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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washl neton, 0 C. 20520
August 7, 1979
Mr . A.J.Weberman
Independent Research Associates
6 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
Re: FOI 7900317
Dear Mr. Weberman:
In response to your Freedom of Information request to the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, three State Department
documents were located concerning Juan A. Orta. These
documents have been referred to our office for review.
Appropriate Department officials have no objection to the

declassification and release of this material in full.
Please find it e nclosed .
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NSC JUAN ORTA, fORMER PRJVATE SECRETA~Y TO FIDEL CASTRO, ARRIVED
INR MEXICO CITY YESTERDAY AS POLITJCAL ASYLEE. ORTA HAD SPENT
CIA OVER THREE YEARS r N ASYLUM r N LAT f N ·AMER f CAN tMBASS I ES~- ·.
NSA HAVANA f IRST JN THE VENElUELAN MISSION AND LATER IN. MEXICAN Mrs-
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SY · ALTHOUGH NO RPT NO PUBLJCJTY ·ATTENDED ARRIVAL Or ORTA, TODAY'S
Sr.A AfTERNOON PAPERS REfORT HIS PRESENCE HERE AMID SPECULATION
VO / ' HE WJLL SEEK A u.s. VISA TO JOIN HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN IN
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?j;.~··r_\~ CARLOS PRIO and others, entered a plea or guilt~· .:..t.9 ~.: -~
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Mr. A. J. Weberman ·
6 Bleeker Street
New York, New _Jork 10012
Dear Mr~ ,, , Weberman:
Reference is made to your Freedom of Information-

Pr ivacy Acts (FOIPA) request regarding Juan A. Orta, FOIPA
number 59,998 and our letter dated May 24, 1979.
In referenced letter, you were advised that documents

were located which contained. information originating with
the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency
and that these documents were refe rred to those agencies
for review.
Upon completion of review, the Department of State

has d e termined that information originating with them may
be released to you without excisions.
The Central Intelligence Agency's review has

determined that portions of these documents should be withheld
in order to protect material which is exempt from disclosure
pursuant to Title 5, United States code, Section 552, sub-
section (b) (1), which exempts from release material properly
and currently classified pursuant to Executive Order 12356
and subsection (b) (3), information specifically exempted
from disclosure by statute.
Please note that this Bur e au has also del e ted
information from several of th e se documents pursuant to
exemption (b) (1). Additionally, two documents contain deletions
pursuant to exemption -Cb) (7) (C); information the disclosure
of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
For your information, twenty-one pages of documents
were referred to the above agencies for review. Accordingly,
duplication costs of $2.10 have been deducted from your fund
maintained at this Bureau.
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-~· A. J. ::b:::a:esire, you may submit an appe: l .

denial contained herein. Appeals should be directed J. • .
writing to the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Lega~
Policy (Attention: Office of Information and Privacy),
United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. c.
20530, within thirty days from receipt of this letter. The
envelope and the letter should be clearly marked "Freedom
of Information Appeal" or "Information Appeal.• Please
cite the FOIPA number assigned to your request so that it
may be easily identified.
Sincerely yours,
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Freedom of Information-
Pri·vacy Acts Section
Records Management Division
Enclosure
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON . O .C . 20505
17 JAN 1983
Mr . Allan J . We berman
c/o Independent Research Associates
6 Bleecker Street
New York City , NY 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
In the course of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's

search of its records in response to your Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) request concerning Juan A. Orta, five
CIA originated documents perta ining to your request were
located and referred to this Agency for review .
After a thorough review of the referred documents, we have
made the following determinations: enclosed , Tab A, is one
document, a memorandum dated 3 August 1 961 , which is being
released to you in its entirety .
Listed below are four documents which must be denied to
you in their entirety under the exemption provision of FOIA
cited beside each document . An exp lanation of these exemptions
is enclosed at Tab B.
Document ExemQtion
2. Memorandum, 16 July 1962. (b)(l), (b)(3)
3. Repo rt, 13 May 1963. (b)(l), (b)(3)
4. Memo randum, 2 November 1964. (b)( l ) , (b) (3)
5. Memorandum, 8 January 1965 . (b) (1)' (b) (3)
The denying official for the withheld information is

Mr . Louis J . Dube , Information Review Officer for the
Directorate of Operations .
I am advising you of your right to appeal the above
decisions by addressing your appeal to the CIA Information
Review Committee , in my care. Should you decide to do this ,
please set forth the basis of your appeal.
We wish to apologize for the length of time it has taken
us to complete the processing of your request. We have been
inundated, however, by a large number of requests over the past
several years. Under the circumstances, we can only do our best
to apportion our time and efforts in a manner calculated to
satisfy all of our requesters . Thus, we have adopted the
policy of first-rece ived , first-answered. Thank you for your
patience and consideration while we were completing the
processing of your request .
Sincerely,
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Enclosures
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON. Z..4. 0.C.
z ~l!li 1951
{J
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Federal Bure1u of Investigation
Attention: Hr. S • .J. Papich
FROM Dep.ity Director (Pl.ans) .r.·~

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• SIJBJECT ·: Fai.!' Play for Cuba Committee
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l. '.Reference is made to the Bureau's me.'!lorand=, File No O .
97-Ll96, subject as above, dated 15 June 1961, in -which t.'1e l ~
Bu:reau.. requests inforrr.at10rl a'\--a.ilable regardi...""lg the current <:..0
whereabouts of_.)_u~!5:J::S'!'A, _former Secreta...-y to fidel CASTRO; • ~
Marcelo FB.~G·EZ. Font f onner -un.der Secret.a.ry i..'"l tile Cu.ban
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Foreign Mi.'listry; .a,.'ld Marjorie de RIOS, former employee in .'tb. .)
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Ve.<ezuelan Thlbassy in Havana, Cuba. ·'IJ1is o2fice has no info=-')'/
a !:.:.oi:. concerr.i.i:r~s the ?_~es.f-!nt "'hereabouts of Yid..rcelo FERl!A.nT>EZ · '/
Fo:; t a.r..d Y.z..r jorie d.e RIOS~ _ _ . -..
3 ~ Arry i_r-_forrrztion coi:icerni.ng the aboYe inovid:uals which

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interest of national defense or foreign policy;
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(bX3) applies to the Director's statutory obligations to protect from disclosure in telligence sources
and methods, as well as the organization, functions, names, official titles, salaries or
numbers of personnel employed by the Agency, in accord with the National Security Act of
1947 and the CIA Act of 1949, respectively;
(bX4) applies to information such as trade secrets and commercial or financial information
obtained from a person on a privileged or confidentia l basis;
(bXS) applies to inter- and intra-agency memoranda which are advisory in nat ure;
(bX6) applies to information release of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the
personal privacy of other individuals; and
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invasion of the personal privacy of others, (D) disclose the identity of a confidential source,
(E) disclose investigative techniques and procedures, or (F) endanger the life or physical
safety of law enforcement personnel.
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(b) applies to information concerning other individuals which may not be released withou t
their written consent;
uX I) applies to polygraph records; documents or segregable portions of documents, release o f

which would disclose intelligence sources and methods, including names of certain Agency
employees and organizational components; and, documents or informa tion provided by
foreign governments;
(kXl) applies to information and material properly classified pursuant to an Executive order in
the interest of national defense or foreign policy;
(kXS) applies to investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining sui ta bility,
eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment, or access to classified
information, release of which would disclose a confidentia l source; and
(k)(6) testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment
or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the
testing or examination process.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE ATIORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530
Mr. Alan Jules Weberman

Ind ependent Res ear ch Associates
6 Bleecker Street
New York, New York 10012 Re: Appeal No . 9 -1 257
Dear Mr. Weberman:
You appealed from the action of the Federal Bureau of

I nvestigation on your request for access to records pert a in-
ing to Juan Orta .
As a result of discuss i ons b e tween Bureau personnel and

members of my staff, a supp lemental re lease of nine pages is
e n closed. After careful c onsideration of your appeal, I have
otherwise decided to affirm the action in this case. Mr. Orta
is the subj ect of two Bureau main fi l es -- Internal Secu rity -
Cuba and Neutrality Matters -- and is a lluded to b ri efly in
two files , the subjects of which are other individuals or
organizations . In these l atter instances, the Bureau
processed on l y those portions of the files which pertain to
him . Many of the wi thheld materials are classified and I
am affirming the deni al of access to them on the basis of
5 U. S.C . 552(b) (1) . These materials have been referred to the
Department Review Committee for review and determination
whether they warrant continued class ification unde r Executi ve
Order 12065. You wi ll be notified if the Committee's final
d ecision results i n the declassification of any information.
Other mate rials were properly withheld from you pursuant to
5 U. S . C . 552(b) (7) (C) and (7) (D) . These provisions pertain to
investigatory records compiled for l aw enforcement purposes ,
the release of which would , r e spectivel y, constitute an unwar-
ranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties, in
some instances by revealing an investigative interest in them
on the part of the F . B.I ., and disclose the identities of
confidential sources . Names of government personnel were
among the items excised on the basis of 5 U. S . C. 552(b) (7) (C).
None of the material being withheld is appropriate for
discretionary rele ase .
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Judicial review of my action on this appeal is available

to you in the United States District Court for the judicial
district in which you reside or have your principal place of
business , or in the District of Columbia , which is a l so where
the records you seek are located .
Sincere l y,
John H. Shenefiel d
Acting Associate Attorney General
Enclosures
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UN.u'ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JuSTICE

In Rq>ly , PleaJe Rt!fu co

FW. No.
GOMf :t~t. tJi'JIOUr!'Olf oon>.t$

V'lRJ.IR lS UNCLASS~ ,.;:I'
Jllo:Pf l'UERI ~ .
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Miami, Florida
JAN 2 7 1959
CARLOS PRIO
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·f()n January 26, ;i.'5~, Mr. JOSEPH THURMAN, .. Investigator,
Immigration and Nat urali za t ion Se rvice, Miami, P~~
·f urni shed the followJ.ng information concerning c r o -
SOCARRAS and e ight ~her ,1nd1~~~ who were 1nd,l.t:ed with
PRIO by a Fede ral Grand Jury,-.i t4k City, on February 13, , ·
1958, for violation of Sections 0 and 371, Title 18, ·
Unit ed Stat es Code:
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The I'ecember 2, ) 957, issne of the "Berg<.n

Evening Re coed," i{ackensc.c~{, · NE'W Jerf'ey, carried an
a,t>ticle on pap;c. or1e ent.~ tled, "Cc.se Expar.ded by
· Suicide T:ry. " T'.\is 2.rtic.l. e s ',a tc:d t!1a t \·/ILLIJIJ1
/WINGFIELD, aP,;e 3LJ, unsuccessf\'lly ai:tempi:ed suicide
I on November 29, 1957, in his .~ail cell in pol.Lee
:ieadquarters, Fort Lee, New J,;rsey, whe1·e he was
beins; held on the charge of carry:Lng a conc2aled
weapon, a .38 caliber revolver. Thie article stated
that WINGFIELD, some time between 8:Li-S p.m., and
9:25 p.m .. on November 29, 1957, took a double-
edged razor blade from a hiding place between
layers of' the sole o.f his shoe and slit open an
artery ln his le.ft arm just below the el bow.
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According to this article, wINGFIELD told

Chief or Police THEODORE E. GRIECO, Fort Lee, New
Jersey Police Department, that he did not want to
be free. W1NGFIELD wa s discovered lying in a pool
ot blood in his cell block at 9:?.5 p.n., by ~ergeant
ARTHU:l DALTON and .Patrolman JOSEPH ZEVITS.
WINGFIELD was then rushed in an ambulance
for emergency treatment to a nearby hospital, the
Bergen Pines County Hospital.
This news article quoted Police Chief
GRIECO as st~ting that whe11 WINGFIELD was interviewed
by the Fort Lee Police Department on the afternoon
of November 29, 1957, \JINGFIELD periodically told
the police, "You are look:ing at a corpse." His
remarks, according to the news article, were
attributed to £ear of attack by others because of
his refusal to post bail and because of another
remark made ':Jy WINGFIELD wherein he said "I'm
no good on the outside."
Thia news art!.cle stated that WINGFIELD , ·
if his condition permitted, wculd appear in Municl.pal
court on J.JecP.mber 5, 1957 , to face ~he charges or
the Fort Lee, New Jers 3y Police Department. An
additional charge of attt: ? mptecl eu:tcide had
been added to the original charge against WINGFIELD.
This article also stated that \'JINGFIELD was also
awaiting hearings on t he Hoboken, New Jersey
·forgery charges anu also on felonious assault
charge·a brought against him in New York City, on
June 28, 1957.
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This news article further stated that

\o/INGFIELD was und-=r .subpoena to aµpear before the
Federal Grand J~ry in i"Iiami, Florida, to testif~r
concernin:; nppos:t_tion to tl'.e pres~nt Cuban regime
by persons of' his •ac.quaJ.ntance.
The J3.nuary 19, 19S8, issue of "El

Diar'lo de N1l':o.va Yoric,;; a .Spanish J anguage newsp'l.per·
published daily in New York City, carried an article
on page five entitled, "Absolve Accused of
Attacking a Brother of Cuban Police Lieutenant."
This article stateci that tl-10 Cui:n>n exiles and a
North Americ2n who had been accu:oed of beatin;:;; a
Cuban police lieutenant, were found not guilty
on January 18, 19SS, and assc;\11::; cha:cges a;;ainst
them were dismissed in the Court of .:3pecial Sessions,
Manhattan, New York City. This article identified
those '"ho haci been freed of 2ssaul t charges as
PABL9((,)UINTANA, age 34, 50S \·fest 183=-ct Street, and
1\DEL)'.ECHEVAF.RIA, age 28, SOS We:;t 183:cd Street,
New Y'ork City. This articl~ identified the North
Arr;erican, who spo:rn perfect Spa'lish a·1d who was a
friend of the Cubans as ;IILLIA;~ B. ~vINGFIELD, age
33, 166 Grand Av&nue, Englewooj, Ne"l Jersey. The
assault c!"larfe s wf.:re mc.de o:r .r.:_: ..~Jl.:-,D!'.;. VALD2J, and
his son who reside at 367 \·Jads1·10;.'th Avenue, New
:~or!< Cj ty. The attolY1ey for 11~JNFIELD and the
Cubans was identified as rnwn~(l(RAY, 3Jl East
149th .Street, Bronx, New Yorll/.' \
This ne~rs art.icle stated that Dr. JOSJA.: ...

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York City, had pre viol: ly been found not guilty on
similar charges.
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This e.rticle stated that Attorney GnAY

pr~sented a suit fo:;.' ~50, 000 aga1ns4; P,"3' T.!f~L!J') VALDES
alleging false arret>t an·i irr.prisonment for being un-
justly accused by 'i.TALDE3. '!'11.is su:l.. t was pre sen tad
in the name of r~: .i:.:·.i:~~-~ =::~ OiP. ILA. It wa., also noted
that 1t was possible t~at tha othe~ ~ubans who
were found not guilty wo~d also sue VALDES.
This ne\·rs article idcnti~ied · RENJ.~~O
VALDF:s 'l3 ~ing the brot:1er of L.ie..itenant CARLOS
VALDES of the Bureau of Ir1vestigations of the
Havana Po:ice.
III. 1'.~W JP APER
A...RTICLES CONCERNING
CAl"lLOS PRIO J:U!v 'l1:u p ARTIDO
AUTEN'IICO
The Deca:nber 6, 1957, i~sue. of the 111'Tew

York Tim~s," 0n page fourteen, cc-rried an arttcle
1 entitled, "Somo:ia Reports Prio Cuban Plot." This
· article, datelined Managuu., Niccirague., ~ember 5,
· W57, indicated that President LUIS ANA/30HOZA
)(DEBAYLE, hac.a stated that he hac.. ''def1n1 te 1nf'ormation"
·. ' of a plan :..'or an invasion of Cl·.b~ from Nicaraguan
territOI'"'J with the ansistance 01· ams bought iu the
t:':ii ted States. President ~OMOZA qf Nicai"at:;ua
stated that this plan had been thwarted.
This n~ws article said that President
SOMOZA charged that the plan of invasion of Cuba
was formulated by the exiled £ormer Cuban Preoident,
Dr. CARLOS PRIO SOCARRA.J, who is now living in the
linited States. Tha purported plan ·called for
launching the attac:: from Puerto Cabezas, a northern
Ficaraguan port on the Carribean.
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. In an interv~ew held by President SQi.10ZA

or the e\·enlni:; of Decembe.c 4, 1957, 1 t was rep-:>rted
that President SOMC'ZA stated th3t Dr. Pf.IO, the
:?resident c~ C'..!ba from ~948 to 1952, had "for inany
years ~E:al :.ookiug fer a. p:!.?..ce in C·-:ntral America
!'rom which tt. oog1.n an attach on Gt:ba." President
30MOZA ~:as quoted as ba~ 1 1.1g that Dr. P:1IO had
recruitE'd ex~led Nicaraguans, Cub~ns, Guatemalans 1
and Dominicans in ord3r to executA his plans.

Th:i..s art;icle quoi;~d Presldent S0;'10l:A
as sayinf, · '~!e have defini t-:? 1?:..fcrmation they had
designs on some port of Nicaragua for launchin3
their ;:attacl~, and Puerto Cabeza~ was the last
place considered. The United States will have to
pay more attertion to PI·io. He hr.~ been able to·
buy arms in the UnitP.d State:'3 a11n distribute
them all ovei:- the place, some of them i;o central
Americans."
This news art:!..0J ~ quoted CA.?J,OS PRIO as

saying that i>I'esicient GOMOi'\'s eta+-exent about an
invasi0n \'~~~ •:tantastic and grot~ s que . ., PRIO
sa~d that Jlti was p?rt of a p!; n o~ P~~~1ctent
.FULGENCICJXBA.1'!STA of Cuba to t.~ve Dr. PnIO e:~pell~d
.from the' t'nited States.
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Tais n~ws article otated taat Dr. PRIO
was interviewed by telephone at his home in Miami
Beact:., Florida, aad that PRIO rldiculed the state-
ment made by Pre<Jident :;or~OZA of Nicaragua. PRIO
was quoted as saylng that it was preposteroua
to thin!<: that ar.yone could invcide Cuba from a
co,.mtry hc-sti:e to Dl'. PRIO and fric.ndly to
Preside.1t I'ATISTA.
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'lbe January 8, 1958, issue of "El Diario

de Nueva York," on page fou;_•, cai.'ried an article
entitled, '·'Authentics Accep i; Urrutia for ti1e
·Presidency." Th.is ·article stated that t~he.Authentic
Groups :1n 11:1.cmi, Florida, on Jan,1ary 7, 1 8,
. announced that they had accepted the pro isional
. ·~esidential candidate of t.he rebel chief, FIDEL
'C STRO: This.ar'ticle stated that Dr. MANUEL
. /} 'UTIA- had been selec'ted by FID2L CASTRO. as his
. . candfda te fo:.: provisional president. This arti ::le
stated further that UaRUTIA was acceptable to the
Authentic Groups, which a:r-e headed in Miami,'
Florida, by ~he ex-President of Guba, CARLOS FRIO
SOC ARRAS. ·/ r
Dr. MANUEL ANTONIO DJS VARONA,~sident of

the Authentic Party, and Dr, ENRIQUE C/ HENRIQUEZ,
Head oi: the Authentic Organization, were quoted as
saying in a joint statement that Dr. URRUTIA,
FIDEL CASTRO'S choice for provisional president,
was·acceptable to them if CASTRO would withdraw
or change hLi demands, namely that the July 26
Movement net cnly desigi1ate the provisional
president but that the J\.:ly 26 be perm:Ltted to
keep its arm.:;, reorga.--iize and control the Armed
Forces of Guba and that it be in charge of
mainta:!.ning public order.
This joint state:nent of VARONA and K2N1UQUEZ

states that CASTRO relegates the other organizations
oppose<i tc BATI$1l'A to a1·rai t the convocat:Lo;1 of
elections and to take part only as political parties
when the president selected by CASTRO decides to hold·
these elections. The Authentic GroU'ps observed that
such a demand by CASTl{O coi1tained thf! threat of
a permanent control of the country by force, which
· · ,'<); would be opposed . to the tratli tion of Cuba, and to
: j,~. . _the re-establishment of democratic inst:l.tutions.
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The Authentic Groaps contended that the

A!'l'!led Forces of C1.lba should be r~-organized aHd
purged of criminal elem~n~ but that the military
element ~hot.ld ba respect~d i!'l accordance with th~
Cons ti tut!on that all Ci..llJ.:::!ns have ~~om to re-
esto.tlish.
In another secticn of th!s joint state-
ment, the Authsntic Grou;:>s p::.."'otcs~ed the fact that
FID!'.:L ~ASTRO ss~C. tht:1l1 ~ndividuala representing
t:1e July 26 Move:.ncn:l;j 1ad signed 'i;._lle agreer.ient to
establish the Council .tbr Liberation, had lacked the
authority to do so.
'!be Authcntics stated that it was inproper
and unjust to ~ccuse such~i..:. s t and.lng and J;.2Spectct_~1
citize~ as Doctors FELIP ~ . OS and FAU•.Jd"~·cH~3,1 /
PELAY91j;UFJWu, JR., LE -::"':::!i . . 0DRIGUEZ, LUCA010RAN;
MARIO)):,L'i<.:FR.\.~ and RPJJI.:"~ DA of' hav~_ng assUined a
fradfil.e!'lt represent~~~~ of the July 26 c-10-J"c~ent
in the unity p~ct, which h;;.d been sigzted cu.r1L1g
Cctobe; 1957.
'£his art1c2.e alt->o n•>ted that the
Authenti~s deniec chc sta J~amen'l, ci.ttr~ .butcd to
CASTRO that he, CA3TRO, had not received uny help
f'rom the J.iberation front, and tha Authentics stated
that without the aid of other groups and organizations
opposed tv President BATIS'l'A, i-'IDEL IJAS·rno would
not have been able to com~ to Cuba o~ December 2,1956.
Concer·rins FIDSL CA.STRO, 1 t is to be noted

that he is the Cuban l'ebcl leader \'lho led an un-
successful attack on the r.1oncada Bar:i." acks on Jilly
26, ~953, from wheac e his oi-3::iriization has talcen its
name. FIDEL CA.3'l'RO, together \·T ith eighty-two
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followers left Mexico aboard the Yacht, 11 Granuna 1'

and landed in Oriente Province, Cuba, on or about
December 2, 1956. CA<:>Tf.O and his followers made
their hearJquarters in the Sierra Maestra
from whence t;hey have waged BU'3:'?'l~.J.a \·1~:::-!'are
again3t the Gove::'nITlent of President BATISTA of
Cuba.
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• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUST!.

FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
RECORDS DISCLOSURE COVER SHEET
FOI/PA BRANCH
RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Subject of Request: A. J. Weberman/

fviA y 2 4 1979 Juan A. Orta I ·.
Mr. A. J. Weberman Request number 59,998
6 Bleeker Street
New York, New York 10012
Dear Requester:
Enclosed are co9ies of documents from our files. Excisions have been made from these
documents and / or entire documents withheld in order to protect materials which are exempted
from disclosure by the following subsections of Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 and
Section 552a. The exemption number(s) indicated by a mark appearing in the block to the left
of the subsection cited constitutes the authority for withholding the deleted material. (See
below and reverse side of this sheet for an explanation of these exemptions . )
Section 552 Section 552a
D (b) ( 1) Cl (b) (7) (A) D (d) (5)

Cl (b) (2) D (b) (7) (B) CJ (j) (2)
D (b) (3) ill (b) (7) (C) Cl (k) (1)
l:=J (b) (4) ~ (b) (7) (D) [] (k) (2)
0 (b) (5) D (b) (7) (E) l_J (k) (3)
D (b) (6) Cl (b) (7) (F) LI (k) (4)
D (b) (8) D (k) (5)
0 (b) (9) D (k) (6)
D (k) (7)
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The decision to withhold exempt portions of our records is the responsibility of

William H. Webster, Director of the FBI
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If you believe your name may also have been recorded by the FBI incident to the
investigation of other persons or some organization, please advise us of the details describing
the specific incident or occurrence and time frame. Thereafter, further effort will bf: made
to locate, retrieve and process any such records.
D Your request for information concerning yourself has been considered in light
of the provisions of both the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Title 5, United States Code,
Section 552) and the Privacy Act of 1974 (Title 5, United States Code, Section 552a). It has
been determiQed by the Attorney General that requests by individuals seeking information about
themselves are governed by the Privacy Act. In addition, as a matter of adm inistrative
discretion, any documents which were found to be exempt from disclosure under the Privacy Act
were also processed under the provisions of the FOIA. Through these procedures, you have
received the greatest degree of access authorized by both laws.
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l]£1 You have thirty days from receipt of this letter to appeal to the Attorney
General from any denial contained herein. Appeals should be directed in writing to the ......
Attorney General (Attention: Office of Privacy and Information Appeals), Washington, D. C. 20530.
The envelope and the letter should be clearly marked •Freedom of Information Appeal• or •Infor-
mation Appeal.•
See additional inforaation on continuation pa~•-
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Thoaas B. Bresaon, Acting Chief
rre~om of Infor . . tion-PriY•c:y Act• Branch
Enclosure Records Management Division
Mr. A. J. Weberman
Receipt of your payment of fees as previously

requested concerning Juan A. Orta is acknowledged.
The search for information in response to your

request was limited to those records in our central records
system which are maintained at FBI Headquarters, Washington,
D. C. During any significant FBI criminal or intelligence
investigation, all substantive information developed by
one or more field offices is reported promptly to our
Headquarters where it is compiled in a single investiga-
tive file. It is from such a file or files that the
enclosed records were copied. If you believe additional
files of a minor nature exist which may be responsive
to your inquiry and which were never reported to Head-
quarters, you may write directly to any field office for
those materials.
For your added convenience exemptions used for

deleted portions have been written in the right harid margin.
Several of the enclosed documents contain infor-

mation which pertain to other individuals. In the instances
where this occurred, only the portions pertinent to your
request were released. These deletions were made pursuant
to exemption (b) (7) (C), information concerning other indi-
viduals, the disclosure of which would constitute an un-
warranted invasion of personal privacy. Exemption (b) (1)
was cited to withhold information which is currently and
properly classified and (b) (7) (D) was cited to withhold
information provided to us in confidentiality.
Also maintained in our files was information which

originated with the Department of State and the Central
Intelligence Agency. These documents were referred to those
agencies for review and you will be advised of their avail-
ability upon return.
Please note that any appeal for denial of infor-
mation should be directed to the Associate Attorney General
rather than to the Deputy Attorney General.
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Men1oranc6m
TO 1'1r. ?\(Ohr
FROM C. D. DeLoach
1'1,;lUECT: · INSIDE ST0::1Y OF CASTRO'S REVOLUTION

SENATE INTi RNAL SSCURlTY SUBCOY~M:ITTEE (SISS) \ '
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For reco:.:6. purposes, there is attached a copy of a proposed prass ~._
release to bz issued by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Thursday, P. M., '
September 23, 1935, releasing unknown details of the "inside story" of Castro's ,.·-.,
revolution both before and after it came to power. One of the .witnesses, Ricardo , 1
Lorie y Valls, was one of Castro's chief wea9ons purchasers in the United States
u'uring the days when Castr.:; was fighting Batista from the wilds of the Sierra
l'laestra. The othe~, Dr. Juan Orta Cordova, was cJ.rector of Castro's personal
office until he sought political asylum in the Venezuelan Embas~y in April, 1961.
Lorie said he sent three Cuban helpers on circuits to stores selling guns "every
place around Florida" and was able to maintain constant purchases of about 12 rifles
a day. He also purchased a variety of other material, including radio equipment,
parachutes and air!Jl:>..nes. O;ta was the intermediary between· Castro and former
Cuban President .:.. . _·_c...s Prid-Socarras, who provided e>.."tensive financial assistance '
for Castro's cam;. :_:~ againsf-Batista. fl~
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1 - 1U-. Sullivan
1 - 11r. Short
2 - Mrs. Lorraine L. Wnalen
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WASHi i. '.i'.i·ON, D. c. --Hitherto unknown details of the "inside
story" of Castro's revolution both. before and after it came t'>
power are included in closed session testimony of two former close
associates of the Cuban leader, released today by the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee.
One or the witnesses, Ricardo Lorie y Valls, was one of Fidel
Castro's chief weapons purchasers in the United States during the
dRys when the bearded leader was fighting Batista from the wilds
of the Sierra Maestra. The other, Dr. Juan Orta Cordova, was .
director of Castro's personal office until he sought political
~sylum 1n the Venezuelan Embassy in April 1961. He lived in the
Venezuelan Embassy and in the Mexican Embassy until he WRS allowed
to lea_v e Cuba in October 1964. ·
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Because or the difficulty of buying weapons 1n large lots
during the revolution, Lorie said he sent three Cuban helpers on
~ " circuits to stores selling guns 11 every place ·around Florida," and
t thus was able to maintain constant purchases or about 12 rifles a
~· day. The arms were placed in various homes of Cubans in Miami.
;. When enough was purchased for a pl~ne-load, Lorie said the guns _ _
;· were taken to an abandoned air strip near Fort Lauderdale, - Florida,
i ~~ - where he and his aides pretended to be model airplane enthusiasts
~ until the strip was clear. A Castro plane would then drop in
quickly and take on the load to be flown to the Sierra Maestra.
Lorie also . purchased a variety of other material, including
radio equipment, parachutes, and airplanes, much or which was sold
to him at exorbitant prices, Lorie said. In addition to a number . . ~
of smaller airplanes, Lorie sald he bought a C-46 in Phoenix,
Arizona. The chief pilot was Major Pedro Diaz-Lanz, who later
became chief of Castro's Air Force and was the first major defector
from the Castro regime because of Communist influences.
The witness said he carried large sums of money with him
while in Florida, once as much as $155,000, given to him in $100
bil~s by Castro's treasurer in Florida, Haydee Santamaria, who
at ~~e time tried to persuade him to ship Communist literature
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JULY ~6 REVOLUTIONARY
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NEW YO~! C!.TI 4 O~_FEBR :;JARY 13 .. 19~8 AND
REACTION IN MlAMl
The Februt.ry 14 s 1958 isBue of th~ ''Miami

Herald" carried an article entitled "He ct Indicted
Again -~Miami Conspiracy Charged to Prio~-His
Surrender Attempt !lo.eked". This article disclosed
that Dr. CARLOS PRIO .SOCARRAS was indicted on
February 13 ) 1958 by a Federal Grand Jury, New York,
on a charge of viol.ating United States neutrality,:by
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"providing mea=s and mt:ir.!-y for m! 1 i tvy l!xpeditions

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and enterpri~~ .) Ag~. iz..!t Cub.i i". Tr..1.~ .t.rt icle
diBclr a~d th~t ~th~r! indict~~ with PRIO were
,,_·. DANIE] ~~~QUEZ, 727 E. DiLido Drive, Mili.~i Beach;
ENRIQt.;E ~NRIQUEZ; PRI0°s brctbet:'"'i~~l•·~i JUAN ORTA,
first Pre~ide.nt: in Mi..ui of tr~e July Z6 As~oci.1.tion;
LUrs/sILVA 11 453 ~~--~· 28th Street~ Mi.n i 11 who lad :- . ..!
bee:.. previcusly a.rrt..sted in Ncve:i:b'4!r i 1957 v and r..-··
. . ch&rg~ i fith ~t.:f.pp ir...~ a-rn£ £it.in:i f ,. ,. r C•:.;.h&!l r.ebel1;
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·,. ._,' .. GUIDO DE\ Bt7STAMAN'.!'E i, ~4-•.; . b.ul .t.! .i .O b<!.!!t .t.rr.e.~ted with
VASQUEZ , ~...d t ·;t-:' ( tht:r C·J.1b.U:,i in Ot.!.(..."~~r » TULIO__
'\.PRIETO o~ ~e~Jc;: Ci t;r; L~:s\cHAVLANQ ~ d!ci<::X: ibed as
"being opet .1.!" .~r of & . ~.:~T:.k tr.'ivel ~ge~c7 u.'.l JOSE
lRIAllTE j, d~~c· !:H·..~~ 8~ .i-. N~·~ Ycrk 1,~wyer. -
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Tti~ .a~tic.:l~ dia=lo,u.d th.at ·"t. e!l PRIO heard of
th~ ind.i~~;x~.;:-t:-
!) l':..~ .1 t t tt:!p~e<! ti'.' ~~r~~.d~r to Miami
cfticit.19 ,, b ·:.~ ~ .J . f f{'·lttel.y t.c!~ tei ,.rt-.it. w.~il the
follcwi!?g d.'1.rr .t~ N~~ Yrrk .t, ;;.~J:ori~i. ~~ h.id. £.i dled to
notify th'!ar c·! t.~~ i1l !1c-~~r..ta ~}
1h'! .t.r· tic:l~ ti. ~.c· l.(i!!'!d tb.u:. rR!O cL\.med that
BATISTA b.ad cc:-ur..irrcc·-.::.-r!.y se::r.t •g~~J.e t.c.. the Uil.ited
St.-!lte~ "~·it1'. fi. :~~ :!..-:!c. 1'.:!Lt.tic .!1 t fr t.ry t.o get th~
kr:~ric.u: C:<. vt..r:Q:°.:.e::~. t•' -1.~r. .i-~-..:U..~t c..·t .." H~ branded
th4! ch.t.rge s &B "not true"•"-'1A1
The Febru.uy 15 11 1958 ii9~u.e c.! th~ "Mimni

HerJ1ld" c.a.rri~ d tCln art ie:le entitled "B-tcker!S Ch.mt
Cuban An~he...'"ll Aft Pric is led Off to .J~il". This
article di'!c lc19ied lt.. f.t "fired up C\:b.ui p.1.triota
ch.anted their N.i.ticng.l A!:..t.he:'.L through Mi~i street•
Fr id..sy a.s th~ir h.J.ndc~!:fed for.mer PreEid~ct,
Dr. CAR.LOS PR 10 SOCARRAS ~ w.:as led to j ai_l." (!A)
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were i'llprisone.d, bec..~use t.h~y could not a.fiord the bond.
The four .ai:reAterl i!ll M.i~i u.nd~r $ .3 ~ 000. br.·nd were
PRIO, DA~lEL VASQ~TEZ, Dr· . ENRIQUE HENRlQ'Jf.Z and
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Tt..-e Febnl.U'Y 17 11 1958 i ~!\:.le of t.be "Mi~i Herald"

c&rri~d it:'- ~.r ~fC" :.~ e~.~ l'::. !~i "Eric· 1.~~ ! ! ~ Mi .t.:iJ.i .!•tl a1
600 Ch2-c:r Hi~ Ex!J_.~ '""' Le~ Li\."! R~.~?c !,\:.,~it;~"' :: Th<!y Shout".
Thi f. .-rti.c..l'! d! ~ ck t".' <! .i !hAt PRIO ~'-iJ r .~l.ei.~!d from the
D&d~ Co ...traty J .i.il ~. ~d.ii.t night ~).iod ~i ld d.~-e.rs of a
crC"MJd o f six b.~ -~- !!~'!. '!l:·.19. ct{cl~ ·11.l-t~ •f PRIO _.s
itt.t.tiog t~A~ t.~ t: .~ :l ~ -t f.r. b ,?ri6 .. cie;! ~ -i "£cc~sed of a
cc-nspir-..t.~y tc.- tre• C\,.~ !1 fr. :.i.". &. t~J.. :· ~o.i.':- ~ r w~:!ll I was a
young mor... I hj.·' e bee;i 14jl,n.Jcllffed <"U).i thrC",rn .in. jail
a~ 'l ir. for th.~ ~:~"' r~ .; . g.?.:·,. b~....~ I h- ~"e t•.i.,b. in Cab!l 1 a
f ·1 1ture u..1'. th.~ F ~:- pl.~- r 1~1"..t:.. ~ ~ !.iv'! ..._~- f.!'~e citizens." (zl)
Th~ .t.r-t i~lt 1u.f.1J tl-..r..~ Pi.IO .J.:.lf-~~1 tl:.~t tb.e

demc.cr.t.~ic eft :..f: ~ -! (':;tr..~ c~b.c f t :·? le ,...~? -' being
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''who b"=lie~~ tb~ prof..egt.!t1..1l. c-f B~.~ 11i~ ·i-".\lA)
~e Febn.i-.u y 15 » 19 58 i :e ~,_.-t c. ! t t .. 1!. "Di-t.rio las

.Axr:~ric~5" carri~d an article in Sp4n.ish entitled, as
t:r.t.nsls.ted, '~Cuba.c Citizer:."' of Mf .u i Prc.te.st Against
Prio Being T&ken to Pri ~cn in Han:Jc·df~ ." This
Article stated th•t 1t soon a~ newt th~t PRIO and hia
companior.s h .11d beec &rre !!it ed ani tuen fc·r a distance
of several blocke lJ ''h~dcuffed liu camncn criminals",
to th~ Dade Ccur.t y J..!lil .. s t.at~~nt8 of pro.test were
rec~ived .at th~ "Diuic· !Ali kl::eric..-~". Amc:tg the\_U)
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nu b :.~ ;mte; E?r· ~ ~". : . .:·z·u-;: : :....'.. 1 .~·::r~ :rQU::Z L.'.!c :;:'.G?I, a lso known as Enriqu~
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Ferr:-.r: le;. , J03!' P!.!!; {.' F.!J.0 · - : '.! 7 !': Y !l:L:.:, 11 I :i :> known as ,lose Ir1art1; -.....
r t::.:-1: i'RIET'J ; R:1d J .t;: ~ c:t. ·:: . . ' '..ho:! de!'~::c!<i=i ! :; here in, unlawfully,
n,·.n, ulso kn":t;:: : '!:; J.lbert. ·; f1:::·l J-:1 1 Alhc rt :> Ci rnud Bayo, Alfredo Bay.,,
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CC?J•:.?..E:s , also i ::i : ·.:r. 011 5l· ~ :-; : •.• P.'.: rt:d1a; !..F.(. ~ i CC7.",\'10 RESE FL',LLO :i:.LUB:JU:S ,
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comipir" t o :.e?,in and !:~l on foot, md to provide and preriare the means
f:ir, 11nJ 1. o f \:ni11h n:.ne~· !or and t :> t.::ke i;>art in n:ill tary expeditions
a:-.d entl'r; .:-: ~ es to ;) f' c~ .-ried on from within· the United States against
the ke..,u :>llc o! Cuba, t f::>rE:1en st.ate wit.h which the United States, •t
all ti111":!S o ·i '!ntio~ed h<:ireir. hi.IS been !Ind is nO'll at pe.ce.
2. It \.JPS pert of caid con!p~rilcy that said d'!fen:iantl! and
c:.-consr ir ;? t:>rs ~·ould or:anize and ciau~e to be :>rgan1uid col!1llittee11
end gro•:i;s !'or the nurpcae of effectuat1ns 1111litary cxped1tiona •nd
t-nterori:'l ~i: to be carried :>ut a:;einst the Reriublic of Cuba and to
furnish An~ cause to b~ f\!rnished monies for the operations of such

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J. · It was also a part or said con~piracy that said defendants
and c o -e:>n -: ;.~.ra1. ors w:rold :recruit and enc::.urage the recruitment or persona
in the United ~tat.es and elsewhere to participate in military expedi-
tione and enterprises to be carried on rrom within the United States and
L. It vas further e part of said conspiracy that 11a1d
ciefendants and co-conspir;it:>rs •::>uld establish and cause to be est.ab-
lished n:ilit~ry training camps in the Dominican Rer>ublic, the Republic
of Bexico, the Reoublic of Haiti and the rnited States for the purpose
of trainin~ pe rsons to participate in 111ilit3ry exi:>editions and enter-
prise11 ar,airu:t the Republic of Cuba, and that they 'IOuld transport and
cause to be tran:ip:irted auch individuala to and !rOlll such military
training camps. ...

5. It vas further • p.!lrt of said conepiracy that said
defendaih and co-con~irators "ould ourchase •nd cause to be "lurchased
111ctor ahipe for yse in such military expeditions and enterprise• and
that the said defendant.a and co-conspirators v:iuld cawse 111otor ships
to sail tror:i the lkli ted Stater: and elsewhere, carrying anr.ed, unilOnled
~en, ?!lllteriab and ir.t?lenients or var tar 1111litary expediti::>ns and
enterprises acainst the Re?ublic or Cuba •
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de!endanta and c:>-<:onspiratora •-:>ul1 train aircraft pilot~ end ~~rchase
11ilitar7 aircraft ~nd erl!'lrnent !or the purpose of b0111bing and atrafinc
the Re,..,ublic of Cuba frcr11 baees ~•ithin the United States and elsewhere.
7. It waa further a pert of said consyiracy that &aid
defendant.a and their co-eonsp ira tore woulcJ dispatch &nd cau;;e to be
dis patched men frcn the United Strtes to the Republic of Cuba tar the
purpose o! co:2~ittini; acts of sabot.age a:- ainst the Republic of Cuba
ind to 1ssas!"wte offichla of the ccwerment of the Reoublic of Cuba.
8. lt was further a part of eaid cons?iracy that aaid •

defendants and c~onsrirators ·ould purchase and ceuse to be purchased
ar.llla ard other 1111litary equiproent includin~ but not lLu ted to ri!'lee,
aub-machine guns, ~echine guns, hand grenades, !laine throwers, anti-
tank gurus, carbines, and 1111.t11unition !or auch ~~capons, uniforms , iiedical
euppliea, and food to be used in lllilitary ex~editions end enterprises
against t.he Republic -:J! Cuba and that they l1ould furnish and ceuse to
be furnished 111oney f-:tr the purchase o! auch er1115 1 munitions and lllilitary
equipment.
9. It was further 1 part o! said conspiracy that aaid
defendants and co-c:mspiratora would tranaoort and cause to be t.rana-
ported aucb a?"lll.5, munit.i:>na and military equip:11ent to •ari:>Us nlacea
of conceallllent in the United St • tes !rol'Q .mich pleces of conceallllent
the arms, 111unition11 and 11illtary equipl!lent ":ould be transported to tbe ...
Republic of Cuba and elsewhere.
In oursuance and l\lrtherance of said conspiracy mid to effect
the object thereof, the defendants and their co-con5pirators did colllllit
1n the Southern District of Nev Yor'c and elisewhcre, the !ollo"ing O"rert
ecte, emon, other&:
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l. l'1. nr ~bout D<ct :"v<!r 17, 1956 JUJ.:I AGU'3TIN DE LJ. C/JUDA I
::.rt':'A '! CORIY.1'1;.., :: :.::o known ;ir, ,lc;.n Ort.a, a d ~ fcndant herein, did purchase
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jn '.h" !:iouthr::-11 D~ ;;·.1· ict of :k;i Y:>rk airplan'l tid:'!ts tor the transpor•
tt:\.!. t ,1 of ab?~'. rJ:.ct.,.en intlbiduojs frai Jlow York Cit.Y to 1Uam1, Florida.
2. 011 or ab:>ut. ~lay 19, 1957 CARI.CS fRIO SOCAP.P.AS, also known
i.s C11r::.o:i Prio, 11 ciafc:nd;ant. h11J·e: 1n, did :speak at. ~iar::i, Florida to a
erot•r of men pri'>r to their dtp:irt.uN! on tha 111otor vessel "Corinthla"
to:- a o!litar; eYp-:~ition aga!.nst the Republic of Cuba.
). On or 11~ out Jul.r L, 19J7 CAP.LOS PP.IO 50CARRAS, al:io known
at Carlo3 Prio; Di~::.::L VAS~UEZ ! COEJO, also blo~:n as Daniel Vasque::;
Ot::DO J.IX)LfO GO!;z/.!.."':;: DE Bt.r.:iT/.!·:.t.:l'rt: LU~UE, also known as Guido Eust.amante,
def1..ndar.t.:; herein, an:i C.t.:t:>IOO DE tJ. TORP£, a co- conspirator herein, did
at.tand and particip:it-:- in a 111cet.1nc hel:i ot. r>i J.ido Island, Miami Beach,
Flori~.
4. In or about the sp1·inc of 1957 TL'LIO flUETO, a defendant.
hr:re in, at Horgan City, i.:>uisiana, did furnish approximately $12, 000
tar the purchas2 of the ~otor vessel "Blue Chip."
S. On or at-out Septe~ber 15, 1957 CAJ<L<Xi FF.IO SCCARFJ.S, also
lcnO'-"TI as Carlos Prio, and JOSE PJ..Bll) f.UO IP.ll.RTC: I DIAZ, also known
as Jose Iriarti, defendant.s herP.in, and LEON OCTAVIO PENE flALLC LLUB::RES,
also kn~An as Rene finllo, a co-conspirator herein, did attend and
participate in a meeting held 'in a hotel in the Southern District of
New York.
6, On or about September 1$, 1957, , ENRIQUE CaI'UBANAMA
HEflRJQt!f: z LAIU?l/.00';, also known as Enrique Henriquc: and JO.SE PABLO
ELlO IP.IARTE I DIAZ, also known as Jose !riart1, dcfendant11 herein,
did participate in a meeting held at Idlevild International Airp?rt
in Now York.
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T: ;:.-.'JJA, also ::::1.:r.m a:: T,uill Silva :ind .U Fcrnand~z, a lefendant

herein, .:e':'tici)rted in the . ....ansp;;r~t.ic;n or e c,u.:ntit7 or Tho;i;iaon
aub-nachine cuns fro::i l.le::andri:i~ Vir!;ini.a to Savannah, Gcorcia.
8. In or about !;cptc;i'ber, 19$7, G\;l.D0 .. J L;--0 G i:Z/'1.ZZ
l);-: BU'.i'i'A:. ~"l''.: !..U ~lE, also ::no1m oa Guido D~·. ta:1'lnte, a defendant
herein, <!e;>arte:! tro:.1 Savan:1ah, Gcorcia in an autonobile c arrying
a qw-ntity or cuns.
9~ ~n or ~bout October 27 1 1951, J•'.lSE :-.1...bIJ'> -:L~O I".l.-?TE
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a c;ucntit;y of Tr.on_:;son aub-nachine :;un cnrt.ridi;c clips tron ·.::.chest.er,
jl~r Jor!: to Hew Yorl~ City, Southern District o! i'.cnr Ior'.c.

10. On or :ibout i'oven'ber 1', 19$7, at Tarpon ; _rincs, in
t he Southern D:.strict of Florida, C!:SAR /,~jSTO V--GA :-""!lEG:"?I:i~, also
l~nO'.m as Cesar Vega, e co-cons::irator herein, cj id furni.Gh ep~ro:-.1-
mtely ~.),900.00 in cash to11l!.rd the .: urcr.a:ir: o! the ADe1·icl!.n ;/V
11 ::-hilor:iar I!!."
(In vi~lation o! Section )71, Title l~, \;nited St..:tes Code)
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Ex.amir_.! lti Oin on December 22, 1959, of records of
the Clerk of the Court, u. s. District Court for the
S ~ut hern Di~trict of Florida, Miami, reflected on December
21, I959, CARLOS FRIO SOCARRAS, ENRIQUE COTUBANAMA HENRIQUEZ
LARANlON, JUAN AGUSTIN DE LA CARIDAD ORTA Y CORDOVA, LUIS
ALFONSO SILVA Y IABLEDA» JOSE PABLO ELIO IRIARTE Y DIAZ and
LUI S CHAVIANO P ap·t'~a t. ed b~fore U. S. District Court. Each
defendar(t waived ir.dic tment . An in.formation was filed on the
~ a~e date by the U. s. At torney, ch~rging all of the above,
with the exceptio~ of LUIS CHAVIANO, with conspiracy to
violate U. s. Code, Title 22, Section 1934, in violation of
Title 18, U. S. C6de, Section 371.
PRIO, HENRIQUEZ, ORTA, SILVA and IRIARTE then pleaded

~J iltyand each was given a two-year suspended sentence and
placed on two ye&ts probation.
On Arril 20 11 1960, Assistant U. S. Attorney DAVID C.

QARK advised that LUIS CHAVIANO was not named in the inform•-
tion following dis mi ssal of the indi~tment, due to the fact
that the Un ited States Consul, Havana, Cuba, had refused to
give CHAVIANO pro p·~r documents allowing him to come to the
U. S. to answer th~ plea in this case; that the judge felt
it was no fault of CHAVIAN0 °s that he was unable to appear
in court . Mr . CLARK stated that there is no action now
pending in U. S. Distric t Court for the Southern District of
Florida against any of the subjects ·in this ·c ase, as the cases
against DANIEL VASQUEZ Y COEJO, GUIDO BUSTAMANTE and TULIO
PRIETO were nev~r transferr ed from the U. S. District Court,
Sc-uth~rn District of New Yo1·k, to Miami.
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On March 24, 1960, Assistant U. S. Attorney

CUNNlFTE S:·~l t ·e rn District of New York, advised C/
t hat D0cket No. Cl55-63, reflects1
th~t s t 11 outstanding and pendi~g in the
S:~· :.vt: hei:n Di Ht ic.t of New York agBinst DANIEL VASQUEZ Y
COEJO, GUIDO ADOLFO GONZALEZ DE BUSTAMANTE LUQUE and
TULIO PRIETO. Hoe s .a id no action had been taken on these
t hree m~n 9 since the cas e of . PRIO and others had been
re!!!.,ved to the Solll!t:hern District d. Florida.
Mr. CUNNIFFE said that BUSTAMANTE and PRIETO,

s.i m1ce the iSS"'Ja n.ce of arrest warrants February 13, 1959,
h.nve not IJ!.ade an ai:pearan c~ in ans~er to the indictment.
The court I ecord, S=>~..i thern District of New York reflected
c~ ly that the U. S , Marshal returr.ed on February 18, 1958,
a \r'!l unex·e cv.t ed wart an.t on PRIETO.
II . ALLE~ED FOLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS
The September 4, 1959 issue of the "Diario Las

&r..ericas", Mia-;:ei, carried an ar ticle which reflected that Dr.
CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS , ex-President of Cuba, following his
ar riv al in Mismi from a tr i p to Spain, reiterated his attitude
cf s·.:i-po.i:t tc the C:ib!ln revolut ionary government of FIDEL
CA51RO, and affixmed that within a few years the work by the
he.ad of the Cuban G.overnment would be understood and appreciated.
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You will recall that Carlos Frio Socarras, deposed Cuban~
president, and 8 other}/!, .. (iaue been under indictment for.: ~<J91!1LJ-. i;a . .
~plNdl'i'iQ· ~·,~~1~:; 9g1';;;~,~lfJl<\9n'~tl:eSaj~~·~l6"~1 a J consp t racy,
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Jack Dauitt, Department at~orney,

telephonically aduised a1\W~
5:15 p.m., 12-21-59, that u. s. District Judge Mathis for the ·sou~h~~~~
District of Florida, on the afternoon of 12-21-59 accepted a plea of
guilty from Prio and 4 of the defendants to information charging '
uiolation of Title 22, Section 1934, U. s. Code. The indictment . ;
charging conspiracy to violate Title 18, Section 960, was thereafter ./ ·
dis missed on mo ti on of the u• .s. Attorney. The judge sentenced these :
5 subjects, i~cluding Prto, to 2 years' imprisonment and thereafter
suspen~ their senten~. The i't1J-_uidu.als conui~ted wer.; Prto,
. -~-r:_iqu~enr.i.que2, 1.zu:'!..:.~:E.a, -4~.~~ -~f.~ua and Jose · ~'..~~!Je.. Luis
"Chauiano was unable to gel perr.1ission from the----ciiOan Gouernme7'it - to
appear· and the indictment against him is still outs)nding. ~·
. The remaini~g subje c ts against whom th~/{~~ctments are ti
- outstandin,q, in addmon to Chauiano, are .Dan ie~asque2; Guido
• 11}1.fS taman te and Tulia- Prieto. The latter two ..are""/ugtT;i ues neuer ha uing
be(inserlJed with process ~ · ~
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recommendation of the u. s. Attorney for the Souther7].,Distrtct of
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Departmental Attorney WILLIAM s. KENNY, advised that
CARLOS PRIO, JUAN ORTA, LOUIS SILVA, ENRIQUE HENRIQUEZ
and DANIEL VASQUEZ, appeared in SDNY and entered ~leas
of not guilty of violation of 960, T 18, USC. KENNY advised
that attorney HENRY SINGER, NYC, will represent PRIO for
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AUSA HERBERT KANTOR, SDNY, advised this date that

attorneys DAVID W. WALTERS, Miami, Fla., and HENRY SINGER, NYC,
r epresented PRIO while GINO P. NEGRETTI, attorney from Miami,
Fla., represented IRIARTE, HENRIQUEZ, ORTA, SILVA and CHAVIANO
this da te when motions were filed in US District Court. KANTOR
advised that the above attorneys filed motions asking for change
of venue and bill of particulars. KANTOR advised that these
motions will be answered on 12/8/58 at which time trial date
for PRIO and other defendants will be set for conspiracy to
violate US Code, Title 18, Section 960.
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Enclosed for the Bureau are eleven cop i es of
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E'T .AL.", which r eflects the whereabouts of PRIO and eight
other individuals indicted with him on 2/13/58, New
York City. · U. S. Customs , Miami, is being furnished a ·
copy by separat e cover letter.
There ha3 been some speculation in Miami as to
\·1hether or. not the Federal Gove rnment .will proc eed with
prosecution based upon the indictment of PRIO and the eight
othe r defendants in this case. An article appeared in
the 1/25/59 is s ue of the "Miami News" entitled, "PRIO
is Back to Square with Uncle Sam", in which PRIO is quoted
as statin ~, "I th i nk Minister of State ROBERTO AGRAMONTE
inte nds to instr uc t the Cuban Ambassador in Washington to
a s k the United Stat es to dismiss the charges."
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/\ssi:;tant United State::; Attorney HER.ilERT C. K/\N~R,
~outhern Di ;::trict of New Yoric, on December 1, 1958, a0vised that
Pttorneys DJ\VID W. Hl\.LTETV3 , Mi ..'..111, FJoridc. , aml HENRY SINGER,
New Yor:c Ci ty , repre centec1 C.:!"U.. OS Pl1IO in the Uni tecl. Sta tez
D:l.strict Court . On Jle.tt.1"Vfn J. , l959, f..s:.~~- 8tant Un~_ ted States
flttorne:· !rnNTOR udv:lr.::ed that GINO P . N:CGRE'l'TI , Min.mi, F :i orida,
.re :.) :~e::-;e nted the othe1• t~e fenc.1 1'.nts in this c ase, nameJy, .JOSE
IHI!'P.'l'E, ENRIQUE HE1'JRIO.lffiZ , J tTJ\N ORTA , LUI S ,'3rJNt, and LUIS
CE~VIf\N0 . Aosist:•.nt United State~' !\ ttorney :CAN'l'OR st2.ted
that motions requestinG Cha nce of Venue iri PRI0 1 s c a se and
aJ.so ~ motion for · Bi). l of P~rticuJ.ars was f :Ded in the United
St.:1.te s DistPict Cou rt on D.:: cember 1, 1958 . K .'1 N'~OR stated
that thet>e motions woul d be answered on December 8', 1958,
at . \·1h1 ch time tri al date for PRIO and the other defend ants
~ouJd be set for conspir~cy to violate Title 18, United
S~ates Code, Section 960 .
Assistant United St ~tes Attorney Kf~N'fOR, on Decembe r 9, /

1 958, advisee~ that the he ~.ring on the motions fil ed by PRIO
an<~ co-r.1efendants was postponed until December ].5, 1958.
~Ir . EDH/\RD CUNNJ:J:i'FE, l'.scistant United 3tates 1\ttorney,

Southern Dist::...ict of New Yor!::, adv:i.sed on J :?.nuary 26 , 1959,
that on January J.0, .1 959, JOSE P J\BLO I RI/\RTE ha11 aolced for
e.xtc;1sio:1 of' bai l in o rtl cr to c;o to Cuba. but thls \.'1as denied
by Jt.!dge D/\VID N. EDELS':l'EIH. .
Mr. CUNNIFFE ataterl tha t the motion for Change of

Venue wa:.; before Judge EDELSTEIN and the motion wouid be
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for the Ch.:i..nge of Venue'· CUNNIFFE stated tha t . the motion
f'or the BilJ. of PF.i.rti.cuJ.ars vrouJ.d also be a~.,:IAldcd on
F ebru~ry 10, 1959 andU1at t~ial date for PRIO and co-
defendents vrould be set on February 10, 1959~
Ao::; ~stant Un:l. ted St2.tes /\ttorney CUNNIFFE r:tdvir.ed

on Februa:r·y ~.l, 1959 th;:.t he had received a note from the
office of Judge EDEI,STEIN st.:.L tin3 th nt \'enue for the case
co11£_~!.'!)ing PfiIO and the others. ·was .transferred from the
SotAthc:ri.1 --Dictr.i"c:~t . of -New Yorlc to the Southern District of
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Th'2 re8orcls of the trnited States District Court,

Sot.~th8rn Distr:lct of Ne1 .• Yor:;:, index number J.55-:SJ concerning
CARLOS ?RIO -socr.,n:;"{A8 and other·~ r>efJ.ects th at on Febl"~HH'Y 10,
1~59, JuclGe Dl\VID N. EDELS'I'EIN: f:i J_ed memorandum opinion
num; :i ~r 2Lm65 v:hicll crn.ntc:d the ·motion for Ch::;.nge of Venue
fi~0d ~y th2 defendantr. on Decemb9 r 1, 1958~ and ordered the.
t1•?..nsfe r o.f proceedini:;s in thiG c2se from the C)outhern District
of NeN York to the Soutliern D5.strict of FJorida. ·
It is noted that the court recordn ref lect th2.t in
the c.;.se entitled 11 UNITED S':r':1 '.I'ES V. C.l\_RJ,OS PRIO SOCJ'l.RRAS,
ET ;, ....~ ," th~. t PRIO and the ot: ..~r defend.'.ints l!:i..J.l be tried
for .violation of Tit 1. e J8, United States Coue, Section 371.
The Februar;..• 11, 1959. iDsue of the "Ne~! York Times,"
l ate c1ty edition, on page six11 carried an article entitled
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Thir; nern.::pnper c:>..rticle stated that Federal Judge

D;1VID N. EDELSTEIN~ on ·February 10, 1959, tr:ln::;ferred to
M:larhi, the trici.l of C/~RLOS PRIO . SOC!'.RR!\S, former President
of Cub ~ , ~nd eight others. Thie article stated that the
nine i ;cre indicted in NeN Yo~l;: City on chci.rges ·o f violating
this co ~-~ntr:i.- 1 3 neutr2J.l t~.r J_nl!s. They 1vere sairl to h CJve
recPuitco. <::.n :-.•.rmy ~J.:tthin the United States to attack the
Cub n.n c;ove:::·nmcnt of \·1hich FULGENCIO B/\TIST/\ was president.
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V. P.ED~~RAL GHt~::1m JURY, NEW YORK CI~Y
M1UrllN Dl.l"~i·~~.,. J.)epar>tmsi.1tal Attorney,

advised "n Jam1a:ry 3r 1958, th.at toe Department
of Justice W1.3 oe '-~!~~ . n~: to obtaiP. an indict!!lent
agair.st CARLOS PRIO S~0A?....\AS and others through
a Grand Jury wl~i ch would · begin hearing witnesses
on .ranuary 7, 1958. Mr, e!•.J·4.~:,:. stated that an
indictment agr:>.ir.st PP.IO wculd be dOt~ght; for
violatlon of 'l'itle 18, U11ited States ·Code, Sections
960 and 3r{l.
DA"l~EL E. DUNl~lNG, trnited States Cu stoms
Agen~;, New Yvrk City, teJephonic3.lly advised the
Ne\'T Yoric Office on Febru::i.ry 13.: 1958, that the
Fed-Jral Grand Jury, Southern D:!.st:;rict of New York,
had retupned an ind.tct!!lent 0!1 the morning of ·
Feb1'Ufry J 3, 1958, for v:!.ola·i:;ion of Sections 960
and 371, Title 18, United States Co~e, aga~nst
CARLOS PrtlO S0CARRAS , ENRIQUE HLlmIQTJEZ, DANIBL
VA.30,UEZ, GUIDO EUSTAMEWrE, ..TUAN OR'r.l\, LUIS SILVA,
JOSE PABLO JRIAR'rE, JULiu PRIB':10 and LUIS CHAVIANO.
The February lli, 1958 , issue of the "New

York Ti:n'1s, 11 on i:;.age 0:1c, cu':"': •iec an article
entitled, "U. s. Indicts Pr1o &s Cubo.n Plotter.'!
Tb.ls article stated that CARLOS PRIO, ti1e exiled
former Pre::;ident of Cuba and eig.11t other Cubans
were indi< ted in New YOJ."k City for cvnspiring to
set np a well-financed military expedition to
attack Cul)a. Dr. Paro anci the others w~re charged
with conspiring to violate the .neutra:ity laws of
the United States. .A Federal Grand Jury said that
they had ''conspired to bet,in and set on !'oot, and
to provide and prepare the mea1.s for, and to .(urnish
money for, and tah:e part in, M!li tary e:::pedi tions and
enterprises to be carried on from the United dtates
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Th1s a-:.."ticle st~. ted that at the request

o~ the Unit~d StateG Attcrne~ PAUL W. WILLIAM8,
Federal Jujge ED"~·lAftD WE::NF:CTJD isaued bench warrants
for the arre8t of all ~he defendants.
T:i:i.s a1·~icle also quotec~ Mr. WILLIAif
F. 'J:mn·KINS, Spe·~lal A:;sistant to th~ Attorney
General, Uni 'i;ed States IiepaPtment of Jus t:l.ce, a3 ·
stating that the eJ.legAd conspira·i:ors had l"ecruited
hundrerl.s of.' persons in tt.e \Jni ted States fo1" the
military c.-i.11pa.i r~:1s. .Son!e of those recruited
were to 'Ce sent to (,uba to commit f\e.i10·:....~ £ "! a.-r.d
others to assassinate officials of the Cuban
Governr:-.ent.
'lhiE.. article also stateu that part of the
conspiracy i~cluded ~he estc.IJlisltnent of m.ilitary
training cam~1s in the Unlt€d .S~ates, the · Do.'."'l:!:.nican
Republic, Mexico ?.nd Haiti. The plot, according
to this ne~s article, call ed fer large purchases
o: arms and ')'\.,her military equipnent, some of
which has alreadJ been s~izGd.
'lhu Februar~,r 16, 19S8, 7th Blue Final
eC:.:i tion of the "N~v. Yor~:: PosV' .~arried ar~ edi torlal
entitled, "Neutral in Favor of :.-3-.t tista." Thie
~ditorial stated that the indictment of CARl.OS
PRIO a!1d eight of his assoc:l.ates for alle gedly
planning a mlli tary at tac!~ on t ·'.'le lJATIS'J.'A regime
from United States ter:.•ito1......Y may well have
legal validity.
This editorial stated that what is
legally defensible is not always morally right.
Th.l.s editoriaJ said that in applying the Neutrality
Act, in this case, we are in effect being neutral ·
1n favor of .Bf.TISTA. The United States State
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TI1is editoria l Boes on to state that by
becorning e11emies of R'\.TISTA 1 s enF.mies .: we forfeit
the t~,ust o~ Lati11 Alnc1·ican democ1·ats. This article
states aictatorships of the right will be as
pleased as dictatorships of the left, and that
the blow that the United State's has. struclc a gainst
freedoir. will ma:~e th~ tyrants in fiioscow as happy
as th1J despot in Eavana.
'l'hj c edi tor-ial da sired to know if the x•e

were a leftist government in Cuba and BP.TI.STA was
fot:nd to be plottir,g ago.:'.nst lt in Floi-ida, would the
Ueutrali ty Act have been invol~cd by the Ui"1i ted
States with Luch efficiency and dispatch?
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J~Whe~ ·J~dp. Wlll~-Mathe. :;• l:,"'a:~!' ;-'th~ ~ta
I es~ him for the attitude of Deputmeat. •.•· ~· . . . ..
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' id the State Department alto The Stat;-n;~nt ..._,
! curred. . .. · . · pally concerned, the jud&e
Da\1d Walters, attorne1 for suggea~ because "thia ' affect.
the deftnda.11ta, l&.ld Uaef .u our relaUonlhlp with a triell~lJ
are dtlr.ena of Cuba and mea nation. . · I
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ll1rL •· : . total purpose of the Jaw, ( ~e
t °'What lhey did wu · · per. neutrality act) la to pro
' rmed out Of a 1plrlt of pa- our relaUonshlpe .. • • 1IV 1t Is
ot.Wn for their'own countr)'," friendly powera.• · · ·'
~Walters told the: court. · Clark replied: ''?n th.la cue
f "We In thla country .fou&ht they do not wilh lnipriJonment
: for our own freedom - and - they wWi to 10 alooi with
that II what these defendanta my ttc0mmendation. ~
! did. 'Ibey att not crimina!J,"

Walten continued. ·
~udje Xath.9 metho4lcaD1
eentencecl eada of the five 1e
f ''The7 ar8 patrtot1 and thef · h ·o J'ear&, 1uapended the NII•
acted oat Gf a deep lellle of tellces, &114 ett.ablllhed COIUIJ•
patrlotllm.• . . . iloa.a of the probaUoa. •
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:tomeya, Gina Necnttl. decla.r. free to leave the jurudiction
the five were motivated by of the court at will but lbOUld ·
J ove of the U.S. and ita ideala obey a1J laws wberr ever ]
hich they wanted to tee re- tnay -be - u a condition
ected 1n their own country." probation.
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.Dr. Orta, the de!endanta In- fendant, Tulio Prieto, WU
duded Enrique .Henriquez, a er tran1!erred here. Walters
~brother-in-law ot the tor mer .&id be understandl the Prieto
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'president: LUil Al!onao Silva cue hun't yn been aet for 1

and Joae Iriarte D1u. trial 1n New York. ,
: A 1ixth defendant wh06e C&Je ·Prio and the at.hen had been
alao wu transferred ht re indicted on charres that from
along with the five from t b t May of 1956 and in 1957 they
Southern Diatrict of New York, organized · mllitai:y expeditions,
wu diamiued. Attomey1 laid furnlahed money, set up train-
·Lula Cleviana wam't able to ln& campc and carried on otb-
,appear becau.ae "he couldn't er ttYolutioll&r)' activttlea a
lf!l a visa" tO come tram Cuba. fhis eounlr)'. ·'.' , ..:. ··.
Judie Mathes dlmlwd Uu The o~al lndlctmenta ba4
cue aplnat him. . . · Included a charge that ·their
'lbe othera, Waltel'I explain- complraey called for aettinc up
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had volunteered to place tralnln1 campa In Mexico.
em1elvea within jwVdictlon Dom.In.lean Republic and Hai
the eourt for the tr I a L and for d.ilpalchlni men 1o
. ey arrlved here from Cuba 1U1lnat.e peno111 outllde
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!. U.S. DrOps P~mshrlienJ Trotter - - - -
W.C. Sullivan_
ll~ Castro Arms _P~ot~ _ Tele. Room _ _
Holloman _ __
·- - - - - - -- JIJ MIAMI, · Fla~~nec:- 22 to come· "(A}>). from.CUba-:-Thecharae Gandy ____ - ·
r_The United Stat.ea Govern- against him wu dismissed.
· ioent baa handed nve top Cuban The other five arrived from
1upparter1 of Premier Fidel Cuba Sunday ntaht tor the
Castro a Christmu present 1n hearin6.
the form of wspended sentencea Under United Stat.ea J&wg,
} for the!; revolutionary activity each could have been sentenced
ln thh countrJ durl.n1 the to five yean lD prison and fined
1Bat1ata regime. . $10,000 on the ort11naJ charges
: United States Dlatrtct .Judie of vJolat1nr the Unlt.ed Stat.ea
WJllJam Mathes yei;terday al- Neutrality Act. 'Ibe le5aer
lowed the tlve to enter pleu charge to whlcb they pleaded
of l'Uiltl' to reduced c:harru guilty wu conspiracy to a- 1.
J and then placed them on C.wo port arm& from thJa coUJW7 ,
years' pr9batlon. without an export >lcenae. . ~
O 'Ibey Include ~ They had pleaded not. su&ty
Socarras, former Cuba.n pre&!- to the earlier lndlct.ment. by a
cieiit;"l)r. Juan ·A . Orta, Pre· New York rrand jury~
m ler Cut.ro'1 d.l rector 1eneral; them with con.plr1na to launcb
Enrique Henrlquu brother-In- e:icpedltlonary forces ap.tmi
lllw of Dr. Prto; Lula Alfonso Fulaenclo Batista'• rertme frun
Uva and .Jo~ Iriarte Dlu. Mlam1 arld other point.a 1n th1a
A lixtb defendant, whoae countrr.
case wa1 transferred bere &lOn'i' David Clark, &Mist.ant Untt.ed
Ith the five from the 'S outh- States attorney, moved to dia-
Dlstrtct of New York, was mlsa the 1ndlctment· and sub-
missed. Attorney• eald Luis Utute the reduced ch&raea. Be
vlana wun't able to appear ecommended two-1ear sua-
_ _U6e __ be_..couldn't
_ _ _1et__ a. Yiu ended a t sentence& and l&id it
the wggutJoa
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.Judae MAthea U:ld
fe ndant wu free to leave the
de- each
uriadlctlon or the ccnirt at will
t ahould obey all law1 wher-
ver they may be, u a condi-
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Tb• Waeblo9toD Dai~ ~~
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N•• York Jounial-Amertecm _ _
New York Minor - - - -- -
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New York P o e t - - - - - --
Tbe New York T i m • • - - - -
The Worker - - -- - - - -
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Borat• t.au. .t.m•rlca UH•r
1complained Monday that some
new& media erred when they
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"The result la jwt." quoted Fidel Caatro u AYl.nc
That waa the comment Mon. that "every Cub1.n la a·spy." .
d1.y of Dr. Ju~ A. ·Ort.a, di-I
"All Cubans are with J'idel,"
,'rector aeneral of the office of j' he said. ''They are not 1piea,
:Prime Minister F idel Caalro, but they are watchln& and try.
Oil the outrome of hla trial inf to prot«t the revolution.
brre by a U.S. Court. Cubanf do not bate North
• Dr. Ort.a and Jour other Cu· Amerlcaru, and we have noth·
were convicted of violatinf inf aiain.lt the United St~
neutrality act ln 1957 by 1overnment. Our new Ja..w ~
pirinr to launch an expedj· arainrt no one. They are t
against former Dictator ln favor of Cuba and the·eu
Fulrencio Batista. All were re- people. ·· ·. .
kued OD P:Oballon. --rbe people of Cuba know In
Dr. Orta sa14 It• Is "aalta- their own mind.I that all of
tied and happy with the l"NQU.e these new law1 are beini pall· •THE MIAMI HERALD"
· .r the trial Jtere to4a;J... . ed to protect them."..
Hla view WU backed by- an- Dr. Orta aald he tfU speak- December 22, 1959
other of the defendants, for· Inc aa a Cuban cltb.en. and
mer..CUban Pre1ident C a r 1 o a aot aa an oUicl&J of the revol-
Prio-'socarru. Prio 11.M! he wu •tSoll.&r)' Co\•ernmeat. - . · Jll1am1, Florida
~.~ae I ~n retum
Prio 1aid, ''Of I l ~ coune,
to my coun~. have ~n happier if the ver-
'Dr. Orta Mid: ~ conspired I diet had been not rullty.
aln•l Dictator 'Batlata. And · there ,...... no chance to try j ·
Bl
clld th~ within the tttrltory prove our innocence because
[ <he United StAt.es. I com· ' man who wu involved b a I.
lied the erime of wblcb I made a declaration tellinr l
wu accused. The result I.I just." our actMtiea ln Miami •
Dr. Orta added, however, that "'I am satisfied to be releued
. be does not believe that U.S. on probation and I haw ao
authorities are punuinr the problem in your COWltry DOW."
j coiupiratori against Fidel C.u- ·
r tro'• eovernment with the aame lion ., ... 1ean ....
eneJ'I)' 1hat they med apinst ~tS%, Prio tpent ID ulle la 111-
the enemlea of Bat.lit&. aml. Bt N.ld be eonllilkn lli-
-.ml hll aeoond llome.
-one time tla1 aatllorUi• .
uke4 me to pat ap a '60,000 -r believe
that the people or
IM»nd," lte uld. "'ID Uae caae · Miami and the United States
that waa tr1e4 todaJ, I waa do not know the truth about 1
flnt uked '- pat ap 8%5,000, Cuba," be aald. "'Much of the
altbo\&(b the boncl waa later information that the)' are ae~ 1
reduced. la .imnar aetlvlUea tinr ii in error. · · · · l
• 111 Cutro'• enemlel 1n )l1am.I "'Cuba bu many problems .
~ tlaff1
. llaft aaked
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eaq ts.600 DOW, but lhe also bu peace and~!
order: There are 90me rich peo-
. · · '\ . ~ · ple no are not eontent ~
9rta spent three ,ean ID
Jn :Miami worJdns apinat
tbe situation, but the
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'. United States today .handed ~-t; Ju~ta, C stro·1·
• Ive. top Cuban 1uppornn of director 1eneraJ; Enri en-
PremJer FJdel Castro a Christ- rf ues, J;>rothu~·law of Prio;
mu present Jn the form of L is lfon~_.!!va and Jose
suspended •tntences for the ri~ df~z. - ,._
J revolu tionary actlvJty in · x defendant whose
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country dur inr the Batista re· case was transferred here
: 1ime. • aJonr with the five !rom the
I United States District Judge Southern Diltrlct of New Yort
I William Mather; allowed the was damissed. Attorneya aaJd
i five to enter pleas of IUilty Luis Chevl.ana wasn't able to
l to reduced charges and then ~ppear because he could~
pf.aced them on two years p~ i et a visa to come from Cut..
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New Yort Heruld Trtbvoe - - -
New York Journal-Amertcao - -
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SUBJBCT:
.JUAN OR:I'A
REGISTRATION ACT ~'I
I ./I·: Roso:n _ _ _
IPERJURY
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In January, 195?, during c;ourse . oJ Grand Jury ,_, ~{d>~r"- ·_
proceedi_ngs concerning the activities o.t the Patriotic Club of/). · /c',LJ ~
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July 26, J1iami 1 Floridq,, Juan Orta, a member o.t the club, testified ." · ~> ·1
The Dep~rtment at that time ' requested and was furnished information ~
conc erning an alleged purchase o.t airline tickets in New York by
Orta for a group o.t Cubans on or about December 8, 1956. On ·- ~
February 11, 1957, the Department advised that they were reviewing ~'.
... the tra.nscript o.t the Grand Jury testimony to det€rmine, among other •
things, whethe.,,.- there was su.tficient:. evidence to sustain a charge of ... :.
per}ury against Juan Orta. Additional i/1format ion requested by the ·•
ll Department uxis furnished on Febri:.ary 19, 1957. The Department ha:;
n.ot reached a decision. as to whether the Patriotic Club o.t July 26 \-
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is in Piolation of the Registration Act. This is being studied. \ .. '

Thomas Hal 1, Departmental Attorney, telephonically advised at 2: 15 p.m.'-
'/1 ~1/57 that the Depa1·tmen.t UXJ.s sending 2 attorneys ( Marvin. Segal I I
and David Harris) to J.fiami this evening. The Department contemplatecl.·I
havin.g a compl~int .filed and warrant issued on March 19, 2957, --...._ t
·or Orta' s arrest on. per jury ·charges. .. , :
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impetus has probably been given this matter at this \ 1 :- .." '·-'
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time as in.formation was reported to us on 3/16/57 and furnished \ _
DeptJrtment that Orta allegedly stated that what had to be done in
order that the American Government would intervene in. the Cul;an - .;_
situation was to kidnap the A'!'erican Ambassador in Havana. -l.,{A..- ~
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.~ Hal 1 stated that he wanted the agent in ]cfiami who was · ;
.... Mamil iar with this case to sign a complaint and make the pickup. · ;:.·.
Hall. was advised that while we conducted all the investigation in - -. 1 ·; ·
this matter the agent would hpve to be .turnir:hed the false statement .
ade by Orta before the Gran.<[J Jury. Hall advised that this in.formation
wo1.dd be furnisht!d our Miami 0.1:/ice. On this basis the agent can
file a complaint. RECORDED- 70 /tJ5-516RI--- d-
Concerning the pi clm.p there appear.'? to be no reason why
this cannot be done by Bureau representatives since•all the investiga~
tion in this matter uas conducted by us.
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REl'O..:Ci!E1rDATIONS:
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SUBJBCT: JUAN1 ORTA
0 ·ALL Illl"ORXATIOt' CO~"TAlJml
REGISTRATION ACT m;RE11f IS UNC'L.&.S!jlFIED)p/~
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3-18.-57, and aduiaed that the subject ia preaently in the
Dominican Republic. He said it wa s not known when the
subject woul d re t urn to the United States, but he anticipated
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Supervisor Miami Office, called at 8:50 p. m., A~"d

March 19, 1957, conce 111 0 the t> ject for whom a complaint and warrant weF
issued at Mi~ing him with making false statements before a Federal 7~
Grand Jury. - - s t a t e d that the subject was due to arrive at Miami at ,\
11: 05 p. m. tonight by plane from San Juan. He said that iVllami Agents would '
apprehend the subject upon his arrival unless advised to the contrary by the \
Bureau. He said the contents of the complaint had been sent to the Bureau by ·~~
-- airtel at 4 p. m. this afternoon and, of.c<?~rse, it had not yet been received here. "..:.l
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to make an immediate release there and, therefore, it would not be necessary 0 ---:.
for him to furnish the details of the complaint by teletype. The propos ed r ess ;fli/. . . . i
release (copy attached) prepared at the Dureau was furnished to Mr. ~ .::._ r
and he was told to include in it t h e · ·the complaint which had been issued. t"\ ·
Pursuant to your instructions Mr. was also instructed to consult with 8~. i
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.~~ arraignment and to leave the question entirely up to them as to when the subject ~ \~· ' t.
should be arraigned so that we would not be holding the subject over night 8 ;.., .
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· ~Qon as Orta is apprehended. 4,,,. ·- .::s ..•
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SUBJECT: JUAN ORTA
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In view of the fact that two Departmental attorneys were going V Hol loman
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to Miami, Florlia, last night (March 18) to draw up a complaint and i? 'r,,- -, ,., ' . ·..
warrant against Juan Orta for Perjury before the Grand Jury, ~'<4,. ' {· ,J f
Special Agent in Charge Weeks, Miami, was telephonically advised
on the even~g of March 18 of the Department's plans and of the need /} ·\
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appropriate time. SAC Weeks called back at 7:45 p. m. to advise that
Orta is presently in the Dominican Republic and probably will return
within the next few days. Attorney Tom. Hall of the Department was
advised of t.!}is last night.
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night and would go ahead and prepare the complaint and warrant and turn 'J
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U. S. Commissioner at such time as Orta returns to the United States. .~
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quiet so there will be no leak of information back to Orta which might ..~.-, ~
preclude his return to the United States. Hall said the Department plans ~ CJ
to call additional witnesses before the Grand Jury to consider the ·\ ft!
Registration Act case against the "July 26" Club of which Orta is . 11 • ' :-
president and also to call airlines officials, etc., as witnesses to ~.r~~ ~)
per rnit the return of a Perjury indictment against Orta. I pointed out to .~
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before his return, there is a possibility of information getting back to Orta;
however, this is a decision for the Department to make. It, thus, appears
that in addition to taking action against Orta himself, the Department is
again presenting witnesses concerning the possible Registration Act ··
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c9_!,1~idering this since Januarl1 when the previous witnesses before the I
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Re: JUAN ORTA; REGISTRATION ACT; PERJURY • .,.,

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called back to advise he had talked to the attorneys
in Miami and that witnesses would not be called before the Grand Jury
for several days, pending Orta's return to the United States, but that
the complaint and warrant are being prepared and will be turned
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TO : Director, FBI / • DATBs M.:i.rch 19, 1957

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FRO~~·,.. Mi.ami (74-New) ORIGIN: MIJ\MI
SUBJECT: JUAN AUGUSTrn de la CARIDAQRTJ\. y lpORDOVA, 'aka - FUGITIVE I

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In order thet··a fugitive index card may be prepared without delay, the fol- I
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c=J Probation violator's warrant issued by USDC for District' :- :· ·.· .·: '). /• / ;'
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Date - of Birth 5/27/o6
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SlJ:3ECT AFFORDED HEARING use TWO THIRTY PM YESTERDAY, .HEARING POSTPONED ·
ONE WEEK ~ND;:BOND SET AT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, _BON.D R~·DUCED·. TO TEN \
T10USAND DO.bbARS TODAY BY FEDERAL JUDGE AND SUBJ~C.T •. MADE SOND. ATTO RNE'l't
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JUAN·.' AUGUSTIN de la CARIDI\ ORTA y CORDOVA, appearing ·
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ff1tness tn signed statement indicated she
could identify four tickets. The descriptive data
of only three tickets, however, were set forth in
the report. One had been omitted. Report disseminated
to INS and USA, Miami. ' .
SAC REODMMEND
SA , uho prepared the
prosecuttve swnmary repor i s matter, advised
that he Inadvertently overlooked the omission ~n
proofreading. He noted that he dictated the report
· tn relays to three stenographers on March 22, 1957;
that the repor.t uns typed Immediately by the stenographe ~
under rush condttiort} and that he delivered the report
on the same day to the office of the u. s. Attorney ]C-
so that it could be used tn connection with o grand
jury hearing uhich uas sahedul 1 wing
Monday, March 25, 1957. SA egrt!(ted
hts failure to notice the pproved
the report. Stenographer regretted
the omission.
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responsible for the error ux:zs The SAC
pointed out that she uas wider considera e p~essure
to expeditiously type the JXJrt of the - s s i g n e d
to her. The report ux:zs prepared by SA dictated
in relays to three stenographer.t . e , an the USA 1 s
copy delivered personally by SA on the same day,
inasmuch as departmental attorneys were In Miami
at the time desired to review the report over the week
end in preparation for p~esentation to the grand Jury
on Monday, March 25, 1957,.
a letter of censure be
ield errors of fonn f 1v
RECOMUENDATIONS OF DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION:

An examination of the siGned statement tn
qu~stion reveals that the omission of the descriptive
data of one ticket ls not matertal. It uas noted that
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twenty-five pages, uas exceptl well prepared
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SA has been handling the Cuban
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months, and has worked tirelessly on this assignment: .
as evidenced by the fact that he dictated a twent~
five page report and del tvered It to the u. s. Attorney
on the same day so th~t£ it would be ready for the .,
departmental attorneys~on the following M'onday. It
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c rge o s enographe rather than a letter
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3/ 22/ 57, at Miami.
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dated 3/6/57, inadvertently omitted on
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I regret very much that I made this error and will
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this is to advise that I inadvertently overlooked this omission
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It is to be noted that I dictated this report 1n

relays to three atenographers on March 22, 1957; that the
report was typed immediately by the stenographers under rush
conditions; and that the report was delivered by me, on the
same day, to the office or the United States Attorney, Miami,
ao that it could be used in connection with a Grand Jury
hearing which was scheduled for the following Monday, March 25,
1957·
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I regret that I tailed to notice this omission at
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to assure that such errors do ..pot ocour again.
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HARRIS and MARVIN SEGAL, Attorne ys, Criminal Section, . Internal
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complaint was filed by Special Agent
before ·· United States Conunissioner R DAVIS, a eg
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date ·a Oommiss1one+ 1 8 Warrant Yo.:r: Ar~est. · ~wao ~ issued.-: by.> Mr~"~ROGER 1
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as subject got off Eastern Air Lines Flight #144 a · trip
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returning via San Juan, Puerto Rico. He had d~parted . Miarnf "'..
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GUJ\J!C1RT/\" made res e rvation:> at 10: 30 .\f.i,
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en · i e JUAN ORTA- as being ident:1.c.al

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reservations through her on December 7, · 1956 ·.. ·.' _,.::;)"'!'
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~· 16 one way airline tickets on a night coach · to ..
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, " On March 21, 1957, Attorneys HARRIS and SEGAL advised

• .r . that they anticipated including additional overt ,.: .
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.. /·;·:\-'• "(.• 'Witnesses could pr oduce before the Fed eral'.Grand Jury . ... ..
· .". This testimon y r elates to te s timony given b y ORTA ~
~·:::i~! ~ ol'} Jan·.10,11:, 19 57 bef ore t he Federal Grand.Jury ~ .. \·
. '. with r i.:;gard t o a rrangement s for transporta t i.on from
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· ,. Miami, on Junday December 9 , 1956? · ·
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.. Trujillo on either December 9th or December 10th,i956 ,
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Republic, s he placed a call to the te~ephone sales
office of PAA to inquire if space was available f _o r
twelve persons on P~A ' · 5 for travel /'
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tele phon ·n placing this reservation for
spa·ce. · aid that she then turned to ORTA
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telephone number, · whereupon she told him that she
could no t hold that many seat s without a tele phone
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· at about 5 pm while I was on duty, three Spanish ·
;.• sp13akine; men came in to in quire about .L·eservat ions
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had previously assis te1 1C-
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·~ Repub lic. He also wanted two tickets in addi tion ·
:• to the above twelve and I sugg ested a PAA flight ••
.. via Camaguey, Cuba to Hai ti wh ich woul d enable these
two t o tra nsfer to the sarn8 plane there for ~ravel
into Ciudad Trujillo, D. fi. on the s ame flight that
.:• the other twelve were using. 1~t first he accepyed
,. ;, this suggestion and I filled out two tickets ·
11· accordingly. However, he then changed his mind and
!. request e d two tickets on a direct fli~ht from !'<iiami
':· to Ciudad Trujillo and I sold him two such tickets
in addition to the above twelve. I then reserved
11 'ti\ the above space through .cur tele phone reservations . 1
offic e , furni s hinr; fourteen names which had been ,'''

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appears to resemble one or the above three men w o '"'.~JI-,
Paid for the tickets l~lth
purcha8ed these tickets rrom me. This individual · -, .; ·
large bills, most or Which ·:
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May 27, 1906, Hava!la, Cuba .~
Born: 6' '-;.4.
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O~ March 19, 1957, Juan brta was arrested by the Federal ,.....
Bureau of Investigation on a Commissioner's Complaint charg- I
ing him w1 th per jury based on his testimony before a Federa1 ~
grand jur;r in Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged viola-
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tions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Voorhees I
Act and related statutes. He was arraigned before a United l
States Oonnnissioner and released on $10,000 bail. On March 27, ~
1957 a Federal grand jury in Miami, Florida, returned a .super- ~-

/ seding four-count indictment charging Juan Orta with a "" t.' ·-·...
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violation of Title 18, u.s.c., Seotion 1621, based ·on his "'-.
grand JUI7 testimony. ·
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JUAN AGUSTIN DE LA CARIDA ORTA
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Juan Agustin Orta PERJURY CLAS.5111~ l~.)
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EAL, Miami, located flight coupons of persons traveling NYC
to Miami on Flight #857, 12/8/56. Subject indicted 3/27/57
\. on four counts perjury by FGJ, Miami. Spanish letters in
possession ORTA when arrested 3/19/57, Miami, included •
'\. letters addressed to ORTA by Cubans in Dominican Republic
,~ ~ camp. ORTA possessed list of names which appear to relate ~
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Revenue Account lng
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the following persons traveled from New York .City to Miami on
Eastern Air Lines Flight #857 on December 8, 1956: ........
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156809
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156811
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156813
156800
In the same sequence of tickets, the following
traveled:
Flight Coupon No.
156801
156802
156805
156806
On March 25, 1957, of Eastern Air Lines, 1 c_...
also produced Eastern Air Lines auditor's coupon 072c-76380
issued to "Mr. J. ORTA 11 for travel v1a Flight #630 on December 3,
1956, from Miami to New York City. This was a round-trip
ticket. This auditor's coupon reflected t~at the traveler
returned to Miami on December 8, 1956, via Flight #857.
On March 28,° 1957, Attorneys DAVID HARRIS and MARVIN
SEGAL, Criminal Section, Internal Security Division, United
States Department of Justice, who presented witnesses in this
case before the Federal Grand Jury, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida, advised that the Federal
Grand Jury returned on March 27, 1957, a true bill of indictment
against JUAN AGUSTIN DE LA CARIDA ORTA Y CORDOVA on four counts
of perjury.
On May 22, 1957, the Office of the Clerk, United
States District Court for the Southern District of Florida,
advised that on April 5, 1957, ORTA entered a plea of not
- guilty. On April 24, 1957, he filed a motion to dismiss the
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ind.ictment and on the same date a notice was entered for a

hearing May 3, 1957, on this motion. The docket did not
refle.c t any further entries.
REPORT OF MATERIAL FOUND IN POSSESSION OF ORTA AT
TIME OF HIS ARREST, MARCH 19, 1957, MIAMI
be recalledORTA was arrested at
7, by Special Agents
ORTA had various 7 L
in • He refused to
allow the Agents to retain possession of these items, but he
!\ did give consent for the purpose of the agents' making copies
of these items.
These items included forty or fifty letters which
were contained in his suitcase. At the moment of his arrest,
as he got off a plane from Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic,
thisruitcase was not in his inunediate possession; however, he
l voluntarily agreed to allow an airport guard claim this
l·I suit case for him; and the suitcase was brought wi th ORTA to
the Miami Office, where he was interviewed ori March 19, 1957.
Most of the unsealed l e tters in posse ssion of ORTA
were photographed by the Miami Office. The following were addressed
to ORTA:
(In Spanish) Envelope without postmark or stamp
to 11 Sr . .JUAN ORTA, E.S . M. 11 bearing return address
containing . a lette r dated March
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addressed ~o 11 Sr~- .Juan Orta, W. S. M. "- containing an undated
letter reading:
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ORTA also had on his person several slips of paper,

including one containing the following notations in Spanish:
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It is t o be noted that the above names appear to

relate to persons who traveled from New York City to Miami on
Eastern Air Lines Flight #857 on December 8, 1956, above
described.
Also, at the time of his arrest, ORTA, while refusing
~ to give a statement without first consulting his attorney, did

voluntarily advise as follows:
That he had just been to Ciudad Trujillo to seek
ways and means of liberating about one hundred Cubans whom
he claimed were being held virtual prisoners in a training
camp in the Dominican Republic. He stated that he had made
two trips.
ORTA stated that on the occasion of his first visit,
which he stated was approximately the 13th of March, 1957, his
transportation money had been provided by JOSE ANTONIO
ECHEVARRIA, leader of a university student group in Cuba, who
was killed during one of the recent uprisings in Havana. ORTA
explained that his transportation money had reached him via
messenger on the same day that ECHEVARRIA was reported to have
been killed during the attacl< on the presidential palace in
Havana. ORTA did not go into any detail relative to his
expense money on the occasion of his most recent visit, to the
Dominican Republic.
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airport in Santo Domi o on the occa n or his first visit . .·~~~:-,.:,
there as General
there, he was
JOAQ~ ·~ODRIOUEZ.
and escorted to the horn of POLICARPO OLER,, who is known : ~~"'":::;>''... ·
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the Cuban encampment by GONZALEZ · · --..:.
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CARTAS, whom he described as another general, and one or1 L : :
POLICARPO' s assistants. D 0 rn tJ 1(!__;.. ;J ~ ;::_ f v L IC-
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ORTA reiterated that
the only purpose or his visits
was to seek ways and means or getting the Cubans out or the
Dominican Republic. He stated that this group ot Cubans had
b een "deceived" and misdirected in their thinking when they ..
had gone down to Santo Domingo. He did not elaborate. Be - ·
denied having anything to do with any recruitment or 1ndiv1- .
duals in this country ror the purpose of participating in a .
revolt against BRTISTA. He stated that to his knowledge.,
CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS had had nothing to do with any recruit-
ment of any of these individuals, and denied that any or the
money for such purposes had come from PRIO.
ORTA explained that on the occasion or his most
recent visit to Santo Domingo,, he had learned that POLICARPO
is asking $25.,000. for the safe return or the Cubans now 1n
the training camp. According to him, POLICARPO says this
amount is necessary to provide for transportation and other ·
expenses or these individuals.
With regard to the 40 to 50 letters which ORTA had
in his possession, ORTA volunteered that he had obtained
these letters from the Cubans in the above described camp.,
and that he was going to mail them and effect personal
delivery on some or them. . .
ORTA denied that there is any connection between· ,. .
himself and the group in Santo Domingo., except that both he
and the group are ant1-BATISTA. ORTA f'urther denied the
perjury charge., stating that he felt that it was a case or
mistaken identity on the part or witnesses. .. ,
POTENTIAL WITNESSES . .
On April 5, 1957., Inspectorlllllllllllllll Inunigrati~n ,
and Naturalization Service, advised t~34 Cubans .~·_: ·
had just arrived at approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 5., 195~~ - -:.~-~.·
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Cubans were
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He admitted having tra~
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'\ New. York City to Miami. He admitted knowing ORTA and said
he s p o k e - i n the airline terminal in New York City;
however, laimed that he gave money to another Cuban,
whom he d dentify, on the same !'light, to purchase his
ti cket. He claimed that he could recognize t hie Cuban if
he should see him again. Upon arriving in Miami he went to
a motel and departed by plane on December 10, 1956, tor Ciddad
Trujillo. Also staying at the same Miami motel was a Spanish-
speaking person to whom he gave money for transportation to
Ciudad Trujillo. He did not identify this man. In Ciudad
TI"UJillo he stayed at Calle Barahona #125. He denied ever
meeting PRIO or having ever been at the Vendome Hotel. He
' 1ndicated a desire to cooperate.
who was interviewed by 7 (_
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living at to December, 1956, he had been

Miami f'ro New York ~1 ty. He came to
1956, and departed stern Air Lines on December 7,
Trujillo, where he sta ed
Ciudad Trujillo, wher
noted that he had 1n h jacket of
calibre cartridge and the jacket ot a .45 calibre cartridge.
He claimed that these were merely souvenirs and he denied
having engaged in any military training.
by SA who was interviewed

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/ April 5,
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He gave his United States address as
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~ to Miami via Ea.stern Air Lines on December 7 or ,
1956, went to Ciudad Trujillo and stayed at the Commercial ~c_.
Hotel and also at a rooming house. He traveled there via CDA •
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He gave his United States addr

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address as in care or
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stayed one day and departed via Pan American Airways tor
Ciudad Trujillo, where he stayed with
at an address which he could not remem
On April 11, 1957,

on Service, Miarn
On April 9, 1957, Inspector~NS, advised that

13 more Cubans had arrived trom the Do~ Republic. Among
these were:
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residing
in New York City, and
indicated he plan e to rema n He
said that he had previously be
reached through his cousin.
On April 4, 1957, Attorney SEGAL stated that in
order to support the indictment in this case, it would be ·
desirable to have at least one Cuban witness who traveled
from New York City to Miami on December 8, 1956, on Eastern
· Air Lines Flight #857, arid who can testify that he and other
persons for whom such travel was arranged were Cubans, and
if possible, that such passage \·ras paid for and arranged by
ORTA, and details of recruitment.
On April 3, 1957, the Identification Division, FBI,
advised that a search of the fingerprints on subject failed
to disclose any prior criminal data.
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LEADS
NEW YORK
AT NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.:
For the purp~se of obtaining at least one reliable
witness who was on East ern Air Lines Flight /1857 from New
York City to Miami, December 8, 1956, and who can testify
concerning fact that he and others were Cubans, that passage
was paid for and arranged by ORTA, and, if possible, details r
of r ecruitment, will int erview one or more of the following:
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Although none of the above , except as indicated,
furnished the desired informat ion when interviewed upon
arrival, several indicated that all would be willing to talk
after all the Cubans had returned from the Dominican Republic
camp.
MIAMI
AT MIAMI, FLORIDA:
(1) Will report prosecutive action.
(2) Will conduct same type investigatio.n relative to:
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Summary report of SA Miami, 3/22/57.?(__
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PERJURY
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Three potential witnes ses located and interviewed and all

claimed that the;>· p a id for their own pas sage . from New York
to Aliami on Ea s_~ern Lines. Fligh~ 857, on(or about 1:ir 7 _.c ,,.,.
December 8, 19)0. Witnesses intervieV{€d advised that they ·JI . ,., ,.,
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recruitments. Efforts are being made to locate other
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On o/lL/57, - . New York City,
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New York, advised that hew ent to Miami, Florida via Eastern Airlines
on or about Dece;nber 8, 1957, and then went on to Ciudad Trujillo,
Dominican Republic. He advised t hat he went there as a tourist to
take a vacation. He said that he paid qis own fare; . that he went aloneJ
that there were other Cubans on tl!e plane with him but he did not know
them; that he knew noth""in · re. arding the othi:;r Cubans nor anything
re garding . t i1e subject. stated that he knew nothjn g re arding
anyone recruiting oth er uoa ns ·or any. pur·, •oG -... l'lhats er
said that he works as an elevator operator at the
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Interview with '---------File I 105-2h~fo7

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On 7/11/)7, N~ York City,

New York, i ncs on or about
Decembor 8, 1956, and he left New York. He
etatod that he then !aft ior tho D:>minican Fiepublic, .He advised that he
paid his ownfare to and Jrom the D:>:ninican r:epublic and that lie did not
know the subje ct nor anythinu regardin an one recruitinL Cubans for any
purpos e ~er. He adv foed that made t he trip with him
and tha~ paid his own fare as iar as 1e knew. He stated t ha t the 7U
purpor.e of his vi~it to t.he Dominic an llepublic was to take a vacation.
Ile advis ed that he is not liorking at pre s ent and could be located at the
above address.
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Qn 7/17/57, :urooklyn, New York,

advised that on or a eou L 9.?u, he flc\•: tlie Dominican
Repub lic via !;astern Air v:a~ of J~iami, Florida . He advised
that. he vrnnt there for a and that, he went alone. lfe etated
thnt 1 e i;ald liis ol'ln J'ere nncl that lie clid not lmovr ·:.ho subj o1.: t. He said
t hat there v1ere oth E:r i.;uban s on tile sa:ne i lie,ht b~ 1.t he did not know thorn. 7
rre advised t l!at 110 did not knov• anyUiint re1 .:o.rd:ing the f arC:.:s of the other (_,
Cubans nor did he know anythin _ re: arding t he recruitrl'lcnt:::; for a
whatsoever. II~ Gtat.cd that .his new a ddress :.ill be
Nevi York City , Novi York.
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JUAN AGUSTIN DE LA CARIDA ORTA Y
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On 8/20 last, Federal Judge EMETT CHOATE, Miami,
dismissed indictment instant case.
AUSA RICHARD BOOTH advised understood indictment
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For your · tn.torma tlon, on Augua t 20, 1957 1
Federal Judge Elnett Choa te, l.flamt, Plorlda, di sm issed
the indictment In thi s ca3e.
As a/ s t unt United States Attorney Richard
Booth adui$ed that It uus hla understanding that
the tndtciment un.s di s miss ed becauae the defendant
had not been pro perly adutsed of his rights beJor~
teat lfylng bqfure the Federal Grand Jury. .. .
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NOTE: The subject, a Cuban national~ uns arres ted by Bureau

Agents on J-19-5? on a commissioner's complaint charging him
with perjury based " on his test lmony before a Federal Grand
Jury in Miami, Florida, which uxzs inquiring Into alleged
uiolattons of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and related
s tatutes on the part of Cuban groups in this country. He uxzs
arra igned before a U. S . Commis s ioner and releas ed on $ 10,000
bail. On 3-2?-5? a Fede ral Grand Jury in Miami, Florida, returnee
a four-count indictment charging Orta with a v i olation of Title
JB, U. s .c. , Section 1621, ba s ed on hi s grand jury te s timony. In
subs t a nc e, thi s indictment cha rged Orta with tes tify i ng falsely
1~on__ with {e\s~ec.t to the travel of Cuban groups In the U. S.
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trict Court of the S~u thern Distr ict of Flvrida, at Miami,
in the o::ise entitl~d "United States versus JUAN AGUSTIN DE
I.A CARIDA ORTA Y C·)HJ)·)VA ., Criminal Doc.ket #10095," reflected
t ha.t en August 1 ·':3, 1957, an order !"er the hearing was set
f ,: r August 20, 1957.
'.1 Augto2 t. 20, 1957; the Judge issued an order sup-

p re s sing _. te t;e~tit!£·7·ny of , the defendant and dismissing all
four co ·tts of the indictment.
8PECIAL AGENT
PROVED ,IN CHARGE DO NOT Wftrnt IN SPAC£S Bl!:l.OW
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reflected that on April 24, 1957, the defendant had filed
a motion to dismiss the indictment. This motion alleged
· that the defendant's testimony upon which the charge of
perJuI'7 and the indictment tor same had been returned by •
the Grand Jury were based, was obtained by the Government
under undue advice, compulsion, and illegally in viola-
tion of the Fifth Amendment.
It was also alleged that the defendant was not
a voluntary witness; and that the defendant was a foreigner
not versed in the English language and was ignorant or the
fact that he had certain rights as a witness, including the
right to remain silent, the right to consult an attorney
and immunities in general. It was also alleged that the
failure . or the Government to advise the defendant or such
rights was fatal to the indictment.
. 0n· July 15, 1957, the Court denied the motion
to dismiss and ordered the hearing for July 18, 1957.
. Documents in possession of the Clerk reflected
that on August 8, 1957, the United States Attorney filed
a "plaintiff's compliance with Court order," setting
forth the four questions which had been raised by the
defendant: (l) Did the defendant understand English at
the time he was before the Grand Jury? (2) Was the de-
fendant warned, outside of the 'transcript of testimony,
of his constitutional right to refuse to answer questions
which might tend to incriminate him? (3) Did the de-
fendant have le~al counsel. prior to testifying before the
Grand Jury?' (4) Irrespective of legal counsel, did the
defendant understand his constitutional rights himself?
Attached to this document was a memorandum of legal
answers.
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AUSA O. B. CLJ:NE, Mi ami, actv1sect SA
that the U. s. Department or Justice s now giving consictera.
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J Judge 1n d1sm1ss1ng the indictment 1n this case. .•. 7
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/·~ On March 19, 1957, Juan~Orta

was .ar.reated by tbe Feder&! Bureau o-;--;;= J
··Investigation on a Cornm.i&sioner s Complaint charging him with perjury base<\ ,,..
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1 on hie -testimony before a Federal grand jury in Miami, Florida, inquiring111'1 V ( -1

into alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Voorhees ) !t
·j'. ·A ct and related statutes. He -was arraigned be!o.re a United States Com.missioner ..
and released on $10,000 bail. On March27, 1957. a Federal grand jury in
Miami, Florida returned a supersedin~ _four-count indictment charging Juan ---...
- - - ·Orta with a violation of Title 18, U.S. C., Section 1621, based on his grand- ·- -
jury tes-timoa·y.
On August 2.0, 1957, the District Court in Miami, Florida suppressed

the testimony of Juan Orta before the grand jury and dismissed all four
count& of the indictment. · The court had previously· denied a motion by the
I defendant to diemiea ·the ·indictment an the .grounds that he had not been
··advised as to his constitutional rights- when he appe ared before the grand jury.
f While the court gave no reaeG>n for its- actions in dismissing the indictment,
it had indicated concern over the fact that the defendant was int er rogated '
before th e grand jury through an interpreter and that he was not represented
by £punsel. '
\ It is bein determined whether to a peal this matter to the Circuit

Court for the Fifth Jud i cial Circuit.
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On March 19, 1957, Juan 0rta was arrested by the Federal

Bureau of Investigation on a Commissioner•s Complaint charging
him with perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand jury · ~·
/ in Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged violations of the Foreign ~:
Agents Registration Act, the Voorhees Act and related statutes. He
was arraigned before a United States Commissioner and released on
· $10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand jury in Miami,
Florida returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
Orta with a violation of Title 18, u.s.c., Section 1621, based on
his grand jury testimony. On August 20, 1957, the District Court
in Miami, Florida suppressed the testimony of Juan Orta before the
grand jury and dismissed all four counts of the indictment. The
court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dismiss the
indictment on the grounds that he had not been advised as to his
constitutional rights when he appeared before the grand jury. While
the court gave no reason for its actions in dismissing the indict-
/ ment, it had indicated cone ern over the fact that the defendant wa9'.,_
interrogated before the grand jurr through an interpreter and that "
he was not represented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the
Government filed a notice of appeal.
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~UBJBCT : ( JUAN AGUSTIN DE LA CARIDA
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September 18, 1957. It was also noted that this appeal has been
set for hearing on February 6, 1958, under Case Number 16891, in
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Juan Orta appeared before -a Federal Grand Jury in Miami-,
Florida, approximately a year ago. Subsequently, he was indicted
for perjury 'Jjµt the indictment was dismissed by a Federal Judge who
ruled that he had not been properly advised of his Constitutional
rights before his appearance in the Grand Jury.
I met Mr. Nathan B. Lenvj.n in the corridor this morning

and he stated that the Government was planning to appeal the District
Court decision concerning Orta. 'Mr. Lenvin said that the (:l.pp~al_ wquld
be greatly strengthened if the Government was iri. a- position to show'
thatJuan--orhi' held aGovernment. offfo_
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Socarras was. Preslde~t. . Mr. Lenvm.. §~~-~ th~~.}1_e h_~d . ~iligently
searched the Department's files and could not locate such information.
He inquired if the Bureau would check its files for the same purpose
and I told him that we would and that H this information was located
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Department to the attention of Mr. Lenvin will be prepared.
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. On March 19, 1957, Juan Or.Jilt_was arrested by the FedeI"al Bureau
of Investigation on a Coil1iiilssionert s Complaint charging him with
perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand jury in
, Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged violations of the Foreign
Agents Registration Act, the Voorhees Act and related statutes, He
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$10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand jury in Miami.,
Florida, returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
in Miami, Florida, suppressed the testimony of Juan Orta before the
court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dismiss the .
indictment on grounds that he had not been··advised as to this con-
stitutional .. rights when he appeared berore the grand jury. While
tpe court gave no reason for its actions in dismissing the indict- ]
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· interrogated before the grand jury through an interpreter and that 1
he was not represented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the
Government filed a notice of appeal. On December 6, 1957, the
Government filed its brief with CA. On January 10, 1958, appellee
filed his reply brief with CA.
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On March 19, 1957, Juan Orta was arrested by the Federal
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· Florida, returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
in Miami, Florida, suppressed the testimony . of Juan Orta before
the grand jury and dismissed all four counts of the indictment.
The court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dis-
miss the indictment on gro1mds that he had not been advised as to
his constitutional rights when he appeared before the grand jury.
While the court gave no reason for its actions in dismissing the
r indictment, it had indicated concern over the fact that the defend-
ant was interrogated before the grand jury through 8n interpreter
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Government filed its brief with CA. On January 10, 195~, appellee
filed his reply brief with CA. Oral argmnent was held on ·
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Security Dtuiston of the D~ partmcn t. It mau be filed ~f i t contalns
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On March 19, 1957, Juan· orta was arrested by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation on-a--C6inililssioner• s Complaint charging h1m
. with perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand jury in
;. ] Miami, Florida, inquiring into .alleged violations ot the Foreign
Agents Registration Act, the Voorhees Act and related statutes.
He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner and released
on $10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand jury in Miami,
. Florida, returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
in Miami, Florida, suppressed the testimony .of Juan Orta before
the grand jury and dismissed all four counts of the indictment.
The court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dis-
miss the indictment on grounds that he had not been advised as to
his constitutional rights ~hen he appeared before the grand jUl7•
While the court gave no reason for its action in dismissing the
indictment, it had indicated concern over the ract that the ;defend-
ant was interrogated before the grand jury thro"Ugh an interpreter
[ and that he was not represented by counsel. On September 18, 1957,
the Government filed a notice or appeal. On December 6! 1957, the
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!'iled his reply brief with CA. oral argument was held on
February 6, 1958. On March 18 19 8 CA reversed and remanded :
case to the Distric aga
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New Orleans, La., reversed decision of U. s. District
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United States of America, Appellant, versus JUAN A. ORTA,
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TO DIRECTOR, FBI (105-56781) DATE : 4/~/58
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(105-2036)
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l)fiTA Y COJIDOVA, was,
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On March 19, 1957, Juan- Orta was arrested by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation on a -Oommissionerts Complaint charging him
with perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand jury in
, Miami, Florida, inquiring into .alleged violations of the Foreign ~
Agents Registration Act, the .Voorhis Act and related statutes. I
He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner and released on
$10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand jury in Miami,
. Florida, ..returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
his grand jury testimony. On August · 20, 1957, the District Court
1n Miami, Florida, suppressed the testimony .of Juan Orta before the
grand jury and dismissed all fotµt counts of the indictment. The
court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dismiss thl
indictment on grounds that he had not been advised as to his con-
stitutional rights when he appeared before the grand jury. While
I the court gave no reason for its action in dismissing the indiot-
ment, it had indicated concern over the fact that the defendant was
interrogated before the grarid jury through an interpreter and that
he was not represented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the Govern-

ment filed a notice of appeal. On December '6, 1957' the Government
filed its brief with CA. On January 10, 1958, appellee filed his .
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1reply brief with CA. Oral argument was held on February 6, 1958. On
March 18, 1958, CA reversed and remanded this case to the District
Court reinstating the indictment against Orta. On April 28, 1958, J
orta filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.
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On March 19, 1957, Juan Orta was arrested by the Federal
Bureau or Investigation on a Commissioner's Complaint charging
him with perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand
jury in Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged violations of thi
oreign Agents Registration Act, the Voorhis Act and related
itatutes. He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner

nd released on $10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand
ury in Miami, Florida, returned a superseding four-count -indict-
ment charging Juan Orta with a violation of Title 18, Uos.c.,
Section 1621, based on his grand jury testimony. On August 20,
1957, the District Court in Miami, Florida, suppressed the testi-
_mony of Juan Orta before the gra.m.d jury and 4,ismissed all four
-i countsof the indictment. The court had previously denied a

motion by the defendant to dismiss the indictment on grounds that
he had not been advised as to his constitutional rights when he
appeared before the grand jury. While the oourt gave no reason \
ror its action in dismissing the indlctment, it had indicated
concern over the fact that the defendant was interrogated before
the grand jury through an ·interpreter and that he was not repre-
sented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the Government filed
a notice of appeal. On December 6, 1957, the Government filed
its brief with CA. On January 10, 1958, appellee filed his reply
brief with CA. Oral argument was held on February 6, 1958. On
March 18, 1958, CA reversed and remanded this case to the District\
Court, reinstating the indictment against Orta. On Ap~il 28,
[ 1958, Orta filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the
Supreme Court. On Ma 2 19 8 the Government filed ita brief
in opposition to t e pet oer 1ornr •
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! ~.: .. <P. ': .. SDF, Miami, and entered plea of no lo contendere to .
· ~. J'. f\l ~~-: all four counts of perjury. Was sentenced to ser~e :
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On March 19, 1957, Ju~~:Qrta was arrested by the Federal ·
Bureau of Investigation on· a Commissioner• s Complaint charging
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Jury 1n Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged violations of the
Fore1.g_.n Agents Regi~tration Act, the Voorhis Act and related
--sta~ut~s. He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner
and released on t10,ooo bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand
jury 1h Miami, Florida, retll;I'ned a superseding .four-cowit indict-
ment charging Juan Orta with a violation of Title. 18, u.s.c.,
Section 1621, baaed . on his grand jury testimony. On August 20,
~957, the District Court in Miami, Florida, suppressed the testi-
mony of Juan Orta b~fore the grand jury and dismissed all .four
counts ot the _indictment. The court had previously denied a
motion by the defendant to dism!ss the indict~ent on growids that
appeared be.fore the grand jury. Wh1.le the court gave no reason
for its action in dismissing the indictment, it had indicated
tlmCern over the .fact that the defendant was interrogated be.fore
the grand Jury -'through an interpreter and that he was not repre-
sented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the Government filed
a notice of appeal • ..On December 6, ·1957, the Government filed
brief with CA. _Oral argument was held on February 6, 1958. On
March 18, 1958, CA reversed and remanded this case to the District
Court, reinstati.r;lg the indictment against Orta. On April 28,
i9S8, Orta filed a petition for a writ · o~ certiorari with the
Supreme Court. On May 23, 1958, the Government filed its brief
in opposition to the petition for a wi-it ot certiorari. On
JWle 9, 1958, the Supreme Court denied the petition .for S:-writ
of certiorari. '
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U.S. v. JUAN AtnOSTIN. ORTA (S.D. Fla.)

On March 19, 1957, Juan Orta was arrested by the Federal·
Bureau of Investigation on a Commissioner's Complaint . charging
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ury 1n Miami, Florida, inquiring into alleged viol-ations of the\
oreig_n Agents Regi~tration Act, the Voorhis Act and related _
ta~ut~s. He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner
and released on $10,000 bail. On March 27 1 1957, a Federal grand
Jury in Miami, Florida, returned a superseding four-count indict-
ment chargi,ng Juan Orta with a violation of Title . 18, u.s.c.,
Section 1621, based . on his grand Jury testimony. On August 20,
~957, the District Court in Miami, Florida, .suppressed the testi-
mony of Juan Orta bf}fore the grand jury and dismissed all four
counts or the _1ndio tment. The court had pr.e viously denied a
motion by the defendant to dismiss the indictment on grounds that
appeared before the grand jury. While the court gave no reason
for its action 1n dismissing the indictment, it had indicated
c-oncern over the fact that the defendant was interrogated before
the grand Jury "through an interpreter and that he was not repre- [
aented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the Government filed
a notj.ce of appeal • ..On December 6, ·1957, the Government filed
brief with CA. ~ Oral ~gument was held on February 6, 1958. On
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ch 18, 1958, CA reversed and remanded this case to the District
urt, reinstatil;lg the indictment against Orta. On April 28,
58, Orta filed a petition for a wri~ -o~ eertiorari with the
Supreme Court. On Mq 23, 1958, the Government f'iled its brief'
in oppos1t1on to the petition for a writ or certiorari. On
Jwie 9, 1958, the Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ
of' certiorari. '
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.· . ~~·:~~:. . at l.!1ami. Jlorida - 1UA1T Nrl.l9Tm DK LA ,,CARID~R'l'A y COilDOM was detained -_ "; \
··~=r:l-·?;'.V. · b7 th• 7BI and aooused ar ecmmitttng ~r jm'7 betore th«1 P'ederal Grand .!! • .
::~~~.-,.~ ...Zart whloh 1a inTeeHeattn« the aot1T1tlee of ·the 26\h ot J"Ulr Mcmment. ~ :""1
;~l§lk; :~~ ORTA ~ ~prea14ent ot th• n01'9men 1A IUami. . .
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~·~ ~l(' tion," believed il branch of the Cuban Nationo.1 Pol16e, and also Jmkea men-
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On March 19, 1957, JuarL_Qrta .was arrested by the F·ederal Bureau
of Investigation on a Connnissionerts Complaint charging him with
perjury based on his testimony before a Federal grand jury in Miami,
Florida, inquiring into alleged violations of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act, the Voorhees Act and related statutes. He was
arraigned before a United States Connnissioner and released on
$10,000 bail. On March 27, 1957, a Federal grand jury in Miami, ·
Florida returned a superseding four-count indictment charging Juan
Orta with a violation of Title 18, u.s.c., Section 1621, baaed on
in Miami, Florida suppressed the testimony of Juan Orta before the
court had previously denied a motion by the defendant to dismiss the '-
indictment on grounds that he had not been advised as to his con-
stitutional rights when he appeared before the grand jury. While
the court gave no reason for its ·actions in dismissing the indict-
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ment; it had indicated concern over the fact
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was ~ that the defendant
interrogated before the grand jury through an interpreter and that
he was not represented by counsel. On September 18, 1957, the Govern-
ment filed a notice of appeal. On December 6, 1957, t.he Government
_r~1_,.1_e_d_i_t.;..s_b_r_i~e-r~w-i_t_h_c_A_.
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appreciation frdm ORTA · in · Cuba; . to July 26th Movement · .
contributors in: Miami , thanking them, and assuring them
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funds for the purchase of arms and planes with which· . !~
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"COMMUNIST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES

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"Communist Threat to the United states Through the Caribbean," issued by the -!
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. No press release was received with the
pamphlet. The Foreword indicates that the testimony of BJcardo Luis Lorie y Valls,
taken by the SISS in executive session on July 24, 1959, was with11enrn~om--pabl1c
release at that time for security reasons. That security problem no longer exists,
and since the material is related to the testimony or _pr~.-c!!!-wi..O.r.t~GQ.~4Q.Yh....the more
recent hearing printed in this volume, the subcommittee decided to print both under
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release to be issued by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Thursday, P. M.,
September 23, 1965, releasing unknown details of the "inside story" of Castro's
revolution both before and after it came to power. One of the witnesses, Ricardo ~
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Lorie y Valls, was one of Castro's chief weapons purchasers in the United States
C!'uring the days ·when Castro was fighting Batista from the wilds of the Sierra ·
_Maestra. The other, Dr. Ju~ _Or..ta".J:or.do.Ya, was director of Castro's personal
office until he sought political asylum in the Venezuelan Embassy in April, 1961.
Lorie said he sent three Cuban helpers on circuits to stores selling guns "every
place around Florida" and was able to maintain constant purchases of about 12 rifles
a day. He also purchased a variety of other material, including radio equipment,
parachutes and airplanes. Orta was the intermediary between Castro and former
Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras, who provided extensive financial assistance
for Castro's campaign against Batista.
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Enclosure
1 - Mr. Sullivan
1 - Mr. Short
2 - Mrs. Lorraine L. Whalen
1 - Mr. M. A. Jones
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: .FGR.RELtASE IN T~. OF THURSDAY I SEPTEMBER !~
. 1965
FROM THE SENATE ERNAL SECURITY SUBCnMMIT~ ·.
WASHINGT0N, D. c.--Hitherto unknown details of the "inside
story" of CRstro's revolution both before and after it cRme ti)
power are included in closed session testimony of two former cloae
associates of the Cuban leader, released today by the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee.
nne of the witnesses, Ricardo Lorie y VRlls, wa~ one of Fidel
Castro's chief weapons purchasers in the United States during the
dAys when the bearded leader was fighting Batista from .the wilds
of the Sierra Maestre. The other, Dr. Juan ~rta Cordova, WRB
director of Castro's personal office until he sought political
asylum in the Venezuelan Embassy in April 1961. He lived in the
Venezuelan Embassy ~nd in t he Mexican Embassy until he WAS allowed
to leave Cuba in October 1964.
Because of the difficulty of buying weapons in large lots
during the revolution, Lorie said he sent three Cuban helpers op
circuits to stores selling guns "every place around Florida,"and
thus was able to maintain constant purchases of about 12 rifles a
day. The arms were placed i n various homes of Cubans in Miami.
When enough was purchased for a plane-load, Lorie· said the guns
we re taken ';o an abandoned air strip near Fort Lauderdale, Florida,.
where he and his aides pretended to be model airplane enthusiasts
until the strip was clear. A Castro plane would then drop in
quickly and take on the load to be flown to the Sierra Maestra.
Lorie also purchased a variety of other material, including
radio equipment, parachutes , and airplanes, much of which was sold
to him at exorbitant prices , Lorie said. In addit i on to a number
of smaller airplanes, Lorie said he bought a C-46 in Phoenix,
from the Castro regime because of Communist influences.
The witness said he car ried large sums of money with him
bills by Castro's treasurer in Florida, ·Haydee Santamaria, who
at one time tried to persuade him to ship Communist literature
into Florida.
After Batista's defeat , Lorie was sent to Europe on an arms
purc hasing mission to "standardize the army. 11 On his return, he
said he argued with Castro about Communist influence in "Twenty-
nixth of July Moveme nt, 11 : qu t t his esaociation with Castro, and
later escaped to Florida.
Orta said he was the f i rst president of th'e ''Twenty-sixth of
July Movement" in Miami, and was the intermediary between Castro
, and forme r Cuban Preside nt Carlos Prio Socarras, who provided
~~ extensive financial assistance for Castro's campaign against
4. Eatista. As soon as Castro took over, Orta was hired to manage
the leader's personal office.
every p ace aroun ~, an
was alJ.11L o. maintain constant purchases of ~-~t rifles 11
§ .<:t.y. The · arms were pJAed in various homes of C s in Miami.
·When enough was purcha1'd for a plane-load, Lorie oaid the guns ,.
• were taken to an abandoned air strip near Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
where he and his aides pretended to be model airplane enthusiasts
until the strip was clear. A Castro plane would then drop in
quickly Bnd take on the load to be flown t~ the Sierra Maestra.
Lorie also purchased a variety or· other material, including
radio equipment, parachutes, and airplanes, much of which · was sold
to him at exorbitant prices, Lorie said. In addit~on to a number
of smaller airplanes, Lorie said he bought a C-46 in Phoenix,
from the Castro regime because of Communist influences • .
· The witness said he carried large sums of money with him
bills by Castro's treasurer in Florida, Haydee Santamaria , who
at one time tried to persuade him to ship Communist literature
into Florida.
After Batista's defeat, Lorie was sent to Europe on an arms
purchasing mission to "standardize the army. 11 On his return, he
said he argued with Castro about Communist influence in "Twen t y-
sixth of July Movement," =quit his association with Castro, and
later escaped to Florida.
Orta said he was the first president of the "Twenty-sixth of
July Movement" in Miami, and was the intermediary between Castro
and rormer Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras, who provided
ex~nsive financial assistance for Castro's campaign against
~atista . As soon as Castro took over, Orta was hired to manage
the leader's personal office.
Castro provided arms on his recommendation, Orta said, to a
Colonel Gomez, a non-Communist, f or an attempt to overthrow the
Somoza government in Nicaragua. "He fought Trujillo and the
Somozas for the same reason he fought Batista," Orta said.
Orta claimed that the death of top Castro aide Camilo
Cienfuegos in an air accident was "a premeditated assassination,
planned and directed by Fidel Castro, in order to prevent
Cienfuegos from interfering with a Communist purge of the
revolutionary army. 11 He said he was present when Castro wR.s
informed of a report that Cienfuegos was alive. "He not only
appeared certain that the report was false, but became upset. He
.. immediately called Radio Rebelde, the official government station,
and spoke with someone there. He threatened to arrest them if
they did not desist from repeating false rumors . . He had not
bothered to check out the rumor to see if it was true or false,
yet he called the station ordering and threatening them, 11 Orta
declared.
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