JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form ane AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Peleased under the John Kennedy Agency Information 134-90076-10003 wK5sassination Records . oOllection Act of 1992 HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: nO-O3-2017 CR 62-107261-640 eee ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI MM HQ 11/17/1964 4 MARCOS DIAZ LANZ MINUTEMEN PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO TT v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 3232768486 Page 1
a Tt tnt open Ue amas SE “SS ad . ~ : TT ST TS SS So at i) ne * den , 6&A'GEN. REG. NO. 77 rs. a ° a j “UNITED STATES GG RNMENT ; To 8 a ~ Memorandum ee ‘¢ Se . : . . 7 \ Ke 3 DIRECTOR, FBI (62- 07261) pate: NOVI? 1964 . af “ GOALELDEAREA. = = ALL INFhevarton cowparyep | HEREIN IY UNCLASSIPIED to FROM SAC, MIAMI (105~ 4921) PY BXCEPT SHOWN . SUBJECT: ™MINUTEMEN" . SO piace Cite bar tow" = 22630- | ~ INFORMATION CONCERNING | - (7-8. beans) - ssn (INTERNAL SECURITY) a |  Cladstfie/! by2QO3k ODI Cs L - oe tolm POUT avd. C3 ‘ eRe sa a, 3? oe pS: 11/4/64 and. Miami ‘tel to Bureau 11/7/64, ? /b . nclosed_are 13 copies of a letterhead memorandum im Q ] .2'f dated and captioned as above, An. extra copy is being pro- mg: (ate vided ‘to, the Bureau for ' Secret Service, Washington, D. C. vd, B. OES Copies are being disseminated locally to CIA, U. S. Secret 7 NN Tris tService, ONI, G-2, OSI, Office of Cuban Affairs, State ~ SOY) Le Gepartment, | and INS. a 5 x a =) x MM T- 1 is cra, Miami . |(8) a ay. Beri | mm 1-2 isSm 635-s. aeise ec SN <a S ; For the information of the Bu JAE a ec 2 CO =<City, the following is ‘Submitted. 7 2. _ On November ' 2, 5 and 6, 1964, uM 635-8, who has been a long-time friend. of both MARCOS and PEDRO DIAZ LANZ, 4 brothers, both exiled in the United States; reported that ; EF RAIN LORENZOKCABRERA , a Venezuelan, « employee..of...Ransa..Air- ~- (4 Wy ‘ ines, who resides in Miami Fmad requested MM 635-S to place him in touch With some arms dealer who could supply some supporters of former Venezuelan President PEREZ JIMENEZ with weapons. . Consequently, on October 29, 1964, MM 635-S intro- duced CABRERA to MARCOS DIAZ LANZ,,. “who had previously dis- closed to MM 635-S that he could supply weapons from ad z Ca tent. $70 KB OSURE £0T: XI a  €2)- Bureau (Enc- 13a ° y _ 2.- Oklahoma City (Enc-2) (RM) wet 2-10 } 2. (ol - 5 - Miamj (1 - 105-4921). mo (1\4.134-1050, EFRAIN CABRE , (1 34-211-Sub A, MM -635-S).. (1 - 105-1598, MARCOS and PEDRO ‘DIAZ LANZ) . (1 - 66- 2586) . GED:s11 , She ss “Noy,25 oe AG DEES | ‘eh ‘, a Buy U.S. Fangs Bonds Regularly on phe 2 poll Saviy ole | Phaee GeO bre, " a tskeerat Conels | (ace 26 tne tn. ‘s Soph, MO CAL TELE us HW 54460 Docld:32326436 Page 2?
MM 105-4921 SOT, COr Ne of the Miami area. When MM 635-S introduced CABRERA DIAZ LANZ, the latter told CABRERA that his name was GARCIA, L (The CIA source knew DIAZ LANZ as: PEDRO GARCIA. CIA, in its memorandum of 11/4/64, stated that CIA had..-, been able to identify GARCIA as,MARCOS JOSE DIAZ LANZ. ) to DIAZ, in the presence of MM 635-S, told CABRERA he could supply weapons and CABRERA expressed interest in making a sizeable purchase, indicating that he wanted to furnish them to some political followers of former Venezuelan President PEREZ JIMENEZ, who is now in prison in Venezuela. Informant said that during this meeting, DIAZ expressed the opinion that if "LBJ" became President, the United States would go communist and he remarked that there existed some secret organizations, such as the "Minutemen," who would fight to the end and that in his opinion, there could be a military coup. DIAZ mentioned some place, not in Florida, where the "Minutemen" are reportedly organized. At no time, however, did DIAZ state ' that he is a member of the "Minutemen" or that he had seld — arms to them. Also, DIAZ did not Say that the "Minutemen" plan an armed insurrection against the United States Govern- ment. He claimed, however, that his brother, PEDRO, had some connections with groups of this sort but did not Specifically mention the "Minutemen." Also, he did not Claim the existence of any "Minutemen" military camps in Florida. cx MM 7-1 [was of the opinion that DIAZ probably had Subsequent meetings with CABRERA but informant does not know what, if anything, transpired during these meetings U On November 3, 1964, Mr. JOE VIDAL, CIA/liaison! Miami, telephonically inquired concerning background infor- mation on MM 635-S, under his true name, and quested identity of the Cuban who had been arrested with him in the mid-1950's, Since it was known that MARCOS DIAZ, LANZ had been arrested with informant during that period,’ CIA was furnished with the name of MARCOS DIAZ ANZ and back- ground information on informant, without disclosing his relationship with this office. It therefore appears that CIA's source is undoubtedly EFRAIN LORENZO CABRERA, who is known to this office but not regarded as being completely reliable. He has been contacted concerning FALN activities in Venezuela, He is a former chauffeur and bodyguard to PEREZ JIMENEZ when the latter was exiled in ete i Xi: a -2- lw 54460 Docld: 32732768486 Page 3
HW 54460 MM 105-4921. .  oSONABENFEE See e a) . oo On November 5, 1964, Miami contacted RAY DUBOIS, CIA, Covert, Miami, in order to interview CIA Source pursuant to Bureau instructions. DUBOIS felt that interview of their source by the FBI at this time would. compromise that source relative to another facet of importante to CIA, Miami. He indicated that this additional facet rélated to an arms transaction involving Venezuela. This office did not insist upon interviewing their source in view of the vulnerable position of MM 635-S, it being noted that only three indi- viduals were present during the first conference between MARCOS DIAZ, CABRERA and Miami informant. Mr. DUBOIS agreed when the suggestion was made that interview of MARCOS DIAZ by the FBI based upon the newspaper article mentioned in the encloseg letterhead memorandum would not jeopardize CIA source (| lr) . This memorandum is classified "Secret" be use it contains information which was so classified by[CIA. ' Ui) - - — LEAD - _ OKLAHOMA CITY AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA Will locate and interview PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ, . 9437 North Johnstown Avenue, who is now a full-time lecturer for the Christian Crusade, concerning any knowledge he may possess relative to the "Minutemen" and any preparations of that organization for an armed insurrection in the event of President JOHNSON's election; also, concerning the existence of any military training camps or organizations of that group in Florida or elsewhere. It is to be noted that PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ has. been the subject of investigation by the Miami Office since 1959 relative to his anti-CASTRO revolutionary activities. He has also cooperated with this office on many occasions and is personally known to SA GEORGE E, DAVIS, JR., who interviewed his brother, MARCOS, in this matter. Miami informant has reported in the past that PEDRO DIAZ has agtended some meetings of the John Birch Society in the y \ S —s,. oe ~- eee ae MAS =-AACE Docld: 32732768486 Page 4 ~