JFK Assassination System Date: 4/9/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: —124-10325-10148 : asassination Records ; ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NW 53130 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 105-127490-1, NR, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 hS—31-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 01/28/1964 ‘PAGES: 49 SUBJECTS : : HARRY DEAN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;4 ; CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INC 2 LET, 2 LHM, 8 MEMO $$$ re v9.1 HW 53130 Docld:32312899 Page 1
TO FROM SUBJECT: , pA ae cage oat Somegine i ' Florida, former’ employee in Miami, Florida, of the Cuban - <_- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 > - > + MAY 1962 EDITION P a fe, GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 f “, ay : ¢ UNITED STATES GCy sRNMENT aN. Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (105-127490) DATE: 11/27/64 Sine, MIAMI (105- 9200) (RUC) pran{Yeca TS-CUBA 00: New York Re New York letter to Bureau, dated 8/10/64 and Los Angeles letter to Bureau, dated 9/2h/oh, On September 22, 1964, MM. 492-S, who is acquainted with certain pro and anti-CASTRO activities in the Miami, Florida area and Cuba, advised SA JAMES D. HAYES he could ~ | furnish no information concerning the subject but would make inquiries in an effort to ascertain information. MM 492-s. suggested MANUEL ARQUEZ, a former employee of the Cuban Tourist Commission, whose offices were located in the INIT building in Havana, Cuba, be contacted. MM 492-S was recontacted on November 25, 1964 but was unable to furnish information. MANUETYRRQUEZ, 2617 Mest-Rlaglenstreet,_Miamt, Tourist Commission furnished the following information to ~~ SA MAURICE F, FARABEE on October 12, 1964; ARQUEZ advised he cannot recall an individual named FRANK VEGA, formerly employed by the Cuban Government or at the INIT building in Havana. ARQUEZ remarked that most of his employment by the Cuban Tourist Gommission was at Miami, Florida, and for this reason he was not acquainted with very y |"S2>- Bureau (105-27490) 891 : HW 53130 many of the Cuban Tourist Commission employees. . ARQUEZ said he would make inquiry of persons who might be in a position to further identify FRANK VEGA. 2 =- New York. 1 - Los Angeles (105-16378) (Info) 1 - Miami .., | ; MPF :htf rae (6) 7 os Waste \ ob “7 O IE Pe 6G? a a > DoclId: 323127899 Page 2? RECS Jot eof i a/jy [0
~~ " QPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 C) . . $010=104~01 y i. UNITED STATES C€ "ERNMENT C. { Memorandum TO: PERECROR, 1 FBI (105-227490) tee DATE: Li/e3 feu An ry yy he oe — + vas 7 é FROM“: “sac, NEW YORK (105-16378)(c) suum a he ‘ WALES, ESb ane SUBJECT: FRANK ‘VEGA IS-CUBA guilt BY y slo Bb Re Bureau letter 7/28/64, New York letter “ 8/10/64; Newark letter 8/11/64; WFO letter 9/2/64; Los Angeles letter 9/24/64. \ Invesitgation concerning captioned subject has been conducted by the NYO on the basis of information originally furnished by. one HARRY DEAN, 18109 Atina Drive, La Puente, Californie, to Special Agents of the Los Angeles Office in December of 1963, to the effect that. he, .DEAN, had been interrogated by a FRANK VEGA in Cuba in June of 1960 whom DEAN believed to be a Cuban @-2 Intelligence Officer. DEAN subsequently advised Los angeles SAS that through contacts with member of the July 26th Movement and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) in Chicago, he had heard that the same FRANK VEGA was in the United States, residing at 573 Madison Street, New York 6, New York. Investigation at New York disclosed 578 Madison Street to be a Brooklyn, New York, address a where VEGA is unknown to haye ever resided. Investiga ation oe, rou” Bureau (RM) (éve/ ss yt, Angel 105-16378) (RM) veZ » Lota (ia) aay 1-Washington Field (105-60850) (RM) (4«¢/ /) | 1-New York by routing sli ou plo EXGé ee bye PIV el (ud f I HW 53130 DBocld:32312699 Page 3
yi | NY 105-16378 2. at New York and Newark to located and/or identify FRANK VEGA has been conducted with negative results as reflected in re Newark and New York letters. ATl available New York Directories have been checked and numerous telephonic pretext inquiries to listed FRANK VEGAS have failed to locate a FRANK VEGA fitting the description of the subject. The following sources of the NYO, who are familiar with pro-CASTRO activities in the New York area, have been contacted and can furnish no information concerning a FRANK VEGA: Informant Date Contacted _ Contacting Agent NY 3164-S 4 10/22/64. JOHN E, HEGARTY NY(3468}Ls C$ 10/27/64. VINCENT J. WARGER NY(34678 CX) 10/14/64 C. DALE SCHWANT NY(3367}S CS 10/29/64. MAURICE H. LAUZIERE The NYO has been unable to effectan identification of captioned subject on the basis of information furnished by HARRY DEAN. In this connection it should be noted. the name VEGA is a common Spanish-Italian type name in the New York City Metropolitan area. In the absence of more specific identifying data the NYO feéls no useful purpose will be served by continuation of this investigation at this time. Accordingly, UACB, no further investigation is being conducted, and an LHM classified "Confidential" is being enclosed herewith for the Bureau (9 copies), Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington Field, one copy each. | HW 53130 DoclId:3231273899 Page 4
r ook woe ee = 7 ~— 7 ee OO SST _ = a alii te. Pate ft . wy is Ts : aan os en ore  *% OPTIONAL FORM™NO. 10 my . nc UNITED STATES GO¥"%NMENT Memoranaum — ~ TO: “eo FBI (105- DATE: 3/5/64 ‘non WD LOS ANGELES (105-16378) (RUC) wep. : cae , : a ee SUBJECT: FRANK“VEGA yp “° IS - CUBA 1 © © gue wporsearion CONTAIED ¥ ath ifD | Lp 0B ¥OR) Be Ge aged bR5 _ / Re Los Angeles letters to the Bureau dated 1/28/64, and 3/6/64, and Bureau letter to Los Angeles dated 2/19/64, all regarding "HARRY DEAN IS - CUBA", Bureau file 62- -109219. oe i - " Enelosed for the Bureau and New York are copies of a ba letterhead memorandum captioned and dated as above in Los Angeles v setting forth all information obtained from DEAN concerning VEGA. L. “CROMWELL and WILLIAM J. MC CAULEY, on 12/10/63, and by SA MC CAULEY on 3/13/64. The concealed source utilized in the citations of the FPCC (as applicable to DEAN's activities in Chicago), and of ” EDGAR SWABECK, mostly derived from the reports of SA JOHN N. ae MORGAN dated 7/26/61," ‘at Chicago and SA LEE R. INMAN dated * 126/60, at. Los Angeles regarding "EDGAR SWABECK SM - SWP", Bureau file 100- 381850, Los Angeles file 1LOO- 60840, and are; CSLA 3184-S, WF 1282-S, and CG 6259-8 in connection with the FPCC. | Ney CG 5933-S, CG 6259-S and LA 4015- S, in. conneetion with SWABECK. The letterhead memorandum is classified confidential because it contains information, the unclassified dissemination of which could reasonably result in the disclosure and compromise | . | The interviews with DEAN were conducted by SAs RICHARD | | | | | { of informants of continuing value to the detriment of the national | { security: RB my os¥ ¢ By C27 ZO - 2/)- Biireau (Enc. 9 ye CSTERED) Ne oa ¥7e ot O) ® - New York (Enc. 2) (REGISTERDD) 3- “Los Angeles . iat 105-12933 away . {i - 100- “608i9} ad TET s MAR 26 ‘1984. . { . WIMirg Be ; ' ") i" : CIA/State/RAO i iy 74 ANY Mer a Cc tate | Le) a w ; t 2 MAY 4 1g0% ONI/OSI/ACSI 7 Sep fc Ns i mk by routing slip for info. Fi at Ae! C \ Date. Ao. EZ Shovece Lage = wii ‘ (| AW 531300 Docld:32312399 Page 5