Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BARRON, JOHN R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/23/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/23/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10205-10456

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-79528-6, 7

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

BARRON, JOHN R.

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 11/23/1959

PAGES:

26

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NW 54463 Dat.e:

10-12-2017

SUBJECTS :

EB, ASSOC, REL, RES, CANADIAN, BONDS, GUN

SMUGGLING ACT, ACA, ILLEGAL ACT, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

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OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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MM 97-272

2. Will report results of investigation to

locate subject requested through appropriate Legat inquiry,

Havana, Cuba.

3. Will continue to query Cuban sources regarding

whereabouts of subject.

4. Will, upon the return of M 635-S, interview

this informant concerning activities of the subject.

ATLANTA: (INFORMATION)

Copy of this report is being furnished the Atlanta

Office for information inasmuch as Atlanta Office is

currently conducting investigation to locate and interview

an associate of subject, PAUL JOSEPH HUGHES, IS - CUBA; NM;

Bureau file 105-72805.

LOS ANGELES: (INFORMATION)

A copy of this report is being furnished the

Los Angeles Office for information since the Los Angeles

Office has been instructed to locate and interview JOSEPH

ven de tructed

BARDOR, an associate of the subject.

is the subject

'of a Los Angeles investigation, IS - NICARAGUA, Bureau

file

ADMINISTRATIVE

An extraycopy of this report is being furnished

the Bureau for transmittal to Legat, Havana.

The Bureau is aware of the identity of MM. 635-S.*

The Bureau was advised by referenced Miami letter to the Bureau

dated August 10, 1959, that in contact with MM 635-S, on

B

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MM 97-272

September 23, 1959, the informant was interviewed concerning

another urgent matter which precluded discussion with this

informanton concerning the subject. It was pointed out

that this informant has stated that he has known the subject

for many years and has used PICHARDO's acquaintance with

EDWARD BROWDER, identified in this report, to obtain

information from BROWDER concerning gun smuggling, illegal

activity in Cuban pesos, and also anti-FIDEL CASTRO activity.

•On September 27, 1959, MM 635-S telephonically

contacted SA GEORGE: E. DAVIS, JR., from Cuba at which time

he stated he would return to Miami in approximately ten

days.

However, the informant has not appeared in the

Miami area and

is presumed to be still in Cuba.

The information attributed to the United States

Embassy, Havana, Cuba, Welfare Section, concerning the

subject was not given

a T-symbol, inasmuch as the copies

of the State Department's documents bore an "unclassified"

stamp.

IDENTITY

MM T-1 is Legat,

Havana, information

appearing in Bureau

letter to Miami, dated

September 15, 1959.

MM T-2 is MM 635-S.

MM T-3 1S MANUEL J.

DIAZ, Miami PSI Under

Development.

INFORMANTS

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION

97-272-9.

134-211 Sub A 154.

134-368 Sub A 5.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Office

MIAMI

Office of Origin

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

EFREN RUDOLFO PICHARDO

OCALDERIN

Date

JAN 1 1 1960

Report made by

JOHN R. BARRON

CHARACTER OF CASE

Investigative Period

12/18-30/59

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INTERNAL SECURITY - NICARAGUA; 2

REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA AND

NICARAGUA

DEC

CIA HAS

REFERENCES:

Report of SA JOHN R. BARRON, dated 11/23/59,

at Miami.

MA. A PURATION CONTAIICS

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OSECTION TO

copy of this report is being furnished Atlanta

Division inasmuch as they are office of origin in investigation

of PAUL, JOSEPH HUGHES, Bureau file 105-72805.

A copy of this

report is being furnished los

Angeles Division for their information since the Los

Angeles Office is endeavoring to locate and interview JOSEPH

BARDOR, an associate of the subject.

is the subject

of a Los Angeles investigation, Bureau file 105-79527.

Approved

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In Charge

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MM 97-272

An extra copy of this report is being furnished

the Bureau for transmittal to Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba,

since the subject's activities centered in Havana when he

was associated with the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force,

Inasmuch as the subject has admitted his association

with persons that were engaged in plotting action against

the current Nicaraguan Government and such plotting having

i piting navens

occurred in Havana, there appears to be no violation over

which this Bureau has jurisdiction. Since all logical

leads have been covered and the subject has been interviewed,

the Miami Office is not contemplating any further investigation

in this matter and the investigation is closed.

RAFAEL CABRERA CHAMORRO, mentioned in the details

of this report, was the subject of Miami investigation

carried under Miami case file 97-267, Bureau file 105-78514.

DOUGLAS LEFTBRIGHT, mentioned in the details of

this report, is the subject of Miami Office file

number 105-2025.

FERNANDO COBA, mentioned in the details of this

report, is the subject of a Miami Office investigation,

Miami file 105-1859, Bureau file 39-2591.

The Bureau is aware of the identity of JUAN

FERNANDO DE CASTRO, mentioned in the details of this report.

To date, DE CASTRO

has not returned to Miami and has made

no. effort to contact the Miami Office.

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