Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: ADIC, NY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/24/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/30/20

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10182-10414

RECORD SERIES:

NY

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-15065-37, 37A

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 0SC 2107 Motel.

Cased:NI 54046 Date:

08-23-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

ADIC, NY

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 02/24/1976

PAGES:

6

SUBJECTS :

CC, REQUEST, PHOTOS, MLO, CUBAN REV GROUPS

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

12/18/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC TTY

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DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

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ADIC, NEW YORK (62-15865)

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AT 11:55 AM, THIS DATE, ONE PATON FONZI, WHO IDENTIFIED

HIMSELF AS STAFF INVESTIGATOR WITH SENATOR RICHARD F. SCHWCIKER,

TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED SA JOHN JO COTTER AT NYO. HE ADVISED

HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACI WITH MARITA YURASITS ( NEE MARITA ILLONA

LORENZ IN REGARD TO HER CONNECTION WITH FIDEL CASTRO AND

CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS IN THE MIAMI AREA IN 1959 AND

EARLY 196DS. FONZI ALSO STATED HIS CONTACI WITH MRS.. YURASITS

WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE "KENNEDY CONNECTION WITH ACIIVITIES

AT THAT TIME."

FONZI ADVISED THAT MRS. YURASITS, HAD INDICATED TO HIM

THAT SHE WAS AN INFORMANT OF THE NYO, AND AS SUCH, WAS IN

CURRENT CONTACT WITH SA COITER. FONZI WAS IMMEDIATELY

ADVISED THAT MRS. YURASIIS IS NOT NOW, NOR HAS SHE BEEN AN

INFORMANT OF THE NYO.

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NY 62-15065

UPON BEING ADVISED OF THIS, FONZI STATED HIS PRIMARY

INTEREST IN CALLING THE NYO WAS BASED ON A STATEMENT MRS.

YURAS ITS MADE, TO THE EFFECT THAT SHE HAD

HAD CERTAIN GROUP

PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERSELF AND OTHER INDI VIDUALS, WITH WHOM

SHE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN THE 1959- EARLY 1960S PERIOD, WHICH

PHOTOS SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE GIVEN TO SA ALBERT F. CHESTONE

( CURRENTLY IN NEWARK OFFICE). FONZI INDICATED THAT, IF

POSSIBLE, HE WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THESE PHOTOS, OR COPIES

THEREOF, INASMUCH AS THEY MIGHI BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THE

INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY SENATOR SCHWIKER'S

COMMITTEE.

FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU, MARITA YURASIIS IS WIFE

OF! NY 7511-JA (BUFILE 134-19345) (NYFILE 134-172802}

SHE LS]

WAS ALSO SUBJECI OF NY FILE 105-43774 ENTIILED, ILONA MARITA

LORENZ, IS CUBA

FONZI WAS ADVISED THAT SA COTTER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF

THE EXISTENCE IN THE NYO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN QUESTION AT

THIS TIME. FONZI ADVISED HE WOULD CALL SA COTTER, NYO,

AT 11:55 AM, FEBRUARY 25, 1976, IN THE EVENT THESE PHOTOS

WERE LOCATED. FONZI'S TELEPHONE NUMBER 301-861-7651.

SECRET

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AT 11:55 AM, THIS DATE, ONE PATON FONZI, WHO IDENTTEIED

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TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED SA JOHN J, COTTER AT NO HE ADVISED

HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MARITA YURASITS (NEE MARITA ILLONA

LORENZ) IN REGARD TO HER CONNECTION WITH FIDEL CASTRO AND

CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS IN THE MIAMI AREA IN 1959 AND

EARLY 1960S.

FONZI ALSO STATED HIS CONTACT WITH MRS. YURASITS

WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE "KENNEDY CONNECTION WITH ACTIVITIES

AT THAT TIME."

FONZI ADVISED THAT MRS. YURASITS HAD INDICATED TO HIM

THAT SHE WAS AN INFORMANT OF THE NYO, AND AS SUCH, WAS IN

CURRENT CONTACT WITH SA COTTER.

FONZI WAS IMMEDIATELY

ADVISED THAT MRS: YURASITS IS NOT NOW, NOR HAS SHE BEEN AN

INFORMANT OF THE NYO

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PAGE TWO

NY 62-15065

UPON BEING ADVISED OF THIS, FONZI STATED HIS PRIMARY

INTEREST IN CALLING THE NYO WAS BASED ON A STATEMENT MRS.

YURASITS MADE, TO THE EFFECT THAT SHE HAD HAD CERTAIN GROUP

PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERSELE AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS, WITH WHOM

SHE HAD BEEN INVOIVED IN THE 1959-BARLY 1960S PERIOD, WHICH'

PHOTOS SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE GIVEN TO SA ALBERT E. CHESTONE

(CURRENTLY IN NEWARK OFFICE). FONZI INDICATED THAT, IF

POSSIBLE, HE WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THESE PHOTOS, OR COPIES

THEREOF, INASMUCH AS THEY MIGHT BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THE

INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY SENATOR SCHWCIKER'S

COMMITTEE.

FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU, MARITA YURASITS IS WIFE

1UE 7511-IA (BUILE 134-19315) INSTILE 134-1720021

SHE

WAS ALSO SUBJECT OF NY FILE 105-43774 ENTITLED, ILONA MARITA

LORENZ, IS-CUBA.

FONZI WAS ADVISED THAT SA COTTER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF

THE EXISTENCE IN THE NYO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN QUESTION AT

THIS TIME. FONZI ADVISED HE WOULD CALL SA COTTER, NO,

AT 11:55 AM, FEBRUARY 25, 1976, IN THE EVENT THESE PHOTOS

WERE LOCATED. FONZI'S TELEPHONE NUMBER 301-361-7651.

SECRET

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