Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SJ
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1/5/62
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act Of 1992 (18 USC 2107

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10197-10442

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 159-757-20, 21, 22, 23

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, SJ

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 01/05/1962

PAGES:

52

SUBJECTS :

FCH, OFFICERS, LOCAL 901, PROSECUTION, FINANCIAL

RPT, NOT FILED, DOL

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC 2 RGM, LHM, MEMO, RPT

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

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FROM SAC SAN JUAN

142205

UNSUBS;

IOCALDO1,

TEAMSTERS UNION, SAN JUAN, P. R.; LMRDA - IM.

REREP SA (A) JOSEPH F• CUNVINGHAM, JR.,

• FEBRUARY 2, 1962,

SAN JUAN. LT. RAFAEL ALVAREZ (NA), POPR, ADVISED SAN JUAN

OFFICE FEBRUARY 13, 1962 ME RECEIVED INFO FROM POPR CONFIDENITIAL

SOURCE "ACE", PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED, THAT THE TEAMSTERS

UNION PLANNED TO SET FIRE TO THEIR OFFICE AND RECORDS, IN

ORDER TO PREVENT RECORDS BEING INSPECTED BY FBI IN CONNECTION

WITH INVESTIGATION PRESENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY SAN JUAN

OFFICE. AS BUREAU IS AWARE, INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED

IN CAPTIONED MATTER, AND CASE ENTITLED "CRIMINAL INFLUENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL TEAMSTERS UNION, LOCAL 901, SAN JUAN, P. R.;

AR;" BUFILE 95-5361. FOR INFO BUREAU, TEAUSTERS HAVE BEDE

ENGAGED IN PICKETING OF LA CONCHA HOTEL, SAN JUAN, FOR-

REC- 12

RECOGNITION BY THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT WORKERS UNION (HRWU)

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OF 2030532 MAO ROOF RESENT ON MAN PENDING BE OTE 591959-22

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB), SANTURCE, P. R.

FIRE OCCURRED IN OFFICE OF HRWU, SANTURCE, P. R., EARLY GORRIAS 1962

HOURS, FEBRUARY 8, 1962, AND IMPRTANT UNION RECORDS ALLEGEBLY.

DESTROYED. LT. ALVAREZ, POPR, CONTACTED FEBRUARY 14, 1962,

TO DETERMINE IF POPR SOURCE "ACE" RECEIVED INFO RE PLAN OF

TEAMSTERS TO BURN OWN OFFICE AND RECORDS WAS DIVULGED TO

"ACE" DIRECTLY BY FRANK CHAVEZ, SECRETARY-TREASURER, LOCAL 901,

OR THROUGH THIRD PARTY, WITH THOUGHT THAT INFO FURNISHED TO

"ACE" MIGHT BE TRAP TO EXPOSE "ACE" AS POPR SOURCE, THEREBY

Bad to If

50 FEB 261962

2/15/62

JR ADANS

rem:

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureck, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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

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FROM SAN JUAN

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PLACING SOURCE'S LIFE IN DANGER. LT. ALVAREZ ADVISED HIS

SOURCE RECEIVED ABOVE INFO FROM A THIRD PARTY, BUT POSSIBILITY

OF TRAP STILL PRESENT. ALVAREZ ALSO ADVISED THAT "ACE"

WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE AT HRWU OFFICE WAS CAUSED BY THE

TEAMSTERS, WITH PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING PRECEDENT OF FIRES

IN UNION OFFICES, AND IN THIS MANNER, BURN THEIR OWN OFFICE

TO PREVENT RECORDS OF TEAMSTERS BEING INSPECTED BY FBI.

SUPERINTENDENT RAMON TORRES BRASCHI, POPR, ADVISED TODAY

THAT HE CONSIDERS SITUATION OF "ACE" VERY DELICATE AND

BELIEVES THAT LEAK OF THIS INFORMATION FROM OFFICE OF ANY

FEDERAL AGENCY MIGHT RESULT IN SEVERE EMBARRASSMENTS AND IS

CONCERNED OVER PLACING OF SOURCE IN DANGER. USA, SAN JUAN,

NOT CONTACTED TO DATE RE ABOVE INFO

RE CAPTIONED CASE, HAS STATED THAT/ORDER TO OBTAIN SUBPOENA

BUT IN CONTINUING CONTACTS

FOR BOOKS AND RECORDS OF LOCAL 901, MORE SPECIFIC ITEMS

INDICATIVE OF EMBEZZZLEMENT SHOULD BE OBTAINED. BURNING OF

TEAMSTERS RECORDS WOULD APPEAR TO BE VIOLATION OF LMRDA

STATUTES RELATING TO RIGHT OF UNION MEMBERS TO INSPECT UNION'S

RECORDS. IN ADDITION, BUREAU OF LABOR MANAGEMENT REPORTS

(BLMR), SANTURCE, PO Ro, HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SAN JUAN OFFICE

OF LOCAL DOM'S APPARENT VIOLATION OF TITLE 2, LURDA, FAILURE

TO FILE REQUIRED FINANCIAL REPORTS WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 21, 1960. IT APPEARS THAT BLMR SHOULD

THEREFORE BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OBTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA

TO PRESERVE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF LOCAL 901% IF SO WILLING.

BUREAU REQUESTED TO DISCUSS ABOVE MATTER WITH DEPARTMENT ON

CONFIDENTIAL BASIS TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBLE BASIS

FOR IMMEDIATELY MOVING TO OBTAIN BOOKS AND RECORDS OF TEAMSTERS

LOCAL 901EN IF DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTS USA, SAN JUAN, TO TAKE

ACTION, CARE MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO DISCLOSE BASIS FOR ACTION

LORE BUSING

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Repori Form

FD-263 (Hev. 5-12-55)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

SAN JUAN

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

SAN JUAN

12/4/61 - 1/37/62 TYPEDBY

UNSUBS; Local 901, Teamsters Union CHARACTER OF CASE

SA (A) JOSEPH E. CUNNINGHAN, Jr

San Juan, Puerto Rico

LMRDA - IM

SYNOPSIS:

REFERENCES

Report of SA ME, JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM

JR. at San Juan 11/24/61.

Washington Field airtel to Bureau 12/8/61.

San Juan radiogram to Bureau 1/5/62.

san Juan airtel to Miami 1/29/62.

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LEADS

0-174 8J

LOS ANGELES DIVISION

"Be too?.

chalil be:

At Los Angeles, California

In come of

2) Will check approprtate public records to determine if

FRANK CHAVEZ has received a divorce from JUNE J. CHAVEZ, 1144 South

Concord, Los Angeles, California.

It is noted that information

has been received that JUNE CHAVEZ has been separated from FRANK

CHAVEZ, Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local 901, San Juan;

investigation by Los Angeles verified that FRANK CHAVEZ and/or

APPROVED

PECIAL AGEN

NCHARG

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

COPIES M

159-757-11

(159-757)

San

Juan

2-Los Angeles (159-81)

2-Miami

1-WFO (92-510) (Info)

2-San Juan (159-17)

• 1962

2/13/10z

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3/15/02

PROPERTY OF FBI.-This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

71 FEB 21 1962

GPO: 1958 0 - 454008

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Recorus Collection Act of 1992 (11 USt 2107

Mote).

SJ 150-17

(Above lead set forth in referenced San Juan airtel

to Miami 1/29/62)

SAN JUAN DIVISION

1) W1l1 maintain contact with Lieutenant RAFAEL ALVAREZ

(NA), POPR, for any pertinent information and additional details

if necessary concerning the possible embezzlement of funds of

Local 901 which Lieutenant ALVAREZ might receive from the

confidential source of the POPR with code name "Ace"

2) Will continue efforts to develop LUIS E. PAGAN

COLON, accountant for Local 901, as a PCI.

3) Will continue to review the checking accounts maintained

by Teamsters Local 901 in the San Juan area looking primarily

for new accounts identified as organizing funds or welfare funds

of Local 901.

4) Will follow progress of investigations and resulting

action by Bureau or Labor Management Reports, Santurce, of the

apparent non-filing of annual reports by Local 901, LM-I and

LM-2 forms, with U. S. Department of Labor.

INFORMANTS

Information obtained from banks as set forth in details

of this report was furnished to SA (A) JOSEPH F. CUNNIGHAN, JR.

py the lollowing individual who requested that their identity not

be disclosed:

Banco Popular De Puerto Rico - Mr. FRANK SANCHEZ VAHAMONDE,

Supervisor, Current Accounts

Banco Credito y Ahorro Ponceno - Mr. ANGEL VIGIL, Supervisor

Current Accounts

Banco de San Juan - Mr. CELSO DAVILA, Assistant Manager,

Santurce Branch, Banco

de San Juan

On January 4, 1962 SJ 437-C advised SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN

that DORIS VIERA was formerly employed by Caribair, sar

International Airport, for approximately six years prior to her

resigning in early 1961. Miss VIERA was a trusted and excellent

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SJ 159-1.7

employee. Just prior to her resignation it was ascertained that

she was associated with FRANK CHAVEZ, head of the Teamsters

San Juan and because of this,

this was brought to the

attention of the officials of Caribair who thought it best she

should resign her position due to the fact that the Teamsters

at that time were attempting to organize the employees at

Caribair.

SJ 437-C further advised that DORIS VIERA subsequently

married FRANK CHAVEZ and presently resides with him in the

Punta Las Marias area in San Juan, Puerto RIco.

wen, pete t2och

The first confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum is Lieutenant RAFAEL ALVAREZ, Central Field Operations,

The second confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum

confidential informant of the POPR who has the.

code name "Ace.

The third confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum 1s PCI FREDDIE CASTRO, a former organiser for Local 901.

The fourth confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum is a confidential informant of the POPR with the code

name

"X-3" whohas been identified as NELSON GOTAY, a current

organizer for Local 901.

ADMINISTRATIVE

One copy of this report is being furnished to the WFO

or Iniormation as that office covers the headquarters for the

International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and may be calle

upon to conduct additional investigation in this matter at a

later date.

Lieutenant RAFAEL ALVAREZ (NA), POPR, advised on January

4, 1962 on a very confidential basis that the POPR Informant

"Ace" is Teamsters organizer and official FEDERICO VIRELLA.

For the information of the Bureau investigation is also

being conducted by the san Juan Division in the matter entitled,

-D-

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SJ 159-17

"Criminal Influence in International Teamsters Union - Local 901,

San Juan, Puerto Rico; AR"

• BufIle 92-5361, SJ 92-65. It has

been reported in this matter that So FOX, a millionaire and Puerto

co-owner of the san Juan Intercontinental Hotel,- San Juan, 1s.

an intimate friend of JAMES HOFEA and DICK KAVNER of the IBT.

FAce" further noted that PRANKICHAVEZ according to POPR surce

allegedly invested $4,000 together with SOL FOX and one

ELMER INU in an insurance business and lost this money, allegedly

funds of Local 901. The details of this report also set forth

that a $1,000 check of Local 901 was recently given to SOL FOX

and cashed by him.

puerto pico

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".."

"..

SJ 159:17

(Above lead set forth in referenced San Juan airtel

to Miami 1/29/62)

SAN JUAN DIVISION

1) Will maintain contact with Lieutenant RAFAEL ALVAREZ

(NA), POPR, for any pertinent information and additional deta1ls

if necessary concerning the possible embezzlement of funds of

Local 901 which Lieutenant ALVAREZ might receive from the

confidential source of the POPR with code name "Ace"

2) W1ll continue efforts to develop LUIS E. PAGAN

COLON, accountant for Local 901, as a PCI.

3) Will continue to review the checking accounts maintained

by Teamsters Local 901 in the San Juan area looking primarily

for new accounts identified as organizing funds or welfare funds

of Local 901.

4) Will follow progress of investigations and resulting

action by Bureau or Labor Management Reports,

Santurce, of the

apparent non-filing of annual reports by Local 901, LM-1 and

IM-2 forms, with U. S. Department of Labor.

INFORMANTS

Information obtained from banks as set forth in details

of this report was furnished to SA (A) JOSEPH E. CUNNIGHAN, JR.

by the following individual who requested that their identity not

be disclosed:

Banco Popular De Puerto Rico - Mr. FRANK SANCHEZ VAHAMONDE,

Supervisor, Current Accounts

Banco Credito y Ahorro Ponceno - Mr. ANGEL VIGIL, Supervisor

Current Accounts

Banco de San Juan - Mr. CELSO DAVILA, Assistant Manager,

Santurce Branch, Banco

de San Juan

On January 4, 1962 SJ 437-C advised SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN

that DORIS VIERA was formerly employed by Caribair, San

Juan

International Airport,

for approximately six years

prior to her

resigning in early 1961. Miss VIERA was a trusted and excellent

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{

SJ 159-17

employee. Just prior to her resignation it was ascertained that

she was associated with FRANK CHAVEZ, head of the Teamsters

Union, San Juan and because of this,

this was brought to the

attention of the officials of Caribair who thought it best she

should resign her position due to the fact that the Teamsters

at that time were attempting to organize the employees at

Caribair.

SJ 437-6 further advised that DORIS VIERA subsequently

married FRANK CHAVEZ and presently resides with him in the

Punta Las Marias area in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The first confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum is Lieutenant RAFAEL ALVAREZ, Central Field Operations,

The second confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum is a

confidential informant of the POPR who has the

code name "Ace.

The third confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum 1s PCI FREDDIE CASTRO, a former organizer for Local 901.

The fourth confidential source mentioned in the letterhead

memorandum is a confidential informant of the POPR with the code

"X-3" whohas been identified as NELSON GOTAY, a current

organizer for Local 901.

ADMINISTRATIVE

One copy of this report is being furnished to the WFO

ser information as that office covers the headquarters for the

International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and may be called

upon to conduct additional investigation in this matter at a

later date.

For the information of the Bureau investigation is also

being conducted by the dan Juan Division in the matter entitled,

-D-

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

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... -=

SJ 159-17

"Criminal Influence in International Teamsters Union - Local 901,

, Bufile 92-5361, SJ 92-65. It has

been reported in this matter that SOL FOX, a millionaire and

co-owner of the San Juan Intercontinental Hotel, San Juan, 1s

IA lg further noted that FRANK CHAVEZ according to POPR sarce

ELMER INU in an insurance business

and lost this money, allegedly

funds of Local 901.

The details of this report also set forth

that a $1,000 check of Local 901 was recently given to SOL FOX

and cashed by him.

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