MATERIAL ON SILVIA DURAN, RELATIONS WITH OSWALD, MEXICAN INTERROGATION
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF, WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION
Document date: 06/13/1967
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IRING-3 Operation

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DOC. MiC 10, 352,

Reference: FiRA 31977

Forwarded as Attachment One under separate cover

are reports

prepared byiWalica B. RO:TON on the activities of LIRING-3, dated 9,

13, 22, 23, 25, 26 and 27 May 1967. Fonlarded as Attachment Trol also

under separate cover, are photocopies of correspondarce exchanged between

LIRING-3 in texico City and Paz rESeEJO in Havana.

nant Three hezewith, is a pamphlet obtaihed by LIRING-3 vhich contains

the text of the nessage allegedly sent the Tri "Continental organiaation

by Ernesto "Cha" GUEVARA.

There is little question that'lthINg 3 mst often ask himsel

just where his association with ROVTON is taking hin and must speculate

about just what RONTON is after.

to conjectures

There ere obviously times then, left

and suppositions,

LIRING-3 must feel lixe

"guitting,"

Yet, the ascendancy gradually developed by ROnToN over LIELG-3 has

reached the point where LIRING-3 is unilling to go back to the crab;

uninteresting life he lived before meeting ROUtON. the result of LIRING-3"s

"secgnd thoughts" has up to now been a desire, in the end, to collatorate

cation of the confusion which exists in LIRING-3*s mind as a result of

the contacts he maintains at PONTON's urging with the Cubans, Guatemalan

rebels, and various shades of Mexican and Central Amertean leftists.

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In addition LIRING-3, La professional artist finds himself involved in

the development of a conmercial venture, an undertaking for which he is

ill equipped....

This chines shortcoming requires very close guidance by

ROWTON and, in turn, makes LIRING-3 even pore dependant on his case officer.

Thus, while LIRING-3 occasionally thinks of returning to painting and 08

giving art lessons land develops qualms about, taking money from RottoN for

what he considers to be little result, LIRIN-3 keeps levolving himselt

deeper and deeper in activities of interest to RovroN.

The above does not mean that firing-y's activities should not

be subjected to every operational control possible, on the contraty.

LIRING-3's story concerning the manner in which birth certisicates dan

be obtained in Northern Mexico to secure valid Mexican passports continies,

for examplel to be suspect.

It now appears, on the other baud, that

"GARCIA" of the Guatemalan FAR: exiStS YLTKING-4 talked to him

and that

he does not waht LIRING to Some in contact with other Mexted residents

conuected with the Guatemalan

guerrillas, such as the alleged tal propaganda

representative at the UNAM University.

"LiRING-3 is convinced he. can lay

on a meeting with CARCIA in advance so that ROUTON can have a look at

thé Guatemalan.' In spite of GARCIA's cautiousness, swch a meeting has

to take place sooner or later. The Stationis ready. It also appears

for reasoos as yet unclear, Mexican leftists such as Sorgto vatcez,

Raur FoRENo and others are seeking LIRINC-3'and appear to want sphething

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4 ROHION's recent efforts to develorin's potential degarding

ITRINGand it's staff)paid off when LIRINe 4 was asked to "etil ka", when

one of the secretaries In LIRING-9's section hed to return home

temporarily

It already appears that tIRiNar, an expertenc

LIRING-9's overt business, will be uven quite a bat of resp

that office.. It is hoped that by baconing qast Indispensable she elit

be asked to remain at LIRING aftet the retunior che person for hom she

is "filling in." LIRING-4, whtle very much th love with her hastand, has

a mind of her own, a great liking fot rayor and, according to Lanu-s

himself, an intelligence mich

superior to his.

she is also giiced with

Oriental type patience.: With LIRING-3's knowledge, rovron has started

to make small paymelts to LIRING 4 to provide separate financial incentive

and help her pay for furniture and other items she purchased on credit

some time ago.

The sketch' mentioned in the last paragraph of rooms

dated 26 May was retained by this station.

Rotot used thie Sketch to

discuss with LIRING 4 the layout of LIRING 9's sections the shten

made: at the end of paragraph 4 of the report dated 2? May is in error.

LIRING-9's section has two telephones.

What LIRINg-4 took for a third

phone in the back room of that section. is in reality an intercon unit.

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Is called to palar

ROT TON's report dated 26 May,

The fact that SilviD outaN had sewual

intercourse with Lee Harvey OSWALD on severa decadechs when the latter

vas in vexico City is probably new, but adis midtie to the owne case.

The

Maricen police did not report the extent be the munalos

Dren

lationship to this Station.'

indicated ih

The result of station file checks on vALDEZ and NORINd were

the reference.

Those on Marcela and Luganta OLGuIN are

being forwarded in a dispatch covering LIRInG-y's activities.

are no traces on Paz ESPEJO.

Silvia DURAN and Teresa PICONZA are well

known to licadquaiters..

Felipe ROJAS Morales is an employee of che Mecico

City Cuban-Mexican Cultural Institute.

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1! Rowton net with,

IIRING/3 at the safehouse from 1800 until about 1930

ba 25 May, 1967•

and would

TiRING/3 reported that as yet he had not heard fron Garcia

stand byl for the next two days in the hope that Garcia would re-

appear at his hone LIRING/3 agreed to invite Garcia, once he did appear,

lal restaurant on 29 or 30 llay so that Howton could get

also reported that LIRING/4 had been working part-

time, In the mothings, Et the tonsulated and that her rapport with the local

staff was improving. Rowton suggested that it might be the right time to give

IIRING/4 some compensation for her efforts. IIRING/3 agreed' and promised to

ask LIRING/4 to be at the safehouse at 1000 on 2? May, so that Rowton could

again talk privately with her and give her the money ( Rowton suggested 500

pesos,

sa LIRING/3 agreed that this would be adequate).

2.-LIRING/3 reported that LIRING/4's resumption of contact had begun to pay

off better than he had thought possible. He explained that the had lowd an

opportunity on the afternoon of 23 May to chat with Abelardo Curbend and had

returned home with sone interesting information concerning the Cuban attitude

toward TIRniG/3 kinseir. According to IIRIG/3, WInINGy said that Curelo

told her that he was happithat she had ranally done back in close contact wi

Ehe Consulate] In commenting on bInne/s, Curbedlin a nore or less joksing we

stated that iIainic/4 must undefstand that the "revolution is surrounded by

provocations" and that many persons on the outside, such as HIRING/3, have be-

come innocent victims of organizations such as WOFACIl, that are constantly

sending provocations' against the revolution. (urbely stressed that he did not

feel that LIRING/3 fell into that category, but IIRING/ must understand the

precautions that have to be taken by the revolution. He concluded that he

hoped LIRING/3 would not take offense (tomarlo a mal) and would feel free to

3. ITRTNG/3 then stated that he was aping his best to keey mictive certain

contacts he had had in the past that were on the periphery of the official

Cuban gircle. He mentioned specifically the case of Silvid and Horacio Dura:

that then explained the background of his relationship with them. He ralated

that Silvia Durán sorted as receptionist at the Consulate in 1963-64 and vai

to the cubans by Peresa Proenza, the Prass Attache from 1959 until 1962. JI-

RING/3 described Teresa Froenza

and a menber of the Connunist Fo

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Cuba as the resulthol a conviction for espionage on behalf of OFACT. II-

RING/3 recalled that auring his last wisit to Havana, a friend of his in

the Ministry of Eatcátion, informed him of Ieresa Proenza's present situation

and advised LIRING/3, in the event he was asked, he dend that he had known

Teresa Proenza orthad had anything to do with her. IRISE/s contined that

just the other day Silvia Durán had telephoned him to say bello

• that he

had visited her ather hone to renew his acquaintance. ( LIPBAI Sill-26(10,8)

reveals that at about 1245 on 22 May 11957 LIRING/3 telephoned 15-78-11 and

asked Ion sra, silvia. Ten (maid) informed him she nothin, be asked for sr.

Horato, Win and dosative reply ida, i ask evad van he art on that

LIRING/3 had talled to say hello.

Iron Silvia Durán in which she asks low de obtained hex, dumber. He replies:

"At the Cuban Institute". She states that she is studies at bone sebool and

at the noment is free to talk to IIRING/3. The latter replies that be woula

"go by to visit her (Constituyentes 143, apt 3) in a lew minutes.)

4. IIRINC/3 continued that Silvia Duran formed him taat she bad first met

Oswala when he' appliea for a visa and had sone out with win several tizes sin

she liked him fron the starts she amitted that she had setual relatrols with

him but insisted that she bad no ided of lus plans. Won the newe of the as-

sassination broke she stated that are was immediately taken into austody, by

the Mexican police and interesated thorougaly and beaten wittl she admitted

that she had had an affair with Oswald. she added that ever since then she. ha

cut oit all contact with the Cubans,

particularly since her husband foracio,

who was badly snaken by, the whole affairs

went into a rare and

sas forbidden her to see them. She added that see felt certain that her tele

phone was tapped by the Mexican police, or, more probably by VOrACI,

since

tapping was an, efpensive proposition and the Mexicans wouldn't be able to af￾

jord it for so long a period.

5. Rowton counseled LIRING/3 against any further contact with the Durans on

the ground that it migut put him under some sort of suspicion

either th the

eyes of the Mexican police or the Cubans. He pointed out that little or nothi

was to be gained fron such

a contact.

5. IIRING/3 then produced, at Roton

s reguasts

sketch of the. Consulate and

Embassy premises, copy of which is attached, tunno/3 conetted that to his

knowledge Cereda did not have an office,

at least not on the tirst foor. fis

other comments appear on the sketch as reproduced by Routon.

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Slawson of the Presidential Commission

telephone couversation betwenn

Cabou

Presid it.

Anibastrolor

of the Commission in Mr. Whitten' office. This meeting had been

requested to ask for a fresh translation of the taped conversation

between Cuban President Dorticos alld Ambassador Armas.

Win Scott bad told the Commission staff visiting Mexico City that

his translators, in the rush at that time, might have misconstrued

certain nuances of meaning in what was a difficult recording In

viewv of this, Mr. Slawson asked that a ne translation be made,

if possible, by a person knowledgeable of the Cuban dialect.

According to Mr. Slawson, only y

essrs. Rankin,

Willens, Coleman (2) and he presently low of the telephone taps

in Mexico City. Slawson, Willens and Coleman were briefed on

the taps during their visit to Mexico City.

3. In about three weeks the staff will begin presenting to

the Commission evidence on the conspirational aspect of the

assassination. At this time, apparently, their evidence is against

the existence of a plot. They will wish to present to the Commission

the Armas - Dorticos conversation. Slawson suggested the possibility

that a kno wedgeable CIA man could make this presentation; interpreting

the conversation in the light of our study:

Mr. Wilton said that we will again translate the tape,

using the best available Cuban linguist, and oned again study the

nuances of the conversation.

Any presentation to the Commission,

howevet, would have to be referred to Messa

Malins and Roçca

According faMI, Slawson, no member of the

Commission now knows of the telephone taps in Mexico City (he did

not mention MI. Dulles).

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. Mr. Whitten carefully briefed Mr. Slawson (probab

rebrieled nim) on the importance of these telephone taps to U.S

security and the grave damage that would be done to U.S. - Mexican

relations if ki

rowledge of their existence became public.

6. Mr. Slawson quite clearly,was a bit unhappy that certain

information could not be used, sinde the laps were the only source.

OSWALD's very bad Russian was the example he used. & asked

what opinion Mrs. OSWALD had of her husband's Russian. She"

thought that he spoke it very well.

:?: Mir. Slawson asked if the retranslation of the Dotticos - Armas

conversation could be made available to him by the end of next week.

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According to MI. Slawson, the Commission Staff had come

up with the ided that Silvia DURAN might be invited to the United

States, ostensibly to be interviewed by a periodical, and then

questioned by the Commission. The Chief Justice turned down the

proposal at once, on the ground that she wab a Communist and

U,S. - Mexican relations might be damaged This idea has been.

abandoned.

9 FromMr,. 'Slawson's remarks it is evident that the

preparation of the Commission's report has begun, and is in its

initial stages •

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10. Mr. (Whitten called me after the meeting to say that the

work of retranslating the Dorticos-Armas conversation from the

tape had started.

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