JFK Assassination System Date: 6/11/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John , ollection fect of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 45966 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2781-331 Hi-i7?—-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: SAC, TP TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 10/06/1961 ‘PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : LST, RES, WHEREABOUTS, FISUR, INTV, ASSOC, ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — 4; 1 (a) CURRENT STATUS: —Redact f DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/16/1999 . ; OPENING CRITERIA : © INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS * i COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 45966 DoclId: 32292883 26 Page 1
2. Dr. ANTHONY PERZIA, MD, Tampa, advised 4/27/61 that subject. had related’ he ‘had an apartment "on Miami Beach. Report of SA STEPHEN J, LABADIE dated 6/3/61: ql, Subject | was reported for the first: time observed in Tampa (since leaving after his interview with FBI 3/23/61), 5/20/61 at his resi- dence. He was surveilled while ‘in Tampa until such date of 6/2/61, when fisur discontinued in view of case entitled "CLARENCE NEWMAN HIGGINS, National Bank of Tampa, Tampa, aka ET AL, BR; ITSMV", Florida, 5/30/61, . bufile 91-14641, “Tampa file 91/156. (It is here noted. daughter of FRANK _ “TRAFFICANTE, VIOLET, was married, Tampa, Fia., (6/4/61. ). — Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 6/30/61: 1. MAX CASTRO, Union Optical Service, . . advised 3/27/61 subject had acquired from . him five sets of lenses for his glasses. . . _ - | 2. OSCAR VICENTI ECHEMENDIA, past part | owner, Tropicana Night Club, Havana, a tourist in this country, advised 6/1/61 he had seen subject at Miami International Airport accompanied by a white female about 28 years of. age. Miami , 3. Sugect was at. Tampa 6/20/61, when ontacted by Tampa sources, and subject said the a “<would -be in Tampa for several weeks. ne 7 ran) “ oo, or 4, Another Tampa source reported subject Coo | re) was in Tampa to attend the wedding of the daughter =. = . of his accountant DAVID M, SCHWARTZ, CPA, - os te ££ S23 a : — = > . ; ob = wu w ‘REPORT of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated @/15/61: C\\ ts — | a g & “Source reported subject, , } \ bY : according - to JAMES Cc, LONGO, had left for Miami 7/12/61. ce) (4 ———_f ) AW 45966) Docld:322927663 Page 2 .
i; i 3 : TP 92-1 Collins Avenue. . 8. Same source advised subject and JOE R. DIEZ were in the: Spanish Restaurant ron by RALPH REINA, Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 9/15/61: 1, TP 41-PCI ‘reported subjéct. was at his residence on the day after LUCILLE TRAFFICANTE's wedding 8/28/61 and on 8/29/61, subject went to Central Bank of Tampa at which time he advised source he was living in. Miami. (Fact subject at Central Bank on 8/29/61, verified.). Report of. SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 10/2/61: SEPOEE OF BAD IEEHEN J. EABADIE dated 10/2/61; 1. Miami interviewed RALPH REINA, and REINA admitted subject. had been in ‘La. Hacienda , Restaurant "approximately four or five. weeks ago," 2. TP 21-PCI again advised subject and _ JAMES C, LONGO. had coffee at La Hacienda Restaurant _ * (REINA’s) on 9/11/61, at which time subject related he could. be reached through a bar located NE llth Street and Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, and also revealed he was opening up an gambling establishment. . 3. JAMES LONGO admitted on 9/20/61 in Tampa he had just returned from Miami. + 4, Tampa source saw subject at night club show, Casanova Room, Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, 9/18-19/61, in company of MARTIN FOX and DINO CELLINI, former operators night clubs, Havana. 5, Source reported subject may be in’ contact with CASIMIRO HERNANDEZ, aka "Casey", who was going. to,.be at Americana Hotel 9/28- 29/61. _. Continual contact with all sources. has failed to establish subject's being in Tampa since 8/29/61. Miami will immediately. report interview with owners of the La Salle Apartments, Miami Beach, of investigation concerning subject's addresses as set out above, of any toll calls: over telephone, vicinity La Salle Apartments, -5- ee Sa HW 45966 Docld: 322976883 Page 3
; WW 45966 [TP 92-1 and resolve above citation of subject's whereabouts in Miami. For the further assistance of Miami, TP 41-PCI reported on the night of 10/5/61 that Mrs. CASIMIRO HERNANDEZ, aka RUTH HERNANDEZ told ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ, her sister-in-law, that she was going to Miami Beach with her husband, to take care of her children, and that should anything happen whatso- ever, to immediately call her or her husband at the Americana Hotel, Miami Beach, Ha. where they would be 9/28 and. 29/61, to return. to Tampa 9/30/61. Source said the CASIMIRO — . HERNANDEZ! did return and gave ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ! children two sweaters from Miami’ Beach, Florida. . This source will be sent to Miami if possible, 10/8-9/61. ro -~6- Docld: 322976883 Page 4