JFK Assassination Systera Date: 4/29/201 Identification Form 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 Agency Information FBI 124-10212-10440 Released under the John Kennedy Wss5assination Records Ollection Act of 1992 HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 53074 Date: uS5-25-2017 105-110055-42, 43 Document Information FBI SAC, WMFO DIRECTOR, FBI 06/17/1963 14 ELC, MEMBERS, BKG, EMP, RES, ACA, STRATEGY PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4. Redact 09/28/1998 INDEFINITE INC MEMO, 2 LHM HW 53074 DBocld:32294164 Page 1-
5 . 4, x a” wy . e . OPTIONAL Form NO. 10 0 2 2D -UNITED STATES GOVERN ANT ro DIRECTOR, FBI (105-110055) DATE: sep 1963 ~ CIA HAS NO OBJE N10" 4 ICATION AND/OR, 7 FROM ‘SAC, WFO (105-47736)(P) See nee OF Cl ne ORMADD ay x co | “IN THIS DOCUMENT. Jv? 1934-4 subject’ EJERCITO_LIBERTADOR DE_ CUBA 9) (SL SRS EATTON aoe Rees eat gt” Hifi ot a ON ARIHY' OF" CUBA) em 9 eg. haf PM gee “- -ReWFOairtel to Pingctor SAI/63, a tioned as, above, Bulet to WFO 7/3/63, ¢ sgilsegain ee fs mA ATANot prurce of Tnfornation AFormer 1035-$) MH ne . . “Enclosed are eleven’ copies” to’ the Bureau, “two to - Niemi, and one to New York and San Juan, | of a LM, ral WFT=1 igfERNESTO BETANCOURT! (forger C cSHF 038-spam : who furnished info to SA HOWARD P. WINTER.4J 1347196 -Sub “A= 107 a | Se TANCOURT* epistration file loca at Depart- Mis ment of Justice reviewed by SA DONALD HOETING 6 4 i> view of Bureau's denial to Wo to sactivate 3 aC “BETAN cou a symboled confidential sourc 0 intends = ere his, services as a source of info relative to 2 hi aaa n behalf of E WFO will also contact — Ca RTO > Source of“ihformation, for additjonal ya information concerning captioned organization. Q&) A). Cf a - The enclosed LHM is classified "Confidential" ay since info could reasonably result in identification of On. a confidential informant of continuing value and compro-. 3! mise the future effectiveness thereof. Kh) £4. Qs Bureau (Enc. ENCLOSURE (DECLARE oe BY figs thi * 2- Miami (105-5849) (Enc, 2)(RM) ON. AEE EaSaeencereoe ve | : 1l~ New York (105-55242) (Enc. 1) (Info) ab yy ee - _t ae l= San Juan (Enc. 1) (Info) (RAD | oJ 0 et 2 WFO ee J 08 ' Tammat as Xu) —— -_——~ | | DH 1aj 14 SEP: 10 1963 | ‘ set he 2C Copy to: CIA/Stete/ OE pm seg oh iy te Ree +. a '  ONI/OSI/ACSI ante ac pee i. - | by routing slip for info. ca Ti \ | 332 acre races — by. Lilt Pe Mes 8 ee | | HW 53074 Docld:32294164 Page 2
"7 ci HS. NOt OSCTION TO DFC! ~ AMOR, AIRTEL pe: SAS Ue rif AF ORIMATION, TO: ornldas bagi Wis A402 083. 3 | oe ~ Q SAC, MIAMI (105-5849) . rhs af Fyou: SAC, WFO (105-47736) (P) re EJERCITO LIBERTADOR DE CUBA gg (LIBERATION ARMY OF CUBA), sol) ohehw an ve REVERSE SIDE'FOR (ELC) | a=-DISSEMINATION, IS-CUBA = lees (OO: MM) Enclosed herewith are eleven copies to the Bureau and copies to other recipient offices, as noted in the copy count, of a letterhead memorandum, with its memorandum of evaluation, dated and captioned as above. WF T-1 is HUMBERTO BERTRAN, source of information, - who furnished information, set forth in the enclosed : © “memorandum to SA GERARD C. CARROLL... 7 ‘ez ° EnNESTO FRANCISCO BETANCOURT HERNANDEZ - (former CS WF. (1035-5 Se ho furnished information to SA HOWARD P%' WINTER pee) (UL) NX X Records af the Registration Section, U. S. Depart- * %% ~ , ment of Justice (USDS) , were reviewed by SA CARROLL: . S x . & ye ND COPY OF ENCL FILED IN “4 il . With reference to the anticipated contact CC ar betwe ETANCOURPR and a representative of ELC in Miami,. : Florida, 6/12763, BERTRAN explained that on 6/11/63, x BETANCOURT@told him that henceforth he would be associated -with activities of ELC, and would receive telephone calls from nied habtopeirbcobaat ta of : this organization at: ~BERTRAN's_ home, . Washington, D a ‘Alth h BERTRAN did’ not explicitly’. 7d agree to allo ETANCOUR RS o receive thése calls at his » home, BERTRAN d not ré neyo to let hig. do: it. that he had purposely. not questioned¥BETANCOUR x nature or details or his activities. ABETANCOUR has indicated :to BERTRAN that the reason. he was not receiving these calls at his own residence was the fact ‘that™he-was cy 7 i ONI/OSI/ACSI g Alip for info, (LG. xb tn tin Copy to: CIA/State/ Geagl by rou Dat afraid the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) might, know, 0: @eureau (Eis. 1 EBICLOPU RS fos TSS b OS cae a Hie 2~Miami, (RM) (Exc. 1)! JUN 18 -1-New York (105-55242) info) (RM) (Enc. 1) fo 1-San Juan (Info) (Enc, — & 2-WFOA1-13441969 SUB AS ees. & = eGC : ajm - thee : re WR ere. {7 7 s Os review at FBIHQ Sy" Aw ae Ve ASA pt: & Yd, ate. cee UNREC COPY A! HW 53074 Docld:32294164 Page 3
. 4 ) D a WFO 105-4736 Le Caceres his activities; , cand” ioe to (aaa in a manner detrimental to the best interests of ELC BW . | BER’ dvised on 6/13/63, that the telephone’ cal 4BETANCOUR! upected to receive on 6/12/63, at BERTRAN's resi ce, waS scheduled to be made at 9:00 p.m. The call, however, was not placed until 11:00 p.m. -BERTRAN's young n answered the telephone, and when the caller asked for. feetancoves by, the name of FRANCISCO (middle name) HERNANDEZ matronymic RTRAN's son told the caller that. no one by this name was;,known to hin, and terminated the telephone conversation {W) In vview of information set forth in the lLosed memorandum ,RERNESTO BETANCOURT: will be reactivate y WEO as a confidential source! ahd “the Bureau so advise by sepa- rate communication. (hy \" Captioned case is being reopened at. WFO, and WFO, ithroug contact with; _BETAN UR’ ill attempt to follow and Yeport activities of ELC. Wy The enclosed memorandum is classified "Confidential" since information from both sources could reasonably result in the identification of confidential informants of continuing value, and compromise future effectiveness thereof. It is further classified "Confidential" since it reflects FBI dinvestigative interest in an employee of an international organization ¥ (KU) HW 53074 DoclId: 32294164 Page 4