124-90124-10055 HY v9.1 ' AGENCY : FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90124-10055 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 97-3224-NR Document Information . ORIGINATOR: FBI ~ FROM: MX TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 10/11/1962 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MANUEL FUEGO . MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/12/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : MEMO 50953 Daoctd: 32335497 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information 19 Page L Date: 5/4/2015
| ) . ; - a ieee Me TT | ~ SECRET [Tt 48 pointed out that CIA in both : Managua, Nicaragua, and Guatemala_City, Guatemala is investigating this mattexJand /the U.S, Army u Attache, Guatemala City, has als one some investigation through his close contact with Lt. Colonel JOSE LUIS AGUILAR DE LEON, who is the confidential source abroad he ial enterprisesof General (9 -ANASTASIO SOMOZA_of Nicaracua. | tated that PALLAIS has beer | @ Was made avallaplée Tor contact by nd“was subsequently interviewed at the CIA office,itn Managua. ated he rsonally has entouraged [Genera ot to have anything to do with WERBELL, SMITH and associates, He stated he feels the offer to sell arms and ammunition. and provide mercenaries which was made to the Guatemalan Government was only 6 secondary enbowes® “(\Q) the CIA Station, Guatemala City, advised on September 10, 1962, that it was ascertained that the woman who accompanied WERBELL to Managua is LUCY, LUCHIEN, who owns: the Duplex Building in Guatemala City. She returned to Guatemala City on ‘September 1, 2 or 3, 1962. we (3 9 oreg) avisea that when ARTHUR L, SMITH left Guatémala City on September 3, 1962, he left as a forwarding address 1025 Connectic Sulte 405, Washington, D.C, According to ELL told the manager of the me) Excelsior Hotel that he had the clearance of CIA, C) eae that MIGUELITO YDIGORAS, son of the Pre ent of. Guatemala, advised that neither WERBELL nor SMITH had made personal contact with him, At the request of MIGUELITO YDIGORAS, the Tuaieian tg), - 2 m HY 50957 Docid: 32335497 Page 2 mentioned in the accompanying report. | ujaed ge7 oF bancluns a
4 cee | SEINE Police put a surveillance on WERBELL and SMITH, which apparently was rather obvious. The police also elephone conversations. Subsequently dvised CIA that SMITH had made. epnone Call to MARIO GARCIA KOHLY in Washington, D.C., and another to a man by the name of DIGGS or BRIGGS in Washington, D.C, He also made a telephone call to- Handy of Jones and Handy, Marine Architects, Miami, Florida. SMITH received a telephone call which was.» ..” reported as having been from: ARNOLD in Washington: but’ (© stated that CIA believes it was from FRANK | —- AUSTIN, who he said 1s connected with MARIO GARCIA KOHLY in Washington. "y%. me ____._, _WERBELL tried.to make telephonic contact with FRANK MARSHALL, Minister of Public Security of Costa oes Cf ‘ ul : ' In telephone calls made just prior to 8-20-62 mention was made of meeting someone referred to only. . as "the general"at the Hot vador, San Salvador, El Salvador, According tof PRIA aes not believe eting toak place in n Salvador as planned. (9 had previously mentioned on 8-13-62 that when — and SMITH first contacted MIGUELITO YDIGORAS . during early August, 1962, they stated they were waiting for PINEIRO and seemed to think PINEIRO was Someone YDIGORAS would know. They stated the uid contact-him as soon as PINEIRO arrived. dvised on 9e}3Q-62 that it had been ascertained that Colonel JOSE. PINETRO PAEZ was apparently the one they were expeoting,. Cs stated. that the telephone conversation betwe ; BELL ari the individuals they were talking to were,apparently rather eryptic and | botained little more than ON asitet ries of the individuals making “the calls. aa - at =. <_ git, URE SM § a ge u aa Cc Tas on ae _— HY 50953 DBoctd: 32335497 Page 3
MC 97-71 SOURCES | | Si ng ts fs ak, an: oa UIE} Cs T=I TSXNOEL PALLAIS, first cousin of President LUIS SOMOZA,and General ANASTASTO SOMOZA of Nicaragua, who handles financial enterprises of General SOMQZA Located in inst report. Source concealed a Managua, Net@arague, CLASSIFICATION EnOlosed repert is clasgifaed "Confidential" 3 ins information from of f§—4$ and from an individ who has close connections with a second| LI Both ((f) cs) requested the information Be regarded as conlidential, . STATUS While this case and also the case on MANUEL FUEGO, RA - Central America, are being placed in an RUC status, they will be reopened if any pertinent information is received, Wy Sen epg a eo eon es Cone HY 50957 Boclda: 32335497 Page 4