Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/11/63
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10226-10427

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

63-7985-5TH NR 125

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, MX

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 10/11/1963

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

ISW, JHO, ADO, BANK RECORDS, TRANSACTIONS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC MEMO, LHM

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MC 62-127

MC 62-129

It should be pointed out to the Criminal Division

of the Department that the information being furnished was

obtained from a sensitive source on'a strictly confidentia.

basis,

but no restriction to dissemination to the Department

is intended.

A check of public source references and efforts

by MEX-225 and MEX-170 have failed to reveal the operation

of the Intercontinental Insurance and Security Co. in Mexico

City, although as noted in the letterhead memorandum, this

firm had several joint accounts at the Banco del Pais, S.A.

It should be carefully noted that all information

attributed to the three confidential sources is of a

confidential nature and that these sources are not available

to testify or to furnish depositions concerning same.

ALFONSO FRIAS, Assistant Chief, Special Investigations

Department of the Bank of Mexico, who arranged for a

special review of Banco del Pals,

S.A. records, advised

a Bureau police liaison Agent that all information furnished

at this time and additional information being obtained

should be regarded as strictly confidential.

SOURCES

Identity of Sources

File Location

First confidential

source abroad is

MEX-225

137-93A

Second confidential

source abroad is

SA JOSEPH B. CARCIA

Third confidential

source abroad is

MEX-170

137-50A

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MC 62-127

MC 62-129

LEADS

MEXICO CITY OFFICE

At Mexico, D. F., Mexico

Will continue efforts to locate JOHN M. KEARNEY.

Will complete translation and review of Banco

del Pals, S.A. records concerning Cia. Azteca de Adminis-

tracion, S.A. recoras and transactions.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Mote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

September 13, 1963

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA

CHARLES W. BRAY

CENTRAL CASUALTY COMPANY

HOMER BRAY SERVICES, INC.

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA

IRWIN S. WEINER

ALLEN M. DORFMAN

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE /1-18-96BY 5668 SAD /KS

(JEK)

This document contains neither

recommendations nor conclusions of

the FBI.

It is the property of

the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be

distributed outside your agency.

A confidential source abroad, who is unavailable

to testify or furnish a deposition and who has furnished

reliable information in the past, advised on August 2, 1963,

as follows:

D. F., disclosed

The records of the Property Registry at Mexico,

that the "Cia. Azteca de Administracion

is registered in Book 8, Volume 408, Page 281, No: 156;

also Book 3, Volume 495, Page 211, No. 142; and Book 3;

Volume 541,

Page 224, No. 186

Above made under Registration No. 16633 of

April 20, 1960.

The company is capitalized at $25,000 pesos

($2,000 U.S.) for 50 years and was registered before Notary

EDUARDO CORTASAR CREEL on August 27, 1960, to operate in all

classes of commission work, business activities and all its

ramifications, issuance of

bonds, letters of credit, and

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titles and credit.

25 stock certificates of a value of

$1,000 pesos each ($80 U.S.) were issued.

operates under Secretary of Foreign Relations Permit No.

5222, File No. 222093, of April 19, 1960.

Officers of the company:

EDWING JOHN RYAN McIAUGHLING

With 5 certificates, sole administrator,

has Mexican immigration document FM-2,

#20829, single, 61 years of age, business

counselor; residence: Ramos Arizpe #30,

Apartment 3, Mexico, D. F.; an American.

ALFONSO FLORES LECONA

With 5 certificates, commission agent

of this Mexican business, married, 59

years of age, accountant, residing at

Rebsamen #710, Colonia Del Valle,

Mexico, D. F.

JOHN KEARNEY CLEARY

With 5 certificates, an American but

naturalized as a Mexican citizen under

Order No. 73 dated April 16, 1945, issued

by the Mexican Foreign Office; married,

78 years of age, engineer, office - Calle

Reforma #27, Office #207, Mexico, D. F.

(address given)

FERNANDO SCHROMM MENDOZA

With 5 certificates, Mexican national,

publicity man, married, / years or age,

residing at Calle Montes Himalava #630-3,

Colonia Lomas, Mexico, D. F.

OTTO SCHROMM MENDOZA

with 5 certificates, Mexican national,

sales promoter, married, brother of

FERNANDO SCHROMM MENDOZA, and residing

with FERNANDO SCHROMM.

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DATE: 11-14-2017

On September 22, 1960, under Registry No. 38175

in Book 3, Volume 491, Page 74, No. 74,

the capital of this

firm was increased to $500,000 pesos ($40,000. U.S.) A

meeting of the following stockholders was held at the address

Anatole France 71-501 on September 12, 1961:

EDWIN JOHN RYAN (MCLAUGHLIN)

FERNANDO SCHROM MENDOZA

Lic. Atty: HAYDNS CRUZ OLIVA JR.

Lic. (Atty.) ARMANDO AMEZAGA ALVARADO

100, SCHROM 20, CRUZ OLIVA 30 and AMEZAGA 50 -- total 500 shares.

200, SCHROM ZOh

At this meeting, RYAN represented 300 shares, DeGARY

A second confidential

source abroad, who 1s unavailable

to testify or furnish a deposition and who has furnished reliable

information in the past, advised on August 12, 1963, as follows:

The records of the Mexican Immigration Service reflect

that shortly after the incorporation of the Cia. Azteca de

Administracion, S.A., on April 20, 1960, a series of letters

was directed to the Mexican Immigration Service by this company

in an effort to obtain authorization for STEWART B. HOPPS to

assume charge of the company.

After several refusals, said

authorization was finally granted on June 13, 1961, but

apparently HOPPS did not enter Mexico as the Mexican Government

files fail to reflect any further

action in this connection.

These same Mexican Government files reflect that JOHN

M. KEARNEY (CLEARY) was born March 20, 1895, at La Plata,

Maryland, and entered Mexico at Nuevo

Laredo on October 20,

1920, and was engaged for many years at Veracruz and vicinity

1o 2-

as an employee of oil companies (not specified).

He is married

to MARIA TERESA NOLAN and he became a Mexican citizen on

April 20, 1945.

The records of the Visa Section of the American

Embassy reflect that JOHN KEARNEY (CLEARY), Mexican citizen,

born March 20, 1895, at La Plata, Maryland, with residence

at R1o Tamesis #3, Mexico City, was issued visas on January 3,

1961, and December 26, 1962. He has an unlimited visa to

travel to the United States until December 26, 1963. Efforts

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were made to locate KEARNEY at the above address; however,

at this address there is now located a singing school.

A third confidential source abroad, who is unavail-

able to testify or furnish a deposition and who has furnished

reliable information in the past, advised on August 28, 1963,

as follows:

The records of the Banco del Pais, S.A., contain

the following information on cards in the Spanish language,

translated as follows:

Account #21246 - sub account #4-21246 in dollars

in name of Intercontinental Insurance and Surety

Co., S.A., by Cia. Azteca de Administracion, S.A.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN, JOHN M.

KEARNEY, CHARLES W. BRAY. Principal Officer:

EDWIN J. RYAN:

(Date of

card) May 20, 1960. Business address:

Vallarta 21.

(Revised card re foregoing account) dated

February 27, 1961.

Additional signatures: FERNANDO SHROMM

MAGOLI NAREZCO G.

(Revised card re foregoing account) dated

June 24, 1961.

Additional signatures:

BERNARDO CARAMES

ANTONIO H. RIVERA

JOHN T. RUDDY

Business address: Nassau, Bahamas

This card

substitutes all others for Account

#21246)

Additional signature: LUIS J. BOTIFOLL

Account closed February 14, 1962.

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Account #4-21254 in Mexican currency

Cia. Azteca de Administracion, S.A.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN

JOHN M. KEARNEY

ALFONSO FLORES LECUONA

Principal Officer: EDWIN J. RYAN

Capital $25,000.00 pesos ($2,000 U.S.)

This account was opened May 20, 1960 and closed

July 25, 1962.

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*

Account #4-21255 in dollars in name Universal

Guarantee & Trust Co. by Cia. Azteca de Adminis-

tracion, S.A.

Authorized signatures: CHARLES W. BRAY

ALLEN M. DORFMAN

STEWART B. HOPPS

IRWIN S. WEINER

Principal Officer: EDWIN J. RYAN

Account opened May 20, 1960 and closed

January 18, 1962.

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Temporary Card

Account #4-21256 in dollars in name Commonwealth

Marine & General Assurance Co. Ltd. by Claz. Azteca

de Administracion, S.A.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN

JOHN M. KEARNEY

Principal Officer: EDWIN J. RYAN

Account was opened June 25, 1960 and closed

February 14, 1962.

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, Account #4-21656 in dollars

- Special Account

in name Cia. Azteca de Administracion, S. A. -

Intercontinental Insurance & Surety Co.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN

JOHN M.

KEARNEY

Principal Officer: EDWIN J. RYAN

Account opened August 20, 1960.

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Account #4-21742 opened September 14, 1960 in

name Cia. Azteca de Administracion, S.A. -

affiliated Brokers, Inc.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN

L. H. BENTLEY DE RYAN

(Ryan's wife)

Principal Officer: EDWIN J. RYAN

Business address:

Anatole

France 71-501

Account closed December 4, 1961.

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Account #4-21820 in dollars in name Cia. Azteca

de Administracion, S.A.

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN (only)

Account opened October 1, 1960, and closed

August 25, 1962.

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Temporary

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Account #14-21950 in name Cia Azteca de

Administracion, S.A. - Institulo Azteca de

Creditos ~ Trust, S.A.

Authorized signatures: ALLEN M. DORFMAN

SOL C. SCHWARTZ

Principal Officer: JOHN M. KEARNEY

Account opened November 11, 1960, account

closed December 11, 1961.

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Account #4-21986 - Special Account

Authorized signatures:

EDWIN J. RYAN

L. H. BENTLEY DE RYAN (wife)

Principal Officer:

EDWIN J. RYAN

Account opened July. 3, 1961, closed December 4, 1961.

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Account #21430 in dollars in name Cia. Azteca

de Administracion, S.A. - Atlantic Brokerage Corp.

Authorized signatures:

STEWART B. HOPPS

EDWIN J. RYAN

JOHN M. KEARNEY

F. SCHROMM

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Principal Officer:

EDWIN J. RYAN

Account opened June 30, 1960, closed December 4, 1961.

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Temporary

Account #14-21951 in dollars in name Cia.

Azteca de Administracion, S.A. - Pan Am

Distributors, S.A.

Authorized signatures:

ALLEN M. DORFMAN

SOL C. SCHWARTZ

SAM JAFFE

ROBERT STEINBERG

BEN GOULDING

Principal Officer:

JOHN M. KEARNEY

Account opened November 11, 1960

ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS

Account #21246

ooened with deposit of $26,351.78 U.s. on May 20, 196 issued

check #400190 on the First

National Bank & Trust

by the Intercontinental Insurance & Surety Co. of Chicago,

Illinois.

June 7, 1960

June 8, 1960

June 30, 1960

June 30, 1960

July 2, 1960

Transfer of $2,500.00 U.S. from this

account to account #21256.

Deposit of $6,850.29 U.S., check #400197,

on the First National Bank & Trust Co. of

Chicago.

Transfer of $3,700.00 U.S. from account

#21430.

Deposit of $3,800.39 Canadian on the

Imperial Bank

of Canada, check #400217,

per telegram dated June

29, 1960, from

Provincial Bank of Canada of Montreal.

Deposit of $4,800.00 U.S. per Banco del

Pais, check #101426, drawn on account

#21430.

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August 1, 1960

August 3, 1960

August 13, 1960

August 31, 1960

September, 1960

October 28, 1960

November 18, 1960

November 18, 1960

November 10, 1960

Transfer of $2,000.00 U.S. from account

#21256.

Deposit of $3,960.80 U.S. on the First

National Bank & Trust Co. per check

#400233, handled by correspondent, First

National Bank of Chicago.

Deposit of $28,641.41 U.S. on First

National Bank & Trust per check #400339,

correspondent, First National Bank of

Chicago.

Payment order of $22,500.00 U.S. received

from correspondent, First National Bank

of Chicago, in favor of Intercontinental

Insurance & Surety Co. per instructions

of Homer Bray Service, Inc. per telegram

dated August 30, 1960. (Correspondent,

Continental Illinois Bank?)

Balance of $43,068.29 U.S. end balance

$237.25 U.S.

Payment order of $6,986.76 U.S. received

from correspondent,

Continental Illinois

National Bank of Chicago on instruction:

from Homer Bray Service, Inc.

Payment order received and deposited to

this account from the Continental Illinois

National Bank consisting of three drafts

totaling $27,292.93.

Check 7112743, for $23.60 U.S. issued to

Carey Cadillac (renting car).

Check #101441 for $2,000.00 U.S. payable

tO GERALDINE HOPPS (wife of STEWART HOPPS),

Bank of California.

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