re ow . a “. . ovo FORM NO. 30, . ; ° an wee UNITED STATES G “RNMENT CS TE The ges | Memorandum eo Gs To : DIRECTOR, FBI (105-72630) © | PATE: 8/3/60 ; Qu (9 FROM : SAC, NEWARK ¢ (208-9008) ALL INFORMATION cONTANED Ga WEREIN [S UsGLASS Ir /) SUBJECT: PEDRO LUIS OSCAR Drag ‘Lanz Te! BY Seb tcc Aa ‘ | / IS - CUBA — | DATES oH) Rerep of SA WILLIAM A; WIGHTMAN dated Sanayeo at bo Miami and Newark airtel to. Bureau dat ed 6/6/60 captioned ® “LUIS ARENAL; IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA". ° On 6/6/60 CHARLES SEIDENARI ‘(protect by . | request), who has furnished reliable information in the past, and who is - Delegate Secretary of the New Jersey Branch of The White Rose, HW 54460 Miami, Fla. SEIDENARI stated that ARENAL stated that this money j "On 7/20/60 SEIDENARI ‘advised that he could furnish iN no additional identifying information concerning ARENAL.. He oN stated that he has only met ARENAL on a few occasions and was at his home in Sunnyside, Long Island, N.Y., on two occasions. | SEIDENARI reported that ARENAL had stated that he wished to ai (Bowens (RM) . BEC B/ BLL OF: ae LP furnished the following information: * SEIDENARI reported that he has ‘been in contact with” -two. individuals who wished to unite all anti-CASTRO forces into one organization. He stated that one of these was MIRANDA and — - _ the. other was LUIS ARENAL, who resides at 4415 43rd Ave., Sunnyside, Long Island, N.Y: ARENAL's home telephone is -— - EX 2~3199, and his office telephone number is DI 4-7188=89-90,. SEIDENARI said that ARENAL had contacted him recently in an ‘ effort to unite the anti-CASTRO groups in this country. ARENAL told SEIDENARI that he gave $25,000 to DIAZ LANZ, the former . ~~ Cuban military aviator who defected and now resides in or near Ch | was paid to LANZ to perform some function against the CASTRO rN regime, the nature of which was unknown to SEIDENARI. SEIDENARI ~ stated that he did. not know whether ARENAL is sincere or a Lom possible confidence man, Newark indices fail to reflect AO any identifiable information concerning ARENAL based on information’ available. oT unite all anti-CASTRO groups for an eventual overthrow of the CASTRO regime.- During the course of his conversation, ARENAL stated that he had given $25,000 to DIAZ LANZ but did not \ UNRECORDED COPY F. 2 New York (RM) ) (1 105— --). (LUIS ARENAL) - (2 Miami (105-1598) (RM) a i. 16 AUG 4 1 66 “3. Newark: — ‘ a a J : 4 78) (LUIS ARENAL) 7 oS — bs : 'e 275) (THE WHITE RO : 'RDL:maj_ (9) -~ DoclId: 327306994 Page 2?
HW 54460 Dee. OS a ST = a cel NK 105-9008 elaborate with further details, and SEIDENARI did not question him concerning this. ARENAL only stated that this money was to be paid to DIAZ LANZ to perform some function against the CASTRO regime. . — SEIDENARI stated that ARENAL has a large radio transmitter in his home but stated that because he was not familiar with this type of equipment, he would not be able to elaborate with further details concerning this equipment. - SEIDENARI stated that he did not expect to have any additional contact with ARENAL in the future as he was inclined to look upon ARENAL and several others who had contacted him for a similar purpose with skepticism, 7 ' Also on /-7/20/60 SEIDENARI stated’ that he has had one defection from The White Rose to DIAZ. LANZ. He stated this individual was DANIEL{ESCHEMENDIA, of 219 44th St.,. Union City, NTs According’ to SEIDENARI, ESCHEMENDIA had been” “pérsuaded to join the forces of DIAZ LANZ by promises of prompt action by that group in regard to the CASTRO regime. . f DoclId: 327306994 Page 3
ti , FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGASION Is REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN ; DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ye MIAMI MIAMI JUL 11 1960 | 4714 - 6/29/60 ea TITLE OF CASE “REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY aed WILLIAM A. WIGHTMAN Weawsmnfm CHARACTER OF CASE IS - CUBA REFERENCES: Report SA WILLIAM A. WIGHTMAN, 4/9/60, Miami. Miami teletypes 5/26 and 27/60, both captioned "PEDRO LUIS OSCAR DIAZ LANZ, NEUTRALITY MATTERS", Miami file~2-250; Bufile 2- 1597... Og? Miami airtel 5/ 13/60 captioned as above, with oy enclosed letterhead memorandum captioned also as ae above, with character of INFORMATION CONCERNING, One copy of this report is being furnished he oz ee M Aa New York Office in view of past contact by that office with I subject, and the possibility that subject may come to the ‘ attention of the New York Office in the future. am "| APPROVED f YY i SOINCHARGE 2 1 a f. fa De COPIES MADEia. . a 4 . _9-=- Bureau (105-72630) (RM) | JOST + 7b 3o- é 7; ft 1 - INS, Miami (RM) — 2 - Baltimore (RM) 13 1960 2 - Newark (RM) ss JUL L + New York (Info) (RM) es cee 2 - Washington Field (RM) 9 &. Isa ———— 3 - Miami (105-1598) | . nett ; Dissemination Record of Attached d Report Aa a ¢ | Mateos } i ~ 1 Request. Recd.-|. see wa . on Pat nat nt * Date Fwd. as (ba be . ene How Fwd. ‘epee gayac? + Re HW 54460 Docld: 32306994 Page 4
: oa : . - Ne o bo * <j * ? ay whos \ MM 105-1598 CONF FON _ BALTIMORE: AT KENSINGTON, MD. Will determine to whom telephone number “~ WH 2-3789 is listed. (Y NEWARK : AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY a - Will attempt to obtain further details of the if alleged financial support by ARENAL to DIAZ LANZ, from i CHARLES SEIDENARI. | WASHINGTON FIELD: Will determine to whom telephone numbers NA 8-1414, WO 6-6400, CA 4-3121 and EM 3-3487, are registered. n' _ MIAMI: ad =? telephone numbers are listed in the Fort Lauderdale and ¥ West Palm Beach, Florida areas. COVER PAGE,. B. CONFIDX IA A a - co ‘HW 54460 Docld:32306994 Page 5 wil AT FORT LAUDERDALE & WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Will identify the individuals to whom various age has
WM 105-1598 CONFIDUIIAL Full details of subject's involvement in a xecent invasionary. attempt- headed by subject against Cuba, will be reported in the case entitled "PEDRO_LUIS OSCAR DIAZ LANZ , NM", Bufile 2-1597, On May 11, 1960, BERNARD REICHARDT, local CIA representative, Miami, contacted the Miami Office and desired to know if the FBI was aware of any invasionary ~ plans imminent on behalf of subject. At that time REICHARDT expressed the opinion that should DIAZ LANZ attempt such an onslaught, it would probably result in adverse criticism of the United States, and that due to certain unsavory rumors concerning DIAZ’ appropriation of funds from anti-CASTRO personalities for his own use, DIAZ LANZ was not regarded by CIA as being an acceptable figure’ in the anti-CASTRO movement. - INFORMANTS - IDENTITY LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION MM T-1 is RUDOLPH . 105-1598-184&206 FERNANDEZ, cotton- ‘broker, Atlanta, Georgia, (by request) MM T-2 is FELIPE ANTONIO 134-441-Sub A-2 CATASUS, PSI under _ development | MM T-3 is|MM 639-s 134-238-Sub a~3216326] ox) (UY) COVER PAGE. D. 2 ee a 0 HW 54460 Docld:32306994 Page 6