104-10067-10436 aA j . 1 : y eg aid ’ “PS5/30/ | SECRET : FRPs 5 pe eee | | | STAFF COnF: C/LA=8 INFO: ODPD=D, VR, FILEs D/DCI» DDO#4, CSRF, c/Clea, C/CL/OCFL, C/EPS/COMPs C/EPS/EG=2. C/O0G/DMS, C/PCS. C/PCS/CAC, C/PCS/LOC, " C/PCS/PGLe D/OLC. DDO/00," ICS» OGC#2, (34/P) Se Gm GE ete OF oF ED wo on ee eae wn eet on ec ww 60 wD Ow See mm DB BE OO HO we aa VASA. ae ieee 78 102059 CO PAGE 001 : os TOT: 2218492 JUL 78 DIRECTOR 261709 ae ECRET | - BTAFF 2218492 DIRECTOR 262709 (p°-TOE IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY. + RE re ee eee en SAR aon esp ee : NIACT MEXICO CITY, NYBAT WNINTEL - REFS MEXICO CITY 45940 1022224 Iie ee “ie FOLLOWING POINTS RESOLVED AT MEETING WITH ROGERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL HSCA AND GARY CORNWELL, DEPUTY COUNSEL BSCE: A, WSCA WILL CONTACT ANG INTERV? Ew LICHANT#=1 CN BASIS Hi. aulestioneD DEBA GARRO DE GUERRERO GALVAN FOLLOWING KENNEDY ASSASSINA@ TION, SCA WILL NOT REVEAL THEIR KNOWLEDGE HIS UNWITTING USE FOr old THROUGH LIHUFFe}, ie B. WSCA WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW LICCOKY=i AND Linutte; ON BASIS THEY U.S. CITIZENS WHO RESIDENT IN MEXICO AT TIME GF KeNwWECY BR ASSANSINATION. AS YOU AWARE LICOGKY/1 HAS RECEIVED WIDE PUBLIC I7* HES * #5 FLSULT JACK ANDERSON ARTICLE IN “PARADE™ MAGAZINE ON 12 AUG 196¢e aH A3 HAVING BEEN EMPLOYED IN CUBAN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1950 i . G0 AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP wITH FIDEL CASTRO. LIWHUFFei WILL BE ~ .INTERVIEWED UN BASIS HIS RESIDENCY IN MEXICO CITY SINCE 1949 AND nis ASSOCIATION WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN : c HEA | | ae C. HSCA WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW LITAMIL~7 AND 9 ON BASIS kS | HSCA ADVISED US THAT N OUS TRIP THEY INTERVIEWED OTHER FORMER MEMBERS cel MEXICO WITH ASSISTANCE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES. NOT ; AL THEY AWARE OF FORMER .D, HSCA REQUESTS THAT RAYMOND H, GERENDE AND LIONION@4 (IF HE CAN BE LOCATED IN MEXICO) BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW IN ROTEL ROOM, HSCA SAID VOICE’ COMMUNICATION WILL BE SUFFICIENT. HOKe SECRET 6667
14-00000 SECRET STAFF 78 1024592 PAGE 002 ToT: 2218492 JUL 76 DIRECTOR 261709 EVER, CLOSED CIRCUIT TV EQUIPMENT BEING SENT FOR POSSIBLE CONTINGENCY USE. . E.e WSCA HAS AGREED TO INTERVIEW EDWARD G. TICHBORN AS FORMER AGENCY EMPLOYEE IN SAME MANNER AS DONE PREVIOUSLY WITH MR, CHARLES 2. HSCA WILL ACCEPT CAPT. GOOQDING'S VOUCHING FOR BONA FIDES JF GERENDE AND LIONION@-i WHO CAN USE ALIASES DURING INTERVIEW IF THEY DESIRE, 3. HSCA CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED EMBASSY TO ASK MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO LOCATE ALL BUT GERENDE ANO LIONION@1 FOR INTER} VIEW PURPOSES. HSCA WILL BE TRAVELING OFFICIAL PASSPORTS. STATE DEPT KAS NOT ADVISED HSCA WHERE THEY WILL BE BILLETTED. 4, IN VIEW AGREEMENT THAT ONLY GERENDE AND LIONION@1-WILL BE INTERVIEWED UNDER INDIRECT (1.E. HOTEL ROOM WITH VOICE SYSTEM) CON] DITIONS, STATION MAY BE ABLE ARRANGE SITE WITH LOWER PROFILE AND BETTER SECURITY, AS WE SEE IT, MINIMUM REQUIREMENT WOULD BE FOR netic on - PRIVATE SPACE FOR HSCA, FOR PERSON BEING INTERVIEWED AND FOR CAPT, GOODING. TECH AND STATION OFFICER, HENCE APARTMENT OR SUITE ‘ WITH THREE SEPARATE ROOMS SHOULD SUFFICE. ° S. AS STATION NOTES, PASSAGE TO AG FLORES NAMES LITAMIL@9, LITAMIL=7, LICHANT=1, LIHUFFei, CLARK FLORES AND PALOMARES PRECLUDES ANY STATION ACTION TO CONTACT AND ARRANGE FOR INTERVIEW. HOWEVER, ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO STATION WHICH MIGHT ASSIST HSCA IN LOCATING THEM SHOULD BE PROVIDED. SIMILAR INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT HELP HSCA LOCATE LICOOKYei SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED. BUT AS NOTED PARA 1 (A) ABOVE. HSCA WILL INITIATE CONTACT AND NO DIRECT STATION ACTION REGUIRED. IN CASE OF GERENDE AND LIONIONe1. STATION WILL BE REGUIRED MAKE CONTACT AND ARRANGE FOR INTERVIEWS. 6. PER PARA 1 (E) ABOVE. TICHBORN WILL BE INTERVIEWED AS FORMER AGENCY EMPLOYEE, AND STATION WILL BE EXPECTED CONTACT, ASSUM= "NS HE IN MEXICO, AND ARRANGE INTERVIEW AT CONVENIENCE OF HSCA AND AT SITE THEIR CHOOSING, FOLLOWING IS BACKGROUND INFO ON TICHBORN CIDENTITYJ@FOR STATION USE: EDWARD G. TICHBORN (P) WAS HIRED IN LATE SECRET
14-00000 ~ SECRET | _ STAFF 78 1024592 PAGE 003 | TOT: 2218492 JUL 78 DIRECTOR 261709 > ow Ge Ge GO GP EE EP GD EB EP GF GF EH EP BD EP UD OW aH OP ED Om EF EO GD HF GE HH EE ED a ED EN GP a GS EP UD & ED GD ED GE'eD GH GH &] Em GE EE ED a GP EP He HO aD EH BP aD am EE EP aD ED UD ED EP aE ge EP | FOR AGENCY@SPONSORED OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA, ERMITTED HIM YO TRAVEL ON THIRD COUNTRY | ASSIGNMENTS, WHILE BASED | JHE WAS PRIMARILY A HOS ASSET BUT, IN ADDITION, ASSISTED UNNING | } IAND BY REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES/ATTITUDES OF FOR PERSONAL REASONS, TICHBORN- DIVISION HAD OPPORTUNITY TO USE TICHBORN aS | | ON ONE OCCASION, FILE INDICATED HE ALSO MADE MAJOR EFFORT TO DEVELOP IN@=DEPTH STUDY OF THE | THIS EFFORT WAS DROPPED BECAUSE OF RELUCTANCE ON PART OF HIS| | To DISCUSS SENSITIVE. | AND TO INTRODUCE HIM TO OTHER CONTACTS. ALTHOUGH SCHEDULED FOR TERMINATION ON 30 SEPT 1967, HE FINALLY SEVERED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS| | AND RECEIVED HIS TERMINATION SETTLEMENT ON | THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS (DOI NOV 1966) FOR TICHBORN WAS RIVERDALE, NEW YORK, HOME PHONE| 7~ APPRECIATE STATION EFFORTS TO COPE WITH REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON US BY HSCA AND OUR OWN CONCERN FOR SECURITY IN MEETING DEMANDS PLACED BY HSCA, HSCA DEPUTY COUNSEL GARY CORNWELL WAS TOLD AT 22 JULY MEETING THAT CAPT. GOODING, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OCI. WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESOLVE (WITH COS PARTICIPATION) ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE DURING HSCA VISIT TO MEXICO. IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MATTER WE ASK THAT STATION MAKE A MEXIMUM EFFORT TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE HSCA MISSION. .8. NO FILE, Ee IMPDET.> , ORIG: LA/MGSB/M (HAWKINS) AND C/LA/STAFFB (STURBITTS)3 COORD: C/PCS (PAGE)? C/LAD (WARREN}3 AUTH? C/LA/MGSB CHAWKINS)?3 REL: DDO (STURBITTS BY DIRECTION OF) CL BY 029163.< END OF MESSAGE _ - SECRET