404-10287-10434 3a. S0asT JET: DATE: eee wo - of & ~em en “ LABEL SECRFTARIAT OISBEMIMATION | oO aos 0 (CB oe ee SEALE FOO MAS Or TOTAL COFHS: ta a L JS BEARS :mamd an EE ! 1255 8 MAY 69 je wearlicetion) SECRET 08 23 “+ pon | MEXICO CITY INFO PRIORITY WH/MIANI TYPIC AMCHALK nO (O88 (] eervaw to . aan i re mr and time tited) auTiMG Ato CM seqi Tee - Beste Be { Teese mee rs oe FG CITE DIRECTOR 004 0 ? 1. ON 7 HAY WODISH HQS INFORMED THEY HAD REPORT FROM LOCAL SOURCE THAT A MAJOR FELIX GUIN, HIGH OFFICER MINFAR, WAS IN MEXICO AND WISHED DEFECT. INFO FROM GUIN'S BROTHER-IN-LAW IN CHICAGO, SAID GUIN HAD ARRIVED MEXICO RECENTLY ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND WISHED DEFECT BECAUSE FEARED PURGES AT HOME. PANUCO IN MEXICO CITy, AND ADDED BROTI MATTER WITH DEPT STATE MORNING 2. HQS UNABLE IDENTIFY MAJOR FELIX GUIN, AND INFORMAL CHECK WITH STATE INDICATED NO ONE THERE AWARE OF CASE. FURTHER ATTEMPTING IDENTIFY FELIX GUIN, HQS PULLED FILE ON COMANDANTE RAMON TOMAS GUIN DIAZ (201-142291). FILE SINCE MARCH 66 IS VISA ACTION REQUEST FROM AMEMB MADRID WHICH APPARENTLY FILED DIRECTL YISA ACTION REQUEST DATED 10 MAR 69 AND NOTATIONS THEREON COORD RELEASING OFFICER = SE REPRODUCTION 6Y OTHER THAN THE ISSUING | | z Hay 69 4 SOURCE, WHO REPORTEDLY GOT SAID GUIN STAYING AT HOTEL {ER- IN-LAW HAD DISCUSSED 7 WAY. IN ONLY ITEM IN y IN RID AND NOT FORWARDED DESK. ry 4 3 CONTINUED ‘ INATING OFFICERS | beteded oa eviomatte AUTHERNITATING CRET a 0 OFFICER OFFICE tS PROHIBITED. Core BO. Dena che = ee ee ao —
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. — ee ee ee ements gree ae * — ane oe BOUT AMO “Om EITEALS - FET FY CF: en [7 wo ioen (J atruan to . BRANCH Clete an @ | (C) ee om ca re Oo. . . MESSAGT FORM ee : * FOTAL LOPES tail e “tT. 7 ft SECRET pat ~# of ABLT SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION ¢ ne. 3 | ONeF: te FRE, WR, a (oteoy peel feteconte number} te teeesdic ation} {date and tinw t.ted} SECRET PAGE 3 cive ornecton (OC < G2. MOMENT DETERMINE SENTENCE, BUT TRIAL TRANSCRIPT REVEAIS PROSECUTION REQUESTED 30 YEARS FOR BOTH CUBLLAS AND GUIN. 5. HAVE NO TRAVEL RECORD RAMON GUIN DIAZ, BUT HAVE RECORD OF ONE RAMON GUIN ARENAL TRAVELING HAVANA-MADRID 19 JAN 69 ON CUBAN PP 012262. FROM GUIN'S VISA REQUEST MENTIONED PARA 2 ABCVE, ARENAL IS HIS WIFE'S PATRONYMIC. 6. REQUESTCQUKETCH AND LICONET OR OTHER APPROPRIATE STATION ASSETS BE REQUESTED ATTEMPT LOCATE AND INTERVIEW RAMON GUIN DIAZ WITHOUT SHOWING U.S. GOVT INTEREST, AS BEST WE CAN PIECE TOGETHER AT THIS POINT, SUBJ APPAKENTLY ARRIVED MADRID 19 JAN, APPLIED FOR U.S. VISA, THEN TRAVELED MEXICO AND IS AT HOTEL PANUCO THERE, MOST OBVIOUS QUESTION WE WOULD LIKE ANSWERED IS HOW AND WHY GUIN GOT OUT OF JAIL, GOT PASSPORT AND WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE CUBA. ALSO INTERESTED CURRENT STATUS CUBELAS, 7. ALSO REQUES| | CHECK WITH EMBASSY ON PARA 2 VISA REQUEST AND DETERMINE WHAT ACTION TAKEN ON IT. a i & & wm CONTINUED COORDINATING CF FICERS _ | . ! Ecchnded See owlematic AUTHENTICATE RELEAS I OFFICER dromgrusing and OF FICER ne REPRODUCTION 8Y OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE [5 PROHIBITED. Copy wo. 06 te
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