, to be released sometime - June 66, In disoussing CIA role in OSWALD investigations, statement is made on page 94 : that Warren Comm had picture by CIA purportedly showing OSWALD entering Cub Emb and that “Picture routinely taken by secret camera from across ‘the street". FYI, this is picture page 638, Vol 16 of Warren Comm... / Since book now in print but not yet on sale, foregoing is advance notice to alert Station for whatever precautionary meafures....... “459. 25 June THE NEWS - Lewyers Plead RUBY's Guilt Based on Perjuréd Testimony ND fot , so . . : ‘ ns héo, . 13 July Memo of Conversation ~ Subjects: Further on OSWALD and K Assassination - (Ref: Memo this Subj of 25 Dec 65 ~ para 427 above) Participants - Eleya*gh? Thomas (Pol Officer) - Elena described some developments which may have some ‘beari gs: vher claim that she saw OSWALD at a party at home of her cousin Ruben DURAN when @SWAED was in Mexico prior to assassination. / Elena said Carlos SOLORZANO is well acqiginted with Cub Amb HERNANDEZ Armas, and that he was not leftist but his brother, Alfensoy was a Communist. Amb HERANDDEZ told SOLORRANO he wanted to meet Elena, so SOLORZANO are uged a party at his own home on 30 June 66 and invited both of them. Also present 5 fare. Grito MONTEROSO and his wife; Elvira VARGAS, leftist journalist with NOVEDADES gidtpersonal friend. of Pres DIAZ Ordaz; Emanuel CARBALLO, the pro-Castro writer; Joaquin’? »Ganedo, head of publishing firm 3 ; _ called Editorial Mortiz; and Juan SORIANO, paingfey3who was invited to make her feel at LICRANT/1 277 Inf. from him??? - @ase, since he is a friend of hers and was th wgiy anti-Communist there besides herself, . / During evening, Amb HERNANDEZ, whom she de€# (bed as intelligent and cultured, cancen- . trated his attention on her......and expres ad ‘dnterest in her friend, Carlos MADRAZO. e : He issued & personal invitation to her aks Shd the annual literary festival of the Casa : . de las Americas in Havana, She said she Brot @ Fidelista and would not go unless Juan SORIANO went with her. Amb HERNANDEZ then invited SORIANO but the latter denounced the Castro regime over the objections of the others present..,.../ Later, ber friend, Victor RICO Galen who personally dislikes Amb HERNANDEZ warned her not to go to Cuba alone. / On & July 66 @ driver from the Cub Emb delivered to her home on Calle Alencastre in . Lomas Virreyes an envelope containing two letters and some ‘printed matter from the Casa de las Americas in Havana. The first ietter, written last October (667) gave her address Check Blena's friends.’ > 2s Vermont 38 and the second letter, written in April, gave her address as Vermont 39, Paee . . ‘cron + ss = The envelope for the first letter,-with-the above address,-was marked for return to the am ss Sender, which was the Cub Emb here. The second envelope, which contained the whole pkg, x had no address as it was hand carried to her home - see attachments. / Elena stated the Co , _ only reason the letters were addressed to her at Calle Vermont was because she Spent several 4 QA ecPRE | days at the Hotel Vermont after the assassination. The correct address of the hotel is , 4, of ~ Sy Ae Vermont 29, 80 she concluded the Cub Gov carried that street and number, with a minor PAGE error, as her regular address, / Since CALVILLO had taken her to the hotel ostensibly to COPY NO». nnsnmermm nrotech har fram fhe Gnemondeke  +han andaad be wehbe Wo Ue oe ~