Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 11/17/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90076-10003

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

CR 62-107261-640

Released under the Johr

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Notel •

Case#:NW 54460 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: MM

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 11/17/1964

' PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

MARCOS DIAZ LẠNZ

MINUTEMEN

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/06/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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OPTIONI L FORM NO-10

• MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-107-02

GOA GEN. REG. NO. 27.

UNITED STATES GC

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

5/

FROM

SUBJECT:

Clas

Destass.

8-31.9

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-107261)

' DATE:

CONFIDENTIAL

NOV 1 7 1964

ALL INFERATION MIZAIDD

SAC, MEANT (106-932 PISSET

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIPIAT

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE!

"'MINUTEMEN"

INFORMATION CONCERNING

place cot 100 92630

(INTERNAL SECURITY).

tY 1Y03R DDICAL

("ReButel 11/4/64 and Miami tel to Bureau 11/7/64.

dated and captioned as

An extra copy is being pro-

vided 'to the Bureau for 'Secret Service, Washington, D. C.

Copies are being disseminated locally to CIA, U. S. Secret

Service, ONI, G-2, OSI, Office of Cuban Affairs, State

perartment, and

INS.

DECLASSIN

RELEASE 24

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MM T-1 iS CIA, Miami.

NAM I-D IS IM 635-50-

DECLASSIFIED BY

12-2-97

Ecity,

For the information of the

Bireau and oklahona

the following is submitted.

On November 2,

5 and 6, 1964, MM 635-S, who has

been a long-time friend of both MARCOS

and PEDRO DIAZ LANZ,

brothers, both

jens

exiled in the United States; reported that

EFRAIN LORENZO CABRERA, a Venezuelan employee Of Ransa Air-

'lines, who resides in Miamiffhad requested MM 635-S to place

him in touch with some arms dealer who could supply some

supporters

of former Venezuelan President PEREZ JIMENEZ with

weapons. Consequently, on October 29, 1964, MM 635-s intro-

duced CABRERA to MARCOS DIAZ LANZ, who had previously dis-

closed to wu 635-S that he could supply weapons from outside

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MM 105-4921

CONTE

of the Miami area.

When MV 635-S introduced®

CABRERA to

DIAZ LANZ, the latter told CABRERA that his name was

GARCIA: L (The CIA source knew DIAZ LANZ aS PEDRO GARCIA.

CIA, in its memorandum of 11/4/64, stated that CIA had -

been able to identify GARCIA as MARCOS JOSE DIAZ LANZ.)

DIAZ, in the presence of MM 635-S, told CABRERA

he could

supply

weapons and CABRERA expressed interest in

naking a sizeable purchase, indicating that he wanted t

furnish them to some political followers of formei

Venezuelan President PEREZ JIMENEZ, who is now in prison

in Venezuela.

Informant said that during this meeting,

DIAZ expressed the opinion that if "LBJ" became President,

the United States would go communist and he remarked that

there existed some secret organizations, such as the

"Minutemen," who would fight to the end and that in his

opinion, there could be a military coup.

DIAZ mentioned

some place, not in Florida, where the "Minutemen" are

reportedly organized.

At no time, however, did DIAZ state

that he is a member of the "Minutemen" or that he had sold

arms to them. Also, DIAZ did not say that the "Minutemen"

an armed insurrection against the United States Govern-

He claimed,

however, that his brother, PEDRO, had

some

connections with groups of this sort but did not

specifically mention the "Minutemen."

Also, he did not

claim the existence of any "Minutemen" military camps in

Florida.

MM T-1.

was of the opinion that DIAZ probably had

subsequent meetings with CABRERA but informant does not

know what, if anything, transpired during these meetings sul

On November 3, 1964, Mr. JOE VIDAL, CIA/liaison,

Miami, telephonically inquired concerning background infor-

nation on MM 635-S, under his true name, and requestec

identity of the Cuban who had been arrested with him it

the mid-1950's.

was furnished with the name of MARCOS DIAZ LANZ and back-

ground intormation on informant, without disclosing his

relationship with this office.

It therefore appears that

CIA's source is undoubtedly EFRAIN LORENZO CABRERA, who is

known to this office but not regarded as being completely

reliable.

He has

been contacted concerning FALN activities

in Venezuela. He is a former chauffeur and bodyguard to

PEREZ JIMENEZ when the latter was exiled in Miami.

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GONRIDENTIAL

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MM 105-4921

SeNDENTIA SECRET

On November 5, 1964, Miami contacted RAY DUBOIS,

CIA, Covert, Miami, in order to interview CIA source pursuant

to Bureau instructions.

DUBOIS felt that interview of their

source by the FBI at this time would compromise that source

relative

to another facet of importancé to CIA, Miami. He

indicated that this additional facet related to an arms

transaction involving Venezuela. This office did not insist

upon interviewing their source in view of the vulnerable

position of MM 635-s, it being noted that only three indi-

viduals were present during the first conference between

Mr. DUBOIS agreed

when the suggestion was made that interview. of MARCOS DIAZ

by the FBI based upon the newspaper article mentioned in the

enclosed

letterhead memorandum would not jeopardize CIA

source

This memorandum is classified "Secret" begause it

contains information which was so classifled by cra lesl

- LEAD -

OKLAHOMA CITY

AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Will locate and interview PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ,•

5437 North Johnstown Avenue, who is now a full-time lecturer

for the Christian Crusade,

concerning any knowledge he may

possess relative to the "Minutemen" and any preparations of

that organization for an armed insurrection in the event of

President JOHNSON's election; also, concerning the existence

group in Florida or elsewhere.

I any milltary training camps gu

organizations of that

It is to be noted that PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ has

been the subject of investigation by the Miami Office since

1959 relative to his anti-CASTRO revolutionary activities.

He has also cooperated with this office on many occasions

and is personally known to SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR., who

interviewed his brother, MARCOS, in this matter.

Miami

intormant has reported in the past that PEDRO DIAZ has

attended some meetings of the John Birch Society in the

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GOAFIDENTIAN

SECRET

60258-10013

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