14-00000 PRIORITY DIR CITE —] ery ek QSSIFTEO MESSAGE Tora C9 1C$ we CO) covy CJ eves. RPFESCUCT ION PRORMIBETED # RO LACTEOR tao : : - — (actu oe EC RE T 3923182 aly LMasestot. 4 x ‘eo ANWORLD “3 f REFS: A DEPT GF STATE A-49 TO AMEM 23 OCTOBER 1964 7M 1636¢) "Be | DATED 2 NOVEMBER 1984 C. DIR S33S6 pare 15 mye 19$4 6S 76 D. DAT D 3 NOVEMBER 1964 1. DISCOVERY OF ERQUIACA ARYS CACHE, ACCORDING HUMAP-9 THE SAME ARMS DISCUSSE® IN REFS, GETTING FRONT PAGE TREATMENT LOCAL PRESS, PRENSA LIBRE ISSUE OF 29 MARCH CARRIED aP STORY QUOTING LOWELL KNUDSON OF ERGUIACA THAT HIS COMPANY WORKING WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTNENT OF STATE IN MAKING THE ARMS IN QUESTION, KNUDSON ALSO G2OTED AS SAYING THE ERQUIACA HAS A PURCHASE ORDER FROM THE COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT FOR 539 AUTOMATIC PISTOLS THAT ERQUIACA IS MAKING FOR USE 3Y CUBAN PARTIOTS AGAINST FIDEL CASTRO. KNUDSON DENIES THAT ASYS VERE FOR RIGHT-WING PRIVATE ARMIES IN THE 3. LA REPUBLICA OF 32 MARCH CARRIES AMBASSADOR FACIU'S DENIAL (ALSO aN ap STORY) THAT GOCR HAD ORDERED ARMS FRUM KNUDSON’S COMPANY. WE ASSUME THAT IF PRESSED KNUDSON CAN PROVE GOCR INVOLVEMENT IN REF A SADER BY SHOWING ORIGINAL LF LETTER SIGNED BY HUMAP-9, SECKET
14-00000 @e VIEW RECENT OPPOSITION CHARGES THAT Hs GOVERNMEWTD MEL OWING IN COSTA RICAN AFFAIRS AND SUPPLRATING PARTIOO LIRERACION, WE EXPECT ARMS STORY WILL CONTINUE AS FRONT PAGE POLITICAL ISSUE, TO COMPL [carr MATTERS ODWIFE HAS 500 THIRTY-EIGHT CALIPER PISTOLS ON CRDER FOR GUARDIA CIVIL AND DISCOQSURE THESE ADDITIONAL ARMS WILL EXACERBATE TENSIONS AND THEY WILL PROBABLY BE CONFUSED WITH AMBANS ‘ ARMS. oo 3. SINCE WE GETTING GASSLED VERSIONS CALIFORNIA ARMS DISCOVERY, AMBASSADOR AND STATION WOULD APPRECIATE ALL PERTINENT Facts, SECRET CFN “SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Communication from AMBANG, 29 March 1965 1. AMBANG (A) phoned (collect) from Puerto. Rico on 29 March 1965. He said that the seizure of arms being manufactured for his organization by the ERQUIAGA Manu- facturing Company in the Los Angeles area of California was very damaging to his plans. He said there were some 493 submachine guns being manufactured by this company. 20 of these are for replacements fur possibly defective guns. He said each weapon is marked with a special mark and a serial number which will make them attributable to his organization. He further said that the guns were paid for except.for $9000. ErQuiaga left California about a month ago with the job unfinished, and A said that they had been negotiating with Erquiaga's partner. He did not give the name of this individual. He said that there was some ques- tion as to how much was owed on the arms, but that the partner had agreed on the $9000 figure. 2. A asked if we could arrange to have the arms released. 3. I said that I would have to look into the legal aspects of the problem since the question of the title and the charges under which they were confiscated would have to be clarified. I pointed out to A that if the title had not yet passed to him despite his payments, and if the charges under which the arms were seized are valid, he micht have no other recourse than a civil suit against the Erquiaga Company to recover the money paid. 4. A was very insistent that he must have those specific arms because of the markings and the importance of the psychological effect that these would create. 5. I asked how long he would be in Puerto Rico and he said he would remain a week or ten days. I told him that [ could not give him an answer at this time, and it was agreed he would phone me again on Thursday, 1 April. 6. Immediately after this conversation, I contacted Mr. Mayo Stunz in 00, who agreed to query his Los Anyeles office immediately to find out the legal status of they seizure. SALES Pa ee ae £ ie “tt? mead ; Thomas J. Flores co WH/C/COPS
pol WH/C 65-143 29 March 1965 MEMORAMDUM FOR: Doputy Director for Plana Chief, Vestorna licuisphere Division VIAs SUBJECT s Seizure of Arms in California Claimed . by Manuel RAY Hivero REFERENCE UPI Fress Releaso printed in Washington Post of 28 March 1968, Page d=-1 (Copy Attached) le Manuel RAY Rivero called from Puerte Rico te the WH/C office at Headquarters on the afternoon of 29 March 1065 and requoated Agency iatervention to sesist him ia recovery of weapons mentioncd in referenced pross relesss. RAY claisus owsership cf the weapons and says they arg paid fer except for a balance of 39,000, 2. H/C is investigating the matter and hopes to have the basic facta la hand by | April, when HAY ia aecheduled to call again. JOHN L, HART pownp/c Attachuont DDPAWH/C/CA/EA/|___—iznew 29 March 1965 Distribution: Orig. & 1 « Addressee L = WH/C/CA/EA L = WH/C/ESBC
14-00000 Sar rage RTE é 5 t rg & 5 x ne Parris Seized M-L Rifle Linked To Extremist Leader. . INDUSTRY, Call, Maren sion. sale and Uensportalien ITP) = A mfe beionging of weapons, acvonting to Sher i» the California leader of aa ffs LCE D Villines He sak’ ‘eatreme recist” group waa'ihe fectory started operatlaie found today among hundreds last October, ; ‘ aes 2 shenffa depulles in a reid Thomas C. Lynch ead, “speed un @ gun factory in this induaiwar necwwsary in this rad tal suburb of fos Angeles leince our office has definite State Attorney General information Gist some of (hese Thumas C. Lynch sald an Mlilicgal weapons were intended safe which records showed for private armics in Cali Lbelunged to Terretl Fady of fornia” ‘San Diego, was among the, 1. Vo Knudson, who said he ‘weapune seized by 30 Stale had 9 financiad interest m the agers arm sherlifs deputicsisrms campany, dented the last mght iweapony were meant for prt Lynch described Eddy agi, ae armica [le aad they were “the California leader of the! coing to the Costa Rican gow ‘eureme fasciat National erament states Rights Party.° H tn additien to the rifle, 373! machine guna and 100,000; Medal for Fay ' | muds of ammunition Were, iL ADELPHIA, March 37 seized, : Lynch said at least some of (UPD—Wilam Patrck Fay, the weapons were destined | reland’s Ambassadoe to the for extreme right wing groupa: United States, will receive the ‘which have “private armies” lsilver medal of merit from the The Mi rile. he said, was Poor Ruhard Club on March left at the Erquiaga Arms Ca 3h apparently ao it cuuld be con | ee verted lito a semauilmatic , cummed OpeecyiON== weapon. # GWVARLGEIVIS F Lene aaid the group ©89 firne tem below wet tncar-verts b we “cysely associated” with the Barnrives on page AN of Yeo Brosh Ku Kluz Klan and had Dead-'qseter Pu. Merc BR fad The g quarters In Rirminghem, Ala. § fetwwedeg mrormatvon te carcect. Uneted Prese inie: rations: Federal agenty evamioe arma gelsed at the Erqulaga Co. mada of Industry, Call, - ‘The raid on the arus factary ¢ : jlast night was (he culmination § AGRICD 1-2-3 ‘of several months of investiga: ion No arrests were wnade. ff : There were three employes Ei, ccsoecasa, § 95 H lam ects & a) * ‘present and they said the ¢ - owner, Juan Erquiaga, left for|B terse veur »Guatemala Feb 6 Erquiaga g taea «was ome a member of Fidel G t Castro'a: revululionary forces & iin Cuba but has since breome &  artiCastro the employes sald . he establishment hud oa § !Federal Heense to manufac: § ture machine gura but lacked § state authorization for posses. F PEOPLES HARDWARE Ai 1S Séures. Mt weapons confiscated by, Slate Attorney General:
Linked To Seeret ‘Armies’ 373 Submachine Guns Seized About 37} submachine gune which State Atty. Gen. Thomas Lynch described as intended for “provide armies” in Calforma werp seed late Friday in 8 ewe in the City of Indus 2s agenta saststed by sher- wubles, FL and Tyeas- nee agents mwoope! down on oman een Arms Co, 106 1 Proctor Ave., and confine ated Agentg counted 373 taer- ‘jable supa hee guns which had wfactured by the cesme pany. They also uncovered at bast one sflenese. Speed Necessary I Lyach said, “speed was nee es. sary in this raid since our foe has definite informanen that: gume of these legal weapens, were intended for privaie armies, fa California ” { A spokesman In the atturney! general's office said the aety 4 known “private armteas” in thet Istate were the Minutemen areils Rangers, He said the Murute- + ‘men abave boasted of mem bie we of more than several trast,” Lynch recently proposed lrgss-- faton urging the outhe 0g of axtremist organizations A spokesmar for Lynch sacd the company did not have a state license for the manufac, ture, possession, transportauon | ting World War IL. of gale of machine guns. | a ‘ grease’ gun and a 9mm Bridsh 5 Sten gun. jmaganne-fed weapon made « Sin Me : - : aid Uncovers. .. 72 S Arsenal sagen —Siett enste Ov Pian teed - CONFISCATED MACHINE BUNS—~Sherd!s Deputy Frank Carrell chechs one of is 373 submachine guns taken in a rod’ ot City of Industry gun factory r) — identity proaee 7 ! State agBnis said the company 6 Gam Deseribed * | was owned by Juan brquiaga.; gwhe was now beheved-to be ins The gun weighs sie pounds” Quatemala. gj?" nue yard range, anne ah . (founds per-minuig and is 24 {| According to the agents the, seizure was the largest of its iim nee ere with we stock Fe. type in the history of the United a MESS Bal States, . nee see guns were i {9 use nm aimmuniien Sheruf's robbery detective LLY, Cer le. DL Villines sad the gues Several theasand rounds of that : Wee a combinabon of a US Fb nal vant ands were found at * povernment tsaue 4Secahber t ant and were leit there jMnce pusseaog af ammunition 4 tat Rak legal. ' ai fine mm ammunition is simni-| ‘kar to thal weed in PIS German! Luger ~ gues used by German, ytrom stamped metal parts using t : 3 S-roumt cup Ho has a retract |115A° nO weeps and mat) pie tenellpr thaa American Wea able wire stock developed “. ber t | The yun was described ag a ¢ Pasabena S-N oe  Raeled Away ° i ‘| Three pickup trucks “ede Jneeted to haul the guns to the iphent! ‘they wil be rated pended fur Ae =e jther AVES LZR BON [Pesponsibiuty of the | ployes fourd working i ijrasders esured the glentf DB .jarrests were mage Friday, “ of The deprties ard agents sai armed with 3 search ra * stunicipal Crart vl Empioves of the plant taba th her _ faders they ned got saeti : quiaga ance bebo. 6, but that the “plant hid teen in eqperaiiog lainee last Getocer, Villines sad ‘the plant hed been undoe toves, * tigatinn wosreal me mania br fe 1 erals as “| 3-49-60
or ‘ “Any eahnertion Between [Petused by the State Depart|; 2 Minutemen Deny Purchase From -. ' * (4 WH-£ 39 . wf Troy FoukA tory Western area coordinater of the Alinutemen, today dented Published reparts thet fle Organization hag Purehased or contracted far any Sulomatic weapen ar Weapons from the Erquiaga Arms Co. 4 the City of industry. ‘State Aly. Gen. Thomas © ere ee ignch's men BAG deputies! the teareh warrang fa eép Seized Beching guns! Rection With the roid, and © Weapand: ge the! “We nave Fequietrd th: ams pias Pnday, . ‘.e 0 fthey furnish us with: act. LyncB “page: ~Heved/tonal written repéria™ Bome af the weapons were Compton gate. Gestined ‘for “pte artes" have received al] evidence, and renteémed ihe Minute We will evaluate it ang ad Termt B. Bday of San jPropriate ~ Diego alse isaned 2 denial PERMIT RErUNeD that Ube “Ereutaga Arms Ce, A spokesman tor Lench ‘has in Ma possession a my. loftice said the company’s ez. chine Se aliesed ta belong Port license, which te me, ! MAPDHed for last Jan. 4, e myselp? SM We arns cory. pment. pany. "BS ald, comesened only tue giediflestion 9f 8 1 rere azo res riod a7 time was there | of any Federal tieensed any i or I Yiccnsee red lo have state any te suet weapons fm And he adams tnar gues, eee a Cers -- three were Seported) Ownage of t8 dings aigicers tan at the armas pi they hed & Federal ix eae t)°° wére legs) in Calltornia 4 guna tp Foes thence of Cube Fidel Castry tn - 8s Costa Ried The Oosia Rican! Body Foyrd amabasgartor Feyferday 4 ’ Aled thet Aas koOrnment! Beach the had ordered ‘any wrapens | . Lyna §, Comptsd eniet | the fully croup tS” Selemey fan unbdershiy" conte S1Gy Srey atm ghout Cd tives Of FBS Beisraty gop [beeen af frals office Biel the suop Uf, and sald the ctsizirs ak fegrt> tornes’s effies paren oe Only t@ the evar ees sd S8aAtioned fe: _ any rere! = Alea ean ° __ hate: neo Page 3a ek nica i j_saenese OF ' [Guns Denied [2 “Wea e The Cora Ricag goveram ‘Monday denied Lowell Kaud./ed ssen'e statement that it had gp.fde dered Ge) suhmachine fe ® tram hie City of Industry plang ee e “for use by antiCactra Cubana. ‘d Knudeen made tne statemaatls “latter federal, state and county(Ba Drotticers sessed 373 machine guna; "Sand other arma from the Erqul-(at “Wlaga Arma Co at INGA E. Proc. ‘Aor Ave Friday, Monday. Knug./63 SPH cad he wae Rarting @ jachon 3 have the seized armel returned to the factory & Earlier Monday,  Caitforata Atty, Gen, Thomas Lyach re ‘ported the US State Depart (8 iment denied another Kaudeog! Statement that he wag Makiog,& the guns for Costa Rica wick / State Department aporoval. stead, the State auld a request from the . ‘ pany for an expart Hoense had ' “ioeen dened ard tne department had no intention of issuing campany an export loenge, cee 23 a, nas For 2
14-00000 7% Arms F Factory, Rai Velds sf Machine Guns - | ny WALTER AMES and! e| CHARLES E. BAVIS JR, - f -+, Ptises sesh gyal i € Investigators seized 333; machine guns late Fr.day at 4a City of Industry avms plant. “to prevent them from fall Jing mito the handa of private ‘armies in California.” 4) Armed with a search war vrant, the raiding parity en- net the Erquiaga Arme 1506 E, Proctor Ave. het after 5pm. They found the machine guns stacked in racks, mut zlea down They also seired: about 100,000 raunas of am- munition and three machine| gun ailencers” whicn had aj been Built Inside empty beer; cans, ’ Forme Casirelia i +] Tha raid. was ponde dy| |about 30 tederaland state: ‘Atry. Gen. Thema C. L3 ach! said. j The plant reportedly p {s! owned by Juan Erquiaza. R was understood that he is! now on a trip to Guatemala. | It also was understood that Erquiaga once wat a mem- per of Castro's revoiutionary | Please Turn to Pg. 2, Col? _ MACHINE GUNS Continued from First Page Jevat. They fire a $ rm bub, \ pet at a reported rata ef 35 forces bul is now strong!yi rounds a second, antr Castro. When the raiding party}. : ’ The search warrant iesuedientered the one-story plant! by Municipal Judge Pred they found four eraployes; Rabb of Cin@s Municigal, there. The agents said: Court in West Covina ‘George Ingram, was the man! charged that the companyjin ¢ arge and that he inj had no_staze prmt itor pee formed them Erquiaga was gession or sale of machine‘out of the country. guns Workers at an adjacenti, However, Atty. Gen, plant told reporters the ma-{, Lynch admitted the implica-jchina guns were frequentiy(! tlons were much mere geri-itested in an area behind the! us and that there had beenjarms plant, test rounds being! creports the guns would befired Into a barrel, gold iNegaily toUS cluzens| This news surprised Sher} “Speed was necessary miffs Lt. ED. Villines who this raui* said Lynch, ‘since ied deputieg on the raid. Thep our office has definite Infor-{plant ig only two long city! mation that some ef these i:olovks from the City of In- legal weapons wére intended: dustry sheriff's office. for privace artaiea in Caliion| Each af the machine guns gee “bore the marking “JURE* A spokesman for the atten anQ) below th:s, “SREY and nev general idendhed suchialso the name “Erquiaga.* extremist organizations as’) Although no arrests were! the Minutemen and the Ran-imade Dep. Dist. Atty, Mane gers a9 among intendad re @ Uppenherm. who pre! pets Lynch t has proposal a'pared the search warrant] ll to the state Legistjture'and accompanied the raiding urging Unat such ongagiza- party, said evidence sevted tions be outawed, faitt be studied by the district} Tre machine guns are attarnev’s office with a view! about 20 inches long. Thes In poss hie prose ition. have a pisial grip instead of ~The raiders spent hours at! @ stock, so ane could easty ihe pant studying company be enncealad Seneatha man’s papers and files te Fie ‘6
14-00000 | Sought Authorities Study Action “We have engaged a law to ask for 9 court ofvar ret at factery,” , wha de «| \ ‘ al iCoutinue} c a; lt has never bots iny under. y siamhng that we necded a state, @ Leonie. Uy ul “This talk af our making GURB), i for private artaiee in @ lot of} h. chogwash,”” Knudson satd. a-! Lynch sald that one we ay found at the plant Was an ; alrite owned by Topped Seay giwtem Lynch iontiied a ad aon’ the Californla National Stateejh. yy, Fughts Party. Lynch alti @. crganustion wes antl - Negre, jand anti-Jewish. 4 eal Lynch sald the orgarization picisins tn be a political ra Dut actually is para-milltary. a ad Eddy's rifle waa at the iy (artes ceanpany to be eaverted 16 Increase Its rate of fine. ” aj he, sald Koudenn: Ki we receive ML rtfleg trom  Srates. which we modify ‘ne Mid autematc version er. RO amewe. We have no orders geifrom any groups.” Yi Lynch, who has asked thal? Sigiate Legislature in Gudaw Ox- nd ietanee of para-mittary or gar Drains sad the Minutemen ar Reinere nay they are arti i alragainst the day of a Communist); 10 takeover of the United States.() sie gxid the Rangers are @ sim i> yar organisaten, but appareat nA ty confines iis activities primar of gy om California. ' Ey eerie saben g-n 3-4-4
14-00000 a e TEs ‘e SoeNs ey % e ° ° tre etate by Gerdes Buse ARMS INVESTIGATION — Reporter Phi stale attorney*general has confiscated 373 Hanna of the Walley Times looks over a machine guns manufactured by the firm he- *tabiefsi of converted M-l4 miles at the cause the furm has ro state heense and be- Erquaze Arms Co in City of Industry. The cause “they may be used- by private armies.” d, san Carel bares nd 8 eej ye 8 . > fj or “, San Teams Vase ef
4 tynch 'Up In Arms’ Over 373 Illegal Machine Guns By PHIL HANNA Sass? Writer A decimca 1s expected today in the disposition of $73 machire guns confis- tated from the Erquiaga -Arms Co. in the City of - Deputy Dist. Auy. Gan Compton sa.d his office Wanted to wait unt! all the evidence was avail: * able before deciding what to .da. State Atry. Gen. Thom- as Lynch ordered the arme seized last Friday Right because the manu- wbacturer d-dn't have a state license for the pos- session or sale of auto- tTanc weapons. He also charged that fhe weapons “were des- tined for thé use of pri- vale armies such ag - Minutemen and the ultra- Gcrmervauve Rangers.’’ Troy Hotghien, west. @rn area coordinator of the Minutemen, today de- nied his organization has hased or contracted of any automatic weap- Bns from the arms firm. Yesterday the U.S. State Department denied that an export license was granted to the com- ° Bany to deliver the new- type Machine guns to asta Rica and the fed- eral officials said -they “have no intention of gtanting such a permit.” Lowell V. Knudsen, who operated the plant for Juan Erqu.aae, saul “the company has ai large order fcr the machine une fer the army of Rota Rica. We wanted to have the job completed by April 1 and Costa Rica would mck up all the Weepans st one time.” Kruten sai “we are ‘ gbiging by the Federal @ Firearm Act... we have a federal license . . g and we beheve thig’ takes ‘precedence over every- thing else:”* He said he didn’t ob- tain a state permit be- causg “we believe we fail into exemption in the state law.” "When searching the premises last Friday, the investigators found a rifle which allegedly belonged to Terrel Eddy, leader of the National States Rights Party in California. The attorney general @aid that correspondence was found indicating that Eddy’s rifle wae to be converted from an M-I semi-automatic to M-14 automate rifle. (in San Diego, Eddy said any connection be- tween hiraself and the arms company “con- cerned only the modifica- tion of a particular aport- ing rifle and at no time was there any discussion or mention of any other weapon in any form "’) Knudson called it a “publicity deal and an at- tempt to link ug with the rightwiagers. “Anyone can send us M-I rifles for conversion to M-14 automatics, that's (SF)YT . knew our business.” He ead he didn’t we Eddy from any other cus- tomer of the plant. Employes of the arms manufacturer said that Erquaga ig im either Costa Rica or Guatemala and has been eut of the céuntry since Pb. 6. Lynch said hus office in- formed the gun maker 1asg November that regardless of any federal license he might possess, state per- mits were needed for the manufacture,. posses- sion or sale of machine guns, Furthermore, Lyach said, “he was informed that silencers of any sort are totally illegal in Cali- fornia. and there ig no provision ia atate law for their manufactuce under any circumstances.” Three silencers were confiscated during the raid. Gun dealers in Southern California called Erquiaga and gan ‘‘fogis’’ who atal they “kept up their practace they would be knocked over." The machine guns con- fiscated by the attorney general are similar to “grease guns” used by the Tura te Page §, Col, 4 Vw & ten, . ra eoapnannneaetteee apr 2 GUNS = Contimee’ trons Page , es. U.S. Army durin War Hy, and Brit Stea guns The gun was designed by Gordon Ingram, 4723 Wil- kineon Ave., Stadio coered Employes end the life office say that tt Is as “patetanding weapos.’> Last October Erquiqca, asid he boped ta mame facture 26,008 of the meet ching guns be 1865, and 20.603 assauit rifles aa well, far gale to South Amerkas countries, The stechise guns chambered for the § 2 ttlem bullets, ca rounds, fire 186 row
4g,00000 MING PO LT BTS Ty rN yey Gun Company | Got et State Discloses The Erquiaga Arms Co.! . which yielded 373 machine’ guns to a raiding party last! peek, wag warned four months ago that it wag oper aung without a state license, Atty. Gen Thomas € Lynch's office Heclosed Monday. ; The arms company did net! sespond to the warning, the’ attarney general said. i Lyrch sald he learned n export license requested wv the firm, For Foes of Castro “An Erquiaga spokesman Bad been quoted as saying the State Department ap- proved of the manufacture of machine guns because they would be supplied to anti-Castro Cubsng A rating party of 30 fe deral.@tate and local officials confiscated the automatic Weapons and 100,000 rounds ef ammunition Friday night at the company, 18036 EF. Prector Ave, City of Indus- try. “Meanwhile, suggestions), that the machint gung might be destined for such extre mist “private armies® as the Rangers brought a com- plaint from the Ranger Bat- talion Assn. of World War ff, 4 legriumate veterans organi. gation, The association said i018 against extremist move- ments and opposes the use af the name. Ranger, bs any Other group, SG e Ga Aone astalatad i 4 oe eas.
14-00000 Ladoset evening crac giatiot te Abas . i ’ £5 3 ¢ |-VOL.XCV MQNMSRCH 29, 1986. ROB” Ambassador Gonzalo Facto-denied in Washingtog today that Costa Rica has ordered 366 automatic weapons from the Erquiaga Arms (eo. in the City of industry. : Blate officials seized 373 machine type guns and other ; weapons there Priday night. | “The government of Costa; Rica asserts emphatically; that it has not ordered such, weapons, and the publisnea! report ia untrue.” Pacio said. “If ab any time Ue govern: ment of Costa Riva snould need to purchase weapons,! “it would do 30 only through | official US Government channels.” : An executive of the arms company hed been quoted aa saying: “We have-a bur. chase order from the Coata Bica government fer $60 i automatic machine pistols | which we are filling.” | Owners of the piant had jemid wndéy had a Feseral i} jcense to ‘Snake machinguns | Sar foes of Cuba's Fidel Castro thn Costa Pica. . Mé@anwhile, Slate Atty Gen., ‘Thomas C Lynéh plarned toi ‘sonler with the district attor.' ney 3 office on puaaihle prase., ,cuuuon uf owners of the gun, tfactory Lyncn sald he be jheved some Of the weapons were intended ior * private jarmles” establlahed oy rignt- wing extremist groups . : The atlurney general sald, jp Osseasion of automatic jrespons is legal under Call; icitia iaw Most cf (he weap :Ong seized in the reid were Weajilber and combined! eRaracteristics of the “grease gun” and the Ren gua rR ae cone mes eotng nent ’ rl H-&e, 3-29.48
14-00000 on can’ Yee aoe x0 : Director oe Fedoval bureau of Investigation ' | Freou : Deputy Director for Plans | _ SUBJECT£ Juan ERQUIAGA Alscorbe [ ‘ i. Reference is ande to your report dated 23 April 4 1962, Title: Rene Miguel Valdes; Los Angeles Bureau File : 97-3805, 2. Juan ERQUIAGA Aizcorbe was reported in May 1964 to bo living at 430 Chesterton Street, La Puente, California, 3. It is requested that this Agency be provided with any inforgation which may be dsvaloped concerning traveis of Subject since 1 January 1965. Of special interest - would be any information which may bo avallable concerniag trips to Latin America during this period, CSCI 318/00023--85 9 March 1965 Based on: Contact Report i 4 WH/C/CA/PA/ car Dtd 22 February 65 4 File No, 201-339298 = Distribution: : ' = Orig & 1 - Addressee = ut - RID . @ 1h = WH/C/CA/PA Fe 1 = CI/LIA : E 1 ~ WH/C/RR/OS . a 1 = CI/R&A ‘2 : Lo WH/C/RR/RE wo ey : 1 = JMWAVE , . os oe neve 2d 39297 i
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SOURCE, WHCZFI [i] WHC/S1 | ae en hae — a NP (UOAMBER-4) ae hykt cee em ae RE RR MN Se elie we agin, ane iden nals ant fab RE aly awn Hiei Ciesla y wo CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ‘ Th water dootaine infornauon adecting the National Defense of the Unitet Gtates eithin ihe Meantng of the Keptenage Lows, Tito 18 USC Saco TH and TM tbe uanspiion of rerveiaiion of whic in ang feAheer 16 Bn UNsUIRoraed permn le piobiniud bp lew oo C-O-N-F-[-D-R-N-T-1-A-L a CONTROLLED DISSEM Cuba REPORT NO. CSDB-312 00760-65 COUNTRY SUBJECT Remarks of Manuel Ray on Inactivitpaze orsye. 26 March 1965 of JURE and on the Ineffecciveness of. Anti-Castro Guerrilla Tactics NO. PAGES 1 in Cuba During the Castro Régime REFERENCES CATE OF 1 March 1965 INFO. PLACE & United States, Miami FIELD REPORT NO. -68 DATE ACG. (4 March 1965 TMS 1S UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS AR@ DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE, A professional military officer with an extensive career in the Dominican Army. Although Source no longer resides in the Dominican Republic, he still has many friends there. Source is a trained reporter and his information has been reliable in the past. ° On 1 March 1965 Manuel Ray Rivero, leader of the Junta Revolue- cionaria Cubana (JURE, Cuban Revolutionary Junta), said that he and his group have no plans for action against Cuba at the present time. He and his group, according to Ray, have changed their plans completely with regard to the fight against Communism in Cuba. Ray believes that it would be almost impossible to use guerrilla tactics during the Castro régime; for this reason, he believes it would be preferable to begin operating clandestinely in the large urban centers and then slowly expanding operations to the rural areas of Cuba. / Ness “ ; oc rp *> ig e 6 ewef 2 v/ 7 / 4 C-0-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-]-A-L a7 3 CONTROLLED DISSEM foie ee ene 2 (Sea ] ? STATE REPCINCLANT I&NS (ALSO_ SENT] | ene UFG- 6800 LE BABR ff} CSDB- 312/00760- WEC/RE | =p HE (S/R en =P es WNC. eb C1 4, FI 3, CA 1, DO/H 1, WE 1 (1), vorass TE 2, wHe 11 Q) FORM RO ORV ETE PRE TOC TP eens % eA 1 (20)
TO : Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Mr. 3.J. Papich PROM : Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT: Juan ERQUIAGA Alzcorbe 1. Reference is made to your report dated 23 April 1962, Title: Reno Miyuel Valdes; Los Asgeles Bureau File 97-3805. ; 2. Juan ERQUIAGA Aizcorbe was reported in May 1964 to be living at 430 Chesterton Street, La Puente, California, 3. It is requested that this Agency be provided with any information which may be developed concerning travels of Subject since 1 January 1965. Of special interest would be any information which may be available concerning trips to Latin America during this period. CSCI 316/00923-85 26 February 1965 WH ca/pa| ear Based On: Contact Report (7 Dtd 22 February 65 Distribution: File No, 201-239298 Orig & 1 - Addressee 1 - RID ~ WH/C/CA/PA 1 - CI/LIA 1 ~ WH/C/RR/OS 1 = CI/R&A ‘ 1 - WH/C/RR/RE 1 = JMWAVE
‘ th . : me oe . BAwALS PTH TOG IT IS . Cuief, WE; Deputy Chief, WH/SA . BCR NSCS ” RQ IRCERIRG BeQuD OMY QUALIFUED reg ~ * MRAOQUARTERS OTSA CAR NRA JADE RIRG P ‘ SS a ¢ NM Chief of Station, suutct “eEyWAY/PERUMEN/Subject of Reference chon ReORMLY PH! your information REF: DIR 86272 fransaitted HEREWITH is a report about Subject cf reference, It was passed[SS~™ié QUANT Yeelie H. HENDRIQUE Atteachzent: HEREWITH As stated above Distribution: Oo” watt S-WA/SA, w/att 2 fo. Oy 7 . LY ae OATE FYPED LL Mar 65 Group I Ereluded from automatic downgrading and declassification CXSPATCH SYMECL AND NUMBER OSMA-18837 +.CADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER 201-239298 DATE DISPATCHED 12 Mar 65 DISPATCH | sens
Set / Hos h) D-f4n F327 HEREWITH At achwent to OSMA-14937, rs ; 12 Mar 65 SECRET Asuntot ns ANCIA Ee 25PALA DE 1 ANUEL RAY DUitaNTE EL bins LE FSBRSRU. El sifodito cubano MANUEL MAY, de 4] anos, di-~ rigente naxitne Ge ia-orinizacton anticastista bHsPs, lléesd a rig pop 6] Aerupuert ae burajus, proceden— te de rarfs, el afa 13 us febrero proxind pasado, su= lienéo por dicho Aeru,puerte con destino a lueva York, el del tise nea. Vurante su estancisa en hadriu se alojé en el Hutei uran Via de la Avda. de José Antonio. Seectin los inrormes recugidos, yno ue los obje- tivos ue su Viaje a nuestra capital, fué el de entre= vistarse con un funcionarlo de hinksterio espunol de Asuntos /aterlores, con lu Cinalidud de infiyir y actde var la salida de Cubs de su secreturlo, el subdl gu= bane AnfUiu CIAd, ex—Cirectur General de espeleolota de cuba, quo se encuentr: asilado cn 14 wib.jada del Uruguay ef La Hubana. AHiUn LIAS esta casady coi la ex—espuca aei er-Minis ro Pluglista AUGISTO MANTINGZ SANCHEZ, que hace poco inteuntde sulcidurse en Cuba, Lurinte su estancla en kadrid visitd al site dito cubano exiliauo JsoUs ce ANCAIBOITIA GUanlCHAQA, 6n gu dulicilio de la rlaza de Nani nY? leeb?, tenicgndo— se conoclmicnto que en el curso de la entrevista HAY — SoLlicite gesblonase entre fa colonia cubana ae sadrid ja obtencidn de ajyuaa econdi.ica pura el nuvindento con trarrevulucionario que HeY cirtge. , Se guno, por otm parte, cue laY tanfa la ine tencion de entrevistarse Cun €] Vice-linistro 28 de Re daciones Fxteriores de Cube AiiGLY RUSNDGUEE CabhDS, = APPoVECcuaivO da eovaicla de este uitino en hacrid, en= trevist: que nyo cucu efectuar yor Paren de que el vice Biinistso saz1i0 de nepau: dus alas untes de la liezgada de HAY @ beurid, Sen parece, haY RIV!HU eg antigo personal de ARNGLY fuitiulUce, Con Quien eytuvu preso durante e] = mandato dé Batis va. Por Witl.o se sabe tu.blén que en ei tignpo que peruaneclo en b.aurid HaY hiVeuy, 8@ relacitono con el] sibdito cubano residenciace en baaric_FLAVIO LUIS LOrved wire, GOKACLilaAcu en Virluto ov, quien ie fu a despeair al aeropuerts de birajag, Ei chigdo FinVIU licgd a Esparnu por Barajas @1 vlele-61, Tuc Lutesventor Ge ia “Texas Gil Con.pany” en Cuba y curece ae antecedentes dc laverables. cS copy 7 SECRET QOL L GPa
74-00000 Lg § Co rey CSET, TO :. Comzbastoener of Custous Vepartment of the Treasury Attentlon: Ur. Lester ©. Johnson FRO : Deputy Yirector for Plans” SUBJECT 2 Recuest for additional Infornation REFERENCE: Conversation of 20 May 1964 Concerning Juan EROULAGA aAizeerhe in the . Loa Angeles Area 1. This eemorandum ia a recuest for additional information coneerning the subject which was discuesed by Nr. Ceear Neal oan $0 May 1964 with sr. Joseph Gf-eill of this Agency. 2. It would be apereciated if your office would provide us with any zdditional information concerning a let of weapons frou: . Eraulaga Arms Company 135036 freeter Avenue Gity of Imhistry, Callfernia which was loeated recently by your representatives at3 acex Kifle Coupany 7673 san Fernanda oad sun Valley (California) We are apecifieally interested in ascertaining (a) the cumntity and the type of weapons which were located and whether or not they were confiscated end (b) to whom the armas actually belong. For your infornation we have a rerort thee the weapons were specially sada fer Manolo RAY, Cuban exile leader. CSCI 316/0092h-65
14-00000 26 February 1965 WH/C /Ca/Pa/PMaggard:cab Based ont Contact Report Dtd 22 Fetruary 65 Distributions Orig & 1 - Addressee 1 = RID . ul’= WH/C/CA/PA 1 ~ CI/LIA ; 1 ~ WH/C/RR/0S L = CI/R&A 1 @ WH/C/ARRARE 1 = JMWAVE