HW 46327 2nL€ oe by (This form § Pete ‘be vse toe' denite ontrolled documents. ) ete “it ‘ = 221 = Central Intelligence Agency declined to aid the Committee in this aspect of the investigation. 991/ . The Committee returned to Mexico City on August 7, 1978 and attempted to locate June Cobb Sharp and Manuel Calvillo on its own. 992/ The’Mexican governmert told the Committee that June Cobb Sharp received a tourist permit, number 72781, on June 27, 1947 when she ertered Mexico through Nuevo Lardeo. She asked, but was denied, permission to repre- sent the magazine, Modern Mexico. On June 21, 1948, she received a coutesy permiet, number 25556. Furthermore, ‘the Mexican government explained that she disappeared «in 1954 and never returned to Mexico. 993/ ‘The Committee believes that this. information is incorrect. According to Ms. Cobb's CIA file, she worked for the agency as an asset in Mexico from 1961 through 1966. 994/ ‘Elena also stated that Ms. Cobb resided at her home in 1964. 995/ | The Mexican goverrment told tne Committee that Manuel Calvillo dig not live at Cuchtemoc &77-3 as the Committee had informed ic. Faa Mexican Sovernmant's agent- in-charge had spsken to the Superintendent at the apartments at which Manue? Calvillo was: bert eved to reside, Classification: oF ae Doacld:32263889 Page 294
~ le @ os (This: form aly use By: ss e : from ClA—controllec documents. ) - 232 - | and was informed by the sup2rintendent who had worked at the apartments for twenty-five years, said that no Manuel Calvillo had ever resided there. When Committee staffers gave the Mexican g)vernment Calvillo's pen name, the Mexicans gave the same answers. 996/ The Committee believ:s that there is a possibility that Mr. Calvillo lived at chis address since it acquired the address froma recent C{A document. 997/ | | The Committee believis that there is a possibility that a U.S. Government agen: y requested the Mexican govern~ ment to refrain from aiding. the Committee with this aspect of its work. 998/ (See Provedural Write- up Trip 2 Mexico City and Section VII, C, be ow.) The Committee made every attempt possible to locate Elena. On July 7, 1978 the Committee telephoned her pub- lisher, Mortiz, in Mexico Cty and inquired about Elena's whereabouts. 999/ The publ sher stated that Ms. Garro was living in the Hotel S.A.C.E. in Madrid, Spain. 1000/ The Committ ee telephoned tre Hotel S.A.C.E. in Spain and spoke to the manager who to 4 him that Ms. Garro had movec. 100}/ Qn duly 14, 1578 che Committee called her Pee. amonny Classification: . oe Z 2000245 NW 48327 Docld:322638893 Page 295 pubiisher again and was toils! to contac: the Maxican Embassy | | | : | : | | |
Classification: | (This form Ars, “be. used! from Chena docun ee 1 Zacted ' At y ti - 23 - in Madrid, Spain. 1002/ The publisher stated that all Elena's payments were sent “here because she did not even trust her publisher wih her address. ,1003/ The Committee called the Mexican Embassy in. Madrid, Spain and spoke to idolfo Padilla, a Mexican em- - ployee of the Embassy who gated that when Elena had visited the Embassy a couple of weeks before to pick up a check she seemed financia’ ly destitute. 1004/ He stated that when he asked E ena her new address she declined to give one, stating that she would return every few weeks to pick up checks and mail. 1005/ The Commit- tee gave Padilla a telephoni: number and a message asking Elena to telephone the Comm ttee collect. 1006/ ' On September 5, 1978 Elena Garro called the Commit- tee. 1057/ When it was exp ained that the Committee wished to talk to her in person and would pay both her daughter's and her travel from Spain to the United States, Ms. Garro asked why she should believe the Committee was what it ciaimed to se. 1008/ The Committee asked Ms. Garro to call sack collect in the nect Faw days wren it could ex- Glatn to ner when ard where she could receive.a Committee letter celineating why the Lommittee wished to interview — her. 3609/ The Committee wiote the letter and made arrange- 5 Classification: NW 48327 DocId:32263889 Page 296- 36 "24 or _ “a GT, “2, ‘or “a “GER “ER <9 “GEA Te
(This form iv Ie be used for material extracted . from ClA—controllec documents.) = 234 - ments with the State Departnent for a letter to be hand- delivered. to Elena at the Anerican Embassy. in Spain. 1010/ On September 7, 1978, Elena Garro called the Com- mittee and asked when the latter would arrive. 1011/ The Committee explained that she could pick up the letter on Monday, September 11, 1978 from George Phelan, the Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the American Embas- Sy. 1012/ Ms. Garro stated that she would get the letter on September 11, 1978 and f2llow our suggestions. 1013/ Ms. Garro never went to the American Embassy in Spain to pick up the Committee's letter. 1014/ The | Committee, hoping she would pick up the letter before i ee a a. her flight date, proceeded to purchase air tickets for both Elena and her daughter. 1015/ Elena did not pick up the tickets at the airpo-t. J016/ The Committee has not been able to regain con:act with Ms. de Paz again. | The Committee also fivestigated whether Charles Thomas’ “selection out" was related to the Oswald case. After interviewing his widow, Ms. Cynthia Thomas, the 7 : Committee nas concluded tha: his dismissal was unre- tated. Ia17/ In sum, the douse Se ect Committee on Assassinations Ras not beer able 49 confirn the ‘evidence that would indi-«- lassit cation: . orcs NW 46327 Docld:32263889 Page 297
Classification: TES rae (This. form ate ante aterial extracted from ClA—controllec documents.) | - 233 - cate that Lee Harvey Oswald, on one night while he was in Mexico, attended a "twis: party" at the home of Ruben. “Duran Navarro, the brother-in-law of Silvia Duran. In addition, the House Select ‘fommittee on Assassinations has been unable to confirm che allegation that Lee Harvey ‘Oswald travelled while in M2xico City with. "two beatnik- looking boys." A large par: of the Committee! 5 attempts to investigate these issues has met with frustration. D. Oscar Contreras Lirtigue On March 16, 1967, B. J. Ruyle, the American Consul in “Tampico, reported to the American Embassy that he had spoken to a reporter who allegedly had met Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. 1019/ The report:r, stressing that he had only a fleeting contact with Oswild, had claimed to have known only about Lee Harvey Oswali's desire to travel to Cuba and the.Embassy's unwillingiess to grant him a visa. 1020/ WKnen B. J. Ruyle asked-the -eporter for permission to. cabie the story to the American Embassy, the reporter. declined, stating tnat he feired losing his job. 1021/ Subsequent to tne assassina ion, the report er had told ni s editor adout his contact with lee Harvey Oswald, who 206243, Clossiffeation: : | @ “he i a at the National Autonomous University of Mexico City 1018/ : a en HF tas Ser a bee © Classified by derivation: RW 48327 Docla: 32263889 Page 293