124-90158-10059 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 : v9.4 HW 50953 DBocld: 32340402 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90158-10059 HQ CR 109-12-228-1377 Document Information FBI MM HO 12/05/1969 5 LUIS POSADA FORIEGN POLITICAL MATTERS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B: 4 Redact 08/30/1999 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA MEMO Page i Date: 6/17/201
“4 “os Sia ae GOVERNMENT SECRET VA HAS NO_9 OBJECTION Oe Sf * | an po * e 3Y Memorandum FEL ERSE Cr ih FORMATIONS, , | iN THIS pgeuire ENS Bi pele 18 7 TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (109-12- 228) of. DATE: KP “5 va prom t/] ysAc, MIAMI (105-1728) pECLASS SiFY oN: 25%_0H : FOREIGN POLITICAL, MATTERS.-- VENEZUELA Classified by te LR INTERNAL SECURITY - VENEZUELA’ Declassify on: OABR f SUBJECT: ™ a, Re Bureau letter|to Miami, 10/2/69 with .» ‘ £ enclosures. \ s PRD " les Enclosed for Bureau are 9 copies of an 2 Gree a LHM setting forth results of investigation by Miami ~ ra 26 © regarding possible recruiting activities of = te Oe & Venezuelan officials. No local dissemination is xX. 3 Se being made. yf 4 The LHM is classified "Secret - No 4 oe 3 Foreign Dissemination; Controlled Dissemination; ¢ “ z No Dissemination Abroad", Since it includes information a from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) so classified. aed (hs The sources are identified as follow a a nee ot by foo c¢-First source ‘gese Py Second Source - MM ae 30 ) Third Source a Fourth Source - ASO C) Fifth source Sixth source = ~ HICARDO ¥/- 5 key source = Cuba Fy f Seventh source-~ LESLIE LLOYD ANDREWS bE: ORLAO2 ez 518 E, 21st St,, Hialeah, GO stepson of ORLANDO GARCIA | VAZQUEZ (protect by request); REO. ip eta — MAK 11 W976 44 se The following informants were contacted Pr eave with regard to. this investigation. ye. Bureau cene“9) crm), REG 98 /O9- Jd -~ pdé \ Wo “a (1-64-36297) (ORLANDO GARCIA VAZQUEZ) 9 =~ === rd 4 0” / 2 = Miami IN w a or aN “ (1-64- SHS S ANDO ana VAZQUEZ) 16 HEC g 1989 , ty tos ( pee HS ot 10- £9 ise ae Shy £63 "Gy (SVAtC/BAO CIS6b (sy Aust.) sles a yr toy Ws a /88t/As0n /QTA S nM = age Nei e ia ap Pin E hobo SECRET  CDARRIFICATION ha U. S, Saving’ Bonds Regul 2 on the “Payroll Savings Plan action =108-Of HW 50953 “DocId:32340402 Page 2 ° ou
Bocld: 32340402 Page 3 MM 105-1729 MM 776-S contacted October 15, 1969 by SA PETER J, NERO fad Me contacted tober 21, 1969 SA WILLIAM W. STEVENS fin (iss2}s | ¢) contacted Névember 7, 1969 SA VINCENT J. WARGER MM 9745S contacted October 23, 1969 SA WILLIAM MAYO DREW, JR. i G2shsf s contacted IC ober 7, 1969 SA SAMUEL W. JONES MM 635-S ontacted October 7, 1969 SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER Key source, CARLOS ZARRAGA contacted October 7, 1969 SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER PSI EDUARDO GALLARDO contacted October 24, 1969 SA WILLIAM E, DOWLING 5 y E 5 % ‘A review of the Miami file regarding ORLANDO GARCIA VAZQUEZ reveals he was born in Cuba in 1927 and served in the U.S, Army from 1945 to 1947, during which time he obtained U.5. citizenship. He thereafter returned to Cuba and attended the University of Havana under the G.I. Bill and during this period was reportedly active in an om Bm
HY 90953 ye SECRET) MM 105-1729 anti-Communist group. He was a member of the Cuban Secret Police under former President CARLOS PRIO (1948-52) and later opposed the BATISTA Yfegime in Cuba and the TRUJILLO in the Dominican Republic. He served with FIDEL CASTRO as civil attache at the Cuban Embassy in Costa Rica until March, 1960 when he was discharged for his admitted "reactionary attitude” and friendship with former Costa Rican President JOSE FIGUERES. He subsequently moved to Venezuela obtaining Venezuelan citizenship in 1962 and has since served in the Venezuelan foreign Ministry and worked with the Venezuelan National Police (DIGEPOL). He reportedly served as body guard for former Presidents BETANCOURT and LEONI of Venezuela as well as JOSE FIGUERES of Costa Rica. A 1960 atlega tion that GARCIA was a 965 nd there is no indication({($S at this time of a change of this status. It is apparent from above that GARCIA is highly placed in the Venezuelan Government and is anti-Communist in ideology. e has long been 1 [] Miami eens &<,] [Ss] no additional investigation is necessary and is closing its case on GARCIA, ene It is noted the Miami Office is in contact with LESLIE LLOYD ANDREWS, GARCIA's stepson who is is under development as a PSI in Venezuelan matters and may obtain information regarding §ARCIA*'sifuture trips to Miami. FECRET Doctd: 32340402 Page @ 9 ©. | 2 OOOOOCOCUhUUUUUUUUUUUUUULULUU