First Draft Page Two - In one room, Ramon Alvarez Durant would sit, Committee staff members would sit in a second room and two CIA personnel orked properly in KML Ex tla Galeria a third room. Mr. Stef{nfield then phoned Mr. Niles Gooding, officers would insure that who had been sent to_the Mexico City Station from Headquarters. i ale Ee CAS © to arrange the(Procedures®” Mr. Gooding explained that in 1977 Stansfield Turner had created a new position at Head- ‘ My Stansfield “nurner, eB so—show. the Agency's good Faith, shad ak act as. “Liaison at- sensitive interviews. oie, Gooding ttlen’ ex plained that. we. e-Would be escorted | by two, “CIA personnel. to os interviewed Ramon Alvarez Durant. (See Ramon Alvarez Durant interview write-up.) At 12:30 P.M., Committee staff members telephoned Captain Fernandez Ventura Gutierrez. His secretary explained that Mr. Ventura was not in the office, but that she would hav re him call us when he returned. At 6:30 P.M., since Mr. Ventura had not yet returned the staffers call, they again | called his office. His secretary apologized for Mr. ventura and explained that he had not yet returned to the office and she assured us that he would telephone upon his return. At een under oF eater ‘Congressional’ scrutiny “the, past two years ra re retsnedl SFFfbes. 5c t Megs our “interview with ‘Ramon. Alvarez Durant. ee RS aaa At: 10:55) A.M., August 8, 1978, “Committee staff members — er § ee ec ec ee HW 53060 Docld:32271496 Page 3
First Draft Page Three . “] 9:15 P.M.,Pr. Jesus Yanez, the Assistant to thk Mayor, telephoned the staff members explaining that Mr. Ventura was very busy on an important assignment and asked us to visit | the Procuraduria General at 11:00 ALM, the following morning. - | At 10:15 A.M., August 9, 1978, Committee staff »| members met with ‘State Department official Richard Howard to | ‘alert him that the Committee would request the Mexican officials to make Sylvia Duran. available in Washington shy Nie Howard explained that ‘once we had permission: from the Mexican government the State Department would insure that she yas: in- ‘washington when nécessary: oa es es At 11:00 A.M. , August 9, 1978, Committee staff members conety with Dr. Jesus | Yanez and Ciptianio Martinez Novoa. Mr. ae be PRAT af peeled ‘then briefed ‘the Committee ‘staff. ‘members 0 up-to-date “progress: Oscar Contreras Lartigue had been located and pre- interviewed by Mr. Martinez in Tampico, M1 OS, We would fly to Tampico on Friday, August 11, 1978 at 7:35 wong Noe W. Palomares had been located and could be inter- Ga On He Clernesn =F viewed on Thursday, August 10, 1978 in_the-afterneen-sat his PRR NO ERC EIEN SPE ROSARIO E GAN PERSP ERLE office, Cerrada de la Presa 4. His phone number, 595-0891, was made available to the Committee. June Cobb Sharp received a ppbise permit, number 72781, on June 27, 1947. She entered Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, i PRESTO TPT IRE E AICR LTEEE ETT RONNIE RI HW 53060 Docld:32271496 Page 4
First Draft | . : oo Page Four ~ Wd, rege 7b? | Texas. She asked, but was deniedg, permission to represent the magazine, Modern Mexico. On June 21, 1948, she received . ; (ime a courtesy permit, number 25556. She disappeared in 1954 and . . 7 . oe never returned to Mexico. dha rs thes ferowag 'Cehe ds tappeaacg .The Committee staffers did not tell the Mexicans a ch sere ° L£ 4 : that the House Select Committee on Assassinations hag evidence <€ C vib ‘ Oia. that she was in Mexico in the Sixties. Eunice Odio Infante, ,a Costa Rican, received a three- month permi on February 9 9,-1954. She remained in MEX1CO 4. il- . & freon the Gres oti Con legally residing at Nacas-45- a, until 1972, She applied to write for the Excelsior. magazine on many different occasions, .. “eNéba® 16: apartment. 40.5, ‘on May 24, 1972, “Odio: was found | HW 53060 ‘put was “rejected every time. In 1972, Ms. “Odio married a Communist painter,. Rudolfo Sanabria Gonzalez and moved to Rio. dead in her, bathtubs: “The. official presiding } at, cher autopsy | Odio had poisoned: herself. “ Einilio carballiao Fontahes- was in Caracas; ‘Venezuela, on vacation and scheduled to return to Mexico in early September. His address is Constituyentes 207. His phone number is 515-8345. Consuelo Esperon's record in Mexico could not be located. When the Mexican officials inquired pout her at the ee bo He Cmlti.ls Fp, a Cuban Embassy in Mexico City,%no one at the office remembered that she had worked there. Committee staff members were told f pS DES ore ola ny that Esperon was probably dead. opchet ‘ te HMerican get [We basis was Giuen Ary eee lag iw . Al Wichtrich worked at’ Royal Crown Cola until 1968 when eet offices in Mexico closed. DoclId: 322771496 Page 5
First Draft Page Five an Carlos Jurado J. Delmar was born in Cuba November 3, 1927. He entered Mexico July 1, 1965 and taught Graphifig and Art at U.N.A.M. until January 1, 1968 when he disappeared. The Mexican officials assume that he returned to Cuba. General Jesus Jose Clark Flores died in the early . 1970's. . _Ernesto Lehfeld Miller, Academic Coordinator. at the School of Interior Design, had not yet been located. _ . Luis Alberue ‘Suoto lives at Michelet #7, Apartment oe a #301, Gionoia aneura, Mexico City. His phone “number is | _945- 9927s. The Vandlaay at his apartment explained to the Mexican « officials that Mr. “Alberue had left town hurriedly . on Monday , August 7, 1978. Mr. Martinez, wishing to know : = — when ne returned, had | placed a piece’ of. scotch tape. ‘on the “Ma tinez" ‘explained that “hours ¢ and. would notify us. FE Alberue “ yeturned before we lett... Manuel Calvillo did not live at Cuaxhtemoc 877-5 as the Committee had stated. at the apartment{(Comathespastmbwoney=eive=years, Boor Mahar praeiSADRES 4 no-Manuél=catyv: lad—evete resided tl rEhere. Committee staff ee, members explained that Calvillo went by a pen-name which would foul ~ be forwarde he folldéwin nocmning. When Committee staff members inqubved whether Ms. Qn Sylvia Tirado Bazan could testify at yas hearingg, the Mexican officials stated that they would have an answer for the staffers by Friday morning. The Mexican officials explained that they i a oe ee HW 53060 Docld:32271496 Page 6
First Draft Page Six would have to speak to her to insure that she was willing to travel to Washington. On Thursday, August 10, 197% Licensiado Dr. Breza Anes ation WA or the-“N-+0.0_ ; AM august 4 neftinh yds viewed. to the Mexicans who stated that they - would check it with ‘the — gfe Manuel Calvillo' s "pen- name" was given landlady & 4 Committee staffers returned to their hotel room with. ‘Agent Ciprianio ‘Martin Zz Novoa after the meeting. ~ Agent SBR Martinez attempted 1 to telephone Oscar Contreras “ Lartigue’ to inform ‘him ‘of our visit. : At: “3: 30 P, “Mey Agent” Martine: - finally reached. MES ‘Contreras! “child. who informed him He- “had: ‘traveled “to” Mexico City | for a Pathiao ‘Republican’ Institucional: convention: When Agent Martinez asked the child if he knew where his father was staying in riexico’ ne responded that he did not. Agent Martinez explained to the child that he would call ata later time to speak to his mother. Agent Martinez telephoned Noe W. Palomares at 4:00 P.M. and arranged an interview F &s0 P.M. that evening... Mr. | Martinez asked Committee staff members to meet him at his office at the Procuraduria General at 6:00 P.M. At 6:00 P.M., August 10, 1978, Committee staff members ¢ met CGE giprianio Martinez at the Procuraduria Generals oat SCHR | Manheseaee dts committee staff members ‘ o a i : A ENTE PHY SERA In eicT a eerneero ny SPREE ER er ers meee SE TE he drove t#em to Mr. Palomares' office. At 6:30 P.M., Committee HW 53060 DBocld:32271496 Page 7
First Draft . Page Seven staf£ members interviewed Noe W. Palomares. (See Noe W. Palomares interview write-up.) Fe flow! rT the interview Agent Martinez returned to the Maria Isabel Hotel with = staff members. to reach Mrs. Contreras ia Tampicg@ twice Tigi. far At 9:45. phoate ee | P.M., he finally contacte@her. Mrs. Contreras told Agent Martinez that Mr. Oscar Contreras had ‘told her that he would try to get a room at either the Hotel Regis or Hotel San . Francisco. Mrs. Contreras explained that since there were a few conventions scheduled in Mexico City that weekend she : “ould not assure that he would be at either. ‘Mrs. Contreras | - told Agent Martinez that she would notify him ‘if her husband should call. pare & at her home to ask her whether she would be willing to travel atest $y ataoHK StH Ff to Washington era hearing dete and to ask «whetire: she ew S74 where Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld Miller could be located. “Sie was ho went" Coders Agent Martinez explained that he would Fo-ED gt he hotel where the Partido Republicano Institucional was_holding its cya o convention early the following morning; after which he would meet the staff members at 9:30 A.M. at their hotel room. At 9:45 A.M., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez met Committee staffers at their hotel room and explained that he “Mr. Martinez. called ‘both hotels. and inquired “whether «= a./ fie val not seatateted ne Martinez attempted . oe YSivia “‘Tirado Bazan ~~ scar [othe .| i 3 i | HW 53060 DBocld:32271496 Page 8°
First Draft Page Eight was unable to locate Mr. Contreras Lartigue at the convention. | | wer oAT , Mr. Martinez then left to check orMr. Alberue Suoto and Sylvia Tirado Bazan. At 12:30 P.M., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez returned to the Committee.staff members' hotel room. He telephoned Mrs. Contreras {> ampico who stated that her husband had not ._ telephoned her since she had last spoken to Agent Martinez. At 1:50 P.M., another agent, Honorio Escondon telephoned Agent Martinez at the Committee staffers' hotel room to inform him that Luis Alberue Suoto must be back in town because the. scotch Jn cehat 44> base of Kis CATIA CW og taps Awas no longer in place. At 1:55 P.M., Agent Martinez 5 AAG asthe phant cae sA ron, ) : telephoned ‘Luis Alberue Suoto. (Al erue “dented that he had _ worked at the Cuban Embassy in the Sixties, stated that he knew - nothing. about the. assassination and - declined the: Committee State members’ request to interview hime ; At 2: 00. BM, August 11, “1938; vagent” ‘Martinez “telephoned “sylvia Duran. Agent Martinez ‘then gave “the” telephone to Committee staffer Lopez. Mr. Lopez aske (Wes. AN she would be Willing to testify sometime in September at she Committee hearing in Washin ton; s answered affirmatively. “She stated that September 13th, 4th and 15th would not be "good days" because the Mexican Revolution celebration would be taking place and she w a planner and participant. When 1£ she knew Mr. Ernesto Lehfeld Mr. Lopez asked(Ms. Tirad Miller's phone numbe@r7~ she stated that she did not.“ $he stated ent LE we telephoned her ex-husband Horatio at either 516- 0398 BCAA icl7 5a aceasta esa inal atiandmenpeaiee:deadedataenaeneaeeeeee ee eT oon ee se nt swoeenn anee . & | HW 53060 Docld:32271496 Page 9
“phone call; “he said ey don' it understand why nobody wants you: First Draft Page Nine or 515-8621, he would be able to help us. ; on At (ae 15 P, M., Committee staffer Lopez telephoned . £ Horatio Duran, who gave him Ernesto Lehfeld Miller's office ~ phone number, 548- 4939. At 2:20 P.M., Lopez telephones Mr.» “Miller and arranged a meeting for 9:00 P.M. that evening. At 2:30 P.M., Agent Martinez, telephoned (Caphtap He uscA Ventura to report on his progres® When Martinez told Ventura that he had located Alberue, Ventura asked him if he was alone. When Agent Martinez lied and stated that he was alone, “ventura told him that he should under no ‘circumstances allow us to interview Alberue. | When: Agent Martinez completed his to talk to him. interviewed Ernesto Lehfeld Miller. (see Ernesto Lehfeld interview write- “Up. a At a: 1s: A Me “august® 12, 1978, Committee: staffer Lopez. callea Luis Alberue Suoto at his home . When Mr. Lopez identified himself, Mr. Alberue immediately stated that. he PAS het He € pak Lom knew nothing. He further stated that he never worked for the Cuban Embassy. When Lopez explained to him that employees at the Cuban Embassy had stated that he had been employed there, Mr. Suoto hung up. Mr. -Alberbue's voice quivered throughout . the short talk. At 11:45 A.M., Sylvia Tirado c called i stated LSCA Hering nad stated that the man who visited the Cuban Consulate in 1963 HW 53060 noe, ——— Mes At 92-0. P. Mer. August il, 1978, ‘Committee a staffers (Oe I STS ES = DoclId: 322771496 Page 10
First Draft Page Ten TR was not Lee Harvey Oswald. She stated that Azcue had only seen ES > ALA Bs ate pa once while she had seen — "at least three times". When Lopez ‘said, "At least three times?", Mrs. Duran said, "Three | times, you know?" She further stated that if she testified in Washington and the Committee concluded that she was lying she, would be crucified when she returned to Mexico. Mr. Lopez reassured her and explained tha he would send her a long letter explaining procedures . en he returned to Washington. . At 12:05 P.M., Agent Martinez met the Committee staff _members at the airport. He stated that Contreras and, Calvillo had not been paaetl The Committee staffers gave Martinez a list of questions to ask Oscar Contreras Lartigue. Agent “Martinez stated that. he. would mail the: results: of. ‘the interview - 0 to Lopez: at the Committee. offices” “in. tn washington (AEE the committee. staff ‘members eft Mexico. city: at. on eo 1:55. BoM. and arrived at ‘Washington’: s. Dulles. Airport at- “10: £3500" P.M. . . 7 ag A Gege wit | HW 53080 DoclId: 322771496 Page i1