MAJOR PEDRO L. DIAZ LANZ ARRIVES IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
Originator: CIA
From: COTTER, WILLIAM J., CIA
Document date: 1959-07-02 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

# DOCID-32359568

## Page 1

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

------------------

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER

:104-10113-10279

RECORD SERIES

: JEK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: 80T01357A

-— - - - - -----

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : COTTER, WILLIAM J., CIA

TO

TITLE

DATE

PAGES

: MAJOR PEDRO L. DIAZ LANZ ARRIVES IN MIAMI, FLORIDA

: 07/02/1959

: 1

SUBJECTS : MIAMI, FLORIDA

REICHARDT,

BERN

DIAZ, PEDRO

DOCUMENT TYPE

: PAPER

CLASSIFICATION

:SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1A

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 07/24/93

COMMENTS : JFK41 : £20: 1993.07.24.11:56:33:710630

Heleased under the John F. Kenned

issassination Records Collection act o

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

65924 Date: 10-26-2021

IRI - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

104-10113-10279

NW 65924 Docld:32359568 Page 1

---

## Page 2

AS 00ST

mifi

2 July 1959

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Major Pedro L. Diaz Lanz

1. At approximately 2:10 this date Mr. Tom FLORES, ext. 2287, WH,

dicated in the attached newspaper clipping, recently resigned as Chief of

Mr. FLORES requested that this office communicate with the Immigration.

and Naturalization Service in order to ascertain the status of the Subject

immigration wise.

2. Mr. Herbert E. NICE of the Central Office, I&NS, was telephoni-

cally contacted. He was well aware of the Subject's case and advised that

he arrived in Miami in possession of an I 151 card indicating that he had

been previously lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

He also had in

his possession a diplomatic passport with a valid diplomatic visa for him-

self and his wife. In addition to these documents the Subject indicated

that be was seeking political asylum in the United States. Mr. NICE went

on to point out that the FBI had interrogated the Subject yesterday, and

the Service is aware of the fact that the Army is sending a couple of

representatives to Miami to speak to the Subject tomorrow. Mr. NICE in-

dicated that he would inform the Army of the CIA interest in the Subject.

3. The above situation was related to Mr. FLORES and he declared

that he would coordinate our interest with that of the Army. Mr. FLORES

further advised that Bernard REICHHARDI, the WH representative in Miami,

will get in touch with the Subject today. He requested that the Service

be informed of the fact that Mr. REICHHARDT would have an official interest

in the Subject.

tact the Subject and, in view of the fact that Mr. REICHHARDT is known to

of Mr. REICHHARDT. Mr. NICE was advised that in view of the fact that the

Subject is a political refugee there is no question but that he will be

permitted to remain in the States, and it will not be necessary for this

Agency to intercede in his behalf in this regard.

COTTER: PjW

2 July 1959

SECRET

NW 65924 Docld:32359568 Page 2

---