Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 06/25/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/8/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10324-10162

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-112098-312

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: MM

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

06/25/1963

' PAGES:

18

SUBJECTS :

ALPHA 66

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF ARMY

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO ARMY, INC NOTE, LHM, MEMO

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-CONFIDENTIAL

imestic Intelligence Diviston

Classifi

Declasshy on:

Formative Note

_Date 6-27-63

• Attached infornation indicates santos

Escambray, killed because Menoyo allegedly

has not paid for arms and equipment which

Trafficante supplied.

Attached information has been furnished

to interested Government agencies in Miami

and will be jurnished attorney General,

Internal security Division, criminal Division,

interested agencies at seat of Government.

Menoyo is Army source and in view of

possibility he may be murdered, we are

furnishing attached data to Army stating we

interpose no objection to their advising

Menoyo and/or local authorities of alleged

efforts to murder nim.

VELV

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

OTHERWISE

POI/PA #292, 36

APPLAS#

CIVIL ACT.

E. 0. # 1235%

DATE

215:90

stickumy

CONFIDENTIAL N

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 scale

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X0)

oat

5/15/98 /JAK)

105-11-098-312

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Transmit the following in

ола.

FBI

CONFIDEMTIAL

Date:

6/25/63

AIRIEL

(Type in plain text or code)

AIRMA IL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

SEE REVERSE

SID

ACTLUd

+

Toffe

ATT TAITORMATION CONTAIL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-112098)

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (105-6243)(9)

THE

SECOND.

NATIONAL FRONT OF

ESCAMBRA Y,

(SNEE.) -

ICOPERATION ALPHA

66)

IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA;

NM

HERDIN IS UNCLASSIFLED

SHOWN

EXCEPT WHERE

OTHERMISE

Copy to: CIA/State/RAO Qi 1, Cuit rome

ONI/OSI/AOSI

00 - Miami

(5521 5115198

by route all for tao.

Dorto...

disaby

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SUO/GEL

• DECLASSIFY ON: 25X6

Re

Miami airtel to Bureau 6/20/63, captioned

"EJERCITO CUBANO ANTI-COMUNISTA (FRENTE ESCAMBRAY) (CUBAN

ANTI-COMMUNIST ARMY) (ESCAMBRAY FRONT), IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA"'

Enclosed for the Bureau are eleven (11) copies

of a LHM in captioned matter. Copies are being designated

locally to CIA, INS, Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, OSI, ONI,

G-2, and the State Department Coordinator's Office.

MM T-1 is JESUS RAFAEL FRANCO CANEDO, 68 Southwest

and PAULA. SCRANION.

3121

2 - Tampa (Info) (Enc-2) (RM)

(1 - 92-1

S. TRAFFICANTE)

9 - Miami (2 - 105-6243) (2 - 92-88 S. TRAFFICANTE)

(1 - 134-903 L. BALBUENA) (1 - 2-323 ECA)

(1

- 105-1742 Anti-CASTRO Activíties)

(1 - 105-3661 E. MOLINA) (1 - 2-345 L. HALL)

(15)

Approved:

Sent

CONFIDENTIAC

Per

Special Agert in Charge

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CONFIDENTIAI

MM 105-6243

The info received from FRANCO has been suitably

paraphrased in this LIM to further protect his identity. FRANCO

has definitely asked that his identity be kept confidential,

and he is very concerned about his personal safety, inasmuch

as he is furnishing info about the activities of SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE.

FRANCO advised the two anti-CASTRO individuals

who met TRAFFICANTE's representative in 4/63 were ENRIQUE

MOLINA (Miami file 105-3661) and LUIS BALBUENA. MOLINA

has been involved in the past in a plan to overthrow the

present Haitian Government, and BALBUEN has furnished info

to this office in the past in connection with Haitian

revolutionary activities. According to FRANCO, he and

LORENZO HALL (Miami file 2-345) happened to stop by the

Pizza Palace, 87th Avenue and 40th Street, Southwest, one

day last 4/63, and noted that LUIS BALBUENA's car was parked

outside the restaurant. They noticed BALBUENA was talking

with a person who was unknown to them, but whom FRANCO

subsequently saw enter a 1963 blue Grand Prix Pontiac.

I Subsequently, FRANCO asked BALBUEN what he was doing at the

Pizza Palace, and BALBUEN related to him the info set out

in the enclosed LIM. BALBUENA stated he and MOLINA wanted

to purchase some arms and equipment from SANTOS TRAFFICANTE,

isince they had heard he could supply this material. They

met TRAFFICANTE"s representative at the Pizza Palace, and

stated they wanted $5, 000.00 worth of arms and equipment,

and were willing to pay $600.00 down, plus a used car as

TRAFFICANTE's representative said he would

not give equipment based on this type of arrangement, but then

stated if MOLINA and BALBUENA could arrange to kill ELOY

GUTIERREZ MENOYO, they could have everything they wanted.

As set out in the LHM, TRAFFICANTE wants MENOYO killed because

he received $250,000.00 in arms and equipment from TRAFFICANTE,

but did not pay for them.

2.

CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENDAL

MM 105-6243

FRANCO stated the unidentified representative

of TRAFFICANTE was in contact with LUIS BALBUENA On 6/21/63,

and stated they are still interested in finding MENOYO.

They were most anxious to know his present location. BALBUEN

was unable to assist them in this matter. FRANCO iS

continuing, through association with MOLIN and BALBUEN,

to develop further info in this matter. He has stated that

both MOLINA and BALBUEN are very critical of the U. S.

Government, the FBI and the CIA, because they feel Cuban

action against CASTRO is being unjustly suppressed.

Miami is closely following this matter to identify

the representative of TRAFFICANTE who met BALBUENA

and

MOLINA and to obtain further developments in this matter.

Photos of SANTOS TRAFFICANTE and DOMINICK BARTONE,

who has been involved in Customs violations in the past,

were shown to FRANCO, but he was unable to identify them.

This IM is classified "CONFIDENTIAL" to further

protect this informant, whose life might be jeopardized

if his identity were disclosed.

An Info copy of instant LHM is being forwarded to

San Juan, in view of the info that TRAFFICANIE sent a

representative to Puerto Rico recently, allegedly to locate

MENOYO.

It is to be noted ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO has been

described by representatives of G-2 in the Miami area as

a registered Army source. This is being brought to the

attention of the Bureau so that proper dissemination of this

material may be made to interested Department of the Army

agencies

3

CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

- Domeste IntelligancinOMAONCONTAINE

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Informative citing whERe SHOwN

Classified

OTHERWISE

Declassity on:

Attached Injornation indteates Santos

Trafficante, well-nour hoodlu, wants to

hove Eloy Gutterrea Menoyo, anti-Geedro

leader who heads Second National Front of

Escanbray.

killed because Menoyo ollegedly

has not pold for arms and equipment uhich

Trafficante suppllede

Attached information has been furtched

to interested Government agences in Miami

and will be furnished Attorney General,

Internal Security Division, Criminal Diviston,

interested agencies co Seat of Government.

Menoyo is Arny source and in view of

possibiltty he may be murdared, we are

jumbohing attached date to Arny stating we

interpose no objection to their adulsing

Henoyo and/or local authortties of alleged

efforto to murder hire

TEN

delive to 2ieo8 Jonn

B. D. C4 660 6128163 with

abre wistsuctims

mow

POI/PA $292,362

APPEAL #

E. 0. #103

DATE

is aim

CLASSIFIED BY 5668SUO/OCL-

DECLASSAY ON: 25X

(916).515/98

CONFIDEN MAN

105-112-098-312

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FD-36, (Rev. 12-13-56!

F BI

Date: 6/25/63.

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

(l'ype in plain text or code)

AIRMA IL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-112098)

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (105-6243) (P)

THE SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF

ESCAMBRAY (SNFE)

(OPERATION ALPHA 66)

IS - CUBA; RA • CUBA; NM

00 - Miami

CONFIDENTIAR

SEE REVERSE

SIDE FOR

CLASELRUOAIION

ACTION

ATE INFORMATION CONTAINIO

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIO

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWE

OTHERNI SE

UHN

Decis

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 Se/ECL

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

TERS

515/08

Re Miami airtel to Bureau 6/20/63, captioned

"EJERCITO CUBANO ANTI-COMUNISTA (FRENTE ESCAMBRAY) (CUBAN

ANTI-COMMUNIST ARMY) (ESCAMBRAY FRONT), IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA"' •

Enclosed for the Bureau are eleven (11) copies

of a LHM in captioned matter.

Copies are being designated

locally to CIA, INS, Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, OSI, ONI,

G-2, and the State Department Coordinator's Office.

MM I-1 is JESUS RAFAEL FRANCO CANEDO, 68 Southwest

11th St., Miami, who furnished info to SAS JOSEPH P. MC CANN

and PAUL A. SCRANTON.

Copy to: CIA/State/Rea

/DIA/Customs

3

1

Bureau (Enc-11) (AM) (RM)

ONI/CSI/A29i

San Juan (Info) (Enc-1) (RM)

'by routing slip for info.

2 - Tampa (Info) (Enc-2) (RM)

Date.

7- 1-4 3b7

•1A1..

(1 - 92-1

S. TRAFFICANTE)

9 - Miami (2 = 105-6243) (2 - 92-88 S. TRAFFICANTE)

(1 - 134-903 L. BALBUENA) (1 - 2-323 ECA)

105-1742 Anti-CASTRO Activities)

(1 - 105-3661 E. MOLINA) (1 - 2-345 L. HALL)

GARBON COPY

JPM:plm

(15)

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

Sen OMFIDENTIALM

Per

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CONFIDENTIAL

MM 105-6243

The info received from FRANCO has been suitably

paraphrased in this LiM to further protect his identity. FRANCO

has definitely asked that his identity be kept confidential,

and he is very concerned about his personal safety, inasmuch

as be is furnishing info about the activities of SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE•

FRANCO advised the two anti-CASTRO individuals

who met TRAFFICANTE's representative in 4/63 were ENRIQUE

MOLINA (Miami file 105-3661) and LUIS BALBUENA. MOLINA

has been involved in the past in a plan to overthrow the

present Haitian Government, and BALBUENA has furnished info

to this office in the past in connection with Haitian

revolutionary activities. According to FRANCO, he and

LORENZO HALL (Miami file 2-345) happened to stop by the

Pizza Palace, 87th Avenue and 40th Street, Southwest, one

day last 4/63, and noted that LUIS BALBUENA's car was parked

outside the restaurant. They noticed BALBUENA was talking

with a person who was unknown to them, but whom FRANCO

subsequently saw enter a 1963 blue Grand Prix Pontiac.

Subsequently, FRANCO asked BALBUEN what he was doing at the

Pizza Palace, and BALBUEN related to him the info set out

in the enclosed LIM. BALBUENA stated he and MOLIN wanted

to purchase some arms and equipment from SANTOS TRAFFICANTE,

since they had heard he could supply this material. They

met TRAFFICANTE's representative at the Pizza Palace, and

stated they wanted $5, 000.00 worth of arms and equipment,

and were willing to pay $600.00 down, plus a used car as

down payment.

TRAFFICANTE's representative said he would

not give equipment based on this type of arrangement, but then

stated if MOLINA and BALBUEN could arrange to kill ELOY

GUTIERREZ MENOYO, they could have everything they wanted.

As set out in the LHM, TRAFFICANTE wantS MENOYO killed because

he received $250,000.00 in arms and equipment from TRAFFICANTE,

but did not pay for them.

20

CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

MM 105-6243

FRANCO stated the unidentified representative

Of TRAFFICANTE waS in contact with LUIS BALBUENA On 6/21/63,

and stated they are still interested in finding MENOYO.

They were most anxious to know his present location. BALBUEN

was unable to assist them in this matter. FRANCO 18

continuing, through association with MOLINA and BALBUEN,

to develop further info in this matter. He has stated that

both MOLINA and BALBUENA are very critical of the U. S.

Government, the FBI and the CIA, because they feel Cuban

action against CASTRO is being unjustly suppressed.

Miami is closely following this matter to identify

the representative of TRAFFICANTE who met BALBUENA and

MOLINA and to obtain further developments in this matter.

Photos of SANTOS TRAFFICANTE and DOMINICK BARTONE,

who has been involved in Customs violations in the past.

were shown to FRANCO, but he was unable to identlly

them.

This IHM 1s classified "CONFIDENTIAL" to further

protect this informant, whose life might be jeopardized

if his identity were disclosed.

An info copy of instant LiM is being forwarded to

San Juan, in view of the into that TRAFFICANtE sent a

representative to Puerto Rico recently, allegedly to locate

ME NOYO.

It is to be noted ELOY GUTIERREZ. MENOYO has been

described by representatives of G-2 in the Miami area as

& registered Ammy source. This is being brought to the

attention of the Bureau so that proper dissemination of this

material may be made to interested Department of the Ammy

agencies.

CONFIDENTIAL'

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