JFK Assassination System Date: 4/30/201 I TTT Identification Form Agency Information . : Released under the John - AGENCY: FBI Kennedy ue Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ (44 U5¢ 2107 Note). : - Pase#: NU 54462 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-184784-4 1o-o5-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SJ TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 02/18/1969 PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : ANTONIO VECIANA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 , CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/26/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : LHM TI v9.4 . § HW 54462 Docld:32339607 Page 1
' | a Co a C ANTONIO VECIANA BLANCH . oF the United ‘States Govznvent and she Fore of Suited States officials in their posture regarding Cuba. Veciana | hélieves the United States has abandoned the causes of freedom for Cuba apd by its actions was Brot tecting the Castro regime. Vee ad Eli Veciana told Pineda to organize public déemon- strations and armed attacks in order to amnoy the United States and create problems. Veciana said he would contribute $3,000 to /$5,000 per month to support these activities. He told |Pineda that when he became organized and ready to begin these activities, he should contact Veciana's wife, Cira/ who resides in Miami, whe wovld give Pineda. the Wonsy. Veciana admonished Pineds i keep in contact. with the local leaders f the SNFECA-66 so as to work in accordanc with ther (my \ sr T-7, a source Wren “Won Contact we limited to establish reliability, advised on Au nguat Ts 1968 ,#that he is a close friend of Veciana and that Vecigna is presently in Bolivia working for the Banco ‘Internacional de Desarrollo (international Development Bank) (BID). Source said that Veciana has been in Bolivia only a short time and will remain there for approximately § six months. Source stated that he believes Veciana is not involved in any type anti-<¢ Sastre activities and that if Veciana were involved, the source would know about it. Source said that the headquarters of the BID is in wasn e net ony D. CG. . Source stated that when Veciana is in to Rico, he is the Director of the Puerto Rico Promotions and “Entertainment Inc., which promotes athletic affairs such as boxing matches, etes, os eo me Qs hy po i QO, J fete ® w Ue.e sted & j The records of the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico were searched by an Agent of the FBI on August 23rd and September 9, 1968, in the name of the subject and no record was located which would be identical with the subject. ON Docld:32339507 Page 2
ANTONIO VEC TANA BLANCH Ane rag Ay i EC . Hy! : on September 20, 1066, so r- 3H La has . furnished eliable information in the 2 and who “ie personally acquainted with Veciane, advised that Veciana, .4 Whe had been the treasurer of the SNEE; Was no longer | connected win the organization. 4 | (rg eye) ba Fon Cetober 4, 1968, So T-4F who is a member of , the SNFE, advised that to his knowledge, Veciana has had » mo connection with the SNFE for several years Tais informant said that the last he had heard, Veciana was re “siding im Puerto Rico and was not active in anti-Castro affad 6. GS / On November 20, 1968, Olea Crtega, Clerk, Passport Office, Commonwealth Department of State, San Juan, Pu Rico, advised that she was unable to locate any record identifiable with the subject, : Xn) Hon November 22, 1968, bd 1-53 @ sources who furnished reliable information in the past and who ig | familiar with anti-Castro activity in the Sen Juan, Puerto Rico area, advised that he has determinsd that Entonie | Veciana is apparently not engaged in any anti-Castro achivity i and has not been for some time. XInformeation on his whereabouts can be ebteinsd fromthe Office at Bithorn pi] Stadium in Hato Rey. (% a) On December 11, 1968, the records of the office or Imbelligence, Police of Puerto Rice, were reviewed hy an Agent of the FET and no information was contained therein other than thet previously reported. aur On January 16, 1969, SJ T-1 Neised that the sub with whom he is intimately acquainted is still in Bolivia and a5 soon as he rezurns he will advise the Federal Bureau of Investigation Khu) ject On February ) 1969, Mr. Felixysabala, co- and Director of Puerto Rico Promotions Nuc. , advised Agent of the PSI that Veciane is still an equal partner the above enterprise and will return to work with him Sn late May or early June, 1969. Vecians is currently empic by the Interamerican Bank for Development in La Pas, Boll He can be contacted at USAID, Casila 673, la Paz, Bolivie He stated that the subject, to the best of his knowledge. nas not been engaged in any anti-Castro activitiss for the past several years. He is not engaged in any. political | activity at the current time. . at Me ee During the period July-December, 1968, various confidential sources of the San Juan office were contacted with negative results regarding the activities of the subject. ; HW 54462 Docld:32339307 Page 3