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Document date: 10/19/1957
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TRAINING CAMPS

"CORINTHEA" EXPEDITION

VAZQUEZ, DANIEL

WEAPONS SEIZURE

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

SANCHEZ, AURELIANO ARANGO

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Report Form

FD-72 (5-12-85)

REPORTING OFFICE

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

1P 85

In G81722

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10800582}

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION a i

SAGRET

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DATE

4/11,12, 16,17,19,22,23,26,

MIAMI

10/19/57

7733041373313.

17:29.28.32,21

REPORT MADE BY

7/2,3,8,10,18

,19,22 ,TYPED BY

GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. 25;8/9,

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CHARACTER OF CASE

12-16,18,20-23,26,

FOREIGN POLITICAL

27,29,31:9/46,0,

CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS:

ET AL

MATTERS; REGISTRA-

13,16, 23,26;10/1,

TION ACT;

3,5,7-18/57

NEUTRALITY MATTERS

SYNOPSIS:

COPIES MADE:

APPROVED

7-18-94

citiz

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DADR

T-1 advised 5/7/57 that Ceneralissimo RAFAEL TRUJILLO, of the

Dominican Republic,

entrapped CARLOS PRIO into üsing camp in

Dominican Republic

for training Cubans which operated from fall

1956 to 4/57; that PRIO accepted this assistance feeling he had

no other recourse.

Roster of 81 mm Mortar Co. of

Returnees from camp

admitted receiving training but did

not implicate PRIO.

Informant and newspaper sources reflect

approximately 27

command CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE

"Corinthea."

about 5/24/57, and 16, including

CALIXTO SANCHEZ,

were reportedly slain by Cuban Government.

vestigation discloses

this boat purchased 5/16/57 by SANCHEZ for

$9,000. in Miami and departed 5/19/57 without clearing Customs;

that 27-30 men boarded vessel on Miami River immediately prior

to departure.

3 Cubans admit having been present during purchase

negotiations between SANCHEZ and sellers of boat but deny having

knowledge expedition.

Informant reported that 2 of these men,

and PEREZ, were on expedition.

INS record reflected they

returned from Havana 5/30/57 to Miami. Both deny being on ex-

pedition

and give evasive explanations.

On 8/20/57, INS took

sworn statements from

2 Cuban survivors expedition, captured by

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DIO, 6th Naval District, P.O. Box 2348, Miami (RM)

Oss MaCDId AFB, Fla.

111 ARE, TA0 (P)

U. S. Customs, Miami (RM)

'Miami (RM)

S. Border Patrol,

INS: P.0. Box 3344, Tampa, Fla. (RM)

New York (109-43) (RM)

1 - San Juan (Info) (RM)

SYNOPSIS: (Cont'd.)

Guban Government, who claimed that CARLOS PRIO met with and

addressed

expeditioners immediately prior departure of

"Corinthea.

3 other survivors, now in Miami, denied to

INS PRIO met with group or implicated PRIO publicly denied

implication.

reportedly

piloted Beechcraft plane which made clandestine

DANIEL VAZQUEZ, assuclaSe of FRIe Landing 8/7/57

in Cuba with 4 passengers and arms; plane damaged and abandened.

Investigation reflects plane departed Broward International Air-

port at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,

8/7/57, and one witnesse: Identi-

fied VAZQUEZ as pilot.

VAZQUEZ denied 9/4/57 to INS having

gone to cuba in this plane and claimed trip to Mexico as alibi.

I-10 received money and instructions from PRIO in about July,

1957 to proceed to Mexico for revolutionary training under

CANDIDO DE LA TORRE.

Pursuant such instructions, T-10 arrived

Mexico 7/10/57•

Received training In July at camp near Ixtapan

de la Sal, Mexico, and camp moved to Bell Tuxpan

on Gulf Mexico,

7/17/57.

T-10 abandoned camp next day

and returned Miami.

formant

advised 8/16/57 that Mexican authorities arrested

CANDIDO DE LA TORRE and seized 2 boats as Cubans preparing des

part Tuxpan.

Other informants report. Cuban revolutionaries

in Mexico under leadership

of FRIO.

Informant reported effort

by PRIO to arrange for establishment of base operations in

Investigation reflects SERGIO HEREDIA, Cuban, allegedly

recruited several others in Miami to train Cuban revolutionists

and before departure introduced them to CARLOS PRIO who

expressed appreciation.

HEREDIA Said PRIO gave him two $100.

bills to help with their expenses. On 8/16/57, U. S. Customs

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SYNOPSIS: (Cont'd.)

seized $50,000. worth of guns in Miami and arrested 2 men,

one of whom was former official in PRIO Government.

10/13/57, U. S. Customs seized load of guns and ammunition

at Pompano,

Fla. being transported by DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

associate

of PRIO, along with others.

President BATISTA

of Cuba reportedly accused PRIO of responsibility for

9/5/57 uprising at Cienfuegos, but investigation fails to

establish such responsibility.

Unsubstantiated reports

received concerning plan to bomb Camp Colombia, Cuba, by

five B-25 bombers from Miami on 10/10/57.

Miscella-

neous information received concerning boats,

Including a

report PRIO paid $12,000. for "Blue Chip" which was used

relative Cuban revolutionary activities in Mexico.

ing period 5/6/57, PRIO made statements to the press, ap-

peared on television and spoke in meetings denouncing

BATISTA.

Also wrote "an open letter"

to BATISTA, suggest-

ing BATISTA step down, suggested formation

temporary junta

and renouncing political aspiration on his own part.

Leaders of anti-BATISTA Cuban political parties reportedly

holding meetings in Miami, along with PRIO, for

purpose

achieving unity.

Several acts of violence

occurred re-

cently in Miami

Involving Cuban exiles.

Reports Indicate

PRIO 1s resentful of FIDEL CASTRO, leader of July 26 Move-

ment, and hopes to eliminate him.

Unverifled reports re-

ceived concerning sabotage sugar industry in Cuba for pur-

pose arousing U. S. against BATISTA.

PRIO has balance

only $40. at North Shore Bank, Miami Beach.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

I.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CUBAN

TRAINING CAMP WHICH OPERATED IN THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC. ... ....

A. General Information.

B.

Roster of 81 mm Mortar Company®

C.

Information Received From Cubans Who Attended

Cuban camp in Dominican Republic. • •

...

II. EXPEDITION OF THE "CORINTHEA" IN MAY, 1957.

A. Reports on Landing of the "Corinthea"

Ownership,

Registration, Purchase and

Departure of the "Corinthea"

C. Concering CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHiTE, Commander

of the Expedition. •

D. Interviews of survivors of the "corinthea"

Expedition . .

E. Miscellaneous.

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III. REPORTED CLANDESTINE LANDING AUGUST 7,

1957 IN

CUBA OF A PLANE ALLEGEDLY PILOTED BY

DANIEL VAZQUEZ... . . . . ....

IV.

ALLEGED REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES BY PRIO

INVOLVING CUBANS IN MEXICO . . .

V.

ALLEGED PLANS TO USE HAITI AS A BASE. FOR

REVOLUTIONARY OPERATIONS.

VI. ALLEGED RECRUITING AND TRAINING.

A. Concerning JOSE LUIS DIVINO MURILLO SANTIAGO

Concerning SERGIO EUPLIO HEREDIA Y CORRALES

C. Training Pamphlet . . ...

2

29

72

75

86

97

103

103

103

109

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VII. ARMS SEIZURES BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS, MIANI

A.

B.

Seizure August 13, 1957 Involving ALFRED

C. Z. GONZALEZ and GIL DE GIBAJA,.

Miami

110

Seizure October 13, 1957 Involving DANIEL

VAZQUEZ, ADALBERTO ALVARADO And

HUMBERTO ALVARADO. . ... ......

111

VIII.

THE UPRISING AT CIENFUEGOS, CUBA SEPTEMBER 5,

1957 . .............

IX.

X.

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS OF ALLEGED EXPEDITIONS . .

112

116

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS INVOLVING ALLEGED PLANS

BY PRIO TO USE AIRPLANES . . . . .

...

•• • 117

xI.

REPORTS CONCERNING EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE BOATS

FOR ALLEGED REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSES •

A. Re:

B.

"oldot"

"Sergeant Day Turner"

c.

Re :

"John I. Morrell"

D.

Re:

o/s "Edvina".

121

121

123

123

124

XII.

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES - PRIO.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

of May 17-20, 1957 • • •

May 13, 19575 Speech by

PRIO'&

PRIO

....

Speech at July 26 Club Meeting

on 5/18/57:

The May 30 Statement of PRIO Appearing In

5/30/57 Issue of "Dliar1o Las Americas

..

Meeting and Parade, Bayfront Park, Miami,

5/31/57 Which Developed Into a Near Riot

Open Letter By PRIO to BATISTA In June, 1957

WTVJ Television Broadcast 6/12/57 "M1am1

Gateway to Revolution"

Speech by PRIO at Flagler Theatre Meeting;

6/23/57 :

Statement In

the

Press

PRIO 1/27/57

against BATISTA. 2203 • •

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125

125

127

127

128

129

131

133

134

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XIII.

EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE UNITY AMONG ANTI-BATISTA

CUBAN POLITICAL PARTIES . • ..

• 136

XIV. AGGRAVATED INCIDENTS IN MIAMI •

• . . 140

A. A Meeting and Parade, Bayfront Park,

Miami,

5/31/57 Which Developed Into a Near Riot.

• 140

B.

Assault on Doctor ROLANDe POZO, Miami

Beach . .

C.

Burglary of orfice used by cuban

D.

RODRIGUEZ,

Cuban Citizen, Associated in Non-Off1c1al

Capacity with

Cuban Consul General.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

PRIO AND FIDEL CASTRO . . ...

PRIO and AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO

REPORTS OF ALLEGED PLANS TO COMMIT

SABOTAGE IN CUBA..

142

144

XVIII. REPORT RE RADIO.

XIX. FINANCES.

144

145

145

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DETAILS:

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA:

I.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING

THE CUBAN TRAINING CAMP WHICH OPERATED

IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

A. General Information

Previous investigation in this case disclosed that

approximately 150 Cubans received military training at a camp

which operated near Cludad Trujillo, Dominican Republic,

from the fall of 1956 to April, 1957.

On May 7, 1957, Miami Informant I-l advised that

Generalissimo RAFAEL TRUJILLO, of the Dominican Republic,

had entrapped CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS,

exiled former President

of Cuba, into using the above described camp in the Dominican

: T-l said that TRUJILLO had even attempted to get

PRIO to make a personal visit to the Dominican Republic, but

that. PRIO had not fallen for that invitation.

he was of the opinion that the Cubans who received training

at this camp would have been killed under order of Generalissimo

TRUJILLO had It not been for public reaction and the attitude

taken by the United States Government with regard to the dis-

1956 of Professor JESUS DE GALINDEZ,

alleged implication of GERALD

pilot who was reportedly killed in the Dominican Republic in

December, 1956.

T-1 said that he personally advised PRIO not to

accept any assistance whatsoever

from Generalissimo TRUJILLO,

but that PRIO disregarded this warning,

apparently feeling

that he had to accept aid from TRUJILLO because he had no

other rècourse.

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Miami Informant T-2 advised on May 20, 1957 that

PRIO was paying about $100.00 per month to approximately

100 Cubans who had returned to Miami from the Cuban camp

in the Dominican Republic.

T-2 said PRIO had been sending

word to these Cubans, along with the money, that they

should remain on the

OCTAVIO RAFULS,

Of 11 S. W.

JOSE FORNET had returned to Miami from

about April 18, 1957, by means unknown to T-2; and that

on April 20, 1957, MANOLO CHAVIANO had returned to Miami

from the camp via San Juan, Puerto Rico.

On April 26, 1957, Inspector HERSCHEL KYLE,

Immigration and Naturalization Service, International Alr

port, Miami, advised that the following Cubans had just

arrived from the Dominican Republic by CDA Airlines that

JULIO ANTONIO GOMEZ MADAN, MANUEL ROQUE GARCIA,

MARIO BLANCO Y AZOPARDO, ROBERTO MARTINEZ RIVERON, ERNESTO

UPBALOS Y BAEZA, MANUEL

PEREZ Y MADAN and JOSE RENE ALMEIDA

were supposed to leave Miami for Mexico

on April 27, 1957, via Guest Airlines.

B. Roster of 81 mm Mortar Company

By letter dated May 24, 1957,

PETTINGILI, Chief Patrol Inspector, United States Border

Patrol, Tampa, Florida, furnished one copy of a memoranda

found in the possession of a Cuban alien by the name

JOAQUIN FERRER DE BLANCK, by Patrol Inspector RAYMOND D.

BOND ,

during a routine Investigation on the morning of

May 14, 1957, at Miami, Florida.

was apprehended while residing at 218 N. W.

Apartment #101, Miami, the address of his father, GUSTAVO

FERRER DE BLANCK.

Mr. PETTINGILL advised that the original

of the above mentioned documents, which were typewritten in

Spanish, are being retained at the Tampa Border Patrol Head-

quarters

and would be available for evidence in the event

of prosecution if desired.

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The memoranda found in possession of DE BLANCK

consisted of a roster of the 81 mm Mortar Company of the

Expeditionary Army of Cuban Liberation, and a few copies

"Orders of the Day" pertaining to this company when

in training in the Dominican Republic in early 1957, as

follows:

"EXPEDITIONARY ARMY OF CUBAN LIBERATION

81mm MORTAR COMPANY

HIEF - LEADER: Captain RAUL HERRERA SOLE

MESSENGER:

o TItle JOAQUIN FERRER INFANT

FIRST SECTION:

LEADER:

Second in Command, Lieutenant GUSTAVO

FERRER DE BLANCK

OBSERVER: No Title

GUILLERMO RUIZ PEREZ

FIRST SQUAD:

Corporal - Saul Ruben Delgado Duarte

No Title - Humberto Vinat

Agueros

Gabino Limas Martinez

Francisco Valdes

Leocado Rodriguez 0.

Cleto Collado del Cueto

SECOND SQUAD:

No Title - Agustin Vila Fuentes

"

Luis Gonzalez Castellanos

Rogelio Chaveco Voces

"

David Figueredo Guizande

Corporal

Luis Aguiar

No Title

L. Dominguez

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"THIRD SQUAD:

Corporal - Braullo Pedro Roque A.

Corporal - Juan Lovaco Diaz

No Title - Jose Reno Almeida Ray

Jose Aguirre Espinoza

Gustavo Waldo Menendez

Alejandro Esteban Sanchez

SECOND SECTION:

LEADER: Third In Command, Sergeant JOAQUIN FERRER

DE BLANCK

OBSERVER: No Title

MARIANO HERRERA SANTANA

FIRST SQUAD:

Corporal - Bernardo Paradela Ibarreche

No Title - Manuel Baranda Collado

Raul Venta del Mazo

Jesus Miguel Iglesias Canivel

Raul Ramon Hernandez Arias

Rafael Bolivar Fuentes

SECOND SQUAD:

Luis Angel Volta Landa

No Title - Rafael Millan

Leonardo Huniz Carrera

Manuel Parga Lozada

Santiago Sablon Muniz

Pedro Hugo Gascon Gongora

THIRD SQUAD:

Jorge Leon Prieto Ibarra

No Title - Enrique Pazos Mojica

Hector Cornillot Llano

" " .

alael Guerrer

anilo Eusebio Mende

Arturo Munoz Guidi

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"MARCH 31 of 1957

EXPEDITIONARY ARMY OF CUBAN LIBERATION

'ANTONIO QUITERAS BATALLION'

DISTRIBUTION. OF

SERVICES (ORDERS)

From

1800 hours

To - 1800 hours

3/31/31

4/1/57

OFFICER OF THE DAY....

COMANDANT OF THE GUARD..

In command, Lleutenant:

JOAQUIN ERRER DERBLANCK

corporal, or the quara,

JUAN LOVACO DIAZ

GUARD ROSTER:

Corporal Jose Suescun G.

No Title Noel Padron

Rogelio Roig Escobar

Hugo Garces Fonteboa

Luis Lino Vasques Roque

INTERIOR SERVICE (DUTIES)

No. Title - Raul Morel Rivero

Narciso Ravelo M.

Agustin Vila Puentes

Mario Frco.0.Blanco A.

K1tchen

J. Abundio Morejon Y C.-Cleaning

R-O-U-T-I-N-E (Schedule)

1730

Retreat,

1800

•-Dinner

2100

•-Silence (Taps)

0400

•-Revelle

0430

•-Breakfast

3/31/57

3/31/57

3/31/51

4/1/57

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/s/ FERNANDO VIRELLES INIQUEZ

Batallio Major

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"December. 24 of 1956

'YEAR OF THE BENEFACTOR OF THE COUNTRY

EXPEDITIONARY ARMY OF CUBAN LIBERATION

'ANTONIO GUITERAS BATALLION'

BISTE BUETON

First Lleutenant. JOSE OLMOS GARCIA

OPFICER OF THE GUARD SECOND Lieutenant. GUSTAVO FERRER DE

BLANCK

GUARD PLACEMENT: COMANDO SQUAD NO. 3

INTERIOR SERVICE: COMANDO SQUAD NO.4

R-O-U-T-I-N-E (Schedule)

0700 Reveille

1130 Breakfast (Actually the noon meal)

1700 Retreat

/s/ Raul Caman Herrera Soler

BATALLION CAPTAIN, 'ANTONIO QUITERSS' BATALLION

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"MARCH 17 of 1957

EXPEDITIONARY ARVY OF CUBAN LIBERATION

'ANTONIO GUITERSS' BATALLION

DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES ORDERS)

rom 1800 hour

To

800 hour

3/17/5'

3/18/5

OFFICER OF THE DAY.

Corporal

No Title

GUARD ROSTER

Pedro Braullo Roque Arozarena

Manuel Parga Lozeda

Francisco Valdes Diaz

Valentin Juan Dominguez

Marco Dello Hernandez A.

INTERIOR SERVICE (DUTIES)

Alfredo Marrero R.

uan Abundio Morejon y c

gustin Vila Fuente

Arturo Munoz Quial

Kitchen

Raul Ramon Hernandez Arias

Pedro Pablo Gonzalez Mir

Leonardo Muniz Carrera

Cleaning

R-O-U-T-I-N-E (Schedute)

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"1700 •-Retreat

1730

•-Dinner

2100

0400

-Silence (Taps)

0430

•-Reve11le

-Breakfast

3/18/57

3/18/57

/s/

FERNANDO VIRELLES INIGUEZ

Major

'S-P-E-C-I-A-I'

B-A-T-A-L-L-I-0-N

DISTRIBUTION OF ORDERS:

OFFICER OF THE DAY:: CAPTAIN (P1lot) ROBERTO COLLADO

LOPEZ

OFFICER OF THE GUARD:: First Lieutenant GUSTAVO FERRER

DE BLANCK

Sgt. of Reserve

Ist TOUR FROM 6 to 9' p.m.:

3rd Sgt.

LUIS A.

SOLIS MORENO

2nd " " 9 to 12 p.m.: 3rd Sgt.

JOSE RENE ALNEIDA RAY

Corporal of Reserve 3rd " "

12 to 3 a.m.: Corporal

MARIO RODRIGUEZ ARENAS

* 4th "

3 to 6 a.m.: corporal

ENRIQUE PAZOS MOJICA

Ist. TOUR OF DUTY FROM 6 to 9 p.M.:

1.-No T1tle Antonio Platas Prade

Jorge

Leon Prieto Ibarra

3.- " M

Francisco Antonio Alvarez

Rodriguez

2na. TOUR OF DUTY FROM 9 TO 12 P.M.:

1.-No Title Jose A. Suescun Gutierrez

2.-

Luis Enrique Badlas V.

3.- "

11

Manuel de J. Perez Madan

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"3ra. TOUR OF DUTY FROM 12 TO 3 a.m.:

1.-No Title Bernardo Paradela Ibarreche

2.-

3.-

Sergio Milan Suarez

" .. " Luis Lino Vasquez Roque

4th TOUR OF DUTY FROM 3 TO 6 a.m.:

1.-No Title Mario V. Bermudez R.

2.-

• Lazaro Eugenio Guerra Calderon

3.- " : " Raul Ramon Hernandez A."

Information set forth hereinafter in this report under

Section II reflects that JOAQUIN FERRER DE BLANCK waS

quently killed following the landing of the "Corinthea" in Cuba

about May 23, 1957.

It is also to be noted that a number

of other persons

whose names appear on

the above described

connection with the same expedition

"Corinthea."

c.

Information Received From Cubans Who Attended

Cuban Camp in Dominican Republic

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

INTERVIEW REPORT

JIS

On April 16, 1957 Miami Informant advised that he

returned to Miami in the early part of April, 1957, after

receiving military training in the Cuban camp in the Dominican

Republic.

He expressed fear for his life should his identity

become known, but stated that he would be willing to consider

testifying, If necessary, at a later date.

He examined manifests in possession of Immigration

and Naturalization Service, Miami, reflecting travel from

Dominican Republic to Miami via CDA Airlines for April 2,

when 24 Cubans and one American returned, for April 4, 1957

when 34 Cubans returned, for April 9, 1957 when 13 Cubans re-

turned, and for April 12, 1957 when one Cuban and 3 Mexicans

returned.

He advised that the men listed on these manifests

(who have been named in a previous report in this investiga-

tion) had been receiving training in the same camp in the

Dominican Republic.

that there were

140 to 150 men at this camp during its peak enrollment.

Miami Informant furnished the following information:

He belonged to an action group of the Federation

of Students Union (FEU) in Havana, Cuba, and had been engag-

ing in activities aimed against the BATISTA Government in

Fearing that his identity would be disclosed to the

Cuban Police by an fEU member who had been arreresident of

sought the advice of JOSE ANTONIO ECHEVARRIA,

Informant

the FEU, who said that Generalissimo RAFAEL

TRUJILLO was

making facilities available to all Cubans who wanted to come

to the Dominican Republic.

He already knew, from newspaper

sources,

that MENELOA MORA, Cuban Senator and follower of

CARLOS PRIO, had been buying guns from the Dominican Republic

and had established relations with that country.

He claimed

that he did not know who was responsible for the Cuban set-up

in the Dominican Republic.

He arrived in Miami on or about November 8, 1956,

where, upon instructions of ECHEVARRIA, he contacted

CONRADO RODRIGUEZ SABORIT, whose photograph he identified.

RODRIGUEZ purchased a Compania Dominicana De Aviacion Airlines

ticket for him' $40.00 by RODRIGUEZ.

with $60.00 being provided by Informant, and

the balance of

He left on the same day

via CDA for Ciudad Trujillo.

On the same plane were a number

of other Cubans with the same destinätion.

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He was told by RODRIGUEZ that he would be in

Ciudad Trujillo for about twenty days for training so that

he could go into Cuba and give similar training to other

groups of Cubans, preparatory to overthrowing the govern-

of Cuba.

When the plane landed at Cludad Trujillo, the

Cubans were met at the airport by a Cuban, POLICARPO SOLER,

who was known in Cludad Trujillo as General JOAQUIN RODRIGUEZ,

and right-hand man to TRUJILLO. POLICARPO asked the Cuban

arrivals,

"Are you members of

SIM is the Cuban

Military Intelligence Service.) The group answered in the

negative.

The group was taken in several cars by POLICARPO

and others to a camp located five kilometers from Cludad

Trujillo on Canatera Duarte Road.

This camp had previously

been the barracks of the Fourth Artillery Battalion of

Dominican Army.

upon arrival there, a Cuban, Colonel GUZMAN, took

up their passports and papers.

GUZMAN told them,

"TRUJILLO,

POLICARPO and I control this camp."

THe, along with the others, was told to sign a

pink sheet of

paper without being given time to read it.

He said that these sheets contained the names and addresses

of these men and their relatives in Cuba and the United

States, along with information apparently extracted from

their passports.

THe was also asked if he knew the names and ad-

answered,

"No, "ersons in Cuba who had guns cached.

Informant

"He said that he now belleves that they

wanted this information to turn over to the BATISTA Govern-

Some of the Cubans furnished this information.

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He

said that on their first day in Ciudad Trujillo,

POLICARPO told them that CARLOS PRIO was a thief,

that when

he was in Cuba, PRIO had tried to catch him, and

that he had

no love for PRIO.

POLICARPO bragged that he was going to be-

come Chief of the Cuban Army. He3 said that POLICARPO was

known to him and the other Cubans as a Cuban gangster. They

were

surprised to find him in charge of this camp and im-

mediately under TRUJILLO.

POLICARPO wore the uniform of the

Dominican Army.

The Cubans were issued green Dominican Army fatigue

uniforms, without Insignia, and shoes. A seven-day-a-week

schedule was announced.

They were given no freedom

to leave the camp, although a few favorites were given this

privilege.

There were about sixty men in this camp when Informant

arrived.

The men were given training in the use of :45

calibre

automatic colt;

•45 calibre Thompson submachine gun;

• 30 calibre Browning automatic machine gun, both water and

air-cooled types; Mausers; Springfield rifles; o1 mm mortars;

hand grenades; and the knife.

They were taught commando

tactics in country and city warfare.

This training took

place at a Dominican training camp near Central Rio Haina,

to which they were transported in Dominican Army trucks.

All weapons were Dominican Army issue.

They were fed two meals a day on a diet of rice

and beans. He

lost twenty pounds.

Military Instructors were two Dominicans, Captain

PEREZ PEREZ, a Lieutenant COCO, and MIGUEL SANCHEZ, a

naturalized

American.

Leaders under POLICARPO were:

Colonel GUZMAN, who lived at the camp and was in

direct command.

MIGUEL SANCHEZ, who tried unsuccessfully to oust

POLICARPO.

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LIONEL GOMEZ, who lived in POLICARPO's house,

Locatea in Cludad Trujillo,...

adjacent to the airport.

JOSE FALLAT, who was in charge of food and who

lived in town.

The status of GONZALEZ CARTAS, alias "EL

EXTRANO, " was uncertain.

Also at the camp was a Cuban Negro of Jamaican

origin, McDOWELL, O'REILLY SHERWOOD, who acted as an errand

boy for POLICARPO.

TRUJILLO

never visited the camp, although one

day, the trainees were told to prepare for

a visit by him.

On November 30, 1956, when FIDEL CASTRO landed

on the coast of Cuba, the Dominican radio reported

BATISTA was running away.

A group of the Cubans went to

POLICARPO and said they wanted to go to Cuba immediately.

POLICARPO replied that they must wait for permission from

TRUJILLO.

The Cuban trainees then began to feel that they

were trapped.

Hes and others requested permission to leave

the Dominican Republic, but POLICARPO ordered them to re-

main, stating that they would talk too much.

they join

POLICARPO proposed to some of the Cubans that

the Dominican Army.

The Cubang then began plotting to escape, but

all plans failed because of

squealers.

During the latter part of December, 1956, the

Cubans learned

that a representative of Cuban Government

had come to Ciudad Trujillo to talk to TRUJILLO and

POLICARPO.

Shortly after this, POLICARPO showed signs of

sudden wealth.

He bought several new cars,

rolls of bills and acquired several girlfriends.

assumed that POLICARPO had received this money from BATISTA:

At the same time, many of the Cubans were allowed to visit

Ciudad Trujillo;

however, when the Cuban Agriculture Mission

visited the Dominican World's Fair, on January 6 or 7, 1957,

"ing

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the Cubans were transported on the preceding day, by

Dominican boats, to a Dominican Naval Base on Hermosa

Bay and kept there until after this Mission departed.

was unable to reconcile this incident with his assump-

tion that POLICARPO had sold out to BATISTA.

Several Cubans, and Informant, feeling like

MURILLO,

ANUAL ACOSTA and MARTANDA RURA then Totemptec

to steal a P-T boat, but their plans were thwarted by

MCDOWELL O'REILLY SHERWOOD, who reported to POLICARPO.

POLICARPO called MURILLO in and questioned him.

no proof against him and dismissed him after threatening

him with death if he again attempted to escape.

On February 10, 1957, 96 of the Cubans signed

a letter addressed to TRUJILLO, requesting authority to

leave the Dominican Republic.

One of the group, without

the letter, went to POLICARPO as a delegate.

POLICARPO

said that he would arrange a meeting between TRUJILLO

and a committee of this group.

The next day, some cars

were sent to the camp.: Soured and fourteen other men were

taken to the main police station in Ciudad Trujillo where

they were all placed under arrest, relleved of their

personal belongings, and all placed in the same cell where

they slept on

the floor as there were no cots..

given no food for four or five days.

Two men, MARIO ROMO

OROPEZA and ARTURO MARTINEZ DEL CAMPO, both Mexicans, were

released within a few hours.

The cubans could hear the cries of other prisoners

being whipped.

On the sixth day,

they were told by the

Dominican police to prepare to die.

On the fifteenth day,

all the prisoners, with the exception of three, were sent

back to the camp, along with CARLOS MORALES,

Cuban who

had been three months and five days in

solitary confine-

ment in a dungegn because he had accused POLICARPO of being

a gangster.

MORALES had not seen daylight during this

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period and was almost blind and half starved.

The three

remaining prisoners, JOSE MURILLO, JOSE MOLEON CARRERA

and RAMON GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ stayed in ja1l five more days.

The prisoners released were DANILO MENDEZ FERNANDO,

(FNU) BAEZA, MANUEL DE JESUS BARANDA Y COLLADOS, ORESTE

GUILLERMO RUIZ PEREZ, MANUEL MEJIAS, LUIS ORLANDO TORRES

I RAMOS, RAUL VENTA Y DEL MAZO, MANUEL BARANDA, JESUS

MENDES and HUMBERTO VINAT AQUERO.

When they returned to camp, they learned that

GUZMAN had told the other trainees that

the twelve In jail

would be killed if the others did not keep order.

He? said that this treatment amounted to "brain-

washing" through the use of fear.

During the month of March, they received addi-

tional training.

POLICARPO came to the camp and announced that by the grace

of TRUJILLO, all the men would be set free and sent back

to their homes and families and that if any wanted to return

with their families, they would be received with open arms.

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On April 2, 1957, while at the airport preparing

to depart for Miami via CDA, He was called before POLICARPO,

who was in his house adjacent to the airport.

In the room

also was a Dominican,

FELIX BERNARDINO (former. Dominican

Consul General in New York City.)

BERNARDINO glared at him,

but said nothing.

POLICARPO told him,

"When you get away

from here, you had better keep your mouth shut because

TRUJILLO

has a long arm and he can catch you anywhere

go, even If to China. You remember 'PIPI' HERNANDEZ? "OL

He answered, "Yes," knowing that POLICARPO had

to the 1955 assassination of the Dominican

"PIPT" HERNANDEZ, In Havana, by a Cuban, "EL MUERTO, " who®

reportedly was acting upon instructions

of POLICARPO. He

recalled that "EL MUERTO," real name (FNU) SOLER, had ad-

mitted, according to newspapers, having also been propo-

sitioned by POLICARPO to kill JESUS DE GALINDEZ, ant1-BURNET TRU JILLO

professor at Columbia University, New York City, (who dis-

appeared on March 12, 1956).

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He possessed no knowledge of other Cubans having

been similarly questioned by POLICARPO.

Another Cuban, ERASMO GUTIERREZ RAMOS, was placed

in jail soon

after his arrival at the camp and none of the

Cubans know if he is dead or alive. He was suspected by

POLICARPO of being a spy.

CANDIDO DE LA TORRE, (friend and follower of

CARLOS PRIO), who had words with and was struck by POLICARPO,

was kept in detention at the camp for a period of time:

is reported

DE LA TORRE to be in Mexico.

a good friend of JUAN EVARISTO LOVACO DIAZ,

MIGUEL SANCHEZ,

American eitizen who fought in

Korea, told the Cubans

that he had a job at the American

Embassy in Cludad Truj1110.

They suspected him of being

Lleutenant in the Secret Service of the Dominican Govern-

RICARDO CABRERA was one of POLICARPO's best

friends.

GUZMAN left Ciudad Trujillo two or three days

before April 2, 1957,

stating that he was going to manage

a hotel in New York City.

GUZMAN was a good friend of

CARLOS MARISTANY, of Miami, Florida, who was also among

the Cubans in Cludad Truj1llo.

In February, 1957, POLICARPO offered one of the

Cubans, (FNU) HERNANDEZ,

the sum of $30,000.00 to go to

havana,

Cuba, and kill a Dominican newspaperman, whose

name Source could not recall.

HERNANDEZ was instructed

by POLICARPO to go to the Dominican Embassy in Havana and

collect the $30,000.00 after accomplishing this mission.

HERNANDEZ accepted this offer in order to leave the

Dominican Republic.

He departed without the intention of

killing this man and never made an attempt, so far

Informant knew.

said that this Dominican newspaper-

man is now supposed to be in New York City.

to Havana shortly after Incurring

favor of TRUJILLO because

of some article

he had written or for which he had been held responsible.

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On or about February 27, 28, 1957, while in

Independence Park,

he could not recall.

resident of Cludad

sident OF Cludad TruJ1110, whose na,

This Cuban resident talked about

a Cuban pilot, referred to as "EL FRANCES" (The Frenchman),

who was in trouble with the Dominican Government and not

allowed to leave that country because he knew something

about the missing American pilot, MURPHY:

Hes claimed to have no reason to believe that

CARLOS PRIO was in any way responsible for the Cuban camp

above described.

He identified a photograph of HUMBERTO CONRADO

RODRIGUEZ SABORIT as being the man he contacted in Miami

and who arranged for the purchase of his ticket

to Ciudad

Trujillo via CDA.

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INTERVIEW REPORT

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on May 8 and 9, 1957, Miami Informant furnished

the following information concerning his priod of

service

the Cuban training camps in the Dominican

Republic:

Informant disclosed that he had left Cuba In

1955 as a political exile because he was opposed to the

BATISTA regime.

He went to New York City where he became

a member of the Accion Civica Cubana, which he described

as an anti-BATISTA organization.

He

claimed that upon

the basis of rumors that Cubans

were going

to Santo

Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo), Dominican Republic, for training

against BATISTA, that he departed New York City In November,

1956 with 3 companions, all members of Accion Civica

Cubana, without having

been recruited by anybody, arrived in

Miami,

and departed the next day for the Dominican Republic,

each man purchasing his own ticket.

He admitted knowing

CARLOS PRIO, but denied Implication with him in this

venture.

Upon arrival at the airport in Cludad Trujillo,

informant and his companions were met by a Doctor BENEJE

after a Dominican Customs Officer had stated upon recognizing

them as Cubans

"Those are the men of General JOAQUIN

RODRIGUEZ who are going to invade Cuba.

Informant said he had heard of Dr. BENEJE a8 a

Cuban doctor of

great reputation, but he lived to learn

that BENEJE was in the secret service of TRUJILLO.

BENEJE took informant and his companions by car

to a house near the airport which was the home of General

JOAQUIN RODRIGUEZ, who was absent.

They were met by a

Colonel GUZMAN, a

Cuban, who identified General RODRIGUEZ

to them as POLICARPO SOLER, who was known to informant as a

Cuban gangster and killer.

Informant said that he and his

companions expressed such surprise that GUZMAN had BENEJE

drive them to the camp before POLICARPO returned to greet

them.

This camp, which was also located near the airport,

was comprised enly of cubans, approximately 90 1n punber,

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who were wearing olive drab fatigue outfits.

CANDIDO de la TORRE explained to the Cuban

trainees that

they were going to be trained so that when they went to Cuba,

they would be prepared to fight BATISTA.

Informant was of

the opinion they would go to Cuba within one or two weeks.

Informant said that on his first day in camp he

learned that POLICARPO SOLER was the commander and top

leader of the camp under TRUJILLO.

He thereupon went to

CANDIDO de la TORRE and demanded to know how it was that a

common murderer like POLICARPO should be appointed chief.

CANDIDO replied that he understood informant's concern,

but that POLICARPO had to be made

the leader because

TRUJILLO trusted him.

Informant said that some of the Cubans in this

camp were sympathetic to PRIO and some to FIDEL CASTRO RUZ,

leader of the July 26 Movement in Cuba; and that he, himself,

felt that after the revolution succeeded, the Cuban people

would elect a man as President.

of the Cubans in camp despised POLICARPO and TRUJILLO.

Consequently,

In Cuba In honor of students

on November th kiled during the spanish

American War, Informant made a speech in the presence of all

the trainees

and their leaders denouncing TRUJILLO and

POLICARPO.

The next day, JOSE MANUEL SANCHEZ, alias

"EL COREANO," who was one of the drill masters, ordered the

trainees to

sign a petition of appreciation and thanks to

TRUJILLO. Informant was the only man who refused to sign.

On November 30, 1956, this being the day on which

FIDEL CASTRO landed in Cuba, POLICARPO addressed the trainees

stating that Cuba was being

Invaded and that he was waiting

for PRIO to come to the Dominican Republic, but that PRIO

would not come and that he,

POLICARPO, was going to lead the

Informant said that at this point, he got up and

sald "You are not the kind of a man to lead us.

You are

a criminal and shold be in prison.

On the morning of December 1, 1956, Informant

was sent by CANDID, de la TORRE in custody of Dr. BENEJE

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to POLICARPO's house

and POLICARPO placed a telephone call

to a Captain

Thereafter,

BENEJE drove Informant to

a large building in Cludad Trujillo which was the head-

quarters for

the Police Department.

vominican police took

informant in custody and also feigned arrest

Of BENEJE.

entered this building by an entrance marked "Jefatura de

Policia."

Informant was given a thorough search and his belt

and coat and suitcase were removed.

He was neither photographed

nor fingerprinted.

He was conducted down a corridor where

a guard took his name

and recorded the time 11:15 AM and the

date, December 1, 1956.

He was then conducted to an under-

ground dungeon, without windows and lighted only by

small bulb.

There was

a small barred hole in the door.

fare consisted of tomato juice and cold chocolate water. He

was never beaten nor torturea, but was almost completely

Ignored. He kept a record of

the days by making marks on the

Informant said that on February 4 he was conducted

to the office of the police chief where POLICARPO and

SANCHEZ were waiting.

The next day BENEJE took him

from the prison to the home of POLICARPO where POLICARPO,

GONZALES CARTAS and SANCHEZ met him.

POLICARPO told him

to keep quiet or he would find himself back in jail.

Informant was then returned to the camp where his fellow

trainees had given him up for dead.

was allowed to rest

and rebuild his strength; and was excused from any duty.

they had been there a

on March 30 10057, POLICARPO told the trainees

time; their families were

worried, and that they were being returned to their point of

embarkation.

Informant said that one day he and others read

between BATISTA and TRUJILLO were now friendly and they

believed this to be the reason they were being sent home.

He said that even at the end zaf the camp opinion differed

men as to who really headed their movement; that some had

among

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commented that PRIO had paid their transportation to the

Dominican Republic.

Informant denied that he had

gone there

either for PRIO or FIDEL CASTRO, but he

admitted that he had called upon PRIO to say "hello.

following his return to the United States on April 5, 1957.

Informant said that followers of FIDEL CASTRO were among

those in camp.

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Miami Informant T-5 Interviewed on June 18, 1957

JUAN JOSE VALDES GUZMAN,

a Cuban Citizen who had been

arrested on June 17, 1957 by Agents of the Department of

Investigation of the Cuban National Police.

the following information to T-5.

VALDES furnished

VALDES said that in October, 1956, he had been

recruited to go from Miami, Florida, where

resident, to the Dominican

Republic

he was a legal

to become a member

"Cuban Army of Liberation" which was being formed

in the Dominican Republic for the purpose of traveling to

Cuba to overthrow President FULGENCIO BATISTA.

VALDES said

that arrangements for his travel and payment for his passage

were made by one HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ SABORIT,

a Cuban residing

in Miami, and he was given to understand that the group would

only be in the Dominican Republic for a period of approximately

ten days while arrangements for departure to Cuba were made.

Republic,

on October 28, 1956 and at that time

on eaten are cat that time there were no

more than ten or twelve Cubans in the group which had arrived

He said he was much surprised and disgusted

when he arrived to learn that the group was under the

domination and direction of POLICARPO SOLER, whom he described

as a Cuban gunman and gangster.

In the Dominican Republic

VALDES said that SOLER utilized the name of General JOAQUIN

RODRIGUEZ and as insignia of his rank had five stars on the

collar of his uniform.

VALDES said he was given the rank of colonel and

placed in immediate charge of the group of cubans in the

Dominican Republic.

He said that the maximum number reached

by this group was approximately 147 and that although the

majority of these were Cubans, a few were of other nationalities.

VALDES said they were allowed very few liberties,

were not permitted to be armed except when actually in

training, and that in general an atmosphere of fear pervaded

the group throughout the time they were in the Dominican

Republic due to the fact that they did not know whether they

would ever be permitted to leave.

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TALDES recalled that about Hebruary,

POLICARPO SOLER and FELIX BERNARDINO,

time had served as Dominican Consul

General in Havana, made a

trip

to one of the Central

countries, probably

Nicaragua,

and returned with a quantity of arms.

said he knew they brought back arms because these arms were

stored in a house near the Cuban training camp and the

Cubans were required to clean them.

He said that among the

arms were a number of old type German Mauser rifles and about

30 new

Thompson submachine guns.

VALDES said that the majority of the Cubans in the

group in the Dominican Republic had become so disillusioned

alter the long stay there that they discussed the possibilities

of seizing

arms and POLICARPO SOLER and an airplane and

taking off for Miami.

He pointed out that the Cubans were in

immedlately adjacent to the airfield and they felt

this would not have been too difficult to accomplish; however,

the plans were never carried out.

VALDES advised that he returned to Miami about

April 3, 1957,

and said the majority

of the Cubans in the

Dominican Republic were permitted to leave there about the

same time.

He estimated that there probably were no more

than ten

or fifteen Cubans still remaining in the Dominican

Republic from the group

the

"army of liberation Who originally went there to form

VALDES stated that after spending about a week in

Miami he proceeded to Key West, Florida, and from there

craveled to Havana via Aerovias @ Airline under the name of

GEORGE MILTON,

United States citizen.

He sald he had been in

hiding since that time until arrested on June 17, 1957.

Files of the Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Miami,

reflect that a considerable number of Cubans

who served in the Cuban camp in the Dominican Republic were

interviewed following their return to Miami from the

•Dominican Republic.

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on August 21, 1957, Investigator WILLIAM 0.

MORKLs, INS, Miami,

interviewed MARTIN BEDER "PEREZ

218 N. W.

15ch Avenue, Apartment 103, Miami, ano

obtained a sworn statement from him.

reflects that PEREZ was born December 11, 1926 in Cuba and

that he had attended the Cuban camp in the Dominican

Republic, having returned to Miami on April 9, 1957. PEREZ

said that POLICARPO SOLER was in charge of the camp

and took

his orders from TRUJILLO.

When questioned, he said that he

went to the Dominican Republic to receive military training,

having been requested to go there by HECTOR MORALES and a

an named SABORI apparently identical to HUMBERTO CONRAD

RODRIGUEZ SABORIT

and that sabort had funnished him

with a plane ticket for travel to Santo Domingo from

along with $40. for expenses.

PEREZ said that

he believed,

at the time,

that the purpose of this training

was to put PRIO back into the Presidency.

He denied knowing

anything about PRIO's revolutionary activities during the

past year,

but disclosed that PRIO has people working for

him so that PRIO does not have to actually take part himself.

When questioned as to whether he believed PRIO had anything

to do with the camp in the Dominican Republic, PEREZ replied

He said that he had visited PRIO several times,

following his return from the Dominican Republic and that

PRIO had told him that he would help him and send him money

Oy LUIS CHAVIANO Of 121 N. E. 5th Street

acknowledged having received a total of $350. from CHAVIANO.

n August 22, 1957, Investigator WILLIAM O. MORRIS.

took a sworn statement from PEDRO LUIS CHAVIANO Y REYES,

who acknowledged

having previously lived at 121 N. E. 5th

INS, s. W. 7th Street, Apartment 4, Miami'street, Miami. He

denied that PRIO had ever given him any money for the

purpose of giving that money to anyone else.

When questioned

If he was still working as PRIO's bodyguard,

he replied

"I am accompanying Dr. PRIO these days because his life was

INS report of Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN

August 30, 1957, in the case

"CARLOS PRIO

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FRANCISCO ANTONIO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ had been interviewed

and he disclaimed any knowledge a PRIO having participte

in any movements against the BATISTA Government.

JOSE RAMON SEVERO FLORES y OLIVA

mentioned

in the

same report, denied any connectior

with PRIO relative

to

the above camp.

VALENTIN JUAN DOMINGUEZ ALVAREZ claimed no information

of participation or operation by PRIO relative to the camp.

JOSE ROMULO GOMALLO ROSABAL denied any

connection by PRIO with the camp.

AGUSTIN VILA FUENTES was a Sergeant at the camp,

but did not Involve PRIO with 1t.

STEPHEN E. HAWKINS DEX HOWARD A. Nest tors

INS, took a sworn

statement from JOSE AGUSTIN HERRERA y

CEPERO, 1235 N. W.

3rà Street, Miami, Cuban citizen,

who admitted having

received military training at the Cuban camp in the

Dominican Republic; having traveled there on

purchased by an individual whose name he could not remember.

He said that the purpose of the camp was to train men

to go to Cuba and fight against the present government.

denied having received any money from PRIO and said that he

did not know who financed the Cuban camp in the Dominican

Republic.

INS report of Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN

dated September 13, 1957, on the PRIO case, reflects that

ENRIQUE LUIS BADIAS Y VALDEIGLESIAS furnished a sworn

statement dated September 9, 1957 admitting having received

training at the military camp in the Dominican Republic.

JOSE MARIA ADRIAN MOLEON-CARRERA admitted having

attended the camp, stating he was formerly a member of the

Triple A Organization and having visited PRIO twice since

April, but claimed to have no knowledge of revolutionary

activities on the part of PRIO.

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Report of INS Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN

dated September 20, 1957 on the PRIO case reflects that

HUGO GUSTAVO EUSTAQUIO GARCES y FONTESOA, who was in the

to April 5, 1957,

claimed he had received no military training while there

and had engaged in no political activities since his

return.

JOSE ALBERTO FELIX SUEZCUN GUTIERREZ, WhO

attended the camp,.

claimed not to know PRIO personally,

nor to have ever met him..

ANTONIO PLATA Y PRADO, who was in the camp,

claimed that he communicated with the anti-BATISTA group

in Cuba, that he knows PRIO personally, but had only spoken

to him and that he had not discussed Cuban affairs with PRIO.

PEDRO HUGO GASCON Y GONGORIA admitted having

attended the camp, but claimed to have no knowledge that

PRIO was connected with revolutionists.

LINO ELIAS LIMAS, a permanent resident of the

United States, claimed to have formerly been a member of

the July 26 flub, and acknowledged knowing PRIO,

disclaimed any knowledge of revolutionary activities on the

part of PRIO.

He admitted having taken trips to the

Dominican Republic and to Mexico.

Report of INS Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN dated

September 27, 1957, on the PRIO

case, disclosed that

RAUL VENTA del MAZO, who was In the camp for training,

claimed that he did not know PRIO personally and knew

no revolutionary plans on the part of PRIO.

JOSE MANUEL PATRICIO GARCIA Y VALDES, permanent

resident of the United States,

admitted having

received

military training in the Cuban camp, along with 80 other

Cubans.

He believed the camp was financed by General

TRUJILLO. He claimed to have had no contact with PRIO.

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JOSE RAMON FAYAT AGUERES gave a sworn statement

September 24, 1957, admitting having been an active

revolutionist as one of the officers in the milftary

training camp in the Dominican Republic.

He admitted knowing

PRIO, but claimed not to know of any involvement by PRIO

in revolutionary activities.

ALEJANDRO URBANO LOPEZ RAIMUNDO admitted having

received military training in the Cuban camp; said he had

seen PRIO going by in his car and had greeted him.

on July 10, 1957, T-2 said that he had received

information to the effect that POLICARPO SOLER, who had beer

in charge of the Cuban camp in the Dominican Republic, was

scheduled to arrive in Florida on a yacht belonging

to Generalissimo RAPHAEL TRUJILLO, for the purpose of having

an interview with

allaS "EY COREANO", one of the

T-2 said that MIGUEL SANCHEZ,

one of the officers of the Cuban camp,

was already supposed to be in Florida.

On August 22, 1957,

States Customs,

Mr. WILLIAM LANKFORD, United

advised that MIGUEL ANTONIO SANCHEZ

had recently

CARMEN SANCHEZ

ORSINI at 126 N. W.

been staying with his sister. LANKFORD said

34th Street, Miami.

that SANCHEZ admitted having served in

the Cuban camp in the

Dominican republic.

Mr. LANKFORD said that SANCHEZ was

born August 6,

1929-dn

Cuba and became an American citizen

through his father

and 1s in possession of United States

Passport No. 550378.

On May 7, 1957, Miami Informant I-I advised that

the following Cubans and

non-Dominicans who were in the Cuban

camp in the Dominican Republic, are considered by their

cuban associates as having sold out to TRUJILLO:

JOSE MIGUEL SANCHEZ,

alias "EL COREANO"

JESUS GONZALES CARTAS

FNU FAYAT, alias "TURCO"

LUIS SOSA

FNU GUZMAN

FNU CABRERA, alias "CAYITO"

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II.

EXPEDITION OF THE "CORINTHEA"

IN MAY, 1957

A. Reports on Landing of the "Corinthea"

On May 22, 1957, Miami Informant 1-2, reported that

he received Information from several different

sources,

which he belleved to be reliable,

that in about June, 1957,

"jump Into Cuba"

some fifty to sixty men

on the expedition from Florida, and that other men would be

sent from Mexico to Cuba.

On May 24, 1957, Miami Informant T-o, advised that

information had been received that on that date a group of

some 27 men had made a landing in the Cabonico Bay region,

which is located in Oriente Province In the Northeastern part

of Cuba.

said that it had been reported that this group

was headed by CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE, former leader of the

Airline Workers Union in Havana, who was forced to go into

exile in the latter part of March, 1957.

this group

had departed from Miami on May 19, 1957 aboard

19, 1957 to 5a the

"Corinthea".

T-6 said that the chief sources of Information

relating to

this landing were two members of the invading

party named LAZARO GUERRA CALDERON and MARIO RODRIQUEZ

ARENAS, who had been captured.

on May 27, 1957, T-6 advised that he had received

normation Irom one of his

two prisoners,

that the "Corinthea" had departed Miami at

who had Interviewed the

7:30 PM, May 19, 1957; that the boat had been tied up in the

Miami River and had been boarded there by the group which

came to Cuba.

Ihe two prisoners, according to T-6, said that

Just prior to the departure of the "Corinthea" a large part

of the group had been at the apartment of MARISOL ALBA in

T-6 pointed out that MARISOL ALBA was formerly

married to RICARDO ARTIGAS, Director of the National Lottery

during the regime of PRIO, and at the present time she 1s)

married to DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

an airline pilot who was a close

associate of PRIO.

T-o said that the two prisoners said that

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some of the group had been

at the Palms Hotel in Miami

30 persons aboard the

just before departure reorinthea."

and that they had counted at least

T-o said that the

boat also carried a large quantity of arms and ammunition,

to the extent that there appeared to be more than could

be carried off by the persons on the boat.

T-6 stated that MARIO RODRIGUEZ ARENAS had re-

turned from Ciudad Trufillo to Miami via Puerto Rico on

May 7, 1957, and had resided at the Palms Hotel, before

leaving for Cuba.

I-o said that the two prisoners claimed that

few days before the departure of the

"Corinthea,"

PRIO had sent word that he could not give more poney

to the Cuban revolutionaries residing in Miami unless

they embarked for Cuba to assist FIDEL CASTRO RUZ,

leader

of the 26th of July Movement,

in his fight against the

Cuban Government.

The two prisoners also disclosed that

just prior to departure, each was given $200.00, which

presumably came from PRIO.

T-6. said he had received in-

formation from an informant that PRIO had told a friend

that because of the

"Corinthea" incident, he would have

to leave the United States very soon and would probably

depart in a small plane with a group of his friends.

The "Miami Herald" carried an article In Its

May 25, 1957 Issue entitled "Landing Fizzles in Cuba -

27 Rebels Land, But 2 Caught," bearing a Havana, Cuba

Associated Press date line.

This article reflected that

according to Cuban Army Headquarters, a rebel force of

27 men landed at Cabonico Bay, that two were captured

and that the landing party was headed by CALIXTO SANCHEZ.

The Cuban Army announced that ex-President PRIO, in exile

in Miami, had sent the invasion force to Cuba and that

both prisoners captured were wearing orange arm bands

with the letters

"OMA", standing for Organizacion Autentico,

(PRIO's Party)•

Contacted it Miami by netspaper representatives, denied

that he had anything to do with the landings.

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This article also disclosed that CALIXTO

SANCHEZ had recently come to Miami

and in an interview

with the "Miami Herald" had said that he

pilots had fled from Havana to save their lives; that

SANCHEZ and the other two pilots, Capt. ROBERTO

VERDAGUER BOAN and ROBERTO GUILLERMO VERDAGUER BOAN,

brothers, said that they had been accused by BATISTA'S

Government of revolutionary activities.

The newspaper

that all three denied this, but zamitted

they were friends of DI. CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS.

On May 31, 1957, T-2 advised that

according to

Cuban official

sources,

that the

"Corinthea" went aground

before it reached its destination in Cuba

and that

fishermen

wErE

requisitioned by CALIXTO SANCHEZ to transport

the men and their equipment ashore.

T-2 said that

according to these fishermen,

twelve machine guns,

mortars,

four M-ls and one hundred Winchester

Springfield

Rifles were unloaded from the "Corinthea" by them.

on June 17, 1957, T-2 made available a list

received from

official cuban sources of the expeditionaries

This list reflected 16 were

done The lay to bolorenon that For ate to and g.

"EXPEDITIONARIES ON THE YACHT 'CORINTHIA'

"DEAD

JOAQUIN FERRER DE BLANCK. Native of Havana,

33 years

old, married, with schoolingi Aimendares.

employed and residing at 3604

27th Avenue,

between 36 and

OBSERVATIONS--

Member of the Triple 'A'.

Subversive activ1t1e 49-956 of the Court of Urgency of Havana

Charged in case No.

for the crime against the State. August 19, 1956.

2. GUSTAVO FERRER DE BLANCK.

Native of Havana, 31 years of

age, with schooling, employed, residing at 8825 14th Street,

Extension (?) of Almendares.

OBSERVATIONS-- Subversive

activities.

Member of the

Illegal organization called the

Triple 'A'. August 4, 1956.

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"3. CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE.

Native of the Province of

Glascon Escocia, 31 years of age, single.

Secretary General

of the Air Federation and Administrator of the Interamerican

Air Express, residing at No. 8 old Consulado Street,

between 13 and 14 Almendares.

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the

Former member of the

Association of Veterans of the

second World War.

February 25, 1956.

Was wounded after

gravely wounding a passerby at 23 and 26 Vedado.

No. 1381-951 Havana Court of Urgency for unlawful strike.

4. JOSE ALBERTO SUEZCUN GUTIERREZ.

Native of Artemisa, 41

years of age,

chauffeur. Fingerprint card No. 297331,

residing

at 210 Progreso, Havana.

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the illegal

organization called Triple 'A'.

SERGIO JESUS SIERRA CABRERA.

Native of Havana, 28 years

of age, single,

Havana. OBSERVATIONS--

harness maker, residing at No. 21 Fernandina,

6. JORGE LEON PRIETO IBARRA.

Native of Marinao,

37 years of

age, married,

employed,

residing at No. 861 Compostela,

Havana.

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the illegal associations

called UIR and Triple 'A'.

SAUL DELGADO DUARTE. Native of Havana, 27 years of age,

single, residing at 457 & Street, Vedado.

OBSERVATIONS--

Member of the illegal association called Triple 'A'.

8.

CLETO RAMON COLLADO CUETO. Native of Havana, 27 years

of age, married, proprietor,

apper floor, Vedado.

OBSERVATIONS--He was a leader of

residing at 603 21 Street' the

1llegal organization UIR.

It 1s said that his wife

GUTIERREZ was involved in the death of REINALDO ORAMAS.

9. JUAN JOSE ROMULO FORNET PINA.

Native of Holguin, 30 years

of age, land surveyor, residing at Maceo and B Division

'El Llano', Holguin.

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LUIS LINO VAZQUEZ ROQUE, Native of Havana,

29 years of age, single, employed,

residing at 313 Apodaca,

Havana.

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the 1llegal organization:

AZR.G. and Triple 'A'.

ERNESTO CEBALLOS BAEZA.

Native of Matanzas, 35 years of

age, employed, residing at Hotel

'Alcanzar', 209 Cardenas,

Havana.

Member of the illegal association Triple 'A'.

"ARRESTED

"12.

30 years of

age,

number, between Isabel

and Maria Luisa, Parraga Division,

Havana.

OBSERVATIONS-Opposed to the

government of General

Batista.

26 rears of age, single, chauffeur, fingerprint card

LAZARO EUGENIO GUERRA CALDERON. Native of Havana,

No. 299842, residing at 22 San Jose,

'Parraga' Division,

Havana. OBSERVATIONS--Opposed to the Government of General

Batista.

"FUGITIVES

"14.

HECTOR CORNILLOT MONTANO.

Native of Cienfuegos,

45 years of age, married

driver of Modern Autobuses,

No. 4104, residing at 566 10 Street, Apt OBSERVATIONS--

floor, between 23 and 25 Vedado,

Member of the illegal Association UIR.

Charged in case

No: 950952 for violation of Law 5, Court of Urgency, Havana.

Charged in

case No.

149-56, Court

of Urgency, Havana, as

person connected with Dr. CARLOS PRIO and also member of the

Triple 'A'.

-5• MANUEL ROQUE GARCIA.

Native of Havana, 24 years of

age, single, seaman, residing at No.

312 LuZ,

Havana.

OBSERVATIONS--appears in the files of Second

_Station of the

National Police as a subversive, May 24, 1956.

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"16.

FERNANDO MIRELLES INIGUEZ., Native of Oriente,

years of age,

single, student,

residing at Luz Caballero and

Pepe Torres,

Holguin,

OBSERVATIONS--Sent by CARLOS PRIO to

Santo Domingo.

ANTONIO MICHEL YABOR JUSTI.

Known as Lieutenant Michel,

native of Victoria de las Tunas,

31 years of age, single,

plane pilot, residing at 63 Anton Recio, Havana.

OBSERVATIONS--

Sentenced in

case No. 1-953, Sup. Military Court, later being

granted an amnesty.

JOSE AGUSTIN HERRERA CEPERO. Native of Oriente, 28

years of age, single,

businessman, residing at 155 Cespedes

Avenue, Jarace.

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the illegal

organization Triple 'A'.

ANTONIO NICOMEDES CASARES LORENZO.

Native of Caibarien

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the illegal

organization Triple 'A'.

FRANCISCO CARLOS PUJOL SOMEILLAN. Native of Havana, 31

years of age, single, student, residing at 247 Bejucal

OBSERVATIONS--Member of the

at the Bureau of Investigations of the

National Police, Dec. 31 -953, Violation of Law No. 5.

21. ANIBAL CELSO STAKEMAN GOMEZ. Native of Havana, 30 years

of

chauffeur, fingerprint Card No.

151322,

residing at 69 7th Street,

between 14 and 16, Santiago

de las

OBSERVATIONS--involved In the attack on MONCADA

Barracks.

22. CARLOS OCTAVIO RAFULS SERA--No Information recorded.

"DEAD WITHOUT PAPERS

"23.

24

25.

26.

27.

HUMBERTO VINET AGUERO.......No information recorded.

HUMBERTO DE BLANCK........

• No Information

recorded.

PEDRO GONZALEZ MER.

........No

information recorded.

JESUS IGLESIAS FERNANDEZ... NO

information recorded.

ROBERTO MARTINEZ: RIVERON.

• • No

information recorded.

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T-2. also Furnished photographs of all of the above,

except 22 through 27.

On September 5, 1957 Investigators STEPHEN E.

HAWKINS and HOWARD A. NELSON, INS, took a sworn statement

frOm JOSE AGUSTIN HERRERA Y CEPERO, listed as number 18

on the above list.

HERRERA, although admitting that he

had been in the Cuban camp in the

that he had been a member of the

Dominican

"corinthe, "epublic, denied

expedition and

stated that during

the month of May, 1957 he was residing at

1629 S. W.

2nd Street and had been

employed at that time

by the Ramos Restaurant, 17350 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach.

Investigator WILLIAM O. MORRIS, INS, subsequently

advised that INS had verified the fact that HERRERA was

employed and could not have been a member of the "Corinthea"

expedition.

B.

Ownership, Registration, Purchase and Departure of the

"Corinthea"

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On May 25, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM HANSON, United

States Customs, Miami, Florida, made available for

examination his records relating to the

"Corinthea"

Official No.

206537,

this being a gas srew operated,

45 ton net, 78.7 foot vessel, which had been purchased on

December 21, 1956 by HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, born December 9,

from THOMAS A.

1921 at Jacksonville, Florida, of Miami' nesignation of

400 Northwest North River Drive, Miami, by HAROLD

GOLDSTEIN, sole owner.

The reoords contained an "Abstract of Iitle"

reflecting that on April 4, 1957, this boat was sold by

HAROLD GOLDSTEIN tO GOLDWIN N.

ACKERMAN and the bill of

sale was recorded on May 3, 1957 at Miami, the home port

of the vessel.

The U. S.

Customs Records reflected that this

"Commercial fishery-Mackerel

Fishing.

ACKERMAN'S

as 400 North River

The boat was enrolled for coastwise

and was not qualified to touch at a

foreign port, according to Mr. HANSON.

Mr. HANSON said that this vessel would not have

to clear U.

S. Customs, unless it was going through a

coreign port, in which case, it would be required to

register.

Mr. HANSON said that his records did not

reflect that the boat had cleared U. S.

Customs, Miami,

in May, 1957.

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File #

on

5/25/57at Miami, Florida

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GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR.

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On May 25, 1957, Mr. HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, who

resides at 922 Pizarro Street, Coral Gables, Florida,

advised that he is a partner in Breece's Fish & Lobster

Market, located at 400 Northwest North River Drive,

and in connection with his business, engages

in commercial fishing.

He said that he bought the

"Corinthea"in December, 1956 for crawfishing on the

Cay Sal Banks off the coast of Cuba.

Mr. GOLDSTEIN

said that he has an agreement with

CHARLES CARVER, a

commercial fisherman who operates fishing boats and sells

his fish to GOLDSTEIN, who markets them.

He said that

CARVER owes him approximately $32,000, and as security

for this debt,

the titles to the fishing boats, including

"Corinthea" which are used by CARVER, are

held in the

name of GOLDSTEIN.

Mr. GOLDSTEIN said that CHARLES CARVER had a

friend, GOLDWIN N. ACKERMAN, who resides in the vicinity

of Melbarne, Florida,

who is financially well off and

who had been interested in buying into GOLDSTEIN's business.

On April 4, 1957, ACKERMAN gave @LSTEIN a

mortgage on 11 acres

of land in lieu of $6,000., with the

understanding that ACKERMAN was to pay GOLDSTEIN $6,000.

1957, and GOLDSTEIN transferred title of the

for profit at the earliest opportunity.

In the meantime,

ACKERMAN left the boat in GOLDSTEIN's custody and the

boat was docked in the Miami River above the 17th Avenue

Bridge near a houseboat occupied by CHARLES CARVER.

During the first part of May, CARVER advised

GOLDSTEIN that some Cubans had approached him, offering

to buy the "Corinthea" for $12,000.

Several days later,

CARVER brought these Cubans to Mr. GOLDSTEIN's office at

Breece's Fish & Lobster Market, at which time GOLDSTEIN'

received a sum of $9,000. from

one of these Cubans.

not sell him the boat, but could accept the money in

GOLDSTEIN said that he advised that Cuban that he could

return for a receipt, pending ACKERMAN's transfer of

documents of title.

Mr. GOLDSTEIN said that as a matter of

fact, a bill of sale to this Cuban had never been executed;

Interview with

5/25,27;

on 6/19/57

by Special Agent

HAROLD GOLDSTEIN

- File #.

Breece's Fish & Lobster Market

_ a400 N. W. N. River Drive, Miami, Fla.

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that the Cubans seemed

primarily interested in taking

possession of the boat so that they could have it worked

on up the Miami River.

One of the Cubans said that they

were going to install

diesel engines in the boat and

GOLDSTEIN got the Impression that 1t would be docked for:

repairs for sometime before use.

Mr.

GOLDSTEIN said that only one of

the Cubans

spoke English and that it was with this Cuban that he

negotiated the

purchase

$9,000. received by GOLDSTEIN

was in $100., $50.

and $10. bills.

Mr.

GOLDSTEIN

said that the purchaser never disclosed his name and

requested that the receipt be made out in the name of

HORTENCIA MACHADO, whom

he indicated was in New York City.

Mr. GOLDSTEIN said that shortly after the

deal was closed, one of the Cubans returned to the office

and CHARLES CARVER gave him $200. of the purchase money

as a commission in negotiating the sale.

of the $8,800.

ramaining, Mr. GOLDSTEIN applied $6,000, on the mortgage.

He sent $1,400. to ACKERMAN by check by

CARVER and

GOLDSTEN a a payment on his indebtedness.

was given to CARVER who gave this money to

Mr. GOLDSTEIN

said that ACKERMAN had no knowledge whatsoever of the sale,

and that it was made by him on behalf of ACKERMAN, knowing

that ACKERMAN was seeking a buyer.

Mr. GOLDSTEIN said that the "Corinthea" was in

very poor condition,

actually worth more than

and that It was hardly seaworthy, having

holes around

He said that CARVER had an

agreement with ACKERMAN to split the profits of the sale

boat and that, consequently, each received

$1,400. In cash.

on May 27,

Mr. GOLDSTEIN said that he had located

& re of the teorunthea"

1957, this being the date of the

and acknowledging payment by

HORTENCIAL "CHARLIE CARVER".

In the anount of $9,000. This receipt.

was signed

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On May 27, Mr. GOLDSTEIN recalled that

approximately $7,000. of the above-described money

was in $100.

bills, banded together.

He belleved

the bands belonged

to a downtown Miami bank,

but he was

unable to recall which one.

said that the name of CARLoS

PRIO was not mentioned by

the purchasers

and he had no reason

to believe

that

the boat was being purchased for other than

legitimate reasons.

On June 19, 1957, Mr. GOLDSTEIN was shown

photographs of persons who were on the "Corinthea"

expedition.

He was unable to identify any photographs

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On June 7, 1957, Mr. HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, Wa

resides at 922 Pizarro Street, Coral Gables,

Florida,

was shown

a photograph of CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE.

man who has purchased the

said that he was reasonably corinthea" and who had served

sure that this man was the

as spokesman and had given him the money for the boat.

He was unable to definitely identify AMBROSIO DIAZ (who

will be mentioned hereinafter) as having been present at

the time the boat was purchased.

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Interview with

HAROLD GOLDSTEIN

File # -

on

6/7/57 at

Miam], Fla.

2243

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on May 27; 195%, Mr. CHARLES CARVER,

in a houseboat docked in the Miami River on the South side

and just above the 17th Avenue Bridge, advised that he is

a commercial fisherman who operates several boats, the title

of which are in the name of HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, a partner in

Breece's Fish and Lobster Market, 400 N. W. North River

CARVER said that from about December, 1956 to March,

1957, he used the "Corinthea" for crawfishing in the Caysal

As the crawfish season closed on about March 1,

with a loss of money to CARVER, he took the

"Corinthea" up

the Miami River to about 900 N. W. 13th Court

the approximate location of CARVER's houseboat.

this being

that he had become indebted to HAROLD GOLDSTEIN and wanted

to arrange the säle of the

"Corinthea" so that withthis

share of the proceeds he could pay off part of his indebted-

ness to GOLDSTEIN with whom he has been doing business for

CARVER said that he has known GOLDWIN ACKERMAN,

of Malabar, near Melbourne, Florida, for ten or eleven years;

and went to ACKERMAN and persuaded him to put up eleven acres

of land to HAROLD GOLDSTEIN as security to enable GOLDSTEIN

to borrow money on the eleven acres,

as GOLDSTEIN was

strapped.

financially

ACKERMAN agreed to this proposition with the

thought

in mind of selling the

"Corinthea,"

to which he was given a

bill of sale, for a profit.

It was agreed that CARVER would

act as ACKERMAN's agent in finding a buyer for this boat.

On the morning of about May 13,

appeared to be Cubans, arrived in a 1956 Ford,

1957'4-door green

five men who

automobile.

Only one

appeared to know English.

that he would llke to buy the "Corinthea"

and indicated that

he was willing to pay $10,000.00 for it.

He did not indicate

the purpose for what he desired the boat. Several days later,

on May 16, 1957,

the Cuban spokesman and several of his com-

panions returned to the

"Corinthea,

" which was docked opposite

CARVER's houseboat, picked up CARVER, and went with him to

Breece's Fish and Lobster Market in order to close the deal

for the purchase of the boat.

Prior to the closing of the

deal, CARVER took several of these Cubans, Including the

spokesman, on a trial run down the Miami River.

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arrival at Breece's Fish and Lobster Market,

one of the Cubans,

who CARVER felt may have been the spokes-

CARVER said that he signed a receipt,

along with GOLDSTEIN, which was made payable to HORTENCIA

MACHADA, upon request of one of the Cubans, who described

her as being a woman in New York City.

the Cubans went

out the door, one.

the spokesman, returned and CARVER gave

him $200.00 of the purchase money, as

a commission for ar-

ranging the purchase.

CARVER said that he personally drove

in a car to Malabar,

Florida on the night of the same day

and delivered to ACKERMAN a check in the amount of $1,400.00.

He said that ACKERMAN had no previous knowledge of this trans-

action.

CARVER said that the Cubans said

that they planned

to put two Diesel motors on the "Corinthea;"

that they worked

on the boat on May 18, 1957, at about 13th Avenue and the

Miami River.

He said the Cubans took this boat to Jones'

Boatyard on about the following Sunday, May 19, 1957.

CARVER explained to the Cuban purchasers prior to

delivery of the money by them that another man held

the title

to the boat and that they would be unable to furnish a bill

of sale to these Cubans until after the owner had been noti-

CARVER described the "Corinthea"

as being in very poor

condition. It had a maximum cruising speed of 15 to 16 knots

per hour.

on dune 19, 195%, CARVER was shown photographs of

a number of Cubans.

de positively identifled a photograph

Of JUAN HERRERO CANEJO as being the man who piloted the

"Corinthea" from the dock near CARVER's houseboat to Jones'

Boatyard.

He said that HERRERO was

also present in the

office at Breece's Fish and Lobster Market when the deal

was closed and was on the trial run.

He positively identified a photograph of DIONEDES

PEREZ YANES as having been with HERRERO when the boat was

taken up the Miami River to Jones' Boatyard. He said that

this man slept on the "Corinthea"

from the day the boat was

purchased and that people brought food to him on the boat.

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He said that this man served as cook first joint had been

He recalled that one

of his fingers was taped

cut off.

CARVER

said that he did not see PEREZ until after

the deal was closed and that he was not on the boat during

the trial run.

CARVER positively identified a photograph of HECTOR

CORNILLOT MONTANO as having been on the trial run and as hav-

ing been in the office when the deal was closed.

CARVER said that the photograph of JORGE PRIETO

looked like one of the men who was in the office when the

deal was closed.

He said that the photograph of CLETO COLLADO DEL

CUETO looked famillar but he was not certain this man had

been present during any of the negotiations.

among the Cubans with whom he had dealt.

CARVER was positive that the photograph of CALIXTO

SANCHEZ WHITE was identical to the individual who spoke

and who had served as a spokesman for the purchase

or the "corintheal and who had been on the trial min of this

vessel down the Miami River.

CARVER said that CALIXTO SANCHEZ Indicated they

intended to use this boat for commercial fishing purposes,

and at no time did he indicate they wanted it for any

revolutionary purpose, nor did he mention the name of

CARLOS PRIO.

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on June T, 1957, CARVER was given the opportunity

to talk to and

view AMBROSIO DIAZ In the

office of Breece's

Fish and Lobster Market.

CARVER was positive that AMBROSIO

DIAZ had been present during the purchase of the

"Corinthea,"

having taken a

trial run down the Miami River with the other

Cubans on the "Corinthea," but he was not certain whether

AMBROSIO had produced any of the money which was paid for

the "Corinthea" on May 16, 1957.

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On May 28, 1957, AMBROSIO DIAZ RODRIGUEZ,

advised in the Spanish language that he has been buyine and

selling boats for many years and is presently recondition-

ing the

"Pandore" which he had recently purchased

and on

which he is now residing.

DIAZ said that he resides in Cuba

at Street #15 and 30th Street, Vedado, Havana.

His daughter,

ESTRELLA DIAZ, resides at 2939 North River Drive, with her

husband, E. D. POLHAMUS, where DIAZ can also be reached.

DIAZ said that several months ago a Cuban whom he

knew only

"CARLOS" had come to him stating that

to purchase a boat for the purpose of transporting cargo and

passengers between Puerto Rico, Port of Spain and other

Caribbean points.

on about April 20.

"CARLOS" came to

DIAZ and asked him to look over the "Corinthea"

döcked in the Miami River.

On about May 1, 1957,

"CARLOS"

again contacted DIAZ and they again went to and examined

"Corinthea"

without contacting the owner or caretaker.

On about May 15, 1957, "CARLOS" again came to

DIAZ and said that he had

and was interested in

purchasing the "Corinthea."

"CARLOS" drove DIAZ in a blue

chevrolet car to the

"Corinthea" where they contacted an

American with whom

"CARLOS" spoke in English. DIAZ said

that as he does not understand any English he did not know

the substance of this conversation.

"CARLOS" told DIAY

that the American wanted $12,000.00 for the boat and DIAZ

advised "CARLOS" that the boat was not worth this much

DIAZ explained many Cubans come to him for advice

on boats knowing that he is in the business of buying and

reconditioning

boats and is considered somewhat of an ex-

pert by his fellow countrymen.

On the next day, "CARLOS" came to the "Pandore"

with another man, age about 50, 6 feet tall,

large mustache,

about bald, Cuban, who spoke no English.

"CARLOS" asked DIAZ

to accompany them as he was going to purchase.

the boat.

drove in "CARLOS" Chevrolet to the "Corinthea" where they

picked up the American with whom "CARLOS"

had previously

talked and then drove to a fish market where they met

another American.

Before arriving at the fish market "CARLOS"

gave DIAZ a paper bag containing money.

After entering the

fish market office "CARLOS" took the money which he had

given DIAZ, and stacked it along with money which he had in

his possession.

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"CARLOS" then paid one of the Americans

a con-

siderable amount of money in $100.00, $50.00 and $10.00

bills.

DIAZ noticed that "CARLOS" kept about $100.00 or

$200.00 of this money and returned it to his own pocket.

DIAZ

said that since

all of the negotiations were in

English with

"CARLOS" serving as spokesman hé did not

know the details of the transaction.

He said that after

they left the office "CARLOS" returned to the office for

three or four minutes before again returning to his car.

They then drove to the "Corinthea" where"

there were two

Cuban friends of "CARLOS" waiting in an old dark blue

automobile.

One of these Cubans had a finger cut off and

it was bandaged.

He had a thin mustache, was 25 or 30

years of age, 5 feet, 4 or 5 inches tall and was to

serve

as cook on the boat.

The other man who drove the automobile

dark, with a

appeared to be about 45 years of age, short two individuals

mustache, and looked like an CARLOS" asked DIAZ if he knew

talked to

"CARLOS" and then

where he could take the "Corinthea" to have some work done

on It. DIAZ suggested Jones' Boatyard.

"CARLOS" left these two men at the boat and pro-

ceeded with AMBROSIO and their original companion to Jones"

Boatyard where JONES called for a Cuban employee to serve

as interpreter, and arrangements were made for the

"Corinthea" to be docked at the boatyard.

$20.00 to JONES.

DIAZ said that at no time was

any information

furnished which indicated that CARLOS planned to use this

for revolutionary or other illegal purposes.

claimed that he believed it to be strictly a commerical

transaction.

He described "CARLOS" as having been

Cuban pilot, age about 35, height 5 feet,

six Inches,

weight 200,

stocky build, clean shaven, swarthy, well

dressed, brown hair.

On June 7, 1957, DIAZ identified a photograph

of CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE as being identical to the man

whom he had known as "CARLOS."

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SEGRET,

A portion of this interview was conducted in the

office of Breece's Fish and Lobster Market in the presence

Of CHARLES CARVER and HAROLD GOLDSTEIN.

AMBROSIO identi-

fied CARVER as being the American whom he had first met on

the boat and with whom CALIXTO SANCHEZ had conducted pre-

liminary negotiations.

DIAZ recalled having gone on the "Corinthea" on

a trial run prior to the sale of the boat, with CARVER,

CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE and three other Cubans.

He believed

that two of these Cubans remained on the boat after the

boat docked, after which CALIXTO SANCHEZ, AMBROSIO and

one of the other Cubans went with CARVER

to Breece's Fish

and Lobster Market where the purchase was consummated.

AMBROSIO claimed that he had not received any compensation

from CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE or anybody else for his part

in the purchase of this boat.

He said that CALIXTO SANCHEZ

Indicated that the boat was going to be placed in the name

of his wife whose name DIAZ did not know.

DIAZ also claimea

that he did not know the source of CALIXTO's money and that

at no time did CALIXTO confide to him that the boat was go-

ing to be used for any unlawful purpose.

DIAZ also claimed

that he had nothing further to do with the boat after he

went with CALIXTO SANCHEZ and the other Cuban to Joneg!

Boatyard to arrange for the boat to be docked

there.

also claimed that he had not seen the boat depart as he

had been in Jackson Memorial Hospital as a result of having

had one finger amputated while working

"Pandore"

during the day of May 19, 1957.

said that he was in the

hospital for more than one day

as a result of this accident.

DIAZ said he had no reason to believe that CARLOS

PRIO was implicated in the purchase of this boat.

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On June 5, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM MORRIS, Immigration

and Naturalization

Service, Miami, made available for examina-

file on AMBROSIO ATANESIO DIAZ Y RODRIGUEZ,

3601 N. W.

which re-

To that DiA va bon in 22, 1904 adorardenad, cuba,

ind resides at 30-15 and 17, vedado, Havana, Cuba.

rived in the United States on April

4, 1957, for one month,

to prepare the "Pandore" for operation.

applied for and

was granted an extension of temporary stay to July 15, 1957.

on July 3, 1957, T-2 advised that he had received

information from a

The report of Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN,

Immigration and Naturalization Service, Miami, dated Septem-

ber 27, 1957, relative to PRIO, reflected that AMBROSIO

DIAZ was questioned relative to the vessel "Pat Doris."

admitted

that he is associated with ENRIQUE CASADA, and that

he Inspected the

"Corinthea" for CALIXTO SANCHEZ.

He stated that he has $5,000.00 Invested in

the "Pat Doris;"

that CASADA has $$3,000.00; and that $30,000.00

1s still due Mr. FRAZER of the Eastern Shipping Company, Miami,

"Pat Doris."

The same Immigration and Naturalization Service re-

port reflects that GOLDWIN N. ACKERMAN, a United States

citizen, was interviewed by Immigration

Service.

He stated that he made a collateral loan of $6,000.00

tO HAROLD GOLDSTEIN and CHARLES CARVER on the motor vessel

"Corinthea"

and that when it was sold for $9,000.00 by

GOLDSTEIN, he received the check from GOLDSTEIN for $1,400.00

as his share of the profit.

of PRIO and had no part in the sale of the boat; that he only

furnished the mortgage for the boat and received $1, 400.00 of

the profits

of the

boat had been sold to some Cubans.

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Mrs. C. H. JONES, who resides in a house adjacent

to Jones' Boatyard,

advised

yard is operated by her sons.

May 2á1à that bat T

1957 that Jones'

Friday, May 17, 1957,

"Corinthea"

docked at Jones'

yard and that two men who appeared to be Cubans had

$20.00 to her son, CLEVELAND, for dockage for two weeks, in-

dicating that they were going to work on the boat.

served that what appeared to be oil barrels were loaded on

the boat on Sunday, May 19, 1957•

She observed on the morn-

ing of Monday, May

20, 1957; that the boat had departed,

apparently during the night, unobserved by her.

JONES pointed to a Chevrolet automobile bear-

ing 1957 Florida license 1-183385, which she said had been

abandoned opposite the point where the "Corinthea" had been

docked and she believed that this car had been abandoned by

one of the men

on board the boat, as it cannot otherwise be

accounted for.

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On May 26, 1957, Mr. CLEVELAND H. JONES, JR. advised

that on or about the preceding Wednesday or Thursday, a Cuban,

known to him as AMBROSIO: had come to the Jones! Boatyard with

another Cuban and had made arrangements to dock the

"Corinthea"

for about fifteen days, paying the sum of $20.00.

Mr. JONES

said that he used one of his employers as an interpreter but

that no names were furnished as it was strictly a matter of

dockage.

He was given to understand by the Cubans that they

were going to convert the gasoline engines on the boat to

engines, and that they would make a trial run before

departing fron the dock.

Mr. JONES said that he last

saw the "Corinthea".

at the Jones

Boatyara dock at about 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.,

Sunday, May 19, 1957, at which time he observed that

55-gallon

drums were being loaded by four Cubans from

a truck, apparently

for the purpose of being placed aboard the "Corinthea.

said the boat had disappeared by the morning of May 20, 1957,

and that he did not know any of the circumstances of its de-

parture.

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on May 20, 1957, Mr. D. M. WEST, Bridge Tender

che 27th Avenue Bridge, made available for examination a

which is maintained by the bridge tenders and which reflects

traffic going up and down the river.

This log reflected

that at 1:05 p.m. on May 18, 1957, a yacht, the

"Corinthea"

went up the Miami River.

This log did not

reflect that the

"Corinthea" ever came down the river; however, an entry at

20 the river and that the hacted tat yacht we to E

that a yacht went East

visible at that hour.

As this was the only boat which could

not be accounted for

It appears that this was undoubtedly the

between May 19, 192' Corinthea"

and May 20, 1957,

departed at 9:15 p.m.

On June 5, 1957, Mr. J. D. WYSONG, 27th Avenue

Bridge Tender,

and recalled

advised that he was on duty on May 19, 1957,

that a

"no name" boat came down the river on

the evening of May 19, 1957.

He said that he saw no men on

the deck

of this vessel and that at no time did

large number of men on any boat coming down the river while

he was on duty.

With regard to the Chevrolet

automobile bearing

1957 Florida license 1-183385, it was ascertained on May 27,

1957e from the Dade County Motor Vehicle Bureau that this

License is registered to G. CAMACHO,

for a 1949 Chevrolet Sedan, bearing

1234 S. W. 4th

Street,

Motor NO. GAA 244631.

STAFFORD,

DAVIS, JR. that he is a naturalized

citizen born in Cuba, unemployed, and suffering with a

serious case of coronary thrombosis.

appeared to be a

man in his early sixties.

Mr.. CAMACHO said that he 1s the

owner of the above described Chevrolet automobile. He

immediately prior

claimed that several weeks previously,this automobile to

CLETO COLLAte pata mom he has a casual acquaintance, and

who had been

delivering Cuban newspapers to CAMACHO's

CAMACHO said that when he returned to Miami the

car had not been returned to him by COLLADo, but that on

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May 28, 1957, while driving with a friend to Miami Inter-

natiónal

Airport,

he chanced upon his car on N. W.

River Drive opposite Jones' Boatyard and recovered 1t.

Mr. CAMACHO said that he had subsequently learned

that

COLLADO

had been

anong those killed in the landing of

the

"Corinthea."

CAMACHO said that he himself had no interest in

Cuban politics and had no previous knowledge of COLLADO'S

to use his automobile in connection with any such

matter.

sides in Miami.

He said that COLLADO's wife, EVA GUTIERREZ, re-

C. Concerning CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE, Commander of the Expedition

The March 31, 1957, edition of "Bohemia," weekly

cuban news magazine, contained an article entitled "CALIXTO

SANCHEZ Exiled."

This article indicated that one of the

most important leaders of the CTC (Confederacion de

Trabajadores Cubanos, Confederation of Cuban Workers),

CALIXTO SANCHEZ, who was Secretary of the National Air

Federation, and

a man who had the full confidence of

EUSEBIO MUJAI, the Secretary of the CIC, had left the country

suddenly and had renounced all his responsibilities on the

Central Board of the

This article indicated that he had

departed from Havana by plane and gone to Miami on March 24,

1957,

and that the reason for his sudden departure was that

he had been accused by certain police groups of being in-

volved in the latest conspiratorial movements and concerned

with arms found in Havana.

This article further indicated

that he was alleged to have been involved in the transporta-

tion of dynamite to Cuba.

Miami Informant I-T advised on May 9, 1957 that his

records contain the following information concerning SANCHEZ:

on February 10, 1950, subject was reportedly visited by

JORGE AGOSTINI.

AGOSTINI was a former Cuban revolutionary

and follower of CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, who was killed while

reportedly resisting arrest in 1955.

On November 11, 1955,

SANCHEZ was reported to be in Mexico and to have interviewed

FIDEL CASTRO.

On September 27, 1956, a report was received

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that arms and ammunition were being sent from the United

States to Cuba in bundles of fabric by

the Expreso Aereo

Inter-Americana (Inter-American Air Express).

This re-

port indicated that SANCHEZ and ROBERTO GUTIERREZ ARRATE

and one SUAREZ DUMAS were involved in these shipments.

T-T further stated that on December 27, 1956

it was reported that SANCHEZ was working with RICARDO

MADAN and that they were responsible for shipping a

large quantity of arms into Cuba via air express.

was alleged that there were 70 howitzers included among

these arms.

T-? further informed that on April 3, 1957

the Cuban Urgency Court ordered the detention of SANCHEZ

because of the discovery of a suitcase filled with arms

at Calzada and Second Streets in the Vedado Section of

Havana.

No reference was made of SANCHEZ's connection

with these arms.

I-7 further informed

that on April 27,

1957 a report was received that SANCHEZ and RICARDO MADAN

had been sentenced to death by certain elements of the

"PRIO group" who accused them of not having distributed

all of the ammunition for the attack on

the Presidential

Palace in Havana on March 13, 1957.

This report indicates

that SANCHEZ had accused MADAN of being the only

sponsible for the failure of the attack on the Palace.

The May 30, 1957 issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried

ment - Exclusive ,an

article entitled

"Political Testa-

As a predication to the article the

newspaper explained that the wife of CALIXTO SANCHEZ had

turned over to the newspaper a message written by her

husband before he left on the expedition of the

"Corinthea."

The letter written by CALIXTO SANCHEZ is addressed

"To the Cuban Workers," and reads in part as follows:

"As I am about to leave for the war of libera-

tion in the mountains of Cuba at the head of the

Eighth Command of the O.A. (an Authentic "Army of

the Cuban Revolution), I entrust to friendly hands

this message which I address to my comrades, the

Cuban Workers,

to the armed forces and to

people in general. What we have by way of men and

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"military equipment and our exact route are a

secret,

but it

can be

said that in our force there are

citizens from different social sectors (among them,

several well-qualified labor leaders),

gram

and our doctrine are the same

and

our pro-

as

those of

the

Cuban Revolutionary Party, founded by our Apostle

Jose Marti,

which even today answers completely the

desires for liberty, for

economic prosperity and

social

justice which

can be felt by

of any

the citizens

country which wishes to call itself civilized

and democratic.

"We know in advance that the dictatorship

which is strangling our fatherland will try to con-

fuse the people by accusing us of being Trujillists

or Communists.

We are only members of the same

party which was the instrument of the gesture for

liberation.

No one can forget that Cuba owes its

greatest social and

economic progress since the

Independence to the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

"In the face of that wishy-washy attitude

false opposition comes the 0.A., which is an authentic

army of the Cuban revolution, in order to fight along

with the people and the other real revolutionaries

against those who have made of Cuba a private estate

who are choking in blood the voices of the popular

"May destiny permit us to put our feet on the

fatherland in order to undertake the

fight for liberty.

Whatever our fate may be, this

is our message:

suban workers, let us remember our

tradition of fight! Let us not give truce to the

cyranny! People of Cuba, to arms!

Let us fight

united for the freedom of Cuba!

"CALIXTO SANCHEZ

Commander-in-Chief

Eighth Command of the O.A."

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Newspaper reports, along with Information pre-

viously set forth in this report,

réflected that CALIXTO

SANCHEZ was among those killed following the landing of

"Corinthea" in Cuba.

on May 31,

ACHADO Is the wife or CALIXTO SANcHEZ.

I-2 advised that HORTENCT

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D. Interviews of Survivors of the "Corinthea" Expedition

On June 17, 1957, T-2 advised that DIOMEDES PEREZ

YANES and JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO returned to Miami from Havana,

Cuba on Pan American World Airways (PAA) Flight 435 on

May 30,

on board the

19?l'"corintheall at the time It landed In cuba.

that both PEREZ and HERRERO had been

On June 20, 1957, MI. HOWARD MELCHING, INS,

Miami, advised that examination of manifests in possession

of his service reflected that on May 30,

1957, PAA Flight

435 arrived in Miami from Havana With DIOMEDES PEREZ

LLANES, admitted as a B2 visitor for pleasure, and JUAN

FERRERO CAMEJO, admitted as a B-1 visitor for business.

Mr. MELCHING made available for examination a

file relating to DIOMEDES PEREZ, No. A-10350571, which

reflected that PeREz had been on board the vessel

"Blemblane"

as a member of the crew on August 16, 1956 and

that on the same date he filed "Application to Extend Time

of Temporary Stay.

This record reflected that he was

born August 14, 1920 at Pinar del R1o, Cuba.

On August 21, 1957, Mr. JOSEPH A. THURMAN, INS,

made available for examination a

sworn statement taken

August 20, 1957, by INS Investigator PAUL M. BAKER from

DIOMEDES PEREZ Y LLANES, 2330 N. W. 9th Street,

PEREZ

stated that he had served twelve years in the cuban Navy,

1952, having been released when the

He claimed to have come to the

United States in 1955 or January, 1956, to buy and repair

boats as an assistant to JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO.

NI. BAKER, In questioning PEREZ,

noted that his

passport contained INS stamps reflecting

that he entered

PEREZ claimed that on May 30,

United States from Cuba and that one of the other trips

was from Mexico and one from Cuba.

He claimed that on one

of his last two trips to cuba, he had gone by means of a

boat from Mexico to Cuba, this being around the 25th or

26th of May, 1957. He claimed to have gone to Mexico,

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laving crossed the border at Laredo, Texas on

May 16 or 17,

in a car with CAMEJO

and DANIEL VAZQUEZ.

He claimed to have been in Mexico two or three days

before boarding a vessel for Cuba.

He claimed that CAMEJO

remained in Mexico.

When questioned as to why he had taken

this trip,

it was to help oust BATISTA.

Later In

his statement, he

admitted having made a second trip to

Mexicolas around the 3rd or 4th of June, 1957 by car, with the

same people, again crossing at Laredo.

evasive as to

details.

He admitted knowing Dr. CARLOS PRIO,

but said that he had never met him personally and denied

ever having received money from PRIO.

He admitted belonging

He admitted having been aboard

He denied having

been on the "Corinthea" when it went to Cuba.

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/EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT._.A

INTERVIEW REPORT

SECRET

On August 21, 1957, DIOMEDES PEREZ YANES,

2330 N. W. 9th

Street,

Apartment 8, Miami, Florida,

interviewed at the Miami Office.

He stated that he served with the U. S.

Merchant Marine on board a Cuban ship during

World War II.

He identified a photograph of the "Corinthea" as being a

vessel which he had seen and he identified photographs of

CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE and Of JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO as being

friends of his.

He stated that AMBROSIO DIAZ, who is now living

on the "Pandore" located on the Miami

River at the 27th

Avenue Bridge,

is a good friend of CAMEJO and that

the "Pandore"®

He said that CAMEJO had been trying to buy

and that CAMEJO had paid him to look this boat

over and investigate its condition.

PEREZ said that

CAMEJO IS WEll to do,

owns four houses in Cuba and has one or

more partners, one

of whom is ELADIO GONZALEZ, of Havana who

is an investor and promoter..

PEREZ claimed that he arrived in Miami on May 14,

1957 to work on a ship that CAVEJO had not yet purchased.

PEREZ stayed on the

"Pandore" for several days,

CAMEJO entered into certain negotiations to purchase said

About two days after his arrival in Miami, PEREZ and

CAMEJO chanced upon CALIXTO SANCHEZ on a Miami street.

CALIXTO SANCHEZ, a

interested in the

"Corinthea" and Os)

disclosed that he was

and asked CAVEJO if he would

try out

the engines and give him an opinion concerning

the condition of its motors.

Within the next day or so,

CAMEJO and PEREZ went to the boat which was docked on the

South side of the Miami River.

They met CALIXTO there and

also a friend of CALIXTO's, whose name PEREZ did not know.

CAMEJO tried out the motors at the dock and then CAMEJO

and PEREZ departed, leaving CALIXTO at the boat.

denied that he ever slept on this boat or that he was ever on

the boat again or even saw it.

He admitted that he is a cook.

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Interview with

on

8/21/57 r

DIOMEDES, PEREZ YANES

Miami, Fla:.

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(Interpreter)

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PEREZ said tha he left Miami on about May 20 or

22, 1957 for Mexico by car with CAMEJO

and DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

a pilot.

He said the car was provided by VAZQUEZ and he

described it as being a red convertible.

They crossed the

Mexican border at Laredo, Texas and proceeded to Mexico City.

He identified a photograph of DANIFL VAZQUEZ COEJO as being

the DANIEL VAZQUEZ who drove them..

PEREZ claimed that he had been invited by

VAZQUEZ to make the triP 25 or 26,

He claimed they arrived in

Mexico City on about May

but he refused to state

where they stayed.

He claimed that he departed Mexico City

a car and was driven to the coast, where he boarded a

fishing boat, name unknown, which had a crew of nine men.

He claimed this was a wooden boat with both motor and sail

and was about 99 feet long.

He claimed that he was then placed

in a fishing boat bearing the Cuban flag and sailed to the

coast of Cuba, arriving at a point called

on about May 29 or 30. He

claimed that he left this boat by means or a row boat, landed,

and proceeded to Havana.

He claimed that CAVEJO remained

in Mexico City and did not accompany him on the way to Cuba.

When confronted with the fact that CAMEJO's name

had appeared as a passenger on PAA Flight 435 on May 30,

1957, which brought PEREZ from Havana to Miami, he

acknowledged that CAvEJO was on the same flight, but they

did not travel together, although he happened

to meet. CAMEJO

at Miami International

Airport after the plane's arrival there.

PEREZ denied that he had gone to Cuba on board the

"Corinthea"

le admitted being anti-BATISIA and being a

member of the Authentic Party and he denied that he had

received any money or assistance from CARLOS PRIO.

claimed that he supports himself by working for cAMeJo.

PEREZ refused to state the purpose of his trip to

Mexico. He refused to give details as to where they had

stayed on the trip following arrival in Mexico City and he

refused to give any other details concerning his departure

from Mexico and arrival in Cuba or the nature of his

activities while in Cuba.

He admitted having returned to

Miami on May 30, 1957 from Havana by PAA:

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PEREZ advised that he was born August 14, 1920

at San Cristobal, Cuba,

that he 1s 5'5", weighs 122 lbs.,

he has a mustache, slender build and dark complexion.

His right index finger 1s off at the first joint and he

claimed that he lost this finger in January, 1957.

married to ESTRELLA LEON de PEREZ and has

one daughter.

His wife and daughter live in Cuba, Calle Jesus Maria 315,

Old Havana®

interview,was advised that he did not have

unless he wanted to and that anything he did say could be

used against him in a court of law and that he had the

right to consult an attorney before making, any statement.

51222

at the outset of this

to say anything

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_¿EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT.N

INTERVIEW REPORT

SECRET

On August 21, 1957, JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO,

2330 N. W. 9th Street,

Apartment 8, Miami, Florida,

advised that he is a Cuban citizen who served in the

Secret Service of Cuba for seven years during the

regimes of GRAU SAN MARTIN and CARLOS PRIO at the

Presidential Palace.

He said that he also was formerly

a lieutenant in the

Cuban Navy and served as a marine

engineer.

He said that since 1952 he has been in the

business of buying and selling

boats and that a

is his Miami Agent in this business.

also claimed to have a Havana Office.

HERRERO said that he arrived in Miami on

May 3, 1957 in order to inspect a boat at Fernandina,

Florida, but decided not to buy it.

He then returned

to Miami and telephoned DIONEDES PEREZ who was in

painter and see an on wak.

to come to Miami to work for him as a cook,

PEREZ complied with this

request and arrived in Miami shortly thereafter.

same time, CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE,

to him and stated that he wanted HERRERO

CALIXTO's car, along with DIOMEDES PEREZ, AMBROSIO DIAZ

and another Cuban, whose name was unknown to HERRERO.

They proceeded to the "Corinthea" which was docked at the

Miami River on the South side.

HERRERO said that he

that they could start the motors up.

HERRERO, who does

not speak English, said that CALIXTO SANCHEZ served as an

interpreter.

on the following day, CAMEJO, CALIXTO SANCHEZ,

AMBROSIO DIAZ and the other above unidentified Cuban, and

pOSSIbLY PEREZ, returned to the "Corinthea".

American was waiting at the boat.

There were also two

Cubans, whose identities he did not know, who were waiting

at the dock.

These two men talked to CALIXTO, SANCHEZ.

HERRERO described one as being about 20 to 25 years of age,

5'8", 140 lbs., dark, mustache, and the other as being about

Interview with JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO

on

8/21/57 at -

Miami, Fla.

File # 2-165

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20 to 25 years of age, 5'3", 130 lbs.

HERRERO said that they

all got on the boat and CALIXTO told HERRERO to go to the

engine room with

the American.

The other stayed on the

bridge.

They

then cruised down the Miami River and returned

to the

same point sometime thereafter.

CALIXTO then took

HERRERO and AMBROSIO to the

"Pandore",

accompanied by CALIXTO's

companion, who was described as being

38,

5'9"

light complexion, with a mustache.

while on the

180 lbs.,

"Pandore"

CALIXTO consulted HERRERO about the motors and HERRERO told

him that he did not like the engines.

HERRERO asked

CALIXTO what he planned to do with the boat and CALIXTO

said that he was going to have it overhauled and sell 1t.

CALIXTO then told AMBROSIO DIAZ and HERRERO that he planned

to buy the boat.

CALIXTO then told AMBROSIO DIAZ that he

wanted him to look for a place to dock the boat for about

fifteen days.

AMBROSIO and HERRERO then went to Jones'

Beatyard and

AMBROSIO paid $20. for dockage.

HERRERO said that the next morning CALIXTO and

his Cuban friend picked up HERRERO, AMBROSIO and the American

and drove to a fish market located

on the North side of

Miami River.

All, except CALIXTO's Cuban friend, went into

the office

of this fish market and met an American who was

seated there.

CALIXTO then paid money to this American, who

wrote out a receipt.

CALIXTO told HERRERO that the price was

$10,000.

HERRERO understood that a bill of sale was to follow.

Immediately upon leaving the office, CALIXTO returned to the

office and got $200.

HERRERO said that he did not know where CALIXTO

received nothing for his part in the transaction.

HERRERO said that CALIXTO then took them to the

"Corinthea" and then HERRERO and AMBROSIO took the boat up

the river to Jones' Boatyard. PEREZ was not on board.

HERRERO said that before leaving the "Corinthea",

CALIxTO told them not to say anything to anybody about the

the matter of getting

purchase of this boat the gasoline motors exchanged for

He also requested HERRERO to handle

diesel motors, but that he would furnish him details at a

later date.

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HERRERO claimed that he did not againsee either

CALIXTO of the boat after this day, although he later read

about CALIXI having been a member

of the expedition of the

"Corinthea" and as having been killed following the landing

in Cuba.

HERRERO claimed that on May 18, 1957, he went to

Mexico with PEREZ and DANIEL VAZQUEZ.

He claimed that he

chanced to meet VAZQUEZ on Miami Beach and that VAZQUEZ

mentioned that he was taking a trip to Mexico and asked

HERRERO 1f he would also go.

HERRERO arranged for PEREZ

to go also on VAZQUEZ' invitation.

He claimed that

VAZQUEZ paid all expenses,

that they crossed

at Laredo, Texas and stayed at the Plaza Hotel on the

American side for two days.

He claimed that after arriving in Mexico City,

he stayed at the Hilton Hotel.

He claimed that he paid for

these accommodations for both PEREZ and himself.

staying at the Hilton for one night, he and PEREZ moved out

and VAZQUEZ remained.

He and PEREZ moved to a hotel which

he believed to be the Hotel Rey located on Calle Rio N11O,

Mexico city, where they

remained for fifteen days until

about June 15.

He said that about two days after moving

into this hotel, PEREZ took off, presumably with some woman.

PEREZ claimed that he returned to Miami from

Mexico City on June 26, 1957 via Guest Airlines.

When he was confronted with the fact that PAA

manifests for Flight 435, reflected that he

returned to

Miami from Havana on that day,

he then acknowledged that

both he and PEREZ had returned on this flight and that he

had paid PEREZ' expenses.

HERRERO denied that he had gone to Cuba on

board the "Corinthea".

He refused to state what he had

been doing in cuba prior to May 30, 1957 and he refused

to furnish more details concerning his alleged trip to

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JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO,

at the outset of this

interview, was advised that he did not have to say anything

unless he wanted to and that anything he did say could be

used against him in a court of law and that he had the right

to consult an attorney before making any statement.

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Records in the possession of INS, Miami,

reflect that the following persons,

who were

members

of the "Corinthea" expedition, have

been interviewed:

LAZARO EUGENIO GUERRA CALDERON

On August 20, 1957, Mr. JOSEPH SAVORETTI,

District Director, INS, Miami, took a sworn statement

GUERRA in Havana,

GUERRA stated he was born

1931 at Havana,

Cuba and had been

a member of

Authentic Party.

He said that on about November 1, 1956,

the son of CANDIDO de la TORRE offered him a job

bodyguard for PRIO in Miami.

After agreeing to accept this

position, GUERRA was told to go to Santo Domingo,

Republic,

as it would be easier for him to enter

United States from there rather than from Havana. He was

Upon arrivallin Santo Domingo, he was

provided with $180 have to get some military tralning and

told that he would

he was taken to a camp which was under the command of

POLICARPO SOLER, who said on occasions that the camp was

financed by PRIO and at other times, he would say that it

financed by TRUJILLO.

The camp was discontinued around

of March, 1957 and GUERRA proceeded to Miami where he

met by LINO

ELIAS, who took him to the Colonial Hotel

$200., stating that he came as an

intermediary for PRIO.

LINO said that PRIO did not forget

his people.

that staying at the Colonial Hotel

"Corinthe, ""en who were subsequently killed in the

11:00 AM, LINO ELIAS came to him and his friend

He said that on May 19' (MARIO

at about

RODRIGUEZ ARENAS) and told them that he was going to pick

them up to take them to talk to Dr. PRIO and that they should

wait for him two blocks from their

hotel around 6:00 PM that

At 6:00 PM ELIAS picked them up and drove them

a house

where PRIO was waiting.

En route, they picked up

three other men.

About 27 men were in the house at the same

PRIO greeted these men and stated that he had sent for

because the government in,

Cuba was already falling and

that he needed their cooperation in connection with an

expedition; that everything was well and that he would follow

afterwards.

PRIO then gave those present a Cuban flag and

that they should defend it, since it was their

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country;he then wished them luck and shook hands with

GUERRA claimed that this was the first time he

had heard about the

"Corinthea"

The meeting with

PRIO lasted only about five

minutes and then the men

taken by ELIAS and three other cars

to a pier where

"Corinthea" was docked.

They arrived there about

7:30 or 8:00 PM.

GUERRA also said that during the meeting,

was announced by PRIO that CALIXTO SANCHEZ would be their

chief on this expedition.

The boat departed almost

immediately after their arrival.

CALIXTO SANCHEZ told

the men that they were to fight the Cuban Army after they

arrived in Cuba.

on the following day, the men were

The boat

landed on the

given a rifle and a uniform saetla and the men left the

afternoon of May 24 at Cabo

boat because the motor broke down.

They headed for the

Sierra rzstol Mountains.

GUERRA was captured by the

Cuban Military shortly thereafter.

When questioned as to whether he would be

willing to testify in the

United States along the same

lines as above, he replied, "Yes, If they give me

guarantees. "

GUERRA stated that he is presently residing

at Calle San Jose #20, Esquina Santa Fe, Reparto Parraga,

Arroyo Apolo, Havana, Cuba.

MARIO RODRIGUEZ ARENAS

on August 20, 1957, Mr./ JOSEPH SAVORETTI,

District Director, INS, Miami, Interviewed MARIO RODRIGUET

ARENAS at Havana,

RODRIGUEZ stated that he was

born December 29, 1927

at Havana, Cuba.

He said that

FELIX de la TORRE, son

of CANDIDO de la TORRE, spoke to him

and LAZARO GUERRA

about becoming bodyguards in Miami for

SARLOS PRIO at $200. a month and expenses.

agreed and was instructed to proceed to Santo Domingo,

Dominican Republic,

en route to Miami.

transportation was

paid for by FELIX de la TORRE. Upon arrival in Santo Domingo,

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was met by Dr.

BENEJES who took him and GUERRA

to the home of POLICARPO SOLER who told them that they

would have to go to a military camp to learn about arms.

POLICARPO said

"You know, you have to take some training,

because we have a group which is training here to go to

Cuba and when CARLOS PRIO comes, we are going to Cuba.

On one occasion, POLICARPO SOLER explained that the food

was bad because

the money sent by Dr. CARLOS PRIO was not

enough to give everyone all they wanted to eat.

camp was discontinued and RODRIGUEZ was given a ticket to

San Juan to Miami, and from Miami to Mexico.

Upon arrival

in Miami on about

May Y, he was met by LINO ELIAS who took

RODRIGUEZ and GUERRA to the Palms Hotel, gave each of them

$200, and several days later they moved into the Colonial

that they should

as instructed and proceeded to a house where PRIO was

along with a group of Cubans.

He said that PRIO

waiting'I am going to introduce you to CALIXTO SANCHEZ,

Secretary of the Aered Transporte de Cuba.

He is going to

be your chief in this expedition.

HECTOR CORNILLOT will be

second in command.

You people are going there now and two

other ships are going and I am going later,

because the Army has

turned against BATISTA. I do not know if

you have seen an

article from a Mexican newspaperman,

that on May 20 BATISTA

would turn over the government to someone,

some big figure

in Cuba.

He said 'I hope to see you soon

there. I hope

you will triumph and you will form part of the government.'"

RODRIGUEZ said that it was about 7:15 or 7:30 PM

when PRIO spoke to this

group, after which they were

five at a time, to the "Corinthea.

They were told to remain

below deck.

The boat departed Miami and reached the coast

of cuba on May 24 at about 6:30 PM.

One of the motors

down and with the aid of fishermen the men went

ashore,

GUERRA and RODRIGUEZ were captured by the Cuban

Military, and were placed in prison at Holguin.

They were

on June 26 at the conclusion of their trial.

RODRIGUEZ stated that he would be willing to

testify in the United States, if necessary.

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HECTOR CORNILLOT Y MONTANO

on August 12, 1957, HECTOR CORNILLOT

gave a sworn statement

Cienfuegos, Cuba and presently resides at 261 S. W.

Street,

He claimed to have entered the United States

at Laredo, Texas about four days previously.

He was in

possession of Allen Registration Card Form I-151 in the

name of HECTOR M. CORNILLOT,

showing admission to the

te a set to haye been in costa ta prior to betterant.

He claimed to have been

having departed Cuba on about July

taken political reruge In the Ecuadorian Dabassy in Havana.

He admitted having arrived in Cuba on May 24 (1957), along with

26 companions on board the

"Corinthea"

CAat TO SANCHEZ WHITE, Whom he says is now de the command of

that the purpose of the expedition of the

to try to overthrow the government of BATISTA. He said the

expedition was in possession

of Winchester Rifles and 50

rounds of ammunition for each person.

He claimed to have boarded the "Corinthea" on

a river in Miami, having been taken there by CALIXTO SANCHEZ,

whom he had known in Cuba.

He said that CALIXTO picked him

up at his house and thet when they arrived at the ship,

24 men were already on board.

He claimed to possess no information of any meeting

having been held before they boarded the

"Corinthea.

that it was not until 9:00 PM the same night that he

decided to go on this expedition.

At that time, CALIXTO

SANCHEZ came to his home,

asked him to go with him,

to the ship and urged him to accompany him.

He did not know

whether CALIXTO SANCHEZ was the owner of the boat.

claimed to have known CALIXTO for

both had been union leaders in Cuba.

seven or eight years, as

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CORNILLOT also admitted having received military

training in the Dominican Republic, from which place he had

returned

on about April 5 or 6, 1957.

He claimed to have no knowledge of CARLOS PRIO

having addressed the men of the

"Corinthea" before departure

He admitted knowing CARLOS PRIO as

President of Cuba, but claimed to have no personal trans-

actions with PRIO.

He denied having information of PRIO having addressed

expeditioners, nor of having presented them with a flag.

claimed that he did not know who had appointed CALIXTO

at the ship, SANCHEZ said

cost of the exped sald CORNILOT, everything I have, I

have spent on the ship and I need you to come with me.

CORNILLOT chimed he had not seen PRIO sincehe had returned

from the expedition.

He admitted that he was in sympathy

with anyone who was

in opposition to the Government of

BATISTA in Cuba.

ANIBAL CELSO STAKEMAN GOMEZ

on August 15, 1957, Mr. PAUL M. BAKER, INS, took a

sworn statement from ANIBAL

• CELSO STAKEMAN GOMEZ who

se was born January 9,

1927 and was then residing with his

brother, GUILLERMO STAKEMAN GOMEZ at 168 N. W. 17th Place,

STAKEMAN said that he is a Cuban citizen and that he

had just arrived that day in Miami from Chile, having left

in July, after having previously been in the United

He said that he fled Cuba March 25, 1957 as a political

refugee.

He said that he had entered Cuba unofficially on a

boat from the United States.

He was unable to recall the name

of this boat; that the boat had been docked in a river,.

that he believed a man named CALIXTO was on the boat,

with others.

He said the men on this boat had uniforms

consisting of green shirts and trousers and that they were

issued Springfield Rifles and wore arm bands with the letters

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He said there were a total of 28 men on the boat.

He said that he was driven to the boat by a car along

with several other men.

On May 19, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM O. MORRIS, INS

took another sworn

from STAKEMAN.

admitted

having left the United States on May 19, 1957 aboard the

"Corinthea" for Cuba and just before landing, the men on

board were given arms and

ammunition.

The purpose of the

overthrow the BATISTA Regime.

He said that

CALIXTO SANCHEZ was in charge of the boat.

He said that

CALIXTO said that the boat belonged to him.

At the time

STAKEMAN boarded the boat, he had been living

at 871 s. W.

3rd Street.

He said that

en route to the boat,

stopped for coffee at a restaurant, but he denied having

attended any meeting where PRIO was present on the

the departure of this boat.

He denied knowledge of any

such meeting, He claimed to have never met CARLOS PRIO

personally.

FRANCISCO PUJOL Y SOMEILEAN

on September 6, 1957, Mr. PAUL M. BAKER, INS,

Tiami, took a sworn statement from FRANCISCO PUJOL y

SOMEILEAN, 140 N. W.

49th Street, Miami, who stated he was

January 2,

1926 in Havana, Cuba.

He said that he had

departed

about 8:00 PM.

"Corinthea" from Miami on May 20, 1957 at

He said that he left his home at

6:00 PM

and had gone to the home of CALIXTO SANCHEZ where he

meeting and from which place he was taken to the

"Corinthea" .

Present at this meeting were

CORNILLOT,

CALIXTO SANCHEZ and PUJOL.

le denied having attended a meeting where PRIO

was present,

and he denied having seen PRIO on the day of his departure

from Miami.

He claimed to have known CALIXTO SANCHEZ for a

long time and said that he had offered to help CALIXTO.

He said that he did not see the other men who were on

expedition until he boarded the ship which was docked

river in Miami.

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He said the men were told to stay below deck

until after the boat cleared Government Cut.

he did not know who operated the boat,

but that it was

not CALIXTO SANCHEZ and that there

were- 27 men aboard

vessel.

he said the ship ran aground

off the coast of

Cuba and that they disembarked and headed for the

Sierra Cristobal Mountains.

the men were

wearing olive uniforms and arm bands with the letters

He said that their reason for going on this

trip was not to Join FIDEL CASTRO, but to open up a

second front.

He said that he returned to Miami via

National A1r Lines on July 4, 1957.

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E. Miscellaneous

Report of Immigration and Naturalization Service

Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN, dated August 23, 1957, Miami,

relative

JESUS ESTRADA of Miami,

to the PRIO casedvised Immigration

reflects that on August 22,

and Naturalization

Service

that CARLOS PRIO met with persons on the "Corinthea"

expedition.

"ESTRADA named JOSE ALEMAN as also being present

and

as having contributed $30,000.00 toward this expedition;

however, ESTRADA himself was not present at the alleged meet-

1ng.

Mr. THURMAN has stated that

in his opinion the veracity

Of ESTRADA is highly questionable.

Report of Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Miami, dated Septem-

ber 13, 1957, on the PRIO case, reflects that a sworn state-

ment was taken from JOSE BRAULIO ALEMAN Y GUTIERREZ, age 26,

and citizen of Cuba, who freely admitted that he is opposed

to the present government in Cuba.

He admitted knowing PRIO,

but denied having any knowledge of revolutionary activities

on the part of PRIO,

and he also denled having in any way

financed the "Corinthea"

expedition.

It 1s to be noted that

JOSE ALEMAN is the son of a former Minister of Education in

the PRIO government of Cuba and heis reputedly a very wealthy

extensive real estate holdings in Miami.

The "Miami Daily News" carried in its May 27,

1957 issue an article entitled "PRIO Denies Tieup to Cuba

Invasion," by MILT SOSIN,

"Miami News"

staff writer.

this article PRIO expressed the opinion

that two

insurgents

captured by the BATISTA forces had been

forced by

threats of

torture to name him as instigator of an

"invasion" of Cuba

by the

"Corinthea."

He stated "I have taken no part in any

planning of the invasion of Cuba.

Although I cannot deny

sympathy with these fighters for freedom,

I have in no way

directed

their activities."

PRIO claimed that BATISTA was

always seeking to

embarrass him with the United States

Government by

seeking to link PRIO's name with activities

against BATISTA.

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On June 13, 1957,

I-2" stated that he had received

information from an

informant to the effect that PEDRO LUIS

CHAVIANO Y REYES,

a Cuban exile in Miami, had selected and

paid the Cubans who went on the "Corinthea."

on June 17, 1957, T-2 said that CHAVIANO was try-

ing to make arrangements

for three fugitives from the

"Corinthea" to return

• to Miami from Cuba.

These were HECTOR

CORNILLOT, MANUEL ROQUE, FERNANDO VIRELIES and CELSO STAKEMAN

GONEZ.

On June 19, 1957, Mr. HOWARD MELCHING, Immigration

and Naturalization Service, Miami, advised that

had

received information from Havana to the effect that PRIO

had offered $10,000.00 to the captains of three different

beats to bring FERNANDO VIRELLES INIGUEZ, HECTOR CORNILLOT

MONTANO and MANUEL ROQUE GARCIA bacK to the United States

from Cuba as PRIO hoped to use them as witnesses before the

United Nations.

the landing of the

Immediately following reports In Miami concerning

"Corinthea,

T-2 advised on May 25, 1957

that on the previous day PRIO had told an informant of his

that there were 24 men on board the

"Corinthea" and that

this boat had left from the Tampa-st. Petersburg, Florida

area

and not from Miami.

Subsequent investigation by Special Agent H. K.

RUTHERFORD, at Tampa, including contacts with WARREN K.

TUCKER of United States Customs, Commander WILLIAM T.

CORFIELD, Captain of the Port, United States Coast Guard,

and A. J. MIXSON, Immigration and Naturalization Service,

and VICTORIANO MANTEIGA, Editor and Publisher of the weekly

Spanish language newspaper

"La Gaceta" disclosed no evidence

"Corinthea"

had been in the Tampa area during the

pertinent period.

Investigation by Special Agent JAMES P. O'NEIL,

at St. Petersburg,

Florida, including contacts with LES

TRAFTON, Dock Master and Captain of the Port, Captain

ELMER CROCK, United States Coast Guard Air Station, and

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Lieutenant REGINALD RAYNAR, Base Commander, United States

Coast Guard, also disclosed no evidence that the

"Corinthea"

had been 1n

the St. Petersburg area during the pertinent

period.

It appears that PRIO may have planted false in-

formation with the informant of I-2 for the purpose of

diverting Investigative attention from Miami.

The United States State Department, Washington,

D. C., has advised that on July 20, 1957, JAMES BARTON

UNDERWOOD,

"then in Port-au-Prince,

Haiti, where he had

been arrested by the Haitian authorities, wrote a letter

concerning his association with General ALBERTO BAYO

GIRAUD, Of Mexico, who had also been arrested In company

with UNDERWOOD.

UNDERWOOD alleged that BAYO admitted hav-

ing trained the followers of FIDEL CASTRO in Mexico pre-

paratory to the voyage of "damma" to Cuba where FIDEL

CASTRO landed with 82 men; and that UNDERWOOD also learned

that BAYO had sent another boatload of men and guns from

Miami to Cuba.

UNDERWOOD stated, however, BAYO's

was short lived when the "Corinthea" was intercepted with

loss öf life and capture.

He said that BAYO became panicky

and moved from place to place around New York,

one of PRIO's "hand picked executors such as RENE MARTINEZ

or MOSHA CRESPO" might be sent to take care of him for hav-

ing failed.

(Information set forth hereinafter in this re-

port reflects that JAMES BARTON UNDERWOOD was an undercover

agent of the present Cuban Government at the time he accom-

panied BAYO to Halt, and that his mission was to entice

General BAYO and his son, ALBERTO BAYO COSGAYA, Into Cuba

so that they

could be taken into custody by the Cuban

authoritles.)

The August 28, 1957 Issue of the "Diario Las

Americas," of Miami, carried an announcement that a Requiem

Mass would be held on Wednesday, August 28, 1957, at St.

Michael's Church, by the Reverend Father O'FARRILL, for

those who had died on the "corinthea" expedition.

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CALIXTO SANCHEZ WHITE

CLETO COLLADO Y DEL CUETO

JOAQUIN FERRER Y DE BLANCK

GUSTAVO FERRER Y DE BLANCK

HUBERTO DE BLANCK

SAUL DELGADO DUARTE

JORGE PRIETO IBARRA

JOSE SUAZAN GUTIERREZ

JESUS M. IGLESIAS

LUIS VAZQUEZ ROQUE

ERNESTO CEBALLOS BAEZA

HUMBERTO VINANT AGUERO

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PEDRO GONZALEZ MIR

JUAN J. FORMET PINA

ROBERTO MARTINEZ RIVERON

SERGIO SIERRA CABRERA

The September 28, 1957 issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried another announcement that a floral tribute

in front of the statue of JOSE MARTI in Bayfront Park would

be made on

that day in memory of the expeditionaries of the

"Corinthea."

III.

REPORTED CLANDESTINE LANDING AUGUST 7, 1957

IN CUBA OF A PLANE ALLEGEDLY PILOTED BY

DANIEL VAZQUEZ

On the morning of August 8, 1957, Lieutenant

HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ,

head of the Alien Control Section,

Department of Investigation, Cuban National Police, ad-

vised that about 9:30 p.m.,

on August 7,

a private plane

had landed on a strip of

road under construction to the

east of Havana.

He said that according to Information ob-

tained by the police from an eye witness, the strip of

road had been lighted by the headlights of four automobiles.

Upon landing, the plane made a ground loop which resulted in

the destruction of the landing gear.

Thereafter the occupants

of the plane set it on fire and drove away in the four automo-

biles which had been waiting for them.

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Lleutenant HERNANDEZ stated that the plane had

been identified by

police as bearing

united

States

registration number N 69727, and pointed

out that this

was the plane which,

in March, 1957, had been purchased

by DANIEL VAZQUEZ and had later been rigged with extra

gasoline tanks and reportedly was to be used to throw

out live phosphorus bombs over Cuba.

Lieutenant HERNANDEZ

said the police were of the opinion

that the plane may have

been utilized to bring arms to Cuba from the United States.

He said that a witness, who lived nesr the landing place,

had reported that a plane had landed in the same place on

several previous occasions.

It is to be recalled that previous investigation

was conducted in March and April, 1957, based upon a report

that CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS had purchased a Beechcraft

Registration No. N. 69727, and that a load of incendiary

bombs were to be dumped by this plane

cion then disclosed that this Beechcraft plane had been

purchased by DANIEL VAZQUEZ Y COEJO from

the Jack Adams

Aircraft sales, Inc., Walls, Mississippi, for

the sum of

$13,645.00 on March

9, 1957.

VAZQUEZ had

extra fuel tanks

installed on the plane and also had had a round hole cut

in the bottom near the rear of the plane, claiming this to

be for the purpose of aerial photography.

VAZQUEZ furnished a signed statement on April 9

and 10, 1957, claiming that he purchased

this plane with

his own money and he denied any plans for dropping in-

cendiaries on Cuba.

He admitted being a friend and

associate of PRIO,

but denied that PRIO had any interest

in this plane.

He admitted having signed an application

for registration, which

application certified,

among other

things,

that the

owner, whose name appeared on the applica-

tion,

was a citizen of

that

the United States.

VAZQUEZ claimed

he did not know that the application had

contained

such a statement.

He indicated that he planned to get the

plane re-registered in the name of a corporation to

known as Vamar,

Miami, in order to avoid violating

any regulations of the CAA.

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n May 8, 1957, Mr. CHARLES HUTTON,

Safety Agent,

advised that the ownership of the Beechcraft plane.

above described,

had been transferred by VAZQUEZ to ANGEL

BANOS, JR., 1327 S. W. 4th Street,

Miami, an American

citizen; and that the hole in the bottom

of the plane had

been sealed over by mechanic CHARLES BUCHER, Of Fort

Lauderdale, Florida.

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On August 8, 1957: Mr. THOMAS MCGUIRE, Control

Tower, Broward International Airport, Fort Lauderdale,

advised that the twin engine Beechcraft,

Identifica

tion No. N 69727, departed that airport on August 7, 1957,

at 6:50 p.m., south bound.

Mr. McGUIRE said that the plane

not make radio contact with the tower and failed to

make a flight plan, which is the usual procedure

with this

plane when leaving

the field.

Mr. McGUIRE said that the identity of the pilot

was unknown to him.

Mr. McGUIRE advised that he had computed the

flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Havana of this plane,

taking into consideration the weight and wind drift, and

said that in the event the plane had taken the direct

flight the estimated travel time would have been one hour

and thirty minutes.

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. File # 2-165

on -

8/8/57

_at Control Tower, Broward International Airport,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

by Special Agent -

DENNIS J. O'SHEA

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on August 8, 1957, Mr. ROBERT VIAZ,

Lineman,

Red Aircraft Company: Broward International Airport,

Lauderdale, Florida,

advised that he observed the twin

engine Beechcraft, Identification No. N 6972?, depart the

Broward International Airport on August 7, 1957,

7:00 p.m.

He said that the plane was

eccupied by five

people.

He said that DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

whom he has known

for about one and one-half years, elieved that the co-

definitely piloting

this plane when it took off.

pilot was named BANOS.

Mr. VIAZ

served the other three occupants

and was unaware of their

identities.

When interviewed lster in the

day, Mr. VIAZ fur

nished the following additional information.

all five of the men who departed in this plane had arrived

at the Broward International Airport in a 1956 or 1957

Oldsmobile, charcoal bottom, white top.

This car was left

at the field on the night of the flight, August 7, 1957.

but was apparently removed during the night.

VAZQUEZ, upon boarding the plane at the time of

its departure, was carrying a small leather brief ease.

observed nothing else being loaded on the plane on August 7,

Mr. VIAZ

described. VAZQUEZ as being a white male,

age about

35, 5' 6" tall,

heavy build,

heavy face, bushy

hair, and wearing a medallion on a chain.

le said that the co-pilot,

who is usually with

VAZQUEZ, is a white male, 5: 6'

medium build, black hair,

and about 25 years of age.

He believed that this man might

be BANOS, but he was not certain.

He said that two of the

remaining three men were about VAZQUEZ's height and build

but younger,

about 30 years of age.

He said that the fifth

was about the same height and age but medium build.

VIAZ said that he gassed this plane on Tuesday,

August 6, 1957, filling

the tanks, but the plane did not

leave the field on that day.

VIAZ said that he had

not personally observed anything

being loaded on the

plane on that day.

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8/8/57

_at Red Aircraft Company, Broward International Airport,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

by Special Agent

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Mrs. CLAYTON GAMBER, Red Aircraft Company, advised

on August 8,.

1957, that to her knowledge

the twin engine

Beechcraft plane, which is usually operated by DANIEL

VAZQUEZ, had been on the field all that Wednesday, August 7,

1957. She was unaware of the plane's departure.

Later on the same day she recalled that on

August 6, 1957, at about 6:00 p.m., an Oldsmobile automobile

with charcoal bottom and white top, pulled up

to the Beech-

craft which was parked some distance from the office.

observed that this automobile carried

three men.

noticed that the trunk was opened, at which time three

wooden boxes, described as approximately four feet long,

one foot wide and one foot deep, were

loaded onto the plane.

No other articles were loaded, to the best of her knowledge.

She observed that these three men waited in the vicinity

the plane as if expecting other arrivals,

but shortly

after departed.

She observed that the plane did not leave

the field on that day, August 6, 1957.

Mrs. GAMBER said that the Beechcraft plane had

had a complete motor overhaul at the instruction of

dividual representing himself to be ANGEL BANOS,

on May 16,

She produced a worksheet dated May 16, 1957, in the

name of BANOS, which reflected that the plane was worked

on during the period May 27 through June 24, 1957, and that

this plane was finally released to the owner on about July 15,

No installations or body changes were made during this

period; however, when the plane was overhauled it was noted

that a CAA-Approved camera hatch had been installed.

said that about this time one of the mechanics, JIM McMANN,

who had done some work in the past for VAZQUEZ, met VAZQUEZ

at Red Aircraft Company and renewed their acquaintance.

Mrs. GAMBER said that MCMANN informed her that the

man whom she had been observing operating this plane was

actually VAZQUEZ and not BANOS, as she had presumed previously.

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File # 2-165

on 8/8/57

_at Red Aircraft Company, Broward International Airport,

Lauderdale, Florida

by Special Agent DENNIS I. Q'SHEA

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The August 9, 1957 Issue of the "Miami Herald"

carried an article

entitled

"Rebels Crash Aircraft in

Cuba,

FBI to Probe."

This article stated that a plane

which took off from Fort Lauderdale, piloted by a Miami

man

and carrying five cuban revolutionists, had crash

landed

on the quanabo Highway north of Havana, Cuba,

and

that the plane, according to the United Press, was

p1loted by DANIEI VAZQUEZ of Miami.

on August 12, 1957 1-1 advised that accora-

ing to information received through official Cuban sources,

the individuals on the above-described Beechcraft at the

time 1t landed clandestinely in Cuba were DANIEL VAZQUEZ

Y COEJO, pilot, RAUL DIAZ ARGUELLES, who is reportedly a

member of the Revolutionary Directory, an anti-revolutionary

organization which has publicly acknowledged responsibility

for the March 13, 1957 attack on the Presidential Palace in

Havana, ANTONIO M. YABOR JUSTI, pilot, who was also known

as MICHEL, MANUEL CROSS QUINTANA,

another pilot, and "PUCHO"

MORALLES, who was, according to T-2, at the Cuban camp in

the Dominican Republic.

T-2 said that a previous report

to the effect that ALBERTO BAYO, JR., JORGE TRIANO and

LUIS SILVA, Cuban pilots, were also on this plane, was

found to be incorrect.

T-2 said on October 11, 1957 that YABOR 1s

presently in jail in Cuba and that he has reportedly ad-

mitted having been on the plane and that VAZQUEZ was the

pilot of the plane.

T-2 said that a man named CRUz has also been

arrested by the Cuban authorities for having harbored

and that CRUZ had given a statement to that effect.

VAZQUEZ and his companions after they landed In Cuba'I-2

said that CRuZ acknowledged having met the plane when 1t

landed and admitted having taken VAZQUEZ and his companions

and arms and ammunition which they had in their possession

to his home.

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On August 12, 1957, I-2 said that VAZQUEZ and

his companions were in

possession of four M-l rifles and

six .45 caliber revolvers when they landed.

On September 26, 1957, T-2 said that thirty

Italian carbines and five

boxes of ammunition for these

carbines had been unloaded from the Beechcraft and trans

ported to a place of security where they were later seized

by the cuban police authorities.

Report of Immigration and Naturalization Service

Miami, Florida, on the PRIO case, reflects that

BANOS, owner of record of the above-described Beecheraft,

had been interviewed by Investigator PAUL M. BAKER, Of

Immigration and Naturalization Service, and had claimed

that he and VAZQUEZ were to go into the aerial photography

business in Mexico.

BANOS admitted being anti-BATISTA,

but claimed not to be involved in any revolutionary

activity.

He bought the plane for the sum of $5.00. BANOS

1s a Unnted States eitizen by birth, according to Immigra-

tion and Naturalization Service.

On September 4, 1957, Investigators WILLIAM O.

MORRIS and PAUL M. BAKER, Immigration

and Naturalization

Service, took a sworn statement from DANIEL VAZQUEZ Y

COETO, 727 E. DiLido Drive, Miami Beach, Florida.

VAZQUEZ

was born March 4, 1926, in Havana, Cuba,

and is a Cuban

citizen.

He claimed that he had

last been In Cuba in

approximately October of 1956. He denied having been in

Cuba on or about August 8 or 9 of 1957, claiming he was

in New Orleans, Louisiana at about that time.

He claimed

that he left Miami on August 8, 1957, arrived In New

Orleans on the 9th and departed New Orleans on the Ilth,

crossed the Mexican border on the 13th, went to Mexico

City and returned, crossing the border

at Laredo,

on August 25,

He claimed to have been traveling

by automobile but declined to name his companions,

to state

where he had stayed in New Orleans.

to explain his business in Mexico.

He declined to name

the owner of the automobile in which he had traveled.

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VAZQUEZ stated that he had sold his Beechcraft

airplane to ANGEL BANOS for

the sum of $5.00,

that he had paid $13,645.00 for It. He refused to explain

why he had sold his plane to BANOS with such a loss.

admitted having flown the plane after having sold it to

BANOS and he admitted having taken friends on local flights.

He denied having taken any part in Cuban polities

and

denied having any knowledge of political or revolutionary

activities on the part of PRIO.

He denied having flown from Miami, Florida to

Havana in his Beechcraft plane,

No. N 69727, on August 8

or 9, or anywhere else on those dates.

On August 6, 1957, Immigration and Naturalization

Service Investigator MORRIS

took a sworn statement from

VAZQUEZ 1n

the presence of the latter's attorney,

WALTERS, of Miami.

He again refused to furnish details

concerning

his alleged trip from Miami to Mexico.

claimed that on

the day that he arrived in New

from Miami that he placed a call to his wife and also sent

her a telegram.

He said that he crossed the Mexican border

at Laredo, Texas en route to Mexico City.

his return trip was made in his wife's 1956 Cadillac automo-

bile and that she had picked him up at Laredo, Texas.

They

returned via New Orleans, where he claimed to have spent

the night at the Jung Hotel.

He acknowledged that CARLOS PRIO makes visits

to his home and claimed that these are strictly family

visits.

On September 6, 1957, Immigration and Naturaliza-

tion Service Investigator WILLIAM ®.

MORRIS took a sworn

MARIA SOLEdAD ALBA Y VAZQUEZ,

Beach, F prida.

stated that she was born May

in Madrid,

that CARLOS PRIO is

of her's

and

visits in her home.

She said that she had ar-

rived in New Orleans on August

28, or 29, having come from

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Laredo, Texas by car.

She said she picked up her husband

at Laredo on the 26th or 27th (of August).

gone to Laredo to pick him up because he

that her husband had been in Mexico CitY'had called her.

refused to state whether or not any

persons were with them in the automobile.

She stated that

at New Orleans

she and her husband were joined by CESAR

FONSECA, who had been visiting his sister, CLOTILDE HUMEL,

in New Orleans.

She said that her husband had been away

home since August 8, 1957.

She claimed that she did not

know where he had gone when he left home.

With further regard to VAZQuEZ,

T-2 reported

April 17, 1957, that CARLOS PRIO had sent VAZQUEZ on a

mission to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and that VAZQUEZ had de-

195% On Aprit 17, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM LANE, PAA Ticket

office,. Miami, Informed that VAZQUEZ departed Miami on

this flight.

On April 19, 1957, T-2 reported that VAZQUEZ

had returned from his trip to Haiti.

Examination of

manifests

In possession of Immigration and Naturalization

Service,

Miami, confirmed that VAZQUEZ had

on PAA Flight #434, on April 18, 1957, from Port-au-

Prince.

On April 22, 1957, T-2 advised

learned from one of his sources that VAZQUEZ had proceeded

from Hait1 to Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, for the

purpose of purchasing, on behalf of PRIO, some arms from

POLICARPO SOLAR, now known as General JOAQUIN RODRIQUEZ,

of the Dominican Republic Army.

T-2 said that these arms

had been brought into the Dominican Republic from Nicaragua.

On June 11, 1957, T-2 reported that VAZQUEZ had

departed Miami the previous Friday or Saturday for Mexico,

and that his wife, MARISOL, was scheduled to follow him

to Mexico.

T-2 said that the purpose of VAZQUEZ!s trip

was apparently to maintain contact

with PRIO's followers

in Mexico for reasons unknown to T-2.

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in June 27, 1957,

examination of Immigration and

Naturalization Service manifests reflected that SOLEDAT

ALBA (the maiden name of Mrs. VAZQUEZ) departed Miami on

Flight #101, for Mexico City via Guest Airlines.

It is to be noted that Mrs. VAZQUEZ is reportedly

a woman of considerable wealth, acquired from her former

husband, RICARDO ARTIGAS, former Commissioner of the Cuban

lottery

during the PRIO administration In Cuba.

VAZQUEZ resident at 727 E. DiLido Drive, DiLido Island,

Miami Beach,

is on an island in an exclusive residential

section of Miami Beach.

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IV.

ALLEGED REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

BY PRIO INVOLVING CUBANS IN MEXICO

On April 11,

that CELSO MARAGOTA

1957,

Miami Informant T-2 reported

follower of CARLOS

upon

instructions of PRIO had telephonicall

acting

ALBERTO

BAYO,

Mexico City Telephone 16.6742 and had requested

him to come immediately to Miami.

T-2 said that ALBERTO

BAYO is a pilot and is the son of General ALBERTO BAYO

GIRAUD, who trained FIDEL CASTRO's men in Mexico before

but assumed that PRIO was making overtures toward

establishing a training camp in Mexico as PRIO had several

days previously told some of his men that they

should

prepare to go to Mexico.

confirmed that

GIRAUD, )

entered the United States in the Port of Miami as an alien

visitor on Guest Airline Flight Number 100 on April 12,

T-2. advised that ALBERTO BAYO immediately upon arrival

at the airport was taken to PRIO for an early morning

appointment.

T-2 was unable to learn the results of this

appointment.

T-2 advised that the above mentioned telephone

call by CELSO MARAGOTA was made from Miami telephone FR 3-7040

on April 10, 1957.

On April 29, 1957, Miami Informant T-8 advised

that on April 10,

1957, a long distance telephone. call was

pLaced from FR 3-7040,

Miami to Mexico City telephone number

MEX 106142 for A. BELLO.

On July 9, 1957, Mr. A. ANDREWS, Manager,

Hotel

2528 Broadway, New York City,

ALBERTO BAYO

COSGAYA and his father ALBERTO BAYO registered at the

Hotel

Newton on May 2, 1957, and checked out on May 21, 1957.

Mr. ANDREWS

said that

were placed from their room on

while theMay 5, 11, and 16, 1957,

were there telephone

calls

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to FRanklin 3-2950 (Hotel Vendome,

Florida,

where CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS resides) and

Miami Beach,10, a cal

was placed to Mexico City 106142 for CARMEN BAYO.

Another

call made to the same number on May 9, 1957, was

cancelled.

On May 20, 1957,

T-2 advised that he had received

information from Cuban official circles to

effect that PRIO

had from

60 to 80 men in Mexico who would ship

out for Cuba

sometime in the near

future with CANDIDO de la TORRE, Who

has

been associated with PRIO for a number of years.

1957, T-2 said that CANDIDO de

CORRE is in charge of a large group of men in

that these men were reportedly being trained for a revolutionary

invasion of Cuba and that PRIO was sending men

groups from Miami

Mexico.

T-2 said that PRIO planned

three pronged action based

from Florida, Mexico, and Costa

He said that men leaving Miami for Mexico were

destined to Victoria Number 94

to Jose Enrique Number

14, both

addresses

in Mexico City.

1957, Miami Informant T-9 advised that

Cuban exiles were

active in Mexico, but that there

decided split between the two groups,

one being under the

leadership of CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS and

the other under

FIDEL CASTRO.

group in Mexico

I-9 said that the group leaders of the PRIO

under the banner

of March" are

CANDIDO de la TORRE HERRERA, JOSE FALLAT AGUERRES, and

CARLOS MARISTANY HERNANDEZ.

T-S said that the latter,

who is the coordinator of the groups in Miami and Mexico

arrived in Mexico a few days previously from Miami.

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soures advised that approximately a week prior to

July 6,

be

1957, CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS had instructed him to

ready to go to Mexico in order to

receive Revolutionary

training under CANDIDO de la TORRE who has been previously

associated with PRIO and who was reportedly one of the

leaders of the Cuban Camp which operated in the Dominican

Republic from about October, 1956, to April, 1957.

The source said that PRIO gave him $50.00 and

agreed to pay his wife the sum of $150.00 per month during

PRIO instructed this source

ORTA of Miami who is presently under

indictment on a Perjury charge growing out of testimony

1957, before a Federal Grand

relative to Revolutionary activities allegedly

being engaged in by PRIO and other Cubans in the Miami area.

Source said that ORTA provided him with a ticket

for travel by bus to Mexico City and with $25.00 in cash.

ORTA instructed the source to proceed to 125 Solis Street,

Mexico,

to ran For CANDIDo de La TORRE.

D.F. upon his arrival there and

The source said that there

were no witnesses present during the times that either PRIO

or ORTA gave him these instructions.

Upon arrival in Mexico City on July 10,

source went to

125 Solis Street as instructed and

for CANDIDO de

la TORRE.

A woman who answered the door

instructed him

Number 48.

Mexico

to proceed to the address'by

PEDRO BORONDA,

City,

where he was met

a woman whose

Identity he later learned

this address.

that he knew PEDRO MIRET as having

also a leader of the July

26 Movement in Mexico City

as being a leader in a new expedition which is being

planned by PRIO and members of the July 26 Movement in

Mexico.

He said that he determined that MIRET resides in

Mexico at Sierra Nevada, Number 174, telephone number 201619.

88.

Interview with _ T-10

_ File #_ 2-165

on 7/25/57 at MIAME, FLORIDA

by Special Agent GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. 2290

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MIRET questioned

source as to who had sent him.

answered that he had

been expecting the source.

Move the one enouge omote en unan located neat the

When the source

village of Ixtapan de la Sal on the Toluca Highway about a

6 hour drive southwest of Mexico City.

This farm

distinguished by the

fact that the farmhouse was of yellow

and had a pink roof.

Corn and

black beans were grown

the farm.

source was never able to learn the name

of the owner of the farm.

The source

that he

was taken to a very

long large unpainted wooden barn which served as a barracks

for approximately 55 Cubans who were there.

The source

and another man named RODRIGUEZ immediately upon their

arrival were thoroughly searched by CELSO MARAGOTA, a

Cuban Revolutionary follower of PRIO who was one of the

leaders at the camp.

CELSO's search included the clothes,

pockets, and

wallets of these 2 men.

He tore up the

passport of RODRIGUEZ.

source ascertained that PEDRO MIRET

Other leaders in line of order were

LEONEL GOMEZ, who had been at the Cuban Camp in the

Jominican Republic; CELSO MARAGOTA, who appeared to have

lirect supervision; and ALEJENDRO FERREIRA CORRAL who lived

in the barracks with the other men.

The other leaders

away from the barracks. Of the 55 men quartered in these

EDUARDO ROIG,

source identified SERGIO TEUTELO, JOSE MORALES,

CARLOS ALFARO

(FNU) MILAN,

Source said on the morning of July 11, 1957,

he

returned to Mexico City with

CELSO MARAGOTA

DIAZ where 7 men including several of those named above

were picked up and taken into the city.

The new arrivals

were registered at the Principal Hotel,

Mexico City and

CELSO MARAGOTA registered at the Galveston Hotel.

in Mexico City,

LUIS CARBAJAL ESTRADA, who was a

member of

which is under the leadership of AURELIANO

SANCHEZ ARANGO, who is also a member of the July 26 Movement,

joined a drinking party which included the source.

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On July 13

1957,

the above Cubans,

exception

Of CARBAJAL returned

öf Ixtapan de la Sal and began training

30.06 rifles

sights,

some M-l and M-2 rifles,

7 machine guns, and 2 mortars.

also supplied with ammunition belts and canteens and

8 or 10 in the group had uniforms.

The 8 or 10 men

also supplied with arm bands bearing the letters "o.R."

(representing Organization Revolutionary).

no 26th of July insignia.

arose at 6:00 AM each

morning, received

calisthenics and

at 9:00 AM were given

coffee and milk

which was brought in from the main farmhouse.

training with the above weapons they were taken by bus at

11:30 each morning to the village for lunch.

miscellaneous

instructions and training were given during

the course of the afternoon.

Source said that no general instructions concerning

future plans were disclosed to

the men; however, CELSO

MARAGOTA confided to the source that an

expedition would

if the Mexican

Federal Police allowed a yacht owned

to depart. MARAGOTA indicated that this boat would

Rico or Cosa Rica and that a landing would

be made in Cuba at about Arracoa or at Pilon as second choice.

The source said that morale was very poor at this

camp because the men only received 7 Mexican Pesos per day

this being the equivalent of 56% on which they were expected

to purchase their meals.

MIRET served as paymaster and

source believed that he obtained this money from CANDIDO

learned that PABLO DIAZ

GONZALEZ, a July 26 leader in New York City, also sent money

On July 17, 1957,

the camp at Ixtapan de la Sal

was abandoned for the stated reason that it was always

raining there.

The men were transported by bus and private

about 1 mile from Beli Tuxpan which is located

near the Gulf of Mexico.

Source said that here they were

also quartered in a big barn from which point one could

the ocean about 3 or 4 miles away.

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MARIO DIAZ on the morning following their arrival

went to MIRET and demanded that the

men receive more money

MIRET refused

as they were losing weight and were hungry DIAZ was joined

whereupon DIAZ stated that he was

leaving.

by the source and together they walked

the village

Beli Tuxpan where they

caught a bus to Vera Cruz where they

separated.

Source proceeded to Mexico City by plane arriving

on July 18

On July 19, 1957, the

contacted LUIS CARBAJAL ESTRADA; who arranged for the source

to see AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO,.

who lives at Medellin,

Number 216,

Apartment 3, Mexico

SANCHEZ ARANGO told

the source

that he

is opposed to PRIO and his group because

he considered PRIO to be

traitor as PRIO had returned to

Cuba under the BATISTA administration.

SANCHEZ ARANGO

proposed that the source join his group,

but stated that he

possessed no money and could not maintain source in Mexico'ne

although he needed

men for his movement.

Source said that

saw in Mexico FRANCISCO CAIROL,

of SANCHEZ ARANGO'S

men who had been reportedly beaten up in Miami by an unknown

assailant earlier in July, 1957•

SANCHEZ ARANGO claimed to the

source that he

has

support in

Cuba from military men who will revolt

against BATISTA.

SANCHEL ARANGO told source that he could communicate

with him by writing to MARIA B. RANJEL,

Medellin 216, Apartment

Zone 7, Mexico, D.F. and that he should place the

ZELIAN in the corner of the envelope.

Source said that

"HELIA" is identical to Dr. HELIA CALVO who resides at

same address.

SANCHEZ ARANGO also told the source that he may

very likely lead an expedition out of Florida into Cuba.

Inis is to take place in the event his military following

in Cuba did not revolt against BATISTA.

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On August 15, 1957, I-2 said that PRIO's group

in Mexico

was getting prepared to leave the camp at Tuxpan

new base.

on August 16,

authorities had

PRIETO,

arrested CANDIDO de Ya

T-2 advised that the Mexican

TORRE and TULIO

skipper of the

"Blue Chip", along with

seven other

men who were not on

board this boat

the time they were

arrested.

In addition to the "Blue Chip",

the Mexican

authorities seized

"Puxcatan" owned by RODOLFO TIBERCIO

MARQUEZ.

T-2 said that both of these boats

at the time they

were seized were fully provisioned, but that there were

guns on board.

Among those arrested in

addition to

CANDIDO and TULIO PRIETO were ARALDO HERNANDEZ

BUSTAMANTE,

ACHILLES IGLESIAS.

EDUARDO RAY, FERNANDO OROZCO, RAFAEL LEAL,

said that these

men were supposed

to have departed

on August 15,

1957,

for the Triangle

Islands, located

approximately 225 miles from Tuxpan

they had been scheduled to pick up arms in another

Caribbean country,

according to I-2's source.

that the total number of Cubans who were to participate in

this expedition was estimated at about 200 men.

ultimate destination was Cuba.

1957, T-2 advised that General

reportedly left West Palm

former President of Cuba, on matters relating to boats.

T-2 said that four American citizens,

whose names he did

not know, were also allegedly on board this vessel.

that he had made

on August tain investigation at West

1957, Miami Informant T-11 reported

Palm Beach

concerning the "Blue Chip" and had ascertained that the

"Blue Chip" was docked just north of the George Washington

Hotel at West Palm Beach.

T-ll said that the

"Blue Chip"

took on $104.00 worth of Diesel fuel oil while there and

July 20, 1957 (instead of July 13 as reported

I-2) from West Palm Beach without clearing United Stätes

Customs or Immigration and Naturalization Service.

said the boat had reportedly come to West Palm Beach from

Savannah, Georgia, and that when it left it was supposed

to put in at Key West although inquiry by I-ll indicated that

it did not arrive at the Port of Key West.

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T-11 said that on board this vessel at the time

it departed West Palm Beach was an American captain,

unknown,

one individual who appeared to

be a Puerto

and four or five other men whose nationalitiés

but who were probably Americans.

I-ll said that he had

exhibited a photograph

who work at the dock where this

Of ALBERTO BAYO, had been

SR. to various people

vessel

preparing

to depart, but that no one had been able to identify

those on board the

T-ll said that he

ascertained,

that it would have been very easy

or anybody else

however, , board the vessel without having

observed.

Miami newspapers carried articles date lined August

Mexico City,

Chip" or

1951'"Blue Ship" of which

reflecting that

been seized by Mexican authorities in frustrating

MexiCO, MULIO PRIETO was master, had

alleged revolutionary expedition which was about to leave

from Tuxpan, Mexico,

against Cuba; but no mention was made

in any of these articles of General ALBERTO BAYO.

On September 8, 1957,

T-2 advised that he had

to the United States with TULIO

PRIETO among those on board.

no information indicating that General ALBERTO

BAYO was on

this vessel.

Immigration and Naturalization

General ABLERTO BAYO is dying in Mexico of a heart condition

having had two heart attacks.

Mr. MORRIS said that according

to his Informant, ALBERTO BAYO,

JR., son of General ALBERTO

that this information be furnished to CARLOS PRIO.

On September 23, 1957, Mr. JOSEPH THURMAN,

Investigator, Immigration

and Naturalization Service, Miami,

arrived at Miami on September 22,

ALBERTO BAYO COSGAYA 1957, via Guest

son of subject Airlines,

Mexico City.

advised Immigration and

Naturalization Service that his father is presently in a

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hospital,

Sanatorium Espanol Avenida Ejercito, Mexico

Nacional, Mexico City,

suffering

conaition.

He said that his father resides at Country

Club Avenue, 67 Churubesco, Mexico, D. F.,

himself is

a dust pilot

at 45 Avenida North

Number 5, San Salvador, El Salvador.

BAYO, JR.

admitted that his father had trained

63 men for FIDEL CASTRO in Mexico, but denied

any 1m-

plication in the

"Blue Chip;" and

denied that he himself

1s implicated in any revolutionary activities.

On August 26, 1957, I-2 stated that he had

recently learned through Cuban sources that CANDIDO

DE LA TORRE left Tuxpan on or about August 29-31, 1957,

on the "Blue Chip" with about 30 men, including General

The "Blue Chip" proceeded to a

small island on the Sudatan PentSui A malot

was supposed to follow the

"Blue Chip"

with drinking

WhIp", but this small boat falled to appear.

The "Blue

was overloaded with men, arms, and

supplies and

had only a limited amount of drinking water.

crisis began to develop, CANDIDO DE LA TORRE left four

men on this small island and proceeded with the remainder

of his force to a point near Veracruz where he put these

men, including General BAYO on shore.

After walking for

approximately 8 hours in the heat, BAYO suffered the heart

which resulted in his having been taken

in Mexico City.

T-2 said that PRIO subsequently sent BAYO

the sum of $600.00.

T-2 said that the "Blue Chip," upon leaving Tuxpan

was supposed to proceed to Costa Rica and that the ultimate

destination,

after sufficient guns had been obtained, was

T-2 alleged that the expedition was a

"PRIO deal."

T-2 said that the Mexican Navy seized the four men who had

been left off on the island and that each of the men had a

machine gun in his possession.

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T-2 said that the "Blue Chip" is now at Vera-

CrUz+ Mexico undergoing repairs.

He said that FELIX de la

son of CaNdIdo,

TORRE, 20, 1957, reporting to PRatedly in Miami

around September

It is to be noted that the uprising at Cienfuegos,

Cubalwhich will be set forth later in this report)

on or about September 5, 1957, and that the "Blue Chip"

departed from Tuxpan,

Mexico on or about August 29 - 31,

for Costa Rica

and Cuba.

T-2 did not know whether

1957 "plue Chip's" arrival in Cuba was to be synchronized

the Cienfuegos uprising.

n September 26, 1957

Miami Informant T-19

reported having received the following information from:

source which has been in contact with T-12: M

ENRIQUE CAPETILLO, a Cuban citizen who resides in

Mexico and who is described as being the right hand man of

CARLOS MARISTANY, former Minister of Communications in the

Cuban Government

under CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, disclosed that

that the members of this junta are

CARLOS PRIO who resides in Miami,

hold a simultaneous military uprising and

Florida landing by

The plan is to

revolutionists who will come from outside Cuba.

The arrival of CARLOS PRIO in Cuba is to

be synchronized

with the revolt.

Plans are being made for a

in Cuba to be carried on against the will of

EUSEBIO MUJAL,

head of the largest Cuban labor confederation.(s)

bout two weeks ago, LUIS ALBERTO MONGE, Secretary

General of ORIT (Organizacion

Regional Interamericana de

a known Communist union

(rabajares) ONGE is an enemy of MuJAL.

conferred with CARLOS

After the meeting,

CARLOS MARISTANY stated that it had been very satisfactory:

It is to be noted that CARLOS MARISTANY is reportedly PRIO's

deputy in Mexico.(a

The organizer to come from outside Cuba is CANDIDO

de la TORRE, alias "EL VIEGO". (5)

The recent arrest of some Cuban revolutionists

and the confiscation of some weapons at Tuxpan, Mexico,

delayed the revolt, but did not cause it to be called off.ts,

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The recent purge of army officers

in Cuba by

President FULGENCIO BATISTA may also delay the revolt,

but the

corps of the army group is still intact.

T-12 said that CAPETILLQ did not disclose to

T-12'5 source the time of the revolt, but indicated

that it

might come early in October.

CAPETILLO disclosed to T-12's source that

a radio

station had been set

up in each province of Cuba and one

Central America.

I-le's source was of the opinion that the

Cuban revolutionists have a

radio station in Veracruz,

Mexico, because CARLOS MARISTANY is known to make frequent

trips to Veracruz.

T-12's source also believed that one

MARGOLLES is operating a clandestine radio station station

in Miami or close by on behalf of PRIO because PRIO must

have frequent contact with his fellow consprators in Cuba.

(It appears that MARGOLLES is identical to FERNANDO MARGOLLES,

a Cuban radio technician who resides in Miami and who was

the December, 1950% 06 movement in Cuba.

reported previously as having gone to Mexico shortly prior to

Landing in Cuba of FIDEL CASTRO RUZ

leader of the July

It was reported

on that occasion that MARGOLLES had gone to Mexico for

the purpose of

setting up a clandestine radio in conjunction

with CARLOS MARISTANY.)

In Mexico training of Cuban revolutionists is

being carried on under JOSE FALLAT;

who was described as

naving served in the Cuban revolutionaly camp which existed

Dominican Republic from the Fall of 1956 to April,

(It appears that this individual is possibly

identical to JOSE RAMON FAYAT AQUERES who furnished a sworn

Naturalization Service in

statement on September ah wian?, to the Immigration

on September 23,

1957, from Mexico.

FAYAT had arrived in Miami

The day after his

arrival as a non-immigrant, he applied for an extension,

requesting political asylum.

He admitted to Immigration

and Naturalization Service

having been an active

revolutionist as one of the officers in the military

training

camp in the Dominican Republic, and admitted that in Mexico

he was grouping men together to go to Cuba to fight against

BATISTA.) The OA (Autentico Organizacion) has about 30 people

in Mexico in training.

The July 26 group also has some people

The July

in Mexico26 group is financiälly in bad

and these will probably go along

with the OA.

straights, and PRIO

is contributing somewhat to their support.

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AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO, who is chief of the

Cuban revolutionary organization known as

Triple A,

is also in Mexico,

but he is not involved in the above

plot although he has people in Cuba who are organized. (S)

The Cuban revolutionists in Mexico, according

co T-12's source.

have a ship

called the "Blue Chip",

captain dexico,

TULIO PRIETO,

which ship is reportedly

at Tuxpan,

Mara, i loved chat a to an 300 20 038

who was previously reported as one of

the owners

, a boat which has been reported from

time to time in Miami as being of a

regard to revolutionary activities.)

CARL MARISTANY

expected to come to Miami soon from Mexico. N

There is considerable friction between the July

26 members in Mexico and the PRIO group

in Mexico.

According

to I-12's source, members of the July 26 group in Mexico

are unaware of the fact, as alleged by T-l2's

source,

CARLOS PRIO financed the landing of FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba. E

T-12's source feels that if the revolution against

the July 26 people will be pretty well

eliminated from

BATISTA succeedsinfluence in the Cuban Government because

they do not have the power and backing of the PRIO group. l

v.

ALLEGED PLANS TO USE HAITI

AS A BASE FOR REVQLUTIONARY

OPERATIONS.

On July 3, 1957,

T-2 advised that General ALBERTO

BAYO GIRAUD andhis son

ALBERTO BAYO COSGAYA, who have

been previously mentioned under Section IV

of this report had gone by plane from Miami to Haiti on or

in order to establish contact with

AbOUt SCRIPIN, CRIPPIN, United States Stateg-2 sada hot this was

Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay?IDEL CASTRO who is reported leading

for the purpose of aiding

a group of Cuban revolutionaries in the Sierra Maestro Mountains

in Cuba and also for establishing contact with Ex-Cuban army

officers in Haiti.

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1-2 sald that. ALBURlO BAYO.

JR. returned to Miami

by airline from Haiti on June

failed to establish contact with & 1957n.

after having apparently

He proceeded to

the home of MANOLO FERNANDEZ,,

an associate of CARLOS PRIO,

who resides at 15212 Southwest Second Street, Miami.

BAYOs went to

I-2 pointed out that immediately before the

they stayed at the Airways Hotel, Miami,

for 2 days after arriving from New York City and that while

there the BAYOs were in conference with CARLOS PRIO.

T=2 said that it appeared at the time that PRIO hoped

to establish a base of operation in Haiti.

reported

decided to place

on July 3, 1951'RAYO in charge of military tactics

that FIDEL CASTRO had allegedly

and preparations and that CASTRO expected PRIO to provide

BAYO with funds.

On July 8,

1957, T-2 reported having

following additional information: General ALBERTO BAYO was

July S?

Hares and he was stall in jail as of July 7, 1957.

1957, by the authorities in

arrested because the Haitian authorities believed him to be

in contact with Haitian Communists.

Also arrested at the

same time with him was an American, JAMES BARTON UNDERWOOD,

who had travelled with the BAYOs to Haiti from Miami.

said that UNDERWOOD is a New Yorker and had apparently

met the BAYOs in New York City prior to this trip.

T-? said that he had learned through an official

source that when BAYO was arrested he was in

possession of

maps and plans relating to revolutionary activities in the

Province of Oriente,

T-2 said that he had

through another source that on Juhe 25 or 26, ALBERTO BAYO,

placed a long distance telephone call from Port-au-Prince,

Haiti to MANOLO FERNANDEZ,

1528* Southwest 2nd Street,

telephone number FR 3-2950 and disclosed that an emissary

expeated to arrive in Miami within twenty-four hours,

bearing information from FIDEL CASTRO.

On June 28, BAYO lagain contacted MANOLO FERNANDEZ

Port-au-Prince,

and FERNANDEZ advised that the emissary

that General to out be in are or a ninter®

had arrived in Miami from Cuba with a letter

arrangements, including the purchase of supplies.

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T-2 said that following the arrival in Miami on

June 29, 1937,

of BAYO, JR. from Haiti, that BAYO, JR. had

conferences with Phlo on July 1 and 2.

BAYO, JR.

disappeared

from Miami on Jult?

3, 1957, and his whereabouts is presently

unknown to T-2.

said that while BAYO, JR. was in Miami,

he stayed at the home of MANOLO FERNANDEZ.

said that he also learned through a

in Haiti that BAYO,

function

to indoctrinate it little by little along Communist

With further regard to General ALBERTO BAYO, SR.,

I-2 advised that he was born March 28,

1892, at Camaguey,

but later went to

spain, where he served with the

Cubnish Republican Army; later he went to Mexico, sponsored

DY LOMBARDO TOLEDANO, whom I-2 described as being the

Communist Mexican labor leader.

T-2 said BAYO now possesses

a Mexican passport.

His son, ALBERTO BAYO, JR., was born

in 1927 in Spain.

T-2 said that he had learned also from his source

SR. had an interview in Haiti with

Came but the la Bie, Hate a pon to 1n Hao tangen

a base in Haiti if I become President. Didn!t he help me

with arms and money?"

T-2 said that PRIO had sent TEMISTOCLES FUENTES

to Haiti several months ago forthe purpose of establishing

contact with DUVILIERE and that

PRIO subsequently

sent arms

to Haiti for DUVILIERE,

but that these arms were discovered

and TEMISTOCLES was forced to go into hiding.

officials know that FUENTES gave money to

T-2 said that PRIO extricated FUENTES from Haiti

by sending DANIEL VASQUEZ, Cuban pilot to Haiti by

airline and that VASQUEZ drove FUENTES by car to

the Dominican border, where he delivered FUENTES to POLICARPO

Republic

in April, 1957.

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BAYO will

T-2 said that according to his source, General

be in charge of an expeditionary force against

the BATISTA Government.

T-2 was of the opinion that no

invasion was imminent inview of the time that would be

required by BAYO to organize such a force.

T-2 said that

BAYO änd his son are living somewhere in the Miami area,

but not in Miami proper.

On July 10, 1957;

American Embassy

advised that the Haitian Police had arrested AT RApTo

at Port-au-Prince,

BAYO GIRAUD on July 5, 1957, in connection

arms plot involving American citizen

JAMES BARTON UNDERWOOD

and some former Haitian army officers and that BAYO was

deported on July 6, 1957.

The Embassy stated

that UNDERWOOD

who was still in the custody of the Haitian authorities

then claimed that BAYO is a Communist and that he is involved

in the activities of the PRIO - CASTRO rebels in Cuba.

On July 22, 1957, T-2 advised that General BAYO

told PRIO after he

returned to Miami upon being released by

the Haitia authorities,

arrested,

but had been

talk himself out of prison because of his knowledge

of the French language.

I-2 said that on July 6, 1957, he

Havana when FRANCOIS MAGLIORE,

was present in

a Haitian,

came there

claiming to represent the Chief of the Military Junta of

MAGLIORE reported the arrest of General BAYO and

JAMES BARTON UNDERWOOD in Haiti,

stating thatBAYO and UNDERWOOD

had been conspiring with ex-army officers of Haiti concerning

a revolution which was aimed primarily against Cuba rather

than against Haiti.

T-2 said

that he later determined

however

to Miami

that MAGLIORE and General BAYO flew from Haiti

aboard the same plane on July 6,

proceeded to Havana to make

report.

1957, described

MAGLIORE did not mention that he had left Haiti

same plane with BAYO and that BAYO was then in the

United States.

1957,

T-9 reported having received

information to the effect

that UNDERWOOD wrote a letter

Port-au-Prince in June,

to lure BAYO to Cuba on the pretext of taking

him to FIDEL CASTRO in the Sierra Maestra Mountains.

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said that UNDERWOOD was born in Louisville,

Kentucky on

September

30, 1896,

served a prison term of 1 year

and was dishonorably/discharged

both Army and

for fraudulent enlistments; that

UNDERWOOD has had a very questionable background through -;

adult life

including allegations of fraud if

connection with war contracts during World War II.

Police,

Port-au-Prince,

PIERRE L. PARES' UNDERWOOD had

advised that

"evicted" fromfaiti and that he allegedly returned to

OTAL DENIAL

New York via the Dominican Republic by PAA Flight 218,

on July 28, 1957.

On August 14,

195?; Mr.

of Naval Intelligence,

advised that

iSed thE CAN BARTON

UNDERWOOD, had,

following

his return to the United States,

BROWN; had arrived in Havana on August u 15t,e na ROGER

registered at the hotel Nacionale Eu BARTON BAYO LANA

and had checked out of that hotel on August 13, 1957.

In September 23.

Mr. WALLACE ROUSE, Port

Chester, New York,

WILLIAM WINGFIELD,

been in contact with PRIO in New York City, told RousE that

if the newly elected President of Haiti is

which had been backed by PRIO that PRIO would have Haiti

as a base from which to operate against BATISTA.

Fic: BASE IN FART

PALSADE IN FOLL

The September 24, 1957,

issue of the "Miami Daily

News" carried an article

entitled "Violence Looms in Haiti

As DUVALIER Claims Vote" by the Associated Press, dateline

September 24,

1957, Port-au-Prince

This article

disclosed that Dr.

FRANCOIS DUVALIER had rolied up a top-

Presidential election returns on September

1957, and that a losing candidate had hinted at violence.

reports reflect that Haiti is presently under

military rule and that DUVALIER has not yet been

Installed

With further regard to JAMES BARTON, UNDERWOOD

on October 3, 1957, Mr. JULES DUBOIS, Miami representative

of the Chicago Tribune Press and a member of

the Inter-American

Press Association, advised that following UNDERWOOD's reported

release from prison in Haiti, that he was in the hotel

Nacionale

in Havana, Cuba and at which

he observed UNDERWOOD

at that hotel. UNDERWOOD acknowledged that he was registered

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there under the

alias of BARTON BAYO LENA. Mr. DUBOIS

said that UNDERWOOD told him that he had gone

the two BAYOs for the purpose of delivering them to the

Cuban authorities

in Cuba for which he had been offered

sum of $100,000.00 by the Cuban authorities.

UNDERWOOD

claimed that he had almost succeeded in carrying out

this mission.

DUBOIS said that he made

inquiry

of the

desk clerk

at the Nacionale Hotel and learned that

hotel room

was being paid for by the Cuban Bureau

UNDERWOOD's

Investigations.

DUBOIS also learned that Colonel

ORLANDO PEDRO,

Chief of the Bureau of Investigations,

Vational Police,

paid the expenses of UNDERWOOD during most

of his stay in Cuba.

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VI. ALLEGED RECRUITING AND TRAINING

A. Concerning JOSE LUIS DIVINO MURILLO SANTIAGO

On June 7, 1957, T-2 reported that he had received

information from two separate sources to the effect that

CARLOS PRIO was again rounding up his men preparatory to

some revolutionary plan,

and that his men were being

structed to contact JOSE MURILLO at the Palms Hotel, Miami.

On June 24, 1957, JOSE LUIS DIVINO MURILLO SANTIAGO

was Interviewed by Special

Agents NICK F. STAMES and GEORGE

E. DAVIS, JR.

Murillo said that he was born March 25, 1925,

in Jebacoa, Manzanillo, Oriente Province, Cuba, and was ad-

mitted to the United States on September 9, 1955, for

permanent residence. His Alien Registration Number 1s

A10183784.

He denied that he had been engaged in any recruit-

ing activities on behalf of CARLOS PRIO or anybody else.

acknowledged having met PRIO but claimed that he did not

know him personally.

He denied having recrilted any of the

expeditioners who left Miani on the "Corinthea.

camp In the Dominican Republic, and said that his room-

mate, LUIS VOLIE, had also been in the same camp. MURILLO

said that he is unemployed and was last employed as a bus

not a but hay a ban tr the cousan

boy at the Balmoral Hotel, Miami Beach, and was planning

to go to california to visit his brother, B. MURILLO,

1025 W. 23rd Street, Los Angeles.

B. Corcerning SERGIO EUPLIO HEREDIA Y CORRALES

In connection with a separate investigation, Miami

Informant T-13 reported on July 19, 1957 that SERGIO HEREDIA,

who claimed to be a former Cuban representative, residing at

the Royalton Hotel, Miami, had sought the assistance of

HARRY ROLLIN, Miami, In carrying on revolutionary activities

for the following week in Holguin and Guantanamo, Cuba.

HEREDIA disclosed that he had two brothers employed at

United States Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba, allegedly assisting

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revolutionary followers of CARLOS PRIO.

T-13 said that

HEREDIA had propositioned ROLLIN to go to Cuba

to train

the

revolutionists in the use of firearms, but that ROLLIN

had

declined this offer.

On August 12, 1957, T-2 reported that two

Americans, CHARLES BLASDEL and JULIO FUENTES had been re-

cruited by HEREDIA for revolutionary activities in Cuba,

and that BLASDEL

and FUENTES had departed Miami after

attending a meeting with CARLOS PRIO.

Also present at

the meeting were HEREDIA and HARRY ROLLIN®

T-2 said

that ROLLIN later proceeded to Cuba on August 9, 1957.

August 13,

1957, T-5

advised that charLes

WESLEY BLASDEL, JULIO FUENTES and HARRY ROLLIN had been

arrested by the cuban authorities in cuba and were being

involuntarily deported to Miami.

T-5 said that BLASDEL

and FUENTES, according to the Cuban police, were re-

cruited in Miami by SERGIO HEREDIA to go to Cuba and pro-

ceed to Guantanamo for the purpose of training some 150

men in the use of firearms and grenades.

On August 13, 1957, T-2 expressed the opinion

that HEREDIA had actually been

operating a confidence

scheme against PRIO, using BLASDEL, FUENTES and ROLLIN

as window dressing.

BLASDEL, FUENTES and ROLLIN returned to Miami

on August 14, 1957,

and were interviewed

Special

Agents LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR. and GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR.

BLASDEL, who was then residing at 121 N. E.

5th Street, Miami, advised on August 14, 1957, that he

met HEREDIA in Miami, and that HEREDIA questioned

BLASDEL concerning his previous military experience as

a United States paratrooper in the United States Army,

and HEREDIA wanted to know if BLASDEL possessed knowledge

of guerrilla warfare.

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HEREDIA then recruited BLASDEL to train a group

of 156 Cubans located near Guantanamo, Cuba; later HEREDIA

claimed he had over 200 men.

He offered BLASDEL $500.00

upon arrival at Guantanamo to train these men in

of grenades, pistols, rifles, machine guns and submachine

parture,

On August 6, 1957, immediately prior to de-

BLASDEL, FUENTES and ROLLIN and HEREDIA were

driven to the home of MARISOL ALBA on DiLido Island,

Miami Beach, Florida, where they were introduced to

CARLOS PRIO.

PRIO shook hands with those present and

then remarked to BLASDEL,

"It is a very nice thing that

Americans are fighting for independence and democracy."

that he told PRIO that he had military ex-

perience and instructions in the use of firearms.

party got up to leave HEREDIA remarked to PRIO, "O. K. Mr.

President,"

and then said goodbye.

Shortly thereafter BLASDEL and FUENTES departed

Cuba, having been furnished $100.00 by HEREDIA with

the understanding that they were to receive $500.00 from

a contact in Cuba. However, upon meeting this contact,

PASTOR TARRERO, they learned that he knew nothing about

HEREDIA's plans and they received no money from him.

BLASDEL said that FUENTES had no military ex-

perience and could not have trained any revolutionaries.

BLASDEL frankly admitted that he and FUENTES had intended

only to obtain the $500.00 without performing any services

He said that he possessed no information of

HEREDIA having received any money from PRIO, and that

HEREDIA told him that he should take his orders solely

BLASDEL said that as a result of this trip

to cuba he now realized that HEREDIA'S

a1g hoax, apparently for the purpose of roposition was a

obtaining money

from PRIO, and that it became obvious to him as a result

of this trip that HEREDIA was not the head of any revolutionary

group in Cuba, did not have any organization, and

HEREDIA had made false representations The present where-

abouts of BLASDEL is unknown.

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on August 14, 1957, JULIO FUENTES, 93 N.

31st Street, Miami, gave

similar information but

admit having met PRIO, although he acknowledged

having gone to the home of MARISOL ALBA on DiLido Island.

FUENTES claimed that he merely went on the trip to Cuba

an interpreter and escort for BLASDEL,

and he claimed

that they

planned to

leave Cuba immediately

after receiv-

Ing the $500.00, which they had been offered by HEREDIA.

On August 14, 1957, JOSEPH EMMANUEL HARRY

at the South American Hotel,

now residing

from PRIO to obtain guns at the united States Navy Base,

who said that PRIO remarked

American boys were interested in freedom in Cuba, and that

PRIO remarked to BLASDEL,

"you don't speak Spanish but you

speak enough to call BATISTA a SOB."

ROLLIN stated on

August 9, 1957, he went to Cuba carrying a letter for

HEREDIA,

but this letter was never delivered and ROLLIN

was placed in jail with BLASDEL and FUENTES, who had been

arrested by the Cuban authorities at Santiago, Cuba.

On August 18, 1957, SERGIO EUPLIO HEREDIA

CORRALES, now reportedly living at the Palms Hotel,

was interviewed by Special Agents STAFFORD and DAVIS, upon

termination of an interview of him by Immigration and

Naturalization service, Miami, following his return to

Miami from Jamaica on August 17, 1957.

HEREDIA admitted being a friend of CARLOS PRIO,

but stated that he is affiliated with the Free Orthodox

Party of Cuba.

He denied having gone to Cuba in Julie

1957 to obtain guns at the United States Navy Base.

admitted having met FUENTES, BLASDEL and ROLLIN,

said that he told them that he was the leader of a group

of 300 or 400 1n Santiago, Cuba, whereupon FUENTES ad-

the idea that he and his two companions train

this group.

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HEREDIA

said that he offered to put them in

touch with CARLOS PRIO.

He said that he lent FUENTES

and BLASDEL moNey

for airline travel before they con-

tacted PRIO; that

he then arranged for an audience with

FRIO for FUENTES, BLASDEL, ROLLIN and himself on August 6,

at which time FUENtES,

BLASDEL and ROLLIN expressed to

PRIO their desire to fight for the downfall of BATISTA•

HEREDIA said that PRIO then remarked to the effect that

he was very glad

that there were

Americans interested

in the noble cause of independence in Cuba and willing

to fight for 1t.

HEREDIA

that after BLASDEL,

FUENTES

and ROLLIN left

the room he then

talked privately

PRIO and told PRIO that the other three had no money

expenses and that he himself had obtained airline tickets

them but had nothing else to give them.

HEREDIA said that PRIO then peeled off two $100.00 bills

rom money in his pocket and said that this was

ised for the boys expenses.

HEREDIA said that prior to the departure of

FUENTES and ROLLIN that same day he gave them the name

Of PASTOR TARRERO, & PRIO chief in Santiago,

as a person

to contact, but he denied stating that Tarrero would pay

them $500.00.

On August 9, 1957, ROLLIN departed Miami on the

same mission, according to HEREDIA, with money given him

by HEREDIA from the same funds supplied by PRIO.

same day HEREDIA departed for Jamaica with expectation

of being prepared for a hop to Cuba.

On August 20, 1957, ROLLIN advised Special

Agents STAFFORD and DAVIS that he, BLASDEL and FUENTES

contacted attorney GINO NEGRETTI on August 15, 1957,

and that on August 19, 1957, NEGRETTI,

In the presence

of a Cuban named MARTINEZ, gave each of them $20.00, ad-

vising them that PRIO was going to furnish each with

and NEGRETTI instructed them to recontact him on

August 20, 1957•

ROLLIN said on August 20, 1957

MARTINEZ,

in the absence of NEGRETTI, gave each of them $180.00 and

told BLASDEL to "stick around" as there would be more money.

ROLLIN said

that NEGRETTI described MARTINEZ as being a

representative of CARLOS: PRIO.

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It is to be noted that GINO NEGRETTI represents

many of PRIO's followers

in Miami and is known to be on

very friendly terms with PRIO.

It is to be noted that MARISOL ALBA, 727 E•

DiLido Drive,

Dilido Island, Miami Beach, is the wife

Of DANIEL VAZQUEZ, who is a

close friend

of CARLOS PRIO,

and whose name has been previously mentioned in this re-

On September 6, 1957, Immigration and Naturaliza-

tion Service Investigator WILLIAM O. MORRIS took a

sworn

statement from MARISOL ALBA, whose full name 18 MARIA

SOLEDAD ALBA Y VAZQUEZ.

She admitted having been acquainted

with PRIO as a personal friend for twenty years and said

that PRIO frequently visits in her home. When questioned

been an ee house cares the first part of August,

she re-

plied that during the first weeks of August Dr. PRIO came

to her house and there were some other persons mentioned

present.

She said that

"Dr. NEGRETTI" introduced her to

BLASDEL

and FUENTES.

When specifically questioned as

whether PRIO had met in her home FUENTES, ROLLIN (and

VICHOT at any time during the first weeks of August,

she answered "I think that they were there during

the time that Dr. PRIO came to my house to visit me and

he said hello to them. It was a social party.

She said

that Dr. NEGRETTI was

on the porch and PRIO was in the

Living room.

Nith regard to BICHOT, lt 1s to be noted that

EREDIA, FUENTES

and ROLLIN Sa10

that BICHOT accompanied

the car to the home of MARISOL ALBA.

vised that BICHOT is the personal chauffeur of PRIO and

resides at 130 N. E. 23rd Street, Miami.

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Co Training Pamphlet

On June 11, 1957, Mr. E. DAVID ROSEN, Assistant

United States Attorney, Miami,

made temporarily available

to Special Agent GEORGE E.

DAVIS, JR. for examination a

pamphlet which he had obtained from a person whose identity

he could not disclose.

Mr. ROSEN described this person as

being a Miami attorney who had merely loaned him this

pamphlet.

Mr. ROSEN said the pamphlet was apparently being

used by cuban revolutionaries in the Miami area.

nes known whether this pamphlet 1s being used by followers

of CARLOS PRIO or by other Cubans.

An examination of this

It is entitled

"A Soldier's ABC. "Pamphlet reflects that

and was published in

Mexico in 1955.

It purports to be a summary of military

science.

The author, unidentified, concludes his fore-

word with the statement

"If the heroic youth who attacked

the Moncada Barracks had had military experience,

Monstrous Crime which was committed with those

who sur-

rendered, would not have happened.

For the lack of this

elementary knowledge, their precious lives were lost at

the sadistic hands of those who dishonored the noble

officers will know

uniform of our army forever, the honor of that institution."

to avenge the glory and

It is to be noted that the attack

on the Moncada

Barracks was led by FIDEL CASTRO, leader of the July 26

Movement and not by PRIO.

The Manual relates to Training, Combat, Rules of

Discipline, security Measures, Nomenclature of Weapons,

Combat in the City, Combat Teams,

Defense, Combat in the

Field, and in general, Methods of Guerrilla warfare.

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VII. ARMS SEIZURES BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS, MIAMI

A .

Seizure August 13, 1957 Involving ALFRED C. Z. GONZALEZ

and GIL DE GIBAJA.

Miami

The August 14, 1957 issue of the "Miami Herald"

carried an article

entitled

"U. S. Agent Links Weapons

" by CECIL MANN, Herald Staff Writer.

$50,000.00

seized by United States Customs, Miami,

So the home of Cia cal seeded that DE CIA,

Street, Miami.

naturalized citizen, and his eousin, ALFRED C. Z.

GARCIA, age

former top ranking official in the regime

of ex-Cuban President CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, were arrested

and that both pleaded not guilty to charges of violating

the Neutrality Act before United States Commissioner ROGER

E. DAVIS.

Their attorney was GINO NEGRETTI.

United States Customs Agent WILLIAM LANKFORD ad-

on August 13, 1957, that this seizure was based upon

from the Washington, D. C. office of United States

Customs.

He said the seizure included 8 or 10 anti-tank

and 300 or 400 carbines believed to be of Italian

Both men arrested were released under bond. Mr.

LANKFORD said that he possessed no information as

of that

date concerning other principals or the identity of the

Cuban group for whom these guns were intended.

On August 13, 1957, T-2 advised that GONZALEZ

is a member of the Autentico

Party and is a PRIO man.

On August 23, 1957, Mr. JOSEPH THURMAN, Immigra-

tion and Naturalization Service,

Miami, advised that his

office had received information from an informant to

the

effect that JOSE IRIARIE, a Cuban friend of CARLOS PRIO,

who operates a travel agency at 368 Audubon Avenue, New

York City,

was in the car with GONZALEZ and DE GIBAJA

just two

blocks before police stopped their car and

trailer.

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B. Seizure October 13, 1957 Involving DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

ADALBERTO ALVARADO

And HUMBERTO ALVARADO

Whe October 14, 1957 issue of

the "Miami Herald"

carried an article entitled

"Gun Cache for Cuba 1s

Seized,"

by BOB HARDIN, Herald Staff Writer.

This article disclosed

that United States Customs Agents

and Florida Highway Patrol-

men arrested DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

described as a long-

ADALBERTO ALVARADO,

age 46,

and his brother,

age 34, of 137 N. W. 34th

of Cuba merrace, Miami, on

article disclosed that four anti-tank guns and 200

on the Florida Turnpike near Pompano.

carbines bound for Cuban rebels were seized in possession

above three individuals after they had been trailed

500 miles.

The Cubans had two cars and a trailer loaded

with guns and ammunitions.

More than 20,000 rounds of

ammunition were confiscated.

The guns came from Alexandria,

Virginia, according to United States Customs.

It is to be noted that DANIEL VAZQUEZ has been

previously mentioned in this report.

On October 7, 1957, T-2 reported that RAY FORKER,

of Savannah, Georgia, a retired Colonel of the United States

Army, had been selling guns to Cubans representing CARLOS

PRIO; that FORKER had been storing these guns in a ware

house in Savannah which FORKER used in connection with

pinball machine business; and that these guns were being

transported by private cars to Miami.

T-2 said that RAY FORKER had sold the "Blue Chip"

(mentioned in Section IV of this report) to PRIO for the

sum of $12,000.00 before this boat left for Mexico.

On October 16, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM LANKFORD, United

States Customs, Miami, advised that the above-described arms

seizure resulted from

investigation at Savannah, Georgia,

where retired Army Colonel FORKER had allegedly

stored these

Implicated in the transportation of these guns.

and that a fourth man, GUIDO BUSTAMENTE, was believed

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VIII. THE UPRISING AT CIENFUEGOS, CUBA

SEPTEMBER 5, 1957

On September 4, 1957, T-9 advised having receivec

information to the effect that a revolutionary attack arainst

the BATISTA Government would take place on

September 5, 1957•

The attack,

according to T-9, was

to be led by Lieutenant

MIGUEL PONS,

when his ship "The Baire PE

open fire on the Cuban

Navy headquarters in Havana.

Other ships Involved in the co-

on tease tart eSt be

"Baribe PE 201,"

"Siboney PE

and the "Antonio Meceo F 302."

ships were to proceed to sea and conduct a token shelling of

the Presidential Palace while en route.

Once out of the

harbor the ships would lay off the coast and fire on the

Army headquarters at Camp Colombia.

T-9 said that according

so the source 5o Navy officers, 125 Army officers and 22

motorized police officers were

involved in the conspiracy:

that Air Force and the Naval Air Force were also involved.

The Air Force was to take off from Camp Colombia and would

thereafter be based at the Naval Air Station at Mariel.

According to the information received by T-9,

this plan allegedly had the support of the College of

Lawyers

and Doctors and the Bankers Association.

It was stated that

ANTONIO VARONA heads the

cooperating civilian groups, and

that FELIPE PAZOS was to be installed as President of a

provisional government and would remain in power for eighteen

months while preparing for free and honest elections.

Lieutenant PONS, according to T-9's source,

military staff.

Colonel RAMON

BARQUIN was to be liberated and made chief of the Army.

The plan also included the taking over of radio stations

and the broadcasting of safe conduct instructions for

President BATISTA.

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Miami newspaper reports on September 6, 1957 re-

flected that an uprising,

involving elements of the

Navy and Army, took place at Cienfuegos, Cuba, on Septem-

ber 5, 1957.

The uprising was soon crushed by government

troops which were dispatched to the scene of the uprising.

On September 6, 1957, Immigration and Naturaliza-

tion Service Investigator JOSEPH THURMAN,

Miami, reported

having received information from JESUS ESTRADA, who claimed

to have

attended a meeting on September 5,

1957, between

and 12:30 p.m..

with CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, and

others,

at the home of Colonel RAPHAEL IZQUIERDO, Aide to

at which time PRIO stated that the uprising at

Cuba which had just been announced that day

Plenuego" the direction of his people and that seven mem-

bers of the Cuban Naval Training Detachment had joined his

forces.

On September 6, 1957, T-2 advised that he had

received information from official Cuban sources that

the situation at Cienfuegos was under complete control

of the BATISTA Government. T-2 said that the insurgents,

many of whom were members of the FIDEL CASTRO July 26

Movement, dressed as Cuban Navy officers, had surprised

the Navy

garrison at Cienfuegos on September 5, 1957, and

had succeeded In occupying some outer buildings.

T-2 said that he had received information from

several sources which indicated that CARLOS PRIO was

pletely surprised by the uprising and had nothing whatso-

ever to do with it but may be attempting to claim credit.

The September 7, 1957 Issue of the "jam Herald

article entitled "BATISTA Points to PRIO,

GEORGE SOUTHWORTH, Herald Assistant City Editor that

article, which was date lined Havana, reflecte

President FULGENCIO BATISTA placed all the blame for the

uprising

on CARLOS PRIO.

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representative of the

On October Picnicago Tribune Press"

1957, Mr. JULES DU BOIS, Miami

and member

of the Inter-American Press Association, advised that on

September 28, 1957, during a personal

conversation with

CARLOS PRIO, PRIO disclaimed

any responsibility for the

Cienfuegos uprising.

on September 27, 1957, Investigator WILLIAM

•. MORRIS, Immigration

and Naturalization

sworn statement from ARMANDO LORA I HERNANDEZ, LOOk

September 25,

1922, Havana, Cuba, who stated that he had

arrived in

Miami on

September 27, 1957,

from Havana, via

Pan American Airways.

LORA stated that he had come

the United States because of political

persecution; that

he is a member of the Orthodox Party; that he has

against BATISTA and had fought in the uprising

Cienfuegos on September 5, 1957•

He said that he had

fifty men under his

command with arms and about 150

without arms, and that

"we had an agreement with the

Naval Station to strike a blow

against BATISTA.

said that they had anticipated that part of the Army

would unite with them but that they did not unite with

the Army,

although some members of the National Police

had united with them.

He said that the overall plan

Included units from other Naval Stations in addition to

that at Cienfuegos,

and that he did not know why the

other installations had not joined them in the revolution

as planned.

He said that about 150 or 200 men of FIDEL

CASTRO's forces joined in the rebellion, and he said that

his group was part of FIDEL CASTRO's organization.

When questioned as to who inspired and or-

ganized the rebellion, he stated that he did not know

but that he thought it was inspired by the Navy.

said that CARLOS PRIO had absolutely nothing to do with

the uprising, although there were Autentico Party

asking for help just like the rest of the

people in Cienfuegos.

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LORA said he did not know PRIO; that he 1s not

a friend of the Autenticos; and that he has participated

politically against them because they are thieves and had

robbed Cuba.

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IX. : MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS OF ALLEGED

EXPEDITIONS

Service Inves Segator JosEPH THURMAN,

Immigration

& Naturalization

advised

JESUS ESTRADA,

previously mentioned

in this report,

attended

a meeting with

time PRIO

explained, according to

CARLOS PRIO on September 2, That he was now

ESTRADA,

in the process of forming

an expedition which would leave

from Tampa,

that PRIO

considered

that he had some planes available

Tampa to be a

logical

place for such

because there are many Latins and not much

surveillance in Tampa.

Report of Immigration & Naturalization Service

Investigator JOSEPH A. THURMAN, dated January

13, 1957,

in the PRIO case reflects that ESTRADA reported

having attended a meeting with PRIO at the home of Colonel

RAFAEL ISQUIERDO,

at which time PRIO privately told ESTRADA

that BATISTA's days are numbered and that he is planning

a big expedition which would strike at three provinces at

one time.

This same report reflects that on September 10,

ESTRADA reported having attended another meeting on

September 9, 1957, at which time PRIO told ESTRADA to

stand by for an expedition; that PAULA

(JOSEPH PAULA

owner of PAULA'S Restaurant, Miami,) was handling the recruitment

for the expedition and was receiving $25,000.00 for such

services; that the contact

man in Tampa was Doctor MUNOZ

(not otherwise identified).

It is to be noted that no information has

received substantiating the above information reported

by ESTRADA and circumstances indicate that PRIO may have

intentionally planted this information with ESTRADA for the

of camouflaging other plans.

1957, Miami Informant T-2 reported

chat ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ,

an associate

who has been spending most of his time in

Costa Rica,

had reportedly departed Miami on August 23,

1957, for

Costa Rica via Pan American Airways after

allegedly negotiating

an agreement between PRIO and EUFEMIO FERNANDEZ, former

Cuban Police Official and Caribbean Legion Member, who

where he is a close

resides in San Jose, Costa Rica FIGUERES, President of

friend of the secretary of JOSE

Costa Rica.

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T-2 expressed

the "belief that a major revolutionary

attempt would be launched by PRIO by September 15,

the possibility of Costa Rica being used as a third base of

operations.

On September 13,

1957, 1-9 reported that ORLANDO

GARCIA VASQUEZ,

when in Costa Rica, had stated that MARIO

DELIO MASIP MASIQUE, a Cuban henchman of PRIO's, had arrive

in San Jose from Miami

on September 6,

T-9 reported

received information that since his

arrival MASIP

had instructed Cuban exiles in

San Jose to try

Miami as soon as possible to join PRIO in launching

front against BATISTA,

from Florida or Mexico.

T-9 said that ORLANDO

GARCIA was planning to leave Costa

Rica for Florida on September 13, 1957. 10

T-9 said that upon his return from a trip to Miami

on August 23,

trom fust to dissolve any Cuban group that had any

ORLANDO GARCIA brought back instructions

of invading Cuba.

I-9 said that according to GARCIA, the

that United States authorities had confiscated

arms destined for Cuban rebels was the determining factor. (S

On October 1, 1957, ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ, 251

Southwest 12th Street, came

to the Miami Office, reported

that he had returned on September 29, 1957, via

Pan American

Airlines Flight 732 from Costa Rica via Pan American Airways

and that there are only about 35 Cubans left

in San Jose.

He said that all of these men are hoping to come to the

United states; that there are no organized activities in

Costa Rica and that there is no cooperation between

President JOSE FIGUERES of Costa Rica and PRIO.

He also

claimed there is no Cuban training camp in Costa Rica

and

that EUFEMIO FERNANDEZ is resting on his reputation and is

not engaged in any revolutionary actitivies.

It is to be noted that ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ

was accompanied to the Miami Office by DANIEL VAZQUEZ,

who has been previously mentioned in this report.

X.

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS INVOLVING

ALLEGED PLANS BY PRIO TO USE

AIRPLANES.

On June 11, 1957, T-2 reported having received

information to the effect that CARLOS PRIO had two C-45

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at Marathon, Florida, and that T-2's Informant had

by PRIO

to chauffeur a Cuban aviator named

unknown to tf-215 noormantay 29, 1957, for reasons

inknown to 1-2's:

made observations at the

On June 26 and July 2, "Marathon

and 10, 1957, SA CHARLES

Airport,

Marathon,

Florida,

but no C-45 planes were observed.

On July 10,

1957, Mr. HARRY

SENNING, Manager,

Orange State Oil Company,

Bulk Plant,

which is located adjacent to the Marathon

Airport,

advised SA KELLY that

he is the unofficial manager

of the airport.

SENNING said

that he had never seen

any C-45 planes land

on this field; although,

occasions

in the past

planes of Cuban registry had made

emergency landings.

Mr. D. M. ANDREWS, Constable,

District 3, Marathon,

maintains

an airplane

at the Marathon Airport,

who is a pilot and who

he has maintained a close watch

this airport for

several

years upon the request of another Federal Investigative

and that he has not seen

any C-45 planes

He said that the only

Cuban pilot

with whom he had

become friendly was one "VERDAGUER" had had been a pilot for the

• *Aero Inter-Americano Expresso which had made two

emergency

landings at the airport.

He possessed no information

indicating that VERDAGUER had engaged in any irregular

activity on those occasions. :It is to be noted that ROBERto and

GUILLERMO VERDAGUER, brothers, are Cuban pilots formerly

employed by the Aero Inter-Americano Expresso Company,

but who are now employed in Mexico. They are reportedly

followers of PRIO.

on October 7, 1957, 1-5 advised that RAFAEL

had been

arrested october 2 1957, the davan autherined pollowing

arrested October

his arrival on October 1,

told T-5 that on about September 29, 1957,

1957, in Cuba from MiamI AZQUEZ,

SAN ROMAN

DANIEL

Miami Cuban pilot and friend of CARLOS PRIO, disclosed to

SAN ROMAN that the Cuban Revolutionaries in

Miami had five

B-25 airplanes located at Tampa,

Tallahassee, and New York

City; that these planes were scheduled to be

brought

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individually to Miami International Airport from whence they

would depart on October 10,

individually; that they

proceed to Cuba

According to SAN ROMAN, each of these planes were scheduled

on this mission.

pound bombs in Miami before departing

SAN ROMAN claimed that VAZQUEZ had proposed

to sign up SAN

ROMAN as a pilot for onè

of these planes

along with ROBERTO and GUILLERMO VERDAGUER, brothers,

ANTONIO MICHEL YABOR JUSTI, all pilots.

SAN ROMAN,

according

to T-5 claimed that he did

not know if PRIO was involved.

said that MICHEL is now in jail in Cuba, but

that DANIEL VAZQUEZ did not know about MICHEL's imprisonment.

T-5 said that the VERDAGUER brothers were reportedly in

Mexico.

On the

same day,

T-2 reported similar information

along with the

allegations that the above planes would arrive

in Miami between October 8 and 10, 1957, and park near hangars

of the L. B.

Smith Aircraft Corporation,

located at Miami

International Airport.

T-2 said that this company

presently

B-25s for the Venezuelan Government

and that it was apparently felt that if the above five

described B-25s were

parked in the vicinity

of the L.

Smith Company, that these planes would not attract notice.

immediately prior to

his arrest by the Cuban authorities

I-2 said that MICHEL YABOR in Cuba had been planning

to return to Miami on the

"Veramar" which he said is the same

boat that DANIEL VAZQUEZ returned to Miami on along with

ex-Lieutenant CROSS and RAUL DIAZ ARGUELLES, all of whom

had made a clandestined landing in Cuba in a twin engine

beachcraft as previously reported under

1 Sectia III of this report.

T-2 said that the "Veramar"

is presently being detained in Cuba; that the crew of the

are in jail and that the "Veramar" is Cuban owned

boat which flies the Honduran Flag.

On October 7 and 8, 1957, Mr. HERROI

BELLAMY,

Executive Vice-President and

General Manager of the L.

Smith Aircraft Company,

advised that his company is presently

overhauling nine B-25 planes for the Venezuelan Government.

He said that only one of these planes is presently equipped

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and that it would be ready

for flight by the end of this week

and would be delivered to

MIAD, at

the Air Force Reserve

Base, Miami International Airport,

for storage there by

Venezuelan Government.

He said that the second plane would

not be ready for at least two weeks and that the other

B-25s would not be ready for use until later dates.

BELLAMY said that all of these B-25s are fenced in and

maintained under guard and that it would be relatively

impossible for anyone to use these planes without his

knowledge.

Mr. BELLAMY said that he possessed no information

indicating any

planned use of these planes by Cuban Revolutionaries.

Mr. BELLAMY also reported that he had returned

from a plane hunting trip to

the west coast and

there were any

3-25s anywhere in Florida, he would most

likely know about them.

He said that he

knew of no such

planes; that B-25s are scarce, have been converted to

few not in service

United States Air Force

executive planes by large corporations.

On October 7, 1957

Mr. MARTIN E. HANSEN,,

Supervisor, Control Tower, Civil Aeronautics Administration,

Miami International Airport; Mr. HENRY

B. IBBETSON,

Assistant

Supervisor of Communications

CAA, and Mr. WILLIAM J. BARKER,

Aviation Safety District, CAA'B-25s in the Miami

that they possessed

no information concerning any

area which

not known to be in legitimate use.

They offered to

immediately notify the Miami Office in the event any B-25s

arrived in Miami under questionable circumstances or

ownership and operation could not be satisfactorily

accounted for.

SA HOWARD K. RUTHERFORD at Tampa,

Florida, contacted

Mr. HOOid of the United States Customs

Service

on October

8, 1957, and he contacted Mr. PHIL CRAWFORD of the Immigration

Naturalization Service on October 9 and 10,

1957,

October 8, 1957, he

contacted Mr. BRUNER,

Chief of

the CAA,

for information concerning the above B-25s with

negative results.

On October 8, 1957, the Mobile Office advised that

investigation at Tallahassee landing facilities in Leon

Florida, reflected that the

regular airport having

County for B-25 planes is the Tallahassee Municipal Airport

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and that authorities

at this airport

stated that no B-25

diane is there now

and no such plane has been there for at

Least two weeks.

A physical inspection of two landing

strips

in rural areas outside Tallahassee failed to disclose

any B-25 planes.

the New York Office advised

that the CAA, CAB,

On october 10, 105ld States Customs, and airports

in the metropolitan area,.

New York, were alerted and that

none could furnish any

substantiating information concerning

the above described B-25 planes.

On October 10, 1957, Mr. WILLIAM LANKFORD, United

States Customs,

advised

that he had surveyed

airplane

landing fields in the Miami area for B-25s with negative

results.

XI.

REPORTS CONCERNING EFFORTS TO

ACQUIRE BOATS FOR ALLEGED

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSES

On June 27, 1957, T-2 reported having received

information from a source to the effect that CARLOS PRIO

had acquired two boats,

one being under repair in the Miami

to pick up BUFEMIO FERNANDEZ and men under his command

and that one of these boats was going to Costa Rica

and would then proceed to an island off the coast of Mexico

for more men and arms and would then proceed to Cienfuegos,

A. Re: "Oldot"

On June 26

that on June

21, 1953 1957, Miami Informant

T-14 advised

Miami Yacht Broker

sent two men to

see WILLIAM LANCASTER,

CHARLES MILLS

owner and master of

the "Oldot", a houseboat docked at Nuta's Boatyard,

Upon visiting the "Oldot", a 53 foot gas

eight knots speed American registered houseboat,

men expressed a desire

to charter this boat

a trip of

Ilve or six days to the Southwest end of Andros Island,

commercial lobster

British West Indies ishing prospects.

for the alleged purpose of surveying

It is to be noted

Andros Island

a rather isolated island of the

Bahaman group and is a logical approach to Cuba.

said that one of the men who inquired about the

told WILLIAM LANCASTER that he did not want his name

entered on any documents.

This man, who will be referred

l, stated that he desired to depart Miami

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Monday and that it would be unncessary for the

to have his steward on board, but that he did

desire to take along a skiff with an outboard motor.

Number l also expected LANCASTER to pilot the boat.

said that on June 23, 1957, CHARLES MILLS expressed to

LANCASTER his opinion that

of this boat

the two prospective lessors

were implicated in Cuban political matters and

planned

to meet another boat on the high seas.

I-14, who had an opportunity to view both of the

Of JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO and stated

who attempted to charter this boat ge

certain that HERRERO is identical

to the number l man whom

he described as being

about 45 years of

age; 5 feet,

build;_ swarthy complexion;

black hair and mustad;

and spoke no

English.

He described this man as being a

T-14 described the number 2 man as being about

45 years of

age,

slender build, dark hair, fair complexion,

and who spoke good English.

into a contract that same day with CHARLES MILLS,

broker,

for the above two men to charter this boat at

$100.00 per day.

It is to be noted that JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO

has been previously identified in this report as being one

of the individuals implicated in the purchase of the '"Corinthea"..

On June 28, 1957, I-12 advised that the two Cubans

interested in chartering the "Oldot" never returned to see

LANCASTER. (S

On June 30, 1957; HANS MILTON; employee of

CHARLES MILLS, Boat Broker, Miami River, identified ENRIQUE

of two Cubans who had come to him and who

interested in chartering the "Oldöt".

Mr. MILTON

was unable to identify JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO.

He said that

he sent two Cubans to Nuta's Boatyard so that they could

personally examine the "Oldot".

MILTON said that he knew

CASADO as a Cuban businessman who had expressed a desire to

survey the craw fishing possibilities in

the

the Andros Island. He also knew CASADO to be pro-PRIO and anti-

BATISTA.

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Previous investigation in this case has indicated

that ENRIQUE CASADO is a Cuban businessman who is

with CARLOS PRIO.

He presently resides in Miami.

associated

B. "Sergeant Day Turner"

On August 20, 1957, T-ll advised that FILABERTO

MARTIN residing at the

Gomez Hotel, Miami, is the owner of

River and that MARTIN had

"Sand that MARTiN had been recruitke deck handsama

ostensibly for a trip to Columbia.

T-ll said that it was

rumored around the Gomez Hotel; however, that MARTIN was

actually trying to round up some Revolutionaries for a trip

to Cuba.

Report of Immigration & Naturalization Investigator

JOSEPH A. THURMAN,

dated August 30, 1957, Miami,

in the PRIO

case reflects that

an anonymous report was received by that

office:

that the "Sergeant Day Turner" was probably being

vy, that

outfitted for use in connection with the Cuban Revolutionaries.

Investigator AL CANTA ascertained that this boat was

sold

to FILABERTO

MARTIN for the sum

by the Eastern Shipping Corporation, that the boat was docked

of $5,000.00 and

Mr. CANTA determined

that this boat

at Jones! Boatyard in the Miami River it was intended to be

had no motors and that

used to haul school desks from Miami to Cuba by being towed

by another boat.

C. Re: "John: I. Morrell"

On June 3, 1957,

T-2 advised that he had received

information from a source that a converted LCI

located on the Miami River above the 17th Avenue Bridge was

being worked on preparatory to transporting Cuban Revolutionaries

and arms from Miami to Cuba.for the purpose of engaging in

levolution against the Government of BATISTA.

that his source had identified this vessel as the "John I.

Morrell".

On June 8, 1957,

Miami Informant T-15 advised

that the MV Motor Vessel"Johh. 1. Morrell"i was in the process

695 Beach

Number MA 3567.

Transfer

T-15 said this vessel

dated April Il'is registered under the

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Honduran

Flag•

The purchaser is ANTONIO SANPERE

of Argentina,

doing

business in Caracas,

Venezuela" citizen

as

refrigerators, etc.

tonnage; that the ceiling price was $36,000.00;

215 gross

is a converted LCI.

said the deal appeared to be

legitimate

and T-15

possessed

evidence that

it was to

used for any revolutionary purposes.

On June 8, 1957, Mr. DuBOIS KNAPP, 3404 Oak

Avenue Engineer

Coconut Grove,

Miami,

advised that he is the

of this boat

and is employed by ANTONIO

SANPERE

of Caracas,

Venezuela

who is

a distributor of

automobiles, refrigerators and

similar equipment in

America.

KNAPP stated there was no reason

whatsoever

believe that this vessel was to be used for

any revolutionary

He produced stationery of

SANPERE firm reflecting

that it is known as Distribuidore

SANPERE, C.A., telephone 412847, Caracas, Venezuela.

On August 20,

1957, United States Customs,

Miami,

advised that the

name of this boat was

"John I. Morrell" to the "Lillian" and that

all indications

point to the legitimate operation of this vessel by the

new owner ANTONIO SANPERE.

D. Re:: O/S"Edvina"

In september 5,

T-16 advised that he had

reason to suspect that the O/s' "Edvina" was to be used

by Cubans for revolutionary purposes. T-l6 said that he

was unable to furnish additional information.

On September 23, 1957, Mr. CURTIS A. RIGGS

United States Customs, Miami.

advised that the O/S "Edvina"

Is a 52 foot wooden vessel which was registered in Miami

on April 20,

but which had apparently been dismantled

in March,

Dieter Marine me oh any on a co, lorida.

at which time the boat was owned by the

Mr. RIGGS said that on June 14, 1957, Mr.

OSMOND V. BODDEN

830 Northwest 34th Avenue (not necessarily

owner made application for a Maritimé Order to sell this

boat to JUAN HERRERO CAMEJO, an alien.

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It is to be recalled that JUAN HERRERO CAME.TO

has been

with the

previously

described in this report in connection

"Corinthea".

Report of Immigration and Naturalization Investigator

reflects

A. THURMAN' "Edvina"

September 27, 1957, in the PRIO

in-law of OSMOND V.

berthed at Marathoh, gODDEN.

Florida.

presently without motors, is

advised Investigator

ALICE BODDEN, AL CANTA

daughter-

Immigration d Naturalization Service, on September 24, 1957.

that some Cuban had made

a deposit on the "Edvina" to

father-in-law and that this Cuban had gone to Mexico

shortly after the deposit was made; that he had now returned

to Miami, but refused to pay dockege expenses for the vessel.

XII. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES - PRIO

A. Press Comment by PRIO 5/12/57.

The May 12,

carried an article in the spanish language entitled "Dr:

issue of the"Diario Las Americas"

PRIO SOCARRAS Comments on the Fall of

General ROJAS PINILLA.?

This article quoted PRIO:

"The fall of ROJAS PINILLA in

Colombia must bring joy to men throughout the world who

profess democratic ideals.

One more dictator has disappeared

from the political scene of America...

apnties to dictators who, like BATIsTA in cuba, belteve

that they are strong because momentarily they count on the

of armed forces......The resistance against the

dictatorship of BATISTA is

constantly growing in spite of

condition put perion win cage eature o apocratso

Cuban Politicians in Miami on the Week-end

OF May 17-20, 1957

I'he May 21, 1957, issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried an

article entitled "Cuban Politicians

Display Unusual Activity This Week-end" by RENE VIERA,

reading as follows:

"The week which has just ended was filled with

events for the Cuban colony of this city.

Without

any exaggeration

we could say that the Cubans from

the neighboring island have turned their eyes to

what is going on in Miami.

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"Things began to happen last Monday, when a

meeting organized by the

members of the Revolutionary

Directory and the July

26 Movement was held in Bay-

front Park in memory of those who had died in Havana

on March 13 and April 19.

At that meeting, ex-President

said that he was opposed to the holding of elec-

tions in Cuba,

under the

present circumstances.

Coinci-

dentally,

it was announced

in Havana that TONY VARONA

would leave for

Miami in order to confer with PRIO on

the election

possibilities,

and that MARQUEZ STERLING

would do the same thing

in order to take steps for

the return of Dr. EMILIO OCHOA and to have him

participate

in the elections

which have been convoked.

MARQUEZ

STERLING arrived

in Miami Friday night

and his

arrival was

the object

of demonstrations of dis-

pleasure on the part of some unidentified persons.

VARONA arrived Saturday morning.

Others also arrived,

among them ex-Senator HECTOR PAGES and journalist

LUIS CONTE AGUERO.

"While VARONA was conferring with PRIO and MARQUEZ

STERLING was speaking with OCHOA,

the Revolutionary

Directory invited the Cubans to a Requiem Mass, in

memory of those who had died in the Palace and on

Humboldt Street, which was celebrated Sunday in St.

Patrick's Church, Miami Beach.

In their turn, the

members of the July 26 held two different meetings in

the Lodge Building:

The presence of PRIO at one of them

and that of the sisters of FIDEL CASTRO at the other

brought coments from the whole Cuban colony in this

And to add still

Television Channel Sreater importance to the mat-

exhibited in private to

two hundred Cubans, among them PRIO, himses filmed on

and a group of Cuban journalists, the movie

the Sierra Maestra, in which is reported the activity

of the guerrillas commanded by CASTRO.

More than 300

persons stationed on North Miami Avenue uttered shouts

of protest against some persons present cuban newspaper-

as electionists,

men who came to report the event.

"For the time beinGARONA

it seems

that PRIO is in favor

and that

seconds him in that position.

Up to now, it is not known what position OCHOA will

take. Apparently, the talks with MARQUEZ STERLING

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"are still going on.

In the meantime

the Orthodox leaders, Dr. HUMBERTO FIGUERAS and

been told

JOSE MANUEL GUTIERREZ, are also in Miami, and that they

to the assumption of informed

that ochoA continue to abstain in the elections."

ANTONIO VARONA told

forget about a revolution as

BATISTA was going to hold elections, but PRIO

answered

I will ride this revolutionary horse all the way through."

C. May 13, 1957, Speech by PRIO

The May 12, 1957,

issue of the "Diario Las

Americast carried

advertisement in Spanish

announcing

that the "Revolutionary Directory" and

"July 26 Movement"

invited all Cubans to attend a meeting May

13, 1957

maid be deposited at the statue of Jose MARTI,

during which time a floral offering

Cuban hero;

in memory of the Cubans who died in Cuba on March 13; 1957,

during the attack on the Presidential Palace, Havana.

issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried

The May 15, rticle entitled We Cannot Compromise

the Dictatorship,

Says PRIO SOCARRAS, "by RENE VIERA.

PRIO stated,

in part,

according to this article,

"We want

the unity of all Cubans who are

fighting to restore liberty

to our oppressed fatherland; we want the unity

of all the

sectors engaged in this battle

for the restoration

Constitution, but we cannot

ask for unity with those who

go along with the Government of usurpation." Other

speakers were OSVALDO GARCIA

SERRANO; student leader TE ISTOCLES FUENTES

master of ceremonies; Mr.

ALBERT MORA

BECERRA,

of the Cuban Legislator, MENELAO MORA who died

the March 13th attack on the

Presidential Palace;

JOSE BRAULIO ALEMAN, who spoke in the name of the

Revolutionary

Directors.

D. PRIO's Speech at July 26 Club Meeting on 5/18/57.

On May 21,

1957,

Miami Informant T-17 advised

that he was

in attendance

at a meeting held May 18, 1957,

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at the 1.0.U.f. Hall,

sponsored by the July 26

club of Miami, presided over by

JACINTO VAZQUEZ,

President.

T-17 said that

was CARLOS PRIO who stated

*I want you to

know that being

President entails many

responsibilities

and many mistakes

are made, since many

the ambition

is very great.

I remember when we were

fighting MACHADO

fighting in

streets and we did what we were told.

I know that revolutions

bloodshed,

and I no longer feel that I have the

strength to go and fight in the streets.

It is necessary

the youth

go ahead.

I do not aspire to anythirg.And 1

that you can count on my help for whatever you

traitors

Unfortunately, here and in Cuba, there are those who

turn their backs to reality. BATISTA

1s going,

and so are his clique and the traitors.

There must

liberty and democracy in Cuba.

I leave everything to

and hope

that at the given

moment they will know how

to act wisely."

E. The May 30 Statement of PRIO Appearing in 5/30/57

Issue of "Dairio Las Americas"

The May 30, 1957, issue of the Spanish language

newspaper "Diario Las Americas", Miami,

entitled "Ex-President PRIO Expresses

His Opinion on Recent

Events", reading as follows:

Florida, May 29 (UP) -"Through good fortune

'or the cause of liberty,

•Cuba will soon see itself free

Of BATISTA," declared CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS,

President who was deposed by BATISTA in 1952.

PRIO made a statement to the press because of the

events which are taking place in his fatherland.

has done on every similar occasion in the past,

BATISTA

is blaming me for the most recent incident in

the long fight

of Cuba against his bloody dictatorship:

the landing of

an expeditionary force on the northern coast of the

Island."

After stating that if one believed this statement

must be "tremendously

popular in Cuba,

credits me with having directed or inspired

discontent or rebellion against his hated regime"

President said that the trüth is that BATISTA

faced

with the opposition of a whole people,

million resolved

persons "in open rebellion against his tyranny throughout

the Island, and who will surely overthrow his brutal regime

in the near future."

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He likewise rejects the label of Communist which

the Cuban Government applies to its adversaries

the one who was elected in an alliance

the Communist Party "under the

emblem of the hammer

sickle was FULGENCIO BATISTA" in the elections of

F. Meeting and Parade, Bayfront Park, Miami, 5/31/57

Which Developed Into a Near Riot

the"Miami Daily News" carried

an article entitled

Miami Police" which reflected that more than 100 anti-

BATISTA revolutionaries and their friends clashed with Miami

Police that day when they attempted to march on the Cuban

consulate in the Pan American Bank Building after having

first assembled in front of the bust of Cuban patriot

JOSE MARTI in Bayfront Park, Miami, around 9:00 AM.

According to this article

saying "Down with BATISTA" the demonstrators flashed signs

"Cuba" FONSECA,

the Hungary of America".

"Stop the bloodshed", and

article disclosed

one of the spokesmen for the group said

that the demonstrators did not intend to march on

Cuban consulate, which is some five

blocks

from the bust of

MARTI, but that

arrival of the police caused

the demonstrators

to make a dash for the consulate.

Two police officers

Lieutenant

JAMES FORD and

Sergeant JOHN QUINN were knocked

down and beaten by the demonstrators.

The following individuals were booked by the

Miami Police

for their part in the demonstration, according

to the Miami Police Department.

NAME

JUAN MORALES Y MEJIA

ARTURO P. MUNOZ

GUSTAVO FUERTE

CELSO L. PIMIENTA

HECTOR M. CORNILLOT

FLORENCIO PERNAS

GUILLERMO GONZALEZ

PASCASIO LINERA Y LOPEZ

HUMBERTO P. NUNEZ

OSCAR RAMIREZ

ADDRESS

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N.

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NAME

PEDRO RODRIGUEZ

ENRIQUE CASADO

GRACILLA FONSECA

MARIA FERNANDEZ

ROSARIO CABRERA

AMPARO PEREZ ARTERO

MARIA T. DESOLER

TERESA IGLESIAS

HILDA C. NEGRETTI

JOSEFINA RODRIGUEZ ARGULO

EVA GUTIERREZ

JOAQUIN FERRER

ALEJONDIO G. LOPEZ

GILBERTO FERNANDEZ

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RAUL VENTA

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MARIO MASIP

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ALFONSO H. MENDEZ FERNANDEZ

ANGEL AMANDO FALCO

JACINTO A. VAZQUEZ

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RICARDO

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It is to be noted that CESAR FONSECA, who served as

spokesman,

according to the

"Miami Daily News"

article,

a close friend of CARLOS PRIO.

Also among those arrested

the Dominican

by the police are several who were in the

camp in

Republic.

JACINTO

VAZQUEZ and a number of

others

are members of the July 26 Club of Miami, which

sponsored the meeting on May 18, 1957

before which PRIO

Other individuals such

as MARIO MASIP, ENRIQUE

CASADO and PEDRO L. CHAVIANO REYES have been previously

reported in this investigation as being

associated with

Those arrested were booked on charges of disorderly

conduct by unlawful assembly and some were also charged

resisting

arrest and assault

on police officers.

Subsequent newspaper

articles reflected that only several

group were fined and

the charges against the

others were dropped.

On May 31, 1957, T-2 advised that he has received

information that PRIO had

given instructions for as many

of his men as possible and their wives to gather at the

statue of JOSE MARTI and to march with Cuban and American

Flags to the Pan American Building in order to stage a

demonstration there.

The Cuban consulate is housed in this

building.

I-2 said that in view of this information he had

personally notified the Miami Police Department, who had

police officers waiting in front of the

Pan American Building

before the demonstrators arrived there.

G. Open Letter By PRIO to BATISTA in June, 1957

issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" set forth

The June 11, 1957 letter by PRIO to BATISIA in

an

article entitled "PRIO Would Accept Even a Military

Junta

if BATISTA Would Resign". This letter reads in part

as follows:

"For the first time since the treason of March

10, I write to you,

a solution which will solve the chaotic problem of

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"There is a formula for immediately re-establishing

peace in Cuba.

It is not very complicated.

It consists,

merely of having you leave.

That alone would stop the heavy

flow of blood which is terrorizing the country.

"All the time you had has run out, and all the

doors for conciliation have already been closed.

There will

never be peace so long as you remain in power.

only enough time left

for you to leave.

not ask

you to leave.

I simply say to you: you are a father,,

and it is the children of parents who are dying,

the fathers

and the mothers and brothers and husbands and

who are crying in the silence

of the Cuban nights.

these words,

uttered thus, reach the innermost recesses of

your conscience!

"Go away, BATISTA. You are the obstacle.

are all ready to accept even a Military Junta, composed of

CANTIETY, SLAZ TARAYO, ROBAINA, RODRIGUEZ AVIIA,

Men like

DIAZ TAMAYO,

ROBAINA,

FERNANDO HERNANDEZ, OF Like 30 many othera who appear by

DRIGGS GUERRA, LEON SANZ, COMESANAS,

your side, will be

welcome to substitute for you and to

exhibit some inclination to serve their country.

It will

be enough for them to understand that the most

important

thing is Cuba and the most noble mission at this time is to

re-establish peace in our country.

A junta which will respect

the constitution in all its parts and will convoke general

elections in as brief a time as possible.

"I, who am a father, and who have my eyes and my

heart in Cuba, say these things to you without

any political

ambition.:

The only thing I desire is the happiness of Cuba

and the happiness of its children.

In order to get them,

in order to have them become a reality, I promise to the

every political aspiration.

My mission will be

the day you leave the government, whoever the substitutes

may be..

mole and we possible sonme

happiness will return to

to retire behind

the curtain of silence with the satisfaction of having

fulfilled my duty.

"You still have time to do something noble. Go

away, BATISTA®

"Dr. CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS"

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H. WTVJ Television Broadcast 6/12/57 "Miami - Gateway

to Revolution"

The June 12, 1957,

issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" announced that

broadcast would be made that

evening over Miami Television Station WIVJ on the

RALPH RENICK, news reporter,

and that among

known personalities

of Cuba, Doctor CARLOS PRIprogram would be ex-Pre ident

SOCARRAS who would

directly from his penthouse in the Hotel Vendome

that other participants

wouldbeJOAQUIN FERRER

on the expedition of the "Corinthea"; Mrs. EVA

GUTIERREZ,

whose husband,

CLETO COLLADO, died

expedition: President FULGENCIO BATISTA

of Cuba; Consul

General

Cuba EDUARDO HERNANDEZ and others.

SA GEORGE E. DAVIS

JR. witnessed and heard the

above described program which included a statement by

President BATISTA of

Cuba to the effect that it was evident

that CARLOS PRIO and FIDEL CASTRO were working together

and that terrorists activities in Cuba were being ordered

and financed by PRIO while enjoying the safety of the United

States.

Consul General EDUARDO HERNANDEZ of Miami stated

that PRIO had been admitted into the United States on the

condition

of refraining from taking part in political

activities; that PRIO has violated this agreement and has

violated other Federal laws.

He stated that the Cuban

people do not want war

and that the Cuban Revolutionaries

represent a very small percentage of the Cuban people.

appearing

stated that 6 million

CARLOS PRIO, cubans believe that the

with members of his family,

only mad man

in Cuba is BATISTA.

PRIOpointed out that he is the last

constitutional President of Cuba and that hence it is only

natural for the Cuban people to look to PRIO for guidance.

PRIO stated that he has entered into no partnership with

FIDEL CASTRO and has given FIDEL CASTRO no material

support.

le stated that he admires FIDEL CASTRO and that FIDEI

CASTRO has his moral support.

PRIO announced that he has no personal ambition

to become President of Cuba. He pointed

out that he had

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just written an open

letter to BATISTA requesting him to

PRIO, will retire that le BATISTA consents

He said that if BATISTA was overthrown

that he would try to unite Cubans in order to

heal their wounds.

He said that BATISTA was elected by Communists

in one election in Cuba.

He alleged that as long as BATISTA

remains in power; that the stronger the Communists will

become.

He concluded by stating that something has to give

in Cuba.

Announcer RALPH RENICK concluded his program

by stating

"Miami is the gateway to revolution today

in Cuba".

I. Speech by PRIO at Flagler Theatre Meeting, 6/23/57.

The June 20, 1957, issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried an announcement advising that on June

1957, at the Flagler Theatre in Miami a meeting for

revolutionary unitywould be held by representativesof the

July 26 Movement,

Revolutionary Directory

Autentico Veganization, and the civic front oe Martian

Women who were fighting for the restoration in Cuba of a

regime of liberty and law.

The above meeting was attended by Miami Informant

T-18, who reported on June 24, 1957, that approximately

850 persons', all of whomappeared to be Cubans, attended

this meeting.

T-18 said that the main speech and the

final one was given by CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS.

PRIO announced

that his one desire was to get BATISTA out of the Cuban

Government. He said that many young Cubans are contacting

him wishing to donate their lives to the cause against

BATISTA.

PRIO announced that he would support any man

desiring to fight in Cuba.

He claimed that he has no desire

to be President of Cuba and only wished

to see Cuba restored

He expressed hope that the United States Government

would stop sending arms and ammunition to BATISTA and the

peoples revolution would succeed and that if BATISTA does

not go willingly that they would have to put him out.

This meeting was also attended by Miami Informant T-17

who reported

on June 25, 1957, that approximately

persons attended. T-17 said that PRIO, who made the

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principal speech,

stated that he wanted to

discuss

unity of all Cubans.

He announced that he accepts the unity

which had been presented and proposed by the Revolutionar

Directory

and that he wanted the leaders of all the

BATISTA

groups to do the same in order that they might discuss

formula.

PRIO disclaimed any personal ambition

office.

He stated that he had not refused his cooperation

Cubans who had knocked at his door

asking for help

in fighting depotism and he claimed that if the

heroic

deeds of the Moncada

the Sierra Maestra,

the Goicuria,

and the President's Palace had taken place

simultaneously

BATISTA would have been expelled from the

Government.

He lamented that revolutions take many

bloodshed would

be spilled unless

BATISTA leaves Cuba.

He claimed that public opinion in

fighting

He said that the Cuban Revolutionists

for intervention by the American Government, but

ask only that no more arms be sent to Cuba for

BATISTA.

He urged all Cubans to unite to defeat BATISTA.

The June 25, 1957, issue of the "Dairio Las

Americas" carried an

article concerning this

same meeting

entitled "No one Can Make Excuses for Opposing Revolutionary

Unity Declared Ex-President CARLOS PRIO at the Meeting

in Flagler Theatre".

This article quoted PRIO in part as

stating "I accept in principle the motion

for unity presented

by the Revolutionary Directory and I want the leaders of

all the groups to meet in order to discuss the best formula.

I have never haggled over my sympathy and collaboration

with the Cubans

who have knocked at my door asking to help

fight depotism. "

J. Statement in the Press by PRIO 7/27/57 against BATISTA

The June 26, 1957, issue of the "Diario Las

Americas" carried

an article

entitled "PRIO Has Made

Mockery of his Oath before a United States Court,

This article was date lined Havana,

quoted President BATISTA of Cuba as stating

astonishing the manner in which PRIO has made a mockery of

the oath he took before a Federal Court under which he

Promised and swore that he would not conspire.

He is doing

that openly today and a Miami newspaper affirms that;

although mention has not been made about who will be

due to the form in which

selected."

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The June 27, 1957, issue of the "Diario Las

Americas"

entitled "BATISTA

Is Trying

to Make the Rules

for the United States - PRIO".

article set forth

PRIO's answer to BATISTA's allegation.

PRIO claimed that BATISTA is not satisfied with

dictator of Cuba but claimed that he is also trying to extend

his dictatorship to the United States.

BATISTA is trying to usurp

He alleged that

the authority of the North

American Officials who have the duty of determining whether

or not PRIO had violated his asylum by

the speech

which he

had made at the Flagler Theatre.

He claimed that BATISTA

is preparing in Cuba an atmosphere of

animosity toward

the United States, and that BATISTA and his

have systematically been accusing the opposition of trying

to get the mediation of Washington in Cuban affairs.

EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE UNITY

ANTI-BATISTA CUBAN POLITICAL

PARTIES

On October 2,

having received information

1957 In Cuba to the effect that a

Miami Informant T-5 reported

conferences

are being held in Miami between CARLOS

PRIO SOCARRAS, exiled former President of Cuba, and the

leaders of other anti-BATISTA political groups, for the purpose

of achieving unity among Cuban revolutionary forces.

said that within a week, according to his sources, these

Cuban political leaders plan to issue a manifesto pro-

claiming an agreement to establish a responsible government

in Cuba to guarantee property, lives, and investments;

and that they would then present this manifesto

United States State Department in Washington, D.C.

T-5 said that these Cuban political leaders were

reportedly working with JULES DU BOIS, of the International

T-5 said that among those reportedly attending

these conferences with PRIO are MANUEL BISBE

the Orthodox Party, ANTONIO VARONA,

Leader of PRIO'S Autentico

Party; ROBERTO AGRAMONTE, who was a

Presidential candidate

at which time elections were

FIDEL CASTRO,

leader of the July 26 Movement;

LINCOLN RODON;

a former member of the Cuban Congress; and ROBERTO GARCIA..

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IBANEZ and MANUEL PRENDES VARELA,

whose identities were

unknown to T=5.

T-5 said that

FELIPE PAZOS

due to

arrive in Miami from Mexico on October 2, 1957.

representative of the

On Catober 3"chicago Tribune Presom

1957, Mr. JULES DU BOIS,

and who

also chairman of the Freedom of the Press Committee of

IAPA, furnished the following information:

1957, having learned

that TONY VARoNA, head of the dutentico Party on cuba

had just arrived in Miami, after having been allowed to

leave Cuba following his arrest there

several days previously

by the BATISTA Government, Mr. DU BOIS went to the Columbus

Hotel where he met VARONA as he was conferring with MANUEL

ROBERTO AGRAMONTE and RAUE CHIBAS are members.

President of the Orthodox Party faction, of which

VARONA was

telling BISBE of the need for unity among the political

parties opposed to BATISTA.

came to see Mr. DU

On MondaY;oIS, stating that he wanted to thank

September 30, 1957, ROBERTO AGRAMONTE

him for a recent newspaper article written by Mr. DU BOIS

which mentioned AGRAMONTE and CHIBAS.

DU BOIS said

that he

then invited AGRAMONTE to have lunch with him and

suggested that they invite VARONA to join them.

proceeded to the Columbus Hotel where they found VARONA in

lobby talking with CARLOS PRIO.- PRIO referred to the

National Broadcasting Company television program of Sunday,

September 29,

PRIO said that he

planned to ask the National Broadcasting Company for equal

time on a broadcast since BATISTA had attacked

him personally

on Sunday's program.

PRIO said that he did not believe that

ne would be violating his parole with the Immigration and

Vaturalization Service as he had told the Immigration and

Naturalization Service that he would make no public state-

ments unless personally attacked.

PRIO also remarked that he had just recently been

in New York City

and washington,

and that many people

had questioned him about political unity.

Mr. DU BOIS said that after this discussion he then

took VARONA

and AGRAMONTE to lunch at the McAllister Hotel.

VARONA told AGRAMONTE the story of his arrest and his

interrogation by the Cuban police.

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VARONA then told AGRAMONTE that he felt there wäs

a great need for the issuance of a declaration of unity by

the anti-BATISTA political authorities and

he disclosed

he had already talked to BISBE concerning

this problem.

AGRAMONTE did not make any commitments.

VARONA also men-

tioned that he had talked to EMILIO OCHOA,

and later, on

October 3, 1957, VARONA told Mr. DU BOIS that OCHOA

ready to

OCHOA is the leader of one faction

of the Orthodox Party and presently resides in the Miami

Mr. DU BOIS said that on Wednesday,

october 2,

BIS BE,

LINCOLN RODON

he did not know, came to his office along with professor

and another Cuban whose identity

SALVADOR MASSIP

, who had been Dean of Philosophy and Letters

at the University of Havana

and had just fled Cuba

ing efforts by

the Cuban police to apprehend him.

follow-

Mr. DU BOIS

said that RODON asked him if it would be permissible for the

anti-BATISTA political parties to have a

committee represent-

ing them in a lobbying capacity attend the IAPA conference

in Washington, D.C.,

which opens October

16, 1957.

DU BOIS said that he told them they were free to do whatever

they wanted but that his advice was "no".

Mr. DU BOIS said

he explained that representatives of the

Cuban press

will be in attendance at the conference and that press

representatives are certainly well informed concerning

of the problems of their respective countries.

Mr. DU BOIS

said that RODON and his companions said that they hoped to

obtain a declaration of unity and were awaiting the arrival

in Miami of Dr. FELIPE PAZOS from Mexico to confer with

them and the

other political leaders concerning this declara-

tion of unity.

They explained they hoped to have meetings

individually

and collectively on this subject.

by Mr. DU BOIS if they actually expected to achieve unity,

one of the party laughed.

Mr. DU BOIS said that FELIPE PAZOS is coming to

as a direct representative of FIDEL CASTRO, and that

PAZOS has been in the Sierra Maestra Mountains with FIDEL

CASTRO, ROBERTO AGRAMONTE and RAUL CHIBAS.

Mr. DU BOIS said that the arrival in Miami of

TONY VARONA has given an impetus to unity talks.

He said that

VARONA is considering

going to New York City for the purpose

of talking to United States Ambassador to Cuba, the Honorable

EARL SMITH.

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Mr. DU BOIS said that VARONA and his associates

plan to draw up some sort of a written document stipulating

they have achieved unity,

if such is accomplished.

Mr. DU BOIS said that they will undoubtedly publicize

such document.

Mr. DU BOIS said that he asked VARONA if they plan

to request intervention by

the United States Government and

VARONA replied in the negative.

However,

VARONA did

that if sugar cane

fields were

set afire

in Cuba; that under

no circumstances would he and his

trol the

situation;

and that he

felt the United

Government would be interested.

On October 5, 1957, Mr. DU BOIS advised that he

had attended luncheon

that afternoon at the Lighthouse

with PRIO, VARONA; RODON, PAZOS, a man named PRENDES and

MASSIP,

latter being a member of the

Orthodox Party:

DU BOIS said that this was strictly

a social function in his own' honor, but that those Cubans

attending indicated that they were

working on a statement

of principle to insure that choas would not ensue in Cuba

after BATISTA is put out of power.

Mr. DU BOIS said that

PRIo did not appear to have any part in the drawing up of

this proposed statement of principle.

while representing the July

He said that PAZOShe had received no instructions.

indicated that

if he could do so

CASTRO.

Mr. DU BOIS said that he received the impression

that unity has not yet been achieved between the parties

represented at this meeting, that is the Autentico Party,

Orthodox Party, and the July 26 Movement.

who represents

one faction of

the Orthodox Party, in on the matter.

DUBOIS said that VARONA of the Autentico Party remarked

that he could not understand why no one from the Revolutionary

Directory was represented at this meeting.

With regard to FELIPE PAZOS, T-17 reported on

October 14, 1957, that he attended a unitymeeting of the

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July 26 Movement in Miami on October 10, 1957; that PAZOS was

speaker and that it was the consensus of opinion

to many present that PAZOS would be the next President

of Cuba.

XIV. AGGRAVATED. INCIDENTS IN MIAMI

A. A Meeting and Parade, Bayfront Park, Miami, 5/31/57

Which Developed into a Near

Riot

Refer to Sub Section F of Section XII above.

B. Assault on Doctor ROLANDO POZO, Miami Beach

On August 29, 1957, Lieutenant JERRY KEDRIERSKY,

Miami Beach Police Department,

advised that during the

early morning of that same day his Department had received

a complaint reported by the owner of the New Yorker Hotel,

Miami Beach, based upon an assault which had made at about

12:05 AM upon Doctor ROLANDO POZO, a guest who occupied

Room 504 of that hotel.

Lieutenant KEDRIERSKY said that Doctor

POZo is the son of the present mayor of the City of Havana

Cuba, and he is the chief of the municipal hospitals in

Lieutenant KEDRIERSKY said that according to

Doctor POZO;

immeldately after returning to his room

at 12:05 AM,

he was attacked and beaten by 3 assailants

who were in the room awaiting his arrival.:

The attackers

took $150.00 in money from his person.

Doctor POZO in his

complaint alleged that the attackers were cubans,

that they

told him that they were Cuban rebels and that this was the

reason for the attack.

The Police Report reflects that

officials of the New Yorker Hotel told the investigators

that they had found Cuban Revolutionary Handbills in the

elevator and about the hotel.

The above incident received considerable publicity

in Miami newspapers.

C. Burglary of Office Used By Cuban Consul General, Miami

On September 26, 1957, Mr. EDUARDO HERNANDEZ,

Cuban Consul General, Miami

advised that sometime between

6:00 PM September 25' and 9:00 AM September 26, 1957, a

gray steel filing cabinet

had been removed from

an office which he frequently uses

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business

purposes located

at 533 Southwest 8th

Street,

Mr. HERNANDEZ

stated that

burglars

also removed

"Miami.

various

business papers and other

documents from a desk

uses in the same

office.

He said that no attempt was made

oy the burglars to remove any property

having tangible

as typewriters and other

office equipment.

Mr. HERNANDEZ suspected that

individuals responsible

for this burglary were anti-BATISTA exiles residing in the

said that entry had been made by prying

a rear door to the building.

Mr. HERNANDEZ said that this office is also

occupied by the Alma Corporation,

the Commonwealth Homes

Corporation he was formerly assistant secretary to the Alma

the Commonwealth Development Corporation.

'orporation and

still occupies the

same position in a dormant

capacity.

HERNANDEZ

said that he had immediately

reported the above incident to the Miami Police Department.

D.

Threats against EDUARDO J. RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Citizen,

Associated in Non-Ufficial Capacity with Cuban Consul General

On August 31, 1957, Mr. EDUARDO J. RODRIGUEZ, a Cuban

at i sadiest tha street, Mind a ta so deeperation.

in a non-official capacity with Cuban Consul General

EDUARDO HERNANDEZ who frequently uses the

RODRIGUEZ said that he had just received a telephone

by a man speaking English threatening to kill him and

demanding money.

Mr: RODRIGUEZ said that this was apparently

a local telephone call and that no names were furnished.

He said that the party did not ask for his name and consequently

he felt that perhaps the call was intended for HERNANDEZ.

Mr. RODROGUEZ said that he is not involved in Cuban Politics

and knew of no reason why anyone should threaten his life.

Mr. RODRIGUEZ said that the voice sounded as if it had been

playing on a recording.

It was suggested that he immediately

notify the Miami Police Department.

that on the proceeding

On October 7, wednesday.

1957, Mr. EDUARDO HERNANDEZ advised

an unidentified Spanish

speaking man telephoned EDUARDO J. RODRIGUEZ at his home

and spoke to RoDriGuez' wife, stating "If you don't want

to become a widow, get your husband to leave town."

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the next day a Spanish speaking man called RODIRGUEZ at his

home and

stated "You have 48 hours to leave".

On Friday,

spoke to a female employee,

man called RODRIGUEZ again at his home and

CARMEN RODRIGUEZ;

no relation,

and stated "Tell Mr. RODRIGUEZ he has only 24 hours left.

HERNANDEZ said that he had immediately

notifed the Dade County Sheriff's Office at the outset

of the above calls and that they had assigned a man to

guard RODRIGUEZ during

the period where it appeared that

an attempt might be made to kill him.

On October 7, 1957, Mr. HERNANDEZ furnished a

mimeographed printed

in Spanish, which he said

pamphlet denounced

of BATISTA's Intelligence Service doing business at 533

Southwest Sth Street

Miami.

was working under HERNANDEZ and that they were

The leaflet alleged RoDRIGUeZ

persecuting

the Cuban exiles in Miami. It also accused RODRIGUEZ

of having been the informer about the landing of the "Corinthea"

in Cuba which resulted in the "mass murders" of a number of

the expeditioners.. This leaflet denounced EDUARDO J.

RODRIGUEZ as being the number one public enemy of the Cubans

in Miami:

The leaflet was written over the name "Revolutionary

Unity, Miami, and was dated September 24, 1957, Miami.

On October 7, 1957, Mr. HERNANDEZ stated that EDUARDO

J. RODRIGUEZ is not in any way connected with the Cuban

Government;that he is strictly a civilian

employee of the

real estate corporation located 533 Southwest 8th

and that RODRIGUEZ fears for his life because of the above

described attacks and threats against him.

XV. PRIO AND FIDEL CASTRO

The May 21,

issue of the

carried an article entitled "Cuban Politicians Display

"Diârio Las Americas"

Unusual Activity This Weekend".

This article reported

that several meetings had recently been held in Miami

that the presence of PRIO at one of them and the presence

of the sisters, EMMA and LIDIA,

of FIDEL CASTRO at the other

meeting brought comments from the whole Cuban Colony in

T-2 reported on May 31, 1957, that the sisters of

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FIDEL CASTRO studiously avoided PRIO while they were in

Miami, indicating that they were not in sympathy with PRIo.

The June 10, 1957,

issue of the "Miami Daily

News carried an article entitled "Revolutionaries Here

Dis-United By Feuds" by staff writer JACK W. ROBERTS.

This article disclosed that there was a feud between the

exiles backing CASTRO's revolutionary movement

and CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS and it pointed out

that during the

preceeding week when the CASTRO sisters staged a rally

at the Flagler Theatre in downtown Miami a CASTRO

supporter got upon the stage and denounced all past regimes

in Cuba which naturally 'included that of PRIO; that when

he started his tirade, the PRIO supporters got up

walked out of the meeting.

On May 22,

1957, T-2 stated that-he had received

information from a close

associate of CARLOS PRIO; that PRIO;

while outwardly claiming admiration of FIDEL CASTRO was

inwardly plotting his destruction. T-2 said that according

to his source, PRIO planned to draw FIDEL CASTRO out of the

Sierra Maestra Mountains so that FIDEL CASTRO could be

eliminated by the Cuban Government and that in order to achieve

this aim, PRIO was planning to send help to FIDEL to encourage

FIDEL to come out into the open.

T-2 said that according

to his source, PRIO resents the

fact that FIDEL CASTRO has

captured the imagination of the Cuban people and has become

che humber one hero of the anti-BATISTA population and that

PRIO believes that if FIDEL is killed that he will then become

the number one man.

T-ll advised that a Miami

attorney who represents some

On August 27, 1951, cubans and who is acquainted

with PRIO had disclosed that PRIO desires to serve out the

remainder of his term, this being approximately six months,

but that if elections were held in Cuba he would have no

such opportunity.

T-ll said that according to his source,

PRIO is especially concerned about FIDEL CASTRO's growing

to raise a Revolutionary force in Cuba to work with the PRIO

people, but OCHOA had replied that his best chance, politically

speaking, was through a regular political campaign. T-ll

said that his source

said that PRIO then indicated that he

someone to assassinate FIDEL CASTRO

thinking that this would

BATISTA and that PRIO

would then have the opportunity to become the humber one man

in Cuba again.

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XVI. PRIO and AURELIANO SANCHEZ

ARANGO

It is to be recalled that previous investigation

had disclosed that a AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO heads the

Triple A,

this being

an underground anti-BATISTA organization;

SANCHEZ was formerly

closely associated with PRIO

formerly served as Minister of Education

in PRIO's

cabinet.

On June 23,

1957, Engineer FELIX MARTINEZ spoke

at the indy et ne

was held at the

Flagler Theatre,

be representing the Triple A.

of this meeting,

appeared in the July 6,

1957,

of the"Diario

An epts article AUREL With ANCHEZ ARANCO

Declares SANCHEZ ARANGO",

In this article AURELIANO

Secretary General

of the Triple A

front - Triple A - cannot

stated in part "The National Democratic

accept ties of any

sort with Doctor

PRIO SOCARRAS since his attitude in 1955 and his trip to Cuba

where he deliberately sowed anarchy by destroying the

framework of the Revolutionary Movement."...."It is not

our purpose to start a collateral fight now against Doctor

PRiO because all our energy is consumed by the task of

freeing the Cuban people from the monstrous dictatorship

But, for no reason can we consent to

being used as a tool for the swindling manuever which

Doctor PRIO is carrying on to serve as a curtain of

for the wicked farce which he has set up with which he can

"Diario Las Americas" article disclosed the SANCHEZ'

letter

had been delivered to that newspaper by FRANCISCO

CAYROL GARRIDO, representing SANCHEL ARANGO.

The letter

was dated Mexico, June 30, 1957.

reflected that MANCIscO SAYRE,

issue of the "Miami Herald"

International Courier

for SANCHEZ ARANGO had been beaten up in Miami on the

chet a note or eat not one to the sole inse ous

CAYROL did not report the incident to the police.

article stated that PRIO was not available for comment.

AVII. REPORTS OF ALLEGED PLANS TO

COMMIT SABOTAGE IN CUBA

On August 23, 1957, T-2 reported having received

information from an Informant who claimed that he had attended

a meeting with CARLOS PRIO and others on the night of

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AUBEETO MURSULE RODRIGUEZ and another

at which time PRIO allegedly gave instructions

Cuban named

MEDINA

both leaders of Cuban sugar mill workers to commit

acts of

the primary targets

in Las Villas Province of Cuba,

for the purpose of

arousing the United States against BATISTA.

On September 10,

1957, T-9 reported having

received information from

exiles in

Mexico who

followers of CARLOS PRIO,

that a wave of sabotage would

sweep over the entire land of Cuba

after September 15

1957; that the main objectives would be industries and

interprises in which a great deal of American money is

invested; namely,

sugar cane fields, freight cars, telephone

installations, and gasolene stations.

These interprises

would be sabotaged in an attempt to force the United

XVIII. REPORT RE RADIO

On September 5,

having

information from a source that

that' CARLOS MARISIANY HERNANDEZ,

received

Cuban exiled follower of CARLOS PRIO, told a group of

Cuban exiles that Cuban Revolutionaries have a powerful

radio which operates on a frequency of 7750 kilocycles

and which is hidden in Miami, Florida. MARISTANY

that the radio is operated or is set up by a person named

MARGOLLES, (probably FERNANDO MARGOLLES, formerly reported) .)

On September 16, 1957, Mr. ARTHUR GILBERT,

Federal Communications Commission, Miami,

advised that he

knew of no such radio transmitter operating at the present

but that he would immediately attempt

whether or not such broadcasts were being made.

to establish

XIX. FINANCES

On October 16,

Miami Informant T-19 advised

that the account of CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS at the Nörth shore

Bank, Miami Beach has had a balance of only $40.00 since

September 23,

1957; that there has been no

nor significant activity on his account

appreciable

April, 1957;

and that PRIO has apparently transferred his banking to

änother institution unknown to T-19.

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NUMBER....

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INDEX

page

-'A. =

ACKERMAN, GOLDWIN N.

ACOSTA,

ANIBAL..

AGOSTINI, JORGE..

AGRAMONTE, ROBERTO.

ACRONSKY,

MARTIN.

AGUIAR,

LUIS.

AGUIRRE ESPINOZO,

ALBA, MARISOL:

JOSE...

ALBERTO MONGE, LUiS:

ALDAMA,

(FNU)...

ALEMAN Y GUTIERREZ, JOSE BRAULIO.

ALFARO, CARLOS.

ALFREDO FONTANILLS,

ANGEL.

ALVEIDO Y RAY,

JOSE RENE.

ALVARADO, ADALBERTO.

ALVARADO, HUMBERTO....•

ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO ANTONIO

AMANDO FALCO, ANGEL.

ANDREWS, A....

ANDREWS, D. M...

ANTONIO ALVAREZ,

FRANCISCO

ANTONIO SANCHEZ, MIGUEL.

36,37,38,41,42,48

1.52

136,137,138,139

137

5

29,105,106,108

95

89

72,127

89

130

3,5,9

111

.111

9,26

130

86

118

29,85

112

130

28

- B -

BADIAS Y VALDEIGIESIAS, ENRIQUE LUIS.

BAEZA, " (FNU).......

9,26

16

BANOS......•

79

-RANOS, ANGEL P., JR...

,83,130

BARANDA

BARANDA Y COLEADOS, MANUEL DE JESUS:

16

5

, 16

BARBA, THOMAS A..

"BARIBE PE 201"

36

BARKER, WILLIAM

J.

112

120

BARQUIN, RAMON, Colonel..

112

BATISTA, FULGENCIO, President 11,12,14,15,16,19,2Ö,21,23,26

27,31,57,59,67,68

3, 69,70,72,82

91,96,97,100,101,106,107,112,

112,113,114,117,122,123,124,

2348

127,120,129,131,132,133,134,

135,136,137,138,139,141,144

BAYO, ALBERTO,

BAYO, ALBERTO,

BAYO, CARMEN.

JR.

SR

1381, 30,93,94,98,99

•93,99

87

SEC

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Al aldan

SECRET,

BAYO COSGAYA, ALBERTO.

BAYO GIRAUD; ALBERTO General..

BAYO LENA, BARTON..

BEDER PEREZ,

MARTIN.

BELLO, A. BRROL:

BELLO,

BENEJE, DR.

BERMUDEZ R.,

MARIO V.

BERNARDINO, FELIX..

BICHOT.

BISBE, MANUEL.

BLANCK, HUMBERTO de.

BLANCO, ALBERTO..

BLANCO A. , MARIO FRCO.

BLASCO Y AZOPARDO, MARIO

BLASDEL, CHARLES.

"BLEMBLANE"

"BLUE CHIP"

BODDEN, ALICE MrS.

BODDEN, OSMOND V.

BOLIVAR FUENTES, RAFAEL.

BONANZO, FNU.

BORONDA, PEDRO

BROWN, ROGER.

BRUNER, Mr.

BUCHER,

CHARLES.

BUSTAMANTE, GUIDO

Page

. 74,86,97

...74,86,92,93,94,97,98,100

•101,102

25

119,120

.86

16

108

136,137,138

34,75

,75

30

3

104,105,106,107,108

..56

92,93,94,95,97,111

.125

, 125

5

88

101

120

.77

-c-

CABRERA, FNU. ••

CABRERA, RICARDO

CABRERA, ROSARIO

CAIROL,

FRANCISCO

CALVO, HELIA DR.

CAMACHO, GREGORIO.

CANTILLO.....•

CAPETILLO,

ENRIQUE

CARAMES ,

JOSE....

CARBAJAL ESTRADA, LUIS.

"CARLOS"

....

CARTAS, GONZALEZ.

CARVER,

CHARLES.

CASADA,

ENRIQUE

CASADO

ENRIQUE.•

'....

CASARES LORENZO, ANTONIO NICOMEDES.

b.

2349

2

8

1

7

3

1

3

•

•9

1

91

51,52

...132

..95,96

.....97

80,00,26

6

37,38,41,42,43,44,47,

8

48

......34

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CASTILLO,

SERGIO. T.

CASTRO, EMMA

CASTRO, LIDIA..

CASTRO RUZ, FIDEL.

CASUS®,

CAYROL GARRIDO,

FRANCISCO

CEBALLOS BEZA,

ERNESTO.

CEBALLOS BAEZA, MARIO..

CHAVECO VOCES, ROGELIO.

CHAVIANO, MANOLO....

CHAVIANO Y REYES,

PEDRO LUIS

CHIBAS,

RAUL.

coco, Lieutenant

COLLADO CUETO, CLETO RAMON

COLLADO. LOPEZ, ROBERTO.

COMESANAS. •

CONTE AGUERO,

LUIS

"CORINTHEA"

CORNILLOT: LLANO, E

CORNILLOT

HECTOR M. SR.

HECTOR.

CORNILLOT MONTANO, HECTOR

CRESPO,

MOISES

CRESPO, _ MOSHA

CROSS,

EX-Lieutenant.

CROSS QUINTANA, MANUEI

CRUZ.

Page

130

142

142

.14,20,22, 30,52, 71, 74, 86,87,94,

96,97,98, 100, 109,113,114,126,

133,136,138,139,142,143

88

.28

144

3,75

: 33

• 3,25

25,73 , 130,131

••137,138

•..13

4,32,43,51,52,75° ;133

132

43, 44, 45,

43,44

46;

36, 17, 28, 39, 41,4236

49,50,51,52,

55,56,57, 58,59,61,62,63, 65,66,

67,68,69,70,72,73,74,75,103,

122,125,133

.68, 129

33, 43,67,68,69,70,73

74

1

9

81

81

-D-

DELGADO DUARTE,

SAUL RUBEN.

DESOLER, MARIA T.

DIAZ, ESTRELIA.

DIAZ, MARIO. •

DIAZ,

ARGUELLES,

DIAZ, GONZALEZ,

RAUL

PABLO

4,32,75

130

.45

89,91

81,119

. 90

c.

2350

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DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, AMBROSIO..•

DIAZ,

TAMAYO.

DOMINGUEZ, Li

DOMINGUEZ,

VALENTIN JUAN....•

DOMINGUEZ

ALVAREZ, VALENTIN JUAN.

DRIGGS, GUERRA.

DU BOIS, JULES.

DUENAS •

DUVALIER,

FRANCOIS,

DR.

DUVILIERE, FRANCISCO,

DR.

. 40,44,45,46, 47,48,50, 58,61,62

.4

8

26

•132

•132

. 101

. 99

c. - 1

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-E-

ECHEVARRIA, JOSE ANTONIO.

"EDV.INA"

"EL COREANO"

"EL

EXTRANO"

"EL

FRANCES"

"EL

LLANO"

"EL

MUERTO"

"EL

, VIEGO"

ELIAS LIMAS,

LINO.

ENRIQUE,

JOSE.

ESTEBAN SANCHEZ, ALEJANDRO

ESTRADA, JESUS.....

EUSEBIO MENDEZ, DANILO.

-F-

FALCON, ANDRES.

FALLAT, JOSE.•

FALLAT AGUERRES, JOSE.

FAYAT, FNU.........

FAYAT AGUERES,

JOSE RAMON

FERNANDEZ, EUFEMIO..

FERNANDEZ, GILBERTO

FERNANDEZ, MARIA..

FERNANDEZ, MANOLO

FERNANDEZ, YVONNE

FERNANDEZ REY....

FERNARDINO, FELIX.

FERREIRA CORRAL, ALEJENDRO

FERRER de BLANCK, GUSTAVO.

FERRER de BLANCK, JOAQUIN

FERRER INFANTE,

JOAQUIN.

FIGUERAS, HUMBERTO DR.

FIGUEREDO GUIZANDE, DAVID.

FIGUERES, JOSE..

FLORES, JOSE R.

FLORES Y OLIVA, JOSE RAMON SEVERO.

FONSECA, CESAR......

FONSECA, GRACILLA

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