AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: _ FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10207-10416 RECORD _ SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-2173-1ST NR 237 ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: . DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT_TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: STATUS COMMENTS: DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI LEG. CAR DIRECTOR. FBI 02/24/1977 3 PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 03/17/1997 Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) NEW oe CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE:
By State Department telegram 2/11/77, Legat responded as follows: MW) an . information was provided to Legat by a confi- as provided reliable information in the past (C) "2, On J1/2/76A arrest warrant was issued in Caracas, Venezuela, | ~ for LUISMPOSADASCARRILES, and others, who were charged with ; p_-- qualified homi e and use and manufacture of weapons of yar. Posada is currently in custody in Caracas awaiting trial (S ) "3, In all likelihood, Posada will not be released from custody until all judicial proceedings have been completed in Venezuela, He is now a naturalized Venezuelan citizen, and cannot be extra- dited to another country unless stripped of his Venezuelan citizen- ship, which can entail a lengthy judicial process, and is nov likeiy(3) "4. Information concerning any weapons seized at the time of Posada's arrest is not immediately available, nor are copies of his passport, Any items se@zed in connection with his arrest are in the : custedy of the court, and are not ordinarily available until comple- tion of judicial proceedings. : "5, ANDRES DOMINGUEZ, SERGIO DIEGUEZ, and HECTOR ROBLEDO are un- known to source (9 { "G, Source knows ERNESTO BIONDI as a private citizen, residing in Caracas, and who has many friends in police and government yo circles in Venezuela. He has a brother who is an executive of | Proctor and Gamble in Venezuela, and who is associated with a German weapons firm doing business in Venezuela (5) i "7, CARLOS FABBRI holds the rank of Sub-Comisario in the Venezuelan \ Directorate of Intelligence and Preventive Services (DISIP), and is in charge of the DISIP Explosives Demolition Squad. Fabbri has traveled to the United States on a number of occasions, and has purchased handguns in Miami through a U.S.,-citizen intermediary. . ‘ These handguns were delivered to various police officials in a Venezuela for whom they. were purchased by Fabbri. He has also. . purchased arms directly from the Smith and Wesson factory through efficial channels. (2) vm a ener Raat ae EE ened RiP uy Rb eter eS Qe2N7T3-Nie 2 }2417 | — ee = Smee mee 2 Rm DI ser ea a Se
pen eeened eset een Eee eee mnt blind abel wtese emcee ne (_. Nude eegeatl weit y Got tte retard ene ne mee ner ea enn NMR TEENY MERE DP RENAL Pee Leen ne pa pentane Hee eet ~ te & CAR 2-14 "8, RAFAEL PARRA is an employee of Viasa Airlines in Caracas, and travels occasionaliy to the United States. He has many friends in law enforcement and military circles in Venezuela, and, through a U. S. citizen, purchased firearms in the United States for Venezuelan military officers and police officials (4 "9, MANUEL ENRIQUE HIDALGO YANEZ worked for DISIP until about three or four years ago. At that time, he lost a hand in an explosion while dismantling a bomb at the Centro Venezolano Americano in Caracas. He underwent extensive medical treatment at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D. C. Since his dis- ability, he has not worked for DISIP, but continues to have many friends in DISIP and in the Venezuelan military. He is not known by source to have purchased firearms in the United States since his injury.(G\ . The Bureau is requested to authorize the Mianii Office to contact U.S. Customs at Miami for further details in this matter, and to determine if a violation of the Neutrality Act exists. For the information of the Bureau and Miami, CARLOS FABBRI, who holds the rank of Sub-Comisario at DISIP, Caracas, is a Legat contact, and is the confidential source referred to above. eG) “s 5 A ANTA NE 2124 |77 |