JFK Assassination System Date: 6/2/2015 Identification Form . Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90135-10104 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-82298-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: WMFO TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 06/18/1965 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/25/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 12 | HW 45875 DocId:32336709 Page 1
» Qo. ont j Orang OZFIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-107 | MAY 1962 EDITION i 8 GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 | | UNITED ‘STATES Cov MENT : 2 OE \ . | Memorandum» 98 20 soe see6: a shy? ; | ; | a ai ts i fie OTHER TO f) DIRECTOR, FBI aa Cp eee 8 165 : ; | thy ere! of ; . i SAC, WFO (134-6053) (c)~ ¥ ant Vi Cc | (? fh pice! het thay FON HL G bs: na yo DST | £0 34 * Gop. | IS-CUBA oe : (00: WFO) : ALL INF RMA Mt wt ReWFOairtel dated 6/4/65. DATE ohpy On 6/3/65 was contacted at his request and furnished the following information . A» ' to SA JOSEPH E, SCULLY: Le said that he first became associated ° with the Second, National Front of Escambray (Alpha 66) (SNFE)_ while he was a student at Earlham.College in Richmond, Indiana. He described himself at that time as idealistic and with complete faith in the SNFE. After coming to Washington, D.C., he became aware that although he was the Washington, D.C. representative of that organization he was never fully taken into its confidence. He also attempted to learn something of the organizations military plans 8 (Plan Omega) but j were answered in only general and vague terms. was unable to eite?Y specific reasons but he began to doubt that money collected and a ORIGINAL FILEI fa N equipment obtained was put to the use for which it was intended. [wa aga dditionaldisillusioned by the OTHER capture of ELOY GUTPTERRE OYO, Leader of the SNFE, and his subsequent public confessions on television in Cuba where fs he implicated other members of the organization. | also noted that shortly “water” >.» MENOYO' hension many Cubans in Cuba were arrested and feels that there may have been a connection between MENOYO's apprehension i. and these arrests. The above, coupled with the general i! questionable background of MENOYO with regard to his early 1 association with _FIDEL CASTRO raised serious doubts concerning I MENOYO himself. has developed a suspicion that _ i | MEHOYO may have been a CASTRO man or at least motivated by personal gain rather then by concern for ime Ogun te, of Cuba. . @- Bureau _ WA 5-6 5S ALRGE - REG 89) 27> LS 4 fizz: Tas >A 1 - WFO NOT RECORDED 29 JUL 6.1965 ( | 3) JUN | JES: Mt Ant | ", | Y UL! U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Pa roll Savings Plan y a. 8 J iy &. | aw 45875 DocId:32336709 Page 2 | > >
CC) various Embassies in Washington, D.C. in an effort to . have those Embassies intervene with Cuba on the behalf of her brother. This lengthy contact with MERCEDES MENOYO. gave the definite impression that the SNFE was poorly organized and not equipped to cope with the emergency created by MENOYO's capture. } | i | suspicions concerning MENOYO OPHER a} have also been heightened by the fact that during her { stay in Washington,D.C., MERCEDES MENOYO applied at the Embassy of Czechoslovakia for renewal of her Cuban Passport | and was successful in receiving same. . | | The passport was sent to her at) _N residence. Additionally, Cc —_] noted that a OTHER 4 vast number of Cubans in Washington,D.C. are suspicious of and distrust MENOYO and the SNFE. He feels that his association with this organization has adversely Affected his association with other members of the Cuban community and that to a degree they distrust him because of his association with the SNFE. has just embarked on a new venture | | | with one IMRE J. KAUSZ a Consulting Engineer, 1908 - hi Sunderland Place, N.W. is hopeful that this js | | a association will eventually develop into a full partnership for him. Indices WFO negative re derogatory information concerning IRME J, KAUSZ. In view of his: feelings outlined above and because he feels that within a year_he may want to become a United States citizen recently submitted OTHER 4! his resignation as Washington, D.C. representative of SNFE. . 1 bo 1 WFO 134-6053 a . MENOYO's sister, MERCEDES GUTIERREZ MENOYO 7 and his family for a month during ‘February and March, 1965, during which time she contacted OTHER 4 | a NW 45875 DocId:32336709 Page 3
) _ CO Oo WFO 134-6053 His resignation was not_accepted and the organization attempted to convince [te nenain on as its Washington,D.C. representative. intends to resubmit his resignation and will.cease his association with SNFE whether it is formally accepted or not. In view of the above WFO is discontinuing its investigation of as a PSI and will continue to use him as-a source of information. -3- HW 45875 DocId:32336709 Page 4 OTHER 4 i Lt