Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/14/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10281-10084

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

Agency Information

6/9/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10281-10084

RECORD SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 2-1804-7

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/14/1963

5

GN, BKG, ASSOC, BABUN, TEOFILO, BABUN, SANTIAGO,

ACA, BOAT, WEAPONS, SEIZED, MM

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1A;4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/05/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS :

INC LHM

19.1

NH 50953

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DECLASSIEICATION ALTECEITE DEBIJED ERDI:

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIDICATION CULLE

DATE 00-16-2023

BY: 3043/98142

72010-104-00

UNITED STATES GO INMENT

Memorandum

Farsign - Cover

CIA - P.2

TO

DATE:

FROM

AUD 1 & 1969

114169г

3/4/95

destinied

Deton

SUBJECT:

948 SUNKA

5(K)

CHANGED

LEORALO BABUN, aka.

Tole Babin, tore Babun

IS - CUBA

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ALL INCHES ION COILA

CHASELFLI

EACEFT

3 SHOU

OTtOREL SA

ee tele of this case is being changed to

teflect the correct name of subject, TEOFILO BABUN, aS 3

disclosed by contact with GEORGE NOBREGAS and MM

ano are personally acquainted with subject.

S, g

Reference Bureau letter April 30, 1963.

Enclosed herewith are 12 copies of a LHM

dated and captioned as above.

CIA

DECLARE RATION AND/OR

CIA FORMATION:

RELEASE

INS

1D1H

onst GuARd customs

Copies of the LIM are being made available

locally to CIA, ONI, C-2, INS, OSI, Border Patrol, Customs.,

Coast Guard and State Department, Coordinator of Cuban

Affairs.

MM T-1 is MM

4 STAFFORD, Jr. on August 2, 1963.

-S, contacted by SA LEMAN Lo

The Bureau is referred to Bureau file 2-1680,

Miami file 2-307, in the case captioned "BABUN and Company:

NEUIRALITY MATIERS."

A letter in this file dated April

2o, 1961 contains information reflecting the following:

Copy to: CIA/State

ONI/OSI/ACSI

by rouing

Date

4

On April 16, 1961,

MM

S advised that a

large former Navy ship owned by

SANTIAGO BABUN was

Located near Pier 3, Miami, with two •50 calibre machine-

guns on the rear of the boat.

The informant advised

REC: 2 - 1804-7

- Bureau (Encls. 12) (RM)

3

- Miami (1-2-347)

(1-134

-Sub A)

(1-105-1742)

AUG

19

CLASSIFIED.

DECLA

117-48

LLS : JMS

(5)

SECRET

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DECLASSIEICATION ALTECEITE DEBIJED ERDI:

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIDICATION CULLE

DATE 00-16-2023

ET: 254X961342

UNITED STATES GO. "INMENT

Memoranaum

TO

FROM

Director, FBI (2-1804)

(VISAC, Miami (2-347) (6)

SECRET

DATE:

3/4/95

SUBJECT:

9668 SLAKFA

5fK)

CHANGED

TEOF SUO BABUN, aKa.

Babin, Tofe Babun

IS - CUBA

AUG 1 4 1963

Gu69n

INS

/customs

onst GuArd

оболі

CIA/State

ONI/OSI/ACSI

info.

2 / 3 to.

Copy to:

by routing

Date

ALE, INTORMATION COMPAT

BERKIN A

EXCEPT

The title of this case is being changed to

reflect the correct name of subject, TEOFILO BABUN, as

disclosed by contact with GEORGE NOBREGAS and MM 873-S

who are personally acquainted with subject.

Reference Bureau letter April 30, 1963.

Enclosed herewith are 12 copies of a LHM

dated and captioned as above.

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION

DECLAGGIE CATION AND/OR,

RELEASE UM CA INCORMATION:

Те пиши скот ван

Copies of the LHM are being made available

locally to CIA, ONI, G-2, INS, OSI, Border Patrol, Customs,

Coast Guard and State Department, Coordinator of Cuban

Affairs.

MM I-1 is MM 873-S, contacted by SA LEMAN I.

STAFFORD, Jr. on August 2, 1963.

The Bureau is referred to Bureau file 2-1680,

Miami file 2-307, in the case captioned 'BABUN and Company:

NEUTRALITY MATTERS." A letter in this file dated April

26, 1961 contains information reflecting the following:

On April 16, 1961, MM 492-S advised that a

large former Navy

ship

owned by SANTIAGO BABUN was

located near Pier

Bly Miami, with two .50 calibre machine-

guns on the rear of the boat.

he intormant advised

UnG

RECE

804.-

Bureau (Encls)

- Miami (1-2-347)

125(89)1 109

(1-134-698-Sub A)

(1-105-1742)

LLS: JMS :

(2)

8 AUG 2 7 1003

SECRET

S1 AÙA 15 196)

1-17-98

OLISSFED

156108

DECLAS

ON: 25X

Scopese

(JFK)

581109860

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MM 2-347

that a cannon was being placed on the front of the boat

and that it would be used by anti-CASTRO forces.

Subsequent contact by the Miami Office with

Mr. WILLIAM TIDWELLIOf CIA at Miami, disclosed that

this boat, PC 1140, a former. Navy patrol craft, was

being used by anti-CASTRO

forces, and that CIA had an

operational interest.

It is noted that contact with Customs has

disclosed that the vessel which was seized by them on

March 31, 1963, with arms aboard at Miami, is PC 1140.

No further investigation is being conducted in

this

matter at this time.

Should any additional pertinent

information be obtained relative to activities of TEOFILO,

or his brother SANTIAGO BABUN, the Bureau will be advised.

USES

REVIEWED BY ES/JFK TASK FORCE

ON 7-23-97 dah

I RELEASE IN FULL

C RELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

2

588-10081

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