JFK Assassination System Date: 6/8/2015 ~ Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER: —_ 124-90005-10036 - Kennedy Wss5assination Records RECORD SERIES : HQ Ollection Act of 1992 (44 U5 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54462 Date: 1O-O4-2017 AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 105-126101-12 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DL - TO: HQ TITLE: ° _ DATE: — 08/20/1964 PAGES: 191 SUBJECTS : ASSSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNDEY JOSEPH MOLINA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact ¥ DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/16/1997 , ; a OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE (COMMENTS: RPT. ’ v9.1 3 | HW 54462 Docld:32322774 Page 1
is FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN' __.IGATION FD-263 (Rev. 51-59) i ty) \ , L REPORTING OFFICE | OPFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD DALIAS | DALLAS 8/20/64 7/13/64 = 8/19/64 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY. . W. JAMES woop vm/jtf CHA ; r TOR -RODRIGURZ MOLINA, aka Joseph Rodriguez’ Molina 54,498 ALL INFO CHARACTER OF CASE The title has been charged to st "JOB RODRIGUEZ MOLINA" as subject's correct name as stated by subject in interview on August 14, 1964; also, to delete "JOE MOLINA,” such being only a brief form of his correct name. His correct name previously was carried as "JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ MOLINA’ which is being retained as an alias. |, REFERENCE: Bureau airtels to Dallas dated 7/10/64, 7/13/64, and we 8/12/64. @= C « ADMINISTRATIVE: 7 a O14.a.uas h ops J Ten copies of this report’ are being furnished the Bureau because this investigation was requested by the President's Commission On the Assassination of President KENNEDY and copies of this report will be disseminated to that Commission. re SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE APPROVED COPIES MADE: 10 - Bureau (105-126101) (AM) (RMCOR . 4 =apallag, (3 54¢00-9847) sontby 2°49 00-10461) for review at FBIUG by Asc-A re L.H-Osueld #6 lag PS 7 DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED RE ‘ HW 54462 DBocld:32322774 Page 2?
“7 DL 100-9847 This report is classified “confidential” because infor- mation furnished by DL T=3 could reasonably result in his identi- Eication and compromise the future effectiveness of this informant. INFORMANTS - Location ‘ DL T-1 (FELIX BOTELLO, 134-50A—2 Former Diml8-S = — 134=50A=31 Concealed per request) 134-50A-61 . 134=50A=70 134=50A-73 "DL B=2 _ | 134—4R=189A i “Mrs. MARGARITA IANDIN: « (Former DL 7-S, concealed , because husband is current, active informant of Dallas Office) DL T=3 . 134-1A=356 DL 6<85° | 134-1A =395 oe 134-1A=429 . » 134-1A-801 100=9847=119 ‘DL T=4 134<25A=127 3 RUTH LOWERY - ‘(Former DL 15-S, Concealed per request) . Be (COVER PAGE) | AW 54462 Docld: 32322774 Page 3
Pu 200-9867 On. May 6, 1959, a political meeting” was held™ in’ Dallas:: at'7:30°p:m., at which time several CP” members ‘and CP: sympathizers” were’ present: ~JOE MOLINA was also present. ere were approximately fifty persons at this meeting. ‘(WILLIAM J. LOWERY, Jr, | 5/11/59) ~ On May 12; 1959, a meeting of the GI Forum was held in~ ~ Dallas; JOE MOLINA, chairman, brought up the subject of the Vickery Park swimming pool. MOLINA stated that several altar boys from the ‘Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas-had gone to the Vickery Park swimming pool and were refused entrance. It was decided that a~ committee from the GI Forum should contact the management of the swimming pool. (WILLIAM J. LOWERY, Jr. r 6/8/59) 4 On. August 5, 1962, a meeting of the GI Forum was held at oo ’  the Mexico City Restaurant , Dallas. Among those present’ was JOE | MOLINA, District Chairman, District 9 of the American GI Forum. _ | (WILLIAM J. LOWERY , Jr. : 8/29/62) AZ Feige November 26, 1963, a Dallas CP_member was in contact with AUGUSTIN*ESTRADA, identified as leader of the CP in Dallas and. | Fort Worth area, at which’ time they discussed the fact that JOE ‘MOLINA, an ex-GI Forum chairman, had been questioned with regard. to LEE HARVEY OSWALD, the alleged assassin of President JOHN F. KENNEDY. At this time it was remarked how conservative MOLINA was and it was wondered why he. was questioned. fot Co eh OP (DL T-3, 32/40 :. I os fra pose fy - OE I 1 ¢ i’ eee _— a | FELIX(B0TELLO and JoNTANDIN, during the period of their affiliation with the American GI Forum, were aiso. members of the CP and were in the American GI Forum upon instructions from AUGUSTIN | ESTRADA, identified as a leader in the CP in the Dallas and Fort dP Worth area. -— . BC an - _ (WILLIAM J. LOWERY, Jx., 7/17/64) -7J- \ . ; HW 54462 Docld:32322777T4 Page 4
DL 100-9847 — Signed statement. This report is. classified "confidential" because infor- mation furnished DL T-3 could reasonably result in his identifi- cation and, compromise the future effectiveness of this informant. "Following t “interview with MOLINA by SA JAMES S. WEIR of the Houston Office, yt Dallas, Texas, on 11/23/63, Chief of Police JESSE E. CURRY, D&llas Police Department, advised SA WEIR that MOLINA had caused the, Police Department considerable trouble in the past by demanding such things as listing Mexicans as white persons rather than as Mexicans, and generally protesting alleged discrimination against meabe of the Mexican race. Antigo wry A identity of Source Location DL T-1 (FELIX BOTELLO, 134-50A-2 _ . Former DL-18-S 134-50A-31- = Concealed per request) 134-50A-61. " | : 134-50A-70 134-50A-73 DL T-2 Mrs. MARGARITA LANDIN (Former DL 7-S, concealed _ because husband is current, ‘active informant of Dallas Office) 134-4A-189A | DL T-3 Shas < _' 134-1A-356 2 DL 6-S_ 1 INDOR! yAON CONTAINED , iyecia-ges ! DAS ASSIFIED lion w 134-1A-429 dope ln 134914-801 : 100-9847-119 . | DL T-4 TaPORBATION COUTAINED , —_ _ RUTH LOWERY pire: 134~25A-127 i: * (Former DL. 15-S, Sane Wy L443 BY | 7 \ | 's Concealed per request) B* COVER PAGE f | AW 54462 Docld:323227774 Page 5