Originator: FBI
From: MX
To: HQ
Document date: 03/10/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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4 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JEK ASSASSINA TION STINE

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10228-10294

RECORD SERIES: EP

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-1264-61

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MX

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 03/10/1964

PAGES: 29

SUBJECT:

SEE FBI 105-82555-2606

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIEICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

01/13/1999

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/14/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act (1)(A)

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

JFK Act 6(4)

COMMENTS:

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

DOCUMENTIBH 326

el м.JFK

IN THIS

DIRECIOR, FBI (105-82555)

3/10/64

LEGAE, MEXICO CITY (105-3702) (P)

ALL INFCMLATION CONTAINED

LEE HARVEY OSWALD, alca

IS - R - CUBA

DEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCUPT

SHERE SEOUS OTHEREIDE.

ENCLOSURE

Enclosed for the Bureau are 30 copies of & letter i

head memorandum dated and captioned as above.

REFERENCES:

Mesaco orty letter dated 1/13/04; Burcau cablas

aated 1/25/2, and 2/12/04; Foxico City cables datca 1/27/64

and 3/5/64, ze allegations of YIARIO ROJAS VILLANueVAs

Antonio cable to Bureau, Dollas and Houston dated 2/22/64g

Houston letterhead memorandum dated 2/28/64.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Capioa of encloncd letterhead memorandu were dis

sentnated locally to the curge d'Aifaires of the inbassy and

to CIA.

The following infomation was received from WINSION

datsd 1/20/St to legat, Mexico Cily, maried "Storm," eap-

Head of the CIA Station, Mexico City, by memorandum

tioned "LEE HARVEY OSWALD" and 13 being set forth in the

cover letter,

along with the nemorandun montioned below dated

2/13/64, In view of CIA's roqueat that the information was

not to ba dissominated outaide this office wathout pazor

approva ai the originating office in Mexico City:

this memorandim set torch that on 147/04 a reply

was recesveaLizon

JACK STEVANI, CIA Represcatative

1n

Merida, Yucatan:

(S)

4/29/43

Classified

by 2803 pass ock

Bureau (Ency. - 30) Declassily,

n = daison section)

(2 - Dallas, 100-10451) Johns

1 - Mexico City

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SEARCHED

_INDEXED.

SERIALIZED.

_ FILED

MAR 1 8 1964

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MC 205-3702

described by SOLIS as: 30 years old, 5: 8*

• about

185 pounds, stociy, alin "moreno, ' black straight

hair, mustache and

with a long face.

He usually

worles as e chauffour or farmor. SOLIS said bladio

VILTANUSVA Famirez did not seen subject to aberrations.

ly nonorandum dated 2/18/64, directed to the legat,

Mexico CIty, fIon WINSTON M. SCOTT, which memorandun was

marked "sucrot," the following additional information sas

set forth:

DINIEL SOLIS was rcintervlared In February 1954 b

JACK SIDwARt and furnished the following Information In rep

to questions asked him:

"SOLIS states he has not reccived either of

the two letters Eladio VILIANISVA claims to have

sent hin secently.

"SoLIs again stated that he does not have ony

notebool: belonging to VILLANUIVA. He said that 11

such a notebook come to him he would forvard at to

the addreas given.

"SOLIS stated thet, according to his recollec

VILLANUEVA arrived in Cozumel in June 1953 and

left (about) 4 July 1953 aboard a ferryboat 'Alberto!

for puerto Juarez.

"SorIs recalls now that he had rocolved some

three (3) Ictters from VILLANUEVA.

these vere nailed

in Guadalajara and were sent in the months Immedi

ately following VILLANUlVA's departure from cozumel..

SolId said he answered all three, and in the last

letter SOLIS wrote to VIILANUDVA he askod VILLANUDVA

to sopsy the 500 pesos ($40 U.S.) he had loaned

VILLANUEVA.

soris said he never heard fron VIll,

NUEVA after that.

"Dr one of the three letters, VILLANUEVA asked

SOLIS I9 he would 11ice to be a "secret police agent!

in Conumer

SoLTs has no othcr intormation concerning

this.

(S)

SEGRET,

wis 3 mi

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NC 105-3702

"SOLIS contends he had no Information on D03-

sible contacts VILLANUEVA night have had with Cubans

or Ancricans in Cozumel.

"SOLIS said that whon VIIIANUEVA was not worl

Ing as an 'albantl' (bricklayer), he spent his time

weeding and cutting brush at SOLISe hone, VILLANUEVA

was usually in the harmock by 2030 hours.

SOLIS and

VINNUVA sometimes visited the Mayalum Nightclub

together; VILTANUEVA did not appear to be much of a

arinicer.

"SOLIS Bai TITIANULVA arrived in Cozumol with

a Sergeant Second Class "POLO."

POLD was arriving

et a new assigment at the Cozumal Military Base;

VILIANUEVA clained to have met 'POLO' in Merico CIty.

"POLO COno tO SOLIS! house tuice after VILLANUEVA

left, 2o0icinE for VILLAVUlVA.

Fron Vilis evana that be the lotte he roceived

SA JOSEPIL B. GARCIA advised that after he Interviowed

DANIEI, SOLIS at EgEmel en 2/4/04, SOLIS manted that he magis

nave miointoined Jick stow concerning the length of ROJAs!

atay In Cozumol Tor the purpone of poscibly protecting his

relative, ROJAS, uno 1s actually the uncle of solis! viro,

and also

because he paid littlo attention to the actual

length of RoJAe" stay.

It is noted that other itons contained in ROJIS'

notebook, which was obtained fron SOLIS in Cozumel, were call

Ing cards, one of which had the name on It of WAlein A. CATES,

Customs Agent, Son Diego, Calliomia, U.S. Treasury Depart

ment, and the other card had the name on it of RaY I. HATCH,

Customs Investigator, U.S. Iraasury, Laredo, Texas.

Upon Interview 3/5/04, ROJAS advised he cannot

recall uno tnese persons are nor how he cano into possession

at their calling cards.

For information, It 1s Inown that

HAICH 13 2 U.S. Custons Agent who was and may still be

stationed at Inredo, Texas.

By cable dated 1/25/54, the Bureau requested that

efforts be made to arrange a polygraph examination of ROJAS

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NO 105-3702

assassination plot of President KerneDY was fabricated by

hir, no further investigation is being conducted in the ROYAS

matter.

It 1s noted that the original of the siened state

ment talcon fron ROJAS by the members of the Maxican federal

security Police at Guadalajara on 3/5/64,1s contained In

the 1-A scotion of this filo in thie office.

SOURCES:

The confidential source abroad referred to in

enclosed momorandum IS SA JOSEPH B. GARCIA, who conducted in-

vestigation at Cozunol, Quintana Roo, Mexico, and Marico City,

and Who, aLong with SA DWIN o Jolison, conducted a joint

The second confidential source abroad mentioned in

enclosed letterhead memorandun 18 SA EDWIN O. JOHNSON.

CISSIFICATION:

•Ihe chelosed letterhead nonorandum has been classl

fled "CONFIDENTIAL" In order to protect. ous forcien operations.

COPIES:

Tro condes of enclosed lecterhead nonorandm are

designated for Inllas as domestic office of origin.

MEXICO CITY

will continue to vigorously and

immedlately Handle all Investigation growing out of leads 1r

this case and report results promptly.

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