Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. 11-14-7017 DATE > teamed: that. ROBERT MC. KEOWN and MARIO\VILLAMIA in. Houston_,, , weré expecting another shipment from Miami, consisting (4 of thrée crates and three cartons; that this shipment. AT os vad Be we Ne LON A TEENA a \ MM 97-139 a Shipment No. 7 On February 3, 1958, T=1- reported that: he had | was being made to MC KEOWN via the Goltzman Brothers, Miami... with JOAN MOLLER, identity unknown, as consignor. T-I said that this shipment. had apparently been delayed and that Mrs. MG KEOWN 5. wife of ROBERT MC KEOWN, was scheduled to arrive in Miami from Houston, Texas. to inquire concerning the ‘failure of this shipment. to leave for Houston, (n) On February 4, 1958, Mr. “WILLIAM LANKFORD, ‘Investigator, Us Se Customs. Service, Miami, verified that.a shipment weighing 1500 pounds was en route to ' MG KEOWN at Houston, Texas from Goltzman Brothers, 911. | Docld: 32327291 _ Separately to their destinations. N. E. 79th Street, Miami, via the American Van and “Storage Company, with JOAN/MOLLER being named as. consignor. Dip & & & % _(a) Plans Involving New Orleans »_ pouisiana On January 23, 1958, T-1 reported “that - Commander JORGE SOTUS, under very. secretive circumstances, dispatched three Cubans to the’ New Orleans. area on a ., mission, the nature of which. was | then.tmknown to.T-1.._ _TI-said-that.at the time, Commander JORGE gave these men final | instructions, .Geumander JORGE had in his possession a map ef the United States on which there had been made. four small. circles in the vieinity of New Orleans. Commander JORGE instructed these. three Cubans to change their names upon arrival in Jacksonville and to proceed He cautioned them @w CuAL C) REVIEWED BY SBRJFK TASK FORCE on 223.99 oll Aer ras Ta ne -18- EIN FURL Lj RELE: ASE iN PART O TOTAL DENIAL ei ne egy od CREE ENS Page 5 ee).
JReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 po CONES ETRE 8 Se see a \ ~ MM 97-139 seeinst disclosing that they were Cubans and it was arranged for them to travel as Americans. T-1 said that prior te their departure, Cotimander JORGE handed to one.of these three Cubans , hereinafter deseribed as Individual No.- 2, an envelope addressed to an individual whose name appeared to be "HUMBLE". (a) Te1 furnished the hy descriptions. ef the above three individuals. Individual No. i 3 { Name Unlmewn, wa. somlnoartgues ae {Brother of LESTER RODRIGUEZ) / Age . ; AOm: 5 yrs. bea fdte _ Height 5g" Babe ITI Weight: 235- 250 lbs. ° Build Heavy set and fat Hair Light grey Complexion Fair | ~Peculiarities Slight mustache General appearance Distinguished looking; | | Wears glasses; speaks no. English Clothing At the time of. his departure, he A _— was wearing a light brown suit and | | khaki rain-type hat - (th) inoividual No. 2: ' Name Unknown; travelling under alias of Die ‘Smith A Age. 22-24. ieee FLOR DE Height 598" LA | Build. Slender S222"""/7 3¢ Hair. Black, crewout———. Complexion Fair Face Clean-shaven CONEDENH AD ge | ae ok Docld: 32327291 Page 6
fReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE? 11-14-2017 ; ran CONEBENTAL a * - . { Qe oe MM 2-165 : MM 97-139 Speech Speaks good English, ' SO with slight eecent Peculiarities : Has a prominent blood vessel _ in the lower left side of his a left eye Clothing At the time of his departure; he oO was wearing a charcoal colored suit and no hat ; Individual No. 3 ; v4 oO estline under atteg (| Name Unknown, travelling under alias . of JackAMoore Ly byw Age 220m rik /9 2 Lee | Height | HS iA, Weight 164 5eLl7O- oer Build Medium Heavy Hair -Biack, creweut and receding . 4 Face — . Clean-shaven Clothing At the time of his departure, he Was wearing dark biué double- breasted sus Ht with B jone pointed lapels ¢ French cares, a1 said that the above men were carrying two alvplans-type p eggs of luggage, both small and one being dark blue. (pk) . 2 On January 27, 1958, T-1 reported that on January oi” 1958, pursuant to specific instructions of ‘Commander JORGE, RENE RAYNERI, accompanied by two Cuban giris, identities unknown to T-1, proceeded to. Néw Orleans, Louisiana with five suiteases which had been turned over to them by Commander JORGE. Kim) ~20= | Docld: 32327291 Page ?F
JHeleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC (2107 Hote). ~ DATE: 11-14-2017 MM 2-165 | MM 97-139 | ! T-] described two of these suitcases as being of the airplane. type, one was a small metal type and one was a large over-sized one made of some - composition material. T-1l was unable to recall the appearance of the fifth cuntease. Seu) cont said that Commande r JORGE, prior to the departure of the above individuals, handed over to RAYNERI several letters bearing addresses unknown to Ti, and alse gave RAYNERI approximately $350. in cash. Xf) Poo ‘learned that follswing the arrival of this party at New Orleans, RAYNERT vroceeded to 430 West Avenue s Harahan, Louisiana, amd ck eed the tive suitcases andthe letters &6 a Wi res sidence there» along With Asr hus Said that Harahan is a 5% burt) of Ne : T-i learned that the sultcages, which weighed betweén 59 and 70 pounds hay were locked in the garage of this residence. 0:4 fi alse Learned that she delivery was made at Harahan about 1:30 or 2:00 AM, Sunday, January 26, ' 1958, aftge which RENE and his companions returned to T-1 stated that one of the one hundred dollar bills which RAYNERI had in his possession for this trip, bore Serial Number which he believe ad to be K-COO01L8408 , Series 1950. Mim) | CONBSS Tt AL cal Docld: 32327291 Page &
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) - DATE: 11-14-2017 , \ i i CONBENTIAE. MIM 2~165 MM 97-139: bna this truck lined up. He also said that he has a friend who aan igs the manager of a boat dock on an almost deserted waterway | near Houston which is wed by oil tankerss that this man has been Involved im shady deals, and he believed he could work out a deal with this man. MC KEOWN claimed that only he and ARQUES will know where the boat will doek when the expedition is launched. He speculated that the boat would be leaving Miami on or about February 3.or 4, but ARQUES Peit that a rea. See) Pirss go to a foreign country where it & 2 is registe _ARQUE So Giseloge cS) AR Fiat 3 treat teis where “the Hoveton are far) MC KEOWN disclosed that he was running short of money and had only about $3,000.00 left; that he had received tris money Prom PREO,. Tei said MC KEOWN appeared — to be over confident, and was obviously attempting to handle this matter himsel £ toe the exclusion of MARTO VILLAMZTA whe represents the July 26 growp on this expedition Wi) MC KEOWN and ARQUES believe, according to T-l, that the purpose of this expedition was to make CARLOS PRIO president of Cuba HO KEOWN indicated thet he believed PRIO to be the ereatess mam im the world, but he expressed a dislike for PRIO's wife. MC KEOWN, ARQUES and VILLAMIA speculated that there was between $50, 000.00 and $90,000.00 ; worth of equipment stored in the house under their protec- | clon. MC KEOWN disclosed that he is a personal friend. of & man who was about to be elected president of Costa Rica. VILLAMIA disclosed that 13 te 15 planes from a foreign : country would participate in the expedition immediately after the landing was made, and- as//y se planes would — [ve hed recently taken ehowed the locations a& that men would departing on the be used for bombing and strafing. T-l said thet*VILLAMIA @Ka his wife}. CARMEN, believe that MC KEOWN had beén” holding out on them; that they were mot satisfied with the relations which existed Toke between MC KEOWN, of the PRIO group, and themselves, “ representing the July 26 group. a) y 27» COMPDEATIAL Bons Docld: 32327291 Page 93
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. re \ . Lia 7 DATE> 11-14-2017 on " S CONFSENTIAL ~ fi MM 2-165 ‘ MM 97-1393 bra - that a captain from PIDEL CASTRO was then in Miami, having just arrived from Cuba. On November 14, T= i - first met thisyperson, whom he latgr came to know as (plo Ne Commander JO GENO IAZ and as JORGEYSOTUS R., which name appeared on an alrline reservation made on behalf of Ahis person. On November 24, T=l reported that RENE _RAYNERI disclosed that Commander JORGE had left Miami November 235 “957, for New York City. Ku) Mer be ary 17, 1958, the Washington Field JErPlee ¢ sed that records of > the central Office, 2 and Naturalization Service, Washington, oe B G Or avy 13, 1958, reflected thats one JORGE E. Lae cinseeaies ae Noveut er 9, 19335 8 ba, who resides } Soe elton BS 535 CUaAntaAnamo ; Criente, Guba, WAas._—~ ff if admitted to the United otates at Miemi vie Pan American ~ Airwa aye, Flight 458, om November 6,-1957. He was | traveling on Cuban De Asport 23105, ard was issued a | { | Sed visa, and admitted te December 1, 1957. His destination was the fein airwsye Hoted, Mi aml, and the i dress of the per United States knowing his whereabouts was listed ais Sant Leon Place, Apartment 1A, New York. The recor reflected that SOTES departed the United States at Miami, Florida, on Novenber 23, 1957, vi& CAM 101 (Guest “Airlines ‘Plight 101 which travels. between Miami and Mexico City). a Cn rébriiary 17, 1958,>the New York Office. | furnished. foun photographs of Captain JORGE SOTUS - which had been obtained by Mr. ANDREW SAINT GEORGE, a& newspaper. writer of Mount’ Verrion, New York, who- had obtained these photographs’ while on @ visit. to the ferces of FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba in April or May, 1957 «| On February oh. 1958; T=2 furnished _with copies” of a photograph. of JORGE ENEIO \ sorta ROMERO, obtained through Cuban sources, {8 1-9-33 bem cian. cre” oo f \. \ REVIEWED BY ByJFK TAGK FORCE 34. : | sco WA fp EASE iN PART Docld: 32327291 Page 10