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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#: NW

B8613 Date: 09-18-2025

Date :

01/14/98

Page :

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD

NUMBER: 194-10004-10386

RECORDS SERIES

: DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGES 46-47

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : USA

FROM : [ RESTRICTED 1

TO :

TITLE

': ( RESTRICTED ]

DATE

: 11/19/68

PAGES

: 2

SUBJECTS : MARTI, MANUEL

CHARACTER REFERENCE (FRIEND)

COL.

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS : 3

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS :

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(AR 381-130; FM 30-17)

1. NAME OF SUBJECT OR TITLE OF INCIDENT

MARTI, Manuel NMN

PVT E-1, US 52 737 789

DPOB:

17 May 1946, San Juan, Puerto Rico

A. REPORT OF FINDINGS

amr

2. DATE SUBMITTED

19 November 1968

3. CONTROL SYMBOL OR FILE NUMBER

8240-6019

093 36 4601

(LISTED CHARACTER REFERENCE) On 14 November 1968, Hugo Rivera,

Assistant Manager, American Finance Corporation, 556 7th Avenue, New York,

New York, who resides at 2020 Walton Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453, was inter-

viewed at his place of employment concerning Manuel MARTI. Source who has been

a close friend of SUBJECT for approximately 12 years stated substantially

as follows:

Source and SUBJECT first met approximately 12 years ago when they

were both attending elementary school at PS 20, Simpson and 167th Street,

New Yori.

They were classmates from elementary school through Junior High

School number 40, Prospect Avenue, Bronx, New York, and through their

sophomore year at Evander Childsa High School, 800 East Gunhill Road, Bronx,

New York, in 1962, when Source dropped out of school and went into the United

States Army Source and SUBJECT visited each other regularly while they were

in school together, and because of their mutual interest in coin and stamp

collecting. After

Source went into the Army he did not see SUBJECT again

until his discharge in 1964; however, they corresponded with each other

regularly.

Since 1964 they have had frequent social contact, and Rivera

last saw MARTI on 12 November 1968 when HE was home on leave

to attend the

funeral of HIS uncle who Source knew only as Polo.

Source believed that SUBJECT and HIS brother, Ivan, were born in

Puerto Rico but came to New York City when they were very young. When they

first met SUBJECT resided at 905 East 167th Street, Bronx, New York, with

HIs parents, Reyes and Manuel Marti; HIS brother, Ivan, and their younger

sister, Blanca, who is now approximately 14 years of age. Prior to HIS

induction SUBJECT resided with HIS family at 1201 University Avenue, Bronx,

New York. HIS mother died in early 1967 from lung cancer.

HIS only known

employment was with an insurance firm on Third Avenue, New fork, NeBJECT'S

where MARTI worked as an IBM operator, further details unknown.

father was formerly employed with an unknown shipping company, but Source

had no knowledge of HIS present employment.

HIS uncle, Polo, who died

New York, exact location not recalled.

recently, used to operate a smell grocery store on 163rd Street, Bronx,

SUBJECT and HIS brother were brought up in a very respectable

home, and their mother exercised rigid control over their activities even

They were not allowed to participate in any

of the games and other activities in which boys usually participate with

the other children in the neighborhood,

and as a result SUBJECT had had

very few close friends. Most of SUBJECT'S spare time was always devoted

to reading or to HIS hobby of coin and stamp collection. Although SUBJECT

is a perfectly normal male, Source did not recall HIM ever having a

Continued

5. TYPED NAME AND

0X CINNA

NATURE OSCA ASIETERMINATTON

ALPHONSO E. MARSHALL, 108th MI Gp (I-SIB)

bonso & 4l arthal

FORM

DA FORM 341

REPLAS ESS

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AGENY REPORT*

(AR 381-130; FM 30-17)

1. NAME OF SUBJECT OR TITLE OF INCIDENT

MARTI, Manuel NMN

PVT E-1, US 52 737 780

DPOB:

17 May 1946, San Juan, Puerto Rico

A. REPORT OF FINDINGS

amr

29 Norter 1968

3. CONTROL SYMBOL OR FILE NUMBER

8240-6019

093 36 4601

girlfriend. HE is completely honest, trustworthy, and dependable, and HE

has never had a moment of difficulty with law enforcement agencies.

When

SUBJECT'S brother was drafted into the military service SUBJECT was granted

a deferment in order that HE could assist in supporting the family since

HIS mother was ill.

When HIS turn came to be drafted HE did not utter a

single complaint about going into the Army because HE felt that HE had an

obligation to go. Source stated that HE would stake his life on SUBJECT'S

loyalty to the United States.

Although he had no knowledge of SUBJECT'S

father's political or organizational affiliations, Source recalled that he

occasionally brought home the socialist newspaper, name not recalled,

and would side with the comments made in the paper that were critical of

the United States and its policies.

On these occasions SUBJECT and HIS

brother would always argue in defense of the United States, and SUBJECT'S

father has never been able to influence HIS political thoughts and belief

SUBJECT never travelled abroad, and is not known to have any

relatives residing abroad. HE uses alcoholic beverages moderately, and

does not gamble or use habit forming drugs. Source knew of nothing that

would reflect adversely on MARTI'S character, discretion, maturity, or

emotional stability, and HE has no organizational affiliations, except

perhaps some club connected with stamp and coin collection.

Source was

unable to furnish any information concerning SUBJECT's listed character

references Juanita Reyes and Aleanso Ortiz.

Carlos Delgado, SW 33rd Street

between First and Second Streets, Miami, Florida, is a friend of SUBJECT.

Rivera highly recommends that MARTI be favorably considered

for a position of trust and responsibility with the United States Government.

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5. TYPED NAME AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL AGENT

ALPHONSO E. MARSHALL, 108th MI Gp (I-SIB)

DA RS. 341

REPLACES WO NEU

6. SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT

Maluerso E Mushall

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