124-90110-10090| RECORD SERIES : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.4 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : JFK Assassination System identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10090 HQ CR 105-75663-27 Document Information - FBI MM HQ ~ 06/01/1959 4l JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA RUBEN OSCAR MIRO GUARDIA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1A; 4 Redact 01/15/1999 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA RPT 16 HY 50953 Boctd: 32334097 Page 1 Date: 6/2/2015
. ( é U y MM 97-261 conmoentias SECRET For information of all offices, RUBEN MIRO, ~ _ according to CIA, has served as a source of information for CIA, but at no time has CIA controlled’his activities nor been in a position to give him guidance, The subject was imprisoned for 35 ‘months. In Panama and was subsequently acquitted of the assassination-of__ me chads. Ce Panamanian President JOSE ANTONIO REMON. The subject oun Wd has emerged as a revoltionary figure opposed to the ein be, a, Weld present aes Government headed by President 4 clon? I ERNESTO d WARDTA, JR.*. MIRO is a first cousin of ROBERTO E«x AR QCUARDIA, a\ Panamanian revolutionary._. figure who,\ in April, 1959, took refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in Panama City, Panama as fe was being sought by Panamanian auth orities. ra) Ne ; For information of a offices, MIRO. has. been FLL in contact with| “A known C fae _tive who resides in’Panama City, Panama. came J V | “to Miami from Panama April 22, 1959, and empted t ty contact MIRO. . However, He was not aware t a | departed for New York City April 21, 1959. S) | contacted JOSEPH MEROLA, Miami source furnishing Information on a voluntary, | basis, who is a close : associate of a not reveal his official ident lt a) however _ in view. . | admissions regarding ROLA . Jf BSs(an intelligence a ROLA . MIRO's suspects state hat wad told him he is an ne " insuranc MEROLA ste ated @heckea | out of the ‘ Ankara Motel, Miami Beach, Florida, April 22, 1959, | and indicated thet he was returning to Panama. MEROLA learned through motel sources that However | (Dig —epwinttcated he was going to NewYork City, | | | el “and, therefore, presumed that ight meet l also deals in stocks and bonds: \ er anette tect merrier MIRO in that City. Miami was © confirm a's | “ Y ~ COVER PAGE - | ao GE ECRET | ; conriCk TARY. nad : 4 | "HW S0953 Dactd: 32334097 Page 2
a = mM 97-261 LIS: bna | S ECR ai CONFIAENTIAL departure of| Prine Bureau s = eted it desires no investigation regarding | en view of his official position. It should note hat MEROLA departed for Cuba on April 22, 1959, claiming his departure was necessary: in connection with personal. ' business reasons. It should be noted that CARMEN €ALOY, PSI under development, - informed that on April 22, 1959, MIRO called from New York City on that same date attempting to Locate = otek Fred, va , @ ES.. On April 25, 1959, Mrs. josepp nox Jad confidentially, voluntarily informed that, left or MIRO at her residence on Apr thatl Bas proceeding to“Havana, iia and would be iff care Of the Hilton Hotel. WY LYkK/4 LY4 MIDE: ae a tog It should be noted that at the time of inters wz Ti view of RUBEN MIRO GUARDIA by SAs STAFFORD and DAVIS: at the Miami International Airport on April 25, 1959, 77 MIRO made a telephone call and stated he was going to | contact GEORGEEN SICKELS, staying at the Miami Skyways Motel. . MIRO indicated that GEORGEEN SICKELS, he had ‘learned, desired to go to Cuba with him. MIRO made a telephone call, and subsequently stated that he had contacted GEORGEEN SICKELS,and she stated she could not be ready to go that evening, and, therefore, he had to leave her behind, MIRO stated he had never seen SICKELS, and furnished no additional information concerning her, PP ITEC Od fe | | TEUIKDESS UE = 17 . . amamacemnie oy . “Sto aranioeaomenttae etme Inquiry at the "Mrant Saray Motel disclose . that SHIRLEY ROXSICKELS and her sister, 4043 75th LOBE : ; 4 . on a. I # . a ere ‘ wer * eer a 3 Street, New York, New York, registered at the, ; i ee hotel on April 23, 1959. CULE | , On April 29, 1959, anonamenXeroxn13, 4008 -Mahoning Street, Canton, Ohio, was int rviewed: at Miami, ‘Florida, ih h- - = COVER\ PAGE - | SECRET | Bes Sa) ae S0953 Dactd: 32334097 Page 3 i
(Informants continued) IDENTITY OF INFORMANTS MM pal is RICHARD JABFE, contacted by SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, dR. (By request. MM T-5 is MM 635- +S -_ Se w a “f fh LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION 97-261-37, page 9 | 134-211-Sub A-144 Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed in this report, and "Tt" symbols have been utilized only in must be concealed. i \ Loe ee — . te those instances where identity a. ~ COVER PAGE ~ i HY 50953 DBoctd: 32334097 Page 4