AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10279-10055 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-135366-6 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC.MM TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 03/05/1976 PAGES: 4 SUBJECT: OBA, ASSOC, INTV, CUERVO, SYLA ROQUE, ACCION CUBANA, ACA, BKG, RES, EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT NEW. ORIGINAL Unclassified CLASSIFICATION: ' CLASSIFICATION: ~ REVIEW_DATE: 09/15/1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: Consultation JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: — REFERRED TO INS, INC LHM Doctld: 32301720 Page 1
" Released under'the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hoey. DATE: 11-AAsB baw wo.10  ) 4. + JULY 1973 EDITION . “1b ©-GSA HRIIR (4..CFR) 101-11.6 » ar lo eh Z : ct O ie TENA MSA j mr ENCTES , 9 _ *. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT) <==- — ~ paced Sand OFFICES ; |_TO : ' DATE: 6° . of . DIRECTOR, EBT CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 1 7)\ MN PN ete DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, (p/rrom \: SAC, MIAMI (105-9131) (C) RELEAS® (i ¢14 INFORMATION WOE IN THIS DOCUMENT /Jrn 618-4 Z yy ject: CHANGED Classified by\ ys eh ce 5 fy SYLA“ROQUE, CUERVO, aka Declassify on-\ ay L Syla%oqudtt ervastillo, my on GADR WU/s3 SilasCuervoCastillo Wet SPM IS - CUBA f (00: MIAMT) NP Title marked changed to reflect name under whic subject became a United States citizen.  GECLASSIFIED BY fi dtuslaadtes JK) Bd Re letter to Bureau dated 1/7/6898 one ent sh ° MM T-1 is ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ ‘and his title is ] Minister Counselor, Foreign Office, Venezuela. MM T-2 is er 1357-8. H(y a ; Enclosed are six copies of an LHM dated and a captioned as above. | ' Case was opened on information that subject was closely associated with ORLANDO BOSCH, leader of Accion Cubana (AC) and that he was also friendly with ROLANDO MENDOZA and WALDO CASTROVERDE, also members of AC in Miami. Subject was completely identified and interviewed in reference to bombing matters. He admitted knowing above-mentioned individuals ‘and denied being a member of AC or any other anti-CASTRO organization. He claims he is devoting his full time in (, managing the Standard gasoliPfpsdegtion. aging RET is 1 3530 G- In view of th bove, Miami is placing this case in a closed status. | } oe Ss er EXTEG @Q- Bureau (Enc. 6) (FM). ieee - Miami oF OC:sle , oer e mien S (3) 4c DE, Pag nap te DoclId: 323017270 Page 2?
Released under the John fF.” Rennedy Assassinatton Records Cortection Rew OF 1992 Tas USC BUT NAEey DATE: 11-14-2017 4 So, ¢3 12 ; : . ? : : | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to Miami, Florida File No. 105-9131 March 5, 1976 EQRET ¢ ’ RE: SYLA ROQUE CUERVO, ‘ Chan. also known as Classified byaj-p—"7 / 13 Syla Régue Cuervo-Castillo, fy on UAB é Silas Cuervo Castillo Declassily o8 Urine vl | PAK FEE INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA ORLANDO BOSCH is a fugitive believed to be residing outside of the country and in the past, headed Poder Cubano (PC), which was responsible in the past for several bombings in the Miami area. We U _ - : { {on November 20, 1974, MM T-1 advisea| hat the name, address and telephone number of SYLA CUERVO were in the possession of QRLANDO#BOSCH. when he was arrested on November ~18, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela. ..F4 As ae” On November 20, 1974, MM T-2 advised ROLANDO é AMENDOZA and WALDOSCASTROVERDE were members of Accion Cubana . On DecemBer’5, 1974, Investigator RAUL DIAZ, | Organized Crime Bureau, Dade County Public Safety Department _ (DCPSD), Dade County, Florida, advised that ROLANDO MENDOZA and WALDO CASTROVERDE are closely associated with SYLA CUERVO. CUERVO has a gasoline service station located on West Flagler and 27th Avenue. oe On July 31, 1975, MARVIS DUNCONSON, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), made file number A12414089, under the name of SYLA ROQUE CUERVO-CASTILLO available. This file revealed Certificate of Naturalization number 9757473 a Sources whaoseddentities are —_— concealed herein have furnished reliable information in the past except where otherwise noted. eueLassinien BY lyk MOOG 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. ENCLOSURE oO (, oe jos | ~ 5 34 SelM ~ , & DoclId: 323017270 Page 3
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: Ret ot (99? “f4T Wsc Fry Hotes. DATE: _il- 14-7017 tos a \ RE: SYLA ROQUE CUERVO SECRET, indicating that CUERVO became a U.S. citizen on April 4, 1973 in U.S. District Court in Miami under the name of SYLA ROQUE CUERVO. Petition for Naturalization dated December 13, 1972 indicated his current-address..to_be Apartment 103, at 820 NW 87th Avenue; occupation, service station dealer, Standard Station located. at 5688 West Flagler; witnesses. to the petition, JOSBXRAMOS ; 5221 SW 7th Street, j 2a INDIDO E. ¢MOLINET, “36. SWoZth Street, Miami, Florida. ee EE Aa ee! ESTATE aceite Dewsie: Soe mE scare The synopsis shown in the INS investigative report dated May 12, 1965 was as follows: Interviews with persons having knowledge of subject's background and activities in Cuba conducted. | He was well known to be anti-communist, and since December of 1959, actively anti-CASTRO. Investigation conducted by INS failed to adduce any evidence of a subversive or derogatory nature relating to the subject. | The following description was obtained from INS files: ut Name: SYLA ROQUE CUERVO Race: White we . Sex: Male * Date of Birth: October 29, 1920 Place of Birth: San Luis Pinar del Rio, Cuba Height: 5'9" Weight: 175 pounds Eyes: Brown . Hair: Brown Address: 820 NW 87th Avenue, Apartment 103. On August 4, 1975, visual observations of the apartment directory at Fontainebleau Park, the Pinewoods Condominiums, 820 NW 87th Avenue, revealed SYLA CUERVO resides in that building in Apartment 103. oY DoclId: 32301770 Page 4