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denied[ sd involvement in Cuban bombings, narcotics, and prostitution. advised that she has supported the family through prostitution for the previous nine years, but that Vives himself was in no way involved in this.[__|stated that about 2:15 p.m., on April 16, 1974, Vives answered the door and permitted a Cuban male to enter the apartment. was not dress and consequently did not hear all of their conversation. She stated that they discussed Cuban politics, and the recent shooting of Torriente in Miami. She stated that she overheard Arturo ask if b6 he had met this man in Boston. served coffee buc at which time she noticed the visitor was carrying a gun in a shoulder holster. She described him as being a male Cuban, five feet eight inches in height, 180 pounds, light blue or grey eyes, white hair, which was short cropped, age 50-55 years and wearing a tan raincoat, suit and tie. During the conversation Vives asked this man why he was carrying a gun. His reply was that he was engaged in Cuban activities, and had a hard time getting the gun out of Miami. Le yeoa) Further stated that she left the apartment a ives request to purchase a newspaper and returned ten or fifteen minutes later to find Vives dead on the floor. The New York City Police Department had not developed any information which indicated that the killer of Rodriguez Vives was a former member of the SIM (Servicio Intelligencia Militar). The police department had not developed any information indicating that the murder of Rodriguez Vives had been done for political reasons, or that it had been committed by anyone connected with the then present Cuban Government. The police department's investigation did indicate that the murder of Rodriguez Vives was probably committed by a "hit man" who in all probability had come into New York to do the killing. The murder investigation of Rodriguez Vives ~3-