SS NA pss . 7 Oe ae a4 ge og opti FORM NO. 10 mA 010-106-038 a a _— | ve "eke Po UeR (Sone Re No. 273 o: Ss : ALO —— j/ UNITED SI GTES G_. .RNMENT i -Memoran dum — on eo he : _binsoren, FBI CONFIDENTIAL. a 7/26/66 We €-9 FROM eae, SAN JUAN (105- 8850) c D BY & Stok soles O CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO on ; ee DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, ia TS DR” RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION: yath , IS - CUBA a THES oe Me Re San Juan teletype \" the a aes dated May 19, 1966, captioned DOMSIT. San Juan teletype to the Bureau, dated June 2, 1966, captioned DOMSIT. - ne ee me, il for Legat, Santo Domingo. Extra copies of letter ay LHM are being furnished to the Bureau for their DO ts file and file on PEDRO ZERVIGON AYALA, Bureau Pile at 105-153683. - “Hy pa Local dissemination of LHM is being made to 471lst INTC, NISO, and OSI. The records of 47lst INTC, NISO, Credit Bureau of San Juan, Office of Intelligence, Police of Puerto Rico, and Identification Division; Police of Puerto Rico, were caused to be checked by IC's. WILLIAM SNIDERR and i THOMAS MEDEARIS. The Agent to whom JOSE BUTARI and captioned subject furnished information was SA BENJAMIN GROGAN. “XCORDED COPY FILED ‘ ON a LY “Captioned subject called the San Juan sie July 13, 1966, and requested TPEST VL, W wee “a eh, gen sJ T-1 is ih T- 5 :s Bureau sate do 12): Gages’ 2 1 - Legat, Santo Domingo ) neguan 2 92 bi EP ECS _a80 Ph Eh ~ 105+ arell) S\(eEpRo ZERVIGON) | eth 554 a ave ema Copy to:! “CIA/Siete/RAO, Tso (3H ~ Néuws DoclId: 32301760 Page 2?
= 57 105-8850 CONFIDENTIAL Wr Informahtshentieneq, an LEM who were contacted regarding captioned subject fom June 14, 1966, to July 12, 1966, are identified as follows: i . SJ 533-S Sune 14, 1966 SJ 492-s June 14, 1966 PSI (UD) ANGEL ACEVEDO June 20, 1966 {PSI (UD) ALVARO RODRIGUEZ June 20, 1966 PSI (UD BIENVENIDO ESTEBAN POU ARREDONDO June 27, 1966 0) (a) PSI (UD) MANUEL E. MEJIA July 1, 1966 PSI (UD) MANUEL A, ECHEVARRIA ‘CAPRE July 12, 1966 PSI (UD) HECTOR MARRERO July 14, 1966 In view of the lack of derogatory information and a lack of information that would require register- ing with the Justice Department as a Foreign Agent, this case is being closed by the San Juan Office and a 134 case is being opened regarding subject. During interview, subject was very cooperative and advised that he would furnish information to the FBI and assist them in any way possible. This LHM is being classi ied "CONFIDENTIAL" to protectfsJ T-1 through SJ T-3 gurces of continuing value, the™unauthorized disclosvfr f which could reasonably result in their identification and compromise their future effectiveness. _ Doclda: 32301760 Page 3
‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | . In Reply, Please Refer to , _ : File No. ; w. ban duan, Puerto Rico’ — i . 26 JUL 1966 CO P promeanion cox ni eo. | HERE SS GIVE an a . eset a «CARLOS DIAGO DIAGG 7 - 7 INTERNAL SECURITY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA —_ eri May 18 and: 19,.- 1966, $7 Te Cuban residing in San Juan, Fuertc Rico, who is in a pesifion to furnish reliable information, but with whom there has been insufficient contact - “to determine his reliability, advised that five Cubans who are residing in the San Juan area were planning to go to Sant oO Domingo on May 31, 1966, to act as Cuban front for JUAN SCH,\ deposed Pre siden’ of the Dominican Fépublic. The purpose ‘of - Sure that Pie elections in the . According to-the source, all | the observers felt that / fo lay Lng pressure and backing TLAGUE EF. we cee APE ub ye 2 e. Y cad ser the | unites Ss | 7 ob. CARLOS DIAGG DIAGC, in charge of sma ionwealth of Puerto Rico, was one - od ve go to the Dominican Republic as tourism of the in diviauals Cuban observer. oe fa entak Ree On Mey 320, 1966 © tnforme tion in jee Best . MANOL Healt or the - » SI t-2, who has furnished reliable advised that CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO and hae Junta Réevolucionaria _ Cubana en el Exilio | CSE: _ (SURE), an “enti-CcAs TRO" ©: rganizaticn “SF Cubans in exile whose dquarters are in Miami, rida, had been denounced by the 8 ith of Jume Movement (MR Typ. as being agents of the Central | intelligence Ag ency (ota) tL Ye 8 . SG . Lo . . a A characterization of the MR-LI4 appears in the a appendix. - oo wen, DECLASSIFIED ByS ON 19//3/ . cap) ) = cm  WAGLOSUEN A 7 ce 9 r-Q | DocId: 32301760 Page 4
fees fg We FGOEF EPs who is Anant B CARLOS DIAGO DIAGG — CEI SEVERE mé date, SJ T-2, advised that PREDAPOL dinator for the committee cf free elections Republic, had requested that MANOLO RAY and CARLOS DIACO i B “be “advised net te go to the Dominican Republic as rVveErs gince they would only cre ate problems. He stated it ee saportant that neither of these individuals at vy On i in dog Eel 2) made trile f ve, So TP. es oe ‘that MART TE AgUt PEREIR sister of CARMEN had avised PEDRO ZERVICON that nel ther he ner CARLCS DIAG should go to the Rominican Republic as observers in the @lections since they had beep, denounced as CIA Agents by the Lith of June Movement. etm) on Jone 29, 1966, JOSEXBUTARI, a sales sman for the Sea Land Corporstion of Puerto Rico, advisec a Special Agent cf the. Federal Byveau of Investigation (FEI) that he was the father of JOSE SUTARI, JR., who was one of the individuals who is SUPpOs sed’ to go-to the Dominican Republic as an election observer. ‘tie s tated that hil-son ana CARLOS DIAGO were very Zo08 friends. He said that neither his son nor CARLOS DIAGO went to the Dominican Republic as election scbservers because of certain political  oroblems that-arose. Ye said the main purpose as he was given to understand by his son of these Cubans going to. the Dominican Republic as observers for the Presidential election was te see whether or not the Army and other factions would allow free ue ocratic elections... He could rare’ sh no information abous whe organizer cf the group was, but stated that it was his Lon they were doing this cn their own accord. : He also advised thet CARLOS DIAGO would want to get in touch - with the FBI and furnish informa ‘tion es mncerning these election ~~ observers. . . | je Ong Tuly 13, 1966, CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO ‘in charge of tourism secounts of the Commonwealth of Puerto. Rico, Banco Popular iiding; Step 22, Samturce, Puerto Rico, advised a Special Agent of the FBI that he wished to voluntarily furnish the following ~ information concerning the purpose for a group of Cubans having planned to go tc the Dominican Republic as observers in the ~ Presidential elections. He advised that besides a group of ibans there were several other groups.in the San Juan area had planned to go to the Dominican Republic as election Servers and that all of these groups, including the e Cubans, DoctId: 32301760 Page 5
CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO fo wa . ao ‘were organized by one LU tS PCAMAC CHO, who is a representative in the Commonwealth Hous ‘a of Puerto Rico, representing the Popular Democratic Party from Cayey. Their purpose in the nominican Republic was to act as impartial. representatives “of” Cubans in exifé favering free elections in the hopés that. this would. offset any influence from Cubans representing the CASTRO government. He advis sed that this group of Cubans wa not going as represen atives of any government or to help in the political campaigning of any candidate for the Presidency of 2 ATO oo _ _ a the Dominican sepublic, nor was it being paid to go by. any particular group or individuals. He further advised that each individual was to pay his own way, however, if anyone of the observers did act have the money to make the trin, LUIS CAMACHS would pay the fare but. expected to be reimbursed for this later. “DYAGO advised that they were not acting for any particular organization and that as a group they were not forming any organizations, but each individual was to act as an observer in various sections of Santo Domingo. He advised that each of these cbservers would be put in.a different section of Santo Domingo and would stay in a hotel by himself... They were only to wateh and observe the elections and sée whether or not these elections were carried out without any coercion by communist factions. He said that the Human Rights Organization _of the Dominican Republic would give then credentials to identi fy each observer as being an electicn observer. il He advised that: the individuals representing the Cuban group from Puerto Rico would be MANOLO RAY, General Secretary of JURE » PE SDRO/ZERVIGON, news broadcaster at, Radio Station WUNO, JOSE BUTARI, salesman in Puerto Rico, ‘LUCA MORANGALorme Pace? ie J professor at the University of erto Rico’ (UPR), JO JOSEAHERRERQ (not further identified), and (FNU}, “CANALES . CoB | Puental "8 Gt Bt. a PUENTE ROO CO adil DIAGO said that most “Of the above individuals since were Cubans had a problem in obtaining a re-entry permit 2 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). He advised . the only onw of these individuals who was able to go to minican Republic was PEDRO ZERVIGON who went in the al capacity aS a news broadcaster. CONF ERENETAT? . DocId: 32301760 Page 6
CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO DIACO stated that parafEiveras {RAFAEL rnanxscotaveras) member of the Central Executive Committes, of the MR- 1g4 h found out that both he and MANCLC— Pa were Boing to the Dominican Republic and mace a public announcement in the néminican Republié that these observers had been infiltrated by the CTA, stating that both RAY and DIAGO were CIA representatives and that it was an insult-te-the Bominican people that theses individuals come as cbservers. DIAGO said that after this ~~ anno uncement, pressure was brought against both he and RAY » ZO to the Dominican Republic as observers. He stated that oth of them were insistent on going but finally had received nord that JUAN BOSCH had requested that they not go, fearing that in some way their presence would hinder the elections. DIAGO advised that neither he nor RAY went after receiving word that JUAN BOSCH did not want. them te go. ae CARLOS prago advised that after the ‘elections he has hag no more intereat in Dominican affairs and is not involved in ary Dominican activity nor is he a member any more of JURE already described. He stated that he is pres ently residing at 430 Paoli Street, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. He was born on fay 31, 1935, Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States in Mareh of 1962. _ (Ka) on June 16, 1966, 87 T- 3zkwho: has furnished reliable information in t ast, advised that CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO is very ” pro-BOSCH ¢ mat net very well liked by any Dominicans other than BOSCH himself. sO The records of the following agencies as caused to be checked on the dates indicated contained no further information regarding captioned subject: 471st INTC Detachment June 13, 1966 Waval Investigative Services ; office June 13, 1966 Office of Intelligence, Police of Fuerte Rico June 13, 1966 DocId: 32301760 Page 7
Nat CARLOS DIAGO DIAGG des 2 re identificats on DL - Vv Police ot” ‘gerto Ric ia _ ‘Informants familias wifify the activities of Dominicans nd bans in théTSan- Juan area’ were contacted from June 14, 1966 to July 12, 3366, and advised that they could furnish ne further information regarding capt vior ned subject. phe Ah ecommendations nor property of the PEI and is bs 1bents sare not te be oc L Us io ne lo. o an ad c Ce ¥ our distributed out ae DoclId: 32301760 Page @