Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WIGHTMAN, WILLIAM A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 7/11/60
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/11/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10291-10134

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-72630-69, 70

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Notel .

Case#:NU 54460 Date:

40-03-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TITLE :

FBI

WIGHTMAN, WILLIAM A.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 07/11/1960

'PAGES: 29

SUBJECTS :

PDL, FINANCES, ASSOC, PLAN, UNITE, ANTI-CASTRO

ORGANIZATIONS, INVADE, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC MEMO

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SIONAL FORM NO, 19

UNITED' STATES G

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-72630)

DATE:

8/3/60

FROM

SAC, NEWARK (105-9008)

SUBJECT:

PEDRO LUIS OSCAR DIAZ LANZ

IS - CUBA

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/25/9U BYSESMACINA

(5114)

Rerep of SA WILLIAM A. WIGHTMAN dated 7/11/60 at

Miami and Newark airtel to Bureau dated 6/6/60 captioned "LUIS

ARENAL; IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA".

On 6/6/60 CHARLES SEIDENARI (protect by request),

who has furnished reliable information in the past, and who is

Delegate Secretary of the New Jersey Branch of The

White Rose,

furnished the following information:

SEIDENARI reported that he has been in contact with

two individuals who wished to unite all anti-CASTRO forces into

one organization.

He stated that one of these was MIRANDA and

the other was LUIS ARENAL, who resides at 4415 43rd Ave.,

Sunnyside; Long Island, N.Y. ARENAL's home telephone is

EX 2-3199, and his office telephone number is DI 4-7188-89-90.

SEIDENARI said that ARENAL had contacted him recently in an

effort to unite the anti-CASTRO groups in this country. ARENAL

told SEIDENARI that he gave $25,000 to DIAZ LANZ, the former

Cuban military aviator who defected and now resides in or near

Miami, Fla.

SEIDENARI stated that ARENAL stated that this money

was paid to LANZ to perform some function against the CASTRO

that he did not know whether ARENAL is sincere or a

possible confidence man.

Newark indices fail to reflect

any identifiable information concerning ARENAL based on information

available.

On 7/20/60 SEIDENARI advised that he could furnish

no additional identifying information concerning ARENAL.

He

stated that he has only met ARENAL on a few occasions and

was at his home in Sunnyside, Long Island, N.Y., on two occasions.

SEIDENARI reported that ARENAL had stated

that he wished to

unite all anti-CASTRO groups for an eventual overthrow of the

CASTRO regime. During the course of his conversation, ARENAL

stated that he had given $25,000 to DIAZ LANZ but did not

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NK 105-9008

elaborate with further details, and SEIDENARI did not question

him concerning this.

ARINAL only stated that this money was

to be paid to DIAZ LANZ to perform some function against the

CASTRO regime.

SEIDENARI stated that ARENAL has

a large radio

transmitter in his home but stated that because he was not

familiar with this type of equipment, he would not be able

to elaborate with further details concerning this equipment.

SEIDENARI stated that he did not expect to have any

additiopal contact with ARENAL in the future as he was inclined

to look upon ArENAl and several others who had contacted him for

a similar purpose with skepticism.

Also on 7/20/60 SEIDENARI stated that he has had one

defection from The White Rose to DIAZ. LANZ. He stated this

City. NoJ

persuaded

"to join the forces of DIAZ LANZ by promises of

prompt action by that group in regard to the CASTRO regime..

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIAMI

PEDRO LUIS OSCAR DIAZ LANZ

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

JUL 1 1 1960

4/14 - 6/29/60

REPORT MADE BY

WILLIAM A. WIGHTMAN

CHARACTER OF CASE

IS - CUBA

TYPED BY

WAW : mfm

REFERENCES:

Report SA WILLIAM A. WIGHTMAN, 4/9/60,

Miami.

Miami teletypes 5/26 and 27/60, both captioned

"PEDRO LUIS OSCAR DIAZ LANZ, NEUTRALITY MATTERS'',

Miami f1le 2-250, Bufile 2-1597..

Miami airtel 5/13/60 captioned as above, with

enclosed letterhead memorandum captioned also as

above, with character of INFORMATION CONCERNING.

17714826

ClasSined

Declassif

0407 / i/85

CAN PE

OR SOTION TO

DE.

-LEADS -

AGENCY

Chote USC I

00T 20 1960

NEW YORK:

INFO

As MKH 2-6-9831 ALE

éKe

'JULES

One copy of this report is being furnished the

FREEMAN

New York Office in view of past contact by that office with

subject, and the possibility that subject may come to the

attention of the New York Office in the future.

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE:-

9. - Bureau (105-72630) (RM)

1

- INS, Miami

(RM)

- Baltimore

(RM)

2

1

2

3

- Newark (RM)

• New York (Info) (RM)

- Washington

Field (RM)

- Miami (105-1598)

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

d62l

105-

841-94

500F MATE SPREE L

72630-

6.9

REG 13

JUL 13 1960

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Notatlons t

Agency

Request Recd are ret

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

110

50 JUL 27

1960

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CONFIDSITIAL

BALTIMORE:

AT KENSINGTON, MD.

Will determine to whom telephone number

WH 2-3789 is listed.

NEWARK:

AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

Will attempt to obtain further details of the

alleged financial support by ARENAL tO DIAZ LANZ, From

CHARLES SEIDENARI.

WASHINGTON FIELD:

Will determine to whom telephone numbers

NA 8-1414, WO 6-6400, CA 4-3121 and EM 3-3487, are

registered.

MIAMI:

AT FORT LAUDERDALE & WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Will identify the individuals to whom various

telephone numbers are listed in the Fort Lauderdale and

West Palm Beach, Florida areas.

COVER PAGE.

B.

CONFIDSAITIAL

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CONFIDICHIAL

Full details of subject's involvement in

a recent invasionary attempt headed by subject against

cuba, will be reported in the case entitled "PEDRO LUIS

OSCAR DIAZ LANZ, NM", Bufile 2-1597;

On May 11, 1960, BERNARD REICHARDI, local

CIA representative, Miami, contacted the Miami Office

and desired to know if the FBI was aware of any invasionary

plans imminent on behalf of subject.

At that time REICHARDT expressed the opinion

that should DIAZ LANZ attempt such an onslaught, it would

probably result in adverse criticism of the United

States, and that due to certain unsavory rumors concerning

DIAZ'

appropriation of funds from anti-CASTRO personalities

for his own use, DIAZ LANZ was not regarded by CIA as being

an acceptable figure in the anti-CASTRO movement.

- INFORMANTS-

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION

105-1598-184&206

IDENTITY

MM T-1 is RUDOLPH

EERNANDEZ, cotton-

broker, Atlanta,

Georgia, (by request)

MM T-2 Is FELIPE ANTONIO

CATASUS, PSI under

development

MM I-3 18 MM 639-5

134-441-Sub A-2

134-238-Sub A-3216324 643(4)

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D.

CONFIDENTIA!:

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CONFIDENTIAL

MM 105-1598

MM I-4 is CHARLES!

1ADVI2011MO0

NK 134-1678

SEIDENARI, Delegate

Secretary of the New Jersey

Branch of the "White Rose"

(by request)

Careful consideration has been given to

each source concealed in this report, and

"T'' symbols

have been utilized only in those instances where

identity must be concealed.

COVER PAGE.

COMFIDANTIAL

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