Agency: HSCA
Originator: HSA
From: PALMERS, BETSY
To: DIRECTOR; FBI
Document date: 10/5/78
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/2/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

HSCA

180-10102-10277

RECORD SERIES :

NUMBERED FILE

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 012387

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

HSA

FROM: PALMERS, BETSY

TO:

DIRECTOR; FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 10/05/1978

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

AGUERO, LUIS

FBI; FILES

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE (FDCC)

CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : Consulted

CURRENT STATUS : Withhold

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/05/1993

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS:

Box 220.

v9.1

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR

FROM: BETSY PALMER

BP

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DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1978

SUBJECT: FBI

. File Review - Luis Conte Aguero

On October 4, 1978, I completed the review of the five

volume file on Luis Conte Aguero.

Pertinent information

on Augero is outlined below.

Volume 1 - #105-86025, Section 1, Serials 1-35

1. #105-86025-2

April 8, 1960

Airtel to Director from SAC, Miami

Luis

Ernesto Conte Aguero, news commentator for Havana

station CUl, arrived Miami, April 6, 1960, having sought

refuge in Argentine Embassasy, Havana, prior to departure.

Is becoming an exile in order

to write and speak the

truth about Cuba. Says Castro is not a communist but a

prisoner of pro-communists.

Informant says Conte is a

Castro plant in the U.S.

Miami says it unusual for exile

to blast Castro prior to his family's safe arrival in

U.S.

Conte's wife and child to arrive in about a week.

2.

#105-86025 -

April 27, 1960

Memo to Director from SAC, WFO (97-1354)

Subject:

The Fair Play for Cuba Committee

Informant says one Roberto (LNU) requested that the Cuban

Foreign Ministry furnish him biographical information on

Manuel Beaton and Conte Aguero to write articles about

these persons on the "Fact Sheet". Information on Conte:

Head of Public Relations Department of Cuban Foreign

Ministry described Conte as a traitor to his country.

Said Conte's allegations against Cuba were copied word

for word from assertions of the White Rose organization.

After Batista was ousted, Conte was devoid of all in-

fluence and tried to reestablish friendship with Castro

and Castro was generous enough to forgive him.

Says

Conte is presently attempting to be placed in charge of

anti-Cuban programs on Voice of America.

Same informant says that Robert Taber (a FPCC member)

has made trips to Havana to confer with Castro.

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FBI File Review - Luis Conte Aguero

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4.

5.

#105-86025-9

June 9, 1960

Interview of Luis Ernesto Conte Aguero Conducted in

New York by Lawrence H. Bracken on 5/23/60

Bracken feels Conte exhibits good potential as a possible

informant.

Conte advised: DPOB July 6, 1924, Santiago,

Cuba.

'Received Doctor in Philosophy from University of

Havana 1948. Met Fidel Castro while in university.

Broadcast his first attack against Communists in general

Came under attack by the Communist

Party and eventually by Raul and then Fidel Castro.

He

then sought refuge in Argentine Embassy. He is writing a

book entitled "The Two Faces of Castro"

to be published

by Robet Speller and Sons.

#105-86025-14

September 14, 1960

New York Report of Lawrence H. Bracken

Subject: Luis Ernesto Conte Aguero

Conte has formed "The Christian Humanist Front" in New

York -- an anti-Castro organization. Informant estimates

membership of 600 in New York. Plan a weekday radio

broadcast in New York City. Program cancelled by the

station because of foul language heard in background

during one of the broadcasts. Conte moved to Miami circa

September 1960.

#105-86025

October 26, 1960

Report from Miami - William w. Craddock

Title:

Frente Anticommunista Christiano (FAC)

Pedro Diaz Lanz advised on 8/8/60 that his group, Cuban

Constitutional Crusade and Conte's Christian Anti-

Communist Front joined in Alliance for Liberation. They

to be recognized by the FRD and be utilized in

future Anti-Castro campaigns.

6. October 3, 1961

Airtel to Director from SAC, Miami

Conte participating in 20-car caravan from Maimi to

Washington, D. C. to protest Castro's execution of April

invasion army prisoners.

Participants plan to picket

Office of Committee of Human Rights.

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FBI File Review - Luis Conte Aguero

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#105-86025

May 21, 1962

Memo to Director from SAC, New York

Subject:

Christian Anti-Communist Front (CACF)

CACF no longer with CRC - left in February 1962 shortly

after Foreign Ministers meeting

in Uruguay in late

June 1962.

Conte, head of CACF, had created scandals

while there and ordered to leave after he gave his

scheduled speech.

(Information comes from Dr. Ernesto

Aragon, secretary to Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, President

of CRC) .

Aragon says Conte continues to have CIA sponsorship for

his radio broadcasts which are beamed into Cuba through

the facilities of radio station WWRL in New York City.

Volume 2

File #105-86025, Section 2, Serials 36- open

1.

#105-124386-5

April 7, 1965

Memo to

Director from SAC, Miami

Subject:

Sentinels of Liberty - Dr. Luis Conte Aguero,

Leader

Conte head of Sentinenals of Liberty. Tapes broadcasts

nightly for WRUL, New York. Reportedly receives salary

of $3,000 per month.

has publication entitled

Centinela de la Libertad -- three issues which have

appeared contain photos of Cuban exiles engaged in

military training but individuals belong to many groups

and not Sentinels of Liberty, although that is impression

Aguero gives.

Volume: 3

#105-86025 - Enclosure to Serial #43

An Analytical Summary Search, June 7, 1971 by Barbara J.

Donlin - 59 pages of document references.

No notes

taken.

Volume 4

Section # Sub A

Newspaper clippings and wire service stories. No notes taken.

Volume 5

Miscellaneous References

1. April 14, 1959

Memo to Director from Legat, Havana

Subject:

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz

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File Review - Luis Conte Aguero

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Concerning

Castro's trip to United States,

some of his

entourage is listed -- among whom is "Ernesto Betancourt,

former head of July 26 Movement in Washington. He was

formerly a PSI for the Washington Field Office.

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