Fond debeed id $565 IS . write for the Excelsior magazine on many different occasions, | First Draft Page Four Texas. She asked, but was denied, permission to represent the magazine, Modern Mexico. On June 21, 1948, she received a courtesy permit, number 25556.) She disappeared in 1954 and never returned to Mexico. . : So, The Committee staffers did not tell the Mexicans . that the House Select Committee on Assassinations has evidence, her 201 file, that she was in Mexico in the Sixties. Eunice Odio Infante, a Costa Rican, received a three- month permit on February 9, 1954. She remained in Mexico, il- legally residing at Nacas-45-a, until 1972. She applied to ‘put was rejected every time. “In 1972, Ms. Odio married a Communist painter, Rudolfo Sanabria Gonzalez and moved to Rio » Néba-16 ‘apartment. 40. ‘On May 24, 1972, Ms. Odio was found : os deadin her bathtub. 7 The official presiding at her autopsy. “concluded ‘that Ms.” (Odio had ‘poisoned | herself. “Emilio ‘Carballido Fontanes was in Caracas, Venezuela, on vacation and scheduled to return to Mexico in early September. His address is Constituyentes 207. His phone number is 515-8345. Gonsueclo: ESperémv’s record in Mexico could not be located. When the Mexican officials inquired about her at the. Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, no one at the office remembered that she had worked there. Committee staff members were told that Pspexon was probably dead. eee ener SPIT e DIT Tosca = AIRWICKEEEED workea at &e LeCrOun= Comey until 1968 when their offices in Mexico closed.
| he checked it. every ‘four: hours’ and would ‘notify us if First Draft Page Five ss CCaelos Iweaco Si. »_ Dsliaaeg pINPT] He entered Mexico July 1, 1965 and taught Geaphang was born in Cuba “Negembexn SPREE sos teumaampromegasrro nce ainaMatat UMNO AEM, until January 1, 1968 when he disappeared. The Mexican officials assume that he returned to Cuba. General Jesus Jose Clark Flores died in the early 1970's. a ‘Ernesto Lehfeld Miller, Academic Coordinator at the School of Interior Design, had not yet been located. door SMETEE had left town hurriedly on Monday, August 7, 1978. Mr. Martinez, wishing to know when. he" returned, had placed a piece of scotch tape on the’ ‘e bottom right edge ‘of his. door. Mr. ‘Martinez explained that Serr. returned before we left: Manuel Calvillo did not live at Cuanhtemoc 877-5 as the Committee had stated. Mr. Martinez spoke to the landlady | at the apartment for the past twenty-five years who said that no Manuel Calvillo had ever resided there. Committee staff members explained that Calvillo went by a pen-name which would be forwarded the following morning. When Committee staff members inquired whether Ms. Sylvia Tirado Bazan could testify at the hearings, the Mexican officials stated that they would have an answer for the staffers by Friday morning. The Mexican officials explained that they i i
~  $ 0" Pirst Draft : ‘Page Six would have to speak to her to insure that she was willing to travel to Washington. On Thursday, August 10, 1978, Committee staff members met with Dr. Jesus Yanez e Agent. Ciprianio Martinez ‘Novoa, Capitan Florentino Ventura Gutierrez and Attorney General Licensiado Dr. . Breza at 11:00 A.M. The same information listed for the 11:00-A.M., August 9,. 1978, meeting was reviewed. Manuel Calvillo's “pen-name" was given to the Mexicans who stated that ‘they would check it with the landlady. . Committee staffers returned to their hotel room with * 2 Agent Ciprianio 1 Martinez Novoa ‘after ‘the meeting. Agent Martinez attempted in vain to telephone Oscar Contreras Lartigue to inform him of our visit. — (At 3: 30 P. M., Agent ‘Martinez finally reached Mr. Contreras’ “child who informed him 7 that me. Contreras. was not in . ‘Tampico. “He had ‘traveled ‘to | Mexico City ‘for a Pashido Republicano Institucional convention. — “When Agent Martinez asked the child if he knew where his father was staying in Mexico, he responded that he did not. Agent Martinez explained to the child that he would call ata later time to speak to his mother. Agent Martinez telephoned Noe W. Palomares at 4:00 P.M. and arranged an interview at 6:30 P.M. that evening. Mr. Martinez asked Committee staff members to meet him at his office at the Procuraduria General at 6:00 P.M. At 6:00 P.M., August 10, 1978, Committee staff members met Agent Ciprianio Martinez at the Procuraduria General, and ha Arnwa tham +a Mr Dalamawnanl AfFAaARAN Re Gao BOA Tr RA Pament ttn
First Draft . oot Page seven staff members interviewed Noe W. Palomares. (See Noe W. Palomares interview write-up. ) After the interview Agent Martinez returned to the Maria Isabel Hotel with Committee staff members. He attempted to reach Mrs. Contreras at Tampico twice with no luck. At 9:45 P.M., he finally contacted her. Mrs. Contreras told Agent Martinez that Mr. Oscar Contreras had told her that he would try to get a room at either the Hotel Regis or Hotel San. ‘Francisco. Mrs. Contreras explained that since there were a few conventions scheduled in Mexico City that weekend she could not assure that he would be at either. Mrs. Contreras told Agent Martinez that she would notify him if her husband should call. Mr. Martinez called both hotels and inquired. whether ss loséar ¢ Contreras lartigue, was, registered. He was not registered “lat either; they were - “completely booked- “Up. Mr. Martinez: attempted to reach sylvia Tirado Bazan at her home to ask her whether she would be willing to travel é to Washington for a hearing date and to ask whether she knew where Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld Miller could be located. She was not in. Agent Martinez explained that he would go to the hotel where the Partido Republicano Institucional was holding its convention early the following morning; after which he would meet the staff members at 9:30 A.M. at their hotel: room. | At 9:45 A.M., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez met Committee staffers at their hotel room and explained that he
sired ppptapedehs . eo telephoned Suis" ‘Albertie’ Suotd. Pirst Draft Page Eight was unable to locate Mr. Contreras Lartigue at the convention. Mr. Martinez then left to check on Mr. Alberue Suoto.and Sylvia . Tirado Bazan. | | “At 12:30 P.M., August il, 1978, Agent Martinez returned to the Committee staff members‘ hotel room. He telephoned | Mrs. Contreras at Tampico who stated that her husband had not telephoned her since she had last spoken to Agent Martinez. At 1:50 P.M., another agent, Honorio Escondon telephoned Agent. Martinez at the Committee staffers’ hotel room to inform him that tatsonbbarue Sacto must be back in town because the scotch tape was no longer in place. At 1:55 P. M., Agent Martinez Pilinergueydenied that he had worked at the Cuban Embassy in. the Sixties, stated that he knew ~nothing about the assassination and declined the Committee - staff members’ request to interview him. “At 2: 00 P. Me, August Ll, 1978, Agent 1 Martinez: ‘telephoned ‘Sylvia Duran. ~agent Martinez then gave ‘the telephone to Committee staffer Lopez. Mr. Lopez asked’ Mrs. Duran whether she would be willing to testify sometime in September at the Committee hearings in Washington;.she answered affirmatively. She stated that September 13th, 14th and 15th would not be “good days" because the Mexican Revolution celebration would be taking place and she was a planner and participant. ' When Mr. Lopez asked Ms. Tirado if she knew Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld _ Miller's phone number, she stated that she did not. She stated tht if we telephoned her ex-husband Horatio at either 516-0398
First Draft {\Page Nine or 515-8621, he would be able to help us. At 2:15 P.M., Committee staffer Lopez telephoned Horatio Duran, who gave him Ernesto Lehfeld Miller's office phone number, 548-4839. At 2:20 P.M., Lopez telephones Mr. Miller and arranged a meeting for 9:00 P.M. that evening. At 2:30 P.M., Agent Martinez telephoned Capitan Ventura to report on his progress. When Martinez told Ventura’ that he had located Albexruel, Ventura asked him if he was alone. When Agent Martinez lied and stated that he was alone, Ventura told him that he should under no circumstances allow us to interview Gllberue. When Agent Martinez completed his phone call, he said. “I don't understand why nobody wants you to talk to him." | "At 9:-0 P.M., August ll, 1978, Committee staffers aa interviewed Ernesto Lehfeld Miller. (See Ernesto Lehfeld “Miller interview write-up.) °°” 0S At 11:15 A.Mi, August 12,.1978, Committee staffer Lopez called Wuis“ATberue*Suoto) at his home. When Mr. Lopez gba immediately stated that he identified himself, Aim knew nothing. He further stated that he never worked for the Cuban Embassy. When Lopez explained to him that employees at the Cuban Embassy had stated that he had been employed there, UME SAL berbuel’s; voice quivered throughout — Mia SeSu @fO) hung up. the short talk. | At 11:45 A.M., Sylvia Tirado called Lopez and stated that she had thought about traveling to Washington all night. She said that she had seen a report in the papers where Azcue had stated that the man who visited the Cuban Consulate in 1963
Pirst Draft Page Ten was not Lee Harvey Oswald. She stated that Azcue had only seen him once while she had seen him “at least three times". When Lopez said, "At least three times?", Mrs. Duran said, "Three times, you know?" She further stated that if she testified in Washington and the Committee concluded that she was lying she would be crucified when she returned to Mexico. Mr. Lopez reassured her and explained that he would send her a -long letter explaining procedures when he returned to Washington. At 12:05 P.M., Agent Martinez met the Committee staff members at the airport. He stated that Contreras and Calvillo had not been found. ' The Committee staffers gave Martinez a list of questions to ask Oscar Contreras Lartigue. . Agent - Martinez stated that he would mail the results of the interview -..., t0 Lopez at the - Committee offices in ‘Washington, oe “the Committee staff members left Mexico ‘City, at. ‘ds 255 P. M. and arrived at Washington's ‘Dulles Airport. at 10: 0:35 P.M.