HW 54464 JFK Assassination System Date: $/21/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI ~ RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10220-10350 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: —_105-114543-107 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: OBRIEN, FRANCIS J. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 04/15/1964 PAGES: 15 , _ SUBJECTS : JURE, MIL ACT, RCD, ARMS, EXPLOSIVES, ASSOC, TRA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32298074 Released under the John Kennedy Lesassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note}. ase#: NU 54464 Date: WO-10-2017 Page 1
1 Shee ies Sie 59) a) : if . “s - . = : wae . . eo , FEDERAL BUREAU ‘OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE ‘INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD “NEW YORK SAN JUAN 4/15/64 3/4 - 4/2/64 | TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY . 1} TYPED BY FRANCIS J. O'BRREAIS ON ait Ki 5 CHARACTER OF CASE OJUNTA_REVOLUCTONARIA. | CUBANA (CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA) (JURE) ; ALL INFORMATIC REFERENCE: to ADMINISTRATIVE: a ZACHARY DE GASTER, 10 East 40th Street, NYC, on 3/24/64, advised that he had returned to NYC, from his European trip on 3/8/64, and that as of 3/24/64, he had — - not been contacted by any, representative of the JURE.Z DE GASTER stated that he would contact the JURE . in the near future and would advise them that he is available to accompany oneof their representatives to © ff Jamaica to inspect the P erty which has been offered them 0 °£ Claseiled 1 ECIAL AGENT Guer (105- 214943) (RH) . JOS [SES | LT Miami (105-6661) (Info) (RM a ce _M-San Juan (105- <Gaia}(Enfo) (0) ““1-Washington Field (105-52 3 APR 20:1964 . (Info) (RM) ly | 1-New: ‘York (105- 42570) DECLASSIFIEDIZ ees PSPC EL me [\ | _ - _ ON / fp & x “Digserintion Record of Attached Report Notations 1a PA Mo ¥ wesw oc. Kapy tw coh Simin ED oom Wat. a bate was | ONVOSUACSH emg /erbmmib Jn codpdina orf coin ters “ne How Fwd. by woig itor nf,f Sm exe, REE? % sine so ied Freeh raza ———paurindogiys ap set Sou 5G APR30904 SUNS NIT yo. Ne HW 54464 Docld: 32296074 Page 7 : = 4 APPROVED: xx IN CHARGE 2 boos wrtreINSBaces BELOW 2 cor} s MADE: REC 5
“NY 105-42570 AWS ISMAEL RODRIGUEZ, 84-19 5ist Avenue, Elmhurst, Queens, New York, was not contacted as set forth in NY report of SA FRANCIS J, O'BRIEN, dated 2/28/64, as the NYO received information from NY 4116-S that RODRIGUEZ had informed RAUL CHIBAS and other leaders of the JURE that the NYO had contacted him attempting to determine activities of the organization and what military strength and plans the organization had. U&Xu) INFORMANTS: | a Identity of Source File Number Where Located NY P-1 « | 134-83113a } (u ‘Pe 4116-s ) (uw) bs! | V4 u) NY T-2 105-42570-83 vEMILIO BARQUIN -85 / PSI under development % 134-9717A LEADS: MIAMI, SAN JUAN, WFO (INFORMATION) Copies of this report are being furnished to the above mentioned offices as they have current investigation in this matter.% re a AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Will maintain contact | #ey with established sources and follow activities of the JURE. ae in the NY area.t | . COVER PAGE y -B¥- fi :” PE Sts ome BA a... on HW 54464 Docld: 32296074 Page 7
ME Re SORTER gy matemeramemetens 8 ec erm nena - - sees a Pow (Rev. 3-3-59) - rr : url ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF \ _STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ~ Copy to: Report of: FRANCIS. y- O'BRIEN» Office: New York, New York Date: . . AY 15/64 . , Field Office File #: 105- 42576, | : Bureau File £05-114543 Tile JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA : : fouban REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA) ; | JURE) SS | | \ Character: INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA: | nO Eom oe FL &. Synopsis: <SUM¥ 1-1 stated that ROGHLTO CLSNEROSMOTAZ, a Miami a | representative of the Junta Revolucionaria Cubana. (JURE), came to New York on 2/22/64, te purchase Belgian rifles and also attempt to purchase explosives. NY T-1 advised that he id not know if CIS OS was successful in obtaining the __Uu arms and explosive NY T-2 furnished two letters received rom the Foreign Relations Secretariat of JURE in Puerto Rico setting forth two conbemplated plans of JURE seeking to defect enpioyees of the Cuban Foreign Service and of raising KG) funds and king favorable propaganda ong university Vy students. (NY NY T-1 advised that AVENO K RANCO, an officer of JURE in New fork; stated that there may be a move by the younger members of JURE in New York to ke over leadership “because of the inactivity of JURE in NY T-2 stated that (v) RAULACHIBAS, a member of the National Board of JURE, left , NY-on 3/26/64, for Miami and then San Juan, Puerto Rico, where HAO an an important meeting of the JURE leaders would take place. -~P- ALL INFORMA GN CONTAINED HERES Is UNCLASS! 7 DA 0-4 Cee This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. : : , HW 54464 Docld: 32296074 Page 4
NY 105-42570 we NY T-1, on March 27, 1964, advised that RAUL CHIBAS, a member of the National Board of the JURE, and the head of the JURE in New York City, departed New York: on — March 26, 1964, for. Miami, Florida, and San/Juan; “Puerto Rico. While in Miami, NY T-1 stated that CHIBAS would “Confer with ROGELIO CISNEROS and would the 20 to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to discuss with MANUEL RG head c stp how of the JURE, the future of the JURE in New York, Cit ° NY T-1 stated that prior to the departure of CHIBAS, CHIBAS was pessimistic and discontented over the future of the JURE as he, CHIBAS, feels that RAY has gone ahead with certain operations without consulting either — CHIBAS or CISNEROS (BY . NY T-1 also advised on March 24, 1964, that recently AVENOL FRANCO of the JURE in New York, visited him and stated that there may be a move at the present ‘time within the JURE in New York, on the part of younger that the younger members of the JURE in New York were members, to take over the leadership. FRANCO told NY T-l unhappy about the situation because the JURE was quite _ inactive in the New York area (eu —— NY T-1 also advised that he had heard a report but he did not know whether it was true or not that ANTONIO DE LA CARRERA, one of the original leaders of the JURE in New York, had resigned from the group. %& NY T-2, on March 31, 1964, advised that he had recently spoken with RAUL CHIBAS and CHIBAS had informed him that he was going to make a trip to Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, on business for the JURE. pe T-1l,on March 31, 1964, advised that he had learned that IBAS had left "New York on March 26, 1964, for Miami and then for San Juan, Puerto Rico, where n important meeting of the JURE leaders would take placespg . -10- wCoBA HW 54464 DoclId: 322798074 Page 7