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

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                                                       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


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