[eoronaet00To] - . oO . iy a ; L 4 £ ? aed y ERECT ee 253 | to alert hin, that the Committee would request the Mexi- vn can officials to make Silvia Duran available in Washing- : ton for an HSCA hearing. Mr. Howard explained that \ y once we had permission from the Mexican government, the " State Department would insure that she was in Washington r when necessary. a At 11:00 a.m., August 9, 1978, Committee staff 4 members met with Dr. Jesus Yaneg and Ciprianio Martinez 4 Novoa. Mr. Yaneg told Committee staff members that Ciprianio Martinez Novoa, the Mexican agent in charge, would try to aid us in all our interviews. Mr. Martinez then briefed the Committee staff members on their up-to- date progress: Oscar Contreras Lartigue had been located and pre- interviewed by Mr. Martinez in Tampico, Mexico. pe The Com mn thee would fly to Tampico on Friday, August 11, 1978 at 7:35 ¥ a.m. to interview him. Noe W. Palomares had been located and could be Classified by cerivetion:
Reset te oe obe ; . used for material extracted clocuments, } 72781, on June 27, 1947. She entered Mexico through Nuevo Lardo, Texas. She requested but was denied permis ssion by the Mexican government to represent the magazine, Modern Mexico. On June 21, 1948, she re- ceived a courtesy permit, number 25556. She disappeared in 1954 and never returned to Mexico. The Committee staffers did not tell the Mexicans that the House Select Committee on Assassinations had evidence from review of June Cobb's 201 file that she was in Mexico in the Sixties. Eunice Odio Infante, a Costa Rican, received a three-month tourist permit from the Mexican government on February 9, 1964. She remained in Mexico, illegally residing at Nacas-45-a, until 1972. She applied to write for the Excelsior magazine on many different oc" casions, but was rejected every’ time. In 1972, Ms. Odio married a Communist painter, Rudolfo Sanabria Gon- zalez and moved to Rio Neba~-16 Apartment 40. on May 24, 1972, “Ms. Odio was found dead in her pathtub. The of fi- cial presiding at her. autopsy | concluded that Ms. odio had poisoned herself, oe Emilio Carballido Fontanes was in Caracas, Venezuela, ‘on vacation and scheduled to return to Mexico in early
” whe wat weet eae e we ET oR wre el Ba te ob tat Pee eet aye >? PS eh ae eee ce id Sag eS Ce belt PE fa Be ieee eee ae eee tent eR RN iThis form is te be used for material extracted fram ClA—-contralied documents.) September. His address is Constituyentes 207. His phone number is 515-8345. t. Consuelo Esperon's Jpersonnel record in Mexico coulda not be located. When the Mexican officials in- quired about nerf at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City 1} popcies to the Committee's trip,. no one at.the office remembered that she had worked there. Committee staff members were told thaif Esperon was probably dead. No basis was given for the Mexican government's conclusion. ama a Se ree a Re Coa Pe —— : : 2s = Carlos Jurado J. Delmar_fwas born in Cuba on Jue entered Mexico July 1, 1965 and taught{ Graphics and Art at U.N-A.M. funtil January l, 1968 when he disappeared. The Mexican officials assume that he returned to Cuba. ? General Jesus Jose Clark Flores died in the early (1970's. 4 Ernesto Lehfeld Miller; Academic Coordinator at the School of Interior Design, had not yet been located. a ae ig Luis Alberue Suoto lives at Michelet #7, Apartment #301, Colonia Aneura ,| Mexico City. His phone number is Ct 545-9947. | fhe landlady at his apartment explained to ees ae: Classificatisn: | Classified by derivation: ahr s ae FNL eect rernercnenncngermnaratct weyseey TE: NETTE, TT, ETN SEITEN, SEM, SPECTR, REL RI EIT aia eo, sagniee
the Mexican officials thaif mr. Alberue had left town hurriedly on Monday, August 7, 1978. Mr. Martinez, wishing to know when he returned, had placed a piece of © scotch tape on the bottom right edge of his door. Mir. Martinez explained that he checked it every four hours and would notify us iff aiberue }returned before we left. Manuel Calvillo did not live at Cuahtemoc 877-5 as the Committee had stated. The landlady for the past twenty-five years at the apartments told Mr. Martinez that Manuel. Calvillo had never resided there. Committee staff members explained that Calvillo went by a pen name which would be forwarded to the Mexican officials the following morning. When Committee staff members inquired whether Ms. Silvia Tirado Bazan could testify at an HSCA hearing, the Mexican officials stated that they would have an answer for the staffers by Friday morning. The Mexican officials explained that they would have to speak to her to insure that she. was. willing to travel to Washing-. ton. On Thursday, August 10,. 1978, at 11:00 a.m. the Committee staff members met with Dr. Jesus Yanez, Agent Ciprianio Martinez Novoa, Captain Florentino Ventura wend ISS acceso neritic Hance narmintcane nt ane remnant, Claisified by derivation. tee ers, Saoremienre, erent, Nagar eet,
extrac ate ra PPaCTee Lg) Gutierrez and Attorney General Licensiado, A L fanuel Calvillo's "pen name" was given to the Mexicans who stated that they would check it with the landlady at his alleged apartment building. Committee staffers returned to their hotel room with Agent Cliprianio Martinez Novoa after the meeting. Agent Martinez attempted without success to telephone Oscar Contreras Lartigue to inform him of our visit. At 3:30 p.m., Agent Martinez finally reached Mr. Contreras' child who informed him that Mr. Contreras was not in Tampico. He had traveled to Mexico City for a Partido Republicano Institucional convention. When Agent Mar- tinez asked the child if he knew where his father was staying in Mexico City, he responded that he did not. Agent Martinez explained to the child that he would call at a later time to speak to his mother. Agent Martinez telephoned Noe W. Palomares at 4:00 p.m. and arranged an interview for 6:30 p.m. that even- - ing. Mr. Martinez asked Committee staff member s to meet him at his office at the. Procuraduria General at. Clossified by arivation:
Dag At 6:00 p.m., August 10, 1978, Committee staff members met Ayent Ciprianio Martinez at the Procuraduria General. Martinez then drove the HSCA representatives to Mr. Palmoares' office. At 6:30. Dem, Committee ,a70 staff members interviewed Noe W. Palomares. (S@excttipe WPatomares interview write—up.) Following the interview ,Agent Martinez returned to the Maria Isabel Hotel with Committee staff members. He attempted to reach Mrs. Contreras telephonically at Tampico twice without success. At 9:45 p.m., he finally. contacted her. Mrs. Contreras told Agent Martinez that Mr. Oscar Contreras had told her that he would try tea 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 could not assure that he would be at either. Mrs. Contreras told Agent Martinez that she would notify him if her husband should call... Mr. Martinez called both hotels and Niquired whether Oscar Contreras Lartigue was registered. He was not registered at either; they were completely booked up. Classified Sy darivation:
Loa 5 Maatarin gevtroctec Mote #xITacrea each by telephone Silvia Tiardo Bazan at her home to ask her whether she would be wile ling to travel to Washington to testify at a HSCA hearing and to ask if she knew where Mr. Ernesto Lehfela Miller could be Located. She was not at home, however. Agent Martinez explained that he would attempt to locate Oscar Contreras Lartigh’ Ae at the hotel where a C Ln stitetrnel Rreebleam fark, the Partido Republicano Institucional was holding its con- vention 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 ll, 1978, Agent Martinez met Committee staffers at their hotel room and explained that he was unable to locate Mr. Contreras Lartigue at the convention. Mr. Martinez then left to check the whereabouts of Mr. Alberue suoto Jana Silvia Tirado Bazan. At 12:30 p.m., August 11, 1978, Agent Martinez re- turned to the Committee staff members’ hotel room. He tele- phoned Mrs. Contreras in Tampico who stated that her husband “had not telephoned her. since she had last spoken to Agent “Martinez. “At i: 50 Pp. ms, another ‘agent, Honorio = Escondon, “telephoned Agent Martinez at the Committee staffers’ hotel “room to inform him n thaf Lois Alberue suoto}rust } be ‘back in town because the scotch tape placed at the base of his. Classification: _ Classified by derivation:
Need satin ate Nee dine men br ‘This farm is to be used for material extracted frorn ClA——contraligd documents.) ZOO entranceway door was no longer in place. At 1:55 p.m., Agent Martinez telephoned| Luis Alberue Sutoto. ] During the phone conversation { Alberue denied that he had worked at the Cuban Embassy in the Sixties, btated that he knew | nothing about the assassination, and declined the Committee staff members’ request to interview him. At 2:00 p.m, August 11, 1978, Agent. Martinez tele- phoned Silvia Duran. Agent Martinez then gave the tele- phone to Committee staffer Lopez. Mr. Lopez ask Ms. Tirado '.whether she would be willing to testify somezime in Septem- ber at a Committee hearing in Washington; s>e answered affirmatively. She stated that September 12th, 14th and 15th would not be “good days" because the Mexican Revolution in celebration would be taking place and she 25 a planner and participant. When Mr. Lopez asked Ms. Tiraco if she knew Mx. Ernesto Lehfeld Miller's phone number, =ne stated that she did not., but she stated that if we telephoned her ex- husband Horatio at either 516-0398 or 515-2721, he would | be able ‘to Relp us. | At 2: 15 Pp. ame ‘Committee “staffer Lozec ‘telephoned Horatio Duran, “who gave “him, Ernesto Lehfeii Miller's of- _ ‘fice phone number, 548-4839. At “2: £20 p.m: LOPEZ telephoned ‘Mr. Miller and ‘arranged a meeting for 9:67 c.m. that evening. ‘ Lunusified by derivation:
* adatiat <bean 9b, ” tat rin ia \ from CIA—con i . i . - mm is foi mr 45 raped) exirucied At 2:30 p.m., Agent Martinez telephoned Capitan Ventura to report on his progress, pertaining to his work with the HSCA.| When Martinez told Veptura that he had located Alberue, Ventura asked rie if hn’ was alone. When interviewed Ernesto Lehfeld Mille Agent Martinez lied and stated that he was alone, Ventura told him that he should uncer no Circumstances allow us to interview Alberue. When agent Martinez completed his phone call, he said, "I don't understand why nobody wants you to talk to him." 7] At 9:00 p.m, August ll, 2 a staffers p23 (S6@ EYNeSto tenteld Midler interview Write=np. ) At 11:15 a.m.,; August 12, 1978, Committee staffer Lopez called Luis Alberue Suoto at his home. When Mr. ‘Lopez identified himself, Mr. Alberue immediately stated that he 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. Alberue' Ss voice  quivered throughout ‘the short tare.) At al: 45 a. Mey “Silvia Tirado called Lopez. and stated - that she had ‘thought all night about travelling to Washington. She said she had seén a report in the newspapers ‘in which Azcue had stated that ‘the man who visited the Cuban_ Consulate Classifiestisn: |
in 1963 was not Lee Harvey Oswald. She stated that Azcue had only seen Oswald once while she had seen Oswald fat least three times.” When Lopez said, "At least three state d three times : times?” Ms. Tirado saié.—“Phree—times,—you-know?" “Ske Hs. Deron Ly further stated that if she testified in Washington and LC the Committee concluded that she was lying she would be : crucified when she returned to Mexico. Mr. Lopez reassured ‘her and explained that when he returned to Washington he would send her a long letter explaining procedures. At 12:05 p.m., Agent Martinez met the Committee staff members at the airport. He stated that Contreras and Calvillo had not been located. 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 to Lopez at the Committee offices ' in Washington. The Committee never received any interview \ reports from the Mexican government. -. The Committee: staff members left Mexico City at a 25. P. m. “ana arrived at Washington Ss Dulles Airport at Clessified by derivation: .