nafs 1859) (ur 6 m= | 5 L MM T-5 is FRANK PEREZ, 1030 NW 2nd Street, Miami, Fla., who reported on 7/16/59, to SA - THOMAS H. ERRION MM T-6 is MARIO MARTINEZ, Continental Communications o£ Florida, who reported on 9/1/59 to SA GEORGE E, DAVIS, JR. MM 1-7 isfiitss MERCEDES © LINGOYA, 5822 NW 2nd Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, who has recently defected as Vice Consul, Cuban Consulate, Miami , eported on 3/27 / sae sae WILLIAM P., KELLY; WILLIAM A, WIGHTMAN, and GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR., nd again on 9/4/59) t SA DAVIS. ys ah 134-349 Instant report, page & Instant report, page 7 i Careful consideration has been given to each source i concealed in this report and "T" symbols were utilized only j im those instances where identities must be concealed. COVER PAGE a: Docld: 32328570 Page 4
“ FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 - INS, Miami, Florida (RM) Copy to: Report of: SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. Office: Date: SEP 171959 _ MIAMI Field Office File # fi0s- 1850409 _ | Bureau File a: . me | JALONSO HIDALGO BARRIOSH® i) Character: NIERNAL SECURITY - cuBAv® ISTRATION ACT \ MM T-1 reported in 4/59, that HIDALGO, new Cuban Consul - General, Miami, Fla., had been sent to Miami in reality on mission of intelligence. Other informants subsequent ly reported informationreflecting that HIDALGO was active in selection, direction, and receiving of reports from alleged Cuban intelligence agents in Miami. On 7/4/59, HIDALGO was arrested in Miami and charged with disorderly conduct for inciting a riot outside residence of ROLANDO MASFERRER, former Cuban Senator and anti-CASTRO leader. On 9/4/59, Municipal Court Judge, Miami, postponed decision in HIDALGO's case on question of diplomatic immunity, and on 9/10/59, dismissed charge against him. Informants | described HIDALGO as vulgar, uncoeth, and completely un- qualified to run Consulate. Information received reflects HIDALGO may not continue as Consul General, Miami, after final decision rendered by Municipal Court, Miami, in his case % (wr STORMA TON Cr Thia document contams neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is vane ananeus tt and ite cantante ara nat ta he diatributead outaide vouf aoanev. Docld: 32326520 Page 5 the property of the FBI and is loaned to
maf 5- 1850KK YA) _ «MM T-2 on May 18, 1959, identified a photograph of ALONSO HIDALGO BARRIOS from a group of Photographs | as bi ig. identical to the Cuban Consul General whom he met on May§7, 1959, at the Cuban Consulate which located in the Pan American Bank Building, Miami, Flori ) _ On May 14, 1959, MM T-3 advised ALONSO HIDALGO of ‘BARRIOS and MANUEL J, DIAZ, leader of the Cuban Air Force, ‘had disclosed to him on May 13, 1959, that DIAZ in addition to working as an investigator for the Cuban Air Force, was also working for HIDALGO, who has four men of the Department of Investigations of the Cuban Revolutionary Army (DIER) working under him in Miami. The identity of these four individuals was not disclosed to MM T-3./B)(u) oO On June 10, 1959, MM T-3 advised HIDALGO planned to go to Cuba on June 10, 1959, to see FIDEL CASTRO, HIDALGO disclosed to MM T-3 on June 10,1959, that henceforth . €1l1 investigators for the Cuban Air Force would have to submit their reports to him. Bay - On July 3, 1959, MM T-4 advised he learned at the Cuban Consulate, Miami, that HIDALGO departed on July 2, 1959, for Cuba, MM T-4 said HIDALGO had been sent to Miami as Cuban Consul General by RAUL CASTRO, brother _ of FIDEL CASTRO, as a reward for his services performed _ _. during the revolution against BATISTA, MM T-4 said HIDALGO _ had been in charge of purchasing arms in the United States for the revolutionary forces of FIDEL caso (SC Aa MM T-4, who is personally acquainted with HIDALGO, described him as being a "radical. similar. to RAUL CASTRO "Geld an \ 4. 3-4 Docld: 323285270 Page 6
MM foos- 1850) (u) \ / a / On May 7, 1959, i ‘T-2 advised that he had been propositioned to work, as an investigator by a Cuban Knoyn BY oa to him as J, SERGEXBURRELL, hewas taken to the office CUBA , [4A of the Cuban Consul General, Miami, where he was introduced . to ALONSO HIDALGO, Cuban Consul General, and to Major. who was then Inspector General of the Cuban MM T-2 was questioned regarding the proposition that had been made to him, and HIDALGO and DIAZ stated they expected to get results gf MM T-2 worked for them, and they indicated that they would double check any investigative work performed by him. %) On May 11, 1959, MM T-2 advised that on the ~~ evening of May 7, 1959, BURRELL informed him had gotten: the "green light "toward using MM T-2 for this investigative work. At that time BURRELL disclosed he worked only for ~ the Cuban Air Force Intelligence and that his: assignment consisted of making contacts and engaging in liaison activities (sf Bunneritostevored MM T-2 to get acquainted with Cuban pilots who flew for revolutionary groups a ke himself available establishing contacts wit pce group headed by ROLAN FERRER, former Cuban Senator, living in exile in Miami; who is- -generally regarded “ag one of the principal | so- ~called "war criminals’) itl the BATISTA MASFERRER is also recognized as one of the leading anti-CASTRO Cubans in Miami. 3. EA va ia CARS . ore if Docld: 323285270 Page