Releazed under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 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 Docld: 32338314 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-9014]-10110 HQ JUNE MAIL 105-924 13-40 Document Information FBI DONAHUE BELMONT 02/21/1961 1 QUINTIN PINO MACHADO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C Redact 01/21/1999 INDEFINITE MEMO Date: 5/27/201
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 se 2107 Hote). DATE: , bio 14-7017 OPTIONAL’ FORM NO. 10 ‘ NG can C . Tolson Y Parsons * NEED STATES GOVER__ ENT , nae Mohr : di - Parsons . ae ipent : “Memoran “ - Belmont SECRED Conrad 2 - Donahoe oa Lo L'Allier alee Q—— — , TO > A. H. Belmont! - Donohue vate: February 1 1961 Poa | x= EAA, i - Mullins 1 Su 2 FROM : S. By Donahoe casage Si Yo c AC Gsusyecr: QUINTIN PINO™MACHADE: assifed by mele WITIC 3 INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA eclassify on: . is aye OS £, 2a We are asking the Attorney General to authorize technical coverage at residence of subject, Alternate Cuban Delegate to aN Organization of American States (GAS), which coverage is desired by vo TES State at beaten enothe reportedly | has kidnappeg a former 9 RSS diplomat, beaten“another and threatened others.fa) State Department has been considering persona non grata action against Pino on basis of data developed by Bureau concerning the kidnapping at gun point of a former clerk at the Cuban Embassy by Pino and Pino's wife. This took place in November, 1960, approximately a month-after Pino arrived in the U. S. and following his assignment as a Cuban diplomat in Nicaragua where he was kicked out for meddling in Nicaraguan internal affairs. He has continued to use strong-arm | tactics since the kidnapping, and all information developed has been furnished’ State Departmen@which. has indicated that Pino's connections with an international-type Heyy ti U liptilef diets it quite difficult for | if ——— removal action to be taken. Hy hactus Fer. thor Letter. : : ‘\ @n 2/15/61 State Dep artment’4 d by liaison that technical coverage of su bject® s residence is desired. Pino presently resides at 1903 East-West Highway, Apartment I Silver ye Maryland, and his telephone number is JUniper 5- $611 (9/u) ; OBSERVATIONS: FX-117 REC. y/o -Grufo 6 LAD We have active investigation of Pino and there is reason to believe he is carrying out intelligence activities, but such has , not been proven to date. He reportedly has been making some Chreetening telephone calls..and, if so, some of them probably are being made from : + his residence. ‘His general conduct has been the most flagrant of any & Cuban official. assigned to the U. S. to date. Coverage 1s, _ therefore, desirable from an. investigative standpoint, as well as a oO State Department's efforts:-to’ jhave him removed. We have 35 stallations in eal of B9(S) are peine | installed, and this installation would make a total of f/9 (5) ® “ie d Qexg Be ra . c. mo AZ: ‘MAR 3 “1961: Ss ACTION: ’ Attached is memorandum ‘for the ‘Attorney General requesting \S= authority to install the technical coverage, the ge security: of \ which has been assured by Washington Field éffice. ye 105-92413 - | - Enelosur ERE Be Like, ign RAM: jwh (7) . Jsecren ! re giao Docld: 32338314 Page 2?