Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (34 uUsC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER : 124-10301-1 0062 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  2-1423-1ST NR 88 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, WMFO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: ‘DATE: 02/25/1963 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : IID, ASSOC, POLIT, B/F INT, DONATIONS, US, DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld:32309796 Page 1 INC LHM te 12
“Released ufider the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44. USC 2107 Hote). { DATE: 11-14-2017, . a uC a cad (RE: EMBASSY oF NrcaRAGUA]() mas fn SEGRE] put ia that three hundred and some thousand dollars that he got, well I never put in the donation because I have nothing - to do with the donation, they gave it themselves.” _-. . J Sanson-Roman commented that neta visited the “ Protocol Office at the United States Bepartment of State (USDS), ‘the morning the Pearson article appeared, At the USDS, there ‘was comment to the effect that Latin American countries could conceivably give $1,000,000 to the Democratic Party (BP). Those making the comment reasoned by citing the example that if the Latin American countries new sea that the Soemozas gave $10,000 | to the DP, it follows that other countries will try to better Nicaragua's donation. arry felt that ch ituati goodjand Sanson-Roman feOmmented that the Deputy Chief of (& Protocol, USDS, told Rim that he does not. consider it a bad situation because the Nicaraguan Government does not have to _ §eply to Pearson's article, inasmuch as President Kennedy was Jinaware that the Somozaa,gave $10,000 to his campaign. ~ => [Sanson-Roman continued jowever, that the Deputy Chief of Protocol pointed out that in spite of the actual circumstahceés the article will cause people to believe that the Somozas' : donation had influenced the United States aid to Nicaragua. - . (Senson-Roman conjectured thag’n spite of an . attempt off the part of Pearson's source to hurt Barry, it has all turned out for the best. ca GY both Jaszry[and Sanson-Ronan fired that Nicaraguatg) would have beén in a very bad situation if it had given the donationste Richard Nixon, the Republican candidate for the Presidency. Barry indicated that he is going to insist that Nicaragua take the Nicaraguan Agency away from the individual under discussion and described him as crazy for money with a : desire to be a second Jimmy Hoffa.. Hoffa is President of the - International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouge- men and Helpers, . _in regard to the above, it is noted that on February 13, 1963, "The Washington Post Times Herald" carried am article by Drew Pearson which reported that United States \" Senate probers had unearthed two political contributions from ( LuiSs and Anastasio Sémoza, President and Secretary of Defense _of Nicaragua respectively. One contribution was described as a $10,000 donation to the 1960 presidential- campaign of President Kennedy. Pearson's article pointed out that | | ECRET 2 yr om, - Docld:32309796 Page 4