Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: *PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32297075 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10218-10351 HQ 105-72630-25 Document Information FBI SAC, WMFO DIRECTOR, FBI 07/15/1959 2 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C Redact 06/01/1998 INDEFINITE INC LHM Date: 5/11/201
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Se 5B Aes: eae ee = ee ie ee ee | Doctld: 4, In Reply, Please Refer to File No. PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ On July 14, 1959, a confidenti Se UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION July 15, 1959 WASHINGTON 25, D.C. Lo yk GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASBIFICATION AND/OR, RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT..K 7-29-47 al informant, who’ SLd/ SL has furnished reliable information in the past mwas present $159] during a discussion: of Pedro Diaz Lanz, former Chief of the Cuban Air Force, who on that date testified before the Senate Internal Security Sybcommittge. This discussion was betwee {Dora Saavedral, - wife of the{Cuban Military — Attachd, and his assistant,/Lieutenant Joaquin Bertran.f¢ ) “) ertra Lanz stated that Cuban: Pritie Minis ‘ “Cr According ‘to the informant; (Bertran Lsserted that all the Statements made by Di anz were false and without proof. Among thése([B ndicated that Diaz er Fidel Castro had told Diaz Lanz that “he, Castro, is a communist and is Oing t nist ertran statements, even though (ertraiit’ dsitinued by saying that Diaz Lanz has been making one accusation after another without ot resent to rebut the e whole proceeding ~ acking in judicial qualities of a fair corroboratign and ng witnesses statenenss [pereranptele “that was totally anstall ga commun “system in Cuba. Both ~ id urs. Gaavedralanented the fact that these alse, are being made public. }®) hearing and believed that no one has tried to ascertai > whether the statements of Diaz Lanz are true or false.) This memorandum is loaned to you by thé Federal Bureau. of Investigation, and néither it nor its contents dis ib pee ro 5 G é ‘ : “4 oa 9-2 TNEORMA- ETN pacer? WHERE SHOWS BRERVISE Jae CONSUTIAL SECRET” G8 aX CLOSURE Poot re ated a ted outside the agency to { REQ. REC'D £2. DATE FORW. =< HOW FO BY ag rs ame ie ~ IT ee “’ oS oan wy ws Ais : A e '! which loaned. CLASSIFIED BY Ske svolics. DECVASSIEY ON: on 7/48 ~ r a a os 32297075 Page 3 a ae. Sees &