eleazed inder | the. John F. Kennedy Assassination Records ‘Collectién J Act of 1992 {4d a eee 452 017, , ‘ , ef, : Optics Memorandum ° UNITED STATES GOV TO | . The Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation DATE: May 20, 19520%sin a 7 Mr. F-*49 > FRO QIME Vi ames: M. "Oo Assistant Attorney General, JMM: WBM: yale Rosen. t. | Hine fo Criminal Division . of Be -Pracy | | SUBJECY! banoMemrc& SOCARROS, et ale Tel-NEW Mr. Laws: om ao 7 FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTER - CUBA . | Me Mowe || . NEUTRALITY MATTERS CONFIDENTIAL © 26 —— |! ' a . dak nat SIN eN as | Miss Candy__ : . | Reference is made to your confidential memorandum of May- abs es 1952, in the above-referenced subject. You requested that I ans : whether or not the facts detailed in the referenced memoran regarding the activities in the. United States “of persons “aTiezed fle to be planning a revoluti blonary attempt against the Batista Govern- | ment of Ciba might constitute a violation of 10 U.S.C UeS2C. 960" ands it 2 9 ae SO, whether, in view of the recent. overthrow of the Prio | Governmen MLA’ yo | by ‘Batista, investigation concerning this matter is desirable or warranted. _ - In view of the alleged revolutionary meeting with ex¢ ‘President | Prio in Miami, the possession-of. a store of firearms and the-flight eh pattern of Edward Williams furphy ,. it appears that there may be a~!- a | violation of the cited séc ‘an 6f the Neutrality Laws. It is, theré- = . fore, requested that you institu e_full investigation of this ; matter mh and that you furnish me with current ‘reports of Such investigation ae as™s00n as they are-ave gs meee ilable. ~ = tare ' ee Tt is further requested that you furnish a copy of your. memorandum of May 1h, 1952, and copies of investigative reports _ in this matter to the Department of State _and, that you furnish ; copies of investigative reports tot: {States Attome et OF Docld: 32298927 Page 3 ft :
sed finder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act-or 1992\(ff Ut Jo? Hote). ES he AS ‘. The Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation ‘May 20, 1952 James M. McInemey, Assistant: Attorney General, JMM:WBM: rir Criminal Division , CARLOS PRIO SOCARROS, et al. - o 0. Tleh-NEW FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTER - CUBA i a NEUTRALITY MATTERS : ‘ CONFIDENTIAL - - Reference is made. to your confidential memorandum of May lb,” - 1952, in the: above-referenced subject. .You requested that I advise a whether or not the facts detailed in ‘the ‘referenced memorandum regarding the activities in the United States of persons alleged ‘to be planning a revolutionary attempt against the Batista Govern- ment of Cuba might constitute a violation of 18 U.S.C. 960 and, if ~ so, whether, in‘view of the recent overthrow of the Prio Government a by ‘Batista, investigation concerning this matter is. desirable or. ‘warranted.. In view of the alleged revolutionary meeting with ex-President 9 Prio in Miami, the possession of a store of firearms and the flight N pattern of Edward William Murphy, it appears that there may be a | violation of the cited stéction of the Neutrality Laws. It is, there- fore, requested that you institute full investigation of this matter . and that you furnish me with current reports of such investigation ae om as soon as they are available. Tt is further requested that you furnish a copy of your memorandum ‘of “May lh, 1952, and copies of investigative reports in this matter. to the Department. of State and that you furnish copies of investigative reports to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. , ALL Ft INFORMATION CONTAAVED ie y fen | AL ORE IF oo ™ / pa ASA SECURITY INFORMATION OS ee Docld: 32298927 Page 4