‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : — AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : A Pn ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : A v9.1 Docld: 32298950 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10224-10230 HQ 109-430-36, 37 Document Information FBI - DIRECTOR, FBI LEG, HAVANA, CUBA 07/17/1952 53 MDL, SOCARRAS, CARLOS PRIO, ASSOC, COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY PLOTS, BATISTA GOVERNMENT, CUBA, JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CONSTITUTIONAL, EVID, HDW, FERNANDEZ, JOSE LUIS, PERALTA, LIBIO HERMOGENES PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted; 4 Redact . 05/19/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS REFERRED TO INS, INC MEMO, RPT, TABLE OFCONTENTS PAGES 3-5, INDEX PAGES 45-47 il
’ Released under’ the J DATE: 11-14-7017 : fy ‘ ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Recdrds Collection’Act of 1992. (44 USC “2107 Het eT. , . =< a, a ~ | cia " \ . ; ; : ied 5 7 seckgr ok | MM 2165 “T#9 said that SCALCO gaid’these rings ty type and that he would not be interested in him for a $200.00 cotimission.. . were of a cheap novel the proposition. fo T-9 said that he heard from SCALCO that PERALTA told SCALCO \he could be reached in care of Concordia 459, Havana, Cuba, and that. |FERNANDEZ indicated he could be reached in care of his father at Vapor II 57, Havana. fo Oe my He learned from SCALCO that SCALCO had not heard from FERNA x ~ or PERALTA in at least six or seven weeks ahd that SCALCO felt that . they were not engaged in a bona: fide attempt to execute a revolutionary j diotragainst the Batista Government.—that they had been unable to obtain. | any support from the PRIO people concerning their scheme.’ T=9 said that, - as a matter of fact, on their March 19 trip to Miami PERALTA and FERNANDEZ disclosed to SCALCO that SANCHEZ ARANCO would: help them and that they |: “had some people in-Cuba who would assist them in their revolutionary ef= ~ forts but that on their second trip to’ Miami FERNANDEZ told SCALCO ‘that he felt President PRIO was, not at all interested.’ , me ~ With-regard to EDWARD WILLIAM MURPHY, T-9 reported that SCALCO had first met MURPHY about two or two and a half years ago through a boat owner, THOFILO BABUN, owner of the "Nevera' which travels between Santiago, Cuba and Miami. 7-9 said that in about the. middle of April, 1952, while SCALCO was making a business call to the Auto Marine Engine _ Company, 3464 Northwest North River Drive, Miami, in company with . FERNANDEZ whose presence wes merely incidental, he again saw MURPHY. On this occasion SCALCO left FERNANDEZ in front of the Auto Marine Engine. Company, while he went to look at a boat. When SCALCO returned to, the . front ‘of the building he found FERNANDEZ and MURPHY talking in MURPHY's - automobile. When SCALCO remarked that he did not know MURPHY and FER-— NANDEZ were acquainted, FERNANDEZ explained he had once helped MURPHY . get out of Cuba and he remarked to SCALCO "this is one man who might be. . -useful™, .T=9 said.that SCALCO did not agein see MURPHY and did not know .«- whether MURPHY had any further. dealings, with FERNANDEZ. ‘ NDEZ a It appears that JOSE FERNANDEZ is undoubtedly identical with: the Cuban whom MURPHY met under.similar circumstances as described by |. . T-6 above. a . Lo | 7 : With regard to PETER SCALCO, Inmigration.and Naturalization ~- Service records at Miami reflect that PEDRO’ SCALCO y FERRER, known as’. Docld: 32298950 Page 3
Pleased under the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of° 1992 (44 usc 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14- 2017 o, ‘ : oe hoe . . / ‘ . Fr. : pe ve, . oe iS eet ee ape Pen PETER SCALCO, was s born May 195 1917, at Baracoa, oriente, Cuba, and, that he has been in and out of the United States since. about 1935. 1°) On Janmry 16, 1951, he filed a Declaration of Intention to become a’ - United States Citizen. His last reentry into the United States from ‘ Cuba was on May 25, 1951, according to his file. His file also dis= . closed that SCALCO has been in the import-export business for a number of years vhile residing in Miami. . Ge. Miami Informant ‘qe10, of ietiown reliability, ; who is well informed concerning | Cuban activities inthe Memi area. pero eee eee On June 63 1952, T=10 reported he had received: various rumors i i of an alleged attempt to overthrow the new Batista Government but that _he had received no specific evidence. to support these rumors. He said . ' . he has heard that CARLOS. PRIO favors waiting ‘for the 1953 Cuban elections bo, in order to sweep BATISTA out of office, but that SANCHEZ ARANGO, favors ° | na revolutionary action and may have persuaded PRIO to this 5 views: : T=10. recalled that in 1948 the Prio Party in Cuba was” furnish-- ~ - ing aid to JOSE FIGUEREZ to. overthrow the Costa Rican Government and, © an , were shipping arms to. FIGUEREZ. — T-10 said that he had heard thet when © oO “ .  *.  PRIO fled Cuba on March 10, 1952, he first went to ‘Mexico City where he was approached by Cuban and Mexican gangsters who.tried to shake him down . and consequently PRIO flew to Miami for refuge. He said it was rumored ' ' in Miami that PRIO- had $20, 000 ,O0O. 00. in suit cases brought in from Cuba .. at some time during the recent: past. He said, however, he had received: No evidence that PRIO had actually purcha sed. any arms or murtitions in the United States, and_he expressed the belief that the PRIO O party already - hed. enough ~arms,.and munitions hidden_out_on- various. arms > fis in Cuba for -:. Uge in the event of any -revolutionary_action, ¥%O) | Ran hate reepetese nares tonto ae . He said that. when the Prio Government came’ into power in Cuba, 0 70 ': PILIM MENDOZA, who hdd been a close friend of GRECORIQASH@NOVICH, a - | + notorious smuggler of Russian origin operating in Cubal, \got in contact _ ad _with PRIO and secured government protecticn for an illegal export and- . : import business in order ‘to avoid paying ‘duty. T#10. said that PILIM + \ "represented the Honduras Airlines in Cuba as an agent and that he had been arrested three days before at. Rancho Boyeros Airport from Mexico. Vi oe eo Docld: 32298950 Page 4
e eased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination. Records Ok ot 1992 ; a4 Use 210 Ha Ce J. ‘DATE: 11-14- 2017 a :. : an , C : \ - wot bower a \ oo. | MM 2-165 oe oe SO aE seg ee ; ‘ oo . Te Le . . ACS i Oates! ‘ T~10 said FRANCISCO PRIO was a very close friend of PILIM pom Who. had made a fartune in smuggling. He said FRANCISCO PRIO. was also — rn an a close personal friend of MEUCKY"XLDGTANO , the narcotics king who is . an now residing in Italy, and thatFRANCISCO has a. Cuban police record for — .° | ‘dealing in narcotics, bribery and bad checks. - HO) _ 7 ees With regard to. ANTONIO PRIO, T-10 ‘said this: man worked for toe dO years at the Gelats Bank of: Havana prior to the- Prio Government where - Lo he had been suspected of dealing in illicit foreign funds during World a With regard to: SANCHEZ ARANGO; T=10 reported that around 1931 oP 1932 during the Machado Government, ARANGO was one of the heads of. the Liga Juvenile Communists (Communist Youth Organization), ‘in Cuba,’ end that in 1931 ARANGO and several of his compenions-in this organization | served a jail sentence for disturbing the peace. T-10 advised that . SANCHEZ ARANGO..has, a number of. ‘key men and friends in Guatemala from . ; whom he might ‘possibly seek aid and support in a, revolutionary attempt ° ‘ against. BATISTA. T-10 named these individuals ass Ke) an EUFEM RNANDEZ,, “who was a leader of the Cayo Confites ‘| - and Boqueron sports. ttempts: . _ JESUS OnZ ALES foi (nickname EXTRANO), wito is chief of ) the secret orgamizat: ¥6ri known as "accion Revolutionaria __ | ° Guitera oth pnd JESUSN eStats and others of the: same organization. ‘Te10 said that he understands SANCHEZ ARANGO, JOSE FERNANDEZ and CARTA are the most dangerous individuals in this group. He said “that CARTA and CASTALLANOS were’ given protection in the Guatemalan Le- _ ae ‘gation in Cuba along i) SANCHEZ ARANGO following, the Merch 10; 1% 2» a Fe : coup drctat. 7 7 T-10 said it Ras been rumored that Si \NCHEZ ARANGO and some of _ his companions: have purchased a number of BT Na avy pldnes from JOE MARRS, operator of a second-hand airplane. and airplane parts fir at 225° Northwest - Miami Gardens Road, Miami. ee | He reported that on the ‘early morning of June 10, 1952, he had _ been casually contacted on the street by ALVAREZ RUEDA who operates’ aw an radio business. in Mami and that. RUEDA renarked that he had heard that Hu) Docld: 32298950 Page 5
[ Released under the John Fe/ Kennedy » Assassination Records. Collection Act Of 1992 (a4 USC’ 2107 Hoter— ae ¢ ; DATE: ii- 14- ~ 2017 . . “s SEQ <a nos : a oa ‘ 7 Pnamal fo. oe - Loe ‘ ( 5 7 - _ : eae \ “* , , , t ; ‘ . y ’ oe 7 ~ > \7 . i / . ~ A ‘ ; - MM 2-165 Co , | os _ | 7 me June 23, 1952, $3,0 000.00 cable transfer to caRtos WORISTANE, | Lo Cincel Number 3,' Colonia A. Obrejon (8; Mexico) - dune 20, 1952, check for $705. 55 to EDUARDO FERNANDEZ — Po16 reported that on June 23, 1952, PRIO made 3 a deposit of ’ $97 5875.6 00, bringing his. balance to $117, 393. 13 as, of June 2h;. 19526 | -Ta16 has received no specific evidence to ifidicate PRIO has a any deposits in any other bank in the ‘Mami area. - a Be Res. AUREL TAN SANCHEZ y_ARANGO T-l1, previously mentioned,. possessed a file reflecting that SANCHEZ ARANGO arrived in the United States March 17, 1952, from Mexico, " accompanied by former President CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS and was admitted ‘+ to the United States under Section 3(2) as a political refugee. On 7 May 1, 1952, he departed from Miami accompanied by RAUL RODRIGUEZ | ~ SANTOS destined to Nassau in a privately owned single engine plane pi- " loted by EDWARD WILLIAM MURPHY, a convicted alien smuggler. Ori May 2, 1952, information, was’ received that they headed for Caicos Islands, and it was believed SANCHEZ ARANGO and RODRIGUEZ SANTOS were landed at or about Santiago on. May 3, 19525 MURPHY Bewlng returned to the United States ‘Unaccompanied. co ae ; On May 7, 1952, a district-wide look-out was placed by the.  Inmigration and Naturalization Service against SANCHEZ ARANGO.' Should he. again apply for admission to the United States he will be’ questioned > ‘as to his admissibility under the Act of October ‘16, ns, as Amended ‘and SCFRI7L. . “ . ’ i. - fore The, file cont ained a’ memoranshuah ‘emanating from Cuba dated - Septenb er 6, 1951, advising that SANCHEZ ARANGO is not .a member of the Partide Socialista Popular and does not.vote' other than as a member of > ; the Partide: Revoluntionaria Cubano. (Autentico Party) ; that sometimes % '";.. > -he appears to be pro-Communist and sometimes an ti-Conmunist. He was born . ‘sat Havana, Cuba, June 7, 1907, and was appointed Minister of Education — : by PRIO in 1948. He is reported to be the closest friend and advisor . of PRIO, this relationship existing since student: days. Shortly after Lor taking office as Minister of Education he appointed the following active’ —_ 3 - Communists to positions. within the Ministry: of Edpeation: ° - 43" - oe — . Ss Docld: 32298950 Page Ff
FReleased under the John F’ DATE: 11- 14-2017. Jee : i a a a q 4} MM 2-165 .° Nene ‘ PEDRO OLIVA ACOSTA - SO ADOLFO'SANTA CRUZ | “ORLANDO MITJANS — ~ re Oo RAUL FERRER = Ho, Oo ‘Dr. RAUL FOA, another, well-known Communi st was appointed Diree “tor of Culture, which is one. of. the: highest positions in the Ministry eae ‘of Education. oe f | SANCHEZ ARANGO. is réported to be on good terms with’ various ~ other leading Communists. He has been jailed and exiled on various oc- casions for political reasons, in the United States, Spain, Mexico, - Guatemala. and Honduras. He is a close acquaintance of. RAUL OSQUEDA,. Guatemalan Minister to Cuba. ; and former Minister of Education in Guatemala , and a Communist. © SANCHEZ ARANGO fies ‘in his personal plane to Guatemai> to consult’ with OSQUEDA and has been accompanied by ; ‘President PRIO. The . , author of this report concluded "it is clear he has managed to steer a’ middle course between the Communists and anti-Communist faction, perm. '. forming enough favors to both’sides to avoid making ‘bitter enemies. It is believed that if the power of Communism wanes in Cuba he will become a strong. anti-Communist and if Communism gains control: he will. emerge’ as a pure Marxist." ° . oy a a ‘ -PENDING-= -. 7 oe ~~ sf Docld: 32298950 Page &
Released under the. John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act . of’ 1993 (44 use 2107 Hotter. DATE: 1iv1a- 72017 . an .. . . _ ; . on — Cc . - __ISECKET j LD poe oo a am , 1 _ : | 7 a . : ; 7 .) » : 7 ; : a4 o y . ; ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE to Ne "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS a T-1 is JOHN T. PILCHER, Assistant Chief, Border Patrol, Mismi, © 0 0 ‘uf. - T-2 is Lieutenant Colonel MANUEL UGALDE CARRILIO, Chief of of Aides to the. Chief of Staff of the Cuban Army, General FRANCISCO _ mS TABERNILLA . and who appears to have been one of the primary organizers ~~ of the Batista coup dtetat on March 10,:1952. ) Feport was made to Special Agent CLARK D. ANDERSON, Havana. KW) Se T-3 is an agent of T=2: who’ has been ‘tentative ly identified | as | RICARDO FLORENCIO SUAREZ RODRIGUEZ, age 25; a Cuban National, who ac-. 7 _ companied JOSE LUIS FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ ESPINOSA and. LIBIO HERMOGENES > PERALTA RECOJO to Miami on March 19, 1952. Mu T-4 is CIA (Report distributed to- Bureau April 25, 1952, en= - _ a | “titled "Plan by Opposition Group in Mand” to Overthrow the Batista 5 Government". ). ul -  TH5 is \ =D HARN > pilot, Robert Clay Hotel, who ) requested, _ - that his identity be treated confidentially. a T=-6 is EDWARD WILLIAM MURPHY , 1458 Northwest 100th : Street, . Miami, pilot for Cara Airline, who mequested that his” identity be treated un confidentially. | eos aaa a 1-7 is Hager CHARLES naomi SOT, Military Leaks Ss a 2 T-8 is EDUARDO HERNANDEZ , Consul of Guba, duPont Building. Wau x UW: < 7-9 is: PETER SCALCO, Import and export broker, 414 Southwest 13th Avenue, Miami, who executed- a "Consent to Search" form permitting - vue a search of his premises. — a ‘ ye | ‘Te10 is MARIANO FAGET, 75 Southye i) 32nd Court, Roda, Mami, a ee former Chief of Cuban National Police. / X(u co ge NT <>. Docld: 32298950 Page 93
PReleased under the John’ F. Kennedy Besassination Records Collection’ Act! we aoe DATE: 11-14-7017 x Be, Fe os \ ~ i ‘é, - wo: : ‘ . “ve . 3 - AS “ ae MM 2-165 * oe , T-1l is HOWARD. vELcHING, Investigator, ‘Inni gration and Natur- | eligation Service, Miami. ae T-12 is LOUIS HAMBURG, Calle #27, #20, Apartment 38, Vidado, Cuba 5 who holds office as Photographer Particular Del Honorable President’ _ General nae BATISTA. HAMBURG isa Cuban citizen of American. origin. . T-13. is Colonel FABIO RUIZ ROJAS , Pacific Building, Viand. . ° THlh is Mrs. VIRGINIA RYAN NEUBAUER, 3531 Crystal Court, Miami », who operates a business known as DeLuxe Kitchens, 2514 Coral 7 Way, Miami, where her husband, GEORGE H. NEUBAUER, also conducts his me | _ business, the Florida Industrial. Equipment Division. Mrs. NEUBAUER is | ~ now in the process of obtaining: a divorce from her -husband on grounds . -~ of cruelty. ; T-15 is the Legal Attache , London, (England, (eee Bureau tele- - ae type dated July 2; 1952) XU) - So 4 _..’ T+16 is ALBERT F. CAMP, vice president, North Shore Bank, 4 Miami Beach. ‘Copies of this report are being designated for “thie San Juan. and Washington Field Offices for information purposes in view of the “= proximity of San Juan to. Cuba and in view of the Washington Field Office . possibly being requested to conduct investigation in Washington in the '. near future, it being. noted that GEORGE H. NEUBAUER went to Washington where he allegedly met a retired Army Captain and two Cubanis. relative to. Plot Number Four. a LEADS 1 ' For the’ info mation of interested offices, the Bureau has - in=- structed that an investigation be instituted to determine if persons’ | ‘within: the United States have knowingly begun, sét ‘on foot, or provided’. means or furnished money for, or. taken part in any naval or military’ -. ao J enterprise to be carried on from the United States against Cuba ; in Mee violation of Title 18, Section’ 960 , United States Code. . et Eight: copies , Ff all reports should be furnished ‘to the Baresi - A Doclda: 32298950 Page 10