JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10205-10472 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 105-106995-4, 5 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: ROUSE, JOHN W. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 03/30/1962 PAGES: § 41 SUBJECTS : AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI, ANTI-COMMUNIST CUBAN. REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION, ACA, ARMS ACT, f FINANCES, CLADESTINE RADIO STATION, BOAT OPERATIONS, PROPAGANDA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/23/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE i eee v9.1 | HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 1
. _ <> . a 7o™ : FD- 203 (Rev. $-1-59), . 2, “eee : . Ne FEDERAL. pUREA OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE MIAMT "5/3/62 | 10/3/61 - 5/1/62 MIAMI , Ws OF REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR. :ems “AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI, _ . €&lso known as Montecristi CHARACTER OF CASE 4 Group, Montecristi Movement INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA “ REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA oo) CIA HAS NO OBJECT a AcsiRRPERENGK IR = Miami airtel to Bureau, 1/17/62, captioned: AE LEASE OF CIA FORMATION "Anti-FIDEL CASTRO Activities; IS - CUBA", iN THIS DOCUMENT. Bufile 109-584, Miami file 105-1742. ink I-(- GY Bulet bearing same caption dated 1/30/62. Miamilet 1/31/62. Tampa report of SA JOHN W. ROUSE, dated 3/30/62. ) Pp o DECLASSIE ie ox SOGS. Sq PLUS Leaps gw 2220 ~. PE. nanny LEAD Note: All [ upon completion of investigation requested” below, will submit reports suitable for dissemination, using the same distribution to outside agencies as set forth in this report. + ee : 4 3 “ys “2 tor ; (10) = Buxeau (105-106995) (AM - & 6 = Miami (4.- 105-4719 1 = 105-3558 1 = 105-5147) 8 np See Cover Page "B"' for remain- at pestemionte. Record of Attached Report Netation a © Requeat Reed, eer OSA oa ral Or Y fe HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 2
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MM 105-4719 LE | Translations from Spanish to English were made by Miami Translator ELEANORE M. SCHOENBERGER . INFORMANTS IDENTITY | | LOCATION OF ORIGINAL / INFORMATION ~ S |GAUDENCIO CASTRO SOLOZABAL, Coral Gables, Florida, Financial Secretary & of "Agrupacion Montecristi",  , \ PSI under development, who voluntarily furnished informa- ; tion to SA LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JRj Instant report, page 2. MM T-2 is ERNESTO DESPAIGNE, PSI under development, Military Adviser to the Cuban Revolution- ary Council, who voluntarily furnished information to SA LEMAN L, STAFFORD, JR. Instant report, page 5. | MM T-4 is MM 726-S, contacted /* SA LEMAN L. STAFFORD 134=307 Sub A-152 Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed in this report, and they were concealed only in those instances where identities | ms T-3 is CIA, Miami 105-4719-1 and 2 must be concealed. G*. } - COVER PAGE = SEQKET HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 4
’ FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) an SE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION °*. 1 - INS, Miami (RM) 1 = ONI, 6th ND, Charleston (RM) 1 - FCC, Miami (RM) 1 = OSI, Robins AFB, Ga. (RM) 1 -- CIA, Miami (RM) 1 = G-2, Ft. McPherson, Ga. (RM) | Copytee 1 = U.S, Customs, Miami (RM) 1 - 111th INTC Group, Orlando (RM) 1 - Border Patrol, Miami (RM) Report oft LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR. Office Miami, Florida Date: May 3, 1962 Hi Jat Field Office File ss Miamd 105-4719. 55 1a QRIECTIONSIGeu File 105106995 me AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI Ne OLA SP ORMATION +H IN THIS DOCUMENT. jw fom, ty Ore MKH 2-06-96 One fie» LL @ Y Choracten INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA moma by er Jaee REGISTRATION ACT = CUBA eclassify on: OADR 4/z/ps Synopsis: Investigation discloses AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI's head- quarters located Miami, Florida. JUSTO CARRILLO HERNANDEZ, General Coordinator of organization. Identities of Exec- utive Committee and leaders of delegations in other cities throughout United States and other countries set forth, AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI first organized to bring about down- fall of BATISTA regime in Cuba; however, is now dedicated to overthrow of CASTRO Government. Aims and objectives of organization set forth. Estimates set forth concerning NN TRASSIFIED AGL UN¥ORMATION CONTAINED 3 Hy strength and membership of organization. One source describes ‘; = --« AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI as "paper" organization, basically very At & - weak and describes. it as not represéntative-of an. organiza- 2 ie tion of any great strength in the anti-CASTRO field. Organiza- =" tion receives financial support from Cuban Revolutionary Coun- cil. JUSTO CARRILLO resigned from Cuban Revolutionary Coun- cil; however, continues to head AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI, which is a member of Council. Group is represented on Cuban Rev- oOlutionary Council by JUSTO CARRILLO's nephew, FRANCISCO CARRILLO. Group had clandestine radio station set up at Miami, Florida. However, station inactive. Organization was engaged in transporting by boat ammunition, arms and other , materials to Cuba, until November, 1961. Principal activities ~ ‘ organization now in propaganda effort. Awaiting assistance . from U.S. Government. Group not registered in accordance ie with FARA of 1938, as amended, as of February 9, 1962] a j 4 ey. . $F Sve siriey Ss UGE. Stoic - P = sai ke SEXGATEOR villain Od Sine Ai Kasra co ine FBI, It is the property of the F your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. SECKen oe VK aassifiep is. 304 3lrelqr. 4 AY gs d fs loaned to HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 5
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MM 105-4719 3 SECRET. | On April 12, 1962, MM T-l advised that the activities of the AM are carried out through the financial support of the Cuban Revolutionary Council. He said that FRANCISCO CARRILLO, the nephew of JUSTO CARRILLO, receives three hundred fifty dollars monthly personally, for expenses, from the Cuban Revolutionary Council, “inasmuch as he is a representative to that . group, FRANCISCO CARRILLO has been turning this money over to the AM, in order that it might carry out its — various activities. MM T-l said the AM receives from fifteen hundred to twenty-five hundred dollars monthly from the Cuban Revolutionary Council, in order to carry out certain underground activities in Cuba. He indicated that the AM has received monthly financial . Support from the Cuban Reyolutionary Council since about September, 1961.(J “) . , According to MM T-1, the AM maintains an »/ account at the Coral Gables First National Bdnk, in |v, the,mam@sof FRANCISCO CARRILLO and Dr. G./CASTRO, the | Ow, tter individual being identified by MM T-1 as GAUDENCIO Y ACASTROA OLOZABAL; Financial Secretary of the AM. The ‘Checking account of the AM is maintained under No. 41-784- 640-4,. MM T-1 advised that the expenses of the. organiza- tion are itemized on a monthly basis, and submitted to _ the Cuban. Revolutionary Council for approval. gag) VII, Factionalism The "Diario Las Americas," issue of October 13, 1961, published an article which stated, along with other things, the following; translated from the Spanish; _ The Executive Committee of the Montecristi Group wishes to publish the bases for its conduct in 2 14 < seer HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 7?
OC) SECRET C) MM 105-4719 According to source, this set now installed : . in IRIGOYEN's home, will be used to transmit messages to Cuba and to communicate with a boat, possibly the "Barcarolle," owned by the Montecristo Group and docked at 8th Avenue N.W. near the bridge. BO Ox)(u) On October 9, 1961, MM T-4, who is personally ~ | acquainted with CELSO LUIS PIMIENTA, advised he had learned that the latter individual had said an anti- CASTRO group called the 30th of November had purchased an HT-4 radio transmitter and a BC-348 receiver from Aircraft Radio Marine Company, located at Northwest | 36th Street, Miami, Florida, for the sum of thirteen | hundred dollars. IMIENTA said this equipment was set up for clandestisie operation in the home of a woman | - Named LEONORAZTALAVERA, located at_.1500_Northwest_25th 2" aventie ,_Miami,-Florida. PIMIENTA said a woman was -. going to operate the equipment; however, it was sub- sequently learned that the woman was not qualified to operate the equipment, and the idea was dropped. . PIMIENTA related that the 30th of November group thereafter contacted PIMIENTA and asked him if he would operate the equipment from the above described residence. PIMIENTA said he told the group he did not want to have anything to do with that equipment, but if anything, he would use his own personal transmitter. PIMIENTA said:he thereafter took his trans- mitter to the above described residence, but he never made a contact with anyone in Cuba, or any other country for that matter, and indicated he subsequently © took his radio equipment out of that residence. PIMIENTA said he believed the 30th of November group was bluffing, and contrary to their statements, ~- 21 ~ | seciet | XL HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 8
FEQERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE . 7 OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD TAMPA | MIAMI AR 301962 12/28/61 - 3/8/62 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY vas SA JOHN W. ROUSE cl / acRupactow MONTECRISTI, aka., Montecristi, Group, ;Montecristi Movement, ~- penance 1GR CHARACTER OF CASE . DECLASST FT ED EV SB IS - CUBA x Pebgigy ALAM _ RA - CUBA F 99 7 16-0 ¢ AIC REFERENCE: Tampa letter to the ITE a1 00. iw THIS DOCUMENT. - RUC - Crassngee ity MOON Ga ADMINISTRATIVE: . | Declagty on: OADREA7 GE Copkes of the letterhead memorandum eva uating informants have been disseminated with this report. \ Careful consideration has been given to concealment ;., Of sources and the "T" symbol has been used only where necessary : >} to protect identity of the source. i {5 CLASSIFICATION: - This report is being classified "Configential" as information from TP T-1, 2 and 3 could reasonably result in the identification of confidential informants of contrnuing value and compromise the future effectiveness 1 --INB; Miami. (RM) — SSF Scere tome 1 -.ONI,° Charleston, S.C. (RM) 1 = OSI,Robins AFB, Ga. (RM) 1 --G-2, Ft. McPherson, Ga... (RM) 1 - 1lith INTC Group, Orlando, . Fla. (RM) 1 - Miami (Info.) 1 - Tampa (103 Dissemination Record of Attached Report ©. st
ONFIDENTIAL ——— \ \ TP 105-978 Inasmuch as the organization ‘is yelatively a 1uKetAVE; “na: additional: investigation” is being conducted. Group. will’ be foiiowed through sources and informants; - any pertinent Anformétion will be furnished to. , Bureau. and Miami . _ INFORMANTS: . IDENTITY. | LOCATION OF INFORMATION wT T 1 ‘is SSOI ENRIQUE, MUNOZ. TP. 134-374 -6) — TP. T-2 is 52-8 Tr 1134-35-55 TP 7-3 is. PSI. JOSE BURIQUE. RAMIREZ ae 134-924-3 : Other sources mentioned‘ as having no: information wegardine this. Broup. when. contacted in. January 1962. are: as. follows: 7 Pa Seek : i Mita . DATE. OF CONTACT... PERSON CONTACTED. CONTACTING AGENT 1/2/62 48-3 SA JON W. ROUSE 1/3/62 PSI -— ‘SA JOHN W, ROUSE OTHER 4 1/5/62 PSI FRANCISCO MARTINEZ SA I RICHARD EL HEON 1/5/62 | a SA: RICHARD E, HEON : | 1/8/62 TP, 57-8. | aH RICHARD E. -HEON | | fi/s/e2, “PSI. ROBERTO RODEIRO sa RICHARD. EB. resale , 1/8/62, PSI. FELIX MENENDEZ, BA. FREDERIOK A, ‘SLIGHT 1/10/62 oP 45-8. a . SA. HOWARD x, "RUTHERFORD. 1/12/62 PSI JOE FERNANDEZ _ SAI HOWARD K. _RUTHERFORD | | fi/16/62 | “TP 2 27-8. SA HOWARD, K _ RUTHERFOR 3 - Bt.- COVER © PAGE. HW 45676 DocId:32290696 Page 10