Le. AL Arcact ae Aero Ambassador from the “Legal Attache, 12/27/65, CIA #578; WX=7241 Entry #429, p. 94, CIA atl This—try—eneof sii. See, reported! that Elena and her : viewed on 17 and 24 November 1964 The memo said that | Elina t hee dae ghee Wey furnished information similar to that in Thomas’! 12/10/65 memo!” The beet memo gees—on—to—say "Inquiries conducted at that time, (November '64) however, failed to daughter were inter- ne ee cede b. | substantiate ‘the allegations made by Mrs. Garro de Paz and her daughter. In view of the fact that Mrs, Garro de Paz! oe allegations have been previously. checked out without Substantiation, no further action is being taken concerning her recent repetition of those allegations," (IBID.) enter ene PPB ERT TOO Ree me ate ee ee en eerewe cee ne,
cw en mend eon nner bee cette be 4 | “interview and the * =, to substantiate Elena's story. a ber 2HGCs" (Memo from Mexico City to #430, p. 94, CIA #721. : wethblen~ Le jek aflice® false The cable promised to keep Headquarters advised if any further information “BS ‘developed. (IBID.) | goes eine trcooxrs's fo/s/64: meno is attached to this cable. WX-7241 explains this BY sxotety/ in a marginal comment, "This document by[ LICOOKTE jvas not in (OSwald's file), but was copied from (a project file) and attached to Mexi 5741, 29 Dec. 65." “(IBID.) A note Sees this: cable by[allen white [stated, "I don't know what FBI did in Nov 64, but the Garro's have been talking about this for a long time and she is said to be extremely bright." _ Ann Goodpasture wrote that the FBI had found Elena's allegations unsubstantiated but that "we will try to confirm or refute Mrs. Garro de Paz's information and followup." Win Scott wrote, "She is also 'nuts'," (IBID; CIA #574) TT eerramsaeereeitsineecengr
‘ EnwesncarioN of Clews Aulecariap. 4 . wn : : Th. At S$ H&E CREATED A D (STUREANCE AT one = he Cusns Gusnsc? ow sovenecers, 1963, prvaded ~ On February 3, 1966 Anne Goodpasture set Thomas! Deceaher 15,49 memo to the Cuban section with an attached note asking i -them to check whether Elena was "seen Creating such a disturbance as they claimed in front of the Cuban Embassy," “(Note from Ann Goodpasture to 2/3/66, CIA No. 579; wx- "Cubans", Bete tattaiads Contin Mita Ata lube ten sath ine 7241, Entry 428, p. 94, CIA #721,) One Cuban Section officer responded, "No bells ring with me." Another one wrote "Me neither," The third officer wrote "No Pictures either," (IBID,) (There . is no indication that the[penetration agents in the Cuban a oe Glenelg - Embassy lwere queried about thts. (IBID3 ‘That there are ~ no pictures is Teasonable since Elena Claimed that the event happened; 1.) on &@ Saturday at 3:00 P.m. when ede, the Cuban Embassy was not norma lly Photographically Co | Surveilled; and 2.). the "disturbance" occured inside the Cuban ‘compound. HSCA Examination Of the cra Cuban Embassy
oe h6GAL..fprtteche.. 2/23/66. MEMo.. TO. the. a 1 United Sdetes. Ambassada. SCAKd: NE. E(CMk.. G AR Ros allege truns ~ a On 2/23/66 the Legal Attache wrote a memo to the Ambassador reyarding—the—Garros—aitegatiens. [ (Memo from Legat to Ambassador ,) 2/23/66, CIA #571; WX=-7241 Entry #455, p. 95, CIA #722.) Ju Paés=m=mo reports that "extensive investi- gation" failed to disclose that Oswald had traveled to Mexico prior to September 26, 1963 and that no information had developed that would show that he had not been i New Orleans. in the early Part of that month.™'The memo + tinal repeeted that no further action was being taken by the FBI oe ‘allegations had not been substantiated.C: oF eek 48 SH. The Haren. Shh Comet Om [ae frre tek. beh. wa a Zhe py XK —_ ‘marginal comment picts Sorte in WX-7242 says, "How can it be ascertained that Oswald did not travel to Mexico prior to early Sept. 63? There must be some basis for Elena's reporting." (IBID; referenced to Thomas! 12/25/65 memo, ) i| | | 4 | 7 | '
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the CIA/COS Feporting that a reliable confidential informant had “reported that the records of the Hotel Vermont disclosed that "Elena. Paz, housewife from San Luis Potosi" had registered at the Hotel Vermont on November 23, 1963, She left on November 30, 1963. The memo said that "the above individual may Gv)_2 _ Garro de Paz," remay not be identical with Elena (Memo from Legat to Winston Scott, 10/13/66, CIA No. 564; WX-7241, Entry #466, p. 98, CIA #725; Thomas ' 7/13/66 memo.) (The Hovse Select Committee on Assassmections , c adteal | che A; tne has been Unable +o determine why the Cpa § Feet gence and the Federal Bvreav of Ea vestiga fon waited vat f 1966 “fa imoestigate this ane ee S--5 Sher +72) ‘ Charles Thomas’ 12/25/65 memo said, "She (Elena) and her daughter did not personally register at the hotel. She thinks Calvillo registered them as relatives or friends of his from San Luis Postosi." (Memo of Conversation by Charles Thomas, 12/25/65, P. 3, CIA #582.) The entry for the 10/13/66 Legat memo in WX-7241. 2% bore the notation "This is what Elena claimed and no one - would believe er. " (WA-7241, antry #466, Pee 98, CIA #725.) Ayewey ; pre pe ee On 10/13/66 the hegal Attache wrote a “memo “to el
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EJL First Draft Pages ‘ t House Select Committee on Assassination a EES On assassination Investigation of Elena Garro's Alle The House Select Committee on Assassinations investigated Elena Garro's story both through file reviews and personal interviews. The Committee requested and reviewed the CIA's, FBI's and State Department‘ Files, when avrad tie they-existed, on Elena Garro de Paz, Elenita Garro de Paz, Manuel Calvillo, Noe W. Palomares, June Cobb Sharp, Victor Rico Galan, Eunice Odio, Sylvia Duran, Lydia Duran, Ruben Duran, Betty Serratos, Horatio Duran, Eusebio Azcue, and Emilio Carballido. Only the Elena Garro de Paz file contained information on her allegations. Though all the names listed above played a role in Elena Garro de Paz' story, not one of their files included a reference to Elena Garro de Paz. . Furthermore, the House Select Committee on Assassina-~ tions requested and reviewed the Central Intelligence Agency ' s[zrcooxre J (trcuane 1} {urriNe 3, [nanurr | and [ trcupoRN files. Once again not one of the files included a mention of Elena Garro's allegations. The House Select Committee on Assassinations learned that] LICOOKIE I was | June Cobb Sharp who first reported Elena's allegation. (Supra p. 4) The Committee also learned that{ LIcHaNr twas fuanuel Calvillo who hid Elena Garro and her daughter in a hotel the day
EJL First Draft Page-27 following the assassination. “(Supra p. 13) He also told Elena that Sylvia Duran had been arrested before -it=mes public Since a file review lead-newhere, the Committee knowledge. (er decided to arrange interviews in Mexico with Sylvia Duran, Elena Garro, Elenita Garro, Horacio Duran, Ruben Duran, Lynn Duran, Emilio Carbillido and Betty Serratos. The phe Heat: Sb Crmecttine te Warareinclimey Mexican Government informed ws that Elena and Elenita Garro Rage disappeared in 1968 during the student uprisings and ead “never returned to Mexico. The officials stated that Elena and her daughter might be in Spain. (see Mexico, _, City Procedural Write-up Trip 1. ) Emilio Carballido could not be founa."’ the others were interviewed between ~ June 1 and June 6, 1978,.Le) Betty Serratos, Lydia Duran, Ruben Duran, and Horatio Duran all stated that Elena was not the dancing type and therefore did not attend any of the twist parties at the Duran homes. (See: HSCA Staff Interview of Betty Serratos, 6/6/78, p. 6, JFK Document No. ; HSCA Staff interview of Lydia Duran, 6/5/78, p. 6, JFK Document No. ; HSCA Staff Interview of Ruben Duran -Navarro, 6/6/78, p. 16, JFK Document No. ? HSCA Staff Inter- view of Horatio Duran Navarro, 6/5/78, p. 25, JFK Document No. -) ce syria Duran was asked if Elena or Elenita Garro
~Calvillo), LICOOKIBYl (June Cobb),. along With a list of ‘Other assets EJL Pirst Draft Pege=ag ever attended twist parties at the Duran homes, she=emated that- she recalled Elena attending one twist party at Ruben's home in 1963 when “etre returned ‘to Mexico from France. (HSCA- Staff Interview of Sylvia Triado Bazan, 6/6/70, D. 90, JPK,. Document No. ) All the Durans denied that Lee Harvey Oswald. had attended an Y party at one of | their homes, (stemny ott] | Anat, stop Agency to Provide-fer interviews Ctrcuane/1 (Manuel - tot he may have had ¢ aboemation felated 4 | ‘SRE Lee Harvey Oswalds trip to Mexico City. ( |