Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WANNALL, W. R.
To: SULLIVAN, W. C.
Document date: 3/5/63
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC 2/207 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10294-10348

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-1693-3RD NR 76, 4TH NR 76

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

WANNALL, W. R.

TO: SULLIVAN, W. C.

TITLE :

DATE :

03/05/1963

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

INTERPEN, GPH, REH, ARREST, RM, ACA,

COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES, LANDING, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC MEMO

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC

2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-1102611

SECRET

Memorandun Wornall

1O SEALIVA

ARTURE ON ETCHA COUNLTERLVOLHLONAKIL

BY CUBAN ARMED PORCES, FEBRUARY 21, 1963

105-118615

Inforuant learnee

foregoing information was furnished

Charles R. Ashuann,

Nioni attorney who represented Hargraves

• and others

when they were arrested by Gustons in Florida in 12/63 for attempting to

illegally export amus.

Arrested with Hargraves at that tine was Gerald

Patrick Hemming, Anericon soldier of fortune who is close to Astant.

On 2/28/63 Ashmana called press conterence and charged that

(Al)

Cubans

violated Britiss sovereignty by going ashore at croow hey and

capturing the counterrevolutionaries there.

Ashmann falsely indicated

that the counterrevolntionaries were innocent fish mmon who were

ần no

way responsible for the capture of the two Cuban fishing vessels:

to confer with the British Ambassador:

3/1/63 reported that Astmann had conferred with British bassy

ofFicial seeking intervention on behalf of

two Americans and ten

Cubans he said were kidnapped from Dahamas by Castro Conmandos.

AShnann

indicated that four of the ben

including one American reportedly have

already been executed.

Our intomation has been furnished state, Cur, military

intelligence agencies, Immigration and Naturalization service, customs

and Coast Guard.

We have considered furnishing our infornation to British;

howevel

Since Cubans have lodged diplomatic protest with British

putting

this on lovel

of diplomatic relations involving britain,

suba and possibly sees

we feel we should not disseminate our

intoration to britist. Ste have given our naterial to state bevarenemi

17 state asks ou post contes dissim at da wiT 35 65)

appropriate consideration

to its request at that time.

ACKION:

If you approve,

attached letter will be sont te the

Internal

Security Division of the Departnent inquiring

as to whether investiga

tion of neutrality aspects is desired»

This is in line with our

established procedure in handling incidents of this type.

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SECRET

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