PLAN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ROBERTO CHIARI OF PANAMA
Agency: SSCIA
Originator: FBI
From: STEVENS, WILLIAM W.
Document date: 10/24/1962
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TITLE :

PLAN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ROBERTO CHIARI OF PANAMA

DATE : 10/24/62

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SUBJECTS :

JIMENEZ, JUAN E.

CASTRO GUERRA, SERGIO

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, HUMBERTO GUSTAVO JULIO

PLAN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ROBERTO CHIARI

PANAMA

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SERGIONCASURO GUERRA: 21 2 0 1

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CapSaia HUNGERIO GUSTATO JULIO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ;

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INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA - PAMYA;

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NEUTRALICZ FASTERS;

REGISTRATION ACT - VUBA - PANAMA

JUAN E. JIMENEZ, AlSO KIONg aS "EABY"', wealtay Penananian,

Subject to

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'Criminal

Unauthorized: Disclosure

NATIONAL SECURITY

former Paparasian Abbassador to Cuba, mas in Mari curing

6/62 àad 7/52, crisicizing Panamanian governaent; stated

wanted to contact Cubans for accion in Panama, and boasted

he was

involved in plo= in Penara against Presidens ROBERZOnT aCB;

CHIARI. JIENEZ aAriSed Caneral MANUEL BENETEZ VALDES Of

above, and BENICEZ referred SLENSZ to Captain HUBERTO ANANiFE

GUSTAVO JILIO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ 2O1 SERGID CASTRO GUERRA, KDO

Cuban hoodluas.

JIMENEZ cOnsacted RODRIGUEZ and CSt,

reportedly paid tham 3500,00, and sola then to stand by

for

future action.

CASTRO Iepaced Shis to BENITEZ, sino advised

Panaranian Consul, lt. Lauderable, F,3.

BENTEZ offered to

Sanctions

Z report to Panamanian official on consinuing basis the

FO

progress of this ploi, shrough information obtained by CAStRO.

who was infilsrazing insoaas plos.

reported ii

matier to U.S. ard Fanazazian Governnen. officiall. Notarag

Bhas subsequently developed, and raster considered elosed

Eby sources who did noe sake JIyENeZ' boastilg seriougly.

JIMENEZ reporcedly una sarvigg as official of Panamanian

Government in warninger, Dodo, and no longer opposad to

group in power in Panana.

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DETAILS:

On August 28, 1962, MM T-I, another government

agency which corducts intelligence-type investigations,

furnished information as followg:

Sometine in June of 1952, (ENU) JIMENEZ, Cuban

Ambassador to Panama during the -dministration, of GRAU

SAN MARTIN, said he was plarning to assassinate Presiden*

ROBERIO F. CHIARI of Panama. JIMENEZ had been trying, for

the last six nonths, to reeruit Cubans in the Miami area

for work in Panana.

About fifteea days before (in July of 1962),

JIMENEZ spent some three days each ia Mani, Puerto Rico

and New York. In Mani, juENEZ was in touch with SERGIO

CASTRO and Captais (INU)

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, both well kaowe

gurmen, and gave them $500.00 as an initial payment for

the assassination of the President of Panana.

The assassination

was to take place during an uprising in Panama, JIMENEZ said,

and one of the important figures in the uprising would

be ROBERTO ARIAS GUARDIA.

MM I-l advised further shat ROBERTO ARIAS waS

reportedly ready to assist in the insurrectionary atteupe

Of MajOr MANUEL HURTADO SEDA of the National Guard, and a

small group of guardamen who supported him in Panama 1n

August of 1962.

On September 13, 1952, MM I-2, 8 Penananian:

businessman with contess anong latta- nestean diplonele

pessonnel and secidents of the man! ases," furnished tke

following:

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A former Cuban Ambassador to Panama named JIMENEZ

18 not known. JUAN E. JIMENEZ is a Panamanian who formerly

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was Ambassador to Cuca ficn Parama. He served as Ambasgador

to Cuba or two different ocearions, at which time ARNULEO

ARIAS was President of Panama.

JIMENEZ is a very wealthy and selfish individual

who lives a very fast and expeagive social life asd visies

Miami every few months or 30, at which time he stays at

the McAllister Hotel. Ee is a friendiof ROBERTO "TITO"

ARIAS, sno has baen relievad fron his post as Panamanian

Ambaggador su Great-Britain, and has returned to Panama.

ROBERTO ARIAS has been reportedly involved in revolutionary

activities in the past.

According to his own statements, JIENEZ is

presently frying to

set up a number of ganbling casinos

in Panana. Thig is being done wish the cooperation of ice

present Paratanian Government. JIMENEZ owns several race

horses, and soretive in the past was pronibited from raciag

his horses in the state of Florida, because an examiration

of one of his horses after racing disclosed it had been

given some kind of a stimulant.

JIMENEZ was in Miami approximately one and a half

months ago, at which time he stayed at the McAllister

Hotel. He rerained in Miani for several days, and then

went to San Juan, Puerto Rico for several days before

returning to Miani and subsequently to Panama.

JIMENEZ wag In Miami on his most recent visit

for the purpose of visiting a Cuban girl friend nared

VILVA MATILIA, who formerly resided in Miami, Florida,

and recently has moved to san Juan, Puerto Rico. MATILIA

had some difficulties taking an aucomobile to Puerto Rico

which had been purchased for her by JIMENEZ. JIMENEZ went

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to Puerto Rico in order to pay the necessary import

• taxes required by the Puerto Rican Governuent on this

automobile.

JIMENEZ has not been known to have made any

statements indiessiug he was involved in a plot to

assassinate the President of Panana. Inasmuch as JIMENEZ

is currently attempting to set up a series of gambling

casinos in that country, it would appear foolhardy to be

involved in sich a plot, inasnuch as the gambling operation

requires the sanction of the Panananian Governnent. It 18

not known that JIVENEZ was recently in contact with any

local Cuban hoodlung, and MM I-2 was not familiar with

Individuals named SERGIO CASTRO or Captain RODRIGUEZ DIAZ.

T-3, who was somerly connected

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years with the foreign serviee of coba.

advised

September 13,

1962, thathe could not recall any individual by the name

Of JIMENEZ who had ever been Ambassador of Cuba to Panana.

MH I-4, a former Caban official nou recidias 1e

Ment, familiar fith variong leinresican ace vistes,

furnished the following lafornation on september. Il and 17,

1962:

JUAN E. JIMENEZ, knOwn as "BABY" jIMENEZ, 13 a

Panamanian, approximately 50 years of age. He was

Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba sone years ago, possibly

in 1948. He 1s married and maintains bia fanily and

residence in Panama. Heis a rich nan who likes parties,

drinking, women, drinks & lot and talks a lot.

In June

of 1962, he was at the MAllister Hotel, Miami, Florida.

Later, in July, he went to Puerto Rico for approximately

- three weeks. He came back to Miami, and then returned to

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Panama, Where he is as the pre zent eime. When he sas

1n Miami last juge, he wert around dich a Cuban woman,

•blonde, very prescy, young, who sald ber care was

VILVA MATILLA, and shose telepione aumber vas

FRanklio 1-5940.

It is rumored shat "BAS?" JIMENEZ gave VILNA a

1962 Chevrolet. VIllA sold sais car la a ghors tire,

because she said she seeded the morey to send so ber

mother.

Thea JIMENZ reportedly rented for her or gave

her another car, shis sime a Cadillas. There had been

JIMENER, Fron a local Paramanian official that during

racent visit 11 Miani, se was in contac= wiza a

inom contraband arue dealer, and that he had a conversation

at the Mellister Kobel, Mizul, Wish ex-feneral MAUEL

BENITEZ, a Cuban exile in Miani.

"EABY" jI'ENEZ had

indicated he was interessed in buging aras, and General

BENITEZ Lad reCOREaLeS JIMENEZ CONtASE ROMBERTO RODRIGUEZ

DIAZ and SERGIO CASTRO CUERRA ag middlenen in the arma

purchase.

FUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ 18 an ex-rebel Capsaia,

who was wica FIDEL CASTRO in the mountaing. RODRIGUEZ

DIAZ, with arother korn Fidelista, killed a cormunist

naned ESCALONA in a police stazion in Favaca in 1959.

Condenned to prison, Le later escaped and case so traml.

HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, so reportedly cartias a gus,

and SERGIO CASTRO, his close associata, bost have poor

reputations in cha iliani area.

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ and

CASIRO GUERRA and osher Cuban hoodlung fora a losal

gangster group sho rake their

11w sag by "blackraillag

wealthy Cubana". They solicit money allegedly to buy

arms or ships to go to cuba for commando raids, and

subsequently spend the money freguenting amusement places

drinking, gaubling, ancing and driving expensive cars.

They are generally associated sich prostitution activities

and nsicoties activides.

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MM I-4 had ao further information'as to tae

quantity of arns "EASY" JIENEZ wisted to buy or that

he was associated with any plot against the President

of Panana.

LE. 18 to be noted that sM I-S, a Cuban bustnessman

wich numerous congress 'n cuban scoupe age, activisies. o

Man, reported on Sepsember 13, 1962, Bhat FUMBERTO

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ and biS aBBOcIaTe, SERGIO CASTRO GUERRA,

reportedly were currently in the Miami area. RODRIGUEZ

and CASTRO have she reputation of being capable of

being iavolved in say sort of shady deal, including

narcoties. There is no information indieating they are

Involved 1n a plot regarding Panama, aad this source

had no infornation concerning a Panananian official naned

JIMENEZ.

Osa September 19, 1962, MIGUEL ANGEL CAMPOS,

El Corozal Rio Piedras, Puerto R1-30, a Cuban exile who

was in the duban Diplomatie Corps for over thirty years,

advised he had never heard of any individual by the name

of JIMENEZ In Che Cuban Diplomstie Corps.

On Septerber 19, 1962, ROLANDO MASEERRER ROJAS,

New York City, former Cuban Senator and newspaper publisher,

advised he had never known of anyone by the name of jIMENEZ

sho had beea a Cuban Ambassador to Panana.

He was, however,

personally acquainted with one Captain HuMBERTO RODRIGUEZ

DIAZ. In this consection, he furcished the following

information:

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ was the son of a doctor from the

town of Collseo, Matanzas, Cuba, and had been very

PrO-CASTRO during the Cubaarevolution. RODRIGUEZ DIAZ,

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•during the presidency of CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, killed a

man in Maxin's Nighoelub in Havana, and Shen fled 50

Spain.

HUMBERTO DIAZ eventually gave himself up, was

returned to cuba, and imprisoned by the BATIStA

Goverarent.. HUBERTO DIAZ aS seat by the BATISTA

Government to a rental hospital called razorra, neat

Havana, Cuba, and during the revolution was releasec

from the mental hospital wich the kelp of rembers of

the July Z6si Moverent of EidEL CaSaro.

After RODRIGUEZ DIAZ escaped from Mazorra, he

went to the town of santiago de Cuba, wiere he evestually

killed three or four BATISTA soldiers and was forced 60

flee the area and went into be Sierra Maestra, where

he joined with she forces of IDEL CASTrO.

After FIDEL CASTRO came to power, Captala

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ was captain of the police ia the Havana

area, and was in charge of one of the "repression" groups

in the Havana area. It has been reported that Captain

HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ had also killed, in one of the

police stations in Javana, the infamous

RAFAEL ESCALONA,

who was engaged in all kinds of rackets in Havana, and

who is a brother of the well-known Cuban communist ANIBAL

ESCALONA. It bag teen reported and rumored among

Cubans that Captain HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ 19 addicted

to the use of dope.

MASFERRER also advised on September 19, 19628.

that he had heard of SERGIO CiSTRO only by reputation,

and had never met sha person personally. SERGIO CASTRO

was a member of the july 25th Hovement in Cuba during

the time of BATISIA, aud had also been an officer in

the police after CASIRO saized power in Cuba. MASFERRER"

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• advised at it has baen reported to him that SERGIO CASTRO

was forced so leave Savara, Cuba, because he bad been

engaged in counterfeiting activities. NASFERRER said be

has been informed ay sources that SERGIO GASIRO 13

considered cabe a completely amoral individual, sto, is

characterized as a dope addict.

NASTERRER advised that from the information

he bas concernias Capsala FUMBERTO RUDRIGUEZ DIAZ and

SERGIO CASIRO, 15 15 his conclusion these men would do

anythiag for sorey, including killing.

A characterization of the July 25th Movement 13

contained in the Apperdis of this report..

On Saptember 13 aud 18, 1962. MM 5-6,

a paramanilag

besinessan sailer with various latin American activleles

in the chami, area.

furnished the following information:

JUAN E. JRENEZ was former Pasamanian Anbassador

to cuba.

Fe is a Healthy Paramanian who raises race horses

and is well kron 1^ Panana. JIMENEZ was not known to be

currently agsaciated wich local Miami Cuan hoodluns.

There

was no evidence he was currently involved in any plot

In consection with the Parazanian governent; however, the

following had been learned:

One LUIS FERNANDEZ CASTRO, formerly employed at

the MAllister Hotel, had recently stated JIREZ, 10

about July of 1962, #3a a guest at the MAllister Hotel.

On one occasion, JIMENEZ was heard talking in a very

loud voice in the lobby, stating he was involved in a

plos to kill the President of Parana. FERNANDEZ CASTRO

indicated It certainly did not appesI JLAN JIMENEZ waS

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serious, but he rais only trying to nake hingelf importaat

in discussing queb a ratter in auch a loud tone. Had

he been serious, JUENEZ certainly would a0s have discussed

the matter openly in she hotel lobby.

Investigationg, innigration and laturalizacion service (ts),

Miami, Florida, advised a seares of the files of that

agency failed so reflect any file relating to JAN E.

"PAB?"' JIMENEZ.

During September of 1962, various sources 1n

San Juan, Puerzo, New York, Ney York and

Miani, Florida,

faniliar wich lasin-Arerican serivities in those areas

were consaesed, bus care unable to furies any specifis

information concerning JMENEZ, Capcala RODRUCIEZ DIAZ

OF SERGIO CASTRO.

SOURCE

Oa October 9, 1952.

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КАЕМ

advised he w33 a Cucan national

employed as an sificial of the Panamanian Coveraneat.

In connection wish his officlal sapacities, be had

'obtained the folloning Inforcation:

JUAN "BABY" JIMENEZ, a Penatanian who bad been

•an Ambassador fron Pasana to Cuba ln the past, had been

In the Miani area during the period of June and July,

1962. JIMENEZ was a very influencial and ixporcant.ran

1n Panana, wich connectioas is the governmentin she past, and

active in

various businass interests. It has been reported

some of his bualness accivities have been"on the margin of

the law", and le sas reportedly connested, in bae part,

with an aïtempt to inseat a former presidant of Panava.

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On his reseas visits 1s 113a1, JIMENEZ on

several oscasicas expressed strong sympataies in

opposition to the prosent Panananiao Government and

President, and tbe currer: Pasaradiaa coverament policies.

He indissied he gauged to hire several gangsters for possible

future accion in Parata. Accordingly, he was trying to

make consace wist 3 group of 10cal Cubaas in this .

connectios.

' In June of 1952, JIMENEZ had atated be wanted

to buy a quantiay of arus, and he was involved in a plot

to shoot the presidess of Panana.

2a indicased the

assassiaacios

was to sake place duriag au uprising in-

Panama, and offered as proof of she alleged plot she

fact that scere would be as upriging in the near fusure

in Panana. In connestion wich sis plos, jIMENEZ had

contacted General MANuEL BENEz, a Cuban esile in

Miami, uno had recorensed that JIMENEZ Costact SERGIO

CASTRO and CapSaiN IMBERZO RODRICUEZ DIAZ tO aSSiSt him

in this plot.

SOURCE.

explaised he had

obtaized the above info-zarion from General MANUEL

BENITEZ VALES, REO WaS a perzonal acquaintance of GARCIA

NAVARRO. He characterised Ceneral SENICEZ as an opportunies

and pronoser, ano was nos conpletely trushful, and bad been

Involved la varioua ploss and istrigues. Ceneral BENITEZ

bad reported be arcivisies of INNEL and JIENEZ contact

jackii

and stated he (BENTE) rould follow she activialas of

this plos rerough SERGIo Case and furaisa lafarcation on

a concialing basis 5o E

General BENITEZ

bad explained thar SERGIO GASTRO, GRadas a concact of his,

would infiltrase this plos, and la

would be

promptly savised of all developrenss.

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stated in his opinion,

General BENITEZ ta3 a-cenpting to ingratiate himself with

the Pasararia. Covernuent, and apparenaly plannad to try

to obiain eccapcádsid from the Panamanian officials in

return for infomasios in the alleged plot.

SURiE Ceneral BENITEZ had subsequently advised sues

thai JENZ baGsid some $500.00 Eo SERGIO

CASTRO in connection with the alleged plos, but sa= CASTRO

and RODRIGUEZ DIAZ bed sakes no accioa to furshar sie plot,

but were only scandias by araiting furcher developments.

No further developenis apparantly raterialized.

SCURCE

advised he had not taken

the above allegacions of a pios by jielez, as reporsed

by General Seez, se all seriously, in vien of General

BENITE?' raputation.

Subsequently, horever, as the time

of the uprisiaz or sha part of members of the National

Guard is ParaDa: Widen appeared to coincide with the shreats

made by ImENEZ,

• Ealt that there migàt

be some basis for concern, and accordisgly bad furnished

information concerning the alleged plot to Unisad States

Government officials, as well as to Panamanian officials.

•Subsequently, an Inspeacor frow the Panaranian Nacional

Police had bees sent so Miami to lavestigate this master,

and had irterviewed BENITEZ in consection with the alleged

plot.

Subsequens to that time, no further information

has been developed corcerning the

alleged plot, eisber

through the Parazanias investigator or General BENITEZ,

and in

opinion, the master is

closed.

SOURCE

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Ceneral YANTEL BENICEZ VALDES, 20 Palesmo Street,

• Coral Cables, Florida, furnisked

the following inforzation

on October 9, 1952:

He was

personally aequalated with JAN JIxeNez,

a Panaranian businessnan who had visited in Miani in

JuDe and July of 1962.

Ee charasserized JBENEZ as a

wealthy man who was & bag salkei and a big bluffer.

JIMENEZ baS consaced General lAMELanIEl, and they bad

met at the Mailister Bosel. JIEWl had criticized the

current Panamanian Governient situation, aud stated ze

was interested in locatiog men to take part 1a a:

revolutiorary action in Pansna to get rid of the current

Panamanian Covernment.

JIENZ indicated the situation in

anang was very bai, and he was in contact with other

revolutionary forces in PaJaJa. JIENEZ indisated he was

opposed to communist, but the currant Panatanian President

was not the nan for the job.

General MANUEL BENITEZ had recommended that

JIMENEZ costact CaDIaiI RODRIGUEZ DIAZ and his associate,

SERGIO CASTRO, Who Here locai Cubar gangotars who might

be of assistance to jIMENEZ. General BENITE subsequently

determined through SERGIO CASTRO Thas JIENEZ did contset

CASIRO indicating his intentioa to buy gone arms. JIlalEZ

had advised SERGIO CASTRO and RODRIGUEZ DIAZ to stand by for

future action, but had not indicated to then he had aay

specific plans,..a a machinghas subsaqueatly developed.

General MANUEL BaNErEZ indicated he was not arare jivENEZ

had paid any money to CastRo 1a las above connection.

General BENITEZ stated JIMENEZ was a big

bluffer, and he (BENITEZ) did not take his big talk of a

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plot against the Prasident of, Panama as serious. He

ma Accordinaly

above intoration avatase do a comed de, the

subsequently reporded 15 so his governient. desral

BENITEZ indicated in his opinion, FreuBey nay bave

over-emphasized the gigallleance of cras alleged plot 15

order to enhance his (So

position with tze

Panamanian Governmeny•

to visis his duban girl friend, sho subsequently has

moved to puerzo Rieo.

General FENIEZ Seated 3iaca this all lappeusd,

an official of the Panamaniza Goversient had come to Miani

to investigate this master, and had interviewed several

of the participants la the alleged plot, ireluding

SERGIO CASTRO.

It sa3 determined at that time that

no further setion be beed taken in this plot, and that it

was considered a elosed ratter.

General SENItEZ advised that he has recently

learned from a friend of bia, one JOSE LUIS ALPARO,

a former police official in Pansra, that JAN YIElEZ

recently received an appointuent mita she Pazararian

Government: JITNEZ 13 reportedly roy assigred in a

diploratie capacity for the Panaranian Government, and i3

reportedly in hashington, D. C. Accordingly, JIMENEZ is

no longer unhappy wich the Panazanian Coveranent.

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LUIS FERNANDEZ CASTRO, 844 Milaga Avenue,

Coral Gables, Florida, advised on October 9, 1962,

• be had been formerly employed on the bellboy staff at

the McAllister Hotel. He stated he had become acquainted

with JUAN E. JIMENEZ, Who was a guest at the Mealister

Hotel from time to time, and who had stayed there briefly

in June and July of 1962. He characterized JiMariL as a

wealtby Panamanian who spent money liberally, and boastfully

considered himself to be an important individual and a

"tough guy". FERNANDEZ CASTRO recalled on one occasion

in the Summer of 1962, that JIMENEZ had been loudly

bragging in the lobby of the MAllister Hotel that he

was involved in a plot agajnst the President of Panama.

JIMENEZ, who was always criticizing the bad situation

in Parama, stated that the current President of Panama

was too soft, and should be replaced.

He indicated that.

if the situation continued, he would have to take action..

Inasmuch as JIMENEZ made these statements in the

crowded lobby of the McAllister Hotel where he could be

easily overheard, it was FERNANDEZ CASTRO's opinion

he was only bragging, and trying to make himself look

important.

FERNANDEZ stated JIMENEZ was acquainted with

various Cubans in the Mami area, but he had no information

Indicating JIMENEZ had ever taken any action in connection

with the above plot against the President of Panama or

had contacted any local Cubans in this regard. FERNANDEZ

CASTRO reiterated he had never taken the boasting of

JIMENEZ seriously, and had considered the matter closed.

On 10/10/62, MM I-4 advised no further infor-

nation had come to that source's attention indicating any

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further developments in connection with the plotting

by JIMENEZ to purchase arms for action in Panama. Further,

there was no infornation indicating JIMENEZ had made

any subsequent contacts with Captain HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ

DIAZ or his associate, SERGIO CASTRO.

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JULY 26TH MOVEMENT

FIDEL CASTRO RUZ, present Prime Minister of Cuba,

led an unsuccessful attack upon the Moncada Barracks in

Cubaon July 26, 1953, from nich the July 26th Movement

has taken its name.

This movement brought about the

successful downfall of the regime of former Cuban President

FULGENCIO BATISTA On January 1, 1959.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer 20

File No.

Miami, Florida

397 2 4 1892

RE:

JUAN E. JIMENEZ;

SERGIO CASTRO GUERRA;

Captain HUMBERTO GUSTAVO JULIO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ;

Plan to Assassinate President ROBERTO CHLARI

of Panama

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA - PANAMA;

NEUTRALITY MATTERS;

REGISTRATION ACT - CÚBA - PANAMA

Reference is made to the report of Special Agent

WILLIAM W. STEVENS, dated and captioned as above, at Miami,

Florida.

All sources and informants referred to in

above-referenced report have furnished reliable information

in the past.

PROPERTY OF FBI - This document is loaned to you

by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be

distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

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