JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 Identification Form TT eS Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10296-10112 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 64-4123-210-594 . eee Document Information , ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, HAVANA TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 12/31/1954 “PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : NRO, INFT RPT, TRA, ASSOC, DESCR, GAMBLING ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: _ 03/16/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE 6 COMMENTS : INC LHM OO rr oo eee v9.1 5 Docld: 323087584 Page 1
mtn OS ~ Guy QDENTIAL ‘Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FEI DATE: December 31, 1954 Havane, Cua , tt) FROM: Tegel Attache, Havana, Cube fce-rooppet  susyect: faints zaporsarsly (4 @RCEET — AIR COURIER fe ULINISTRATIVE . x (PCong Sng SIS - CubelPr(y i ”, sebulet June 30, 1954 which instructed that we should submit y, sexdannval informant report on Januery 1 and July 1, of each year. Gg 4 ” There is attached hereto 4 memorandum dated December 31, 1954 \ entitled: THFQAUANTS AND POTENTIAL I PORLANSS, OFFICE OF LEGAL A'TTACHE, HAVATA, CLEA, AS OF DECHLBER BL, 1954. EVu) fhe attached memorandum contains 4 brief description of each hatorrant and notential informant oresently being used or developed by this #¢ Or morogrem to loeete and develor new informants [in both the crininel ang security fieldPis being continued end is teing given prefer- svial attention by all ofthe sorsois2l of this office. In addition, our - efforts arc constént to increase emi iuvrove our regular office end ; lizison csontects. the Bureau will be advised promptly of any important asvelopunts iu this srogran Ce Yu) ALE INFO TON Can syNeyp / ren eset ty} achnent cr er 4. Cne/ Id AtcS: JES“ ne I, r-Mac pect. we - - a {Oo ye Ces ] RECURUED - 8b {b ya tao 4) / . . a1 JAN 1955 ae ‘ INDEXED - 86 + a . Docld: 323087684 Page 2?
on AL F-4Y December 31, 1954 ie Cuba INFORMANTS AND POTENTIAL INFORMANTS, OFFICE OF LEGAL ATTACHE, HAVANA, CUBA, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1954 This informant is LUIS DE er O who has been cooperating with his office since 1947., 8 cover has developed and he now operates an armed car service which provides excellent cover and ~' also makes it possible for this informant to have ready and ; vwaevailable on short notice assistants who are trained to function /gon surveillances. We are in daily contact with this informant and he handles numerous investigations for us every month. He functions principally on criminal and Selective Service cases. However, he has functioned well on numerous assignments which involve security subjects. He has recently developed an individual who has good prospects of developing as a source with Communist | Party connections. & it Wb Gus-s] ) This informant is VENANC PEAXSUSA, | a young Cuban who is . / connected with one of the Cuban courts in Havana. This informant's* Bs Pact itn are generally confined to furnishing us information k ‘ available to him as a court attache and which informtion we could not otherwise obtain. He is utilized whenever needed and an each time he is called upon he functions in an excellent manner. _ Our experience with him indicates that he is very discreet and we feel that he is very loyal to the FBI. @ Yu) bs HAV-L1 CMY... AM ; AThis informant returned to Havana on December 6, 1954, after a ~ protracted stay in Europe. He has in the past demonstrated on more than one occasion his value in criminal mttefrs and also obtains a great deal of information‘on international floaters. He is renewing his contacts with American hoodlums and gamblers in Havana and it is believed that he will continue to be most is useful the current tourist season, especially in criminal. matters. LY a) This info t is ARTUR PERE MARGO, an elderly Cuban who is a retired\police officer. He°is very active and tums in a “very good quantity of work every month. Due to his age and ; experience, he is used on many types of investigations. He is . especially useful for pretext interviews of subjects or possible ’ sources in any sort of investigation. Hea functions in a discreet manner and has never (yal any reflection upon this office or (nyser cory DEsrRoyep™™™. Petstions hore. (PAM 1. /& A ~-Y6 > Den A 2 NOV. 14 1961 ~ vs 6 ENCLOSURE ON ENTIA } Docld: 323087684 Page 3
- t \ rae mo. ~— Nae « CONFIDENTIAL tl rad tw [fav-a3 This’ informant was a member of the Cuban National Police from , ye 1944 to April 1952 and now operates his own investigative agency. een ’ 7 Ye is being used in investigations of security cases and in the development of new sources within the Cuban Communist Party. He has been found to be reliable in conduct ing surveillances and | has the latest types of technical equipment to aid in his investi- gations. He has recently uncovered a promising Potential Security Informant that was corey a member of the youth section of the Communist, Party in Cuba is presently acting as a "eut out” in contgzcting this srg yal ; MCELLINI, FBI No. 2198122, American credit manager in the ~- gambling casino at the Tropicana night club in Havana, fis contacted on a regular basis. He is a good source of information on American gamblers and hoodlums operating in Havana and has been of value in the past on individual | criminal investigations. It is ant jpates that he will be used extensively in the current tourist seasone’ an t ’ rai hGPrnessaeSPINOSA, 32, is a Potential Security Informant. He has never been connected with the. Communist Party, but he has indicated avillingness to join the party to obtain intelligence information and he (é- J displays enough enthusiasm and imagination to show that he might actually work his way into the confidence of the Communists. He is personally acquainted with several alleged party members and he plans to put himself in such a position that it would be logical for them to invite him to join in their PSP activity. His progress will be closely followed by this office and precautions will be taken to assure that he is not a PSP plant. y -3'L: ) was originally developed by CI HAV-12 and is usually contacted through the latter as a cutout. HUNJAN has furnished valuable information on Chinese matters which has been confirmed from other sources and he appears to be developing in & very satisfactory manner. TU (anew rf ANG: JAN, a Potential Security Informant on Chinese matters, tite (ul aurorsgM, aka. KIM SOQMEHUE, Jesus Marig No. 109, Havana, “pe. is a_ native-born Cnban citizen of Korean parentage. was recently con- w a tacted by CI HAV-12 in the investigation of a Korean matter and was found . , by him to be most cooperative. Source recommended that KIM be develo further as @ source on Korean matters and this is being done er Li) ET i) ANDEZ* an ) ex-Captain of the Cuban National , Police, is very ‘closely connected with ex-President RAMON GRAU SAN MARTIN, dgocetexf who was a-candidate in the: Cuban Presidential elections of 1954. Through ° ‘sa / this source it was pogsible to have several interviews with GRAU prior to - the elections and to obtain from him first-hand information on his political , ourw. 2 etrategy and planning. Although GRAU made a last minute withdrawal from the elections, he continues to be a potent factor in Cuban politics and throuen the source, it is possible to keep abreast of the activities of GRAU. eu) -2- CANA NTTA: = Docld: 323087684 Page 4
CONFIBENTIAL sogyffiss is a Potential Security Informant. We have been in contact with REISS for a number of years. He was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1916 and he came to Cuba as a refugee in March, 19%. “He has been used as @ contact on miscellaneous matters by this office since 1948. Recently we have been endeavoring to encourage REISS to make a connection with the Partido Socialista Popular (Communist Party of Cuba) because it is believed that he has the appearance, background, and intelligence to function well in such & capacity. He has been making very limited progress to date and it is believed he may be afraid of the consequences if he does make an entry into the PSP and then gets caught. We plan to continue our efforts to develop REISS and meamvhile he will be utilized on general contact problems and on translation matters where deemed advisable. He is of value to us as a linguist because of his knowledge of Spanish, German and Jewish dialects. , MIQUEL RODRIGUEZ is a Potential Security Informnt. He was a member of the youth s&ction of the Partido Socialista Popular (PSP — Cuban Cotmunist Party) “in 1943 nd 194%. He left them because he did not approve of Communism, but he is not openly known as “gnti-Commnist." He has attended two PSP meetings since he was o lly approached by HAV-13 and (yy a has furnished information of value conce ing the proceedings. RODRIGUEZ { has several close friends that are in the PSP and he feels that there is a good possibility that he will be invited to join. He has requested, for his om security, that he be contacted through a "cutout” and has indicated + that he wil} not sign any receipts. He is presently being handled through HAV-13. (@) ; ; t ae NORMASPROTHMAN, FBI No. I52585B, spent considerable time away from Havana during the summer tipnths due to the fact that the Sans Souci night club, operated by hin, ‘closed. The Sans Souci-is scheduled to be (reopened on December 31, 1954, and it is anticipated that PCI ROTHMAN will continue to be &@ source of general_criminal information. He is being contacted on a regular basis. “uy - MIGUELTRIAY pSCOBAR, better known’as "HIKE" WRTAY, was the operator of thé Sans Souci night club and gambling casYno in Havana for a Fy number of years. As such, he became acquainted with the principal American: hoodlums and gamblers who frequented Cuba. He is now in the insurance : . business but maintains his contacts with the American hoodlum element. He. is cooperative and it is believed he offers good possibilities of developing into an excellent criminal informant or source of information BY (x ) ; ~ _3- CONFRRENTIN Docld: 323087684 Page 5 ee an ee