CABLE RE SAAVEDRA IDENTIFIED AS RAUL SAAVEDRA, HIGH OFFICIAL MINISTRY INTERIOR COMMERCE AND PROBABLY INFLUENTIAL IN PARTY.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR CIA
To: JMWAVE
Document date: 12/19/1963
Document type: UNKNOWN DOCUMENT TYPE

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

:104-10018-10065

RECORD

SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: 201-289248

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

$44 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NT 53199 Date:

26-06-2017

March 26, 1996

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 13

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 9

Postponement # 1 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 2 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 3 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

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be withhele under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 4 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 5 (Page 2):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 6 (Page 2):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 7 (Page 2):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 8 (Page 2):

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Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Postponement # 9 (Page 2):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Digraph

Release Date: 01/2006

Board Review Completed: 01/31/96

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Date: 03/14/96

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10018-10065

JFK

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

FROM

TO

TITLE

DATE

PAGES

SUBJECTS

CIA

JMWAVE

DIRECTOR CIA

CABLE RE SAAVEDRA IDENTIFIED AS RAUL SAAVEDRA, HIGH OFFICIAL MINISTRY

INTERIOR COMMERCE AND PROBABLY INFLUENTIAL IN PARTY.

12/19/63

2

SAAVEDRA, RAUL

SAAVEDRA

IDEN

SAAVEDRA TRAVEL

CORTES, RAYMOND

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

SECRET

RESTRICTIONS

1B

CURRENT STATUS

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

01/11/94

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS

OSW3: V7 1994.01.11.15:10:06:250028:

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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1a FOLL IS GIST OF LETTER FROM UNSTAR DATED 12 DEG AND

RECEIVED LATE 18 DEC:

A. (FNUS SAAVEDRA IDENTIFIED AS RAUL SAAVEDRA, HIGH OFFICIAL

•MINISTRY INTERIOR COMMERCE AND PROBABLY INFLUENTIAL IN PARTY,

MARRIEU TO CERTAIN/NENITA SANCHEZ, CLOSE RELATIVE CELIA SANCHEZ

MANDULEY: SAAVEDRA SPENDS MUCH TIME TRAVELLING BETWEEN HAVANA

AND SANTIAGO. THIS TRAVEL APPEARS NOT PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH

HIS MINISTRY'S BUSINESS.

FOlA Review on

B. SOURCE INFO REF A IS RADIO REPAIRMAN OFTEN USED BY

SAAVEDRA WHO OVERHEARD LATTER EXPRESSING .CONCERN OVER FATE. OF

MEN IN TEXAS. UNSTAR SAYS HIS SOURCE ABSOLUTELÝ REFUSES GIVE

MAY T

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NAME OF RADIOMAN AS LATTER IS AGENT OF "OTHERS". 201-289248

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UNSTAR STATES RAYMOND B. CORTES, DALLAS CONTACI, PROBABLY

ALREADY KNOWN ODENVY,

DUE OTHER ACTIVITIES. UNSTAR BELIEVES

HE COULD BE VALUABLE SOURCEPON OTHER MATTERS IF PROPERLY HANDLED.

CORTES HAS OFFICE AT 14 AVENIDA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, MEXICO CITY

D-200-5.41

SECRET

CS COPY

REPRODUGTION-BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED

GROUP I

Encluded from outomolic

downgrading and

declassifiration

Copy No.

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Document Number

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SECRET

IN: 84159

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WHICH HE USES OSTENSIBLY TO SUPPLY PEOPLE INSIDE CUBA WITH

NEEDED ITEMS, BUT WHICH BELIEVED. IN REALITY BE ONLY COVER FOR

OTHER -UNSPECIFIED ACTIVITIES.

D. UNSTAR STATES THIS ALL HE HAS AT PRESENT BUI ADDS

BELIEF

THAT, EVEN IF NO FIRM TIE-IN WITH PRESIDENT'S ASSASSINATIONES

THIS SHOULD LEAD TO MANY OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST AND CONCERN.

2. SHOULD NOI MRS. UNSTAR RETURNED HAVANA 12 DEC AND THIS

LETTER WRITTEN SAME DAY, SO POSSIBILITY EXISTS UNSTAR MAY BE ABLE

PRODUCE MORE INFO LATER.

NO IDENTIFIABLE WAVE TRACES NENITA SANCHEZ. SENSITIVE

SOURCE INDICATES ONE RAUL SAAVEDRA VALDIVIA ARRESTED HAVA 62.

NO OTHER POSS WAVE TRACES.

4. NO LOCAL DISSEM.

5. INDEX.

SECRET

C/S Comments: *Reported info. from UNSTAR (I) to the effect that Fidel Castro

reportedly extremely concerned with persistence of investigation into President

Kennedy's murder and with possible disclosures that could result.

**It anticipated that UNSTAR (1) would send reply to request for additionall

details via next pouch to Nassau which scheduled arrive, cao 12 December.

Stomach

Jatter.

11,394*

SECRET

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