Originator: FBI
From: MULLEN, ELMER C.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/08/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/22/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10291-10321

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : . CR 105-99828-3

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

MULLEN, ELMER C.

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/08/1961

11

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS :

Consulted; 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

03/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO INS

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

68262 Date: 09-22-2022

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2) Will contact selected sources and informants

for information regarding the subject.

- ADMINISTRATIVE -

Special Agent ELMER C. MULLEN was the Agent who

conducted

spot checks of the subject's residence and place

of employment on numerous occasions during the period

covered by instant report.

It is noted the subject was recommended for

occupancy of the apartment at 7926 East Drive, Apartment

4, Harbor Island, Miami Beach, Florida, by RICHARD BERGSTRESSER,

Miami attorney who occupies Apartment 2 at above address and

is also engaged as subject's attorney.

It is noted that RICHARD

BERGSTRESSER is the subject of Miami

file 97-390, a Registration

Act case. BERGSTRESSER is a partner in the firm

Taylor and

Bergstresser located at Suite 803, Biscayne Building, Miami,

Florida.

It is also noted that BERGSTRESSER and TAYLOR have

in the past represented Cubans in litigations in the Miami

area and 'have also represented the Cuban government.

Referenced Bureau letter dated June 7, 1961,

indicates that the Central Office of Immigration and

Naturalization Service (INS) had advised that a Miami attorney

named BENTON, who had recently returned from a business trip

to Canada, had reported that the subject was in close contact

with "CHE"' GUEVARA. BENTON was to be located, identified,

and interviewed for details regarding subject's connection

with "CHE'' GUEVARA.

Investigation by the Miami Office has indicated

that SAM BENTON iS a business partner with the subject in

the G & B Sales, Inc.; and is shown as the president of this

corporation, with the subject as Treasurer®

Inasmuch as

BENTON and TEJADA are officers of the same business firm,

BeNToN has not yet been interviewed, pending development

of additional background information

concerning him, as a

direct interview with the subject will probably be more

desirable and productive if the subject is to be interviewed.

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Indices of the Miami Office are negative regarding

subject and YALE GOLDBERG.

Indices reflect one reference to

SAM

BENT

ON, which intormation was furnished by PSI HEROINA

G.

MELO

Special Agent MAURICE F. FARABEE

on October 31,

1960.

It was reflected that pSI was approached on October

31, 1960, by an individual who identified himself as SAM

BENTON, who had previously been observed by PSI in the

office of JUAN ORTA in September, 1960, in Cuba. PSI

advised that BENTON contacted PRIMITIVO CONDIS, a former

Cuban Consulate employee in Miami, on October 28, 1960,

regarding the extension or renewal of a passport for a

Cuban friend. PSI described BENTON as follows: 0)

Height

Weight

Age

Hair

6°

185 to 190

40 to 45

Light brown, balding

in back

Eyes

Light blue

Complexion

Light

1960.

PSI has not observed BENTON since October 31,

Miami has been unable to locate BENTON as of

August 24, 1961.

It is noted that the enclosure to Legat, Ottawa,

letter to Bureau indicates a newspaper clipping from the

"Gazette" of Montreal, Canada, dated June 17, 1961,

captioned, "No Bail on Cuban

Charge," states

that ROBERT

B. SLAVEN, a 45 year old Toronto, Canada, exporter, was

held without bail on a $158,000.00 fraud conspiracy charge

preferred by a Cuban import

firm which also accuses one of

its employees of being a co-conspirator. The co-conspirator

was identified as "JUAN TEJUDA,"

age 30, formerly of Havana

and now of "parts unknown." There was no indication in the

newspaper article as to whether TEJADA, described as a co-

conspirator, was wanted.

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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITEO STATES DO ARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEQURAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Flald Office File #:

Talie:

1 - INS, Miami (A- 11885881) (RH)

ELMER C. MULLEN

SEP. 8

1961

105-4177

Bureau File #i

JUAN DE DIOS-TEJADA Y VILLAGELIEU

Ofen, Miami, Florida

Character:

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

Synopsies

Subject maintains residence at 7926 East Drive, Apt.

4;

Harbor Island, Miamt Beach, Fl&.,

and 140 S. #. 30th

Apt 148, Miami, Fla.

Court cales, Ine., 563 Nest 28th St., Hlaloah, Fla.

Subject is Treasurer of

Subject has personal checking account at Curtiss National

Bank, Miami

Springs, Fla., and aiso has connercial

account for G & B Sales with instant bank. Subject

interviewed by INS, Miami,

and assigned INS Alien

Registration Number

A-11885881,

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ALL INPOANATON COMPArTEO

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 8/ 21180 BYSPA JRM OMS

This document containa neither tocommendailons so conclunloas of the 58t, lt l0 tke proporty of the 29y ead ie loosed ta

you agency; It and its contente are not to ba dietrlbuted outede your cagney.

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DETAILS:

1-

Jury 17, 10041

JoIS

weoD,

Immigration and

Naturalination Service

(INS)

investigator, Miami, Floridas

made

available

INS

VILLAGELIEU,

Rile 4-11885881 on

3190

JUAN DE DIOS-TEJADA

• Known as Jack Tejada.

This file

revealed the lollowing information:

TEJADS currently resides

at 7926 Fast Drive,

Apartment

has

ROLLONE:

Harbor Island,

Miami

Beach, Florida,

and

there since June,

1901.

Me is described as

Race

Sex

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Nationality

Height

Weight

Eyes

Ha15

Complexion

Scare and

Miszks

Marital Statue

White

Male

Septeuber 10, 1922

Heyapa

Cuba

Cuban

5: 911

165

Brown

Blacks

Dark

Scar

po left wrist

Divorced

TEJADA indicated that fron 1945 to 1947 be had

resided at Baxter,

Tennesses,

Ga0 LIon 1947 tợ 1943 he

attonded the University of Miami at

Florida,

In 1948

he was employed by the Sinclalr

011 Conpapy of

Cuba for approximately 28 days

and by the

Marrestex Congeng

Intersationa

cuba for approsinately goves months.

1949 TEJARA FAS

employad by the

Cubas Tolephone

Compaap

office clerk

until 1951.

Dursag the 1atter

1951

he was

enployed by the Mickel

preepesire

Coanesy

gor

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appro ately six months

until 1982

as pover plant

superintendent. In 1954 ke

was employed as an account

executive for

Subsequently,

Merrill,

be

track,

Pierce,

"Jenner" & Beane.

employed by Revlon of Cuba

sales

manager

for two

vears

sales aanager unt 1% 1959.

the Cuban government in 1960.

Dios

Ma tada

The INs tile revealed further that

CESADA

MARTA LIDO

*in 1962 2n0

two children from This marriage currently reside

with his divorced wife in 91b3.

che/sile reflected that

TEJADA was Iast admitted to the United States on

June 10,

1961,

at New York on a B-l visa which was

valid

until July

1961.

TEJADA held Cuban Passport Number 24814 lasued

CO JUAN DE DIOS-TEJADA Y VILLACELIEO D4 Havena, Cuss, en

October R

1953.

Ho was aiso issued & non-impissant viso

by the Anerican Embassy at Havara, Cuba, on July 31, 1959,

in the none of JUAN DE DIOS-TEJADA, which was valle for

aalinited applications for admission in the United States

before

July 30, 1961.

The INs file also reflected that subject can be

roached through the office of

his attorneys, Taylor

Borgstrosser, 803. Biacayse Building, Minal,.

FRanklin 17601. TEJADA advised that be does not intend

to retura to cuba under present conditions and that he his

money set aside in & Loch, bank 13 liam to core care or

him, which money was

deponited

duse .44, 490k.

advised be has attandad

TE-JADA

Baxter Seminary at Baxter,

anno attended the university o

Jespassed,

where

pursued bualsese

acmisistra:1o0

courses,

has nade

about

26 tripa to t30

United

States

Leon

Cuba.

Ko

1050

TENADA

WAS

onployed

ment as gorerat

tha

kay

Geo

Cua0d

popardoent of

KL 0MG

42d

041

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under the

Ministry of agricuature.

Ho was then head

the

Machinery

Section

of tho sack

of Foreign

Trade.

general

manager

of the

04998,

administrative

worl

he was concerned

with

estorcing mining laws, collecting

taxes

and

exporting

TEJADA advised he had exported

ores

to the loited

States, Russia, Czechoslovakia, England,

and

Japan and thac these

ores consisted of iron ores,

chrome,

and copper.

According

: to the file, TEJADA also furniahed INS

2 SH02

statement

dated June

14, 1961,

belore

INS

Investi

gator

DI'IS

E. wOOD.

This statement is a mattor os record

iN TESADAS

INS

1ede.

August 4, 1961,

checked

an Agent of the FBI spot

the residence of the subject at 1926 East Drive,

Apartment 4,

Harbor

Island, Miant Beach,

Florida,

observed

that the subject was in contact

• vith

the

CurLiSe

National

Bank Of Miant Springs, Florida.

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On August 11,

1962,

THOMAS

A. ZARCONE,

Manager of the apartments

Drive, Harbor

Island,

Miami " Beach, Floridi;

advised

That he tad rented

Apartment.

• 770

June 10,

at the

$375.00

per south.

individuals have paid

the rent on Apartront 4 until September 10, 1961:

of August I1,

1061, ZARCONE adised he vas unertain

to whether

JOAN TEJADA or JACKIVILLA Were curcently

occupying instant apartment, although the rent was

paid.

ZARCONE seigued total ignorance or the activities of tuaDA

and vIllA and indicated he did not know one fron the other.

BARCONE did state that RICHARD/BERCSTASSSER, Attorney,

occupied Apartmeat 2 at 7926 rapt prive and had recormended

TEAl as a Chant for Apartment aalE Island

On August 14, 1961, INS Investigator orTor

Beach, Eke

wooD advised that the subject had furnished a lettor

indicating he currently resides at 140 s. W.

30th Court,

Apartnent 148, phone Highland 6-9750, and is associated

With GE B Sales, lac

563 West 28th Stroet, Hialeah,

Florida, phone Tu 7-6420.

On this occasion,

TEJADA

offered his cooperation to INS.

on August 17, 1961, an

Azent of the FBi ob-

served

I the location and office space of 6 & B Sales,

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563 West a8th Street, Hialeah, Florida,

An Agent of

the FBI also observed a

1961 black Chevrolet coovertible

bearing 1961 Florida License 17-162602.

tag

A check of the

records of the Dade County

Auto

Agency

revealed that 1961 Florida

license 1W- 162602

is

registered to JUAN DE DIOS-TEJADA,

7926 East

181900y

33002 32404, 7402103.

On Anguet

29g 1061%

an Agent o1 the

Served TEJADA at

Sales;

139 ÷ 8

Bob wess 25ch

Straet,

Hialesh, Florido,

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