FBI FILE REVIEW-ROGELIO CISNEROS DIAZ
Agency: HSCA
Originator: HSCA
From: PALMER, BETSY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 06/19/1975
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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Case#:NW 54653 Date:

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ORIGINATOR: HSCA

FROM: PALMER, BETSY

TO: DIRECTOR

TITLE: FBI FILE REVIEW-ROGELIO CISNEROS DIAZ

DATE: 06/19/1975

PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS:

ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES

FBI; FILES

DIAZ, ROGELIO CISNEROS; BACKGROUND

DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS : Withhold

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

08/05/1993

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR

009293

FROM:

BETSY. PALMER

SUBJECT:

FBI FILE REVIEW - ROGELIO CISNEROS DIAZ

DATE: June 19, 1975

On June 13 and 15, 1978, I reviewed the files at the FBI

titled Rogelio Cisneros

Diaz, Miscellaneous References.

The contents of the two

files

were

as

follows:

Volume I Of II

1. #105-114543-162, Section 5, Serials 141-166

2.

3.

4.

#162 - Report dated 6/26/64

From: SA John L. Spurgers, JI., San Juan

Cover Page D - Local JURE coordinator in Atlanta is

Angel Santos Bush of Decataur, Georgia - 2115 Myrtle

Lane.

INS records indicate he was formerly connected

with

Fair Play for Cuba

(FPCC) in New York and is the

subject of BUfile 97-4284.

Discrete inquiry is being

made to determine his residence for possible testimony

before a Federal Grand Jury looking into activities of

FPCC.

#105-114543 - Serial 266

March 7, 1966

Report of James J. O'Connor, Miami

Subject: JURE

Manuel Varela interviewed states CISNEROS probably

working for CIA (Miami) and is associated with an

Cisneros has recently travelled to the Dominican

Republic, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, supposedly on

engineering background.

#105-114543-159, Section 5, Serial 159

Memo dated 6/19/64 to Director from SAC, New York

Andrew St. George gives information regarding his

arrest with Manuel Ray in the Bahamas on an aborted

infiltration of Cuba, and requests that his identity

be withheld.

St. George identifies the individual

who came from Miami to Nassau to pay fines for those

arrested as Jack Reed.

State Department deletion - 1 page - dated 12/29/67

"Detention of Rogelio Cisneros Diaz"

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FBI File Review

Rogello Cisneros Diaz

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#105-95804-7

May 31, 1961

Report from Miami by John E. McHugh

Subject: Jose Luis Divino

Page 3 - Cisneros advised he was a former Castro

supporter and head of the 26th of July Movement in

Camaguey Province. He terminated this relationship

in December 1958 because he believed Che Guevara was

a Communist.

In October 1959, Cisneros began to

actively oppose the government of Fidel Castro and

joined the MRR. • He became dissatisfied with this

group and in August 1960, joined MRP and was made

Chief of Underground Activities.

The MRP helped him

escape Cuba when it became known that his name was on

a list of active conspirators against Castro.

Volume II of II

1. #2-1693-39 Section 2, Serials 32-73

October 4, 1961

Report of

Robert James Dwyer, Miami

Subject: Interpen - for period of 7/22 - 9/21/61

Informant says Hemming visited Cisneros in July 1961 to

obtain support/and or offer his

services. Cisneros is

now Coordinating General of MRP. Cisneros said he

would help Hemming (Gerry Patrick. work out a plan to

leave the United States

and establish a training camp

but Hemming is not sure Cisneros is sincere.

2.

#105-92704-52

August 21, 1961

Re: MRP

Ignacio Mendoza de la Torre advised he was the new

Coordinator General of MRP in Miami and he has decided

to cooperate with the CRC, headed by Dr. Jose Miro

Cardona. He said Joaquin Godoy y Solis and Rogelio

Cisneros, former assistant to Manuel Ray, are also

committee

members of MRP.

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#105-92704-58 Section 2, Serials 39-73

Airtel to Director from

Miami

September 15, 1961

Subject: MRP

Ignacio Mendoza met in Washington, D. C. with Mr. Richard

Goodwin at the White House on 8/22/61. Goodwin advised

him to meet with a contact at the Hay Adams Hotel to

explain his (Mendoza's) needs for supplies and equipment.

Contact was made but no further negotiations in Miami

as had been planned. Mendoza believes the contact was

CIA.

Mendoza issues a statement in Diario Las Americas on

August 2, 1961 that he is the new coordinator, replacing

Manolo Ray. Cisneros vacillating between Ray and

Mendoza.

4.

#105-93163-428, Section 6

November 29, 1961

Memo to W. C. Sullivan from S. B. Donahoe

Subject: Cuban Refuqee Proqlem in the U.S.

In an interview in May 1961, Cisneros advised he was

formerly a Castro supporter and head of 26th of July

Movement in Camaguey, Cuba.

Considered Che Guevara

a communist so terminated his association with the

Movement in 1958. Made chief of MRP underground in

Cuba.

5. #105-114543-50

December 31, 1963

Report of Francis J. O'Brien, New York City

Title: JURE

Informant advised that Richard Steward Coulson (PH)

volunteered to assist JURE and that he represented an

individual who owned an estate in Jamacia who was

willing to make it available to JURE.

Manuël Ray in

New York to obtain C-4 explosives and spoke to Robin

Moore of Concord, Mass., owner of property near Port

Antonio, Jamacia.

Informant says Moore is a typical son

of a wealthy man -- inmature

and in search of adventure.

(Note:

#109-584, Sec. 5, Serials 3011-3070 - Memo dated

1/9/62, identifies Moore

as the son of former Chariman

of the

Board of Sheraton Hotels.)

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Informant told on November 21, 1963 that JURE

planning to have a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela.

Raul Chibas to leave Miami for. Caracas on 11/21/63.

Also to attend would be Jose San Martin, Manuel

Ray, Jose Gomez Rodriguez and Regelio Cisneros.'

6. #109-584, Section 66, Serials 4001-4069

September 25, 1964

Report from Miami - Robert J. Dwyer

Re: Anti-Fidel Castro Activities

After Manuel Ray's unsuccessful attempt to infiltrate

Cuba in May 1964, Cisneros resigned as head of JURE.

7.

#105-114543, Section 2, Serials 47-97

Serial #80

February 28, 1964

Report of Francis J. O'Brien, New York

Subject: JURE

Page 3 - Informant advised on 12/23/63 that Cisneros had

been in Puerto Rico where it was decided twelve men

should be moved who had previously been kept in Miami

by Carlos Zarraga.

Rumor is that the men are well-

trained in infiltration and guerilla fighting. Also

felt Regilio Cisneros would be in charge of any group

trained in use of explosives.

Ray had been in New York

attempting to purchase explosives.

8.

#105-114543, Section 1, Serials 1-46

Serial

#7

December 11, 1962

Report from San Juan

Cisneros states at a November 1962 JURE meeting in

Puerto Rico that the organization needs

: $20,000 to

purchase three boats to conduct acts of sabotage against

Cuba.

Manpower to run the boats already selected.

Cisneros to enlist help of Rene Scull in Venezuela to

raise funds.

9.

#2-1865, Serial 18, page 26

July 17, 1964

Report of SA John R. M. Whelan, Tampa

Subject:

Weir P. Williams

Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles

Campo De Insurrugencia Jose Marti

On June 23, 1964, Luis Posada furnished a statement to

the FBI

in connection with his residence on the property

of Weir P. Williams near Polk City, Florida.

Posada says

after his discharge from the Army at Ft. Benning, Georgia,

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in March 1964, he was recruited into JURE by Rogelio

Cisneros.

Posada approached Williams who agreed to let

Posada establish a training camp on his property, which

he did about January 1964.

Had a training course for

guerilla warfare and trained three groups of 8 men each.

(Note:

Artime complained to CIA case officer about

this

activity).

#109-584, Section 35, Serials 1951-2041

October 8, 1960

Department of State Memo from Havana to Sec. of State

# 1650

Escape of prisoners from El Morro has been a long-

standing project of Cisneros. Successful attempt on

October 8 - no identification of escapees, but were

imprisioned for counter-revolutionary

crimes and were

Hubert Matos officers.

Escape engineered with coopera-

tion of navy custodial

Embassy believes escape of

this group represents important psychological setback to

rovernment of. Cuba in terms of cadre which got away anc

lemonstration it cannot trust men within its own ranks

who allowed them

to leave.

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