Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : “RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : -ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32302155 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10280-10092 , HQ CR 105-74151-9 Document Information FBI ERRION, THOMAS H. DIRECTOR, FBI 02/19/1959 11 CC, ROMARIZ, ALBERTO BLANCO, ASSOC, TRA, DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO, DEMOSTRATION, CUBAN CONSULATE, MM, BKG _ PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 4. Redact 09/24/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/15/201
Sed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 US¢ 2107 te}. DATE: 11-14-2017 : ' ws Vp aa ‘ a - a 9 SHUnEE ro —HIKB03 (Rev. 928-38) ks _“ ' UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 = ONI; DIO, 6th ND, Charleston, S. C. (RM) 1 = OSI; MacDill AFB, Fla.: (RM) oo J = G-2, Ft:°MéPherson, Ga. . (RM). Copy to: 1- U. S. Customs, Miami (RM) oy fe) 9 Report of: ; SA a i - INS, Miami (RM) _ MAS H. ERRION = Ofte. MIAMI File Numben MIAME 105-1684 | °°» BUREAU 10574151 1953 Title: ALBERTO BLANCO ROMARIZ; .~ OSVALDO ANTONIO CASTELL y VALDEZ; ALBERTO CRESCENCIO de la CRUZ MENENDEZ OLIT - Characen «=» INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA lassified by yo “S. Beclasslfy on: OADR 97/7 rT oe Thé Cuban Nationals who, in October, 1958, reportedly Taentified themselves:.to the Jamaica Constabulary, - Cayman Island, British West Indies (BWI) -as ALBERTO BLANCO and ANTONIO GUZMAN, were subsequently identified as ‘ALBERTO CRESCENCIO de la CRUZ MENENDEZ OLITE and OSVALDO ANTONIO CASTELL y VALDEZ. ° They, along with ALBERTO BLANCO ROMARTZ, also a Cuban National, were | passengers in the airplane*flown by CHARLES WILLIAM | HORMEL,. an American, on 10/26/58, from Florida to _ 5 Cayman Island, BWI, in an attempt to fly a load of gtins to . Synopsis: Cuba \G)MENENDEZ and CASTELL were left at Cayman Island’ i whilé BLANCO réturned with HORMEL to Florida. No charges placed. by U. S. Customs against. Cubans. ALBERTO BLANCO ROMARIZ ‘iow ¢aptain in the Directorio Revolucionario (DR); a Cuban revolutionary organization, and assigned to Havana, ‘Cuba. . MENENDEZ deported from U. S. to Mexico 12/30/58.: Father of CASTELL reported son not in U. 5S. in November, 1958 ° ALD UNEORM Tan CONTAINED 5S) Bat key : ; weet ps eae TY wars SEY a Ud O¥. AS DETAILS: f - a. / a L Me oe 7 open’ ar ‘Oh November 28, 1958, MM T-1, a.confidgftial source. abroad, advised that two individuals, who originally gave their names as ALBERTO BLANCO and ANTONIO GUZMAN, arrived in Cayman Island, BWI, on October 26, 1958, as passengers in the airplane piloted by an American named CHARLES WILLIAM HORMEL. Those two individuals were left (6) | SEDRET ' This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions. of any kind. tt Is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency; . it and/or Hs contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. a Docld: 32302155 Page 2? SSF (BO c Mt AG, gia had. AME, ee OSE Lie t i Hl
e Jo . Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 — .: ; , . —_ ~ 9 . ; N \ ed ae SECRET. “MM 105-1684 behind when HORMEL and a third passenger departed Cayman Island. The source stated that the correct names of the above two individuals, as ascertained by source, were ALBERTO CRESCENDO de le CRUZ MENENDEZ and OSWALDO ANTONIO ‘CASTELL y VALDES. The name.of the third passenger on the plane was said to be ALBERTO (LNU), and. Ho further details con- - ¢erning. him were known to the source. @ “ye ne MM T-1 also stated that MENENDEZ furnished his address as 1920 Michigan Avenue, Miami, Florida, and .CASTELL's address was 1918 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida. ‘6) : The source stated that subsequent to the departure of ‘CHARLES WILLIAM HORMEL and his third passenger, ALBERTO (LNU), a cache of arms was found near the air-strip in Cayman Island. Source said that MENENDEZ and CASTELL admitted they had unloaded the arms from HORMEL's. plane, hidden them, and intended to move them on to Cuba 6) _ The "Miami Daily News", a Miami newspaper, in its May 31, 1957 issue, contained an article reflecting that ALBERTO BLANCO, of 1019 Southwest 24th Road, Miami, was one of those arrested by the Miami Police for their part - in the demonstration connected with an attempt to march on © the Cuban Consulate in Miami, Florida, on May 31, 1957. ‘The "Diario Las Americas", a Spanish Language newspaper published daily in Miami, Florida, contained in its issue of June 7, 1957, a photograph of ALBERTO BLANCO, | and the caption indicated that he was fined, $150.00 for ‘participating in a demonstration in an attempt to march on the Cuban Consulate in Miami. MM T-2, on February 10, 1958, advised that information from Cuban sources reflected that 25 members of the Diyéctorio Revolucionario (DR), under the leadership of FAL HOMON, left Florida aboard an unknown vessel. - ALBERTO BLANCO, according 1 to T= ~2, reportedly participated in this expedition. -2- SECRET) DocId:32302155 Page 3