Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/30/1969
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10073-10426

2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992-

FUFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10073-10426

RECORD SERIES:

MX

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-3702-1365

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

LEG. MX

DIRECTOR. FBI

DATE: 09/30/1969

PAGES: 7

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 105-82555-5617

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/24/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

06/08/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

COMMENTS:

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

•DEGLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT.

K 3/10/87

AS SANiTiL Director, FBI (105-82555)

SECRET

Sept. 30, 1969

AiL

HEREIN IS IMMLASSIFIED

EXCRPEWUCRE

mail itty (105-3702) (RUC)

LEE HARVEY OSWALD

IS - RUSSIA - CUBA

Declassify on:

OADR

ReBulet 9/12/69 to Assistant Attorney General, Internal

Security Division, copies of which were forwarded to this office.

Enclosed herewith are two Xerox reproductions of the

Mexico City file coples of Mr. CHARLES THOMAN® memorandun dated

12/10/65, and the memorand Iron this office to the Ambassador

dated 12/27/65 and 2/23/66.

Background

BLENA GARRO DE PAZ, Or MISE GARRO as Mr. THOMAS calle

her, 19 a well known figure in Mexican political, social and

literary circles.

officials of the Embassy including the then Ambrandor TULTON

FREKMAN, the then Deputy Chief of Missien CLARENCH A. BOONETRA,

and many others. All of thore officiale expressed to, me on

vardous occasions the opinion that Mias GARRO 1n " VOrT Lateresting

person and a scintillating conversationalint, but that the has a

vivld Imagination and frequently appears to be unablo to distinguinb

between truth and fiction.

Although Interentina, they nil connidere

her' as highly unreliable on a source of infomition except for

Mr. THOMAS who apparently placed consistent crodenes in what Mies:

GARRO said.

When MisS GARRO visited this offtce in November 1964, whe

claimed that she had seen Ll HARVEY OSWALD at a party given at

24-27-93

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BUSKA PAL CARRO, who secompanied her at that prtyrnet fer the

firet time young man later identified by bor am.

NATO ALEJANDRO

LAVAGNINI STENIUS. Identification of this individul, who bra

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SECRED

MEX 105-3702

who acquired this intelligence information, I feel a

responsibility for seeing it through to its final evaluation.!!

It appears, therefore, that Mr. THOMAS has 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 s of paragraph 10 of his memorangun furnished to

the Secretary of State.

Any reference to the "close and delicate"

relationship between the head of CIA Mexico ara 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 "confidential"

, contrary to regulations relative to classilication

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

ureau's attention for consideration in evaluating Mr. THOMAS

urrent allegations.*

An additional copy of 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.

SECRET

7-0/CSF3774

NH 50953

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