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104-10229-10057 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/22/1961)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch17700 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10229-10057 SECRET 24 June 1961 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, W/4/Security VIA Chief, WH/)/Support SUBJECT Passports of Cubans 1. Mr. Devine, of the State Department, called on 22 June and referred to previous discussions with members of WH Division and of WH/4 concerning Miro Cardona's request for some 400 pass- ports of Cubans as well as other personal documents. It was recalled that Miro Cardona and Tony Varona, among others in the Council,. had raised this question in late April and early May with Mr. Goodwin and later with Morales Carrion. At that time It was understood that these paosports and documents were collected from volunteers for the invasion forces in Florida an< held possibly by the.FRO or its asociates under an agreement that said passports and documents would be turned over to no one other than the person concerned or his heirs. It was also recalled by Mr. Devine that the answer to the rejuest of the Council for these docuimenta was that any individual who wanted his documents should go to the entity to which he gave it and make application. It was also passed to the Council that the passports were in the Florida area in custody and were immediately available to the individual or his heirs. For a time this seemed to suffice or, at any rate, the inquiries soomed to stop. 1. Apparently with Miro Cardona's knowledge a few days ago a circular was prepared by some Cuban organization and sent to all people in the Cuban community in Miami who might be interested in documents or passports, stating that anyone wanting to recover said documents should apply to Mr. Hurowitz on the Cuban desk in the Department of State. Mr. Hurowita received in the last day or two some thirty letters requesting documents of one Individual or another and eventually decided to acknowledge them with a form letter. stating that no responsibility for said documents rested with -.the State Department. However, the State Department would do what it could to assist in the locating of said documents. Meanwhile U 1:7E

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