Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: §/29/201 Identification Form —_ eee Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90089-10098 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 2-1622-65 eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: | FBI FROM: HQ TO: TOLSON TITLE: DATE: 01/05/1961 PAGES: 4° SUBJECTS : ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — Consulted CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DOJ COMMENTS : MEMO, REFERRED TO DOJ Docld: 32330063 Page 1
i ' i i “A ‘ ALL “‘HEOR TATIC “A HERES 1S ANON] (PIE Agony cn innitony iene SHOWN OTP | MB MORANDUM ¥ POR BR. re 180 rs : | Chiss. & Ein. st HR, PARSONS woleoue en I: REASON-FCIM IT, K\- ahela RAR, BELMONT O.LT2 « - = | Sr bamece= 20,26 adh j) DATE OF REVIBW MR. DELOACH 2 Rasiey ae che s Internal § ecurity Ar Masferrer” Rojas. case ‘(Neutrality % ® sattere). 3 ite agh tilt Nh ATE ME Se NGS OT i ) aa ¥ | ir. ’ Yeagley stated chat the Bureau nad investigated and submitted a k : s  wetailed report on the case last. Thursday er Friday and hia Division thinks they ‘\, . RN} Xs we. cage, net @ real open and shut case, but as far ag the facts and lawa are ® AQ . * Neoncer ned, it looke like enough to ge before a Grand Jury. Mir. Yeagley ¢ stated ' i a ys this is detieate in view of the breals in diplomatic relations with Cuba, bepause ue Nwe start a Grand Jury, people are going to ask which side are we on, Cabtro's og > “ihe United States. Mr. Yeagley continued that as late as last Priday, he believegl a ” , wat was, he had a call from the State Department to see what we were doing, whathad, a Si sb going ahead er not, and he, Mr. Yeagley, thought when he called the State | Departugnt Bl back, ag he intended, to get congirmation that they ought to go ahead despite the 2 SS ‘preak in relations, but he thought he ought to mention it to me because bron the 2 ‘Justice Department's standpoint, they would normally proceed, but when n they gO 3 eto Milam, Justice ig going to have the public relations ree Oe YL told Mr. Yeagley that sone? it wouid be a binant one and that f ‘recalled last week, I thought it was, some fellow in the Slate Department had ‘nals ECL wanted to know if we would not go to » reer and aek him to refrain from any activities that might embarrass this ke whent and we refused and said ik was the State Department's place to de it2-This chap replied he at least made the effort ~ to get us to do it bul thought our reaction would be what it was, but it took so many. days and weeks to get something like that clearad in the Mate Department, ne had ‘hoped we might do it on hig request.. Mr. Yeagley inquired if I thought this Lh. Fepres ented Masierrer's position, and I told Mr. Yeagley it did not; that it was Parsons Heenan in the State Department, but that we had received word in Miarsi fron: Callahan seasterrer, * his man, that Masterrer would be very giad to refrain from eny DeLoach —__— ra ¢ Pra fieg me ine 0 Fy mc gst - Malone a fase RECORDED cory FILED® iat etnias WeanReisanay ete = : ‘SEN - BE ‘OME j i, 0. | sed » McGuire assii at by: F id JAN LO 1961 i Rosen _-= pone nner’ a ® or MAT, ROOM, Co. “— unit L_] ° as re THO i 4 ie iF treitery Docld: 32330063 Page 2? Seazeination ecords Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote er.
Released wder 1 DATE: 11-14-2017 fas danuary 5, 1061 Memorandum for Mesars. ‘Tolgon, itebr, Parsons, Belmont, DelLoach stated Pearson had jumped on Vice Prasident Nixos for having tried to prevent the prosecation of Hoffa and sucecasfully preventing the indictment until after the election and then the Attorney General had gone ahead and indicted and now leaves it all on the new Attorney General. i stated ¥ did not know whether I Nixon intereeded and I had my doubta, bat, Oa the other hand, the case in | Wlorida against delle is falrly stroag and I thought the indictment was proper. - I stated I did know ii had been held up a jong time before finally going abead: . that the Gpecial Assistant on the case, Dowd (phonetic), seemed te be a capable isllow and he had been trying to get an indictment for some time but there was @ Question as to the individuals to be included, that there was no question about _. Hotla, bet a question about a third party in Detroit. I stated naw Pearson is” ° trying to make it appear as if it were done just as a dying gasp by the current Adualnistvation and { think there would be the same reaction in the Maaferrer Cage, iadvised Mr. Yeagley that he could use the information about the call trom Devine and indicate the position we took and it seemed to me that the State Department eaght to put in black and white what they want done. Mr. Yeagley stated he thought he had to ask them te. I stated this was loaded with dynamite, because oi the way the public has been reacting In Florida; that there is a hatred . of Castro and 1 cited some incidents which had occurred while I was recently in _ lami and it seemed to me that with that kind of public opinion, they were inviting. great trouble if they weat ahead against Masferrer. Nir. ‘’eagley stated he thought ~N Iwas right and he appreciated my help. OO ‘ : i mentioned to Mir. Yeagley that [ theught Masferref was under some kind of lminaigration bond te refrain from certain activities, at 1 did not know. Mir. Yeagley said that was 2 good thought. I stated there were several factions of the Cabans who were anti-Castre, but each one wants to’be king. Gtr. Yeagiey. stated that might oe what is behind this and mentionad thal the Senate Commitice is going to start investigation neat week of this fellow Wieland) I stated George [4] soncisky Aad corse out with a column and Senator Hastiand's Committee was going to held public hearings on bim as they think they have an Alger Hiss case. [ stated thal pressere te ge againgt Masferrer may emanate from elements ke this in State[and CIA. I stated CIA kas a group training to go over and invade Cuba and] Yea) p.o.d. wis (a2. watP2) HAS acten feo" + ke Reed Deer ASSIF ICD Pe THEIe | t faa. C/A a Whee 2ferlao LT@.. REMANDED OF <a Gut ves Te Bt CLAGS FIED fer THIS TMG. GPL Bo Pr ecrote— 241,826 - aula] Docld: 32330063 Page 3
DATE: 11-14-2017 oe, a ian Ba og a under the John F. Kennedy Asfassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USE ee Were OR no Pe mea | ia i January $, 1861 | | Memorandum for Messra. ‘folson, Mohr, Parsons, Gelment, Delaach Vi firertiroe Castro and while it ig swpposed to be hush-hush, aroutd Siam it is “fnore or less public knowledge; that Castre probably knows about it as he has his agents over here who, no doubt, have penetrated the group; that Masferrer - has not joined the group that CIA is backing and it may be some elements like that are invoived.|{ir. Yeagley stated he could not say he bas been told but it has been inferred that they did not want Masferrer in.) 1 stated Masierrer was wealthy f] and I thought he got some money out of Cuba Oefore he came to this country, bat he hag connections and is getting money and living in ease and comfort while other refugees are serving 25 walters, et cotera.(i stated Masterrer has not been aliowéd to join the group CIA has been supposed to be secretly backing and there may be some motivation te try to enoek him off, but lt would bacatize against Justice and not CIA] ERK) (FEE xy Sue Saleh *) (Me. Yeagley stated they have & case where ty ar + fey would normally go ahead and indict with one count and maybe more, and he can't say don't do li, but the State Department can.) 1 stated it seems in view of the action of the President, ) it does not make sense and I did not eee how gettiag an indictment against somebody trying te overthrow Castro can be explained to the public. I stated T had noted in the press that it had been intimated by somebody in the State Department that the only way diplomatic relations with Caba could be resumed would oo the overthrow of Castre and here you would be prosecuting somebody who may et have the good will of oar Administration bul who wants to remove Castro (end bes more facilities really than some of these groups/with CIA backing.) i stated the sympathy down ia Miami is all with the anti-Castro forces and it seems if any move is made, it ought te be at the apecific request of the State Departaent and it should be in black in white, that it ought to be put in writing by them. BQ >) (sir. Yeagley stated that was excellent and he thought that is exactiy the kind of hels he needed and he would let me know the outeome. He stated we had gone ahead with the investigation and we are holding the bag and we ought to wiake / ihe proper disposition] 1 stated it seemed to me if the disposition is made progexly, the State Departmont should indicate that prosecution would be i considere Jagr de ll advised and should so-siate their desires. Air. Yeagley stated he appt ech | ; say help and he would lel me know the outcome. U D053. INFo Ge. )Has e6e~ DéchAGSIFIED WHITE 2E- HAVIOEZ OF A CosTOves of. TD CE CLABSSIEIEO AT THIS JY a ll i fb. Ame. Do.T wife we Pa, {ef be J : RE MA & YNCLAGSe ’ mn ot momen ee / SPbo OM] GEL. ~ 21,326 =" bales John Bega Hoover jl bom Lr@ 10 2b lao ae eer TD pone oF o Mesa is Vory truly yours, ae DoclId: 32330063 Page 4