104-10066-10180 . ~ 2 . ~~ —~ a to . ” bd . : ry ‘ 8 ; i 55/30/ . SECRET . FRP¢s * 8 8 © @ 6 e@ ; | STAFF a . «Deg, “ CONF: C/LA=8 INFOs ODPD=D, VR, FILE, D/DCI+ DDO=4, CSRF, C/CI= C/CI/OCFL, C/EPS/COMP, C/EPS/EG=2, C/OG/DMS, C/PCS, C/PCS/CAC, CS/LOLY c C/PCS/PGL+ D/OLC, DDO/DO, ICS, OGCH2, (34/P) . - 78 1024592 PAGE 001 - . TOT: 221849Z JUL 78 DIRECTOR 261709 — SECRET STAFF 221849Z DIRECTOR 261709 ¢: TOs IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY, © NIACT MEXICO CITY, C RYBAT WNINTEL - REF: MEXICO CITY 45940 1022224 i. FOLLOWING POINTS RESOLVED AT MEETING WITH ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL HSCA AND GARY CORNWELL. DEPUTY COUNSEL HSCA: A, HSCA WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW LICHANT=1 ON BASIS HE . QUESTIONED DEBA GARRO DE GUERRERO GALVAN FOLLOWING KENNEDY ASSASSINA= © TION. HSCA WILL NOT REVEAL _JHEIR KNOWLEDGE HIS UNWITTING USE FOR 2 CIA THROUGH LIHUFFe1. Qo C B. HSCA WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW LICOOKY=1 AND LIHUFF=1) ON BASIS THEY U.S. CITIZENS WHO RESIDENT IN MEXICO AT TIME OF KENNEDY » ASSASSINATION, AS YOU AWARE LICOOKY/1 HAS RECEIVED WIDE PUBLICITY \ AS RESULT JACK ANDERSON ARTICLE IN "PARADE" MAGAZINE ON 12 AUG 1962 AS HAVING BEEN EMPLOYED IN CUBAN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1959- - ©0 AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH FIDEL CASTRO.ONYLIHUFFetPWILL BE { INTERVIEWED ON BASIS HIS RESIDENCY IN MEXICO CITY SINCE 1949 AND HIS . ASSOCIATION WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN Cp MEKICO. fHSCA WILL NOT REVEAL THEY AWARE| ey i . old] a% [a7 MOP A wT i iCOMNPTART AALR INTERVIEW LITAMIL~7 AND ohn pasts MEXICO. HSCA ADVISED US Hat HEY INTERVIEWED OTHER FORMER MEMBERS o - JMeExtco WITH ASSISTANCE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES. HSCA WILL NOT ie HEY AWARE OF FORME D. HSCA REQUESTS THAT RAYMOND H, GERENDE AND LIONION@1 CIF C. HE CAN BE LOCATED IN MEXICO) BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW IN- HOTEL ROOM. HSCA SAID VOICE COMMUNICATION WILL BE SUFFICIENT, HOWe \. | ' SECRET S717 TP 7
14-00000 4 t rm a wo. “tIpy - FLICK SECRET STAFF - 78 1024592 - PAGE 002 _ TOT: 2218492 JUL 78 DIRECTOR 261709 EVER, CLOSED CIRCUIT TV EQUIPMENT BEING SENT FOR POSSIBLE CONTINGENCY USE, _ Es. HSCA HAS AGREED TO INTERVIEW EDWARD G, TICHBORN AS FORMER FLICKA)ET ALs IN-SAME MANNER AS DONE PREVIOUSLY WITH Re CHARLES | ET AL. 03 2, HSCA WILL ACCEPT CAPT. GOODING'S VOUCHING FOR BONA FIDES OF GERENDE AND LIONION@{i WHO CAN USE ALIASES DURING INTERVIEW IF THEY DESIRE. 3-e HSCA CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED EMBASSY TO ASK MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO LOCATE ALL BUT GERENDE AND LIONION@1i FOR. INTERe VIEW PURPOSES, WSCA WILL BE TRAVELING OFFICIAL PASSPORTS. STATE _ DEPT HAS NOT ADVISED HSCA WHERE THEY WILL BE BILLETTED. 4, IN VIEW AGREEMENT THAT ONLY GERENDE AND LIONION@=1 WILL BE INTERVIEWED UNDER INDIRECT CI.E. HOTEL ROOM WITH VOICE SYSTEM) CON= DITIONS, STATION MAY BE ABLE ARRANGE SITE WITH LOWER PROFILE AND BETTER SECURITY. AS WE SEE ITe MINIMUM REQUIREMENT WOULD BE FOR PRIVATE SPACE FOR HSCA, FOR PERSON BEING INTERVIEWED AND FOR CAPT. GODDING. TECH AND STATION OFFICER. HENCE APARTMENT OR SUITE WITH THREE SEPARATE ROOMS SHOULD SUFFICE. ol: ITAMIL@7¢QLICHANT@1, LIHUFFei. CLARK FLORES AND PALOMARES PRECLUDES NY 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 Gi rer STATION NOTES, PASSAGE TO AG FLORES nawes [Ca TamiL 9.) 7 I _ HELP HSCA LOCATE LICOOKY=j] SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED, BUT AS NOTED PARA “1 (A) ABOVEs HSCA WILL INITIATE CONTACT AND NO DIRECT STATION ACTION REGUIRED. IN CASE OF GERENDE AND LIONION@1, STATION WILL BE REQUIRED 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, ASSUMe ING HE IN MEXICO, AND ARRANGE INTERVIEW AT CONVENIENCE OF HSCA AND AT SITE THEIR CHOOSING, FOLLOWING IS BACKGROUND INFO ON TICHBORN CIDENTITY)OFOR STATION USE: & A, 0 EDWARD G. TICHBORN (P) WAS HIRED IN Late (1959 AS POLITICAL ) SECRET
14-00000 ‘ ; # . be . 7 , 9 - e cr « SECRET STAFF C 78 1024592 — PAGE 003 . ; TOT: 2218492 JUL 78 DIRECTOR 261709 ad | | ) ; . ACTION ADVISOR} FOR AGENCY=SPONSORED [ELECTION] OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT 2 CCN AM TRAVEL M)nE was. PRIMAREEY ALS ACTIOWASSTENWENTSY” (by _ ___1BUT, IN ADDITION; ASSISTED HE WAS PRIM NG | Y REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES/ATTITUDES 2 OF MEXICAN LEFT=-WING] INTELLECTUA AGF or PERSONAL REASONS, TICHBORN . = 1F4 VISION HAD OPPORTUNITY TD. USE 74 ON ONE eccasrOveyp E INDICA TO-DEVELUP _ IN@DEPTH ‘STUDY. GF HIS EFFORT WAS DROPPED BECAUSE DF REI UCTANCE ON PART OF HI 2 DISCUSS SENSITIV AND TO INTRODUGE HIM 70 OTHER CONTACTS “ALTHOUGH SCHEDULED FOF HE FINALLY “ (SEVERED HIS RELATIONSHIP" WITH AIG UA AND RECEIVED HIS TERMINATION SETTUEMENT ‘ON C KNOWN ADDRESS (DOI NOw# 1966) FOR. TICHBORN® | ~ RIVERDALE, NEW YORK, HOME PHONE) c 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 C 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, E22 IMPDET.>. | _ C. ories LA/MGSB/M CHAWKINS) AND C/LA/STAFFB (STURBITTS)# COORD: C/PCS (PAGE)? C/LAD (WARREN); AUTH: C/LA/MGSB CHAWKINGS )3 REL: DDO CSTURBITTS BY DIRECTION OF) CL BY 029163. < C END OF MESSAGE —_ SECRET Any