Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 07/20/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90055-10165

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-76826-28

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

TITLE:

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:N 54463 Date:

10-12-2017

DATE: 07/20/1961

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

ANTONIO DE VARONA

MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: LHM

v9.1 .

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DocId: 32326573

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

MM 2-213

CONFIDENTIAL

ALL ENTORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE.

REBTA CH

Classified by

13 |84

Declassify on: DALK

РИЗН

Miami, Florida

JUL 2 0 1961

* 4 APR 1 8 1973

MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA

DECEASETTIED BY 5P6-Mac/mode

ON

7-11-940

(SPR

On July 12, 1961, MM T-1, who has been involved

in Cuban revolutionary activities for the past three years

and who has furnished reliable information in the past,

advised that he was formerly a member of the Cuban Bureau

for the Repression of Communist Activities (BRAC), which

organization luvestigated esmunlot activitler in Cuba: SCUl

MM T-1 explained that BRAC, in addition to its

own files and records, had access to all the records of the

Bureau of Investigation, which was a police investigative

agency in Cuba prior to January 1, 1959. (U)

MM T-1 explained that the records of BRAC and the

Bureau of Investigation never reflected MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA

as a communist or involved in any such activities. MM I-l

explained that VARONA 18 the former Prime Minister of Cuba,

and is presently one of the leading figures in the Cuban

anti-FIDEL CASIRO movement in the United States: MU

MM T-1 advised that he has personally known VARONA

for a number of years, and recalled that VARONA, In 1927,

was a member of the Directorio Estudiantil, a student

organization at Havana University. The purpose of this

organization was for representation before the

faculty of

the University and the Cuban Government.

In 1930, another student organization was formed,

Directorio Estudiantil Universitario. A number of the members

of the first organization, Directorio Estudiantil, joined

this second organization, and these members were the sons

and nephews of many of the Cuban politicians of the MACHADO

regime, and this organization was against the MACHADO regime. U

ENCLOSURE

1.2

8

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

MM 2-213

CON

ENTIAL

Miami,

Florida

JUL 2 0 1961

ALL INPORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

OTHERWISE

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

Classified by

05310)Cn

Declassily on: DADR 323/84

211326

MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA

DECLASSTFIED BY 5P& Maci

ON

1-194 Gr

On July 12, 1961, MM I-1, who has been involved

in Cuban revolutionary activities for the past three years

and who has furnished reliable information in the past,

advised that he was formerly a member of the Cuban Bureau

for the Repression of Communist Activities (BRAC), which

organtzation investigated communist activities In Cuba. MU|

MM T-1 explained that BRAC, in addition to its

own files and records, had access to all the records of the

Bureau of Investigation, which was a police investigative

agency in Cuba priox to January 1, 1959. (ul

MM T-1 explained that the records of BRAC and the

Bureau of Investigation never. reflected MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA

as a communist or Involved in any such activities. MM I-l

explained that VARONA 18 the former Prime Minister of Cuba,

and is presently one of the leading figures in the Cuban

anti-FIDEL CASTRO movement in the United States.

MM T-1 advised that he has personally known VARONA

for a number of years, and recalled that VARONA, In 1927,

was a member of the Directorio Estudiantil, a student

organization at Havana University. The purpose of this

organization was for representation before,

the faculty of

the University and the Cuban Government.

(4)

In 1930, another student organization was formed,

Directorio Estudiantil Universitario. A number of the members

of the first organization, Directorio Estudiantil, joined

this second organization, and these members were the sons

and nephews of many of the Cuban politicians of the MACHADO

regime, and this organization was against the MACHADO regime.

CONFIDENTIAE

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