JFK Assassination System Date: 4/13/201 Identification Form _—=__eeee > Fe jK eee eee AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information FBI 124-10207-10405 HQ CR 62-9-48-233 _—_—-eessSsS—_———————— LL pre ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBEECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI OBRIEN, ARNOLD W. DIRECTOR, FBI 11/13/1964 35 FCH, JHO, ASSOC, LABOR, RACK AND SUBV, GAMBLING, NARCOTICS, PR, B/F INT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 11/10/1997 INDEFINITE RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2A, INDEX PAGES 24-28 OE v9] NW 45750 Docid:32291629 Ne Page i
UNITED STATES GO\__ANMENT _ Cj Memorandum _ secrep | TOO DIRECTOR, FBI (105-175983) _ DATE /20/68 BEER | Go SAC, NEW YORK (134-15734) (Adm) (P) PST IS-DR (00: New York) Rerep of SA EDWARD J. DEVINS dated 6/10/68, at NY. 16) NY This letter is being submitted in accordance with 4 the provisions of Section 107C of the Manual of Instructions. © has been Treasurer of the New York Branch || fj OTHER 4 3 ™~ of the partido Quisqueyano Democrata (PQD, NY) since the ae ‘ye organization was formed in NY in November, 1967. The P@D, all . \S NY, is registered with the Department of Justice under the RF sx provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, = as d a Short Form Registration Statement was filed = in name, The PQD has been described as a right-/ OTHER 4 >os of-center Dominican political organization, formed during | <\S -1967, and was recognized as a legally const/tuted party in the} iit S Se “3 Dominican Republic by the Central ElectorayBoard on,i/19/68. [EJ i; ©} The PQD has declared former General ELIA SIN wns will N23 be its Presidential candidate in 1970.. The Bureau’ is in , | OB 6s possession of all of the NY report ed during the/ywym.£é. Internal Security investigation on which were dated OTHER 4 as follows: 12/19/67; 1/31/68, 3/26/68, 1718/68 and 6/10/68. | Reh 2, n Ledia/67., Gr 5679-Sladvised that he was | wot acquainted pfth and stated that L_____la butcher, OTHER 4 Av) % used to clean up the headquarters of the NY Branch of the OTHER 4 Ni Partido Réformista, the political party of Dominican President GUER, This source was recontacted on 6/5/68 and ! advised. that he knew nothing o atory nature concerning the character or reputation of and had no reason to question his loyalty to democratic principles. } - 1° ‘(ytpureau EX- 103 - - ~ _(2- au CRM) . anto Domingo ) (105-3490) JO5 75983 ‘2-Washington Field (105-85564)(RM) _/S 1-New York Copy tocec SAW (9) dam (#31) by routing slip’for — AN info ection LATIN- 3600 11960 a — WECREP Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly oh the Payroll Savings Plan NW 45750 Docld:32291629 Page 2
é a * 337% SECS NY “134-15734 BAR | On 1/17/68, ENRIQUE A pecan, who had handled public relations matters for thé PQD, NY, advised that he © is acquainted with | ] and that he knows nothing of a OTHER 4 derogato nature concerni the character or reputation of adding that Pd] is Treasurer of the PQD, NY, OTHER 4 and, as such, must be considered to be anti-Communist and ~ | pro-wUs. , | - During the couse of the Internal Security \ investigation on several other sources faiiliar OTHER 4 with Dominican matters in the NY area, advised that they ; do _ not know and could information concerning Inasmuch as complete name was not known until he was interviewed on 6/4/68, the following Dominican sources were recontacted, however, they all advised that they ow and could furnish no information concerning | Source Date Contacted Contacting Agent NY 2901-S]&) 6/5/68 . a EDWARD J. DEVINS 4338-S e/ / 68 EDWARD J. DEVINS 6089- } 7/68 RICHARD G, SIKORAL 5900-5] (a) /8/68 HEINRICH VON ECKARDT 3. On 6/17/68, Mr. C.C, SAVA, Chief, Records | Administration and Information Section, INS, 20 West | Broadway. C, furnished SA WILLIAM F. MARTIN a photographic | copy att INS file, #413 259 194. This file reflects | OTHER 4 that was born on 5/22/36 at San Juan de la Maguana, OTHER 4 Dominican Republic, and is a Dominican citizen. He resided in the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1962, and was employed as a hotel administrator at San Juan de la Maguana and Barahona. His last employment in the Dominican Republic was in 1961-62, when he was a cashier at the Hotel Paz in Santo Domingo. His parents are FRANCISCO CONTRERAS, deceased on 7/10/43, and REGLAXGUCIANO, who was residing at Merine St., San Juan de la Maguana as of 1962. He entered the US at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 5/16/62 as a visitor destined to the NW 45750 Dom. Re%o- DociId:32291629 Page 3
at ce at ee ae J Tae ds NY‘ 134-15734 Palace Hotel, Santurce. He had Dominican passport number | 56952, and listed his Dominican address as Baltazar de los ' OTHER 4 Reyes, Number 63, He subsequently applied for a permanent residence visa, and an 0-1 visa, number 446, was issued on 3/21/63 by the US Consulate, Bridgetown, Barbados, British | West Indies. He re-entered the US on 3/23/63 at San Juan, Puerto Rico, via British West Indian Airways flight #404. | He listed his address as "P.O, Box 115, St. Just, Puerto “| Rico - Be. Las Cuevas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico," and stated that he was destined to his wife, Mrs. PROVIDBNCGIA Dist 1625 Naples St., St. Gerardo, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, mailing address Box 149, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. He listed as a friend FRANCISCO (FRANK) SHAVEZ, 21-33 17th _St.,.Santa_Rosa, | ~ re ne Sr tee .Bayamon,_Puerto Rico,, One MIGUEBX©ORDERQERIVERA and his wife, HILDA ELENAXGOLON DEXCORDERO, residing at Barrio Las. Cuevas,, _Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, were sponsors, The INS file cont tificate, which ' revealed that and” PROVIDENCIA : DIAZ MORALES were married on 9/5/62 at Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Register number 148, District number 70. She is 2 l native of Puerto Rico and a US citizen. She was working as a secretary at the Star Bowling Center, Munos Rivera Ave., Rio Hedras, Puerto Rico. . During the interview on 6/4/68, advised that he resided in Puerto Rico from 1962 until 1966. He resided in Round Hill, Rio Piedras, and operated a bodega there. He came to NY in 1966 and has worked as a butcher in the Food City Supermarket, 2234 Broadway, NYC, since shortly after his arrival in NY. He resides with his wife and their two young boys in Apt. 3-B, 225 W. 80th St., NYC. He stated that he is in good health. a On 12/19/67, GEORGE manager of the Food City Supermarket, advised that has been employed there as a butcher for about one year. BRADLEY regards him as a steady, conscientious and knows of no derogatory information concerning -3- ee ee 1 nS Ss + —om se = _ ce os cee me ee oe ee er er | WW 45750 Docld:32291629 Page 4
NY 134-15734 On 12/19/67, Mr. R, COLON, then superintendent at ne St., advised that he is personally acquainted with who has been residing inA that address for u years. COLON stated that is a reputable and respectable individual and has never caused any problems in the apartment. 4, On 6/5/68, records of the Credit Bureau of Greater New York, made available to I KAPP, contained no information identifiable with Records of the Bureau of Criminal Identification an reau NYCPD, had been checked under the name during the a with DoT we investigation and no information identifiable with was lo records are in the process of being rechecked under complete name. An FD-165 has been submitted to the Identification Division, 5. Not applicable. 6. exhibited his Selective Service Registration Card, number 53 70 36 163, which revealed that he registered with Local Board #70, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, on 3/25/63. He is classified 5A. 7._As previously stated is married to PROVIDENCIA a native of Puerto Rico, US citizen, @ with her and their two young sons. NY files contain no information identifiable with his wife. Request of the Bureau Since[_____] complete name is now known, it is suggested that Legat, Santo Domingo, recontact logical, established sources to develop any information bearing on his suitability as a PSI. NW 45750 Docid:32291629 Page 5
P NY 134-15734 oruE 4 1 LEADS ! SAN JUAN | AT SAN JUAN, PUERTO RIO, In view off __d residence in Puerto Rico from 1962-1966, as set out in paragraph number 3, will contact logical, established sources having knowledge of Dominican matters to develop any information bearing on his suitability as a PSI, Will check local credit and arrest records in the. localities where he and his wife resided. Will search indices on[_____] and his wife, as well as on FRANCISCO (FRANK) J. GHAVEZ, listed in his INS file as a friend, and on MIGUEL CORDERO RIVERA and HILDA ELENA COLON DE CORDERO, his sponsors. | | Will review his Selective Service record at Local Board #70, Trujillo Alto, to verify his registration and classification, and to determine if he notified his board of his change of residence. No record was located at Selective Service Headquarters, NYC. WASHINGTON FIELD AT WASHINGTON, D.C, | Will, utilizing [____] complete name, recheck | records of the State Department, Offices of Visa and Security, and CIA, for any information bearing on his suitability as a PSI. NEW YORK | AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK, | Will report results of recheck with BCI and BSS, | NYCPD, and will report any information received from the | Identification Division as a result of the submission of the | FD-165. | -5- SECRET at TS Ge <<} sO ee. ome ae «. of - - ee NW 45750 Docld:32291629 Page 6
4-22 (Rev. 1-22-66) . roy ee Federal Bureau of Investigation - oo aw ~ -~. Records Brag 4 r —_———_-——_, 19 [__]Name Searching Unit - Room §527 Service Unit - Room 6524 | Forward to File Review ‘ i] Return to t —_ fot & Goh) Supervisor Room Ext. ' Type of References Requested: pe _ _)Reguiar Request (Anclytical Search) All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) : Subversive References Only ——Nonsubversive References Only ' . [- Main ______.____ References Only Type of Search Requested: Restricted to Locality of ee = ___JExact Nome Only (On the Nose) ° Buildup L_] Variations OTHER 4 Address SUE Localities __ a Searcher i Re Date yy act _Lee/ f Prod. oe “PILE NUMBER _ SERIAL AME NW 45750 Doclid:32291629 Page 7
: a-22 (Rev. 1-22-69) ‘ “1. Federal Bureau of Inv stiggtion Records Brar aa — , 19__ [_] Name Searching Unit - Room 6527 L_ 3 Service Unit - Room 6524 Forward to File Review . Lut Attention 2mm | awtReturn to _ Athhkeow _ Ole Pb _ Supervisor Room Ext. Type of References Requested: Becler Request (Analytical Search) [iy Ail References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) _.|Subversive References Only Nonsubversive References Only Main —__. References Only Type of Search Requested: Restricted to Locality of Exact Name Only (On the Nose) — Buildup [__] Variations (, 100 Artes mat AoasrhA, Anan. poe avid em M1 fen WW 45750 Doclid:32291629 Page 8 Subject Birthdate & Place 2} RG ou SI22436 . Address Localities Searcher Rg ____— Date _tbafex_ Initials _ hew/ _ Prod. FILE NUMBER SERIAL OTHER 4