MEMO: LEE HARVEY OSWALD (MEMO FROM COS MEXICO TO LEGATT RE INVESTIGATION OF DANIEL SOLIS)
Originator: CIA
From: WINSTON M SCOTT
To: CLARK D ANDERSON
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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SUBJECT

TX-18989

20 January 1964

1. Reference la made to Mr. Anderson's memorandum of 14 January

196÷ reguesting that certain information be obtained from Corumel..

2.

The following reply was received on 17 January 1964 from

Jack Stewartin Merida:

a.

Danlel SOLIS is a well inown municipal policeman in Cozumel.

He has been in this position for the past eleven (Il) years. He has a good

reputation.

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

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

named Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez and is from Guadalajara. SOLIS

believes this unclo was originally from Manuel boblado, Guanajuato.

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

The uncle arrived by bus to Puerto. Juarez and by boat to Cozumel. He waa

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

wore. The uncle aid his suitcass had fallen from the top of the bue lato

the water at an unspecified ferry crogsing en route to Merida, The uncle

said the suitcase contained some "important papers. and all his perscal

belongings.

FOIA Review on

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 then left for Vera Cruz by boat.

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

SOLIS:

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

MAY 1976

Document Number

486-195

While at the home of Daniel SOLIS, the uncle wrote three

ketters to the skipper of the ferry boat trying to recover his guircase;

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but he received no reply. The uncle sent no other mail and ha 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 fat as

SOLIS knows. His only associatos were a Mexican Air Face Sergeant

named "Polo"' and his brichlayer boss, Leonal VILLANUEVA (no relation):

The uncle, Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramires, is described by

SOLIS a6: 30 years old, 5'8", abait 185 pounds, stocky, skin "moreno",

black straight hair, mustache and with a long face. He usually worke ay

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

seem subject to aberrationa.

3.

havo heard of "Albert".

Neither Daniel SOLIS nor any of soveral other contacts in Cozumel

THIS INCORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT

BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE

WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINAIING OFFICE IN MEXICO

CITY.

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20 January 1964

MEMORANDUM IU.!

FROM

SUBJECT

Legal Attache

 Lee Harvey OSWALD

Reference 1a made to

memorandum of l4 Jazuary

196≤ requesting that certain information be obtzined from Cozumel.

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

Daniel SOLIS is a well known musicipzi policeman in Cozumel.

He has been in this position for the past eleven (1l) yezra.. He hag a good

reputation.

b. Daniel SOLIS stated that he bad no koowledge of any person

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

named Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramirez and is from Guadalajara. SOiIS

believes this uncle was originally from Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato.

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

The uncle arrived by bus to Puerto Juarez and by boat io Cozumal.. Ha waa

"broke"', sceking work..

He was without luggage, had only the clothes he. &

WOrC.

The uncle said his suitcass had fallen from the top of the bus lato

the water at an unspecified ferry crogaing en route to Merida, The uncle

said the suitcase contained some "important papers" and all his persoa?

belongings.

FOIA Rovlow on

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

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

• until about mid-Juse 1963 and then left for Vera Cruz by boat.

The present whereabouts of this incle are unknown to Daniel

SOLiS.

SOLIS gave him soms clothes and $500 (pesos) upon departure.

MAY 1976

While at the bome of Daniel SOLIS, the uncle wrote three

lettera to the skipper of the ferry boat trying to recover hig guitcase;

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but be received no reply. "Tha uncle sent no other mail and ha received no

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

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

SOLIS knows. His only associates were a Mexican Air Force Sergeant

named "Polo" and his bricklayer boss, Leonal VILLANUEVA (so relation).

The uncle, Eladlo VILLANUEVA Ramires, is described by

SOrIS as: 30 years old, 5'9", abat 195 pounds, stociy, skin "moreno",

black: straight bair, raustache and with a long face. Ha ugually morice ay

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

seers subject to aberrations.

3.

Neithar Daniel SOLIS nor any of anveral other conticis in Cuzumel

have heard of "Albert".

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. II MUST NOT

BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PARI OUISIDE YOUR OFFICE

WITHOUI PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO

Distritution:

Orig a l: Addressee

1:

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