pretest under the John F. “Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992" (4d USC 2107 Hote. seaghitinbecgn7 Oe od * aera Ne oe ay care ee 7 a 2/10/61 PI i LIN THY ‘ | a re  FBY , | | | | Transmit the following in OR, FBI GLASS. & EXT. . a -, REASON-FCIM II,_ zo SAC, SAN an (105-4195) DATE OF REVIEW § ‘SUBJECT: RICARDO VELASCO “ORDONEZ,, ottlifes Me IS -DR | ps RA - DRO OB. Re ceport of SA EUGENE L, PAYNE dated oy) a On February 3, 1961 efforts were made to Locate ; subject to interview him regarding investigation ested by eta York relating to the Dominican Intelligence ts operating in the United States: ON CRESCIONE, Desk Clerk, QLumbus Hotel, the > former residence of the subject, advised that the subject % departed instant hotel on January 16, 1961, at which time subject indicated he was soing to Guatemala via Miami, ane o>) Plorida .; _ . On January 30, 1961 JORMA GUL ‘LAR, (Protect: Identity as he is being considered for development as a PSI and therefore should be characterized as an individual who . -has furnished insufficient information ¢o judge his ~ reliability), advised that he is not personally acquainted with Pather VELASCO, He stated showever, that his former aw partner in Santiago de Cuba, CULLLERMO S&ANCHES-MORNALES, once told him about the subject; SANCHR? Was tne attorney Por the Archbishop of Santiaso and according to SANCHEZ, VELASCO had agreat deal of difficulty with Church officials in Santiago de Cuba, and was finally barred from saying Mass and performing his priestly nenete ina smuch as he was belleved_ to. be guilty of steal (03 1 8 and\pf being « an. alcoholic re (35Bureau (97- HGH) NOY RECORDED “DoMiamd | 15h FEB wie 1907 AY | -' @={New York # fs ae a PTD : Pe ages San. gvuan (105- 4195 teef | uci aman ” TOY nw me BF DoclId: 32337152 Page 2
‘Refeaged under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 1 “USC 210 7 Hote). /: DATE: ‘11- 14- 2017 - re Se ee an . oa ay er AD Ce C- | a oo 1 \ . ees ; ~ 4 ees _ SJ 105-4195 . AGUILAR pointed out that Cuban newspapers gave a great deal of publicity to Father VELASCO's complicity - -in the abortive invasion of Cuba by Dominican forces amnion | was reportedly defeated by the effort of WILLIAM JIORGAM., - VELASCO was labeled by PIDEL CASTRO as one o _ the principal TRUJILLO agents involved in the affair. -- CASTRO also frequently made public statements on tele-| vision condemning Father VELASCO. (BE US oo AGUILAR advised that GUILLERMO SANCHEZ FORNALES is now residing and employed in New York City and believes he could be Located through Archbishop SPELLMAN, . inasmuch as SPELLMAN assisted him in obtaining employment in New York City. (f6)(W AGUILAR also stated that ELOY MENOYO.GUTIERREZ eo! former Comandante and cohort of “WILLIAM MORGAN, recently os escaped from Cuba by small boat ‘and landed in Fl A A . He advised MENOYO reportedly wa involved in the ~~ TRUJILLO dot involving VELASCO and WILLIAM MORGANS. Ru) 4 a in view of the above information, New york i requested to attempt to locate GUILLERMO SANCHEZ FOR- . NALES through Archbishop SPELLMAN and interview hin ‘regarding: the activities of Father VELASCO in dn effort to develop furtner information regarding VELASCO's in- » volvement with the Dominican Government and possibly - further identity his: contacts. (ie Ww) Miami is: also. requested to conduct investigation these lines by locating and interviewing MENOYO te as noted that Mi a meget ved copies of ifs information regarding lami and New Yorls have both enced report for background Nol LASCO Uf) YU), Investigation continuing at San ey ) T 2h _ Docld: 32337152 Page 3