TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : . CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : ~ COMMENTS : v9.1 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: HW 53074 Docld:323227691 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI . 124-90006-10104 HQ 105-121010-32 Document Information FBI MM HQ 02/25/1964 20 PAULINO SIERRA MARTINEZ PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/12/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Date: 5/29/201 i Released under the John Kennedy WKssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 U5 2107 Note). ase#: NW S3074 Date: 5-25-2017 i
. Cuban exiles.” Wl 105-8013 On September 12, 1963, SIERRA was interviewed by the Miami Office of the FBI.” SIERRA said he recently opened ‘an office in Miami to handle his efforts in unifying Cuban anti~CASTRO organizations. “SIERRA said he was the President of the Cuban Bar Association in Illinois, had ~ come to Miami in about May, 1963, and had" united 85% of all: . _He said he recently returned from Nicaragua, where the president of that country offered baseS for the Cuban exiles. SIERRA said he would not contact any American firms for money donations, and his group would expel any member who attempted to collect: money. , On September 26, 1963, ALDO VERA SERAFIN, = 1383 N. W. 34th Street, advised his anti~-CASTRO organization had received about $900.00 from SIERRA, and is expecting to receive more money in the future. 7 , On October 31, 1963, GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ: FERNANDEZ, 620 N. W. 69th Street, Miami, advised that in June, 1963, _he and about seven other Cubans, members of SIERRA's committee, visited Chicago, and went to the Union Tank Car Company, where they met with WILLIAM BROWDER, Géneral Coiinsel, and. J. W.- VAN GORKOM, President. These two Americans told them they favored a Cuban Government in exile. The Americans “~ went ‘on to state that if and when this committee established a government in exile, perhaps they could get United States Government support and financing from other sources. ~ _ RODRIGUEZ said that after the committee returned to Miami, they established subcommittees: however, SIERRA ~ Gisregarded them, gave conflicting orders, did not cooperate, and acted in a dictatorial manner, . | SIERRA came up with ridiculous military plans, was impossible to work with, was found out to be a liar,- _ and was unrealistic. He also wasted the committee's time - and efforts. He spent money on cheap jewelry, new clothes, obtained a new car, traveled, and gave monéy-away without © - the authority or knowledge of the committee, As a consequence, 5... HW 53074 Docld:323227691 Page 2?
= MM 105-8013 On. September 12, 1963, SIERRA was interviewed by the Miami Office of the "FBI.  STERRA Said he recently — opened an office in Miami to handle his efforts in unifying Cuban anti-CASTRO organizations. “SIERRA said he was the President of the Cuban Bar: Association: in Illinois, had © come to Miami in about May, 1963, and had united 85% of all* _Cuban exiles. He said he recently returned ‘from Nicaragua, where the president of that: country offered bases for the” Cuban exiles. SIERRA said he would not contact any American firms for money donations, ‘and his group would expel any udnber who attempted to collect. money. ‘On September 26, 1963, ALDO ‘VERA SERAFIN, 1383 N. W. 34th Street, ‘advised his- anti-CASTRO™ ‘orgatiigation had” received about $900. 00 from ‘SIERRA, and is expecting to receive more money in the future. on October 31, 1963, ‘GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ - FERNANDEZ, 620 N. W. 69th Street, Miami, “advised that in June, 1963, he and about seven “other: Cubans, members of SIERRA's: committee, visited. Chicago, and went to the. Union Tank Car Company, where they. met. with WILLIAM BROWDER, General Counsel, and - J. W. VAN GORKOM, | President. These’ two Americans told ‘them they ‘favored a: “Cuban: Government in exile.’ The Americans” "— went ‘on ‘to state that if and when this committee established _ @ government in exilé, perhaps they could ‘get United States Government support and. financing from other sources, — - RODRIGUEZ said that after: the committee returned | to Miami, they established subcommittees; - however, SIERRA disregarded them, gave conflicting orders, did not cooperate, and acted in a dictatorial manner. - SIERRA came up with) ridiculous military plaiis, was impossible to work with, was found out to be a liar, and was unrealistic. He also’ wasted the committee's “time and efforts, He spent money ‘On ‘cheap jewelry,” new clothes, obtained a new car, traveled, and gave monéy .away without Poe “the authority or knowledge of the committes. AS a consequence, 4 t HW 53074 Docld:323227691 Page 3 — ~~ aoe = eS ESSE ee [a a eee oo = —s ae 22 ae ee can a A IONE