Originator: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
From: CIA
To: HQ
Document date: 05/23/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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CIA LIAISON MATERIAL

JOSE CASTANO DIAZ

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/28/1998

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RECEIVED FROM

OLA

TO:

SECRET

W CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

SUBJECT:

83 MAY 1961

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

• CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

Attention: Mr. S. J, Papich

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

RELEASE ON GIA INFORMATION

Deputy Director, Plans /k

IN THIS DOCUMENT, EXCEPT

Jose DIAZ Castano, also known as Joseph C. DIAZ

BRAckETs

K8 5-12-98

1. This Agency is in receipt of information on Jose DIAZ

Castano, also known as Joseph C. DIAZ. It is as follows:

organ teet lame modent not sarre any on ath

headquarters at 11 Roosevelt Avenue, Jersey City 4,

New Jersey. He reportedly is the leader of "manifestationg"

It has been alleged

that he subsidizes propaganda which is sent in large

quantities to various places in Spain, mainly to certain

officials and including Franco himself. DIAZ has had

contact with Spanish opposition groups, and it is said

that he may have also contacted Communist groups.

2. This Agency would greatly appreciate any information which

the Bureau has available on this Subject and his activities.

has been noted that there is some information already on hand at

this Agency on a Jose DIAZ which originated from the Bureau, but

there is not enough identifiable material to determine whether

they are the same individual.

3. Based on the fact that the data in paragraph 1 above is

sourced by a Spanish service] it Is requested that only the filea

of the Bureau be checked.

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