MEXICO CITY CHRONOLGY
Originator: CIA
Document date: 1963-01-01 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD

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AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10013-10004

JFK

201-289248

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CUBA EMBASSY

CONTACT REPORT

CHRONO

DURAN, SILVIA

USSR EMBASSY

PROENZA, TERESA

OSWALD, LEE H.

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Tee Harvoy OSWALD

P-8593

REASON FOR CONTACT

201-289248

into tildher

SATE

1963.

27 Rent.

134/27 sept

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CONTACT

blesse chat lion

Soviet Embassy

Wants visas to go to Odesa.

call back at 1130.

15-60855 Cute were s below

dont kamin

Consül was not in.

subjoot told to

1605

SIlVIa DURAN call& Soviet

Embe.68y (MO) = Mou outside

Document Number

1465 - 1080

for FOIA Review ori

DEC 1977

12

1626

Soviet Embassy/calla 91lvia

DUFAN

of Cuban Embassy

Silvia telle MO that the Amarican citizen was there, the one who

wants a visa for Cubs on his way to the Soviet Union and he wants

to know with whom he was talking there because sho (silvia) had

sent him to the Soviet Embassy saying that if they accopted him

and gave him a visa then the Cubans (Embassy) would also give him

a visa without further paper work only advising Immigration in Cuba

and he wants to now with whom ho had talked there because he says

he was told thero would be no problem., Mo Bays to wait a moment.

A different MO comes to phone and Silvia explains the same thing to

him.

This MO says to leave name and telephone number and he will

call back. Silvia gives telephone 11-28-47 (Cuban Consulate).

Silvia takes advantage of the phone call and states she has moved

and wants to advise the Soviet Embassy of her change of address so

that she can rocoive the bolotin. MO says to call KOUKHARENKO to

give her new address, then mo asks the name of the consul or...

cultwal Attache.

S11v1a says the name 18 Teresa PROENZA and the

telephone number

18 14-13-26.

NO says thanks.

SECRET

MI asks SIlvia

the American had been there.

SIlTia says he

1s there now.

M says the American showed papers

from

the

Consulato in Washington, that ho wants to go

to the Soviet

Union and be there for a long time with his wife who 1s Russian,

but the answer las not come from Washington in respoct to this

problem, and according to this proccdure it takes four or five

months; but without having permission froh the Soviet Union!

they should ask, or battor said, they cannot jssue a visa here

without asking Washingtons howover, according to this man

he showed a latter Indicating ho was a member of an organization

In favor of cuba and that the cubins said that they cannot issue

a vaa without his having a visa for the foviet Union, and nor r

iron hot know what to do with him (the Amertoan) "babause they

hav to walt for the ansver fron Washington.

silvla agrees the

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1 Oct.

MO (American) to MI (Sor. Emb.) *

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1 Oct.

1045

MO (American) to OBYEDKOV of

Soviet Embassy.

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MO says I was at your place last Saturday and talked to your

and I wanted to ask you i? there la anything noto

They said that they'd send a telegram to Washington,

MI

says I'd

ilke to ask you to call another phone number.

Please write 1t

down, 15-60-55 and ask for a'consul. Thank you.

Mo (the same person who phoned a day or so ago and spoke in

broken Russian) speaks to OBYEDKOV. He says This 1a Lee

OSWALD speaking. I was at your place last Saturday and spoke

to & consul, and they said that thala send a telegram to

Washlngton, so I wanted to find out if you have anythin new?

But I don't remember the name of that consul.

OBYEDKOV says

KOSTIKOV. He is dark (hair or skin??):

Mo says yes, my name

18 OSWALD:

OBYEDKOV says Just & minute I'll find out.. They

say that they haven't received anything yet. OSWALD says Have

they done anything? OBYEDKOY sy Yes,

they say that a request

has been sent out, but nothing has been received as yet.

OSWALD Bays And what...? OBVEDKOV hangs up.

OSWALD

speaks

Hello.

Visa For Russia.

MO says I'm looking for a vlia to go to Russia. MI says Please,

call on the telephone of the consul, 15-60-55.

| МО ваув One

moment please, I'll have to get a pencil to write the number

down..

They issue the visa there? MI That depends on your

conversation. I don't know about this business.

Please: call

the office of the consul and ask your question.

MO asks for the

number again, MI gives him the number and tells him to ask for

the Consul of the soviet Embassy in Mexico. MO says Thanks.

LIENVOL

LIENVOY

Photos of unidentified person on entering Soviet Embassy; and

LIEMFTY

who entered Cuban Embassy on 15 Oct 1963•

MEXICO CITY 6453 reported According LINVOY 1 Oct 63, American male

who spoke broken Russian said his name Lee OSWALD stated he at

SOVEMB

28 Sept when spoke with Consul whom he believed be Valeriy Vladimirovich

KOST IKOV.

Subj asked Sor guard Ivan OBYEDKOV who answered, if there

anything new re telegram to Washington. OBYEDKOV upon checking said

nothing received yet, but request. had been

De American entering Sovemb 12i6 hour dea tes 1222 ve

Have photos male appears

1 Oct.

Apparent

age 35, athlotic build, circa 6 feet, receding hairline, balding top.

Tore khakis and sport shirt.

source!

LTEMPTY•

No local dissem.

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*-10. IJ. Dot.

§11, 1si Oct.

R12. Iti Oct.

- $3. ZE Nov.

14.

2& Nov.

15.

23 Nov.

16

22 Nov

*SECRLT

DIRE CHOR 74830 reported on identity of Subject of MEXI €453:

Lee Henry OSWALD (201-289248), DPOB 18 Oct 39, New Orleans,

former radar operator in U. S. marines who defected to USSR

in Oct 59.

DIR gives description of OSWALD, background,

marrlage, oto.; and aotion to pass into to Emb. components.

MEXICO CITY 6534 requested Has to Ple pouch photo OSWALD.

Memo to The Ambassador on Lee OSWALD/Contact with Sov Emb.

routed

to Amb., Minister, Counselor for Political Alfairs,

RSO, joo's: to Legal, Naval and INS. Memo #6831

MEXICO CITY 7014 with refs (para 9, 10, Il above) stated According

VOA broadcast heard at Station regarding President Kennedy assassination

one Lee I, OSWALD age 24 has been arrested in Dallas possibly in

connection assassination of President Kennedy. Direct Hqs. attention

Request priority pouch photo OSWALD so that Station can check

all recent LIOMPTY coverage for Iden., Forwarding soonest copies of

only visitor to sovemb 1 Oct who could be identical with OSWALD.

AMEMBASSY Outgoing Telegram (Control 269) from Amb. Mann stating

Foreign Minister expressed condolences, etc., and that on his

Instructions the border between U. S. and Mexico had been closed to

eliminate any possibility of murderer's escape into Mexico.

DIR 84802 (ref MIXI 7014 - para 13 above) Thanks.

This connection

was also noted here. Irust you will be able use all your facilities

to follow and report Sov Emb activity and reaction during these hours.

Ple cable full summaries.

Personal letter to J. C. from COS (Win) with ref to conversation of

22 Nov in which COS roquested permission to give Legal copies of photos

of a certain person known to j. C.

Attached are copies with dates of

visits stamped on back. At 6 p.m. 22 Nov., The Ambassador decided

this was important enough to have Legal take copies of these photos

to Dellas,

Naval Attache is making special flight for this purpose.

Legal officer going to Dallas promised to mailithis.

to you, :Copies

jof these photos are-being pouched night: of aa Nov. 63.

SECRET

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17.

22 Noy.

1715

18.

this.

22 Nov.

22 Nov.

1.730

Man outside (MO) calls Luisa of

Cuban Embassy

calderor

X20. 23 Nov.

21.

23 Nov.

122. 23 Nov.

123.

23 Nov.

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Edmundo JARDON (of Cuban Embassy) calls VILLACORIA of Prensa

LTENVOY

Latina In New York asking about the detention of the President

Of Fair Play with Cuba Committee, - VILLACORIA says he only knowg.

what the agencies are reporting, that the person's name is OSWALD,

that ho 1s a member of the Fair Play with Cuba Committee, 1f that

Is true, It could have been also one of the 40 thousand or whatever

on the FBI. list,

but surely this person is nuts.

JARDON Bays that

if this 1s true (that the guy, 1s nuts) it 1s a terrible provocation.

VILLACOFTA says that up to now nothing is confirmed, that he was

arrested for suspicion and looking up his file they found out he

belonged to that (Committee of Fair Play with Cuba), but until now

It 1s pure speculation. JARDON will call later.

HMMA 22533 to C/WHD to send photos (per para 16 above).

MO asks LUISA if she has heard the latest news and Luisa,' Jokingly

raplies,

LIENVOY

"Ies, of course, I know almost before KENNEDy." | Both

agree on the seriousness of the assassination, etc. LUISA says.

party at Silvia DURAN's has been called off so lt will not appear

they are celebrating death of kennedy, nor will they have the party

kartat coincide with the burlal.....LUISA says she plans to move

tonight to the doctor's (female) house.

MEXI 7019 ! Mexi Station has photos same unidentified American

type who is possibly OSWALD entering Cuban Imbassy on 15 Oot.

Searching for possibility photo-documented ontry Cuban Emb other

days.

MEXI 7020 - Persons flew Mexi to U.S. who might be Iden w/OSWALDs

Mextonna FIt. 300 to Chicago I Nov, Lee MARTIN, B. Same fIt, 12 Nov.

Wilford OSWALI; C. Braniff flt 50 to San Antonio 8 Nor William OSWALD.

MEXI: 7021 - ODENVY agent left here 2000 local with 2 copies ea

of/ photos person suspected by OSWALD on. Biscial flight for Dallas.

He carrying envelope with l copy each photo for airmail special from

Dallas to GALBOND at home per telecon with CURIIS.

I copy each these

photos plus copy each of 2 photos showing same person exiting PBRUMEN

Embassy forwarded in HMMA 22533 leaving regular pouch tonight. View

abovo, does Has want staffer with additional photos?

→ DIR 84822, - Sond staffer (Ith I photos JOSHALD to Has on next flight.

Tall My: in

Whitten 652-6827 on arrival

FANTE

T.tiinent.ap

interested?

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124,

23 Nov.

• 25.

23 Nov.

26.

23 Nov.

27.

23 Nov.

X 28. 23 Nov.

28.

23 Nov.

29.

23 Nov.

SECRET

DIR 84822 No need send staffer with photos. We have asked Navy fo.

photos again, but Mexi can see

OSWALD's pioture sooner on press wire.

Have just re-emphasized to ODENVY Hars sensitivity of Photos you are

sending and also relayed names of travelers with similar names.

radio says OSWALD lived under alias of 0. H. LEE.

DIR 84837 - Urgently require into Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV

travels outside Mexi, hour by hour whereabouts: 22 Nov, all details

his sotivities during Nov., names and backgrounds his contacts

also future contacts and activities KOSTIKOV via unilateral coverage,

any indications unusual activities involving KGB and Sovemb personnel.

17 through 30 Nov.!

I DIR 84885 - KOSTIKOV traveled in September with Ivan Gavrilovich ALFERYEV

who In close contact Cuban dips during Feb

62 TDy Quito.

Request reporting

and coverage ALFERYEV as with KOSTIKOV.

DIR 84886 - Importent you review all LIENVOY tapes and transcrips sirce

27 Sept to locate 211 material pertinent to (para 9 above).

Dispatch

soonest by special courier, staffer if necessary, full transcripts and

original tapes if available all pertinent material. Are original tapes

available?

DIR 84888 - ODUNVY says that photos of man entering Sovemb which Mes.1

sent Dallas were not of OSWALD, (Para 22 above)

Presure Mexi has doubled

checked dates of these photos and also checking all pertinent other photos

for possible shots of OSWALD.

MEXI 7023 - On 28 Sept 63 Silvia JOrAN Cuban Emb called

Sov Consul saying

North American there who had been sovemb and wish speak with cou-vi.

Uniden

North American told Sor consul quote "I was in your Eib

and spoke to your

Consul. I vas just now et your Emb and they took my address....." (sane as

pare 4 above)... In view OSWALD in Sor Union and fact he claimed on 1 Jet.

LIENVOY to have visited Sovemb 28 Sept, Subj is probably OSWALD.: Stetion

unable compare voice es first tave erased.

Para three MEXI 7014 (para 13 above.)

should be 1 Oot 63. Same Sub"Viaited Sovemb 4 Oct but not recorded LIENVOY

that date. Also pouching 4 Oct photos. Making effort determine OSWALDS

rotivities Mexico.

MEXT 7024 - Station's check Indicates no other KOSTIKOV travel outside MexI.

6 thru 19 Nov shows KOSTIKOY at lovemb every day.

Plnuing bin under LIMbRAcE

sumejllance.

No rocent unusual KGB and Sovemb personnel activities 17 Nov to date.

SECREF

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SECRET

Bama

I proplem exists with the Cubans, that' the problem with him

(the American) 1s that he does not know anyone in Cuba and

therefore if that 1s true it will be diffioult for him to got a

visa for Cuba, because he was thinking of processing his visa

(for Soviet Union), because he knew it would require waiting a

long time for his visa to the Soviet Union while in Cuba and from

there go to the Soviet Union. MI said the thing is that if his

wife right now were in Washington she would receive her visa

right now, or permission, from the Soviet Union, to return to her

country, she is going to receive her visa in Washington but having

this vize, she could communicate to any place this permission,

cor example here or any place she could receive 1t (visa

or permission)

but right now they do not have them. (no las

tionen).

Silvia says

certainly and they cannot give a letter either because they do not

know if the visa will bo approved. MI says they only give viBes

BRaaraine to indications.

silvia says then she will out that on the

list.

"Mi says" ho cannot give & letter of recommendation either

because lie does not toy han ghe And any)

thad excuse me for bothering

id...

28 Sept.4i3 1151

SIlVIa DURAN calls Soviet Embassy

and talks with MI

Silvia says that in the Cuban Embassy 18 & North American who was at

the Soviet Embassy. MI says walt a minute.

Silvia speaks English with

with sonsone

- and comments in Spanish that they gave APARICIO telephone

14-12-99 and to take the number down - Silvia

says about the American

citizen that he is going to talk with you (MI)!

American speaks Russian

and MI speaks In English. They continue in English.

American talks

broken Russian and says IMes in your Embassy and spoke to your consul,

just a minute MI takes phone and asks American

in English what does

de "went?" "Ámarican says Plaase speak Russian.

MI says What else do

you want? American says I was Just now

Fat your Embassy and they tool:

my address. MI says I know that! Anerican,

In hardly recognizable

To aát them to did not mo tater chey have 10.

| I went to thé Cuban Embassy

MI Bays why don't

you done again and leave your address with us, it 1s not far from the

SECRET

- Cuban Embassy. American says I'll be there right away.

Lienvey

IL40 wen?

smi. Sort: 28011

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30.

23

Nov 63

31.

23 Nov.

32.

23 Nov.

35.

23

Nov.

MEXI 7026

34.

25 Nov.

SECRET

No othor ALFERILV travel. LILYRIC reporting shows ALFERIEV at

Sovemb 6 thru 19 Nov. (No coverage| 9, 10, 16, 17 Nov.)

cover with LIRICE surveillance.

Stepping up processing covering

Sovemb, trying get LIFEAl ocerage of switchboard of apt blag where

reside Min KAZANISEV, suspeot KGB resident KONSTANIINOV and

suspent GRU SCHUCHKIN. Having LIPAWN report movements SIDOROV and

effort re audio OP against SID.

Incoming LIFEAT on KGB KUZNETSOV

will be processed ASAP. Rechocking all unerased tapes LIENVOY center.

BARKER (p) wrote to COS suggesting, since Mexican authorities

U.S.-Mexican border (possible escape route of assassin/s), we should

roquest Maxi authoritios to put police cordon around Cuban Emb and

reguire all visitors to identify themselves - entering and exiting.

Noto to Luis ECHEVERRIA to arrest Silvia DURAN, the girl who put

OSWALD in touch with Sovemb. Silvia is Mexican citizen, lives at

Bahia do Morlaco #74s mother lives at Ebro H12, brother at Herodoto #14$

sho drives Consul car, plates 8-92-77; phone is 45-06-96, works at

Cuban Embassy.

MEXI 7025 - (Ref DIR 84886 - para 27 above) - On 28 Sept 63 LIENVOY

reportod fol: "Entrada ME........(same as para 4 above)".

at 1045 hrs man called Sovemb and said "Hello this 1s Lee OSWALD

speaking........(same as paral 6 above)". Transcriber says OSWALD

Is the one talking in both cases and the one who called from Cuban

Emb 28 Sept to Sovemb.

Luis ECHEVERRIA asked COS for all info on fnu RODRIGUEZ Molina. He said

he heard on radio RODRIGUEZ picked up in conneotion assassination and

he is Mexican. | Only trace here is 30 Jan 61 report from LIFIRES that

on Oscar RÓDRIGUEZ, Molina, 31, Cuban, arrived here legally 21 Jan 61

on Mexicand from Cuba on tourist card 78643/61/6.

Loft Calle i

Independendia 17 as contact address w/airline.

This Info given ECHEVERRIA.

ODENVY informed of above.

Have no info.

ODENVY chief calling Dallas for

details. Request Aqs traces soonest.

MEXI T027 - To faoilitate oxpeditious Mexi records search and asset

Investigations, can Hqs provide info dates activities OSWALD'g most

roont stay thru 22 Nov in U.S.j-tc

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25.

iS Nov.

X$6. 23 N0r.

1 hat sir

:7. 23 Nov.

: 8.

23 Nov.

19.

10.

1.1.

23 Nov.

23 Nov.

23 Nov.

SHURLE

MEXI 7028 - COS had urgent call to see LITENSOR 23 Nov, COS

thought would be for expression condolence but developed that

LIONVOY 2' had located call to Sovemb of OSWALD made on 28 Sept.

Believe fact that LIIENSOR aware of this contact (from Joint

operation) and passed data to COS is important:

MEXI 7029 - Saw photos of OSWALD on t.v. night of 22 Nov and 1t

obvious photos sent to pallas were not iden.

Dates are given on

photos. station reviewing all avatlable photos persons enterin

Sov and Cub Embassies.

Station suggesting to-LITEMPO-* that

SIlvia DURAN who Mext employee at Cuban Emb and who put OSWALD

on telephone from Cuban Emb to talk to Sovemb on 28 Sept: be

arrested innediately and held incommunicado until she gives all

details of OSWALD Inown to her.

LITEMPO 2 can say D.F,S. coverage

revealed call to him 1f he needs to explain.

NOTE WRITIEN BY COS8 At 1620 hrs on 23 Nov 63 I had a call from

Jack Whitten (Washington) asking that I not do para 3 (to arrest

Silvia DURAN - para 36 above.

I told him too late, I could not

ecalli mauest

I told him that he already should have rec'd &

cable in which I told them that President here had knowledge which

made this "action" (against DURAN) so that it could be Mexican

initiative. He said Okay. NOTEs I had return oall from ECHEVERRIA

at about 1515 hrs on 23 Nov 63 saying they would get "nujer" and

he wouid immediately notify me. He thanked me for info on her. (Signed COS)

MEXI 7030 - Following cars appeared at Cuban Emb: 21 Det 63 at 1900

hrs Texas IA 582, and silver grey Buick Texas Kr-57-73 on 24 Oct at

11:35 hrs. Both car license plates were black letters on white, believed

be 63 issuance,

Request identification.

Although no known connection

suggest above be oalled attention office handling OSWAID case,

MEMO FOR THE RECORD from Jeremy L. NIARCOS on Support Activities

Assigments re GPIDEAL Assassination.

MEXI 7032 - Into on surveillance teams - Soviets - no miusually activity.

MOXI 7033 - Fol additional calls LIENVOY probably repeat probably OSWALD:

A. On 27 Sept 63 call to Boy Mili Att "Entrada. Man calling says 1s it

necessary to take out a visa to go to odesa.

Man inside says to call 15.60-55

and ask for the consul. Man outside asks for the address. Man ingide says

On 27 Sept

63 at. 1605

(Bee para 2 above)

On 1 pet 63 at 1031 (see para 5

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1 net

SECRET

above.

E. On 3 0ct 63 (sea para 7 abovo)

NOI by COS: I had a call from Washington (Jack Whitten) at

1620 | hrs on 22 Nov. I told Jack Whitten at 1620/30 on 23

Nov.

that this (avee) would be en route to him soon, Signed by COs.

+42. 23 Now.

43.

23 Nov.

44. 23 Nov.

45.

23 Nov.

46.

vidence OsWAhavisite

from 1 Sept.

Saturday on which Emb closed and we have not had

coverage. In

future will require at least half day photo coverage both

Sov and

Cub Embassies:

Check manifests all planes arriving Mexi central

airport from U.S. falls show OSWALD arrival.

Passing this Info

GoM asking they check border airports from which OSWALD might

have flown Mexi.

we do not get manifests these domestic flights

MEXI: 7035 - LINVOY reporting Sovemb normal. Conversations

between

Alfredo MIRABAI, Diaz with suspect KGB Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (who

not avallable; so KOSTIKOV come on line) (One time KOSTIKOV in error

addressed MIRABAL as AZCUE and MIRABA, corrects him.

COMMENT:

MIRABAL replaced Euseblo AZCUE Lopez, former Cuban Consul).

MIXI 7036 - LINVOY Sovemb on 22 Hov, reports hany calle by press

people to got statement fron Sove re assassinations they are all

told Sovemb closed to call baok Monday.

List of 14 names of contaots of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb

COS note to ECHEVERRIA to keop secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN

that no info from her is published or leaked, that all info from

her is cabled to washington immediately through COS and that her

arrest and her statements 1s not spread to any leftists…...

NOTE! From COS: ECHEVERRIA said she was arrested with "seven others

Inoluding her husband..." They were having a fiesta - and ECHEVERRIA

had just had a meeting with The President (who apparently said "Proceed"

visite

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MEXI: 7037 - ECHSVERRIA informed COS at 1800 hrs that Silvia DURAN and

her husband had already been arrested and were presently under interrogation

by Gobornacion authorities. ECHEVERRIA promised to try to keop arrest secret.

ECHEVERRIA promisca all Info obtained from DURANS; said first report should

GARET be ready by 2000 hrs. COS does not believe possible to leep arrest from

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48. 23 Nov.

49. 23 Nov.

NEX1-7039

50.

24 Nov.

51. 23 Nov.

52. 23 Nov.

X53. 23 Nov.

54. 23 Nov.

55. 23 NoT.

SECRET

MEXI, 7038 - LILYRIC reporting on KOSTIKOV's survillance

and also on ALFERIEV.

•In Jan 63 Silvia DURAN seen in 2 cars with Texas plates,

convertible plate JE 96 - 75 and white Volvo plate KU 94-95.

Another Ford car Texas plate JE 24-76 seen in front of residence

DURAN brother,

Pis resolve,

Above to hold in reserve here for

possible use in connection GOM Interrogation DURAN.

DIR 84914 - Hgs thanks Station for efforts made in helping

critical matter.

extremely urgent that we get verbatim

transcripts in English

of all OSWALD Intercepts and other take

could relate to him. Forget economy of words and cable.

ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ. Molina 1s not involved, (para 33 above)

DIR 84916 - Arrest of SIlVIa DURAN 16 extremely serious matter which

could prejudice ODYOKE freedom of action on entire question of PBRUNEM

responsibility.

Request you ensure her arrest kept absolutely secret,

that no Info from her is published or leaked, that all info is called

to us, and fact

of her arrest and statements not spread to leftist. Ve

are trying to get more

info on OSWALD from ODENVY and will advise.

DIR 84917 (rel DIR 84916 - para 51 above). Assume you are keeping Legal

fully informed on developments ref.

MEXI 7040 - U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo reported to Anbassador: OSWALD

entered Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sapt., said age 23 years, occupation

photographer, residenoe New Orleans, destination Mexieo City, Mexican

tourist card #24085.

Same source (Mexi Immigration Records) state he

left by auto on 3 Oct 63, at Nuevo Laredo. Will advise LITEMPOS and ODENVY

and will ask LITUMPOS to check hotels in Mexi City to check OSWALD's uctivities.

MEXI 7041 - As of 1900 23 Nov., LIEMBRACE surveillance team and LILYTIC and

LIMITED basehouses all report

KOSTIKOV under Mexi Secret Service physical !

surveillance.

Since cannot continue LIEMBRACE unilateral under above

conditions must cancel LIMBRACE. This likely due to LITENSOR reading same

LINvor take as station. Station has not mentioned KOSTIKOV to Mexicans.

MEXI 7042 - Advised Legal of arrest and of Hqs desire for secrecy. Ligat

had not heard of arrest although he had talked to govurnacion contects several

times in last hour. This good sign of ECHEVERRIA control for

üine laddo. AlsO

told Amb who "very pleased" but who also hopes on be lept secret let Washington

decide on all "leaks" and releases.

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not enter.

Stood looking at Emb and watching streat for minute then

walked across street to plant shop where remained until 1145 when left area.

MEXI 7044 - Completed analysis Russian language portions of Sovemb LIENVOY

18 thru 21 Nov. No items of possiblo pertinence OSWALD. All normal.

MEXI 7045 - Sunmary of local contacts of ALFERIEV (see para 45 above)

MEXI 7046 - ECHUVERRIA told COS' SIlvia DURAN completely cooperative

and gave written statement attesting to ? visits by OSWALD, who showed hor

U.S. passport showing long stay in USSR. Said he Comminist and admirer of

CASTRO. : Wanted her help got transit visa Cuba order to go USSR.

only arrange transit Cuba 1f already had USSR visa. Sovs told her they

had further checking to do before could issue visa. Knows not why returned

U.S. without visa.

DURAN told governacion she had recognized OSWALD on T.V.

22 Nov and told husband about visits. Owing cooperativeness ECHEVERRIA

belloves will be no repercussions.

No evidence Emb knows she picked up.

Above preliminary report.

COS will see Echeverria again morning 24 lov.

Amb Mann informed by COS of DURAN plokup and delighted. Will brief ODENVY.

Antonio CARAM asks JARDON (of Cuban Emb) 1f anything is

known or passed

about the death of OSWALD. JARDON Bays yes thoy passed

the mossage that

somsone shot him 1a the stomachi CARAM says 1t 18 all'a "plot. l: JARDON

agroes that it is evident.! CARAM asks isn't it true that that 10 what

1e happening. JARDON says those types wanted to mako It appear to bo

a Communist sympathizing with Cuba, etc.

eto!, sure once he was' in the

Soviet Union, and also ho subjected himsalf to a dirty bame.

belleves they grabbed him for the job.

JARDON agrees.

CARAM says

it 1s obvious they had to liquidate him (OSWALD) so he Houldn't talk.

JARDON agrees and adds that preoisely so that he (OSWALD) wouldn't

talk, the

job 18 made more diffioult (to find out plot of assassination

of Kennedy). JARDON says the International situstion v1ll become

serlous. CARAM says what a ridiculous thing to think that a bar man

(cantinero) 1s able to mix with the police and kill OSWALD; in this mess

mess they should suspect the polico of Dallas.

JARDON says it was s1l

premeditated; they let him (OSWALD) be killed.

CARAM says did you see

the building?

It 1s 90 meters from the street, what a coincidence they

did not register the building (for survoillance?), including there at

the building some police were in on the compliaity for sure. JARDON

says perhara. Bo.

CARAM Bays-all of this has him very worried.

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MEXI 7047 - Re Station's nevly Initiated LIMAT coveroge of apartment

residence KAZANTSEV, KONSTANTINOV and S0H SHCHUCHIN: No calls in or

out by above for coverage 1640 to 2000 hrs 23 Nov.

SIDOROV talks with QBRUBOV who says Have you heard the latest? OSWAL., LIENVOY

was mortally wounded in & closed chamber.

The detaile are not

given, He is being operated on, according to the radio.

(COMMENT: by transcriber - When OBRUBOV said "in a closed

chamber" some irony could be detected in the tone of his voice,

as 1f he had a smirk on his face, whereas SIDOROV was very

r'on-commital with grunts for answers, and the final word

uttered as if to say - "So what?")

MAXI 7048 - Re Stations LIFLAT coverage of residence Sov Cultural

officer Svyatoslav Fedorovich KUZNETSOV, identified KIB: No calls

whatever 18 Nov thrü 21 Nov. | One personal call 22 Nor between him

and tile of so pertinence. No calia 2' Nov.

MEXI 704O - IIPAWN-1 22 Nov audio product, of target Surtlat

Aleksandr Georglyevich SIDOROV, of no pertinence.

MEXI 7050 - POLI LENVOY Rustan lang portions complete coverage thre

1338 hrs uniden woman asks Sergey Semyonovich KUKRARENKO

If "they" phoned him at home. KUKH replied that "they" wanted to talk

to the Ambassador.

"They" were told that no one 1s here now because it is

lunchtime.

Female implies to KUKH that Sovamb says not make any stat=-

1445 hrs Yugoslav Amb Gustay VIAHOV asks for Sovamb BAZAROV.

V told that B at dinner.

V says wishes speak to him regardless.

answers. V asks if he got any additional news. B says no.

what nationality, nothing 1s known.

B says nо.!

V Bays because (muffisa

word) here, that the nationality is Latin American. Do you understani?

B says yes', I think so also, It is very important. V says then you

know nothing more? B says nothing except what was broadcast on radio.

B asks V if V has anything new.

Y says no. That is why V phoned.

says no - about other things, besides nationality.

Basks V if he heurd

& broadoast from Washingt on.

V says they only told me that he was wounded

and then Vi heard on the radio that the transfusion did not help. B

says jes,

that he died.

V says "I knew that he was wounded even before

Both laugh,

were merling neergen eeting or coastess.

Merely by accident. says yet, I've heard

there they

that the one who is chief here terminated his trip and came back (res is

to Pres, Adolfo LOPEZ Mateos), B|says which trip. V says "Today he sas

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In one of the states initiating aid projeots.

B says I understand.

If there is anything new I'll phone you promptly. (Only other pertinent

portions concern fact that' Amb BAZAROV held a conference with apparently

most members of his staff at 1730 hrs 22 Nov.)

MEXI 7051 - Contacts of Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (ref; DIR 84837 -

para 25 above) see para 45 above.

1400

One important question still punzles

When OSWALD was in Mexico City in late Sept and early Oct to get a

Soy visa and & Cub transit visa, did he want to travel to Cuba right

away, alone, or have his wife join him there and then leave for Cuba,

or did he plan to return to the Statos first and then leave later.

Although it appears that he was then thinking only about & peaceful

change of residence to the Sov Union, 1t is also possiblo that ho was

getting documented to make a quick escape after assassinating President.

Pis restudy LIENVOY material and give us your opinion, and also have

Mexicans question Silvia DURAN very carefully on this point. Advise,

DIR 84921 - Platos KU 9495 Flat Multipla 1960 Issued to Carol J. SOLES,

5726 Killarmet St., Corpus Christ1, Texas. Motor No. 954257. Plates

JF 9675 Cadillao Sedan 1950 1ssued to Richard J. ARANDA 1601 N. W. 23rd

Sad Antonio, Texas. Motor No. 506100812. Plates JH 2476 Cher coupe

to Harry Lee Saffe 5022 Bayhead San Aatonio, Texas. Motor

No. 8595175555. (Refi Mexi 7039 - see para 49 above)

Awaiting Info

from ODENVY bu other plates in MeXI 7030 (sed pare 38 abovo) and MEXI

7043 (see para 56 above)

NOTE TO COS FROM DCOS: My suggestion on this

1s. to do nothing with it

her yet.

(re para 68 above) So tell Egs ask them for reading on these

We might consider giving GOM the dope on Mexican plates observed

at her house in 61, unless you feel this, is a thing we should investigate

She doesn't seem to me to have any target potential now, if she

ever did, with all the confusion surrounding her. In fact, It would

surprise me to see her lose her job.

MEXI 7053 - In meeting 24 Nov attended by ODENVY, Amb, Mia, COS and

DOS foll obtained! OsWAlD ordered rifle of same type used to kill

President from Kleins Mail Order House,

Ordered In name

Alek HIDELL but had sent to P.O. box registered

OSWALD when

arrested had selective service card in possession in name

AlOK HIDDLI:

This same name appeared on Cuban Fair Play Committee

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propaganda issued New wOrleans, although OSWALD name also appeared

underneath, / ODENVY had not established as of noch 23 Nov whether HIDELL

No Mexi traces HIDELL.

Checking

person photographed entering Sovemb 1 and 4 Oct and Cub Enb 15 oct might

Supplying Mexicans multiple copies ODENVY photos UNriD and

Station photos unidentified man appropriately cropped for hotel investiga

tion. Also checking HIDELL by name with border posts and other GOM files:

MEXI 7054 - Refs;

A. MEXI 7046 (para 59 above) and B. DIR 84920 (para

67 above)

Additions

or amendments ref A:

DURAN arrested at lome

with husband and members of family who having party.

All taken to jail.

b..

Since she had told

not

only husband but other trembers of family

about OSWALD visits after

she read name and saw TV picture, she uttributed

arrest ton denunciation by cousin whom does not like. Thus sourse GOM

knowledge not revealed

to her. c.

/ Does not know where OSWALD stujcd

in Mexi, d. Passport OSWALD shoved her was still valid for USSa.

He

told her wished return there permanently with wife. e.

DURAN hed

Impression OSWALD had or believed he had made arrangements in Washington

whereby instructions would be sent Sovemb Mexi to issue Sov entry visa

In manner by which would not himself have to visit Sovemb.

Faille

his real or imagined instructions work smoothly caused him becond rude

to Sova. (COMMENT: Pare 1c of MEXI 7933 - probably para 41 above -

partially bears this out but Station detects no signs rudeness in OSWALDS

talke with Sovs. Further details DURAN Interrogation may reveal OSWALD

became abusive in Cub emb as result his frustration by Sovs.)

Ker.

Impression he simply "comrade" who could not live comfortably under rigors

of capitalism and wished retur to spiritual home in USSR.

g.

LURAN

knowns not whether he got USSR visa or Cuban transit visa but if he did

she had no part in 1t.

h.

If OSWALD talked anyone else in Cuban Emb f

she unaware.

•REF DIR 84916 (pare 51 above) ECHEVERRIA aware ODYOKE

concern re leak and has warned her about talking, but feels at least

faot of arrest may well be leaked by other relatives picked up suma time.

COs will continue push need for secrecy with ECHEVERRIA.

DURAN and

husband will be released but kept under surveillance.

Re Ref B. With

MEXI 7933 Has has full transcripts all pertinent calls.

Regret

fox this period alrendy erased.

Station feeling that above is best:

answer obtalable to Ref B but will request reinterrogation DURAN if

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Press reported OSWALD entered Mexioo 26 Sept with tourist card given him

by Mexican Consul in New Orleans on 17 Sept. Press confirmed that

26 Sept OSWALD crossed border by fist Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., the following

day to Mexi City by road. On 27 Sept he went to Cuban Consulate General

to request visa to transit Cuba because he was going to ttes go to Moscow

via Habana. Consul Eusebio AZCUE told OSWALD that he would have to

consult his government, that the paper work required 10 to 12 days.

OSWALD, because of his

Irritable charaoter, became annoyed with AZCUE

and left the office slamming the door.

On 28 Sept OSWALD went to the

Consul General of the Sov Union to request a visa for Russia. He said

in helping his case, that his wife was a Sor citizen; that he was a

militant Communist and had lived three yrs in Russia. OSWALD told the

Sor Consul that he could verify this quiokly by calling his wife who was

at that time in New Orleans in a hotel.

The Sor Consul said he would

have to consult with his government and that ordinarily a case like this

would take from three to four months.

OSWALD again became annoyed as he

had the day before In the Cuban Embassy and left the office very mad.

OSWALD returned to Iexas on 3 Oot via the border of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.

Investigations so far do not indicate that OSWALD interviewed higher

offloials of the Sor and Cuban Embassies.

MEXI 7055 - Mext daily Excelsior (same as para 72 above), also This

not our leak. Cannot eliminato Gobernacion as source. FYI! Fresune

Has 1s aware of AP story datelined Hava Y Sept 63. At reception at

Braz1lian Emb Fidel CASTRO 18 Quoted:

"We are prepared to fight them

and answer in kind. United States leaders should think (refleot?)

that 1f they are alding terrorist plans to eliminate the Cuban leaders,

they themselyes will not-be safe.

L1o, CERVANIES calls from UNS offices to 18-35-70, office of

LINNVOY

nowspaper El Mundo (sinarquist) and asks what is new.

Office girl

says House of Senators called to say the Commission of Foreign

Affairs would be at the American Embassy

at 12 to expross regrets

for Konnedy's death. CERVANIES makes a note of that.

Julieta de Enrique GONZALEZ Pedrero comments with Cocilia that she is LIENVOY

very impressed with all she has seen on I.V. since Friday and then

yesterday when tha ottI one (OSWALD) was killed.: Cecilia agrees.

Juliota says this all stems from a Fascist organization, because the

police and panasters are of the same

but: believes this all stems from

the sou

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no this could not be true because one was a Jew, that it is definitaly

a group of Fasoists, very American, he 1s

owner of & Cabaret of nudists

and belongs to political gangsters.

Ceollia says it is absurd that

they let him enter (Ruby entering jail where OSWALD vas). Juliete elys

he (Ruby) was there fyom the first day, that he began to mix with th:

police and newspapermen.

It was perfectly planned, indeed some of the

police probably are of the same organization because Ruby mutrkhargau

anothere texastax aimed the gun at hiu chest (OSWALD'S).

Cecilia agrees, the pioture is evidence of that becaule the police

did not move to try to get In or anything for

within a question of

seconds there should have been a reaction.

Julieta ropes they will

continue the investigation; et least Kennedy's brother has sent a special

agent.

Cecilia says everything about it is strange is the paper stated

they found this character (Ruby) drinking Coca Cola on the second floor

and they just left him there.

Jullets adds that fron the & very first

everything was absurd, that he was a Communist.

Cecilia says this type

(OSWALD) could not be nuts because the whole thing was so perfectly

planned'and that is evident since the bullet was aimed at Kennedy.

Julieta believes that this: 1s all done by extreme rightists planned rom

very high up and that is why they had to kill OSWALD so he couldn't talk.

Julieta adds that she hopes they will wake up a little with this business

and pay attention to what has happened because it 1s evident it 1s eil a

conspiracy of rightist groups and military men.

She adds that in a sery

obvious way this individual (OSWALD) pretended he was & Communist to

prepare the groundwork. Cecilia believes that he even purposely married

the Russian girl.

Julieta comments that all was very well prepared,

step by step to blame the Communists, but that now with this (OSWALD's

death) everything is more complicated and they couldn't continue (the

Investigation) and even the Dallas police said that with the death oi

OSWALD the case was closed, but the FBI answered immediately that it vas

not closed, that on the contrary, they had to open an investigation und

also the Senate will name & commission to Investigate, and Julieta hupes

they won't be alarmed at whatever may be turned up.

She adds that euch

time more details i confirm that OSWALD was & Fascist and this business of

trying to jo1n an anti-Castro organization and later poke his nose into

the Fair Play for Cuba surely all of this was made up by the Dallas police.

Likewise she Indicates that all the speeches given try to imply that he

(OSWALD) was a fanatics BiB0 NIXON.

spoke to the peoples of the Natio: to

stop this tendency toward violence and batetliete says

NIXON has made a'stand as a good person.

attontshed. ist

now everyone is frightened since they have seen just to what extent these

things can happen.

She hopes they continue the investigation to the end.

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and, if things come out, that she hopes the publio will be shaken up

so that they will stop this tendency toward Fascism. Julieta continues

that at the beginning she thought it was caused by racial trouble but

now she thinke It is southing more than that, 1t 1s'a national thing

well planned and that OSWALD was not just aoting spontaneously.

Cecilia

agrees, indeed it was a perfect shot with exact calculation and could not

have been done spontaneously. Julieta says that his (OSWALD's) death

was evidently to shut him up and they had botter not say

now that Ruby

was at the moment emotional (when he shot OSWALD) because, Ruby is the

typo who could never be piotured asa great patriot since he has a

criminal record.

Cecilia believes that Johnson (Pres.) and all those

people are paying attention to the strength in this!

Julleta is sure

of this and adds that the news (press) was rediculous in respect to

OSWALD In that he went to marry a Russian, lator was photographed with the

Dally Workers with the Communist newspaper in one hand and a Troskyist

one in the other hand; thus everything was very well|prepared to blame

the leftists, indeed this has always been the way they have done it,

commit the terrorist acts and then try to make it appear that the acts

wore done by the Communists, that has always been the taotic and only

the people that have no ides about politics can swallow those things.

She adds that this 1s very dangerous, indeed when they are able to assassinate

a president like Kennedy, Imagine how strong they are in the United States.

DIR 84938 - S1noe U. S. immigration records next to dothing on travel

of U.S. oitizens,

pis ask mext immigration to check all their records

s1n0e June 62, when OSWALD returned from Sov Union, to seo if he entered

or left Metico at any other time than the 26 Sept to 3 Oot 63. We still

do not know what if anything OSWALD told his Dallas Interrogators about

travel to Mexi. We also need info on who traveled with him and what

vehicle he used on his sept-Oct 63 trip and on any other trips.

Nexi government have any way of tollling what other toursit cards ho

might have had? If

so, pls ask them.

Note to LITEMPO - Silvia DURAN knew where OSWALD was staying in Mexico.

Could we get this address from her?

MEXI 7059 - Spanish lang take of 23 Not Sovemb LIENVOY of no pertinence.

From Russian lang portions 23 Nov. LEINVOY: 1301 hrs Polish Amb called

Sovamb. Pole asked If BAZAROV going anywhere today, BAZ said staying

Pole asked 18 could visit BAZ,

latter agreed for 1330 hrs.

Otherwise, all Russian lang parts personal matters.

Not one word on

assassination.

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MEXI 7060 - (REF MEXI 6868

- not in OSWALD P-file and not abstracted)

According LIFIRE dip couriers ref left MEXI for Cuba 12 Nov via Cubana 465

returned MEXI 18 Nov via Cubana.

According LINVOY, they piuvaily lsft

for N. Y. on 23 Nov via Aeronaves flt 451, Anonyev (phonetic) of Sov

consulate N. Y. phoned Sovemb 23 Noy asking for info on which flight

couriers taking.

This only infrequently occurs. Asst Corsul

KOSTIKOV handled the

call from N. Y.

MEXI 7061 - Composite of latest reporting by sources LICALLA, LIMITED

and LILYRIC on movements in and out Sovemb by KOSTIKOV and ALFERYEV;

(All normal apparently, except 24 Nov. 1207 hrs KOSTIKOV enters Soverb

with wife and SHUBIN.

1440 drives 'out in ALFERYEV's car, latter at

wheel, with KAZANTSEV and two unidentified Sov visitors also in or -

This first time LILYRIC has seen these visiting Sovs.: MEXI will identify ASAP!

MDXI 7062 - (Refs DIR 84938 - Para 76 above) LEGAI attempting set all

details re method of

travel who if anyone travelled with him and any

Into of either travel by OSWALD of "Alex HIDELL", LEGAT checked flights

Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey to and from Mexi and found no evidence

OSWALD we of air travel. LEGAT checking on Jack RUBINSTEIN elias

Jack RUBY.

¡LEGAT also assisting with all assets in attempt get deta

on where OSWALD stayed in Mexi and his contacts. Job suggested in

para one ref almost too big, but will meke request. Mexi immigration

records are poor.

Memo from RSO:

subjeot:

G1lberto ALVARADO, tel: 41-07-31; addreas,

pino 173, Col, Santa Marie de la Virrera, Mceraguan oit, born 31 Jan 40

In Cludad Rana, State of Celaye, Nic. - Juan LORILLO, Rolan ALVARADO

and Carlos Fonsece AMADOR are members of his organization in Nicaragua.

Source claims he was sent; to Mexi by Nic Communiats to go to Cuba where

he will be trained in sabotage, but he will go after he gets documented

25 a Moxi cit.

'The Cuban Emb in Maxi is going to come up with s false

Mexi birth certificate for him. Source said two persons were Ir the Cub

Emb the morning of 25 Nov 63 at 1100 who are involved in the plit to

assassinate Pres. Kennedy. He described them as one being white person

with a large cleft nose.

The other person had close cropped hair with

a oopete. Mr. ALVARADO claims that on the l8th of Sept he was lu the

Cub Emb in Maxi and he saw OSWALD receive $6,500;

SWALD MeS Speakin:

with a Negro, about 29 yrs of age, who had'a scar on his jew.

hat bron is probably tinted. The Negro spoke English well end malent

be a North Amarican. OSWALD was speaking of eliminating a person. Ile

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John RETTIE calls Carlos LAGUNAS who is not in.

Luz BERLOVA takes the

phone. John tells Luz about Excelsior article today - about OSWALD.

John would like to confirm this.

Luz thinks ho should call the Embassy.

Ask for the boy with whom they had breakfast once - Fernandez

ROA.

But the Soviet Embassy? Best with KAZANISEV. Borie KAZANISEV, He

would know about it surely. He is Counselor.

He is the tall man?

No, the gray haired man 18 KONSTANI INNOV.

The one with whom they were

drinking with the Amb. - black hair and glasses.

Ask KAZANTSEV. or

YATSKOV who is the Consul.

YATSKOV would have been person to have re-

ceived OSWALD. If he went to the Embassy, yes.

YATSKOV may not know

John, but KAZANISEV knows him.

KAZANISEV speaks Spanish. He was

the

one who greeted John in English.

MEXI 7067 - At this moment Station offloer and local Security officer

(whom he contacted) are Interviewing Nicaraguan who claims that on

18 Sept he saw OSWALD receive sixthousand five hundred dollars in meeting.

Inside Cuban Emb Mexi. Request Mans and DIR advise MEXI OPIM any

traces Gilberto ALVARADO, DPOB, 31 Jan 40 Ciudad Rama, Celaya, Nicaragus.

Claims he awaiting false Mexi documentation prior receiving sabotage

training Cubs. Says Juan LORILLO, Rolan ALVARADO and Carlos FONSECA

Amador are members his (Commuist?) organization Nioaragua.

President DORTICOS of Habana calls Amb. Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas of Cuban

Embassy, Mexico City. About Silvia DURAN, the police picking her up,

detaining her, interrogating her, ete. (DORIICOS asked several times

about money.) DORTICOS asked HERNANDEZ to question Silvia some more

and to investigate more and call him.

MEXI 7068- Translation of transcript (of para 94 above) sent. LILENSOR

also has Spanish copy. Tape being retained.

MEXI 7069. (Refs

MEXI 7067 - Para 93 above) (also see Para 82 above)

Station officer (probably BARKER) with Emb Security Officer Interviewed

Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO Ugarte morning 26 Nov with following results;

(Repetition of Paral 82 and 93 above with following additional): ALVARADO

admitted he really on penetration mission for Nio Secret Service,

reports to Major Roger JEREZ, Nio Milatt, Pasaje Latino, Interior 513,

tels i 46-33-76, Moxi.

On 2 Sept reported in Mext to Professor Edelberto

TORRES, Addrass General Zuazua No. 37,

, Interior 8.

TORRES is NiC

in charge of Nic CP travellers to Cuba.

Well known Communist.

Has

daughter in Moscow.! On 2 Sept discussed anti-Somoza guerrilla activity

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DIR 84926 - Request cable summary all Station info on Silvia T. Dilli.

Also request LITAMIL nine be queried as to his Inowledge OSWALD coatacts

MEXI 7065 - (REFS

DIR 84926 - Para 87 above). Silvia DURAN ake Silvia

de TIRADO, Mexi oit, was employed by Cuban

consulate office Mexi a3

temporary replacement OLIBARRI upon latter's death July 63. DURAN

was director IMCRC until early Jan 63 when pressured by Teresa PRONZA

to resign. ¡Before July 63, per LIONVOY, DURAN had aporadic contici

Cuban Emb, mainly with PROENZA re IMCRC matters. Fall 62 had affair

with Carlos LECHUGA. & In June 62 LICOOKY-l reported that Jose REVULTAS

said DURAN strongly drawn to his Liga Leninista Espartaco, local dissident

Connie group.

Re para two refs

Station queried LITAMIL nine

night! 23 Nov and he disclaimed any knowledge OSWALD visits.

has been instructed report any new facts or significant reaction his

associates.

DIR 84952 - Ple obtain and cable translated summary of any official

reports or statements Mexicans have produced on Silvia Ill win lisband.

WAVE 8149 - 1. ODFOAM advised WAVE that phone call from one Jose San

Antonio CABARCA in Mexi City (phone 18-63-34) to Dic. Emilio NUNCZ

Portuondo, Miani, was monitored 24 Nov 63.

Conversation was in Spinish

and gist of 1t 15: Plan of CASTRO carried forward, Bobby is next.

Soon the atomic bombs will rain and they will not know from where.

WAVI traces NUNEZ reveals he sübj of 201-312304. No record CABACA.

However, AMOT-2 advised CARACA is probably Jose Antonio CABARGA Sainz,

dpob circa 1918 Province Las Villas, Cuba.

Curently resides Mexi,

POBox 3000 and has same phos No. para 1 above.

He is now occupied with

obtaining Mexi visas for persons desiring leave Cubi.

He is pronounced

BAIISIIANO and rightist with ties to BATISTA groups in U.S. and heads

the Alianza Pará El Progreso de America.

Paul KENNEDY talks with John ReTrIE

Paul asks John if he read Excalsior LIFEAT

this morning about OSWALD having come to Mexico and having applied for

visas at Cub Imb, John does not know about it, but had planned to call

someone in the Cub Emb after 0930. | Paul asks if that men, etc. (no bearing)

(inter, same day - continued)

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Cuben Consulate to turn passport photos over to Consul AZCUE, etc., etc. At the end of

Sept ALVARADO phoned American Emb several times to report his belief soneone import. nt

in U. S, to be killed, used name Jorge KYNAUT (phonetic) to protect identity.

Was usked

1f call related vise matter.: Replied so, political matter, wished a speak to person of

aonfidence.

First time was soreened by 2 females, finally spoke to man who said he would

Man never called.

ALVARADO tried repeatedly contaot Emb by phone was finally told

call back. ALVARADO left phone number 30-19-52 (since ohanged "Quit wasting our time.

We are working here, not playing."

When ALVARADO Baw OSWALD photo in newspaper he igzin

cantacted Emb 25 NoT. ALVARADO 1s young, quiet, very serious person, who speaks w1th

conviation.

Knows enough English to upderstand conversation, had tank maintenance training

in Canal Zone. when with Nic Army. I Says he still Nic Commie party mbr, was originaily

convinced Marxist, later became disillusioned, has been penetration agent for Nic Gou for

past 4 yrs!

Scheduled enter Cubajwithin 2 months. He explained he outraged by keliedy

assesgination which he 80% sure Communist plot. | Does not wish become Involved in 01g

publicity splash, hopes y.s. will keep name secret, but willing do whatever necesss: y.

Lives at Pino No.: 173,

Co1. Santa Marie de la Ribera, Tel 41-07-31.

Will accept phone call

from "Rodolfo Gabaldon" to set time for next meeting which to take place front Julitz

Monument, Parque Alameda.

MEXI 7070 | LIMITED reported Mexi Secret Service Initiated heavy surveillance of Sovemb

starting afternoon 23 Nov.

Also Sac Serv physical surveillance of KOSTIKOV earlier

according LIMTIED the Sec

Serv started olose obvious surveillance of Vitally Borisovich

SHUBIN (KGB) on 23 Nov. Note SHUBIN in past often accompanied KOSTIKOV on trips outside Sovent

MEXI 7072 - (REF,

A. MEXI 7067 - Pare 93 aboves

B. MEXI 7068 - Fara 95; C.

MEXI. 7069

Para 96 above) - Amb Mann asks following be sent by COS to Sec. Rust, Mr. Mc

Cone and Mr.

This message represents combined suggestions of myself, Scott and Andersol:

In view of: Nic (Ref A) and inio in long distance telephone between IORTICOS and HERNANDEZ (Ref B)

we suggest Mexicans be Informed concerning Ref A and Nic be put at disposition of LOPEZ

Meteos on condition LOPEZ Mateos will agree to order rearrest and interrogate Silvii DURAN a5

follows, a) Confront Silvia with Nic and have Nic inform her of details his

statenent

to us. b) Tell Sivlia she only living non-Cuber who knows full story and hence

position as OSWALD prior; to his assassination, hei only chance for survival is

clean with whole story and to cooperate completely with Mexi Gov ir return for Mexi Gov

protection.

c) She will not in any case be allowed to leave Mexi.

/ Given apparent

charroter of silvia there would appear to be good, chance of her cracking when confronted

with details of deal between OSWALD, AZCUS, MIRABAL and Silvia and unknown Cubun negro.

If she did break - and we suggest Mexicans should be

asked to go all out in seeing that

ahe does'- we and Mexicans would have needed corroboration of statement of the Nic.

Also suggest Mexi Gov identify and arrest unknown negro.

Have Mexicana rearrest Silvia

so as to eliminate possibility of her being smuggled out of Mexi to Cuba or killed here.

We laok established rellability of Nic, but suggest that DORIICOS' preoccupation with

money sagle tends to corroborate authenticity of Nic statement. Thus, there appears

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to be strong s possibility that a down payment was made to OSWALD in Cub Emb here.

Request instruotions.

MEXI 7083 - (REF: MEXI 7067 - Para 93 above)! FYI: ALVARADO non olaims ho CP penetration

Request MANA Station not consult Ilaison on this one until further word

from MaXI OI DIR.

MEXI - 7084 - AMB Mann requested ODENVY officer be sent to Mexi to give him more dotails

of OSWALD/RUBINSTEIN cases.

This info only because 1t Indicates Amb's feeling he not being

fully enouga informed of aspects of these cases in U.S.A.

(REES, A. DIR 85066 - not in f116, not abstractod, A. MEXI 7084 - para 99 above)

Sea Ref B. which orossed DIR 85039 (not In Pilo, not abstracted), 2.

Amb's feeling is

he not fully briefed on cases. eto.!/ COS finds present C/ODENVY one of best and most

cooperative, etc.// COS opinion it is desirable ODENVY senf officer to Moxi to satisfy

Unless Mr. Johnson can convince Amb that Chief/Odenvy Mexi will receive and make

available to him all information concerning U.S. angles of these cases.

MEXI 7093 (REF: DIR 85198 - not in file, not abstracted) Appreciate prompt Instructions.

ALVARADO's story being cheoked.

He being re-interviewed, and moved to safe addross. Have

asked ECHEVERRIA as of night 26 Nov to put close surveillance on DURAN.

MEXI 7094 - 1. DI. Jose Guillermo AGUIRRE of Mexi told following to Pete Moraga, USIS,

on 26 Nov. A. Maria RODRIGUIZ widow of LOPEZ said a son in law of hers who lives In

New Orleans was well acquainted with OSWALD. B.. Son in law is & Cuban, Arnesto RODRIGUEZ,

who lives at 212 Jefferson Parrish, Tel, Vernon 5-9650. C. Arnesto RODRIGUEZ runs & :

Spanish language, sohool, 1s anti-Castro.

son in law has taped conversations with OSWALD. 2.. Above will be passed to ODENVY here

on 27 Nov. Has may wish pass oDENvY.

Note (para 102 above) from Bob Adams on 26 Nov 63. Signed COS

MEXI 7095 - Following result of ODENVY investigation hotels!

Hotel del Comercio, Sahagun 19, tel: 46-60-51, on 27 Sept 63. OSWALD left this hotel on

1 Oct.: ODENVY believes OSWALD travelled from Nuavo Laredo to Monterrey by bus on 26 Sept

then changed buses and continued on Anahuac bus line to Mexi City arriving in time on 27

Sept for 1037 telephone call to Sovemb that date:

STATE INCOMING TELEGRAM Guadalajara, Control H369 - Local newspaper editor today told

Latter: gtated ho travelled by bus late sept cullacan

ne he tibited Monday by one Heotor Francis COSERRANO, neve photographer from Cullacen.

City with

OSWALD.

attempted converse though OSWALD's Spanish poor. OSWALD gave informant personal card

and pamphlet in English with many pictures Castro, both later discarded.

On arrival MXI

City, noted OSWALD's baggage Included rifle In leather case. (from Linthicum - Guadalajara)

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SEGRET

The News article on OSWALD Sought Visa Here to Russia,

Report Mexican Government Sources.

Article states OSWALD entered Mexico 26 Sept, left 3 Oct, on tourist card Issued in law

Orleans by Mexi consulate, conferred with Cuban consul Eusebio AZCUE, etc. etc.

LITEMPO-4 prepared report for LIIEMPO-2 on case.

Source personally Interviewed Sil:i

DURAN 28 Well as Horacio DURAN Navarro, Ruben DURAN Navarro, Betty SERRATOS de DURAI,

Lidia Duran Navarro Vda. de FLORES,

Agata ROSENO Garcia,

Barbara Ann BLISS and Charies

E, BENTley, and attaobed report sets forth the results obtained.

Also attached are photos

of silvia and husband, Horacio. Source advised that he interrogated Silvia on two cocasions

and on both she denied knowledge of OSWALD's residence, whereabouts or contacts in lexico

excepti as set forth in the report. See report, in Spanish,.

Vol. I of P-8593...

Cheak page 10 of; report, mutual friend is Tino CONTRERAS, baterista (sue drumer)

with CONTRERAS, Oscar of Tampico, 5 July 67 memo to LECAT.

Woman calls Sovemb and wants to talk with the person who had contect with OSWALD wher. he

LIENT

was in' Mexioo, wants to now where he was, where he stayed in Mexico.

The Sov told her

no one knew anything about the case.

D;F.S, agent, Hugo CASILLAS, calls' the North American, Barbara, Who lives at Bahia lagdalena

127 and reminds her that he is one of the boys from that time of the detention and that he

was talking with her in the camioneta (paddy wagon??) (NOTE:

Barbara refere te suchara

Ann BLISS of LITEMPO-4 report - para 107 above - page 8, which says she lives

at Balia de

Magdalena No. 125 with tel 45-13-41, divorced from Juan ESQUIVEL, Costa Rican, etc. ) und

said,

"What a time you purned spent here, very pleasant, true?"

Barbara remembers.

asks if Charles has his white car in the same place, that at that time he was very vorried

that it would be stolen. Barbara comments that the others were nervous, and Betty, with

the long hair, fo now fighting with her husband.. Hugo remembers that it seemed that day

that they were having a party there in Ruben's house.

Barbara' indicates that it wis a

party for children.

Hugo asks where she spent the day yesterday.

Barbars seid she went

with Tino (CONTRERAS) her sweetheart, but adds that Tino went to the United States to:

record some music, jazz, for he plays the drums.!. Hugo asks if she hasn't gone to acapulco.

Barbara responds no because she doesn't likeiti (Acapulco); that there you can only go for

your honeymoon. Then she comments that 1sn't it horrible that RUBY killed OSWALd...,

think how those policemen are| In Iexas!.. they are mules."

Hugo comments that in the

photo you could see that they didn't even turn around (when Ruby shot OSWALD). Bartara

believes that they wanted OSWALD to die.

Hugo gomments that now they say they might

poison Jaok RUBY.

Barbara says the thing is not normal,

"It's' a thing, how do you say it i

crooked (or twisted) = Eugo pays that todey he 1s on call but tomorrow he will be free.

Barbara

Invites him to her house to have coffee anytime after 1530 hra.

Hugo will ke

thare at 1700 hrs.

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Amb. Juaguin HERNANDEZ Armas calls Pres. DORIICOS of Cuba and replorts there is nothing

new

on the Silvia DURAN case and that she had not said OSWALD was given money in the

Translation has been checked and As correct.

Memo to LEGAT from COS enclosing all conversations from technical operations pertinent

to OSWALD case, 1.e., kCT Sept, 1037/ hrs (pare 1 above)D 1605, (para 2 abóve): |1626 (para

3 above); 1158 (para 4 above): 1031y (para 5 above) I Oct., 1035, 1 Oct (para 6 above

marked 1045): 1539, 3 Oct (para l above)s cos requested (underlined) no dissémination

or discussion without prior and complete clearance and authorization of COS' organization.

STATE telgram from IIjuana (control #385) saying Negative report on RUENSISIN alias

RUBY with all possible spelling variations checked.

Memo to LEGAI from COS telling contents of para 102 above.

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MEMO tO LEGAT from COS with copy of Amb. Mann's cable (para 97 above), and copy of Amb's

draft of this cable.

DIR 85039 - Discussed with Mr. Alexis Johnson of State this afternoon Amb Mann's telegram

requesting ODENVY officer travel MEXI for consultation on OSWALD case and other possible

MEXI leads. Mr. Johnson 1s asking ODENVY expedite travel such officer and is enlisting

assistance of Daputy Attorney General KAIZHNBACH In this matter. Will advise.

DIR 85086 - (Ref: MEXI 7067 - para 93 above). Subj ref is LAVARADO member of Frente de

Liberacion Nacional (FLN) Nio exile revolutionary group which is Cuban supported and Commie

dominated. ALVARADO 1s also Shown Informant Nio Intel service. Rolan ALVARADO, Carlos

FONSECA Amador and Juan LORIO (possibly 1den w/Juan LORILLO in ref) all well known Nic

communists.

MANA 4609 - (Ref: MEXI 7067 para 93 above) (also see para 82 above) - Full name Subj is

Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte, B. 31 Jan 40 Cludad Rama, Zalaya, Nio.

Subj, & mechanio, son of

Cervilo ALVARADO and Zoila de ALBARADO.

Subj about 5'4", 135 lbs, brown eyes, dark brown

hair, dark complexion.

Subj was informant for Nio Seourity Servioe from 62 unt1l Aug 63

when his connection with Security discovered by fut.

After he "blown" in Aug 63, he rec'd

small payment from Sec Serv and said he planned go El Salvador. He told Security he would

write if he obtained any info of value.. On 4 Oot Nic Serv reo'd letter from Subj in Mexi

dated 2 Oct. Subj said he in position got 'info on 2 groups in Mexi, and mentioned E. TORRES,

probably Edelberto TORRES, as being involved one group.

Subj signed letter Jose UGARIE,

pseudo asdigned to him by Nio Serv, and gave address as Calz. Chavacana No. 142, Mexi 8.

Nio Serv has had no contact with him since this letter.

Subj was ultimate source several

Station Info reports, Including HNM 740, 742, 753, and 762, which prepared from liaison

Info.

He aproard to be fairly good informant with good accoss to FLN info.: Nic services

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considered him good informant, but said he might be inclined exaggerate.

develop to point where Maxi and Has believe desirable break ALVARAD),

probably arrange have Nic officer who handled him come Mexi to question him.

ALVARADO Lopez, member Nio Commie Party (PSN), is ALVARADO's uncle.

member of central Committee of ISN, traveled MANA to MEXI on 14 Sept and returned to Nic

04 17 Oct. Carlos FONSECA Amador, well known leader of FIN, last reported in Honduras

as of early Nov,

DIR 85066 - Further to DIR 85039 (para 114 above) Mr. Johnson has informed nie that Mr.

KATZENBACE spoke with C/ODENVY who contended that MEXI ODENVY office possessed all relevant

Info and that he was not disposed to send ODENVY officer to MEXI.

Pls advise a Whether

ODENVY, Mexi does in fact have necessary info by Is it desirable in your opinion that ODENVY

do send agent to MEXI?

DIR 85178 - (Ref:

Mex1 |7069, |7072 - para 96 and 97 above) Amb Mann's message relayui to

addressees.

Decision will be cabled after they confer.

In your investigation, suggest

you contact ALVARADO!s Nic case officer in Mexi and ask him whether ALVARADO has ever told

him this story or anything like it.

You can do this without further authorization.

you not take any aotion to re-arrest DURAN or arrest others without approval from here.

Presume you are checking to see whether ALVARADO ever made phone calis to the Anericun

Embassy he claims to have made.

DIR 85198 - (Refs DIR 85178 - para 118 above) We leel invastigation and analysis of

ALVARADO's story should be pursued further before more executive action 1s taken.

In lieu

of arresting DURAN, suggest she be put under close surveillance by KUBARK or by Mexi

authorities.

Note ALVARADO's | claim he 1s st1ll working for Nic Service and MANA's belie?

he was dropped in Aug 63.

DIR 85258. (Refs! MEXI 7093 - para 101 above) - ODENVY says OSWALD applied for unemployment

Insurance in New Orleans on 17 Sept, one day before alvarado says he saw him in Cuban Emb

Mex1. | ODENVY checking all airlines to see if he could have flown to MEXI by 18 Sept.

Hè was in New Orleans on 25 Sept and left that day for Texas without paying his rent.

is believed to have been without funds during this period, ODENVY suys his New Orleuns

landlady believes he was there continuously between 17 and 25 Sept.

reason to believe ALVARADO is fabricating,

ASSERE:

DIR 85318 (Refs MEXI 7101 which states COS was advised at 1215' MEXI time via Lic. & ECHEVERRIA

that Silvia DURAN has been rearrested because she was attempting to leave Mexi for Cuba.

Request Instrustions.) > Ihis/ Instruction has been coordinated with ODACID and ODENVY

Mexi authorities should interrogate Silvia to extent necessary clariry outstandine noints

whioh been raised your cables| last 48 hrs. You may provide questions to Mexi interrugators

but we do not want any Americans to confront Silvia or be in contact with her.

results interrogation.

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DIR 85797 (Ref:

¡MANA 4609 - para 1l6 above) Appreciate MANA Info ref. Dofer MEXI whether

or not they want Nic case officer to assist in interrogation.

MEXI 7097 (Ref: | MEXI 7068 - para 95 above), Following 1s translation of a resume of

follow up conversation to ref.

Source Is LIENVOY.

LITENSOR has copy.

Tapes being saved.

HERNANDEZ Armas calls DORICOS of Cuba at 1939 hrs. (see para 110 above)

MEXI 7098 (Rel: MEXI 7069 - para 96 above) Ino Station officers Interviewed ALVARADO In

safehouse again night 26 Nov with following results:

Subj story remained substantially

same 38 in ref.

Subj recognized photos of Cub Emb personnel Silvia DURAN, Francisco

LIAGOSTERA, ORESTES Ruiz, Samuel PEREZ, Rogello RODRIGULZ, Raul APARICIO, Rolando ESIEVA,

Heberto JORRIN, Oscar CONCEPCION, Antonio GARCIA, Jose FERNANDEZ Ros, Andres ARMONA,

Joaquin HERNINDEZ Armas,

"Rau?",

Pereguina ALONSO, Luisa CALDERON, and Alfredo MIRABAL.

Did not know names of any but knew by sight and gave partial descriptions such as duties,

height, skin coloring, condition of teeth, disposition, aocent, etc., not discerable from

phonos, Identified photo of Oscar CONCIPCION Mendoza: a tall Cuban of para 9 rof and photo

of Luisa CALDERON as pretty girl of para 12 ref. Quickly identified New Yorleans mug shot

of OSWALD supplied by ODENVY. Said was positive of these identifications. (Note LIENVOY

reveals CALDERON planning move into Cub Emb 25 Nov.)/ Said OSWALD had green passport in

pocket and Subj belleves he saw pistol in shoulder holster.

Said OSWALD wore long shoes

and had wrist watch with yellow metal band. Described how OSWALD slouched in chair in

Consulate waiting room about noon 18 sept, seemed to be at home, appeared to know and be

known by consulate personnel. I Said he heard OSWALD use Moxi slang expression "Cabron",

badly pronounced./ Subj reinacted conversation and money-passing scene of para 10 and 11

rof using Statión officers as "props". Conversation essentially same as ref except had

OSWALD use word "k1ll" in first reply to negro, hence "You're not the man.

I can kill him."

Said U.S, banknotes were in small pack, about quarter Inch thick at most with paper band

which nogro broke before counting out fifteen hundred dollars for extra expenses and five

thousand dollars as "advance":/ Subj said he still sergeant Nic guardia oivil.

Entered

, Mexico Illegally without travel documents 29 Aug paying bribe at border having transited

Honduras, Salvador and Gustemala en route. Entered Mexi on 1961 mission for secret service

after contrived escape fron false arrest in Nic followed by period of asylum in Mexi Emb.

Said rec'd training at Fort Gulick, Canal Zone, in March 1956 (Note Subj only 16 yrs old

at that time). / Subj says he has been to Cub Consulate on 2 or 3 Sget, 15 or 16 Sept,

18 Sept, 19 Sept, 26 Sept and 25 Nov.

Station photo goverage of Cub Emb did not include

consulate gate until Oct, Subj not identified on photos of persons using Emb gate.

Subj

admits visiting Sovemb 6 or 7 times, about 4 times with TORRES.

Is sorewhat fuzzy on

reasons for these visits, was not pressed for detail at this session.

Subj has not been

identified in photo

coverage Sovebm. / Jes

Sub, given 600

to enable him move out of

present

quarters to hotel

or rooming house elsowhere In Mexi for next

fow days.

Signed

receiot in true nams, / Subj appears completely cooperative.

Showing some signs of

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MEXI 7104 Amb Mann asks that following be passed to Sec. Rusk.

He presumes KUBARK und

ODENVY will be advised. Sinoe my cable of yesterday (MEXI 7072 - para 97 above) there have

been three principal developments: 1) Amb HERNANDEZ Armas at 1839 hrs last evening valled

DORTICOS of Cuba. In this conversation, which llke the first 1s tered, DORTICOS expressed

continued concern over possibility that Mexi police had Interrogated Silvia about money.

ALVARADO, the No, was questioned by CAs officer until two a.m. this morning.

officer was impressed by ALVARADO who has offered make himself available as a witness and

who is now hiding in place provided by CAS. We cannot guarentee ALVARADO's safety.

of detail ALVARADO gives about events and personalities involved with OSWALD in Cub Emb

1s striking. 3). At 1215 hrs Mext time 27 Nov., CAS officer was admised by phone by

ECHEVERRIA that he lad rearrested Silvia today because he learned she was attemptine to

leave Maxi for Habana. However, Echoverria leter told LEGAT that he had decided to rearrest

Silvia to avoid any possibility she might escapt to Cuba and later be unavailable se i

witness. Since we had received no reply to yesterday's telegrem (MEXI 7072 - her:: " above)

we have not requested Mexi gov to take g any action against Silvia except to maintain

Increased surveillance of her activities.

Echeverria later denied to LEGAT that he lad any

specifio concrete evidence that she was

about to leave for Cuba. We do not now know which

Echeverria statements are accurate.

It is quite possible, and even probable, that cuntra-

dictory statements made by Echeverria are explained by desire of GOM to play down importance

of OSWALD visit here. Mexi line still is that OSWALD visit related solely to visa question.

Consistent| with this Echeverria stated to LEGAT that DORIICOS only interested in finding

out whether Mexi authorlties tried to pay a story from Silvia.

This 1s obviously incrorrect

Interpretation. Neither| LOPEZ Mateor nor Echeverria know of ALVARADO's story.

that according Echeverria Silvia is being taken to Attorney General's office to whick

Mexi press has easy access.

Possiblity of habeas corpus cannot be discounted. 4) la

have as yet found no trace of the red headed Cub negro described by ALVARADO, but are

continuing our search for him.

In addition to questions raised in yesterday's telegram

Washington should urgently consider feasibility of requesting Mexi authorities to arrest

consulate here.! In this connection artiole II of Consular Convention between U. S. and Mexi

exempts frow arrest "Consular officers, national of the state by which they are appointed,

and not engaged in any private occupation for gain" except

"when charged with the comnission

of an act designated by local legislation as crime other than misdemeanor and subjecting

the individual guilty thereof to punishment by imprisoment.

"We are checking to see whether

all of these individuals are on ourrent consular list.

Even assuming they are, and ussuming

seem to be

provided Mexioan law definds

conspiracy in order to

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eliminate any possibility that Maxi Goy could use them as witnesses. We know that ALCUE

went to habana on lo Nov and we are not now certain that he or otbers are in Mexi at

present time.

6) While I realize (geormous difficulty in giving us instructions, I

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nevertheless feel obliged to point out again that time 18 of the essence here. Mann"

sterile copy of above to Amb at his request - 27 Nov. 63

MEXI 7105 (Refl DIR 85245 - not in flie; not abstraoted) 1.

of ten page statement by Silvia DURAN obtained from Echeverria by hand öf Roger I. KINGMAN

In envelope addressed to GALBOND true name. 2. | KINGMAN arriving Dulles airport at 0800

hrs 28 Nov.

He will be met by his wife, hopes she will tell him what to do with envelope.

Sorry no time to translate statement.

Also Including 22 NoT Luisa CALDERON (Cuban

consular employee) talk to unknown man from LIENVOy. (pare 19 above)

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MEXI 7107 (REFS A.

DIR 85178 - para 118 above; B. DIR 85797 - para 122 above; C.

CIR 85258 - para 120 above) - 1) ALVARADO story after two installments tends prove that

he has been in Cub Emb and knows some of employees by sight name or both.

Nothing more.

To resolve doubt only effective way is to have cooperation of MAJORIEREZ directed

by his Has in Interrogating ALVARADO.

If Eqs agrees suggest he be cable urgently to cooper-

ate without question with PBSWING officer who will contact him morning28 Hov.

wishes JEREZ be present during Interrogation to throw all Nio offloial weight behind it,

but not to participate exoept iin portions relative ALVARADO's alleged mission for JErEZ.

3) Station concedes outside possibility this story could be SOMOZA gambit get ridd of

CASTRO so defer to Has re sotion para 2.

Individual oalls Cub' Imb, and says he 1s from Ultimas Noticias, talks with LuiBa CALDERON of LIENVOY

Commercial Department, that they have received a cable from Cuba saying they were protesting

to Mexico because of the bad treatment given a Cuban Embassy employee in Mexico in relation

with the visa requested by OSWALD, the Kennedy assassin. Luisa asks him to speak with the

Ihe same Individual (as para 129 above) speaks with Consuelo ESPERON, Bays he 18 from

Ultimas Noticias and they received a cable from labana saying an employee of the Cuban

Embassy had been badly treated by Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign Relations) when trying

to find out about OSWALD's passport and the assassination of Kennedy, and he wants to

find out 1f it is true. Consuelo pays no attention to the question

and asks if the cable

was received directly from Habana. The individual only says that Cuba has protested to

Consuelo is going to find out, and then she tells him that

there they know nothing, that they have no news about this. The individual says he is going

to talk with the boss of information to find out personally about this. Consuelo indicatos

that the Ambassedor's secretary, Peregrina ALONSO, 18 going to speak.

The individual, in

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Tthe meantime, speaks! to someone who is with him and says (In familier form "tu") "They are

going to tell you, that you are chief of information, that they do not have.!..." Later

the chief of Information tells Peregrina that the cable came from Miami, that they heard

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& radio broadcast from Habana which said that Minister Raul ROA munounced that they had

sent a protest to Amp. Gilberto BOSQUES of Mexico ageinst the conluct of the! Mex can

authorities who arrested an employee "of yours" named! Silvia DURAN, that they were transacting

some business in the Secretaria de Relaciones "I suppose to do with information" ibout the

passport of OSWALD. ¡Peregrina says she has ino news of this.

The head of infornution says

* of the protest, but was there an arrest? Peregrina insists that she nows nothing.

COS sent letter to JO (KING), via John Horton, with copies of report prepared by LITENPO-4

(pare 107 above)

DIR 85245 - Dept of Justice preparing report on whole case and will want to include

detailed date on OSWALD's Mexi activities, LIENVOY info cannot be used, but statements

•i silyia DUraN which carry essentially same import could be used without comprorising

Mexi sources.

Thsrefore, request you cable in translated version of her statements and

obtain LITENSDR and LTIEMPO-2's permission to uss statements in official report for publi-

cation, Pls note DIR ODENVY 1s getting from ODENVY Mexi much Info which originates with

LINVOY operation. ODENVY here does not realize this info proqueed by KUBARK optiatiu,

and ODENVY may be getting LIENVOY info thru own clandestine sources in Gobernaciun or

even in President's offioe.

Try to clarify with ODENVY rep there exact manner in which

he has obtained such info and te form in which he sent it to ODENVY Has. We mustavoid

inadvertent compromise of LIENVOY.

NEW YORK TIMES - Trail of OSWALD In Mexico Vague.

•'• Mexican and American Invaftigative

authorities admitted were inclined to discount Mexican immigration reports from iiceva

Laredo that OSWALD entered Mexi In a U.S, sailor's uniform and in the company of two

women and a man. Raul LUBBANO, Mexi Impigration agent at Nuevo Luredo port of entry,

said this (sailor's uniform) from his recollections of OSWALd.....

NEW YORK TIMES - Cuba Attributes Murder to Right.

Cuba supportedl Moscow's theory today

that the "far right" was responsible for the assassination.

NEW YORK TIMES - Cuba Exile Tella of OSWALD Boast. A Cuban exile leader said that OSWALD

had boasted that if the U.S, attempted an invasion of Cuba, he world defend CAsTro.

OSWALiD made the statement in a x conversation with an anti-Castro Cuban

Who was rosing

as & Castro supporter according to Carlos BRINGUIER, New Orleans delegate to the (uban

Student Directorate...Authorities learned that OSWALD, during & unmer in New Orlans

before going to pallas, tried to join the anti-Communist group.

BRINGUIER regarisa OSWALD

with suspicion and later dou him distributing pro-Castro literature!

-old Havanen who manages a dry-goods store....

BRINGUIER, & 29 yr

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Wilton HALL talks with Vanda SUMMER. WH Bays sad about Kennedy,. the worse is what is

this behind it.

Very strangs.

Wh does not doubt that OSWALD had all these connections,

but oswald could have been hired by someone on the Right to kill Kennedy. WE thinks that

F.B.I. belleves that he had an acoomplice... It would be impossible for one man to fire

that many times in that short of time.

Had to have an accomplice.. A lot to come out yet.

(This not in OSWALD file. It 1s in P-8324, Vol, 2)

Folder on left side of Vol. 2 of Hotel Registrations and travel of OSWALD given to COS

by Echevorria,

ATISBOS - Article about the Cuban Gor protesting the t detention of Silvia DURAN and

husband, along with entering their house, etc...all of which is hurting friendly relations

between Cuba and Moxico.

EL DIA - The Amazing Puzzle of the Dallas Polico.

Written by El Dia correspondent,

Leopoldo ARAGON.

Artiele on discrepencies of OSWALD as the "only" killer.....

The inoognitos continue.

The rumors continue. The 40,600 dollars found in OSWALD's

A pald assassin? An assassin silenced by the bullet of someone or isone who feared

they might be implicated?.....

STATE TELEGRAM SENI SECSTATE 1201 FLASH (Roger Channel) For Sec Rusk and Alexis Johnson:

Amb. Manh's telegram says Many thanka for your telegram 961| (not in file). Perhaps I

should desaribe briefly the background for my recommendations on the OSWALD case.

1. In reading OSHALD's rather complote dossior.....eto., etc...

..I theroforel request

soonest instruotions on folloting specifio points!

a) Mexicans must be told immediately

whether we want them to continue with investigation,

b) Mexicans are pressing us for

Immediate agreement that DURAN should be turned lobse but kept under survéillance.

shall we say.

Request immediate ansver to this specific questioh. d

If ALVARADO 18

not, to be turned over to Mexioans what do we do with him? Shall ve send him to the Statos

for interrogation?

Shall Embassy give him polygraph test here? Or shall we do sonething

else and if so what?

DIR 85372 (Ref: DIR 85318 - not in f1lo, not abstracted) Io be certain there 1s no

misunderstanding between us, we want to insuro that neithor Silvia DURAN hor Cuband get

Impression that Auericans behind her re-arrest. In other words, we want Mexi authorities

to take responsibility for whole affair.

DIR 85469 (Rof:

MEXI 7104

para 126 above)

Ref being passed to ODACID

your request.

Have discussed MEXI 7104 with Mr. Alexie

know that it not likely requested instructions will be forthcoming prior 28 Nov. On wash

end ODENVY has jurisdiction. Both ODACID and KUBARIS attempting follow their wishes.

For|your privato information, there distinct-fecling hore ih all throe agencies that

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Amb is pushing this case too hard and that wa could wall create flap with Cubans which

could have serious repercussions. Understand from Mr. Johnson that he sent telegran

ODACID channels to Amb this afternoon attempting to give him better perspective on this

whole problem. We hope this will be of some assistance in reducing his pressures cù you.

DIR 85653 - ODENVY Bays their follor-up Investigation Bf OSWALD's activities has produced

"reliable indications" that he was in New Orleans on 19 Sept 63.

This, coupled with

earlier evidence that he was in New Orleans applying for unemployment insurance on 17 Sept

mans OSWALD would have hed to fly to Mexi and back between 17 and 19 Sept in order to be

at Cub Emb getting his pay off, as ALVARADO claims, on 18 Sept!

with this added Arto,

believe Mexi can confidently regard ALVARADO as fabricator and tailor interrogation

aocordingly. Perhaps he might respond to suggestion that he has been having delusiong

and needs psychiatrio treatment.

DIR 85654 - We have just beard by phone from Kingman, who is at homs, that Maxi evaluation

of ALVARADO story may have been serlously warped by a piece of misinforiation whichlas.

crept into this case, From conversations with your flives, Klaguan nas une tupression

unau they believe there is other evidence thai OSWALD wace a bank deposit of 5,000 dollars

In the U,s. after helgot book from Mexi on 3 Oct,

ALVARADO's story that he saw OSWALD get 5,000 for the job and 1,500 for expenses.

thinks he heard that curtis got the into about the bank deposit fron an ODENVY man lamed

clark. We know of no such bank deposit.

ODENy here has just affirmed they never heard

this story. The story of the deposit of 5,000 dollars is therefore almost certainly

enroneous.. Pla check it with ODENVY there.

We have advised ODENVY that this rumor exists

in Mexico. / We can readily see how this piece of misinformation would mislead you.

do not assume this igs is in possession of all facts nown to ODENVY or the Dallas police

or any other body.

* ODENVY has just levied on us offioial request for full info on source

and origin of rumor about 5,000 doller bank deposit.

Pls reply immediate.

DIR 85655 (Ref: DIR 85469 - Pare 141 above)

Io supplement our position as outlined ip

rof, we wish to stress there should be no let down in your effort to follow dll " is

and investigate all facts which bear on this case. We have by no means excluded possibility

that other as yet unknown persons may have been involyed or even that other powers.

have played a role. Pls continue all coverage of Sov and Cub installations and your liaison

with Mexicans.

MANA 4613 (Refs; A. DIR 85616 - not in file, not abstracted; 3.

MIXI 7107 - para 128j above)

Station requested ERYTHROID-1 cooperation Mexi thru Major JEREZ and if possible by gending

ERYTHROID- 3 MexI.

E-I said ALVARADO in Mexi without ERYTHROID authority and passed off

suggestion use Jprez but agreed immediately send t-3.

Station agreed pay E-3 expenses

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He now in process getting visa and plane reservations and will probably be in Mexi today

unless liqs and Mext wish cancer. " Even though his story re OSWALD nay be false it possible

he has been working other angle, penetrate Cubans end E-3 will be able to assist in getting

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so to pere pate end

E-3 travel Mexi and contact Station officer this case.: Advise flash.

DIR 85661 (Refs / MEXI 7113 - not 1n file, not abstracted; MANA 4613- Para 145 above)

Do not turn ALVARADO over to the Mexicans. We have officially asked ODENVY for their

position on this move, and pending ODENVY's answer and our final consideration, ALVARADO

should not be surfaced to Mexicans for turned over to them.

/ Advise us if ODENVY in Mexi

attempts to get you to act one o way or the other on the question of turning ALVARADO

over to the Mexicans!/ Pis note complicating factor ah that ALVARADO may be a Nic agent

MANA ple advisd 1ts|vievs. He agree ERTHYROID 3 should go Mexi and be reachable

at Nic Emb to be at Mexi disposal.

/ For Mexis. Note ODENVY man Larry Keenan now in Mexi

was sent especially to follow up leads on entire assassination. Ple cooperate with him fully.

DIR 85663 - ODENVY Liaison officer officlally advises that ODENVY requests that KUBARK

turn ALVARADO over to Mexican authorities and that KUßARK request Mexican authorities to

Interrogate ALVARADO in detail.

I oDENyy reports that It understand that Mexi authorities

have & capability of polygraphing and requests that KUBARK request Mexi authorities that he

be polygraphed. | / ODENVY expressed desire to have the results of the inctrogation as soon

as possible and that the Legal Attache be kept advised of developments. / ODENVY takes

the position that inasmuch as Silvia DURAN may be released sometime today (28 Nov according

to Info which ODENVY has from LEGAI, ALVARADO should be turned over to Mexicans as s00h as

possible, so that their stories can be checked against each other. / Mexi Station is

Instructed to carry out ODENVY's requests set out above.

Give full cooperation to the

This turnover 1s made without prejudice to KUßARK's future tole in this case.

Whether we ever resume direct contact with ALVARADO will be decided on its merits when

tho issue arises.

MANA 4614 - (Refs MEXI TiiT - not In flie of OSWALD, but In ALVARADO P-8639 as follows:

Delighted have ERYTHROID 3. Heve him odll 46-94-00, = 250 and ask for Mr. Denield,

Identifying self| as Alterto SUAREZ. Meeting will take place lobby Plaza Hotel comer

Insurrontes Norte and Suliivan just offiBaseo Reforma.

Time will be set by phone.

he should be able arrive 28 Nov. give him number 20196-24 and ask for Sr. David.

furnish Identifying data.

/ If KUBARK Interrogation In E 3 presence unsatisfactory retain

alternative| of turnover to GOM,) ERYTHROID? (IDEN) arriving Mexi Taca flt 400, 0945

Wiil make contact per rof. Hate suggested he stay either hotel Geneve of Reforma

to facilitate reverse contaot if desired by Mexi. /E-1 and I-3 have been told only

that ALVARADO appears have some infor bearing on OSWALD. /E-3 speaks English, cooperates

very closely with Station. He knows ALYARADo very well and knows ail details his past

E-3 will follow Meril leads re interrors.

messages thru out channels for security land MANA w11l relay to E-1. : DIR 85663 (PRIa 147

abova) just received.

Believe| best not change travel plans E-3.

suggest advisability Mexi

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much more likely solve riddle than ICFLUTTER, especially view GON power control his futue!

MANA 4615 (Ref: MANA 4614|- para 148 above) - IDCN Franklin Anthony WHEELOCK Garcia.

Born Managua 21 Feb 24.

Brown hair, green eyes, 5'8", weight 170 lbs.

WHEELOCK 15

captain nationa, chief anti Communist section, office of national security.

MANA 4617 - Pls Inform MANA soonest whether or not still desireable ERYTHROID-3 travel.

If not request permission inform ERYTHROID ALVARADO in hands Mexi authorities.

DIR 85616 - In the face of mounting evidence that ALVARADO is fabricating his story of

seing OSWALD take money in Cub Emb, urge you follow up with his loudl NIC case officer and

avail yourself of the held of the Nic service, which & can send ERLYROID 3, a goal

KUBARK asset, to help in Interrogation, We find it incredible that the Cubans would

brief and pay an assassin in front of 1 a Nic interloper.

Ikely that he has been in and out of Cub Emp as a Nio agent trying to infiltrate cuba

and has picked up names and faces there in so doing. All he has said about OSWALD he could

have gotten from the press, except for certain incorrect items such as his statement that

OSWALD wore glasses. / The fact that ALVARADO 18| a calm, nice and intelligent young man

does not mean he is not fabricator. Fyi we and other agencies are being flooded by

fabrications on the OSWALD case from several continents sone originating with people on the

fringes of the Intelligence business. Such iabrications are not usually done for money,

but out af dickly fancy and a desire to get into the intel game.

IWe do not think it a

remarkable coinoidence that both DORTICOS and ALVARADO talk about noney paid to OSwaLd.

For one thing, pay for an assassin is a laotor which immediately rises in the mind of

expert and layman alike. Secondly, DORIICOS may have heard through some Russian or Cuban

source in the mexi covernment that DURAN was asked whether the Cuban's paid OSWALD for the

alleged assignment. " While we do not insist that ALVARADO's story is beyond all belief

we do urge that Maxi place it and ALVARADO under the most searching scrutiny. His interro-

gators must probe deeply into his make-up and lead him back through the though processes

which may have led him to a make this possible mis-step.

In securing confessions of

1 fabrication, a sympathetic attitude, stressing awareness of the severe mental strain

the subject must be under, and with' generous recognition of his "basically fine mocivation"

coupled with promises of face-saving secrecy, and even specious hopes of "useful" future

cooperation are often effective.

Humar Hours must be devoted to these tactics. / Have

just received Mexi 7107 - para 128 above - Concur that MANA lend all assistance and induce:

No service to cooperate.

Think there is just no possibility that this 1s a Nic frama-up."

but hope Nic cooperation will prove helpful.

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claims that Cuban Con now Involved in dooumenting him with false Mexi papers for travel

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detailed interrogation. / With Has approval of turn-over Station would plan no further

contact with ALVARADO.

MEXI 7114 (Ref: DIR 85654| - para 143 'above) Mr. Clark Anderson, LEGAT, told COS and Amb

Mann of rumor that "OSWALD had deposited five thousand dollars in a bank in the U. S.""/

on 21 Nov. Amb in presence COs asked Anderson about this again and Anderson said rumor was

on I.V, and radio 1n Mexi.

Anderson said he had no info from his Hgs to

confirm or dony

this. He said he would check his igs. / COs has not heard rumor but feels sure Anderson

or soms of his officé did hear this.

This Station had no additional Info concerning this

but now assumes ALVARADO may have heard same radio or I.V. report and thus have had "basis"

for 5,000 dollar payment.

MEXI 7115 LITAMIL, 9|reported 27 Nov after Silvia DURAN first arrest was publio kaor ledge

that there great deal discussion of this in Emb. She back in office 25 Nov and seemed

quite pleased with her performance.

Her account interrogation contained little new except

police had threatened her with extradition to U.S. to fact OSWALD. She had no fear of

confrontation.

L-9 said there almost no discussion In Emb. Staff meeting 23 Nov very

short and somber with general impression being one of shock and disbelief.

expressions of pleasure.

/ LITAMIL T seen night 27 Nov had nothing to add to above.

Indeed her version much less detailed. Neither I-7 of I-9 had any personal knowledge

OSWALD presence Cub Emb at any time.

MIXI 7117 (see para 148 above) (Rel: MANA 4613 - para 145 above)

MEXI 7118 (Refs DIR 85372 - para 141 above) Note second pickup which mede on COM Initiativa

without prior consultation with Station or PBSWING obviously evidence great desire Mexi

authorities to be of service.:

Immediately after pickup Echeverria had received instr ctions

from LITENSOR personally not to release DURAN until CURTIS said so. At Has request UNlIS

furnished Interrogation questions to Echoverria night. 27 Nov.

In view ref felt no alterna-

tive but Inform Echeverria neither CURTIS nor PBSWING making official request for her

continued detention. Decision re release must be theirs.

This was done at. 1200 noon

on 28 Nov.

MEXI 7119 (Ref, DIR 85245 - para 132 above) Have furnished LEGAI all pertinent info from

LIENVOY on OSWALD case, including brief memo dated 16 Oct 63 on OSWALD's contacts with

the Sovemb. / In all cases have put statement "This Info from confidential source. It

mist not be disseminated, etc."

7 on 27 Nov cos talked with LEGAT and made follorinn

points: A. We wished him cite KUBARK as the source of all info he receives from this

Station and sent to his Has.

B. We require that no distribution of KUBARK Info be made

outside LEGAT's'office without prior clearance with KUBARK Hos

C.. A great deal of our

info as ho knows, comes from sensitive, and some lof from technical operations and all of

these sensitive operations have taken years, much work and many dollars to build.

therefore, require careful control of this info. / LiGAT Insists that he has in all cases

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olted KuBARk as the source and putithe control statement on our lufo. He says now: ver,

that he has no control over his Has and their distribution of KUBAlK or any other nio.

/ Also, FYI LEGAT believes Justice Dept (outside his organization) taking actions and not

under control leGal's has.

MEXI 7120 - Believe useful have Spanish speaking LOFLUTTER operator availeble Mext certainly

for ALVARADO and possibly for others. If Has agrees pls arrange sconest and advise.

MEXI 7124 (REF: DIR 85663 - para 147 above) COS in contact with Echererria at 1450 hours

and Echeverria grateful that ALVARADO being turned over to gobernacion. I Ecueverria was

given ALVARADO's fu present address and alias under which he registered. Mexicans will

piok him up and question him on basis of very brief story given Echeverria by COS. /

Echeverria advises that unless significant developmehts from present interrogation of

Silvia DURAN (based upon questions furnished by COS 2T Nov) or fron interrogation of

LIVARADO, DURAN will be released during night 28 Nov or early morning 29 Nov, / Epbeverri:

dvised Cos that Mexi Gov had refused to rocept "muy grosero" (very rude) note of protest

handed to Amb BOSQUES in Habana yesterday by Raul ROA, Cub foreign minister. / Will advise

any results that become available from Maxi interrogation of ALvARaDo.

DIR 85667 (Ref:

(MEXI 7120 - para 158 above) No fluent Spanish

speaking flutter nun avail!

able at all.

For reasons of security and compartmentation, prefer not to have KUBARK

operator double tracked with Mexi operator.

Would only confuse case.

Prefer wait until

all Mexi resourdes exhausted before we decide if we want to resume management of case,

Including ICFLUTTER. / Seasoned operators available here on short notice.

Memo to LEGAT from COS, Subjegt: Gilberto Nolasco ALVARADO Ugarte; ! On the mornine of

26 Nov an officer of thás Section, accompanied by Mr. Plambeck of the Security Office,

intervieved Subj in a parked car on the south edge of the city.

The following stutements,

unless otherwise noted, are those of the Subject!

etc., etc. (Complete

info on ALVARADo

up to time of his arrest on 28 Nov.)

HMMA 22545 - Attached 1s a reel of tape containing three conversations reported in

ref (MEXI 7068 - para 95 above).

Unsigned letter to Mr. Mann (probably Crackpot) naming people and places in the OBTALD case.

MEXI 7125 (Ref: DIR 85672 - Pls continue to keep un filled in on status of interrojations

- Of SIlyIa DURAN, ALVÁRADO, and-others-implicated as fast as you cun get info.. We save no

other ready source of info on these cases. Request you utilize cupable officer for liaison

with Gobernacion to skim off details and relay them to your office for cabling to us at

regular intervals. Request status report, even negative, by 0900 lirs. Be sure to keep us

Informed of what info if any 1s leaked to public information media there,) Icheverrid

advised cos early on 29 Nor that Stivla DURAY again released, She released at abou 2p00

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his on 28 Nov. / DURAN 1s under close surveillance and will be apprehended any time Into

received to warrant.

She still appears to Mexicans to have been involved only In business

of possible Cub and Sov visas for OSWALD. /Will report soonest on ALVARADO interrogation.

MEXI 7126 (Rofs A. MEXI 7125 - Para 164 above B. DIR 85672 - para 164 above) LITEMPO 4

with whom BUNADUM and COS dealing directly at suggestion of Echevercia will keep us

advised of interrogation of ALVARADO as it progrosses, / LITEMPO. 4 states that his first

oral raport will be ready at 1100 hrs on 29 Nov. / BENADUM will be in direct contact

with LITEMPO 4 at that time and COS will send data as soon as obtained. V COS is handling

case since LITENSOR, LIIMPOS and LINVOY Involved and need to see LITENSOR, LIELIGANT,

ECHEVARRIA and others (no one of whom speaks English)

Also continuous Liaison with Amb

and ODENVY necessary and COS wishes control these personally.

MEXI 7127 - LITEMPO 4 reported at 1130 hrs that ALVARADO claims that he present inside

Cub Emb when OSWALD given: 6,500 dollars, Same story given Mexicans as ALVARADO gave

Station. One difference is that ALVARADO falled identify Silvia DURAN from several

patos LITEMPOS showed him,

with station offdoer ALVARADO did identify her. / Interogation

continues. ALVARADO has up to now been "suave" and fliendly.

NOw LIVEMPO Li states he

Is tougher. / ALVARADO has also claimed he here in 1961 on mission for Nio service and

gives same story re present visit as he gave Station (namely, he awaiting documentation

as a Mexi to be furnished him by Cub authorities, for a training mission in sabotage,

to Cuba). / Above brief and preliminary.

LITEMPO 4 "doubts" story and will begin work

to "break" ALVARADO. / Will await contact by ETHYROID 3 and, if he wishes to do so, will

have LITEMPO 4 call him at his hotel and let him participate. Feel sure LITEMPO 4 would

welcome this. / Above given orally to LEGAT.

MEXI 7128 (Rof: DIR 85712 - Time is of essence in reporting what the Mexicans are learning

from ALVARADO and Silvia DURAN.

Up to now, we have been re-writing and relaying every-

thing you report over to ODENVY Hqs which results in some unavoidable delay.

and DURAN sO ODENVY Mexi can cable the same data direct to ODENVY Hos. Pls satisfy your-

self that ODENVY there has adequate commo facilities and secretarial staff to keep its

Has informed as fast as you keep us informed, and advise us on this. / If you find that

ODENVY there does not have adequate, commo or staff and wants to rely on us to relay the

material, they may of course send messages right through our channels, of you can rely

on us to relay the info as we have been. / In any case,

beisure you indicate on all cables

whether ODENVY Mexi has been given the same info.) ODENVY 18 locally being advised by COS

of everything Station learns conceming OSWALD case and, now, on ALVARADO interro-

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that elit then lensem

Stutton on thaon|narsh

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MEXI 7137 (Ref; MEXI 7068 - para 95 above - MEXI 7097 - para 123 above) Copy of LIENVOY

tapes of conversations references pouched 29 Nov by RYBAI pouch HMMA 22545.

DIR 85669 (FEF, MANA 4617 - para 150 above) - Feel ERTHYROID 3 should go Mexi even though

ALVARADO may be in Mexi hands.

Assume he can be used as consultant at least,

that he will

know, whether he can and should contact Mexi authorities, and that Mexi will clear any

active use we make of him with the ODENVY rep.

ODENVY here knows he is coming to Mext

to help. / At 1830 wash time, which is about 1630 your time, we have no further news of

requests. We are going home but can be back and on the wire on short notice.

DIR 85672 (see para 165 above)

MIXI 7156 (Ref MEXT 7127 - Para 166 above) - LIMPO 4, who is very intelligent officer,

had talked personally to ALVARADO twice

He saw him for one hour morning of 29 Nov, then

For some three hrs afternoon a9 Nov. / LITEMPO 4 states that after first session he believed

ALVARADO story & fantastic lie, after second session and all previous and Interim interrog-

ations, ALVARADO sticks to same story re OSWALD. LITEMPO 4 states

"Although this still

preliminary, either ALVARADO 1s telling truth essentially or is the best liar I have talked

to In my many yours and I have talked to some of the biggest."

LITEMPO 4 "inclined"

believe ALVARADO telling truth in general outline; but believes he mixed up on dates.

/ ETHROID 3 arrived in Mexi.

Is now at Geneve Hotel. Will be seen at 1800 hrs. If he

willing participate, will get LITEMPO 4 to contact E-3 immediately. / Contents of paras

ne and two (except for identy of source) have been given orally to chief ODsy and-to

chief ODACID by COS. Source was described as "Mexican official."

MEXI 7160 - As Fgs aware, Station's double agents have not had meetings with Sovs since

assassination. This principally due fact that prior '22 Nor the Sovs scheduled future

sessions for period huti beginning circa I Deo, also due factor that one agent (LIJENNET-1)

out of touch with soy C/O and that another agent (LINILE-1)

out of country....ete,, etc.

/ Request Instructions on what tactio of elicitation effort if any that doubles should make.

/ Also request similar instructions re Station's Sov access aratust agents LICRAVI 1 and

LICUFF 1. LICANNY I may also have opportunity meet Sovs If Station wants.

Memo to LEGAT from COS, Subject: SIlvia Tirado de DURAN Attached 1s a copy of a 10 page

statement of Info obtained by Gobernacion during the first detention of Subj.

#6975

DIR 85712 (Ref Dir 85672 - para 165 above) see para 167 above

- DIR 86012 (Ref: MEXI 7160 - para-172 above) STAIION's double agents obviously cannot

direct pointed question to C/O's but should be alert to and report any comments on case.

Perhaps can provoke discussion in innocuous questions as to genoral effect events expected

to have on interpational relations. In instructing agents station should not of course

male any ref to OSWALD/DURAN/ALVARADO ef al. Or to investigative measures being faken!.

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MEXI 7168 (Ref: MEXI 7156 - pare 171 above) LITEMPO 4 and ETHYROID 3 met evening 29 Nov

"unofficially" and E 3 reported on ALVARADO's background. He told LITEMPO 4 that ALVARADO

bad been "seventy five percent accurate" in his reporting and had had access and furnished

good info on Communism in past.

He said, however, that ALVARADO Inclined "go off on his

own" at times and impossible control. / At 1030 hours on 30 Nov LIlEMPO 4 li reported to

that ALVARADO has signed a statement saying that his story of seeing OSWALD inside

Cub Emb is completely false. He also stated that he had not seen anyone handed money by

Cub Con officers.

he saw the U.S. Emb Security officer. / ALVARADO still claims that the remainder of his

story, the parts about visits to the Cub Con and plans for his (false) documentation as

a Mexi and plans to go to Cuba for sabotage training are true. IMEMPO 4 still Inclined

belleve these portions of story.

/ ALVARADO stated his motive was to try to gét the U.s.A.

to take action against Fidel CASTRO. He states he hates CASTRO passionately and thought

his presentation,, 1f he

could have his story believed, would help to make the U.S.A. take

forceful action against CASTRO. / ODENVY being Inforned of above!

Police #0g reports to the Chief of Co. 8 the following: Here in front of the Cukun

Embassy just now was algroup of 35 or 40 persons carrying signs and we were able to take

one laway - the others got avay. We have a photographer detained here with the patrol."

The Lieutenan't asks what photographer he is talking about. HOg says it he is the eame

as the others, in the group. The Lieutenant Insists and asks if he (the photographer) is

from the press or from where and whet will the police do with him. Hog does nọt know

but he will investigate.

Amb HERNANDEZ Armas calls Subsecretary GOROTIZA and says the following: "Pardon me for bothe ring

you but I want you to know what has happened...

" The Amb reports about the demonstration

of para 177 above, and getting to the point, requests that GOROTIZA try not to have anything

published in the press, nor pictures published...

DIR 86064 (Ref: MEXI 7168 - pare 176 above) White House, ODACID, and ODENVY here all

advised ALVARADO confessed he fabricated his story. Pis give LITEMPO 4 our official thanks

/ Because the resalution of this case will be closely scrutinized in the up-coming review

of this entire episode, pls ascertain and cable details of how the confession was outalie?

what threats, promises, Inducements, and tacties were used by LIPEMPÓ 4. Was ALVARADO

physically mistreated? Much? Pls learn whether ALVARADO actually did hear the false

radio report about OSWALD's making a 5,000 dolllar bank deposit and use that in his stoiy.

/ MANA and MEXI pis clarity with ERYTHROID 3 and Nio military attache whether ALVARADO

Pls keep track of ALVARADO's whereabouts

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2 Dec.

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1012 -

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DIR 86054 - Hqs has received report that on day of Pres Kennedy's, assessination (22 Nov)!

Cubana aircraft delayed its departure Mext City five hours fyom 1700 to 2200 evelting

Important passenger who arrived Mexico City airport in private twin notor aircraft at 2130

hours Mexi time. Passenger transferred directly to Cubana plane without going througu

KHULCER diplomat

unusual actions at airport.

Contents of para 179 above sent to LITEMPOS ?? No indication; however stated on the 'erox

copy of the info is co sent to 50-6-91/4 (LITEMPO file)

NEW YORK TIMES - Oswald!s Mother Places Blame on Federal and Dallas Officers.

why defector was not being watched - Insists FBI shoed her Ruby's photo before Son

she sukse

Killed. by Jack Langfuth.

AMEMBASSY Mexico City A-631 - Mexico Rejects Cuban Note on Oswald Case. - The Mexican and

Cuban Governments have clashed over the investigation conducted by Maxi police into the

activities. of OSWALD while he was in Mexi from 26 Sept to 3 Oct. Mexi Foreign Minister

Manye1 TELLO announced on 28 Nov that the Mext Amb to Cuba, Gilberto BOSQUES,

Instructed to retur as "unacceptable" the Cub Gov's note of 26 Nov which had protested

x Delho

MEXI 7199 - HMM 8104 O4 30 Nov approximately 35 to 40 persons picketed in front of ta

Cuban Emb..... (sane as para 178 abové)

Unidentified woman outside (WO, calls for New York Times Correspondent, Peter KIHSS, and

Not In.

BayS call

tomorrow at 9 and talk with someone élse.

LIENVOY

Woman Outside (WO) calling for Peter KTHFF, New York Times correspondent, asks for the

Cuban Amb and PEREGRINA says call back in 15 minutes, then asks what sr.

talk with the Amb about. Wo says he wants to talk personally with the Amb.

tside (WO) calling for Peter KIHEF asks if the Cuban) Amb hus arrivedland

Peregrihe says yes, that the Amb wilf speak with KikFr.

Wo says KIHFF left, but she herself!

would like to Interviey the Amb in order to get sone data about OSWALD's stay in Maxi.

Peregrina says When the Amb comes I shall give h

him your message,

if you will giva me the

telephone of Sr. KIHFF or where

returns

says Then

give the message

wo ask the

Amb, the telophone 19. 25-53-13 or 25-53-14. Peregrina takes the mesunge.

LIEN

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Carlos SANCHEZ asks Peregrina (of Cuban Emb) If his application arrived.

Peregrina

The Amb asks with whom does

SAY tO want to tan SAc Bay a PER Amb sEys to valt a moment. Incomplete

LIENVOY

first page missing. Check LIENVOY.

1003 Check.!

Not in OSWALD file Richard BEYMER, North American, calls Cub Emb from Acapulco and talks with Luisa CALDERON IIENVOY

Chack Riciard BEYMER.

and asks about Silvia DURAN. Luisa says Silvia should be in her house right now.

Richard asks 1f Silvia 1s hurt. Luisa says ho, that she has only bluises probably

because they grabbed her arm very tight but that it is not serious.

She (Luisa)

adds that she cannot explain by telephone and asks when Richard will be coming to

Mexico City! Richard says "This depends on you people.. Ahything (new) known about

Luisa, after consulting with someone, responds that there is not an answer

yet, but that today a plane will be coming in from Cuba and possibly something will

2 Dec.

True?

check.

3 Doc.

Att not in OS ALD file.

ALVARADO P-8679.

Is in

MEXI 7203 ($ REF: DIR 86064 - Para 180|above) Followng from ERYTHROID 3 to Station

Officer 1800 a Dec: ERYTHROID 3 saw ALVARADO afternoon 2 Dec for first time. Meeting

Lasted only seven minutes. (Previous meeting had been laid on by Mexicans but ERTHROID 3

wa's not contacted as planned). In brief interview in company two Mexi officials

ALVARADO reverted to previous story. Claimed he did see OSWALD, did call PBSWING to

report. (PBSWING Investigation does not support latter statement.) Said he told

Mexicans he fabricating because he was "mentally mistreated", specifically because of

threat he would be hung by testicles. Not actually physically mistreated. / ERYTHROID

permission escort, ALVARADO to MANA on 4 Dec. ERYTHROID 3 said he naturally unable

come to any defihite conclusion as to ALVARADO veracity but would be able to do so

once he returned MANA and had chance complete interogation! ERYTHROID 3. reported

Edot above to his HQS MANA afternoon a Dec. I Above being reported to Amb and ODEl.

Memo to LEGAI, Subject: Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte - Attached is a copy of an interrogation

report based upon the Mexi Interrogation of Subject. (not| In OSWALD file, that 1s, the attachment)

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Memo to LEGAT, Subject, Conversations between Cuban President Osvaldo DORTICOS and

Cuban Ambagsador to Mexico, Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas on 26 Nov 63. 1 Attached are /twu

transcripts of conversations.... (These transcripts are in the LIENVOY tech chrond

files they are also lin the OSWALD P-file with dispatch to Hgs transmitting tapes lani

transcripts.) Note by RIGGS.

Peter KIHEr of the New York Ilme tells LEONOV of the Sov Emb that he 1s very interested

LIENVOY

In interviewing Amb BAZAROV about OSWALD's stay in Mexico! LEONOV will give the message.

Memo to LEGAT, Subj, Assassination of Pres John F. Kennedy Nov 22, 1963 at Dallas, Taxas

On a Deo a person identifying himelf as Luis FERNANDEZ Gonzalez, dit of Honduras,

appeared at Emb Reception Desk of U.S. Emb and said he had Info of interest conceming

MIN and his leader 1s Culubtemo e CARDENAS of Youth Section of MN. Said he knew Saul

LOPEz, press chief of MN.

Said that on about 28 Sept he met lone John WHITE who

greatly resembles OSWALD. / FERNANDEZ accompanied WHITE and LOPEZ to Cuernavaca,

to Hotel de la selva for the day. /... FERNANDEZ seld WHITE and LOPEz left Mexi for

Monterey In LOPEZ' automobile (knows this because he was invited to go too) / Gave

a description of WHILE (resembling OSWALD).!. Wus told Emp could be of no assistance

to him in this regard because he was 1llegally 1h Mexi...Noted that FERNANDEZ was

filthy, heavily bearded and had every eppearance of a penniless tramp. / Inasmuck as

It appears FERNANDEZ is an opportunist,... no further action is believed warranted.

MEXI 7209 (Ref: MEXI 720} - pera 190 above) Amb Mann sent cable to Mr. Alexis

Johnson recounting contents of ref and reconmending that ODENVY and KUBARK consider

sending experts (Including ICFLUTTER operator) to MANA to a interrogate ALVARADO

NEW YORK TIMES - Oswalld Below Average in Junlor High.

Article about OSWALD's' e=i.

school years with low averages, however no indication

of being a trouble maker, an

absentee or in need of psychiatrio cara.. On personal history statement under general

health he wrote "abnormal eardrum in left ear"

NEW YORK TIMES - Oswald's Trip to Mexico in Sept vas & Lonely Venture, Inquiry Shows.

7-Day Vist's cost put at under $30. He is believed to have made no political Contaats

While on Quest for Cuban Visa.

! by peter KIHSS (para 185, 186 and 193 above) -..

OSWALD traveled From Nuevo Laredo on 26 Sept via Transportes Frontera to Mexi leaving

at 2:30 p'im. arriving Friday 27 Sept at 8,30 a.m. (750 miles).! Statred et cbmercio

Hotelon Bernardo de Sahaguan St.

arried one leather suitcase about 2 feet long. Nxi

OSWALD ate there

and arrived at Nuevo Laredo at 6:30 a.m. Thurs. 3 Oct.

It is believed OSWALD left

New Orleans on 24 Sept after having sent his wife to Dallas the pravious day with a

friend. He venished fron his cheap apartment there on that day without baving paid

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his rent. He is believed to have hitch-hiked to Laredo on the American side of the

bordet where he arrived 26 sept. It was his custom to travel by hitch hiking.

was presumed he hitch-hiked north'to Dallas from Laredo on his return from Mexi City.

arrived in Dallad the evening of Oct 3 and checked into the Dallas Y.M.C.A. The

distance from Laredo to Dallas is 475 miles. Sebastian PEREZ Hernandez, desk clerk

of the Hotel Comercio, said OSWALD had arrived alone and had left early in the mornings

and come beck late at night, and that he had had no visitors.

NEW YORK TIMES - FBI Hopes to Compile Assassination Deta Soon.

FBI Denies Showing

Mrs: OSWALD Ruby Photo.....FBI report to Pres, Johnson will be a narrative account

In maute deta11,.! If 1t follows the pattern of other fBI Investigativo roporto,

It will stick to positive statements of what happened, dismissing baseless rumors

not mentioning them... NAXasHA sxanax

FBI denied showing a picture of Ruby

Mrs. OSWALD before fatal shooting of OSWALD by Ruby (Writer's notes: The picture

shown to Mrs. O was probably the unidentified American at Sov Imb Mexico, carried up

pete in peted theo. or die Tenna sta guested to ay t

Sor Gob published a front-page report on Mrs. OSWALD's charge that FBI showed

her a photograph of her son's killer before the Dallas nightclub operator shot OSWALD.

NEW YORK TIMES Oswald's Mother Talks about Money and "Class" - Aware of Not Having

Either, She Says, "that's Way We Lived, My Son and I"'.

by Jack Langguth Article

tells about OSWALD's mother's three marriages and the three sons, baptism of OSWALD's

baby, etc.

Peter KHISS calls YZAKOV.. Peter says ho is newspaperman from New York Iimes and that

KOUKHARENKO Indicated he

should talk with YAZKOY. Man Inside (Sov Emb) says he does not

understand! Peter says it is difficult because they do not speak each others language.

later woman outside tries to speak but no one answers so she hangs up.

correspondent of the New

thatxthanxhoxantttkakaxascouth| KOUKHARUNKO said to call and ask for YAZKov.

Woman Inside says for KOUKHARENKO call the press office on 15-23-04, Wo thanks.

Out (of Sovemb) to 15-23-04.

OBYEDKOV talks to KUKHARENKO. OBY Bays They'll be phoning

you now from the N.Y. Times. KUKH: Don't let them phone again.

OBY: Listen further-

TATSKOV 18 not here.

He has left. KUKi:

Why did'tlyou tell him that? what have I..?

(Trans. Comment:

Tom in 29490 a ten or a a the the go to to no he or ponden.

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Poter KIHISS of N.Y. Times asks for ALTIERIV.

Man inside says he 1s not here, to cull

LIERVOY

tomorrow. Peter asks if it would be possible to go this afternoon or tonight.

yan

Inside says tomorrow at from 9 to 11. Peter does not know if he will be in the jity

tomorrow but "n't modo", that he 18 sorry to bother them so much.

Man Inside hand up.

Peter KIHSS of N. Y. Times asks to speak with Iven ALFIERIV or the one in charge sif Press

LIENVOY

at the Sovemb.

Man inside says walt a moment. Peter says he is going through if city

and would like an interview with the Amb for just a few minutes.

LEONOV says wilt & moment

that he will connect Peter with the Amb's Secretary. Peter says

thanks. Later

LEONOV says the Secretary has not yet arrived and the Amb is not in and does not now

If he will be in later or not, in fact that he himself just arrived at the Emb.

says perhaps it would be better 1f he would pass by the Emb because he 15 anxious about

this appointment and also with other Embassies around there, so please take domlhis

(Peter's) name so he can tell the Amb's Secretary his wishes, that there 18 an Anericen

correspondent in the city who wants to go speak with the Amb. LEONOV says okay cive him.

his name. Peter i gives his name, that he has been sent to Mexico by the N. Y. Times

it to do some work on the activities of "that Señor Lee OSWALD, the assassin lof our

president" and as you know the USSR Goyernment has been sharing with the U.S. govemment

this business and he really wents to talk a few minutes with the amb and find out

"this type - what were his desires here" for as you know the Enbassy here (which Embassy)

feels that all is not coprect.

LEONOV says he will tell the Amb's Secretary wher

she arrives, about the case, it is just that for peter's information the Amb 1s glarning

to go to Acapulco for the Movie Festival, but sometime today you will be advisec.

Peter says okay but in case the Amb does not have time, then find out what persun in

the Emb can discuss this case and have the information needed for the Interview

"that that type had there" (why OSWALD was at the sovemb)!

LEONOV says okay,

worry that he will give the message just as soon as someone arrives.

Peter asks

he goes to the Emb could he ask for LeONoV. LEONOV says it would be perfectly slright.

peter apologizes for his poor Spnish. IEONOV answers in English (perfect English)

"My English is even worse."

Peter responds, "Your English sounds wonderful. Godibye,"

MEXI 7216 - LITEMPO 4 asked COS at 1300 hrs on 3 Dec for urgent traces on U.S. cit

Gilberto P, LOPEZ. / LIMPO 4 states IOPEZ arrived MEXI on 25 Nov en route to labana!

He has disappeared, no record o trip to Habana. / Lopiz had FM-& (tourist card limited

to 15 days) #24553 obtained in Tempa, fle on 20 Nov. / Have not checked above with ODENVY.

/ Subj, PP 310162, left MEXI for Habana on 27 Nor via Cubana (only passenger abord).

Source 1s LIFIRE.

(see MEXI TI7T - Not in files found in 50-500-4/1, 2| Dec. 63 "iIFIRD

airlist for 27 Nov shows Gilberto LOPE U.S. olt PP #310162 left Mexi for Habanu....

Apove being passed Amb Mann and ODENVY Mexi,") No Station traces.!/ Appreciate carly

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Memo to The Amb from COS, Subj: Ant1-Cuban Demonstration 1h Front of the Cuban Emb -

EMM 8104 (same as para 178 and 184 above)

WAVE: 8455 - AMKNOB I SW message red'd WAvE 30 Nor reflocted foll, A. Following

WAVE CO Instructions, A 1 sent cable with follow-up letter to Raul at CIS address

Haba upon A 1 return Moxi; B. A 1 waited 15 days without receiving answer to letter

sent PAUL, C. A 1 contacted PBRUMEN Emb 22 Nov attempting reestablish contact with

RAUL. A l talked via telcon with girl named Silvia who claimed be

seo of consulate.

Silvia denied Knowing RAUL.

D. 22 Nov A 1 sent another cable PBRUMEN CIS address

requesting meeting.

E. 25 Nov A 1 reo'd urgent wire from RauL seat from Tacubaya,

D. F.. atd 23 Nov which acknowledged receipt A I wire and requested A I wait for RauL.

AlI said "He terribly moved by horrible assassination president" and facing such

acts must redouble strength fight red crime.

A 1 said OSWALD face familiar and

may have seen him PBRUMEN or Mexi. A 1 will further advise.

H.. A 1 convinoed GOC

employs klilers and assassins. This regard mentioned case two persons killed Mexi

dy fnu CORONEWSKY who received three hundred dollars for deed from PBRUMEN Emb Mexi.

/Will advise additional details upon receipt. / 3. Mexí: Request info re para 1 H

MEXI. 7224 - (Ref: MEXI 7216 - para 205 above) - ODENVY locally (who advised of LOPEZ

by Gobernacion contact, advise LOPEZ came into Mexi at Nuevo Laredo on 23 Nov. /

ODENVY asking for Hgs check. & LOPEZ listed as having U.s. passport.

Memo for COS from CHOADEN, Subj: N. Y. Iimes Article on OSWALD. - Carl MIGDAIL visited

me on the morning of 4 Doc.: He brought with him a cutting from the 3: Dec West Coast

edition of the N. Y. Iimes. I This was a story about OSWALD's visit

to Mexi, and rent

into great dotail about where he stayed and who he saw.

MIGDAIL asked me if the story

was accurate.

I told him I did not know.

I have refused to comment to & MIgdaIL on

aby aspects

of the OSWALD case).

/ MICDAIL said he felt certain that the N. Y. Times

man got his information from Luis FARIAS' file.

DIR 86563 (Ref: MEXI 7203 - para 190 above) - Although we are confident that ALVARADO

le a fabricator and that his tetractiod of his confession'is false, it has been decided

that he should be ICFLUllErED.

We do not want him raturned to Nic until after the

FLUTTER 1s finished because we fear that he will bo too agitated in Nic, apprehensive

that he will be mistreated.

Pls arrange with LIlEMPOS to have ALVARADO

released

us for several more days.

Ask ERYTHROID 3 to remain in Mexi to assist us. / Mr. Davis

of KUSODA y1ll arrive in Mexi 4 Dec.

We do not want to blow him and preper that Mexicans

not be aware of our plans to FLUTTER ALVARADO until after Mr.

private of hotel premises,

with Mr. Davis in oharge assisted by Mr. Clark Anderson of ODENVY as interpreter.

Although 1t 1s likely that ALVARADO will be

returned to Nic later, we do not want to

It lo immortant hof

and disne the ntimans that AVARATh not ha

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In fear of bodily harm, that he be rested, etc..../ We realize that Nexicans and Mies

have some equities and plenty of rights in this case, but we do not want to stor

and discuss jurisdictional questions.

MANA pls inform your liaison that thère will

be some further interrogation of ALVARADO in Mexi before his return. / Advise if you

run into problems on this.

MANA 4627 (RET: DIR 86563 - para 210 above) - ERYTHROID I concurs further Interrogation

ALVARADO 1n Mexi also In E 3 remaining Mexi as fong as can be of service to us there.

Interposes absolutely no problems, offering complete cooperation and agreement sile

any way he wish handle ALVARADO Interrogations.

MEXI 7229

(DIR 86563 - para 210 above) - COS talked with Echeverria at 1930|hrs on

3 Dec. / Echeverria said A.

He will order LITEMPO 4 to tat hold ALVARADO until COS

is completed with "some additional questioning", B. In reply to COS FEQUEST to "borro.,"

ALVARADO, Echeverrie said yes.

COS told Echeverria that questioning would be

done jointly with ODENVY and COS "'guaranteed" return of ALVARÁDO to LITEMPO 4.

/ Station has advised ERYTHROID 3|of delay for a or 3 days departure of ALVARADO, E3

will hope to remain in Mexi.

submit following plap for Has approval

A. (Will have:

Messrs. Anderson and Joe Garcia of LEGAT pick up ALVARADO i from governacion.

B. ALVARADO will be taken either to former ZRERASE safehouse lor Hotel suite.

9. Anderson and / or Garcia will actas interpreters for Mr. Davis. ID. Plan|to "borru,"

ALVARADO early morning of 5 Dec and hope we can return him on evenine of 5 Dec.

E. Will install migrophones in apartment or hotel on 4 Dec to insure recording on

DaVis/ ALVARADO interview.

/ Request ERYTHROID 3 be notified by his superiors to remain

Mexi a few more days is Station MANA can arrange this. / Advise Dayis ETA.

DIR 86621 (Rer: MEXI 7229 - Para 212 above) Your plan and progress

most heartening.

All parts approved with foll comments! Exact role of ODENVY men 1s up to their chief,

but the role you outline for them and the selection of personnel seems perfect.

We prefer hotel....If MANA 4627 1s noti enough authority for ERYTHROID 3 pls cable

MANA for more.

MANA 4628 (Ref: DIR 86565 - pare 210 above and MANA 4627 - para 211 above) ERYDEROID 1

If this true need confirmation

refore 2:00 pm local time today as E 1 feels special handling and security precuutious

required,

/ E 1 feels strongly ALVARADO should not be returned MANA before interrozation

completed. Interrogation away from scene of events with subsequent difficulties

checking news lafo make follow up interrog in MANA impractecal.

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1. 5 DeC.

SECRET

DIR 86621 - para 213 above) - Mr. Davis arrives MEXI on American flt

Will be traveling on tourist card unless he can get Mexi visa

today in his official passport. Will carry FLUTIER instrument and should be met and

assisted through customs, if possible without blowing his connection to KUBARK of with

this case. @ Ple reserve suitable convenient hotel room. / Request ALVARADO not be

Interrogated further until Mr. Davis takes over. Further interrogation might confuse

case. ALVARADO should rest and eat well. Important he not spend today worrying too much.

NEXT TRY OF ALVARADO

MEXI 7232 (Ref: | MANA 4628 - para 214 above) ERYTHROID 3 remaining Mexi until interro.

gation of ALVARADO completed. Will advise MANA ETA when known.

I Believe return

ALVARADO accompanied by E 3 will not be prior to 7 Dec.

MEXI 7239 Ref: DIR 86659 - para 215 above)

As stated previously we cannot guarantee

to trave any baggage searches without working the LIMPOS and blowing kUARK connection

MEXI 7241 - Station holding all reels from 22 Nov 63 for both Cuban and Sov Embassies. /

Unless advised to contrary, Station wiil erase routine tapes Sovemb keeping normal

two week lag. Can retain Cuban taps as long as Has wishes.

If period to extend

Indefinitely, may need more tapes. Have two months supply new tapes at Station.

MEXI 7243 (Ref: A. DIR 84837 + para 25 above; B. DIR 84885 - para a6 above; C. MEXI

7061 - para. 80 above) LICALIA, LILYRIC and LINVOY coverage of KOSTIKOV and ALFERYEV

thru 30 Nor Indicate no particular deviation of their mode activities, no travel

outside MEXI.

Memo for the Files from COS, Subject: Gilberto LOPEZ, U.S, Cit. • On 3 Deo 63 LITEMPO 4

reported that one Gilberto LOPez, U.S. olt who arrived in Mexi

23 Noy "looked

suspicious". / LOPEZ, according to LITEMPO 4 had FM 8-24553 (a limited, 15 day,

tourist card) Issued in Tempa, Fla, on 20 Nov 63. / I 4 said Coberacion had, as of

3) Dec "lost" Gilberto LOPEZ. They were looking for him. / I I 4 asked for any data

from the U.S.A.

DIR 867:61 (Refi

MEXI 7216 - para 205 above) - Our check with ODACID on Gilberto d.

LorEz has produced nothing as yet.

Very difficult for ODACID to do anything fast

with Subject's name and passport number only. Hope they can tell us something by

noon five Dec. / First ODENVY traces show something ona possible Gilberto LOPEZ In

pro Castro activities in Los Angeles. Will get more and advise... If LItUMPO 4 can

IOPEZ FLow to cuba te

my a c you

operation. This problem is up to you.

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MEXI 7253 (Raf;

DIR 86761 - para 221 above) - LITEMPO 4 reported to COS late 4 eu

that, A. LOPEZ crossed at Layedo Texas on 23 Nov; B. Registered In Roosevelt Hotel

Mexi City lon 25 Nov at 1600 hrs Mexi City time in room 203; C.

Ipparted as Only

passenger on Cubana flight on night 27 Nov for Habana.

Checked out of hotel at 1500

hrs. / LITEMPO 4 has & good photograph of Gilberto LOPEZ taken at airport on departure.

Will get copies. / Re pare 3 LITEMPOS run airport so date re flignts to cuba avuilable

to them. Statoon did not report LIFIRE data to I 4./ Will attempt get birth dat

DIR 86976 (Ref: MEXI 7239 - para 217 above) We noted your resemations about getting

Mr. Davis through customs securely but decided to rely on your ussets anyway.

Mr. Davis did arrive, etc. Ple confirm. / As you make your final plans for ICFLUriER

ple let us know location and set up.

MEXI 7256 (Ref: DIR 86976 † para 223 above) - Peter K. WOODHEAD arrived, met by igs

and got through customs with no problem.

After study with LIGAT have

Interrogation at Apart #8, Calle Merida 166 which was used by KUCLUß personnel fot

AEGENERATE U.P.

This completely backstopped by being rented for "visiting Americans".

No future plan to use apart by Station. Apart bidg has no watchman, no adjoining aparts

or blags. Messrs Clark Anderson and Joe Garcia of LEGAT studied apart on 4 Dec with DOCS.

/ WOODHEAD stayed at apart on night of 4 lec and approves. / Plan to have Anderson and

Carcia pick up ALVARADO and bring him to apart. Mexi police will accompany to apart but

will not enter bldg. Anderson alone will interpret. Will have RESCIGNO 1n bed.com to

monitor and racord interrogation.

RESICIGNO will not be blown to Anderson, Garcip or Mexicari.

/ Plan to have interrogation begin at 1400 hrs 5 Dec, adjourn quernight and gontinus

morning of 6 Dec. / Plan send copy of tapes by WOODilAD 1f possible,

MEXI 7267 (Ref: MEXI 7256 - para 224 above) - Preliminary questioning as per ref took

Initial attitude al one of resentment against Emb for tunine over to Mexicans

after his volunteering help and against Mexicans for treating him

"Tike a dog".

above, question of ICFLUTTER not yet broached. Migracion inspectors taking him out for

good meal tonight in hopes prolonging upswing of rapport reached by

end of session. Hope know early afternoon 6 Dec whether ill take ICFLUITER. Prefer

cable summary after reading more definitive point in interrogation.

SECRET

JOhn RETTIE aSks if Paul KÉNNEDY has gathered any influence on the Mexican political scene

as far as the assassination 1s concerned. No, he has not gotten a thing on it. faul

the spontaneity of the sympathy for Kennedy.

to impress that gone

poone into gerte

Apparently they did react spontaneously, but then you could took at Mexi's vote

In the U.N. on the OAS, on Venezuela-Cuban deal and you can see that it didn t mue a lot

of difference. No, not on international froat.

John does not think it would make any

difference to Mexi polities. No, or Inside, Paul says.

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227.

5 Dec.

Check

228.

5 Dec.

229.

6 Dec.

check ref

warren Commission

on this???

230. 6 Dec.

251.

232.

6 Dec.

6 DOC.

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MCW PODd 1S TLITHER on Latins??

SECRET

SECRET

HNMA 22561 (Ref, A. MEXI 7203 - para 190 above; B. MaXI 7209 - para 195 above) - Attached

are copies of the Mexi interrogation report on Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte. / The last

(quoted) portion 1s ALVARADO's statement In which he admits that the story, about his

seeing OSWALD in Cub Consulate in Mexi and having seon OSWALD paid money in the Cub Con,

1s false. A copy of this report was given to oDENVY locally.

HMMA 22579 (Ref: MEXI 7253 - para 222 above) - Attached are copies of a pato of Gilberto

U.S. citizen, taken night of 27 Nov at Mexi airport by Mexi authorities.

checked into Mexi Hotel Roosevelt, Av. Insurgentes 287, at 1600 on 25 Nov 63.

He stayed

in room 203.

At 1900 hrs on 27 Nov Subj checked out of the Hotel Roosevelt and at 2100

hrs of 27 Nov Subj departed Mexi for Habana, / Subj was listed on Cubana flt #465 of

27 Noy as the only passenger.

A drew of nine Cubans vas listed. On departure from Next,

Subject used U. S. passport #310162 which contained a Cuban "Courtesy) visa. / Source

(LITEMPO/4) states the timing and circumstances surrounding Subj's travel through Mexi

and departure for Habana are suspicious. / Source urgently requests all data on Subj.

MOXI 7287 (Ref: MEXI 6982 - not In file, not abstracted) Foll results LIIEASE-1 meet with

KUZNETSOV + Doc. A. Re assassination, KUZ said act incomprehensible because could not

effect changes in U,s, especially foreign policy or benefit racists. OSWALD Commie

tendencies if true, or stay Russia had no bearing crime because CP direotive since time

of LENIN considered oppression opponents only damaged Commie movement. / B. Contradictions

about crime: Use 3 different typos of arms, inability account for OSWALD apprehension

far from site of assassination, some bullots explosive others not.

Kuz. Inordinately

disconcerted by li-1 questions re OSWALD entry exit work marriage Soviet Union. Explained

that although not common, foreigners can work Sov Union. Then stated and repeated he did

not know details but doubtless there were special citcumstances OSWALD's case. Re

emigration Russian wife, no restrictions but few left Sov Union because psychologically

attached Sov s01l. /I-1 asked K if Sovemb could assist financially in issuance consular

magazine Revista Monitor of which I l editor.

K replied I, 1 could talk with consul

Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV about it but doubted any official help forthcoming..

Gilberto Policarpo LOPEz, born 26 Jan 40 in Habana, Cuba. Both his parents were t. s.

citizens. / His address at time he got his

last U.S. passport was Cerro 1307, Consejora

Arango y Carvajal, Cerro, Habana, Cuba.

/His last U.S. passport expired on 25 Jan 63.

(Above - otiginal sent to LITEMPO/4)

MEXI 7288 - ERYTHROID 3 returning MANA PAA fit 501, 7 Dec. Requests advise his wife to

meet him.

MEXI 7289 - ALVARADO LCFLUTTER indicated he fabricating faots of his story, Interrogation

revealed Subj unsure of day of week allegedly saw OSwALd.

Thinks that it was on Tuesday

which would have been 17 Sept! / When shown photos of OSWALD during testing, decaption

petterns were evidenced. Wheh. Subj was confronted with this he stated that he had utmost!

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233. 6 Dec.

Where is

ref???

Policarpo is a first name - origin is

Greek mythology. Is Gilberto Policarpo

LOPEZ iden with Gilberto LOPEZ Granados

in P-8672, memo from LEGAT dated 11 Mar

64 with attached picture???

234. 7 Dec.

True???

235. 7 Dẹc.

236.

8 DeC.

237.

9 Dec.

:238.--9: Dec.

SECRET

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Identification of OSWALD, / WOODHEAD arriving Dulles 7 Dec on Af

hold ALVARADO until 9 Dec so ERYTHROID 3 will not have to accompany.

DIR 89188 Ref: MEXI 7235 - not in file; hot abstracted - not found; possibly tran position

of numbers, f.e. Mext 1253 - para 222 above)

passport number born 26 Jan 40 in Habana, etc., etc. (info given to LITEMPO-4.

para 230 above) / This man is not identical with the Gilberto LOPEZ who was associted

with pro-Castro goups in Los Angeles, We hope to get more from ODENVY on Cilberio Policarpo

DIR 87666 (Ref: MEXI 7289 - para 232 above) Presume alf concerned now agree ALVAMDO will

be returned to Nic.

We satisfied his whole story about seeing anyone paid tolassussinate

pres was a hoax.

/ We want to lavoid all possible mishaps which might induce ALVARADO to

resume his fabricating on this case, so we request that Mexi and Nic authorities take

no punitive measures against him beyond deporting him to Nic. If ERTHROIDS can Eive him

something useful and non-sensitive to do for a few months it will help. V Feel the sudcessful

wind-up of this tricky Incident speaks for itself, / Thanks to all hands.

MEXI 7290 - LITEMPO 4 advised COS on 7 Dec that ALYARADO will be returned to MANA jy TAGA;

flt #773 departing Mexi at 0930 hrs on 8 Dec. / Ple advise ERTHROID 3 who arrivins MANA

7 Dec on P.S.S.

TRE NEW YORK TIMES - Lee Harvey Oswald - The Man apd The Mystery, Suspected Assassin of

Kennedy was Withdrawn and Friendless, Turned to Marx in High School. - by Donald JANSON -

Article about the type character OSWALD was.

THE NEW YORK TIMES - Following artiales:

Oswald Chafed at Life in Soviet. He wrots Mother

He was Eager to Return to U.S., by

Jack LANGGUTH 3

Dallas Suspends Critical Teacher.

She Says View on Climat of Hate

Led to Ouster.:

Texts of Letters to Pro-Castro Group

(six letters printed which OSWALD wrote to Fair Play for Cuba Conmittee): Six Osvald

Letters are Given to IBI. Pro-Castro Group Here Finds Notes in its Files.: Texts of

Oswald Letters to Mother on Soviet Trip., Kennedy's Guard Brings Questions, Ex-Chief of

Secret Service Raises Queries in Slaying.

EXCELSIOR - FBI-Gets Harvey Letters- The FBI obtained copes of letters OSWALD sent to

Fair Play for Cuba Committee, originals went to FBI said Vincent theodore Lee, 36 of N.Y.,

chairman of FPCC.

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9 Dec.

240. 11 Doc.

241.

10 Doc.

242.

243.

10 Dec.

10 Dec.

244. 10 Dec.

245. 10 DeC.

3146.

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SECRET

DIR 87770 (Refs MEXI 7241 - para 218 above) Pls do not erase any Soviet or Cuban tapes

unt1l further notice.: Advise how much more tape you need..

NOTE TO COS frOm RIGGS - AREHART was told yesterday but I told him not to tell the LINvoY

people - just keep bringing in the reels to me.....We have a month to six weeks reserve.

Nevertheless; am requesting 500 new ones - if not needed for this, we can store half of

them with MKCHARITY for hot-yat-known targets. (This note attached to MEXI 7241 -

para 239 above)

THE NEW YORK TIMES - Oswald Met Offors of Friendship With Suliness. by Donald JANSON

THE NEW YORK TIMES - FBI'S Risk List Omitted Oswald. Secret Sorvice Got Names Before

Kennedy's Trip. - by Joseph A. LOFTUS

THE NEW YORK TIMES - Beyond & Doubt, FBI Concludes. He Acted Alone and Did Not Know Ruby,

Says Report to Warren Inquiry Panel.

Memo to COS from Registry, Vincent Let (U.S, head of Fair Play for Cuba Committee

237 above) - Lub traveled from Mexico to Cuba on 28 Dec 62 with passport #B073217. 1*

LEE traveled from Cuba to Mexico on 21 January 1963 / (Elizabeth MORA traveled from Mexico

to Cuba on 30 Dec 62 with courtesy passport #7864. Elizabeth Catlett (sic) de MORA

travelod from Cuba to Mexico on 21 Jan 63 - the same plane as LEE),

MEXI 7324 (Ref:

- para 234 above) X

to LEGAT (who was

Interpreter for WOODHEAD, on 10 Deo. Understand he pouching these to his HQS on 12 Dea also.

MEXI 7335 - Mex1 newepaper Excellor carried story on 9 Dec of vicente It (Chairman of

Fair Play for Cuba Commidtee In N. Y.) exchange of letters with Lee OSWALD. / Following

to BenaDuM from "ODENVY source" who was directed for many years by

BENADUM In Mexico.

ODENVY source known to COS and| to URQUHARI (at Has). Source 18 U.s. cit Communist and

member of American Connie group 1n Mexi In good standing. Source reported on 10 Doc that:

A. Sources olpse friend Elizabeth Callett de MORA (Betty MORA) American negress, Commie

who now naturalized Mexi and wife of Francisoo MORA (Mexi Commie) had been called to Cub

Emb and told to forget that she saw Vicent LEE 1n Cuba in Dec 62 and Jan 63. / Betty MORA

and her husband are frightened because they both betieve tet and OSWALD had close relation.

ship and probably Lad in on "planning" lof OSWALD assassination of Pres. K. AStation

ABO73217: LuE returned to Mexi from Habana on

on 30 Deo 62 with "courtosy passport H1864" and returned on same flight as Vincent Ith

on 21 Jen 63. / Para 2 above viro be recoved contret Locally from their soureg and

the shouldltreat in mannor toi protect BENADUM

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x247.

11 Dec.

248. 11 Dac.

249. 1.1 Dec.

What did OSWALD tell SPAHR ??

250. 11 Dec.

Check. Gobernacion tells KIHSS one thing

and LEGAT a different story.

251 12 Dec.

252.

12

Dec.

SECRET

MEXI 7347 - Some en clear attachments to HMMA 22604 (Iop Secret Lauricle sent to C/FUDOVE)

pouched 12 Deo pertain to OSWALD application for Cuban visa and Cubsin

"Iine" thatl 'worth

American reactionaires wished to make Cuba - victim of their criminul designs." / Heve m

no local dissem of this material / Source, LICASA/1

MEXI 7352 (DIR 87770 - para 239 above) - Current use tapes about six doz per week for both

Cub and Sov Emb lines.

..... Is there something particular which Mexi should watch for

or should tapes and or transoripts be pouched Has.

THE NEW YORK TIMES - Oswald Assalled Right-Wing Views.

Spoke Out in Public After Artending

Dallas Rally - by Donald JANSON, also A Iroubled Marine by BIll BECKER (OSWALD was demoted

from Private First Class to private while in Japan.

Chief Warrant Officer Edvard J: SPAHR

said that OSWAlD "was my personal problem during that time.

Not even his own mother new

him like I did," although he gave a lengthy statement to the FBI about OSWALD, he declined

to gIve speciflas to a reporter.

Memo to The Amb (ac to COS) fnom LEGAT, Subject, OSWALD - page 4 states: that 3 Dae issue

of western edition of New York Times written by Peter KISS said that OSWALD took a 2:30 p.m.

bus on Thursday 26 Sept from Nuevo Laredo for the 750 mile trip to end at Mexi on Friday,

Sept 27, that the trip was made on a Transportes Frontera bus. (para 19% above) kiliss

advised that this info was furnished to him by one Lucio LoPEz, a clark in the Irunsportes

Frontera office in Mexi.

KIHSS said LOPEZ had told him the Ministry of Gobernacion had

gotten this info from the Nuevo Laredo office of the bus company. ? It is tolbe noted that

Sources in the Ministry of Governacion have indicated that investigation to date in Nuevo

Laredo and Mexi City has failed to uncover any info regarding OSWALD's travel fros: Nuavo.

Laredo to Mexico City....'

DIR 88642 - ODENVY pushing to wind up its analysis of Mexi aspects this case and urently

needs results from interrogation of Silbia DURAN and her husband during their s.:

=2319

We conjecture she may not have been interrogated at all during her second arrest but pis

find out the facts and advise.

MEXI 7364 (Ref: MaXI 7362 - not in file, not abstracted: found in DURAN P-7969 - wiüh ref

DIR 88642 - para 251 above - "Since 12 DeC 18. Mexi holiday COS unable reach either LaMPO 4

or Echeverrla. / Will attempt comply in full with ref on 13 Dec.") DURAN arrested second

time 27 Nov, interrogatedl28 and released 29l Nov:

Interrogation based on questions prepared

by Station and approved by ODENVY here.-A. Asked her relations with number of Individuals

Including some invented names and other registered owners of cars she seen in during

Jan 63 surveillance by LITAINTS.

Disclaimed knowledse of all.

Claimed never amber ofi

Ilga Leninista Espartaco or PCM, as agreed with ideas of neither except as regards support

for Cuba.

C. Claimed no affiliation with ICAP, bor connection with Sovenb here which only

visited once at anniversary of revolution, D. Remembered OSWALD pertectly and dended he

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12 Dec.

54.

12 Dac.

155. 13 Dec.

256. 13 Doc.Where is DIR ref??

Why no significance??

357)

13 Dec.

258. 13 Doc.

250: 13 nec.

What is this about??

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wore glasses. Otherwise no addition to original story.

Kney of no red haired herro

No new people arrived at Imb around time OSWALD visit.F. - Admitted one 15 day

trip to PBRUMEN in 61, none since and had no plans go. Denied had requested Amb send her

there after first interrogation. I Regret not having forwarded this sooner, but saw absolutely

no contribution to resolution basic mystery particularly after ALVARADO ICFLUTtER.

Pouching

questions and full interrogation report 13 Dec.

MEXI 7362 (out of place) See para 252 above.

IMMA 22600 (Ref: MEXI 7324 - para 245 above Attached are copies of the six tapes which

esulted from the interrogation of ALVARADO on 5 Dec 63 and 6 Ded 63 by Peter k. WOODHEAD.

/.. LEGAT acted as Interpreter. / ...LEGAI given copies of these tapes. / Original six

Memo to LEGAT from COS, Subject: Interrogation of Silvia Tirado de DURAN during her

"second arrest"

a) Mexi report of interrogation and bi list of questions

suggested to Mexicans.I These were shown to Mr. Anderson in draft prior to passage to Mexicans.

DIR 88899 Ref: DIR 85391 - not in file, not abstracted:

MOXI 7030 - para 38 above)

ODENVY investigation shows car of F. Morgan Daniels with Plate TA 582 which Mexi reported

outside Cub Emb on 21 Oot had not been outside Texas around that date.

Wel attach no

special significance to this. / Still checking owners other cars.

HMMA, 22625 (Ref: MEXI 7364 - para 252 above) Attached are a) Mexi Government Inetrogation

report on the "second arrest" of Silvia.., and b) list of suggested questions submitted

by Station./A copy of each of these was given to LEGAT.

DIR 88680 (Refs MEXI 7352 - para 248 above) Upon receipt you may resumo usual practice

of keeping Cub and Sor tapes two weeks and then erasing, but pls do not erase tapes made

between 22 Nov and present.

X Do not pouch to Has.

/ Pis continue watch for

Sov or cub reaction to investigation, evidence of their complicity, signs they putting

propaganda about case. |

FYI only, Sor intel in India had letters sent a to ODYOKE leaders

demanding full investigation of case. / How many tapes do you want to replace those tied up

by para 1?

WAVE 8949 (Refs: - not sent Mext - WAVE 8658, DIR 87746, WAVE 8736) JINIONS rotured

WAVE 12 Dec.

In addition to COMMO channel outlined para 5 rof C, JENTONS also included 'In

his letter to UNSTAR suggestion that UNSTAR oduld also send name of source and other details

assume ODENVY questioned 'NICTO on alleged Dallas contacts, since ref A reported only that

¡TEtO could five into ba Dallas

contacts.

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2.60.

16 Dec.

Check 14-12-998

261.

16 Dec.

Check DJARTE Marins

262.

13 Dec.

₴63.

18 Dec.

264. 19- Dec.

SECRET

Check Betty MORA

SECRET

DIR 89366 (Ref:

MEXI 7025 - para 32 above) (see paral 4 above)

DURAN states that APARICIO has a telephone and that its

number 181412-99.

two ref Sill1u

analysis of this case, can Mexi shed light on who APARICIO is, whether he has that ruker,

and what this might have to do with our case.

We guess it might merely have been ¿ ide

remark to some bystander in the consulete.

Advise. / Pla have monitors make every tort

to identify voices of various Sovs to whom OSWALD spoke on the telephone or who dealt with

his case with Silvia DURAN.

(NOrE: In pengil writing 14-12-99 not listed 1962. )

(NOTE, COS wrote on calbe "He is Raul APARICIO, 'Cüben Emb official!)

Memo from LEGAT - Their HQS reported car bearing Texas license KR 5773 (see para 88 : Love)

observed at Cub Emb during time OSWALD was in Mexi, 1s, registered to Herminio DUARIL Wartins, Ji.,

Sanatorio Dalinde, Tuxpan #23, Mexi, for a 1963 Buick. / Their HOS also davise ji co from

ayx one Robert Edmond GALLANT, inmate of Santa Clara Prison Farm in California, tuat He Las Leen

active in the anti-CASIRO undergound in Mexi for past six lyrs under the name of General Roberto de

Edmondo CORTES where he has under his command a secret army of 3,500 men in Mexi.

he claims to

have a "secret agent" working in Cab Emb here and alleges that OSWALD was in the cub imo on 12 Jul

63 to obtain a visa to Cuba.:

He olaims that OSWALD stayed in Mexi for about one vee!: at that time

and supposedly traveled bere by airplane, dALLANT claims that his agent in the cub tub pointed!

OSWALD out to him in Mext last July. / LEGAT files reflect that GALLANT was arrested ly Mexi

authorities and deported to the U.S. in Aug 63 at our request in view of fact he was lianted on

forgery charges in California. GALLANT was born 19 Mar 22 at Claremont, New Hampshira and 1s

to & Mexi dit.

He was residing * at the comer of Cali and Montiel Street, Apart 302, Col Lindavista

at he the time of his arrest on 21 Aug 63. FYI! OSWALD departed Nuevo Laredo far loxl City a

2 p.m. on 26 Sept on Flecha Roja bus No. 516.

Some of OSWALD's fellow passengers on this bus have

been identified, and a British couple who observed him on the bus stated he was traveling alone and

left the bus in Mexico City alone.

/ For retention there is attachec a copy! of the e sections of

the Mexi tourist oard (EM 8) utilized by OSWALD in entering and leaving Mexi.

aMMW 12193 - .....Thanks for Station's help in case... Basically, what the New York Ilies has printed

about the report is all true.

We have meanwhile been

flooded with fabrications, of which the

ALVARADO story was the most troublesome.///.....

John RETTIE with Robin (?).

Had to go to Washington,

John RETTIE says he will eat his hat if "there aren't people behind OSWALD and Ruby and he vill

eat his shoes if these aren't ultra-rightists." | John RETlIE does not believe all this business.

A lot of telk about being one lonel mad man, John does not believe to.

HIMA 22627 (RePs MEXI 7335 - para 246 above) - stacked are a.) 2 copies of photo er vincent Ins

taken at sirport prior to his boarding Cubana flight #465 en route to Habana' on 28 Luç 62.1

¡ contes de the Pasgenger Manifest of Aeronaves flt 4401, showing LEE's travel fren N.y.

to Mexi on 26 Dec 62.

6) 2 Copses of Cuben manifest $465 of 28 Dec 62 showing LEE's

travel fron

ext to Habans. d) Copies of Cubana manifest fo:

flight on 21 Jan 63 showing LEl's return to

ext to habana. and copies of Aeronaves fit t4oo of 22 Jan 63 showing Ler's travel from Mex.

to N.I.C. ! As noted in ref, Betty MORA 18 very concerned over her association in Cule and travel

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265.

266.

I Doc.

20 Dec.

267.

20 Dec.

266. 21 Dec.

269.

26 Dec.

??0.

27 Dec.

271. 2 Jan 64

SECRET

(on 21 Jan 63) with Vincent LEE. (All attachments In LEE P-8683)

Politica magazine publishes an article by Fidel CASTRO on "Cuba Ante el Assinato de Kennedy"

DIR 90487 - Request Station photograph entire station p file on Valerly Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV

and pouch one copy, or microfilm in first possible pouch.

Also request Station subject comments

on file and on KOSTIKOV's activities and relationship to other Sovs Mexi. |

This analysis would

accompany. photos if possible.

If not, pls cable. / Little in HQS file on KOSTIKOV and your info

and study, will be a vital contribution to our presentation to Warren Commission.

MEXI 7488. (Ref:

DIR 90487 - para 266 above) Pouching copy KOSTIKOV file and analysis in priority

dispatch HMMA 22652 o/& 20 Dec. Order meet pouch deadline

and satisfy Has request ASAP, Station

unable excise true staffer names from file 1 routing shects, memos, etc.

DIR 90466 (Ref: MEXI 7115 - para 154 above) Our present plan in passing info to Warren Commission

I8 to cheminate mention of taps, in order protect your continuing ops.

Will rely instead on

statements of Silvia DURAN and on contents of Sov Con Pile which Sovs give ODACID here. File shows

both OSWALD and wife were dickering with Sovs in wash by mail to get permission return to Russia./

Exact detailed info from LITAMIUS T and 9 on just what Silvia DURAN and other officials said about

OSWALD's visits and his dealings would be valuable and usable corroborative evidence.

Request you

requestion them carefully on these points, attempting get as much authentic data as possible,

without mixing in what they know from newspapers. Ple cable summarles and pouch detailed statements.

MEXI 7527 (Ref: DIR 89366 - para 260 above) 14-12-99 18 home number of Raul APARICIO Nogales,

Cultural Attache of Emb.

Doubt any connection OSWALD as APARICIO was on sick leave during signif1-

cant period. Re para two Reti, Sec MEXI 7033 (para 41 above). No further Into availble as tapes

have been erased. (See para 4 above)

MEXI 7550 (DIR 88680 - para 258 above) Pls air pouch 30 doz. tapes.

About 20 doz. tied up with

Sov and Cub traffic 22 Nor to 13 Dec. Additional 10 doz, needed for STGANG op.

MEXI 7615 (Ref: DIR 90466 - para 268 above) LITAMIL 9 has nothing additional to offer beyond

account of MEXI 7115 (para 154 above) except that Silvia said at that time that she wes perfectly

willing travel to U.S, to confront OSWALD if necessary. L9 did not talk to Silvia about OSWALD

visit, merely stood around with other staff members while Silvia recounted arrest, Interrogation,

releaso,: Silvia did not mention any details of her encounter with OSWALD: / L9 reported on 27 Dec

that Silvia has not routred to work since release from second arrest.

Her husband was angry

over: FOMIN ROA note which made cause celebre of affair,- told-PBRUMEN emb official that ROA note

xana inaccurate in claiming Silvia mistreated by Mexi police.

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DIR 92766 Request very discreet cheok to learn whether AMPALM 26 (ZDEN), unwittine Cuban

propaganda writer for AMPALM project at WAVE, has visited Moxi since assassination o. Kennedy.

AMPALM 26 has originated a report that OSWALD had a long conference with Cub Amb i: Mexi In retro:-

rant on outskirts of Mexi.

AMPALM 26 report has found its way tut into unofficial halysis of

hole case prepared by Cuban psychologist, Jose I. LASAGA in Miami, / Do not wish sliPALM 26 to

learn his identity as source

this Info: has been divulged by LASAGA. Ple check immiaration

records and local sources who might know.

DIR 92767 (Ref: DIR 92766 - para 272 above) IDEN 1s Salvador DIAZ, Verson.

Note to BENADUM: Pls determine whether or not a Cuban writer, presently in Miani, has visited

Mexi.

His name is Salvador DIAZ Verson.

MEXI 7690 (REFS: A.

DIR 90487 - para 266 abobe; B. MEXI 5943 - not abstracted, not in file;

C. HMMA 22652 - para 267 above)

Believe foll info which supplemental Ref C report worthwhile In

Inclusion HQS presentation, The unidentified Sov of Ref B who met Sergey Nikolayevich ANTONOV

(Chief Latin American Dept KGB) has now been positively identified by LIFRI as being Valeriy

Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV.

MEXI 7682 - Although assume Info below probably not pertinent since first name OSWAl,'s wife

is Marina,

wish nevertheless report foll: 7 Nov 63 Aeronaves flt 400 to N. Y. manif st lists

passenger "de OSWALD Elena"., No other apparent pertinent names among other 16 passeigers.

MEMO to Boonstra, co to COS, From IEGAT Subject. OSWALD - Attached 1s a memo setting forth the

a ietter to Attorney

Letter, postmarked 31 Dec 63, Guadalajara to Robert F. Kennedy said.... I ba am a Mesican..:

I am communicating with you because I do not trust anyone in the matter I Intend t) Jal with.

...death of your brother.....I used to be a friend of OSWALD and aiso of Albert, a. vall as

three more people.

I knew about the plan, but I never thought that it would tur our tobe a

true plan..... Signed Ylario ROJAS, Manuel Acuna 1367, Guadalajara.

/ Upon interview on 10 jan

64 ROJAS furnished the following info: In June or July 62, ROJAS vas in Mexico ClwY.....- Sube?

approached him about smuggling Cuban propaganda Into Mexi.

The Cuban said he would see him later

in Guadalajara. / Around middle of Aug 62, the Cuban arrived in Gundalajare in an automobile

and drove ROJAS to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,

E ROJAS went to a movie in Ciudad Juaruz and

apparently the Cuban went over into El Paso. I When the movie was over, ROJAS was wicked up in

fronttof the theater-by-the -Cuban-who at that time intrroduced him-to-an-individual. ROJAS -

has no independent memory of this' individual's name, but recognized him by phot as OSWALD.

The three went to a bar where they discussed the introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Mexi

via Cozumel, an island located... They talked at length, including discussions of veryday

matters, for about four hours and they also did quite a bit of drinking.

The Cuban apparently

turned his carjover to OSWALD and the Cuban and ROJAS spent the night in a hotel.../ ROJAS sula

the following morning they left Cludad Juarez on a flight of Aeronaves and flew to Monterrey.:

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It is to be noted that Aeronaves has no such flight as that described by RoJAs.

In Guadalajara the Cuban gave ROJAS 400 pesos. and told him he would receive further instructions

at a later date! / In the latter part of Dec 62 the Cuban came to Guadalajara and gave ROJAS

900 pesos and told him to proceed to Cozumel by bus within about five days. ROJAS arrived in

Cozumel just after Christmas 62.

There he was met by 2 Cuban men and a Cuban woman whose first

name was CRISTINA. ROJAS explaired that, although he cannot recall the names of the Cubans, he

has them written down in & notebook which he left with Daniel SOLIS, a municipal policeman in

Cozumel. ROJAS stated SOLIS would not deliver the book to anyone but him.

/ About 28 Doc 62

OSWALD arrived In Cozumel, having proceeded there from Jamaica via Mexicana de Aviacion.

the three Cubans and ROJAS again discussed the introduction of Cuban propaganda. !......During i

the time of these discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans stayed at the Hotel Playa in Cozumel and

ROJAS stayed with Daniel SOLIS, / OSWALD remained In Cozumel for 2 or 3 days and then returned

to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and ROJAS continued to reside in Cosumel until about 15 Feb 63

when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica.: On this occasion OSWALD stayed three days in

Cozumel.

The day after his arrival an American by the name & ALBERI arrived from Jamaica.

conversations between this American, OSWALD; and the three Cubans were in English,

that all three Cubans spoke very good English.

The Cuban woman,

CRISTINA, told ROJAS that they

had discussed the elimination of Pres Kennedy.

She stated that OSWALD was for killing Kennedy

but that ALBERT and the Cuband did not agrec with OSWALD. / ROJAS stated that he has ALBERI's

last name entered in the notebook which 1s in the possession of Daniel SOLIS.

He claimed he got

ALBERI's name from a U.S. Gov credential in the bath house of the Hotel Islena where ALBERT

acting under orders. / ROJAS stayed in Cozumel until early March 63 then returned by bus to Guad.

...../: ROJAS could not explain why he cannot remember the names of the three Cubans in Cozumel

after having been with them for nearly three months. He described them.....

%...l....ROJAS

stated he 1s willing to go anywhere if his expenses are paid to make any Indantification and to

pick up his notebook with the full names of the individuals mentioned. ¡It was noted during the

Interview that he appoared sincere, but stated he is desperately in need of money.

He lives in a

slum area of Guadalajaara, is 31 yrs old, about five feet nine inches, medium build; dark brown

hair, dark complexion, brown eyes and has a mustache.

MEXI 7764 - LEGAI requests following which connected with investigation of a lead on OSWALD.

It is requested that the foll investigation be conducted at Cozumel.

Determine whether a muni-

cipal policeman named Daniel SOLIS actually exists and is living and working in Cozumel.

SOLIS does exist,

determine whether he is acquainted with:..ROJAS..../ C. Determine whether SOLIS

a hack in his posses in maic belong to paras... pls cable reply.

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14 Jan.

Check Eduardo BORELL Navarro

280.

15 Jan.

This se

281. 16 Jan.

282: 16 Jan.

Check AMPALM 26 trip to Managau; does he

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MAXI 7776 | (Ref: DIR 92766 - para 272 above) No evidence to date of travel to les i by AMPALM 25

during 1963. / Foll volunteered by C/ODENVY In Mexi, on evening 13 Jan in his oral ..view to CO3

of current problems in their investigations of leads pertinent to OSWALD case: f.

Has sent cable to Mexi stating (AMPALM/26) was source of analysis prepared by Cubul: psychologise,

Jose I. LASAGA of Miami.| B. ODENVY interviewed AMPALM 26 who said:

Silvia DURAN Look OSWALD

to Caballo Bayo restaurant near Chapultepec Golf Club where they met Cuban And to laxi, Joaguin

HERNANDEZ Armas.

Then HERNANDEZ Armas took OSWALD for a ride in his car so that t!.! could

C. AMPALM/26 told ODENVY his source was Eduardo BORELL Navarro, Muri

newspaperman who writes editorials for Excelsior.

C/ODENVY sent Matthew Crawford, Assistant,

to interview BORELL Nevarro on 12 Jna. E.. BORELL Navarro said AMPALM/26 had "ime: ined"

story. BORELI Navarro said he did nto know any more than that OSWALD had been t:

il and had

visited the Cub Emb and Silvia DURAN. BORELL Navarro seid everything he knew had teen published

and was public knowledge.

/ c/oDENVY, Mexio said he knew AMPALM/26 well when both a were In

He said AMPALM/26 "noted for reporting i based upon his intuitive feelings" and very

rarely reported facts. / Belleve ODENVY told AMPALM/26 he had been

cited to them ai surice

Jose I. LASAGA.!

A bulletin from Fundacion del Cardenal Mindszenty, with addregs: A P.O. Box 321, Cüyton

St. Louis 5, Missourt, the following was

translated "Consignia Comunista de

Propaganda

en Relacion Con la Muerte del Presidente Kennedy", published by Conite Mexicano Par: La

Divulgacion de los Objectivos, Estrategia y Tacticas del Comunismo. Article pointing out the

assassination was the work of the Communists. (From LIHUFT/1)

HMM 8289 (Source: LITAMIL 9) Officials of the Cub Emb in Mexi received very few inristmas

greetings from Mexi Gov officials;

It is believed that the lack of the traditionil exchange

of Christmas greetings between Mext Gov and Cub Emb was the result of the resentment cauged

among Mexi officialdom by the strong note dated 26 Nov 63, rec'd by the Mexi Ministry of

Foreign Relations from Raul ROA Garcia, Cub Minister of Foreign Relations, over the detention

by Mexi authorities of Silvia DURAN in connection with the visit to the Cub Emb in lexi of

WAVE 0569 (Refs:

MEXI 7776 - para 279 above:

B. DIR 92766 - para 272 above:

2341 - not rec'd:

D. DIR 04473 - not rec'd:

WAVE 1856 - not rac'd:

PACY 12115 -

(In 6457), 12 Nov 63, ODORIC IPRANSACK, filed 200-124-117/3) : G.

WAVE 1393 - not recid.

Ro para 1 Ref B according WAVE sources (AMRAZOR 1 and AMBUCKLE 1) AMPALM 26 stiled planned

depart WAVE area for Mex1 20 Nov: 63 in order attend seminar Federacion Internucioral de..

Organizaciones de Periodistas Profesionales (rIOPP) held Mex1 18-29 Nov 63.

Para a B Ref f

confirms planned attendance FIOPP by AMPALM 26. On return WAVE area A 26 told AMBUJIE 1

he attended FIOPP seminar / 2. WAVE agrees para 3 Ref A that A 26 noted for skeptical reportine

partioularly re his association with ODEARl..

(See Refs C, E and G.) In reply query cara 3

ref E, Ref D informed WAVE A 26 not ODEARL agent.

AMRAZOR 1 reported lesminy fran A 26

that the latter scheduled make speeches at TOpp seminar and later continue on to central America

probably to Nicaragua.

In similar statement to AMPALM 4, A 26 implied confidentiai ODYOKE

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294. 16 Jan

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mission. / 4. Re para 2 Ref B, Pan Am Airways records show A 26 departed WAVE area 18 Noy 63

via PAA flt 503 for MANA with transfer in Guat to PAA flight 501 for MANA. PAA records

reflect A 26 traveled as planned, hovever view fact A 26 had to transfer in Guat, It possible

No record travol A 26 local !

ODURGE office since A 26 pormanent U.S, resident as of 7 Nov 62 and granted reentry permit

3 Jan 63 valid one yr. Latter allows A 26 multiple departures and entries without restrictions.

Request Hqs check ODURGE ZRMETAL to determine if A 26 arrived from Mexi on or about 1 Dec 63.

A 26 ODURGE registration No. A 7799307. / AMPALM 4 has obtained copy of LASAGA report.

MEXI 7819 (Ref: MEXI 7776 - para 279 above) LIIEMPO 4 reported on 16 Jan that AMPALM 26

LITEMPO 4 does not yet know arrival or departure dates. / AMPALM

26 was invited to Mexi to attend "Colegio Nacional de Periodistas" to assist in series of

meetings organized by that group, according to I 4.

MRID 0385 (Ref:

MEXI 7764 - para 278 above, also see para 277) - Daniel SOLIS well known

municipal policeman Cozumel

of good reputation over past 1l yrs. I SOLIS does not know any

person named Ylario ROJAS Villanueva.

SOLIS wife's uncle named Eladio VILLANUEVA Ramiraz

from Guadalajara and believes originally from Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato.

This uncle visited

SOLIS In Cozumel about first 2 weeks in June 63.

Uncle arrived by bus to Puerto Juarez and

boat to Cozumel, broke, secking work, with no luggage and nothing more than clothes on back.

Unclo said his suitcase had fallen from top of bus into water at unspecified ferry crossing

enroute Merida.

Uncle said suitcase contained "important papers" and all his personal belong-

SOLIS housed him and got him temporary job as bricklayers assistant. Uncle worked

Cozumal until around mid-June and then left for veracruz by boat to Puerto Juarez.

whereabouts Uncle not known to SOLIS. SOLIS gave him clothes and 500 pesos financial assis-

tance on departure. I While at SOLIS house, uncle wrote three letters to skipper ferry boat

trying recover suitcase but no answer.. Uncle sent and receivad no other mail.

Uncle had no

notebook of any kind.

Uncle was not in contact with any Cubans

on Cozumel.: Only known assoriates

were Mexi airforce sargeant "Polo" and his bricklayer boss Leonel VILLANUEVA (no relation).

(COMMENT: SOLIS said no Cubans or North Americans official named Albert in Cozumel in Junc

63 or in period late Dec 62 to early March 63 other than visits Cubcon officials Mrid.

confirmed by Station/Base contact Joaquin NASSIM who highly knowledgeable Cozumel matters.

Base did not broach possible OSWALD presence Cozumel with SOLIS but NASSIM said highly doubtful).

/ SOLIS description of uncle:

Age about 30, 5 feet 8, about 185 Ibs, stocky,

black straight hair, mustache,

long face. Usually works as

chauffeur or farmer.

said uncle did not seem aberrated.

MEMO tO LEGAT from COS:

Subject: OSWALD - reporting info in para 284 above.

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MEXI 7964 | (Ref: MRID 0385 - para 284 above) LEGAT, continuing interrogation of Ylario

ROJAS Villanueva of Guadalajara, has determined that:

A. He 18 really Eladio VILLA UEVA of

ret and is the uncle of Daniel SOLIS wife. : B.

Eladio VILLANUEVA was in Cozumel faun Apr Új

until July 63 and stayed with Daniel SOLIS.

He showed letters he had written to nis wife

from there for this period.

Daniel SOLIS knows address and true name of Eladic VILLANEVA;

letters from SOLIS to VILLANUVA to prove this point. / VILLANUEVA jas written to SOLIS to

send his address book to VILLANUEVA, U.S. Con in Guadalajara; used excuse that wisked visa

tọ U.S. He insists SOLIS has notebook and still clings to story he saw OSWALD as he wrote

to Mr. Robert Kennedy. / For Hqs; VILLANUEVA has agreed take ICFLUTTER test and I SCAT

Wash Has asked him to ask COS if LCFLUTIER operator could come Maxi as was done in case of

ALVARADO (Nic). / COS agreed forward request to Has. / If agreed LEGAT would prefei ixi or

Guadalajara as location with Mr. Joe Garcia as interpreter if one needed, time within next

ten days. / Pls cable reply.

MEMO to Boonstra, co to COS from LEGAI; Subject: OSWALD - It is to be noted that the white

House was in receipt of a paper entitled "Possible Psychological Motivations in the Assassina-

tion of Pres. Kennedy" written by Jose I. LASAGA of Miami,

This speculative paper attempted

to establish that the motivation of OSWALD In the assassination of Tres K was Fidei CASTRO

or & CASTRO agent and that OSWALD was motivated during his trip to Mexi between 27 Sept and

2. Oct 63. The paper alleged that OSWALD held an extended interview with the Cuban Amb in

Mexi whom he met in a restaurant on the outskirts of Mexi from which restaurant the, both

later left in the Amb's car for a talk without being overheard. / Source of this latter info

was alleged to be Salvador DIAZ Verson.

This Individual was interviewed at Miani.

He stated

that while in Mexi 29-29 Nov 63 attending the Congress of the Intemational Federation of

Professional Newspaper Organizations, he was at the offices of the newspaper Exceletor on

the night of 25: Nov 63.

There he learned through the Mexi press that the Mexi gov had arrested

one Silvia DURAN; that DURAN allegedly had OSWALD as a guest in her house during his visit

to Mexi, and that DURAN placed OSWALD in contact with officials of che Cub Onb in Mari.

DIAZ Verson went on to claim that he was & told by Dr. BORRELI Navarros, en exiled Cuban

newspaperman employed by Excelsior, that OSWALD and DURAN on the day following OSWALD's arrival

In Mexi went to a restaurant called the Caballo Blanco or possibly the Caballo Bayo where they

met an official of the Cub Emb. DIAZ Verson claimed that he nows nothing about OS.ALD and

the Cub official leaving the restaurant together in a car. / It was uscertained that Dr.

Eduardo BORRELL Navarro, a former Cuban Cabinet Minister who on occasion writes feature

artioles for the Mexi City Excelsior, currently resides at 1303 Homuro St., Apart 301; Mexi.

BORRELI, Naverro was interviewed on 11. Jan at which time he furnished the following Info:

Salvador DIAZ Verson' was in Mexi as claimed and discussed OSWALD with BORRELL and other Cuban

DIAZ Verson also visited BORRELL in BORRELL's home. / BORRilL did not tell the story

Silvia DURAN.

of no meeting between OSWALD and Cub Emb officials other then the neetings which occurred

at the time OSWALD visited the Cub Con In Mexi. / BORRELI knew nothing conceming any visit

by OSWALD to the home of DURAN. / It 18 to be noted that DURAN was questioned by Mewl authorities

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At that time she confirmed that OSWALD visited: the Cub Emb 1n Mexi during the

time he was in Mexi from 27 Sept to 2 Oct. i She alleged that the purpose of his visits to the

Cuban Emb was to obtain a Cuban visa. She stated she had given him a telephone zumber to use

in calling: her concerning the visa, but denied that he had ever visited in her home..

17 Jan 64 à source.!.. advised that he had been unable to locate a Caballo Blano restaurant

In Mexi, but stated there is a Caballo Bayo restaurant located on outskirts of Mexi.

Source went to restaurant, showed photos of former Cub Con Eusebio AZCUE Lopez, Who was In

charge of Cub Con at the time of OSWALD's visit there, of Cub Amb HERNANDEZ Armas, of Silvia

of these

employees. He was unable to find anyone among the employees who could recall any of the

MEXI 8008 (Ref:

DIR 97829 - para 289 below) - Station has reported all available info

OSWALD activities Mexi. / Practically all info from LIENVOY and all other sources was also.

reported locally to ODENVY and to Amb Mann.

It may be that some Station Info Included by

local ODENVY reps in their reporting; believe however local ODENVY: will have Indicated

KUBARK as source.

DIR 97829 - Fletcher M. KNIGHT appeared before Warren Commission on 28 Jan and received guide-

lines on what they expect from KUBARK.

On Sat, 1 Feb, we will give commission a report on

OSWALD's activities in Mexi, presented so as to protect your sources and techniques. Pls

review your reporting to us on this subj and cable in anything additional you may have in

time for us to include in report.

DIR 98676 (Ref: MEXI 7964 - para 286 above) Before deciding on ICFLUTIER of ROJAS need

much more info on his background for clearance purposes. i Pla have: ODENVY supply vital data,

background, job history, some Idea of physical and mental condition.

Also need know:

ICFLUTIER be done in secret or must Mexi authorities know?

KUBARK: not in favor of cutting

in local authorities because it hurts security and

mobility of FLUTTER experts.: / We have no

traces on ROJAS with present identifying data. We in contact with ODENVY here on case.

Pls ask ODENVY Mexi to supply added data.

MEMO tO COS from LEGAI; Subject: OSWALD - Re: Ylario'ROJAS Villanueva aka Hilario ROJAS

Villanueva, Eladio VILLANUEVA, Eladio VILLANUEVA Rojas.

"Bio Data:

ROJAS does not have any

birth certificate but states he was born in 1932 or 1933 on a ranch known as Guayabo de Santa

Rita, located near the town of Ciudad Manuel Doblado. In the state of Guanajuato. His mother

st1ll resides at the ranch and her name is Estefania ROJAS and is now about 80 yrs oid.

did not know his father, therefor uses his mother's surname, ROJAS. / ROJAS lived on the

ranch and went to primary school there; finished sixth grade at age of 14. Worked at ax various

jobs about the ranch and in 1949 entered U.S. Illegally and worked in the

El Centro, Calif.

Jacket

- area for a person named MoILVANLY near Highway 99 and Roxy Street:: McILVANEY was engaged in

drainage and irrigation work and ROJAS worked for him about 7 yrs.

/ In 1954 he was allowed

to leave the is. voluntarily hr the IllS. Thmioration and Notrinallantem

Canartan

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also calims a common-law marriage to Alioia GALVEZ and that a child was born in the u.S.

of this marriage.

Alloia still corresponds with him and lives at Celle Republica d.: Salvador

#152, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexicall, Mexi. / In about 1954 he returned to the ranch whe - he

continued with his work on the

ranch. ¡ During 1946 or 57 he was employed by a bottly company

at Iljuans, Mexi which bottled 7-Up.

/ In 1960 he returned to Guadalajara. 1= had no

fixed employment since his Tijuana job with the u-Up bottling fim in 57 or 58., ocosuional

temporary jobs since about 50, mostly involving truckloading. / He married his present wife,

Yolanda CORDOBA in 57 and now has five children;

the youngest born 21. Cet 63.

/ Latters which

have been observed indicate by postmark that ROJAS was in Cozumel, buta at a later rica

than he has stated and apparently for at least three to possibly five months, which contra-

dicts Information received fron Daniel SOLIS, who stated Ylario ROSAS Villanueva ha- 1a Cozumel

for about ? weeks in June 63.

ROJAS readily admits that he, ROJAS, 1s the

wife. / Alverification of his reported travel to the U.S, border, namely, Nuevo Laredo, has

been established, although not on the specific dates furnished by

CMA recorus reflect

one Hilario ROJAS was on flt from Guadalajara to Nuevo Laredo on 3 Aug 62.

CHA racinis

further reflect that a telegran dated 31 July 62 at Nuevo Laredo authorized the CHA icket

office at Guadalajara to' issue a ticket to Hilario ROJAS of 665 Chilarde Street, Guidalajara.

(It is noted that RQJAs has stated that he formerly resided at Chilarde Street in Gundalajara.)

/ ROJAS appears to be in normal physical condition and no outward gigns observed of wuy

deficiency,

He did not reveal any mental quirks.

He tends to be voluble in his

conversa-

tions and to wander from specific lines of questioning. / He appears to react mentsily in a

manner reflecting

innate intelligence superior to that of his stated sixth grade eduration. I

He does not volunteer any motive for furtahing into to the U, S. Gov concerntna id elega

association with unidentified Cubans and with OSWALD, both at U.S, border and at Coumel.

Other than discrepancies anting noted in various interviews conducted with ROJAS,

tie only

apparently unusual development concerns a reportedly second letter that he has directed to

U. S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, wherein he, according to his on statement,

stuted

that he had additional info to furnish..

According to ROJAS, this additional info

concerned

a so-called camera which he saw in Cozumel in the possession of the

unidentified Buians and

OSWALD, which camera

reportedly had adaptations which could be utilized to

fira abort five

cartridges; which cartridges reportedly have a small gas compartment and that said Las was

for the purpose of cutting down on the noise made in firing said camera.

He also described

a rifle supposedly in the possession of these previously mentioned individuals. He claims to

have beenxgal told by the Cubans that the "camera" was worth about $50,000 and was ü Russian

Invention./ Attitude toward Polygraph Examination; It was explained to ROJAS that it might

be negessary in the future to afford him a scientific examination with the use of certain

instruments.

He said he would be agreeable to such an examination. / Attitude of Mexican

Government re Polygraph Examination;

It is assumed that, as in the past case of the Nic,

Echeverria should be so consulted and his authorization obtained to conduct said exumination.

At the same time, he canialso be told that general results of exam would be furnishi him.

It is further suggested that the full name of ROJAS should be furnished Icheverri: and the

fact that he would be examined either in Guadalajara' or Mexi. There does not apper:

to be

any reason for Echaverria to be furnished the iden of the Polygraph examiner..

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292. 7 Feb.

293. 8. Feb.

294.

295.

8 Feb.

11 Feb.

What is the RCMP ?

Check ReRNSTEIN

296.

. 12 Feb.

296. 12 Feb.

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MEXI 8117 (Ref;

DIR 98676 - para 290 above) Following rec'd from Local ODENVY on i reb.

(Reporting contents of para 291 above)

DIR 00302: (Rof:

MEXI 8117 - para 292 above) Will trace and clear ROJAS. / Since he Mexi

cit, we do not want to LCFLUTIER him in Mexi with knowledge of government there. ALVARADO

case was different because we knew ALVARADO would be sent straight back to Nic.

Will conter

with ODENVY here on prus and cons of taking him to Texas, where facilities would be better.

Will advise.

Note on cover sheet of DIR 00302 - Advised Henry Johnson (LEGAT) on 11 Feb 64. | Signed COS

MEMO to COS from JKBENADUM: (source): Source has been told to drop everything else and concentrate

on Betty MORA to endeavor to find out any additional info which she might have re OSWALD and

his activities on behalf of the Fair Play For Cuba Committee In New Orleans, La, prior to

the assassination. (See para 264 above) In this connection it will be recalled that MORA

Stated after the death of the President that she hoped that the FBI would not look too hard

In New Orleans because It could be very bad"for us". / Source also reported that Reva BERNSTEIN,

former Chairman of the FPFCC In Detroit, Mich., has been In Mexi for more than a month, that

she had been in Puerto Vallarta for a month, that she had wanted to go to Playa Azul but

that she did not do so because "it was not good to do so - so soon after the assassination",

that she was leaving Mexi to go to Zijuatenejo.

Source does not believe she was in Puerto

Vallarta, nor that she is presently in Zijuatenejo. / BERSTEIN also told source that she had

been questioned in Detroit, prior to her departure for Mexi, by the RCMP, but that no inquiry

had been made of her by the FBI or any U.S. police or Investigative agency.

The interroga-

tion had to do with the FPFCC, Its aotivities in the Detroit

area, and the fact that she had

reportedly acted as a mail drop for Canadian communists.

Interrogation took place in

the office of her lawyer in Detroit.

She admitted to source that she had,

a drop, but that she told the RcMP that she had merely acted as

the addressee for

In fact progressive

publications"

for her Canadian friends.

Note written in margin of above Memo: Should I report for Has info only? by COS.

wrote: Since this deals with OSWALD case and has already been reported by the sourco to

ODENVY, I believe we should not send to Has.

It adds nothing to the case and if Has should

decide to dissem, it would blow source to ODENVY (our use of source).

MEXI 8194 (Ref:

MRID 0385

- para 284 above

MEXI 7964

- para 286 above)

requests the following additional questions be put to Daniel SOLIS: A: Verify 1f SOLIS has

raceived two letters recently from Eladio ROJAS Villanueva aka Eladio VILLANUEVA regarding

notebook.

Ask SOLIS to forward notebook if found to: Mr. Edwin O. Johnson, Consulado

Americano, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Letters in possession VILLANUIVA indicate he in Cozumel

with Daniel SOLIS for at least three months in 1963.

Can SOLIS recall dates? : D.

ASK SOLIS

if VILLANUEVA in contact with Cubans or Americans while in Cozumel:

Ask him how VILLANUEVA

time. / Please cabic reply..

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29'?, 12 Feb.

298.

18 Feb.

Check.

VILLANUEVA claimed friendship with

one ALBERT.

See para

277 above.

I Now the

fer.y

boat

is named ALBERTO.

??

That happened to VILLANUEVA's suitcase

which contained

"Important papers" whick

had fallen from top of bus into water

See Para 284 above.

Could Polo be Albert ??

Or could! Polo be

connected with VILLANUEVA's first contact

in Mexi - the Cuban ??

299. 18 Feb.

300.

20 Feb,

FOR JACK STEWART, MERIDA! from Joe Garcia (LEGAT) requesting infomation containe! in para

296 above.

MRID 0404 (Ref:

MEXI 8194 - para 296 above) 1. Foll SOLIS reply para 1 Rei: M. Mud n0s

received two letters recently from VILLANUEVA.

B. Would forward as requested any

that turned up. C. Best recollection VILLANUEVA arrived Cozumel very early June E, left

on 4 July 63 on ferry boat Alberto for Puerto Juarez.

SOLIS received theee letters, since

burned, from VILLANUEVA in Guadalajara in months immediately following VILLANUEVA l parture

from Cozumel.

SOLIS answered all three.. In last of three replies SOLIS asked VITANJEVA

repay 500 peso loan.

SOLIS never heard from VILLANUEVA & after thit.

VILLANUEVA 1:: one of

three letters asked if SOLIS would like to be "secret police agent" con Cozumel.

no further info on possible contaots VILLANUEVA with Cubans or Amerleans on Cozumel.

VILLANUEVA

when not working as albanil, spent his time at SOLIS home "chapeando" (weeding, cutting brush)

and usually in hammock by 2030 hrs. SOLIS and VILLANUEVA sometimes visited Mayalu. night-

club together. VILIANUEVA did not appear to be much of a drinker. / 2.

SOLIS also said:

VILLANUEVA arrived Cozumel with Sergeant second class

"Polo" (niclune); Polo was arriving

new assignment of Cozumel Military Base; VILLANUEVA said had met Polo in Mexi City; Polo came

around SOLIS house twice after VILLANUEVA departure looking for VILLANUEVA.

(COMMENT:

asked NASSIM JOAQUIM discreetly obtain all info possible on Polo; will advise. Base and

JOAQUIM concur SOLIS seems be telling straight forward story. SOLIS daughter, apparently

unprized, confirmed burning of letters from VILLANUEVA.

30L.

20 Feb.

302.

20 Feb.

Why no ticket number ??

SECRET

MEMO tO LEGAT from COS: Subject: OSWALD - Memo reports info contained in para 298 cbove.

EXI 8341 to MRID - Mr. Joseph Garcia, LEGAT, going to Merida 21 Feb.

Said would contact

COB soom after arrival. I Garcia would like to meet and talk to Daniel SOLIS re VI INEVA.

He also has "few other leads" in area but did not specify whether pertinent GPFLOOD or not.

DIR 02697 - No traces ROJAS aka VILLANUEVA.

KUBARK now prepared to LCFLUTIER him in Texas

1f ODENVY still wants 1t. Have told ODENVY here and swaiting theis decision.

MEMO tO COS from LEGAT; Subject,

OSWALD. (See para 197 above) As reported previously,

source made available a copy of the bus manifest of a company called Transportes Frontera which

covered the trip of the bus which departed Mexi 2. Oct 63 and scheduled arrival time at Nuevo

Laredo of 6 a.m. on 3 Oct. The passenger listed as occupying seat 4 on this manifest was

OSWALD, no first name glyen. Destination was given as Laredo. / No ticket number wa: listed

by OSWALD's name although ticket numbers appeared beside the names of the remaining passengers.

This manifest was poorly prepared in longhand with names of some o. the passengers

incomplete and in some cases illegible! Toward the bottom of the manifest is a notation,

"9' Laredo, T Monterrey"; haever,

including the name of OSWALD, 10 passengers appear

with a destination of Laredo. / Francisco ALVARADO, ticket salesman and dispatcher üt the

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pai sengers

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Transportes Frontera terminal In Mexi, was Interviewed several times, the last being on

17 DOC. ALVARADO had no recollection of OSWALD and could offer no, explanation as to why no

ticket number appeared beside his name or as to the reason for the disorepancy in the number.

of passengers listed for Laredo. I/ / As previously reported, Francisco SAUCEDO Velez and

Dionis1o REYNA Paz, chauffeurs on the trip.... were interviowed. They had no personal recollec

tion.of OSWALD nor could they offer any explanations: concerning the discrepancy in the numbei

of passengers and the fact that no ticket number appeared beside OSWALD's name."

SOUCEDO

explained that tickets bearing a prefix of 39 covered travel from Mexi to Monterrey and those

with a prefix of 10 covered the travel from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo.

He also pointed out that

tickets collected from the passengers on a given trip are forwarded to the offices of the bus

company in Monterrey. / On 9 Dea Telesforo QUIROGA,

ticket agent at Iransportes Frontera

office, Monterroy was interviewed. All tickets listed by number on the passenger manifest

for the 2-3 Oct 63 trip from Mexi to Nuevo Laredo were located.

QUIROGA could offer no

explanation as to why no ticket number was listed for OSWALD, and it was impossible for him

to locate a ticket which might have been used by OSWALD. / OSWALD in Mexi stayed at Hotel del

Comeroio, Calle Sahagun 19: On 20 Jan $ 64 Guillermo GARCIA Luna, manager of this hotel,

reported: The hotel does not use a system of registration cards

for guests, but rather uses

a & registry book.

On the first day a guest arrives he, himself, makes the

initial entry

In the book, this including the name of the guest, the place from which he is arriving, his

occupation, and his nationality.

Thereafter on each day the guest continues at the tig hotel

the same info is entered in the book on the page designated for that day, but the entry is

made by a hotel employee.

being shown as

"USA (Texas)", Guests pay in advance.

• OSWALD registered on 27 Sept, arriving

, occupation "photo" and nationality was "U.S. citizen"

writing on this entry in the registry book has been identified with known handwriting of OSWALD

by the FBI. / OSWALD was listed as staying in room 18 from 27 Sept through night of 1 Oct.

Mr. GARCIA Luna said rooms 18 through 23 occupy 'one floor of the hotel.

was able to furnish

info on three of the guests who occupied rooms on same floor as OSWALD because they frequently

stop at the hotel when in Mexi.

Mr. PEREZ Pliego, San Luis Potos1, railroad

employee, room 19 on 26 Sept, 27 and 28 Sept.

A Captain ESQUIVEL of Veracruz occupies room

19 on 30

Sept, Mexi Army Captain well-known in Veracruz according to GARCIA Luna. / Mario

RESENDIZ, merchant, Saltillo, Coahulla, room 21,26 Sept to 3 Oct., has merchandising business

Involving sale of flowers and miscellaneous. Items in Monclova, Coahuila, also well known in

Monclova according to GARCIA Luna.

/ :/ On 21 Jan 64 Alfonso PEREZ PliegO, Espana 304,

Guadalajara, Jalisco, office address Boliver 8-401, Mexi, was interviewed in Mexi.

he frequently stops at del Comercio but had not noticed OSWALD.

/ The following investigation

was conducted in Veracruz on 23-24 Jan: Ernest HOLM, Vice Consul, Amer Con, contacted logical

sources of his office. None of these sources was able to identify Captain ESQUIVEL.: It.

COMMANDER Charles EDSON, assigned to Mexi Naval Academy as an instructor by the U. S. Navy

vas unable to locate any info on ESQuIVEL.

Inspector Alberto MORALES, Veracruz Police Dept,

was unable to obtain any info on ESQUIVEL. / Investigation continulng./. Intensive investigation

continuing to locate Mario RESENDIZ of Monclova.

MEMO from LEGAT to COS:

Subject: Jack L. RUBY; OSWALD - Victim.

maid that RUBY traveled to Cuba from Mexi in the latter part of

Information has been

62. under name of Jack t.. RiTRY

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304.

27 Feb.

305.

10 Mar.

What hotel??

3015.

12 Mar.

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SEGRET

WOWHEL

Jack Leon RUBY, Jaok RUBENSTEIN, or Jacob RUBENSTEIN. / Advise of any info to verily this

travel by RUBY.

MEMO tO LEGAT from COS:

Subject: RUBY - Info availuble to this office suits to unten

that RUBY left Mexi, for Habana or arrived invibErn Habana by sir anytime duri

MEMO from LEGAT to Boonstra, co to COS; Subject: OSWALD. - Ref: LEGAT meno date. 13 Jan

64. (para 277 above): - Same background Info as pare 277 with following additional:

claimed he could pinpoint the date 14 August 1962 as the day he arrived in Maxi because he

sat in seat #14 on the bus and his hotel room was #14 and he arrived in Mexi, by icidence,

on 14 Aug 62. (That day, while walting in a park near the bus station of the bu... ¿ Estrellua

de Oro, and the hotel where he sayed was in the vicinity,

he was contacted by an identified

individual, who he later learned was a Cuban.

and this Cuban proposed that ROJAS help him in smuggling Cuban propsganda to Mexico.)

He saw this Cuban over a period of wo day

...../ / / / Details on Interrogations. concerning ROJAS, SOLIS, etc., ended up (Ex-= 22 of

report from IEGAT) with "On 5 Mar 64, ROJAS, at Guadalajara, Jalisco, continued to maintain

that he had met OSWALD at Nuevo Laredo and again later at Cozumel, as he had previcusly

declared; however, subsequently on that day he orally admitted that he had never town or

met OSWALD anywhere." / A written, signed statement declaring all information had been false

was prepared and signed by RaJAs.

MEMO to COS from LEGAI:

Subject: OSWALD.: Source produced original of a passeng?: 119t.

or manifest relating to departure No. 2, Bus No. 340, a Oct 63, of the Iransportes Frontera,

S.A, de C. V. bus line, which has Its headquarters in Monterrey, N. I. and Its Meni terninal

at Buenavista Street No. 7. / The passenger list or manifest was

clear evidence tit

OSWALD had departed from Mexi on the bus connected therewlth which left Mexi at 1:00 p.m.

and scheduled to have arrived at Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, (across border from Laredo, texas)

at 5:30 a.m., 3 Oct 63. Info on passenger list is handwritten, not complete and rot all

legible, etc.... (report submitted typed list of passengers, seat number, ticket number and

destination, etc.).. "Inquiry at Transportes Frontera Bus Terminal"

Gilberto LOZANO Gulzar advised that he is the Manager of the Mexi Terminul of Iransportes

Frontera Bus. Company, Buenavista #7, which has & franchise for : "through service" between

Mexi, Monterrey and Laredo, but is

not permitted to sell tickets or pick up passenzers at

intermediate localities. / LOZANO said that Transportes Fronters had made e complete stuay

of its records and procedures and has now arrived at the conclusion that the person designated

as "OSWLD"zon-the 2 Oct 63 passenger manifest did not purchase a ticket and could sut have

traveled on the trip to which it relates.

He pointed out that the list of passenter reserva

tions, tiokets sold, and passengers actually boarding the bus In Mexi are recorded

form which is provided for that purpose and 1s maintained on a clip beard on

the ccunter

from which ticket sales normallly are made by the ticket salesman and dispatcher, Prancisco

ALVARADO.

¡He admitted that ALVARADO occasionally is assisted during rush hours or a tempor-

ary absence from the counter by the baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ Medina, who may receive

and record reservations on the manifest but does not handle the actual receipt of payment

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306. (continued)

MA OSWALD actually make the trip to Laredo

on ? riot.??

ти?

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for tickets. / According to Mr. LOZANO, a reservation is recorded by assigning & seat

numberas available and recording opposite the seat number assigned, the name and destination

of the Individual requesting the reservations.

That reservation is respected under normal

conditions until two hours before departure time; however, in the event all seats

"filled, it may be held until the actual departure of the bus.

Prior to the departure of

the bus, a final check 1s made of passengers In connection with tickets sold for that

particular trip, and at that time the dispatcher communicates by radio to the company

headquarters in Monterrey the number of "paying" passengers on the bus: in relation to the

Monterrey or Laredo destinations for which they purchased tickets.

/. Francisco ALVARADO,

tioket salesman and dispatcher for Iransportes Frontera, advised that he prepared most of

the handwriting on the 2 Oct 63 manifest on which the name "OSULD" and destination "Lared"

appear opposite Seat No. 4.

He stated that he did not write the

"OSWLD" reservation info

and it was his opinion that the reservation had been made and the info recorded by the

baggage handler, Lucio LOPEZ.

ALVARADO is quite certain at the present time that the

Individual designated on the list as "OSWLD" did not purchase a ticket and did not travel

on the trip relating to that manifest.

No ticket number was recorded for that person,

a search of the company's records in Monterrey had failed to locate a ticket stub which

was not otherwise accounted for in connection with that particular trip. I The notations

by ALVARADO of "9 Laredo, T Monterrey" reflected that he had reported by radio to the

Monterrgy office of the company that the bus had departed with nine "paying" passengers

for Laredo and seven "paying" passengers destined for Monterrey.

Listed under "Name of

Passengers" were "OSWLD" with no ticket number, indicating he did not travel; "Angel PEREZ"

with no ticket number or destingtion, which confirmed that he had not purchased a ticket

and had not boarded the bus; and "Nicolas GONZAIEZ" Seat No. 10, listed as having traveled

on a pass to Torreon.

/.../ ALVARADO and Gilberto LOZANO stated that the notations on

the back of the manifest referred to advances of funds made by ALVARADO to LOZANO from the

cash for repairs, parts or other requirements. They related that the passenger lists

are not kept as a permanent record, and, when the manifest was located in the "trash"

at the request of investigators of the Mexi Presidential Staff, the Blanks at the tope

of the form had not been filled In as to time, destination, trip number, bus number, and

date, but they had completed those blanks from their personal knowledge

in order to make

that data clear to the Investigators. They also had listed the names of the drivers on the

formax at that tice.

They affirmed that the handwritten "Transportes Frontera" at the top

of the document had been added by some official of the Mexi Government after the document

was borrowed from them. / Both LOZANO and ALVARADO stated that they had no recollection

OSWALD, etc...:.. they could offer no explanation as to how Mexican authorities had arrived

at the conclusion that OSWALD had travelled on the Transportes Frontera bus of 2 Oct 63,

but pointed out that after the name was located on the manifest, they had not been given

an opportunity of reviewing, analyzing or checking out the data thereon. / Lucio LOPEz.

Medina, baggage and freight handler at Transportes, related that ho often assists the

tioket salesmen by recording reservations and is quite certain that he wrote the "OSWLD"

and "LARED" opposite Seat No. 4 on the passenger manifest of 2 Oct 63. He stated that he

also had recorded the reservations and tioket sales to

sna

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306. (continued)

Üncio LOPEZ, said he probably wrote! "OSWLD"

:and

"LARED"

on the manifest, yet believes

OSWALD did not make the trip on 2 Oct.

307. 16 March 1964

Check

308. 19° Mar

309. 19 Mar

Check Enrique RUIZ Montalvo

LOPES/LOPÈZ

-310.

19 Mar

Check; VELASQUEZ On KAPLAN case

OSWALD, Pearl GONZALIZ, etc.

-re:

SECRET

SECREE

opposite Seats Nos. 1 and 3, eto.,

and possibly other items on the manifest.

He schnowledged

that he had no personal recollection of OSWALD, could not recognlze his photo as cing

of anyone who had been at the bus terminal, and did not believe that OSWALD had barked

Con the bus of 2 Oct 63. / LOPEZ said that the reservation was made by the individ ol in

person, as he did not recall having received a reservation by

telephone fron any purser

who spoke very little Spanish and that he has no knowledge of English.

/ LOZANO said his

company, the

"Flecha Roja", and "Transportes del Norte" are the only bus lines wrien

service between Mexi and Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. / "Inquiry at

"Flecha Roja" tus Marmina!!:

Jesus SAUCEDO, Comptroller at the terminal of the Flecha Roja, Mexi, and investigutors made

a search of manifests with negative results.

:.. / Inquiry at Transportes del Nc.te Bus

Terminal, Ricardo BELTRAN Medina, Mgz of Mex terminal stated emphatically that rucords had

searched by agents of the Mexi Presidential Start, Ministry o1 Gov.,

the Federal

Judicial Police, and himself, and no record had been located identifiable with OSWALD.

Washington Report - BACKGROUND FOR ASSASSINATION, published by The

Counail Editorial Staffi

(good reading) Analysis on

"why and how America

OSWALD's ordees could

have come from Mosdow.

DIR 08574 - Dallas News today carries story to ertect that Jack RUBY's lawyer, Mr. Melvin

M. BELLI, was interviewed at border en route to Mexico City.

Interview does not reveal

purpose trip. Pls report any Info you can develop on BELLI's activities or significance

this maneuver. ODACID and President's commission extremely interested.

MIY 0829 - Enrique Bullantely agent of the Federal Judicial Polio, Informed base

one of his contacts reported In late Feb that Gilberto LOPES,

Us cit, was involved in

assassination. According this contact, LOPES entered Mexi on foot from Laredo,

about 1200 hours on 13 Nov carrying U.S, passport 1319962 issued 13 July 60 and proceeded

by bus to Mexi where he entered Cuban Emb.

On 27 Mov he left Emb for Cuba on Obed

fit 465 and was the only passenger allowed on the plane.

LOPES was issued Nexi travel

form 8 No. 24553 at Nuevo Laredo. / RUTZ said couldnat verth feD

balieved 1

might be of Interest tolS. gov. L Base and ODACID files contain no identif labit

On LOPES/LOPEZ.

Pls advise results ligs passport check including bio data on LOSS 1f

possible for further checking by Base and Station. / Background info re lase contact with

RUIZ contained in HMYA 2120, 18 Mar baing pouched 20 Mar.

-MEXI 8737 (REF. - DIR 8695--not-In- file; not abstracted) - Local radio broadcast moming

18 Mar told of BELLI's trip Mexi and intent visit "old

friend" Victor VELASQUEZ.

notified ODENVY.

/Station traces on VELASQUEZ:

BELLI member of Board (Chairman) of Director:

of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 545 Fifth Ave, N.Y.

/ Reply to Amb's requesi fo.

trace stated in Oot 58 VELASQUEZ former History professor at

UNAM and Falangist lauder in

Mexi 1942 and directed drug smuggling for party.

Proceeds being used for Falanglut propagania.

B-2 report 1945 says V pro-U!S, and nó longer has ralangist connections.

In inte: tou t/amb

described self as anti-Commy, Royalist and believer in Porfirio Diaz policy, Hus inviting

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check possible PRINTO Laurens implication

retrospect, thic not true.

VELASQUEZ 15

s$ 5001.

11.

20 Mar

12.

20 Mar

Did PELLI make statement on RUBY case later?

3.

30 MaI

.4.

31 Mar

clinik

RICHARAAT

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CRLI

SECRET

Amb to party for Truman B, TUCKER, N.Y. lawyer listed In letterhead as President of Academy

of Irial Lawyers. I Burhell GOODRICH, COS contact, reported Mar 61

that V was behind attacks

launched agalnst U,S, lawyers practicing In Mexi and controlled and financed group UNAM

students who attacked US, lawyers. / V was character reference listed in PRQ of Jorge

PRIETO: Laurena, who president of Frente Popular Anticomunista de Mexi and Seogen of Confedera-

cion interamericana de defensa del continante./ In Oct 62 when Mr. Röbert FLORSTEDT (KUBARKER)

here from HQS collecting NIS material he visited V whom described as Mexicos outstanding

criminal lawyer and profound admirer of U,S. Interview lasted 2z hrs although memo does not

reveal in what way V of service. / ODENVY has no record but their inquiries reveal V outstanding

and highly respected trial lawyer here. / In absence COS and since JKB leaving town 20 Mar

for weekend asking ODENVY their ability follow BELLI movements.

If nil, will atempt cover

LIMBRACE surveillance.

Will explore other possibilities with TESSAROLO and GOODRICH and

after his return 23 Mar.

MIXI 8740 (Ref: MNIY 0829 - Para 309 above) - Ref Info jibes fully with that provided Station

by LITEMPO 4 early Dec 63.

DIR!

Assume ODENVY furnished no further info on Subj after

DIR 87188 (not TIlea- not abstracted)

IHE NEWS - Fired By Ruby, BELLI Is Here - by Jaime Plenn: MelvIn BELLI appealed to "public

opinion and my fellow lawyers" not to pass judgement on his conduct in the Jack RUBY trial

until all "technical details of the trial and the defensé are known." / BELLI, discharged

as attorney for RUBY, convicted killer of OSWALD, made the statement through a spokesman,

VELAZQUEZ, well known local lawyer.

/ The indirect statement followed a reported criticism

of BELLI by Walter C. CRAIG of Phoenix, Ariz.,| American Bar Assn. president. /.....

.. BELLI arrived last night by train, and checked into a mid-town hotel, and was in contact

with VELAZQUEZ, the latter said|today. / !..BELLI said he would make a full statement of his

position upon his arrival in San Franciaco.

THE NEWS - Hidden Side of OSWALD Casei, by Ralph de Toledano;

...Theory on assassination -

History and background of time in Moscow, facility in leaving Russia w/a wife, etc....

F//OSWALD took a trip to Mexico just before tha dayi of the terrible deed. In apparatus work

of this sort, the direction is always handled in a neighboring count ry and this is standard

operating procedure. The theory that OSWALD was made does not match his behavior after his

The mad political assassing issue flamboyant justifications of their aots. The

trained assassin clams up. This is what OSWALD did, / What OSWALD really was and who his

principals wete will remain in obscurity unless a new defector brings the story out with him

But certainly, there are enough facts in the dossiers of Intélligence services around the

world to out torether much of the story - as others did in discovering the background of

TROISKY's murderer, a man who had much in common psychologically with OSWALD.

MEXICO CITY DAILY BULLETIN (Date-lined Paris, Mar 30 AFP) ...A Paris weekly magazine has been

Tu nut in the of extrate aim the so wine To d Buch ennedy el pok Found

Kennedy was part of a

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315.

1 April

Has VELASQUEZ been queried recently?

316.

317.

1 April

3 Apr

318.

7 Apr

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/ The book "The Assassins of President Kennedy" indicates OSWALD was little more thru a

"patsy" in a conspiracy put together by a number of men.

The 24 yr old was used. according

to Buchanan, to (a) acquire the rifle used in K slaying, (b) facilitate the entrance into

the Dallas Book Depository of a marksman and (e) cover up for the rest of the gang by accepting

full guilt for the crime. Buchanan claims that Dallas Policeman Iippit,

who was not down

by OSWALD shortly following the assaspination, had as his "job" the

"silending"' of OSWALD

but thet OSWALD was quioker on the draw. / Buchanan - whose conclusions are also supported

by N.Y. Civil Rights Attorney Mark Lane, appearing before the Warren Com.

"representing"

sloin OSWALD - also claims that there was a sniper it the underpass bridge under

the kennedy motorcade was moving and that this sniper also oyened fire. / He says this

sniper might have been rUBY, who showed up following the killing in the office ji the

Morning News," the only building of quiok, sure access for the sniper on the bridge. His

conclusion is olear - that Ruby gunned down OSWALD in the police station just as it:

feared OSWALD was ready to "spill" the whole story.

MEXI 8878 (Ref: MEXI: 8737 - para 310 above) - AS HRS KNOWS BELLI remained Mexi only one

night and Victor VELASQUEZ issued innocuous press statement for him. / TESSAROLO und BENADUM

both report VELASQuEz reputation among local lawyers is shabby.

While he effective defense

lawyer with excellent batting average, said to be completely without ethics.

Interesting

that In current Mexi bar association attack against U.S. lawyers practicing Next, vur apparently

not risking dignity its case by allowing VELASQUEZ join campaign.

/ BENADUM not opimistic

re his or LITEMPO chances learn content BELLI/VELASQUEZ discussions.

NOTE: Written by COS on cover of MIXI 8878 above. "I have a

friend, Gerald SCHuld, who is

very close to victor VELASQUEZ - maybe I can get si some conment via Gerry from Victor V.

MEMO to LEGAT Pron COS, Subjeot: Photographs. - Ref 1s made to our conversation of 3 Apr 64

and the request for sixteen copies of each of some five items.

of each of the requested items.

lion file copy is "See HUMA 23229, 9 Apr 64" - para 323:

18 copies

below)

DEPARTMENI INCOMING TELEGRAM (Control 133) - President's commission on

assassinatio: informad

that members of commission staff plan travel to Mexi & Apr in connestion with invercigation

LalSWALD's Botivities in Mexi during period 26 Sept to 3 Out 63. / Names of starf members

are William T. COLUMAN and W. DaVIs SLAWSON, Howard P. WILLENS of Justice Dept., currently

assigned to commission staff, wiil accompany them.

These lawyers have been

(1) to inform themselves of investigative effort made by American agencies

become informed with as much detàll as possible regarding investlantive effert or hartoon

agencies; and (3): to.consult with appropriate:U.s..and Mexican officials as to whet further

anyone. Avoidance of publioity is of paramount

anyest gat on anceld e latelated. amound at disclose cast!

plu pose to

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ö19.

71Dr

320.

8 API

321.

322.

9 Apr

3 1pr

323.

9 ADr

324.

11 /pr

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DIR 12633 - Wish alert you that three members

of Warren Commission Legal Staff, WILLENS,

SLAWSON, and COLEMAN, will arrive Mexi without publicity... to confer with you station, EBFINCE,

and ODENVY about investigative action taken on OSWALD case. I

/ Main purpose is assure

chemselves about completeness of investigation by KUBARK, ODENVY, and Mexicans, All have

studied our reports in detail. KUBARK endorses purpose of trip.

/will cable furthei

guidelines on what expected from your Station.

DIR 13026 (Ref:

DIR 12633 - para 319 above) Subjects artive..../ They want to know if Mexicans

have further written investigative reports, want clarification of many points in ODENVY

Investigation, ete... some highly touch subject they will discuss are whether they should

see Mexil officials

themselves, try to talk to Silvia DURAN, whether Mexicans will let them

Later publish just what Mexicans did in case./ These officérs know we have tap assets,

may have guessed from coverage, we have photo points and a source in Cuban Emb, but do not

know details or our arrangements with Mexicans.

Reguest CURTIS lend all needed assistance

with minimum possible disclosure of assets and techniques, and no publicity at all.

DIR 13284 (Ref: MEXI 8923 - para 322 below) Your visitors know CURIIS must leave 13 Apr

for conference here.... / Consultation with Division

MEXI 8923 - Station Chiefs meeting first on agenda followed by consultations with Division

and Desk.

Ple confirm.

Also number of days.!

ODACID telegram of 7 Apr probably will be

fairly demending and CURIIS, who was Station CO, will be expected to participate in discussions.

HMMA 23229 Attached are copies of documents pertihent to OSWALD's trip to Mexi in Oct 63.

/ These copies were made (as extra ones) when ODENVY asked Station to make photographic copies

for them: / Attached are for HQs only for completion of HQS files. (ATISjare as follows:

Reproduced above is a "Solicitud de Reservadion" (Reservation Request), also described as a

"Tioket Purchase Order' of Transportes Chihuahuenses Travel Agency, Mexi City, issued to

Mr. H. O. LED for "one seat from Mexi to Laredo,

confirmed Mr. SAUCEDO" in the amount of

93.75 pesos and dated 30 Sept 63.

#2. | Reproduced above is a "Greyhound International

Exchange Order" issued by Iransportes Chihuahuenses Travel Agency, Mexi City on 1 Oct 63

to H. O.¡ LEb for travel from Laredo, Texas to Dallas, Texas, fotlowing entry to the U.s.

via Transportes del Norte.

tie to do in at demo (ed MERA) 9 Apted

/ Among the items discussed was Subject (see his file).

He was formerly Chief (in U.S.A.)

of "Fair Play for Cuba Committee" (which was dissolved after OSWALD's assassination of K

has now ciganized and do directing a "ReVolutionaterP In thelities). / Subject

1s directing a "Revolutionary Aid Committec in the U.S.A.

roports that this Committee 18 being financed from! the Communist Chinese via Habana and Nexi

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325.

326.

=27.

328.

329.

330.

331.

=======

332.

11 Apr

THE NEWS - Local Police Mum on OSWALD Prob - Mexi police authorities refused to

einowledge

their participation in the activities of OSWALD during his visit to Mexi City. /

...Verio!s

9 ADr

by RUBY in Dallas, visited Mexi 26 Sept for one week, visited Mext City to obtain i visa

to travel to Cuba and Sor Union.

AMEMBASSY OUTGOING TELEGRAM Control 122 - Upon their arrival at Mexi City 8 Apr tre identies

of COLEMAN, SLAWSON and WILLENS| as members of President's Commisnion staff were mrom io

Eastern airlines-and to at least one other unidentified individual at airport.i....

/ .....Thus we foresee no problem & with GOM from unexpected publicity.

9 Apr

9 Apr

9 Apr

10 Apr

Is this house Silvia DIRAN's?

Has Luis CUETO Ramirez been queried by

ius?

10 Apr

La Prensa - Three Investigators of Kennedy Case In D. I. - About arrival of three mentioned

In para 326 above, also they traveled on diplomatic passports, were received by members of

the U.S. Emb and refused to make comments to newspapermen. ! Bags were not inspected, Etc.

Novedades - Three Investigators of the Death of JFK In Mexiço - Sume as para 327 suove.

El Dia - Three Agents Arrive from U.S. who are Investigating the Assassination of Pres. K.

Same as above except last paragraph

"However, it was not possible to find out if the three

visitors who came for the investigation have come with the authorization of the authorities

of our country, since, when we tried to ask them (or interview them, they would not respond."

Novedades - A U.S. Senate Commission in Mexico, Investigates Activities of OSWALD tiere -

Same as above but with more deteil, including"

...OSWALD attended a reunion in which vere

varlous persons, pho, for some time have been active in political affairs,

and the neeting

was held in & house in Colonia

¡Condesa.

..... Also stated was that the investig cion would

be in colaboration with the DES of the D.F. and Police Chief, Ceneral Luis CURro

MEXI 8966 (Ref: A. DIR 13026 - para 320 aboves B. DIR 12633 - para 319 above) caving info

of newspaper artioles on visit

Of SLAWSON, WILLENS ond COLEMAN." AlSO "On morning Apr

COS participated with Amb., Min Boonstra and LEGAT in briefing session. On aftercoon 9 Apr

COS and DCOS spent 3 hrs with visitors. Memo of briefing will be forwarded. / On 10 Apr

at request visitors and with approval of Amb, COS has arranged take 3 visitors to see LITEMPO 8.

cos has asked LEGAT accompany." Amb told LIIEMPO 8 on night of 8 Apr (When Amb mate his protocol

cally of planned arrival, purpose of visit and

desire.., no|publicity. / Will report on visit

to LITEMPO 8.

10 Apr

MEMO FOR RECORD signed by COS:

to Warren Commission.

translations of callsmade by OSWALD to Sov Emb..

Conversation between Pres

DORTICES

and Cub Amb HERNANDEZ Armas in Mexi on 26 Nov! 63.

3. Conversation between Cub Amb to Mexi

and Pres. DORTICOS in Habana on 26 Nov 63.

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333.

11 Aor 64

What was

acconplished by Warren reps

under restricted conditions?

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MEXI 8934 (Ref;

MEXI 8966 - para 331 above) Publicity on visit continued on 10 and ll Apr

Including

"The News".!. which on 11 Apr stated Mexi police authorities refused to domment

on visit.

/¡On 10 Apr at 1130 hrs, with approval Amb, |COS took three and LEGAT to see

LILEMPO 8 and acted as interpreter. / LITEMPO 8 cooperative and friendly. / Visitors asked

A. For a complete written report of "Measures taken and investigations made" by Meti authorities

after assassination. They promised that any portion they wished to publish in

report would be cleared with Mexi authorities prior to publication. B. LITEMPO 8 said he

would gladly assemble full report but he asked that "in order to make request official"

Amb should request this report from Mexi Foreign Minister. LITEMPO & said he would contact

X FORMIN and tell him to get request to LITEMPO 8. LIIEMPO 8 said report would come back

via same channel in very short time. / C. Commission reps then asked If LITEMPO 8 objected

If Mexi citizens (such as manager of hotel where OSWALD stayed in Mexi! were invited and

334.

1335.

13

for

14

Apr

voluntarily came into U.S. Emb to give statements to commission reps.

LIEMPO' 8 said

the Mexi Gov could not agree to this.

Said this would appear to be

official investigation

by U.S. authorities in Mexi. He said it would be against Mexi sovereignty. He then suggested

that the commission reps let his office invite such Mexicans to luncheons or dinners with one

of LITEMPO8's subordinates and the commission reps. (Note: This the reps subsequently

decided would not be worth rist of offense to Mexicans and bad publicity since their could

not take depositions and really discuss matter in publio restaurants!) / Amb sent note to

Fornmin GOROSTIZA on afternoon 11 Apr. / Believe COS and DCOS can assure Has that 3 reps

pleased with sessions they had with Station. Source (tel taps) revealed to them first by

Amb and "take" from these (with Source known to them) revealed by COS..

They state they

already had been told of this source. They also said already committed to clear all drafts

of intended reports with KUBARK.

AMEMBASSY QUIGOING TELEGRAM #169 - Same info as para 333 above reported by Amb Freeman

HMMA 23249 to C/WHD, Subjeot: Vis1t of Staff Representatives of the Warren Commission:

Attached are copies

of & Memo for the Record to record talks had with COLEMAN, SLAWSON and

WILIENS, Staff Reps of Warren Commission! - 1.

On 9 Apr 64 Messrs. C., St and W, Staff! Reps

of the Warren Comm, came to Amb's officel

2. Amb, Boonstra, LEGAT and I met there at 0845

Amb asked that LEGAT and I cooperate fully: these 3 would have iTop Secret

clearandes, etc. 13. When|visitors came in, Amb told them that he wished them to call

on us for any and all help needed, but that he wished personally to is approve in ádvance

any, and all contaots with Mexi authorities and/or Mexi citizens.

Amb: briefed them

about secret and sensitive sources,

such as tel taps, and reminded them any published item

from these source's had to have prior clearance

with KUBARK and ODENVY

"rules" for visitors to work.

Amb made protocal call on Echeverria, etc.

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In. our offices,

"take" from LIENVOY for 27, 28 Sept

and 1 Oot 63,. They made a "schedule" oflOSWALD's activities. Note:

"Takes" were Eng translations.

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Amb Mann was positive.

3:36.

What did they accomplish?

23 Apr

Check other guests of hotel

If OSWALD waS never at the hotel during the

day sime, why was he

never seen with a coat on

since he

apparently was out at night when it

rould naturally be chilly.

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Eng translations of 2 conversations of 26 Nov betveen Pres DORTICOS and Cub Amb BRANANDEZ.

c. Had me review Silvia DURAN case; they were show pics of

Silvia and husband. d. lied me

review case of ALVARADO, the Nic.

8. Visitors asked what actions Nexi Station too

beginning 22 Nov. I said we: a.

Reminded Has, Amb Mann and ODENVY locally that we

sent them all (in: Oct 63) data on OSWALD regarding visit to Mexi and visits to Sov ad Cub Emo.

b. Threw all Station assets and sources into job of trying to get all possible detalls of

OSWALD's travel to and from Mexi, place he stayed, contact, etc. c. Stayed in continuous

contact with Has on leads with ODENVY to coordinate work.

a. With Has approval, go: in

touch with Mexi authorities and obtained help in cases: -- the outstanding ones bein: silvia

DURAN and ALVARADO. e.

Put coverages on DURAN, KOSTIKOV and contact in Mexi with UMALD.

9. | Note;

The knew about tel conversations OSWALD had except for A.

OSWALD wanted to 20

to Odessa, and b.

OSWALD wanted a visa for his wife "who was a Russian".

They said

that Assistant Sec Mann' still has the "feeling in his guts" that Castro hired

Kennedys they said, however, that the commission has not been able to get any proot of this.

11. No documents or photos were given visitors.

Eng translations lead were kapt by station.

They are attached,

12. It is belleved that 21l 3 of these visitors were plessed with Station's

work on OSWALD case.

MEMO frOm LEGAT to COS: Lee Harvey OSWALD. Hotel accommodation of OSWALD in Mexi City.

Info verifying OSWALD stayed at Hotel del Comercio, located at Calle Bernardino de Suhagun

No. 19, 1n room No. 18. OSWALD registered as "LEE, HARVEY OSWALD, USA, TEXAS, PHOTO, US

citizen".

Owner and manager of hotel, Guillermo GARCIA Luna cooperated with LEGAT'.

had FBI Laboratory check handwriting of hotel registry of OSWALD with true signatur und

was, found identical. / List of names and residences, room pumbers and dates of occupancy

of those registered at hotel during time OSWALD was there. / GARCIA Luna received

at Hotel del Comercio at between 1000 and 1100; OSWALD's room No. 18 was 16.00 pesa, daily

GARCIA Luna could not recall circumstances of OSWALD's

He believed OSWALD neither spoke nor understood any Spanisi!.

had not observed OSWALD in| the hotel during the day und he was never accompanied by any

le recalled that OSWALD carried a medium-size, brown handbag, which had a zipper

He did not remember that OSWALD had ever

worn a cost and believed he usually appeared in a short-sleeved shirt of a knit variety..

Matilde GARNICA, maid at the hotel del Comercio, recognized photo of OSWALD as being the

young American who had occupied room No. 18 for almost

& week during! the latter part of:

She arrives at work between 0900 and 1000 end leaves at 2100. Clearly recalls

OSWALD, as few Americans stay at the hotel,

He had few personal

effects, carried 1. a!

= "small, brown, zippered handbag" canvas or Imitation leather material,

She had seen OSWALD

the day of his arrival and the following! Saturday as he x still was in his room when she

checked to determine which rooms were available for cleaning.

When she saw him in the room

on Saturday he said "good morning" in English, and a short time later left the hotel.

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336. (continues)

Sebastian PHIZ Hernandez, desk clerk and assistant to the owner!

of the Hotel del Comercio,

had not conversed with OSWALD but remembered him clearly because, few Americans

stay at the

hotel.

He said OSWALD left the hotel each morning and did not return until evening, possibly

after PEREZ Hernandez had completed his working day and left the hotel.

and usually wore a knit, short-sleeved sport shirt and no coat or jacket.. He did not remember

Pedro RODRIGEZ, Ledesma, night watchman at

seeing OSWALD depart the hotel on the morning of 2 Oct, but ir it was possible that the

hotel, claims

OSWALD left hotel at 0630 or

night watchman, who remains at the reception desk during the night might have been aware of

1700 hrs, for RODRIGuEZ was l able to get a

OSWALD's departure from the hotel. Watchman is Pedro RODRIGUEZ who dould be located at the

taxi for him; however, the maid, Matilde GARNICA!

hotel after 2100 or during the early morning hours. / Pedro RODRIGUEZ Ledesma's warking hours

claimed she spoke to OSWALD that Satarday morning

are from 2100 to O9DO, however, he often'is able to leave the hotel by 0800 or earlier 1f

of his departum when he said "good morning" and

the owner and manager, Guillermo GARCIA Luna, has arrived to relieve him and handle reception

he was in his i'nom.

Matilde MARNICA enters

work

duties. He clearly recalls the young American whom he later identified in his mind as

betican noon and 1000. Time discrepancy??

OSWALD and remembers that on the date of the latter's departure from the hotel and on the

basis of sign language and the word "taxi" which he understood that OSWALD wanted a taxicab,

RODRIGUEZ walked around the corner from the hotel where he obtained a taxicab. He believed

OSWALD left the hotel between 0630 and 0700 since it was getting light when he went in

search of the taxicab.

He could not be more precise concerning the time. He believed

OSWALD gave him a small tip of one or twó pesos.

OSWALD carried his own luggage downstairs

and waited in front of the hotel with the luggage until RODRIGUEZ returned with the taxicab.:

RODRIẞUEZ commented that while he had little difficulty obtaining a taxi at the early hour,

It becomes very difficult to secure taxi transportation between 0730 and 0830 because of the

heavy traffic at that time.

RODRIGUEZ related that OSWALD always arrived at the hotel late

without wearing &

coat???

at hight, "midnight or thereafter", but he never noticed any indication that OSWALD hadi been

drinking.

7 Guillermo GARCIA Luna said of Pedro RODRIGUEZ Ledesma that RODRICUEZ 15

"humble but very serlous, deeply religious, a family man, and highly rellable." / Dolores

RAMIREZ de BARREIRO, owner, manager and sometimes cook at small restaurant immediately

adjacent to Hotel del Comercio, stated that because of proximity of Hotel, many hotel guests

eat meals at restaurant.

She remembered OSWALD who had eaten several meals at the restaurant

IF OSWALD

ate neals at 1400 at restaurant

next door to hotel, why was he never seen at

nobel during

"is jay?

Did he never enter his

roon during th: day, after lunch, to wash his

hands?

Why, tr he were in area

of Cub or sov.

Emb or Colonia Condesa, would he return to the

hotel location to eat, yet not be seen at the

hotel??

in the late afternoon over la period of one welk.

ÖSWAD appeared at the restaurant after the

noon rush hour or some time after 1400, always alone, and ordered food by pointing at menu.

Ate soup of day, rice, and either meat or eggs, but rejected dessert and coffee, and was very

//!// Guillermo GARCIA Luna advised that on the

and refreshind

his memory through discussions with other personnel at hotel, he had been able to develop

the following data: Antonio OLIVA is a Negro who had been considered Cuban but had clarified

to GARCIA Luna that he had grown up on east coast of Mexico where "Cuban Spanish" is spoken.:

He resistered as "musician" but was known to have been employed as a cook or cook's helper

In an unidentified Mexi City

Negro?? Any connection??

Brought up by GARCIA

Luna because or efforts to locate him so he,

could pay the mill??

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whom he referred as his "wire? but cARIA luna Judged that she might have been his paramour.

He had been living at the hoteliwith a voian to

They left the hotel without paying a substantial hotel bill, and; GARCIA Luna has been attempt-

ing to locate them without.

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136. (continued)

Why did OSWALD

choose this hotel?!

Proximity

to Bus Tarninal?? If so why did he wise a

237.

27 Apr

3:38.

28 Apr

2.39.

5 May

inter o.

з'ю.

6 May

3+1.

12 May

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All, other Inquiries of hotel guests during OSWALD visit were necative. / LEGAT sOurces

reported that Guillermo GARCIA Luna and his hotel, del Comercio, to be reputable.

MEMO TO LEGAT from COS, Photographs. Attached are, as requested, two prints of each nega-

tive. (See 338 below)

HMMA 23331 - Attached are photos made from film sent to this office by local ODENVY p

on 24 Apr 64. / Local ODENVY rep requested two copies each.!

He said these wold be

to his Hqs for Warren Commission. / The photos include ones of the local Sov Emo, tlie Local

because of OSWALD's Mexi visit.

to Chief, KUDESK.

DIR 18827 - Warren commision requests we furnish following info:

A. Hours wher Cuton and

Sov Embassies and Consulates in Mexi City are open to public; their normal working hours.

Their procedures and regulations, formal and Informal involved in issuing|permits for travel

to and through Cupa. B. Description of procedures and regulations of Mexi government for

travel of PBPRIME cits to and through Cuba. / Request Mexi cable summary of all that. can be

ascertained on above.

MEXI 9332 (Ref: DIR 18827 - para 339 above) Sov Emb and Con are not oper to public. Offices

are in compound accessible to public by appointment.

Sov guards are on outside gate

clook, Normal work hours Sep 63 vere 0900 to(1800) but recently changed to 0900 to 1400

londay through Friday.

SIxteen Soy families live in compound.

at all hours.

speakers can get in anytime.

Others usually turned away by guard after hours.

known to issue permits for travel Gubz, / Cuban Emb and consulate in same compcia

Sovs are not.

wu have

separate entrences.

Consulate receives visitors from 1000 to 1400) hrs Monday through

Friday Emb working hours are from 0900/to 1700 hours same days but mosti imb visitors

usually attended before 1400 hrs.

These hrs also applied during Sept 63. Cuban Emb

procedures and regulations for issuing permits for travel to and through Cuba; Visas normally

valid for 3 months from date of issue. Prior authorization from Habana invariably

required

before issuance any visa.

Applicant completes visa application fran form'at Consulute,

permission often obtained in exchenge of cables between Embl and Minrer: Habana.

cases visas issued on separate sheet paper in effort conceal fact of travel. li Hexi sovt

procedures and regs re travel PBPRIME cits to and through Cuba unchanged since HMMA 20887,

3 May 63. PBPRIME cits with passports and Cub visas are fre to travel to Cuba.

FLRIME cit's

can obtain tourist cards from Mexi consul Habana for return via Mexi!

HMMA 23398 - Attached are copies of 2 pages which were reproduced by Station for local ODENVY

who procured documents (on loan) from Seo de Gob. (Documents are list of & persons entering

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342.

15 May

Chock.

This

is

vary

odd.

345.

15 lay

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Mexi, with description, manner of travel, etc.

MEXI 9430 - ODENVY reo'd large ple through pouch from committee counsel Lee RANKIN with

instructions pass unopened to Dr. Dale CAMERON attending psychiatric convention here.

turnover CAMERON opened package ODENy office and c/oDiNy oould see only that it contained

"bile documents stamped top secret with classification lined out. CAMERON walked out of

office carrying papers, probably to Hotel Maria Isabel where most conventioners staying./

Station understands CAMERON intends deliver talk on psychiatric assessment of OSWALD, pre-

sumably on basis these papers. / Although Station ignorant content or origin documenta

appears odd see top secret docs relevant GPFLOOR case declassified prior issuance

report.!/ Have not informed ODENVY this cable although C/ODENVY said he cabling his Has

commettee

which he thought probably did not know contents of package.

MEMO to Boonstra from LEGAT, copy to COS - In accordance with our conversation, there 1s

attached a copy of the report forwarded to the sec of for Relations bu the Acting Sec of

Gobernacion. While the report at the end bears a daté of 6 May 64, source who made a copy

of the report available for copying advised that it was actually delivered to Foreign

Relations on 9 May 64. (see para 344 below) !

344.

19 May

HMMA 23443 - Attached are copies of the Gobernacion Report on the steps taken and Investigations

nade by the Mexi Gov as a result of President K's assassination. / As will be recallod, thie Report

was asked for by the three members of the Warren Commission who visited Mexi 8-13 Apr 64.

The attached copies are "unofficial"

U.S. Amb from the

'. The Report has not yet (as of 18 May ) been received by

Sec of For Affairs, / The attached was received from LITEMPO/1. A copy was

also soht to thid Station py the LIGAT who received a ool pus pass copy to chief. rudesk.

IBÁNEZ Lamas, Director of Investigations, Gobernacion.

unoffioially from fic. Santiggo

(Highlights of Report,

In rough translation) - Just as soon as GOM learned of the death of

Pres. K,

the country closed it's borders, in

case the assassin would try to flea Dallas into

Metico. / Also troops were' sent to border toung in case it would be necessary.. / Upon learning

the name of the assassin, investigations were begun because it was known OSWALD was In Mexico

in 1963. / Through Immigration Department we could establish for sure that OSWALD entered Mexi

via Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, 26 Sept 63 as a tourist, eto,, etc., and made a photostatic.copy of

document of entry into country,, etc. / On 27. Sept he stayed at the Hotel del Comercio, etc. /

Shore are. le attachments to this???

I During his five day

the So Union, eto. / Interviewed Sra.

stay in Mexi City, OSWALD tried to obtain a Cuban visajin transit to

Silvia DURAN, etc. / OSWALD cancelled his reservations

at the hotel on 1 Oct and reserved a seat on the bus of Iransported Frontera to rétum to

Nuevo Laredo the following day.

However, he did not travel on this bug, norlany other bus

What 16 this abait??

line which travels to Nuevo. Larodo, Tamps. I Confirmed that OSWALD left Mexico at Nuevo Larado

on 3 Oct. etc.

/ On 26 Nov an inspector,

Jose Mario del VALLE, went: to Nuevo Laredo to investigate

OSWALD talid in set a divorce??

OSWALD's travels and also the existent rumor that OSWALD had

seen there previously to obtair

Error

the :

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SECRET ma erecon exte in Huero lared stated sero ad travellen custome that o

an error of one of the stenographers, Form 1l, In th:

country; however, proûf was not found in a search of papers in customs that OWALD left by car.

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345.

346.

34%.

348.

349.

There are

supposed to be I7 attachments; where

are they???

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/ Also, Tourist Cards were checked of person; traveling at the sane time as OSWAl! to try

to establish any conneation with him, or cars entering and leaving,

etc.; etc.! 'to conplete

How can they be

so sure that OSWALD: had no

political contacts???

this investigation, It was established without a doubt,

thạt OSWALl had no contacu 1n bexico

with persons or groups affiliated ith politics..! Finally, cuse closed; file sen. to archives.

SIgned by LIC. Luis ECHEVERRIA,

22 May

AMEMBASSY A-1359 - Mexican Report on Aotivitles of OSWALD While in Mexico - On 11 Apr the Emb

delivered to Sec of For Relations note 71349, dated 10 Apr 64, requesting report: investigation

conducted by Mexi national agencies into activites of OSWALD.

Emb note also requested a descrip-

tion of the measures which were taken by Mext Gov,

eta. / Under cover of note mburiat, dated

14 May 64, the Sec of For Relations of Mexi has transmitted to Enio a confidential me setting

forth info & requested.

The original note and attached mamo are forwarded herewit:, with the

request that they be made available to President's Commission on Assassination.

A certified

copy of the Mexi note and memo 1s Included for the Department's files, while another certified

copy has been retained in Imb files, / Department's attention is drawn to the reservation that

memo may not be published, in part or in full, without the express consent of the lexi Gov.

26 May

2 June

17 June

Where 1s 505503

?

And attachments

???

18 June 64

HMMA 235*20 - Mexi Gov Report on Actions Taken and Investigations Made After the Death of

Pres. Kennedy (Ref:

HMMA 23443 - pera 344 above) Same info as para 344 above excunt the

declaration of Silvia DURAN about her contact with OSWALD (nothing new).

NOTE: written by COS - This copy of the Foreign Office's "edited" version of Lic. Luis ECHEVERRIA's

report was given to me by LEGAT on & June 64!

We already have copies. (Attached is the same :

report as para 346 above.

AMEMBASSY A1461 "Supplementary Mexican Report on Activities of OSWALD (ref: A 135) - para

345 above) - Referenced airgram transmitted a note

and a memo from Mexi Sec of For Rel on

investigations, étc. / Supplementing that info, Note No. 505503 dated 9 June 1964

transitting

a number of photostatio copies of documents pertinent to this case.! The original of that note

and its annexes are f'orwarded herewith, with the raquest that they be made available to the!

President's Commission on the Assassination.! A certified copy of the Mexi note and Its

are included for the Department's files, another retained in the Embassy!

/ Depariment's

attention is drawn to the reservation that.., may not be published.. without permission of

Mexi Government.

Pots to ate poet in the a one Com on, in vate warren commsion -

29 Nov 63, and that its sunt report would be published in July 1954.

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351.

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June

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MEXI 9948 (ref: MEXT 9681 - not In OSWALD f1le; Bee YAISKOV P-885) During Subject's

(Subject is LIOVAL-1) (JOhn Emil BLANKENAGEL) 11-12 June 64 trip with Sov Consul Pavel Antonovich

YATSKOV (KGB), latter mentioned could do favor for Subj and import rifle free of duty from u.s.

fot Subj's hunting interests. Subj casually responded that Y could probably order one from

KLE IN discount store Chicago.

This caused Sov to ask Subj if though OSWALD actually Pres K':3

assassin.

Subj said definitely believed this true basis newspaper aocounts. V Y countered

saying did not believe OSWALD Involved and briefly explained his position by foll!

OSWALD here.

He stormed into my office and wanted me to introduce and recommend him to the cubars.

He told me that he had lived in the USSR.

I told him that I would have to check before I could

recommend him. Le was nervous and his hands trembled, and he stormed out of my office!

believe that a person as nervous as OSWALD, whose hands trembled, could have accurately fired

a tifle." / Above is full extent of Y's statement as recalled by

Subj who did not try elicit

LEGAT REPORI (filed In Bulky)

MEXI 0005 (Ref: DIR 30547 - para 353 below) - From 27 Sept 63 LIENVOX, time late arternoon pricr

1700 hours, unidentified Sov male talked with YATSKOVA.

Presume male YATSKOV basis endearing

terms used. / 28 Sept LIENVOY about 0857 hrs; KAZANTSUV speaks; with wife, and YATSKOV then

talks with KAZANISEVA, Gist of conversation 1s that YATSKOV family, accompanied by BAZAROV$

and KAZANTSEVS, planning day trip (possibly to Cuernavaca) and to depart this date about 1100

From LICALLA 28 Sept 0952 hrs; Yast and wife and KAZANTSEV seen chatting on

/ Have no reporting for Sun, 29 Sept. / 130 Sept LILYRIC observed Y enter Sovemb in his dip car

0852 hrs, departed 1416 hrs.

IIENVOY 30 Sept reports KAZANTSEV, speaking with a visiting Sov,

teils Sov cali morn 1 Oct and speak with Y. / 1 Oct LILYRIG: Y entered Emb 0847, left 1416,

LICALIA observed I at 1104 hrs talking with Velentin Vasilyevich BAKULIN and Aleksey Ivanovich

GARMASHEV. / 2 Oct:

Ace LILYRIC Y entered Emb 0846, left 1106, entered 1120.j

Departed 1122

with Oleg Pavlovich MOSKVICHEV, entered 1128 withiM, departed 1420 with wife.

According LICALL

seen with tag Valerly Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV at 0852, seen with Valerly Aleksandrovich ANDRIANOI

suggestively if it was K and OSWALD said yes, possibly without thought. Direct HaS attention

this transcript. Note however, KOSTIKOV has dark hair, YAISKOV light brown and very Grey at

temples; giving appearance of almost white hair.

could also well be that OSWALD first spoke

with KOSTIKOV who turned OSWALD over to his boss YATSKOV.

Also; given the apparent frankness

-ofy's discussions with LIOVAl-l, particularly his views Stalin and Khrushchey, would appear

possible he told I-l truth re OSWAlD, at minimum re meeting OSWALD.

SFARFA

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353.

24 June

304.

3 July!

See para 344 and 348 above.

Where are

Annexes to GOM report??

355.

7 July

356..

21 July

357.

31 July

DIR 30547 (Ref: MEXI 9948 - pare 350 above) - Pls check LICALLA and LIENVOY records try

determine if YATSKOV was in Mexi City during period OSWALD there and if YAISKOV in ov

., 28 Sept, day which OSWALD claimed had visited Emb and

talked to consul (LaXI 7025,

- para 32 above).

also cable. your views possibility oswarD could have met AlsKoV

rather than or in addition to KOSIIKOV.

NB: Sterly

AMEMBASSY Incoming Telegram Control 772 - President's Commission considers it absolutely

necessary publish documents supplied by

GOM (with possible exception Annex 3, reseivation

sheet of bus company, and Annex 5, except the statements by Mrs. Duran and husband which

extremely important to Commission), 8aM You requested contact GOM soonest indicating i

You may wish emphasize that Commission desires publish as much info possible, etc.

Report will be published at earliest late July or early August. FYI Substantially all imu

in documents supplied by GOM had also been supplied Commission by other sources., ete.,

NOTE on above: 'Underlined "other sources" - LIENVOY ?

Also - Amb will request from

Foreign Minister. Signed COS

DIR 33368 - Call Station attention to DEPIEL 23 dated 2 July to Mexi (para 354 above)

dealing with commission intention publish most of docs received from GOM.

Station muy

wish monitor reply to protect any of its ops interests.

THE NEWS by Holmes Alexander - Double-Check, datelined Washington - Nugh Ayneswort!:, &

friend of Alexander, will publish anything the Commission omits. Aynesworth has been

conducting a parallel Investigation of testimony, affidavits and ballistic reports.

..OswALD's own words show him in his vacillating loyalty, swinging to the Conmw ists,

then swinging back to his native country. When hewas pro-Russian, he took usy

Soviet secret police.

When he was pro-American, he was able to raise money

for irone-

ward passage at the American Embassy.

Aynesworth claimed that the ph FBI knew OSWALD to

be a potential assassin. And FBI agent is quoted as telling the Dallas police on ¿? Nov.

"We new he was capable of assassinating the President, but we dian!t dream he would do it.

eto., etc.

AMOMBASSY Outgoing Telegram, Control 955 - GOROSTIZA told me that GOM has no objection to

publication of all documents except statement of Mrs. Duran (annex 5 mentioned in COM

Note 505503 dated 9 June 1964) (see para 348 - annexes missing).

Fublisation would be

-embarrassing to-GOM because of extensive questioning.of Mrs. Duran, etc. / I suggested

that another way lof handling problem would be for GOROSTIZA to indicate parts of Durali

statement, publication of which would be particularly embarrassing to GOM, with view to

deleting these from published document.

GOROSTIZA agreed to re-read document with this

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359.

360.

14 Aug

361.

362.

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24 Aug

Check these refs.

363.

4 Sept

What are new materials??

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Memol of Tel Conversation between| Foreign Secretary GOROSTIZA and Minister Boonstra

GOROSTIZA gave permission to publish all of the documents concerning OSWALD, including

that document No. 5 relating to silvia DURAN.....

AMEMBASSY Outgoing Telegram #122 from Amb Freeman to Seastate advising Info In para 358 above.

Memo of Conversation between Amb Jose GALLASTEGUI, Secretariat of Foreign Relations, and

Boonstra - Note from GOM dated 23 July 64 stated permission given to publish all info on

OST/ALD case, but omitted Document #5 (on DURAN). GALLASTEGUI said note had been written

before decision was made to permit publishing Info on DURAN, to return noté and another

would be sent....

AMEMBASSY Mexico to Dept of Staté - Permission to Publish Documents on OSWALD with attached

Note No. 507794 from GOM..

MEXI 881 (Ref: WAVE_0767-19 AuB_641. 19 Aug KUJUMP Houston advised KUJUMP WAVE

area of foll: A. i Oscar RODRIGUEZ, Molina DPOB 10 Dec 29 Jaruco, Havada effected Black

River crossing from Mext to Brownsville, Texas, 18 Aug.

Subj picked up by and in

custody ODURGI Brownsville. C. Subj claims visit PBRIM May 61 for few months then returned

PBRUMEN with family. D.

Worked food ration dept PBRUMEN until 64 when arrested for counter

AMIHUG-1 activities. E.

Wille in jail approx 21 days was recruited by CIS for alleged

mission abroad. F. Subj when picked up during above river crossing requested talk with

ODYOKE Intel rep. 2. WAVE sending Wilfred 0. CLOWER to Houston Brownsville contact

KUJUMP Houston and assess Subj Brownsville order further determine nature CIS mission,

Locus sans and possible OP viability case.

3. WAVE traces possibly iden Subj previousl

Forwarded addees. BELI 1989, 29 Feb 61; "MEXI 7479, 2 Mar 61; WAVE 4375, 10 Mar 61;

MCXI 7999, 12 May 61 and WAVE 6382, 23 May 61. Local ODURGE/ODENVY traces pending. | 4.

Request addee traces...) Station traces reflect Oscar RODRIGUEZ Molina arrived Mexi from

Hava 22 Jan 61.

contact address Independencia 17. (LIFIRE B/DoC) MEXI & 7026, 23| Nov

63 ECHEVERRIA asked COS foriall info on Subj. Said had beard on radio NUl RODRIGUEZ Molina

picked up connection GPFLOOR and RODRIGUEZ & Mexican.

DIR 47058 - 11 FYI. We are Informed by warren Comm Marina OSWALD has very recently provided

additional documentary materials pertaining to late husband's Mexi stay.

To wit: Map of

Mexi oite containing location marks and a Mexi cite TV guide.

Our understanding that very

detailed searah ofi Pain residence in Dallas has been conducted by appropriate authority and

other materials with bearing on case have been produced.

ODENVY has forwarded it rep Mexi

copies of map and other unspecified materials on or about 29 Aug. We have been assured

May well be that loal ODENvY

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364.

4 Sept.

365.

4 Sept.

366.

3E7.

8 Sept

9 Sept

3€E.

10 Sept

for details, of application, see attachment

3E9.

14 Sept

370.

16 Sept

371.

16 Sept

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DIR 47423 - Have recd' from Warren Comm for analysis and comment photo copy OSWALD CuLi

visa application Mexi 27 Sept 63.

Comm reod photo copy of document from Cubans via su Swiss

and ODACID In past week. / OSWALD's signature being analyzed here. Document bears mand usarift

notation OSWALD's address Mexi possibly made by Silvia DURAN.

We require urgently handd writkz

samples DURAN: Signature minimum, prefer larger sample 1f available. Also desire criginal

but photo copy will do if that all you have. / Pouching soonest FYI pioto copy doc.

MEXI 0805 (Ref: DIR 47423 - para 364 above) - Next pouch 8 Sept. Will forward photos

anly which 1s all we have

at present. Attempting obtsin larger sample fron

LITEMPOS. Will advise. (Attached to cable is photo of DURAN's signature)

EMMA 24280 - Transmitted herewith are two photostatio samples of DURAN's signature.

MEMO FOR THE RECORD by COS - Hqs is in urgent need of handwriting speciments of DURAi.

ACYION: Get LIKAYAK/? to have LIMUD coverage put on DURAN urgently and try to get suma

fast speciments.g

HMMW 12889 - The attached documents and translation, provided by ODACID, are FyI.

The

Warren

Comm has decided

not to confront Mrs. DURAN with the copy of OSWALD's visa application,

therefore, no action by Mexi with respect to the paper is desired at this time.

Attached is the translation of the visa application of OSWALD, In which is stated "plunned

date of arrival in Cubas September. 30, 1963"

HMMA 24304 - Attached is another copy of DURAN's signature,

furnisned by LITEMPO/4 vho'is

searching for additional handwriting speciments of DURAN..: Station can put LIMUD coveram

on DURAN. ....

DIR 49619 (Ref MEXI 0805 - para 365 above) Slawson of Warren Comm in discussion DURAN'S

handwriting sample asked 1f Info available re current state her morale, attitude, current

employment status. / FYI only, HoS believes commission may seek to bave DURAN certify she

compiled OSWALD's visa application papers supplied by GOC through Swiss. / Request Stal

furnish ASAP available info re situation and outlook DURAN. Suggest you not consult "ex!

officials at this time:

DIR 49941 - Warren Comm asks for any substantitive data which can be cited in published

report as authoritative source of allegations that DURAN and her husband were or are member's

-of|the Communist party./ Comn attorney Slawson recalls that both COS and C/ODENVY ieferredl::

to these allegations during his visit to Mexf. / Pls advisé by return cable whether any

documentary or other evidence exists or can be attributed to Mexi police authorities.

her deposition DURAN formally denied süch membership.

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18

Sept

64

373.

19 Sept

374.

22 Sept

375.

25 Set

376.

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DIR 50732 (Ref: HMMW 12889 - para 368 above) Request Station cable its opinion authentioity

visa application. Also, if available or possible promptly procure, desire other

samples

or blanks for comparison and possible authentioation.

Does stationery of Havana's response

check out with any available exemplars?!

MEXI 0930 (Ref: DIR 49,619 - para 370 above, and DIR 49,941 - para 371 above) - COs obecked

with LITEMPO 4 who personally participated in interrogation of DURAN re OSWALD.

full name 1s Silvia Tirado Bazan de DURAN. Husband's name is Horacio DURAN Navarko, B.

At time of Interrogation by Mexi authorities on OSWALD case both DURAN and his band denied

they were members of the PCM, PPS or any Commie or Marxist front groups.

C.. Both stated

they "belleved completely, In Marxist lehinist principles and tried to live as Marxists"

LILEMPO 4 stated "No Mexi has worked for Cuban Imb in Mexi since 1959 whó is hot a

completely convinced Communist."

Both Silvia and hus band were listed In LITEMPO 4

organization's files as Communists, members of PCM.

This however not redeasable in documentam

form.! ¡oracio continues to live at Av Constituyentes #143-3, but Silvia has disappeared.

Husband refuses to say where she 1s; merely states * "She is out of Mexico". Whereabouts

unknowa to LITEMPOs for some three & weeks; believed to be hidden by Cubans. / LITEMPO 4

reports that Silvia has not worked since detention on| OSWALD cáse. Does not know present

status her morale but believes she still frightened, very pro-Castro, pro Communist and anti-

USA and ant1-Mexi police authorities. / Horacio has kept up payments on rent, light. bllls

and seems to live as well as ever; source of his Income mystery to LITEMPO 4. / LITEMPO 4

actively hunting Silvia and will provide any info to cos.

MEXI 0969 (Ref: DIR 50732 - para 372 above)

STATION does not have exemplars available for

comparison with ref visa application. Type face matohes that of other documents from Emb.

Weak Impression of top of lower case letter "I" also appears in document from commerical

office of Emb apparently prepared on same typewriter as visa application form.

Stationery

Both documents have authentic flavor. Attemptins

Mercy MARTINEZ who actually signed letter from Habana.

Will check signatures when I-9

locates letter.

HMMW 12931 (Ref: HMMA 24304 | para 369 above) - We appreciate the offer to put LIMUD

on Silvia but do not feel it necessary since handwriting Investigation can now be considered

completed. All Has components involved in GPOOR wish to express their appreciation...

AMEMB Outgoing Telegram #619 - Emb's Legat has copious file on George de MOHRENSCHILDI.

Legat advises that all info in his file is also on had at FBI, Wash.

(Note by COS: Clark

Anderson says this fellow was once thought to have been involved In OSWALD case.)

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Iden

of| American entering Sov Emb???

-

378.

24 Sept

V 379.

25 Sept

3130.

25 Sept

331

- 3132.

25 Sept

26

Setp

385.

28 Sept

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DIR 51937 - COS will recall that several photos of unidentified person were handcarled Ly

LEGAT officer to Dallas on about 23 Nov to assist in investigation.

after OSHAlD's

arrest and prior to his murder by RUBY, cropped photo of this man was shown by the FBI to

OSWALD's mother who disclaimed any Inowledge. / After OSWALD's death his mother publicly

olaimed the FBI had shown her a photo of RUBY prior repeat prior to the killing of hur son.

When again shown copy, cropped differently, she stated it not identical with the one shown

her the first time. / Because of this publicity Warren Comm will publish copies of both

photos among documents keyed to its survey of FBI postcrime handling.../ Report to be released

28 0ot.,... (Note written by COS; God! This was of tough looking American type going

Soviet Embassy.. Do you have copy of photo? Did we ever get identity?)

MEXI 1011 (Rel: DIR 57937 - para 377 above) - Station unclear as to purpose served by publi

cation photo of person not even involved this case.

....../ Cannot predict security effect

of publication...../ Station wishes forewarn basehouse operators for hostile reactions.

Will clear all three affected bases of all tech equipnent for indefinite period just prior

to publication! / May station assume no material originating LIFEAT' or LIENVOY to appear?....

MEXI 1018 (Ref: A. DIR 52398 - pare 380 abox below, B, MEXI I1011 - paral 378 above) Refs

obviously crossed.... Only remaining hope would appear be to get ASCHAM prevail on Comm

only retouch background in photos but also retouch face to degree ubylously not identifiable)

with RUßY but also not with actual subj of photo./ If neither suppression nor effective

alteration possible, Station plans evacuate LIMITED, LILYRIC, LICALLA, recent LICOWL Installa

tion and LIMESA properties of all gear on phased basis .....Also evacuating LIONION base

house and sending occupants away for week on pretext......

DIR 52398 (Ref: DIR 51937 - para 377 above) -

...Each photo shows same unidentified man.

One closely cropped, other cropped but with enough background to clearly idenuify Scramb

main gate..

HMMS 3734 -Enclosed are copies of the tvo photographs mentioned

3 In DIR 51937 (para 377 above)

and subsequent cable.

DIR 52774 (Ref: MEXT 1018para 379 above) ODENVY showed her spread but subj photo only one

which attracted attention.

Comm adamant needs photo to establish chain of evidence.

Doubt other photos will be published. OpENvy told ber nothing re identity or origin of photo. y

....We have assurance from Comm staff that background details of photo will be obscured. /

Nevertheless, believe prudence dictates equipment should be removed from installationg in-

cluding LINESA...

DIR 52929 (Ref: DIR 51937 - para 377 above): Foll lis pertinent excerpt from Warren Comm:

"Affidavits obtained from the CIA and from the two FBI agents who trimmad the photographs

....Original photo had been taken by the CIA outside of the u.s.....Copy of book being

handcarried by KINGMAN: (note by COS: I suppose we relax, let happen whatever happens!).

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386.

387.

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28 Sept

29

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29 jept

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398.

30 Sept

389.

30

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390.

2 00t

64

391.

392.

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5 Oct

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MEMO from LEGAT: OsCar RODRIGUEZ Molina - Cuban

MEXI 1040 (Ref: DIR 52929 - para 383 above) Request KINGMAN carry annex with photos.

Station

already has basic report, obtained thru chief PBSWING 26 Sept.

(PROBABLY SPECIAL CHANNEL) (Ref: DIR 52774 - para 382 above)

Per ref, operations suspended

In LIMESA as Of 1707 hre 23 Sept: ot and all Bear removed same day.

THE NEWS - Inside Washi gton - Mystery of OSWALD's i6 Days in Mexico? by Robert S. Allen

and Paul Scott - : the reason for the mysterious Nexi trip of OSWALD!. / Informational gap

about OSWALD's sight days in Mexico..../ While reporting that OSWALD escaped surveillance

during much of his Mexican visit, the commission will reveal that the

"Limited" observations

by U.S. and Mexi Intelligence authorities clearly Indicate the trip involved more than an

effort to obtain a visa for, travel to Cuba and Russia.

....the surveillance failure was a

major U.S. blunder, since a number of government agencies

had advance notice that OSWALD

planned to go to Mexico.

..It was during these fateful eight days that U.S. authorities

lost trace of OSWALD, although the CIA was prewarned to keep a careful check on OSWALD

because of his connections with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee..... (Note by COS: What a

false statement!!)

DIR 53264 (Ref: MEXI 1040 - para 385 above) Pla see para four DIR 52398 (para 380 above)

Mr. Rankin due retum 30 Sept and photo in question not sent to print pending his return

and discussions with us. / Will forward pertinent appendix as soon as available.

MEMO FOR THE FILES from COS; Subject: Warren Commission Report - I sent copies of the Warren

Comm Report (book) to: DIAz Ordaz, LIPLEGANI and Mr. Burnell Goodrich. / I also asked that

ECHEVERRIA be sent a copy from the Amb. He had been

"Iisted" by LEGAi. / I have retained

a copy for the office. 1 All of the above are without appendices.

DIR 54271 - Galley proofs received from Comm 2 Oot. Pouching 4 Oct. Beckground is completeiy

blacked out. I Also learned that all appendices will be made public simultaneously sometime

In Nov. This is change in schedule given in DIR 52398 (para 380 above). / You may wish

modify timing and planning of MEXI 1018 (para 379 above)

HMMW 12963 - Enolosed are the galley| proofs of 2 photos mentioned in DIR 54271 (para 390 abive)

EXCELSIOR - Advertising TV program "The reconstruotion

of the Assassination of Pres. JPK."

exclusive pictures of the FBI; commentary - Agustin BARRIOS Gomez

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395.

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8 Oct

h0" Is source?? What Info did we get

from

Station Moscow??

Feseurch this.

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MEXI 1120 - Per LIENVOY 30 Sept Silvia DURAN informed Raul PEREYRA of Cuban Embassy that

Bhe had been on an excursion with some students to Isla Mujeres and Marida. PERTYR who

recently returned from Cuba said Eusebio AZCUD sent greetings to Silvia.

HMMA 24463 | (Refs A. HMMW 12889 - para 368 above;

B. DIR 50732 - para 372 above;

C. MEXI 0969 - para 374 above)

Attached for HQS are: An Item dated Jan El recovered

from Cub Emb trash by LITAINI? which may have been prepared on the same typewriter sed

to prepare the visa application form of Ref A; and 3 Xerox copies of the signatur si

Mercy MARTINEZ (Mercedes MARTINEZ del Cueto) taken from a letter from her to LIIAMIN-9

dated Sept 64. / Meroy MARTINEZ is listed by Cub For Min as Sub-Director of the Sec-tariat

of the Ministry. Her immediate superior is Juan VEER NIlO OTERO Rodriguez for whom she

signed the letter of Ref A. / It is requested that every effort be made to insure that

the attachments are handled in such a way as to protect LITAMIL-9 and the LITAINI-2 trash

operation from compromise

(No attachments)

MEMO FOR FILES from COS: On 18 Sept 64 I saw LITEMPO/4 who advised that a. Silviu DURAN;

at time she was questioned about OSWALD denied that

she or her husband was a member of the

Commie Party, the PPS or any other Commle or Marxist organization.

Her husband, when

questioned at the same tims, gave the same replies. b.

Silvia and busband admitted they

believed 1n Marxism, tried to live so as to "conform to Marxist/Leninist theories". Silvia

said "I am a Marxist".. o.

Silvia has disappeared from her home; Horacio claims he does not

now where she is.

He continues to live at Av Constituyentes 143-3 and is able to pay rent,

lights, eto! / LITEMPO/4 said he could be quoted as saying that "no Mexi except Connunists

had worked for the Cub Emb in Mexi since Jan 59"!

THE NEWS - Pillion Insists OSWALD 1s Collaborator in Red Network - by RobertS. Allen and

Paul Scottswer Documents delivered to the archives where the papers will be

1f they do not disappear -

to researchers, future inyestigators and students of history.

•.. Pilllop traced OSWALD's activities in the Sov Union, his close association with: the

KGB, his marriage to the niece of a It. Colonel of the Soviet MVD, and his later visits to

Mexi, reporting:

.....Upon arrival Ia Sov Union, OSWALD voluntarily became associated

with the Sov Secret Police (KGB),

....! whihc is responsible for recruiting and truining

of agents for sabotage, assassination, incitement of riots and other forms of terfor..

KGB arranged press conferences to publicize OSWALD's defection, then provided a job for him

In the sheet metal shop of a radio factory in Minsk.: OSWALD was not a skilled sheet cotal

worker. Ils Job was a clerical job of lohecker"This was a sham cover job. OSWAID was

given a 5,000 ruble lump sun payment prior to going to Minsk. Thereafter, he received 700

-rubles per month as wages and an additional 700 rubles per month from the KGB.

ruble payment from the KGB was falsely represented as emanating frin the Sov Red Cross.

The 1,400 ruble monthly income of OSWALD was' compatable to salary of Gen mgr of the lictory

where he worked.

KGB provided OSWAID with a scarce and comperatively luxurious apartment

1n Minsk for a period of more than two vears..

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10 Oct 64

V 398.

ja Oct

Check Elena GARRO

399.

* 400.

why d was this not sent

to HQS ??

15 Oct

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MEXI, 1191 - On 9 Oct LICOWL-1 reported as foll:. Y Oct Alcksey Ivanovich GARMASHOV (deputy

resident Mexi)| asked I-1 re availabily apts immediate vicinity LIMERICK installation,

and specifically asked about quarters above I-1 store. I-l desoribed quarters which too

small for Sovs, QARMASHOV (G) added two owners of nearby apt blags and refused rent to Sove.

I-1 then volunteered try rent apt in his hame for Sovs which & accepted. / Later same day

I-1 discovered two' apts being vacated 15 Oct in same bldg which houses (unknown to Il-1)

LILYRIC which Sta reactivated 8 Oct. on 9 Oot G again visited I-l after being informed of

vacant apts and stated he would like to see larger of two apts.. I-1 escorted G to apt top

floor which G inspected closely. I-l reports & looked out front window which faces LIMERICK

for extended period. I-l noted that activity inside LIMERICK compound could ba seen from

this point. After inspection, G stated not interested because apt dirty. and did not have

garage for cars.

(I-1 notes that Sovs aware bldg had no garage prior to G inspection tour.)

/ Sta believes above is concrete Indication Sovs looking for likely KUBARK photo base sites..

LILYRIC is one of eight or nine apts which could give same coverage as LILYRIC. No possible

anticipate what Sov next step will be nor timing. Request Has comments on security

surrounding report annexes priro to their release and possibility Sovs have already obtained

copies. / .....

MEMO FOR THE RECORD from Flannery (C/CA) -Elena GARRO told Eunice Odio (who relayed to

TICHBORN on 9 Oot) that she and her duaghter were invited to a party at the Cuban Emb during

the period she now finds out that OSWALD was here in Mext prior to the assassination. She

was invited by a Mexi secretary in the Cub Emb whose husband 18 a cousin of the GARRO

family (Horacio DURAN????)!

At the party, she saw three Gringos, not drihking, not mixing,

and nore or less just standing around together like "three bumps lon a log"i

They were so

obviously out of place, she asked someone in the Cub Emb about them and was told that "they

were just passing shn through". I She claims that on account of the way these three gringos

stood out she took a good long look at them as did her daughter. | When assassination occurred

and OSWALD's picture was spread into the newspapers, both Elena and her daughter Immediately

said that he was one of the three gringos "without a doubt" at the party.

covering: above memo to COS: Do you want me to send the sist of this to Has? dos vrote.

Yes, but we should follow up first. Flannery then wrote, Nothing further.

DIR 56876 (Refs. MAXI 1191 - para 397 above) Has has no evidence that Sovs have advance copy

of photo.

Comm sources assure us 1te

copy of photo furnished by the FBI has also béen

altered to black out the background.

At present the annex is scheduled for release around

mid Nov. / Considered opinion here 1s that Sov action par ref would seem to be a logical CI

step as a precautionary measure on bdais of published.comm roport. That a thorough:

security survey should be done at this time either on Sov Emb's own initiative or on reavest

from Moscow 1s not at all surprising, Independently of any specifice containea in Coum repori.

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101..

21 Oct 64

402,

25 Nov

Who was LANE's informant??.

40:3.

25 Nov

40%.

25 Nov

See para 398 'on Elena GARRO de PAZ.

405.

29 Nov

Check John RETTIE file

after 1900 hrs

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men hawa - Inade Veshington cA witholfat Intellence son seen comrado: -

Robert S. Allen and Paul Scptt •.. Despite the commission's written request for ell documents

that might shed light on the assassination, CIA failed to turn over e national intelligence

warning that it 1s Kremlin polloy to remove Western officials who actively uppose

.... McCone furnished th. Conn

with the CIA's secret survellance reports on OSWALD's eight days in Mexi before ass ssination,

to the State Department on OSWALD's trip to Mexi gave details only of the defector's visit

to the Sov Emb and not the Cub Emb. CIA did not report the latter visit until after the

Who talked to these guys? - about the

secret surveillance reports - and Annie G. widte: The caller from the Cub Emb was unident1-

NEW YORK TIMES Plot Idea Studies by Warren Group - Doubts May Remain Despite Exheustive

Examination - 26 volumes of Comm date released yesterday include, lengthy testimony by a member

* the Joan Biron society..... named Bevito P. Oliver, professor at University of Illinois

"...cover up for Communist Conspiracy'

•Artidie cerries picture which was shom tr

OSWALDIS mothere neGorm found that the Diature was of an unldentifled man in a foreign

country with shom the cIA thought OSWALD might have

lawyer (mother of OSWALD): Lane declined to disclose name of his i alleged informant....

DIR 66600 (Ref: DIR 54271 - para 390 above) First picture and rehash of "Marguerit:'s

Story" appear on page 19 of 25 Nov lssue of N.Y. Times. / FYI: Background in all cupies.

of origInal photo in Comm's possession obliterated

MEMO FOR THE FILES from COS - Subs June COBB - On 24 Nov 64 LIHUFF/1 reported the toll

which he had learned from LICHANT/1:

The former wife of Octavio PAZ rents a rom to an

American Communist, June COBB.

Mrs. PAZ 16 afraid of Miss Cobb who broke legs and stashed

ribs of a pet cat...... b. COBB is promiscuous and slueps with men..!./ c.

believes COBB may have been "planted" on her by Communists.... Mrs. PAZ tried to tall to

Robert Kennedy when he was here to tell him she had personally met OSWALD at DURAN's house

•.. PAZ reported this info to American official of Emb who said he was Warren Comm rep.

Rafael LOZANO with Dudley DOUST. DD just got back.

DD talked to THILO and esked him

about OSWALD.

OSWALD was here this years About the OSWALD Incident, the roughing in business

is nonsense and the reason they rejected

the Note of course was because it was not passed

In the formal way and was-just a rude note. He (TELLO) does not think it was very serious..

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## Page 89

'об.

407.

408.

(403)

2 Dro 64

23 Dec

Warron Comm Report

31. Doc

23 Dec.

N8: No/t

Sea para 179 above.

Was 141e never

checked out???

Mig offirs

: 10.

31 Jan 65

41:

8

rob

412.

11 Feb.

SeE dia 376 cbove on MORRENSCHILDI.

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SEGRET

SECRET

HMMS 3848 - Attached Is one set of the hearing transcripts and exhibits of the Warren Comm

Report. (Attachment is para 407 below)

BK D 4726 - Warren Commission Testimony - Seleoted Excerpts

se :

•HMMH 13244 (Ref: EGGA 3171, 2 Nov 64 - not In file; not abstracted) Attached is a copy

of a CSCI to the FBI reporting an incident which might be connected with the assassination..

(attachment is para 409 below)

MEMO TO FBI from WOFACT - An untested source recently furnished us with the foll info he

allegedly received fron a well known Cuban solentist and acquaintance on 23 Nov 63, but which

he had forgotten to report. The release of the Warren Comm Report reminded him of the inci-

dent. / The scientist said he had been at the Havaha alrport on afternoon of 2? Nov 63 when

at 1700 hrs an aircraft with Mexi markings landed and parked at far side of the field.

Iwo men, whom he reoognized as Cuban & "gangsters" alighted, entered rear entrance of

administration bldg and disappeared without going through normal customs procedures.

His

curlosity was aroused, and he was able to learn that the aircraft had just arrived from

Dallas, Texas, via IIJuana and Mexi CIty. The plane had been forced to land at lijuana due

to engine trouble.

By combining the date, the origin of the flight, and the known reputation

of the two men, he theorized that the two men must have been involved in assassination..

He speculated that OSWALD had acted in the pay of Castro, and that the two Cubans had been

In Dallas to organize or oversec the operation. He told the source that he had been greatly

distressed by what he had seen and heard and had to telll someonc about it. He then cautioned

source not to tell anyone else

about it or they would ham both be shot by the Cubans. /

"The source has passed away since furninhing above info, thus making any follow-up on this

matter impossible.

DIR 81342 - Request identify and Station |traces person(s) at Mexi address: E.F. Ajdo 325,

Juadalajov (Jalino), Mexique..

George de MOHRENSHILDI, who connected OSWALD case and who

дон 11ving Haltl, received letter postmarked 30 Sept 64 with above return address.

Notes written in long hand on above cabel - Maybe: Apdo Must be Guadalajara, Jalisco

Claris Anderson's offico has a good man, Ed Johnson, In Guadálajara - would probably be

best man to check this out.

MEXI 2430 (Rof: DIR 81342 - pata 410 above) Belleve ref address 18 Apdo 325, Guadalajara,

Jalisco, Mexico. I ODENVY has rep in Guadalajara with excellent police contacts.

Request

Has authorize Sta' to pursue lead through 100a1 ODENVY chief!...

DIR 84099 (Ref: DIR 81342 |- para $ 410 above and MEXI 2430 - para 411 above) Station

authorized pursue leadi on Mexi,address through local ODENVY.

ODENVY rep may aiso be advised

this info being included in voluminous report on recent activities of de MOHRENSCHILDI which

being prepared for ODENVY badas, (Notes | Request paased to Hank Johnson da 15 Feb. )

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413.

18 Feb 65

414.

HMMA 25401 (Ref: DIR 88680 - para 258 above) In compliance with Ref, Mexi Sta continues

to hold several hundred hot reels covering Sov and Cub Emb during perlod 22 Nov - 1; Lee 63.

/ Sta Mexi would like to know if these reels can now be erased for my-use, or if these

should be sent to Has for retention.

MEXI 2741 (Ref: DIR 81342 - para 410 above and MEXI 2430 - para 411 above) CDENVY reports

P.O. Box of refs is mail address of Almacenes Favier, large French-oned department store

415.

10 Mar 65

What connection has MORRENSCHILDT

with this

P.0. Box??

18 Mar

reborne

41€.

8 Apr

Check name William R. BORKING (sp??)

417.

18 June 1965

418,

15 June

1059 brs.

HMMW 13460 (Rel: EMMA 25401 - para 413 i above) Pls forward reels mentioned in ref, with

any identifying and explanatory data available, to Has for retention.

COn copy of dispatch

15 Annie G.'s writing - 1 Apr 65 Shipping reels to Has w/microfilm of transcripts.ì

MEMO to FBI from WOFACT! - A usually reliable source in Mexi City provided me with a copy

of an annoyees letter th the Sov Emb which refers

to OSWALD and which is

Info. 1 The files of this office contain no info on William R. BOBKING (33 Sp???).

CSCI 316/01398 65

DORKINS

MEXI 016 (Refs HOS 746 - 323)

Correct that coverage

as rast (LIMITED

and LILYRIC).

Correct that PBPRIM visitors.now.rarel/ Suggest comment to ODENVY evidence

that word has gotter around that PRSWING Mexi aware Identities PBPRIM visitors to Sov. Emb;

which probable deterrent to all but extremely naive. / CURI'IS believer wide distribution

Warren Comm report on OSWALD case could have caused a decrease in visitors.

Cub Emb Lond distance.

Woman Outside (WO) 1a English informs the Cub Emb there 1s a Long LiaNvey

distange call from Chicago for, Amb ARMAS. Man Inside (MI) says to weit a moment. Leter

WO in French asles if ARMAS speaks French, ARMAS says no. M WO continues in French and says

she is speaking for Sr. GAN (2) of Chicago, in the United States, and continues in the same

Language asking 1f Silvia DURAN was a friend of OSWALD, the person who assassinated tha

President Kennedy. ARMAS does not understand her language and in Spanish says that Silvia

worked for awhile in the Embassy, but quite a while ago she left hes work here and has not

been seen since. WO continues In French and asks

if Silvia returned to Cuba. ARMAS says

no that she 1s a Mexican and therefore resides in Mexico but he does not know herjuddress.

Wo, in her language, asks if Silvia was a friend of OSWALD.

ARMAS, without understanding,

Bays "SI" (saying

"SI" to everything) and asks who is talking.! WO does not understand,

but Insists| 1a knowing 1f she (silvla) was e friend of OSWALD. ;

ARMAS says s1 "gui..sul"

ajá.. muy bien.

81,.,81 señorita it seems that what he is saying is not being understood).

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Wo continues in her language which ARMAS doe's not understand and says that he knows nothing

- more and that all he jis

saying is that the Sra. DURAN no longer works in the Embussy and

they don't know her address". Wo again|in her language asks if SILVIA was a friena of

OSWALD and if It is "verded" (she says this in Spanish). ARMAS sayo

"s1, señoin 41." NO

says thank you.. ARMAS says.

"Buenos dias...eh...

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419.

17 June

See para !10 above.

Who is this woman??

420.

421.

422.

18 June

30 June

19 Aug

423.

18 Nov

where is ref??

424.

22 Hov

Did Marina's book ¿ver come 'out??

10 DOC 1965

Her did Elena GARRO know about Silvia being

the mistress of OSWALD?? This is 1965 Station

basid from LIRTER/370 Tuy 67

Roi did ElenA know

about a

red haired nogro??

SECRET

MEXI 3832 - LIENVOY reported 15 Jun 65 that unidentified woman speaking French called cub

Amb HERNANDEZ Armas from Chicago on behalf of a fl Mr. GAN (phon), asked if Silvia DURAN

was friend of OSWALD and if she had returned to Cuba. Amb who does not understand much

French said DURAN used to work at Emb, no longer does, that she residés Mexi bút he does not

krow her address. Woman again ased if DURAN was ftiend OSWALD, Amb did not understand

question but answered yes. / Pouching tape.

EMMA 26394 (Ref: MIXI 3832 - para 419 above) Iransmitted herewith is the tape mentioned

MEMO to FBI from WOFACI - reporting info in paras 419 and 420 above. CSCI 316/02654-65

EXCELSIOR - Widow of OSWALD has been hit by her new husband and he threatens suicide.

Kenneth Jess PORIER 18 now in the same jail as RUbY.

on same page

The Revolver and the Gun of OSWALD, Confiscated.

DIR 58683 (Ref: DIR 57610 - not fileds not abstracted) If suitable access developed AZUE

per ref, igs interested any new or aftermath info that can be brought to light OSWALDis.

visa application at Cub Emb Mexi Sept 63.j

The Naws -1 page on KENNeDY on the second anniversary of his death.... Thousands of

Memorials Immortalize Kennedy.....Marina Oswald Wants to Forget (now Mrs. Kenneth Porter

she 1s publishing a book).. Flowers Mark Assassination Site...Gov Connally Can't Forget Iragedy

MEMO OF CONVERSATION - Elena GARRO do PAZ with Charles Thomas (Political Officer) - Elena

said she had tet OSWALD.....I In Sept 63, after her return from abroad, she went to a party

at the home of Ruben DURAN, who is married to her cousin. Elenita accompanied her.

She met

OSWALD and 2 other young Americans. At party she was discourage from talking. with him..../

Other guests were Cuban Consul, AZCUE, Generel CLARK Flores, Silvia DURAN, who she later

learned was OSWALD's mistress while he was here, Emilio CARBALLIDO, and a Latin American

negro man with red hair.

/In Nov 63 when identity of assassin became known, she and ter

daughter went to Cub Emb and shouted "assassin" and other insults at the staff there. I

shortly afterrard, she and her daughter were visited by a friend, Manuel CARVILLO, then

official in Secretariat of Bobernacion, and were told he had orders tò escort them to a small

and obscure hotel in center of town.! They were kept there for eight days under pretext

that they were in danger.

When she told CARVILLO she wanted to go to Amer Emb and explain

what she knew of OSWALD, she was told that the Amer Imb was full of Communist spies.

by Gen. CLARK Floresj and now

vory

prosperous. Many Communists believo assassination was result of Commie plot engincared

by Castro.

SECRFT

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Did Migda 1

ever publish anything on OSWALD??!

See para 404 above

Kas Isaac Don Levine been queried further??

No doubt Marina 1s hiding info.

425.

Results of queries of LIONION, LICHANI/1 etc

427.

25 Dec

Lylia, Horacio and Ruben DURAN are cousins of

Elena GARRO de PAZ.

Check files on AZCUE and CARBALTIDO

especially LINVOY during Sept-Oct 63

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Note to Stan ₩ from COS:

What an imagination' she has! Should we sent to Hqs? - Slan

replied:

Suggest sending. There have been stories around town about all this, and Thomas

is not only person she has talked to

Migdall has a little folder into which he taratting

IT ne TITt Boraps he can find relating OSWALD to the Cubans; when he gets enough of them

I suppose he will try to do a dope piece. / If memory serves me, didn't LICOOKIE retes to

OSWALD and the local eftists & Cubens in one of her squibs? /Isaac Don Levine is writing

& book about the assássination; Migdail gave that the Cuban connection bethers him lucreaster Ju

as he progresses in his suas rascara IDL had long talk with Marina not lone ago In Russian;

IDL. Is Russian jewish emigre, and reputable scholar - and left convinced that she hiding info.

EXI 5621

WItH LIONION, LICHANTI and other sources.

Come from cos to Annie

and Watson:

Pls ask Thomas 1f he'll "follow up"; get questions from Annie G, Let's discuss.)

(Reference

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION, /10 Dec|65) between Elena GARRO de Paz and Charles Thomas, Political

Officer,

On 25 Dec Flena disqussed her' alleged encounter with OSWAID. Also present ware

Thomas wife, and Elena's daughter, Elenita.

Further info was given subsequently on 9, Jan 66.

During this latter conversation, Elena admitted she had gone to Amenb on an earliar occasion

with her daughter and mother-in-law and talked to two Emb officers (presumably fron. LEGAT) about

this matter.

She said since the Emb officers did not give much credence to anythir; they said,

they did not bother to give a very complete story.

The following info supplements ind in

some lastances corrects that given in the meme of Dec 10. 1. 1.

Lydia, Horacio, and Ruben

DURAN are all cousinà of Elena. Silvia 1s married to Horacio, a weak man, wuo was converted

to Communism by Ricardo GUERRA. Elena has nothing to do with Silvin whom she detests and

considers a whore. Ruben was born in U.S, and served in U.S. army during war.

...Party was

held at home of Ruben.: / Elena beljevesi dats of party was 2 or 3 Sent 6i few davs Lafore

visit of Sov astronaut, Gagarin, but is not sure of date../ At the party OSWALD ware

a Black

sweater. He tended

to be silent and stared at the floor.

Two young American companions

one was very tall and slender and had long blond bair wtt which hunk across forehead, gaunt

face and long protruding chin; other was tall, short light brown hair...All three were

obviously Americans and did not mix or dance with other people,

The three were friends,

because Flena saw them by chance the next day walking down the streat together. / Although

Elena had returned from Europe in June or July, she had already met Eusebio AZCUE and mows

positively he was at party. On another occasion (not clear whether befon outter the party

In question), she attended a party where she saw Eusebio AZUE; Emilio CARBALLROand a Istan

those lást a wera not at the biRiN partulas was stated

to men ned hal Azus, it a one no ate in heated is as on on that

In the 10 Dec memo.)

occasion about Kennedy and they came to conclusion that the only solutión was to kill him.

-Elena daid CARBALLIDO 1s knowd as & Castro agent, he had been to Red China, Sor Union, and

many times to Cuba.

got a jot teaching

In N.Y, and who 1s now a 1 professor at Rutgers. The day after assassination, Ele ita

encountered fra, de AZUE in Sanborns.

On seeing her, Sra. de AZCUE hurried out of store.

AZCUE was called back to Habana after assassination and his wife followed shortly. . I

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427. (contiaued) 25 Dec.

philocommunist

sister, Deva GUERRERO; Gen.

doctor from Dallade Hospital; a young American couple, both fat and blond, who were spending

their honeymoon in Mexi; a 40 yr old Mexi woman in a red dress; and a strangel man who claimed

to be Moxican but did not look or talk llke one. His first name was Alejandro and he sub-

Chock pics of Elena and Elenita

sequently wrote Elenita several love letters!

She turned these; in to the Ames Imb,

RIcardo GUERRA and wife Rosario CASTELLANOS were supposed to come to party but declined to

Chec! Ricardo GUERRA and Rosario

CASICLLATOS de GUERRA.

enemies of Elena??

come when they learned she (Elena) would be there.

/ On Sat., 23 Nov 63, Elena's brother

Why, are they

drove her and Eleniga to Cub Emb at, 3 p m.

Her brother was embarrassed by their behavior

and drove a block up the streat to wait for them after letting them out. The two women then

went Inside gate and shouted

"assassin" and other insults. Later that day a friend, Manuel

Check LICHAPI/1

CALVILLO took them to small hotel for safety!....Since Elena could not remember name of hoter,

silu cook thomas to the part of town where she remembered it to be - Vermont Hotel,

Callo Vermont 29, one and a half blocks west of Insurgentes just south of viaducto.

Elena

said hotel is owned by someone from San Luis Potos1 and used byl businessmen from that area.

She and Elenita did not register.

CALVILLO registered them as relatives or friends of his

They stayed there until

the following Friday and hardly left their room.

/ Elena and Elenita saw newspapers with OSWALD's picture and knew they had seen him at party.

When CALVILLO visited them at hotel, she told him she wanted to report to Amer Emb what she:

knew about OSWALD's connections with local communists and with AZCUE, CALVILLO said she

shouldn't go because the Amer Emb was full of Communist spies. When she returned to her house

can this be chocked - guards outside her house? the following week, guards were posted outside lt./ When sho saw her sister, Deva GUERRERA,

fire sister quaid?

the latter was terrified because of OSWALD's presence at the DURAN party. Sra. de GUERRERA:

was very angry with DurAN's because she thought they had become involved in the assassination

lot for money. About 2 months after assassination, Sr. (or Sra.?) de GUERRERO was called i

Why won't Elona identify 2 Communists??

by two communists, whom & she refuses to identity, and was warned with threats never to revea

to anyone that sio as ben to la party with osward. She renamia so, terrified that sho woura

not accompany Elena to the Amer Emb to tell what she khew of OSwALD. / Skortly after assassina-

tIon, Emilio CARBALLIDO, took DURANS to Jalapa, Veraoruz and kept them out of the way for a!

while until the inftail shook of assassination wore off. CARBAILIDO has connections with the

¿ ran trip to veracruz be proved??

Check Eunice ODIO, Costa Rican.

Didn't!

Elena first say VASQIE7. Amoral's mistress was a

Guat???

University of Veracruz Press. / Shortly after assassination, an Amer woman, June COBB,

came and spent several days in Elena's house!

She was sent by their mutual friend, Eunice

ODIO, a Costa Rican who is now June COBB's roommate and who was, formerly the mistress of

VASQUEZ Amoral when he Has with Rookefeller Foundation, and Ermesto de la PEÑA. June COBB.

expressed interest In the assassination.

She succeeded in getting Deva GUERRERO drunk one

night, and the latter told all she knew about OSWALD and the patty at the home of Ruben.

COBB then wanted them to tell what they knew to the Amer authortties.

Claiming to be CIA

agent, she advised against going to Amer Imb and urged them to go to lexas to tell their

Does & coRn know cos?

story.

Failing In this,

she said she would arrange a meeting in a quiet cafe with the Chief

of the CIA in Mexico.

Tho meeting did not materialize, however,

because Ishe was

asked ito

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leavetha Elena's house..

COBB had kicked the cat.

/ At end of, Jan

64, Ruben visited Elena!

He said he was going to visit the U.S. and wanted her to protect him as much as possible white

he was avay../ Six months after assassination, when sho was talking to Noe PÁLOMARES Of

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427. (continued)

Check Victor RICO Galan P-7354 LIENVOY

428.

3 Feb 66

4:29.

27 Dẹc

4.30.

29 Dec 65

Thia document by LICOOKIE was not in p-8593,

but was

copied from 50-6-129/3 and attached

te

NEXT 5741, 29 Doc 65|

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Secretariat of Gobernacion about another matter, she told the story of her encounter with

The only person she could remember who told ber this, however, was Victor RICO

Galan. / She said she understood that OSWALD had come to Mexico more

MEMO from Annie Goodpasture to Cuban Section: Will you read this (meno in para 427 bove)

and tell me if this woman and daughter were seen creating such a disturbance - as they claim-

n front of the Cuban Embassy.

J. Plecolo wrote

"N1 yo, tampoco." Judy wrote "No pictunes althes "

MEMO to The Amb (oo to COS) from LEGAI - Ref 18 made to memo dated 10 Dec 65 (para 425 above)

•/ For your info, Elena and Elenita were interviewed by personnel of this office n 17 and

24 Nov 64 at which time they furnished info similar to that set forth in ref memo.

maquirtes

condoled s at thet time falled to substantiate allegations made by Inena and daugh ar

In view or the fact Elene's allegations have been previously checked out without substan-

tiation, no further sotion 18 being taken donoeming her recent repetition of those allegations.

Ext 5141 - Refs MixI 5621 - para 426 above : : LEGAT interviewed Elena and Elonit

Nov 64 and failed substantiate allegations hef.

EXI will advise rurtper info obtained

NOTE attached to MaXI 5741, written by DCOS (White): "See bottom document in 50-6-129/3

on this Subject. I don't know what FBI did In Nov 64, but the GARRO's have been talking

about this for & long time and she is said to be extremely bright."

Annie G. wrote

the following:

"1.. LA Memo said they checked info MeXI S& 5621 and found it unsubstantiated.

cas asked me to send this cable.

Info and follow up." COS wrote

he will try to confirm or refute Mrs. G. de P's

"She 1s also 'nuts'".

Document by LICOOKIE dated 5 October 1964 - Mexican Communists who had contact with OSWALD,

as has notlappeared in Warren Comn Write-ups in press, - All weekend blena Garu a

Blenite Pay (the daughter) and Deh CAPRO do cummIRo calven ant around secalling astells

of their having been in & group with OsWAld here last fall during the days that he was in

Mex1. The write-ups of the Warren Comp report in the newspapers sparked this discussion,

and they apparently had never really sat around determined to piece 1t all together, although

all 3 were deeply affected...... The main points; Elena and Deba ar first cousins of three

young Mexicans pamed Duran, Ruben, Horadio, and Lynn,

. Horacio is the husband of Silvia

the Mexican girl who was arrested for questioning about OSWALD because she had been in touch

with him at the Cuban umb when he went there looking for a visa.

(She is or was alüo:a

ringleader at the Cub-nexican Institute on Jokio) While OSWALD was here last fall the

DURAN cousins Invited the GARRO sisters and young flenita to a "twist" party at the kome

+of ruben duran mid-week. A few Communists they knew (Deba 1s

a Commie herself,

and Elena

• has been in touch with commies since she was a young|girl and went to Republican Spain with

Octavio Paz. and a number of people who struck them as very peculdar at the time,

there. AND OSWALD WAS THERE WITH TWO OTHER BEATNIK LOOKING BOYS, ONE OF WHOM WAS VERY TALL

AND ALU THREE OF WHOM THEY REMEMBER QUITE WELL.

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450. (continued) 23' Dec 65

DITFAN brothors sinuonly have money. Why??

45%.

22 Jan 66

Check ATCUE's IIENVOY file

NO

452. =

453.

454.

6 Feb 66

21 Feb 66

22 Feb

23 Feb

How can it be

ascertained that OSWALD did not

travel to Mexico prior to early sopt 63.

There must be some basis for filena's reporting.

456.

9 Tune

-SECRET

... Elena and Elinata were so sickened (by the news of the assassination) that they broke

¡off their relations with the DURANS.: Howevet, their cousins very nervously looked them up

later. Deba GARRO de GUERRERO Galvan says that Lynn DURAN and one of the DURAN boys have

made trips to Texas. And that most conspicuously they have all prospered this last year.

Always poor before, they now have an expensive car each. Horacio works at El DIA newspaper.

Note by DCOS: Returned of 21 Apr 65 as L/l never regained contact with Elena GARRO de PAZ.

A-727 To: Dept of State FROM: Amembassy, Mexico - As of possible interest ito Washington

agencies, there is transmitted herewith a memo of conversation containing some observations

about Cuba. Viotor RICO Galan 1s a Spanish-born Mexican Journalist who has been one of

the most prolific and ardent apologists for Castro's Cuba in Moxico;

Attachment: Participants, Elena GARRO de PAZ, Mexican writer,,

and Charles Wm. Thomas,

Political Officer - 1.

RICO. Galan told Elena that Eusebio AZCUE, former Cuban Conbul in

Meixco, was one of the most powerful men now in Cuba.;

/.... He was recalled to Havana

mediatelylon the assassination when he was Cuban Consul in Mexi, presumably because he

had had contact with OSWALD.

T...1..!

THE NEWS - BBC Films Lee OSWALD Story with US Actor -

THY NEWS - Fight for OSWALD's Guns in Court

0000.

THE NEWS - Government Awatded OSWALD Guns.

MEMO TO The Amb, co to COS - from LEGAI. - Ref 1s made to Memo of Conversation datea

25 Doc 65 (para 427 above), rec'd by this office on 27 Jan 66, and LEGAT memo dated

27 Dee 65 (para 429 above)

... I Extensive investigation conducted in the U.S. and Mexico

after the assassination failed to disclose that OSWALD traveled to Mexico prior to

26 Sept 63.| OSWALD was residding in New Orleans, Louisiana In early Sept 63 and no Info

has been obtained to indicate that he was a away from that area in early Sept 63. /

In vior of the fact that flena GARRO de PAZ's allegations have been previously checked

out without substantiation, no further action 1s being taken concerning her recent repetition

of those allegations.

Memo to C/VIS from CÓS on Visa Applicant #220, 9 June 66, DUARIE Martinez, Herminio,

Rio de Janeiro, Braz11, 15 Dec 36. - Ple see LEGAT report dated 16 Dec 63, subject,..

* OSWALD for info on one Herminlo DUARIE Martine.

....INote to cos from Rosa p. - Ref

LEGAT report stated that DUARI's car was noted at tho Cuban Emb at the same time OSWALD

was thares.

Chock licrminio LIARTE Martins

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## Page 96

457.

458.

14 June 66

16 June

+59.

+ED.

25 June

13 July

Check Elena's friends and story,

IICRANT/1 333 Info from him???

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THE NEWS - Jury Finds RUBY Sane -

DIR 12633 - Hqs has reviewed advance copy book entitled "Inquest" by Edward J. EPSICIN,

subject being assassination...

Book in hands major reviewers, to be released sonetime

June 66.. In discussing ClA role in OSWALD investigations, statement 1s made on paa=

SECRET

1s advance notice to alert Station for whatever precautionary meadures.......

THE NEWS - Lawyers Plead RUBY's Guilt Based on Perjured Testimony -

Memo of Conversation - Subject, Further on OSWALD and K Assassination - (Ref:

this Subj of 25 Dea 65 - pera 427 above) Participants - Elena and Thomas (Poi Officer) -

Elena described some developments which may have some bearing on ber claim that she saw

OSWALD at a party at home of her cousin. Ruben DURAN when OSWALD was in Mexico prior to

assassination.

/ Elena said Carlos SOLORZANO 1s well acquainted with Qub Amb HERNANDEZ

Armas, and that he was not leftist but his brother, Alfonso, was a Communist. Amb liRANDDEZ

told SOLORAANO he wanted to meet Elena, so SOLORZANO arranged a party at his oun ene

30 June 66 and Invited both of them.

Also present were Tito MONIEROSO and his wife;

Elvira VARGAS, leftist Journalist with NOVEDADES and personal friend of Pres DIAZ Ordaz;

Emanuel CARBALLO, the pro-Castro writer; Joaquin DIAZ Canedo, head of publishing firin

called Editorial Mortiz; and Juan SORIANO, painter, who was invited to make her feel at

ease, since he is & friend of hers and was the only anti-Communist there besides herself.

/ During evening, Amb HERNANDEZ, whom she described as intelligent and cultured, cucen-

trated his attention on her..... and expressed interest in her friend, Carlos MADRAZO.

He issued a personal invitation to her to attend the annual literary festival of the Casa

de las Americas In Havana, She said she was not a Fidelista and would not go unless.

Juan SORIANO went with her. Amb HERNANDEZ then Invited SORIANO but the latter denounced

the Castro regime over the objections of the others present...../ Later, her friend,

Victor RICO Galan who personally dislikes Amb HERNANDEZ warned her not to go to Cuba alone.

/ On 4 July 66 a driver from the Cub Emb delivered to her home on Calle Alencastre in

Lomas Virreyes an envelope containing two letters and some printed matter from the Casa

de las Americas In Havana.

The first letter, written last October (66?) gave her sadress

as Vermont 38 and the second letter, written in April, gave her address as Vermont 39.

The envelope for the first letter, with the above address, was marked for return to the

which was the Cub Emb here.

The second envelops, which contained the whole pkg,

had no address as it was hand carried to her home - see attachments. / Elena stateú the

only reason the letters were addressed to her at Calle Vermont was

because she spent several

days at the Hotel Vermont after the assassination.

The correct address of the hotel is

Vermont 29, so she concluded the Cub Gov carried that street and number, with a minor

error, as her regular address. / Since CALVILLO had taken her to the hotel ostensilly to

protect her from the Connunists, this raised the question of how the Cubans obtained that

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460. (continued) 13 July 66

452.

24 July 66

462.

28 July

+65.

8 AUg

The Warren Comm did not do an adequate

Investigative job.....It is hard to believe

the commission served the public well.

Instead of ending all the

rumors, they set

the stage for a new, and more

serious era

of speculntion.

464.

is AUg

SECRET

address. She said that the only people who knew she had been at the Hotel Vermont were

CALVILLO and two close friends of his, Ernesto de la Peña and Margarita MICHELENA.

other friends of these three who might have learned of 1t are Eunice ODIO and June COBB.

She & has always been suspicious.of all three because they went out of their way to

cultivate her when she returned from Europe in 63 and made such a point of being outspoken

professional anti-Communists. !:.Elenna said CALVILLO was a close personal friend lof Noe

PALOMARES and Pres. DIAZ Ordaz, and that guards, presumably from Gobernacion, had been

placed outside her home when she returned from the Hotel Vermonth....../ Elena thought 1t

possible that the Cub Emb had deliberately given her the letters from the Casa de las

Amaricas with the Vermont Street address in order to frighten her.

She was already con-

cerned about what appeared to be three gunshots that had been fired through her upstairs

window while she was out of the house three weeks ago.

.. Finally, Elena said she had!

recently encountered her cousin, Lydie I DURAN and that the latter had been very friendly

and wanted to meet her again.

She said Lydia was very poor and had & small job with

Dif1810n Cultural at the Anthropological Museum.

Attached are letters to Elena from the Casa de las Americas.

THE NEWS - Warren Report Questioned - Richard N. Goodwin made the suggestion (of an inde-

pendent group to determine whether the Warren Comm investigation was inadequate and defectivo)

in a/revier priated in Book week of the book by Edward Jay EPSIEIN entitled

"Inquest,

the Harren Comn and The Establishment of Truth.

... Goodwin said, "It not only raises

questions but demands exploration and answers. "

THE NEWS - New Home for OSWALD's Widow - About Marina and now husband moving

The Second OSWALD: The Case for & Conspiracy Theory - Inquest by Edward Jay EPSIIN, and,

Whitewash by Harold Weisberg - by Richard H. Popkin

Presents theory that there were two OSwald's in the conspirady...

THE NEWS - New Book Due on JFK Case - The third book since the Warren Comm - "Rush to

Judgement" by Mark Lane, a New York City lawyer, - !.... "The force of the evidence is

Inescapable - the case against OSWALD as the lone assassin is refuted by the very witnesses

upon whom the commission relled......the FBI report devastates the commission's conclusions

that all of the shots were fired from the rear and that they were fired by a lone assassin."

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## Page 98

465.

466.

13 Aug 66

13 Oot 66

This is what flena claimed and noone

would believe her.

Info from LICHANT 1 ???

C0019 ITSELZONE

467.

28

Oot

-

468.

465.

47C.

471.

47c.

473.

4'74.

4*15.

476.

477.

4*78.

4?9.

31 Oot

2 Nov

3 Nov

9 Nov

12 Nov

23 Nov

25 Nov

25 Nov

28 Nov

E6 Dec

8 Dec

9 Dec

SECKLI

THE NEWS - RUBY's Lawyers Go Io Supreme Court

MEMO to COS from LECAT - Ref (memo dated 13 July 66 - para 460 above) Source advised that

at Hotel Vermont, Vermont 129, disclosing that Elena Paz, housewife from San Luis Potosi,

San Luis Potosi, Mexioo, had registered at the Hotel Vermont on 23 Nov 63kad leaving

+ Now by celstering on 25 Nov es, leaving 27 Nor 63 and again registering on 28 Nov 63 y

leaving 30 Nov 63.

/The above individual may or may not be identical with Blena!

referred to in referenced memo.

THE NEWS - Walter wINCHElL - Debunkers…....None of the books we read can explain away

this: What was OSWALD doing hiding in a novie theater (a few miles away) shortly aiter the

no murder of Officer TIPPElT when he should i have been at his job???

THE NEWS - Pike Takes & Swing At The Warren Commission

THE NEWS - Archives Take Title to JFK Death Weapon

THE NEWS - 2nd Assassin Doubtful says Epstein

SIEMPRE - Iros Agesinatos • La Muerte en Texas

THE NEWS - by Drew Fearson and Jack Anderson - Doubters of Warren Feport Overlook Important

Point-

THE NEWS - Articles on third anniversary of assassination: Mrs. Kjin Seclusion; Eyewitnesses

Give Pro and Con; Three Shots, Not Four; Warren Panel Sticks to Findings

THE NEWS - by Drew Fearson - Warren Cormission Chosen With Eye to Unimpeachabillty

THE NEWS - FBI Chief Backs Commission on Findings in OSWALD Case: Hundreds Visit OSWALD Grave

THE NEWS - Boggs Backs Findings of JFK Report

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor - OSWALD Hoped to be a Cuban Hero

THE NEWS - by Walter Lippmann - Adother Investigation Asked?

THE NEWS - by Drew Pearson - German Magazine Reveals JFK Had Addison's Disease:!''refore

the autopsy report was witheld)

SEGRET

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## Page 99

SECRET

480.

12| Dec 66

481.

9 Sept 66

482.

10|D20

166

Was this provna

or

diedrover

- ("Mr. X")

THE NEWS - RUBY's Cancer. At Advanced Stage

183.

: 484.

485.

486.

487.

488.

11. Dec

15 Dec

1"? Dec

THe NEWS - by William F. Buckley, Jr. - Warren Comm's Investigations Should Resume

THE NEWS - by Robert S. Allen and Paul, Soott - The warren Comm Uncovers Curious Information

(About "Mr. X" reporting to the U.S. Imb in Moscow about background of OSWALDS and friend-

ship with ruby, ete.....)

THE NEWS

- Jack Ruby Has Cancer

THE NEWS

Ruby Undergoes Extensive Tests

19 Dec

THE NEWS

Mrs. JFK Takes FIrst Legal Steps to Stop

Book ("Ihe Death of a President"

by William Manchester) also Dell Offers One Million For JFK Death Book

THE NEWS

Jackie Not Seeking Out-Of-Court Deal (re: the book "Death of a President")

and Author Only Wants. Book Given Chance

2 Jan 67

wack Comtade KOSTIN

3 tan 67

cos does not believe OSWALD vas stupid.

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylox - Careful Chronology Revieved In OSWALD Case - This article

states that OSWALD was not a crackpot

•o-premeditated murder....

letter of 9 Noy 63 to Sov Emb in Hashington; reporting on "my meeting with Comrade

KOSTIN I In the Embassy, Mexico City."

THE NEWS - INCA Seeks Injunation on OSWALD Recording - Attached 16 a note written by COS:

I have a copy of this recordings OSWAID sounds on this Disco, like a more than average

certainly not the stupid) person we've been led to belleve he was..... I'll be glad to

play it for a group should this be desired....

489.

3 Jan 67

From Merida Matio MENENDEZ Rodriguez aaks CArlOS FERREYRA at the Revista Sucesos, 1f

LIENVOY

anything has arrived for him from Chile, FERREYRA days no, but says that an envelope

MENsNIZ understands and adds that the artiole that will

came out about who killed KENNEDY (on Satufday, 7 Jan 67), In the introduction it says that

RuBY is in agony, to tell AMPARAN to correct it because RUBY also has died, he died today.

it the same time MEtENduZ says for FERREYRA to meet him at the airport the hert dey at

16:30. ECRREYRA agrees.

490.

l Jan

THE NEWS - RUBY Dies_of Cancer.

491.

5 Jan 67

Check Colone]. Nicolay AKSENOV - was he ever

In Mexid'o ?

Check KOSTIrOT

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor

obedienc

anar aanhy Communist.

Colonel NIcolay AKSANOV •... TheAlek in his U.S. allas - Alek J. HIDELY - HAS OSWALD'S

nickname in Russia.

Comrade KOSTIN at Sov Emb Mexi was MVD officer Valerly Vladimirovich

SECRET KOSTIKOV. ...OSWALD's undated letter to bie wife, written here (Dallas) and found secreted

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## Page 100

491. (continued) 5 Jan 67

Check back on various misterious & flights

landing and taking off in Mexico

47c.

493.

434.

495.

436.

497.

498.

479.

500.

5 Jan

THE NEWS

6 Jan

T JEn

10 Jan

12 Jan

15 Jan

16 Jan

17 Jan

18 Jan

Iro attachmant to

Memo #11,774

SECRET

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1n his personal effects by the Dallas police, Includes: "Certain of my documents

the small blue valise...The Embassy (1.e., Sov Emb) will come quickly to your ussistance

on learning everything.. The "Red Cross' will also help you...we have friends here."

He wrote these instructions in Russian,

•....I'rapped by her own coverups, Marina finelly

stated that OSWALD had laid plans to reach Cuba by returning to New Orleans and hijacing

an airliner flying to Habana from there.

RUBY Flown to Chicago

THE NEWS - RUBY's Corpse Closely Guarded

THE NEWS - RUBY Laid to, Rest

DUE NEWS - bY INEZ RODE RUST'E 1AU11AS Of OSWALD DUInG to Long Arm Of Colneidence

THE NEWS - by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson - JFK Initiated Dallas Trip; Visit Not

Urged by Johnson

IHE NEWS - Returns Home - Jacqueline K arrives... after she retured from her Caribbeun vacation.

THE NOWS - Mrs. K Tries to Avoid Court Action (re: Death of a President)

THE NOWS - Mrs. K Agrees to Publication of "The Death of a Presedent"; also Stern Prints

Antoher Part, Uncensored,

MEMO tO COS from LEGAT - Subject:

William R. DOBKINS - Ref 1$ made to your memo #11, 174

dated i7 Nov 66, captioned "Correspondence for the Cuban Embassy.

(Not In OSWALD file -

13 as fOllOws: to LEGAI from COS - From a usually reliable, sensitive source the truced

1tem of correspondence has been mede available to us. / The envelop containing the attached

chipping bore the following return address. Wiiliam R. DOBKINS, 415 South Main, Monuhans,

Texas

.... (no attachment) )))

LEGAT memo 18:

stability ho has been ipterviewed in connection with the aslessination.

• He claimed to

have

served in the U.S, Marine

Corps (USMC) with OSWALD and alleged that after telling

OSWALD of the theft of his (DOBKINS!).

ranch by politicians they talked about killing

Pres. Johnson, Goy Connally. of Texas,

and Texas Railroad Commissioner James Langdon.

Subject_2180.threetened these_persons

Goldwater. / Subj has olaimed that he

In a 1964 letter to the Chairmen of Texans for

USMO in order to arranpel a defection

traveled to Next following his discharge.

to Russia.

approximate

Frave ine

at present unknown. / By letter dated 8 Apr 65, entitled

* "Correspondence to the Sov Embl

1a Mesi City"

, your Has furnished our has with a copy of la rambling anonymous letter which

concerned DORKINS, OSWALD, various poiltical personalities in Texas, and the assassination,

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## Page 101

500. (continued) 18 Jan 67

Check DORKINS - similarity to OSWALD ??

IS DORKINS the

"twin" in the "double

OSWALD" theort

501.

502.

503.

19 Jan 67

21 Jan

totyrex 24 Jan 67,

Read attachments

504.

505.

506.-

507.

24 Jan 67

26 Jan

Jen

31 Jan

NW 65924 Docld:32108146 Page 101

SECRET

which the letter relates to the uncompromising attitude of Pres Johnson. It is felt that

• DOBKINS may have authored this letter. / Mrs. Marguerite OSWALD, mother of OSWALD, knows

DORKINS and was in contaot with him in for 66. She claims that he is very similar to her

Late son and that some of the travel aotivity attributed to her son might have actually

applied to bolKINS. / You are requested to advise if you have any record Indicating that

Subj has been a visitor to the Sov or Cub Emb or has attempted to use their Consular

facilities to arrange travel to the Sov Union.

Additional descriptive date concerning

him will be furnished to you when available. / You are further requested to authofize

dissem in suitably paraphrased language with the source completely protected.... DOBKINS

was in contact with the Cub Eub, Maxi.

COS andwer to LEGAT vas Memo #11,499 (not in OSWALD file) dated 23 feb 6T (from request

of 18 Jan 33777) The files of this office contain no info regarding Subj in addition

to that contained in my memo dated 17 Nov 66. / You are authorized to dissem...... to the

intelligence conmunity of the U.S. Gov an that Subj was in contact with the cub Emb in Mexi.

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor - OSWALD Wrongly Called Crazy (oriticizing the Manchester

book, Death of & President.

THE NEWS - German Court Postpones Ruling on Look's Sudt

BOOK DISPATCH 5847 (9 attachments a/w - 1 SECRET 8 Unolassified) TO Certain Stations and

Bases, from Chief, WOVIEW, Subjects Countering Criticism of the Warren Report.

1. Our Concern... Inoreasing challenge to the Warren Commission's Report....2. Irend

of opinion 1s a matter of conderd to the U.s. got inoluding our organization....3. Action.

He do not recommend that discussions of the assassination question be initiated, hor ever

addressees are requested: a. To discuss....b. To employ propaganda....4. In private or

media discussion.... the following arguments should be useful?

a. No significant new

evidence....b.o.d.e.f.g....5. Where possible, counter speculation by encouraging reference

to the Commission's Report Itself....

Et soL - Tro Years Nine Months OSWALD spent |1n doctrine in USSR; What Influences Moved his

Imbalance? by jesus Benitez

THE NEWS - Dor Stern OKs Cuts In JFK Book (re: Death of a President)

_ THE NEWS-by-Joseph.W.GrIgg-_Mark_Lane_Challenges.Warren Report- and. Lawyer. Takes

Issue with Lane and

OSWALD Victim's Widow Roweds (Policeman TIPPImis dife)

THE NEWS - by Art Buchwald - The Manchester Storys also, W. Winchell's Jaqueline's

legal fees over Manchester will be a dilly. Father-In-law pioking up tab.

STERFT

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## Page 102

508.

7 Feb 67

No IM

repetition hi

509.

i10.

17 Feb

18 Heb

il?.

;12.

313.

: 514.

Check this

19 Feb

21 reba

Check Dave LEWIS

21 Feb

22 Feb

early contact

-515.

-23-Feb

Creck David W. FERRIE - early contact

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SECRET

MEMO Of Conversation between Elena GARRO de PAZ and Thomas (Pol Officer) - Elena sai

Mario helenDEL, Faltor of sucesos, asked her to write more articles for the magazine....

MaNeNdez had been to the u.s. recently and that he therefore must have a valid visa,

despite the faot he 1s an agent of Fidel Castro. / Elena said her cousin, Ruben DURAN

AZCUE uno was Cuban Consul in Mextee at time of assassination. / Dr. Yolanda ORTIZ

Ascens to was arrested at the same time as Victor RICO Galan but relessed on payment of

@ 35,000 paso bond.... After her release, Dr. ORTIZ, then got from RICO Galangs mother all

sensitive papars, documents, letters, etc, balonging to RICO. Elena said she turned them

over to the Mexi Gov or perhaps the Cub Emb.

.....M////Elena said that the Cubans

were willing to pay here great deal of money if she would go to Hebens and write a bio-

anaphy of Fidel Castro. "She said she had no desire to do so, and was in fact afraid to

go because of the oswaud episode, but that she found the offer tempting since Octavio

Paz was no longer sending her any money.

THE NEWS - RUBY's Cancer Could Have Come From Emotion

THE NEWS - New Probe Launched Into Kennedy Assassination |(Begins - the Jim Garrison case).

.....A Cuban serving nine years for burglary has been transferred from the Angola Pe: to

the Orleans Parish Prison. This man formerly lived just a block fron the last New Oleans

address of OSwAlD and is reported to have known OSwALD.

THE NEWS - OSWALD Didn't Aot Alone, Says D. A.

THE NEVS - Several Involved 1a JFK Murder - Dave LEWIS, who is employed at the Trail ays

Bus Station here (New Orleans) sald that there were

otle r people involved and he didn't

tell the FBI because the FBI didn't ask him.

EL SOL - The Reds Killed KENNEDY says Juanita CASIRO

THE NEWS - Conversation Olued D.A. in on "Plot" in JFK Murder - also - New JFK Proba

No Hoax, Says DA's Witness - David F. LEWIS, Jr., 26, skihny,

dark-haired man said he: inew

five persons implicated in Ney Orleans in a plot against the life of k....

THE NEWS -- P110t-Involved-In-JFK Frobe Found-Dead! David W. FERRIS,- 46 was found ded

in bed coverad by a sheet.

Coroner Chetta said FERRIE died of a ruptured blood vessel at

the base of the brain.

darrison said there were 15 bottles of pills in the apartmenti

and death was apparent suicide

SECRET

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## Page 103

516.

517.

24. Feb 67

24 Feb

Check

518.

25 Feb

Perry P. PuS90 early contact

519.

520.

521.

522.

523.

25 Feb

26 Feb

J.S. (Jack) MARTIN - early contact

26 Feb

27 Feb

27 Feb

early contrets - at hotel. In Mexico Pity

shank this with LanAT eport

...l..

SECRET

THE NIWS - DA Won't Turn Over JFK Probe to feds

MEMO from LEGAT to COS Subject, W1111am RAY DOBKINS (Rof! LEGAT memo of 18 Jan 67 -

para 500 above) We have reo'd into that the reported travel to Mexioo of Subj in order

to arrange for his defection to Soy Union ocourred following his discharge from the U.s.

Marine Corps In August 1959. He went to Tijuana, Baja Callforhia, where he contacted

a local "communist"

with whom he had become acquainted in a tavern, and sought to arrange

his defection through this person. We are arranging for appropriate Inquiry to be conducted

in Tijuana. / DÖBKINS 1s described as Race Walte, Sex Male, DPOB 16 Jan 37, MoCamey, Tex.

Height 5 It 9 Inchess weight 150 10s, halr Black, eyes Blown; Scars or marks. 1/4" scar

middle of forehead; education High school graduate / It was the opinion of the Sherift

of Ward County, Monahans, Texas, that all members of the DOBKINS familyone mentaLly

unbalanced. / A/photb of Subj 18 enclosed.

EL SOL - Castro's Friende are In "Intredioho" , also Complot en Nueva Orleans : 8150

Que Murió de "Alta Presion" (re: death of David FERRIE

- para, 515 above) -

....The name

of FErRIE was mentioned again yesterday when Perry R. RUSSO, of Baton Rouge,

said that FERRI

said one month before the assassination "We shall kill him - and before lond."

had told a group of newspapermen the week before that the authoritles suspected him of

being the pilot who would make the "get-away" after the assassination.

THE NUWS - JFK Plot Case Solved Says New Orleans D.A., and Pilot's Death Ruled Natural

(res

FERRIE death)

THE NEWS - More Deaths Feared in JFK Plot Case - J.S. (Jeok) MARTIN, a man believed to haye

given GARRISON much of the info on which his investigation or the assassination is based,

said he 1s in seclusion "for reasons of security".

EL SOL - Plotters Against Kennedy W1l1 Not Escape

THE NEWS - Letters to the Editors - from Frank WORRELL -

...Wondering If GARRISON 18 a3

much concead sta assassinat 1oa; mystery es in getting to top os fouldiens, polit10s...

EL AGRALDO 86 Hours of the Life of OSWALD In Mexico - by Sotero R. CARCIARREYES -

During the 96 ars in Mexioo, OSWALD dealt with only six people who now fear for their lives.

Those six

arE Quillermo GARCIA, Sebastian PEREZ, Angel CURIEL, DOlores RAMIREZ, Margarita

TABASTIDA and Matilde GARNICA.

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## Page 104

524.

27 Feb 67

cheer

1259 hrs

525.

27 Feb

566.

28 Feb

527.

28 Feb

528.

1 Mar 67

Check Sergio ARCHACHA - early contact

aka ARCACHA (Cuban who speaks English)

SECRET

MO (Antonio ANDRADE) from the Heraldo talke with Cub Emb (ARACELI) and says he 18 a good I,TE" VOY

friend of Amb HERANDEZ Armas and ESCANTIN and was in

charge of a series of

reports cbout

Cuba. ARACELI says What do you want? ANDRADE says he wants to know when OSWALD ariived

asking for a visa and you turned him down. ARACELI asks why, at this point, does hu vant

to knoW nOw? ANDRADE says for the newspaper.

ARANCELI says he would have to come here

(to the cub imp) personelly and speak with the first Seartary, that by phone she could

not tekl him anythings ANDRADe says he will go to the amb the next day.

THE NEWS - DA'S Witness in Hiding - J.S. (Jack) MARTIN (para 520) said,

"Now I'm hid out.

I'm stuck in an unpleasant and nasty situation.

When you play spy and get caught in enemy

territory, you get no help."

THE NEWS - Over-All Pioture of JFK Probe Underzround

...An official report, on file in

Washington, quoted agents as saying MARTIN (pare 520) told them "he suffers from telephonitis

when drinking and that it was during one of his drinking sprees that he telephoned Aust.

pist. Atty. H.S. Kohlman and told him this fantastid story about fERRIS being involved with

OSWAL,D. "

MEXI 0517 - Following 18 LICNVOY text of conversation between Antonio ANDRADE and "Secretary

of Cuban Consul" who Catalina FUENIES Sarday de CEPERO (identified intel member and iife of

Gerardo CIPERO Gallardo Mexiço Cubana official): (Contents of para 524 above)

THE NEWS - FERRIE Died of Natural Causes -

.......In Dallas,

Asst. Dist. Atty. Bill Alexander

set the stage for GARRISON's men to interview a Cuban exile

about the events leading up to

the assessination...Alexander said that 2 Dallas police officers familiar with the assassing-

tion must be present and any interview must be held in a Dallas government blag before witness

Sergio ARCHACHA would meet with GARRISON Investigators, and "ARCHACHA damned well better

not disappear, because we will ba very unhappy."

529•

1 Mar

EL HERALDO - Fidel Castro Decided on the Death of Kennedy - According to El Tiempo, Spanish

languagedaily printed in U.S., collaborator Stanley Ross sayd the Fel in New Yorks,

Check Pascual Enrique RUEDOLDO Gongora,

63 - 3 days before the assassination - detained one Cuban named Pascual Enrique RUEDOLDO

Cuban, detained 3 days before assassination.

gongora, who confessed to be a member of one of the

six or seven groups

of assassine (each

group contained 3 mèn) which Castro had sent to the U.S. to liguidate Pres. K.

...Also about ARCACHA (pars, 528)

-530.

-1 - Mar

THE - NEWS -FERRIE, OSWALD Seen-Together-..prior-to assassination by & law officer making

& check early one morning in the fall of 1963 - two men sitting together inla car.

cao üf them

identified himself at the time as OSWALD. The officer last week identified FERRIC's body

TERRIE & OSWALD seen together in 1963

as the other occupant of the vehicle.

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531.

532.

533.

•1 Mar 67

Who were American's In Mexico in contact

with OSWALD in 1963??

2 Mar

Clay 5*AW

Tames

R. LEWALLEN??

3 Mari

534.

535.

536

3 Mar

Clay BERTRAND - aka

SHAY

ChecK DOug FIDELSON

3 Mar

3 Mar

537.

3 Mar

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THE ME A nation Probe Extended to Mexico, - Reporte of a mysterious visitor retracing

OSWALD's steps gave rise to conjectures....At least seven persons, including a young woman

employed by the local cub imb yesterday were questioned by federal security officers....who

sald the questioning led to disclosure of at least 14 names and info on dersons directiv

or indireatlly related to OSWALD. Persons questiobed told police that OSWALD had been in

contact with varlous American natiopals during his stay in this oity.

THE NEWS - First Arrest Mde in Kennedy Probe - CARRISON arrested former managing director

of New Orleans International Trade Mart today on a ohlige of "conspiracy to commit murder."

Clay SHAW, 54. SHAW and James R. LEWALIEN, 38, & quallty control Inspector for the Boeing

Co, at a Saturn tooket plant in New Orleans, were the firet two men subpoenaed in the probe.

MEXICO CITY 0564 - Mexi Eng language News article by Robert S. Allen and Paul Scott, 2 Mar,

Wash, states "Still secret WOFACT report on OSWALDS Sept aotivities which was sent to

the State Dept Intelligence Division on ll Oct 63 could posaibly shed some new light on

the Nex1 trip and possibly other links of the accused assassin!" / [Station believes this

memo may be based on MEXI 6453, 8 Oct 63 (pare 9 above).

Recommend that this memo not

be declassified for hewspaper sources since would blow LINVOY and give grounds for criticism

against WOFACT and LIRAMA.

Believe would also further convince LIRAMA of poor security

In State Dept. 1 Pls advise action taken protect LIENVOY.

EL SOL - NeWSpapermaN EDULSON Says FideL Castro Ordered the Crime - According to GARRISON,!

OSWALD,

Clay SHAW and pilot David W. FERRIE and "others" plotted in New Orleans in Sebt 63

for the assassination. (Same info as para $29 above)

THE NEWS - JFK Murder Directed from Cuba, Says. DA - Same info as para 529, 534

EL UNIVERSAL GRAFICO - Three key points in the conspiration to murder Kennedy? - more about

GARRISON - SHAW and FERRIE met in the latter's apartment to plan K's death ....Materials

aspiration to muster dated)? -

confiscated from SHAW's apartment.

THE NEWS - "Truth Serum" Allegedly Uncovers Plot Evidence - GARRISON says he has evidence

that OSWALD, SHAW and FERRIl met in sept 63 to discuss

"how they would kill KFK".

eyidence came from an unnamed informant, whose statements were corroborated whilé the

Informant was under the Influence of sodium pentothal,

or truth serum

-the new U.S, attorney general, said the FBI investigated SHAW late in 63 and oleared him

of any link with the assassination....

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538.

539.

3 Mar 67

3 Mar

check Mrs Sylvia ODTO

Is this true - that Mexi police have many

de sails on OSWALD's visit.

check Dr

Alberto GAROTA Menocal

540

541.

3 Mar

4 Mar

check Dante MAROCHTNT

542.

54:3.

4 Mar

4 Mar 3?

4 Mar

what else does

Mexi

police know??

545.

4 Apr

check Gordon NOVEL - early

contact??

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ULTIMAS NOTICIAS - Conclusions of GARRISON - Same info as above newspaper reports.

THe NOWS - oy Allen and scott - Key To GARRISON Probe in Missing Woman - re: Mrs. Sylvia

ODIO. Info is that contained in MIXI 0564 (para 533 above)

also, Cuban embassy knows a lot About OSWAlD - A Cuban exile said that the Cub Emi in

Nexi City "has not said one-fifth" of what OSWALD discussed there when he visited here

two months before killing KENNEDY.|/ Dr. Alberto GARCIA Menocal, secretary general of !the

Cuban Susiness Association in Mexico, an old schoolmate of Castro fuz, left Cuba one jeer

after the Cuban revolution that outed Batista. He said it ls provable that Mexican police

have many details on OSWALD's visit hers which at that time were considered inimyoriant

but could now be needed in GARRISON's investigation

THE NEWS - DAS SHAW, OSWALD, FERRIE Plotted to XLll Kennedy - same info as above inevs

articles

THE NEWS - GARRISON Questions 4th Suspect in Case - GARRISON subpoenaed a fourth mai. today

- Dante MAROCHINI, whose wife told reporters at the couple's home she thought GARRISON

nay have wanted to talk with her husband because he new James! LEWALLEN, a former ruonmate

Of FERRIE, MAROCHINI returned to his home priefly before going to GARRISON's offica

and denied his wife's statements.

EL SOL - GARRISON lobking for Fame, Says Mayor Welch

??? - Cuban Embassy Has Said Nothing About OSWALD - re: statements of Dr. Alberto GARCIA

Menocal (para 539 above)

THE NEWS - Cuban Embassy Refuses Comment on Possible Link to JFK Cise - •

OSWALD received Instructions and funds for the assassination from Cuban Officials indy Mexi.

(Earlier, employees of the hotel where OSWALD stayed and a lunchroom where he ste

said they

had been questioned this week by.an unidentified man regarding contacts OSWALD may have

made in Mex1.

The paper Novedades reported that Mext federal poliço had obtained a list

of "highly interesting"

persons with whom OSWALD had direct or indirect contact, including

several U.S. citizens.)

THE NEWS - Strong Interests Hamstring GARRISON Probe,

Says Visitor. - Joseph M. RAULT, JI.

tells a Mexican news conference his views on the GARRISON probe going on in New Orleans..

NOVEL Bopked on Fugitive Charge - NOVEL, Gordon, 29, remained 1n jail in 11eu of

$10,000 bond after his appearance in Columbus Municipal Court on a l'ugitive charge filed

formally by police from suburban Gabanna, where he was arrested Saturday night, at the

request of GARRISON, who wants NOVEL as a witness in his inquiry. conspiring

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545. (costinued) 4 Apr 67

checis ARCACHA - DArS.

528 above

546.

4 Mar 67

547.

4 Mar

check Dean Al

5 Mar

6 Mar

ANDREW

early contact

548.

549.

check LUMTARE

550.

551.

4 Mar

5 Mar

picture of TAmes LEWALLEN

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also: Cuban Jailed in GARRISON Probe - Sergio ARCACHA Smith, 44, a former anti-Castro

Cuban exile leader In New Orleans, was arrested of a farrant by GARRISON. warrant accused

ARCACHA witk conepiring with David FERRIE, now dead, and Jordon NOVEL, now In jall 1n. Colunbis

EL SOL - OSWALD and SHAW, Menbers of a Castro Corando - Doug EDULSON, reporter for the rad.o

poto the ALson of a Pood ye A Al 00 00 0 open

A. ANDREW, named by GARRISON.

DIR 80403 - (Rof MEXI 0517 - para 527 above) - No Has traces ANDRADE, FUENTES and CEPERO

MEMO frOM LICOMET-2 to José (Piccolo) - Attached is a clipping from the publication LUMIni

page 8, of Sol de Mexico, 4 Max 67: Surveilled OSWALD in Mexico, but Not in Dallds.

CIA agents take note, In Mexi airport, of travelers to and from Cuba. The counter-espionaile

service of the CIA photographed OSWALD then he arrived in Mexioo and sent the info to thi

FBI, emphasizing the fact that OSWALD was in contact with the Sov and Cub Embassies inl

Mexi. "U.S. News and World Report says that Mexi 1s of much importance to the CIA becaus

of the numbor of Communist agente who, from Mexico, extend their net of operations to tha

U.S. and South America.

EL HERATDO - Dan MARACHINI 1s the fourth person Cited by GARRISON - He was a co-worker of

OSWALD. - Info in previous newspaper olippings.

THE NEWS - OSWALD-Arms Cache Raid Links Sought- GARRISON was seeking a possible connection

botween OSWALD and a group of men involved 1h a 1963 FBI raid on a munitions cache in

Lacombe, Louisiana. The report came after Dante MAROCHINI, 42, fourth man In GARRISON's

probe spent 90 minutes in the da's office. / MAROCHINI and OSWALD once were employed here

(New Orleans) at the same time by the same coffee manufacturer, though the plants were a

block apart, records show!

a190 - Offioials Here Dodse "Cuban Plot'' Query, - Goverament officials (of Mex1) declined

to becoms embrothed in the controversy about an alleged Cuban plot to assassinate K

They said_"Ne-will not.go.into-it-again-unloss-asked.by the US.. An official spokesnen

gaza there yas go evidence to support a charge that the cuber cor was involved.

also - Houston Mayor Welch Cails GARRISON & Publicity Seeker...

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55€.

6 Mar 67

SECRET

THE NEWS

- Sidelines by Loyd Rosenfield; also, Letters to the Editor - " letter saying

OsWAlD took orders from the Cub Emb and Warren is a Communist, written

by Richard M.: Wiscon.

"Anything new in this?"and Ahnie replied

562 .

7 Mar'

check this long review of case

Not previously

seen in this

file

is his (OSWALD's) talking with

tre. Bri ish tourists, on the bis to Mexico,

that an was coing to cubaland hoped to gee rand:

cestro...

ard

Also, he talked to two Australian g1rls

re commended the

"cuba Hotel" in Mexico, etc,

554.

7 Mar

Ruelolo GONGORA - Castro agent??

5E5.

7 Mar.

556.

8 Mar

Did CAPPISON reveal his witness??

also about ALVARADO denying. then again confirming his knowledge of OSWALD

the truth be khown today? Will the Castro agent cleim he was

Kennedy?

- Ruedold CONCORA, Castro agent, will be interviewed today, (He was b d on

14 Nov 63. accused as a castro agent, admitted being an employee and

agent of th Castio

regime, and added he was sent by Castro to assassinate Pres. K. / He was held in seller ue

Hospital Where he was declaired "1000" and then sent to Creedmore hospital where he las

been incomunicado.

DIR 81029 - (Ref: MEXI 0564 - para 533 above) - On 10 Oct 63 Has disseminated : port tr

statel, FBI, Navy and Immigration based on 1 Oct 63 LIENOY info on OSWALD contiot with

Sov Emb.

This dissem was classified secret, and any attempt to declassify woud require

WOFACT approval. Classification has not been dropped.

Appropriate WOFACT of 'ice which

coordinates all OSWALD related material is aware of sensitivity of Mexi Info nd need

to protect LILNVOY source,

THE NGWS - JFK's Body May Be Ixhumed - "The Iruth About the Assassination" written by

Charles Roberts, White House reporter for Newsweek Magazine,

and published ilesday by

Grosset and Dunlap as "The Answer to the Werren Report Critics".

a180, GARRISON Under Pressure to Reveal Informant - It 1s our position that be (GARRISO)

must present testimony from witnesses who have personal

knowledre of the events involves

in his ayyxak allegations.

This would mean GAFRISON'g "confidential ihformant"

who allezedly

overheard SHAL, OSWALD and FERRIE plot to kill Pres. K. would have to testify or GARRISON

would be in danger

of having his cese thrown out of court.

according to William i

WEGMANN and Edyard F. VEGMANN, attorneys for Clay SHAW.

2120%

Proof Will Come Hard Says Reporter Merriman Smith

(Editoris note:

SMITH, UPI

thite House reborter no won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the assassination,

went to New Orleans last week to look into charges that the murder of the young president

involved & conspiracy spawned In Louisiana!: Following is his report )....

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557.

558.

8 :1 arch 67

Slar

559.

560.

9 1

10% 5

AND ENS

itornay

"or OSWALD

schina " I worked fy SHAW)

56:

sta.

11 Mar

check Raymond CHIMMINGS

563.

564.

12 Mar

13 Maz

early contact

564.

17 Mar

565.

14 Mar

Raymond COMINGS

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THE NEWS = OSWALD "Home and Dry" by Court Action - by

Henry J. Taylor - a review of

OSWALD's stay in the Sov Union, when he renounced his U.S, oitizenship, etc

TEN NEWS - OSWALD's Wife a Member of the Komsomol - by Henry J. Taylor † about OSWALI

narrying Marina, neice of MVD!...She stated to Amar Emb in Moscow she did not belon.

to the koMsoMoL, when applying for a visa to the U.S. - later she admitted she had lita.

THE NEWS - Judge Upholds GARRISON -

THE NIWS - jIwo. More Enter JFK Investigation - New Orleans Grand Jury took a hand in GARRISON's

1nvestigation...and summoned an attorney who was asked to represent OSYALD after the

assassination

Dean ANDRaWs practiced law In New Orleans at the time of the assassination

and told the Warren Comm he received a call from a man named Clay BERTRAND after the assass-

ination, asking ANDREWS represent OSWALD.

ANDREWS sald he was 1l1 at the time and did not

take the case.

Mrs. Josephone HUG spent 34 minutes with the jury. She an once worked

for Clay L

THE NEWS - Man Refuses Lie Detector - Dean I. ANDREWS refused to take a lie detector test

Sam (Monk) Selden, ANDREWS' attorney, said he had advised ANDREWS to refuse

"on the grounds

that it was not necessary."

THE NEWS - Cabbie Remembers Hauling OSWALD, FERRIE Together - Raymond CUMMINGS, 34, also a

formen policeman, told a news conference that he was certain lit was OSWALD and FERRIE, In

his cab.

THE NEWS - SHAW Gets Special Hearing -

MEMO TO LEGAT from COS - Subject: William Ray DOBKINS

Reference is made to your memo

dated 24 Feb 67 (para 517 above) /No revora coula loe

Tound of a visit by a person resembling

Subject to the Cuban or Soviet Emb. Should more precise info be obtained on the time when

Subj was actually in Mexi, a further check can be made.

THE NEWS - CIA Report of OSWALD Visit Here Kept Sècret -

also:

SHAW Seeis to Squash Plot Charge -

al808-Ramsey-Clark Unhappy-With-New-JFK-Probe.

THE NEWS - SHAW's Motion Overruled - A three-Judge panel overruled today a defense motion

asking that only a single judge preside

over a prelininary hearing for SHAW

development - Raymond DUMMINGS, the Dallas Carpenter who claims that he once drove OSWALD,

a third man to Jack RubY's hightclub, arrived here ly plane...

IRFARET

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566.

15 Mar 67

check Perry Raymond RISSO - early contact

567.

who is this??

16 Mar

0900 hrs

5i68.

15 Mar

heck

RIISSO, 5'9", closecropped hair - looks

like OSWALD somewhat

569.

16 Mar

Leon OSWALD - Perry

RUSSO, 25

570.

16 Mar

early contact from Tampico - no name yet.

5Ÿ1.

17 Mar

"ARRISON's "confidential informant"

RUSSO

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EL SOL - RUSSO Says He Saw SHAW, OSWALD and FERRIE Plan the Death of Kennedy

AMEMB Incoming Telegram #441 - from Tampico - Local reporter tells ne he knew OSWAID

Short Airgram follows. Signed by Ruyle

IT OSCAR CONTIERAS

THE NEWS - Witness Tells of Plot to Kill John Kennedy

- (Picture of' RUSSO and SHAW)

Witness-Perry RUSSO-identified by-SHAW-as-one-of-thrae-man-ho heard plotting-to kill-

Pres,-K.-Ia Sept or 63-

A 25 yr old insurance salesman testified he heard OSWALD, FERRIE and SHAW conspiring to

assassinate Pres K in 1965 two monthe before K was killed in Dallas:

as the man he met at the party as "Clem BERTRAND"

in New Orleans, in the months before the assassination and he knew him as Leon OSwAlD

THE NEWS - GARRISON Witness Confesses Confusion - GARRISON's star witness testified today

he kept knowledge of an alleged plot to assassinate Pres K to himself for more than three

"Leon OSWALD"

/ Perry R RUSSO 25, a Baton Rouge, La, Insurance salesman said he witnessed SHAW,

OSWALD

and FERRIE plotting the assassination in New Orleans and that he became

"absolutely sure"

of identity when one of GARRISON's men drew whiskers on a picture of OSWALD üo make him

look like the unshaven man he khew.

A-43 Dept of State from AMCONSU,, Tampico - Subj: Tampico Reporter Krew OSWALD

Tampico 59, 15 Mar 67 - para 567 above) - During course of recent enticing

drinks for a couple of Tampico newsmen, one of them mentioned to me he had recognized the

photo of OSWALD when it appeared following the assassination.

The latter advised him to keep the matter to himself. Later

during the evening he requested that I not reveal to anyone what he had told me, clalming

to fear for his job li anything. came to light at this point

I approached him for permission to inform the Dept and his reply was a flat no

..simply to have met OSWALD et the university in Mexico

City and i avare he wished to travel to Cuba, but Cubans were not prepared to grant him a

visa. He said his contaots with OSWALD had been fleeting and of no

repeated his request I inform no one, that he would lose his job if the matter came to light

When I pressed him further.,. treated in strictest confidence, he agreed to my doing so

THE NEWS - DA's witness Says He Was & Hypnotized I (see para 556 above) - GARRISON's

"confidential informant", ferry R. RUSSO, said GARRISON had him hypnotized three tines

before bringing him to court to testify about a conspiracey

to kill Pres. B

¡(presunably

RUSSO was hypnotized to see if he were telling the truth in his story to GARRISON investi-

gators that he heard SHAW, OSWALD and FERRIE plotting...

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571. (continued) 17 Mar 67

Dean ANDPris indicted for perjury

572

10 Mar

573.

574

13 Mar

20 Mar

575.

575.

2; Mar

Gordon MOvEr:

24 Mar

Gordon MOlEi, Flees

chark DonAld DOOTY and Layton MARTENS

enrly contacts

577

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a180, DA Alde Surpended, Indicted for Porjury - (ace para 560 above) Dean ANDRIWS, former

attorney who told the warren Comm he was asked to represent OSWALD after assassination

was indiated for perjury.

The Indictment said ANDREWS testified falsely before the grand

jury concerning GARRISON's investigation..

THE NIWS - State Lacked Evidence to Convict OSWALD: Tonahill - Joe H. TONAHILL, the co-

counsel for the later RUBY said OSWALD could never have beet

convicted in Tesas for

assassination. Texas law prohibited the testimony of a wife from being entered into the court

record..l.

31501. Judges Rule Evidenco Sufficient to Fry SHAW -..".. The court finds that sufficient

evidence has been presented to establish probable cause

that a crime has been committed,

and further, that sufficient evidence has been presented to justify the bringing into play

further steps of the criminal process against the arrestee, SHAW.

THE NEWS - Did OSWALD Die Erom RUBY"g Shot? -

THE NEWS - SHAW Just Getting Checkup (and) Gun Found Hear SHAW's Car - SHAW was hospitalizea

for "his annual physical" and for treatment of a recurring back pain that first defeloped

during his military career

THE NEWS - Grand Jury Indicts SHAW for Conspiracy

Witness Calls JFK, Probe "Fraud" 1 Nightclub operator Gordon NOVEL,

In the day by a lew Orleans grand Jury, accused GARRISON of condicting a "political, police

THE NEWS - Subpoenaed GARRISON Witness Flees City - GARRISON's office ordered the arrest

of Gordon NOVEL, former owner of a French Quarter Bar, as material witness in the investi-

gation bf assassination. .NovEL 29, did not appear and could not be found here, later

turned up in Columbus, Ohio, he left there today saying he was

going to Chicago.

Meantime, GARRISONS office issued two more subpoenas a one directed Donald DOOly to appear

fot questionings the other ordered Layton MARIENS to go before the grand jury next Wednesday.

(DOOTY - red-bearded)

also: Counterspy Says US Reds Not In On JFK Plot - Herbert Philbrick, former counterspy

and author-of-"I) Led Three-Lives! has- discounted any theorios blaming American Conmunists

for assassination....! Philbrick said ho was inclined to bolieve the ordars to killy

originated in Communist-dominated Ouba.

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5"7.

578.

25 Mar 67

26 Mar

NOVEL

5''9

58C.

27 Mar

28 Max "

Sundra MOTFITT', akA Lilly Mae MOMATNES

early contact

581.

51E.

503:

29 Mar

30 Mar

1 Apr

NOVEL and ARMACHA

514.

--5:35:

2 Apr

NOVEL picked ip

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THE NEWS - Chicago Assed to Arrest NOVEL

GARRISON termed NOVEL a

"most!

Important" witness... Bond was set for NOVEL at $50,000.

THE NEWS - Missing Witness Pops Up, Tells "Iruth" on "Fraud" - Cordor: NOYEL, the "missing"

witness In GARRISOY's investigation, popped up in a Washington suburt and took a lie disctor

test on his charge that the GARRISON Investigation was a

"fraud".

The operator of

polygraph test said NOVEL "passed" the lie test.

"He showed no deceptions"

NOVEL WaS

a roommate of the late FEFRIE.

THE NOWS - Warren Report Will Play No Part In Trial of Shaw -

IHE NEWS - GARRISON Orders Arrest of Contrary Witness - & GARRISON's office obtained ¿ court

order today for the arrest of & former New Orleans

woman who contradicted

GARRISON's star witness against businessman SHAW. / Bond was

set at 45,000 for Sandr.

MOFFITT, allas Lilly Mae MeMAINES of Omaha, Neb. PErty R. RUSSO testified In SHAW'g

preliminary bearing I4-17 Mar

that he attended a party with Miss MOFFITT in Sept 63 ut which

SHAW helped plot K's death. / A three-judge panel ordered SHAW held over

folloring

preliminary bearing.

RUSSO said the party was at the apartment of

the late FERRIE;

the mysterious pilot who died this year of & brain bemurrhage.

But the young woman

told newsmen in Omaha last weex that she did not go to the party and that she never it

FERRIE until 1965.

THE NEWS - GARRISON Chasing Witnesses -

THE NEWS - JFK Probe Jury Recesses For A Weok -

THE NEWS - Warrant Obtained for NOVEL's Arrest - GARRISON obtained warrants todayi for the

arrest of Gordon NOVEL and a Cuban exile leader on charges of conspiring to burglariz=

munitions bunker in 1961.

Sergio ARCACHA Smith Is in Dallas; the arrest warrants were sent

to Montreal,

Canada, where NOVEL 18

reported to be hiding.

also; TV Banned At Mock Trial - at Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn

THE NEWS - Ohio Police Pick Up Witness

in Jik Probe - Gordon NOVEL yes taken into custody

at Gabanna (near Columbus,

Obio) and kept behind closed doors at the detective burea!

THE-NEWS - Going-Io Blow Case Wide Open:-NOVEL_ Gordon NOVEL, subppenaed as a material

witness, released on bond today, said he would

the case wide open.

I'm boing to!

prove the investigation is a complete fabrication...

also!

SHAW Enters Plea Today - SHAW said, "God Willing, I'm looking forward to the trial.

I expect to win."

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586.

587.

508.

5°3.

6 ADI 67

8 1pr

12 /pr

20 AIr

590.

22 1pr

FAT acenl Peter Krobe ih Acapuito with

GARRISON ???

591.

27. Apr

check Luis CASTILLO - possible early contadt

or trannee for assassination

check "Jose"

check Anionio ELORIAGA

!

carly contact

$ 3,50, 11011)

533

6 May

check Guy RAMISTER

enrly contact

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THE NEWS - SHAW Enters Plea of Innocent -

THE NEWS - by Henry j. Taylor - Ihe Greatest Nonsense Of All

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor - Why Did OSWALD Kill Patrolman Tippit? -

THE NEWS - by Allen and Scott - Agenoy To Review New Evidences in JFK Killing Eyed

(2/3 of the commission's estimated 28,000 documents have beeh declassified since it

published

its findings on 28 Sept

The remaining one-third, which inolude several hundred documents

believed to have significant news value, are still barred from publio scrutiny o

THE NEWS - GARRISON Faila to Appear Despite Rumored Stay Here - Mexi newspapers said GARRISON

vas 1n Mex1 as part of his investigation lato the assassination..

/ !/ In Acapulco

Paper said GARRISON was accompanied by a special FBI Inspeotor named Peter Krobe and four

FBI agents. No Peter Krobe could be located in Acapulco.

THE NEWS - JFK AssasBination Plot Told by Puerto Rican - A 24 ys old Puerto Rican, who says

he was trained in a Cuban espionage school, claims he was Involved In a plot that out him

In Dallas at the time of the assassination.

/ The newspaper quoted Luis CASTILIO, under

investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation, as saying that in Dallas he was instructed

by an unidentified man who gave him a rifle to shoot a men in an open car. / CASIILLO said

he was not able to use his rifle but heard that & man called "Jose" was suocesstul. / CASTILLO

was produced for Idcal newsmen by the NBI which said he was arrested in Bulacan province!

south of Manila, last 2 Mar, a month after he enterad Manila supposedly to contact leading

members of the Communist movement here. / CASTILLO said he followed orders in Sept 65 to assume

tho identity of a Filipino 1n the Chicago area, named Antonio ELORIAGA, and was deported by

U.S. to Philippines for overstaying in the u.s.

also: Picture of SHAW - arrives for his arraignment in New Orleans..

Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV has stated that he talked to OSWALD when he was in Mexico

LIENVOY

(ca. 28 Sep 65) and that he bellaved OSWALD was too nervous a person

to have at been ablé

to shoot pres. K. (prepared by WEENING, sent with EMMA 31932, à May 67)

THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT - GARRISON Busy - OSWALD, CIA Linked -

re.

witnesses reported

seeing OSWALD, BANISTER, ARCACHA and FERRIE together in the building (FERRIE died 22 Feb 67:

BANISTER didd of a heart attach in the summer of 64)

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5:94.

595.

6 May 67

9 May

has iden

of American be ascertained?

596.

11 May

what picture of OSWALD and a Cuban companion

taken in Mex1????

597.

11 May

who is Tampico SOURCE

590.

THE NEWS - La. Dally Claims OSWALD CIA Agent

MEXI 1364 - Following from C/LNERGO Locally on 8 May for HaS info only!

! Mr. Bernard Diederich.

C/Latin American Bureau of Time Life was introduced on 4 May to C/INERGO by diuo i (''INPURE.

/ Diederich said he had been assigned task of determining fadts about à photo now own not

to be OSWALD; which WOFACT sent urgently to LNERGO Dallas on day assassination

Diederich

sald photo appeared in Varren report and 1n an Esquire article.

/|C/LNERGO told Disderich

ho had no comment and suggested Diederich go to Wash 1f he wished to investigate this matter

Diederich intinated he would go to LNERGO and NOFACI Wash. / C/LNERGO reported to tis Hqs -

asked that fact he repotted to statlon not be told his Has.

THE NEWS - Men Confirms News Report of GARRISON Bribe, Ihreats -

ALVin R BEAUBOEUR, a 21

yrs old New Orleans man "confirms in all details" a magazine account that he was first offered

money and then threatened in GARRISON's Investigation of assássination...! Newsweek story

said Lynn Lo1ssl, & GARRISON Investigator, offered BEAUBOEUF up to 93,000 and a job with an

airline to "f1ll in the facts" about the late FERRIE..... / GARRISON on these developnents:

The Justice Debt, claiming "executive immunity" moved to exempt FBI agent Regis Kennedy from

testifying before & grand jury investigating GARRISON's charges.

The grand jury issued a

subpoena calling on the CIA in Wash to produce a picture GARRISON claims was taken df OSWALD

and & Cuban companion in Mexi, Gordon NOVEL, & former New Orleans night club owner GARRISON

1e trying to extradite from Columbus, Ohio, will file a $10 million libel sult against the DA.

Official-Informal CONFIDENTIAL, to Wesley D. Boles, Esquire, C/Mexi Political Affairs, Office

of Mexi Affairs, Dept of State, Wash, Dear Wes:

from Benjamin J Ruyle, Amer Consul

Tampico - about his

"Informant" knowing OSWALD. Informant said he and a group of fellow.

students met OSWALD when they oame out of the Cineclub, which I understood to be at the Escuela

de Filosofia. He described OSWALD as 'raro' and 'Introvertido'

OSWALD was with the group

during the remainder of the afternoon, evening and following

UNAM to look for pro-Castro students who might help him persiade the Cuban Emb to grant him

e visa. He spoke little Spanish, but indicated he tas from California endia member of a pro=

Castro group in New Orleans (no menuion oi Texas).

informant clsims to have visited Cuba,

to be well acquainted with Raul ROA .

.. Irienaly With Maria Teresa PROENZA who I understood

im to say deflected from the Cub Emb in Mexi and may now be in Miami i/

He asserted he

was the student who personally climed the Miguel Aleman statue on the UNAM campus with the

dynamite when it was mutilated some years ago.

(NOTE from RIGGS - Believe this should

be corrected to Polit Section bere.

Believe we should hit Ruyle on his source

when next-he-comes up-here of when someone from Cuba seqtion! gods there: Cos vrote here...

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598.

12 May 67

599.

13 May

what about the telephone numbers

books?

ung there a connaction between C and RITBY

600.

601.

602.

603.

604.

605.

606.

15 Miy

18 May

19 May

22 May

25 May

28 Mty

29 May

23 May

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EL UNIVERSAL - Diredtor of CIA Cited by GARRISON for Clarification - ro:

picture of OSWAlD

and a cuban leaving the Cub Emb in Mexi, taken by anlagent of the CIA and retouched not td

reveal the identity of one of the men, if not both, as a Federal Agent.

THE NEWS - GARRISON Claims Code Links RUBY, OSWALD and SHAW • GARRISON said RUBY's unpublished

telephone number appears in code In address-books belonging to OSWALD and SHAW.. / /M///

GARRISON sald SHAW's address book "contains a unique address which exists also in the address

book of OSWALD, as priated in the Warren Comm exhibits Volume XVI, page 58." / He said both

notebooks contain the same Dallas post office reference, "P.O Box 19106"

THE NEWS - Solon Calls GARRISON's Ividence "Important" - Sen, Russell B. Long, D-La., said

If GARRISON can verify that RUBY's telephone number was written down in code in the

papers of OSWALD and SHAW, It would "prove that there definitely was a conspiracy "IN!!!

HMMW 15488 - In view of recent reopening of the publlcity regarding OSWALD and WOFACT evidence,

Hqs would like to determine whether. the Station still has

on hand the: negatives from which

the prints available at figs were made of the unidentified "mystery man" coming out of both the

Sor and Cub Embassies.

If thay are still on file, it is requested that they remain so, and that

they be fotwarded HOS for retention rather than destroyed if the latter action 15 ever con-

templated.

End. Note by RIGGS:

COS: I personally checked on 27 May 67 and negatives are in

LIMITED photo chrond (J 145 17) for 1 Oct 63.

connection - DALD, RITY,

MW 352 B5a1d Page 775 1-5601

THE NEWS - Analysis of Ik Kennedy Films Refutes 2nd Gunman Theory

THE NEWS - A11 CIA/T - "This Knocks Hell Out of GARRISON Case" says Alan Adelson, an attorney

for the RUBY family

also - Five Anti-Castro Cubans Killed JFK: GARRISON said Pres K was assassinated by 5 ant1-

Castro Cubans angered over K's handling of the pay of Pies Invasion. / He said OSWALD did not

shobt K and "aid not even touch a gun on that day."

THE NLWS - NOVEL Files Suit Againot GARRISON

THE NEWS - Evidence From News Media to be Part of SHAW Ixial -

THE MENS - CARASON to Bare "other Plotter" -

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor - GARRISON No Buffoon at All -

1// GARRISON turned to Volume

Commission's Report, OSWALD kept a diary.

Page 58 shows a note OSWALD

"P.O. Box 19106" .. SHAW's notebook contains the identical note. / GARRISON demonstrated

the simole code that translates "P.OBox 19106" into WHitehall 1-5601.

found that RUBY had an unpublished telephobe number in Dallas in 1963. and that number was

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607, (continued) 29 May 67

Who is the

"Latin"?

608

29 May

509.

610.

611.

612.

30 May

31 May 1967

2 June

6 June

Has this been proved?

13 June 67

check validity of LTrING'g

OSWALD and STLVTA had an affair

why didn't mexi police bive us all info?

614.

3 June

615.

12 June

same

info as para 592 above

YATSKOV - early contact

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Wiltehall 1-5601. / This development would connect OSWALD with both SHAW and RUBY.

The man

GARRISON now wants most

to find 18 & Latin, likewise revealed, whom CARRISON has traced back

to the Bay of pigs debacle.

THE NEWS - By SHAW Trial Judge - Contempt Warning Cited

THE NEWS - by Henry J. Taylor - Some Facts About OSWALD Still Unan'swered -

THE NEWS - Taylor Tripper (about above article in which Taylor said OSWALD left New Orleans

about noon on & bus and reached Mexi City the next morning, which is an impossible vask.

THE NEWS - GARRISON Says RUBY Part of Conspiracy - GARRISON alleged that SHAW made & trip to

the Capitol House Hotel in Baton Rouge in the fall of 1963 and met with RUBY and OSWALD and

HMMA 32243 - to C/WHD, Subject:

PBRUMEN The LIRING-3 Operation

!!!!/page ¿ - para o!

Has attention is called to paragraphs 3 through 5 of ROWTON's

report dated 26 Me.

that Silvia DURAN had sexual intercourse with OSWALD on several occasions when the litter was

in Mexi City is probably new, but adds little to the OSWALD case.

The Mexi police did not repor

the extent of the DURAN-OSWALD relationship to this Station...

!1///Att: - Wallace B ROWTON

Meeting with LIRING/3, dated 26 May 67 -

... M/LIRING/3, trying to keep active certain contacts

he had had in the past, lof the official Cuban circle, mentioned specifically the case of Silvia

and Horacio DURAN and explained the background of his relationship with them

'silvia DURAN

Informed LIRING/3 that she had first met OSWALD when he applied for a visa and had one out

with him several times since she liked him from the start

She admitted that she

hay sexual

relations with him but insisted that she had no idea of his dlans

When the news

of: the assassin

ation broke she stated that she was immediately taken into custody by the Mexi polic. and t

Interrogated thoroughly and beaten until she admitted that she had had an affair with oswali.

She added that ever since then she has cut off all contact with the Cubans, particulurly since

her husband Horacio, who was badly shaken by the whole affair, went into a rage and has forbidden

her to see them..

THE NEWS - FBI Never Investigated Clay SHAW

MEMO on Pavel Antonvich YATSKOV prepared by Jonathan I. WEENING - YATSKOV has stater that he

talked to OSWALD when he was in Mexico (ca. 28 Sept 63), and that he believed OSWALD was too

nervous a person to have been able to shodt Pres. K (Source: LIOVAL-1)

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616.

24 June 67

Bee para 597 abova - Tampico source

OSWALD - Homosex 1al??

GARRTSON

-accordind

to

617.

19 Juac

618.

• 20 June

Where are

letter and'attachments?

619.

26 June

620.

27 June

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HMMW 15,557 - to COS, Subjects K ASSAssination Report on OSWALD's IrlD to Mexi CIty

1.: The American Consul In Tampico, Ruyle, has sent to the Dept of State a letter of 11 May 67

a copy of which is attached. / 2.

This report constitutes the first piece of substantive| info

about -OSWALD's sojourn 1a Mext to appear since the assassination of Pres K. We understand the

reluctance of the unidentified source to become infolved, but the fact remains that this info

cannot continue to be withheld or concealed., p.: It is requested that you confer with Mr.

uyle, tux determine identity of source....///4. 1/5//6. Although the warren Comm obtaihed

no facts pointing to homosexuality on OSWAlD's part, this allegation has been made br eleinents

of the press covering GARRISON's investigation in New Orleans. It 1s therefore necessary to.

bear this possibility in mind when interviewing the source and others who spent time with

OSWALD in Nex1, It is our hope that the facts obtained through these interviews will help to

confitm that soveral of GARRISON's allegations about involvement of anti-Castro Cubans, WOFACT,

ets., are false. & (Note: 22 June 67 COS told Nate Ferris orally about this.)

DIR 12232 - Mr Richard Welch, COS Georgetown, travelling on tourist card but carrying dip ppi

will arrive Mexi 19 June on Panam 452 at 2010 hrs.

Mr. Welch hand carrying special material

for COS. Also wishes discuss with Station and ROWION proposal for OPS use of latter in Guyans

Request Station meet, escort through custons and arrange accomadation. He will depart Mexico

City 20 June on Vlasa 781. (Note: for ROWTON pera, Met by CP/D)

MEXI 1832 (Ref: DIR 12232 - para 617 above) On 20 June received letter and attachments

sent by LUND. / Will attempt actions suggested; appreciate guidance:

FMMW 25574 - to COS, Subjoot: OSWALD -(Ref; HMMA 32103 - para 608 above; and, HMMW 15483 -

pare 601 above, In addition to the photos forwarded to Has of mystery man in front of Sov Emb,

Has also has a photo taken la frost of Cub Emb of a man tho appears to be Identical with the

"mystery man".

The date written on the back of this print is 15 Oct 63.

We have no record

of a transmittal dispatch number, only an indication it was forwarded here by your Station.

The background on this one photo was compared with another photo recently submitted by you to

Has of another unidentified person photographed entering, the Cub Emb, and there is little doubt

that the 15 oot 63 photo was indeed taken in front of th Cub Emb. / This photo was the one

eferred to in HMMW 15488. Hos assumes that you also have the nerative of this!15 Oct 6

photo. End: (Note by RIGGS; This negativo 18 filed in LIONION photo Chrono and was in the

f1le on 3 July 67. Personally checked by RIGGS. Answered by HMMA -

THE NEW YORK TIMUS - Key Aida Resigns GARRISON Inquiry - Investigator Quits in Fight! Over

Assassination Case. Chief Investigator for GARRISON,-William H. Gurvich, quit his job today

In the midst of a s dispute over the way the K assassination inquiry 1s being condieted

411111

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6:21

29 June 67

Check Eugene & RAVIS

who 1s

"Lay PERTRAND, according to Dean ANDREWS

29 N June

O5 :ar CONTRERAS

Tampico - early contact

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IHE NEWS - by Walter Lippmann - "The Death of a President" - A Review

More Holes Punched In JFK Probe - Attorney Dean ANDREWS, Jr, said today the Clay

BERTRAND who sought legal counsel for accused presidential assassin

OSWALD Was French Quarter

bar opstator Eugene C, DAVIS.

1 ANDREWS" statement came on the & heels of DAVIS' appearance

before the Grand Jury! ANDReWs sald in an interview that Clay I SHAll, accused by GARRISON

of conspiring to murder Pres K "never wes, and never will be" Clay BERTRAND. Y ANDREWS! Br

under Indictment for perjury in the GARRISON invegtigetion, said he would voluntarily to before

the grand juky and tell them that DAVIS was Glay BERTRAND.

MAXI 1950 (Ref: FMMW 15557 - pera 616 above)

=DOSCHER travelled Tampico on 25 June fT in

attempt identify source of Amer Consuls letter per refl and make content with pim

Amer Consul placed DOSCHER in contact with irforment, Oscar CONTRERAS who is reporter for

El Sol de Tampiod, 1s about 30 yrs old and married with three children; studied law at UNAM for

3 yra (approximately 1960 | 196+)s belonged clandestine pro-Castro Revolutionary group di UNAM;

visited Cuba where met Castro and Raul RDA; was persecuted by police for these activilies;

and finally decided get away from group and from pollos by changing residence to I-jo (circa

1964). CONTRERAS olaims he no longer member of any organization, but 1s visited ofter by old

friends who still active. / Regarding OSWALD case, he extremely cautlous and refused give

DOSCHER details on contact with OSWALD. Said reason he could not give names of perso's who!

met OSWALD is that these persons still active revolutionaries and if they found oit he informed

on them, he and his family would be in grave danger

1 Although CONTRERAS was not able br

willing give dates and names, he said OSWALD visited UNAM campus shortly after Cub Emb refused

him visa to visit Cu a. OSWALD made Inquiries regarding pro-Cuban revolutionary group at

UNAM and was directed to CONTRERAS and his friends.

OSWALD met CONTRERAS and four other jet-

as they came out of roundtable discussion held in faculty of Philosophy.

OSWALD told group

It urgent he visit Cuba and that Cub Emb denied him visa.

He requested aid from CONTIERAS '/

CONTRERAS and others mistrusted OSWALD because they felt he was GIA provocatioi

Group allowed OSWALD to accompany them the rest of that day, that night and part of the an

next day.

OSWALD very introverted and appeared be slightly crazy.

OSWALD made no mertion of

assassination plot, but kept bringing up point he had to travel to Cuba Immediately

whether OSWALD might have been homosexual, CONTRERAS said he introverted and had complexes and

he could have been type to enjoy such relations. While he was with group, however, he showed

no signs of this tondency.!. ////DOSCHER was to have a third meeting with CONTRERAS evening

28 June 67 but CONTRERAS did not make appearance.!!! If above not sufficient, Station can possibly

turn-info-over-to LITEMPOS-with-request they-pursue case-for-additional info +Pls advise.

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623:

624.

$625.

30 June 67

J. July

3. JuLy

626

4 July

Tangico CONTRERAS,

627.

5 Julyi

CONTORRAS

628.

629.

5

July

5 July

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Tits waws by Walter Lippmanh - The Death of a President - "The Iransfiguration of JFK"

THE NEWS

- Manchester Had Malice Toward None

at is:;

HMMA 32433 to C/WHD from COS, Subj: OSWALD (Ref: HNMW 15574 - para 619 above) - The negative

of ref photo ls filed at Mexi Station, This photo was taken in front of the Cub Emb but

photo published in the Warren Comm Report was taken in front of the Sov Emb. / This Station

has a filo negatives of both photos

DIR 16823 (Refs MEXI 1950 - para 622 above) - Althougl It possible CONTRERAS may have fabricated

Importance of any leads this matter demands we explore to fullest: / Believe story

want us do so here? Once INERGO in aot, they may wish take up with Mexi authorities.

paper article CONTRERAS as leader of a UNAM revolutionary bloc tends give some substance to

this story..

Doss Station have any contacts or assets who might be able to identify other

nembers of CoNTRERAs group at time?. If CONIRERAS colleagues identified, concelvably a follow

up approach to him armed with this ney knowledge might persuade him give more of story.

any event, if unable to resolve CONIRaRAS story unilaterally, will have to take up with Mexi

offidials and considering such possibly 1t may be unwise to risk exposure Station assets by

Because of this and In viey LICOAXES relationship with LTEMPOS, It may not

De wise to use LICOAXES despite their long handttnget history at UNAM / Requeat views re

proceeding on own, through IllEMPOS, or handling lead to LNERGO with proviso we be kept informed.

MEXI 1991 (Refs DIR 16823 - para 626 above) - Station feels any further unilateral handling of

With LIVEMPO-& and will orally give him into ayailable on CONTRERAS. COS has already advised

INERCO of Initial info (EMMW' 1555T: - para 616 above) and probaring follow-up memo containing

Info on DOSCHER's y1s1t to lampico. INERCO to be advisda that MEXI authorities now handling case

and request INERGO take no action without potra prior consultation Station

MEMO to LEGAT from COS, Subj: OSWALD Visit in Mexi - meno reporting info in above paragraphs

to LEGAT - On CONTRERAS.

NOTE to cos from LUND (attached to cover of Vol: 5 of P-8593)

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130.

131.

1332.

633.

6 July 67

6 July

7. July

8 JUly

Ualter SHERIDAN - early contact????

133+:

10 July

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Amar (Per We 2902 - para deT above) - nour. Mill take paral el ation o drivine.

THE NEWS - D.A, Wants Sept Trial for SHAW - GARRISON is ready for trial of Clay i SHAW

THE NEWS - Manchester Book Labeled Unreliable

THE NOWS GARRISON Charges Newsman - GARRISON said a warrant had been lusued for the arrest

of a network newsman on charges the reporter attempted to bribe Perry Raymond RUSSO, the star

witness in GARRISON's attempt to prove the assassination was a conspiracy. GARRISON charged

that Walter SHERIDAN.., had worked for NBC in New Orleans for two and one-half| years.

SHERIDAN

has devoted his efforts almost exclusively since Feb investigating GARRISON's assassiration

MEMO from JKB (Source IIIEMPO/12)k* re: Oscar CONIPURAS - Attached is a reporti on captioned

subject, dated 7 July 67.I It will be noted that the records of the UNAM law School reflect

that the only Oscar CONTRERAS listed 1a one Oscar CONTRERAS Lartigue who was registered as a

student there in 1959-60, but not during the period 1961-63

Attachment as follows:

In the Law Faculty at UNAM in the files there is onlylisted Oscar

CONTRERAS Lartigue, a student who registered in 1959 and 1960 to study Law, having quit en

este último año", / He is from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, born 14 Feb 39, of Fustario I.

CONTRERAS and Guadalupe LARTIGUE, hiw secondary studiest were at Escuela Nacional Secun iaria

y Preparatoria Federal In Tamaulipas from 52 to 58: / On 17 Jan 61, in Excelsior, appeard

one Oscar CONTRERAS, as a signer'of a protest for the Bloque Estudiantil Revolucionario

BLOQUE ESTUDIANTIL REVOLUCIONARIO (BER)

The first time we heard of the BER was In July 61 when activities began in politics among

students. / 13 July 61 - University groups of the left, especially BER,

and thel Movimierto

America Latina (MAL) headed by Humberto HIRIARIE (Of BER) and Pedro SAENZ Zepeda (of MAL)

made propaganda utilizing "agrupaciones de paja" to attack the clergy and the Secretariat

of Gobernacion. / Directors of MAL are; Hugo ARANDA, Oscar GONZALEZ and Hiban (Iban) GARCIA,

and those from the BER planned to have meetings in the Ateneo Español or UNAM, according to

the instructions of Jose Antonio PORIUONDO (spelled CORTUONDO in report), Amb of Cuba

15 July 61 - This group with other groups of the left continue havine metines at University

City 25-July-61--This group invited-students-of-Instituto Politechico Nacional (IPN)

to an "act" to be held lon 26 July 61 at Unir Citr to commemote the ruben Revolution

26 July 61 - This group, along with MAL will organize an

"act" in the Humanities Auditorian

to honor the Cuban Revolution. / 15 Sept 61 - The students of law school, mundus which head

the leftist political group, has named Patricio Lubumba will becore afrihiated with the for

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634. (continued) 10 July 67

OSCAI CONTREFAS - Have all these names

been uhecked

as possibly having had contact

with OSWALD when CONTRERAS wes at TINAM and

OSWALD went there ??

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30 Nov 61 - University leftists, directed by the BER, Movimiento Liberacionat Nacional and

MAL, directed by Antonio TENORIO Adame, Vicente VILLAMAR, Jose Eduardo PASQUAL and Humberto

HIRIARIS 1111 summon the students to a Defense of the Cuban Revolution and will be led by

the: Comite Universitario Pro-Defensa of the same leaders. / 24 Jan 62 - A meeting will be

planned for the Apoyo a Cuba en el Heneciclo a Juarez if the police does not stop it /

7 Man 62 - Principal leaders are; Victor Manuel BARCELO, Carlos ANDALUZ, Hugo CASTRO Aranda,

Antonio TENORIO Adame, Jose GUERRERO Guerrero, Carlos ORIIZ, Tejeda, Daniel MOLINA, Brion

alvez, Humberto HIRIARIE, (speriled HIARIE), Oscar GONZALEZ, Hibam GARCIA, Pedro SAINZ

Zepeda, Alberto CERECER, Jose Eduardo PASCUAL, Juan SALDAÑA, Martia REYES Baissadel, Vicente

VILLAMAR, Rubello FERNANDEZ Dorado, and Jesus OCHOA. / This group ceased functioning as such

about. the middle of 1962 and one Oscat CONTRERAS, who was not one of the leaders, it is possible

he was a lesser militant and signed as a leader in the Exceldior publication so as not to

compromiso the aotual leaders.

635.

11 July

This is not proof that cONTRERAs was not

At IMAM in Sont 63

EMMA 32497 (Ref: MEXI 1991 - pars, 627 above) - Attached is a copy of the first report received

from the LITEMPOS on CONTRERAS.: 1

I of major interest 1s that tho UNAM Law School files

reflect that the only Oscar CONTRERAS listed 16 one Oscar CONTRERAS Lartigue, who was registered

as a student 1n 1959 and 60, but not during the period el to 63.

In the interview DOSCHER had

with CONTRAS 1n Jampico, CONTRERAS ald ha hes athdisd ley for three years betreen 60 and 6t

at are to tele tee, and acrite to report a me de to appen on try

of. the lists of leaders of the Bloo.! The persons montloned in the report are generally

at to this repot in the 1e

Also, CONTRERAS Batu he was a leader of the

known to the Station as persons who belons, or belonged a to the minand other leftist

revolutionary groups in Mext. th

Such 18 the case with Antonio TENORIO Adame, Vicente

VILLAMAR Contreras and Daniel MOLINA Alvarez. TENORIO 18 & member of the Directive Council

of the MLY and was a delegate to the

Ir1-Continental Conference held in Habana in Jan 66

a member of the organizing committee for the first LASo

636.

12 Jeptl

MEXI 2756 - On 12 Sept most Mexi dallies, including The News carried wire service reports

of GARRISON's Playboy article charging that ex-CIA men killed KE JFK.

In addition El Univer-

sal printing series by Delio F. PONJOAN datelined Miami entitled "La CIA Declara la Guerta

GARRISON"! / Pouching elips..

637.

- GARRISON Files Bribery Chargos Against Newsman - GARRISON filed charges accusing

12 uly,

check Richari TOWNLEY

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€38.

€39.

13 July 67

13 July.

Has this been checked?

Check Dennis Lynn HARRER

others?

€40:

€14].

642..

€43.

16 July

24 July

30 July

8 Aug

Check Bill MEDINA

Check Sam DEPINO

- earLy

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THE NEWS - GARRISON Gets "Equal Time" Spotl-

MEXI 2124 - 1.1

reported following: A.

Lines Freighter African Dawn April 67 In Dar Es Salaam when that ship unloaded

considerable

crated freight to barge from which it was loaded on Cub vessel berthed 200 yards away

Harben describes HARET as alert, intelligent experienced seamen. / B

American citizen

Dennis Lyan HARBER describing self as armed forces vet on 100 percent disability pension

told Harben that a Robert BROWN, Box 369 Houlder, Colo, whom he knew previously when teaching

Eng to Cuban refugees in sohool run by fnu DIXON in Miami visited him

at his (HARBER'S)

parent's home in Oraha apd questioned him using concealed tape recorder about several Americans

who had worked at Miami school: Bob sE BROWN, Ed COLLINS, William SEYMOUR, Leonard ILLL and

fAu HARGRAVES. He also showed HARBER photo of David FERRIE mixed up In New Orleans investiga-

tion of Pres. K's death and asked 1i he knew him. HARBER claims to have translated for BROWN

book by Cub officor, Alperto BAYO entitled "One Hundred Fifty Questions fof Guerrilla Fighter"

published by Panther publications: Also glaims worked Bertitz school New York.!

In view

apparent robust physical health, Harben suspected BARBER be affected with some sort psycho-

maurosis. fx/2. Believe para 1B info should be passed to LNERGO.

WHID NEWS - Three Assasins In JFK Conspirady Says GARRISON

Memo to Director, FBI 1h Washington, Subj: OSWALD - memo reports info in paras 634, 635 above

THE NEWS - Connally Writing Own Account of Assassination -

AMMW 15695 to COS, Subjls Possible Mexicar Remifications of Assassination of Pres K

An LNERGO informant alleges that "quite sone time" before the assuesination, OSWALD pet

in Mexi Cuty 1th a member of WOFACT whose allas was Bill MEDINA.

latter's

was not known to the informent. Would you pla advise whether the name Bill MED?!"

true name

mown

In any context? We assume there 1s no connection with IDENTITY but would appreciate your

comments. / 2. Anotber INERGO report Includes a statement to the effect that one Sam DEPINO

News Dept, WVUE Televisdon, New Orleans clalmed to have received info thatl GARRISON might try

to connect an ex-lazi now living testety with the assassination. The ex-Nazi vas supposedly

actlye in the propaganda field and was also described as

"one of the

can you surmise who might be the identity of this Incongruous descripting?

IDENTITY 18 Alfredo MEDINA-Vidie 11a

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Thayer WALDO ??

645.

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ala Mark THAYER

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DIR 26897 (Ref. MADRID 2170 being relayed Mexi City - )

FOLlOW nE InfO froM WOFACT and INPURE Lield reports: A.

for Drew Pearson in Uruguay 1948 where he known for inacourately reporting Emb events He

friendly with group of Spanish Communists in Uruguay:.. Report from Uruguay also disclosed that

Valdo made derog us remarks regarding U.S. poilcy in Latin Amrica and expressed himself as

sympathizer with Sor politics. Reliability of above report cannot be judged since not available

& in files. / B. WALDO also reportedly served as correspondent for pearson in Ecuador and

Colombia. Aftor being invited to Ecuador by Bres Galo PLAZA,

U.S. citizenship and obtain Ecuadoran citizenship in order advance official position with

latter government. Later decided retain US. citizenship.

of El Sol, leftist daily In Quito.

In April 1953 he launohed the 1 Pacific Post newspaper

In Ecuador.

Subj considered unrcliable, dishonest and unsavory by Americans and Ecuadorans

June 1953 WALDO deported from Ecuador by Pres Jose Maria VELASCO Ibarra for writing derog

articlas concerning Ecuadoran goverment.

He then spent one month in Call, Colombia where

he re-issued U.S. passport.

Wife Helen, a Hungarian national, joined Subj in Call, travelling

from Quito on IRO passport. / C.

Jan 60, Habana Station reported WALDO as American newsman

from Mext in Habana who might be offered editorship of Eng language Iimes of Habana

Jan 60, Mexi Station reported Subj discussed six weck tour of Cuba with Emb officials

files indicate WALDO resided Next two yrs prior lato 1960 at Callo Colima 107, Dept 1, Mexi 7!

/ D. Latest info available Has 18 Mexi 9266 indicating WALDO Public relations head of Undiv

of Americas as of 3 Aug 65. 1 2.

Suggest addrossees pass above info to Emb officers who in

touch with Subj. / 3. M for Mexi! Request traces on subj

MEXI 2454 - (Refs DIR 26897 - para 644 above) - 1. Mexi Station f1les contains same derog

on WALDO (aka Mark THAYER) as ref. In addition HKHW 3282 of 11 Feb 60 cites ushally rollable

source in HEG 184 of 16 June 53 that Subj's former partner in Pacific Post, Francis R.

• Acting on top from SIMONCINI that WALDO had been expolled Irom Mexi, COS raised

Subj 1n Amb staff meetlag 3 Aug. Conteroial Counselor who sits on board of regents at Univ

of Americas, sald WALDO had been fired by Univ since he was. not dbing Job for them Said

Univ forgot to Inform GOM that WALDO working for them.: This out ALDO in position of havins

violated working papers requirement, and according commercial counselor, probably accounted

for WALDO's expulsion by GOM. Counselor for public affairs added that WALDO apparently kicked

Into Texas because he had called Emb Press Attache from there on 2 Aug /3. In| same

staff meeting Couns for Publde Affairs sald Mext foreign correspondents assoc. concerned over

case because (a) they feared WALDO might have been expelled because of anti-Mexican articles

ho-wrote-for-Denver-Post-and New York Times-(for which he-stringert, and (6) WAt.DO owed dlub

some 6,000 pesos in bar bills, eto

/ According According US. Con Gen Mext, WALDO 1s US. eitizen

and had latest U.S passport issued Maxi 1966. / 5 Mext Eng Nows carries story by Jaime Plenn

11 Aug headlined "Search on for Missing Newsman"

PLENN writes that disappearance df WALDO

publio rojationa afroctor at undy of Amer, has becone aject of official and private inquiries

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Thayer WALDO in Dallas at time assassination

€46

€4T.

11 Aug

12 Aug

could WALDO's wife be nueried about

tine spent in Dallas during assessination

-648

6*9.

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19 Aug

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FOlLOWInG 10 gIat PLENN articler WAlDO left Mexi unexpectedly early July.

Last heard irom

in letter postmarked Los Angeles addressed to University claiming he had bean trailed in Mexi

and that pressure put on him to leave country. WALDO a member of foreign correspondents

2s800., which lists him as correspondent for Denver Post, San Francisco Chr nicle, and

Lucs on 81tizen.

Also wrote regularly for other Us

papers. Both Uniy and Assoc trying

locate WALDO: /6. PLENT story continued, WALDO in Dallas at time assassination and reported

events of that week to U.S, newspapers.

Several months ago he called press conference lexi

and outlined his points of view that differed with warren report. Short while before leaving

Mexi, WALDO known to have been inyestigeting activities in Mexi of OSWALD and a reported

trip to Mexi by members of a secret U.3. organization at time Pres K visited Mexi 1962.

WArDO friends said he told them he had been commissioned in &M New Orleans by GARRISON to

verify reports of certain indidents during KENNEDY visit Mexi!

Gom immigration offiatele!

have denied WALDO deported. U.S. Emb offigials said they had no info to supply re WALDO!'s

whereabouts. /7. INERGO Chief Mexi advised COS on In Aud that INERGO trying to locate tol

interviaw him Ie OSWALD case. Request HOS advise LNERGO if whereabouts known

THE NEWS - Search On For Missing Newsman - re Thayer WALDO - Inlo given above

MEXI 2463 (Ref: MEXI 2454 - para 545 above) - 1, Next Eng News 12 August carries follow-up

story on Thayer. WALDO by Pearl GONZALEZ.

Gist follows. 12.

WALDO reported 1l August 1u be

working on a news story for 'Ramparts" magazine

While & spokesman for "Ramparts"

said WALDO

has an assignment for the magazine, he declined to say exactly what the assignment is or where

WALDO located. / 3. When the news contacted William TURNER, staff writer of the California

magazine at noon 11 Aug, he said, "I just talked to WALDO 5 min ago. There's no mystery

He is Just busy traveling, whioh 1s why he basn't written to anyone or why he hasn't left!

& forwarding address.. Even as he hung up he was getting ready to leave for another. city

4. TURNER went on to say that WALDO explained his resignation from the Univ of the Miel as

resulting from pressures applied to Univ offioials by powerful Amer business interests follow-

ing his talk at the foreign correspondents club Debunking The Warren Report

WALDO went

"on vacation" in Los Angeles In July, TURNER said, wired his resignation to Univ, then

followed up with a letter to pres of Unju, From Los Angeles WALDO continued to San Francisco

there he contacted "Ramparts" and was put to work on temporary basis. TURNER concluded by

savine WALDO "definitely not put out of Mex1.". I. 5.

Two professors at Undy said they weren't

surprised at WALDO's resignation since he had been neglecting his job

One professor attricuted

this to the fact WALDO under tremendous emotional strain since his wife allegedly in States

waiting for decree on divorce she filed several monthe ago.

THE NEWS - GARRISON Wins PerJury Case - against-Dean -ANDREWS

THE NEWS - DA SayS OSWALD, RUBY, SHAW Conspired Against Kennedy -

.. I!//GARRISON said that

SHAW once met with RUBY and OSWALD at the jack lar Capital House In Baton Rouge and handed

them money, that the meeting occurred from 2 to 9 p.m

on 3 Sept 63!114 that SHAW vent to

Portland, Ore., In Nov 63 in furtharance of the alleged conspiracy. The route took him through

Houston, Los Angeles and San Franbisco.

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651.

652.

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13 Sept

653.

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≤ Check Playboy Interview-GARRTSON

654.

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AMMA 32861 to C/WHO, Supjects LNERGO Reports or Ramifications of Assassination-

Ref: HMMW 15695 - para 643 above - As far as can be determined no WOFACT member has used the

alfas Bill MEDINA.

Has assumption with regard to para l, last sentence is correct. ! As Has

¿'aware, there is no ex-Nazi wao 18 "one of the heads of WOFACT 1n Mexico."

THE NEWS - EX-CIA Men Killed JFK Says GARRISON -

MEXI 2780 - Ref: MEXI 2756 -

) - Following editorial written by LIQUIFIER in lecd

editorial columa of Mexi prestige dally Excelsior re GARRISON Interview in

"Playboy"'s Title:

Versions by GARRISON.

Text! It is

///////LIQUIFIER wrote above editorial solely with

aim of discrediting GARRISON. Since most Mexicans do not believe in Warren report LIQuIFIER

nad to express normal Mexi doubt about assassination.

Most Moxi readers will assume that

editorial represents official GOM and Excelsior management attitude toward GARRISON interview

I Ple advise whother Has wants Mexi Station pouch of cable Spanish text

Playboy Interview: Jim GARRISON

(Note written by COS: This guy GARRISON 1s Bo far

gone that he would not be acceptable in any lury bin!!!

NOVEDADES - OSWALD Requested Help from us to Kill Kennedy, says Castro - Hle Amb in &M Mexico

informed, but he didn't take it seriously - Castro revealed in a newspaper interview that

OSWALD visited the Cub Emb In Mexico in order to request help to carry out his plane to

assaginate Pres K. / Castro told the nevepaperman, Beltsman, Come CLARK, ERO LEa

visit in Habana, according to an article just published in the US The Inquirer:

OSWAlD was planning to assassinate Pres K, but I didn't think he would do it

OSWALD visited

the Cub Imb In Mext on tho occasions; the first, he said he wanted to work for us, but did not

care to give details.

The second time, he said he wanted to liberate Cuba from Amelican

Imperialism, kill Kennedy and it was exactly that which he was thinking of doing " Castro

added that the Cub Amb in Mexi told him of OSWAld's visits and what OSWALD had said He did

not give it any. importance.

He. (the Cub Amb 1n Mexi) thought he was dealing with a braggart

"Also, I would consider killing a Chief of State to be a stupidity As far as Cuba is conceined

the u.s. Government will continue to be the same - with one president or another. " "/ The

repofter asked Castro If his government warned the US about OSWALD's plans.

Castro ahgwereo.

that his government does not have; and did not have any kind of relations with the coverbment.

of the U.S. Also, "If I had taken OSWALD seribusly I could have informed the United Nations

or some similar official organization, but I doubt that anyone would have believed it anyway

Anyway I thought that OSWALD's visits to the Cub Emb (in Mexi) probably had something to do

with-the-CIA-of-the-u.s.'/The newspaperman.asked.Castro."whatever-the-case,-didCastro-

consider the pobsibility of the assassination

"Castro emphasized that the thought entered

his mind, but he immediately discarded 1t.

"Also, if it were discovered that where existed

a plot they would have blamed us ta for intervening.

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