AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : - CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW > COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 50953 Docld: 32334100 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : OPENING CRITERIA : JF Assassination System. Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10093 HQ CR 105-75663-56 Document Information FBI WMFO HQ 12/21/1959 20 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA RUBEN OSCAR MIRO GUARDIA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1A Redact 01/15/1999 APPROVAL OF CIA c RPT 20 Page 1 Date: 6/2/2015
5 we, Sas iz | HW 50953 a . ~~. . Cc oe Na! Vick PRES DE wT WER | WESEWTLA A oop a WFO 97-1159 “ee ULr0o &: E. & SROrT be - _ | Be This informatfon will not be repeated in view of the fact it is secondhand information and would be of no value in any Federal, proceedings as testimony. It is noted that on 12/14/59 WHEURTEMATTE telephonically con~ tacted SA RICHARD B, KELLOGG and advised that he had ‘learned from LEOPOLDO ARAGON that the proposed meeting had taken place on 12/11/59 in the office of I. cavine () DAVIDSON as scheduled. MIRO had been turned down by . ~ DAVIDSON but would possibly.attempt to go to Nicaragua. HEURTEMATTE stated that MIRO apparently convinced DAVIDSON | that he was not a communist and was anti-CASTRO, HEURTEMATTE fiserea’ x that this was not » sico stated that he con- t idered MIRO to be worthless, RAGON had told HEURTEMATTE hat MIRO usingthe name CARLOS’ VASQUEZ placed_a ca ef rom DAVIDSON's office to Panama telephone number [3-7001 d attempte talk with| | who MIRO-claimed was with CIA. =) . S&S ; The name of and his identity as a CIA representative has been set forth in the details of this report to give a complete picture of the activities of MIRO and also to show hig.modus operandi. It is noted that the identity of d- his connection with CIA . is apparently well known as evidencedby the fact that the information was made available to HEURTEMATTE, DAVIDSON, and JOSEPH WEROLA of Miami Beach,..Florida, through the: endeavors a conversation of MIRO. It is felt by WFO that other individuals have elso been apprised of this information by MIRO in attempts to find backing for an invasion of Panama. Due t Ggtements made by MIRO concerning the backing by his vasion efforts, this report will be classified "Secret." The Special Agents who observed ARAGON ‘and MIRO enter 1612 K Street, N.W., on 12/11/59, were KELLOGG, JAMES CALVIN CONRAD, and CARROLL J. HUNT. It is noted that SA CONRAD observed DAVIDSON, ARAGON, and MIRO depart 1612 K Street, N.W., at 6:07 p. Mes 12/11/59. Bureau airtel, 12/15/59, instructed WFO to submit recommendations concerning further investigative efforts regarding MIRO. Due to the fact that ARAGON does not desire to testify for fear of reprisals by MIRO, it is felt that successful prosecution of the subject with the information available is doubtful. It is noted that ARAGON has furnished the only documentary evidence C wine SEORET Boctlda: 32334100 Page 2? LM OLE 8 |
t ea pone (Rev. 3-3+59) a C SECRET Cy “ZuS REVIEWED BY SBI/JFK TASK FORGE rrroRMATION CONTAT Fee TO, | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘SECRET Copy to: ‘INS, District Office, WDC; US Customs, WDC; INS, Miami; US Customs, Miami;OSIT, MACDILL, AFB; G-2, Fort McPherson, Georgia; ONI, Sixth Naval District,DI0o, Charleston, 8S. C. Report of HERBERT J, MORGAN, JR. Ofie: Washington, D. C. Dates DEC 2 4 1959 7 a So Field Office File # 97-1159 . . Burecu File 105~75663 Tile: | -RUBEN OSCAR, MIRO GUARDIA 4h 0) CLASSIFIEDEN 5UOK SUI Za DECLASSIFY ON: 26X_L R). | , | Chameten = INTERNAL snoueee 2 PANAMA; REGISTRATION ACT-- PANAMA; — ONG OO NEUTRALITY MATTERS ee ga pre 7 Subject met I. IRVING DAVIDSON at DAVIDSON's ‘office 12/8/59. _ ! Desired assistance of DAVIDSON for invasion of Panama ‘in ; | - January, 1960. Again met at same place with DAVIDSON and _ LEOPOLDO ARAGON, 12/9/59 and 12/11/59. Discussed above  ".anvaston plans. MIRO told DAVIDSON he had support of US | Government for invasion. DAVIDSON told MIRO 12/11/59, he - ~ had checked with . + US Government agency and could not f) verify any backing for MIRO. DAVIDSON told MIRO he would 6/ Tt NED give no assistance. S{MIRO_told DAVIDSON that CIA representative, namaljcould verify support of US for. MIRO, Subject interviewed 12/17/59. At first denied above — and later stated he did not desire to discuss the matter. _ CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TOs. . - P- DECLASSIFICATION ANO/GR |. ‘LS: , RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION, DETAILS: AT WASHINGTON, Ds Ls IN THIS pocument,extge7 Bancler> On November 2, 1959, Mr. 0. A. VOPE, Assistdnt “2° | Records Chief, District Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, furnished the file pertaining to the subject to _ SA GENE P. COLE, at which time the following information was . ~~ obtained: eed Bas va = 4 On October 1, 1959, MIRO, 2901 Park Drive, S.E.,.. . zappeared before Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) S#ectial Inquiry Officer A. GOLD, at Washington, D. C. He hed no inmigration visa in violation of Immigration and Naturalization — “ast 212 (a) (20). On application the same date, MIRO was issued _. @eOB-2 visa valid until October 31, 1959. o BK cada Gontaine neither recommendations nor. concluslong of thé FBI. It is the mg Jie loaned to %, so STE I Le re = Af REIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED EX ____ WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE. H i _tln your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed oute ide your agency. magento 8 terete NT ee . . a ra : ona *
t } Lo | AW 50953 a Anterview with .. by Special Agent  “'D-302 (Rev: 12-20-57) \ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIC INTERVIEW REPORT ‘On December. ll, 1959, I. IRVING “~~ ay Date DAVIDSON 12/15/59 C+) telephonically advised that RUBEN MIRO and LEOPOLDO ARAGON were present at his, DAVIDSON's, office when he arrived a Upon his arrival DAVIDSON.stated that ARAGON ~ advised that he, ARAGON, and MIRO did not. see "eye to eye 4:45 p.m. on things." “ARAGON said that. although he is sympathetic | with MIRO's cause, that is, the planned invasion to overthrow the Panamanian Government, United States Government is going to do whatever MIRO wishes. he joes not believe that the ' DAVIDSON said he told MIRO and ARAGON that he checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United. States Department of State and both the FBI and the State Department are unaware as to the "green light" . for the Panama invasion. talking about the "green light" backing by the United States. ‘DAVIDSON stated at this point — that he told MIRO hé was quite angry because MIRO was only ~ DAVIDSON advised that MIRO the telephone ca to be placéd to number [3-700 is an Agent for the Central. Yonef a long distance. Panama City,..ranamas” |MIR Intelligence Agency an elephone said tha piscartat icc MIRO's 3 code name is CARLOS VASQUEZ when dealing wit without success. Although the telephone call was placed it was his office at 10 a. m. RO:also stated that . to Miami in April, 1959, and de in New York City. MIRO said that New..¥ork to find MIRO and encoura @ an in MIRO. The call was then: postponed until Monday, December 14,1959, and DAVIDSON stated it would be placed from . s) ee me from. Panama ermine at MIRO was tien a . came to ion plan by “DAVIDSON stated that MIRO acted very discouraged at this December 11, 1959, meeting and requested that DAVIDSON try to arrange for a job in Nicaragua so he, A, agency to which loaned, Doctld: 32334100 I. “12/11/59 at _Washington, DONALD HOETING Page 4 IRVING DAVIDSON D.C. File # WEO 97-1159 Date dictated _/esb 12/14/59 Property of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the
FD-302 (Rev. 9-34-59) ° CER AL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA\._ = _ INTERVIEW REPORT ~ = ; | Date __December 16, 1959 - On December 1, 1959, Miss PATRICIA BOLAND, Secretary to I. IRVING DAVIDSON, Suite 306, 1612 K Cy) Street, N.W., Washington, | De, Cs. rr telephonically advised that” RUBEN MIRO visited’ ‘DAVIDSON! s office at 10230. a.m. » 1959, to place a telephone call to ehelephone nib (37008, Panama City, . Migs BOLAND stated that after one and. one half | hours MIRO 11 unsuccessful in getting his call through to d MIRO decided to have his call. transferre 2) Sy. MIRO'S, wife in Panama . - after the termination of the call to MIROts wire, MIRO stated td Miss BOLAND he would. telephone | . -DAVIDSON™ later that- day. . Miss BOLAND stated MIRO. . “never called back ‘as he said he would. Miss BOLAND a Said MIRO's conversation with His wife was in Spanish, ° a language she does not understand. Interview with Miss PATRICIA BOLAND File #__WFO 97-1159 on 12-14-59 at Washington, D. . Date dictated ___227 15- 69 by Special Agent _DONALD HOETING:pep _ g Ae we This document contains neither vecommeindations nor cénclustons of the FBI. It is the property ET FBI and is loaned to J your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. | HW S0953 Dactd:32334100 Page 5
oo mi . ‘ FD-302 (Rev. $-3-59) C peRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAY INTERVIEW REPORT 3 ‘SECRET , On December 15, 1959, I. IRVING DAVIDSON, | 1612 K Street, N.W., telephonically advised that he- returned to Washington, D. C., from Miami during the. evening of December 14, 1959, and, therefore, was not present whén MIRO arrived at his, DAVIDSON's, office at | 10:30 a.m., December 14, 1959. DAVIDSON stated that MIRO was to make a telephone call at that timeKto| is) at telephone number [37001], Banana City, Panama. — DAVIDSON stated that according to his_secretary, Miss PATRICIA BOLAND, MIRO placed. the call to —| Bx after one and one half hours without success, MIRO had the call transferred to his, MIRO's, wife who resides in Panama. 1 Date December 16, 1959 _ DAVIDSON said that he does not plan to engage in any activities with MIRO and is not going to request MORALES of the Nicaraguan Embassy to find a job in Nicaragua for MIRO, Interview with I. IRVING DAVIDSON File # WFO 97-1159 __ on 12/15/59 at Washington, D, C, ____ Date dictated 12/15/59 ____ by Special Agent DONALD HOET ING: pep/vih Pay oo Be, i] | . re 2 fNe*>foperty of the FBI and is loaned to \ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the Pen ig ‘your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 48. _ J HW 50953 DocId: 32334100 Page 6