Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
To: HQ
Document date: 02/26/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/8/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90019-10195

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-4623-179

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

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02/26/1968

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ALEXANDER IRWIN RORKE JR

ALEXANDER RORKE

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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DR.

NBC.

ABBREVIATIONS

•Additional Information appearing in

this reference which pertains to

Alexander Irwin Rorke, Jr. can be

found in the main file or elsewhere

in this summary.

• Dominican Republic

.......National Broadcasting Company

*****

MM 639-S advised that In 1959, Francis John Nelson (105-82088)

was involved in the planning stages of an unsuccessful attack launched

against Cuba from the DR.

During that time, Nelson was involved

with Alexander

I. Rorke, who was also active in Cuban revolutionary

activities. (#4

105-82088-14 p.1

(5)

NYC,

advised

On 11/17/59, Alexander I. Rorke, Jr., 51 Chambers Street,

that he had

received information from a source whom he

considered reliable that there would be another demonstration in

the Panama

Canal area against the US Government. His source related

that, in addition to the march through the Canal Zone, riots were

also expected in Panama and that they would take place before 11/28/59.

109-12-223-273 encl.p.1

(9)

On 11/30/59, the NY Office advised that during the past

two months they had been in contact with Alexander I. Rorke, Jr.

51 Chambers Street, NYC,

a free lance photographer, who was held by

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REFERENCE

97-4474-3p.1

p.1,2 (Rorke interviewed on

11/19/60, in Miami)

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11/19/60, in Miami)

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4, 217

On 1/27/61, Alexander Rorke,

accompanied by Angus McNair III,

of Miami, both of whom were then associated with Frank Fiorini,

neaa of La Cruzoda, anti-Castro group in Miami, advised the NY

Office that Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz and Luis Ernesto Conte Oguero

(105-86025) were then in Washington, D.C. and NYC, for publicity

purposes.

Force under Castro,

who defected, and Fiorini had been closely associated with him..

105-86025-23 p.2,3

(72)

This reference in the file captioned "Victor Manuel

Paneque of Batista"

, a leader of the Moviemento Insurrecional

de

Recuperacion Revolucionaria de Cuba (MIRR), an anti-Castro organization,

contains information furnished by MM 639-S

concerning a trip made

in February 1961, by Frank Fiorini, allegedly associated with

MIRR, and Alex Rorke, from Miami to Cuba.

Rorke returned to Miami within

two or three days with instructions from Fiorini to Dr. Orlando

Bosch, also an MIRR leader. Later in February, Rorke allegedly visited

Fiorint at an unknown place, possibly in the British West Indies. JU

105-92195-7 p.25,26

(20)

The following references contain information concerning.

the imprisonment of Alexander I. Rorke during August 1959 Rorke he

Cuban Army base, Camp Libertad, located outside Havana.

advised that in

August 1959, he had gone to Cuba on a IV news assign-

ment and to participate

in counter-revolutionary matters. He

stated that while there

he was arrested on orders of Raul Castro,

was shot at, subjected to round-the-clock interrogation, and "brain

washing attempts

• He stated that he was held for nine days and was

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he Department of Defense commented thane definit

onnections had been established between Johnsonind the B-2

pIloted by Rourke and Sullivan. (o)

97-4817-1 p.3

120%

The Miami Office advised that the last known address of

Alexander I. Rorke and Geoffrey Sullivan before their disappearance,

on 9/24/63, was 5106 Polk Street, Hollywood, Florida, residence

of Rorke.

Add. info.

105-139922-3 p. 1,2

18,20)

On 1/27/61, George Lovas, official of the Anti-Communist

International (ACI),

furnished a printed leaflet setting out

information concerning the ACI, which indicated that the AlI could

contact Alexander I. Rorke

to lecture and make available his

half-hour documentary film

• "Inside the Anti-Castro Revolt."

On 1/3/64, CSNY Mexhid Dibra (protect identity) Secretary,

Free Albania Committee, 114 East 32nd Street, NYC, furnished detailed

information concerning

the anti-communist activities of Cuban exiles,

including the following: Haviv Schieber (105-74269) was in the

process of organizing anti-communist groups who were willing to

commit acts. of sabotage outside the US. Schieber stated that earlier

the group was not too well organized. He pointed out the disappearance

of Rorke in Cuba as an example of the lack of organization.

Schieber

did not state that Rorke was a part of his group; however, the source

got the impression that Schieber was attempting to leave that impressionU

Dibra further advised that Schrieber advised him that on

1/6/64, an individual would contact him concerning the sabotoge of

transportation equipment in Europe.

Dibra stated that later

that day he was contacted by an individual in NYC who identified

himself as Williams.

Williams stated that he was against Schieber

because he talked too much and tried to push things too fast.

stated that Rorke was an example of this.

He stated that Rorke

and his pilot Sullivan flew to a small island near the Honduran

coast where they were supposed to-make a refueling stop. Unknown/

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to anyone else, Rorke picked up a third man named Garcia.

As soon

as Rorke was airborne, he radioed that he was changing nis course

and destination from Panama to Honduras.

Williams stated that he

kept telling Rorke that he was

handling things wrong but that Rorke

would not listen. Dibra advised that when Rorke left he had a

tremendous amount of money with him and that this money disappeared

with Rorke.

Dirba stated

that after the plane took off from Yucatan

it was not seen again and that since no wreckage of the plane had

been found, he was convinced that It had been forced down in cubard4

This serial indicated that Schieber was an official of

ACI.

Add. info.

105-74269-20 p. 6,7,14,20,21,24

45,76,197

On 3/25/64, Haviv Schieber (105-74269) 316 West 94th Street,

NYC,

advised

that he

was a member of the Anti-Communist International

(ACI), and since 1961 had participated in many anti-communist groups, had

attended rallies, and had spoken when invited. He stated that Alex

Rorke was among the individuals who had assisted him in these activities.

He stated that Rorke, whom he met in approximately 1959, told him that

he had flown over Cuba to spread leaflets.

had been in contact with CIA and was never connected with ACI.

He stated that. Rorke was going to Honduras to set up a cover business

when, according to information he received, the plane blew up and

no trace of the plane nor Rorke had ever been found.

On 3/27/64, William J. Ferris, attorney, with law offices

at 115 Broadway, NYC, furnished information concerning his activities

in connection with the ACI during the period of approximately

He contributed and furnished legal advice to this

organization, but did not participate directly in rallies nor make

He stated that he had once met Alex

Rorke and had given serious thought to having him speak at a communion

breakfast.

Rorke, however, would speak only if he received the

usual speaker's fee.

Ferris thought this did not appear to be very

patriotic and did not invite him to speak. Ferris did not know

whether Rorke was a member of the ACI.

105-74269-27 p.8,10,23

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