AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32329033 Page 1 OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90084-10014 HQ CR 105-97459-210-524 Document Information FBI WMFO HQ 12/12/1968 4 LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA NATIONALITY GROUP COVERAGE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/14/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Date: 4/30/201
f a OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION a : aA GSA FPMR (a CFR) 101-11.6 ‘UNITED STATES GOV. uNMENT Memorandum : DIRECTOR, FBI (105-97459-210) DATE: 12/12/68 :SAC, WFO (134-4179) sunyeery NATIONALITY GROUP COVERAGE - CUBA | IS - CUBA ~ (00 : BUREAU) ReWFOlet 9/12/68. - As previously set forth, WFO has determined through : exietinge coverage that there are no active anti-CASTRO groups at the present time in Washington, D. C. (WDC). In relet, WFO advised that an event to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the "Grito de Yarai}" marking the be- ginning of the Cuban struggle for liberation Spain, was to be held 10/12/68 in WDC, CS PED TENZ. ESCOBAR furnishe a copy of the invitation to the ‘affair; w hich indicated it oo was being supported and organized by the following organizations Movimiento Democrata Cristiano de Cuba en el Exilia (M. D. C.) Consejo Nacional de Meteranos de la Independencia Confederacion de Trabajadores de Cuba en el Exilio (C.T.C.E.) Comandos 'L' Consejo Obrero Revolucionario Independiente (C.O.R.I.) Asociacion de Contadores Publicos y Privados ~ Representacion Cubana del Exilio’ (R.E.C.E.) Junta Revolucionaria Cubana (J.HU.R.E.) mo Union de Cubanos eneé@él Exilio (U.C.E.) | Forum Universitario de Investigaciones Cubanas $20: fe a Lf wae pO OES (CED, aa eGo foi - >) ff) LF Uf @- “Bureau” — »? “3 6 PPP AO tl OO Ef 2 - WFO i: a, Z (1 - 105-29955) j | Centro Benefico Ranamericano (CBP) | | | | y 5 1 JA W286i Bonds egularly on the Payroll aC gsi Y, 5010- 108 Docld: 32329033 Page 2? “q -. : . . _
WFO 134-4179 , CS PEDRO ENTENZA ESCOBAR and former CS WF GERARDO Kc ADELIT advised as follows regarding the above listed | groups: SAR A AN ea eotey NA _CBP_- This is a new group being organized by GERARDO MORA ADELIT to furnish medical and educational services ‘to Latin Americans in the WDC area. It is not a revolutionary os group,: and is not restricted to Cubans or any other group, in : that any Latin American can join with payment of small monthly dues. There ate 11 similar non-profit organizations in Miami and 4 in New York City. The group has no physical assets yet, although ery are some doctors interested and will- ing to cooperat h the group. In addition to MORA as Pres- ident, Dr, DA ANDERS, a medical doctor who lives in WDC - and practices ipfifaryland, is Director of the organization, and Dr... JOAQ IEDRA is Assistant Director. PIEDRA: is from _ Virginia and has his practice there. —  _M.D.C. - Monsignor BOJM|MASVIDAL fromMlenézuela is >) the over-all head of “this org Aization. JESY ERMUY , yee, (IK. AUR > fina bk = fat tng hitect, is the WDC area representative, ané ABATISTA =e" ALLA is the national representative of this group. \ + recently moved to ‘the WDC area from Miami. The headquarters a and membership of the M.D.C. is in Miami, and the group has no activities, meetings, or members — in the WDC area. NSEJO | NACIONAL. DE VETERANOS DE LA..INDEPENDENCIA <0 Lt. (FN FILLALOBOBS of Miami is head | ‘of this group. It has fol} no local representative or membership. . ~GsT.C.Es, - EUSEBZ@\MUJAL is the national.representative... CA @. of this group, which has heacquarters in Miami, MUJAL resides Ele in the WDC area. ip Cee CAMANDOS 'L..s, JOA re, BLES, from WDC, is t the nominal representative. of this group which has been dis- solved, There are no headquarters or membership in either WDC or Miami. : -2- Docld: 32329033 Page 3
v Wa WFO 134-4179 f.. 4 . C.O.ReLe ise probably vroenrasess, is the pi WDC area representative, 6f *this group, which ha headquarters — in Miami’ ASOCIAGION. BE_CONTADORES, PUBLICOS Y PRIVADOS - ARMANDO kL FERNANDEZ, a public accountant, in WDC, is the area ‘representative oe PCR DEI SEA PIII EFT RO APY » Of | “this group, Which “has headquarters in Miami. R.E.C.Eo - GERARDO MORA ADELIT. (the’ Source) is the area representative of this group, which ‘also “has its head- quarters in Miami." WU. R.eE. - Dr. PEDRO ENTENZA, a lawyer from WDC area, is the local or area representative, and the group is head- quartered in Puerto Rico. (It is noted that ENTENZA is a CS OF - WFO). | ' is the WDC area representative of this group, which has head- quarters in Miami . FORUM UNIVERSITARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES CUBANAS - This is a new group composed of young people, students in dif- ferent universities in the WDC area. It is an intellectual, cultural group, not a revolutionary, political group. The leader, if there is one, is not known to the sources, The sources advised that none of the above groups had any active membership, and did not conduct meetings or other activities in the WDC area with the exception of special events, such as the Grito Commemoration. The various groups were used as sponsors of the Grito to generate interest in the event, and to insure a large turnout. The representatives of the groups are representatives in name only, since the organizations represented are more or less paper organizations. ~ mo 3 - Docld: 32329033 Page 4
a \ rN WFO 134-4179 As indicated in relet, information was received indicating the M.D.C. was believed to be reorganizing in the WDC area, but based on the above information,it does not appear it has been successful to date, The national coordinator of the M.D.C., LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA, recently moved to the WDC area from Miami, and, although studying » ‘for a Ph. D. at a local university, may take steps to organize the M.D.C. in WLC, WFO will follow developments in this matter. In connection with the interview program in progress in WFO, it is pointed out that 7 individuals, owner of various businesses in the WDC Metropolitan area, have been interviewed for the purpose of evaluating their pétentiay informants, Thusfar, one individual, MARK AmericanaDriving School, Arlington, Virginia, appears to have potential” asa “3°PST<'"The Bureau will be advised under separate caption in this regard. It is also noted that on 10/20/68, a group cf about | 25 anti-CASTRO Gubans, including women and children, assembled in a peaceful demonstration near the White House, in protest . of the recent arrest in Miami, Florida, of ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, MIRR leader, VALERIO CAPOTE MORENO, self identified as WDC’ area delegate of MIRR, applied for the permit and acted as spokesman for the group. CAPOTE is to be contacted to ascertain the current status of MIRR in WDC, i | LL Docld: 32329033 Page 5