Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 6/5/63
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/21/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90094-10069

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-112098-287

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/05/1963

15

JOAQUIN GODOY Y SOLIS

SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Confidential

RESTRICTIONS :

1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

07/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFIDENTIAL

MY 105-57297

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

NY T-1

CSNY 2822-S

NY I-2

CISNT 2623-5

NY T-3

CSNY 3643-S

NY T-4

Dr. ERNESTO ARAGON

233 East 69th Street

NYC

(deemed advisable)

LEADS

CONFIDERTIAL

File Number Where Located

Instant report, page 2

Instant report, page 10

Instant report, page 10

Instant report, page 10

MIAMI, NEWARK, NEW HAVEN, PHILADELPHIA,

TAMPA, WASHINGTON FIELD and SAN JUAN (INFO)

Information copies of this report are being

furnished to the above offices since they have pending

investigations concerning this matter.

NEW YORK

At New York, New York

Will maintain contact with CECILIO J. VASQUEZ,

Public Relations Director, SNEE - Alpha 66.

2.

Will maintain contact with sources

In New York

area for activities of organization.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONFIDCATIAL

Copy to:

1- INS, NYC (RM)

1- Us Customs, dye. (AM)

Report of:

Date:

FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN

Office:

New York, New York

6/5/63

Field Office File #:

105-57297

Bureau File #:

105-112098

Title:

SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF

84 87.1602

ESCAMBRAY (SNFE)

DECLASSIFICATION ON 5/28/85

(OPERATION ALPHA 66)

3O42PWT.LAG

7-5-90 spsuti/oh SPBMAG/E 7/28/q4

ATT. INFORMATION CONTAINED

Character:

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

- • IN IS UNCLASSIFIED

(FFS)

REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA

"? WHERE SHOWN

NEUTRALITY MATTERS

UNiERWISE

Synopsis:

NY I-1 advised on 5/2/63, that MIRIAM TESTE, a

member of

SNFE - Alpha 66, stated that the organization

had planned to carry out another attack against Cuba, but

she had no details.

NY I-1, on 5/20/63, stated that

Miss TESTE informed him that SNFE - Alpha 66 carried

out a

raid inside Cuba on night of 5/18/63, but there were no

CECILIO J. VASQUEZ

Alpha 66, NYC, advised

ex-Major ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO

arrived in New York and appeared at a public rally held

on 5/19/63.

GUTIERREZ MENOYO is in New York for public

relations and fund raising activities and is expected to

remain about one month and then return to Miami.

ORLANDO

VEGA HERRERA advised he participated in raid on Coast of

Cuba at Isabela de Sagua on 3/17/63. VEGA stated that he

left Florida about 2 months before the raid and was at

their secret base somewhere in the Caribbean until the raid

and remained there until the first days of April, when

he returned to Miami.

VEGA stated he was a member of

SNFE - Alpha 66 and

fought in the Escambray Mountains in

1958 against ex-President FULGENCIO BATISTA. VEGA stated

he would continue to fight against the Communist regime

in Cuba until Prime Minister FIDEL CASTRO is defeated.

12358015p

CONFIDE

Declassify

TAL

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 105-57297

Details:

CONFIBENTIAL

N. Yama

MEMBER

NY I-l advised on May

who is very active in the office of second National Front of

o Mage on

2x 1963, that MIRIAM

Escambrat

_ (SNFE) (Operation Alpha 66), had informed him that.

the organization would continue its activities against the

present regime in Cuba.

NY T-1 stated that Miss TESTE advised

, that there were plans for the organization to carry out

another attack against

the Coast of Cuba, but that as of that

time, she knew no details and doubted very much if she would

have any information until after the attack was actually

carried out.

NY T-1 advised that Miss TESTE has been absent

several times and has been late arriving for work and her

excuse is that she has been putting so much time in the office

of the SNFE (Operation Alpha 66) that she has been getting

very little sleep.

NY T-1 stated that Miss TESTE Informed

him that she does a lot of clerical work for the organization

at their headquarters, which are located at 103 West 74th

Street, New York City.

NY I-1, on May 20, 1963, advised that Miss TESTE

had informed him on that date that SNFE - Alpha 66 carried

thay date?

out a raid inside of Cuba on the night of

May 18, 1963.

Miss TESTE told NY I-l that the organization

raided an Army post, which is located at Tarara, which 1s a

well-known beach front area outside Havana, Cuba. Miss TESTE

related to NY I-l that the office in New York had no details

on the attack and presumably a statement regarding the attack

would be made by the organization probably in a release

from Caracas, Venezuela. So u

SUOTECT ORAANZATI

CECILIO JAVASQUEZ PUblIS RelatIons Director,

SNFE - Alpha 66, New York City

20, 1963, advised

that ex-MaJor ELOXICUTIERRES VENOXO arrived

in New York late

on the night of May 18, 1963.

GUTIERREZ MENOYO appeared at a public rally sponsored by

SNFE - Alpha 66 on May 19, 1963,

thris meeting

FOOK CUBA

place at the Palm Garden,

210-216 West 52nd Street,

2

CONFILKENTIAL

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