Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HEITMAN, WALLACE R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/29/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10288-10191

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-96824-8

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HEITMAN, WALLACE R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/29/1964

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

CC, BAILE, RAUL CASTRO, BKG, PILOT, ILLEGAL ALIEN,

DEPORTED, IMMIGRANT STATUS, ACA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/17/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF INS

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO INS

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DI 105-1777

except they are of Spanish-American straction and they had lived there

for about six months before he, BRIGHI, begar living in the neighborhood.

BRIGHT says he knows nothing more about these individuals. He said he

could not remember whether they had had any stickers or signs displayed

on their automobile.

The records of the United States

Inmigration and Naturalization

Service, Dallas, Texas, as COnCerns RAUL CASTRO BAILE, Innigration and

Naturalization Service number A12 707 771,

were made

available by Chief

Clerk JEFFERSON D. WOOSLEY on March 30, 1964. This record contained the

following information:

RAUL CASTRO BAlLE waS born February 24,.

1938, at Mayari,

Oriente, Cuba.

His profession is pilot.

His father's

name is JUAN

CASTRO and his mother, i

MARIA BAILE. His father is a Cuban and his mother

a citizen of Spain, according to these records.

CASTRO was described as follows:

age 26; height 69 inches;

This file reflects CASTRO illegally entered the

United States

at Lightner's Pump, about five miles east of Brownsville,

Texas, on

December 27, 1960,

about 10:30 p.m. at which time he swan the Rio Grande

River.

Inquiry by the Immigration

and Naturalization

Service reflected

CASTRO had left Havana, Cuba,

on June 22, 1960, about 9:00 a.m. via

Cubana Airlines and had arrived in Mexico City

the same date about twelve

noon.

Mexico, D. G.

While in Mexico City ke stayed at Chiapas #148, Colonia B01960,

left Mexico City about twelve noon December 26,

by bus

and arrived in Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, on December 27, 1960,

about 7:30 p.I.

CASTRO was accompanied by another Cuban citizen, JUAN

FRANCISCO QUINTANA MAYA, when he entered the United States.

The

Immigration and Naturalization Service file reflects

CASTRO stated

he had ontored the United States at Brownsville because it

was closer to Miami,

where he intended to reside. He said he

had never been to the lnited states belor the military service..

and he had not gone to the

American Consul in Cuba because be was in

He said

he paid no one to help him enter the United States and that he had

intended to turn himself in to American officials.

CASTRO claimed he sought political asylum in the United States

and that he desired to study aviation in the United

States.

He said he

is sure he would be put to death if he mere raturned to cuba.

CASTRO

advised he is a pilot and has Mexican private pilot license number 3935.

He was a crop dusting pilot in Mexico.

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This file reflected that while he was in Mexico City CASTRO

attended two aviation schools, the first, Centro Internacional de

Adiestraniento de Aviacion Civil, and the second, Escuela de Aviacion

Mexico.

CASTRO advised inmigration authorities that two known Com-

munists had attended the Centro Internacional de Adiestramiento de

Avracion Civil. One of these men is named FRANCISCO GARCIA INEZ and

CASTRO does not know the name of the other man.

CASTRO also reported

that another known Communist, RAYMON MESA, also attended the same school

where he studied meteorology.

CASTRO stated to the Immigration and

Naturalization Service he had 298 hours flying time with a single-

engine aircraft.

At the time of his questioning by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service, it was found that CASTRO had the following names

and addresses on his person:

MiSS JEAN MINCHEW, Box 65, Halley,Arkansas, and 4627 Kennore,.

Chicage 40, 1111n01s

MARGARITA CE PEDA,

418 North Ada Street, Chicago 22, Illinois

Illinois

Mrs. ENRIQUE MONTALYO, 3315_North Halsted,

Chicago 13, Illinois

MT THOMPSON,4706 North Winthrop, Apt. L, Chicago 40, Illinois

ANGEL DE LUORDES, 1124 West 19 Street, Chicago, Illinois

CANDELARIOYALLALA O., 4065 North Sherridan Road, Chicago 13,

Illinois..

ENRIQUE, ZURITA, 1124-West-19 Street, Chicago 8,111110015

• ROGER A. OOMAZ,-Box_594,-Newport News,-VirgIna

Employnent Office, 206 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

CASTRO advised that he planned to go to Miant, Florida, With

his friend, JUAN FRANCISCO QUINTANA MAYA.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service file reflects CASTRO

made Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission to the United States

After Deportation on March 22, 1962.

He was granted immigrant status in

the United States on a nonquota basis on that same date.

Since his

residence began in Dallas as an immigrant,

he has notified the Irmigration

and Naturalization of the following addresses on the dates shown:

1510 Kingsley Road, Apartment 209B, Garland, Texas, June 18,

1962.

1413 Inpood Boulevard,

Garland, Texas, 8/22/63

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• 806 East Monica Drive, Garland, Texas, August 21, 1963.

He advised the Immigration and Naturalization Service on

August 21, 1963, he was employed by KENNETH K. JENKINS, 2651 PrOVinCe,

Dallas, Texas.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service File reflects

CASTRO resided at the address Sur 53 #159, Colonia, Ermita, Churubusco,

Mexico, D. F.

Dallas I-3, who is knowledgeable of many Cuban refugees and Cuban

activities in

Dallas, Texas, advised on April 15, 1964, CASTRO 1s

unknown to him and is not engaged in any type of political activities

or in Cuban refugee organizations

in Dallas,

to his knowledge.

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