LORENZ, ILONA MARITA
Originator: CIA
From: HOPKINS, CHRIS
Document date: 06/14/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SECRET

14 June 1976

SUBJECT: LORENZ, Ilona Marita

1.

As the result of an article on Subject in the

13 June 1976 New York Daily News, LA/COG was asked to

do a file check to determine whether subject was, ever

connected

with the Agency. According to a LA/COG Desk

check, IP trace, CI/OA and Security Office check, LORENZ

has never been employed by the Agency.

is the fact that her sister

of interest, howevey,

witting employee.

At that time Valdenewas My as an

employee of the National Bank of Washington.

2. There are several references, sourced to the FBI

and DCD, LORENS is a self-admitted former girl friend of

Fidel CASTRO.

She claims that she met Fidel while on a trip

to Cuba with her father, Captain of the North German Lloyd Lin

in February 1959, became infatuated with Fidel and styed

in Cuba.

She served as Fidel's mistress and welftame to

the U.S. with Fidel's party in April 1959. She learned

at that time s that she was pregnant by him..

She returned

to Havana a short time h thereafter and had a miscarriage.

She claims that she was dasp drugged taken to a hospital

abortion was performed./ Because of his reaction to the preganc

she turned against him. LORENZ returned to easiathe U.S.

from Cuba on

9 December 1959. Because of the bad abortion

in September 1959.

operation performed on LORENZ in Cuba, LORENZ was operated on

on 20 January 1960 at the Rosevelt Hospital in New York City

byja DX. Hanniar.

3.

It is said that LORENZ apbeared on the TODAY's Show

14 June 1976, She reportedly made the statement that she

was associated with Frank STURGIS, and that she had placed

some posion pills in her face cream for the purpose of

assassinating Fidel.

A 24 Apr 1961 FBI document states that

se on 8 January

1961 LORENZ, STURGIS, ALeX RORKE ANN

were to meet that evening and attempt a unity meeting ot anti-

Castro Cubans.. The unity meeting was. sponsored by Luis CONTE

Aguero, one of the leading anti-Castro Cubans. I have

uncovered nothing ensesto date concerning an assassintation

ateempt.

Chris Hopkins

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