Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NORRIS, JOHN A. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/26/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

4/2/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10201-10445

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-106633-18

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

NORRIS, JOHN A. JR.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/26/1962

PAGES:

14

SUBJECTS :

FCH, ASSOC, REL, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TEAMSTERS

UNION, FINANCES

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC R/S

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SJ 105-5396

LEADS

SAN JUAN

At Sana Juan, Puerto Rico

1. Will continue to follow activities of subject

through sources of the SJo.

Will maintain contact with the DI, POPR, for

any Information they may develop. concerning the subject.

3. Will consider requesting Bureau authority to

Interview the subject.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

Ille Where Located

SJ T-1 1s la

"confidential source abroad" 73)

105-5396-17

see refulet, dated 4/27/62

SJ I-2 (1S ROMP

105-3116-56

letter

dated 4/16/62

ARTURO R. ESPATILAT (5)

The following sources were contacted on dates

indicated:

WEO:

Souzce

HILTON DANILO MESKUS,

S of I

Date Contacted

3/13/62

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INFORMANTS (Continued)

Source

CSWF 1235-S

CS JOSE R. PUIG

(WE 1280-5] (5)

Late Contacted

3/15/62

3/16/62

5/15/62

ADMINISTRATIVE

Information copies of the report are being furnished

to Miami, NY and WFO as they have an interest in Dominican

matters.

No request for mail cover is being submitted

1nasmuch as JUNE CHAVEZ advised Agents of the I. A. Office

that she knew little abous ChAvez and his union affairs and

that she had no knowledge of any associates of the subject,

making it appear as if all mail was forwarded to the union

office.

Inasmuch as subject's bank account and subject's

present wife's bank account have been located, It is recommended

that mail cover not be used at this time.

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed and

"" symbols were utilized in those instances

where the identitles of the sources must be concealed.

The report is classified "Confidential" as 1t

contains information so classified by confidential sources

abroad. (5)

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Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

Character:

Synopsis:

UNTTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONF IDENTIAL

SECREI

] - ONI, 10th ND, San Juan $By Hand)

- 471st INTC Detachment,

San Juan

Hand

1 - OSI, Ramey AFB (RM)

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

RELEASE CA CIA INFORMATION

JOHN A. NORRIS, JR.

6/26/62

105-5396

FRANK CHAVEZ AIL I SPORATION CONCATNAD

HEREIN IS UNOL ASSTOYED BROERS

WILERE SHONN OTHERWISE

Offices SAN JAHIS DOCUMENT. JM

6-25-97

Bureau File #: 105-106633

SID/ISR

7-28-97

JFK)

INTERNAL SECURITY -

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA

12-13-94

C'asites by SPS Mu pude

Declassify on: OADR/

(SAK

IDA ELISA ESPAILLAT, sister of ARTURO R.

ESPAILIAT, advised that FRANK CHAVEZ was

married at ARTURO R. ESPAILIAT's home in

the DR at the end of 1960. [CHAVEZ reported [6

to have visited Nassau Bahamas during

October, 1961.

CHAVEZ paid hotel bill with

a Teamsters Union check,

Iwo other checks were

returned by the bank for Insufficient funds.

Bahama authorities in Nassau did not request

concerning entry of CHAVEZ into Cánada located (5J

IN VIEW OF CHAVEZ: ARREST ON 4/19/61 FOR

CARRYING ARMS, HE SHOULD HE CONSIDERED ARMED

AND DANGEROUS.

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DETAILS:

time she advised that FRANK CHAVEZ, whom she described as a

gangster leader of the Teamsters Union of Puerto Rico, was

well known to her brother, ARTURO R. ESPAILIAT. She stated

that ESPAILIAT permitted CHAVEZ to be married in ARTUROig

home (In the Dominican Republic) (DR) at the end of 1960.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBi.

CRE COMPENSA al ond le loened 1o

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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CHAVEZ originally came to know ARTURO R. ESPAILIAT because

of CHAVEZ' Interest in starting a Teamsters Union in the

DR. When CHAVEZ learned that ARTURO ESPAILIAT waS imprisoned

(1n the DR) in the summer of 1961, CHAVEZ made it known to

RAMFIS THUJILLO and those responsible for ARTURO'S imprisonment

"the Dominican Republic

and that

"Chavez would

get Jimmy Hoffa to back him"

ARTURO R. ESPAILLAT 1s a former general in

the army of the DR and served as Consul

General for the DR in New York. ESPAILLAI

presently is reported to reside in Canada.

So I-1, a confidential source abroad, has advisec

CHAVEZ checked in at the Nassau Feach Hotel on

atober 21.

1961, In company with two men, one being JAIME AMADOR, 800

Figueroa Street,

muerto nico, wich whom he shared

à suite until their departure on October 24, 1961. On

checking out of the hotel, CHAVEZ paid the hotel bill with

a Teamsters Union check drawn on the Banco de Puerto Rico,

Stop 17

Branch,

Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Besides paying the

hotel bill, CHAVEZ cashed

two checks for himself but these

have since been returned by the bank in Puerto Rico for

insufficient funds.

The hotel manager has written CHAVEZ

at the address furnished by him, namely 30 Calle Doncella,

Santurce, Puerto Rico, but to date has received no reply. (E)

According to su I-l, Bahama authoritles in

Nassau did not request CHAVEZ and his

wife to depart upon

the arrival of powerful "Trujillistas" in Nassau. CHAVEZ

departed from the Bahamas on October 24

1961, and was not

in the Bahamas at

November 1, 1961. (S

the time of ARISMENDE TRUJILLO on

SJ T-l further advised that it was rumored that

on October

ARTURO ESPAILIAT spend the afternoon

drinking with some

22, 196-lgorelgners" in a room at the Nassau Beach

Hotel.

CHAVEZ may have been present but this has not been

confirmed. O

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JAIME AMADOR may be identical to JAIME

ISMAEL MADOR CASANAS, President of

gồ1 of the

he Teamsters Union in Puerto

Rico

ARISMENDI TRUJILLO maY he

JOSE ARISMENDE, TRUJILLO MOLINA (Petan),

late Generalissimo

RAFAEL

• LEONIDAS TRUJILLO MOLINA.

Sữ T-2 on April 16, 1962, advised that the

Canadian Department, of Citizenship and Immigration could

locate no record/of entry into Canada for one FRANK CHAVEZ

of Puerto RICo: (5)

Captain JOSEPH E. STEVENS, Los Angeles Police

Department,

Los Angeles, California,

advised he

had no pertinent information concerning CHAVEZ,

nor did the files of the Los Angeles Police Department

contain any information not previously furnished.

JUNE CHAVEZ, nee JUNEYARSON, born In June, 1921,-

Redondo Beach Florence,

Callfornia, and who resides at 1521 West

204th Street,

March 1, 1962.

She married PRAN CHAVEZ about ten years

and of this marriage they had two children, a son, MARK

CHAVEZ, age,T, and

GENE, CHAVEZ,

B. APPROX. 195.6

A APPROX 1 Several eca ago her husband to sent to fuerto

Rico to establish a local and organize employees in San Juan

and vicinity.

She understood that JAMES HOFFA sent him there.

For about the first year that she and CHAVEZ 11ved

in San Juan, they had no marital difficulties, after that,

however, he

spent very little time with her and she suspected,

and obtained evidence that he had girl friends. CHAVEZ

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UNITED

In Keply, Please Hefer u

File No

STATES DEPARTMENT OF

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

san Juan 21,

Puerto Rico

June 26, 1962

JUSTICE

SECRET

Re: Frank Chavez

Internal Security

Dominican Republic - Cuba

A a sun he soone,

Reference is made to the report of Special

Agent John: A. Norris, Jr., dated and captioned as above

abroad. (5) 88 1-2 and 8J I-2 era confidential sources

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FEI.

It is the property of the

FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its

contents are

not to be distributed outside your agency.

SCURELY

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