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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90068-10009

RECORD_SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-75147-210-78

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HO

TO:

TITLE:

DATE: 12/09/1955

PAGES: 9

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

06/24/1998

Exempt

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

COMMENTS:

RESTRICTIONS:

Consultation

TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH, REFERRED TO INTERPOL

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INFORMATION CONtAINED

HEREIN

Is

UNCLA

SSIFIED

EXCEFT

WHERE

SHOWN

OTHERWISE

they,

DECI3

^965

CONFIDENTIAL

TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH

(U)

The following is a translation of a letter and

two newspaper clippings contained in an evelope addressed

to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,.

Washington, D. Co, from the Central National Bureau of

cuba of the International Commission of Criminal Police,

San Lazaro 672, Havana

postmarked at Havana

(date

postmark illegible)

DECLASSIFIED BY

*

0N-5-18-97

56138-500/552

JFK.

International Commission

of Criminal Police

Central National Bureau

(Cuba)

San Iazaro 672 - Telephone U 1155

Cable: INTERPOL, Havana

International Commission

of Criminal Police

Secretariat General

60, Boulevard Gouvion St

сут,

, Paris (17)

Telephone GALVANI 96-60

(u)

Havana, Cuba, December 1, 195

Your Reference-

our Reference:

241 E

subject: Information regarding, JOSEPH G. LEASE

CONFIDEN

IAL

MT.

Jo EDGAR HOOVER

Class. & Ext. By

Director of the F.B.I.

Reason - FCIM Il, 1-2.42

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Date of Review doff

3/00/024

Dear Mr. Director and Friend:

In our directive capacity in the central National

Bureau of the "INTERPOL,

"and in keeping with our duty to

maintain.

our vigilance for anything which may represent a

problem for our fatherland, we have the honor of addressing

these lines to you, hoping that you may furnish us with certain

information and,

in the event that this letter has been

misdirected, that is, that the material

herein is pertinent

to another

department, we hope that you will be kind enough

to route this letter accordingly,

request will not

ten and gentian and than gun

RECORDED 75

7441=6=15

0) /

2A DEC 12 1955

CX-126

TAL

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CONFIDUNTIALI

We are attaching herewith a release published

in the press today, as well as a photograph of JOSEPH

Go LEASE, captioned aboue,

who claims to be a big business

magnate in the united states, a breeder of purebreds,

promoter of track enterprises, eto, possessing large

capital:

This indiviqual has come

to promote the racing

season at our hippodrome, but there, is a series of details

which causes us to be suspicious of his activities. (4

4)

our hippodrome in the last twenty years has

maintained an average of plays which does not go abou

45 thousand pesos per race day (races are held three days

a week), which amounts to a weekly total of 135 thousand.

This individual has presented a program of prizes and

salaries which

would require the raising of 300 thousand

pesos in plays per week in order to just barely cover the

expenses. of the business. Only by means of clandestine

gambling, pLus a sweepstake in April, couldt couer the costs

of this business and for this it would be necessary to

have placed a large number of such tickets.

since nobody

is

"fighting against his money," it would seem strange to

us that this business would not represent a great daily

loss, for which reason we request from you, or from whomever

it is pertinent,

the exact information regarding this

individual, that

is, whether he actually is a promoter,

breeder, capitalist, etc. (EDU)

There is one more. detail. Last night, as you

will see in a note, he was mysteriously assaulted,

"allegedly

As you well know a

Iuxurious hotel, such as the "Hotel Nacional" of Cuba, does

not permit anyone to go upstairs to private rooms without

authorization from the guests for which reason we believe

that this may involve problems of a "gang" in operation and

that this individual forms part thereof.

The reason for

this

request

the season begins

the coming loth of

this

month. (u)

We

remain, sincerely your @ (u)

s/

DT. JORGE A. DE

' CASTROVERDE

Director of

' the Central National

Bureau

INTERPOL

CONFIDATIAL

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CONHIDENTIAL

Clipping from an unidentified newspaper: (Du)

(PRESIDENT OF THE HIPPODROME IS SERIOUSIY INJURED COU

MT. JOSEPH G. LEASE,

North American, of 47 years

of age,: President of the cuban Racing Company

Hippodrome), resident of the 'Hotel Nacional, Marianco

found unconscious in Room 302, which he occupied in said

hotel, was

treated for serious injuries at a clinic in

Vedado. (P(U)

Mr.

LEASE's secretary, whose name was not

given, informed the police of the Eighth Precinct that :

she participated in the case, reporting that she occupied

a room adjacent to

that of her superior, from which she

heard a strange noise, and upon entering the apartment

she, found Mr. LEASE injured, and thought that he might

have fallen du.

There also exists another version, which the

police is endeavoring to substantiate,

that LEASE was

assaulted by two

unknown individuals who broke in unexpectedly

into his room. di

I U!

The injured party could not furnish any

because of the serious condition in which he waso

statement

4)

*

Caption appearing below

a photograph out

out of an unidentified publication:] (u)

MT. J. Go LEASE, new President of the cuban

Racing company, who has initiated a crusade for the artistic

prestige and the international credit of cuban horse racing.

He found the hippodrome almost in ruins and the turf's

family threatened by the disappearance of the track.. (Read

"oriental par'' (ul)

-3=

CONFIDENTIAL

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AZZ

INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS

JCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT

O'CHERW

SHOWN

(4) (47)

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CONFIdENTIALI

DRANSLARZOL DRON COLUTE

((U)

Pollouing to o cranelation of a letter end

too nevapoper clippings contoned In on quelopo addrossed

to the Director of che Roderal Dureau of Inveetigattor

Fannington, Do. Ceo Pron Che Contral Bostonel Bureou of

of. cho Internattonal

San Rosaro

67, Lovens,

Constoston

P01800s

Cuba,

posenorited

ot Tovano (date ob

pestaara.

Enternatfondl Conataodon

0f

Crisinal

Police

Control Javional Bureau

(osbo)

San

Lenaro

Cable,

678 *

Telephone

International Connieeton

of Grininol Folioe

Joe redertoo Ceneral

042255

60, Boulevard Gouvson-St-

CuT,

Porto (27)

JaZephone CALVANI 96-60

Havaney Cube, Deceaber 6g

2955

To RePere 37

our Reference:

Subjects Information regarding JosePa 0,

MEAS

J. EDMAR HOOVER

Class.

&

Ext. EY

SR//6SK/THE

utrector of one codalo

Woohington, Dideo Usade

Reason - FCIM Il,

Date of Review

3/17/85

Deer IT. Director ind frtonds

in our dircottoo copaotty in Che Central Notional

Bureau of the

C2I23R90Lg

" end in Leeping with our duty to

maintain four osgilance for anything which noy represent e

probion for our fotherland, ne

have the honor of addrasing

Guese lines to you,

hoping thet you noy furnich be attleertoin

inforsation and, in the cuent that thie letter has been

ntadtrectong

that the notortol heretn ta pertinent

to stones sonaront we done chao any will be kind enough.

to route thie letter decordingly.

confidentialll, and that our

requeat

4t22 not remoin unettended.

SLD ASK

CONE SENTIAL

00.1-18-97

JFK

denty

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CUNFIDANTIAL

#e ore ettoching heranith a retence publiched

the presa

todoUs

as bell no e photograph of 103GPM

coptsoned above, no slaina to be a big busineco

magna te

pronocer of

drock enterprtacs, etodo peascaoing large

capitale

Todo inclusduel hos come do pronote tha recing

•agon fo pasaoo o en eraus ang tomounodago uno no uceoos

to be suaptolone of nio acosostieo.

*U)

Our sippodrone

in the load duenty vears hac

on average of playo unica doeo not go abeus

45 housona pesos

(raceo are hele three dage

opuesnova cer fo roaos (raeon o on stunono vosya Enson o

Mio indiotdual has presented e progran of prizes and

oclertas phich would requiro the roteing of 300 thoueand

par boes in order so jout paredy cover ane

of the

buesnendo

Oniy by Beone of clondeedine

ganolonga

plas a Acsopotahe en April, couldit cover the coate

of thie buatneno and for thia de mould be naceazaru do

have picead

large nunber of etch escheud.

Since nobody

89

• agotnet Ala nonov." $ nould seen etrange 8o

ue chot thio

boosneos would net represent o great dosly

2008

• for tonson

recion we reguest from you,

10

. or fron whonever

perdisanto

the eraot inforaation regarding this

indiusaucle

thoe 30, shether he

cotually to o prosoter,

breodero

• capstadtous

etco

и)

is one more devait.

Last night, aa you

t0 87.2

oce: In o note, he wos nystortoualy oasoulted.

"allegedly

tn tio hotel

by untnoan SndtutdiaZs."

Ao you bell enöu o

luzurione hotel,

ouch es the Votel Nacional" of Cuba, doee

200

perast engono de

go upadoire to private roma tosthous

sushorizotion fros the guert for chich reacon un belteve

thoc

shs0 noy

that

Involue problena of a "gong" ta opuration ond

thie

ind tofdual

Jorna port thereof.

thte

roguest

Chas

Đhe

The reason for

• cocon Degine tho coning 20th of

chta

• monthe

1) (*)

rendina

sincerely voura

Dro

JORGE A.

DE CASIROIEADS

Direotor of the Castral lational

Bureau

INTER POL

LUN-DENTIAL

10088488880

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JAITY 100

CUNFIDENTIAL

PRESIDERT OF PIE OPPORBONE IS BERIOUSET INJURED

worth Anoricon,

08 47 years

of ape, President of che Cubaa. Booing Company

Hippadronelo motdont of the "Motel Macional,

„Martanco

foune unconsolone in Roam 309g

which he occupted

hotel,

Groated for ceriono injurico of choliate

Vedado.

(u)

RONG UGS

atoon,

infored the

she

paratelpated

& TOGE

adjacent

heard

atronge

she found Mr.

the case,

reporting that ehe

occupsed

that of hor supertor, from phieh ahe

and upon entering

the apartnent

Enjured,

and choughe that he sighe

hace follen,

(u)

The re

diao ontoto onother veralon, which the

palsce

endosuoring to

subatenilato,

that

BASE 300

cocaulted by two

6n2o 680

Фи)

indoosduado who broke in uneapeotedly

The injurse pardy could

200 furnish any

esatenent

because of the serous condttion sa which he was.

capados appearine beleu

out of on

photograph cut

LEASE,

neo Preetdent of the Cuban

Reing Componi, pho has insesoted a erupade for the artiatto

prestige and the international

oredit of Cuban horse racing.

He found the hippodrone

01n00t

in ruine one the turp'o

Jandly threatoned

• disappearence

of the tracke

(Bead

#oriental

u)

LATE 1000

CUNFIDYNTIAL

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CHRATAS

SNIFIED

SE00I

...,

CONFIULNHAL

TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH.

The following to a translation of

- letter end

two newspaper clippings contoined in on evelope addresaed

to the Direator of the Federal Bureau of Investigationg

Hashington, D. Co, fron the Control Mational Bureau of

Cuba of the Internationol Commission of Grininal Police,

San

Lazaro 672, Havana

postmark illegible).

DECLASSIFIED SY 56106. 510/RSe

094 ten 70 on no

1-18-97 (JFK)

International Connission

International Commission

,of

Criminal

Poltee

of Criminal Police

Centra 2

National Buread

Secretariat General

(Cuba)

Son Lazaro

672 - Telephone U-2155

Cable:

INTERPOL,

Havone

60,

Boulevard Gowton-St-

Gyro

Ports (17)

Telephone CALVAWI 96-60

Havana, Cuba,

December 4,

2955

Your Referenee-

vince

OuT Reference:

842 г

Subject.

Infornatton regording JOSEPH O LEASE

RICIAL

(1) CR

U)

Sara crimes,

1/05 совой

3/1/52

BUGAR HOOVER

Clario

Director of the F.B.I

Reason • FCiM

Hashingtong D.Co, VoS.o

Date

et Review x115

Dear MT. Director and Friend:

›(u)

In our dtrective capacity

in the Central

National

Burecu of the

"INCURPOL,

"and in keeping with our duty to

maintata jour vigilance for anything which may represent o

problem for our fotherland, ve hove the honor of addressing

these lines to you,

hoping that you noy furnish us withhoertain

inforbation and,

in the event that this letter has been

misdirected, that 1s, that the material heretn is pertinent

to another department, we hope that you will be hind enough

to route this Letter decordingly,

fidentially, and that

04T

request will not remain unattended.

TRANSLATED BY:

PATRICK J. PHELAN hIP

December 9, 1955

CONFIDE

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He ore attaching herewith a release publiahed

in the press today, as well as o photograph of JOSEPH

Go LEASE,

coptioned above, who claima to be o big bustness

mognate in the United Scates a breeder of purebreds,

promoter of track enterprises; etco, possessing large

copitalo This individual has come to promote the racing

season at our aippaarene. but there too dentes of detera

which causes us to be suspicious of his actioltles.

our hippodrome in the last twenty years has

naintained on average of ploys which does not go above

15 thousand needs ber roce day (roces are held three days

salaries which would require the raising of 300 thousand

pesos in playe per week in

order to juat barely cover the

of this business und jor this it would be necessary to

have ploced a large nunber of such tickets. Since nobody

"fighting agoinst his noney," it would seen strange to

us that this businese would not represent e great dally

L0as, for which reason we request from you, or from whomever

it is pertinent,

the exact infornation regarding this

indiuidual, that is, whether he ectually is a promoter,

breeder, capitalist,

etco

(u)

There is one more detailo last night, as you

will see in o note, he was mysterlously assoulted, "allegedly.

in his hotel by unknown indiuiduals."

As you well know &

luzurtous hotel, such as the "Hotel Nocional" of Cuba, does

not permit anyone to go upstoirs to private rooms without

authorization fron the guests for which

reason ve believe

that this may involve problems of a "gang" in operation and

that this individual forns port thereof. The reason for

this

request

that

the season begine the coming l0th of

this

month.

He

remains

lUXE

sincerely yours (C

DT. JORGE A. DE CASTROYERDE

Director of the Central Notlonal

Bureau

INTERPOL

CON LINIAL

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altpping from onlinidentifted newspapers

PRESIDENT OF THE EIFPODZOVE IS SERIOUSLE INJURED

MP .

JOSEPE

Go LEASt, North Americany of 47 yeers

of age,

Prestdent of the cuban Facing Company

(Marianao

Hippodrone), restdent of the "Hotel Nacional,

" who was

found unconscious in Boon 302g

which he occupied

hotel,

was treated for serious

injuries of aholinte in

Vedadoo

MPo

EnsE's secretary,

whose nane was not

giveng

inforned the police of the Bighth Precinct thet

she participated in the case,

reporting that she occupied

& room adjacent

that of her supertor, from which she

heare o atrange noise, and upon entering

the apertnent

she found IT.

Tast injured, and thought that he night

have fallen.

There also

police is endeavoring to substantiate,

asis ciother verain thien the

LEASE UO8

assaulted by two

unknown individuals uno broke in unexpectedly

3n2o

his roomo

4)

The

injurec party could not furnish eny

statement

because of the

serious condition in which he vaso

dolato.

Coption appearing below

photograph cut

out of en

unidentifted publtcation

UP. J: Go ChASE, new President of the Cubon

He found the hippodrone

in ruins

owen house racinge

family threatened by the disappecrence of the track.

(Bead

"oriental

Park")

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