; Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form ee Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10321-10022 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-100081-135 re . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 12/16/1963 PAGES: 8 - SUBJECTS : JOSE ANTONIO LANUSA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential RESTRICTIONS:  1C;4 | CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 04/22/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM, MEMO : ; rf v9.1 . , 4 }Docld:32312191 Page 1
y { DATE: 11- Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. 14-2017 =, st. . 2 ; Ce . ‘ aa UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Miami, Florida In Reply, Please Refer to File No. country was being used by Communist agents, and requested DEC 1 6 1963 © CONFIDENTIAL Re: DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE) (Students Revolutionary Directorate) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA; NEUTRALITY MATTERS On December 2, 1963, a confidential source abroad brought to the attention of the Federal Bureau ' of Investigation a news article which appeared in the: "Miami Herald," Miami, Florida, on September 22, 1963, claiming that "the British Honduras border was being , used for the infiltration of Communist revolutionaries into’ Latin America. According to this source, this article was later the basis for a report in the "Belize Billboard," which echoed the view of the opposition party in British Honduras. (at that.time accusing the — government of having pro-Communist sympathies) and which was allegedly designed to embarrass the government. 4 Also, according to the source, the Government | of British Honduras subsequently issued a statement to , ‘ the effect that the security authorities of that govern= ment were not aware of any evidence to confirm that the wv. the "Miami Herald" to furnish confirmation of the allega-= o~. tions contained in the article appearing on September 22, “s. 1963, The "Miami Herald" reporter who had written the "article replied that his story was based. on information received from the Cuban Student Directorate, which is identical with the captioned organization, located at. SK Miami, Florida. ( ). The "Miami Herald" article in question,. written al ld 7 BONAFEDE, ‘Chief Latin-American Correspondent for the | JOS 7 1900 F/-f3ES ee ee ee wn ee ee eee a Docld: 323127191 Page 2
DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ . ~~ . . . R . be | . 7 ) 1 ~ Sullivan Fee sPor? 8 bs _ 2 - Nasea | LOR STOLL ©) Af, PriCd fi fu bh Jonuary 35 L964 ce, am [OO OBT | Bg Content yay g peeig (Ue OS oo _ HIM 6 o ~ Ste DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO BSTUGIANTIL (DR) 2  . «“CStudents Revolutionary Directorate) t i Nee fo " SS oN yA pa woah . A eB ‘erence ts MASE CO your commumt cation dated Ho , Secember 2, 1903, captioned "Cuban Student Directorate, iftems, ” with enclosure, your number S/5063.(@ ‘) _ _,., Secember Gs 1963, an intelligenee officer for the ~, ORE stated that a Viee Consul from tne Britieh Consulate in os Wiant, Florida, hed contacted the DRE and requested any facts or evidence thigh would eorroborate the ellegation thet the cs Gritish Honduras border was.used by Latin-American revolutionaries  , who receive treining in Cuba. The intelligence officer stated brat the DEE dees not heave a délegate in. British Honduras bub receives information from verious sources which are regarded as reliable and that ié was in sueh @ manner that the information concerning the travel of revolutionaries through British Sonduras bo Hexice and into Cuba was received. He stated intelligence information of this nature is received fran el ondestine elements of the DRE whe have infiltrated varioug seguents of the Cuban 4 Goverment and aleo from DRE members and Cuban refugees in general es: « who errive in the United Stetese He stated that other sources of “a intelligence material utilized oy tke DRE are newapapers and feriodteaie brinted in Cuba as well as Cubon vedio programs - _waonttered in the United Stategs The above-mentioned intel] igence Notficer steted tnat the. information whieh appeared in the "ini Wéraid” on Septenber 22, 1963, and which referred to the use of | the Oritish Aenaurag border by revolutionary elements was orig imalsy Niwas forth by the ORY in its biweekly newsletter, "The Cuban Report Nee September 13x 1963 The above-mentioned in@ividual mode avatlable Q copy of "The Cuben Report” of September 13, 1963, which te written pi ta the English languages With reference te the invojvement of \if, Srétien Zonduras, the following extract wes noted? (@ yo. COPY FILED Ty URRECORDED / Paatoded Bagy "fo beable to get into Cube, the group of men frontier with (ate) British Hondur Wey or hig hetye, ? Corr ehether the Government im Britieh Honduras knew pe sould Bnow that | £3 that ie to be trained has to be first teken inte Mexico, 7 (thia is sometimes done hy illegal metas through the. bah C3 and others (presumably yh. meaning other frontiers) os regular pessengers, by piene mJk a Tolson co ; a : ane are 9, Moke _ the ebove-mentioned intelligence officer was asked Csncol BEEBE travelers going through Brition WWonduras int’ “exieo had the pup eetention of preceeding to Cuba for training in guerrilla warfares coe o AE Reply WEtated thet kis information eould mot eatablish that Bodie, Rosen @2/_ 4 ate A WANED FROM DIVISION FIVE ! é -) Tee -100081 pr Tole. Room fo London / uATL Root. JAN3= 1964 Gendy ad A fuEA Akar: Het) ‘ui SER MOTELS epab | lee Docld: 323127191 Page 3
‘Released ste oete John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14- oe . a “ ¢ \ : ‘ ° wo : at x. 9 re * S f ( -- wr wots \ $ } . & ony f On December 12, 1963, oe cdétor of "ne Cuban Report” ‘advised that approximately one month previously Ure Do He Coopers Berane * the British Vice Consul at Hiemi, ned contacted niin for details | “gonce: | the article which appeared in the September 22, 1963, | issue of the “idiamt Herald," The editor at that time advised the Vice Consul that he would check into the original sources of the information and would subsequently odvise the Vice Consul of the resulése id subsequently call the’ e the editor stated that ne did subse: Vice Consul ang told nim that the saformat ton had come: ehnough DRE. personnel an Aatin Aneri cas. ()- On December 12, 5 3s onother intelligence offleer of the ane state that £6 was respon y to dssémaie much of i HEC i p ted in * he’ "Cuban Report.” He stated principally from the underground He tated” that. the information is uba génerally through ku g. fictitious names. and ne se es of Be ne who: would mot. be by -6he- ‘Cuban Government, He displa ayed a typewritten ten Re: stated contained data identical. to that received ir .§rOn. @. BBY source in’ Havands Cubes known by -the code ro” It wos observed that. the réport by “Rica” was dated August ‘by. 49635. Ong when translated into ing Bshs. related as Poll oust @)- "Groups of Communist. youth from. verious: Latin~ dénerican countries arrive in Cube. from Yexico. for | bradte Bg En. sabotage and guerrilla warfares Through sports from the 0 Ramirez célls which nas 7 to. he of fice of the retary of Special oe Affairs in, the Ministry of the Cuban-Armed Forces, it has been ascertained - that. groups of ten £0 twelve Lat in-American 4 pe ere.ledged im various houses - phich they are transported: : om these islands, they are vdoken ty enalt “hoate ain ng night cime to the ' Atgh seas; where: they trénsfer to Cuba: an bodtas a an informed that: some of the bo B. and et Puerto de ia. fe, but have. not Pe the latter ports Cur informaat re that the Cuban: Government is obtaining in this manner replace- ment. parts . medicinesy, and that this. contraband is brought te Cuba from the Isla.de las. Mujeress it, ts not. known. if this is the. way used for travel Of the. agitators.s (2) YX | DoclId:32312191 Page 4
“Released under the DATE: | | — DoclId:32312191 Page 5 11-14-20) . a >. y . ‘ [oy . = yd ; . ra \ : ; — SO ‘The entrance Gnto. Mexteo is. nade. in “various . ways | Some yy the airport with tourist visas Gthers enter: by thé Britisn Honduras frontiers It f 7 a that mony: Panomenians use this latter. ne | Several of the groups rece tly Grrtving nave » been sent to "ea. of Ban Tul. al bases a don?t knew what national tt; wlg The second tntelz igence officer stated that a gt o phe. above-mentioned ? so epo Wy t% BOG. bed - 3 chat ‘there: is 3 no way for the Go go" know aon persons pase t g Gi ned for oC ante en: ews ttém contained. in the Cuban Repert co oP September 735 GO FJo. seid that British Honduras was mentioned because tt had Rie grt ones in the original intelligence report. recetved from CAs . “this is for your tnpernat tome Stott on: 12-0-63 | ‘advised. Miami néwapaper contained, article that British Honduras. border was. being used for infiltration of Communists: revolutionaries. into Latin Americas British Honduras Government subsequently issued. statement. .that its security authorities were not aware « anything. which would | confirm that British, Honduras: was’ being. by communist. agents.and requested the Miami- newspaper” to confirm ts allegations. , in reply. the S author of the article. stated story he reported was what was claimed by. captioned ‘anti-Castro: organization. and suggested. inquiries be ~ modes. Inquiries: mode at. captioned organization. in Miami by British Consul. have, produced .no: information to. substantiate allegations, ° Stott. asked if. we had: any: information confirm the allegations and whether there were. any. we could make to determine . ‘the basis. OF the.. reports, fas “ . go (00st? J DUPER ox “ring a4 oe Lo ad -dohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records ‘Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotter.
“Released under the John |Y DATE:* 11-14-7017 FD;36-(Rev. 12-13-56) } Act of” [ess (44 USC “S107 Hote i o | { l | | | CIA HAS NG oBeEcTION Ta OS 12/16/63 \ | | { \ | I | { | : PAP ie Meee cree operas “ | Transmit the follow ine in teases acwjN AuTViBLAIN TEXT | ZTSSSTO SToat Jo 942d qj soaz 7duexe . ioe OY, CA eR Pfau’ in plain text or code) hie 4 “ fj COR matt uv 8 via ___ATRTEL "Hp 8 AIRMAIL | ii os R KP iy) ~G_ G (Priority. or Method of Mailing) | ah TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ( 5¥¥4)95-100081) : otbt gape gg VTE 2 sy | o>; FROM: SAC, MIAMI - (105-1360) (2) cee ot SPN if f - Ze Mare C Ly “| 4 DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE)/ a ‘: | =...) ‘(Students Revolutionary Directorate) ‘ ye ik | IS - CUBA; | yv 4 ave a cr me “ gpmuatrtel to | x ny ReBuairtel to Miami, 12/5/63, which furnished an‘\' R enclosurd*trom a confidential source abroad, requesting yi inquiry concerning an article attributed to the captioned f y organization, which was utilized by opposition forces in / | British Honduras to embarrass the government there. (¢ ) oe Enclosed for the Bureau are: 10 copies of a letterhead memorandum dated and captioned as above. The letterhead memorandum is classified CONFIDENTIAL, since it refers to nemo (£rom a confidential source abroad ? which carried this classification. G ae “i | | ») The (Confidential source abroad] is known to the i | ON Bureau as referred to in reBuairtel. [ | wh a Copies of the letterheag memorandum are being ant 1) _* furnished] locallyta, Miami $which furnishes financial Wf | Nh *“ “support to the D Wo the Coordinator anya fairs, 2 | ONS } Us S. State Department, Miami. ~ spy tor CLA/Sicte/ RED DIA | BAS ; SS + a a a . ONI/OSI/ACSI “°. f j SS A. We Bs Wicd by routing ofp igf info. HA . iy L/S pureau (Ene. 10) (AM) GH) Date GPE 2 MMC : ow WO - Miami yee 15 JOE ~ 70008 1-35 eo 4 oS : Row ie DEC-EST063 es J . 4 ag JJO/neb gor < (5) 5s on LT Approved: Sent Ket { — SpeciaffA gent in Charge ‘ | DocId: 32312191 Page 6