JFK Assassination System Date: 6/1/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John Kennedy AGENCY: FBI ey 4 RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90090-10069 ssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). " , ase#: NW 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: _ 105-84265-15 BOCs Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DONAHOE TO: BELMOMT~ TITLE: ‘ DATE: 01/28/1960 PAGES: 3° SUBJECTS : . JUAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ > ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT . ' CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified “RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: ~ Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE . COMMENTS: | MEMO v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32330406 Page 1
C7 con Vin | CG Memorandum .t6 Mr. Belmont RE: JUAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ GEORGE L. VALDES AMABLE, aka. ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS of Masferrer to Cuban ship in international waters, taking of him to Cuba with subsequent release of story by Cuban Government that Masferrer had headed expedition but had been captured. Other man exhibited | . credentials identifying self as Juan Fernandez de Castro of Cuban National Police. Valdes proposed payment Of $15; 0 Holloman if | adSsistance needed and $25,000 if not. Valdes major participant in discussion although Fernandez discussed details of plan. | Subjects placed under arrest at 8:16 pemey 1/27/60. Upon interview Fernandez said he had come to Miami from Havana on instructions | of Efigeni eijeiras, Chief of Cuban National Revolutionary Police, to meet George Valdes on unexplained deal. On arrival Valdes said deal was to kidnap Masferrer. Fernandez made no further substantial admissions and declined to furnish signed statement. Valdes claimed he is travel agent with no official Cuban connection. He claims he was acting for wijeiras to arrange extradition of Masferrer and denies kidnapping. plot, Hé claims that as result of proposing extradition idea to Taaffe she offered to discuss matter with FBI and he thought subsequent meeting } was to be with U.S. Government official along that line. His story does not jibe with what transpired at meeting. What Taaffe actually said and did is problematical as she has intelligence complex, operates on her own and there are indications she has played both sides of street in Cuban) st tuation. : ; Assistant WS. Attorney . Upon authorization of AUSA Bates complaint filed 1/27/60. charging Valdes.and Fernandez with conspiracy to kidnap (Title 16, | Section 1201, U.S. Code). Hearing before U.S. Commissioner Roger EB. |. Davis set for 2230 pem, 1/28/60. SAC Teague advises this time set by . Davis in accordance with desires of both Davis and AUSA Bates. U.S. | Commissioner. indicates he will set bond at $190,000 each. Both subjects confined to Dade.County jail. De oe _Miami Office was authorized to make local press release on . evening of''1/27/60.confined to data in complaint plus fact arrest result °~ of FBI investigation. Release made 1 Gees 1/28/69. State Department ” was telephonically advised at 11:45 pemes 1/27/60 of arrests and charges. ~» \| Fernandez is Cuban national identical with Miami informant | MM 635-S. He has been utilized since 1955 as paid informant on Cuban affairs. He has furnished excellent data... Since September, 1959, he i] has been working with Cuban police in Havana and personal contact / extremely limited. Miami has recognized need to establish present loyalt HW 54460 DBocld:32330406 Page ?