CABLE ADVISING AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON HSCA VISIT
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 07/22/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SECRET 220306Z JUL 78 STAFF

CITE MEXICO CITY 45940 (CHAIDEZ ACTING)

TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR.

NIACT

WNINTEL RYBAT

REFS: A. DIRECTOR 261323*

B. STATE 185315 (EXDIS) 21 JUL 78 **

C. DIRECTOR 229921 **

1.

AMBASSADOR LUCEY WAS BRIEFED ON CONTENTS REF A EVENING

21 JULY.

THE AMBASSADOR IN TURN TURNED OVER COPY OF AN EXDIS

MESSAGE

(REF B) WHICH HE RECEIVED 21 JULY INSTRUCTING HIM

- TO TRANSMIT LETTER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL OSCAR FLORES SANCHEZ

FROM G. ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF THE

HSCA.

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN

LOCATING AND INTERVIEWING TWELVE PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH

THEIR INVESTIGATION.

SIX OF THE NINE NAMES CONTAINED PARA 3

REF A APPEAR ON THE LIST BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE MEXICAN

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

2• THE LETTER SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTAINS THE

NAMES OF CLUIS

ALBERU SUOTO (201-0329609): CONSUELO ESPERON

4201-0330173) 1 MANUEL ALONSO CALVILLO (201-03315992 AND

ALFONSO RUDOLPH WICHTRICK (201-0030999).

THESE FOUR

PERSONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FORMER AGENTS

IN PARA 3 REF A.

THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES IN LOCATING AND

ARRANGING FOR THE INTERVIEN OF THESE FOUR AGENTS WILL

PRECLUDE ANY SECURE ARRANGEMENTS FROM BEING FOLLOWED DURING

THE INTERVIEW WITH THE MSCA INVESTIGATORS AND APPEARS TO

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VIOLATE REF A AGREEMENT (SUPPORTED BY HIGHEST AUTHORITY)

WHEREBY THERE WOULD ONLY BE GRANTED INDIRECT ACCESS TO THE

PERSONS BEING INTERVIEWED.

3. AFTER PROCEDURES OUTLINED REF A FOR INDIRECT TECHNICAL

ACCESS TO THE FORMER AGENTS WAS EXPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR.

HE EXPRESSED. CONCERN ABOUT THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS INHERENT

WITH THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND THE MANNER PROPOSED

TO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEWS. AT TIME OF MIS DISCUSSION.

NEITHER THE AMBASSADOR NOR STATION AWARE THAT NAMES OF FORMER

AGENTS HAD BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE MEXICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL.

QUESTION NON ARISES WHETHER REF A INDIRECT INTERVIEW

PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WITH REMAINING NAMES INCLUDED

PARA 3 REF A. PLS ADVISE.

4. STATUS OF NAMES APPEARING PARA 3 REF A ARE AS FOLLOWS:

A.

IN ADDITION TO THE NAMES OF THE FOUR FORMER AGENTS

GIVEN PARA 2 ABOVE, THE LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO

INCLUDES THE NAMES OF GENERAL JOSE JESUS CLARK FLORES AND

NOE N. PALOMARES. INVOLVEMENT OF THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES WILL.

OF COURSE, PRECLUDE ANY STATION ACTION TO CONTACT AND

ARRANGE FOR INTERVIEW.

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B. LICOOKY/1.

PER REF CO. HER LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS

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NEW YORK CITY.

REQUEST HQS CHECK THIS ADDRESS FOR ANY

INFO ON MER PRESENT WHEREABOUTS AND ADVISE. ALSO, PLS ADVISE

NAME OF LAST AGENCY C/O IN CONTACT WITH SUBJECT WHICH WE CAN USE

S BONAFIDES IN EVENT STATION SUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING HER II

ILXICO CITY. DID LICOOKYAI

KNOW HER CHO'S IN TRUE NAME OR

ALIAS?

(3)

c.

RAYMOND H. GERENDE.

SUBJECT PROBABLY AVAILABLE

MEXICO CITY AS HE WALKED INTO THE EMBASSY ON 25 APR 78 OFFERING

HIS SERVICES. HOS TRACES ON SUBJECT GIVEN DIRECTOR 215553. **

PLS NOTE THAT SUBJECT HAS HAD DRINKING AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

IN THE PAST. HIS MEXICO CITY ADDRESS GIVEN AS TACUBAYA,

NEAR THE SOVIET EMBASSY, AT REBOLLAR 100. APT 8, TEL: 277=54-31.

(4)

LIONION/1.

STATION FILES INDICATE HE TERMINATEI

51. JULY 1973 WHEN THE KDACROBAT BASE CLOSED ON TERMINATION,

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SUBJECT AND MOTHER MOVED PERMANENTLY TO SPAIN.

WILL ATTEMPT

LOCATE MEXICO CITY BUT ALSO SUGGEST HOS QUERY MADRID STATIONI

FOR ANY INFO HIS WHEREABOUTS IN SPAIN.

E. LEDWARD G. TICHBORN (P)./SUBJECT'S FILE NO LONGER

AVAILABLE ATLSTATION.? LAST CARDED INFO DATED 1968 WHICH

DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDRESS. WILL CHECK FURTHER AND ADVISE.

5.

THUS FAR,[ STATIONINOT SUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING

ACCOMMODATIONS REQUESTED REF A.

HOTELS GENEVE AND BRISTOL

ARE FULL. HOTEL MARIA ISABEL HAS ONLY ONE JUNIOR SUITE

AVAILABLE AND NO ADJOINING ROOMS. ALSO, ONLY TWO ADJOINING

ROOMS AVAILABLE ON ANY GIVEN FLOOR. RESERVATIONS COUNTER

AT HOTERLS DEL PRADO, ARISTO, CONTINENTAL ARE CLOSED.

TRY AGAIN AS SOON AS RESERVATIONS AT HOTELS OPEN SATURDAY

MORNING.

WILL ADVISE.

PLS ADVISE (CAPT. GOODING) THAT

HE HAS CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS AT THE DEL ANGEL, RIO

LERMA 15ü=

THESE MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON

SUCCESS IN

LOCATING REF A ACCOMMODATIONS. CASE OFFICER WITH DIP

PASSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED PER

• PARA 2 REF A.

6. NO FILE. EZ, IMPDET.

C/S COMMENT: * INFORMED STATION HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS ARRIVING MEXICO CITY 24 JULY

TO CONTINUE INQUIRIES. OIG STAFFER 1O SERVE

AS GO-BETWEEN (SUPPORTED BY HIGHEST AUTHORITY)

• WITH COMMITTEE HAVING NO DIRECT ACCESS TO FORMER

AGENTS.

** DEPTEL NOT RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS. REF C PREDATES

COS STORAGE-COPY FURNISHED ON REQUEST.

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