Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BELMONT, A. H.
To: SULLIVAN, W. C.
Document date: 06/23/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10286-10247

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-110055-20

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SULLIVAN, W. C.

TO :

BELMONT, A. H

TITLE:

DATE:

06/23/1962

PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

ELC, JFK, SUPPORT, TRAINING BASE, ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

04/29/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC MEMO, LTR

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Date:

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Released under the John

F. kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

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Memorandum

Re :

for Mr. Belmont

Request of General Maxwell D. Taylor

for Information on Cuban Situation

General Taylor advised Liaison Agent Bartlett that he would

like to have the FBI's comments on threesitems.

the FBI's characterization of*Betancourt

He said he desired

and ferraron od, bie col a sonversation took place,

* winters an FBI man,

the Tact that'

"Winters" was attempting to get support for Miro Cardona

and in doing so use President Kennedy's name)

information concerning a Flondia key to be used by the ELC as a

training base.

General Taylor said that it the Bureau

I felt that it'

was necessary to interview Charles Bartlett he was sure there would

be no reluctance on Bartlett's part; however, he desires that the

Bureau contact him first so that he can telephone Bartlett prior

to the interview.

The Liaison Agent told General Taylor that we

would check into

these matters and would advise him of the results: (4)

Exnesto Betancourt was formerly representative of Castro's

July 26 Movement in Washington, D. C.

He subsequently broke with

Castro and is presently employed by Pan American Union in Washington,

D. C. XIn the past he has furnished ipformation, to Washington Field

Office WFO) on a confidential basis. About three months ago he

endeavored to make defection approach to Cuban Ambassador to

United Nations which was unsuccessful. THe kept WFO fully advised

Howard P. Winter is an Agent assigned to WFO. This afternoon

supervisor L. W. R. Oberndorfi after talking with Winter_

Sunnished

the following information..On June 6 Winter say Perramon

informant of WrO. Perramon

is in contact with betancourt ad reports

information regarding Betancourt's groupshto WFO. Perramon tolo

"inter that ELC wanted Government support. In discussing support

by the Government for Cuban groups, Winter commented that according

to newspaper reports Miro Cardona is being backed by the Government.

On June 15 terramon said he thought he had gotten Winter into

Had told him, Perramon that he had

told Charles Bartlett of the "Chattanooga Times" that Miatel 1a Mintar

Miro Cardona had the backing of the White House. *Perramor

that he jumped on Betancourterbout this and told Betancourtethat

Winter had never said any such thing.

According to Supervisor

Oberndorff Winter says that he has never made any such statement to

from anyone.

Net the has winter tried to solicit support for tire cardona

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