4 / . - 7 — ~~ - , , | — 8 pO iow se 2 > toe oe ; . FBI | : le Se F ps oe EF None ce | | Transmit the following in _ _. a: __| _ - (Type in plain text or code) = oo, 4 j Vio _-AERTED : _____—sREGISTERED MAIL _ | , : (Priority or Method of wang) . ‘N\ my TO: DIRECTOR, FBI | CoE oe : 4 FROM: “SAC, MIAMI (134- -1191) (P) a, vet oe, oe of. ne ALL INFORMATION CONTAINES | y ye ay j GENERAL ELIAS WESSIN Y aol sic f (La) ee is - DR | DAT Y cree an oO o) (ee oe MARC 9S. DIAZ AMZ OR ReButels. 9/12/65 and 9/13/65 and. Miami tel 9/15/65. AY: | .. Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are 10 copies of Ss . &@ letterhead memorandum dated and captioned as above. An - . SK" | _extra copy is designated. for the Bureau for transmittal to 7 SK | Legat; Santo ‘Domingo. NY. 2 fe A copy of. this letterhead memorandum has been Pe | | - designated locally to INS in view of General WESSIN's alien - h - Status, an ge information» copies are being sent to San Juan, a oN New York, and Washington Field Offices in view of. their © yo fg - continuing interest in the Dominican Situation, |» a an re | MM T-1 is Legat, ‘Sante: Domingo. | oe aS be t . Pag. | aE Bureau oe bas RM) oe ae 1 wee SO fen O: i - New York (Enc-1) (RM) de PROOR - i + San Juan (Enc-1) (RM) © Rey ; i + Washington Field (Enc- 1) (RM) | 16 4 - Miami (1 - 134-1191) pe (1 -.105~-1962, MARCOS DIAZ. LANZ)"\ {1 - 2-192, FRANK FIORINI) . Moe Oo (1 -.105- 1084, ‘DOMSTT) - . ERP: SiS og ek tee ID0¢ f Approved: = / Sent | Be a wa ier gies | Copy to: aes eS oo in Charge a ) eV ~ by routif poplin ee a HW 54460 Docld:32306445 Page 2?
‘ { ; 1 + i MM 434-1191 w4ore than three years, ‘have continually. appeared at his TS Se Sa a ET OSE a SOE OSA ER FI . MM T-3 is MM 635-S, This letterhead memorandum has been classified "CONFIDENTIAL" because it contains information from informants of continuing value. Unauthorized disclosure of this infor- mation couid result in compromising these sources and affect the national defense. = - - General WESSIN's letter to HECTOR. GARCIA GODOY was translated by Miami translator SOPHIE SALIBA, : General WESSIN was interviewed on 9/15/65 and . 9/17/65 by SAs EDWARD J. DAHL and EUGENE L. PAYNE in the Spanish language inasmuch as WESSIN claims to speak no English. WESSIN expressed admiration for the Bureau as the only serious agency in Florida. ‘He stated he would be avail-~ able Zor future interviews by Bureau representatives. - _WESSIN appears tired and remote, He is undoubtedly bitter, as expressed in several press releases, toward U.. S, authorities since he believes the U. S. betrayed his efforts in the Dominican Republic... _. . 4s noted in the enclosed letterhead memorandum, — WESSIN on 9/15/65 was encountered at the residence of ANTONIO LLANO. MONTES, in company with Cuban exile MARCOS DIAZ LANZ Bufile 105-80115. On 9/17/65, MARCOS DIAZ LANZ and FRANK FIORINI, Bufile 2-1499, were observed in contact with General WESSIN, On 9/17/65, LLANO MONTES xdvised that individuals, mostly Cuban exiles whom he has not been in contact with for 9 _ Yesidence or telephonically contacted him in an effort to HW 54460 gain access to General WESSIN. WESSIN has been thus occupied curing most of his waking hours: with these contacts, as well | aS With widespread representatives of local and national © , press, radio and television. This situation will more than iixely continue for some time. Because of the Situation regarding DIAZ LANZ and FRANK FIORINI, as described in the _ enclosed letterhead memorandum, it is possible that WESSIN’s - attitiudes will undergo a change if and when he perceives | their intention to exploit WESSIN's own anti-communist . —. ambitions, 0620 0 ws me Tt CO ‘ f + ee . nn DoclId: 327308445 Page 3
at 134- 1191 ‘As explained in referenced Miami teletype, Miami will endeavor to cover the activities of General WESSIN ‘ through contacts with established sources who are among those Cuban exiles who are in contact with him. In addition, /PESSIN will be contacted at such times as deemed appropriate - for the purpose ST SHIST eine our channel of communication: with him and Tooking “toward _the—possibi lity of exploiting - his” aan ITaCIOH “and confidence inthe. Bureau. aa aa atl ei etn mR ICR II Pe Shaded : \ : Q ‘ : > 1 : a . ‘ ee ‘ * a a . i , \ 1 : af 4 “ < : ’ . : u } . : ts om ‘ . a t , ote om -_ “4 . ; o. \ i 7 ae ~3- 2 : ’ a. “ vs i « ’ 2 , t \ q - \ 7 . \ . 1 i HW 54460 Docld:32306445 Page 4
uNIT. STATES DEPARTMENT OF }~STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to, a . - Bie No See Miami, Florida. HECTOR, GARCIA GODOY. 134-1191 September 17, 1965 / ONS Op ey CH... on ML- FF acananl | ‘RE: GENERAL ELIAS WESSIN Y WESSIN INTERNAL SECURITY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | On September 12, 1965, MM T-1, a confidential source abroad, advised as follows: ae . General ELIAS WESSIN Y WESSIN, commanding officer of the Central de Ensenanzarde las Fuerzas Armadas (CEFA) (Armed | Forces Training Center), was retired, appointed Dominican Consul General in Miami, and sent out of the Dominican Republic (DR) to Panama on.the night of September 9, 1965. Indications were that. WESSIN was to travel from Panama to Miami and it was expected that he would be joined by. his family in Miami by September 12, 1965. According to MM T-1, WESSIN has stated that had not United States troops landed in the DR in April, 1965, the country would have been lost to communism.. According to information available to. MM T-1 on - September 9,. 1965, WESSIN was visited by Brazilian General HUGO ALVIN, Commanding General of the Inter-American Peace ' Forcé, and General BRUCE PALMER, Commanding General of U..S.. Forces, DR. This visit was made at the express instructions: of American Ambassador, ELLSWORTH BUNKER, American Representa- tive to. the OAS Committee in the DR. It appears that ALVIN and PALMER directed an ultimatum to WESSIN to depart the DR.» The September 15, 1965 edition of the "Miami News ,." “a vlocal daily newspaper, carried an-article entitled, "Bayonet Forced Me - Wessin." This article attributes WESSIN with alleging that an American lieutenant put a bayonet in his back _ and forced him out of his country and carried WESSIN's rejection of a consulate post in Miami. The article quoted _ WESSIN as saying, "The American official who ordered my -expulsion in such a humiliating way has given the coup de grace to the fight for democracy in Latin America." This article further contained excerpts from a letter purportedly written by WESSIN to the Dominican Provisional President, Jos- SIMS HW 54460 Docld:32306445 Page 5