Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: ERRION, THOMAS H.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/19/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10280-10092

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RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-74151-9

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

ERRION, THOMAS H.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 02/19/1959

PAGES:

11

SUBJECTS :

CC, ROMARIZ, ALBERTO BLANCO, ASSOC, TRA,

DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO, DEMOSTRATION, CUBAN

CONSULATE, MM, BKG

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

4.

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released wider the John E. Rennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 111 USC 2107

DATE: 11-14-2017

-PIT-S (R07. 8-23-58)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Dates

- ONI, DIO, 6th ND; Charleston, S. C. (RM)

OSI;

G-2,

MacDill AFB,

"Fla. (RM)

Ft.

• MëPherson,

, Ga. : (RM)

U. S. Customs, Miami (RM)

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- INS, Miami (RM)

THOMAS

SAFTO 19591. ERRION

Ofice:

MIAMI

File Number:

Title:

MIAMI 105-1684

BUREAU 105-74151

ALBERTO BLANÇO ROMARIZ;

OSVALDO ANTONIO CASTELL Y VALDEZ;

ALBERTO CRESCENCIO de la CRUZ MENENDEZ OLITE

67211326

Characters

Classified y 6 BrAA

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

Declassify on: OADR /13/86

(9803 RDD/sER 3/2/94 FR

Synopsiss

The Cuban Nationals who,

In October, 1958, reportedly

Identified themselves to the Jamaica Constabulary,

Cayman Island, British West Indies (BWI) -as ALBERTO

BLANCO and ANTONIO GUZMAN, were subsequently identified

as ALBERTO CRESCENCIO de la CRUZ MENENDEZ OLITE and

OSVALDO ANTONIO CASTELL Y VALDEZ. They, along with

ALBERTO BLANCO ROMARIZ,

also a Cuban National, were

passengers in the airplane. flown by CHARLES WILLIAM

HORMEL, an American, on 10/26/58, from Florida to

Cayman Istana, BWL,

in an attempt to fly a load of guns to

whIleSMENENDEz and CASTELL were left at Cayman Island

BLANCO returned with HORMEL to Florida. No charges

placed by U. S. Customs against Cubans.

ALBERTO BLANCO

ROMARIZ now captain in the Directorio Revolucionario (DR);

a Cüban revolutionary organization, and assigned to Havana,

Cuba. - MENENDEZ deported from U. S. to Mexico 12/30/58.

Father of CASTELL reported son not in U.S. in November,

1958.

ATE INVORMATION CONTAINED

HEADIN IS ONNASSIZIED

AGENCY

& WHERE SHOWN

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DETAILS:

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BY

On November 28, 1958,

MM T-1,

a conflaght lal

source abroad, advised that two individuals, who originally

gave their names as ALBERTO BLANCO and ANTONIO GUZMAN,

arrived in Cayman Island, BWI, on October 26, 1958, as

passengers in the airplane piloted by an American named

CHARLES WILLIAM HORMEL.

Those two individuals were left

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"Releasen mmer the John F. kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. (44 USC 2107

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MM 105-1684

behind when HORMEL and a third passenger departed Cayman

Island. The source stated that the correct names of the

above two individuals, as ascertained by source, were

ALBERTO CRESCENDO de le CRUZ MENENDEZ and OSWALDO ANTONIO

CASTELL Y VALES.

The name of the third passenger on the

plane was said to be ALBERTO (LNU), and to further details con

cerning him were known to the source.:

MM T-1 also stated that MENENDEZ furnished his

address as 1920 Michigan Avenue, Miami, Florida, and

CASTELL's address was 1918 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Miami,

Florida. (G)

The source stated that subseguent to the departure

Of CHARLES WILLIAM HORMEL and his third passenger, ALBERTO

(LNU), a cache of arms was found near the air-strip in

Cayman Island. Source said that MENENDEZ and CASTELL admitted

they had unloaded the arms from HOrMEL's plane, hidden them,

and intended to move them on to Cuba.G)

The "Miami Dally News"

, a Miami newspaper, in

its May 31, 1957 issue, contained an article reflecting

that ALBERTO BLANCO, of 1019 Southwest 24th Road, Miami,

was one of those arrested by the Miami Police for their part

In the demonstration connected with an attempt to march on

the Cuban Consulate in Miami, Florida, on May 31, 1957.

The "Diario Las Americas", a Spanish Language

newspaper published daily in Miami, Florida, contained in

its issue of June 7, 1957, a photograph of ALBERTO BLANCO,

and the caption indicated that he was fined, $150.00 for

participating in a demonstration in an attempt to march

on the Cuban Consulate in Miami.

MM I-2, on February 10, 1958, advised that

information from Cuban sources reflected that 25 members

of the Directorio Revolucionario (DR), under the leadership

Of FAURE CHOMON, left Florida aboard an unknown vessel.

ALBERTO BLANCO,

according to T-2, reportedly participated

in this expedition.

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