Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 12/27/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/27/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-90145-10019

HQ

105-116159-16

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

FBI

NY

HQ

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/27/1963

2

Released under

the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Aet of

1992

l44 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54464 Date:

10-10-2017

CELSO HERNANDEZ

CELSO MACARIO HERNANDEZ

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

v9.1

HH 54464

DocId: 32339163

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 9-C0-R4BYSP9

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

UNITED STATES

ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-116159)

DATE: 12/27/63

FROM

SUBJECT:

SAC, NEW YORK (105-58907) (RUC)

CHANGED:

CELSO SALVADOR HERNANDEZ MEDINA

IS-CUBA

The title is marked "Changed" on the basis of

information furnished by ERNESTO ARRIZURIETA to the

effect listed below.

on 12/18/63, ERNESTO ARRIZURIETA PERNANDEZ,

467 State St. BrOOKlYn, NY, was interviewed at his

place of

employment as an elevator operator at 39 west

67th St., NYC.

He furnished the following information:

When he first came to the US in 1962, he

• persónally

saw an

individual at Opa-Locka, Florida,

in August 1962, known to him as CELSO HERNANDEZ.

He

knew no other name of this individual.. He knew this

individual to be a Communist who had joined the

Orthodox Party in Cuba and that he was employed by

the Allied Base Syndicate as a driver in Cuba.

He

also knew

that this individual had a son studying in

Russia.

He described this individual as being approximately

42 years of age, 5' 5"

, 185 lbs., black wavy hair,

black mustache,

and constant smoker of cigars.

has since received letters from friends of his in

Cuba informing him that this person whom he saw in

Opa-Locka, Florida, in August 1962, is presently in

Cuba and employed at Transporte Nacionale, Personnel

Department, San Jose & Belascoain 362, Havana.

a niece named SARA ARRIZURIETA who formerly worked with

Some va woken nen

this person in Cuba and last. saw him in January 1963..

2) - Bureau (RM)

]

2

2

- Miami (105-6687) (RM)

- New Orleans (105-2070) 124

- New York

(1- 134-9198) (ARRIZURIETA)

31/05-116159-16

JBH: gmz

(7)

25 DEC 30 1963

FIT-X3

5 9 JAN 16196

SEC.

NAI.

NW 54464 DooId:32339163

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