[1]124-90124-10055] | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
[5]FBI
[6]RECORD NUMBER:  124-90124-10055
[7]RECORD SERIES: HQ
[8]AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 97-3224-NR
[9]Document Information
[10]ORIGINATOR: FBI
[11]~ FROM: MX
[12]TO: HQ
[13]TITLE:
[14]DATE: 10/11/1962
[15]PAGES: 4
[16]SUBJECTS :
[17]MANUEL FUEGO .
[18]MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL
[19]DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[20]CLASSIFICATION: — Secret
[21]RESTRICTIONS : 1A; 1B; 1C; 4
[22]CURRENT STATUS: — Redact
[23]DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/12/1998
[24]OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA
[25]COMMENTS : MEMO
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[30]JFK Assassination System
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[34]Agency Information
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[38]Date:
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[44][Tt 48 pointed out that CIA in both
[46]° Managua, Nicaragua, and Guatemala City, Guatemala
[48]is investigating this mattex]and fthe U.S, Army U9)
[49]Attache, Guatemala City, has als one some investigation
[50]through his close contact with Lt, Colonel JOSE LUIS
[51]AGUILAR DE LEON, who is the confidential yaks abroad
[53]mentioned in the accompanying report. | (i) Aad $e7 oF benclens
[55]Devlass pen
[57][Scory, HOLLOWAY} “ead of the’ CIA Station, ow 9a}.99
[59]American Embassy]SManagua, Nicaragua, advised on
[60]-5-62 that, NOEL FALLALS ,[ who is T-1 in the accompany-
[61]ing report uns the fina al enterprise,of General
[62]_ANASTASTO SOMOZA of Nicaragua. onLownyatated that
[63]PALLAIS has been an elose_ contact with the CIA office
[64]in regard to thi eke was made available for
[65]contact by HOLLOWAY as subsequently, interviewed
[66]at the CIA officd,fn Managua. [HOLLOWAYP$tated he
[67]rsonally has entouraged [General SOMOZATMot to have
[68]anything to do with WERBELL, SMITH and associates.
[69]He stated he feels the offer to sell arms and ammunition.
[70]and provide mercenaries which was made to the
[72]Guatemalan Government was only 6 secondary interest (8)
[74]oo S
[75](ETCHARL F, TAYLOR the CIA Station,
[77]()Grertcan Embassy] Guatemala City, advised on
[78]e
[80]ptember 10, 1 52, that it was ascertained that
[81]the woman who accompanied WERBELL to Managua is
[82]LUCY\ LUCHIEN, who owns: the Duplex Building in
[83]Guatemala City. She returned to Guatemala City
[84]on September 1, 2 or 3, 1962.
[86](3 ) (ravto RJadvised that when ARTHUR L. SMITH
[87]left Guatemala Cit} on September 3, 1962, he left as
[89]a forwarding address 1025 Connectic Aven Sulte
[91]405, Washington, D.C, According to (TAYLOR ELL told
[92]the manager of the Maya Excelsior Hotel that he had
[93]the clearance of CIA. .
[95]; (3) Gorrog] stated that MIGUELITO YDIGORAS, son
[96]of the PreSident of. Guatemala, advised that neither
[97]WERBELL nor SMITH had made personal contact with him,
[98]At the request of MIGUELITO YDIGORAS, the Tusiotalhg)
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[110]Police put a surveillance on WERBELL and SMITH, which
[111]apparently was rather obvious. The police also
[113]monitored their, Kelephone conversations. Subsequently, [the
[114]{Judicial Police}fdvised CIA that SMITH had made
[116]One telephone call to MARIO GARCIA KOHLY in Washington,
[117]D.C., and another to a man by the name of DIGGS or BRIGGS
[118]in Washington, D.C. He also made a telephone call to-
[119]Handy of Jones and Handy, Marine Architects, Miami,
[120]Florida, SMITH received a telephone call which was..>.”
[122]tavLOR]stated that CIA believes it was from FRANK
[124]4) eported as having been from: ARNOLD in Washington: but’
[126]AUSTIN, who he said ts connected with MARIO GARCIA KOHLY
[127]in Washington, “% oo ne
[129]WERBELL tried.to make telephonic contact with
[131]FRANK MARSHALL, Minister of Public Security of Costa
[133]Rica.
[135]a U)
[137]~ In telephone calls made just prior to 8-20-62
[138]mention was made of meeting someone referred to only.
[139]as "the general"at the Hotel El Salvador, San Salvador,
[140]El Salvador. According to [Tayo IA does not believe
[142]Chay meeting took place in San. Salvador as planned.
[144](5
[146]TAYLOR| had previously mentioned on 8-13-62 that when
[147]WERBELL and SMITH first contacted MIGUELITO YDIGORAS
[148]during early August, 1962, they stated they were
[149]waiting for PINEIRO and seemed to think PINEIRO was
[150]someone YDIGORAS would know. ‘They stated they wauld
[151]contact-him as soon as PINEIRO arrived. [PAYLO dvised
[152]on 9»}Q-62 that it had been ascertained that Colonel
[153]JOSH. PINEIRO PAEZ was apparently the one they were
[154]expecting. ,
[156]ei tated tnt the telephone conversation
[157]between SMITH, WERBELL ani the individuals they were
[158]talking to were, apparently rather cryptic and /the
[159]Judicial Policekebtained little more than the Identities
[161]of the individuals making “the calls.
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[170]SOURCES | | StU A
[172]{The confidential source abroad is Lt. Colonel
[173]JOSE LUIZ AGUILAR LEON, Minister of Labor and Social
[175]be |
[178]Tl isYNOEL PALLAIS, first cousin of President LUIS
[179]SOMOZA,&nd General ANASTASIO SOMOZA of Nicaragua,
[180]who handles financial enterprises of General SOMQZA
[181]Located in insta report. "Source eoncealed as [he is
[182]a contact of CIA, Managua, Net@aragua.
[184]mel tft National Police, Guatemala City, Guatenata.](y)CS9
[186]CLASS IFICATION
[188]it contains information from(an officialJof (a foreign
[189]government jand from an individ who has close
[191]connections with a second(foreign government. Both (&) cs 3
[192]requested the information Be regarded as confidential,
[194]_ STATUS
[196]Enolosed report is eon(en off “Confidential” CS 3
[198]While this case and also the case on MANUEL
[199]FUEGO, RA - Central America, are being placed in an
[200]RUC status, they will be reopened if any pertinent
[201]information 1s received.
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