Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, NY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/12/60
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/12/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10278-10077

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-86025-3

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NIT 53932 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, NY

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 04/12/1960

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

LCA, ASSOC, PALLI, JUAN, MEDIA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC S/S, MEMO

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FD-36 (Rel

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

Via

FBI

Date:

4/12/60

(Type in plain text or code)

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM

SAC, NEW YORK

SUBJECT:

LUIS ERNESTO

CONTES RGUERO

IS - CUBA

REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEO

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10-8 - 943V SPE ME SC

(JFK)

Re Miami teletype to Bureau 4/8/60.

For the information of the Bureau, INS, NYC,

on 4/11/60, advised that they had no file concerning AGUERO.

It is to be pointed out that in all probability the INS file

on the subject is probably being processed at the present

time and a check will be made in the immediate future for

this information.

On 4/11/60, NY 2865-PSI (ALFREDO HERNANDEZ VALDES)

advised that he had spoken with JUAN PALLI,

former vice-president

and general manager of cubana Airlines, Havana, Cuba, who is

now in NY, and is staying at the Berkshire Hotel, 52nd St.

and Madison Ave.

HERNANDEZ stated that PALLI told him that he

resigned from Cubana shortly after the new Cuban Government

took over and went to work as an assistant to GOAR MESTRE,

- Bureau (Rin)

- Miami

(INFO) (RM)

- Washington Field

1 - New York

(INFO) (RA)

LHB: pas

(7),

tito

REG TO

4/38,

vies it

105-86025-3

12 APR 295 1960

MUSKANSEN

Approved:

Sent

Per

Special

Agen

Charge

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who with his brother, owns Chanel 6 and radio station

CNQ, Havana, Cuba.

HERNANDEZ stated that PALLI told him

'that he met LUIS CONTE AGUERO on Madison Ave., on

4/8/60, and CONTE AGUERO wanted to speak with GOAR

MESTRE.

PALLI stated he mentioned this to MESTRE

and MESTRE told PALLI that if he saw CONTE AGUERO again

to tell him that MESTRE had left the US and was in

South America.

HERNANDEZ also advised that PALLI had

told him that MESTRE had said that LUIS CONTE AGUERO

had been personally recommended to him as an announcer

at CNQ by Prime Minister FIDEL CASTRO.

The Bureau

1s requested to check their files for any information

they may have

concerning GOAR MESTRE

When this is

completed,

the NYO contemplates interviewing MESTRF

for any information concerning AGUERO.

-2=

Tae-joes!

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