Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BALL, JOSEPH C.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/17/1968
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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10222-10322

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 105-176716-14

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: BALL, JOSEPH C.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/17/1968

PAGES:

60

SUBJECTS :

MAB, ASSOC, DELGADO, EPIFANIO ROMERO, BKG, CUBAN

INTEL SERVICE, TRA, INTV

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4'

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

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by him to his headquarters for a decision by a legal

section of CIA. (%)(U)

Due

to the allegations concerning the importing

of narcotics by subject, close liaison has also been

ma in =

tained with U. S. Customs, Miami.

It is noted that U.s.

Customs has a parallel case on subject concerning bis

narcotics activities.

This report is classified "secret" since it

contains informationa ron CItelu)

classified. (8)

In evaluating information developed to date

in this matter, it is apparent subject has not furnished

complete information concerning his contacts with the

Cuban Intelligence Service

uring interview with subject.

It would appear Miami has®

nee courses of action open at

this junction, as follows:

1.

Advise the Federal Parole Board of subject's

travel out of state under a false name, which travel can

be attested to by FBI Agents, for purpose of having suo-

ject's parole revoked.

2.

Reinterview subject and confront him with

nd his past con-

deception during previous interview; attempt to double

using threat of prosecution and revocation of parole.

3. Continue contacts with the

pretext (of utilizing him as

to follow his activities separately under instant

caption.

Miami recommends

that

third course of action

be followed in this matter and

Solicits Bureau's opinion

in this regard.

Two extra copies of this report

are being

retained by Miami in the event additional

is desired

at a later date.

dissemination

REVIEWED BY

ERIEK TASK FORCE

ON

7-23.97 cal

RELEASE IN FULL

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- INFORMANTS -

Identity

MM T-1 is CIA, Miami e(4)

MM T-2 is MARIO ANDRES ROMERO ARIAS,

Apartment 1, 1021 S.W. 3rd Street,

Miami, Florida.

MM T-3 is PSI ADOLFO BORGES GALINDO.

MM T-4 iS JOSE BENITO CLARK SANCHEZ,

PSI (UD) •

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Location

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

1. Will obtain

handwriting and hand printing specimens

of JESUS JIMENEZ ESCOBAR And forward them to FBI Laboratory

for comparison with Western Union money order and envelope

postmarked New

York on November 30, 1967.

2. Will conduct discreet background investigation

of RICARDO LEZCANO, 515 West 171st Street,

New York.

It

noted subject claims LEZCANO is a

friend who is unaware

of his Cuban Intelligence connections however, one of the

telephone calls from New York to subject reportedly eranatec

from telephone registered to

LEZCANO.(A

3. Will conduct review of toll calls made from

telephone of

RICARDO LEZCANO for past six-month

period,

if feasible, upon receipt of Bureau authority.

Will discreetly determine if person named

ELIZA MARTIN resides at 42 West 120th Street, New YOrk

City This name and address was used as a return on

envelope

allegedly

used

to transmit

money order

to subject on

November 30, 1967U

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• 5. Will discreetly determine if anyone named JULIAN

MONTES resides at 207 or 209 West 113th Street@New York

City. This name was utilized by the sender or Western

of $200 to subject from

New York on

6. Will further

identify MARIA ALVAREZ, Apartment 44,

515 West 171st Street

New York

ts enter this distant us Marcia lo, 1963 ent vas absered

SAN JUAN

AT PONCE, PUERTO RICO

names RENE TORRE,

BL 321, Constancia Gardens, Ponce

Will check indices and and discreetly identity

this individual.

his lea!

was previously set out by

Miami airtel dated 3/2/6844

MIAMI

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

1.

Will maintain contact with PSI ADOLFO BORGES

GALINDO and

PSI (UD) JOSE BENITO CLARK SANCHEZ regarding

this matter..

2.

Will maintain contact with STEPHEN CSUKAS,

U. S. Customs, and coordinate investigation with his

narcotics case re subject.

3. Will determine subscriber to Post Office

Box 2057, Miami address given in letter to subject from

V. B. GARCIA as that of the father of RODRIGUEZ. (S)

4.

Will consider contact with JAMES PETERS,

238 N.W: 43rd Street, Miami, telephone 757-7564,

information regarding HAROLD and FLORENCE CAMPBELL,

250 n.W. 43rd Street

mentioned in letters of v. B.

GARCIA to subject. 6

5.

will

identify subscribers to telephone

numbers in subject's possession.

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6.

Will discreetly identify FELIX PELAEZ

and determine if

he is manager of the 7-11 food store

at the corner of N.W. 27th Avenue and 17th Street.

Will thereafter consider pretext interview with him.

It is noted he is one of the individuals subject was

allegedly requested to investigate by CIS~ reason fo

request unknown. u

7. Will forward copy of application for Western

Union money order dated February 26, 1968, sent to subject,

and original envelope postmarked November

30, 1967, in

New York, addressed to subject, to the FBI Laboratory for

comparison with any available handwriting of JESUS JIMENEZ

ESCOBAR, Chief Secretary, Cuban Mission to the Unitec

Nations. (5)

REQUEST OF BUREAU

Will determine through CIA liaison if that agency

has

any information leading to the identity of V. B. GARCIA

Generalisimo 50, Alfaz del Pi (Alicante), Spain, or JAIME

BARCELO, Av. Perez Galdos 116, Ap. 26., Valencia 8, Spain.

Bureau is requested also to determine through

CIA if JAIME RODRIGUEZ, Havana telephone number 35-861,

is identifiable.y

(U)

Bureau is requested to authorize New York to

conduct review of toll calls from telephone of RICARDO

LEZCANO, telephone 795-6287, noting subject received at

least one call from this number in December, 196%.

is possible

supert and his co may be tising superio dete tore sele

Cheching CIA

5/10/18

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furnished partial information re recruitment by CIS

and subject referred by this agency to FBI Upon contact U)

to Cuba for conference With RAMIRO VALDES, chief of G-2J5)

matter Informant advised subject paid $3, 900.00 which

money was furnished by Cuban contact in New York for (U)

boat to travel to Cuba, construction of boat to be completed

on 4/17/68.

Description set

forth.

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The

met EIFANIO ROMERO DELGADO,

also known

as

"pichi" Romero,

and

another Cuban refugee in Miami, in

about 1962 or 1963 and has maintained infrequent contact

with him since

that time.

ROMERO is from Candelaria,

Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, and

is married to HILDA,

last name unknown, who still resides in Cuba. The source

described EPIIANIO as a person of

little education who has

a strong aversion to any type

ot work and constantly smokes

cigars and "plays the big shot" ROMERO is a white male

Cuban, age about 33, 5'8"

, 160 pounds, thick black hair

dark eyes, and round face.

He drives a 1964 Ford Mustang

automobile.

He resides at the apartment of ADOLFO BORGES

GALINDO, 1050 Northwest First Street, Miami, another Cuban

refugee

and close friend of ROMERO.

Also residing

in this

apartment are the mother and sister of BORGES.

EPIFANIO ROVERO is not employed at the present

time but was recently employed at a doll factory

in Miami.

He is on parole,

having been recently releised after having

served three months of a fifteen month sentence for Assault

Upon a Federal Officer.

This incident occurred in about

February,

196%, when ROMERO was involved with others ir

shooting incident with United States Customs off the

Florida coast.

The incident occurred during the last of

a number of unauthorized

boat trips to Cuba by ROMERO over

the past few years.'

It is the source's understanding that

one

of the conditions of ROMERO's parole is

that he not

again attempt to travel to Cuba by boat.

The source had planned a clandestine boat trio

to Cuba in November, 1967,.

in order to attempt to rescue

This friend is JOSE

"Piquili,

" * Cuban

refugee who had beer intercepted by the Cubans during

clandestine trip to Cuba and

who has been in hiding since

early 196%.

The source

was unsuccessful in his attempt

to rescue FORNELL.

About the middle of November,

1967,'at around

2:00 A.M.,

ROMERO came to the home of the source and

advised that he had recently received

a letter from Cuba

which

sent by diploratie pouch

to the

"Czechoslovakian

Embassy

In New

ork (source

noted he was probably refer

ring to

Czechoslovakian Mission

to the United Waldors) ](5)

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This letter was in answer to a previous letter from RoMERO

to the Cuban Government. ROLERO showed

the source

a type.

written

one-page letter which instructed him to determine

and report upon the activities of the following:

AL).

MANUEL

ARTIVE and the Nicaraguan problem.

RAMON FONT, who has explosives of Ela.

Comandos i (anti-CASTRO organization

1n

Miami"

3.

FELIX/PELAEZ, manager of the 111 food

store it the

corner of Northwest 27th

Ávenue and 1yth Street, Miami. Fli

According to the source, the letter also contained

a D

instruction in the last parsgraph

to call the writer at a

certain

said,

time, time not recalled by the source.

The source

however,

this time was written in military style, for

example, 1330,

and

the source could not

recall if a

day or

date was mentioned.

The letter was unsigned, as best the

source could recall mI

The source stated that EPIFANIO explained that

the letter had been sent to him from a Cuban in New York

through

whom he had made contact with the Cuban Government.

He said he had been instructed by this person to form a

clandestine group of five persons, composed of himself,

the source,

ALFREDO BORGES GALINDO,

JOSE

BENITO CLARK

SANCHEZ and JOSE LUIS FORNELL-JACINTO.

Although the last

named individual is in. Cuba,

he is to be taken into the

group upon his return to Miami.

According to the plan

as outlined by ROMERO to

the

source, ROMERO would

make d

trip

to cuba,

where

he

would be furnished certain

documents

from ranking

officials

in the Cuban Government indicating their dissatisfaction with

the Cuban Government and a

willingness to cooperate

with the

United States. (With these

documents

in

hand, ROMERO-would

return to the United States

and

attempt to interest;

in this information (/du)

According to the

source

• ROMERO did 10t

state

that he would

attempt to interest

MM Tol in conducting

an

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infiltration effort into Cuba in which the participants

*o interest oM sarah the yossible detection oy some

ut only Indicated that he would attempt

important Cuban Government officials based on the docu

ments

furnished to him for this purpose. (1454)

According to the source, ROMERO stated he

hoped to be paid by both the Cuban and United States

rovernments at the same time and to thus soive his

financial problems. &HM)

According to the source,

ROMERO stated he had

already discussed

this plan with JOSE BENITO CLARK SANCHEZ

and although he did not mention having talked with ADOLFO

BORGES, the source assumed he had also discussed details

of the plan with BORGES since they

are extremely close

friends and reside together. (* CarRa)

The source stated that ROMERO requested that he

take him,

ROMERO,

with source to Cuba on his next trip in

order that he could obtain these documents and initiate

this plan.

Although the source agreed to do so, he sub

sequently left for Cuba within a few

days without ROMERO

and returned

to Miami in mid December, 1967.

During a

later contact

with ROMaNO, the source

explained to him

that he had not taken him

because ROMERO was on parole

and the source

feared he might get into trouble with the

authorities. (y)

(/m)

The

source further advised that in general

conversation with one MANUEL CHAMISO, 435 Southwest 4th

Street, Miami, supervisor at the doll factory where ROMERO

recently worked, he had determined that ROVERO had made

two trips to New York City in November and December,

1967.

According to CHAMISO, ROMERO bad

said he was making

these

trips in an effort to obtain à boat to travel to Cuba.

The source

stated

he was of the opinion that

ROMERO holds no loyalty to the Cuban Government and is

not a Communist, but is strictly an opportunist who would

do anything

fOr

money.

On January 8, 1968,

STEPHEN CSUKAS, Enforcement

Agent, United States Custons

Service, Minni, advised that

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This message is translated as, "Greetings.

We

remember you well.

We are well.

Love

to all.

Kisses."

The sender was shown

aS MARIANO TEJEDA, 1151 Southwest

Ilth Terrace, telephone 444-5026.

CSUKAS could not furnish

any information as to

the significance of the above messages or if, in fact,

any one of them was actually written by the

subject

It is to be noted the sender of all the above

messages furnished the same telephone number and house

number, but used different names and street addresses.

Bresser's Cross Reference Telephone Directory

for Miami shows telephone number 444-5026 is actually

listed to one JULIO GUTIERREZ, retired, wife CONNIE,GUTIeNEZ

A call to this

number revealed no one named

1867 southwest Ith Terrace, MiNi"l was known there.

on Penruy 28, 1958, is as lin is identical

with

the above mentioned

source of U. S. Customs Agent

CSUKAS, furnished

followas incoration:

(N) PIM TOBaS KNOwn EPIFANTO BOMERO DELDADO about

two years.

ROMERO has lived in the apartment of ADOLFO

BORGES GALINDO, 1050 Southwest First Street, Miami, for

about one year

So eyed t the an

and reportedly pays $40 per month rent to

BORGES.

ROMERO owns a 1965 black Mustang automobile and

is currently unemployed.

He was previously employed

a butcher at a Cuban grocery store called "Oso Blanco"'

on West Flagler Street, Miami, for about two weeks prior

to his

arrest on March

23, 1967, for assaulting a federal

officer.

The

subject was

sentenced in early May, 1967₽

to 15 months in prison and

was released

on parole in

August, 1967, after having served three

months.

The

subject

has

not been employed since his

release from

prison.

n contact with cuban pile he was

n to suspect the subject was

still in prison.

In

about June, 196%/MV I-2 Observed a letter sent to

the subject from Cuba,

which letter had been

sent via

Costa Rica. The

letter, which was unsigned, stated

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records of the Money Order Audit Bureau, Western Union

Telegram Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, were found to

contain an original application for a money order dated

February 26, 1968, in the amount of $200, payable to

EPIFANIO ROMERO, Apartment 3, 1050 Northwest First Street,

*The sender on the application is shown

as JULIAN MONTES, _

207 West 113th Street, New York, New York

and the only message with the money order was "Saludos C(u)

Western Union records also contain an original

draft,

number FS 25199, dated February 26, 1968, in the

amount of $200, payable to EPIFANIA ROMERO. The original

application and draft are maintained at the Money Order

Audit Bureau.5x

The original application and draft, should they

be needed for prosecutive purposes, may be obtained only

upon the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum, which should

be directed to the manager of the Western Union office in

the city where prosecution is had.

*uM T-4,fa Cuban National who has resided in the

United States for a number of years, and who is well

acquainted with the subject,

furnished the following

Information on Apriy 4, 1968:

MM T-Almet ine subject in 1964 when the subject

and informant were together in a training camp of the

Junta Revolucionaria Cubana (Cuban Revolutionary Board)

(JURE), an anti-CASTRO organization, which camp was located

near Tampa, Florida. The subject,

in about 1965, began

making "family runs" to Cuba and had no difficulty until

February, 1967, when he was arrested

and sentenced to 15

months following an altercation with U.S. Customs Agency.

The subject served three months of this 15-month sentence

and was

released in about August, 196%, when he returned

to live in Miami.

According tOMM T-4 Athe subject approached him

in December, 1967, and advised him of his contacts with

an individual in New York connected with the Cuban G-2.

According to the subject's story this individual called

on numerous occasions, identifying himself first as

"JULIAN" and later as "MONTES DE OCA.

He persuaded lu

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the subject to come to New York and sent him money for this

trip.cg

first such trip to New York by the subject

of which ' avas aware occurred abaut the end of Decen

ber, 1967.

At this time, the subject received $100 from

his New York contact and

purchased a ticket to New York

in the name of ADOLFO BORGES, believed by the source to

be a friend of the subject.

Subject on this occasion was

driven to the airport by JOSE BENITO CLARK SANCHEZ, a

Cuban National and friend of the subject. ROMERO remained

in New York over a

week end and contacted MM T-4 upon his

return to Miami. ROMERO related that he had been met by

a Cuban at a designated spot in New York, after which they

had entered several taxis and a movie theater in an effort

According to the subject, the Cuban in New York asked the

subject if he wanted to work for Cuban G-2 and the subject

gave him a noncommital reply.

ROMERO indicated toM T-4xx)

the Cuban G- pfficial desired information concerning

operations Of*M T-I

the U.s. Government agencyce)u)

(* wM T-Aystated the subject's second trip to New

York was sometime in February, 1968, exact date unknown

to him.

On this occasion, ROMERO was driven to the Miamì

Airport by ADOLFO BORGES and it was the informant's under

standing that ROMERO had been sent several hundred dollars

by the G-2 official in New York prior to his departure.

KiM T-astated

he had no information as to how long the

#Subject remained in New York on this occasion but believed

JESUS JIMENEZ, First.

Inited Nations (OMMS)Cretary of the Cuba" Miesion to the

(DSE)S) He reportedly offered to send the subject to Cuba

where he would be placed in contact with DSE officials. S

The subject reportedly was told he would be contacted

telephone after his return to Miami concerning this matter

about a week ago,

the subject

received a call trom his New York Cuban contact in which flu)

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he was authorized to make the trip to Cuba*

ROMERO now

wants to make a "family run" to Cuba in effort.: to bring

out relatives of

several Cuban refugees here in the

United States, none of whom are aware of his Cuban G-2

contacts.

The subject has a number of legitimate con-

tacts in New York who are interested in having their

relatives brought to the United States from Cuba and

has a number of letters in his possession from these

cubans.: He is curreptly attempting to locate a boat

to make this trip AMM T-4 advised that he has no infor-

mation and has been Furnished no information by subject

Sto the effect

that he had been instructed by the Cubans

to "penetrate" any United States Government agency Valu

*MM T-4Xadvised he feels ROMERO holds no loyalty

for the Cuban Government or for democratic principles of

the United States Government but is an opportunist who

would work for the one who would pay him the most money.

KIMM T-also advised that he is of

the opinion subject has

'confided in no one exgept himself,&MM T-4x concerning his

Cuban G-2 contactst u)

On April 3, 1968, MM T-1 advised that the subject

had contacted this agency, exact date of contact not

revorled, and nad tura ched the fallowing intormation cell)

Jesusadimenez

montes detor

ROMERO advised MM T-1 that during November,

1967, he received a long distance telephone call from

a man

who identified himself only as "MONTE DEXORO.". This

man asked ROMERO to come to New York and "talk business"

with him. He offered to provide ROMERO with funds neces-

sary for the trip from Miami to New York. ROMERO accepted

the offer and in late November, he received a $300 money

order and instructions for the trip to New York.

traveled by Eastern Airlines to New York and once in

HeB. APPROX 1938-1645

New York, he was instructed to proceed to 116th Street

an North

River Drive in Manhattan, where he was met by

an individual who identified himself as JULIAN HERNANDEZ

or GONZALEZ!SThe individual also identified himself as

the originator of the long distance telephone call and

as a member of the DSE and CMUN. GROMERO described the

Individual as

a Cuban male, 5'61

28 to 30 years old,

hair cut short but full, eyes brown,

weight 140 pounds,

complexion light, spoke good English.

1:/

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ROMERO advised M T-l that during the first

meeting, he was asked if he desired to work for the Cuban

G-2.

He claimed he did not commit himself but asked what

was in it for him financially.

He did not receive an

answer and was told he would

be advised at a later date.

During the first meeting, ROMERO was questioned about his

previous employment in the United States and about several

individuals in the Miami area.

He claimed to MM T-1 that

he denied any previous association with any United States

Government agency and denied knowing any of the individuals

named

И)

ROMERO stated he returned to Miami after the

initial meeting and did not hear from anyone until early

February, 1968, at which time he received another long

distance

telephone call from the same individual. He

was again instructed to travel to New York and meet with

the caller.

He departed for New York on March 9, 1968.

In New York he met the same individual and was taken to

identified himself as JESUS JIMENEZ and produced ar

identification card bearing that name and showing him

member of the CHUT

second meeting, according to

information provided MM T-1 by ROMERO, he was again

questioned about his previous employment in the United

States and certain persons in the Miami area.

He again

claimed to have denied any association with any United

States Government agency or acquaintance with any of the:

persons named. ROMERO said he was asked if he was pre

pared to take a trip to Cuba and meet with certain me-

bers of Cuban G-2, possibly RAMIROVALDES, head of Cuban

Answering in the affirmative provided the pay was

right and proper arrangements were made for the trip,

ROMERO was assured he would be contacted in the near

future

concerning this matter.

The meeting was

terminated and

ROMERO réturned to Miami on March 11,

cated he had

1968.

ROMERO in

been provided $200 for this second trip

1u1

On his first trip to New York, ROMERO stated

he traveled under the name of ADOLFO BORGES:

On his

GALINDO. He said he used the alias because he is on

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ROMERO advised MM T-1 that in the absence of

any interest or instructions from this agency, he was

continuing the contact

of any developments

Ed would keep mT I informed

MATERIAL IN

SUBJECT'S POSSESSION

*On March

1968, MM T-34made available certain

material which was in possession of the subject on that

date.

This material consisted of the following items,

translated from Spanish where applicable:

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ITEM 1:

"July 31, 1967

"MI.

EPIFANIO ROMERO

1050 N.W. 1 St., Apt. 3

Miami, Florida

"Epifanio, we received your letter, asking to discuss some.

thịng of great importance for both, and on our part, we

are ready to listen to the questions which bother you.

"We feel you should set the conditions for the

interview, telling us where and how to handle it.

We do

not know about your possibilities, but we will give you

some ideas, and you can see if they are workable... If

you have any differences, say so.

"Within the possibilities which we see, is that

of going to Cube or another country clandestinely; this,

logically, is something you should decide.

Your

trip to

mean a permit to remain 5 days,

and then you

would have to go back.

Before carrying out this or any

other plan, you should wait for our approval.

"However we manage to have our talk, first you should

write us clearing up certain questions; i.e.,

what is the

concrete problem you want to dischss.

Is it a personal

problem, a report, what kind, etc.

"You can write us at the address we are giving you,

telling us, in a general way, without including anything

which might compromise you, the things you want to say.

"You can send the letter

to; [Santos Montes de Oca

Calle 51 #5119, e/15 y 47, Marianao.(5)

"Saludos,

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"V.

Garcia

75>

Generalisimo 50

Alfaz del Pi (Alicante) Spá

• "October 25, 1967

"For Captain

Romero

Miami

"My dear Friend:

"I received your letter of the 15th, although I

think it came by chance, because the address you used is

not complete.

To avoid

future problems, I am enclosing an

envelope showing the proper address.

Losing mail could

alter our plans, and that should not be.

"I wrote to gODRIGuEZ" fatherfs)

and I think it odd

that I received no answer; ii you know him,

or neet him,

lease as sim to send mo a note

wrote him at the address which anolite e me to Box 20sTe

I suppose my letter was not lost. Now I want to know about

the motion they sent to the Judge.

"I received no reply from Bilbag either. I sent

news to his old home on Miami Beach, as he suggested to me.

Tell him to

Compbell (s)

"I also want you to telephone the wife of Campbell,

Mrs. Florence, 757-75.64; she lives

at 250 N.W. 43 St.JS/I

think that if our friend is not home yet, he should be miami fla

arriving soon.

What I want is to have news that everybody

is in good health.

am attaching a list of books which my nephew

needs.

He is studying advanced math;

these are books which

are not published in SpainS)The bookshop will ship them

directly to him; they know more about mailing such things.

I think they should cost about $30.00

enough money to pay for then, see if Bilba you don't have

can spare

There has been no answer from New York yet.

This

doctor, like almost all doctors,

was born tired, and you

have to keep after him to remind him, which people of our

character don't like to do.

We like

to count on ourselves,

first, and above all. If you think it would be useful,

tell

me only if your present plan is vorkablè or not, or it

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"you need my help or advice in any sense.

Possibly it would

be better to wait until we are nearer, but finally, you

are the one who has to decide about your own movements.

Don't

forget that the future belongs to us. Don't lose it by

acting too hastily.

"I think that during the

first two weeks in

December,

I will be ready to start my return trip

• to South

or Central America; you will know in time. I an resolving

all my problems.

My steps are firm.

•"Don't hesitate in consulting me about your doubts.

Regards, and an

abrazo

"RET!

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"V. B. GARCIA

Generalisimo

50

Alfaz del Pi (Alicante

"December 20, 1967

"For E. Romero

Miami

"My dear Friend:

"I have been waiting in vain for an

answer to my

letter of October 25th. I even thought it might bave been

lost, but since it was not returned to me, I have finally

decided that you are being a little lazy about writing.

"We

are approaching the season when everybody in

the world wants to receive news from any place. I send

you my regards, and I hope that you are keeping your

spirits up and

are ready for anything, as a fighting man

should be.

him and give it to him.

"Also, in my previous letter, I asked you to get

books for a relative of mine.

I don't know

whether or not it is convenient for you to spend the 28 or

30 dollars we think they will cost, and have the bookshop

send them directly to my nephew.

Until we hear from you;

I don't know what to tell the student.

I am interested

in helping him; he is a genius, and we must help as much as

we can; he has been offered a scholarship in Canada, and

he

needs these books to help in his studies of nuclear

physics.

People like you and me are the kind who should help enthusiastic,

pure young men. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call

on me.

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"I an running into sone difficulty about traveling

again, but I am sure I can handle it.

During the second

part of January, I am sure I will have news for you. I

already have the map in my

hand.

"Tell me how you are getting along, and if you

are becoming nore patient.

"I hope you have

permit you to be really happy.

However, we men have imagina

tion to

be used when needed;

and we have

to make up in

dreans what we lach in reality.

broken.

anything.

• Regards to Dona Nila

and to you, the greatest affection, with an abrazo fron

your good friend

"/s Garcia. "(s)

(3)

STORET

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ITEM 4:

"V. B. Garcia

Generalisimo

50

Alfaz del Pi (Alicante

" 6)

"January 27, 1968

"For

Epitanio Romero

1050 N.W. Ist St., Apt. 3

Miami, Florida

"My dear Captain and friend:

am answering.

"I have received your letter of the 17th, which I

"Actually, in the month of January,,

many important

men were born, men

mentioned in history, and men still talked

about, as for

Two things dis

tinguish people born under the sign of Capricorn:

tenacity

and loyalty,

and with such qualities, one never knows where

he may reach.

"I also received your New Year's card. You said

you were going to send the books for ny nephew.:. I wish you

would tell me if you already ordered them at the bookstore

and if you need any money.: It is hard to find

or no, nore, au to uld us io to day, asking no to

necessary.

give you a hand in this matter, if you need it.

"I wish you would tell me what happened with RODRIGUsZ

he shouldn't delay in resolving his situation.

I received no

answer fron his father,

when I wrote.

Don't forget that it

the tean is formod, which is almost certaln. our soals wi 17

make the crowds yell!.......

"Because you are a Cuban, audacious and romantic,

nobody can hold you back, and you will have to face your

future, even though it hurts those SOBs.

Those 90 days (and

90 nights) should always be present in your heart, to keep

it hard.

But I don't have to remind you of anything, because

men like us usually speak only once.

"Don't be discouraged by anything; if it is necessary,

work, carramba, there will come a day when you have land

enough to bury an army (with just one cross per caballeria). i

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"Write me again whenever you like; my affairs are

delayed a bit because of the papers, but the time is coming,

regardless.

"So long, an abrazo from your true friend,

"/s Garcia "]S)

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It is noted Items 2,

accompanied by three enyelopes containing spanish

postage and postmarked Spain These envelopes were

addressed to "EPIFANIO ROMERO-DELGADO, 1050 N.W. First

street, Apartment 3, Miami, Florida, ASCiA DeErTisiNO

the return address

of l"v. B.

50, Alfaz del Pi (Alicante), Spain. (S)

ITEM 5:

One-half sheet of paper containing the following

typewritten note, as translated:

"NOTE FOR THE BOOKSTORE

Author

w. B. Thompson

Title of Books

Publisher

AN INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA

PHYSICS

Pergamon Press

Beno Gutemberg

INTERNAL CONSTITUTION OF

THE EARTH

Dover

Edouard Goursat

A COURSE IN MATHEMATICAL

ANALYSIS (3 volumes)

Dover

"Send to:

Jaime Barcelo

Av.

Perez Galdos, 116

Valencia - 8

Spain."Js)

It is noted this item was included in the envelope

with Item 2, above.

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ITEM 17:

statement from El Cromo Jewelry, Inc., 1144

West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, to EPIFANIO ROMERO,

1050 Northwest First Stréet.

This statement was dated

February 7,

1968, and showed ROMERO had a balance out

standing of $2.46.

Concerning Item 2 above, it is noted the Polk's

1968 City Directory for Miami, Elorida,

shows telephone

number 757-7564 is listed to JAMES PETERS, retired, 238

Northwest 43rd Street, Miami.

Occupant of 250 Northwest

43rd Street, Miami,which address has

no telephone, is

shown as HAROLD CAMPBELL, seaman, wife FLORENCE.

TRAVEL TO NEW YORK

On March 9,.

1968, Agent STEPHEN CSUKAS, U. S.

Customs, Miami, advised that EPIFANIO ROMERO DELGADO and

ADOLFO BORGES GALINDO, in whose apartment ROMERO is

residing, met with Agents HERBERT FEINSTEIN and CSUKAS

of U. S. Customs on March 8, 1968. The meeting was

arranged with Customs Agents at the request of ROMERO

and the meeting concerned ROMERO's efforts to travel by

boat to Cuba. ROMERO reportedly requested U. S. Customs!

permission to travel to Cuba to rescue a friend, JOSE LUIS

FORNELL, who is reportedly hiding in Havana.

CSUKAS stated

ROMERO's request was denied.

CSUKAS also stated he felt

ROMERO's true purpose in this proposed travel to Cuba

may

concern efforts to bring back the narcotic cocaine for

sale in the United States:

no mention at this time of his plan to travel to New York

brings

it cha plẩn to trav.

CSUKASusaid the subject made

on

the following date.

(*On March 9,

1968, MM

planned to travel to New York g

ticket

issued in the name of JOSE. A.

GALINDO. The source stated

the subject would meet in New York with one JULIAN (last

name unknown) and although the exact purpose of his trip

to New York was unknown, it was believed to relate to

the

subject's Cuban intelligence activities.

The source

U.)

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advised the subject received a second money order from

JULIAN in New York on February 26, 1968, and may have

received additional money, approximately $1,000 having

been observed in subject's possession on March 9,

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3

LEZCANO IS

narried

no children, is a painter

occupation, and

described as white male.

33 years old

tall, 190

pounds,

brown hair

LEZCANO is not aware

of ROMERO'S

contacts

with Cuban

Government officials.

The morning following his arrival in New York,

ROHERO went by

the corner of

116th Street and

North River Deive,

where he folloved

instructions pres

vously given him by the individual who called fron

New York

He

had been instructed to

stand next

to &

bust of a female at this location, which ROMERO belleved

to be a bust honoring notherhood.

He wore & coat, white

shirt with no tie, and carried an unlit cigar, as

instructed.

He was spproached bys white mle Cuban.

29 to 30 years old

5'6" tall, about 105 pounds, brow

hair and dark brown eyes.

This individual called RONKRO

by name and instructed that FolIo accompany in.

They

entered &

tari

and thereafter, changed taxis on at least

two occasions.

They entered& movie theater, mme and

address unknow to

ROMERO, where

they remained approxi-

mtely 20 mintes.

and thereattes left and entered another

After about ore and ore hall hours of this type

activity; they

finally entered & large hotel, name and

location

unknown to nonto, where his companion approached

the desk and fonted a room.

His companion spoke excellent

glish and all of the instmetion to the taxi driver.

and desk clerk

were in English.

u)

After they were secure

in the

hotel roo

this

Individual

identified himself

JULIAN GONZALEL OF

HERNANDEZ SROMTRO not being certain of the

last name.

He produced an identification eard approximately

3₴

inches, which had & black border.

This

card

contained

his photograph and

the Spanish words,

Seguridad

del Estado"

(Department

"Departameute

de

of

State

Security.

The man advised ACMERO that he was an

agent

of

the

Cu ban

Government

and he

was aware that ROMERo was

formerly

member of the Cuban revolution.

He thereafter spoke

im

slowing tors of the glorious

Cuban revolution.

spoke of ROMERO's recent jail

tenure

and

told

him the

only oftense of which he was

guilty

was

that

of

to return to

his fatherland,

stating the

trying

Cuban

Governmen

и)

43

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was

not

official

identified

Mission

card vas

printed

an agent of

the United States

, Government.

The

produced

identification card which

as JESUS

June first secretary of the

United

MELOnS SIne IdentITICatiOn

English.

During

ensuing

conversation,

the official

asked if

ROMERO was still in favor of the Cuban revolution

and still wanted to work for the Cuban Government.

ROMERO

replied in the affirmative and stated he would gladly

cooperate with them. He was again asked the same questions

concerning his previous enployment

by а й,.

agency

and other individuals so employed e

S.

Government

omino claimed

he did not

Earnish any

information of

value

to the Cuban

official.

During

the above conversation

the Cuban official

told ROMEO he would bave to mase a trip to Cuba, to which

he agreed, and

the cuban official stated when he arrived in

Cuba, be

Cuban Minister of

the

Interior and

chief of Cuban

G-2. S BOMERO was instructed

to advise the Cuban official when

where he would arrive

in Cuba when he learned these details in order that the

Cuban Coast Guard could be alerted

and he would be per

mitted to

The Cuban orticial also instructed ROMERO

upon his

arrivial in Havana

call telephone number 35-861

ANd ASK FOT MAINEXRODRIGUY

ROMERO on this

occasion asked the Cuban

Olicial fOr

money and

was told that it would be sent to him (ru

ROMERO denied

that he

given

instructions

contact mi I-lor any

other U. S.

Government agency.to

obtain intelligence

type

information

for

Cuban Goa or any

other

o specific instruction.

He stated

he was

given no

code

training

and

him

to

nake

trip

to

only

told it would

be necessary

for

Cuba.(/U)

Following the above

conversation, HOMERO

departed

hotel alone and

traveled by sulway

LEX CANO's apart.

ment, where he remined overnight.

He thereafter departed

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10

1427. "aMi

first trip to New

York was during

the first

days of December, 196%, by airplane.

By means of & signal given me by MONTES DE OCA,

I met with a Cuban who identitied himself as

GONZALEZ nember of the

Department

of State

Security of Cuba

He, asked

me

to

cooperate and

work for the Intelligence

Service

Cuba

told hin

would o

vity

next trip was by airplane to New York

March

9

1968 •

During

this triD,

on March 10,

1968,

met

with

the same individual and he

showed

me an identification card which identified

him

aS

Crous cIncies, First secretary or the

Cuban

Mission

*he United Nations SHe instructed

me to

make plans

for a clandestine boat tript to

Coba,

where

I would

see

RAMIRO VALDEZ, Chief of

Cuban

G=2 (5)

money by money order fron New

York,

December,

and 3)

1) $200 on about the first

$300 on February 28,

1968;

Western Union in March, 1968..

have

never

initiated

Contact with the

Government

01

Cuba

and prior

to November, 1967,

had

not

been

contacted by this government or

its

representatives.

two

have

more pages

read

this statement of this and

and it is correct.

"/s/ Epilanio Romero

"Witnesses:

Sanel W. Jones, SA, F.B. Is

4-4-68

Miami, Fla.

Joseph C. Ball, FBI, Miawi,

Florida,

4/4/68%

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In connection with

the above reference to an

individual named JESUS JIMENEZSit is

noted that as 01

April 1, 1968, JESUSA

TIMENEZ ESCOBARS 401 East 88th

Street. Apartment

80

New York City

-was First

Secretary of

the

CMON in New

York

April 15,

the previour vess, alo

advised that during

ROVERO apparently received a

large sun of moneyairon his Cuban Government contact in

New York City nastuch as he paid RAMON DONESTEVEd, boat.

builder in

leah, Florida,

the sum of $3,900 to build

a boat

capable of

transporting him to Cuba. The boat is

a white "piranha"

23-loot inboard motor launch, equipped

with

an auxiliary

eas

tank.

The boat is scheduled to be

completed on April 17,

1968(4)

According to the informant, ROMERO has obtained

the

services of

captain and

a navigator, both Cubans;

whose identities are unknown to the source, and plans to

travel to Cuba with ther and

ADOLFO BORGES.

(s)has a

letter for

personal delivery to RAMIRO VALDES I

RAMON DONESTEVE

who

is

aware of the purpose of the

subject's trip

The

informant stated that in preparation for

the

trip,

the

subject received three long distance calls

from

"JULIAN"

in New York on Thursday, April 11, 1968,

and three

additional calls from him on Saturday, April 13,

1968.

The informant

their camariatie la

not aware of the substance of

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