Originator: FBI
From: KNAPP, WADE E.
To: LEG, MX
Document date: 05/20/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10163-10296

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

11/18/20

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10163-10296

RECORD SERIES :

"MX

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-3702-1019

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

• TO :

TITLE:

FBI

KNAPP, WADE E

LEG, MX

DATE: 05/20/1964

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

LHO, POST-RP, TRIP TO MX, SUSPECT, GAMEZ, JOAQUIN

RIVAS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: IA

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

12/10/1997

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA -

COMMENTS :

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DECLASSIEICATICH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: GUVCKNMENJ

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIDICATION CULLE

DATE 00-15-2023

BY: 3043/98142

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TO

LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (105-3702)

CONF DENTIAL

FROM :

SA WADE E. KNAPP

DATE: ME AS SA OBJECTION TO

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FORMAl:

SUBJECT

7-2790

LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka

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CLASSIFIED

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DECLASSIFY

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K3/10/27

3721185

RE: JFK

ReBuairtel to legat, Mexico,

4/13/64, enclosing

a letter from the Department dated 4/3/64,

together with

copies of a Bureau translated letter from JOAQUIN RIVAS

GAMEZ, whose address was shown as House 1604, Barrio San

Miguelito, San Salvador, Central America.

on 5/11/64, Major GUSTAVO ATILIO HERNANDEZ, Chief

of Investigations, National Police, San Salvador, El

salvador,

stated he had never heard of RIVAS GAMEZ but advised that

ALFREDO ZAPATA, Chief of Criminal Investigations, would attempt

to locate this man. & u

On 5/11/64, ALFREDO ZAPATA checked his records

without locating any Identiflable Information on JOAQUIN

RIVAS GAMEZ. He advised that he would initiate Investigation

Immediately in attempt to locate this man. &

On 5/12/54, WILLIAM A. MITCHELI,

Consul, American

Embassy, San Salvador, checked visa records without locating

any identifiable Information on JOAQUIN RIVAS GAMEZ. S

On 5/12/64, Dr. PEDRO ANTONIO ANGEL, Head of

Technical Section, National Police, San Salvador, checked

his records and located a fingerprint card on an Individual

by the name of JOAQUIN RIVAS GAMEZ.

This Individual was

Identified as a Salvadoran, born 1924 at Apastepeque, San

Vicente, El Salvador.

His father was listed as JOSE RIVAS

and his mother as JUANA GAMEZ.

He was Bhown to be 5' 0-3/4"

In height, but there was no additional physical description. C

This man was arrested on 8/21/52, at which time his

address was shown as Colonia Militar 10, San Salvador.' He

was arrested on suspicion of the homicide of ALEBRTO GOND DeSE

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AAAL

MC 105-3702

On 5/12/64, ALFREDO ZAPATA was advised of the

above information from Colonel MEDRANO and stated that he

would attempt to locate the JOAQUIN RIVAS at the address

shown.

ZAPATA advised that Investigation in the section of

San Salvador known as Colonia Militar disclosed a

houses bearing #10. ZAPATA sald that the addres& colonia o

Milltar 10 1s not complete Inasmuch as it lacks the name of

the street.

He stated that a detective conducted Investiga-

tion at every house in the section of the city known as,

Colonia Militar and bearing the #10 without locating anyone

who could furnish any information on JO AUIN RIVAS GAMel e

on 5/13/64, C. WYLEY GILSTRAP] Head of thelicIA (

Station, American Embassy, San Salvador, (conceal) advised

that hecould locate no identifiable information under the

name of JOAQUIN RIVAS GAMEZ. "Heldid have information,

how

ever, that a JOAQUIN RIVAS, not further identified, had

taken part in a Communist uprising of 1932 and had been a

candidate for Mayor of San Salvador on the Communist Party

ticket.

This man

reportedly had left El Salvador for

Honduras in 1932.

o. Mrs. THOMAS E. JAMES, Secretary, Political Section,

American Embassy, San Salvador,

checked the name of JOAQUIN

RIVAS GAMEZ through the General Embassy Indices without

locating any identifiable Information.

on 5/13/64, ALFREDO ZAPATA advised that he had

personally ascertained that the branch post office located

at North Second Avenue 1604, San Salvador, has only two

employees.

They confirmed information previously furnished

to his detective that they merely receive mall and do not

distribute from that address.

They stated that they had

never heard of JOAQUIN RIVAS GAVEZ.

They were questioned

as to what action they would take 1f a letter arrived at the

branch post office addressed to him and both replied that

they would forward it to the central post office in downtown

San Salvador.

18º 5/14/64,

ALFREDO ZAPATA advised that Detective

JOSE DAVID ZARCO PEREZ had conducted inquiries on North

Second Avenue between East 9th and l1th Streets, which is

In the section of the city known as Barrio San Miguelito

but about nine blocks from the branch post office.

Th1s A4V

CONFIDENTIAN.

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