(404-10196-10030 t 1 — ‘ae Hervay OSHALD P8593 _ 201-2092h8 ORT bawn, ow F Cone Ib A 0.1009 Ome PRACON FOR CONTACT — ~ oa’ L 1 Saf, ded; : : i 7a “mee, B87 Soviet Zabassy * H ‘ i“ Wants visas eer to Odessa, Ccnsul was not in. Subjeot fold to 3 NJ : Hl “ : } ‘ call back at ° : thai se iy bt (ee (Se gt- sot ingen tL -"— sO ee ee tes, 190 S¢ivin UPAR calls Soviet Silvia telle MO that the American citizen vase thore, the one who LIENVOY «——, Ewacey (OS) s Mya outy,de) . wante a vica for Cita on hia way to the Soviat Union and he wants / Ll eat to know with whom a was talkirg there taceuss enn (Silvia) had . hikes G+. pet me, @ant hie to tha Mavelet Evboany gaylng thet if they anceaptad nin Yaron iad WA. “1! and gave hime viea then the Culans (ftasay) wold also give hin fuedd L... & [ _ & vise without further paper work only aivising Inaizration in Cube vos, bn ot ‘ 1 an end hg wents to kaow with who bs had talked there lecause be says. . 4b. Ln wet ee . uf be vas told thers would ba no problen. 0 says to wait a momnt. td tt} A different M0 comes to phone and Silvia explains the same thing to ' te hed omy bin. Tale HO says to leave naw and telephone number and he will ' Pome Tee call back, Silvia gives telephone 11-28-47 (Cuban Consulate), oo petiread 4 Silvia taxes advantage of the vhone call end states she has moved 3. Croce “yg and wants to advises the Soviet Enbassy of her change of addresa 80° % we, that ehe can-receivs the boletin. MO says to call KOUKEAFSNKO to - on 4 . . ss @ive her new address, then MO asks the name of the Consul or "ee mpeg, at as ° 2 PG Culturml Attachs, Silvin says the nena is Teresa PRCENZA and thé = =: naa at . ; telephone number fis 14-13-26. MO says thanks, 7 lens; ¥ Deaton sable * Pie pt £26 Soviet Eubassy/calle Biivia ‘ MI asks Silvie if the American had been there. Silvia says he : LIENVOY -- ad ‘erg heed DURAN of Cuvan Esbasey ‘ is there now. FI says the Ansrican showed papers {rom the . Consulate in Wahingtog, that fe wants to go to the Soviet OD Union an there for a long time with his wife who is Rusefan, OQ but the answer tas not come from Washington in respect to this cme i problen, and according to this procedure it takes four or five i months, but without having permission from the Soviet Union \ . they showld ask, or better said, they cannot iesve a vies here SY i without asking Washington; hoxevar, according to this man Ee ‘SECRET hs snowed a letter indicating hs was a mecker of an organization phew 8 in Javor of Cuba and that the Cubans said that they cannot issue , lay ae ewe , *.VAS without hig heving a view for, the Soviet Vaien; and now .{: uttrreadties; or a | ME"(saa hot know vhat to do with him' (the American), because they we behets we — ‘ ! i ‘havi to wait for the answer from Washington. Silvia agrees the | ; anna Boaaey O ‘renee,
14-00000 { 4 & oO Sept. 1252 hamden, and tails vith MI 4 nett { . bof if { Hy Silvie DYRAN calls Seviet atte ttt doit. we aac n nn an ebiicilen SECRET : | ie i ' (sans problem exists with the Cubans, that the problem with him i {the American) ta that be doas not know anyone in Cute and j therefore if that is true it will be difficult for kin -to cet a visa for Cubi, because he was thinking of precessizg hia visa ; (for Soviet aion), becaise he kmew it would require waiting a i : leng tice for his visa to the Soviet Unicn while in Cuba and freq there go to the Soviet Uaion. MI said the thing is that if bis wife right a:w were in Washington she would receive Ler visa right now, or permission, fron the Soviet Union, to return to her ;  ecuntry, she is going to receive ber visa in Washingtea but having i _ this visa, 8:0 could communicate to any plece this permission, for exarple vere or any place she could receive it (visa or permissicn) but right no. they do not have thes. (no las tienen), Stivie says oGertalnly an: they cannot give a letter either tecauss they do not ; know if the lea will be approved. UI sayy they only give visas . npssamiing to indications, Silvia says then she will ; wat on the list, AYSas" Ga cannot give a letter of moore re - , ; te enuation either ‘ ecause he d:as not knoy kig (the Are | FOr SUVIa saya that 43 alright acd eany epeargtouse % for bothering . : . t ‘ . i i ‘ : : : . i { ‘ 4 t : : ry . | i Silvia says chat in the cuban Emtassy is a North American who was at tha Soviet Fihagsy. MI says wait a ninuts. Silvia sp:ake Englien with somone - and coments in Spanish that they gave APARICIO telephcoe a wn Uk-12-99 anc to take the number down - Silvia Bays about the Amrican Se tee, ME = ‘ . : citizen that be te going to talx with 43). Ac@rican speaks Rusesien |tl potlating had end MI spea).s in English They coatinue in English. American talks _ ne ee eee broken Russian and says [was in your Buyossy and cpeke to your comaul, ,t, vst a sinu.e,. Al takes phone acd asks American in English what does phe (of iis) (or a rd | | ho Enbassy Lienvoy 1 LUO weed & he want? Arerican gays Please speak Russian, MI-says What else do you vant? /merican saya I vas®just now]at your Evtausy ayd they tock each cy address, MI says I know t tT "Rigrivan, in hardly recognizable ‘ 2 rt “ ‘ “ROSTAn, Ba:e8 I did not know it then,’ ZI went’ to the Cuban Enbessy A. to ask them PSF TU -ELUETS CECETE They have it. MI sayo Why dove. bo? ‘ or pols case egee , ar i. LIL 56P Aeidn end Inave your elarena with us, it 18 not far from the | Coley Enveas vy. fyrarican says 1°}1 va there rivht aways 4, LH 6. pe = aweneeEr: cy a er naanee mitre montane pape Py ame + 6 6 ae em wet ooy seem & ~~ ~ ha s poporprgwees. ,
14-00000 oe aaa af ~ <a 4 7 : _- wy -- - SO ce me ee, ee mR Oe ee em = ean ne / 4 (Amsricaa) to KI (Sov. Em.) © , & m EFnca}} +0 “I at Sov. Bab nee cot glen At MO (Ate Cm ree Ped aN ot etl pled X15 48? rican) to OBYED“DY of Enbassy ae AN ee 1S ee 7D Th Sa Mar ales ytd Mer OS mm Tan lel Un bee M552 6.0030 2 Ott ¥, Waderrlon Cat te Gobet tio ting 1s OT. Cay a ans vans, 6 ey at we w 4 (ow po prreneay min Fe Dt a eS Ce bt pam Synch. WA proeAk m4 Lobe / o a, fae ; os) foever ‘a ra rd \ Me. ka Pe irda reared “~ . a 2 ne eee NER Aw ee ! ; SECRET SG MO says I waa at your place lest Eaturiay and talked te your LIZNVOY Consul. They anid that they'd send a telegran to Washington, and I warited to sok you if there ta anything new? MI says I'd libs to asx you to call another phon: number. Please write it downs 15-60-55 and a3k for. consul. Thank you. MO (the sans peraca vho pherad a day or so ago and spoke in LIENVOY broken Russian) spiaks to CIYEDAOV. He eays This is Lee OSWALD speaking. I wes at your place last Saturday and Spoke 6 @ conpuh,-ant they said that theafd send a telegran to Washingtm, @o I wanted to find out’if you Lave anythin new? Tat I den't revember the nara of that consul. GURYEDKOV says KOSTINGY. He is dark (hair or skin??). “O says yes, my name ig OSWALD. OSYEDKOY says Just a minute I'll find out. They say that they haven't recelsed anything yet. OSWALD says Have they dme anything? OBTEDKCY says Yes, they say that a request hes been sent out, but nothing hss been received as yet. OSHALD says And what...? OFYEDACY bangs up. raul * Gea ‘aks f'n bre r | ppeaks fi! ¥en Sparishicben in Enblish to MI. He says LIENVOY Rello. vise Or Russia. Mi.aa;°3 Call on the other phone. MO says I'm locking for a visa toe go to Russia, MI says Please, call on the telephone of the consul, 15-60-55. MO says Ons somgot please, I'll have to get a pencil to write the nusber 9 dowa, They issues the visa there? MI That depends on your 7 ecnversation. I don't kcw about this businese. Please call the offices of the ecmsul anc ask your question. MO esks for the ‘ number agein. MI gives him the nuuber and tells him to ask for the Consul of the Soviet Emassy in Mexico. MO says Thanks. Photes of unidertified psracm on entering Soviet Enbarsy and ad LIZMPTY who entered Cuben Enbassy of. 15 Oct 196%. ¢ PEXICO CITY 6457 reported According LIENVOY 1 Get 63, American male who spokes troksn Ruselan said his name Lee OSWALD stated he at SOV=MB 28 Sept when speke with Consul whon be belfeved be Valeriy Vladinirovich KOSTINOY. Subj asked Scv giard Ivan OBYEINOV who answered, if there anything new re telegram to Washington. OBYEDOV upon checking said nothing received yet, but request had ben gent. Have photos male appears be Artrican entering Soverb 1216 hours leaving 1222 m1 Oct. Apparent age 35, athletic build, circa 6 feet, receding hairline, balding top. Wore khakis and sport shirt. Source: LIEMPTY. No local dissem, SECRET pte Ree OD MaRS oF
SECRET LEO rveperted on ideatity of Subject of MEXI 6453; orner radar operator in U. S. marines who defected to USSR . oe, in Oct 59. DIR gives description of OSWALD, background, 4 NGt Trap &. sean fin [ing lee OSWALD (201-2892h8), DPOB 18 Oct 39, Nev Orleans, i . wearriage, ete., and action to pass info to Emb. components, not Cowen, boat woedh MEXICO CITY 6534 requested Bqs to Pls pouch photo OSWALD, ate ome a5, | Memo to The Anbassador on Les OSWALD/Contact with Sov Ext, ! routed to Azb., Minister, Counselor for Political Affairs, : BSO, ee's td Legal, Raval and ISS. Mero #6931 VEXICO CITY 7OL4 with refs (pera 9, 10, ll.above) stated According VOA broadcast heard at Statior regarding President Kennedy assassination one Lee H. OSWALD age 24 has teen arrested in Dallas possibly in ; connection assassination of President Kennedy. Direct Hqe. attention Refs. Request priority pouch photo OSWALD go that Staticn can check @ll recent LISIPTY coverage for Iden. Forvariirg soonest copies of only visiter to Soverb 1 Ost who could be identical with CSWALD. AXSMBASSY Outgoing “elegram (Control 269) from And. Mann stating Poreign Minister expressed oaidolences, etc., and that on bis instructions the bornier between U. S. and Mexico tad teen closed to @liminate any possibility of murderer's escape into Mexico. pin 64602 (ref EXT 7014 - para 13 above) Thanks. This cornection was also noted here. Trust you will be able use ell your facilities to follow and report Sov Emp activity and reaction during these hour: Pls cable full summaries. Personal letter to J, C. fror COS (Win) with ref to conversation of 22 Nov in vhich COS requested permission to give Lesa) ecpitu of photos fa certain peraon mom to J. C.J Attached are copies with dates of vis tacped on back. At & p.m. 22 Hov., The Ambassador decided thie was icomortant enough to have Laval take ecples of these phcto3 ° ‘to Dalles. Naval Attache is making ayscilel flight for this purpols. legal officer going to Dallas preaised to mail this to you. Copies ® -i-= of these photoes are being pouched night of 22 Kev. 63. cease cmmene: cate EE ee
14-00000 op ww ‘ay fam) a ca ree 375 ' Fy i » a t ‘ fl way wire “aa outside (MO) calls Luisa of ’ Cutas Exbassy CO rome <tr OPED ee seer emmy OF COSTAR AEEOEPRD SpA RS RERSDA SECRET - } t Edsundo JARDON (of Cuban Entassy) calle VILLACORTA of Prensa Latina in New York azking about the detention of the Preaident of Falr Play wita Cuba Committees. YVILLACONMTA says bo only move os what the agencies ars reporting, that the person's nam ia COWALD, . that he is a mmver of the Fair Play with Cuba Committee, if that | is trus, it could have teen also ona of the 40 thousand or whatever on the FRI list, but ouraly this person is nuts. JANDON says that if thie io true (that the my te nula) i. fa a terribla provocation, VILUACOUTA Bay6 that up to reat nothing is cenfirmad, thal he wan arrestad for euagpiaton and looking up hie tlle thay found out na talongnd to that (Comittee of Falr Play with Cube), but until now it is pure speculation, JANDOU will call later, LIEMVOY IMMA 22535 to C/#HD to send photos (per para 16 above). MO aske LUISA 1f ehe has heard the latest nevs and Luisa, jokingly replies, "Yes, cf course, I knew almost before KENSZDY." th wre 1 agree on the seriousness of the assassination, ate. LUISA says wre Wad om partyat Silvia [URAN's has bsen called off co it will not appear fa ye they are celebrating death of KENEDY, nor will they have the party {7 pe Kuxtat coincide with the burcial.....LUISA says shs plans to move “yt tonight to the cector’s (fenals) houss. . MEXI 7019 - Mexi Station has photos same unidentified American type who is possibly COWALD entering Cuban Enxbassy on 15 Oct. Searching for pusibllity picto-docurtnted entry Cuban Emb other . days, Also attempting estasliah OCWALD entry and ceparturs Maal. © ~ W221 7020 - Perems flew Meri to U.S. vho might be iden w/OSWALD: 9 A. Mexicana Flt G00 to Chisago 1 Rov, Lea MARTIN; B, Same flt, 12 Rov. & Wilford OSWALT; C, Braniff flt 50 to Sen Antonio 8 Nov Willian OSWALD. BYEN MEXI 7021 = ODANVY acent left here 2000 local with 2 copies ea of 6 photos person suspected by OSWALD on-sptcial flight for Malias. He carrying envelope with 1] copy cach photo for airmail apecial from Demlias to GALBOND at hore rer telecon with CURTIS. 1 copy each these photes plus copy each of 2 photos showing sace person exiting PBRUEN Enbasay forwarded in [A 22533 leaving regular pouch tonight. View above, does Hqs want staffer with additional photos? ——"7 DIR 6 64621,~- Send steffer: fAth ell 7 photes [OSWALD to Hqs on next flight. Call Mr. Whittes 652-6927 ti atrival. _. df. aah nes org ere OF oor ‘SFOREL
14-00000 «te 23 Rov. 23 Nov. <3 Hov. 23 Nov. <3 Eov. 23 Sov. pote & > Pinoed SECRET DIR 84622 = Ho need sard staffer with photos, We have asked Nevy for photos again, but Mexi can sas OSWALD's picture sooner on press wire. Have just re-emphasized to ODENVY Hare sensitivity of Photos you are senling and algo relayed names of traveler@ with similar nams3. Note radio saya OSWALD lived under alias of 0. H. LEE. DIR 84837 «= Urgently require info Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV travels outside Mexi, hour by hour whereabouts 22 Nov, all details his activities during Nev., names and backgrounds his contacts @lso future contacts and activities XOSTIVDV via unilateral coverage, eny indications unusual. activities involving KGB and Sovemb personnel 17 through 30 Nov. DIR 84885 = KOSTIKOV traveled in September with Ivan Cavrilovich ALFERYEV who in close contact Cuban dips during Feb 62 TDY Quito, Request reporting and coverags ALFSRYEV as with KOSTIKCV, . DIR 84886 - Important vou reviaw all LIENVOY tapes and transcrips siuce 27 Sept to locate all naterial pertinent to (para 9 above). Dispatch soonest by special courier, staffer if necessary, full transcripte and original tapea if avaiieble all pertinent material. Are original tapes avallable? DIR 64888 . ODENVY says that photos of man entering Sovemb which Mexi sent Dallas were not o”? OSWALD, (Para 22 above) Presume Mexi has doubled checked dates of These photos and also checking all pertinent other photos for possible shots of OSWALD. “ MEXI 7023 - On 28 Sept 63 Silvia (sas Cuban Emb called Sov Consul saying Rorth American there vho had Leen J6vemb and wish epsak with ecnsul. Uniden North Amarican told Sov consul quote "I waa in your Eis and spoke to your Consul. I vee just nov at your Emb and tney took my address....." (@2au9 a2 para 4 above)... In view OSWALD im Sov Union and fact he claimed on 1 Jct. LIENVOY to have visited Sovemp 28 Sept, Subj is probably OSWALD, Station unable compare voice ab first tape erased, Para three MEXI 7014 (para 13 above) should be 1 Oct 63.° Sime Subj visited Sovemb 4 Oct but not recorded LIENVOY that date. Also pouching 4 (Oct photos, Making effort determine OSWALLS activities Hexico. MEX Tok = Station's chsek indicates no other KOSTINOV travel outsids MEXT. 6 thru 19 Nov shows KOSTIKOV at Bovembd every day. Placing him under LIEMBRACE surveillance. No recent unusual KGB and ‘Sovend personne] activities Lf Nov to date. SECRET ene emma wer + ete ae Peet a * Pa a
a wot Ve fo Meats sea, v5 ort, te een tne EE AREAS SEERA pa AER ey ‘ { ' ee VERT 7026 tae . we _ seas etcanate mae 2 gee A gm t | SECRET | No other ALFERIEV travel. LILYRIC reporting shows ALFERIEV at Sovend 6 thru 19 Nov. (No euverage 9, 10, 16, 17 Rov.) Will cover with LIRICE surveiliance. Stepping up processing covering Sovemb, trying ¢2t LIFEAT ocerage of awitchboaid of apt bldg where reside Min KAZANTSSV, auspeat KOB resident KONSTANTINGY and guapsot GH SCHICHKIN. Having LIPAWH report movamants SIDOR0V and effort re audio OF aveinat MIU, Incoming LIPPAT on FOR VUZE TOV “4 will, We processes’ ALAY, Techacking all unsrassd tapes LUERVOY center. PARKER (p) wrote to COS suaresting, aince Mexican authorities olosed U.S.-Mexican border (poasib.e escape route of assassin/s), we should request Mexi authorities to put police cordon around Cuban Emb and require all. visitors to identify themselves ~ entering and exiting. Rote to Lule ECIZVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put OSWALD in touch with Sovemb. Silvia ie Mexican citizen, lives at Bahia de Morlaco #74; mether lives at Boro fle: brother at Rerodoto #14; she drives Consul car, plates 9-92-77; phone is 45-06-96; works at Cuban Embassy. FEXI 7025 - (Reo DIR ©4886 ~ para 27 above) - On 28 Sept 63 LIENVOY reported fol: “Entrada M?.......(oam 68 para nl above)". On 1 Oct 63 at 1045 bra man called Sovenb and said “Hello this is Les OSWALD Speaking. .sesse.( 8a as para 6 above)", Transerlber says OSWALD is the one talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban End 28 Sapt to Novamb. tale POURVEMAIA anvad CO for all info on fmu ROMAUICURZ Moline. fife aaid he beard on rafllo KULHIGUEZ picked up in cormeotion aanasa@ination and he ie Moxicen. Only trace here is 30 Jan 61 report from LIFIEGS that ow Osc .¢ ROURIGHUZZ Moline, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61 on Mexicana frou Cuba on tourist card 76&643/61/6. Left Calle Independencia 1 as contact eddress w/airline. This info given ECHEVERRIA. ODERVY informed of above. Have no info. ODENVY chief calling Dallas for deteile, Fequest Hqs traces soontst. VMEYI TOeT = To facilitats axyrditious Mexi records search and aanst inyaativations, cen Ilys previte info datas activities OUWALD's most — recent etay thr 22 Nov in U.3. “
AY ai Rev. : RO Oe NE An A LO NEE AO SERENE mee ets ee SECRET ! e . ! . ~ MEXI 7028 ~ COS hed urgen: call to see LITENSOR 23 Nov. Cos _ thought would be for expression condolence but developud that LIENVOY 2 hec located cull to Sovezb of OSWA ALD sale on 28 Sent. ar that LIVENSOR avare of this ccantact (J ard pasoad data to C05 is inporiant. MEXI 7029 - Saw photos of OSWALD on t.v. night of 22 Nov and it - obvious phot«s seat to Dalles were not iden, Dates are given on _~ Photos. p beat fon reviewing @21 available photos reracns entering Cov an4‘Cub Entaustes,. [Station gfurzeeting to LIiiKrO 2 that “Silvia LUHAY who Méxl éeployee at Cuban Zzt esd who pus GSWALD : on telephone from Cuban End +o talk to Soverb on 23 Sest te : . : arrested lomrdietely and held incoctunicado until she gives all details of OIWALD lmown to her. LITE:PO0 2 can say D.F.S, coverage ; revealed cali to hin if ke nseds to explain. ; NOTE WRITTEN BY COS: At 1620 bre on 23 Nov 63 I had a call fron . : Jack Whitten (Washington) asking that I not do para 3 (to arrest ; Silvia DURAN - para 326 atove). I told hin too late, I could not j recall request. I told tim that he alreedy should have rec'd a cables in which I told them that President here bad kmevlede? which made this “action” (egairst DURAN) so that ic could be Mexican initiative. He said Oxay. NG: IF had return call fron -ECIEVERRIA at atout 1515 bre on 23 Nov 63 saying they would cet “mujer” and be be would iomediately notify os. Es thanked a for info ca her. (Signe: COS) 4 MEXI 7030 « Folloving cass appeared at Cuben Emo: 21 Oct 63 at 1900 | bre Texas TA 522, and oilver grey Buick Texas Kr-57-73 on 24 Oct at 13:35 hra. Both car licmunse plates vere black letters on white, believed be 63 desuance. Nequest identification, Althouch no mown connection : \ Suczest above be called nttention office handling GOvALD case, , : YE“ FOR THE FiCORD fron Jeremy L. NIARCOS on Support Activities ' Ascigmments re GPIDZAL Assassination. FEXI 7032 ". Info on surveillance teacs - Soviets - no ‘urusumlly activity. ; ‘ ° VEXT 7035 = Fol additional calls LIENVOY prebably repeat probably OSWALD: * ' Sl ern ee - On 27 Sept 63 call to Sov Mii Att "Entrada, Man calling says is it * A eat oré ..( oecessary to take out a visa ‘to go te Odesa. Man inside says to call 15-60.55 an i. ot ~\ and ask for tha consul. Man outside asks for the addrics, Man inside says . 80 wie On i SeoRETE they will give it to you. 0 7 On 27 Sept 63 et, 1605 (nee para 2 above) bw On 27 Sept 63 at 1625 see para 3 ‘abdovs) (D. Cn L Oct 63 at 1031 (see para 5 ‘ *
stabs SECRET . ‘ . a ! oe fv & ‘ ra wt. _- re pep a -j'- ' we ye | ‘SECRET maa above. E. % Oct 63 (nee para 7 above) P NOTE by COZ: I had a call frem Washington (Jack Whitten) at U9 hre om 25 Nov, 1 told Jack Waittan at 1/20/30 on 25 Row, that this (d+ a a) would 14 40 roule to him soon, Cleaned by COG. EXT 7074 « Comleta recheck yhotos all visitors to CuLan Fab Aus thru firat balf Nov against gocl prees photos shuwva now evitense GodaLD visit, . giaticr blenk against all Sovemd photos from 1 Sept. Mote. galy’ ‘vieit we mows he male wng Cuban Bab 28 Sept Saturday on which Enxb cloted ind ws have not hat coverag#. In--- + future will require at least half day photo ceverave both Bov and Cub EZnbessies, Check manifesss all planes erriving Mexi central airport fros U.S. failea show OSWALD arrival, Pansaing this iafo GUA aeking they check border nirports from which OSWALD might have flown Meri. We do not gnt manifests theca domoatio flights. rt as Jot V2XI 7035 - LIZTVGY reporting Sovemb norval. Convernations tntween Alfredo MIRAPAL Diez with susosct ¥G3 Paval Antonovich YATGXOV (who not available, so FOSTIVGV cam on line) (Ona tim: KOUTIKOV in error aldressed MIPALAL es AZCUZ ani MIRABAL corrects hlie. COMMIT: MIRABAL replace< Euseblo AYCUZ Lopez, forcer Cuban Consul). MEXI 17036 ~- LISITOY fovend on 22 Nov. reports many calls by preag propls to got statement from Sove ra ascacoination; they are all told Sovenb oloae4 to. call bask Monday. List of 14 news of contacts of ALFZIUZV and KOUTINOY at Sovembd C98 nota to ECVE TEPRIA to vwatp searst tha arreat of Silvie LORAN. that no info from har ia yublilahad or laakead, thet all info from ber is cabled to Weehineton doediately threueh COD and that her | arrest ard her ataterants is act epreai to any lattinte..... NUTZs Prom CO3: 2CHZVZRKIA said she was arrested with "saven others including her husband..." They were Imving a fiesta = and ECHEVEPRIA head just hed a meeting with The President (who apparently said “Proceed” and interrogate forcefully). signed CCS FEXI 7037 - ECEEVERRIA inforced COS at 1800 hrs that Silvie DURAN and her busband kad already been orrested and were presently under interrogation by Goberneacien authorities, ECEEVEARIA pronire’ to try to ktep arrest secret, ECEEVERRIA pronirea all info obtained from DUPAYS; said firdt report should be ready by 2000 hra. COS dees not believe possible to reep arrest fron ¥
ber family and from Cuben Zab very long. SECRET VEX 7038 - LILYRIC reporting on VOSTIKOV's aurveillasse and also on ALFERICYV. Att! -Fo37 In Jen 63 Silvia DURAN seen in 2 card with Tezaz plates, convertible pledge JP 96 - 75 and woite Volvo plate HU 96-95. Anotter Ford car Texas plate JE 24-76 seen in froat of residence DUeAu brothsr. Pls resolve. Above to bold in reserve bere for - possible use in connection GOM interrogation DUTAL. DIR €4914 ~ Usa thanks Staticn for efforts ~cde in heloing on this critical tattsr. It ls extremly urgent thet we get verbatim transoripts in English of all OCWALD intercepts aid other take ' which could relete to hia. Forget economy of worce and cable. ODZEVY tells us that Joes PODRIGUZZ Molina io not involved, (para 33 above) DIR 64916 - Arrest of Silvia DURAN is extrecely serious matter which could prejudice ODYOr(S freedom cf action cn entire quesaticn of PLEULEs responmaibility. Request vou ensure her arrest wept abuslulely secret, that no info from her ia jublished cr Jaarsd, that ail info ia cabled ous, and fect of her arrest and atatecents not apreul to leftist. are trying tc cet more in’o on COVALD from SUENVY and will advise, Wa DIR ©4917 (ref DIg 64916 ~ para 51 above) Assume you are keeping Legal fully inforacd on developments ref. VEXI 7OLO ~ U.S. Consulats Iluevo Laredo reported to Aichaseador: OSWALD entered Mexd at Nusvo Laredo cn 26 Sept., said ace 23 years, occupatica photozrapker, residence lisew Orleans, destination Mexico City, Mexican tourist card #24055. Sans source (Mexi Inxigration Records) state he @shert dy auto on_3 Get 63, at Muovo Laredo. Will advice LITEMFOS end CL2NVY and will asx EITTZMP0S to theck hotels in Mexi City to check CSWALD's activities, e wave Pe} \a PEXE 7OS1L - As of 1900 2% Wov., LIEMBRACE surveillance tean and LILYRIC and LIMITED basehouses all report KOSTIKOV under Mexi Secret Service physical gurveiliance. Since cannot continue LIBMBAACE unilateral under above conditions must cancel LISMBRACE. This likely due to LITENSCR reading same LIERVOY take as Station. Station has not mentioned KOSTINOY to Mexicans. ’ MEYT 7Oue ~ Advised Leget of arrest and of Hqs desire for secrecy. Ligat “Rad not heard of arrest althocsh he hed talked to govummacion contacts several ¢izes in lass hour. This good sign of ECEEVERRIA control for tire being. Also told Anb vho “very pleased” but vho also hopes. can be kept secret let Jashington ° SECRE decide on all "leaks" and releases,
14-00000 ER wo hh tie SECRET ~ SECRET VEXI 7045 - 1100 hro on 23 Nov., 1955 green Ford California 63 plates KVU 191 parked ssar Soverb, Mele driver approached main gate but did not enter. Stood looking at Exb and watching street for minute then walked across strest to plant shop where recained until 1145 when left area. WSXI 7044 = Completed analysis Russian language portions of Soverb LIENVOY 18 thru 21 Nov. Wo items of possible pertinence OSWALD. All normal. MSXI 7045 - Sumrary of local contacts of ALFERTEV (see para &5 above) PEXI 7046 « ECHEVSERIA told 5OS Silvia DURAN completely cooperative and gave written statement attesting to 2 visits by CSWALD, who showed ler U.S. passport srowing long stay in USSR. Said he Communist and admirer of CASTRO, Wanted her Lelp get transit visa Cuba order to go USSR. She could enly arranse transit Cute if already had USSR visa. Sovse told her they had further checking to do tsfore could issue visa. Knows not why returned U.S. without vies. DURANT tele govermacion she bad recesnised OO-ALD on T.Y. 22 Ner end told busbard abect visits. Cving ecoperativeness ECEEVERAIA pelfieves will be no repercussions, Wo evicence Exb knows sne picked up. Above prelicinary report. C03 will see Echeverria again morning 24 Nov, Acb Mann informed by COS of DURA pickup and delighted. Will brief ODENVY. Antonio CARAM asks JARDON (of Cuban Emb) 1f anything is mown or passed LIENVCY about the daath of OCHALD. JANDON says yoo they paseed thn maneny that nomp@cvos ghyt hin ia the etozach, CALAM says it is alia pilot. ! JAMDON | fhe ll  aprees that it is evident, CARAM asks isn't it true that that ie whet =; %,/l' hla ‘ 9s beappening, UARDOM says these types wanted to make it appear to be if 4] : d a Communist symjathizing with Cuba, etc., eto., sure once he wae in the a | 1 Sorist Union, and also be subjected himself to a dirty game. CARAM | ; aoe uf believes they grebbed him for the Job. JARDON agrees. CARAM saye it de obvious they had to licuidate him (OSWALD) so be wouldn't taJk, | JARDON agrees and eddas that precisely so that ne (OSWALD) wouldn't talk, the job is made more difficult (to. find out plot of assassination of Kennedy). JARDON says che international situation will beconn serious. CAPAM aaye® what @ ridiculous thing to think that a bar man (cantinero) 18 able to mix with the police and kill OSWALD; in this mass mess they shovls suspect tha »police of Dallas. JARDOM says Lit was all premeditateds they let him (GALD) be killed, CARAY Baya did you ses the building? 1t is 90 mte:3 fron the atreet, what a coincidence they did not register the building (for surveillance?7), including there at tus building some police were in on the complicity for gure, JAPDON says perhaps so. CARAM says all of this bas hin very worried. oa aa
: SECRET | VYEXI TOhT - Re Station's newly initiated LIFEAT coverege of apartment . - residence FAZANTS2V, KINSTARTRIOV and EXK SHCHUCUKIT: ane ae a+ Rov. No calls in or : out by above for coverage 1640 to 2000 hra 23 Nov. wis Se Boy. Pere 6:0 + +> ¢ : ad _ SIDOROV talks with OBRJECV who says Have you heard the latest? ¢CwALU LIENVOY . fae was mortally vounded 11 @ closed chamter. The details are not given. He is being opirated on, according to the radio, s (COGENT: by transerfor - When OBRUBOVY said “in a elcsed 48 "  ghamber™ sove irony cold be detected in the tous of hia voice, st  @6 af bs had a enirk on his face, whereas SIDORGV was very : non-comuital with grunts for answers, and the final word / uttered as if to gay - "So vhat?") . ' WMEXI 7O4B - Re Stations LIFEAT coverace of residence Sov Cultural ; officer Svyetoslev Fedorovich KUZKETSOV, identified KUB: No calls. vhatever 16 Rov thru 21 Nov. One persenal call 22 Nov between him I and wife of no pertinence. Wo calls 23 Nov. tr, 04 Rav. . . ; ' -MEXT 7O4G - LIPAWH-1 22 Kov audio product, of target Sovmilat ‘ ; _ Alekeandr Ceorgiyevict STDOROV, of no pertinence. : , MExXE 7O5¢ - Foll LIENVOY Russian lang portions conplesce coverage thru . ‘ 92 Rove A. 1338 hrs uniden woran esxs Sergey Semyonyvich KUKHAFENHO | if “they” phoned him at home, KUXH replied that "they" wanted to talk ; to the Acbassador. "“hey" were told that no one is bere now because Lt is ‘ . : . lunchtime. Female doplies to KUKH that Sovarb says not make any statt- a sO * ment. B. 1kb5 bra Yugoslav Acb Gustav VLAHOV asks for Sovamb BAZARCV. po | Vtold that Bat dinner. V says wishes speak to hin regardless. B ' ' \ us angwers, Voasxe if br got any additional news. Busyy no. V asks and , i what nationality, acting ds know. B says vo. V says because (mffic? . : ‘ ‘ word) here, that the nationality 49 Latin American, Do you understand? | Bosaya vee, I think go aise. It is very important. Vo says then you ! . : ‘ mow nothing moref B save nething excer?t what was dDroadcast on radio. . , . ‘ : $B asks V if V has anychire new. V says to. That is wny V phoned. 5B | i : : Says no - about other things, besides nationality. B asks V if he heard @ broadcast from washingtco. . V says they oly told oe that be wab wounded _ and then V beard on tx radio that the transfusion dij not help. B _— ‘* gays yes, that he diai, V says "J knew that be was wounded even before t Am6ricans, Both leugh. Kerel by asoident. says yes they { ” SEORET were calling an erargincy nheting or Congress. Vv ‘B eave ye athens the / “ ‘ F that the one who in calef hare terminated his trip and cana back (rer te ' to Pres. Adolfo LOPEZ Mateos), Beaye waich trip, V says “Today he vas & ~ meee 2 eB toe areata wae ee ee “: ” Te tee ag, + gS EFT OS TE a SS SSOP ee
aon Seas yge tod . Bee ye, Cae AS a Saag. « SECRET | e - in one of the states initiecing aid projects. B says I understand. If there is anything new I'L) phone you promptly. (Gnly other pertinent portions cacern fact that Anb BAZAROV held a conference with apparently most recbers of his staff at 1730 hrs 22 Nov.) PMEXI TO51 ~ Contacts of Yaleriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (ref: DIR 84037 ~ | pare 25 above) gee para 45 above. : DIR 84920 - About Silvia DORAN. One important question still punzles us. When OSWALD was in Mexico City in late Sept and early Oct to get a Sov visa and a Cub transit visa, did he went to travel to Cuba right away, alone, or have his wife Join him there and then leave for Cuba, or did he plan to return to the States rlret and then leave later. Although it appears that he was then thinking only about a peaceful change of residence to the Sov Union, it is also possible that he was getting documented to make a quick escape after assasainating President. Pls restudy LInVOY material and give us your opinion, and also have Mexicans question Silvia DUPAN very carefully on thie point, Adviae, DIR L492. - Plates WY 9495 Plat Miltipla 190% iseund to Carol J. COLES, 5726 Killermt Ct., Corpus Christi, Teves, Motor No. Gohe57, Plates SP 9675 Cadillac Sedan 1950 issued to Richari J. ARANDA 1601 BH. YW. 23rd San Antonio, Texas, Motor Ne. 506100312. Plates JH 2k76 Chev coupe 1959 issued to Harry Lee Suffe 50c2 Bayhead San Antonio, Texas. Motor Ro. €593175555. (Ref Mexd 7039 - see para 49 above) Aweiting info frea CLENVE on other plates in MEXI 7030 (see pare 38 above) and MEXI 7043 (see para 56 above) ROTS TO COS FRO ICOS; My suggestion on this is to do nothing with it her yet. (re para 66 abov:) So tell Has ask then for reading on these people. Was might condider giving GCM the dope on Mexican plates observed at her houze in 61, unless you feol this is a thing we should investigata first. She deesn't seen to mo to have any tarset potential now, if she ever did, with all the confusgicn surrounding her. In fact, it would surprise me: to see her less her job. MERI 70535 = In nesting 24 Nov attended by ODENVY, Amb, Min, COS and DCOS foll obtained: OSWALD ordered rifle of same type used to kill President fron Kisine Mail Order House, Chicaco. Ordered in name Ale*k HIDELL but had sent to P.O. box registercd in om nema, Also OSWALD when arrested hed eelective eervies card in possession in name Alek HIDELL., This seme nem: apreared on Cuban Fair Play Comnittes
14-00000 SECRET propaganda issusd New Wirleens, although OSWALD name also appeare! uvierncath, ODZEVY hed not sateblisned as of noo1r 2% Nov vhather NIDELL 2 exists or alias used by OCWALD, Ho Maxt traces HWilehi.. Chacking parson photoyraphad enticing Bavent Ll and kk Oct aut Cub Fob LD Oct might ‘st te NIGEL. Gupplying Moxicans multiples copies GUAIVE photos GATALD end bs Station photos unidentified mun eppropriately crop,zd for hotel favestive. “t ticn, Alsc checking HIZLL by name with border pouts and other God files. hilo te Nov, VWEXI 7054 - Refs; A. WEXI 7046 (para 59 above) aw B. DIR 24922 (para €7 above) Additions or amendm:nts ref A: a. DURAN arrested at hom with hustard and members of fanlly who having party. All taken to jail, . b. Since sce had told not only hugband but other wembers of family , (7 . : about OGWALD visita after she read nase and saw Ty picturs, she attributed Foner Be arrest tom denunciation by tousin whom does not Lixe. Thais source COM 7 < knowledges not revealed to ber. ¢. Does not know where OSWALD ati, 1 in Mexi. d. Passport OSWALD showed her was still valid for U35h. He told her wished return “here permanently with wifs. @. DURAN hal \ ‘ : ferprenciom QUWALD had or believed he had uade arranveranta in Washington vinrevy instructions wold 4 gent Covent Maxi to lecus cov entry vies in monner ty which woul! not hiawelf heve to visit Covent. Fallure hie reel or imagined instructions work smoothly caused him becore rude to Bove, (COMMENT: Pave le of MEXI 7933 ~ probably para 41 above ~ partially tears this ous but Station dstecta no signs rudeness in CSWALDS teiks with Sova. Further details DURAN interrovation may reveal OSWALD became abusive in Cub enb as reeult hia frustraticn by Sevs,) ££, Wer impression hs simply “comraie" who could not live comfortably under rigors : of capitaliam and wished return to spiritual home in USSR. ¢. TURAN ’ ‘ knowee not whether he got USSR visa-or Cuban transit visa but if ne did ! she had no part in it. h. If CSWALD talked anyone else in Cuban Emb <7 ; she unaware, HEF DIR &:G16 (para 51 above) ECHEVEARIA aware CUTOVE ' “concern re leak and has warned her about talking, but feels at leant . fact of arrest cay vall be leaked by other relatives picked up cera time. al COS will continue push reed for secrecy with ECHEVERRIA. ULIPAN end “he hustend vill be released. but kept unler gurvallienace, Re lof B. With \ F2XI 7933 ¥qs hes full transcripts all pertinent calle. fegret tupes 1 ' ; .t £27 ls ne Fh od Shree srees Station feeling that abcve is besb ~~ ‘ . : i angwer obteinaole to Ref B but wi mut Will request reinterrogation DURAN if : : ‘ i: Eqs still cesires. SPOTS ema te RR :
-) %, an an rae. ~ SECRET : ne t . _ . ' , l ' ' Press reported OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept with tourist card given - by Mexican Consul in New Orleans on 17 Sept. Press confirmed that : 26 Sept OSWALD crossed berder by MAW Ruevo Laredo, Tamps., the following | day to Mexi City by road. On 27 Sept be went to Cuban Consulate General to request visa to transit Cuba because he was going to item go to Moscow: . vie Habana. Consul Eusebie AZCUS told OSWALD that he would have to . - ' consult his government, that the parer work required 10 to 12 days. OSWALD, because of his irritable character, becam: annoyed with AZCUE : and left-tha office slarning the door, On 23 Sept OSWALD went to the . Consul General cf the Sov Union to request a visa for Russia. He said = =: ¥ in belping his case, that his wife was a Sov citizen; that he was a . i militant Comrmnist and hal lived three yrs in Ruseie. OSWALD told the . : ao Sov Consul that he could verify this quickly by calling his wife who was - : at that time in New Orleans in a hotel. The Sov Consul said he would have to consult with his wovernment and that ordinarily a case like this would tals from three to cour months. OSWALD again became annoyed as hes had the dav before in the Cuban Embassy and left the office very mad, OSWALD returned to Tezags on 3 Oct vie the border of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. Investigations sd far do not indicate that OSWALD interviewed hicher B officials of the Sov and Cuban Embassies, him YExcaisfor e 3 WEXI 7055 - lexi daily Excelsior (sane as para 72 above), also: This. ' not-our leak.. Cannot elin{nate Governacion as source. { FYI; Presume / . : | Bee is mware of AP story datelined Hava 7 Sept 63. At reception at \ Brazilian Em> Fidel CASTRC ie Quoted: "We are prepared to fight them { ‘ : and answer in kind. United States leaders should think (reflect?) } | hae if they are alding terrorist plans to eliminate the Cuban leaders, | they themselves will not te safe." \ Tt te ad tee oe, 1272 i, Lic, CERVANTES calls from UNS offices to 18-25-70, effice of LIENVOY i newspaper Zl Mundo (sinarquist) and asks what is new. Office girl says House of Senators called to say the Commission of Foreign Affaire would be at the Arerican Enbassy at 12 to express regrevs for Kennedy's death. CERVANIES mekes a note of that, S45 Julieta de Enrique GONZALEZ Pedrero comments with Cecilia that she 4a LIENVOY . very impressed with all ste has seen on T.V. since Friday and then os yesterday when the otier cne (OSWALD) was killed, Cecilia agrees, Julieta says thio all asters from a Fascist organization, because the olice end pangsters are of the seme grou Cacilia dos ~~ a But baliaved this all stane from tho Sohn hiren nb tetye? Be eee Baye
14-00000 +1 saith, 982, em ela eeiie 1, laamtined) 4 ' { ' ' ok. no this could not te tiue because cone was a Jew, thar it is definite Ly @ group of Faselats, very Awerican, he ie omer of a Cabaret of nudists and balongs to politicnl ganesters, Cecilia says it ia ateurd that they let hin enter (Ruvy entering jail where CSVALD was), Julieta says he (Ruby) was there from the first day, thet he becan to mix with th: police and newepapermn. It was perfectly planned, indeet sows of tue polica probably are of the samy organization because Ruby pukxthareea feacriad tue cpaujrencetacanegice, aload the gun wb hid chat (OSAALD a); Cacilia aycesa, Lhe pliturm ta evidanse of thal laneuie Lhe police did not moves to try to est in or anything for within @ question of . seconds there should iu.ve been @ reaction. Julieta hopes they will continue the investigationg at least Kennady's brother has gent a special acent. Cecilia says everything about it is stranve sa the paper stated they found this character (Ruby) drinking Coca Cola or the second floor and thay juat left bin there, Julieta aida that from tha @ vary first everything was @beurl, thet ba was @ Crnnoniat, Cagiliea seya this tye (GUYALD) eould not ba nutea Lecauga the whole thing wee do parteatly planned an] that is evident since the bullet wan gained at Yennedy. . Julieta believes that uhis is all dons ty extreme richktiste planned .com Fo wn ence RARE me ae ie J neg: cnc ee a eee A ee endeared cannes tame very high up and that is why they kad to kill OSWALD so he couldn't talk. Julieta adie that she hopes they will wake up a little with this bus.:es8 and pay attention to wiat has happened because it is evident it is a:la conspiracy of rightist groupe end military men. She adds that in @ very . ¢ obvious wav this individual (OSWALD) pretended he wae a Conacunist to e prepase the groundwork, Cecilia believes that ne even purposely married the Imeslan girl. Julleta coments that oll was very wall prepared, step by atep to blame the Comoaunists, but that now with this (GUWALD's deuth) everything ie more complicated and they couldn't eantinue (th investivgation) and ever tha Dalles police said that with the death or OSWALD the case was closed, but the FET answered immediately that it was not closed, that on th: contrary, they had to open an investigation and : also the Senate will name a commission to investigate, and Julieta hues : they von't be alarmed at whatever may be turned up. dhe adds that euch : tine more details a caifira that OSWALD was @ Fascist and this business of ¥ trying to join an anti-Castro organization and later poke his nose inte . the Fair Flay for Cuba surely all of this was nade up by the Dalles police. Likewise eha indicates that all the speeches given try to imply that he _... (OSUALD) was @ fanatics also NIXON spoke to the peoples of the Nation to stop this tendency toward violence and hate, Cecilin ds aetoni hed that. HIKON has nade a stand eas a good person. Julieta says that ve te bat ; now everyone is frightened since they have seen just to what extent theae , things can heppen. She hopes they continue the investigation to the end, : / 2
them a Rate tee I and, if things owe out, that she hopes the public will be shaken up so thet they will stop this tendency toward Fascism. Julieta continues that at & the beginning she thought 14 was caused by racial trouble but now she thinks it is something more than that; it is a national thing well planned and that OSWALD was not just acting spontaneovsly. Cecilia agrees, indeed it was @ pe:fect shot with exact calculation and could not have been dene spontansous.y, Julieta says that his (OSWALD's) death was evidently to shut him up and they had better not say now that Ruby wes at the moment enotiona: (when ke shot OSWALD) because Ruby is the type who could never be pictured asa great patriot since he has a criminal record. Caciiia delieves that Johnson (Pres.) and all those people are paying attentian to the etrenckth in this, Julieta ia aure of this and adds that the news (press) was rediculous in respect to OSWALD in that he went toe marry a Russian, later was photogruphed with the Dally Workers with the Conjaunist newspaper in one hand and a Trogkyist one in the other hand; thui everything was very well prepered to blame the leftists: indeed this has always been the way they have done it, commit the tarrorint acta and then try to make it apjeear that the acts were dona by ths Corministy; that has always been the testic and only the yaople thas huve no idva about politica can swallow thoes thines, — She adda thet this is very dangerous, inceed when they ars able to assassinate @ president lixe Kennedy, lragine how strong they are in the United States. DIR 64938 - Since U. S. imtigration records next to nothing on travel of U.S. citizens, pls ask flexi immigration to check all their records sinos June 62, when OSWALD returned fren Sov Union, to ses if he entered or left Mexico at any other time than the 26 Sept to 3 Oot 63. We still do not know what if anything CSWALD told his Callas interrocators about travel to Mexi. We aleo need info on who traveled with him and what vehicle he used cn his Seps-Cct 63 trip and on any other trips. Doss Mexi government have any wny of tellling what other tourslt cards he might have hed? If so, pls ask them. Note to LITEMPO ~ Silvia DYRAN mew where OSWALD was staying in Mexico. Could we get this address fron her? VEXT 7059 - BSpanioh lang take of 23 Nov Sovemb LIZNVOY of no pertinenes. From hussian lang portions 23 Nev. LETWOY: 1301 hra Polish Amb called Sovamb, Pole asvad if LAZAROV going enywhere today, BAZ said staying at Eab. Pole asked is could visit BAZ, latter eerted for 1320 hrs, therwise, all Ruselan lang parts perscnal matters, Ndfene word on. assassination: ~ =
14-00000 SECRET | SECRET 7 Segro then said that be was sorry that he could not acconpany OSWALD, but said “you understand cy situatioa™. OSWALD then replied that's all richt Zcan do this by ryself, The source was of the opinion that OSWALD had Gome from Rabana and when CSWALD entered he was affeationately greeted . . by a Lemale employee of the Cub Snb who has blue eyes and lives at : Calle Juarez 407. Source also stated that OSWALD was given $1,500 for extra expenses, Source stated tiat when hs weat to the bathroon he sav OSWALD counting the seney, in American dolders, on the patio which ia. edjacent,, SER PLO ast 1/0 nels an ayolatvean’ to rast ALVARAIAD at O92 26 Nov at tin cafetaria of tha [intal Vreaaia, (Signet A, GC, Planank) te ee sen tet a ee tata comer i Memo on OSWALD read to Pres, LOIM2Z Matece on night of 25 Nov, giving heck ground info and asking many questions, EBzeeleior, Cuban lawyer Jose Antonio CABARGAS, anti-Castro formr director of Inetituto de Seguridad Social of Cuba vas captured last night by federal agents to bs investigated for political activities and eayeotally for @ auspicious telephone call to Miani with Emilio NUREZ Portuando, form:r Cuban delecate to United Mations. Addrezs of CAPAPCAS No. 19, Victoria 25. CABAPSAS and NUTED spoze of the arsassination of Kennedy. Police report on CASARGAS and NUNEZ of para Si above, See pare E6, MEXI 706% ~ Following received 1405 fron Durkin, Nercotics representative whe received fron menber polioa bank of Mexi, which is one of two interpol reps here. Report directed to Dirsccion General (presumably of bank). A. At 2030 bre 24 Kov., Diregtor Internatonal telephone services called writer re phone call between°CAGARCA in Mexi and NUNEZ in Miami (phone \ 5371-29-41). CABARCA told NUREZ that with assassination Kennedy, GASTRO's plan has been realized and that next one to go would be "Bob" end that any tice atomic bocts would rain down on VU. S. without anyon’ Imowing why, that if all U.S, unable defend life of its president, would mot be able defend selves either, Report said other items relative Latin America mentioned but operator could give no further info. Report eontinued Capt Mamcl LECUONA Fanos, Chief of office of ereslal investiga. tions under private storetary cf President notified. Attempt also made locate Joss Luis EUNAVILES, treasury rep San Antonio, but could only get Capt Meade of San Antonio police who promised infor; BENAVIDES in full of above. Both callere +311 kaom anti-Castrottes. CABARCA nove wisr intaresratioa by poltam, GIEITE nytif led pare end will aantert, cereale Sypaat for furtene fate. Clare fact GALAGA errant apsrarad Morning jayors hare ny sangitivity problem Liyalvad, deltar unnarran, Lists his phone in ceport a2 19-15-21, which not in alther of reversed directories, . {aw a" og " Y
“tee «©@5 Nave i or crs ' point night 23 Mov and he discleimed any knowledre GLWALD visite. SECRET DIR &925 - Request cable surcary all Station info on Silvia T. DURW. Also request LITA‘L sine be queried as to his imevledus CSWALD cortacts with Cuban dm and Sov exbassiss. NSXT 7065 = (REF: DIR 63926 ~ Para 87 above) Silvia DURAN aka Silvia de TTRAD), Mexi cit, was employed by Cuban consulate office Mexi as tenporary replacevent OLTRARRI upen latter's death July 63. DUHAN Was director IMEC until early Jan 64 when pressured by Teresa PROLIZE to resign. Esfore July 63, par LIZT/OY, DUHAN had npuradia contace Cuban Enb, watnis vith FICENZA res ULC mattars, Fall (@ hel affair wiih Cerlia LKCHNGA., @ In dune Oe SIGAT EL cagurtint Veh Seam IED said UNAM stronely drawn to big Live Laninioie Korarteacn, lowell diag thant Coumia@ grap. Bea pare two ref; Etatioa queried LOAMIL nine thia - Er has bean instrucsed report eny new facts or sicniflcent reaction bis associates, DIR 84952 - Ple cstain and cable translated aunmary of any official reports or statenents Mexicens have produced on Sfiviea DURAN and husband. WAVE 3149 - 1. ODFCAM advised WAVE that phone call from one Jose San Antonio CABARCA in Maxi City (pacne 18-67-34) to De. Emilio NUREZ Porticsdo, Milani, was monitored 24 Mov €3. Conversation was in Spanish ani sist of it 43: Plan of CASTHO carried forward, Bobby i8 next. Soon tke atouie boats vill rain and they will not know from where, 2. SAVE traces NITEZ reveals be ocsd of €02-712704. No record CALICA. Hoverer, AOT-2 advised CARICA 1a crolesly Jose Anvonio CABAISA. Cairns, Gpc7> circa 1915 Province Las Villas, Cuba. Turently resides Mexl, Pobor 2°40 and Las ease phot No. para 1 above, He is now occupied with sotvalnaing Mexi viees for pertona desiring leave Cum, Me is pronounced BATIFIIANO enl riehtist wita tiea to BATICTA groups in U. S. and hewls the Alienza Para El Progreso de America, Paul VETSDY talks with John RETTIZ. Paul asks John if be reed Excslator LITeAT this corning abcut OOWALD having com to Mexico and having applied ror visas at Cub Ext, Jobn does not mow about it, but had planned to call Bonaone in the Cub Em> efter 0929. Paul asks if that ran, ete. (no bearing) (later, dame day «- continus4) obo
14-00000 SECRET ; John BETTIE calla Carlos LAGUIAS who is not in. Luz BERLOVA takes the LIFEAT Fhone. Jchn tells Luz about Excelsior article today - about OSWALD, John would like to confirm this. Luz thinks he should call the Embassy. Ask for the boy with whon they had breakfast cuce « Fe-nandez ROA. Rut the Soviet EnLassy? Bea’, with KAZATICEY, Borla KAZANTSZY. Fa would mow abyit it gurely. Re la Counselor, He da the tall wan? Ro, the gray helred ran is RONSTANTDIOV. Ths cas with whoa they were drinking with the Amb. - blesk hair and glasses. Ask KAZANTSEV or YATSKOV who is «he Consul. ‘“fATSKCVY would have been person to have ree ceived OSWALD. If he went to the Extassy, yes. YATSKOV may not know John, dBut KATANTS:V kmewe hin. KACANTSSV spears Spanish. Ne was the one who greeted John in English. MEXE 7O6T ~ At this moment Station officer and local Security officer (whoa he contacted) are interviewing Nicaraguan who clairs that on 16 Sept bs saw CCWALD receive sixthousand five hundred dollars in meeting inside Cuban End Mexi. Reqiest Mane and DIR acvise MEXI OPIM any : traces Gilberto ALVARADO, DICB: 31 Jan 40 Cluded Rera, Celaya, Nicaragua. Claics he awaitine false Meri docuventation prior receiving sabotare training Cuba, Says Juan LORILLO, Folan ALVARADO and Carlos FONSECA Atador are remters hda (Comruaist?) organtzation Nicaragua. Treafdent IONTICAS of Habana calla A-d, Joaguin RERNANTES Armas of Cuban LIBNVOY Embassy, Mexico City, About Siivia DUAN, the police picking her up, detaining her, interresating her, etc, (INRTINGS esked several tins about money.) DORTICOS asked EENNANTEZ to question Slivie som? more and to investizate more ang call hin. text 7068.- Translation of transcript (cf para 04 above) seat. LITENSOR also has Spanish copy, Tave being retained. REXI 7069 (Ref: MEXI 7C6T - Para 93 atovs) (aiso see Para & above) Staticn officer (probably 3ARNER) with Exb Security Officer interviewed Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO Jgarte cerning 26 Nov with followhig results: (Repetition of Para €2 and 93 above with follsving additional): ALVARADO admitted he really on ptnetration mission for Nie Seeret Services, ; reports to Major Roper JOR22, Tic Milatt, Pasaje Latino, Interior 513, tel: 46-33-76, Meni. On 2 Sept reported in “exit to Professor Ejelterto TORRES, Addrzss Gentral Zeacua Mo. 37, Interior &, TORRES is Mic in charse of ic CP travellers to Cuba. Well knewn Communist. fas daughter in Moscow, Cn 2 Sept disenssed anti-Somora guerrilla activity da with TYRRSS and brotheia Gustave ant fumterto Ths Talavera, TORES told ALYARADD he would reve iva ae Mexi pesod monthly subs latence an . PO RL OF ERE Joe be
et Rev. + Aaa RRLERS 6 as 20 gr welt + a Alle ot me. ita debe, ca react a SECRET Cuban Consulate to turn pasapert photos over to Consul AZCUE, etc., etc, At the end of Sept ALVARADO phoned Americah Exb tovural times to report hie belief soneone important in U.S. to be killed, used name Jorg: KYNAUT (phonetic) to protect identity. Was asked oS if call related vise ratter. Replied no, political matter, wished g apeak to perg.a of : confidence, First tint was screened ‘sy @ fezales, finally spoke to man who said ha would ‘ call back. ALVARADO left phone nucber 30-19-52 (since changed). [an never called. ALVARADO tried repeatedly contact Exb by phone was finally told "Quit vasting our tims. We are working here, not playing.” When ALVAPADO saw CSWALD photo in newSpaper he again ‘ contacted Enb 25 Nov. ALVARADO 1s young, quiet, very serious perscn, who syealm with : conviction. Knacvs enough Englisn to understand conversation, had tank caiatenance training ‘in Canal Zone vhen with Hic Army. Says be still Nic Connle party atr, was origina:ly convinced Marxist, later becavs disillustioced, has been penetration agent for Nic Gov for past h yrs, Scksduled enter Cuba vithin 2 months, He explained he outrased by Kewredy assassination which be G22 sure Commnist plot. Does not wish beceore involved in vig publicity eplesh, Lopes U.S, will keep name secret, but willing do whatever neceagsary. Lives at Pino No. 173, Col. Santa Maria de la Ribera, Tel 41-07-31. Wil] accept phone call fros "Rodolfo Gataldon” to set tine ‘or next weeting which to take place front Juarez Monument, Parque Alantda, 2: BEXI TOTO - LINITED reported Mexi Secret Service initiated keavy surveillance of Sovemb it z starting aftermmoon 23 Nov. .Also Seo Serv physical surveillance of KOS'TIKOV earlie: rerorted, i oe according LINTISD the See Serv started close obvious gurvelliance of Vitaliy Boriscvich SHUBIN (XGB) on 23 Now. Note SHUSIN in pest often accompanied KOSTIKOV on trips outside Sovemd . é NSXI TOT2 - (REF: A. MSXI 7007 - Para 93 above; B. MEXTI TOws - Fara 95; 6, MEXZ 7069 - Para 96 above) - Acs Menon asks folloving be sent by COS to Sec. Rust, Mr. Me Cone and Mr. Hoover: This nessaze represents comoined suggestions of myself, Sectt and Anderson: In view of Bie (Ref A) and info in lang distance teleshone betveen TORTITOS and HENIANIEZ (Ref B) we Suggest Mexicans be informed concsrning Ref A and Fie be put at disposition of LOFEZ Matees on condition LOPEZ Mateos will agres to order rearrest aod interrovate Silvia DJRAN ase follows; a) Confront Silvie with Nie and have Nic irfora her of details bis state:ant to us. »b) Tell Sivlia ake only living non-Cuban who mows full story and hence in sang position as OSWALD pricr to hls assassination; ner only chance for survival 1s to cow clean with whole story end to cooptrate conpletely wito Mexi Gov iz return for Mexi Gov : protection. c¢) She will not in any case be allowed to leave Mexi, / Given apparent : character of Silvia there would appear to be good chacce of her cracking when confronted with details of deal betveen GSWALD, AZCUE, MERABAL ard Silvie and unknown Cubm negro. i If she did break - and we Guggest Mexicans should be asked to go all out in seeing that 3 she does - we end Mexicans vould have needed corroboretion of staterent of the Nic. : . Also sugzest Mexi Gov identify and arrest wimowm negro. Eave Mexicana rearrest Silvia 60 @B@ to eliminate possibility of ber being smuggled out of Mexi to Cuba or killed here, We Jack established reliability of Pic, but suggest thes DONTICCS’ precocupation with money aozls tenda to corroborate authenticity of Bicetatement. Thus, there appears ey et aaa LTR ee et yet ee ey
an SECRET : SECRET. to be strong F 4 possibility that @ down payment was made to OSWALD in Cub End | hare. Request instructions . MEXT 7083 — (HEPs MEXI 7067 - Para 33 above) FYI: ALVAPADO now claims he ce ponatration avent for GON, Request MATA Etatioa not consult Liaison on this ons until further word fron V2XI or DIR. VEXT - TOG% = AMB Mann requested OUENVY officer be cent to Maxi to give him mors Aotalle of OSWALD/RUBINGTELY cases. This info only tecause it indicates Amb's feeling he not being fully enough informed of aspects of these cascs in U.S.A. REXI 7092 (KSPS: A. DIR 85066 ~ not in file, not abstracted; A. MEXI 7084 - para 99 above) 1. See Ref B. which crossed DIR 8039 (not in file, not abstracted). 2, Amb's feeling is he not fully briefed on canes. ete.// COS finds present C/ODENVY one of best and most cooperatives, ete.// COS opinion it is desiravle ODENVY senf officer to Mex to satisfy Avb. Unless Hr. Johnson can convince Anb the. Chief/Odenvy Mexi will. receive and mexe available to bim all information concerning U.S. angles of these cases. _ MEXI 7093 (HEF: DIR 85198 - not in file, not abstracted) Appreciate prompt instructions. ALVARADO's @tory being check:d. Ee being re-intirviewed, and moved to safe address. Have asked ECHSVERRIA as of night 26 Noy to put close surveillance on DURAN, REXI 7098 » 1. Dr, Jose Guillerzo AGULRAS of Mexi told following to Pete Moraga, USIS, cn 26 Row.. A. Marie RODRIGUSZ widew of LOFEZ said a son in law of hera who lives in Rev Orleans was well acquainted with OSWALD. B. Sen in lew is a Cuban, Arnesto RODRICUEZ, who lives eat 212 Jefferson Parrish, Tel, Vernon 95-9638, C. Ammesto RODRIGUEZ runs a Spanish language school, is anti-Castro. D. According to Maria RODRIGUEZ de LOPEZ her gon in law has taped conversations with OSWALD. 2. Above will te passed to QDENVY here on 27 Nov. Has may wish paso ODENVY. Rote (para 102 above) from Fob Adams on 26 Nov 63. Signed cos MEXE 7095 ~ Following result of CLENVY investdigntion hotels: OSWALD registered at amall Hotel del Comercio, Sahacun 19, tel: 46-60-52, on 27 Sept 63. OS*ALD left this hotel on 1 Oct. ODENVY believes CSWALD travelled fron Nusvo Laredo to Monterrey by bus oa 26 Sept thea changed buses and ccntinued on Anabuac bus line to Mexit City arriving in time on 27 Sept for 1037 telephous call to Sovenbd that date, STATE INCOMING TELECPAY Guadalajara, Control 4359 ~ Local newspaper editor today told me ke visited Monday by one Pector Francis COSEIPANO, neve photozrapher fron Culfacan. Latter stated he travelled by bus late Sept Cullacan to Mexi City with OSWALD, They atterpted converse though OSWALD's Spanish poor. OCNALD gave informant personal card and ryanphlet in English with many pictures Castro, both later discarded. On arrival MEXI City, noted OSWALD's bagsace Included rifle in leather case. (from Linthicum - Guadalajara) Spee eee ee
14-00000 = 20 nll me . ecrathoo. SECRET it.) 626 Rov. The Neves article on OSWALD Sought Vise Here to Russia, Feport Mexican Governnent Sources. Articole states OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept, left %3 Oct, on tourtot card issued in ev Orleans by Hexi consulate, conferrec with Cuban consul Eusebio A7CUZ, ete. ete. in', 2G Bev, , LYVEMPO-4 prepared report for LITEMFO-2 on case. Source personally {nterviewed Sil: le 7 DURAN as well as Horacio DURAN Navarre, Ruben DURAN Navarro, Betty SERRATOS de DURAN, Lidie Duran Raeverro Vda. de FLORES, Agata ROSEND Garcia, Barbara Ann BLISS and Charles £. BEWTley, and attached report sets forth the results cbtained. Also attached are ;photos of Silvie and hustand, Horacio. Sovrce advised that he interrogated Silvia on two cecasions and on both ehe denied kncewledge of CCWALD'’s residence, whereabouts or contacts in hexico . ' except as set forth in the report. Ses report, in Spanish, Vol, I cf F-03553. ° NOTE: Check page 10 of report, cut.al friend is Tino CONTHERAS, baterista (dum druwer) with COUTRERAS, Oscar of Tampico, 5 thly 67 memo to LECAT. ve ay 6) cn st a * wa ae wa Woman calls Sevecb and wants to tal with the person who had contact with OSWALD whe: he wes in Mexico, wants to kno where ta was, wherc he stayed in Mexico. The Gov told har Bo ope imev anything about the case, LIZNVOY ity. 2G hev, 1958 "9B: NOT REPORTED D.F.9. agent, Hugo CASILLAS, calle the North Americen, Larbara, who lives at Bahia Mazdalena 127 and reminds her that he is one of the boys from that tira of the detention and that ke was talking with her in the camloneta (paddy wagon?7?) ("27E: Barbara refers to Bartara Ann BLISS of LITE:T0-4 report - para 107 above - yare &, which says she lives at Eabla ce. Fagdalena No. 125 with tel 45-13-41, divorced fron Juan ESQUIVEL, Cesta Rican, etc.) and gaid, “Wheat @ tine you pxzasi spent here, very pleasant, true?" Barbara remembers. Hugo : asks if Charles has his white car in the sane place, that at that time he was very worried that 4% would be stolen. Bartara ccmreats that the others were nervous, and Betty, with the long hair, is now fighting vith her husband. Hugo rerembers that it seemed that day that they vere heving a party there ip [uben's howe. Barbara indicates that it war a party for children. Hugo asks where she spent the day yesterday, Rarbara oald she vent with Tino (CONTHZIAS) har sweetheart, but adds that Tino went to the United Staten to * record som imuic, jazz, for he plays the drums, Huso aska if she hasn't wane to Acapulco, ‘ : Larvare peuponds no because she dosun't Lika Wt (Acapules)3 that there you can only vo for ; your honevmoon, Then she coments that dan't it horrible that iVBY killed OSWALD..., “but ; : ‘ \ 1 think how those policemen are in Texas... they are mules." Hugo comments that in the ' ‘ ' phote you could see that they didn't even turn around (when Ruby shot OSWALD). BarLura : : : believes that they wanted OSWALD to dis. Hugo corments that now they say they might , ° j poison Jack RUBY. Barbara says the thing is not normal, "It's a thing, how do you say it ~ ou i *.  erooked (or twisted)." : too a ly Hugo gays that today he is on call but tonorrew he will be free, Barbara invites him to her house to have coffee anytime efter 1940 hra. Muvo will te . SECRET tiare at 1709 bra, ; mE 2 ‘
ee oes eee 77 tbh st iinet aecndenm sno Seisteatnamini tnd Uicabag Bibi din ti Ulundi nlittas itis sheild > Oo SECRET oor . o {3 a a Anb, Juaquin EEANANDEZ Armes calls Pres. DONT of Cuba and repjorts there is nothing or new on the Silvie DURAN case and that she bac not said OSWALD was given monty in the “. ~ Cub Emb, Translation has been checked and fe cormect. ; cs a . : aa, | Veno to LEGAT from COS enclceing elt caiversatican: from tachnical «yarattonsa pertinent 4, ' “ ) to COWALD casa, 1.€.,-7 Sept, 1027 bre (rere 1 aoove}s 1605, (pera 2 above); 1626 (para | - ho 3 above); 1158 (para N eatgve); 1071) {para’5 above) I Gct.; 1035, 1 Oct (para 6 above maryed 1045); /539; 3 Oct (para 7 above). COS requested (uiderlined) no dissemination , or discussion without prior and Gowplete clearance and authorization of CO3' organization, STAIR ‘ taleram fron Tijuana (control #205) saying Negative renort on BULSNSTEIN: alias HUEY with a11 possible spelling variations checred, Meso to LEGAT from COS telling contents of para 102 above. MZMO to LEGAT from COS with copy of Amb. Mann's cable (para 97 above), and copy of Amb's draft of this cable. DIR 85039 « Discussed with Mr. Alexis Johnson of State this afterncon Amb Mann’s telerram requesting ODENVY officer travel MEXI for consultation on OSWALD case end other possible ME¥I leads, Mr. Johnsom is asking CDENVY expedite travel such officer and is enlisting assistance of Deputy Attorney Gensral KATZENEACH in thia watter. Will advise. DIR 5086 ~ (Refs MEXI TO6T - para 93 above) Subj ref is LAVARADC member of Frente de Liberacion Haciuaal (PLN) Bic exile revolutionary group which is Cuban supported and Comnle dominated. ALVARADO is also mown informan’s Nic intel service. Rolan ALVARADO, Carlcs FONSECA Amador and Juan LORIO (possibly iden w/Juan LORILLS in ref) all well kmown Hic ' comnunlets, ‘ MANA 4009 ~ (Ref: MEXI 7067 para 93 above) (als> see pare G2 above) - Full nam: Subj ie Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte, B. 31 Jan 40 Ciuiad Anam, Zalaya, Rie. Subj, a mechanic, sen of Cervilo ALVARADO and Zoile de ALEARADO. Subj about 5'4*, 135 lbs, brown eyes, dark brown bair, dark co~plexion. Subj was infornant for Nice Seaurlty Services from 62 until Aug 63 when his connection with Security discovered by FLU. After te "blown" in Aug 63, he ree'd evall payment from Sec Serv and said he plannei go El Salvador. He told Security ha would write if te obtained any info of value. On 4 Jet Mic Serv rec'd letter from Subj in Mext dated 2 Oct. Subj said he in position gest info on 2 grouns in Mexi, and mentioned E.TORRES, probably Edelberto TORRES, as being involved one group. ‘Subj slened letter Jcae UGARIE, pseudo asdigned to hit by Nic Serv, and gave aidzess as Calz. Chavacana No. 142, Mexi 8. Rie Serv has hed no contact with hin since this letter. Subj was ultimate source several SECRET Station info reports, including HM 740, 752, 7&3, and 762, which prepared from liaison . info, | He appeared to be fairly gool informant with good access to FLN info. Nic services
14-00000 2.7, 27 Rov. athe . ale ° 27 ov. eT Nev. ZT Rov. e? Scv. SECRET | considered hia good informant, but sald he might be inclined execgerate. Should case develop to point where Mexi and Has believe desireable break ALVARADO, Station could probably arrange have Nie officer who handled him come Mexi to question him. Roland» ALVARADO Lopez, menber Nic Comle Party (P3N), 18 ALVARADO's uncle. Juan LORIO Ceretu, eember of Central Comittee of PSN, traveled MANA to /2XI on ik Sept and returned to Nie oa 17 Oct. Carlos PCNSECA Amador, well mown leader of FLT, laat msported in Honduras ag of early Wov. DIR 85066 - Further to DIR 65039 (para 114 above) Mr, Johnson bas inforsed me that {r. KATZENBACE spoxe with C/CIGNVY who contended that MEXY COENVY office pocsessad all relevant info and that he was not disposed t3> send ODSNVY officer to MEXI. Pis advise a) Whetber ODENVY Mexi does in fact have necessary info bY Is it desirable in your opinion thet ODZNVY do send agent to MEXI? DIR 65178 - (Refs Mexi 7069, TOT2 - para 96 and 97 above) Anb Mann's messace relaye! to addressees. Decisicn will be cablei after they confer. In your investigation, sugceet you contact ALVARADO's Nic case offiesr im Mexi and ask nim whether ALVARADO has ever told hie this atory or anything like it. You can do this without further authorization. Request you not take any action to re-armst DURAN or arrast ctuers without approval from here. Presum you are checking to see whether ALVARADO ever made phone calle to the Americun Exbassy he claims to have cade. . DIR 85198 - (Ref: DIR 652.75 - para 113 above) We feel investigation and analysis of ALVARADO's story should be pursued further before wore executive action is taken, Li lieu of arresting DURAN, suggest she be put under clese surveillance by KUBARK or by Mexi authorities, Note ALVARADO's claim he ig etill working for Nic Service and MANA's belief he was dropped in Aug 63. DIR 8258 (wef: MEXI 7093 ~ para 101 above) - OLENVY says OSWALD applied for unanployment dingurence in New Orleans on 17 Sept, me day tefore Alvarado cays he caw him in Cuban Eab Yaxi. OLEINVY checking all airlines to ese if he could Lave fluva to fEyl by 1 dept, He was.in New Orleasa on 25 Sept and teft that day for Taxas without paying hia rent, He is Lelieved to Lave teen without fuss daring this periot, OVEN! ouys his New Orleans landlady velisves n¢ vas there contlnisualy tetwean LT and 25 Sept. Above gives furtner reased to believe ALVARADO is fabrisa:ing. DIR 85318 (Ref: MSXI 710L which states COS was advised at 1215 MEXI time via Lic. # ECHEVERRIA thet Sdivia DURAN has been rearrested because she was attempting to leave Mexi for Cute, ! Request instructions.) - This instracsion kas been copniinated with ODACID and ODENVY. 5 Mexi authorities shculd interrogate S.lvla to extent necessary clarity cutstanding points ‘ which been raised your cables last 48 hre. You ray provide questions to Mexi interrozators but we do not want any Americana to confront Sdivie or be in contact with her, Advises results interrocation.
14-00000 SECRET . Sn meee cece nee mee SECRET DIR GS5797 (Refs MARA 4609 - pera 116 soove)~ Appreciate MATA info ref. Defer MEXI whether or not they want Nic case officer to aseist in interrovation. VARI TO9T (Pefe WELL TOC) «= yara 95 above) Volloving is translation of a rmaum of follow up convertation to ref. Geirce is LIQW/OL, LITENGOR has cory. Tapes veine saved, BEMILEZ Armes calls LOMTICS of Cube at 1539 bra. (2¢3 para 110 above) VExI 7098 (Ref) EXT 7069 - para 96 above) Tro Station officers interviewed ALVARADO ia safehouss again night 26 Nov with following results: Subj story recained substantially seve ag im ref. Eudj recognized photos of Cub E=> personnel Silvia DURAN, Franciaco LLAGOSIZRA, OMBSTZ3 Ruiz, Serrel PEFEZ, Rogelio ROORIGUEZ, Paul APARICIO, Rolando ESTEVA, Hepesto JORPIN, Oscar CONCEPCICN, Antonio GARCIA, Jose FERIANLEZ Roa, Andres ARMONA, Joaqain HERWANTEZ Arcas, "Raul", Permtguine /LO730, Lulea CALDESCN, and Alfredo MIRALAL. Did not know nawts of any but knew dy’ sight and cave rartial descriptions such as duties, heieht, sxin coloring, condition of teeth, cisoosition, accent, etc., not discernable fron phonos/ Identified photo of Oscar CONCEPCICN Mendoza a8 tall Cutan of para 9 ref ani photo of Luisa CALTZRON as pretty girl of para l2 ret, Quickly identified New Yorleans mig shot of CORALD supplied by OLCNVY. Said was positive of these identifications. (Note LIzyvoy reveals CALIZPOW planning rove into Cub Emb 25 Nov.)/ Caid CSWALD had green passport in pocret and Subj believes be saw pistol in st.oulder holster. Said OSWALD wore loag shoes and had wrist watch with yellow retal tend. D:serlted how OSWALD slouched in chair in Conpulate vaiting room abovt noon 10 Sept, seened to be at home, appeared to mow and be known by consulate personnel, Said he heart. OS#ALD ute Mexi slang expression "Cabron”, beily pronounced./ Subj reinacted conversation and money-paceing ecene of para 10 and 11 ref using Station officers an “propa”. Converjation snsantially sare an ref axcept hal OCdAAD use word "KILL" in firnt reply to necro, tance “Yoitres no thea man, To ean FILL him,” Sala U.8, beninotes were in stall pack, about quarter Inch ¢thiex at moat with paper band whieh negro broke before counting out. fifteen aundred dollare for extra expinsea and five thousand dollars as "advance”./ Subj said he still sergeant Nie cuardia civil. Entered Wexico ilisgally without travel cocusents 29 Aig paying bribe at border having transited Borduras, Salvador and Guatectala en route, Entered Pexi én 1961 mission for secret service after contrived escape fron falee arrest in Riz followed by period of asylum in lexi Emb. Said ree'd training at Fort Gulick, Canal Z:ma, in March 1956 (Note Subj only 16 yr3 old at that tim)./ Subj says he has been to Cub Sonsulate on 2 or 3 fet, 15 cr 16 Sept, 18 Sept, 19 Sept, 25 Sept ami 25 Nov. Station pho.o coverage of Cub Enb did not include contulat# gate until Oct, Subj net identified on photos of persons using Emb- gate, Subj einits visiting Sovemb 6 or 7 tines, about 4 tines with TORMES. Is somwhat fuzzy cn reanons for these visite, was not preased for detail at this session, Subj has not teen identified in paots coverare Sove JA, /kx Subj gin G4 pasw to enable hin mova out. of present quarters to hotel or rotring house elesvhere in Mexi for next few days. Sirned receipt in trie naw. / Sudj appears cerplately cooperative. Showing som sims of fearing for safety.
so ett. ated Satine aes 1h, @7 Rov. MEXI 7101 (pare 121 above) SECRET 316. OF Rev, W2XI 7108 Acb Mann asks “hat follewizg be passed to Sec. Rusk. Ha presunes KUBARK und OFENVY will be advised. Since my cable of yesterday (IDXI 7O7e ~ para 97 above) there have been three principal developnents: 1) Aub HEANANLEZ Araes at 1539 hra lest evenin, called DORTICOS of Cuba. In this conversatica, which like ths first is cared, DORTICCS expressed ceutinued conesrn over possibility thst Mexi police had interrceated Siivia about mensy. 2) ALVAPADO, the Nic, was questdioued by CA3 officer until two a.m, thie morning. This offiesr vas icpresseid by ALVAFADO who hus offered cake hirself available aa a witnecu ara who i8 now hiding in place provided br CAS, We cannot guarants? ALVARAUO's safety. Wealth of deteil ALVARADO gives atout events and persaunalities tnavolved with COWALD in Cub End is etriking. 3) At 1215 hre Mexi thw 27 Nov., CAS officer was advised by phone by . ECREVERRIA that he had rearrested Silvia today because he learned she was attempting to leave Mexi for Nabana. However, Bsheverria later told LECAT that te had decided to rearrest Silvia to avoid any possibility eb? might secapt to Cuba and later te unavailable ac a witnesa. Since we had received no realy to yesterday's teleprem (MEXI 7O72 - para Y/ above) we heave not requested Mexi gov to take g any actica avaingt Silvia except to maintain inercased surveillance of her activities, Echeverria later denied to LESAT that he tad any epecific concrete evidence taat shes vas about to leave for Cube. We do not now Imov which Echeverria statecents are accurats. It is quite possible, and even probable, that cuntra- dictory statements sade by Echeverrie are explained ty deaire of GOM to play down Iniportance of OSWALD visit hers, “Mexi;line stili is that OS*ALD visit r lated aclely tc visa question, Consistent with this 2sheverria stated to LEGAT that DORTICCS only interested in finding oat whether Mext authorities triec to ray a story fron Slivia. This ts civiously incrorreet interpretation. Neither UCraZ Mateor nor Ecreverria kacw of ALVARACG's story. Pla nate thas acesrding Echeverria Silvia is being tazen to Attornsy Caneral’s office to which VexnL press bas ¢asy access. Foaalblity of haleee corpia cannot t diicounted., &) We heve as yet fourd no trace Of the red beaded Cub nero deserited ty ALVAPALO, but aie continuing our search for aim, 5) fn addition to queationa raised in ysoterday'a telecran deshinvgtoo ehows urvectly coraider feasibility of reqveeting Vexl authorities to arreet for interrogation: Z.se@eia fC Je; Laing Chie end faired HIRALAL, The two nen are Cutan nationals and Cutan contular officcra. Luisa CALLErUN ty a ax Jecretar, P consulate atre, In this connection article IT of Consular Convention Letween U. 9. and Mex ere ror Treat "Consular officers, national of the state by whica they are appointed, and not engaged in any private occuration for gain” except "ween charved with the ceonmiseion of an act designated Dy local legislation as crime othtr than misderzannr and subjecting the individual guilty thereof to purishzent by inprisaimmt.” We are checking to see wosther all of theses individuals are on current consular jist. ven assumins they ara, and sasuming _@ls0-that Cubsn-lexican ecnsular corvention is similar to curs, they would all seem to te . . . subject to arrest rovided Mexican iaw definds their apparent conSpiracy with CSWALD as @ , crime and not @ sisteveancr. Taney tray @ll quickly returned +o Habana in arder to SECRET eliminate any poosibility that Meci Gov could use then ag witnesses. we mow that AZCUE . Pelion went to Eabena on 16 Noy and ve ace not nov certain that he or others are in Mexi at _ present time, 6) While I realize (1¢prmous difficulty in giving us instructions, I i re wae
14-00000 a nee ee rt a ne me in mee nevertheless feel obliged to point out avain tha: time in of the ecrance tere. Mann" Btarile copy of above to Amb at his request - 27 Rov. 63 PEXI 7105 (Ref: DIR &2h5 - not in file; not abstracted) 1. Sending photostatie copy of te: page statement by Silvia DUPAT obtained fren Echeverria by hand of Roger T. KINGMAN in envelope addressed to GALPOND true name. @. KINGMAN arriving Dulles airport at o&00 - hrs 22 Rov. He will be met by his vife, hopee she will tell hin what to do with envelops., 3. Sorry no tims to translate etaterent. 4. Also including 22 Nev Luise CALLEROT (Cuban consular employes) talk to unkmeen can from LIENVOY. (para 19 above) PELLET I OVLLLSTITISL IS VIVSI IISA VII V SENAY AIL SIL EM LUISE LS ZI LHS LA IE YI MELIM BY EMME I LILI III LILI IS SLI SLI ISL LISS ISIN 241 TOT (PEFs A. DIR 65173 - para 115-atove; B. DIR EST9T ~ para 122 above; C. CIR 5258 « para 120 above) ~ 1} ALVARADO story after two installrents terds prove that be has teen in Cub Erb and mows som of employees by sight ram: or both. flothing more. 2) To resolve doubt only effective way 1s to have cooptration of MLJOIVEREZ directed by his Has in interrogating ALVARADO, If Has azrees suevest he te cable urgently to coopare ate without question with PECHING offieer who w1]1 contact him morning2@ Hoy, 3tation wishes JEIZZ ts present during interrevation to throw all Ria official waicht tehind it, but not to participate excett in portions relative ALVAVALG's alleved miasion for JEIGZ, %) Station concades outside poesibility this story could be SOMOZA vambit wet ridf of CAST! Be defar to Hqs re antion yera 2." _ Indivisual callie Cub Enb endl says he is fron Ultimas Notialas, talks with Luiea CALLE RON of LIENVOY Comercial Department, thet they have received a cable from Cube saying they were protacting +9 Mexico bscauss of the tad treatoer.t given @ Cuban Envassy enployes? in Mexico in relation with the vise requésied by OSWALD, the Kennedy aseasain. Luisa ests him to eprak with the secretary of the Asbassador. ayy ay The save individual (as para 129 abcve) speaks with Consuelo ESFERON, seys he is from Ultimas Noticias and they seceived a cable from Eabane saving an explovee of the Cuban Erbassy had been badly treated by Relaciones Exteriores (Foreimm Relations) when trying to find out about OSWALD's passport and the agzsasgination of Kennedy, and he wante to find out if it is true. Consuelo pays no attention to tne quastion and aszea if the cable was received directly fron Hatane, Ths individual only seys that Cute has protested to Vaxico about this whavior, Consurle is going to find out, end then sha talle him that there they know nothing, that they have no news about this, Tha individual saye he ta poling to talk with the boas of inforration to [ind out. personally about this, Consuelo Iindicetes that the Anbassador's secretary, Peregrine ALOTGO, is going to speek. The individual, in SECRE the meanting, spzaks to someone who is with hin aad saya (in faniliar fora “tu") "They are od going to tell you, that yeu are chief of inforcation, that they do not have....." Later the chief of information tells Feregrina that the cable cam? from Miami, that they heard LISNVOY one mee cimammee mae i, ° OS
14-00000 ary | oh Joo ae a wave ai e7 Now 225. eT Nov. es ee 2 TA. 27 hov. : 4 ‘ : sEC IEE , . 1 : oa SeCKEE a a'radio broadcast from Hatane which eaid that Minister ftaul fOA anounced that tiny had sent @ protest to Azb. Gilberto BOS QUES of Faxico ayainat the cavluct of the authorities vho'arrested an employee "of yours” named Silvie DUMAN, that they were transacting | eoue business in the Secretaria de Relacicnes "I suppose to do with information” nbout the | passport of OSWALD. Peregrina says she hag no news of this. Tr head of information says, & of the protest, but was there an arrest? Feregrina insists that she knows) Roth ine ’ t COS serf letter (pare 107 above) Yextcan | to JC (XING), ‘via cobn Horson, with copies of resort prepared by HITENFO-4 DIR 6245 «~ Pept of Justice preparing report cn shole case and will want to inet de detailed data on OSWALD's Mexi activities. Licknvoy infe cannot ce used, but statenents of Silvia DURA wbice carry essentially save inport cculd be used without cerpro:ising Mexi scurces, Therefore, requsst you cable in transiatved version of her stateme ats ard cbtain: LITENSER and LITIMPO-2's persission to use statevents in orficial report for publi- catisn, Pls nove DIR OOENVY ts gst.tinsg frog COENVY Mexi wech info which origina: es with LYIZUVOY cperation. ODEINV¢ here dees not realize this info produced by KUEARK on fF ration, \ and ODENVY may be getting LIcsvoyg info thru own clandestine sources in Gobtrnaciua or | ' : | even in President's office. Try tuo clarify with CDE:VY rep there exact manner in| which . ' be has obteined such info and as form in which he Bent it to ODLVY cs. We must avoid . i inadvartant, compronise of LIENVOY. . | PoP oso Mexican and Anerican ‘investigative | ; nt Mexican imnigration reports from iceva | : xEW YORK TIMES - Trail of OSWALD in Mexico Vague.‘ authorities adsitted were dnolinec to discc.n Laredo that OSWALD entered Mexi ina U. S, sailoz's uniform and in the cempany of two : . i women and a man. Raul LUEBANO, Mexi imuigration acent at Nuevo Luredo port of catrys i i said this (sailor's unifora) from his revollecticns of OSWALD. we. . | , ; t ; ‘ i ‘ NOW FORK TINSS - Cuba Attributes Minler to Right. Cuba supported M gscow' e theory: tod | that. the “far right" vas responsib’ a for the assaseination, seeee i Y | fj NEW YORK anes ~ Cuba Exile Tells of OSWALD Beast, A Cuban exile leader said that OSWALD bad boasted that if the U.S. attempted an invasion of Cuba, he world defend CAST:.9. | OSWALD sale the statement in a w cemvergation with an anti-Castro Cuben who was posing as @ Castro Bupporter according to Carlos ERINGUIES, New Orleans daleyate to the Culan’ Student Lirectorats...Autherities Learned that OT4ALD, during @ samcer in New Grldans | pefore going to Dallas, tried to Join the anti-Communist group. ERINGUIER rezaried GSWALD with euspicion and later aaw hin dwetributiog pro-Castro literature, ERINGUIER, a 29 old Havanan'who manages ag ary- goods Store...-. \ 6 7 SECRET , ee ny ee ee ee : co ee 2 a nmaatenaeebanecn diego sete prea mente eee es = So cmt teem s \ ee mee ene steers ee cermin ae see een em eh aren retro
re been) a) SY SECRET by Echeverria, co peey Wilton FALL tals with Vanda SUITE . WH says aed about: Kennedy. . the ‘worse is what is this behind it. Very stran}:. WH ‘aces not doubt that OSWALD had alt these connections, ‘but OSWALD could have been Rired by somone cn the Right to kill Kennedy. | WE thinks that F.B.I. balieves that he had an accozplice! It would be. impossible for one man ito fire thet nsany tines in that short of tims. Had to have en accomplica, A lot to core out yet. (Tats not in OSWALD file. It is ir p-6524, Vol. 2) Poot | | ' | : | : Folter on left side of Vol. 2 of Hevel Fegietrations and travel of OSWALD given to Ces ‘ . ‘ ‘ | : \ : : : t ‘ i | ' H ATISBOS « Article about the Cutan Cov protesting the £ dstentioa of Silvia DURAN and \ de couteee eo tae ery ene eee sawn cei ene ‘ * : - me et : ty cS Rai te ene of fee ey ’ t : _ | | | husband, along with entering their house, ete....all of which is hurting friendly relations tween Cuba and Mexico. ' ; 4 : : : 1 El DIA = The Avazing Puzzle of the Dalles Polies. Written by El Dia correspondent, | ve opo}do APAGON. Article on discreptncies of OSWALD as the “only” Killer... .cs.cces 8 incognitos eontinue, The rutor3 continues. The 40,COO dollars found in OSWALD’s ' howe! A paid assassin? An assassia silenced hy the bullet of s¢meone or som? who fearad they might be impliceated?..... ° . ! ; i 1 t : : ! ‘ t 1 : ! ETATE TELEGRAM SENT SECSTATE 1201 FLASR (Reger Channel) For See Rusk and Alexis Johnsons " DIR C5469 (Ref: MEXI T104~ para 1c 26 prove ‘fet being T1Ok wit . For your private inforwation, there distinct feeling here in all three asencies that Anb. Fann's telegram cays Meny thenss for your telegran 961 (not in file). Perhaps I; should desorite briefly the backzround for my ‘reccemtrdations on the OSWALD case. | i 1. In reading OSWALD's rather compiete dossier.....e%o., @te.eee--l therefore request | soores’ instructions on following sxtcific poirts: a) Mexicans must be told immediately whether we want them to continue with investizstion. b>) Mexicans are pressing us for ” immdiate agreement that DUPAN should be turne: leoese but kept uncer surveillance. What Shall we say. Request imediate answer to this specific question. «) If ALVARADO is. ee Cel | | LIFEAT serene fot = neers Serer not to be turned:over to Mexicans what do we -o with hin? Shall we send him to the States ' for interrogation? Shall Zubessy give hin polygreach teat here? Or shall ws do somthing else and if 60 what? ; ; ; pin §5372 (ets DIR 65318. - not in fils; not abstracted) To be certain there is no } aisunderstanding betveen us, we want to insure that neither Silvia DURAN nor Cubans ast depression thet Americans behind her re-arrest, In other words, we want Nexi authorities to taxa responsibility for whole affair. massed to ODACID and ODS"VY per your request. Havre discussed MELT Mr. Alexia Fonngon. He wants Amb Mann BS know that it not likely requested instructions will be ferthconing prior 28 Nov. On Wash end OUZVY has jurisdiction. Both CDACIO and KUBARK attearpting follow their wishes.
14-00000 ; ‘ | Amb is pushing thie case too herd and that ve could well create flap with Cubans eould have serious repersussicns. Understand from tir, Johason that ODACID channels to Amb this afternoon attempting to give kin tetter whole problem. ‘We hope this will be ef som assistance in reducing t | bo, by ne sent telegran | ‘ persnective on this ' nis pressures) ca yous - | 1 ene eee tet er | / DIR 85653 - ODENVY says their follow-up inve eatication 6f OSWALD's activities hes produced | : . ' "Syeliable indications” that he vas in Hew Orleans on 19 Sept 63. Taois, coupled with | : : , @arlier evidence that Le was in Nee Grieans applying for unemploymeat insurance oh lf Sept: \ | means CSWALD vould Lave had to fly to Mexi and beck between 17 and 19 Sept is order tq be | ; at Cub Eab getting his pay off, as ALVARADO claims, on 16 Sept, With this added i fo, \ \ { believe Mexi can confidently regard ALVARADO as fabricator and tallor interrezetion | i aceérdicgly. Perhaps he might retjoni to suggeetion that he has Leen having, delu ions | end needs Peychiutris treataent. “2, A} on ot 3 i i ES ue Ad ae J 4“ * DIR e5E5l ° We have juat heard by phene’ fron Kingman, who is at homes, that Maxt eveluation' of ALVARADO story way have been seriously warped by a piece of imisinformation whithias | crept into this case. Fron convertetion® vied your virauge. Kaugiiia ues cut aupitSs aun i tua they veseve toeer2? 28 Owier @vauence vane. OSWALD waue a bank deposit of 5,0 dollars ' in the U.S. after he go: back from Mexi'on 3 Oct. This would tend, if trie, to torroborate ALVARADO's story that he saw OSWAILT get 5, 000 for ths job and 1,500, for expenses. | Kingman | thinks he heard that CURTIS got the info about the bank deposit fron an GDENVY mah neared | Clark./ We know of no such tank dsposit. “ODENVY here has Jugt affirmed thay neyer heard: this story., The story of. the deposit of 5,000 dollars is therefors alnost certainly . ‘ erroneous. Plo check it with OLEN/Y there. | We have auvised ODENVL that thia rumor exists; in Mexice. / We can reedily eee how this plece of misinformation would mislead you. Ple do not assum: this Hqe is in posseu3ioa of all facta known to OLENY( or the Dallag police : or any other body. OLENVY has juit levied on us offictal request. for full ‘info'on source and origin of rumor about 5, 000 doller bank deposit. ‘Pis reply immediate. f \ i DIR 85655 (Refs | DIR @5869 - Para 141 above) To ‘supplenent our position as outlined tb ref, we wish to stress there should be no let dam in your effort to follow all leais | and investigate wll facta vhich bear on this case. We have by no means excluded possibility that other as yet unknowa persens may Lave been involved or even thay other powers cay : i have played.a role. Pls emtinue all coverage of Sev and Cub installations and your ligison | with Mexicans. : ; | ‘ : : i \ ' : i i : : . i { ! MARA 4615 (Refes! A. DIR 85616 - not in file, not abstracted; B. MZXI 7107 - para 126: above) tation requested EXYTHRIID-1 cooperation Mexi thru Major VeFeZ and if possible by sending ENYTHROID-3 Mexi. E-1 said ALVARADS in Mex. without ERYTHROID auth ority and ‘passed of ' | suggestion use JEREZ but agreed immediately send E-3.‘ Station agretd pay E. 3 expgnies { | | ‘ ’ ! 255, 28 Nov. ' | He ndwiin process cetting visa and plans reservaticns:and will protadly be in Mex today | EGRET unlese Hqs and Nexi wish cancel. / ‘Sven though his story re CSWALD rey be false it possible he has ibeen Working © ether angle penetrate Cubans ‘and R- 3 will be able to'assist £ est ing | | ! eee. eemeeeceees Leah e beee ee nebe ek cele ree bee ee os vere Ln He ee a when e
Ar mt es 1 \ l SECRET | } | | | facts étraight.i In spite Next 7113 (not in ‘tite! not, abstracted) believe 4¢ of Valua E-3 travel Mex and contact Station officer this. case. Advise, flesh. | i H ! { | DIR 85661 (Rett | MEXI 7113 - not in file, not abstracted; MANA; 63 i + Para 145 above) Do not. turn ALVARADO over to the Mexicans. We have officially asked ODENVY fer their pos ition on this move, and pending ODENVY's answer and our final consideration, VARADO should not be surfaced to Mexicans or turned over to them,  / Advise ws if ODENVY} in Mex attempts to get you to act one nm way or the other on the question of turning. ‘ALVARADO over to the Mexicans./ Pls note couplicat {ag fattor wn that ALVARADO may te @ Mit kee’ too. MANA pls wivies its views. We agree TICHLEDID 3 should do fexi and be reac habis at Mic Emb to be at Mexi disposal. / For Mexi:r Now “onnnyy mo Larry Yrenan fnow! in. Mext was sent etpesially to follcw up leads on eitire accassination. Pls coopr rate vf h “f fu 1 ' ' } i DIR 656463 = OUENVY Liaison officer officially aaltees! that ODZVY requests that turn ALVARADG over to Mexican authorities and that KUBARK request Mexican autheri an to interrogate ALVAPADO in detail. / ODENVY m:por rs that it understand thet Mea au horitiss heave a capability of polygraphing and requests that KUBARS re requart fMexi authdrits te polyvraphed. / ODEN, exprecsed. desire so hale the results ‘of tha inaticiablo ao poo | a5 possibls ani that the Leral /ttache We knpt advined of developments. | / OUENnT tatan the position that Inammech ef Cilvia DURAN nay ta raléaned sumtin. teflay (?5 Noy £9 info whieh OULIIVY has from LEGAT, ALVARAID should te turned ovar'to Mexicans o pwnivie, 60 that triir stories can 14 chachad eyainsl ewch otter, | / Maat instrusted te carry out OUENVY's requests tat out ahove. Give full! iaooperation t LEOAT,: Thig turnover is made without prejudice to KUPARK's future role in this ; Whether we évar resume direct ccntact with ALVARADO will be decided | on : an t i aa tion eb when! ° the issus arises. { { : : t 1 MANA ‘uéul oi (Ret: MEXI T1IT - not in file of OSWALD, but in ALVARADO P-8639 as fo Delighted have EX(THROID 3. Have him call 16-94-00, x 250 and ask for Mr. Daniel ddentifying self as Alferto SUAREZ. Meeting, will takt place lobby Plaza’ Rotel com Insurgentes ‘Norte and Sullivan just off Fas<o Reforma, Time will bd set. by chone | be should be able arrive 26 fev. give hin ciumber 20: gb 2h and ask for Sr. David. pis” | furnish identifyirg date. / If KUBARK interrogation in E43 presence unsatisfacto retain alternative of turnover to G04.) ERCTHROILe3 (IDEN) arriving Mexi Tasca f1t 4co, Gh5 | 23 Kew, Will mere contact wr ref, Have sugwenind h¢ atay either hotel: Geneve of Reforma to facillitets reveras contact if danired ty Mex. / R-1 ani F-% hava wean told anly | that ALVAIAIY aprarcs haves go18 infoe Learing en OCALLD, { B-4 npaakas English, aekAralea vary olemaly with Utatlon, He bug ALVAPALD very wall and knewn o1] datatla hia pant, activities within FILM end his work for EBR(THIPOIG. tion, Will provably sen@ ofen ce answer to E-l thru hia Enb a0 best Guyveat he [mend mooages thru our channels for security and MANA will relay to E-1.! DIR “5663 (para 147 | above) just received,’ Believe best not chance travel ‘plans E-3, lows: 8 that ha 28 ity | | rly. | i | H q : { E-3 will follow Maxi leads re intarroga. | Sugeest advisab lity| Mex. discuss with ODENVY withholding turnover to “Yexi authorities until after arrival B-3. ifs, SOE ET TT | | pad ‘SECRET | : Sore BY
14-00000 iP ° 24s “ov, oll Slow, job. #4 Kev, nM a8] ras) xt Ce “6 ° ee a cer ree cee an et ee ee P : ‘ ‘ i Pop SECK bh  ! oe en { | bs mush more likely solve riddis then Lemurmen, enpnatelty view Goll puvar control i future, t ' MANA h615 (Refs VAYA LGlh para 1h8 above) - IER Franklin Anthony WHEELOGK Gere Born Managua 21 Veb eh, Ercwm hair, green eysa, 5°U", wetyrt U7 Ane, WHaTLOK da . oaplain nabbonay, ohlaf ant’ Cemeriniat rent toms Orthos vf net tonel Henreitg, | | \ ' i 1 | \ é } MAHA HGLY + We Intern MANA acenaat wanther or not. sbiil dewtreahie Kh Wl. § 3 teaval, If not Taqugst pernisaion infora BICCIWID ALVANADO in hends Mech autherities, : 4 t . . a, ; ' . ‘ ‘ . 1 DIR &H616 -'Ia the face of mounting evidence that ALVAJALO is fabricating his story of: : | ge@ing OSWALD taze monty in Cub Emb, urge you follow up with his local UIC case officer and | avail yourself of the help of the Nie service, which @ cun send ERXIYKOID 3, @ £091 ; ; WUBAKK esset, to help in interrogatiza, We find it incredible that tae Cubans would | | i brief and pay an assassin in front of £ @ Nic interloper. We think 1% possible of svex | likely that be bas been in and.out of Cub Emb ag @ Nio agent trying to Vatiltrats leatal | | and has pickad Up nares and faces there in so doing. All be bas said avout OOWALD he gould! have gotten fron the press, except for certain incorrect items such as his Btatenaut that OSWALD vore ‘glasses. ; / The fact that ALVARALO is a calm, nice and intellivent "youay man: } does not muean he is not fabricator. 7¥I we end other arvancies ere being flowed uy \ ' fabricaticus on the OCIALD case from teveral continents som orlyinating whta people on the. i fringes of tha intelligence tusiness, Suen fabrications are not ubuslly done for suney, : | but out @f sickly fancy and a desire to get into the intel vam. / We do not thins ita | 1 wemarkable coincidence that both DORTICOS and ALVARADO talk about raney paid to OSAALD, ' For one thing, pay for an a3sassin is a factor which imwediately rises in the mind of i | expert and layman alike. Secondly, DORTICOS ray have heard *through some Russian or Cuban | J source in ths Next governvent that DAN was asked whetner the Cubans peid OSWALD ‘ror the | alleged assigns / While we do noz insist that ALVARADO's story is beyond’ al) Velier | we do urge that vend place it and ALVARADO under the most searching scrutiny., His intarro-j gators must proce deeply into nis maim-up and lead hin back through the though pro:¢sses | which cay have ied hin to = make thin possible mia-step, In securing confessions ‘ef y { & fabrication, a sympatbetic attitude, Stress ing RVArEness | of the severe mental strain | : ' the subject must be unler, and with yenerous recognition of his “pasically fins movivatton" | | coupled with pronises of tace-saving tacrecy; andieven specious hoes of “useful” ruture { couprratioa ars often effective, Maura Hours mist be devoted to these tactics. A Have 1 { | | ; ; | ‘ | i i i just received Mexi 7107 - para 126 above » Concur: that MANA lend all assistance ani induce Hic servics to cooperate, Think there da just no! possibility that this is @ Nic {rave-up, but hope Rie coope rat ion will prove helpful. - | { i t | ' : ; ‘ i. eRe 7113 (Refs DIR 85653 - Para ike sbove) ‘Request opr authorization turn ALVARADO over to LITEMFOS with brief explanation be claims to be witness to payort: to OSWALD in Cuban Consulate 13 Sept., adnits is in Mexi illegally, admits CP membership, visits:to Sovemti, eClains that Cuban Con sew involved in docuntating! hin with false a Nexd papers for travel to Cuba, Latter Point alone would give Mexi authorities good reason to gu bleet his to i _ ; me ede ae cee eee vee cede cee lene eet eee memento ee er see ee some od, . te Ae RAE ae
+ ave & me Se eee pee oo nes ee eae == SECRET ' . ras { ' ‘ i ' Oe op tm cma Af cm ' | a detailed interrdgation. / with Hos approval of turn-over Station would plan ne thether contact with ALVAPAD). | | i ' i rex 7115 (Refs lm 5 es 65h - para 143 above) | Mr. Clark Anderaon, LEGAT, told |C0s Le Amb Yann of runor that "OSWALD had dsposited five Lhounand dollara,in al dand in tha UL 8."/ On 27 Nov. Anb 4n presence COG asred Ancercon about this avain and Anderson gaid mor was on T.V, and redio in lexi. Anéerscn said he hal no info fron hia Ugs to cenfirn br deny this, Es said he vould check his Hes / COG has not heard rutor but feels sure fnderson or som of hie office did hear “his. Thie Station had no additional info concerning this but now assumes ALVARADO may have beard same railo or 7. Vv. report end thus have hha “basis for 5, 000 dollar Fayoent. fot | | VEXI TUS LITAMEL 9 reported 27 Mov after Silvia DURAN first Leet wan public kh ledge that there great deal discussion of this in Emb.° She back in offs fie8 25 Nov dnd stemet quite pleased with Ler performance, Her account interrocation contained littls new except police hed threatened her with extradition to U. ‘S$, to fack.USTALD, i She had,no fear at confrontation, L-9 said thers alnost no éiecurnion in Emb. Staff msting 24 Nov very | short and somber with ceneral impreasicn being one of shock and disbelief. Heardino expressions of pleasure. / LITANIL 7 seen nighs 27 Nov hed nothing ty add to abo | Indeed ber version much less detailed. either L-T or Le9 had ay personal hucwabaes | ene Se OSWALD presence Cub Eub at any time, ‘ . : : i: on | WSXI 7117 (see para 146 above) (Ref: MANA very + pare 145 above) | \ \ | : MSxI 7118 (Ref: - DIR 85371 = para 141 above) Note second piekup which made dn G “takiale authorities to be of aexvice, Innediately after pickup Echeverria had recelyed ihatructions fron LITENSOR personally not to releas¢ DURA until CURTIS seid 30.) At Has mae t CURTIS | furniabed interrogation questions to Echeverria nizhs 27 Jov. (In view ref fakt altema- tive but inform Echeverria neither CURTIZ nor PEGWLIG making official request for! her | continued detention. Decision re releace must we theirs. This wae done at 1200 noon : MEXI 7119 (Refs | DIR, esol ~ para 132 abcvs) Ene furnished LE CAT LL pertident nfo from LIENVOY on OSWALD case, including brief memo da~ed 16, O0t 65 od OSWALD's contacts vite | the Sovemb, / In all cases have put statemnt "This info froa!confidential gourc®. mist not be disseminated, etc.” / Cn 27 Rov COS talked with LEGAT and made folloving | : | pointe: A. We wished him cite KUBARK as the source of all info he receives ifron, this, \ Station and ser to his Hos. B. We reguire thas no distribution of KUBARK info bé mace outelide LEGAT‘s office without prior clearance with KUBARK Hqsi C., A great ceallof our info a8 be knovs, coms fron sensitive, and eos: ‘of from technical optrations and) all of | without prior consultation with Station or PBSWING obviously evidente great et Ment these eengitive optrations have taken yeart, much work and many dollars to bulid, Vea therefore, require careful centrol cf this info | / LECAT t‘nsists that he hag in pil cases | alee 4 | | | | | : ! | | |
2'td. 22 Sov. AY ~ _< a a! ° cp mov, oy Nov. <3 lov. Chack names SEORE | ee ae eee a erence natn ' | | : 1 vena ames ae Rene ee ee given ALVARADO's gp present addresa and aliag under which he resletered, ROA 225k5 . ~ Attached is a reel of ‘tape containing three cenversasions reported in : i : i eited YUPARK as the source and put the eoutrol ataterent on our trio. | 1 SECRET, lla saya hovaver, that he has no ecitrol over his Ho2 ard their distritvtion of KUBIIK or any other infa, / Also, FIT LEGAT telieves Justice Dept (outside nis erranization) taxing actions. und not under ¢ontrol LEGAT's H43, : | i | MEXE. 7120 ~ Believe useful have Spanith speaking UCFLITIER operator available Me exit certa for ALYAPADO and peesibly fcr others. If Eqs agrees pls arrange @conest and: ‘advice. i i ped “Tek (REF: DIR €5663 - para 147 above) | cos. in contact with Echererria at 14d hours ! and Eeheverria greteful that ALVYARAIO belog turned over to gcbernacic 3 Prat aS. fF f Ectavercia was! Mexicans will pisk bin up and ‘question hin on Lagis of very brief story given Ecraverria by COS. Echeverria eivicss that valend olynifieant devaleprants Cron pregest inlarrovatio of | Wiviea' VIA (yaced ypon pentions furdahnd hy COS 2't Nev) oc treen Interrovation' of | ALYANADS, UNIAN will'ta xwaleseetd durhig adel Cine or surly morning or Une) / i, havecria: aiviseé COS that Mext Gov had refused to acatpt "muy prusers” (vary rub) note of; protaat hendedito Amb BuG,U23 in Kebane yeeterday by Paul ROA, Cub forsisn minieter. / wid advise: any reeults, that vecom available fron Mexi Ante rrogat fon of ALVAH/ALO, i DIR ester (Ret: | MEX 7120 - para 158 above) No fluent Sfanish syeakiag flutter -an avail« able at all. cor reasons of security and compartcantation, prefer not to have WU;.1K4 operator double traced with Mexi operator. ! Would ¢ nly confuse cuce. Prefer walt until ; all Mexi resources exhausted before ve decide if we want to regure management of case; including LCFUSTIER. | / Seasoned cperators availacle here on short notice, 4 . , ‘ . ! ei ' ‘ ‘ Memo to LEGAT froa COS, Subiect: Gilterto Nolaseo ALVARADO Usarte; On the morning, of 26 Nov an officer of thas Section, accompanied by Mr. Plambeck of the Security Office £ : interviewed Subj in @ parxed car on the south ecse of the clty. ‘The following stutements, unless otherwise noted, are those of the Subject etc., etc. ‘(Complete info on ALVARADO up te tine of bis arrest on 28 Nov.) | 1 raf (¥2ZT 7065 ~ pare 95 above). - : . | ' , l Unsigned letter ‘te Fr. Mann (probably Crackpot) neaing people and places in the cpa case, . { WEXI 7125 (Ref: DIR 85672 - Pls ecntinue to ‘yeep: oT filled in on status of interre, sat fons ! of Silvia DURAN, ALVARAD?, and otners iuplicaced-as fast as you can get info, Wel have no | other ready sources of info on these cases. Pequest you utilize capable offleer for liatsoy with Gobernacion to akin off detaila and reley them to your offices fur cabling to us at regular intervals. Fequest status report, even nega ive, by O7F0O hrs, Le gurs tuo meep us| 4nformed of what info if any is tashed to public! infornation wadla there.) Echeverria advised COS early on 2 Nov thet Silvia DURA avain released. a ee ae ee eee ED eR eee ee wee oe ee ee ee we be Senne ee ree coe a t | inly ‘She released at at pat 10 | | ! | ; ‘ a o+ - mewermo se
"a SECRET ae - SECRET ! ; : } i ‘ ! | hrs on 28 Nov. / OURAN is under close surveil teale and vill bs iepprehended any tim info received to warrant. | She still appears to Mexteins to have baen involved only in business “of possible, Cub and Sev visas for CSYALD. / ms report secnest on. AEVARADO | inte regation, Ta . mee 1: | | t | yo ' | een wan t { i ' | i i PEXT 7126 (Rats | | A. MEXT 7125 - Fara 16% above }. DIR enére = para: 164 above ) L mn & with whon BENADUM and COS dealing directly at suggestion of Echeverria will keep 3 advised of interrogation of ALVARADO as it progrisses: / LITEMPO 4 states that hig Ciret eral mport will te ready at LICO hrs of 29 Nov. / BENADUM will te im direct lecntact | with LITEMPO & at that tine and COS vill send data es scon as obtained. / COS is handling ease since LITSNSOR, LITE.POS and LISNVOY invelvad and netd to see LITENSCH, ‘LIELEGANT, ECHSVARRIA and others (no one of whom speaks Erelieh), Aliso continuous Liaison with An and OCEAVY necessary and COS wishes control thess personally. | | | | ! MEXI 712T - LITEMPO 4k reported at 1130 hrs that ALVARADO clains that he present ths tae! Cub Erb when OSWALD given 6,500 do-Jars, Same story given Mexicans as ALVARADO pam Station, One differsnce is that ALVAPADO failed ilentify Silvie [JPAN from aaveral zhieos LITZMPO3 showed him, With 3 “tion oF finer ALTAPALO did identify her. / Inter iat Lom continues, ALVAPRADG has up to now teen “suave” and frienily. | five LITETO Lb atupes he is tougher, / ALVAPADO hes alzo clain:d be bere in 1961 on aiesion for Wie sacvics ant! gives gam story re present visit art he gave Station (namely, he avaiting documntat tor as a Mexi to ba furnished hin by Cub authorities, for a training misafion in sabotacs, to Cuba). / Adove dOrief and preliminary. LITEI@PO 4 "doubts" story and vill begin work to “break” ALVARADO, / Will avait contect by ZCTIYROID 3 and, if he wishes to do 89, will - have LIT@MPO & call him at his hotel and let nin Participate, Feelisure LITEMPO 4 would veleom this. / Abovs given orally to LECAT.’ H we ee me ecm ter casters = | fof | t : } i H SEXI 7128 (Refs DIR 85712 - Tine is of essence in reporting what the M Mexicans are |learning from ALVAPADS and Silvia DJFAN. Up to now, we save been re-writing and relaying 4verys thing you report over to ODESVY Has which results in some unavoiiable delay. We vo: sal Like. ‘to be sure that you are immdiately giving OLENVY there everything you get about ALVARADO and DUPAN go ODZRVY Vezl can cable the same cata direct to CDEWVY Has. Pigs satist; your- eelf that CDENVY there hes adequate como facilities and secretarial staff to et its) Hq8 informed as fast as you keep us informed, and advise us on this. / If you find thet ODERVY there does not have adequate corno or staff anc wants to rely on us ta relay the material, they may of course send cecceages right through our channels, or you can |rely! i on us to relay the info as we have teen. / In eny case, be gure you indicate on all cables ; whether GLONVY Mexi hes teen given the asre info.) OCETVY ie incally being alvin hy COS - yersonally of everything Statiean learn concerning OCAALD cane and, neve, gation, Peel gure OUENT( office, which alucst care size as CITATK station, hes wiequata staff for reporting needs. / Usual procedure Lere is that [03 notifies Hys, reports ta, chief OLERVY and to And orally then subsequently advises CLENVY by mmo. / Hae is ‘angsured that all infe knewn to Station on these cases is being given to then and shortly afte ri info, . ‘ ‘ i cae en ee ee mere cere | * ec a on ALYAPADD dntarros | obtainnd | “4
arm eeay ee eee re ee 1 f FE SECRET WENT T137 (Pel: MEXI 7062 - pare PR avove - !aT TI9T - yara 423 vor) Copy of Lion tapes of eoversat ious references sosstead 29 Sev by FLAT pre ch ETA 22545, i ; 1 BEAD (PEP: MANA L617 - para 1350 ator) ~ Fa el EPTHLFOID 3 should £9 Vaxt b even though ALVAPADO may be in “ext herds. Ascuw: he can ke used at consultant at least) that he will know whether he can an¢ should conzect lexi authorities, and that Mexi will clear any active use we mae of hin with the ODENVY rtp. CCZNVY here knows he is coming td Mex to beip. / At 1620 Wash tim, which is about L656 your time, ve have no further news dr requests. We ar going hows but can be base ard ca the wires on short notice. 672 (s20 para 16 ators) . ' i ! | | vert 7156 (Ref EXE 7127 - Pare 165 above) «- LUOTE"PO hb, who is: very intalligant offlesr, | had talked personally to ALVARADO twiet. He anw hin for on¢ hour morning of 29 Nov, then wd for some thre hra afternoon 29 Nov. / LITE“FO & states tnat after first session he balteved ALVAPADO etory a fantastic lle; after second session and all previous and inverin interrogs ations, ALVARADG sticks to saw: atory re OSHALD. LITI?PO & etates "Althnouch: ‘this; Bt ALL | prelininary, either SLVAPALO is telling truth resentially or 16 the test liar I nave Ualke to in my many years end I have talind to sem of the tigvest.": LITE“PO & "inelinta" | i believe ALVAPADO telling truth in gtneral cutlings but believes ha mized up on datas. | / ETUPOLD 3 arrived in lexi. Is now at Geneve Hoval.: WLLL be seen’ at 1600 urs. | rf he willing participate, will cet LITESFO 4 to consast E-3 imuediately../ Contents see | (ot to | | { ent and tvo (excerpt for ideaty cf seurce) have been given orally to chief ODE chief ODAC ID by COS, Sources vas described as “Vaxican official.” H 1 i PEXI Théo - As Has avers, Station! e double acents have not had: mestines with Soval since assassination, This principally due fact that prior .22 Nov the Sovse scheduled fhture seesions for period Bria beginning clrea 1 Dee: aiao dave factor that one agant (LEJEMET-1) out of touch with Sov C/O and that another arent (LIWILE-1) out of country..4.atel, ata. { Pequaet instructions on what tactic or elinivation effort if any thet doutles 6 ould; mehA . / Also request similar instructiors re Station's ‘Sov eccesn aratask agents LICRAVE 1 and LICUTY 1. LICARNS 1 may also have Spportundry rant Sova Lf Station wants, | | j ' i Mano t4 LEGAT fron 003, Subject: Gilvia Tiraso 49 ivan ~ Attadhed is & copy of alJO pay staternnt of info out aimed by Gotz rnaction Gurhay ‘the first detanting of cubs! e flor | DIR eTia( Pet Dir esére - pare 165 above) | ene ware 167 above : i | { : : ‘ i DIR Beo12 (refs vExI 716) « para 172 above) | STATION 3 double agents obviously cannot | direct pointed question to C/O's tut should ibe alert to and report any conned 3 od cas Perhaps can provoke discussion in innocuous question3'as to general eff fect events expected to hava on international relations. In instructing: acents staticn should not i course rave any ref to OSAALDDUPAT/ALVAPADO et al.. Or to Lavosticats 72 PAeoures bs ing avon’, : ae OT
ae we, eye 2 Sew, 2D SoRev, tek) vext T1E8 (Refs MEXI 7186 - pata 172 above) LITE: £0 k and ETHYROID 3 met evenine 29 Nov unoffiedally” and E 3 reported on ALVARADO’s btacvcground. He told LITEXPO % that ALVARADO tad been "seventy five rercent accurete” in bis reportin.s and ad niu acezss acd garnished ‘good info on Communiss in past.: Be sald, hevever, that ALY FARALO inclined “so orf ca nis ova" at tines and impossible control; / At 1620 hours on 30 Nov LTEMPO & kg reperted to cos that ALVARADO has sig=:d a statenent saying that his story of seeing OSWALD inside . Cub Exb is completely false. He also stated that bea had ret seen anyone handed money by Cub Con officers, He said too that ke tad mot called the U. S. Evb (as previcasly clained) on 20 Sept to warn ther. Ee seid hig first call to the U. S. Enb was cn 25 Nov the evening he saw the U.S. Exb Security officer, / ALVARADO still cleius that the resainder of bis : story, the parts about visits to the Cub Con and plans for his (faise) documntaticn es. 1 @ Mexi and plans to go to Cuta for sabotare training are true. LIVENFO 4 still inelined H believe these portions of story. / ALVARADO atated his ~otive was to try to cet the U.S.A. “to take acticn acainst | Fidel CASTRO, Ha states he hates CASTRO yassicrately and thousht _ bis presentation, if he coild have hia story believed, would bes? to ware the U. S.A. take , forceful act ion arainat CASTRO. / OLENVY being informed cf above ! | , Police #0) reports to the Chiet of Go. & tas folloving: Here in front of the Cutan. LIZNVoL Exbassy just now vas @ croip of 35 cr 49 persons carrying salers and ve were able to take one away - the others got avay. We kave a photographer detained here with the patrol.” Tne Lieutenant asks what pootograrher be is talking about. #09 says it he is the sune as the others in the rroup. The Lieutesant insists and asks if he (the photographer)’ is from the press or frewe where and what will the volfce do with him, 4 does not hauw but he whl invescisate, Asb SSRNANUKT Armas calls Subetoretary GOROPTIA end saya the following: "Panton ma for botte ring you but I want you to know vhat has happened...” The Amb reports about ths demonst-ation of para 177 above, and getcing to the point, requcsts that GORITIZA try not to hav: anything published in the pres $8, no" pictures published... . DIK ends (Pals FAXT TU) - yere 16 atove) Waite Houne, ODACID, e271 GUAITY hare oll @ivieed ALVAVAUO confesued ta fabriceted hia story. Fle give LVENPO h our of fietuk thanks / Mecauce the reselutica of this case vill ba olonely scrutinized in the up-coming review + i of this entire eplevie, ple ancertein end cable dataile af how the confesaton was o.L.it? | ‘what threats, prosises, inducenernts,' ard ‘tactics were used by LIGENvO 4, Was ALVARADO physically miotreated? Much?) Pls learn dere eatnus ALYATATG actually ld hear the false | rwilo report about ClodALu's maxing @ 5,0M dolliar bang de;csit and use that in hts story, ‘ / MANA and M241 ple clarify with ER(TIFOID 3 and Ilo aflitery attechs whether ALVAWADO i was “still thaie agent when he visited Cuban Erb. Pla keep track of ALVARADO'S whereabouts and urge the hice not @m to do avay with hin. / Pls emtin 4a¢ to follow all leads aid tips. ‘ Question of whether OSWALD acted solely én his own has still not teen finally resolved, | | SECRET? Pls cable any result s of second. interscgat ion. of Silvie TURAN when you get it.’ ! : : i : i ' H 1 ‘ ‘ : : ' |
Ow hae Fs rrevic.s pase) TAT Dec. e Tes. Ltn Waid 23i¢ wo. ~vl2 « Check Telephoue #'s to ao ns , Axb, the tele hone is 25-53-13 or 25-32-1h. Teregrina takes the msunge. do. come em _| were penne ‘ po — _ SECRET. i . . : : on Ped } | i + ; : 1 ' (22 Nov): delaved ita departure Mex{ City five hours fron 1T0G to 22C0 eawaltin;: t ‘DIR 86054 - E48 bas received report that on aay of Pres ‘Kennedy’ 3 asss$sination Cubana aircrats 4 an] mite izportant passenger wro arrived Mexiec City airport in private twin sutor alreralt at 2130 ao houre Mexi tiv?. Fessencer transferred directly to Cutara plane withost coins: _ ‘custees or insigration. Travelled in pilote cabin to Habaca, Above trom YIULCUY Qh) lonat “ who passencer‘on sam pear to Kelana, imquest you attecps identity and determine re &0eh : unusual actions at airport. i | . . ‘ ‘Content ~3 of pare 179 edove sent te LIVE: 1763 11 Ho tndicat! copy, of the info is ec sentite 50-6-5 als (LIIEYPO file) wea YORK TLZS - Cevald's vother Places Blase on Federal and Delles Officers. Ske avis ed ‘why defector vas not being watched - ‘Insists FBI FBI shfed try Ruby 28 photo before Son sus . ‘Killed. .by Jack Langguth. 5 ..s0% alae io article on on “Osvald lad Applied to a Seise School”. a | sevaasst Nexteo City A-631 - Nexico ine ject cuten ‘Note, on Cewald Case. - Tre Mexican and /Cubdan Goverscents have clashed over the investigation conducted by Mexi police into the ‘activities of OSFALD while be vas in Meci fron 26 Sept to 3 Oct. Mexd Foreign Minister | ;, Manuel TBLLO anncuncea: os cB Nov that tae Mext Axbt'to Cuta, Gilterts DOSGUES, had be:n « tracted to retum as "ur acceptabls" the Cub Gov'a nov of 2€ Nov which hal protes <4 a ' , Seee8 VONX 7199 - mu ELCe Oa 30 Nov approx: mately 35 to ‘ko persons picretecd in front of t.:° Cuban Ecb.....(sanre as Fara 173 above ) throu, a ions however gtated on the “erax Unidentified woran outgide (WO) calis for Nev York. Tines Correspondent, Peter KIKSS, and LIESvoy asks for Ivan ALFICRIV. Wot in. Toen the Amb. Not in, to call touorrov, 0 asks tr anyone imows when CSsALD went to the Sev Exb to request avisa. tan Inside says cal. ‘ tomorrow at 9 and talk with someones e168.) ; ‘ \ Yoran Outside (WG) calling tor Pater. “IUFP, New York Tires correspomient, ages for tus LIENVOY : Cuban Aab and PEGEGRINA ga:8 call back in 15 minutes, then age what Sr. KINeT wante to ‘ , talk with the Amt atoit, WC saya he wants to talk personally with the Amv. . Woman 0 teice (WO) calling for Peter <INFY asks if the (Cuban) Amb hus arrived and LIERVOY | Peregrina says yes, that the Avb will speek with KOG?. WO saya KIVit left, but she herself t vould like to interviey tor And in orizr to gat som data about GSVALD's stay in Mexi. Peregrina say6 when the Anv comes I §iall give nig your resoage, if you will give me the "| tetephone of Sr, KIBF? or ube re xo are so ve can cail when the. Aub stturns. WO asks if ‘ the Ach hag not. yet arrived and Feregrine says no. «0 saya Then give the cessaze to ube ; po obo 4 bof en to : ee ee cee wee cee py Ce See COE web eee Boe ee t ! : i ' i] i : i ; i " | _ | wl ey ere
14-00000 syamt?. Firat pare missing. Check ‘LIERVOY. | Caran Beye e haath Semone slate iaaihdaie tateieteeetenteet 1 ; i To 7 ! a pop de SECRET | a Carlos ‘SANCHEZ asks Peregrina (of Cuten E=b) if huis applicatd Says to wait a moment. Then SIRES talks with the Amb. SANCHS2Z want to talk, SANCHEZ says with PSPESPDIA. a cee nee en nd ; 1 i . ry | | 3 H ’ i } t ' on arrived.: Pereerina LIENvoy The Axb asks with vhom Hoes | | i} Azb says to wait a momeat, Tecommiste | | : ' ' : , : , i : 1 “ol in OSWALD fle .Richard BSYMER, North Anerican, calle Cub Enb fron Acapulco and talks with Luisa ! .) and asks about Silvia DURAN. Luisa says Silvis should be in her hoose right now, | Richard aske if Silvia 48 hort. | | ! . “ream UIETVOY 1 i 1 1 | , t j ' I + . 4 ; i ! : ; ‘ i CALDERON yer | | | | or | | | | | Mt lee Luis@ fay$ no, that she has only bruises probab because they grabbed her ara very ticht but that (it is not serioua.| She (Luisa) adds that she cannot explain ty telephene and asks when Richard will be coning to ‘ Mexico City. Richard says “This deyends on you people... Anything (sev) known about Cubat™ Luisa, after consulting with Someons, responds that there ds not an anseér yet, but that teday a plane will be coning in from Cuba and possibly scenething will arrave by diplovmtic pouch, and for Richard to call asain teverrow, Richard asks lif Silvia still works at the Exzb. Luisa respond:cestainiy ahe does. Richard wilh cdl tomorrow, ; | 4 . | SSX 7203 (E RSP: DIR 8606s ~ Para 160 above) Folléwing fros ERYTHROID 3 td Station i Officer 1800 2 Dec: ERYTHROID 3 sav ALVARADO ef-ernoon 2 Dec for first tina! Mesting. | ted only seven minutes, (Previous ~eeting kad been laid on by Mexicans but ERITHROID 3 was not cpotacted as planned), In brief interview in'company two Mexi officials | i _ ALVARADO reverted to previous story. Claimed kdidia gee OSWALD, did cel? PRGWINGito i . Teport. (PBSWING investigation dozs not support latter statement.)i Said he told , Mexicans he fabricating because he was "mentally mistreated"; specifically becausg of | | ! | | | threat he would be hung by testicles. Wot actraily physically mistreated, / ERYTHROID i 3 speaking for self and Nic Milat say ALVARADO wus not their agent when he visite Cub Enb. / ERYTHROID 3 was told ALVARADO would bi dep4rted. He asked and receive | permission escort, ALVARADO to MANA on 4 Dee.’ i RUTHROID 3 said he naturally unedl | come to any definite conclusion as to ALVARADO veracity but would be able todo 3 once he returced MANA and had chance complete inverogation. ERYTHROID 3 reported gist above to his AQS MANA afternoon 2 Dec. / fbove being reported to Amb and ODE | | ! Attached is a copy of an interr ration . ' t. -(not in OSWALD file, that 4g, the attachyénat) fi ' { : - ‘Ys tn Nemo to LEGAT, Subject: Gilberto ALVASADO Ucarte - report based upon the Mexi interrceeaticoa of Subjes i . ' ‘ 4 + I i : ' | i ' | | | tl ”
14-00000 \ i | | | ot : Do Memo to LEGAT, Subject: Conversations tetveen Cuban President Cavalce DORTICOS and : : ' Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, Joaquin HiENANDEZ Armas on 26 Nov ¢3. / Attached are/two transcripts of conversations....(These transcripts are in the LIENVGY tech chron file; they are @iso in the COWALD P-file with dispatch to ilqs truns: vitting tapes an transoripts. ) Wots by RIGGS.” | | | Peter KINFP of the lew York Tite tells LEONOV of the ‘Sov Enb that he 1s very intarected in interviésing Anb BAZARQV about OSWALD's stay m Maxico, LEOUOT will Hive the Nadel a Memo to LEGAT, Subj: . Assdasaination of Fres John P. Hannedy Nov 2 Le 2,i1300% at salsed, “ekas On 2 Dee a person identify.ng birself ss Lula FERUAN £2 Gonzalez, eit of Hondura appeared at Enbi Reception Deak of U.S. Emb and said he had into of ‘interest ‘conc rain ; OSWALD / oy + Only living ‘relitive is ale mother,) Aurora CONZALEZ, who resides i : : Honduras. FERNANDEZ in Mexi illecally, needs assistance to go +0 U.S., is mente . ‘ MLN and bis leager is Czauhteno ¢ CARENAS of Youth Section of “IN. Said he Imey Sauk 1 | LOPEZ,’ press chief of MLN. Said that ean/avout 23 Sept be met cnt Joba WHITE who | py greatly resexbles OSVALD, / FERNANLEZ eccotranied WHITE and LOFEZ to Cuernavaca, enat ' : to ilotel de la Selva for the day. / ... FEANANLEZ said WHITS and LOFEZ left Mexd for | Monterrey in LOPEZ! autemobile (kmows this tecaus* ha was invited to go too) / Gave a deseription of WHIT2 (recembling OS4/LD)... Wau told Emb could be of no ussistanc: | to bim in thie regard because he waa Uiswally in Mext...Koted tnat PERNANIEZ wag : : . filthy, heavily bearded and had every spyiarance of a penniless tram. / Inasmuch ag j , ‘ it appears FEMALE is an oppertunist,....ano further ection is Lelieved varranted. ‘ ' : H ' WEXI 7209 (Ref: “EXT 7203 - para 150 aeva)i Amb Mann sent catle to Mr. Alexis Johnson recounting contents of ref ani recoemeniing that CLENVY and FUBASX consider asked sending experts (including ICFLUTTER operator) to KANA to a interrojase ALVARADO 4 cB. mat A = LIENVOY ue S ; a . tt 3 a? ‘— 1 i .s Ler, | article ahout COUVALD's early ‘ school years with lew averages, however no Indication of ting @ trouble maser, ah absentee or in need of psychiatric care. Cn personal history state-vent under gerleral health he wrote "abnormal eardrus in left ear”. | : : i : ' EW YORK TIMES ~'Gsweld's ‘Beip' to Mexice in Sept was a | Lonely Venturs, Inquiry Shaws, | : J-Day Vist's cost put at under $70. He da telitved to have male no political Conta:t$ ‘ While on Quest for Cutan Visa, by Pater ¥.(HSS (para 145, 146 ard 194% atove) weedeeeed \ OSWALD traveled’ from Nuevo Laredo on 26 tant via, Transportes Frontera to Kead leavt: oi | at 2:%O p.a. arriving Friday 27 Sapt at 6330 a.r. (1590 milas)., Gtasyed at. Conardio i 4 ! | NEW YORK TIZS - Oswald Blow Average ic Junior Yivh. bef iene wi e 1 2 4 Ae La e CSHALD. te there ence. Oke tert F Rext EAE? oP A} great Bee eh eothy 6'2e 1g. ald | tuevo Laredo at 6:30 a.m. Taure, 3 Oct, It io believed CSWALD le t | and Orisune 4 Ms “Sept after having gent his wife to ‘Dallas the previous day pd , | | friend. Ee vanisted free ais cheap apartnnt | there on that day withous having paid \ 1 | Rotelkm Barnardos de Uataguan St. Carrisd one leather Suitcase about 2 feet long. teas I | rr re as - - he . . ‘ i een ied ponent wenw weerencce re | *v
14-00000 a fo | ; | f of H SECRET} { Popp His rent. | Be palieved to have hiten-hiled to Laredo on the Americen eide of Lhe vorder where he arrived 26 Sept. It vas his custon to travel by hateh-hiking. {[t was presumed he hiteh-hiked north to Dalles fron Laredo on his return from Mexi Pity. He arrived in Dallas the evening of Oct 3 and chec«ced into the Dallas Y.M, cla. e distance fron Laredo to Dallas is 475 niles. Setastian PEYSZ Hernandez, desk. elerk of the Hotel Corereio, said OSWALD hac arrived alone. and had left early ian the mornd and come back Jate at night, and that he kad hed no visitors. . 4 ne | fee NEw YORK TDES - FBI ‘Hopes to Compile Assassination Data: Soon. | FBI, Denies Shovin Mra, OSWALD Ruby Photo.....FBI report to Pres. Jchison will be a narrative account in minute detail. .4 If it followa the pattern or other FRI investigative réports, it will stick to positive statenents cf what happeisd, discisaing baseless rumors by not mentioning them... .MEMUXZRKAEDAMUMAX FBI denied showing a picturs of Ruby to Mra. OSWALD before fatal shooting of OSWALD by Ruby (Writer's note: The picbure_ shown to Mra, 0 wags probably the unidentified American at Sov Enb Veaxico, carried up to Dallas - the picture - by LEGAT.) Mcscow, 2'Dec.! Izvestia sugescted today that the FRI was implicated in the shooting of Pres, iNeanedy's accused assassin, OSWALD. The Sev Gob published a front-pace report on Mra. QSWALD‘'s charge that FBI showed her a Photograph of her son's Killer before ths Pallas nightelub operator shot OSWAL OL , ! REV YORK TNZS - Oswald's Mother Talks about Money and "Class" je Awhre of Not naving | Either, She Seys, "That's Way We Lived, My Son and I", by Jack Lanceuth Article’ | tells about OSWALD’s mother's three marriages ani thé three sons, baptism of OSWALD 's baby, ste, Ft, (| | i | ; | | . ' { ‘ t f H } Peter FHIOS calls YZAKOV. Peter cays he 18 newspayernan from New York Timer and hat KOUYHATEIVO Indicated he should talk with YAZKOV. Man inside (Sov, End) says he unferatend, Peter gays it is Gifficult because tkey.do not. sptak each othe rs la: uni. Later vonan outeide tries to speak dut no one ansvers so she hangs up. | [ i i 4 WO calls the Sovenb Saying she is calling tor Peter KEISS, correspond-at, of the new | York Times, and aska for YAZYCV. Man Inside says YAZKOV is in Acapulco. WO says | thet rthenrenamcmbe nice rcersyeeyxein KOUPHARLAAG Baid to call and ask for ae ! . Woven insice says for KOUFAAICNKO cell the pices viflee on 15-23-04. wo thanks, Out (of Sovend) to 14.23.08, OBYEDZOV tals to HULEAPEMYO. os eays They "11 be bhonting you now fron the H.Y. Tins. Hues Don't let them phone again. CBY: | Listen fr YATSZOV is not here; Ee has left. KUNI: Why dic't you tell hin that? Whas have I..7 Ores; I've said that but he. he is asking for you asain. T seid a yoy are not he WV! Many thane. | OBY: They'll de phoning you now: KU: wo answer, ODT: w I said that he is not in, that he has left alresdi. KUMI: Pine” (Trans, Comments i = t definite | ‘yeluetence on the part of evecyon? to talk to this corresponden | of the Y. Times. ‘In fact OLY told him that YAT is out of tom, whereas only ijhr’ wk ae man he eon VATEYNIA thet haw huatend vaa aenine hore with the children. + \ ngs ther « ant rh PC Mo some
: ‘ ; ; : ! , Peter KOSS. of H. Y. Times asks Tor ALP DERI Van inside waye he is not here, to bait LIgivey i tonorrcy, Feter aske if it waild te possibie te go this afterncon or tomight. han | i ; : insides says tomorrow ak fron 3 to ll. Peter does not yneww if be will be in the city: , toccrrov but "ni modo", that ive is sorry to bother than 80 tush. Kan inside hanys up. ' i i Peter KIHS3S of B. ¥. Times asks to spsak with Ivan AL PIERIV cr the one in charge of Press LIERvor at the Sovecb. , Man inside san wait @ cotent. Peter says he is going throuch the city aod vould like an interview wich “be Acb for Just a few minutes. LECNOV says vait a moment that be will connect reter with the Amb's Secretary. LEC: Peter says thanks. Later | . ‘OV says the Secretary has not yst arrived ani the Anb is not, in and does not! know | if he willbe in later. or not, in fact that he hiczel€ juat arrived at the Emb. Peter Says perhaps it would be betters 12° be vould pass by the Enb because he is anxious about this appointvent and also with other Dnbasaies around there So please take down;his | oo ( | { | | (Peter's) nawe so ke can tell the Aab's Secretary his wishes, that there is an éAcearican correspondent in the city who vants to’ go speak with: the hab, LEONG 1 i | 4 t { | i 1 ONGY says okay ¢ give him : : his neze. |Peter F gives his rim, that be has teen sent to Meaico ty the N.Y. Tins, wt to do some vork en the acti, i witdes of "that Sefior Lee CSVALD, the ascasain ‘of car | president" and as you img the USSR Governmmnt hes ten Sharing with the U. 3S. povernment : thie businsas and ho really warts to talk a few minutes with the Amb and find o. ‘ i “this type,;- woat were his desires here" for as you know the Enbassy here (which, Embassy) | ; feels that all is not correct. LECHOV abe arrives, abcut the case, it emcees ene ene aepmaremnennte = eee ee ate ec | t | i } ¢ : i i Seys he will tell tie Anb‘'s Secretary when : ‘ de just that for Peter's infovmation the Amb is +lenning to go to Acapulco for the Movie Festival, but sometina today you will be advise : Peter says okay but in case the Amb does not have time, then find out what view | in: : the Emb can discuss this case and have ‘the inforration needed fer the interview "that that type had there” (why OCWALD was at the Soverb), LEONOY seys oxay, not to | vorry that he vill give the meieage Just es soc as gouecne arrives. Peter aghaiif | he vie to the Bru gerald he age for LEGIOV.: LEGIV maya it would ta parfactiv elrtebt. Peter ayolos'zen foe hie poor paien, IMGIOY enawaed in Kauvlinn (pariaot Eeglisn) i "Vy Englinn de sven worne,” Vater Pre ponds, “howe Baulich sounds yorderful,. Grwpduye ‘ t 1 i : 1 err 7216 - LITEMPO + aszxed CCD at 1200 hrs on 3 Dee tor urgent! traces on U, 3, eit Gilberto P, LOrez. / LITZMPO 4 states LOPEZ arrived MEX on 23 Nov en route to Ldbana, He has disapprared, no record. of trip to Habana. / LOTEZ bad F-8 (tourist card linited t t | { | to 15 days) re obtained in Tampa, Fla on 20 Nov. if Have not checked above with ODS: ' @ / Subj, PP 310152, left MEXI for Habana on 27 Nov via Cutana (only passenger abe rd), mm Source is Liriz. (See MEXI 7LIT - Nos in files’ found in 50-500-4/1, 2 Dee 63 ' SFL .. @iriist for 27 ov shows Gilberto LOFEZ U. S. cit PP #510162 Jeft Mexi for Haband. | Above being passed Arb Maan ant ODENVY Mexi,") No Station traces. / Appreciate darly| reply. i ; i 1 | whee : ‘ | | pty : SEC RET ! 7 , | | ‘ me ete ne tee creme Cee ee ee oe | { { ! i | | ee eh enemas mm mr cnn eee tt i | | | | | | 1 ‘ 4 4 ' i ‘ coer bowers = c cea eee memes oat Sekar
| 7 “SECRET | + i t ' i H Q | ! | , Yano to The Amb ‘from COB,’ Subj: Anvi-Cuban De: onitration in Fre cnt of ths Cuban Emb - wu Gros (same as pare 178 and 1h abova) | ; l | i | | I | 2 lee, 6 en PIL bnveleten of : WAVE ths AMIICE 1: ‘CW moneys rea'd WAVE 5O Nor reflected folls h. i ee » WATE OO instructions, A Leent caale with folloseup latter to-Paul at CI9 atdres Face upon A Ll retum Merl; B. A l waited 16 days without recdiving antwer go letter | ' sent PAUL: ©. Al contacted PESU ZN Enb 22 ‘iov attempting resatebliah contact with ' SUL.’ Al talked via teleoa with girl nansd Silvia who claimed be esc of consulate. Silvie denied knowing RAUL. D. 22 Nov Al sent another cable PERUSEN cIs addrees { | I { requesting meeting, B. 25 Nor A l.rec'd ursent wire fron RAUL seat fron Tacubay a, ' | D. P., 4¢d 23 Rov which eckuovledesd receipt A L wire and requested Al wait for Tpautl, \ | . ; i A 1 said "He terribly coved ty borrible assassination president” and fading : . acts must redouble strength fight red crine. G.: A 1 said CSOWALD face faniliar and | ‘ i may have seen him PBPUlen or “exi. Al wilh further advies. FH, 1 conyineesd GOC eanyloye Killers and eassernine, Thia revari mintione4 cass two persons killed Meri | by fou GERGEAE whe racelvad thaes hundre: dollars for dead fron PRE | I 1 | i + ! i t i Ory Hf End Axl, W111 alvine wiIitioal deteiis upon recntjt, / 3. vaca Payinst info m parall i above. : \ P, uch | | t on i Stee, : MOXY 720k =| (Refs MEXI 7216 - parm 205 above - OUZMVY locally (nol wiviaed of LOLA? | by Cobernacion contact) adivier LOYEZ cam into “ext at Nuevo Laredo on 23 Rdv. / ' ODERVY asking for Hqs check. 2 LOFEZ liste as having u.3s. passport. : | | ole te . 1en0 for cos from CHOAIEN, Subj: NW. ¥. Times Arti cle ‘on OSWALD. « Carl WIGDAIL visited me on the corning of 4 Dee. edition of the N. ¥. Tires. This was a stecy about OSWALD'’s visit ito Mexi, and went into great detail about where be stayed anc who he sav, MIGDAIL asked me if. the story was eccurate. \ | He brought with hid « cutting fron the 3 Dec West Coast | | | oo ZY told hin I did not knew. (I have refused to comnent to # MIGDA TL en| | 4 } 1 \ i ! } } | _ v any aspects of the OSWALD cease), / MIGDATL said he felt certain that the " Y. Tires | Treen TAPLAS' 4le. i man got his information fron Luis FARIAS’ fils. pin 26563 (Bef: MEZI 1203 ~- para 190 above) » Although we are cntident | inat lawn DG is a fabricator and that his retraction of his emfeasion is false, it. hes been ' that he should be LOFLUTTE©ZD. : FLUTTER is finished because ve ; that he will be nistreated. decided We do not vant him ssturned to Mie until after tie | fear that ht;will be too agitated in file, apprehensive! Pls arreng: with LITE“POS to have ALVARADO released [to | : us for several more days. Ask BRYERROTD 3 to rerain in Mexi to aseist us. / Mr. ‘Dev f ; ‘ of HUSODA vill arrive in Mexi 4 Dee, We de not want to blow him and preper that jexicans , not be avare of our plans to FLUTIOR ALVAZEDO until after Mr. Davis has left. ; He ray | Cc i pose as Dept of Justice nan. / FLUTTER sheild b:; performed cn private or hotel premises, SECRET i with tt, Davis in charge assisted by Mr. Clark Anderson of OPEINY ag interpreter] / Although it is Likely that ALVARADO will te’ returned to Hie dater, we de not: want to cecide this yet. It is irportant tefor ard daring the SLUITER that ALVARADO roy be
14-00000 ar ee cae oe 4 , t ‘ ! ia fear ef bodily harn, that he te rested, ete cta/ We realize that Vexiears and! Mies have som? equities and plenty of rights in this;cese, tut we do not want to stor and discuss jurisdictionel questions. BANA plsiinfors your liaison that these will . be som further interrogation of ALVARADO in Fexi tefore his return. / Advise iff you rua inte Probiens on this. , ‘ eee ee ' ! ; : MANA, L€27 (REF: DIR £6563 - pare 210 abevea) - EXYTIRCID 1 concurs further interroratisn | ! ALVARADO dn Mexi also in £ 3 recainia: Nexi as long as can b? of service to us thers. Interposes absolutely no problesi, ofiecing cexplete ccoperavicn and agreentnt ant : any vay be wish handle ALVARADO faterrojaticzs. | ! ee es : : MEXI 7229 (DIR ‘86563 - pura 210 above) - COS talked with Ecnevercia at | 1920 hrea pn. 5 fee, / Scteverria eaid A, He will orler LITE PO 4 to kak hold ALVATAIO uatll COD is completed with "aera aldizlonel quietioning”, B. In reply te COG FEGUEST ta “orn ALVARALO, Echeverria said yas, ce COS told Echeverria that qu net ioning would Le ! ' done Jointly with OZENVY and COS "gusraiteed” return of ALVAPALO to LITEMPO 4, | / Station has advised EHYIHROID 3 of deley for 2 or 3 days deperture of ALVARADO, E3 will hope to remain in Mexi, . / Submis! following pina for 248 approval A, Will! have. ‘Messrs. Anderson and Joe Garcia of LEGAT pick up ALVARADO & fron covernacion. ; : * B. ALVARADO will be taken either to former ZPERASE safehouse or Hotel suite. Advise. C. Anderson and/or Garcia will actas Interpreters for Mr. Tavis. Db. Plan to “porres” ALVARADO early toring of 5 Dec and hope we can return him on evening of 5 Dee. i : : EZ, Wi1L install microphones in eapart«nt or hotel on 4 Dec to insure meording, on H Davis /ALVARACO interviev, / Request E) YIEROSD 3 % te notified by his suyerlors to: res uin Yexi @ few. core day3 is Station MANA can ersang ) > this. / Aavise Davia ETAL | : | orr 86621 (Ref: 12xI 1229 - Para 212 atove) Your plen and progress rost heartening. ' , All parts approved with foil cormentus Exact roid of COZiVi man is vp to their ghise, but the role you outiine for them and the selection of personnel eeers perfect. We prefer hotel....1f MANA LdO7 fa not (epouza authority far EY THR ‘OTD 5 pls cable : VAiA for mort. ; ti ' : ‘ ¢ : { L) | ER(TUROTy 1 \ from Yewt at ULL7 ya Mert tine 2 Dec announcing E 2 { arrival MANA on TACA tolay 4 Dec brits ALVARADO. If this true need ceonfiz-ation ; t tefore 2:00 pu local tice tolay as 2 1 feels special handling and security precaptions required, '/ E 1, feele stroigly ALVAZAIO should not te retumec MANA tefore ‘interrogation 4 | i { t i warn W626 (refs DIK “45CE = pare 219 atove and MANA LCZ7 - pare 211 store) just reo'd telegran fron EF 3 sent comple ted.; Interrocsation avay from scene of eventa with subsequent difficulties checking Laws info mame follow up intesrog in KAKA irpractécal, | F ' 7 ee Sen i | j i ! | | “SECRET ee es Ce: . : ' ‘ ' ., se nme Ate I a AA ee ere meters enmnee cone ene mem Cami tmere bamanies apo Set cee meen cee cae che ane & ~ ee we een Gee a sonar cast mh t { ; — | ho a i ' ' , | : \ L | | _I
eo db SECRET EC bo | ne ; . Dm C6659 (Refs om C6621 - para 213 above). - Mr. Davis arrives MEXI on American al it $a ae mee poe . 35 at 2351 on & Dec, WALL be traveling on tourist card unless he can get Mexi v . today in his official passport. Will carry FIA TER instruvent and should be metjand assiece3 through custocs, if possible without blowing his conmection to KUBARK ofr wit this case,: @ Pls reserve suitable convenient Lowel roon. / Feques*®, ALVAFADO not ibe | interrcrated further until Mr. Davis taxes over, Further interrogation might cor fe cate, BLVELADO ghould rest and eat well, Ieper “ant be not spend tolay worrying: ‘too fmech. t VEXI 7222 (Ref: . MATA Lee = pare 214 atcve) REPCAPOID 3 reraining Mext until tnderrol gation of ALVARADO co-vleted. / Will advise MATA ETA vhen mown. “f Believe return ALVARADO accompanied by E 3 will not tm prior to 7 Dee. : | | i t i ' M2XI T2339 (Pals DIR ULLDY = para 215 above) fs eta a previows ly ‘we cannot moatante avains. any vaggeags searches without working thru LITEM ant blowing KURATA co nection to traveler, | ' oe ; ; ' i Hy i t , VEX 7241 - Station holding all reels fron 22 Nov 63 for both Cuban and Sov Embasgiea.| / Uniess advised to contrary, Station will erase routine tapes Soverd keeping normal twa weak leg. Can retain Cuban tars as long as Hqs wishes. If period to extend | indefinitely, my need more tapes, Have two mor ths supply new tapia at Station. em : | I i tee, _ KEXI rails (Pats (A, DIR G4E5T © pare 25 eboves B. DIR Bil - pare 36 above; C. taxr | . FO61 - para & above) LICALLA, LILYRIC and LIEIVOY overage of KOSTIKOV and ALFRRLEV| thru 30 Nev indicate no particular deviation of their moce activit ies, no travel outside MEXT. { ! ‘ | eon / Memo for th Files from COS, Subject: Gilberto LOPEZ! U.S, cit. - On 3 bee ¥) Lrteveo L . reported that cne Gilberto LOFEZ, U.S. cit who urrived in Mexi on 23 Nov “looked suspicious", / LOPEZ, according to LITEMTO 4 ha:t Fi: 8-2455% (a limited,;15 day, tourist card) issued in Tespe, Fla, cn 20 Rov 55. / t% % said Goternacion had, as lof . Ed 3 Dec "lost" Gilberto LOFEZ. They wert looking for hin. / BL 4 asked for any data from the U.S.A. i eee 2 ee ee ee | { | | | aan DIR €6761 (Ref) | MEXT 1216 - para 205 avov:) ~ Our chsek with ODACID on Gilberto . 3 LOPEZ has produced nothing as yet, Very difficrt for OLACID to do anything fast | with Sabject's name and passport nuvter only. ifope they cen t#11 us somthing wy | noon five les, / Pirst OLENV’ traces shew comtiving ona poseibis Gilterto LOTEZ tn | pro Castro activities in Los Angtles, Will est more and advice, If LITE“PO & can | | us Gilberto's birthdate {6 will hels I've assum that you bave not d_ LITEM, E Thet 6 1Ar#Z flew to Cuba on 27 Nov tease you do not WENns 3 bles the fils + operation. This problem is up to you. 2 @ ae
t . ; 4 a ‘ NSXI 7eS3 (Ref:. DIR Sé7al - pare N21 above) ~ LITENDO 5 reporteit to COS lat | 4 * ’ a « 74) ek Jeo that, A. LOPES crossed at Laredo Texas on 23 Nov; B. Reristered in Reosevelt Hore) ' Mexi City on 23 Nov at 1000 ers Fexi City tite in rocm 203; C. Dpparted as. onl i passencer on Cubana flisht on nizat 27 Nov for Habana. Caecxed out of hotel at 1900" ! ars. / LYTEPO 4 has a good photceraph of Gilberts LGZZZ taren at airport on denurture. | Wiil c2t copies. / Re para 3 LIVEMPOS run airport so data re flights to Cube available , to them, Stetton did not report LIFE cata to Lk. / Will attenpt eet birth date. | ' : { Tee, ! : ! i t wn ae e ! . DIR S6976 (Faf: MEXI 7222 - para 17 above) We notes your reservations about ge sting | Mr, Davis throeuch cvstos secureiy but decided to rely co ycur assets anjway. Mr. Davis did arrive, ets. P Seve @ _ Presuas . is cenfira. / AS you Mazx® your final plass for LOFLJATER | pls let us know location and set up. : ar et é Ws y a e | MENT "7255 (Ref: DIR ESSTS - para 225 above) - Peter X. SOODREAD arrived, mt by KIS | ; ! | exd got through custons with a0 provles. / After study with LEGAT have decided hold | dnterrocation at Apart #C, Calle Merida 166 which was used by KUCLUB personnel fur ! i ABGENEPATES L.P. Tails completely backstopped by being rented tor "vieiting Awricias”.. ' ‘ ' Ho future plan to uze spar. by Station.’ Apart bldg has no watchran, no adjo{nin, aparts i . ne : ‘ or bldze. Messre Clark Anderson aid Jce Garcia of LEGAT studied apart on 4 Dec with DOCS. ; , / WOODHEAD stayed at apart cn night of & Bec and approves. / Plar. to have Andersus and ! \ | Garela pick up ALVARADO and bring sia to apart. Mexi police will accompany to ayart but | i ‘ will not enter bldg. ; Anderson alosze will interpret. / Will have RESCIGNO in bed-pom to ! ‘ 1 monitor and record interrocsation. RESICICNO will not be blown to Ancerson, Garc.g or Mexicam .- . ; j / Plan to have interrcgation begin at 1400 ars 5 Dec, adjourn overnight end contiaue | \ ' ; ' morning of 6 Dec, / Plan send copy of tapes by WIODUEAD Af possible. ‘ ' 1 | MEXI 7267 (Ref: MEXI 7256 - para 224 above) - Prelininary questioning as per ref took ' ; piace. Initial attituce af one of resentuen: acain3t Enb for turming over to Mexicans, after his volunceering help ard agatnat Mexicans for treating bin "like @ cog”? //view above, question of LCFLUTTER not y3t breached. Migracion insse srectors taking him oat for good meal tonight in hopes prolonging upeving of rapport reached ty interrozators! toward } 4 | end of session. / Hore kev early afternoon 6 Dec whether ill take LCFLUTIER., Peefer | | : H a cable sunmary efter readiog more cefinitive point In Interrogation. ' ; , | | \ John HETTIZ asus if Paul KEMEOL has gatcered any influence on the Mexican politival acene : Hy ; .@8. far as the ascacgsination is carsernei. Ne, be has not gotten « thine on it. raul i ! i axxfier thinks the only taing it could have done was to dupress the politi a} 14 9F ® about i ; 1 the spontaneity of the sympathy for Kenasdy. Oniy this, but bain’t gone into ery | : ! much. Apparentl, they di@ reuct tpontarsousiy, but titan you could look at Pexilsjvotes, | SECRE | in the U.N. on the CAS, on Venezurla-Cutan ceal and you can ses that it didn't mace @ lot | | | of difference. Mo, not co international front, ‘Jrhn dow not think it would mab ' iY | @ny: aLfferinus to veri poliica. No, or inside, Peak raya. | | ‘ | wee ow
: ' i 238 i t =a Ne rae frAken ey this??? “ay 4: “UTES on latins??: SECRET ge ee ga me ge ating nee Ae Be) at Maple vemes oe stan cae etn pe ne ae a om : : ‘ ' i : . ' | i . | | | | i : ; { A ’ } ' \ FMA 22561 (Refi A. MEXI 7203 - para 196 above; 'B. MEXZ 7209 £ pare 195 above) «| attdenee are. copies of the, Next interrozation report or Gilberto ALVARADO Usarte. / The last fquoted) portion is ALVAFADO's statement in wrich ho admits that the story, /abo % hi seeing CSEALD in Cub Consulate in Fexi and having seen OSWALD! paid. money in the Pub Con, is felse. JA Cory of this repert was elven te Coan vive locally. ; | | 1 | eaIA 22579 (Ref: VEXI 7253 - para 222 above) - Attached 4 are copies of a puto of Gilberto LOF27., U.S, citizen, taken night 0: 27 ov at Maxi airport by Mex authorities, | Subject | Ghecred into Mext Hotel poorevelt, Av. Insureentes 287, at 10 on 25 Mov 63, Ae stayed in roon 203. At 1500 brs on 27 Nev Subj chs heeled out, cf the Hotel Reocsavelt and at 2100 hrs ch 27 Nov Subj departed Mexi for Fatana, ‘ ‘ Subj was listed on Cutana fit #465 of | 27 Nov es the only passerrer. A crew of nine Cutans vas listed. Subject used U. S. Passport #310162 which consaintd a Cuban (LITE“PO/k) states the tining and clireusstances surrounding ani departure for Habana are suspicious. departure from Mext, “Courtesy) visa; / Sources, Subj's travel through Mand / Srirce ureant ly Paquetes all date mee IBN 1257 (ets YET 692 «= not in file, not, atatracied) Poll. fanulin LIURAA-1 meet th YOSANET 4 Dae, A. be annensinesion, Wi% cell act incesprehanaible teceune sabia nt effect chenves in U0. enpaclally foreien poliev or tanefit reaciete. CAALND Cor. tendencies if. true, or stay Russia had no ering erie tecaune Cho dimetivd ninte ‘tlie of LENLi considered oppreesion opp ments only davaced Connie movement. / B. (Contre ict.Lond aberit crime: Use % different types of arms, inability account for, OSWALD apprehencion | far from 6ite of assassination, som bullets explosive others not. i KUZ inordinately | discencerted by L-1 questions re COWALD entry exit work rarriag: Soviet Union. Ez ‘plained that although not cocron, foreientrs can work Sav Union, Thea stated and repeat d he, did not mow details but doubtless there were speelal circutstances OSWALD's cage. enipration Ruseian wife, no res srictions but few left Kod Sov Unioa tecauze paychoio tealdy attached Sov soll. / L-l aszed K if Sovesb comld assist finsncleily in desuance eavazine Fevista Monitor of which L 1 editor. Favel Anteasevich YATIVOY about it 2 onsular K replied L lL eculd.telk with congul | tat doubted any official help ean oes | | Gilberto Policarpo LOPEZ, tern 26 Jan 40 in Enbava, Cute. Both his parents were Y. S | citizens, / His address at tioe he got ais inst U.S, pessport was Cerro 1307, Coas ejora Arango y Carvaial, Cerro, Habana, Cuba, / Hus last U.S. Faz sport expired on 25 jan 63. (above - original sent to LITESFO;&) i } YEXI 7288 - ERYTHROID 3 returning MASA PAA as 531, 7 Dec. Requests advise his ole to meet hin. ' . . ‘ . . : SXL Te89 ~ "ALVARADO LOFIUITER indicated he fabricating fects af nis story. linte trogatton revealed Subj unsure of day of week allecedl: saw OSYALD. Thinia that it was on iTussday which would have been 17 Sept. / Whan shown shotcs of OSWALD during testing, decdption pattame vere evidenced, when Subj vas confronted with this he stated that he nda utpost ; ree a ae
wi. Des. Waere ds ref??? t : i : ‘ 1 ! t telicar: . is @ firet nane - origin is: foe 4 we with avtacned picture??? a | [5,7 Dec ; : | t 4 aa. 7 me. - oles : { | é: 2 Re | bo | i i | | i cf : \ od arc. of Dec. “t | . “SECRET ' \ . ' . | i ee ee cece te mort eit ae ened eens tbe rennet ie Santi ree mere ‘4. Felli, taco too LESAT dated!1) Mar itn.% .n0ley. Is Gilterto Policarpo LiicZ iten vith Gilberto LOFEZ Granados : i] | i ‘ t ! t PAY one a ee i i l ddentifieation of CSWALD, / WOODHEAD arriving Dulles 7 [nc on AA 55. / Echevercte, é _ hold ALVARADC until 9 Lee so EMTHRIID J will not have to acecmrpany. (" : ' ‘ : ‘ j ‘ ‘ ' | Pp db by] SECR EI _ Se Subj einittin: that he ‘must have made how et mistake in relating ‘opiginal stor} in pis pir 69188 (Ref: eaee 7235 - not in file: not abatrasted ~ not found; pocstbly ¢ trar: epositicn of nuzbers, i.e, MEXI.7253 - para 222 above): Youlmay pass LITEMFO 4 following fron; ODACID but do not tell him it from CDACID: A. Gilberto Policarpo Lopez with! sase | passport number born 26 Jan 4Oiin Habara, etc,, ete. (info given to LITEMPO- §, See | para 220 above) / This man 13 not identical with the Gilberto LOPEZ who was assou!! ess! with pro-Castro goups: in Los Angeles. We hope to: get mo re from CDENVY on Gliberca Police rpe Lott. Wil advise. ; i ; : { ; i 1 H ! | : DIR 87666 (Ref: FRXE 7289 - ' pare 2 32 abcve) Presum all concerned now agree ALVAMAPO vill be returned to Hic. We sati3filed his + hols story about seeing enyone paid to: ascussindte pres vas a hoax.' / We want to ‘avoid all posaible'mishaps which right induce ALVARADO to resume jhis fabricating on this case, £0 we request that Mexi and Nic authorities teke no punitive measures azeins+ hia beyonc. de ‘erting: him to Nie. £ SBRIHROTIDS can glve hia sorething useful and non-sensitive to co for a few months it will help. /. Fe@l th wind-up: of this tric: y incident speaks for itself, / Yhaics to all hends, H i i WEXT 7290 « LITEPO & advised COS on 7 Dee that ALVARADO will be returned to MANA by TACA} flt #775 departing Mexi at €9:0 bre on & Dee: / Pls advise EPTHROID 3% who arriving, ANA T Dee oa P.S.S. ! ; THE NEW YORK TID=ZS - Lee Earvey Oswald - The Nan and The Mystery; Suspected Assassin of a Kennedy was Withdrawn and Friendless; Turned to Marx in High Schocl., - by Donald JASON - Article: sbout the type chastcter OSWAL) vee | | THE ‘NEW ORK TIMES - Following artioles: | oswald chafed at Life in Soviet. He wrote, } He waa Eager to Return to U. S.. by Ja:k LIN SGUTH; Dalles Suspends Critical Teacher. | She Says View on Climat of Hete Led to Ouster.: Texts of Letters to Pro-Castro Croup | (six letters printed which OSWALD wrot? to Fair Play for Cuba Committee): Six Oswpid | Letters: are Given to FBI. Pro-Castro Group Hare Finds Notes in its Flles.: Texts b Oswald Letters to Mother on Soviet Tris. Kennedy" s Guard Brings Questions. Exchber i) Secret Service faises Queries in Slayi: IE. | i ; | ‘ | EXCELSIOR « FBI Gets Hervey ~etters + The FBI obtained copes of letters OSWALD’ sent! to | ! Fair Play for Cube Cortes orfgicalo want to FBI sali Vincent Theodore Lee, 36 of N.LY., chairman of FPCC. . : \ ' po Do ef ee : ¢ | i ! | | Mother | | successful
14-00000 Peer Sr eneany Comme sce Understand he pouching thees ito his AAS on le Dee also, ! 1 calg ove at vicctte tke (chetraan of | | MEXT 7335 « ‘Maxt newspaper Exceleior carried, story cni9 Dee of Vicente L (Chesrnen fe) . Fair Play for Cuba Comristee in ll. Y. } exchange? of setters with las OSdALD. / Following | : to BENAQUM from "ODENVY source” who was durected fer many years by /EZNADUM in Mexico. | | ' .OLENVY source known to CCS and to URQUEART (at Hqs). ,Source is U. 8. cit Conmun ist onl | member of American Cowile group in Mexi in good stsnding, Source reported on 10'Dec thats: A. Sourcets close friend Elizabeth Callett de MOR (Betty MOPA) Amtrican negresd, Coie _& who now naturalized Fexi and wife of Francisco “OR (Mexi Commis) had been called to Cub - |. f Enb and told to forget that she saw Vicent LEE in Cuba in Dee €2 and Jan 63,| / Batty HORA end her husband ars frightened because they, both teRieve LEZ and OSWALD had closq relation. ; ; : La Pry yee shoe bel lelel | | bo p | i | ; ; 4 clrou! ‘SEORT 7 : 3 - Dm &TTTO (rers MEXX J241 = pare 218 above)! Pis'do not erase dny Boviet or rn wl { ? : ; until. further notics. Advise how much, more teps you need, { | + *: | rd ns cos from RIGGS - APERART was told yeate ay but I told: ‘him not to a the L : prople « just keep brincing in the reels td ti .4e.. We have @ monthi to aix wieks ne ; Nevertheless, am requzating 500 naw ones - if ndt readed for this,;w can store half i | them with MYCHARITY for noteyat~known targets, (This nota attached to MEXI)T2h1) - para 239 above) | : ' { ; { .y Tie rEW YORK TUES « Otvald Met Offers of Priendahiy With Culiness .| by ai a SON | } { ; i | ; | _ ‘THE NZ4 YORK TIMES ~ FBI's Risk List Ovitted Oswaid, ' Seeret Service Got ram ore Yannedy's Trip. ~- by Joseph A. LOFTUS | i : 2 for ! ‘ t i ‘ : { i { my : THE NEW YORK TIVES « Beyond a Doubt, FBI Concludes. fe Acted rene lend Did he ow ralby, \ | i Says Seport to Warren Inquiry Panel. j . : i H ' | . @ i , 1 i ' is > ema td COB from Registry: Vincent LEE (U.S. head of Fair Play for|Cuba Committe - para | 3 : 937 above) - LER trayele’ fron Imzico to Cute on 2f tee (2 with patoport fpo7z217. / | \ ! a | IZ traveled from Cute to Vazico on 21 January 1962 / (Blizabath MiA traveled from Vantod | s te Cuba on 3 ine (2 with courtesy panaport TOG, Blizatath Cati4ast (sic) an MIA i | 2 traveled from Cube “9 Vazico on eh Jan 64 = tha ears piers an SLE) ' i | £ ; i f IEXL 742k (Refs A. MEXI 1256 - - para 224 above. 8B. DIR E7666 |- para 23h above) 1x | | | & Six tapse on which interrogation of Gilberto ALVAR/DO done by Peter K. WOODIEAD being: ! | ony pouched by HWY“A 22600 on 12 Dee, / Copies of these six tapes given to LEGAT (who |was * ‘ ¥ & interpreter for WOODHEAD) on 10 Dee. i ; l | 1 | \ ship and probably LEE in on “planning” of OSWALD as saseinet ion of rss K. / Station | ’ as shov that Vincent LEE travelled to Cuba fron in £3 Dre 62 with U. 638 ! : cy 52173 returned to Mexi fron Habana on 21 Jen Patty MORA Batsn8 : on 20 Dee 62 with "courtesy pascport #7864" and setumed on samt flight) es v nent LER i , on 21 Jon 63. /: Para 2 above will be received by, OLEIVY locally from their soured and’ | TP Aktane | Hgs should treat in manncr to protect ECUADUA contact. | : '
14-00000 Lei, Ll tee. c-7. VL Tee wrat H14 OCWALD tell SPAPR 77 and LEV? @ oul ~ an fh - aRCe ha wth, Srbe:rselen tells KIRS3 on fferent story. | | | H : i . i i | i \ ‘ } | ' i WEXI 7347 “| sone en Clear attachnente to Beta -2 €ol (Top Seerst Lauricle sent to ¢ /eUDO poucnea iz Dee pertain to OSWALD application toe Cuban visa and C:bun "line" that! ‘vorth American reactionaires wished to make Cuua ~ victin of their criminal desions.” / Have no local dissen of tats material / Seurces LICASA/1 | PP EE ye SEORER) pd | OVE ) REXI 71352 (DIR arto. - para 239 above) - Current use tapes about six doz > week! tor both Cub and Sov Emb lines. ...i./ Is there something particular vhich Ment should wash £ for | or should tapes and or transcripts be pouched figs. | . i THE REY YORK TES ~ Oswald Assatied Right-Wing Viswe: Spoke Out in Public After tending Dallas Rally - by Donald JANSON.. alan A Troubled Marine by BL11 BECrER (OSWALD “fs demoted from Private Firet Clase to private while in Japan. Chief Warrant Officer Edward J SPAHR! said that OSWALD “was my jersunel problem during |that' tires. Not even hia om mother knew | him like I did," although, ha gave a lengthy statement. to the ROL aout CA WALL hal leelinad to give erecifios to. te reporter. | : | ; | { j : ! t : i 1 ‘ Memo to The Amb 'Cee to cos) fron LEGAT,. Subjects . OSWALD - pace & states that 3 les icsbue of western edition of New York Tinea written by Peter KTHSS said that GOVALD took! a 2: 20 p.m bus on Tnureday 26 Sept from Nusvo Laredo for tne 750 mile trip to ena at “ext onl Fs siday, Sept 27, that the trip was made on a Transportes ‘Frontera bus. (pora 197 above) Fis ; advised that this info was furnished to him Ly one Lucio LOzE2, a@ clark in the Trpasportes | Frontera office in Mexi. KIESS said LOPEZ had toid hin the Tinistry of Gobernacitn hal gotten, this info from the Nuevo Lareio office of the bug conran;. / It is to te notsd thas | Sources in the Ministry of Governacion have indicated. cheat investi.ation to date in Nuevo I Laredo and Mexi City has failed to uacover ary info regarding OSVALD's travel fro wUevO | Laredo. to Mexico City. ..ee ; ; | | DIR aaeue - ODE pushing to vind. up ite analysis of Mexi aspects this case and ure ently needs resulte fron interrcgation of 3ilbie IKMAN and her husband daring their sec WI We conjecture she may not have been interrogated at all during her second arrest fe pls | find out the facts and advise. ... . : , [ ' i , . { : { EXE 136 (Pets, MEXI 7362 « not in file, not abs ‘tracted: found in DURAN P-7969 = pect ref | | DIR 88642 = ‘para 251 above - "Since l2 Dec is Mexi holiday cos unable reach tthe LIVero 4 or Echeverria. / WALL attempt comply in'full with ref on 13 Dec.") DURAN arrests secbnd tine 27 Nov, interrogated 28 ard reisaced 29,Nov. Interropation based on questions prepared by, Station and approved by ODENVY here. { A. | Asked ter relations with nunber of i iividuals| includ ing seme invented neses end other  reutbterea omers of cars uhe_eten in durl ye | an 63 ‘survelitance by LIVAINTS. Diselaimed’ jmowledgs of wll. 3B. .Claited neverj.emter of: Liga Leninista Esparteco or PCH, as agreed with ideas ‘of neither e except a3 regardg support | for Cuba. ¢. Ciaired no affiliation with ICAP, nor connection with Sovemb he re yich only, visited once at an:iversary of revolution. D. Remembered OSHALD perfectly and ahhied he | perils oo es we ewe Nee med me. { ‘ coer oe ; : Ae angen = PAE ye <ehi we
14-00000 SECRET ‘yore glasses, in Enb. No new people arrived at End arcund tims CSWALD visit. “PT Rdmltted one 15 day. -yeaulted from the interrogation of ALVAPADO on 5 Dee ©% and 6 Dee 6% by Peter K, WOODHEAD. ‘assume GURNVY quedtioned NIETO on aller mn Dallas ecntacts, since, ref A reported only thet RIZTO could give info on Dalles contacts ., “ t ‘ ‘ oi | SECRET _ | op i EY i Kaew of no red haired n haere Othe rvise no addition | to original 84 Lory. trip to PPRUMEN in 6L, none,since and hai no plans ‘go. 1 1 1 ! { | iDenied had requested Amb send her | there after first interrogation.’ / Pagret not having forwarded this sooner, bul saw: ‘absolutely no contribution toe resolution basic systery par rticularly after ALVARADO LOFLUTTER. | Pouching | questions and full interrogation report 12 Dec. gi XI 7362 (out of place) See para 252 above. ; | , | i t | are copins of. the six tarp pes “which EMA 22600 (Refs MEXI 722k» para 245 above) : Attached /,. LECAT acted as interpreter. / ...LESLT given ecpiss of thise tasea. / Original e1x tases ara being held in ext City GStaticn, ‘ ‘ \ i Keno to LEGAT. from COS, Subject: Interrogation of Silvia Tirado de DUPAN durina her “second arrest” - Attached ere a) Mexi report of interrogation and t) list of questions supeested to Hexicans. These were showr. to tr, Ancerson in draft prior to pandas to Yexioans. pin 979 (Refs DIR Fa291 = not in file, not abstracted: VEAL 7020 - pars 3% above) ULENTY investigation shows tar of F. Morvan lanieli with Plate TA 502 which Maxi reported outcide Cub Emb on 21 Oct had not teen outside Tove around that date. We attach no sreelal significance to this. / Bti11 checking omore other cars, ! ' IESAA 2ef25 (Pets | EXT Bh - pere 252 above) Atached art 8) Hext Governwnt inehropation . _Feport on ths “seconé arrest” of Silvia... and b) list of suygsated questions submitted \ by Station, fia copy of each of thees wun’ ‘given to LEGAT. | \ { ; “DIR £268) (Refs MEXI 7352. - pare aug abbve) | Upon receipt you may resume usual practic: i of keeping Cub and Sov tapes tvo weeks and then erasing, but pls do not ersse tapes made 4 between 22 Nov and present,’ Will adviss.: H Do no's pouch to Has! / Pls continue watch for Sov or Cub reaction to investization} evidence of their complicity, slena they putting ont | propaganda about case. FYI: only, Sov intel in India had letters sent p to ODYOKE leaders ; demanding full investigation of case, / Hos many tapes do you want to mepince those ! by para 1 ? . | ' : i i i ' : ; | pio iy i of | _ i WAVE png (Iefes 4 not! sent: Vaxl = WAYE 6658, DIR STTHC, WAVE b746) JENTCHS r4tumed WAM 12 tea. | In edition to COTO chanel), mublina! pare 5 mf C, JRNTUNS alan innaludead In his latter te UTA auenant ion het, VHGTAR anid tan nena nerAial aouree aal otbar daLat in, vie NKIT joueh tn AIRY IE Hey loser hi 1s Aicatan fale Armond) Blea, USITAN anowld ask JEL Bis pein Jetler jareine ly ta JE tied up | tA (a ae aL ae ay ai? or po oto bo :
ar] an 4 a oe @ Cheek Betty MORA i ~ sees cen tae soe at —naerabnne ‘Lack DWE Maring | | i | | | | : 4 i + i 3 | | | | | po SECRE ot . t oF fort G : Rel po ae DIR G426G (Refs: VZXL 125 ~ pare 22 ebove) (gen) 4 19): v4 a 4 2 ‘(gee para & above): In pera two raf 341s! DURAN states that ArAHICIO hes a ta lephone and that ita nusar is heats lor bye ‘ analysis of this cane, cen Mexi ehed dight am who AVAHICIO lu, wasther he hes thal. hae p, avi whet thie mlgnt have to do with our case, Wq gurus Lt night mapely heva teen a wida remark to sore Lyotanler in the congulete, Advise, / Ble have ‘aonitors wale avery at fort, tq ideatify voices of various Gove to vhen OOWALD epoke on the Lalephone or who i with ‘ { bis case with Gilvia LUEAN. (14: In yanoth writing 14-12-99 not Listed 1962.) { ‘ (SOT: COS wrote on calve “He is Faul APARICIO, ‘Cuban Eb official.) Memo fron LECAT - Tatir 123 reported car bearing’ Texas license KR 5772 (099 pare 28 avove)' ‘ observed at Cub Emb during time OSJALD was in Mexi, is registered to Heralnio WAM? Martins, dros Sanatorio DaLinde, Tuxpan #23, “ex, for a 1465! Buick, / Theatr W43 also advited pf uifo from - wax ore Rotart Rises CAIANT, Unceute of Canta Clara Prison Fara in California, the: ne amg i c*n active in the asti-ChoT.9 underyourd in Mart for: past tiz yre under the nerayol Genecal leokerte de Ramonio CONTE where he Lag under hin coment a secret ermy of S.A) nen in “ast, Ne aladaa to have « “secret, ayeny” woreing in Cub Eeb hace and alleves the GJUALU was fnjthe {ub isu of le Juby ¢ €3 to cbtain a vice to Tule. He etains that COdALD eteyed in Mext for about one pare at that time’ and suppesedly traveled here by aicplene. GALLAKT claina that bis usent in the Cub Bab polnted CSWALD out to bin in Mext last July. / LEGAT f1les reflect that GALLANT was arrested oy Mext authorities and deporte! to the U.S. in Aug 63 al our request in-view of fact he was Wanted on! forgery charges. in California. GALLANT was.born. 19 Mar 22 at Clartnont, Mew! Hempshirg and! is married. to a Mexi oit. :He was sesiding & at the corner of Cali and Montiel Street, Apartl 342, Col, Lindaviste- at ke the tise of his arrest on @. Aug 63. / FYI: CSWVALD departed Nuevo Laredo far Mexi City at ‘ 2 p.m. on 26 Sept on Fischa Roje tus No. 516. Sore of OSVALD's vellov passeng® ral on this bus have peen identified, and a Eritigh couple who ocserved hin cn the bus stated he was traveling alone and, | left the bus in Yexico City alone. / For recention there is atvached a copy’ of the 2:sections of the Mexi tourist card (F4 8) utilized by COWALD. in entering and leaving wext. HYMN 12193 ‘= .....Thanks for Station's help'in case. /,Basically, what the New York vires has printed \ about the report is ali crue. We have meanghile. been flooded with Culrications, ‘lof waich the ALVAPADO story vas the most trozplescns. /// ; John FETTIZ with Robin (7). Robin was involved in essassination stories, Had tq vo to Washington, . % John i€TTIZ says he will eat his hat tf “there aren't people behind OSWALD and Ruby and he will : eat his shees if these aren't ultra-rightists.” ‘Jonn PETITE does nob believe al tulg business, 7 let of talk about being one lone wad man.! John des not believe it. ; ‘ | , a . 1 . , t . } ! i HAMA 22627: (Ref: XEXI 7325 «para 2&6 above) - Arfeched are a) 2 copies of photo cr Vincent LES taken at airport prior to his toacding Cubana flight #565 en route to Habana on 23-lee 62,' bd) Copies ef the Fassencer Manifest of Aeronaves fit #401, showing LOZ's travel trou WY. | to Mexi on 26 Dec (2. ¢) 2 Coptes of Cutan manifest $405 cf 20 Dec €2 showing LEE's travel from Nexi to Hatane. d) Copies of Cubana manifest for a flight on 21 Jan 63 shoving LEL's: return to Mexi from Batana and e) Ccples cf Aercnaves fle ghoo of 22 Jan 63 showing LEE's |t,avel from Mexi: to N.Y¥.C. / As noted in ref, Betty MORA is very concerned over her association in Cutie and travel | pat ee eh ee * | ne OS CN ne ce ce os Pe on aes ae a *
° S mieneeneliee ea SECRET SEC RET (om 21 Jan 63) with Vinwint Len, C1) ettastennta in Let pelt 5) Politica mayagine publishes an article by PidaAl CAITRG on “Cute Anta el Aseainate de Kennedy” DIR SCALT - Request Stafion photecrarh entire station p file on Valeriy Viadintrovich KOSTIKOY and pouch ona copy or microfilm in firet pocsible pouch. Also rques on file and on KOSTO/CY's activities and relationship to other Sovs Mexi. Thin enalyais would accerpany photes if possible. If rot, pis cable. / Little in NYS file on KCGTI“OV and your info and study will be a vital contribution to our press tation to Warren Co~rissten. WAL TiS (Rafe DIR GOLUT = para 246 above) Peouching copy KOSTIVOV flle and analysis in priority dispatch EMA 22652 o/a 20 Dec. Crier met poich deadline and satisfy qs request ASAP, Station unable excise true staffer naves fron tile £ routing sheets, TATOOS, ate, & Station subject comments DIR WSS (Ref: WEXI 7115 + pare 154 above) Quy oesent plan_in peseing info to Warren _Gormiasion J3.42.214~inate mention of taps, in orter protect your continuing ops. “WHY rely inst+ad on Statewnts of Stivia’ ones arvl on c@teants of Sev Con Tlie woien Sove pave ODACID here, Pils shows both GCOWALD and wife Gicrering with Sore in Vash by wail to est permlaaion return to Russia. / Evact detailed info tron LiTASILS 7 and 9 on Just what Silvia DURAN and other officials said about ConALD's visite and his dealings would te vaivable and usable corroborative evidence, Request you reqaestion thes carefuliy on these points, attenpting cet as much authentic data as possible, without aixing in «hat they meow fron newspaptre. Pls cable surmaries and poith detalled statements. M2XI 7527 (Ref) DIR 69366 - pare 269 above) 14-12-99 is home nunter of Raul APAPICIO Norales, Culturel Attache of Exb, Doudt any connection OSTALD as APARICIO was on sick leave during signifi- cant period. / Re para two Refs” Ss2 PEXT 7033 (pera 41 above), No further info available as taps have been sredged, (Ste para 4& above) MEXI 7550 (DIR KiCO - para 252 above) Pls air pouch 70 doz. tapes. Avout 20 doz, tied up with Sov and Cub traffic 22 Nov to 153 Der. Addit terial 10 doz, needed for CTGANG op. MAI 7615 (Refs DIR GUh66 - pare 2) above) LITAMIL 9 has nothing additional to offer beyond acegunt of VEXE 7115 (para 15% above) except taat Silvia aid at that tims that she was perfectly willing travel to U.S. to confront OSWALD if necessary. L9 did not talk to Silvie about OSWALD visit, merely stood around with other staff mesbers while Silvia reccunted arrest, interrogation, releases, Silvia did not rention any cetaile ef her encounter with OS#AUD. / LO reported on 27 Dee that Silvie has not reutrned to work since reisase fron second arrest. Her husband was anery ever POMD ROA note wich rede cause eeletre ef affair, told PBN WIEN exb official that RCA note dargm inaccurate in claining Silvia mistreated by fezi polices. ad
14-00000 iD. G dan DIR 92765 Request very diserset che ek te learn whether AMCAL4 26 (TCE) unwitting Cuban propagarfa writer for AMPAL4 project at wAVZ, has visited Varyf since susessination of Kennedy, ® ASPALH 26 bas originated @ report trat CLWALD had @ long conference with Cus Anb i. Mexi in restau. ot rast on outskirts of Mexzi. AMPALM 26 report cas found its vay ut into unofficial «nalyais of oa whole case prepared by Cuban osycholozist, Jose I. LASAGA in Miaci. / De not wish 4'PALM 26 to * iearn his identity as sycrce this i:fo has teen divuleed by LASAGA. Pls cheek innluration x records and local sources vireo might ow. o7n. 6 Jan DIR 92767 (Refs: DIR 92766 - para 772 above) IZM is Salvator DIA Verson. Ie, & Jan Hote to EOWADUM: Pls ce-erwine whether or not a Cuban writer, preuently in Mienl, has visited Yexi. His name is Salvador DIAZ Vergon. “75, 3 Jan MEXI 7690 (REPS: A. DIR 90427 - para 266 above; B. MEXI 5953 - not abstracted, not in file; . C, WMA ce652 - para 267 above) Eeldeve foll info which supplemental Ref © report worthwhile in : inclusion #23 presentations The unidentified Cov of Ref Bo wan wath leryey lilkolayevsich ANTONY _ (Chief Latin American Lept OE) hes now taan positively Wentified by LIFE as voting Valerly _ Vielimirovich KOSTILG], . crf, © Jen VEXI 7662 ~ Althouch aseume info telov probably not pertinent since first nane OSe\LD's wife ie Marina, wish nevertheless report foll: 7 Nov 63 Aeroneves f1t 400 to N. Y. mantrest lists passenger "de OSWALD Elena". No ctier apparent pertinens nases emonge other 16 passsazers. ITT MEMS to Boonstra, ec to COS, fron, LEGATs-~Gubjeos:--OSwALD ~- Attached results of an interview of one Yler: o RGTAS MEER Nia be Guadalajara wno wrote ea letter to Attorney General Rebert F. Xennedy which cen aingd an egeiiy having, to do with assassi:ecion of K. ' letter, postmarked 31 Dec 63, Guada.ajara to Rovert F. Yannety said.....2 Mm an a iexican... i am comzunicating with you beca.ss I do not trust anyone in the ratter I intend to Jeal with, «- G@ath of your brother.....2J used to be a friend of CSWALD ani also of Alvert, ai well as three more people. I new about the plan, but I never thourht that it would turn 2.0 tobe a true plan......Siened Yierlo RAYAS, Manuel Acuna 1307, Gisdalasare. Upon interview on 10 Jan 64 ROJAS furnished the folloving ino: In June or July 62, RQUAS vas ‘tat M@Kico Clos. . eee TP approached him ateut Srugeling Cuber. proparanda into Mexl. The Cubsen said he would see him ‘later in Guadelesara. / Around middle of jug €2, the Cucan arrived in Guodala‘ara in an witonoblle and drove ROJAS to Ciudad Juarez, Chinushue. E ROJAS went to a movie in Clucead Juasz and | apparently the Cutan went over inte £1 Paso. / When the movie was over, ROJAS was vicked up in scsperrtctrcies: front.of the theater by ts Cuban-who at that time intrrodiced bin to an individuear. ROJAS . bas no imiependent cemcry of this trdividual's nave, but reccgnizes him by phot as CSWALD. Toe three went to a bar where: they ciscussed the intredscticn ef CASTsO propaganda {nto Mext vie Cozusel, an island located....Tley talred at length, inciuling discussions of s.eryday SECRET matters, for about four tours and they also did quite abit of drinking. The Cuban apparently ° turned bis car over to TUWALD and the Cuteaa and ROJAS epent the ninht in a notel the follaving 2 is a memo seccing forth the heck ../ HQIAS sald morming whey left Ciacad Juarez on a flight of Asronuves and flew to “eNO RESY - . . - awe a) pe mee
ve wae Cs a r SECRET It is to be noted that Aeronaves has no such flight es that deserided by ROJAS. After arrival in Gualalajare the Cuban pave RATAS 400 pesos aid told him he would receive further instructions at a later date, / In the lattsr part of feo & the Cuban cane to Guadalajara and gave RAIAS ANY praat amd Lald hla ta provsed (Co Coauaal by bua within abous ive daga, RATAD arrived in Cosvve) Juet after chriatmaa G2, Theie he was vat by & 2 cuban man and oa Cuban woman whese Cirat name was CRISTINA. RAAS explained that. althcash he canncet recall the nares of the Cubans, he has thea vritten down in a notebook which he left with Daniel SOLIS, a municipal policeran in Cozwtl, ROJAS stated SOLIS would not deliver the beok to anyone but hin. / About 23 Dee 62 CS¥ALD arrived in Cozumel, having proceeded thers fron Jataica via Mexicena de Aviacion. OSWALD, the thote Cubans and ROJAS asain discussed the introduction of Cuban propazanda.......-During the tive of these discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans steyed at the Hotel Playa in Cozuml1 and EAS stayed with Daniel SOLIS. / CSWALD revained in Cozuvel for 2 or 3 days and then returned +9 Savaieca by air, The three Cubans and ROJAS ccatinued to resice in Cosucmel until abeoat 15 Feb 63 when CSWALD arain came to Cozunel fron gacaica. On this occasion OSWALD stayed three days in Cozguv®l]. Ths day after his arrival an American by the nane GQ ALTIST arrived fron Jamaica. Al1L conversations betemen this Averican, OSWALD, ard the Chree Cutans were In English, ROJAS stating enat all three Catane apehe very gan’ Enclish. The Qian woran, CAISTLU, tcld ROTAS that they hed discussed the elicimation of fres Neanedy. She stated that CoOWALD was for killing Kennedy bat that ALEERT and the Cuband did not arree with QOXALD. / RWAS stated that ne has ALISR?'s last nave entered in the notebook which is in the possession of Daniel SOLIS. Re claived he got ALPENT's nave fros a U.S. Gov ertdential in the bath houce of ths Hotel Islena where ALDERT etayed. .o..eCSWALD allecedly stated that, no matter whet the opposition, he would have to go through with it (the killice) because otherwiss he might lose hie life, indicating that he was acting unter orders. / RWAS stayed in Cozuv#l until early March €3 then returned by bus to Guad. ccoee/ RWAS could not explein why hs cannot cerenber the nares of the three Cubans in Cozumsl after having been with then for nearly thres ronths, He dencribed then...../..../00..eRQJAS stecved he is willing to go anywhere if his expenses ar® paid to sake any indéntification and to pick up his notebook vith the full aamts of th: individuals mintioned, It was noted during the intarview that he appeared sincere, but stated he is desyeratesly in need of money. He lives in @ slun area of Cuadalajaara, is 31 yrs old, abov; five feet nine inches, sediun build, dark brown hair, dark complexicn, brown eyes and has @ gustacht, et ee rene ees 1SXLI TGs ~ LEGAT requests following which cernected with investication of @ Iead on OCVALD. / It is requested that the foll investication te conducted at Cozumtl. A. Determine whether a muntie cipal policeran navwed Daniel SOLIS actually e9ists and is Living and working in Cozuml. 8. If SOLIS dees exist, deternine whether he is acquninted with ..RQJAS..../ C. Determine whether SOLIS has a needcok in his possession which belong: to ROIAS...../ Pls cable reply. Addn ate
SECRET VEXI T776 (Ref: DIR 92766 ~ para i72 above) No evidence to date of travel to Meri by AMPALM 26° éuring 1263. / Foll volunteered by C/OLDENVY in Mexi, on evening 13 Jan in his oral -eview to CO3 of current probleta in their invesc:gations of leads pertinent to CSIALD cases A, CLENVY Es gent cable to Hexi stating (A‘D.LM/25) was source of analysis prepared by Cuber vaychologist, Jose I, LASAGA of Mieanl, B. CDENVY interviewed AYPALM 20 who said: Slivia MURAN cook OSWALD to Caballo Bayo restaurar.t near Chapultepec Golf Club where they cet Cutan Awa to bext, Joaquin HERDAMIEZ Arvas, Then HEMVANIEZ Armws took GSWALD for a ride in his car so that tle could ‘talk privately. C. AMPALN/26 told ODENVY his source vas Eicardo HORELL Navarro, ! cal Cre b.wardo RORELL Ravarro nevepapercan who writes editorials “nr Excelsior. 8. Ri to interview DORELL Nevarro on 12 Ina. ©. BOLSLL Navarra sald AGPALM/eS hel “ine, ined" whole a story. BS 7RELL Kavarro said he did nto mow any more than that ODWALD hed teen to tact and tal visited the Cub Enb and Silvie DJRAN, BORELL Navarro teid everythin: he wiew had Leen published and vas public movledee. / C/ODEITY, Maxio sald be knew ATAL/26 weal) when Doth’s were in - 27; 2a Jan. ; i ; C/ODEWVY sent Matthew Crawfert, Aseistant, Bh beet Hatana, He said AxPALM/ZE “noted for reporting @ based upon his intuitive f2elinis"” ami very: rarely reported facts, / Believe ODRNVY told AMPALM/26 he hed Leen cited to them an oon... 7" Jose I, LASAGA. , . @ & . aw « ; c3. 15 Jan. hr , A bulletin from Fundacion 441 Cardenal Mindszenty, with address: & P.O. Box 721, C ayton Branch, St. Louis 5, Misscuri, the folloving wes translated “Consiiz.a Commiste d@ lropacenda yw Rr RN en Relacion Con la itus del Prestiente Kennedy", published by Co:ite “Mexicano Fa.a La Divulgacion de los Objectives, Estratecia y Tacticas del Comunisms. assassination was the work of the Comtunists., (Fron LIHUFF/1) Be Article pointing cut the * me 2289 (Source: LITAMIL.9) Offielals of the Cub Esb in Sexi received very few cnristras greetings from Mexi Gov officiale. (It is believed that the lack of the traditional exchanpe of Christ~as greetings between Fexi-Gov and Cub E~b was the result of the resgentre..t caused arog Mext officialden by the strons note dated 26 Nov €3, rec'd by the Mext Miniscry of Foreign Pelations fron Raul POA Carcie, Cub Minister cf Foreicn Relations, over th: Jetention . py Mexd authorities cf Slivia DURAN in connection with the visit to the Cub Emb in Iisxl of ec. 36 Jan, ; WAVE O5€9 (Refs: A. ‘S2YI TTT6 - tara 279 above; 3B. DIR 72766 - para 27? above: C. WAIZ ; 22b1 « not rec'd; DB. DIR O:473 - rot rectd: £. WAVE 1056 - not me'ds FL PACY 1045 - (In 6457), 12 Nov 63%, OTUGRIC TRRALSACK, fLled 200-124-117/2) s CG. WAVE 1293 6 nov rec'd, Hi 1. Re pera 1 Ref B accerding WAVE sources (AMRAZOR 1 and AMLUCYLE i) AMPAL’ 26 st.ted planned | _ 2 OIL’ depart WAVZ area for Mend 20 Nov 6? in order attend sevinar Tederacston intérneticrel de : Organizaciones d2 Periodistas Profesionales (FICEP) held Iiexi 10-2) Nev 63, Para 2 B Ref P : confirss planned avterdance PIOPP ty AMPAL’ 26. On return SAVE arra A 26 told AMBUCVIE 1 Comag prope Gee 3 8 p 2 he attented PicrP seninar / 2. WAVE agrees para % Ref A that A @6 noted for sreptical reporting oe MIE, i 1p to Yarazasys doze be yarticularly re his aescctation with CLZhil.” (ena Fefo ©, Bend G.) In reply qusiy jare 3 ! SECRET ref bE, inf D inforwnd WAVE A 26 nol GURAT event, FLL AMSA/ON L reported Learnin’ fran A 26 : S puke 6 6 that the latter scheduled care epecnes at PIGVP seninar and leter ccntinua on to Uintrai Ararica . probably to HWicaragua. In similar statement to APALM 4, A 26 implied confidential ULYCKE a ars e a Le ee eed eee we ee
nt) seme e e : SECRET , mission. /&, Re para 2 Ref B, Fan An Airways records show A 26 departed WAVE area 18 Nov 63 vie TAA f1t 503 for MANA with transfer in Guat to PAA flight 501 for MANA. PAA records . reflect A 26 traveled as planned, nowever view fact A 26 had to transfer in Guat, it possible he traveled to Mexi, either prior visit MANA of aftervards. Fo record travel A 26 local ODURGS office since A 26 persanent U.S, resident as of 7 Nov 2 and cranted reentry permit 3 Jan 63 valid one yr. Letter allows A 26 multiple departures and entries without restrictions, Request Hes cheek ODURGE ZR ETAL <3 determine if A 26 arrived fron “exi on or about 1 Dee 63. A 26 CDURGE registration No. A 7799307. / AMEALI 4 has obtained copy of LASAGA report. WAVE can pouch if Hqs interested. mae sae seen manent VENI 7019 (Refs PEXI TT76 ~ para 279 above) <XITE:PO 4 reported on 16 Jan that AMPAIM 26 was in Mexi on 21 Nov 63. LITE‘PO & does not yet know arrival or departure dates. / AMPALM 26 was invited to Mexi to attend "Colegio Nacional de Pericdistas” to assist in serics of meetings organized by that group, acconiing to L &, FRID O855 (Ref: FSXI-T7oo - para 273 above, also see para 277) - Daniel SOLIS well known manicipal policeman Cosunel of good reputatioa over past li yrs. / SOLIS does not know any person nazed Yleario ROJAS Villanueva. SCLIS wife's uncle named Eladio VILLANUEVA Reniraz fron Guecelajeara and believes originally fron “anuel Dobledo, Guanajuato. This uncle visited LIS in Cozuwel about first 2 wees in Juie 33, Uncle arrived by bus to Puerto Juarez and boat to Cozunel, brom, seeking worn, with a0 Llupgage and nothing more than clothes on back. Uncle eaid his suitcase hed fallen fron top of bus into water at unspecified ferry crossing enroute Merida. Uncle said suitcase centained "important papers" and all his personel be long- ings. SOLIS housed him and got hiv: temporary job es bricklayers assistant, Uncle worked Cozuwl] until eround mid-Jure and then left for Veracruz by toat to Puerto Juarez. Present whereabouts Uncle not known to SCLIS. SOLIS save hin clothes and 500 pesos financial assis- tance on departure. / While at SCLIS house, unsle wrote three letters to skipper ferry boat trying recover suitcase but no answer, Unele sent and received no other wail. Uncle had no neteboox of any kind. Uncle was not in contact with any Cubans on Cozumel. Only mown assoalates were “ext airforce sargeant "Polo" and his bricklayer bess Leonel VILLATZEVA (no relation). (COCENTs; SOLIS seid no Cubans or North Avericans official naved Albert in Cozumel in June 6= or in period lete Dee 62 to early March 63 other than visits Cubeon officials Mrid, This confirned by Station/Base contact Coaquin NASSIM who highly «owledgeable Cozumel matters. Base did not broach possible CSWALD presence Cozumel with SOLIS but NASSIM said hichly doubtful). / SOLIS deseription of uncle: Age about 30, 5 feet 8, mbout 185 lbs, stocky, skin “moreno” black straight heir, mustache, long face. Usually works as chauffeur or farntr. SCLIS said uncle did not seen abtrrated. HED to LEGAT from COS: Subject: OSWALD ~ reporting info in para 255 above, | SECRET
SECRET MEXI 7964 (Refs MAID 0385 - para 264 above) LEGAT, continuing inierroration of Ylario ROSAS Villenueva of Gualalajara, hes letermined thats: A. He 18 really Eladio VILIA WEVA of se ref and is the uncle of Daniel SOLIS wife. 3B. Eladio VILLAMJEVA was in Cozumel fron Apr 64 « until July 63 and stayed vith’ Dantel SCLIS, He showed letters he had written to his wife fron there for this pericd, C. Uaniel SOLIS knows address and trun nane of Eladic VEILLAIMEVAg letters from SOLIS to VILLANUEVA to prove this point. / VILLAMJCVA has written to Sul13 to send his address book to VILLANUEVA, .3. Con in Guadalesera: used excuse that vist<«J vise to U.S. He insists SOLIS nas noteboc< and still clings to story he naw OCUALD as be ‘rrote to Mr. Robert Kennedy. / For Hqa1 VOLLANUEVA has agreed take LOFIASPICA teat and TacAT Wash Has asred him to ask COS if LCFUIITER operator could cow Mexi es ven done in case of ALVARADO (ie). / COG agreed forvard mquest to Has. / If agreed LEGAT would prefer lexi or . Guadalajara as location wi.h Mr. Joe Garcia as interpreter if one needed, tine within next oy ten days, / Pls cable reply. : 4%. 26 Jan ; 1240 to Bocnetra, co to CO3 from LEGA, Subjects OSWALD - It is to 1 noted that the white J . \ House was in receipt of a papir antitied “Possible Paychological Mustvattons in tne ‘aeass ina. Aer e oe ion of Pres. Yannedy" written by Joss: I. LACAGA of Miami, Fla. ‘hin sceculative paper attempted o establish that tha motivation of CUWALD tn the assassination of Pres MK was Fidel CASERO or a CASTRO agent and that OSWALD was motivated during hia trip to MexL Vetween 27 o:pt and 2 Oct 63. The paper alleged that OSJALD held an extended interview with the Cuban Avb in Vexi whom he cet in a restaurant on tie outskirts of Vexl fron whieh resteurant they both later left in the Anb's car for @ talk without being overutard./ Soavce of this latter info R was elleyzd to be Salvaior DIAM Versor., This individual was interviews) at Hiant. Me stated « that while in Mexi 29-29 Nov 04 attenting the Congreng of the Interinmtional Federation of Professional Wewspaptr Organizations, he was at the offices of the newevaper Excelsior on the night ef 25 Nov 63, Tuners he learned through the Mexi presa thal She Next cov t.ad arrested: ene Silvia DURAN: that DURAN ellecedly had OSWALD as a guzs* in Ler houwe during bis vieit 7 ; to Vexig and that DURAN placed OSWALD in contact with officials of the Cub Eno in Mei. / | , . _ DIAZ Verson went on to clain that he was @ told by Dr. BONPELL lavacros, an exiled Culan Succy TOLIELL Uavarro, Eduaeio ; ‘ ' nevepaperman eaployed by Excelolor, taat OSWALD and DURA on the da, followlng GOWALU's arrival . . dn Mexd went to a restaurant culled tae Catalle Blunco or pouulbly the Caballo Leyo where they ; wat an official of ~he Cub Enb, DIAZ Ver3son claimed that he mows nething about O3./,0D and ‘ : the Cub offictel leavirg the restaurent together in a cer. / It was uscertained that Dr, ed , ’ Eduardo BORRELL Navarro, a former Cubai Cabinet Minister who cn occasion writes feature . articles for the “exi City Excelsior, surrently resides at 1503 Horsro St., Apart 371. tMexd, "lc ira Tiwi. BORRELL Navarro vas interviewed on il Jan at which time ke furnisned the follewing Infos: ' H : Salvader DIAZ Versor. was in Mexi as claimed and ciscusse’ CSWALD with BORNELL and ctner Cuban t . exiles, DIAZ Verson also visited BORMTLL in BORKELL's home. / DCRFELL did not tell the story i e@redited to him by DIAZ Verson concerning the visit to a Mexi City restaurant by OSWALD and. ' Siivia DURAN, BOCRPELL had never heerd this story or any einilar story before, / BoetLL knew I . MEeVIMT- } Of no meeting between OSWALD and Cub mb officials other than the meetings which occurred t ' ' at the tim: OGWALD visited the Cub Con in Mexi. / DORFELL Imev nothing conseming any visit ° by COWALD to the ho-a of DURAN, / It is to ba noted that UTAH was quastioned by isl authorities fe =
sco belie ent RblBmtte om SECRET on 23 Nev 63. At that tire she confirmed that OSWALD visited tle Cub Emb in Mexi during the time he vas in Mexi from 27 Sept +2 2 Oct. Ste alleged that the purpese of his visits to the Cuben Enb was to obtain a Cuban visa. She steted she hed given him a telephone number to use in calling ber concerning the visa, but denied that he had ever visited in her hom. / On 17 Jan 64 @ source.... advised that he had teen unable to locate a Caballo Blano restaurant in Vexi, but stated there is a Cavallo Bayo restaurant located on outsxirts of Mexi. Source went to restaurant, showed photos of farmer Cub Con Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, who was in charze of Cub Con at the time of OSWALD's visit thers, of Cub Avb HERNANTEZ Arwas, of Silivia DURAN and of OSWALD to employees of restaurant and conducted extensive interviews of theses exploytes. Ee was unable to find anyone anon the employess who could recall any of the persons as having been et reateaureat. VENI G003 (Ref: DIR.9T&29 - para 269 below) - Station has reported all available info CSVALD activities Mexi, / Practically all info from LIENVOY and all other sources was also reported locally to ODENVY and to Aub Mann. It may be that sore Station info ineluded ty local COENVY reps in their reporting; believe however local CDENVY will have indicated RUBRK as source, DIR 97929 - Pletcher M. KNIGHT appeared befor? Warren Commission on 28 Jan and received guide- lines on what they expect from KUBARK. Cn Sat, 1 Feb, we will ceive commission a report on CSSALD's activities in Mexi, presented so as to protect your sources and techniques. Pls review your reporting to us on this subj and cable in anything additional you may have in time for us to include in report. prem 98676 (Ref: MEXT 796) - para 2026 above) fefore deciding on LCFLUTYER of ROJAS need mach more info on his becksround for clearence purposes, Pls have ODENVY supply vital data, backjround, job history, some idea of physical and mental condition. Also need mov: Would LCFLUTTER be done in secret or must Mexi autbtorities mow? KUSARK not in favor of cutting in local authorities because it hurts security and mobility of TLUTTER experts... / ve have no tracts on ROJAS with present identifying data, We in contact with ODENVY here on case, Pls ask QDENVY Mexi to supply added date, rENQ to COS fren LEGAT; Subject: CSWALD - Fe: Ylario ROJAS Villanueva ake Hilerin ROJAS Villanueva, Bladio VILLATJEVA, Eledio VILLAIVEVA Rojas, Bio Data: ROSAS dots not have any birth certificate but states he was born in 1322 er 1933 on @ ranch known as Guayabo de Senta Pita, located near the town of Ciudad Manuel Doblado in the state of Guanajuato. His mother still resides at the ranch and her name is Estefania ROJAS and is now about 4O yr3 old. He did not know his father, therefor uses his mother's sumazs, ROJAS. / ROJAS lived on the ranch and went to primary school there, finisnaed sixth grade at ace of 1h, jova about the ranch and in 1949 entered U.S. illerally and worse:d in the Bl Centro, Calif. area for @ person named McILVANSY near Hichvey 99 and Roxy Street. McILVANEY was envased in drainage and irrigation work and RQJAS workec for him about 7 yrs. / In 1954 he was allowed to leave the U.S. voluntarily by the U.S. Inmigration and Naturalization Service, / ROJAS gankk, ee ae aE RE ee, sy § ty : Worked at ax various
Zire. (continues) also calins @ common-lav marriage to Alicia CALVEZ and that a child sas born in thé U.S. se of thie marriage, Alicia still corres onds with hia and lives at Celle Republica d:! Salvador 3 #152, Col. Cusuhtemoc, Mexicali, Mexd. / In about 1956 lus returned to the ranch whe-+ he i continued with his work on the ranch, During 1946 or 57 he was ecployei by a bottl ag company e at Tijuana, Mexi which bottled 7-Jo, ..... / In 1900 he retumed to Gcadalajare. HK: nad no , fixed employment since his Tijuana job wita the u-Up bottling firm in 57 oy 54%., occasional tamporary jobs since about 58, moscly involving truckloaiing. / Ye uarriad his present wife, Yolanda CCRCOBA in 57 and now has five childrens thea youcest bom ¢1 Cet 63. / Levters which have been observed indicate by postmark that ROJAS vas in Cozuvtl, inta at a later j2riod than he has stated and apparently for at least three to possibly five trronths, which contrae dicts information received from Daniel SOLIS, whe stated Ylarto ROSAS Villanueva was in Cozumel for about 2 weeks in June 53. ROJAS readily admits that he, PATAS, is the uncle of JaLI3's wife, / A verification of his reported travel to the U.S. borler, nanely, Tiuevo La'cin, hes teen ssteablished, althourh not on the epecifiec dates fumisned cy ROIAS. WA recor: reflent ‘ one Hilario ROJAY wes on flit from Guadalajara to Nuevo Laredo on 5 Aug €2. CVA recosts further reQleect that e telegram dated 31 July 62 at Nusvo Laredo authorized the Ci4 ticket office at Guadala‘ara to issue @ ticvet to Hilario AGIAS of €€3 Chilaerde Street, Gucialajara, (It is noted that ROJAS has stated that he formerly resided at Chilerde Street in Gislala‘ara,) / ROJAS appears to be in normal physical condition and no outvar! signs observed of acy uw... defielencsy. He did not reveal any wartal quirks. He tenda to be voluble in nis con -ersa- tions end to wander fron specific lires of questioning. / He apprar. to mact wenteily in a ranner reflecting innate intellirence superior to that of his stateu sixth crade education, / He does not volunteer any motive for furnishing info to the U. S. Gov concerning Ad: wllesed assceiation with unidentified Cubans sndtwith GGVALD, both at U.S. Lorler and at Co: el, / Other than discrepancies mating noted in-various interviews conducted with RWAS, tur only apparently unusual develcc7ent concerns a reportedly second letter that he has directed to e U. S. Attorney General Retert Kennedy, yhe rein he, according to his em statement, stuted ' that he had additional info to furniah.“yAceorling to POIAS, this aicittonal info acu.ramed : , : @ 80-called camre which ra saw in Co.umel in the pesseagion of the unidentif _ed Lui ans and 5 : OSWALD, which cawsra repertedly had acaptetions which could We utilized tn Cire abot five : cartridges, which cartridges myported.y have a amall yas conpartient and tnut sald ; es was \ : ' for the purpose of cutting down on thy noise cade in firing eaid caevra. He also duscrited ' @ rifle supposedly in the possession of these previously nenticned individuals. Ue clairs to : i ‘ , bave beenxgzl told by the Cutans thet the "cenera” wes worth about $50,CCO and wad a Russian i . ‘ dnventicn, / Attitude tovard Polygrao1.Exanination: It vaa explained to ROJAG that it might “e wo tons edu te necessary in the. future to afford nia a scleatific examination with the use of certain - dnstrusents, He seid he would te agreeable to such an examination, / Attitude of Mexicana Government re Polygraph Examination: It is assumed that, as in che past case of th: lilc, : . Echeverria should te ap consulted and his authorization obtained to conduct said ex«ailnation, SECRET. At the same tim, he can also be told that general resalts of exan would be furnishs4 hin, /-das ag @ ‘televran gant from Nuevo Laredo int the 4A ticket office at Guadale- dcs.us a ticvet 777 / It is further suggested that the full nare cf POJAS should be furnished Ecteverris and the Tact that he would ts exenined either in Guadelaiara or exit. There dc46 nob apes to be ' any reason for Usheverrie to be furnished the iden of the Polyvraph exaniner.... N 0 a °
ory we eee ene emcee orl SECRET M@xr S117 (Ref: DIR 98676 - pera 290 above) Follevzing rec'a rrom Local OMENVY on ( Feb, (Reporting contents of para 291 above) pre oo3ce (Ref: EXE 8117 - para 292 above} Vill trace and clear ROCAS. / Since he Mexi cit, we do not want to LCOFLUTTER hin in Mexi vith imowledge of governzent there. ALVARADO 4 ease was different because we mew ALVARADO woald be sent straicht back to Nic. Will conrer wato COESVY ue2@ vo pr anu cons Of taking Lin to Texad, where facilitisa would be better. will advise. Note on cover sheet of DIR 00202 ~ Advised Henry Johnson (LEGAT) on 11 Feb 64. Sirned Cos : y 19 to COS from JVEZNADUA (source): Source has bean told to drop everything elee and concantrate on Tetty MOPA to endeavor to find out any additional info which ehe mitht have re OSWALD and his activities on behalf of the Fair Play ror Cuta Committee in New Orleans, La. prior to the assassination. (See para 26s above) In tnis cennection it will bt recalled that /MORA Stated after the death of the President that she homed that the FRI would not look too hard in New Orleans becaute it could be very bad"for us". / Source also mported that Reva BERUCTESN, former Chairnan of the FPFCO in Detroit, Hiea., has been in Mexi for more than a month, that she hed been im Puerto Vallarta for a month, that she hed wanted to go to Playa Azul but that she did not do so because “it was not good to do 30 + 50 socn after the assassination”, that she vas leaving Mexi to go to Zijuatenejo. Source does not believe she was in Puerto Yallartea, nor that she is presently in Zijuatenejo. / DERSTEIN also told source that she had vd teen questioned in Detroit, prior to her departure ror Fexi, py une ACHP, bub that no inquiry’ had been cade of her by the FBI or any U.S. po_ice or investigative agency. The interroza- a tion; had to do with the FPFCC, its activities In the Detroit aita, and the fact that she had. , reportedly acted as a mail drop for Canadian communists. This interrocation took place in } the offices of her lawyer in Detroit. She adalsted to source that she had, in fact, acted as adrop, but that she told the ROMP thet she Lei merely acted as the addressee for "progressive publicaticns” for her Canadian friends. Rote written in margin of above Merc: Should I report for Hqs info only ? ty COG. RIGGS wrote: Since this deals with CSWALD ca3¢ and has already Keen reported by the gource to Clary, I believe we should not eend to qs. It adds nothing to the case and if Hqs should decide to diesem, it would blow source to ODERVY (our use of source). Simned RIGGS : A. Leo Daky to MRID Exr 619% (Ref: “eID 0705 ~ para 204 above end B. HEXI 7964 - para 2£6 above) LUGAT requests the folloving additicnal questions te put to Daniel SOLIS: A. Verify if COLTS has received two letters recently from Eladio ROJ/S Villanueva aka Eladio VILLANUEVA recarding notebook, 8B. Ask SOLIS to forvard notebook if found to: Nr. Edwin ©. Johns, Consulado rat eQey Avericano, Guadalajara, Jalisco, C. Letters in pesseseion VILLANJEVA indicate he in Cozurel Spake b} with Daniel SOLIS for at least three months in 1963. Can SOLIS recall dates? D. Ask SOLIS . . - if VILLAWJZVA in contact with Cubans or Americans while in Cozum1. Ask hin how VILLANUEVA , . eceupled his time. / Please cable reply.
- as “ ae Tet, = el av CPate Urecyn, NULLSEVa eladwd friendship vith MIGEIT. ose para 277 abcve. Row the paced IETS, 77 - rey th tte rare 2 eee Dad woe’ heviered to VILLAMJEVA's suitcase r4cn 01. mined “Inportant papere™ which of ath oi .wl f@l.en irwa top of bus into water. °s Fare Lee above, Det te haters 97% Ur saiuld Polo w tore my wigs VILLA SUAVA’S Plrot cmtaat ‘eel. cee pee TT Steg, TE gen, a ae - ‘ t TA. 19 Tee fe. €2 Fed, t 1 - a ne ‘ wig no Views nuntar 77 : SECRET  OCAALD, no first naw given. SECRET FOR JACK STEWART, MERIDA. from Joe Garcla (LEGAT) requesting inforiation contains | in para 256 above. MAID OLO% (Ref: MEXI 8194 ~ vara 29€ above) 1. received tvo lettera recently fron VILLARUEVA. 3B. Would forverd as requested any .cteboox that turned up. ©. Hest recollecticn VILLAIVZVA arrived Cozu.4] very early June of, eft on & July 63 on ferry boat Alberto fer Puarto Juarez. SOLIS recelved theese letter., since burned, fron VILLAUTUEVA in Guelalajazy in months immediately folloving VILLAIRIZVA .lioarture fron Comiel., SULTS ansvered all thies. In last of three replies SGLTS eared VIL LMIEYA repay GW) (A686 Lue, ULI navar heed fro VILLANUNTA Baler tanh, VILLANUEVYA ta ona nl three letters ested LP COLI weld Liew to be “sacrst, pollen wta! ots Comal, OLE bed no further info on possible eunteacte VILLAIIEYA wlth Cubans of hea sicen6 on Conall.  WILLANURVA whan not working a8 altanil, erent his tiws at COLTS here “cnasperde” Cveeding, cutting brush) end usually in haurock by 2070 hre, S4L15 and VILLANUL VA sccatines visited Mayalu. alcnt- club together. VILLANUEVA did not apcear ro be much of a drinver. / 2, COLTS als: said; VILLANJEVA arrived Cozucal with Sergeant second class "Polo" (nichia-2); Pole waa arriving on new assipntent of Cozurel Military Base: VILLAIMCVA caid bad 7#t Polo in Mext City; Polo car around SOLIS howe twice after VILLANJZVA departure locaing for VILLANULVA. (CouMbcufs Tease asxed WASSIA JOoACUUA discreetly obteaia all info pos3ibie on roles 111] erivige, Las: and JOAQUIN coneir CUTS seeva Ve telling otraicnt forvert atery, SoL0s dawinter, appecmuntly Foll 2oLTS reply para l Pec: AL Yed not unyprized, confirm 1] Duminy of letters Crom VILLANUEYA, % VE to LEGAT Seen C9, Tubjaate GTIALD « Mean rayorte Unite sonteinas in pare 24° whlave, WEALT G44) to MAID » Mr, Josegh Garcia, LICAT, woling ta “Merida @L Tab, Catd wold contact COG soon after errival, / Garcia wold Apes to met and talk to Daniel (ALIS ca VELLANUETA. He also nas “few other lewis" in area but did nov syeelf{[y whether se rtinent GEPLAG.1 or not, DIR C2697 - Ho traces ROJAS aka VILLANMCEVA. KUPARA now prepared to LOFLUTTER him in Texas if ODE7Y still wants it. Have told OUZiVY here end avaitins theie decision, YEXG to COS from LEGAT: Subject: CKVALD. (See gare ly7 above) Ad reported previscsly, . sources reais availavle a cupy of the tus manifest of a cumpany called Transportes Fremtera which . covered the trip of the bus which deyarted Mext @ Get C% and acheluled arrival tire at Husve Laredo of Ga.m. on 3 Oct. The passenger Listed ss occunying ceat bk on this manifest wan Deatinesion was given an Lareio./ No tieret number was Liated by GSWALD's navn although ticrat masiare aprtarcd beaide the nama of the remainin,. passengers, This eanifest wan poorly orepared in lonvhand with naw of tore of the passenvearea wiiug, incosplets and in sm cases dllesib.e. Toward the bottom of the manifeat 16 @ nouution, AB "9 Laredo, 7 Monterrey": hoever, including the nave of COVALD, 10 passencers appear on the list “7 with a cestination of Laredo, / Francisco ALVARADO, ticket aalasmen and dispatcher at the : bisttiheen en immemmehttil