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: 327165553 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC ~ = == - ------+ ----- -- --- ~~~ --- Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10158-10078 HQ 105-82555-1ST NR 5043 Document Information FBI DEBRUEYS, WARREN C. DIRECTOR, FBI 09/18/1964 10 LHO, PRE-RP, ASSOC, MIL SERV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 06/07/1999 INDEFINITE 2107 Hote).
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . . ; . . — #19-268 (Rev 5-1-50) oe FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION S NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS TITLE OF CASE REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIG! DATE | INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ‘,, 9/18/64 7/9/64 ~ 9/10/64 REPORT MADE BY SA WARREN C. DE BRUEYS _ CHARACTER OF CASE TYPEC OREST PENA, Aka. IS - CUBA REFERENCES : Report of SA WARREN C. DE BRUEYS, 7/17/64, at New Orleans. St. Louis letter to the Bureau. 8/25/64. Miami letter to New Orleans. 8/31/64. Bureau airtel to New Orleans, 7/21/64. WFO airtel to Director, 7/30/64. Legat, Paris letter to Bureau, 7/27/64. Legat, Bonn letter to Bureau, 7/30/64. Legat, Rome letter to Bureau, 8/11/64. New Orleans letter to Bureau, 9/10/64, 10f23/¢@% =p - cles AS BY SOE S2b LEADS: DECLASSIFY ON: 25% ATLANTA DIVISION st uvrorvation containep AT COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TSE TY LA UNCLASSTRTED EXC EPT ‘osuoey oteeprrse. © Will expedite coverage of lead set forth for the A 5 APPROVED SPEC. CHAMIENT 190 = Bureau (REGISTERED MATL) ql - 105-82555, OSWALD) - INS, New Orleans (RM) - Atlanta (REGISTERED MAJL) of. Dallas (REGISTERED MAIL) (Info. (1 - 100-10461, OSWALD) - New York (REGISTERED MAIL) - New Orleans (105-1926) DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW NOT RECORDED 7 "178 sep 21 1964 — NN NONE J DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT DATE FWD. neon eeccceeecneelenceceneeseecneeesftoceseesoseneeened| ooceseeeeeeeecee DATE OF De MSSIFICA dl haan a, ce ee SECRET US 7 7 #40 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—76334-1 Docld: 327165553 Page 2?
{Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . : e 2 . . : ° ee 5 . > 0 oy, Ke . So a ‘ . ney oo tt Ey NO 106-1925 a WDC: jas Atlanta Division in referenced New Orleans report. | NEW YORK DIVISION AT NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK | oo oo Will expedite coverage of léads set forth in . -referenced New Orleans report dated 7/17/64 and will also report pertinent information regarding this Subject con- | tained in the report of SA J. WILLIAM LOVE dated 11/30/62 at New, York and Captioned, "CUBAN SABOTAGE EFFORTS IN THE ‘| UNITED STATES" (New York file #105-58712). New York: should “ y- ‘Submit results of investigation in report form, 4 INFoRMANTS: oe : ; \ | IDENTITY. OF SOURCE | FILE WHERE LOCATED oe NO T-1 is the[Prefecture of NO file 105-1926-26 wo Police in Paris, Franceg) . ” ae | NO T-2 is the[Spanish High - NO file 105-1926-26 General Staff,~Madrid, Spaiml() | ee ~ NO T-3 is the ‘Directorate — General of Security, Madrid, NO file 105-1926-26 Spain - - i) ¢ NO T-4 is the[talian Arme@- NO file 105-1926-28 | Forces inte ligence Service. ) if . i? (SIFAR Ae) — | — van B* (COVER PAGE) | . a 7 ; noes ; ‘ | ve SEURET por bess +) Maer B2 be SER | | J Docld: 327165553 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Agsassination Records Colilection Act of 1992 (44° USC D107 Hote). DATE: 11-14£2017 : ; co e : aw : « D204 (Rev. 3-3-59) ¢ Neon A . : o 8 a) “. a Ne ee a . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE — . “ FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION a a | re seme aTiON cONTAIBER ; . ea pra aL ESSIFIEQ ‘- a, SEGRE rae “aA SHOWS” a ™ | DTHEAWISE | wee Copy to: i 1 - Immigration and Naturalization Service, : New Orleans, Louisiana (REGISTERED MAIL) Report of: SA WARREN C.. DE -BRUEYS ‘Offic: = «= NEW ORLEANS | 4 Date: September 18, 1964 | ae . Fieid Office File No. “NO 105-1926 ‘Bureau File No.: Titl E C/SF7 yn" OREST PENA ; «Class. by OS SD, Ath _ Date of Review ADR » Abner > “4x Conse INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA 5 3=3-9B. , SEK specin| . ~ Military records re. subject reveal he was: inducted into the U. S. Army 1/28/49 at New York, N:-Y., and served on active duty until 1/27/50 on which date he was honorably discharged from active duty and transferred to U. S. Army Reserve Corps until 6/12/54 when he was honorably discharged. Subject validated for emergency service in U. S. Merchant N Xe XY -. Marine and issued Merchant Marine Document # ANS YN : . ne) Z-1068920. Merchant Marine records for subject ‘for period 2/55 through 10/57 set. forth. Subject's identification record set forth. Information received from confidential source abroad re subject's past travel in Europe fails to reflect any pertinent contacts made by subject during such travel. -The person. who allegedly made the allegation on which this investigation was based, namely, that subject. in the past planned to travel to Europe and Moscow, ‘advised that he has been unable to develop any information to chgnge source's opinion that sybject is # anti-eastmoc YZ —> — AY - PB DETAILS: | A review of the military. service records on. file at the Military Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, for ORESTES FARNICIO PENA , Serial Number 51 061 050, oe. indicated he was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 28, a 1949 at New. York, New York, and served on. active duty until. January 27, 1950, at which time he was honorably released from ‘ SECRET ae re 5p Ate SOY 8 This document coritains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; It and: , its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld: 327165553 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 oo. — oo OR, oe “ , x, SECRET Hep}9g51926 On July 9, 1964, NO T-1, a confidential source abroad, revealed that subject resided at ‘the Grand Hotel, 2 rue Scribe, Paris 9, from May 6-12, 1964. . Source advised ' that since that date he haS no longer been present in the Paris, France area. Source added that subject is unknown to the records of the. various services of the Prefectiire of Police in Paris. During his brief stay in Paris he did not come to the attention of the French authorities (S On July 20, 1964, NO T-2, a confidential source abroad, revealed that subject arrived in Madrid, Spain, on May 12, 1964 at Barajas Airport (Madrid). He took up residence at the Hotel Plaza, Madrid, where he -remained until 7 May 22, at which time he departed from. the hotel. His destination was unknown but it was believed that he had left ‘Spain at that time. Source advised that Subject did not come to security notice during his stay in Spain. Spanish records reflected that he. was the bearer of U. S. passport #92577 issued to him in Washington, D. C. on June 25, 1963. He -arrived in Spain under the auSpices'’of the American Express Company Travel Agency (Ss) : Also on July 20, 1964, NO T-3, a confidential Source abroad, revealed Substantially the same information Supplied by confidential. source NO T-2¢ Instant source added, however, that Spanish records reflected that subject - Was born August 15, 1923 in the United States and that DO ‘his permanent wana: (¥) (UG) was listed by him as New DO Orleans, Louisiana. (U)C) - Confidential informant NO T-4, a confidential , Source abroad, advised as follows on August 7, 1964: Be - ORESTES PENA, born August 15, 1923, in Cuba, a United States citizen, arrived at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy, on Trans World Airlines flight number 900. On May 22, 1964, coming from Madrid, Spain. PENA bore a Passport number D-092577, issued at Washington, D. C., on June 25, 1963. While in Rome, PENA lodged at the Hotel *Commodoro. (yw - “roe! SECRET » (62-/097090—-EG50 Cet, eK | 7 ‘ . sper ne, SOUP 2cAh AHR! 6/6/89 (er desd~ + (Sarre Caalese be plcbecth, ops corepy: f). Docld: 327165553 Page 5