JFK Assassination System 5/7/2015 Identification Form Date: Agency Information AGENCY : FBI iene the John RECORD NUMBER:  124-90076-10152 . ¥ . Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 202-4332-11 | o-04-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DONAHOE TO: BELMONT TITLE: i DATE: 05/29/1959 “PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : JUAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ MARCOS DIAZ LANZ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT. CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS,: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE: COMMENTS : MEMO rt v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32323637 Page 1
OVERNMENT - Donahoe To + A. He Belmontet) _- ¢, C, Lenz DATE: May 29, 1959 ee le Je Se Johnson Tolson } . ‘o Re KF. C . Belmont MQM: S. By Donahog SN) > nasca pees SUBJECT: | f . + . Rosen ' jc (JUAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ) Trotter ca ALL INFORMATION CONTAHED x) Wc. Suivan — oe REIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED (5 Hellones paren as]9S si seomacl CF co | ; \ e/ | OBSERVATIONS : Ul 635-S, Cuban national, has been serving as Miami informant in Cuban matters. He is being paid up to $100 a month for services plus up to $30 a@ month for expenses. , ‘a : . yor” «On 5/22/59 Miami advised informant pfs begn recruited into Cuban Air Force as second lieutenant by PedroXDia2z¥tLlanz, head of Cuban Air Force; is serving as assistant to Marcos(DiazKLanz (Pedro's brother) | | who is inspector of Cuban Air Force; and he ‘is assistant to the chief | of Cuban Air Force Intelligence. Miami believes informant has good | | t opportunity to obtain top level information concerning Castro Government, its intelligence activities, communist activities in Cuba and steps | being taken agdinst Batista adherents in U. S. Miami noted informant has already furnished information concerning Cuban Air Force, its intelligence service, initiation of an anti-Castro movement by Pedro Diaz Lanz, Communist Farty activities in Cuba, revolutionary activities in Cuba, as well as a number of individuals connected with Castro Government. During Castro's trip to U. Ses informant was member of party. ingormany is presently endeavoring to obtain copies of — statements given . 3° agent in the Miami Office by a witness in the: Carlos Prio Socarras, former president of Cuba, case which are allegedly in the files of the Cuban Air Force in order to resolve the allegation that the Cuban Air Force has a copy of the Bureau's report. (This last item has been the subject of separate memoranda.) . “ch Miami has recommended an increase in informant's payments up to.$30Q,per month effective 5/15/59 for @ period of four months. Miami ide no™request for expenses as informant is traveling at expense of Cuban Air Force. , di. “1, “The increase of $200 at one sine Coa es t5 be Exblesive. itcds beLiveved that the increase should be modified. downward .so as to permit up to $200 per month for services at this time. This will provide incentive for informant to produce and at the same time > establishza figure which can more egsily be cut tf informant does not produce as~expected. ay ge ye RO pe E hofrase i Z Enclosure Py pacderecsrjea**, | TSUBEEMSAL NH ania) f . ‘ ate an 3 i , wa, . ' y 134-5991 y, Woy Bee ses dee ON Sagres ay gf OY VENssImsclBY “§. 0" / / Request: See AobdE  e | 62 JUN 10 1953/ HW 54460 Docld:32326637 Page 2?
we Memorandum Donahoe to Belmont Re: UM 635-8 (JUAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO RODRIGUEZ) 134-5991 : RECOMMENDATIONS ¢ That the attached letter be approved authorizing the increase of the informant'’s payments up to $200 per month for services for a period of--four_months effective 5/15/59. Miami is being instructed to fully evaluate all information:furnished by the informant to insure Justification of payments. " ae a HW 54460 Docld:32326637 Page 3