[1]124-10284-10171] | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992,
[2]JFK Assassination System Date: 6/8/2015
[4]AGENCY: FBI
[5]RECORD NUMBER : 124-10284-10171
[6]RECORD SERIES: HQ
[7]AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 105-83720-1
[8]Document Information
[9]ORIGINATOR: FBI
[10]FROM: BARRON, JOHN R.
[11]TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
[12]TITLE:
[14]PAGES: 18
[15]SUBJECTS :
[16]EPE, INTV, ARVIER, MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL, AKA,
[17]EMP, RES, ASSOC, POLIT, INTEL ACT
[18]DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[19]CLASSIFICATION: — Secret
[20]RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 1B; 4
[21]CURRENT STATUS: — Redact
[22]DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/03/1998
[23]OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS, CIA
[24]COMMENTS :. REFERRED TO INS
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[30]Identification Form
[32]Agency Information
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[46]INVESTIGATIVE ‘PERIOD .
[48]12/31/53 _ 10/9 - 12/28/59
[49]REPORT "oun ay
[51]HN R. BARHON
[53]CHARACTER OF CASE
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[56];REPORTING OFFICE
[57]; NG S
[59]ITITLE OF CASE
[61]'
[64]MARIA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL ARVIER,
[65]ia Nendizabal, Nene"
[68]INTERNAL sEcURITY ~ CUBA .
[69]REGISTRATION ACT ~ CUB A,
[71]Miami letter to Director, November 4%, 1959, 4. Sin fof,
[72]Miawi report of SA JOHN R, BARRON, November 23, 1959, :
[73]captioned:  UNSUES; MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ - VICTIM, ~ |
[74]KIDNAPPING ~ CONSPIRACY (putile 7 79452) »
[76]Y sl in Gu Sofie ~ Pe ~ =oopieg sade of
[78]~ DECLASS SFY ON ee LEADS i ate ee 4
[79]ee SCA pe neg 79/77 7
[80]REQUEST OF BUREAU MIL. Bugle $21 F296
[82]The Bureau is requested to refer instant
[83]matter te the Department for decision regarding the
[84]Subject 's activities while employed as a seerebary to
[86]ex-Venezuelan presicent MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ and
[87]regarding her admission that /she furnished information
[88]to ALBERTO BAYO, JR., described in instant report,
[89]concerning information obtained during hex employment...
[90]There exists a possible vieJation of the Registration
[91]Act, over which this Bureau/ has. juciadiction.
[94]IN CHARGE f% ¥
[96]TAS WO OBJECTION
[97]IFICAT)
[99]| BEFERENGES: Butel to Miami, October 9, 1999. 4 Tisz - eo
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[112]RELEASE OF ©
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[116](L.= 7-877 = into Mohn PS 99-5
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[122]OPIES PIES DESTROYED No.’ an 11039008) ek et
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[133]Will report the decision rendered by the
[134]Department. —
[136]“ADMINISTRATIVE
[138]information copies have been furnished the
[139]New York Office, ineemuch as the subject ef this
[140]investigation was formerly employed as a secretary
[141]te ex-Venezuelan president MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ, whom
[142]the New York Office is currently investigating.
[144]his investigation is being placed in a
[146]"pending inactive status, pending departriental decision
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[150]concerning the subject's activities while she was
[151]Manco? as @ Se setary to ex-Venezuelan president —
[153]The Bureau ‘is advised thet investigation |
[154]appearing in this report conducted prier to October 9,
[155]1959, was made concerning the subject inassineh as she
[156]was suspected of plotting against MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ
[157]to arrange his abduction, the details of which have
[158]been reported in reference Miami report dated November 235
[159]1959 (Bufile 7-9452).
[161]MM T-2, wollized in the details of tis
[163]- report was interviewed by Special Agents JOHN R,
[165]BARRON and WILLIAM B, HOLLOMAN, fat which tine she
[166]‘Sdentified herself as]a CTA informant in Havana ©
[168]a stated that she was employed as @ seoretary “ae
[170]TO BAYO, JR.
[172]fhe Bureau is advised that ell informants
[173]familiar with Latin Anierican activities were contacted,
[174]and no inforsiaticn was received indicating that the
[175]subject was active in Cuban intelligence activities.
[177]B.
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[187]MM_97-300 SECREN
[188]The interviews appearing in this report with
[189]MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ, Dr. CARLOS SISO, and the subject, . ,
[190]appear on SF 648 and FD 302s in original form in ==
[191]Miami case file 7-475, captioned: "pysup 33 MARCOS PEREZ
[192]JIMENEZ - VICTIM; KIDNAPPING - CONSPIRACY (Bufile 7-9452).
[193]IDENTITY - LOCATION OF ORIGINAL
[194]—_— ‘ . ; INFORMATION
[195]MM T-1 is (cza, Havana, ](@{ tt)
[196]information contained :
[197]in Butel to Miami dated
[198]October 9, 1959 7-4T5-9
[199]AM [2 isfANA ROSA GUERRAJ6) |
[200](9fadn: Cbed)JGIA informant in
[201]} a ‘fwho works in the
[202]7 office of ALBERTO BAYO, JR. , a
[203]; Director, Air Puniigation, _
[204]" Havana ] (6) . instant report, page 7. |
[205]MM T-3 is JANET SUMMERS, |
[206]District Manager's Clerk,
[207]Southern Bell Telephone |
[208]and Telegraph Company, -
[209]Miami Beach, Florida
[210](nature of information) ; instant report, page 12.
[211]| : Careful consideration has been given to each
[212]_ Source concealed in this report, and they were con-—
[213]cealed only in those instances where identities must. .
[214]be concealed. Se
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[237]Copy to: 1 aad INS, New York (rae)
[239]"GUA HAS NO OBJECTION TO 7 os _ ee
[240]Report of SA JOHN R, BARRE ~ DECLASSIFICATION AN a pos |
[241]Dee:  Decentber 31, 1959 RELEASE OF CIA INFOR ON ee
[243]E 7 oy a
[244]. Field Office File a: 97 ~300 RH ius OCU NL. ME aches, eee i “9852 109-283
[245]\ — ae ee G1. co Te
[246]Tile: MAR MENDIZABAL ARVIER sip his
[248], . ° oo $-l=
[253]Byes Peron a me yay a:
[255]Chace: INEERNAL SECURITY - ¢
[256]_ REGISTRATION ACF - 6
[258]Synopsis: “subject, . MARIA JOSEPA MENDIZABAL ARV:
[259]1916-4n Cuba; Initiigration and, Jaturalization service ‘Alien
[260]Registration No, A+11039008. [while émployed” Miami :
[261]Beach, Plorida as ‘secretary to. MARCOS” PEREZ J
[262]Venezuelan president, reported by bial P-1 ‘to be in
[263]furnishing infornat: on be see Oo BAYO, 2 Re regarding the
[265]activities of PEREZ < .
[267]om
[270]ae ED BY ligskee.
[272]DETAILS s re ~DECLASSIFY | ON: 28X_(
[274]ae AFC)
[276]This dnvestigation “is pred! 6 on. qnfornatt ae
[277]furnished by MMi T-1, a United ‘States: ‘government. agency ~..
[278]which conducts 4antelligence : ‘investigations, “whieh” advised
[279]on October 9, 1959 that tne subject, "Nene" E Lig hole
[280]was in contact with Al © BAYO, JR., déseribed by 7 -
[282]| MM T-1 as being engaged. ‘in intel igence aceeyiey. for ‘the y —
[284]Cuban government )(u)
[286]SUBSECR Ys 8. GRATION . _AND BK LTZATION stays ae
[288]on October 9 and 30, 1959, ‘the files of the 2 |
[290]District office, ‘Immigration. and Naturalization Service a
[291]_ (INS), New York City, were” caused to bé reviewed ‘by SA. 2
[292]i “4 WILLIAM D, MEEHAN and. reflected that, on November 2, | 1956;, ; a
[293]7 oné MARIA MENDIZABAL, 411-039-008, date of birth — or
[295]November 26, 1916, “in Havana, Cuba, filed. aD “application
[296]for Inmigration Visa and Alien: Registration" at the ,
[298]This document contains neither recommétidations ner conclusions.of the FBI. It is. the property of the FBI and is loaned. to. .
[299]“your agency; it and its contents are not to bé, aie BCRED” your agency. . fi
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[311]‘In this. applisatio MAR \ NDIZABAL Fusni shed
[312]her place of . Be ua as: Cle <a
[314]p as ex FBO nanies. ‘Her’
[315]oceupation was fur hat, of offiees clerk,
[316]her last: permanent: add. es as Avenue rg ‘Wuniber wean
[317]e/84, Marianao, Havana, ¢ Her destination and -
[318]address in the United) States were furnished care oF the
[319]Latina Shipping Company, Lisiteds 111, Wall Street,
[321]New York City, but this was crossed through in ink,
[323]and the address: 321 Rast 43rd Street, New York 17,
[325]New York, was marked in; She possessed Cuban Passport.
[326]Number 21566, issued Septenber | 205.1955, by the Cuban
[328]Ministry of State at Ravana, obas walid une September 20,
[330]1957. ‘She was” described: as. Lowe
[332]Race BE “yntke fouban)
[334]See Betiale
[336]Height oe & Lees 5 Inches
[338]Weight = oi a. pounds:
[339]Hair a fh Bam
[341]Eyes monn
[343]Complexion
[345]Marital - OB ca
[346]Minor children
[348]‘She ‘claimed ‘further in. shia. ‘application’ that
[349]she had previously applied for and was granted visas to
[350]enter the: United: States” Curing. 1952 and 1956, but the
[351]dates of her previous | Sojourn to" the. “United! States .
[352]were not furnished.” ; LS
[354]ABAL . ‘submit uted 40 support or
[356]IZAPA
[357]this application’ a. copy. of her Certificate of Birth, .
[359]Petition for Divorce, and a document attesting that
[360]she had no. arrest record” in Guba, ail. of which were
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[365]MM 97-300
[367]an the Spanish language.
[369]Her file alse contained an affidavit submitted 1
[370]by one EDUARDO BAX GONZALEZ, 45 Fifth Avenue, New York
[371]wy City, an American citizen, who was bor yana, Cuba,
[372]Te wa was set out that GONZALEZ was the Président and Sole ; '
[373]owner of the Latina Shipping Company, 111 Wall Street, |
[374]New York City, and was desirous of bringing MENDIZABAL
[376]to the United States to work for the above eompany.
[378]The degree of relationship existing between GONZALEZ .
[379]and MENDIZABAL was not set forth.
[381]MARTA MENDIZABAL was granted an 0-1 Visa, .
[382]Number 5686, and arrived “in the United States at Miami,
[383]Florida, on February 20, 1957, ‘This was the only arrival ae
[384]or departure contained in the INS, New York records,
[386]A search of the Alien Address Report Cards F
[387]maintained at INS, New York, failed to reflect any - So, |
[388]record of MENDIZABAL for the years of 1958, and 1959.
[390]RESULTS OF SDNVESTIGATION
[392]MM T-1, on October 9, 1959, advised that an
[393]MARIA MENDIZABAL, also known as "Nene" MENDIZABAL, v |
[395]emplo as # Secretary of oy pene gue). an prssident..
[396]attenipted to contact ALBERTO REVUEL REVUELTA tn ‘Havana, at
[398]Havana telephone: 29-
[399]advised that ALBERT
[401]72332 on October 9, 1959. MM F-1 SpA Lh
[403]FREVUELTA is identical with ALBERTO a
[405]Tart yae. who, according to MM T-1, is engaged in eeninson
[406]ntelligence activities for the Cuban government. MM T-1
[408]believed that the subject was a plant and was furnish-
[410]ing information to BAYO, JR. regarding the activities |
[412]of PEREZ FIMENEZ »(¥() RW :
[413]Prior to ‘eipt of ‘the above information a
[414]as furnished by Mi T-1 on October Qs 19595 the following
[415]-3- ,
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[417]SECREE
[418]t . ee:
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[422]wot as
[423]ha
[425]ST ~300 SUMED
[429]MM T-2, [on Octover 24, 1959] @avisen that,
[430]ALBERTO BAYO, JRos Glirector of Aly Pumication, Mariana,
[431]Havana, Cuba, revealed fin early sucust, 195g] taat “Nene"(S)
[432]MENDIZABAL, subsequentiy identified as MARCA JOSEFA ~
[433]MENDIZABAL ARVIER, was sent on a Gelicste mission to
[434]Miami, and that in fifteen days, there wowlkd tbe an’
[435]announcesient In the press about PEREZ JIMENEZ, MM P-2
[436]advised that he observed the subject Gin the office of
[437]ALBERTO BAYO, JR. on three oecas Lone] (S)
[439]The following information was obtained in
[440]connection with lavestigation concerning another matters
[442]On October 29, 1959, MARTA JOSEFA MENDIZABAL
[443]ARVIER wes Interviewed at Miawi, Florida, ‘by Special ~
[444]Agents CHARLES W. EDM STON end JOHN R. “BARRON.
[446], MARTA JOSEPA MENDIZABAL ARVIER, 1951 Park
[447]Avenue, Apartment 11, Miami. Beach, Plorida, after being
[448]advised of her right to be represented by counsel, that
[449]anything she might say could be aged againgt her in a
[450]court of law, stated thet she was born on November 26,
[451]1916, at Havana, Cia. - so
[453]MENDIZABAL stated that she arrived in the -
[454]United States on August 15, 1959, aboard Cubana Airlines,
[455]which departed Havana, Cuba, at approximately $330 p.m. _
[456]on August 15, 1959. She stated that won her arrival
[457]at the Miami International Airport, she was met by Dr.
[458]CARLOS SISO and INES DAVILA, as well as a friend of Br.
[460]SISO, introduced to her as CARLOS Ac Lit
[462]| MENDEZABAL advised that prior to her arrival
[463]in Miami, shé had received a letter fron INES DAVILA
[465]in the early part ef August; 1959, wherein DAVILA
[466]advised her that PEREZ JIMENEZ, ex-Venesuclan
[467]President, was seeking the servises of a reliable and
[468]competent seeretary. She stated DAVILA in her. letter
[469]to her asked if she wotld be interéstad in this pesition
[470]to which she subsequently replied that she would accept —
[471]the position as secretary to PEREZ JIMENEZ, aS she was
[472]heavily in debt in Guba, 99 7° ae
[474]= Foo
[476]SECRET
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