JFK Assassination System Date: 5/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-10287-10090 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  105-124049-11 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 11/26/1963 PAGES: 47 SUBJECTS : JGCE, ASSOC, RES, DESCR, TRA, INTV, PHOTO, MIL OPERATIONS, POLIT, B/F INT, ACA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/29/1999 Released under the John OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE . Kennedy Assassination Records COMMENTS : INC LHM ollection dct of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54464 Date: HO-1i0-2017 v9.1 2 HW 54464 Docld:32304960 Page 1
w a a YT © r . ~~ v 7 . 4 . ~~ yy | . ior a ge PTIONAL FOR NO. 10 f. , ; wf ae : Toy104 - r r ee . ct \ a " PUNETED STATES ch dane ap « eS ie ; BBATIORAC, MIAMI (105- 8013) ( 7 fs. jot U JUNTA, DEL GOBIERNOQ_DE jo? ia 8) ~ CUBA EN EL EXILIO — qu THF —(CIGCEY (JUNTA OF “THE GOVERNMENT = OF CUBA IN EXILE) © en: ; Enclosed herewith are 12 copies of a LAM, dated a ba . captioned as wn eps ’ i Copies are being disseninatedfiocally to INS, (cvws Customs; U.S..Coast Guard, 0 U Border patrol, he: afi OSI, ne State pepartendl 2) Cigsait fed Pa is CIA teletype 6/10/63, title JUS. OAR AE OS CUBAN EXILES"; CIA teletype 7/3763. fehl 1-9 4 titled "ALLEGED SUPPORT OF CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITIES BY. | _ AMERICAN FIRMS"{ CIA letter 10/14/63, titled PREPARATIONS ““OF“PAULINO:A. SIERRA'S GROUP TO DESTROY. .THE ESSO: REFINERY  \ IN HAVANA". te CIA communicationg areal classified \ MM T-2 is. Ose eon tnz cote ng Sele Cn 8 Movimiento Revolucionario "PRANK. pais", Mia 3) 32MM 639- S, 134- ae | reef. fesd} ae Bureau (RM) (En 12) | - Miami (2 -.1 013) / oh. MKS /XEROK _—— RJD: plm i ~~ 6) alan “iy Sa a 1S © is Copy to: CIA/ State/REO son) Vee Coord i he ve ae CIR/ See Nr Ene wor: Steam ec * routing slip for info, =: f i ig). ) j Pate andihciicc kad. by.ZA bes A see: hg ES CATS ~/24 aad = ees CES CEE aaa | HW 54464 Docld:32304960 Page 2?
HW 54464 _ backing in a monetary sénse from a number of other sou - States Government. When‘pressed for the identities of . SEGRET RE: | JUNTA DEL GOBIERNO DE CUBA EN EL EXILIO “ to him. He would only say that he received some "help from. honest American sources, and claimed’ he could ge EGRET if he could get the green light from the ‘United ‘States Government { (.) | Early in the interview, SIERRA tried to give J the impression he was in contact’ with high government. | officials, and he had the moral support of the United . the officials he had: contacted, he said he had talked to some- body in the State Department ; had received no authorization from anyone to do. anything, but merely had friends: who had. friends in the government. SIERRA went to great lengths to assure the interviewing agents. of his great . honesty, sanaeraty? patriotism and. religious convictions, WW) "STERRA finally admitted he did make a sizeable contribution ‘to TONY CUESTA of Comandos L. He claimedithe money was not given’ to Comandos L to a arms (W)_ | On- September 23, 1963, MIGUEL DOTRES, an officer _F LA in the organization of AIDO VERA SERAFIN, : advised VERA 's anti- CASTRO group has an 83-foot ex-Coast Guard cutter, the “"Soresma", DOTRES said $5,000.00 is needed to replace the boat's gasoline engines with diesel engines, and it was _planned this boat would be used to transport Cuban exiles ‘from Miami to Nicaragua for future military action. in Cuba. RA S On September 26, 1963, 3, aoa SERAFIN, 1382 Northwest 34th, St Street... Miami, advised he has an anti- CASTRO DoclId: 327304960 Page 3
RE: . JUNTA DEL GOBIERNO DE CUBA EN EL EXILION / tf group of about twenty individuals, and his group is in ._ the process of making repairs on the "Soresma". VERA — ‘stated that so far, PAULINO SIERRA's group has donated about $900.00 for repairs to the boat, and it is expected . | a considerably large amount of money will be received from FR. | SIERRA in the future .(U \ lth hs aed (7392.0 WDE | “ ee a | J. Wo/ GORKOM, President, amd WILLIAM B, ROWDER , General Counsel, Union..Tank <Gar. Company, 111 West Jackson, “chicago, Illinois, advised on October 1, 1963, PAULINO SIERRA was employed by that company's Legal Department when he arrived in Chicago as part of a group of Cuban exiles being resettled in the Chicago area. He gained confidence of. the company, because of his excellent work in both foreign and ; domestic legal assignments, and his apparently sincere desire to free Cuba from communist domination. Company officials encouraged SIERRA in all efforts to unite Cuban exile groups, by. continuing to pay his salary, although not now - engaged in company business, even though the compaimy has no past or future interest in Gubaiand the company ia not acting for any business or government interests.(vW) © . In early. June of 1963, STERRA brought FELIPE RIVERO DIAZ, CARLOS RODRIGUEZ QUESADA, Dr. MANUEL LOZANO PINO, ALBERTO GARRIDO, JUAN MEDINA VEGA and GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ, ; described as Cuban exile leaders, to Chicago, showed then _ \ through the well-appointed company offices, and introduced them to company officials. The company denied it entertained - the group, or assisted with their expenses, but admitted it. | has provided SIERRA with a letter of introduction to the | Government of Colombiag Ww) | WW 54464 Docld:32304960 Page 4