Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SJ
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 9/4/62
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/11/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10201-10448

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-106633-21

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, SJ

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 09/04/1962

PAGES: 20

SUBJECTS :

FCH, JHO, TEAMSTERS UNION, ASSOC, DOMINICANS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC S/S, MEMO

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OPTINNAL FORM 'NO. 10

UNITED STATES GO

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

9/4/62

SAC, SAN JUAN (105-5396)

piss

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

aSSirIt

DARE 02: 3:14 508

SUBJECT:

FRANK CHAVEZ, aka

IS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA

Bureau authority is requested. to interview subject

in accordance with existing instructions relating to inter-

Ld2'l

View to direct his activities and complete background Invest1-

gation required by Section 107C of the Manual of Instructions

•will be conducted and Bureau will be requested to authorize

recontact with subject as a«PST:

A.

Subject resides at 30 Doncella Street, Punta Las Marias,

Atlantic View, Puerto Rico.

He was born 12/1/26 at Albuquerque

New Mexico, 1s a US citizen, and is of the white race.

There

is no information to indicate subject is in poor health. He

1s the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Union Local 901, San

Juan, Puerto Rico.

B.

Subject married DORIS VIERA at the home of ARTURO R. ESPILLAT

in the DR at the end of 1960. She is of the white race and 1s

not employed. Free Into spadecali yelam banker in Saile)

C. v

In July, 1960, the SLIDE was attempting to institute a boycott

against

the DR, but this never materialized in view of the

opposition by Teamsters.

The opposition to the picketing or

Dominican Ships Included the arrival of RAFAEL ABREU, the ship

owner and a reported Intelligence Agent of TRUJILLO.

personally paid workers to unload the vessel. With ABREU was

CHAVEZ who attempted to persuade them a discontinue their

activity:

CELESTE ANTONIAXMATOS GONZALEZ, former courter

the SIM,

has stated that in July, 1960, she was ordered p

e Secretary of the SIM Functionary, ARTURO ESPATLIAT,*

from the DR ta So to deliver a letter to subject After

San Juan,

she cantacted CHAVEZ at his office and made

ments to deliver: the watter.

CHAVEZ sent a reply which

carried to the Secretary Cor ESPAILLAT.

Several hours later

she was instructed to return to San Juan and verbally tell

CHAVEZ to go to the: DR.

She recalled that CHAVEZ departed for

the DR that

date.

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SJ 105-5396

ROLANDO AUGUSTO/HERRERA PEREZ, a reported SIM Agent,

at the home of ESPAILLAT

He claims that

ESPAILLAT Indicated that CHAVEZ might get HERRERA a better

job. HERRERA met CHAVEZ on six or seven occasions in Teamster

Office.

POPR developed info that HERRERA and CHAVEZ in contact very

often during November, 1960, relating to a shipment given the

code name

"Pedal Pushers"

the exact nature of which is unknown

but believed to be firearms, bombs, artifacts and related

equipment.

Purd reported on January: 10, 1902, that on 7/20/61 he learneo

that CHAVEZ was planning

bring ESPAILLAT to Puerto Rico as

he had been threatened with death by persons in the DR.

POPR on 5/10/61 learned that CHAVEZ had met with CARLOS PRIO

SOCARRAS and his brother for the purpose of presenting an idea

for US intervention against the Castro Government.

D. Not applicable.

E. " " " ""

F. " " " "

G. CHAVEZ has been interviewed on a number of occasions after he

contacted the SJO and stated he had information of interest.

During interview attempts will be made to determine if CHAVEZ

was, in fact, acting as an agent for the Government of the DR.

Also, his dealings with ARTURO ESPAILLAT and other

Governental Officials, past and present will be delved into.

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