Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: MM
Document date: 10/7/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/30/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90084-10024

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-183815-3

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO: MM

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

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10/07/1968

SUBJECTS:

LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA

LAUREANO FERNANDO BATISTAY FALLA

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: IC; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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-Released

under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

11-14-2017

10/7/68

SECRETI

1 - Mr. Nasca

Airtel

To:

From:

SAC, Miami (105-16702) (Enclosure)

•, FBI (105-183815)-

HERED!

ALL INTORMSTION COTTA"WOD

EXOS.:

since mile. Not

4D

02H88VJ S8

LAUREANO FERNANDO BATISTA Y FALLA

ADELA MARIA

BATISTA (nee de la Campa y de la Torre)

IS = CUBA

MAILED 6

OCTA - 1968

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Bishop -

Casper

Call ahun

Conrad

Felt

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan.

Tovel

Trotler.

Tele. Room —1

Holmes.

Gandy

Reurlet 8/5/68 with enclosure. A copy of the enclosure

was furnished MI-5. (5)

Attached is copy of MI-5 (describe as confidential

source abroad) memorandum

dated 10/2/68 concerning the

captioned individuals (5)

Note that MI-5 refers to certain information in

the enclosure which indicates that Laureano Batista had been

spotted off Racoon Cay, Bahamas, on 1/20/64, as a result'

which the British frigate H.M.S. Londonderry was sent to

intercept him.

MI-5 noted that

the Bahamas Special Branch

has been unable to trace any record of this incident having

lead to Batista's arrest which was how they had interpreted

the implication of the information.

MI-5 has requested

advice as to whether its interpretation is correct and if

any additional details of the incident are available (5)

COMM-FBI

As noted in the attached report the Bahamas Special

Branch are interested in this particular information as they

wish to be in a position to warn the subjects that their

involvement in anti-Castro activities is known to the

authorities and that they must not engage in such activities

while they are in the Bahamas. If there is evidence of the

arrest of Batista in 1964 in any Bahamian records the Bahamas

Special Branch would like to track it down so that this can

be used as

a basis for such warning.

*(U)

1 - 97-4110 (MDC)

VHN: sed (5), if

SEE NOTE PAGE TWO

Classified wy

MAIL, ROOM

8968!

TELETYPE UNIT

SECRET!

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

Airtel to SAC, Miami

Re:

LAUREANO FERNANDO BATISTA Y FALLA

105-183815

SECRET

11 Batista was not, in fact, arrested as a result

of the

attempt to intercept him by the above-mentioned vessel

and 11 the only intormation about nis anti-castro activitie.

is that which originated with the Bureau, MI-5 advised that/S

the Bahamian police would liké to use our information as out-

lined above to advise the Batistas that their involvement

in anti-Castro activities is known and that they must not

engage in such activities while they are in the Bahamas.

You are requested to advise whether there are

any

additional details concerning the above-mentioned incident

and whether there is any objection to the Bahamian police

utilizing your information as proposed (X)U)

handle by airtel and submit any pertinent data

developed in

,, memorandum suitable for dissemination to MI-5(5)

attached.

NOTE:

Subjects who resides in Florida have made visa

application to visit Bahamas. Laureano Batista has long

been involved in anti-Castro

activities.

in 2 m

SECRET 105-183815-3

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