GPT AW be MAY teh wae Petey VNIETED SUNT tse MENT : —_ ae Memorandum - TO : DIRECTOR, FBI .(G2-109060) DATE: 5/3/67 f FROM >< [bec V ., CHICAGO (G2-G6115) (C) SUBJECT A - ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FIVZGERALD KENNEDY 11/22/68 DALLAS, “TEXAS Re Bureau letter to Chicago, 4/17/67. vO f Enclosed herewith is one photograph of HARRY-DEAN believed to be taken in 1960 and furnished to the Indianapolis an Office by Captain EDVARD GRABOVAC, Detcctive Bureau, Whiting, at Indiane Police Department on ifarch 6, 1961. so DEAN first called the Chicago Office in August, 1960, — — to report that he had been ‘elected Recording Secretary, Chicago So Chapter, Fair Plav for Cuba Committee (FPCC). He did not divulee his nase and address at this time. Later in the Same month he called this office, stating his name and advising he - | ~ was residing at 1540 Central Avenuc,. Whiting, Indiana, and that he ovned his own business, the Whiting Plastering Company. He told of his connections with the FPCC, furnished ipformation concerning the leadership of this organization, and Said that he would be amenable to an interview with an \, agent of the FBI. LN. - \e The Indianapolis Office conducted an inquiry in w- Whiting, Indiszna, in September, 1660. Detective Captain EDWARD GRADOVAC, “hitine, Indiana, Police, Departmenz, advised that DEAN, whose real name he believed to be GORDO? HUNT and who had usee the name GUONGE TR. BAKER, had skipped town and the Whiting Police Department had a warrant for his arrest on bed check charges. GhAboveacC said DSAN was a self-employed plasterer. Tho Whitidug, indiana Police Department procured an identiiication yeeord from the Detroit, riehigan, Police Denartment under FRI #4G07880, This) record revealed that DEAN had been committed as a mental patient in Canada in loda and was sentenced at Chatan, Ontario, for breaking anc entering to "one vear indefinite." - Ciicago . etrammate treme ne ane ) “ a v 1 . 7. “ wae mew c —- 3 \ ES MAY Ooteg7 Fan i a weet a : , a nen , . . 1 A L el ea ott é &* . st - i. - 4 N a . 4 4 Py “4 we Maas bal aa aad “ fae disacr o . . “48 tg your request and 18 not for woes bes ‘ ig prepared in response tw YOUT -_ ie ane | De This document ma Pninmitter, Hs use is limited to of ficial proces le: i noes H nation om side your € F my not he disclosed to unauthorized perevu ey 7 DS Comm bing 1 tty, gortent, : ee - Pin LS Oem BIEL Bese! ob sPOBU OF Wie! BENS» Pe HW 53025 DoclId:32127956 Page 6 Q .
a a ; , a : cy CG 62-6115 At this time DEAN had one arrest by the Detroit Police Department for disturbing a religious meeting and two arrests for using indecent and obscene language, He was also AWOL from Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1949, In December, 1960, DEAN again called this office to report that he had been vesiding in Detroit for the past two montns, At that time he said he was living in Chicago but he refused to divulge his local address, He continued to telephcnically contact this office on several occasions until June, 1961, He furnished information concerning Cuban nationals connected with the 26th of July Movement and on local persons connected with the FPCC, He was last contacted by two agents of the Chicago Office on June 7, 1961, at which time he was told that this office did not desire his assistance. Former CG 6403-S advised in August, 1960, that DEAN WuS a white male, age about 25 (in 1960), stocky build, and black hair, While DEAN voluntarily furnished information to the Chicago Office over a period of nearly a year, he was never considered a PSI or informant by this office. On December 7, 1960, HARRY DEAN telephonically contacted this office, He advised that he had been in contact with a ED SWABECK, 1716 St. Michaeis, Chicago, Illinois, telephone number Wh 4-6445. He stated that he had originally met SWABECK in Cuba this past summer, He Said that SWABECk invited him to a meeting in his home on the evening of December 7, 1860 at 7 p.n. DEAN stated that this is a meeting of a Fair Play For Cuba Committee (FPCC) group and that he intended to attend. He said that from the Yay SWABECK talked it is his belief that this group is trying to out due other groups re the FPCC and thus cause a split in the group. He also said that SWABECK made mention of a letter that he received from TABER which stated that EDDIE SHAW of Detroit had been moved into a position Similar to that of a regional director of the FPFCC, _ . ; in . . : a ‘ as a HW 53025 DoclId:32127956 Page 7 Oe eC eee a Pe int IMA AREA mt teen 4 a
On Decemher 20, 1960 CG 6403-S advised SA RAYMOND E, MOONEY of a meeting of a group of persons interested in hing a North Side Branch.of the Chicago Chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee which meeting was held on December 7, 1960 at the home of EDWARD SWABECK, 1716 St, Michael's Street, Chicago, This group decided that an organizational meeting Should be held on January 6, 1961, at the home of MINI HARRIS, BARNETT was selected to be in charge of the program, ED SWABECK was assigned the duty to have the announcements printed by DICK CRILEY and mailed, and HARRY DEAN was to cali ANGUS SUMNER and JOHN ROSSEN to obtain reading material that can either be sold or passed out free of charge, Temporary Branch Officers, i.e., Chairman, Secretary and Educational Director are to be elected and MARCIA STARR will coliect dues from new members, During this meeting, HARRY DEAN was overheard to State that just before he left Whiting, Indiana, he had been beaten, a rock had been thrown through his window and he was given a "hard time" by the townspeople, He said that he is presently a sheet metal worker in Chicago, DEAN also Stated that he was in Cuba in June, 1960, and while en route met ED SWABECK on the plane. He and SWABECK were in Cuba i at the Same time and were together in Cuba at least part of the time. DEAN said his first contact with the Cubans was when he donated money to the Cuban cause on two occasions when they held parades on State Street in 1958, At that time, he mentioned that he was working for the Curtis Publishing Company, DEAN said he then went to the Cuban Consulate, Chicago, and met Dr. FERRIER, a Consulate official. DEAN expressed his sympathies toward the CASTRO revolution to Dr, FERRIER, He said that Dr. FERRIER knew of and worked with the 26th of July Movement in Chicago, and he also knew of the formation of the FPCC, According to DEAN, Dr. FERRIER Me Sree Ne eer ae team ee FE ~_— : : : . te . : HW 53025 Docld:32127956 Page 6
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: Te. en ee cm . B, . ¢ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 C we i, UNITED STATES GC RNMENT Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI (62-109217) DATE: 3/6 /64 FROM wey SAC, LOS ANGELES (105-12933) (Cc) Sm SUBJECT: HARRY “DEAN ftp tee een. 2, IS - CUBA ALL ENS outs ying : (00: LOS ANGELES) ReBulet to Los Angeles, 2/19/64. Enclosed are nine copies of a letterhead memorandum, dated as above, at Los Angeles, setting forth requested O73 a information concerning the subject. 7 The enclosure is being classified "Confidential" for the protection of the sources utilized to cite the Chicago - Chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) and EDGAR “f/>  SWABECK. The concealed sources utilized in the citations of. po i | the FPCC and EDGAR SWABECK, applicable for the period of DEAN's ae OP ctivities in Chicago, mostly were derived from the reports lo be SA JOHN N. MORGAN, dated 7/26/61, at Chicago, and SA LEE R. = i2°  INMAN, dated 7/26/62, at Los Angeles, regarding "EDGAR SWABECK, rare SM - SWP". (Bufile 100-381850, LA 100-60840) ore (CSI 3184-s, : (cc 1282-S and CG 6259-S) in connection with the FPCC and Cc a G 593378, CG 6259-S and LA 4015-S)in connection with SWABECK. In accordance with Bureau instructions, a letterhead memorandum concermming FRANK VEGA will be prepared separately in the case captioned, "FRANK VEGA, IS - CUBA," following reinterview with DEAN for any additional information he may be able to furnish regarding VEGA and his contact with him in © Cuba. LA- JOGO E O- FX fm This case is being placed in a closed status. POY Bureau (Enc. 9) (RM) (AM) RE¢ 7 Fo } > ‘@- Los Angeles a (1- 105- 16378 - FRANK VEGA) Re eens oeemanet eaeaed CA a ~ WIM/§m ber: oe | . RI % Cery io:, V2 /State/RAO . ONi/USIV/ACSI , NN. /1TE by routing slip tor info. /7,,. é! ; : ae i : a Q ant 4 of tephra Date... (i. EL on DY ELE aise oem 0 Oh FN 01 © Oe Oe STE Ag LR WO » HW 53025 DoclId:32127956 Page 12