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104-10049-10262) KeniivalinKalaaDecieetifemfertens SEIGOGZ MAY 74. STAFF ClTz | a | PRIORITY DBCD/WASHINGION ATH: DCD/OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FROM: | FIELD OFFICE | SUBJ: FRANK STURGIS REF 3 \TELECOR, 7 MAY 1974, SAME SUBJECT fe AT 1055-08 7 MAY 1874 WE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL ON THE LISTED LIRE FROM FRANK STURGIS, WHO INDICATES THAT HE WARTED TO MCET WITH US AS SOCs AG POSSISLE Ih CREE THAT RE MIGHT CONVEY INFORMATION OF EXTREMES TePCRTANSE TG THE AGENCY. _ HE MEATIGNES AT THE OUTSET THAT Fe HAD ARAAUGED TO MEET WITH IFIELD CFFICE AT An EARLIER DATE, But HAC FAILED TO APPEAR AT THE APPCISTEN TIME AND PLACE. We Bib NOT COMMENT ON TEE SEORTIVE MELTING 3 HCVEVER, We IMMEDIATELY AUVISES STURGIS THAT Wi ARE BOT IN A POSITION TO MEET WITH HIM. ‘SE SUGGESTED THAT IF HE REGUIRED AGERKCY CONTACT HE SHCULD CO IT AT Tre WASHINGTON LEVEL. EE ASKED YHO IN VASHINGTON HE MIGHT CALL. WE INOICATED THAT w& WERE USABLE TO SUGGEST A SPECIFIC HAME. 2. STURGIS THEN SAID THAT HE PIDN°T WAST TO PLAY GA“ES ANT THAT RE WAS PREPARCD TO GIVE US KIS UNFQRMATION OVER THE TELEPHONZ. ee * naaheennenenseeeetateteny tee ae
PAGE 2 PCOuUFIDENTLIAL HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT IT coacs ERNE Ep NANCOT LOS il MEXICO AND THAT A HUMNBSch OF VERY HIGH RANKING PESFLE VERE INVCLVES. i TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS URNECESSARY TO GO ANY FURIFER BECALSE THIS WAS & PRCELEM FOR THE: DRUG EXFCRCOENERT AGENCY, AND SUGGESTED THAT Me CORTACT THEM. .HE RESPOLSES TEAT KE BAS MAD CERTAIN PEGELEMS WITH BEA, BUT HE INDICATED TRAT Fe MIGMT CALL GECKGE Bays, FETs BIANI, WhO" HE HAS KHOWN FOR SOME TIMe. WE AGREED THAT THIS MIGHT EE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. STURGIS Thea THANKED uS Ast THe COBVERSAT 10 WAS TERMINATED. . Duane 3. STURGIS WAS VERY PERSDUAELE, EUT FRANK, OSNITUTTHIS BRIEF CONVERSATION. WE BELIEVE THAT HE UNSERSTANSS OUR POSITION, AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE TEAT He WILL ATTEMPT TG CORTACT US ASAIN. - | Ae THE INFORSAT 108 CONTAINED IN TMIS MENGRANDL™ KAS BEEN PASSED LOCALLY TO 4 , E@2@ IMPOET CL BY GizsSe- cee ee: eee ee
13-00000 Ker in Guat: mila 30: lige” $9 and contacted’ Gol. Ocenr TisithliS Lor.og wha ebief tS 3 Less of. Avidtéca (prt ariline); also With subj war Cart Serfio DIAZ snd Gept.. - 5 Jan @ Crete: Pedro lsie DIAZ. Lana; ‘they - -wighed ‘to talk w/t vee YDIGORAS to explain | G/STRG. intends ‘control Cag they’ fesire obtain poral support of Guat end imprese | need ‘te * nite GA agtinat: STM, = . . Lo, FS tal . . errar Letter of 23 Mar ‘69 reported Subj was appointed. liaison officer’ between Cuban AF 16755 Have’ ‘& UGy in'Mer 59. Subj atated to Consular officer that he vas serving as chief. secusity . officer, Guben al Lasen s officers { Gubsn AF, and Cubn Govt inspector for gambling. 26 Janéo' FIORINI, Frank Re. subj's involvement in leaflet drop a oe ~droppin, DBF 35 mx. raid. over Habana © on 21 Oct #9, ne — 0et 5 ‘Subj accompanied Marcos DIAZ ‘Lane oo, -TDS..3/1,23, 897 and Sergio DIAZ to Guat. Ret to Miami. 7 netairnee res °° wee
EGRET, 9 Tanuary 19640 ee SAS 64-18 0000 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Cl/Staff , Ja ames Angleton SUBJECT —_. :_- Memo received from AMTOUT- 1 Le Attached is a translation of a memo sent to Carlos Marquez : Sterling. Sterling gave a copy of the memo to AMTOUT- 1, an. o> SAS/EDE asset, who passed itontous, |... en Ee _ "The ° Brigadier of Giron; ‘Sr. - Evidio Pereira, whois in ~ constant communication with Cuba, informs the General Delegate | ' of the Movimiento Patriotico Cuba Libre, ... news of great - x importance, 1, Notify the Pentagon of this facts ‘Ruby, ‘the : assassin of Oswald was in Havana a year ago. He is a friend and cee customer of a citizen named Praskin, owner or manager “ Rep hs of a novelty shop for tourists located between Animas y => Trocadero, Paseo del Prado, in front of the Hotel Sevilla. " oe! This ‘ynformation, received in Miami, ‘as ‘noted at the . “ on beginning of this memorandum, were received by Brigadier. o of Brigade 2506, Evidio Pereira, who is ready to verify them. ° rey _. New York, 29 December 1963. ' i ro Bos we mee Pereira is ‘probably Evidio B. Pereira Acosta, ‘DPOB 12 March 1927, . eae eee Gral, Carrilo, Las Villas,.201-298242, member of Brigade ; 2506. Poy eS There are no SAS traces on Praskin, oe Document Number ald. (3- | 28 “for FOIA Review og FEB 1977 (is sorce DocumMENT FOR - voc. 2H ma OSWALD SEGRET uti are 201. ; | | oo 2 sao ,
104-10048-10934]  &. ‘3 ', r. vi . rae bos DIRECTOR | OM LONDON THON + ft 4 . ; | FO pel, DOP, . c/el 2, VR 7 a vag Soziea a 1 om dae Th. stiocn autho-s DE. se) Susi r1z +r Ze ae e CR : ET 2717312 = - ane —_ = velo PEF ‘om #5 133 % oo - | it Prat m B | — 4. Mo TRAC ES offasv a OSWALD IN JACUAR , SPECIAL BRANCH RH ene aa : : PIX] aL RECORDS oFFicé. HOWEVER , TRAFFIC INDEX SH 108 S THAT ‘OsvaLD ~ ; : Ae , ARRIVED IN SOUT HAMPTON 9 OCT 59 GL AIMING IN HIS LANDING CARD ve cS poe - =: HAD NO FIXED ADDRESS our PLANNED REMAIN U. Ke ONE. WEEK FOR vacat ION a | BEFORE GOING ON To" SOE ‘SCHOGL IN SUISSE”. MOVEVER y HE HE LEFT ‘LOND oe , S “NEXT DAY 19 OCT AY AIR FOR WELSINKI. THERE NO RECORD ON RETURN | 8.8 afr | FROM USSR TO Ue Se | HE PASSED TROUGH Ue K. . HOVEVER, IF 3 MOVING ee Bs ~ o THRU IN TRANSIT ONLY IT NOT NECESSARY FILL OUT LANDING carp AND 8g aoe THEREFORE TRAFFIC INDEX WOULD NOT Kavi RECORD. Pe Poy (2. 26 NOV A 3RIT SUBJ CLAIMING BE FREE LANCE JOURNAL IST | 3 ; Gib RESIDING CHILE ROUGHLY Last TWENTY YEARS Nat GE SOHN WIL SON AKA 8 a ae , WIL SON- FUDSON. VISITED EMB TO TELL FOLLOWING. ‘SAID HE was ‘IN: cuBa” ed | "DURING 57-59 WORKING IN SOME CAPACITY FoR BATISTA AND was ssn ino cLalts. HE KNEW A GAMBLING GANGSTER TYPE a wHO VAS IN: “DEPORTED - BY CASTRO. AFTER I iPR ISONME ENT FR A TINE. - HOWEVER , © SAME FRISON W mH I AFTER CASTRO CAVE TO POVER. saNros was. me 27 Nowe és. | SECRET : » RRM OLO UE PRRD HW ENTE TU AAI PAI PEEP RIES nears t¢ DDAMIRITER | Lene Pane Ne a ae a 2D oust .
se Sante ized Brie “oo ere ae Numper aa — _ - re Fox sterile copy of this docy’ "t. AHP y Ss me “CLACE IED MESSAGE Sy Sebge in 6910 pace_2 MOP RETURN U. 2. DUS SAVER AL FE DERAL INo Tet Fp) OU STAYDING AGAINST HIM. SANTOS UFTED THEREFORE REMAIN in : - le “PR EON FOR FER 2 190 OF TINE PAYING casTRa IN DOLLARS FOR HIS eek : “LUXLR IOUS AND DEFINITELY NON- FRISON LIXE aCCONMODAT IONS. DURING “THIS PEE Me WAS, ACCORDING TO WILSON-HUD.ZON, visi zp FREQUE NILY, BY ANNE 22 AMER ICAN PAN GSTEP TYPE NAYER RUE ay. WIL SON- RUC son | ——— CLAINS 3E COULD IDENT 1FY RUBY FROM LEAR PICTURE. ‘ALSO CLANS | TOK 42 TESTIFIED BEFORE T HE EASTLAND SENATE WITTEE DURING ae ITE VEAP THES IN 59 6 ON CASTRO ACT IVI IES. - ‘STAT ION" ceciciNe | no WILSON- “EDSON WITH JAGUAR AND snOT H. -REQUE ST ANY “Has TRACES “AND * egipet ge COMME aT S ade - att, : & . Se cCDENVY PURSUING } SUCH SAME LINES & $ sts TION ON THe EIR “vas! 7 REQUESTS. WE CHECKING T OGET HER PREVENT DUFL ICATION Bur ‘STATION ee al WILu HANDLE TRACES PRINCIPALLY WITH svar THO Ja GUAR WILL ADDRESS | so ep REPL IES IN DUPLICATE BOTH TO STAT ION AND ENVY. HAVE ASKED si ORK = - yoy eet ae ao “FOLLOW UP ANY LEADS ON BRIT SUBJECTS ABROAD RELATING To ABOVE: AS. een “APPROPRIATE, AND THEY HAVE AGREED FULLY. EEE ae ‘SEGRE To a ON Bes o/s COMMENT: #9! SSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO RYBAT GPFLOOR CABLES. 7 “eet * Bae oe + = a wote. 2 REDE Boe Lotte § Maser ao ete. “378 Lee Sis fe ooo. 8, on
10410048-10335] 7 ae J0 - > an 7 " ed 29% ae ASSIFY T9 FILE NO 2OL= 29 rE '  - CLASSIFIZO MESSAGE WEF TO FILE ACS ine nin 6G ect + et CD ORAS eee OD Kat cote MEIN a.? EO i : eerie 4 ING - ° To Teanen l : oe. Mee ae nen BP FP ee Leta de (a DIRECTOR TON; SAS G(MR OMNEAL CE NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED 1555 24 nov BP) SAS CCPY CLOTTED ANO OS NOTIFIED AND COPY "SLOTTED 1555 24 uo/ 6P) > 3° DoP, cl, CHOPS. Fy S87, 05 2, VR oo ee + onitos mPa enysorany grown Fe. tm Se vebe « F, es ne nee te: we O33 2 Beimomrer Toaeer ee MEDIATE DIR CLE WasavE g129° oe YPIC NO WAVE TRACES JACK RUBY AL BE RUBENSTEIN WHO. LDENTIF IED . 4 ¥ NEWS MEDIA AS MURDERER oF (LEE OSWALD. ; oe ee : Re Te  pourrse rer i | : RID/ETS | A oer * - . R CLASSIFICATION REVIEW be - {CONDUCTED oh ES. APR 1376 i a Le ee _ CaS mt . os . ; downgrading oad tot. : * drilariGgation : : - joe i (rea 1389 28201505 - REPRODUCTION-BYYOTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE ISPROHIEIED ~~ Copy No. . (5) Be " ° . . i Sanpete STE TOTO CD ao 7 for FOIA Review on. _ APR 1978 oe
(0d- 10048-10434 rn | “— Sec, amasicunaminemn. ree: rect otenuniageaeateal tana Bellic bi sent at eS ga GIBB. dh QAO one mead ART Septet Es scprenaccaigo aS _ 9 RRR eEEON SECRET 2523302 OCT 68 CITE MEXICO CITY/7816 ~ HGG Me Pbk PRAEL, DIRECTOR, INFO GUATEMALA CITY, uMGobRA a, |_--REFt_ MEXICO CITY 7793 (W2040d) re. LOCAL MEXICO NEWSPAPER CARRIED ARTICLE Focroser c ON . | Sevu | | @BPTURE OF YACHT "EL AMIGO” BY AUTHORITIES FORM BELIZE BRIFISH HONDURAS, ARTICLE INDICATES YACHT HIJACKED BY AMERICANS 18 OCT. ‘dK | 2602768 14421358 - | TWO MEXIGANS FORCED go ALONG WERE ALONSO CAMPOS MASTER OF YACHT A : Ramon’ MAGANA Buses. «AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED FIVE OF THOSE : ABOARD AS CHARLES orSouner, HERSERT Ip PENDER, FRANK BONELLI, ~ _ ROBERT. ‘Eurtis AND- MAX” Sorpan. NAMES OF Remarari THREE ABOARD , _ “cit :USA IL. N& . red SE 5A Honduras ¥ i 4 WITHHELDBY BELIZE POLICE. 9° 2. SEARCH OF YACHT REVEALED CARGO OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, ANMUNIT ION, GRENADES, PISTOLS, “APS OF BELIZE TERRITORY WITH: MARKED ‘agEAS ‘ON BORDER OF BRITISH HONDUREAS- “GUATERIALAN BORDER. PROPAGANDA FOUND ABOARD CALLED OW PEOPLE OF BELIZE TO REBEL AGAINST PRIME MINISTER GEORGE PRICE “AND DECLARE SELVES IN FAVOR OF ANBEXIRG BRITISH HONDURAS TO GUATEMALA. AFTER QUESTIONING GROUP CLAIMED 4¢ <-\'s GUATEMALAN MOVEMENT " TO SAVE" BELIZE. YACHT MASTER SAID WAS FORCED LOAD ARMS AND PROPAGANDA IN FFKICAN AAgt OF PROGRESSO. NEAR MERIDA. ALONSO MARTIN VAZQUEZ YACHT OWNER LEFT FOR BRL IZE : OP eee BESTT eg TI eae, : . a a ie
13-00000 - \ a cm eR tt ttt SAECO then ne ew a « PAGE 2 MEXICO CITY 7818 SECRET : FILE “K CHARGE AGAINST ABOVE GROUPS. if , us AM Of ¢ a Noy! S. QTMER ARTICLE DATELINED MERIDA STATED ABOVE 8 ye itton MPG Now. rl RIQHTE OLHERS WHO EVADED: CAPTURE vERHACCUSEDDF Pant eight ie ao : I KECENT MEXICO CITY STUDENT RIOTS, nef ican AUTHORITIES IN MERICGA CLAIMED CLOSING IN ON MISSING MEMBERS OF GROUP AND EXPECTED APPREHEND THEM MOMENTARILY. i 4. STATION EXPECTING ADDTIONAL INFO ONYACHT INCIDENT FROM | LIAMATOR-1 THRU LIRENO-1. i 5. INDEX O*CONNEL, PENDFR, BCNELLI, CURTIS, GORMAR, | FILE 33-368. | TE CRET : SECRET 4 8 6 608 608 @ @ 6 8 Co) 680 e 6 e @: @ C 8 @ @ tC) ® 6 ® ae tects wt, ome _ me ° ue @ee
"REF Rs 316/01746- 77 - ” . mor ma, ‘ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ve "+ WASHINGTON; D.C. 20505 TO ) rs pi¥ector . Federal Bureau. of Investigation Attention: Intelligence Division FROM: Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT: Frank, STURGIS OR ~ According to a source of the Miami Field’ Office of the Domestic Collection Division, Subject disclosed to the source the following information concerning plans -which allegedly reflec Subject's interest in Africa and Panama -in. conversations held on or around 5 June 1977. Subject has discussed plans to establish a Cuban Govern- ment’ in exile. on. Angolan soil with the help of Holden ROBERTO, FNLA. .Subject is prepared on receipt of agree - ment: from Roberto to provide food, medical teams and other forns of. assistance to the ENLA. Ostensibly, t this would be a first step following recognition by Roberto - of a Cuban.Exile Government. This government would then attempt. toraise troops and, among other things, capture as _tmany Gastro soldiers as possible in order to use them as an exchange or trade instrument. The funds for such an -enterprise ostensibly. would come from Cuban Communities in Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela and the United States. ‘One. aspect of the proposed unconventional war is the use of counterfeit Angolan money. Also allegedly ‘involved is planning to secure Angolan aid for Panamanians who oppose Torrijos. ; 2. Involved in unspecified ways in these plans arc the following: a, Leonell GOMEZ - International Coordinator, “Afro-Cuban Committee (appears to be inactive | "at present; formerly involved in the Cuban Exile Movement) b. .Dr. Alida REINOSO’ ¢.: (FNU) SOTOLONGO — Guassinzo ey — SAGNER™ a . EXEMPT EROM GENERAL DECLAS: AEICATH x “d.- Merwin SIGALE - Columnist § | Schitut of €. 0 bese, exenrtic, for an afternoon. news - § SBC. (2). (5) or (49 Caarete ot [a paper WARMING HONCE P L AUTOMAFPICALLY UtCLASSHTT sup Eaesecth ws ‘ OLR AP Tr seme eee -. : 78 aug. , Date. impossible to “determi: a ges om % ~ -— ; . fy Ph VE Wi FAY IGE Ce oO we fealess orp ace ke wnceet date = gees 8 it sf 7 | Jd:
13-00000 ray ee Be SUBJECT? Frank STURGIS 5. Stanley ‘TAYLOR - Leeds, United Kingdom; - allegedly an associate of Roberto + Colin TAYLOR - An uncle of Stanley Taylor The: “source. has expressed an extreme fear. of physical Sete should- his disclosures become known and a disinclination to convey" his information | directly } to other agencies’: 8 . oo . CIR=316/02820-77 5 Ee Se att ee epee ee Ee ie A Ee tna Ont on ONE febe wise 1G NOTICE . | SLi RS, Sanne s . 4 ia TPs ye tats Dog: ~ eS gl, . gh . : . : . sey hte
104-10049-10000 SECRE T 1215302. may 1 ‘STAFF SITE DCD/MIAMI 14956. 0% pco/HeAmauantERS. e: OSG (WALKER) Ea NINTEL SUSd2 FRANK STURGIS oe (EF raver 1 TELECON OF it MAY 1977 1. ROBERT We MORGAN IS A MIAMI-BASED ADVENTURER AND RODUCER OF SEMI-DOCUMENTARY MOVIES WHO HAS OCCASIONALLY ‘SLUNTEERED INFORMATION TO THE MFO. HE IS ACQUAINTED WITH RANK STURGIS. ON 1 MAY 1977 HORGAN TELEPHONED THE MFO ND IMPARTED THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. @, WITHIN THE PAST FEW DAYS, STURGIS SAID THAT HE <STURGIS) [AD BEEN APPROACHED TO ORGANIZE TRAINING FOR 200 PANAMANIAN ISSIDENTS TO-OCCUR IN COSTA RICA. TRAINING WOULD LAST 39 rAYS AND WCULD BE PART. OF A LARGER ANTI@TORR 1JOS EFFORT. +8 PROVIDED NO FURTHER DETAILS. UN Lbs Wd 85 1 ‘3.° sTurGiIs ALSO. ‘SAID ‘HE was NOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE ‘&FRO-CUBAN COMMITTEE", POSSIBLY A NEW GROUP,- WHICH HAS WONG ITS GOALS, CO ALESCING CUBAN EXILE OPPOSITION. TO CASTRO .CTIVITIES IN AFRICA. STURGIS SAID THE GROUP INITIALLY IS mEKING 50 MEN FOR. SERVICE OF SOME SORT IN ANGOLA AND ZAIRE’ A THIS RESPECT, STURGIS WiLL DEPART SOON FOR. LONDON AND 4- WE SHOULD NOTE Hat MIAMI AREA ABOUNDS: IN STORIES “ABOUT. RANK STURGIS, OR PURPORTING TC ORIGINATE WITH STURGIS. WE AVE, HOWEVER, NO REASON TC DOUBT STURGIS ACTUALLY SAID THESE KINGS TO MORGAN. se. SOME OF MORGAN'S FILM PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES TAKE HIM D071 3b
°AGE 2 DCD/MIAMT. 14056 s E CR ET [0 UNUSUAL PLACES OR LEAD TO UNUSUAL PERSONAL ‘ASSO CIATIO NSo i= HAS AN OVERRIDING CONCERN THAT HE MIGHT AT SOME PCINT 3= IDENTIFIED AS. ‘A POLICE INFORMANT AND THEREFORE WILL NOT fALK TO THE FBI. HE HAS ALSO ASKED US TO REFRAIN FROM DOING 3 IN MATTERS AFFECTING: HIM. ' &. NCNETHELESS, | ‘SOME. OF THIS SHOULD BE PASSED TO THE .- "aI. WE CAN TRY AGAIN TO PERSUADE MORGAN TO DEAL WITH THE “GRE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY. ALTERNATIVELY, WE WOULD RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF SUBSTANCE AT HEAD QUARTERS LEVEL. . 2 IMPDET CL BY B11668— _— SECR E T we
104-10049-10004 SECRET 23 August 1976 _ MEMORANDUGE FOR ‘THE RECORD SUBJECT: call: ‘from [ lof DCD Concerning Frank "STURGIS Le “ithe: “following information was provided to by his. DCD Miami- office on 23 August. The information was given. to the DCD Miami office by a contact (not identified) . on 23 August who. obtained it from Oscar FREELY. FREELY is writing a book. on. ) Frank STURGIS. 2, “STURGIS: isto appear on the Tomorrow Show at 2a me | on 24 ‘August, which is to be narrated by Tom Schneider. STURGIS just. recently returned to Miami ffom taping the show | ‘in New ‘York. 3. “While | in “New York STURGIS saw Marita LORENZ and - optainca from her a book which, according to source, appeared to be cryptographic material and seemed to relate to Albania. The DCD source saw.a "few copies" of what he described as "mathematical matrix" material. | 4° STURGIS ‘currently (today - ~ 23 August) is attempting to contact Senator. ‘Baker to turn over thé material to him. - DCD plans . to. ask the source to monitor the situation and adyise . whether. the material in fact is turned over to Baker. Chris Hopkins LA/COG/CIOS -
104-10049-10010 CABLE ‘BEC DIGSEM BY. PER _- Somer wo Rt REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THA SS ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED] | PERSON /UNIT NOTIFIED. Pade ak = Sint i ACTION UNIT Ch\-MO © ACTION ¢ 1957670 ETABB7” =— PAGE O41. _IN 558129 Og _ToRi2aa424 APR 75 [___] 23206 Sait 2114162. wea 75 STAFF | | 30! cite[__‘j2sz06 | Spe o? TOL PRIORITY ‘DIRECTOR, | | — RYBAT Tait De . 1s UN “APRIL ‘Bhy MAMI HERALD PRINTED FRONT PAGE HEADLINE ARTICLE IN WHICH (FRANK STURGIS GIVES LENGTHY INTERVIEW ON HIS PLOTTING CASTRO'S DEATH ON BEHALF OF CIA, ARTICLE CLAIMS STURGIS WORKED. FOR. CIA ‘FROM 195968, ARTICLE ALSO QUOTES STURGIS as BEING. UNvoLvaD IN ASSASSINATION PLOTS AND CONSPIRACIES 70 OVERTHROK cuaay PANAMA “GUATEMALA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AND HAITI a ; 7 Be STURGIS QuoTED AS FOLLOWS! "THE FIRST DISCUSSION OF ASSASSINATION WITH: MY ‘GIA CONTACTS WAS IN FEBRUARY 1959." 3, REQUEST CONSIDZRATION BE GIVEN TO PUBLIC DENIAL THAT STURGIS WAS CIA AGENT, — Car fev Le AGEy Jecax5eg 40 NO FILE, 2) IMPOET Hye sep AY bel Bie crew yr¥8 | oe | — oo ae .
104-10049-10015 grt ny 00 Nive DEN EN AT ‘i w eh a 4 CONFI D E u T a A L @BIGGEZ MAY 74 ‘STAFF CITE DeD/MIAAL. 12521 PRIORITY DED/WASHIEGTON ATING | DCD/OFFIc= OF THE CHIEF CHORTON) FROMS MIARE FIELD OFFICE (HERNESSZY) SUBJ: | FRANK: STURGIS | REF 3 HORTON/S TARLING /HRENNESSEY TELECGH, 7 MAY 1974, SAME a SUBJECT ; ie AT 1655. oN 7 may 1374 WE RECLIVED &é TELEPHONE CALL OND THE LISTED LINE FROM Base STURGIS, WHO INDICATED THAT HE ‘WANTED TQ MCET WITH US AS SOON AS POISIELE Th €RDER THAT HE MIGHT CONVEY INFORMATION OF EXTREME LTSPCRTANCE TO THE AGENCY. _ HE MENTIONED AT TME OUTSET THAT Ke HAD ARRANGED TO MEET WITH MATT MACVANE OF THE MIAMI FICLD CFFICE AT AN EARLIER DATE, BUT MACVANE MAD FAILED TO APPEAR AT THE AFPCINTES TIME AND. PLACE. We DID NOT COMMENT ON THE ABORTIVE MACVASE HESTING HOWEVER, WE IMMEDIATELY AUVISED STURGIS THAT WE ARE KOT IN ‘A POSITION TCO MEET WITH HIM. WE SUGCESTED THAT IF HE RESUIRED ASZNCY CONTACT HE SHCULD DOS TY AT TRE WASHINGTCNH LEVEL. HE ASKED WHO I WASHINGTON HE MIGHT CALL. WE INDICATED THAT aE WERE LRASLE TO SUGGEST A SPECIFIC HAME. 2. STURGIS THEN SAID THAT KE DIDN°T Want TO PLAY GAMES ANT THAT ne BAS PREPARED T@ GIVE uS KIS LAF ORMATION OVER THE TELEPHONE TP-002 155
PAGE 2 PCD/MIAMI 1252) CONFIDENTIAL HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT IT CONCERNED NARCOTICS IN MEXICO AND THAT A HUMBER CF VERY NIGH RANKING PEOPLE WERE INVOLVES. Wi TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY TO GO ANY FURTKER BECAUSE THIS WAS 8 PROELEM FOR THE ‘DRUG ENFCRCENENT AGENCY, AND SUGGESTED THAT HE CONTACT THEM... HE RESPOSDED THAT HE HAS HAD CERTAIN PEOELEMS WITK DEA, EUT KE-INDICATEL TKAT Ke MIGHT CALL GECKGE DAVIS, FEI, MIAMI, WHOM HE HAS KNOWN FOR SOME TIME. WE AGRECD THAT TRIS MIGHT BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. STURGIS THEN THANKED US AAD TMé CONVERSATION WAS TERMINATED. Duane | 3. STURGIS WAS. VERY PERSOWAELE, EUT FRANK, DSHITZ-THIS ait CONVERSATION. WE BELIEVE TKAT HE UNDERSTANDS OUN POSITION, AND WE DO NOT ARTICIPATE THAT HE WILL ATTEMPT TG CONTACT US AGATN. A. THE THFORNATION CONTAINED 18 THIS PEMCRANDL™ HAS BEEN PASSED LOCALLY TO ThE COS/uH, “IANI, SY : EB 2 INPDET CL BY @1265f° | CONFIDENTIAL
f04-10049-0099 . UBJECT: GENERAL © = ina ‘transaction: involving. 53 purchase of > surplus U.. Se: Snilitery: equitnent’ ‘for ‘resale ANPelmont: “A.G.; (of Paduz,<Lichtenstein, has. been: the subject:of . former Inbassy Politica on JEBe: “part: of: ‘the: S- Treasury Departments '¢ the FBI,.. cand. the. 2," Regarding the dealin question, : f tail: (see: Attachment’1),,. LAMONT. told: the Treasury representative. ‘8 Jon 26 March 1951 ‘that: the- ‘transaction’ had..never..come about: In an’ interview:on: ‘that: date: in: the office: ofthe: ‘Treasury: ‘representative;. LAMONT: ‘confirmed all of the. information. contained ® ‘in Attachment:*1.. LAMONT. stated -further- that: the ; : whols: deal.was. originated ‘by (General )GilbertoyLIMON, Mexican Minister of: Defense, ‘and was ‘to have been worked unoffictally through the Mexican Embassy in Washington, ‘with’: the “help: of a{ Mr.) Sennotit MILLER of thatcity... However, it-was not possible” to. obtain ‘the necessary permits from the U. S.. ‘Government. and the whole trans— ‘action fell. through,” according. to. LAMONT... “No. purchases. or’ sales. were lade, at. east via the ‘Mexican. ‘channel, and. a money changed hands...” As far as. LAMONT -Anows, : the: matter: is: completely deaf..’: (Confirmation of the fact.that. the arms. export ‘permit: = refused. by" Washington has been received since by the Treasury. aA : : Consulate, 3: “Merida, Qneatan,! “to: ‘the'American Ambassador, : dated. 20. July: 1952... -This report deals with. “the difficulties which LAMONT and his partner were experiencing in the operation of. a shrimp fishing enterprise off the Mexican Gulf Coast... The: aa is-long. and involved,’ ‘and ‘is: of no’ > intelligence interest except: in‘so far. ae FG ial , og EGR: ihe Zh a wen — _casseson :
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