Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WMFO
To: HQ
Document date: 03/29/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

5/27/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90141-10090

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-92413-44

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

WMFO

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 03/29/1961

PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

QUINTIN PINO MACHADO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/06/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USe 2107 Hotel.

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SECRET

IL INFORMATION ON/ TINS

PAGE IS SUSSWER

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FRISE

WFO' 105-38673

No Localit

le received a telephone message at the FRD Office

from an individual who identified himself as QUINTIN PINO

MACHADO.

He never acknowledged the telephone message nor did

PINO call him back.

This message was received by MANUEL

BRANA who is also associated with the FRD.

RIVERO explained

that BRANA recognized the name, QUINTIN PINO MACHADO,

as

being identical with the name of an official of the present

Cuban Government.

Following this incident, RIVERO advised

upon hare in to

that BRANA took it upon himself to write the subject a letter

stating the subject had

no reason to call the FRD office and

further he should refrain from making, further calls,

memberor the Frent kuolatondiio

Democratico

RIVERO heard that the subject called

one or two times thereafter. He does not know if this

Individual threatened BRANA. BRANA has never discussed the

matter.

RIVERO stated that he has never been threatened by

the subject.

BRANA was also interviewed in connection with the

above matter. BRANA advised that he understood that the office

of the FRD received one or two telephone calls from the subject.

BRANA had no idea to whom the subject spoke other than that he,

BRANA, did not speak to the subject.

BRANA related, however,

that he wrote a letter to the subject explaining that none of

the FRD members would have anything to do with the subject

since the subject represented the communist

government of Cuba.

BRANA stated the letter was never actually mailed

to the subject.

In the discretion of members of the FRD, it

was decided not to send the letter. BRANA made it explicit

that no threats were ever made by the subject against him nor

does he have any knowledge that the subject threatened any

member of the FRD.

The high ranking Cuban Government official who

furnished a description of "Obra Revolucionaria" is

AURELIO GIOUD, Immer second secretary, Imbassy of cate

Washington, D. C.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

WE T-1 is

[WF 1133-S*](5)

WE T-2 is

JORGE A. MORA, PSI

File Where Located

97-1337

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Releaset unter the John F.

DATE: 11-14-2017'

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

SECRET

WFO 105-38673

Identity of Source

WF T-3 is

File Where Located

WE T-4 is

an anonymous

source

WE

T-5 is

CuF 1240-S*Y(s)

' T=6 is

(WF 1262-S*J(S)

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed, and I symbols were utilized in the report only

in those

instances where the identities of the sources must

be concealed.

LEADS

THE MIAMI AND NEW YORK DIVISIONS: (INFORMATION)

Copies of this report are being furnished to Miam

and New York in view of their continuing interest in Cuban

matters.

WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE

AT WASHINGTON, D. C.

I. Will maintain contact with established sources

and informants and develop and report information regarding the

subject's activities.

2. Will conduct spot surveillances of the subject

and develop information concerning his activities not covered

by established sources and informants.

This report is being classified "Secret" due to the

sensitive nature of WF T-3.

In the event of downgrading, it

should be classified "Confidential" inasmuch as the information

furnished by WF T-A warrants such a classification.

This

report is further classified "Confidential" inasmuch as it

reveals investigative interest in a foreign power, its

establishment in this country and personnel

attached thereto,

and since the information furnished by informants could reasonably

result in the identification of informants of continuing value

and compromise their future effectiveness.

ALL INFORMANOM ON THIS

PASE IS CLASSI

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