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From: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/07/1969
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 05/07/1969

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/22/1998

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DECLASSIEICATION ALTECEITE DEBIJED ERDI:

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIDICATION CULLE

DATE 00-16-2023

BY: 3043/98142

CORRELATION SUMMARY

Main File No: 64-29479

SECRE

Date: 5/7/69

Subject: Maria Teresa Proenza Y Proenza

Date Searched: 9/9/68

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

and identical references were found as:

Maria Teresa Proenza Proenza

Teresa

Proenza Proensa

Teresa Proentza A

Maria Teresa ' Prbenza

Maria Theresa Proenza+

Teresa

• Proenza.

Teresa Proenza

Teressal Proenía

Proenza

Teressa

proehza Proenza

Theresa Proenza

Teresa 'Prohnza.

This is a summary of information obtained from a review of

all "see" references to the subject in Bureau files under the names

aliases listed above.

All references under the above names

containing data identical with the subject have been included except

any indicated at the end of this summary under the heading REFERENCES

NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY .

THIS SUMMARY HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR USE AT THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION.

IT IS DESIGNED TO

FURNISH A SYNOPSIS OF THE INFORMATION SET OUT IN EACH REFERENCE,

AND

IN MANY CASES THE ORIGINAL SERIAL WILL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION IN

MORE DETAIL.

Analyst

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PCM. ....

ABBREVIATIONS

SEC

• Additional information appearing in

this reference which pertains to

Maria Teresa Proenza Y Proenza

can be found in the main file or

elsewhere in this summary.

• Partido Communista Mexicano (Mexican

Communist Party)

*****

GLOSSARY

Diego Rivera

(Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor

Mexican Communist artist

Cuban Ambassador to Mex100 J(5) (0)

*****

RELATIVES WHO HAVE BUREAU MAIN FILES

The relationship, biographical data and CP activities of

Teresa Proenza Proenza were set forth in the serials of the main files

on her relatives as follows:

NAME

RELATIONSHIP

REFERENCE

Guillermo Rafael

Rojas Mendoza

Brother-in-law

of sister

140-34505-4 p.2,3

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NAME

RELATIONSHIP

Stet

Jorge Rojas

Mendoza

Brother-in-law

Alvaro Estanislao

Proenza Proenza

Brother

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP

PAGE NUMBER

105-115305-2D.2

29,30)

-4 p.]

27-

-6 enc1. p.1 (14)

-23 p.1

-25 p.1

-26 encl. p.2 (14)

105-135744-1 p.1

1 an 1 3 85,257

*****

The Bureau, in keeping with a request from San Juan on 8/14/41,

furnished a translation from Spanish of material

addressed to Esteemed

Comrade "Reuista del Hogar''

and signed Sanchez.

Letter

contained

an enclosure, page nine

of the

Lectuals of Russia.

publication headed "Message From the Intel-

Listed among those sending greetings to Russia

was Teresa

Proenza.

Copy of translation set forth. (Source not given.)

64-200-48-338.5

(2)

This reference set out a synopsis of a letter dated 5/11/42,

Peru, to Senorita Teresa Proenza

San Lazaro 304,

Habana, Cuba, which

from "Elena," Linaretter was intercepted by the British Censorship at

Jamaica. (protect identity) • The writer, probably Elena Vazquez Gomez of

the Mexican Embassy at Lima commented on the help which was given by

Cuba to the democratic cause and, incidentally, to the CP with which

she had obviously strong sympathies.&

-(U)

6592604-1-5501 endi. pl

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which the organization committee for the First National Youth Congress

asking for their support of a conference to be held in Montevideo,

This letter included the names of the organizations and

sons which had already stated their willingness to act as sponsors for

the meeting.

From cuba, among the names and organization listed was

that of Teresa Proenza, National Anti-Fascist Council of Cuba.

64-22380-35 p.5

(5%

The Cr of cuba, through its front organizations, carried on a

propaganda campaign to free Luis Carlos Prestes (64-27707), the well

i do nee tough can oe one

known Brazilian revolutionary and radical, who was imprisoned in

Brazil. On 11/18/43, a commission composed of Teresa Proenza, and two

others

was granted an audience with the Brazilian Ambassador to Cuba

Mario Savard De Saint Brisson Marques, (place not stated) who listened

to

the petition drawn up by the Comite Pro-Libertad De Luis Carlos Prestes

and promised to send this petition to his country. (Source not clear,

possibly Confidential Informant J. S. who was known

• to the Bureau.

64-27707-40.7

(5)

The following references in the file captioned "Communist

Activities in Cuba" contain information pertaining to the activities of

Teresa Proenza in Cuba from 12/22/42 to 1/31/44.

Proenza, a CP member,

was a member of the advisory council of Frente Nacional Anti-Fascista

and a member of Union Revolucionario Communista.

She contributed

articles

to a CP front organization magazine and was on the staff of a monthly

bulletin.

Publications included articles

of great interest to women

and

articles and pictures on the war.

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

64-1200-D-94 p.5

-123 p.70

-162 p. 17,23,33

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Conf. Inft. 339-12 advised that on 3/9/45, the Comite Pro

Libertad De Luis Carlos Prestes sponsored

a meeting

at the former head-

quarters of the Frente Nacional Antifascista (64-29352) at Prado

#405, Havana. Many former members of the Frente took part in this meeting

including Teresa Proenza.

64-29352-5 p.1

(6)

This reference in the file captioned "Alto Case" (65-43302) set

forth information concerning the activities and contacts of Teresa

Proenza in Havana, Cuba and Mexico.

Proenza was associated with Jacob

Landau, Managing Editor of "Overseas News Agency" (ONA), publication of

the Overseas News Agency Organization, with the main office in NYC,

an ONA representative in Havana.

She

resigned this position on 12/12/44.

Froenza wrote letters, made phone calls and assisted Landau,

when re

quested, in obtaining

his Cuban visa

• to visit Havana 3/1-25/45. It was

ascertained that Proenza, was a member of the CP of Cuba, and

active in

CP front organizations.

Proenza made a trip to Mexico and while there

she spoke with the former Soviet Ambassador, Constantin Oumansky.

65-43302-5654 p. 9, 11,12,14,15

(6529)

A Legat summary report made at Havana, Cuba, dated 5/14/45,

contained a summary of current information obtained and reported during

the period of February, March, and April, 1945, concerning the general

trends of Communist activities in Cuba.

• the personality summaries

reported was that of Maria Teresa Proenza Y. Proenza.

Proenza and

Ianily were active revolutionaries

Reliable sources disagreed on

whether she was a ce member, but all sources agreed that she was in

close contact with the Russian Diplomatic Mission in Havana. After

ne nues an

the departure of Nora P. Chegodaeva, former Press Attache, Proenza's

contacts at the Russian Legation ceased but she continued to contact

many prominent CP members.

(Sources

not given).

64-200-210-206- p. 1,20

(2,28,305

The following references in the file captioned "Jacob Landau"

contain information pertaining to contacts, of Teresa Proenza with Landau

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from 12/1/44 to 7/9/45, in Havana

Proenza assisted Landau

obtaining his Cuban visa for his trip

to: Cuba. Business letters were

exchanged between Proenza and Landau.

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

100-335487-75 p.1

-80 p.1

{81295

-166 p.1 encl. p.1:

-168 encl. p.1

CIA reported that the Spanish exiles of Marxist affiliation

in Mexico convened on 11/2-4/51, in Mexico City at the Spanish Congress

for Peace sessions.

The National Movement of the Partisans lor Peace

sent to this congress as its delegates and representatives individuals

that included teresa Froenza.

64-2701-1653 p.4

15%

/(U)

CIA (protect identity) in Mexico City advised on 0/12/52, that

Teresa Proenza Proenza, pro-Communist active In the mexican peace move-

ment, reportedly stated that the Polish Legation in Mexico had been

used as the principal means of communication in Mexico by the Mexican

Peace Movement and that General Heriberto Jara's (105-98107) correspon-

dence was being carried on by a Polish diplomatic courier.

Add. info.

105-98107-1 p.2,14

(13,22)

CIA advised by report dated 0/5/53, that teresa Froenza,

Secretary of the Editorial Staff of "Paz"

magazine of the Consejo

in April, 1953, was postponed until June 1953. Proenza

also stated that

a national peace conference originally scheduled to be held in Mexico

City, in late May 1953, had been postponed until after the Congress in

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CIA (protect identity) advised on 11/28/55

2. that-Clara

Guerrero.

was a close personal friend of Teresa Proenza,

Mexican

Communist who had been employed by Diego Rivera in Mexico.

1100=350549-9 p.6,10

-(8)

5106-405135-22 Sello

Ine cla (protect identity) Mexico City,

advised that on

12/23/55, Teresa Proenza, a Mexican

iP member and close associate of

Diego Rivera, obtained from Xavier Guerrero, Mexican Communist artist

the information that one Harry Ming(100-422226) resided at 315 East 57th

Street, NYC. It appeared that Proenzo and Guerrero were both

acquainted

with Ming, but the basis of this acquaintance was not known

100-422226-1 p.1

(70)

SI 100-422226-2 p.1

(10)

CIA reported that during February 1956, in Mexico City, con-

tact between Czech Legation personnel and Mexican Communists or leftists

increased. Therewere at least twenty of these contacts mainly with

pread aide a talves emine trose contacts was teres

100-348756-27 p.1

*(8)

SI: 400-348756-300.1A

(8)

CIA reported that around May 5, 1956, Yuri Paporov, cultural

and intelligence officer, soviet Embassy, Mexico City, and his wife

plannea to go to Acapulco, to visit Diego Rivera. Among those they

planned to go with

was Dolores Olmedo de Phillips, an art lover,

Teresa Proenza, housekeeper of Rivera, and possibly Elena Vasquez

Gomez, Communist in the Mexican Foreign Mininstry. The trip was

postponed unt 11 5/22-14/56. (8)(4)

64-211-221-1302 0.3

(4)

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On 1/27/61, Maria Del Carmen Rodriguez Casanova (105-94630),

in West Palm Beach, Florida, made available an official Cuban Govern-

ment document entitled

"List of Cuban Foreign Service Officers Abroad"

dated June, 1900. The document revealed that teresa Proenza

Proenza

was assigned to the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City as Foreign Service

Assistant, Third Class.

105-94630-6 encl. p.23

(12,22)

CIA advisea that, on 1/2s/0, conchita Rojas, wile of Jorge

Rojas, manager of "Cubana de Aviacion" in Mexico City, reportedli

requested Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor to authorize a free trip to

Cuba for Merle Simmons (105-90148) so that Simmons could celebrate

July 26 in Cuba. It was indicated that Simmons was probably married to

the sister of Conchita Rojas.

A third sister was reported to be Teresa

Proenza, an outspoken Mexican Marxist who was employed at the Cuban

105-90148-1 p.1

(72)

On 9/7/60, Teresa Proenza complained that Humberto Garcia

Moreira

and Ernesto Rodriguez, Cuban Embassy employees arrived at the

airport in Mexico City before Jorge Rojas, manager of Cubana airlines

in Mexico, and

took all copies of the

"Revolucion," Cuban newspaper.

Londres, that she also sent copies of the "Revolucion"

to Mercado del

Libro, Indice and Liberia Madero.

Gama told Proenza that she had in-

creasins damaria son tae papes and aeried 2o or di more oopios (st) (e).

64-45716-151 p.2

(6)*

CIA reported that on 10/24/60, Teresa Proenza, attache of the

cuban empassy in Mexico, tola Manuel Marcue, airector-general oi the

"Politica" magazine, that Jose Antonio Portuondo, had returned to

Mexico from his visit to Cuba with a great many things which he would

probably turn over to Marcue. She said Portuondo wanted to see Marcia.

(U)

64-47255-15 p.3

ficiat"

012322720/1/60

(U)

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SECREA

(U)

MEX-197

ad

sed

on 12/11/62, that Teresa Proenza and Eusebio

Azcue of the Cuban Embassy and Jorge

Rojas Mendoza, Manager of the

Compania Cubana de Aviacion (CCA), Mexico City, stated that, contrary

to the impression they tried to make, the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City

obtained all of the airplane and automobile parts it could handle. These

parts were obtained in California and imported to legitimate parts dealers

in Mexico City,

then purchased by Cuban Embassy representatives and were

shipped to Cuba via CCA planes.

110-6-210-947 encl. p.1

(78)

By letter dated 12/12/62, the WFO enclosed copies of a summary

transiation in English of a file containing newspapers, newspaper clip-

pings and pamphlets in Spanish regarding CP activities

in Mexico. A

Castroite propaganda center was waging a vigorous campaign in Mexico

under the guise of cultural

conferences given at the Institute for Cuban-

Mexican Cultural Relations located at 63 Tokyo Street in the Colonia

Juarez, Mexico.

Dr. Fernando Casillas Lumpuy, President of the Anti-Castro

Action Group,

stated: that the cultural activities were very limited and

merely served as a cover for the subversive activities that were being

carried on by well known communists including Teresa Proenza.

64-200-221-3657 encl. p.5

(3)

Proenza

On 1/25/63, Carlos Solorzano, reportedly, contacted Teresa

Proenza of the Cuban Embassy,

Mexico City, to arrange a trip

to Cuba

to observe the Cuban theatre before going

to Europe to give lec-

tures.

Proenza expressed interest in Solorzano's plan.

she was

leaving

Proenza stated

for Havana on 1/28/63, and would check into the matter

and write Solorzano from Havana. Source reported that Proenza had left

for Havana on 1/28/63 (5) (u)

Field Comment:

Sororzano may be identical with Carlos

Solorzano

brother.. Of Altonso Solorzano Fernandez,

Guatemalan communist in Mexico.

CIA (E) (4)

109-576-288 p.1

(17, 25)

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attempting to travel to cuba.

These four individuals were to perfect

travel arrangements

through one of their

group who would visit the

cuban Embassy in Mexico CIty (CIA). RU)

100-21964-135X p.1

(7)

Teresa Proenza,

her home. Proenza was Morals: principal contact at the Cuban Embassy

Proenza supported Mora's husband, Francisco Mora, who was at odds with

the Cuban Embassy over the granting of scholarships to artists whom he

considered unworthy.

On 2/6/64, Mora was extremely disturbed by the

fact that Proenza had gone back to Cuba for conferences, and Proenza

might not be stationea in Mexico much longer in view of

her trip back to

100-395934-78 p.21,22,27

The following references in the file captioned "Political

Matters-Cuba" (109-12-210) set forth information concerning Teresa

Proenza Y Proenza, Cultural Attache at the Cuban Embassy, Mexico City.

Information is briefly described

as follows:

SYNOPSIS OF INFORMATION

REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP

PAGE NUMBER

109-12-210-1342 p.1

(1.6)

On 1/29/60, Proenza, a member of the Mexi-

Havana

Embassy. Proenza was a former secretary and

(CIA)

Proenza was a Cuban Embassy employee in Mexico

City. Proenza, a convinced Communist

waS

engaged in propaganda work.

She

was a Cuban national and entered

Mexico

in 1934 as a political refugee.

She

worked for the Mexican Ministry of

109-12-210-1919 p.2,3

(16, 23)

SI paragraph 2

109-12-210-1767 p.2

(126)

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Education as a teacher.

She was

active in the Mexican

Peace Movement.

Jorge Tamayo Castillejos, Director,

Circle of Mexican Studies, Communist

front Cultural Group, told Proenza

that they should co-ordinate acti-

vities for the 6/9/60 visit of

President Osvaldo Dorticos of Cuba

to Mexico.

Rodolfo Ramos Ortiz PSI (protect

identity) advised that on 1/3/61

he attended a reception at the Cuban

Embassy in Mexico City in celebration

of the anniversary of the Cuban revolu

turther Identified, and made derogatory

4ed) and made era to:

remarks about the

"Yankees"

Source stated

that Proenza: remarked that she did

not know how to keep the youths quiet

but evidently she made no efforts to

restrain them.

She complained of their

attitude in view of the fact newspaper-

men were present.

A person with good connections in the

Cuban Embassy stated that on 3/10/61,

Proenza contacted Miguel Rios and asked

him to print the note of Raul Roa Garcia,

Cuban Foreign Minister, to Latin American

Foreign Ministers and ordered about 500

copies of the leaflet containing the note.

On 3/20/61, Proenza told Jose Antonio

Portuondo Valdor she was leaving that

night for Veracruz to visit General

Heriberto Jara Corona, Mexican leftist,

and would take boo copies of the learlet

to the consul in Veracruz and to other

REFERENCE AND SEARCH

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109-12-210-2602 p.1

(16)

109-12-270-2976 p. 1

87 100-339130-62 p: 2(6.335

(8,33)

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Source Commented that Rios told Proenza

he was selling his printing shop and would

charge

her only for the paper, not his

work.

On 4/12/61

at a staff meeting at the Cuban

embassy, Jose Antonio Valdor,

reportedly,

reviewed the duties of the officers of the

embassy.

Press activities were listed for

Teresa Proenza Proenza

and Marta Proenza,

niece of Teresa (CIA). ($/U)

on 4/19/61, one Salgado, Revolutionary

Worker Federation, reportedly told

Proenza that the Union had received a

cable from the Cuban Confederation of Workers

asking for solidarity with Cuba (CIA).

SYu)

Rodolfo Ramos Ortiz PSI (protect identity

advised that on 5/2/61, Proenza consulted

Jorge Rojas, manager of Cubana de Aviacion

in Mexico City regarding sending some im-

portant correspondence to Havana by CMA air-

lines.

Rojas: recommeded that the correspon

dence be sent out on 5/5/61,

f11ght out of Mexico CIty. (A (U)

34- 001)

on, a Cuban

This reference dated 12/19/61, set out

information regarding Cuban Embassy per-

sonnel, Cuban propaganda and intelli-

gence

activities and pro-Castro and anti-

Castro groups and activities in Mexico.

Proenza,

was notoriously active in pro

moting

the interests of the Pro-Castro

regime in Cuba among Mexican students

and intellectuals.

The Cuban Embassy

in Mexico was the center of espionage

and Proenza was one of those invoved.n

No one or those involved. (1)

REFERENCE AND SEARCH

SLIP PAGE NUMBER

109-12210-2993 p.1

(26, 23)

109-12-210-2969 p.2

(16,73)

109-12-210-3008 p.1a

(20)

109-12-210-3430 p. 4,5,10

(16,24)

(continued)

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(continued)

SYNOPSIS OF INFORMATION

REFERENCE AND SEARCH

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109-12-210-3635 p.2,5

(26,247)

MEX-160, on 2/20/02 advised that

cuban embassy in Mexico used various

pro-communist groups in promoting acti

vities in favor of the current regime in

Cuba. Proenza maintained relations with

all the women's groups from the various

pro-communist organizations.

Among the

employees assigned to the Cuban Embassy

listed in the 5/2/62 issue of "Dairio

Official," official publication of the

Government of Mexico was Proenza.

On 8/1/62, Charles Von Schwanitz, a re-

porter for

"Tampa Times," Tampa,

Florida,

furnished a summary of information re-

garding the manner by which he securea

his visa for the trip to cuba.

tacts concerning his visa and

his obser-

vations regarding conditions in Cuba were

set forth.

On 7/23/62, Schwanitz con-

tacted the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City

and received his visa through Proenza.

She suggested that in order to expedite

his passage he should contact her brother-

in-law, Jorge Rojas, Manager of Cubana

Airlines facility in Mexico City.

MEX-197 furnished the following infor-C

Mexico,

DF, and

his wife, Caridad Proenza

De

Rojas.

On the evening of 7/28/62, in

Mexico City, Teresa Proenza Proenza

sister of Mrs. Rojas, reportedly after

boarding a cab, was

beaten and robbed

of her valuables and a bag containing

documents of the Cuban Embassy.

Julio Bidopia, organizer for the Latin

American University of Games, reportedly

109742-210-3597 enci:D.233

(1109-12-210-3696 enel.

(17,24)

109-12-210-3720 p.1

(77,24)

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SYNOPSIS OF INFORMATION

REFERENCE AND SEARCH

SLIP PAGE NUMBER

on his way to Brazil in connection

with the recruitment of athletes to

participate in Latin American Uni-

versity games in Havana.

Games

to be held in Havana on 10/7-14/62,

were sponsored by International Fede-

ration of University Sports.

He left

Ponzan Manuel Vega Perez, In ame

Attache, in charge of getting the re-

cruitment program underway in Mexico.

(CIA) • Se

4)

On 1/4/63, MEX-197 advised that Teresa

Proenza Proenza and her brother Alvaro

Proenza Proenza, Assistant to the Cuban

Minister of Industry complained that

they were unable to accumulate funds

outside Cuba for use in the event the

Castro regime

fall.

Teresa criticized

Jorge Rojas Mendoza the manager of the

Cuban Aviation Company, in

Mexico City,

for not taking advantage of his opportunities ... ....

in money transactions on behalf of the

Cuban Government.

107, 23-210-3985 ep.1

CIA advised that the Bureau memorandum

dated 1/7/63, entitled

"Military and

Economic Conditions in Cuba" referred

to Theresa Proenza,

Cuban Embassy employee

in Mexico City, who had been of interest

to CIA for sometime. CIA's interest

in Proenza concerned a possible recruit-

ment approach by CIA. In keeping with

this interest, CIA requested the Bureau

for any information it might have or

develop concerning Proenza's social or

political activities, interests, character,

et cetera.

121,33-210-4043 Do1

CIA reported on

10/10/03, that according

109-12-210-4509 p.1

to Proenza, a committee to aid Cuba in after-

math of hurricane

"Flora" was scheduled to be 11,24)

formed by the Mexican Institute of Cultural Re-

lations.

This organization was

to control all

actavatles of this conmittee. (RU)

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onnected with cuban Intelligence activity in cuba.

This album listed

hoto #535 as that of Teresa Proenza Proneza. Au

(Album enclosed (DU)

encl. p.31

(I,19)

On 6/7/68, Gustavo Proenza (105-171688) 210 West 10th Street,

NYC, furnished information regarding his ten day

began 2/9/68, his contacts and activities in Cuba and his purpose for

contacts a no tav ties

visit to Cuba that

making the trip.. He also gave background information regarding him-

self and his family. Proenza advised that no one in his family

worked

for the Cuban Government nor were they pro-Castro or Communists and

advised that he had no sister by the name of Teresa Proenza Proenza and

could furnish no information regarding her.

105-171688-7 encl. p.3

625,53)

Correlators Note:

A review of serial five of this file revealed

(that CIA requested the Bureau to interview Gustavo to determine

whether or not he was related to Teresa, former Cuban diplomat

stationed in Mexico City who was arrested in the fall of 1964 and

had been held under some form of house arrest or surveillance

ever since J

14)

The following references on Teresa Proenza Proenza located

in files maintained in the special File Room of the Records,

Files and

Communications Division, were reviewed and found to be identical with

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