HW 54464. Docld:32555585 ‘Page 1° Released under the John F. Kennedy hesassination Records Collection bet of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). 10-11-2017 - SBTHONAL FORM NQ. 10 “oY 14723 EDITION CoP FPMR (41 CFR) 101-116 “UNITED STATES GOVERNeSete i SA353 Date: - Memorandum : DIRECTOR, FBI Wie het : 2/24/7 Q Ai “4 fl ALU INFORMATION CONTAINED ot FROM - HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXC / LEGAT, CARACAS (64-2) (P) WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE, =~ SUBJECT: RENE JESUS CASTILLEJO COVA, ...- fsa (FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS - free SLI S 3MA GAT ek. Sten aman omen ne rman a IRS RRS RES EER tl ee ma Decessty on .. _ OADB x” JFi Approximately two months ago, subject was offered tthe position of Security Investigator by Mr, SIDNEY T, TELFORD, Regional Security Officer (RSO), American Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela. This position involves conducting background investigations of local-hire employees for the U. S. Embassy and other duties. Subject currently resides in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, where he is under contract with the Netherlands Antilles Government as Director of Training for the Netherlands Antilles Police Force ~ (NAPF), which position he has held for the past two years. His job with the American Embassy, Caracas, was to begin at the termina- tion of his current contract with NAPF, When personally contacted by Mr. TELFORD in Curacao... approximately three weeks ago, subject stated he was looking forward to his job at the American Embassy, and would report for-duty.in,a a few days. He did not report, and all efforts by the RSO and ‘others -& to contact him have been futile. It should be noted that attempts ee to contact his wife have also met with negative results. Mr. RICHARD MARTINEZ, Narcotics Coordinator, Agency for. International Development (AID), American Embassy, Caracas, who - has’: known and worked with subject for eleven years, states the apparent! “y disappearance to be completely out of character for _CASTILLEJO, :,and-"_ strongly suspects the possiblity of foul play. Both’ MARTINEZ. and TELFORD point out that in Curacao subject was in contact with _top- level government officials, including the Minister of Interior: vand the Minister of Justice, and could have become privy to information, © concerning illicit activities by these individuals , noting that. licenses to manage casinos, and to own BEdpperate hotels. Netherlands Antilles, 30h/—/ EA soie* | Ne OY JIE 2 a * { [| DINO VINCE CELLINT, who is -aT egec y—the :godfathe the son’ of S,\ TRAFIC ANTE, 2 Miami LCNfé ig.idurrently’ negoti ing with the” Government of the Nethe ARE ip Les: to? restabl ys ha? ©) - Bureau he o 3 guiew at CSEIEGPIR Vi 1 - Foreign Liaison Unit Por ra) 46 ie y 2 - Miami Juct» MM Veo ae mn 1 - Caracas py) “34 ES fm 7 PES ; 4K ofa! . WIP: jst uy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the soreti0 (6) we
t. CAR 64-2 loating hotel-casino,off the island of Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, which necessitateg-minister of justice a val. DINO's brother, EDWARD GOFFREDOACELLINI , and one ROSARIPPSPADARO, are currently ‘Negotiating to purchase the Grea ay*Hotel in St. Maarten, Nether- .. lands Antilles (Bufiles 182-3468 and 163-37211; CARfiles 182-1 and * 92=T0). RSO, Mr, MARTINEZ, and Legat suspect the floating casino and the hotel may well be schemes to launder LCN money through the Netherlands Antilles. On the last attempt to contact subject and his wife, RSO and MARTINEZ were told by NAPF authorities that the minister of justice considered subject's contract to be indefinite, and further, that no attempt to contact subject should: be made in the future, and refused to state where subject was currently located, Attempts to contact subject thrdugh his family in.Caracas have been negative. It appears unlikely that Netherlands Antilles authorities would have placed subject in isolation merely in order to prevent him from accepting a position with the U. S. Embassy in Caracas. However, because of subject's high-level contacts in government circles in the Netherlands Antilles, he could possibly have come into possession of information concerning corruption or political intrigue that would make it advisable forthem to keep him in Curacao if at all possible. Both RSO and Mr. MARTINEZ strongly feel that subject's disappearance is directly connected with his intention to take a position with the U. S. Embassy at Caracas, ben, caracas, }stated they have no information concernin the political scene in the herland illes that might involve subject, and suggested tha A, Miami ich handles the Netherlands Antilles Jee contacted in this regard. . ? & ° pn i Subject is described as follows: Name: RENE sustSYeas TILES OVA Race: | White ‘\ or SOK Foca erenennnmntannaprerange LAL Camron © IRE Date of Birth: January 1, 1931 | “Place Of Bitt hn nrnnnATUDA,, Netherlands Antilles — “Height: ee BT GIT ™ Weight: 160 lbs¢ Hair: Black (balding:) Eyes: Dark . “S Complexion: Dark -2- a a | HW 54464 Docld:32555585 Page 2
+. CAR 64-2 He is a dual national (Netherlands Antilles - Venezuela), and holds Venezuelan Passport and National Identification Card No, 1875070. The Bureau is requested to authorize the following leads as a matter of cooperation with the RSO, U. S. Embassy, Caracas: MIAMI i. Be alert for any information from LCN sources that may possibly bear on subject's disappearance, including problems in licensing floating hotel-casino, or any information indicating LCN payoffs to high Netherlands Antilles Government officials, 2. contact ars Station, wiami, }ror any information the may have concerning subject and his activities in the Netherlands Antilles, HW 54464 DoclId:32555585 Page 3