OSCAR CONTREAS AND OSWALD'S ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN CUBAN VISA

7/27/2019 OSCAR CONTREAS AND OSWALD'S ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN CUBAN VISA

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/oscar-contreas-and-oswalds-attempt-to-obtain-cuban-visa 1/43

. . . . 4

.............. ..

..

/ ·

~ J..f,!:>1n; ··1·o: -SE lt;2(.,:.U··L-\ SO!J4G OSG.:\.1.'1. _ .. -

O J ~ ; i ' ! I . E ~ { A S •

En 1a Facultad de Dcrecho, de 1a Universidad Aut6ncma de N ~ xico, aparece eri sus Archives unicamente OSCAR C m r . r ~ 1 . A ! ; l..ART!GUE,

estudiante quiense

inscr ib io en e l ano de 1959{ y 1960 para hacersus estudios de L i c e n c i ~ d o en Derecho, h ~ b i e n d o os suspendidos - - en es te ultimo ano.

Es originario de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, donde nacio el14 de Febrero de 1939, siendo sus padres E U S T ~ ~ O L. C O N T ~ ~ ~y GUADALUPE LARTIGUE, sus estudios secundarios los efactuo en la -Escueln Nacional · Secundaria y P r e p a r ~ t o r i a Federal , de T ~ u l i p a s del ~ n o de 1952 a 19?8, .

. .·· El 17 de enero de 19611 en e l pcri6dico ~ ~ c e l s i o r aparece

un t a l eSCAR COtlT!lliR.AS1 ·como firmante de una pro tes ta de nOf:'lbred e ~ ~ L O Q J E ES'IUDIANTIL REVOW cr ONA . IO.

~ - ; ? : BLOOJE ES'!iJDIANTIL Rr·;VOWCIONAH.IO.

f ,lY Los primcros ~ n o c i m i e n t o a que se tuvier6n de este BLCJG.UE.. eron en Jul io de 1961, en que iniciaron ;l.cti•.ridades P o l ! t i c ~ s ..- Es udiant i les .

13 de Jul io de 1961.- Grupos Universitarios de Izquie4:'da especia ente e l ~ ~ " ' U ~ ESTJDIANTIL R E V O U J C I O N A . ~ . ~ I O , y e l , O V I ! ' U E N T O . . ; , ~A H E ~ I C L , . . , . ~ 1A encabezado respectivrunente por H U H D ~ T · . h A.:\T.S J - h ·y PE ENZ Z ~ P E D ~ e l ~ b o ~ a n propaganda utifizando agrupncionesde loda p:n:a atacar a l Cl!?-ro, .y a l Secret\ilriO de Gobernaci6n.

Loo di4ectivo<i e ~ Q ~ H I E : N T O . AMERTCA t . A T I . N ~ , . son: ~.. DA,_ .OSCMJ'ecrlt.AL;:z.Ye U ! B A » ' r ~ ; s ; . ' t C I A , v f lo!l del BLQQUB ESTU!.Ht'JJTIL! ' J : : V O L U C I O L t ' \ . 1 . ~ 1 0 , planean celeb!:"ar juntas en e l At.aoeo E s p ~ n o l 9: ..m-

1<1 U .N ••A/.H., de acuerdo con las instrucciones de .. O S ~ .t\>iTt>Niv·COR-.:ru CKDO \ f . ~ b a j ador de C u b a ~ . -; r- .

15 de Julio ·de 19ol.-Este Jrupo con otros ~ ~ p o s de I z q u i e ~ -~ a sc siouen reuniendo en la Ciudad U n i v e r s i t ~ r i a , .2 ~ d e Jul io de 1961.- Este Grupo invi to a los estudiantes -de l In3ti tuto Politecnico Nacional., n u n ~ c t o que se l l evara a - - cabo e l d!a 26 del actual en la Ciudad Universi taria , para Conmerno

rQ;-1 ~ i 6 v ~ ; u ~ ~ I T o c ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 i . ~ ; ~ ~ t ~ b i ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ j ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . : · : ~ { · J ~ · = ~ : f r ; I { c :

LATINA, orga.nizar6n un acto en c l Auditol"i'O de Humanidades de la -U l : l ~ • ., con motivo cle 1a R.evoluci6n Cu!lana ... .. .

. Septiembre 15 de 1961.-Loo estudiante3 dG 1 ~ F a c u l t ~ d ~ ~ .. - -Leye3 qua ene4blzan e l grupo pol i t ico de 1zqu1e-rda dencmin.:u!o ·'PA-TRICIO WilUHllA s ~ afi l ia r6n al DLOQJE £STU!HA!'lXIL ! U ~ V O U J C I O N . \ ! U O . -

·'. :30 de l ~ o v i e m D ' ! ; e .;de 9 c ~ - - ~ L o n i zqu i e rd i s t a s .uni .ve r s itarios -d i rigic!os po;:- e l m gr. :'(JE E ! : > W ~ I A l ; T I L !'C::VOLUCIOH:\RIO 1 ~ ! O V I : · l i E N T O LI

· . ~ H . . V ~ : O , t ! . ~ · I A C I C : i A L ) : £ ) · 0 V I i ! ! E ' @ ) ~ · ~ p . ! G 1 . . 1 . ' 1 I ! L ~ , d i ~ i j i d o 5 ! ) O r _ ; ~ . ; o~ · r , . . . . J ~ ' ) .,ro ·') ··... - ..·· ~ - : - : ; : : : . ; : : . . . ..L.l ., 1 ·: '1 \ - · ···· ~ . = ·. l ._"; • - ......u •••. ( · ' n . , ...·L.:., ,,_J. ... ~ · . : ; - - r T . : . J . . . J ... - • • . l . l . t _ ~ ... ~ ~ • L..e--t_U.... Y . . . J ~ - · ·

·-'71"r..-,tr.Yr · ., '" ' · - - - 1 ·- J · t una D c · d 1 v -< L · • I . , I,. convoc:1n .... 031 es . . . u l .cl l l c .. a c ..an3 a c a .. v o - -, l·..1ci.6n C u ' u o . n ~ l y sa dir i jan: f l < . ! o m i t ~ u n i v ~ r ~ i tar lo Pro-Un.fcnaa d ~ -

1 ' ' V '\ .• · . · . ' 1' • I '' ( ' \ - , ~' ' ' ,. · . · r , . 1 ,

. .



I .' · . .

..

•

(\

ln

....- ...

(

, . . . -... . . . .

..

- : : -: .! '"' . .._ ...: .. .... . .;. .... . . -"""'• . 0 . 0 .. .

;:

' ...~ , . , ....... ......

. .

' • I

1962

que-

" .



... •

. ~ r. ... - ..

I

II

\I1

··-

VJ X - 7 ~ f /

D e a r ~I am now in ~ e c e i p t today of (paragraph

6) an d (paragraph 4 of th e 13 June a t t ach -men t ) . I not e t ha t these preceded your #1832 acknowl-edging th e mat er i a l handcar r i e d by Dick on h is way

through. Although you undoubtedly had gone in to t h i sma t e r i a l by metll:illl we would apprec ia te some ela bora t ion

on the es t imat e of th e va l id i ty of -MBI's acqua in t ance wi th and s tory from Si lv i a .

I am t ak in g a dvantage of th e bear er's v i s i t toge t t h i s to you soones t and wi l l be fol lowing up with

rout ine correspondence fo r the record . Obvious l y , wea re still t ry ing to fill out the whol e s tory from any

and a l l cont r ibutors .

:' r; f·. - r : -' · ·' .. .: ;

: ·- .. - :...1

5]11 H : J ~ \ 1 / I 3Hl lV

- _ o 3 : r r o m J d 3- - - . . . . ; . '

'·I

III

\\

I



K ~ P U U U C A1 1H t N A U ~ A A K ! V ~ ~~ i'.J" . ._ l. _, ' (.

~ ~ D i ' S P A T C H -·

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - -·___ _ _PROCESSING ACTION

TO

IIIFO..

'011M

· ~

Chief WH Divi on

Action Required:

Reference •

rt

None; FYI

llexico City

I.IARKEO FOil IIIOE.JUIIO

NO INOEXIIIC AEQUIAEO

DillY QU,-liFIED DUll

CAll JUDGE INOEXINO

1 , A t ~ h e d i s a copy o:f the f i r s t report received fromon Subject , in regard to the inves t iga t ion being

on h is on ac t wi th Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico City asrepor ted in the reference. -.

1 2 . O:f major in te res t " is th.at the UNAJI Law School f i l e s~ - r e f l e c t t h a t th& O l l l ~ O s e a r Contreraa l i s t ed i s onQ Osc&r~ n t r e r 3 . a Lart1e?Je, who was reg is te red as a s tudent in 1959

and 1960 , but n o t - 5 ' ~ i . n g the per iod 1961 to 1963 . In thein tervie-Wr ~ Y i h Osca.r Contreras 1.D Ta.apico, Contreras

53

s a id he ~ studied law fo r three years between 1960 and 1964.This appears to be a di rec t l i e on h is pa r t .

. \

3 . Also, Contreras aaid he was a leacler o:f the BloqueEstudiant i l Revolucionario during h is s tudent years , and ac _cordillg to t h i s repor t • h is name does no t appear on an7 o t the

l i s t s of leaders o f the Bloc.

The persons-Fentioned in the report are generallykno ~ persons who belong,. o r belonged, toth e and other l e f t i s t revolutionary groups i n Mexico. SUch

\) r c ~ \0 '19- c 7 ~ AC) / l Continued ••••

Attachment:As s ta ted above

D istribut ion:3 - C/WHD w/a t t

ogpATCH SYW80l AMO NUMBER

·r

OfF I OFI'ICEA EXT.

OFFICE SYMBOl. DATE OFFICER'S IIAWE

ChronoP-8593

w o / a t + - - - - - - - - - - r - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~w/at t (Orig .)

RELE ASING

OFFICE SYMBOl. OATt OFF ICER'S SIQIIA f\JRE

DISPATCH _.;1401

... ·-

\

I

II'

III

i



Document P r in t DateAgencyNameAgencyNumberDiskNoControlNo

Document id numberRecser i es

Agf i leno

JFK Box #Vol /Felder

T i t l e

T i r e s t

Document DateWho fromFromres t

Who toTores t

Numpg

Orig ina to r

DaterevClass i fy

CurstatDoctypeRC1

RC2

RC3

RC4

RC5RC6RC7

Comment

Keywords

U U u ~ t U A! l r t t U ~ A L A K ~ M

NARA IDENTIFICATION AID

7/2/1993

00

0

1993.07 .02 .17:15:58:150240JFK

80T01357AJFK6

F6

DISPATCH REPORT ON OSCAR CONTRERAS AND OTHERS WHOBELONGED TO THE MLN

N

7/11/1967[[DELETION]]N

CHIEF, WH DIVISIONN

2

CIA

u..MFS ~ \...\

PAPER0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLOC

CONTRERAS, 0 .

LEFTISTMLN



K l P K U U U ~ t U Al lH t NAJ!UNAL A r t ~ n ! ~ c

i s th e caae with Antonio Tenorio Adame, Vicente Vil lamarCont re raa and Daniel Molin& Alvarez. Tenorio is a member o ~the Direct ive Council of the MLB and was a delegate to the

Tri-conti.Dent&l. Conference held in Havana. in January 1966.Villamar ia on the Cent ra l Committee o t the JCK and was ade lega te to the Tri-cont inental Conference Ln January 1966.Melina is a meaber of the National. Executive Comait t e e o:

th e IILN and i• a m.eaber o f the orga.nuillg committee tor thef i r s t LASO congresa.

fo r /Wil la rd C. CURTIS

-. -·. .. -- .. _.... - - · • -- "7 .. ... . a: : : · ~ ~ ...- . : - : . ~ . . : . . : . . . = ~ ~ : : ~ ~ ; : ; , ; ~ - = - = . : - _ , . - ; - ~ - : . :- ~

·-- · --·- ·-- - . ... ,_ ..-- ·- .. - ...- :---::.._: - ~ ·· _ .. · ·--- --: '- ... ... _ --- ------·- -

:

RELEASb .:..- tN ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ... ~ - - - -

CI..AS:OI,.ICATION I'ACOC NO .

5Ja USI : PIOEVIOUS EOtTION. -·· 2



I

jI

I

I

II

t ' (·'~0 11\it

. ..!1 ; r ...il -l r !t 5 Ju ly 1967 ..

.:..>alf UCUTA\O.I.T DISs&MINATION,.0 !.

. 'SY_j

' .·- - - r£2..___..-:---- ~ ~ - - - - - -

\

.. . ..

. }

'· . ..

,..cSSACI 10 •MTOTAl COr!Uo

,..·.·•

0 ' INDIX . 0 OUUO'I ' 0. .

( IIOUTIHC ANO /OIC I N I T I ~ U • SHN 11Y6

2 7

3 •t

s 10

a£T1JIH T O - - - - - ~ - BI-'NCM 0 FlU

0 FILl IN CS f iLl NO .

..~ ; q ~ ; W 1 1IN fOr

FilE • v• .



_ \IGa . .. ."" . __ ,. - - ~ · - · ·.-

••• 0

.. ' ··-

· ; ~ ~ ; l ._..·.=·

'....

_ ;· . · · · · . ,-!. . ·• ,. ,••• . · ~ s · RID COP.'{. • •• :·.-: • ·"<>;. -:-.· . !_.. ••· _ .... ~ . ; ; . .. . • . .. .. . .• . .l

0 1 > 1 ' ! . .. ..:- - ·

. .• ; : ' : ·

GJ

- ~. . ..

MUSJ.Cf rOaM

· TOTAL C O ? I ( ~ •

: ___ ..

....... ., .

. '. ....

.... .. ,.,

·· . ·ROUTING ANO/Oil INITIALS- SUN a I'

·. ,· .. ... .. .6.

..: ..

" ' · ~ .

- ~ ~ - - -



:

l I. (I

'.\

I . I A ~ X FOil t : I ! > O

CMe f , i t cro llemispher e Divis ion

OperationC h;·-1;::-:",· :, .1• )·- . :.:_,Ju

..... r .ererence: Rl-4-!..\ 31977

1 . F o ~ a r ~ e d as A t t a c h m unoer separo te cover 3Le r e ~ o ~ t 3pre! 'ared b ? ~ n the a c t i v i t i e ~ of..-, a t ~ d 9 ,13, 22, 23 , -- '• L.O and 27 tiay 1967 . F o r : ardec! as A ~ T1 ·o , i l l ~

n = £ t ~ cover , are photoco? i e3 of correspoodance exchanged

.!.r: ~ ~ e : ~ City nnd Paz z j ~ p , J Q in Havana. Fo:-•-·,nded as Attoc:h··~ n Three i": ·:!=e• . i ~ h , i s a pa::cphlet obta ined by __.. :h ich con::a in.;

th e t e ~ t o f s s a g e a lleged ly s2nt th e Tri-Cont1n en ta l organ i zc ticn

by Ernesto ' ' C h ~ " G U E V A . ~ .:; • T h ! s · l .:.t t l e G,ue::;tion t l lat ~ m•Jst of ten ask him.-;elf

j•J3t ~ - : h P . r c hi!: a 3.;ocia t ion ,, i th i s tak ing him ond r:\'JSt s pec:ulr.t e

o ~ o u t j u s t '.:hat . _ . i s a f te r . There ere obviou sl)· t i o e \ l ~ l ~ m l e f t

to C<Ji":.j ec:::ure5 <lOU :>Uppo:;itiona , ff i ;J.Jt fe2 l l i ~ e "qui t t ing . "

Yet, the a:Jc!.!nclancy g r a c l ~ e l o p e < . l by £ ha !i .

reached t : ~ ~ ;>o:.n:: ' ~ h 2 ~ e _._..-is u m • i l l i n ~ to go back t o th:::: ur <J o,un i nt\!&:es ti r:g l : . h he lived b ~ f o r e meating &Zb The re s t t l t o£ Jfliii.,-.W !.11 .s t,C'On ' l h : t ~ 11p t n (V) I hr> "'! ['l a i n I " " r.,, 1 , I • • 1 n l l ,1 .. 1' ,

l " ' ' ·• "' r ,-. 1 """1-:- l • , •.; ,. , , , . . . . . . ,F '*" l..



APPROVED FOR naEASE 1993CIA HISTORICAl REVIEW PROGRAM

R e : ~ S C . \ R CONT.?.:SRA3

M ~ ~ : l o o , D.? .

S o u r o ~ :

~ ' < { : ( O ~ ~ w vate :

R ~ t . : Ad v ioe .from Ju ly , l a s t •

Attschad, fo r our r ~ t e n t i o n , is a r ~ p o r c on captioned

subject , 2 pp. , dated 7 July, l a s t .

, It 't'Yill be notad t ho t tha reoorJs o f the DNA.M LaOT School

; r e f l ~ o t th s t the only ''OSCAR CONTRERAS" l i s t ed i s one OSCAR' ~ / -""1: - ~O N T P . E t t ~ ~ LARTiri§ v/no 'Has r sg i3 t e rad ss a s tuden t t ; ~ 1 3 r o in i-A,

1959-60, bu t not d'.!ring th-.. period 1961-63. / : \ . { y V t \ ' ~0 \ } . · ~ ·'""'

v ~~ \ . ] l ..I

,,.., ........ ''""' ..... ~Document Number ( Y ~ .-") f3

SEP 1976f.,, FOIA Review on 0 •• •

... 0 · - ~ ~ - _ _ ,,l__ .J -___ ...

[RECORD COPY ] .

,



AgencyName

AgencyNumberDisk.No

ControlNo

Document id numberRecser i es

Agf i lenoJFK Box #Vol / Folder

Ti t l e

Ti re s tDocument DateWhofrom

Fromres tWho to

Tores t

Numpg

Orig ina torDaterevClass i fy

Curs t a tDoc typeRC1

RC2

RC3

RC4

RC5

RC6

RC7

Comment

Keywords

K ~ P K U U Ai 1Hc ~ A i l U ~ A L A K ~ n 1 v ~ ~

0

00


1993.07 .03 .08:59:13:710240JFK

80T01357AJFK6F6

MEMO ON AMERICAN REPORTER WHO MET OSWALD IN TAMPICO .

N

7/5/1967SCOTT, WINSTON M., CIANFERRIS, NATHAN L., LEGAL ATTACHE

N3

CIA

07/03/93uSAN

PAPER0

0

00

000

OSWALD MEXICO

TAMPICO, MEX ICOPRO-CASTROCONTRERAS, OSCA



,,K t P K U AL 1Ht t i U ~ A L A ~ n 1 v c

(,

"'\ .

5 July 19ti7

~ Z ? . ! O ~ " f n m t ~ O R : M r. l ia ~ a n L • Fer r i 3Legal Attache

: Winston M. S c o t t

SUBJECT : Lee Harvey Oswald V i s i t ill Mexico

/ '1£ /'1tJ h . 0 e r l A//q,A-l ' ~ ~ ; t l n - > h f l ~ ' " ' "~ R,p"'t I n r ~ ~ • /1"1 J1 f- t : : > ~ .. /c( "'/\/ /a"" / ' " ,p ·

1 . In reference to ~ 7 conversa t ions .with you 1 ~ ~ u n e1967 and on 5 J u ly 1967 ~ g a r d . i ! l g a p ~ r s o u in T:unpico,. :.te.--cico,-who advi.se<i tbe Alneric.an Cz:msul t be re t h a t he h ad s pe n t a day

a.:ad one bal . t with Lae Harvey Oswald sotnetime before "th e a s s a s s i ~ t i o n o t Pres ident Xennedy, tb i3 ~ e ~ o r a n d u m i s a r e v i e ~ o ftbe act ion taken by t h i s of ! i c s to da te .

2 . On 25 June 1967, one ot the o i f i c e ~ ! r on t ~ i s Sect ion

t r ~ v e l l e d to Tampico to make c on ta c t with th e £merican Consul ,~ = . Benjamin J. : l u j l e , 1!1 o r d e r to obta in !::-om h i : l th e i den t i t y

o f tbe "inlo:-man-t" ax:d to i n t e r v i ~ " t h i3 person . The ber i ca . ! l

C o ~ u l was very cooperat ive 3od o ~ ~ e r e d t o / . l a c s t h i s o t ~ i c e rin con t ac t with th e "infor::nant" il:l:.nediat e7 . Tili s o ! ! i c e r

s p e n t a t o t a l o ! s ix hours wi th t ~ i s p e ~ o n ( ~ o in terv ieYS)

:l...lld found him veX7 l . l . m : o o p e r a t i ~ - 3 7 s iJl., b-3 noted in t i l ~ :l'ollo'iY-

i ! lg p a r a ~ pbs . . r /

u3 . The " in.for: l la.nt" 13 9sc9.r Con+-....ra_,; about 30 y e ~ - : " " 3 o l d ;

T.l3r=iad and h.a.s th ree child::ren; a t u d ! ~ d 1:1-w a t IDUU( tor t ~ e7 ~ a ~ s ( ~ 9 p r o x ~ t e d ~ t e s - 1960 to 1964); s t ~ t e d t ha t he ~ l o n g e dto ::1. " c l : l . I l d e ~ t i : : l e pro-Castro revo la t : !onaxy ~ o a p ' " ~ t UN.All;

·1i:si a d Cuba 7lhttre ~ e -met :Fide l C:l.Stro and Raul ~ o a ; !1a.s p e r se c u t e d by ~ e : t i c : 1 n n u t b o r i t ! a s t o r t h e s e a c t i , l i t i ~ s ; ~ d f1.Dall.7decided to g a t n7a7 from th e g r o u ~ and th e po l i ce by changingh13 r ~ s i d e n ~ e to T ~ i c o ( c i r c a 1954). C o n t r e ~ s c l 3 ~ e d ~ e ls

no longer a meMber of any o r ~ n ~ ~ t i o n , bu t he 13 still ~ i s i t ~ do f "":..an by i l ls o ld t r i ends who a re still ac t i ve r e . , o l u t i ona r !e s .

A t ~ h e pre s e n t t ~ b e i s a roporte! . - !Dr- the ne"':lSpaper ''!::l. S o l

' cY-· ~ ·

i·I!

iI,II

~ ~ ' : '0::1pico" • \ rf,-----V£1/7 . L ~ ~ ~ . .

./ \ . - / - : :_ ._. /} \~ _ _ . . ~ l ~ : : r . : ~ . 1 ~ ~ - -,·\ ~ ... . . . . . ~ ... ~ ( ) -J I (, I

I ~\..-- ~ _ _ . : . : - .. . --T·t 01':·.. f l f ~ ; ! l Fl'i! lt[l.fASE ~ 3 .

tl' l \ S l O R ~ C . . \ l RMlW P R G G ~ ~A .'tl ri::O!&V~ ~ i ~ i ~ ~ l•.._./ :.,;u

0 7 , 1 ?;:;t&;.!l.'t I l l ~ ! : ! ;J o l ; ; ~ n'.!l

(1. l. I'

Tt!tri:.> i. tl"llr 1 ~ • ~ :'.!:: C(l ( I l l

~ J ( I )~ , ' - r · · · 1";:15.. ..

Document Number \{)5)2, C ) ? ~ -lK- } 13 (>

fo r FOIA Review on SEP l976 . .

r. croRU CO?'i l\ r _ ~--- .

s.JULY bl

d) 0 / -d £'7;:2¥6

o ~ b ? ?



K ~ P K U C t U A1 1Ht A A n ! ~ ~ ~

...F

...

~ . 1 ~ r a g ~ ~ d tv tha C a ~ l d C a 3 o , C c n ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ s e ~ t r ~ ~ e l 7c:1u t i ous and r e tused to g i ,s deta.il!3 on the contac t he cla i :ned

to h3.iJ'e b ~ ":71tb La.e B a r - ~ e y Oswald. E i3 .re:Iusal "':le13 based ontbe f3c t t h a t he and ~ o u r othe r p a r s o n ~ { ~ e m b e r s o ~ C o n t r ~ ~ s 'revo lu t ionary g.:::"''up) were in con t ac t <Yith O s ~ l d , and thes9

p e l ~ o n s a.-e still ae t i ve r evo lu t i ona r i a s . If he were ·to givet h e i r DaJD.eS and il i nves t i ga t i ons wera Mlade, t?le f ou r ~ r s o n s"i7ou"ld lt.now Cont:: '9ns passed the in:fon1a ·t ion , and h is l i : ta :tnd-;b.a,! ot hi.s ~ a m i l y would be :!.n danger . Despi t e a ssurances o ~

p ~ o t a c t i o n ~ Cont:reras took t h i s pos i t i on throughout th e i n t e r -Vi3W.

5 . Contrer1\S ' s t o r y i.8 th.:a.t OSYa.l d vis ' i e d th e tJlLUlcaJDpua s h o r t l y a=rter th e ~ . 1 b a n .Embassy r ~ f ! l . S e d to gi-ve hb:a a.v i sa t o Cnba. Oswald a p p ~ n t l 7 made i .Dqui r ies rega rd ing p r o -

C ~ b & D ~ p s a t UN.Ut and -yas d u s c t e d to Contrer . \8 1 group .O ~ l d met these per3ona as t hey 7ere coming out o.r a ~ l l n d -t a b l e discntSsion he ld i n th e . Faeu l y o t P b i l o t ~ ~ h y . Ottwa1dt o l d th e group it yaa urgent tha t he vi . s i C u ~ brmedia te ly

and t b s t -the Cuban Embassy bad deni1oid h im 3. v i s a . He a s : : t ~th e group to help him. 'I'he grotiy d is t rus ted Oswald b m e d i a t 0 l 7because he vas .Ame:ric:m and be acted s l l g h t l y cr . lZy. ·Th9y a l ~. f e l t he was a. ' 'CIA proVOG:t.tion" . Despi t a t h i s . too g r o ~a l l o .ed Osw:Lld to s tay wi"tb the1:1 the r e s t o. f t ba t <by; t h a tZl igh t and p a r t o:i the nex t day . Os"iY3.ld was very in t : -over ted

a:td obvious ly bad many compl.ezes. 'Wbile he was wi th th e group .

be d id no t mentioD the ~ s s i b l e 3 s s a s s i ~ t i o n o ~ ~ a n n e d y o ~any o t h e r person • bu t he d id keel) i n s i s t i n g tha t be had t o

t ~ ' 7 9 l to CUba i!ND.e<U.at.el:J. to whether OS"!Vald ~ :a. hO!:!o-

9 e : ~ . J a 1 • Cont::-er.ua sa id thi .s t.:;pe o f :p.:1r-..:70n eould V-&r? -.vel1 h.ave

L'een such, bu t dur ing h is s tay vi b the g!'O'l1p., he d id not showthese tendencies.

6 . An i : : l t ~ r a s t i n g p o i n t is t h a t C o n ~ r s s t o ld th ev i ~ i t i D g o t ~ ! c e r t h a t 1 ~ he were p r e s s ~ d o r ~ o r e e d b7 th e

u e r i c 3 D S to g i ve t ~ e d e t a i l s o f t ~ . e cont:1ct ~ i t ~ Oswald, b a

~ o u l d siMply say he had t ~ b r ! c a t e d th e whole s to :y and t ~ e 7would ~ v e to leave h ~ a l o n ~ .

7 . The on ly in:torJZation a . ~ n . i l : : \ b l e on Co ntrer3.8 i sZ::rcel3ior ne'!I'Sp.aper a r t i c l e , da tad 17 Janu.:uJ 1961 which1 i : ; t ed hi:!ft ns the l aader o t a IDl.Alf r .evol: I t !OIUlZ7 b lo f : . Thea r ~ i o l a concerned h is p ro te s t over t h ~ k d n a 9 p i ~ g of a 70ung

u ~ ~ s tudent t r o ~ her home b7 u n k n o ~ n s s a i l ~ t t t s .-3 . In the vary near f u t ~ s , C a n t ~ 3 ~ ~ s i s ~ o he i d a n t i ~ i s d

-::o t il-9 Ministry of Inter ior :r i th the reqtteat t ~ a t tha . e ~ i c a : : ta u t h o r i t i e s t o l l o ~ J ) on th e ca;se.

IL

I

-III1I



U U U ~ l U Al U ~ A L H l V C ~( .

, ( (• r

- 3

9 . .:\11 t h ~ i! llor.!1ation obta i ! l ed b.7 th 3 o - : ? . i ~ e / !re-mt:"!a : r . a ~ i c a n : tu thor i t i28 wi l l ce made ::l vail::!bl-e .!.;o you:r oil c c .! ·t i :3 : raquested t2:tat y o u ~ o . f ~ i c a " \ : a ~ s no uc t i o ! l i ~ "! : i lb c:1..se75.t hou t p ~ i o r consu lb t i on ': 'Titb tb.i.3 o : i t i ce .

10. ? o r J"Ou:r i..:UOrJ:l.:.tion, you r Of:f ice iZl . ' : ' 3 . s h i : : J ~ o n , 1J.C ..~ a s no t 1>3-en sdv:!sed o l t ~ i . s case , and you m:ay do so if :;ou

wish .

[ JTill 3 l ~ R ! U T l ON IS FROJ4 A CO.NF!DEID'I.A.L SOURC3. IT :roST

NOT BX DISSDtlllA".OD Tii WEOU OR IN PAn OUTSIDE YOUR OUIC:&

;"TJT'BOUT PRIOR .APPROYAL 0"2 TID!: ORlG:nf.dTING O:n'ICZ IN MXnCOCITY.

tl.:.u>: bgd

-- -- , _ ~ ~ .. .:.. .. -.

'iI

I

.I

IIIII!!

IJ!



Document P r in t DateAgencyNameAgencyNumberDiskNo

ControlNo

Document id numberRecser ies

Agfi lenoJFK Box IVol jFolder

Ti t l e

T i r e s tDocument DateWho from

Fromres tWho toTores t

Numpg

Orig ina tor

DaterevClass i fy

CurstatDoctype

RC1RC2

RC3

RC4RCS

RC6RC7

Comment

Keywords

K ~ P K U U C ~ U A I l Ht ~ A l i U ~ A L A ~ ~ n l V ~ ~


7/3/1993

0

0

0

1993 .07 .03 .09 :31 :14 :900240

JFK80T01357A

JFK6F6

CABLE ON CONTRERAS PREFERING NOT TO HANDLE

UNILATERALLY.N7/5/1967

N

1

CIA

u)HFPAPER

0

0

0

00

0

0

CONTRERAS

CURTISMEXICO

TAMPICO

- - - - - ~ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------we ~ ....



K ~ P K U A1 1tic ~ A J ! U ~ A L ~ n i v c

-· ·-

;.. .:,1

-:-..

(li t 0 YU O .JIO ----fS "Y TO rt l [ NO .----- ~ ( '

' ' ~ C l t : C ' ; ] ~ ?, ; : ; . - TOTAl COI' t( ' l 2.-:E . Q

TO ~ t l t NO.------

11 tO 0 l l tT . TO I I IANCH 0 / I T I REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED

OY 0 SIG. / ' •/ •

_/, ,

•ADVANCt COI'Y UNIT TIWit .

····-·-·.·:.· _ .. _ . . . .... ... .~ T lil51Bt5Z cur[;pR IORITY DIRECT OR

0

' II I:

u

1PDIRECTOR 16823

, - ! .

L]FEELS ANY FLIRTHER UNILATERAL HAtlDLING OF CONTRERAS

O U L D NOT BE PROFITABLE AND PREFERS PASS ENTIRE CASE TO [ JFOR ACT ION. ALSO, PREI'ER INFORf'![ JocA .LL Y RE ~ A S E .2 . IN ORDER ACCOM Pl.. ISH ABOVE, CURT IS PLANS HAVE PRIVATE

EETING WIT [ )NrJ WILL CRALL Y GIVE HIM INFORMATION .

VA !LA BLE ON C O N T R E R A ~ . c·UP.T IS HAS ALREADY ADVISE[ ]oF

INITIAL INFO[ ]AND PREPARING FQLLOW-UP MEMO CONTAINING

INFO ON[ JvrsiT ~ 0 TAMPICO. [ _a BE ADVISED THAT

E X !CArl AUTHORITIES .NOW HANDLING CASE AND REQUEST[ JAKE NO

CTION WX HO UT PR lOR CONSULT AT 10N r JE T ~ ~ f l/ 7 -u·J...'JL-

RECORDS OFFICER ST.AlG'

BT

~ \ ~Docurr.•nt Number Qq l-Cf7 { csfo r i=OIA Review on SEP 1976 Hote:

APfiiWI JOI IROSE 15!3.

C1lllll011tAl RmEW PROCRAM

H.l!!LEASED 1·:-,: !=. 102-SZB CJF:K ACT)1\TARA___ ~ -

I f ci te

reasons and coordinatoi f ' approp!."iate.

..o;J-{ ()0



Document P r i n t DateAgencyName

AgencyNumberDiskNoControlNo

Document id number

Recser i es

Agf i leno

JFK Box #VolfFolder

T i t l e

T i r e s tDocument DateWhofromFromres tWhotoTores t

Numpg

Or ig ina to r

DaterevClass i fy

curstatDoctypeRC1RC2RC3

RC4RC5RC6RC7

Comment

Keywords

K ~ ~ K U U U ~ t U Al lH t NAllUN AL n t v c


7/3/1993

0

00

1993 .07 .03 .09 :38 :05 :810240

JFK

80T01357AJFK6

F6

CABLE ON CONTRERAS STORY POSSIBLY FABRICATED AND MAY

BE TAKEN UP WITHN

7/3/1967

C/WH

N

2

CIA

u.awPAPER0

0

0

000

0

CONTRERAS

MEXICO OFFICIAL

UNAM REV. BLOC



K ~ P k O U ~ ~ U Al A K ~ n l V ~,

•

•. · - ' ;.. ....... - · t . .. ... • ' 4 . - - • ·· r ·- . - " " ' ' ~ ...- ....

• ,, .· ...._ • . .. . ... :. :. ; 1": -

: . . . ~ : · · . · : : . ~ . r - ~ : : ~ ; : · . - · · : - .. :y- -j ~ ~ : ~ : . -.._· . ~ . : - -\

0 IHOIX [ j 0 JIO ,

a{ 'HO INOilC

, .IHfOt

.-,, , 3 . - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. P&1. PARA 9 REF CITING CONTRERAS AS LEADER.. 't .....

-OF A UNAM _ E V O L ~ I O N A R Y BLOC _::ENDS GIVE S O ~ I E S U B S T A N ~ ~ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; · ~ , · . : . . · ·.·.

" .IN TILI\T CONTRERAS APPARENTLY RECEIVED S O ~ I E NOTORIETY DURING HIS

UNIVERSITY D A Y S D O E S STATIO'N- HAVE AJ.'iY CONTACTS OR ..ASSETS WHO MIGHT B E .. ... ·.-£

BLE ' TO • D ~ T I F Y ( ) _ T H E ~ ! . ! E l i ~ E R S o ~ CoNTRERAs GROUP AT T I ~ ··- : _:::"·;_" ~ j. .

CONTRZRAS COLLEAGUES IDENTIFIED, CONCEIVABLY A FOLLOW UP APPROACH TO

. - - - .

HIM ARMED WITH THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE MIGHT PERSUADE HIM GIVE MORE OF . = -:::· .s .

STORY.4

IN ANY EVENT1 IF UNABLE TO RESOLVE. CONTRERAS STORY UN IL ATERALLY, ,

WI LL HAVE TO . TAKE UP WITH MEXICAN OFFICIALS AND C O N S I D ~ R I ~ G ~ ~ ~ H - - ~ - = ~ · ; _ , _ = - . 2

• I. l

U UASING O, ICII c ~ r ~ T-RE?RODUCiiON BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING Or::ICE IS PROH:D:TEO.

} -:____,._CD P'Y NO .

,, •, .. • . .. . ! ' ....... .. -""" · .. -> .. ,r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...



·.·

·.-

IILIASIHG O"ICI I

I

REPROOUCTlON BY

K c P K U U A I l h t ~ A l i U ~ A L

s•.. .:::.' . . : : - ! . i ..•• . ~ u . : . ! -·.£.o t - t h ~ ~ .. . - ~d.cl,u,a.Jftc.atl. .

OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFfiCE IS PROHISITEO.

J

_;.ELEASED PER P .L.

NARA

~ 0 2 - 5 2 6 (JFK A . ~ \DATE- ......

-'CON NO. - ·



\

\\\\

316

Mr .JkAKEY. The committee has also triedMs. Y to no avail.

The committee also sought to interview another individualwas employed in th e Cuban Embassy in 1963. Although th e

view had been prearranged, he left Mexico City suddenly th e daycommittee investigators arrived, and returned the day they werescheduled to depart.

The investigators, having decided to stay an extra day, contactedthe former employee by phone, but he refused to speak with them .The committee has learned that Mexican authorities had been 'requested not to allow the committee investigators to interview theemployee.

Members of the Duran family were questioned about ElenaGarro's allegations. They denied that they socialized with the

people she said were at their party, although Sylvia Duran didrecall that Elena herself may have been at one or two parties ather home in the fall of 1963. Sylvia Duran denied that Oswald had

beenJhere.,Another Mexican has claimed to have been in contact with

Oswald in Mexico City. Oscar Contreras Lartique told an American

foreign service officer (not Charles Thomas) in 1967 that as a/student at th e University of Mexico in 1963 he had met Oswald as

/ he was leaving a roundtable discussion at th e School of Philosophy.; Contreras, who described Oswald as "strange and introverted,"

• said he spent the rest of the day, that night and part of thefollowing day with Oswald and some other students. He saidOswald told them he had come to th e university looking for proCastro students who might help persuade the Cuban Embassy togrant him a visa. Oswald told them, Contreras said, that he wasfrom California and was a member of a pro-Castro organization inNew Orleans.

Contreras was later reinterviewed by American authorities. Herefused to identify other students who had met Oswald, because he

said they were still active revolutionaries. Contreras stated thatoriginally Oswald was suspected of being an American intelligenceagent, that he never mentioned President Kennedy or assassination, and that he repeatedly expressed a wish to ge t to Cubapromptly.

Mexican authorities have reported to the committee that therewas indeed an Oscar Contreras Lartique registered at the University of Mexico in 1960, but not in 1963. They also reported that OscarContreras had once signed a manifesto written by a pro-Castrostudent group, but that the group ceased to function in 1962.

Nevertheless, th e committee placed some significance in Contreras' story because it has been learned that a professor from th eUniversity of Mexico held philosophy seminars at the Duran home.The philosophy professor, a close friend of th e Durans, was a wellknown Marxist at th e university.

The committee tried to arrange an interview with Contrerasthrough Mexican officials, but when its investigators arrived, Contreras disappeared.

In summation, Mr. Chairman, I must frankly state that th ecommittee

has,with

the exceptionof

certainwitnesses made

avail-able by the Cuban and Mexican Governments, largely been frus-

317

in its attempts to investigate the nature of Lee Harveyactivities andpossible associates in Mexico City through

interviews with those persons who purportedly have first-

knowledge of such matters.only other theoretical possibility for resolving these issuescourse, physical evidence, either documents or photographs.regard, the Cuban Government has suggested that photo

friiphic evidence should exist, at least as to Oswald's alleged visitsCuban consulate in Mexico City. Such photographs might

include, of course, th e identities to th e companions, if any,

were with him on those occasions.. .. , fact, the Cuban Government has provided several photos to

committee. They are reflected in JFK F-438 which, Mr. Chairroan, I ask be displayed and entered into the record at this point.f Chairman STOKES. Without objection it may be entered into the

record at this point.. [The information follows:]



REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Document Pr i n t DateAgencyNameAgencyNumber

Disk.No

Contro lNo

Document id number

Recse r i e s

Agfi lenoJFK Box #Val /Fo lder

Ti t l e

Ti r e s tDocument Date

Whofrom

FromrestWhotoTores t

Numpg

Orig ina to r

DaterevClas s i f y

Curs t a tDoc typeRC1RC2

RC3RC4

RCS

RC6RC7

Comment

Keywords


6/18/1993

00

0

1993.06 .18 .16:55:49:500000

JFK201-289248

OSW14

V54

TAMPICO REPORTER ALLEGEDLY KNEW OSWALD.

N3/16/1967DOS/AMCONSUL TAMPICO

NDOS

N

3

DOS

uRIFPAPER00

00

000

TWO COPIES OF SAME CABLE ATTACHED TO ONE ROUTING

SHEET

TAMPICOREPORTER

= - ·- - - - - - - - - - ~ , - - - - - - 4 £ ~ · " · ~ - - - - · - - - - - - - - · - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - - -



). . ) ~ ROUTIICMe ~ SI&T

,

\- ~ " ' § T R ~ C T i s > _ N SPRIOR TO FILING TO: ACTION BRAf'ICH-

1. Fill in Sect. 2. on back. Detach back flapand forward to RID . If file no. and title shown are not proper,

' ) ) ))

)

2. Destroy front cover sheet, unless it records insert proper file no . below and forward

significant action taken or comments requir· document to RID/ AN. )ing preservation.

)

FROM : PR O PE R FILE N O .

RID/ jU, ')

T O : ALL ADDRESSEES

FIL L I N SECTIO N 1 O N BACK, IF , . . . , , I AT E )COMMENTS -~ - )

ROOM DA TE _I_

T O U ' I<OLK 1i

N O .R£ C£ 1V£0 FORWARDED

v-.

'(!./tri-:. 7 JUL 1 ~ ~ 7 / /1'/ ..

2. IrJ~ ' ~ 17 UUL 1967 : :.

-3 . v

" ~ ' )4 .

I5 .

- _)6 .

: j7.

e.

~9 .

)

10 .

)

11.

)12 .

~13 .

)14 .

) ) .:X

1 5 .

A"'"r.,. ra ,,... r- - )

16 . c • .t • : ·•. ~ ~ S E 1 9 9CfA H' f 1 : • • r w- ·I ,J f , \:,, ' \.. ' ?(! f" f' I

'.J )

1 7 . F I LE T IT L E•a)

RID /FlJ

TRACEAB ST RA CT X m< NUMB<R ~ ; O : ~

9q ;{ v1

REQUEST ~ I NDEX 7OAT"& M ICROFIL M ED l. ' / DOCU M EN T D ATE DOCU M EN T NUMB ER ~

l .J n -(1( ~ r] _&DS T 1 59 0 5

fo ta 610a USE PRE VIOUS SlAIH)HV 1VNOI1VN lR l lV O l ) O O O ~ d l ~ _ -11 EDITIOfiS



....... .

1

1I

IlIl'·

IJ

~ !l'OB.: D1:rec:tor

...

.Fede:al. :Eu:ceau. o f ~.Att.ecf;1an· n:r. a. J . ?cT1,..h

-. >

· . ~ · _..:-.. : ...... .

. - ·-· . ..

. - '"' '" • .. .·

o 1 J: t ~~ - - : J- : .... - .

. · - . - ( : ··' . . ..: · :·.:

2 . tn tbe ~ e - m e t r t l o n e d dBte the: n t e ~ soa::rce ~ thLsett:ttea•a ~ e s e : b . ; ~ : 1 . v e with the i"ollmrl.I:g in:tomst:ton o n th e ~ c t i v . 1 t i . e zof" :teo- lia:rV'eJ" ~ wh:Ue lle li&G in !e::tieo in October J.963 • ' ~ SOto:ee~ ~ vas exb:emel3' cmr..icus-acl. re..r.""'Used to give exp l l d t cLei;ai1 s 'on .h is eont:aet l d th . He said. ths xesson he caald not gl.ve :ca:nes o ~

~ " " " ' O O l a wm 'Wl: 'e in COI:ataet i l i th OSWAID ;m;s ~ tbeoe IJenrollS vere ~ac:t:ive :revoJ.utionari(!JJ,., em 1f' tl:ley fourri ctrl; t!Je som:ea i D : f ' ~ on -~ lle. and h1a. wcu1d be in grave d n t ' l g f ' : r ~ De3pit& ~ -toth e ~ , source 8a!d t ha t ; all tbe ~ in tbe wo:cl.d conJ<l be .

made, but cmce tl::e :tnfo'CV"tion 1m& passed to "Wash:1.l:!gton1 it vould ge t · -~ o u t or hBlxL !Ehe :sar:c= took -thia· !XlSition ~ t1::.e s ix -

l:.!cu:r inte:xv!ew ( t w o ~ ~ ) ; , ba t scme in:t'on=ticm l lhich m1gPt

b& t ~ vas. e } 1 c 1 ~ ~ ldm. . .. . ,:_;· . ' ." ' : , . , .: ·. ;: • ,. ,· . - -::- . J .· .. . r ... .-; . ......,.

3. Altbaugh tba somee l reS ~ ehl.e or v f l l 1 n g to- give datea Sm.Th f • , , he- d id IAey ClSliAL1) vis i ted tb e tnWlf eampu& ~ a:f ter th e Cuban:

. ·. ,

Eabaasy 'l:efUsed h1m a visa to V ia i t ~ CSWAID ~ n t . l ; y made illQ.trl.rl.es~ tbe ~ r m o l ~ group st. tnW1 a n d . ~ i t lreeted to .tbe SOUtt:e mXl b1s :f'%iems. OSliAU) met sourc:e em foar otmr pel:'OOD.S t iS

--

:

tm y came oat ar a zound-tabl .e d:tsc:w:G:lon l:el.a m ~ Fa.en:tcy o-r ~ . __ClSW.AW t o ld tbe group it iaS wge::L- tJJs t £!a v:1.sit C u b a ~ ~ths t be was denied a.. Cubsn 'Vi..sa. . lr a xeqll!!sted. a i d ~ souree-'s g:o up .~ g t o u p : : : r i ~ OSWALD :hrsreittate"Q", feel1ng 2Je vas a CIA :p:t 'OV()Cai;icn..

He -:.as ~ ~ ~ v i th l l t t . la Bpani!lh,. a2lil J ~ . a d over

: a t obtai m ng the Cuban v i s a . · ·. .. , .

~ o c u m e n t N u m ~ r \ 0 ~ S •4\5'" ..._.,. o Oo _ . . ~ o ......_ I

fo r FOIA Review on SEP 1976

. • .----- - - - ~ ; : ; -



II

1

If

1I I

/

'

I

-2 -

4. ~ 8%'0ap a l l o w e d ~ to act'>CQ!'r:J' the:l th2t aq . tb8 t nighe

C "thll gxoap a ~ ) ~ am ~ o f t.ha ne=t Q,q. Som"Ce :st.a:ted.OSNALD ._. "Ver:f ~ m:d. ~ n l igh t ly - c : ~ . D\.lr.ing t ! :et b ls l:s ~ l r l th tb!t ~ he =ads :co m-mt:io:L ~ KSI'i5SD:t o r ~~ s . a a :vi&i.C%1 :;U,ct, b1m l teyt b r t ~ ' " - 3 up t ~ ~ ~ ~ h::d t o t ~to C:aba Umae91atnet!T*; . · . .

. ,- '-

5.. .!\31 -to ~ CSWAt» msht havl!t ~ . : , tne: s0uree.~ p a . t e d ~ be 983 m l ~ e1:d. }lad ecm?l<nm$, ~ could b : t e~ l:eel:l "tba -tne to enJCI7 snell ~ - ~ v!:th tbs ~ pbJam1 OSWAlD ~ 1:::) ~ ~ t:l i3 . tmld:enq.: · :..·

f . ... . .... . .. :_• _ . . . J . . • • • ... :- . "" • • •

• < 6. '-'l!e ! S Q C ~ o ~ le cmca 1md a ~ ~ a g h t ~ sel l tng tlxia . ·

1uOvnaticm o ~ o r LIFl! D' lgnz ine&, bat ccrndderlug thft c c m ~ e s .ir_ cmm a= .• ~ ~ d e c 1 d e d aga ins t do:ing::SO•........ . , .

l . ' .. . J.

T.. ~ Q:tt1ca. baa acme c!oabts as to 1rhstl:er tb!t ~ ~ ; ; a s . ,. :· .:~ tbe WJAID ~ . . ~ said tbe cl:3ncs =e t i l : g Vi th~ izt;aeaedlli.:a 1F!'IenS!'l;r because o f the asaasa1nat:Son . . ~ ,~ 'U:e so=ce- li'8JI es!r!d fbr ~ s CD cb:tea ~ d.cta1.l.& ~ ~~ d.1seusaeclld.th CSiA!D, he ~ to answer.. Anotb.e.r ~ o f~ a - t i a ttat;t ~ S O Q J : ! C S said tt he tm$. : p _ ~ e d o:s. t= ~ m ·ccW.d ~ aq- t.l!a e::ttne ~ 'W B ~ :M>ricst1on,. a:Xl. -tbeD. ~ liCllld

b& l .mt atcma._ .. ··. .; : ·. : · .· __ · _ , · . ~ _:··· .• -: - ,/' r- o ' ,_ r -

8 •.~ U t t ' c • ~ t =

baaa l ~

been~ s e d

b;y t l:e~ ~~ 'th1s Of'ttce m Mexteoerr'( to -zao.r ~ ~ v e t ~ . . ~~ o ~ tbe i n : f o ~ : m t o l c a is being ~ ~ to a hiah lcve1 ze:c;ae-~ f t ~ 'Ue ~ J C f ' ~ c o ~ o r ~ ~ It i .a1 ~ ~ no act.1on b k e on the basis r4 th ia 1lifomet:1on = :r i ~ p ~ ~ Yith tb1s Ofl'l.ee.

-.

: ·· --. -

. .• . t

.· ,

'.

-.•.

...... :

-... . .:.

... . . .

. :. . ,, ..



II

l

..

.. -·..,, . ...-..;- -·.....

·-·

: - .;.

.·· ·:

BASIC

PROJZCT!

• ._I i

i. ';

. ' ' '-..... •\. • .... . ,t . •

. ·, : , ..

- \• 1 .I , • •.

.

.. ....-.

None

I

' (

"(

'

.;.·

.

•. , .• • jo

, . : , . ~ : : ._:• •• J ••

·

"

. !

-;

...-.)-

3C June 1967

..

.:.

\ 'I

....... -. ...·.J • • ;

,· ......

' · t"" :. : .:.' .'\ . • . y ..

·,.

0 ,.J

!'·: : :f. .

/.

. ·'. ...

·, ")"I..

t

< •

•.

j

. . . . .... •.. , ..

·, l ::-

·...:... ....." ,. ,1'

.• : ,.

! •..... ..~ ~ ' l .. •

. .: ..... ..... ..

. , _.......

"'."". "';.:- .... :'. :. ...

,·':;''\ ~ - : ~>

.j

<. :!

. '

:.. :

.: ..-

:.

... . :.... ·.·

. .....

.·

·.··.· ...

..

-

·- i

. ....

.. -

.

. //- .,_

: , ·_

\

.,I

.-....-.. .... ·,.

....., ."'

.. . ': .... ,0 ' .. -

-·:··.-/;'·. ''"-"".. ..', ,_

. -: . .

; · · ~ .... .

·'

- .. - - ~ · ·-- ..

..:;_ ..

·

·-- . '- ..r.

....- ,' -

.... ·.•.-. ..:.1·-::l-;. .. · . ~ : \ : ~ · · " . J : ~ · - - = ~ ·j4t..; : { : ·

"" r ·' .....• .· . - ;; ..... - r . ..·- : ..·

- - ~ . . . .. -.-.

·- --

... . ..:,,. .

:

' ••-4 ·' -··

• : I

...·

. l

..,

:•\'· :· , ,. .

.. , -· . .:) .:.. -

.-.- .

i·,_.. --

, •

.. ...'\ .. .. ,.......' ..

--,;

·. '

· - - - - . . - ~ - : - - - L . .=- ..• __ ... . :... -.,;..•• - - •

--

. . .: ...

. . :

.-.



90914

fo

_::__ .:...... ~ - - ; ·: .' .

'·.•' .

• . .'_,

..•

l • / I

ee :e. I I I I I I I I I I I ---;; ; 1 \. I 1

-' • • • • • • • • • • • l • •

D:.;;par r.m.e=.n t.>IJ.)'( L \ ; l d t : ~ . :. :

l J ~ 5 7

t957 MAR 16..·. ': ... - . c:-·. ·- . ~ ; ' 7

_--..:t-•

- . .

:-·.-

.. · _ ·_ -. .. ._.

- ' , : .·::-. ·.·.·._=- __:: . --..

'-;..._ .. -·

... - • ' .

... . ·' .

. ::: . . •;:.. -- .. . " .- ' :· '

. . -: · , _ · - ~ - - .. ..- .

. :-·

.. ·..... , ..

. --·.

'.)

• ... • •• • • ••• • . • .• • • • •••• •

•••

• •.. .

PM 3



..,

1- ""' '

. - ···-

( .

a' r •

••

Y;q u. 1 9 6 ~__:_--=--- ' I '

Gtfiei.ll.-Wcrma1~ ! l i ' l S s s ! !lxt\

·. ..

.-

..o:tlcr n. !:.;lles, ! : : ~ .uireCr.:io! ', ~ e Y . i c i l i l ?oil ical . .\tt:rlra, C ! ! i ~ ot ~ c d c&D .t .tfaira~ = - ~ : : - ; c n t or .::tate, ~ s h i n g t . a n , o. c.

•'

;)o:l r ..c!l: /v /

: : ' d . ~ 3 i n e T....o H;1n-oy C ~ airt;r32 refe:-red to 1n your le t

..pr11 1.4 i s 'i'a:::pico• s J . . ~ ' J , ~ . i c h I d . r ~ o d on l'..J.reb 16. I t OW")lt.

to hQvo r ~ ~ c h o d you ~ f o r o Apri l lk .

I h:.·i orlz!,r..ll.ly' :!ob.:lted vith ~ o . l t ~ a t h ~ to ~ n d ~ y t h i l : g At a.ll,! d c ~ my "ir.!or=-••nt• did :1ot ~ a - : ~ to o!!er ~ ~ " : . i n g nev. Eo-,_c:vrrr, in vic-.t o! tr.e a d : i t t . ~ l J •electr1.1'yi.ng ~ u . a l l t y o o. l the er.1bject,

I !i :ull ;r eccl.dc-.1 to roeord the t::.J.ttor.

r.ecnso ot your l e t t e r , I i."lvitcd r::y 1"l'"i.cod to 1:-.eh todoy. :i a · o ~ e . tover t:Oo ~ c u . . ~ d in :;o:x'.lf::3t ::oro cictaU, 01s so t tort.h below, b•Jt. he

::ii.C' net clair- ho '.o3S t:::nkir-,3 \:orl4-ehakir..s rev::J;tJ.oas, ac l I do not.bcllilW ho 'h 'aS.

!le s :.d.d bo il.."'ld a g!'Oll? of !ol lov s t ~ e n t 3 ::.et C3onld one a!t.e:-:1ccn(he d ~ s not ~ a l . l tt.3 dD.te) : ~ o n t.."'e]' c . ~ - . a C'.lt.

ort.he

- . . . ~ i c h 1 c ~ d c o d t o ~ a.t the s c u c L ' l ~ r i l ~ : : c f ! ~ ( I ~ not. r ~ - ; i l 1 < l r\·d.th t r.c t'::iver.:sity ot !!erlco). C.eseribcd CN ·..o.J.d .1.s "r., ro" ~ : l d:U">'!' ;o;,:.. •t'l:i"'I "introvcrl.icio•, a par:son l!C'.o obviocus.l.7 ~ . : . d . cc=1'lexos :m4

p r c b l ~ ~ .C : : ; c l d ~ s : i t ~ tho erou_p duri.ng tho reminder or the a . ! t ~ - : 1 o o n ar.c1evenin3 311:1 U l t . . ~ o ! o l l c ~ day. Thcj ~ i d for his =c.a.ls c u . ~ t h i s

ti l::e. ( I t ~ ~ ot in tares t to :oo ':::;J' in!c:-tr..:lnt ~ : l i d t ~ ~ t . in •.:lditicm to

~ ~ c : j 7 ' . i z i . " l e C ~ d ' s . P ~ . o t G ~ p o ! o l i o ~ ~ the & ! l s a ! l s i . ~ t i o n ot r o ~ l c ! c n t .Xcroe.V' he e . J . D ~ rcc:Ul.od. Os-Hld' e Il.:1UU b&e&u::e both "!!ar\-e.T" -.nd .. , ,

"C:s-..::lld" camcted rabbit. t o ~ ~ ! 1 1 . " 1 . 8 1 bad r.ot. t.hmuh.t. oL- --· ~ - - -~ d evident ly ~ d ~ : ' l o to tho u r ~ v o r 3 i t y to l eek !o r ~ r 6 - C ~ ~ ~ o ~ c ; a u u a a w - - .o . ~ o z:de}'.t help h1::l pcrS'\.:..:ldCJ tho C ~ : : ; b . to ,:::r-_nt. h i . ~ a Ti!:.Ol. Ho

s ::oka l l t . t le Sp3.ni:;h, but indic:1tcd h:l 'ooi: } :S frc:: l . i ~ o r n i a , cS :-.el l .1:1

~ ~ t he ~ b4en a ~ - b e r o! & p r Q - C ~ s t r o ~ o u p in ~ e v (TlP.Jns

/D - -2 .L MAR 14 1973 _.,

J ENCLOSURl ( I)

-I '_J



..'

··- (c(

~ -

-=enUoa of '! 'oxu). l!s abo gave t h e to u:1de:rst.:md pollee ageneiea111 .the Unit.ecl .Jt,at..e' had h a r r a : s s ~ him (•.!g ho!:tiliz.J.'b-:!..'1•). He

~ o l t e d an 1Dt..n&t. in p.l.int.!cg 8lld p a i r . ~ s .~ ~ friend reports tho Cubun . : : d n ! l ~ turned. C..>t:Ud do-.:n !rem the out:.ot••?PJ.rent.lJ' 1.'1 the .f"..rct. pbce because they h.;;.d no •previou:s" en hila

and in the =end pl.:J.ce ~ u s e t . ~ m 1 ~ e c t e d he 'QS a U.:l. at;ent.

C v A ~ d v.111 d c ~ l . r up!let ov.:r oomg rejected by tho Cub=a. 17i."'.fo!'!:Wlt U!!od the ..ord •Uoru.b.l" • tu t I in!arMICi not lite:ral.l7. !hegrot:p saw no :;;ore or 0 = " ~ ut.cr the ~ o : x l d/il7.

I . a : ~ ~ . not tlji:-1g to be coy 10bcnt. r::;T "into:=nt •S" =· I sbouldr.c7erthele!JS l ike to p r o t e c t ~ to the eztcnt pos:sihle. Ke cJa1m•

not to l:.:l.ve discus3<'d. his ac,iuainta."lce vi th C-:;w:U:i vi th ~ ~ ~ ~ c o p t .=• I ~ . t ~ b with a r;r-!l.in o! eal t , but he cc-ea se= g.anuinel,y!eJ.rl'ul ot losing ·!'.18 job l l ' he i s t ied p-ablicl,y to thU =atter.

/..

. -

·•

l!e .:lbO :SOC!ll:S !e:.rtul. o! trouble 1od.th hi:s !cr-.J!Ir pro-cn:rt.ro·student

! 'ricms 1r they get the 1..-.prez=-icn he ~ r a t t t . r • on aeyor.a. I g : - . t ~ e r Ihey are net alt.oc;ether •!orr:...--r", cc."loidcring he ~ " :some o ! t t e :s t i l l v i : ~ i t h:illl r:ere trCZII t:!mo to t ~ .Inci<!ont.",lljr1 he clailss to h>J.ve v i s i t e d ~ ~ , to ba =11 &cc1uainte:1with ~ \ U f:o:l. cr.d, to a lcs::cr de.::;rce, 'l d · CaB"..ro. P.e cl6ims tl;:thorto have been ! r ic :d ly with en r.:;.r!a ! e r e ~ a - . . : : ~ who I un:i::rstoodhir.l. to ~ dei'oct.ed !r= tl:.s C-aban i::::.ba.s., · ~ : e . x i c o City and r:.aJ novbe in M1=i - r -· f ··

•r .....

..:.....---cna item ha "revealed" durir.g cur rirst. evecl."lg ~ c u l . ; . r l . J ' intri,'"Ued

::-J3. (Ceo sO<l::-,'Jd : > . . t b : ; . : r . , _ G ~ ; ; t l , y , an-i proba.bl;r >.:ith j ~ . < . s t ! . t i c a t i o n , e s p c c i ~!::;rf'..U o f the =le<!• l r . t conoc:r..lcnce:s ~ h wight C.arive 1're<:11 :m:rp u ~ c i t ; r r e 3 : r ~ ; g i t ) . He a ~ ~ e r t e d he ~ ; tho student who p e r : o r ~cl!r...b.:d : c ; ~ D : : : : i li'JTA t h < : ~ Y.fellcl .<lc::.!n !tatue en the \JAM carpus witht.':o djT..:r..lt.e-I ~ l i v v e ho Q1d dJI=dto-;d\c:n ! t l':l.S = t 1 l a t ~ com.e

;:cars -..;;o. •a. .·

I o.:n ~ > ; I r e ey !rict:d ~ have !.abr1C:l.tcd everfthing he told ze. l"J'p..r:;onul oval.:...::.t1011 i:l tll:J.t. he has bOGn trlotll!ul.

- . /

- - - - -

..

1'

.i

h':I



/ .I1

''' ,' !'· '·

'/ .' / ' .·

,' ·. 'j,·

( ' ': '. · 1.:: I

i•rri'::' .... - J . J . . . J . ,

' ': : . ~ . _ , · _ ! _ - ~ _ i _ - : , . _ ; ; _ l :5.11 - ; ' : . ~ : : ~ D - ~ : _ - : . ! ~ : L . : . . : : ~ : t . . )

_.. ::i_'_!· .:.: ... . C : - 0 ~ ! : ~ - : : : · __ ;_:>) 6/!J.

22--S-'ll.\Tf': 1(.

.-- :;

··--.'I , 1---.> ••.• -·-c

:I

' ·:. ,.

I ]__ ' . t ' £ t . .. >-'=-:· c·> . . ; c ~ - ,-.::-J_ ! ..1.n:u:.:; ·.:.e c c : . ~ ! : " s ~ o · ~ : c : c r . . : r : · : : ; · . - 2 : - ! ~ • ' - . : ; o, : . . ,. , : : ~ . f - . ~ . - - - . - ~ - ~ - ' < _ : · : . ~ : . _ - : " ~ . - ~ - - ~ ~ - - - · . _ , _ · _ : .-:·,·.o.·_·i.;, ... •-::

o2 · t . : : : : : : . . ~ . J . c o ; ! c ~ : : : : : - . ~ - : ; - l . , G;!2 o ~ t : : ~ c : ~ ' ~ . . - - ~ ~ l t : ! . . c : ~ . _ - : : : : \ : ( ~ - ~ - - - ~ 1 _ _ . __ . : 1 t:•!..:!

: ) L c t o z ; : ; : ; : ; : ~ l o r L---:::;; E - ~ - < : ~ / c y 0:_;:;:::1.d ~ _ . ! : - ' 2 ~ ' ! it -- - : ~ - · - · · · : : - : ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ - - ~ · / } . . ~ t i ~ : ' !::-·-;s.:.!:; . : ; : h ~ ~ ~ t i . c n o f : 2 : : . . . - e · = : . i . o : - L : ~ ! ! . : : ~ : c : i . - : : 1 < i c ! ? o ~ f . . - . .. . ,.:_-::._.:,,_ ,. , . - - ; " ~ • n:1 t : ~ - . i· o

hl:; e d i t o r 2 t tr.2 t L 1 t ~ . . Ihc l e t t ~ - .. ~ ~ i , - ~ : : . : ~ : ~ 1 ~ : ~ ~ _ : . 1 - ~ ~ ~ - ~ j ~ - . : _ - ' , 2 . - C - : ~ c ~ - o - ~ ; ~ e ~ ~ to

' · lf I ( ._. · · · , - . · . - = _ · , _ - : - _ . ' , · ~ -.'-_'',,,._·,,·_· ' _.,-, •.•.._---.1. (_·o"1!.!'1SC -• _2 : e r c ~ · - . l - r " ~ E 3 L : ~ e c;•.-2 •1..!.:·; r•c l 'C ' • ..,f,·_r:.. _ • ----= · - - ·

~ - : ; · ; ~ ~ o - ; t c \ihc.t he h.-;::d t o ld f ! l = ~ , c : l . : : L : . ~ L : ~ - : to ~ : - : : ~ : ; : : : - ~ _ ) ~ _ · h;'_:_; j:-JV i_f ,-;n;·i..:hL!g

c ~ ~ ~ ~ to J . i g h ~ Chis p o f n t ~

?.. E h ~ ~ n I . : . p ? ! : ' O S C ! L ~ d hi::l s t ~ . : • s : 2 ~ ; · . : . : ! \ . : l y (r: : · , _ _ · _ : ! _ _ ; - : : . ~ . : ~ : : : : L ~ . : . : _ ~ t : t : h ; : : _ t : - ~ ) :::or

; · : . ) r ' 1 i : : : ' : . : i . ? ~ to i ! " : . ~ 0 " C I . f.:hc D ~ : ~ . : - . : t . . · ~ .. e:"!t o f r , - : - ~ . - : . : 1·.: I · ~ . : - : - - l ! ' · : : ~ ; n · ~ ~ - : : : : ~ . " " ' . : · : . ~ to !·-:0>

hlr; ;.-c.?ly H 2 ~ n fL::-c rw . F-'"' : t r : . ~ ; i s : - : c d h ~ _ : ; 1 : ~ - - : . , . : : - . - l - : . r ] ~ ~ - : o.Z c ; _ - ~ : . : ; 1 - : i : ~ 2 - : : l b..::..:;r".

~ J . j _ g ( l t o P.c cl.JiE-;!_;d G f . i ~ _ p ] . y tO h - 1 · . ~ c r,1e!.: C . - - : ~ : · : . ~ . d Of: t:\c : • . : 1 ) . · . r ~ ! r : - : i - : : y in

? - ~ : : : ~ i c o City 2nd to ! ~ . : r v c bec:n c.t:2·:2 ; - d _ . - ~ ~ : : : : ~ to ~ . : : - . : . ! • . t ; : : - 1 to C ~ . : . C : ; , .r:_::; \-!ell.-:.s. thQt the Cubnns \-;c"t·c P.ct p : c : : : F a : : : . ~ . . : d ~ ~ ! : " . : : ' ~ ! r : h iu n y _ i _ ~ ~ < " l . Ee: .said. h i s

c < : ' ~ ! t . r : c t s t-;ith O s ~ ~ ' E l d h2t1 bcr:n f l ~ e l ~ ~ - n : ; ; - 2 ~ - ~ · . i . •J f i!O c c . : : . . - : : c · T ' - ~ ~ - ~ ; : : . e : ~ D.r.d he: o : · ~ ~ F 2 ~ : t e c i hi::; r ~ q u c . s t I iP.=O:!:o":.l rLO o : ~ - 2 .hi.!.:: job i.Z tl--!.e r : : u t ~ c r c : : : : : · . r ~ to l i ~ h t .

3. Hl:en I prcr-sed hi.n fu!·t:heJ...·, : 1 : - : - < : : i . ! . · c i . ; : ~ : = ; i : j · - ~ : . if I l . Y · ~ : ) . - - ) · : . · i . . : : 0 . r l • : ~ " l c i ~ · . c i d ~ - : : : - ! t ,it ~ c u l d b2 t ~ 2 2 t c d in ~ t r i c ~ e s t - c o ~ f i ~ 0 ~ : ~ c , f i t : ~ l l y n ~ ~ c ~ ~ to ~ yr!oin.J s o . I beli13'/e: he i s i:cJ.lin_:; : - - - ~ ~ t ; ~ e = 1 : ~ : : ~ ~ ~ ' ! . - : : ~ c - ~ t t h--:\p:i..;-:3 r ;ct

C : : . : l ~ : l ~ , os \K:lJ. 2S t h ~ t : h5.s [ - ~ . r , r : - z . : ~ r _ ; : ' _ ; : : _ ~ \ ~ : : . ! . 1 } . o ~ ; ~ l ~ i . s j c : - ~ . ) if

ti:'2 ;_,-lcidc:nt receiveS p:_1.bii.ci.l.:y.. I c . J . ~ : : _ > ~ ~ 0 : . 1 ~ ~ : . : l:f! ( _ ; : : . : . ~ " ! l ~ c : (:::i.:.cc::cd i.:o

t!dcr r::,_tch, j_f ~ ~ ~ y t ~ t : f . n . ; : - ; , to t1!0 f2cts . ;_!]_·._· '::-:-<' G t = : : - : . ' , ~ ! J . : r ~ d .

CI:OiJP 3

D 0 ~ 1 ~ 1 : ~ r ~ o : . i ~ d :-:t 1 2 - J ~ c . ? : i ~ " ! t c ~ . , / ; · : - : 1 : : ; ,! ~ 0 ' . : ~ , n : _ : - ; ~ : t i < . > ~ J J . l ~ r d ~ r : l . ~ ~ s r : i . f . f , c ; . - 1




Document P r i n t DateAgencyName

AgencyNurnber

DiskNo

ControlNo

Documen t id numberRecser ies

Agf i l enoJFK Box #Vol /Fo lder

Ti t l e

Ti re s t

Document DateWhofrom

Fromres tWhotoTores t

Numpg

Orig ina to r

Date revClass i fyCurs t a tDoc typeRC1RC2

RC3RC4RC5RC6RC7

Comment

Keywords


6/24/1993

0

0

0

1993.06.22.18 :1 5:48:210380JFK

201-289248OSW15

V55

TRAVELLED TO MEXICO TO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OFAMERICAN CONSUL'SN

6/30/1967( (DELETION) )

N

DIRECTORN

5

CIA

uSANPAPER0

1

00

0

0

0

AMERICAN CONSULASSASS. OF JFK

CONTRERASCUBA



-CT ION

IN'O

~ E r 3 0 0 m ~ - ; ; ; ~D !RECTOR

30JuN 7 IN 0 I 4 4 I

1967 IN SOURCE OF A ~ ~ E P . I C A N CONSUL · s LETTER PER

REF AND MAJ<E C q N T ~ C T WITH HIM IN OP.DER OBTAIN DETAILS ON VISIT OF

OSWALD IN MEXICO SOMETIME PRIOR TO ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT KENNEDY o

2 . AMERICAN CONSUL OUTWARDLY VERY HELPFUL ANQ PLACED . . .-------N CONTACT v/ITH SUBJECT, O S C A ~ CONTRERAS, ON 26 JUNE 67 o CONTRERAS

IS REPORTER FOR DAILY. NEWSPAPER "EL SOL DE TAMPI90" ; IS ABOUT 30

.YEARS OLD AND MARRIED . WITH THREE C H I L D R E N STUDIED LAvJ AT UNAM FOR

T ~ E E YEARS <APPROXIMATE DATES 1960 - 1964) ; BELONGE,D CLANDESTINE

PRO-CASTRO REVOL UTIONARY G R O ~ P AT . ~ N A M VISITED CUBA \IHERE MET

CASTRO AND RAUL ROA ; vJAS PERSECUTED ~ y POLICE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES;

AND FINALLY DECIDED GET A\oJAY FROM -GROUP AND FROM POLICE BY CHANGING

~ E S I D E N C E TO TAMPICO <CIRCA 1964) . CONTRERAS CLA I MS HE NO LONGER

MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION, BUT IS v.ISITED OFTEN BY OLD FR IE NOS vlHO

ST ILL ACT I VE •

3 . RE GARDING OSYIALD CASE, CO·NTRERAS EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS

Documen t Number \09 ) ~ 4for FOIA Review oft SEP 1976 ( $ ~

I

II

i



-REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES I

' ~ . ! t" ' 1' . t ~ e d --

S E E T -= e f t s t e l ' . t ~ e l < ' t ~ e .J'

,. co;>JI- o

QETAILS ON CONTACT \OTH O S ~ I A L D o or this

P A " ' G f r u a

CONTRERAS SAID REASON HE COULD NOT GIVE NAMES OF PERSONS WHO.MET OSWLAD IS THAT THESE PERSONS STILL ACTIVE R E V O L U T I O N A R I ~ S AND

IfTHEY FOUND OUT CONTRERAS INFOBMED . ON THEM, HE AND HIS FAMIL-Y

WOLILD BE IN GBAVE PANGER. DESPITE ASSURANCES B Y , . _ T ~ A TINFORMATION WOULD BE HELD IN STRICTEST CONFIDENC£

9SUBJECT SAID

COULD -MAKE ALL THE PROMISES IN THE WORLD, BUT ONCE THE

INFORMATION WAS PASSED TO WASHINGTON, IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY OUT OF

HANDS. CONTRERAS TOOK THIS POSIT ION THROUGHOLff THE SIX

HOUR INTER'{IE\•! CTWo" MEETINGS)· . ~ W A S , HO\•JEVER, ABLE ELICIT

\

SOME INFORMATION \ ~ H I C H MIGHT BE OF INTEREST.. - · ·. l ,·

. .

4 . ALTHOUGH CONTRERAS WAS . NOT ABLE OR ~ J I L L I N G GIVE _DATES AND"· .. .

N A t ~ E S , HE SAID OSWLAD VISITED UNAM CAMPUS SHORTLY AFTER CUBAN' '

EMBASSY REFUSED HIM VISA TO VI SIT CUBA. O S \ ~ A L D APPARENTLY MADE

INQUIREIES REGARDING PRO-CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY GROUP AT UNAM AND ~ l A S\

DIRECTED TO CONTRERAS AND HIS FRIENDS. OSWALD t1ET CONTRERAS AND' .

FOUR OTHER PERSONS AS THEY CAME OUT OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION HELDI . . . . . ..-.

IN FACULTY OF PHILOSO PHY • . OSWA.LD TOLD GROUP IT URGENT HE VISIT- •· r • ' • - I , • • \ • • •

CUBA IMMEDIATELY AND THAT CUBAN EMBASSY OENIED HIM V!SA o HE

RE QUESTED AID FROM{ONTRERAS/ GROUP . CONTRERAS AND OTHERS ·.

·; - ... · r . _, ,.. . ' - ·. . ... . ...

.

.... '."" ..

. ·'

. . ., . ....

. - '·.:

' ,..

. . :

.• :···: • - •

. .. ,,

• . ....

. -• I o•



..

I..I

-- - -REPRODUCED AT THE MATIONAL ARCHIVES

. ...

'E T • ~ ~MISTRUSTED OSWALD IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THEY {LT HE W A ; > ~ ~ '.PAGE T ~ E E

ffiOVOCATION. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY AMERICAN WITH LITTLE SPANISH

AND WAS VERY PREOCCUPIED OVER NOT OBTAINING VISA FOR CUBA. GROUP

ALLOWED OSWALD TO ACCOMPANY THEM THE REST OF THAT DAY, THAT NIGHT

CAT GROUP SAFEHOUSE) AND PART OF THE NEXT DAY. OSWALD VERY INTRO-

VERTED AND APPEARED BE SLIGHTLY CRAZY. DURING TIME HE WAS WITH

GROUP, OSWALD'"MADE NO MENTION OF KENNEDY OR ANY ASSASSINATION PLOT,

Bur KEPT BRlNGING UP POINT HE HAD TO TRAVEL TO CUBA IMMEDIATELY.

AS TO WHETHER OSWALD MIG·HT HAVE BEEN HOMOSEXUAL, CONTRERAS SAID -. I .

•, .

HE INTROVERTED AND HAD COMPLEXES AND HE COLLD HAVE BEEN TYPE TO

ENJOY SUCH RELATIONS. WHILE HE WAS WITH GROUP, HOWEVER, HE SHOWED

NO SIGNS OF THIS .,TENDENCY.

5 . CONTRERAS T O L D ~ HE. ONCE HAD FLEETINfHOOOHT OF

SELLING THIS INFORMATION ;o , LOOK OR L_IFE_ ~ A ~ A Z I N E S , BUT DID NOT

DO SO BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BEING !DENT IF!ED BY HIS GROUP AS SOURCE

OF I NFOR MAT ION.

6. SEVERAL DOUBTS AROSE

WAS FABRICATING THE E: NCOUNTE;R WITH

MIND WHETHER CONTRERA S

CONTRERAS SAID THE

CHANCE MEETING WITH OSWALD IMPRESSED HIM GREATLY BECAUSE OF THE

A S S A S S I N A T I O ~ Of KENNEDY. YET WHEN. . . SKED HIM FOR SPECIFICS

cs Wf<r

I

'

Ii



.....

.·.

.· .

...

'·.

... ;

:::

~ - · · ; .

.:·;I

.. 0

Pj\GE. [O!JI'l1

REPRODUCED AT THE N A T l O : A ~ ARCHIVES ~ON DATES AND DETAILS OF ~ J H A T WAS DISCUSSED WITH OSWALD, CONTRERAS

REFUSED TO ANSWER. THIS SEEMS ODD ~ C A U S E CONTRERAS' ONLY

PREOCCUPATION WAS INFORMING ON HIS FRIENDS AND GIVING DETAILS

ON WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH O ~ I A L D WOULD CERTAINLY NOT F i i INTO

CATEGORY OF INFORMING ON HIS ;FRIENDS. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO

EXACT DATE OF MEETING WITH OSWALD. IF MEETING IMPRESSED CONTRERAS... . . .. .• : :_ . . :• . . .

SO _MUCH, HE; WOULD i j A ~ E BEEN ABLE REMEMBER DATES AND SHOULD HAVE.:". . . ; \. .

NO QUALMS ABO liT PASSING THIS ON.

·7 ~ ~ H r . f a : N r OF INTEREsr IS T ~ A 2 : . _ ~ O N T ~ E R A S SAID I f HE

fRESSED BY AMERICANS ON ISSUE, HE COULD SIMPLY SAY ENTIRE STORY:, •• ·: "":I • I

A FAffiiCATION AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE HIM ALONEo: , • .. : ••• 0 • - • ... •

S·. -- ~ A S TO HAVE A THIRD MEETING WITH CONT RERAS EVENING.. ;· : ; .. . \ . ·.. . . .

2 8 JUNE 67 BUT CONTRERAS DID NOT MAKE APPEARANCEo BEFORE SECOND• • • • .. : 1 . ,·- . - •

MEETING E N D E H 9 W ~ ~ E R , - TOLD CONTRERAS THAT THE INFORMATIONl"*-: ·' ~ - · : ''; . ·.-i: . . ' . . .. . ... .

HE I S . HOLD-ING ·BACK IS ·· OF V·ITAI:.·· INTEREST TO · I-HE UNITED· T A T E S - A N D " " ~ - - - - _"p :._ • : o : ; o o :: • • • • ., • I) •

TO THE WORLD, A.NP IF HE NOT WILLING DI SCUS S CASE WITH AT' ... ... ~ · - : · ' : : ,; .. ' - ' ! . . . . · ' · .. . -

FRE SENT TIME, HE WILL BE VISITED AGAIN. .' (. o ;. , , '

1

'• ' i "( :., • , • - • , , ,

I

9; -ONL .Y ,. TRACE CONTRERAS . IS EXCELSIOR1NEW SPAPER ARTICLE

- - ~ · ' ; ,·: : .-. : . . ... ·.

DATED 17 JANUARY 61 WHICH LISTED HIM AS A LEADER OF A UNAM REVOLU- .:. . .. : ;.. I \. .. 1 . \ ·. · . -. .. • Ol, ' ' .. , - • .:. • 0 •

TIONAR\7 BLOC WHICH PROTESTED .THE .KIDNAPPING OF A YOUNG STUDENT FRO M: . ~ ~ : . · _ . 7 · : - r :... I :. • " . i t - . ~ . • -' • • ..· ..,., • , • " :• 'I •,,.,1 o .. • • • .,

; ... ...

• 0 ..... , .. ... ...

' . ·

-.; " ..!. ·. .I _.: • • : • ' .;... ::.

: .'- :.; . : ...• :0 •, .• , ,·

·.·.

...0_ _ -



REPRODUCED AT THE H A T I O ~ L ARCHIVES

' I . . . , •

'-

S E ~ E T

• •• 0

PAGE FIVE

HER HOME BY UNKNOWN ASSA !LA NT s.

S E ~ TBT

($

\.....



. - (

' '

PAGt FIVE

HER HOME BY UNKNOWN ASSAILA NTS .

10 . IF A30VE rWT SUFFICIENT, STATION CAN POSSIBLY TUHN~ /ov f'c...t_-

P.EQUEST 1\: PURSUE CASE FOR

ADDITIONAL INFO?.MAT ION. PLEASE ADVISE.

I

I

I

... ..I .- .

. . .I ,

l . · :;· . :. . ...

I :I

I .

riI

1

II I

- - ' · -·



- - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - · _ · - - - - - - - - - - - --- REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES :.· - ; . : : : : . . . : : ~ . ; . . . -..•

- ; : . , ~ ., . - ·.--:. - -

- ~ ; - : - · - - . . --·--- -- ___ ·:-=--- ~ · .._,_. : - ' ~ . = : : : . .

____ ........----=-- ... -...,.,---:::::: - :.:::.;. .---

l iMit(!) fO I I"OOtiNQ

, J

~ S a t o t staU MIClOfiUI

~ t i o n Requi.Nd: 1-klne• fe r your infomation only

Na'le •• A l ' ~ ~ ' ' " 3Reterences: APPHOVID ftiR m=.i . . : ~

CIA l U S ' i 3 R \ f . ~ i R ~ ' J i t \ ~ P ' r i G G A A f . ~

1. On 3 January1 ~ ( } t u m e d - o ~

re}poo.3ib111ties 0' 1nalde station control or tM ; ~ . 1 e c "t• ) 1 ~ a [1ng ~ 1 < 1 vith t;h( • )A ~ t ror t ~ Jeet ., "'nt1\0 lO.llCMS

i s the nrs t ~ a .e r1 or g r e s ~ J\Jpott:s Mlich It 1a hopedld l lnot al ly se1 : to kEeQ Hea<tiuarters adv1aed o!' Just wtat1e I§:Xtng on 1n 'rOjaet but w111 alJio 86rYe to ~ r ! B e

Ci!ac:tnarters 1n ater ( ~ t l ~ s i l ~ H - , . ~ . . . . . . , J ' a l ~ Of t tl )

'1A8mt Q1 t ! { t s i d . e :12 ) A i r l n ~ 'tter1o& Wld!r rev1 - ll!CCDBnt

a.rr1wd to ~ the oubs respcrustb6t1e• tof ?

OSS RErtRENC£ TO

In the future re(9..11Ar P r o g r e s ~ ~ p o r t s ~ () ' i t t be

.submitted a t a quarterly ba..s1a. \. .

MFFI'INGS

2. ll.lring ttE, pe\: t . n ~ r r-evm-.1 b t 1 n ~ were held with1b· : . A, ~ J . ' t i : J or t tese ID!eting15 were

7h>m tnaer he cover or darkness. 'lh!t remainder wre

Distribution

3 - WH

CL -

OISPATOi SYMBOl AHO HUMOEJI

• •

(cmtlnued)

HQ 5 nt£ NUM8£R

'-- ·- -· ·

- a P!j

-- ~



. 't

II,,

f O IM

IO.S7 53a(.01 ..

·.·

. W R O ~ ' f . J fOij } : ~ : ; . ie!A liJSTORICAL R£Vit."W ~ ( t 1 G R A M

·.'

./

OI"AlCH $YMIOl AHO NO .

5. S1nce Jam:Jal"1 ~ 3 , U . sbUcn hz1a a t t e ~ , t h n > ~l ta refJI]..ar contact ~ t · ,) to p in fUrther1 r u d g t ~ into Just wtat a on at t lw tJIAM W\tch ia or 1ntereftto the station, and at th t m. t iD to emmine tNI t.,._ )~ am tb t l r eapabU1tlea 1a btrr.a or the uMAM!- 'llllfproject 1a, u stat .d 1n tt. ProJect Ranewl, an l i \ )Ortantr "•.'('!.• an d . . . . . . . IIWOhm1oa a t tn . OtiAK.. - en a l<Dka ·Fr the period Wlder rorl.w ttw station ft)tes tb t

r mg:

a. WhUe t t . P r o . J • ~ 1• produc ing 1 ~ hla rece1V84l i t t le 1n th t 'Wa1 o r ~ rra. th l Statton or 1 ~quarbtn on 1.nttnnt1cn 1 c h i t .should collect. l re

•JaJid.natlon or aooeu _. alllo necouarr.

(

b \_ lhl're lD S r. !rwutN.oiAmt ooordinaticn ~ t h ~ 1 o ar t1v i t1aa at tt. OtWC.

o. While 1t 414 pi'OdDoe, l i t t le or t.he ~ \1&3

ccn.a1dtftd or Y8l.Uit tb r tbtw.l d1 aMal.Mt1on.

ct. n.r. - .a l i t t le or DO play-back into ttwfProJect. That 1• to •Y t t . t ~ · , t t . ProJect it.1r,pr1mrUy 1n t !» penon o!( ,Cl.apla:ted 1n1 t1at1,.IDd pgtrated act1Y1th i t on:en . ~ Ju.t at th l t paint .

. . .......

. ..

'

( ~ ~ ~ t o low IDNla, put1cnalarl1 M l t omacm»d

. : ; ~ I YUSI ,..(VIOUS fDITION.tfi ' \ACU fOIM!oSl ·1 t, Sl ·li A AN D Sl · lfWHICH A lf 0 1$0 lfTI .

U c ONIINUfD

rAG( NO .

2




•-:· :,· _._ .. . . CONTINUATION OF

.·: . • :';.: . DISPATCH

'• ·-.' -.

lOlM

IO·P S lotoOl

US( rlfVIOUS fDIIION.lli'I.ACfS IO•M$

51 ·11. 51 ·UA AND 51·19

WHICH AU OISOlflf .

ClAUifiCAIION DIYAICH \YMIOl AND NO

)

Q(ONI INUfD

'

'

)

rAG( NO

3•



.../

CI.A$61fi(AII()H , DI"AICH $YMaO\ A ..D NO .

)___ . .

....._- - - .. ·- -·- -- - ·--·- ·--L . ,..

...

..-•.

(emtinatd)

c;::J COHTINUfD- . ...... ..



, -r--·n · .... ,: ...


I,APPROVED FOR R[tfA.)t ~ 9 3HISTORICAl REViEW PRoGRAM

r

fOIM

~ .53aC.o0)

9. As 1nd1oated 1n tbe ProJect ~ a l we h a Y ~ no br11tdiateplaM to e ~ nu.tr1oally thD aueta oL )

PRCDrl'ION

10. ~ g ti:per1oc1 J ~ - June 1$63. 225 raw n r p o ~ a- ~ ~ b) ' t eta. or ~ . 38r&inated 'td.t # ~ ~ 'l'P. -- f ,) 33 w1 J

c:::a ~ - a - . . . a . \l A ~ .. om MWN 1 topic J 75 with

; amd 76 ld. • , . . . _ nl!'l lnte ., e turt her

C1 u rollowas

( ) ( .. _. )

{ enmall:J 18 Peruonal1t1ea 2-·6 Colar;io de J4ox1oo~ wa Ston - ( 1no1Qtttna lead8) 16

WAM taotur'e Eerie• 2 Utcture ~ r i . e a 6Lu ia P1ntoa ~ m o 2 ( Pollt1cll ~ ~ A M 6t?l l DD G a r ' ~ UNAM 2 5J.bz....cubM Qaltural Inat. 1 fbhtr t Cllb& Jaws Group 5Poll 1oal. Oroups - UNf\M 1

cl£ Clube )

"ubl1cationa 1 3

om (D) 1 Omt 4r or Latin AaericanjB" stud1n 2

11\11rla Oustaw. sten 1

( \C!m (D) 1

~ a o e l l a n c t o w t 2

1G\ .porteoOIIBltS c:£ _ feraonalit I I • In a d d 1 t ~ '.,I"'ddoed! three 11ot or !lc}'ool tar

( '1WAM - OaMralR e w l a ~POliti. \JWI1

Publ1cat1onaP.rscnal1t1eaPol1t1cal (Msxioo)f' .O.R.O.P.U.S.A.

st \dlnt Eleot1onaYouth Preaa Weekoml'11aoellmeous

USl rt fVIOU$ (OinON.tfi'\ACU fOIM$Jl.,.. Jl .._.. AND 51 ·19

WHICH .U ( OISOUH .

~ r e i t p r n S t u d r l n t ~ tor Pebn.&arJ •

~ A p r U and Jul¥ 1963

)(5

.

5 Leetur. Soriea 18

• P\&bl1oat10l8 92 Polit ical OroiiPD 82 P'.lections 61 tJt\M PaeQlt iea 61 ~ C l ' o a C 8 D Mota1 ~ 1 1 t J · 21 21 n w-rdtJ 2

i D) 1Jla.aoellarwouo 18~

(emttnutd)

CLASSI,ICATION . rAOf NO

OcONT INV [D

... ,_ .

.



'\ .. .

fOIM

10-P S3a(oiO)

·.


L

11. By cata P1""i th t llbolle flJ"C)Wct1on 1a u fol.lova:

UW ,.fVIOUS lOITION.111'\ACIS POilloiS

Sl ·l l . SI ·11A ANO Sl ·,.

WHICH Al l O ~ l t

4726201611111

776

5555

"J!

( o o a t ~ )

rx=J CONfiNUlO

I

'" 'Ol NO .

6



~ REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES -- --- ·. -·-·- ----·-'"' -- ·- -·-·--.· .,

; ' ..

SECORITY

Dtlo'ATCH HloOIO\ AND NO

. . .

1•. S1nce early 1963 p l ~ W l a wre n&t fa r the ewntualQppc&l"aQCe ot an raup:TKR te a trcn J m ~ u a r t a r a . Ba£ed era

e a r ~ r e o n v ~ . .,.. ~ p r i m aandlcSate. andbot ::Utn\.. "t2 .-r- J...na .wditd 1n rurttwr plam.tng tort te n u n ~ ' Y l a l ~ . I

Vlllard C. C\m'IS

Documents

OSCAR CONTREAS AND OSWALD'S ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN CUBAN VISA