Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BELMONT, A. H.
To: BOARDMAN, L. V.
Document date: 12/7/55
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

5/7/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10280-10145

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 109-12-222-16

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

FBI

BELMONT, A. H.

BOARDMAN, L. V.

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/07/1955

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WGG, NEWS MEDIA, LATIN-AMERICAN REPORT,

REVOLUTIONS, COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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of 1992 444 USC 2107 79te)

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO,

L. V. Boardman

FROM

A. H. Belmo

CC: Mr. Botter

MT. Belmont

Boardman

Tolson.

DATE:

12/7/55

Boardman

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Belmont

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO Sizoo

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DECLASSIFY ON:

12/2155 the following information réceivea

Informant advised that 11/30/55 issue of Massified

CONTAINED

Costa hican newspaper quoted from Latin americon

Report." of 11/15/55 prepared by one Hilliam Gaudet

INFORMATION

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

which predicted revolution in Costa Rico within 60 days

and further that vicaraguan authorities expect invasion

SHOWN

of that country on let 5.

Source advised Gaudet,

resides and works in New Orleans, has had remarkably accurate

information in past. Source also furnished copy: 0j.

WHERE

report prepared by costa bican Ambassador to United statess

OTHERWISE

dated 2/2/55 concerning alleged reparations in Venezue las

for invasion of Costa Rica.

This report alleged that

Jorge Maldonado,

Venezuelan Consul, Los Angeles, actsa

as liaison man between. Venezuela and Costa Rica and

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other nationals in Los Angeles; that head of rumored

(See Bufile

In past several weeks numerous reports received

copies made

from other agencies re imminent revolutions in both

132-1172901

ASCAre 1-10-78 request.

for review at FBIHQ by

DJC 191F

preparations in Los Angeles is Fernando lores Banuet

former Costa Rican Consul General in Los Angeles.

14-78 de. Well

¡Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

CIA Information Report 11/2/55

SeriA

reported that 4 individuals,

including Maldonado, were

involved in plans against present Costa Rican Government.

From CIA report it appeared these individuals have been

meeting in U.S.

However, this fact not specifically

established and CIA was requested to furnish further

details by Bulet 11/21755.

Have same time,

to institute ine theation

od see time, bu rest tell

HOB

• their activities were within

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purview of Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. By

Classified

Declassify

Buairtel 12/6/55 LA authorized to interview Lawrence

Dewey.

who may be CIA's source and who has in

associated with Costa Rican

No 100

pistons, elements)

•Bufiles contain no subversive

references

identifiable with Maldonade,

Fernando Flores-Banuet

other

individuals mentiones

in CIA report of 11/2/55.

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Note)

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. BOARDMAN

CONTIDENTAL

RECOMMENDATIONS:

SECRET

Attached for your approval are letters

to AAG Tompkins and to the State Department,

cc CIA,

INI, OS1,.

G-2 and Customs, enclosing a memorandym

unmarizing pertinent infornation received from 32) Nes

Los Angeles,

New Orleans and WEO.

-WhIch is

is being instructed to extend prior investigation

involving Maldonado and others to include flores-Banuet. &l

Wro is beinguinstructed to maintain close contact with

A lead is not beina set out to nave veu

orleans interview William Gaudet since the informatior

reportedly contained' in his "Latin-American Report"

is of a general intelligence nature and does not

involve any

violations within Bureau's jurisdiction

It is noted

that Bufiles reflect that Gaudet was

formerly head of the

in New Orleans and was employed during World War It

with the Office of the coordinator of Inter-American

Affairs in Centual America.

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