JFK Assassination System 6/8/2015 Date: Identification Form Peleased under the John Agency Information : , Kennedy AGENCY: FBI tssassination Records RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90136-10009 ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: HQ ase#: NU 54462 Date: 1O-O5-2017 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-70973-1 Document Information ° ) ORIGINATOR: FBI ; ‘ FROM: HAV TO: . HQ DATE: 06/20/1958 “PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, .TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: = 09/26/1998 _ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE k COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 HW 54462 DBocld:32336966 Page 1
_ Office Memorandum , a a BXes : a Corte FBE is A nop) Se soe, Havana (105-395). CLASS. & De. nae REASON-FCIM | susgncr? WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN ‘CIM TSSy ": INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA —- PATH OF REY On June 17, 1958, Lieutenant Roberto Vila of Army Military Intelligence Service: (SIM) advised that he had just read an article. in the Miami, Florida, Spanish language newspaper "Diario de las Americas," in the June 15, 1958, edition stating that WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN, an American, was a member of -the insurrectionary forces of: FIDEL CASTRO and fighting. against the ‘ - Batista Government. Lieutenant Vila recalled, that this informata was carried in a column entitled "Reloj.(y My . n Wo. Re ~~ Lieutenant Vila stated that Cuban military authérities ~ ee are interested in obtaining any background information available on this individual and he said he would appreciate any assistance our office could give him in this matter. (y \(u ae On June 18, 1958, Mr. James E. Brown, Jr., neral - of the Embassy, furnished a copy of a report he had re¢ Le Geico the Cuban Yoreign Office dated June 8, 1958, .neporgt item magGcist of RICHARD A. WITZLER, an American citizen, in Mauwcomo- Br am Province, Cuba’; by Cuban Army authorities on | admitted having served with the insurrectionaty@g » Bay hPa — Escambray Mountains of Santa Clara Province andmwaentified another * American, WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN, as being. with these forces alsg_ < and in command of one of the groups. This report indicated that ‘ ‘ Army authorities had found a photograph of ALEXANDER7MORGAN—-in the possession of WITZLER-(@) UA Dromss: pre SN Hs v. ; It is suggested that as a matter of coop ‘ation with- & Lieutenant Vila, a valuable contact of our office, that the Miami l|}office be requested to make inquiry concerning background of subject. : sl It is believed that information may be obtained through sources at ~ m‘the newspaper, pbiario de las Americas" in Miami.(® UL, ; A . vt Bs 1 : di 7 ) EN In the. event any of the above information is disseminated, WJLieutenant" Vila’ should be géven appropriate T. symbol and should be referred ito! as, a) confidential source abroad./ The above information | has not béen*diSseminated to other ffices An the. Embassy as it is~ {} known to be ave hoe to Spon CEU To a Fane mas & pole) mcr Pa OF) | / . ie nae 5 ‘ Sh lenges: mec Reet baagehlg wo REGMZS pagina — - ad io 4 4 { ' N-be Reed jy F LUN 24 t080 ! a i. — “Oe mains by. 6-db Cog ext) EERETY S incr gg ee fae OF f2aNF eoning “ one we pee eae a | HW 54462 Docld:32336966 Page 2