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Date:

Identification Form

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Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10284-10171

RECORD SERIES: HQ

• AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-83720-1

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: BARRON, JOHN R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/31/1959

PAGES:

18

SUBJECTS :

EPE, INTV, ARVIER, MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL, AKA

EMP. RES, ASSOC, POLIT, INTEL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS, CIA

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO INS

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIA

iTITLE OF CASE

MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL

ARVIERS

aka Maria Vendizabal

"Nehe"

Mendizabad

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

188 36/59

10/9 - 12/28/59

REPORT MADE BY

JOHN R. BARRON

CHARACTER. OF CASE

INTERNAL

SECURITY

REGSTRATION

ACL

TYPED EY

ems

GOBA

CUBA

RETENENCHS

BUted

to Miamd

Ostober 9, 1959.

17-91152-13

Miami

letter to Director, Novenber 4, 1959-1-945--11

Malaund,

report or SA

JOHN DO BARRON, November 23. 1959,

captioned: UNSUBS; MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ - VICTIM,

KIDNAFPING - CONSPIRACY (BUrIe 709452).

1/5/46

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SID/GCL

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

copies made o

Off Inner

LEADS

ALL INFOPMATION CONDAINED

HDRETD 22 UNOGASSIFIED

EXCEEE KERAG SHOWN

OTHERWISE

REQUEST OF BUREAU

xie Bugle 62-117290

The Bureau 1s requested to

reder instant

matter

the Department for decision regarding the

subject's activities

while employed as a

secretary to

ex-Venezue an president MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ and

regarding her

admission that she turnished in ormation

tO ALBERTO BAYO, JR, described In Instant report,

concerning information obtained during her employment.

exists a possible violation of the Registration

over which this Bureau has jurisdiction

SPECIAL AGENT

APPROVED

COPIES M

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

CIA HAS NO OBJS

TION, TO

- Bureau (RM)

DECLASSIFICAT/ON AND/ORS.

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RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

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3. - New York (RM)

IN THIS DOCUMENT.

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MIAVIT

FLORIDA

Will report the decision rendered by the

Departuent.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Information sopies

have been furnished the

New York Office, Inasmuch as the subject of this

investigation was formerly employed as a secretary

to ex-Venezuelan president MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ, whom

the New York OffIce

currently investigating.

This investigation 18 being placed in a

pending inactive status, pending departmental decision

concerning the subject's activities

while she was

employed as a secretary to ex-Venezuelan president

MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ.

The Bureau is advised that investigation

appearing in this report conducted prior to october 9,

1959, was made concerning the subject inasmuch as she

was suspected of plotting against MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ

to arrange his abduction, the details or which have

been reported in reference Miami report dated November 23s

1959 (Buf1le 79452).

MM Te utilined in the details of this

report was interviewed by Special Agents JOHN R.

BARRON aND WILLAN B.

HOLLONAN, Lat which time she

Identified herself as a CIA Informant In Havana (5)

land stated that she was

employed as a secretary to]

ALBERTO BAYO, JR.

The Bureau is advised that all informants

famillar with Latin Amerisan activities were contacted,

and no information was received indicating that the

subject was active in cuban intelligence activities.

Bo

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The Interviews appearing In this report with

MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ, DI. CARLOS SISO, and the subject

Miami case file 7-475, captioned:

JIVENEZ - VICTIM: KLDNAPPING - CONSPIRACY (Buf1le 7-9452).

INFORMANTS

IDENTITY

MM T-1 18 [IA, Havana, | 05(4)

Information contained

in Butel to Miami dated

October 9, 1959

MM 1-2 1S TANA ROSA GUERRA! (5)

admitted CIA Informant 1n

Havana, who works in the

office

OI ALBERTO BAYO, JRo.

Director, Air Fumigation,

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

INFORNATTION

7-475-9

Instant report, page 7.

MM T-3 IS JANEL SUMERS

District Manager's Clerk,

Southern Bell Telephone

and Telegraph Company,

Miami Beach, Florida

(nature of information)

instant report, page

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed in this report, and they were con-

cealed only in those instances

where identities must

be concealed.

12.

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w.FD-204' (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITES STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUST CE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRED

Copyto: 1 - INS, New York (RM)

Report of: SA JOHN R. BARRON

Date:

December 31, 1959

Field Office File #:

97 - 300

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION ANDOM

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

FoR.€

a Beak 7S.

Miami

7-9452

109-283

Title:

SLD/KSp

8-1-41

(JEKALE TUMOONAMINA INTATNE

ILED

Character:

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

ALID SHOWN

OIHERWISTE

REGISTRATION ACT • CUBA

Synopsis:

Subject, MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL ARVIER, bOrN November 26,

1916 In Cuba, Imigration and Naturallzation Service Allen

Registration No.

A-11039008. While employed in Miami

Beach, Florida as

3 secretary to MARCOS PEREZ SOLENES

ex-

venezuelan president, reported by MN T-I to be plant and

furnishing information to ALBERTO BAYO,

Jh. pegarding

• the

activitles of PERE DUESS

M 1l described BAYO 28

being activa in Intelligence matters for the Cuben sover

Subject Interviewed and admitted association with

BAYO.

1/5/46

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SiD/GeL

DETAILS:

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

This investigation

furnished by M T

'a United States goverment agency

on October 9, 1959 that the subject,

was in contact with ALBERTO BAYO,

JR. described by

MM T-I as being engaged in Intelligence activity for the

Cuban government

SUBJECTS

INNIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION STATUS

On October 9 and 30, 1959, the files of the

District Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS), New York City, were caused to be reviewed by SA

MENDIZABAL, A11-039-006, date of birth

November 26, 1916, In Havana, Cubag

filed an "Application

for Immigration Visa and Allen Registration" at the

This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions. of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned. to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be diest veRange your ageney.

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Ameracas mbassy, Havana, Cuba.

In this applIcation MARTA MINDIZABAL furnished

her place of birch as Cieba del Agua,

Havan?

calmed that she was know by no other names.

occupation was furished as

her last permanent address as

€ 84, Marianao, Havanas

Cuba

Her destination and

address in the United States

were furnished care of

Latina Shipping Company, Limited, Ill Wall Street.

New York City, but this was crossed through in Ink,

and the address 321 Bast 43rd Street,

New York Its

New York, was

marked In.

She possessed Cuban Passport

Number 21566,

issued September

1955s by the Cuban

Ministry of State

1957.

She

at Havana

Cuba,

vald until September 20,

mas described as follows:

Race

Sex

Height

Weight

HaLT

Eyes

Complexion

Mardter Status

Minor children

White (Cuban)

FenaLe

5 Leet 5 Inches

120 pounds

Brown

Brown

Fals

Divorced

Sons - PEDRO

VERNANDEZ

B APPROX

cubte

194₴

CubA

ANDEL

NASAL (ages not

Luni sheo)

She

gained luther in this application that

she had previously applied for and was granted visag

to

enter the United States during 1952 and 1956, but the

dates of her previous sojourns to

the United: States

were not fumished.

MARLA MENDIZABAL submitted In support of

this application a copy of her Certificate of Birth,

Petition for Divorce

and a document attesting that

she had no arrest record in Cuba, ald of which were

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In the Spanish language.

Her file also contained an affidavit submitted

by one EDUARDO I GONZALEZ, 45 Fifth Avenue, New York

Citys an American citizen,

who was boxn in Havana r

Cuba.

It was set out that GONZALL was the tresident and sole

owner of the Latina Shipping Company, 111 Wall Street,

New York City,

and was desirous of bringing MENDIZABAL

to the United

States to work for the above company.

The degree of relationship existing between GONZALEZ

and MENDIZABAL was not set forth.

MARIA MENDIZABAL WaS granted an 0-1 ViSa,

Number 5686, and arrived in the United States at Miami,

Florida, on February 20, 1957 This was the only arrival

or departure contained in the

INS, New York records.

A search of the Allen Address Report Cards

maintained at INS, New York, falled to reflect any

record of MENDIZABAl for the years of 1958, and 1959.

RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION

advised that

employed as a secretary of ex-venezuelan president

MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ at Miant Beachorida,

attempted to contact ALBERTO REVUELTA In Havana,

at

Havana telephone: 29-3233, on October 9, 1959.

MM T-1

advised that ALBERTO REVUELTA 13 IdentICal with ALBERTO

BAYO me, who, according to My T-l is engaged in

Intelligence activitles for the Cuban government.

MM T-1

believed that the subject was a plant and was furnish-.

Ing information to BAYO, IR. regarding the activitles

PEREZ JIMENEZ.

Prior

to receipt of the above information

as furnished by MM T-1 on October 9, 1959, the following

0 3-

SPAIN

1924

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OCTOPer Ca 19940

advased that

ALBERTO BAYO,

arrector of A1

Havana, Cuba,

revealed

In early

August, 1959 that

MENDEZABAL, subsequently Identified

33 MARTA JOSEFA

WENDIZABAL ARVIER"

Melteate

Mam, and that

in fifteen days,

there would be an

announcement in

the press

PICH JIMENEZ.

YM 1-2

advised that he obaered the subject an ine office of

ALBERTO BAYO,

on three

0008810n8](5)

The following Information was ebtained in

connection with investigation concering another matter:

October 29, 1959, MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL

ARVIER waS Intervieved at Mart, Florida, by Special

AgEntS CHARLES W.

EDALSLON and

JOHN F. BARRON.

MARIA JOSEFA VENDIZABAL ARVIER, 1951 Parke

Avenues

Apartwent 11,

want Beack, Florida, after

being

advised

of her right

to be represented by counsel. that

anything she might say could be used against her

in a

count oL Law,

stated that she was born on Novenber 26,

1916, at Havanag

Cika.

MENDABAL stated that she arrived

In the

United States on August 15, 1959, aboard Cubana Airliness

which departed Havana,

Cuba,

a6 approxuately 5:30 pm.

on August 15, 1959

She stated that upon her arrival

at the Miami International Alrport.

she was met by Dr.

CARLOS SO and INES DAIL a3 WeLL a8 2 friend of Dr.

sIso, Introduced to her as CARLOS POLIO fLA.

NENDIZABAL advised that prior to her arrival

In Mian1g

she had received

& Letter IroN INES DAVIA

In the early part of August: 1959,

Thereia DAVILA

advised her that PEREZ JIMENEZ,

es Venezuelan

president, was seeking the services of a reliable and

competent

to her asked

secretary?

she stated DAVILA in her letter

• a she

would

be Interested in this position

to which she subsequently

replied that she would

accept

the position as secretary to Pered JieNes

she

was

heavily in debt

In Cuba

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