Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/7/62
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

Date:

6/11/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

"FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10206-10192

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-636

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, MX

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 11/07/1962

' PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, TRA, GUATEMALA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

04/07/1995

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John. F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection

Act of 1992-744 USC 2107 Hotey?

DATE: 11-JIONZ4JRA NO. 10

5010-104-01

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TO:

DATE: 11/7/62

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781)

LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (92-18) (P)

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

Re Miami letter to the Bureau dated 9/11/62.

on 10/19/62, FRANK ARENZ, Vice-Consul, American

Guatemala, advised he could locate

DONALD RICHARD SANDERS or subject.

on 10/19/62, Colonel ALFREDO CASTANEDA, Minister

of Interior, Guatemala City, advised that he had

never heard

of subject and said he feels certain there is no plan to

permit

gambling under discussion or consideration by the

Guatemalan Government.

On 10/20/62, JULIO PRADO GARCIA SALAS, Coordinating

Minister for Central American Integration, Guatemala City,

advised that LARRY DE JOSEPH, DONALD RICHARD SANDERS and

WALTER OSBORNE spent some time in Guatemala about three

years ago.

They had arrived to investigate a business for

someone in the U.S. They are believed to have made several

trips to Guatemala.

While in Guatemala, they stayed at the

Hotel Maya Excelsior and also at the Pension Suiza and in

both places cased "No Fund" checks.

As a result, they were

arrested. Nothing ever came of the business which they had

invested

in, and they are not known

to have any contacts

in Guatemala at the present time.

He advised that AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO, a Cuban,

was in Guatemala City less than a year ago, at which time

he was in the offices of JULIO PRADO GARCIA SALAS, together

with Cubans JULIO GARCERON and EUSEBIO MUJAL.

The only

matters discussed were political matters pertaining to

Guatemala and Cuba.

that SANCHEZ ARANGO, MI:

PRADO stated that he had heard

listin- Panama at the present time.

BEOEINED

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[Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (1T USC 2107 Hotey?

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MC 92-18

on 10/20/62, RANDALL PETRIE, Assistant Manager,

Hotel Maya Excelsior,

advised that he is

certain LARRY DE JOSEPH, DONALD RICHARD SANDERS and AURELIANO

SANCHEZ ARANGO have not been guests at the hotel in the

recent past. He said that he feels certain if they were

guests of the hotel, it was at least several years ago.

advised he had never heard of any plan to construct a hotel

and gambling casino in Guatemala.

ROY CRITTON, Manager, Pan American Hotel, Guatemala

City, advised on 10/20/62 that

he had never heard

of a plan

to construct a hotel with gambling casino in Guatemala City.

LEADS

MEXICO CITY OFFICE:

AT GUATEMALA CITY; GUATEMALA:

1. Will check records of the National Police

and Bank of Guatemala Police for any identi-

fiable information on LARRY DE JOSEPH,

WALTER OSBORNE and DONALD RICHARD SANDERS.

2.

Will continue efforts to ascertain whether

LARRY DE JOSEPH, AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO

and DONALD RICHARD SANDERS are attempting

to construct a hotel with gambling casino

and a public housing project in Guatemala.

An information copy has been designated for Miami

in view of the interest of that office in subject.

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