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: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 55271 Docld: 32340361 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90158-10018 HQ CR 105-193849-9 Document Information FBI MM HQ 02/20/1970 5 JAMES MELVILLE HART LUIS POSADA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret IB; 4 Redact 12/08/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA MEMO Page 1 Date: 6/17/20]
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 _ MAY 1962 EDITION @SA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 * ‘¥ UNITED STATES “~ YERNMENT ee Memorandum SECRET (- TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (105-193849) DATE: 2/20/70. + EVERRS ay ai  AUACE MIAMI (97-518) (P) Xi ie » oA al ~ NJ JAMES MELVILLE HART |] Pei EASE iW FULL RA -— VENEZUELA N | RELEASE iN PART (00: MIAMI) Ze BALLOU = SEQ Wy TOTAL DENIAL Re Miami letter to Bureau, 12/30/69 and Bureau ; 2S. letter to Miami, 1/20/70. 5 Ss - a A re-canvass of local sources and agencies in a ie 2 S January, 1970 developed the following information; wes | Saktes* On January 30, 1970, STANLEY SCHACHTER, Assistant ~ Special Agent in Charge, (ASAC), Enforcement Section, U. 8S. Customs, Miami, advised a re~check of his indices revealed mehr 5 Customs has a pending Munitions Control Act investigation CR pe regarding subject under the name of JAMES SoHART. SCHACHTE a rn said although there is a slight variation in the name, this poh is obviously the same person as captioned subject since he %7 feb EE ar is a member of the HART family involved in the Rupununi * aS eS uprising in Guyana. Phe &. fe, & pees a a ~ v ae a na SCHACHTER advised that Customs has received ha we ~ ; ‘considerable information from another U. 8S. Government Agency” : phy Oe in Caracas regarding HART and his attempts to export firearms: Nae a from the Miami area. No information has been received C concerning HART, however, since October, 1969. Ms , SCHACHTER said Customs presently has a source in “a Venezuela close to HART who is to alert Customs immediately <<); upon his next departure for the U. S. Oo E ae ASAC SCHACHTER, in view of their pending investigation under the Munitions Control Act, requested that Customs be cet ake @<“Jacksonville (Info) (RM) “"J . Washington Field (Info) (RM) SOE mee r ee Mami (2-97-518) i, = zaafth- -105-1729) (FPM - VENEZUELA) alon«,!, Te (1 64-129) Saray ee wi ae cmr wa by m Hy, Yo __ iy rR “To af Hh / oy. / we q AED wat NS ca i a - Bureau (RM) REC-10 Ba 5 re ocewtryay eeorr re 5010-108-01 HW 552971 Docld:32340361 Page 2
HW 55271 SECRET MM 97-518 consulted prior to any interview of the subject in order not to prematurely alert him to their investigation. For the information of the Bureau, it would appear the original information with regard to HART coming to the U. S. to negotiate a $300,000 arms deal originated with HART's con gts in Florida: JOSEPH EUGEN2) SOLNESS in West Palm Beach STANLEBG#RRIS, in Jacksonville (“these individuals attempted to sell information to the Guyanese and Venezuelan governments concerning this alleged plot by HART after reportedly having been bilked by HART, and CIA is of the opinion this information originated with them, Leads are presently outstanding for interview of HOLNESS and HARRIS. Previous interviews of HOLNESS, as set out in Miami LHMs of August 27, 1969 and November 7, 1969 under the HOLNESS caption developed information regarding HART's attempts to purchase arms in Florida in 1969. These LHMs are being disseminated locally to Customs for information in its continuing investigation of HART, . 6 8 | Aka Faesta For additional information witly regar to this case, gn January 15, 1970, FAUSTO DANI BI$AM LLAR/ and F024 MANUELIAPERAZA were arrested in Miami by the Alcohol and Tobacco’ Tax Unit for violation of the National Firearms Act, possession of unregistered automatic weapons. At time of their arrest, they were selling firearms to an undeé¥éGover Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit Agent which were determined to have been stolen from the U. S. Army Reserve Center, Columbia, South Carolina in December, 1969. During interview _of PERAZA and VILLAR, both admitted purchase of weapons from two white male Americans in Miami on December 30, 1969 knowing same to have been stolen, VILLAR als admitted | Cuban working for the Venezuelan Government, with regad LL EE | i at this time having been in contact with LUIS7POSADA, a DoclId: ‘to firearms shipments. On January 27, 1970,_" +4) | Key source~ Cuban, advised that FAUSTO VILLAR, following the above arrest, ~2.- 32340361 Page 3