424-10220-10137 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 : JFK Assassination System . Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10220-10137 HQ CR 100-3363 18-20, 21 Document Information FBI LARSON, ROLF L. DIRECTOR, FBI 07/31/1957 17 BAYO, ALBERTO, BKG; MIL INSTR, ASSOC, VISA, TRA, MED, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 4 Redact 05/20/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA INC MEMO, LHM 6/8/2015 v9] , ; AW 509595 BDocld: 32297561 Page i
2 HY "In Reply, Please Refer to HORI HA UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | r ‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Washington, | 2 4 File No. Ret ALBERTO BAYO, WA, | I, BACKGROUND ° As Residence '. On June. 12, 1957, T-=1 advised that ALBERTO BAYO continues to maintain his resiidence at Avenida Country Club 67, Second — Floor, Churubusco, Federal District of Mexico. According to T-1, the servant.at the BAYO residence had advised that. Mrs. BAYO is a teacher and continues to reside at the above address, ‘but has stated that BAYO and his son are presently traveling in the United States and have not indicated when they will return to Mexico. - B. Employment : | — ; . Oo The files of the Visa Séction of the United States Embassy, Mexico, D. Fe, reflect that in applying for a visitor's visa to the United States in January, 1957, BAYO advised that : his occupation is. that of a teacher. , 'C. Citizenship Status , On May 15, 1957, T-1 reportéd tha WE ecording to the files _of the Mexican Department of Impigrati \UBERTO_BAYO was °° ‘granted Mexican natural Izationfeertificate #178/libon April ° “De Immigration and Historical Data On May 15, 1957, T-1 furnished the following [extract of data appearing in the files ‘of the Mexican Department of Immi- gration with respect tothe subject? yaeyw) On October 2, 19,1, the Cuban Embassy in’ Mexico directed . a communication to the Mexican:Ministry of Government (Immigra~ ., tion) soliciting authorization for ALBERTO BAYO GIROUD, a Cuba citizen and a public school. teacher, to remain pemmenentay sg “ we Tide N 50953 Daoctd:32297361 Page 2
the time that island was Spanish territory HY yy Mexico with his wife and children for the purpose of operating a chicken farm. It was stated that BAYO had entered Mexico with the status of tourist from Havana, Cuba, on June 23, 191. The Immigration Department advised BAYO that in order to secure permanent residence status jhe would b quired to make an investment in Mexico of 20,000 pesos (QA) an BAYO's first registered address in Mexico was Calle . Uruguay 12, and when in January, 193, the. Ministry of Govern- ment instructed BAYO to furnish. data relating to his ssport andme ans of earning a living, he advised. as follows GO) . He claimed to be a former Lieutenant Colonel of Aviation in the Spanish Republican Army. with-CHIFty=séeven years of active military service in Spain. He stated that he had been the commander of a military expedition which had been sent to reconquer the Baleares Islandmeand claimed that his participation 3 therein had earned him the enmity of the FRANCO forces. He added that he had been in charge of the defense of the Spanish coast and an assistant to the Defense Minister, as a result of which, with the defeat of the Republican forces, he had been ~ forced to take refuge in France as a wounded Spanish war veteran, Being without other resources, he had sought the assistance of the Cuban Embassy in order to obtain a passport for travel to that country from Europe. - He was given the passport in view of the fact that hé had been born in Cuba, the son of a Spanish military officer who was Gu) in Cuba at He added that, arriving in Cubay he continued to Mexico for the purpose of seeking the warmth and friendship of the Spanish refugee group in Mexico and is considered to be a Cuban subject. He requested, however, that his nationality be - rectified in order to recuperate his status as a Spanish refugee in view of his desire to become a naturalized Mexican citizen gyn, At the time he submitted the foregoing petition, BAYO gave his Mexico City address as Calle Republica de Salvador 31, Apartment 3 On February 26, 19l3,- the Ministry of Government requested | that BAYO furnish evidence of his military activities in behalf of the Spanish Republican government, and.inreply thereto BAYO provided a certificate from the Administrative Committee for unds for the Aid of Spanish Republicans attesting to his claims &) os moe . (wu) bof : _ “iS ' 2 Fd 4 w ~ BDoclda: 322797861 Page 3
HY 50957 On June 9, 1943, the Minister of Goyernment,granted to ALPBRTO BAYO GIROUD, to his wife, CARMENATOSGAYA- SANCHEZ -TORIJA DEXBAYO, and to their two sons, ALBERTO and ARMANDO, who were of Cuban nationality, the first annual renewal of their temporary immigrant status. In connection therewith, BAYO was authorized to engage in remunerative activities iin_Mexico. , 4 EE On October 20, 1949, BAYO was interviewed by T-2, a confidential source abroad, and furnished the following back- ground information concerning himself: - He was born at Camaguey, Cuba, on March 27, 1892, of Spanish parents, and from 1905 to 1909 resided at New Orleans, Louisiana, wheré he attended school. He was traveling at that time with a Spanish passport. In 1910 he returned to Cuba from where he proceeded to . Spain and from 1912’ to 1915 attended the. Spanish Military College from which he was graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant. .From 1915 to 1917, he attended the Spanish Aviation. College and in June,. 1917, was- graduated there- from with the rank of First Lieutenant in the Spanish Air Corpse. « In July, 1917, he went to Africa, where he.was stationed - for a period of approximately seven years. In 192h, while still in Africa, he became involved in an argument with a superior officer and as a result engaged in a duel with that office which resulted in his losing his right eye and receiving other wounds. . In 192, BAYO joined the Spanish Foreign Legion which at that time was under the leadership of then Colonel FRANCISCO FRANCO. In 1926 he returned to Spain to be treated for gunshot and shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized for approximately four months before returning to his post. In 1932 he again returned to Spain where he was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Aviation Corps of the Spanish Republican Government. He remained in Madrid until 1936 when he was designated Commander of an expedition to the Isle of Baleares. In 1938 BAYO was named Assistant Minister of War and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and later to the rank of Colonel in . the Air Corps. He participated in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side and with the victory ¢ the FRANCO forces found it necessary to leave Spain in January, 1939, for Paris, France where he BDoclda: 322797861 Page 4
MC 100-8)9 Identity of Date of Activity and/or Description of Information. Date Received Agent to Whom oe Furnished _ SA JOHN J. CREEDEN, JRe ? Secretary RAYMOND © > BARRETT, » Us S. Embassy, Mexico, D, F, (8/49) ~\ Background data re. Office of Military Attache, U,:San Doctld: 3229736 Interview of subject 10/20/19 Description Interview of subject " ick TA Legat f PEVIEWED BY WEWJFK TASK FORCE Bureau oh '2129h2 mpaldez- | REVIEWED BY #BVIEK TASK FORCE DL BELCASS IN FULL [1 RELEASE IN PART (1 TOTAL DENIAL subject Alleged Communist affiliations of subject Subject's book device 1 Bage 5 Subject involved in plot to overthrow icaraguan Governmen 10/8/iy 10/20/49 —1/15/ub Communist propaganda JOHN Jo: CREEDEN, JR. Lil Received by oy is (97. dod GR RELEASE GN FULL CO) RELEASE IN PART ) TOTAL GENIAL Unavailable Legat from Bureau Legat from Bureau Legat from Bureau 2218-91 File Num ber Where Located 218-101 105-3=: 2018-91 ; 2-18-91 oe
| ° UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Seren ; os FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i — In Reply, Please, Refer to ood SECRET Bile No. ns GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIIGATION AND/OR, ee Po — | RELEASE UF Ula INFORMATION, ter! Berek wis Washington, D. C,. IN THUS DOCUMENT. - eae 4. Boal a July 31, 1957 Res ALBERTO BAYO, wae Reference is made to a memorandum dated July 31, 1987. eaptioned as above.’ “In connection with reference memorandum, sources i : . identified as T=] and ToL have furnished reliable information in the past. T.2 is deseribed in ‘the memorandum of reference as a | confidential source abroad. . , . T.~3 is described as a representative of another government AGENCY. : g T-5 is described as another government agency which. conduets: investigations. , ce ee et Rt ne cite epee Me t , TAG is described: as ned), AGENCY eearm. REQ. REC'D lo ae oan ene U- ea) HY 50953 DBoctd: 32297861 Page 6