Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, MM
Document date: 06/22/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10205-10371

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

4/28/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10205-10371

HQ

97-4073-1ST NR 8, 9

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TO :

SAC, MM

TITLE:

DATE:

06/22/1960

PAGES:

75

SUBJECTS :

CUBA LIBRE, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, NEWSPAPER,

PUBLICATION, PATRIA LIBRE, ACA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: INC RPT

V9.1

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FD-204 (Rev, 3-3-59)

DELLASSIE ILATICU AUTHCELTY DERIVED BROU:

DEI AUTOLATIC DECLASEIEICATION CUIDE

DATE 05-15-2023

EV: 2543033513

SEC

E

TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF /STICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 - INS, Miami

(RM)

1 • US Customs, Miami (RM)

1 - US Border Patrol, Miami

(RM)

1. = G-2, Ft. McPherson, G

(RM)

Copy to:

*ONI, DIO, 6th ND, Charleston,

1. OSI, MacDILl AFB; Tampa, Fla,

S.

C. (RM)

(RM)

Report of: LEMAN I. STAFFORD,

JR.

Date:

Office: MIAMI, FLA.

OCT 1 0 1960

Field Office File #: Miami (97- 309)

97-4073

Title:

"CUBA LIBRE®®

D.

(Post Office Box 2235, 1

and faired t

YJ2/2R

SMATION

Miami 1, Florida)

IN This

2/4/91 EMB

419-94

Character: REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA.

210144

CLASSIAIED

3X2065 520 ma

DECLASSEYON: 26X

Classified by So BRAGCL (TrIL

Declassify on: OR0Rg

3/85

Synopsis:

SPIAOSE 6/20159

on 6/9/60, MM T-1 reported receiving information

4-20-90 at /04 94, 82

46464

usually rellable source that CARLOS

GRANA,

Miami,

stated flights were being made fro Florida to

(SAU

for the purpose of dropping

bundles of newspapers

allegation, although he had heard rumors that such

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flights had been made In 1959.

Source at Colonial

Press,

Miami, reports

"Cuba Libre' still being edited

by JOSE ACOSTA. Three thousand

copies of newspaper being

published weekly but ACOSTA has requested reduction to 2,000

copies..

Source states ACOSTA destroys approximately

half

of weekly printing, and ACOSTA believed to be making a

living fron funds which he solicits for the purpose

printing newspaper.

Summaries of typical articles set

forth.

.?.

DETAILS N

I..

* 30

MET INFORMATION CONTATNED

LASSTFIED

ALLEGATION REGARDING DROPPING OF NEWSPAPERS

"PATRIA" AND

"CUBA LIBRE"

SEE REVERSE

SIDE

CLAS

AFICATION

Loribswiss

5060104

ACIIP

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

It de the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and ite contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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(SECRETI

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(0)

MM

97-309

On June 9, 1960, MM T-1, another

Government

agency which conducte security and Intelligence Inves:

tigations, reported it had received the following In

formation tron a usually rellable source in Mexico city iX&(4)

According

tO CARLOS GRANA,

a Cuban exile of C>(u)

3401 S..W. 13th Terrace, Miami, Florida, small Planes

were making two or three trips from Florida to Cuba

weekly in order to drop bundles of "Patria"

and "Cuba

described as publications

Approximately five

thousand

copies of the publications are printed weekly At

and sent to different parts of Cuba.

The newspapers @ta

are printed at the Colonial Press, 3265 N. W. 37th

Teas

Street, Miaul, Florida, by JOSE/ACOSTA, KATABLGIAS

INCIAN, foxwer Cuban Vice-President,

and (FNU) MON

TANE. JOSTACOSTA resides at 701 S. W.

5th Street.

motel apartment 4 Miami, Florida

On August II, 1960, CARLOS GRANA,

3410 S. W.

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13th Terrace, Miami, Florida, Informed that he 18 a

Do So

citizen of Cuban descent who has been residing

In Miani for many years.

He described himself as

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television radlo repairman by trade.

Among other

things, (GRANA Furnished the following information:

GRANA

he had no knowledge that my plane:

trips are

being made from the United States to drop any

type of propaganda in Cuba.

He said It le too risky and

dangerous in view of the restrictions which have been

Imposed on plane flights by the U.S. Border Patrol.

[GRANA said he had heard numerous rumors that some

flights were made In 1959, but he could furnish no

specific Information, could Identify no pilots, nor could

he give the names of airports which were reportedly

used. He could furnish no other pertinent information

concerning that matter.

(U)

GRANA personally denied being engaged in any

type of revolutionary activity. He said he is residing

ISECRET

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DELLASSIE ICATICU AUTHLELTY DERIVED EROUS

F.D-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

DEI AUTOLATIC DECLASEIEICATION CUIDE

SE C

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DATE 05-15-2023

EV: 2543033513

ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF...

JSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 INS, Miami (RM)

1 = US Customs, Miami (RM)

•1. US Border Patrol, Miami

(RM)

1. = G-2, Ft. MCPherson, Ga.

(RM)

Copy to:

1 = ONI, DID, 6th ND, Charleston,

1.• OSI, MacDILl AFB, Tampa, Fla.

S. C. (RM)

(RM)

Repoit of: LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR.

Office: MIAMI, FLA.

UCT 1 0 1960

Field Office File # Miami (97-309)

Bureou File #:

Title:

"CUBA LIBRE®

(Post Office Box 2235,

Miami 1, Florida)

Characier: REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA.

Synopsis:

97-4073

AFIL

5p8 maclese

7-19-94

4-20-8038844 684-77993,982

Classified by SPBIAGCL

Declassify on: OADR 9/3/85

SPIA@SCP/DQ/89

29646€

on 6/9/60, MM I-I reported receiving information fron

₴

usually reliable source that CARLOS GRANA

Miami, had

stated flights were being made from Florida to Cuba

bundles of newspapers

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Miami, and stated he could

furnish no information re

allegation, although he had heard rumors that such

flights had been made

In 1959.

Source at Colonial:

Press, Miami, reports

¡ "Cuba Libre! still being edited

by JOSE ACOSTA.

Three thousand copies of newspaper being

published weekly but ACOSTA has requested reduction to 2,000

copies. Source states ACOSTA destroys approximately

half

of weekly printing, and ACOSTA believed to be making a

living from funds which he solicits for the purpose of

printing newspaper.

Summaries of typical articles set

forth.

DETAILS:) I.

ALLEGATION REGARDING DROPPING

OF

"PATRIA" AND "CUBA LIBRE

NEWSPAPERS

ALL I-NEC

HERITN

EXEDRY

* OTHERISO

TON CONTAINED

SSIUTED

SE

SEE FEVERSE

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CLASSICATION

ACTION

This document-contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the. FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency i it and, lie contents are not to be distributed outaide your agency.

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(SECRET

MM

97-309

(U)

On June 9, 1960, MM I-l, another

Government

agency which conducts security and intelligence Inves

tigations, reported it had received the following In

formation

from a usually relable source In Mexico City:

According to CARLOS GRANA,.

* Cub an

exile of

3401 S. W. 13th Terrace, Miami,

Florida,

small planes

were making to or three trips

Eron Florida to Cuba

weekly in order to

drop bundles of "Patria"

and "Cuba

" described as publications. Approximately five

thousand copies of the publications are printed weekly

and sent to different parts of Cuba.

The newspapers

are printed at the Colonial Fress, 3265 N. W. 37th

Street, Miami, Florida, by JOSE ACOSTA, RAFAEL GUAS

INCIAN, former Cuban Vice-President,

and (FNU) MON-

TANE

JOSE ACOSTA resides at 701 S. W. 5th Street,

motel apartment 4, Miami, Florida.

On Auguat 11, 1960, CARLOS GRANA, 3410 S. W. C

13th Terrace, Miami, Florida,

Informed that ke 18 a

U.S. citizen of Cuban

descent who has been residing

In Miami for many years.

He described himself as a

television radio repairman by trade.

Among other

things, CRANA furnished the following Information:

10120501

GRANA

said he had no knowledge that any plane:

trips. are being made from the United States to drop any

type of propaganda in Cuba.

He said It 18 too risky and

dangerous in view of the restrictions which have been

imposed on plane flights by the U.S. Border Patrol.

(CRANA aid he had heard numerous ruors that some

Flights were made im 1959, but he could furnish no

specific information, could identify no pilots, nor could

he give the names of

airports which were reportedly

used. He could furnish no other pertinent information

concerning that matter.

(GRANA' personally denied being engaged in any

type of revolutionary activity. He said he is residing

J(0)

SEGRET

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DECLASSIEICATION AUTECEITI DEBTED

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIEICATIEN CUIDE

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Lotter to SACy Miami

Re:

ANI-FIDEL CASINO ACTIVIEIES

109-584

SECREN

NOTES

CIA furnished information originating with Carlos [SJu)

Granay Cuben extle In Mani. He allegedly stated that small

planes make tuo or three trips weekly from Florida to Cuba

to drop bundles of Cuba and Patrio Libre, anti-Castro

publications

Nose Acosta reportedly 13 connected, with these

publications.

Crana siso

stated that Dias Barlart (win whomL>(u)

I has been in contact, was a main figure in the counter-

revolutlonary army. Lerana also belleves that counterrevolution

will begin in June, 1960, and

is being prepared in Mexico.

We should interview 0za20.

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sifi

SECRE

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