Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 07/29/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/21/201

Released under the John F. Kennedy

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90102-10128

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-260245-2

Case#:NU 54460 Date: 10-04-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

TITLE :

PACES: 0729/1974

SUBJECTS:

MAX LESNICK

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Confidential

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

08/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC LHM

1749 154460

DocId: 32332481

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OPTIONAL, FORM NO. 10

MAY 100Z COTTON

G5A PPMR (41 CPPR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GC IRNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

7/29/74

indiges

SUBJECT:

SAC, ATANT (105-21901) (C)

9-12-91

ORLANDO GARCIA BENITEZ

REAC

DECLASSIFY ON: X

IS - CUBA

Re tiant letter to Bureau, 3/27144.

(JEK)

Enclosed herewith to the Bureau are five copies

of an LHM dated and captioned as above.

The sources concealed by I symbols are identified

as follows:

01 T-1, Information from CIA memo dated 1/9/24. 06(4),

MEI I-2 iS MM 815Js.1

ALL 10F0GH2T/03 GONTAEREO

KENATE IS EECIASSIFIEQ

ARCH" WHERE SHOWD

MM T-3 IS MM 1337-S.

Limited dissemination of instant memorandum is

suggested Since it may be only of interest to ClA, who was

interested in

any additional traces we might have on GARCIA

BENITEZ.

(и)

Instant LHM is classified

secret since it contains

data

Furnished by CIA which was so classified.

0(4)

SA EDWIN L. SWEET contacted sources normally

familiar with members of the Cuban news media and received

Dismadefor ISCI reveur

FBIA@per reguest 76013 (30)

Ano concrete information to prove or disprove allegations

Sconcerning GARCIA BENITEZ, bat all sources yere quicker

&to criticize LESNICK, the ACcuser of GARCIA ARNIA ZENITEZ.

FLA.

156/98.

to classify him as a communist rather tha

LUK.A.

STEET

Since 1942,

reported in

Havana, had serious difficulty with LESNICK

and LESNICK threatened him with a pistol.

Although GONZALEZ

DE LA FE had no information concerning political sympathy

regarding GARCIA BENITEZ, hê discounted any allegations

105-26.01 uG 5 1974

Bureau (Enc.

-

Miami

ELS :nli

(3)

3010-108-07

ікс

CIA

Vello 8/13/14

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Saving.

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