13-00000 Anan eanigiemanmeno uta ewodetaistte 10.8% nner ammeter Gmmmne Et ‘ 1 °, - Othors present ab DURAN ‘party were foraddo ald Sdivias\ toa DURAN; Blend'e’ philoconmustet : others pre GUERRERO} Gen, Jove “Tek ws OLARK) Flores and “mistress, & Guat Woman; a dedice ‘ doctor from de Hospitals’ 4 young. Aniortoan souple,) bot tee bend, who were spénding . ter. (conti) 25 De 7 their honeymoon Nexis | a hoy ¢ old Mex woman ih a red dreas;| and ja -strange| man jwho ‘laimed °. ” ta; be Mexican bw ‘aid, not iLook or ‘tp like one.+ Hie |fize nams was, Alejandrp and he ubs . aie sequently: wrote Blenita several. love letters|. She ms hose Lia to th _ Amey ; Ri gaxdo| GUERRA and wife Résarid CASTELLANOS were pupnosed Come G |) cone when they damned she (Bidna) pould be there! 7 Cheek pica of pena and Blonita ' Check Stoardo GUERRA and’ Rosario re _ - CASTELLATIOS de ‘GUERRA. na are. ey. L 7 enemies of Elenat? | party but de aLine to. drove her ead Elénige: to Cub Emb at/3- pm. . Hor br otal was embarrassed by thbir behavior ‘and drove a block up the atreot to wait ‘for them fter letting them jout. The | two }womert then ° Check LI0 Hh eE/1 i ° CALVILLO. took them to; amet hotel for pafety|....f ince! Blena ec not rémeni yr name of hove | BIETOOR Thomas to the part of |tow| where sha rembnbered 1t to be - Vermdnt Hbtel, | Cadie Vexmont.29] one! and a half plboks west|of Ihsurgented just "south 9 Viaduetd. Elena i. | sadd hotel is’ cwied by sonicone| from) San Luis \Potobi and usdd by| businesaten from that area, ! She and| Elenite did not register, CALVILLO gistered then as relatives or friends of: janis | from Sah Luis Potosi.) They st yed there until the folllowidg Friday_and hard fit " / Blena! and Elenita saw newspapers pth OSWALD's picture and knew they had sétn him shite shaw. _ | When CALVILLO visited! then at hotel, she told him, she Wanted to! report td Amer Emb what she: |. Iméw about OSWALD's connectiong with local communists and With AZCUR. CALVILLO said she | | shéuldn’t go because the Amer zim was full of Communist spies, | When she [returned +o hor house house? the following week, guards, werd posted outside it: / en she saw her sister, ve GUERRERA, | the latter was terrified pecaide of OSWALD! e jpreas nee pe tie | fe de: GUBRRERA; © | wag very angry with DURAN 's because] she thought th bey hhd 4 bjoons| | involved in the assasa ination i plot oe money About 2 monthd afters ssassinatib n, § r Sra.?) de RRERO was_caiied in | by /two Som nists » Whom ® sherefuaes. Was [warned with threats nover td reveal. | | RS Ce a) toe 27:7 ae 218 Pak “with USWALD. Sho romeined sa terri eer at she would! not “Aocbmpan "EL ne to the! Ames Emb to tell what She” khew df OSWALD. / Stort1; after a psassina- |: tl » Enilic ¢ Ibo, took DOR 13 to Jalapa, Ve praorlz and kept them out of] the woy for al oy whdle uhtil the 4 faitadl: shook of assassination wore off. GARBALLING has |connt ot ics with the | University ‘of Veracruz Press ;: /. Bhortly, after ashass ation,. an Amer woman , OBB; | came and spent savoral days in Elena's House | Shé was| sent by theix mutdal f tend, Ewilice i i opto, . aj Costa Ridan who is. now (June; COBB's roommate and whd was! i formerly jthe histress of | | é sn 6+ mr © es ec ¢ + em neatneennnnt eerie tna. = a ce Can this be checked - oon outside ‘her po dae wanted (- Why won't Elena identity 2 Semipatley ' a . . i : 1 ; | g ' | 7 |. Pt | ' ' ad Can trip to Veracruz “be proved?” | | Cheek Eunics ODIO, Gosta Rican. Didn't} | Elena first say VASQIE? Anoral's mistress was a funt?27 , eG VASQUEZ Amoral wien he was, with Rockefeller Foundation, and Exrmesto de 1a PENA. Jung. GORB, | expressed interedt. in| the assadsination.| She sucteeded in|getting Deva GUERRERO drunkione ; | 7 i | I , “agents” “bho” advised against” ‘golig: bo! Amex Emb ‘and urged} then to go to Texas to| tell their story, |Failing in this, she said she would arrange a neeting in a quiet cafe|with the Chief of the OTA in Medico, | The meeting did not materialize, however, because :she [ asked :to jj night, ond the ldtter!told allishe knew about OSWALD ahd’ the pakty at tho homb of Ruben. poo oo COBB thén wanted them to tell what they mew ito the Amer authorities. Claiming to be CIA |) ents te nan ea RUNS eR ES RO Doss BR Cann know CoS? . leave Elena's house, COBBihad kicked tha cat} / At end of, Jan 64, Ruben| visi'ted Blena.! He paid) he was going to visit the ULS, and wanted| her ito proteot him as much 4s possible white he lias avey.|../ Six months after ast assination, when she Was talking to Noe PALOMARES of | bey BB Hey "6 Blena's brother | | i q me ea went inside pate | and shouted "issaspin" | ‘and other| insults, Later: thet: day a friend, Manuel! Dba | | | | | i
13-00000 | of covevdacte about che matter, | ne ad the deoxy’ of her enicounte r with : hit, ‘(oontinued) ‘| | | | | re oe | Secretariat Check Victor mp Calan PaT354, samaoN | qo. OSW. The only "te rs ou mber! who [told ‘her this, however, was Victor NICO |: | cpten / She said she HRerapoct nat fostat had come bo Mexico more than once, i ! . MEMO from Dan » to Cw ubgn Sec edo vita you read this (meio in para HOT above) | d tell mé if this woman and] dau nter Iwerel seen oreqting such 2a disturbance ~ a8 tuzy claim ~— front of the} Cuban Embassy), DEN 4B wrote -"No bells ring with me." yeautvrote . oN yq poco. Spats vrotel siotures ediher a : ronan emeam made o memo dated 10 Dee 65 (para 25 “ above) hpe@, 3 Feb 6 \ = ): tipo LEGAT Re? ie log, ss Q7 Dee | ; : MEMO tq | g an | . ae abd For. your snto, Bienk teavieved by: personnel of this office on titres and Bh Noy 6h at which. tame, sinter qo that set forth in ref memo. : an | .at that time ifaiy 13 llegations made by Ene ne and aa Fal | :. vie the } viously checked out without substan- | . ne , | . i tie giher pent repetition of those allegations. L350. 29 Dec 65 >, MEXE zs AT interviewed ‘wienk and. Elentta ne So | y Nov 6 [failed s I will adv ae urtper info obta ped. | | 7 Non attached % nee| potton docunent in 50- 6-129/3 | on this Subjects : what FBI. did! in Nov 64, but the GARRO's have been’ talking |. about jthis for { ‘lode tine an she is sald to be, extremely bright. u Annie G.. wrute: i | i) < the fqllowings | "2. | LA Memo aid ‘they|checked info Fes “be 5621 and found it ungubstantiated.) i Be GOS asked ie to send. thig cable. Be e will try to confirm or refute Mrs. G. dg Pls. . oS ‘tpte and follow WP ae wrol “She Ayan also oe 1. | | | Po - 'Thig document by LICOOKIE was “not 3 in oa ie Document LICPOKIE dated betcver 1964 = | Mextleen Goumunists who :had contact with OSWALD, ao but was copied from 50- 7129/3, ang at eohed “as hes not jappepred ‘in Weare Cony wrd s~ups in presg, All weekend Blena GAnnc steno fiz I mao be MEXT Sth 29 Deo > 65 eft hid poe |B lentee pe auehter)andPehGARROnd taaERE! alyan spt. around] recalling detpils } tf’ ee an ek : P- “with 0 {WALD! here! las: fall during the days ‘that. he was in: | { . eat Pe ge om i | | ; e-ups of ‘the Warren! Co report th the nev papers sparked. this’ discussion, ae eae they @ a parently | hhad 3 never really sat t axpund hetehiset to piece it all together, although | xe |deephy & aéfeate Gru The fern Elena and Dba are first ‘cousins of three’ | Du » Ho seis Horacio is |the husband of Silvia. 7 gir: “yhd was arrented, or quest onttle ab at OSWALD because bhe had been in touch . - with bin at the| Cuban Em an when be | for que ook [or & visa, (She is ox was ‘alsora be i! ican|Instituthe onl Toki), /|While OSWALD Was here lest fall the | ! oe en caine Sen Maite ico Ge DURAN ‘oousdhs “invited” all Oak berg “and/ young Elenita| to a "twist" porty at the home. of Ruben Dyran’ id-week A few Communists they knew (Deba is a Commie rself, and Elena | bean: touch with Commie sins she was a yore girl; and went to Republican Spain with . i  Ootay lo aa ze dia ‘number © people: yho 8 ruck they as. yery peeuldar at the time, were | 0 i | O theme ‘AND WAS THERE. ro OTHER BEATNIK OKING BOYS, ONE 0 WHOM WAS VER TALL “AND TE f WOH SRY FEMME Q WELL ba cote bp ij : | ; 7 oo
13-00000 “A50. {(conttnuea) 29) Deo 6 yah umter bat nid 8 tnats we le 80 40| stoked | (ty Lhe ‘riews. £ ‘th ‘ass nesta latdoh ths J . fore +t jtatd ins with the DURANS.*: However, their dousias, pe nervously Jooke them up 7 DURA vrotbors suauenly- ‘have. money. : pier | later. Deb RRO de GUBRRERO| Galvan says ‘that Ly RAN| and one 6f thé DURAN bdys have . made trips. fo. te 8,| And [that nent ‘the] na alll prodpere ‘this last year. 2 | ; | . qa | Alyeys poor befo ee oy have an expensi oracto works, t Bi DIA newspaper, oa ABIL Jan 66. ot renes ee ener of. bot de ‘state - * Amentbass By, Mexiug. 8 0 ‘posdible interest: jto shea ibe, De of tebe abs agenedds, there Ys ¢rangm tted ‘nerewith & memo of con exsation loontainin some observations 2. jb. 7 : fo o:.. [oar pista f about Guba.| Vlotox BIco alan! is 6 Spahish-born IMexi¢an: journalist| who. as been $ne of SOP a a 8 qo eres Oetee es ‘ne moat prolif © an ona & olo ists for fast o's Guba in Maxtool <-.| | Cee : OS So, 7 a : “teach ntt Participants} Bien RRO de PAZ, I xic ‘ahterl a and Charles im. Thomas) Co Gheck AZCUE's LIE™VOY file : 4 i , Political Officer ~ 1... RICO, Galan itold|Blena that Busebio AZCUE, former; Cuban Cohsul in ot ; a i. on 2 Nexco) was| one of the most porent men now, in Guba... /| oes JHE was recall ‘ad to Havana - | . : poo as os mmedid tely ton the, Nome hen | he Was; Cuben Consul in Mexi, presunab because he . 4Sh, . 22 Feb. - | {. | me NE 3. ~ helm welne id. pswan une. | | a . | pry 455. 23 Feb | 1 MEMO ft th “An ec Ito c - fron LEGAt ~ Ret 4 mad to Memo olee ce versatidn dated | | ; en 35) Dee |65 (para h2e7T above }} ». reb'a J by this. office jon 27 Jan! 66, ‘and LEGAT, memd dated | 2T. Dec |65 (para keg above),.. |/ Extensive investigation conducted in the! U.9/ and; ‘Mexico | Row can it be ascertained that OSWALD did not ‘ after the assassination. f hisal to aa that OSWALD traveled to Mexico prior to - ij travel to Mexico prior to early font 63. 26 Sept 6. | OSWALD Was résidaing |in New Orleans, Louisiaha in early Sept 63 and|no ihfo | | has been obtained to [indibate | hat lhe was x away ron hat ares in darly! Sept 63./ nT There must be some basis for Elena! s zope ting Ini view of the fact that Hie I GARKO de|PAZ's allegations have jbeenjpreviously chécked) | I i jbeing taken concerning her recent ; repetition =" out wi cvalfecntioast n further. etch is . of those al egat, ons. ae — weno t c/¥i from cos on vie Appltoan (f220, g pelle DUARTE ‘Mabtine’, Herminto, SO | _j Rho de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 Dec 36 |~ Pls see LEGAT report dated 16 Dec 65, subject,. j SE ab ss aessepemenr= OSWALD foi “Lif: Oil” OH” Hediniiio ‘DUARTE Martins ."].57.| Note; t6.coS from Rosa FB. - her f° | | | U ' : 456, 9 June 3 , _ LEGAT repor stated that DUARTE 's dar was noted at tho Cuban Enb at. the game jtime ost 7 "Check Hermindd DIARTE Martins peee ee e ernntr /. { . was ‘theres. a Perch os bee bes
13-00000 460. 16 Juné 25 June 13 July : 1k June 66 7 Cheek Elena! 3 friends and story, © | Lromuve/ 227 Info from him??? eue-gt Cal of, 2 ' Blena. desoribed ‘some developments which. may have some ‘bearing on her claim that she sew 2 the. envelope-for- tha -firs$-letter,-with-the- above. eddress,: was ‘marked -for return to theo” a “gender, which was the Cub Emb “heres The ‘seoond dnyelope, which contained the whole ake, "THE aS = Suny Findon Sane = | | DIR 12633 - Has has reviewed. advanos cony book entitled "Taguest” by Edward J. EPSTFIN, - subject being assassination... Book in hands major reviewers, to be released sometice June 66. In discussing CIA role in OSWALD investigations, statement is made on yar: 9b. that Warren Comm | pe peatane a purportedly showing zat Cub Ez end Chat yet on sale, foregoing 7 SE NEWS - - Lawyer Plead H's 1g outit Based on Perjured Testimony - . rsation =| “| outiject; “Further en OSWALD ‘and K Assassination - (Ref: Memo es '« para 427-ebove) Participants - Elena end Thomas (Pol Officer) - OSWALD at a party at home of her cousin. Ruben DURAN when OSWALD was in Mexico prior to gpbassination. / Elena said Carlos SOLORZANO is well acquainted with Cub Amb HERWANIEY, \farmas, and that he was not leftist but his brother, Alfonso, was a Communist. Amb ld RANDDEZ y. _ told SOLORZANO he wanted to meet Elena, so SOLORZANO arranged «a party at his ow ‘cus of 30 June 66 and invited both of them, Also present. were Tito MONTEROSO and his wife; © Bivire VARGAS, leftist” journalist with NOVEDADES and personal friend of Pres DIAZ Ordaz; _ Emanuel. CARBALLO, the pro-Castro writer; Joaquin DIAZ Canedo, head of publishing firm / ‘called Editorial Mortizs and Juan SORIANO, painter, who was invited to make her feel at . ease, since he is a friend of hers and was the only anti-Communist there besides herself.- uf During evening, Amb HERNANDEZ, whom she described as intelligent and cultured, ec:cen- ‘trated his attention on her.,... and expressed interest in her friend, Carlos MADRAZO... ’ He issued a personal invitation to her to attend the annual literary festival of th: Casa - _de@;las Americas in Havana, She said she was'not @ Fidelista and would not go unless ; ol | duan SORIANO went with hex. Amb, HERNANDEZ then invited SORIANO but the latter denounced ' ‘a the Castro regime over the objections of the; others present...../ Later, her friend, | Vier or RICO Galen who personally dislikes Amb HERNANDEZ warned her not to go to Cubz alone, n 4 July 66 a driver from the Cub Emb delivered to her home on Calle Alencastre in a bones Virreyes an enve Lope containing two letters and some printed matter from the Casa — 7 +. de-las Americas in Havana, The first letter, written last October (667) gave her address as Vernont 38 and the. second letter, written, in April; gave her address as Vermont 49, tee ete meee oe mom + i ‘had no address ag it was hand carried to her’ home - see attachments, / Elena stated ths ‘only reason ‘the letters were addressed to her at Calle Vermont was because she spent several . Gaya ati the Hotel. Vermont after the essassination., The correct address of the hotei is : - Yermont 29, ‘so she concluded the Cub Gov carried that street and number, with a minor i error, as her regular eddress,! / Since CALVILLO had taken her to the hotel ostensitly to (.' _ Protect! her from: ‘the Commintsts this nie raised) tt the nest ton of how the Cubans obtained: Saat a we sate