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124-90135-10074

2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

Agency Information

6/2/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

124-90135-10074

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105-82298-164

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO:

TITLE :

DATE: 01/18/1963

PAGES:

28

SUBJECTS :

ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/19/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: SUMMARY

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CORRELATION SUMMARY

Main File No: 105-82298

subject: aloy Gutierrez enoro

Kiko Pernas**

Date:

January 18, 1963

Date Searched: 10/26/62

ATT:

AMATION CONTAINED

One Gutierrez**

One Martinez**/

SIGAPE WAZAS SHOWN

All logical variations of subject's name and aliases were searched and

identical references found as:

SWinDERY

Cloy Gutierrez Menovo

Eloy Gutierrez Menoyay

•Eloy Guiterrez'

One Mentyo

Sloy tuitierrez

vEloy. Menoyor

sloy Gut errez"

VElog Gutierrez M

Neloy Gutierez

•Eloy Guitierrez lenoyoy

•aloy Cutierres *

•Eloy

Elygutierrest

Guterrez menoyo

VEloy Gutierez Mereyo

"Elog Gutierrez

NEloy

Gutierres. Menoy o

EloylGutierraze

*loy Gutiirrez Henoyot

i at are terrez

Jloy Gutterrez. Menoyo*

lubloyo Gutierred Menoyo

valy Gutierres."

enoy or

Gallego: Gutierrezi

J1oy Gutierrez-Manoyor

22

Mely Gutierrez Menayo

Gallego Gutierrez Menoyo

*Lazard Martinezv

Guterriez Menoyo"

VLazaro O-Martinez:

Gutierre Menero*

Mazaro Cristobal Florian Nartinezy

Gutierrez-Henoy.or

Morian Martinez Mendezv Cloy Guiterrez Menoyor

Lazaro Martinez- Mendez

•Eloy Monoya *

Lazaro 0. Martinez Mendezi

Eloy

Gutierrez Monoya

Ely Gutierrez Henjoyar

"Floy Gutierrez Monoya"

Maloy Gutierred Tenoy*

Blov GutIerrez wonoy

Gutierrez Menoyan"

1a5 94 0

Also searched as One Gallego, see page 29 of summary.

Classified byaps bljeck.

Seclassity on:

1: 2/3/59

(continued on next page)

(TEA

THIS SUMMARY HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR USE AT THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT AND IS NOT SUTTABLE FOR DISSEMTNATTON

Analyst

FILE

CoordinatorRECA 05-82298-164

James F. KlinEnC. BEHIND

Approved

Mary H. Elginni

Norman E. Stultz

JFK: jeb

*Gutierrez was alleged to have used the nickname Kiko Pernas.

Sebe

serials 72 and 95 of main file (105-82298). See also 105-98002-105

* Not searched, see page 56 of search slIp.

***Not/ completely searched, see page 56 of search slip.

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MM

105-5948

organization rather than through file on GUTIERREZ MENOYO 28.

an individual.

Accordingly, Miami file 105-2102 (Bufile

105-82298) is being closed at this time and all leads regarding

the II Front or GUTIERREZ MENOYO will be handled in 105-5948.

For this reason a report was prepared at this time instead of

the letterhead memorandum as requested in referenced Bureau

letter.

Identity

/AM I-I IS MA 639-S

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Location

134-238 Sub A-479 and

134-238

Sub A-478

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Hector Peter Ordetx, 1802 Lamar St, Tampa, Fla., furnished

on 1/26/02, a quantity of miscellaneous papers, some of which bore the

name of Roberto De Los Rios (100-431672) and appeared to be

correspondence between him and members of his family in Cuba.

One of

these papers

was a carbon copy of a typewritten letter in Spanish to

"Dear Father", dated 4/7/59, at Tampa, with no signature. The writer

said that Nelson had written him asking for declarations of the

committee in regard to Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and his insidious

declarations. No further information.

100-431672-27 p.16,17

(3,361)

Correlator's Note: It was noted that Roberto De Los Rios had a brother

named Nelson.

Rolando Arcadio Masferrer Rojas (100-344127) advised on

4/29/59, that he had heard that Ploy Gutierrez Menoyo and William Morgan,

former leaders in Sierra del Escambray, Second Front, were dissatisfied

100-344127-18 p. 19

( 30)

remistocles A Enter tier 105-, 4550 SEated that weened testo "che"

Guevara

arrived in Las Villas Province, Cuba, during the revolution,

ne was in the zone of the Seaundo Frente Nacional del Escambray which

was headed by Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Gutierrez and an armed troop met

Guevara with drawn guns, accused him of being a communist and demanded

that he and his men leave their area of operations. (f (u)

105-62455-10 p.1

(3336)

MM-635-S,

employed by the Cuban Air Force, advised that

no cleare the seen toont of the escambray

came to consult

with Major Marcos Diaz Lanz, chief of the Revolutionary

Air Force in Cuba.

Gutierrez told Marcos Diaz that they had 400 men

who were

unemployed and whom they would like to put to work in order to

Keep them out of trouble (X)U

109-59946 Encl.p.1.

(13/ 470)

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On 3/18/59,

Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, at a press conference, stated

that his organization suppörted the Castro

Government "as long as it

lives up to the principles for which we fought", and that if it should

déviate "we will take whatever steps circumstances dictate". He further

stated that his group was

100% anti-communist.

On 4/20/59, Gutierrez left Havana to visit Miami at the

invitation of Miami's Mayor, (source not clear).

Paul Bethel, Press Officer, U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba

(protect identity), advised that Tony Beacon was appointed

press secretary on

the above mentioned trip and Beacon was paid by Nick

Bartone, an American who was attempting to sell C-74's (Globemaster I)

to Cuba.

"The Havana Post ",dated 5/27/59, carried an article to the

effect that the Second National Front of the Escambray (105-70031) nad

issued a státement which endorsed the Agrarian Reform Program of the

Cuban Government.

The statement was signed by Gutierrez, National

Chief, and Armando Fleitas, Secretary General of the organization.

Add. info. according to PSI Hugo Gonzalez La jonchere

(protect identity).

105478831-1 p. 1,2

(5,381)

A Foreign Service Dispatch from the Department of State,

dated 5/28/59, revealed that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo had told the Embassy

in Cuba that

the Segundo Frente Nacional del Escambray (105-78831) was

strongly anti-communist and

would take action if necessary should the

Government come under communist control or domination.

state also advised that a source,

who had spent a

month with

the Segundo Frente under the command of Gutierrez, advised that the group

was non-political and definitely not communist.

Gutierrez felt that

Fidel Castro had a number of communists among his advisors and he believed

one of these was "Che" Guevara.

Guevara had been joined by some of the

members of the Segundo Frente, with Gutierrez's approval, but Guevara's

followers had not been allowed to take arms with the segundo trente

105478831-3 p-2,3,4 IP's 647.

(57383)

iS NOW DEClASS

pER DEpT. Of

STAtE LET. DID

 Second National Front of the Escambray.

3-19-98

510/1580

13-98

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Francisco Rodriguez Couceiro, 6424 S.W. 38th St.! Miami, Fla.,

advised that the Crusade of Revolutionaries Against Communism (CRAC) had

planned an invasion, of the Isle of Pines, Cuba.

In June, 1959, Eloy

Gutierrez Menoyo and

in the Cuban

Havana, and this was known to the CRAC in Miami:

Rodriguez had advised

the group in Cuba and the anti-Castro movement in the Dominican Republic;

not to trust either Morgan or Gutierrez because he considered them both

to be loyal to Castro, and their cooperation with the group was for the

purpose of entrapment.

Add. info. according to Rodriguez.

105-81502-7 p. 20

(6:389)

A teletype from San Juan, dated 6/5/59, concerning

Nicaraguan revolutionary activities, set out the following:

"Second

Front Escambray Forces under Commandant Ely Gutierrez Menjoya

requested immediate dissolution from Government.

Message conjectures

that this may mean a breakaway from

participation in other revolutions. „Policies of July 26 and could

109-12-222-5031

( 26v)

MM

685-S* advised on 6/20/59,.

that Paul Hughes, an

American pilot, flew for Commander Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo during the

Cuban Revolution.

Hughes was suspected of taking guns that were

stored at Miami

• International Airport and which belonged to the

Cuban Government

Hughes had come to Miami from Cuba on a mission

for Gutierrez.

On 7/2/59, Sergio Diaz Brull, former advisor to the former

Chief of the Cuban Air Force, advised

that Gutierrez was sympathetic

with the anti-Fidel Castro Movement and was waiting in the mountains

of Cuba with approximately 2,000 men for instructions

when to attack

the forces of the Cuban Revolutionary Government.

105-79528-2 p.B, Enc1.p.7

(54388)

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Department of the Army advised that in an interview with

Florencio Pernas Lorenzo (105-98002) on 2/14/61, Pernas advised that

trom January to March, 1959, all. he did was attend social and official

gatherings in Cuba.

During

this period he made a trip to Miami, Fla.

with Comandante Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo. In about July, 1959, he was

requested by Gutierrez to participate in an action against Trujillo

and Batista followers who were to attack Cuba.

From 12/20-23/59, Pernas

made a trip to Tampa, fla., accompanied by Gutierrez to collect toys for

needy children of the Escambray.

Miami and

wait for orders of Gutierrez as to his future actions. (lu)

Southwest 12th Aves

Anto according to seo ardo focates, not savest

cad As, 2, huptio Pe in ormants, 1001 Southwest 22nd St., Coral

105-98002-11 p.4-6,8-10

(8,414)

S1 105-98002-2 p.2,3

(8,419

SI X05-98002-9 p. 3,4,6-8

(8,41)

• Add. info.

*Entered U.S. January, 1961

ClA advised that a meeting composed of anti-Franco elements

and communists took place on 2/4/61, at the camp of the Spanish

Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion de Espana-ELE) on the Isle of

Pines near Havana.

Abderraman Muley More and his aide, Manuel Perez,

leaders of DRIL (Iberian Revolutionary Directorate of Liberation) who

had taken charge of ELE since the departure in late January, 1961, of

bloy Gutierrez Menoyo, were threatened with expulsion from Cuba for

resisting communist efforts to take over ELE.

100-587441 *U)

(135474

Miguel Antonio Sanchez Ramos, who was interviewed in Room 615,

roger Willlams Hotel, 28 East 31st St.,

NYC (not further identified)

(Protect identity),

and who had furnished reliable information in the past;

advised on 1/27/61, that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, who was involved in

the "double cross"

of the Dominican Republic's attempt to overthrow

Fidel Castro in August, 1959, had a price of s

there by Trujillo of the Dominican Republic.

8220000

on his head, put

19543789-39 Enol.p.z

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nessenger for Manuel

had helped Gutierrez Menoyo and the group who came with him, to escape

from Cuba on 1/27/01.

Lopez stated that she assisted in the arrange-

nents for the defection and had hidden 5 or 6 of

the revolutionaries in

her home in Havana.

She advised that Ray recognized that Gutierrez

pulled a considerable amount of support and following as a former leader

of the Escambray.

He was considered a good campaigner and knew the

Sierra Escambray Mountains extremely well.

(113-7-210-252 Enc20p07, 8(47(44)

The 2/1/61, issue of the "Miami Herald" carried

entitled "Economic Crises lion't Topple Castro-Prio" in which Carlose

Prio Socarras (109-430) stated his views on Cuba and Castro. Prio also

expressed concern that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, the rebel commandante who

had sought asylum in Miami, was still being detained by U.S. authorities:

Guiterrez was an anti-communist, according to Prio.

109-430-2390 Enc1.p.3

(230)

ST 109-430-2395 p. 10

(23V)

CIA Information Report, dated 2/10/61, revealed that a source

who belonged to a group which assisted defectors to escape from Cuba,

had been trying to get Humberto Sori Marin (105-93039) out of Cuba.

The source visited Miami to determine whether the means of escape from

Cuba had been compromised by Gutierrez Menoyo and his companions.

He

also wanted to determine if Sori would be interned as was Gutierrez,

and how Gutierrez had learned about this escape route and how he was

able

to highjack the boats.

105-0/3839-2

( 290)

CIA furnished on 3/6/61, a memorandum captioned "DRIL Plans

For Action In the Iberian Peninsula", which stated that the Iberian

Revolutionary Directorate of Liberation (DRIL) planned to infiltrate a

group from Portugal into the Sierra Morena mountain ratt had a

According to

the secretary of DRiL leader bloy Gutierrez Menoyo,

clandestine printing shop in Madrid.

Field Comment: Accordina to a

2/14/61 report from fan official Spanish service, Gutierrez's secretary C

in Havana, said that DRIL leader Abderraman Muley More had commented

that his plan had been to charter a boat to be used for clandestine

landing in Spain or Portugal. C4

109-587-18p.3

(13÷474)

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On 6/30/61, Ralph Huguet, former officer in the Cuban Rebel

A1r rorce

advised that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and Max Edgardo Lesnick

Menendez (105-64869) resided

with him at the Blue Bay Motel, Normandy

Isle, Miami Beach, Fla.

Gutierrez desired to come to the Miami Office

for an interview.

Lesnick nor Gutierrez were involved in any acitvity

any way

connected with the current Cuban government.

105-64869-11

(4,360

SI 105-64869-12 p.1-3

(4736) Add. info.

MM 639-S advised that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, a recently

defected military commander of the Cuban Revolutionary Army, and

closely associated with the Frente Revolucionario Democratico, a

leading anti-Castro organization, planned to attend, as an observer,

military demonstrations with maneuvers that were to

be held at an

abandoned airport at Davie, Fla., on 7/1/01.

These demonstrations

held by the Revolutionary Junta of National Liberation (2-1003)•

2-1683-3 Enc1.p.2

( 1V, 340)

not attend the demonstration held on

MM 639-S advised on 7/2/619/2/61, at Davie Airport.

that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, did

by the Revolutionary Junta of National Liberation (2-1683). ($7

2-1,68347 Enc1.p.2

(14,34%

S1 2-1693-31 p.11

(2,35v) (Add. info according to

Gerald Patrick Hemming, 1936 Southwest

3rd St., Miami, Fla.)

1 2-1499-78 p.1

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Miami report, dated 10/4/61, revealed that MM-639-S advised

that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo's father and brother were both known

communists in Cuba and Eloy himself fought on the side of the communists

Eloy was further accused of being responsible for

over 200 innocent people being put in jail in Cuba and having participated

in the William Alexander Morgan affair at Trinidad, Cuba, in August, 1959•

He was not well considered by Cuban nationals in Miami, had a bad

reputation and was not generally trusted.

Add. info.

2-1693439 p. 1,3-7,11

(2735%

Roger Redondo Gonzalez,

730 N. 11th Ave., Miami,

Fla., advised

on 11/13/61, that a captain Antonico (LNU), who furnished

the transportation

for a group

of Cuban exiles to infiltrate Cuba in August, 1961, was

charge of contacting the Cuban underground for Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo. (* )

Rafael Huguet Del Valle, Blue Bay Motel, 2070 Bay Drive, Miamil

Beach, Fla,, advised on 11/13/61, that Antonico (LNU) was a fishing boat

captain from Cayo Guillermo, Cuba, who was a member of the revolutionary

movement of Gutierrez and who had

contact with the underground section

this movement in Cuba.

(NU)

of

Add. info. according to Huguet and duplicate informants. C.

(Xи)

2-1,693-50 p. 1-4,6

(2,350

NY 2965-9"

advised that on 12/22/61, Herbert Matthews ("NY Times"

correspondent) contacted Mario Garcia Inchaustegui (105-99238), Cuban

Ambassador to the . Garcia asked ilatthews that there was nothing new,

any news of the

"invasion of my country".

Matthews replied

only "the ravings of that "jerk' Gutierrez (probably Eloy Gutierrez

Menora) and diro Cardona" (anti-Castro cuban revolutionary leadors) c

Tt8529238-26 p.27 60

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Gerardo Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Perez (105-113456), residence,

Miami, Fla., advised on 8/3/62, that he and many other Cubans had a poor.

have stayed if there had been sufficient opportunity for the -Americane

politically and financially.

Ray was considered the most anti-American

of any of the exiled leaders. 'l!

105-113456-1 Enc1.p.7

(9 1424

On 9/12/62,.

advised that Max Garcia (97-4345) had made phone calls

iRe becar had made phone calls to has home at

various times in the past in attempts to locate Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo

97-4345-35 p.1,2

(34364

CIA Information Report, dated 9/18/62, revealed that General

Generoso Campos Marquetti, President of the Alliance for the Liberty of

Cuba (105-114160), stated

that the Alliance sought a unification of all

elements, except those of the Castroite bloc whose "hands are stained

with blood"

of Gutierrez Menoyo (FNU) .

tarpos was adamant in refusing to accopt anyane of the ille

Headquarters Comment:

This probably refers to Eloy Gutierrez

Menoyo, Commandant of the former anti-Batista Second National Front of the

Escambray, who took exile in the U.S. in January, 1961.

105-114160-2 p. 3,4

(9 420)

MM 639-S advised that on 9/28/62, Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo,

Tony Cuesta and about 4 others attended a meeting 1n Miami

Fla.,

which

was considered a meeting of Operation Alpha 66 (105-112098). Cuesta

had lived at 2753 N.W.

and had been in contact with

Gutierrez and

of fortune

and mercenaries.

Gutierrez was last knöwn to reside at 1126 S.W. 12th Ave.;

Miami,

and

it was

not known if he was a member of Operation Alpha 66.

105-112098-40 Encl.p.5

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REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY

The following references on One Gallego, located in files

maintained in the Special File Room of the Files and Communications

Division, Records Branch, were not reviewed: (5)

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

64-330-237-1545

(620)

64-330-239-825

(S)

( 62)

The following reference on One Gallego was not available

during the time this summary was being prepared: 5)

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

64-1200-1063

( 620)

See the search slip filed behind file for other references

on this subject which contain the same information (SI) that is set out

in the main file.

Differences in source and additional nonpertinent

information will be noted on the search slip.

S_URET

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