Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BAUMGARDNER, F. J.
To: BELMONT, A. H.
Document date: 08/15/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10296-10175

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 2-1485-8

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

BAUMGARDNER, F. J.

TO: BELMONT, A. H.

TITLE:

DATE: 08/15/1958

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS:

JAN, CUBA REBELDE, P/P, WEAPONS, ARRESTS

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

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& STANDARDI FORM NO. 64

Office Memorandum

• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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TO -

MR. A. H. BELMONT

CONFIENTIAL

DATE: August 15, 1958:

Tolson.

FROM

MR. F. J. BAUMGARDNED?

Boardman

Mr.

Belmont

Belmont

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Mr.

Baumgardner

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SUBJECT:

Rosen …

CUBA REBELDE

= Mr.

Corman

Tamm

*FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS -

Trotter

W.C. Sullivan

NEUTRALITY MATTERS

Tole. Room

REGISTRATION ACT

Holloman

Miami informant, am-6395, advised on 8-13-58 he had deceiliz

information Cuba Rebelde,

Cuban revolutionaryorganization, headed in

Miami by Jose Aleman,

It is reported they will land fully armed in Pinar del Rio

Province, Cuba, and establish a second front. The informant learned the

Cuba Rebelde has rifles, carbines

machine guns, mortars and hand grenades

but still needs rifle grenades which would be obtained in about four days.

Miami has advised Customs and we disseminated the information to State,

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the armed services intelligence

agencies,

the Department,

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

and to Customs here, on 8-14-58. A (u)

This again involves possible violations of statutes under our

jurisdiction of Customs.

We have an agreement with Customs that if we

receive an allegation of arms violation we will refer it to Customs and

Customs will handle all matters arising therefrom.

On the other hand

would handle even though it was subsequently developed arms were

If we receive an allegation of possible violation of section Do involved.

This case does not fall squarely under the agreement because the

allegation which we received first, alleges both a possible violation

under our jurisdiction and an arms

violation under the jurisdiction of

Customs handle ani hesis of the rese a that te could stoms, thwever,

has seizure powers which we do not have and can make arrests

arms without warrants.

In the event arms are about to be started on

their way, Customs would have an immediate violation and would no doubt

make the seizures and arrests.

Our violation would not come into

existence until the expedition

are such that we could participate in

eaves the arrests with Customs, since

While, our relations with Customs

Customs has seizure powers which we do not have and arrests would be made ..

without warrants on short notice,

it would appear inadvisable for us to

participate.

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16 AUG 20 1958 AS CATCH PANOR,

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