MEMO:LANZ, PEDRO DIAZ - 22792 - PUBLICITY SURROUNDING DIAZ'S LEAFLET DROP OVER CUBA
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: COTTER. CHIEF, ALIEN AFFAIRS STAFF
To: FILE
Document date: 10/26/1959
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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a Office Memorandum • UNTED STATES GOVERNMENS

TO

DATE:

26 October 1959

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File

FROM :

Chief, Alien Alfairs Staff

SUBJECT: LANZ, PedrO Diaz

- 4202792

1. In view of the considerable amount of publicity which

was given to the subject over the past weekend with regard to his

allegedly having participated in flights over Cuba from Florida

dropping anti-Castro leaflets,

Mr. L

WH Division, was

telephonically contacted at 8:40 a.M. this date. Mr.!!

advised that CIA had nothing to do with these flights anà haà no

advance notice of the fact that Pedro Diaz LANZ intended to

participate. Mr. i

stated that Bernard Reichaift, the

Wh representative at Mani, has been in touch with the FBI with

regara to this matter and also the FBI has been in touch with

WiI representatives in this regara over the past weekend.

2.

It is the understanding of this Office that subject

was admitted into the United States as a lawfully admitted resi-

dent alien returning from a brief stay abroad.

3. Mr.

further advised that Mr. Reichardt is sup-

posed to be in

town today and upon his arrival, Mr. Reichara

will be put in touch with the writer in order that the complete

story concerning the subject's imnigration status, etc., can be

obtained.

Colonel Edwards was briefed concerning the above at

8:50 e.I, this date and he suggested that we should assure that

WI has inforned "the Hill" regarding the developments in this

matter. This point was raised with Mr. L

Jand he advised

that various respresentatives of Wi have been keeping the Office

of the DCI informed over the past weekend regarding these develop-

ments.

i teller

William

J. Cotter

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26 Oct 59

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