Date:05/24/94 Page:1 © JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10004-10074 RECORDS SERIES : INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : STEVENS, WILLIAM W. TO: TITLE : PLAN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ROBERTO CHIARI OF PANAMA DATE : 10/24/62 PAGES : 16 SUBJECTS : JIMENEZ, JUAN E. 7 CASTRO GUERRA, SERGIO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, HUMBERTO GUSTAVO JULIO PLAN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ROBERTO CHIARI PANAMA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 2, 4, DONOR REST., REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/24/94 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HW 50529 DBocld:32201963 Page 1
gt | UNIT. ) STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU TICE “CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO ‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE oF THIS DOCUMENT ° | REVIEWED BY FBIJFK TASK FORCE © on ALi 9194 dL I ‘C0 RELEASE IN FULL Copy tor 37” RELEASE IN PART ' TOTAL DENIAL : Report oft . WILLIAM W. SEEVENS , Once, tad, Florica Dote: 7 pore 4 i262 ‘: | . ~ ‘Fleld Offies File &: 105- coms \ Bureau File 2-1763 _ 4 a) ~. cas ike SJ). SERGLONASTRO EA UERRA} %U gaol a. 7 pe NIE OL pe yy Captaia HUMSERIO GUSIAVO JULIC 2d Noostiore ZHTAZ; coe - Plan to Aszassinate Presiden Rn CHIARI of, S Cheracter: ; Penzna . . . os BIL 2 a eng, MICROFILHED Noy 27 1992 ee INTERNAL SEQURITY - CURA - vANAS | 7 , ; Smopsis = NEUTRALITY ALTERS; SO aa REGISTRATION ACT = CUBA - PANAMA a -. - | JUAN E. JIMENEZ, Also known as "BABY", wealt: hy Panamanian, ormér Panamanian Ambaz sador to Cuba, was in Mami curing - /62 and 7/82, eritieizing Panamanian Overnment; stated | antes to contact Cutan Ss ‘For aetion in Panama, and boasted : was involved in plos in Panana. againge Presgicens ROSE RLO_, se ORS CHIART. JIMENEZ advised Penarall | “AQUEL ZENITEZ VALDES of . ~~ -———_ above, and BENITEZ referred SUENEZ to Gaptain HOGERTO ATF 3 GUSTAVO JULIO RODRIG "EZ DIAZ and SERGION CASTRO GUERRA, known = Cuban hoodlums. JIMENEZ contacted RODRIGUEZ and CASTRO > reportedly paid chem 5 300.00 and sola then to stand by for future action. CASTRO repersed thig to BENITEZ, AO advised Panamanian Consul, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. BENZTEZ orfered to ZYreport to Panamanian ofticial on continuing basis the o Progress of this plot, tarcough informasion obtained Ey CASTRO. “who was infilsrasing instaas plot. CicSIRSSSSE reporced 5.-- matter to U. 5, and Fanamanian Goyernmens officials. Notaing has subsequently developed, and mattéar consicered closed Oby sources who did noc sake JIMENEZ’ boas: cidg seriously. A SYMENEZ reporcedly now serving’ as offieial of Panamanian “ Government in Wasningcos, D.G., and no lozgez oppo: ed Zo s < acamg ACs INST} group in power in Panam? . _p- REALE en AS SpS51 a efi: OF PRE OF o_o Of Ph 20° Ps La ; s Zam e 0} yatqng * aAnsopasiqy -pozixoyyNeu ly: oe o youeg pguriutzp & hel et aaeans I ALIENS YVNOLLVN- 32pd (ay AG | SSSIFIED By OOF E . BUOT DE ON This document contatna nealither tecommondations not conc Wroperty of the FBI and ts loaned to your agency; it and-its contunts ara not to by diutributod quthiie your agency. : : -_ Ld weed 0 2 C= s3DO S aE woe - oe etme ood) + reoemmee - a ——- —— nome wees to en . ; . . Ae rs Sm Pee ts ati bee "NES arte AE Ne. on wee! ~ ho. ro - HW 50529 DBoclId:32201963 Page ?
MM 105-6555 DETAILS: ' ‘ On August 28, 1962, MM T-1, another government agency which conducts intelligence-type investigations, _ furnished informaticn as follows: - Sometime in June of 1662, (FNU) JIMENEZ, Cuban Ambassador to Panama during the sdministration. of GRAY _ SAN MARTIN, said ke was planning to assassinate Presiden*™ ROBERTO F. CHIARI of Panama. JIMENEZ had been trying, for . . the last six months, to recruit Cubans in the Miami area * . £or- work ‘in Panama: . About fifteen days before (in July of 1962), . JIMENEZ spent some three days each in Miami, Puerto Rico ~: and New York. In Mieani, JIMENEZ was in touch with SERGIO CASTRO and Captain (3 Tw) RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, both well known gunmen, and gave them $500.00 a3 az ‘initial payment for the assassination of the President of Panama. The assassination was to take piace during an uprising in Panama, JIMENEZ said, and one of the importans figures in the uprising would ‘be ROBERTO ARIAS GUARDIA. ‘MM T-1 advised further that ROBERTO ARIAS was reportedly ready to assist is the insurrectionary attempt of Major MANUEL HURTADO SEDA of the National Guard, and a small group of guardamen who supported him in Panama in . August of 1962. On September 13, 1952, M4 T-2, Zaipanacaavangs : KEL). ene treation alee Q~ of & faneayy furnished the ED Towing: A former Cuban Ambassador to Panama named JIMENEZ is not known. JUAN E. JIMENEZ is a Panamanian who formerly 2. e HW 50529 DBoclId:32201963 Page 3
P HW 50529 "MM 105-6555 , was Ambassador to Cuta from Panama. He served as Ambassador to Cuba on two different occazions, at which time ARNULYO ARIAS was President of Panama. - JIMENEZ is a vary wealthy and selfish incividual who lives a. very fast and expensive social life and visits Miami every few months or g0, at which time he stays at the McAllister Hotel. He is a friend-of ROBERTO "TITO" ARIAS, who has been relieved from his post as Panamanian .. Ambassador tu Great-Brisain, and has returned to Panama. - ROBERTO ARIAS has.been reportedly involved in revolutionary activities in the past. . ao According to his own statements, JIMENEZ is “presently trying to set up a number of gambling casinos in Panama. This is seing done with the cooperation of tke present Panamanian Government. JIMENEZ owns several race horses, and sometime in the past was prohibited from racing his horses in the State of Florida, because an examination © - o£ one of his horses after racing disclosed it had been given some kind of a stimulant. JIMENEZ was in Miami approximately one and a half months ago, at which time he staved at the McAllister Hotel. He remained in Miami for several days, and then went to-San Juan, Puerto Rico for several days before returning to Miami and subsequently to Panama. JIMENEZ was in Miami on his most recent visit for the purpose of visiting a Cuban girl friend named VILMA MATILLA, who formerly resided in Miami, Florida, and recently has moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico. MATILIA had some difficulties taking an automobile to Puerto Rico ’ which had been puretased for her by JIMENEZ. JIMENEZ went 3. - DoclId: 3272701963 Page 4
MM 105-6555 to Puerto Rico in order to pay the necessary import taxes required by the Puerto Rican Government on this automobile. . 7” JIMENEZ has not been known to have made any statements indicating he was involved in a plot to 5 assassinate the President of Panama. Inasmuch ag JIMENEZ , is curreatly attempting to set up a series of gambling © casinos in that country, it would appear foolhardy to be _... involved in such a plot, inasmuch as the gambling operation .  vequires the sanction of the Panamanian Government. It is - °° “not known that. JIMENEZ was recently in contact with any. -- loeal Cuban hoodlums, and MM T-2 was not familiar with @ Oo ‘individuals named SERGIO CASTRO - or F Captata RODRIGUEZ DIAZ. nea wetness Fs ficeaoss AS), gC ea 1962, that ! e could not recall any individual by the name _ . of JIMENEZ who had ever been Ambassador of Cuba to Panama. Pocnished ‘the following taforuat on on September 1962: ot _ JUAN E. JIMENEZ, known aga "BABY" JIMENEZ, is a - Panamanian, approximately 50 years of age. He was Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba some years ago, possibly in 1948. He is married and maintains his family and residence in Panama. Weis a rich man who likes parties, drinking, women, drinks a lot and talks a lot. in June 7, o£ 1962, he was at the McAllister Hotel, Miami, Florida. Later, in July, he went to Puerto Rico for approximate ly -three weeks. He came back to Miami,and then returned to 4, HW 50529 DBocld:32201963 Page 5
og HW 50529 MM 105-6555 Panama, where he is at the prezent time. When he waza in Miami last June, ke wens around with a Cuban woman, *blonde, very pretty, young, who said her name waa VILMA MATILIA, and xhoge telephone number was FRanklin 1-5940. . It ig remored that "BABY" JIMENEZ gave VILMA a 1962 Chevroiet. VILMA sold this car in a short time, because she said she needed the woney to send to her mother, ‘Then JIMENEZ reportedly rented for her or gave her another car, this time a Cadillas. There had been ‘reports from a local Panamanian official that dering JIMENEZ' racent visit in Miami, se was in contacs with a #emown contraband arm2 dealer, and that he had a converaation at the McAllister Hotel, Miami, with ex-CGeneral MANUEL ha, BENITEZ, a Cuban exile in Miami. . “EABY JSLMENEZ bad + indicated he was interested in buying arms, and Ceners1 BENITEZ kad reesommended JIMENEZ comtass UMBERTO RODRIGUEZ _ DIAZ and SERGIO CASTRO GUERRA ag middlemen in the arnsz purchase. . HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ is an ex-rebel Captain, who was with FIDEL CASTRO in the mountains. RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, with another known Fidelista, killed a communist -mamed ESCALONA ina police station in Eavaza in 1959. Condemned to prison, be later escaped and came to Miami. . HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, who reportedly carries a gun, and SERGIO CASTRO, fis close associate, both have poor ‘reputations in the Miami area. RODRIGUEZ DIAZ and CASTRO GUERRA and other Cuban hoodluus form a losal ‘gangster group who raketheir Liew iag by "blackmailing wealthy Cubana", They solicit money allegedly to buy arms or ships to go toCuba for commando raids, and subsequently spend tne money frequencing amusement places drinking, gambling, ‘ancins and driving expensive cars. They are generally associated with prossitution activities and nsrcotics activities. . 3. - DoclId: 322701963 Page 6 cad
Py HW 50529 MM 105-6555 MM T-4 had no further information'ag to the « quantity of arms "fA5%" JIMENEZ wished to buy or that. a he was associated with any plot against the President of Panama. 1962 pene oe Pp RODRIGUEZ DinZ and his associate, SERGIO CASTRO CUERRA, reportedly were currently in the Miami area. RODRIGUEZ and CASTRO fave che reputatioa of teing capable of © “being involved in aay gort of shady deal, ineluding narcotics. There is no information indicating they are Anvolved.in a plot regarding Panama, and this source had no information eoncerning a Panamanian. official named JIMENEZ. On September 19, 1962, MIGUEL ANGEL CAMPOS, El Corozal Rio Piedras, Puerto Rizo, a Cuban exile who was in the Ouban Diplomatic Corps for over thirty years, advised he had never heard of any individual by the name of JIMENEZ is the Cuban Diplomatic Corps. On September 19, 1962, ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS, New York City, former Cuban Senator and newspaper publisher, advised he bad never kasown of anyone by the name of JIMENEZ who had beena Cuban Ambassador to Panama. He was, however, personally acquainted with one Captain HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ. in this ecnseetion, he furnished the following information: RODRIGUEZ DIAZ was the gon of a doctor. from the town of Coliseo, Matanzas, Cuba, and had been very pro-CASTRO during the Cuban.revolution. RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, 6. DoclId: 322701963 Page 7
° Caco ceal ° S-IIE - -- MM 105-6555 .during the presidency of CARLOS PRIO SOGARRAS, killed a man in Maxim’s Nightelub in Havana, and then fled to Spain. HUMBERTO DIAZ eventually.save hinself up, was “returned to Cuba, and imorisoned by the BATISTA Government. HUMBERTO DIAZ was sent by the BATISTA Government te a mental hospital called Mazorra, near Havana, Cuba, and during the revolution was released from the mental hospital with the kelp of members of the July 265. Movement of PIDEL CASTRO. “After RODRIGUEZ DIAZ escaped from Magzorra, he. "went to ‘the town oz Santiago de Cuba, where he ‘eventually killed three or four BATISTA soldiers and was forced to flee the area and went into she Sierra Maestra, where | ‘he joined with she forses of FIDEL CASTRO. . After PIDEL CASTRO came to power, Captain RODRIGUEZ DIAZ was captain of the police in the Havana . area, and was in charge of one of the "repression" groups in the Havana area. It kas been reported that Captain . - HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ had also killed, in one of the police stations in Havana, the infamous RAFAEL ESCALOM, who was engased in all kinds of rackets in Havana, and who is a brother of the well-known Cuban communist ANTBAL ESCALONA. It has teen reported and rumored among Cubans that Captain HUMBERTO. RODRIGUEZ Diaz is addicted to the use of dope. MASFERRER also adwised on September 19, 1962, ‘that he had heard 9£ SZRGIO CASTRO only by reputation, : and had never met the person personally. SERGIO CASTRO was a member of the July 26th Movement in Cuba during the time of BATISTA, and had also been an officer in the police after CASTRO seized power in Cuba. MASFERRER = 7. HW 50529) Boecld: 32201963 Page 6
MM 105-6555 advisedthat it hag been reported to him that SERGIO CASTRO _was forced co leave Havana, Cuba , becaugze he kad been “engaged in counterfeiting activities. MASFERRER said he has been informed by zourees thac SERGIO CASTRO is considered mabe a completely amoral individual, who,is characserized ag 3 dope addict. 6 MASTERRER advised thet from the information he has conserning Captain EUMBERTO RUDRIGUEZ DIAZ and _ SERGIO CASTRO, it ig his conclusion these men would do anything For money, including: killing. -e A characterization of ‘the July 26th Movement ts "contained, in the Appendix. of thig report. Re scipscien, JUAN E. JIMENEZ was formes Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba. ie is a wealthy Pamaranian who raises race horses and is well known ir Panama. JIMENEZ was not known to be currently agsoeiated with local Miami Cuban hoodluns. There was no evidence he was currently involved in any plot , - dn eonnection with tee Panamanian government; however, the Mi following had been learned: 44 ae "Ome LUIS FERNANDEZ CASTR » formerly employad at. the McAllister Hotel, had recently stated JIMENEZ, in about July of 1962, «aa a guest at the MsAllister Hotel. On one oecasion, JIMENEZ was heard talking in a very loud voice in the lobby, stating he was involved in a plot to kill the President of Panama. FERNANDEZ CASTRO indicated it certainly did not appear JUAN JIMENEZ was HW 50529 DBocld:32201963 Page 9
: MM 1054555 . 0 a 7 ®e , , : . , ‘serious, but he was only trying to make himself imporsaat - dn discussing such 4 matter in aush a loud tone. Had. he been serious» SENENEZ eertainly would aot have disse wased the matter openty in cvhe hotel lobby. ; . On Septenber 18, 19¢2, CLEENADAMS, Supervisor, Investigations, Immigration and Naturalization Service (iNS), Miami, Florida, aéviced a search of the files of that - ~ agency failed to retlect any file relating to JUAN E : SBABZ" JIMENEZ ‘ : a Le ee During September of 1962, various sources in San Juan, Puerto:;. New York, New Zork and via ami, Florida, ‘fanilier wise Yatin-Aresican activities in thoze areas “were contacted, bus were unable to furnien any specifics information concerning JIMENEZ, caps ain RODRECCEZ DIAZ ~ or SERGIO CASTRO. WAs a Ge. Sagas 2 iaae advised can nasional employed as an official of che” Panamass an Gowernmens. “tn connection with his official cap2e ities, he had “ ‘obt ained the following informations are JUAN "BABY" JIMENEZ, a panamanian who. had been * “.an Ambassador from Panama to Cuba in she past, had been in the Miami area during the period of June and July, (1962. JIMENEZ “as a very influential and important.zan in Panama,with consectioas in the goyernment,in the past, and active in various business interests, It has teen reported some of his bugines3 accivities have been"on the margin of , the law'’, and he was reportedly wonnested, in tne paat, with an attempt to «unseat a former president of Panaiia . 9. HW 30529 DoclId: 32201963 Page 10
MM 105-6555 On his rescas visits in ¥iani, JIMENEZ on several occasisns expressed strong s synpataies ia “ ", opposition to the present Parimanian Goyernment and President, ani the current Panaraznpian Government policies. He indicated he yarted to hire several cangsters for poszible future accion in Panaca. Accordingly, he was trying to make contacs wick 3 group: of local Cubas3 in this . connection. — . ‘Im June of 1962, JIMENEZ had etated he wanted to buy a quansisy of arms, and he was involved ina plot ‘2: ta shoot the Pregident of Panana. Ze indieated the «© 4  aséassination was to wake piace « during. asc uprising in“ Panama, and offered ag proof of the alleged plot she fact that tnsre would be an uprising in the near future | in Panama. In connestion with ths plot, JIMENEZ had © ' contac sed. General FANGEL BENITEZ , a Guban exile in Miami, who had recommended taac JIMENEZ contact SERGIO “CASTRO and Captain HUMEERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ to assist him in this ploc. a . pe . en ag Meme cxplained ke had . obtained the above 3 isforsati on from General MANUEL - BENITEZ VALDES, who was a pergomal asquaintance of GARCIA *, ° NAVARRO, He characterized Cereral SENITEZ ag an cpportuniz: ve and promoter, wWno WAS not completely truchful, and had bean " dmvolved is various aren and iscrigues. General BENITEZ « ~ - Bad reported she ascivisies of JIMENEZ and JIMENEZ! somsact 7 witn RODRIGUEZ “DIAZ an ad CASTRO to fo ee +, Eee : ‘and stated he (SENZTEZ) would follow the activities of > this plos through SERGIO Ca Seno aad furaisa ne aon on a@.continuing basis 0 ities 1 raeast “had explained than SERGIO CASTRO, &: 33 a contact 3 “hiz, would infiltrece this plot, and aes WOuld be ", Promptly advised of all developmencs, ‘ . 10. , ’ HW 50529 “Docld:32201963 Page 11
« * ed HW 50529 MM 105-6535 ‘ Ce ennodl SSB scated in kis opinion, - General BENITEZ as aztempting to insratiate himself with the Panaranian Government, and apparentiy planned to try ’ to obtain esoncrie aid from the Panamanian officials in : : return for inforzasios in the alleged plot. ' Ceneral BENITEZ h2d subsequently advised S=g MESA that TIMENEZ kad ceid some $500.00 to SERGIO CASTRO in conseaticn wita the allesed plos, but shat CASTRO and RODRIGUEZ DIAZ h2d takes mo actioa to further the plot, bus were only standi ins by awaiting furcther: Cevelopmenss. No further developments apparantly materialized. 7 ~ Eres EB oo sete Be advised he had not taken the above allecazions cf a plot by JLMENEZ, as reported “by General SERIEOEZ » 2% all seriously, in view of General |. BENITEZ" reputation. Subseaue ently: however, ac the time of the uprising om she part of mezbers of the Metional Guard in Parana, BESS sppeared | zo- coincide with the threats made by JDENEZ, BMExsaeees iels chat there might be some basis for oon Sree and accordingly had furnighed information concerning the alleged plot to United States Government officials, a3.well as to Panamanian officials. “Subsequently, an Inspector from she Panamanian Nacional Police had been sent to Miami to davest igace this master, .and kad interviewed BENITEZ in connection with the alleged plot. , Subsequens to that time, no further te formerion has been developed cozcerning the alleged plot, eich through the Paramanian investigator or General: BENITEZ, and in opinion, the matter is =. closed. 2OV RCE - . a. wenn © ~_ — - emememe —— ———___- —— —_— DoclId:322701963 Page 12
MM 105-6555 General MANUEL BENITEZ VALDES, 20 Palermo Street, * Coral Gables, Florica, furnished ths following information on October 7s 1952: x Be was personally acguainted with JUAN JIXNENEZ, &@ Panamanian Susinezsman wao bad visited in “Miami in June ans July ef 1962. Za ckarasterized JIYENEZ as a_ Wealthy can who mas a big talke: and a big bluffer. JIMENEZ hac sontacted General MANUELIENITEZ, and they. had met at the McAllister Eotel. JIMENEZ had criticized the current Panamanian Government situation, and stated he ‘was interested-in locasing men to take part ina . revolutionary action in Panama to get rid of che current: Panaranian Covernment. JIMENEZ indicated the Situation in Jnrams was very bad, and he was in contaet with other Yevolutionary forces in P a e SJI4ENEZ indisated he was opposed to communism, but the current Panazanian President was not the man for the job. Lo ’ General MANUEL EENITEZ bad recommended that ° JIMENEZ contact Captain RODRISUEZ DIAZ and his associate, ‘SERGIO CASTRO, who were locai Cuban gangsters who might be of assistance to JIMENEZ. General BENITEZ subsequently deternined through SERGZO CASTRO taat JIMENEZ did contact CASTRO indicating his intention to buy some arm3. JIMEXEZ kad advised SERGIO CASTRO azd RODRIGUEZ DIAZ to stand by fer _ future action, but had not indicated to them he had aay specific plans,. @n@ gothinghas subsequently cavaloped. General MANUEL BENITEZ indicated he was not aware JIMENEZ ‘had paid any momey to CASTRO in the ebove connection. General SENITEZ stated JIMENEZ was a big bluffer, and he (SENITEZ) cid not teke dis big talk of a 12. escnsr rene HW 50529 DBocld:322701963 Page 13
o- cemye HW 50529 MM 105-6535 plot against the President of Panama as serious. Ee _had felt, however chas_he should report shis matter ‘Eo bis e522 aioe, linea: ale yricingly. i.mace the above infor= azion ayailable to. QUIRG who | subsequently reported is to ais governren: BENITEZ indisated in hi3 opinion, PO SSURE Maw... 9 Day have over-emphasized the sienifisanse of thig alleges pilot ia i ) > OR Soe ER order to enhance ns | Sox ual POSition with the Panamanian Covermne | General BENITEZ: said probably she primary purpose o£ ‘JIMENEZ’ yisis to Miami curing the gumer had been — to visit his Cuban girl friend, who aubsequ fenely has ‘moved fo Puert > Rico. : . OO Se , Foot. General EENITE EZ stat i givee this all “happes ed, ‘an official cf the Panamanian G Goverssent had come to Miami . to investigste this matter, and tad interviewed several of the participants in the alleged plot, including _ SERGIO CASTRO, It waa deterpined at that time that . no further action bed been taken in this plot, and that it was “considered & cloged matter. General 3ENITEZ advived that he has recently learned from a friend of his, one JOSE LUIS ALFARO, .@ former police official in Panama, that JUAN JLEEZ ‘recently received an appointnent with che Panamanian ‘Gowernment., JIMENEZ is reportedly now assigned in a diplomatic capacity for the Panaxanian Government, and ig reportedly in Washington, D. C. Acsordingly, JIMENEZ is. no longer unhappy with the Panazanian Government. . 13. & DoclId: 3272701963 Page 14
HW 50529 o MM 105-6555 -LUIS FERNANDEZ CASTRO, 844 Milaga Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, advised on October 9, 1962, he had been formerly employed on the bellboy staff at the McAllister Hotel. He stated he had become acquainted with JUAN E. JIMENEZ, who was a‘guest at the McAlister Hotel from time to time, and who had stayed there briefly in June and July of 1962. He characterized JIMENEZ as a ‘wealthy Panamanian who spent money. liberally, and boastfully considered himself to be an important individual and a "tough guy". FERNANDEZ CASTRO recalled on one occasion in the Summer of 1962, that JIMENEZ had been loudly bragging in the lobby of the McAllister Hotel that he was involved in a plot against the President of Panama. - JIMENEZ, who was always criticizing the bad situation in Panama, stated that the current President of Panama ' was too soft, and should-be replaced. . He indicated that. . i£ the situation continued, he would have to take actioa.. Inasmuch as JIMENEZ made these statements in the — crowded lobby of the McAllister Hotel where he could be easily overheard, it was FERNANDEZ CASTRO's opinion he was only bragging, and trying to make himself look important. ce FERNANDEZ stated JIMENEZ was acquainted with various Cubans in theMiami area, but he had no information indicating JIMENEZ had ever taken any action in connection with the above plot against the President of Panama or had contacted any local Cubans in this regard. FERNANDEZ CASTRO reiterated he had never taken the boasting of JIMENEZ seriously, and had considered the matter closed. On 10/10/62, MM T-4 advised no further infor- mation had come to that source's attention indicating any 14. DoclId: 322701963 Page 15
— “a Seah dil --~——-rese oneal oy Dat mae ae ~ ae. rerees as... HW 50529 MM 105-6555 further developments in connection with the plotting ‘by JIMENEZ to purchase arms for action in Panama. Fur ther, there was no information indicating JIMFNEZ had made any subsequent contacts with Captain HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ or his associate, SERGIO CASTRO. 15. DocId:32201963 Page 16
“NT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE — am TFN eeu! go" FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION / e In Reply, Please Refer to | _ File No. ‘ | Miami, Florida RE: JUAN E. JIMENEZ; -' * SERGIO CASTRO GUERRA; Captain HUMBERTO GUSTAVO JULIO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ; Plan to Assassinate President ROBERTO CHIARI _ of Panama — ee - +. INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA - PANAMA; . . NEUTRALITY MATTERS; 7 REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA - PANAMA Reference is made to the report of Special Agent — WILLIAM W, STEVENS, dated and captioned as above, at Miami, “Florida, ree All sources and iaformants referred to in — above-referenced report have furnished reliable information in the past. , . . _ PROPERTY OF FBI - This d ocumen t: is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be’ distributed outside the agency to which loaned. ‘AW 50529) Bocld:322701963 Page 18