‘404-10172-10004]. : tects ge brrin: on —Bsrert nate tah Howard 3 MANN pce powey a a “ Boyar io he fr RES loral File No: TO Dreteibution: yeaah (2) =” By copy toi[ tin qa). Cralty te: 10 ae. | ann i. e , tie’, whee, - : kate bla to the Eabessy ani Gee Our hg _ Source cr i Sources Jdontiftod ___Re ferences: Source, Operational Data, and Commenta: fer ae ey + 23, me * . f: mas 4 inditeated that the Hwadquarters of tho Carithesn Legion wore be traneferrod te 1. and that gulio"Lornz Masegoza, fous in Moxics dedicating higself to It 19 | possible information, the purehase af gold of the ALIAS governnaats, notive ia the Caritbean legion, would Femain | and ite Clandestine fay Se monn ine A Abe @y ese requested confirmation of the above informations - that the attached Feport may tend te confing part of this” Clasei fication Ota ae, "he seaq Of 00
93 - Bubject: Gola Shipmenta ; Report no: [tenfrea co. IG -¢ _ ‘Date af Information: May-July 1950 Plece Acquired:| Panama City, Ponaca | “Date Acquired: JunowJuly 1950 Evaluation: bet Date of Hepart: 10 July 1950. t “. . “— a 7 a ne aust , Gouree: nore owt Bet aegis Pe er - ~ jt ~ rye ef , ae : : : Specie Gs by le G2 reported that ‘an 7 May 1950 a Beté type boats errived-in David, Panama, aan fro browneville, Taxes, uo to a low cssoliza susnly. @ planoysas huaded for / Tocunen Airport in Paricnaa City, asd carried as.a crew tha following. acoording to G-@s eat Frark OXGFL, U.S. Citizen, PLlot, ; : Os HAATULZ, UsSe Citizen, Co-Pilot 6 S , 7 - Steve SURLAY, UeS. Citicen, Mechanic - fist Mauricio ‘Casteo, Pansnaniah, Passenger . “\ or (A tite blew out at avid pand Civil deronautics technician at oi Tocunen port was instrusen eectirg @ spare tire to then, . on cog Feb be le net cae . Pret othe a A 2 his-offica that he had mot Steve MURRAY dn Havana in 4peD. 1950 in conpery with a fellow" naced ZORILLO,tho eleiced to havo scze ds Sonnection with the. Setret Police, in-Kexieo% escribed MURRAY hias an - -. .  &dvonturor sho had been in the Philipines and tF3 Far East ond-shom he eus pected - taf’ of gold smuszpling activities. |" B d that RURRAY wos pilet of the plere o. } and he thought it was unusual that ao fast a plane cs this and as expensive to operate was being used when it had Gorparatively little cargo space. In Vay 1950, when KURKAY.was in Panama, he told that he was buying orchid bulte. . nc . 0 £ i wg Se On 16 June 1950 the following information was’ received(from Civil Intelligence  “] Section, Panana Canal, j regarding this natters - . as? : *It-has-been-reperted-that Very frequently a Be26 airplene (NSSE6N ~ ¢ Martin Monauder) makes trips between Tocumcnf end David, Reis It is piloted by Steve MURRAY," andiat least two other ézericans rideon-the-plaro, thichsie tele os Sometines met at Tocuren Airport ty eithor Tito, Harmodite or Toni ARIAS, On landing at the airport it goes directly to a hangar, and allegedly the >) only ones who visit it are the sRIES brothers, PASTOR Ponce, Chief of the _ Airport, and one (fnu) LIKARES, Chief of Custocs at Tocusens . wet BL tm tales a : . av "Informant stated that it was béldeved et first that the plane waa engeged ia ar=s contraband, but Later it appeared more lovical to assume that it was involved in another type of snuggling, poscibly druze. PVirgilio RAYIPEZ, thea taf of the Control Tower, is said to have stated that the plans ccras and f-n6e without teirg registered at the airport under orders of PORE, Ainpart Manager; that the plese lands withont sig ct 2 reew us, eee rag 86-88
° ™~ . . ty ratio or talkire to anyono for four ef goteet! ca at Ali rouk Field, but at 12 ds eleicded by mens of a line Bick talieates that tna Cinld te. if frve for lontins, derapife 4s AAT Gy aa olan art Oro Jlany SMITH, Cold : awe that fanwats Olr arraveent with the Basted wtates Frovardirg landing a Pulte ase tlerby be lig; violated, ard tet ‘Lhese tec ren were afterwards +7. wf Racwed from the ip Jobe. _ en. . inforsant, adda that lne above plane laidsud at fecumen fron Yayid on 1) kay. ; ae eres . Cire. &% S245 pore, on 12 kay at 6:51 PeHe, 08 14 Mar at 6229. Pete and on 16 May 3 = . . . . of Goverment ard Justice, and ke aprerently shored Litrle interest in the t Fhe sbove inforeation was allegedly given to Preshiert 22s by the Kinteter 1 3 . furlect, screly stating that the Fattor shoule be tavestivated to seo what ae E é f 5 = a) Upoa cetelps of this infornation 26 apoonred that Nereilie RANTREZ might have been the source, aince he. was fired from bis post at Tocuzen ALrport and was disgrsntled sbout_ite It wag’ oscertainn! that the information contained thea re) Paragraph, in which RANIRES is Eentioned,e=s reported by RAMIRE z{ but the otter information cana from otber Civil Intell sence sources, oe 7 A thee [hong wtedtined alot gs . , $e & 6 July advised that the. cbove-plane-ardé Steve MURRAY had rew . turned to PanrHa that the Mirdister 2 Goverment had ordered that the plane 2 cisserticd ani Searched but he could rot ascertain the basie for the Search, had talked to the Kanager of the &irport, 2afeel PsSTOR Porce, and with - antes, Director Genoral of Civil deronautics, ani a nephew of President: ariss, who initcated that thoy were aware of the Minister of Goverrzent's order but did not know what was behind ite Both felt that it wos an extreng measure , which should not be carried Sube Se Ga & July 1950 kee WURRAY Galled at the Entassy to obtain assistance tn Becuring the relaase of hie Plans. Briefly he Stared that he had departed — from Kexico City wia Manarua and arrived at Tocuren at 7820 Dome & dulye His | Passport reflected the followings Kecez Steven T, Murray Passport Moet 1824 isswod: Manila, Deconber 2p 1946. Ranged: Manila, Docenter 27, 1948 Expires: Deceater 2, 1950 He fursished the following additional information: Tyre of Planas Converted Begg UeSe Registrys M5546 8 Plot and Owners Steven T, Murray Cogflots Frank Oerrel, US. citizen Fligt Engireers Cristobal Wartinoz, Koxteon Sitisea Pasencceri Kaurleio DE CASTRO, Parazontan citines (dearer of offieis? Passport), bassencer froa Koxico Gity to Tocumen ' Destinations Brownsville, Texas Purpose of Trips Business Ry . ip
l ie rn Se . Pare neg? at — » He steted that he was in the export~izpert business ard that he deal? in gold. _ He said that ho ked coce to Paners ta see! a man by the raze of SaS,' a gold a 2 oe dealer freq Buoncs Aires, about gold Shipment@s, 32, | ka oN nae €& On 8 July, Einister af Goverment Alfredo ALIUKY reported the matter to the U.S. dcbassador, stating that prior to arrivins da Ponaca phe Plane had / beon signaled, that’ ali Wes rot well at the airport and that, the crew had . Jettisoned carge prior to errival; “(4 check with tte dir Force authorities doos not confirn that any such Ressace wes sunt ard IULY denies that any= _ thing wes jettisoned, Ho insisted that he was Couing to Panaza to discuss the lew gold businese but that hw had co Cargoe)t/ The Kirister also advised the Azbassador that PASTOR Ponce had boon, fined 03 Head of the ere tan sed og . - % . In a-conversation with PLSTCR Ponce and LURUY ‘on the Aight of 8 iuyf | ee “was advised that PASTOR. Ponce had, in fect, beon fined ard that he was defzxc yg! -mined to bump off Tont 42UASe Beth PURRAY and FaAG™R lente clained that Tong Soa ” ARIAS was -benind dt-all but that @isrca Ponce was. the falb-puye . aa eae 8. Tho Lerten refursed tosaCristobal Nextt end “ho Larter, ZN, Se, ere bolieved to be identicale “SiS has toon idontiried as FornarvevssS, a cold °\*. * dealer, wha operates in Buenos Aires ani Mortevidess, Clivil Intelligence Set= ¢ “tioa.has- advised that SAS wos"staying with Tont 4R135 end thit-uns-had conarted . from Panona hastily. CiS-aivo-asdvised. trat Presiden: SRLS at—Lisst-had given ordore for the/dinnisoal of both his neshow, Toni eiieSs and PASTC2 Ponce, but 4t wea later dvreed that Toni ARIAS would not bo fired.te avoid a Public scandle involving the Prosident's funily. Aan Land 7 ao Tho present status of the matter is that the plane has been searched with nogative resulta, that the plane is Stil) boing held ty the Parsesnien authorl~ ties and that XUXRAY and others are endeavoring by every ROLRS possibla te Secure the release of the Plaro. Tho hoad of the socuzen Alirnort, PaSTOR Ponte, has beon disaissed and Tend ARIAS, the Presidont's nerhew, will probably be | " @llowod to withdraw from his position gracefully, ; Distributions ’ Hash (2) | 0 (oad & Wepre! Files (1)