Document date: 04/17/2018
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Date

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: 08/24/98

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD NUMBER

: 194-10003-10407

RECORDS

SERIES

: FOREIGN PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

AC643175W - PAGE

73

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

FROM

10 :

TITLE : MEMORANDUM FOR: EPIDEMIC

DATE: 02/01/63

PAGES

: 1

SUBJECTS : VECIANA BLANCH, ANTONIO

* ALPHA 66 BOAT SEIZURE

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL

RESTRICTIONS : 1B, 2

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS : COORDINATION WITH US CUSTOMS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND

DETERMINED TO BE RELEASABLE.

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CCNFIDENTIAL

MEMORANDUM FOR: EPIDEMIC (C)

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X February 1963

SUBJECT: Alpha 66 Boat Seizure

1Vos

Reference the seizure of an Alpha 66 operated boat in

Miami on 31 October 1962.

2. (C) Maj Decker, It Col Drashpil and undersigned this date

visited Mr. Lester Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Investigations

and Enforcement, Treasury Department Bureau of Customs. Purpose of the visit

was to ascertain the current status of the case involving the seized boat

and contents.

Mr. Johnson was told we were in contact with some of the

parties (unnamed) and in order to maintain our relations with them desired

to know the current status of this case.

We stated that we were not a party

to any petition for release of the boat.

According to Mi. Johnson, there is no record of the seizure

in Washirlton.

He stated this indicated that the case was still in the initial

stages of investigation or that a formal petition had not been received.

In any event he directed is to inquire in Mland, He was given your name

and told that you would be in contact with them in Miani for this purpose.

Their man is Mr. Joseph Fortier, Supervisory Customs Agent, Room 354,

Post Office Building, Miant.

For your information theSeizure Number is M-1209 for the

material and M-1210 for the boat. A written petition (in correct forn?)

was sent Mr. W.M. Cline, Acting Deputy Collector in Chaige in Miani on

16 November 1962. The boat oner is Raimindo Molina Gonzalez, who has

retained the services of Richard R. Booth, of the firm of Walters, Moore

& Constanzo, Attorneys, Suite 1008 Minsley Building, I4 Northeast First

Avenue, Miami 32.

These cases are also numbered CC 3325 and CC3326

respectively

A reply to the lawyer concerning the petitions was

sent on 29 Nov 62 from A.B. Angle, Collector of Custons, Tampa, indicating

that as soon as a decision was reached, they would notify him.

5(C) Would appreciate your looking into the matter for us to find

out if there are any untoward circumstances prejudicing the case and what,

if any thets policy is. Do not, of course,-wish to give impression we are

may be an opportunity to establish liaison channel

W.G. ARMS

Capt LA Desk

DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS:

NOT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED

DED DIR 5200.20

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