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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION. TO

DECLASSIFICAZION AND/OB,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATI

REASO

OF

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

- 5670-10,1-02

UNITED, STATES GO

AMENT

Memorandùm

SERET

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-98178)

FROM

SAC, DETROIT (105-5947)

DATE: June 16,

1961

10-19-901

Glassied

SPOMICIET

Declassify gir

JECT:

BETH MICHELE WOLLAND

249

IS - CUBA

(JFK

LOUIS

HENRy

JONES

ReDElet to Bureau, 4/25/61 and Bulét to Legat,

L Mexico, 5/12/61.

ILL

For the information of New York, which has no

Tair Play for Cuba Committee, at a meeting of the Executive

described as a faculty member of the University of Michigan

at Ann Arbor, Michigan, had recently called him and advised

that she and other faculty members of this University were

writing to the University of Havana requesting teaching

positions there to commence on or about March 1, 1961.

a meeting of this sane group on February 19, 1961, ROSSEN

said that a "graduate student" from the University of

Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan, had called him and that in

the course of their conversation she had stated that she and

some others are planning to attend the University of Havana

in Cuba and

will "sneak" through Mexico.

Informant is of the

opinion that this is the

earlier contact above.

Some person referred to in his

CSDE 403-S,

who has furnished reliable information

in the past, advised SA J. RAYMOND COGHLAN on April 17, 1961,

determined there is no one presently or in

1 the

recent past affiliated with the "faculty" of the University

of Michigan by the name BETH WOLLAND or by logical spelling

variations of that name as originally given phonetically by

the

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Informant said that the only "graduate student"

bolievod idontical with the Subjeet referred to by CG 6403-5

was identified by the Informant as captioned Subject, BETH

MICHILE WOLLAND. Informant said that the University of

Michigan has available quite limited background information

concerning this individual who was entrolled as a graduate..

student at the University of Michigan for only one semester;

that being the fall term of the school year 1960-1961.

Informant said Subject is not presently enrolled' and her

present whereabouts are not known.

Her home address while

enrolled at the University of Michigan and available as a

IDENTIAL

Informant described BETH MICHELE WOLLAND, according

to University records, as born May 4, 1938, New York City,

New York, daughter of Mr. and Mi'S. EDWINHOLLAND. of the

Shaker Heights, Ohio address lisied above.

She entered the

University of Michigan on a Bachelor of Science Degree from

Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, at which University

she apparently, according to the Informant, did all of her

undergraduate work.

ReBulet to Legat, Mexico, advised that Cla, in a

communication dated April 7, 1961,

advised data had been

received from an untested but highly sensitive source that

BETH MICHEL WOLLAND Of New York, who carried Passport Number

BO 53303, had letter from a Fair Play for Cuba group of New

York and was one of a group who desired to travel to Cuba from

Mexico. The other members of the group who desired to go to

Cuba from Mexico were identified as JOHN ARTHUTA SWEETMAN, a

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16-year-old U. S. citizen; LOUIS HENRY JONES and his wife, Apri

LENNA SCEWEITZER. JONES.

The JONESes were described as U. S. Du

citizens from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it was revealed they

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were in possession of U. S, passports numbered 1595957 and

Mexiza

1595958. It was reported that they carried a letter of

recommendation from E. SANCHEZ, Coordinator

c of the July 26th

Movement, Chicago, Illinois. This letter noted they were

friends of the revolution and of JOHN ROSSEN, who is

associated with a Fair Play for Cuba group from Chicago

(u).

ReBulet instructed Legat, Mexico, to furnish ,

JONESes received from sources" Detroit was instructed tolU

furnish the Bureau additionat data concerning the Subject

and her companions.. Detroit was also instructed to furnish the

Bureau names of any additional individuals who have contacted

Havana University for teaching positions.

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CSDE 308-S, who has furnished reliable information

in the past, advised

SA J. RAYMOND COGILAN on May 26, 1961,

that he received no information indicating Subject's

present

whereabouts.

The Informant noted that JOHN ARTHUR SWEETMAN,

LOUIS HENRY JONES and LENNA SCHWEIZER JONES were not

personnally known to him. The Informant said he had received

no information

indicating any of these individuals or any other

members of the faculty or graduate student body of the University

of Michigan having requested teaching positions at universities

outside the United States. u.

The Informant added that the ónly LOUIS JONES

recently connected with the University of Michigan to his

knowledge was one LOUIS i. JONES who attended the University

of Michigan as a graduate student for the fall term of

1960-61 only.

JONES, according to the Informant, was the

announced "Co-Chairman of an organization formed in December,

1960, at the University of Michigan under the name "Committee

fôr improved Cuban-American Relations." The Informant said

that JONES claimed to have visited Cuba early during

1960,

presumably during the summer of 1960. His purpose in

organizing the Committee for Improved Cuban-American

Relations is announced as his intention to use this

organization as a vehicle for arranging low cost Christmas

tours to Cuba for students attending the University of Michigan.

The Informant said that the limited activity of this group

appeared to follow the national program of the Fair Play for

Cuba organization which latter organization initiated the

"Holiday in Havana" student vacation tour for Christmas,

1960.

The Informant said that when the U. 'S. Department of

State issued an official caution to students on American

campuses participating in the Christmas holiday tour to Havana,

the purpose for the Comnittee for Improved Cuban-American

Relations at the University of Michigan was frustrated and

what limited student interest had existed in this tour

vanished. The Informant commented that the attempted

organizing of the Committee for Improved Cuban-American

Relations on the Michigan campus proved an aborted attempt

in view of the lack of student interest in the vacation

proposal and the

organization failed to become a functioning

campus group.

Informant said that to his knowledge JONES'

connection with the University of Michigan was

limited to

the one semester, fall of 1960.

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CSDE 575-S, who has furnished reliable information

in the past, advised sA J. RAYMOND COGHUAN on June 6, 1961,

that the only LOUIS JONES recorded as recently having any

official connection with the University of Michigan is

Arlington

This individual, on enrolling at the

University

He suchigan, september, 1960 as a graduate student, identified

himself as a U.S. citizen.

He identified his wife as LENNA

E. JONES and stated prior attendance at Columbia University, cUBA

New York, New York, 1958-1960.

He holds a Master of Arts

degree from Columbia University obtained february, 1960.

He MEXICE

attended the University of Michigan for only the fall term

and listed "future address" on leaving the University

öf Michigan as in care of Dr. MORoNSted tre later address

New Xork 25, New York.

stree adult, acquaintance who would be aware

of his future

addresses. " U.

This Informant advised that LOUIS JONES in September,

1960, co-founded an organization at the University of Michigan

known as the Committee for Improved Cuban-American Relations::

The purpose for the organization was to provide guided tours

of Cuba during the Christmas, 1960, vacation for students of

the University of Michigan.

The state purpose for the tours

was to "obtain an objéctive view and evaluation of the

situation in Cuba by as many students as possible."

The Informant said that this Christmas, 1960, tour

was reportedly jointly sponsored by the National

Fair Play

for: Cuba Committee and by the Cuban Government.

In connection

with the tour arrangements, JONES reportedly stated that

FIDEL CASTRO of Cuba

was a personal friend of one ROBERT

TAPER whome he described as the Vice President of the Fair

Play for Cuba

Cuba Committ

Committee.

The Informant said that he had no additional

information concerning: JONES.

He added that Subject was not

known to him.

Informant said that neither of these individuals

were known to him to have engaged

in other activities at the

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Informant noted that

both Subject and LOUIS JONES were enrolled at the University

of Michigan only for the one

term,

Fall, 1960.

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