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LASAGA had advised White Rouse that de
the the Voice above report from ANOEL PERMNDEZ VARELA, - employee
mation from SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON, who reportodly was in
of Cuba in Miami, Florida, who received the infor- or
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047
On January 17, 1964. T-5 advised that he had toon
unable to locate a "Caballo Blanco" restaurant in-Mexico,
D. F., but stated that there is a "Caball Bayo" restaurant
located on the outskirts 61 Mexico, D. F. Source stated
that it is a very large typical, Mexican restaurant which
does a thriving business. Source advised that on January 11,
1964, the photograph of former Cuban, Consul EUSERIO AZCUZ
LOPEZ, who was in charge of the Cuban Consulate at the time
of OSWALD's visit of Cuban Ambassador JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ
Mexico, D. F., doing some investigative work after the
ARMS, of SILVIA OURAN and of OSWALD were shown to the
assassination of President KENNEDY.
employees of the "Caballo Dayo" restaurant and extensive
SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON was interviewed at Miami,
interviews among the employees of this restaurant were con-
Florida, and stated that while in Moxico, D. F., from
ducted without locating anyone who could recognize any of
November 20 to 20, 1933, attending the Congress of the
the photographs of the persons mentioned above as having
International Federation of Professional Newspaper Organi-
been at this restaurant.
zations, ho was at the offices of the nowspaper "Excelsior"
on the night of November 25, 1963, He learned through the
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Moxican press that the Moxican Government had arrested one
SILVIA DURAN, that DURAN allegedly had OSWALD as a guest in
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047-Continued
her house during his visit to Noxico, and that DURAN had
placed OSWALD in contact with officials of the Cuban Embassy
in Mexico, D. F.
DIAZ VERSON claimed Dr. BORRELL NAVARROS, an oxiled
Cuban newspaperman employed by "Excelsior, told Kim that on
the day following OSWALD's arrival in Mexico, D. F., OSWALD
and DURAN went to a restaurant called the "Caballo Blanco"
or possibly the "Caballo Bayo," where they mot an official
of the Cuban Embassy. DIAZ VERSON claimed he knew nothing
about OSWALD and the Cuban official's having left the restaurant
together in a car.
T-3 advised that on January 11, 1954, Dr. EDUARDO
Commission Exhibit No. 3048
30RRELL NAVARRO, a former Cuban cabinet ministor who on occasions
writes feature articles for the Mexico City daily newspaper
"Ixcolsior, and residos at 1303 Hodero Street, Apartment 301,
Mexico, D. 7., furnished the following:
KBOX Audio reel 1 Item 33
SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON was in Mexico, D. F., as he had
Friday afternoon, November 22, 1963
Mauser
claimed and discussed OSWALD with BORRELL and other Cuban
exilos. DIAZ VERSON also visitod BORRELL at the latter's home,
NEWS REPORT FROM DALLAS
BORRELL did not corroborate the story credited to
him by DIAZ VERSON concerning the visit to a Mexico City
restaurant by OSWALD and SILVIA DURAN, BORRELL stated he had
A rifle found in a staircase on the fifth floor of
nover heard this story or anything similar.
the building on which the assassin is believed to have
BORRELL know of no meeting between OSWALD and Cuban
Embassy officials other than the meetings which allegedly
shot the President of the United States. Sheriff's
occurred at the time OSWALD visited the Cuban Consulate in
Mexico, D. F. BORRELL know nothing concerning any visit by
deputies identify the veapon as a 7.65 Mauser, a German-
OSTIMED to the home of DURAN.
made Army rifle with & telescopic sight. It had one
shell in the chamber. Three spent shells were found
nearby.
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598
Commission Exhibit No. 3047
2
DL 44-1639
these photographs. MUNDY then told RUBY that signs such as in
the photographs were prominently displayed all over Dallas and
were even used as car stickers. RUBY was not aware of this and
MUNDY recalled that RUBY put the two photographs back in his
pocket and disappeared.
X. MISCELLANEOUS INQUIRIES AND ALLEGATIONS
MUNDY recalled that after RUBY left, he (MUNDY) asked
RELATING TO OSWALD
if anyone knew that man and (somebody said that was JACK RUBY.
MUNDY said he associated the name RUBY with a night club in
(A) Allegation by SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON
Dallas. He said this was his only association with JACK RUBY.
Concerning OSWALD and SELVIA DURAN
The White House at Washington, D. C., received a
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3046-Continued
paper entitled "Posatble Psychological Motivations in the
Assassination of President KENNEDY" written by JOSE I. LASAGA,
2340 N. E. 7th Avenue, Apartmont 4, Miami, Florida.
This speculative paper attempted to establish that
the motivation of OSWALD in the assussination of President
KENNEDY was FIDEL CASTRO or a CASTRO agent and that OSWALD
was so notivated during his trip to Moxico botween September
27 and October 2, 1933. The paper included the allegation
that OSWALD had an extended interviow with the Cuban Ambassador
to Mexico, whom hg met as restaurant on the outskirts of
Mexico, D. F., from whore they departed together in the Cuban
Ambassador's automobile for = private conversation.
LASAGA had advised. the White House that he received
the above report from ANOZE PERNANDEZ VARELA, an employee 02
the Voice of Cuba in Miami, Florida, who received the infor-
mation from SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON, who reportodly was in
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047
On January 17, 1964, T-5 advised that he had been
unable to locate a "Caballo Blanco restaurant in Mexico,
D. F., but stated that there is a "Caballo Bayo" restaurant
located on the outskirts of Nexico, D. F. Source stated
that it is a very large, typical, Mexican restaurant which
does a thriving business. Source advised that on January 11,
1964, the photographs of former Cuban Consul EUSEBIO AZCUZ
LOPEZ, who was in charge of the Cuban Consulate at the time
of OSWALD's visit of Cuban Ambassador JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ
Mexico, D: F., doing some investigative work after the
ARMAS, of SILVIA DURAN, and of OSWALD were shown to the
assassination of President KENNEDY.
employees of the "Caballo Bayo" restaurant and extensive
SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON was interviewed at Miami,
interviews among the employees of this restaurant were con-
Florida, and stated that while in Moxico, D. F.V from.
ducted without locating anyone who could recognize any of
November 20 to 20, 1933, attending the Congress of the
International Federation of Professional Newspaper Organi-
been the photographs of the persons mentioned above as having
790
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
17 September 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin
General Counsel
President's Commission on the
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin
Assassination of President Kennedy
General Counsel
SUBJECT:
President's Commission on the
Technical Examination of Photographs
Assassination of President Kennedy
of Lee Harvey OSWALD's Application
for a Cuban Visa
SUBJECT:
Eusebio AZQUE - Former Cuban Consul,
Mexico City
1. I refer to your request of 1 September 1964, that the
Central Intelligence Agency undertake a technical analysis of
photographed copies of Lee Harvey OSWALD's application for
a Cuban visa, prepared by him in the Cuban Consulate in Mexico
In reply to your verbal request, I forward information
on Eusebio AZQUE, and views on his dealings with Lee Harvey
City, and the reply from Havana conditionally rejecting OSWALD's
application.
OSWALD.
We surmise that the references in OSWALD's , November
2. Qualified analysts of this Agency have examined and tested
letter to A man who had since been replaced must refer to Cubas
these documents, and have made the following determinations:
Consul Eusebio AZQUE, who left Mexico for Cuba on permanent
transfer on 18 November 1963, four days before the assassination.
a. The signature "Lee H. Oswald" affixed to the visa
AZQUE had been in Mexico for 18 years and it was known as early
application is the signature of Lee Harvey OSWALD.
as September 1963 that AZQUE was to be replaced. His replacement
did arrive in September. AZQUE was scheduled to leave in October
b. The notation in the lower left corner of the visa appli-
cation form, which reads "Hotel del Comercio, Room 18-46-60-
but did net leave until 18 November.
51", was probably written by Mrs. Silvia DURAN, an employee
We do not know who might have told OSWALD that AZQUE
of the Cuban Consulate. We are unable to make a definitive
or any other Cuban had been or was to be replaced, but we
statement on this handwriting because the notation is too faint
speculate that Silvia Duran or some Soviet official might have
and the sample of Mrs. DURAN's handwriting available for
mentioned it if OSWALD complained about AZQUE's altercation
comparison is inadequate for the purpose. It is possible to
state with confidence that the notation was not written by Led
with him.
Harvey OSWALD.
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Richard Helms
Deputy Director for Plans
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3126
and Opponizations
PG-101 (Rev. 1-85-04)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA if Interviewed
Date
12/4/63
C. The visa Application supplied by the Cuban Government is,
in fact, a reduced photographic copy of a photograph.
Doctor LEONARD REISSMAN, 4155 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto,
California, advised that he had lived in New Orleans for
approximately 12 years and had resided at 1121 Pine Street,
d. Under stereographic magnification it has been determined
Now Orleans for five years. He said that he came to Palo Alto,
that the blurred passport number listed at the entry "Pasaporte No."
California, to work at the Center for Advanced Study of
on the application form is B-092526.
Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, at the end, of July, 1963.
. No additional tests or analysis were deemed necessary.
Doctor REISSMAN related that he cannot recall,
having known LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He said that he and studied
OSWALD's photograph having seen the пенарарста
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(Rev. 3-3-00)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
MO 105-601
CRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak Street, on March 26,
1964, advised that JERRY BUCHANAN 1a presently living with
Copy to:
him and employed by a pipeline company in Fairhope, Alabama.
He stated he had met JERRY BUCHANAN through his brother,
Report of
SA JOSEPH T. BOSTON
Office MOBILE
JIM BUCHANAN, and had agreed to let JERRY reside with him
Date:
March 30, 1964
and his family in Fairhope, Alabama. SHELDON advised that
he 1s the Southeastern Chairman of The International Anti-
105-601
Bureau File No.) 105-82555
Communist Brigade headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
Field Office File No.1
and both JIM and JERRY BUCHANAN are officers therein.
Titles
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Character:
INTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA CUBA
Synopsis:
JERRY BUCHANAN interviewed 3/26/64, Fairhope, Ala.,
where he was temporarily residing. Stated that he was one
of a group which fought with members of Fair Play for Cuba
Committee who were distributing pro-Castro literature, Bay
Front Park. Miami, Fla., October 1962. Stated that after
assassination of President KENNEDY and attending publicity
given to subject OSWALD, he recognized OSWALD as having
been one of the members of Fair Play for Cuba group with
which group he had fought. Also recalled that OSWALD had
been in Miami in March 1963 distributing pro-Castro litera-
ture. Stated his brother JIM BUCHANAN has specific informa-
tion concerning OSWALDUbeing in Miami during these periods.
- RUC
DETAILS:
INTERVIEW WITH JERRY BUCHANAN
Interview of JERRY BUCHANAN is' predicated on
information received from NATHANIEL WEYL, an author resid-
ing at Delray Beach, Florida. Mr. WEYL on March 13,. 1964,
advised that JIM BUCHANAN, who was a reporter for the
Pompano Beach, Florida, Sun Sentinel, told WEYL that JERRY,
his brother, had a fight with LEE HARVEY OSWALD at Miami;
Florida. about the beginning of 1963.
AT PAIRHOPE, ALABAMA
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Directory reflects
that number 928-2925 is listed to CRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak
Street, Fairhope, Alabama.
This document contains belther recommendations - of the FBI n to the property of the FBI and la leased to your agency: is and
the constitute are - - - distributed outside your agency.
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951-Continued
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951
FD-101 (Rev. 1-28-491
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date March 30, 1964
1
2
MO 105-601
JERRY BUCHANAN, 457 Oak Street, furnished the
following information
recalls OSWALDSbeing present and participating in the fight
but would only say nat The was there. He advised that
his brother, JIM BUCHANAN, newspaper reporter. has specific
He is temporarily residing at the above address
in
Los Angeles 44-895
Beverly Hills, California
7/17/64
Beverly Hills, California
7/17/64
Los Angeles 44-895
File #
On
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7/17/64
SA A. HAROLD LANDRETH/jm
SAs A. HAROLD LANDRETH/jm
7/17/64
Date dictated
by
LANFORD L. BLANTON
by
Date dictated
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. D is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency: " and its contents GTW not to be distributed outside your agency.
This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency, " and its contents are 101 10 be distributed oviside your agency,
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued
FD-302 Rev. 1-23-001
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
Date 7/17/64
4 June 1964
Mr. ISRAEL HORWITZ was telephonically contacted in an
offort to make an appointment for an interview. He was contacted
at telephone number BR 1-7250. Mr. HORWITZ acknowledged that about
throe weeks ago he moved his business from 1108 West Lawrence,
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin
Chicago, Illinois, to 6344 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. He
stated that his current business operatesunder the name Show Time.
General Counsel
President's Commission on the
Mr. HORWITZ acknowledged that he has been known in the
Assassination of President Kennedy
music business in Chicago under the name of JACK HOWARD formany years.
- (SUBJECT:
Information Developed on the Activity
Mr. HORWITZ stated that he would not discuss the matter
involving JACK RUBENSTEIN as he wanted no part whatsoever of this
of Lee Harvey OSWALD in Mexico City
individual. Mr. HORWITZ refused to make himself available for an
interview and stated he wished he had never acknowledged having
known RUBENSTEIN many years ago when RUBENSTEIN lived in Chicago.
Mr. HORWITZ stated RUBENSTEIN was only a passing acquaintance of
1. On 26 November 1963 a young Latin American, referred
his and he know nothing concerning him.
to herein as "D", came to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He
claimed he had been in the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City on
18 September 1963 when a man he later recognized to be Lee Harvey
X
OSWALD received $6,500 in cash to kill an important person in the
United States.
2. "D" described the circumstances as follows: While standing
by a bathroom door about noon he saw a group of three persons con-
versing on a patio a few feet away.. One was a tall, thin Negro with
reddish hair, obviously dyed, who spoke rapidly in both Spanish and
English. He had prominent check bones and a noticeable scar on the
lower right side of his chin. The second was a white person whom
the subject had seen previously in A waiting room carrying a Canadian
passport. The white person had green eyes, blondish hair. with*a
pompadour hairdo, and dark cyeglasses. The third person allegedly
was Lee Harvey OSWALD. "D" was completely convinced of this
from published photos of OSWALD following the assassination.
OSWALD was wearing a black sport coat, buttoned-up white shirt
with short collar tabs, no tie, dark gray pants. and clear eyeglasses.
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152
On 7/17/64 of Chicago, Illinois
File # 44-645
SA WILLIAM R. BRODERICK/sbw
Date dictated 7/17/64
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued
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858
He had a green passport in his pocket, wore a wrist watch with a
5. Following the above interrogation, "D" promptly
yellow band, and appeared to have a pistol in a shoulder holster.
retracted the confession he had made to the Mexican authorities
A tall Cuban joined the group momentarily and passed American
asserting that it had been extorted from him under pressure.
currency to the Negro. The Negro then allegedly said to OSWALD
He was then questioned by U.S. authorities using a polygraph
in English, "I want to kill the man." OSWALD replied. "You're
machine. "D" voluntarily consented to the use of this equip-
not man enough, I can do it." The Negro then said in Spanish,
ment. During the questioning it was pointed out to him that he
"I can't go with you. I have a lot to do." OSWALD replied,
"The people are waiting for me back there." The Negro then
photographs of OSWALD as the person he saw in the Cuban
was not being truthful, according to the polygraph, in identifying
gave OSWALD $6,500 in large denomination U.S. bills, saying.'
Consulate. He replied that he had full faith in the polygraph,
"This isn't much." After hearing this conversation, "D" said
that he would not attempt to refute the results, and that he
that he telephoned the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City several times
"must have been mistaken." In addition he changed his story
on 20 September before the assassination in an attempt to report
regarding the day he visited the Cuban Consulate, finally de-
his belief that someone important in the United States was to be
ciding it took place on Tuesday, 17 September. It was concluded
killed, but was finally told by someone at the Embassy to stop
from the results of the polygraph test that "D" had fabricated his
wasting his time.
story about OSWALD in toto. "D" has since been deported by
the Mexican authorities to his native country.
3. "D" was known to this Agency as a former informant of
a Latin American security service. His reliability was considered
questionable by U.S. authorities although he had not been wholly
discredited. "D" claimed he was in Mexico City working against
the Cuban Communists for his service. The service, however,
Richard Helms
has denied that he was acting on its behalf. While investigation
Deputy Director for Plans
in the United States showed that OSWALD could not possibly have
been in Mexico City on 18 September (he was known to have been
in New Orleans on both 17 and 19 September). intensive interrogation
failed to shake "D's" story.
4. On 28 November 1963 the Mexican police interviewed him.
At first "D" persisted in his story but on 30 November he admitted
in a signed statement that his whole account about OSWALD was
false. He admitted he had not seen Lee OSWALD at all and that
he had not seen anybody paid money in the Cuban Embassy. He
also admitted he had not tried repeatedly to phone a warning to
the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on 20 September as he had
previously claimed. Instead he had first contacted the U.S. Em-
bassy after the assassination. "D" said that his motive in telling
this false story was to help get himself admitted into the United
States so that he could participate in action against Fidel Castro.
He said that he hated Castro and thought that his story about OSWALD.
if believed, would help cause the United States to take action against
Castro.
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IX. ALLEGATION BY T-32
Negro
(in
Spanish):
I can't go with you, I have
lot to do.
On November 25, 1963, T-32 made contact with the
United States Embassy at Mexico % D. F., and advised the
OSWALD: The people are waiting for MO back there.
following:
T-32 stated that the Negro then gave OSWALD
T-32 entered Mexico illegally from Guatemala on
$6,500 in United States currency of large denominations.
August contact 29, with a Nicaraguan communist residing in travel Mexico to City.
1963, traveled to Mexico, D. F., and subsequently
saying: "This isn't much." or this Rum, $1,500.whm for extra
expenses. The Negro also gave OSWALD about 200 Mexican peros,
made this contact a plan was developed for T-32 to to
From Cuba to study guerrilla warfare The had occasion
In R later intorview, ROUTCE stated that the
am IMAX mucive 141 reliing
this false story was to help get himself admitted into the United
States so that he could participate in action against Fidel Castro.
He said that he hated Castro and thought that his story about OSWALD,
if believed, would help cause the United States to take action against
Castro.
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IX. ALLEGATION BY T-32
Negro (in Spanish): I can't go with you. I have
On November 25, 1963, T-32 made contact with the
a lot to do.
United States Embassy at Mexico, D. F., and advised the
OSWALD: The people are waiting for mo back there.
following:
T-32 entered Mexico illegally from Guatemala on
T-32 stated that the Negro then gave OSWALD
August 29, 1963, traveled to Mexico, D. F., and subsequently
$6,500 in United States currency of large donominations,
made contact with a Nicaraguan communist residing in Mexico City.
snying: "This isn't much." or this mim, $1,500 WAR for extra
From this contact a plan was developed for T-32 to travel to
expenses. The Negro also gave OSWALD about 200 Mexican pesos.
Cuba to study guerrilla warfare Inclius. He had occasion to
visit the Cuban Consulate in Mexico, D. F., several different
In R later interview, source stated that the
times for the purpose of obtaining travel documentation for
United States bank notes were in a small pack about one fourth
Cuba by furnishing false identification papers as a Mexican
of an inch thick, bound with a paper band, which the Negro
broke before counting out $1,500 extra for expenses and $5,000
citizen.
as "advance payment."
He stated that on September 18, 1963, he went to
the Cuban Consulate, and while sitting in the waiting room
T-32 stated that Oswald had carried a green
saw a group of approximately eight persons enter the Consulate
,
passport in his pocket, and he belioved.he saw OSWALD wearing
and the office of Cuban Consul EUSEBIO AZCUE. A person unknown
a pistol an a shoulder holster, but he was not sure of this
to him was sitting at AZCUE's desk. A short time later, while
point. Re stated that OSWALD had long shoes and a wrist watch
source was standing near the door to the men's room at the
with a yellow-metal band. According to source, OSWALD
Cuban Consulate, he noticed three men conversing a few feet
appeared to be completely at home at the Consulate and to know
from him. One of them was a tall, thin Negro with
and to be known by Cuban Consulate personnel.
reddish away hair; the second was a man whom T-32 had seen previously
holding a Canadian passport in the waiting room of the Cuban
T-32 was arreated and interrogated by Mexican
Consulate; and the third person was LEE HARVEY OSWALD.
authorities on November 28, 1963, and A copy of the interro-
gation report by the Mexican authorities revealed the following:
Source stated that a tall Cuban joined the above
group momentarily and passed some United States currency to
At the outset source's story generally resembled
the Negro.
that recorded above. He repeated to the Mexican authorities
the details of the scene in which he RAW the Negro, the
The following conversation between the Negro and
Canadian and the American conversing together, the delivery
OSWALD was overheard by source:
of the money to the American by the Negro, and the conversation
he overheard.
Negro (in English): I want to kill the man.
T-32 advised the interviewing Mexican officials
OSWALD: You're not man enough. I can do it.
that upon seeing the photograph of OSWALD in the newspapers
following the assassination of President JOHN F. KENNEDY, he
recognized OSWALD as the American he had seen at the Cuban
Consulate.
An excerpt from source's statement to Mexican
authorities, as translated from Spanish, is as follows:
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860
spontancously and after reconsidering he
desires to state that the American to whom he
truthful in identifying photographs of OSWALD as being
referred in the body of his statement and whom
of a person he saw in the Cuban Consulate, and he was asked
he saw the 18th of September of this year in the
for his explanation thereof.
Cuban Consulate had P certain recemblance, about
sixty per cent, to LEK HARVEY OSWALD (assassin
He replied that he had full faith in the
of the President of the United States). That
polygraph and would not attempt to refute its rosults. He
after the assassination of President KENNEDY the
went on to say that the only coplain on he could offer was
witness took advantage of this fact in his favor
that he had seen an American in the Cuban Consulate on
to exploit it, furnishing versions such as those
September 18, 1963, who resembled OSWALD, and that upon
initially set forth, for the purpose of provoking.
seeing the photograph of OSWALD in the newspaper, he built
an energetic reaction from the political point of
up within himself, either consciously or subconsciously, a
view on the part of the United States of America
complete belief that the person he had seen in the Cuban
against the government of FIDEL CASTRO RUZ and
Consulate was OSWALD.
that he had no motive other Uran the profound
hatred he feels for communism. That all his life
the witness had dedicated himself to combating
communism and he regrets at this moment not having
accomplished his objective in the sense of causing
a reaction on the part of the American Government
against FIDEL CASTRO."
Because of the fact that subsequent to making the
above-mentioned statement to Mexican authorities, source
claimed that he had changed his statement because of fear,
he was interviewed at considerable length on December 5 and
6, 1963, in Mexico, D. F.
After reiterating his story, T-32 WAS afforded
a polygraph examination on December 6, 1963. During the course
of the examination he was asked, "Is this the American you saw
in the Cuban Consulate?" At the time he was shown photographs
of OSWALD.
Each time he was asked this question, he definitely
responded, "Yes," but it was noted that the polygraph indicated and
"deception response" on these answers. These responses
a those with respect to other questions led to the conclusion
that T-32 was a fabricator. It was specifically pointed
out to him that the polygraph indicated that he was not being
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Honorable J. Lee Rankin
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20583
the Communist Party. This same statement is true as.of
September 24, 1964
the current date. All information this Bureau has developed
in this particular matter has been furnished to the Commission.
BY COURIER SERVICE
the
second
vour
that she WAB leaving and if aid not leave yould
from New Orieans at a.m September 20
call the police when she got to the house. Ste took the
license number of the car and left; these three non left,
According to Mr. STOKES, four passengers were
and she did not call the police. After A check of the
carried on the SS MARION LYKES, Voyage #110, on the east-
cattle revealed none of them had been whot, abo threw
bound trip. He stated after checking the steward's report
away the license number. She cannot recall any part of
that one passenger boarded at New Orleans on September 19,
1959 and disembarked at La Rochelle-Pallice, France on
this number.
October 5, 1959. The steward's report also shows that
three additional passengers boarded the vessel at New Orleans
NO 89-69
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of Coder Hill, Totas
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on
by Special Agent HEYBY J. OLIVER/gef
Date dictated 12/5/63
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2944
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MM 105-8342
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identified as half Mexican and half American, and (FNU)
A characterization of the Fair Play for Cuba
FERNANDEZ FEITO, identified as a Cuban. These men were
Committee appears in the appendix pages of this report.
alleged to have been financed through an unidentified
bank at 14 Wall Street, New York City.
On December 7, 1963, MM T-1, another Government
agency which conducts security investigations. furnished
MM T-1 advised it was further reported that a
information that on December 6, 1963, a diplomat
Cuban refugee, ROBERT NIETO, residing at 5040 Westwood Lake
had reported to MM T-1 that the assassination of President
Drive, South Miami, Florida, might possess details concern-
KENNEDY was allegedly the result of a plot prepared and
ing CORTES and FERNANDEZ.
executed jointly by the Chinese Communists and FIDEL CASTRO
through intermediaries. It was advised that the diplomat
had obtained his information from an unidentified source,
tentatively described by the diplomat as "very good."
The allegation was that FIDEL CASTRO is extremely
worried over the current investigation into the assassina-
tion and the possible findings; that the plot was arranged
by Chinese Communists and Cuban sympathizers; that about
a dozen persons who were privy to the plot have been pro-
visionally jailed in Cuba to prevent any indiscretions
which could prove dangerous to the Cuban Government at
this time. The diplomat's source was fearful his own arrest
was imminent.
The allegation continued that one (FNU) SAAVEDRA,
an alleged close friend of CELIA SANCHEZ, the latter,
secretary of FIDEL CASTRO, had uttered indiscretions in
Cuba which pointed to the complicity of the Chinese Communists
and CASTRO in the assassination.
Also, according to the allegation, the intermediaries
in the plot located in Dallas, Texas, are RAMON B. CORTES,
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 12/18/63
ROBERTO NIETO DIAZ-GRANADOS, born October 29, 1915,
in Santiago de Cuba, stated he had been an attorney in
Havana, Cuba, before arriving in the United States as a
MM 105-8342
refugee on January 1, 1962. He said he currently resides
with his family at 5040 Westwood Lake Drive, South Miami,
Florida. He said he knows no one named RAMON B. CORTES,
or anyone with the surnames FERNANDEZ FEITO. He was
On December 11, 1963, MM T-1 was recontacted and
shown a photograph of RAMON BUENROSTRO CORTEZ, born August,
he advised there has been no additional information re-
31, 1916, location not verified, and stated he did not know
ceived from the diplomat.
the latter.
MM T-1 advised that information relating to one
Mr. NIETO said he does not know any diplo-
R. B. CORTES, as contained in a report to the Alien Regis-
mat. Mr. NIETO stated he did not know any other person
tration file of the latter, Number A12 834 175, reflects
named ROBERT or ROBERTO NIETO.
that CORTES had been a representative of a firm known as
Intercontinental, S.A. Also, that about 1960, CORTES, as
He stated he possessed no information whatsoever
a representative of a firm known as Ameco (American Mater-
pertaining to activities or individuals connected with the
ial and Equipment Company) of Texarkana, Texas, had visited
assassination of President KENNEDY.
Cuba and had allegedly stolen Cuban funds entrusted to him.
MM T-1 also advised that information had been re-
coived as of January, 1962, that oné RAMON B. CORTES was
then President of Transcontinental, S.A., a firm which was
reported to be trans-shipping material from the United
States to Cuba through Mexico. CORTES was said to be in
contact with LORENZO SAUNDERS, Vice-President of Transcon-
tinental, S.A., who was said to reside in Tyler, Texas.
MM T-1 further advised that one RAMON CORTES
BUENROSTRO, President of the Mexican firm Transcontinental,
S.A., had allegedly been charged by the Cuban Government
with shipping to Cuba used or rebuilt parts and equipment
instead of new material. In this same connection, CORTES
and one IGNACIO HERNANDEZ GARCIA were alleged to have at-
tempted to suppress action them bythe Cuban Govern-
ment by claiming they were major stockholders in a Canadian
firm which was also supplying Cuba with parts, and that if
the Cubans pressed an investigation of CORTES and HERNANDEZ
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File , Miami 105-8342
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by Special Agent JAMES J. 0'CONNOR:GX
Date dictated
12/12/63
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your agency " and its comients are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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1,0-302 (Rev. 1-25-80)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 12/18/63
TAMARA ROBERTA NIETO RODRICUEZ, residing 5040
Westwood Lake Drive, South Miami, stated she was born
MM 105-8342
September 30, 1943, in Victoria de los Tunas, Cuba, and had
come to the United States as a refugee on March 4, 1962.
She stated she is known as TAMARA, and had never been called
by the name ROBERTA. She said she had never heard.of any-
it would damage Cuban prestige with the Canadian firm.
one named RAMON B. CORTES or (first name unknown) FERNANDEZ
FEITO, and she stated she possessed no information pertain-
On December 12, 1963, MM T-1 advised that a
ing to the assassination of President KENNEDY.
BUERROSTRO,
S.A., had allegedly been charged by the Cuban Government
with shipping to Cuba used or rebuilt parts and equipment
instead of new material. In this same connection, CORTES
and one IGNACIO HERNANDEZ GARCIA were alleged to have at-
tempted to suppress action Migainst them bythe Cuban Govern-
ment by claiming they were major stockholders in a Canadian
firm which was also supplying Cuba with parts, and that if
the Cubans pressed an investigation of CORTES and HERNANDEZ
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On 12/8/63 of Miami, Florida
File # Miami 105-8342
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year agency) " and its contents are not to be distributed quiside your ******
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1
Date 12/18/63
TAMARA ROBERTA NIETO RODRIGUEZ, residing 5040
Westwood Lake Drive, South Miami, stated she was born
MM 105-8342
September 30, 1943, in Victoria de los Tunns, Cuba, and had
come to the United States as a refugee on March 4, 1962.
She stated she is known as TAMARA, and had never been called
by the name ROBERTA. She said she had never heard of any-
it would damage Cuban prestige with the Canadian firm.
one named RAMON B. CORTES or (first name unknown) FERNANDEZ
FEITO, and she stated she possessed no information pertain-
On December 12, 1963, MM T-1 advised that a
ing to the assassination of President KENNEDY.
record in possession of MM T-1 reflected that a ROBERTO
01 ROBERTA NIETO, born September 30, 1943, in Cuba, did,
in fact, reside at 5040 Westwood Lake Drive, Miami.
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by Special JAMESTI O'CONNOR:CK Date dictated 12/16/63
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
WASHINGTON 25. D.C.
1 July 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin, General Counsel
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin
President' Commission on the Assassination
General Counsel
of President Kennedy
President's Commission on the
Assassination of President Kennedy
BJECT:
Lee Harvey Oswald's Arrival Time in
Helsinki on 10 October 1959
SUBJECT:
Lee Harvey OSWALD
1. In response to your mesorandum of 25 May 1964, We
have established that the only direct flight from London to
Helsinki on 10 October 1959 was Finn Air flight 852 which ar-
In response to your request, 1 forward information
rived in Helainki at 2333 (11:33 P.M.). If Oswald had taken
this flight, he could not normally have cleared customs and
regarding Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in Helsinki.
landing formalities and reached the Torni Hotel downtown by
2400 (midnight) on the same day. This is based on the judg-
According to a reliable source. OSWALD stayed at the
ment of officers in this Agency familiar with the Helsinki
airport.
Torni Hotel in Helsinki from 10 to 11 October 1959 and then
2. We are presently attempting to determine if Oswald
could have taken a more circuitous flight from London, with
moved to the Klaus Kurki Hotel where he stayed until
. stop at Stockholm, Copenhagen, or some other city. Any
additional information received will be forwarded to you
15 October, apparently waiting for a visa to be issued him by
promptly.
the Soviet Consulate in Helsinki. He traveled to the USSR by
train, crossing at Vainikkala on 15 October.
Richard Helms
Deputy Director for Plans
Richard Helms
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Deputy Director for Plans
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2676
PD-114 (Rev.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
12/1/63
2
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MO 89-25
Mr. ROBERT J. FITZPATRICK, S.J., Scholastic, Jesuit
House of Studies, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, advised
education in the United States.
he recalled LEE HARVEY OSWALD very well. FITZPATRICK said he
was studying the Russian language and learned EUGENE MURRETT, an-
He sald Mrs. OSWALD stated she WAS not a commus at
other Jesuit Scholastic, was a cousin of OSWALD and that OSWALD
and Ic Ted Russia and the Russian people. no explained that
spent three years in Russia. He said that arrangements were
Mrs. OSWALD's love for Roasta was not
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Miami, Florida
Miami 105-8342
On 1/9/64 of Miami, Florida
File # Miami 105-8342
On
of
File #
Special Agent JAMES J. O'COMNOR/neb
1/7/64
by
Special Agent JAMES J. O'CONNOR:GK
Date
dictated
1/14/64
by
Date dictated
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This document contains neither recommendations 0.00 conc lusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency: " and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
your agency: " and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2947-Continued
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MM 105-8342
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
2.
WASHINGTON 25,D.C
in Reply. Please Refer
He stated he did not mention the name of
File Na.
January 23, 1964
SYLVIA DURAN in connection with the reported contact
of OSWALD and the Cuban Ambassador in Mexico City
because the fact that DURAN, a Mexican citizen,
-
Commission Exhibit 2940
-
was involved, was not pertinent to his hypothesis.
He said it was his understanding from Dr. ANGEL FERNANDEZ
that it was the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico City, name
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
not known, and not some other official of the Cuban
Embassy, with whom OSWALD had contact.
Dr. LASAGA stated that although he did not know
for whom SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON may have made the trip to
Mexico City, be assumed that it would have been subsidized
by someons or some agency. He said it was possible,
however, that DIAZ VERSON had made the trip for his
own purposes and at his own expense.
A confidential source abroad has advised as follows:
Dr. LASAGA stated be had in the past acted as a
HOMOBONO ALCARAZ ARAGON, Calle Anaxagoras #232,
delegate-general for the anti-CASTRO organization
Movimiento Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Revolutionary
Apartment #22, Colonia Narvarte, Mexico, D. F., on January
22, 1964, advised that he 1s a graduate of the Universidad
Recovery Movement), and still cooperates with that
organization giving lectures, but is no longer . member
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (National Autonomous University
of Mexico) at Mexico, D. F.; that he has to complete his
of the Executive Committee.
thesis to qualify for a law degree from this University, and
He said he is currently engaged in writing R
that he contemplates further studies in France later in 1964
on a scholarship grant.
book on the psychological motivations of Communism.
ALCARAZ ARAGON stated that he is engaged to an
American student, BARRIE MILIMAN, who attends the University
of California at Berkeley, California, and that she visited
ALCARAZ ARAGON at Mexico City during the Christmas 1963
holiday season.
During this visit, everyone in Mexico, according
to ALCARAZ ARAGON, was talking about the assassination of
President JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY and ALCARAZ ARAGON stated
that he mentioned to BARRIE MILLMAN the possibility that a
young American, STEVE KENNAN, described by ALCARAZ ARAGON as
a pro-Communist from some city in Pennsylvania, might have had
something to do with OSWALD.
11.*
ALCARAZ ARAGON stated that he first met STEVE
KENNAN in Mexico City in 1962; later saw him in Mexico City
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affice OF THE DIRECTOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON 11. D.C.
Honorable J. Lee Rankin
May 26, 1964
Castro allegedly indicated Oswald had been in Cuba. Enclosed
BY COURIER SERVICE
are two copies of a translation of this speech, pertinent portions
of which have been included in the enclosed Miami report. A
Honorable J. Lee Rankin
review of this speech fails to indicate any slip of the tongue
General Counsel
as alleged. It is noted, however, that page 33, last paragraph,
The President's Commission
of the enclosed Miami regort relating to Castro's speech
200 Maryland Avenue, N. E.
contains a statement wherein Castro refers to Oswald's visit
Washington, D. C.
to the "Cuban Embassy" in Mexico following which he corrected
himself indicating he meant the "Cuban Consulate." This could
Dear Mr. Rankin:
possibly be the basis for the slip of the tongue referred to
by Herminio Portell-Vila.
Reference is made to your letter dated April 23,
1964, wherein you requested that certain investigation be
Two copies of a memorandum dated May 15, 1964, setting
conducted based upon testimon/ furnished to your Commission
forth che results of an interview with Herminio Portell-Vila,
by Mr. Carlos Bringuier.
writer of the article containing the above-mentioned allegation,
are also enclosed. You were previously furnished a memorandum
Enclosed are two copies each of the reports of
dated February 13, 1964, concaining additional data obtained
Special Agent James J. O'Connor dated May 8, 1964, at Miami,
from Portell-Vila concerning this matter.
Florida, and Special Agent Stephen M. Callender dated May 15,
1964, at New Orleans, Louisiana, both of which are self-
It is noted that Portell-Vila has stated his articles
emplanatory. Also enclosed are single copies of the following
are privarily interpretive analysis, speculation and conjecture
publications requested by you:
based on - review of public source data.
(1) "Diario Las Americas," dated September 4, 1963
The enclosed memorandum of May 15, 1964, states that
according to Portell-Vila, he gave the original of a message
(2) "Diario Las Americas," dated September 6, 1963
received from an unknown source in Cuba pertaining to
Lee Narvey Oswald's alleged relations in Moscow, Russia, with
(3) "Bohemia Internacional," dated February 2, 1964
EWO Cuban Ambassadors to Mrs. Mariada Arensberg, Secretary of
the Cuban Freedom Committee in Washington, D. C. Portell-Vila
The pertinent articles contained in these documents
Delieved she passed the message on to an unknown Government
and referred to in your referenced letter have been translated
agency.
AND incorporated into the enclosed Miami report.
On May 22, 1964, a representative of the Central
Item three of your referenced letter concerns an
Intelligence Agency (CIA) advised he recalls receiving
all cd "lapsus linguae" committed by Castro in a speech given
such a communication; however, at the time it was received
at the University of Havana on November 27, 1963, at which time
the name Oswald was believed to relate to Osvaldo Dorticos,
Presid at of Cuba, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald. Further
inquiries are being conducted in this regard.
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MM 105-8342
The following is a translation of an article from
Monorable J. Lee Rankin
the Spanish language magazine, "Behemia Internacional",
February 2, 1964, pages 16, 17, 53:
Interviews Drooted Pena and Carlos Bringuier
CHANGE OF DISGUISE
been
to
their
univailability.
CARRINIO PORTEIL-VILLA
422
. 1-302 (Rev. 1-25-80
DERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIL
March 23, 1964
Date
IN 105-8342
1.
1.
"As proof that this comes from Cuba, my
Dr. LETIS CONTE AGUERO, residing at 4365
friend and I are enclosing photographs taken
8. W. 2nd Street, Miami, stated be continues to broadcast
from Cuban newspapers. This proves it was
nightly programs to Cuba over radio station WAUL, New York
not mailed in the United States. This
City. Be stated these programs are broadcast under the
information should be passed on immediately."
name Sentimels of Liberty, of which he is the leader and
director. Mo said that be regards Sentinels of Liberty
(no signature)
as an organization which has many members in Cuba, and through
which, although basically an "action" organisation, the
The letter contained a nove clipping of pictures of
members furnish him with information concerning activities
FIDEL CASTRO and other Cuban officials.
of the Cuban Government within Cuba. He said he requests
this information be sent him by letters directed to relatives
or friends in the United States who, in turn, can deliver
or mail the letters to him in Miami.
Dr. CONTE was shown the letter which had been
directed to DIANKLBA PELIFICE, and he said he recognized
the writing and the style as that of a party from whom
he had previously received information which he regarded
as valuable.
5.
8.
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Miami, Florida
Miami 105-8342
On
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File #
Special Agent JAMES J. O'COMMOR/neb
3/19/64
by
Date dictated
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TOMP agency: " and Its contents are not TO be distribe fed outside your quancy.
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XM 105-8342
MM 105-8342
2.
3.
Dr. CONTE made available for copying a
"indectrinated in order to be sent to his
letter which had been posted us Fabruary THOS
2.
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950
102 Rav. 1-23-001
EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
February 22, 1964
Date
MM 105-8342
2.
1.
The English translation of the letter furnished
by Mr. PELIPICE is as follows:
GILEXETO W. PELIPICH SARIOL, 2940 8. V. 2nd Street,
Miami, turned over to the Miami Office of the Federal
"Eavana, January 31, 1964
Bureau of Investigation a letter which he said had recently
been received from Cuba by his wife, DIAMELBA.
"Dr. LIVIS CONTE AGUERO:
This letter WELS addressed to Mrs. DIAMELBA PELIPICHE,
"I trust you will pardon a young Communist
2940 8. W. 2nd Street, Miame 35. Fla.
like myself for writing you, but I arrived a
few days age from Russia, and since I love my
country, I do not like crimes like the killing
of President KENNEDY and the killings planned
for the President of Panama and President LOPEZ
The letter itself was dated January 31, 1964,
MATEO of Mexico, for which the American government
and addressed to Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO. (Dr. CONTE AGUERO
will be blamed.
is leader of an organization known as Sentinels of Liberty
at Miami, Florida. He makes regular radio broadcasts to
"In Russia, I heard talk about the death of
Cuba in which he requests the Cuban people to furnish him
KENNEDY a week before. When I returned to Cuba,
with information concerning activities of the CASTRO
at Havana University, there was a meeting attended
Government within Cuba by directing their letters to
by FIBEL CASTRO, the Russian Ambassador, CARLOS RAFAEL
friends in the United States who, in turn, can send them
and four people from Canada, plus one from Panama.
to Dr. CONTE.)
These people are in charge of the attacks which are
planned against the President of Panama and LOPEZ
Mr. PELIPICH stated that neither he nor his wife
MATEO You should see the quantity of arms being
knows who Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO is, and, furthermore,
sent these days for those nations. For Santo Domingo,
they did not know the writer of the letter.
they have 'San Cristobas' and machineguns, American
made. In packing, I and a friend of mine put tem
A translation of the letter from Spanish to
machineguns in the Russian shipment. They took them
English as set out hereafter reflects that the writer
out and then they closed all the crates. Each box
identifies the assassin of President KENNEDY as a Mexican
is marked 'Gift of the Agrarian Reform.
named "DUGLAS" and he further predicts the death of
Panamanian President ROBERTO CHIARI and Mexican President
"President KENNEDY was killed by R. Mexican named
ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS during February or March of 1964.
DUGLAS. The man who was killed while being transferred
to another jail, and the man who killed him, according
to FIDEL and the Canadians, knew nothing about KENNEBY's
death. The four people from Canada are headed by a
woman. They are in charge of these assassinations.
One is set for February, or the next month. CHIARI
is to be killed first. For her work in the KENNEDY
3.
assassination, FIDEL brought the Order of Lenin for
her from Russia.
2/12/64
Miami, Florida
Miami 105-8342
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2/22/64
Date dictated
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- agency) " and Its contents IT. not in be distributed outwide your meancy.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Commission Exhibit 2950
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MM 105-8342
Copy to:
DETAILS:
Report of JAMES J. O'CONNOR
The following interview of GILBERTO W. PELIPICH
Office MIAMI, FLORIDA
and the translation of a letter received by his wife, which
Date:
contained an allegation that President KENNEDY was killed
by a Mexican named "DUGLAS," was set forth in a memorandum
Field Office File #: 105-8342
Bureau File #: 105-82555
dated February 22, 1964, at Miami, Florida.
Title: LEE HARVEY OSWALD
The content of that memorandum is being repeated
in this report for the sake of cohesion with the supplemental
investigation contained in this report.
Character: INTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA - - CUBA
Synopsis Letter dated 1/31/64 from a writer in Havana, Cuba,
stated the assassination of President KENNEDY was
committed by a Mexican named "DUGLAS," and indicated
that OSWALD and JACK RUBY knew nothing about it.
This letter was directed to Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO,
Miami, Fla., who has a nightly radio program beamed
to Cuba. Dr. CONTE stated the author of the letter
performs maintenance for Cuban ships and has previously
furnished information regarded as valuable by Dr. CONTE.
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2.
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EUERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIC
February 22, 1964
Date
NM 105-8342
2.
1.
by Mr. PELIPICE is as follows:
The English translation of the letter furnished
GILEERTO W. PELIPICE SARIOL, 2940 8. W. 2nd Street,
Miami, turned over to the Miami Office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation a letter which he said had recently
"Eavana, January 31, 1964
been received from Cuba by his wife, DIANELRA.
"Dr. LOIS CONTE AGUERO:
This letter was addressed to Mrs. DIANELBA PELIPICHE
2940 8. W. 2nd Street, Kiame 35. 71a.
"I trust you will mardon . yourse Communist
like avents
when the movie was over, ROJAS was picked up in
taking Lt orr bonco an DOB name scas, than to Comunal, and
front of the theater by the Cuban, who at that time introduced
from there by boat to the mainland or Yucatan where it would
him to an individual. ROJAS has no independent memory of this
be taken inland by either bus or truck. During the time of
individual's name, but recognizes him by photograph as LEE
these discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans stayed at the
HARVEY OSWALD. The three went to a bar where they discussed
Hotel Playa in Cozumel and ROJAS stayed with DANIEL SOLIS.
the introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Mexico via Cozumel,
an island located off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
OSWALD remained in Cozumel for two or three days
and then returned to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and
ROJAS continued to reside in Cozumel until about February 15,
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1963, when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica. On
CRISTINA was described as a female Cuban, about 29
this occasion OSWALD stayed three days in Cozumel. The day
years of age, five feet three to four inches in height,
after his arrival an American by the name of ALBERT arrived
medium build, medium complexion, black hair, brown eyes.
from Jamaica. All conversations between this American,
OSNALD, and the three Cubans were in the English language,
The American named ALBERT was described as a white
ROJAS stating that all three Cubans spoke very good English.
American, about 55 years of age, six feet in height, medium
The Cuban woman, CRISTINA, told ROJAS that they had discussed
build, brown hair, light complexion, wearing Texas type hat.
the elimination of President KENNEDY. She stated that
CRISTINA told ROJAS that ALBERT was from Mississippi.
OS /ALD was for killing President KENNEDY, but that ALBERT
and the Cubans did not agree with OSVALD.
ROJAS stated he is willing to go anywhere if his
expenses are paid to make any identification and to pick up
ROJAS stated that he has ALBERT's last name entered
his.hotebook with the full names of the individuals mentioned.
in the notebook which is in the possession of DANIEL SOLIS.
It was noted during the interview that he appeared sincere,
He claimed he got ALBERT's name from a United States Government
but stated he is desperately in need of money. He lives in
credential in the bath house of the Hotel Islena where
a slum area of Guadalajara. He is 31 years of age, about five
ALBERT stayed. ALBERT returned to the United States via
feet nine inches in height, medium build, dark brown hair,
Jamaica the day after his arrival in Cozumel. ROJAS was told
dark complexion, brown eyes, and has a mustache.
by CRISTINA that OSWALD had stated to the Cubans that he and
ALBERT had laid plans to eliminate the President. OSWALD
allegedly stated that, no matter what the opposition, he
would have to go through with it because otherwise he might
lose his life, indicating that he was acting under orders.
ROJAS stayed on in Cozumel until early March, 1963,
and then returned by bus to Guadalajara. He stated that he
never helped to bring in any Cuban propaganda to Mexico and
wanted to break relations with the Cubans. For this reason
he moved to his present address in Guadalajara without
leaving a forwarding address because he fears the Cubans may
try to contact him again.
ROJAS could not explain why be cannot remember the
names of the three Cubans in Cozumel after having been with
them for nearly three months. He described the first Cuban
in Cozumel as a man about 40 years of age, five feet eight to
nine inches in height, heavy build, dark brown hair, medium
complexion, wearing small mustache. The second Cuban who
was in Cozumel was described as about 45 years of age, five
feet nine to ten inches in height, medium build, medium dark
complexion, short beard, dark brown in color.
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I lost their friendship because I did not
accept to introduce Communist propaganda into my
They talked at length, including discussion of everyday
Mexico. To be more specific, I separated from them
matters, for about four hours, and they also did quite a
and never saw them again until I found out about the
bit of drinking. The Cuban apparently turned his car over
death of the President, your brother.
to OSWALD, and the Cuban and ROJAS spent the night in a
hotel in Ciudad Juarez, name and location of which hotel
Forgive me for not explaining any more, but
me. I ask you to see to it that justice is done now
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ROJAS cannot remember. ROJAS said he did not sign a register
it is an extremely delicate subject for you and for
since the Cuban was paying all the expenses.
that this is in your possession.
ROJAS said the following morning they left Ciudad
Juarez on a flight of Aeronaves de Mexico and flew to
Signed YLARIO ROJAS,
Monterrey. After a short stop in Monterrey, they proceeded
Manuel Acuna 1367,
directly to Guadalajara. It is to be noted that Aeronaves
Guadalajara
de Mexico has no such flight as that described by ROJAS.
After arrival in Guadalajara the Cuban gave ROJAS 400 pesos
Upon interview on January 10, 1964, YLARIO ROJAS
($32 U.S.) and told him he would receive further instructions
at a later date.
VILLANUEVA, 1367 Manuel Acuna Street, Guadalajara, Jalisco,
Mexico, furnished the following information:
In about the latter part of December, 1962, the
In either June or July, 1962, ROJAS was in Mexico
Cuban came to Guadalajara and gave ROJAS 900 pesos ($72 U.S.)
City on a visit and was sitting in a park in the Tlalpan
and told him to proceed to Cozumel by bus within about five
area when he was approached by a Cuban who talked to him
days. ROJAS went to Cozumel as instructed, arriving there
about smuggling Cuban propaganda into Mexico. The Cuban
just after Christmas, 1962. There he was met by two Cuban
said he would see him later in Guadalajara.
men and a Cuban woman whose first name was CRISTINA. ROJAS
explained that, although he cannot recall the names of the
Around the middle of August, 1962, the Cuban arrived
Cubans, he has them written down in a notebook which he
in Guadalajara in an automobile, a description of which ROJAS
left with DANIEL SOLIS, a municipal policeman in Cozumel.
was unable to furnish, and drove ROJAS in the automobile to
ROJAS stated SOLIS would not deliver the book to anyone but
him.
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, across from E1 Paso. They drove
at night and arrived at Ciudad Juarez in the forenoon. ROJAS
went to a movie in a theater, the name of which he cannot
About December 28, 1962, OSWALD arrived in Cozumel,
recall, in Ciudad Juarez and apparently the Cuban went over
having proceeded there from Jamaica via Compania Mexicana de
into E1 Faso.
Aviacion (CMA). OSWALD. the three Cubans, and ROJAS again
discussed the introduction of Cuban propaganda into Mexico,
When the movio was over, ROJAS was picked up in
taking*it off boats on the high seas, then to Cozumel. and
front of the theater by the Cuban, who at that time introduced
from there by boat to the mainland of Yucatan where it would
him to an individual. ROJAS has no independent memory of this
be taken inland by either bus or truck. During the time of
individual's name, but recognizes him by photograph as LEE
these discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans stayed at the
HARVEY OSWALD. The three went to a bar where they discussed
Hotel Playa in Cozumel and ROJAS stayed with DANIEL SOLIS
the introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Mexico via Cozumel,
an island located off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
OSWALD remained in Cozumel for two or three days
and then returned to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and
ROJAS continued to reside in Cozumel until about February 15,
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1963, when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica. On
this occasion OSWALD stayed three days in Cozumel. The day
CRISTINA was described as a female Cuban, about 29
years of age. five feet three to four inches in height,
after his arrival an American by the name of ALBERT arrived
medium build, medium complexion. black hair brown eves.
from
All
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2.
3.
Dr. CONTE made available for copying a
"indoctrinated in order to be sent to his
letter which had been posted on February 22, 1963,
country to do that in the Congo. There
which he said was from the same source as the letter
are some Cubans who are going to leave for
to DIANELBA PELIPICH.
the North in order to make some attacks there
in New York. They are already prepared and
they are going to make the trip through Mexico.
One of them has been up Morth already and he
knows everything. That is all.
A translation of this letter from Spanish to
"Very truly yours,
English is as follows:
The messenger of liberty,
"Mavana
FRAC, is discharging a
February 19, 1963
duty of the Revolution.
(not clear)
"DR. LUIS CONTE AGUERO,
"The submarine received the shipment on
February 16 at 1:45] A.M., about 3 or 4 miles
"This is to let you know that I had the
from the coast, where the sports casino is located,
pleasure of meeting a friend who is in the
in Miramar, opposite 16th Street."
Cuban Navy, and he gave me the chills when he
teld no that they transported a load of arms
Dr. CONTE stated that if deemed desirable,
to the high seas, where they were met by a
be would undertake to make contact with the letter writer
Russian submarine. Be said that they transferred
in an effort to obtain further information relating to
it all to the submarine, and that there were cases
the individual named "DUGLAS" and the latter's alleged
which said Venezuela, and others which said Panama,
involvement in the assassination.
Nicaragua, Honduras, and still others which had
no destination indicated. Me said that they took
from the Havy Building some Venezuelans who were
here in this country, and they left with the
shipment. Also in the shipment were cans of
Russian and Chinese ment, cans of milk and pork
sausage, and some of the medicines which were
sent to Cuba in exchange for the patriots. I
want to tell you that I was at the University of
Havana, and they are training men there to send
them to Santo Domingo to make trouble there.
There is a Russian who is instructing them.
I
was with a student who is with us, so that I
could see now the FIDEL matter is getting along
there, and he said that they have people in
Mexico and in Brazil, and that they are about to
10.*
receive arms in order to start a sabotage campaign,
which is the only way that they will get shead.
Also, there is a Congolese there, who is being
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possibly identical with anyone he has ever seem in Mexico and
was possibly a college
definitely cannot identify photographs of OSWALD as anyone he
graduate.
ever saw in the company of KENNAN.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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WASHINGTON 25, D. c.
in Reply, Please Refer to
File Na
January 13, 1964
On January 22, 1964, VON PEACOCK, Acting Director,
Friends Service Center, Calle Ignacio Mariscal #132, Mexico,
RE: LEE HARVEY OSWALD
D. F., a charitable and religious center operated in Mexico
by the Quaker religious organization, viewed various photo-
graphs of OSWALD and stated he was certain that OSWALD had
Commission Exhibit 2549
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never visited the Friends Service Center in Mexico City.
PEACOCK felt that he would have known of any contact OSWALD
might have had with the Center if such contact had taken place
because he is usually around the Center on a daily basis and
18 well acquainted with most of the persons who visit there.
1
VON PEACOCK was well acquainted with HOMOBONO
An undated letter contained in an envelope postmarked
ALCARAZ ARAGON and stated he has no knowledge of any possible
December 31, . 1963, at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, was
connection between ALCARAZ ARAGON and OSWALD.
received by Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY. The following
is a translation of this letter:
PEACOCK also advised that he has heard that a Friends
Society member in the state of Texas had reportedly befriended
I ask you to forgive these few bold lines
either OSWALD or the wife of OSWALD, but that he knew nothing
addressed to so distinguished a person.
about any connection OSWALD may have had with any Friends
Society member in Mexico. PEACOCK felt that OSWALD had no
Mr. ROBERT, I am a Mexican by race and
association with Friends Society members on affiliates in
nationality. Also, Mr. ROBERT, I am communicating
Mexico because of PEACOCK's familiarity with persons affiliated
with you because I do not trust anyone in the matter
I intend to deal with.
with this Society's activities in Mexico.
I am referring to the death of your brother.
Perhaps, my information may prove quite helpful even
though various officials of the United States may be
involved and affected by it. I. your servant, am
willing to identify them. I will tell you only later;
however, with patience. It concerns the plan which
I never thought would be carried out.
I used to be a friend of LEE OSWALD. and
also of ALBERT, as well as three more people. I knew
about the plan, but I never thought that it would turn
out to be a true plan.
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in 1963, and was first introduced to KENNAN, according to his
ALCARAZ ARAGON also mentioned that he had never
recollection, as a person who had been in Cuba following the
discussed the possibility of a friendship between KENNAN
CASTRO led revolution there.
and OSWALD with anyone other than BARRIE MILLMAN and that
this discussion was merely speculative. He said that he and
ALCARAZ ARAGON advised that he could not recall who
MILLMAN were "chatting" about the alleged assassin, OSWALD,
it was who had introduced him to KENNAN, but that it was
when he mentioned STEVE KENNAN as a person who might have been
undoubtedly one of many American students with whom ALCARAZ
associated with OSWALD purely because KENNAN 18 an alleged
ARAGON has been associated in Mexico over the past two years.
pro-Communist and was in Mexico in 1963, as was OSWALD.
ALCARAZ ARAGON said he had, in the past, roomed with an American
ALCARAZ ARAGON, in summation, stated he has no concrete data
student in Mexico City and had come to know many of these
which would place KENNAN in contact with OSWALD.
students. He explained that names of Americans are difficult
for him to comprehend or remember because he 1s a Mexican
ALCARAZ ARAGON also mentioned that it 13 rather
national and American names are difficult for him to grasp.
obvious that BARRIE MILLMAN has brought up his conversation
with her during discussions with someone in California which
ALCARAZ ARAGON further advised that when KENNAN
has led to the mistaken belief that he had met OSWALD in
was in Mexico in 1962 and 1963, it was the former's under-
Mexico.
standing that KENNAN unsuccessfully tried to secure a visa
from Cuban authorities in Mexico City in order to be able to
ALCARAZ ARAGON, in conclusion, stated that he himself
travel to Cuba.
does not adhero to the Communist ideology and that, although
he would like to be of assistance to United States authorities
ALCARAZ ARAGON said that when he engaged in the dis-
in the investigation of OSWALD, he does not have any factual
cussion concerning OSWALD with his girl friend, BARRIE MILLMAN,
data he can honestly provide.
it was public knowledge that OSWALD had been in Mexico City
prior to the assassination of President KENNEDY and he said
ALCARAZ ARAGON described the person known to him in
he did mention to MILIMAN that OSWALD may have been acquainted
Mexico as STEVE KENNAN as follows:
with KENNAN, since both of these individuals were reportedly
adherents of the Communist ideology and both had visited in
Race:
White
Sex:
Mexico.
Male
Citizenship:
United States
ALCARAZ ARAGON stated definitely that he had never
Age:
23 to 24
met anyone he could identify as OSWALD in the company of
Weight:
Approximately 154 pounds
KENNAN, although he had seen other Americans in the company
Hair:
Light brown
of KENNAN at various times in Sanborn's Restaurant, which is
Eyes:
Blue
adjacent to the American Embassy building in Mexico City.
Residence:
Claimed to be from some
city in the state of
ALCARAZ ARAGON examined various photographs of OSWALD
Pennsylvania.
and stated that he cannot identify these photographs as being
Education:
Had attended college and
possibly identical with anyone he has ever seen in Mexico and
was possibly a college
definitely cannot identify photographs of OSWALD as anyone he
graduate.
ever saw in the company of KENNAN.
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File
Tanuary 17 1954
was made at 0229 Greenwich Mean Time CMI) on November
28, 1963, which was 9:29 PM on November 27, 1963. in
Havana.
(Captions under photographs on page 17 are taken directly
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29 November 1963
CUBA
29 November 1963
Acide from a number of strange things which every day become more
strange and which every day make the story, the lies, the insinuations
which they tries to build around Kennedy's death, aside, ns we said,
from a number of events on which the world 10 now thinking--and all the
CASTRO TALKS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Havana Domestic Radio and Television in Spanish 0229 GMT 28 November 1963--F
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world is thinking and the more it thinks on them the harder put it is to
find explanations for them. Today, for example, a shooting champion
who can be called a firing specialist, an Olympic shooting champion--I
(Live speech by Prime Minister Fidel Castro at Havana University commen-
think he is named Hubert Honnarer, that is how it 10 pronounced
orating the anniversity of the martyred students or 1871)
but it is written differently here because they give the pronunciation
and then write it differently--declared in Vienna that it is unlikely
(Text) Students, days back while we vere making a visit, a customary
that a marksman equipped with a repreating carbine with a telescopic
visit when the opportunity permits us, to be University of Havana, we
sight can hit the target three consecutive times in the space or five
thought while we talked with the students, a group of students, that on
seconds when he is firing at a target that in moving at a distance or
this 27 November it would be a good time to discuss a number of problems
180,ineters at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
from this university rostrum, problems which are of interest to us, of
An entire series of details are beginning to be distinguished. When
interest to our country, our economy, and to you.
we read this cable we recalled some experience on these matters, particularly
Subsequently a number of events took place, or better said, an incident
on matters of rifles with telescopic eights. When we Landed in Cuba
of international character of great importance and above all very revealing
we had half a hundred rifles with telescopic sights and we had prepared
of the state of discomposition of imperialist society took place causing
those rifles very well. We had practiced very much with those rifles.
the attention of our people and our country to be focused on an analysis. of
We know perfectly all the characteristics of that type of rifle because,
it and causing us to give the required attention to than event. Subsequently,
also, we had them with different powers. One of the difficulties of
yesterday to be exact, for other reasons, we had a meeting with high
the rifle with telescopic sights is that once one fires on a target,
school students. On that occasion some or the subjects we had thought to
the target is lost. It in necessary to find it again quickly, as a
discuss here today were brought up by those students. What I moan by this is
result of the shot, only from the effects of the shot, particularly when
that 27th November has come, not with the characteristics we would have
the rifle has to be levered because at first it was said that it was an
liked, that is without problems other than in a purely technical, student,
automatic rifle. Then it was said that it was not automatic, or semi-
automatic, or repeater.
academic fields and with a subject which has not already been party
discussed. That is why I feel that I am not going to be very satisfied
under the circumstances, becaused I had thought that this was the day to
That type or weapon--it is really very difficult to fire three consecutive
discuss all the things that Shve to do with technology, economy, education
shots with Q weapon of that type--but above all, difficult to hit the
(upplause) and all those things. However on the other subjects something
target, almost impossible. We were reminded of certain shooting contests
must be said at any rate. They are the subjects which we would rather not
held in various countries, Mexico for example. There is a contest for
have spoken about here. I am going to refer as briefly as possible in
shooting fans that is performed with a lamb which is released at one
something like a passing reference to the problem related with the assassi-
point and runs through the hills. I believe it runs some 200 meters
nation of the President of the United States and how events have gradually
and while it is moving one is permitted to fire three times at it. The
been unmasking all the maneuver, all the filthy, unscrupulous background
best marksmen, having enough time and being calm while the animal is
behind that episode, the plot against peace, the sinister conspiracy
running the 200 meters, very rarely hit it twice. It is very difficult
which becomes more evident every day in the plot and in the idea or those
and it is very extraordinary when they can hit it three times while
responsible for that deed. Every day world public opinion receives
taking a lot of time and being absolutely calm and quiet, In general
more and more evidence which bares, which completely unmasks the maneuver
this was not done with rifles with telescopic sights but with rifles with
carried out against the world and particularly against our country.
what they call Lyman sights, which 18 the type of sight used by the
North American Garand rifles, and with some shooting rifles that have a
small circle for a sight in the center or which the target is placed.
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However, after the assassimations in Dallas, it was
pessible to see that the Judiciary Committee was not wrong
in its suspicious and in its charges, and that the "Fair
On May 6, 1964, Mr. GEORGE VOLSKY, writer and
Play for Communist Cuba" was not a simple group of individuals,
researcher, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Miami,
mistakes is their ovaluation of the true situation in Cuba.
Florida, stated he and several other members of USIA,
The Communists are very skillful in escaping and
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listen to the speeches of FIDEL CASTRO broadcast from
evading their respensibilities, because of the very fact
Cuba, and he is certain that CASTRO, while on the radio,
that they lack scruples. Thus, the "Yair Play for Communist
has not made any "slip of the tongue" in making a state-
Cuba" has suddemly ceased to be a useful tool for their
ment such as "The first time OSWALD was in Cuba
plans. The blood of President KENNEDY, assassimated in
Dallas by a member of the "Fair Play", who had remeunced
Mr. VOLSKY said he did not know what source
the United States, the country of his birth, in a very specific
HERMINIO PORTELL-VILA might have for making such an
manner, and who had later, mysterieusly decided to return to
the United States, flewed on November 22, 1963, as far as the
assertion in the February 2, 1964, issue of the magazine
effice at 799 Breadway, New York. In Meacew, OSWALD had teld
BOHEMIX LIBRE. He said the possibility existed that
the United States Embassy that be wasted to have nothing to
CASTRO could have made such a comment in an off-hand
do with the United States and that no was joining the Seviet
manner to some private group, but such occurrence had
Union. In Havana, ROBERT (RED) TABER teld French jeurnalist,
not come to the attention of the Miami Office of USIA.
VICTOR FRANCO, that be wanted to have nothing to do with the
He said his office was especially alert for any state-
United States and that be was joining Communist Cuba. Beth
ments of CASTRO which might show a link between the
later changed their minds and returned to the United States.
Why and for what? The answer which OSWALD gave is in the
CASTRO regime and the assassination of President KENNEDY
whele series of activities which he carried on in the United
and no such statements have been detected although every
States, in Mexico and in Communist Cuba since July, 1962,
public speech of CASTRO is monitored.
until the crimes is Dallas occurred.
Mr. VOLSKY made available the English trans-
We can be sure that the Communists are not now
lation of the speech by FIDEL CASTRO, made on the night
renouncing their machinations. The "Yair Play for Communist
of November 27, 1963, at Havana University. He said the
Cuba" is not really disappearing; it will only change its
name, its headquarters and its leaders, and will reappear
translation is based on monitoring the radio broadcast
in another disguise. For that is the way the Communists
and would therefore include any "slip of the tongue."
intrigue, as they serve Seviet Imperialism, with a disguise,
especially when they pretend to be dedicated to "peaceful
Mr. VOLSKY explained the notation at the be-
ceexisteace".
ginning of the speech translation indicates the broadcast
was made at 0229 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on November
28, 1963, which was 9:29 PM on November 27, 1963, in
Havana.
(Captions under photographs OR page 17 are taken directly
from the text translated above.)
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29 November 1963
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29 November 1967
Acide from a number of strange things which every day become more
strange and which every day cake the story, the insibuations
440 - - andorsed *gkin 12 favor or Dr. CARLOS A. SANTOS
it probably aid care misso 11 towa; its
BUCH, in such a way that the amount could be obsained in cash.
ters LEE HARVEY OSWALD, Whode imprudent acts laft the trail
In all that, the aforementioned Cubans worked hand in hand
which was discovered at the time of the assassimation of
with ROBERT (RED) TABER, who had been seatenced to prises
President KENNEDY, and which led to the main effice of the
several times for armed rebbery, kidmapping, carrying weapons, etc.
"Fair Play for Communist Cuba", se that its usefulness under
that name and with its present directors came to - end OR
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If OSWALD could have escaped to Cuba by way of
Mexico after committing the crime is Dallas, it would have
Nevember 22, 1963. The five thousand dellars with which
been easier for "Fair Play" to cover up the matter of its
OSWALD returned files Mexico probably had the same origin
contacts with the suppesed assassis; but the fact is that
as the money which paid for the ads in "The New York Times"
the plans for the flight failed, and OSWALD was arrested,
in other werds, the Communist dictatorship which prevails
and subsequently, assassimated in tura, without its having
in Cuba.
been pessible to obtain a complete confession from him
about his activities and his contacts.
In March of 1961, A group of students at Harvard
University invited - to debate with writer WILLIAM WORTHY,
At any rate, OSWALD had left behind him, in New
member of the "Fair Play for Communist Cuba", and I went
Orleans and in other places, some data about his rela-
there to ongage in the debate with him. The moderater or
tioms with the "Fair Play for Communist Cuba", which
judge of the debate was writer TRUMAN tiguest of Communist
it was not pessible to eliminate. BRINGUIER, the repre-
Cuba during the festivities of July 26, 1963, four months
sentative of the Revelutionary Student Directory in New
prior to the assassimation of President KENNEDY), and I feund
Orleans, is endowed with as excellent memory, and recalls
that each time that I had WORTHY in a cermer after refuting
that strange individual who had wanted to infiltrate the
his lies, TRUMAN WINTER came to his aid so that the audience
ranks of the aati-Commumist Cubans in order to serve the
could not get the whole truth. "Fair Play" did not thrive
"apparatus" of Comminst Cuba in the United States. But the
in the University of Flerida, but it did at Columbia Univer-
thread got all tangled up, much to the despair of the leaders
sity, at the University of Chicago, at the universities in
of the "Fair Play".
California, at the University of Pennsylvania, and at
Antioch College (where Mrs. PAINE, LEE HARVEY OSWALD's
For more than two years, the United States Senate
protectress studied), and at Yale University, etc. During
Judiciary Committee had been investigating the activities
another debate at Brown University, in Rhode Island, my
of the "Fair Play". The results of its investigations are
oppenent was a DINO GERMANI, enthusiastic defender of
published in some tea velumes, replete with documents,
CASTRO's herrers, and also commected with "Fair Play. The
statements and conclusions compremising to the organization
greatest success of "Fair Play"in regard to influencing
which defends the Communist tyranny prevailing in Cuba.
United States students took place at the University of
More than once, during the course of these investigations,
Indiana, where it succeeded in getting a group of young
the press of the "useful feols" criticized the activities
people to take the side of the Seviet Union and Communist
of the Judiciary Committee and said that this was a "witch
Cuba at the time of the crisis of October, 1962, involving
hunt". References to the deceased Senater McCarthy, who
Russian auclear weapons set up in Communist Cuba.
had demounced the machimations of the Communists for several
The dailies have published several letters from LEE
years, filtered into those statements in as attempt to
HARVEY OSWALD to "Fair Play", sent during the course of
discredit them. With arrogantly provoking and ever insulting
peses, the members of the Fair Play for Communist Cuba"
several months in the year 1963. It is said that this is
answered the Judiciary Committee when they appeared before
all the correspendence between OSWALD and the defenders of
it. Ingenuous and misinfermed people allowed themselves to
Castroism in the United States, who had TABER, FRANK and
be misled by that propaganda to the point that they believed
BEALS as their leaders. Any one who wishes may be satisfied
that the "Fair Play" was a victim of injustice. The Senaters
with that information; but the latters are innocuous and
and Representatives who carried on these investigations, as
they did not publish the answers from VINCENT THEODORE LEE
well as their legal and pelice advisers, had seunded the
to OSWALD. Besides, the information from the anti-Communist
alarm long in advance and had peinted out the danger of the
underground movement which sperates right under the 1050 of
Cuban Communist "apparatus" in the United States: but no
RAUL ROA GARCIA, in the Ministry of State in Havana, shows
one paid any attention to them, in spite of the seriousness
that OSWALD's relations with the "Fair Play for Communist
of their revelations.
Cuba" began before July, 1962, when be returned from the
Seviet Union, and that they had been speasored by CASTRO's
diplematic agents in Mescow, at the time that OSWALD was
27
there.
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jeurnalist with a prison recerd, one-time member of the
The investigations carried on by the United States
staff of the Columbia Breadcasting System, visiter in the
federal authorities could not preve all the aid received
Sierra Maestra, who was the founder of the "Fair Play for
from Communist Cuba by the "Fair Play"; but if one bears
Communist Cuba", he is back in the United States after
in mind that the cewrades on "Preasa Latima" received
having spent some time in Communist Cuba, with A uniform
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth, it is to be pre-
and machine gun, in the service of CASTRO.
sumed that its "cut" was quite large, because just leek
at all the publicity which "Fair Play" gave throughout the
The "Comminist Cuban apparatus" in the United States
United States since 1960! As incidental wages, WALDO FRANK
is very extensive, influential and diversified. It has
collected thousands of pases for praising CASTRO, as did
always had pleaty of financial support, furnished through
JEAN PAUL SARTRE. CARLETON BEALS became CASTRO's paid
writer, as did TABER also... And the others?
CASTRO's delegation to the UNO, and also seat via Canada
and Mexico, two countries which are used by Communist Cuba
to smuggle prepaganda and to transfer funds. "Fair Play"
During the course of 1960-1961, I was a visiting
operated in accordance with the "apparatus" in question,
prefesser at the University of Florida in Gaimesvills,
which has not disappeared; quite to the centrary, it is
where there was a branch of the "Fair Play" in operation.
It boasted that it had 21 branches in the United States
ever more to be feared now than it ever vas, according to
and 4 in Canada, with a membership of 6,000. The New
Mr. J. EDGAR HOOVER, Directer of the Federal Bureau of
Orleans branch was not among them at that time, because
Investigation (FBI).
it was not formed until two years later, when LEE HARVEY
On Wednesday, April 6, 1960, "The New York Times"
OSWALD, the presumed assassin of President KENNEDY, returned
to the United States after his centacts with the Communist
published a full-page ad OR page 33, Section e, which
motified the general public of the formation of the "Fair
Cuban Ambassadors in Moscew, FAURE CHOMON and CARLOS OLIVARES.
Play for Cuba Committee", with WALDO FRANK and CARLETON
-Conceraing this last-mentiesed facty the Communist dictator-
BEALS as ce-presidents, and with a long list of speasers,
ship of Cuba says nothing, although.the Kremlin has turned
more or less known for their leftist tendencias, among
over to the United States a file with the documents referring
them, ROBERT (RED) TABER, TRUMAN CAPOTE, Negro writer
to OSWALD in the Seviet Union. During his speech of Novem-
JAMES BALDWIN, and the violent Negro racist, ROBERT F.
ber 27, 1963, at the University of Havana, when CASTRO said
WILLIAMS, later a fugitive to Communist Cuba when the United
"the first time that OSWALD was is Cuba", his toague was
States law was after him for common crimes. Friday, April 21,
under the influence of "Peralta" cognac, and he revealed
1964, the "Fair Play" published another full-page ad in
something which is very important.
"The New York Times" with propaganda in favor of the Communist
government of Cuba. According to statements made under oath
"Fair Play", with the aid of JUNE COBB, organized
to the investigators of the United States Senate, those ads
excursions of "students" and agitaters from the United
were paid for at the regular rate of the New York daily, more
States to visit Communist Cuba, with all expenses paid.
than four thousand dollars a page. As for one of them, it
It published bulletims and announcements, it distributed
has been proved that this was paid for with a check seat by
prepaganda received from Communist Cuba; it deceived the
the distatership of CASTRO to the deceased professor, MANUEL
unwary; it kept CASTRO informed of these things which
BISBE ALBERNI, at that time Cuban Ambassador to the UNO.
interested him CORC eraing the United States; and it
The check for $3,500 was endersed by the professor in favor of
held in Canada and in the United States a large number of
RAUL ROA KOURT, NOW Ambassader frem Communist Cuba to Brazil,
meetikgs in favor of the dictatership in Communist Cuba
and at that time attached to the Cuban delegation to the UNO,
and against the Cuban emigres, persecuted by the Castristas
and was then endorsed again in favor of Dr. CARLOS A. SANTOS
It probably did much more before it had among its collabera-
BUCH, in such A way that the amount could be obsained in cash.
ters LEE HARVEY OSWALD, whose imprudent acts left the trail
In all that, the aforementioned Cubans worked hand in hand
which was discovered at the time of the assassimation of,
with ROBERT (RED) TABER, who had been sentenced to prises
President KENNEDY, and which led to the main effice of the
several times for armed rebbery, kidmapping, carrying weapers, etc.
"Fair Play for Communist Cuba", so that its usefulness under
that name and with its present directors case to - end ON
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If OSWALD could have escaped to Cuba by way of
Mexice after committing the crime in Dallas, it would have
Nevember 22, 1963. The five thousand dellars with which
been easier for "Fair Play" to cover up the matter of its
OSWALD returned ran Mexico probably had the same origin
contacts with the suppesed assassia; but the fact is that
as the money which paid for the ads in "The New York Times"
the plans for the flight failed, and OSWALD was arrested,
in other werds, the Communist dictatorship which prevails
and subsequently, assassimated in turn, without its having
in Cuba.
been pessible to obtain a complete confession from him
about his activities and his contacts.
In March of 1961, A group of students at Harvard
University invited - to debate with writer WILLIAM WORTHY,
it say rate, OSWALD lend bekind him
calorved CD in your letter have been translated
agency.
are incorporated into the enclosed Miami report.
On May 22, 1964, a representative of the Central
Item three of your referenced letter concerns an
Intelligence Agency (CIA) advised he recalls receiving
alloged "lapsus linguae" committed by Castro in a speech given
such a communication; however, at the time it was received
at the University of Havana on November 27, 1963, at which time
the name Oswaid was believed to relate to Osvaldo Dorticos,
Presid of Cuba, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald. Further
inquiries are being conducted in this regard.
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The following is a translation of an article from
the Spanish language magazine, "Behemia Internacional",
Monorable J. Lee Rankin
February 2, 1964, pages 16, 17, 53:
Interviews with Orestes Pena and Carlos Bringuier
CHANGE OF DISGUISE
have not yet been conducted due to their unavailability. Pena
reportedly is traveling in Europe as indicated in the memorancum two
By HERMINIO PORTELL-VILA
dated May 1, 1964, at New Orleans concerning Orestes Pena,
copies of which are unclosed. Carlos Bringuier has been away and
On December 27 and 28, with a surprising and
from New Orleans on an extended speaking tour. Both Pena
alarming unifermity many United States dailies published
the news that the se-called "Fair Play for Cuba Committee"
however, are due to return to the New Orleans area
was disbanding or was ceasing to exist. It is evident that
by May 30, 1934, at which time they will be promptly interviewed
the publicity directors for these defenders of FIDEL CASTRO
and you will be furnished the results.
RUZ and his government prepared a single press release,
called their friends and cemrades OR varieus newspapers
With regard to your inquiry as to whether this
and gave them the signal that the time had como to publish
Burden. has conducted a thorough investigation into the
the obituary for the "Fair Play for Communist Cuba", because
it seemed to be invelved in something that was more serious
quastion possible contacts between Lee Harvey Oswald
than all the other cemplications which it had had: namely,
and any resensative of or known sympathizer with the
its Connection with LEE HARVEY OSWALD, supposed assassia of
Castro government of Cuba, you may be assured that this Bureau
President KENNEDY, which would henceforth be a heavy leader
has choroughly explored this question. To date, however,
weight on the Committee, on CASTRO, and to some extent, on
information has been developed indicating Oswald was
KHRUSHCHEV, himself, because of the disrepute of the crime,
no controlled, directed or employed by any individual so identified.
which, in addition, is very prejudisial to International
Communism in these times of "peaceful ceexistemce".
No will continue CO furnish you with communications
I are sure that the Communists decided to de away
in Cuplicate containing the results of our investigations.
with the "Fair Play for Cuba Committee" because it suits
them to de se at this time, but they have already made
plans to set it up again under some other name such as
Sincerely yours,
"Cuban-American Friends", "Free Cuba under Castre", or
something like that.
22yru
The release given to the United States press places
a great deal of emphasis on the fact that for some time no
ORO has been going to the effice at 799 Broadway, New York,
even though the reat, light and telephone have been paid.
Insideures (is)
until the end of December, 1963, We are also teld that
VINCENT THEODORE LEE, incumbent Secretary General of the
Committee, had left the organization before the assassination
of President KENNEDY (though at the time he made statempats
to the effect that he had nothing to de with OSWALD), and
that when RICHARD GIBSON, his predecesser, resigned, he began
to work for the government of Algariam BEN BELLA, which is,
in itself, a revelation. As for ROBERT (RED) TAHER, the
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them food and
September and brought Marina Oswald and the baby back to Irving,
"very little." He
Tex.⁸ Oswald's uncle, Charles Murret, also paid for the short trip
is all. Not be-
taken by Oswald and his family from New Orleans to Mobile, Ala., on
liked to eat."
July 27, 1963. 808 It is estimated that when Oswald left for Mexico
a roominghouse,
City in September 1963, he had accumulated slightly over $200.
and have a sand-
Marina Oswald testified that when he left for Mexico City he had
"a little over $100," though she may not have taken into account the
is living expenses
$33 unemployment compensation check which Oswald collected after
other expenses
her departure from New "Orleans.809 In any event, expenses in
Union. From his
Mexico have been estimated as approximately $85, based on trans-
35.71 he had bor-
portation costs of $50 and a hotel expense of about $1.28 per day.
es from Moscow,
Oswald ate inexpensively and, allowing $15 for entertainment and
lobert to fly from
miscellaneous items, it would appear that he had the funds available to
He completed the
finance the trip.⁸¹⁰
962.799 His cash
The Commission has considered the testimony of Leonard E. Hutchi-
al in Fort Worth
son, proprietor of Hutch's Market in Irving, in connection with
stimated that he
Oswald's finances. Hutchison has testified that on a Friday during
his other known
the first week in November, a.man he believes to have been Lee Harvey
122.06 at the end
Oswald attempted to cash "two-party," or personal check for $189,
payments to the
but that he refused to cash the check since his policy is to cash personal
$190 in December
checks for no more than $25.811 Oswald is not known to have received
00 From his net
a check for this amount from any source.
ry plus his prior
On Friday, November 1, Oswald did cash a Texas Unemployment
to the State De-
Commission check for $33 at another supermarket in Irving,81 so that
ive had a balance
a possible explanation of Hutchison's testimony is that he refused to
the repayment
cash this $33 check for Oswald and is simply in error as to the amount
we did not live
of the instrument. However, since the check cashed at the super-
ibsolutely needed,
market was issued by the State comptroller of Texas, it is not likely
the Government.
that Hutchison could have confused it with a personal check.
Examination of Hutchison's testimony indicates that a more likely
ments were $21.45
explanation is that Oswald was not in his store at all. Hutchison
the revolver with
testified that the man who attempted to cash the check was a customer
11 of the purchase
in his store on previous occasions; in particular, Hutchison recalled
then Oswald had
that the man, accompanied by a woman he believes was Marina
compatible with
Oswald and an elderly woman, were shopping in his store in October
y, June, and July
or November of 1963 on a night he feels certain was a Wednesday
ulars, application
evening.81 Oswald, however, is not known to have been in Irving
Orleans chapter
on any Wednesday evening during this period.⁸ Neither of the two
he paid $2 to one
checkers at the market recall such a visit by a person matching the
irculars and then
description provided by Hutchison, and both Marina Oswald and
rge of disturbing
Marguerite Oswald deny that they were ever in Hutchison's store.¹ 815
re incurred after
Hutchison further stated that the man made irregular calls at his
g June and July,
grocery between 7:20 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. on weekday mornings, and
rovided sufficient
always purchased cinnamon rolls and a full gallon of milk.81 How-
out of his own
ever, the evidence indicates that except for rare occasions Oswald
was in Irving only on weekends; moreover, Buell Wesley Frazier,
cans on April 24,
who drove Oswald to and from Irving on these occasions, testified
cost to Oswald,
that on Monday mornings he picked Oswald up at a point which
New Orleans in
is many blocks from Hutchison's store and ordinarily by 7:20 a.m.817
331
Bearn. Florida Sun told WEYL that BRRY,
his brother, had a fight will EE HARVEY OSWALD at Miami;
Florida. about the beginning or 1963.
AT PAIRHOPE, ALABAMA
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Directory reflects
that number 928-2925 is listed to CRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak
2 -
Street, Fairhope, Alabama.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBL a to property of the FBI and la loased to your agency: # and
the contents are not to be distributed outside pour agency.
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Date March 30, 1964
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JERRY BUCHANAN, 457 Oak Street, furnished the
recalls OSWALDS being present and participating in the fight
following information
but would only say that "he was there He advised that
his brother, JIM BUCHANAN, newspaper reporter, has specific
He is temporarily residing at the above address
information concerning OSWALDsbeing in Miami during
in Fairhope, his home address being Miami, Florida. He
October 1962 and March 1963 and has written information
has been employed for the past one and a half months as
concerning it. He advised that JIM BUCHANAN has recently
Crew Foreman for the Fairhope Paving Company, Faiphope,
started the publication of the Florida Conservative, Post
Alabama. He 1s leaving Fairhope the next week to spend a
Office Box 1299, Boca Raton, Florida, but lives in Fort
month in Mexico and will then go back to Miami Florida,
Lauderdale, Florida.
where he can be locared care of his mother, Mrs. MARY
BUCHANAN.
BUCHANAN could furnish no specific information
BUCHANAN has been a member of The International
concerning associates of OSWALD or his activity in Miami
other than saying that OSWALD had distributed pro-Castro
Anti-Communist Brigade, Miami, Florida for the past
,
literature which was the cause of the Dight referred to above.
several years. In October 1962 members of this group en-
gaged in a fight in Bay Pront Park section of Miami with
members of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee which group
was distributing pro-Castro literature. Police broke up
the fight.
After the assassination of President KENNEDY in
November 1963 and the attending publicity given to LEE
HARVEY OSWALD, BUCHANAN recognized OSWALD from his photo-
graph as having been one of the members of the Fair Play
for Cuba Committee engaged in the fight in the Bay Front
Park in October 1962. He also recalled that OSWALD had
been in Miami, Florida, again in March 1963 distributing
pro-Castro literature.
He advised he had not known OSWALD personally
and had not known anything about OSWALD until recalling
OSWALD after the latter had been given so much publicity.
He was questioned closely as to any specific recollection
he has that OSWALD was distributing pro-Castro literature
and actually took part in the fight referred to above.
BUCHANAN would not say specifically that he actually
On
3/26/6
Fairhope. Alabama
File # MO 105-601
SAs ALLISON A. CATLIN
and JOSEPH T. BOSTON
:gre Date dictated 3/30/64
by
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your agency: " and its contants are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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and they stated that he was not identifiable with
On December 16, 1963, Mr. MAJOR GREEN, Manager,
Continental Trailways Bus Lines, 1314 Tulane Avenue, New
any person who had ever been at their counter:
Orleans, furnished the following information to SAA JAMES
L. n. McBROOM, worked 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
E. SCHMIDT, JR.:
October 2, 1963;
There are four separate buses leaving New Orleans
F. J. MAUPERT, worked 3:10 p.m., to 11:30 p.m.,
Cctober 2 and 3, 1963;
for Houston, Toxas. These busesican be identified from the
BILL SETTLE, worked 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
schedule now in effect, which was also in effect during
October 3, 1963;
September, 1963. He advised the cost of a one-way ticket from
RAUL HORCASITAS, worked 2:15 p.m. to 11:00
New Orleans is $9.70 and a round-trip ticket costs $17.50.
p.m., October 2 and 3, 1963;
C. R. VILLAR, worked from 6:30 a.m. to 3:15
The daily bus schedules in effect in September,
p.m., October 2 and 3, 1963.
1963, from Now Orleans to Houston, Texas, are as follows:
On December 9, 1963, Mr. A. F. SHADPOCK, Chief
LEAVING NEW CRIEANS
ARRIVING HOUSTON
Agent, Trans-Texan Airways, International Airport,
made available flight manifests of passengers leaving
8:15 PM
7:00 AM (Next day)
San Antonio for Dallas on October 2, 1963. A search
of these records failed to identify OSWALD under his true
4:40 PM
2:15 AM (Next day)
name or aliases, or MARINA OSWALD.
12:20 PM
10:50 PM (Same day)
R. A. ROESLER, Post Transportation, Fort
Sam Houston, Building 370, Room 11, advised that he is
6:00 AM
4:30 PM (Same day)
on loan to the Army. He was on duty with Braniff Air-
ways at the cket counter, International Airport,
All bus operators leaving New Orleans can be
on October 3, 1963. He was unable to identify the
identified through Mr. MAJOR GREEN, if necessary by his
photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD as having contacted
contacting the Trailways Alexandria Office.
Braniff Airways.
Mr. JOHN LIVINGSTON, who is employed at the
ticket counter, American Airlines, International Airport,
advised that he worked the ticket counter from 2:15 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m. on October 3, 1963. He was shown a
photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD and was unable to identify
him as having contacted the airlines.
On December 9, 1963, JAMES BRAYMEN, Braniff
Airways, employed at the ticket counter, advised he was
on duty from 6,00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on October 2 and
3, 1963. He was unable to identify OSWALD's photograph
as having contacted the airlines office.
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T-12 advised as follows:
On November 26, 1963, T-14, a confidential source
On April 16, 1964, SELIO CASTRO, employee of the
who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised
accounting department in the offices of the Flecha Roja bus
that, following a check of the registration records of numerous
l'ne, Mexico, D. F., made available the ledger of arrivals at
middle and lower class hotels in the downtown area of Mexico
Mexico, D. F.. for the Flecha Roja buses. The ledger records
City, he had ascertained that on September 27, 1963, LEE HARVEY
separate entries for each day. with the exact time of arrival
OSWALD had registered at the Hotel del Comercio, located at
of each bus in Mexico, D. at the terminal.
Calle (Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19 and approximately
eight-blocks from the commercial heart of the Mexican capital
The records disclosed that OSWALD was registered
On December 8, 1963, JAMES BRAYMEN, Braniff
Airways, employed at the ticket counter, advised he was
on duty from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on October 2 and
3, 1963. He was unable to identify OSWALD's photograph
as having contacted the airlines office.
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T-12 advised as follows:
On November 26, 1963, T-14, a confidential source
On April 16, 1964, JULIO CASTRO, employee of the
who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised
accounting department in the offices of the Flecha Roja bus
that, following a check of the registration records of numerous
l'ne, Mexico, D. F., made available the ledger of arrivals at
middle and lower class hotels in the downtown area of Dexico
Mexico, D. F., for the Flecha Roja buses. The ledger records
City, he had ascertained that on September 27, 1963, LEE HARVEY
separate entries for each day, with the exact time of arrival
OSWALD had registered at the Hotel del Comercio, located at
of each bus in Mexico, D. F., at the terminal.
Calle (Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19 and approximately
eight blocks from the commercial heart of the Mexican capital.
This ledger disclosed that bus No. 516 of the Flecha
The records disclosed that OSWALD was registered as the
Roja bus line, which mide the trip from Nuovo Laredo, to
occupant of room No. 18 until October 1, 1963, and was deleted
Mexico, D. F., on September 26-27, 1963, arrived at the Flecha
from the hotel guest list on October 2, 1963.
Roja bus terminal, Heroes Ferrocarrileros No. 45, Mexico, D. F.,
at 10:00 a.m. on September 27, 1963.
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634
A signed statement which had been made by
SILVIA DURAN to the Federal Security Police on November 23,
According to source, there wore only three employees
1963, as translates from Spanish is recorded hereinunder:
at the hotel, and some of them wave able to recognize OSMALD's
photograph as having been = puost at that establishment but
"At the City of Mexico, Federal District, at
could recall virtually no information concerning the circum-
6:00 p.m. of November 23, 1963, the undersigned,
Captain FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS, Assistant
stances rolating thereto.
Director of the Federal Security (Police).
1. OSNALD's Registration at Notel
proceeding legally with witnesses present, makes
record: that with the presentation in this
T-1 made available photocopies of the registration
office or Mrs. SILVIA TIRADO DE DURAN for the
records of the Hotel del Compreto, Calle Bornardino de Sahagun
purpose of being interrogated concerning the
No. OSWALD registered at that hocol 13 "LEE, HARVEY OSWALD, USA,
19, Mexico, D. F., which reflect that on September 27, 1963,
matters which are herein set forth, this document
was prepared:
Texas, PHOTO, US citizen" and was assigned room No. 18.
The owner and manager of the hotel, GUILLERNO GARCIA
Promptly upon the presentation of the person who
LUNA, explained on March 3, 1034, that upon arrival a guest is
under normal conditions is called SILVIA TIRADO
required to register in his own handwriting: however, as long
DE DURAN, having been warned to tell the truth
he remains at the hotel thereafter, the name is transferred
and advised of the penalties which are incurred by
as to the registration list for subsequent days by the manager
those who furnish false testimony. described
herself as follows: that her name is as recorded,
or his assistant.
25 years of age, married, without religious
2. Examination of Handwriting on
preference, an employee. literate, a native and
Hotel Register 17 YOI Laboratory
resident of this city, with domicile at
Constituyentes #143. Apartment 43. with respect
On December 11, 1000, = photocopy of the above-
to the matters under investigation declares:
described page of the Hotel dol Comercio registration book
that she has been legally married to Mr. HORACIO
WAS submitted to the FBI Laboratory for examination of the
DURAN NAVARRO since November 5. 1958, and is the
"LEE, HARVEY OSWALD" signature appearing thereon.
mother or a child named PATRICIA, who, at the
present time, is three and one-half years or age:
In a laboratory report dated December 18, 1963,
that in the month of July or August or 1961 the
the FBI Laboratory stated that examination of "Qc333, photo-
deponent was invited to join the Mexican-Cuban
of page 01 registry book of Hotel del Comercio, Calle
Institute or Cultural Relations, which at that
copy Sahagun 10, Moxico City, with signatures of guests registering
on September 27, 1963, Line 10, bearing signature 'Lee Harvey
Oswald'" had been made with the following result:
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"It was concluded that the LEE HARVEY OSWALD
on Line 18 of Qc333 was written by LEE HARVEY
OSWALD, signature whose known writing appoars as X4 and X5 in this case."
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued
The information recorded heroinunder was furnished
by T-13,
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being unable to fix the monthly receipts,
time, was directed by Attorney AGUSTIN CUE
although she was the person who personally
AVOVAS, 13 = Coordinator, and, although she
received all of the funds received at the
does not rocall specifically who -: can that
Institute; that in addition to the speaker,
recommonded her, sue can clarity that for come
only Mr. FELIPE ROJAS, IND morted as a
5130
previously
the
"It was concluded that the LEE HARVEY DEWALD
OSWALD, whose known writing appears as K4 and K5 in this case."
signature on Line 18 of Qc333 was written by LEE HARVEY
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued
The information recorded hereinunder was furnished
by T-13,
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being unable to fix the monthly receipts,
time, was directed by Attorney AGUSTIN CUE
although she was the person who personally
CANOVAS, as = Coordinator, and, although she
received all of the funds received at the
does not recall specifically who 12 was that
Institute; that in addition to the speaker,
recommended her. che can clarily that for some
only Mr. FELIPE ROJAS, who worked as a
time previously she was friendly and visited
secretary at the Institute during the mornings,
with frequency the employees oz the Cuban
received any monthly salary in the same amount
Embassy, being a personal Iriend of Anbassador
of 500 posos ($40 U.S.), with the remainder of
PORTUONDO, as well as the Cultural Attaches,
the money which was received boing used for the
TERESA PROENZA and LUIS ALVERU, as well as with
payment of rent and other. expenses connected
the female employees, but principally with the
with its operation. That in the month of
secretary of Consul FUSEBIO ASCUS, Miss
December of 1961, the doclarant and her husband
MARICARMEM OLAVARRI, of Spanish nationality
made a trip by hir to Havana, Cuba, paying for
but a relative of ASCUE; that at. the Institute
their own transportation, but all of their
the activities were exclusively of a cultural
expenses of their visit to that city and the
nature and were attended on occusions by the
greater number of the cities of the island being
afore-mentioned Cultural Attaches and some
gaid by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with
Cubans, but in n greater number by Mexicans,
the People and the House of Culture, so-called,
always artists and intellectuals, without any
'of the Americas, the trip having lasted fifteen
political discussions, although she recalls
days without their having any contact or con-
that at the time of the October Cuban crisis
nection during this trip with officials of the
in connection with the throatoned invasion of
Cuban Government. That no the speaker has already
Cuba and the subsequent blockade of the island
stated, she has been = sympathizor of socialism
by the North American Government, they listened
and Marxist doctrine for Goveral years, having
by shortwave radio to the nows from the 'Pronsa
studied philosophy and cristentialism, and
Latina' (Latin Press), on the basis of which they
particularly she has cympathized since its
made up a bulletin which was road of the nows
inception and sympathizes with the Cuban Revolution.
that they had listened to directly from Havana,
That approximately three months ago she began to
agreeing also to the effect that Cubans and
occupy the position 0: Secretary to the Cuban
Mexicans attending said meetings discussed the
Consul in this city, MA. BUSEDIO ASCUE, who
political problem of Cuba on it private basis
coased to function in that capacity some five days
without doing so in any official character; that
ago on Monday, the 18th of this month, having
the declarant was receiving a salary of 500
boon substituted by Mr. ALEREDO MIRAVAL Y DIAZ,
posos ($40 U.S.) Monthly in her' capacity as
clarifying at this time that from the beginning
Coordinator at the Institute, with her work
she began to work in that capacity as a temporary
schedule being from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. daily, and
measure as a result of the death in a traffic
the money for the maintenance of the Institute
accident of her friend, MARICARMEN OLAVARRI, who
itself coming from a monthly subsidy from the
had boon occupying that position, until some person
Cuban Embassy, the amount of which she is not
should arrive from Cuba who would assume the same,
aware, but also with each one of the members
having had under her responsibility the adminis-
paying 3. quota, and also contributions were
trative operation and preparing the visas which
received from persons whose names she does not
are issued, as well as handling the applications
rocall because usually they wore made anonymously,
for such visas which invariably are sent to the
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635
636
American who in the last days of September or
Ministry of Foreign Relations, Government of
the first days of the month of October of the
Cuba, for its approval, having obtained this
present year appeared at the Cuban Consulate and
position directly from former Consul ASCUE, with
applied for a visa to Cuba in transit to Russia
whom she is very friendly, and for whom the
and based his application on his presentation
spenker even organized a farewoll party in her
of his passport in which it was recorded that
homo, which was attended by almost all of the
he had been living in the latter country for a
officials and employees of the Embassy and the
period of three years, his work pormit from that
Consulate, except the Ambassador. That the
sane country written in the Ruosian language and
speaker does not belong to any political party
letters in the same language, as well as proof
and never has attended manifestations or meetings,
of his being married to a woman of Russian
nor has she given lectures or specches, which her
nationality and being the apparent Director in
husband has done, since he has written several
the city of New Orleans of the organization called
articles for the newspaper 'El Dia' (The Day)
'Fair Play for Cuba' with the desire that he
(pro-Communist Spanish language newspaper pub-
should be accepted as a 'friend' of the Cuban
lished in Mexico City); that she has ngver been
Revolution, as a result of which the speaker, in
arrested for any ronson, nor even on the occasion
compliance with her. duties, received all of his
of the visit to Mexico of Mr. JOIN F. KENNEDY,
data and filled out the appropriate application,
which caused her a great deal of personal satis-
and he left to return in the afternoon, this
faction because of the bonefits which it would
time with his photographs, and the speaker,
represent to the country. That yesterday while
recognizing that she exceeded her dutics, semi-
she was working at the Cuban Consulate, where she
officially called the Russian Consulate by
is employed from 10:00 to 2:00 and from 4:00 to
telephone because of her interest in facilitating
6:00 p.m. daily and where she receives a salary
the handling of the Russian visa for LEE HARVEY
of 1,500 pesos ($120 U.S.) monthly, just before
OSWALD, but from there they answered her that the
their time of departure at noon, n friend commented
operation would require approximately four months,
to her that she had been listoning to the radio
which annoyed the applicant, since as he affirmed
and heard a news item to the effect that President
he was in a great hurry to obtain the visas which
KENNEDY had suffered an attack in which they had
would permit him to travel to Russia, insisting
fired three shots at him, as = result of which she
that he was entitled to them because of his back-
called her husband on the telephone and they dis-
ground and his particanship and personal activities
cussed this news, and he advised her that he
in favor of the Cuban movement, the declarant's
already knew about it and referred to said attack
not being able to specify because she does not
as 'monstrous, and they agreed that upon meeting
remember whether or not he said that he was a
at their home they would discuss the matter, which
member of the Communist Party, but that his wifo,
they did during their dinner hour. but in a very
of Russian nationality, was at that time in the
brief manner since.,they did not know all the
city of New York from where she would follow him,
circumstances of the attack and the name and
although his place of origin.was the afore-mentioned
description of the presumed author of the same,
city of Now Orleans; that as soon as OSWALD under-
its having been only that night that they read
stood that it was not possible to give him a Cuban
in the extra (edition) the DOWS rolating thereto,
visa without his previously obtaining a Russian one,
and subsequently on the radio at nor residence she
because the former was for transit, he became highly
heard the name of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, which caused
agitated and angry, as a rosult of which the
hor to remember that this name refors to a North
speaker called Consul ASCUE, who, at that time, was
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in his private office in pmpany of his ultimate
replacement, MIRAVAL, but cano out and bogan to
argue in English with OSWALD in = very angry
speaker received from the Russian Concul YACKSOV
manner and ACCUE concluded by daying to him that,
when the latter visited ASCUE and MIRAVAL and
'As for as he was concerned, he would not give
delivered to then their respective invitations
him.n visa, and that 14 person like him, in
at the Cuban Consulate. That with respect to
place of aiging the Coonn Revolution, was doing
hor in-lawa, LIDIA and RUBEN DURAN HAVARRO, the
it harm. its boing noted that in sheir discussion
former on various
description 01 the presumed author of the
city of New Orleans: that an soon as OSWALD under-
its having been only that night that they read
stood that it was not possible to give him a Cuban
in the extra (edition) one nows relating thereto,
visa without his previously obtaining a Russian one,
and subsequently on the radio at her residence she
because the former was for transit, he became highly
heard the name of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, which caused
agitated and angry, as a result of which the
her to remember that this name refors to a North
speaker called Consul ASCUE, who, at that time, was
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in his private office in company of his ultimate
replacement, NIRAVAL, but came out and bogan to
argue in English with OSWALD in = very angry
speaker received from the Russian Concul YACKSOV
manner and ACCUE concluded by daying to him that,
when the latter visited ASCUE and MIRAVAL and
'As for as he was concerned, he would not give
delivered to then their respective invitations
him a visa, and that 'A porson like him, in
at the Cuban Consulate. That with respect to
place of aiding the Cuban Revolution, was doing
hor in-laws, LIDIA and RUBER DURAN NAVARRO, the
it harm,' its being noted that in their discussion
former on various occasions attended with the
they had been reforring to the Russian socialist
doclarant the meetings which were being hold at
revolution and not the Cuban, its being stated
the Institute, whereas the latter only did so
by OSWALD that he had two reasons to request the
on one or two occasions in connection with
visa with urgency, which were, one, that his
exhibits of paintings and with respect to BETY
permit to be in Moxico was expiring and the other
SERRATO AZUCAR, the wife of RUBEN, she has always
that he had urgent necessity of reaching Russia;
remained aloof from these activities, although
that in spite of the argument the speaker handed
all of then are of leftist ideology but do not
to OSWALD a piece of paper similar to that which
actively participate in any activities; that
she writes at this time in which she recorded
BARBARA ANN BLITS TRESHOND ESQUIVEL and AGATA
her name, 'SILVIA DURAN, and the telephone
number of the Consulate, which is '11-28-47, and,
ROSENO GARCIA are friends of DETY and the speaker
at any rate, she initiated the handling of his
has known them very little and superficially,
visa application by sending it to the Cuban
as a result of which she knows nothing about
their activities and idoologies, and in connection
Ministry of (Foreign) Affairs, from which a reply
with the gentleman who she now knows is named
was received in the normal manner some fifteen
BENTLEY, she had never seen him before and
to thirty days later approving the issuance of
a visa, but conditioning it on his previously
supposes that no is a friend of BARBARA, since
she noticed that no was talking to BARBARA when
obtaining the Russian (one), although she does
not rocall whether OSWALD subsequently called
they wore dining at the home 01 the deponent,
her or not on the telephone for the Consulate
being present her husband, AGATA and LIDIA,
which she had given him; that all of the conver-
whereas the others were == the home of her brother-
in-law, RUBEN. That she has nothing further to
sation which the speaker had with OSWALD, as
doclare and after reading the above, she ratifies
well as that of Con all ACCUE with him, was in
and signs the margins in evidence thereof.
the English language since he did not speak any
The above document is closed authorized and
Spanish, and that upon seeing his photograph
witnessed.
which appears in today's newspapers, specifically
in the newspaper 'Et Dis, she immediately
recognized and identified it as being the same
Signed, Assistant Director of Federal Security,
Captain FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS.
person that she has been referring to as LEE
HARVEY OSWALD. That on only one occasion the
Witnesses: Lic. (Atty.) FERNANDO QRTIZ DE LA PENA;
Lic. CARLOS DURAN LANZ."
declarant attended a reception ceremony at the
Russian Embassy which was given on the occasion
of the visit of the astronauts, GAGARIN and
TERESHKOVA, on the personal invitation which the
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ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
ADVER
SECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION
SECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION
1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CA
DE $6.25.
2. Autoriza al titular R perms
improrrogables, a partir de
ORIGINAL N? 24085
DUPLICADO N? 24085
3. No podrá desarrollar active
4. Si el titular se interpú co
VALIDA POR 15 DIAS
VALIDA POR 15 DIAS
pañado de ellos.
5. Este documento debera
MAY
BUENA PARA UN SOLO VIAJE POR BACINCO DIAS
BUENA PARA UN SOLO VIAJE POR $ (CINCO) DIAS
de Migración del lugar por .
Apellidos y nombre LEE, HARVEY OSWALD
Apellidos y nombre. LEE, HARVEY OSWALD
ATTEN
FOTOGRAFO
FOTOGRAFE
1. TAX APPLICABLE TO Til
CAN CURRENCY (DLS 0.
S
H
HX
Edad 23 AROS Estado Civil
Sexo
1
S
M
Edad 23 AMOS Estado Civil
2. The legal holder of this per
Sexo
C X
C
M
X
Mexico for a period not to es
able) starting from the date
Documento con el que acredito su nacionalidad
Documento con el que acredita su nacionalidad
3. Issued only for pleasure trip
ACTA NACIMIENTO ama
ACIA RACIMIENTO
1. If bearer enters the country
departure he must leave wit
Menores que lo ocompañam
5. This document must be .
Menores que to acompañan:
Authorities at the time and
country.
Desting floob
MEXICO, D. F.
Destino finali
MEXICO, D. E.
NUEVA ORLEANS, LA. EUA.,
NUIVA ORLEANS, LA. EVA.,
OBSERVATION
17 SEPTIEMBRE DE 1963.
17 SEPTICKARS DE 1963.
1. CE, DOCUMENT EST SOL ,
Lugar y feche
10.10.00 LA
Lugar y fecha
OFICINA
PESOS MEXICAINS (U.S.
OFICINA
EXPEDICORA
EXPEDIDORA
2. Le titulaire de ce document
Mexique pendant une périod
Firms
Firma del interesado
dépasser 5 (einq) jours A IN
PARAIBER LLENADO EXCLUSIVAMENTE
POR
WAR
PARA SER LLENADO EXCJSIVAMENTS FOR LAS AUTORIDADES
dans le pays.
DE POBLACION (MIGRACION)
or POLICION IMEGRACION).
3. 11 ne pourra exercer aucun
OPI
touriste.
ENTRADA
SALIDA 1983
ENTRADA
SALIDA
4. Si le titulaire est entré as
SET251963
Nutvo Laredo, Tamps
ALBERTO CHADA
1953
eurs, ceux-el devront oblig
Sello fechador
même temps que lui.
5. Ce document devra être rer
du port de sortie an momen
OCT. 1963
T.G.N-4508-82
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2478
674
748-381 XXV
ADVERTENCIAS
ADVERTENCIAS
STADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CAUSA ESTE DOCUMENTO ES
1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CAUSA ESTE DOCUMENTO ES
ETARIA DE GOBERNACION
DE $6.25.
DE $6.27
2. Autoriza al titular a permaneer en México 5 (cinco) dias
2. Autoriza al titular a permaneeer en México 5 (cinco) dias
improtrogables. IN partir de la fecha de su entrada al pain.
improrrogables, A partir de la fecha de su entrada al pais.
PLICADO N: 24085
3. No podrá desarrollar actividades distintas a las de recree.
1. No podrá desarrollar actividades distintas n las de recreo.
1. 81 el titular NO internú con menores, deberá sulir acom.
1. Si el titular se internó con menores, deberá salir scom-
pañada de ellos.
pañado de ellos.
ALIDA POR 15 DIAS
5. Este documento deberá Acr entregado a las Autoridades
5. Este documento deberá ser entregado n Ins Autoridades
SOLO VIAJE POR $ (CINCO) DIAS
de Micración del Ingur por donde efectúe su salida del pais.
de Migración del lugar por donde efectúe BM salida del pais.
ATTENTION
ATTENTION
LEE, HARVEY OSWALD
1. TAX APPLICABLE TO THIS DOCUMENT: $6.25 MESI-
1. TAX APPLICABLE TO THIS DOCUMENT: $6.25 MEXI-
FOTOGRAFO
CAN CURRENCY (DLS. 0.50).
CAN CURRENCY (DLS. 0.50).
S
2. The legal holder of this permit is authorized to remain in
2. The legal holder of this permit la authorized to remain in
23 AMOS Estado Civil
Mexico for a period not to exceed 5 (five) days (not renew.
Mexico for a period not to exceed # (five) days (not rebew.
C
able) starting from the date of his entry into the country.
able) starting from the date of his entry Into the country.
acredita su nacionalidad:
3. Issued on:- for pleasure trips.
3. Issued only for pleasure trips.
4. If bearer enters the country accompanied by minors, upon
4. If bearer enters the country accompanied by minors, upon
0
departure he must leave with them.
departure he must leave with them.
5. This document must be surrendered to the Migration
5. This document must be surrendered to the Migration
mpoñon:
Authorities at the time and place of departure from the
Authorities at the time and place of departure from the
country.
country.
REXICO, D. E.
OBSERVATION IMPORTANTE
OBSERVATION IMPORTANTE
NUEVA ORLEANS
17 SEPTICHBRE DE 1963.
1. CE DOCUMENT EST SOUMIS A UN IMPOT DE $6.25
1. CE DOCUMENT EST SOUMIS A UN IMPOT DE 6.25
Lugar fecho
PESOS MEXICAINS (U.S. $0.50).
PESOS MEXICAINS (U.S. $ 0.50).
2. Le titulaire de ce document est autorisé À séjourner au
2. Le titulaire de ce document est autorisé à séjourner an
Mexique pendant une période qui ne pourrs, en sucon cas,
Mexique pendant une période qui ne pourra, en aboun cas.
Firms del interesado
dépasser 5 (cinq) jonrs à partir de la date de son entrée
dépasser 5 (einq) jours à partir de In date de 500 entrée
EXCLUSIVAMENTE POR LAS AUTORIDADES
dans le pays.
days le pays.
3. II ne pourra exercer aucune activité autre que celle de
3. II ne pourra exercer aucune activité autre que celle de
touriste.
touriste.
SALIDA
4. Si le titulaire est entré au Mexique accompagné de min-
4. Si le titulaire est entré au Mexique accompagné de min-
eurs, ceux-el devront obligatoirement quitter le pays en
eurs, ceux-ci devront obligatoirement quitter le pays en
Sallo techndor
même temps que Ini.
même temps que lul.
5. Ce document devra être remis AUX Autorités Mexicaines
5. Ce document devra être remis aux Autorités Mexicaines
du port de sortie an moment du départ du pays.
du port de sortie All moment du départ do pays
T.G.N-4508-42
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2478-Continued
748-381 64 vol. XXV-45
675
number, complete name,
occupation, place and country of origin, final destination,
Copied above is the original portion of the Mexican FM-8 with
date of entry or departure, type of vehicle in which traveling,
M. THE HARVEY OSWALD entered Mexico on September 26, 1963,
date of entry, date of departure (latter columns to determine
and departed therefrom on October 3, 1963. Although he 1s
period of residence), and remarks.
known to have traveled by bus from Ruevo Laredo to Mexico City,
his mode of travel is not recorded on the FM-8, which was
A review of the original tourist cards for persons
retrieved and cancelled by ALBERTO ARZAMENDI CHAPA at the
traveling as tourists who departed from Mexico at Nuevo Laredo
time of his departure: No space 1s provided on the card for
on October 3, 1963, disclosed that in no instance did any
recording means of travel upon departure, and no such informa-
notation appear on the travel documents to indicate manner of
tion appears on the above card. The back of the FM-8 contains
travel of the bearer or destination in the United States upon
no information other than printed instructions and warnings
departure from Mexico. Because of an unusual circumstance,
to the traveler in Spanish, English and French.
however, it was noted that in a single instance a tourist,
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one JOHN H. BENNETT, had reported to Immigration authoritics
that he had lost his tourist card, and after being fined
he was provided with a special document which would permit
Dear Mr. Rankin:
his departure from Mexico, an FM-17.
I - forwarding two documents with translations, concerning
It was observed that on the FM-11 forms, the
the visa application of Lee Harvey Oswald, which were given by
"destination" of the traveler at the time of departure was
the Government of Cuba to Ambassador Stadelhofer on August 26,
completed invariably with the same information as appeared
1964, and were given by Ambassador Stadelhofer to the Department
on the tourist card as to place of residence, the place of
in New York on August 28, 1964.
issuance thereof, or a notation that the information was not
available.
The Department is not keeping copies of the original docu-
ments and would appreciate copies of them when they are reproduced.
REVIEW OF TOURIST CARDS
AND FM-11 RECORDS
You will hote that the translators found certain words
illegible. We would be happy to attempt again to translate
A review of the FM-11 form listing persons who
these words if the Commission is able to have the original
exited from Mexico on October 3, 1963, at Nuevo Laredo,
documents enlarged or clarified.
Tamaulipas, with alien tourist cards revealed that for the
79 persons who were recorded as having departed their means
Sincerely yours,
of travel could be defined as follows:
Travel By
Number of Persons
Automobile
25
Leonard C. Meeker
Acting Legal Adviser
Bus
17
Railroad
18
Airline
7
Enclosures:
Data unavailable
12
Visa application or Lee
Harvey Oswald, with
Total
79
translation.
A review of the original portions of the tourist
cards of these travelers disclosed that none contained any
information concerning means of transportation utilized by
these people on departure from Mexico with the exception of
The Honorable
JOHN H. BENNETT, who had lost the original portion of his
J. Lee Rankin
tourist card.
Gengh
Counsel,
President's Commission on the
Assassination of President Kennedy,
200 Maryland Avenue, N.E.,
Washington, D.C.
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module
27 de To 1953.
Civdadon Age Dervey Jamel4
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FOR USE OF THE MISSION
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Motivos do los extancias onteriors
Familiares o pursonas conocidas residentos on Cuba
A
COMMENTS: The applicant states that he is a member of the American
Communist Party and Secretary in New Orleans of the Fair Play.for Cuba
Committee. and that he Itves in the Soviet Daton from October 1959 to June 19.
He sido Invigado donda Cubo? (51: ) (Not )
Con quo objeto?
Cool as el motivo viala propuosto
40
excenses
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10
united
Facha do 2 services whom mathle Hum
Dirucción Cobar
(flimo an interstado)
2022 USE DE LA MISION
OBERVACIONES
There on these Orisens Asi Fels 71/12 PM Care Comitties. % cas vivis NO 38 This
n milisitate sies or states onl lafe Far If ware
Sevietion deste Seleter de 1959 où 19 4e Junio to 19601 que alls as med $ WILL
seventies: netro - to when be has 338
accissos and 3 esto de suite Lamia. - prosents as 10 " in
will $ vate etused 110 - visa - I - -
Neestros License at commission 40 is - , pas - 1,00 milse benine 114
La No. ! 18282
T-39 R-XX
Spanish
expans is - used is aim , que business 4a
of INSURED
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COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division of Language Services
(Translation)
Consulate of Caba
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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(Translation)
FOR USE OF THE MISSION
La No. 18282
T-39 / R-XX
Spanish
COMMENTS: The applicant states that he is a member of the American
Communist Party and Secretary in New Orleans of the Fair Play for Cuba
Consulate of Cuba
Committee, and that he lived in the Soviet Union from October 1959 to June 19,
Mexico, D.F.
1962, and that he married a Soviet citizen there. He displayed documents in
(one photo on each form)
Visa application No. : 779
proof of his membership in the two aforementioned organizations and a marriage
Date: September 27, 1963
certificate. He appeared at the Embassy of the U.S.S.R. in this city and
requested that his visa be sent to the Soviet Embassy in Cuba. We called
Name: Lee Harvey Oswald
the Consulate of the U.S.S.R. and were told that timey had to await authori-
Citizenship: American
zation from Moscow in order to give the visa and that it would take about
Date and place of birth: October 18, 1939,
in New Orleans,
four months.
U.S.A.
Chandwritten notation reading: Hotel del Comercio
Passport No.: D-092526
Room 18 46-50-617
Permanent Address: 4907 Magazine Street, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.
Occupation (specifying concern for which you work) Commercial Photographer
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued
Previous visits to Cuba: --
Reasons for previous visits: --
Members of family or acquaintances residing in Cuba: --
Were you invited by persons in Cutta? (Yes: ) (No: X )
For what purpose?
What is the purpose of the proposed trip? In transit on the way to the
Soviet Union.
[Two or more words illegible7
2 weeks and longer if possible
Planned date of arrival in Cuba: September 30, 1963
Address in Cuba:
[Signed7 Lee H. Oswald
(Signature of applicant)
TRUE COPY OF TRANSLATION WITH
CORRECTION AS STATED IN LETTER
ATTACHED.
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Republic of Cui
Ministry of Foreig
SECRETARIAT
(VISA SECTION
MINISTERUS Are - EXTENSIVE
EXT
14597
visa)
MALIDA No
La Balana, 15 de ectubre 10 1%1
AND DE LA OBTANIZACION*
Esteemed comrade:
Retinds
notificar a usted, - relación can la solicitud
With regard to
&
do visa de trinsite del cladadamo norteswricano LEX HARTEY OSWALD, que
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
perm avonder * - solicited date commissiones por cable con respects
pagada mundo tough la visa de le Marbajada de la URSS autorizada.
in order for us to
Cen salados revolucienarios de "PATRIA 0 me ref
with prepaid reply
tere de usted,
U.S.S.R.
Fraternalmente,
With revoluti
Juan Milo Otero
Director
A1 tomy. Alfredo Mirabel Dies
Channi de Cate - MAxico, D.F.
To Comrade Alfredo
Consul of Cuba, Mex
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816
Republic of Cuba
/Stamp/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SECRETARIAT
/Several words illegible/
(VISA SECTION)
*
October 17 /year illegible/
DCT 17
Outgoing correspondence No. 14697
14697
ALIDA No.
Habana, October 15, 1963
is de estubre 10 1961
YEAR OF ORGANIZATION
LA OBTANIZACION*
Esteemed comrade:
- relación con le solicitud
With regard to the application for a transit visa submitted by
wricans LEX PLANTEY ORWALD, que
LEE HARVEY OSWALD, an American citizen, I respectfully inform you that
ernos por cable con respects
to de 1a URSS, autorizeda.
in order for us to comply with his request, he must inform us by cable,
de "PATRIA 0 me ref
with prepaid reply, when he- has the authorized visa of the Embassy of the
U.S.S.R.
With revolutionary greetings of FATHERLAND or DEATH, I remain,
Yours fraternally,
By order: /Signed/ Mercy Martínez
Juan Milo Otero
Director
/Stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/
To Comrade Alfredo Mirabel Diaz
Consul of Cuba, Mexico, D.F.
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tinued
817
820
buses cross the International Bridge over the "Rio Bravo dol
Norte" (Rio Grande River) betwoon Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and
Larado, Texas, with the buses stopping in Laredo where they
discharge passengers and also pick up new passengers in
Laredo for the return trip into Mexico with Mexico, D. F., as
the final terminal point.
CASTRO advised that on the return trip to Mexico,
D. F., Flecha Roja bus No, 516 had. a scheduled departure from
Laredo, Texas, on September 26, 1963, of 1:30 PM, arriving in
Nuevo Laredo a few minutes lator, with departure from Nuevo
Laredo for the trip to Mexico, D. F., scheduled for 2:00 PM.
T-16, who is in a position to be well-informed with
respect to the day-to-day operations of the Mexico City ticket
offices of the "Compania Cubana de Aviacion" (Cuban Aviation
Company commonly referred to as "Cubana Airlines"), furnished
the following information on April 18, 1964:
Most of the office employees at the Cubana Airlines
ticket office, Paseo de la Reforma 56, Mexico City, are
Mexican citizens. Source would have an excellent possibility
of being informed of any visits or inquiries made at the
Cubana Airlines offices by an American, and is thoroughly
convinced that LEE HARVEY OSWALD did not' appear at those offices
during late September and early October, 1963, within the
regular working hours. Source viewed various photographs of
OSWALD and also consulted with associates at the Cubana
Airlines office and reiterated the conviction that
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OSWALD had not been at those offices at any time.
-3-
This source confirmed that the published and most
used 35-79-00. telephone number for the Cubana Airlines office is
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2566-Continued
114
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2567
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25. D.C.
4. Prior authorisation from the Ministry of the Exterior in
Havana is required before Cuban visas may be issued. On occasion,
requests (or permission to issue visas and the resulting decisions
are handled by cable. The applicant fille out a visa application form
at the Cuban consulate. Cuban visas are normally valid for three
months from date of Issuance. The Soviets are not known to issue
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Ritakin
General Counsei
travel permits to Cuba.
President's Commission on the
Assassination of President Kenned
5. The Government of Mexico recognizes the passport ** "n'n
identification document only. Mexican immigration officials de not
Hours of WORK at Cubine and
recognize passport entries prohibiting the bearer's travel to Cuba,
SUBJECT:
if the bearer a for travel
Consulates
OSWALD had not been at those offices at any time.
-3-
This source confirmed that the published and most
used 35-79-00. telephone number for the Cubana Airlines office is
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2566-Continued
114
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2567
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25. D.C.
4. Prior authorisation from the Ministry of the Exterior in
Havana is required before Cuban visas may be issued. On occasion,
requests for permission to issue visas and the resulting decisions
are handled by cable. The applicant fills out a visa application form
at the Cuban consulate. Cuban visas are normally valid for three
months from date of issuance. The Soviets are not known to issue
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin
General Counsel
travel permits to Cuba.
President's Commission on the
Assassination of President Kenned,
5. The Government of Mexico recognizes the passport as an
identification document only. Mexican immigration officials do not
SUBJECT:
Hours of Work at Cuban and Coviet
recognise passport entries prohibiting the bearer's travel to Cuba,
Consulates: Procedures and Regu-
If the bearer holds a visa valid for travel to that country. Non-Cubans,
lations for Issuance of Cuban Visas:
including U.S. citizens, entering Mexico from Cuba must have
Mexican Control of U.S. Citizens'
Mexican visas or tourist cards. Depending on their outgoing flight
Travel to and from Cuba
times, non-Cubans transitting Mexico de not always need a transit
visa(* The passports of all persons travelling between Mexico and
Cusa are stamped in Spanish with the phrases Departed for Cuba"
1. I refer to your earlier memorandum in which you request
or "Entered from Cuba", as appropriate.
Information on hours of work at Cuban and Soviet diplomatic Instal-
lations in Mexico City, details of regulations governing the issuance
6. We hope that the information given above meets your need
of Cuban travel documents and Mexican control of U.S. citizens
for data on travel between Mexico and Cuba.
travelling to and from Cuba through Mexico.
2. The Soviet Embassy and Consulate are not open to the
public: offices In the Soviet compound may be visited by appointment
only. A twenty-four-hour guard is mounted at the entrance to the
Richard Helms
compound in which these Soviet installations are located. Visitors
Deputy Director for Plans
ring the bell at this entrance at all hours. Russian-speaking visitors
are permitted to enter at any time, but others are usually turned
away by the guard after normal hours of work. Normal work hours
during September 1963, when See Harvey OSWALD visited the Soviet
Installation, were 0900 to 1800. However, the hours for Mondaya
and Fridays have been changed to 0900 to 1400 hours. Sixteen Soviet
families live in the compound.
3. The Cuban Embassy and Consulate are located La their own
compound, but these installations have separate entrances. Visitors
may enter the Cuban Consulate from 1000 to 1400 hours, Monday
through Friday. Embassy working hours are 0900 to 1700 on the same
days. Visitors to the Embassy. however, usually appear before 1400
hours. These work hours were also in effect during September 1963.
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436
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
WASHINGTON D.C. 10135
This is the part of the article to which Portell-
May 14, 1964
Vila was referring above, the source of which is the
message from his unknown source in Caba.
BY COURIER SERVICE
It is also indicated in the same translation of
his article, that he further states that:
Honorable J. Lee Rankin
Besides, the information from the anti-communist under-
General Counsel
ground movement which operates right under the
The President's Commission
Dose of Raul Nos Garcia, in the Ministry of
200 Maryland Avenue, N. E.
State in Havana, shows that Owald's relations
Washington, D. C.
with the "Fair Play for Communist Cabe" began
before July, 1962, when be returned from the
Dear Mr. Rankin:
Soviet Union, and that they had been spoasored
by Castro's diplomatic agents in Mosoov, at
Reference is made to my letter of May 8,
the time Oawald was there
1964, which advised that Dallas Police Chief Jesse E.
Curry denied that be ever received a letter from the
is previously pointed out, Portell-Vila is his
Justice Department and that he had been requested by
interview of they 13, 1964, indicated that his only information
any official of the FBI not to arrest Oswald or Ruby,
in this regard was the message from his source is Caba, and
as alleged in an article from the May 17, 1964, issue of
on May 14, 1964, be stated that the article expressed his
the "National Enquirer."
interpretative analysis of this information.
It is noted that the translation also states that:
By letter dated May 13, 1964, from the
Deputy Attorney General we were advised that a check
of the files of the Department of Justice discloses
During his speech of November 27, 1963, at the
University of Havana, when Castro said "the first
no reference to an alleged letter from a high official
of the Justice Department to Dallas Police Chief Jesse E.
time that Oswald was in Caba", his tongue was
Curry mr any reference that RO FBI official was asked to
under the influence of "Peralta" cogane, and be
revealed something which is very important.
request the Dallas Police not to arrest Oswald or Ruby.
It will be recalled is this respect that Portell-
This completes our inquiry in this matter.
Vila advised during his February 17, 1964, interview that be
read in a November 29, 1963, publication that in a speech on
Sincerely yours,
November 27, 1963, Fidel Castro, whether through a slip of
Arover
the tongue or as the result of the influence of liquor, made
a comment which suggested that Oawald may have previously
made at least one visit to Caba. He conjectured that this
trip of Oswald could have taken place while be was is Mexico
last year or perhaps while be was in Mussis. to said at the
time be had DO additional information in this regard.
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FD-302 (Rev. 1-23-60)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FD-302 (Rev. 3-3-391
"EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT.
Date 12/9/63
1
Date 6/4/64
WALTER KIRK COLEMAN, 4338 Newton Street, Dallas,
MITCHELL SCIDOR, Goneral Production Manager,
Texas, age 15, furnished the following information:
Iloins Sporting Goods, Inc., 4540 West Madison Street,
Chicago, Illinois, advised SA FRANCIS M. HENWOOD on
December 7, 1963, that an Italian carbine, serial number
On April 10, 1963, sometime between 9:00 and 10:00
C2766, was sold by Kleins to A. HIDELL, Dallas, Texas,
PM, COLEMAN, along with his godfather, RONALD ANDRIES, were
with 4 power rifle scope mounted. This is shown Oil the
building some shelves in COLEMAN's bedroom. At the time,
order 20 "Italian carbine 574X scope" for a single
COLEMAN you standing in the doorway which leads from his bell-
price of $19.95. SCIBOR advised that if the rift were
room to the outside of the house on the borth side of his resi-
original of this part to srs. Harisda Arenaberg, Secretary
Raul. lie said that the two to VOOR reference LG
of the Cuban Freedom Committee, 1737 H Street, N.W.,
made are Carlos Olivares and Faure Chomon, who were the
Washington, D.C. He believed she passed it on to an
Cuban Ambassadors in Moscow during the period that Oswald
unknown Government agency, adding that he believed she had
was in Russia.
contacts in the State Department.
The above message with his interpretation of same
Portell-Vila said that he did not have a copy
constitutes Portell-Vila's entire information dealing with
of this part of the message but reconstructed it from memory
possible contact of Oswald with Cuban diplomats in Russis.
He said that he has not heard of any information in this
as follows:
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LEE HARVEY OSWALD
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
respect from any other source, nor of contacts with Cubans
On the name date he also exhibited a copy of his
by Oswald except what he had read in newspapers or other
article which appears in Spanish in the February 2, 1964,
public source media, or previously reported concerning a
issue of the magazine "Bohemia Internacional," a Spanish
speech of Fidel Castro on November 27, 1963, wherein Castro
language magazine which is printed in Venezueia, according
made a comment which suggested that Oswald may have
to Portell-Vila. It is entitled, "CAMBIO DE DISFRAZ"
previously made at least one visit to Cuba.
(Change of Disguise) and starts on page sixteen. It
pertains generally to Oswald and the Fair Play for Cuba
Regarding his source, and as previously pointed out,
Committee aspect of the assassination. Again, according
Portell-Vils said that the actual identity of the source is
to Portell-Vila, as in the case of his previous article
unknown to him, but the source is part of an underground
on the assassination, the waterial is the result of research
movement in Cuba. Regarding the source's reliability, Portell-
and interpretative analysis on his part of public source
Vila said that the information furnished by the source in
material where Oswald is concerned, with'the exception of
the past has been reliable for the greater part. He said
a brief reference to Owaldsbeing in contact with the
that he had made inquiry through means available to him
previously named Cuban Ambassadors in Moscow, Russia. The
within Cuba concerning the reliability of the source, and
nessage from the unknown source in Cuba previously described
was informed that he could consider the informant reliable.
is the source for this reference in the article.
Xe said he could not and would not elaborate further, even
under legal process, as to the mechanics used in his obtaining
With respect to this reference in the article,
this information, nor concerning the identity of the person
and by way of explanation, 12 is to be noted that a
attesting to the reliability of the informant, because be
translation of Dr. Portell-Vila's article appearing in the
feared that disaster would befall those involved.
February 2, 1964, issue of "Bohemis Internacional," is
contained in the report of Special Agent James J. O'Connor,
He explained that this information was probably
dated May 8, 1964, at Mismi, Florida, under the Lee Harvey
furnished to him as a person whose background attested that
Oswald caption. Therein, Portell-Vila, on the topic of the
he vas anti-Castro, and whose position and contacts in this
Fair Play for Cuba Committee, stated in part:
country, exemplified best by his writing articles for "Bohemia
Libre," marked him as a person who could put any information
During the course of 1960-1961, he was a
agains. Castro to use, or place it in the proper official
visiting professor at the University of Florida
hands for exploitation.
to Gainesville, where there was.a branch of the
"Fair Play" in operation. It boasted that it had
On May 14, 1964, Dr. Portell-Vila exhibited a copy
21 branches in the United States and four in
of his article which appears in Spanish in the December 22,
Canada, with a membership of 6,000. The New Orleans
1963, edition of "Bohesis Libre." It is entitled, "El Extrano
branch was not among them at the time, because it was
Amesinato Del Presidente Kennedy" (President Kennedy's
not formed until two years later, when Lee Harvey
Strange Assassination). It starts on page twenty of this
Oswald, the presumed assumein of President Kennedy,
magazine. It is the article previously referred to above,
returned to the United States after his contacts with
and which Dr. Portell-Vila said was the product of research
the Communist Cuban Ambamsadors in Moscow, Faure
of public source material, and his interpretative analysis
Chomon and Carlos Olivares. Concerning this last-
of same.
mentioned fact, the communist dictatorship of Cuba
says nothing, although the Kremlin has turned over
to the United States a file with the documents
referring to Oswald in the Soviet Unic
3
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434
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20535
in Reply. Please Refer
May 15, 1964
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
File No.
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
EXPEDIENTE RELACION OSVALDO CON CONCHESO KN
INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA
ARCHIVO MARIN HERRERA ENTREGADO HOY HERMANOS SIAMESES.
Re: Dr. Herminio Portell-Vila
He interpreted this am follows:
It will be recalled that Dr. Herminio Portell-Vila,
File of relations of Owald with Concheso (Cuban
4740 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., was inter-
Embassy in Moscow) from files of Marin Herrera (Ministry
viewed on February 17, 1964, concerning one of his articles.
of Foreign Relations, Havana), handed today to the Castro
which appeared in the December 22, 1963, issue of the Spanish
brothers.
language weekly magazine "Bohemia Libre", published in
New York City. The article was entitled "President
He pointed out that there may have also been a
Kennedy's Strange Amsassination." Porteil-Vila explained
preposition or two contained in it, but that the above was
at that time that the material for the above article was
its contents as far as he could remember. It was pointed
obtained from public source material such as American news-
out to him that there did not appear to be any mention of
papers and magazines, and foreign language newspapers and
the Cuban Ambassadors to Russia as his initial information
would indicate. He then said that the names of the two
publications.
ambassadors were included after "Concheso" in the message.
As will be recalled, Portell-Vila was . former
One ambassador was designated by the word Oliva, as be
Professor of History at the University of Havana who case
recalled. He could not recall how the name of the other
to the United States in 1960 an a political refugee from the
ambassador was designated.
Castro Regime.
Dr. Portell-Vila then said that his interpretation
On May 13, 1964, Dr. Portell-Vila advised that he
of the nessage is based on the prearranged meaning of certain
had received a nessage from an unknown source within Cuba
words in the message. According to him, "MARIN HERRERA"
which indicated in part that the files pertaining to Lee
was a reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Havana,
Harvey Oswald's relations in Moscow, Russia, with two Cuban
because the building in which the ministry is located was
Ambassadors there, were turned over to the Castro brothers
built some 45 or 50 years ago by Mr. Marin Herrera. It
on November 24, 1963, just two days after the assassination.
had other owners later on until Cuba bought it. "CONCHESO"
The message was dated November 24, 1963, and he received
is a reference to the Cuban Embassy in Moscow because the
same before the twelfth of December, 1963.
first Cuban Ambassador to Moscow, in 1942, was a Mr. Concheso.
"OSVALDO" is Oswald in Spanish, a Christian name. "HERMANOS
Around the time of its receipt, he gave the
SIAMESES" is a reference to the Castro brothers, Fidel and
original of this part to Mrs. Mariada Arensberg, Secretary
Raul. He said that the two ambassadors to whom reference is
of the Cuban Freedom Committee, 1737 B Street, N.V.,
made are Carlos Olivares and Faure Chomon, who were the
Washington, D.C. He believed she passed it on to an
Cuban Ambassadors in Moscow during the period that Oswald
unknown Government agency, adding that he believed she had
was in Russis.
contacts in the State Department.
The above message with his interpretation of same
Portell-Vila said that he did not have a copy
constitutes Portell-Vila's entire information dealing with
of this part of the message but reconstructed it from memory
possible contact of Oswald with Cuban diplomats in Russia.
He said that he has not heard of any information in this
as follows:
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LEE HARVEY OSWALD
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
respect from any other source, nor of contacts with Cubans
On the same date he also exhibited a copy of his
by Oswald except what he had read in newspapers or other
article which appears in Spanish in the February 2, 1964,
public source media, or previously reported concerning a
issue of the magazine "Bohemis Internacional," a Spanish
speech of Fidel Castro on November 37, 1963, wherein Castro
language magazine which is printed in Venezueia, according
made a comment which suggested that Oswald may have
to Portell-Vila. It is entitled, "CAMBIO DE DISFRAZ"
previously made at least one visit to Cuba.
(Change of Disguise) and starts on page sixteen. It
pertains generally to Oswald and the Fair Play for Cuba
Regarding his source, and as previously pointed out,
Committee aspect of the assassination. Again, according
Portell-Vils asid that the actual identity of the source is
to Portell-Vila, as in the case of.his previous article
unknown to him, but the source La part of an underground
on the assassination. the caterial is the result of research
movement in Cubs. Regarding the source's reliability. Portell-
and
interpretative
and heard what sounded
shotgun, and he ran outside and pulled
1958 black over white Chavrolet, two-door
himself up over the stockade fence in the
sedan, not a "58 Chev. blk. with white stripe
yard, and as he looked onto the church down
down side." e) COLSMAN stated this second
rear parking lot he saw some unk/w/m/ speed
individual was observed by him leaning from
driveway towards Turtle Crkke, in either
the car door into the back seat area of the
the 49 or 50 Ford, light green. He then noticed
Chevrolet and COLEMAN could not tell what
what appeared to be a w/m with the door open
this man was doing, nor did COLEMAN watch
on a 58 Chev., blk with white stripe down side,
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116
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Form No. 1000 (Revied)
MEMORANOUS REPURT
(7-1-ac)
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
ORIGIN Field
OFFICE Chicago
FILE NO CO-2-34,030
TYPE OF CASE
STATUS
TITLE OR CAPTION
3
DL 100-10461
Protective Research
Investigation continued
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
what this man was doing because, at this
INVESTIGATION MADE AT
PERIOD COVERED
Assassination of
point, COLEIAN returned to his residence.
Chicago, Illinois
11/26-11/29/63
President Kennedy
£) The TUCKER NORVELL report states
INVESTIGATION MADE BY
COLEMAN advised the lot was "full of car."
Special Agents Edward Z. Tucker
COLEMAN advised Bureau Agents there ware
and Joseph E. Noonan
about six other cars in addition to the
DETAILS
Ford and Chevrolet in the lot at the time.
SUMMARY
g) The TUCKER NORVELL report reflects
interview of "Robert Suwrey" (correct
spelling SURREY) concerning two risn in a
A white male, American, of unknown reliability, in December 1963, had
dark 1963 Ford seen by SURREY on Monday,
been attempting to negotiate a sale of machine guns to a Cuban revolutionary
whose name is known. The Cuban is alleged to have made a coment the day
April 8, 1963, in the alley behind WAMCR's
before the assassination of President Kennedy that "We now have plenty of
residence. The report'of Detectives MCDLROY
money our new backers are Jews - as soon as we (or they) take care of
and VAN CLEAVE, dated April 10, 1963, states
Kennedy
SURREY saw the 1963 Ford and two men, no
other description, on April 6, 1963 (Saturday),
The Cuban advised the American that before any deals could be consum-
parked at the roar of WALKER's residence.
mated the Cuban superiors would have to approve the American and satisfy
themselves that he was not a CIA agent.
The report of Officers DELLINGER and ROSE,
dated April 11, 1963, contains an interview
Discussion with the security agencies on this matter resulted in a
of SURREY concerning the incident about
conclusion that Inasmuch as the investigation reflected a threat to
seeing the 1963 Ford and two man, but doos
President Johnson, who has announced his intention of continuing the late
not state when SURREY caw this car or the
President's policies, the Secret Service would have primary jurisdiction
mon and the report givez the impression it
in the case and that we would keep the other security agencies informed.
occurred on April 10, 1963. h) On June 3,
Subsequently, at the direction of the Secret Service, the American contacted
1964, ROBERT A. SURREY advised Bureau Agents
the Cuban and an arrangement was made to meet the Cuban's superiors. The
Cuban was identified as belonging to the 30th of November Group. (This
he observed the 1963 dark brown or maroon
group was primarily interested, at least in the Chicago area, in obtaining
Ford parked on Avondale Street néar the
money and disseminating propaganda of anti-Castro nature. It was the
alley entrance, which alloy runs behind
consensus of other security agencies that it was coubtful this 30th of
WALKER's residence. SURREY stated this
November Group would be involved in illegal activities.) The American and
incident took place on April 8, 1963
the Cuban discussed the policies of President Johnson during their meetings,
(Monday), and he described the individuals
and the Cuban described President Johnson as a common person who would get
a3 one being a white male in his 30's,
things done. The Cuban stated that President Kennedy was an intellectual,
5'10" to 6' tall, 160 pounds, and the second
as a white male, in his 30's. 5'10" to 6'
tall, weighing 190 pounds. He stated both
men were well-dreased in suits, shirts and
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Gov. Connally talks with reporters Friday at White House after chat with President.
Connally 10-5-65 Tells JFK
WN
1-1
2.
C0-2-34,030
Texas for Democrats
Its POSERT E. BASKIN
Little criticism over the state of
to present something to the
Washir Barean of The News
either, Connaily reported.
White House in about A week.
a rich man's son who "did not give a damn about people," while President
WASH W-Gov. John B.
Kennedy remarked that he
Johnson would work with the people. In any caso, the Cuban stated that
Connally or Texas Friday ad-
had heard very little about civil
HE DECLINED to discuss de-
President Johnson would not stand in their way.
vised President Kennedy that the
rights problems in Texas, Coo-
tails at the present time,
"general political atroosphere"
naily said.
"Many places in the state
of his state is favorable to the
"I told him everybody had
A few days later the American was informed by the Cuban and another
want him to come," Connaily
Democratic party as 1564 ap-
worked at it, at the state, coun-
said,
unknown Cubon that he was a member of a group of six persons and that they
prosches.
ty and city levels." the gover-
had one "banker". Two of the members of this group owned a small screw machine
Among them, he said, are
At the same time, Connally
sor said, "and that remarkable
Corpus Christi and San Angelo,
factory. (It should be noted at this point that automatic weapons can
acknowledged to reporters after
progress had been made."
plus the four big Texas cities:
readily be obtained as souvenirs If the barrels have been plugged, and it
talking to the President for
Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth
about 45 minutes, that Son. Bar-
CONNALLY said be did not
is the practice of gun runners to obtain these plugged weapons, take them to
and San Antonia In addition,
Goldwater, R-Ariz has "con-
view civil rights as the para-
an unscrupulous screw machine operator and have the barrels reamed out
be reported, two colleges have
siderable strength" in Texas.
mount issue in not year's pres-
made serious bide for the Pres-
since the plugging is mainly lead.) The American informed the two Cubans
Re said be told Kennedy that
idential election in Texas, Alter
ident to appear on deir cam-
that since the assassination of President Kennody a great deal of "heat"
the 1964 compaign will be A
the nomidations have been
puses. He declined to name the
had been created and that his party was willing to provide the guns to the
hand are E that be -
made and the platforms drawn,
tident Democratic comines
he declared. "There won't be
colleges,
Cubans for a nominal downpayment if the Cuban group could provide them with
Asked about reported plans
would win.
much to choose between the
for the President to attend a
the responsible party in the Chicago area who would vouch that the remainder
Connaily cited a recont Belden
two parties" on civil rights.
dinner in Houston bonoring Con-
of the money would be paid to them after the deal had been consumated.
Poll which sired Kennedy
He said be wouldn't under-
gressman Albert Thomas (4) the
c
The American informed the Cubans that his group was caving six guns, and
leading Goldwater by & percent
take to define what the major
night of Nov. 21, Connaily said
d
age points in the state. Project-
issue is likely to be in 1964
should they be double-crossed they intended to take retribution.
the White House would have to
ing this, Connelly said. Km-
"because I don't know."
answer that question.
nedy's edge over Goldwater in .
Connally told reporters that
He said the would character
The investigation continued some time, with the Cuban and the American
concest ** enday, would be
Goldwater is being acciaimed
ize the President's Texas trip
meeting regularly and discussing the possible purchase of guns and
240,000 votes if 3 million voters
as a conservative by many peo-
as a political campaign trip-
ammunition for the Cuban. At no time did any of the conversation between
are out.
pie "who really don't know
"as such."
him."
the American and the Cuban reflect that the activities in which the Cubana
"It's not my place to deter-
(LV ISCO, Kennedy defeated
"His image may fade when
mine that, however." be added.
were engaged in any way had any connection with the assassination of
Richard M. Nixon by only 45,-
they find out about him," Cos-
I
President Kennedy. None of the persons involved in this investigation
000 votes in Texas)
nally said,
WHITE HOUSE. sources last
had any connection with the assassination, nor was there any indication
Comally said the President
Connaily said be had been
week frankly stated that the
asiad a number of questions
asked to make recommenda-
that any of the persons involved had any information concerning the assas-
visit would be a political ase
about gubernatorial adminis-
tions on plans for the Pres-
sination of President Kennedy. The investigation is continuing along lines
Eartier Friday the governor
K
mation and the record of the
ident's Nov. 21-22 visit to Texas
called on Agriculture Secretary
a
other than that involved in the assassination.
1st Legislature There has been
and that he expected to be able
Orville Freeman to urge inclu-
d
sion of funds in the next budget
a
to keep screwworms, which in-
&
fest cattle, out of Texas. which
0
has largely eliminated them.
He also discussed with Free-
:
man the Toledo Bend Dam 8
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DISTRIBUTION:
the Sabine River, . project in
which Texas, Louisiana and the
Chief
Orig. & 1cc
federal government will cooper-
In
ate.
Miami
2 cc
Connaily also visited the Pen-
a
Dollas
CC
tagon, where be met with De-
fense Secretary Robert S. Mo-
P
Detroit
2 CC
Grand Repids
2 CC
Namera and Deputy Secretary
to
Roswell L Gilpatrick The gov.
Birminghan
CC
L
ernor carried with him data
Springfield
2 CC
showing a decline in prime rgal-
FBI, Chicago
I CC
itary contracts in Texas from
1958 to 1967.
IF
Chicago
2 CC
Friday night he attended a
reception given by touring East
Texas Chamber of Commerce
F
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members in honor of the Texas
to
congressional delegation, after
ft
which be was scheduled to fly
ha
back (**Texas
the
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OFFICE or THE DIRECTOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDER
Commission Exhibit No. 2961
1 NO 100-16601/jas
September 11, 1964
BY COURTER SERVICE
On December 16, 1963, Mr. E. A. REIMBERR, Terminal
Lanager, Southern Greyhound Bus Lines, 1710 Tulane Avenue,
furnished the following information to SAA JAMES E. SCHUIDT, JR.:
There are 13 separate buses leaving New Orleass
Honorable J. Lee Rankin
within a 24-hour period going to or through Houston, Texas.
General Counsel
These buses can be identified as to time leaving New Orleary
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29 November 1963
first time in history, Fenation have used revolvers, pistols, hand
To fire with speed one fires much better with that type of rifle than
grenades, but never telescopic sights. And what is more, in general,
with a tolescopic sight because one does not lose sight or the target.
fanatics do not operate from a fifth floor window. In general,
And according to the cables they were talking about a rifle with a
fanatics confess and explain why they acted, immediately. It is
4 by 18-pover (sight--ed.). That 1a a rifle that brings the target
& psychological reaction by a fanatic.
very close. The more powerful the sight the more sensitive it is to
any movement and the target gets lost. There is also the circumstance--
Here we have the strange case that the accused, the alleged assassin,
and all this seems to indicate that the rifle may have appeared there
fires from his place of employment. Nobody who intends to escape--
as part of the plot, that they may have placed the rifle, which is
that is if he is not & fanatic--somebody who is paid, who
not precisely the weapon for shooting 80 meters nor for firing three
intends to escape, is willing to perpetrate such a crime from the very
place he works. A place where he would be identified within five
shots.
minutes. A place where within five minutes he would be fiercely pursued
A telescopic sight is a veapon used for firing 300, 400, 500, and
everywhere. He would have sought a roof on another building. He
even 600 meters and even more. And the comrades who came in the
would have rented an apartment along the route. He would have situated
Granza-many of them-could hit plate at 600 maters, with a rifle,
himself with his telescopic sight rifle at a distance which would have
sitting down, and not snapping off shots. It is the rifle of a marksman
allowed him to escape.
for distance firing. It is really strange that one who is going to
make an 80-meter shot from & window would purchase a rifle with & tela-
It is very strange that a person at his very place or work, where he
scopic sight when any other type of weapon without a telescopic sight
would be identified in five minutes, would carry out an act or this
would have been much more appropriate for a shot at that distance.
type from such a place and at the same time attempt to escape.
That is one of the strange circumstances that are already beginning to
There is no logic in this. There is no sense in this. Such a series
of strange circumstances as these. Then to use that type of rifle
be seen.
from there. To try to escape knowing that he would be immediately
Another detail that called my attention is that the rifle was purchased
identified. All these are the contradictions, the illogical and
by mail for 12.28 or something that that; that 1s, 12 dollars. A
inexplicable things which both show that either a guilty person was in-
good sight like that me, alone, is worth the 12 dollars and more.
vented, that a guilty person was fabricated, or that the
In what part of the world do they sell high-powered rifles with
perpetrator of the crime-because these two things fit here--either this
telescopic sights through catalogues for 12.287 We bought a few
person is not guilty and was turned into a guilty person by the police,
or those rifles and va know what they are worth, and we had the need
or this person is the one who fired and then all his actions have no
to buy many sights and we know what the sights cost. That was
other logical explanation or would have no other explanation that that
another strange fact.
of a person who kills, thinks he will escape, but at the same time
would be perfectly identified as the doer of the crime.
But & series of things which are really strange began to accumulate.
It is supposed that a man has & rifle with a telescopic sight in order
There would only be one meaning to this: a person who is perfectly
to fire with safety from a distance and assure accuracy against a
prepared to carry out the act with a promise he would escape, who was
fixed target or against & moving target. When you fire against a
assigned a series of previous activities and steps to compromise or
moving target the telascopic sight becomes a hindrance. This weapon
not to compromise, but to have the blame fall, insinuate the
is used to fire accurately from a distance. In other words the
responsibility, on those on whom the perpetrators were very interested
individual who would try to use a telescopic sight would do 30
on having the blame fall.
in an attempt to got accuracy and sefety. In this case, against a
moving target, 80 meters away, accuracy was not sought and the curious
Because since our last appearance we have obtained new data here.
thing 15 that safety vas.also not sought.
A report in the newspaper EXCELSIOR in Mexico-states that this can had
visited the Cuban Embassy (corrects himself--ed.) the Cuban Consulate
Because it 1s very strange, and this is what reveals that a fanatic
and the Soviet Union Consulate to obtain a transit visa through Cuba to
was not involved here, in #y opinion. And in these matters one must
the Soviet Union. We immediately checked with our consular officials.
alv: base oneself on opinion, on suppositions. But in the first
place it is undeniable that & funatic--probably it would be the first
time in history that a fanatic--probably it would be the first time in
history that a fanatic has used a telescopic sight. It would be the
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The newspaper version is very objective and explains how this man had
walked away disI leased) slamming the door, because he was not given a
In the hypothesis that this man would have been the real slayer, it
visa. We asked for information and it was established that it was
would be clear that the intellectual perpetrators of the murder were
true that on 27 November (as heard *be appared at our consulate in
preparing the gambit (cuartade) carefully. They sent this man to
Mexico. (corrocts himself) in September. Thon, he had requested a
request a visa from Cuba. Just imagine! just imagine! Mr. Kennedy
visa. Be was told that such a visa could not be granted by a consul
had been shot by an individual who was known. It was known where he
without authority from the Foreign Ministry. In turn, the Foreign
worked. He had been in the Soviet Union and the President of the
Ministry did not issue such transit visas unless the nation of final
United States turned out to have been murdered by this person that
destination did not in non issue a visa.
after he had returned from the Soviet Union by way or Cuba It vas
Ideal Sombit. All the .deal conditions put in head North
Wbs. more we receive may requests for vidas In our insultates
American public oninion (counds
in
visited the Cuban Embassy (corrects himself--ed.) the Cuban Consulate
Because it is very strange, and this is what reveals that a fanatic
and the Soviet Union Consulate to obtain a transit visa through Cubs to
was not involved here, in my opinion. And in these matters one must
the Soviet Union. We immediately checked with our consular officials.
always base oneself on opinion, on suppositions. But in the first
place it is undeniable that a fahatic--probably it would be the first
time in history that & fanatic--probably it would be the first time in
history that a fanatic has used a telescopic sight. It would be the
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29 November 1963
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The newspaper version is very objective and explains how this tan had
walked away Leased, slemming the door, because he was not given a
In the hypothesis that this man would have been the real slayer, it
visa. We asked for information and it was established that it was
would be clear that the intellectual perpetrators of the murder were
true that on 27 November (as heard) he appared at our consulate in
preparing the gambit (cuartade) carefully. They sent this man to
Mexico. (corrects himself) in September. Then, he had requested a'
request a visa from Cuba. Just imagine! just imagine! Mr. Kennedy
visa. He was told that such a visa could not be granted by a consul
had been shot by an individual who was known. It was known where he
without authority from the Foreign Ministry. In turn, the Foreign
worked. He had been in the Soviet Union and the President of the
Ministry did not issue such transit visas unless the nation of final
United States turned out to have been surdered by this person just
destination did not in turn issue & visa.
after he had returned from the Soviet Union by way of Cuba. It vas the
ideal gambit. All the ideal conditions to put in the head of North
What is more we receive many requests for visas in our consultates
American public opinion (pounds the lectern--ed.) the suspicion that it
from many people and ingeneral our functionaries are very cautious,
had been a communist and an agent--how would they say it--of Cuba and
very conservative in this respect because we have to suppose that the
of the Soviet Union.
enemy is constantly trying to send agents here and this is why we
take many steps and we do not grant visa to anyone requesting one.
It is very strange that anybody who had been in the Soviet Union, who
We must know their antecedents perfectly. Accordingly, the funcationary
when he was there the first time passed throught Cuba. If he had been
refused him the visa.
given a passport with no trouble if he had money to go to Mexico, why
did he have to come to Cuba except for the only and exclusive purpose
Now, Saturday night, the other day, scarcely 24 hours after Kennedy's
of leaving a trial, of spinning a web? Why did he get angry when he
death, agents of the Maxican federal police arrested the employee--
was told that it was impossible? Why did he #lam the door? Why did he
she has Mexican citizenship--from our consulate and also the employee's
leave? No friend of Cuba, no communist does this when he visists our
husband. Why did they arrest him? What was the purpose of arresting
consulates. Nobody behaves in that crude manner and of course we have
him? (corrects himself--ed.) They arrested her? They arrested her
no other background for the accused. We have no other antecedents than
to question her and treated her in a brutal manner. They maltreated
those that are published by the press.
her. They imputed that she had supposed relations with the suspect
of Kennedy's assassination. They tried to get some information by
We will never categorically declare that somebody is guilty of something
mems of coercion. We did not know about this. I was unaware of this
if we do not have irrefutable proof of it. However, basing ourselves
when I spoke. I understand it was Saturday night.
on hypothesis, if he was the true executioner of the deed, his trip to
Mexico, his alleged interview with the press where he presented himself
This shows hav everything was shaping up. The police agents alleged
as a defender of Cuba shortly before the events, his supposed brawl with
that they questioned her with an eye toward the visit which this
alleged counterrevolutionaries, in all that the perfectly planned
Mr. Oswald made to the Cuban consulate. How did they know? Who told
gambit could be seen. Then everything is perfectly explainable. Some-
them? Where were they told this? Because VO did not know about it.
body who was offered the chance to escape, fired, left a trial, was
Because it was a routine matter. No one in the Foreign Ministry, none
identified, and disappeared they would then say he came to Cuba, that be
of the functionaries had even identified that indivudual who appeared as
had been in Cuba before the assassination because as can be seen that
an alleged suspect as one of the hundreds of persons who appeared to
if he was the guilty one, he did try to escape.
request & visa.
Afterwards he was arrested and he smiled before the television cameras.
Hence, the American police knew about it. Hence the Dallas police
He did not confess. He denied everything. He did not permit the use
reported it. Why did they know it? Why did they report it? Why
of a lie detector, and gentlemen the surprising, the incredible, what
had not this appeared in the newspapers yet? And it did appear in a
increases the suspicion that the entire world has, is that barely 36
Mexican newspaper two or three days latter? Here we can see clearly
or 48 hours later in the basement of a Jail surrounded by police.
see the warp and the woof. What purpose did this man have in
agents, he was nurdered. He did not speak one ward more.
going to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico? What pretext did he use?
Request a transit visa? If he wanted to travel to the Soviet Union
he could have gone by way of England which is closer and he had more
facilities, by way of France, by way of many nations in Europs. Why
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did he show up in Mexico to make a longer trip and requested a transit
visa to the Soviet Union, by way of Cuba?
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The following investigation conducted by Special
Agent HAROLD H. CROSSETT was done to attempt to locate
immediate vicinity of the Agencia de Viajes, Transportes
FRANCISCO MORALES and ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, both of whom
Chihuahuenses, S. A. de C. V. (Chihuahuenses Transportation
Travel Agency, Inc.), with offices at Paseo de la Reforma
were reportedly at the Hotel Del Comercio in Mexico City
during or about the same time LEE HARVEY OSWALD was
No. 52, Room 5, where LEE HARVEY OSWALD, as H. 0. LEE, is
believed to have purchased a bus ticket for his return trip
reportedly there.
from Mexico City to the United States:
AT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO:
"Arte Fotografica," Lafragua No. 4, Mexico City.
On June 15, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source
"Danubio Studio," Avenida Reforma No. 12,
abroad, advised be had determined that ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ
Mexico City.
is a masonry contractor who, until recently, was on a job
in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but, had returned to
The photographic studio located at Calle
Reynosal Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Antonio Caso No. 31, Mexico City.
On June 16, 1964, SA T-1 advised that ERNESTO
It is noted that investigation disclosed that the
LIMA JUAREZ furnished the following information:
negatives are retained by these photographic studios by date
only and the names of the persons photographed are not recorded.
He was in Mexico City during the last few days
o: September, 1963, and possibly the first day or two of
October, 1963. He staved at the Hotel Del Comercio in
Room Number 8 with FRANCISCO MORALES whom he was attempting
to aid in obtaining employment.
While there he noticed an American whom he later
recognized from news media photographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD.
He did not associate with OSWALD, and as far as he knows,
MORALES did not associate with OSWALD. lie pointed out
that at that time he nad no reason to pay any particular
attention to OSWALD, assuming that OSWALD was merely an
American tourist.
During the time he was staying at the Hotel
Del Comercio he also noticed four Cubans, one of whom he
heard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida;
U. S. A. He described this individual as a white male,
" to 56 years of age, 5 ft. 0 in. in height, slender build,
fair complexion, and grey hair. lie did not associate with the
Cubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,
MORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions
and might possibly have their names or other information
pertaining to them.
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He saw OSWALD with the Cubana at the hotel on
one or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be
social in nature..
The following investigation was conducted by Special
LIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V
Agent JAMES R. WILSON:
a retired railroad man who resides at Primera du Mayo
Number 1. Ciudad Camargo, Chihuanua, Mexico, was also
AT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO
During the time ne was staying at the Notal
Del Comercio he also noticed four Cubans, one of whom he
heard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida,
U. S. A. He described this individual as a white male,
" to 56 years of age, 5 ft. B in. in height, slender build,
fair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the
Cubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,
MORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions
and might possibly have their names or other information
pertaining to them.
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He saw OSWALD with the Cubans at the hotel on
one or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be
social in nature.
The following investigation was conducted by Special
Agent JAMES R. WILSON:
LIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V.,
a retired railroad man who resides at Primera de Mayo
AT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO
Number 1, Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was also
staying at the Hotel Del Comercio and may have some
information pertaining to the Cubans. CONTRERAS probably
On July 10, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source abroad,
advised that on June 28, 1964, the Source had located and
saw OSWALD at the hotel.
interviewed FRANCISCO MORALES of Reynosa, Tamaulipas,
SA T-1 also advised he had located a sister
Mexico, in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. MORALES
advised the Source as follows:
of FRANCISCO MORALES in Reynosa who stated her brother
left Mexico City and traveled to Victoria, Tamaulipas,
Mexico, seeking employment. He was unsuccessful and
MORALES was in Ciudad Victoria seeking employment,
recently went to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where he
and he might leave in the near future_to travel to
is currently located; however, she does not have an address
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, for the same purpose.
for him at the present time. She stated she expects to
hear from him in the near future and will obtain an address.
MORALES was registered with ERNESTO LIMA in the
Hotel del Comercio in Mexico City in September and October,
1963, exact dates unrecalled, while seeking employment with
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the federal government, He does not recall having seen
LEE HARVEY OSWALD during his stay there. The only other
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hotel guests at that time whose names he recalls were
GABRIEL CONTRERAS of Chihuahua, Mexico, and one ARTURO CHANEE
MARTINEZ, a Mexican Federal employee who is supposed to
reside at Zaragoza Number 58, Ciudad de Maiz, San Luis
Potosi, Mexico, and who was supposed to be assigned to work
at Bahia de Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico. CHAVEZ
attempted to sell MORALES an illegal Customs receipt for
use in bringing an automobile into Mexico without paying
import duties. On two occasions MORALES had drinks with
two Cubans who stayed at the hotel, one of whom was going to
Florida and was arranging immigration papers. Both Cubans
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were in their late forties or fifties, were about five feet
eight inches in height, and the one going to Florida wore
dark glasses most of the time. The names of these Cubans and
As has been previously reported, OSWALD was
other hotel guests should be known'to a Hotel del Comercio
registered from September 27, 1963, through October 1,
employee named SEBASTIAN.
1963, in Room Number 18 of the Hotel del Comercio located
at Calle Bernardino de Sahagun Number 19, Mexico, D. F.,
The Source advised MORALES was reluctant to discuss
Mexico.
the above matters, and Source believes MORALES did not
divulge all information in his possession.
The records of the hotel reflect that ERNESTO LIMA
JUAREZ, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was registered in Room
Number 8 on September 26, 1963, and FRANCISCO MORALES,
also of Reynosa, was registered in Room Number 8 from
September 27, 1963, through October 1, 1963.
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ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, advised as follows:
He is a masonry contractor by trade and 18
grey mustache, who claimed to have owned a large ranch
presently out of work. He resides several miles outside
near Havana, Cuba, which ranch was confiscated by CASTRO.
of Reynosa on the Monterrey Highway, and is usually in
The four Cubana were anti-CASTRO and denounced CASTRO for
downtown Reynosa during the daytime. His surname is LIMA,
his actions, policies, and political philosophy. The
JUAREZ being his mother's maiden name.
latter Cuban departed Mexico City via plane enroute to
Miami, Florida, to join his wife, having received money by
LIMA, and PRANCISCO MORALES, a close friend,
check from Florida. His departure was on about October
went to Mexico City and registered at the Hotel del Comercio
8, 1963. Sometime before this Cuban departed, a street
on about September 18, 1963. The purpose of the trip was
photographer took a picture of LIMA, MORALES, CONTRERAS,
to attempt to obtain employment for MORALES in the Comision
are the two older Cuban men. Each person signed his name
Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electric Power Commission)
on the reverse of his respective likehess in the photograph,
in Mexico City. They were contacting officials and persons
and this photograph was retained by CONTRERAS.
necessary for such purpose during the major portion or each
day. When they returned to the hotel, LIMA, age 58, usually
On two occasions in about the latter part of
went up to the room and MORALES, a younger man, would stay
September, 1963, LIMA saw a young American male talk briefly
in the hotel lobby. They were not acquainted with any hotel
in English to the two Cuban Negroes at the entrance of the
guests prior to registering at the hotel. MORALES became
hotel. LIMA believes these were merely exchanges of
acquainted casually through friendly overtures with several
friendly greetings, but he is not certain due to his being
of the hotel guests whom MORALES later introduced to LIMA.
able to understand only a few English words. This young man
They thusly became acquainted with one GABRIEL CONTRERAS of
and MORALES never met to LIMA's knowledge, nor did LIMA meet this
Chihuahua, Mexico, whom LIMA believes to be a retired
young man. MORALES does not speak or understand English.
railroad man. They also became acquainted casually soon
This young man is described only as about twenty-six years of
after their arrival with three Cubans who were residing at the
age, having receding hair at each side of his forehead forming
hotel on the second floor, room numbers unknown. They had
a widow's peak. LIMA believes but is not positive that this
drinks with the Cubans, names unrecalled, several times.
young man may be identical with OSWALD. He saw no other
LIMA believes the three Cubans they met at first were in
individual who resembles OSWALD in any way.
the hotel when LIMA and MORALES registered. Two of the
Cubans were Negro males whom he recalled only as young,
In October, 1963, funds used by LIMA and MORALES
tall and slender, and one of them resided with and was
were becoming depleted, and the hotal bill could not be paid.
supported by a Cuban Negro woman in the hotel. The
LIMA then requested MORALES return to Reynosa, Mexico, to
third Cuban was a white male, age 44-46, 5' 10" to 5' 11",
seek funds with which to pay the hotel bill. MORALES the
dark hair and eyes, dark complexion. These three Cubans
checked out about October 12, 1963, and LIMA remained at the
had no apparent occupation.
hotel. MORALES never returned with and never sent any money
to LIMA, and on about November 18, 1963, LIMA arranged with
On about September 23, 1963, these three Cubans
the hotel to pay the bill at a later date and check out. He
went to the airport at Mexico City and met a fourth Cuban
returned to Reynosa, Mexico. He later sent the money to the
who arrived by plane from Cuba. He was described as white,
hotel from Reynosa.
male, age 54-58 years, 5' 7" to 5' 8", brown greying hair,
When there was later publicity about OSWALD, LIMA
saw the photographs of OSWALD in local news media. Those news media
photographs, however, were not clear and LIMA at that time was
On 7/10/64 of Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico File # SA 105-2909
not sure the young man referred to above was OSWALD. Due to the
lapse of time, LIMA cannot state, after looking at a good and clear
photograph of OSWALD, whether or not this young man at the hotel
SA JAMES R. WILSON/mjb
Date dictated 7/10/64
referred to is identical with OSWALD.
by
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SA 105-2909
The following investigation was conducted by Special
Agent
ROBERT
CHAPMAN
Texas
had no apparent occupation.
On about September 23, 1963, these three Cubans
went to the airport at Mexico City and met a fourth Cuban
who arrived by plane from Cuba. He was described as white,
hotel from Reynosa.
returned to Reynosa, Mexico. He later sent the money to the He
the hotel to pay the bill at a later date and check out.
to LIMA, and on about November 18, 1063, LIMA arranged with
hotel. MORALES never returned with and never sent any money
male, age 54-58 years, 5' 7" to 5' 8", brown greying hair,
When there was later publicity about OSWALD, LIMA
saw the photographs of OSWALD in local news media. Those news media
photographs, however, were not clear and LIMA at that time
On 7/10/64 at Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico File , SA 105-2909
not sure the young man referred to above was OSWALD. Due to was the
lapse of time, LIMA cannot state, after looking at a good and clear
SA JAMES R. WILSON/mjb
Date dictated 7/10/64
photograph of OSWALD, whether or not this young man at the hotel
by
referred to is identical with OSWALD.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special
Agent ROBERT L. CHAPMAN at Laredo, Texas, to locate MARTIN
The following interview with SA T-2 was conducted
SUMAYA, the person who reportedly occupied Room Number $ at
in an effort to locate one A. MARTINEZ and one HILDA QUEZADA
the Hotel del Comercio, Mexico City, on September 27, 1963.
who reportedly traveled on Transportes del Norte bus from
Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on October 2-3, 1963.
SA T-2 advised on July 10, 1964, that he had located
MARTIN SUMAYA residing at Dr. Mier Number 2119, Nuevo Laredo,
The following investigation was conducted by SA
Mexico, and interviewed SUMAYA relative to his stay at the
ROBERT L. CHAPMAN :
Hotel del Comercio on September 27, 1963.
AT LAREDO, TEXAS:
SUMAYA advised that he is an employee of the
Mexican Petroleum Industry and makes frequent trips to Mexico
On August 10, 1964, SA T-2 advised that he had conducted
City and other parts of Mexico, SUMAYA stated that he has
continuous investigation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, through civil
known the owner of the Hotel del Comercio for the past twenty
records and other sources of information to locate A. MARTINEZ
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years and frequently stays at that hotel when in Mexico City.
and HILDA QUEZADA, with negative results. SA T-2 advised that
SUMAYA stated that he recalls nothing concerning his stay
in"addition he has checked public records and has checked
in Room Number 5 on September 27, 1963, and definitely does
at leading downtown hotels in an effort to locate these two
not recall seeing LEE HARVEY OSWALD around the Hotel del
individuals, all with negative results.
Comercio. SUMAYA advised that he did not recall the
exact dates he was at the Hotel del Comercio in September,
1963, nor did he recall the exact mode of transportation
he was using, but stated that it must have been Transportes
Frontera since he always travels by bus and almost always
uses Transportes Frontera Bus Lines. SUMAYA further stated
that he believes that on this particular trip in
September, 1963, that he returned to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,
via Tampico, Mexico.
SUMAYA was shown a photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD
and stated he still did not recall having seen OSWALD or
having heard anything concerning him while in Mexico City
in September, 1963.
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usually stays at the Hotel del Comercio. He did not specifically
recall staying at the hotel during the September-October, 1963,
period mentioned above, but was certain he was there if the
hotel record so indicated.
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
RESENDIZ was shown a number of photographs of LEE
HARVEY OSWALD. He said this person was unknown to him by
name, photograph, or description and went on to state that
he had never noted the presence of an American at the Hotel
BASIS FOR INQUIRY
del Comercio.
As has been previously reported, on September 27,
INTERVIEW OF GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA
1963, OSWALD registered at the Hotel del Comercio, Calle
(Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico City, under the
The following information was supplied by a
name of LEE, HARVEY OSWALD. His name was continued in the
confidential source who has furnished reliable information
guest records of the hotel through October 1, 1963. He
in the past:
occupied room No. 18.
On May 23, 1964, the source located and interviewed
According to the guest records of the hotel, MAR:
GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA, who operates an electrical appliance
RESENDIZ, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, occupied room No. 21
shop at the corner of Gonzalez Ortega and Primero de Mayo
from September 26 through October 1, 1963, and GABRIEL
streets in Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. The following
CONTRERAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was a resident
information was supplied to the source by CONTRERAS:
of room No. 14 from September 26 through October 1, 1963.
CONTRERAS was in Mexico City from September 26, 1963,
INTERVIEW OF MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA
to October 2, 1963, and resided at the Hotel del Comercio
during that period. He always stays at this hotel when he
On June 18, 1964, MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA was
visits Mexico City, which is approximately once every month.
located and interviewed at the Hotel del Comercio by a
confidential source abroad, at which time be furnished the
Following the assassination of President KENNEDY on
following information:
November 22, 1963, CONTRERAS observed photographs of OSWALD
in the press. He then recalled that on one occasion at lunch
He formerly resided with his sister in Saltillo,
Atime while eating at the small restaurant next door to the
Coahuila, Mexico, but now resides at Progreso No. 103,
Hotel :del Comercio he sat down at a table with an unknown
Villa Frontera, Coanuila, Mexico, telephone number 103. He
American. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with
is self-employed, selling religious artifacts, jewelry, and
this unknown American due to the crowded condition of the
curios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and sells
restaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs
throughout the Republic of Mexico.
of OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity
concerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite
He comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and
conclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American
with whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS
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advised the source that he did not exchange a single word with
OSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish
and CONTRERAS does not understand English.
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CONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the
Hotel del Comercio from September 26 through October 1, 1963,
July 10, 1964
this was the only time be observed OSWALD, and he could
furnish no other information concerning OSWALD.
salf-empioyed, selling religious artifacts jewelry, and
American. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with
curios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapae, Mexico, and sells
this unknown American due to the crowded condition of the
throughout the Republic of Mexico.
restaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs
of OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity
He comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and
concerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite
conclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American
with whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS
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advised the source that he did not exchange a single word with
OSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish
and CONTRERAS does not understand English.
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CONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the
Hotel del Comercio from September 26 through October 1, 1963,
this was the only time be observed OSWALD, and he could
July 10, 1964
furnish no other information concerning OSWALD.
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
BASIS FOR INQUIRY
As has been previously reported, OSWALD was
registered from September 27, 1963, through October 1,
1963, in Room No. 18 of the Hotel del Comercio, located
at Calle Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico, D. F.,
Mexico.
The records of the hotel reflect that
ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was
registered in Room No. 3 on September 26, 1963, and
FRANCISCO MORALES, also of Reynosa, was registered in
Room No. 8 from September 27, 1963, through October 1,
1963.
On interview in Reynosa on June 16, 1964,
ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, a masonry contractor, advised be
was in Mexico, D. F., Mexico, where he stayed in
Room No. 8, Hotel del Comercio, for a few days in the
latter part of September, 1963, and possibly the first
day. or two in October, 1963. lle was in Mexico, D. F.,
on business and was accompanied by FRANCISCO MORALES,
whom he was attempting to aid in securing employment.
While at the hotel, LIMA JUAREZ noticed an
American, whom he later recognized from news media
photographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He did not associate
with OSWALD, and as far as he knows, MORALES did not
associate with OSWALD. He pointed out that at that time
he had no reason to pay any particular attention to
OSWALD.
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SA 105-2909
The following investigation conducted by Special
Agent HAROLD H. CROSSETT was done to attempt to Locate
FRANCISCO MORALES and ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, both of whom
were reportedly at the Hotel Del Comercio in Mexico City
The Alamoda Control Park
during or about the same time LEE HARVEY OSWALD was
and Consuitution Square
reportedly there.
The Alamoda Contral Park is located in the heart
AT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO:
of the Moxico City commorcial area between Juaroz and
Hidalgo Avenues and occupies soveral square blocks of
On June 15, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source
landocaping of monuments, Talks, fountains, plants, shrubs
abroad, advised he had determined that ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ
and trees. It is provided with numerous bonches for the
is a masonry contractor who, until recently, was on a job
public and access thoroto is not controlled in any fashion
in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but had returned to
whatsoever.
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The Constitution Squaro, located in the center
On June 16, 1964, SA T-1 advised that ERNESTO
of Mexico City and commonly referred to as the "Zocalo,"
LIMA JUAREZ furnished the following information:
is several acros of paved area surrounded by the National
Palace (Fedoral Government), the hoadquarters of the
He was in Mexico City during the last few days
government of the Federal District, the National Cathodral,
of September, 1963, and possibly the first day or two of
and one block of business establishments. It is traversed
October, 1963. He stayed at the Hotel Del Comercio in
by thousands of persons daily and access thereto is not
Room Number 8 with FRANCISCO MORALES whom he was attempting
controlled in any manner.
to aid in obtaining employment.
In view of the foregoing, no offort was made to
While there he noticed an American whom he later
conduct interviews 02 display photographs of OSWALD in
recognized from news media photographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD.
relation to his presumed interest in those localities.
He did not associate with OSWALD, and as far as he knows,
MORALES did not associate with OSWALD. He pointed out
The Palace of Fine Arts
that at that time be had no reason to pay any particular
attention to OSWALD, assuming that OSWALD was merely an
It was observed that the Palace of Fine Arts,
American tourist.
which is located to the cast of the Alameda Contral Park
in Mexico City, is = huge building which, in addition to
During the time he was staying at the Hotel
its main theater area where operas, musicals, ballet
Del Comercio he also noticed four Cybans, one of whom he
performances and symphonics are presented during various
heard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida,
seasons, has numerous other halls utilized continuously
U. S. A. Be described this individual as a white male,
for recitals, art oxhibits, and varied special events.
55 to 56 years of age, 5 ft. 8 In. in height, slender build,
Access to the building is not controlled and it is open
fair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the
to the public at all times: consequently, no effort was
Cubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,
made to display photographs of OSWALD or interview persons
MORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions
connected with the enterprises which are housed at the
and might possibly have their names or other information
Palace of Fino Arts at the prosent time.
pertaining to them.
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for recitals, EVE and variou special events.
Access to the building is not controlled and it is open
55 to years of age, In. in Height, slender
to the public at all times; consequently, no effort was
fair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the
made to display photographs of OSWALD or interview persons
Cubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,
connected with the enterprises which are housed at the
MORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions
Palace of Fine Arts at the present time.
and might possibly have their names or other information
pertaining to them.
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He saw OSWALD with the Cubans at the hotel on
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
one or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be
social in nature.
LIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V.,
BASIS FOR INQUIRY
a retired railroad man who resides at Primera de Mayo
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Number 1, Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was also
As has been previously reported, on September 27,
staying at the Hotel Del Comercio and may have some
1963, OSWALD registered at the Hotel dol Comercio, Calle
information pertaining to the Cubans. CONTRERAS probably
(Street) Bornardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico City, under the
saw OSWALD at the hotel.
name of LES, HARVEY OSWALD. His name was continued in the
guest records of the hotel through October 1, 1963. He
SA T-1 also advised he had located a sister
occupied room No. 18.
of FRANCISCO MORALES in Reynosa who stated her brother
left Mexico City and traveled to Victoria, Tamaulipas,
According to the guest records of the hotel, MARIO
Mexico, seeking employment. He was unsuccessful and
RESENDIZ, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, occupied room No. 21
recently went to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where he
from September 26 through October 1, 1963, and GABRIEL
is currently located; however, she does not have an address
CONTRERAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was a resident
for him at the present time. She stated she expects to
of room No. 14 from September 26 through October 1, 1963.
hear from him in the near future and will obtain an address.
INTERVIEW OF MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA
On June 18, 1964, MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA was
located and interviowed at the Hotel del Comercio by a
confidential source abroad, at" which time he furnished the
following information:
He formerly resided with his sister in Saltillo,
Coahuila, Mexico, but now rosides at Progreso No. 103,
Villa Frontera, Coahuila, Moxico, telephone number 103.* He
is self-employed, selling religious artifacts, jewelry, and
curios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and sells
throughout the Republic of Mexico.
He comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and
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usually stays at the Hotel del Comercio. He did not specifically
recall staying at the hotel during the September-October, 1963,
CONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the
poriod mentioned above, but was certain he was there if the
Hotel dol Comorcio from September 26 through Octobor 1, 1963,
this was the only timo he observed OSWALD, and he could
hotel record so indicated.
furnish no other information concerning OSWALD.
RESENDIZ was shown a number of photographs of LEE
HARVEY OSWALD. He said this person was unknown to him by
name, photograph, or description and wont on to state that
he had never noted the presence of an American at the Hotel
del Comercio.
INTERVIEW OF GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA
The following information was supplied by a
confidential source who has furnished reliable information
in the past:
On May 23, 1964, the source located and interviewed
GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA, who operates an electrical appliance
shop at the corner of Gonzalez Ortega and Primero de Mayo
streets in Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. The following
information was supplied to the source by CONTRERAS:
CONTRERAS was in Mexico City from September 26, 1963,
to October 2, 1963, and resided at the Hotel del Comercio
during that period. He always stays at this hotel when he
visits Mexico City, which is approximately once every month.
Following the assassination of President KENNEDY on
November 22, 1963, CONTRERAS observed photographs of OSWALD
in the press. He then recalled that on one occasion at lunch
time while eating at the small restaurant next door to the
Hotel del Comercio he sat down at a table with an unknown
American. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with
this unknown American due to the crowded condition of the
restaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs
of OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity
concerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite
conclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American
with whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS
advised the source that he did not exchange a single word with
OSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish
and CONTRERAS does not understand English.
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MEMORANDUM
(LAVENDWA MEMO
February 19, 1968
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
WILLIAM BOXLEY, Investigator
RE:
Interview with BOB LAVENDER
When originally contacted from New Orleans early in January,
LAVENDER lived at the White House Apartments, 523 Denning Way
in Apartment #9, Seattle, Washington. He has no listed
telephone. The landlady of the apartment also has an unlisted
telephone. It was determined, however, that her name is MRS.
JOHNSON and that her phone number is EA. 9-2130.
Another tenant in the apartment is WOLFGANG JOST whose telephone
number is EA. 3-6718.
LAVENDER stated that mail could be cover addressed to him in care
of DAN R. BROWN, 715 Second Avenue, N., Apartment 2, Seattle,
Washington. LAVENDER insisted that all contact to him be
executed only through his attorney in San Francisco (See addenda)
After two days of negotiation with the attorney in San Francisco
funds were advanced in the form of an aircraft ticket for
LAVENDER to fly from Seattle to San Francisco and a meeting was
set up at the Jack Tar Hotel on the night of January 18, 1968.
The interview was conducted in the presence of LAVENDER's
attorney. Neither LAVENDER nor his attorney would permit the
conversation to be recorded. At the beginning of the interview
the attorney required specific reassurance that this office was
interested in learning nothing from LAVENDER other than his
knowledge of the individuals about whom he had written the
office. There seemed to be some apprehension on the part of both
LAVENDER and his attorney that we might wish to inquire into
matters which they implied were under investigation by Federal
authorities at that time. In connection with this, it's
noteworthy that arrests were made shortly after the meeting with
LAVENDER in the Seattle area of a number of persons described by
the FBI as Minutemen who had been conspiring to rob a number of
banks in Seattle.
LAVENDER who is approximately 27 or 28 years of age, stands about
6'2 or 3" and weighs approximately 190 pounds, bears a remarkable
facial resemblance to photographs of BECKHAM which appeared in
the New Orleans newspapers after the latter's appearance before
the Grand Jury here, stated that he first met BECKHAM in February
of 1967 in a bar in Omaha, Nebraska; however, subsequent
disclosure of cards which LAVENDER showed me dispute this
statement. LAVENDER stated that BECKHAM showed him a Louisiana
State Police badge which he carried, cards which indicated that
he had been a minister in the Catholic church and in the
Universal Life Church. The card from Universal Life Church
showed that it's address was 1766 Poland Drive, Modesto, Calif
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and it was issued by the Rev. KIRBY J. HENSLEY. Both BECKHAM,
according to LAVENDER, and LAVENDER, according to my observations,
seem to have made something of a fetish of carrying cards and
certificates of membership in various organizations. For
example, LAVENDER said that BECKHAM obtained for him an honorary
Attorney General's card from the State of Louisiana and he
displayed a card signed by the Attorney General apparently, JACK
P. F. GREMILLION and dated, however, May 13, 1964. This would
indicate that had BECKHAM actually obtained that card for
LAVENDER as he stated, LAVENDER would have had to know BECKHAM
several years prior to his admitted meeting of the man in a bar in
Omaha.
LAVENDER states that BECKHAM now has broken away from the
Universal Life Church and started his own church organization
which he calls Universal Life Churches of America, Inc.
LAVENDER states that BECKHAM always appears to be without funds,
that he files various corporation papers for sundry people and
makes a living from the fees he charges therefor.
LAVENDER says that the time news of the Garrison investigation
into the Warren Commission first broke in February 1967 BECKHAM
told him that FERRIE was a pilot, a homosexual, he made fun of
FERRIE and said that he had had nothing to do with the assassination
but "You watch, he 'll be dead in a couple of weeks." BECKHAM
also told him, LAVENDER said, of the death of an Associated Press
reporter who died in bed in Georgia or Alabama late in 1965 or
early 1966, whom BECKHAM claimed was killed because ofhis inside
knowledge of the assassination. However LAVENDER could not recall
the name of the reporter.
LAVENDER said BECKHAM told him he had assisted in establishing a
fund raising office with SERGIO ARCACHA and LOUIS RABEL in the
NewOrleans area for anti-Castro activity.
LAVENDER describes FRED CRISMAN as 53 or 54 years of age, an
intellectual, gray haired, "somewhat of SHAW's type", approximately
5'9" to 10" in height, 175 to 180 pounds, wears glasses when
reading, owns an expensive but limited wardrobe. He states that
CRISMAN is an extreme right winger who continuously writes anti-
Kennedy articles and essays apparently for publication in
magazines. He states that when BECKHAM was subpoenaed for Grand
Jury testimony, CRISMAN called him (LAVENDER) and said that he
would "kill BECKHAM if I am subpoenaed as a result of anything he
says -- not that I know anything about the conspiracy, of course.
LAVENDER quotes CRISMAN as having said that he made numerous trips
from Olympia, Washington, to New Orleans and Dallas, that he made
a number mm of trips with BECKHAM to the Roosevelt Hotel in New
Orleans formeetings, He states that CRISMAN has described himself
as being sadistic in sexual practice preferences.
LAVENDER states that he has seen CRISMAN on an average of once or
twice a week during the year 1967 but knows of no particular
aircraft journeys CRISMAN has made during that period of time.
Note: Same sepail proferences
CCAY SHAW. N.O.D.A.S obtained
blood stained whips sturing search
of SHAW's apartment.
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As a matter of fact he states that he has been almost exclusively
in the Olympia-Seattle area. Note the discrepancy in this
comment and the claim in the anonymous letter from Orlando,
Florida, which states that FRED LEE CRISMAN of Tacoma, Washington,
flies to New Orleans steadily "twenty-four times in 1967".
LAVENDER at first contended that CRISMAN's unlisted telephone
number did not begin with the "Main" exchange, however, when later
after being tested he was shown a copy of the Orlando letter, he
stated it was true, that it had been MAin 7-4790 as stipulated
in that letter but that within the past three weeks CRISMAN had
changed the number and his new number was now MAin 7-6330.
LAVENDER said that CRISMAN told him that ARCACHA SMITH and LOUIS
RABEL said that they had accumulated between four and tive
hundred thousand dollars in cash from various fund raising
enterprises and private backers. That they as a matter of safe
keeping for the money had placed it in BECKHAM's hands in a
suitcase and had sent him aloft flying around the country from
one city to another as custodian of the money. He supposedly
flew under the name of MIKE NELSON and stayed in touch with
ARCACHA. Eventually, the story goes, ARCACHA and RABEL and their
backers decided that the money would be used to assassinate
President Kennedy. However, in order to throw the authorities
off BECKHAM was instructed to land at the Miami airport in
possession of some $30,000 of the total amount, the rest being
stored somewhere else and arrangements were made to have the
FBI and the CIA arrest ARCACHA and RABEL and BECKHAM at the Miami
airport and confiscate the $30,000, the plan being, it was hoped,
that the FBI and CIA would think that this was all of the money
which ARCACHA and RABEL had been able to abscond with.
LAVENDER added that CRISMAN owns no automobile himself, that he
drives friends' older model automobiles which he can borrow from
time to time and that he has been ordained a bishop in the
Universal Life Church from Modesto by the Rev. K. J. HENSLEY,
President.
The high point of the entire three-hour interview and cross
examination seemed to have been the story of BECKHAM being
custodian for the four to five hundred thousand dollars of stolen
funds and LAVENDER appeared to have to work himself up to telling
the story towards the end of the interview. He seemed much
relieved after he had told the story but throughout the
interview he seemed to consult his attorney by expression, by
facial expression, and I got the distinct feeling that LAVENDER
was on stage reiterating a story which he had been encouraged to
tell us.
LAVENDER said that BECKHAM told him he had a private detective
friend in Texas City. Later he said, according to LAVENDER, that
he had met DAVID FERRIE one time through the efforts of a private
detective named JACK MARTIN.
I strongly suggest this entire story as well as the receipt of the
letters from Seattle and Orlando bear a distinct JACK MARTIN flavor.
It's recommended that the facts contained therein be taken with a
generous portion of salt. If for no other reason, than the fact
NOTE: An interesting gratuitions observation by
Boxley (Wood assurated "former" C.I.A. agent
particula sends - original CRISMAN file - to
have departed along with Boxley. AS
-4-
that I havenever met anyone either in the CIA or among right-
wing donors to political causes who would (A) entrust a large sum
of money to either BECKHAM or LAVENDER or others of their ilk, or
(B) permit such funds to be flown around the country in a suitcase
which might become misplaced or stolen at baggage terminals along
the airline routes. Some of the information about CRISMAN might be
checked through the American Express Company, which is suina
CRISMAN, according to LAVENDER, for past due charges on a card which
he held from that concern.
Of MARTIN GRASSI, LAVENDER stated that he is "A real crook" in the
used car business in Seattle and that CRISMAN had introduced
LAVENDER to GRASSI whom he understands is on the fringe in the
Mafia. However, he was unable to offer any connection between
BECKHAM and GRASSI and between GRASSI and the assassination.
5/23/68
reforences - file - No suit on info
from american Express Co. - No record-
Destrict Attorney Its Garriosen
New Crleans
Lc isida
Important
Mr. Corricon:
The folloving account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare
not commit myself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to
me in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I
admit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason
I take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the
realn of coincidence.
I fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore
I am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,
if you think the information I have warrants it.
Naturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.
It is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was
years before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the
story, the best I can relate to you:
It seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this
country began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into
Cuba, This "army" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Ouba
in an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is COMMON knowledge, but
what is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-
mation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force
in this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds
collected from the sympathizers of the Cubar refugees. These men whom
I will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money
in their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-
fiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,
as the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,
and would be left holding the bag, and
realizing the international
consequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had
been orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of
Pigs invasion.
Since most of the I400 or more invasion members were either
killed or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the
blame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,
though admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.
I was told this story by a man who allegedly WAS a part of the
Cuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been
one of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FEI
investigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this
17
was teld to me, and at about the same time, I'm sure you remember,
your office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine
or something to that effect, dora to New Crleans for questioning.
It seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craba since
she really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I
quote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and
no real desire to find either. Fe moved to Creaka in March from Lincoln
Nohmaska, where be had spent about two months less with no visable
X
reans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of washington
with 30 associate of his.
The following are a few facts that the Omaha man told me, either
directly or indirectly;
He told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office
announced your interest in him. he described the man in great detail
and claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.
I overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the
man in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it
was the Fhi, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,
and whether it was that they had something on him or on "one of the
others".
He claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic
ed.
He was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked
on your staff at one time as an investigator.
He says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who "looked
like Ruby".
Beckmine (?)
Summar
At one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel
there and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called
Sergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him OP another man they
said was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that
you, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he
had told you he would talk to you , but not alone,
H
He described the assasination scene in great detail and told
me some facts about the had definitely new heard before
He claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame
for the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,
Ferrie, Tippett Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.
He told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed
to have seen a man with a rifle run from the Missy knowl in front
of Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man blaims that this is where the
fatal shot came from) The police officer hysteriously had a very
serious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.
18
Ee claimed to have net the late President on a number of
occasions, and he talked about his with very little respect.
Ee claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the
Governor.
The Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone
cont each ther no mitter where they were Once, the kashington
man was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred
by telephone twice in that one day.
The following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel
that any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-
vestigation, Please contact no so we can further discuss this.
1. Sergio Arcacha
9
2. Lucian Rebel- Louis Rabel
ate
3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.
4. Thomas E Beckham Maha
5. Martin Grassi
Mr Carrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I
can go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of
those mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not
have the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of
protection, at least to the best of your ability
I have arranged to be reached through the Democratic chairman
here, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His
Telephone Number is: AT 5-4573
II the information THE have related tou you here is of any
consequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.
Good luck in your investigation.
Mr.
19
To: archines
stadges
Indicated files
J.H.
1
1/29/64.
Date
JIM BRADEN, 621 South Barington Drive, Apartment 6,
LOS Angeles, furnished the following information:
BRADEN is a crude oil producer. His mailing
address 1s 215 South La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Hills,
California. He was in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 on
business. He had been in Dallas twice before, but that was
over ten years ago. He is not familiar with Dallas.
On November 22, 1963, while on Elm Street trying
to get a cab, he heard people say that President JOHN F.
KENNEDY had been shot. He wanted to telephone his family, so
he made inquiry and ascertained there was a telephone on the
third floor of the building located directly across the street
from a building which was completely surrounded by police
with drawn guns, from which building the fatal shots had been
fired at President KENNEDY.
BRADEN entered the building, proceeded to the
third floor via elevator, found that the telephone did not
work and returned to the street level via elevator. As he
left, the elevator operator asked him if he worked in the
building and finding that BRADEN did not, immediately called a
police officer who escorted BRADEN to the Sheriff's Office
which was within walking distance. There BRADEN was held
for two or three hours and finally questioned and released.
BRADEN has no information concerning the assassination
and both LEE HARVEY OSWALD and JACK RUBY are unknown to him.
- 2* -
1/28/64
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles 105-15823
On
at
File #
CHESTER C. ORTON and
SAs JOHN K. ANDERSON /mkk
1/29/64
by
Date dictated
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
CD401
Totals
District Attorney Its Garriasen
New Crleans
IC ision
Important
Mr. Carricson:
The folloving account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare
not commit ryself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to
no in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I
admit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason
I take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the
reatm of coincidence.
I fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore
I am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,
if you think the information I have warrants it.
Naturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.
It is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was
years before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the
story, the best I can relate to you:
It seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this
country began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into
Cuba, This "army" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba
in an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is cormon knowledge, but
what is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-
mation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force
in this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds
collected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom
I will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money
in their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-
fiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,
as the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,
and would be left holding the bag, and realizing the international
consequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had
been orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of
Pigs invasion.
Since most of the I400 or more invasion members were either
killed or captured, the Cuben leaders in this country put most of the
blame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,
though admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.
I was told this story by a man who allegedly WAS a part of the
Cuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been
one of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH
investigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this
17
was teld to =, and at about the same time,, as I'm sure you remember,
your office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Ac5laine
or something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.
It seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since
she really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I
quote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and
no real desire to find either. E moved to Cmaha in March from Lincoln
Nobraska, where be had spent abcut two months C- LASE with no visable
reans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington
with an associate of his.
The following are a few facts that the Cmaha nan told me, either
directly or indirectly;
He told re about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office
announced your interest in him. He described the man in great detail
and claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.)
I overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the
man in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it
was the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,
and whether it was that they had something on him or on "one of the
others".
He claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic
ed.
He was originally from New Orleans, and clains to have worked
on your staff at one time as an investigator.
He says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who "looked
like Ruby".
Beckmine (?).
truman
At one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel
there and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called
Sergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they
said was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that
you, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he
had told you he would talk to you , but not alone,
H
He described the assasination scene in great detail and told
me some facts about that I had definitely not-heard before.
He claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame
for the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,
Ferrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.
He told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed
to have seen a man with a rifle run from the Missy knowl in front
of Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the
fatal shot came from) The police officer mysteriously had a very
serious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.
Ee claimed to have met the late president on a number of
occasions, and he talked about him with very little respect.
Ee claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the
Governor.
The Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone
contact each ther no mitter where they were. Once, the bashington
was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred
by telephone twice in that one day.
The following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel
that any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-
vestigation, Please contact ne so we can further discuss this.
1.Sergio Arcacha
2. Lucian Rebel> Louis Rabel
3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.
4. Thomas E Beckham
omalia
5. Martin Grassi
Mr Garrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I
can go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of
those mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not
have the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of
protection, at least to the best of your ability
I have arranged to be reached through the Democrati C chairman
here, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His
Telephone Number is: AT 5-4573
If the information 1-1 have related tou you here is of any
consequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.
Good luck in your investigation.
Mr.
19
District Atterney Iin Garriasen
New Coleans
Lc isily
Important
Mr. Corricota:
The following account may be fiction or it may be fact, 1 dare
not commt myself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to
no in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I
admit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason
I take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the
reating of coincidence.
I fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore
I am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,
if you think the information I have warrants it.
Naturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.
It is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was
years before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the
story, the best I can relate to you:
It seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this
country began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into
Cuba, This "arry" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba
in an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is common knowledge, but
what is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-
mation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force
in this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds
collected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom
I will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money
in their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-
fiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,
as the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,
and would be left holding the bag, and
realizing the international
consequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had
been orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of
Pigs invasion.
Since most of the I400 or more invasion members were either
killed or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the
blame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,
though admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.
I was told this story by a man who allegedly was a part of the
Cuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been
one of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH
investigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this
17
was teld to =e, and at about the same time, as I'm sure you remember,
your office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine
or something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.
It seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craba since
she really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I
quote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and
no real desire to find either. Ee moved to Cmaha in March from Lincoln
Nebraska, where be had spent abcut two months C- Lass WITH =0 visable
means of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Mashington
Backley
with an associate of his.
The following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told Ee, either
directly or indirectly;
He told Its about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office
announced your interest in him. he described the man in great detail
and claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise,)
I overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the
man in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it
was the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,
and whether it was that they had something on him or on "one of the
others".
He claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic
ed.
He was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked
on your staff at one time as an investigator.
He says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who "looked
like Ruby".
Beckmine (?)
Criman
At one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel
there and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called
Sergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they
said was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that
you, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he
had told you he would talk to you , but not alone,
H
He described the assasination scene in great detail and told
ne some facts about it the had definitely not heard before.
He claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame
for the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,
Ferrie, Tippett Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.
He told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed
to have seen a man with a rifle run from the Essy knowl in front
of Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the
fatal shot came frcm)7 The police officer Hysteriously had a very
serious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot
Ee claimed to have net the late president on a number of
occasions, and he talked about his with very little respect.
Es claims that be left Louisiana upon the advise of the
Governor.
The Omaha Man and the Washington =32 were always in telephone
cont each the no mitter where they were. Once, the hashington
man was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred
by telephone twice in that one day.
The following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel
that any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-
vestigation, Please contact no so we can further discuss this.
1.Sergio Arcacha
2. Lucian Rebel> Louis Rabel
3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.
110 Thomas Beckham
Maha
5. Martin-Grassi
Mr Carrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I
can go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of
those mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not
have the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of
protection, at least to the best of your ability
I have arranged to be reached through the Democrati C chairman
here, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His
Telephone Number is: AT 5-4573
If the information I have related tou you here is of any
consequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.
Good luck in your investigation.
Mr.
19
District Atterney In Garriesen
New Crleans
Lc isida
Important
Mr. Carriosto:
The following account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare
not commit ryself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to
me in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I
admit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason
I take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the
reatm of coincidence.
I fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore
I am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,
if you think the information I have warrants it.
Naturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.
It is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was
years before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the
story, the best I can relate to you:
It seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this
country began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into
Cuba. This "arry" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba
in an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is common knowledge, but
what is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-
mation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force
in this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds
collected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom
I will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money
in their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CLA, con-
fiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,
as the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,
and would be left holding the bag, and
realizing the international
consequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had
Len orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of
Pigs invasion.
Since most of the I400 or more invasion members were either
killed or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the
blame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,
though admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.
I was told this story by a man who allegedly was a part of the
Cuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been
one of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH
investigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this
was tcld to me, and at about the same time, ,as I'm sure yea remember,
your office was trying to get Perry Ruso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine
or something to that effect, desm to New Crleans for questioning.
It seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since
she really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman whom I
quote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and
no real desire to find either. He moved to Creaka in March from Lincoln
Nebraska, where be bad spent abcut two months C= Less with no visable
means of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington
with an associate OI his.
The following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told me, either
directly or indirectly;
He told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office
announced your interest in him, he described the man in great detail
and claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.
I overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the
man in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it
was the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,
and whether it was that they had something on him or on "one of the
others".
He claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you question
ed.
He was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked
on your staff at one time as an investigator.
He says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who "looked
like Ruby".
Beckmine (?)
Crimon
At one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel
there and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called
Sergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they
said was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that
you, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he
had told you he would talk to you , but not alone,
H
He described the assasination scene in great detail and told
me soke facts about it that had definitely now-heard before.
He claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame
for the whole thing. Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,
Ferrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.
He told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed
to have seen a man with a rifle run from the bassy knowl in front
of Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the
fatal shot came from) % The police officer mysteriously had a very
serious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.
was teld to me, and at about the same time,,a: I'm sure you remember,
your office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs McBlaine
or something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.
It seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since
she really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleran whom I
quote decide to come to Omaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and
no real desire to find either. Fe moved to Creaha in March from Lincoln
Nebraska, where be bad spent about two months C= less with no visable
means of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington
Backlein
with an associate of his.
The following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told me, either
directly or indirectly;
He told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office
announced your interest in him. He described the man in great detail
and claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.
I overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the
man in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it
was the Fhi, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,
and whether it was that they had something on him or on "one of the
others".
He claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you question
ed.
He was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked
on your staff at one time as an investigator.
He says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who "looked
like Ruby".
Beckme (?)
Criman
At one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel
there and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called
Sergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him OP another man they
said was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that
you, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he
had told you he would talk to you , but not alone,
H
He described the assasination scene in great detail and told
me some facts about it the had definitely now-heard before.
He claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame
for the whole thing. Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,
Ferrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.
He told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed
to have seen a man with a rifle run from the assy knowl in front
of Kennedy. (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the
fatal shot came frcm)7 The police officer mysteriously had a very
serious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.
Ee claimed to have met the late president on a number of
occasions, and he talked about him with very little respect.
Ee claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the
Governor.
The Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone
contact each then no matter where they were. Once, the washington
man was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred
by telephone twice in that one day.
The following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel
that any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-
vestigation, Please contact ne so we can further discuss this.
1. Sergio Arcacha
$
2. Lucian Rebel Louis Rabel
etc
3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.
4. Thomas E Beckham
Maha
5. Martin Grassi
Mr Garrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I
can go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of
those mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not
have the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of
protection, at least to the best of your ability,
I have arranged to be reached through the Democratic chairman
here, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His
Telephone Number is: AT 5-4573
II the information H have related tou you here is of any
consequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.
Good luck in your investigation.
Mr.
19
MEMORANDUM
October 27, 1967
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
BILL BOXLEY, Investigator
RE:
INTERVIEW WITH HARVEY L. WADE
406 So. Howell
Chattanooga, Tenn. 37412
Telephone: 624-3228
On Wednesday, 25 October, 1967, HARVEY LAWILL WADE, a
building inspector for the County of Hamilton, Tennessee,
Chattanooga was interviewed at 11:30 A.M. in his office at
the Courthouse regarding his statement contained in Warren
Commission Exhibit # 2370 and in Warren Commission Exhibit
# 2432. WADE confirmed that the descriptions of two men
he saw with LEE HARVEY OSWALD in the Carousal Club, Dallas,
on the night of November 2370 10, 1963, were accurately recorded
in Commission Exhibit CE/by the FBI Agent taking statement.
He disappointedly commented however that it could not have
been LEE HARVEY OSWALD with whom he saw the men because
"Of course OSWALD was not there".
WADE responded exuberantly however when informed that OSWALD
undoubtedly had a double in Dallas as well as other places
with him, and seemed relieved that he had not made the
mistaken identification of OSWALD which the FBI questioner
had indicated he must have made. WADE located the position
at the bar where OSWALD and his companions were sitting and
his own relative position to that in a photograph shown him
of the interior of the Carousal Club. His distance from
the three men appears to have been less than twenty feet.
He describes # 1 man who resembled OSWALD very much in appear-
ance as being 5'8", 140 pounds, with long black hair and
adds to his description in CE 2370 the information that he
wore the hair parted on the left side and had an immature or
baby expression around his mouth and chin. He estimated his
age to have been in his early 20's. The # 2 man, described
as 5'10" tall, stocky build, oval faced, of Mexican or
Spanish extraction with a one inch scar on his left eyebrow,
also had a noticeably pox-marked face. He states that our
photograph of LAWRENCE HOWARD represents a man several years
too old in appearance and too stern of expression. He
remembers the # 2 man being in his early 30's and of more
clean-cut pleasant facial expression.
-2-
MR. WADE looked at all photographs in our display kit and
was unable to identify even partially any as being the
unidentified men although he did comment that our 1963
New Orleans Police Department photograph of LEE HARVEY
OSWALD was identical to the man he had previously identified
as OSWALD.
MR. WADE will be happy to cooperate in any way with this
office including identifying photographs submitted him by
mail. His address is 406 So. Howell, Chattanooga, Tennessee
37412, telephone: 624-3228.
BILL BOXLEY
Anti-Castro raids continue
Cuban Exiles
Have
Lear
By ROBERT K. BROWN
used by CIA age
skiing.
NTI-CASTRO military activity in the Carib-
A
bean and Miami area has reached an all-
THIS incident
time low. Even an occasional mention of
sentment it
large training camps and/or impending anti-Castro
caused the CIA
operations are now hard to find in once rumor-
the "Florida"
And once again
ridden Miami.
rendered the shi
Present counter-revolutionary operations are
by burning cut
limited to a few surreptitious runs conducted by
and a generator.
small groups operating independently of the Cen-
of the "Florida's'
tral Intelligence Agency, which provides food,
has been negotia
medicine, agents and a handful of weapons for
CIA to repair 1.
their contacts in Cuba. Three or four organiza-
With the money
tions give classes on demolition and other military
such a repair j
subjects in their "ices or maintain scraggly train-
ida's" crew ho
ing camps where eir men exist on rice, beans,
smaller ship wit
can conduct the
hope and the pleasure cursing the CIA. Since
tions withou
the abortive invasion of Cuba which CIA spon-
ance."
sored in April, 1961, that agency has become al-
CIA personn
most as unpopular as Fidel Castro with large num-
to the "Florio
bers of Cubans.
crew, are "stu
CIA sponsored operations
enced and has
against Castro started slack-
to buy supplies, the exiles
They charge 1
ening off in January of this
look to the CIA for weapons,
man of the
year before the foreign min-
medicine, foods. ships and all
West-code nam
isters' meeting at Punta del
the other materials necessary
is an ex-Agrie
Este. Failure to initiate oper-
to keep a revolution going. Cu-
ment official wi
ations after Punta del Este
ban exiles who are not cor-
ing about mai
was explained by pointing
rupt, who are daily risking
and that "Go
out that nothing should be
their lives for freedom. say
head of marin
done which might substan-
they have been unable to
the Miami ar
raise any sizable amounts of
ANTI-CASTRO FORCES TRAIN IN SWAMPS.
tiate Castro's charge of re-
Small commando raids are effective.
manded anythi
newed United States aggres-
money from American citizens
a 50-ft. yacht.
sion before the United Nations.
or industry.
Another Cuba
After that "crisis" passed,
These exiles say that the
Here Is an account of one
by Roberto Bombino who had-
ferent organiza
the Cubans were pacified with
CIA pays a monthly lump sum
such complaint:
recently defected from the
CIA "safe how
the story that it would take
-some estimate it at be-
Sometime ago, a Cuban mil-
command of the Cuban frigate
located on a
time for new CIA boss John
tween $100,000 and $200,000-
lionaire bought a small World
"Marti." This same frigate
outside of Mia
McCone to orient himself.
to the "Consejo" which Is lead
War II surplus warship
and its commander. Bombino,
came obvious.
Then it was said that the
by Dr. Miro Cardona, former
(which we'll call the "Flor-
had chased and attempted to
surrounding T
Defense Intelligence Agency
Premier of Cuba under Castro.
ida") and installed the most
sink the "Florida" three
growing veget
(DIA) was taking over the
Cardona then parcels the
advanced navigational equip-
months earlier according to
the primary 1
operational missions of the
money out to the varlous or.
ment and engines available.
one of the former crew mem-
farm's new own
ganizations that make up the
After the boat was equipped
bers.
Central Intelligence Agency.
"vegetable far
If the Cubans have been un-
"Consejo," they report.
to the tune of better than
The American captain. who
big fuss about
impressed by these expla-
One group which recently
$50.000, the CIA moved in
we'll call "Johnny," told me
planes flying
nations. they have been
broke with the Consejo re-
and offered to take care of
he was offered a year's pay
age.
even more unimpressed with
portedly received a monthly
operational expenses-salary
and a trip around the world,
When one
the CIA itself-its operating
lump sun of $2,070. This was
for the 20-man crew, repairs,
or a job as port engineer of
asked his
techniques, personnel, accom-
supposed to pay the rent, sal-
ammunition, fuel. etc., as long
Key West if he would with.
his M-3 submi
plishments. reliability and its
aries of the department heads
as they were allowed to con-
draw from the "Florida"
fired single
relations with the Cuban exile
of the organization and office
trol the ship.
quietly. With the rest of his
structor replied
movement in general.
supplies.
The millionaire. who by this
crew listening, "Johnny" told
prohibits fir
Several Americans. who
time was no longer a million-
me how the new, more pliable
weapons in t
THE exiles say CIA main-
helped set up a training camp
time had no alternative but to
crew had promptly run the
theless, The 4
tains tight control over the
in the Everglades, reported
"Florida" aground while test-
CIA expects
majority of anti-Castro organi-
that as soon as it became
ing her.
Cubans to 5
zations by its dispensation of
known that a training camp
Friction developed between
"Since we were the only
was In operation and young
the ship's Cuban crew which
with weapons
funds. guns and its system of
ones that could run her,"
were not com
informants which do not spy
Cubans were clamoring to
was captained by an Ameri-
Johnny laughed. "the CIA re-
Members of
on Castro but on the counter-
sign up, the C/A contacted the
can and the CIA representa.
luctantly gave the "Florida"
tives in Key West after
ganization bit
revolutionaries.
extle organization sponsoring
several missions failed due to
back to us. After making ex-
were given C
Money. the lifeblood of any
the camp through Cardona
tensive repairs. we left on a
son submachin
revolutionary movement. has
faulty or incomplete CIA in-
and promised to contribute a
mission to Cuba. A few miles
ment to under
been in short supply. During
telligence reports. The CIA
sizuble sum of money to the
out of Key West. the auto-
Cuba. When
the successful 1959 revolt
then attempted to force re-
organization if it would take
matic pilot broke and we had
placement of the critical, out-
tempted to te
against dictator Fulgencio Ba-
its men out of the field for
spoken but extremely able
to return to base. On our way
ons only to fi
tista. Cuban revolutionaries ob-
just a couple of weeks. The
back. we decided to test the
American captain who didn't
munition pro
tained most of their funds
men returned to Miami, the
small outboard motors that
different calit
from inside Cuba-from the
hesitate to tell the "spooks"
organization got the CIA
we use to power the small
middle and upper classes. This
(nickname for CIA agents)
completely us
money and the training camp
what be thought of their oper-
boats that ferry men and guns
occasion they
has not been possible for the
wasn't reopened, these Ameri-
ations.
from the ship to shore. They
mm. recoiles
last year and a half. Further-
cans say.
didn't work, After stripping
mm ammuni
more. funds that were brought
Eventually. the CIA was
all 4 motors. we discovered
"Jose," av
out of Cuba and made avail-
A
ND one doesn't have to
able to take over the "Flor-
water had seeped into the
athlete who
able for revolutionry activ-
look far in Cuban exile
ida" due to its control of the
eylinders."
American es
ity have been expended and
circles to hear numerous
purse strings and the original
"Johnny" went on to charge
told how he
be replaced. Thus. if
complaints of CIA dreptness
crew and captain were re-
that these motors which were
several frier
niered
crew
unded
wonned to be new had been
the U.S.
4AA THE DENVER POST Sunday, June 3, 1952
e Learned to Hate CIA
used by CIA agents for water
After arriving in the U.S., he
IN SPITE of the CIA, Cuban
their trip. He estimated it cost
skiing.
said, he was promised by the
freedom fighters continue
Castro's already strained
CIA that he would be sent to
to peck away at Fidel's police
budget tens of thousands of
THE intment it and the re-
a camp for specialized train-
state. They say they feel that
pesos as well as consumption
engendered
ing in the near future. He
such efforts are not in vain.
of precious gasoline and wear
caused the CIA to take over
commented sarcastically. "I'd
They point out that they now
on vehicles used to transport
the "Florida" once again.
like to know what they mean
bribe fishermen and Castro's
the militia to and fro.
And once again the new crew
by near future, as I'm still
militia with ice, food and med-
rendered the ship inoperative
"You don't have to spend
waiting."
icine so they can carry out
millions of dollars to hurt
by burning cut both engines
"Jose" related how he and
their missions.
and a generator. One member
Castro," the American ad-
several of his co-workers had
American volunteers, in no
of the "Florida's" originalcrew
viser continued. "Multipiy
placed large amounts of C-1-
way connected with the CIA
what we did a hundred times
has been negotiating with the
a high explosive-i vital
or any other governmental
CIA to repair the "Florida."
over and he would really be
points throughout the plant
agency. who advise and train
With the money earned from
hurting."
in which he worked. When, he
the Cubans maintain that a
such a repair job, the "Flor-
said. they gleefully informed
multitude of small scale raids
Guerrillas operating in the
ida's" crew hope to buy a
their American manager the
carried out by killer-raider
Escambray and resistance
smaller ship with which they
plant was ready to blow up
leaders from the cities con-
teams could possibly increase
can conduct their own opera-
the manager frantically ob-
tinue to trickel into Miami
the strain on Castro's now
tions without CIA "guid-
jected, "Don't do that. We'll
straining economy to the
with reports that men are
ance."
be back and we don't want
breaking point.
available to fight but they
CIA personnel, according
can't do it with their bare
that plant destroyed."
According to these volunteers
to the "Florida's" original
hands. After assessing the do-
crew, are "stupid, inexperl-
HERE are confirmed re-
short hit and run missions
T
nothing situation in Miami,
ports that Cuban lackeys
would keep the Communists
enced and have not guts."
they compare the Kennedy
They charge that the head
of the CIA also have dealt
off balance, destroy morale
Administration's policy of hop-
man of the CIA in Key
poorly with their more coura-
and force them to tighten up
ing that Fidel will wither on
their control even further.
West-code name of "Max"-
geous countrymen. In Decem-
the vine to the little boy that
ber, 1960, Miro Cardone, nom-
The number of personnel In-
is an ex-Agriculture Depart-
was thrown from a horse the
volved in such activities would
ment official who knows noth-
inal head of the CIA-financed
first time he tried to ride him
ing about marine operations,
"Consejo," invited young Cu-
be small and consequently the
and decided not to try again
likelihood of the security of
and that "Gordon," who is
bans to join the American
till the horse died.
armed forces. Several Cubans
such missions being com-
head of marine operations in
I talked with claimed they
promised would be slight.
The result of such bungling.
the Miami area never com-
WAMPS.
One American adviser re-
other than giving the CIA a
manded anything larger than
had been promised faithfully
lated how he and several
worse name than it had after
ctive.
a 30.ft. yacht.
that they would be sent di-
Cubans had stayed on a key
the Bay of Pigs failure, may
Another Cuban from a dif-
rectly to special training
near Cuba for several days
produce some side effects that
ombino who had
ferent organization told of a
camps at which they would be
cted from the
while awaiting to make a con-
were not counted on. Several
CIA "safe house" which was
taught the special skills they
tact on the mainland. They
persons said it is likely that
he Cuban frigate
located on a vegetable farm
would need to fight the Cuban
didn't make their contacts nor
if and when Castro falls, the
same frigate
outside of Miami. It soon be-
Communists.
did they get involved in any
leadership replacing him will
ander. Bombino,
came obvious. he said, to the
One young chap told me
firefights with Castro militia.
not be those individuals spon-
nd attempted to
surrounding neighbors that
Florida" three
that "Miro himself promised
However, he said, word got out
sored by the CIA: such leader-
growing vegetables was not
er according to
that if I enlisted I would get
of their presence and Castro
ship may come from elements
the primary purpose of the
mer crew mem-
the training I wanted and
had 5.000 militia combing the
which have had to work
farm's new owners when these
needed. So I enlisted in the
area for two weeks-after the
against the CIA as well as
"vegetable farmers" ralsed a
Air Force. I was sent to Lack-
counter revolutionaries had
Fidel, in which case they may
an captain. who
big fuss about crop dusting
land Air Force Base where
left. By his account it cost
not turn Cuba into as pro-
Shany," told me
planes flying over their acre-
for six weeks I did little more
the American and his counter-
American a bastion as we
d a year's pay
age.
than polish boots, pick up cig-
revolutionary friends $50 for
would desire.
bund the world,
When one of the trainees
arette butts and clean la.
port engineer of
asked his instructor why
his M-3 submachine gun only
trines. I went to my com-
he would with.
the "Florida"
fired single shots, the in-
manding officer and asked
the rest of his
structor replied. "Federal law
when I could expect the spe-
"Johnny" told
prohibits firing automatic
clal training I was promised,
ew, more pliable
weapons In the U.S." None-
He said he knew nothing of
omptly run the
theless, The Cuban said, the
any such "special training."
I wrote to the chief of the Air
round while test-
CIA expected these same
Cubans to risk their lives
Force and was discharged
were the only
with weapons with which they
shortly thereafter."
ould run her,"
were not completely familiar.
When I asked him why he
ed. "the CIA re-
Members of yet another or-
thought such promises were
the "Florida"
ganization bitterly claim they
made, he answered. "I think
After making ex-
were given cases of Thomp-
they want to keep us from
rs. we left on a
son submachine guns for ship-
getting in the company's hair.
tha. A few miles
ment to underground forces in
Cubans call the CIA the
West, the auto-
Cuba. When at sea they at-
"company" as the Spanish
roke and we had
tempted to test-fire the weap-
abbreviation for company is
ase, On our way
ons only to find that the am-
Cia."
:ided to test the
munition provided was of a
Last month, it is known that
rd motors that
different caliber and therefore
the heads of three anti-Castro
ower the small
completely useless. On another
organizations (no longer sup-
ry men and guns
occasion they were given .57
ported by the CIA) flew to
to shore. They
mm. recoiless rifles and .75
Washington to confer with sev-
After stripping.
mm ammunition.
eral congressmen. They re-
we discovered
"Jose," a well-known Cuban
ported they were told. "to wait.
seeped into the
athlete who worked for an
wait. it's the best way to save
American company in Cuba,
lives." "Meanwhile, Castro
on to charge
told how he stole a boat with
gets more and more arms and
tors which were
several friends and escaped
kills more of our friends," one
new had been
to the U.S. in August, 1361.
leader commented.
Ro:T Bakham EX.7
INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY MEL GAUMER 03 KTAC NEWS WITH FRED LEE
CRISMAN AND ROBERT GRIFFIN (TACOMA, WASH., ATTORNEY REPRESENTING
CRISMAN) - NOVEMBER 1, 1968
A.
I heard your broadcast.
Q.
Oh, yeah, you heard the broadcast, sure. And MURRAY MORGAN,
of course, is on our staff, actually as a freelancer but
he and I work together and, you know, fooled around with this
thing all night. What I'm primarily interested in is what
you have to say. I'm trying to -- I'll try to be completely
fair and objective. I'm not trying to crucify anybody.
But this is a story, let's face it.
A.
Most of it is absolutely untrue and has no relationship to
the real thing at all and consequently I'm real unhappy
with it. But insofar as the Garrison subpoena what he
particularly, what he alleges is that I know people that he
feels has some pertinent knowledge to the msassination. Now
I don't even know what people he's talking about.
Q.
Maybe I can -- maybe I can inject a name here that I got
this morning forwhat it's worth. And as I say, believe me,
FRED, as of yesterday at this time I knew nothing about this
thing except what I had read about the Garrison investigation
in the past. I have a lot more information than I had then,
how much of it is fact and how much of it is fantasy, I
don't know. One name that I had is TOM BECKHAM. He also
goes by the name EVANS, MARK EVANS
A.
He had two or three million hit sellers, in the record
business.
Q.
All right. TOM BECKHAM as I understand it is under
indictment in New Orleans.
A.
No, I talked to him on the telephone this morning. He's
in Omaha, Nebraska. They had an indictment for him for
running a school of some kind back in Des Moines, Iowa,
but they dropped it.
Q.
Well, the information that I got from New Orleans today,
and as you know I did not use this, and I hadn't used it
up to this point. I got this information. And I know
there are some other newspeople who probably have the same
information that TOM BECKHAM was actually in jail in
Des Moines, Iowa, in connection with a school fraud of some
sort. I may add that I have called Des Moines. I used to
operate a radio station in Ft. Madison, so I know Iowa.
A.
All I know is TOM called me today on the telephone. He
wanted to know what was going on about this thing breaking
this way. And I told him that I had heard on the radio.
And he said, no, after that the indictment was dropped
three months ago.
Q.
Well this I can check out. One of the problems that I've
run into today that you're probably aware of is this is
All Saints Day and New Orleans is a very Catholic town,
consequently, Garrison's office is closed. So I couldn't
get there. All the county offices -- they call them
parishes -- are closed. It's a parish in New Orleans,
rather than a county. I also havethis piece of information
that I'd like to have some more information on. I under-
stand that you have or you did in the past file articles of
incorporation for a School of Criminology.
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A.
No, BECKHAM did. All I did was write the courses for it.
Q.
Were you involved as a corporate officer?
A.
Oh, yeah, veah.
Q.
Well, at this point, I wasn't --- these are all matters of
record.
A.
While BECKHAM was here he filed about six corporations, all
of them non-profit stuff. Some of them I wrote some of the
stuff for, some of them I didn't.
Q.
All right, let me ask you this, FRED. As I understand it
the subpoena from the Grand Jury down there is for the 21st
of November at 10:00 in the morning. Have you been served
with a subpoena yet?
A.
No, I've had no official word whatsoever.
Q.
Now, FRED, -- and this I don't use as part of the tape --
I'm asking you for information. In the State of Washington,
who would serve that? How would this be handled? DO you
know? This is a county
Would this be served by the
local Sheriff
A.
The local Sheriff -- you can quote this -- if the local
Sheriff serves it, the State of Louisiana itself does not
have subpoena power over a Washington resident. Now if
it comes through a Federal court, if there's a Federal
question or had a -- there's only one way Louisiana could
get a witness down there -- that is their State -- would be
either to have extradition or to have Federal Court.
Q.
I understand this Grand Jury is not a Federal Grand Jury.
A.
No.
(inaudible)
Q.
You have to have extradition papers cleared on a thing of
this kind.
B.
I think that I would advise my client -- I have not advised
him, I haven't even consulted him but I think I would
advise him that if he's got nothing to hide, if he were
served a subpoena and they furnished him the necessary fees
to get down there, and his expenses to get down there and
back, he's got nothing to hide to go down and back free.
So there would be no inference of any type of guilt on behalf
of my client.
Q.
What about you, FRED?
A.
I would go down there under those conditions.
(inaudible)
Q.
As I say, these are things that should come on the record.
A.
I've got nothing to hide from anybody. I'd meet Garrison
if he wishes to question me about people that I know. Fine.
I'm willing to give MR a complete list of everybody I know.
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l.
To your knowledge, have you ever talked toany of Garrison's
people before in an official capacity about this
investigation?
A.
No, never.
Q.
I mean, if you have, it's been an undercover-type guy.
A.
Yeah, The only thing that I knew of was the fact that there
had been Garrison investigators out in the State of
Washington off and on during the last year and a half.
B.
I think you should tell him what you believe the so called
undercover agents are -- what they're trying to purport that
you know.
A.
Yeah, I think this was good. And we'll get it on the
record. What the heck!
I think in all probability what they' re looking for
actually, the remnants of the free fighters or the Cuban
free fighters against Castro of their financial fights.
This is what they' re looking for. And Garrison feels if
he finds the remnants of that, whatever it might be, well
up in the thousands of dollars. And if he finds that,
whoever has it, wherever it might be, he'll find a definite
lead to the person that was involved in the shooting of the
President. Because as you recall, going back to his
original theory, it was free Cubans who
about the Bay of Pigs type thing, that were a spin-off from
the Bay of Pigs, that concocted and formed this wholething.
Well, there was a tremendous amount of money involved and
TOM BECKHAM was, he was a disc-jocket in New Orleans, and
pretty well educated, and at that time the free fighters
were -- you know, everybody was doing all kinds of social
things to help them out, all this type of thing. He served
as their banker. Now how much money there was, all totaled,
I don't know. I'm really not sure.
Q.
Were you involved with BECKHAM at that time?
A.
I never met him until he came to Washington. Buy why he
came, I'm not sure. i met him out here. He had a couple of
hit records be wanted to promo te and that sort of thing and
I went along with that. I helped out on it. I wrote a lot
of his stuff for him, as BOB has told you. I'll write
material for anybody, for anything. I earn a living as a
freelance writer. Consequently, I've written for major
political figures in both parties. I still do. Doing so
right now.
Q.
There's a rumor afoot that you've been writing an underground
newspaper in Tacoma. Is there anything to that?
A.
This has been laid on my back about 7 or 8 times -- one
thing they brought out over and over again. Especially,
people calling over the air and asking about it. I use
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phraseology. in that paper. But I pointed out to them that
many a minister uses phraseology out of the Bible you
know That doesn't mean they wrote the Bible. Whether a
rumor is true or whether it's not true has no bearing here.
(inaudible)
Q.
I think this is the way this should be.
A.
I've met a couple of fellows that liked - that have written
material for that, the New Times, I think you're talking
about.
Q.
Yes.
A.
But I haven't written it. I don't have anything to do with
it.
Q.
Let's get to something else. Our first contact was yesterday
afternoon right after you had had a meeting in the office of
Mayor
with the Mayor Mr. Nichols of KAYE and
Chief Zittel and Mr. Dukenthaler. What about this local
matter? Let's get that on the record now.
A.
Okay, let's get that on the record because I feel this is
beginning to get a little annoying, this type of thing.
In the first place, I wasn't speeding to start out with.
B.
Wait. no, I don't think we should. The reason I say this
is XXXX still'in the process. There's going to be a hearing
on that and I don't think we should
Q.
Okay, fine. (inaudible) I'll cut this part of the tape
and you have my word on it. I'll -- I won't run it.
B.
I think what you ought to tell us, your work with Boeing
and some of what you were telling me as to maybe a feeling
of Garrison-as to the accusation.
Q.
Let me lead into that, BoB, and you tell me if I'm wrong.
About a year ago -- and I may be wrong in this, FRED, but I
think I'm right, about a year ago Garrison in a speech in
Los Angeles or in the State of California that an allusion
to the fact that there weresome people doing work for Boeing
?
who were involved in the assassination plot of John F.
Kennedy. Now do you have any ideas what this might be?
A.
Now he knows I was a former Boeing employee. I was a
personnel man. I worked for Boeing a couple of years. I
quit Boeing to go back to the field of teaching. Now he
claims that I did not quit. That I still work for Boeing.
He attempts to paint a picture of me as sort of a highly
pàid, undercover -- and please don't mistake underworld,
I had this quoted to me back today, that I was supposed to
be with the underworld.
Q.
If you had called this WTIX man who had some allusions of the
same kind
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A.
That I belonged to a fantastic conglomeration of rather
highly-paid, sort of super spies for the industrial world
spy upon-ona another, especially in the field of aero-space
and aero-hardware of one kind of another. Actually, it's
not. I don't have any connection with Boeing whatsoever.
He's made this:dlusion to about two or three people. And
he has mentioned this Boeing thing three or four times.
B.
Now the one thing I want to get reminently clear, you quit
Boeing.
A.
That's right. Resigned from Boeing.
Q.
Because here again I have picked up today a great deal of
like
things, and it's very difficult to sort out fact from
fiction. And as I say, I want to be fair. Whether I agree
what
with you or not is beside the point, you know, on anything.
Whether you agree with me -- we're both in the same business.
One other thing, as far as I'm concerned, and from here on
out we 'll say what you want to say. We'll see if we can get
it all. I'm going to cut some of these extraneous remarks
out. There seems to be on the part of some people in this
area, some question as to your use of the title, "Doctor".
Can you tell me the source of this usage on your part?
B.
Could I answer that?
Q.
Sure, perfectly all right.
B.
He is a psychologist who has a doctor's degree, and he can
legally use the term "doctor".
Q.
May I ask one thing more? From what institution
A.
I got two really, but one is an honorary- type thing
Brentridge
College and it's at Falcomb, England,
and you can call it by calling Falcomb 405, if you wanted.
I got my transcripts and I got my -- in Latin and in
English.
Q.
I knew that you had a B.A. from
that you got
in '51. Am I correct?
A.
A B.A. I got in '50.
Q.
I know this much. It shows you that I have done a little
work. But that was fine. This is another thing. Now, at
this point is there anything else you want to get on the
record or you think you should get on the record?
B.
I think that you should get on the record or something that
J
even though he has not been served a subpoena in this matter,
he is a local person and I think he should bring out which
I told the PI last evening, he's a veteran of two wars, he's
a fighter pilot who' been shot down twice, is that right?
Shot down twice in World War II and again in Korea. So he
was shot down three times in an airplane serving his
country. He is a highly educated man who has not only been
a teacher, but is presently in the radio field, who is a good
citizen, and is quite shocked. And the thing that should be
because you're going to be served a subpoena in a Grand Jury
does not mean that you're a victim or that there's any
accusation against you, it merely means that you might have
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A.
That I belonged to a fantastic conglomeration of rather
highly-paid, sort of super spies for the industrial world
spy upon one another, especially in the field of aero-space
and aero-hardware of one kind of another. Actually, it's
not. I don't have any connection with Boeing whatsoever.
He's made this:Alusion to about two or three people. And
he has mentioned this Boeing thing three or four times.
B.
Now the one thing I want to get eminently clear, you quit
Boeing.
A.
That's right. Resigned from Boeing.
Q.
Because here again I have picked up today a great deal of
like
things, and it's very difficult to sort out fact from
?
fiction. And as I say, I want to be fair. Whether I agree
what
with you or not is beside the point, you know, on anything.
Whether you agree with me -- we're both in the same business
One other thing, as far as I'm concerned, and from here on
out we'll say what you want to say. We'll see if we can get
it all. I'm going to cut some of these extraneous remarks
out. There seems to be on the a part of some people in this
area, some question as to your use of the title, "Doctor".
Can you tell me the source of this usage on your part?
B.
Could I answer that?
Q.
Sure, perfectly all right.
B.
He is a psychologist who has a doctor's degree, and he can
legally use the term "doctor".
Q.
May I ask one thing more? From what institution
A.
I got two really, but one is an honorary- type thing.
Brentridge
College and it's at Falcomb, England,
and you can call it by calling Falcomb 405, if you wanted.
I got my transcripts and I got my -- in Latin and in
English.
Q.
I knew that you had a B.A. from
that you got
in '51. Am I correct?
A.
A B.A. I got in '50.
Q.
I know this much. It shows you that I have done a little
work. But that was fine. This is another thing. Now, at
this point is there anything else you want to get on the
record or you think you should get on the record?
B.
I think that you should get on the record or something that
:-
even though he has not been served a subpoena in this matter|,
ha is a local person and I think he should bring out which
I told the PI last evening, he's a veteran of two wars, he's
a fighter pilot who's been shot down twice, is that right?
Shot down twice in World War II and again in Korea. So he
was shot down three times in an airplane serving his
country. He is a highly educated man who has not only been
a teacher, but is presently in the radio field, who is a good
citizen, and is quite shocked. And the thing that should be
because you're going to be served a subpoena in a Grand Jury
does not mean that you're a victim or that there's any
accusation against you, it merely means that you might have
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some knowledge about something that might be relevant to
some issues. So people who are subpoenaed does not have
any guilt complex associate. That's why I made it emphatic
at the first point, that my client, if he's served that
subpoena and given transportation there and expenses, will
voluntarily go. They don'thave to do anything more. Isn't
that right?
A.
That's right.
7
B.
I think that should be in the record.
Q.
I think also at this point there is one thing I should make
clear. As soon as I get back to the station, BoB, -- FRED
is familiar with this, you probably aren't, -- I will make a
complete, unedited dub of what I have here and I will furnish
it to you so that nobody.-- I will also have one myself --
and I'll try to be eminently fair and not take anything out
of context. I'm not going to run this whole thing. There
are a couple of points in here we want to cut off.
B.
Sure. This is one of the reasons why he selected you when
because I thought that your broadcast had been
the fairest, on the line. At least you went to the trouble
to place the calls and find out what these people had to say
on the other end.
Q.
I don't know whether you heard my 5:30 broadcast last night.
B.
No, I didn't.
Q.
After my confrontation with FRED last night, I went back and
I said these are facts I have from UPI. These are things
that MR. CRISMAN said to me. I drew no conclusions. That's
not for me to do. All right, fine. You're ROBERT GRIFFIN.
You're a Tacoma attorney representing FRED LEE CRISMAN.
B.
Right.
Q.
And you're FRED LEE CRISMAN and to the best of your knowledge
you are the same FRED LEE CRISMAN that Mr. Garrison's talking
about.
A.
Right.
MEL GAUMER
Q.
And I'm MERRIKE/GARNER, the news director of KTAC.
B.
One point I'd like to put in the record, of your courtesy.
That you did not try to ask any twisted questions. You were
very fair to both myself and my client. I'd like that to go
onto the tape also, that you were very courteous and very
fair and very objective.
7
Q.
Thank you very much.
A.
One thing, I've had some -- why did I use the name JOHN GOLD.
Q.
Yes, I'm glad you thought of that. This, of course, anybody
in my business doesn't worry about, but other people do.
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A.
We didn't know whether the program was going to be a success
or not and I give Jim NICHOLS credit for this. He said
I don't want to have the experience of having a program to
produce unless it really clicks and becomes as popular
as Party Line in the morning that you can get up and walk
off with. So let me keep the name JOHN GOLD. You just use
a station name. I was perfectly willing to use the name
FRED CRISMAN. I didn't careone way or another. JIM thought
it would be better to use JOHN GOLD. I told him not to use
doctor, it had nothing to do with it. But he did anyway
in promoting the thing.
Q.
General Mills has had 18 Betty Crockers, I think.
A.
People say I'm trying to hide something. That wasn't it.
The reason was simply that. SOMI couldn't get up and walk
off with the program.
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FERRIE
MEMORANDUM
ODD CHURCHES
November 15, 1967
TO:
District Attorney
FROM:
TOM BETHELL
RE:
MORRIS BROWNLEE and DAVID FERRIE
I spoke to MORRIS BROWNLEE in this office on
Tuesday, November 7, 1967 and I asked him how he first
met DAVID FERRIE.
BROWNLEE said that he first met FERRIE in 1953,
as a result of BROWNLEE's interest in rockets. At that
time, BROWNLEE was building model solid fuel rockets, and
was interested in progressing to liquid fuel rockets. He
met a friend (unidentified) who was in the C.A.P. who
advised BROWNLEE that he should contact Captain FERRIE if
he was interested in rockets. BROWNLEE then went to the
Moisant C.A.P. Squadron where he met FERRIE (in 1953).
FERRIE talked at length about liquid fuel rockets and
BROWNLEE was fascinated by his eloquence and intelligence.
They became friends. In 1958 BROWNLEE himself became a
civilian instructor in the C.A.P. (N.O. Squadron), teaching
with "pun POWNER a
anatomy and first aid.
As a result of their association, and, evidently,
the influence FERRIE had on him, BROWNLEE was later baptized
convert to the Catholic faith. FERRIE was present at the
ceremony, in the capacity of BROWNLEE's godfather. BROWNLEE
now regards himself as "somewhat of an apostate at the present
time. I cannot reconcile my own convictions and the Catholic
main line." His conversion, he recalls, was of an intellec-
tual character.
D
BROWNLEE remarked that after FERRIE left St, Mary's
Seminary, Cleveland, Ohio (in 1940) he later became a bishop
In a schismatic sect which has legitimate holy orders. FERRIE
may have celebrated mass, though BROWNLEE has never seen him
NOPP Norman
do
so
BROWNLEE advised that he last saw DAVID FERRIE
a
year before BROWNLEE was questioned by this office (which
was December 1966), i.e. approximately December 1965. at
this time FERRIE was depressed, and, according to BROWNLEE
predicted that he would not live much longer.
for (Day give Back Place M-16
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THE
TUCKER, SCHONEKAS & GARRISON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
710 CARONDELET STREET
GIBSON TUCKER, JR.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70130
RUSSELL J. SCHONEKAS
JIM GARRISON
588-9014
ARTHUR S. MANN, III
October 20, 1977
Memorandum to: L.J. Delsa and Bob Buras
RE: Material allegedly seen at Wray Gill's Office following
assassination.
Add: ofGici Programister
You have requested that I go through my material to see whether or
not we had encountered information which might link G. WRAY GILL'S
office in some way with the assassination of JFK.
Add:
You already have, of course, the phone bills we got rom that office
for 1962 and 1963, which include the September 24, 1963, call to the
Robert
WHITEHALL number in Chicago (which call, as you know, established a
Morgan
linkage with Lawrence V. Meyers, who left Chicago just before the
assassination to fly to Dallas where he met with Jack Ruby every night
until Lee Oswald was killed).
In response to your request, I have found a series of memos -- which
I collected from various subject areas -- which indicate that one CLARA
FLOURNOY (better known as "BOOTSIE GAY") was in WRAY GILL'S office the
day following the assassination and allegedly observed several female
employees cleaning out DAVID FERRIE'S desk. It was then that she saw
the diagram quite apparently referreing to the scene of the assassina-
tion in Dallas. When she picked it up it was snatched from her by one
of GILL'S employees.
The memos relating to this incident, which are attached, are as follows:
1. November 8, 1967, memo from Harold Weisberg re his inter-
view with AL CLARK and CLINT BOLTON wherein they confirm BOOTSIE GAY
telling them of the incident.
2. March 27, 1969, sheet from our office lead file re-
ferring to the incident.
3. April 22, 1969, memo from Captain Fred Soule (New
Orleans Police Department, temporarily attached to my staff) in which
he interviewed AL CLARK and CLARK verified BOOTSIE GAY'S having told
him about being in WRAY GILL'S office and seeing a chart that "indicated
an assassination plot."
Memorandum to Delsa, Buras
October 20, 1977
Page two.
4. April 24, 1969, memo from Captain Soule concerning
his interview with BOOTSIE GAY in which she confirmed the incident
and described the "chart or sketch" which she saw, as well as the
circumstances under which it was removed from her by one of GILL's
employees.
5. June 6, 1969, memo from Captain Soule with two members
of GILL'S staff.
6. Undated, handwritten memo from Captain Soule in which
he describes the photo-copy (indicated as still in his possession) of
a sketch drawn for him by BOOTSIE GAY.
Hope the attached memos are of some use to you.
JIM R GARRISON
JG:JBS
atttachments
process 1000
( Copy for Sciembra)
MEMORANDUM
also for fead files
November 8, 1967
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
HAROLD WEISBERG
RE:
Interview with:
AL CLARK and CLINT BOLTON
Dixieland Hall
Late last night and the night before I interviewed these
people. CLARK alone last night.
CLARK is described to me (BARBARA REID) as a respectable
homosexual of the "SHAW" type and probably well acquainted with
SHAW. CLARK acknowledged to me only 2 social encounters with SHAW.
BARBARA thinks a much close relationship is probable especially at
such parties as are staged at JOHN DODT's.
CLARK was not the purpose of my visit. I wanted to elicit
CLINT BOLTON's cooperation re: THORNLEY and if his word means
anything we have it. BOLTON confirms your information that
THORNLEY hated Kennedy ( which BARBARA denies). He is in current
communication with THORNLEY who is in Tampa.
CLARK told me that in the Summer of 1963 prior to OSWALD's
literature distribution, he met OSWALD when introduced by DEAN
A NDREWS at the Dixieland Hall which was then next door. CLARK says
there was this one occasion only.
He has a thorough dislike for ANDREWS who he regards as an
inveterate liar and a dishonest man. CLARK and BOLTON also told me
of what they had been told by BOOTSIE GAY.
BARBARA REID describes BOOTSIE GAY as a homosexual of fine
Southern family background occasional inheritances and the operator
of a small gallery. (More on tape)
BOOTSIE GAY according to this story was in G. WRAY GILL's
office at the time FERRIE was first being "investigated" by the FBI.
She is said to have said she saw GILL going over FERRIE's papers in
his office. These included a chart of the assassination scene.
It is my present recollection that the information was AL
CLARK's and that BOLTON knew about it either by having been present
or by having been told. Both described BOOTSIE GAY as the last
person you would want as a witness, but believe her.
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Last night I checked back briefly to see if CLARK had seen
others who he knew or thought might have been ANDREWS' clients.
This was negative but he assumed an openly defensive position
about SHAW and his normally smiling face got hard. He would not
really say he had not seen SHAW more than 2 times. He said only
that he had seen SHAW twice.
HAROLD WEISBERG
HW/leb
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CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM
R:SHAW SHAW (genentalita)
DEAN ANDREWS
OSWALD
March 27, 1969 - Dictated
BANISTER
March 28, 1969 - Transcribed
Alsore: BOOTSIE GAY
of material at WRAY GILL'S
office.
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TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
ANDREW J. SCIAMBRA, Assistant D. A.
RE:
THE NEW SHAW LEAD FILE
Signature
I.
BOB GUZMAN LEAD:
(See Sciambra memo of 5/28/68; Meloche memo of 2/10/67;
Sciambra memo of 3/13/68; and Navarre and Simms memo
of 2/21/67)
PAUL TAYLOR said that he saw OSWALD about three
or four times at Thompson's Cafe in the 100 block of St.
Charles Avenue. When he was interviewed by me, he said
that BOB GUZMAN probably told the FBI about OSWALD being
around Thompson's. GUZMAN previously worked for Guy
BANISTER. GUZMAN also puts a MR GRAHAM in BANISTER'S
office who allegedly "bugged" OSWALD'S apartment when
he (GRAHAM) worked as an investigator for the State
Sovereignty Commission around 1963.
Cart
Society
II.
AL CLARK LEAD: (Re: BOOTSIE GAY at
WRAY GILL'S office
t
a
(See Weisberg memo of 11/8/67 and Bethell memo of
sign
12/4/67)
AL CLARK, allegedly a respectable homosexual of
the SHAW type, who knows SHAW, JOHN DODT, and BOOTSIE
GAY, told Weisberg that DEAN ANDREWS introduced him to
LEE HARVEY OSWALD during the Summer of 1963 at Dixieland
Hall on Bourbon Street. Dixieland Hall is run by CLINT
BOLTON who was KERRY THORNLEY closest friend in New
Orleans. Also, BOOTSIE GAY was supposed to have been in
G. WRAY GILL'S office when GAY was going through FERRIE'S
papers and saw a chart of the assassination scene among
FERRIE'S papers, JOHN DODT and BOOTSIE GAY, who are
friends of SHAW, are known for their parties which cater
and SHAW or friends of SHAW.)
to the "gay" crowd. (Possible connection between W(GILL) OSWALD
intended to
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R.FERRIE
MEMORANDUM
Re: OSWALD
April 22, 1969
Re :ANDRENS
TO:
JAMES L. ALCOCK, Exec. Assistant District Attorney
FROM:
CAPTAIN FRED A. SQULE, SR.
RE:
INTERVIEW WITH AL CLARK
Item # 2
In answer to a subpoena I interviewed AL CLARK who gave
his correct name as ALFORD GRAYSON CLARK. He appeared to be
relaxed and inferred that he would like to be cooperative. He
stated that the WEISBURG Report is correct except that CLINT
BOLTON was never the owner but an employee of AL CLARK. CLARK
stated that BOLTON is no longer affiliated with Preservation Hall
but is employed by The Vieux Carre Carrier, a French Quarter
weekly publication.
Another point of error is that AL CLARK was not certain
that DEAN ANDREWS introduced him to LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He stated
that this could have happened, but he is not certain because he
knows DEAN ANDREWS well and did meet LEE HARVEY OSWALD at
Preservation Hall. Elaborating further on this point he stated
that he sometimes confused OSWALD with GORDON NOVELL who DEAN
ANDREWS introduced to him in regard to having a segment of
Preservation Hall displayed at the New York Worlds Fair.
CLARK verified the fact that be told WEISBERG that
BOOTSIE GAY was conducting some business at G. WRAY GILL's office
and she saw a chart, that had belonged to DAVE FERRIE that
indicated an assassination plot.
ALFORD G. CLARK stated he would gladly cooperate and
stated his business address is Dixieland Hall, 522 Bourbon Street)
phone number 523-8887.
He indicated that BOOTSIE GAY's correct name is CLARA
FLOURNOY GAY who is a white female about 60 and that she is
employed at Max Hill Painting Suppliers located 621 St. Peter
Street, phone number 523-3132.
A D.A. Notice will be sent to her.
CAPT. FRED A. SOULE, SR.
Memo dated 3/28/69' #2
show leads on is
MEMORANDUM
Re FERRIE
April 24, 1969
TO:
JAMES L. ALCOCK, Exec. Assistant D. A.
FROM:
CAPT. FREDERICK A. SOULE, SR., Investigator
RE:
INTERVIEW WITH:
CLARA FLOURNOY "BOOTSIE" GAY UNDER ITEM #2,
AL CLARK INTERVIEW.
In answer to a subpoena, Bootsie Gay came into
the office on this date at about 2:45 p.m. She stated to
Soule and Mr. James Alcock that she resides at 528 Dumaine
Street, and is employed at Max Hills Painting Suppliers
located at 629 St. Peter Street - telephone: 523-9302.
She stated that just prior to the assassination
she was having G. WRAY GILL do some legal work of a civil
nature for her. She made several trips to GILL'S office
and observed DAVID FERRIE who had an office at GILL'S office,
and she understood that FERRIE was an investigator for GILL.
The day following the John Kennedy assassination,
a Saturday, she (MRS, GAY), went to GILL'S office and
observed that two female employees were cleaning out FERRIE'S
desk. She saw a chart or a sketch, and what caught her eye
was the fact that this chart had ELM written on what appeared
to be a street. There was also a building and on the street
was a square with letters "VIP" written in this square.
MRS. GAY stated that she remarked to the
receptionist that this should be turned over to the F.B.I.
The receptionist then picked it off the desk and threw it
in the trash can stating it was nothing.
MRS. GAY stated that she then took the document
from the trash can stating that she would give it to the F.B.I.
The receptionist then grabbed the document from Mrs. Gay's
hand and again threw it in the trash can.
MRS. GAY seemed to be about 60 years, reasonably
intelligent, slightly nervous and very cooperative. She
appears to be the type of individual that likes to see justice
prevail.
CAPT. FRED SOULE, SR.
RaiFERRIE
MEMORANDUM
June 6, 1969
TO:
JAMES L. ALCOCK, Assistant Dis trict Attorney
FROM:
CAPT. FREDERICK A. SOULE, SR., Investigator
RE:
SHAW LEADS (2) Report on interview with ALICE
GUIDROZ, WF, and REGINA FRANCHEVICH, WF, as a result
of interview with BOOTSIEGAY (Item #2)
On April 24, 1969, CLARA FLOURNOY, known as BOOTSIE GAY stated
she saw a document (her statement on record) at G. WRAY GILL's
office that she suspected was a sketch of the John F. Kennedy
murder scene in Dallas
On Monday, June 2, 1969, both of G. WRAY GILL's receptionists
came into the office and were interviewed regarding the chart or
ketch.
ALICE GUIDROZstated that she had never seen such a chart or
sketch. She stated that she knew BOOTSIE GAY as a client of
GILL's, she knew FERRIE who acted as an investigator for GILL.
She said she did not know SHAW except for the newspaper accounts.
She had never seen SHAW and FERRIE together and has no knowledge
to prove that they knew each other.
ALICE GUIDROZ stated that on Saturday, the day following the
assassination, she was not working and that she was in Baton
Rouge staying at the Continental Hotel and that she was there
for the purpose of seeing LSU play football.
REGINA FRANCHEVICH as a result of questioning furnished the
following information: She does not recall seeing such a
document (a copy of drawing by BOOTSIE GAY was shown to her)
She appeared to be evasive and most answers given by her were,
"I don't remember".
She knew DAVE FERRIE, did not know CLAY SHAW and she is unable
to link SHAW and FERRIE together in any fashion. She appeared
to be extremely nervous.
FREDERICK A. SOULE, Soura SR.
Ro: FERRIE
To
MR JAMES ALCOCK
From
CAPT FREDERICK A. Saule
SUBJECT
PHOTO - COPY OF SKETCH DRAWN By
BOOTSIE GAY ON APRIL 24,1969 IN
THE OFFICE OF VAMES ALCOCK
SiR:
As you ARE AWARE BOOTSIE GAY
DREW THIS DiAGRAM iN YOUR OFFICE. I
SOULE HAVE THE ORIGINAL. THIS, To THE
BEST OR HER RECOLLECTION, is A
LIKENESS OF WHAT Site SAW AT
G.WRAY Giu's OFFICE. SHE WROCE
ELM STREET, DREW A SQUARE FOR A
BUILDING AaD it SECOND SQUARE
with iNiTiALS" VIP" FOR A
VEHICLE
Soule
32.
RADIO
KBON
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1490
304 SOUTH 18th STREET TELEPHONE 342-8282 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68102
August 4,1968
Mr James Garrison
District Attorney
Ra: BECITHAM
Parish Of Orleans
WALLE(feomal)
State Of Louisiana
(MARILYN MOODN (DELILAH) = victim)
CRISMAN (by inference)
2700 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, 70119
Dear Mr.Garrison:
Thank you for your reply to my recent letter regarding
& possible future appearance here in Omaha, and I do
realize that the presure of the Shaw trial will prevent
any consideration of such an appearance soon.
In my letter I mentioned my curious thinking toward
Omaha, In light of the Mo MoMaines and Backbaw figures
moving here. Your note about the SAC officer, and the
SAC headquarters, seems very logical for many reasons.
The day that your office issued the original warrant
for Beckham I went looking for him and found him in
Bellevue, In the company of a Larry Davis. Davis was,
and is a newspaperman out there but has only been in
the area a short time, orginally from the West Coast
I' understand. Davis and the SAC officer are 2/80 vary
close. Beckham engaged a Bellevue attorney in his
Tight, Which also was,I suppose, suggested through his
friends out there, Actually T know this area like the
back of my hand and Beckham had no reason to even go
into the Bellevue area in the first place, if he were
living in Omaha. The majority of the residents out
there are Air Force.
I have a very close and personal friend in the service
out there and am keeping tab on anything there that
might "smell".
As I also mentioned in my letter, T have been concerned
for over a year about the DELILAH MURDER case here, and
over the fact that she was a dancer in Ruby's club, and
had met death here in, what could be, an unusual manner.
Mr.A .0. Wolf, the Public Defender, is also a personal
friend of mine, and we have discussed the case. Leonard
Walle, Delilah's husband of a short time first defended
himself and than called in Wolf. In checking with the
prison in Lincoln, the Warden tells me (and he could be
KBON PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!
(2)
in trouble if it got out that he was releasing confidential
information to me) ..he savs that Walls 18 there and is a
model inmate, and that he Noes have visitors He couldn't
tell me on the phone and I said I would press him for the
names of the visitors but MIGHT want to come downsand 399
him soon (So I can check the card on Walle).
I can also get the trial copy if you feel that it is worth
further attention, or I can obtain copies of any portion that
you wish, through A.Q. Wolf.
Delilah worked at a place here called "The Roam IN", owned and
operated by a Frank Forsburg. Mr. Forsburg's wife was, I believe,
on the acene of the mudder very soon after it happened, but
that would be in the transcript of the trial.
I'm sure the name of Delilah's first husband JOHN MIRANDA
might be enough for you to consider before going further into
the matter, as well 23 the fact that Walle and Delilah were
married in New Orleans.
Or We
need
Forgive me if I feel that every little detail is 30
important, when I do know that this whole matter may not
N.C.I.C.T
contribute in any way to your investigation, but in by some records
small chance it does I would feel setisfied in knowing that on him.
I have have assisted.
or
After putting what I have sent to use in determining your
decision you might give me some information on a confidential
basis, if you feel it would be useful Did Mr. Shaw ever have
contact of any kind(businass or otherwi with anyone here In
Omaha, or anyone in Omaha that had business affiliations in
New Orleans?
Thank you for your kindness and continued good health and
success. If I can be of service please do not hesitate to
call on me. I only wish I could get the McMaines across that
State Line for you!
Regards
Joe Mar Masta Martin
Please label any mail personal please. Thank you.
OFFICE OF
PUBLIC DEFENDER
A. Q. WOLF
FRED J. MONTAG
DOUGLAS COUNTY
BENNETT HORNSTEIN
THOMAS D. CAREY
COURT HOUSE
LYNN R. CAREY, JR.
ASS'T PUBLIC DEFENDERS
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68102
ASS'T PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Dear Joe,
Date of death Sept. 1, 1966
Date of trial February 14-17, 1967
Leanard Walle
Q. I.
Called but you were out.
16
to JFK Case Have Died
From
At
Action scene where sev-
death at the Hamilton Hotel
32
died
persons thought they
on September 1, 1966
some
shots fired. Mr. Bow-
TENDER
en
17
Mrs. Walle was once a
27 to 31
stances
was killed in an auto
dancer in Jack Ruby's Dal-
9 to 12
sassination
ident.
las night club, according to
32
John F
13. Jack Ruby, who died
her first husband, John Mi-
16
them,
cancer at Parkland Hos-
randa. The Associated
17
Omaha
pital in Dallas January 3,
Press said Mrs. Walle left
TENDER
10
direct and
1967.
before the assassination.
tions with
14. Mr. Ferrie, who was
Her husband, Leonard
tion follo
questioned by FBI and po-
Walle, has been found guil-
The 18:
lice but not linked to the
ty of Mrs. Walle's murder.
gs
1. Patroin
assassination.
The Walles were married in
TENDER
pit, who
15 - Edward Benavides,
New Orleans,
stopped Law
mey, a
shot to death in a Dallas
ery
waid after
the
Ruby's
bar. His brother Domingo,
Colombia Shakes
and
was
hanged
whom he closely resembled,
Bogota, Colombia (UPI)-A
2. Lee
cell.
saw the killing of Patrolman
minor earth tremor was re-
killed by
Jr.,
a
Tippit
ported Wednesday in South-
basement
World-1
a
car
18 Delllah Walle: former
ern Colombia.
County
24
from
the job qu
a
stripper in Ruby's club.
1963.
the assas-
Mrs. Walle was shot to
3.
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Re: SHAW
MARILYNN TATE COMPANY
Realtor
900 ROYAL STREET
NEW ORLEANS. LA. 70116
522-3763
August 12, 1966
Dear Clay,
I've been trying for days to get all this off to you
since getting your wire I had no word at all of your plans
or whereabouts except from a post card you sent to Marilynn.
I just discovered your letter from London in the next door
mailbox yesterday that you sent me on the 8th.
My work load has become staggering and I'm real unhappy
?
about that
our play remains a smashing success
we
are now planning to run up to Labor Day and every performance
has been sold out thru this coming week so far. That part is
Juck
fun, but I can't seem to get ahead in my work.
Therefore,
who?
this week I loath the real estate business.
Jack leaves
tomorrow on his vacation (the 15th that is
I scarcely got
started on this letter on the 12th before I was interrupted.)
We bought 1426-28 Royal Street, Thursday 11th. in Jack's name
for $59,575.00
$12,000.00 owner carrying mortgage of
$47,575.00 @ 62% interest for 20 years. They don't really
want to carry it but we can do Homestead or not at our option.
I think this is a good deal (we have until October 15th) whether
we keep it or resell it, don't you. They have to pay a commission
out of this ($3,574.50) of which I must give Bill Kornhaus
60% ( $3,574.50)
so actually we have to have only $10,570.20 cash
which looks like all will work out ok. It looks like the Ninas
house will go on the market at around $80,000 in the hopes of
snagging Ricelli or a bich texan
to hear Grade Ninas tell it.
I thought it best not to wait for that when the Royal deal suddenly
blossomed. Kornhaus is nothing if not persistent
but I never
thought he'd shake that one loose.
BERMUDEZ
I'm stuffing a mess of my : clippings I in this envelope and anything
else that comes to mind. Mario told me you got your mail envelope
in Barcelona
now I wonder did you get the plans for your building
in Madrid? I'll call you at Gaston's when you get to New York.
We are paying any bills for you we deem necessary to pay
you know,
like 'worthy charity' contributions. Im depositing a $60.90 check
from Kausler Insurance on an insurance cancellation rebate to your
account and 40.50 Ins. Dividend on your government insurance.
Wish I had time to write you a long newsy letter but Teddy has been
very sick and as usual we've got one damn thing after another.
Everyone thinks I need a vacation
I don't at all I need a rest
from human beings!
Love,
Give everyone my best! Edith too!
MEMORANDUM
Re: KERRY THORNLEY
March 4, 1968
(GOLDSMITH info)
TO: LOUIS IVON, Chief Investigator
FROM: GARY SANDERS, Investigator
RE: BERNARD GOLDSMITH
Res: 512 Conti Bus: Tulane Medical
Apt. 4
School Computer
522-7055
Center
865-7711
SUBJECT: KERRY THORNLEY
WILLIAM BRADY
BERNARD ( aka BERNIE ) GOLDSMITH attended the discussion
sessions held at IVAN's and was a frequent customer at the
BOURBON HOUSE) and the RYDER COFFEE HOUSE. GOLDSMITH's name
was given to this office by BARBARA REED.
I interviewed GOLDSMITH at his apartment at 6:00 pm on February
the 29th, 1968.
Between November 1962 and February 1964, GOLDSMITH worked for
the BOEING COMPANY which had its offices at 225 Baronne St.
While working for the BOEING CO., GOLDSMITH lived at either
512 or 517 St. Louis St. ( GOLDSMITH can not remember the address)
for 3 months, Nov. 1962 thru Jan. 1963. GOLDSMITH then moved
to 322 Exchange Place in February of 1963 and remained there
until February 1964.
GOLDSMITH first met KERRY THORNLEY at either the Bourbon House
or at the Ryder Coffee House. GOLDSMITH frequented the Ryder
Coffee House and IVAN's discussion sessions and knows such
people as BARBARA REED, JACK FRAZIER, JACK BURNSIDES, JOHN
KAMAS, ROSS BUCKLEY, HELEN GLADSTONE and WILLIAM BRADY.
GOLDSMITH says that when he met THORNLEY, THORNLEY attempted
to get into a political discussion with GOLDSMITH. GOLDSMITH
said that if they were going to be friends they would have to
refrain from discussing politics (GOLDSMITH says that this was
because THORNLEY was a right-winger, while he was a left-winger).
GOLDSMITH said that discussing politics was "one of his (THORNLEY)
toys". GOLDSMITH described THORNLEY as very far right and in every
conversation THORNLEY was " going to be the arch conservative".
GOLDSMITH says that THORNLEY never mentioned LEE HARVEY OSWALD
before the Assassination. GOLDSMITH never saw OSWALD at any
time either with THORNLEY or alone. GOLDSMITH said that he knew
THORNLEY was writing a book about his experiences in the Marine
Corps. THORNLEY told GOLDSMITH the book was pattered after some-
one THORNLEY had known in the service THORNLEY did not indicate
whom) GOLDSMITH said that he and THORNLEY used to sit around
trying to think up a title for THORNLEY's book.
GOLDSMITH says that the night of the Assassination, THORNLEY
went into the Bourbon House (GOLDSMITH was present) and said
" have you heard the good news". After the Assassination THORNLEY
MEMORANDUM
PAGE 2
RE: BERNARD GOLDSMITH
told GOLDSMITH that he had known OSWALD in the Marines.
GOLDSMITH says that since he had a secret clearance he descided
not to see THORNLEY anymore. The last time GOLDSMITH saw
THORNLEY was in January of 1964. GOLDSMITH says that he never
loaned THORNLEY any money, but if he did THORNLEY must have
paid it back.
GOLDSMITH met WILLIAM BRADY at IVAN's discussion sessions.
GOLDSMITH said of BRADY, " he turns me off, ( refering to the
fact that BRADY was gay). When I asked GOLDSMITH what he thought
of BRADY, he replied, " he (BRADY) struck me as somehow dangerous",
"something wasn't right about him (BRADY)". GOLDSMITH describes
BRADY as # radical, extremist, violent segregationist and some- -
what gay". GOLDSMITH did not like BRADY because of the afore-
mentioned "qualities" and thusly did not associate with him.
GOLDSMITH says that BRADY actually became violent at some of
the meetings at IVAN's and that BRADY never missed a chance
to jump on a soap box to denounce something or someone.
GOLDSMITH was very cooperative and said that if this office
had any further questions he would be available.
Gary Sanders
CC: Andrew Sciambra
GMS/gs
: KERRY THORNLEY
MEMORANDUM
May 9, 1969
TO:
LCUIS IVON, Chief Investigator
FROM:
CLIENCY NAVARRE, Investigator
RE:
PROPERTY LOCATED 2429-33 Napoleon Avenue
On May 8, 1969, a check of City Hall records revealed
that ANNA MATTLE McBEATH is listed as the owner of the property
located 2429-33 Napoleon Avenue. She has been the owner since
1943 to the present day.
This information is listed in Book 663 - Folio 428.
C. J. NAVARRE
Ro:SHAW Rx: SHAW
(+ KLOEPFER)
MAY 2,1969
(+ CHANDLER
To
MR JAMES Account
FROM
CAPT. F.A. SOULE SR
SIBJECT
Point OF INFORMATION
100 RE : iTEM 4 FAS BAC
and
SiR:
IN READING A PREVIOUS MEMO
REGARDING ONE OF THE
Note: NAME is WRITTEN IN OSOSALDG
KLOEPRER ALLERGICY RECARD <<
DAVID CHANDLER
NOTEBOOK CE we XVII where he has written it or "DAVID CRAWFORD"
Risson as a reports for the N.O.Stath -whech CHANDLER was at the
harring will been friend Street. SHAWS
ARESTEES WiLLiAM JOHNSON
THERE is MENTION OR A NOTE
THAT A William JOHNSON I
1313
WORKED AT INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MART iN DALLAS in 1863. ALSO
is 1863 & 1907 WiLLiAM KLOEPAC
Lives AT 724 Gov NicHoes E
(L9.d)
This MENO and FiLE STATES
THAT 70/E PROPERTY areas Devise
BY CORY Start & KLOEPFER.
had CHANDLER makes Ris secret
at
Rood KOEPER WHO visized THE
advines
OSVALDS.
ADDITIONAL Point OF iNFORMATE
Odi-e HANES 1259
having
NEW ORCEANS DIRECTORY onl
PASE 2.0, Y SEE THAT
DAVID L. CHANDLER 742 FREE
LAICE NBPO2TBR Now occupies
And APARTMENT AT this ADDRESS.
His PHANE HS LISTED 525- 1973
ResiDence 724 God NicHoLLS
1
#8
TERR
Re: KERRY THORY
Thurs may 1,1969
To
Mr. James Alcook
From
Capt Frederick Soule Sr
Subject ITEM # 13 . POOL HALL
ON THURSDAY MAY 1969 OFFICERS
F. SOULE Yes KENT simms WENT TO
MARTIN'S ISA BiLLiARD PARLOR
LOCATED 32 EXCHANGE THE
MANAGER FRANK GRAGIION W/M 14
RESIDING 114 ROYAL APT SE STATED
THAT HE HAS BEEN MANAGINE THE
POOL ROOM FOR A MR MARTIN FOR
43 YEARS. PiCTURES OF OSWALD
SHAW, FERRIE, THORALEY É BANNISTER
WERE DISPLAYED to GRAGNN. By H
Picked 007 THORULEY'S PiCTURE 5'
STATED THAT THORUGEY H7D Visits
THE ESTABLISHMENT ONL RARE
OCCASSIONS. HE FURTHER STATE TUA,
AN ARTICLE 7447 APPEARED in) THE
LOCAL PAPERS JUST AFTER THE
ASSASSMATION THAT GAR OSMAGES
ADDRESS AS ABOVE THE Poor Road
OR B+ EXCHANIZE 0175 MILORRECT
#1
THAT OSNALD HAD NEWER Live THEN
THREE REGULAR GOOL PLAYERS
SiDNEY LEGER 00/M65, 1425 JOSEDHINE
WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING Doc AT
Memo 3/28/69
Re: PoolHall Lead
Lead # XIII
This COCATION FOR 25 YEARS,
JOSEPH LABRUZZA as/as 66, 1307 MONTERS,
& ANTHONY COPFOLA W/A 69, 3822 COHESTAY
BOTH HADIELALLY ARRQUENT THE Pool
HALL a HAVE BEEN Dring so FOR the
VAST 15 YEARS WERE
Six
20
NO 100-16601/cv
The records of the New Orleans Police Depart-
ment under Arrest Number 112-723 were examined on
August 27, 1963. These records showed that OSWALD was
arrested on August 9, 1963, by Lt. WILLIAM GAILLOT and
Patrolmen F. HAYWARD and F. WILSON of the First District.
He was charged with "disturbing the peace by creating a
scene". The records showed that OSWALD claimed to be a
member of the "Fair Play For Cuba Committee" and was
passing out circulars in the 700 block of Canal Street
and became involved in an argument with three Cuban
immigrants.
JOSEPH LESSLIE, Office of the Clerk of Court,
Municipal Court, 501 North Rampart Street, advised on
August 28, 1963, that OSWALD appeared before Second
Municipal Court Judge EDWIN A. BABYLON on August 12,
1963, and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of dis-
turbing the peace by creating a scene and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $10.00 or serve ten days in jail. OSWALD
elected to pay the fine. Mr. LESSLIE advised that the
three persons arrested with OSWALD were discharged.
Mrs. JEANNE RODGERS, Secretary to the Manager,
Radio Station WDSU, 520 Royal, New Orleans, Louisiana,
made available on August 22, 1963, a transcript of the
radio broadcast of a program called "Conversation Carte
Blanche" which was broadcast from Radio Station WDSU
on August 21, 1963. This transcript revealed that, on
August 21, 1963, LEE HARVEY OSWALD appeared on the above-
mentioned program along with EDWARD SCANNELL BUTLER,
Staff Director of The Information Council of the Americas
which organization specializes in the distribution of
anti-Communist educational material to Latin American
countries. During the program' OSWALD stated that the
Fair Play For Cuba Committee is not Communist-controled
and that he, OSWALD, is a Marxist.
On August 30, 1963, BILL STUCKEY, Ross Agency,
525 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised that
he had a conversation with OSWALD after the carte-blanche
broadcast at which time the subject said that he had met
his wife in Russia and had married her there. He claimed
that she was the daughter of a Russian Army Colonel.
OSWALD claimed that he had worked in a factory in Russia
earning eighty rubles per month. OSWALD stated that the
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Russians had "gone soft" on Communism and that Cuba is
the only real revolutionary country in the world today.
A Confidential Informant NO T-7, who is
familiar with Cuban activities in the New Orleans area,
advised on September 9, 1963, that OSWALD was unknown
to informant.
FRANK BARTES, 1608 Mason-Smith Avenue, New
Orleans, Louisiana, who is a delegate to the Cuban
Revolutionary Council in New Orleans, advised on
September 10, 1963, that OSWALD was unknown to him,
A Confidential Informant NO T-8, who is
acquainted with come phases of Communist Party activity
in the New Orleans area, advised on October 1, 1963,
that OSWALD was unknown to the informant.
12
needed D
B/I the
NOTE: A VERY GENERALIZED
BASES MEMO, - BUT ESTABLISHES WITNESS TOUCHES TOO MANY Too ASSOCIATIONS- MANY Re: FERRIE
"REUTH KYLER" (or KEELER)
LAYTON MARTENS
FOR THIS. To BE DISKEGAADED. 82
OSWALD (ne notabook I)
"FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC CUBA
BEVERLY FARLUY ON MARCH 2, 1968
(ne "TIGER JIM")
CUBANS KERRY THORNLEY (ne "JIM DYER",
"OH, YES, I THOUGHT YOU KNEW THAT I KNEW DAVE FERRIE!"
MORRIS BROWNLEE
RADICAL RIGHT WING
Net him in Oct. 1963. Beverly's father died in August just
after her sixteenth birthday. She is only twenty now and her
first flush of freedom and defiance is very vivid in her memory
because of this, She had not yet started to drink or fool
around with drugs so there is no question of disorientation
attributable to that.
Knew and had seen at D. FERRIE'S apartment TONY COLPTON,
LAYTEN ATEUS, beaueouf, & RUTH KYLER. Said that Ruth would
12ylar Rutt
probably have a lot mode information because she was always
around there. Tried to avoid any emphasis on RUTH'S name
(Keelen?)
because her (beverly) involvement with the group was because
will shop
she and RUTH were best friends and RUTH'S father had brought
tall
a morals charge against either Compton or MELVIN COFFEE because
to No
of RUTH. beverly met FERRIE in WRAY GILL'S office when she
tack
went with RUTH to talk about the investigation of Ruth's case
Dave Ferrie was making.
about
Beverly started going with Layten Martens and was convinced she
was in love with him.
At this point Beverly interjected that XXXXXX CHARLIE O'DELL,
who was arressted at the same time (actually at day 01 two later)
ceride Denno
for being involved as Beverly's supplier of LSD, was one of
Dave Ferrie's students in his flight instruction school.
menikol
At Dave Ferries ******** apartment Severly met a man named
JIM, no last name that she could remember. Lived with Ferrie
and Beaubouf. Febls he was involved in Cuban activities because
of conversations. Worked for Ferric at service station on
Louisiana Avenue and later on Veteran's highway. Jim was blond,
short, real light skin, about 26 or even younger, tatoo on chest,
strong hillbilly accent and had either front tooth, or teath,
missing and used to SN, "I got this tooth knocked out in boot
camp". Went up to Ferrie's apartment one afternoon to seo Jim
alone. But did not say why. Says she saw a rifle laying 202053
the bed, but not wether this was that afternoon or another time
lore
BEVERLY FARLEY
2
and that she never saw Jim after that time but that he did
call her several times for her to call him but that she did
not return his calls.
In November, Beverly and Layton were on Louisiana Ave on thei
way to Dave Ferrie's apartment because she wanted to talk to
Dave. Around two or three in the morning. At first she said,
"This was around the time of the assassination. " And then
she stopped, looked startled and said, "Say it might even
have been that trip
! You know, the MISIS more I remember
the more I think I might know too much."
Monis
The ran into a beige station wagon 07 truck (Which could mean
a station wagon with panels instead of back windows.) and Dave
Ferrie, Alvin Beaubouf, Morris Brownlee and Jim (?) were in it.
ask
Somebody had a rifle. She remained in the car but could see
the rifle and apparently more guns in back. Layten got out
about
to talk to them. She feels Morris was driving the car. She
wanted to get out and talk to Dave but Layten told her to stay
in the car and not bother them, they were going on a trip.
Beverly asked where and Lay said, "They're going snipe
hunting. 11 She asked, (3.R.) "What do you call those green
clothes, camouflage suits? They were all wearing those. "
This was the last time she saw Dave Ferrie. The incident
of going to his apartment to see Jim was after this and while
she was there Dave pulled up in front of the house and called
up to Jim but she did not see him.
The following notes are all said by Beverly in a rather
disorderly way because she was in a hurry to get to church.
Somebody should try to find out why HIKE CALLYA (phone. sp.)
commited suicide. Was son of a gangster. Couple of years ago in
Hammond.
Helvin Coffee worked at Michould and Tommy Compton should
know where he is, they were close friends. Last time I saw him
was at Rizso's Rest. was about. two years ago with new bride, Julie.
He might have been transferred to Cape Kennedy.
beverly FARLSY
3
I asked Beverly wether she had any snapshots of any of these
people, singly or in a group. She said no, but Layten's mother
might have some pictures. She was in Jackson at that time. She
said. Layton's mother was in and out of hospitals all the time.
(It seems a possibility to me that Ruth might have some
pictures. Though Ruth and Morris did not date at that
Q:F81 was questions
time, they are very close now.)
when
mother ? before
Beverly very positively said, "Layten's mother knows
the
something, and she was in Mandeville at time of assassination and
those records were lost. Leyten had his mother committed because
lifere
she complained the FBI was questioning her.
B.R.
When was this?
Man
Beverly: Before the assassination. And I guess after too.
You know how a lot of people think that Jesus
had red hair and you see pictures of him with his
hair red, well I always thought she was talking
about Kennedy because he had red hair and she said
the FBI questioned her about the killing of Jesus.
She was in love with Dave Ferrie and acted leke
Layten was their son.
B.R:
Did you talk with her & lot?
Beverly:
Oh yes, we talked a lot and Layten's mother always
said, 'The reason they keep having me CO mited to these
KERRY
mental hospitals is because they want to use my
house as a meeting place for all their filthy
orgies.
(5522 Camp St.)
C Blocks From
02,
Beverly says she and Loyten are definitely not Criendly now.
She said she met Roger Lovin while he was teaching Spanish at the
Modern Language Institute above the To Drawer for men on St. Charles.
While standing in front of the top Drawer with Roger on April 14, 1961,
a GAT pullod =2 with two men in it. One may, WEARING glasser
got out of the ORIZ and 0200 over to then. Roger introduced the men
to Beverly and after they spoke a noment in Shanish the man 60+ back
in the car and drove 622. Beverly is positive the men was Sergio
*Q: with any Armite cornection Rodriguez ? (Spaursh Instructor)
Schelling
Loste bum! this
BEVERLY FARLIX
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ACCACHTO (sp.)
At the time Roger was living on St. Charles with a woman
named Frances
a social worker who has since married
and is now living in Monroe, La.
For 8 while Roger was living at the Modern Language Inst.
to
Frank Schilling, who W3B a student at LSUNG and until four non-
thes ago LES working at Doubloive Book Store, was part of Roger's
crowd at that time. He claimed to a member of the Nazi Youth Party.
The first day Beverly talked quite freely. By Wednesday,
March 6th, when she stopped by again, she was beginning to feel
some regrets. I suggessted she talk to Reverend Green and I was
sure that she could feel he would tell her the only right thing
was to discuss it. She said she already had and that she had
Alcrete
done right in discussing. She thinks that Names Alcock knows
Rev. Green so maybe there can be another way putting some more
Your
pressure on her. This girl is seemingly trying to tell the truth,
a guilt expiation thing now that she has become a religious
fanatic. But she is jittery and even with what she did say,
there was a lot she avoided saying and I'm sure she still knows
2 lot more.
LAYTON MARTENS
Bearly
Jayton
Nozi type / Really
Cigarest Cual Reglits
NOTA: Follow-up interview of BEVERLEY
FARLEY is needed. (especially with more details ne LAYTON MARTENS
Jt and his connections)
ALSO: INTERVIEW with JIM DYER is urgent
masmuch as as JEANNE HICKS - THORNLEY'S GIRL FRIEND - States
that he was close for THORNLEY.
Internew with ROGER LOVIN - re THORNLEY - is
also usgent if he can be located. &
BROSHEARS
RE: DAVID FERRIE
CLAY SHAW
KERRY THORNUY
15. LEE CRISMAN
MEMORANDUM
August 8, 1968
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
STEPHEN JAFFE, Investigator
RE:
REV. RAYMOND BROSHEARS
245 Golden Avenue
PHONE: 436-6315
Long Beach, California
On August 2, 1968, I conducted a re-interview with
REV. RAYMOND BROSHEARS. He told me that he had been informed
by a reporter named MURRY, who works with the Long Beach Police
Department, that intelligence officers had given information
to the local newspaper, The Long Beach Press Telegram, and that
a forthcoming unfavorable article would be written about him.
MURRY told BROSHEARS this article would appear probably Sunday,
August 11th. I told BROSHEARS that I would write an article
for the Los Angeles Free Press which would appear on Thursday,
August 8th, which would explain the possibility of an article
in the Long Beach Press Telegram, and therefore cancel any
disparaging effect which the article might have on his reputation.
(See attached article)
I showed a photograph of the man possibly known as
RALPH SHLATTER or "SKINNY RALPH" to REV. BROSHEARS. He said
that he was not sure, but he felt that he might have met this
man in New Orleans in one of the "gay bars". BROSHEARS said
that he felt that if this was the man, he was going by the name
of "RED" and was operating as a "hustler" in the gay or homo-
sexual underground.
I showed BROSHEARS the photograph of CLAY SHAW. He
recognized him immediately stating that he had known this man
in New Orleans, and had .met him in the compnay of DAVID FERRIE
SHAW:
in late August or early September of 1965. BROSHEARS said that
he was with DAVID FERRIE when he met CLAY SHAW. He said that
FERRIE introduce SHAW as either "CLARA" or on another occasion,
"BURT", or "CLAY".
BROSHEARS said that the first time he met this man
(CLAY SHAW) was in a bar called "Dixie's". At that time he
said the man was dressed in sport clothes, but later changed
into a coat and tie and the three of them went in a cab from
Dixie's to a restaurant which he said he would be able to locate
in New Orleans, but that he could not remember the name of the
restaurant at this time. BROSHEARS said that the first meeting
at Dixie's had taken place because FERRIE had told him he had
to go there to get some money.
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After FERRIE introduced BROSHEARS to "CLARA" or "BURT",
he told him that BROSHEARS had been in Civil Rights work up
North. SHAW said at that time, "Oh, a Commie." BROSHEARS and
FERRIE both denied that. FERRIE said that he would like to go
to a restaurant with the man who BROSHEARS has now identified
as SHAW, and invited BROSHEARS to come with them.
During the ride in the taxi cab, SHAW told BROSHEARS
that he liked "little boys", and BROSHEARS told him, "Go find
one. At this time, BROSHEARS said SHAW patted him on the rear.
BROSHEARS sternly rebuked this action, and told SHAW not to
repeat it. Later, at the restaurant, SHAW did repeat the
gesture and was slapped by BROSHEARS. This took place at the
dinner table.
The second meeting between BROSHEARS and SHAW took
place at a small sidewalk cafe, the tables outside on the side-
walk, somewhere on Bourbon Street. BROSHEARS said he would
be able to locate this restaurant in person as he would the
other one. DAVID told him, "I have got to meet your 'blank
bandit. DAVID FERRIE had just returned from taking the St.
Charles streetca r to get some money. They both went to the
restaurant where SHAW drove up in a chauffered black car.
BROSHEARS could not remember whether the car was a Cadillac
or a Lincoln Continental. FERRIE said to BROSHEARS, "You
remember CLAY." SHAW then apologized for his actions on the
previous meeting. He said to BROSHEARS, "I had a couple of
drinks, and I'm sorry."
SHAW:
The third meeting between BROSHEARS and SHAW took
place when BROSHEARS went to wait on a street corner with
DAVID FERRIE somewhere on a street known as Dauphine (BROSHEARS
was not sure about this name, but that it began with the letter
"D"). At that time, SHAW drove up and handed DAVID FERRIE a
large envelope. SHAW informed FERRIE that BROSHEARS was in
trouble because of what he had been saying about President
Johnson. He told FERRIE of the danger of BROSHEARS being
arrested by the FBI. FERRIE said to BROSHEARS, "A lot of people
have threatened the life of President Johnson, but you are in
trouble with the government. You threatened the life of the
President. Why don't you come with me? I'm flying South and
we can stay there together." BROSHEARS said that he could not
go with him, and FERRIE took some money out of the bulky
envelope and gave it to him. SHAW had already driven off.
FERRIE and BROSHEARS went to "LaFitte's In Exile"
until 11:00 p.m. when DAVID FERRIE left. The next day two men
came to the owner of the hotel where BROSHEARS was staying.
BROSHEARS was later told by the owner that, "Two men were here
looking for you.
BROSHEARS state that SHAW had referred to himself as
a "butch queen"
I further questioned BROSHEARS on some of the informa-
tion which had been related to him by DAVID FERRIE concerning
the actual shooting of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
BROSHEARS said that OSWALD had not shot the President, but that
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according to DAVID FERRIE, it had been two assassins who were
behind the fence. One of the assassins, according to DAVID
FERRIE, was named CARLOS. FERRIE also told BROSHEARS about a
boy named "BILL" who worked in the Book Depository. BROSHEARS
felt that this might have been one of the assassins who fired
at the President from the rear.
FERRIE had told BROSHEARS that H. L. HUNT of Dallas,
Texas, had entertained HALE BOGGS after the Warren Commission
Hearings. FERRIE had pointed out a connection between H. L.
HUNT and HALE BOGGS previously. FERRIE had had a deep hatred
for HALE BOGGS, and had linked HALE BOGGS with CLAY SHAW.
FERRIE had told BROSHEARS that SHAW had some ownership in Dallas
and had met HUNT through his financial dealings, possibly with
Hunt Foods, or possibly through the Trade Mart in Dallas.
BROSHEARS said that DAVID FERRIE had a "beautiful
machete", a BarrettiItalian pistol, in addition to the posses-
sions of LEE HARVEY OSWALD.
BROSHEARS stated that he did not know GORDON NOVEL,
and could not remember that name, but requested that he see a
picture of the man.
Once again asking BROSHEAR about "RALPH" (the walking
man photo), BROSHEARS said that he might have been the man who
chauffered CLAY SHAW's car in 1965. He said that a man had
hustled him and taken $10 from him at his hotel. BROSHEARS said
that he would have met this man, if this were indeed the person,
at either one of the two bars previously mentioned.
BROSHEARS said that he met a man named "KERRY" and
from a picture he identified KERRY THORNLEY at the bar called
Dixie's. FERRIE had commented on the similarity of appearance
between THORNLEY and LEE HARVEY OSWALD, but had told BROSHEARS
that the similarity stopped with the appearance.
BROSHEARS stated that he did know FRED LEE CHRISMAN
of Oregon because he was the representative of the "Universal
Life Church" in that Northwest area. (SLE SUBSEQUENT MEMO ON CHRISMAN
AND THIS CHURCH)
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Ex-roomate reveals
FERRIE CONPESSED HIS INVOLVMENT
IN JOHN KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PLOT
1
August 5, 1968 Los Angeles,
By Stephen Jaffe
2
3
4
The first public disclosure of a confession by
5
any of the participants in the conspiracy which led to the
6
Dallas assassinationsof President Kennedy was revealed in
7
surprising fashion recently on the Stan Bóhrman, Tempo I,
8
television show in Los Angeles. An ex-roomate of the late
9
David Ferrie appeared on the program as a last minute guest.
10
The roomate, Reverend Raymond Broshears of Long Beach, was
11
asked to replace a guest who had been scheduled to discuss
12
psychic phenomena and predictions of the future.
13
After introductory comments were made, the program,
14
which is in the format of receiving questions from outside
15
telephone callers, became one of significant historical im-
16
portance. In response to one of the callers questions the
17
Reverend told of his association with the late David Ferrie
18
of New Orleans.
19
Ferrie was named by District Attorney Jim Garrison
20
of New Orleans as one of the participants in the conspiracy
21
which ended in the murder of President Kennedy. Garrison said
22
of Ferrie, "He was one of history's most important individuals.
23
The caller. questioned Reverend Broshears and much
24
to the shock of host Stan Bohrman, Broshears answered the
25
questions frankly. When asked if Ferried told him of the assass-
26
ination conspiracy the his former roomate replied, "David ad-
27
mitted being involved with the assassins. There's no question
28
about that. "
29
Reverend Broshears, who has tried to escape harrass-
30
ment by "individuals from mysterious sources" ever since his
31
short association with Ferrie in 1965, told of the role which
32
Ferrie had played in the plot. "He YES in Houston at the time
Page Two BROSHEARS
1
Mr. Garrison has him in Houston, with an airplane waiting,"
2
reported Broshears. The Peverend said that Ferrie had intended
3
to fly the assassins on the second leg of a getaway trip which
4
was to carry them, on at least two of the gunmen, first to
5
South America and then to South Africa. The location in Africa
6
was chosen as a final destination because that country has no
According is THE RED?
7
extradition agreement with the United States. Ferrie was wait-
8
ing, in the Houston airport, that Friday afternoon, when the
9
two assassins, having just murdered President Kennedy, fled
10
in a light aircraft from a landing strip just outside of Dallas
11
Instead of going straight to Houston as was arranged, the
12
assassins tried to make their escape all the way to Mexico
13
without stopping. Mocording to Reverend Broshears the assassins
14
died in a plane crash that afternoon off the coast of Corpus
15
Christi, Texas.
16
Broshears said that Ferrie had been 2 nervous wreck
(6P.)
17
in the days of their acquaintanship This was over a year
18
before the public disclosure of the investigation of Jim
19
Garrison and, according to a recent article in Ramparts Maga-
20
zine by William W. Turner, Garrison hadn't even- begun his
even
21
probe secretly, until the later half of 1966. Broshears told
22
of Ferries fears that someone was going to kill him. "No
23
matter what happens I will never commit suicide, " Ferrie
24
had. told the Reverend. "He was emphatic about this" Broshears
25
reiterated.
26
Broshears said that he knew David Ferrie had been
27
murdered and thus confirmed another portion of Garrison's
28
analysis of the evidence since his probe began.
29
More questions in the assassination matter are added
30
by the case of David Ferrie. Aside from his mysterious death,
31.
the strange activities of Ferrie on November 22, 1963 had
32
led Garrison to arrest him for questioning when Ferrie returned
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Broshears
1
from his trip to Houston. After the District Attorney S office
2
questioned Ferrie they referred him to the Federal Bureay of
3
Investigation for further questioning and examination by the
4
Warren Commission. As in most instances the Warren Commission
5
never questioned Ferrie, who, it is evident, might have shed
6
considerable light on the true events of the assassination.
7
Compounding the federal negligence is the fact that
8
the F.B.I. did question Ferrie and the forty page: transcrip
9
tion of that interview has been committed to the National
10
Archives for the duration of 75 years from the issuance of
11
the Warren Report.
by the caller
12
Reverend Broshears was asked/if he was ever arrested
13
for threatening the life of President Lyndon Johnson. Most
been
14
reluctantly he replied that he had. But he qualified the
15
implication saying that it was for the love of his country
16
that such an incident transpired. He did not actually threaten
17
President Johnson, and he explained that he does not believe
18
in killing. What then," Bohrman puzzled, "did you say?'
19
At the risk of being re-arrested for repeating 2 state-
20
ment that had caused Secret Service agents to take the Reverend
21
into custody two years ago, Broshears stated, "I said. that Mr.
22
Johnson, the person who was responsible, directly or indirectly
23
for the assassination of President Kennedy, should be put to
24
death!"
25
With the energy of ten men, and the breath of 2 párakee
26
Bohrnan activated his lips to form the words, "We'll be right
27
back after this word from Arid Extra Dry. "
28
But the shock which characterizes most of the assassin-
29
ation revelations did not stop there. Broshears admissions,
30
however courageous or honest, have meant nothing but total
31
torture and harrassment for him ever since the televison pro-
32
gram.
Page Four Broshears
1
Since the time of his arrest by Federal Agents in
2
New Orleans for the incident of his alleged threat on Pres-
3
ident Johnson (after which he was questioned and released
4
without conviction or sentence) he has had to be in constant
5
touch with Federal offices of the Secret Service and F.B.I.
6
by order of the Federal Government. Agents from those organ-
7
izations have warned him to keep this mouth shut or risk being
8
committed to a mental institution.
9
After the television program Broshears was served by
10
his landlady, Mrs. Norma L. Smith, with a seven-day- limit
11
eviction notice. Phonecalls from anonymous sources told him,
12
"HOW many presidents did you kill today, Reverend?" And two
13
reporters from the Sunday supplement of the Long Beach Press
14
Telegram Newspaper, have planned an article for this Sunday'
15
edition which will reveal that Reverend Broshears is a homo-
16
sexual. A friend of the Reverend's on the Long Beach Police
17
Force confided that the article would not be favorable to him
18
at all. Broshears realizes that the price of breaking his
19
silence on the case could certainly bring damaging comments
20
about him and possibly endanger his life. Ironically Broshears
21
never tried to hide the fact that he is a homosexual. He answer-
22
ed, "I am a homosexual but I have never denied it. " Homosexual-
23
ity is often used as a source of smear material but that is
24
usually in the case of a person who would be damaged by that
25
public revelation. Broshears only fault or sin seems to be his
26
persistent honesty.
27
Apparently, freedom of speech is something which Bro-
28
shears has always taken ás a cause to defend. When an attack
29
was waged by a Reverend John C. Bonner, of the Long Beach-
30
Lakewood Area, to try and halt the sale of the Los Angeles
31
Free Press, in March of 1958, Broshears replied to the aggresso
32
In a modest but outspoken newspaper published by Reverend
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Broshear
1
Broshears, called "The Light of Understanding" Broshears
2
replind to Reverend Bonner's limited acceptance of journalistic
3
freedom. "In the Bible it states. that if you raise your
4
children rightly, you need not fear,' he wrote, Where
5
Reverend Bonner had requested that the representatives of
6
some 47 area churches "stand up and be counted," Broshears
7
answered, "Stand up and be counted as what? A person who
8
opposes freedom of the press?" The result of this small
9
but noble defense Reverend Broshears was expelled from the
10
ministerial alliance of his district.
11
Another Los Angeles broadcaster, Eliot Mintz of KPFK,
12
invited Reverend Broshears on his show. Responding to his
13
tremendous audience interest in the events surrounding the
14
murder of President Kennedy, Mintz questioned Broshears on
15
his association with Ferrie. After callers quizzed the Reverend
16
there was not enough time allowed to the Reverend to discuss
17
his Night Ministry school which is his occupation in Long
18
Beach. Although the program closed without the discussion of
19
some of the Reverend's work in the Community Relations field
20
(finding help for "skid row" bums, improving conditions in the
shall
21
ghettos) the oversight of time promised the Reverend Ann been
22
corrected by the show's host. Mintz told me, "If Mr. Broshears
23
would like to come on our show to discuss his work, and:his
24
Night Ministry school and not to discuss his association with
25
David Ferrie, he has a standing invitation from me to do that.
26
It is impossible to estimate the truth or falsehood
27
of the Reverend's statements about the assassination. It is
28
centain: that in his association with Ferrie he had the unique
29
opportunity to learn what Ferrie might have told the New Orleans
30
Grand Jury had he lived. In the case of the assassination of
31
President Kennedy it seems apparent that those with important
32
knowledge, who speak out risk death. Reverend Broshear: explains
this puzzle in a different way, he says, "the price of silence
10 death.
MEMORANDUM
Re: OSWALD
May 27, 1968
THORNLOY
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
ANDREW J. SCIAMBRA, Assistant District Attorney
RE:
Interview with DAVID GRAYDON, May 27, 1968
DAVID GRAYDON relayed the following information to us. He was
a very intimate friend of WILLIAM C. BRADY and for a time lived
with him. He said he would regard BRADY as a definite right
winger who was connected with Cuban organizations in the New
Orleans area. He was a friend of ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ and for a
while taught at the Berlitz Language School around 1962 and
1963. He said that BRADY also knew ROSS BUCKLEY and was very
close to HELEN GLADSTONE. GLADSTONE supposedly has some of
BRADY's written material and could be very helpful to us
concerning BRADY. However, GLADSTONE is a personal friend and
very sympathetic towards SHAW. GRAYDON said that BRADY speaks
Spanish and French fluently and is a graduate of Harvard
University. BRADY used to attend Cuban meetings at the
International House with ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ and MARCEL GOMEZ.
GRAYDON said that he doesn't know KERRY THORNLEY and he does not
know if BRADY knew THORNLEY. GRAYDON lived with BRADY from
July of 1962 till August of 1962 and then from June 1963 till
August of 1963. at 414 Burgundy Street. BRADY gave several parties
at his apartment in 1963 and they were usually held on
Saturday nights. GRAYDON said that he was told (possibly by
LEE SENS) that OSWALD attended two of these parties in BRADY's
apartment. He also said that BRADY knows SHAW but that he
doesn't know SHAW and cannot say if SHAW had ever been to
BRADY's parties.
He said EDDIE PORTER may be very helpful to us concerning LEE
OSWALD. However, PORTER is in Sydney, Australia, at the present
time. He said that KENNETH OWEN may be able to give us some
information about EDDIE PORTER. He said he knows that the FBI
has recently tried to contact PORTER. He said that BRADY has
never mentioned BRINGUIER's name to his knowledge. He said he
can remember BRADY pushing very hard for a politician in Texas
in either a 1960 or a 1961 election. This politician had gray
hair. He said that SETH HOLLEY who is EDDIE PORTER's half
sister is in town living here. He said that he would try to get
EDDIE PORTER's address from her.
SOHR
He said that we should contact JIM SOHR who is currently a
prisoner at Angola. SOHR ran an apartment house over Two Jays Bar
on Decatur Street and catered to the kooky set. BRUCE OWENS
lived there along with other people who frequented the Bourbon
House scene. SOHR gave parties quite regularly on the top of the
roof and it's quite possible that OSWALD may have attended these
parties. GRAYDON said that SOHR is the type of person who would
definitely have been interested in OSWALD and vice versa. SHAN
is represented by TOMMY BAUMLER and is considered quite
dangerous. He also spent quite a bit of time around the Bourbon
House.
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GRAYDON said we should also talk to GENE TRAHAN who at the
present time is in the Baton Rouge Parish Prison. TRAHAN was
a frequent visitor to the Ryder Club.
MARTY FLETTERMAN worked at Castillio's Restaurant and had a
girlfriend named MORGE (they were part of the THORNLEY crowd
and they are in California now).
GRAYDON said that BRADY's closest friends in town were HELEN
GLADSTONE, LEKLA FREA and VERNON KELLOGG (these are all personal
friends of CLAY SHAW).
NOTE: JIM SOHR, No. 195-443, Section "E", was charged with sale
of Marijuana on February 5, 1966, at his residence at
506 Governor Nicholls Street. He was extradited from
San Francisco, California, in the Summer of 1967.
Records indicate another address for JIM SOHR of
732 Burgundy Street.
Re: ODD CHURCH material as dessribed in T.E. BECKHAM free
lfr temporary filing in BECKHAM fils, pending establishment of o/c fil)
15 Suptember 1267
20: JIM CARRILON, District Attorney
FROM: Wm. C. Boxley
RE: ABUNDANT LIFE TEKRIE, Dallas, Texas
1. Dallas County Records show that UNITED MISSIONS OR AMORICA
"a Taxas corporation of Dallas, Tex, " represented by O. B.
GRAHAM, president, purchased the Oak Cliff Christian Church
(Lot 1, Block 109/3092) 800 E. Tenth Street) Oak Cliff,
Dallas (as recorded in Vol. 5751, P. 434, Dallas County Deeds)y
from trusteys of the Oak Cliff Christian Church, Otto H. Sisanlohr,
Wad Payne, Jr. and James 11. Stevens, ON-APRIL 3, 1962.
2. 0.0. CRANAK sala the church (shown in 1964 Dallas City
Directory as the ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE) to LIVING HAY, INC.,
an Oklahoma Corporation, of Tulsa Oklahoma, on AUGUST 25, 1964
notorized in Tulsa, 3/25/04 by DORIS B. WERMUTH, ? notary of
Tulsa County. Return on the deed was to STANLEY C. HOGG,
attorney, 1613 Kirby Building, 1507 Nain Street, Dillas, Tex.,
from P. O. Bob 345, Tulsa. The foregoing transaction is recorded
in Deads VJL. 402 P. 1163.
3. In Harch 2, 1966, LIVING DAY, INC., represented by its
president, F. C. Conley, sold the property to REVIVAL TASERNACLE
ASSOCIATION, represented by the Reverend Faye A. Spencer, whome
meetings AND advertined currently it: the church. in its present
IS
form, the church's religion/that collo vially-Sencribef as "holy
roller" and its present congragation consi to of approximately
60/10 asgro-white attendance.
SECII /
2
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
4. INCORPORMENT, UNITED MISSTONS OF AMERICA.
The Rev. O. B. CLAHAM is variously listed as Otin S. Graham
and Oscar P. Graham in Dallas directories. He presently resides
in a trailer park operation at 300 1. Greenbrier Lane, Dalles,
but in 1964 was shown as OCCAR 2. GRAHAM (wife THELMA) pastor of
Abundant Life Temple, resident 1119 Sunny Glen, which was the
former address of the Abudnant Life Church before it moved into
the 300 E. 10th street location in 1962. Off note is the occupant
of 1115 Suany Glen: HAROLD 3. McCULLOUGH, used car dealer with
offices at 3103 3. Jefferson.
With Grahm, other incorporators, according to records in
the Secretary of State's office, ustin, Tex. (there are NO
records in the Dollas County Assumed Names Index) waxe:
1. VALTER C.. TUCKER, wife.Norma J., mechanic with
CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS (housed diagonally across Stemmons Expressway
from the Texas Schoolbook Depository, and employer of KENNETH CODY
the bus driver of 15 years service on the Shreveport runy whose
telephone number (FR 5-5591) twice appears on the last pages of
OSWALD's notebook). C ONTINENTAL personnel office states Tucker
was employed Jan. 30, 1961 to July 13, 1962, and show that on
July 23, 1962 he reported for work with the Denver SaltaLake City
lines, Denver, Colo. However, another incorporator, Sherrell, seem
below, indicates Tucker never left the city of Dallas
2. GOORGE L. SHERRELL, wifeJessie, residence 1010 Ravenia,
owner of a used car business at 513 Singlaton Blvd. Despite the
two-block discrepancy in numbers between Sherrell's Used Car Lot
and RAY gun store on Singleton, the absence of intervent
inj buildings across the street from Sharrell's and a short block
2
(
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH MEMO
between their made them almost neighbors. Furthermors,
the propristor of m auto parts Zirm next door to Sherrell's former
location, states that Shorrell and Brantley were good friends.
Now out of the dued car business and still residing at 1010 N.
Ravenia, Telephone FE 1-5154, Sharrell stabes GRAHAM was something
of a crook where money was concerned, that Tucker is around Dallas
still, and is delivering cleaning to people in the Ravinia neighbor
hood. He specifically named Mrs. John L. HeBee of 1006 N. Ravinia
as a customer of Tuckerts, but Mrs. McBe denies that is the name
of her cleaners delivery man. This discrepancy and Sherrell's
stated hostility toward Craham ased to be investigated Burther.
3. PED STROOPS was the third named incorporator of the United
Missions of Instich. no further information regarding stroope
was given in the papera of incorporation. Dallas city directories
show no Ped Stroope in 1962, 1903 or 1964. There is shown, however,
B Dale R. (Mary J) Stroope, a laboratory technician of Mobiloil,
living at 1722 Las Crucas Lane. This Mr. Stroope denier that he
was an ircofporator of the church.
3
Re: ODD CHURCH material as dessribed in T.E. BECKHAM file
lefor temporary filing in BECKHAM fils, pendy establishmtof o/c file )
15 September 1267
TO: JIM GAPRISON, District Attorney
FROM: Wes. C. Boxley
RE: ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE, Dallas, Texas
1. Dallas County Records show that UNITED MISSIONS OFFICERICA
"a Texas corporation of Dallas, Tex,, represented byo. B.
GRAHAM, president, purchased the Oak Cliff Christian Church
(Lot 1, Block 109/3092) 300 E. Tenth Street) Oak Cliff,
Dallas (as recorded in Vol. 5751, P. 434, Dallas County Deeds)
from trustois of the Jak CLIFF Christian Church, Otto H. Siseulohr,
Wad Payne, Jr. and James B. Stevens, On-APRIL 3, 1962.
2. O.D. CRAINA sold the church (shown in 1964 Dallas City
Directory as the ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE) to LIVING NAX, INC.,
an Oklahoma Corporation, of Tulsa Oklahoma, on ADGUST 25, 1964
notarized in Tulsa, 3/25/64 by DORIS E. WERMUTH, a notary OF
Tulsa County. Return on the deed was to STARLEY C. HOGG,
attorney, 1613 Kirby Building, 1507 Main Street, Dallas, Tex.,
from F. O. Box 340, Tulsa. The foregoing transaction is recorded
in Deads Vol. 408 P. 1163.
3. On Mazch 2, 1956, LIVING DAY, INC., represented by its
provident, F. C. Conley, sold the property to REVIVAL tabernacle
association, represented by the Reverend Faye 3. Spencer, whose
meetings are adverticed currently to the church. in its present
IS
form, the church's raligion/that collo udally-Sescribe4 is "holy
roller" and its present consists of approximately
60/40 nagro-white attendance.
SEC II /
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
4. Incorpormains, UNITED ATSETORS OF VIERICA.
The Rov. 0. in CRAHAM is variously linced 15 Otis B. Graham
me escar 2. Graham in Dallas directories. He presently resides
in a trailer park operation at 300 3. Creenbrier Lane, Dallas,
but in 1964 was shown is DOCAR 2. GRAHAM (wife THELMA) pastor of
Abundant Life Temple, resident 1119 Sunny Glen, which was the
former address of the Abudnant Life Church before it moved into
the 300 3. 10th street location in 1962. of note is the occupant
of 1115 Sunny Glen: HAROLD 3. McCULLOUGH, used car dealer with
offices at 3103 3. Jeffernon.
with Grahm, other incorporators, according to records in
the Secretary of State's office, ustin, Twis. (there are NO
records in the Dallar County Assumed Names Index) ware:
1. VALTER C.. TUCKER, wife Norma J., = mechanic with
CONTINENTAL TRAILNAYS (housed diagonally across Stemmons Expressway
from the Texas Schoolbook Depository, and employer of KENNETH CODY
the bus driver of 15 years service on the Shreveport runy whose
telephone number (FR 5-5591) twice appears on the last pages of
OSWALD's notebook). ( ONTINENTAL personnel office states Tucker
was employed Jan. 30, 1961 to July 13, 1962, and show that on
July 23, 1962 he reported for work with the Denver Salt Lake City
lines, Denver, Colo. However, another incorporator, Sherrell, see
below, indicates Tucker never left the city of Dallas.
2. GEORGE 1. SHERRELL, wifeJessie, residence 1010 Ravenia,
owner of at used car business at 513 Singlaton Blvd. Despite the
two-block discrepancy in numbers between Sherrell** Used Car Got
and RAY DRANTITY'S gun store on Singleton, the absence of intervent
ing buildings across the street from Sharrell's and a short block
2
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ABUNDAR" LIFE CHURCH MSNO
between Unit adicusses made them a almost noighboro. furthermore,
the propristor of are auto parts Firm next door to Sherrall's former
location, clates that Sherrell and Brantley were good friends.
NOW out of the dued car business and still residing at 1010 N.
Ravenia, Telephone FB 1-5154, Sherrell states GRAHAM was something
of a crook where money was concerned, that Tucker is around Dallas
still, and is delivering cleaning to people in the Ravinia neighbor
hood. Re specifically named Mrs. John L. McBne of 1006 N. Ravinia
as a customer of Tuckerts, but Mr. MeBes denier that is the name
of her cleaners delivery man. This discrepancy and Sharrell's
states hostility toward Graham need to be investigated further.
3. PBD STROOPS VALE the third named incorporator of the United
Missions of Merica. -0 Surther information regarding stroope
was given in the papers of incorporation. Dallas city directorios
show no Ped Stroope in 1962, 1903 or 1964. There is shown, however,
a Dale R. (Mary J) Stroope, a laboratory technician of Mobilail,
living 71: 1723 has Crucas Lane. This Mr. Stroope Genier that he
was 38 incofporator DE the church.
3
2
Ra: KERRY THRNUEY
LEE OSWAYD
To: District Attorney Jim Garrison
February 28, 1968
From: Bill Turner
Subject: Oswald - Florida Aspects
There seems to be an accumula ting body of evidence that
Oswald was engaged in the same pattern of activity in Southern
Florida that he was later to use in New rleans. If true, I think
there is considerable potential for getting to the working level
of the assassination plot.
During my last visit to your office, I noted a page from
an undated edition of the Florida Conservative citing several sources
to the effect that Oswald had been in Miami. In sum, Frank Fiorini,
(5TURGES:)
identified as a leader of the International Anti-Communist Brigade,
was reported to have documentary proof that Oswald had been in Miami
during the missle crisis in October 190 and again in Larch 1903
Fiorini claimed Oswald nearly provoked a riot in Bav Front Park
sing out pro-Castro literature during the heat of the crisis,
The edition savs that Oswald's announced burpose was to infiltrate
anti-Castro groups. One was the Cuben Student Directorate, According
to a butletin out out X the DRE Miami on November 23, 1963, Oswald
tried to get in the DRE but was confronted with a dossier on his
pro-Castro activities. The DRE claimed that the FBI confiscated all
copies of this bulletin. I note that you have made a marginal comment
that Leopoldo Aguilera, Jr., an exiled Cuban leader, said in Lafayett
La., during a 1967 speech that Oswald had "tried to infiltrate a grou
headed by Jerry Patrick. engaged in training Cubans in guerrilla war
fare If
Several comments are appropriate. Fiorini is a Minuteman and
= former Batista supporter. He is radical: he made a hit-and-run raid
in a cabin cruiser into havana harbor in 1962. His purpose in pub-
licizing Uswald's presence in Miami ooviously is to pin the leftist
label on Oswald, The author OI the Florida Conservative article IS
Jim Buchanan. Undoubtedly this is the same Jim Buchanan referred to
in CE 2951, an FBI report of interview of one Jerry Buchanan, a broth
to Jim. Jerry Buchanan said that he recognized pictures of Oswald as
being identical with a member of a group of Fair Play for Cuba pro-
ponents distribuing literature in Bay Front Park in October 1962.
He was present as a member of the International Anti-Communist Brigad
and recalls that the police broke up the scuffle.
Buchanan's information is idepentently corroborated by Loren
Eugene Hall. He told me that there was a lively fight at Bay Front
Park about the time of Jose Marti Day. The police cracked heads and
broke it up. Hall did not mention Oswald, and said he himself was
not present. The fight was reported in Miami newspapers. It is in-
teresting to note, however, that Hall said he was in Dallas in May
d
or June of 1963 when some of his associates said they were going to
picket a man named Oswald who was passing out pro-Castro literature,
Hall told this same version to Harold Weisberg, but on Weisberg's
tape it seems that Hall almost stumbled and said Miami before catchin
himself and saying Dallas
note: In C.A. Howard, when
showse pictine of Osuald thath by
Burton,
sand
Owall.
2
Hall also said that Leopoldo Aguilera, Jr. is probably an
exile whose first name actually is Manuel. Aguilera's contention
that Oswald tried to infiltra the Patrick's Raiders is extremely
interesting. since this is the group to which Lawrence Howard and
William Seymour belonged.
It is also interesting that Oswald attempted to ingratiate
himself with Carlos Bringuier, the New Orleans delegate of the DRE,
and that there was a similar scuffle involing Bringuier and his
cohorts, Cruz and Hernandez. In this respect I call your attention
to the FBI interview report which has been forwarded to your office
that states in part: "Leopoldo Ramos Ducos, Supra, advised that
Ana Maria Del Valle voluntarily appeared at nis office on November
20, 1903. one related information that Miguel Cruz told her, "We
killed Kennedy and the next will be Ramos Ducos. Ramos Ducos is
a former Puerto Rico Teamsters official. He links Jack Ruby to Frank
Chavez, who apparently succeeded him as an official of the San Juan
local. Also, it is noteworthy tha Vance Blalock, a protege of
Bringuier's, said that when Oswald visited Bringuier's store he
mentioned having been in Florida and having contacted an anti-Castro
organization there.
According to David Kroman, Richard Nagell says that Oswald
was picked up and brought into a group by seven Cubans in Florida
in December 1962. At first, this seems improbable, since Oswald was
employed at Jaggers-Chiles-Stovall in Dallas from October 12, 1962
to April 6, 1963. CE 1850 reflects that Oswald worked steadily
there and could only have gone to Florida on weekends. The alternative
are that Nagell is in error on his dates or the "Oswald" in Florida
was the second Oswald. I would opt for the former. Since Oswald
apparently was seen twice in Florida, it could well have been that
he went there immediately before and immediately after his employment
at J-C-S. It might be re rtinent to not e that Donald Norton places
him in Monterrey, Mexico on CIA business the latter part of Sept ember
1962.
Fred Newcombe, who has been doing some interesting photographic
analysis in Los Angeles, has compared a photograph of a Cuban in
fatigues who was being trained by Patrick's Raiders with the photo-
graph of the Cuban being led into the police car at Dealey Plaza
(and who appears in the Altgen photograph standing on the corner of
Elm and Houston in front of the Dal-Tex Building). He says it is
possible they are one and the same, but this will never be conclusive
due to the vagueness of the photograph taken in Florida. Howard was
shown the photograph but did not recognize the man.
According to Jim Rose, William Cuthbert Brady was seen often
around the Tampa Airport, at the far side of the field from where
the commerical terminal is. Rose thinks he was operating as a
CIA bag man out of Montreal (Canadian Pacific flies direct from
Montreal to Tampa). Kirole and Montreal. and there is a secret
file entitled "Report that Lee Harvey Oswald in Montreal
1903. David Ferrie read tealy flew out of Tampa in his anti-Castro
activity.
(note: has offices in Montreal +
Gaural Dynamics of Toronto). Canada
Some time ago Jim Rose mentioned a Tom Dunkin of Atalanta,
Georgia. has having an extensive file and numerous photographs of
anti-Castro Florida groups. Dunkin, who may have used the Atlanta
Journal as cover, has phone number 758-8850. Rose recalled Dunkin
in Miami at the DuPont Plaza Hotel with a very powerful, large
Latin man who had considerable menace about him. Rose thinks that
Dunkin may have had CIA affiliation, that the Latin certainly did.
However, he thinks Dunkin is a reasonable man and might be approached
Coincidentaly. both Howard and Hall have acknowledged knowing
Dunkin. Howard told Rose the other day that the Targe Latin had
recently been in contact with him, although he did not give his
name. He said the man contacted him about another invasion of
Haiti. If you will recall, some 70 men were arrested in January
1967; they supposedly were poised for an invasion of Haiti as
a springboard to Cuba. The group was Rolândo Masferrer's. He just
was sentenced to 4 years on the rap. But it looks like that roundup
was a diversion and another well-financed one is in the wind. Howard
told Rose that he does not believe Masferrer was involved in the
assassination ("He's too smart for that") but that certain persons
in the ring around him could well have been.
As you will recall, Howard, Hall and Seymour brought up a
Kikki Masferrer, a dentist living in Miami but reportedly in Dallas
at the time of the Odio visitation. He is a brother to Rolando.
Rose also states that Sergio Arcacha Smith was in Ybor City,
part of Tampa, frequently.
Rose says that one Matthew T. Kenny, Jr., a UPI man in the
Miami Herald Building WHO lives in Coral Gables, 1S the CIA Latin
watcher. he has Tiles, photographs. works with the anti-Castro groups
and could De approached,
This memo has been somewhat discursive, but I wanted to make
the point that it is entirely possible that Oswald was indeed taken
into one of the Cuban groups in Florida. T think there is a fertile
field for investigation there and I would like to see Jim Rose go
there and try to exploit the numerous contacts, including Dunkin,
that he has in the area.
There is an interesting footnote. Prior to your investigation
becoming public knowledge, I received an anonymous letter from Detroi
from a person obviously a Latin who had lived in Miami in the early
sixties. The writer mentioned the bitterness of the Bastista exile
"militarists" towards Castro, and said: "the second man with Oswald
was a Cuban refugee officer who used to be in the Cuban Army under
Batista. This is what I overheard when I was in Miami City several
years ago. No, Oswald was not alone The Cuban officer took Oswald,
used cheep rifle and gamve him the best one which the Cuban used on
Kennedy, yes, exchange of rifles Oswald was pomised $$$ but he
didn't get any. There is where Jack Ruby's entrance
Big money was
r omised by the oil magnets of Texas to some one
:: The letter
is very consistent with what Nagell has said.
fals
SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS
HEARINGS ON MARCH 16, 1977
WITNESS: SANTO TRAFFICANTE
Accompanied by Henry Gonzalez, Attorney, of Tampa, Florida.
QUESTIONS:
1. Have you ever been with the CIA or any other
federal agencies?
2. Have you ever known Johnny Rosselli?
3. Have you ever known Sam Giancana?
4. Do you know Robert Maheu?
5. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you know of the
assassination?
6. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you advise others
of any such information?
7. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you know Jack Ruby?
8. Have you ever met with the CIA to discuss assassi-
nations of world leaders?
9. Is any federal agency giving you any immunity regarding
your involvement in assassinations of world leaders?
10. Did you ever discuss assassination plans with any
other individuals?
11. Were you visited by Jack Ruby while in prison in Cuba?
IN EACH AND EVERY CASE, the witness, or his attorney responded
by refusing to answer, citing his "constitutional rights" under the
1st, 4th, 5th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution.
THE WITNESS WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PRODUCE any documents, memo-
randa and any other materials he might have relating to the follo-
wing subjects:
1. Alpha 66
2. No Name Key Group
3. International Anticommunist Brigade
4. Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC)
5. Witness' release from prison in Cuba.
6. Attempted assassination of Fidel Castro
7. Attempted or actual assassination of John F Kennedy.
A TIME FRAME FOR THESE SUBJECTS was given as being from
January, 1958, through December, 1964. The witness provided
nothing in this area.
THE WITNESS WAS excused but was kept under subpoena.
THE COMMITTEE recessed and indicated that it would reconvene
in executive session to discuss the witness' refusal to comply.
THE CHAIRMAN indicated to the witness that he may be cited
for contempt of Congress and indicated further that his citation
of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 14th amendments may be inappropriate.
2/2
Re: THORNLEY
\
MEMORANDUM
Re: OSWALD
November 7, 1967
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
TOM BETHELL
RE:
MARINE CORPS SERVICE OF OSWALD, HEINDEL & THORNLEY
OSWALD, HEINDEL and THORNLEY served in the Marine Corps
throughout the following periods:
NAME
FROM
TO
OSWALD
October 26, 1956
September 11, 1959
HEINDEL
July 15, 1957
July 15, 1961
THORNLEY
Approx. Sep. 1958
Approx. Sep. 1960
(The exact da tes of THORNLEY's service are not
recorded in his testimony. He had been in the Marine Corps
Reserve "for many years" and went on active duty around
September 1958 "to serve my two year obligation in the
Marine Reserve") (11 H 84)
DETAILS OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD'S SERVICE
Oct. 26, 1956
Reported for duty, San Diego, Calif.
Jan. 18, 1957
Reported to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for further
training. (Weekend trip to Tijuana at this time.)
Feb. 27
2 weeks leave. (Possibly taken in Fort Worth.)
Mar. 18
To Naval Air Technical Training Center at Naval
Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla. Granted security
clearance up to 'confidential' level.
May 3
Left for Keesler Airforce Base, Biloxi, Miss.
June 17
Finished course.
June 20
On leave.
June 25
Became: an Aviation Electronics Operator.
July 9
To Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, (near
Santa Ana), Calif.
Aug. 22
Departed for Yokosuka, Japan, onboard U.S.S. Bexar.
Sep. 12
Arrived Japan. OSWALD assigned to Marine Air
control Squadron No. 1 at Atsugi, as radar operator.
Oct. 27
Accidentally shot himself in the elbow.
NOV. 15
Discharged from hospital.
Nov. 20
Maneuvers in Philippine Islands, & Corregidor.
Mar. 18, 1958
Returned to Atsugi.
Apr. 11
Court martial for possession of unregistered
weapon.
June 27
Second court martial for pouring drink at NCO.
Sep. 14
Sailed for South China Sea.
-1-
Oct. 5
Returned to Atsugi.
NOV. 2
Departed for U.S. aboard U.S.N.S. Barrett
Nov. 15
Arrived San Francisco
Nov. 19
30 days leave.
Dec. 22
Assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron at El Toro.
Feb. 25, 1959
Took foreign language qualification test.
"Spring"
Met KERRY THORNLEY and NELSON DELGADO.
Mar. 19
Applied to Albert Schweitzer College.
Aug. 17
Submitted request for Dependency Discharge.
Aug. 28
Approval recommended by Dependency Discharge Board.
Sep. 4
Applied for passport in Santa Ana.
Sep. 4
Transferred out of MACS-9 "in preparation for his
discharge."
Sep. 10
Passport "routinely issued".
Sep. 11
Transferred to Marine Corps Reserves.
Sep. 14
Arrived in Fort Worth
Sep. 17
Arrived in New Orleans
Sep. 20
S.S. Marion Lykes sailed for Europe with OSWALD
aboard.
JOHN RENE HEINDEL
Stated by affidavit ( 8 H 318) that he was in the Marine Corps
from July 15, 1057 until July 15, 1961. He was stationed at Atsugi
with OSWALD. Under oath HEINDEL stated he does not recall seeing
OSWALD at El Toro. In his statement of September 19, 1967, HEINDEL
says "OSWALD must have been on the same ship with us." OSWALD
departed for Japan on August 22, 1957, and HEINDEL says he arrived
at Atsugi in the latter part of August, 1957.
KERRY THORNLEY
In his affidavit of September 28, 1967 recalls that OSWALD spoke
Russian in the ranks at El Toro, not Atsugi, in the Spring of 1959.
THORNLEY was not asked if he had been to Atsugi. He left El Toro
and went "overseas" in June 1959. (11 H 85). THORNLEY testified
that he arrived in New Orleans on either September 3 or 4, 1963
(11 H 110). He had come from Mexico City, where he had spent six
days.
There follows a list of names of people who served in the
Marines and who either did or might have known OSWALD:
NAME
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Kerry Thornley
Testimony, 11 H 82 e 115
John Rene Heindel
Affidavit, 8 H 318
Nelson Delgado
Testimony, 8 H 228 - 265
Richard Cole
8 H 322
Allen Felde
Warren Report, p. 682
Daniel Powers
Testimony, 8 H 266 - 289
Paul Edward Murphy
8 H 320
John Donovan
Testimony, 8 H 289 - 303
Henry T. Roussell
8 H 320
Oval Jones
Heindel FBI interview
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NAME
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Leonard Corfley
Heindel Testimony
=
Harry Cook
Bob Hall
"
Bob Moska
=
"
Jerry Cox
Sgt. Bennerfield
"
James Anthony Botelho
8 H 315
Donald Peter Camarta
8 H 316
Peter Francis Connor
8 H 317
Allen D. Graf
8 H 318
David Christie Murray
8 H 319
Erwin Donald Lewis
8 H 323
Mack Osborne
8 H 321
(FNU) Dijonovich
Delgado Testimony
M/Sgt. Spar
Thornley Testimony
Colonel Poindexter
"
Charles Weis
"
(FNU) Cooley
=
Lt. Cupenack
Delgado Testimony
Don Murray
"
PFC Wald
"
St. Funk
=
Lt. Depadro
=
Sgt. Lusk
=
Walt Watts
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F., from\nducted without locating anyone who could recognize any of\nNovember 20 to 20, 1933, attending the Congress of the\nthe photographs of the persons mentioned above as having\nInternational Federation of Professional Newspaper Organi-\nbeen at this restaurant.\nzations, ho was at the offices of the nowspaper \"Excelsior\"\non the night of November 25, 1963, He learned through the\n159\nMoxican press that the Moxican Government had arrested one\nSILVIA DURAN, that DURAN allegedly had OSWALD as a guest in\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047-Continued\nher house during his visit to Noxico, and that DURAN had\nplaced OSWALD in contact with officials of the Cuban Embassy\nin Mexico, D. F.\nDIAZ VERSON claimed Dr. BORRELL NAVARROS, an oxiled\nCuban newspaperman employed by \"Excelsior, told Kim that on\nthe day following OSWALD's arrival in Mexico, D. F., OSWALD\nand DURAN went to a restaurant called the \"Caballo Blanco\"\nor possibly the \"Caballo Bayo,\" where they mot an official\nof the Cuban Embassy. DIAZ VERSON claimed he knew nothing\nabout OSWALD and the Cuban official's having left the restaurant\ntogether in a car.\nT-3 advised that on January 11, 1954, Dr. EDUARDO\nCommission Exhibit No. 3048\n30RRELL NAVARRO, a former Cuban cabinet ministor who on occasions\nwrites feature articles for the Mexico City daily newspaper\n\"Ixcolsior, and residos at 1303 Hodero Street, Apartment 301,\nMexico, D. 7., furnished the following:\nKBOX Audio reel 1 Item 33\nSALVADOR DIAZ VERSON was in Mexico, D. F., as he had\nFriday afternoon, November 22, 1963\nMauser\nclaimed and discussed OSWALD with BORRELL and other Cuban\nexilos. DIAZ VERSON also visitod BORRELL at the latter's home,\nNEWS REPORT FROM DALLAS\nBORRELL did not corroborate the story credited to\nhim by DIAZ VERSON concerning the visit to a Mexico City\nrestaurant by OSWALD and SILVIA DURAN, BORRELL stated he had\nA rifle found in a staircase on the fifth floor of\nnover heard this story or anything similar.\nthe building on which the assassin is believed to have\nBORRELL know of no meeting between OSWALD and Cuban\nEmbassy officials other than the meetings which allegedly\nshot the President of the United States. Sheriff's\noccurred at the time OSWALD visited the Cuban Consulate in\nMexico, D. F. BORRELL know nothing concerning any visit by\ndeputies identify the veapon as a 7.65 Mauser, a German-\nOSTIMED to the home of DURAN.\nmade Army rifle with & telescopic sight. It had one\nshell in the chamber. Three spent shells were found\nnearby.\n158\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3048\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047-Continued\n599\n598\nCommission Exhibit No. 3047\n2\nDL 44-1639\nthese photographs. MUNDY then told RUBY that signs such as in\nthe photographs were prominently displayed all over Dallas and\nwere even used as car stickers. RUBY was not aware of this and\nMUNDY recalled that RUBY put the two photographs back in his\npocket and disappeared.\nX. MISCELLANEOUS INQUIRIES AND ALLEGATIONS\nMUNDY recalled that after RUBY left, he (MUNDY) asked\nRELATING TO OSWALD\nif anyone knew that man and (somebody said that was JACK RUBY.\nMUNDY said he associated the name RUBY with a night club in\n(A) Allegation by SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON\nDallas. He said this was his only association with JACK RUBY.\nConcerning OSWALD and SELVIA DURAN\nThe White House at Washington, D. C., received a\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3046-Continued\npaper entitled \"Posatble Psychological Motivations in the\nAssassination of President KENNEDY\" written by JOSE I. LASAGA,\n2340 N. E. 7th Avenue, Apartmont 4, Miami, Florida.\nThis speculative paper attempted to establish that\nthe motivation of OSWALD in the assussination of President\nKENNEDY was FIDEL CASTRO or a CASTRO agent and that OSWALD\nwas so notivated during his trip to Moxico botween September\n27 and October 2, 1933. The paper included the allegation\nthat OSWALD had an extended interviow with the Cuban Ambassador\nto Mexico, whom hg met as restaurant on the outskirts of\nMexico, D. F., from whore they departed together in the Cuban\nAmbassador's automobile for = private conversation.\nLASAGA had advised. the White House that he received\nthe above report from ANOZE PERNANDEZ VARELA, an employee 02\nthe Voice of Cuba in Miami, Florida, who received the infor-\nmation from SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON, who reportodly was in\n157\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3047\nOn January 17, 1964, T-5 advised that he had been\nunable to locate a \"Caballo Blanco restaurant in Mexico,\nD. F., but stated that there is a \"Caballo Bayo\" restaurant\nlocated on the outskirts of Nexico, D. F. Source stated\nthat it is a very large, typical, Mexican restaurant which\ndoes a thriving business. Source advised that on January 11,\n1964, the photographs of former Cuban Consul EUSEBIO AZCUZ\nLOPEZ, who was in charge of the Cuban Consulate at the time\nof OSWALD's visit of Cuban Ambassador JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ\nMexico, D: F., doing some investigative work after the\nARMAS, of SILVIA DURAN, and of OSWALD were shown to the\nassassination of President KENNEDY.\nemployees of the \"Caballo Bayo\" restaurant and extensive\nSALVADOR DIAZ VERSON was interviewed at Miami,\ninterviews among the employees of this restaurant were con-\nFlorida, and stated that while in Moxico, D. F.V from.\nducted without locating anyone who could recognize any of\nNovember 20 to 20, 1933, attending the Congress of the\nInternational Federation of Professional Newspaper Organi-\nbeen the photographs of the persons mentioned above as having\n790\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nWASHINGTON 25, D.C.\nWASHINGTON 25, D.C.\n17 September 1964\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin\nGeneral Counsel\nPresident's Commission on the\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin\nAssassination of President Kennedy\nGeneral Counsel\nSUBJECT:\nPresident's Commission on the\nTechnical Examination of Photographs\nAssassination of President Kennedy\nof Lee Harvey OSWALD's Application\nfor a Cuban Visa\nSUBJECT:\nEusebio AZQUE - Former Cuban Consul,\nMexico City\n1. I refer to your request of 1 September 1964, that the\nCentral Intelligence Agency undertake a technical analysis of\nphotographed copies of Lee Harvey OSWALD's application for\na Cuban visa, prepared by him in the Cuban Consulate in Mexico\nIn reply to your verbal request, I forward information\non Eusebio AZQUE, and views on his dealings with Lee Harvey\nCity, and the reply from Havana conditionally rejecting OSWALD's\napplication.\nOSWALD.\nWe surmise that the references in OSWALD's , November\n2. Qualified analysts of this Agency have examined and tested\nletter to A man who had since been replaced must refer to Cubas\nthese documents, and have made the following determinations:\nConsul Eusebio AZQUE, who left Mexico for Cuba on permanent\ntransfer on 18 November 1963, four days before the assassination.\na. The signature \"Lee H. Oswald\" affixed to the visa\nAZQUE had been in Mexico for 18 years and it was known as early\napplication is the signature of Lee Harvey OSWALD.\nas September 1963 that AZQUE was to be replaced. His replacement\ndid arrive in September. AZQUE was scheduled to leave in October\nb. The notation in the lower left corner of the visa appli-\ncation form, which reads \"Hotel del Comercio, Room 18-46-60-\nbut did net leave until 18 November.\n51\", was probably written by Mrs. Silvia DURAN, an employee\nWe do not know who might have told OSWALD that AZQUE\nof the Cuban Consulate. We are unable to make a definitive\nor any other Cuban had been or was to be replaced, but we\nstatement on this handwriting because the notation is too faint\nspeculate that Silvia Duran or some Soviet official might have\nand the sample of Mrs. DURAN's handwriting available for\nmentioned it if OSWALD complained about AZQUE's altercation\ncomparison is inadequate for the purpose. It is possible to\nstate with confidence that the notation was not written by Led\nwith him.\nHarvey OSWALD.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3127\nRichard Helms\nDeputy Director for Plans\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3126\nand Opponizations\nPG-101 (Rev. 1-85-04)\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA if Interviewed\nDate\n12/4/63\nC. The visa Application supplied by the Cuban Government is,\nin fact, a reduced photographic copy of a photograph.\nDoctor LEONARD REISSMAN, 4155 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto,\nCalifornia, advised that he had lived in New Orleans for\napproximately 12 years and had resided at 1121 Pine Street,\nd. Under stereographic magnification it has been determined\nNow Orleans for five years. He said that he came to Palo Alto,\nthat the blurred passport number listed at the entry \"Pasaporte No.\"\nCalifornia, to work at the Center for Advanced Study of\non the application form is B-092526.\nBehavioral Sciences, Stanford University, at the end, of July, 1963.\n. No additional tests or analysis were deemed necessary.\nDoctor REISSMAN related that he cannot recall,\nhaving known LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He said that he and studied\nOSWALD's photograph having seen the пенарарста\n424\n(Rev. 3-3-00)\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nMO 105-601\nCRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak Street, on March 26,\n1964, advised that JERRY BUCHANAN 1a presently living with\nCopy to:\nhim and employed by a pipeline company in Fairhope, Alabama.\nHe stated he had met JERRY BUCHANAN through his brother,\nReport of\nSA JOSEPH T. BOSTON\nOffice MOBILE\nJIM BUCHANAN, and had agreed to let JERRY reside with him\nDate:\nMarch 30, 1964\nand his family in Fairhope, Alabama. SHELDON advised that\nhe 1s the Southeastern Chairman of The International Anti-\n105-601\nBureau File No.) 105-82555\nCommunist Brigade headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,\nField Office File No.1\nand both JIM and JERRY BUCHANAN are officers therein.\nTitles\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nCharacter:\nINTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA CUBA\nSynopsis:\nJERRY BUCHANAN interviewed 3/26/64, Fairhope, Ala.,\nwhere he was temporarily residing. Stated that he was one\nof a group which fought with members of Fair Play for Cuba\nCommittee who were distributing pro-Castro literature, Bay\nFront Park. Miami, Fla., October 1962. Stated that after\nassassination of President KENNEDY and attending publicity\ngiven to subject OSWALD, he recognized OSWALD as having\nbeen one of the members of Fair Play for Cuba group with\nwhich group he had fought. Also recalled that OSWALD had\nbeen in Miami in March 1963 distributing pro-Castro litera-\nture. Stated his brother JIM BUCHANAN has specific informa-\ntion concerning OSWALDUbeing in Miami during these periods.\n- RUC\nDETAILS:\nINTERVIEW WITH JERRY BUCHANAN\nInterview of JERRY BUCHANAN is' predicated on\ninformation received from NATHANIEL WEYL, an author resid-\ning at Delray Beach, Florida. Mr. WEYL on March 13,. 1964,\nadvised that JIM BUCHANAN, who was a reporter for the\nPompano Beach, Florida, Sun Sentinel, told WEYL that JERRY,\nhis brother, had a fight with LEE HARVEY OSWALD at Miami;\nFlorida. about the beginning of 1963.\nAT PAIRHOPE, ALABAMA\nThe Southwestern Bell Telephone Directory reflects\nthat number 928-2925 is listed to CRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak\nStreet, Fairhope, Alabama.\nThis document contains belther recommendations - of the FBI n to the property of the FBI and la leased to your agency: is and\nthe constitute are - - - distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951\nFD-101 (Rev. 1-28-491\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nDate March 30, 1964\n1\n2\nMO 105-601\nJERRY BUCHANAN, 457 Oak Street, furnished the\nfollowing information\nrecalls OSWALDSbeing present and participating in the fight\nbut would only say nat The was there. He advised that\nhis brother, JIM BUCHANAN, newspaper reporter. has specific\nHe is temporarily residing at the above address\nin\nLos Angeles 44-895\nBeverly Hills, California\n7/17/64\nBeverly Hills, California\n7/17/64\nLos Angeles 44-895\nFile #\nOn\nof\nOn\nof\nFile #\n7/17/64\nSA A. HAROLD LANDRETH/jm\nSAs A. HAROLD LANDRETH/jm\n7/17/64\nDate dictated\nby\nLANFORD L. BLANTON\nby\nDate dictated\nThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. D is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nyour agency: \" and its contents GTW not to be distributed outside your agency.\nThis document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nyour agency, \" and its contents are 101 10 be distributed oviside your agency,\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued\nFD-302 Rev. 1-23-001\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505\nDate 7/17/64\n4 June 1964\nMr. ISRAEL HORWITZ was telephonically contacted in an\noffort to make an appointment for an interview. He was contacted\nat telephone number BR 1-7250. Mr. HORWITZ acknowledged that about\nthroe weeks ago he moved his business from 1108 West Lawrence,\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin\nChicago, Illinois, to 6344 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. He\nstated that his current business operatesunder the name Show Time.\nGeneral Counsel\nPresident's Commission on the\nMr. HORWITZ acknowledged that he has been known in the\nAssassination of President Kennedy\nmusic business in Chicago under the name of JACK HOWARD formany years.\n- (SUBJECT:\nInformation Developed on the Activity\nMr. HORWITZ stated that he would not discuss the matter\ninvolving JACK RUBENSTEIN as he wanted no part whatsoever of this\nof Lee Harvey OSWALD in Mexico City\nindividual. Mr. HORWITZ refused to make himself available for an\ninterview and stated he wished he had never acknowledged having\nknown RUBENSTEIN many years ago when RUBENSTEIN lived in Chicago.\nMr. HORWITZ stated RUBENSTEIN was only a passing acquaintance of\n1. On 26 November 1963 a young Latin American, referred\nhis and he know nothing concerning him.\nto herein as \"D\", came to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He\nclaimed he had been in the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City on\n18 September 1963 when a man he later recognized to be Lee Harvey\nX\nOSWALD received $6,500 in cash to kill an important person in the\nUnited States.\n2. \"D\" described the circumstances as follows: While standing\nby a bathroom door about noon he saw a group of three persons con-\nversing on a patio a few feet away.. One was a tall, thin Negro with\nreddish hair, obviously dyed, who spoke rapidly in both Spanish and\nEnglish. He had prominent check bones and a noticeable scar on the\nlower right side of his chin. The second was a white person whom\nthe subject had seen previously in A waiting room carrying a Canadian\npassport. The white person had green eyes, blondish hair. with*a\npompadour hairdo, and dark cyeglasses. The third person allegedly\nwas Lee Harvey OSWALD. \"D\" was completely convinced of this\nfrom published photos of OSWALD following the assassination.\nOSWALD was wearing a black sport coat, buttoned-up white shirt\nwith short collar tabs, no tie, dark gray pants. and clear eyeglasses.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152\nOn 7/17/64 of Chicago, Illinois\nFile # 44-645\nSA WILLIAM R. BRODERICK/sbw\nDate dictated 7/17/64\nby\nrecommendations\nnor\nconclusions\nof\nthe\nFBL\na\nis\nthe-properiy\nof\nthe\nFBI\nis\nloaned\nto\nThis your egency: document \" containe and its consents neither are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3151-Continued\n857\n858\nHe had a green passport in his pocket, wore a wrist watch with a\n5. Following the above interrogation, \"D\" promptly\nyellow band, and appeared to have a pistol in a shoulder holster.\nretracted the confession he had made to the Mexican authorities\nA tall Cuban joined the group momentarily and passed American\nasserting that it had been extorted from him under pressure.\ncurrency to the Negro. The Negro then allegedly said to OSWALD\nHe was then questioned by U.S. authorities using a polygraph\nin English, \"I want to kill the man.\" OSWALD replied. \"You're\nmachine. \"D\" voluntarily consented to the use of this equip-\nnot man enough, I can do it.\" The Negro then said in Spanish,\nment. During the questioning it was pointed out to him that he\n\"I can't go with you. I have a lot to do.\" OSWALD replied,\n\"The people are waiting for me back there.\" The Negro then\nphotographs of OSWALD as the person he saw in the Cuban\nwas not being truthful, according to the polygraph, in identifying\ngave OSWALD $6,500 in large denomination U.S. bills, saying.'\nConsulate. He replied that he had full faith in the polygraph,\n\"This isn't much.\" After hearing this conversation, \"D\" said\nthat he would not attempt to refute the results, and that he\nthat he telephoned the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City several times\n\"must have been mistaken.\" In addition he changed his story\non 20 September before the assassination in an attempt to report\nregarding the day he visited the Cuban Consulate, finally de-\nhis belief that someone important in the United States was to be\nciding it took place on Tuesday, 17 September. It was concluded\nkilled, but was finally told by someone at the Embassy to stop\nfrom the results of the polygraph test that \"D\" had fabricated his\nwasting his time.\nstory about OSWALD in toto. \"D\" has since been deported by\nthe Mexican authorities to his native country.\n3. \"D\" was known to this Agency as a former informant of\na Latin American security service. His reliability was considered\nquestionable by U.S. authorities although he had not been wholly\ndiscredited. \"D\" claimed he was in Mexico City working against\nthe Cuban Communists for his service. The service, however,\nRichard Helms\nhas denied that he was acting on its behalf. While investigation\nDeputy Director for Plans\nin the United States showed that OSWALD could not possibly have\nbeen in Mexico City on 18 September (he was known to have been\nin New Orleans on both 17 and 19 September). intensive interrogation\nfailed to shake \"D's\" story.\n4. On 28 November 1963 the Mexican police interviewed him.\nAt first \"D\" persisted in his story but on 30 November he admitted\nin a signed statement that his whole account about OSWALD was\nfalse. He admitted he had not seen Lee OSWALD at all and that\nhe had not seen anybody paid money in the Cuban Embassy. He\nalso admitted he had not tried repeatedly to phone a warning to\nthe U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on 20 September as he had\npreviously claimed. Instead he had first contacted the U.S. Em-\nbassy after the assassination. \"D\" said that his motive in telling\nthis false story was to help get himself admitted into the United\nStates so that he could participate in action against Fidel Castro.\nHe said that he hated Castro and thought that his story about OSWALD.\nif believed, would help cause the United States to take action against\nCastro.\n-2-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3452-Continued\nIX. ALLEGATION BY T-32\nNegro\n(in\nSpanish):\nI can't go with you, I have\nlot to do.\nOn November 25, 1963, T-32 made contact with the\nUnited States Embassy at Mexico % D. F., and advised the\nOSWALD: The people are waiting for MO back there.\nfollowing:\nT-32 stated that the Negro then gave OSWALD\nT-32 entered Mexico illegally from Guatemala on\n$6,500 in United States currency of large denominations.\nAugust contact 29, with a Nicaraguan communist residing in travel Mexico to City.\n1963, traveled to Mexico, D. F., and subsequently\nsaying: \"This isn't much.\" or this Rum, $1,500.whm for extra\nexpenses. The Negro also gave OSWALD about 200 Mexican peros,\nmade this contact a plan was developed for T-32 to to\nFrom Cuba to study guerrilla warfare The had occasion\nIn R later intorview, ROUTCE stated that the\nam IMAX mucive 141 reliing\nthis false story was to help get himself admitted into the United\nStates so that he could participate in action against Fidel Castro.\nHe said that he hated Castro and thought that his story about OSWALD,\nif believed, would help cause the United States to take action against\nCastro.\n-2-\n-3-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\nIX. ALLEGATION BY T-32\nNegro (in Spanish): I can't go with you. I have\nOn November 25, 1963, T-32 made contact with the\na lot to do.\nUnited States Embassy at Mexico, D. F., and advised the\nOSWALD: The people are waiting for mo back there.\nfollowing:\nT-32 entered Mexico illegally from Guatemala on\nT-32 stated that the Negro then gave OSWALD\nAugust 29, 1963, traveled to Mexico, D. F., and subsequently\n$6,500 in United States currency of large donominations,\nmade contact with a Nicaraguan communist residing in Mexico City.\nsnying: \"This isn't much.\" or this mim, $1,500 WAR for extra\nFrom this contact a plan was developed for T-32 to travel to\nexpenses. The Negro also gave OSWALD about 200 Mexican pesos.\nCuba to study guerrilla warfare Inclius. He had occasion to\nvisit the Cuban Consulate in Mexico, D. F., several different\nIn R later interview, source stated that the\ntimes for the purpose of obtaining travel documentation for\nUnited States bank notes were in a small pack about one fourth\nCuba by furnishing false identification papers as a Mexican\nof an inch thick, bound with a paper band, which the Negro\nbroke before counting out $1,500 extra for expenses and $5,000\ncitizen.\nas \"advance payment.\"\nHe stated that on September 18, 1963, he went to\nthe Cuban Consulate, and while sitting in the waiting room\nT-32 stated that Oswald had carried a green\nsaw a group of approximately eight persons enter the Consulate\n,\npassport in his pocket, and he belioved.he saw OSWALD wearing\nand the office of Cuban Consul EUSEBIO AZCUE. A person unknown\na pistol an a shoulder holster, but he was not sure of this\nto him was sitting at AZCUE's desk. A short time later, while\npoint. Re stated that OSWALD had long shoes and a wrist watch\nsource was standing near the door to the men's room at the\nwith a yellow-metal band. According to source, OSWALD\nCuban Consulate, he noticed three men conversing a few feet\nappeared to be completely at home at the Consulate and to know\nfrom him. One of them was a tall, thin Negro with\nand to be known by Cuban Consulate personnel.\nreddish away hair; the second was a man whom T-32 had seen previously\nholding a Canadian passport in the waiting room of the Cuban\nT-32 was arreated and interrogated by Mexican\nConsulate; and the third person was LEE HARVEY OSWALD.\nauthorities on November 28, 1963, and A copy of the interro-\ngation report by the Mexican authorities revealed the following:\nSource stated that a tall Cuban joined the above\ngroup momentarily and passed some United States currency to\nAt the outset source's story generally resembled\nthe Negro.\nthat recorded above. He repeated to the Mexican authorities\nthe details of the scene in which he RAW the Negro, the\nThe following conversation between the Negro and\nCanadian and the American conversing together, the delivery\nOSWALD was overheard by source:\nof the money to the American by the Negro, and the conversation\nhe overheard.\nNegro (in English): I want to kill the man.\nT-32 advised the interviewing Mexican officials\nOSWALD: You're not man enough. I can do it.\nthat upon seeing the photograph of OSWALD in the newspapers\nfollowing the assassination of President JOHN F. KENNEDY, he\nrecognized OSWALD as the American he had seen at the Cuban\nConsulate.\nAn excerpt from source's statement to Mexican\nauthorities, as translated from Spanish, is as follows:\n- 154 -\n- 155 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\n859\n860\nspontancously and after reconsidering he\ndesires to state that the American to whom he\ntruthful in identifying photographs of OSWALD as being\nreferred in the body of his statement and whom\nof a person he saw in the Cuban Consulate, and he was asked\nhe saw the 18th of September of this year in the\nfor his explanation thereof.\nCuban Consulate had P certain recemblance, about\nsixty per cent, to LEK HARVEY OSWALD (assassin\nHe replied that he had full faith in the\nof the President of the United States). That\npolygraph and would not attempt to refute its rosults. He\nafter the assassination of President KENNEDY the\nwent on to say that the only coplain on he could offer was\nwitness took advantage of this fact in his favor\nthat he had seen an American in the Cuban Consulate on\nto exploit it, furnishing versions such as those\nSeptember 18, 1963, who resembled OSWALD, and that upon\ninitially set forth, for the purpose of provoking.\nseeing the photograph of OSWALD in the newspaper, he built\nan energetic reaction from the political point of\nup within himself, either consciously or subconsciously, a\nview on the part of the United States of America\ncomplete belief that the person he had seen in the Cuban\nagainst the government of FIDEL CASTRO RUZ and\nConsulate was OSWALD.\nthat he had no motive other Uran the profound\nhatred he feels for communism. That all his life\nthe witness had dedicated himself to combating\ncommunism and he regrets at this moment not having\naccomplished his objective in the sense of causing\na reaction on the part of the American Government\nagainst FIDEL CASTRO.\"\nBecause of the fact that subsequent to making the\nabove-mentioned statement to Mexican authorities, source\nclaimed that he had changed his statement because of fear,\nhe was interviewed at considerable length on December 5 and\n6, 1963, in Mexico, D. F.\nAfter reiterating his story, T-32 WAS afforded\na polygraph examination on December 6, 1963. During the course\nof the examination he was asked, \"Is this the American you saw\nin the Cuban Consulate?\" At the time he was shown photographs\nof OSWALD.\nEach time he was asked this question, he definitely\nresponded, \"Yes,\" but it was noted that the polygraph indicated and\n\"deception response\" on these answers. These responses\na those with respect to other questions led to the conclusion\nthat T-32 was a fabricator. It was specifically pointed\nout to him that the polygraph indicated that he was not being\n- 156 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\n157\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3152-Continued\n748-382\nOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20583\nthe Communist Party. This same statement is true as.of\nSeptember 24, 1964\nthe current date. All information this Bureau has developed\nin this particular matter has been furnished to the Commission.\nBY COURIER SERVICE\nthe\nsecond\nvour\nthat she WAB leaving and if aid not leave yould\nfrom New Orieans at a.m September 20\ncall the police when she got to the house. Ste took the\nlicense number of the car and left; these three non left,\nAccording to Mr. STOKES, four passengers were\nand she did not call the police. After A check of the\ncarried on the SS MARION LYKES, Voyage #110, on the east-\ncattle revealed none of them had been whot, abo threw\nbound trip. He stated after checking the steward's report\naway the license number. She cannot recall any part of\nthat one passenger boarded at New Orleans on September 19,\n1959 and disembarked at La Rochelle-Pallice, France on\nthis number.\nOctober 5, 1959. The steward's report also shows that\nthree additional passengers boarded the vessel at New Orleans\nNO 89-69\n12/2/83\nof Coder Hill, Totas\nFile # DL 89-43\nOn 12/4/63 at New Orleans, Louisiana File # DL 89-43\non\nby Special Agent HEYBY J. OLIVER/gef\nDate dictated 12/5/63\nby\nSA J. DAWSON VAN EPS\n/lyc\nDate dictated 12/4/63\nThis document contains neither recommendations 1070 for conclusions of the FBI. It Le the property of the FAI and is loaned to\n267\n34\nThis document wither recommendations R.Of nonclasions of the FBL \" is the property of the FBI and la loansd to\nyour agency: if and its contents are not 14 be distributed outside your agency.\nyour agency # and lia contents --- -- in - distributed missis your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2944\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946\nMM 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\nidentified as half Mexican and half American, and (FNU)\nA characterization of the Fair Play for Cuba\nFERNANDEZ FEITO, identified as a Cuban. These men were\nCommittee appears in the appendix pages of this report.\nalleged to have been financed through an unidentified\nbank at 14 Wall Street, New York City.\nOn December 7, 1963, MM T-1, another Government\nagency which conducts security investigations. furnished\nMM T-1 advised it was further reported that a\ninformation that on December 6, 1963, a diplomat\nCuban refugee, ROBERT NIETO, residing at 5040 Westwood Lake\nhad reported to MM T-1 that the assassination of President\nDrive, South Miami, Florida, might possess details concern-\nKENNEDY was allegedly the result of a plot prepared and\ning CORTES and FERNANDEZ.\nexecuted jointly by the Chinese Communists and FIDEL CASTRO\nthrough intermediaries. It was advised that the diplomat\nhad obtained his information from an unidentified source,\ntentatively described by the diplomat as \"very good.\"\nThe allegation was that FIDEL CASTRO is extremely\nworried over the current investigation into the assassina-\ntion and the possible findings; that the plot was arranged\nby Chinese Communists and Cuban sympathizers; that about\na dozen persons who were privy to the plot have been pro-\nvisionally jailed in Cuba to prevent any indiscretions\nwhich could prove dangerous to the Cuban Government at\nthis time. The diplomat's source was fearful his own arrest\nwas imminent.\nThe allegation continued that one (FNU) SAAVEDRA,\nan alleged close friend of CELIA SANCHEZ, the latter,\nsecretary of FIDEL CASTRO, had uttered indiscretions in\nCuba which pointed to the complicity of the Chinese Communists\nand CASTRO in the assassination.\nAlso, according to the allegation, the intermediaries\nin the plot located in Dallas, Texas, are RAMON B. CORTES,\n-7-\n-8-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\n407\n408\nFO-301 (Rev. 1-23-80)\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nDate 12/18/63\nROBERTO NIETO DIAZ-GRANADOS, born October 29, 1915,\nin Santiago de Cuba, stated he had been an attorney in\nHavana, Cuba, before arriving in the United States as a\nMM 105-8342\nrefugee on January 1, 1962. He said he currently resides\nwith his family at 5040 Westwood Lake Drive, South Miami,\nFlorida. He said he knows no one named RAMON B. CORTES,\nor anyone with the surnames FERNANDEZ FEITO. He was\nOn December 11, 1963, MM T-1 was recontacted and\nshown a photograph of RAMON BUENROSTRO CORTEZ, born August,\nhe advised there has been no additional information re-\n31, 1916, location not verified, and stated he did not know\nceived from the diplomat.\nthe latter.\nMM T-1 advised that information relating to one\nMr. NIETO said he does not know any diplo-\nR. B. CORTES, as contained in a report to the Alien Regis-\nmat. Mr. NIETO stated he did not know any other person\ntration file of the latter, Number A12 834 175, reflects\nnamed ROBERT or ROBERTO NIETO.\nthat CORTES had been a representative of a firm known as\nIntercontinental, S.A. Also, that about 1960, CORTES, as\nHe stated he possessed no information whatsoever\na representative of a firm known as Ameco (American Mater-\npertaining to activities or individuals connected with the\nial and Equipment Company) of Texarkana, Texas, had visited\nassassination of President KENNEDY.\nCuba and had allegedly stolen Cuban funds entrusted to him.\nMM T-1 also advised that information had been re-\ncoived as of January, 1962, that oné RAMON B. CORTES was\nthen President of Transcontinental, S.A., a firm which was\nreported to be trans-shipping material from the United\nStates to Cuba through Mexico. CORTES was said to be in\ncontact with LORENZO SAUNDERS, Vice-President of Transcon-\ntinental, S.A., who was said to reside in Tyler, Texas.\nMM T-1 further advised that one RAMON CORTES\nBUENROSTRO, President of the Mexican firm Transcontinental,\nS.A., had allegedly been charged by the Cuban Government\nwith shipping to Cuba used or rebuilt parts and equipment\ninstead of new material. In this same connection, CORTES\nand one IGNACIO HERNANDEZ GARCIA were alleged to have at-\ntempted to suppress action them bythe Cuban Govern-\nment by claiming they were major stockholders in a Canadian\nfirm which was also supplying Cuba with parts, and that if\nthe Cubans pressed an investigation of CORTES and HERNANDEZ\n-9-\nOn 12/8/63 of Miami, Florida\nFile , Miami 105-8342\n-10-\nby Special Agent JAMES J. 0'CONNOR:GX\nDate dictated\n12/12/63\nThis document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. If to the property of the FBI and is impred 1.\nyour agency \" and its comients are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\n1,0-302 (Rev. 1-25-80)\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nDate 12/18/63\nTAMARA ROBERTA NIETO RODRICUEZ, residing 5040\nWestwood Lake Drive, South Miami, stated she was born\nMM 105-8342\nSeptember 30, 1943, in Victoria de los Tunas, Cuba, and had\ncome to the United States as a refugee on March 4, 1962.\nShe stated she is known as TAMARA, and had never been called\nby the name ROBERTA. She said she had never heard.of any-\nit would damage Cuban prestige with the Canadian firm.\none named RAMON B. CORTES or (first name unknown) FERNANDEZ\nFEITO, and she stated she possessed no information pertain-\nOn December 12, 1963, MM T-1 advised that a\ning to the assassination of President KENNEDY.\nBUERROSTRO,\nS.A., had allegedly been charged by the Cuban Government\nwith shipping to Cuba used or rebuilt parts and equipment\ninstead of new material. In this same connection, CORTES\nand one IGNACIO HERNANDEZ GARCIA were alleged to have at-\ntempted to suppress action Migainst them bythe Cuban Govern-\nment by claiming they were major stockholders in a Canadian\nfirm which was also supplying Cuba with parts, and that if\nthe Cubans pressed an investigation of CORTES and HERNANDEZ\n-9-\nOn 12/8/63 of Miami, Florida\nFile # Miami 105-8342\n-10-\nby Special Agent JAMES J. 0'CONNOR:GK Date dictated 12/12/63\nThis document contains naither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. \" to the property of the FOI and la loosed 10\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\nyear agency) \" and its contents are not to be distributed quiside your ******\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\n1,0.302 (Ree. 1-25-80)\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\n1\nDate 12/18/63\nTAMARA ROBERTA NIETO RODRIGUEZ, residing 5040\nWestwood Lake Drive, South Miami, stated she was born\nMM 105-8342\nSeptember 30, 1943, in Victoria de los Tunns, Cuba, and had\ncome to the United States as a refugee on March 4, 1962.\nShe stated she is known as TAMARA, and had never been called\nby the name ROBERTA. She said she had never heard of any-\nit would damage Cuban prestige with the Canadian firm.\none named RAMON B. CORTES or (first name unknown) FERNANDEZ\nFEITO, and she stated she possessed no information pertain-\nOn December 12, 1963, MM T-1 advised that a\ning to the assassination of President KENNEDY.\nrecord in possession of MM T-1 reflected that a ROBERTO\n01 ROBERTA NIETO, born September 30, 1943, in Cuba, did,\nin fact, reside at 5040 Westwood Lake Drive, Miami.\n-12-\nOn 12/12/63 of Miami, Florida\nFile # Miami 105-8342\n-11-\nby Special JAMESTI O'CONNOR:CK Date dictated 12/16/63\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\nThis document contains neither recommendations now conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is I to\nyour \" and its contents ... not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2946-Continued\n409\n32\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505\nWASHINGTON 25. D.C.\n1 July 1964\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin, General Counsel\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin\nPresident' Commission on the Assassination\nGeneral Counsel\nof President Kennedy\nPresident's Commission on the\nAssassination of President Kennedy\nBJECT:\nLee Harvey Oswald's Arrival Time in\nHelsinki on 10 October 1959\nSUBJECT:\nLee Harvey OSWALD\n1. In response to your mesorandum of 25 May 1964, We\nhave established that the only direct flight from London to\nHelsinki on 10 October 1959 was Finn Air flight 852 which ar-\nIn response to your request, 1 forward information\nrived in Helainki at 2333 (11:33 P.M.). If Oswald had taken\nthis flight, he could not normally have cleared customs and\nregarding Lee Harvey OSWALD's stay in Helsinki.\nlanding formalities and reached the Torni Hotel downtown by\n2400 (midnight) on the same day. This is based on the judg-\nAccording to a reliable source. OSWALD stayed at the\nment of officers in this Agency familiar with the Helsinki\nairport.\nTorni Hotel in Helsinki from 10 to 11 October 1959 and then\n2. We are presently attempting to determine if Oswald\ncould have taken a more circuitous flight from London, with\nmoved to the Klaus Kurki Hotel where he stayed until\n. stop at Stockholm, Copenhagen, or some other city. Any\nadditional information received will be forwarded to you\n15 October, apparently waiting for a visa to be issued him by\npromptly.\nthe Soviet Consulate in Helsinki. He traveled to the USSR by\ntrain, crossing at Vainikkala on 15 October.\nRichard Helms\nDeputy Director for Plans\nRichard Helms\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2677\nDeputy Director for Plans\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2676\nPD-114 (Rev.\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nDate\n12/1/63\n2\n1\nMO 89-25\nMr. ROBERT J. FITZPATRICK, S.J., Scholastic, Jesuit\nHouse of Studies, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, advised\neducation in the United States.\nhe recalled LEE HARVEY OSWALD very well. FITZPATRICK said he\nwas studying the Russian language and learned EUGENE MURRETT, an-\nHe sald Mrs. OSWALD stated she WAS not a commus at\nother Jesuit Scholastic, was a cousin of OSWALD and that OSWALD\nand Ic Ted Russia and the Russian people. no explained that\nspent three years in Russia. He said that arrangements were\nMrs. OSWALD's love for Roasta was not\n9\n10\n1/7/64\nMiami, Florida\nMiami 105-8342\nOn 1/9/64 of Miami, Florida\nFile # Miami 105-8342\nOn\nof\nFile #\nSpecial Agent JAMES J. O'COMNOR/neb\n1/7/64\nby\nSpecial Agent JAMES J. O'CONNOR:GK\nDate\ndictated\n1/14/64\nby\nDate dictated\nThis document containe neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBL it is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nThis document contains neither recommendations 0.00 conc lusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nyour agency: \" and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nyour agency: \" and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2947-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2947-Continued\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nMM 105-8342\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\n2.\nWASHINGTON 25,D.C\nin Reply. Please Refer\nHe stated he did not mention the name of\nFile Na.\nJanuary 23, 1964\nSYLVIA DURAN in connection with the reported contact\nof OSWALD and the Cuban Ambassador in Mexico City\nbecause the fact that DURAN, a Mexican citizen,\n-\nCommission Exhibit 2940\n-\nwas involved, was not pertinent to his hypothesis.\nHe said it was his understanding from Dr. ANGEL FERNANDEZ\nthat it was the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico City, name\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nnot known, and not some other official of the Cuban\nEmbassy, with whom OSWALD had contact.\nDr. LASAGA stated that although he did not know\nfor whom SALVADOR DIAZ VERSON may have made the trip to\nMexico City, be assumed that it would have been subsidized\nby someons or some agency. He said it was possible,\nhowever, that DIAZ VERSON had made the trip for his\nown purposes and at his own expense.\nA confidential source abroad has advised as follows:\nDr. LASAGA stated be had in the past acted as a\nHOMOBONO ALCARAZ ARAGON, Calle Anaxagoras #232,\ndelegate-general for the anti-CASTRO organization\nMovimiento Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Revolutionary\nApartment #22, Colonia Narvarte, Mexico, D. F., on January\n22, 1964, advised that he 1s a graduate of the Universidad\nRecovery Movement), and still cooperates with that\norganization giving lectures, but is no longer . member\nNacional Autonoma de Mexico (National Autonomous University\nof Mexico) at Mexico, D. F.; that he has to complete his\nof the Executive Committee.\nthesis to qualify for a law degree from this University, and\nHe said he is currently engaged in writing R\nthat he contemplates further studies in France later in 1964\non a scholarship grant.\nbook on the psychological motivations of Communism.\nALCARAZ ARAGON stated that he is engaged to an\nAmerican student, BARRIE MILIMAN, who attends the University\nof California at Berkeley, California, and that she visited\nALCARAZ ARAGON at Mexico City during the Christmas 1963\nholiday season.\nDuring this visit, everyone in Mexico, according\nto ALCARAZ ARAGON, was talking about the assassination of\nPresident JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY and ALCARAZ ARAGON stated\nthat he mentioned to BARRIE MILLMAN the possibility that a\nyoung American, STEVE KENNAN, described by ALCARAZ ARAGON as\na pro-Communist from some city in Pennsylvania, might have had\nsomething to do with OSWALD.\n11.*\nALCARAZ ARAGON stated that he first met STEVE\nKENNAN in Mexico City in 1962; later saw him in Mexico City\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2947-Continued\n415\n426\naffice OF THE DIRECTOR\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nWASHINGTON 11. D.C.\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nMay 26, 1964\nCastro allegedly indicated Oswald had been in Cuba. Enclosed\nBY COURIER SERVICE\nare two copies of a translation of this speech, pertinent portions\nof which have been included in the enclosed Miami report. A\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nreview of this speech fails to indicate any slip of the tongue\nGeneral Counsel\nas alleged. It is noted, however, that page 33, last paragraph,\nThe President's Commission\nof the enclosed Miami regort relating to Castro's speech\n200 Maryland Avenue, N. E.\ncontains a statement wherein Castro refers to Oswald's visit\nWashington, D. C.\nto the \"Cuban Embassy\" in Mexico following which he corrected\nhimself indicating he meant the \"Cuban Consulate.\" This could\nDear Mr. Rankin:\npossibly be the basis for the slip of the tongue referred to\nby Herminio Portell-Vila.\nReference is made to your letter dated April 23,\n1964, wherein you requested that certain investigation be\nTwo copies of a memorandum dated May 15, 1964, setting\nconducted based upon testimon/ furnished to your Commission\nforth che results of an interview with Herminio Portell-Vila,\nby Mr. Carlos Bringuier.\nwriter of the article containing the above-mentioned allegation,\nare also enclosed. You were previously furnished a memorandum\nEnclosed are two copies each of the reports of\ndated February 13, 1964, concaining additional data obtained\nSpecial Agent James J. O'Connor dated May 8, 1964, at Miami,\nfrom Portell-Vila concerning this matter.\nFlorida, and Special Agent Stephen M. Callender dated May 15,\n1964, at New Orleans, Louisiana, both of which are self-\nIt is noted that Portell-Vila has stated his articles\nemplanatory. Also enclosed are single copies of the following\nare privarily interpretive analysis, speculation and conjecture\npublications requested by you:\nbased on - review of public source data.\n(1) \"Diario Las Americas,\" dated September 4, 1963\nThe enclosed memorandum of May 15, 1964, states that\naccording to Portell-Vila, he gave the original of a message\n(2) \"Diario Las Americas,\" dated September 6, 1963\nreceived from an unknown source in Cuba pertaining to\nLee Narvey Oswald's alleged relations in Moscow, Russia, with\n(3) \"Bohemia Internacional,\" dated February 2, 1964\nEWO Cuban Ambassadors to Mrs. Mariada Arensberg, Secretary of\nthe Cuban Freedom Committee in Washington, D. C. Portell-Vila\nThe pertinent articles contained in these documents\nDelieved she passed the message on to an unknown Government\nand referred to in your referenced letter have been translated\nagency.\nAND incorporated into the enclosed Miami report.\nOn May 22, 1964, a representative of the Central\nItem three of your referenced letter concerns an\nIntelligence Agency (CIA) advised he recalls receiving\nall cd \"lapsus linguae\" committed by Castro in a speech given\nsuch a communication; however, at the time it was received\nat the University of Havana on November 27, 1963, at which time\nthe name Oswald was believed to relate to Osvaldo Dorticos,\nPresid at of Cuba, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald. Further\ninquiries are being conducted in this regard.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2952\n2\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2952-Continued\nMM 105-8342\nThe following is a translation of an article from\nMonorable J. Lee Rankin\nthe Spanish language magazine, \"Behemia Internacional\",\nFebruary 2, 1964, pages 16, 17, 53:\nInterviews Drooted Pena and Carlos Bringuier\nCHANGE OF DISGUISE\nbeen\nto\ntheir\nunivailability.\nCARRINIO PORTEIL-VILLA\n422\n. 1-302 (Rev. 1-25-80\nDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIL\nMarch 23, 1964\nDate\nIN 105-8342\n1.\n1.\n\"As proof that this comes from Cuba, my\nDr. LETIS CONTE AGUERO, residing at 4365\nfriend and I are enclosing photographs taken\n8. W. 2nd Street, Miami, stated be continues to broadcast\nfrom Cuban newspapers. This proves it was\nnightly programs to Cuba over radio station WAUL, New York\nnot mailed in the United States. This\nCity. Be stated these programs are broadcast under the\ninformation should be passed on immediately.\"\nname Sentimels of Liberty, of which he is the leader and\ndirector. Mo said that be regards Sentinels of Liberty\n(no signature)\nas an organization which has many members in Cuba, and through\nwhich, although basically an \"action\" organisation, the\nThe letter contained a nove clipping of pictures of\nmembers furnish him with information concerning activities\nFIDEL CASTRO and other Cuban officials.\nof the Cuban Government within Cuba. He said he requests\nthis information be sent him by letters directed to relatives\nor friends in the United States who, in turn, can deliver\nor mail the letters to him in Miami.\nDr. CONTE was shown the letter which had been\ndirected to DIANKLBA PELIFICE, and he said he recognized\nthe writing and the style as that of a party from whom\nhe had previously received information which he regarded\nas valuable.\n5.\n8.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nat\n3/18/64\nMiami, Florida\nMiami 105-8342\nOn\nof\nFile #\nSpecial Agent JAMES J. O'COMMOR/neb\n3/19/64\nby\nDate dictated\nThis document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is issued to\nTOMP agency: \" and Its contents are not TO be distribe fed outside your quancy.\n*\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nXM 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\n2.\n3.\nDr. CONTE made available for copying a\n\"indectrinated in order to be sent to his\nletter which had been posted us Fabruary THOS\n2.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nThis document contains nother recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the Fat and is lowed -\nyour agency M and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950\n102 Rav. 1-23-001\nEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nFebruary 22, 1964\nDate\nMM 105-8342\n2.\n1.\nThe English translation of the letter furnished\nby Mr. PELIPICE is as follows:\nGILEXETO W. PELIPICH SARIOL, 2940 8. V. 2nd Street,\nMiami, turned over to the Miami Office of the Federal\n\"Eavana, January 31, 1964\nBureau of Investigation a letter which he said had recently\nbeen received from Cuba by his wife, DIAMELBA.\n\"Dr. LIVIS CONTE AGUERO:\nThis letter WELS addressed to Mrs. DIAMELBA PELIPICHE,\n\"I trust you will pardon a young Communist\n2940 8. W. 2nd Street, Miame 35. Fla.\nlike myself for writing you, but I arrived a\nfew days age from Russia, and since I love my\ncountry, I do not like crimes like the killing\nof President KENNEDY and the killings planned\nfor the President of Panama and President LOPEZ\nThe letter itself was dated January 31, 1964,\nMATEO of Mexico, for which the American government\nand addressed to Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO. (Dr. CONTE AGUERO\nwill be blamed.\nis leader of an organization known as Sentinels of Liberty\nat Miami, Florida. He makes regular radio broadcasts to\n\"In Russia, I heard talk about the death of\nCuba in which he requests the Cuban people to furnish him\nKENNEDY a week before. When I returned to Cuba,\nwith information concerning activities of the CASTRO\nat Havana University, there was a meeting attended\nGovernment within Cuba by directing their letters to\nby FIBEL CASTRO, the Russian Ambassador, CARLOS RAFAEL\nfriends in the United States who, in turn, can send them\nand four people from Canada, plus one from Panama.\nto Dr. CONTE.)\nThese people are in charge of the attacks which are\nplanned against the President of Panama and LOPEZ\nMr. PELIPICH stated that neither he nor his wife\nMATEO You should see the quantity of arms being\nknows who Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO is, and, furthermore,\nsent these days for those nations. For Santo Domingo,\nthey did not know the writer of the letter.\nthey have 'San Cristobas' and machineguns, American\nmade. In packing, I and a friend of mine put tem\nA translation of the letter from Spanish to\nmachineguns in the Russian shipment. They took them\nEnglish as set out hereafter reflects that the writer\nout and then they closed all the crates. Each box\nidentifies the assassin of President KENNEDY as a Mexican\nis marked 'Gift of the Agrarian Reform.\nnamed \"DUGLAS\" and he further predicts the death of\nPanamanian President ROBERTO CHIARI and Mexican President\n\"President KENNEDY was killed by R. Mexican named\nADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS during February or March of 1964.\nDUGLAS. The man who was killed while being transferred\nto another jail, and the man who killed him, according\nto FIDEL and the Canadians, knew nothing about KENNEBY's\ndeath. The four people from Canada are headed by a\nwoman. They are in charge of these assassinations.\nOne is set for February, or the next month. CHIARI\nis to be killed first. For her work in the KENNEDY\n3.\nassassination, FIDEL brought the Order of Lenin for\nher from Russia.\n2/12/64\nMiami, Florida\nMiami 105-8342\nFile *\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nOn\nof\nSpecial Agent CLARKNCE P. GRAHAM/neb\n2/22/64\nDate dictated\nThis document Postaine neither recommendations not conclusions at the FBL it 18 the property of the FBI and in Insured Co\n- agency) \" and Its contents IT. not in be distributed outwide your meancy.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\n421\n420\n1-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nCommission Exhibit 2950\n-\nMM 105-8342\nCopy to:\nDETAILS:\nReport of JAMES J. O'CONNOR\nThe following interview of GILBERTO W. PELIPICH\nOffice MIAMI, FLORIDA\nand the translation of a letter received by his wife, which\nDate:\ncontained an allegation that President KENNEDY was killed\nby a Mexican named \"DUGLAS,\" was set forth in a memorandum\nField Office File #: 105-8342\nBureau File #: 105-82555\ndated February 22, 1964, at Miami, Florida.\nTitle: LEE HARVEY OSWALD\nThe content of that memorandum is being repeated\nin this report for the sake of cohesion with the supplemental\ninvestigation contained in this report.\nCharacter: INTERNAL SECURITY - RUSSIA - - CUBA\nSynopsis Letter dated 1/31/64 from a writer in Havana, Cuba,\nstated the assassination of President KENNEDY was\ncommitted by a Mexican named \"DUGLAS,\" and indicated\nthat OSWALD and JACK RUBY knew nothing about it.\nThis letter was directed to Dr. LUIS CONTE AGUERO,\nMiami, Fla., who has a nightly radio program beamed\nto Cuba. Dr. CONTE stated the author of the letter\nperforms maintenance for Cuban ships and has previously\nfurnished information regarded as valuable by Dr. CONTE.\n- P\n2.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nThis document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FML It is the property of the FAI and in inted in\n- agency, II and its contents are --- to be distributed outside Your agency,\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950\n104 (Rev. 1-21-00)\nEUERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIC\nFebruary 22, 1964\nDate\nNM 105-8342\n2.\n1.\nby Mr. PELIPICE is as follows:\nThe English translation of the letter furnished\nGILEERTO W. PELIPICE SARIOL, 2940 8. W. 2nd Street,\nMiami, turned over to the Miami Office of the Federal\nBureau of Investigation a letter which he said had recently\n\"Eavana, January 31, 1964\nbeen received from Cuba by his wife, DIANELRA.\n\"Dr. LOIS CONTE AGUERO:\nThis letter was addressed to Mrs. DIANELBA PELIPICHE\n2940 8. W. 2nd Street, Kiame 35. 71a.\n\"I trust you will mardon . yourse Communist\nlike avents\nwhen the movie was over, ROJAS was picked up in\ntaking Lt orr bonco an DOB name scas, than to Comunal, and\nfront of the theater by the Cuban, who at that time introduced\nfrom there by boat to the mainland or Yucatan where it would\nhim to an individual. ROJAS has no independent memory of this\nbe taken inland by either bus or truck. During the time of\nindividual's name, but recognizes him by photograph as LEE\nthese discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans stayed at the\nHARVEY OSWALD. The three went to a bar where they discussed\nHotel Playa in Cozumel and ROJAS stayed with DANIEL SOLIS.\nthe introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Mexico via Cozumel,\nan island located off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.\nOSWALD remained in Cozumel for two or three days\nand then returned to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and\nROJAS continued to reside in Cozumel until about February 15,\n-2-\n-3-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\n1963, when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica. On\nCRISTINA was described as a female Cuban, about 29\nthis occasion OSWALD stayed three days in Cozumel. The day\nyears of age, five feet three to four inches in height,\nafter his arrival an American by the name of ALBERT arrived\nmedium build, medium complexion, black hair, brown eyes.\nfrom Jamaica. All conversations between this American,\nOSNALD, and the three Cubans were in the English language,\nThe American named ALBERT was described as a white\nROJAS stating that all three Cubans spoke very good English.\nAmerican, about 55 years of age, six feet in height, medium\nThe Cuban woman, CRISTINA, told ROJAS that they had discussed\nbuild, brown hair, light complexion, wearing Texas type hat.\nthe elimination of President KENNEDY. She stated that\nCRISTINA told ROJAS that ALBERT was from Mississippi.\nOS /ALD was for killing President KENNEDY, but that ALBERT\nand the Cubans did not agree with OSVALD.\nROJAS stated he is willing to go anywhere if his\nexpenses are paid to make any identification and to pick up\nROJAS stated that he has ALBERT's last name entered\nhis.hotebook with the full names of the individuals mentioned.\nin the notebook which is in the possession of DANIEL SOLIS.\nIt was noted during the interview that he appeared sincere,\nHe claimed he got ALBERT's name from a United States Government\nbut stated he is desperately in need of money. He lives in\ncredential in the bath house of the Hotel Islena where\na slum area of Guadalajara. He is 31 years of age, about five\nALBERT stayed. ALBERT returned to the United States via\nfeet nine inches in height, medium build, dark brown hair,\nJamaica the day after his arrival in Cozumel. ROJAS was told\ndark complexion, brown eyes, and has a mustache.\nby CRISTINA that OSWALD had stated to the Cubans that he and\nALBERT had laid plans to eliminate the President. OSWALD\nallegedly stated that, no matter what the opposition, he\nwould have to go through with it because otherwise he might\nlose his life, indicating that he was acting under orders.\nROJAS stayed on in Cozumel until early March, 1963,\nand then returned by bus to Guadalajara. He stated that he\nnever helped to bring in any Cuban propaganda to Mexico and\nwanted to break relations with the Cubans. For this reason\nhe moved to his present address in Guadalajara without\nleaving a forwarding address because he fears the Cubans may\ntry to contact him again.\nROJAS could not explain why be cannot remember the\nnames of the three Cubans in Cozumel after having been with\nthem for nearly three months. He described the first Cuban\nin Cozumel as a man about 40 years of age, five feet eight to\nnine inches in height, heavy build, dark brown hair, medium\ncomplexion, wearing small mustache. The second Cuban who\nwas in Cozumel was described as about 45 years of age, five\nfeet nine to ten inches in height, medium build, medium dark\ncomplexion, short beard, dark brown in color.\n-5-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\n419\n418\nI lost their friendship because I did not\naccept to introduce Communist propaganda into my\nThey talked at length, including discussion of everyday\nMexico. To be more specific, I separated from them\nmatters, for about four hours, and they also did quite a\nand never saw them again until I found out about the\nbit of drinking. The Cuban apparently turned his car over\ndeath of the President, your brother.\nto OSWALD, and the Cuban and ROJAS spent the night in a\nhotel in Ciudad Juarez, name and location of which hotel\nForgive me for not explaining any more, but\nme. I ask you to see to it that justice is done now\nX\nROJAS cannot remember. ROJAS said he did not sign a register\nit is an extremely delicate subject for you and for\nsince the Cuban was paying all the expenses.\nthat this is in your possession.\nROJAS said the following morning they left Ciudad\nJuarez on a flight of Aeronaves de Mexico and flew to\nSigned YLARIO ROJAS,\nMonterrey. After a short stop in Monterrey, they proceeded\nManuel Acuna 1367,\ndirectly to Guadalajara. It is to be noted that Aeronaves\nGuadalajara\nde Mexico has no such flight as that described by ROJAS.\nAfter arrival in Guadalajara the Cuban gave ROJAS 400 pesos\nUpon interview on January 10, 1964, YLARIO ROJAS\n($32 U.S.) and told him he would receive further instructions\nat a later date.\nVILLANUEVA, 1367 Manuel Acuna Street, Guadalajara, Jalisco,\nMexico, furnished the following information:\nIn about the latter part of December, 1962, the\nIn either June or July, 1962, ROJAS was in Mexico\nCuban came to Guadalajara and gave ROJAS 900 pesos ($72 U.S.)\nCity on a visit and was sitting in a park in the Tlalpan\nand told him to proceed to Cozumel by bus within about five\narea when he was approached by a Cuban who talked to him\ndays. ROJAS went to Cozumel as instructed, arriving there\nabout smuggling Cuban propaganda into Mexico. The Cuban\njust after Christmas, 1962. There he was met by two Cuban\nsaid he would see him later in Guadalajara.\nmen and a Cuban woman whose first name was CRISTINA. ROJAS\nexplained that, although he cannot recall the names of the\nAround the middle of August, 1962, the Cuban arrived\nCubans, he has them written down in a notebook which he\nin Guadalajara in an automobile, a description of which ROJAS\nleft with DANIEL SOLIS, a municipal policeman in Cozumel.\nwas unable to furnish, and drove ROJAS in the automobile to\nROJAS stated SOLIS would not deliver the book to anyone but\nhim.\nCiudad Juarez, Chihuahua, across from E1 Paso. They drove\nat night and arrived at Ciudad Juarez in the forenoon. ROJAS\nwent to a movie in a theater, the name of which he cannot\nAbout December 28, 1962, OSWALD arrived in Cozumel,\nrecall, in Ciudad Juarez and apparently the Cuban went over\nhaving proceeded there from Jamaica via Compania Mexicana de\ninto E1 Faso.\nAviacion (CMA). OSWALD. the three Cubans, and ROJAS again\ndiscussed the introduction of Cuban propaganda into Mexico,\nWhen the movio was over, ROJAS was picked up in\ntaking*it off boats on the high seas, then to Cozumel. and\nfront of the theater by the Cuban, who at that time introduced\nfrom there by boat to the mainland of Yucatan where it would\nhim to an individual. ROJAS has no independent memory of this\nbe taken inland by either bus or truck. During the time of\nindividual's name, but recognizes him by photograph as LEE\nthese discussions OSWALD and the three Cubans stayed at the\nHARVEY OSWALD. The three went to a bar where they discussed\nHotel Playa in Cozumel and ROJAS stayed with DANIEL SOLIS\nthe introduction of CASTRO propaganda into Mexico via Cozumel,\nan island located off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.\nOSWALD remained in Cozumel for two or three days\nand then returned to Jamaica by air. The three Cubans and\nROJAS continued to reside in Cozumel until about February 15,\n-2-\n-3-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949-Continued\n1963, when OSWALD again came to Cozumel from Jamaica. On\nthis occasion OSWALD stayed three days in Cozumel. The day\nCRISTINA was described as a female Cuban, about 29\nyears of age. five feet three to four inches in height,\nafter his arrival an American by the name of ALBERT arrived\nmedium build, medium complexion. black hair brown eves.\nfrom\nAll\n5.\n8.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\n3/18/64\nMiami, Florida\nMiami 105-8342\nOn\nof\nFile #\nSpecial Agent JAMES J. O'CONNOR/neb\n3/19/64\nby\nDate dictated\nThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It La the property of the FBI and to looned to\nyour agency \" and Da contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\nXX 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\n2.\n3.\nDr. CONTE made available for copying a\n\"indoctrinated in order to be sent to his\nletter which had been posted on February 22, 1963,\ncountry to do that in the Congo. There\nwhich he said was from the same source as the letter\nare some Cubans who are going to leave for\nto DIANELBA PELIPICH.\nthe North in order to make some attacks there\nin New York. They are already prepared and\nthey are going to make the trip through Mexico.\nOne of them has been up Morth already and he\nknows everything. That is all.\nA translation of this letter from Spanish to\n\"Very truly yours,\nEnglish is as follows:\nThe messenger of liberty,\n\"Mavana\nFRAC, is discharging a\nFebruary 19, 1963\nduty of the Revolution.\n(not clear)\n\"DR. LUIS CONTE AGUERO,\n\"The submarine received the shipment on\nFebruary 16 at 1:45] A.M., about 3 or 4 miles\n\"This is to let you know that I had the\nfrom the coast, where the sports casino is located,\npleasure of meeting a friend who is in the\nin Miramar, opposite 16th Street.\"\nCuban Navy, and he gave me the chills when he\nteld no that they transported a load of arms\nDr. CONTE stated that if deemed desirable,\nto the high seas, where they were met by a\nbe would undertake to make contact with the letter writer\nRussian submarine. Be said that they transferred\nin an effort to obtain further information relating to\nit all to the submarine, and that there were cases\nthe individual named \"DUGLAS\" and the latter's alleged\nwhich said Venezuela, and others which said Panama,\ninvolvement in the assassination.\nNicaragua, Honduras, and still others which had\nno destination indicated. Me said that they took\nfrom the Havy Building some Venezuelans who were\nhere in this country, and they left with the\nshipment. Also in the shipment were cans of\nRussian and Chinese ment, cans of milk and pork\nsausage, and some of the medicines which were\nsent to Cuba in exchange for the patriots. I\nwant to tell you that I was at the University of\nHavana, and they are training men there to send\nthem to Santo Domingo to make trouble there.\nThere is a Russian who is instructing them.\nI\nwas with a student who is with us, so that I\ncould see now the FIDEL matter is getting along\nthere, and he said that they have people in\nMexico and in Brazil, and that they are about to\n10.*\nreceive arms in order to start a sabotage campaign,\nwhich is the only way that they will get shead.\nAlso, there is a Congolese there, who is being\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\n..COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2950-Continued\npossibly identical with anyone he has ever seem in Mexico and\nwas possibly a college\ndefinitely cannot identify photographs of OSWALD as anyone he\ngraduate.\never saw in the company of KENNAN.\n- 2 -\n- -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948-Continued\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nWASHINGTON 25, D. c.\nin Reply, Please Refer to\nFile Na\nJanuary 13, 1964\nOn January 22, 1964, VON PEACOCK, Acting Director,\nFriends Service Center, Calle Ignacio Mariscal #132, Mexico,\nRE: LEE HARVEY OSWALD\nD. F., a charitable and religious center operated in Mexico\nby the Quaker religious organization, viewed various photo-\ngraphs of OSWALD and stated he was certain that OSWALD had\nCommission Exhibit 2549\n-\n-\nnever visited the Friends Service Center in Mexico City.\nPEACOCK felt that he would have known of any contact OSWALD\nmight have had with the Center if such contact had taken place\nbecause he is usually around the Center on a daily basis and\n18 well acquainted with most of the persons who visit there.\n1\nVON PEACOCK was well acquainted with HOMOBONO\nAn undated letter contained in an envelope postmarked\nALCARAZ ARAGON and stated he has no knowledge of any possible\nDecember 31, . 1963, at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, was\nconnection between ALCARAZ ARAGON and OSWALD.\nreceived by Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY. The following\nis a translation of this letter:\nPEACOCK also advised that he has heard that a Friends\nSociety member in the state of Texas had reportedly befriended\nI ask you to forgive these few bold lines\neither OSWALD or the wife of OSWALD, but that he knew nothing\naddressed to so distinguished a person.\nabout any connection OSWALD may have had with any Friends\nSociety member in Mexico. PEACOCK felt that OSWALD had no\nMr. ROBERT, I am a Mexican by race and\nassociation with Friends Society members on affiliates in\nnationality. Also, Mr. ROBERT, I am communicating\nMexico because of PEACOCK's familiarity with persons affiliated\nwith you because I do not trust anyone in the matter\nI intend to deal with.\nwith this Society's activities in Mexico.\nI am referring to the death of your brother.\nPerhaps, my information may prove quite helpful even\nthough various officials of the United States may be\ninvolved and affected by it. I. your servant, am\nwilling to identify them. I will tell you only later;\nhowever, with patience. It concerns the plan which\nI never thought would be carried out.\nI used to be a friend of LEE OSWALD. and\nalso of ALBERT, as well as three more people. I knew\nabout the plan, but I never thought that it would turn\nout to be a true plan.\n-1-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2949\n- 4\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948-Continued\n417\n416\nin 1963, and was first introduced to KENNAN, according to his\nALCARAZ ARAGON also mentioned that he had never\nrecollection, as a person who had been in Cuba following the\ndiscussed the possibility of a friendship between KENNAN\nCASTRO led revolution there.\nand OSWALD with anyone other than BARRIE MILLMAN and that\nthis discussion was merely speculative. He said that he and\nALCARAZ ARAGON advised that he could not recall who\nMILLMAN were \"chatting\" about the alleged assassin, OSWALD,\nit was who had introduced him to KENNAN, but that it was\nwhen he mentioned STEVE KENNAN as a person who might have been\nundoubtedly one of many American students with whom ALCARAZ\nassociated with OSWALD purely because KENNAN 18 an alleged\nARAGON has been associated in Mexico over the past two years.\npro-Communist and was in Mexico in 1963, as was OSWALD.\nALCARAZ ARAGON said he had, in the past, roomed with an American\nALCARAZ ARAGON, in summation, stated he has no concrete data\nstudent in Mexico City and had come to know many of these\nwhich would place KENNAN in contact with OSWALD.\nstudents. He explained that names of Americans are difficult\nfor him to comprehend or remember because he 1s a Mexican\nALCARAZ ARAGON also mentioned that it 13 rather\nnational and American names are difficult for him to grasp.\nobvious that BARRIE MILLMAN has brought up his conversation\nwith her during discussions with someone in California which\nALCARAZ ARAGON further advised that when KENNAN\nhas led to the mistaken belief that he had met OSWALD in\nwas in Mexico in 1962 and 1963, it was the former's under-\nMexico.\nstanding that KENNAN unsuccessfully tried to secure a visa\nfrom Cuban authorities in Mexico City in order to be able to\nALCARAZ ARAGON, in conclusion, stated that he himself\ntravel to Cuba.\ndoes not adhero to the Communist ideology and that, although\nhe would like to be of assistance to United States authorities\nALCARAZ ARAGON said that when he engaged in the dis-\nin the investigation of OSWALD, he does not have any factual\ncussion concerning OSWALD with his girl friend, BARRIE MILLMAN,\ndata he can honestly provide.\nit was public knowledge that OSWALD had been in Mexico City\nprior to the assassination of President KENNEDY and he said\nALCARAZ ARAGON described the person known to him in\nhe did mention to MILIMAN that OSWALD may have been acquainted\nMexico as STEVE KENNAN as follows:\nwith KENNAN, since both of these individuals were reportedly\nadherents of the Communist ideology and both had visited in\nRace:\nWhite\nSex:\nMexico.\nMale\nCitizenship:\nUnited States\nALCARAZ ARAGON stated definitely that he had never\nAge:\n23 to 24\nmet anyone he could identify as OSWALD in the company of\nWeight:\nApproximately 154 pounds\nKENNAN, although he had seen other Americans in the company\nHair:\nLight brown\nof KENNAN at various times in Sanborn's Restaurant, which is\nEyes:\nBlue\nadjacent to the American Embassy building in Mexico City.\nResidence:\nClaimed to be from some\ncity in the state of\nALCARAZ ARAGON examined various photographs of OSWALD\nPennsylvania.\nand stated that he cannot identify these photographs as being\nEducation:\nHad attended college and\npossibly identical with anyone he has ever seen in Mexico and\nwas possibly a college\ndefinitely cannot identify photographs of OSWALD as anyone he\ngraduate.\never saw in the company of KENNAN.\n2\n3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2948-Continued\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nIn Reply. Please Refer\nWASHINGTON 25.4 c.\nFile\nTanuary 17 1954\nwas made at 0229 Greenwich Mean Time CMI) on November\n28, 1963, which was 9:29 PM on November 27, 1963. in\nHavana.\n(Captions under photographs on page 17 are taken directly\nfrom the text translated above.)\n- 29\n28\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nHHHH 1\nHHHH 2\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\nAcide from a number of strange things which every day become more\nstrange and which every day make the story, the lies, the insinuations\nwhich they tries to build around Kennedy's death, aside, ns we said,\nfrom a number of events on which the world 10 now thinking--and all the\nCASTRO TALKS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS\nHavana Domestic Radio and Television in Spanish 0229 GMT 28 November 1963--F\nX\nworld is thinking and the more it thinks on them the harder put it is to\nfind explanations for them. Today, for example, a shooting champion\nwho can be called a firing specialist, an Olympic shooting champion--I\n(Live speech by Prime Minister Fidel Castro at Havana University commen-\nthink he is named Hubert Honnarer, that is how it 10 pronounced\norating the anniversity of the martyred students or 1871)\nbut it is written differently here because they give the pronunciation\nand then write it differently--declared in Vienna that it is unlikely\n(Text) Students, days back while we vere making a visit, a customary\nthat a marksman equipped with a repreating carbine with a telescopic\nvisit when the opportunity permits us, to be University of Havana, we\nsight can hit the target three consecutive times in the space or five\nthought while we talked with the students, a group of students, that on\nseconds when he is firing at a target that in moving at a distance or\nthis 27 November it would be a good time to discuss a number of problems\n180,ineters at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.\nfrom this university rostrum, problems which are of interest to us, of\nAn entire series of details are beginning to be distinguished. When\ninterest to our country, our economy, and to you.\nwe read this cable we recalled some experience on these matters, particularly\nSubsequently a number of events took place, or better said, an incident\non matters of rifles with telescopic eights. When we Landed in Cuba\nof international character of great importance and above all very revealing\nwe had half a hundred rifles with telescopic sights and we had prepared\nof the state of discomposition of imperialist society took place causing\nthose rifles very well. We had practiced very much with those rifles.\nthe attention of our people and our country to be focused on an analysis. of\nWe know perfectly all the characteristics of that type of rifle because,\nit and causing us to give the required attention to than event. Subsequently,\nalso, we had them with different powers. One of the difficulties of\nyesterday to be exact, for other reasons, we had a meeting with high\nthe rifle with telescopic sights is that once one fires on a target,\nschool students. On that occasion some or the subjects we had thought to\nthe target is lost. It in necessary to find it again quickly, as a\ndiscuss here today were brought up by those students. What I moan by this is\nresult of the shot, only from the effects of the shot, particularly when\nthat 27th November has come, not with the characteristics we would have\nthe rifle has to be levered because at first it was said that it was an\nliked, that is without problems other than in a purely technical, student,\nautomatic rifle. Then it was said that it was not automatic, or semi-\nautomatic, or repeater.\nacademic fields and with a subject which has not already been party\ndiscussed. That is why I feel that I am not going to be very satisfied\nunder the circumstances, becaused I had thought that this was the day to\nThat type or weapon--it is really very difficult to fire three consecutive\ndiscuss all the things that Shve to do with technology, economy, education\nshots with Q weapon of that type--but above all, difficult to hit the\n(upplause) and all those things. However on the other subjects something\ntarget, almost impossible. We were reminded of certain shooting contests\nmust be said at any rate. They are the subjects which we would rather not\nheld in various countries, Mexico for example. There is a contest for\nhave spoken about here. I am going to refer as briefly as possible in\nshooting fans that is performed with a lamb which is released at one\nsomething like a passing reference to the problem related with the assassi-\npoint and runs through the hills. I believe it runs some 200 meters\nnation of the President of the United States and how events have gradually\nand while it is moving one is permitted to fire three times at it. The\nbeen unmasking all the maneuver, all the filthy, unscrupulous background\nbest marksmen, having enough time and being calm while the animal is\nbehind that episode, the plot against peace, the sinister conspiracy\nrunning the 200 meters, very rarely hit it twice. It is very difficult\nwhich becomes more evident every day in the plot and in the idea or those\nand it is very extraordinary when they can hit it three times while\nresponsible for that deed. Every day world public opinion receives\ntaking a lot of time and being absolutely calm and quiet, In general\nmore and more evidence which bares, which completely unmasks the maneuver\nthis was not done with rifles with telescopic sights but with rifles with\ncarried out against the world and particularly against our country.\nwhat they call Lyman sights, which 18 the type of sight used by the\nNorth American Garand rifles, and with some shooting rifles that have a\nsmall circle for a sight in the center or which the target is placed.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\n431\n430\nMM 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\nHowever, after the assassimations in Dallas, it was\npessible to see that the Judiciary Committee was not wrong\nin its suspicious and in its charges, and that the \"Fair\nOn May 6, 1964, Mr. GEORGE VOLSKY, writer and\nPlay for Communist Cuba\" was not a simple group of individuals,\nresearcher, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Miami,\nmistakes is their ovaluation of the true situation in Cuba.\nFlorida, stated he and several other members of USIA,\nThe Communists are very skillful in escaping and\nX\nlisten to the speeches of FIDEL CASTRO broadcast from\nevading their respensibilities, because of the very fact\nCuba, and he is certain that CASTRO, while on the radio,\nthat they lack scruples. Thus, the \"Yair Play for Communist\nhas not made any \"slip of the tongue\" in making a state-\nCuba\" has suddemly ceased to be a useful tool for their\nment such as \"The first time OSWALD was in Cuba\nplans. The blood of President KENNEDY, assassimated in\nDallas by a member of the \"Fair Play\", who had remeunced\nMr. VOLSKY said he did not know what source\nthe United States, the country of his birth, in a very specific\nHERMINIO PORTELL-VILA might have for making such an\nmanner, and who had later, mysterieusly decided to return to\nthe United States, flewed on November 22, 1963, as far as the\nassertion in the February 2, 1964, issue of the magazine\neffice at 799 Breadway, New York. In Meacew, OSWALD had teld\nBOHEMIX LIBRE. He said the possibility existed that\nthe United States Embassy that be wasted to have nothing to\nCASTRO could have made such a comment in an off-hand\ndo with the United States and that no was joining the Seviet\nmanner to some private group, but such occurrence had\nUnion. In Havana, ROBERT (RED) TABER teld French jeurnalist,\nnot come to the attention of the Miami Office of USIA.\nVICTOR FRANCO, that be wanted to have nothing to do with the\nHe said his office was especially alert for any state-\nUnited States and that be was joining Communist Cuba. Beth\nments of CASTRO which might show a link between the\nlater changed their minds and returned to the United States.\nWhy and for what? The answer which OSWALD gave is in the\nCASTRO regime and the assassination of President KENNEDY\nwhele series of activities which he carried on in the United\nand no such statements have been detected although every\nStates, in Mexico and in Communist Cuba since July, 1962,\npublic speech of CASTRO is monitored.\nuntil the crimes is Dallas occurred.\nMr. VOLSKY made available the English trans-\nWe can be sure that the Communists are not now\nlation of the speech by FIDEL CASTRO, made on the night\nrenouncing their machinations. The \"Yair Play for Communist\nof November 27, 1963, at Havana University. He said the\nCuba\" is not really disappearing; it will only change its\nname, its headquarters and its leaders, and will reappear\ntranslation is based on monitoring the radio broadcast\nin another disguise. For that is the way the Communists\nand would therefore include any \"slip of the tongue.\"\nintrigue, as they serve Seviet Imperialism, with a disguise,\nespecially when they pretend to be dedicated to \"peaceful\nMr. VOLSKY explained the notation at the be-\nceexisteace\".\nginning of the speech translation indicates the broadcast\nwas made at 0229 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on November\n28, 1963, which was 9:29 PM on November 27, 1963, in\nHavana.\n(Captions under photographs OR page 17 are taken directly\nfrom the text translated above.)\n- 29\n- 28 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nHHHH 1\nRHHH 2\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\nCUBA\n29 November 1967\nAcide from a number of strange things which every day become more\nstrange and which every day cake the story, the insibuations\n440 - - andorsed *gkin 12 favor or Dr. CARLOS A. SANTOS\nit probably aid care misso 11 towa; its\nBUCH, in such a way that the amount could be obsained in cash.\nters LEE HARVEY OSWALD, Whode imprudent acts laft the trail\nIn all that, the aforementioned Cubans worked hand in hand\nwhich was discovered at the time of the assassimation of\nwith ROBERT (RED) TABER, who had been seatenced to prises\nPresident KENNEDY, and which led to the main effice of the\nseveral times for armed rebbery, kidmapping, carrying weapons, etc.\n\"Fair Play for Communist Cuba\", se that its usefulness under\nthat name and with its present directors came to - end OR\n-25.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nMM 105-8342\n748-382 O-64-vol. XXVI-30\nMM 105-8342\nIf OSWALD could have escaped to Cuba by way of\nMexico after committing the crime is Dallas, it would have\nNevember 22, 1963. The five thousand dellars with which\nbeen easier for \"Fair Play\" to cover up the matter of its\nOSWALD returned files Mexico probably had the same origin\ncontacts with the suppesed assassis; but the fact is that\nas the money which paid for the ads in \"The New York Times\"\nthe plans for the flight failed, and OSWALD was arrested,\nin other werds, the Communist dictatorship which prevails\nand subsequently, assassimated in tura, without its having\nin Cuba.\nbeen pessible to obtain a complete confession from him\nabout his activities and his contacts.\nIn March of 1961, A group of students at Harvard\nUniversity invited - to debate with writer WILLIAM WORTHY,\nAt any rate, OSWALD had left behind him, in New\nmember of the \"Fair Play for Communist Cuba\", and I went\nOrleans and in other places, some data about his rela-\nthere to ongage in the debate with him. The moderater or\ntioms with the \"Fair Play for Communist Cuba\", which\njudge of the debate was writer TRUMAN tiguest of Communist\nit was not pessible to eliminate. BRINGUIER, the repre-\nCuba during the festivities of July 26, 1963, four months\nsentative of the Revelutionary Student Directory in New\nprior to the assassimation of President KENNEDY), and I feund\nOrleans, is endowed with as excellent memory, and recalls\nthat each time that I had WORTHY in a cermer after refuting\nthat strange individual who had wanted to infiltrate the\nhis lies, TRUMAN WINTER came to his aid so that the audience\nranks of the aati-Commumist Cubans in order to serve the\ncould not get the whole truth. \"Fair Play\" did not thrive\n\"apparatus\" of Comminst Cuba in the United States. But the\nin the University of Flerida, but it did at Columbia Univer-\nthread got all tangled up, much to the despair of the leaders\nsity, at the University of Chicago, at the universities in\nof the \"Fair Play\".\nCalifornia, at the University of Pennsylvania, and at\nAntioch College (where Mrs. PAINE, LEE HARVEY OSWALD's\nFor more than two years, the United States Senate\nprotectress studied), and at Yale University, etc. During\nJudiciary Committee had been investigating the activities\nanother debate at Brown University, in Rhode Island, my\nof the \"Fair Play\". The results of its investigations are\noppenent was a DINO GERMANI, enthusiastic defender of\npublished in some tea velumes, replete with documents,\nCASTRO's herrers, and also commected with \"Fair Play. The\nstatements and conclusions compremising to the organization\ngreatest success of \"Fair Play\"in regard to influencing\nwhich defends the Communist tyranny prevailing in Cuba.\nUnited States students took place at the University of\nMore than once, during the course of these investigations,\nIndiana, where it succeeded in getting a group of young\nthe press of the \"useful feols\" criticized the activities\npeople to take the side of the Seviet Union and Communist\nof the Judiciary Committee and said that this was a \"witch\nCuba at the time of the crisis of October, 1962, involving\nhunt\". References to the deceased Senater McCarthy, who\nRussian auclear weapons set up in Communist Cuba.\nhad demounced the machimations of the Communists for several\nThe dailies have published several letters from LEE\nyears, filtered into those statements in as attempt to\nHARVEY OSWALD to \"Fair Play\", sent during the course of\ndiscredit them. With arrogantly provoking and ever insulting\npeses, the members of the Fair Play for Communist Cuba\"\nseveral months in the year 1963. It is said that this is\nanswered the Judiciary Committee when they appeared before\nall the correspendence between OSWALD and the defenders of\nit. Ingenuous and misinfermed people allowed themselves to\nCastroism in the United States, who had TABER, FRANK and\nbe misled by that propaganda to the point that they believed\nBEALS as their leaders. Any one who wishes may be satisfied\nthat the \"Fair Play\" was a victim of injustice. The Senaters\nwith that information; but the latters are innocuous and\nand Representatives who carried on these investigations, as\nthey did not publish the answers from VINCENT THEODORE LEE\nwell as their legal and pelice advisers, had seunded the\nto OSWALD. Besides, the information from the anti-Communist\nalarm long in advance and had peinted out the danger of the\nunderground movement which sperates right under the 1050 of\nCuban Communist \"apparatus\" in the United States: but no\nRAUL ROA GARCIA, in the Ministry of State in Havana, shows\none paid any attention to them, in spite of the seriousness\nthat OSWALD's relations with the \"Fair Play for Communist\nof their revelations.\nCuba\" began before July, 1962, when be returned from the\nSeviet Union, and that they had been speasored by CASTRO's\ndiplematic agents in Mescow, at the time that OSWALD was\n27\nthere.\n26\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\n429\n428\nMM 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\njeurnalist with a prison recerd, one-time member of the\nThe investigations carried on by the United States\nstaff of the Columbia Breadcasting System, visiter in the\nfederal authorities could not preve all the aid received\nSierra Maestra, who was the founder of the \"Fair Play for\nfrom Communist Cuba by the \"Fair Play\"; but if one bears\nCommunist Cuba\", he is back in the United States after\nin mind that the cewrades on \"Preasa Latima\" received\nhaving spent some time in Communist Cuba, with A uniform\nhundreds of thousands of dollars worth, it is to be pre-\nand machine gun, in the service of CASTRO.\nsumed that its \"cut\" was quite large, because just leek\nat all the publicity which \"Fair Play\" gave throughout the\nThe \"Comminist Cuban apparatus\" in the United States\nUnited States since 1960! As incidental wages, WALDO FRANK\nis very extensive, influential and diversified. It has\ncollected thousands of pases for praising CASTRO, as did\nalways had pleaty of financial support, furnished through\nJEAN PAUL SARTRE. CARLETON BEALS became CASTRO's paid\nwriter, as did TABER also... And the others?\nCASTRO's delegation to the UNO, and also seat via Canada\nand Mexico, two countries which are used by Communist Cuba\nto smuggle prepaganda and to transfer funds. \"Fair Play\"\nDuring the course of 1960-1961, I was a visiting\noperated in accordance with the \"apparatus\" in question,\nprefesser at the University of Florida in Gaimesvills,\nwhich has not disappeared; quite to the centrary, it is\nwhere there was a branch of the \"Fair Play\" in operation.\nIt boasted that it had 21 branches in the United States\never more to be feared now than it ever vas, according to\nand 4 in Canada, with a membership of 6,000. The New\nMr. J. EDGAR HOOVER, Directer of the Federal Bureau of\nOrleans branch was not among them at that time, because\nInvestigation (FBI).\nit was not formed until two years later, when LEE HARVEY\nOn Wednesday, April 6, 1960, \"The New York Times\"\nOSWALD, the presumed assassin of President KENNEDY, returned\nto the United States after his centacts with the Communist\npublished a full-page ad OR page 33, Section e, which\nmotified the general public of the formation of the \"Fair\nCuban Ambassadors in Moscew, FAURE CHOMON and CARLOS OLIVARES.\nPlay for Cuba Committee\", with WALDO FRANK and CARLETON\n-Conceraing this last-mentiesed facty the Communist dictator-\nBEALS as ce-presidents, and with a long list of speasers,\nship of Cuba says nothing, although.the Kremlin has turned\nmore or less known for their leftist tendencias, among\nover to the United States a file with the documents referring\nthem, ROBERT (RED) TABER, TRUMAN CAPOTE, Negro writer\nto OSWALD in the Seviet Union. During his speech of Novem-\nJAMES BALDWIN, and the violent Negro racist, ROBERT F.\nber 27, 1963, at the University of Havana, when CASTRO said\nWILLIAMS, later a fugitive to Communist Cuba when the United\n\"the first time that OSWALD was is Cuba\", his toague was\nStates law was after him for common crimes. Friday, April 21,\nunder the influence of \"Peralta\" cognac, and he revealed\n1964, the \"Fair Play\" published another full-page ad in\nsomething which is very important.\n\"The New York Times\" with propaganda in favor of the Communist\ngovernment of Cuba. According to statements made under oath\n\"Fair Play\", with the aid of JUNE COBB, organized\nto the investigators of the United States Senate, those ads\nexcursions of \"students\" and agitaters from the United\nwere paid for at the regular rate of the New York daily, more\nStates to visit Communist Cuba, with all expenses paid.\nthan four thousand dollars a page. As for one of them, it\nIt published bulletims and announcements, it distributed\nhas been proved that this was paid for with a check seat by\nprepaganda received from Communist Cuba; it deceived the\nthe distatership of CASTRO to the deceased professor, MANUEL\nunwary; it kept CASTRO informed of these things which\nBISBE ALBERNI, at that time Cuban Ambassador to the UNO.\ninterested him CORC eraing the United States; and it\nThe check for $3,500 was endersed by the professor in favor of\nheld in Canada and in the United States a large number of\nRAUL ROA KOURT, NOW Ambassader frem Communist Cuba to Brazil,\nmeetikgs in favor of the dictatership in Communist Cuba\nand at that time attached to the Cuban delegation to the UNO,\nand against the Cuban emigres, persecuted by the Castristas\nand was then endorsed again in favor of Dr. CARLOS A. SANTOS\nIt probably did much more before it had among its collabera-\nBUCH, in such A way that the amount could be obsained in cash.\nters LEE HARVEY OSWALD, whose imprudent acts left the trail\nIn all that, the aforementioned Cubans worked hand in hand\nwhich was discovered at the time of the assassimation of,\nwith ROBERT (RED) TABER, who had been sentenced to prises\nPresident KENNEDY, and which led to the main effice of the\nseveral times for armed rebbery, kidmapping, carrying weapers, etc.\n\"Fair Play for Communist Cuba\", so that its usefulness under\nthat name and with its present directors case to - end ON\n-25.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No2953-Continued\n748-382*O\nMM 105-8342\nMM 105-8342\nIf OSWALD could have escaped to Cuba by way of\nMexice after committing the crime in Dallas, it would have\nNevember 22, 1963. The five thousand dellars with which\nbeen easier for \"Fair Play\" to cover up the matter of its\nOSWALD returned ran Mexico probably had the same origin\ncontacts with the suppesed assassia; but the fact is that\nas the money which paid for the ads in \"The New York Times\"\nthe plans for the flight failed, and OSWALD was arrested,\nin other werds, the Communist dictatorship which prevails\nand subsequently, assassimated in turn, without its having\nin Cuba.\nbeen pessible to obtain a complete confession from him\nabout his activities and his contacts.\nIn March of 1961, A group of students at Harvard\nUniversity invited - to debate with writer WILLIAM WORTHY,\nit say rate, OSWALD lend bekind him\ncalorved CD in your letter have been translated\nagency.\nare incorporated into the enclosed Miami report.\nOn May 22, 1964, a representative of the Central\nItem three of your referenced letter concerns an\nIntelligence Agency (CIA) advised he recalls receiving\nalloged \"lapsus linguae\" committed by Castro in a speech given\nsuch a communication; however, at the time it was received\nat the University of Havana on November 27, 1963, at which time\nthe name Oswaid was believed to relate to Osvaldo Dorticos,\nPresid of Cuba, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald. Further\ninquiries are being conducted in this regard.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2952\n2\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2952-Continued\nMM 105-8342\nThe following is a translation of an article from\nthe Spanish language magazine, \"Behemia Internacional\",\nMonorable J. Lee Rankin\nFebruary 2, 1964, pages 16, 17, 53:\nInterviews with Orestes Pena and Carlos Bringuier\nCHANGE OF DISGUISE\nhave not yet been conducted due to their unavailability. Pena\nreportedly is traveling in Europe as indicated in the memorancum two\nBy HERMINIO PORTELL-VILA\ndated May 1, 1964, at New Orleans concerning Orestes Pena,\ncopies of which are unclosed. Carlos Bringuier has been away and\nOn December 27 and 28, with a surprising and\nfrom New Orleans on an extended speaking tour. Both Pena\nalarming unifermity many United States dailies published\nthe news that the se-called \"Fair Play for Cuba Committee\"\nhowever, are due to return to the New Orleans area\nwas disbanding or was ceasing to exist. It is evident that\nby May 30, 1934, at which time they will be promptly interviewed\nthe publicity directors for these defenders of FIDEL CASTRO\nand you will be furnished the results.\nRUZ and his government prepared a single press release,\ncalled their friends and cemrades OR varieus newspapers\nWith regard to your inquiry as to whether this\nand gave them the signal that the time had como to publish\nBurden. has conducted a thorough investigation into the\nthe obituary for the \"Fair Play for Communist Cuba\", because\nit seemed to be invelved in something that was more serious\nquastion possible contacts between Lee Harvey Oswald\nthan all the other cemplications which it had had: namely,\nand any resensative of or known sympathizer with the\nits Connection with LEE HARVEY OSWALD, supposed assassia of\nCastro government of Cuba, you may be assured that this Bureau\nPresident KENNEDY, which would henceforth be a heavy leader\nhas choroughly explored this question. To date, however,\nweight on the Committee, on CASTRO, and to some extent, on\ninformation has been developed indicating Oswald was\nKHRUSHCHEV, himself, because of the disrepute of the crime,\nno controlled, directed or employed by any individual so identified.\nwhich, in addition, is very prejudisial to International\nCommunism in these times of \"peaceful ceexistemce\".\nNo will continue CO furnish you with communications\nI are sure that the Communists decided to de away\nin Cuplicate containing the results of our investigations.\nwith the \"Fair Play for Cuba Committee\" because it suits\nthem to de se at this time, but they have already made\nplans to set it up again under some other name such as\nSincerely yours,\n\"Cuban-American Friends\", \"Free Cuba under Castre\", or\nsomething like that.\n22yru\nThe release given to the United States press places\na great deal of emphasis on the fact that for some time no\nORO has been going to the effice at 799 Broadway, New York,\neven though the reat, light and telephone have been paid.\nInsideures (is)\nuntil the end of December, 1963, We are also teld that\nVINCENT THEODORE LEE, incumbent Secretary General of the\nCommittee, had left the organization before the assassination\nof President KENNEDY (though at the time he made statempats\nto the effect that he had nothing to de with OSWALD), and\nthat when RICHARD GIBSON, his predecesser, resigned, he began\nto work for the government of Algariam BEN BELLA, which is,\nin itself, a revelation. As for ROBERT (RED) TAHER, the\n-23-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2953\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2952-Continued\n427\nXXX\nthem food and\nSeptember and brought Marina Oswald and the baby back to Irving,\n\"very little.\" He\nTex.⁸ Oswald's uncle, Charles Murret, also paid for the short trip\nis all. Not be-\ntaken by Oswald and his family from New Orleans to Mobile, Ala., on\nliked to eat.\"\nJuly 27, 1963. 808 It is estimated that when Oswald left for Mexico\na roominghouse,\nCity in September 1963, he had accumulated slightly over $200.\nand have a sand-\nMarina Oswald testified that when he left for Mexico City he had\n\"a little over $100,\" though she may not have taken into account the\nis living expenses\n$33 unemployment compensation check which Oswald collected after\nother expenses\nher departure from New \"Orleans.809 In any event, expenses in\nUnion. From his\nMexico have been estimated as approximately $85, based on trans-\n35.71 he had bor-\nportation costs of $50 and a hotel expense of about $1.28 per day.\nes from Moscow,\nOswald ate inexpensively and, allowing $15 for entertainment and\nlobert to fly from\nmiscellaneous items, it would appear that he had the funds available to\nHe completed the\nfinance the trip.⁸¹⁰\n962.799 His cash\nThe Commission has considered the testimony of Leonard E. Hutchi-\nal in Fort Worth\nson, proprietor of Hutch's Market in Irving, in connection with\nstimated that he\nOswald's finances. Hutchison has testified that on a Friday during\nhis other known\nthe first week in November, a.man he believes to have been Lee Harvey\n122.06 at the end\nOswald attempted to cash \"two-party,\" or personal check for $189,\npayments to the\nbut that he refused to cash the check since his policy is to cash personal\n$190 in December\nchecks for no more than $25.811 Oswald is not known to have received\n00 From his net\na check for this amount from any source.\nry plus his prior\nOn Friday, November 1, Oswald did cash a Texas Unemployment\nto the State De-\nCommission check for $33 at another supermarket in Irving,81 so that\nive had a balance\na possible explanation of Hutchison's testimony is that he refused to\nthe repayment\ncash this $33 check for Oswald and is simply in error as to the amount\nwe did not live\nof the instrument. However, since the check cashed at the super-\nibsolutely needed,\nmarket was issued by the State comptroller of Texas, it is not likely\nthe Government.\nthat Hutchison could have confused it with a personal check.\nExamination of Hutchison's testimony indicates that a more likely\nments were $21.45\nexplanation is that Oswald was not in his store at all. Hutchison\nthe revolver with\ntestified that the man who attempted to cash the check was a customer\n11 of the purchase\nin his store on previous occasions; in particular, Hutchison recalled\nthen Oswald had\nthat the man, accompanied by a woman he believes was Marina\ncompatible with\nOswald and an elderly woman, were shopping in his store in October\ny, June, and July\nor November of 1963 on a night he feels certain was a Wednesday\nulars, application\nevening.81 Oswald, however, is not known to have been in Irving\nOrleans chapter\non any Wednesday evening during this period.⁸ Neither of the two\nhe paid $2 to one\ncheckers at the market recall such a visit by a person matching the\nirculars and then\ndescription provided by Hutchison, and both Marina Oswald and\nrge of disturbing\nMarguerite Oswald deny that they were ever in Hutchison's store.¹ 815\nre incurred after\nHutchison further stated that the man made irregular calls at his\ng June and July,\ngrocery between 7:20 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. on weekday mornings, and\nrovided sufficient\nalways purchased cinnamon rolls and a full gallon of milk.81 How-\nout of his own\never, the evidence indicates that except for rare occasions Oswald\nwas in Irving only on weekends; moreover, Buell Wesley Frazier,\ncans on April 24,\nwho drove Oswald to and from Irving on these occasions, testified\ncost to Oswald,\nthat on Monday mornings he picked Oswald up at a point which\nNew Orleans in\nis many blocks from Hutchison's store and ordinarily by 7:20 a.m.817\n331\nBearn. Florida Sun told WEYL that BRRY,\nhis brother, had a fight will EE HARVEY OSWALD at Miami;\nFlorida. about the beginning or 1963.\nAT PAIRHOPE, ALABAMA\nThe Southwestern Bell Telephone Directory reflects\nthat number 928-2925 is listed to CRAIG T. SHELDON, 457 Oak\n2 -\nStreet, Fairhope, Alabama.\nThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBL a to property of the FBI and la loased to your agency: # and\nthe contents are not to be distributed outside pour agency.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951\nFD-301 (Rev. 1-15-601\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nDate March 30, 1964\nI\n2\nMO 105-601\nJERRY BUCHANAN, 457 Oak Street, furnished the\nrecalls OSWALDS being present and participating in the fight\nfollowing information\nbut would only say that \"he was there He advised that\nhis brother, JIM BUCHANAN, newspaper reporter, has specific\nHe is temporarily residing at the above address\ninformation concerning OSWALDsbeing in Miami during\nin Fairhope, his home address being Miami, Florida. He\nOctober 1962 and March 1963 and has written information\nhas been employed for the past one and a half months as\nconcerning it. He advised that JIM BUCHANAN has recently\nCrew Foreman for the Fairhope Paving Company, Faiphope,\nstarted the publication of the Florida Conservative, Post\nAlabama. He 1s leaving Fairhope the next week to spend a\nOffice Box 1299, Boca Raton, Florida, but lives in Fort\nmonth in Mexico and will then go back to Miami Florida,\nLauderdale, Florida.\nwhere he can be locared care of his mother, Mrs. MARY\nBUCHANAN.\nBUCHANAN could furnish no specific information\nBUCHANAN has been a member of The International\nconcerning associates of OSWALD or his activity in Miami\nother than saying that OSWALD had distributed pro-Castro\nAnti-Communist Brigade, Miami, Florida for the past\n,\nliterature which was the cause of the Dight referred to above.\nseveral years. In October 1962 members of this group en-\ngaged in a fight in Bay Pront Park section of Miami with\nmembers of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee which group\nwas distributing pro-Castro literature. Police broke up\nthe fight.\nAfter the assassination of President KENNEDY in\nNovember 1963 and the attending publicity given to LEE\nHARVEY OSWALD, BUCHANAN recognized OSWALD from his photo-\ngraph as having been one of the members of the Fair Play\nfor Cuba Committee engaged in the fight in the Bay Front\nPark in October 1962. He also recalled that OSWALD had\nbeen in Miami, Florida, again in March 1963 distributing\npro-Castro literature.\nHe advised he had not known OSWALD personally\nand had not known anything about OSWALD until recalling\nOSWALD after the latter had been given so much publicity.\nHe was questioned closely as to any specific recollection\nhe has that OSWALD was distributing pro-Castro literature\nand actually took part in the fight referred to above.\nBUCHANAN would not say specifically that he actually\nOn\n3/26/6\nFairhope. Alabama\nFile # MO 105-601\nSAs ALLISON A. CATLIN\nand JOSEPH T. BOSTON\n:gre Date dictated 3/30/64\nby\nThis document contains neither rwcommendations not conclusions of the Fat. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nyour agency: \" and its contants are not to be distributed outside your agency.\n3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2951-Continued\n425\n632\nSA 105-2909\nand they stated that he was not identifiable with\nOn December 16, 1963, Mr. MAJOR GREEN, Manager,\nContinental Trailways Bus Lines, 1314 Tulane Avenue, New\nany person who had ever been at their counter:\nOrleans, furnished the following information to SAA JAMES\nL. n. McBROOM, worked 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,\nE. SCHMIDT, JR.:\nOctober 2, 1963;\nThere are four separate buses leaving New Orleans\nF. J. MAUPERT, worked 3:10 p.m., to 11:30 p.m.,\nCctober 2 and 3, 1963;\nfor Houston, Toxas. These busesican be identified from the\nBILL SETTLE, worked 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,\nschedule now in effect, which was also in effect during\nOctober 3, 1963;\nSeptember, 1963. He advised the cost of a one-way ticket from\nRAUL HORCASITAS, worked 2:15 p.m. to 11:00\nNew Orleans is $9.70 and a round-trip ticket costs $17.50.\np.m., October 2 and 3, 1963;\nC. R. VILLAR, worked from 6:30 a.m. to 3:15\nThe daily bus schedules in effect in September,\np.m., October 2 and 3, 1963.\n1963, from Now Orleans to Houston, Texas, are as follows:\nOn December 9, 1963, Mr. A. F. SHADPOCK, Chief\nLEAVING NEW CRIEANS\nARRIVING HOUSTON\nAgent, Trans-Texan Airways, International Airport,\nmade available flight manifests of passengers leaving\n8:15 PM\n7:00 AM (Next day)\nSan Antonio for Dallas on October 2, 1963. A search\nof these records failed to identify OSWALD under his true\n4:40 PM\n2:15 AM (Next day)\nname or aliases, or MARINA OSWALD.\n12:20 PM\n10:50 PM (Same day)\nR. A. ROESLER, Post Transportation, Fort\nSam Houston, Building 370, Room 11, advised that he is\n6:00 AM\n4:30 PM (Same day)\non loan to the Army. He was on duty with Braniff Air-\nways at the cket counter, International Airport,\nAll bus operators leaving New Orleans can be\non October 3, 1963. He was unable to identify the\nidentified through Mr. MAJOR GREEN, if necessary by his\nphotograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD as having contacted\ncontacting the Trailways Alexandria Office.\nBraniff Airways.\nMr. JOHN LIVINGSTON, who is employed at the\nticket counter, American Airlines, International Airport,\nadvised that he worked the ticket counter from 2:15 p.m.\nto 11:00 p.m. on October 3, 1963. He was shown a\nphotograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD and was unable to identify\nhim as having contacted the airlines.\nOn December 9, 1963, JAMES BRAYMEN, Braniff\nAirways, employed at the ticket counter, advised he was\non duty from 6,00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on October 2 and\n3, 1963. He was unable to identify OSWALD's photograph\nas having contacted the airlines office.\n20\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2463-Continued\n12\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464\nT-12 advised as follows:\nOn November 26, 1963, T-14, a confidential source\nOn April 16, 1964, SELIO CASTRO, employee of the\nwho has furnished reliable information in the past, advised\naccounting department in the offices of the Flecha Roja bus\nthat, following a check of the registration records of numerous\nl'ne, Mexico, D. F., made available the ledger of arrivals at\nmiddle and lower class hotels in the downtown area of Mexico\nMexico, D. F.. for the Flecha Roja buses. The ledger records\nCity, he had ascertained that on September 27, 1963, LEE HARVEY\nseparate entries for each day. with the exact time of arrival\nOSWALD had registered at the Hotel del Comercio, located at\nof each bus in Mexico, D. at the terminal.\nCalle (Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19 and approximately\neight-blocks from the commercial heart of the Mexican capital\nThe records disclosed that OSWALD was registered\nOn December 8, 1963, JAMES BRAYMEN, Braniff\nAirways, employed at the ticket counter, advised he was\non duty from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on October 2 and\n3, 1963. He was unable to identify OSWALD's photograph\nas having contacted the airlines office.\n20\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2463-Continued\n12\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464\nT-12 advised as follows:\nOn November 26, 1963, T-14, a confidential source\nOn April 16, 1964, JULIO CASTRO, employee of the\nwho has furnished reliable information in the past, advised\naccounting department in the offices of the Flecha Roja bus\nthat, following a check of the registration records of numerous\nl'ne, Mexico, D. F., made available the ledger of arrivals at\nmiddle and lower class hotels in the downtown area of Dexico\nMexico, D. F., for the Flecha Roja buses. The ledger records\nCity, he had ascertained that on September 27, 1963, LEE HARVEY\nseparate entries for each day, with the exact time of arrival\nOSWALD had registered at the Hotel del Comercio, located at\nof each bus in Mexico, D. F., at the terminal.\nCalle (Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19 and approximately\neight blocks from the commercial heart of the Mexican capital.\nThis ledger disclosed that bus No. 516 of the Flecha\nThe records disclosed that OSWALD was registered as the\nRoja bus line, which mide the trip from Nuovo Laredo, to\noccupant of room No. 18 until October 1, 1963, and was deleted\nMexico, D. F., on September 26-27, 1963, arrived at the Flecha\nfrom the hotel guest list on October 2, 1963.\nRoja bus terminal, Heroes Ferrocarrileros No. 45, Mexico, D. F.,\nat 10:00 a.m. on September 27, 1963.\n- 46\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. \"2464-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\n633\n634\nA signed statement which had been made by\nSILVIA DURAN to the Federal Security Police on November 23,\nAccording to source, there wore only three employees\n1963, as translates from Spanish is recorded hereinunder:\nat the hotel, and some of them wave able to recognize OSMALD's\nphotograph as having been = puost at that establishment but\n\"At the City of Mexico, Federal District, at\ncould recall virtually no information concerning the circum-\n6:00 p.m. of November 23, 1963, the undersigned,\nCaptain FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS, Assistant\nstances rolating thereto.\nDirector of the Federal Security (Police).\n1. OSNALD's Registration at Notel\nproceeding legally with witnesses present, makes\nrecord: that with the presentation in this\nT-1 made available photocopies of the registration\noffice or Mrs. SILVIA TIRADO DE DURAN for the\nrecords of the Hotel del Compreto, Calle Bornardino de Sahagun\npurpose of being interrogated concerning the\nNo. OSWALD registered at that hocol 13 \"LEE, HARVEY OSWALD, USA,\n19, Mexico, D. F., which reflect that on September 27, 1963,\nmatters which are herein set forth, this document\nwas prepared:\nTexas, PHOTO, US citizen\" and was assigned room No. 18.\nThe owner and manager of the hotel, GUILLERNO GARCIA\nPromptly upon the presentation of the person who\nLUNA, explained on March 3, 1034, that upon arrival a guest is\nunder normal conditions is called SILVIA TIRADO\nrequired to register in his own handwriting: however, as long\nDE DURAN, having been warned to tell the truth\nhe remains at the hotel thereafter, the name is transferred\nand advised of the penalties which are incurred by\nas to the registration list for subsequent days by the manager\nthose who furnish false testimony. described\nherself as follows: that her name is as recorded,\nor his assistant.\n25 years of age, married, without religious\n2. Examination of Handwriting on\npreference, an employee. literate, a native and\nHotel Register 17 YOI Laboratory\nresident of this city, with domicile at\nConstituyentes #143. Apartment 43. with respect\nOn December 11, 1000, = photocopy of the above-\nto the matters under investigation declares:\ndescribed page of the Hotel dol Comercio registration book\nthat she has been legally married to Mr. HORACIO\nWAS submitted to the FBI Laboratory for examination of the\nDURAN NAVARRO since November 5. 1958, and is the\n\"LEE, HARVEY OSWALD\" signature appearing thereon.\nmother or a child named PATRICIA, who, at the\npresent time, is three and one-half years or age:\nIn a laboratory report dated December 18, 1963,\nthat in the month of July or August or 1961 the\nthe FBI Laboratory stated that examination of \"Qc333, photo-\ndeponent was invited to join the Mexican-Cuban\nof page 01 registry book of Hotel del Comercio, Calle\nInstitute or Cultural Relations, which at that\ncopy Sahagun 10, Moxico City, with signatures of guests registering\non September 27, 1963, Line 10, bearing signature 'Lee Harvey\nOswald'\" had been made with the following result:\n35 -\n\"It was concluded that the LEE HARVEY OSWALD\non Line 18 of Qc333 was written by LEE HARVEY\nOSWALD, signature whose known writing appoars as X4 and X5 in this case.\"\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nThe information recorded heroinunder was furnished\nby T-13,\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nbeing unable to fix the monthly receipts,\ntime, was directed by Attorney AGUSTIN CUE\nalthough she was the person who personally\nAVOVAS, 13 = Coordinator, and, although she\nreceived all of the funds received at the\ndoes not rocall specifically who -: can that\nInstitute; that in addition to the speaker,\nrecommonded her, sue can clarity that for come\nonly Mr. FELIPE ROJAS, IND morted as a\n5130\npreviously\nthe\n\"It was concluded that the LEE HARVEY DEWALD\nOSWALD, whose known writing appears as K4 and K5 in this case.\"\nsignature on Line 18 of Qc333 was written by LEE HARVEY\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nThe information recorded hereinunder was furnished\nby T-13,\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nbeing unable to fix the monthly receipts,\ntime, was directed by Attorney AGUSTIN CUE\nalthough she was the person who personally\nCANOVAS, as = Coordinator, and, although she\nreceived all of the funds received at the\ndoes not recall specifically who 12 was that\nInstitute; that in addition to the speaker,\nrecommended her. che can clarily that for some\nonly Mr. FELIPE ROJAS, who worked as a\ntime previously she was friendly and visited\nsecretary at the Institute during the mornings,\nwith frequency the employees oz the Cuban\nreceived any monthly salary in the same amount\nEmbassy, being a personal Iriend of Anbassador\nof 500 posos ($40 U.S.), with the remainder of\nPORTUONDO, as well as the Cultural Attaches,\nthe money which was received boing used for the\nTERESA PROENZA and LUIS ALVERU, as well as with\npayment of rent and other. expenses connected\nthe female employees, but principally with the\nwith its operation. That in the month of\nsecretary of Consul FUSEBIO ASCUS, Miss\nDecember of 1961, the doclarant and her husband\nMARICARMEM OLAVARRI, of Spanish nationality\nmade a trip by hir to Havana, Cuba, paying for\nbut a relative of ASCUE; that at. the Institute\ntheir own transportation, but all of their\nthe activities were exclusively of a cultural\nexpenses of their visit to that city and the\nnature and were attended on occusions by the\ngreater number of the cities of the island being\nafore-mentioned Cultural Attaches and some\ngaid by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with\nCubans, but in n greater number by Mexicans,\nthe People and the House of Culture, so-called,\nalways artists and intellectuals, without any\n'of the Americas, the trip having lasted fifteen\npolitical discussions, although she recalls\ndays without their having any contact or con-\nthat at the time of the October Cuban crisis\nnection during this trip with officials of the\nin connection with the throatoned invasion of\nCuban Government. That no the speaker has already\nCuba and the subsequent blockade of the island\nstated, she has been = sympathizor of socialism\nby the North American Government, they listened\nand Marxist doctrine for Goveral years, having\nby shortwave radio to the nows from the 'Pronsa\nstudied philosophy and cristentialism, and\nLatina' (Latin Press), on the basis of which they\nparticularly she has cympathized since its\nmade up a bulletin which was road of the nows\ninception and sympathizes with the Cuban Revolution.\nthat they had listened to directly from Havana,\nThat approximately three months ago she began to\nagreeing also to the effect that Cubans and\noccupy the position 0: Secretary to the Cuban\nMexicans attending said meetings discussed the\nConsul in this city, MA. BUSEDIO ASCUE, who\npolitical problem of Cuba on it private basis\ncoased to function in that capacity some five days\nwithout doing so in any official character; that\nago on Monday, the 18th of this month, having\nthe declarant was receiving a salary of 500\nboon substituted by Mr. ALEREDO MIRAVAL Y DIAZ,\nposos ($40 U.S.) Monthly in her' capacity as\nclarifying at this time that from the beginning\nCoordinator at the Institute, with her work\nshe began to work in that capacity as a temporary\nschedule being from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. daily, and\nmeasure as a result of the death in a traffic\nthe money for the maintenance of the Institute\naccident of her friend, MARICARMEN OLAVARRI, who\nitself coming from a monthly subsidy from the\nhad boon occupying that position, until some person\nCuban Embassy, the amount of which she is not\nshould arrive from Cuba who would assume the same,\naware, but also with each one of the members\nhaving had under her responsibility the adminis-\npaying 3. quota, and also contributions were\ntrative operation and preparing the visas which\nreceived from persons whose names she does not\nare issued, as well as handling the applications\nrocall because usually they wore made anonymously,\nfor such visas which invariably are sent to the\n26 -\n37\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\n635\n636\nAmerican who in the last days of September or\nMinistry of Foreign Relations, Government of\nthe first days of the month of October of the\nCuba, for its approval, having obtained this\npresent year appeared at the Cuban Consulate and\nposition directly from former Consul ASCUE, with\napplied for a visa to Cuba in transit to Russia\nwhom she is very friendly, and for whom the\nand based his application on his presentation\nspenker even organized a farewoll party in her\nof his passport in which it was recorded that\nhomo, which was attended by almost all of the\nhe had been living in the latter country for a\nofficials and employees of the Embassy and the\nperiod of three years, his work pormit from that\nConsulate, except the Ambassador. That the\nsane country written in the Ruosian language and\nspeaker does not belong to any political party\nletters in the same language, as well as proof\nand never has attended manifestations or meetings,\nof his being married to a woman of Russian\nnor has she given lectures or specches, which her\nnationality and being the apparent Director in\nhusband has done, since he has written several\nthe city of New Orleans of the organization called\narticles for the newspaper 'El Dia' (The Day)\n'Fair Play for Cuba' with the desire that he\n(pro-Communist Spanish language newspaper pub-\nshould be accepted as a 'friend' of the Cuban\nlished in Mexico City); that she has ngver been\nRevolution, as a result of which the speaker, in\narrested for any ronson, nor even on the occasion\ncompliance with her. duties, received all of his\nof the visit to Mexico of Mr. JOIN F. KENNEDY,\ndata and filled out the appropriate application,\nwhich caused her a great deal of personal satis-\nand he left to return in the afternoon, this\nfaction because of the bonefits which it would\ntime with his photographs, and the speaker,\nrepresent to the country. That yesterday while\nrecognizing that she exceeded her dutics, semi-\nshe was working at the Cuban Consulate, where she\nofficially called the Russian Consulate by\nis employed from 10:00 to 2:00 and from 4:00 to\ntelephone because of her interest in facilitating\n6:00 p.m. daily and where she receives a salary\nthe handling of the Russian visa for LEE HARVEY\nof 1,500 pesos ($120 U.S.) monthly, just before\nOSWALD, but from there they answered her that the\ntheir time of departure at noon, n friend commented\noperation would require approximately four months,\nto her that she had been listoning to the radio\nwhich annoyed the applicant, since as he affirmed\nand heard a news item to the effect that President\nhe was in a great hurry to obtain the visas which\nKENNEDY had suffered an attack in which they had\nwould permit him to travel to Russia, insisting\nfired three shots at him, as = result of which she\nthat he was entitled to them because of his back-\ncalled her husband on the telephone and they dis-\nground and his particanship and personal activities\ncussed this news, and he advised her that he\nin favor of the Cuban movement, the declarant's\nalready knew about it and referred to said attack\nnot being able to specify because she does not\nas 'monstrous, and they agreed that upon meeting\nremember whether or not he said that he was a\nat their home they would discuss the matter, which\nmember of the Communist Party, but that his wifo,\nthey did during their dinner hour. but in a very\nof Russian nationality, was at that time in the\nbrief manner since.,they did not know all the\ncity of New York from where she would follow him,\ncircumstances of the attack and the name and\nalthough his place of origin.was the afore-mentioned\ndescription of the presumed author of the same,\ncity of Now Orleans; that as soon as OSWALD under-\nits having been only that night that they read\nstood that it was not possible to give him a Cuban\nin the extra (edition) the DOWS rolating thereto,\nvisa without his previously obtaining a Russian one,\nand subsequently on the radio at nor residence she\nbecause the former was for transit, he became highly\nheard the name of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, which caused\nagitated and angry, as a rosult of which the\nhor to remember that this name refors to a North\nspeaker called Consul ASCUE, who, at that time, was\n38\n39\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nin his private office in pmpany of his ultimate\nreplacement, MIRAVAL, but cano out and bogan to\nargue in English with OSWALD in = very angry\nspeaker received from the Russian Concul YACKSOV\nmanner and ACCUE concluded by daying to him that,\nwhen the latter visited ASCUE and MIRAVAL and\n'As for as he was concerned, he would not give\ndelivered to then their respective invitations\nhim.n visa, and that 14 person like him, in\nat the Cuban Consulate. That with respect to\nplace of aiging the Coonn Revolution, was doing\nhor in-lawa, LIDIA and RUBEN DURAN HAVARRO, the\nit harm. its boing noted that in sheir discussion\nformer on various\ndescription 01 the presumed author of the\ncity of New Orleans: that an soon as OSWALD under-\nits having been only that night that they read\nstood that it was not possible to give him a Cuban\nin the extra (edition) one nows relating thereto,\nvisa without his previously obtaining a Russian one,\nand subsequently on the radio at her residence she\nbecause the former was for transit, he became highly\nheard the name of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, which caused\nagitated and angry, as a result of which the\nher to remember that this name refors to a North\nspeaker called Consul ASCUE, who, at that time, was\n38\n- 39 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nin his private office in company of his ultimate\nreplacement, NIRAVAL, but came out and bogan to\nargue in English with OSWALD in = very angry\nspeaker received from the Russian Concul YACKSOV\nmanner and ACCUE concluded by daying to him that,\nwhen the latter visited ASCUE and MIRAVAL and\n'As for as he was concerned, he would not give\ndelivered to then their respective invitations\nhim a visa, and that 'A porson like him, in\nat the Cuban Consulate. That with respect to\nplace of aiding the Cuban Revolution, was doing\nhor in-laws, LIDIA and RUBER DURAN NAVARRO, the\nit harm,' its being noted that in their discussion\nformer on various occasions attended with the\nthey had been reforring to the Russian socialist\ndoclarant the meetings which were being hold at\nrevolution and not the Cuban, its being stated\nthe Institute, whereas the latter only did so\nby OSWALD that he had two reasons to request the\non one or two occasions in connection with\nvisa with urgency, which were, one, that his\nexhibits of paintings and with respect to BETY\npermit to be in Moxico was expiring and the other\nSERRATO AZUCAR, the wife of RUBEN, she has always\nthat he had urgent necessity of reaching Russia;\nremained aloof from these activities, although\nthat in spite of the argument the speaker handed\nall of then are of leftist ideology but do not\nto OSWALD a piece of paper similar to that which\nactively participate in any activities; that\nshe writes at this time in which she recorded\nBARBARA ANN BLITS TRESHOND ESQUIVEL and AGATA\nher name, 'SILVIA DURAN, and the telephone\nnumber of the Consulate, which is '11-28-47, and,\nROSENO GARCIA are friends of DETY and the speaker\nat any rate, she initiated the handling of his\nhas known them very little and superficially,\nvisa application by sending it to the Cuban\nas a result of which she knows nothing about\ntheir activities and idoologies, and in connection\nMinistry of (Foreign) Affairs, from which a reply\nwith the gentleman who she now knows is named\nwas received in the normal manner some fifteen\nBENTLEY, she had never seen him before and\nto thirty days later approving the issuance of\na visa, but conditioning it on his previously\nsupposes that no is a friend of BARBARA, since\nshe noticed that no was talking to BARBARA when\nobtaining the Russian (one), although she does\nnot rocall whether OSWALD subsequently called\nthey wore dining at the home 01 the deponent,\nher or not on the telephone for the Consulate\nbeing present her husband, AGATA and LIDIA,\nwhich she had given him; that all of the conver-\nwhereas the others were == the home of her brother-\nin-law, RUBEN. That she has nothing further to\nsation which the speaker had with OSWALD, as\ndoclare and after reading the above, she ratifies\nwell as that of Con all ACCUE with him, was in\nand signs the margins in evidence thereof.\nthe English language since he did not speak any\nThe above document is closed authorized and\nSpanish, and that upon seeing his photograph\nwitnessed.\nwhich appears in today's newspapers, specifically\nin the newspaper 'Et Dis, she immediately\nrecognized and identified it as being the same\nSigned, Assistant Director of Federal Security,\nCaptain FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS.\nperson that she has been referring to as LEE\nHARVEY OSWALD. That on only one occasion the\nWitnesses: Lic. (Atty.) FERNANDO QRTIZ DE LA PENA;\nLic. CARLOS DURAN LANZ.\"\ndeclarant attended a reception ceremony at the\nRussian Embassy which was given on the occasion\nof the visit of the astronauts, GAGARIN and\nTERESHKOVA, on the personal invitation which the\n- 40\n41\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2464-Continued\nESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS\nESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS\nADVER\nSECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION\nSECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION\n1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CA\nDE $6.25.\n2. Autoriza al titular R perms\nimprorrogables, a partir de\nORIGINAL N? 24085\nDUPLICADO N? 24085\n3. No podrá desarrollar active\n4. Si el titular se interpú co\nVALIDA POR 15 DIAS\nVALIDA POR 15 DIAS\npañado de ellos.\n5. Este documento debera\nMAY\nBUENA PARA UN SOLO VIAJE POR BACINCO DIAS\nBUENA PARA UN SOLO VIAJE POR $ (CINCO) DIAS\nde Migración del lugar por .\nApellidos y nombre LEE, HARVEY OSWALD\nApellidos y nombre. LEE, HARVEY OSWALD\nATTEN\nFOTOGRAFO\nFOTOGRAFE\n1. TAX APPLICABLE TO Til\nCAN CURRENCY (DLS 0.\nS\nH\nHX\nEdad 23 AROS Estado Civil\nSexo\n1\nS\nM\nEdad 23 AMOS Estado Civil\n2. The legal holder of this per\nSexo\nC X\nC\nM\nX\nMexico for a period not to es\nable) starting from the date\nDocumento con el que acredito su nacionalidad\nDocumento con el que acredita su nacionalidad\n3. Issued only for pleasure trip\nACTA NACIMIENTO ama\nACIA RACIMIENTO\n1. If bearer enters the country\ndeparture he must leave wit\nMenores que lo ocompañam\n5. This document must be .\nMenores que to acompañan:\nAuthorities at the time and\ncountry.\nDesting floob\nMEXICO, D. F.\nDestino finali\nMEXICO, D. E.\nNUEVA ORLEANS, LA. EUA.,\nNUIVA ORLEANS, LA. EVA.,\nOBSERVATION\n17 SEPTIEMBRE DE 1963.\n17 SEPTICKARS DE 1963.\n1. CE, DOCUMENT EST SOL ,\nLugar y feche\n10.10.00 LA\nLugar y fecha\nOFICINA\nPESOS MEXICAINS (U.S.\nOFICINA\nEXPEDICORA\nEXPEDIDORA\n2. Le titulaire de ce document\nMexique pendant une périod\nFirms\nFirma del interesado\ndépasser 5 (einq) jours A IN\nPARAIBER LLENADO EXCLUSIVAMENTE\nPOR\nWAR\nPARA SER LLENADO EXCJSIVAMENTS FOR LAS AUTORIDADES\ndans le pays.\nDE POBLACION (MIGRACION)\nor POLICION IMEGRACION).\n3. 11 ne pourra exercer aucun\nOPI\ntouriste.\nENTRADA\nSALIDA 1983\nENTRADA\nSALIDA\n4. Si le titulaire est entré as\nSET251963\nNutvo Laredo, Tamps\nALBERTO CHADA\n1953\neurs, ceux-el devront oblig\nSello fechador\nmême temps que lui.\n5. Ce document devra être rer\ndu port de sortie an momen\nOCT. 1963\nT.G.N-4508-82\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2478\n674\n748-381 XXV\nADVERTENCIAS\nADVERTENCIAS\nSTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS\n1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CAUSA ESTE DOCUMENTO ES\n1. EL IMPUESTO QUE CAUSA ESTE DOCUMENTO ES\nETARIA DE GOBERNACION\nDE $6.25.\nDE $6.27\n2. Autoriza al titular a permaneer en México 5 (cinco) dias\n2. Autoriza al titular a permaneeer en México 5 (cinco) dias\nimprotrogables. IN partir de la fecha de su entrada al pain.\nimprorrogables, A partir de la fecha de su entrada al pais.\nPLICADO N: 24085\n3. No podrá desarrollar actividades distintas a las de recree.\n1. No podrá desarrollar actividades distintas n las de recreo.\n1. 81 el titular NO internú con menores, deberá sulir acom.\n1. Si el titular se internó con menores, deberá salir scom-\npañada de ellos.\npañado de ellos.\nALIDA POR 15 DIAS\n5. Este documento deberá Acr entregado a las Autoridades\n5. Este documento deberá ser entregado n Ins Autoridades\nSOLO VIAJE POR $ (CINCO) DIAS\nde Micración del Ingur por donde efectúe su salida del pais.\nde Migración del lugar por donde efectúe BM salida del pais.\nATTENTION\nATTENTION\nLEE, HARVEY OSWALD\n1. TAX APPLICABLE TO THIS DOCUMENT: $6.25 MESI-\n1. TAX APPLICABLE TO THIS DOCUMENT: $6.25 MEXI-\nFOTOGRAFO\nCAN CURRENCY (DLS. 0.50).\nCAN CURRENCY (DLS. 0.50).\nS\n2. The legal holder of this permit is authorized to remain in\n2. The legal holder of this permit la authorized to remain in\n23 AMOS Estado Civil\nMexico for a period not to exceed 5 (five) days (not renew.\nMexico for a period not to exceed # (five) days (not rebew.\nC\nable) starting from the date of his entry into the country.\nable) starting from the date of his entry Into the country.\nacredita su nacionalidad:\n3. Issued on:- for pleasure trips.\n3. Issued only for pleasure trips.\n4. If bearer enters the country accompanied by minors, upon\n4. If bearer enters the country accompanied by minors, upon\n0\ndeparture he must leave with them.\ndeparture he must leave with them.\n5. This document must be surrendered to the Migration\n5. This document must be surrendered to the Migration\nmpoñon:\nAuthorities at the time and place of departure from the\nAuthorities at the time and place of departure from the\ncountry.\ncountry.\nREXICO, D. E.\nOBSERVATION IMPORTANTE\nOBSERVATION IMPORTANTE\nNUEVA ORLEANS\n17 SEPTICHBRE DE 1963.\n1. CE DOCUMENT EST SOUMIS A UN IMPOT DE $6.25\n1. CE DOCUMENT EST SOUMIS A UN IMPOT DE 6.25\nLugar fecho\nPESOS MEXICAINS (U.S. $0.50).\nPESOS MEXICAINS (U.S. $ 0.50).\n2. Le titulaire de ce document est autorisé À séjourner au\n2. Le titulaire de ce document est autorisé à séjourner an\nMexique pendant une période qui ne pourrs, en sucon cas,\nMexique pendant une période qui ne pourra, en aboun cas.\nFirms del interesado\ndépasser 5 (cinq) jonrs à partir de la date de son entrée\ndépasser 5 (einq) jours à partir de In date de 500 entrée\nEXCLUSIVAMENTE POR LAS AUTORIDADES\ndans le pays.\ndays le pays.\n3. II ne pourra exercer aucune activité autre que celle de\n3. II ne pourra exercer aucune activité autre que celle de\ntouriste.\ntouriste.\nSALIDA\n4. Si le titulaire est entré au Mexique accompagné de min-\n4. Si le titulaire est entré au Mexique accompagné de min-\neurs, ceux-el devront obligatoirement quitter le pays en\neurs, ceux-ci devront obligatoirement quitter le pays en\nSallo techndor\nmême temps que Ini.\nmême temps que lul.\n5. Ce document devra être remis AUX Autorités Mexicaines\n5. Ce document devra être remis aux Autorités Mexicaines\ndu port de sortie an moment du départ du pays.\ndu port de sortie All moment du départ do pays\nT.G.N-4508-42\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2478-Continued\n748-381 64 vol. XXV-45\n675\nnumber, complete name,\noccupation, place and country of origin, final destination,\nCopied above is the original portion of the Mexican FM-8 with\ndate of entry or departure, type of vehicle in which traveling,\nM. THE HARVEY OSWALD entered Mexico on September 26, 1963,\ndate of entry, date of departure (latter columns to determine\nand departed therefrom on October 3, 1963. Although he 1s\nperiod of residence), and remarks.\nknown to have traveled by bus from Ruevo Laredo to Mexico City,\nhis mode of travel is not recorded on the FM-8, which was\nA review of the original tourist cards for persons\nretrieved and cancelled by ALBERTO ARZAMENDI CHAPA at the\ntraveling as tourists who departed from Mexico at Nuevo Laredo\ntime of his departure: No space 1s provided on the card for\non October 3, 1963, disclosed that in no instance did any\nrecording means of travel upon departure, and no such informa-\nnotation appear on the travel documents to indicate manner of\ntion appears on the above card. The back of the FM-8 contains\ntravel of the bearer or destination in the United States upon\nno information other than printed instructions and warnings\ndeparture from Mexico. Because of an unusual circumstance,\nto the traveler in Spanish, English and French.\nhowever, it was noted that in a single instance a tourist,\n- 2\n- 3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2563-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2563-Continued\none JOHN H. BENNETT, had reported to Immigration authoritics\nthat he had lost his tourist card, and after being fined\nhe was provided with a special document which would permit\nDear Mr. Rankin:\nhis departure from Mexico, an FM-17.\nI - forwarding two documents with translations, concerning\nIt was observed that on the FM-11 forms, the\nthe visa application of Lee Harvey Oswald, which were given by\n\"destination\" of the traveler at the time of departure was\nthe Government of Cuba to Ambassador Stadelhofer on August 26,\ncompleted invariably with the same information as appeared\n1964, and were given by Ambassador Stadelhofer to the Department\non the tourist card as to place of residence, the place of\nin New York on August 28, 1964.\nissuance thereof, or a notation that the information was not\navailable.\nThe Department is not keeping copies of the original docu-\nments and would appreciate copies of them when they are reproduced.\nREVIEW OF TOURIST CARDS\nAND FM-11 RECORDS\nYou will hote that the translators found certain words\nillegible. We would be happy to attempt again to translate\nA review of the FM-11 form listing persons who\nthese words if the Commission is able to have the original\nexited from Mexico on October 3, 1963, at Nuevo Laredo,\ndocuments enlarged or clarified.\nTamaulipas, with alien tourist cards revealed that for the\n79 persons who were recorded as having departed their means\nSincerely yours,\nof travel could be defined as follows:\nTravel By\nNumber of Persons\nAutomobile\n25\nLeonard C. Meeker\nActing Legal Adviser\nBus\n17\nRailroad\n18\nAirline\n7\nEnclosures:\nData unavailable\n12\nVisa application or Lee\nHarvey Oswald, with\nTotal\n79\ntranslation.\nA review of the original portions of the tourist\ncards of these travelers disclosed that none contained any\ninformation concerning means of transportation utilized by\nthese people on departure from Mexico with the exception of\nThe Honorable\nJOHN H. BENNETT, who had lost the original portion of his\nJ. Lee Rankin\ntourist card.\nGengh\nCounsel,\nPresident's Commission on the\nAssassination of President Kennedy,\n200 Maryland Avenue, N.E.,\nWashington, D.C.\nL:L/SCA:RAF rank:pat 8/31/64\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2563-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564\n813\n719\nmodule\n27 de To 1953.\nCivdadon Age Dervey Jamel4\nFooha , lugar do noelm onto:\nnortsensricons\nIW en Few brawner Vallars\nNo\nDetails 20.\napop - 100m Love\nOcupación ( axpresando emproso para la que trabajo )\nUnservet\nFOR USE OF THE MISSION\nEstenelos unteriores on Cuba\nMotivos do los extancias onteriors\nFamiliares o pursonas conocidas residentos on Cuba\nA\nCOMMENTS: The applicant states that he is a member of the American\nCommunist Party and Secretary in New Orleans of the Fair Play.for Cuba\nCommittee. and that he Itves in the Soviet Daton from October 1959 to June 19.\nHe sido Invigado donda Cubo? (51: ) (Not )\nCon quo objeto?\nCool as el motivo viala propuosto\n40\nexcenses\n-\n10\nunited\nFacha do 2 services whom mathle Hum\nDirucción Cobar\n(flimo an interstado)\n2022 USE DE LA MISION\nOBERVACIONES\nThere on these Orisens Asi Fels 71/12 PM Care Comitties. % cas vivis NO 38 This\nn milisitate sies or states onl lafe Far If ware\nSevietion deste Seleter de 1959 où 19 4e Junio to 19601 que alls as med $ WILL\nseventies: netro - to when be has 338\naccissos and 3 esto de suite Lamia. - prosents as 10 \" in\nwill $ vate etused 110 - visa - I - -\nNeestros License at commission 40 is - , pas - 1,00 milse benine 114\nLa No. ! 18282\nT-39 R-XX\nSpanish\nexpans is - used is aim , que business 4a\nof INSURED\nNILL w\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nDivision of Language Services\n(Translation)\nConsulate of Caba\n814\ninued\n1\nFarternart\n(opossion\nevents James\n-\nthe\nnacimiento: noelm ontor\nmine benden\nla inhajato 338\n-\n*1361 02\n*WT common\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\n2\nDivision of Language Services\n(Translation)\nFOR USE OF THE MISSION\nLa No. 18282\nT-39 / R-XX\nSpanish\nCOMMENTS: The applicant states that he is a member of the American\nCommunist Party and Secretary in New Orleans of the Fair Play for Cuba\nConsulate of Cuba\nCommittee, and that he lived in the Soviet Union from October 1959 to June 19,\nMexico, D.F.\n1962, and that he married a Soviet citizen there. He displayed documents in\n(one photo on each form)\nVisa application No. : 779\nproof of his membership in the two aforementioned organizations and a marriage\nDate: September 27, 1963\ncertificate. He appeared at the Embassy of the U.S.S.R. in this city and\nrequested that his visa be sent to the Soviet Embassy in Cuba. We called\nName: Lee Harvey Oswald\nthe Consulate of the U.S.S.R. and were told that timey had to await authori-\nCitizenship: American\nzation from Moscow in order to give the visa and that it would take about\nDate and place of birth: October 18, 1939,\nin New Orleans,\nfour months.\nU.S.A.\nChandwritten notation reading: Hotel del Comercio\nPassport No.: D-092526\nRoom 18 46-50-617\nPermanent Address: 4907 Magazine Street, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.\nOccupation (specifying concern for which you work) Commercial Photographer\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued\nPrevious visits to Cuba: --\nReasons for previous visits: --\nMembers of family or acquaintances residing in Cuba: --\nWere you invited by persons in Cutta? (Yes: ) (No: X )\nFor what purpose?\nWhat is the purpose of the proposed trip? In transit on the way to the\nSoviet Union.\n[Two or more words illegible7\n2 weeks and longer if possible\nPlanned date of arrival in Cuba: September 30, 1963\nAddress in Cuba:\n[Signed7 Lee H. Oswald\n(Signature of applicant)\nTRUE COPY OF TRANSLATION WITH\nCORRECTION AS STATED IN LETTER\nATTACHED.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued\n815\nRepublic of Cui\nMinistry of Foreig\nSECRETARIAT\n(VISA SECTION\nMINISTERUS Are - EXTENSIVE\nEXT\n14597\nvisa)\nMALIDA No\nLa Balana, 15 de ectubre 10 1%1\nAND DE LA OBTANIZACION*\nEsteemed comrade:\nRetinds\nnotificar a usted, - relación can la solicitud\nWith regard to\n&\ndo visa de trinsite del cladadamo norteswricano LEX HARTEY OSWALD, que\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nperm avonder * - solicited date commissiones por cable con respects\npagada mundo tough la visa de le Marbajada de la URSS autorizada.\nin order for us to\nCen salados revolucienarios de \"PATRIA 0 me ref\nwith prepaid reply\ntere de usted,\nU.S.S.R.\nFraternalmente,\nWith revoluti\nJuan Milo Otero\nDirector\nA1 tomy. Alfredo Mirabel Dies\nChanni de Cate - MAxico, D.F.\nTo Comrade Alfredo\nConsul of Cuba, Mex\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued\n816\nRepublic of Cuba\n/Stamp/\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs\nSECRETARIAT\n/Several words illegible/\n(VISA SECTION)\n*\nOctober 17 /year illegible/\nDCT 17\nOutgoing correspondence No. 14697\n14697\nALIDA No.\nHabana, October 15, 1963\nis de estubre 10 1961\nYEAR OF ORGANIZATION\nLA OBTANIZACION*\nEsteemed comrade:\n- relación con le solicitud\nWith regard to the application for a transit visa submitted by\nwricans LEX PLANTEY ORWALD, que\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD, an American citizen, I respectfully inform you that\nernos por cable con respects\nto de 1a URSS, autorizeda.\nin order for us to comply with his request, he must inform us by cable,\nde \"PATRIA 0 me ref\nwith prepaid reply, when he- has the authorized visa of the Embassy of the\nU.S.S.R.\nWith revolutionary greetings of FATHERLAND or DEATH, I remain,\nYours fraternally,\nBy order: /Signed/ Mercy Martínez\nJuan Milo Otero\nDirector\n/Stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/\nTo Comrade Alfredo Mirabel Diaz\nConsul of Cuba, Mexico, D.F.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2564-Continued\ntinued\n817\n820\nbuses cross the International Bridge over the \"Rio Bravo dol\nNorte\" (Rio Grande River) betwoon Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and\nLarado, Texas, with the buses stopping in Laredo where they\ndischarge passengers and also pick up new passengers in\nLaredo for the return trip into Mexico with Mexico, D. F., as\nthe final terminal point.\nCASTRO advised that on the return trip to Mexico,\nD. F., Flecha Roja bus No, 516 had. a scheduled departure from\nLaredo, Texas, on September 26, 1963, of 1:30 PM, arriving in\nNuevo Laredo a few minutes lator, with departure from Nuevo\nLaredo for the trip to Mexico, D. F., scheduled for 2:00 PM.\nT-16, who is in a position to be well-informed with\nrespect to the day-to-day operations of the Mexico City ticket\noffices of the \"Compania Cubana de Aviacion\" (Cuban Aviation\nCompany commonly referred to as \"Cubana Airlines\"), furnished\nthe following information on April 18, 1964:\nMost of the office employees at the Cubana Airlines\nticket office, Paseo de la Reforma 56, Mexico City, are\nMexican citizens. Source would have an excellent possibility\nof being informed of any visits or inquiries made at the\nCubana Airlines offices by an American, and is thoroughly\nconvinced that LEE HARVEY OSWALD did not' appear at those offices\nduring late September and early October, 1963, within the\nregular working hours. Source viewed various photographs of\nOSWALD and also consulted with associates at the Cubana\nAirlines office and reiterated the conviction that\n113\nOSWALD had not been at those offices at any time.\n-3-\nThis source confirmed that the published and most\nused 35-79-00. telephone number for the Cubana Airlines office is\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2566-Continued\n114\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2567\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nWASHINGTON 25. D.C.\n4. Prior authorisation from the Ministry of the Exterior in\nHavana is required before Cuban visas may be issued. On occasion,\nrequests (or permission to issue visas and the resulting decisions\nare handled by cable. The applicant fille out a visa application form\nat the Cuban consulate. Cuban visas are normally valid for three\nmonths from date of Issuance. The Soviets are not known to issue\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Ritakin\nGeneral Counsei\ntravel permits to Cuba.\nPresident's Commission on the\nAssassination of President Kenned\n5. The Government of Mexico recognizes the passport ** \"n'n\nidentification document only. Mexican immigration officials de not\nHours of WORK at Cubine and\nrecognize passport entries prohibiting the bearer's travel to Cuba,\nSUBJECT:\nif the bearer a for travel\nConsulates\nOSWALD had not been at those offices at any time.\n-3-\nThis source confirmed that the published and most\nused 35-79-00. telephone number for the Cubana Airlines office is\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2566-Continued\n114\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2567\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nWASHINGTON 25. D.C.\n4. Prior authorisation from the Ministry of the Exterior in\nHavana is required before Cuban visas may be issued. On occasion,\nrequests for permission to issue visas and the resulting decisions\nare handled by cable. The applicant fills out a visa application form\nat the Cuban consulate. Cuban visas are normally valid for three\nmonths from date of issuance. The Soviets are not known to issue\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin\nGeneral Counsel\ntravel permits to Cuba.\nPresident's Commission on the\nAssassination of President Kenned,\n5. The Government of Mexico recognizes the passport as an\nidentification document only. Mexican immigration officials do not\nSUBJECT:\nHours of Work at Cuban and Coviet\nrecognise passport entries prohibiting the bearer's travel to Cuba,\nConsulates: Procedures and Regu-\nIf the bearer holds a visa valid for travel to that country. Non-Cubans,\nlations for Issuance of Cuban Visas:\nincluding U.S. citizens, entering Mexico from Cuba must have\nMexican Control of U.S. Citizens'\nMexican visas or tourist cards. Depending on their outgoing flight\nTravel to and from Cuba\ntimes, non-Cubans transitting Mexico de not always need a transit\nvisa(* The passports of all persons travelling between Mexico and\nCusa are stamped in Spanish with the phrases Departed for Cuba\"\n1. I refer to your earlier memorandum in which you request\nor \"Entered from Cuba\", as appropriate.\nInformation on hours of work at Cuban and Soviet diplomatic Instal-\nlations in Mexico City, details of regulations governing the issuance\n6. We hope that the information given above meets your need\nof Cuban travel documents and Mexican control of U.S. citizens\nfor data on travel between Mexico and Cuba.\ntravelling to and from Cuba through Mexico.\n2. The Soviet Embassy and Consulate are not open to the\npublic: offices In the Soviet compound may be visited by appointment\nonly. A twenty-four-hour guard is mounted at the entrance to the\nRichard Helms\ncompound in which these Soviet installations are located. Visitors\nDeputy Director for Plans\nring the bell at this entrance at all hours. Russian-speaking visitors\nare permitted to enter at any time, but others are usually turned\naway by the guard after normal hours of work. Normal work hours\nduring September 1963, when See Harvey OSWALD visited the Soviet\nInstallation, were 0900 to 1800. However, the hours for Mondaya\nand Fridays have been changed to 0900 to 1400 hours. Sixteen Soviet\nfamilies live in the compound.\n3. The Cuban Embassy and Consulate are located La their own\ncompound, but these installations have separate entrances. Visitors\nmay enter the Cuban Consulate from 1000 to 1400 hours, Monday\nthrough Friday. Embassy working hours are 0900 to 1700 on the same\ndays. Visitors to the Embassy. however, usually appear before 1400\nhours. These work hours were also in effect during September 1963.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2568\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2568-Continued\n821\n436\nOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nWASHINGTON D.C. 10135\nThis is the part of the article to which Portell-\nMay 14, 1964\nVila was referring above, the source of which is the\nmessage from his unknown source in Caba.\nBY COURIER SERVICE\nIt is also indicated in the same translation of\nhis article, that he further states that:\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nBesides, the information from the anti-communist under-\nGeneral Counsel\nground movement which operates right under the\nThe President's Commission\nDose of Raul Nos Garcia, in the Ministry of\n200 Maryland Avenue, N. E.\nState in Havana, shows that Owald's relations\nWashington, D. C.\nwith the \"Fair Play for Communist Cabe\" began\nbefore July, 1962, when be returned from the\nDear Mr. Rankin:\nSoviet Union, and that they had been spoasored\nby Castro's diplomatic agents in Mosoov, at\nReference is made to my letter of May 8,\nthe time Oawald was there\n1964, which advised that Dallas Police Chief Jesse E.\nCurry denied that be ever received a letter from the\nis previously pointed out, Portell-Vila is his\nJustice Department and that he had been requested by\ninterview of they 13, 1964, indicated that his only information\nany official of the FBI not to arrest Oswald or Ruby,\nin this regard was the message from his source is Caba, and\nas alleged in an article from the May 17, 1964, issue of\non May 14, 1964, be stated that the article expressed his\nthe \"National Enquirer.\"\ninterpretative analysis of this information.\nIt is noted that the translation also states that:\nBy letter dated May 13, 1964, from the\nDeputy Attorney General we were advised that a check\nof the files of the Department of Justice discloses\nDuring his speech of November 27, 1963, at the\nUniversity of Havana, when Castro said \"the first\nno reference to an alleged letter from a high official\nof the Justice Department to Dallas Police Chief Jesse E.\ntime that Oswald was in Caba\", his tongue was\nCurry mr any reference that RO FBI official was asked to\nunder the influence of \"Peralta\" cogane, and be\nrevealed something which is very important.\nrequest the Dallas Police not to arrest Oswald or Ruby.\nIt will be recalled is this respect that Portell-\nThis completes our inquiry in this matter.\nVila advised during his February 17, 1964, interview that be\nread in a November 29, 1963, publication that in a speech on\nSincerely yours,\nNovember 27, 1963, Fidel Castro, whether through a slip of\nArover\nthe tongue or as the result of the influence of liquor, made\na comment which suggested that Oawald may have previously\nmade at least one visit to Caba. He conjectured that this\ntrip of Oswald could have taken place while be was is Mexico\nlast year or perhaps while be was in Mussis. to said at the\ntime be had DO additional information in this regard.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2956\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955-Continued\nFD-302 (Rev. 1-23-60)\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nFD-302 (Rev. 3-3-391\n\"EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT.\nDate 12/9/63\n1\nDate 6/4/64\nWALTER KIRK COLEMAN, 4338 Newton Street, Dallas,\nMITCHELL SCIDOR, Goneral Production Manager,\nTexas, age 15, furnished the following information:\nIloins Sporting Goods, Inc., 4540 West Madison Street,\nChicago, Illinois, advised SA FRANCIS M. HENWOOD on\nDecember 7, 1963, that an Italian carbine, serial number\nOn April 10, 1963, sometime between 9:00 and 10:00\nC2766, was sold by Kleins to A. HIDELL, Dallas, Texas,\nPM, COLEMAN, along with his godfather, RONALD ANDRIES, were\nwith 4 power rifle scope mounted. This is shown Oil the\nbuilding some shelves in COLEMAN's bedroom. At the time,\norder 20 \"Italian carbine 574X scope\" for a single\nCOLEMAN you standing in the doorway which leads from his bell-\nprice of $19.95. SCIBOR advised that if the rift were\nroom to the outside of the house on the borth side of his resi-\noriginal of this part to srs. Harisda Arenaberg, Secretary\nRaul. lie said that the two to VOOR reference LG\nof the Cuban Freedom Committee, 1737 H Street, N.W.,\nmade are Carlos Olivares and Faure Chomon, who were the\nWashington, D.C. He believed she passed it on to an\nCuban Ambassadors in Moscow during the period that Oswald\nunknown Government agency, adding that he believed she had\nwas in Russia.\ncontacts in the State Department.\nThe above message with his interpretation of same\nPortell-Vila said that he did not have a copy\nconstitutes Portell-Vila's entire information dealing with\nof this part of the message but reconstructed it from memory\npossible contact of Oswald with Cuban diplomats in Russis.\nHe said that he has not heard of any information in this\nas follows:\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955\n- 2 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955-Continued\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nrespect from any other source, nor of contacts with Cubans\nOn the name date he also exhibited a copy of his\nby Oswald except what he had read in newspapers or other\narticle which appears in Spanish in the February 2, 1964,\npublic source media, or previously reported concerning a\nissue of the magazine \"Bohemia Internacional,\" a Spanish\nspeech of Fidel Castro on November 27, 1963, wherein Castro\nlanguage magazine which is printed in Venezueia, according\nmade a comment which suggested that Oswald may have\nto Portell-Vila. It is entitled, \"CAMBIO DE DISFRAZ\"\npreviously made at least one visit to Cuba.\n(Change of Disguise) and starts on page sixteen. It\npertains generally to Oswald and the Fair Play for Cuba\nRegarding his source, and as previously pointed out,\nCommittee aspect of the assassination. Again, according\nPortell-Vils said that the actual identity of the source is\nto Portell-Vila, as in the case of his previous article\nunknown to him, but the source is part of an underground\non the assassination, the waterial is the result of research\nmovement in Cuba. Regarding the source's reliability, Portell-\nand interpretative analysis on his part of public source\nVila said that the information furnished by the source in\nmaterial where Oswald is concerned, with'the exception of\nthe past has been reliable for the greater part. He said\na brief reference to Owaldsbeing in contact with the\nthat he had made inquiry through means available to him\npreviously named Cuban Ambassadors in Moscow, Russia. The\nwithin Cuba concerning the reliability of the source, and\nnessage from the unknown source in Cuba previously described\nwas informed that he could consider the informant reliable.\nis the source for this reference in the article.\nXe said he could not and would not elaborate further, even\nunder legal process, as to the mechanics used in his obtaining\nWith respect to this reference in the article,\nthis information, nor concerning the identity of the person\nand by way of explanation, 12 is to be noted that a\nattesting to the reliability of the informant, because be\ntranslation of Dr. Portell-Vila's article appearing in the\nfeared that disaster would befall those involved.\nFebruary 2, 1964, issue of \"Bohemis Internacional,\" is\ncontained in the report of Special Agent James J. O'Connor,\nHe explained that this information was probably\ndated May 8, 1964, at Mismi, Florida, under the Lee Harvey\nfurnished to him as a person whose background attested that\nOswald caption. Therein, Portell-Vila, on the topic of the\nhe vas anti-Castro, and whose position and contacts in this\nFair Play for Cuba Committee, stated in part:\ncountry, exemplified best by his writing articles for \"Bohemia\nLibre,\" marked him as a person who could put any information\nDuring the course of 1960-1961, he was a\nagains. Castro to use, or place it in the proper official\nvisiting professor at the University of Florida\nhands for exploitation.\nto Gainesville, where there was.a branch of the\n\"Fair Play\" in operation. It boasted that it had\nOn May 14, 1964, Dr. Portell-Vila exhibited a copy\n21 branches in the United States and four in\nof his article which appears in Spanish in the December 22,\nCanada, with a membership of 6,000. The New Orleans\n1963, edition of \"Bohesis Libre.\" It is entitled, \"El Extrano\nbranch was not among them at the time, because it was\nAmesinato Del Presidente Kennedy\" (President Kennedy's\nnot formed until two years later, when Lee Harvey\nStrange Assassination). It starts on page twenty of this\nOswald, the presumed assumein of President Kennedy,\nmagazine. It is the article previously referred to above,\nreturned to the United States after his contacts with\nand which Dr. Portell-Vila said was the product of research\nthe Communist Cuban Ambamsadors in Moscow, Faure\nof public source material, and his interpretative analysis\nChomon and Carlos Olivares. Concerning this last-\nof same.\nmentioned fact, the communist dictatorship of Cuba\nsays nothing, although the Kremlin has turned over\nto the United States a file with the documents\nreferring to Oswald in the Soviet Unic\n3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955-Contimued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955-Continued\n434\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nWASHINGTON D.C. 20535\nin Reply. Please Refer\nMay 15, 1964\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nFile No.\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nEXPEDIENTE RELACION OSVALDO CON CONCHESO KN\nINTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA\nARCHIVO MARIN HERRERA ENTREGADO HOY HERMANOS SIAMESES.\nRe: Dr. Herminio Portell-Vila\nHe interpreted this am follows:\nIt will be recalled that Dr. Herminio Portell-Vila,\nFile of relations of Owald with Concheso (Cuban\n4740 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., was inter-\nEmbassy in Moscow) from files of Marin Herrera (Ministry\nviewed on February 17, 1964, concerning one of his articles.\nof Foreign Relations, Havana), handed today to the Castro\nwhich appeared in the December 22, 1963, issue of the Spanish\nbrothers.\nlanguage weekly magazine \"Bohemia Libre\", published in\nNew York City. The article was entitled \"President\nHe pointed out that there may have also been a\nKennedy's Strange Amsassination.\" Porteil-Vila explained\npreposition or two contained in it, but that the above was\nat that time that the material for the above article was\nits contents as far as he could remember. It was pointed\nobtained from public source material such as American news-\nout to him that there did not appear to be any mention of\npapers and magazines, and foreign language newspapers and\nthe Cuban Ambassadors to Russia as his initial information\nwould indicate. He then said that the names of the two\npublications.\nambassadors were included after \"Concheso\" in the message.\nAs will be recalled, Portell-Vila was . former\nOne ambassador was designated by the word Oliva, as be\nProfessor of History at the University of Havana who case\nrecalled. He could not recall how the name of the other\nto the United States in 1960 an a political refugee from the\nambassador was designated.\nCastro Regime.\nDr. Portell-Vila then said that his interpretation\nOn May 13, 1964, Dr. Portell-Vila advised that he\nof the nessage is based on the prearranged meaning of certain\nhad received a nessage from an unknown source within Cuba\nwords in the message. According to him, \"MARIN HERRERA\"\nwhich indicated in part that the files pertaining to Lee\nwas a reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Havana,\nHarvey Oswald's relations in Moscow, Russia, with two Cuban\nbecause the building in which the ministry is located was\nAmbassadors there, were turned over to the Castro brothers\nbuilt some 45 or 50 years ago by Mr. Marin Herrera. It\non November 24, 1963, just two days after the assassination.\nhad other owners later on until Cuba bought it. \"CONCHESO\"\nThe message was dated November 24, 1963, and he received\nis a reference to the Cuban Embassy in Moscow because the\nsame before the twelfth of December, 1963.\nfirst Cuban Ambassador to Moscow, in 1942, was a Mr. Concheso.\n\"OSVALDO\" is Oswald in Spanish, a Christian name. \"HERMANOS\nAround the time of its receipt, he gave the\nSIAMESES\" is a reference to the Castro brothers, Fidel and\noriginal of this part to Mrs. Mariada Arensberg, Secretary\nRaul. He said that the two ambassadors to whom reference is\nof the Cuban Freedom Committee, 1737 B Street, N.V.,\nmade are Carlos Olivares and Faure Chomon, who were the\nWashington, D.C. He believed she passed it on to an\nCuban Ambassadors in Moscow during the period that Oswald\nunknown Government agency, adding that he believed she had\nwas in Russis.\ncontacts in the State Department.\nThe above message with his interpretation of same\nPortell-Vila said that he did not have a copy\nconstitutes Portell-Vila's entire information dealing with\nof this part of the message but reconstructed it from memory\npossible contact of Oswald with Cuban diplomats in Russia.\nHe said that he has not heard of any information in this\nas follows:\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955\n2\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2955-Continued\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nrespect from any other source, nor of contacts with Cubans\nOn the same date he also exhibited a copy of his\nby Oswald except what he had read in newspapers or other\narticle which appears in Spanish in the February 2, 1964,\npublic source media, or previously reported concerning a\nissue of the magazine \"Bohemis Internacional,\" a Spanish\nspeech of Fidel Castro on November 37, 1963, wherein Castro\nlanguage magazine which is printed in Venezueia, according\nmade a comment which suggested that Oswald may have\nto Portell-Vila. It is entitled, \"CAMBIO DE DISFRAZ\"\npreviously made at least one visit to Cuba.\n(Change of Disguise) and starts on page sixteen. It\npertains generally to Oswald and the Fair Play for Cuba\nRegarding his source, and as previously pointed out,\nCommittee aspect of the assassination. Again, according\nPortell-Vils asid that the actual identity of the source is\nto Portell-Vila, as in the case of.his previous article\nunknown to him, but the source La part of an underground\non the assassination. the caterial is the result of research\nmovement in Cubs. Regarding the source's reliability. Portell-\nand\ninterpretative\nand heard what sounded\nshotgun, and he ran outside and pulled\n1958 black over white Chavrolet, two-door\nhimself up over the stockade fence in the\nsedan, not a \"58 Chev. blk. with white stripe\nyard, and as he looked onto the church down\ndown side.\" e) COLSMAN stated this second\nrear parking lot he saw some unk/w/m/ speed\nindividual was observed by him leaning from\ndriveway towards Turtle Crkke, in either\nthe car door into the back seat area of the\nthe 49 or 50 Ford, light green. He then noticed\nChevrolet and COLEMAN could not tell what\nwhat appeared to be a w/m with the door open\nthis man was doing, nor did COLEMAN watch\non a 58 Chev., blk with white stripe down side,\n117\n116\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2958-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2958-Continued\nForm No. 1000 (Revied)\nMEMORANOUS REPURT\n(7-1-ac)\nUNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE\nTREASURY DEPARTMENT\nORIGIN Field\nOFFICE Chicago\nFILE NO CO-2-34,030\nTYPE OF CASE\nSTATUS\nTITLE OR CAPTION\n3\nDL 100-10461\nProtective Research\nInvestigation continued\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nwhat this man was doing because, at this\nINVESTIGATION MADE AT\nPERIOD COVERED\nAssassination of\npoint, COLEIAN returned to his residence.\nChicago, Illinois\n11/26-11/29/63\nPresident Kennedy\n£) The TUCKER NORVELL report states\nINVESTIGATION MADE BY\nCOLEMAN advised the lot was \"full of car.\"\nSpecial Agents Edward Z. Tucker\nCOLEMAN advised Bureau Agents there ware\nand Joseph E. Noonan\nabout six other cars in addition to the\nDETAILS\nFord and Chevrolet in the lot at the time.\nSUMMARY\ng) The TUCKER NORVELL report reflects\ninterview of \"Robert Suwrey\" (correct\nspelling SURREY) concerning two risn in a\nA white male, American, of unknown reliability, in December 1963, had\ndark 1963 Ford seen by SURREY on Monday,\nbeen attempting to negotiate a sale of machine guns to a Cuban revolutionary\nwhose name is known. The Cuban is alleged to have made a coment the day\nApril 8, 1963, in the alley behind WAMCR's\nbefore the assassination of President Kennedy that \"We now have plenty of\nresidence. The report'of Detectives MCDLROY\nmoney our new backers are Jews - as soon as we (or they) take care of\nand VAN CLEAVE, dated April 10, 1963, states\nKennedy\nSURREY saw the 1963 Ford and two men, no\nother description, on April 6, 1963 (Saturday),\nThe Cuban advised the American that before any deals could be consum-\nparked at the roar of WALKER's residence.\nmated the Cuban superiors would have to approve the American and satisfy\nthemselves that he was not a CIA agent.\nThe report of Officers DELLINGER and ROSE,\ndated April 11, 1963, contains an interview\nDiscussion with the security agencies on this matter resulted in a\nof SURREY concerning the incident about\nconclusion that Inasmuch as the investigation reflected a threat to\nseeing the 1963 Ford and two man, but doos\nPresident Johnson, who has announced his intention of continuing the late\nnot state when SURREY caw this car or the\nPresident's policies, the Secret Service would have primary jurisdiction\nmon and the report givez the impression it\nin the case and that we would keep the other security agencies informed.\noccurred on April 10, 1963. h) On June 3,\nSubsequently, at the direction of the Secret Service, the American contacted\n1964, ROBERT A. SURREY advised Bureau Agents\nthe Cuban and an arrangement was made to meet the Cuban's superiors. The\nCuban was identified as belonging to the 30th of November Group. (This\nhe observed the 1963 dark brown or maroon\ngroup was primarily interested, at least in the Chicago area, in obtaining\nFord parked on Avondale Street néar the\nmoney and disseminating propaganda of anti-Castro nature. It was the\nalley entrance, which alloy runs behind\nconsensus of other security agencies that it was coubtful this 30th of\nWALKER's residence. SURREY stated this\nNovember Group would be involved in illegal activities.) The American and\nincident took place on April 8, 1963\nthe Cuban discussed the policies of President Johnson during their meetings,\n(Monday), and he described the individuals\nand the Cuban described President Johnson as a common person who would get\na3 one being a white male in his 30's,\nthings done. The Cuban stated that President Kennedy was an intellectual,\n5'10\" to 6' tall, 160 pounds, and the second\nas a white male, in his 30's. 5'10\" to 6'\ntall, weighing 190 pounds. He stated both\nmen were well-dreased in suits, shirts and\nDISTRIBUTION\nCOPIES\nREPORT MADE BY\nDATE\nties.\nSee last page\nEdward z. Tucker**** AGENT Joseph E. Noonan\n12-3-63\nAPPROVED\nDATE\n118\n&\nActing SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE\n12-3-63\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2958-Continued\n(CONTINUE ON PLAIN PAPERO\n. - -\nI\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2959\n442\nGov. Connally talks with reporters Friday at White House after chat with President.\nConnally 10-5-65 Tells JFK\nWN\n1-1\n2.\nC0-2-34,030\nTexas for Democrats\nIts POSERT E. BASKIN\nLittle criticism over the state of\nto present something to the\nWashir Barean of The News\neither, Connaily reported.\nWhite House in about A week.\na rich man's son who \"did not give a damn about people,\" while President\nWASH W-Gov. John B.\nKennedy remarked that he\nJohnson would work with the people. In any caso, the Cuban stated that\nConnally or Texas Friday ad-\nhad heard very little about civil\nHE DECLINED to discuss de-\nPresident Johnson would not stand in their way.\nvised President Kennedy that the\nrights problems in Texas, Coo-\ntails at the present time,\n\"general political atroosphere\"\nnaily said.\n\"Many places in the state\nof his state is favorable to the\n\"I told him everybody had\nA few days later the American was informed by the Cuban and another\nwant him to come,\" Connaily\nDemocratic party as 1564 ap-\nworked at it, at the state, coun-\nsaid,\nunknown Cubon that he was a member of a group of six persons and that they\nprosches.\nty and city levels.\" the gover-\nhad one \"banker\". Two of the members of this group owned a small screw machine\nAmong them, he said, are\nAt the same time, Connally\nsor said, \"and that remarkable\nCorpus Christi and San Angelo,\nfactory. (It should be noted at this point that automatic weapons can\nacknowledged to reporters after\nprogress had been made.\"\nplus the four big Texas cities:\nreadily be obtained as souvenirs If the barrels have been plugged, and it\ntalking to the President for\nDallas, Houston, Fort Worth\nabout 45 minutes, that Son. Bar-\nCONNALLY said be did not\nis the practice of gun runners to obtain these plugged weapons, take them to\nand San Antonia In addition,\nGoldwater, R-Ariz has \"con-\nview civil rights as the para-\nan unscrupulous screw machine operator and have the barrels reamed out\nbe reported, two colleges have\nsiderable strength\" in Texas.\nmount issue in not year's pres-\nmade serious bide for the Pres-\nsince the plugging is mainly lead.) The American informed the two Cubans\nRe said be told Kennedy that\nidential election in Texas, Alter\nident to appear on deir cam-\nthat since the assassination of President Kennody a great deal of \"heat\"\nthe 1964 compaign will be A\nthe nomidations have been\npuses. He declined to name the\nhad been created and that his party was willing to provide the guns to the\nhand are E that be -\nmade and the platforms drawn,\ntident Democratic comines\nhe declared. \"There won't be\ncolleges,\nCubans for a nominal downpayment if the Cuban group could provide them with\nAsked about reported plans\nwould win.\nmuch to choose between the\nfor the President to attend a\nthe responsible party in the Chicago area who would vouch that the remainder\nConnaily cited a recont Belden\ntwo parties\" on civil rights.\ndinner in Houston bonoring Con-\nof the money would be paid to them after the deal had been consumated.\nPoll which sired Kennedy\nHe said be wouldn't under-\ngressman Albert Thomas (4) the\nc\nThe American informed the Cubans that his group was caving six guns, and\nleading Goldwater by & percent\ntake to define what the major\nnight of Nov. 21, Connaily said\nd\nage points in the state. Project-\nissue is likely to be in 1964\nshould they be double-crossed they intended to take retribution.\nthe White House would have to\ning this, Connelly said. Km-\n\"because I don't know.\"\nanswer that question.\nnedy's edge over Goldwater in .\nConnally told reporters that\nHe said the would character\nThe investigation continued some time, with the Cuban and the American\nconcest ** enday, would be\nGoldwater is being acciaimed\nize the President's Texas trip\nmeeting regularly and discussing the possible purchase of guns and\n240,000 votes if 3 million voters\nas a conservative by many peo-\nas a political campaign trip-\nammunition for the Cuban. At no time did any of the conversation between\nare out.\npie \"who really don't know\n\"as such.\"\nhim.\"\nthe American and the Cuban reflect that the activities in which the Cubana\n\"It's not my place to deter-\n(LV ISCO, Kennedy defeated\n\"His image may fade when\nmine that, however.\" be added.\nwere engaged in any way had any connection with the assassination of\nRichard M. Nixon by only 45,-\nthey find out about him,\" Cos-\nI\nPresident Kennedy. None of the persons involved in this investigation\n000 votes in Texas)\nnally said,\nWHITE HOUSE. sources last\nhad any connection with the assassination, nor was there any indication\nComally said the President\nConnaily said be had been\nweek frankly stated that the\nasiad a number of questions\nasked to make recommenda-\nthat any of the persons involved had any information concerning the assas-\nvisit would be a political ase\nabout gubernatorial adminis-\ntions on plans for the Pres-\nsination of President Kennedy. The investigation is continuing along lines\nEartier Friday the governor\nK\nmation and the record of the\nident's Nov. 21-22 visit to Texas\ncalled on Agriculture Secretary\na\nother than that involved in the assassination.\n1st Legislature There has been\nand that he expected to be able\nOrville Freeman to urge inclu-\nd\nsion of funds in the next budget\na\nto keep screwworms, which in-\n&\nfest cattle, out of Texas. which\n0\nhas largely eliminated them.\nHe also discussed with Free-\n:\nman the Toledo Bend Dam 8\nC\nDISTRIBUTION:\nthe Sabine River, . project in\nwhich Texas, Louisiana and the\nChief\nOrig. & 1cc\nfederal government will cooper-\nIn\nate.\nMiami\n2 cc\nConnaily also visited the Pen-\na\nDollas\nCC\ntagon, where be met with De-\nfense Secretary Robert S. Mo-\nP\nDetroit\n2 CC\nGrand Repids\n2 CC\nNamera and Deputy Secretary\nto\nRoswell L Gilpatrick The gov.\nBirminghan\nCC\nL\nernor carried with him data\nSpringfield\n2 CC\nshowing a decline in prime rgal-\nFBI, Chicago\nI CC\nitary contracts in Texas from\n1958 to 1967.\nIF\nChicago\n2 CC\nFriday night he attended a\nreception given by touring East\nTexas Chamber of Commerce\nF\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2959-Continued\nmembers in honor of the Texas\nto\ncongressional delegation, after\nft\nwhich be was scheduled to fly\nha\nback (**Texas\nthe\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2960\nOFFICE or THE DIRECTOR\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDER\nCommission Exhibit No. 2961\n1 NO 100-16601/jas\nSeptember 11, 1964\nBY COURTER SERVICE\nOn December 16, 1963, Mr. E. A. REIMBERR, Terminal\nLanager, Southern Greyhound Bus Lines, 1710 Tulane Avenue,\nfurnished the following information to SAA JAMES E. SCHUIDT, JR.:\nThere are 13 separate buses leaving New Orleass\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nwithin a 24-hour period going to or through Houston, Texas.\nGeneral Counsel\nThese buses can be identified as to time leaving New Orleary\n432\nHHHH 4\nCUBA\nHHHH 3\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\n29 November 1963\nfirst time in history, Fenation have used revolvers, pistols, hand\nTo fire with speed one fires much better with that type of rifle than\ngrenades, but never telescopic sights. And what is more, in general,\nwith a tolescopic sight because one does not lose sight or the target.\nfanatics do not operate from a fifth floor window. In general,\nAnd according to the cables they were talking about a rifle with a\nfanatics confess and explain why they acted, immediately. It is\n4 by 18-pover (sight--ed.). That 1a a rifle that brings the target\n& psychological reaction by a fanatic.\nvery close. The more powerful the sight the more sensitive it is to\nany movement and the target gets lost. There is also the circumstance--\nHere we have the strange case that the accused, the alleged assassin,\nand all this seems to indicate that the rifle may have appeared there\nfires from his place of employment. Nobody who intends to escape--\nas part of the plot, that they may have placed the rifle, which is\nthat is if he is not & fanatic--somebody who is paid, who\nnot precisely the weapon for shooting 80 meters nor for firing three\nintends to escape, is willing to perpetrate such a crime from the very\nplace he works. A place where he would be identified within five\nshots.\nminutes. A place where within five minutes he would be fiercely pursued\nA telescopic sight is a veapon used for firing 300, 400, 500, and\neverywhere. He would have sought a roof on another building. He\neven 600 meters and even more. And the comrades who came in the\nwould have rented an apartment along the route. He would have situated\nGranza-many of them-could hit plate at 600 maters, with a rifle,\nhimself with his telescopic sight rifle at a distance which would have\nsitting down, and not snapping off shots. It is the rifle of a marksman\nallowed him to escape.\nfor distance firing. It is really strange that one who is going to\nmake an 80-meter shot from & window would purchase a rifle with & tela-\nIt is very strange that a person at his very place or work, where he\nscopic sight when any other type of weapon without a telescopic sight\nwould be identified in five minutes, would carry out an act or this\nwould have been much more appropriate for a shot at that distance.\ntype from such a place and at the same time attempt to escape.\nThat is one of the strange circumstances that are already beginning to\nThere is no logic in this. There is no sense in this. Such a series\nof strange circumstances as these. Then to use that type of rifle\nbe seen.\nfrom there. To try to escape knowing that he would be immediately\nAnother detail that called my attention is that the rifle was purchased\nidentified. All these are the contradictions, the illogical and\nby mail for 12.28 or something that that; that 1s, 12 dollars. A\ninexplicable things which both show that either a guilty person was in-\ngood sight like that me, alone, is worth the 12 dollars and more.\nvented, that a guilty person was fabricated, or that the\nIn what part of the world do they sell high-powered rifles with\nperpetrator of the crime-because these two things fit here--either this\ntelescopic sights through catalogues for 12.287 We bought a few\nperson is not guilty and was turned into a guilty person by the police,\nor those rifles and va know what they are worth, and we had the need\nor this person is the one who fired and then all his actions have no\nto buy many sights and we know what the sights cost. That was\nother logical explanation or would have no other explanation that that\nanother strange fact.\nof a person who kills, thinks he will escape, but at the same time\nwould be perfectly identified as the doer of the crime.\nBut & series of things which are really strange began to accumulate.\nIt is supposed that a man has & rifle with a telescopic sight in order\nThere would only be one meaning to this: a person who is perfectly\nto fire with safety from a distance and assure accuracy against a\nprepared to carry out the act with a promise he would escape, who was\nfixed target or against & moving target. When you fire against a\nassigned a series of previous activities and steps to compromise or\nmoving target the telascopic sight becomes a hindrance. This weapon\nnot to compromise, but to have the blame fall, insinuate the\nis used to fire accurately from a distance. In other words the\nresponsibility, on those on whom the perpetrators were very interested\nindividual who would try to use a telescopic sight would do 30\non having the blame fall.\nin an attempt to got accuracy and sefety. In this case, against a\nmoving target, 80 meters away, accuracy was not sought and the curious\nBecause since our last appearance we have obtained new data here.\nthing 15 that safety vas.also not sought.\nA report in the newspaper EXCELSIOR in Mexico-states that this can had\nvisited the Cuban Embassy (corrects himself--ed.) the Cuban Consulate\nBecause it 1s very strange, and this is what reveals that a fanatic\nand the Soviet Union Consulate to obtain a transit visa through Cuba to\nwas not involved here, in #y opinion. And in these matters one must\nthe Soviet Union. We immediately checked with our consular officials.\nalv: base oneself on opinion, on suppositions. But in the first\nplace it is undeniable that & funatic--probably it would be the first\ntime in history that a fanatic--probably it would be the first time in\nhistory that a fanatic has used a telescopic sight. It would be the\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\nHHHH 5\nCUBA\n29 November 1953\nннин 6\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\nThe newspaper version is very objective and explains how this man had\nwalked away disI leased) slamming the door, because he was not given a\nIn the hypothesis that this man would have been the real slayer, it\nvisa. We asked for information and it was established that it was\nwould be clear that the intellectual perpetrators of the murder were\ntrue that on 27 November (as heard *be appared at our consulate in\npreparing the gambit (cuartade) carefully. They sent this man to\nMexico. (corrocts himself) in September. Thon, he had requested a\nrequest a visa from Cuba. Just imagine! just imagine! Mr. Kennedy\nvisa. Be was told that such a visa could not be granted by a consul\nhad been shot by an individual who was known. It was known where he\nwithout authority from the Foreign Ministry. In turn, the Foreign\nworked. He had been in the Soviet Union and the President of the\nMinistry did not issue such transit visas unless the nation of final\nUnited States turned out to have been murdered by this person that\ndestination did not in non issue a visa.\nafter he had returned from the Soviet Union by way or Cuba It vas\nIdeal Sombit. All the .deal conditions put in head North\nWbs. more we receive may requests for vidas In our insultates\nAmerican public oninion (counds\nin\nvisited the Cuban Embassy (corrects himself--ed.) the Cuban Consulate\nBecause it is very strange, and this is what reveals that a fanatic\nand the Soviet Union Consulate to obtain a transit visa through Cubs to\nwas not involved here, in my opinion. And in these matters one must\nthe Soviet Union. We immediately checked with our consular officials.\nalways base oneself on opinion, on suppositions. But in the first\nplace it is undeniable that a fahatic--probably it would be the first\ntime in history that & fanatic--probably it would be the first time in\nhistory that a fanatic has used a telescopic sight. It would be the\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\nXHHH 5\nCUBA\n29 November 1963\nHHIH 6\nCURA\n29 November 1963\nThe newspaper version is very objective and explains how this tan had\nwalked away Leased, slemming the door, because he was not given a\nIn the hypothesis that this man would have been the real slayer, it\nvisa. We asked for information and it was established that it was\nwould be clear that the intellectual perpetrators of the murder were\ntrue that on 27 November (as heard) he appared at our consulate in\npreparing the gambit (cuartade) carefully. They sent this man to\nMexico. (corrects himself) in September. Then, he had requested a'\nrequest a visa from Cuba. Just imagine! just imagine! Mr. Kennedy\nvisa. He was told that such a visa could not be granted by a consul\nhad been shot by an individual who was known. It was known where he\nwithout authority from the Foreign Ministry. In turn, the Foreign\nworked. He had been in the Soviet Union and the President of the\nMinistry did not issue such transit visas unless the nation of final\nUnited States turned out to have been surdered by this person just\ndestination did not in turn issue & visa.\nafter he had returned from the Soviet Union by way of Cuba. It vas the\nideal gambit. All the ideal conditions to put in the head of North\nWhat is more we receive many requests for visas in our consultates\nAmerican public opinion (pounds the lectern--ed.) the suspicion that it\nfrom many people and ingeneral our functionaries are very cautious,\nhad been a communist and an agent--how would they say it--of Cuba and\nvery conservative in this respect because we have to suppose that the\nof the Soviet Union.\nenemy is constantly trying to send agents here and this is why we\ntake many steps and we do not grant visa to anyone requesting one.\nIt is very strange that anybody who had been in the Soviet Union, who\nWe must know their antecedents perfectly. Accordingly, the funcationary\nwhen he was there the first time passed throught Cuba. If he had been\nrefused him the visa.\ngiven a passport with no trouble if he had money to go to Mexico, why\ndid he have to come to Cuba except for the only and exclusive purpose\nNow, Saturday night, the other day, scarcely 24 hours after Kennedy's\nof leaving a trial, of spinning a web? Why did he get angry when he\ndeath, agents of the Maxican federal police arrested the employee--\nwas told that it was impossible? Why did he #lam the door? Why did he\nshe has Mexican citizenship--from our consulate and also the employee's\nleave? No friend of Cuba, no communist does this when he visists our\nhusband. Why did they arrest him? What was the purpose of arresting\nconsulates. Nobody behaves in that crude manner and of course we have\nhim? (corrects himself--ed.) They arrested her? They arrested her\nno other background for the accused. We have no other antecedents than\nto question her and treated her in a brutal manner. They maltreated\nthose that are published by the press.\nher. They imputed that she had supposed relations with the suspect\nof Kennedy's assassination. They tried to get some information by\nWe will never categorically declare that somebody is guilty of something\nmems of coercion. We did not know about this. I was unaware of this\nif we do not have irrefutable proof of it. However, basing ourselves\nwhen I spoke. I understand it was Saturday night.\non hypothesis, if he was the true executioner of the deed, his trip to\nMexico, his alleged interview with the press where he presented himself\nThis shows hav everything was shaping up. The police agents alleged\nas a defender of Cuba shortly before the events, his supposed brawl with\nthat they questioned her with an eye toward the visit which this\nalleged counterrevolutionaries, in all that the perfectly planned\nMr. Oswald made to the Cuban consulate. How did they know? Who told\ngambit could be seen. Then everything is perfectly explainable. Some-\nthem? Where were they told this? Because VO did not know about it.\nbody who was offered the chance to escape, fired, left a trial, was\nBecause it was a routine matter. No one in the Foreign Ministry, none\nidentified, and disappeared they would then say he came to Cuba, that be\nof the functionaries had even identified that indivudual who appeared as\nhad been in Cuba before the assassination because as can be seen that\nan alleged suspect as one of the hundreds of persons who appeared to\nif he was the guilty one, he did try to escape.\nrequest & visa.\nAfterwards he was arrested and he smiled before the television cameras.\nHence, the American police knew about it. Hence the Dallas police\nHe did not confess. He denied everything. He did not permit the use\nreported it. Why did they know it? Why did they report it? Why\nof a lie detector, and gentlemen the surprising, the incredible, what\nhad not this appeared in the newspapers yet? And it did appear in a\nincreases the suspicion that the entire world has, is that barely 36\nMexican newspaper two or three days latter? Here we can see clearly\nor 48 hours later in the basement of a Jail surrounded by police.\nsee the warp and the woof. What purpose did this man have in\nagents, he was nurdered. He did not speak one ward more.\ngoing to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico? What pretext did he use?\nRequest a transit visa? If he wanted to travel to the Soviet Union\nhe could have gone by way of England which is closer and he had more\nfacilities, by way of France, by way of many nations in Europs. Why\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\ndid he show up in Mexico to make a longer trip and requested a transit\nvisa to the Soviet Union, by way of Cuba?\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2954-Continued\n433\n590\nSA 105-2909\nThe following investigation conducted by Special\nAgent HAROLD H. CROSSETT was done to attempt to locate\nimmediate vicinity of the Agencia de Viajes, Transportes\nFRANCISCO MORALES and ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, both of whom\nChihuahuenses, S. A. de C. V. (Chihuahuenses Transportation\nTravel Agency, Inc.), with offices at Paseo de la Reforma\nwere reportedly at the Hotel Del Comercio in Mexico City\nduring or about the same time LEE HARVEY OSWALD was\nNo. 52, Room 5, where LEE HARVEY OSWALD, as H. 0. LEE, is\nbelieved to have purchased a bus ticket for his return trip\nreportedly there.\nfrom Mexico City to the United States:\nAT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO:\n\"Arte Fotografica,\" Lafragua No. 4, Mexico City.\nOn June 15, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source\n\"Danubio Studio,\" Avenida Reforma No. 12,\nabroad, advised be had determined that ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ\nMexico City.\nis a masonry contractor who, until recently, was on a job\nin Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but, had returned to\nThe photographic studio located at Calle\nReynosal Tamaulipas, Mexico.\nAntonio Caso No. 31, Mexico City.\nOn June 16, 1964, SA T-1 advised that ERNESTO\nIt is noted that investigation disclosed that the\nLIMA JUAREZ furnished the following information:\nnegatives are retained by these photographic studios by date\nonly and the names of the persons photographed are not recorded.\nHe was in Mexico City during the last few days\no: September, 1963, and possibly the first day or two of\nOctober, 1963. He staved at the Hotel Del Comercio in\nRoom Number 8 with FRANCISCO MORALES whom he was attempting\nto aid in obtaining employment.\nWhile there he noticed an American whom he later\nrecognized from news media photographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD.\nHe did not associate with OSWALD, and as far as he knows,\nMORALES did not associate with OSWALD. lie pointed out\nthat at that time he nad no reason to pay any particular\nattention to OSWALD, assuming that OSWALD was merely an\nAmerican tourist.\nDuring the time he was staying at the Hotel\nDel Comercio he also noticed four Cubans, one of whom he\nheard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida;\nU. S. A. He described this individual as a white male,\n\" to 56 years of age, 5 ft. 0 in. in height, slender build,\nfair complexion, and grey hair. lie did not associate with the\nCubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,\nMORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions\nand might possibly have their names or other information\npertaining to them.\n3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2449-Continued\n4\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450\n1\nSA 105-2909\nSA 105-2909\nHe saw OSWALD with the Cubana at the hotel on\none or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be\nsocial in nature..\nThe following investigation was conducted by Special\nLIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V\nAgent JAMES R. WILSON:\na retired railroad man who resides at Primera du Mayo\nNumber 1. Ciudad Camargo, Chihuanua, Mexico, was also\nAT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO\nDuring the time ne was staying at the Notal\nDel Comercio he also noticed four Cubans, one of whom he\nheard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida,\nU. S. A. He described this individual as a white male,\n\" to 56 years of age, 5 ft. B in. in height, slender build,\nfair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the\nCubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,\nMORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions\nand might possibly have their names or other information\npertaining to them.\n- 3\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2449-Continued\n4\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450\n2\n1\nSA 105-2909\nSA 105-2909\nHe saw OSWALD with the Cubans at the hotel on\none or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be\nsocial in nature.\nThe following investigation was conducted by Special\nAgent JAMES R. WILSON:\nLIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V.,\na retired railroad man who resides at Primera de Mayo\nAT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO\nNumber 1, Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was also\nstaying at the Hotel Del Comercio and may have some\ninformation pertaining to the Cubans. CONTRERAS probably\nOn July 10, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source abroad,\nadvised that on June 28, 1964, the Source had located and\nsaw OSWALD at the hotel.\ninterviewed FRANCISCO MORALES of Reynosa, Tamaulipas,\nSA T-1 also advised he had located a sister\nMexico, in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. MORALES\nadvised the Source as follows:\nof FRANCISCO MORALES in Reynosa who stated her brother\nleft Mexico City and traveled to Victoria, Tamaulipas,\nMexico, seeking employment. He was unsuccessful and\nMORALES was in Ciudad Victoria seeking employment,\nrecently went to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where he\nand he might leave in the near future_to travel to\nis currently located; however, she does not have an address\nGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, for the same purpose.\nfor him at the present time. She stated she expects to\nhear from him in the near future and will obtain an address.\nMORALES was registered with ERNESTO LIMA in the\nHotel del Comercio in Mexico City in September and October,\n1963, exact dates unrecalled, while seeking employment with\n- 5\nthe federal government, He does not recall having seen\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD during his stay there. The only other\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nhotel guests at that time whose names he recalls were\nGABRIEL CONTRERAS of Chihuahua, Mexico, and one ARTURO CHANEE\nMARTINEZ, a Mexican Federal employee who is supposed to\nreside at Zaragoza Number 58, Ciudad de Maiz, San Luis\nPotosi, Mexico, and who was supposed to be assigned to work\nat Bahia de Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico. CHAVEZ\nattempted to sell MORALES an illegal Customs receipt for\nuse in bringing an automobile into Mexico without paying\nimport duties. On two occasions MORALES had drinks with\ntwo Cubans who stayed at the hotel, one of whom was going to\nFlorida and was arranging immigration papers. Both Cubans\nSA 105-2909\nwere in their late forties or fifties, were about five feet\neight inches in height, and the one going to Florida wore\ndark glasses most of the time. The names of these Cubans and\nAs has been previously reported, OSWALD was\nother hotel guests should be known'to a Hotel del Comercio\nregistered from September 27, 1963, through October 1,\nemployee named SEBASTIAN.\n1963, in Room Number 18 of the Hotel del Comercio located\nat Calle Bernardino de Sahagun Number 19, Mexico, D. F.,\nThe Source advised MORALES was reluctant to discuss\nMexico.\nthe above matters, and Source believes MORALES did not\ndivulge all information in his possession.\nThe records of the hotel reflect that ERNESTO LIMA\nJUAREZ, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was registered in Room\nNumber 8 on September 26, 1963, and FRANCISCO MORALES,\nalso of Reynosa, was registered in Room Number 8 from\nSeptember 27, 1963, through October 1, 1963.\n5\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No 2450-Continued\n591\n592\n1-25-401\nDate July 13, 1964\n1\n2\nSA 105-2909\nERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, advised as follows:\nHe is a masonry contractor by trade and 18\ngrey mustache, who claimed to have owned a large ranch\npresently out of work. He resides several miles outside\nnear Havana, Cuba, which ranch was confiscated by CASTRO.\nof Reynosa on the Monterrey Highway, and is usually in\nThe four Cubana were anti-CASTRO and denounced CASTRO for\ndowntown Reynosa during the daytime. His surname is LIMA,\nhis actions, policies, and political philosophy. The\nJUAREZ being his mother's maiden name.\nlatter Cuban departed Mexico City via plane enroute to\nMiami, Florida, to join his wife, having received money by\nLIMA, and PRANCISCO MORALES, a close friend,\ncheck from Florida. His departure was on about October\nwent to Mexico City and registered at the Hotel del Comercio\n8, 1963. Sometime before this Cuban departed, a street\non about September 18, 1963. The purpose of the trip was\nphotographer took a picture of LIMA, MORALES, CONTRERAS,\nto attempt to obtain employment for MORALES in the Comision\nare the two older Cuban men. Each person signed his name\nFederal de Electricidad (Federal Electric Power Commission)\non the reverse of his respective likehess in the photograph,\nin Mexico City. They were contacting officials and persons\nand this photograph was retained by CONTRERAS.\nnecessary for such purpose during the major portion or each\nday. When they returned to the hotel, LIMA, age 58, usually\nOn two occasions in about the latter part of\nwent up to the room and MORALES, a younger man, would stay\nSeptember, 1963, LIMA saw a young American male talk briefly\nin the hotel lobby. They were not acquainted with any hotel\nin English to the two Cuban Negroes at the entrance of the\nguests prior to registering at the hotel. MORALES became\nhotel. LIMA believes these were merely exchanges of\nacquainted casually through friendly overtures with several\nfriendly greetings, but he is not certain due to his being\nof the hotel guests whom MORALES later introduced to LIMA.\nable to understand only a few English words. This young man\nThey thusly became acquainted with one GABRIEL CONTRERAS of\nand MORALES never met to LIMA's knowledge, nor did LIMA meet this\nChihuahua, Mexico, whom LIMA believes to be a retired\nyoung man. MORALES does not speak or understand English.\nrailroad man. They also became acquainted casually soon\nThis young man is described only as about twenty-six years of\nafter their arrival with three Cubans who were residing at the\nage, having receding hair at each side of his forehead forming\nhotel on the second floor, room numbers unknown. They had\na widow's peak. LIMA believes but is not positive that this\ndrinks with the Cubans, names unrecalled, several times.\nyoung man may be identical with OSWALD. He saw no other\nLIMA believes the three Cubans they met at first were in\nindividual who resembles OSWALD in any way.\nthe hotel when LIMA and MORALES registered. Two of the\nCubans were Negro males whom he recalled only as young,\nIn October, 1963, funds used by LIMA and MORALES\ntall and slender, and one of them resided with and was\nwere becoming depleted, and the hotal bill could not be paid.\nsupported by a Cuban Negro woman in the hotel. The\nLIMA then requested MORALES return to Reynosa, Mexico, to\nthird Cuban was a white male, age 44-46, 5' 10\" to 5' 11\",\nseek funds with which to pay the hotel bill. MORALES the\ndark hair and eyes, dark complexion. These three Cubans\nchecked out about October 12, 1963, and LIMA remained at the\nhad no apparent occupation.\nhotel. MORALES never returned with and never sent any money\nto LIMA, and on about November 18, 1963, LIMA arranged with\nOn about September 23, 1963, these three Cubans\nthe hotel to pay the bill at a later date and check out. He\nwent to the airport at Mexico City and met a fourth Cuban\nreturned to Reynosa, Mexico. He later sent the money to the\nwho arrived by plane from Cuba. He was described as white,\nhotel from Reynosa.\nmale, age 54-58 years, 5' 7\" to 5' 8\", brown greying hair,\nWhen there was later publicity about OSWALD, LIMA\nsaw the photographs of OSWALD in local news media. Those news media\nphotographs, however, were not clear and LIMA at that time was\nOn 7/10/64 of Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico File # SA 105-2909\nnot sure the young man referred to above was OSWALD. Due to the\nlapse of time, LIMA cannot state, after looking at a good and clear\nphotograph of OSWALD, whether or not this young man at the hotel\nSA JAMES R. WILSON/mjb\nDate dictated 7/10/64\nreferred to is identical with OSWALD.\nby\nThis document containe neither recommendations B/W concissions of the FBL It to the property of the Fai and is loaned 10\n******* good the contants and not to be distributed outside your agency.\n6\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nSA 105-2909\nSA 105-2909\nThe following investigation was conducted by Special\nAgent\nROBERT\nCHAPMAN\nTexas\nhad no apparent occupation.\nOn about September 23, 1963, these three Cubans\nwent to the airport at Mexico City and met a fourth Cuban\nwho arrived by plane from Cuba. He was described as white,\nhotel from Reynosa.\nreturned to Reynosa, Mexico. He later sent the money to the He\nthe hotel to pay the bill at a later date and check out.\nto LIMA, and on about November 18, 1063, LIMA arranged with\nhotel. MORALES never returned with and never sent any money\nmale, age 54-58 years, 5' 7\" to 5' 8\", brown greying hair,\nWhen there was later publicity about OSWALD, LIMA\nsaw the photographs of OSWALD in local news media. Those news media\nphotographs, however, were not clear and LIMA at that time\nOn 7/10/64 at Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico File , SA 105-2909\nnot sure the young man referred to above was OSWALD. Due to was the\nlapse of time, LIMA cannot state, after looking at a good and clear\nSA JAMES R. WILSON/mjb\nDate dictated 7/10/64\nphotograph of OSWALD, whether or not this young man at the hotel\nby\nreferred to is identical with OSWALD.\nThis document contains naither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. is is the property of the FBI and is loaned 10\nagency: if and its contents are net to be distributed outside your agency.\n- 7\n6\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nSA 105-2909\nSA 105-2909\nThe following investigation was conducted by Special\nAgent ROBERT L. CHAPMAN at Laredo, Texas, to locate MARTIN\nThe following interview with SA T-2 was conducted\nSUMAYA, the person who reportedly occupied Room Number $ at\nin an effort to locate one A. MARTINEZ and one HILDA QUEZADA\nthe Hotel del Comercio, Mexico City, on September 27, 1963.\nwho reportedly traveled on Transportes del Norte bus from\nMexico City to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on October 2-3, 1963.\nSA T-2 advised on July 10, 1964, that he had located\nMARTIN SUMAYA residing at Dr. Mier Number 2119, Nuevo Laredo,\nThe following investigation was conducted by SA\nMexico, and interviewed SUMAYA relative to his stay at the\nROBERT L. CHAPMAN :\nHotel del Comercio on September 27, 1963.\nAT LAREDO, TEXAS:\nSUMAYA advised that he is an employee of the\nMexican Petroleum Industry and makes frequent trips to Mexico\nOn August 10, 1964, SA T-2 advised that he had conducted\nCity and other parts of Mexico, SUMAYA stated that he has\ncontinuous investigation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, through civil\nknown the owner of the Hotel del Comercio for the past twenty\nrecords and other sources of information to locate A. MARTINEZ\n1\nyears and frequently stays at that hotel when in Mexico City.\nand HILDA QUEZADA, with negative results. SA T-2 advised that\nSUMAYA stated that he recalls nothing concerning his stay\nin\"addition he has checked public records and has checked\nin Room Number 5 on September 27, 1963, and definitely does\nat leading downtown hotels in an effort to locate these two\nnot recall seeing LEE HARVEY OSWALD around the Hotel del\nindividuals, all with negative results.\nComercio. SUMAYA advised that he did not recall the\nexact dates he was at the Hotel del Comercio in September,\n1963, nor did he recall the exact mode of transportation\nhe was using, but stated that it must have been Transportes\nFrontera since he always travels by bus and almost always\nuses Transportes Frontera Bus Lines. SUMAYA further stated\nthat he believes that on this particular trip in\nSeptember, 1963, that he returned to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,\nvia Tampico, Mexico.\nSUMAYA was shown a photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD\nand stated he still did not recall having seen OSWALD or\nhaving heard anything concerning him while in Mexico City\nin September, 1963.\n8\n9\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\n594\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nWASHINGTON 25,D.C.\nin Reply, Please Refer\nFile Na.\nJune 23, 1964.\nusually stays at the Hotel del Comercio. He did not specifically\nrecall staying at the hotel during the September-October, 1963,\nperiod mentioned above, but was certain he was there if the\nhotel record so indicated.\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nRESENDIZ was shown a number of photographs of LEE\nHARVEY OSWALD. He said this person was unknown to him by\nname, photograph, or description and went on to state that\nhe had never noted the presence of an American at the Hotel\nBASIS FOR INQUIRY\ndel Comercio.\nAs has been previously reported, on September 27,\nINTERVIEW OF GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA\n1963, OSWALD registered at the Hotel del Comercio, Calle\n(Street) Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico City, under the\nThe following information was supplied by a\nname of LEE, HARVEY OSWALD. His name was continued in the\nconfidential source who has furnished reliable information\nguest records of the hotel through October 1, 1963. He\nin the past:\noccupied room No. 18.\nOn May 23, 1964, the source located and interviewed\nAccording to the guest records of the hotel, MAR:\nGABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA, who operates an electrical appliance\nRESENDIZ, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, occupied room No. 21\nshop at the corner of Gonzalez Ortega and Primero de Mayo\nfrom September 26 through October 1, 1963, and GABRIEL\nstreets in Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. The following\nCONTRERAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was a resident\ninformation was supplied to the source by CONTRERAS:\nof room No. 14 from September 26 through October 1, 1963.\nCONTRERAS was in Mexico City from September 26, 1963,\nINTERVIEW OF MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA\nto October 2, 1963, and resided at the Hotel del Comercio\nduring that period. He always stays at this hotel when he\nOn June 18, 1964, MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA was\nvisits Mexico City, which is approximately once every month.\nlocated and interviewed at the Hotel del Comercio by a\nconfidential source abroad, at which time be furnished the\nFollowing the assassination of President KENNEDY on\nfollowing information:\nNovember 22, 1963, CONTRERAS observed photographs of OSWALD\nin the press. He then recalled that on one occasion at lunch\nHe formerly resided with his sister in Saltillo,\nAtime while eating at the small restaurant next door to the\nCoahuila, Mexico, but now resides at Progreso No. 103,\nHotel :del Comercio he sat down at a table with an unknown\nVilla Frontera, Coanuila, Mexico, telephone number 103. He\nAmerican. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with\nis self-employed, selling religious artifacts, jewelry, and\nthis unknown American due to the crowded condition of the\ncurios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and sells\nrestaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs\nthroughout the Republic of Mexico.\nof OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity\nconcerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite\nHe comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and\nconclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American\nwith whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nadvised the source that he did not exchange a single word with\nOSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish\nand CONTRERAS does not understand English.\n-2-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\n748-381 O*-64\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nIn Reply. Please Refer to\nWashington, D. C.\nFile No.\nCONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the\nHotel del Comercio from September 26 through October 1, 1963,\nJuly 10, 1964\nthis was the only time be observed OSWALD, and he could\nfurnish no other information concerning OSWALD.\nsalf-empioyed, selling religious artifacts jewelry, and\nAmerican. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with\ncurios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapae, Mexico, and sells\nthis unknown American due to the crowded condition of the\nthroughout the Republic of Mexico.\nrestaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs\nof OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity\nHe comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and\nconcerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite\nconclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American\nwith whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nadvised the source that he did not exchange a single word with\nOSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish\nand CONTRERAS does not understand English.\n-2-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\nXXV_40 0-64-vd. 748-381\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nIn Reply, Please Refer to\nFile Na.\nWashington, D. C.\nCONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the\nHotel del Comercio from September 26 through October 1, 1963,\nthis was the only time be observed OSWALD, and he could\nJuly 10, 1964\nfurnish no other information concerning OSWALD.\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\nBASIS FOR INQUIRY\nAs has been previously reported, OSWALD was\nregistered from September 27, 1963, through October 1,\n1963, in Room No. 18 of the Hotel del Comercio, located\nat Calle Bernardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico, D. F.,\nMexico.\nThe records of the hotel reflect that\nERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was\nregistered in Room No. 3 on September 26, 1963, and\nFRANCISCO MORALES, also of Reynosa, was registered in\nRoom No. 8 from September 27, 1963, through October 1,\n1963.\nOn interview in Reynosa on June 16, 1964,\nERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, a masonry contractor, advised be\nwas in Mexico, D. F., Mexico, where he stayed in\nRoom No. 8, Hotel del Comercio, for a few days in the\nlatter part of September, 1963, and possibly the first\nday. or two in October, 1963. lle was in Mexico, D. F.,\non business and was accompanied by FRANCISCO MORALES,\nwhom he was attempting to aid in securing employment.\nWhile at the hotel, LIMA JUAREZ noticed an\nAmerican, whom he later recognized from news media\nphotographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He did not associate\nwith OSWALD, and as far as he knows, MORALES did not\nassociate with OSWALD. He pointed out that at that time\nhe had no reason to pay any particular attention to\nOSWALD.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2451\n-3-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2450-Continued\n595\n672\nSA 105-2909\nThe following investigation conducted by Special\nAgent HAROLD H. CROSSETT was done to attempt to Locate\nFRANCISCO MORALES and ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ, both of whom\nwere reportedly at the Hotel Del Comercio in Mexico City\nThe Alamoda Control Park\nduring or about the same time LEE HARVEY OSWALD was\nand Consuitution Square\nreportedly there.\nThe Alamoda Contral Park is located in the heart\nAT REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO:\nof the Moxico City commorcial area between Juaroz and\nHidalgo Avenues and occupies soveral square blocks of\nOn June 15, 1964, SA T-1, a confidential source\nlandocaping of monuments, Talks, fountains, plants, shrubs\nabroad, advised he had determined that ERNESTO LIMA JUAREZ\nand trees. It is provided with numerous bonches for the\nis a masonry contractor who, until recently, was on a job\npublic and access thoroto is not controlled in any fashion\nin Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but had returned to\nwhatsoever.\nReynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.\nThe Constitution Squaro, located in the center\nOn June 16, 1964, SA T-1 advised that ERNESTO\nof Mexico City and commonly referred to as the \"Zocalo,\"\nLIMA JUAREZ furnished the following information:\nis several acros of paved area surrounded by the National\nPalace (Fedoral Government), the hoadquarters of the\nHe was in Mexico City during the last few days\ngovernment of the Federal District, the National Cathodral,\nof September, 1963, and possibly the first day or two of\nand one block of business establishments. It is traversed\nOctober, 1963. He stayed at the Hotel Del Comercio in\nby thousands of persons daily and access thereto is not\nRoom Number 8 with FRANCISCO MORALES whom he was attempting\ncontrolled in any manner.\nto aid in obtaining employment.\nIn view of the foregoing, no offort was made to\nWhile there he noticed an American whom he later\nconduct interviews 02 display photographs of OSWALD in\nrecognized from news media photographs as LEE HARVEY OSWALD.\nrelation to his presumed interest in those localities.\nHe did not associate with OSWALD, and as far as he knows,\nMORALES did not associate with OSWALD. He pointed out\nThe Palace of Fine Arts\nthat at that time be had no reason to pay any particular\nattention to OSWALD, assuming that OSWALD was merely an\nIt was observed that the Palace of Fine Arts,\nAmerican tourist.\nwhich is located to the cast of the Alameda Contral Park\nin Mexico City, is = huge building which, in addition to\nDuring the time he was staying at the Hotel\nits main theater area where operas, musicals, ballet\nDel Comercio he also noticed four Cybans, one of whom he\nperformances and symphonics are presented during various\nheard, probably from MORALES, was from the State of Florida,\nseasons, has numerous other halls utilized continuously\nU. S. A. Be described this individual as a white male,\nfor recitals, art oxhibits, and varied special events.\n55 to 56 years of age, 5 ft. 8 In. in height, slender build,\nAccess to the building is not controlled and it is open\nfair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the\nto the public at all times: consequently, no effort was\nCubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,\nmade to display photographs of OSWALD or interview persons\nMORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions\nconnected with the enterprises which are housed at the\nand might possibly have their names or other information\nPalace of Fino Arts at the prosent time.\npertaining to them.\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3074\n- 10 -\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3073-Continued\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\nReply.\nPlease\nFile No.\nJuce 22, 1964\nfor recitals, EVE and variou special events.\nAccess to the building is not controlled and it is open\n55 to years of age, In. in Height, slender\nto the public at all times; consequently, no effort was\nfair complexion, and grey hair. He did not associate with the\nmade to display photographs of OSWALD or interview persons\nCubans and did not learn their names or addresses. However,\nconnected with the enterprises which are housed at the\nMORALES had some drinks with them on one or two occasions\nPalace of Fine Arts at the present time.\nand might possibly have their names or other information\npertaining to them.\n- 10\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3074\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3073-Continued\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION\n2.\nWASHINGTON 25, D. C.\nIn Reply. Please Refer to\nFile Na\nSA 105-2909\nJune 23, 1964\nHe saw OSWALD with the Cubans at the hotel on\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD\none or two occasions, but these meetings appeared to be\nsocial in nature.\nLIMA further stated that GABRIEL CONTRERAS V.,\nBASIS FOR INQUIRY\na retired railroad man who resides at Primera de Mayo\n1\nNumber 1, Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was also\nAs has been previously reported, on September 27,\nstaying at the Hotel Del Comercio and may have some\n1963, OSWALD registered at the Hotel dol Comercio, Calle\ninformation pertaining to the Cubans. CONTRERAS probably\n(Street) Bornardino de Sahagun No. 19, Mexico City, under the\nsaw OSWALD at the hotel.\nname of LES, HARVEY OSWALD. His name was continued in the\nguest records of the hotel through October 1, 1963. He\nSA T-1 also advised he had located a sister\noccupied room No. 18.\nof FRANCISCO MORALES in Reynosa who stated her brother\nleft Mexico City and traveled to Victoria, Tamaulipas,\nAccording to the guest records of the hotel, MARIO\nMexico, seeking employment. He was unsuccessful and\nRESENDIZ, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, occupied room No. 21\nrecently went to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where he\nfrom September 26 through October 1, 1963, and GABRIEL\nis currently located; however, she does not have an address\nCONTRERAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was a resident\nfor him at the present time. She stated she expects to\nof room No. 14 from September 26 through October 1, 1963.\nhear from him in the near future and will obtain an address.\nINTERVIEW OF MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA\nOn June 18, 1964, MARIO RESENDIZ VILLANUEVA was\nlocated and interviowed at the Hotel del Comercio by a\nconfidential source abroad, at\" which time he furnished the\nfollowing information:\nHe formerly resided with his sister in Saltillo,\nCoahuila, Mexico, but now rosides at Progreso No. 103,\nVilla Frontera, Coahuila, Moxico, telephone number 103.* He\nis self-employed, selling religious artifacts, jewelry, and\ncurios which he buys in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and sells\nthroughout the Republic of Mexico.\nHe comes to Mexico City at irregular intervals and\n5\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No: 3074-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3074-Continued\n673\n674\nusually stays at the Hotel del Comercio. He did not specifically\nrecall staying at the hotel during the September-October, 1963,\nCONTRERAS told source that during his stay at the\nporiod mentioned above, but was certain he was there if the\nHotel dol Comorcio from September 26 through Octobor 1, 1963,\nthis was the only timo he observed OSWALD, and he could\nhotel record so indicated.\nfurnish no other information concerning OSWALD.\nRESENDIZ was shown a number of photographs of LEE\nHARVEY OSWALD. He said this person was unknown to him by\nname, photograph, or description and wont on to state that\nhe had never noted the presence of an American at the Hotel\ndel Comercio.\nINTERVIEW OF GABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA\nThe following information was supplied by a\nconfidential source who has furnished reliable information\nin the past:\nOn May 23, 1964, the source located and interviewed\nGABRIEL CONTRERAS UVINA, who operates an electrical appliance\nshop at the corner of Gonzalez Ortega and Primero de Mayo\nstreets in Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. The following\ninformation was supplied to the source by CONTRERAS:\nCONTRERAS was in Mexico City from September 26, 1963,\nto October 2, 1963, and resided at the Hotel del Comercio\nduring that period. He always stays at this hotel when he\nvisits Mexico City, which is approximately once every month.\nFollowing the assassination of President KENNEDY on\nNovember 22, 1963, CONTRERAS observed photographs of OSWALD\nin the press. He then recalled that on one occasion at lunch\ntime while eating at the small restaurant next door to the\nHotel del Comercio he sat down at a table with an unknown\nAmerican. It was necessary for him to occupy a table with\nthis unknown American due to the crowded condition of the\nrestaurant at the time. After observing the press photographs\nof OSWALD which appeared in connection with the publicity\nconcerning the assassination, CONTRERAS reached the definite\nconclusion that OSWALD was identical with the unknown American\nwith whom he had occupied a table in the restaurant. CONTRERAS\nadvised the source that he did not exchange a single word with\nOSWALD since it appeared that the latter spoke no Spanish\nand CONTRERAS does not understand English.\n-2-\n-3-\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3074-Continued\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 3074-Continued\nAddress\n6-1-00\nUNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE\nTREASURY DEPARTMENT\nMIR\n2.\n00-2-34,030\nORIGIN\nField\nOFFICE\nAtlanta,\nFILE NO NO 00-2-34,030\nSTATUS\nTITLE OR CAPTION\nOF -\n\\\nLos Parvey Coald\nand\n17/86\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT 456\nFRED APE CRISMAN\ndistributed 23\nMEMORANDUM\n(LAVENDWA MEMO\nFebruary 19, 1968\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nWILLIAM BOXLEY, Investigator\nRE:\nInterview with BOB LAVENDER\nWhen originally contacted from New Orleans early in January,\nLAVENDER lived at the White House Apartments, 523 Denning Way\nin Apartment #9, Seattle, Washington. He has no listed\ntelephone. The landlady of the apartment also has an unlisted\ntelephone. It was determined, however, that her name is MRS.\nJOHNSON and that her phone number is EA. 9-2130.\nAnother tenant in the apartment is WOLFGANG JOST whose telephone\nnumber is EA. 3-6718.\nLAVENDER stated that mail could be cover addressed to him in care\nof DAN R. BROWN, 715 Second Avenue, N., Apartment 2, Seattle,\nWashington. LAVENDER insisted that all contact to him be\nexecuted only through his attorney in San Francisco (See addenda)\nAfter two days of negotiation with the attorney in San Francisco\nfunds were advanced in the form of an aircraft ticket for\nLAVENDER to fly from Seattle to San Francisco and a meeting was\nset up at the Jack Tar Hotel on the night of January 18, 1968.\nThe interview was conducted in the presence of LAVENDER's\nattorney. Neither LAVENDER nor his attorney would permit the\nconversation to be recorded. At the beginning of the interview\nthe attorney required specific reassurance that this office was\ninterested in learning nothing from LAVENDER other than his\nknowledge of the individuals about whom he had written the\noffice. There seemed to be some apprehension on the part of both\nLAVENDER and his attorney that we might wish to inquire into\nmatters which they implied were under investigation by Federal\nauthorities at that time. In connection with this, it's\nnoteworthy that arrests were made shortly after the meeting with\nLAVENDER in the Seattle area of a number of persons described by\nthe FBI as Minutemen who had been conspiring to rob a number of\nbanks in Seattle.\nLAVENDER who is approximately 27 or 28 years of age, stands about\n6'2 or 3\" and weighs approximately 190 pounds, bears a remarkable\nfacial resemblance to photographs of BECKHAM which appeared in\nthe New Orleans newspapers after the latter's appearance before\nthe Grand Jury here, stated that he first met BECKHAM in February\nof 1967 in a bar in Omaha, Nebraska; however, subsequent\ndisclosure of cards which LAVENDER showed me dispute this\nstatement. LAVENDER stated that BECKHAM showed him a Louisiana\nState Police badge which he carried, cards which indicated that\nhe had been a minister in the Catholic church and in the\nUniversal Life Church. The card from Universal Life Church\nshowed that it's address was 1766 Poland Drive, Modesto, Calif\n-2-\nand it was issued by the Rev. KIRBY J. HENSLEY. Both BECKHAM,\naccording to LAVENDER, and LAVENDER, according to my observations,\nseem to have made something of a fetish of carrying cards and\ncertificates of membership in various organizations. For\nexample, LAVENDER said that BECKHAM obtained for him an honorary\nAttorney General's card from the State of Louisiana and he\ndisplayed a card signed by the Attorney General apparently, JACK\nP. F. GREMILLION and dated, however, May 13, 1964. This would\nindicate that had BECKHAM actually obtained that card for\nLAVENDER as he stated, LAVENDER would have had to know BECKHAM\nseveral years prior to his admitted meeting of the man in a bar in\nOmaha.\nLAVENDER states that BECKHAM now has broken away from the\nUniversal Life Church and started his own church organization\nwhich he calls Universal Life Churches of America, Inc.\nLAVENDER states that BECKHAM always appears to be without funds,\nthat he files various corporation papers for sundry people and\nmakes a living from the fees he charges therefor.\nLAVENDER says that the time news of the Garrison investigation\ninto the Warren Commission first broke in February 1967 BECKHAM\ntold him that FERRIE was a pilot, a homosexual, he made fun of\nFERRIE and said that he had had nothing to do with the assassination\nbut \"You watch, he 'll be dead in a couple of weeks.\" BECKHAM\nalso told him, LAVENDER said, of the death of an Associated Press\nreporter who died in bed in Georgia or Alabama late in 1965 or\nearly 1966, whom BECKHAM claimed was killed because ofhis inside\nknowledge of the assassination. However LAVENDER could not recall\nthe name of the reporter.\nLAVENDER said BECKHAM told him he had assisted in establishing a\nfund raising office with SERGIO ARCACHA and LOUIS RABEL in the\nNewOrleans area for anti-Castro activity.\nLAVENDER describes FRED CRISMAN as 53 or 54 years of age, an\nintellectual, gray haired, \"somewhat of SHAW's type\", approximately\n5'9\" to 10\" in height, 175 to 180 pounds, wears glasses when\nreading, owns an expensive but limited wardrobe. He states that\nCRISMAN is an extreme right winger who continuously writes anti-\nKennedy articles and essays apparently for publication in\nmagazines. He states that when BECKHAM was subpoenaed for Grand\nJury testimony, CRISMAN called him (LAVENDER) and said that he\nwould \"kill BECKHAM if I am subpoenaed as a result of anything he\nsays -- not that I know anything about the conspiracy, of course.\nLAVENDER quotes CRISMAN as having said that he made numerous trips\nfrom Olympia, Washington, to New Orleans and Dallas, that he made\na number mm of trips with BECKHAM to the Roosevelt Hotel in New\nOrleans formeetings, He states that CRISMAN has described himself\nas being sadistic in sexual practice preferences.\nLAVENDER states that he has seen CRISMAN on an average of once or\ntwice a week during the year 1967 but knows of no particular\naircraft journeys CRISMAN has made during that period of time.\nNote: Same sepail proferences\nCCAY SHAW. N.O.D.A.S obtained\nblood stained whips sturing search\nof SHAW's apartment.\n-3-\nAs a matter of fact he states that he has been almost exclusively\nin the Olympia-Seattle area. Note the discrepancy in this\ncomment and the claim in the anonymous letter from Orlando,\nFlorida, which states that FRED LEE CRISMAN of Tacoma, Washington,\nflies to New Orleans steadily \"twenty-four times in 1967\".\nLAVENDER at first contended that CRISMAN's unlisted telephone\nnumber did not begin with the \"Main\" exchange, however, when later\nafter being tested he was shown a copy of the Orlando letter, he\nstated it was true, that it had been MAin 7-4790 as stipulated\nin that letter but that within the past three weeks CRISMAN had\nchanged the number and his new number was now MAin 7-6330.\nLAVENDER said that CRISMAN told him that ARCACHA SMITH and LOUIS\nRABEL said that they had accumulated between four and tive\nhundred thousand dollars in cash from various fund raising\nenterprises and private backers. That they as a matter of safe\nkeeping for the money had placed it in BECKHAM's hands in a\nsuitcase and had sent him aloft flying around the country from\none city to another as custodian of the money. He supposedly\nflew under the name of MIKE NELSON and stayed in touch with\nARCACHA. Eventually, the story goes, ARCACHA and RABEL and their\nbackers decided that the money would be used to assassinate\nPresident Kennedy. However, in order to throw the authorities\noff BECKHAM was instructed to land at the Miami airport in\npossession of some $30,000 of the total amount, the rest being\nstored somewhere else and arrangements were made to have the\nFBI and the CIA arrest ARCACHA and RABEL and BECKHAM at the Miami\nairport and confiscate the $30,000, the plan being, it was hoped,\nthat the FBI and CIA would think that this was all of the money\nwhich ARCACHA and RABEL had been able to abscond with.\nLAVENDER added that CRISMAN owns no automobile himself, that he\ndrives friends' older model automobiles which he can borrow from\ntime to time and that he has been ordained a bishop in the\nUniversal Life Church from Modesto by the Rev. K. J. HENSLEY,\nPresident.\nThe high point of the entire three-hour interview and cross\nexamination seemed to have been the story of BECKHAM being\ncustodian for the four to five hundred thousand dollars of stolen\nfunds and LAVENDER appeared to have to work himself up to telling\nthe story towards the end of the interview. He seemed much\nrelieved after he had told the story but throughout the\ninterview he seemed to consult his attorney by expression, by\nfacial expression, and I got the distinct feeling that LAVENDER\nwas on stage reiterating a story which he had been encouraged to\ntell us.\nLAVENDER said that BECKHAM told him he had a private detective\nfriend in Texas City. Later he said, according to LAVENDER, that\nhe had met DAVID FERRIE one time through the efforts of a private\ndetective named JACK MARTIN.\nI strongly suggest this entire story as well as the receipt of the\nletters from Seattle and Orlando bear a distinct JACK MARTIN flavor.\nIt's recommended that the facts contained therein be taken with a\ngenerous portion of salt. If for no other reason, than the fact\nNOTE: An interesting gratuitions observation by\nBoxley (Wood assurated \"former\" C.I.A. agent\nparticula sends - original CRISMAN file - to\nhave departed along with Boxley. AS\n-4-\nthat I havenever met anyone either in the CIA or among right-\nwing donors to political causes who would (A) entrust a large sum\nof money to either BECKHAM or LAVENDER or others of their ilk, or\n(B) permit such funds to be flown around the country in a suitcase\nwhich might become misplaced or stolen at baggage terminals along\nthe airline routes. Some of the information about CRISMAN might be\nchecked through the American Express Company, which is suina\nCRISMAN, according to LAVENDER, for past due charges on a card which\nhe held from that concern.\nOf MARTIN GRASSI, LAVENDER stated that he is \"A real crook\" in the\nused car business in Seattle and that CRISMAN had introduced\nLAVENDER to GRASSI whom he understands is on the fringe in the\nMafia. However, he was unable to offer any connection between\nBECKHAM and GRASSI and between GRASSI and the assassination.\n5/23/68\nreforences - file - No suit on info\nfrom american Express Co. - No record-\nDestrict Attorney Its Garriosen\nNew Crleans\nLc isida\nImportant\nMr. Corricon:\nThe folloving account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare\nnot commit myself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to\nme in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I\nadmit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason\nI take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the\nrealn of coincidence.\nI fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore\nI am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,\nif you think the information I have warrants it.\nNaturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.\nIt is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was\nyears before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the\nstory, the best I can relate to you:\nIt seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this\ncountry began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into\nCuba, This \"army\" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Ouba\nin an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is COMMON knowledge, but\nwhat is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-\nmation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force\nin this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds\ncollected from the sympathizers of the Cubar refugees. These men whom\nI will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money\nin their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-\nfiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,\nas the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,\nand would be left holding the bag, and\nrealizing the international\nconsequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had\nbeen orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of\nPigs invasion.\nSince most of the I400 or more invasion members were either\nkilled or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the\nblame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,\nthough admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.\nI was told this story by a man who allegedly WAS a part of the\nCuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been\none of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FEI\ninvestigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this\n17\nwas teld to me, and at about the same time, I'm sure you remember,\nyour office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine\nor something to that effect, dora to New Crleans for questioning.\nIt seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craba since\nshe really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I\nquote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and\nno real desire to find either. Fe moved to Creaka in March from Lincoln\nNohmaska, where be had spent about two months less with no visable\nX\nreans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of washington\nwith 30 associate of his.\nThe following are a few facts that the Omaha man told me, either\ndirectly or indirectly;\nHe told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office\nannounced your interest in him. he described the man in great detail\nand claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.\nI overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the\nman in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it\nwas the Fhi, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,\nand whether it was that they had something on him or on \"one of the\nothers\".\nHe claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic\ned.\nHe was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked\non your staff at one time as an investigator.\nHe says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who \"looked\nlike Ruby\".\nBeckmine (?)\nSummar\nAt one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel\nthere and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called\nSergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him OP another man they\nsaid was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that\nyou, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he\nhad told you he would talk to you , but not alone,\nH\nHe described the assasination scene in great detail and told\nme some facts about the had definitely new heard before\nHe claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame\nfor the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,\nFerrie, Tippett Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.\nHe told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed\nto have seen a man with a rifle run from the Missy knowl in front\nof Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man blaims that this is where the\nfatal shot came from) The police officer hysteriously had a very\nserious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.\n18\nEe claimed to have net the late President on a number of\noccasions, and he talked about his with very little respect.\nEe claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the\nGovernor.\nThe Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone\ncont each ther no mitter where they were Once, the kashington\nman was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred\nby telephone twice in that one day.\nThe following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel\nthat any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-\nvestigation, Please contact no so we can further discuss this.\n1. Sergio Arcacha\n9\n2. Lucian Rebel- Louis Rabel\nate\n3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.\n4. Thomas E Beckham Maha\n5. Martin Grassi\nMr Carrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I\ncan go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of\nthose mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not\nhave the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of\nprotection, at least to the best of your ability\nI have arranged to be reached through the Democratic chairman\nhere, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His\nTelephone Number is: AT 5-4573\nII the information THE have related tou you here is of any\nconsequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.\nGood luck in your investigation.\nMr.\n19\nTo: archines\nstadges\nIndicated files\nJ.H.\n1\n1/29/64.\nDate\nJIM BRADEN, 621 South Barington Drive, Apartment 6,\nLOS Angeles, furnished the following information:\nBRADEN is a crude oil producer. His mailing\naddress 1s 215 South La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Hills,\nCalifornia. He was in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 on\nbusiness. He had been in Dallas twice before, but that was\nover ten years ago. He is not familiar with Dallas.\nOn November 22, 1963, while on Elm Street trying\nto get a cab, he heard people say that President JOHN F.\nKENNEDY had been shot. He wanted to telephone his family, so\nhe made inquiry and ascertained there was a telephone on the\nthird floor of the building located directly across the street\nfrom a building which was completely surrounded by police\nwith drawn guns, from which building the fatal shots had been\nfired at President KENNEDY.\nBRADEN entered the building, proceeded to the\nthird floor via elevator, found that the telephone did not\nwork and returned to the street level via elevator. As he\nleft, the elevator operator asked him if he worked in the\nbuilding and finding that BRADEN did not, immediately called a\npolice officer who escorted BRADEN to the Sheriff's Office\nwhich was within walking distance. There BRADEN was held\nfor two or three hours and finally questioned and released.\nBRADEN has no information concerning the assassination\nand both LEE HARVEY OSWALD and JACK RUBY are unknown to him.\n- 2* -\n1/28/64\nLos Angeles, California\nLos Angeles 105-15823\nOn\nat\nFile #\nCHESTER C. ORTON and\nSAs JOHN K. ANDERSON /mkk\n1/29/64\nby\nDate dictated\nThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to\nyour agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.\nCD401\nTotals\nDistrict Attorney Its Garriasen\nNew Crleans\nIC ision\nImportant\nMr. Carricson:\nThe folloving account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare\nnot commit ryself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to\nno in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I\nadmit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason\nI take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the\nreatm of coincidence.\nI fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore\nI am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,\nif you think the information I have warrants it.\nNaturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.\nIt is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was\nyears before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the\nstory, the best I can relate to you:\nIt seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this\ncountry began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into\nCuba, This \"army\" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba\nin an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is cormon knowledge, but\nwhat is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-\nmation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force\nin this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds\ncollected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom\nI will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money\nin their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-\nfiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,\nas the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,\nand would be left holding the bag, and realizing the international\nconsequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had\nbeen orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of\nPigs invasion.\nSince most of the I400 or more invasion members were either\nkilled or captured, the Cuben leaders in this country put most of the\nblame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,\nthough admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.\nI was told this story by a man who allegedly WAS a part of the\nCuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been\none of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH\ninvestigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this\n17\nwas teld to =, and at about the same time,, as I'm sure you remember,\nyour office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Ac5laine\nor something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.\nIt seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since\nshe really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I\nquote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and\nno real desire to find either. E moved to Cmaha in March from Lincoln\nNobraska, where be had spent abcut two months C- LASE with no visable\nreans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington\nwith an associate of his.\nThe following are a few facts that the Cmaha nan told me, either\ndirectly or indirectly;\nHe told re about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office\nannounced your interest in him. He described the man in great detail\nand claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.)\nI overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the\nman in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it\nwas the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,\nand whether it was that they had something on him or on \"one of the\nothers\".\nHe claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic\ned.\nHe was originally from New Orleans, and clains to have worked\non your staff at one time as an investigator.\nHe says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who \"looked\nlike Ruby\".\nBeckmine (?).\ntruman\nAt one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel\nthere and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called\nSergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they\nsaid was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that\nyou, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he\nhad told you he would talk to you , but not alone,\nH\nHe described the assasination scene in great detail and told\nme some facts about that I had definitely not-heard before.\nHe claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame\nfor the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,\nFerrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.\nHe told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed\nto have seen a man with a rifle run from the Missy knowl in front\nof Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the\nfatal shot came from) The police officer mysteriously had a very\nserious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.\nEe claimed to have met the late president on a number of\noccasions, and he talked about him with very little respect.\nEe claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the\nGovernor.\nThe Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone\ncontact each ther no mitter where they were. Once, the bashington\nwas in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred\nby telephone twice in that one day.\nThe following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel\nthat any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-\nvestigation, Please contact ne so we can further discuss this.\n1.Sergio Arcacha\n2. Lucian Rebel> Louis Rabel\n3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.\n4. Thomas E Beckham\nomalia\n5. Martin Grassi\nMr Garrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I\ncan go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of\nthose mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not\nhave the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of\nprotection, at least to the best of your ability\nI have arranged to be reached through the Democrati C chairman\nhere, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His\nTelephone Number is: AT 5-4573\nIf the information 1-1 have related tou you here is of any\nconsequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.\nGood luck in your investigation.\nMr.\n19\nDistrict Atterney Iin Garriasen\nNew Coleans\nLc isily\nImportant\nMr. Corricota:\nThe following account may be fiction or it may be fact, 1 dare\nnot commt myself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to\nno in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I\nadmit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason\nI take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the\nreating of coincidence.\nI fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore\nI am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,\nif you think the information I have warrants it.\nNaturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.\nIt is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was\nyears before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the\nstory, the best I can relate to you:\nIt seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this\ncountry began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into\nCuba, This \"arry\" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba\nin an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is common knowledge, but\nwhat is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-\nmation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force\nin this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds\ncollected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom\nI will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money\nin their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CIA, con-\nfiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,\nas the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,\nand would be left holding the bag, and\nrealizing the international\nconsequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had\nbeen orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of\nPigs invasion.\nSince most of the I400 or more invasion members were either\nkilled or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the\nblame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,\nthough admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.\nI was told this story by a man who allegedly was a part of the\nCuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been\none of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH\ninvestigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this\n17\nwas teld to =e, and at about the same time, as I'm sure you remember,\nyour office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine\nor something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.\nIt seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craba since\nshe really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman when I\nquote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and\nno real desire to find either. Ee moved to Cmaha in March from Lincoln\nNebraska, where be had spent abcut two months C- Lass WITH =0 visable\nmeans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Mashington\nBackley\nwith an associate of his.\nThe following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told Ee, either\ndirectly or indirectly;\nHe told Its about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office\nannounced your interest in him. he described the man in great detail\nand claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise,)\nI overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the\nman in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it\nwas the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,\nand whether it was that they had something on him or on \"one of the\nothers\".\nHe claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you questic\ned.\nHe was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked\non your staff at one time as an investigator.\nHe says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who \"looked\nlike Ruby\".\nBeckmine (?)\nCriman\nAt one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel\nthere and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called\nSergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they\nsaid was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that\nyou, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he\nhad told you he would talk to you , but not alone,\nH\nHe described the assasination scene in great detail and told\nne some facts about it the had definitely not heard before.\nHe claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame\nfor the whole thing Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,\nFerrie, Tippett Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.\nHe told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed\nto have seen a man with a rifle run from the Essy knowl in front\nof Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the\nfatal shot came frcm)7 The police officer Hysteriously had a very\nserious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot\nEe claimed to have net the late president on a number of\noccasions, and he talked about his with very little respect.\nEs claims that be left Louisiana upon the advise of the\nGovernor.\nThe Omaha Man and the Washington =32 were always in telephone\ncont each the no mitter where they were. Once, the hashington\nman was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred\nby telephone twice in that one day.\nThe following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel\nthat any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-\nvestigation, Please contact no so we can further discuss this.\n1.Sergio Arcacha\n2. Lucian Rebel> Louis Rabel\n3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.\n110 Thomas Beckham\nMaha\n5. Martin-Grassi\nMr Carrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I\ncan go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of\nthose mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not\nhave the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of\nprotection, at least to the best of your ability\nI have arranged to be reached through the Democrati C chairman\nhere, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His\nTelephone Number is: AT 5-4573\nIf the information I have related tou you here is of any\nconsequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.\nGood luck in your investigation.\nMr.\n19\nDistrict Atterney In Garriesen\nNew Crleans\nLc isida\nImportant\nMr. Carriosto:\nThe following account may be fiction or it may be fact, I dare\nnot commit ryself by trying to substantiate it. The story was told to\nme in bits and pieces over a period of three months by a man, whom, I\nadmit, has very little credibility to his character. The only reason\nI take the time to relate this to you, is because it is now past the\nreatm of coincidence.\nI fully realize the consequences of my actions, and so therfore\nI am prepared to co-operate with your office to the fullest extent,\nif you think the information I have warrants it.\nNaturally, what I refer to is the Kennedy assasination.\nIt is hard to know where to begin, because the beginning was\nyears before I had occasion to come upon this information. This is the\nstory, the best I can relate to you:\nIt seems that back in 1960 and 1961 a group of men in this\ncountry began collecting money for a so-called invasion force into\nCuba. This \"arry\" was prepared to attack and capture Castro's Cuba\nin an invasion sponsored by the CIA. This is common knowledge, but\nwhat is not so well known, is WHY THE INVASION FAILED 1 As the infor-\nmation was given to me, a few of the leaders of the anti-Castro force\nin this country decided to flee the country with a good deal of the funds\ncollected from the sympathizers of the Cuban refugees. These men whom\nI will name later, were arrested in the Miami airport with the money\nin their possesion. The arresting officers, members of the CLA, con-\nfiscated the money; amounting to almost three million dollars. Then,\nas the story goes, President Kennedy, feeling that he had been duped,\nand would be left holding the bag, and\nrealizing the international\nconsequences of such an invasion, pulled the air support that had\nLen orally committed. This, of course, led to the ill-fated Bay of\nPigs invasion.\nSince most of the I400 or more invasion members were either\nkilled or captured, the Cuban leaders in this country put most of the\nblame upon President Kennedy himself. I feel that I have evidence,\nthough admittedly heresay, that can prove this course of events.\nI was told this story by a man who allegedly was a part of the\nCuban revolutionary movement in this country. He claims to have been\none of those arrested at Miami. Also he claims to have been under FH\ninvestigation at various times. I was in Omaha Nebraska at the time this\nwas tcld to me, and at about the same time, ,as I'm sure yea remember,\nyour office was trying to get Perry Ruso's girl friend; Mrs Mc5laine\nor something to that effect, desm to New Crleans for questioning.\nIt seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since\nshe really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleman whom I\nquote decide to come to Cmaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and\nno real desire to find either. He moved to Creaka in March from Lincoln\nNebraska, where be bad spent abcut two months C= Less with no visable\nmeans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington\nwith an associate OI his.\nThe following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told me, either\ndirectly or indirectly;\nHe told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office\nannounced your interest in him, he described the man in great detail\nand claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.\nI overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the\nman in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it\nwas the FHI, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,\nand whether it was that they had something on him or on \"one of the\nothers\".\nHe claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you question\ned.\nHe was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked\non your staff at one time as an investigator.\nHe says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who \"looked\nlike Ruby\".\nBeckmine (?)\nCrimon\nAt one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel\nthere and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called\nSergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him or another man they\nsaid was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that\nyou, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he\nhad told you he would talk to you , but not alone,\nH\nHe described the assasination scene in great detail and told\nme soke facts about it that had definitely now-heard before.\nHe claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame\nfor the whole thing. Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,\nFerrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.\nHe told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed\nto have seen a man with a rifle run from the bassy knowl in front\nof Kennedy (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the\nfatal shot came from) % The police officer mysteriously had a very\nserious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.\nwas teld to me, and at about the same time,,a: I'm sure you remember,\nyour office was trying to get Perry Puso's girl friend; Mrs McBlaine\nor something to that effect, down to New Crleans for questioning.\nIt seemed rather strange to me that she would wind up in Craha since\nshe really had no people there. Also, WHY did the gentleran whom I\nquote decide to come to Omaha? He had no job there, no relatives, and\nno real desire to find either. Fe moved to Creaha in March from Lincoln\nNebraska, where be bad spent about two months C= less with no visable\nmeans of support. He had just préviously been in the State of Washington\nBacklein\nwith an associate of his.\nThe following are a few facts that the Cmaha man told me, either\ndirectly or indirectly;\nHe told me about the pilot named Ferrie long before your office\nannounced your interest in him. He described the man in great detail\nand claimed to know him personally. He also predicted his demise.\nI overheard numerous telephone conversations ( mostly with the\nman in Washington ) in which he asked with great concern whether it\nwas the Fhi, the CIA, or who, that had been asking questions about them,\nand whether it was that they had something on him or on \"one of the\nothers\".\nHe claimed to have either known or had met the Mr. Shaw you question\ned.\nHe was originally from New Orleans, and claims to have worked\non your staff at one time as an investigator.\nHe says he saw Oswald in New Orleans, Also a man who \"looked\nlike Ruby\".\nBeckme (?)\nCriman\nAt one time, the Omaha man and the Washington man met in a hotel\nthere and discussed plans to go to New Orleans to see a man called\nSergio Arcacha. They went, but could not find him OP another man they\nsaid was there. Three days later, the local Newspapers Announced that\nyou, too had been looking for Mr. Arcacha for questioning and that he\nhad told you he would talk to you , but not alone,\nH\nHe described the assasination scene in great detail and told\nme some facts about it the had definitely now-heard before.\nHe claims that Oswald was a patsy, a setup, to take the blame\nfor the whole thing. Also that OSWALD WAS A HOMOSEXUAL like Shaw,\nFerrie, Tippett9 Dallas police oficer ) and a score of others.\nHe told me about the motorcyle police ficer who claimed\nto have seen a man with a rifle run from the assy knowl in front\nof Kennedy. (incidentally, The Omaha man claims that this is where the\nfatal shot came frcm)7 The police officer mysteriously had a very\nserious accident right after the incident, and now is a near idiot.\nEe claimed to have met the late president on a number of\noccasions, and he talked about him with very little respect.\nEe claims that he left Louisiana upon the advise of the\nGovernor.\nThe Omaha Man and the Washington man were always in telephone\ncontact each then no matter where they were. Once, the washington\nman was in Washington D.C. for some reason or another and they conferred\nby telephone twice in that one day.\nThe following is a list of the names for the story above. If you feel\nthat any of them fit into a proper place, or into your current in-\nvestigation, Please contact ne so we can further discuss this.\n1. Sergio Arcacha\n$\n2. Lucian Rebel Louis Rabel\netc\n3. Fred L, Crisman WASH.\n4. Thomas E Beckham\nMaha\n5. Martin Grassi\nMr Garrisson, perhaps this is all hogwash. I really do not Know. I\ncan go into more detail on all of this, and I have the addresses of\nthose mentioned above. I would come to New Orleans myself, but I do not\nhave the necessary finances. Also, I would have to be assured of\nprotection, at least to the best of your ability,\nI have arranged to be reached through the Democratic chairman\nhere, Mr Thomas Reagan 101 Woodbridge Way, Mesquite, Texas. His\nTelephone Number is: AT 5-4573\nII the information H have related tou you here is of any\nconsequence, contact Mr. Reagan, and he will contact me.\nGood luck in your investigation.\nMr.\n19\nMEMORANDUM\nOctober 27, 1967\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nBILL BOXLEY, Investigator\nRE:\nINTERVIEW WITH HARVEY L. WADE\n406 So. Howell\nChattanooga, Tenn. 37412\nTelephone: 624-3228\nOn Wednesday, 25 October, 1967, HARVEY LAWILL WADE, a\nbuilding inspector for the County of Hamilton, Tennessee,\nChattanooga was interviewed at 11:30 A.M. in his office at\nthe Courthouse regarding his statement contained in Warren\nCommission Exhibit # 2370 and in Warren Commission Exhibit\n# 2432. WADE confirmed that the descriptions of two men\nhe saw with LEE HARVEY OSWALD in the Carousal Club, Dallas,\non the night of November 2370 10, 1963, were accurately recorded\nin Commission Exhibit CE/by the FBI Agent taking statement.\nHe disappointedly commented however that it could not have\nbeen LEE HARVEY OSWALD with whom he saw the men because\n\"Of course OSWALD was not there\".\nWADE responded exuberantly however when informed that OSWALD\nundoubtedly had a double in Dallas as well as other places\nwith him, and seemed relieved that he had not made the\nmistaken identification of OSWALD which the FBI questioner\nhad indicated he must have made. WADE located the position\nat the bar where OSWALD and his companions were sitting and\nhis own relative position to that in a photograph shown him\nof the interior of the Carousal Club. His distance from\nthe three men appears to have been less than twenty feet.\nHe describes # 1 man who resembled OSWALD very much in appear-\nance as being 5'8\", 140 pounds, with long black hair and\nadds to his description in CE 2370 the information that he\nwore the hair parted on the left side and had an immature or\nbaby expression around his mouth and chin. He estimated his\nage to have been in his early 20's. The # 2 man, described\nas 5'10\" tall, stocky build, oval faced, of Mexican or\nSpanish extraction with a one inch scar on his left eyebrow,\nalso had a noticeably pox-marked face. He states that our\nphotograph of LAWRENCE HOWARD represents a man several years\ntoo old in appearance and too stern of expression. He\nremembers the # 2 man being in his early 30's and of more\nclean-cut pleasant facial expression.\n-2-\nMR. WADE looked at all photographs in our display kit and\nwas unable to identify even partially any as being the\nunidentified men although he did comment that our 1963\nNew Orleans Police Department photograph of LEE HARVEY\nOSWALD was identical to the man he had previously identified\nas OSWALD.\nMR. WADE will be happy to cooperate in any way with this\noffice including identifying photographs submitted him by\nmail. His address is 406 So. Howell, Chattanooga, Tennessee\n37412, telephone: 624-3228.\nBILL BOXLEY\nAnti-Castro raids continue\nCuban Exiles\nHave\nLear\nBy ROBERT K. BROWN\nused by CIA age\nskiing.\nNTI-CASTRO military activity in the Carib-\nA\nbean and Miami area has reached an all-\nTHIS incident\ntime low. Even an occasional mention of\nsentment it\nlarge training camps and/or impending anti-Castro\ncaused the CIA\noperations are now hard to find in once rumor-\nthe \"Florida\"\nAnd once again\nridden Miami.\nrendered the shi\nPresent counter-revolutionary operations are\nby burning cut\nlimited to a few surreptitious runs conducted by\nand a generator.\nsmall groups operating independently of the Cen-\nof the \"Florida's'\ntral Intelligence Agency, which provides food,\nhas been negotia\nmedicine, agents and a handful of weapons for\nCIA to repair 1.\ntheir contacts in Cuba. Three or four organiza-\nWith the money\ntions give classes on demolition and other military\nsuch a repair j\nsubjects in their \"ices or maintain scraggly train-\nida's\" crew ho\ning camps where eir men exist on rice, beans,\nsmaller ship wit\ncan conduct the\nhope and the pleasure cursing the CIA. Since\ntions withou\nthe abortive invasion of Cuba which CIA spon-\nance.\"\nsored in April, 1961, that agency has become al-\nCIA personn\nmost as unpopular as Fidel Castro with large num-\nto the \"Florio\nbers of Cubans.\ncrew, are \"stu\nCIA sponsored operations\nenced and has\nagainst Castro started slack-\nto buy supplies, the exiles\nThey charge 1\nening off in January of this\nlook to the CIA for weapons,\nman of the\nyear before the foreign min-\nmedicine, foods. ships and all\nWest-code nam\nisters' meeting at Punta del\nthe other materials necessary\nis an ex-Agrie\nEste. Failure to initiate oper-\nto keep a revolution going. Cu-\nment official wi\nations after Punta del Este\nban exiles who are not cor-\ning about mai\nwas explained by pointing\nrupt, who are daily risking\nand that \"Go\nout that nothing should be\ntheir lives for freedom. say\nhead of marin\ndone which might substan-\nthey have been unable to\nthe Miami ar\nraise any sizable amounts of\nANTI-CASTRO FORCES TRAIN IN SWAMPS.\ntiate Castro's charge of re-\nSmall commando raids are effective.\nmanded anythi\nnewed United States aggres-\nmoney from American citizens\na 50-ft. yacht.\nsion before the United Nations.\nor industry.\nAnother Cuba\nAfter that \"crisis\" passed,\nThese exiles say that the\nHere Is an account of one\nby Roberto Bombino who had-\nferent organiza\nthe Cubans were pacified with\nCIA pays a monthly lump sum\nsuch complaint:\nrecently defected from the\nCIA \"safe how\nthe story that it would take\n-some estimate it at be-\nSometime ago, a Cuban mil-\ncommand of the Cuban frigate\nlocated on a\ntime for new CIA boss John\ntween $100,000 and $200,000-\nlionaire bought a small World\n\"Marti.\" This same frigate\noutside of Mia\nMcCone to orient himself.\nto the \"Consejo\" which Is lead\nWar II surplus warship\nand its commander. Bombino,\ncame obvious.\nThen it was said that the\nby Dr. Miro Cardona, former\n(which we'll call the \"Flor-\nhad chased and attempted to\nsurrounding T\nDefense Intelligence Agency\nPremier of Cuba under Castro.\nida\") and installed the most\nsink the \"Florida\" three\ngrowing veget\n(DIA) was taking over the\nCardona then parcels the\nadvanced navigational equip-\nmonths earlier according to\nthe primary 1\noperational missions of the\nmoney out to the varlous or.\nment and engines available.\none of the former crew mem-\nfarm's new own\nganizations that make up the\nAfter the boat was equipped\nbers.\nCentral Intelligence Agency.\n\"vegetable far\nIf the Cubans have been un-\n\"Consejo,\" they report.\nto the tune of better than\nThe American captain. who\nbig fuss about\nimpressed by these expla-\nOne group which recently\n$50.000, the CIA moved in\nwe'll call \"Johnny,\" told me\nplanes flying\nnations. they have been\nbroke with the Consejo re-\nand offered to take care of\nhe was offered a year's pay\nage.\neven more unimpressed with\nportedly received a monthly\noperational expenses-salary\nand a trip around the world,\nWhen one\nthe CIA itself-its operating\nlump sun of $2,070. This was\nfor the 20-man crew, repairs,\nor a job as port engineer of\nasked his\ntechniques, personnel, accom-\nsupposed to pay the rent, sal-\nammunition, fuel. etc., as long\nKey West if he would with.\nhis M-3 submi\nplishments. reliability and its\naries of the department heads\nas they were allowed to con-\ndraw from the \"Florida\"\nfired single\nrelations with the Cuban exile\nof the organization and office\ntrol the ship.\nquietly. With the rest of his\nstructor replied\nmovement in general.\nsupplies.\nThe millionaire. who by this\ncrew listening, \"Johnny\" told\nprohibits fir\nSeveral Americans. who\ntime was no longer a million-\nme how the new, more pliable\nweapons in t\nTHE exiles say CIA main-\nhelped set up a training camp\ntime had no alternative but to\ncrew had promptly run the\ntheless, The 4\ntains tight control over the\nin the Everglades, reported\n\"Florida\" aground while test-\nCIA expects\nmajority of anti-Castro organi-\nthat as soon as it became\ning her.\nCubans to 5\nzations by its dispensation of\nknown that a training camp\nFriction developed between\n\"Since we were the only\nwas In operation and young\nthe ship's Cuban crew which\nwith weapons\nfunds. guns and its system of\nones that could run her,\"\nwere not com\ninformants which do not spy\nCubans were clamoring to\nwas captained by an Ameri-\nJohnny laughed. \"the CIA re-\nMembers of\non Castro but on the counter-\nsign up, the C/A contacted the\ncan and the CIA representa.\nluctantly gave the \"Florida\"\ntives in Key West after\nganization bit\nrevolutionaries.\nextle organization sponsoring\nseveral missions failed due to\nback to us. After making ex-\nwere given C\nMoney. the lifeblood of any\nthe camp through Cardona\ntensive repairs. we left on a\nson submachin\nrevolutionary movement. has\nfaulty or incomplete CIA in-\nand promised to contribute a\nmission to Cuba. A few miles\nment to under\nbeen in short supply. During\ntelligence reports. The CIA\nsizuble sum of money to the\nout of Key West. the auto-\nCuba. When\nthe successful 1959 revolt\nthen attempted to force re-\norganization if it would take\nmatic pilot broke and we had\nplacement of the critical, out-\ntempted to te\nagainst dictator Fulgencio Ba-\nits men out of the field for\nspoken but extremely able\nto return to base. On our way\nons only to fi\ntista. Cuban revolutionaries ob-\njust a couple of weeks. The\nback. we decided to test the\nAmerican captain who didn't\nmunition pro\ntained most of their funds\nmen returned to Miami, the\nsmall outboard motors that\ndifferent calit\nfrom inside Cuba-from the\nhesitate to tell the \"spooks\"\norganization got the CIA\nwe use to power the small\nmiddle and upper classes. This\n(nickname for CIA agents)\ncompletely us\nmoney and the training camp\nwhat be thought of their oper-\nboats that ferry men and guns\noccasion they\nhas not been possible for the\nwasn't reopened, these Ameri-\nations.\nfrom the ship to shore. They\nmm. recoiles\nlast year and a half. Further-\ncans say.\ndidn't work, After stripping\nmm ammuni\nmore. funds that were brought\nEventually. the CIA was\nall 4 motors. we discovered\n\"Jose,\" av\nout of Cuba and made avail-\nA\nND one doesn't have to\nable to take over the \"Flor-\nwater had seeped into the\nathlete who\nable for revolutionry activ-\nlook far in Cuban exile\nida\" due to its control of the\neylinders.\"\nAmerican es\nity have been expended and\ncircles to hear numerous\npurse strings and the original\n\"Johnny\" went on to charge\ntold how he\nbe replaced. Thus. if\ncomplaints of CIA dreptness\ncrew and captain were re-\nthat these motors which were\nseveral frier\nniered\ncrew\nunded\nwonned to be new had been\nthe U.S.\n4AA THE DENVER POST Sunday, June 3, 1952\ne Learned to Hate CIA\nused by CIA agents for water\nAfter arriving in the U.S., he\nIN SPITE of the CIA, Cuban\ntheir trip. He estimated it cost\nskiing.\nsaid, he was promised by the\nfreedom fighters continue\nCastro's already strained\nCIA that he would be sent to\nto peck away at Fidel's police\nbudget tens of thousands of\nTHE intment it and the re-\na camp for specialized train-\nstate. They say they feel that\npesos as well as consumption\nengendered\ning in the near future. He\nsuch efforts are not in vain.\nof precious gasoline and wear\ncaused the CIA to take over\ncommented sarcastically. \"I'd\nThey point out that they now\non vehicles used to transport\nthe \"Florida\" once again.\nlike to know what they mean\nbribe fishermen and Castro's\nthe militia to and fro.\nAnd once again the new crew\nby near future, as I'm still\nmilitia with ice, food and med-\nrendered the ship inoperative\n\"You don't have to spend\nwaiting.\"\nicine so they can carry out\nmillions of dollars to hurt\nby burning cut both engines\n\"Jose\" related how he and\ntheir missions.\nand a generator. One member\nCastro,\" the American ad-\nseveral of his co-workers had\nAmerican volunteers, in no\nof the \"Florida's\" originalcrew\nviser continued. \"Multipiy\nplaced large amounts of C-1-\nway connected with the CIA\nwhat we did a hundred times\nhas been negotiating with the\na high explosive-i vital\nor any other governmental\nCIA to repair the \"Florida.\"\nover and he would really be\npoints throughout the plant\nagency. who advise and train\nWith the money earned from\nhurting.\"\nin which he worked. When, he\nthe Cubans maintain that a\nsuch a repair job, the \"Flor-\nsaid. they gleefully informed\nmultitude of small scale raids\nGuerrillas operating in the\nida's\" crew hope to buy a\ntheir American manager the\ncarried out by killer-raider\nEscambray and resistance\nsmaller ship with which they\nplant was ready to blow up\nleaders from the cities con-\nteams could possibly increase\ncan conduct their own opera-\nthe manager frantically ob-\ntinue to trickel into Miami\nthe strain on Castro's now\ntions without CIA \"guid-\njected, \"Don't do that. We'll\nstraining economy to the\nwith reports that men are\nance.\"\nbe back and we don't want\nbreaking point.\navailable to fight but they\nCIA personnel, according\ncan't do it with their bare\nthat plant destroyed.\"\nAccording to these volunteers\nto the \"Florida's\" original\nhands. After assessing the do-\ncrew, are \"stupid, inexperl-\nHERE are confirmed re-\nshort hit and run missions\nT\nnothing situation in Miami,\nports that Cuban lackeys\nwould keep the Communists\nenced and have not guts.\"\nthey compare the Kennedy\nThey charge that the head\nof the CIA also have dealt\noff balance, destroy morale\nAdministration's policy of hop-\nman of the CIA in Key\npoorly with their more coura-\nand force them to tighten up\ning that Fidel will wither on\ntheir control even further.\nWest-code name of \"Max\"-\ngeous countrymen. In Decem-\nthe vine to the little boy that\nber, 1960, Miro Cardone, nom-\nThe number of personnel In-\nis an ex-Agriculture Depart-\nwas thrown from a horse the\nvolved in such activities would\nment official who knows noth-\ninal head of the CIA-financed\nfirst time he tried to ride him\ning about marine operations,\n\"Consejo,\" invited young Cu-\nbe small and consequently the\nand decided not to try again\nlikelihood of the security of\nand that \"Gordon,\" who is\nbans to join the American\ntill the horse died.\narmed forces. Several Cubans\nsuch missions being com-\nhead of marine operations in\nI talked with claimed they\npromised would be slight.\nThe result of such bungling.\nthe Miami area never com-\nWAMPS.\nOne American adviser re-\nother than giving the CIA a\nmanded anything larger than\nhad been promised faithfully\nlated how he and several\nworse name than it had after\nctive.\na 30.ft. yacht.\nthat they would be sent di-\nCubans had stayed on a key\nthe Bay of Pigs failure, may\nAnother Cuban from a dif-\nrectly to special training\nnear Cuba for several days\nproduce some side effects that\nombino who had\nferent organization told of a\ncamps at which they would be\ncted from the\nwhile awaiting to make a con-\nwere not counted on. Several\nCIA \"safe house\" which was\ntaught the special skills they\ntact on the mainland. They\npersons said it is likely that\nhe Cuban frigate\nlocated on a vegetable farm\nwould need to fight the Cuban\ndidn't make their contacts nor\nif and when Castro falls, the\nsame frigate\noutside of Miami. It soon be-\nCommunists.\ndid they get involved in any\nleadership replacing him will\nander. Bombino,\ncame obvious. he said, to the\nOne young chap told me\nfirefights with Castro militia.\nnot be those individuals spon-\nnd attempted to\nsurrounding neighbors that\nFlorida\" three\nthat \"Miro himself promised\nHowever, he said, word got out\nsored by the CIA: such leader-\ngrowing vegetables was not\ner according to\nthat if I enlisted I would get\nof their presence and Castro\nship may come from elements\nthe primary purpose of the\nmer crew mem-\nthe training I wanted and\nhad 5.000 militia combing the\nwhich have had to work\nfarm's new owners when these\nneeded. So I enlisted in the\narea for two weeks-after the\nagainst the CIA as well as\n\"vegetable farmers\" ralsed a\nAir Force. I was sent to Lack-\ncounter revolutionaries had\nFidel, in which case they may\nan captain. who\nbig fuss about crop dusting\nland Air Force Base where\nleft. By his account it cost\nnot turn Cuba into as pro-\nShany,\" told me\nplanes flying over their acre-\nfor six weeks I did little more\nthe American and his counter-\nAmerican a bastion as we\nd a year's pay\nage.\nthan polish boots, pick up cig-\nrevolutionary friends $50 for\nwould desire.\nbund the world,\nWhen one of the trainees\narette butts and clean la.\nport engineer of\nasked his instructor why\nhis M-3 submachine gun only\ntrines. I went to my com-\nhe would with.\nthe \"Florida\"\nfired single shots, the in-\nmanding officer and asked\nthe rest of his\nstructor replied. \"Federal law\nwhen I could expect the spe-\n\"Johnny\" told\nprohibits firing automatic\nclal training I was promised,\new, more pliable\nweapons In the U.S.\" None-\nHe said he knew nothing of\nomptly run the\ntheless, The Cuban said, the\nany such \"special training.\"\nI wrote to the chief of the Air\nround while test-\nCIA expected these same\nCubans to risk their lives\nForce and was discharged\nwere the only\nwith weapons with which they\nshortly thereafter.\"\nould run her,\"\nwere not completely familiar.\nWhen I asked him why he\ned. \"the CIA re-\nMembers of yet another or-\nthought such promises were\nthe \"Florida\"\nganization bitterly claim they\nmade, he answered. \"I think\nAfter making ex-\nwere given cases of Thomp-\nthey want to keep us from\nrs. we left on a\nson submachine guns for ship-\ngetting in the company's hair.\ntha. A few miles\nment to underground forces in\nCubans call the CIA the\nWest, the auto-\nCuba. When at sea they at-\n\"company\" as the Spanish\nroke and we had\ntempted to test-fire the weap-\nabbreviation for company is\nase, On our way\nons only to find that the am-\nCia.\"\n:ided to test the\nmunition provided was of a\nLast month, it is known that\nrd motors that\ndifferent caliber and therefore\nthe heads of three anti-Castro\nower the small\ncompletely useless. On another\norganizations (no longer sup-\nry men and guns\noccasion they were given .57\nported by the CIA) flew to\nto shore. They\nmm. recoiless rifles and .75\nWashington to confer with sev-\nAfter stripping.\nmm ammunition.\neral congressmen. They re-\nwe discovered\n\"Jose,\" a well-known Cuban\nported they were told. \"to wait.\nseeped into the\nathlete who worked for an\nwait. it's the best way to save\nAmerican company in Cuba,\nlives.\" \"Meanwhile, Castro\non to charge\ntold how he stole a boat with\ngets more and more arms and\ntors which were\nseveral friends and escaped\nkills more of our friends,\" one\nnew had been\nto the U.S. in August, 1361.\nleader commented.\nRo:T Bakham EX.7\nINTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY MEL GAUMER 03 KTAC NEWS WITH FRED LEE\nCRISMAN AND ROBERT GRIFFIN (TACOMA, WASH., ATTORNEY REPRESENTING\nCRISMAN) - NOVEMBER 1, 1968\nA.\nI heard your broadcast.\nQ.\nOh, yeah, you heard the broadcast, sure. And MURRAY MORGAN,\nof course, is on our staff, actually as a freelancer but\nhe and I work together and, you know, fooled around with this\nthing all night. What I'm primarily interested in is what\nyou have to say. I'm trying to -- I'll try to be completely\nfair and objective. I'm not trying to crucify anybody.\nBut this is a story, let's face it.\nA.\nMost of it is absolutely untrue and has no relationship to\nthe real thing at all and consequently I'm real unhappy\nwith it. But insofar as the Garrison subpoena what he\nparticularly, what he alleges is that I know people that he\nfeels has some pertinent knowledge to the msassination. Now\nI don't even know what people he's talking about.\nQ.\nMaybe I can -- maybe I can inject a name here that I got\nthis morning forwhat it's worth. And as I say, believe me,\nFRED, as of yesterday at this time I knew nothing about this\nthing except what I had read about the Garrison investigation\nin the past. I have a lot more information than I had then,\nhow much of it is fact and how much of it is fantasy, I\ndon't know. One name that I had is TOM BECKHAM. He also\ngoes by the name EVANS, MARK EVANS\nA.\nHe had two or three million hit sellers, in the record\nbusiness.\nQ.\nAll right. TOM BECKHAM as I understand it is under\nindictment in New Orleans.\nA.\nNo, I talked to him on the telephone this morning. He's\nin Omaha, Nebraska. They had an indictment for him for\nrunning a school of some kind back in Des Moines, Iowa,\nbut they dropped it.\nQ.\nWell, the information that I got from New Orleans today,\nand as you know I did not use this, and I hadn't used it\nup to this point. I got this information. And I know\nthere are some other newspeople who probably have the same\ninformation that TOM BECKHAM was actually in jail in\nDes Moines, Iowa, in connection with a school fraud of some\nsort. I may add that I have called Des Moines. I used to\noperate a radio station in Ft. Madison, so I know Iowa.\nA.\nAll I know is TOM called me today on the telephone. He\nwanted to know what was going on about this thing breaking\nthis way. And I told him that I had heard on the radio.\nAnd he said, no, after that the indictment was dropped\nthree months ago.\nQ.\nWell this I can check out. One of the problems that I've\nrun into today that you're probably aware of is this is\nAll Saints Day and New Orleans is a very Catholic town,\nconsequently, Garrison's office is closed. So I couldn't\nget there. All the county offices -- they call them\nparishes -- are closed. It's a parish in New Orleans,\nrather than a county. I also havethis piece of information\nthat I'd like to have some more information on. I under-\nstand that you have or you did in the past file articles of\nincorporation for a School of Criminology.\n22\n-2-\nA.\nNo, BECKHAM did. All I did was write the courses for it.\nQ.\nWere you involved as a corporate officer?\nA.\nOh, yeah, veah.\nQ.\nWell, at this point, I wasn't --- these are all matters of\nrecord.\nA.\nWhile BECKHAM was here he filed about six corporations, all\nof them non-profit stuff. Some of them I wrote some of the\nstuff for, some of them I didn't.\nQ.\nAll right, let me ask you this, FRED. As I understand it\nthe subpoena from the Grand Jury down there is for the 21st\nof November at 10:00 in the morning. Have you been served\nwith a subpoena yet?\nA.\nNo, I've had no official word whatsoever.\nQ.\nNow, FRED, -- and this I don't use as part of the tape --\nI'm asking you for information. In the State of Washington,\nwho would serve that? How would this be handled? DO you\nknow? This is a county\nWould this be served by the\nlocal Sheriff\nA.\nThe local Sheriff -- you can quote this -- if the local\nSheriff serves it, the State of Louisiana itself does not\nhave subpoena power over a Washington resident. Now if\nit comes through a Federal court, if there's a Federal\nquestion or had a -- there's only one way Louisiana could\nget a witness down there -- that is their State -- would be\neither to have extradition or to have Federal Court.\nQ.\nI understand this Grand Jury is not a Federal Grand Jury.\nA.\nNo.\n(inaudible)\nQ.\nYou have to have extradition papers cleared on a thing of\nthis kind.\nB.\nI think that I would advise my client -- I have not advised\nhim, I haven't even consulted him but I think I would\nadvise him that if he's got nothing to hide, if he were\nserved a subpoena and they furnished him the necessary fees\nto get down there, and his expenses to get down there and\nback, he's got nothing to hide to go down and back free.\nSo there would be no inference of any type of guilt on behalf\nof my client.\nQ.\nWhat about you, FRED?\nA.\nI would go down there under those conditions.\n(inaudible)\nQ.\nAs I say, these are things that should come on the record.\nA.\nI've got nothing to hide from anybody. I'd meet Garrison\nif he wishes to question me about people that I know. Fine.\nI'm willing to give MR a complete list of everybody I know.\n23\n-3-\nl.\nTo your knowledge, have you ever talked toany of Garrison's\npeople before in an official capacity about this\ninvestigation?\nA.\nNo, never.\nQ.\nI mean, if you have, it's been an undercover-type guy.\nA.\nYeah, The only thing that I knew of was the fact that there\nhad been Garrison investigators out in the State of\nWashington off and on during the last year and a half.\nB.\nI think you should tell him what you believe the so called\nundercover agents are -- what they're trying to purport that\nyou know.\nA.\nYeah, I think this was good. And we'll get it on the\nrecord. What the heck!\nI think in all probability what they' re looking for\nactually, the remnants of the free fighters or the Cuban\nfree fighters against Castro of their financial fights.\nThis is what they' re looking for. And Garrison feels if\nhe finds the remnants of that, whatever it might be, well\nup in the thousands of dollars. And if he finds that,\nwhoever has it, wherever it might be, he'll find a definite\nlead to the person that was involved in the shooting of the\nPresident. Because as you recall, going back to his\noriginal theory, it was free Cubans who\nabout the Bay of Pigs type thing, that were a spin-off from\nthe Bay of Pigs, that concocted and formed this wholething.\nWell, there was a tremendous amount of money involved and\nTOM BECKHAM was, he was a disc-jocket in New Orleans, and\npretty well educated, and at that time the free fighters\nwere -- you know, everybody was doing all kinds of social\nthings to help them out, all this type of thing. He served\nas their banker. Now how much money there was, all totaled,\nI don't know. I'm really not sure.\nQ.\nWere you involved with BECKHAM at that time?\nA.\nI never met him until he came to Washington. Buy why he\ncame, I'm not sure. i met him out here. He had a couple of\nhit records be wanted to promo te and that sort of thing and\nI went along with that. I helped out on it. I wrote a lot\nof his stuff for him, as BOB has told you. I'll write\nmaterial for anybody, for anything. I earn a living as a\nfreelance writer. Consequently, I've written for major\npolitical figures in both parties. I still do. Doing so\nright now.\nQ.\nThere's a rumor afoot that you've been writing an underground\nnewspaper in Tacoma. Is there anything to that?\nA.\nThis has been laid on my back about 7 or 8 times -- one\nthing they brought out over and over again. Especially,\npeople calling over the air and asking about it. I use\n24\nPage -4-\nphraseology. in that paper. But I pointed out to them that\nmany a minister uses phraseology out of the Bible you\nknow That doesn't mean they wrote the Bible. Whether a\nrumor is true or whether it's not true has no bearing here.\n(inaudible)\nQ.\nI think this is the way this should be.\nA.\nI've met a couple of fellows that liked - that have written\nmaterial for that, the New Times, I think you're talking\nabout.\nQ.\nYes.\nA.\nBut I haven't written it. I don't have anything to do with\nit.\nQ.\nLet's get to something else. Our first contact was yesterday\nafternoon right after you had had a meeting in the office of\nMayor\nwith the Mayor Mr. Nichols of KAYE and\nChief Zittel and Mr. Dukenthaler. What about this local\nmatter? Let's get that on the record now.\nA.\nOkay, let's get that on the record because I feel this is\nbeginning to get a little annoying, this type of thing.\nIn the first place, I wasn't speeding to start out with.\nB.\nWait. no, I don't think we should. The reason I say this\nis XXXX still'in the process. There's going to be a hearing\non that and I don't think we should\nQ.\nOkay, fine. (inaudible) I'll cut this part of the tape\nand you have my word on it. I'll -- I won't run it.\nB.\nI think what you ought to tell us, your work with Boeing\nand some of what you were telling me as to maybe a feeling\nof Garrison-as to the accusation.\nQ.\nLet me lead into that, BoB, and you tell me if I'm wrong.\nAbout a year ago -- and I may be wrong in this, FRED, but I\nthink I'm right, about a year ago Garrison in a speech in\nLos Angeles or in the State of California that an allusion\nto the fact that there weresome people doing work for Boeing\n?\nwho were involved in the assassination plot of John F.\nKennedy. Now do you have any ideas what this might be?\nA.\nNow he knows I was a former Boeing employee. I was a\npersonnel man. I worked for Boeing a couple of years. I\nquit Boeing to go back to the field of teaching. Now he\nclaims that I did not quit. That I still work for Boeing.\nHe attempts to paint a picture of me as sort of a highly\npàid, undercover -- and please don't mistake underworld,\nI had this quoted to me back today, that I was supposed to\nbe with the underworld.\nQ.\nIf you had called this WTIX man who had some allusions of the\nsame kind\n25\nPage -5-\nA.\nThat I belonged to a fantastic conglomeration of rather\nhighly-paid, sort of super spies for the industrial world\nspy upon-ona another, especially in the field of aero-space\nand aero-hardware of one kind of another. Actually, it's\nnot. I don't have any connection with Boeing whatsoever.\nHe's made this:dlusion to about two or three people. And\nhe has mentioned this Boeing thing three or four times.\nB.\nNow the one thing I want to get reminently clear, you quit\nBoeing.\nA.\nThat's right. Resigned from Boeing.\nQ.\nBecause here again I have picked up today a great deal of\nlike\nthings, and it's very difficult to sort out fact from\nfiction. And as I say, I want to be fair. Whether I agree\nwhat\nwith you or not is beside the point, you know, on anything.\nWhether you agree with me -- we're both in the same business.\nOne other thing, as far as I'm concerned, and from here on\nout we 'll say what you want to say. We'll see if we can get\nit all. I'm going to cut some of these extraneous remarks\nout. There seems to be on the part of some people in this\narea, some question as to your use of the title, \"Doctor\".\nCan you tell me the source of this usage on your part?\nB.\nCould I answer that?\nQ.\nSure, perfectly all right.\nB.\nHe is a psychologist who has a doctor's degree, and he can\nlegally use the term \"doctor\".\nQ.\nMay I ask one thing more? From what institution\nA.\nI got two really, but one is an honorary- type thing\nBrentridge\nCollege and it's at Falcomb, England,\nand you can call it by calling Falcomb 405, if you wanted.\nI got my transcripts and I got my -- in Latin and in\nEnglish.\nQ.\nI knew that you had a B.A. from\nthat you got\nin '51. Am I correct?\nA.\nA B.A. I got in '50.\nQ.\nI know this much. It shows you that I have done a little\nwork. But that was fine. This is another thing. Now, at\nthis point is there anything else you want to get on the\nrecord or you think you should get on the record?\nB.\nI think that you should get on the record or something that\nJ\neven though he has not been served a subpoena in this matter,\nhe is a local person and I think he should bring out which\nI told the PI last evening, he's a veteran of two wars, he's\na fighter pilot who' been shot down twice, is that right?\nShot down twice in World War II and again in Korea. So he\nwas shot down three times in an airplane serving his\ncountry. He is a highly educated man who has not only been\na teacher, but is presently in the radio field, who is a good\ncitizen, and is quite shocked. And the thing that should be\nbecause you're going to be served a subpoena in a Grand Jury\ndoes not mean that you're a victim or that there's any\naccusation against you, it merely means that you might have\n26\nPage -5-\nA.\nThat I belonged to a fantastic conglomeration of rather\nhighly-paid, sort of super spies for the industrial world\nspy upon one another, especially in the field of aero-space\nand aero-hardware of one kind of another. Actually, it's\nnot. I don't have any connection with Boeing whatsoever.\nHe's made this:Alusion to about two or three people. And\nhe has mentioned this Boeing thing three or four times.\nB.\nNow the one thing I want to get eminently clear, you quit\nBoeing.\nA.\nThat's right. Resigned from Boeing.\nQ.\nBecause here again I have picked up today a great deal of\nlike\nthings, and it's very difficult to sort out fact from\n?\nfiction. And as I say, I want to be fair. Whether I agree\nwhat\nwith you or not is beside the point, you know, on anything.\nWhether you agree with me -- we're both in the same business\nOne other thing, as far as I'm concerned, and from here on\nout we'll say what you want to say. We'll see if we can get\nit all. I'm going to cut some of these extraneous remarks\nout. There seems to be on the a part of some people in this\narea, some question as to your use of the title, \"Doctor\".\nCan you tell me the source of this usage on your part?\nB.\nCould I answer that?\nQ.\nSure, perfectly all right.\nB.\nHe is a psychologist who has a doctor's degree, and he can\nlegally use the term \"doctor\".\nQ.\nMay I ask one thing more? From what institution\nA.\nI got two really, but one is an honorary- type thing.\nBrentridge\nCollege and it's at Falcomb, England,\nand you can call it by calling Falcomb 405, if you wanted.\nI got my transcripts and I got my -- in Latin and in\nEnglish.\nQ.\nI knew that you had a B.A. from\nthat you got\nin '51. Am I correct?\nA.\nA B.A. I got in '50.\nQ.\nI know this much. It shows you that I have done a little\nwork. But that was fine. This is another thing. Now, at\nthis point is there anything else you want to get on the\nrecord or you think you should get on the record?\nB.\nI think that you should get on the record or something that\n:-\neven though he has not been served a subpoena in this matter|,\nha is a local person and I think he should bring out which\nI told the PI last evening, he's a veteran of two wars, he's\na fighter pilot who's been shot down twice, is that right?\nShot down twice in World War II and again in Korea. So he\nwas shot down three times in an airplane serving his\ncountry. He is a highly educated man who has not only been\na teacher, but is presently in the radio field, who is a good\ncitizen, and is quite shocked. And the thing that should be\nbecause you're going to be served a subpoena in a Grand Jury\ndoes not mean that you're a victim or that there's any\naccusation against you, it merely means that you might have\n26\nPage -6-\nsome knowledge about something that might be relevant to\nsome issues. So people who are subpoenaed does not have\nany guilt complex associate. That's why I made it emphatic\nat the first point, that my client, if he's served that\nsubpoena and given transportation there and expenses, will\nvoluntarily go. They don'thave to do anything more. Isn't\nthat right?\nA.\nThat's right.\n7\nB.\nI think that should be in the record.\nQ.\nI think also at this point there is one thing I should make\nclear. As soon as I get back to the station, BoB, -- FRED\nis familiar with this, you probably aren't, -- I will make a\ncomplete, unedited dub of what I have here and I will furnish\nit to you so that nobody.-- I will also have one myself --\nand I'll try to be eminently fair and not take anything out\nof context. I'm not going to run this whole thing. There\nare a couple of points in here we want to cut off.\nB.\nSure. This is one of the reasons why he selected you when\nbecause I thought that your broadcast had been\nthe fairest, on the line. At least you went to the trouble\nto place the calls and find out what these people had to say\non the other end.\nQ.\nI don't know whether you heard my 5:30 broadcast last night.\nB.\nNo, I didn't.\nQ.\nAfter my confrontation with FRED last night, I went back and\nI said these are facts I have from UPI. These are things\nthat MR. CRISMAN said to me. I drew no conclusions. That's\nnot for me to do. All right, fine. You're ROBERT GRIFFIN.\nYou're a Tacoma attorney representing FRED LEE CRISMAN.\nB.\nRight.\nQ.\nAnd you're FRED LEE CRISMAN and to the best of your knowledge\nyou are the same FRED LEE CRISMAN that Mr. Garrison's talking\nabout.\nA.\nRight.\nMEL GAUMER\nQ.\nAnd I'm MERRIKE/GARNER, the news director of KTAC.\nB.\nOne point I'd like to put in the record, of your courtesy.\nThat you did not try to ask any twisted questions. You were\nvery fair to both myself and my client. I'd like that to go\nonto the tape also, that you were very courteous and very\nfair and very objective.\n7\nQ.\nThank you very much.\nA.\nOne thing, I've had some -- why did I use the name JOHN GOLD.\nQ.\nYes, I'm glad you thought of that. This, of course, anybody\nin my business doesn't worry about, but other people do.\n27\nPage -7-\nA.\nWe didn't know whether the program was going to be a success\nor not and I give Jim NICHOLS credit for this. He said\nI don't want to have the experience of having a program to\nproduce unless it really clicks and becomes as popular\nas Party Line in the morning that you can get up and walk\noff with. So let me keep the name JOHN GOLD. You just use\na station name. I was perfectly willing to use the name\nFRED CRISMAN. I didn't careone way or another. JIM thought\nit would be better to use JOHN GOLD. I told him not to use\ndoctor, it had nothing to do with it. But he did anyway\nin promoting the thing.\nQ.\nGeneral Mills has had 18 Betty Crockers, I think.\nA.\nPeople say I'm trying to hide something. That wasn't it.\nThe reason was simply that. SOMI couldn't get up and walk\noff with the program.\n28\nFERRIE\nMEMORANDUM\nODD CHURCHES\nNovember 15, 1967\nTO:\nDistrict Attorney\nFROM:\nTOM BETHELL\nRE:\nMORRIS BROWNLEE and DAVID FERRIE\nI spoke to MORRIS BROWNLEE in this office on\nTuesday, November 7, 1967 and I asked him how he first\nmet DAVID FERRIE.\nBROWNLEE said that he first met FERRIE in 1953,\nas a result of BROWNLEE's interest in rockets. At that\ntime, BROWNLEE was building model solid fuel rockets, and\nwas interested in progressing to liquid fuel rockets. He\nmet a friend (unidentified) who was in the C.A.P. who\nadvised BROWNLEE that he should contact Captain FERRIE if\nhe was interested in rockets. BROWNLEE then went to the\nMoisant C.A.P. Squadron where he met FERRIE (in 1953).\nFERRIE talked at length about liquid fuel rockets and\nBROWNLEE was fascinated by his eloquence and intelligence.\nThey became friends. In 1958 BROWNLEE himself became a\ncivilian instructor in the C.A.P. (N.O. Squadron), teaching\nwith \"pun POWNER a\nanatomy and first aid.\nAs a result of their association, and, evidently,\nthe influence FERRIE had on him, BROWNLEE was later baptized\nconvert to the Catholic faith. FERRIE was present at the\nceremony, in the capacity of BROWNLEE's godfather. BROWNLEE\nnow regards himself as \"somewhat of an apostate at the present\ntime. I cannot reconcile my own convictions and the Catholic\nmain line.\" His conversion, he recalls, was of an intellec-\ntual character.\nD\nBROWNLEE remarked that after FERRIE left St, Mary's\nSeminary, Cleveland, Ohio (in 1940) he later became a bishop\nIn a schismatic sect which has legitimate holy orders. FERRIE\nmay have celebrated mass, though BROWNLEE has never seen him\nNOPP Norman\ndo\nso\nBROWNLEE advised that he last saw DAVID FERRIE\na\nyear before BROWNLEE was questioned by this office (which\nwas December 1966), i.e. approximately December 1965. at\nthis time FERRIE was depressed, and, according to BROWNLEE\npredicted that he would not live much longer.\nfor (Day give Back Place M-16\nA\nTHE\nTUCKER, SCHONEKAS & GARRISON\nATTORNEYS AT LAW\n710 CARONDELET STREET\nGIBSON TUCKER, JR.\nNEW ORLEANS, LA. 70130\nRUSSELL J. SCHONEKAS\nJIM GARRISON\n588-9014\nARTHUR S. MANN, III\nOctober 20, 1977\nMemorandum to: L.J. Delsa and Bob Buras\nRE: Material allegedly seen at Wray Gill's Office following\nassassination.\nAdd: ofGici Programister\nYou have requested that I go through my material to see whether or\nnot we had encountered information which might link G. WRAY GILL'S\noffice in some way with the assassination of JFK.\nAdd:\nYou already have, of course, the phone bills we got rom that office\nfor 1962 and 1963, which include the September 24, 1963, call to the\nRobert\nWHITEHALL number in Chicago (which call, as you know, established a\nMorgan\nlinkage with Lawrence V. Meyers, who left Chicago just before the\nassassination to fly to Dallas where he met with Jack Ruby every night\nuntil Lee Oswald was killed).\nIn response to your request, I have found a series of memos -- which\nI collected from various subject areas -- which indicate that one CLARA\nFLOURNOY (better known as \"BOOTSIE GAY\") was in WRAY GILL'S office the\nday following the assassination and allegedly observed several female\nemployees cleaning out DAVID FERRIE'S desk. It was then that she saw\nthe diagram quite apparently referreing to the scene of the assassina-\ntion in Dallas. When she picked it up it was snatched from her by one\nof GILL'S employees.\nThe memos relating to this incident, which are attached, are as follows:\n1. November 8, 1967, memo from Harold Weisberg re his inter-\nview with AL CLARK and CLINT BOLTON wherein they confirm BOOTSIE GAY\ntelling them of the incident.\n2. March 27, 1969, sheet from our office lead file re-\nferring to the incident.\n3. April 22, 1969, memo from Captain Fred Soule (New\nOrleans Police Department, temporarily attached to my staff) in which\nhe interviewed AL CLARK and CLARK verified BOOTSIE GAY'S having told\nhim about being in WRAY GILL'S office and seeing a chart that \"indicated\nan assassination plot.\"\nMemorandum to Delsa, Buras\nOctober 20, 1977\nPage two.\n4. April 24, 1969, memo from Captain Soule concerning\nhis interview with BOOTSIE GAY in which she confirmed the incident\nand described the \"chart or sketch\" which she saw, as well as the\ncircumstances under which it was removed from her by one of GILL's\nemployees.\n5. June 6, 1969, memo from Captain Soule with two members\nof GILL'S staff.\n6. Undated, handwritten memo from Captain Soule in which\nhe describes the photo-copy (indicated as still in his possession) of\na sketch drawn for him by BOOTSIE GAY.\nHope the attached memos are of some use to you.\nJIM R GARRISON\nJG:JBS\natttachments\nprocess 1000\n( Copy for Sciembra)\nMEMORANDUM\nalso for fead files\nNovember 8, 1967\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nHAROLD WEISBERG\nRE:\nInterview with:\nAL CLARK and CLINT BOLTON\nDixieland Hall\nLate last night and the night before I interviewed these\npeople. CLARK alone last night.\nCLARK is described to me (BARBARA REID) as a respectable\nhomosexual of the \"SHAW\" type and probably well acquainted with\nSHAW. CLARK acknowledged to me only 2 social encounters with SHAW.\nBARBARA thinks a much close relationship is probable especially at\nsuch parties as are staged at JOHN DODT's.\nCLARK was not the purpose of my visit. I wanted to elicit\nCLINT BOLTON's cooperation re: THORNLEY and if his word means\nanything we have it. BOLTON confirms your information that\nTHORNLEY hated Kennedy ( which BARBARA denies). He is in current\ncommunication with THORNLEY who is in Tampa.\nCLARK told me that in the Summer of 1963 prior to OSWALD's\nliterature distribution, he met OSWALD when introduced by DEAN\nA NDREWS at the Dixieland Hall which was then next door. CLARK says\nthere was this one occasion only.\nHe has a thorough dislike for ANDREWS who he regards as an\ninveterate liar and a dishonest man. CLARK and BOLTON also told me\nof what they had been told by BOOTSIE GAY.\nBARBARA REID describes BOOTSIE GAY as a homosexual of fine\nSouthern family background occasional inheritances and the operator\nof a small gallery. (More on tape)\nBOOTSIE GAY according to this story was in G. WRAY GILL's\noffice at the time FERRIE was first being \"investigated\" by the FBI.\nShe is said to have said she saw GILL going over FERRIE's papers in\nhis office. These included a chart of the assassination scene.\nIt is my present recollection that the information was AL\nCLARK's and that BOLTON knew about it either by having been present\nor by having been told. Both described BOOTSIE GAY as the last\nperson you would want as a witness, but believe her.\n-1-\nLast night I checked back briefly to see if CLARK had seen\nothers who he knew or thought might have been ANDREWS' clients.\nThis was negative but he assumed an openly defensive position\nabout SHAW and his normally smiling face got hard. He would not\nreally say he had not seen SHAW more than 2 times. He said only\nthat he had seen SHAW twice.\nHAROLD WEISBERG\nHW/leb\n-2-\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM\nR:SHAW SHAW (genentalita)\nDEAN ANDREWS\nOSWALD\nMarch 27, 1969 - Dictated\nBANISTER\nMarch 28, 1969 - Transcribed\nAlsore: BOOTSIE GAY\nof material at WRAY GILL'S\noffice.\n82\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nANDREW J. SCIAMBRA, Assistant D. A.\nRE:\nTHE NEW SHAW LEAD FILE\nSignature\nI.\nBOB GUZMAN LEAD:\n(See Sciambra memo of 5/28/68; Meloche memo of 2/10/67;\nSciambra memo of 3/13/68; and Navarre and Simms memo\nof 2/21/67)\nPAUL TAYLOR said that he saw OSWALD about three\nor four times at Thompson's Cafe in the 100 block of St.\nCharles Avenue. When he was interviewed by me, he said\nthat BOB GUZMAN probably told the FBI about OSWALD being\naround Thompson's. GUZMAN previously worked for Guy\nBANISTER. GUZMAN also puts a MR GRAHAM in BANISTER'S\noffice who allegedly \"bugged\" OSWALD'S apartment when\nhe (GRAHAM) worked as an investigator for the State\nSovereignty Commission around 1963.\nCart\nSociety\nII.\nAL CLARK LEAD: (Re: BOOTSIE GAY at\nWRAY GILL'S office\nt\na\n(See Weisberg memo of 11/8/67 and Bethell memo of\nsign\n12/4/67)\nAL CLARK, allegedly a respectable homosexual of\nthe SHAW type, who knows SHAW, JOHN DODT, and BOOTSIE\nGAY, told Weisberg that DEAN ANDREWS introduced him to\nLEE HARVEY OSWALD during the Summer of 1963 at Dixieland\nHall on Bourbon Street. Dixieland Hall is run by CLINT\nBOLTON who was KERRY THORNLEY closest friend in New\nOrleans. Also, BOOTSIE GAY was supposed to have been in\nG. WRAY GILL'S office when GAY was going through FERRIE'S\npapers and saw a chart of the assassination scene among\nFERRIE'S papers, JOHN DODT and BOOTSIE GAY, who are\nfriends of SHAW, are known for their parties which cater\nand SHAW or friends of SHAW.)\nto the \"gay\" crowd. (Possible connection between W(GILL) OSWALD\nintended to\n-1-\n2\nR.FERRIE\nMEMORANDUM\nRe: OSWALD\nApril 22, 1969\nRe :ANDRENS\nTO:\nJAMES L. ALCOCK, Exec. Assistant District Attorney\nFROM:\nCAPTAIN FRED A. SQULE, SR.\nRE:\nINTERVIEW WITH AL CLARK\nItem # 2\nIn answer to a subpoena I interviewed AL CLARK who gave\nhis correct name as ALFORD GRAYSON CLARK. He appeared to be\nrelaxed and inferred that he would like to be cooperative. He\nstated that the WEISBURG Report is correct except that CLINT\nBOLTON was never the owner but an employee of AL CLARK. CLARK\nstated that BOLTON is no longer affiliated with Preservation Hall\nbut is employed by The Vieux Carre Carrier, a French Quarter\nweekly publication.\nAnother point of error is that AL CLARK was not certain\nthat DEAN ANDREWS introduced him to LEE HARVEY OSWALD. He stated\nthat this could have happened, but he is not certain because he\nknows DEAN ANDREWS well and did meet LEE HARVEY OSWALD at\nPreservation Hall. Elaborating further on this point he stated\nthat he sometimes confused OSWALD with GORDON NOVELL who DEAN\nANDREWS introduced to him in regard to having a segment of\nPreservation Hall displayed at the New York Worlds Fair.\nCLARK verified the fact that be told WEISBERG that\nBOOTSIE GAY was conducting some business at G. WRAY GILL's office\nand she saw a chart, that had belonged to DAVE FERRIE that\nindicated an assassination plot.\nALFORD G. CLARK stated he would gladly cooperate and\nstated his business address is Dixieland Hall, 522 Bourbon Street)\nphone number 523-8887.\nHe indicated that BOOTSIE GAY's correct name is CLARA\nFLOURNOY GAY who is a white female about 60 and that she is\nemployed at Max Hill Painting Suppliers located 621 St. Peter\nStreet, phone number 523-3132.\nA D.A. Notice will be sent to her.\nCAPT. FRED A. SOULE, SR.\nMemo dated 3/28/69' #2\nshow leads on is\nMEMORANDUM\nRe FERRIE\nApril 24, 1969\nTO:\nJAMES L. ALCOCK, Exec. Assistant D. A.\nFROM:\nCAPT. FREDERICK A. SOULE, SR., Investigator\nRE:\nINTERVIEW WITH:\nCLARA FLOURNOY \"BOOTSIE\" GAY UNDER ITEM #2,\nAL CLARK INTERVIEW.\nIn answer to a subpoena, Bootsie Gay came into\nthe office on this date at about 2:45 p.m. She stated to\nSoule and Mr. James Alcock that she resides at 528 Dumaine\nStreet, and is employed at Max Hills Painting Suppliers\nlocated at 629 St. Peter Street - telephone: 523-9302.\nShe stated that just prior to the assassination\nshe was having G. WRAY GILL do some legal work of a civil\nnature for her. She made several trips to GILL'S office\nand observed DAVID FERRIE who had an office at GILL'S office,\nand she understood that FERRIE was an investigator for GILL.\nThe day following the John Kennedy assassination,\na Saturday, she (MRS, GAY), went to GILL'S office and\nobserved that two female employees were cleaning out FERRIE'S\ndesk. She saw a chart or a sketch, and what caught her eye\nwas the fact that this chart had ELM written on what appeared\nto be a street. There was also a building and on the street\nwas a square with letters \"VIP\" written in this square.\nMRS. GAY stated that she remarked to the\nreceptionist that this should be turned over to the F.B.I.\nThe receptionist then picked it off the desk and threw it\nin the trash can stating it was nothing.\nMRS. GAY stated that she then took the document\nfrom the trash can stating that she would give it to the F.B.I.\nThe receptionist then grabbed the document from Mrs. Gay's\nhand and again threw it in the trash can.\nMRS. GAY seemed to be about 60 years, reasonably\nintelligent, slightly nervous and very cooperative. She\nappears to be the type of individual that likes to see justice\nprevail.\nCAPT. FRED SOULE, SR.\nRaiFERRIE\nMEMORANDUM\nJune 6, 1969\nTO:\nJAMES L. ALCOCK, Assistant Dis trict Attorney\nFROM:\nCAPT. FREDERICK A. SOULE, SR., Investigator\nRE:\nSHAW LEADS (2) Report on interview with ALICE\nGUIDROZ, WF, and REGINA FRANCHEVICH, WF, as a result\nof interview with BOOTSIEGAY (Item #2)\nOn April 24, 1969, CLARA FLOURNOY, known as BOOTSIE GAY stated\nshe saw a document (her statement on record) at G. WRAY GILL's\noffice that she suspected was a sketch of the John F. Kennedy\nmurder scene in Dallas\nOn Monday, June 2, 1969, both of G. WRAY GILL's receptionists\ncame into the office and were interviewed regarding the chart or\nketch.\nALICE GUIDROZstated that she had never seen such a chart or\nsketch. She stated that she knew BOOTSIE GAY as a client of\nGILL's, she knew FERRIE who acted as an investigator for GILL.\nShe said she did not know SHAW except for the newspaper accounts.\nShe had never seen SHAW and FERRIE together and has no knowledge\nto prove that they knew each other.\nALICE GUIDROZ stated that on Saturday, the day following the\nassassination, she was not working and that she was in Baton\nRouge staying at the Continental Hotel and that she was there\nfor the purpose of seeing LSU play football.\nREGINA FRANCHEVICH as a result of questioning furnished the\nfollowing information: She does not recall seeing such a\ndocument (a copy of drawing by BOOTSIE GAY was shown to her)\nShe appeared to be evasive and most answers given by her were,\n\"I don't remember\".\nShe knew DAVE FERRIE, did not know CLAY SHAW and she is unable\nto link SHAW and FERRIE together in any fashion. She appeared\nto be extremely nervous.\nFREDERICK A. SOULE, Soura SR.\nRo: FERRIE\nTo\nMR JAMES ALCOCK\nFrom\nCAPT FREDERICK A. Saule\nSUBJECT\nPHOTO - COPY OF SKETCH DRAWN By\nBOOTSIE GAY ON APRIL 24,1969 IN\nTHE OFFICE OF VAMES ALCOCK\nSiR:\nAs you ARE AWARE BOOTSIE GAY\nDREW THIS DiAGRAM iN YOUR OFFICE. I\nSOULE HAVE THE ORIGINAL. THIS, To THE\nBEST OR HER RECOLLECTION, is A\nLIKENESS OF WHAT Site SAW AT\nG.WRAY Giu's OFFICE. SHE WROCE\nELM STREET, DREW A SQUARE FOR A\nBUILDING AaD it SECOND SQUARE\nwith iNiTiALS\" VIP\" FOR A\nVEHICLE\nSoule\n32.\nRADIO\nKBON\nRADIO STATION KBON Division of Blaustein Industries, Inc.\n1490\n304 SOUTH 18th STREET TELEPHONE 342-8282 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68102\nAugust 4,1968\nMr James Garrison\nDistrict Attorney\nRa: BECITHAM\nParish Of Orleans\nWALLE(feomal)\nState Of Louisiana\n(MARILYN MOODN (DELILAH) = victim)\nCRISMAN (by inference)\n2700 Tulane Avenue\nNew Orleans, 70119\nDear Mr.Garrison:\nThank you for your reply to my recent letter regarding\n& possible future appearance here in Omaha, and I do\nrealize that the presure of the Shaw trial will prevent\nany consideration of such an appearance soon.\nIn my letter I mentioned my curious thinking toward\nOmaha, In light of the Mo MoMaines and Backbaw figures\nmoving here. Your note about the SAC officer, and the\nSAC headquarters, seems very logical for many reasons.\nThe day that your office issued the original warrant\nfor Beckham I went looking for him and found him in\nBellevue, In the company of a Larry Davis. Davis was,\nand is a newspaperman out there but has only been in\nthe area a short time, orginally from the West Coast\nI' understand. Davis and the SAC officer are 2/80 vary\nclose. Beckham engaged a Bellevue attorney in his\nTight, Which also was,I suppose, suggested through his\nfriends out there, Actually T know this area like the\nback of my hand and Beckham had no reason to even go\ninto the Bellevue area in the first place, if he were\nliving in Omaha. The majority of the residents out\nthere are Air Force.\nI have a very close and personal friend in the service\nout there and am keeping tab on anything there that\nmight \"smell\".\nAs I also mentioned in my letter, T have been concerned\nfor over a year about the DELILAH MURDER case here, and\nover the fact that she was a dancer in Ruby's club, and\nhad met death here in, what could be, an unusual manner.\nMr.A .0. Wolf, the Public Defender, is also a personal\nfriend of mine, and we have discussed the case. Leonard\nWalle, Delilah's husband of a short time first defended\nhimself and than called in Wolf. In checking with the\nprison in Lincoln, the Warden tells me (and he could be\nKBON PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!\n(2)\nin trouble if it got out that he was releasing confidential\ninformation to me) ..he savs that Walls 18 there and is a\nmodel inmate, and that he Noes have visitors He couldn't\ntell me on the phone and I said I would press him for the\nnames of the visitors but MIGHT want to come downsand 399\nhim soon (So I can check the card on Walle).\nI can also get the trial copy if you feel that it is worth\nfurther attention, or I can obtain copies of any portion that\nyou wish, through A.Q. Wolf.\nDelilah worked at a place here called \"The Roam IN\", owned and\noperated by a Frank Forsburg. Mr. Forsburg's wife was, I believe,\non the acene of the mudder very soon after it happened, but\nthat would be in the transcript of the trial.\nI'm sure the name of Delilah's first husband JOHN MIRANDA\nmight be enough for you to consider before going further into\nthe matter, as well 23 the fact that Walle and Delilah were\nmarried in New Orleans.\nOr We\nneed\nForgive me if I feel that every little detail is 30\nimportant, when I do know that this whole matter may not\nN.C.I.C.T\ncontribute in any way to your investigation, but in by some records\nsmall chance it does I would feel setisfied in knowing that on him.\nI have have assisted.\nor\nAfter putting what I have sent to use in determining your\ndecision you might give me some information on a confidential\nbasis, if you feel it would be useful Did Mr. Shaw ever have\ncontact of any kind(businass or otherwi with anyone here In\nOmaha, or anyone in Omaha that had business affiliations in\nNew Orleans?\nThank you for your kindness and continued good health and\nsuccess. If I can be of service please do not hesitate to\ncall on me. I only wish I could get the McMaines across that\nState Line for you!\nRegards\nJoe Mar Masta Martin\nPlease label any mail personal please. Thank you.\nOFFICE OF\nPUBLIC DEFENDER\nA. Q. WOLF\nFRED J. MONTAG\nDOUGLAS COUNTY\nBENNETT HORNSTEIN\nTHOMAS D. CAREY\nCOURT HOUSE\nLYNN R. CAREY, JR.\nASS'T PUBLIC DEFENDERS\nOMAHA, NEBRASKA 68102\nASS'T PUBLIC DEFENDERS\nDear Joe,\nDate of death Sept. 1, 1966\nDate of trial February 14-17, 1967\nLeanard Walle\nQ. I.\nCalled but you were out.\n16\nto JFK Case Have Died\nFrom\nAt\nAction scene where sev-\ndeath at the Hamilton Hotel\n32\ndied\npersons thought they\non September 1, 1966\nsome\nshots fired. Mr. Bow-\nTENDER\nen\n17\nMrs. Walle was once a\n27 to 31\nstances\nwas killed in an auto\ndancer in Jack Ruby's Dal-\n9 to 12\nsassination\nident.\nlas night club, according to\n32\nJohn F\n13. Jack Ruby, who died\nher first husband, John Mi-\n16\nthem,\ncancer at Parkland Hos-\nranda. The Associated\n17\nOmaha\npital in Dallas January 3,\nPress said Mrs. Walle left\nTENDER\n10\ndirect and\n1967.\nbefore the assassination.\ntions with\n14. Mr. Ferrie, who was\nHer husband, Leonard\ntion follo\nquestioned by FBI and po-\nWalle, has been found guil-\nThe 18:\nlice but not linked to the\nty of Mrs. Walle's murder.\ngs\n1. Patroin\nassassination.\nThe Walles were married in\nTENDER\npit, who\n15 - Edward Benavides,\nNew Orleans,\nstopped Law\nmey, a\nshot to death in a Dallas\nery\nwaid after\nthe\nRuby's\nbar. His brother Domingo,\nColombia Shakes\nand\nwas\nhanged\nwhom he closely resembled,\nBogota, Colombia (UPI)-A\n2. Lee\ncell.\nsaw the killing of Patrolman\nminor earth tremor was re-\nkilled by\nJr.,\na\nTippit\nported Wednesday in South-\nbasement\nWorld-1\na\ncar\n18 Delllah Walle: former\nern Colombia.\nCounty\n24\nfrom\nthe job qu\na\nstripper in Ruby's club.\n1963.\nthe assas-\nMrs. Walle was shot to\n3.\nbew\n7\nSPRING BEGINS A\na\nMr\nCollege of Saint Mary and the\nOrder of Hibernians present\nJo\nFEIS EIREANN\nDecore\nand Dancers from Ireland\nwho was killed by a\nits Dateners to many colorint\nrate\nchop\"\nperiods\nof\nhistory\nand\ninto\nevery\nCral\nMUSEUM\nCustom\nCONCERT HALL\nNothing brig\nas a new\nSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25\nbe it shade\nSee our 1967\nat 8:15 P.M.\nADMISSION $2.50\n***\nVisit Omaha's Leading Window Covering\nmay be purchased of these locations:\nMARY\nBRANDEIS TICKET OFFICE\nhoto.\nPHILIPS DEPARTMENT STORE\nond\nKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL\nCRAFTSMAN\nSEARS\nin\nRuby\nYork\n4102 South 24th St.\nCa\npo-\nof\nwith\nmey\nRe: SHAW\nMARILYNN TATE COMPANY\nRealtor\n900 ROYAL STREET\nNEW ORLEANS. LA. 70116\n522-3763\nAugust 12, 1966\nDear Clay,\nI've been trying for days to get all this off to you\nsince getting your wire I had no word at all of your plans\nor whereabouts except from a post card you sent to Marilynn.\nI just discovered your letter from London in the next door\nmailbox yesterday that you sent me on the 8th.\nMy work load has become staggering and I'm real unhappy\n?\nabout that\nour play remains a smashing success\nwe\nare now planning to run up to Labor Day and every performance\nhas been sold out thru this coming week so far. That part is\nJuck\nfun, but I can't seem to get ahead in my work.\nTherefore,\nwho?\nthis week I loath the real estate business.\nJack leaves\ntomorrow on his vacation (the 15th that is\nI scarcely got\nstarted on this letter on the 12th before I was interrupted.)\nWe bought 1426-28 Royal Street, Thursday 11th. in Jack's name\nfor $59,575.00\n$12,000.00 owner carrying mortgage of\n$47,575.00 @ 62% interest for 20 years. They don't really\nwant to carry it but we can do Homestead or not at our option.\nI think this is a good deal (we have until October 15th) whether\nwe keep it or resell it, don't you. They have to pay a commission\nout of this ($3,574.50) of which I must give Bill Kornhaus\n60% ( $3,574.50)\nso actually we have to have only $10,570.20 cash\nwhich looks like all will work out ok. It looks like the Ninas\nhouse will go on the market at around $80,000 in the hopes of\nsnagging Ricelli or a bich texan\nto hear Grade Ninas tell it.\nI thought it best not to wait for that when the Royal deal suddenly\nblossomed. Kornhaus is nothing if not persistent\nbut I never\nthought he'd shake that one loose.\nBERMUDEZ\nI'm stuffing a mess of my : clippings I in this envelope and anything\nelse that comes to mind. Mario told me you got your mail envelope\nin Barcelona\nnow I wonder did you get the plans for your building\nin Madrid? I'll call you at Gaston's when you get to New York.\nWe are paying any bills for you we deem necessary to pay\nyou know,\nlike 'worthy charity' contributions. Im depositing a $60.90 check\nfrom Kausler Insurance on an insurance cancellation rebate to your\naccount and 40.50 Ins. Dividend on your government insurance.\nWish I had time to write you a long newsy letter but Teddy has been\nvery sick and as usual we've got one damn thing after another.\nEveryone thinks I need a vacation\nI don't at all I need a rest\nfrom human beings!\nLove,\nGive everyone my best! Edith too!\nMEMORANDUM\nRe: KERRY THORNLEY\nMarch 4, 1968\n(GOLDSMITH info)\nTO: LOUIS IVON, Chief Investigator\nFROM: GARY SANDERS, Investigator\nRE: BERNARD GOLDSMITH\nRes: 512 Conti Bus: Tulane Medical\nApt. 4\nSchool Computer\n522-7055\nCenter\n865-7711\nSUBJECT: KERRY THORNLEY\nWILLIAM BRADY\nBERNARD ( aka BERNIE ) GOLDSMITH attended the discussion\nsessions held at IVAN's and was a frequent customer at the\nBOURBON HOUSE) and the RYDER COFFEE HOUSE. GOLDSMITH's name\nwas given to this office by BARBARA REED.\nI interviewed GOLDSMITH at his apartment at 6:00 pm on February\nthe 29th, 1968.\nBetween November 1962 and February 1964, GOLDSMITH worked for\nthe BOEING COMPANY which had its offices at 225 Baronne St.\nWhile working for the BOEING CO., GOLDSMITH lived at either\n512 or 517 St. Louis St. ( GOLDSMITH can not remember the address)\nfor 3 months, Nov. 1962 thru Jan. 1963. GOLDSMITH then moved\nto 322 Exchange Place in February of 1963 and remained there\nuntil February 1964.\nGOLDSMITH first met KERRY THORNLEY at either the Bourbon House\nor at the Ryder Coffee House. GOLDSMITH frequented the Ryder\nCoffee House and IVAN's discussion sessions and knows such\npeople as BARBARA REED, JACK FRAZIER, JACK BURNSIDES, JOHN\nKAMAS, ROSS BUCKLEY, HELEN GLADSTONE and WILLIAM BRADY.\nGOLDSMITH says that when he met THORNLEY, THORNLEY attempted\nto get into a political discussion with GOLDSMITH. GOLDSMITH\nsaid that if they were going to be friends they would have to\nrefrain from discussing politics (GOLDSMITH says that this was\nbecause THORNLEY was a right-winger, while he was a left-winger).\nGOLDSMITH said that discussing politics was \"one of his (THORNLEY)\ntoys\". GOLDSMITH described THORNLEY as very far right and in every\nconversation THORNLEY was \" going to be the arch conservative\".\nGOLDSMITH says that THORNLEY never mentioned LEE HARVEY OSWALD\nbefore the Assassination. GOLDSMITH never saw OSWALD at any\ntime either with THORNLEY or alone. GOLDSMITH said that he knew\nTHORNLEY was writing a book about his experiences in the Marine\nCorps. THORNLEY told GOLDSMITH the book was pattered after some-\none THORNLEY had known in the service THORNLEY did not indicate\nwhom) GOLDSMITH said that he and THORNLEY used to sit around\ntrying to think up a title for THORNLEY's book.\nGOLDSMITH says that the night of the Assassination, THORNLEY\nwent into the Bourbon House (GOLDSMITH was present) and said\n\" have you heard the good news\". After the Assassination THORNLEY\nMEMORANDUM\nPAGE 2\nRE: BERNARD GOLDSMITH\ntold GOLDSMITH that he had known OSWALD in the Marines.\nGOLDSMITH says that since he had a secret clearance he descided\nnot to see THORNLEY anymore. The last time GOLDSMITH saw\nTHORNLEY was in January of 1964. GOLDSMITH says that he never\nloaned THORNLEY any money, but if he did THORNLEY must have\npaid it back.\nGOLDSMITH met WILLIAM BRADY at IVAN's discussion sessions.\nGOLDSMITH said of BRADY, \" he turns me off, ( refering to the\nfact that BRADY was gay). When I asked GOLDSMITH what he thought\nof BRADY, he replied, \" he (BRADY) struck me as somehow dangerous\",\n\"something wasn't right about him (BRADY)\". GOLDSMITH describes\nBRADY as # radical, extremist, violent segregationist and some- -\nwhat gay\". GOLDSMITH did not like BRADY because of the afore-\nmentioned \"qualities\" and thusly did not associate with him.\nGOLDSMITH says that BRADY actually became violent at some of\nthe meetings at IVAN's and that BRADY never missed a chance\nto jump on a soap box to denounce something or someone.\nGOLDSMITH was very cooperative and said that if this office\nhad any further questions he would be available.\nGary Sanders\nCC: Andrew Sciambra\nGMS/gs\n: KERRY THORNLEY\nMEMORANDUM\nMay 9, 1969\nTO:\nLCUIS IVON, Chief Investigator\nFROM:\nCLIENCY NAVARRE, Investigator\nRE:\nPROPERTY LOCATED 2429-33 Napoleon Avenue\nOn May 8, 1969, a check of City Hall records revealed\nthat ANNA MATTLE McBEATH is listed as the owner of the property\nlocated 2429-33 Napoleon Avenue. She has been the owner since\n1943 to the present day.\nThis information is listed in Book 663 - Folio 428.\nC. J. NAVARRE\nRo:SHAW Rx: SHAW\n(+ KLOEPFER)\nMAY 2,1969\n(+ CHANDLER\nTo\nMR JAMES Account\nFROM\nCAPT. F.A. SOULE SR\nSIBJECT\nPoint OF INFORMATION\n100 RE : iTEM 4 FAS BAC\nand\nSiR:\nIN READING A PREVIOUS MEMO\nREGARDING ONE OF THE\nNote: NAME is WRITTEN IN OSOSALDG\nKLOEPRER ALLERGICY RECARD <<\nDAVID CHANDLER\nNOTEBOOK CE we XVII where he has written it or \"DAVID CRAWFORD\"\nRisson as a reports for the N.O.Stath -whech CHANDLER was at the\nharring will been friend Street. SHAWS\nARESTEES WiLLiAM JOHNSON\nTHERE is MENTION OR A NOTE\nTHAT A William JOHNSON I\n1313\nWORKED AT INTERNATIONAL TRADE\nMART iN DALLAS in 1863. ALSO\nis 1863 & 1907 WiLLiAM KLOEPAC\nLives AT 724 Gov NicHoes E\n(L9.d)\nThis MENO and FiLE STATES\nTHAT 70/E PROPERTY areas Devise\nBY CORY Start & KLOEPFER.\nhad CHANDLER makes Ris secret\nat\nRood KOEPER WHO visized THE\nadvines\nOSVALDS.\nADDITIONAL Point OF iNFORMATE\nOdi-e HANES 1259\nhaving\nNEW ORCEANS DIRECTORY onl\nPASE 2.0, Y SEE THAT\nDAVID L. CHANDLER 742 FREE\nLAICE NBPO2TBR Now occupies\nAnd APARTMENT AT this ADDRESS.\nHis PHANE HS LISTED 525- 1973\nResiDence 724 God NicHoLLS\n1\n#8\nTERR\nRe: KERRY THORY\nThurs may 1,1969\nTo\nMr. James Alcook\nFrom\nCapt Frederick Soule Sr\nSubject ITEM # 13 . POOL HALL\nON THURSDAY MAY 1969 OFFICERS\nF. SOULE Yes KENT simms WENT TO\nMARTIN'S ISA BiLLiARD PARLOR\nLOCATED 32 EXCHANGE THE\nMANAGER FRANK GRAGIION W/M 14\nRESIDING 114 ROYAL APT SE STATED\nTHAT HE HAS BEEN MANAGINE THE\nPOOL ROOM FOR A MR MARTIN FOR\n43 YEARS. PiCTURES OF OSWALD\nSHAW, FERRIE, THORALEY É BANNISTER\nWERE DISPLAYED to GRAGNN. By H\nPicked 007 THORULEY'S PiCTURE 5'\nSTATED THAT THORUGEY H7D Visits\nTHE ESTABLISHMENT ONL RARE\nOCCASSIONS. HE FURTHER STATE TUA,\nAN ARTICLE 7447 APPEARED in) THE\nLOCAL PAPERS JUST AFTER THE\nASSASSMATION THAT GAR OSMAGES\nADDRESS AS ABOVE THE Poor Road\nOR B+ EXCHANIZE 0175 MILORRECT\n#1\nTHAT OSNALD HAD NEWER Live THEN\nTHREE REGULAR GOOL PLAYERS\nSiDNEY LEGER 00/M65, 1425 JOSEDHINE\nWHO HAS BEEN PLAYING Doc AT\nMemo 3/28/69\nRe: PoolHall Lead\nLead # XIII\nThis COCATION FOR 25 YEARS,\nJOSEPH LABRUZZA as/as 66, 1307 MONTERS,\n& ANTHONY COPFOLA W/A 69, 3822 COHESTAY\nBOTH HADIELALLY ARRQUENT THE Pool\nHALL a HAVE BEEN Dring so FOR the\nVAST 15 YEARS WERE\nSix\n20\nNO 100-16601/cv\nThe records of the New Orleans Police Depart-\nment under Arrest Number 112-723 were examined on\nAugust 27, 1963. These records showed that OSWALD was\narrested on August 9, 1963, by Lt. WILLIAM GAILLOT and\nPatrolmen F. HAYWARD and F. WILSON of the First District.\nHe was charged with \"disturbing the peace by creating a\nscene\". The records showed that OSWALD claimed to be a\nmember of the \"Fair Play For Cuba Committee\" and was\npassing out circulars in the 700 block of Canal Street\nand became involved in an argument with three Cuban\nimmigrants.\nJOSEPH LESSLIE, Office of the Clerk of Court,\nMunicipal Court, 501 North Rampart Street, advised on\nAugust 28, 1963, that OSWALD appeared before Second\nMunicipal Court Judge EDWIN A. BABYLON on August 12,\n1963, and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of dis-\nturbing the peace by creating a scene and was sentenced\nto pay a fine of $10.00 or serve ten days in jail. OSWALD\nelected to pay the fine. Mr. LESSLIE advised that the\nthree persons arrested with OSWALD were discharged.\nMrs. JEANNE RODGERS, Secretary to the Manager,\nRadio Station WDSU, 520 Royal, New Orleans, Louisiana,\nmade available on August 22, 1963, a transcript of the\nradio broadcast of a program called \"Conversation Carte\nBlanche\" which was broadcast from Radio Station WDSU\non August 21, 1963. This transcript revealed that, on\nAugust 21, 1963, LEE HARVEY OSWALD appeared on the above-\nmentioned program along with EDWARD SCANNELL BUTLER,\nStaff Director of The Information Council of the Americas\nwhich organization specializes in the distribution of\nanti-Communist educational material to Latin American\ncountries. During the program' OSWALD stated that the\nFair Play For Cuba Committee is not Communist-controled\nand that he, OSWALD, is a Marxist.\nOn August 30, 1963, BILL STUCKEY, Ross Agency,\n525 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised that\nhe had a conversation with OSWALD after the carte-blanche\nbroadcast at which time the subject said that he had met\nhis wife in Russia and had married her there. He claimed\nthat she was the daughter of a Russian Army Colonel.\nOSWALD claimed that he had worked in a factory in Russia\nearning eighty rubles per month. OSWALD stated that the\n11\nNO 100-16601/cv\nRussians had \"gone soft\" on Communism and that Cuba is\nthe only real revolutionary country in the world today.\nA Confidential Informant NO T-7, who is\nfamiliar with Cuban activities in the New Orleans area,\nadvised on September 9, 1963, that OSWALD was unknown\nto informant.\nFRANK BARTES, 1608 Mason-Smith Avenue, New\nOrleans, Louisiana, who is a delegate to the Cuban\nRevolutionary Council in New Orleans, advised on\nSeptember 10, 1963, that OSWALD was unknown to him,\nA Confidential Informant NO T-8, who is\nacquainted with come phases of Communist Party activity\nin the New Orleans area, advised on October 1, 1963,\nthat OSWALD was unknown to the informant.\n12\nneeded D\nB/I the\nNOTE: A VERY GENERALIZED\nBASES MEMO, - BUT ESTABLISHES WITNESS TOUCHES TOO MANY Too ASSOCIATIONS- MANY Re: FERRIE\n\"REUTH KYLER\" (or KEELER)\nLAYTON MARTENS\nFOR THIS. To BE DISKEGAADED. 82\nOSWALD (ne notabook I)\n\"FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC CUBA\nBEVERLY FARLUY ON MARCH 2, 1968\n(ne \"TIGER JIM\")\nCUBANS KERRY THORNLEY (ne \"JIM DYER\",\n\"OH, YES, I THOUGHT YOU KNEW THAT I KNEW DAVE FERRIE!\"\nMORRIS BROWNLEE\nRADICAL RIGHT WING\nNet him in Oct. 1963. Beverly's father died in August just\nafter her sixteenth birthday. She is only twenty now and her\nfirst flush of freedom and defiance is very vivid in her memory\nbecause of this, She had not yet started to drink or fool\naround with drugs so there is no question of disorientation\nattributable to that.\nKnew and had seen at D. FERRIE'S apartment TONY COLPTON,\nLAYTEN ATEUS, beaueouf, & RUTH KYLER. Said that Ruth would\n12ylar Rutt\nprobably have a lot mode information because she was always\naround there. Tried to avoid any emphasis on RUTH'S name\n(Keelen?)\nbecause her (beverly) involvement with the group was because\nwill shop\nshe and RUTH were best friends and RUTH'S father had brought\ntall\na morals charge against either Compton or MELVIN COFFEE because\nto No\nof RUTH. beverly met FERRIE in WRAY GILL'S office when she\ntack\nwent with RUTH to talk about the investigation of Ruth's case\nDave Ferrie was making.\nabout\nBeverly started going with Layten Martens and was convinced she\nwas in love with him.\nAt this point Beverly interjected that XXXXXX CHARLIE O'DELL,\nwho was arressted at the same time (actually at day 01 two later)\nceride Denno\nfor being involved as Beverly's supplier of LSD, was one of\nDave Ferrie's students in his flight instruction school.\nmenikol\nAt Dave Ferries ******** apartment Severly met a man named\nJIM, no last name that she could remember. Lived with Ferrie\nand Beaubouf. Febls he was involved in Cuban activities because\nof conversations. Worked for Ferric at service station on\nLouisiana Avenue and later on Veteran's highway. Jim was blond,\nshort, real light skin, about 26 or even younger, tatoo on chest,\nstrong hillbilly accent and had either front tooth, or teath,\nmissing and used to SN, \"I got this tooth knocked out in boot\ncamp\". Went up to Ferrie's apartment one afternoon to seo Jim\nalone. But did not say why. Says she saw a rifle laying 202053\nthe bed, but not wether this was that afternoon or another time\nlore\nBEVERLY FARLEY\n2\nand that she never saw Jim after that time but that he did\ncall her several times for her to call him but that she did\nnot return his calls.\nIn November, Beverly and Layton were on Louisiana Ave on thei\nway to Dave Ferrie's apartment because she wanted to talk to\nDave. Around two or three in the morning. At first she said,\n\"This was around the time of the assassination. \" And then\nshe stopped, looked startled and said, \"Say it might even\nhave been that trip\n! You know, the MISIS more I remember\nthe more I think I might know too much.\"\nMonis\nThe ran into a beige station wagon 07 truck (Which could mean\na station wagon with panels instead of back windows.) and Dave\nFerrie, Alvin Beaubouf, Morris Brownlee and Jim (?) were in it.\nask\nSomebody had a rifle. She remained in the car but could see\nthe rifle and apparently more guns in back. Layten got out\nabout\nto talk to them. She feels Morris was driving the car. She\nwanted to get out and talk to Dave but Layten told her to stay\nin the car and not bother them, they were going on a trip.\nBeverly asked where and Lay said, \"They're going snipe\nhunting. 11 She asked, (3.R.) \"What do you call those green\nclothes, camouflage suits? They were all wearing those. \"\nThis was the last time she saw Dave Ferrie. The incident\nof going to his apartment to see Jim was after this and while\nshe was there Dave pulled up in front of the house and called\nup to Jim but she did not see him.\nThe following notes are all said by Beverly in a rather\ndisorderly way because she was in a hurry to get to church.\nSomebody should try to find out why HIKE CALLYA (phone. sp.)\ncommited suicide. Was son of a gangster. Couple of years ago in\nHammond.\nHelvin Coffee worked at Michould and Tommy Compton should\nknow where he is, they were close friends. Last time I saw him\nwas at Rizso's Rest. was about. two years ago with new bride, Julie.\nHe might have been transferred to Cape Kennedy.\nbeverly FARLSY\n3\nI asked Beverly wether she had any snapshots of any of these\npeople, singly or in a group. She said no, but Layten's mother\nmight have some pictures. She was in Jackson at that time. She\nsaid. Layton's mother was in and out of hospitals all the time.\n(It seems a possibility to me that Ruth might have some\npictures. Though Ruth and Morris did not date at that\nQ:F81 was questions\ntime, they are very close now.)\nwhen\nmother ? before\nBeverly very positively said, \"Layten's mother knows\nthe\nsomething, and she was in Mandeville at time of assassination and\nthose records were lost. Leyten had his mother committed because\nlifere\nshe complained the FBI was questioning her.\nB.R.\nWhen was this?\nMan\nBeverly: Before the assassination. And I guess after too.\nYou know how a lot of people think that Jesus\nhad red hair and you see pictures of him with his\nhair red, well I always thought she was talking\nabout Kennedy because he had red hair and she said\nthe FBI questioned her about the killing of Jesus.\nShe was in love with Dave Ferrie and acted leke\nLayten was their son.\nB.R:\nDid you talk with her & lot?\nBeverly:\nOh yes, we talked a lot and Layten's mother always\nsaid, 'The reason they keep having me CO mited to these\nKERRY\nmental hospitals is because they want to use my\nhouse as a meeting place for all their filthy\norgies.\n(5522 Camp St.)\nC Blocks From\n02,\nBeverly says she and Loyten are definitely not Criendly now.\nShe said she met Roger Lovin while he was teaching Spanish at the\nModern Language Institute above the To Drawer for men on St. Charles.\nWhile standing in front of the top Drawer with Roger on April 14, 1961,\na GAT pullod =2 with two men in it. One may, WEARING glasser\ngot out of the ORIZ and 0200 over to then. Roger introduced the men\nto Beverly and after they spoke a noment in Shanish the man 60+ back\nin the car and drove 622. Beverly is positive the men was Sergio\n*Q: with any Armite cornection Rodriguez ? (Spaursh Instructor)\nSchelling\nLoste bum! this\nBEVERLY FARLIX\n4\nACCACHTO (sp.)\nAt the time Roger was living on St. Charles with a woman\nnamed Frances\na social worker who has since married\nand is now living in Monroe, La.\nFor 8 while Roger was living at the Modern Language Inst.\nto\nFrank Schilling, who W3B a student at LSUNG and until four non-\nthes ago LES working at Doubloive Book Store, was part of Roger's\ncrowd at that time. He claimed to a member of the Nazi Youth Party.\nThe first day Beverly talked quite freely. By Wednesday,\nMarch 6th, when she stopped by again, she was beginning to feel\nsome regrets. I suggessted she talk to Reverend Green and I was\nsure that she could feel he would tell her the only right thing\nwas to discuss it. She said she already had and that she had\nAlcrete\ndone right in discussing. She thinks that Names Alcock knows\nRev. Green so maybe there can be another way putting some more\nYour\npressure on her. This girl is seemingly trying to tell the truth,\na guilt expiation thing now that she has become a religious\nfanatic. But she is jittery and even with what she did say,\nthere was a lot she avoided saying and I'm sure she still knows\n2 lot more.\nLAYTON MARTENS\nBearly\nJayton\nNozi type / Really\nCigarest Cual Reglits\nNOTA: Follow-up interview of BEVERLEY\nFARLEY is needed. (especially with more details ne LAYTON MARTENS\nJt and his connections)\nALSO: INTERVIEW with JIM DYER is urgent\nmasmuch as as JEANNE HICKS - THORNLEY'S GIRL FRIEND - States\nthat he was close for THORNLEY.\nInternew with ROGER LOVIN - re THORNLEY - is\nalso usgent if he can be located. &\nBROSHEARS\nRE: DAVID FERRIE\nCLAY SHAW\nKERRY THORNUY\n15. LEE CRISMAN\nMEMORANDUM\nAugust 8, 1968\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nSTEPHEN JAFFE, Investigator\nRE:\nREV. RAYMOND BROSHEARS\n245 Golden Avenue\nPHONE: 436-6315\nLong Beach, California\nOn August 2, 1968, I conducted a re-interview with\nREV. RAYMOND BROSHEARS. He told me that he had been informed\nby a reporter named MURRY, who works with the Long Beach Police\nDepartment, that intelligence officers had given information\nto the local newspaper, The Long Beach Press Telegram, and that\na forthcoming unfavorable article would be written about him.\nMURRY told BROSHEARS this article would appear probably Sunday,\nAugust 11th. I told BROSHEARS that I would write an article\nfor the Los Angeles Free Press which would appear on Thursday,\nAugust 8th, which would explain the possibility of an article\nin the Long Beach Press Telegram, and therefore cancel any\ndisparaging effect which the article might have on his reputation.\n(See attached article)\nI showed a photograph of the man possibly known as\nRALPH SHLATTER or \"SKINNY RALPH\" to REV. BROSHEARS. He said\nthat he was not sure, but he felt that he might have met this\nman in New Orleans in one of the \"gay bars\". BROSHEARS said\nthat he felt that if this was the man, he was going by the name\nof \"RED\" and was operating as a \"hustler\" in the gay or homo-\nsexual underground.\nI showed BROSHEARS the photograph of CLAY SHAW. He\nrecognized him immediately stating that he had known this man\nin New Orleans, and had .met him in the compnay of DAVID FERRIE\nSHAW:\nin late August or early September of 1965. BROSHEARS said that\nhe was with DAVID FERRIE when he met CLAY SHAW. He said that\nFERRIE introduce SHAW as either \"CLARA\" or on another occasion,\n\"BURT\", or \"CLAY\".\nBROSHEARS said that the first time he met this man\n(CLAY SHAW) was in a bar called \"Dixie's\". At that time he\nsaid the man was dressed in sport clothes, but later changed\ninto a coat and tie and the three of them went in a cab from\nDixie's to a restaurant which he said he would be able to locate\nin New Orleans, but that he could not remember the name of the\nrestaurant at this time. BROSHEARS said that the first meeting\nat Dixie's had taken place because FERRIE had told him he had\nto go there to get some money.\n-1-\nAfter FERRIE introduced BROSHEARS to \"CLARA\" or \"BURT\",\nhe told him that BROSHEARS had been in Civil Rights work up\nNorth. SHAW said at that time, \"Oh, a Commie.\" BROSHEARS and\nFERRIE both denied that. FERRIE said that he would like to go\nto a restaurant with the man who BROSHEARS has now identified\nas SHAW, and invited BROSHEARS to come with them.\nDuring the ride in the taxi cab, SHAW told BROSHEARS\nthat he liked \"little boys\", and BROSHEARS told him, \"Go find\none. At this time, BROSHEARS said SHAW patted him on the rear.\nBROSHEARS sternly rebuked this action, and told SHAW not to\nrepeat it. Later, at the restaurant, SHAW did repeat the\ngesture and was slapped by BROSHEARS. This took place at the\ndinner table.\nThe second meeting between BROSHEARS and SHAW took\nplace at a small sidewalk cafe, the tables outside on the side-\nwalk, somewhere on Bourbon Street. BROSHEARS said he would\nbe able to locate this restaurant in person as he would the\nother one. DAVID told him, \"I have got to meet your 'blank\nbandit. DAVID FERRIE had just returned from taking the St.\nCharles streetca r to get some money. They both went to the\nrestaurant where SHAW drove up in a chauffered black car.\nBROSHEARS could not remember whether the car was a Cadillac\nor a Lincoln Continental. FERRIE said to BROSHEARS, \"You\nremember CLAY.\" SHAW then apologized for his actions on the\nprevious meeting. He said to BROSHEARS, \"I had a couple of\ndrinks, and I'm sorry.\"\nSHAW:\nThe third meeting between BROSHEARS and SHAW took\nplace when BROSHEARS went to wait on a street corner with\nDAVID FERRIE somewhere on a street known as Dauphine (BROSHEARS\nwas not sure about this name, but that it began with the letter\n\"D\"). At that time, SHAW drove up and handed DAVID FERRIE a\nlarge envelope. SHAW informed FERRIE that BROSHEARS was in\ntrouble because of what he had been saying about President\nJohnson. He told FERRIE of the danger of BROSHEARS being\narrested by the FBI. FERRIE said to BROSHEARS, \"A lot of people\nhave threatened the life of President Johnson, but you are in\ntrouble with the government. You threatened the life of the\nPresident. Why don't you come with me? I'm flying South and\nwe can stay there together.\" BROSHEARS said that he could not\ngo with him, and FERRIE took some money out of the bulky\nenvelope and gave it to him. SHAW had already driven off.\nFERRIE and BROSHEARS went to \"LaFitte's In Exile\"\nuntil 11:00 p.m. when DAVID FERRIE left. The next day two men\ncame to the owner of the hotel where BROSHEARS was staying.\nBROSHEARS was later told by the owner that, \"Two men were here\nlooking for you.\nBROSHEARS state that SHAW had referred to himself as\na \"butch queen\"\nI further questioned BROSHEARS on some of the informa-\ntion which had been related to him by DAVID FERRIE concerning\nthe actual shooting of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963.\nBROSHEARS said that OSWALD had not shot the President, but that\n-2-\naccording to DAVID FERRIE, it had been two assassins who were\nbehind the fence. One of the assassins, according to DAVID\nFERRIE, was named CARLOS. FERRIE also told BROSHEARS about a\nboy named \"BILL\" who worked in the Book Depository. BROSHEARS\nfelt that this might have been one of the assassins who fired\nat the President from the rear.\nFERRIE had told BROSHEARS that H. L. HUNT of Dallas,\nTexas, had entertained HALE BOGGS after the Warren Commission\nHearings. FERRIE had pointed out a connection between H. L.\nHUNT and HALE BOGGS previously. FERRIE had had a deep hatred\nfor HALE BOGGS, and had linked HALE BOGGS with CLAY SHAW.\nFERRIE had told BROSHEARS that SHAW had some ownership in Dallas\nand had met HUNT through his financial dealings, possibly with\nHunt Foods, or possibly through the Trade Mart in Dallas.\nBROSHEARS said that DAVID FERRIE had a \"beautiful\nmachete\", a BarrettiItalian pistol, in addition to the posses-\nsions of LEE HARVEY OSWALD.\nBROSHEARS stated that he did not know GORDON NOVEL,\nand could not remember that name, but requested that he see a\npicture of the man.\nOnce again asking BROSHEAR about \"RALPH\" (the walking\nman photo), BROSHEARS said that he might have been the man who\nchauffered CLAY SHAW's car in 1965. He said that a man had\nhustled him and taken $10 from him at his hotel. BROSHEARS said\nthat he would have met this man, if this were indeed the person,\nat either one of the two bars previously mentioned.\nBROSHEARS said that he met a man named \"KERRY\" and\nfrom a picture he identified KERRY THORNLEY at the bar called\nDixie's. FERRIE had commented on the similarity of appearance\nbetween THORNLEY and LEE HARVEY OSWALD, but had told BROSHEARS\nthat the similarity stopped with the appearance.\nBROSHEARS stated that he did know FRED LEE CHRISMAN\nof Oregon because he was the representative of the \"Universal\nLife Church\" in that Northwest area. (SLE SUBSEQUENT MEMO ON CHRISMAN\nAND THIS CHURCH)\n-3-\nEx-roomate reveals\nFERRIE CONPESSED HIS INVOLVMENT\nIN JOHN KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PLOT\n1\nAugust 5, 1968 Los Angeles,\nBy Stephen Jaffe\n2\n3\n4\nThe first public disclosure of a confession by\n5\nany of the participants in the conspiracy which led to the\n6\nDallas assassinationsof President Kennedy was revealed in\n7\nsurprising fashion recently on the Stan Bóhrman, Tempo I,\n8\ntelevision show in Los Angeles. An ex-roomate of the late\n9\nDavid Ferrie appeared on the program as a last minute guest.\n10\nThe roomate, Reverend Raymond Broshears of Long Beach, was\n11\nasked to replace a guest who had been scheduled to discuss\n12\npsychic phenomena and predictions of the future.\n13\nAfter introductory comments were made, the program,\n14\nwhich is in the format of receiving questions from outside\n15\ntelephone callers, became one of significant historical im-\n16\nportance. In response to one of the callers questions the\n17\nReverend told of his association with the late David Ferrie\n18\nof New Orleans.\n19\nFerrie was named by District Attorney Jim Garrison\n20\nof New Orleans as one of the participants in the conspiracy\n21\nwhich ended in the murder of President Kennedy. Garrison said\n22\nof Ferrie, \"He was one of history's most important individuals.\n23\nThe caller. questioned Reverend Broshears and much\n24\nto the shock of host Stan Bohrman, Broshears answered the\n25\nquestions frankly. When asked if Ferried told him of the assass-\n26\nination conspiracy the his former roomate replied, \"David ad-\n27\nmitted being involved with the assassins. There's no question\n28\nabout that. \"\n29\nReverend Broshears, who has tried to escape harrass-\n30\nment by \"individuals from mysterious sources\" ever since his\n31\nshort association with Ferrie in 1965, told of the role which\n32\nFerrie had played in the plot. \"He YES in Houston at the time\nPage Two BROSHEARS\n1\nMr. Garrison has him in Houston, with an airplane waiting,\"\n2\nreported Broshears. The Peverend said that Ferrie had intended\n3\nto fly the assassins on the second leg of a getaway trip which\n4\nwas to carry them, on at least two of the gunmen, first to\n5\nSouth America and then to South Africa. The location in Africa\n6\nwas chosen as a final destination because that country has no\nAccording is THE RED?\n7\nextradition agreement with the United States. Ferrie was wait-\n8\ning, in the Houston airport, that Friday afternoon, when the\n9\ntwo assassins, having just murdered President Kennedy, fled\n10\nin a light aircraft from a landing strip just outside of Dallas\n11\nInstead of going straight to Houston as was arranged, the\n12\nassassins tried to make their escape all the way to Mexico\n13\nwithout stopping. Mocording to Reverend Broshears the assassins\n14\ndied in a plane crash that afternoon off the coast of Corpus\n15\nChristi, Texas.\n16\nBroshears said that Ferrie had been 2 nervous wreck\n(6P.)\n17\nin the days of their acquaintanship This was over a year\n18\nbefore the public disclosure of the investigation of Jim\n19\nGarrison and, according to a recent article in Ramparts Maga-\n20\nzine by William W. Turner, Garrison hadn't even- begun his\neven\n21\nprobe secretly, until the later half of 1966. Broshears told\n22\nof Ferries fears that someone was going to kill him. \"No\n23\nmatter what happens I will never commit suicide, \" Ferrie\n24\nhad. told the Reverend. \"He was emphatic about this\" Broshears\n25\nreiterated.\n26\nBroshears said that he knew David Ferrie had been\n27\nmurdered and thus confirmed another portion of Garrison's\n28\nanalysis of the evidence since his probe began.\n29\nMore questions in the assassination matter are added\n30\nby the case of David Ferrie. Aside from his mysterious death,\n31.\nthe strange activities of Ferrie on November 22, 1963 had\n32\nled Garrison to arrest him for questioning when Ferrie returned\nPage Three\nBroshears\n1\nfrom his trip to Houston. After the District Attorney S office\n2\nquestioned Ferrie they referred him to the Federal Bureay of\n3\nInvestigation for further questioning and examination by the\n4\nWarren Commission. As in most instances the Warren Commission\n5\nnever questioned Ferrie, who, it is evident, might have shed\n6\nconsiderable light on the true events of the assassination.\n7\nCompounding the federal negligence is the fact that\n8\nthe F.B.I. did question Ferrie and the forty page: transcrip\n9\ntion of that interview has been committed to the National\n10\nArchives for the duration of 75 years from the issuance of\n11\nthe Warren Report.\nby the caller\n12\nReverend Broshears was asked/if he was ever arrested\n13\nfor threatening the life of President Lyndon Johnson. Most\nbeen\n14\nreluctantly he replied that he had. But he qualified the\n15\nimplication saying that it was for the love of his country\n16\nthat such an incident transpired. He did not actually threaten\n17\nPresident Johnson, and he explained that he does not believe\n18\nin killing. What then,\" Bohrman puzzled, \"did you say?'\n19\nAt the risk of being re-arrested for repeating 2 state-\n20\nment that had caused Secret Service agents to take the Reverend\n21\ninto custody two years ago, Broshears stated, \"I said. that Mr.\n22\nJohnson, the person who was responsible, directly or indirectly\n23\nfor the assassination of President Kennedy, should be put to\n24\ndeath!\"\n25\nWith the energy of ten men, and the breath of 2 párakee\n26\nBohrnan activated his lips to form the words, \"We'll be right\n27\nback after this word from Arid Extra Dry. \"\n28\nBut the shock which characterizes most of the assassin-\n29\nation revelations did not stop there. Broshears admissions,\n30\nhowever courageous or honest, have meant nothing but total\n31\ntorture and harrassment for him ever since the televison pro-\n32\ngram.\nPage Four Broshears\n1\nSince the time of his arrest by Federal Agents in\n2\nNew Orleans for the incident of his alleged threat on Pres-\n3\nident Johnson (after which he was questioned and released\n4\nwithout conviction or sentence) he has had to be in constant\n5\ntouch with Federal offices of the Secret Service and F.B.I.\n6\nby order of the Federal Government. Agents from those organ-\n7\nizations have warned him to keep this mouth shut or risk being\n8\ncommitted to a mental institution.\n9\nAfter the television program Broshears was served by\n10\nhis landlady, Mrs. Norma L. Smith, with a seven-day- limit\n11\neviction notice. Phonecalls from anonymous sources told him,\n12\n\"HOW many presidents did you kill today, Reverend?\" And two\n13\nreporters from the Sunday supplement of the Long Beach Press\n14\nTelegram Newspaper, have planned an article for this Sunday'\n15\nedition which will reveal that Reverend Broshears is a homo-\n16\nsexual. A friend of the Reverend's on the Long Beach Police\n17\nForce confided that the article would not be favorable to him\n18\nat all. Broshears realizes that the price of breaking his\n19\nsilence on the case could certainly bring damaging comments\n20\nabout him and possibly endanger his life. Ironically Broshears\n21\nnever tried to hide the fact that he is a homosexual. He answer-\n22\ned, \"I am a homosexual but I have never denied it. \" Homosexual-\n23\nity is often used as a source of smear material but that is\n24\nusually in the case of a person who would be damaged by that\n25\npublic revelation. Broshears only fault or sin seems to be his\n26\npersistent honesty.\n27\nApparently, freedom of speech is something which Bro-\n28\nshears has always taken ás a cause to defend. When an attack\n29\nwas waged by a Reverend John C. Bonner, of the Long Beach-\n30\nLakewood Area, to try and halt the sale of the Los Angeles\n31\nFree Press, in March of 1958, Broshears replied to the aggresso\n32\nIn a modest but outspoken newspaper published by Reverend\nPage Five\nBroshear\n1\nBroshears, called \"The Light of Understanding\" Broshears\n2\nreplind to Reverend Bonner's limited acceptance of journalistic\n3\nfreedom. \"In the Bible it states. that if you raise your\n4\nchildren rightly, you need not fear,' he wrote, Where\n5\nReverend Bonner had requested that the representatives of\n6\nsome 47 area churches \"stand up and be counted,\" Broshears\n7\nanswered, \"Stand up and be counted as what? A person who\n8\nopposes freedom of the press?\" The result of this small\n9\nbut noble defense Reverend Broshears was expelled from the\n10\nministerial alliance of his district.\n11\nAnother Los Angeles broadcaster, Eliot Mintz of KPFK,\n12\ninvited Reverend Broshears on his show. Responding to his\n13\ntremendous audience interest in the events surrounding the\n14\nmurder of President Kennedy, Mintz questioned Broshears on\n15\nhis association with Ferrie. After callers quizzed the Reverend\n16\nthere was not enough time allowed to the Reverend to discuss\n17\nhis Night Ministry school which is his occupation in Long\n18\nBeach. Although the program closed without the discussion of\n19\nsome of the Reverend's work in the Community Relations field\n20\n(finding help for \"skid row\" bums, improving conditions in the\nshall\n21\nghettos) the oversight of time promised the Reverend Ann been\n22\ncorrected by the show's host. Mintz told me, \"If Mr. Broshears\n23\nwould like to come on our show to discuss his work, and:his\n24\nNight Ministry school and not to discuss his association with\n25\nDavid Ferrie, he has a standing invitation from me to do that.\n26\nIt is impossible to estimate the truth or falsehood\n27\nof the Reverend's statements about the assassination. It is\n28\ncentain: that in his association with Ferrie he had the unique\n29\nopportunity to learn what Ferrie might have told the New Orleans\n30\nGrand Jury had he lived. In the case of the assassination of\n31\nPresident Kennedy it seems apparent that those with important\n32\nknowledge, who speak out risk death. Reverend Broshear: explains\nthis puzzle in a different way, he says, \"the price of silence\n10 death.\nMEMORANDUM\nRe: OSWALD\nMay 27, 1968\nTHORNLOY\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nANDREW J. SCIAMBRA, Assistant District Attorney\nRE:\nInterview with DAVID GRAYDON, May 27, 1968\nDAVID GRAYDON relayed the following information to us. He was\na very intimate friend of WILLIAM C. BRADY and for a time lived\nwith him. He said he would regard BRADY as a definite right\nwinger who was connected with Cuban organizations in the New\nOrleans area. He was a friend of ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ and for a\nwhile taught at the Berlitz Language School around 1962 and\n1963. He said that BRADY also knew ROSS BUCKLEY and was very\nclose to HELEN GLADSTONE. GLADSTONE supposedly has some of\nBRADY's written material and could be very helpful to us\nconcerning BRADY. However, GLADSTONE is a personal friend and\nvery sympathetic towards SHAW. GRAYDON said that BRADY speaks\nSpanish and French fluently and is a graduate of Harvard\nUniversity. BRADY used to attend Cuban meetings at the\nInternational House with ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ and MARCEL GOMEZ.\nGRAYDON said that he doesn't know KERRY THORNLEY and he does not\nknow if BRADY knew THORNLEY. GRAYDON lived with BRADY from\nJuly of 1962 till August of 1962 and then from June 1963 till\nAugust of 1963. at 414 Burgundy Street. BRADY gave several parties\nat his apartment in 1963 and they were usually held on\nSaturday nights. GRAYDON said that he was told (possibly by\nLEE SENS) that OSWALD attended two of these parties in BRADY's\napartment. He also said that BRADY knows SHAW but that he\ndoesn't know SHAW and cannot say if SHAW had ever been to\nBRADY's parties.\nHe said EDDIE PORTER may be very helpful to us concerning LEE\nOSWALD. However, PORTER is in Sydney, Australia, at the present\ntime. He said that KENNETH OWEN may be able to give us some\ninformation about EDDIE PORTER. He said he knows that the FBI\nhas recently tried to contact PORTER. He said that BRADY has\nnever mentioned BRINGUIER's name to his knowledge. He said he\ncan remember BRADY pushing very hard for a politician in Texas\nin either a 1960 or a 1961 election. This politician had gray\nhair. He said that SETH HOLLEY who is EDDIE PORTER's half\nsister is in town living here. He said that he would try to get\nEDDIE PORTER's address from her.\nSOHR\nHe said that we should contact JIM SOHR who is currently a\nprisoner at Angola. SOHR ran an apartment house over Two Jays Bar\non Decatur Street and catered to the kooky set. BRUCE OWENS\nlived there along with other people who frequented the Bourbon\nHouse scene. SOHR gave parties quite regularly on the top of the\nroof and it's quite possible that OSWALD may have attended these\nparties. GRAYDON said that SOHR is the type of person who would\ndefinitely have been interested in OSWALD and vice versa. SHAN\nis represented by TOMMY BAUMLER and is considered quite\ndangerous. He also spent quite a bit of time around the Bourbon\nHouse.\n-2-\nGRAYDON said we should also talk to GENE TRAHAN who at the\npresent time is in the Baton Rouge Parish Prison. TRAHAN was\na frequent visitor to the Ryder Club.\nMARTY FLETTERMAN worked at Castillio's Restaurant and had a\ngirlfriend named MORGE (they were part of the THORNLEY crowd\nand they are in California now).\nGRAYDON said that BRADY's closest friends in town were HELEN\nGLADSTONE, LEKLA FREA and VERNON KELLOGG (these are all personal\nfriends of CLAY SHAW).\nNOTE: JIM SOHR, No. 195-443, Section \"E\", was charged with sale\nof Marijuana on February 5, 1966, at his residence at\n506 Governor Nicholls Street. He was extradited from\nSan Francisco, California, in the Summer of 1967.\nRecords indicate another address for JIM SOHR of\n732 Burgundy Street.\nRe: ODD CHURCH material as dessribed in T.E. BECKHAM free\nlfr temporary filing in BECKHAM fils, pending establishment of o/c fil)\n15 Suptember 1267\n20: JIM CARRILON, District Attorney\nFROM: Wm. C. Boxley\nRE: ABUNDANT LIFE TEKRIE, Dallas, Texas\n1. Dallas County Records show that UNITED MISSIONS OR AMORICA\n\"a Taxas corporation of Dallas, Tex, \" represented by O. B.\nGRAHAM, president, purchased the Oak Cliff Christian Church\n(Lot 1, Block 109/3092) 800 E. Tenth Street) Oak Cliff,\nDallas (as recorded in Vol. 5751, P. 434, Dallas County Deeds)y\nfrom trusteys of the Oak Cliff Christian Church, Otto H. Sisanlohr,\nWad Payne, Jr. and James 11. Stevens, ON-APRIL 3, 1962.\n2. 0.0. CRANAK sala the church (shown in 1964 Dallas City\nDirectory as the ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE) to LIVING HAY, INC.,\nan Oklahoma Corporation, of Tulsa Oklahoma, on AUGUST 25, 1964\nnotorized in Tulsa, 3/25/04 by DORIS B. WERMUTH, ? notary of\nTulsa County. Return on the deed was to STANLEY C. HOGG,\nattorney, 1613 Kirby Building, 1507 Nain Street, Dillas, Tex.,\nfrom P. O. Bob 345, Tulsa. The foregoing transaction is recorded\nin Deads VJL. 402 P. 1163.\n3. In Harch 2, 1966, LIVING DAY, INC., represented by its\npresident, F. C. Conley, sold the property to REVIVAL TASERNACLE\nASSOCIATION, represented by the Reverend Faye A. Spencer, whome\nmeetings AND advertined currently it: the church. in its present\nIS\nform, the church's religion/that collo vially-Sencribef as \"holy\nroller\" and its present congragation consi to of approximately\n60/10 asgro-white attendance.\nSECII /\n2\nABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH\n4. INCORPORMENT, UNITED MISSTONS OF AMERICA.\nThe Rev. O. B. CLAHAM is variously listed as Otin S. Graham\nand Oscar P. Graham in Dallas directories. He presently resides\nin a trailer park operation at 300 1. Greenbrier Lane, Dalles,\nbut in 1964 was shown as OCCAR 2. GRAHAM (wife THELMA) pastor of\nAbundant Life Temple, resident 1119 Sunny Glen, which was the\nformer address of the Abudnant Life Church before it moved into\nthe 300 E. 10th street location in 1962. Off note is the occupant\nof 1115 Suany Glen: HAROLD 3. McCULLOUGH, used car dealer with\noffices at 3103 3. Jefferson.\nWith Grahm, other incorporators, according to records in\nthe Secretary of State's office, ustin, Tex. (there are NO\nrecords in the Dollas County Assumed Names Index) waxe:\n1. VALTER C.. TUCKER, wife.Norma J., mechanic with\nCONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS (housed diagonally across Stemmons Expressway\nfrom the Texas Schoolbook Depository, and employer of KENNETH CODY\nthe bus driver of 15 years service on the Shreveport runy whose\ntelephone number (FR 5-5591) twice appears on the last pages of\nOSWALD's notebook). C ONTINENTAL personnel office states Tucker\nwas employed Jan. 30, 1961 to July 13, 1962, and show that on\nJuly 23, 1962 he reported for work with the Denver SaltaLake City\nlines, Denver, Colo. However, another incorporator, Sherrell, seem\nbelow, indicates Tucker never left the city of Dallas\n2. GOORGE L. SHERRELL, wifeJessie, residence 1010 Ravenia,\nowner of a used car business at 513 Singlaton Blvd. Despite the\ntwo-block discrepancy in numbers between Sherrell's Used Car Lot\nand RAY gun store on Singleton, the absence of intervent\ninj buildings across the street from Sharrell's and a short block\n2\n(\nABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH MEMO\nbetween their made them almost neighbors. Furthermors,\nthe propristor of m auto parts Zirm next door to Sherrell's former\nlocation, states that Shorrell and Brantley were good friends.\nNow out of the dued car business and still residing at 1010 N.\nRavenia, Telephone FE 1-5154, Sharrell stabes GRAHAM was something\nof a crook where money was concerned, that Tucker is around Dallas\nstill, and is delivering cleaning to people in the Ravinia neighbor\nhood. He specifically named Mrs. John L. HeBee of 1006 N. Ravinia\nas a customer of Tuckerts, but Mrs. McBe denies that is the name\nof her cleaners delivery man. This discrepancy and Sherrell's\nstated hostility toward Craham ased to be investigated Burther.\n3. PED STROOPS was the third named incorporator of the United\nMissions of Instich. no further information regarding stroope\nwas given in the papera of incorporation. Dallas city directories\nshow no Ped Stroope in 1962, 1903 or 1964. There is shown, however,\nB Dale R. (Mary J) Stroope, a laboratory technician of Mobiloil,\nliving at 1722 Las Crucas Lane. This Mr. Stroope denier that he\nwas an ircofporator of the church.\n3\nRe: ODD CHURCH material as dessribed in T.E. BECKHAM file\nlefor temporary filing in BECKHAM fils, pendy establishmtof o/c file )\n15 September 1267\nTO: JIM GAPRISON, District Attorney\nFROM: Wes. C. Boxley\nRE: ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE, Dallas, Texas\n1. Dallas County Records show that UNITED MISSIONS OFFICERICA\n\"a Texas corporation of Dallas, Tex,, represented byo. B.\nGRAHAM, president, purchased the Oak Cliff Christian Church\n(Lot 1, Block 109/3092) 300 E. Tenth Street) Oak Cliff,\nDallas (as recorded in Vol. 5751, P. 434, Dallas County Deeds)\nfrom trustois of the Jak CLIFF Christian Church, Otto H. Siseulohr,\nWad Payne, Jr. and James B. Stevens, On-APRIL 3, 1962.\n2. O.D. CRAINA sold the church (shown in 1964 Dallas City\nDirectory as the ABUNDANT LIFE TEMPLE) to LIVING NAX, INC.,\nan Oklahoma Corporation, of Tulsa Oklahoma, on ADGUST 25, 1964\nnotarized in Tulsa, 3/25/64 by DORIS E. WERMUTH, a notary OF\nTulsa County. Return on the deed was to STARLEY C. HOGG,\nattorney, 1613 Kirby Building, 1507 Main Street, Dallas, Tex.,\nfrom F. O. Box 340, Tulsa. The foregoing transaction is recorded\nin Deads Vol. 408 P. 1163.\n3. On Mazch 2, 1956, LIVING DAY, INC., represented by its\nprovident, F. C. Conley, sold the property to REVIVAL tabernacle\nassociation, represented by the Reverend Faye 3. Spencer, whose\nmeetings are adverticed currently to the church. in its present\nIS\nform, the church's raligion/that collo udally-Sescribe4 is \"holy\nroller\" and its present consists of approximately\n60/40 nagro-white attendance.\nSEC II /\nABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH\n4. Incorpormains, UNITED ATSETORS OF VIERICA.\nThe Rov. 0. in CRAHAM is variously linced 15 Otis B. Graham\nme escar 2. Graham in Dallas directories. He presently resides\nin a trailer park operation at 300 3. Creenbrier Lane, Dallas,\nbut in 1964 was shown is DOCAR 2. GRAHAM (wife THELMA) pastor of\nAbundant Life Temple, resident 1119 Sunny Glen, which was the\nformer address of the Abudnant Life Church before it moved into\nthe 300 3. 10th street location in 1962. of note is the occupant\nof 1115 Sunny Glen: HAROLD 3. McCULLOUGH, used car dealer with\noffices at 3103 3. Jeffernon.\nwith Grahm, other incorporators, according to records in\nthe Secretary of State's office, ustin, Twis. (there are NO\nrecords in the Dallar County Assumed Names Index) ware:\n1. VALTER C.. TUCKER, wife Norma J., = mechanic with\nCONTINENTAL TRAILNAYS (housed diagonally across Stemmons Expressway\nfrom the Texas Schoolbook Depository, and employer of KENNETH CODY\nthe bus driver of 15 years service on the Shreveport runy whose\ntelephone number (FR 5-5591) twice appears on the last pages of\nOSWALD's notebook). ( ONTINENTAL personnel office states Tucker\nwas employed Jan. 30, 1961 to July 13, 1962, and show that on\nJuly 23, 1962 he reported for work with the Denver Salt Lake City\nlines, Denver, Colo. However, another incorporator, Sherrell, see\nbelow, indicates Tucker never left the city of Dallas.\n2. GEORGE 1. SHERRELL, wifeJessie, residence 1010 Ravenia,\nowner of at used car business at 513 Singlaton Blvd. Despite the\ntwo-block discrepancy in numbers between Sherrell** Used Car Got\nand RAY DRANTITY'S gun store on Singleton, the absence of intervent\ning buildings across the street from Sharrell's and a short block\n2\n---3--\nABUNDAR\" LIFE CHURCH MSNO\nbetween Unit adicusses made them a almost noighboro. furthermore,\nthe propristor of are auto parts Firm next door to Sherrall's former\nlocation, clates that Sherrell and Brantley were good friends.\nNOW out of the dued car business and still residing at 1010 N.\nRavenia, Telephone FB 1-5154, Sherrell states GRAHAM was something\nof a crook where money was concerned, that Tucker is around Dallas\nstill, and is delivering cleaning to people in the Ravinia neighbor\nhood. Re specifically named Mrs. John L. McBne of 1006 N. Ravinia\nas a customer of Tuckerts, but Mr. MeBes denier that is the name\nof her cleaners delivery man. This discrepancy and Sharrell's\nstates hostility toward Graham need to be investigated further.\n3. PBD STROOPS VALE the third named incorporator of the United\nMissions of Merica. -0 Surther information regarding stroope\nwas given in the papers of incorporation. Dallas city directorios\nshow no Ped Stroope in 1962, 1903 or 1964. There is shown, however,\na Dale R. (Mary J) Stroope, a laboratory technician of Mobilail,\nliving 71: 1723 has Crucas Lane. This Mr. Stroope Genier that he\nwas 38 incofporator DE the church.\n3\n2\nRa: KERRY THRNUEY\nLEE OSWAYD\nTo: District Attorney Jim Garrison\nFebruary 28, 1968\nFrom: Bill Turner\nSubject: Oswald - Florida Aspects\nThere seems to be an accumula ting body of evidence that\nOswald was engaged in the same pattern of activity in Southern\nFlorida that he was later to use in New rleans. If true, I think\nthere is considerable potential for getting to the working level\nof the assassination plot.\nDuring my last visit to your office, I noted a page from\nan undated edition of the Florida Conservative citing several sources\nto the effect that Oswald had been in Miami. In sum, Frank Fiorini,\n(5TURGES:)\nidentified as a leader of the International Anti-Communist Brigade,\nwas reported to have documentary proof that Oswald had been in Miami\nduring the missle crisis in October 190 and again in Larch 1903\nFiorini claimed Oswald nearly provoked a riot in Bav Front Park\nsing out pro-Castro literature during the heat of the crisis,\nThe edition savs that Oswald's announced burpose was to infiltrate\nanti-Castro groups. One was the Cuben Student Directorate, According\nto a butletin out out X the DRE Miami on November 23, 1963, Oswald\ntried to get in the DRE but was confronted with a dossier on his\npro-Castro activities. The DRE claimed that the FBI confiscated all\ncopies of this bulletin. I note that you have made a marginal comment\nthat Leopoldo Aguilera, Jr., an exiled Cuban leader, said in Lafayett\nLa., during a 1967 speech that Oswald had \"tried to infiltrate a grou\nheaded by Jerry Patrick. engaged in training Cubans in guerrilla war\nfare If\nSeveral comments are appropriate. Fiorini is a Minuteman and\n= former Batista supporter. He is radical: he made a hit-and-run raid\nin a cabin cruiser into havana harbor in 1962. His purpose in pub-\nlicizing Uswald's presence in Miami ooviously is to pin the leftist\nlabel on Oswald, The author OI the Florida Conservative article IS\nJim Buchanan. Undoubtedly this is the same Jim Buchanan referred to\nin CE 2951, an FBI report of interview of one Jerry Buchanan, a broth\nto Jim. Jerry Buchanan said that he recognized pictures of Oswald as\nbeing identical with a member of a group of Fair Play for Cuba pro-\nponents distribuing literature in Bay Front Park in October 1962.\nHe was present as a member of the International Anti-Communist Brigad\nand recalls that the police broke up the scuffle.\nBuchanan's information is idepentently corroborated by Loren\nEugene Hall. He told me that there was a lively fight at Bay Front\nPark about the time of Jose Marti Day. The police cracked heads and\nbroke it up. Hall did not mention Oswald, and said he himself was\nnot present. The fight was reported in Miami newspapers. It is in-\nteresting to note, however, that Hall said he was in Dallas in May\nd\nor June of 1963 when some of his associates said they were going to\npicket a man named Oswald who was passing out pro-Castro literature,\nHall told this same version to Harold Weisberg, but on Weisberg's\ntape it seems that Hall almost stumbled and said Miami before catchin\nhimself and saying Dallas\nnote: In C.A. Howard, when\nshowse pictine of Osuald thath by\nBurton,\nsand\nOwall.\n2\nHall also said that Leopoldo Aguilera, Jr. is probably an\nexile whose first name actually is Manuel. Aguilera's contention\nthat Oswald tried to infiltra the Patrick's Raiders is extremely\ninteresting. since this is the group to which Lawrence Howard and\nWilliam Seymour belonged.\nIt is also interesting that Oswald attempted to ingratiate\nhimself with Carlos Bringuier, the New Orleans delegate of the DRE,\nand that there was a similar scuffle involing Bringuier and his\ncohorts, Cruz and Hernandez. In this respect I call your attention\nto the FBI interview report which has been forwarded to your office\nthat states in part: \"Leopoldo Ramos Ducos, Supra, advised that\nAna Maria Del Valle voluntarily appeared at nis office on November\n20, 1903. one related information that Miguel Cruz told her, \"We\nkilled Kennedy and the next will be Ramos Ducos. Ramos Ducos is\na former Puerto Rico Teamsters official. He links Jack Ruby to Frank\nChavez, who apparently succeeded him as an official of the San Juan\nlocal. Also, it is noteworthy tha Vance Blalock, a protege of\nBringuier's, said that when Oswald visited Bringuier's store he\nmentioned having been in Florida and having contacted an anti-Castro\norganization there.\nAccording to David Kroman, Richard Nagell says that Oswald\nwas picked up and brought into a group by seven Cubans in Florida\nin December 1962. At first, this seems improbable, since Oswald was\nemployed at Jaggers-Chiles-Stovall in Dallas from October 12, 1962\nto April 6, 1963. CE 1850 reflects that Oswald worked steadily\nthere and could only have gone to Florida on weekends. The alternative\nare that Nagell is in error on his dates or the \"Oswald\" in Florida\nwas the second Oswald. I would opt for the former. Since Oswald\napparently was seen twice in Florida, it could well have been that\nhe went there immediately before and immediately after his employment\nat J-C-S. It might be re rtinent to not e that Donald Norton places\nhim in Monterrey, Mexico on CIA business the latter part of Sept ember\n1962.\nFred Newcombe, who has been doing some interesting photographic\nanalysis in Los Angeles, has compared a photograph of a Cuban in\nfatigues who was being trained by Patrick's Raiders with the photo-\ngraph of the Cuban being led into the police car at Dealey Plaza\n(and who appears in the Altgen photograph standing on the corner of\nElm and Houston in front of the Dal-Tex Building). He says it is\npossible they are one and the same, but this will never be conclusive\ndue to the vagueness of the photograph taken in Florida. Howard was\nshown the photograph but did not recognize the man.\nAccording to Jim Rose, William Cuthbert Brady was seen often\naround the Tampa Airport, at the far side of the field from where\nthe commerical terminal is. Rose thinks he was operating as a\nCIA bag man out of Montreal (Canadian Pacific flies direct from\nMontreal to Tampa). Kirole and Montreal. and there is a secret\nfile entitled \"Report that Lee Harvey Oswald in Montreal\n1903. David Ferrie read tealy flew out of Tampa in his anti-Castro\nactivity.\n(note: has offices in Montreal +\nGaural Dynamics of Toronto). Canada\nSome time ago Jim Rose mentioned a Tom Dunkin of Atalanta,\nGeorgia. has having an extensive file and numerous photographs of\nanti-Castro Florida groups. Dunkin, who may have used the Atlanta\nJournal as cover, has phone number 758-8850. Rose recalled Dunkin\nin Miami at the DuPont Plaza Hotel with a very powerful, large\nLatin man who had considerable menace about him. Rose thinks that\nDunkin may have had CIA affiliation, that the Latin certainly did.\nHowever, he thinks Dunkin is a reasonable man and might be approached\nCoincidentaly. both Howard and Hall have acknowledged knowing\nDunkin. Howard told Rose the other day that the Targe Latin had\nrecently been in contact with him, although he did not give his\nname. He said the man contacted him about another invasion of\nHaiti. If you will recall, some 70 men were arrested in January\n1967; they supposedly were poised for an invasion of Haiti as\na springboard to Cuba. The group was Rolândo Masferrer's. He just\nwas sentenced to 4 years on the rap. But it looks like that roundup\nwas a diversion and another well-financed one is in the wind. Howard\ntold Rose that he does not believe Masferrer was involved in the\nassassination (\"He's too smart for that\") but that certain persons\nin the ring around him could well have been.\nAs you will recall, Howard, Hall and Seymour brought up a\nKikki Masferrer, a dentist living in Miami but reportedly in Dallas\nat the time of the Odio visitation. He is a brother to Rolando.\nRose also states that Sergio Arcacha Smith was in Ybor City,\npart of Tampa, frequently.\nRose says that one Matthew T. Kenny, Jr., a UPI man in the\nMiami Herald Building WHO lives in Coral Gables, 1S the CIA Latin\nwatcher. he has Tiles, photographs. works with the anti-Castro groups\nand could De approached,\nThis memo has been somewhat discursive, but I wanted to make\nthe point that it is entirely possible that Oswald was indeed taken\ninto one of the Cuban groups in Florida. T think there is a fertile\nfield for investigation there and I would like to see Jim Rose go\nthere and try to exploit the numerous contacts, including Dunkin,\nthat he has in the area.\nThere is an interesting footnote. Prior to your investigation\nbecoming public knowledge, I received an anonymous letter from Detroi\nfrom a person obviously a Latin who had lived in Miami in the early\nsixties. The writer mentioned the bitterness of the Bastista exile\n\"militarists\" towards Castro, and said: \"the second man with Oswald\nwas a Cuban refugee officer who used to be in the Cuban Army under\nBatista. This is what I overheard when I was in Miami City several\nyears ago. No, Oswald was not alone The Cuban officer took Oswald,\nused cheep rifle and gamve him the best one which the Cuban used on\nKennedy, yes, exchange of rifles Oswald was pomised $$$ but he\ndidn't get any. There is where Jack Ruby's entrance\nBig money was\nr omised by the oil magnets of Texas to some one\n:: The letter\nis very consistent with what Nagell has said.\nfals\nSELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS\nHEARINGS ON MARCH 16, 1977\nWITNESS: SANTO TRAFFICANTE\nAccompanied by Henry Gonzalez, Attorney, of Tampa, Florida.\nQUESTIONS:\n1. Have you ever been with the CIA or any other\nfederal agencies?\n2. Have you ever known Johnny Rosselli?\n3. Have you ever known Sam Giancana?\n4. Do you know Robert Maheu?\n5. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you know of the\nassassination?\n6. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you advise others\nof any such information?\n7. Prior to November 22, 1963, did you know Jack Ruby?\n8. Have you ever met with the CIA to discuss assassi-\nnations of world leaders?\n9. Is any federal agency giving you any immunity regarding\nyour involvement in assassinations of world leaders?\n10. Did you ever discuss assassination plans with any\nother individuals?\n11. Were you visited by Jack Ruby while in prison in Cuba?\nIN EACH AND EVERY CASE, the witness, or his attorney responded\nby refusing to answer, citing his \"constitutional rights\" under the\n1st, 4th, 5th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution.\nTHE WITNESS WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PRODUCE any documents, memo-\nranda and any other materials he might have relating to the follo-\nwing subjects:\n1. Alpha 66\n2. No Name Key Group\n3. International Anticommunist Brigade\n4. Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC)\n5. Witness' release from prison in Cuba.\n6. Attempted assassination of Fidel Castro\n7. Attempted or actual assassination of John F Kennedy.\nA TIME FRAME FOR THESE SUBJECTS was given as being from\nJanuary, 1958, through December, 1964. The witness provided\nnothing in this area.\nTHE WITNESS WAS excused but was kept under subpoena.\nTHE COMMITTEE recessed and indicated that it would reconvene\nin executive session to discuss the witness' refusal to comply.\nTHE CHAIRMAN indicated to the witness that he may be cited\nfor contempt of Congress and indicated further that his citation\nof the 1st, 4th, 5th and 14th amendments may be inappropriate.\n2/2\nRe: THORNLEY\n\\\nMEMORANDUM\nRe: OSWALD\nNovember 7, 1967\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nTOM BETHELL\nRE:\nMARINE CORPS SERVICE OF OSWALD, HEINDEL & THORNLEY\nOSWALD, HEINDEL and THORNLEY served in the Marine Corps\nthroughout the following periods:\nNAME\nFROM\nTO\nOSWALD\nOctober 26, 1956\nSeptember 11, 1959\nHEINDEL\nJuly 15, 1957\nJuly 15, 1961\nTHORNLEY\nApprox. Sep. 1958\nApprox. Sep. 1960\n(The exact da tes of THORNLEY's service are not\nrecorded in his testimony. He had been in the Marine Corps\nReserve \"for many years\" and went on active duty around\nSeptember 1958 \"to serve my two year obligation in the\nMarine Reserve\") (11 H 84)\nDETAILS OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD'S SERVICE\nOct. 26, 1956\nReported for duty, San Diego, Calif.\nJan. 18, 1957\nReported to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for further\ntraining. (Weekend trip to Tijuana at this time.)\nFeb. 27\n2 weeks leave. (Possibly taken in Fort Worth.)\nMar. 18\nTo Naval Air Technical Training Center at Naval\nAir Station in Jacksonville, Fla. Granted security\nclearance up to 'confidential' level.\nMay 3\nLeft for Keesler Airforce Base, Biloxi, Miss.\nJune 17\nFinished course.\nJune 20\nOn leave.\nJune 25\nBecame: an Aviation Electronics Operator.\nJuly 9\nTo Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, (near\nSanta Ana), Calif.\nAug. 22\nDeparted for Yokosuka, Japan, onboard U.S.S. Bexar.\nSep. 12\nArrived Japan. OSWALD assigned to Marine Air\ncontrol Squadron No. 1 at Atsugi, as radar operator.\nOct. 27\nAccidentally shot himself in the elbow.\nNOV. 15\nDischarged from hospital.\nNov. 20\nManeuvers in Philippine Islands, & Corregidor.\nMar. 18, 1958\nReturned to Atsugi.\nApr. 11\nCourt martial for possession of unregistered\nweapon.\nJune 27\nSecond court martial for pouring drink at NCO.\nSep. 14\nSailed for South China Sea.\n-1-\nOct. 5\nReturned to Atsugi.\nNOV. 2\nDeparted for U.S. aboard U.S.N.S. Barrett\nNov. 15\nArrived San Francisco\nNov. 19\n30 days leave.\nDec. 22\nAssigned to Marine Air Control Squadron at El Toro.\nFeb. 25, 1959\nTook foreign language qualification test.\n\"Spring\"\nMet KERRY THORNLEY and NELSON DELGADO.\nMar. 19\nApplied to Albert Schweitzer College.\nAug. 17\nSubmitted request for Dependency Discharge.\nAug. 28\nApproval recommended by Dependency Discharge Board.\nSep. 4\nApplied for passport in Santa Ana.\nSep. 4\nTransferred out of MACS-9 \"in preparation for his\ndischarge.\"\nSep. 10\nPassport \"routinely issued\".\nSep. 11\nTransferred to Marine Corps Reserves.\nSep. 14\nArrived in Fort Worth\nSep. 17\nArrived in New Orleans\nSep. 20\nS.S. Marion Lykes sailed for Europe with OSWALD\naboard.\nJOHN RENE HEINDEL\nStated by affidavit ( 8 H 318) that he was in the Marine Corps\nfrom July 15, 1057 until July 15, 1961. He was stationed at Atsugi\nwith OSWALD. Under oath HEINDEL stated he does not recall seeing\nOSWALD at El Toro. In his statement of September 19, 1967, HEINDEL\nsays \"OSWALD must have been on the same ship with us.\" OSWALD\ndeparted for Japan on August 22, 1957, and HEINDEL says he arrived\nat Atsugi in the latter part of August, 1957.\nKERRY THORNLEY\nIn his affidavit of September 28, 1967 recalls that OSWALD spoke\nRussian in the ranks at El Toro, not Atsugi, in the Spring of 1959.\nTHORNLEY was not asked if he had been to Atsugi. He left El Toro\nand went \"overseas\" in June 1959. (11 H 85). THORNLEY testified\nthat he arrived in New Orleans on either September 3 or 4, 1963\n(11 H 110). He had come from Mexico City, where he had spent six\ndays.\nThere follows a list of names of people who served in the\nMarines and who either did or might have known OSWALD:\nNAME\nSOURCE OF INFORMATION\nKerry Thornley\nTestimony, 11 H 82 e 115\nJohn Rene Heindel\nAffidavit, 8 H 318\nNelson Delgado\nTestimony, 8 H 228 - 265\nRichard Cole\n8 H 322\nAllen Felde\nWarren Report, p. 682\nDaniel Powers\nTestimony, 8 H 266 - 289\nPaul Edward Murphy\n8 H 320\nJohn Donovan\nTestimony, 8 H 289 - 303\nHenry T. Roussell\n8 H 320\nOval Jones\nHeindel FBI interview\n-2-\nNAME\nSOURCE OF INFORMATION\nLeonard Corfley\nHeindel Testimony\n=\nHarry Cook\nBob Hall\n\"\nBob Moska\n=\n\"\nJerry Cox\nSgt. Bennerfield\n\"\nJames Anthony Botelho\n8 H 315\nDonald Peter Camarta\n8 H 316\nPeter Francis Connor\n8 H 317\nAllen D. Graf\n8 H 318\nDavid Christie Murray\n8 H 319\nErwin Donald Lewis\n8 H 323\nMack Osborne\n8 H 321\n(FNU) Dijonovich\nDelgado Testimony\nM/Sgt. Spar\nThornley Testimony\nColonel Poindexter\n\"\nCharles Weis\n\"\n(FNU) Cooley\n=\nLt. Cupenack\nDelgado Testimony\nDon Murray\n\"\nPFC Wald\n\"\nSt. Funk\n=\nLt. Depadro\n=\nSgt. Lusk\n=\nWalt Watts\n\""
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