Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (42 03¢ 7i0T Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form - ’ Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10222-10312 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-147461-70 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 02/13/1969 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : , MAB, ASSOC, CASUSO, FRANCISCO EDUARDO, REL, ; MED/PERS HIST DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Secret . RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/05/1991 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM v9.1 Docld: 32298536 Page 1
‘Released under the ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; r DATE: 11- 14- 2017 BE. * ° gist . i .+ : teen eee : ~ A = me OPTIONAL FORM NO.s10 . . : fi - ” MAY 1962 EDITION é . ‘ ; a . sf - . : GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 ~. . Bas \ ~ “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ae as | «Memorandum —— scents cu on fe) : . »DIRECTOR, FBI (105-147461) DATE: snl fay - 7A SAC, MIAMI (105- 10824) (P) 2 ALFREDO L. LUIS ZAYA S - C," Bureau letter to Miami, 8 > @ 10/18/68, and Bureau~letter to. Miami, 12/11/68, entitled, 4 O36 Miami ass and LHM dated May 16, 1967, entitled, Ss UY 2 OnpranciSCO EDUARDO CASUSO, IS - CUBA. oat) Abt. be oot af CHANGED Q 0s 1B gett FRANCISCO YSQUARDO'CASUSO Y‘DEREZ, aka Perey Rel +e id Francigfe asuso Y& Z, . 25 N = i Be foggasuso, oe , (BSES*, og S, te are, . hte Mtreds 97 AEF EBE = cs oH p&oltra, | orem reerceatetg so | : as A. L. Zayas , “Ab gu ENFORETTON CONTAL = 63 uw a : o% Alfredo L. Luis Zayas }e) urrern ise (FLED. BOQ. | af David Costello ARPT Wei ae waOWN Qn > “MTR . EZCE EP = zt $2 - Xs - CUBA ERWISE. LE oo OTH Oa = ‘ a8 (00: MIAMI), 3a ee. v4 oF gi Frane1sco E eared Ie ands ” Bei ‘il et Oo & Title kogcehansed to repaect additional A). bag liase nema LFREDO L, LUIS“ZAYAS, and DAVID ¢ * a OSTELLOPiised by subjec eel eet 57 ae oat fusitintl by 2 , ™ ae of WY Gy Enclosed for the Bureau are six copies of an LHM dated and captimed as above which. are suitable for dissemin- Sul werent) reel One additional copy is furnished to the Bureau Boyt for transmittal to the Legal Attache, Ottawadu) 8 “ % 33 ne One copy of LHM has been furnished locally to OF Qo Immigration and Naturalization Service for tu) in their .- ~ Bureau (Enc. (1 - Legat, open) - Washington Field (Enc. 1) (RM) ‘. Chicago (Enc. 1) (Info) (RM) New York (Enc. 1) (info) (RM) San Francisco (es, ad) rte) (RID Miami Copies image ‘ile regarding subject number Al2- 447 — iE 1 action -BOWO=108-01 - oe 96 KP Bay U U.S. 5. Savings Bd RGR Docld: 32298536 Page 2?
F 7 Hotey. i £1992 (44 USC 2107 No ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act o ~ ; ' aoa Jo : ; Released under the DATE: AV-14-2007F ge _ a ' Fes’ FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ : ae When the two boys were growing up, Dr. ENRIQUE CASUSO y CASUSO, a medical doctor in Havana, Cuba, was . very strict in his discipline of the two boys, and he demanded treatment in Cuba, but Dr. GABRIEL CASUSO was of the Opinion that the treatment met with negative results, He described FRANCISCO as being harmless, but a chronic liar, who lives entirely in a world of fantasya Dr. CASUSO noted that Texas for treatment of his mental Condition. He remained | there for a year or so and was released after being Supposedly cured of his emotional problems. pr. GABRIEL CASUSO was i of the opinion that the treatment was not effective since his emotbnal problems appear to have remained with him. (y fe? , MM -P-1 on December—42, 1968, made available Hs copies of documents which were found in CASUSO's possession at the time of his arrest in Canada. One of these items War, Cuban Government in Exile, and asked the addressee to | Oo ~ ct Co) 53 a et ° ct oy oO on oO ~ by O K = S o > < pan jue] Q nan ac! jes BH oO ct > @O G n for] 9 pa OQ ° = by ct oO n wi ce) n ments it appears that he is identical with DAVID COSTELLO. De The document was purportedly. signed by Dr. ENRIQUE HUERTA, "Ist Secretary, Ministry of War'' and MANUEL ARTIME-BUESA, "Chief of the Staff of the Army of Liberation." , ' _ 48 x ht - (¢] < ct 0) 5 » 5 ct oO > < mt lon M3) m5 > 0 es) lone) Be G zi oo On hb: mo 2 nv CG) ct HO 2 > (oO) Kh © = é Host ct OD ome) oa ba (>) a ay OQ. ct Oo 5 ct | HD PhO hb O Oop aa rn) nn driver's license for Lieutenant NORTHINGTON, This document was also purportedly Signed by-\pr, ENRIQUE HUERTA, "lst ZS Secretary, Ministry of War," and MANUEL ARTIME-BUESA, "Chief of the Staff of the Army On Eiberation. Pe ? yo A a eat arz ‘fel- i a | | I. it | i} Docld: 32298536 Page 4
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Co | DATE: 11-14-2017 — ee . — vs . C . . Lo Ne that he has ever belonged to the Association of Veterans Liection Act of 19927 (44 15¢ 2107 Hotey. OSS . . . AN a Re: FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ SECREX MM T-1 also made available a certified copy of a ame birth record,from the State of California reflecting _ i DAVID HAROLDANORTHINGTON'S birth at Martinez, County of <: f ontra Costa, California, May 1, 1947, to RAYMOND NORTHINGTON. and SOPHIA ZASLOVE.. [(Z) a Co on _- MM T-1 advised that CASUSO when arrested by the Canadian authorities was in possession of a United. States Passport. #2744140, issued on Aug 1967, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the name of DAV [Nt ,» born on . May LL, , California, U. S. & he picture on the pAnpJf,,, | passport, MM T-1 noted, bore no resemblance to castso, 2 bestrel It contained a number of entry and exit stamps to. the S/GH AS following Caribbean islands: Antigua, Martinique Guayana, Grenada, Trinidad and Surinam, dated b September 17, 1967, and December 6, 1967\' Barbados , On January 31, 1969, Dr. ENRIQUEZHUERTAS, Director, / Cuban Medical Doctors in Exile, 213 Aragon Street, Coral (hae Gables, Florida, advised that the names of FRANCISCO. CASUSO Y PEREZ, DAVID COSTELLO and’ DAVID. HAROLD NORTHINGTON, were completely unfamiliar to him. He stated that. he has never heard of the "Army of Liberation," and denied that he had - ever belonged to any group or organization under the title. of "First Secretary to the Ministry of War," or that he had ever Signed his name as such. ¥He exhibited several samples of documents which contained his Signature and it was noted that the signature contained on the above document as “ENRIQUE HUERTA" does not resemble that“of Dr. ENRIQUE HUERTAS eye * 4 On February 3, 1969, MANUE#Z LLIMEABUESA..was contacted at his residence, 1270 N. E, 85th Street. Miami, — Lee Elorida, ARTIME BUESA identifie imself as being the a, ihe General Secretary of the Movement of Revolutionary Recovery (MRR), and stated that during the Bay of Pigs Invasion he had served in the 2506 Brigade as Civil Chief. He deniaj | of the Bay of Pigs, Brigade 2506; however, he denied that _he had ever belonged to any organization known.as the "Army of Liberation" or that he had ever served as "Chig . of Staff of the Army of Liberation" or that he naa ever (6) i Docld: 32298536 Page 5
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992" (AP USC 3T0f Hotes. O l1-14-2017 ope Sae SL. Re: FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ an SECRET (signed any document in that capacity. He stated that he has never heard of DAVID HAROLD NORTHINGTON or DAVID COSTELLO, or that he had ever signed any d@cument for anyone bearing either of these names. He also denied any know- ledge of FRANCISCO CASUSO Y PEREZ 1K) (Ss Regarding ENRIQUE CASUSO Y PEREZ, he recalled that this individual had been in Miami, Florida, prior to _ the Bay of Pigs Invasion and that he had gone back to Cuba just prior to the invasion as a member of an infiltration team that was acting in connection with the 2506 Brigade. He was captured by the forces of FIDEL CASTRO and. was: sub- sequently sentenced to be shot, but the sentence was later commuted to 30 years. imprisonment. He described ENRIQUE CASUSO Y PEREZ as being a very brave individual who had been devoted to the cause of freedom for Cuba, and added that his name is highly respected among the Miami veterans of the 2506 Brigade. (u ) MANUEL ARTIME' BUESA made available several documents which bore samples of his. signature(and it was noted that — his signature does not resemble the Signatures which were purportedly his tlt appeared on the documents found in CASUSO's possession at the time of his arrest by the Canadian authorit ies }(@ \G) This document contains 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. Ct ; a METAL p wha tine a a teatime tan eee ons E acemaed bane a eee ee ec i ee eS ns = Docld: 32298536 Page 6