CR 134-5991-21 CHANGED TO CR 202-4332-21
Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 9/1/59
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10300-10075

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : SEE TITLE

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE: [Restricted]

DATE:

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09/01/1959

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SUBJECTS :

NRO, EMP, MM, ASSOC, ACA, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

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Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

D$ DE35 (k$7.112-13056)

LON DENTIAI

FBI.

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Airtel

Date:

9/1/59

(Type in plain text or code).

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

las Spinace

TO:

_ FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (134-5991)

SAC, MIAMI (134-211)

MM 635-S

merides titan.

•ne Rothre

Re Mand airtel 7/31/59, to the Director. (X(V)

On the evening of 8/27/59, MM 635-S telephonically

advised that he had arrived in Miami that afternoon in company

with DOUGLAS LEFTBRIGHT and had registered at the Ocean View

Hotel, Miant beach, In company with LEFTBRIGHT, a Canadian

citizen who is a member of the Cuban Air Force. On the

following day, MM 635-S furnished'the following information

concerning his status. (AD(U)

Immediately after the defection of Major PEDRO LUIS ..

DIAZ LANZ as Chief of the Cuban Air Force, MM 635-S was arrested

and placed in jail as a prisoner of DIER on suspicion of being

a traitor but no charges were filed against him and he was

released on 7/10/59, upon intervention of JUAN NUIRY, a member

of the Federation of Students Union, who is a personal friend

Ist to

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MM 635-S said that he was removed from the Intelli-

gence Section of the. Cuban Air Force (FAR) along with his

immediate chief, GUERRA, but still retained his commission

as a lieutenant in the air force although he is now faced with (4

a reduction in rank.

MM 635-S said that DOUGLAS LEFTBRIGHT wash

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262-43322-21

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Beleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2102, Note):

DASE (Ihv112-13056).

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(Priority or Method of Mailing)

MM 134-211

largely responsible for effecting his release from

1 jail

having intervened with officials of the air force.

After his release MM 635-S was not given any

specific assignments and he felt that he was under close

observation and scrutiny. Consequently he exercised

considerable caution and refrained from attempting to con-

teterenced airtel on one occasion. (XU)

tact this office except through the manner set forth in

Finally about a week prior to 8/28/59, thröugh PEDRO

LAUDOR, assistant to the Chief of the Cuban National Police,

ALMEJEIRAS, the informant obtained a temporary position as a

special investigator and he was sent to Miami on a special

mission of several dáys as a test of his ability to perform.

He to instructed to investigate BEsTS frequentin ne

Biltmore Terrace Hotel, which is owned by ALBERTO/ARDURA,

former operator of the Tropicana night club in Havana. This

hotel is managed by NORMANXROTHMAN, who is under two separate

Federal indictments' at the presene time.

ARDURA is a close

associate of ROBERTO FERNANDEZ, brother-in-law of BATISTA.

Informant stated he is more of less on probation. CAN(U)

On 8/29/59, informant advised that he was departing

at Midnight for Havana and expected to return to Miami on the:

following Wednesday or Thursday. He expressed the belief that

he would be able to re-establish on a more permanent basis in

the Cuban National Revolutionary Police, and would be able to

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Approved:

Sent

Special Agent in Chee NFIDENT!!,

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 aote).

DA: 536 (1b+112-239167

CON DENTIAL

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MM 134-211

make frequent visits to Miami as it appeared he would

probably be given assignments to obtain information in

this area concerning enemies of the CASTRO regime. (NU)

MM 635-S is residing in Havana at 3111 68th

Street, Marianel, with his mother. X(U)

MM 635-S has furnished considerable information

which will be reported to the Bureau in connection with the

substantive cases involved. Appropriate recommendations

wall be subutted relative to continuance prior to 9/25/39 S8XC)

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(U)

Approved:

_M Рег

Special Agent in ChargE, CHOX

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