Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: LA
Document date: 01/28/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/9/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10325-10148

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-127490-1, NR, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Document Information

Released under the John

f. Rennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note!.

Case#:MW 53130 Date:

05-31-2017

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

LA

TO : HQ

TITLE :

DATE : 01/28/1964

'PAGES:

49

SUBJECTS :

HARRY DEAN

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA :

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC 2 LET, 2 LHM, 8 MEMO

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-108 =

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOA URNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI

(105-127490)

DATE: 11/27/64

SAC, MIAMI (105-9200) (RUC)

FRANK VEGA

IS-CUBA

00: New York

Re New York letter to Bureau, dated 8/10/64 anc

Los Angeles letter to Bureau, dated 9/24/64.

on September 22, 1964, MM. 492-S, who is acquainted

with certain pro and anti-CASTRo activities in the Miami,

Florida area and Cuba, advised SA JAMES D. HAYES he coulc

furnish no information concerning the subject but would make

inquiries in an effort to ascertain information. MM 492-S.

suggested MANUEL ARQUEZ, a former employee of the Cuban

Tourist Commission, whose offices were located in the INIT

building in Havana, Cuba, be contacted.

MM 492-S was recontacted on November 25, 1964 but

was unable to furnish information.

ARQUEZ, 2617 West Flagler Street, Miami,

Florida, former employee in Miami, Florida, of the cuban

Tourist Commission furnished the following information to

SA MAURICE F. FARABEE on October 12, 1964:

ARQUEZ advised he cannot recall an individual

or at the INIT building in Havana.

Florida, and for this reason he was not acquainted with very

many of

the Cuban Tourist Commission employees. ARQUEZ said

he would make inquiry of persons who might be in a position

to

further identify FRANK VEGA.

REC-9/O.e

17470-10

Bureau (105-27490)

2 - New York

1 - Los Angeles (105-16378) (Info)

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1964

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PTIONAL FORM NO, 11

010-104-01

UNITED STATES ( 'ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-127490)

DATE:

11/23/64

FROM

SAC, NEW YORK (105-16378) (C)

HIS INECEASTTON DONATHAT

MODINTOO.

48 200kr9

NEAR ALONG

SUBJECT:

FRANK VEGA

IS -CUBA

00: NY

61898

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 Send

DECLASSIFY ON: 23X

(JAR)

Re Bureau letter 7/28/64, New York letter

8/10/64; Newark letter 8/11/64; WFO letter 9/2/64;

Los Angeles letter 9/24/64.

Invesitgation concerning captioned subject

has been conducted by the Ny on the basis of information

Drive, La Puente, California, to Special Agents of the

that he, DEAN, had been interrogated by a FRANK VEGA

in Cuba in June of 1960 whom DEAN believed to be a

1900.

Cuban @-2 Intelligence Officer.

DEAN subsequently advised Los Angeles SAS

that through contacts with member of the July 26th

Movement and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC)

in Chicago, he had heard that the same FRANK VEGA WaS

in the United States, residing at 578 Madison Street,

New York 6, New York.

Investigation at New York disclosed

578 Madison Street to be a Brooklyn, New York, address

where VEGA is unknown to haye ever resided. Investigation

2-Bureau (RM) (ENE) SINCLOSURE

1-Tos Angeles (105-16378) (RM) Li/

1-Miami (RM) (Evil,

I-Washington Field (105-60850) (RM) (Enel. i)

1-New York

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NY 105-16378

at New York and Newark to located and/or identify FRANK

VEGA has been conducted with negative results as

reflected in re Newark and New York letters.

A11

available New York Directories have been checked and

numerous telephonic pretext inquiries to listed FRANK

VEGAs have failed to locate a FRANK VEGA fitting the

description of the subject.

familiar

The following sources of the NYO, who are

with pro-CASTRo activities in the New York

area, have been contacted and can furnish no information

concerning a FRANK VEGA:

Informant

NY 3164-S

NY (34687S CS]

NY C3467S CXJ(4)

NYC3367S

(S]

Date Contacted

10/22/64

10/27/64

10/14/64

10/29/64

Contacting Agent

JOHN E. HEGARTY

VINCENT J. WARGER

C. DALE SCHWANT

MAURICE H. LAUZIERE

The NYO has been unable to effectan identification

of captioned subject on the basis of information furnished

by HARRY DEAN.

In this connection it should be noted

the name VEGA is a common Spanish-Italian type name in

the New York City Metropolitan area.

In the absence of more

specific identifying data the NYO feéls no useful

purpose will

be served by continuation of this investigation

at this time.

Accordingly, UACB

is being conducted, and an LHM classifiec

assfurt Conrydentiation

is being enclosed herewith for the Bureau (9 copies), LoS

Angeles,

Miami, and Washington

Field, one copy each.

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ROSES

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOT INMENT

Memoranaum

TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-

W66

OLSAE, LOS ANGELES (105-16378) (RUC)

FRANK VEGA

IS - CUBA

DATE:

3/24/64

'ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN, IS UND

LASSIFIED

(00 NEW YORK)

DATE 6/15/1

JFK

Re Los Angeles letters to the Bureau dated 1/28/64,

ANd 3A1NS "HARRY DEAN IS - CUBA", Bureau file 62-109258.

and Bureau letter to Los Angeles dated 2/19/64, all

Enclosed for the Bureau and New York are copies of a

letterhead memorandum captioned and dated as above in Los Angeles

setting forth all information obtained from DEAN concerning VEGA.

The interviews with DEAN were conducted by SAs RICHARD

L. CROMWELL and WILLIAM J: MC CAULEY, on 12/10/63, and by SA

MC CAULEY on 3/13/64.

The concealed source utilized in the citations of the

FPCC (as applicable to DEAN's activities in Chicago), and of

EDGAR SWABECK, mostly derived from the reports of SA JOHN N.

MORGAN dated 7/26/61, at Chicago and SA LEE R. INMAN dated 7/26/62,

at Los Angeles regarding "EDGAR SWABECK SM - SWP", Bureau file

CSLA 3184-S, WF 1282-S, and CG 6259-s in

connection with the FPCC.

CG 5933-S, CG 6259-S and LA 4015-S, in

connection with SWABECK.

e

The letterhead memorandum is classified confidential

because it contains information, the unclassified dissemination

which could reasonably result in the disclosure and compromise

of informants of continuing value to the detriment of the national

security:

OSURE

- Bureau (Enc. gENREGISTERED)

REE 28105-127890-2

2

- New York- (Enç. 2) (REGISTERED)

3 - Los

Angeles

105-110115

105-12933

(1

- 100-60840

EX 2117,

& MAR 26:1964

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CIA/State/RAO

72 MAY 4

ONI/OSI/ ACSI

by routing sip for inia.

Date...

NAT.

INSEC.

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