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104-10177-10047 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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1, FOLLOWING FROM LICRAFT-1: JOAQUIN MIRABAL IS NOT BROTHER OF FORMER CONSUL MEXI, HAS ONLY ONE SIBLING, SISTER. OFFICIAL TITLE ELEGADO DEL MINISTRO DEL INTERIOR EN LA PROVINCIA DE LA HADANA. HAS AUTHORITY REPRESENT RAMIRC VALDES, ENTER ANY SECURITY OFFICE I HABANA PROVINCE, ISSUE CEDERS UNDER VALDES AUTHORITY SEARS ARMY CAPTAINS UNIFORM AND INSIGNIA. IN 195: VAS SECCID IN COMMAND OF G2 HAS AT QUINTA AVENIDA AND CALLE 14. MAN IN COMMAND THEN IS NOU POLICE CHIEF HABΑΝΑ. 2. NIRABAL CLOSE FIREND. VALDES SINCE LOS BEFORE CASTRO TAKEOVER. 13 FROM HABANA. MOTHER REPORTED TO BE CO TIME COMMUNIST FAMILY HOME AS ON CALLE COSS, VIBORG, HABANA. IS ABOUT 35 YEARS OLDICRAFT FIRST MET-IN 1957 AT WHICH TIME MIRABAL WAS CUSTOMS AGENTIN KABANA SORKING FOR UNCLE ALSO NAMED MIRASAL. FIRY HAD SEARS ROEBUCK ACCOUNT, MAY HAVE HAD WOOLWORTH ACCOUNT. MIRABAL ABMITTED TO CRAFT THE FAS MAKING LOTS OF MONEY SMUGGLING LIQUOR PRICE TO 57 MAD HAD A FLINGPAS POPULAR SINGER, HAS VERY GOOD VOICE VAS VERT, FRIENDLY WITH GUSTAVO S

CIS NO YO WELL ANAN CAY CHOREOSTA CIATES THIS FERIOD WERE SUSPECT T LICRAFT TO ::SIT BAR JUST ESCAPE S :٣٠ EN APPARENT PLACE WAS HOME: 3. AFTER CASTRO MIRALAL WAS ASSIONES ACC. HABANA PORT, LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO APPORT, WAS IN SERRAT LEAST EY 1950, PERHAPS EARLIER VERY CLOSE FIRENG OF LAPOR MINISTER MINISTER MARTINEZ SANCHEZ VIFE WORKED FOR HARDENER SANCHEZ 4. "CHICA 30" FORMANT OF LICRAFT IS MRS. ALBERT RECIO, ELL STREET, GARY, INDIANA, PHONE 938-5055. SHE IS SISTER VIFE, DISLIKES MIRABAL INTENSELY BUT DOES NOT DISK AVY MARY A COVE TO HER SISTER YOULD BE COOPERATIVE IF APPROACHED AFTER ALERTING

PHONE CALL FROM LICRAFT. NEW YORK INFORMANT IS NENICA GARCIA PA FRIEND OF MRS. RECIO AND OF LOCRAFT, USED TO MALE S THAT USED BY LICRAFT. LICRAFT WILL CBTAIN HER PRESENT ALONEEE 5. SUGGEST HOS ARRANGE TO INTER.LEW MRS. RECICA PHONES HER. PLS CABLE NAYE TO BE USED BY INTERVIEWING OFFICER 6. LICRAFT WILL PREPARE STUDY ON MIRABAL. PLS CABLE STIFIC POINTS VISH COVERED. SECRET

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