LEE HARVEY OSWALD - MEMO RE DANIEL SOLIS
Originator: CIA
From: SCOTT, WINSTON M.
To: ANDERSON, CLARK D., LEGAL ATTACHE
Document date: 01/20/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMORANDUM TO Mr. Clark D. Anderson, Legal Attache

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MEMO FRUMACOS

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of DaNIel SOLIS

1. Roference le mado to Mr. Anderton's memorandum of 14 January

196& reguesting that certain information be obtained from Cozumel.

2. The following reply was received on 17 January 1964 from

Jack Stewart in Merida:

a. Danlel SOLIS is a well known municipal policeman in Cozumel.

He has been in this position for the past eleven (11) yeare. He has a good

reputation.

b. Daniel SOLIS stated that he had no knowledge of any person

ramed Ylario ROJAS Villanueva. Daniel SOLIS' wilo has an uncle who is

named Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez and is from Guadalajara. SOLIS

believes this unclo was originally from Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato.

This uncle visited SOLIS in Cozumel about the first two weeks in Juns 1963.

The uncle arrived ty bus to Puerto Juarez and by boat to Corumel. He was

"broke", seeking work. He was without luggage, had only the clothes he

wore. The uncle said his suitcase had fallen from the top of the bus into

the water at an unspecified ferry crossing on route to Merida. The uncle

sald the suitcase contained some "important papera" and all his persoal

belongings.

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c. Daniel SOLIS housed and fed this uncle and got him a job

(temporary) as a bricklayer's assistant. The uncle worked in Cozumel

until about mid-June 1963 and tben left for Vera Crus by boat.

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d. The present whereabouts of thie uncle are unknown to Daniel

SOLIS. SOLIS gave hira some clothes and $500 (pesos) upon departure.

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486-195

•. While at the homo of Daniel SOLIS, the uncle wrote three

letters to the skippor of she ferry boat trying to recovor his suitcase;

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but be received no reply. The uncle sent no other mail and he received no

mail during this time. The uncle had no notebook of any kind.

f. The uncle had no contact with any Cubans in Cozumel as far au

SOLIS knows. His only associates were a Moxican dir Force Sergeant

named "Polo" and his bricklayer boss, Leonal VILLANUEVA (no relation).

go The uncle, Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramires, l8 described by

SOLIS a6: 30 years old, 5'8", abart 185 pounda, stocky, skin "moreno".

black straight hair, mustache and with a long face. He uoually worke au

a chauffeur or farmer. SOLIS said Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramires did not

seem subject to aberrationa.

3. Neither Danlel SOLIS nor any of several other contacta in Cozumel

havo heard of "Albert".

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT

BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUISIDE YOUR OFFICE

WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO

CITY.

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