o Sa | MM. 105-2010 JESUS FERMIN GONZALEZ Y CARTAS, 2337 Northwest _ 95th Terrace, advised SAs WILLIAM P. KELLY and THOMAS H. ERRION on February 9, 1960, that according to unconfirmed | information which he had received from acquaintances in Cuba prior to October, 1959, SOCRATES ALVAREZ is an agent of FIDEL CASTRO. who operated through CASTRO's Secretary, ‘JUAN ORTA. GONZALEZ described himself as an associate of ex-Cuban President CARLOS PRIO, and stated that he, GONZALEZ, is known by the nickname of "EL EXTRANQ" (The Stranger ).* On February 17, 1960, “Mx. FRED TART, Manager of the Green Mansions Hotel, 777 Curtiss Parkway, pe-Miami, Florida, advised that an examination of his and ANTONT, LDES for the period June and July, 1959, failed. to reflect any information concerning anyone with those names. ; With regard to the above records t should(,) be noted that on{ September: 11, 1959, MM jpn Cuban official an businessman- with numero contacts among Cubans in Miami, said engeson Ganga. then Chie? records ut NIECE ofeespK at of ABELARDO COLOME IBARRA A July 15, 1959, ABELA RBdycoL BARRA , then Chief of Investigations of LARBAYCO he Cut yan Se afthent of Investigations _ Of the Revolutionary, Ar Army. > (DIER), came to Miami and si /9EF _ Miami. (MM T- assistant to COLOME, preceded COLOME by two days to nae aries stayed at the El Comodoro Hotel, 33 Southwest 2nd . Avenue, Miami, and the purpose. of this trip was. to meet those men who working or would work for him Si that ANTONIO CUESTA, who was (W) Miami, ani telephoned and made sure that the men to meet COLOME would be available. According to informant, when COLOME arrived, the men were called to meet him. = 32 Docla: 32328890 Page 5 SES TT aT = Gia LF é fad >» | | | : "|
ee _ MM 105-2010 ‘Informant stated that it: was possible that one of the two individuals in question might have used that name to register. (%) (UW . Ww, (rot 7-1, on Maren 24, 1960, ¥s Ce, that. he had last séen ALVAREZ,with whom he fs acquainted, about. a year ago. He stated that as best he could recall, ALVAREZ never worked for the Hotel Workers. Union, but did work as a bus boy in one or two hotels several _-years ago in.the Miami Beach area, and was used as a ' union organizer during strike periods by the union. Informant. said that he had no information from other sources that SOCRATES ALVAREZwas an agent of the -Cuban-Government, but he recalled that on one occasion at.a meeting of the. July 26 Club of Miami, which was a. private meeting held at a location on 9th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, Northwest, and which. was attended by'from fifteen to twenty men, ALVAREZ remarked that he was a registered agent for CASTRO. uw (or ri] See that this meeting was held from fifteen to twenty days after February 11, 1959, or in _the last. week of February, as best he can recall. - Informant stated that at the meeting SOCRATES exhibited a plastic covered card or document of some sort and stated that he was "a. registered agent for CASTRO", and said that he was "registered with the American — Government", . . a Informant said that this card appeared to be -a small identification card in a sealed,plastic case, which identified ALVAREZ as an agent for CASTRO; however - informant. stated. that he cannot recall the exact wording <9= Doclda: 32328890 Page 6 ae