Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection JFK Assassination System Identification Form Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; Date: 5/7/2015 Agency Information AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : “COMMENTS : v9.1 Dotld:3273022706 Page 1 FBI 124-10280-10145 HQ CR 109-12-222-16 Document Information FBI BELMONT, A. H. BOARDMAN, L. V. 12/07/1955 2 WGG, NEWS MEDIA, LATIN-AMERICAN REPORT, REVOLUTIONS, COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA . PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Confidential 1B; 1C Redact 08/13/1998 INDEFINITE
PReleased under the Johii_ E.. ‘Kennedy's Sassination Records Colle |’ DATE: 11-14-2017 % “ifanonno ron a0, 04 2 ‘Office ‘Memoranaun - Boarinai _ ‘TO, cat Le Ve ‘Boardman A — DATE: 12/7/55 az a vn COs Mr. Botter a mlayy — : | ia Mr. Belmont SECART tae | FROM + | Ae He Belmont»’ “ dG ayPooranan Parsons Rosen . ! dee. “fe GIA HAS NO OBJECTION To i REVOLUTIONS IN COSTA. ‘RICA. Ann i ehS 0 ON AND/OR, tic Reon —— ORETGMLOLTTICAL ES ~ COSTA RICH AVASBORMAT| a Ly Fs ns, —, nr on 13/2/55 the following intend it the f 545i jis. J . ( Sy Saf secur ity informant Of WONT C Gass Sah 7 Ws So ae advised that 1/30/55 issue of anes iY i vs oy Costa Rican newspaper quoted from® Latinesdm LiCan... oes "4 ed es a sport,” of 11/15/55 prepared by one, et Ay Cf 9 hich J predicted revolution in Costa ‘Rica within 60. days re & £ Cop 7 and further that Nicaraguan, guthorities expect i invasion Mi fe) 2 Le , ource advised “Gaudet, “Dio \ resides an Bor Sin New ort ms, has.had remarkably accurate information in past. [Source also furnished copy sof. wy OE On a AD; VOR S Se, SS £ report prepared by Costa Rican Ambassador to United: State > \ oF date 2/2/55 concerning allegegpPeparat iona.inisVenezuelay s a A) for: nvasion of Costa Rica. is report aljeged that ome '-- @& liaison man between Venezuela and rasta ica and _.<, other nationals in Los Angeles; that head .of rumored is ‘preparations in Los Angeles is Fernand lore | former Costa Rican Consul Genera Z ic Ti mn < oT: QO a r at Sl, in past several weeks numerous veports recetoes ia ne ey ne Reis 2, Aq OHIGT 18 Metaer. soz C2; ' Jorge faidonado, Venezuelan Consul, Los Angeles, actsyaiih c sj) from other agencies re imminent revolutions in both Costa Rica and Nicaragua. \CIA Information Report 11/2/55 tax reported that 4 individuals, including Maldonado, were RS Saf involved in plans against present Costa Rican Government. SR eo From CIA report it appeared these individuals have been be Quad Tneeting in U.S. However, this fact not specifically a ee stablished and CIA was requested to furnish further -- :§ S details by Bulet 11/21/55 same time, LA instructed 8. jbo institute investigationfRo determine if subjects no “wy 3 in US and, if SO, whether their activities were within BN Sh ipurview of Foreign Agents Registrat ton Act of 1938. [By g 8 wairtel. 12/6/55 LA authorized*to interview Lawrence Dewey. : Jt nas been ‘| “Gssociated Pip ioe fican payout «) elements] 20 my 9 -0/-7 94 ¥OSE a 6 (\OOELLT Cine BLT gng 9a *dsonber ‘RECORDED COP rast La s: Se — Peels <4 wy SAA ‘ Bufilés contain no. o guvolrstid te ‘GefeFences cy ident ifiable with Maldonad, Fernando Flores-Banuet, . other individuals me {arg in CIA report of 11/2/55, Z 120 MG “i DEXED-38 Ween bond ments, 10912388 222 Pon o- < — Ge 1955 Weg Docld: 323027058 Page 2? of 1992 (44 USC Di0T Hote.
J DATE : : eo Jf sed under the John F. Kennédy Hesassination Collection st a 11-14-2017 . . a - 2107 No a. ov, cognizant of information furnishe : involvind Maldonado and others to include Flores-Banuet. “1K reportedly contained’ in his "Latin-American Report" Affairs in Centual Americas a | OS an ’ Bry eon - ee ® we ms ~~ MEMORANDUM FOR MR. BOARDMAN RECOMMENDATIONS ¢ °° to AAG Tompkins and to the State Department, cc CIA; NI,- OST G-2 and Customs, enclosing a memorand summarizing pertinent information received sronfr BeEK 3 \ 1. Attached for. your approval are letters | | 2. Also attached hereto js an seine HO) Los Angeles, New Orleans and WFO. ane te is being instructed to extend prior yf AO its source. leag is not being set out to have New WFO is b eof read ie. to maintain close contact aniete] Orleans interview William Gaudet since the information involve any violations within Bureau's jurisdiction. ‘It is noted that Bufiles reflect that Gaudet was formerly. head of the International. News Service. Office in New Orleans and was employed during World War II with the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American is of a general intelligence nature and does not 00 Docld: 32302206 Page 3