Pete Mellor

Steve, To sum up these 112 pages it is a much ado about not very much! The file made public on 23rd April 2019 consists of a hotchpotch of nine reports that are mostly either mind numbing or very poor quality reproductions. The largest proportion of these 112 pages consist of a historical study of U.S. political assassinations + details of the preparations for JFK's Texas trip & a background resume of LHO. Pages 71 -108 are written notes in Spanish for the above study. We also get a report on Cuban opposition groups working in Mexico. Perhaps the only report of value is the 'Activities of Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico' dated 26 May 1982 on pages 109 to 112. Activities of Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico 26 May 1982. On September 26, 1963, Oswald took bus No.5133 from the Continental Trailways Line in Houston and departed at 2:35 a.m. for Laredo, Texas via Corpus Christi and Alice. Two British tourists he (Redacted) and his wife who took the same bus noticed Oswald at approximately 6am and Oswald tells them that he was going to Cuba, via Mexico City. Oswald crossed the border between Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo Mexico, between 1.30 and 2.00pm. From Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, he travelled to the Federal District in Bus No516, of the Red Arrow line, which departed at 2.15PM which had calculated its arrival in Mexico City, at 9.45 AM of the signed day (27) in the course of the trip that lasted approximately 20 hours. Oswald, met two young people of Australian nationality to whom they said that he had long visited the Soviet Union, and that he recommended them when they arrived in Mexico, D.F., to stay at the Hotel Cuba, since he had stayed in that place in previous visits. The bus arrived in Mexico City with 15 minutes of delay, it was approximately 10AM, later Oswald stayed in room No. 18 of the Hotel Comercio located on Calle de Sahagun No9 Colonia Guerrero. After having registered at the aforementioned Hotel Oswald dedicated himself without delay to the task of obtaining permission to enter Cuba. (Redacted) because the Mexican authorities do not allow any U.S. Citizen to travel aboard a plane bound for Cuba, without the corresponding visa, Oswald's passport had a stamp that prevented him from traveling to Cuba. That same day he met with (redacted) Mexican citizen employee of the Embassy of Cuba in Mexico and requested a visa for Cuba in transit for the Soviet Union and based this request with the presentation of his passport in which it was indicated that he had lived in Russia for three years, he also presented his Cedula of work in that country written in Russian letters in the same language, and proof that he was married to a woman of Soviet nationality named (Redacted). He also said he was director of an organization supporting Cuba in the City of New Orleans and a member of the communist party of the United States. He said he intended to travel to Cuba on September 30, 1963. and stay for two weeks or longer. Before visiting the Cuban embassy, Oswald had met with PAVEL ANTONOVICH YATSKOV and VALERIY VLADIMIROVICH KOSTIKOV, both consular officers of the USSR embassy in Mexico, who served as KGB agents. However Oswald could not obtain the Soviet visa. That same day in the afternoon Oswald returned to the Cuban embassy carrying passport photographs being received by Mrs. DURAN this called the USSR embassy to ask if Oswald was going to be granted a visa. In the Soviet embassy they replied that there would be a delay for that visa of about 4 months Oswald upon learning of that situation was furious because he did not obtain the Soviet visa. He was automatically denied a visa in transit to Cuba. The senora (Redacted) upon noticing Oswald's attitude called EUSEBIO AZQUE consul of the Cuban embassy in Mexico to try to calm Oswald but the conversation between the two became aggressive. AZQUE told Oswald that in his opinion people like him harmed the Cuban revolution and that per therefore he would not be given the visa he requested. On the 28th of that same month and year Oswald continued to insist before the embassies of the USSR and Cuba to obtain the corresponding visas without obtaining positive results. On September 29, 1963 Oswald attended a bullfight and that in the afternoon he had visited some museums and seeing a movie in cinema of Mexico City. On Monday 30 of the same month Oswald began to make preparations to return to the United States by reserving a space in transports of the north through the travel agency Transportes Chihuahuenses for 8.30AM on October 2, 1963 he was assigned seat No. 12 in the name of H.O.Lee. On October 1/0 of the same year Oswald paid the hotel bill included that night and around 06.30AM left the hotel to go to the northern transport terminal and board the bus 332 seat No12 of the aforementioned line that left at 8.30AM bound for Laredo Mex. In the city of Monterrey N.L. the passengers of bus 332 transferred a relay vehicle no. 373 of the same line that continued to Laredo that night at 10PM. When the bus arrived in Laredo Mex. Mexican immigration authorities arrested Oswald due to alleged irregularities in his tourist documents. Oswald returned to the bus after the immigration authorities had checked his documents and made negative comments about them. Being approximately 1.35AM on October 3 of the same year Oswald crossed the international gate to go to the city of Dallas Texas where he arrived that same day. It is known that the file of Lee Harvey Oswald exists in the General Directorate of Migratory Services of the Ministry of the Interior and is classified as confidential.

Steve, So Mexican intel seem to have HLO in ref to LHO. Pages seem to relate to interrogation of Durans. P34-P35:- Regarding his presence in the streets of Herodotus - Dept.7 indicated that this shows that he lives in that place, together with his wife. About the presence of (redacted) and of (redacted) in his home he stated that his wife has friendship with these people, and today they were in sight in that place. He has been friends with Gral Jose de Jesus Clark Flores, to whom he has done decoration work in Tijuana B.C. and who I accompany on his trip to Russia last year staying seven days in that country. Their monthly income fluctuates between $5000 and $6000. Manifestly not knowing Harvey Lee Oswald, presented killer of the President of the United States. I express being originally from the Republic of Honduras and being in Mexico for ten years having to date the quality of family emigrant. I am soon to be 33 years old and to have studied a Secretarial course in Kentucky E.U.A. That he does not belong to any political party or have left-wing ideas. Regarding her presence in the Streets of Herodotus, she stated that this was due to the fact that she lives in that place in union with her husband. Finally, he said he was completely unaware of Harvey Lee Oswald, the alleged murderer of the President of the United States.

P29:-1) Lee Harvey Oswald if you were in Mexico entering through Nuevo Laredo, Tamps on September 26 as a tourist from New Orleans leaving through that same place on October 3 next. 2) It was confirmed that he had come to Mexico to apply for a visa to the Cuban embassy in transit to Moscow. 3) That for this reason I made contact with a Mexican woman with whom she met on two occasions since she is an employee of the consulate in charge of making the necessary procedures for this kind of visas and formulating the cards with data of the applicant indispensable requirement to obtain the Cuban visa. 4) Through her he had contact with the Russian consulate for the same purpose. Upon learning that this had been one of the contacts that Lee Harvey Oswald had in Mexico, the aforementioned mother and her husband were arrested in order to be interrogated, who expressed in their statement the following: Mexican by birth son of Chilean father and Mexican mother. He said that his activity is that of Industrial Designer, having a chair on this subject at the National School of Plastic Arts dependent on the U.N.A.M. receiving for this a salary of $ 1400 per month. of 40 years of age married without religion with domicile in Constituyentes 143. of this city that the first eight years of his life lived in Los Angeles California and later came south to this capital with parents and later went to live in Santiago de Chile where they remained for a year and a half returning to Mexico. The declarant with his brother coming after his sister with his mother who entered the national school of agriculture of Chapingo where he served 5 years of the career of agronomist engineer and as he had practiced drawing in the acadamia of san carlos opted to continue studying this art that served as a basis to specialize as an industrial designer who now practices being a teacher of such a signature in the school of plastic arts of the U.N.A.M. Intoxicating stuff!

P39:-It was verified that LHO in his stay in this Capital, was staying at the Hotel Comercio located in the street of Sahagun No19 of this city owned by Mr. ? (redacted) in the fourth No18 It was recorded in the corresponding book from September 27, 1963 with the name of LHO from Texas of occupation photographer and American nationality. He was in that hotel until the ? day of October. It was also verified that in the Border Transports in the bus No. 340 of October 2 cited to Laredo left the aforementioned Oswald occupying seat No. 4 registered with the name of Oswald exclusively. Trawling through these turgid and poor print quality pages, just over half way through & not very enlightening. A history of American presidential assassinations along with a recap of Adlai Stevenson's assault in Dallas. Nothing revealing so far. Move along.

Why did Bob not play MMF on his last tour? Maybe because it was the one song many wanted to hear! Never accept popular theories without questions. You don't need a weather man. Chapman's vacuum....very similar to Sirhan's vacuum. Did Sirhan know that McKinley was assassinated with an Iver-Johnson gun? Chapman's finances & world travels + his stalking hotel & airline bills & his attractions to Salinger's prose. Is there more to this assassination. I'd like more info on doorman Jose Perdomo for starters! Best book by British barrister Fenton Bresler 'Who Killed John Lennon'. Another MMF? I smell rats. Livin' on borrowed time.

Joe, she certainly believed that her son was an agent of some sort, but never gave any coherent reason for her belief. I reckon Mark Lane was savvy enough to know any proof of that assertion would never be proven. That's an understatement! In Jean Stafford's series of interviews with Marguerite that resulted in the book 'A Mother in History' (1965) there are repeated statements that Lee was an agent for the American government, but no solid reason to back up the premise. She also states that Marina is French! & JFK's death was a mercy killing because he was dying anyway due to Addisons.

Early 2021 I had communication with Ian's son Steve Griggs on the subject of Ian's unfinished works on the DPD. Steve agreed that Ian's manuscript should be published and I passed Steve's e-mail address to Larry H for Lancer to pursue. If Larry sees this post he will give an update.

Nice one Steve. I'm a dedicated technophobe & sure to screw up the handling of such a large file. Actually part of my family, through my sister, are Spanish & the above text I can read with my limited and rusty lengua Espanola. Yes, red headed negro meet when LHO is travelling on a bus! & where would the $6500 go to have LHO working at TSBD for peanuts?

J.C. I aint no researcher, just an avid JFKA book collector and reader. I agree with many who state that Oswald's MC story is a swamp! However, Conspiracy theorist or lone nut advocate I will always try to read all posts & opinions on this Forum. Since W.T.P.'s post of Russo's 'Secret Mexican File' I thought this would provide strong opinions from both sides, CT's & LN's. Sadly this thread had died a death & sank without trace. As written at the end of Mr Myers' piece referring to these files pages......"If someone manages to get them translated, I trust they will share them with all of us. Merry Christmas! "

Interesting collection Vince. Put a few faces to names for me. Best wishes for 2022!

Jim, very many thanks for this thread, & J.A.'s H & L webpage piece on the Tippet killing. Extraordinary work and great contributions from Forum members! Yet, so far no rejections from the Oswald lone nut members.

...but Mr Russo can't be bothered to translate Spanish into English from this revelatory 'Secret Assassination File'. no entiendo!

Nice one Gil. Actually I have only ever previously watched snips of Turner's documentary series. Thought that the treatment of the Moorman photograph showing the images of Arnold & 'Badgeman' were the clearest that I've seen, much better than the printed page. However, after watching the first six in the series, I end up with more questions than answers!

Pat, Are you referring to Anita Dickason? She was at Lancer in 2013 with her book 'The Real Facts of Lee Bowers' Death'. If I recall correctly she was ex law enforcement. I spoke to her & bought her book, which she signed. Her verdict on Bowers' death was 'accident'.

Greg, I always find your posts extremely interesting and logical as well as fairly lengthy! 😅 A question that comes to my mind is:- If LHO took his rifle into Ryder's workshop and Ryder re-fitted the scope etc., while LHO waited the short time for the job to be completed, why would Ryder write out a job ticket + keep that ticket if he intended to pocket the $ without any appearance in the businesses books? Maybe your thinking is that he was mowed out with work & the ticket was an oversight. However, the info on the foreign news correspondents at the furniture shop in Irving is completely new to me! Fascinating stuff. Thanks.

Yeah, not easy these days without the check jackets & cameras!

Richard McGarrah Helms. He was there and thereabouts in U.S. Gov., during crucial years. Convicted of lying to Congress & did more or less the same to the Church Committee. It is interesting that Nixon sent Haldeman to bend Helms' arm on "that Bay of Pigs thing." Related to above, Jim Koepke in his book 'Chasing Ghosts' relates a phone call that he had with Helms when the latter was retired from intell. work, but was employed by the international consulting firm Safeer Corp. Koepke said that he told Helms that Haldeman claimed the term 'Bay of Pigs' was a code word for the Kennedy assassination, and that members of the Watergate burglary team, some of whom had CIA connections, were also involved in the Kennedy assassination. Mr Helms's answer was extraordinary. Helms sounded tired all of a sudden. He seemed to sigh and take a breath. He told me, "Yes, that is correct; that is what happened." Mr Helms continued speaking, while I sat in stunned silence. He went on to tell me he remembered the incident at the meeting as clearly as if it were yesterday, and that is "exactly what happened." Based on my description of both the incident and Mr Haldeman's allegations, it appeared to me that Mr Helms had just confirmed CIA involvement in the Kennedy assassination. Yeah, interesting. I reckon Helms could have opened that scab.

J.J.A. didn't just fly down to Mexico City to grab files. He was there after the murder of Mary Meyer to confiscate her diary. Also I think I read in Gentry's biog of J. Edgar that Angleton was seen at the rear of Hoover's house after his death in '72, carrying boxes of his 'Private & Confidential' collection into his car. Bet all this stuff never will see the light of day & I'm sure has already been deep sixed.

& if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. My principal thought since opening the book, & a couple hundred pages on it remains my concern. Excellent synopsis in your post Greg, cheers!

How weird this looks, seen from the U.K. A poignant anniversary hijacked. Over a 100 QAnon supporters gathered at the Dealey Plaza in Texas where John F Kennedy was assassinated, with the hope that his deceased son John F Kennedy Jr will return to reinstate Donald Trump as US president. Videos also showed supporters driving cars with QAnon flags around the area with statements including “Trump won 2020” and “WWG1WGA,” which is the abbreviated QAnon slogan, “Where We Go One We Go All.” The gathering comes weeks after supporters gathered in a Q formation at the Dealey Plaza, waiting for JFK’s resurrection.

I thought the same Dan, until I learned of Chapman's background, his world wide travels on a very low security guards income, the false MSM story of him being a disgruntled Beatles fan, the mysterious stop over in Chicago for three days when travelling from Hawaii to New York, when his flight ticket found in his NY hotel room just showed a direct Hawaii-NY flight, & what's all the "John Lennon must die, says the Catcher in the Rye" chants about? Shades of Sirhan's "RFK must die." A professor of psychiatry examined Chapman and declared that "he might have been acting in response to a 'command hallucination' the day John Lennon was killed. When the cops arrive at the Dakota Chapman is strolling up and down reading his paperback copy of 'The Catcher in the Rye'. After arrest he states that he didn't want to hurt anybody.

I would think "hello love" would be to a girl that you knew, rather than to a stranger. Love could also be replaced with "dear" or "pet". These terms of endearment were very prevalent back then, perhaps not as common today. Do Americans lose their accents when they sing? Not to my ears. Sinatra, Presley, Dylan, Springsteen etc. & I love singers like John Prine & Lucinda Williams & Leslie Feist (yes I know she's Canadian) & thousands of other American artists singing with many regional accents. It's us Brits that seem to lose their accents when singing, Mick Jagger being a prime example.

Sandy, your 'ello love' greeting sounds very northern England, not a 'come on', just normal alternative to hello, so your 'hi' reply was about right.

Yeah, I'm with you & Ray. Read Fenton Bresler's book years back & smelled an MK/Ultra rat....with possibly a CIA doorman.

My copy in book form purchased from Amazon U.K. is scheduled to arrive on Friday 19th.