Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, WMFO
Document date: 06/17/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/29/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10212-10440

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-110055-42, 43

Released under the John

Document Information

$44 USC 2107 Note) .

Case#:NIT 53074 Date:

05-25-2017

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, WMFO

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 06/17/1963

PAGES:

14

SUBJECTS :

ELC, MEMBERS, BKG, EMP, RES, ACA, STRATEGY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC MEMO, 2 LHM

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INFORMÄTION COA

ALL

OPTIÓNAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNE INT

Memorandum

CU

CAL

poles

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-110055)

DATE:

CIA HAS NO OBJECSFON TO

1963

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

FROM SAC, WFO (105-47736) (P)

PELLASE OF DA NORMATION E

SUBJE

ÉJERCITO LIBERTADOR DE CUBA SID ISI

IN THIS DOCUMENT. JM 10,66-G.

(LIBERATION ARMY OF CUBA)

11-22-11

(ELC)

JFK)

(TER) 190

IS-CUBA

CLASS

(00: M)

DES

-5/18/98

EPSCO/OCL

SIFY ON: 25X

above

BETANCOUR E

(U)

SE

Enclosed are eleven copies to the Bureau,

two to

Miami, and one to New York and San Juan,

of a LHM.

WF/T-1 is ERNESTO BETANCOURT (former CSWF 1035-S)

who furnished info to SA HOWARD P. WINTER2(134-

A-1075

BETANCOURT'

registration file located

at Depart-

ment of Justice reviewed by SA DONALD HOElING

view of Bureau's denial to WO tosreactivate

BETANCOURII

a symboled confidential source NFO intends

outrize his services as a squrce of info relative t

is activity n behalf of eve

HUMBERTO BERIRAN, Source of information, for additional

information concerning captioned organization. 0c) (u)

The enclosed LHM is classified "Confidential"

since info could reasonably result in identification of

a confidential informant of continuing value and compro-

mise the future effectiveness thereof. vU)

Bureau (Enc.

ENCLOSURE

5668 5LD/6CL

Miami (105-5849) (Enc. 2) (RM)

ON 513/98

1-

New York (105-55242) (Enc.

1) (Info) (RM)

1-

2-

San

• Juan (Enc. 1) (Info) (RM)

•WFO

105-10055

1-134-19697C*XU)

DH/laj

(8)

14 SEP 10 1963

Copy to: CLA/State/ 6 yeagly

by routing slip for info.

SEE

: REVERS!

ADD. DISSEMINATION.

SICE FOR

UNBEC

43

330

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Copy to: CIA/State/HAO

ONI/OSI/ACSI

by routing

slip

for info.

Date.

6.s3.

DIA/Customs

INS

HH

53074

TUNHDENTTAL

CIA HAS NO ORFECTION TO

6/17/63

DEO! AS A

i AND/OR,

AIRTEL

INFORMATION

TO:

DIRECTOR, UP 165-110033-9010 pease

SAC, MIAMI (105-5849)

SAC, WFO (105-47736) (P)

(FFIC)

EJERCITO LIBERTADOR DE CUBA

(LIBERATION ARMY OF CUBA)

SEE REVERSE SIDE' FOR

(ELC)

+ 10/0197 218198 ADD DISSEMINATION

IS - CUBA

3 SCOGCi

(00: MM)

PASSIFY ON: 251UC6)

Enclosed herewith are eleven copies to the Bureau

and copies to other recipient offices, as noted in the

copy count, of a letterhead memorandum, with its memorandum

of evaluation, dated and captioned as above.

WF T-I is HUMBERTO BERTRAN, source of information,

who furnished information

set forth

in the enclosed

memorandum to SA GERARD C, CARROLL.

ESTO FRANCISCO BETANCOURT HERNANDEZ:

who furnished information to SA

EILS.

WE TEL'L

(former CS WE. 4035

HOWARD P. WINTER

ais

Records af

the Registration Section, U. S. Depart-

ment of Justice (USDJ) , were reviewed by SA CARROLLi

With reference to the anticipated contact

between

BETANCOURt and a representative of ELC in Miami,

Florida,

on 6/12/63, BERTRAN explained that on 6/11/63,.

BETANCOURT,old him that henceforth he would be associated

• with activities of ELC: and would receive telephone calls from

representatives of this organization at BERTRAN's home,

Washington, D. £.

Although BERTRAN did not explicitly

agree to allow BETANCOURto receive these

calls at his

home, BERTRAN did not refuse to let him do it: L BERTRAN

stated

that he had purposely not

questioned BETANCOURTras to the

nature or details oi his

activities. *BETANCOURT ghowever;

has indicated,to BERTRAN that the reason he was not receiving

these calls at his own

the fact that he was

aErald the Central intelligence Agency (CLA) micut now al)

3-Bureau (Encs;

ENCr

105160540

2-Miami (RM)

(Enc.

1) 59

Is JUN 188

• I-New York (105-55242)

nfo) (RM) (Ence 1)

1-San

Juan (Info)

2-WFOX{1-134÷1969

(Enco

SUB AJ

2 copios mado

9/22/77: Duelo

for review at FBIHQ by

AIRTEL

JUN 2510

SCARi: 6. Perez, aka.

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WFO 105-4736

to activitiest osb/antertore dn a mannor detrimental

BERTRAN

advised on 6/13/63, that the telephone®

call BETANCOUR expected to receive on 6/12/63, at BERTRAN'S

residence, was scheduled to be made at 9:00 p.m.

The call,

however, was not placed until 11:00 p.m. BERTRAN's young

son answered the telephone, and when the caller asked for

BETANCOURI by the name oi FRANCISCO (middle name) HERNANDEZ

(matronymic)y& BERTRAN's son told the caller that no one by

this name was known to him, and terminated the telephone

conversation.u)

In view of intormation set forth in the geclosed

memorandum, ERNESTO BETANCOURT will be reactivated by WFO

as a confidential sourcel and the Bureau so advised by sepa-

rate communication: (A) (4)

Captioned case is being

reopened at WFO, and WFO,

through

contact with BETANCOURT

will attempt to follow and

report activities of ELC.

The enclosed memorandum is classified "Confidential"

since information from both sources could reasonably result

in the identification of confidential informants of continuing

value, and compromise future effectiveness thereof. It is

further classified "Confidential" since it reflects FBI

*investigative interest in an employee of an international

organization (k)U)

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNI?

STATES DEYARTMENT OF JI

CICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION &

FIDENTIAL

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

June 17, 1963

11194

OSPAALIEY

TFK

ITTAN

NAI

DECLASSIFIaD

ON

6/1/85

CLAS

ON 20

EJERCITO LIBERTADOR DE CUBA

(LIBERATION ARMY OF CUBA) (ELC)

INTERNAL SECURITY-CUBA

On June 12, 1963, WF T-l advised he had learned that

frosto Betancourt, Coordinator, Department of Economis

Affairs, Pan-American Union (PAU), Washington, D. C

currently associated with activities of captioned organization.

*Betancourt recently obtained permission from the PAU for a

s17 month leave of absence from his official duties, rad which

will enable him to devote full time to work as a "coordinator"

for ELC.

The informant was unaware of the nature or scope

of Betancourt's duties as "coordinator". Despite the fact

that Betancourt is, or shortly will be, on leave of absence

from the PAU, he will receive income:..

for

translation work

he will do during his absence from the PAU

According to the informant, Betancourt

Was scheduled

to be contacted during the evening of June 12, 1963, by a

person in Miami, Florida, associated with ELC.

The identity

of this person

and the nature of the scheduled contact with

Betancourt were not known by the informantu)

The same informant advised on June 13, 1963, he

had learned that as a result of a mix-up in telephonic

communication, the expected contact between Betancourt

and the above-mentioned person in Miami, was not effected

WF T-2 on June 14, 1963, confirmed that, effective

June 15, 1963, Ernesto Betancourt had been granted a six

month leave of absence from his position with the PAU.

This

informant said that Betancourt had requested this leave in

order that he might devote more of his time to supporting

and assisting from

• Washington, D. Ces

the anti-Castro activi-

ties of ELC.

The informant explained that Betancourt had

officially disassociated himself from the PAU since his

partisan activities against the Castro regime in Cuba would

be inconsistent with his tenure as an official of a non-

partisan international organization.

The informant added

that Betancourtkhad chosen this

¿ time to take this action sincess u)

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