Agency: FBI
Originator: NIS
From: ALUSNA HAVANA
To: CNO
Document date: 06/30/1959
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/11/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10221-10248

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-72630-12

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

NIS

FROM:

[Restricted]

TO:

[Restricted]

TITLE :

DATE:

06/30/1959

'PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS :

PDL, CUBAN AIR FORCE, RESIGNATION, COMMUNIST,

REVOLUTIONARY GROUP, PLANS, SMUGGLE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DIA

COMMENTS: INC TTY

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- James

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TELETYPE

4-24-98

CLASSIFIED BY 5468 SCP/KSR

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

URGENT

(JFK)

July 1, 1959

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TO SAC MIAMI

FROM DIRECTOR

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PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ,

INTERNAL SECURITY DASH CUBA• REBUAIRTEL

JONE TWO FOUR LAST.

BUREAU IN RECEIFY OF INFORMATION ERROM NAVY

DEPARTMEN EAT DIAZ IANZ WE RESIGNED AS CHEST ON CURAN AIR FORCE

JUNE THEY ZERO LAST IS REPORTED ABOARD YACHT QUOTE BOUNTY SECOND

UNQUOTE EN ROUTE TO PORT EVERGIADES, FLORIDA. A

YOU SHOULD NOT L

BRACkETS

FACILITATE OR ENDORSE HIS ENTRI BUT MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH INS REMIN

TO BE ADVISED IN EVENT HE ARRIVES IN U.S. ON ARRIVAL, THOROUGH DIA 17.

DTD 10-1-97

INTERVIEW SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WHICH SHOULD FULLY COVER ALL ASPECIS

OF EXISTING CUBAN SITUATION, PARTICULARLY EXTENT OF COMMUNISI OF

SOVIET INFLUENCE IN CASIRO REGIME. IN ADDITION, YOU SHOULD OBTAIN

ANY DATA HE NAY FOSSESS CONCERNING STRENGTH AND PLANS OF

OPFOSITION EROUPS. LEGAT, HAVANA, ADVISED BY MATOS -72630-12

1- INCAT ANANA REC

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REC- 70

2á, cUi. P 1959

FEJ: JIW

(5)

JUL 1 = 1959

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAHON

U. S. DEPARIMENT OF JUSTICI

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.

1:50PMWS

NOTE:

Bureau originally advised that Diaz Lanz was relieved of

his/ command as chief of Cuban Air Force after he had been sevérely

ENG OGORD

(SEE CONTINUANCE OF, NOTE PAGE

CODE ROOM

TELET VRONT

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TELETYPE TO SAC, MIAMI

RE:

PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ

Juditis!

CONTINUANCE OF NOTE?

criticised by fidel Castro. According to Miami informant, he is

anticommunist and pro-U. S. He had persisted in preventing

haul castro from distributing and showing procommunist movies

to

members of his conmard.

In addition, he has been identified as an

underground member of the Crusade of Revolutionaries Against Communism

in Cubdo

Legat, havand,

cablegram 6/23/59 disclosed

the Air Attache

at ravand was handling plans to smuggle Dia: lana out of Cuba by

boate

Cablegram Olso Indicated that Air Force was contacting

as in washingtons Do Cos

to arrange his admission to the U. $.

(5) Laval message Nunber 34022 dated 6/30/59 disclosed that Dias Jona

nad resigned and was en route to U.S. aboard yacht "Bounty II." Xe

reletype used in view time element and unsectled conaitions in caribbean

ared.

BRACOIS REMAIN CLASSITIED

PER DIA IT. DTD. 10-1-97

NR.

_6/2707

ENC..

CK.

APPROVED BY

"TYPED BY

CODINO NAIL

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*CHIEF CUBAN AIRFORCE PEDRO LUIS' DIAZ LANZ TODAY RESIGNED BY LETTER TO

PRESIDENT.

IN THIS LETTER HE DISCLOSED HIS FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNIST

INFLUENCE AND TOLD THE PRESIDENT THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO BE MADE SECOND IN

COMMAND SO THAT THIS COMMUNIST INFLUENCE COULD SPREAD. BELIEVE HE IS

ABOARD 43. FO0T YACHT BOUNTY I! ENROUTE VARADERO TO PORT EVERGLADES FLA.

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