Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 (44 USC 2107 Hotey DATE: 11-14-2017 Wah, a OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 \ . ‘ * “|G » Gorn (41 cep 101~11.6 (? Ci hese be "UNITED: STATES GOVERNMENT. : oe aD Ad e Spaitieg a UA pye Gn SBE Dep. AD Inv. __ Memorandum 1 - Mr. R. J. Gallagher Ae Dies ; l al Mr, Do Wo Moore Comp. Syst, ___ . 1 - Mr, F. C. Fehl Ext. Affine — Mr. Ts We Leavitt | DATE: 6/16/76 Gan inv. ‘ . ‘ 1 - Mr, Jo A ° Mintz Ident. es, vi tl - Mr. T. W. Leavitt ities al : So S. Mignosa ee 1 = Mr, Jo W. Redfield , Laboratory > 1 Ss ° Mig nosa ‘ Legal Coun. ,  & 1 D. Hampton ff yp fiir | . SUBJECT: TLONA MARITA LORENZ, AKA val Training | \Q INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA hy nee ola: The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you ore nm " information in FBI files concerning the subject, who according Soevadmitted to being involved in a CIA plot in 1960 to assassinate Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, The fewspaper articles “>A indicated that she was interviewed during that period by the FBI. | fe / \ . £70 synopsis: : , 8 ~» \ The subject, according to recent newspaper accounts, q was alleged to have been involved in a 1960 CIA plot to “. my » assassinate Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. According to thé =: & newspaper accounts she was in contact with Alex Rorke allegedly a CIA and FBI employee and a Frank Fiorini allegedly a CIA employee. During contact with the New York Office in 1959 and’: 1960, the'‘subject admitted being the lover of Castro and“having . # an abortion as a resul She never advised the FBI of allegéd : involvement in the above plot nor was she ever directed to Moy - perform any tasks on behalf of the FBI. \A nn A ara “ to recent newspaper articles (copies attached), publicly ry an Roar GE ) G) 34 a >? e,d G) ( The subject's sband is a New York informative asset in the Soviet bloc field he subject, who is separated from Ne 1.5 Se & a > her husband was briefly under development as a crimi informant fa aN rom April to June 14, 1976; the case is closed. . | pgm ate 9. “ b= _ . DO ENLOSURE, - Ao - ds < ok Enclosures - 3 ALL INFORMATION cons a“ BS Ce fon ‘ o sa ow . _ SBREIN 1S vicar Ago > / 0 me 54 OO Oe F | EXCEPT WHERE SHOWM, 9 fA otusrwise .. = S€ CONTINUED - OVER / \ ' UN 22 1976 Classifted by 5182 a7 J Exempt fYom-GDS; Category 2 Date of j Declassification Indefinite 4 {? NOTE TH pee ay ney i ese PoWe ob ae as ‘ j roca 4 Men, i ie j | | | | Be iy ®: 76 . 1 Savines PI “Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan Docld: 32290965 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) . ! DATE: 11-14-2017 Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt Re: Ilona Marita Lorenz The attached newspaper stories alleged that "Alex Rorke, a wealthy adventurer who worked for both CIA and the FBI" was involved with Frank Fiorini, a "CIA Agent;' Who : ecruited the subject in an assassination plot against Castro. lexander I. Rorke is a former FBI clerical employee who, during he time of the alleged plot in 1960, was a free lance '" tohotographer, He had been égemporarily detained by the Cuban Government in 1959 and for many years was active in anti-~Castro activities in the Florida area. From time to time he contacted the FBI and was dealt with at arms length because of his adventurer, personality and self-serving motives. He disappeared on a plane flight in 1963 to Central America. Frank Fiorini also known as Frank Anthony Sturgis was well known to the FBI for his anti-Castro activities in the U.S. following his= defection from Cuba in 1958. He was also one of the Watergate break-in subjects. Additional information in FBI files indicates that the subject also furnished information concerning the July 26th Movement in the U.S. This group was the original political and military organization which Castro used to overthrow the Batista Regime in Cuba. The subject was also interviewed in 1962 in Florida regarding tae White Slavery Traffic Act (WSTA) case and admitted being the mistress of Marcos Perez Jimenez, former President of Venezuela, who fathered her daughter.” Investigation failed to establish the subject was a victim in the above. mentioned WSTA case. he subject [is ‘the present wife of NY°7511-IA who furnishes information on Soviet and Sovict-bloc matters. She i is aware of her husbands cooperation: with the New office! and {S) haS, on occasion, volunteered information of value he subject is presently: separated : from her husband and in April, 1976, the New York Office opened a potential criminal informant file’ on her because of her contacts with a New York area crime figure, Guiseppe Faggiano, and a.race horse trainer, She furnished information regarding gambling, shylocking and bank robbery matters. However, because of the recent publicity set out in the attached newspaper clippings, the fact that she is planning to write a ‘book .concerning her Cuban experiences and the fact that she terminated her contact with criminal elements zher case was closed by the New York Office. i Docld: 32290965 Page 3