Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/13/1969
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10222-10312

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-147461-70

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/13/1969

7

MAB, ASSOC, CASUSO, FRANCISCO EDUARDO, REL,

MED/PERS HIST

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/05/1991

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC LHM

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MANY 1962 191ION

GS& FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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Memorändum

SECRET

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-147461)

FROM

SAC, MIAMI (105-10894) (P)

CLA

REASON-FCTM

REVIEW

Classified byo

Declassify oil:

DATE: 2/13/6981194-571

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Force

State/CIA/Secret

canted Army/Navy/Air

dante

UBJEC

CHANGED

FRANCISCO

DUARDOL

ASUSO Y

PEREZ,

aka

Francisco casuso elberez,

Francisco

Casuso,

Francis

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Frank

Casurale)

T. DOOltra,

A.

L. Zayas,

Alfredo L. Luis Zayas

David Costello

IS - CUBA

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MIAMI)

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HEREIN IS IN

--TRIED.

EXCEPT WATT. SHOWN

OTHERWISE.

CIA HAS NO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

Info

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Francisco.

Eduardo

Fernandezi

marked changed to relect additiona

I LAYAS, ALFREDO L. LUIS ZAYA

and DAVID

R/S For

COSTELLO Eased by subject.

(4)

letter and LHM dated May 16,

1967,

entitled,

'ALFREDO L. LUIS ZAYAS SIS - C," Bureau letter to Miami,

By.

§ 10/13/65, and Bureau-létter to Miami, 13/11/60416

ETFRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO, IS - CUBA."(L)

entitled,

Enclosed for the Bureau

are six copies of an LHM

dated and captined as above which are suitable for dissemin-

ation. l

SI. THIS DOCUMENT, JM

6-18-97

for

action

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Copy

by routing slip

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= 2126

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One additional copy is furnished to the bureau

for transmittal to the Legal Attache, Ottawa la)

One copy of LHM has been furnished locally

Immigration and Naturalization

Service for inclusion

to

in their

PG.P.

file regarding subject number

A12-447-449. 1U

(3)

- Bureau (Enc. GLUDUla

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Ottawa)

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Field (Enc. 1) (RM)

• Chicago (Enc. 1) (Info) (RM)

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MM 105-10894

Ottawa,.

MM T-1 is the Royal Canadian Munted Police,

Canada: (5)

MM I-2 is MM 847-S.

(M)

LHM is marked "confidential" inasmuch as it

protect MM T-2, a source of continuing value to the Miami

Office.

Informational copies are designated to the Chicago,

New York, and San Francisco Offices in view of previous

investigation of subject conducted by those offices. (4)

The Washington Field Office is requested to con-

for Passport Z744140.

Thereafter, Washington Field will

set out appropriate leads to have NORTHINGTON interviewed

for the purpose of determining how subject came to have

his passport in his

possession and his connections if any

with the subject.

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550169

Re: FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ

When the two boys were growing up, Dr. ENRIQUE

CASUSO Y CASUSO, a medical doctor in Havana, Cuba, was

very strict in his discipline of the two boys, and he demanded

a high degree of performance in

their school and other

activities. ENRIQUE waS

able to rise to the standards set

by his father and became a very outstanding young man. On

the other hand, FRANCISCO fell behind and developed emotional

problems at an early age. He was given some psychiatric

treatment in Cuba, but Dr. GABRIEL CASUSO was of the opinion

that the treatment met with negative results. He described

FRANCISCO as being harmless, but a chronic liar, who lives

entirely in a world of fantasy. Dr. CASUSO noted that

FRANCISCO, after coming to the United States after the Bay

of Pigs Invasion, had been sent to the Devereaux School in

Texas for treatment of his mental condition.

He remained

there for a year or so and was released after being supposedly

cured of his emotional problems. Dr. GABRIEL CASUSO was

of the opinion that the treatment was not effective since his

emotional problems appear to have remained with him. (4)

NOL'EMBER

MM T-1 on December 12, 1968, made available

copies of documents which were found in CASUSO's possession

One of these items

was a copy of a letter purported to be from the Ministry of

War, Cuban Government in Exile, and asked the addressee to

extend to the bearer, Mr. DAVID COSTELLO, the usual courtesies

given to a diplomatic representative. From CASUSO's state-

ments it appears that he is identical with DAVID COSTELLO.

The document was purportedly signed by Dr. ENRIQUE HUERTA,

"Ist Secretary, Ministry of War, and MANUEL ARTIME-BUESA,

"Chief of the Staff of the Army of Liberation."^

MM T-1 furnished in addition a similar

document

requesting the same courtesies to be extended to Second

Lieutenant DAVID HAROLD NORTHINGTON, further identified as

Attache for Financial Affairs for Cuban Government in Exile

in Canada.

This document was also to serve as a valid

driver's license for Lieutenant NORTHINGTON. This document

was also purportedly signed by Dr. ENRIQUE HUERTA,

"lst

Secretary, Ministry of War," and MANUEL ARTIME-BUESA, "Chief

of the staff of the Army of liberation. "C!

FAL

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Re: FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ

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MM T-1 also made available a certified copy of a

birth record from the State oi California reflecting

DAVID HAROLD NORTHINGTON'S birth at Martinez, County of

Contra Costa, California,

May 1, 1947 to RAYMOND NORTHINGTON

and SOPHIA ZASLOVE.

MM T-1

advised

that CASUSO when arrested by the

Canadian authorities was in possession of a United States

passport, MM T-1 noted,

bore no resemblance to CASUSO.

Windward

It contained a number of entry and exit stamps to the

Islands

following Caribbean islands:

Antigua, Martinique, Barbados,

Guayana, Grenada, Trinidad and Surinam,

september 17, 1967, and December 6, 1967 ared between

On January 31, 1969, Dr

ERIQUE HUERIAS, Director,

Cuban Medical Doctors in Exile, 213 Aragon

Street,

Coral

culo

Gables, Florida, advised that the names of FRANCISCO. CASUSO

Y PEREZ,

DAVID COSTELLO and DAVID HAROLD NORTHINGTON, were

completely unfamiliar to him.

He stated that he has

never

heard of the "Army of Liberation," and denied that he had

ever belonged to any group or organization under the title.

of "First Secretary to the Ministry of War," or that he had

ever signed his name as such. He exhibited several samples

of documents which contained

his signature and it was noted

that the signature contained on the above document as

"ENRIQUE HUERTA" does not resemble that of Dr. ENRIQUE HUERTAS.

On February 3, 1969, MANUEL ARLIME BUESA waS

contacted at his residence, 1270 N.

E 85th Street. Miami

Elorida.

ARTIME BUESA identified himself as being

General Secretary of the Movement of Revolutionary Recovery

(MRR), and stated that during the Bay of Pigs Invasion he

had served in the 2506 Brigade as Civil Chief.

He denied

that he has ever belonged to the Association of Veterans

of the Bay of Pigs, Brigade 2506; however, he denied that

he had ever belonged to any organization known as the

'Armv of Liberation' or that he had ever served as "Chie

of Staff of the Army of Liberation" or that he had ever?

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Re: FRANCISCO EDUARDO CASUSO Y PEREZ

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signed any document in that capacity. He stated that he

has never heard of DAVID HAROLD NORTHINGTON or DAVID

COSTELLO, or that he had ever signed any document for anyone

bearing either of these names.

LEdEE Of TRANCISCO CASUSO I DRIZA C

denied any know-

Regarding ENRIQUE CASUSO Y PEREZ,

he recalled

that this individual had been in Miami, Florida, prior to.

the Bay of Pigs Invasion and that he had gone back to Cuba

just prior to the invasion as a member of an infiltration

team that was acting in connection with the 2506 Brigade.

He was captured by the forces of FIDEL CASTRO and was sub-

sequently sentenced to be shot, but the sentence was later

253023323

commuted to 30 years imprisonment.

He described ENRIQUE

CASUSO Y PEREZ as being a very brave individual who had

been devoted to the cause of freedom for Cuba, and added

that his name

is highly respected among the Miami veterans

of the 2506 Brigade. M)

MANUEL ARTIME BUESA made available several documents

which bore samples of his signature and it was noted that

his signature does not resemble the signatures which were

purportedly his tht appeared on the documents found in

CASUSO's possession at the time of his arrest by the Canadian

authorities (0)(3)

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI

and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not

to be distributed outside your agency.

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CONt

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