AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10290-10037 RECORD _ SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE-NUMBER: SEE TITLE Released under the John . Eennedy WSsassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 U5c 2107 Note). asef#:NW 53025 Date: 5-25-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR’ FBI FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: - DOCUMENT _ TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: STATUS COMMENTS: HW 53025 DBocld:32306397 FITZGERALD. J. M. BRENNAN. D. J. 134-12019-3 06/20/1963 7 PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 07/02/1998 Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) INC MEMO Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE:
N " Belnont_—_ Degenber 20, 1960,f hewmen mssigtant to the Special Services (* Q 1 = Mr. Nasca dune 25, 1963 D sect, A HAS NO oBiECT! ON 70 “CLA: gate ‘ATION ENDICE LOUIS | Bi ALIS BNA MLAADIL oa Yea é e elu a ' PS, B ” 4 7 s FORME on 4] 1 e Ay 8 os wt er x pS: 20-44 wh & 36-8 Com ) Nene iS dass ae ens Re wo Cater dune 7, 1963. gycpe St ry OTHE On June 17; 1963, Ur. George Dellille of Office of Naval Intelligence (ONT) Headquarters made available the ONI files which appeared te pertain to captioned individual. Dellille emphasized that the ONE files are classified “Secret” and the former relationship between ONT and the subject is considered very sensitive and has had only very limited distribution. Bellille added ONT had used subject as an intelligence source for a number of years but discontinued contact with him sbout November, 1961, because he was using his position on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base for his own porsonal purposes. About that same time the Navy assisted him in coming to the U. L769) (u) ; DeMille said that no further contact has been mnaintained with the subject by the Navy since his arrival in the UJ. &. but it. is believed that the CIA may have had some contact with him. Dellille said that the Navy dees not know anything about the present synpathies or activities of subject but recommends that extreme caution be used in any dealings with him. (gy u) The ONI files on subject contain several different birth dates. A "“Sscret* ONI report of December 20, 1960, reflects his birth date as December 15, 1928, at. uantareno City, Cuba. Another ferm dated January 4, 1961, shows his birth date as April 9, 1929, at Guantanamo, Oriente. Province, Cuba. A form * dated Decenber 15, 1960, shows his birth date as December 15, 1987, at the last-mentioned place. E90) . ‘The ONE files reflect subject’s name as Louis (nis) Busebio Balbuena (Calzadilla). He is described as a Cuban, a Caucasian, and a Catholic by religion. In 1960, his address : was Calle Marti No. 1071, Upper Apartment, Guantansno City, Cuba. Tolson ..._ _W@ also owned a beach house eat Uvere Beach, Guantanamo. As of. Mohr —— Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach JUN 25 1963 COMM-FBI 1 = WHO 134-5020 DECLASSIFIED 8Y ae avers ———f ——_ SEE NOTE, * PAGE 3 7 -3 -97 Rosen: + d Tee WAN iaiw iN is : YN ad Trotter ile fe yO, y Tele. Room «® 5) i ai " Holmes; ti 8% ad ‘ a i 3 : iVa's con UL Mii. Roo E@43 reLeryee unit LI Le vv HW 53025 Docld:32306397 Page 2?
Letter to Miami ree ‘AERA i RE: LOUIS BALBUBNA CALZADILLA vA Officer at the Guantanamo Naval Base. This was described as one of the mest responsible positions held by any Cuban on the base, He was responsible for hiring and firing and’ the aduinistrae tion of Cuban nationals employed by Special Services. discontinued hie employment and its contact with him after they found out that he had been receiving money from Cuban refugees; had used his position te force femmle refugees to have sexual relations with him; and because he was suspected of smuggling marijuana onto the base for peddling to refugees and Navy personnel. It was alleged that many Cubans wanted by the Cuban Government had been expelled from the base on his recommendation and had — been arrested as soon as they were brought to the base gate. The Elbo Torres and Yanuel BDapena. . ONE files reflected that among Cu) latter were porsons named According to ONI files, UO had worked on the Base since he was @ teenager. He received a high school education in Cuba and had been active in the July 26th Mevement during Castre’s fight against Batista. Subsequently, he was an official of the Revolutionary Democratic Front described as a clandestine anticommunist and dnti-Castre group. He was aleo active in church circles, including the Knights of Columbus, politics and was said te be ambitious to be mayer of Guantaname City. The ONI files show that he was an intelligence officer in the Castro forces as late ae 1960 and was said to a in charge of Intelligence Section; Orleate Province. (. As of 1960, subject was married a on tvo children, Della Lie of ONI bélieves his wite and children Still msy be in Cuba. Subjeet also had a brother, Ramon Balbuena, employed at the Navy Exehange on the Base; a brother, Felis, who is mandger of the Navy Exchange; amd a cousin, Vietor, who w . described as an official of the Union of Base Workers. Cay L) Subject ig further described in ONI files as 6° e tall, weighing 266 pounds, obese, stocky build, with tan eomplexien and a black heavy mustache. His hatr is deseribed as dark brown, short and wavy; eyes, brown (wears glasses eecasionally); good teeth; and a small mole on hia left cheek and @ one=half inch scar on left forehead near the hairline. | Subject is said te bo a friendly, capable individual whe has ‘ \ leadership qualities. He is also said te be fluent in English, _, @8 well as in Spanish. He is right-handed and likes sports. 6) (Ww HW 53025 DoclIda: 327306397 Page 3
_ oO Letter to Mian’ RE: LOUIS BALBUENA CALZADILLA , ye a Se wip ah ar, ss DeMille of ONE said that-‘Whiie Navy has not maintained contact with subject it has received vord that he is engaged in gome sort of activities connected with the Cuban situation. A Base worker named Miss Alicia Cruanes has teld Navy that she is connected with a group which has been invelved in uprisings against Castro. She has also advised Navy that she had in her possession U. &. postal money orders worth $1,195 issued in Wiemi. These money orders were made out to her and showed the purchaser as Higinia Diaz, 119 N. W. 48th Place, Miami. Dellille - gaid that these money orders have been traced back to subject. At the time Miss Cruanes contacted the Navy she requested U. 8. support for uprisings te take place last, February .(}@) u) 0 ne Subsequent te receiving the above information about Cruanes, Deliille said CIA advised ONI that it was learned that Wiss Cruanes receives the money orders from a Charlies H. Leach, SS whe is also employed on the Base. Miss Cruanes them endorses == = the money orders and gives the money to another Base worker, . ‘Charles Trotman. Trotman then sends the money to various bos , accounts in the U. 8. for Cuban citizens and in return receives | , Guban pesos from those persons. Trotman then turns these pesos. |. over to Marlano Regalade, a resident of Santiago, Cuba, who gives _ , the money to various groups of the LURK (Movement for the a . Revolutionary Rgcovery in the Escambray, Boniaco and Pinar del Rio areas). ‘) 1 : Dellille said that ONI does not know exactly what is =. - / behind this manipulation of dunds but is sure that subject is ~ , behind it. DBellille reiterated bis cautien in any contacts with | 4 ‘Subject. He also pointed out that some of the information furnished by him is actually that of CIA and should not be oa disseminated without checking with that Ageney. ( uy ie Bufiles contain no additional pertinent information _ concerning subject. . i in view of the information contained in this letter, no efforts should be made te develop subject as PSI. There is _ khO objection, however, to his being utilized as a source of information, and you are authorized to accept any. information he may desire to velunteer. c PY ese NOTE: Records of [ont| Were ‘reviewed by Liaison, HW 53025 Docld:32306397 Page 4
ae enae a t . 1 “s Va ‘J an AX he fo a Catholic by-retigton. Ln HW 53025 . the U, Se ‘is believed that the CIA may have had some contact with him. 1 - FULSLD 1 - Mr. Nasca 45h Glo -F7 “yA a 1 - Liaison vere . 1 - Mr. Fitzgerald (JFK | IMF: gp 73 (5) . a ‘\ if INFORMATION CONTAINED 4 S U a 0 L! i aut. Lit WN ns EXCERE~ \y ap na WHERE SHOWA/C {ERWISE. 3°” x OPNONAL FORM WO. 10 re : , UNITED STATES GOVER:,_ AENT Memorandum ' De. J. BRENNAY</ Pr _- | DATE: J. M, FITZGERALD pit er of June 20, | TO livan Tavel Trotter FROM Ceo supject: ., LOUIS BALBUENA CALZADILLA Rei ® ' SOURCE OF INFORMATION - CUBA “On June 17, 1963, Mr. George DeMille of Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) headquarters made available the ONI files which appeared to pertain to captioned individual. DeMille emphasized that the ONI files are classified "Secret" and the former relationship between ONI and the subject is considered very sensitive and has_ had only very limited distribution. DeMille added ONI had used subject as an intelligence source for a number of years but discontinued © contact with him about November, 1961, because he was using his position on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base for his own personal purposes, About that same time the Navy assisted him in coming to (4). , DeMille said that no further contact has been maintained with the subject by the Navy since his arrival in the U. S. but it DeMille -° Said that the Navy does not know anything about the present sympathies or activities of subject but recommends that extreme caution be us in any dealings with him. CSU) . The ONI files on subject contain several different birth dates. A "Secret" ONI report: of December 20, 1960, reflects his - birth date.as December 15, 1928, at Guantanamo City, Cuba. Another form dated January 4, 1961, shows his birth date as April 9, 1929, Guantanamo, Oriente Province, Cuba. A form dated December 15, 1960, sh is birth date as December_15, 1927, at the last mentioned ows lace. ¥) ae ee er eee g _ place. GB) [uxt RCE MCT S13 Y—J2019 —@ he ‘ONI files reflect subject's name as Louis (Luis). Eusebio. albuena (Calzadilla). He is described as a Cubai, “ucasian, “and In 1960, his address was Calle Marti No. 1071, Upper Apartment, Guantanamo City, Cuba. He,also owned a beach house (xg) . ) Mr. Wannaz1 C©°LASSiFIED By DoclIda: 32306397 Page 5