JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form ; Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90055-10096 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: —105-76826-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI Peleased under the John Ry No Kennedy . Q Assassination Records : Ollection Act of 1992 TITLE: (44 USC 2107 Note). 4 ase#: NW 54463 Date: nHO-1i12-2017 DATE: 05/20/1960 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : ANTONIO DE VARONA MOVIMIENTO PUEBLO LIBRE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 7 ; ; ; ; 4 HW 54463 Docld:323276504 Page 1
_ [ i i ‘hi a Via ‘hed FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) © | 3 tee av bos RG SEIP(S) OF | | | | | . AIRTEL TO. DIRECTOR, FBI FROM |: SAC, NEW YORK (105- 40536) SUBJECT: / MOVIMIENTO. PUEBLO LIBRE, aka 4, IS - CUBA *” RA - CUBA (CO: WFO) - ““NyY 2865-PSI, on 5/17/60, advised vet he had. met in New York with EUSEBIO MUJAL, former head of the CTC in Cuba. NY 2865-PSI advised that this meeting took place at 618. West187th St., apt. 33, NYC, Telephone number at this apartment is. WA.8-5508, NY 2865-PSI advised that MUdSL told him that he had met twice with ANTONIO "Tony" — DE VARONA, and: had also met once with AURELIANO SANCHEZ -ARANGO while they wer re in NYC, informant stated that he presumed. that this meeting between MUJAL, VARONA and SANCHEZ  ARANGO took place at the aforementioned address, in NYC.: ‘The informant "also advised that MUJAL told him that he and many of :the Cubans were fully supporting TONY VARONA as the ‘head of the opposition and desired to line up behind VARONA the ‘support of Dr. CARLOS MARQUEZ STERLING, SANCHEZ ARANGO, and, other’ influential Cuban. political. leaders. Kw NY 2865-PSI advised that EUSEBIO MUJAL - is residing at 4615 Western Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C., as is known by the WFO, and that mail directed to MUJAL -is. addressed to the: following: -L. BLANCO, Post Office Box 5649, Washington 16, D.C. The informant advised also. that MUJAL stated 7. oe - a ii LL ~ Miami. (Info) (RM) Co oe OF aE <2 | 2 - Newark. (RM) - - . _ a MAY 60, MOT Recotnen WFO. (105-35351) (Info) ¢ «(RMD NY 105- 41004 (DE. ARONA) i 7 ——— Moka AY 105- 0536. mfw (31) | Xun _ Special Agent in Tage “60 MAY 31 TBD fen ea Ne i Ee
NY 105-40536 RICE also stated that arrangements have been made for a general press conference to be held in NYC at --. tne Savoy Hilton Hotel on 5/26/60 from 10:30 A.M, to 12 P.M, for all newspaper representatives in the New York area. RICE advised that they were most desirous of having a meeting and VARONA and SANCHEZ ARANGO, and at this press meeting. announce. the coalition. of their forces against the present Cuban Government.» between MARQUEZ STERLING The Newark Office. is requested to attempt to identify the A.. EX M.F.A. R.C. . ‘The Bureau ‘and interested offices will be kept advised of. developments in this matter, and the NYO will identify the occupant of apt. 33, 618 West 187th St., where _ EUSEBLO MUJAL met with NY 2865-PSI and possibly with TONY VARANO - and SANCHEZ. -ARANGO, oy | C, LESLIE RICE’, Jonnell Gas Co., 20 Broad te, NYC, on 5/20/60, advised that he had spoken with Dre CARLOS MARQUEZ STERLING on 5/20/60 in NYC, and his associates were going to attempt to have meetings . with Dr. TONY VARONA in an effort to form a coalition among the Cuban exile leaders in the United States, that Dr. MARQUEZ STERLING does not know the present whereabouts of TONY VARONA, and RICE advised that he would make a telephone . call to Mr. STEVENSON, of the U.S. State Department in Washington, D. C. on the afternoon of 5/20/60; in order to advise the . State Department in the event they knew the whereabouts of VARONA, that MARQUEZ STERLING desired to meet with VARONA and discuss the possibility of a coalition. | _. that from his conversation with MARQUEZ STERLING, he is convinced that STERLING, due to his age and ill health, believes that’ - the heavy responsibility of being the leader of the movement would be too much for him and he would prefer to take the . position of an advisor to TONY VARONA and other Cuban leaders. (A RICE stated RICE also advised _and- LANDRON.