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Released under the John F. Ke i i 97 (4 Saihbereeivalhonianibeihiaiiiemiateinhaiieriaiataries '. Kennedy Assassination Records Cetteectron Act of 139? (44d Ost FiI07 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 Act of 1 2Usc JiI07 Hote}. JFK Assassination System - Date: 5/29/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER : 124-90089-10032 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  2-1622-22 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: MM TITLE: DATE: 11/03/1960 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS : ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS:  1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/18/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : | INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO Doclda? 42329997 Page 1 6
Released-unter-the John F. -Kemed }. ¥ Assassination Records Collectio A jj DATE: n nae2017 : n ct of 1932" (44 USC 2107 Hote onan hoof -—_ L fe oh y . n 1 Aare. Sim sson ‘ Lay : : 2 ° November 3,,1960 . i” . fat a od a | f, Pa 2 at ES cS 1e be i= ‘pel oO . 26 a We eX ED Ww oe ii os = Pua. aera: at bent Woke There is enclosed for your information one copy of a report dated 10-20-60 and its appendix which was received by the Bureau from British Intelligence. This data is furnished for your information and the completion of your file in captioned matter. pol yO Enclosure | ’ RDS:biw () | os | ° _ (4) . iS) - - oe | A 5-7- GY = | Classified by. cee = Declassify 8s c 3 fy om: a ae, ) : Leh | Q | oe | G Oo Lah on Z| a) | alaish, BaD ow lta. Orns inc CLASS. & EXT. pEAsON-FPCIM IT,, DATE OF REVIEW, bolson : ALL INFORMATICN CONTAINED Mehr (MAILED aa RCPEIN IS UNSLASSIFIED EXCEPT pont ; WHERE Suge OTe Callahan __ | NOV- 9 1960 | St FS x! oY hea td ‘DeLoach .————— : } Malone ————_—- an COMM-FBI { CRET Mest oe na ayae |) o eetheis serce ZNO 9 ~ aaa ae MAIL ROOM ee ee tes. Docld: 32329997 Page 2?
RECORD SERIES : FROM: TO: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32329996 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : TITLE: DATE:: PAGES: SUBJECTS : OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Date: 5/29/20] Identification Form Agency Information Feleased under the John FBI 124-90089-10033 . Kennedy , | Bssassination Records HQ . ; Ollection Act of 1992 oo (44 USC 2107 Note). 2-1622-23 ; ase#: NU 54460 Date: 1O-O04-2017 Document Information FBI MM HQ 11/04/1960 2 ROLANDO MASFERRER PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/15/1998 INDEFINITE - TT Page 1
= . ge ¥ . : ‘Ge a FEDERAL BUREAU ck fvesisntion ; : §. DEPARTMENT OF SUSTIC he : O OMNAURICATIONS SECTION 0) stn] a a Sy ss . om AMATICN SOP HTT ANE TEL verve Sone _ ALL " ' eo UNCLE FIED EXCEPT Rosen | Hee egy OTPSQUISE. me, CLASS. & EXT. Oe ae a Myr. Tamm | wiks “ REASU: - i q Myr. Trotter 2h /2Bd 1 ALL INFORMAT CONTAINED DATE vs tee Me eo Sulivan | HEREIN 1S UNC ASSIFIED Tele, Room DATE "BY anda ful @AlOns | Miss: Gandy URGENT“41-4-60 10-35 PM EST TD CM ALE TO’/DIRECTOR, FBI /2-1622 pesLasserigp a 1 Sp E-8 8 se: Ly = o Ug FROM SAC, MIAMI /2-156/ 4 . edt Ad ROLANDO ARCADIO-MASFERRER -ROJAS. NM. REBUAIRTEL OCT. FOURTEEN AND MYTEL NOV. THREE LAST IN CASE PAUL JOSEPH HUGHES, NM, RA, CUBA, .ON NOV, TWO MM SIX THREE NINE S$ ADVISED HAS ASCERTAINED /) FROM SUPPORTERS OF SUBJECT THAT HE APPARENTLY CONTEMPLATED Ue SENDING MEN FROM MIAMI AREA TO TRAINING CAMP ON ISLAND IN BAHAMAS DESCRIBED AS TWENTY KILOMETERS LONG, NOT FURTHER IDENTIFIED. INDIVIDUALS RESIDING SIXTEEN FIFTYONE We FLAGLER ST., MIAMI, AMERICANS AND CUBAN EXILES, REPORTEDLY PLAN JOIN MASFERRER-S GROUP. SUBJECT AND OTHERS REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN IN THEFT SIX 93 RE! +S @ 2-2- —— CASES DYNAMITE FROM CONSTRUCTION COpy Yagul os » FROM a fy As. HUGHES BELIEVED TO HAVE MADE BOMBS nen omen rf TODAY MM SIX THREE NINE S ADVISED SECOND GROUP OF FIVE “CUBANS FIVE AMERICANS, EXPECTED TO LEAVE FOR TRAINING CAMP FROM SIXTEEN FIFTYONE We FLAGLER, SUBJECT REPORTEDLY HAS OTHER HOUSES THIS AREA + WHERE SUPPORTERS. WAITING. TO-PROCEER,TO CAMP. ANTICIPATED WILL DEPART Li CONFICANT!AI & F R ae POSSIBLY % SM) eo de, FA ua ts CLA, gtk i Peitee, econ SS ea peli CII fig Hb elper HW 54460 Docld:32329996 Page 2?
JFK Assassination System Date: $/29/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER: —124-90089-10053 Lssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ .. |(44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  2-1622-34 o-04—-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: — 11/10/1960 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 ; CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT \ | v9.1 ; 2 HW 54460 DocId:32330018 Page 1_
a + ooo FD-36 (Rev. 12-1456) 5 er ae CN CONFIAZNTIAL CS . rs he , ' j i I | | C (ot teow. *) FBI “| 4 DO 1 9 | | Transmit the following in AIRTEL ! , \ (Type in plain text or. code) L | EE a TI _ 1 ee TO: Director, FBI |__ 4) FROM: SAC, Miami (2-156) RE: ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRER RO. ROJAS ; “N= CUBA. NM_-_¢! On 11/5/60, MM 639-S, advised supporters of MASFERRER planned to depart for training camp, location un- known. He indicated these individuals, comprising approxi- mately 20 individuals, were believed to possess firearms and necessary equipment for possible invasion of cuba. Zu) On 11/6/60, MM 492-S advised that group of approxi- mately 20 individuals, described as supporters of MASFERRER, . arrived Big Pine ‘Key, 40 miles from Key West, Fla., on 11/5/60. Informant stated group was reportedly camping on (FNU) CARBONELL property, an ary neements had been made by a pilot named EVELIO (LNU). (a) On 11/5 and 6/60, local agencies of U. S. Customs, Immigration and Naturalization, Border Patrol, and CIA were notified and each advised they did not possess any additional information concerning this matter. pers aggsereny By S ie P. , ; get SN 22.244 iin : / | @ - Bureau (ang (R00, BOA 28 4g 22: BK i A - Miami (2-156 7 (1 - 134-44) (MM 492-8) Ke) 2e NOV Pe so 4 (1 - 134- )(™™ 639- s) — \ ~ ke a JDH: GK... Me Bertil Le Vila a7 7 > I : vee NG aes AE ECG 6 (6) ue ROS fie jhe ! | \ om 5 i9\ iol : ae hear \ xT R = \ REASON PouM Il, yo 23 ALL INFORMA'NOM CONTAINED , \ Approved: DATE_OF REVIEN Ke Aft gon __HEREIN ISWINAWASSIFIED act | . Special Agerit in Charge CONFIDS i HW 54460 Docld: 32330016 Page 2?
ry Mage DL 166-102 ADMINISTRATIVE: It is noted that the investigative period of this report overlaps that. of the rerep, however this report includes iwestigation which was not available from an auxiliary office at the time the rerep was dictated. On 11/16/65, DL 275-C-TE advised that MATTHEWS has not been in his place of business since approximately the first part of October, 1965 and that he, the informant, has not received any information as to where MATTHEWS is presently residing. He advised that in conversation with other bookmakers and gamblers, they have indicated that MATTHEWS has been inactive in the Dallas area and is occasionally observed playing cards at one of the private clubs. He advised the last time he talked to MATTHEWS, MATTHEWS indicated he could not understand why the FBI was folloing him around and that he has not been active for approximately the last two years. Informant stated he did not explain what he meant by this statement but informant is of the opinion he is talking about bookmaking, gambling, and associating with known hoodlums, : | The following informants residing in the Dallas area have been contacted within the past month and #11 advised that they have no information to indicate that MATTHEWS is active in gambling or bookmaking in the Dallas area: DL 181-C DL 197-C , | DL 208-C . : DL 271-C . | EP583C, who is familiar with gambling activities in the Midland area, stated that BILL J. SARGENT, Aka Billie Joe Sargent, is not known to him. EP583C stated if SARGENT js active in the gambling activities in this area, it woull be known to him. - Bk - | COVER PAGE | | HW 45363 DoclId:32330651 Page 2? no ST aan tean a nrieaadiaa baci eS a eR eee SEE
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90089-10062 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 2-1622-40 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: AG ; TITLE: DATE: 11/30/1960 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : . ROLANDO MASFERRER - DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS:  ©perrit-Fult Redact CURRENT STATUS: Release 6 (4 DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 Docld: 32330027 Page 1
iF. “Kennedy Assassination Records collection Act. of 1997 [ 4 CONF TAL 1 + Mr. * spson Directer, FBI ROLANDO ancanrPunsesmaPnors: NEUTRALITY MATTER 7a Phere is enclosed for your ‘information -and the corm pletion of your files a memorandum classified "Secret" dated November 7, 1960, which was received by the Bureau from Britisn Intelligence. 40m “Enclosure ° “3 fo I 4 : ¥ q | RDS: d jw (4) qisi al On) - Oo CLASS. & EXT. Byaee A 5 oo 28 Nov 25 1986 REASON-FCIM T1,/ 1-24 _— : | DATS OF REVIEW : tessa WAILED, 30. doy 1 8 1960 Parsons ‘ Belmont \ Callahan DéLg ach ry . Walon PF af a Yeah Neca Cae CP fast Rosen _—______. Tamm 7 Trotter WoC, Sullivan’ Tele. Room Ingram __. _ ~ hee Gandy. ane ie MAIL ROOM Docld:32330027T Page 2?
AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: ‘ OPENING CRITERIA : _ COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54460 DBocld: 32330051 SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90089-10086 HQ 2-1622-56 _ Document Information FBI MM HQ 12/29/1960. 4 ROLANDO MASFERRER PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/15/1998 INDEFINITE TT Page 1 Date: Released under the John Kennedy Wss5assination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017 5/29/201
THON FEDLRAL BURTAL OF INVESTICE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAR 2 196! URGENT 3-2-61 7-40 PM DA © TO SACS MIAMI AND JACKSONVILLE FROM DIRECTOR oP ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRER ROJAS, NEUTRALITY MATTER. FOR INFORMATION OF MIAMI FOLLOWING TELETYPE RECEIVED TODAY FROM JACKSONVILLE. QUOTE GINES I. RODRIGUEZ. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION DASH CUBA. NEUTRALITY ACT. RODRIGUEZ ADVISED MARCH FIRST LAST HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY SENATOR MASFERRER REQUESTING THAT HE CONTRIBUTE SMALL RADIO TRANSMITTER FOR USE BY MASFERRER DASH S GROUP, POSSIBLY IN CUBA, FOR BROADCAST TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE. HE STATED THAT HE DESIRES TO ASSIST IN OVERTHROWING THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT IN ANY WAY THAT IS LEGAL. HOWEVER HE DOES NOT DESIRE TO VIOLATE ANY FEDERAL LAWS OR GO AGAINST THE POLICY OF THE U.S. RODRIGUEZ STATED HE HAD CONFERRED WITH HIS ATTORNEY, MR. CRABTREE , IN JACKSONVILLE REGARDING THIS MATTER AND THAT CRABTREE HAD TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT SENATOR SMATHERS FROM FLORIDA AS TO WHETHER SUCH A GIFT ON HIS PART WOULD BE WITHIN THE POLICY OF THIS COUNTRY. RODRIGUEZ SAID HE DESIRED THIS INFORMATION BE HANDLED END PAGE ONE ee”) — | mae | f ncyeg hl ALL A Ee, | en ee © Gre)” 7-4 58 OF MR OhGe HW 54460 Docld: 32330092 Page 4
co mets eat eters woah teat OF ty SYESTIGATION . aah ‘ WT OF jusTIce j Hr. Tolson z we a : " perma FAT Mr. Mohr | pe ia YS Be ER MIGA Re SRE — Wr. Parsous—f wer a st ; 196 ©. ae Se i, Ae Bekmowt, j as ‘ 9 UY 9d % : are: Callahan___} wh DEC 2 é uw Nh i Mr. DeLoach. —| ‘ ere f dt Me. Waloes. " A\\er ears’ YEE: ay | are Se Co age CLASS. & EXT. BYa® GIA HAB NO OBJECTION 10 REASON-FCIM IT, 1-2. ARAL oo aah Ty: DATE OF REVIEW ji ‘ea pag! NATION NKP | [0-9-4] LAGAE ih MADR awn LEC =k | . all BAL aatge TR We . . URGENT A2-29-60 12-54 PM jes Sandy ci é S- /A-{ soli: TO DIRECTOR, FBI /2-1622/ — Casstned ee FROM & MIAMI /2-156/  2P Declassty ops elt ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRERCROJAS, AKA yy NMs ot BUREAU DECEMBER TWENTYSIX LAST. ON INSTANT DATE, MM SIX THREE el: pa NINE DASH S FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. MASFERRER, at Tae _ S oom L FORMER CUBAN SENATOR, HAS BEEN RECENTLY RECEIVING CONSIDERABLE ao NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY IN MIAMI. THIS PUBLICITY HAS CAUSED ADVENTURERS® 2 . FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF UseSo TO COME TO MIAMI TO JOIN MASFERRER» << SO MANY HAVE ARRIVED RECENTLY THAT MASFERRER HAS TAKEN OVER oe : Ge ANOTHER HOUSE TO BE USED AS A BARRACKS. MANY OF THESE AMERICAN ENE SHOWE ADVENTURERS ARE STAYING IN LOCAL HOTELS. IT IS ESTIMATED OS: SUBJECT HAS ABOUT SEVENTY AMERT CANE. 18 ee ay / ae Wiss Is ONE GROUP OF TEN AER T CANS ed JOINED SUBJECT. “THIS” Chupa: oa CLAIMS TO HAVE A THIRTYFIVE FOOT MOTOR LAUNCH AND AN 5 Pe Gi 1961 ! SIX AIRPLANE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY L | ‘ SAlew FOR BT Fe eravonans BRINGING CUBANS| TO THE UoSo AND TO HAVE GaN MADE LEAFLET DROP OE CUBA. IT IS UNKNOWN ~ IF AND WHEN MASFERRER é WILL GET FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ANY CUBAN OR AMERICAN GROUPS OR ‘ Zh Le pestis Ga Pe FO-bO ML PG° BG i FAS OO SEYRET KHII GY (es HW 54460 DoclId:32330051 Page 2?
JFK Assassination System Date: . 5/29/201 Identification Form , Agency Information : Released under the John AGENCY: FBI , . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: —_ 124-90089-10091 ; Lesassination Records . oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: © HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 2-1622-60 Wo-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: — 12/26/1960 -o. , PAGES: 5 : SUBJECTS : ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : | Unclassified : RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : TT v9.1 . 3 HW 54460 Docld:327330056 Page 1
ny x Tol MESON, » Callahan. | j Mr. Delwach_ § Mr. Malone... ] Mr. MeGuire____ Mr. Rosen. “4 Mr, Tarora.ww b Mr. Trotier toy | eee) (ORC ivan a, ine : hols \ “CLASS. & EXR. PEASGN-FCIM Pal 4% Spernune, w WHICH MENTIONS THE NAMES TOMMY: BAKER, - ALVIN: ‘WENTZ, ’ 5 RPEE, LARRY BICE, NICHOLAS NERI, AND KEN PROCTOR, AND. ‘whrene DESCRIBES. Pi a ROLANDO MASFERRER AS THERRI LEADER. ROLANDO NASFERRER Is FORMER me CUBAN SENATOR, PRESENTLY RESIDING IN EXILE IN: MIAMI HE, TS°ONE OF MOST PROMINENT ANTI CASTRO FIGURES IN THIS AREA ‘AND IS” constnenED &¢ BY CASTRO COVERNMENT AS A MAJOR WAR “CRIMINAL. MIAMI. REPORT OF. a = sq JAMES D. HAYES, NOVEMBER SEVENTEENTH, LAST, IN. THIS CASE sides SMALL INVASION FORCE OF MASFERRER SUPPORTERS WHICH AFTER. REN ‘ DEZVOUSING IN BAHAMAS, MADE ABORTIVE LANDING ON NORTHEASTERN. ‘COAST, : OF CUBA ON OCTOBER THIRD. THIS REPORT | ALSO. DESCRIBES :§ ACTIVITIES” OF. > AND INCLUDES. INTERVIEWS WITH SE RY RECN ORAZ. ‘ PHYSICAL AND. SURVIVAL: TRAINING ON NO. NAME EY, ‘FLOR ED) WH » END PACE ONE 72<#7#-0 Dacers: fertttrn nn a Ged Rov dN” 4 1285 ¢ Gs : JAN y 1961 ‘be hie | ‘eleaainod ySf3 Bx \ i “SECKET ‘Detlassify on:/ OAD A ic a HW 54460 DoclId:32330056 Page 2?
PAGE FOUR _YOUNGBLOOD AND JAMES C. GRIZZLE WERE ARRESTED BY MIAMI PD FOR CONSPIRACY TO KIDNAP MASFERRER AND DELIVER HIM TO CUBA. MIAMI SPRINGS POLICEMEN JOHN LOVELL AND FRANK GLIDEWELL WERE ALSO IN- VOLVED. THIS CASE WAS LATER DISMISSED BY DADE COUNTY COURT FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE, ONE JUNE TWENTY SIX, FIFTY NINE, MM FIVE ZERO ONE DASH C OVERHEARD CONVERSATION AMONG UNIDENTIFIED CUBANS THAT CUBAN WAR CRIMINAL MASFERRER AND OTHERS WERE TO BE KIDNAPPED AND RETURNED TO CUBA. NO FURTHER INFORMATION DEVELOPED RE THIS. ON JULY THIRTIETH, FIFTY NINE, ROBERT PETER ADAMENKO, NYC, ADVISED THAT WHILE IN HAVANA DURING JANUARY, FIFTY NINE, HE WAS OFFERED LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO KILL MASFERRER. ADAMENKO REFUSED OFFER. HE DID NOT KNOW IDENTITIES OF PERSONS WHO APPROACHED HIM. ABOVE INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED TO BUREAU IN CASE ENTITLED QUOTE CUBAN RETALIATION AGAINST BATISTA ADHERENTS, IS DASH CUBA, BUFILE ONE ZERO FIVE DASH SEVEN FIVE FIVE ONE ONE. MASFERRER AND MIAMI PD HAVE BEEN ALERTED FROM TIME TO TIME OF PLOTS AGAINST HIM. LAST SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP MASFERRER IS PRESENTLY PENDING PROSECUTION IS USDC, MIAMI. THIS CASE IS ENTITLED QUOTE JUAN BUENAVENTURA EUGENIO FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRER ROJAS DASH END PAGE FOUR SEQRET HW 54460 Docld: 32330056 Page 3
AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54460 DBocld: 32330061 TITLE: DATE: \ PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90089-10096 HQ 2-1622-63 Document Information FBI MM HQ 01/04/1961 2 ROLANDO MASFERRER PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/15/1998 INDEFINITE AT Page 1 Date: Released under the John Kennedy Wss5assination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54460 Date: 1O-O04-2017
sy '13-56) a 2 FBI Date: 1/4/61 Transmit the following oft | CHA HAS NO CBE nO 7" iG hy DEV a ia Ret f rae . ae PTT oe rat Wee wot cap A 2D & , A eee ene ma re TO: DIRECTOR, FB (2- 1622) FROM: SAC, MIAMI (2-156 | <7. BYSPLByAL OMS “ 2 ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRER Ragas, DATE OF Lee aka. asc ss p74 ALL INFORMATZON CONTAINED NM bots 560 NA C/K. HEREIN IS UMCLASSIFIED Beclassity on:' GAD) TEM DATE___ Theol Byagasemulgatoms Re Miami tel “Bu¥eau 12/29/60. -- On 1/4/61, PSI under development MODESTO DIAZ MARON advised as follows: On 1/3/61, the Miami PD visited the home of subject and ordered him to cease maintenance and operation of a barracks at 1651 rag rer St., Miami. Police threatened to arrest. the occupants in the barracks if they were not gore within 48 hours. MASFERRER thereafter contacted General MANUEL BENITEZ, Head of anti-CASTRO organization Unidad Pinarena, ‘which maintains an office in a rented house at 23rd Avenue and Flagler Street, Miami. MASFERRER made arrangements with BENITEZ to allow the seven Americans residing at MASFERRER's barracks to move into the house rented by BENITEZ. DECLASSIFIED ay JOCESD. , ft- 2 /-4? mL On 1/3/61, PSI DIAZ MARON veabsa’ ‘the Fl: HE D)..: i ae in Miami for MASFERRER, who plans to have a x AZ - Bureau (AMRM) (1 - 105- - 1974) (ALIEGRO) (1 - 134=365 ) (MODESTO DIAZ) a =, 105- “1836),(White Rose)- | HW 54460 DoclId: 32330061 Page 2? etre Ses 4 an Hse 6 - Miami (2 - 2-156) on / (1 . 109-1) (BENITEZ) REC- 26 A ~é2. hi wet ty tee | ‘ ‘ ‘
PAGE TWO WITH SECRECY INASMUCH AS HE HAS RELATIVES IN CUBA. | RODRIGUEZ ADVISED THAT HE HAS TO CONTACT MASFERRER TODAY TO GIVE HIS. ANSWER AND THAT MASFERRER IS TO SEND TO JACKSONVILLE FOR THE TRANSMITTER TONIGHT. MASFERRER INDICATED THAT THE MATTER WAS URGENT INASMUCH AS THEY EXPECT TO GO INTO CUBA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE TRANSMITTER IS DESIRED IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER THAT IT CAN BE TAKEN INTO CUBA WITH QUOTE THEM UNQUOTE. UACB, IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT RODRIGUEZ WILL BE ADVISED THAT THIS BUREAU | CANNOT ADVISE HIM REGARDING THE ACTION HE SHOULD TAKE IN THIS MATTER INASMUCH AS THIS BUREAU IS CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVING THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE U.S.» AND ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS AND HAS NO JURISDICTION IN REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL MATTERS, AND THAT CONSEQUENTLY ANY ACTION TAKEN BY HIM WILL BE TAKEN UPON HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY END QUOTE. MIAMI INSTRUCTED CONTACT MASFERRER IMMEDIATELY REGARDING ALLEGATION MASFERRER EXPECTS TO MOVE INTO CUBA NEXT FEW DAYS AND CONDUCT SUCH OTHER INVESTIGATION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE TRUTH OR FALSITY OF ALLEGATION. ALSO DEFINITELY DETERMINE WHETHER MASFERRER HAS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE OR IS CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING INVASION. SUTEL RESULTS INVESTIGATION. JACKSONVILLE INSTRUCTED SUBMIT EXPLANATIONS | WHY ABOVE TELETYPE NOT SUBMITTED MIAMI. END & ACK PLS MM =©OK FBI MM RHR JK OK FBI JK MHM Tu DISC K HW 54460 Docld: 32330092 Page 5
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/29/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90089-10100 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 2-1622-67 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI- FROM: BELMONT TO: PARSONS TITLE: DATE: 01/06/1961 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS: . ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: Consulted CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DOJ COMMENTS : MEMO, REFERRED TO DOJ v9.1 Docld: 32330065 Page 1
DATE: ‘ TINITED STATES GO! Ua P we oF . 11-14-2017 OPTIONAL FORM No. 10 Memoraneé so :D. J. Parso psram FROM :A. H. Belmo SUBJECT: ROLANDO RAN o gl ; neces NEUTRALITY ACT - CUBA ~ At 5:40 p.m. 1-6-61 Assistant AG Yeagley called stating he wanted to bring us up to date on developments in this case fallowing his conversation with the Director yesterday. Yeagley said that he had talked: to Thomas Mann of the State =: Department last night. Mann talked to Acting Secretary of State Merchant. State's positjon was that they still thought it would be ‘helpful to their situation if Masferrer's activities were stopped. ‘Therefore, State had no objection to the Department of Justice present- ing the m atter to a grand jury. Yeagley told Mann that Justice was not anxious to go ahead and would want a request in writing from the State Department that to go ahead would be in the national interest. Yeagley said he had sent a note over to the State Department today along this line but he thinks that State Department is cooling oft he doubts that State Department will send over any request the/oe end. Yeagley said that he had attorneys from the Department of Justice down in Miami but at this point they do not have authority to call a grand jury nor to talk to witnesses. They are not, to see the U.S. Attorney and they are not to let their presence be known in Miami except to our | office. . We had previous knowledge ‘theg attorneys were going to Miami and we -have already instructed Miami to furnish these attorneys with any information in this case. ACTION: For information. eagley's call merely briags the. Situation | up to oS and rear eae by = Lee Bureau. AHB: cg (5) ne 1 - Parsons 1 ~ Belmont... 1 — Donahoe 1 - Baumgardner —~8y ait 6 1961 - ALL suromuieoke CONTATNED | Copy To Mm. Teese, HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE lic os La Een Docld: 32330065 Page 2?