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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

9/21/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

HSCA

180-10091-10228

RECORD SERIES:

NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

008822

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

HSCA

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

ROBERTS, WARREN

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

05/18/1978

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....ACTIVITIES, FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

AUSTIN, HORACE J.

BRINQUIER, CARLOS JOSE

ROBERTS, WARREN

HERNANDEZ, CELSO MACARIO

OSWALD, LEE, POST-RUSSIAN PERIOD, POLITICAL AND

SUBVERSIVE..

CRUZ, MIGUEL MARIANO

DOCUMENT TYPE: SUMMARY

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/25/1995

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS :

Attached notes.

• Box #:160.

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 05C 2107 Note)

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KENNEDY

008822

INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

Identifying Information:

Name Warren Roberts

Address 501 No Rampart St.

City/State New Orleans, La.

Date of Birth 3-30-41

Social Security 435-56-3193

Date

Place

Telephone_

Mor S

Spouse®

Children

5-18-78

501 N. Rampart St.

586-5011

Physical Description:

Height

692"

Weight

225

Ethnic Group Caucasian

Color Eyes

Blue Hair

. Blond

Special Characteristics

1 Personal History:

a.

Present Employment:

Address.

715 S. Broad St.

Telephone

586-5011

Sergeant New Orleans Police Department

b. Criminal Record

_1. Arrests

2. Convictions

t.

Additional Personal Information:

a.

Relative(s):

Name

Address

b. Area frequented:

c. Remarks:

Investigator

Robert Buras

Date

Form #4-B

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KENNEDY

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Name

Address

Warren Roberts

501 N. Rampart St.

New Orleans, La.

Date

Place

5-1878

3: 00PM

Time

501 N. Rampart St.

Interview:

Investigator Robert Buras spoke with Sgt. Roberts relative to

the attached report dated Aug. 12, 1963:

Roberts stated that

he was in company with Sgt. Horace Austin who actually made the

report.

The Officers spoke with all the arrested subjots in one

room at the same time.

The only interest at that time was to

ascertain the possiblity of trouble from any individual or group

represented by the arrested subjects. Feelings were high in the

room and Roberts had to caution the Cubans to keep from trying to

argue with Oswald.

At one point in the interview the Commanding

Officer of the First District, Captain James Arnold, came into the

room and asked Oswald if the Fair Play For Cuba Committee was

communist or a communist front.

Oswald denied that he was a com

munist and that the organization was a communist front.

Oswald

stated that he joined the F.P.C.C. after finding a leaflet on the

street and sending $5.00 to New York.

He also stated that he met

with members locally but did not want to give any names etc.

Roberts stated that he did not see or hear anything about

Oswald wanting to call or talk with an F.B.I.' Agent while he was

Roberts couldn't remember any other details about the in-

terview.

End Of

Memo

Interviewer Signature

Typed Signature

Date transcribed

By:

Form #4-A

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TO

FROM

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

Major Presly J. Trosclair Jr.

:Set. Horace J. Austin & Patn. Warren Roberts

- DATE August 12, 1963

Price Stamca, a street.

Sir:

The following information is respectfully reported relative

to the interview of four arrested subjects in the first vistrict

1963g One of

had allegedly been

Cubans, the other three arrested subjects, had become involved in

an altercation with Oswald, which resulted in the arrest of the

four sub

Lee Harvey Oswald furnished the following information when

interviewed.

tie is a member of The Fair Play For Cuba Committee, whose

address is 799 Broadway, New York 3, N.

telephone 0R4-8295.

Oswald had in his possession a National Membership card issuon on

5/28/03, and the residents name on this cara was

"V. T. Lee."

Oswald had also a

local membership card dated 6/6/63 (N.0. Chapter

of the FPFCC), and the president

of the local chapter, whose name

was on the card was "A. Hidell."

Oswald presented his Social Security Card, which did not bear his

signature, and the number of this card was 433-54-3937.

Oswald presented his U. S. Marine Corp. discharge card (Honorable)

bearing service number 1653230, and date of active duty from

24 Oct 1956 to 11 Sept. 1959.

Oswald stated he was born in New Orleans on October 18, 1939,

that he is about 5' 9" tall, about 140. lbs., and is a mechanic by

trade.

He stated he did mechanic work in the Harine Corps, and

tat he is presently unemployed and has been so about three weeks.

Before he was laid-off, Oswald stated, he worked at the Louisiana

Coffee Company for about three months,

and before that he had

worked at Fort Worth, Texas, at a sheetmetal flace. Oswald stated

he worked in Fort Worth at the sheetmetal place for several months,

but was very evasive in answering any further questions of

employment prior to that time.

Oswald stated that he lives with his wife, whose maiden name

was Marina Pross,

We, age 21. They were married in Fort Worth,

have

one child seventeen months of are, and reside presently at

4907 Magazine Street, lower center, New Orleans.

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Oswald stated that he has two brothers, who reside, like his

mother, in Fort Worth, Texas. He stated that his father, John Lee

Oswald, is deceased.

Oswald's mother: Marfarette Oswald, resides by herself in

Fort Worth, Texas.

Oswald's brothers:

Robert Oswald, VM, age 27,

John Oswald,

WM, age 32,

Oswald stated he had talked to Major Irosclair about getting a

permit for F.F.F.C.C. and the Major advised him to consult his attorney.

Oswald said he never did go and see about a permit at city hall.

Oswald further stated the Cubans came un to him where he was

giving out the leaflets and began to tear them up and throw them

in the street.

Oswald stated that they started to yell that he

was a communist and about that time the officers from the First

Disteict came up and a crowd had gathered. Oswald stated he joined the

Fair Flay for Cuba Committee when he found a leaflet on the street

one day and read what was on it, and sent $5.00 to the address

which was in new York city and after a brief neriod of time he was

sert material through the mail and contacted locally, and he started

to attend the meetings; which he stated were

held in

each others

homes.

Oswald stated

they, the members, get together and talk

about how

It would be to visit cuba, life in Cuba, etc..

Oswald denied the organization was cormunist, or a communist

board with"VIVA VIVA Fidel" painted on it and the paraphernalia

he was handing out was pasted on this cardroard also.

Oswald

stated he las never been to cuba, and it apreared as

though he

is being used by these people and is very uninformed and knows

very little about this organization that he belongs to and

Its ultimate purrose or goal.

Oswald stated that the people that

attend these informal meetings are working class people, such as

clerical, trades, etc..

The three Cubans were interviewed and furnished the following

information:

So Ce se Macar o Meet 2002, 6-8, aRe 47, D.O.B. 1/8/16,

Hernandez statld he came to the United States via Miami,

Florida; on October 9, 1962

traveling book salesman in curath his family and he was a

He came to New Orleans on

January 8, 1963 and resides at 519 Adele Street, New Orleans

with his family.

He has not had any employment

except for a

few days of manual labor in Miami, Florida, and is presently on

relief or welfare.

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The

names of the family of Celso M. Hernandez are as

follows:

Vife: Maria De La Caridad Valero, WE, age 41 (Maiden name)

Daughter:

Maria De Los Angles,

WF, age 14

Son:

Nicholas Pablo, WM

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Daughter:

Teresita, WF, age 6

Hernandez stated he saw Oswald at arrroximately 1:30 P.".,

August 9, 1963, passing out comunist literature and he went and

got his friends at 107 Decatur Street and at first they were

inable to locate this subject Oswald when they got on the cana.

street streetcar, and they rode to vefferson Davis Avenue and not

being able to locate Oswald they returned to 107 Decatur Street,

the Casa Roca retail clothing store.

They remained there until

someone came in and told them where Oswald was and they then

proceeded to that location, where the three of them were carrying

the sign described in formation relative to carlos Bringuier

in this memo.

They then began to argue with oswald and a crowd

gathered and they were all (four) arrested by the police.

#2. Carlos Jose Bringuier, age 29, D.O.B. 6/22/34, 5'8", 150 lbs.,

residiing 501 Adele street;

residing this address about

three months, born in Havana, Cuba.

Bringuier stated he is manager of the Casa Roca retail

clothing store, located 107 Decatur Street, New Orleans.

began his

employment about October 1, 1962.

He

Bringuier previously residing at 2046 Pelopidas Street.

He lives with his wife and four children.

Wife:

Maria Del Carmen (Bearce), WF, age 25

Born in Argentina, Buenos Aires

Matered in Bu neery a, 1561, de Miami, Florida, by plane.

Wife entered

U.S. in Miami in

May, 1961.

Ages of children are 6,. 5, 3 and 2.

1422 and Vite

Julio and Vicenta Bringuier, mother and father, reside at

1769 S. W. 17th. Street, Miamai, Florida, Bringuier stateo.

Julio was

born in 1895 in remedios, cuba,

entered the U. S. after

invasion, believed by Bringuier to

May of 1961.

Vicenta was born in 1894 in Moron, Cuba, and entered

the U.S.

with Julio.

Carlos Bringuier gave the following names of his brothers and

sisters:

Julio Enrique Bringuier, (brother), age 41, born Moron, Cuba,

nOW

residing 1769 SW. 17th. Street, Miami, entered the U. S. at

end

of 1961.

Maria Gertrudis (Felaez) age 42, (sister), resides 2224 Mendez

Street, married to Rolando Pelaez, who also works at the Casa Roca

clothing store, 107 Decatur Street, New Orleans.

Juan Feliere Bringuier, age 35, (brother!, born in Cuba,

entered the U.S. December 24, 1962, resides in New York City, is

unmarried.

Maria Del Carmen (Medina), are 39, (sister), married to jorge Medina,

age 41, who is in Cuba. Maria

Del Carmen lives

in Iberville project

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in New Orleans, believed to be on Iberville Street. Jorge Medina was

working in Criminal Court in Havana, went crazy.

Carlos Jose bringuier also gave the following information

relating to hinself.

His social

security number 435-64-3717,

His selective service number I6 42 34 462, Stassified 5-A,

local board #42, New Orleans, dated August 24,

Fossesses Louisiana drivers license number 1585883, date 0I

issue

2/26/62, address on license 4525, Duplessis Street.

Possesses Immigrant Resident card #A 12 546 223, dated 2/8/61

Bringuier further stated that he is a local delegate of the

CUBAN STUDENT DIRECTORATE, in City of New Orleans, aprointed by

one jose

Secretary, American Affairs, Cuban

Student Directorate,

telephone Franklin 3-1476.

Antonio Lanuz.2. Box 805, Main Fost Office, Miami, Florida,

Bringuier stated that his first job in New Orleans was with

the california redwood produce co., on s. Peters street, owned by

Vir. L. C. Levy. Bringuier stated he worked here two days.

Bringuier then worked at Mac's Discount House,

located at

714 Canal Street, for about one year, beginning April 1, 1961.

Bringuier then became a self

employed pedler in April of 1962

with his brother-in-law, Rolando relaez.

They bought clothing ano

radios wholesale and went aboard ships to sell same. Bringuier

stated that he had a Port Security Card.

Bringuier then stated that on October 1, 1962, he opened

the Casa Roca clothing store, 107 Decatur Street, and has been

working here until this date.

with a picture of the

and Cuba

rirged by two links of the chain.

so miles from .S.A., cuba lies in chainsen reads "Danger! Only

Bringuier stated that the sign was given to him by Arnesto

Rodriguez, age in his 30's, who resided at 1208 St. Charles Street

in New urleans

at the time Arturo Frondizi came to

New Orleans

in January or February of 1962.

Bringuier believes Frondizi is

a communist, and he has two brothers in Argentina who are

Communists.

Bringuier further stated that he came to New Orleans right

from Miami, Florida, by Greyhound bus, arriving in New Urleans

on february 18, 1961.

#3.

age 18, D.O.B. 9/27/44, residing

Miguel Mariano CrUz' New Orleans, unmarried, lives with

2526 Mazant Street,

mother, father and three sisters.

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Mother: Victoriana (Enriquez) Cruz, age 56

Father:

• Claudio Cruz, age 04, uremployea, on Welfare.

Sisters:

Hordensia Maria Cruz,

age 26,

a student at Capelle

Beauty Schoold, 1509 St. Charles Avenue.

Ina Josefa Cruz, age 25, stays at home.

Maria Teresa Gruz, age 19, works at a petroleum company

at night.

Miguel Mariano Cruz stated that he is unemployed and is a

student Nichols High School, Ilth. grade, in New Orleans.

Miguel Cruz presented his Selective Service Card, #16 145 44 483,

classified 1-A, dated 5/27/61, Local Board #145, Orleans Parish.,

also his Immigrant resident card #A 12 920 831,

bearing name

"Miguel Mariano Cruz Enriquez"•

Higuel Cruz stated that he entered the U.s. in san Juan,

right to New Orleans,

that his parents and three sisters entered the U. S. on

the same date.

When asked about other relations, Miguel Cruz named the

following

brothers.

address unknown, in New Orleans, married,

wife's name

waiter at the Royai Orleans Hotel.

Has two children, and is employed as a

saudio Cruz, age 33, residing 2509 congress street, wife's

name "Angela'

, no children, employed as Bus Boy at the Royal

Orleans Hotel.

Enrique Cruz, age 23, residing 2601 Bartholomew Street, wife's

name. "Olga", no children, is unemployed and on welfare.

The interview of the above four arrested subjects by

Sgt. Austin and Fatn. Roberts was concluded at approximately

6:00 F.M., same date, August 9, 1963.

Respectfully,

Set. Horace J. Austin

Patn. Warren Roberts Jr.

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