INFORMATION GATHERED ON COBURN, FERNANDO P.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WH/MIAMI
To: C/WH/COG
Document date: 12/3/68
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REQUEST FOR-DISSEMINATION CHANGE OR CABLE REFERENCE SERVICE

NAME

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OF REQUESTER

FROM:

CABLE REFERENCE. SECTION

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made inquiry of the CS Records control system.

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IN/DIR NUMBER

IN- C32/1

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FERNANDO PENADAZ OF REF IS PROZABLY IDENTICAL WITH

FERNANDO PENABAI COBURN C201-271566>, DOB: CIRCA 19211

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. ACCURDING TO AN AMCT REPORT DAIZE

15 OCTOBER 1963, PENABAZ, A LAWYER AND JOURNALISI,

AITENDED DUKE UNIVERSIIY AT SAME TIME AS PRESIDENT ELECT

RICHARD NIXON AND IS GOOD FRIEND OF NIXON. PEDABAZ

PRACTICED LAW IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA AND REPORTEOLY FORFEITEN

U.S, CITIZENSHIP WHEN HE TUON DAIM AS CUBAN LAWYER. METUNNIO

IO UOSU IN 1960. STATION FILE IS SKETONY BUT HE APPARENTLY

WAS OF OPS INTEREST TU JIWAVE PSYCH WARFARE SECTION UNTIL

LITE 1963 WHEN HE DROPPED SECAUSE OF INVOLVEMENT IN LOS.

POLITICS. MIAMS HERALD OF ZA AUGUST SA REPORIES HE NAD

LUB! APPOINTED ADVISON TO REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE US

DIDAN AFFAIRS, M ANOT REPORT DATED 13 NOVEMBER 1906 SINTES

CINDA WAS MEMBER OF THE CHRISTIAN AUJI-COMMUNIST CRUSADE

PICCO, A NIGHTIST OROUP ORGANIZED ALONG LINES DE JUNG

10559

I SCSISTY, AND UNTIL AT LEAST 1963 WAS ON PAYROLL

TO NO LONGSTOR DOS LATEN AERICAN AERARRSE NSCOR01IG

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PUFG-7798, 15 DECEMBER 19650 FROM A USUALLY RELIALLE

DURCE, PENABAZ, AN ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL EDWIN WALKEl,

AS ARRANGING A MEETING SETWEEN GENERAL WALKER AND

ENERAL ELIAS WESSIN Y WESSIN.

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20 IN JANUARY 67

REPORIED THAT HE AND

NOTHER CUBAN EXILE HAD MET WITH ONE RAYMOND MOLINA,

¡OUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL COORDINAIOR OF THE JOHN BIFCH

¡OCIETY, TO DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR AN OPERATION AGAINST FiDEL

ASTRO. MOLINA SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER THIS PLAN AND ALSO

PLAN FOR OPERATION AGAINST HAITI. II WAS UNDERSTOOD

INAL THE SOCIETY MIGHT FINANCE THUSE UPENAIIONS

ACCORDING TO MOLINA'S BUSINESS CARU, HE WAS ASSUCIAIEO MiIN

CONSOLIDATED INVESIMENT PROPERTIES, INCO, MIAMI DEMON,

AND/OR PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT AND SALES CORPORAIIOS.

30 FOLLOWING IS FEON STATION CARD. CARD INDICAIES

DOCUMENT CA

MEMO DATED 12 FEBRUARY TORE) IS FILES

IN 201-265497 WHICH TRANSFERRED TO NGS I6 RAY 1958.

RAYTOD MOLINA, CUBAN, IS FROPRISICE OF "ANERIORSA SALLE"

AN EXPOT COMPANY WHICH APPEARS 10 SO ONE .C0 TI3 FActOi 14

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CONTRABAND ARMS AND JIHEN PRODUCIS FOR CULOMBIA ANG

OTHER LAIIN AMERICAN CUUNTRIES. MOLINA: HAD CUNE TO

PANAMA TO BUY WHISKEY WHICH WAS TO BE SMOGOLEL TATUE

COL ON BIA.

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SINCE-PENABAZ-AND-MOLINA APPARENILY ARE U•SO

CITIZENS AND ARE INVOLVED IN L.S. POLITICS, SIATION

DID NOT QUERY AMOT. DEFER TO HQS FOR GUIDANCE ON HU

MUCH, IF ANY, OF ABOVE TRACES MAY BE DISCUSSED WITH

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