Classification: —__ (This form is to be used from ClA—controllec! docum Ricardo Escartin, Senen Buergo, Felipe Villa and Juanita - 262 - Vera. During this session, the two major areas of dis- cussion were Lee Harvey Oswald's visa application and the dates of Jack Ruby's \isits to Cuba in 1959. 1184/ At 7:30 p.m, the House Select Committee on Assassinations staff dined with the Minister of Justice, Armando Torres Santrayll. . | At 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 1978, the Select Committee staff again met with the same Cuban officials for a third session. Santo Tratficante was the major area of discussion. 1185/ At noor, Committee members and staff representatives met with Cuba's Minister of Educa- tion, Honorable Jose Ramo: Fernandez, who gave a pre- sentation on the improvement in quality of Cuban educa- tion: since the Cuban Revo’ ution. -Eusebio Azcue was interviewed by the Committee staff re- presentative. Azcue was. questioned extensively about Oswald's alleged trip to llexico City, Oswald's. alleged visits to the Cupan Consu ate, and Senor Azcue's alleged: argument with Lee Harvey (swald. 1186/ HW 48327 DocId: 32263889 Page 325 Following Sefor Fernandez’ $s discussion, at 3: 15 p.m. i
Ae 206097 : Classification: : (This form is to be used for Ww ag GN from ClA—controlle 1 document - 263 - At 7:30 p.m., April 1, 1978, Messers. Escartin. and Hernandez accompanied the House Select Committee staff for dinner and show to the Tropicana Club-which, prior to the Revolution, was operated by organized crime. ‘The Tropicana Clut is presently run by the Cuban government. At 11:00 a.m. on April 2, 1978, the Committee staff again met with Sener Buergo, Ricardo Escartin, Felipe Villa, Aramis Guet'errez and Juanita Vera. Santo ‘Trafficante, Jack Ruby and. Mexico City were the major areas of discussion. 1187,’ This session terminated at 1:00 p.m. At 4:50 p.m., «he morning's meeting resumed. During the afternoon sess: on, the major aregff of dis- cussion was the alleged pro- -Castro involvement in the assassination. 1188/ At 9:15 a.m., April 3, 1978, the Committee staff met with the Cuban officials for a final work session. During this session, the ntelligence agencies and general questions derived from the questionnaire which. the Committee had provided to the Cuban government were the major areas of dvscussion. 1189/ During the. session, the Committee stuff and Cuban officials also HW 48327 Docld:32263889 Page 326 =. <2, “27. =n,  <Em,. Ce Ye “eee wes, ree EE. ——
Classification 7 (This form: is to be used Pons from ClA—<controllec documeyts) fj , - 254 - exchanged listings of pending material which might be covered during a subsequent trip to Cuba by HSCA repre- _ sentatives and Congressmen. 1190/ | | At 6:00 p.m. the Comnittee staff met with Presi- dent Fidel Castro Ruz who. assured the Committee that neither he nor his government had any involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The House Select Committee on Assassinations staff departed Havana, Cuba at 10:00 a.m., April 4, 1978, . arriving in Washington, D.C. at 4:30 p.m. phys tw a | . Classificati a RE NW 46327 Docla:32263889 . Page 327
Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) T Appendix 2: HSCA Procedura. Write-up Mexico Trip - 205 - House Select Committe. on Assassinations staffers Gary Cornwell, Dan Hardway. Edwin Lopez and Harold Leap arrived at the Mexico City airport at 8:30 p.m., May 30, 1978. (Al] times are llexico City times, unless otherwise specified. ) The:; were met and escorted through Customs by David Patton, an employee of the United States Embassy. The following mornin), May 31, 1978 the HSCA “representatives met with U.S. Embassy Political Officer Richard Howard concerning procedure. Mr. Howard sche- duled a meeting at 11:15 a m. with the in Mexico City. Tiis meeting was preliminary in nature and concerned procedures regarding arrangement _ of ‘the interviews of ex-CI.\ employees in Mexico. At 12:00 noon, the HiCA representatives and Richard ‘Howard met representatives of the Government of Mexico. . The Mexican representative: were: 1). Or. Jesus Yanes, Advisor to the Attorney General's Executive Officer; 2) Fernando Baeza, Chief. Administrative Officar for tne Attorney General; and 3) Commandate Florentino. Ventura, , Chief of the Mexican Federal Folice.. -, The. Mexicans -s Classification: gyi 206037 4 its HW 48327 Doecld:32263889 Page 328 ' ~~ EE,
NW 48327 “Docld: 32263889. Page 329 . , . : informed the staff members at this meeting that they. had interview would be an informal contact. with the witnesses ‘taped. interview. The Mexican officials informed the 2000379 Classification: _ (This form is to be used for métetal He from ClA—controlled documents.) , ed - 66 -. located Silvia Duran, Horacio Duran, Ruben Duran. and Pedro Gutierrez Valencia 1° 92/ and that each person was willing to be intervieved by the HSCA representatives. Procedure for conduct of the interviews was also dis- cussed at this meeting. | | The Mexican government decided that the initial in which the Committee's objectives would be described. The witnesses' statements would be formalized at a later, HSCA staff members: that they had been unable to locate Oscar Contreras, 1193/ Eluna Garro de Paz, and Elenita Garro de Paz. 1194/ The Mexican Government had not had contact with. the Garros since 1968. The Mexicans: said that they were trying to locate the Garros through © the Foreign Ministry since Elena’ s ex-husband, Octavio Paz, had once been an impo-tant person in that ministry. The Mexicans asked that we determine the name of the Mexican Government contact during 1964 with the Warren. ‘Commission so that they coild locate their records in the Archives. The Mexican official left to set ud the preliminary Classification: 22 ee 29 & Pras i ivation: