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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Identification Form

Date: 5/1/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10212-10160 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-120916-1

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ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/01/1963 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS: MZF, ASSOC, B/F INT, ACA, INFT, INFO, NEG, GAMBLING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: IB CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/24/1997 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS: INC LHM


UNITED STATES G ERNMENT Memorandum

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, MIAMI (105-7052) (C) SUBJECT: LUIS ALBERTO CONDOM CAJIGAL, aka Luis Condom - CUBA (Miami File 105-7052) ALVARO MARTIN FERNANDEZ FOX, aka Alvaro Fernandez - CUBA (Miami File 105-7055) DATE: MAY 1 1963

Enclosed for the Bureau are 11 copies of a letterhead memorandum, captioned as above, suitable for dissemination. Two copies are for the use of the Legat, Mexico, in view of the information gathered concerning activities of Cubans in Mexico.

One letterhead memorandum has been written with the dual caption inasmuch as the information gathered concerning Cone individual pertained to the other.

The letterhead memorandum is classified "Secret" as it contains CIA information so classified.

On 3/11/63, JUSTIN F. GLEICHAUF, CIA representative Miami, Florida, advised the the original source of the information in this case and that furnished by his office was RAFAEL PADRON PRADO, 575 SE 9th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida.

The TULIO PREITO mentioned in the enclosed letterhead memorandum is identical with TULIO INOCENCIO PREETO RUIZ, IS - CUBA, Bureau Origin, Miami file 105-5193. PRIETO is not a source of the Miami Office.

Bureau (RM) (Encls. Legat, Mexico) (RM) Miami Copy to INs

Copy to: CIA/State ONI/QSI/ACSI


MM 105-7052 MM 105-7055

LUIS ALBERTO CONDOM CAJIGAL, who furnished information set forth in the letterhead memorandum, also advised that he worked with CIA in Havana from the beginning of 1960 to November, 1960, through EMILIO FERNANDEZ, a U.S. citizen.

CONDOM also advised that ALVARO FERNANDEZ FOX, who was also interviewed in this matter, is the nephew of MARTIN FOX, former owner of the Tropicana Nightclub in Havana, Cuba. CONDOM believes that since coming to Miami from Mexico City, ALVARO FERNANDEZ has become involved in the bolita racket inasmuch as his uncle is supposed to be a bolita racketeer in Miami. It is noted that when interviewed, ALVARO FERNANDEZ stated that he is unemployed and lives from money furnished him by his uncle, MARTIN FOX, and another uncle, PEDRO FOX, also residing in Miami at 302 Southwest Beacom Boulevard.

ALVARO FERNANDEZ, in addition to the information set forth in the enclosed letterhead memorandum, advised that while he was in Mexico City he worked as an informant for STEVE MINAS, U.S. Customs representative, U.S. Embassy, telephone 46-94-00, Extension 373, or home phone 48-02-50. He also advised that he was to contact Customs Agent ED FICKIE in Miami at FR 7-3571, which he did; however, FERNANDEZ has not been used by FICKIE in the Miami area. FERNANDEZ advised he helped on narcotics matters.

  • INFORMANTS -

The representative of MM T-1, mentioned in the letterhead memorandum, is JUSTIN F. GLEICHAUF, CIA, Miami, Florida. MM T-1 is CIA, Washington, D.C.

The following sources, all of whom have some knowledge of Cuban activities in the Miami, Florida, area were contacted with negative results:

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