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O R D April 4, 1967 TO: JIM GARRISON DISTRICT. ATTORNEY FROM: WILLIAM GURVICH SPECIAL AIDE SUBJECT: SERGIO ARCACHA-SMITH - 25 FEBRUARY 1957 - DALLAS, TEXAS On 25 February 1967, James Alcock and I flew to Dallas, Texas to interview SERGIO ARCACHA-SMITH and conduct other business relating to the current special investigation. After our arrival in Dallas, Alcock telephone the residence of ARCACHA-SMITH. He was told by MRS. ARCACHA-SMITH "just a minute" and when she returned to the phone she asked Alcock to call back in one hour. At 5:00 P.M. Alcock called again and MRS. ARCACHA said her husband was not there and was with the District Attorney of Dallas and had expressed his desire to meet in a group with this District Attorney. On both calls Alcock identified himself. He had previously spoken with ARCACHA who expected to hear from us on this date. At 9:30 P.M. this same date, a third call was made and a man answered the phone and identified himself to Alcock as Detective Rodgers of the Dallas Police Department. He said ARCACHA was present but preferred to be interviewed in Police Headquarters and we were asked to meet them there in Room 316. At 10:00 P.M. we arrived in Room 316. ARCACHA arrived at 10:20 P.M. accompanied by Detectives Rodgers and Burnley. We were then taken to a conference room on the same floor and exchanged identification. Alcock explained our presence was to have ARCACHA identify certain persons and give us back- ground information. ARCACHA said "o.K. shöot". Alcock said we could not talk in the presence of others except an attorney if ARCACHA wanted one present. ARCACHA said this was the only way he would talk to us - in front of these detectives. I then said we might as well go as we could not conduct an interview under these conditions and again reminded ARCACHA his attorney could be present. ARCACHA then addressed me and said someone had been looking for him displaying identification similar to that which I had displayed. ARCACHA shook his finger at me and was visibly nervous and excited.

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