Originator: FBI
From: LALLIER
To: BELMONT
Document date: 02/01/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

## Page 1

124-90041-10009

2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

4/23/201

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90041-10009

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-87909-3

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LALLIER

TO :

BELMONT

TITLE:

DATE: 02/01/1961

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

JOSE RASCO BERMUDA

JOSE IGNACIO RASCO BERMUDA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1A

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

• COMMENTS: MEMO

v9.1

HH 50953

DocId: 32325927

Page 1

---

## Page 2

Classified by

Declassif

ADR

ATU

DADAAAZION CONTAINED

DREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED.

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

'OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES

FINENT

Memorandum

Mr. Belmont AlBITe

SECRET

03703

TO

DATE: February 1, 1961

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

FROM : R. 0. L'Allier

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

Tolson

Mohr

Parsons

Belmont

conrad

DeLoach

•Malone

McGuire

Rosen -

Trotter.

W.C. Sullivan

Tele. Room

Ingram -

Gandy ...

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT 1014

SUBJECT: JOSE IGNACIO RASCO

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

KP 5-11-48

Reference is made to memorandum dated January 30, 1961,

from hir. Donahoe to you describing an article which appeared in

the January 27,

1961, issue of "Washington Daily News."

In this

article the subject was quoted as predicting that acts of "great

importance" would occur within the next 10 days against the Castro

regime.

he implied that there would be "something more important

than sabotage." Liaison was requested to check with CIA concerning

the subject's statements and obtain any pertinent information

concerning the nature of the activities planned by the subject

his organization, the Christian Democratic Movement (M)C). C

On January 31, 1961, [Clark Simmons CIA,

advised the

Liaison Agent that CIA was fully aware of

statements attributed to Rasco. Simmons avised that there was

no basis whatsoever for the statement that something of "great

importance" would be happening within the next 10 days. He added

that Rasco's statements do not fit into any immegiate plans being

made Dy CiA through the project, CLIP. Simmons characterized

Rasco as another Cuban who is "shooting"

off his mouth" to get

little publicity.

He explained that many of the Cubans have

propensity for self-styling themselves experts on the Cuban

political situation and they enjoy any publicity they can get

ACTION:

For your information.

SJP: ban

(7)

- -Mr.

Parsons

Mr.

Belmont

1

1

1

"Mr. Donahoe

Mr.

Cotter

-

Liaison

Mr. Papich

3105÷87969-3

5-30-481

T68 3 1961

CLASSIFIED BY 56/08 BEDIS

DEQLASCIFY ON: 25X

,91

JF/L

1119

62 FEB 10 1961

SECRÉT

SEE REVERSE

SIDE FOR

CLASSIFICATION

ACTION

NH 50953 DocId: 32325927 Page 2

---