Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: DOS
Document date: 6/2/59
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/22/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90071-10072

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 109-584-125

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

HQ

DOS

DATE :

06/02/1959

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

ANTI FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES

DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: LHM

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Anti-Fidel Castro Activities

СОАНОГИЦУ

leader..

This group is reportedly contributing finaneially

and intellectually to the anti-Castro movement.

Dro Antonio Lamas Parro, married to the niece of Batista and

former director of o mental institution near lavane, Cube; and

Fernando del Busto, a Cuban attorney, are connected with this

(U)

groupo Reportedly, Roberto Mendoze, another member of this

group, gave $50,000 on May 2?, 1959, to Pozo for General Pedraza

A source with whon insufficient contact has been had

to determine his reliability advised on May 26, 2959, that a

group of Cuban exiled professional men inoluding Lamas and

Busto met on May 25, 1959.

Acoording to this source, Lamas

belleves that Fidel Castro cannot last more than two months,

Lamas reportedly was interested in legally chartering a pione

to fly to the Dominican Republic in order to deliver a confidential

The source was of the opinion that

this report related to organized plans against Castro.

Reportedly, Lamas desired to depart for the Dominican Republic

on June 5, 2959, and

to return on June 7, 1959

According to

the source lamas is a Batista follower but is supporting

Peerozdo

The source learned that Pedraza reportedly nad come

to the United States three times since January i, 1959, wearing

the uniform of a Dominican naval officer. (e

On May 26, 1959, an informant who has furnished

reliable information in the past advised that Cuban investigators

have learned that a group of Batista exiles, under the leadership

of Fernando del Busto, had several boats,

identity unknown to

the informant, in

the Miant hiver.

Reportediy, Manuel J. Diaz,

a Cuban Air Force investigator, recently sent on agent to the

Dominican Republic and learned that Batista gave $25,000,000

to Pedraza who is in charge of training Cubans for an invasion.

of cuba.

The informant reported that Castro will attack the

Dominicon Republic first if he learns that the Dominican Republic

actually plans to attack Cubes

NOTE &

The informant who is in a position to furnish reliable

information is General Manuel Benitez.

The source with whom

insufficient contact has been had to determine his reliability is

psI Robert Williams, The informant who has furnished reliable

into in the past is mut 635-57(e) (e)

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