Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/18/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/6/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10298-10141

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-172694-48

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, SA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

11/18/1968

FS, ASSOC, TEMPORARY STOPS, BROWNSVILLE, TX,

BORDER, MEXICO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/04/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

-COPTIONAL FORM

NO. 10

EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES G

Memorandum

TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-172694)

DATE: 11/18/68

Confidential

DECLASSIFIED BY 2PS Ma nude

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SER

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-COMMUNIS CLASSIFIED AND

BRIGADE (IACB), aka

EXTENDED BY SP. 3 TER (RH 02/434

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DATE OF REV

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DECLASSIFICATION

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Re Miami airtel to Bureau, 10/22/68.

Upon receipt of referenced airtel, temporary stops

were placed with INS at Brownsville, Texas, on FRANK ANGELO

FIORINI, aka FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, pursuant to the request.

made in reairtel.

Liaison was established with the U. S. Customs Agency

Service in Brownsville and with General JAVIER GONZALEZ,

Chief of Customs, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

General

GONZALEZ was also furnished with the names of associates of

FIORINI.

General GONZALEZ was last contacted on 11/12/68;

B. J. COCHRAN, Assistant Customs Agent in Charge, was last

contacted on 11/14/68; and CHARLES

VAIL, OffICer

• in Charge,

iNS, was last contacted on 11/14/68, all with negative

Both VAIL and COCHRAN pointed out that they do not

check outbound traffic to Mexico.

VAIL added that an Ameridan

returning from Mexico by automobile seldom has his name

checked against the stop list if the officer

whom he firsts

contacts as he crosses the bridge is satisfied that the

person is a citizen.

Thousands of Americans cross the Border

returning to the United States daily.

COCHRAN knOwS FIORINE

by sight and interviewed him last

- the United States at Brownsville.

year when FIORINI entered f

STIP

DARE

Since authorities in Brownsville and Matamoros

are

aware of our interest and stops have been placed and there are

•file in an RUC status.

Tear as Re statie net st d85-272677

we are placing our

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