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[7]Dretridution: Wash (2)
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[14]Source Cryptonym: Sources Idontifio References: ;
[15]Source, Operational Data, and Commenta: fren. we / +
[17]r 0 Hvedquarters of the Carithean Logion wore being
[18]trdfaferred to Ponuma"ehore it Could count on’ the cid of the ALAS government ®,
[19]{ . and that Julio Lom Mazegoza, notive in the-Caritboan legion, would razein
[20]pet dn Moxtoo dedicating higsclf to
[22]; the purchase of gold and ite ‘Clandestine
[23]MC Oi men ee .
[25]THeies9 ‘Foquested confirmation of the sdove informations
[27]It 1s possible that the attachod Feport may tend to confirg part of this
[28]information,
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[30]: RETURN TOS
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[41]IF ECORDS ACT OF 1992} "-
[42]104-10172-10001, [2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION R
[44]Subject:
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[55]0014 Sri pments Report no: [tznpres
[57]1 eae a ; Date af Information: MaywWuly 1950
[58]wired: | Panama City, Ponaca | "Bate Acquired: Juno—July 1550
[59]at bee : Date of Heport: 10 July 1950 ‘- it
[60]. - or wero ass
[61]nee wt Bet nthe a he Obed - jase
[62]‘, e Jose ef
[64]LY aL Ge reported that en 7 May 1950 a Besé type bocterjierrived-tn David, Pansna,
[66]ra Tt fron Brow
[68]neville, Toxcs dus to a low gszoltize suprly. e plano has headed for
[70]Tocuncn Airport in Pancno City, ace carried as.a crew the followirg acoording-to
[72]Ges
[74]_
[75]Frork O1GFL, UsS. Citizen, Pilot .
[76]Os HARTHEZ, UsSe Citizen, Co-Pilot
[78]i a = Steve
[79]dae Mauri
[81]“\ rp (a tite bl
[85]_
[86]LUPEAY, UeS, Citicen, Uechante OS _
[87]cio -CaStru, Panenénian, Possenger |
[88]ew out at Lavid,anifitr, John 1:20} Civil seronautice technicten at
[89]port was instrusental in getting a spare tire to then,
[90]. sae Ste ay =
[94]“OY zy ; ;
[95]2./ur. Lint \sdrised-thie -offica that he had mot Steve KURRAY in Havana in
[97]Apr 1950 in-conpeny with & fellow" raced ZORMLO, who eleised to have scze
[99]& Connection with the. Secret Palice, in-tex ico Laci described MALY Ras an -
[100]Loe afventurer ho had been in the Philipires end the Far East and whoa he sus rected -
[101]fn 7 Ff gold smupling activities. (tinct Osta that MURRAY wag pilot of the plere
[102]oy +? and he thought it was unusual that eo fest a plano cs this and as expensivo to
[104]a6 being used when it had corparatively little cargo space. In Vay
[105]n kUAKAY wes in Panama, be told {Li that he was buying orchid bultee
[107]2
[108]June 1950 the. following information was’ received(fron Civil Intelligence
[109]Panama Canal,} regarding this matters . . :
[111]as-been-reported-that Very frequently a B-26 airplane (NSS¢6N = 6 Martin
[113]Marauder) makes trips between Tocumen{ cxd David, Ree It is piloted ty
[114]Steve MURRAY,’ andiat leasé two other dmericana ride-on-the-plano, vhichstewte ms
[116]ices met at Tocuren Airport by eithor Tito, Harmodito or Toni ARIAS.
[118]On lending at the airport it goes directly to a hangar, and allegedly the
[120]operate w.
[121]1950, xhe
[122]gS. On 1s
[123]- “"L Section,
[124]as?
[126]Senet
[127]1D °
[128]Ome
[130]. wet
[131]av “Wink:
[133]ones who visit it ero the ARIES brothers, PASTOR Ponce, Chief of the
[134]rt,and one (fnu) LINARES, Chief of Custoas at Tocwrene
[136]sen, ~~ an a
[138]meant stated that it was believed et first that the Plane was engaged
[140]ia ar=o contraband, but later it appeared nore lozical to assure that it
[141]wes involved in another type of szugglinzg, poscibly druze. .
[143]AVirgilio PAYIPEZ, thea ief of the Control Tower, is ‘said to have stated
[144]that the plans cccas and /:o6e without teirg registered at the airport under
[145]orders of POE, Asrpart Manager; that the Place linda withoot cig
[147]reew no,
[151]14-0000
[153].
[154]oe
[159]car _
[161]ty rails or talkirg to anyons for fer Of dotect!:a at Ali gouk Field, but
[163]at Lt fo ekxssed ty oars of alt RO wick tatieates that tpe Vind Ia aif
[164]frve for Tontin.g, dsramife te us n : —— an oro Jlmy UU, tela .
[165]atsere that Parnceate Olr acroeeent with the Dawted tates revardirg landing a
[167]rules waa thonty belig Violated, ard tet Lene teo sen Wore afterwards - Lf
[169]Wacred fro thete Joba, ~ . oe
[171]Sean’, ace that bie above plane. laded at Teeuzea fron “ayia on 11 kay.
[172]345 pete, On 12 kay at 6151 Pome, OF 14 May at 6:29. pore and on 16 May
[175]Fhe sdove t:forration was allegedly given to Preshiert 2814S by the Kinteter
[176]of Goverment ard Justice, and he Spperently shored little intorest in the
[177]Subject, serely Stating that tho ratter Shoule be tnvestivated to Sco what
[178]there is to tye: oo .
[180]Upoa receipt of this inforzation it spoocred that Nreilio ROREZ ‘might have
[182]Ss
[184]been the Source, since he was fired froz his post at Tocuzen Airport ond was
[185]dissrellea sbout_ite It nas escertainn! that the -teformation contained
[186]the arog) paracrany, in which RaUmREs is Fentioned,v=s reported by RAMIRE a{ but.
[187]the otter information cara fron other Civil Intellicéece sources, oo
[188]OS pen ther [Len wrcattned Alevs sy” .
[189]$2 2.6 uty Gr, LeGJadviced that the chove-plese amt Stevo KURRAY had re=
[190]turaad to Forma tng that the Wirister Of Goverrmest aad ordered that the plane
[191]Y cismertled and Searched but he could not ascertain tha basis for the search,
[192]Ges had talked to the Manager of the Alrport, 2sfzel PasTOR Porca, and with °
[193]aRiaS, Director Goncral of Givil.cerensetics, ani a nophew of President:
[194]Ariss, who iniicated that they were exare of the Aenister of Goverreent's order
[195]but did not know what waa behind it. Both felt that it was an oxtrene measure,
[196]which should not be carried Cute - .
[198]Se Ca 6 July 1950 kr. MURRAY eallea at the Enbassy to obtain assistance ta
[199]Securing tha relasse of his plane, Briefly ho ateted that he had doparted :
[200]fron Kexico Gity via Managua and arrived at Tocuzen et 71% Pete § July. His
[202]" Passport reflected tha following:
[204]Ay
[206]Nace: Steven T, Murray
[207]Fasspert Noes 1024
[209]issued: Kanila, Doconter 2, 1946... ,
[211]Ransecd: Nantla, Doconter 27, 1948 : -
[212]Expires: Deceater 2, 1950 . .
[214]He furnished the folowing edditional informations
[216]Type of Planos Converted B=26
[217]US. Reglstrys N 5546 8
[218]Pilot and Ownors Steven T, Murray
[219]Cosfiots Frank Oorgel, U.S. citizen
[220]Me Fligs Exgireers Cristobal Martinoz, Mextcon eiMtison .
[221]Paseersers Maurieio Dit CASTRO, Panazantan citicses (deurer of official
[222]_ Passport), pessencer fron Koxico City to Tocumea . a
[223]Destinations
[224]Purpose of Trips
[227]wv -mined to bunn off Tont ARIAS. Both LURAY and HASNR once claimed that Toni
[231]oe | —_—>=
[234]oo d-
[236]He stated that he was in the export=izpert business ard that te dealt in gold.
[237]He said that ho ked coco to Far % tO See'a ron by the raze or S3S,'a pola a
[238]dealer frog Buonos Aires, about gold Saipcentds 2, ce LAR “
[240]ee ra
[242]€ On & July, Lirtstor of Goverment Alfredo ALIUY Teported the matter to
[243]_ the Us. Acbossedor, stating that prior to arrivins da Ponasg She plane head
[244]“0 ‘7 beon signaled, that’ all wos rot well at the airport and Stat, the crew hed
[245]_ to 7A . Jettisoned cargo Prior to arrivals “(4 check with tte air Force authorities
[246]does not confirm that any such Ressace wes sunt ard MUUUY donies that any=
[247]- 2 ¢, thing vas Jottisoned. Ho insisted that ho was coming to Pananza to discuss the
[248]Lear gold businose but that hw had ro Cargos)!/ The Mirister aso edvised the scbessador ,
[249]a that PASTOR Ponce had boon fired os Eead of tho Birsoyt, - ) g ed
[250]: co FS 1 xa fone 0 ws
[251]7. In a-conversation with PLSTCR Ponce and LURUY ‘os the alcht of 8 July{tmal] ee
[252]“was advised that PASTOR. Ponce had, in fect, beon fined end that he was cettr= y
[254]wo
[255]4
[257], a
[259]ARIAS wos behind it-all but that PLSTCR Ponca ves. the toli-wuy. . : :
[261]hd Ceres, fi cathe ~- wl thst petro Bod. a
[263]5. Tho Mextean ‘refered tosser ATL eri “the Coxiena,” 2020, 7 ~ v,
[264]sro balioved to ba identical. SiS has toon idontified a5 _& orrarvevas5, a sold *\":
[265]doalor, who operates in Buonos Aires and Yortavides, Cz Intelligence Seem e
[267]2) “tlon.has- advised that SAS wus,staying with Tont ARESS end thitws-haa coparted,
[271]’ from Ponoma hettily. CiS-aluo-civieed. that Presice SRLS ab first-had given’
[272]ordore for the/ainatsoad of both his neshow, Tont aniaS, and PASTC2 Ponce, but
[273]At woe lator dirced that Tont ARIAS would nat bo fired.te avoid a public scandle
[274]. involving the Prosidont's fomily. meteor st) i
[276]fy. .
[277]9o( to Present atatus of tho matter is that the plans has teen searched with
[278]nogative resulta, that the Plone is stin being held ty the Pansnanien authori=
[280]af
[282]xu
[284]secure the release of the Plaro. Tho bead of the Sommen Airport, PiSTOR Ponce,
[285]has beon dismissed and Toni ARIAS, the Prosidont'a perher, will probably be.
[286]* @Dlowod to withdraw from his position gracefully.) os
[288]p
[290]. aan tie and that “URAY and othors are endeavoring by every mezns possible to
[292]Distributions ,
[294], Wash (2)
[296]— OY tee fy Ae yage
[298]Filles (1) .