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104-10221-10222

2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

No: ++81 908-802-888

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DBA 31465-

FEDERAL DUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRET

Copy 100

Report dis

Dores

Plold Ollleo PIlo

1 - INS, MIRa1, FlOrIda (AL1 877 123) (R'S)

EUGENE LO. PAYNE

DEC: G 1052

105-6466

One Miant, Florida

Queçou Pilo fo

FELIPE VIDAL SANTIAGO - 201-267843

i filed.

Charaden

Synopeles

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

Subject, a Cuban refugce, entored the U.S. on 8/9/60;

from colombia..

Subject defected from tho CASTRO govern-

ment whilo employed as Cuban Naval Attacho In Caracas,.

Venozuola.

Subject 18 a former graduate of tha Cuban

Naval Acadomy and in exile has beon involved in contiderablo

anti-CASTRO clandostine activity against Cuba.

has affiliatod with varlous anti-CASTRo organizations in..

çho Miami, Fla., area and In 11/62, was roportad to ba

associated with

an Individual having contacts with a

Guatemala government official.

DETAILS:

PREDICATION

Investigution In this matter was besed

upon

Inforuation from MM T-1, another sovernment agoney which

conducta security and Intelligenco-type Invastigations,

who advisod on August 8, 1962, that Inforcation had been

received from a sub-source of unknown rollubility, who

advised so follows:

SECRET

Group 1

Excluded from automatic

Thia doaumant daniarna

entent.. enda ton

and declassification

you 08000Y)18 088610201001A 000 Dol

lo ba dialtaurod auladdo jave agosayi

loanad lo.

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FELIPE :DIL, 2293 1. W. 7th Strac Mlad;

Florida,

an individual who forncily hold a I ponsiblo

posiiton In the Cubaa Navy, had accompanied on Irdividual

LúnCifIed as JACK. CANON, a United Sinico citizen, on an

antl-CASINO clandesiina trip to Cuba between October 18

and 23, 1961, In which they were purportcdly transporting

$80,000.00 noth of o-70.

The boat opcacied by CANTiON,

who aloo uses the noSe JACK SHEA, and the subjece wid

sunk

along the North coast of Cuba and the arus were 100t.

Alchough CANNON was allegedly engaged 1n ant1-

CASTRO actIvitiCs, 11 I-l's sub-souree pointed out that

aftor doaling with his in buainous and learning about bis

background, ho suspeciod that CANiON was actually involved

In clandostino missions for the CASTRO regloo with Iaalflo

pattons solating to cstminal astivity Lo tho dent a5030

BACKGROUND

d. Residence

According to the Iccords of Immigration and

Naturalization Servico (INS), M1am1, Plorida,:

available on December 6, 1962, by CHARLES CHALLANDES,

Invastigator, subject rapides at 2293 N. W. 7th Stroat,

Minal, Plor1da..

B. Birth Data and Allen Status

On Juna 14, 1961, INS, Mient; Florida, made

available to tho Miamt Office Information rolating. to

political refugoos entering the United States sinco

January 1, 1959.

Included in this list was FELIPE VIDAL

SANTIAGO, born Fobruary 3, 1926, at Havana, Cuba.

On December 6, 1962, Investgator CHALLANDES,

acntioned above, made available their file Number All 877 123

calating to the subject, which contalned the following Infor-

VIDAL arrived In the United Staces on Aquat 9,

1960, frou logota, Colorbla, and applied for a B-? visa

tur four months to visit his Icfugce wife.

He pointed out

he was a Licuienant. In the Cuban Nary froa 1944 to 1955.

In 1958 ho alriliatod hinsalf with FIDEL CASTRO und after

January 1, 1959, he was appointed Chick of the Mazicimo

Police by the CASTRO government. On October 16, 1959, he.

waa appolnted Naval Attache at Caracas, Venezucla.

defected on Maich 7, 1960, in Caracas because of the communist

Infiltration of the Cuban government.

On Apzil 8, 1961, VIDÁL epplied for pollical

naylum urbAl indicated that in the United States he would

reside at 708 N. W. 23Id Strcet, Micul, Plorida, and had

in his possession a document identifying himself as the co-

ordinator of the antI-CASTRO organization Movimiento de

Liberacion Democratico Revolucionario.

Ca August 10, 1960, INS obtained a sworn signed

statement from VIDAL in which he stated he was discharged

from the Cuban Navy under the goverment cE PULCENCIO BATISTA

because of his opposition to BATISTA.

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VIDAl indicated he seras juired che July 26th

ICE

utionary iii.

RUSHER Of SIDEL CASTRO, b. Was

affiliatad with all droups

ce the serolütion.. In Cotobor,

1957, VIDAL was co-ordinacos oi she Caganiaccion lecion

Recistencia (Tha Clandestine resistenou iction Orsinization).

He pointed cut thas 1n livina, Cubs, he participated lo

disuchination of propagands, sabotage, organlaed strikos,

and acetings in jails, all on bebali of the CASIRO

revolution.

VIDAL pointed out that in 1958 a pact was forned

in Caracas naming MAVEL UNLUTIA as President of tho now

governent, but that GistRo later dourjed the presidency.

Aftc: URRUTIA was onurchrown, VIDAl boasa disorchanted and

begon to coopezate with anti-CASTRO osanizations:

Ho

asked for foreign dusy, and after noting continued CASTRO

activittos against the soverreenE of ROMULO BETANCOURT

and the movement of russian agcais to Cubs, he cmoved his

"family from Cuba, want to Colossia, and defected.

VIDAL emphasized that he had never been &

nember of the Connunist Party In Cuba.

On October 3, 1962, MY I-2, a Cuban refugeo

familiar with cortain phases of ant1-CAS3R0 activity in i

the Miami area and who has linited crucion regarding

comunist activities in Cuba, advised that captioned subject

was personally known to him in lubs, where ho had the ropu-

tation of being an opportuaist and extremely fond of drinking

and carousing.

Ho waS a CaptatO LI CASTRO's Navy In

Cienfuegos, Cuba.

SURTARY OF ACETVIRIES SINCE DEFECTION

FROM CASTRO REGIE

The Deceabo= 7, 1960, ISsue of "La Prensa,"

a daily Spanish languago

neispaper rublished in New York,

carried an articie entitled, "Esteblish Uniied Cuban

Front in Hiani."

This article stated that the United

Pront of Liboration In tha City of Mismi was anncurced

by unbers of the group, which includi Commander FELIPE

VIDAL SANTIAGO of the Movement of Decocratic Revolutionary

Liboration, anong others.

On February 20, 1961, 191 T-3, a Cuban finlilar

with certain Cuban socivicy in the Nlal ares, advised

SANTIAGO VIDAL and 2n0thar individual of in inti-CASTRO

soup ara purchasing radio equipzent.

On ApE11 4, 1961, CARLOS PREO SOCARRAS, fOrmer

PIcsident. of Cuba,

sivisad

en Agent of the FBI that a boat

oined by FELIPE VIDAL SAlTINGO,

Ecaear Cubin Naval Attache

to Caracas, Venezuela, had been dispatched to the cosst of

The boat had been gone

approxicately ten days and

had not you returned.. PRIO savised the purpose of tha

trip was to bring. cut of Cuba a siose friend of PRIO,

1dentified as JULIO GAÏCERIN, fores esgistrate of the

Supreme Court of Cuba.

GARCERLY was to ba bIcught to the

South Florida area in VIDAL's boat.

The July 4, 1961, issua of the "Diario las Amozícas,"

a Spanisa language neuspaper publisted in Mass, carried an

article entitled, "Unitod Froat for Naciozal Libezation,"

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-ating In effect that the Constitution of 1940 would be

restored by thi

iberating army and unlly

1 che cuban

anti-comunist corces.

The article boro the signaturo of

Cormander FELIPE VIDAL SANTIAGO on behalf of the "Dovocratio

ReCOVeLy of Cuba."

The Apell 27, 1962, Insue of the "Miral Hernld,"

a dally rewspapor published in Mianl, carrled an article

pertaining to the tralning of exiles in tha Mieal aroa.

Subject, on behalf of tho United Liberation Frort, was

listed_as one of the participants in this training.

On May. 25, 1962, MM T-1 advised that sübject

would in all probability be Included in the uilitary

comatoslon of anti-CASTRO Cuban exiles which was being

organized by Contrel Americen countrios to cooperate la.

action against the CASTRO government:

On August 8; 1962, MM T-L. as previously Indicated,

advlsed that JACK CANNON, who clalms he 1a engaged in enti-

CASTRO actluttles and has made 43 clandestine trips to Cuba

In various ships, transporting arms and documents. and ex-

filtrating people, advised his ship was ank sonewhere along

the North Coast of Cuba, but was able to save himself in a

small plastic boat with an outboard motor which was on

board, and arrived. In Cay Sals. He reportedly was ac

companies on the trip by PELIPE VIDAL, 2293 N. H. 7ch

Street, Kiami, Plorida, who formerly held a responsible

position in the Cuban Navy during the Castro regime.

this trip, CANNON cald they were transporting $80,000.00

worth of arms and thoso were reportedly lost when the boat

Bank.

According to the source of MM I-1, JACK CANNON,

who

's a Undted Statea citizen and former CASTRO guerrilla-

man, to suspected of working for the Cuban government.

Ha

resides at 2020 N. E. 135th Street, North Miami, Florida,

where he and his Cuban wife, MARIA SUAREZ, Are tenanis.

The cource of My T-l advised he had had some business

relations with CANiON and upon obtaining some infonation

about him, strongly auspecta he is Involved in some clandes-

tina mission for the CASTRO reglme, with ramificacions of

crisinal offenses in Miami, He stated he suspects CARiON

Is the same man who was known in Cuba by the nace of DuvAi

and who was MoRGAll's adjutant during the executions per-

formed in Cuba.

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MM T-1 advised that on August 27, 1962, FRANK

FIORILL,

an individual active In mti-CASTRO activley,

had

Indicated that he had participated In discussions for tha

previous three days with the subject and other necbers

connected with the JULIO GARCERAN grOUP. PIORINI had

discussed participation in activity relating to tho pro-

duresent of crews for a number of B-26 planes, and It was

decided that candidates for these crews were not to be

members of the anti-CASTRO Cuban Revolutionary Council.

Accoxding to HM I-1, the pilote recruited vere to

be sent to unnamed Central Anerican bases and targots were

to be Guantanaro Naval Base and the City of Santiago de

Cuba, or some target in that general vicinity.

No specifle

dese was set for this operation, but FIORINI was given the

date of August 31, 1962, 85 a Elmo Ilalt to find crews.

FIORINI stated he had offered his aarvices to VIDAL, but

was told ha could not participate.

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On October

24, 1962, MM T-4, who tos been In-

volved in Cuban

rolutionary activitica to. the past

fIve jears, advisod that the subject was planning to

depait that dato for Cuba on a military miasión.

cording tO MM I-4, VIDAL was accompanlod by the ruerican

adventurer RoY MARGRAvES.

VIDAL allogodly has 15 men

In h1s group and recently vlaited New York.

November 19, 1962, M4 I-4 advlocd that VIDAL'&

friend, ROY HARCRAVER, 16 a friend of JOIN BONILLA, Consul

Gencral of Guätomala,

and that poth are mutual friends of

an old Nicaraguan revolutioniat.

This Nicaraguan recently

breed HARGRAVES to place a fire bomb in an unidentified

boat. He la reported to have stated that the Nicaraguan

sovernment did not want to sponsor any action against

CASTRO, but would confer with BONILLA, who has knowledge of

the escabllahment of an Inter-Anerican Brigade,

On October 29, 1962, MM T-4 advised that tho

subject was planning a mission to Cuba. The subject

recently retured from Cuba, where ha clalmed to have

bcon in esotasion;

VIDAL 18 reported to have said that

wher

hey were 35 milea off the Cuban coast, his boat wan

fall ad by a Cuban gunboat, and that when they were ton

miles off the rogat, another gunboat joined in the

surveillance.

at this paint vIpAl roturned to Miaol.

He was reportedly using borrowed bont and the purpose

of cha minston was to drop an agent in the Matanzas Provinco

ot Cuba,.

on Never 1, 102, 111211 10 app7011--

mately threp weake prevfoualy the subject had departod from

Vaca Key, Marathon, Flastds, fo a polvate boat on a trip

to cubai,

PHYSICAL PESCRIPTION

The followlag fo a paygical doscription of the

subjects.

Name

Allao

Race

Sex

Placo of Breed

Placo

of Blith

Address

Height

Build

Halr

Peculiarities

Occupation

Marital Stafus

Wife

Pathar

Mothar

PELIPE VIDAL SANTIACO

Felipe Vidal

Whita

Male

February 3, 1926

Havana; Cuba

2293 N, W. Ith Streat

M1an1, Florida

6°

Slender

Brown, Icceding

Wears mustache

Cuban Naval Officer

Married

RAQUEL, GONZALEZ PEAL

HONORATO VIDAL MADRAZO

MARIA DEL CARMEN SANTIAGO

ALVAREZ

Fingorprint

Classification

19

PS

17

1

W

U

MII

UCO

II

Cuban Paasport No..

Allen Number

01432

111 877 $23

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