Originator: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
From: CIA
To: HQ
Document date: 05/15/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-90136-10174

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

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

6/8/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90136-10174

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-70973-68

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

FROM:

CIA

TO:

HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 05/15/1960

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 10(a)1

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

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TRECEIVED

• SEGMET

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

i se

1918).5

TO:

25 JUN 1960

FROM:

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation CIA HAS NO OBJECTHONTO

Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich

DECLASSIRICA

Deputy Director (Plans) fil

RELEASE WI

DiAt ORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT, EXCOPT BRACESS

KP 5-26-98

SUBJECT:

William Alexander MORGAN

INTERNAL SECURITY - Cuba

File No: 105-3187

105-90993011

1.

Chis office requests clearance

for passing to the French

Services

the following information contained in a memorandum iron

Cleveland, Ohio, dated 8 January 1959, subject and file number as

indicated above:

a.

""William Alexander MORGAN was born 19 April 1928 in

Cleveland, Ohio. His family moved to Toledo, Ohio when

he was one year old.

He attended Rosary Cathedral School

and for two years was a student at Central Catholic High

School. He spent one year in the United States Merchant

Marines and then enlisted in the United States Army from

which he was dishonorably discharged. During 1957

MORGAN was employed by Munart Music Company in

Dayton, Ohio and at that time his residence was listed

as 99 Patterson Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio. He had

previously been employed as custodian at the Holy Rosary

Cathedral, Toledo, Ohio. He met the Cuban rebel leaders

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

1n Miami, Florida. He was married to Theresa (nee name

BYSO&MAC SAhot given) in Miami, Florida in 1954. They have two

JFK

children.

As of January 1959, his wife and children were

residing in Toledo, Ohio.

Let tiera, leiste

b.

"According to MORGAN's father, William ran away from

his problems since he was a youngster. MORGAN senior

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stated that in his opinion his son was emotionally disturbed 1

and believed he was in need of psychiatric help.

December 1958 MORGAN senior stated that his son left

home on December 26, 1957, and he had not heard from

him or seen him since that time.

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SECRET

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

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C.

5

"An article appearing in the January 9, 1959 edition of the

Toledo Blade, a Toledo, Ohio, daily newspaper reflected

that William A. MORGAN,' son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.

MORGAN, 2909 Collingwood Boulevard, has been named

Army Chief of the Fidel CASTRO forces in Cienfuegos Les

Villas Province, Cuba.

d. "The indices of the Toledo Police Department contain the

following data on William Alexander MORGAN aka "SINBAD"

aka "GABBY", 2909 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo, Ohio.

'Police Department

San Angelo,

Texas

- William A.

MORGAN

Investigated; released

3-18-46

Police Department

Toledo, Ohio

William

MORGAN

Arrested for armed

robbery 4-17-46.

Juvenile not booked.

USDB (United States

Detention Barracks)

Camp: Cooke, Calif

William

MORGAN

Arrested for robbery

and escape - 5 years

5-18-48

Federal Reformatory

Chillicothe, Ohio

William A.

MORGAN

2-18-49 arrested for

robbery and escape

3 years

Federal Correction

Institute, Milan,

Michigan

William A.

MORGAN

102212, treated for

excape from Federal

Reformatory, Chillicothe,

Ohio!.li

2. The records of the Toledo Police Department also indicated that

"on April 4, 1946, following his arrest on the previous day, MORGAN was

questioned and admitted participation in a number of armed robberies. An

officer of the Toledo Police advised on January 5, 1959, that MORGAN

also had a rather extensive arrest record as a juvenile and had the

reputation of being an associate of the hoodlum element in the City of

Toledo. "

CSCI- 3/760, 303

SECRET.

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