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AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY: FBI
RECORD NUMBER:
124-10239-10171
RECORD SERIES: MX
AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-3702-464
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR: FBI
TRENT, ROLAND E.
FROM:
TO:
LEG, MX
TITLE:
DATE:
03/13/1964
PAGES:
4
SUBJECT: LHO, POST-RP, ASSOC, BKG, LIAISON WITH MX AUTHORITIES
DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
ORIGINAL
Secret
CLASSIFICATION:
REVIEW DATE:
12/17/1998
STATUS Redact
COMMENTS:
NW 50953 DocId: 32183961 Page 1
RESTRICTIONS:
JFK Act 6 (1)(B)
NEW
CLASSIFICATION:
UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001
TO
OPTIONAL FORM NO to
MAY 2 KOTTION
A GEN. REG. NO. 27
8010-108-03
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
: Legat, Mexico (105-3702)
FROM : SA Roland E. Trent
SECRET
(9803 Rosgel 10/4/93 JFK
DATE: 3-13-64
7-8-93
05 RmB/kse
1-25-94
FFX
Cazibed by 9803 1200/ASR
SUBJECT:
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
IS-R-Cuba
Decessity of CARR
RU: J1-16.
ICIAT ((22)
Re: Allegation of PEDRO GUTIERREZ VALENCIA
on 3-13-64, MARGARITA MUNGUIA, Visa Section, U.S. Embassy,
'exico, D.F., made available visa file data concerning ERNESTO
MITRANI LEVY, holder of Cuban passport No. 26367, issued in December,
1959, with expiration date in 1964.)
Addresses for this individual were given as Miguel Aleman
#259, Apartment #301, MEXX Colonia Roma, Mexico, D.F and
Calle Arellano Esquina "C", #226%, Havana, Cuba. (2)
MITRANI's date of birth is shown as December 29, 1936, at
Havana, Cuba, and he is further described as fair complexion,
5' 7" 176 lbs.%; Cuban national, no scars of marks, brown hair
and green eyes. The visa file data also shows MITRANI to be
of Turkish extraction. (24)
MITRANI secured a one entry B-2 visa on 1-27-61 valid through
4-27-61, for the alleged purpose of a pleasure trip to Los Angeles,
California. (2)
86
The visa file card contains a photograph of ERNESTO MITRANI
and this card indicated his employment as of January, 1961, ax
a merchant and manufacturer of plastics.
f(z)
The application made by MITRANI as the U.S. Embassy, Mexico,
in January, 1961 was for a non-immigrant visa to visit the U.S.
5/6/85
Classified by 3043 CNY/AHR
RET
Declassify on NAR
CLASS. & EXT BY SP3FEK/RH/AHR
7-5-79
(21)
REASON-FCIM II,
DATE OF REVIEW
4.2
3-13-84
ALL THROTYTON CONTAINED
BEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN
CIA HAS NO OBJECT AERUISE
DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,
RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION
IN THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED -JBH 9/29/193
(9803 RAD/gel 10/4/93 JFK)
SECRET
PH 50953. Đạt
105-3702-464
SEAR
LKED
SEMALLED MILED
MAN 17 1964.
LEGAL ATTACHE MEXICO,
Jasson
9/8/98
CLASSIFIED BY 5/668 Sid
DECLASSIFY ON: 25X (1)
(JPA)
1
The following information is classified"SECRET" and not
to be further disseminated without specific authority of
the CIA, Mexico City Station &
As
As of 7-6-61 onė E. MITRANI was working in the Cuban
Consulate, Mexico, D.F., and had reportedly offered to cooperate
with anti-Castro persons in Mexico, D. (S)
SECKEL
The E. MITRANI, mentioned above was subsequently identified
as ERNESTO MITRANI (✓ (u)
11
ERNESTO MITRANI aka E. Mitrani, mentioned above, was subsequently
identified as ERNESTO MITRANI LEVY, who in about December, 1959
was employed as an "Auxiliary Consular Clerk" in the Cuban Embassy,
Mexico, D.F. ERNESTO MITRANI LEVY had reportedly been helpful
to anti-CASTRO forces in Mexico.
JOSE ANTONIO PORTUONDO
On October 24, 1960, MITRANI received a telegram recalling
him to Havana, Cuba; however, he did not want to return to Cuba,
and reportedly went to the then Ambassador PORTUL ONDO, and
explained that he planned on marrying a Mexican girl; that
his father had offered him employment in Mexico, and for these
reasons he did not want to return to Cuba. PORTU ONDO reportedly
Counseled XXRXAN MITRANI to write to the Cuban Foreign Office in
avana and explain his problem, which a MITRANI reportedly did.
At that time MITRANI was the holder of Cuban Diplomatic passport
No. 480 and also held a regular passport.C.
(5(n)
MITRANI reportedly had arrived in Mexico on December 15, 1959;
he was a batchelor at the time of his arrival, and his father
was reportedly engaged in business in Mexico. His residence
in about 1960 was given as residing at the corner of Avenida
Insurgentes Sur and Viaducto Miguel Aleman, Mexico, D.F.
telephone No 11-96-11. The telephone and address data was as
of 10-24-60 (5)
MITRANI was reportedly in contact with the USIA, U.S. Embassy,
Mexico, D.F.,
in 1960 in regard to his desire to remain in Mexico,
Land MITRANI was reportedly told that a visa toenter the U.S. would
be arranged for him if he would publically denounce the Cuban regime
gime(s)
MITRANI reportedly never publically denounced the Cuban regime
although CIA file data reflects that someone wrote to the Cuban
Embassy in 1960 stating that MITRANI was a "spy" and cooperating
with anti-CASTRO forces.
12
MITRANI reportedly acting as a "cut-out" sppplied one report
to the CIA Mexico City station which was submitted on or about
B-13-62 (5)
The CIA, Mexico, City Station has no data on file concerning
MITRANI since 8-13-62. ()
Above CIA data secured from DAVID PHILLIPS. ✓
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SECRET
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Secret
1 MC File review concerning ERNESTO MITRANI
2
revealed the following
MC File 1051713, Ser. 18, Pg. 3, and Ser. 19,
CUBA"
(Burile 105-89084)] entitled ("COMMUNIST PENETRATION OF CUBAN
DIPLOMATIC ESTABLISHMENTS ☐ FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS
contains letterhead memorandum dated 10-24-60, which
indicates that ERNESTO MITRANI LEVI was then an Assistant
Consul, Cuban Embassy, Mexico, D.F. classied "SECRET" from
* CIA, Mexico City Station.
q
MC File 109-70, Ser. 850, (BUfile 109-12-210)
enttiled "FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS -CUBA". Report of SA JOSEPH
T. GENCO, 1-12-61, at Mexico, D.F. [contains information from
PSI FELIX VALDES (MC File 134-612 that (FNU) MITRANI, an
assistant in the Cuban Consulate, Mexico, D.F., was contemplating
defecting and, leaving his position. As of 1-5-61, according to the
✓ 15 PSI,MITRANI was reportedly still working at the Cuban Consulate.
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