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Document date: 03/13/1958
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03/13/1958

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CARLOS PRIO SOCCARAS

ROBERT RAY MCKEOWN

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expedition would take place before the end of January;

that the July 26 already had groups ready to attack

Army compounds and posts in Cuba simultaneously with the

landing; that Commander JORGE claims to be the only man

alive who knows all the details and that he will not

even tell FIDEL CASTRO, founder of the July 26 Revolutionary

Movement, about all

mo encur to at a the

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details, because of the possiblllty

forces of another Latin country,

Identify, would attack BATISTA forces at

about the same

time as the expedition landed, In Cuba. (fu

I-1 said that RENE RAYNERI, on January 14, 1958,

in the presence of commander JORGE, disclosed that there

would be at least three boats participating in this

expedition.

Commander JORGE referred to these boats as

being

"exceedingly good" and as more than satisfactory

to meet their needs, but he did not confirm that there

were to be exactly three boats, nor did either he or

RENE disclose the identity of these boats, nor the place

of embarkation.

(* (re)

Commander JORGE disclosed to the informant that

the men on this expedition would be armed very much 11ke

United States units; that four medical doctors will

participate in the expedition, and that there are high

Cuban Army officers in Cuba who have pledged their

cooperation, Including a Colonel.

Commander JORGE felt

that career

Army officers would join the rebels, although

political appointees would not. (K)m)

Commander JORGE disolosed that he had been

expecting a replacement for himself to

arrive in Miami,

but that now the leaders

of the July 26 Movement in

Cuba feel that this replacement 1s unnecessary as this

will be an

"all-out, do or die" proposition. (X)n)

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Commander JORGE stated that it had not yet

been decided who would be in command of the expedition. (oM)

KENE hAYNERI disclosed to the informant that

Commander JORGE and LESTER RODRIGUEZ have about the same flariA

rank in the July 26 Movement in Miami, but that they do

not get along well. (AMB. CUBA 3-92-227(0)

The informant said that Commander JORGE has

expressed

the opinion that Cuban soldiers will not have

the stomach to fight the men of FIDEL CASTRO. (X)M)

Shipment No. 1

I-I advised that on the afternoon of January 14,

1958, Commander JORGE instructed

I that five trunks be

picked up at 60 S. W. 18th Road, Miami, and delivered

to the Railway Express Office in Miami

and shipped to

"DICK\MC KEOWN, Galena Park, Houston, Texas

T-l said

that Commander

JORGE provided the money for

the shipment

of these trunks, the cost totaling approximately $167.

T-I said that Commander JORGE gisclosed that these

trunks contained military clothing and field equipment

such as combat packs and heavy web nets for carrying

ammunition.

Commander JORGE disclosed that these trunks

would leave the country,

but he did not disclose their

ultimate destination, nor when they would leave the

country. T-I advised the trunks were shipped under the

name of EDGAR LEWIS. (ФM)

T-I stated that he believed, but was not

certain, that the residence at 60 S. W. 18th Road, Miami,

was occupied by a relative of MARIO VILLAMIA, a July 26

leader, who, as previously reported, is now residing

Houston, Texas, where he is engaged in activity on

behalf of the July 26 Revolutionary Movement. (QYM)

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commande-type attack for the purpose of blowing up

bridges

ras roads

Commander

JORGE dId not disclose

to the informant whore this

landing would

take place, nor

the saencary et the

airstrip which they expected

to 8e17 (K)M

I-I said that

RENE RAYNERI had disclosed to

him that fifteen hundred men would be in en

expedition.

I-I said that

fron the drift of conversations

among the

eshaion of the July 26 group, he belleved

that

they were trying to work out plans with CARLOS PRIO

and

he was

she

spinion that the men involved in this

expedition would be lesving Mians and other eities via

buS.

pLane

other means for some other destination

Iron

which point

the

expedition

would be launched. (X)(u)

T-..

said. that

; there is an atmosphere of dis-

unity anong

tho various

Cuban groups In Miant, but 1t

appeared

that IRIO was

ions cooperative toward the

July 26 than any other groug.

(2(n)

On

January

16, 1958, Niani, Informant 1-2

advised

that

he had

received

Information from a source

which is in Jose contact with CARLOS PRIO and other

members ef the

Paro groun

the er fest

That PRIO, who

Was

closely coogersting with the

July 26 in the

fernation of

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exgedition agsinst BArIsTA, plenned a

second expedition

take place arter the first, and

that

PRIO

would supposedly participate

In the

second

a one.

(x) M)

I said that according

to his source,

airplanes,

which were reportedly being acquired by

PRIO, would

used to boub Havana when PRIO

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Shipment No. I

on February 3, 1958, I-l reported that he had

learned that ROBERT MC KEOWN and MARIO VILIAMIA in Houston E/

were expecting another shipment from Miami, consisting

of three crates and three cartons; that this shipment

was being made to MC KEOWN via the Goltzman Brothers,

as consignor

T-I said that this shipment had apparently been delayed

and that Mrs. MC KEOWN, wife of ROBERT MC KEOWN, was

scheduled to

arrive in Miami from Houston, Texas to

Hotra can the fallure of chts shipment to leave far.

Houston.

On February 4, 1958, Mr. WILLIAM LANKFORD,

Investigator, U. So Customs Service, Miami, verified

that a shipment

weighing 1500 pounds

was en route to

MC KEOWN at Houston, Texas from Goltzman Brothers, 911

N. E. 79th Street, Miant,

via the American van and

storage Company, with JOAN MOLLER being named as

consignor.

USA

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(a) Plans Involving New Orleans, Louisiana

On January 23, 1958, T-I reported that

Commander JORGE SOTUS, under very secretive circumstances,

dispatched three cubans to the New Orleans area on a

mission, the nature of which was then unknown to I-l.

T-I said that at the time, Commander JORGE gave these

men

final instructions, Commander JORGE had in his possession

a map of the United

States on which there had been made

four small circles in the vicinity of New Orleans.

Commander JORGE instructed these three Cubans to change

their names upon arrival in Jacksonville and to proceed

separately to their destinations.

He cautioned them

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against disclosing that they

were cubans and it was

arranged for them to travel as Americans. T-l said

that prior to their departure, Commander JORGE handed

to one of these three Cubans,

hereinafter described

as Individual No. 2,

an envelope addressed to

individual whose

name appeared to be

"HUMBLE"

7(1)

of the above three individuals.

Te funded the following descriptions

Individual NO. :

* Name

Age

Height

Weight

Bujid

Hair

Complexion

Pecullarities

General appearance

clothing

Unlown, was John rodriguez

Brother of LESTER RODRIGUEZ

40-45 JISo

5'9"

B. APPROXE

1918

235-250 Ibs.

Heavy set and Lat

Light grey

Fair

Slight mustache

Distinguished looking:

wears glasses;

speaks no English

At the time of his departure, he

was wearing a light brown suit and

khaks rain-type hat

(1)

Individual No. 2:

Name

Age

Height

Build

Hair

Complexion

Face

or Dakaty

travelling under alias

22-24 yrs.

FLORIDA

5'8"

Slender s

B. AP2806 1 9360

LA

Black, crewcut

Fair

Clean shaven

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Speech

Peculiarities

C1othing

Speaks good English,

with slight accent

Has a prominent blood vessel

in the lower left side of his

left eye

At the

time of his departure, he

was wearing a charcoal colored

suit and no hat

Individual No. 3:

Name

Unknown, Graveding under allas

Age

Height

Weight

Build

Hair

Face

Clothing

01 Jack Moore

22-24

F1.011DA

517"-BAPTIOK 1936

165-170

Mediun Heavy

Black, crewcut and receding

Clean-shaven

At the time of his departure, he

was wearing

dark blue double-

breasted suit with long pointed

Lapels

and whate shirt, with

French

cuits, too long

I-I

said that the above men were carrying

so also are done ta so sugars, doll sadi ants me

being dark blue.

on January 27, 1958, T-I reported that on

January 24, 1958, pursuant to specirle Instructions of

Commander JORGE, RENE RAYNERI, accompanied by two Cuban

girls, identities unknown to

T-1, proceeded to

New Orleans, Louisiana with five

suitcases which

had been

turned over

to them by Commander JORGE.

*(M).

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I-i described two of these suitcases

as being of the airplane type, one was a small metal

type and

one was a large over-sized

composition material.

one made of some

T-. was unable

to recall the

appearance of the flith sultease. AM)

T-I said that Commander JORGE, prior to

the departure of the above individuals, handed over

tO RAYERI several letters bearing addresses unknown to

T-], and also gave RAYNERI approximately $350. In cash. *(N)

T- learned that following the arrival

of this party at New Orleans, RAYNERI proceeded to 430

West Avenue, Harahan, Louisiana, and

delivered the five

suitcases and the letters to a woman who eccupied the

residence there, along with her husband and

- He

said that Harahan 18 a suburb of New Orleans. Ku)

T i learned that the

suitcases, which

weighed between 50 and 70 pounds each,

were locked in

the garage of this

T-I also learned that the delivery was

made at Harahan about 1:30 or 2:00 AM, Sunday, January 26,'

1958, after which RENE and his

companions returned to

Miami.

I-I stated that one of the one hundred

dollar bills which RAYNERI had in his possession for

thus crip

bore Serial Number

K-00018408, Series 1950.

nine he bibleved in be

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this truck Iined uo.

He al80

said

that he has a friend who

1s the manager of & boat dock on an almost deserted waterway.

near Houston which 1s led by oil tankers; that this man

has been Involved In shady deals.

and he belleved he could

work out a deal with this man.

MC KEOWN Claimed that only

he and ARQUES will know where the boat will

dock when the

expedition is launched. He speculated

that the

boat would

be leaving Miani on or

about February 3 or 4, but ARQUES

registered

ARQUES disclosed that he had recently taken

11 maps

and that

these maps showed the Locations

and names

of

motels where 1t

was expected that men would

be housed in

expedition.

MC KEOwN disclosed that he was running short

of money and had only about $3,000.00 left; that he had

received this money from PRIO.

To Bald NO NEOWN appeared

to be over contident, and war

obviously attempting to

nanade this matter himselt to the excluglon or MARIO

VILLAMIA who represents

the July 26 group on this expedition.

MO KEOWN

and ARQUES believe, according to I-1,

that the purpose of this expedition was to make CARLOS PRIO

president

Cuba.

NO KEOWN Indicated that he believed PRIO

to be the greatest man in the world, but he expressed a

dislike for PRIO's wife.

ARQUES and VILLAMIA

spenlater that there was beenees $50, 000.00 ana $90,000,00

worth of equipment stored In the house under their protec-

fion. MC KEOWN disclosed

that he is a personal friend. of

a man who was about to be elected president of costa Rica.

VILLAMIA disclosed that 13 to 15 planes from a foreign

expedition immediately

be used for bombing and

strating.

Ause pianes would

I-I said that VILLAMIA and his wife,, CARMEN,

belleve that MC KEOWN had been holding out

on them;

that

they were not satisfied with the relations which existed

between MC KEOWN, of the PRIO group, and themselves,

representing the

July 26 group.

*M)

27.

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that & captain from FIDEL CASTRO was then in Miami,

having just arrived from Cuba.

On November 14, I-1

first met this verson, whow he later came to know as

DiAZ and as JORGE SOTUS R., which name

appeared on an airline reservatida made or

behalf of

this person.

On November 24, T-l reported that RENE

RAYNER, disclosed that Commander JORGE had Iert Miami

November 23,

LISTs for New XorK City. x/u

On samary 17, 1958, the Washington

Field Office advised that records of the Central Office,

Innigration and Naturalization Service, Washington,

on January 13, 1958, reflected that

SOTOS ROMERO, bows November 92 1933, Cube,

one fORCE, E.

who resides

Luz Caballero 853,

Guantanamo Oriente, Cube, was

admitted to the

United States at Miami via

Pan American

AIrways, Elight 458, on November 6, 1957.

He was

traveling on Cuben passport 23105,

and was issued

B-2 visa, and admitted to December 1, 1957.

destination was

His

the Mian Airways Hotel, Miami, and

the address of the person in the United States

knowing

his whereabouts was listed as 8y Hamilton Place,

Apartment LA,

New York.

The records rerlected that

SOrOs departed the United States

at Miami,.

Florida,

on

November 23,

2957

VIS CAM 101

(Quest Alriines Flight

101 which

travels between Miami and Mexico City).

On February 17,

1958, the New York Office

furnished four photographs. of Captain JORGE SOTUS

which had been obtained by Mr. ANDREW SAINT GEORGE,

a newspaper writer of mount verdos New Sulelt. to the

had obtained these photographs while on

forces of FIDEL CASTRO In Cuba in April or Mays 1957.

On February 24, 1958, T-2 furaished

Miam with copies

a photograph of JORGE ENGIQyE

SOUS ROMERO,

obtained through cuban sources. (on

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