HSCA REQUEST TO ARRANGE INTERVIEWS IN MEXICO
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: GAMBINO, ROBERT W., DIRECTOR OF SEC
To: BRECKINRIDGE, SCOT, PRINCIPAL COORD
Document date: 07/21/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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21 JUL 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR: Legislative Counsel

ATTENTION:

Mr. Scott Breckinridge

Principal Coordinator/HSCA Matters

FROM:

Robert W. Gambino

Director of Security

SUBJECT:

HSCA Request

1. (U/AIUO). Reference is made to the 19 July 1978

request of the House Select Committee on Assassinations

(HSCA)

for assistance of the Agency in arranging interviews in

Mexico with ten individuals (OLC 78-2718)•

The records of

the Office of Security have been checked and files have been

located on eight of the ten individuals.

2. (S) The following is a brief outline of the nature

• of the

relationship that the Agency had with each of the

eight individuals on whom the Office of Security

has files.

The outline also

indicates whether or not this file has been

requested for review by the HSCA and whether or not it has

actually been reviewed by HSCA staff members.

partially reviewed by HSCA staffers Lopez and Hardway.

Henry P. Lopez

reflects operational interest in this American citizen

from 1959 until 1968. The file has been prepared for HSCA

review but has not yet been seen by the HSCA staffers.

Manuel Calvillo - OS File #282 599 on this Mexican

citizen

reflects operational interest in 1962.

The file

was reviewed by HSCA staffer Lopez on 12 and 17 July 1978.

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Al Witrich (Correct name Alfonso R. Wichtrich

OS File #35 002 reflects

Jin this

naturalized U.S. citizen during 1962. The file has been

prepared for review by the HSCA but has not yet been

reviewed.

Luis Alberu, Suoto - OS File #279 089 reflects|

"In this Cuban citizen intermittently

from

1962 until 1968. He was at one time of interest

in Mexico City.

The file has been prepared for review but has not yet

been reviewed by the SCA.

Consuelo Esperon - OS File #280 142 reflects that

this Mexican citizen was of

during

At that time, she was employed as a

secretary in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City. The file

has been prepared for review but has not yet been reviewed

by the HSCA.

Ramon Joseph Alvarez. Durant - OS File #114 926

reflects that Durant, who was born in New York City,

holds Mexican and American citizenship. Durant was

During

some of this period, he was

assigned to Mexico City.

lhere is no indication in his security tile that he has

previously been of interest to the HSCA.

LIONION I) (True Name Alberto Rodriguez Gallego) -

OS File #228 726 reflects that this Cuban citizen

was of

file does not reflect previous interest by the HSCA.

3.

(S) The Office of Security does not maintain a file

on Gen. Jose Jesus Clark Flores or Noe Palomares, however, it

is

known that both of these names were previously the subject

of inquiries from the HSCA.

4. (U/AIUO) In regard to the individuals in paragraph 2

on whom the Office of Security does maintain files, it

is noted

that the information in these files is generally quite dated and

would be of limited assistance in ascertaining

• their current

whereabouts.

for Robert W. Gambino

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