Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, NY
Document date: 9/6/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10279-10054

RECORD_SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-128385-23

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53932 Date:

08-18-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR. FBI

TO: SAC. NY

TITLE:

DATE: 09/06/1968

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT: OBA, ASSOC, JACH, GABRIEL ABAY, ANTI-CASTRO REFUGEE, ACA

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/15/1998

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

INC MẸMO

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SAC, New York (134-15433)

REC-125 Director, FBI (105-128385) 10 2

EX-105

GABRIEL ABAY JACH,

PSI

IS - CUBA

9/6/68

1

- Mr. Rozamus

1

- Mr. O'Connell

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MAILED 24

SEP6

1968

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Casper

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Gale

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Sullivan

T'avel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

Reurlet 8/20/68.

Pursuant to your request therein you are authorized

to designate subject as a Bureau-approved PSI and proceed with

his development.

Insure he understands the confidential nature

of the relationship, that his activities are strictly voluntary

and that he should not consider himself as an employee of this

Bureau. In your contacts with him, take the necessary precautions

to make certain he is not a plant and follow instructions in

Section 107, Manual of Instructions, in your future handling

of this matter.

Submit initial justification for continuance to

reach Bureau six months from the date of this letter and each

six months thereafter.

JEO: sed (5) bed

NOTE:

Relet requested authority to designate subject a PSI.

Subject, aged 49, a Cuban national, first entered U.S. in 1960.

He is a well-known anti-Castro refugee whose name and address

vere mentioned by Jose Carbonell Marrero in secret messages to

auba. Carbonell, a self-admitted former agent of the Cuban

§intelligence Service, identified subject as an unwitting source

Efor information forwarded to Cuba clandestinely subject denied

Knowing Carbonell and could not identify his photograph.

Subject is presantly employed as a general maintenance

man by the Montamy Country Club, Alpine, New Jersey, and serves

as a military secretary of Brigade 2506 in New York City.

Subject was cooperative when interviewed and is making

an affirmative effort through his associates and contacts in

the Cuban field to actively obtain and furnish current infor-

mation of intelligence value to the New York Office.

Logical

background investigation conducted; no derogatory information

developed concerning his stability and reliability.

9 SEP 11. 1968

MAIL ROOM

TELETYPE UNIT

ALL INFORANCH SONTANED

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DIRECTOR, FBI (105-128385)

DATE:

:8/20/58

SAC, NEW YORK (134-15433) (P)

GABRIEL AB

IS ÷

JACH - PSI

ReNYlet to Bureau 4/10/68.

Bureau permission is requested to designate ABAY

as a PSI:

1. (no change)

2. (no change)

Subject has recently become employed as a doorman,

Steak Casino Restuarant, 33 University Place, telephone number

AL 4 - 7499, NYC.

No other change reNYlet 4/10/68.

4. (no change)

4a. (no change)

ALL INFORMATION

T'ANED

5. (no change)

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6. (no change)

DATE

6/30/83 BiLApscle/gel

7. (no change)

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8.

E. SEDDON contacted

dELISSAS THEMASE SUNDY AN ATRED (CER)

subject re recent

alleged Cuban Power

•Activities in NYC.

Subject agreed to help in anyway possible,

if he could, to obtain any information in the interests of the

FBI.

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New York

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NY 134-15433

following

group of names were mentioned to ABAY and the

"well-known" to him, according to ABAY:

JOSE WEBEX AACUNDO

Member Brigade 2500m.

ARTURO RODRIGUEZ WIVES

(ABAN stated he was a member of Brigade 2506)

NY

MARCOS VALDES CASTELLA, M

Member

Brigade

2506

EDWIN GONZALES,

MORERA,

Member Brigade

54110119

'2506

CRISTO SATVANGIE

Member Brigade 2506

MADRUG TOTERO,

DR ORLAND

ABOSCHAVILA MOleC

Other names were

not

familiar to ABAY, but he said

that he remembers individuals by their faces and would be able

to identify them by use of photographs.

He stated he would like to see the individuals

arrested who are placing bombs in

the NYC area since it is

ruining the reputation of the Anti-Castro groups in NYC.

It should be noted the the group of names mentioned

to ABAY are suspects in the bombings, although, ABAY was not

told this.

The subject appears to be in an excellent position

to supply information re Anti-Castro activities in

NYC due

to

his

his

position of Military Secretary of Brigade 2506 in NYC, and

contacts

at meetings with

Anti-Castro personalities.

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AES: emp

On August 14, 1968, SAS BUNDY and SEDDON

contacted subject and an any of photographs were shown

to him.

The following were identified by the subject

with background information provided by ABAY:

ARTURO RODRIGUEZ VIVES -Head Of the Fort Jackson

Group of the Anti-Castroites living in the United States.

He used to attend the Brigade 2506 meetings, but does not

attend any more.

GUILLERMO NOVO; IGNACIO

NOVO, brothers who

are familiar figares in the Anti-Castro movement: (Do

not attend Brigade 2506 meetings) •

EDWIN GONZALEZ MORERA, member

of Brigade 2506.

FORTUN, has met FORtUN, but is no

member of Brigade

2506..

JUSTO ALFONSO; JOSE YEBER; MARCOS VALDES

CASTILLO; members of Brigade 2506 who are

good friends.

CASTILLO recently

has been employed by " El TIempo"

Newspaper in New York City.

CRISTO SALVADOR MADRUGA OTERO, head of

Brigade 2506, in the New York City area.

subject recognized the photo of luIs toRNes

AcARciA, but he did not know hin by name.:

Subject stated that the Brigade 2506, meetings

take place in

the Sherman Square Hotel in New York?

City, and this is where he encounters the above-mentioned

individuals.

NOTE:

The above-mentioned individuals are all considered

as suspects in the recent bombing in New York City or,

at least, have knowledge of such activities by association.

Notes

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