AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10274-10071 RECORD _ SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116395-1394 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, MX ‘TQ: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: — DATE: 12/03/1963 PAGES: 96 SUBJECT: JFK, ASSA, SUSP, LOPEZ, GILBERTO POLICARPO, LHO, POST-RP, TRA, TRIP TO MX 9/26/63, ASSOC, SIGHTING, EAST ORANGE, NJ, FPCC DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 01/21/1999 UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001 STATUS Redact , ~ RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: INC FBI RESPONSE, LTR, 2 LHM, REC, 7 MEMO, 6 RPT, 3 A/T, 5 TTY, 2 ADMIN PAGES, 2 DOJ MEMO, DOJ LTR; CC LTR 2 Docld: 327199836 Page 1
FD-36 (F ov. Transmit the following in 12-13-56) sts—~S —} { \ \ FBI ; | . | Date: 12/16/63 | \ | (Type in plain text or code) “ y | AIRTEL AIRMAIL , (Priority or Method of Mailing) \ ater eee ee ee ee eb ee ee Te TO: DIRECTOR, FBI a FROM: SAC, TAMPA (105-2157) (P)_ gf f a) GILBERTO: Dore npo“Lopuz, aka ALL INFORMATION. CONTAINED Gilberté’Loped!/ Rodriguez HERE IS cr iS IS - CUBA - uLh ASSIFIED Ne (CO:TP) . | DATE . ‘f) Vie /9/6 Re Tampa . airtel to Bureau , dated ; Dallas tel to Bureau, Tampa and San Antonio, Gated 12/14/63, captioned "LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka~ IS. - &; Is - Cc", 7 For information of the Bureau, the GILBERTO LOPEZ referred to in re Dallas tel, is identical to subject, on whom information was transmitted to Bureau by re airtel, and on whom investigation is continuing to ascertain whether or not he had permission for travel to Cuba. For information of Dallas and San Antonio, photo- graph of captioned subject was identified 12/9/63 by TP liso- PSTlas GILBERTO LOPEZ, who was present at gathering of Fair Play for Cuba Committee, Tampa Bay Chapter (IPCC- ~TP) 11/17/63 in private residence, Tampa, Fla. Informant den scribed subject as white male, about 23, 5'7"; 125 lbs. dark hair, parted on left side; light eyes; fair complexion; —; prominent nose, high bridge; ver y neat clothes and spoke very; little English. Subgect was expecting telephone call from Cuba that day, in order to eet word on his departure. LOU - su, Cuba. x “AP regula dpeeting of the FPCC-TP on 12/8/ 63, ttended by [LP 139- DS two officers of group remarked that subject had made it to Cuba mere according to telephone 1-Sen Catouio(iaio) (2) Qapampea—lLoj-8ise 2} - MAA/ Pris de: ment is prog edi in response 13. your request! ind is not for dissemt- 35) 18 ‘ ae rade nation outsire vor, Contmittee. . Its use is ‘limited to official proceedings by no Appro\ ae Gur CUMT ent italy , undukho rT Ci EYMe \BabphERS approval of the FBI . ene BRE bet F 3 DoctId: 32199836 Page 2? bo sacastamindbitamebibieliy oitetiad ete
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~ F-263 (Rev. 5-1-59) > - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFicE OF ORIGIN ; DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD a , TAMPA TAMPA 6/19/64 2/11/64 - 6/3/64 TILE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY GILBERTO POLICARPO LOPEZ, aka|_S4 MOSES A. ALEMAN =) nh CHARACTER OF CASE IS ~ CUBA REFERENCE | Report of SA MOSES A. ALEMAN at Tampa dated 3/31/64. Miami letter to Tampa dated 6/10/64 (10). = Pp = benaice . en ee ae “8 Me MIAMI DIVISION A vee ad, ad | An information copy of this report is designa nate) for Miami because pending investigation being conducted ‘at Hialeah and Key West, Florida. TAMPA DIVISION AT TAMPA, FiA. Will maintain contact with appropriate sources for . SPECIAL AGENT , APPROVED IN CHARGE . : DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: — —- iN, Bureau (105-126109) (RM) f ¢ ONI, Charleston, S. C. (RM) OSI, Robins AFB, Ga. (RM). = G2, Ft. McPherson, Ga. (RM) = INTC, Orlando, Fla. (RM) | Miami (105-8380) (RM). a - Tampa (105-2157) Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations § f & Fed fet bel et be Docld: 327199836 Page 4 INS, Miami (RK) Ot
> CP 105-2157 any information om subject and Upon completion of the above deads, will consider subject for inclusion on the Security Index, if it is determined that he meets the appropriate  6riteria. ADMINISTRATIVE 7 ae a EES TAGS The davestigative peried of this report. is extensive pecause the report includes investigation conducted by another office, which was not Aneluded- in the previous report. “INFORMANTS oe ED EEEry- LOCATION ‘TP T-1 is [EP 139-s| TP 134-2724~32 o B¥ o . COVER PAGE | { { DoclId:32199836 Page 5
FD-263 (Rev. 51-59) . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE . INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD) TAMPA - TAMPA a 3/31/64 .12/9/63 - 3/3/64 TITLE OF CASE ] Pade insert; , ,| REPORT MADE BY ee oy  OHANGED ._. UystPTSn/idi| SA MOSES A, ALEMAN jw GILBERTO POLICARPO LOPEZ, aka CHARACTER OF CASE Gilberto Lopez Rodriguez, Gil- , berto Lopez, Gilbert P, Lopez, Is ~C cc Gilbert Lopez PPRESIHEOMATION CONTARED FER SHO! na neem . The title has been marked changed to set: forth the additional aliases of GILBERTO LOPEZ, GILBERT P, LOPEZ, and GILBERT LOPEZ REFERENCES Miami letters to Tampa dated 1/28/64, and 3/11/64, (10) Report of SA MATTHEW D, CRAWFORD, Jr., Legat, Mexico 1/31, Tampa airtel to Bureau. 12/16/63, wens 4 Hig UOCUMENT. Classified AS 2D |KV Prk bl eres) ; MIAMI DIVISION GMa 3-14 44 ica Sify 7 hk) AT MIAMI, FLORIDA *(1) Check office indices on subject and his mother, . *(2) Check INS records Miami for information on subject's mo- ther relative to her entry into the United States approximately in 1960 , *(3) Conduct credit and arrest checks on both, . ur request and is not for dissemi. ma ictal proceedings by limited a off nuthorized person- {00 NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW _ Bureau (105-126109) (RM) INS, Miami (RM) COPIES S- 1 - ONI, Charleston (RM) 1 - OSI, Robins AFB, Ga. (RM) 1 - G-2, Ft. McPherson, Ga. (RM) 1 = INTC, Orlando (RM) 2 - Miami (105-8380) (RM) 2 - Tampa (105-2157) a ul Sus Suni G2-WO39S“/39 oek v2 | Docld:32199836 Page 6 °°" """
TP 105-2157) ‘AT. KEY NEST, FLORIDA *(4) Conduct a credit and arrest check on subjett's mo- ther. = (5): Contact the Naval Exchange for background and where- abouts of AGAPITO GONZALEZ. (6) Interview. JORGE RODRIGUEZ, SEs, c/o Toppino Construc- tion Company, - Stock Island, Florida.” TAMPA DIVISION aD TAMPA FLORIDA | Will maintain contact with apprapriate sources for any information on subject and “upon completion of the “above. leads will consider ‘subject for inclusion on the security index if it is de- termined that ‘he meets the appropriate criteria. we ADMINISTRATIVE D DATA _ INFORMANTS Identity . bocation 7 TP T-1 i HEX- Mexico City 105-3750 . TP T+2 is DOO) OCHOA, Mexico City. 105-3750 Assistant: Dineator Mexican Depart- ’ ment of Immigration~ (by request} TP T-G is EX~180 > TP 134-272A-15 TP 134-24 -307 TP T-~3' is|TP 139-PSI TP T-4 is |TP 27-S TP T-5 is 114-S* WU) Mexico ‘City 105-3750 The following confidential sources’ familiar with ‘Cuban activities in the Tampa, Florida area were contacted with negative results as indicated. Sources Date Contacted Contacting Agent TP 64-S: 1/24/64 TP 45-S 1/30/64 PSI ELENO AGAPITO MAYOR 1/15/64 PSI TONY TAMARGO | 1/21/64. PSI VICTOR E, PASETTI 1/21/64 PSI MODESTO AGUIRRE 1/24/64 P48-S : 1/24/64 SA. FRED LIGARDE " Lad Bid “on * Leads previously set forth by Tampa letter dated 1/22/64. 'B _ COVER. PAGE DoclId: 32199836 Page 7 SA HOWARD K, RUTHERFORD.
\ TP 105-2157 Sources Date Contacted Contacting Agent TP 124-s ‘1/16/64 SA FREDERICK A, “SLIGHT TP 101-S 1/20/64 - mo TP 83-s. 1/20/64 " : 2/20/64 " TP 102-8 TP 52-S_ TP 140-S PSI AMELIA SOTO TP 138-S | PSI MARIO RUIZ TP 136-PSI . te 99-S {| PSI. JOSE REYES. PSI MODESTO RUIZ \ PSI MARCELINO GOLAN PSI ROSA MARIA REYES The followin Sults at Key West, Flo [RAMON DIAZ, 530 Willia refugee element in Key West; [President of the San Carlos. ms Street] wh anuary 20, ‘nstitute 1/17/64 1/20/64 _ 2/19/64 3/10/64 Fe 1/21/64 2/3/64 2/4/64 1/20/64 2/ 4/64 1/22/64 2/6/64 2/20/64 ernal organization; [January 22, 1964 SA MOSES A, ALEMAN * Li SA CHARLES L, CAPEHART "HARLES L, CAPEHART TP 137-8 : 1/10/64 PSI JOSE E, MARRER 1/10/64 PSI LUIS DIAZ 1/14/64 " TP 87-S. 1/15/64 " SA JOHN A, AMBLER t . bh J t ve § sources were contacted with negative re- rida by SA RALPH L, JENSEN, January 6, 1964 o is acquainted with the Cuban 1964/(FRANK HERNANDEZ] Cuban’ social. and fra- I (UD) EDUARDO REXACH] ~ Unsuccessful attempts were made to conta t [JoRGE RopRI- GUEZ, Jr,] at his place of employment, [Stock Island Florida on | February 14, 1964, It was determined the is a truck driver and hauls construction material to all parts of the Florida Keys. CIA, Mexico as of January 28, 1964 was unable to fur- nish any information concerning: the activities of the subje¢: during the period from November 23 to November 27, 1963 ./4/ u) In the event any pertinent information is “Wy ‘rom. CIA, Mexico the Bureau will be prompeay sowie) A) Cc COVER PAGE | DoclId:32199836 Page 6
-- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD MEXICO, D. F. |. BUREAU 1/31/6 12/2/63 ~ 1/29/64 TITLE OF CASE - ee : + REPORT MADE BY D. CRAWFORD, mR. TYPED CHARACTER OF CASE ——- GILBERTO POLICARPO LOPEZ, a \ ; | INTERNAL SECURITY ~ CUBA Subject obtained Mexican tourist card at Honorary Consulate of Mexico, Tampa, Florida, 11/20/63, entered Mexico at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 14 24/84 by private automobile not property of subject, and departed Mexico City en route Havana, Cuba, 11/27/63, as only passenger. Copy of. tourist card and _ Photograph of subject taken 11/27/63 obtained. List of individ- uals entering Mexico with private automobiles during period from 8:00 P.M., 11/22/63, to 2:00 A.M., 11/24/63, set out. No additional pertinent information obtained regarding subject's activities in Mexico during period 11/23-27/63. ) AbkJHCOr Tien DosR, ~ RUC - aa on _ ‘ $ ae te AV 3 ENCLOSURES OTMENWISE One copy of Mexican Tourist Card F.M. 8 ¢ and one copy of photograph of Subject takgn 11/27/63. -)— ot aw AL AIA TA APPROVED by me 3 - / . SON CHARGE COPIES MADE: (12) Bureau (Enc . 2) - 1 Liaison Section) 2 Tampa) . . 1 Mexico City (105-3750) Se, DO-'NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW Tete document is preprred im response to your request aud ts not for dissemi- “or autstre veur Committee, Its ube is limtfed ta official proceeding b? cor Cw’ 2 the eantent may not be disclosed to unauthorized person- avi without the express approval of the FBI , Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations od - 116 395-1 39 Y sek Vs a7 Geet shoe. Docld: 327199836 Page 93
{ | 23 Date: | 12/9/63 | oF I Transmit the following in —_. (Type in plain text or code) | Via - _ AIRTEL AIRMAIL — | , (Priority or Meshod of Mailing). i TO DIRECTOR, FBI we we ie FROM SAC, JAMPA (105- New) (Py 11 INFOR v4 ATION CONT TAIN ED a GILBERTOCROLICARPOSTOPEZ, Aka HERES 1S UMeLASS Fis) ¢ Gilber toxEopeac Rodrigues’ 1S = CUBA | a DATE 2-249 BY (00: Tampa) Reurcab to Legat, Mexico, 12/5/63, copy to WFO for \ oo information. 7 . . Photograph of. captioned subject positively identified this date by{LTP 139-PStfas GILBERTO LOPEZ who was present at “gathering of Tair Play for Cuba Committee, Tampa Bay Chapter (FPCC-TP), 11/17/63, in private residence, Tampa, Florida, Informant described subject as white male, about 23, 5!7", 125 pounds, dark hair parted on left side, light eyes, fair complexion, prominent nose, high bridge, very neat clothes and speke very little English. Subject was expecting telephone call from Cuba that day in order to get word on his departure for Cuba, At regular. meeting of FPCC-TP, 12/8/63, attended hy fre 139-PS]}, two officers of group remarked that subject had made it to Cuba safely, according to telephone call from Cuba received by one of them, Indications were that he did not | like it in the U.S. and wanted to return to Cuba. Also that his mother. was believed to be native U.S. citizen. No infor- mation tying subject with OSWALD investigation. LE | ® EEADS Gitte AS MIAMI i oO _ ee Fe 3 — Rureau (RM): wea ee yy & es 2 - Miami (RN) y oe - 2-—- WFO (Ene 1) (REM) C qb ee 1 - Tampa ; Ok rem Dhis document is prepared.in, response to your request and as not for. dissemi- ‘\ ination outside your Committee. vIts use is limited to official proceedings by u Commitice and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person :dh Special Agent. in Charge i Approved: __ Docld: 32199836 Page 10
; ne os RRSONAL ATTRNETON . » Direc ctor, FRE - SS GILBERTO LOPE, ROBRI! GUEZ =e seo SC de pecranatexnnerieeaasnimndrae EE . val On! §f25/62 , {Bureau Source G] reveated the follow? ‘individual etpae ied permis :Si.One from Cuban autt horities to travel to | Cuba from the United States or Puerto Rico ame? or ae TO LOPEZ RODRIC TEL agdress 602 Fleming Stes Key Wes 7B y Plas . el Se. | Date of request: 3/. Else - - Additional data: krury within 3o days: is authorized. J: : elk ' The above infor mation ig available to the Department of State and, ‘therefore, no investigation of subject should be initiated solely on e basis of a possible violation of travel regulations. (s) 3 ata from Bureau Source 6 fis for your information unless a check of “subject's name in office indices indicates inves tigation is ‘warrante due to a possible violation of 2 matter under the jurisdictd on of this ae Bureau. | v fe Data recei ved “fronfBoreau Source 6]shouta be used for lead S A * purpos es tony and mist not be included in any communication prepared ~ 2 for dissemination. Neither should the fact that the Bureau is in , - possession of such data be revealed to other agencies or individuals. This document ts “prepared j in rE Py tt Pot ron outaren. vOUr Commit itee, our Soames: 2 and the content ma _ nel without ihe eupress appro sponse fo 1 your o : FEOUESE GN ' Its use atts a is not for dissent. 2 is liméicd to: of ficial Jone on we y not be dis vel o * the FBI. close ad toa unaut thorized, ‘person ey ALE IMFORMATION CORT, foyail nee a egtas Sree : burs ; HERWISE SHORE MALED 19” | hier Se RECORDED | HUN 71282 eerie AACN pit any a Docld: 32199836 Page 11