124-10369-10021 JFK Assassitiation System Date: 4/15/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10369-10021 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-117290-ADMIN FOLDER-W9 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DL TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 06/02/1972 ‘PAGES: 274 SUBJECTS : HSCA ADMINISTRATIVE FOLDER, LEE HARVEY OSWALD INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS VOLUME XIV DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 02/17/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA ” COMMENTS : INC FOLDER, MEMO, A/T, TTY, NEWS RELEASES, NEWS ARTICLES, LHM, TELEGRAM, NOTES v9.1 18 HWY 50953 Docld:32319387 Page 1
HY sugjecr: 18 - m ~ CUBA OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 & , were STATES ok. -RNMENT a CO f r - Memorandum | ne DIRECTOR, FBX (105-82558) SO -  * LL/G/T7O Hl “TO oo: | | CO - | DATE: LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (105-3702) (RUC) | PRON _ — | 8 AMDIOR, “CaAviATION pe INES TS a Reference Mexico City letter 10/14/68 in OSWALD case; Meatico City letter 7/30/58 and Havana letter £/23/58 entitled, “TERESA PROENZA; €M - C;"" and Mexico City letter. and LEM 10/5/70 LEE BARVEY, OSWALD. ‘entitled, "JORGE LUIS ROJAS MANDOZA; I5 ~ CUBA" (Bufile 105-115365). PROENZA's full name appears to be MARIA THRESA PROENZA PROBNZA. She is currently said to be in Havana, Cuba, after spending several years.in Santa Clara Province under - near house arrest. She now appears to have more freedom. ‘She is the sister of the wife of JORGE LUIS ROJAS MENDOZA, 2 Mexican employee of the Cuban Aviation Company in Mastico City. Her brother ALVARO ESTANISLAC PROENZA PROENZA resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is-the subject of an IS ~ CUBA investigation, TERESA PROENZA was the secretary of the Mexican communist muralist DIEGO RIVERA prior te the revolution... She became an employee of the Cuban. Embassy in Mexico City follow- ing the revolution. She was described py her brother ALVARO in 1965 as 2 "dedicated communist" and a “slave of the Cuban communist government." . The following information is extracted from the letter and LEM submitted by Mexica City on 10/5/70 concerning JORGE LUIS ROJ JAS MENDOZA and the efforts of his family to arrange © : for his sister MARGOT RCJAS MENDOZA to leave Cuba and join the family in Mexico; _ According to information furnished by Max 197 on woe 9/21/70, the RCJAS family has become very embittered about the - - Cuba situation and HES « ROJAS, whose full name is CARIDAD : (@ SsBureau , . ~105-135744) (ALVARO PROENZA PROENZA) ( (iea-n0078) (matsh PROENZA PROENZA ) ~Foreign Liaison Desk) (1- -Phi ladelphia) (10511156) (ALVARC PROENZA PROE NZA) (info) 3-Wexico City (1-100-1834) (TERESA PROENZA PROENZA) (1 105-0-5027) (ALVARO PROENZA PROWMUBAA) Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 50953 Daoctld:323193687 Page 2
MEX 105-3702 — -"CACHITA" pRoanda PROENZA DE ROJAS, complained that Cuba has become a police istate and that Cuban authorities have the family “all tied up." ROJAS and his wife told MEF 197. that . a Cuban communist named JUAN MARINE is a friend of the family. ‘On one trip to Cuba , CACHITA ROJAS asked him to look into the situation of her, sister TERESA PROENZA to see how it could ‘be straightened out. MARINE recently visited Mexico "incognito" - and informed the ROJAS that the situation now is extraordinarily good but that TERESA was once under a death sentence because she had dealt with LEE HARVEY CSWALD while assigned to the ‘Cuban Embassy prior to the assassination of JOHN F, KENNEDY. ‘Her friends interceded for her and her life was spared. ROJAS ' told MEY 197. that MARINE warned them not to tell the Cuban — HY Embassy in Mexico. City that he had spoken to them about this matter. . “The source stated that JORGE ROJAS and his wife . d@ not know how to cope with the present situation, They fear going to Cuba and they are. speaking out against the Cuban revolution in a most forthright manner. The bitterness dis- played by, ROJAS! wife far exceeds any ‘that the source gan recall in the past. ‘The source stated that some yearS:ago, as best he ~~. could recall, he heard JUANA LUISA PROENZA, a sister of CACRITA who died some years ago, telling a similar story of how TERZSA | - PROENZA was somehow involved with LEE SARVEY OSWALD at the Cuban Embassy. At the time TERESA was employed at the embassy, lived with JUANA-LUISA and another sister. Within the family it has always been said that JUANA LUISA worried herself. to death aiter TERESA was ordered to Cuba, The Mexico City Cffice has conducted a review of . references to TERESA PRCENZA especially those dealing’ with the ~~ OSWALD investigation and it “is noted that as set forth in mo! Mexico City letter to the Bureau 1/24/64 in. the CSWALD case MEY 18 and MEX 19, both of whom have furnished reliable infor- | —~ mation in. the past, reported on 1/13/64 that they had conversed. with HLIZABETHY CATLETT MORA, Bufile 100~325934, who told them of a conversation she held with TERESA PROENZA, the Cultural Attache of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City. According to MORA, TERESA PROENZA had told her that OSWALD walked in "cold" to the Cuban 2mbassy and the first person he talked to was PROENZA. Since PROENZA did not speak English, she turned him ge. 50953 Daoctld: 32319387 Page 3
HY a er re aa A ‘hile it is not clear from available information, it would appear that PROENZA was able to return from Cuba — for a visit to Mexi¢o following her dismissal and departure in 1/64, . rrr Miss. LO8-3702 — By report “dated 1/14/65 the CIA reported on the in- vestigation by the guban government of old line communist JOASUIN ORDCQUI MESA. In this report it was indicated that TERESA PROENZA had been e@rrested at her home and was being — held incommunicadco. | of ne , ot A review of the foregoing material indicates that TERESA PROENZA got into trouble with the Cuban government more -as a result of her criticism of the handling of the OSWALU matter following the assassination of President XENNEDY than because of anything: she did when OSWALU visited the Cuban Bmbassy. Ler harsh’ criticism of nigh Cuban officials (the ¥ . a Evbassador and Foreign Minister) was apparently well known in the embassy and hardly helped her case. it fails to _indicate that she cid anything for CSYALD that would substantiate the remarks made by JORG uCJAS and his. wife. to Max 157 that TERESA PROENZA had nearly. been executed because of her activities during CSY4LD's visit to the Cuban Embassy in 1963. In the absence of additional information regarding this activity, no further investigation is contemplatec at this time. it is noted that it is not feasible to directly interrogate JORGE RCJAS or his wife. However, MEX 197 will closely follow this matter with them and any acditional, significant developments will be called promptly to the attention of the Bureau. Che information copy is being furnished to Philadelphia. in view of their. interest in,ALVARO PROENZA. Concerning ALVARO the ROJAS family: in Kexico City and CACHITA remarked that ALVARO said he was surrounded by "gusanos" (referring to Cuban exiles in a cerogatory. manner ) in Philadelphia. PROENGA, MEX 197 reported on'7/5/79 that he hac recently visited. 50953 Daoctd: 32319387 Page 4
“O oO aN Director, FBI (105-82555) ©. gS Bo. Legat, Mexice City (105-3702) (RUC) Sept. 30, 1969 . LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 18 ~ RUSSIA ~ CUBA ReBulet 9/12/69 to Assistant Atterney General, Internal Security Division, copies of which were forwarded te this office. Enclosed herewith are two Xerox reproductions of the Mexico City file copies of Mr. CHARLIES THOMAS’ memorandum dated 12/10/68, and the memoranda from this office te the Ambassador | dated 12/27/65 and 2/23/66. 7 ce | ALLINFORM So | ” HERE SePt BLENA GARRO DE PAZ, or Mies GARRO as Mr. THCHAS calls | her, ig a weil known figure in Mexican pelitical, secial and literary circles. She was a playwright and well known to many officials of the Embassy including the them Ambassador FULTON FREEMAN, the then Deputy Caief of Mission CLARENCE A. BOONSTRA, and many others. All of those officials expressed to me on | various occasions the opinion that Miss GARRO is a very interesting person and a scintillating conversationalist, but that she has a vivid imagination and frequently appears to be unable to distinguish between truth and fiction. Although interesting, they all considered her a6 highly unreliable as a source of information except for ; Mr. THOMAS who apparently placed consistent credence in what Miss GAR3O said. wa? When Migs GARRO visited this office in Nowember 1964, she claimed that she had seen LEE HARVEY OSWALD at a party given at the home of RUBEN DURAN on September 30, October 1, or October 2, 1963,a8 reported in Mexico City letterhead memorandum of 12/11/64. As previously reported, Miss GARRO claimed that her daughter, ELENA PAZ GARRO, who accompanied her at that party, met for the first time a young man later identified by her ag ARIO ALEJANDRO LAVAGNINI STENIUS. Identification of this individual, who had : ¢P> PA 4 - Bureau (Encs.~6) CLASSIFIED BY so (1 = Liaison Section) OY OLeSl.r: wre aon 1 = Mexico City 4 , | NLF/ako ne an (5) Ss Ae t 7 | o MEK # Po IPS fe 4 j mY ka . e “er HW 50953 Docld: 32319387 - Page 5
MEX 105-3702 Sa ditial ot merely been introduced at the party as "ALEJANDRO", was made on the basis of correspondence received by her daughter from ARIO insistent ‘that her daughter had ‘not met that “young ‘man prior — te the party. When it was pointed cut to her that the letter fraa ARIO ALEJANDRO LAVAGNINI STENIUS was dated 9/1/63 and poatuarked 9/2/63, she merely commented that probably the comminists have facilities for falsifying pestmarks. When LAVAGHINI was interviewed, he was unable to fix the date of the party but he believed it was probably early in September and neither he nor the two acquaintances of his who accompanied him te the party could recall any Americans having been present. On 12/10/65 while talking to former Foreign Service . Officer CHARLES W. THOMAS, Mias GARRO claimed that the party where she had met OSWALD was held at the home of RUBEN DURAN “in September 1963, shortly after her return from abroad” as reported in Mr. THOMAS’ memorandum of 12/10/65. In her conversation with Mr. THOMAS on 12/25/65 as reported in his memorandum of that date, Miss GARRO claimed that she believed the party was about September 2 or 3, 1963, "a few days before the visit of Soviet astronaut GAGARIN".* Inasmuch ag the Bureau is in possession of all of Mr. THOMAS’ memoranda concerning ELENA GARRO DE PA‘ story except his memorandum of 12/10/65 (his memoranda are dated the date of his conversations and not the date typed), copies of that memorandum are enclosed herewith for the completion of the Bureau's files. The Bureau will note that all the pertinent information contained therein is set ferth in Mexico City cable~- gram of 12/17/68. Cbservations The following is submitted in response to the Bureau's request regarding my observations of Mr. THOMAS' statements in his memorandum furnished to the Secretary of State: ant of wo ~2- ) yo. * Mexico City newspapers show that Soviet astronaut GAGARI <<. was in Mexico from February 8 to 23, 1963. ene eee reopee™ L ag hid , poo Saker theese arana sr aet-cmeneeca ames tare at + “> I a AI an eae on ete are tartaric eregtananer tape HW 50953 DocId:32319387 Page 6 “> * BO Oe a
MEX 105-3702 ats _. G1) With regard to paragraph 3 in which he refers to his meeting with me and Mr. WINSTON SCOTT, then head of CIA, Mexico: CS I first met Mr. THOMAS, one of the officers assigned to the Political Section of the Embassy on 12/17/65, the day after I took over as Legal Attache, when Mr. SCOTT told me he had received a memorandum which he believed I showld see. It | was My. THOMAS’ memorandum dated 12/10/65. As originally prepared that memorandum was designated for the. Ambassador, ‘ithe Deputy Gaief of Mission, the Political Section, Political Research (CIA), oy and the Central Biographic Department. He subsequently furnished “| this office a copy although that dissemination does Bot show on the Eubassy file copy of his memorandum. In view of the nature -Of the ‘information, Mr. THOMAS was asked to join Mr. SCOTT and me in a conference. Since the investigation of the OSYALD case had been handled by a previous Legal Attache, I remained non~ committal about the allegations made by Miss GARRO, but pointed out the Bureau’s interest in that case. It was also pointed out to Hy. THOMAS that the information in his memorandum was in- complete in many respects, including the fact that Miss GARBRO did not pinpoint the date of the alleged party but described it only as “in September 1963, shortly after her return fron Europe”. He stated that Miss GARRO was extremely reluctant: to discuss the matter and doubted that she would discuss it with anyone else. He therefore volunteered to raise the Subject again with her to obtain more details. He was thanked at that time for his cooperation. (2) Regarding paragraph 5 in which Mr. THOMAS stated “he got no reaction from Mesers. SCOTT and FERRIS regarding his memorandum of 12/25/65": | in view of the expressed interest of the Ambassador and the Deputy Chief of Mission whe had received copies of Mr. THOMAS' memoranda of 12/10 and 12/25/65 in the factualness ef Miss GARRO‘'s atory, they were advised by memoranda from this office dated 12/27/65 and 2/23/66, copies of which are enclosed, that in view _ of the fact that Miss GARRO's allegations had previously been | checked out without substantiation, no further action was being : taken concerning her recent repetition of those allegations. These 7: memoranda were based on Buairtel 12/22/65 and Bulet 3/15/66. Both | | | we Zon Oe ENE MINE ROR ATS SELENA ASE me KEEP MELB AANA REN tf PONTE RE TES ERA SHEE GMT ELSE pert IEE SY OE aD SES ELE RIN SR SE NAT ae REN POE HH atch nee' eteirak ta. aie aaa Verma C5 —_ ema ay HY 50953 DocTdis2319387 -Page 7° + - ea BB,
| 4 HE 5 -Keceived a copy of Mr. THOMAS' . 0953 DocTd:32919387 | Page : 7 Le PE UR OS rz 3 sk ed MEK 105-3702 | wh wid _ NOT Se ui ie “ag. 2 t aR memoranda were sent.on-a circulation basis te Mr. THOMAS’ superier, the Counselor for Political Affairs, who also had _THOMAS' memoranda. It can only be concluded that the ‘Counselor for Political Affairs did not’ route this office's memorandum of 2/23/66 te Mr. THOMAS or that Mr. THOMAS docs not recall it. (3) Regarding paragraph 6 concerning Mr. THOMAS’ interview with me relative to Miss GARRO again having _ the date of the alleged party to the end of September: i never interviewed Mr. THOMAS alone. The first time I saw him was in the presence of Mr. SCOTT. When he visited my Office I called the Agent to whem the case had been sasigned to come in and sit in on the interview. I did not tell him that Mise GARRO had given the late September date “accurately” when ' She had come to the Embassy and made her first report. I did tell him that her newly revised date was the same time that she had given when she came to the Embassy in November 1964 to tell her story. The investigation conducted at that time, as reflected in Mexico City letterhead memorandum of 12/11/64, showed that the late September date was not accurate. Neither did I tell him that someone else who was at the party had stated that there were no Americans there. Frankly, although I had reviewed the file after this matter first came up in December 1965, I did not memorize all of the details and I did aot recall this fact which I did not become aware ef until my current review in connection with Mr. THOMAS' recent allegations. Neither did Tt tell him that I considered the case “cleged". I would not have considered it to be of concern to him whether the ease was closed or not. I did tell him in response to his inquiry, that it would not be necessary for him to pursue this matter any further with Hiss GARRO since we had heard her Story before and it had been checked out without being substantiated and I therefore considered her story to be a clesed issue. (4) Regarding paragraph 9 in which Mr. THOMAS referred to Mr. ALLEN WHITE’s alleged statement that the Federal Security Police’ interrogation of the DURANs was ungatisfactery and comment, “This transcript may be the source of Mr. FERRIS! belief that ELENA GARRO’s story had been checked’out and found to be untrue”: ~~
| | Seeman ete a nA A ACTH BOSSE PST A A DER Ro BIH fot Renae arene mae rT easrwerinss whet ee sf HW 50953. bocld: 32319387 ‘Page 9.60 66 MEX 105-3702 : This atatement is uninformed speculation. I knew “nothir about Mr. WHITE’s evaluation of the interrogation of the DURANs which so far as I know, had nothing te do with the ‘story about ‘the alleged party subsequently related by Mise — GARRO. My “belief" was based on the investigation conducted by this office as reported in Mexico City letter and letterhead memorandum of 12/11/64, and the Bureau's concurring evaluation as set forth in Bureau airtel 12/22/65 and Bulet of 2/15/66. (5) With-regard to paragraph 10 in which Mr. THOMAS Commented that “whereas the FBI has discounted ELEWA GARRO‘’s allegations, the.CIA is still considerably disturbed by them": i am aware of no foundations for this observation that CIA is “still considerably disturbed" by Miss GARRO's story. My, WINSTON SCOTT gave absolutely no indication of such reactions to me, but on the contrary indicated that he was well aware of . fies GARRO'’s unreliability. With regard to Mr. THOMAS’ claim that CIA may not have pressed further investigation for several reasons including “considering the sensitive overlap and subtle competition between two intelligence collection agencies, it had to yield te the FBI's jurisdiction"; This can only be described as a product of Mr. THOMAS’ imagination. During the period in questian, relations between this office and CIA in Mexico were maintained on a friendly, mutually cooperative basis with respect for the authority and responsibilities of the two parent agencies. The principal function of CIA in Mexico in connection with the investigation of the OSWALD case was in checking out allegations concerning possible Cuban aspects through their established sources and confidential converage. The remaining points covered by Hr. THOMAS under items 2, 3 and 4, paragraph 16, are extraneous te Miss GARRO's stery and appear to have been included gratuitously in his memorandum to the Secretary of State. (6) With regard to Mr. THOMAS' terminal comment in paragraph 13 that the records should show that a representative of a major American publication has at least some knowledge of Migs GARRO'’s story: Sal al sea aks set SIS BEE IRAR ARERR ES Lee EN RR ea Siete ale TON AO ern anne SMB ELAS AR cette meg
foe { { ' C - ‘ \ MEX 105-3702 Peer alS ye This office has no information indicating such to be a fact or that either Mr. THOMAS had given the story te such _&n individual. or that Miss GARRO herself,.in spite of her =  __  ¥Yepeated protestations that she should not be revealed as the source of this information, had passed the stery on to such an individual. OS Comments The significance is not known as to why the State Department disseminated Mr. THOMAS' memorandum under the subject “CHARLES WILLIAM THOMAS", instead of under the LEE HARVEY OSWALD investigation as Mr. THOMAS captioned his memorandun. it appears that Mr. THOMAS has undergone a change in attitude since hie departure from Mexice which is difficult to understand. This may possibly be a reaction to his separation frem Foreign Service. According to Babagsy sources, Mr. THOMAS is believed te have been “selected out", a phrase used when an officer is “retired” after having been in one grade for the maxinum period of time and is not considered qualified for promotion te a higher grade. This involuntary separation from the Foreign Service may account for his present attitude which otherwise is difficult to comprehend. During the time after I took over as Legal Attache on 12/16/65 until his departure from Mexico in 1967, I and other persounel of thie office had very limited contact with Hr. THOMAS. He was one of various officers assigned to the Political Section and although he was ostensibly friendly, his assignment had little in common with the work of this office and therefore our relations, both official and personal, were closer with other officers in the Political Section. The only official contact i had with him was in connection with instant matter. Although at that time he exhibited somewhat of a “detective complex” in desiring to probe into the story recounted by Migs GARRO, he at moO time demonstrated a desire to take over the OSWALD investiga- tion from the authorized authorities. My. THOMAS’ current attitude as set out in hia letter and memorandum to the Secretary of State dated 7/28/69 is ebvicus from his statement, "Since I was the Enbassy officer in Mexico =G= eng -4 AR PRA ACE Rn NR AF ELIE i ERT REE ; HY 50953 Doeeld:32319387 Page 10: + . : : wi . 2 LEA
° a : ~ Ye . wi 2 & > ent | ree xe Seonel MEX 105-3702 viavilt ‘5 who acquired this intelligence information, I feel a responsibility for seeing it through to its final evaluation.” it appears, therefore, that Mr. THOMAS haa now decided that he and not the FBI or the Department of Justice is the one to decide how the story given by Miss GARRO is to be evaluated. The concept that every person who passes on to another govern= ment agency information relating to matters within the jurisdiction of that agency has the responsibility and authority to review and evaluate the action taken by that agency is, of course, untenable. Further question concerning Mr. THOMAS’ judgment is raised by item 3 of paragraph 10 of his mem the Secretary of State. Any reference to the ‘ relationship between the head of CIA Mexico and top Mexican officials, if true, is a very highly classified matter and any "leak" or revelation to unauthorized individuals concerning such an arrangement would, in view of the delicate Mexican political situation, be disastrous to the Mexican Government as well as to Mexican-American relations. The delicacy of the situation has recently been greatly augmented by the published Cuban allegation that one of the officers of the Mexican Embassy in Havana was acting as a CIA spy with the knowledge of the Mexican Government. Mr. THOMAS, however, included such a highly classified reference in a memorandum which he classified only as “eonfidential", contrary to regulations relative to classification of documents. While this reference relates to the activities and operations of another Government agency and therefore is not of primary concern to the Bureau, it is nevertheless called to the Bureau's attention for consideration in evaluating Mr. THOWAS current allegations. An additional copy ef this letter is being forwarded for use in the event the Bureau desires to forward a copy to Dallas which received a copy of referenced letter. a ie HY 50953 Docld: 32319387 Page 11
TO FROM SUBJECT: CLASSIFIED BY sue Ce. DECLASSIFY,ON: 25 (aR : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: February 20, 1969 7 MC, NEW ORLEANS (P) . AKQQOPR LATE AGENCIES, ae Gka GEN. REG. NO. OF . ; H UNITED STATES GOVERNME#!T .- ’ ~~ . | | Memorandum “SECRET SERGEY A. LOSEV AND FIER OTPICES ~ ff Is - R (TASS KGB) ADVISED maeney jh . Ww (Eufile 105-122702) SLIP(S), (NOfile 105-2977) DATS” GENMRIKH A, BOROVIK IS -- R (NOVOSTI PRESS AGENCY - KGB) (Bufile 105-90959) (NOfile 105-2971) x Re New York airtel to Bureau 1/28/69 SSA) Enclosed for the Bureau are 16 copies of an LHM dated and captioned as above, Five copies of the LHM are enclosed for New York and two copies each for Atlanta and Poston Fi) This LHM has -been classified "SECRET_- NO FOREIG DISSEMINATION” due to the sensitive nature of (NY 554-S3KS The first source mentioned in the LHM is (NY 554-S* KS) The second source is Mr. LOU THOMAS, owner and manager of thé Capri Motel, 2424 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana .§@’) Bureau (Enc. 16) (Rx) Atlanta (Ene. 2) (RM) Boston (Enc. 2) (RM) New York (165-62900) (Enc. 5) (RM) (2 ~ 105-43113) (} 100~117844) (MARK LANE) 5 ~ New Orleans “os (1 ~ 100 ~ MARK LANE) Sef JCS:bs (4) GNA Fagg \a/te4g SECRET HY 50953 Docld: 32319387 Page 12
A SECRET KK) NO 105-2977 Oe (4) NO 105-2972 LEADS UU) ATLANTA At Atlanta, Georgia. Will check indices on DON meres feoston kW) u At Boston, Massachusetts. Will determine to whom the car bearing Massachusetts plate L 37 - 018 is registered and check indices on that person, , Uy ANEW voRK pes) tu w) At New York. The setting of leads with regard to the subjects" contacts in Washington, D. C., and New York is being left to the discretion of the New York Office. tA) yet) 1) Will determine the subscribers to the teleph e numbers which the subjects called while in New Orieans.C&CLU) NEW ORLEANS 2) Will determine to waom the car bearing Louisiana plate 14 B 326 is registered (§O)(U) 3) Will check indices on the individuals at 922 Ursuline Street, New Orlea ns. (S$) Fay HY 50953 Docld: 32319387 Page 13 -
. . \ i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUR AL OF INVESTIGATION SECRET . s, Leuisiana CS In Reply, Ploase Refer to February 20 ’ 1S6¢: i File No. : SECRET ~ NO _FOREIGN DI GSEMINAT ION ‘SERGEY 4, LOSEV On January 27, 1969. a confidential source, who has furnished reliabie informatica in the past, furnished informa- tion which indiceted that Sergey A. Losev and Genrikh A. Borovik, , both Soviet corresponde; pianned to fly to New Orleans, louisiana, in the near fitere, Losev has a seat reserved, for the Clay Shaw triagi in New Or leans (S§(W) ‘ The New Orleans States-Item, a_New Orleans, Louisiana, daily newspaper of February 5, 1969, contains an article cap tioned "NAMING OF LAST SHAW JUROR is BELIEVED NEAR, In this article it was stated that Ciay L, Shaw is to go on trial in Criminal District Court on charges of conspiring co Kill President Jorn FM. sae who was shet 8 death on November 22, 1962. Acoor : ae adcle, the ae: \om Of & jury was to go inta Co ee 1968, aid that one more a aa alterna ts a wear Ste BE ectan : February i2, 988, Orleans Pap ah orien States~4 tem of Gontinues in _ in New Or eans Og “yay _DISSEMINAT LON fw) 6LFP St0/Gel_ ere 8 ea ee oa ee ee ee th ¥, HW 50953 Docld:32319987 Page 14
HY 450953 SEGRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION (us SERGEY A, LOSEV GENRIKH_A, BOROVIK 4 On January 31, 1969, a second confidential source, who has furnished reiigble information in the past, advised that Sergey Losey and Genrixh Borovik had made reservations at the Capri Motel, 2410 Tulane &yenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, start- ing on February 3, 1962, This source stated that there was no indication how long lossy and Borovik intended to stay in New Orleans. According *. thos source, Borovik and Losev are stay- ing in rooms £09 and 216, respectively, at the Capri Note? Gee\(u On February 3, 1969, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation sbserved Sergey A. Losev and Genrikh A. Borovik deplane from Eastern Airline Fiight 63 at 6:45 p.m. at New Orleans International Airgort, Moisant Field, and subse- quently take 4 taxi to th> Capri Motel, 2424 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, Louisisrs,  Borovik entered room 209 at the motel and Losey entered roan 210.2) vw) . From Februav: 49, i969, through February 8, 1969, and February 10, 1969, theo February 12, 2969, Borovik and Losev were observed by Specie’ “Swcnes of she Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation entering the Or leans Parish Criminal Courts Building, Bread Street and Tilange Ace 2, New Orleans, Louisiana. ta) Oo February observed Borovik éna Bourbon and Canal Str: Lane and an unkrowa fe 9, Special Agents of the FBI a2 65:01 p.m, at the corner of ', New Orleans, where they met Mark -- whe was witan Lane. Borovik and Losev spent over strc. v8 in the company of Lane and the unkaown femaje., Mark jase and the unknown female were cb- served entering the by icine at $23 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, Loaisians CRW) Mark Lane ic + weil-known author and lecturer. gy (Uy of the FBI at 922 Ursuline and they were . ObSe reed Poway cle a2, | SOreer, Me Dosa, Observed deparyiee fr. keo(u) BDoclda: 323193687 Page 15
(ur SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION SERC3Y 4, LOSEV GENR1KH 2, BOROVIK _ nknowa white male. All three men were observed entering a. (1969 Ford Mustang with Louisiana license 343 B 379, and they : drove to the Capri Motel where they entered Borovik's room, yt Oa Februery 12, 1969, a Special Agent of the FBI ! observed the following names on mail boxes at 922 Ursuline - Street, New Or leans; Madeline A. Ehrlich = proprietor Mr, and Mrs. Jud James Dr. and Mrs. J. Brenner Mr. M. Waldron R. Crowover ; SOU On February 12, 1969, Miss Julie Timbrello, Station Manager, Hertz Rent A Car, 1540 Canal Street, New Orleans, Lovisiana, advised SA John C. Seaton that a 1969 Ford Mustang with Louisiana license 343 B 379 had been rented from her company on February 9, 1969, to Don McKee, Atlanta, Georgia, of the Associated Press. Miss Timbrello advised that the car is still under rental to him, 1a) Borovik and Losev were dabserved by Special Agents of the FBI on February i2, 1969, at 6:50 p.m, at the Capri Motel. They removed their lugnage and put it in an automobile bearing Massachusetts license L 37 = 018 wrich was driven 5y an unknown white male. There was also an unkncwn white female passenger in the car. Borovik and Losev entered the car and they drove to a house opposite 4363 Owens Drive, New Orleass. All four people entered this house. In the driveway outside this house was a car bearing Louisiana license 14 B 326. At 8305 pom, all four people departed from this house and entered the car Caf Or Fenros. , Lvov, Special Agents of the FRI observed lomkey aro Posuoig rd Eastern Airlines Flight 422 which was we d bo from New Orleans at 10:19 pom, for sew Yor’, New York, -ight was late taking off and aACUUually Gdepuctes teoe sey 4£ 40:50 o.m, ur) - ar Xu) HY 50953 Bocld: 32319387 Page 16
SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION SERGEY 4, LOSEV . GENRiKi A, BOROVIK The second confidential source advised on February 14, 1969, that Borovik had called the following telephone. numbers. _' While’ he was in New Orleans: . Date Telephone Number Location February 3, 1969 212~877 1227 New York February 5, 1969 212-877 1227 New York 529 5333, Ext. 475 New Orleans February 6, 1969 212-877 1227 New York February 7, 1969 524 0356 New Orleans February 9, 1969 524 2411 New Orleans February 10, 1969 Incoming call from Moscow, Russia February 11, 1969 329 $754 . New Orleans ( February 12, 1969 529 2784 New Grleans 525 5422 New Orleans The second confidential source on February 14, 1969, ' advised thzt Losey had calied the following telephone numbers while he was in New Orlear:: Date tele phone Number Location February 5, 1969 Collect New York credit card #154258 Ceoxiect New York credit card #155804 (y 202-582 ERO Washington, BD. Cc, oe fe HW §0953 Docld:32319387 Page i?
HY 50957 SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION tenet UE OSE MINATION SERGEY A. LOSEV GENRIKH A. BOROVIK Date Telephone Number Location February 6, 1969 UN 5-58C4 New York Collect call Credit Card #154258 February 12, 1969 525.9429 New Orleans BDoclda: 323193687 Page 18 ; 2 cena teg vA ROTI et Na Di tag