13-00000 : : [ t : . : no this: could not be true because one was a Jew, thet it is. definitely @ group of Fascists, very Amerioan, ihe is owner of a Caberet of nudists and belongs to political gangsters.' Cecilia says it is absurd that | they let him enter (Ruby entering jail where OSWALD was). Julieta says - he (Ruby) was there from the first dey, that he began to mix with the = - | police and newspapermen . It was perfeotly planned, indeed some of the oe The (oontinuea) | | , ' \ i police probably are of tha’ sams organization because Ruby putxizexgee aimed the gun at his chest (OSWALD's), Cecilia agrees, the picture is evidence of that because the police did not’ move to try to gat in or anything for within a question of seconds there should have. peen a reaction. Julieta hopes they will ' continue the' investigation; at least Kennedy 's brother hes sent a special agent. Cecilia says everything about it: is strange as the paper stated they found this charagter (Ruby) drinking Coca Cole on the second floor : and they just left there. a sta adds that from the f very first. everything was absurd) that he was a Commmist. Cecilia says this type | (OSWALD) could not be |nuts’ because the whole thing was so perfectly | | planned ' and that ‘ds evident since the bullet wes aimed at Kennedy. Julieta ‘pelieves ‘that |this:' is all done by extreme rightists planned 2rom very high up end thet:is why they had to kill OSWALD so he couldn't talk.. Julieta‘edds' that she hopes they will wake up ea little with this business and pay attention to what has happened because it-is evident it.is ail a! conspiracy of rightist groups and military men. She adds that in e very: obvious way this ‘indiyidual (OSWALD) pretended he was a Communist to ; prepare the groundwork. Cecilia believes that he even’ purposely married the Russian girl: J eta’ comments ; that. all was very well prepared, i step by, step to blama|the Communists, but that now with this (OSWALD's | death) everything is more complicated and they couldn't continue (the |. investigation) and even the Dallas police said that with the death of : OSWALD the case was closed, but the: FBI answered immediately that it was, not closed, that ‘on the contrary, they had to open an investigation and | also the Senate will name @ commission to investigate,’ and Julieta hopes = they won't be alarmed| at whatever may be turned up. She adds that euch ~ time more details m confirm that OSWALD was & Fascist and this business of trying to join an anti-Castro organizetion and later poks his nose into | the Fair Play for Cubs, surely all. o: of this was made up by the Dallas wolice. Likewise she indicates that all the} speeches igiven try to imply that he ; AOSWALD): was @ fanatics. also. fxow spoke _ to, the peoples of 'the Nation to tf stop this tendency tovard Violence § and hate. ' Cecilia is ast se hed, that | NIXON hes made a'atand as e good person, Julieta says that mig now everyone is frightened since they have seen just to what extent these things | can happen. She hopes they continue the inveotigation to the end, 0 sepeenreneeeae ne . e ra ereER Ge Qe «SENET ceenettetteeeens Ne ORE fh END “OO ene aE + 5 Rte een ee matte + eR EOE RD 4 ee ah an were orem ne :
13-00000 MEXI 7060 - (REF MEXT' 6868 = not in! OSWALD piftie and not abstracted) According LIFIRE'dip couriers ref left MEXI for Cuba 12 Nov via Cubena 465 returned MEXI 18.Nov via Cubana. According LIENVOY, they probably left . for N. Y. of 23 Hov via Aeroneves flt 451, Anenyev (phonetic) of Sov ; consulate Wi Y. phoned Sovenb 25 Nov esking for info on which flight i | couriers taking.| COMMENT; This only infrequently occurs, : Asst Corsul | . KOSTIKOV heridled: the eall ‘from'N. Y. 0 ! | ; i vet 7061 - ‘Coupostte of latest reporting by: sources LICALLA, LIMITED and LILYRIC !on movements in and out: Sovemb by KOSTIKOV and ALFERYEV; (All normal:apparently, except! 2h Nov. 1207 hrs KOSTIKOV enters Sovemb with wife and SHUBIN.i ito drives ‘out in ALFERYEV's car, latter at wheel, with KAZANTSEV and ‘two unidentified Sov visitors also in car -- | This first time pare has sepn these visiting, Sovs. ; : MEXT will identify ASAP, ) ! i i ! : : 2 | Next 7062 - (Refs! DIR Bh938 - Para (76 above): LEGAT attempting get all : details re method of ‘travel who if anyone travelled with him and any info of either travel by OSWALD or "Alex HIDELL", LEGAT checked flights Nuevo Laredo and. Monterrey to and from Mexi and found no evidence OSWALD use of air travel,: LEGAT checking on Jack RUBINSTEIN alias Jack RUBY. i LEGAT also assisting with all assets in attempt get data on, where OSWALD stayed in Mexi} and his contacts. . Job suggested in - i oo para one ref almost too big, but will make mequest. Mesxi immigraticn ; ‘ records are poor. ec i : ‘ i 1 : : : : Bo : 719. 25 Nov. 60. 25 Nov. ) - 81. 25 Nov. i | { t i : : : . i Memo fron RSO: Subject: ‘ALVARADO,| tel: 41-07-32; address, | Pino 173, Col. Santa Ma aé"la Virrera, Nicaraguan cit, born 31 Jan 40°. | in Ciuded Reus, State of celaye, Nic, ~:Juan LORILLO, Rolan ALVARADO 7 ror i and Carlos Fonseca AMADOR: are members of his: organization ini Nicaragua. i’ | Source ‘claims he’ vas ‘sent, to Mexi by Nic Commmists to go to Cuba where : ; he. will be trained in sabotage, put he will go after he gets documented : as a Mexi cit. ‘The Cuban. Emb in Mexi is going to come up with ‘a false i | Mexi birth certificate for him. Source' said two ‘persons were in the Cub | Emb the morning of 25 Nov, 63 at 00 who are involved: in the plot to | ‘ assassinate’ Pres. Kennedy. He described them a8 ,one being white person | : _ [yee @ jlarge cleft nose. ‘The ‘other person had close eropped hair with | | a ‘copete. . . Mr. ALVARADO eleims. that. on the 18th of Sept he was in the . ode mesecela ee _ | Cub Emb in Mexi and he saw OSWALD receive $6,500; OSWALD was speakin Am one ae sees at NT tS me sen rete ne eis a with a'Ne » about 29 yre of age, who had a scar on his jav, hed ‘adioh ee ne The Negro spoke English well and might * OSWALD was SF Speaking of, eliminating a person. The | | r i i : ve a Ngee American. i
| | le Negro then said that he was sorry that he gould| not accompany { ! | Osi b aid ffyou ‘understand my situdtion|', OSWALD then replied ithat!s re o tent / I canido this by myself. The source was of the opinion that | OSWALD hed — | come from Habana ‘and when OSWALD ¢ entered he was| affectionately greeted | by a female employee of ‘the Gub Emb who has blue eyes and-lives at| - | | { Calle|Juarez 407. Source also sthted that [OSWALD was given $1,500; for | extra) expenses / Source stated that when he went to the bathroom he saw counting the‘ ‘money, in American: doldars, lon the patio whioh, is | adjactnt. | EEE RSO and D/RSO made/an appointment to meet ALVARADO at | 0950 26 Noy at the cafeteria ‘of the Hotel Francis. (Signed A. C. Plambeck) remo bn OSWALD ‘reed | ‘to Pres. Lored Mathes on night of 25 ! ov. letving pack. | ron info and esking many apeetions. l | | { | : | | hood Rxoelétor. Cuban Lawyer, Jose Antoaio CABARGAS, ‘anti-Castro former, : | director of Instituto de' Segdridad Social of Cuba was captured last night | ' by federal agents to be dnvestigated for political activities ‘and especially 1 for a, suspicious telephone call to Miami with Emilio NONEZ Portuando, 2 | former Cuban delegate to United Nations, | Address of CABARGAS No, 10, Victoria 25. CABARGAS and NUNEZ spoke of the assassination st. Kennedy. i Police report on CABARGAS ani sutlee of para 84 above. cen para 86. | | i MEXI 7064 : ‘a Following received 1405 from Dirkin| Narcotics representative who received from member polica bank of ‘Mexi, which is one of ! two dnterpol i reps here. Report directed to Direccion General (presumably of bank). : Le A. At 2030 brs 2h Nov.,: Director; Internatonal telephone :services called - : Ay writer re phone call between !CABARCA in Mexi and NUNEZ in Miant (phone ; DO aN 3571-29-41). CABARCA told NUNEZ that with assassination Kennedy, | 7 CASTRO's plan has been realized and that next one to go would’ be "Bob" | and that any time atomic bombs would rain down on U. S. without anyone ' lnowing why, that if all U.S, unable defend life of its president,' would =: i not be able defend selves either.| Report said other items relative i Latin America. mentioned ‘but operator could ; : give! no further info. Report i ‘continued ‘Capt Mame] LECUONA Ramos, Chief: of office of special investiga. - : tions under private. secretary of President: notified | Attempt; also made 8, 25 Nov. cece rece eeeecenreenree ew su eae ste xen teh SE > ESE bed snreehe SPA cA 86. 25 Nov. | , . 2 : : | Locate Jose Luis BENAVILES, treasury rep San Antonio, but could only | | get Capt Meade of San Antonio police who promised inform: BENAVIDES in : full of above. Both callers well Imown anti-Castroites. CABARCA now under interrogation by police, ODENVY notified here and! will contact ~” Procuraduria direct for further info... Since fact CABARCA arrest tact ed morning papers’ here no sensitivity problem involved; Writer unknown. : Lists his phone in: report as , 2 15-21; which not in. ‘either of reversed directories. | ; i | i. 1
87, 25 Nov. - a po a DIR “84926 - - nequelst cable summary all Station info on Silvia T. DURAN. Also request (LITAMIL nine) be queried as to his imowledge OSWALD contacts. with Cuban dx and Sov én embassie eee 2s | | | MEXT 7065 ~ (a DIR Bhg26 - Para 87 above), Silvis DURAN ake Silvie ' de! TIRADO, Mexi cit, Was employed by Cubsen consulate office Mexi as temporary replacement OLIBARRI: upon latter's death July 63. DURAN was director IMCRC until early Jan '63 when pressured by Teresa PROZNZE to resign. | Before July 63, per LIENVOY, DURAN had sporadic contact | Cuban | ‘Enb, mainly with PROENZA: re IMCRC, matters... Fall 62 had affair | with Carlos; LECHUGA.| @ In June 62 LICOOKY-1 reported: that: Jose REYULTAS said DURAN strongly drawn’ to his Liga Leninista Espartaco, local dissident Commig | group. Re para two ref; Station queried(LITAMIL nine )this ct point night! 23 Nov and he! disclaimed any knowledge OSWALD visits. He has been instructed report any. new |facts or significant reaction his associates. | 88, 25 Nov. ~ H i | ; DIR Bh95e - Pls obtain and: cable translated summary of any officiel reports or Statements Mexicans have produced on Silvia DURAN and husband, i : WAVE 8149 - i. ODFOAM advised WAVE ‘that: phone call from one Jose San 5s | Antonio CABARCA in Mexi City (phone 18-63-34) to Dr. Emilio NUNEZ Cte : Portuondo, Miami, was monitored 2h: ‘Nov 63, Conversation was in Spanish | »  . | and gist of: it is: Plan of CASTRO'carried forward, Bobby is next. : Soon the atomic tboubs will rain and they will not know from where. | 2. WAVE traces NUNEZ reveals he subj of 201-312304. “No record CABACA. : However, AMOT-2 advised CABACA is probably Jose Antonio CABARGA Sainz, ‘ 89. 25 Nov. 9. 2 Nov. dpob circa 1918 Province Las Villeg, Cuba. Curently resides Mexi, | . POBox 3000 and has Bane phoe No. para l above, He is now occupied with | obtaining Mexi visas: :for persons desiring leave Cuba. He is pronounced | BATISTIANO and rightist with ties to BATISTA groups in U. 8. and heads : the Alianza Para El Progreso de Anericn. ; 5 f | | | i | | | | | | Paul KENNEDY talks with John REDE. Paul asks Jomn if he read. ‘Excelsior LIFEAT | . this morning about OSWALD having come to Mexico and having applied for ; . - etna PE pS oot-_-Visas at Cub Emb, a ohn . .doss. Dot. Jmow. about it, but had. planned . to call: a! i | someone in he ¢ Cub Eni after 0950. Paul asks if, that man, ete, (no bearing) / ] i - | | a /SECR (ater, same day - epntttued) | | . ET. be | | | Tree be te | pp ba . . i | ; | a. { i } ; i | / vol y i i : ' 7 i : . : fe . . oS
13-00000 92. Be 9. 95. 96. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Nov. | | Pt rete ee ate ent seeepenese sent = ete, = finns savannas i : i | | | egies es ee ee ee eee John RETTIE calls Carlos LAGUNAS who 4s not in. Luz BERLOVA wales the plone.; John tells Luz about Excelsior article today | » about OSWALD. { John would like |to confirm this. - Luz thinks --he; ;Should call the Embassy. | Ask for the boy ‘with whom they had. breakfast ono - Fernandez *ROA., __ , | But the Soviet Embassy? Best with! RAZANTSEY. Boris KAZANTSEV| He. | i i would know about it surely. He is|Counselor, He is the tall man? | No, the gray haired man is KONSTANTINOV. The one with whom they were | ‘drinking with the Amb. - black hair and glasses.! Ask KAZANTSEV or| — | | YATSKOV who is the Consul. YATSKOV would have been person to have re- ' | ceived OSWALD. ‘If he went to jthe Embassy, yes. : YATSEOV tay not know i | John, but KAZANTSEV knows him: KAZANTSEV speaks! Spanish. | He was the | | one who greeted John’ in Bagliah. | Pop | Foyt 7 j : | i ' | : 1 | MEXI 7067. « At this moment Station officer ard lecal Security officer ; | : (whom he contacted) are interviewing Nicaraguan who claims that on ; bo | 18 Sept he saw OSWALD receive sixthousand five hundred dollars in meeting. i t inside Cuban Emb Mexi. Request Mana and DIR advise MEXT OPIM any i i : traces Gilberto ALVARADO, DPOB: 31 Jan 40 Ciuded Rama, Celaya, Nicaragua. : Claims he awaiting false Mexi documentation ‘prior receiving sabotage ' ‘training Cuba. Says Juan LORILLO, Rolen ALVARADO end Carlos FONSECA Amador are members his (Commmist?) organization Nicaragua. President DORTICOS of Habana calls Anb. Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas: of Cuban! Embassy, Mexico City. About Silvia DURAN, the police picking her up,. detaining her, interrogating her, etc. (DORTICOS: asked several :tines about mondy.) ‘DORTICOS asked HERNANDEZ to question Silvia some more and to investigate more and call him. ! LIENVOY i i i Ee ‘Translation of transcript (of para 94 ‘above) sent. “LINENSOR | also has Spanish coby. Tape being retained. . | ; t : MEXI 7069 (Refs MEXT T1067 - Para 93 ebove) ‘(also see Para &2 above) 1 '  . Station officer (probably BARKER) with Emb Security Officer interviewed Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO Ugarte morning 26 Nov with following results: | (Repetition of Para! 82 and 93 above with following additional): ALVARADO admitted he really on penetration. mission for Nio Secret Service, — i reports to Major Roger JEREZ; Nic Milatt, Pasaje Latino, - Interior 513, : : __ tel: | 46-33-76, Mexi. On 2 Sept reported in Mexi to Professor Edelberto TORRES, Address General Zuazia No. 37, Intérior 8.” TORRES is’ Nic in charge of Nic CP travellers to, Cuba. Well known ‘Communist. Has daughter in Moscow.: On 2 Sept discussed anti-Sonoza guerrille activity TORRES. told | ALVARADO he ‘would receive 500 Mexi pesos monthly subsistence anne ee 89 AL arwvaNnann min oe he ae SEGRET iu with TORRES and brothers Gustavo and Humberto JERS2 Telavera.
13-00000 i | Cuban ‘Consulate to tum passport photos over to, ‘Consul AZCUR, ‘ete., ete. At the end of : ' Sept ALVARADO phoned American Emb several times ‘to report his belief someone important . in U. 8, to be killed, used name Jorge KYNAUT (phonetic) to protect identity. Wes asked i : : if call related vise matter... Replied no, political matter, wished B speak to person of ; ‘ confidence, Firat time was screened by 2 females, finally spoke to man who said he would j all back.| ALVARADO left phone number: 30-19-52 |(since changed). Man never-called. | ALVARADO tried repeatedly contact :Emb by phone was finally told "Quit wasting our time. | : i Ve are working here, not. playing." When ALVARADO saw OSWALD photo. in newspaper he again | contacted Emb 25 Nov. ALVARADO 1g young, quiet; very serious person, who speaks with conviction. Knows enough English}! to understand ‘conversation, ‘had tank maintenance training = in Canal Zone when with Nic Army.| Says he still Nic! Commie party mbr, was originally | , . > ® i : : : | boot | : i ‘ : ! | . — i: i ' { i t i sarees. t; later) became disillusioned, has been penetration agent for Nic Gov for. Scheduled enter ‘Cuba jwithin 2 months . He explained he outraged by Keimedy reeastinetion which ihe 80% sure Commmist plot, | Does not wish become involved in cig i publicity splash, hopes :U.8, Will | keep! name secret, but willing do: whatever necessary. Lives ‘at Pino No.. 173, Col. Santa Maria de le Ribere, Tel 4107-31! Will accept: phone call - from “Rodolfo Gabaldon" to set time for next meeting: which to take , Place front Juarez Monument, Parque Alameda. | | | i } | i i |  Mexz 7070 |. LIMITED ‘reported Nexi ‘Seoret Service initiated heavy surveillance of Sovemb i aterting afterncon 23 Nov. Also Sec Serv physical surveillance of KOSTIKOV earlier reported, — !  gecording LIMITED the Sec Serv started! close obvious! surveillance of Vitaliy Borisovich — . SHUBIN (KGB) on 23 Nov. | Note SHUBIN in past often accompanied KOSTIKOV. on trips, outside Sovenb — , . ’ “OT. 26 Nov. | OT. 26 Nov. ' wx 7072 + (REF: A. MEXI 706r - Para’ 93 eboves Be: MEXI 7068 - Para 95; ¢. MEXI 1069 - - To . | Para 96 above) | - Amb Mann asks following be sent by COS to Sec. Rust, Mr. Me Cone and Mr, : Hoover: This message represents combined suggest ions of myself, Scott and Anderson: ; : | In view of: Nic (Ref A) end info in long distance telephone between} DORTICOS and HERNANIEZ, (net! B) | we suggest: Mexicans be informed concerning Raf A an aiNic be put at disposition of LOPEZ: i | Mateos om condition: ‘LOPEZ Mateos will agree to order! rearrest ‘and interrogate Silvia DURAN as I ' follows: a) Confront Silvia with Nic! and have Wie inform her of details his Statement i- | to us; b)! Tell Sivlia she only living: non-Cuban who! knows full story and hence in same | position as OSWALD prior; to his assassinations her only chance for survival is to come elean with! whole story and to cooperate completely with Mexi Gov in return for Mexi Gov protection; ce): She will not in any case be allowed. to leave Mexi, / Given apparent character of Silvia’ ‘there would appsar:. to be good chance of. her cracking when confronted with details of deal between OSWALD, AZCUE, MERABAL and Silvia and; unknown Cubs i negro. af she aid! break - and we suggest | iMexicans should ve! asked to! ‘go all out in seeing that ““ghe does =:we and Mexicans would have heeded corroboration of statement of ‘the Nic. ie nis Also suggest Mexi Gov identify and arrest unlmown negro. Have Mexicana rearrest, Siiwie 80 a5 ‘to eliminate possibility of ‘her being smuggled! out of Mexi to Cuba or killed here, We lack established reliability of Nic), but suggest that DORTICOS!: preoccupation, with | money : angle tends to corroborate authenticity of Nicistatement. Thus, there appears ; if d i | i | ‘ , : a ee ee er ee ns i
13-00000 ae FG Bt eer ene . . to ‘be ‘strong F 4 possibility that ‘a down payuent was made to! OSWALD in cub! Emb here. “Request instructions. | | | i | i; | | is | |. i i | i i MEXI 7083 - | wer, MEXI 4067 - Para 93 above): FYI: ALVARADO now claims he 2 penetration agent for GON. Request MANA Station not consult Liaison on this one until furths word from MEXI or DIR. | bo | | a 98. 26 Nov. i | ! MEXT ~ 7081! = AMB Mann requested ODENVY officer be sent to: Mext to have tiore details : of OSWALD/RUBINSTSIN cases. This info only because it indicates Amb's feeling he not being . fully enough informed of aspects of these cases in U.S.A. ; i oi | fo; L i i i | i : MEXI 7092 (REFS: A. DIR 85066 - not in file, not abstracted; A. MEXI 7084 para 99 above) _ 1.! See RefiB. which ‘crossed DIR 85039 (not in file, not abstracted). 2, Anb' s feeling is - : ' he not fully briefed on cases. eto.// COS finds present C/ODENVY one of} best and |most - gooperative, ete.// COS opinion it is desirable ODENVY senf officer to Mexi ‘to satisfy ; - Amb, Unless Mr,. Johnson can convince Amb that Chief /Odenvy Mexi will receive | and male available to him all; information concerning U.s, angles of: these cases, | | | 101. 26 Nov. a a MEXI 7093 (HEP: DIR 85198 ~ not in ‘file, not abstracted) Appreciate prompt instructions. ae :- ALVARADO's story being checked, He being re-interviewed, and moved'to safe address. Have | asked ECHEVERRIA as of night 26 Nov. to put close surveillance on DURAN. | | | oO , 102. 26 Nov. a ' MEXI 7094 -1. Dr. Jose Guillermo ‘ AGUIRRE of Mex told following to Pete Moraga, ; ‘USTs, : ' _ on 26 Nov. |A. Maria RODRIGUEZ widow of LOPEZ said a'son in lew of hers, vho ives in : ‘ ‘ ; New Orleans: was well acquainted with OSWALD. B..' Son; in taw is a Cuban,! Arnesto RODRIGUEZ, : '  : who lives at 212 Jefferson Parrish; Tel; Vernon 5- 9658. C. Arnesto RODRIGUEZ runs a : ; . So > t Spanish language. school, is anti-Castro. D. . According to Maria RODRIGUEZ de LOPEZ her i 3 ’ , : son in law has taped conversations with OSWALD. Be Above will be passed to ‘ODENVE here : , Ot 27 Nov. /Hgs may wish pass ODENVY .: : 99. 26 Nov. 100. 26 Nov. ) 103. 26 Nov. . ; ; Hote (ara 102 above) from Bob Adams on: 26 Nov 6. Signed COS : | ; | 104. 26 Nov. . : ' MEXT 7095 =; ' Following result of ODENVY investigation hotels: OSWALD registered at small Hotel del Comercio, Sehagun 19, tel: 46-60-51, on 27 Sept 63. ‘OSWALD left this hotel on : 1 Oct. ODENVY believes OSWALD travelled from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey by bus on 26 Sept . then changed buses and continued on Anahuac bus line to Mexi city arriving in time on 27 — Sept for 1037 telephone call to Sovemb that date. ; : 105. 26 Nov. 1806 . SATE INCOMING TELEGRAM Guedalajara, Control 4369 - Local - newspaper. editor ‘today told a "me he visited Monday by one Hector Francis COSERRANO, : news eter al Sher from Culiacan. vo Latter stated he travelled by bus late Sept Cullacan to Mexi City with OSWALD. They | ; ' attempted converse though OSWALD's Spanish poor. OSWALD gave informant personal cardi; iN : and pamphlet in English with many pictures Castro, both later discarded.’ On:arrival MEXI - 3 ‘| ity, noted OSWALD's baggage included rifle in leather case. (from Linthicum:- Guadalajara)
13-00000 106. / 107. i 108, ) 109. ) 26 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Nev. | | | | | 1335 een | i i i I i ‘ i ! i i ' 1558 NOTE: NOT REPORTED | | | | i i | with CONTRERAS} | Oscar of Pampico, 5 guly 67! memo, to LEGAT. | The Neys artiole on OSWALD Sought Vise Here ‘to Russia, Report Mexican Government Sources, i Article states OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept, left 3 Oct, on tourist card issued in New : Orleans: by Mexi consulate, conferred with Cuban consul Eusebio AZCUE, ete. ete. } i. i i LITEMPO-4 shepaied 1 report for ‘LTTEMPO:2 on ase. Source personally dntsrviewed Sily ie : . DURAN as well as Horacio DURAN Navarro, Ruben DOURAW Navarro, Betty SERRATOS de DURAN, Lidia Daran Navarro Vda. ‘de FLORES, Agata ROSENO; Garcia, Barbara Ann BLISS and Charles RE. BENT ley; and attached report sets forth the results obtained. Also attached are photos of Siivia and husband, Horacio. Source advised that he interrogated Silvia on two occasions and on! both she denied knowledge of OSWALD'g residence, whereabouts or contacts in Mexico i except as set forth in the report.| See report, in Spanish, Vo NOTE: | Chaock page 10' of; report, mutual friend is! Ting RAS, baterista (chum drummer) Women calls Sovenb and wants to tailk vith the person Lino had contact with OSWALD whet. ‘he — LIERVO) was in' Mexico, wants; to know where! he vas, where! he stayed in Mexico. The Sov told her no one! imew anyfhing: about the case, | i | Pot D.F.8.: : agent, Hugo CASILLAS, calls: the North American, Barbara, who lives at Bahia Magdalene 127 and reminds ‘her that he is one of the boys from that time of the detention and that he was talking with her in the camioneta (paddy wagon??) (NOTE: Barbara refers to Barbera. Ann BLISS of LITEMPO-4 report |- para 107 above -| page 8, which’ says she lives at Behie de ° Magdalena No. 125 with tel 45-13-41, divorced from Juan ESQUIVEL, Costa Rican, etc.) and © '' said, "What @ time you pasaad’ spent here, very pleasant, true?" Barbara remembers. Hugo . asks if Charles has his white'car in the same place, that at that time he was very worried. that it would be stolen. | Barbara comments that the others were nervous, and Betty, with | the long hair, ia now fighting with her husband./ |: Hugo remembers that it seemed that day that they were having @ party: there in ‘Ruben ! s house.! Barbara’ indicates that it was a. A party for children, | Hugo asks where she spent the day yesterday. Barbara said she went - with Tino (CONTRERAS) her sweetheart, but adds that Tino went to the United States to: ~.. record some music, jazz, for he plays the drums.| Hugo asks if! she hasn't gone to Acapulco;. Barbara responds no because she doesn't Like if (Acapulco); that there you can only go for your honeymoon.’ Then she comments that isn!t it, horrible that. RUBY killed OSWALD..., "but ; think how those: policemen are, in Texas... they are mules." Hugo comments thet in the! photo you aould: see that they! didn't even turn eround (when Ruby shot OSWALD). Bartara | ‘ ; believes that they wanted OSWALD to die. Hugo comments that now they say they might | - : ; poison Jack RUBY. Barbara says the thing is not’ normal, "It's! a thing, how do you say it - i _.crooksd | (or. twisted)" ~ : Hugo. says_ that, [today he_is_on call but, tomorrow!he will be free, Barbara invites!him to her house to have coffee anytine after 1530 bre. Hugo will te. there at 1700 brs, | | | | ‘ \ i i i | e
13-00000 mn, 110. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 27 Nov. 2T Nov. 27 Nov. OT Nov. 2T Nov. 27 Nov. - 1701 epee ee eee ot Ee. B oe rey 38 cm jee * we cE] ea BES: NT os be $a $3 Bb $ a “ite as: He 8 Beas ov HE 3° 5 Am. Juaquin HERNANDEZ Armas calls Pres.’ DORT YE ; ro t : i i : ‘ . i : t i ‘ . eth new on the Silvia DURAN case and that she Yaot sata OSWALD was given money!in the | Cub Emb. Translation’ has been checked grt ; a ee g : @ .. B, 3 =) e F_ @ a .y i] S 5 ®.. 9 O ‘technical operations pertinent | a 1605, (para 2 above);/1626 (para 4! above) 1 Oct.3 1055, 1 Oct (rere above Memo tol LEGAT from cos en to ‘OSWALD case, i Ces Se | i \ STATE ¢:  teldram from Tijuana (dontro2 4585) 2 payin roestivy report on RUBSNSDS TH alies | RUBY with alt possible spelling variations checked. : : | 4 i poo f. i MEMO to LEGAT from cos with cory of Amb. Mann's cable (oan oT above), and and copy of, Anb's draft of this eable. : — : : 7 : i i i t i Memo to IEGAT from cos telling contents of pare 102 above. H L. i DIR 85039 - Disovssed with Mr. ‘Alexis Johnson of State this afternoon Aub Mann's telegram requesting ODENVY officer travel MEXI for consultation on OSWALD case and other possible po MEXI leads. Mr. Johnson is asking ODENVY expedite travel such officer and is. eniisting assistance of Deputy Attorney General KATZENBACH in this matter. Will advise, | DIR 85086 - ‘(Refit MEXI TO6T - “para 93 above) ‘subj ret. is, "LAVARADO seuber of, Frente de Liberacion Nacional (FLY ) Hic exile revolutionary group which is Cuban supported and Commie: dominated. ‘ALVARADO is also known informant Nic intel service.! Rolan ALVARADO, Carlos FONSECA Amador and Juan LORIO (possibly. iden w/suan LORILLO in ref) ‘all well Inown Nic | communis ts . | ' : Do : ! i bo. | i i | poo 4 MANA 609 ~ (Refs NEXT 7067 para 93 above) (a1se see para. ' 8p above) - Full name Subj is i Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte, B. 31 Jan 40 Ciudad Rama, Zelaya, Nic. Subj, a mechanic, son of | Cervilo ALVARADO’ and Zoila de ALBARADO. Subj about 5'h", 135 lbs, browm eyes, dark brown heir, dark complexion. Subj was informant for Nie Security Service from 62 until Aug 63 when his connection with Security discovered by FLN. After he "blown" in Aug 63, he ree'd small payment from Sec Serv and said he planned go El Salvador. He told Security he would | write if he ‘obtained any info of value. On k Oct Nic Serv rec'd letter from Subj iin Mexi dated 2 Oct, Subj said he in position get ‘info on 2 groups in Mexi, and mentioned B.TORRES, probably Edelberto TORRES, as being involved one group. Subj signed letter Jose UGARIE, “as 7 oo roo pseudo asdigned to him by:Nic Serv, and gave: address as Calz.: Chavacana No.-142,-Mexi 8. - SECRET Ste Serv has had no contact with him since this letter, Subj was ultimate source several & tation info reports, including HNM 740, 742, 753, and 762, which prepared from liaison ' dnfo, He appeared to be fairly good informant with good access to FLN info. ; : Nic: services i : . i ' ' : i : : ! : ! ' : : : I i ; i : : y i : ! : j i
13-00000 aia LLT. 27 Nov. ; | J . - 218. -27 Nov. “119, 27 Nov. 120. 27 Nov. “121. 27 Nov. | i | | ' addressees : Bbassy he oleims to. have made. | | “DIR 85258 (nets! _dnsurance in New Orleans on 17 Sept, one day before Alvarado says he saw him in Cuban Emb | considered him good informant but! said he might! be inelined exaggerate. Should cass : develop to point where Msexi end Has believe desireable break ALVARADO, Station could probably arrange have Nic officer who handled him come Mexi to question him.. Rolendo ALVARADO Lopez, member Nic Commie Party (PSN), is ALVARADO's uncle. Juan LORIO Gercia, menber of Central Committee of PSN, traveled MANA to MEXI-on 14 Sept end returned to Nic on 17 Oct. ; Carlos FONSECA Amador, well known leader of FIN, last meported in Honduras “ of carly Nov. : ! | | 1 h, 7 : DIR 85066 - | purther to DIR 85039 (para Lik above) Mr. Johnson’ has informed me that Mr. : KATZENBACH ‘spoke with c/o who’ contended that MEXI ODENVY office possessed all relevant info and that he was not disposed to send ODENVY) officer to MEXT. Pls advise @) Whether ; ODENVY: Mexi does in fact have | necessary info py is it desirable in your opinion that OuENVY a¢ send agent te MEET? | io | L | | . bog Po 2! i ‘ ‘ : (Refs Mext (7069, |T072| - para 96 and| 97 shove) Aub Manas message relayi to - Decision will be | cabled after they ponfer. In your investigation, suggest : you contact ALVARADO's Nic case officer in Mexi and ask him whether ALVARADO hes ever told: him this story or anything like it. You can do this without further authorization. Request you not takes any action to re-arrest DURA or st others without approval from here. | Presume you are checking to see whether ALVARADO. ever made phone calls to the American DIR 85198 -« (Refs DIR 85178 -|para 118 ‘above) We feel investigation and analysis of | ALVARADO's ‘story should be. pursued further before more executive action is taken. In lieu’ of arresting DURAN, suggest she be! put under close surveillence by KUBARK or by Mexi . authorities. Note ALVARADO'’s: claim he ide evi working for Nic Service and MANA ‘s belief | : ! : 1 i i MEXI 7095 @ para 101 cvove) ~ ODENVY says OSWALD applied for unemployaent DIR 85178 Mexi. i ODENVY checking all airlines to'isee if he, could have flow to MEXI by 18 Sept. He was: in New Orleans on 25 Sept and left that day for Texes without peying his rent. He is believed to have been without funds ‘during this period, ODENVY says.his New Orleans | landlady believes he was. there continuously; between 7 and 1 25 Sept. Above gives further reason! to telieye ALVARADO is! red i “f : I. | L : an | DIR 85318 (Refs! | MEX. Til which states ‘cos was cavised at: ‘ye15) MEXT time via Lie. 3 z EOHEVERRIA | that Silvia DURAN has been rearrested because she was attempting to leave Mexi for Cuba. : I “Request instructions.) = “This! instruction has been coprdinated with ODACID and ODENVY; ~~ Mexi authorities should interrogate Silvia to extent necessary: clarify outstanding points which been ‘raised your cables; last 48 hrs. ‘You may provide questions to Mexi interrogators but we do not want any Americans to confront Silvis or be. in contact with her, Advise results interrogation. | i i 1" i neem od
13-00000 .. a a Sg 225 27 Nov. i | | | | 1 DIR 85797 (Refs i MANA 4609 - pare 116 above}- Appreciate MANA info ref. | Defer MEXI whether or not they’ want Nic cese officer to assist in tnterrpention. - | | | ot 1 MEXI 7097 (Retr | meer 7068 ~ para 95 above): Following is translat on of @ resume of - ‘follow ‘up conversation to'ref.: Source is LIENVOY. LITENSOR has copy. | Tapes being saved, HERRARDEZ Armas calls DORTICOS of Cuba at 1959 hrs. (see pera no spore) | i MEXI 7098 (ret | MEE 7069 « para 96 above) | : Bro ‘station officers iaterviewed ALVARADO: in tn | sefehouse again night 26 Nov with following results: - Subj story remained substantially | game as in ref, | Subj recognized photos of Cub Emb personnel Silvia, DURAN, Francisco i { LLAGOSTERA,: ORESTES Ruiz, Sanuel PEREZ, i Rogelio RODRIGUEZ, | Raul APARICIO, Rolando} ESTEVA, . | Heberto JORRIN, Oscar CONCEPCION, Antonio GARCIA; Jose FERNANDEZ Roa, Andres ‘ARMO! | i Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas, "Raul", Pereguina ALONSO, Luisa CALDERON, and Alfredo MIRABAL. Did not Imow names of any but kmew by sight and gave partial descriptions such asiduties, | height, skin coloring, condition of teeth, disposition, accent, etc., not discernable ‘from | phonos/ Identified photo: of Oscar CONCEPCION Mendoza: as tall Cuban, of para 9 ref; and. photo. of Luisa CALDERON as pretty girl of para 12 ref.: Quickly ‘Sdentitied New, Yorleans . mug shot ! of OSWALD supplied by ODENVY. Said was positive of these identifications. (Note: LIENVOY | reveals CALIERON planning move into Cub Emb 25 Nov.)/ Said OSWALD had green passport in | pocket and Subj believes he saw pistol in shoulder holster. Said OSWALD wore long shoes | and had wrist watch with yellow metal band. . Described how OSWALD slouched ia cheir in Consulate waiting room about noon 18 Sept,. seemed to be at home, appeared to:lmow. and be known by consulate personnel, Said he heard OSWALD use Mexi slang expression "Cabron™, badly pronounced./ Subj reinacted conversation and money-passing scene of pare l0:and 11 ref using Station officers as ;"props" Conversation essentially saine as. refiexcept had OSWALD use word "kill" in first reply to negro, hence! “You're not the man. I can! kill him." Said U.S, benknotes were in small pack,’ about quarter inch thick at: most with paper band 7 | a which negro broke before counting out fifteen hundred dollars for extra expenses and five . - thousand dollars as “advance",/ Subj said he still sergeant Nic guardia civil. Entered Mexico illegally without travel documents 29 Aug paying bribe at border having transited | Honduras, Salvador and Guatemala en route. Entered Mexi én 1961 mission for. secret service after contrived escape fron false arrest in Nic followed by period of asylum in Mexi Emb. - Said rec'd training at Fort Gulick, Canal Zone, in March 1956 (Note Subj only 16 yrs old — at that time)./: Subj says he has been to Cub Consulate on 2 or 3 Siet, 15 or 16 Sept, © 18 Sept, 19 Sept, 26 Sept and 25 Nov. Station photo coverage of Cub Emb did not include consulate gate until Oct, Subj not identified on photos of persons using Emb gate. Subj admits. visiting. Sovemb 6 or 7 times, about 4 times with TORRES. Is somewhat fuzzy on: reasons for these visits, was not pressed for detail at this session. Subj has not been “fdentified in photo coverage Sovetit. ./xx Subj given 600 } pesos to enable ‘him move out of ~ | present quarters to hotel or rooming house elsewhere xi. for next few days. Signed receipt in true name, / _ Subj appears completely cooperative. Showing some signs of | fearing for safety. §
13-00000 i) 125. 27 Nov. ~=s H MEXT T104 | Amb Mam ‘asks that following be ‘passed to Sec. Rusk, He presumes KUBARK and | OLENVY will be advised. .Since my cable of yesterday (MEXI 7072 - para 97 above) there have peen three: principal developments; 1). Amb HERNANDEZ Armas at 1839 hre lest evening called | WeCr fio. (pera 222 shove) | | SECRET | ee ee i | 126. 27 Nov. DORTIGOS of Cuba. In this conversation, which like the first is taped,’ DORTICOS: expressed continued concern over possibility that Mexi police had interrogated Silvia about money. 2) ALVARADO, the Nic, was questioned by cas officer! until two a.m. this morning. This officer was impressed by ALVARADO who has offered make himself availeble as a witness and who is now' hiding in place provided by; CAS.| We‘cannot guarantee ALVARADO's safety. Wealth. ; Of detail ALVARADO gives about events. gnd personalities involved with OSWALD in Cub Emb | ds striking. 3) At 1215 bre Mexi time 27 Nov. CAS| officer was admised by ‘phone by : i | ECHEVERRIA: that he hed ree arrested ;Silvia today because he learned she was attempting to | | & e isave ‘Maxi! for Habana, ' However, Echeverria’ later told LEGAT that he had decided'to rearrest Silvia to avoid any possibility she might escapt to Cuba and later be unavailable as a witness, Since we had received no reply to yesterday's teleprem (MEXI 7072 - pare OT above ) i we have not requested Mexi gov to ‘take! g any action against Silvia except to maintain |  dnoreased surveillance of her, activities, Echeverria later denied to LEGAT thatihe Lad any |  speoific concrete evidence that shs was about to leaye for Cuba. We do not now know which ;  Scheverria; statements are accurats, It is quite possible, and even probable, that contra- | dictory statements made by Echeverria are explained by desire ‘of GOM to play down importance i of OSWALD visit. here, Mexi line stilliis that OSWALD visit related solely to visa question. | Consistent! with this Echeverria stated: to LEGAT that! DORTICOS ‘only interested in finding = _ | - out whether Mexi authorities tried to pay a story fran Silvia. This is. obviously incrorrect , i ( | | i eccer ceteeear Er EE NO nee ten tenet eft Ses Ses eee lle wee re teen interpretat ion.! Neither! LOPEZ Mateor nor Echeverria'know of ALVARADO's story, Pls note that according Echeverria Silvia is being taken to Attorney General's office to which { | i} ' i ‘ ij | | | i i { | Mexi press has easy access, Possiblity of habeas corpus cannot be discounted. 4) We H H heve as yet found no trace of. the ‘red headed Cub negro described by ALVARADO, but are’ : | i continuing! our search for him, ° 5). In! ‘addition ito questions raised in yesterday's telegram : | \ Washington jshould urgently consider feasibility of requesting Mexi authorities to arrest © | for interrogation: UE ¢' 8 and Alfredo MIRABAL, ,The two men are 7 i | , Cuban nationals! and Cuban consular officers, Luisa CALDERON is a dx *eoretanin Cuban io i { consulate here. In this‘comection article II of Consular Convention tween U.:5. and Mexi “4 | | é st "Consular officers! national of the state by which they are appointed,’ -and not engaged’ in any private ocoupation for gain" except "when charged with the commission | ! of an act designated by local. legislation as crime. other then misdemeanor and subjecting i i ‘ ae the individual guilty thereof; to punishment: by imprigonment." | We are checking to see whether | a, 1 .;,  @il of these individuals jare on current consular list, Even assuming they are, and assuming. | ter a also that uban Mexican. consular convention! is similar to: ours, Shey woul howe OSWAL Ds ve rovid w definds their apparent conspiracy w Wi, as_ 2 subject tolarrest, pr vided Mexican oy aig int iekly be apparent to Pbane in omer to : eliminate any possibility that Mexi Gov could use them as: witnesses. We- know that AZCUE went to Habana on 18 Nov and we are not now: certain that he or others are in Mexi at | ‘present tine. 6) While’ 2 realize “iss (oepimous difficulty, in’ giving us 3 instructions, I} r i bo} | {
13-00000 127. 129. 130. ee apap ee — poe en Sl nL SS RE > 27 Nov. 2T Nov. 1020 - 27 Nov. 1026 : i ' j i 1 t ; t | i . ft H ' : i. i | ' { nevertheless feel obliged to point. out again that “bine is: ‘of the essence > here. Mann" | 4 i ! i Sterile copy of above to ‘Any at his request j- 21 How. | 3 | po ft | i i , H MEXI 705 Inet DIR B5aks - not in exes vot abstracted) 1. Sending : ovat cépy of ten page statement by Silvia DURAN obtained from Echeverria: by hand of Roger T. KINGMAN! in envelope addressed to GALBOND true name. ' @, KINGMAN arriving Dulles. airport at 0800 hrs 28 Nov. He will be met by his wife, hopes she will tell him what to do with envelope. 3. Sorry no tims to translate statement. 4. Also including 22 Nov Luisa CALDERON (Cuban consular employee) talk to unlmiown man from LIERVOE. | | | (are 19) above) | | MEXI 7107 ‘(REFi A. DIR 85178 ~ pare 118 above; B. : DIR ‘85797 - para 122 above;! c. | CIR 8258 - para 120 above) -'1) ALVARADO story. after two installments tends prove that he has been in Cub Emb and Inows some of employees by sight name or both. Nothing more. 2) To resolve doubt only effective way is to have cooperation of MAJOHTEREZ dirscted ° by his Has in interrogating ALVARADO. If Hqs agrees suggest he be cable urgently to cooper- ate without question, with PBSWING officer who will contact him morning28 Hov. Station wishes JEREZ be ipresent during interrogation to throw all Nic official weight behind it, but not to participate except ‘in portions reletive ALVARADO's alleged mission for, JEREZ, i 3) Station concedes outside possibility this story could ‘be SOMOZA gambit get rid of CASTRO 80 defer to Has re sotion para 2. : | : | Py Individual calls Cub, Emb and says he is; ‘from Uitims Noticias, | talks with Luise CALIERON of LIENVOY Commercial. Department, that they ‘have received a! cable from Cuba saying ‘they: were protesting to Mexico because of: the bad treatment given a Cuban Embassy employee in Mexico in relation with the visa requested by OSWALD, | the Kennedy sssassin. Luisa asks him to speak with the: i secretary of the Ambassador, ot | ; | | | | H : i i ' i The same individual (as para 129 above) speaks with Consuelo ESPERON, says he is ‘from :. LISNVOY Ultimas Noticias and’ they received a cable from Habana saying an employee of: the Cuban i Embassy had been badly treated by Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign Relations) when trying to find out about OSWALD's passport and the assassination of Kennedy, and he. wants to: : find out if it is true. Consuelo pays no attention to the question and-asks if the cable was received directly from Habana.: The individual only says that Cuba has protested to ! Mexico. about this behavior. Consuelo is going to find out, and then shs tells him that. _there they kmow nothing, that they, have no news about. this. The individual says he is going to talk with the boss of information to find out personally about. this. . Consuelo indicates ; that the Ambassador's secretary, Peregrina ALONSO, is going to speak, The individual, in i - the meantime, speaks! to someone who is with him and says (in familiar form "tu") "They are:. i going to tell you, that you are chief of information, that they do not have....." Later the chief of information tells Peregrina that the cable came from Miami, that they heard i
13-00000 altho ties! who 0 An. Gif an é€ 8 ome by passpo} & 131. 27 Nov. . - 132. 27 Nov. bs 133. 27 Nov. ° vechen said t “NEW YORK TIMES - me the "fer r NEW YOHK TIMES ~ had boasted| -. 134, 27 Nov. Mabe 35, 27 Nov. as St OLA - before igo : with suspic on & a lreat bedaout ee Ha. cIenich en said tnd sent @ protest | nahin tek Rawl sak soaps that they o Aub. Gillbe o BOSQUES of. against [the ¢onduct of the|Mexiben ployee tof yo re aned Silvia DURAN, | that the we iness the | Secretaria de: Relaciones "I suppose to do; ‘with! information of. OSWALD. \Poseueiad says she) has Ino news of this. The head of inform of the "el ’ ou was! = lt crrest Peregrina insists fe ret por noth ‘gene vee to ‘i ( by spore} | De le be OSWALD 's tex activitis 8. ich G e aaectiite 8 There ore, request you cable eater te permission is getting fr a John ort n, with c jes of | prepare preparing i mch info which or news does no melize |this int | proguced| by eofting LIENVOY a be landestine soyrces|in Gobernacio Pre “6 mee offi e i vols fy en 0 rep thére.exact manner in has | obta: sent it re On Hqs.; We |must ve t coms | uoh (info) and ie ak cantor. | Ss | of OSWALD 60 oof - Mexic admitted jwere tnolined | ito. discount ht Maxtcah domi gra fon ctton | *g orp and in c gk and | Americen inves: ports fvom N do |that OSWALD entered Mext |in U.iS. he company of @| man. oe qu Mexi immigra ion Tagen at Nuevo Laredo port df en (peticp Se He i tapes ns oO spe Cubs, Att ‘butes Murder to ht Cut 8 a Moscow's t cory |t ht” was r wee ol for the| essassination. ..J.. nd if YO horjties | tha TRO. Alcubah. exile ader 8a f os ALD . f of of |Cubay he Ww defend that; t ujs. attempted an invesi the ste ment |in ai x conversation wit) supportey according to carlos BRINGUIER, delegate to ctorpte. |. Authorit; es learned thet ‘OSWALD P| summer in New to Dallas, tyied o jain the an C1 coamumtet group. a ase trdputin gp o-Cas ro Afters ture, BRO GUIER, q store sstto ALD made a tro ent D. i Orle an oem mee at tmemmeememen ¢ an|enti;-Castro Cuban who was # poet ice ans BRINGUIER relgardd * 0 i D 1 |
13-00000 - ae Co ee "| The @ ncognitos continue. The rumors|contiinue. =| ko, dota | ' noud 1@ f pet assassin? Axi a ced mt migt msm . ./ ee Su Ace SA —T | Por | 2ixNex | fod fe 136. 28Nov.; | | Wilton HALL t | | this| behind 14. fo. WH ddes not dokbt that | but PSWALD have Teen kized| ty omeone on| the |Right to | . | F.B.1. belie ce that had jan accomplice it would be | Imposed @ fo i: L. tha, t that short of timd. 1 beam Lica. Ajlot © ecme out yet. ~ ‘ | | | (sie of i fa a Tt ts] in #0525, Von. j . 137. 28 Nov. | 1400 | | | ! zap pee Hotel Registrations and t 1 of OSWALD given to ¢0S. | — oo & - : ‘ i i | . ‘ ~ - ss) 138. 28 Nov. i | a Art cle oa the| Cu Gov protesting the « detention lof Silv oF, | | . : ; | | i husband, |al with entering their house, /étc.)...al1 of|which is jhurt re ee jPeteen ba fae <n l | 139. 28 Nov. | ; oo | |= DIA -|The | earng olene of the Pe Police. wrth r Bi Dia corre! Gg ldo/ ARAGON. lartigle on digcrepdneie SWALD as| the e | | | | 140, 28 Nov. : 1230 | STA wah ses SE TATE 1291 FLASH (Roget Channel)} For |Sec k And Alexih 3 Johnson state Manh*e tele says Many thanks for y tele 961 |(not| in fille) | Pefhaps| I sho hte briefly the backgrouhd for my jrecommen latious on the PSWALD caf 1. |In reading OSWALD' r ¢omplbte dossier...|.etd., ete...}..1 PSWALD oat request | I whether we want them to continue with investigat ) Mexicans are plese g us| for’ inme diate ement that DURAN shoul be It a 1obse but kept ubder eurves ce. rt i shall wei say) Request immediate answer to, this specif 'c quéstion. ir ALY. ts | not| to be tymned|over, to Mexicans what do we/do with Him? we ex to the States for, interrogation} Seal Embassy give him polygraph test re? Or shalliwe do sodething | else a Ala : | DIR} 853 8 not in file, not apstracted) oO bel ce lain here! is no nisinderetas ding stveen » we want to dns that neither Siivia DURAN or Cuband get impress ion ad t Americans tehind her re-drrest, In otHer vords,| we want Mexi auth rities ' |} to take mespénsibility: for whole aceee | soonest Anstauctd ° follow & Specific points:| a) Y hextek must} be told pe for aed ua. 26 Nove: 5 2 | tf DIR] 85469 (Rats ia eX, 7104 | ia gy ; Ref tnd sabed to ODACID. and ODENVY ye ca Have “iufeusea™ *MEXI cat lexig Johnson.; He|wants Amb 141, 28 Nov, Inow t itjnot likely re ussted instru tien will be ifortheontns prior 28 Nov. end! 0 a J tedintied, Both ODACID and| KUBARK a attempt ing olléw their ishe e | For| your, private informaticn, there distinct. feeling here in all three agencies that
13-00000 - AN ‘is le this fase’ ‘too 5 don and that fe me li ores ad with Cubans nich cguld have serigus repercussions. | Underatan m Mul, Johns on | that) he sent ele om, whole problem. |We hope this ian be : aoms ass “ ce in red cine Bie an DIR 85653 omy = sl these! has prod eed | | m | . ODACID; channels to Amb this afternoon citems mting to give hin etter! perspective re) ont ou 12, 28 Nov. | rently investi ml 6f OSWALD's abtivd ties 7 Liable indications" that hq wes| in New 0 seat en “h9 Sept 63. This, |coupled with earlie e ened. that he vas dn New Orleans SPP aie for unemp. oyment ins cé on 17 Sept ans would have hed tq fly; to ad bac bptween 17) and 19 Sept in order tq be at Cub/Emb getting his pey off, as joie cla 18 ‘Sept ‘With this ded info, t ; lie 4. cay confidently regard ALY, | as ebri ator and tailor interr gat ; aqcord Perhaps he migh respond ta 8 Bes ion thet ihe hes be r having del . yok serif trop tre t te ; i | NN . : 1 : 143, 28 Nov. DIR & =| We Have just by phone] from Kingman,| who ‘ at home, iL xie ee) 0 ‘sto ie been seriously warped|by a| piece of |mis tomatic whi : coxept his case; conve rgations with your o fiver, nis ine | amps vi Lie thlere z avadene ve Una bank oyeatt of 5,0 the |U.S.| af ter he | got = rom'Mexi| on 3 Oct he vould tend) if itrue to "g story that he get 5,000 for the he and 1,500] for lexpe 8e8, fins he heard [that ' ‘CURT the inf abgut the bapk deposit fron an 0 C. know of no Bw nb k deposit. “ore here has ord t af irmed they ne this s The story of the pDENWY of a dollars is itherd fore|almost cérta e Pls [check it [ie ve “favised OBENVY|that!.this rum |/ We can lread y see @ how t ce of mip information would mislead y dq not this Hqs is|in Botseseion|o 1 facts known! to ODENVY or the Dall 0 other body. / ODERVY bas Jyst lovie on of icial request |for full linfo _— and or gin f rumor spout 5s dollar po it. Ple reply i diate. [ “yh: «688 Nov. 7 en ae pus 85655 (Ref: | ox: 185469 ~ Pare 1a a ove) To supplenent our pos tion| as’ gut - , ref, wish to stress there should be no le doy in| jyour, effort to follow all 1 oe _ doe. en investigate all facts }which pear on} this casa, We have by no means excluded ad os Fo an ee t other @s yet un own | pers; ns may have been involyed or even that other powe : : Se rr yed|a role. Pls oatinue all cove (of Sov jand in rt ns - xic : rn 13 (Refs;| A. [DIR 656161 — ngt in file not abs acted; BE. I7 or. on. requested ERYTHRO. a. pooperaticn Mexi thru. Major. JEREZ and |if TD-3 | Mexti. E42 said ALVARADO ins tae without ERYTHROID auth rity na ~3,| Station agreed pay E- al estion REZ fbut gree end He| now |in phoaes ge Ling visa; an wat we rvations jand jill prob: bly .- Dd - $3 ne unless Hqs and Mexi wish cancel. | Even thopgh his story re 9) [ALD | may “U5. 28 Tov. ae he! has [been | work: ng dther [angi penetrate Cubans | ret R-5 will be able to] ass >
13-00000 my 146. 28 Nov. 147. 28 Nov. 148, 28 Nov. ! E - t avel Mexi jand penta % Station officer thls case Advise | fles . |Note| ODENVY min La ow} in ™ sent espec: r pe ne leads entire |ass oe P sae with oe 8566 «| ODE idateak of fil cerloffi ; ree apes that! 0 quests that KUBA > mala 46nd =| (Rete MEXI 7147 - «bee te etl oo OSWALD, wt ak a P~8639 ae “AOD » W. ma, oa + heer verge contact! if desired by Mex . ow, E-1 ma h en told dnly ty dle ars have som infor bearin . /\B-3 lish, codperates . vey ollesely cen atic He knows ALV. vel, and. kno Leon details) his jpast activities and inis work for ERYTHROTDS. E43 will follow IMexa! leads re jinte fdots tretght.| In spite, Mexi nas (not 4 in |file| not) abstracted) believe 1¢ of val Para 145 aboye) | . 0 or their ideretion, ALY. us OREN an tu @ |ALVAR may be ja NL age t ID § should go Me ween eel hable R §566 (nets MEX 72 - not in filk, “ndt abstracted; MANA|4613 not turn| ALY. iever) to the Mexicans. [We have o fictally jaske ition onl thig move, and pending ODENVY 's 8 sould not be surfaced to| Mexicans ‘or turne over to then.| / Advis temp 5 tol get lyou to act one, B way or] the othe? on the question o r to the| Mexicans | / re note complitating fa¢tor ak that ‘MAR pee ita| views. Me agree a Nie Emb turn ALY, xr to dsop offi authoriti 8 "hab it quest authorities [to interry gate ALVARADO | a2 a tail, / ODENYY re; ont that it requ stand thet Mexi authorities have a care suity of | peayueanting and requesits that ; request te eo yerapl hed. / ODENVY! expressed desire tl he | possible jana chat the Legal Attache be kept the p Ltd hat ri baie as Silvie DURAN éased! somtime toda (28 Nov) ace td info whi 7 Ove |has fron LEGAT, ALVARADO sh wld turned lover|to Mexicans possible, 8 th their s fortes” can be checked ains+ each other. |/ Mexi Station instru ted t 0 i's requests Bet ou ab Give full cooptrat on to the LEGAT. tun ; is made without prejudice 10. ‘s future role this case. Whethe we ever eau ai =ct contact vith V, the issue arises|. i be dedided|on its. Delligh ave E OID 3.‘ Have him call 46-9) 250] and lask for Mr. Daniels identifying! sel berto SUAREZ. Meeting] will] také plate ldbby Plaze Insurgéntes Norte @ and S vani just off! [Base Re orma| Tite w set| by phone] If he| should bé able arrive 28 Nov. give 0296~2h bad ask for Sr, David. [Pls furnish identifying date.| / If KUBARK interroration n E 3 presence ushtistacto re alternative |of thrno ip oat.) ERYTHROID~5 (IER) drriving Mexi Taca f1t 400, o945 29| Nov Hp me ois of Reforma Hotel co ner per ref.) Have vobesatea h¢ stay either | | ga. tion. Wil probably | send |open: code answer to E- paecel his: Emb so jst Suggest he isend eer messages thru our uk channels for: security |and MANA 111 [relay to B-1. ‘DIR 8663 (para 147 | above) ‘just; jrecedved.| Believe: ‘best, not ichange travel [plans E-},. est ad fal lity Mexi discuss with ODENVY withholding turnover to Mexi authorities until Pon arrival 8-3. |He |
13-00000 Nd bee Se vom fod. a | solve riddle than oe especially view iN been pont Pr his future! t heh | - para 148 above) | cy tity Frendin Anthony ‘WHEELOCK’ perc a) : 149. 28 Noy. A ba: fe. gua 21 Feb ah. prow hair, green en eyes, 18") veight 170 lbs, (WHEEL OCKS4 captain (nat ona; chief any ee (Communist se ae ain of npttonal oe security | - 150. 28 Nov. G17 -/Pls inform peat whether a nat still aheireante 'BRYTHROID-3 a - Il not lreq fe permission |info ion 14 ante " authorities, . | 151. 28 Nov. In the face of mounting. Ta ence el jouno| te 4 abriqating his! sto ] i | | . sejing OSWALD take mo Cubj Enb,| urge you fol pe a yitt ne local NIC case of cer and a AL yoursgif 0 t hed of the San can| ina E Omp 3,( & gBodd) 4, to; help ‘in inter; gation. a t toredible hat |the ¢ would def a a ply an| aseasein [in front | ni) rloper. iWo think it poset @ oy even | | | i | { be g me: hat [be been and/ out ‘of as Ni agent. trying ite filtrate jcuba picked up names and Tages there ine 80 doing. |All he has said about OSWALD he could have g fn fem the press, except for ertain inborrect items na ant his stpte ALD wore glasses. | / The fact that ALVA isi a calm, nice 8 not wean he FYI we and other agencies | are being! flooded by apri ca tdong on the OSWAL: cas from several continents Some originating| with people on the ringes, of the telligence business, suck abri ations a not usually | idone| for money, ow tat dick] fancy da sire toiget into the intel| game}, / We do not} think itia = Le qoincidence that both DORTICOS an ALVI RADQ talk about money fata o OSWALD Por one| thing, pay for an assagsin is « reese which ine ddate rises in the and of ® rt and 1 ayus alike. ‘Secondly, DORTICOS|may have heard through some |Rusaian ¢ 80 th ie ° Mek 4, government that DURAN was asked whether |the ( Cubans paid OSWALD ‘for the ged [feeteont / While we do not insist the ALVARADO's story lis beyond! 211 belief weldo u rge that Maxi place it and ALV. ugder the most searching crutiny.; His) interro- gators CY be Probe deeply into k his make-up and lead him back sebuct he thoug pr pense ) ch may ed him to x make this possible mi ~step. securing confessions of NN. & ebribation, a sympathetic titude, stres ing wareness jof t severe ment 1 strain *, * th ial eot bmast |be unde r,| and vith generous |recognition of his "basiicelly: fine moive ion" + eo pied with % promises| of face-saving secrecy, and/ even! specious hopes of rage ful” | fut | cogperal ion are often, sfreotive. Neuse must be devoted to these tactic /\ He ee ri ived Mex T19T - ara |128 gbove| - Concur! that MANA lend alll sssdstante anil induce ice ito c operate, Think there is just no poserinstey that t is in a Nic frame-sup, Py Nic cco ration will ‘Brove nena | nee: an ee | Refs ‘DIR | 35653 Para 1h above) Request OP authorization - turn VARA 0 r pele are he bove eg ete ‘to payotf; to OSWAL cat Consulate 16 Sept., admits! is in Mexi illegally, sdmits CP menbereit ris ite| to Spven , claims that ‘Cuban Con; now involved in documenting} him. Pith |false Mexi papers for trave ; to Cuba Latter ‘point alone would give Mexi je authoritins ‘good eason, to subse % hin to é a ar rr ~~.
13-00000 153. 154. 156. 157. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. ET . ent terrogation. With Hae approval, of urn-pver statd on would {plan no furth this, |He said he would check this Has. | / COS has not| heard or but feels gure Ande “pgints¢ | A.| We Wwish¢d him cite KUBARK asthe source °  . XI 7 h(E fs DIR 5654) - para 145 at 2) Mr. |Clar: Andersot, LE tT, old COS and of rumor that "OSWALD had deposited five thousand dollars in al ban’ in the U 8. y 27 Nov. Amb in presence cos asked Anders m about this again and Anderson seid OY Wes |- T.Vi and) radio dn |Mext'. Arderson said had jno ihfo from his Hos ta confirm pr d ot som of his dffice didi hear this. Statign had no addition info concerning - but now assumes ALVARADO y have heard 6 | radio or T.V.! repent a thus qve had " for 5, dollar payment. MEXI 7115 (LELAMD m9 )re reported 7 Nov after Silvi first arres pub 4o Khor le ge tat there great déal discussiion of this in [Emb.| She back in $ffice 25 Nov gnd spemed quite pleased with hér performance, Her acqount |interrogation jcontpin little new e pdlice | had threatene tened her| with extradition to U. 8. tp facte.OSWALD.| She had|no fear confr tation. (hes LH9M daid there almost n digcuss Enb. Staff meeting 24 Nov] ve 8 Hort sombe with genbral impression being one St shock and dis lie: Heard| no e Hort sions [ee pleasure. x TAME oe seen night |27 N nee nothing| to aad to above. indeed rsion much Me stalled. | Net erQ-’ «70 ED had lany personal knowledge aa {see | Cub Emb at exy nae | ral tor (nets MANA 4613 4+ pa a above) | "ie 7118 ( om para ita above)}} Note setond pickup W ch made on GOM initiat without pripr *gonsul ation with Station! or obyiously eyidente great sin Me i author ios to te of | rt serv; ice. | Immediately after |pickyp Echeve da, recel petra 8 f on L lly 7 tet to release| until IS said go. At Has quel bt CURT is od te Oeet on questions to Echever ie night] ef ibe In view ref felt no alt noe t ive but inform Echeverria neither | CURTIS n im PESWING! mak reques for her sha wed deten ion. Deefston + re release theirs. | Thig was| done at noon | a ( ets DIR lesa - para doe above)| Have furnished LEGAT Le rtinent info from 3 “ ‘case, inoluding brief! memo dated 16| Oct 63 on OSW. the So aD. In cases have put statement "This oon acts; wit fof rom ont enti ource. iG mist not be abscrnindtea lete." /‘On 27 Nov cos ee be wien LEGAT de following outside LEGAT's ‘off wi hout prior clearance with RK Hs A reat deal of ifo as he knows, comes from sensitive, | and lsome lof from techn eal” perationg and| all jof these sensitive operations have taken years,| muc work and m dollara [to build.| We u f all info he| receives. arom thi Station ‘and! sex Has B. We require that is distribution et therefore, require careful control ,of this info.| / LEGAT insists that he in pll cases
13-00000 ne Se te | H ! I t cited as tne | ource slo put the ‘bont ol 8 se nt cn our inf le saye howeve wat has! no gontrol over his Hqs and! their di tribbtion of KUBARK or ‘any othe infd. _[\Also FY] LEGAT believes Justice ; Dept; (outside | his inn taking actions] and hot under ¢ontrol LEGAT's Has’. i | l , tf . 7720 - Believe eful have Spanis spes 4 LOFLUTTER | opetaton availab Mexi ceextein x AL ma» and pos ibly| for othe  -€f Has 8 pls @ soonest andladvipe. MEXI'T S (er: DIR 665 - para 147 above) co is opntact with Echeve ia et liso hdurs ore, 158, 28 Nov. - 159. 28 Nov. Echeve rateful t] % WARADO being tured r to go rnacion. / Echeverria was given’ ALY. 'g YE present dress and under which ihe gistered, Mexicans will pick him up and |question: ‘dn basis of very brief story lgive Echeverria by COS / ' Echeverria pdvises thet as Bi nificant eve lopments from present interrogation of | Siilvia| DURAN (based wpon questions tng nil -by €OS 27 Nov) or/from| interrogetion| of llibe. released during) night 28}Nov pr early morning 29 Nov} / Epheverria very| rude). note of| protest ign minister. |/ Wi vise WA socanerecegepenaaseee ib BOSQUES in @ yesterday by Raul ROA, Cull fo regults that become. avallable from Mexi linte OBaf-ton iof ! me - pare 158 above} Nojfluent Sfanish speaking flutter han vail able a » For reesons| of security and ¢ mentation, pry ter pot qo he ARK rator dohbie [tres d with Next operator. onily confus ‘Frefey wait until Mexi resourges e usted fore we ead e ifive want to re ume aoa of ase,| mg 7 160. 28 Nov. R.|/ Seasoned rators eveila le here on short notice. S16l. 29 Nov. . mo t LEGAT from C » Subjeq t: G verto ndieso ALY, ‘Uga 3 | On the mornin of , 26 Novi an lear of thés| Section, | BCoot panied Mr.| Plambeck] of the Sqeurd y Office wed Sub note parked dar on the) south edge of| the lelty the following statements, unless otherwis nots d, are t jose ov) the Subject ie ete, (Comple inf on ALVARADO t ime lof Pak ae on a i 7 : obsus | Attached is a ee “lean rose three conve ations “27pO ed th ° | ae XI 7068 part % prow) - | a e | OO - 162. 29 Nov. -° -:163. 29 Nov. * Chdek nemes.| Unsigned letter sow. . “(grovabiy Crackpot) aming pecple nd akin i OSWALD case. “364, @9 Nov. . r 7125 (Ref: |DIR 5612 - ox cobtinus to |keep|us hited in [ status jof lee gat erage ee ose —— ~of Silyia 7: ALV, -others -implicated |as: fas t as you can! get linfo!.. Wel ha — a other feady| source of inf} ithese cases, |Request you u utilizé capable mae er for liaiso Re Gpbernaeion t to picim bee | detai and re them tp your office for qabli g to, fb : interv Request status | report, even ‘ntokma VE 5 by 3) hrs [Be sure to kee! “4 forme of| wha infd if pay i's leaked to. public ‘ntofma tion nedia There } pee "advised COS! early on|29 Nov that Silvis! DURAN aguin released. |She teleased qt abbut ~~
13-00000 165. 29 Nov. 166. 29 Nov. 167. 29 Nov. . ge and h be lapp phended any tine info his on |28 Non ¥ is} under olose surve ceived to co ate She! still. appears: to ans to have beén involved only in| business . ‘of, possible and Sov visas for OSWALD. report soonegt on ALVARADO interrogation ; | | ae 6 (he A. MEX rdtrectiy ak B. DIR 85672 ~ lpera| 164. ado 4) Livenrp 4 BENADUM enc C0S|dealing directly suggestion of Ecleverria will keep ws . vised of interrogation Of ALVARADO as Lt prog gases) / L MEO. 4 states that hig first | asl sdport be ready] [at 2100 irs on 29 ov. |/ BENADUM be in dilrect |contgot ~ wath 1 MPD & th It tbe end COS will send deja es [soon as dbteained. / COS is handiline since ches LITER and LIENVOY involv ad and neea to|see LITENSOR, LIE BCHEVARE : pan ee ee of whom speaks English)| / 80 cyntinnous Liaigon h Abib wishes control t = ODEN hes¢ personally. . repprted at 1130 bre that ALVARADO claime that he present inside | ns Eui who {ven} 6,500 dollars} Sale story give icans|as ALVARADO geve Station. e ference that ALVARADO failed identify iy a DURAN from deve a phtos TTEMPOS. showed hin, With Station officer ALVARADO aid dentify her. | Interogation contind 8. Went has up to now ‘been! "suave" and f endly. | Now| LITE: states he is) tougher. } / has also claimed | he here in 19 on} mission ror f° servics and gives dame hee asi a Maxi t in urnished /him by Cub authorities, forja training migsion| in sabotage, k "doubts" story and ‘ var resent visit as he | gave| Station namely, ie @ tol unentation | to Gubd) is eh sf ad pre splininary| L | | [ to "bre ail & it contadet by] ETHYROID|3 and, ishe te 9 86, wil have L ies his| hotel to let) him |participate. eel sure| L would “we ° ata 0 GAT. 28 | fr nal of lcs | repgrt c are | learning Up to now, ine end : ing every as in porto Hgs, whidh re pa ‘sa voidable de s yould| Like a {hat lows nea tely giving ObENYY © evorytiling ou er ALVARADO ach sort of ODENVY Mexi dan ckble the dame ata | ise tao Hqs. Pls satisfy your- self that OLSNVY| there had adequate commo fe ‘nities i secretarial staff tq keep its]: Hab ormed as fast ‘as you keep us informed, an ' advise us on [this / if y ‘find that ODENVY there does not have adequate como or| staf; and wants tg rely on as to relay thé material, they iti of. course send messages ri ght hrodgh our ¢ els, or you can jrely on us to relay t info as we have been, / In an case, bei sure, you | indicate all cables whethe ODENVY xi has been given the same fo.) ODENVY! is abeally being vised by|Cos Gatton) ra of ev rything Station learns ‘concérming OSWALD fase and, Inow,|on ALVARADO interro-— gation 0 office, which almbst same size as KUBARK sta on, pas adequate start orts to ‘or a needs , / Veual procedure|here| is thet ps notifies Has, chief ee and) to Aub ofally! then subseque tly yi es 0 ath mo. | / Hqs is jassured that Lon info kn to Station, on these jcaset is givén t then| and | shortly after) info obtained pe
13-00000. . .... -. De cee a - . sa] ; 168. 29 Nov. Popo oy qo Pets ECT] TOGE = pare 9p above = MEXZ| 709 = para 3 above) Copy of LIENYOY |. - 7 Lo he c) ponerse | pouched Nov by RYE AT pous ME 22 1. pb | 169. 29 Nov. | od fo. . - EP: MANA S617; - rere 150 above) |- Fe 1 ERTEYROID 3le ehoulld ¢ eg: Me cl. evet thdugh . an . as Aspuns pe oan bej used] es consultant at least! that he will he jcan nd 8 nds con ioe fe mae elt Be and @leax any |=. ¢ ‘hen with the tac ODENVG ka is |coming to Mexd . _ : + 1830 Wash time, jwhic is | pout *i6 0 yo He» no ifurther nsws am . ave 8. We going Hone but can be Deol ang on thé vine. Bq ice}. . “270. 29 Nov. OD ostine (Bee para 165 epove | Py . | : 7 = 2 ; . 171. 29 Nov. nc 155 (Ref MEXI 7227 + Para 166 ab ’ ¥ io isivery| in , lligént officer, : d persqnally to ALVA or dne hour morn @ of 29 Nov, then fdr sone three Hrs afternoon a9 Nov. / 1 8 stat ter first sesgion he believed ALVA story fantastic lie; after second session d all previo d interim) interrog ations}. ALV, sticks to sane story zp 0 oles lk states FALtHough |this| sti pr Ling ary, either ALVARADO is telling! beatin h es entibLly | ior is the) best liar I have talke td in § many years and I have talked te sone =r pigesst. "oh ‘¢) by “inclined” | — believe ALY, telling truth in generp) outlings st believe he nixed up on dates. / ID 3) ied in Mexi. Is veoerka entegy 131 be |seen at 1600 } s. | If partied te, pay get LITEMPO Hf ¥e outa + 1 / Contents of| pa cule and two (ex ptt or then of veo Wf en g tven b to} chi ima al by (008. | Source “ent ) ton od he qs aware, | Station's va le agent | . hed metd fa) assess mtd |print ipally die fabt that > tor [22 Nov t sessio me dod betz beginning |oirce 1 te o due fa ct out of| toue with Soy C/o! and ithat janother « at (L 1) out of coun quest ihstructi cea tactic o so ion ¢ffort if|any thet / Also ra similar in tructions re Stat "gs Sov ocesp LACURE 1 a _ also have jopportun et Sove # s im want, 72. 29 Nov. 173. 29 Nov. . weno C from Cc i" shbject Silvia) Tt oO a - lea hed a etpte at ° ct an by pobeynacie du ios the iret detenti 17%. 30 Nov. ote & oe D: a 165 abort) a in 167 abe i. * 86012 ( bats me 760}- pak 172 above) STATION *3~ Le : gent: “obvi direct nf ad question to C/0's but should ert ° anti report : Perhe can} p pke ise te in Innocvous uestions | as ti ae eraljeffect e nts expepted 175. 30 Nov. to have on international relations: / In inbtrudting agents station sho d not of course malke any ref to PSWAL}D/ DURAN /a VARADO et. al.| Or [to vestigative measu es being paken
13-00000 Be a | | | on , | | | po of | 176. 30 Nov. TTEMPO 4 and ETHYROID 3. met ‘evening 29 Noy | offic eliy" and E 3! veported on ALVARA 's pac round. He told LITEMPO 4 that ALVARADO | ' | {| ; nh (Res MEXI 7156 -| para 171| above) “un | ind [been “seventy | ifave | perce "ne = [ties anqd had had: access and furnished on Commy tve| in we aia, hi ver, that| ALV. | duelined “go off on his own at Aneta and {imposeib ec 1, / At 1030 ho 30 Nov LITEMPO 4 ik3 reported t COS [thet ALVARADO has time @ etatement paying thet his stary of seeing OSWALD inside = Cub Emb mpletely time also stated that heal not seen anyone handed sal Cub [Con tiepr rs, | He gaid } boo ths Ul S. Emb ( aaien tretnea) on 20 Sept to wary them. seid | _ first call + the v. . Emb wes| on 25 Noy the! evening he ane the U.S. Emb Seeurity offiicer WV, still that the renjainder of! his | vs jh out |visits tq the |Cub fon and plans for kis (false) documentation as. 0 golto ibe, for sabotage trein are t STTEMPO & Ist. inclined ove “phcte ot portions of story / ated his notilve se try jto get the U.S.A. “Piste against |Fide CASTRO. | He ptates he /hates CASTRO tely and thought resentat on,. if cowie ve fuljaction against CASTRO. |/ 0 lieved, would hel ake [the U.S. Al tak in inf lo : ef | | Police #09 reports to the Chief of Go. 8] the ollowing; Here in front of} the: ‘Cuban ILIENVOY Eubessy just pow was algroup of B5 o 4 rsqns carrying 6 and we were able to’ takd one jaway | - the others g rot a | We ph rs) apher detained neve] with ‘the ipatrol. " The (Lieu nant aa le uhgt Phy o2 graphe he s talking about. 9 says xt he is the same > | as the o hers: in the group.| The Liewtenant istg and: asks if he (the photographer) is from the press or |from|whex and what wi police. do with hi #09 does not know see | | |. | | | Per | I I | z Armas calls Subse qretary GORC othe A Bays the following: "Pardon me for botie _ | | 1T7. . 30 Nov. et youbut i want you to ow what has happe 4. ° Aub reports | about tha demonst ration of para LTT above, and| getting to the poi quests that GOROTIZA try not to! have! | bavehing, published in ee ress non prepuce)? pub she oes r DIR] 860 (Ref g MEXT 7168 pare 176] ab ) White House, | omer) and ODENVY hire 2 all advised ALVARADO confepsed | ihe fabricated | tory Pls gly LIEMPO k our official thanks. / cause the yes utipn of this ease will be|closely derutinized in ithe up-coming ‘review of this entire ep sorer pls cements, and cab detattd of how io) gh. | ion yas gbtz zines 7 wha threats J pr induce ate, and itactics re ped | : LIE h, Twos DO a | .- physical tre tea Much? - arn bael ity ai the r tne valse ~ ‘| vadio re! ort abou ALD! 5, ben depp eit bo ind use the t in his story. eee L a | /.MANA ahd MEXT pis clarify.with. E po: ms say -atitechs whether ALVARADO |... |. rs | was|stilh their agent when ‘he v sited Culen = bua keep frac of ALVARADO's whereaboyts ; and| urge the |Nics[not fim td do sway with him. | rob tinue to follow ali le . ee question oa hether OSWALD jacted solely n hig hes istil not beer, finally Pls cab: 8 results of second inte’ ogation; of Silvia DURAN when you get it.
13-00000 :134, 2 Dee. |. | , -136. 2Dec, | 1we- | - | - elephone { | H rep | nnédy 's! vosdsotnd ton (22 Nov) salad Hqs hes receive ret +t at - it de sai its ldepa i Cit. or hours f from 1700 to 2200 awaiting | impe ant prin who! _ arrived fextep a y at tt ain urivare tw: motor aircraft at 2130 |; h Peseepens trang otly tol to| Cubsna ina pjane withqut going through | ost fice oo chan ipl senger Ito pie Ee ne hes etions 5 at sie ra 179 @ ‘Xerox nts ofr the he : 1n:) “cdbin re) Haben Above from aquest you at de ni g ‘ Et however | ‘otat a 5s Officers. he asks A photo before ‘Son was — and Rub d by. Mexi police jinto| the | 26 pt to 3 Oct. Mexi Foreign Minister that the] Mexi/ Amb|to Cuba, Gilberto BOSQUES, had. been nie Cull Govis note of 26 Nov wh ch hed protested | , | 5 toj4o persons pitkotel in jfron of tine | New York Taner Correspondent, Peter TESS, and 810k on 30 ov an “en as | paral 178 Som) | Unidentified vomaxy als WO) |e Ew ee6 to ti asky for| TI Not in An Not in} tojcalljtomorrow! WO!asks, if | anyone knows en (OSH io inf Daa eee Man | ide says call | tonto at 9 and ites with) someone |e | Woman Oupside (WO) calling fore oe 8 dorrespondent, lesks for Li | LIENVOY ‘5 New i 24 is, ‘the e Cul Amb and PEREG sayp inutes, n asks whet Sr, KTHPF | wants t¢ | with thel Amb |about. Wi eave he fv “to talk| perspnally with the Am. | | | | LW o. ide (wo) Cc Z bar ter if| the cudn) Amb has artived and | ,TENVOY _ (Pe grille sayp yed, take the Amy wi “viet KEP. l WO |saysiKTHFF left, but she herself to intervie the} Amb |in o data about SWALD's stay Ment. | Pere ering 5 When the Amb comes I Lve “him your). message, it “pas will give the on telsphon of Sr. or where | ou & ‘sp we lean ¢all when [the Amb ret O ask it the [Adib has not yet arrived] and on says no. | wo Bays | |Then give the eB sage t Anib is 25-53-13 or 25+53-14. Feregi ine takes the massage. ; i. the | telep _ f i
| 187. 2 Dec.67 1030 — Incomplete Cheék LIENV: ment. Then SANCHEZ talks with the Amb, [The Amb asks with whom foes | | SANCHE ‘says with PEREG - Amb says to wait a moment. Incomplete | + 188. 2 Dec. Incompyete. | First 7 m “ Cn . 189. 2 Dec. 1003 Check. ‘wot! in l file .RL —_ ealis Cub Emb from Ace oo] and talks with Lujsa CALDERON TENVe a - : Check ‘Richard (BEYMER. and as wise: says Silvia hould be jin her hoyse right |now. , ) . . | ‘o ask if livia is | le Luisa Bays o, that she has o bd Bes probably \ i because the bbed jher arm very tight! but hat jit not| serjous. She| (Luisa) | - adds that s “calanot lexplain by telephone anil as vaya Richard w omirg to} -* Mexico City chard says "This depends on you peop. . Abything (ew) own about Cubaz" Luise, fte consilting with nine 2 sponds that there is no an answer ; yet, d tt a plane will be co ¢ a Cut and possibly som chad ai wi ‘ | arrive by diplo tic ipouch, and for Richard © call again pomonr Owe | ke jit. i Silvie still works at mee Luisa resp scertain "| does. all . ! : tomorrow. | 190. 2 Dec. mi 7203 (h HEF: noche - -! para 18olabove) Holloving _ 3 fon af rnogn 2 Dec or fhrst ime.) Me had be leid on rview 7 company hee oO; _ Office west 2 eer. RYTHROID 3 sew ALVA was not cpntacte Pp ed).; in. ‘prief in ALY. to |previous story. Claimeli he |did gee OSWALD, wad ch report investi ation does not support’ ree or statement. ) Mexicans he|fabricatin because. he wes “mentally jmistreated" specifically | | | lasted |only seek utes| (Previous meetin 7 threat jhe would | i f reverte a) True? Check. ob g by testicles. Hot apt act 2 sically mistreated. / 3 Bpe or self and Nic Mijat say ALVARADO their agent when. e visite Cub Emp. / TD | permission scors AL to, MANA ‘on 4! Dec. ata | he natura; eer told ALVARADO ithe te dep rted| He, asked anfi receive come tq any|defihite conelusich as to ALVA vac y bat would once he rethrned! MANA and/had chance complett intl rogation, £ ID 3| repdrted { wens to LEGA’ 1 seed Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte - Attached! is a gatdi n report [based upon -th Meat interrogation of Subject, [eet in. OSWALD. file, -that- ig the attachmén ee ee 191. 3 Dec. Att not _ ALVARADO } gist atove = t HQS aftpmnog 2 bec. / ime me peporte a 5 co nig Boe 2 a (of Guban| Emb) if His applicatiod arrived.| Pdregrina |- ENVOY | | | |
13-00000 ... -- ee eee ‘ Qo i lve. 35 Deo, ft i} . tele tq LEGAT, oe | avalon ie detwe ee abe salne boas opr cos d - | | | - Cuban sador to Mexico, Joaquin HE 2, Armas on 26) Nov ie attache are |two | ; ( trans they! of eonversat ons.|,..(These {tran cripts ie in: the 1 oY tech ehron | fille; they! are plso lin the OSWALD P-file with dispatch to} Hqs ransnitting tapes and t rip -) Note v GGs, - | | | 193. 3 Dee. 1011 ter of the New York Tine tells po Vv of| the Sov Emb that telve intdrested ITENVOY in D's stay lin Maxicol NOV |will| give! the |mess ee. | 19h. 3 Dee. Me nnedy Nov 22, |1963) at » Te ¢ | | 2 Z Gonzalez, git of H , ; - | giypearted at Enb| Reception Desk of U.S. |Emb said he had of |interest jconcdrnin on | dest ig lrelitive 4s -mopher,| Aurgre GONZALEZ, who resides in| i AL . : assistance fo gq to U.S.,|is of etl MLN, Said h Sa. oj FE he met lone dohn } “ LOPEZ to Cuerna went TTS and vez left] Mex4 for was|invilted to: go|too)| / Gave des ear on of WHITE (resembling OSWALD).|. Emb c of no assistance ; to gard beqause he was .. Noted the FERNANDEZ Ww “ f' a he (vily bearded and hed every appea penniles % . Inasmuch a3 L 4 averers FE 2 is an op ontantst oo rther action believed warranted. L . { -: 135. 3 Dec. MExT 7209 (het: MEX 7204 = para 190 ahove) sent wale « Mr, | Ale ne phns recounting contents of ref. and jreco ding that ODENVY an KUBARK consider send e rts| (including LCFLUTTER operat toj# inter ome ° 196. 3 Kec. YO Ss -| oewata iLow vereige iy Junior High, Article bss OSWALD's! early _ - CoG sphooll years with low averages, however no indicktion of being a-trouble maker, . 3 ‘absentee or in need of pdychi tric, care. history Btatement undelr general hy fe ote "abno eardrum in left ear" a - foo | ~ ) , oe 197. 4% Dec. en a sh YORK TIMES ~ Osward's | ‘fri p to vhxte in Sept ‘Lonely Ventur » Inqui ae <a ee eee of. ] . |.) Teday Wistts cost put at junder $30. . He is lieved to hay made n poljtica Contact es ee on “oat to. | Wile Q or Cuban |Vise by; Peter 3 ( r= 85, 186 pnd 493 above)|-...).... OO CO tre teal gro Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sep} via| Transportes ont ra to. oe dap 2230 pid. arriving Friday 27 Sept et 8:30 a.m, (750 miles). djat c _ Se ee es = —s ae lp Bernardo de pane oi pareied one: ‘le aig smidieane abo % 2 feet ong. ~ 6 ri ate ther wht eRe za, Fu Mexi oye y "gets . a RO and a do at 6 O em, Thurs. | ait “aha ligve apd 0 rived at at evo barado ‘ wit, sent his to Dallas the previo - friend. He vanished from his|cheap apartment ess re dn that day without| having “3.
believed to Ihave | Indtomr-hik ad 'to Laredo dn the American sidé of hs. pt. It was his e i o travel|by hitch-hiking. I[t d north:to Dallas ‘ Laredo on rethrn from Mexi Pity. the evening of oon a checkefl into the Dallas ¥.M.CJA, m Laredd to s is 475 bastiian PEREZ |Hernknded, desk clerk reio, said OSWALD had cot lone| and had ie ene, ft early in the mornings — “back Jate at niknt, jand that no visitors, i | | . | | 198, 3 Dec. | wor lnopep t to lcompiite Absassination Data Soon. | FBI| Denies Showink boop SWALD Ruby Ph Ovese FBI owe the: o P 8, gohnson w a narrative account | ' ute Hetatl, .| If kt follows: the| pa em f other FBI investigative reporth, ) stick to posits statements OF what he: pened, dismissing paselese ors by not mention them, .| -KIGQOGMRAREXHMMXHAX [FBI flenied sh a picturg of Ruby | [ALD fore fatal shooting o: OSWALD Ru (Writer's note: Thq picture ; : . ; e was jprObAbly | ithe yekankeirin a Aneri at Sov Emb | exico, carried up S } the picture | by LEGAT.) Moscow, 2|Dec.| Izvestid suggested today that i | . the FBI was implicated ih the shooting| of. 28. Kennedy's, accysed sassin, OSWALD. ; | : | The Sdév Gob. published a front-page report - OSWALD’s charge that FBI showed ! | | her al phot B of |her | bon! 6 Killer before the [Dallas nightclub operator slot OSWALD. 199, 3Dec, | | te Lt Rew xo s | omwdsa’ ol Mother Talks kbou Monésy an@ "Class" |- Aware of Not Having : | | o' | | f Bithes, Shh Says, "That's Way; We Lived, My a dnd If, by Jack Langguth Article | | OSWALD's mother's: three nayria d the three sdns, baptism off OSWALD's : I . | Pal | . | | ; 200. 3 Dec. 1629 | | | 6 V.| Peter ays 1 is newspape from New York ‘mes land that ; ; | d he|should talk with ov. inside, (Sov Emb) says he does hot | | | r days it is difficult because |they/ do not speak éach BAZURZE . ) ! | ; | ide |tries to. eae e answers so ps gsi up. ‘ 201. 3 Dec. 1632 | | | | mb saying she] is dalling J ISS,! correspondent| of the Néw Y Man Taside se 3 KOV is Acapale . WO says ~ ;| a. ors atte) fe no for OV. bob | | KO |e} in resg office ii 15 is . 202. 3 Dec. 1635 | | | Larnal to aa nie 2 phon pe , | ; | oentt t them phone; e BY: | Listen fy hel ‘ ; : YATSK WV is| not He‘has left. sinaeabein eu him That? ‘What have I,.| { , | Oats I've said the ‘pug te HE aking an ou ai fine I qaid yop a2 wage it here: | | said tha te 8 ngt in} that he ‘has tert | aha y. | xox : °- ; fo cma | uotance on ‘the xt of everyone to, ta ce) 8 corresponden | : wr 7 Snes. in fact OBY told him an YAT is lout pf t nereas, only l1jhr Loa dinne ban aadvwwma . VAMQUAIIA ‘thet! her hnehand was aeming Inome | with! the ichildren. sone ry
13-00000 | , po 203. 3 Dec. Pyter KIESS| of i Times! asks! for |ALFIERIV. Oo: | inside says he is|not here to ¢all LIENV. asks omoryow, |Peter asks if|it would ‘be ppssible tq go this afternoon|or tomiglt. ian ( donor says tomorr: ak from 9 to:ll, | Peter dogs not know if the will be in |the city onorrow byt "ni m o*, fat he je sorsy t bother t m so much, inside hangs up. | im Jee x d. XY. Time ks to) ‘ape with I ALFIERIV or |the ene in charge f Press [LIE. a! moment. etek says he jis going through the city mb. ee inside “aay wait a f ike terview with the Amb vr just ajfew min minutes . LEONOV says wait a) moment connec Pe r with the Amb's Secretary.| Peter says than ks. Later |. ; says the| Sec -has! not lyet errived | does not| know ¢ 7 he |will| be r or not, in fact| thet he Himself just srived at the Hmb. |Pete , rheps i would bejbetter iff he vould pas by he Ep, caus¢ he 8 Lous about iptme ang als vith other Embassies around the © please take \down|his Rame BO ke can/ tell! the 'Amb's Secretary wishes, that] there is an Americ 4 rregpondent q city who = to|go speak jwith|the Amb. | LEOHOV sj key, give him ) Peter k gives |his that he en sent to Mexico) by the n Y. Times ‘ work the activities of|"that Se or Lee OSWALD,| the jassassin jof our | ~ 20H, 3 Dec, 101 : | sident"|and hs ydu know the USSR Goyerampnt byes sharing with the U. |S. gpvernment this -h¢@ re wants Ito talk a few minutes with the Amb and find ow which Enbassy{?. v.§ . 0 uss 277 “his type|~ what vere desires here“ for as you know | the Embass sy here (sao Em : fe that |all noqt correct, LEONOV caval ne Wi Lil tell the nts | lenge whe Bsy) ivep, about the case, it is Just that for Peter's info tion the Anl is “planning go jto Acapulco for t Movie Festi 1, but s mete today jou wW 41 ob advisec., ter jsays okay| but in case the Amb does not he > then ind bet Ww hat persoy in . the Enjb can discuss [this |case| and Ihave |the ropa netded for the Ptervicw “thet [that type| had there" (why OSWALD|was at t mb), ONOV |says} okay, not to worry jthat|he will give the message Jugt as = ove it eye ° Peter sks if % well he cone to|the Emb dould|he ask for LEQNOV. OV days ad ie perfectly ajrieh | J OB I - Peter apologizes for his poor Sprish, LEQNOV werg in Englis rfect lis . English is pven | om." ctor responds "x glish 8 ounds yee ful. cokanye|" | - MEXT 7216 -|LITEMPO 1 asked co x: 3500s ba c yo fe nt traces on U.S, od | Gilbexto Pi LOPEZ. / LiteMPo } states er fa Nov len route to Habana} hes diseppeared, | cord| of trip o -— ane. x LOPEZ Fu-8 (tourist card limited tb 15 iS heve Fekp5a o tated Tampa, h 20 Nov. |/ Have not checked! above with ODENVY. AI subg eft MEXI for Haban = T Nov vi oy a (only lpassenge aber ra). ( LTT | ae in Pile; fou in| 50-5 o-bf1, 2lDec 63 ' a ee 205. 3 Deo. ! airlist.for. eT ov. & one. Gilberto..LOPEZ. U..$.-.0 Pi $510 162 left Mext- for- Habang.- “| d ODENVE iMexd. ") ) | traces, |/ Appreciate arly . . |
13-00000...-.- . --- 6+ - we ee 206. 3 Dec. 3207. 4 pec. ' -208. 3 Dec. 209. 4 Dec. 10. 4 Dec, Check FARIAS' f | | | | | Te and 1 osaee “1 30 Ni ret. ected fo : we se i able w w th “up jetter to|Raul|at CIS address Mexts B.| A 1 wait a 154 8 without re iving answer 1 contacted | ee Enb 22 Nov lattes pting reestablish cont ad via telcon } pith girl| name Silvia vho ¢ d be|seo bf ¢ g RA D. 22 Nov A i gen e 25 Nov All reotd ureen x“ sent f. cubaye, dtd! 23 ov ¥ wi oa acimowledged receipt in ea ested A - for] RAUL. .. moved by horrible wee 8 tion} pre ident" ing guch 2 E . Ai sata” acts Fedouple. derensth fight red crim! c{ A 4 said ALD Face -f r and vay have seen im PBRUMEN or Mexil. AaY her advise. oe mvinced G0 employs killers) and ‘assassins. This mentioned case tw oe fae tilled Me fou. CORONEWSKY who received thes meeave dollars |for deed ifrom oma Jah xi. | Will advise edditione. idetails upon feced t. 3. =| ques “| re jpara/1 # above | - rok -| (Ref: le. Le 205 ss seday (who sles if LOPE by Gobernation contact) « advise LOPEZ came xi at Nuevo pred on 23 Ndv. / OLENVY as for Hqs check, |.¢ LOPEZ usted os lnavin - U. al . . Memo. for cal fro expr Subj: N. Y. teh Article on ‘OBH al oe GDAIL v ae me on |the ih g of 4 Ddc. | @ brought vith seo a frdm.t Dec West Cos e td of| the N. Y.-Timds.| This was a story atout esse siisst to Med d nt fet detail about where! he stayed and! who he 8 9 d he if| the |et oe GDATL on great’ ood him I as not know. c oe merase to oundint “eb x any spect of cast), / MIGDAIL|said he felt certain that the N.| Y. fimes he hig inf reation rom ( FARIAS' file. | 63 (tees 7203" - L a90 above) Alt) ough we are confi ent that vA RADO. iT fabian and that jhis o fetractiod of ine oonfegsion, 18 false it has decided that He should be RED} We do not E turned tol Nic until after | the : finibhed because fear code 00 agitated Hic} apprehensive Mi at be |aistrested. is arrente = at h L to} have ALVARADO released jto ub fox sevéral [mts days, Ask ERYTHROID 3 to re an jin Mexi to asqist us. / Mx. [Davis of KUSODA yan rrive in |Mexi| 4 Dec. We do| not a blow 4in and préper that [Mexi¢ens not pan of! our plans to FLUTIER ae eel un baa deter’ Mr, Davis has left, He may! - pose Dept of| Justice man. / FLUTTER lshou}. d bel performed on private o hotel premises, with Mr. tive in charge lassi ted by Mx. enh rk Andergon of ODENVY is in rpreter abete it ie likely that ALVARADO will be| returned |to Nic later, |we do not| want to cide! thid yet It is important before ang durjing + he FLUTTER t j* ALYARA not be I
13-00000. . 0 beat ‘s | at he be rested, leto.|../ We realize that Next and nites lave Some wilies “Ina plenty of right; in |this|case, but we do not want to| stop _djseuss vu Lined etional questions. ir pls infokm your 1 aison that there will . fe further eberogets of ALV. Mexi aia ‘his a / havi e if you a 5 et "thto me Leal. " gun, 4 Dee. np algo aa ES 5 remaining Next ‘as. can beloft service tojus there || texposea abs lutely. nol problems; offe Men co lete “ore on Speen ect wis handle . ae (Ons . | - 86565 - va 10 above)| - a ed ith oe rrig at 1930|hrs pn 7 whe rria|said A. . will order 4} to mk hold ALVARADO until CoS | dete a th & ary padi tonal que eiodta reply to ¢ REQUEST to “porre " ° rrig 6 8. Ci CO te Ee a that questioning would bi : es ofathy “ath Ope) ond OS “gua: a" tam of ALY. to LITEMPO (4. 212, 3 Deo. sous A o =3 Station ID 3 hor | a is ror days departure of! ALVARADO| E3 411 ope a in Me xi. | / Submit} ¢ for Has |apprpval | A. |W4i11] have cs cof Se rine of LE . ed is w % from governacioi. Arupo wilt b¢ takbn either ‘to fi be of 2RRAS afehouse jor Hotel suite, Agvise,, | reon fori Garcia willl actas fatespretd ers for Mr, Davis. |D. obs "borrow" V. e nd ornin g of 5 Dec and hope we can return hin on leven ge of 5 EK. W ea renee apartment hotel on h Dec to ins recording 6 ia ALY. DO fintedview! : f Request E ID 3 be notified By his superiors to| remain Le more anys is peatton MANA can axrengé this. ve Advise Deyis BTA, |. 215. 4h Dee. “= 1 ( ts | ect 702) - Pera 212 i Your pla ena progress most hegrten ne. set poroyed yith O11 comments: Exact dl of ODENVY is up to their ¢hie tat the outline} for ‘them and the selection of pers el stems pe perfect. We p fer opt L6O7 i not|enough avthority far E ID 3 pls |cabie || ' 4628 (Ref: | DIR vod ~ para 210 above jand MAN wails a1 above ) ERYTHRO _ dust yoo'd) te tele oe E "3 Bent from Me cl} at TL47 pm Meld t time 3]Dec pnnouncing E 3 : arrival MA eal today 4 Deo bring! ALVARADO, If|this| true need confirmation before 2:00 pm en ti today as E 1 feels special) hand. a ing lend secunity preca rogetton 7 requi d. lr feels strong ALVARADO should [not d before |inte frog 7 =~ Compla ated, |..In rroget-io x from scene. of..evants. vith n bubsdquent. difficulties. -|-- checking news ibfo a "pee interrog in MANA impractécal, 7 Dak ; f t fe} f . - { ae ( Lesal - ss 210 above) -.E ID 1 concurs further cershesten | | i.
13-00000. ... . _.. ia a 613 at vel trave lin ‘Lame MEXO on American |f1t LOPEZ (has. produced nothing as| yet.: ‘ ‘Very di with Subje t's h noon five Cc. eve castro activities in ‘Los Angeles. W111) get ame and passport number only. Hope they can tell us something b / First ODENVY! traces shew something dm possible ee to ee ore jand advise. hog us Giibertb's birthdate it will help. / Ve assure that mrs LIVEMPO| | iat PEL tbe tq Cuba on 27 Nov phates / We o not want e LOW the 18S. Thib problem jis up to you. | | rat ion. | 4 | ; 215. 4 Dec. | | is | i: rad unlesa he can get Mexi visa of ten esda passport. Will nt} and|should be met land . customs! if his| connectign to| | Ae oF with . | serve suitable conyenieht hdtel oom. [re Bequest ALVARADG ‘ARADG not be ' hex until Mr, Davis takes bver.| Further) in roe gtion| might confuse . | should rest “ eat ref mpoxtant be not 8 Loday worrying too much. 216. 4 Dec. | MANA Heob - pare auk above)| E | i ompigted ta not be pet BTA when ° 217. (4 Dec. | - fo ar 9 - pare 215 nove A stated ap bles bod 218. 4 Dec. fF oid 72h -|Statiion soil ali reels ftom at no) or both so moo j nless sed to contra pation will e e tapes | - UE advised ry, 8 | | two week lag. tain butke taps ad lonk as Has wishes. | : | | whe >» may y need more tkpes.! - Have tw two months supply n ‘219, 4& Dec. 4 | ! ie (Ref: | A. 837 + pa 25 jab 3 B.| DIR en | 2 80 bb a). y TCARCA, LILYRIG and| LIENVOY mad Ney indicate no articular deviati of bed noap ce ae of | ° ne 7 | >. p90, 5peee | | |e eee Files from C , Shojects sapelto roves U.S! cit, - da 3 beo 45 LItEMpol & | _ reported that e Gilberto LOPEZ, U.S. |oit d in'Mexi] on 23 Noy "lcoked ) ' spspicious} . / LOPEZ, according ‘to LITEMPO hed Fa 2h553 ( ! Limited, | 15 > ; | touriat card) issued in Tampa, Fle, on /20 oka f we k sta jobe acion hed, as lof Ho . 3] Deo ["lost" Gilberto LOPEZ. | They: were looking for a / @U 4 adked for any data - Po | | thom the U B.A.) i | 7 of 221. 5 Dec. | otk sete (Refs ais - para 2 205 above) ~ Our chéck with ODACID on Gilberto q. . i. , fog i i | ficult for ODACID |to 4 hing fast — |
222, 5 Dac, ; 223.. 5 Dec. eek, 5 Dec. 905, 5 Dec. ) ~ 26. | 5 mee, hf i) of, differen Lele! XI T; 25 ber ptiy | se} ger ; bldgs. Ref salem lamin -L oh ole i wl a TOPEZ | cross ed at Laredo Texas ; on 23 Nov; B, Registerp bd in Roosevel lon 26 Nov, on bana) a IF deta tolL 4&.1/ W. attempt get birth da zs end |set tp... oP. | This complete’ okstopped! by Oo us epatt neh ssrs Clark Anderson and Jog G OODHEAD ptayed at apart on night of 4 Be | and G reia |pick| wp ALV. ito and| lan |to. Fo e intertogat on begin | It 1400 400 brs 5 dan poe Copy | jot “ee 1 at 00 fi NEXT 7256| - pee 23 abpve) ttitude af Lunti ons e / ing of wee robr 7 (Be ' place.| Ini v his v¢ - above, quest g al sion’ V xo in on ‘of sesst 2 sp ntane record ion of not enter bldg. / n thing the 8 or Ke neve,’ ntly they di reat * pyontate ous nf the |U.N.| on the OAS, on Meer carry tar d al . No, jot ‘1600 wre Mexi City time flight on night 27, Nov |for pare 3 |L hun gixpo t sequrely but decided » ete, Pls confirn. -/ R 86976 pare 223 ab ) Pe ¥ th no problem / Yr: > ole a bring — te apart ° terr gation, REST IGEO wi Anderson: al ina rple ret. Will have RESCIGNO in jbedy age i ng R not yet broackep...} Hopes prolonging upswing of *, gw early afternoon 6 Dea oa Le unary @ ter reed i‘ mo ddfinitive int in IE asks f Pa la KENNE hod gat 88), far = the asbassination * ood bt settee” ' of red] any ot on int rnational front. o, or inside,/ Pa & good photograph of Gilberto Bao chte Beg Shy Poteet eure tt then you equid jook at Meixi's room 203; C Dpparted va [ ont bana. eked out of ‘hote] PEZ|teken at airport o de . | sq date re flights to Cube avelllab o re was | use ! by f LEGAT studied apart epproves.| / Plan t> have Andersoa and iMexd. police will a ecompany to aston but | om t not | be blown [to Anderson, Garcig or Mexicarr Dec, | adjoprn qyernyent pnd ttf D if possible ary hues ioning as; per ref took turning over tg Mexicans rappe whether a2 ale ECFLUTTER. P nterrogation. | sae on the xieah politic has |not..gotten 4. hing! on ut hesn d na can se raat it didn tt ma John does) not think it Ro -_ ;
may, | i . ; 227. 5 Dec. A 2p 561 (Ret A. 7203 - para 190 atjoves|B. MEXI 7209 + para 195 aboye) -| Attached Check ire ebpies! of the Mexi interzogation report on Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarta. / The lbs : (quoted) portion 4s | ALVARADO 8 statement in which he] admits that the st dory, abou | eein OSWALD n Cub Consuls: in‘Mexi and |having sesn OSWALD/paid| money in| the A faise. |/ A copy of this, report was give to ¥ lo ally . ‘ _ 228, 5 Deo. m | 579 | (Refi: MEXI 7253 - para!222 | b ttached ar “ ebpies of a phto of , ; OFEZ, U.S, citizen ‘taken night of 27] Nov jat Mexi airpoxt by |Mexi| authorities. | heekkd into Mdxi Hotel Roos velt, Av.| Insurgentes 287, at 1600 onl 25 Nov 64. room 20p. + 1900 hrB 7 Nov Subj checked out] of the Hotel Roosevelt land é | rs on 27 ubj departe dl for Haban ubj isted on Cubana f1t #65 of ) 7 Noy as the passoheer A érew pf nine Cibans| wes (listed. 6n depa erture ffon Subjeot vit av 3: assport #310162 whe gents ed a Cu "Go sy Source} | (L ihe timing and ‘circlmstances |surrpunding Subj's| tra L t rough 7 | i and apart jor or Habana are puspiotonp. “Tse ently requests alll data on| Subj, | i. i . . 229. 6 Dec, ~  chedk ‘xef 7287 (Refs MEXT 6982! ~ not in'file, not| abstractéd) Foll tesults LIVEASK-1 met “KUZNE SOV 4 Dec, Al Re assassination} said act| incomprehensible ~ effect chahges ‘in U|S. e pecially iforeign oe | 5 H Warren Commisdion nefit racists. 08H. ndencies| if true, |or stay Russia hadino bearing crime Decaus se CP| diresti if IBHIN cons idered oppression opponents o : about about jcrime: e 3 differenti types of | arms|, Iii y account l for OSH. apprehension m 6 far Fon site asgass hation, some vt ets explosi others not. inordinately disco L-l jquee fons} re Osw. en exit work marrlege Sovie Explained \P i ‘ ' on this??? | | : . ot common) foreigners cén work Sqv Union. | They stated peated he/ did : ow 7a talls but dow tes; there were speciel circumstances OSWALD' R 3 , and tion| Russ ife,jno restrictions but few left Sov Union because] psychological) attached S sqil. j L-1|asked K if Soyemb bould assist finandially in magazine Revista Moritor|of : which ‘L l.editor, K replied L 1 dould|ts Pavel lant ovich YATSKOV| about it pout Gout d any of ot help fortheo 230. 6 Dec. Both his| pare G perto Po oar, o LOPEZ, | bo 26 Jan Mt a, c itizdns. { His addyess 4t tie he got | his + U.S. |pass err rvajal, ¢ vol Habana, paved / ae ‘ast U.S. pose ort dxpi sent t LITEMPO i) | ie , | a snmaunaneunee naan «stein ts A A A AE EE TE | 3 returning MANA PAA f)t 501, 7|Dec.: Requests adv. ‘232. 6 Dec. How good; is “UNITE on! Latins?? ME. T 7389. @ | ALVA apo me bers ‘anadleated, he fab bat g& facts cf hig sto | vealed Subs of day of week alleged saw O ALD. | Thinks that which ould he “beef 17 |Septi. / When ghown| photios of OSWALD durin ‘tes patter 8 were e eviderced. |W When. ‘Subj was confronted with this he stated ae ! 231. 6 Dec. 7 oO | |
13-00000 . .- -  - = tt that he must) heve - made honbst istake 7 woking ogteinal wo in his identifidation of OSWALD. / WOODHEAD arriving fee pee <p Echeverrie will en acetate hold ALVARADO) until 9 bee s ERYTHROID 3 will not tO accompany. DIR |89183 (Refs I 7235 : not lin files; not abstracted] ~ not tokna; possibly rans position of numbers, [L.e, |MEXI| 7253] - para abbve ) | You| may ODACID put do not tel} him it from ODACID: A. Gilberto Policarpo Lopez jwith| sane sper number om 6 Jan 4O |in Habena, - etic., abave ) man} is yot identibal with the Gilber vith Pr Lo _ 233. 6 Deo. Where 1 ref??? Policarpe is a first name - "L -Greek mythology. Is Giiberto Poli LOPEZ iden with Gilberto L LOPEZ G in P-8672, memo from LEGAT dated |11 4 with attached pictu’ p27? PEZ who w socitted | on Gilberto Pol carpe -Castro oups in Los s Adgeles,. We ho to eet F ore ‘fron 0 viee, 23h, T Dec. co oe now agree ALVARA True?? g useful and on-spnsitive to do for|a fey months it will hellp. cess ainpt him beyond poyting| him o Nic. ff E a d-up| of this tricky inciden speals or itself / ica to po hands 4 pavised 18 on! 7 Deo thet AL will ve retulmed Ito Mexi " 093 are) on Dec / P. ‘advise | ae m4 arriving; MA | me THE NEW ‘YORK wend ~ lee iL loevata - Kennedy| was uitnd ran, an’. ferdless; icle about ] r OSHALD 235. T Deo. ° 236. 8 Dec. So. -..237. 9 Dec. - THE | NEW om (LIMES = ws . Train | wald Chafed| at tite . Soviet He wrote i" : He |was ager to fotura to ee » by! Jack LAM ‘Sus nds Critical . 8 ‘View on |clamat of] "Led| to eye xte! of Letters ee Group (six le ters, prin sted sa HOLD te to ks Cuba Commit e)d Six Oswald  Letters| are biven to FBI. Pro- Group oF Inds otes in its Files d3 2) to Mother on So ot “rip. kqnned. 'g Guard [Brings Q estic rvilce Reises| Queries aying. ~ 1238.---9-D8 Cra a — an vs g Cll: im; BBE. ts... rve | Lett ers..9. “‘Thel FBI. » gained copes .of..jette
239. 9 Dec. "eho, 211 Dec. - 243. 10 Dec. -@hh, 10 Dec, 245. 10 Dec. ( ° ; a : 2h1. 10 Dee. | | 242, 10 Dee. I | | t | 10 Dec, | | i ] 3 | Ld D 87770 (Refs |MEXT| 72h. ~ pare 2 218 ab tbve) | Ps do nbt ezase ny Boviet or ow | much| nn tape you) need. i . a Iban) tapes told yesterday bat I |told|him hot to tell the LIENvor|-_ €0s fro = RE. was - just keep ringing the reels td me, +o We havea month] to six weeks rese e ever-heless, am requesting new ones - (if not needed for hig, |-we store half lof th c ni hot~yet-known | barge 8. |(Thib note attached to MEXT|T2h1| - YORK TIMES . ene f Offers Pe endghip ith pul jess.| by Donald JANSON YORE TIMES -lyaz') nts oki. Omitte Os Got! Names Before nnedy 's pr. - oy a nA LOFTUS | id. Secret g devi - overt a le Acted one | and t, FBI Concludes. Says to aren as Panel. d Not Know Ruby, er oN fr mete Vv: cent LEE (U.S. head of | Fa: 237 ek ove) aveed from Mexico to Cubs on 28 Deo 6 with passport #BQTS217. / LEE tiaveled from Cuba to Mexico dn 21!January 1963 / (Elizabeth MORA traveled ftom Mexic to k: on| 30 62 with couftesy passport #7864. Elizabeth Catiétt (bic) de Md trave red from ¢ ne a 163 -| the sane | plan as LEE) IR a7666 pa donk by Pete these six tapes given he pouching these lA. MEXE 7256./ para 224 ab terrogation 6f Gi porte AL on|12 Des. f Copies o Under} tand 2 annie Mexi) ne per Ex hedor carried sto te or Chiba mihegs N le ge of 1 tters with Lee OSW. fro directed for many) yea by kn © co and| to. URQUHART (ht Hip) soere U. spore c meri group in Mexi in good stan ing. roe porte ceils olpse rien Elizebeth Callett|de MORA (Betty ry A a tbe naturalized Mexijiand wife of Francisco RA soe Dee fe to forget that ae saw Vicent Cuba in Dee fe d her hudband! are Ifrigtitened because 'they| bot! mae ae WALD noe _-Sbip_ snd. Probab . mn on . "blanning" | lof. Oo ination, of res, 1K. les show |that Yincen + LEE travelled to a ba fron. e Ge with U, Sus td Mexi fron Haban: ne ie ORA tre 30 wi i . ourtesy passport #7864"| Pa ed pn B f ie as 2 above will be vccetyba b one a tact. 21 {ren &. /| Pard t nee He should |trea in joanne r to] Protect BENADUM aa ——~
13-00000: si a - 248, 11 Dac. 29, 11 Dec. What did OSWALD te 250, li Dec. Check, Gobernacion Helis and LEGAT a different sto “ Q51 12 Dec, af loca aspsen of oo m per ine > cle a /1 . 259 @ a4 sho tapes iand or t scripts be ore sad, | Maa: _wisited ones (at anniversary of revolution, De. Re , oy. | ; MEXI 7 v -| Some en ¢lear attdchments - to ‘22604 (Top Secret Lauticle! sent to pquche °C perta to! OSW. ‘ALD application for Cuban visa end Cubpn "Vine" [that (eee) tedn reacti naires wis een [to hice Cuba 4 victim o their criminal designs." /| Nevel made 7352 (DIR &7TT0\|- Sov Emb [Lines , Peed j Is ee soneth wapeoh = by Donald ANSON, re) Tr ibled Mar ety 8 t pets cos) from LEGAT,| Subjects | OSWALD -| pag¢ 4 states that 3 Dec | tsp ue New| York Times written by Peter KIESS said that OSWALD took] a 2:50 plm off western edit a oO! bus-on Thurpaey pt from Nuevo|Laredo for thq 750) mile trip to end et Mexi onl Friday, - Sept 27, that +t trip w made onja Transp mes Frontera ‘bus. |(parg 197, above) _ advise “that t O. Wi furnis d to| him e Lucio LOPEZ @ clark in the Transportes teta office in N xi, | KTESS said LOPEZ teld him the i sets} of Gobe acion h gdtten|this| info fron the Nuevo Laredo pffice of |the pus company. /|It is to|be nbted that | Ss jur'ce in the dnistry o Governadion ve lindi¢cated thet in stigntion %~o date in Nuevo Laredo| and Mex ity has fait tojuncover fo garding SWALD's ravel fron Nuevo i to pe ns cevebe in | C | | | | | a D puta to Wwind|up its analysis of Mexdi aspects | this lease and eee mes culke 2 fan ster of Silbia and her hus 1d duting itheit secene cae conjecture she not pave been interrogated |at during her Second ‘arrest but ple ime pend acyise | r ! | | | , T5604 iN 3 ar in ee, not abstracted: boung in PT 69 ~ with! ref 2 -|paraj 251 pe "Since 12 Me ho. iday; cos able reach they LITEMPO or| Echeverria. /| W omply in {fulll wi ref jon 13 Dec.") DURAN @ -, time 2 Nov, interrogated OB d released fad Nov.| Interrogation baged on questions prepares by) Stati on. and epproved: ‘by. 0 here. ~pAsked: -he y-relations- with. number -of : individuals|.--—- ’ including sone invented | names and other veal tered outers of cars she seln in| during Jap 63 |s ce | INTS, Disclgimed| knowledge of @11. Claimed never jmember o: . Bs enini ta E pertace. x PCH, as agreed with ideas jof neithe ex ept as regards support for Cube. ¢, Claimed nolaffi iatdion th ICAP, or gonnection with Sovemb here Which] on membered OSWA, D parfectly and denied| he @ | YO: TIMES -|Oswaid Assailéd Right-Wing Views Spoke Out in it A ter f httending| ( | | = zt z . |
13-00000 wn, trip to 61, jnone there after else terrogation.| / no contributitn to resdlution basic yate paetiodter ‘after AIVARADO quest ‘and| full interrogation’ report 15 Dec. . ; en Be (o of la ) See para ae abbve. 22 (Ref: XI coe ra 245 abpve) | Attdched|are copies o: res ine ate resulted (from the linterroga 5 Déc 63/and 6 Ded 63 /.. «BGA acted as| interpreter. / ee TEGAN given copies|of these tech. . Ms people ea i i | i 1 i | i t | | 4 ODENVY investigat on stows ar of F. Morg cae vith Plate TA 582 which Me ae re Stel outside tub ie not beén outside Te or round that date, We “y n n special sign tapes are being held Mexi City Station Loo | 255. 15 Dec. ; Memo to LEGAT! front cos, Sub ects raderro tion of Silv Tirado de i dur ng he | i i : "second drrest" = fttagned re a) Mexi report of terrogat db) ligt of |questions | pote | | suggested to Mexic | These were shown to olor in pribr aie age to Moles 8, 256. 13 Dec.Where is DIR ref 27 ! i DIR bos (R f3 PIR bso - not inifile| not ot abe rac o MEXI 7030! - para 3 » | | : j { ro | why 1 no 0 tient toacert ee "ed thas . pe che owners other ars 5 (Refs ext 7364 - para 252. a ore) ay ache rae xi Government ineprogation on the| "second drrest" of| Silvia. ist suggested quest ubmitted ; ‘po ; by Statidn. /|A capy of each. of hese was! ee ee 15 Dec. | | : i i (Ref: XI (7352) - para 28 ‘above "eee rece i ou may rés us Pp wad a) en: | of ping Cub and Sovitapes twd ‘weeks ani but} pls fon te e tapes| made, : H between 22 Nov and present. Will advise. no ot oon t Has , LB tinde wat ch for. t | | Sov ior Clb reaoti to linve tigation svite i peas teit Je hey putting dut - i | propaganda about case, | FYI] only, S Sl a had letters |sent|m 2 tg ODYGKE ipeders = | | demanding full investigation of |case ; i y tapes do you wart to} replace hose| ti | ne by para 1? 259, 1 me. | Poof Boky (Refs: | not|sent| Mex - WAVE 8658, m TTK6, WAVE 8736) | ; of wave 12 c. | In gddition tbh COMMO channeD. outline park 5 fC] JEY M3 lalso| nel Jed [in cess - poosek | i | his {let ‘a oe ‘AR ‘Bt gestion. that, UNST. a oduld- o bend fn ame Lot pure and. other -detaiis) Leni , What is this b ot? T | via |NIEX ch do NIEXIT 4 in Mext STAR felt pers rh secure or . . 2 aby | | slow. UNSTAR sho d ask XIT 13 z perege wnat AS | “2H HET L 8 We assume 0 que tioned’ NIETO n alleged! Dallas c inte tS » since re? | ns oxte fe) that NIETO col ive info n Dalles contacts. | i . |
13-00000, ii wits i pm te : | ¥ i DIR 89566 (Ref: | MEXI 7025 - yera 32 abbve) (see peral4 above)| In are itwo ref SI lvig tates thet APARICIO has a telephone and that its number/is 14-12-99. [For bur enalys of; thid case, can Mexi shed light on whe APARICIO is, twhether he hag tha number, what this might have to dd with our case, W guess it might merely have |been| a side emark|to some bystander in the consulate, Advise, /| pie have !mont' ors) make every effort | tq Ade tify] voices of various ovs ito whom gSHALt spoke on the (telephone or who dé | i I | -€60. 16 Dec. Check 14-12-99 |g =, ig cage with 8 via Di NOTE: In [peng : 712-99 not] listed 196 ° (NOTE COS] wro cn ontop He is Ra AY _ Ea official} ) 261. 16 Dec. Memo £ an Their Hos reported car pearing} Tex Lidense cub Emb quring tin OSWALD was in Mexi, i registe d to Herminio DUARTE Marti ns, obse Sjaevofio Lo 8, | #23) Mext, "te a |1963| Buick. / |Their HQS alsg advised pf info ry om oné Robert GALLANT inmate ta Clara Prison Fa in| Californ a, that he re Lee TRO und grgound tn Mexi for) past Bix yrs ¥ ier the name of General Rob rto| de ondp CORTES where] he er olin mad @ yecret army of /3,500 men in Mexi.| He |clai tol ate he ges |that|OSWALD was in|the Dub Eb om 12 Jul He elaine that OSWALD sitayed in Mexi for about|one peek lat that f" d supposedly trave d re wy airplane. clpims that his | wr in the Cub : ib pointed KR 5773 (see para 5B & hove ) | I is _ OSWALD] out [to him in|Mexi] last July. / LEGAT files reflect that GALLANT |was grres Mexi a thorities and | deported ito of U.S. i Aug 6& ab ou request in view of fact he was = vante on | forge oe in California, was |born| 19 Mar 22 at Clare) ont j New| Hampshire and) is mar to a Mexi ait. iHe w resid & at the corner of osuae and Montiel St jet, 402; Col Lindav: at km the time of hi arrest n net ‘63. jet departed Nuevo Laredo of r Mexi City at! 2|p.m.| on 46 Sept on Fleche Rb Je bas Nd. 51 Shue f OSWALD's felllow passengers on this bus have been identified! andi a Britis ai " who observ d him on/the be state he was traveling alone w ft the bus in|Mexico City one, / For tention + is a tached a|copy| of the 2|sections jof the Met touris a | 8) ai ed t OSWALD e tering and le "vine Mexi LEB" ae ncn .¥.C. & 92. 13 Dee - - ..}..Thanks |for tattbare help|in case. |.Basically, w in the New York nie sP in eeenennees @ out febe po rue.| We pave meanyhile| beey flooded with |fabr catipns, of wv zen ; VARIPO. of had ot m bibeon, [/lheeoel - oO “£65 bee. RETTIS r. a oe | asians 4 Lat ningt ; , “Lg John 1% with Robin (7). Robin was jinvolved jin assassination storie go ngto: ) . 265. 6 Dec. sph iprr bay he | iiljeat pis hat. if "there 3 n't people behind OSWE LD d Ruby and sa re si these aien't| ultra-rightists." Joby RETTIE dbes not believe all this businesa. A Lot of "Hak abou pene one| Lone| mad iman.,| Jo al not be ve | 1 ee. ete | i d ) 2 gopies of ho t incent “e6h:- 19 Dec. ] e262 ( oat i i 335 - pare 2 6 labove) - . he fre al opies of photq ci Yincen “86 a ee we “taken we airport pri flor “t¢ his) boarding’ iCubana flight #65le route Co Nee of thi Passenger Manifest of |Aeronaves| f1t HOR) sh syne Next on'26 - ° 5 2 Copdes of Cubsn| manifest a of 28 tn € ravel from wot ° cntena,| a) Copies of| Cubane manifest “gor a flight on 21 é 63/ sh owing sj return t xi from and ¢ #40 Copies of Aeronaves - £1 of fe Jan 6 3 | showing LEE 's tiv ve from Mexi to N.¥.c. / As noted in ref tty MORA is wery |con med, over her|jassopieation in Cube and travel “Check Betty MORA
13-00000 . 265, 1 Dee. 266. 20 Dec. 267, 20 Dec, 269. 26 Dec. yo 270. 27 Dec. ‘271. 2 Jan Gh ete eg ae ete ot Kes. 21 Dec, | SECRET. oT | secrer | | | bo | | Con al Jan 63) with Vincent . LEE. (AL. attachnents in LEE P-8683) | | ny te aa’ . ° % eee ner re ott I | : : Politica macntine publishes. an artiote oY, Fide CASTRO ¢ on "Cuba Ante el Asesinato de Kennedy" i | i i. i ' i . | DER 90487, ~ Request Station ‘photograph entire station Pp. thle on Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV ion file and on KOSTIKOV's activities and relationship to other Sovs Mext. | This analysis would ‘accompany. photos. if possible. If not, pls cable, / Little in HQS file on KOSTIKOV and your info : and etudy on be a vital contribution to; our presentation to Warren Commission. ‘‘and pouch one. ;copy! or microfilm in first possible pouch. Also request Station jeubject comments | ; | | poof ‘MEX 7488 (Rats DIR 90487 - - pare 266 above) Pouching copy KOSTIKOV file and analysis. in priorit; ‘dispatch HMMA ; :22652 o/a 20 Dec. ‘Order meet pouch deadline and satisfy Hos request ASAP; Station unable excise true staffer names. , from file zg routing sheets,., memos , ete. | | | | resent lan in ssing- ‘info to Warren omission: ‘DIR 90466 (Refs MEXI 15 - pare 15h above) Our. isto. eléminate mention of taps, in order protect your continuing ops. rely instead on statements of ‘Silvia DURAN and on contents of Sov Con Fils” which Sova’ gave ODACID here. - File shows both OSWALD and wife were dickering with Sovs in Wash by mail to ‘get permission return to Russia. / Exact detailed info from LITAMILS Tand 9)on Just what Silvia DURAN and other officials said about OSWALD's visite and his dealings would be: valuable and usable: corroborative evidence, Request you requestion them carefully on these points, attempting get as much authentic data as possible, ‘without mixing in what they know from news papers. Pls cable summaries and Pouch detailed statements. MEXI 1527 (Refs DIR 89366 - para 260 above) 14-12. -99 is home number of Raul APARTCTO Nogales, ‘Cultural Attache of Emb. ee ay eonnection OSWALD as AP RICIO was: ve dur 4, ‘cant: period. / Re para two Ke : "No further info available as. “tapes ve ad, (See para he above) De : | a : MEXI 1550 (om 88680 - para 258 above) Pls air pouch 30 doz. tapes. About 20 doz. tied up vith Sov and Cub traffic 22 Nov to ib Dec. - Additional 10 doz. needed ‘for STGANG op; . ‘MEXT 7615 (Rory DIR 90h66 - para 268 above) cram o)has nothing additional to offer peyond account of MEXI-7115 (para 154 above) except that Silvia said at.that time that she. was perfectly willing travel to U.S. to confront OSWALD if necessary, (L9\did not talk to Silvia about OSWALD visit, merely stood around with other staff members while Silvia. recounted arrest, interrogation, ‘release. | Silvia did not mention any details of her encounter with OSWALD, [{L9}reportea on 27 Dec ‘that Silvia bas not reutrned to work since release from second arrest. Her, husband was angry SLL nL eeover: POMIN. ROA note which made-crause—celebre -of- ‘affair;:told.-PBRRUMEN- emb" official that ROA. note—-——- -. cial _tneceurate in _ claiming Siivia mistreated by Mexti police.
13-00000 i H : ‘ ; : : : ; DIR 92766 ‘Request very discreet check'to learn whether AMPALM 1 26 (TIEN), unwitting Cuban propaganda writer for AMPAIM project at WAVE, has visited Mexi since assassination of Kenn . ; AMPALM 26 has originated a report thet OSWALD had a long conference with Cub Amb i+ Mexi i if Do j ' vant on outskirts of Mexi. AMPALM 26 report has found its way xt into unofficial analysis , ' . Whole case prepared by Cuban psychologist, Jose I. LASAGA in Miami. / Do not wish 4MPALM 2 i learn his identity as source this info! has been divulged Py LASAGA .. Pis check immigration : records and Local gources who might know, 272. 6 Jan | | 273. 6 Jan DIR 92761 (Rett DIR S165 ‘para eT2 above) TIEN 1s Salvador DIAZ Verson. é ; j2Th. 8 Jan Note to BENADUM: Pls determine whether or not a Cuban wetter, presently in Miemi, has vis ; : : Mexi. | His; name! is apeer DIAZ wren. | i t a i ‘275. 8Jen | MEXz 7650 | (REFS: | A.. DIR g0k8T - para 266 above; B, MEXI 59h3 - not abstracted, not in f | C. HMMA 22652 - pars 267. above) Believe foll info which supplemental Ref C. report worthwh ' inclusion HQs presentation: The unidentified Sov of Ref ‘B who met Sergey Nikoleyevich ANT i (Chief Latin American Pe KGB) has now been positively identified by LIFRE as being Valer i Viedinirovich KOSTIKOV. | i : ! ; ; ' foe : ! p i * : : , MEXT. 1682 : ~ Although assume info below probably not pertinent since first name OSWALD's wi is Marine,’ wish nevertheless report foll: 7 Nov 63 Aeronaves flt 400 to N. Y. manifest 14 | passenger "de OSWALD Elena" ° | No other  Spparent: pertinent names among other 16 passengers. 276. 8 Jan MEMO to Boonstra, ee to cos, if am LEGS Sue Api Attached is a memo setting fo e7T7T. 135 Jan General Robert F. Kennedy which 2ged a having to do with assassination o Letter, postmarked 31 Dec 63, Guadelajenn to Robert F. Kennedy said.....I Me am a Mexican. I am commmicating with you because I do not trust anyone in the matter I intend to deal w «death of your brother.....I used to be a friend of OSWALD and also of Albert, as vell a three more people. I knew about the plan, but I never thought that it would turn out tobe true plen......Signed Ylario ROJAS, Manuel Acuna 1367, Guadalajara. /' Upon interview on 64 ROJAS furnished the following info; In June or July 62, ROJAS wes in Mexico City.....— approached him about smuggling Cuban propaganda into Mexi. The Cuban said he would see hi in Guadalajara! / Around middle of Aug €, the Cuban arrived in Guadalajare in an automobi and drove ROJAS to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuehue. KE ROJAS went to a movie in Ciudad Juarez and apparently the ‘Cuban went over into El Paso. ‘{ When the movie was over, ROJAS was picked u = f-the- theater “by—the-Cuten-who-at-that—time: intrroduced-him—to-en individual. :--ROJA has no independent memory of ;this individual's name, but recognizes him by phot as OSWALD. The three went to a bar where they discussed the introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Me via Cozumel, ati island located....They talked at length,’ including disoussions of everyday matters, for about four hours and they also did quite a bit of drinking. The Cuban eppare. turned his car:over to OSWALD and the ‘Cuban and ROJAS spent the night in a hotel.../ ROJAS the following morning they left Ciudad Juarez on e flight of Aeronaves: and ‘flew, to Monterr | SOE OISUneE nr Sanne SE ce WE a ane ort
13-00000 He Check Daniel SOLIS t ; ' whe 278 1h Jan. tn mies: wee De ee my rn re te ee ene cman me mea cee ar neem ae si remae “ : H a i i ' : 1 : i i ; : . : ‘ ; It is to be noted that Aeronaves has - no ) such flight as that described by ROJAS. latter arrival. _ din Guedelejara the Cuban gave ROJAS 400 pesos and told him he would receive ‘further instructions at a later date, / In the letter part of Dec 62 the Cuban: came to Guadalajara and gave ROJAS 900 pesos and told him to proceed to Cozumel by bus within about five days. ROJAS arrived in : Cozumel just after Christmas 62, ‘There he was met by 2 Cuban. men and a Cuban woman whose first name was CRISTINA. ROJAS explained that, although he cannot recall the: names of | the Cubans, he has them written down in a notebook which he left with Daniel SOLIS, a municipal | policeman in : Cozumel. ROJAS. stated SOLIS would not deliver the book to anyone but him, if About 28 Deo 62 | OSWALD arrived in Cozumel, having proceeded there from Jamaica vie Mexicana de Aviacion. ‘OSWALD, , . the three Cubans and ROJAS again discussed the introduction of Cuban propaganda. i....'..During the time of these discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans; stayed at the: Hotel Playa in Cozumel and | ROJAS stayed with Daniel SOLIS. / OSWALD remained in Cozumel for :2 or: 3 days and then returned to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and ROJAS continued to reside ‘in Cogumel until about 15 Feb 6: when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica. On this ocoasion OSWALD stayed three days in . Cozumel, ‘The day after his arrival an American by the name d ALBERT arrived from Jamaica. All conversations between this American, OSWALD, and the three Cubans were in English, ROJAS stating that all three Cubans spoke very good English. The Cuban woman, CRISTINA, told ROJAS that they had discussed the élimination of Pres Kennedy. She stated that OSWALD was for killing Kennedy . but that ALBERT and the Cuband did not agree with OSWALD. /-ROJAS stated that he ‘has ALHERT's last name entered in the notebook which ie in the possession of Daniel SOLIS. He claimed he got ALBERT's name from a U.S. Gov credential in the bath house of the Hotel: Islena where ALBERT . atayed. .....eOSWALD allegedly stated that, no matter what the opposition, he would have to go through with it :(the killing) ‘because otherwise he might lose his life,! indicating that he was acting. under orders. : :/ ROJAS stayed in Cozumel until early March 63 then returned by bus to‘Guad. sceee/: ROJAS could not explain why he cannot. remember the names of the! three Cubans in Cozumel after having been with them for mearly three months. ‘ He described ‘them! ny wee/eeeeROJAS : atated he is willing to go anywhere ig his 6xpenses are paid to make any indéntification and to pick up his notebook with the full: names of the individuals mentioned. :It was noted during the interview that he appeared sincere,. but stated he is desperately in need of money. He lives in a slum area of Guadalajaara, is 31 yr6 old, about five feet: ‘nine! inches, medium build, dark brown hair, dark complexion, brown eyes and has a mustache, _ i t j : : MEXT Ti6h ‘ LEGAT requests following which connected with. “dnveatdgation of a ' lead on OSWALD. y It is requested that. the foll investigation be conducted at Cozums1, A; Determine whether a muni-’ cipal policeman named Daniel SOLIS actually exists and is living and working in Cozumel. B,. If SOLIS does exist, determine whether he is acquainted with:..ROJAS... / ¢. Determine whether SOLIS. has a nctebook in his ;_Poasess ton which belongs to ROSAS.» +++ f. Pls. cable 2zeply: OLY 6 ne eee cytes stn tees ae a a ar a ree eee ce = a  , t 7 \ ;
13-00000 279. Ws Jen. 280, 15 Jan, 281, (16 Jan, Cheek AMPALM 26 trip! to Managau; done he - know ALVARADO 2? to ‘ ne t 5 | i | H ! Check Eduardo BORELL Navarr 7 1 | | e f : i i : t ' é ' i e ! i t ' | | | | i i | | - Has sent cable to Mexi stating (AMPALM/26) was source of analysis prepared by Cuban | oo} l | i! i! MEXI T7776 :(Ref: DIR 92766 -i para 272! above) No evidence to'date of travel to Mexi by AMPA during 1963. / Foll volunteered by C/ODENVY in Mexi, on evening 13 Jan in his oral review tc of current problems in their investigations of leads pertinent to OSWALD case: A. ODENVY psycholc Jose I, LASAGA of Miami.; B. , ODENVY interviewed AMPALM 26 who said: Silvia DURAN took OSWA to Caballo Bayo: restaurant near Chapultepec Golf Club where they met Cuban Amb to Mexi, J oag HERNANDEZ Armas, Then HERNANDEZ Armas | took OSWALD for a ride in his car go that they could talk privately.’ C. | AMPALM/26 told ODENVY his source was Eduardo BORELL Navarro, Mexi ' newspaperman who writes editorials for! Excelsior, B. C/ODENVY sent Matthew Crawfcrd, Assis to interview BORELL Navarro on 12 Jna.| E. _ BORELL Navarro said AMPALM/26 had “imagined” whe story.! BORELL Navarro said he did nto! know any ‘more, than that OSWALD had been to hexi and h visited the Cub. Emb and Silvia DURAN. | BORELL Navarro said everything he Imew had been publi and was public knowledge. -/ C/ODENVY, |Mexio said he: Imew AMPALM/26 well when both = vere in Habana. He said AMPALM/26 "noted for reporting x based upon his intuitive feelings" and ver rarely reported: facts, / iBelieve ODENVY told AMPALM/26 he. had been cited to them as-scuret * Jose I, LASAGAL, 6 8 if — | A bulletin fron Fumdacion del Cardenal! Mindszenty, with address: K P.O. Box 321, Clayton. Branch, St. Louis 5; Missouri, the following was translated "Consigna Comunista de Propaganc en Relacion. Con la Muerte del Presidente Kennedy", published by Comite Mexicano Para La Divulgacion de los Objectivos, Estrategia y Tacticas del Comunismo. le pointing out t} was the work of the Communists, = (From LIBUFF/1) Do HMM 6289 (Source; \LITAMIL 9) Officials of the Cub Emb in Mexi received very few Christma: s_ from Mexl Gov officials; (it ia believed that the lack of the traditional exchan; Pr and Cub.Emb was the result of the resentment caused among Mexi officialdom by the strong note dated 26 Nov 63, rec'd by the Mexi Ministry of _ Foreign Relations from Raul ROA Garcia, Cub Minister of Foreign Relations, over the detenti: by Mexi Guthorities ‘of Silvia DURAN in connection with the visit to the Cub Emb-in Mexi of i Hl : i WAVE 0569 (Refs: A:. MEXI 7776 -'para’ 279 above: B. DIR 92766 - para 272 above: Cc, WAV 2341 ~ not rec'd: D, DIR O4473 - not rec'd: E, WAVE 1856 - not rec'd: F. PACY 1245 . (In 6457),:12 Nov 63, OTDORIC TPRANSACK, filed 200-124-117/3)': G. WAVE 1393 - not rec'd. 1, Re para 1 Ref B according WAVE sources (AMRAZOR 1 and AMBUCKLE 1) AMPALM 26 stated plam =< depart. WAVE ares: for Mexi.20 Nov. 65 inorder attend. seminar FederaciomIntermmeTomal. de. - Organizaciones de Periodistas Profesionales (FIOPP) held :Mexi’18-29 Nov 63.: Para 2 B Ref F confirms planned attendance FIOPP' by AMPALM 26.) On return WAVE area A'26 told AMBUCKLE 1 he attended FIOPP seminar / 2. WAVE agrees para 3 Ref A that A 26 noted for skeptical repo: particularly re his ‘association with ODEARL. (See Refs C, E and G.) In reply query pare 3 ref E, Ref D informed WAVE A 26 not ODEARL ‘agent, FYI AMRAZOR 1 reported learning fron A ‘ that the latter scheduled make speeches at ‘FIOPP seminar and later continue on to Central Ar probably to Nicaragua. In similar statement to: AMPALM 4; A 26 implied confidential ODYOKE i i ape ee Se
13-00000 wet, 28. 16 Jan 28h. 16 Jan _ Check Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez 285. 20 Jan be ‘ H ‘ ! H { : : : mission. / 4, Re para 2’ Ref B, Pan Am ‘Mays records show A 26 departed WAVE area 18 Noy 6 via PAA flt 503: for MANA'with transfer! in Guat to PAA flight 501 for MANA. ,PAA records | reflect A 26 traveled ss!planned, however view fact A 26 had to transfer in Guat, it possible | _ he traveled to Mexi,; either prior -visit MANA orjefterwards, No record travel A 26 local | ODURGE office since A 26:permanent U.S: resident as of 7 Nov 62 and granted'reentry permit ; 3' Jan 63 valid one yr. Letter allows A 26 multiple departures and. entries without restrictions. Request Hgs check ODURGE ZRMETAL to determine if A 26 arrived ‘fron Mexi on or about 1 Dec 63, 4 A 26 ODURGE registration No. A TT99307 « / AMPALM 1 has obtained copy of LASAGA report. - WAVE can pouch if Hqs interested, i . . : | i i : MEXT 7819 (Refs MEXI TTT - pare 279 above ) LITEMPO. A reported on' 16 Jen that AMPALM 26 was in Mexi on 21 Nov 63. : LITEMPO 4 does not yet know arrival or departure dates. / AMPALM 26 was invited to Mexi to attend "Colegio Nacional de Periodistas"' to assist in series of meetings organized by that group, according to L h, : i MRID 0385 (Refs MEXI 776% - para. 278 above, also see para 277) - Daniel SOLIS well known municipal policeman Cozumel of good reputation over past 11 yrs. / SOLIS does not Imow any person named Ylario ROJAS Villanueva. -SOLIS wife's uncle named Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez from Guedalajare and believes originally from Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato. This uncle visited SOLIS in Cozumel about first 2 weeks in June 63. Uncle arrived by. bus to Puerto Juarez and boat to Cozumel, broke, seeking work, with no luggage and nothing more than.clothes on back, Uncle said his suitcase had fallen from top of bus into water at unspecified ferry crossing enroute Merida. Uncle said suitcase contained "important papers" and all his personal belong- ings. SOLIS housed him end got him temporary job as bricklayers assistant.* Uncle worked Cozumel until around mid-June. and then left for Veracruz by boat to Puerto Juarez. Present whereabouts Uncle not Inown to SOLIS. SOLIS gave him clothes and 500 pesos finencial assis- tance on departure. / While at SOLIS house, uncle wrote three letters to skipper ferry boat *. trying recover suitcase but no answer. Uncle sent and received no other mail. Uncle had no- notebook of any kind. Uncle was not in contact with any Cubans on'Cozumel.: Only known assosiates were Mexi airforce sargeant "Polo" and his bricklayer boss Leonel VILLANUEVA (no relation). (COMMENT: SOLIS said no Cubans or North Americans official named Albert in Cozumel in June 63 or in period late Dec 62 to early March 63 other than visits Cubcon officials Mrid. This confirmed by Station/Base contact Joaquin NASSIM who highly knowledgeable Cozumel matters. Base did not broach possible OSWALD presence Cozumel with SOLIS but NASSIM said highly doubtful). / SOLIS description of uncle: Age about 30, 5 feet 8, about 185 lbs, stocky, skin "moreno" black straight hair, mustache, long face. Usually works § a8 chauffeur or farmer. SOLIS said unole did not. seem aberrated.—.--. a Le MEMO to LEGAT from COS: Subject: OSWALD - reporting info in para 284 above.
13-00000 286. 28 Jan 287. 29 Jan | MEXT 796 (Ref: ‘MRID 0385 /. para 284 above) LEGAT, continuing interrogation of Ylario | { ROJAS Villanueva of Guadalajara, hes determined that: A. He is really Eledio VILLANUEVA of ; i ref and is the uncle of Daniel SOLIS wife. .B. Eladio VILLANUEVA was in Cozumel from Apr 6° until July 63 and stayed with Daniel SOLIS. He showed letters he had written to his wife | from there for this period. C: Daniel SOLIS Imows address and true name of Eladio VILLANUE letters from SOLIS to VILLANUEVA to prove this point. / VILLANUEVA. has written to SOLIS to send his address book to: VILLANUEVA, uiS. Con in Guadalajara; used excuse that wished visa to U.S. He insists ‘SOLIS has notebook’ and still clings to story he saw OSWALD as hs wrote to Mr. Robert Kennedy. / For Hgs: VILLANUEVA has agreed take LCFLUTTER test and LEGAT | Wash Hqs asked him to ask COS if LCFLUTTER operator could come Mexi as was done in case of ALVARADO (Nic).; / COS agreed forvard request to Hgs.: i/ If agreed LEGAT would prefer Mexi or Guadalajara as location with Mr. Joe Garcia, as interpreter if. one needed, time within next ten days. / Pls. cable reply. | Pod | i § : i Hy : : ' : MEMO to Boonstre, . ec to COS from LEGAT; Subject: OSWALD - tt is to be noted thet the White House was in receipt of a paper entitled "Possible Psychological Motivations in the Assassir tion of Pres. Kennedy" written by Jose|I. LASAGA of Miami, Fla. ‘This speculative paper atte o establish that the motivation ation of. Pres K was Fidel CASTRO or a CASTRO agent and that OSWALD was motivated ‘during nis trip to Mexi between 27 Sept and 2 Oct 63. The paper alleged that. OSWALD held an extended interview with the Cuban Amb in Mexi whom he met. in a restaurant on the outskirts of Mexi from which restaurant they both - later left in the Amb’s car for a talki without being overheard./ Source of this latter info was alleged to be Salvador DIAZ Verson, This individual was interviewed at Miami. He state that while in Mexi 29-29 Nov 63 attending the Congress of the International Federation of Professional Newspaper Organizations, he was at.the offices of the newspaper Excelsior on the night of 25: Nov 63. ‘There he learned through the Mexi press that the Msxi gov hed arre: one Silvia DURAN; that DURAN allegedly’ had OSWALD asia guest in her house during his visit to Mexis and that DURAN placed OSWALD in contact with officials of the Cub Emb ‘in Mexi. DIAZ Versor went on to claim that he was @ told by Dr. BORRELL Navarros, an exiled Cuban ! $ ' i 7 a Check BORRELL Navarro, Eduagdo . newspaperman employed by Excelsior, that OSWALD and DURAN on the day following OSWALD's arr: in Mexi went to a restaurant called the Caballo ‘Blanco or possibly the Caballo Bayo where ti met an official: of the Cub Emb. DIAZ Yerson claimed that he lmows nothing about OSWALD and the Cub official leaving the restaurant together in a car. / It was ascertained that Dr, Eduardo BORRELL: Navarro, a former Cuben Cabinet Minister who on occasion writes feature articles for the Mexi City Excelsior, currently ‘resides at 1303 Homero St., Apart 301, Mex . —BORRELL Navarrolwas interviewed on 11°Jan.at.which time be furnished the. following info: © Salvador DIAZ Verson was in Mexi as claimed: and discussed OSWALD with BORRELL and other Cub: exiles’, DIAZ Verson also visited BORRELL in BORRELL's hom. / BORRELL did not tell the sto: credited to him! by DIAZ Verson concerning the visit to a Mexi City. restaurant by OSWALD and Silvia. DURAN. BORRELL had never heard this’ story or any similar story before. / BORRELL kne ' of no meeting between OSWALD and Cub Emb officials other than the meetings which: occurred at the time OSWALD visited the Conlin Mext. f BORRELL mew nothing concerning any visit by OSWALD to the home of ‘DURAN. / ft 48 is to be noted that DURAN Was: ; questioned by Mexi autho) i "| i i j i we SE CG eS a whee ee ee i Se
13-00000 nn cee ee ra eg Ea te ee pen pelea eee nik im ee «He mm ee panne RA, © R me, ! ! ! {= emma oot ee a i on 23 ‘Nov 63. At thet time she confirmed that OSWALD visited: te cub Emb in Mext during the o time he was in Mexl from 27 Sept to 2 Oct. : She alleged that the purpose of. his visita to the . Cuban Emb was to obtain a Cuban visa. | She stated she had given him a telephone number to use | in calling her concerning the visa, but denied that he had ever visited in her home. / On 17 Jan 64 a source./.. advised that he. had been'unable to locate a Caballo Blano restaurant in Mexi, but stated there is a Caballo. Bayo restaurant located on outskirts, of Mexi, Source went to restaurant, showed photos of former Cub Con Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, who was in charge of Cub Con at the time of OSWALD's visit'there, of Cub: Amb HERNANDEZ Armas, of Silvia ‘ DURAN and of OSWALD to employees of restaurant and conducted extensive | ‘interviews of these ; employees, - He was unable to find anyone among the employees who could | recall any of the’ : i t i ) Let ma . en persons as. having been at “restaurant. : i ; | i 288, 30 Jan i  MEXT 6008 ' (Ref: DIR 97829 - "pare 289 below) - - Station has reported all available info xX ! : ‘ QSWALD activities Mexi. / Practicelly all info from LIENVOY and all other sources was also reported locally to ODENVY and to Amb Mann, It may be that some Station info included by : . : ; local ODENVY reps in their reporting; | believe however local ODENVY. will have indicated ; ; : .  KUBARK as source, : 289. 30 Jan DIR 97829 - Fletcher M. KNIGHT appeared before Warren Commission on 28 Jan and received guide- lines on what they expect from KUBARK. On Sat, 1 Feb, we will give commission ea report on OSWALD's activities in Mexi, presented so as to protect your sources and techniques. Pls . | review your reporting to us on this subj and cable in anything additional you may have in _, time for us to include in report. : 290. 1 Feb. _ DIR 98676 (Refs MEXI 7964 - ‘para 286 above) Before deciding ¢ on LCFLUTIER of OFAS need ; : _ much more info on his background for clearance purposes. : Pls ‘have ODENVY supply vital data, ‘background, Job history, some idea of physical and mental condition. Also need mow: Would . : o, LCFLUTTER be done in secret or must Mexl authorities know? KUBARK not in favor of cutting ). in local authorities because it hurts security and mobility of FLUTTER experts.- / We have no - 7 . ' traces on ROJAS with present identifying data. We in contact with ODENVY here on case. : Pls ask ODENVY Mexi to supply added data, WG : : : a 291. 6 Feb. — ' MEMO to COS from LEGAT; Subject: ‘OSWALD ~- Re: Ylario ROJAS Villanueva ake Hilario ROJAS ; _ Villanueva, Eladio VILLANUEVA, Eladio VILLANUEVA Rojas. Bio Data: ROSAS does not have any i ; . birth certificate but states he was born in 1932 or 1933 on a ranch known es Guayabo de Santa a coe 2 POLLO. DL Rita located néar the town .of Ciudad Manuel. Dobladovin the. state of Guanajuato.. His mother —.. , '  gtill resides at the ranch and her name is Estefania ROJAS and is now about 80 yrs old. He did not know his father, therefor uses his mother's surname, ROJAS. / ROJAS lived ‘on the ranch and went to primary school there; finished sixth grade at age of 14. Worked at ax various jobs about the ranch and in 1949 entered U.S. illegally and worked in the El Centro, Calif. area for @ person named McILVANEY near Highway 99 and Roxy Street... McILVANEY was engaged in drainage and irrigation work and ROJAS worked for him about 7 yrs, “f In 1954 he was allowed to leave the U.S. voluntarily by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, / ROJAS
13-00000 ‘also calims a common-law marriage to Alicia GALVEZ and that a child was born in the U.S. of this marriage. ‘Alicia still corresponds with him and lives at Celle Republica dul Salvac #152, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexicali, Mexi. / In about 1954 he returned to the ranch wheve he continued with bis work on the ranch. During 1946 or 57 he wes employed by a bottling comp: at Tijuana, Mexi which bottled 7-Up. ‘....¢ / In 1960 he ‘retumed to Guadalajara. He had nc fixed employment since his Tijuana job: with the'u-Up bottling: firm in 57 or 58., occasional temporary jobs since about 58, mostly involving’ truckLoading. : / He married his present wife, Yolanda CORDOBA in 57 and now has: five. childrens the youngest born 21 Oct 63. / Letters whi have been observed indicate by postmark that ROJAS was in Cozumel, but at a later period than he has stated end apparently for at least three. to possibly five months, which contra- dicts information received from Daniel! SOLIS, who stated Yilario ROSAS Villanueva was in Cozi for about 2 weeks in June 63. ROJAS readily admits that ‘he, ROJAS, is the uncle of SOLIS's wife, | ay verification of his reported travel to the U.S. border, namely, Nuevo Laredo, has been established, although not.on:the specific dates furnished by ROJAS. CMA records reflec one Hilario ROJAS was on flt ‘from'Guadalajara to Nuevo Laredo’ on 3 Aug 62. CMA records further reflect that a ‘telegram dated 51 July 62 at Nuevo Laredo authorized the CMA ticket office at Guadalajara to! issue a ticket to Hilario RQJAS of 665 Chilarde Street, Guadalejar: (re is noted that ROJAS has stated that he formerly resided at Chilarde Street in Guadalaja ‘“ROJAS appears to be in normal physical condition and no outward signs observed of any tic... deficiency. He did not reveal any mental quirks. He tends to be voluble in his conversa- tions and to wander from specific lines of questioning. / He appears to react mentally in a manner reflecting innate; intelligence superior to that of his stated sixth grade education. He does not volunteer any motive for furnishing’ info to the U, S&S. Gov concerning his allegec association with unidentified Cubans and with OSWALD, both at U.S. border and at Cozumel. / Other than! discrepancies umking noted in various interviews conducted with ROJAS, the only apparently: unusual development concerns a reportedly second letter that he has directed to ‘U. S. Attorney General Rebert Kennedy,’ wherein he, according to his own statement, stated that he had additional info to furnish. According to ROJAS, this additional info concerned a so-called camera which:-he saw in Cozumel in the possession of the unidentified Bubans and OSWALD, which camera reportedly had adaptations iwhich could be utilized. to fire about five cartridges, which cartridges reportedly have a small gas compartment and that said ges was for the purpose of cutting down on the. noise made in firing said camera. He also described airifle supposedly in the possession of these previously mentioned individuals. : He claims i have beenxgml told by the Cubans that the "camera" was worth about: $50,000 and was a Russiar invention. | i/ Attitude toward Polygraph! Examination: ‘It was explained to ROJAS that it might ——be- necessary. -in- the -futire to. afford bin. ‘a sciedtific examination with the. use of! certain: - instruments, He said he:would be ‘agreeable to such an examination, / Attitude of Mexican Government jre Polygraph Examination: It is assumed that, as in the past case of the Nic, Echeverria should be =» consulted and his authorization obtained to conduct said examinatior At the same time, he can!also be told that general results of 'exam would be. furnished him. /i‘It is further. suggested that the full name of |ROJAS should be furnished Echeverria and the : . fact that he would be examined either in Guadelajara! or Mex. : There does not appear to be 291. (continued) | | : | | ce) © eee eer GP OTD NOE EO ES Eanes he teene WEReTe Qrenneey == ++ mew sew one ‘JjJara to issue a ticket 222 i i ' t - | | | | ob authorizing the CMA ticket office ft Gu | | | | i i | | | | y Why was a@ @ telegran séxtt erm Nuevo Lared ; ‘ad 1 i { { i | | | | a | any reason |for Echeverria to be furnished the Aiden of the Polygraph examiner. eos a a pod we
13-00000 (292. 7 Feb. 293. 8 Feb. 29h, «68 Feb. tes) a 295. U1 Feb. ° a Wheat is the RCMP 7. Check PERSTEIN 296. 12 Feb.- 296, 12 Feb. to MRID . with ODENVY nere on pros and cons of taking him to Texas, where facilities would be better. MEXI 6117 (Ref: DIR 98676 - pera 290 above) Fouloving ree'd trom Local ODENVY on Feb, _ Reporting ecatents of para 291 above) ; : DIR 00302: (Ref: NEXI 8117 para 292 above) — “Will trace and olear ROJAS.. 7 Since he Mexi : cit, we do not want to LCFLUTTER him in Mexi with knowledge of government there. ALVARADO . case was different because we knew ALVARADO would be sent straight back to Nic. Will conrer. . I Will advise. , Note on cover sheet of DIR 00302 ~ Advised Henry Johnson . (oBCAD) on tf Feb 6h. i Signed cos MEMO ‘to cos from JKBENADUM (source): Source hes been tald to drép everything else and concentrate on Betty MORA to endeavor to find out any additional info which she might have re OSWALD and’ his activities on behalf of the Fair Play For Cuba Committee in New Orleans, La. prior to the assassination. (See para 264 above) In this connection it will be recalled that MORA !. Stated after the death of the President that she hoped that the FBI would not look too hard in New Orleans because it could be very bad"for us". / Source also reported that Reva BERNSTEIN, former Chairman of the FPFCC in Detroit, Mich., has “been in Mexi for more than a month, that: she had been in Puerto Vallarte for a month, that she had wanted to go to Playa Azul but that she did not do so because "it was not good to do so - so soon after the assassination", that she was leaving Mexi to go to Zijuatenejo. Source does not believe she was in Puerto Vallarta, nor that she is presently in ZijuateneJjo. / BERSTEIN also told source that she had been questioned in Detroit, prior to her departure for Mexi, by the RCMP, but that no inquiry had been made of her by the FBI or any U.S. police or investigative agency. The interroga- tion had to do with the FPFCC, its activities in the Detroit area, and the fact that she had reportedly acted as a mail drop for Canadian communists, This interrogation took place in’. the office of her lawyer in Detroit. She admitted to source that she had, in fact, acted as. a drop, but that she told the RCMP that she had merely acted as the addressee for * “progressive publications" for her Canadian - friends, j Note written in margin of above Memos Should I report ; for Ea taro only 2 by ( cos. "RIGGS wrote: Since this deals with OSWALD case and has already been reported by the source to ODENVY, I believe we should not send to Hqs. It adds nothing to the case and if Hqs should decide to dissem, it would blow source to ODENVY (our use of source). Signed RIGGS A. __MBXI 8194 (Ref: MRID 0385. ~ para 284 above and B. MEXI 7964 - para 286 above) LEGAT “requests - ‘the. following - additional questions be put to Daniel SOLIS: A. Verify if SOLIS has ~ received two letters recently from Eladio ROJAS Villanueva aka Eladio VILLANUEVA regarding notebook. 3B. Ask SOLIS to forward notebook if found to: Mr. Edwin 0. Johnson, Consulado Americano, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ©. Letters in possession VILLANUEVA indicate he in Cozumel with Daniel SOLIS for at least three months in 1963. Can SOLIS recall dates? .D. Ask SOLIS if VILLANUEVA in contact with Cubans or Americans while in Cozumel. Ask him how VILLANUEVA oceupied his time. fi} Please cable reply.. ; ; ,
13-00000 2 ee 297. 12 Feb. ‘i . | FOR JACK STEWART, NERTOA, from Joe Garcia (LEGAT) requesting information contained in par i i i 296 above. rot : ; DS ¢ - 998, 18 Feb. : MRID O404 (Ref: MEXI 819k - para 296 above) 1. Foll SOLIS reply para l Ref: A. Had no received two letters recently.from VILLANUEVA. 3B. Would forward as requested any noteboo | that turned up. C.: Best. recollection VILLANUEVA arrived Cozumel very early June 63, left Check. VILLANUEVA claimed friendship with : on kh July 63 on ferry boat. Alberto fori Puerto Juarez. SOLIS received theee lettera, since one ALBERT. See para 2TT above. | Wow the i burned, from VILLANUEVA in Guadalajara’ in months immediately following VILLANUEVA dapartur ferry poat is named ALBERT. 22, from Cozumel. SOLIS answered all. three. In last of three replies SOLIS asked VILUANUEVA : repay 500 peso loan: SOLIS never'heard from VILLANUEVA £ after that. .VILLANUEVA in one o i | three letters asked!if SOLIS would like to be “secret police agent" con Cozumel. SOLIS ha no further info on possible contacts VILLANUEVA;with Cubans or Americans on Cozumel. VILL when not working as /albanil, spent his! tims at SOLIS home “"chapeando” (weeding, cutting br 3 . What happened to VILLANUEVA's oral Loase wud which contained "important papers|! ap had fallen from top'of bus into See Para 284 above. | | i ; | and usually in hammock by 2030 hrs, SOLIS and VILLANUEVA sometimes visited Mayalum night- club together. : VILLANUEVA did not appear ke be much of a drinker. / 2. SOLIS also said: VILLANUEVA' arrived Cogumel with Sergeant second:cless "Polo" (nickname); Polo was arriving new assignment: of Cozumel Military Base; VILLANUEVA said had met Polo in Mexi City; Polo c around SOLIS house twice! after VILLANUEVA departure looking for VILLANUEVA. (COMMENT: Ba asked NASSIM JOAQUIM discreetly obtain’ all info:possible on Polo; will advise. Base and JOAQUIM conour SOLIS§ seems be telling straight forward story.. SOLIS daughter, apparently unprized, confirmed. burning of letters, from 1 VILLANUEVA.. : Could Polo be Albert 77 : Or gould! Pols be ; connected with VILLANUEVA's first contact in Mexi - the Cuban | 5 { 299. “18 Feb.: MEMO to LEGAT from Coss ‘Subjects. OSWALD - "Meno reports info contained in pare 298 above. MEXI 8342. to MRID ~ Mr. Joseph Garcia, LEGAT, going to Merida 21 Feb. Said would contact COB soom after arrival. / Garcia would, like to meet and talk to Daniel SOLIS re VIULANUEVA He also has “few other leads" in area but did not specify whether pertinent GPFLOOR or not i kr 02697 « No traces ROJAS aka. VILLANUEVA.! KUBARK now prepared to LOPLUPLER him in ‘Texas if ODENVY still wants its Have told ODENVY here and aveiting their decision. 300, 20 Feb. “> 301, source made available a copy of the bus manifest of a company called Transportes Frontera - covered the trip of the bus which departed Mexi ‘2 Oct 63 and scheduled arrival time at Nue Laredo. of. 6.a.m..on 3. Oct.-..\The passenger listed ‘as ~oceupying : seat... hy on this menifest. was: OSWALD, no ‘first name giyen. | Destination was given as Laredo:/ No ticket number was liste by OSWALD's name although ticket numbers appeared beside the names’ of the remaining passen This manifest was poorly: prepared in longhend with names of some of the passengers beiug + incomplete and in some cases illegible, Toward the bottom of ‘the manifest is a notation, - i MO: Laredo, 7 Monterrey"; hoever, including the name of OSWALD, 1O passengers appear on the with a destination of hatedo., / Francisco ALVARADO, ticket salesman end dispatcher at the i i ' 1 i { i ; i 3 . , 1 t . a , 7 a a . i to i ee es oe vs . . . ry . oo 7 ‘ | | t | { | | i | ! | | | i | | | i i | { ! | i | Ss to cos from LECAT; ‘Subjects ‘OSWALD. (see para 197 above) As reported previously,
13-00000 discrepancy; in number © senge rs | 303. 25 Feb. Transportes Froaters terminal, in Mexi, ‘was “interviewed several | tioes, the last being. on. 17 Dec, ALVARADO had no recollection of OSWALD and could offer no, explanation as to why no ' ticket number appeared beside his name or as to the reason for the’ disarepancy in the number. of passengers listed for Laredo. / { As previously reported, ‘Francisco SAUCEDO Velez: end Dionisio REYNA Paz, ‘chauffeurs on the trip.... were interviewed. They [had no personal recollec- tion of OSWALD nor could they offer any explenations; concerning the discrepancy in the number. of passengers and the fact that no ticket number appeared beside OSWALD's name. 4 SOUCEDO explained that tickets bearing a prefix. of 39 covered travel from Mex ‘to Monterrey and those © with a prefix of 10 covered the travel from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo. | He also pointed out that” tickats collected from the passengers on a given trip are forwarded to ‘the offices of the bus company in Monterrey. / On 9 Deo Telesforo QUIROGA, ticket agent at Transportes Frontera - . Office, Monterrey was interviewed. All tickets listed by number on the passenger manifest ‘ for. the 2-3 Oct 63 trip from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo were located. QUIROGA could offer no . explanation as to why no ticket number was listed for OSWALD, ‘end it was impossible for him to locate a ticket which might have been used by OSWALD. / OSWALD in Mexi stayed at Hotel del Comercio, Calle Sahagun 19. On 20 Jan = 64 Guillermo GARCIA Luna,,. manager of this hotel, reported: The hotel does not use a system of registration cards for guests, but. rether uses @ g registry book. On the first day a guest arrives he, himself, makes the initial entry in the book, this including the name of the guest, the place from which he 1s arriving, his occupation, and his nationality. Thereafter on each day the guest continues at the £h hotel the same info is entered in the book on the page designated for that day, but the entry is made by a hotel employee, ...Guests pay in advance. OSWALD registered on 27 Sept, arriving being shown as "USA (Texas)", occupation "photo" and nationality was "U.S. citizen". Hand- writing on this entry in-the regietry book has been identified with known handwriting of OSWALD by the FBI. / OSWALD was ‘listed as staying in room 18 from 27 Sept through night of 1 Oct. we Mr. GARCIA Luna. said roome 18 through 23 occupy ‘one floor of the hotel. He was able to furnish info on three of the guests who occupied rooms on same floor as OSWALD because they frequently — stop at the hotel when in Mexi. Guests were: Mr. PEREZ Pliego, San Luis Potosi, railroad employee, room 19 on 26 Sept, 27 and 28 Sept. A Captain ESQUIVEL of Veracruz occupies room 19 on 30 Sept, Mexi Army Captain well-known in Veracruz according to GARCIA Luna. ./ Mario RESENDIZ, werchant, Saltillo, Coahuila, room 21,26 Sept to 3 Oct., has merchandising business involving sale of flowers and‘ miscellaneous items in Monclova, Coahuila, also well kmown in Moneclova according to GARCIA Luna. — / / On 21 Jan 64 Alfonso PEREZ Pliego, Espana 30h, Guadalajara, Jalisco, office address Bolivar 8-01, Mexi, was interviewed in Mexi. He advised he frequently stops at del Comercio but had not noticed OSWALD. / The following investigation was conducted in Veracruz on 243-24 Jan: Ernest HOLM, Vice Consul, Amer Con, contacted logical L..sOurces_of his. office. None of ‘these sources was able to identify;Captain ESQUIVEL. Lt.--:. COMMANDER Charles EDSON, assigned to Mexi Naval Academy as an instructor by the U. S. Navy was unable to locate any info on ESQUIVEL. Inspector Alberto MORALES, Veracruz Police Dept, was unable to obtain any info on ESQUIVEL. / Investigation ‘continuing. / Intensive investigation CT continuing to locate Mario RESENDIZ of Monclova. 4 MEMO from LEGAT’ to COS: Subject: " Jaok L. RUBY; .OSWALD - ' victim, : "Information hes been , i i ! yee'd that RUBY. traveled ‘to Cuba from Mexi in the latter ‘part ‘of 62 under name of Jack L. RUBY,
13-00000 304, 27 Feb. . 305. 10 Mar. What hotel?? 306. 12 Mar. | | | po | pee eee ees oem eee errno eee aoa es eeelaguenes aumento = ' ‘ H ve ee Jack Leon RUBY, Jack RUBENSTEIN, « or Saleob RUBENSTEIN. lh Advise of any info to verify this. travel by RUBY . : ; . MEMO to LEGAT from cos: “Subject: RUBY - Info available to this office Habana by air en 64 (pare 277 above): that s time during 1962, i - MEMO from TBGAT to Boonstre, | eo to 5 COS; Subjects OSWALD: - Ref: LEGAT: memo dated 13 Jan. - Same background: info as para 277 with following additional: ROJAS claimed he could pinpoint the date 14 August 1962 as the day he arrived in Mexi because he sat in seat #14 on the bus and his hotel room was #1 and he arrived in Mexi, by coicidence, on 14! ‘Aug 62. (That day, while waiting in ‘a park néar the bus station of the busline Estrellas de Oro, and the: hotel where he sayed was in the: vicinity; he was contacted by an unidentified individual). who he later: learned was a! Cuban. He saw this Cuban over a period of two days and this Cuban proposed that ROJAS help him in amugg ling Cuban propagende to Mexico.). destination, etc.)..."Inquiry at Transportes Frontera Bus Terminal" - teeel /// Details;on ‘interrogations concerning ROJAS, SOLIS, etc., ended up (page 22 of report from LEGAT) with "On 5 Mar' 64, (ROJAS, at Guadalajare, Jalisco, continued to maintain that he had met OSWALD at Nuevo Laredo and again later at Cozumel, as he had previously declared; however, subsequently on that day he orally admitted that he had never known or A written, signed statement declaring all information had been false was prepared and signed by ROUAS.. ‘ met OSWALD anywhere," “MEMO to cos from LEGAT; | | Subjects: . at Buenaviste Street No. OSWALD. : - Source produced original of a passenger List or manifest relating to departure. No. 2, Bus No. 340, 2 Oct 63, of the Transportes Frontera; . S.A. de CG. V. bus line, water has: ite headquarters in Monterrey, N. L. and its Mexi terminal . / The passenger list or manifest was clear evidence thet OSWALD had departed: from Moat on the bus connected therewith which left Mexi at 1:00 p.m. and soheduled to have arrived at Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, (across border fron Laredo, Texas) at 5:30 a.m., 3 Oct:63. / Info on passenger list is hendwritten, not complete and not all legible, etc....(report submitted. typed list of, passengers, seat number, ticket number and, On-5 March 64, Gilberto LOZANO Guizar advised that he is the Manager of the Mexi Terminal of Transportes Frontera Bus Company, Buenavista #7, which ‘has a franchise for i“through service" between Mexi, ‘Monterrey and Laredo, but is not: permitted to sell tickets or pick up passengers at intermediate localities,! if LOZANO, said that Transportes Frontera had made a complete study of its records and procedures and:has now arrived at the conclusion that the person designated ~e i a ee as--"OSWLD"; jon -the 2-Oct 63- passenger manifest did not purchase a ticket and- could not have. --:-- . ” traveled on the trip to “which it relates. ‘He pointed out that the list of passenger reserva- a tions, tickets sold, and passengers actually boarding the bus. in Mexi are recorded on the form which: is provided for that purpose and is maintained on a clip beard on the counter from which; ticket sales normallly.are made by the ticket salesman and dispatcher, Francisco . ALVARADO. ‘He admitted that ALVARADO occasionally is assisted during rush hours or a:tempor- ary absence from the counter by the baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ Medina, who may receive ; and record reservations on the manifest but does not. handle the actual, receipt of payment ; : : i erp 0 et
13-00000 306. (continued) md OSWALD actually make the trip to Laredo | on 2 Oct.7? or A “ ‘ os ares ny ~ for tickets. I According to Mr, LOZANO, rt ' reservation is recorded by assigning! a seat Po numberas available and recording opposite the seat number assigned, the name and destination of the: individual requesting the reservations. That reservation is respected under normal . conditions until two hours before departure time; however, in the‘event all seats are not : filled, it may be held until the actual departure of the! bus. Prior to the departure of: | ' oi the bus, a final check is made of passengers. in connection with tickets sold for that t . Lo particular trip, and at that:time the dispetcher communicates by radio to the company. : headquarters in Monterrey the number of “paying” passengers on the bus' in relation to the , ( Monterrey or Laredo destinations for which they purchased tickets. / Francisco ALVARADO, : ticket salesman and dispatcher for Transportes Frontera, advised that he prepared most of . °°. the handwriting on the 2 Oct. 63 manifest on which the name "OSWLD" and destination "Lared" appear opposite Seat No. 4, ‘He stated that he did not write the "OSWLD" reservation info : : and it was his opinion that the reservation had been made and the:info recorded by the | , baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ. ALVARADO is quite certain at the present time that the individual designated on the list as "OSWLD" did not purchase a ticket and did not travel on the trip relating to that manifest. No ticket number was recorded for that person, and a search of the company's records in Monterrey had failed to locate a ticket stub which . was not otherwise accounted for in connection with that particular trip. / The notations. by ALVARADO of "9 Laredo, 7 Monterrey" reflected that he had reported by radio to the Monterrgy office of the company that the bus had departed with nine "paying" passengers for Laredo and seven “paying” passengers destined for Monterrey. ‘Listed under "Name of Passengers" were “OSWLD" with no ticket number, indicating he did not travel; “Angel PEREZ" with no ticket number or destingtion, which confirmed that he had not purchased.a ticket and had not boarded the bus; and "Nicolas GONZALEZ" Seat No. 10, listed as having traveled on a pass to Torreon. /.../: ALVARADO and Gilberto LOZANO stated ‘that the notations on - the back of the manifest referred to advances of funds made by ALVARADO to LOZANO from the cash for repairs, parts or other requirements. They related that the passenger lists are not kept as a permanent record, and, when the manifest was located in the "trash" at the request of investigators of the Mexi Presidential Staff, the Blenks at the tope of the form had not been filled in as to time, destination, trip number, bus number, and ‘date, but they had completed those blanks from their personal kmowledge in order to make that data clear to the investigators. They also had listed the names of the drivers on the formax at that time. They affirmed that the handwritten “Transportes Frontera” at the top of the document had: been added by some official of the Mexi Government after the document was borrowed from them. / Both LOZANO and ALVARADO stated that they had no recollection of . OSWALD, .etc......they could 6ffer.no explanation as ‘to how Mexican authorities had arrived — at the conclusion that OSWALD had travelled on the Transportes Frontera bus of 2 Oct 63, put pointed out that after the name was located on the manifest, they had not been given an opportunity of reviewing, analyzing or checking out the data thereon. / Lucio LOPEZ Medina, baggage and freight handler at Transportes, related that he often assists the ticket salesman by recording reservations and is quite certain that he wrote the "OSWLD" and "LARED" opposite Seat No. 4 on the passenger manifest of 2 Oct 63.: He stated that he also had recorded the reservations and ticket sales to "FCO. SAUCEDO" one of the drivers. : i Poy EE ft ' i
13-00000 506. ( continued) Lucio LOPEZ said he probably wrote | "OSWLD" and "LARED" on the manifest, yet believes OSWALD did not make the trip on 2 t i 5 q A +) 7 307. 16 March 1964 | Check 308, 19°Mar 309. 19 Mar — “Check Enrique RUIZ Montalvo LOPES /LOPEZ | | ne ees ee i 7 | i | i i i { é i ! i i i } ! 1 3 1 Z eee ee Sh tg nN ge mes See Check; VELASQUEZ on KAPLAN cage - qr OSWALD, Pearl GONZALEZ, ete, enh eee be ened we me opposite Seats Nos. 1 and 3,'etce., and possibly other items on the manifest. that he had no personal recollection of OSWALD, could not recognize his photo as being of anyone who had been at the bus terminal, and did not believe that OSWALD had smbarked (on the bus of 2 Oct 63../ LOPEZ said that the reservation was made by the individual in (person, as he did not récall having received a reservation by telephone from any percecn (who spoke | very: little Sfanish and that he has no knowledge of English. / LOZANO said his company, the "Flecha Roja", and "Transportes del Norte" are the only bus lines which afford direct service between Mex and Nuevo'Laredo, Tamps; / "Inquiry at "Flecha Roja" Bus Terminal" Jesus SAUCEDO,: Comptroller at the terminal ot the Fleche Roja, Mexi, and investigators made a search of manifests with negative results. jae i: Inquiry at Transportes del Ncrte Bus Terminal, | Ricardo BELTRAN Medina, of Mex terminel stated emphatically that records had been searched by agents | of the Mexi Presidential Starr, Ministry of Gov., the Federal fadictal F Police, and 1 himself, and no record had been located ddentifiable with OSWALD. Washington Rep ort a BACKGROUND FOR ASSASSINATION, published by The Americsa Security Counail Editorial Staff; (good reading) Anelysis on “why and how" OSWALD's orders could pave eo from Moscow. | | | . 1 i DIR O8574. - Dalles ‘News ' today carries: story co‘ertect. chat Jack RUBY's lawyer, Mr. Melvin M. BELLI, was interviewed at border en route to Mexico City. Interview does not reveal purpose trip. , Pls ‘report any info you can develop.on HELLI's activities or significance this maneuver. ODACID and President's: commission extremely interested. i | ‘ . i assassination.’ According this contact, LOPES entered Mexi on foot from Laredo, Texas about 1200 hours on 13 Nov carrying U.S. passport #319962 issued 13 July 60 and proceeded by bus to:Mexi where he entered Cuban}Emb. 0n'27 Nov he left Emb for Cuba on Cubana - flt 465 end was the only passenger allowed on the plane. LOPES was issued: Mexi travel . ‘ ry ‘0829. ~ eee eee of the Federal Judicial Police, informed Base - that ‘one of “his contacts reported in late Feb that Gilberto LOPES, US cit, was involved in He acknowledged form 8 No; 24553 at Nuevo Laredo: / i.put believed it might be of sisal, gov ._/ Base gnd ODACID files contain no identifiable traces on LO Pls advise Toso 8S Has passport check including bio data on LOFES if possible for farther checking. by Base: and Station. / Background info re Base contact with RUIZ contained in HMYA 2120, 18 Mar being pouched 20 Mar. | —Mext- BTBT- Le DIR: B665-: “Rot: iin: file; hot: =atstiestea) = Lécel’ radio proudenst morning’. 18 Mar told of ‘HELLI's trip Mexi and intent visit "old friend" Victor VELASQUEZ2. Station — notified ODENVY. / Station traces on ‘VELASQUEZ: PELLI member of Board (Chairman) of Directors of International Academy of Trial Lawyers,:545 Fifth Ave. N.Y. / Reply to Amb's request for trace’ stated in Oot 58 VELASQUEZ former History professor at UNAM end Falengist leader in Mexi 19he and directed drug smuggling ifor party. Proceeds being used for Falangist propagande. B-2 report 1945 says V pro-U:S. and no longer has Falangist connections. described self as anti-Conmy, Royalist and believer in Porfirio Diaz policy, de. ane eee va cent seeetee ~~ oan i. a ne se ee In inteyvvicee or/Amb Was inviting '
13-00000 ..-. -—- , | fo _ Check possible PRIETO L . , i 1 In retrospect, nse not true, J i “%) ' no good. | | 30. 20 Mar; | | : | . , y : | 312, 20 Mar: : v4 i | | : | Did BELLI a ake statenent | | > . | | H | 3 { ; | | || t : | | | po | Bua, 31 Mar ‘Check BU HANAN i i on wees © emcee + cmc corel ware stone | a remem cman cent ae eee E —— 2 Laurens, implication AS) pee RUBY, case! aa ne 5 xr? {oe fees | ~ Pired By Ruby,” LLI Is Here - ’by Jaime a ' Melvin | VELAZQUEZ, well In Local lawyér.— / The indtrect| statemen followed a aa porte coftieiee nt. Amb tO party | for Truman: B. TUCKE » &. Y. lawyer lis d letterhead as; Presiden of Academy Jof Trial La awyers Burne. | OODRICE, | COS jcontdct, tepdrted Mar 61 thet V was b hind| attacks. yo launbhed : against “ols. lawyers practicing in Mexi and c rolled and financed group shan students who dttacked vu. S. lawyers. /|V was character re reverence listed in 'PRQ of Jor | PRIETO Laureng, wh epti of | Frente Popular Antic nists, de Mexi eogen of Confedera- eion steractice de Hefensa dél continente. / Th) Oot wien Mr. Ro} vt FLORSTE (KUBARKER here| from HQS |coliecting NIS material he visited V whom dese ibed| as Mexied outstantling yo criminal dawyer and profound admirer of U. s. nterview laste 24 hrs although mo does not . i reveal in what way iv of, service. i/ ODENVY has no record but heir: inquiries revéal a and highly respeo d trial lawyer here. / In absenbe COS and singe JKB leaving town| 20 Mar for weekend asking ODENVY their ability follow | BELLI ri ments . if nil, will atempt| cover — via LIEMBRACE surveillance. | Will explore iotke r poss soaitttes with TESSAROIO an G00) RICH and | JKB after, his pe tus 23, Mar. to | { | | MEXT| B7h0, (nets MNTY 0829 - Para 309 above) - Ref thfo jibes \fully with that provided Station| . by LITEMP See 63. / DIR: Assume ODENVY. furnished 7 further intoon ShbJ after | 1. |DIR 87186 | ="not abstracted) | ae BELLT appeal to Ppublic lopinion and my} fellow lawyers" not to pass zie a on nis. onduct in the Jack| RUBY trial junta all "teghnical details of the trial ‘and the defense a known. I, pischareed i ;as attorney for RUBY, convicted killer of ‘OSW made the statement throug wh @ bpokesman, ;Of BELLI by Walter C. CRAIGjof Phoenix, Ariz.,|Am can Bar ssn. preside eee ‘| is - -BELLI arrived last: night by train,| and ‘chee d mid town n| hots, in contact |with) -VELAZQUEZ, thé latter said Itoday, / i.e shia wo a full ota. nent of his i | i |e EWS '- Hidden baa | ‘of ogwALD i Casei, by ‘Ralp de mol ano History and backgri und of time in Moscow, ifaciiity fn leav ///OSHALD took a trip to Mexico hust befo f the + ded, [In apparatus work of this sort, ‘the direction !is “fandled in a iboring court ry this; is Standard ~ | operating progedure. / The theory that OSWALD Was aN oes not match i inde behavior after jhis arrest. ‘The mad political assassins issue flamboyan ran cations of their abts. | The ; i | traihed assaséin clams jup. This; is what OSWALD didi, OSWALD really was and who his : principals wete will remain! in obscurity unles} brings ithe story! | But certainly} there are endugh facts in dossier telligence ‘services around the | Post ion spon ‘his arrival in San. Franeideo, | | ® # eory on ass sing: ton | Russia w/e wife, ete. J... | iworld to’ :put together much Of the story - ‘as others: did jin discovering the | background of | be. | TROTSKY 's murderer, a man who had much inj common psychologically with ;OSWALD. ; i i | | MEXICO CITY DAILY BULLETIN (Date!. lined Paris, Mar 30 AFP) wta Paris ee magazine has jbeen| _ i , | publishing a series of ‘extracts from. ‘a book by! U.S.| lawyer omas; Bue an| - which book ound! ; no publisher in the U.S. = which: claims that the assasainatipn of. ; Pree. Kennedy! was ipart, of a. = on Re te Thal come duane ta badiannea™ INSUATD i
13-00000 - "patsy" ih a gonspiracy! put Loget ther by @ mumber *ot| men. The 2h yr old was used. according to Buchanan, to (a) acquire ‘the tifietused in K slaying,'! (bv) ‘facilitate the entrance into the ilies Book Depository of a perksman and (¢) cover up for the rest of the gang by accepting full; guilt fox the jeri ff) ‘Buchanan olaifi thet Dallas Policeman: Tippit, who was shot dowm his "Jgp" the "gilending" of OSWALD - whose conelus ions are also supported fore the Warren Com. "representing" the : tt underpass bridge junder which | r also opened fire’. / He says this second | who|showed wu the! killing in the office of the "Dalles: Morning Hews,'| the only building of sito 8a for the sniper ‘on the br: Ldge. His conclusion is oleay -! % Ruby gunned a the police station Just it was d 0 was sy to “ppd t vague 8 ry: i “f | | 7 | | Mext| 8876 (ne P mex! 8737 4 para 310] above) -|As i Imows BELLI] remained Mexijonly one; | nigh sr Wa QUEZ, issues innpeuous press 6 atement for him. / TESSAROLO and: BENADUM i both] repo Z reputation among local lawyers is shabby. While’ he effective defense | lawyer wilt he tcellent batting average! said to j be c mpletely | without ethics. Interesting i that) in curre % Mexi bar association attack ageinst U.S. lewjers practicing Mexi; bar apparent ly not risking dignity its; case by gllowing. s/he oin ampaign. | / BENADUM not optimistic | _ [by OSWALD shoxtly foll ing ithe. saspine ion, |had | ‘Tout that OSWALD wa$ quicker jon t MW. h Buchanen by Ni Y. Civil Rights Attorney Mark take, appearing slain OSWALD also claims that. here} was a sniper ithe Kennedy mn toregie was rf whe and thet [this sai sniper might Have ») 7 315. 1 April Th cane VT jh re his ox LEBEMPO hances learn sontent UEZ discussions . | | | Has TT been queried |rece tay - : od ke ol salenetbe of f Presiden b Henpeay sna OSWALD was little more than a L. | a 1 April . NOTE; Written by Cos on cover of MEXI 8878 above. | "I have a friend, Gerald SCHULZ,,' who lis oad. | very! eos to victps VepASauE? - be I'can get up some comment; via Gerry from Victor Vv. | : [. | ; 417. NENO| to LEGAT from! ;COS, | Subject: lonotherabe nef! is made to our * conversation! ‘of 3 Apr : ‘6h and the quest for sixteen leopt 8 of|each of some ator? items. / The re: are jattached 18 copies: oo - lof e ach the reaiested ‘tens. ifn ile icopy|is “See HMMA pees 9 Apr a pre Bd: below) | . + 318. "ext 0 hrs eestor INGOMING TELEGRAM (Control 133), - ‘pest nt's) commission on! assgseingtion informed | ; . ithat! 0 omission steffiplan| traye] toe Mexi 8 Ap 2 anne on with s ation | of. .OSWALD's activities in Mexi during|period 26 Sept to B Oct 63. Names’ of staff members | are 4{1liam T! COLEMAN and W. Tay. EAWSUN, Howard) P. WILLENS of justice Tept.| currently | assigned to wTtnonsolve staff, wilh ack ompeiny them, These lawyers heve! been instructed | (1) to inform themselves of jinvestiga ive effort made by, American! agencies labrogd : (2) to ; ode. an ae . & - lpecome informed with as| mct detail ap possibl reg prding investigative effert ef Mexican | crocs cpcwr cae 6 Tee epee pee Soa Pees: agen ies) an a {(3). to- cohsuld with: appropriate. eo ecand: Mexican offioi 1s ag to what further i inves tiga ton isho eto be: initiated. . Emb should not | disclose | ‘fact: of tri 9 meee pis Besist ito one. "avotdence| of publicity 8 £| paramoun interest to ho th U.S. an S 8&5 { i | | |
ae in = DIR} 1263: - | Wish alert you that three members of Warre Co 1ssion 1 gal start, WILLENS, | SLAWSON, | and ‘COLEMAN, will arrive Mext without publicitly. ..t0 cohfer lwith you Station, HBFIN TNPH and! ODENVY about investigative action taken on OSW, Bo / Mein (purp f assure thenselves about ompleteness ° investigation by “fei. 7 ang Mex: canal All he studied our leports in! detail. |KUBARK endorses pu of Dp. Wil able| further guidelines on what expected from your Station} ae 319. 7 Apr | DiR| 13026 (Ref: TR bess ‘para 319 abave) Isubsbets lettfe...[/: they want t; ‘a gE ‘ | have further written investigative reports, want clarification of many podnts | investigation, eté o> Some Highly touch subject they will discuss are whether they “shoul | see Mext! officia themselves, try to talk toi Silvia viene r Nexicdns il let them j- | later publish just what Mexicans did! in case. i/ These afficers know. we ha assets, | nay! i hevel guessed rom coverage, | /we have photo: ‘points and a source in iCub But but do not | know details ior our arrangements with Mexicans. Request CURTIS lend ‘all neede assistance I with minLonm possible disclosure of assets and techniques, and no publicity at) all. | pir: 13284 (Ret: tex 8023‘ para 322 below) "Your visitors | know, CURTIS mist ibave | 13 Apr . ] | 520. 8 Apr 321. . 9 Apr  MEXT 8925 ~ Station Chiefs ‘meet 14 first | ‘on agenda: followed [py oonsultats me with Division , and: Desk. Pls confirm, Also niimber' of days.:... | ODACID telegram of; 7 Apr prpbably will be: fairly demanding and CURTIS, who was: Station co, wilt be expected to partiotpae in ateduesipns. for, conference here...’ / Consultation with Division a veal ' | IF | 322. 3 Apr ; | | | i | | oot 63. | / These copies were made (as. extra ones) when ‘ ‘ODENVY asked Station td make photogra! raphic leopite for; them. / Attached are for HQS on ly for completion of HQS|files. (ATTS lare as follows: i Reproduced above is a "Solicitud de Reservacion" (Reservation Request), also described as a "Ticket Purchase Order” of: _Trangportes Chihuahuenses Travel Agency, Mexi Gity,| issued to | | 323. 9 Apr : | | Mr.iH, 0. LEE for "one. seat, trot Mexi to Laredo, confirmed Mr. SAUCEDO” in the} amount of 4 | \ | EMMA 23229 Attached are copies of documents pertihent to ¢) ALD! s trip td Mext in | | 93.75 pesos and dated 30 Sept 6 an Reproduced above is a "Greyhound Internatdonal | | Exchange: Order" issued’ by Transportes Chihuahuenses Travel Agency, Mexi City 1 Oct 63 | to H. 0.; LEE ‘for travel from Laredo, i Texas to Dallas, Texas j foklowing entry t the’ U.S: , via! Tranbportes ‘del Norte. | ae | | | | MEMO FOR: THE PILES from co, Subjects The odore vingent LEE ~ On 10 ade 6 ena spore ; thet his! "American source" had talked to Elizabeth! Catlett de MORA (Betty IMORA) on QO Apr. | 7 _ / Among the items idiscussed was | ‘Subject (see his file). | He ‘was. formerly Chief| (in 4 S.A.) of "Fair Play for ‘Cuba Committee" (which was dissolved after OSWALD's assassination of K | and: publication and proof of OSWALD's involvement in the "Fair Play” activitie )- / Subject ¢ : has |now organized jand is directing a: "Revolutionary Aid Committee in the U. s. ALA MORA | I mee that this {Committee is a financed , from) the penmyriet chiseee vie Habana and | ‘Mexd Check Subject.
13-00000 ben Z | | . a pS | wei. i “TT of fo ot | _ 325. lL Apr io . fo ome Local botice Mam on OSW. Prob - Mexi | olige authorities | refused to acknowledge . their ‘participation in the jactivities of |OSWALD during ;his visit to Mexi City.) / .2.Various ! 1 | i Mexi police corps’ are ‘oooperating in the ‘investigation carried here by 3 Americans, SLAWSON, : WILLIAMS and COLEMAN on the steps of| the ‘alleged assassin of Pres. K. / OSWALD, Shot to: death visited Mexi/26 Sept for one week, visited Mexi City to obthin d vise to travel to Cuba and Sov Yatons. Le | ammiwassy ouncorNG TELEGRAM Control 1 Upon their arrival. at Mexi City ;8 Apr the identies, of COLEMAN, SLAWSON and W. Sias members of President's Commission staff were ‘mown io Eastern airlines d to at jleast one other unidentifie individual at airport.| i. dese | | spose Us a no problem g with |GOM from unexpected publicity. 326. 9 Apr Prensa - Three Be |  ~52T. 9 Apr riveatte leors of Kennedy Case in| D. K. - About! arrival of three tientioned | ay > pera 26 above also they t vealed on diplomatits passports, were received by members ‘of . ' he| U.S. Emb | ‘and refused tq make o nts to ‘eworpoeraen. / Bags were not: inspected, Ete.. I | : (EES -~ soe Tavopttantors| of the “ i JFK in Mexico = Bane oo para sbr store. ct 308, 9 Apr 329. _ 9G Apr . it Sam as mbove ex =pt last parag ph fHowever,: it was not possible to ‘find ‘out af the three ‘visitors! who came | for the investigation have come with tthe authorization of the authorities of our c} untry, since,’ wher we tried to ask them (or interview them), they would not respond. " j Pf [sae ~ A U. . Senate Iconntsete in| | | | | | —_ El Dia -| Three Agents Arrive from U.S. who aré Invstigating the! Assassination of Pres. K, = ! Inexiso, Investigates Activities be OSWALD ! ‘Here | - hove but with more detail, luding} ae OSWALD attended a reunion in! which were i rious ‘persons, who, for some fime F ve been) aotive in political affairs, andi the ‘meeting | held in @ house in Colonia »Condesa.| ...+. Also stated. was that ithe investigation would! ; r oqpaboration with the DFS| of the D.F. and Police Chief, General Luis CUETO Ramire? . Po 7 330. 10 Apr . Same as ts. this house S lvia| DURAN's? aa Has Luis CUETO Ramirez been q erler by | a a ie "EXE 8966 (Ref: i. DIR 13026 paral 320 levow's nF DIR 12655 ~ pare 319 above) oiling nfo i of newspaper jarticles on visit ft SLAWSON, WILLENS and COLEMAN, | Also "On| mo @ 9 Apr COs participated with Amb.; Min Boonstra and LEGAT in briefing session. Qn efterndon OI Apr ; 60s and DCOS !spent 3 hrs with visite e- hab | eos briefing will be forwarded. / On 10 Apr ji cep at fea quest visitors and with ap a of |Amb, rranged take 3 visitors to see LITEMPO 8, hes asked LEGAT accompany. Amb old TIEMPO ight!of 8 Apr (Whe Anib’ made his jprotocol a y of! planed arrival, Burp 6 0 vis % ; and pepe « no publicity, / ill report on viest . to. > LITEMPO 8. __ I L. . ; 331. 5% shown to Warren ‘Comm ssion: Beat 2 Conversation between P bortig . Conversation between Cub - to Mext Me ‘FO RECORD > signed by Material |from| P-65! traps lations | ‘of callsmade by WALD to. Sov Emp. «els mb HERNANDEZ, Armad in pea Pree, DORTICOS in Habana on iil Spe Saeed a wacom pec. a op i ah |
13-00000 10 lek, 1 Ap ",2. which on 11 iApr dtated Mexi police authorities refused to forepe 333.  ° LL Apr 64 MEXT 8966 - pare 331 above)! Publicity on! visit continued including "The Ne} on wisit . fi {On 10 Apt at 1130 hrs, | with| epproval Anib, COS took ithres and LEGAT to|see LITEMPO |8 and acted as interpreter. / LITEMPO 8 cooperative] and ‘frie ndly. ix we Kote asked a A. For & complete! written report of "Measures! taken and investigations ay Next au a . | . : | ‘ 1 i 1 we, after assassination. They | promised that; any portion they wished to pub: h in committee report vould, be cleared with Mex authorities: prior tojpublication, B. LITEMPO 8 séid he would gladly: assemble ‘full. report bit helasked that "in order to males reqi est offi¢ial" ‘Amb should request this report from iMexi!Foreign Minister. | LETEMPO 8 said Be ould con! act X FORNMIN and tell him to get request to) LTIEMPO 8. LITEMPO 8 said eport come back j vie sane channel ian very short times: / C) Commis ion reps then seed tf th a0 8 objected ) i i | | | ' H | i | | t ! | | ne eee me aes @ armaments parent ya me eee oe What was accomplished ty Warren under restricted conditions? ‘reps ; i if Wert otttzens ous as manages of hotel where OSWALD stayed in Mexi} ian favatba a FN 3 voluntarily | came: linto’ Uv. S.; Emb to alve statements /to cits son rep D.. L MPO! 8 said | : the Mext Gov! could not agree to this. Said this would: i appear t6 be official investigation. | ee ' by U.S. lauthorities in Mexi. He said it! would be iagainst Mexi sovereignty. He thén suggested an ; : : : : ' that the commission reps let nis office invite ‘such Mekicans to luncheons) or jinne rs with one i : : ; F ' of LITEMPO8's subordinates| and the eommission reps, {Notes | ! This the! re ino the S i poo decided |would not: be worth! rist of offense to Mexicans [and bad publibity sine thei x could cee eee ee ee Sete ee ep i | ' not take depositions and really discuss matter in!public restaurants! ) /} fee ent ote to | i : Fornmin | GOROSTIZA on afternoon. Apr. /\ Believe COS and DCOs oan assure «dont reps | i : i pleased with: sessions | they: had | ith Station. : Source (te1 taps) jrevealed em firat by | | Amb and |"take" from these (with Source khown to them] vealed by COS. they. tate: ! they’ already jhed been told. of this source. They also said ready odumitted to el jar ail drafts | of |intended feports wi with et PE | : | | | . 334. 13 Apr; i avast outcome TELEGRAM. He - Same into | as para ‘bs above reported by Ami | Fredman . \ ss. 1h Apr _ | i QMMA 2329 to c/wED, subjects V Visit be Staff Representutives of ‘the Warre a ‘tsslon: ; ; he Attached are | copies of a Memo for the Re¢ord to record} talks hed . with C 3} SLAWSON and | - » |} | | RILEENS, Staff Reps of Warren Commigsion| - 1. On 9 Apr 64/Messrs. C., 8 and W, Staff! Reps oS : : { of the Warren Comm, came to Anb's office} 2,! ‘Amb, Boonstra, LEGAT and I fret thereat oB45 YR i: i‘ | | hraion 9 Apr, Amb asked that LEGAT land ] cooperate fully; these 3 would have ffop Secret ; i clearances, ete. \?: When visitors came in, Amb told them that ihe wis bed| them to ¢all | | ~ | on us for any and! all help needed, but that he wished reohally to xe approve in advance | any, and ell contacts with Mexi authorities and/or Mexi loitizens . Ay} Amb; briefed them “" ""“ about secret and sensitive jsources, ‘such'as tel taps, and reminded them any pb lis ed item ‘ from these sources had to have prior clearance with KUBARK and ODENVY., etc. 5. Amb re) sie Ca ‘for visitors to work. Amb made protocal call on Echeverria, ‘etc,/ 6, e 1°89 | * Spare B33 above ).|. T. | } On 9 and‘ 10 Apr, PCOS and I met withl visitors; 3 ‘hrs mn 9 Are aha ! i | | on 10 Apr: In, our offices, they: a.| Reviewed the |"take" from LIENVOY for 27,/28 Sept 1: and 1 Oct 63,..They made. a!"schedule” of |OSWALD's activities. Note: i"fakes" were Eng translations. .
13-00000 oo, oe y 1 1 i i i | | De Eng translations of 2 conve satdions te 26 Nov [between Pies DORTICOS and Cub Am HERANANEEZ. i c. | Had ‘me review Silvia DURAN pase; they were shown pics of Silvia and husband. d. Had me : | review case of ALVARADO, the Nie. 8. Visitors asked ‘what! actions Mexi Station took | ; | beginning 22:Nov., I said we: a. Reminded Hqs, Amb Mann and ODENVY locally that wé had: j sent them all (in: Oct (63) gata | on OSWALD; regarding visit to Mexi and visits to Soviand Cub Emb. b. Ww ell Station jassets ani sources | into! Job (or trying! to get all popsible details of | OSWALD' trayel tp and from Mex; place he stayed, contact,/etc.! c. i Stayed in continuous i contact ith | Has on leads with DENVY to! coorflinate work, d. With Hqs approval, got in touch with Mexi authoritie and obtained |help| in cases | ie» the outstanding’ ones | being Silvia j [Hota ALY ‘ARADO. 8. t cove rages i DURAN svi naa ox and contact in Mexi peith OSWALD. me, aby: knew about tel ¢ ati ns 0 had jexcept for A. OSWALD wanted‘to go | ‘s Lace a, and b. f OSWALD a “as for his wife "ino wes @ Russisn”.| 10] Thdy said | “that Aedistent Sec Mann st{11 bh > "feeling in [bis ts" t that Castro hired OSWALD to; ki11 hey said, he howeve ° thi t 5 ~cotnise: on has a it Y pera able to get] any jproof of this. i Amb Mann was p ny nts| or photo werp given rs attached! 12; It is “ee hat all work on [OSW. case, | renslations réad were Kept y Station. : =F | Visitors jwere pleased with Station’ s | j : | : pot pot | MEMO from » LEGAT to COS; Lee Hal y ose | gecgnmodation of OSWALD in Mext tty! ! Info ve ifying OSWALD istayed at Hotel del Comercia, located: at Calle. ‘Bernardino de ISuhagun No. 19, Jin room No. 18. Oot | registered as "LEE, HARVEY OSWALD, USA, TEXAS, ! PHOTO, US elt Zen, er and menagyr of hotel, G illermo GARC Luna cooperated with LEGAT, LEGAT had FBI Laboratory check hen war tio of hotel registry of OSWALD with true signature and bong ll was, fo idéntical. i/ Life Saleh 8 and residences, Foom | numbe rs and dates of oceupancy to ing hoe ‘nae 336. 23 Apr. of thos¢ registered. at hotel d time|OSWALD wes there. | / GARCIA!Luna! received’ OSWALD | at Hote deljComercio at between 1000 an 1100; OSWALD 8s room No. 18:was [6. 00 pesos daily | with path, that the regist book i jdicat 8 OSW. stayed at hotel night of 1-2 Oct and departed during the dey of 2 Oct 63 " GARCIA Luna could not! recall circumstances of OSWALD's departure nor the! hour. He be Lieve OSWALD neither spoke nor understood any y Spanish. e had! not observed OSWALD in| the ote} during the day and he was never: accompanied by any. _ person. He recalled that OSW. carried] mediumasize | ‘brown handbag, which had aizipper and was either of. Naugahyde or canvas material. He aid not remember that, OSWALD had ever ‘worn @ oat and believed h usually jappeared in a short-sleeved | ishirt of _ knit we iety, Matilde GARNICA, maid lat the hotel del Comercio, reco ized, photo of | OSW. g the young American who had oce bpied| room No.|18 for alnost |e week during] the | attar 5 part of last year. She arrives at work between 9900 and 1000 d leaves at 2100. Clearly nen OSWALD, !as few Americans stay at the hotel, He had few personal effects ,| carried in a | "aia lls brown,” zippered h ndbaig “carivas* x ‘tant tation” ledthel ‘matériel ~ She had seen oe “the aay [ot his arrive} and| the ollqwing/ Saturday jas i w still was in his rodm when she , Check other gue ts . ho | | i i What aid they a sill no If OSWALD was neve at jt otel . day time, why was he never "3 a since he apparently was out e nigt ' che'cked |to determine which} rooms we available for cl ening. When she saw him dn} the feo on ‘Saturday said “good morn g" i English, and @ 8 ort ibime ‘later left the hotel. |
13-00000 i . . idesk cler and assistan to ithe er of the mt tel del omer to, / , | | 1 336. (continued) Serastion } PEREZ Hernandez, had! not conversed with OSWALD but remembered him clearly bec ause, few lamer cang) stay at the i . | ; fio hotel.. He said ALD left the} hote, each morning and idid not return unt rel PP hat i. fi. |. -| after PERRZ Hernandez had completed his yorking dey and eee hotel. alone | yo andj usuallly wore. knit, short- leeved sport shi t and no ebat or Jaqket. mtb ot remember night wate at , gee | i . Pedro RODRIGUEZ vedtena, g ost depart the hdtel bn the morning of oot but sox it wad post ible tha the| hotel, claims OSWALD left hotel at 063 or | night watchman, who remaing at the ception esk durd g the night might | have been Rel of : 9700 hrs, for RODRIGHEZ was h able | ie a | OSWALD 's, departuré from the hotel. Watchman is Peiiro RODRIGUEZ who dould! be a d at the | 7 taxi for him; however, the maid, Matilde GARNWICA, hotel after 2100 or during {the early morning hours), / Fedro} RODRIGUEZ Led sma, warking hour, claimed she spoke to: OSWALD that Sat Orday morning are from 2100 to O900,' however, | he often jis able to leave t hotel ty 0 a tha ier if , ee of his departure when he said Hood ‘morping" and; the| owner and mangger,' “Guillermo GARCIA Luna, ; hes artived to relieve lhim die reception . oy he was in his room, ‘Matilde GARNICA enters work! duties, | He glearly recalls the| young Américan whom he |latet identified 41 hia mind as | i , between 9900 and 1000. Time discrepanty?? : OSWALD and remembers that dn the date of ithe jatter' 8 leparture from ithe hotel and jon the . basis of, sign language and ithe word "taxi" which he understood that QSWALD wanted a taxicab,: i RODRIGUEZ walked around the corner from the hotel where, he obtained a taxicab. He beli¢ved : OSWALD left the hotel between 0650 and 0700 since it was ge ting ligtit when he! went in i search of the taxicab., He icould not! be more precise concerning the time.| He believed | ; OSWALD gave him a! small tip of bne or two pesos. OSWALD carried! his own luggage downstairs and, waited in front of the ‘hote with the luggage until RODRIGUEZ returne with the taxicab.: RODRIBUEZ comnented that while had little difficulty obtaining a taxi at o becuase hour,. fo ek oes ne ered nae seme eee it becomes very difficult to secure tax ‘transportation between 0750 | land 850 cause 0 the! heavy traffic at that time J RODRIGUEZ related that OSWALD always arrived/at the hotel e | at night, "midnight or thereafter", but he never noticed any Indication that OSWALD had an drinking. Guillermo GARCIA Luna paid lof Pedro RODRIGUEZ: ‘Ledesma that RODRIGUEZ | lis “hunble but very serious, deeply religious, a,family man, end hi coat to {/ al without wearing a coat??? | i fA -RAMIREZ de HARKEIRO, owner, manager and sometimes cook jat shall restauran diately adjacent! to Hotel| del Comercio, | stated that because of proximity} of Hotel hotel Hests, os , i : eat. meals at: ‘restaurant. She remembered ‘OSWALD who had eatén several meals at: the lrestaurant i) If OSWALD ate meals at ‘hoo | at restaurant | in the late afternoon over i8 peflod of one wekk, OSWALD appeared at \the festalirant af er the - next door to hotel, iwhy was he. never seen at noon rush hour or; some time after 1koo, always alone, and ordered food by pointing lat menu: ! _ hotel during the day? Did he never enter his : Ate! soup of day y tice, and ‘either meat or eggs, but re lected dessert iand offee, and was very room during the day, after lunch, to wash his money (cost) ‘conseLous . Meals eost five ito six PeBOS. ; AA Individ in neighborhood of hands? Why, if he were in area of Cubior Sov | hotel were queried with negative results, ///// Guillermo GARCIA Luna advised, that on the | Emb or Colonia Condesa, would he return to the basis of; a search! of abandoned correspondence; 5 review of his records ‘and accounts, and freshing hotel location to eat, yet not be. ‘Seen! at the i his: ; memory through discussions with other personnel at: hotel, he! had been | able| to deve lop hotel?? ; ‘ i the: ‘ following datas Antonio OLIVA is a Negro: who had been considered Cuban but had clarified to GARCIA Luna that he’ had grown up on east. coast of Mexico! where "Cuban Spanish" is spoken. who He registered as "musician" but was known to have been employed as a cook'or ¢ ok's helper | . | —_ ' in an unidentified Mexi City restaurant. He had been living at. the hoteljwithi a woman to Negro?? Any connection?? Bronght up by GARCIA: whom he referred as his "wife" but GARCIA Luna judged that she might ‘have: "been! his iparamour. | Luna because of efforts to locate him s0 he: They left the hotel without paying a, substantial hotel jbil1| and) GARCIA tne been attempt- { could pay the bdll7? ; : . i ing, to Tecate them without | success. SEGRETI | | | \ ee ee eee ae
13-00000 / LEGAT sources 336. (continued) of. were ne d his hotel) del Comercio, to be reputable. khy did OSWALD choose this hotel? to Bus Terminal? ? 1 Se wl, dit he ‘bets 2 ZT. 27 Apr Proximity | | | E reported that Guillermo GARCIA pune i H | : i { | | | i MEMO TO LEGAT fron cas, ania i! | : Zz see are, “4 requested, two prints of each nega- | tive . (See 338 ! a fo) 4 HMMA 23331 « Iattached are photos made from film sent td this office by local ODENVY rep! : on 24 Apr 64! / Local ODENVY rep requested two copies each.} He said these would be sent DNQ to his Hs. for Warren Commission. / Whe ‘photos include !ones! of the local Sov Emb, the local | Cub! Consulate, Hotel del Comercio, v qrmingl --| places of interest to the Warren Comm i because lof OSWALD's Mexi visit.) / ' is |requested that this aispatel and} atts be routed , to im ames i | bo | DIR sey Warren couinisicn requests we furnish fpllowing j lator A. ‘Hour whe; cutien aba Soul E Embassies and! | Consulates in| Mexd] City are! open to public; their ‘some working. hourgy. ! Their procedures end regulations, f land formal involved in issuing; permits for travel to and through Cuba. BE. Degeription — procedures ‘and regulations of IMexi | government for i travel of PBPRIME| cits to and t fi apes Mexi pable summary of al) that. can be | ascertained e above. | P Jf | | | | | | | | MEXI 9352 (née: PIR 118807 |. pare 9 above) | i Sov nib and Con are not open to public. Offices are| in compound accessible [to Pp blic by appoinime at. Sov guards are ion outside gate around : ' clook,. Normal work hours Sen As yere 0900 tof 1800 t changed +6 0900 to! 11400. ; Monday through Friday :' Soy con frequent change .| phy 2 . SixtesnSov families Iivg in compound. Visitors ring tell at pate at alljhours. speakers can [get In anytime. Others, usvaTly taretavey by guard after NOs” Sovs are not! (nom t¢ tes pebuits tor rave) Guba, / uban ze and consulate in ‘same: ompound but have | : stray entrances. Consulate yeceives visitors om {TOO to" 1400) hrs Monday through : Emb ‘working ours ‘are from [e) lto 1700 hours same} i@ays but: most emp visitors | ttended before 1400 hrs. These ‘hrs g@lso app Le uring Sept 63.1 / Sent_ 63.1 / Cuban Emb | i | probedvaes jd regulations jfor issuing permits for travel te and through “Giba;! Visgs noymall: i { P — -338. 28 Apr zho. 6 May 239. > May | | valid for 3 months from date of| issue.’ Prior, from Habsng invariably [required | Defowe tnauatice eny visa. |Applicant, completes visa application am iform! at nsulate, | - | permiss lon often obtaine in exphange of lcables beitween Emb! and Minrex Habana | Ta ; imany'| - | ree visas issued on separate sheet paper Bear c nceal fact of jtravel | Mexd govt 13 | | procedures. and regs” re" travel. PI RIME cits_to| and through | Cuba unchanged | since) HMMA 20887, May oi _ “PBPRIME cits with ‘papsporits and Cub visas are free to travel te Cuba. PBRIME cits” oan obtain tourist cards fron Mexi consul ots for return via Mexd ; | —f--- -—- —--8 nee Zz . mma 25398 - ‘attabned | are copies of 2 pages which were |reproduced ny iStatton tor local ODENVY . | (Dog who prooured | idocuments (on ‘loan from Seq de Gob. ; fof Ld i wo = ec nn een ne enn ce Doouments are list of | persons entering PELE Ta
13-00000 Me ¥ th cpsort thon, manner ft wravel eto. | a MEXT 9h req'd absee ke brough pouch, trom committee jeounsel Ipe RANKIN | wi e instruc ions | pass| unopened to’ tr. at ending psychiatric! conventidn nek, bn turnove CAMERON opened package! ODENVY officel and |¢/o 00 see| only’ that it contained pile doduments stamped top!secret with classifica ion Lined out | CAMERO, walked out off an -offiiee darrying. papers, prpbably to Hotel Maria abel. where most ‘convent; oner staying| fe |. Station hndefstands CAMERON intends deliver talk on psychiatric assessment of |OSWALD, p g sumably | ;on- basis these papers. Although Station ignorant content oF origin doountnts | | an: } appears” odd see top seoret/ a relevant GPFLOOR case jeclaseit ted prior 8 uae Boop od Check, ‘This is very lodd. Has 342. “13 May | - i i po report. / Haye not informe ODENVY this: ble, although |Cc c/o jsaid | he eabl g | a Vo thought probably did not know contents °4 pac . i i | , | as i | \ chy ¢ L. | jot 3h3. 13 May ae “Meno to |Boonstra from | ‘LEGA c COS} tn voc with our conversatio , th re i J -| attached a copy of the report forreddea o the Sec of For Relations by the Ac ing ec of | | Gobernagion. | / While the réportl at the end bears 4 datd o of 6 May 64, jbourpe wio made a popy i | of the deport available for copying ladvised that it was act j deli vere A to Fore . | | Retnttons on} 9 OF (see para si below) | ho. ! an come eninen te nineteen enna n ape nee ne mmesent nte 6 se ms wee ce Geman Gs A tl 6 aE cnn sen ; | | | |. : ' HMMA 25h j« Attached: are copie ‘oe the lobe inact bn R2 ort joa the em fol a inved tiga} Lons| | ‘made by the | xd | IGov as 8 result. of President K's! assassin tion, / As wi recallad, this Report Shh, U9 May | | H | was aged for by ithe three’ members of the Warren Comnifssio meh ce he ‘ted * 13 lapr oh. | : “aarp payee ces eaiiaadas ane! ce t. Thé attached copies are "unofficial". 7s Report pas ‘ yet (as of en received .U.§. Amb from thd Seo] of For Affairs. / The attached received Frbe LI bh A cdpy was .&lgo seht tol thig Station by the. AT who réceived a bopylunofficially from bic. Bantisgo ae aia oe rn ii . 4 oe Jk. » Director of" Invéstigations, Gobernacion,. / Pls pass copy to Chief, Ke ‘| (Highliknts of Report, in rough translation) '- Just as; soon as GOM learned of| the death of | Pres. ‘Ki the country closed it's vokders:, ‘in case the assassin would try ito flea Dallas int “| 7 Mexico. / Also t souebiny in sent to order towns in ease oft be necedsary}. / Upon learning the ni of |the ‘Investigations! weré. begun because it vas known |OSW. was in Mexico. "| 4n!1963) / through Immigration Department ve ‘could establish for sure thet OSWALD entered xi | via Husvo Laredd, Tamps, 26 Sept 6 as & tourist} etol, etc., and mide al photostatic. copy aqounert of entry into country, ete. / 0m 27. Sept he stayed at the Hotel de1| Comercio, ete. 7, se ne nee 2 ee nen me lemme oe moe vo ee | -— 3 ea eS, ! isajin transit to! re . the attachnents’ to this??? | § During his fiv day stay in! xi [ctty, OSWALD tried) to obtain a Cyban v | were ° . - the - s Union, ate. / Interviewed Te. Silvia DURAN, te. if OSWALD eancelLled |his reservations 7 , at the |hote’. on Ia Oct and: meservec is seat on the,bus pf Transported, Fron itera e2 return to i Pe Spree _. Ndevo-Laredo. the. following d However, he did! THOE. travel on. this: ‘pus. norjany other bus 000i... i ‘line which travels to Nuevo. Largdo “‘Tamps, 7 Conf irmet~bhat OSWALD, left Mexico at Nuevo ‘Laredo | | on 3 Oct. ete. / On 26 Nov an jinspector, Jose Mario del VALLE, ‘went, to to Nuevo evoiLaredo, to. seeigttets { \ what is this “about?? | -@ divorce?? OSWALD} 8 trave and also the existent rumor that OSWALD had OSHARD tried te set | | @ divorce idivotce in Me co. jete..... Because of an ‘error of one of the. ater oeraphers, Form li, inith> i | io —}- . -Tmmi gration Office in Nuevo Laredo| stated OSWALD: had travelled | ‘tn b car from there td his | Error that OSWALD traveled by: car ito ULS. 07 country; however, pro#f was not found in a search of papers in| customs that QWALD left by ear. |
13-00000 | | I | ‘be WT at ac - a: alee OSWALD to try to] estal lish any! connection with hin, or cara entering ‘and. , leaving, 'etec., etal, / to comple te ‘| this investigation, it was es polished without a doubt, that See hae Te aaa oO cx : - : : VF, ally; case closed. file sent to archives. on L tnelyar? | | ToT t. 1. / Also, at ot Cards were ‘checked bf. persons tra ig at! the 1 ‘same There are sneer to How can they be 80 ‘sure et. political contacts??? oy ali A 359) - Melt cay Report: ch Acti ivities of OSWALD Wate! in Mexied - On ul lapr the Emb | a tf delivered tq: ‘Sec! of For 2s Phe note #1349, dated 1d Apr! 64, requesting report on investigation ; |, conduc to Mexi national agencies| into activ ites of OSWALD. Emb note also Pequested a descriy- ; tion, he measpres me were taken by Me s./ Under, cover of | note! #504826, |date - May. hae ay c of: For fetay ions| of Mext | has tee é atte to Emb a confidential | jmemo | setting ‘forth’ req ested, The 0 ates ngte nd attach o are forwarded rain ie with the ; ' reques shat the be | ‘made inte bie| to Presi ent's. ‘counts! on on “Asa; assinatio) A certifie ue .copy of; the ‘ex note: aes | mano] is” roy dee for the Depar nt'sf files" while anoth er certified | copy has . been ret a in “" ‘Les|, -/ De ae attention is drawn to eel reservation t ) , ae mre not be - pe shed, + Pe a oie the |express iene of the Mexi = ie 346, 26 May 7 - HMMA 23, 420 |. vals oy Report on Acti Investigations Made After Line Death | of | | ; oo | Pres. Kennedy (Refs HMMA [23445 - para Shh a ove) Same info es’ para 34) above except the a . declaration - OSWALD (nothing new). | 3h7. 2 June ie pen , re) the Pored gn Office's Fedite >) vériol o of Lic. Luis: ‘ECHEVERRIA 's : an -.. | report was given|to ma by | CA on P June ad nah have copies. fAttached i its the same - . 7 report as pare 346 above. - - | | fo: 348, 17‘ June ) 4 Referenced af ‘trapsmitted a note and a memo from Mexi Seo of For Relion | t . AMEMBAS 461 “Supplementary Mositban Heport, on Activities of OSWALD (ref: A 1359: - - “para | es ete. ke Supplement that info, “Note No. 595503: dated 9 June O64 tranemitting | : EE a PS on anes Ls) @ e punber of iphotostatic copies of documents rtihent ito this case. The original of that n ate i -.. ) °  . °° Where is 505503 %. Ans nme 7 ae ite annexes are forwarded rewlth, with | the request that they be made avpilable to thei’ | te eB a ee ry an ae sident's ‘Commission on ithe Asaas dnsiton. A certified gopy of the Me ri note and its annexés fe Ano, uded for] the Department's files,! another retained jn the Embassy | / Departmen tg pe Sat ntion ig drawn tol the rese atin pect my not be published. |.without rmission of. | ., Next Govers pe a i ree ee “a ora . fo . ee , - L Potomac cable No, 278 ciadaciel fied! ab ide ‘vie wi “sos “file 6-12. 6H) - The We eri i Comptes n - e@his isl ait ‘tio page document stating! the lsims|of the Commission! which W 29] Nov" oe * nat its ° weak © port] would "be [published in uly 1964 | be | |
13-00000. rs he ers cunt ore Chicago, |This| caused Sov to ask ubj/if th Mext 968 = not th ostarD bere; see ATS V P.885 g Bubject's op (siseg 4s |LIOVAL-1), (Join Emi’ GEL) 11-12 trip with $ sul ‘Pavei Antpnovich = - . Ve SKOW ( )» atter. mentioned do favor fo Sut @ and imp rt rifle x of duty from U.8./ 9: - { £0 ae 3 unt ing interests. Subj cas ‘responded that Y c rder one|from - ple uw ’ rs waa . ret said definitely believe thig t is néwspaper acoounts. Cd. saying ia. not lieve OSWALD involved and titeriy e eained his posits Lo OSWALD He | stormed into thy office land wanted me ‘to - ntroduce ‘and e nd Him to the| Cubars. - Heit =) oi he ona had lived in the| USSR. I'told| him 'that|I would Have to ¢ I epuid| ; _rebommehd him. He was nezvous | and hands |trenbled | and{he stormed out of I bent =. : “ ; believe tha . & person) a8 nervy as; OSWALD, whose; ae tee mbled, ¢ fired ; oo : ‘a rifle." / Above is Pull jextent of Y's statement an by. Subj wh did| not ltry ¢lieit -| -.-- 351... . 22 dune | Read_carefully LEGAT ae (filed ih Bulky) | i | fo kl | | “T 7 welt 0005 . (Gets In 50547 - 4 353 bélow)!~ From 24 Sept & le » Yime late rtedncen! Brice { 352. ek June 1700 hours, unidéntified Sov talked with YATSKOVA, Presume male YATSKOV! i pasts endear « f { | ‘terms used. '/ 26/Sept! LIENVOY about| 0857 hrs} KAZANTSEV speaks| with wif¢, and YATSKOV ithen) ; i talks with KAZANTSEVA, Gist of conversation jis that YATSKOV family, acc ike ed by |} ! and KAZANISEVS, planning day trip (possibly to Cuernavaca) land to depart his| date 2 abot 1100; Jhr§. From LICALEA 28 Sept 0952 hre: ant and wife and KAZANTSEV seen c att g on terrace. | , Ae | 1000 hrs x an wife went into garden.| LICALLA| he not observe time of YX departure from ib. j cee ho reporting for Sun, 2 ‘Sext. / 30 Sept LILYRIC obgerved Y enter |SovEfib in his [dip tar | , departed 1416 hrs. q et reports KAZANTSEV, speaking with ea visiting Sov, call morn 1 Oct ‘and. dpeak| with y. / 1 Obt LILYRIG: Yj; entered Emb 0 7, left \1416 i eee Yat 1104 h yon with ‘Valentin Vasi evi h BAXULTH andj Aletsey 7 Ivanovich MASHEV. /| 2 Odt: Acc UILYR of kntered Enb 0846, left 1106,|entered Departed 1122 with Oleg Oleg Pavlovich MOSKVICHEV, entered 1126 |withiM, de fed 0 with wife. According LIPALLA seen vith WK Valeriy; Viadimirovich| KOSEIKOV|at 0852, been with] Vale dy drdvich |AND | at;1000} seen with Moskvichev 4t 4, seen with GARMACHEV at 1402. |/ Feel rguite possible that | OSWALD bpoke with YATSKOV basig 1 Obt 63 LIENVOY:| When OSWALD Spoke! wit OBEEDKOY, OSWALD said had talked-With a consul én Saturday, aid not name KOSTIKOV. It KOV who lasked atively: if-it was K and OSWALD! said yes, posbibly, without thought. pire t Hi attention thie s transcript. | Note however KOSTIKOV, has i. [cou YATSKOV: light br d ve; grey. at i temples, giving appearance: of most white hair. |Could also well be that OSWALD flirst ‘spoke | . L with KOSTIKOV who turned OSWALD over to his boss YATSKOV. ‘Also; given the apparen, frankness — : ie a of iY 's: discussions” with LIOVAL<1;° particularly’ ‘his views © Stalini and hrughchey, would “ppear® posaibip he ‘told pet truth re OSWALD, at minimum mepting OSWALD. | | J of. | | an | en a ene y ce ee eect mere eects ee cent bie ee RA OR tee icin iN ene tn ante een dei st +t stttte to= ain rants sue mets tennis ‘ .