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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20223 3131

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR March 20, 1978 *

Mr. A. J . Weberman Independent Research Associates 6 Bleecker Street New York, New York 10012

Dear Mr. Weberman: Reference is made to your request under the Freedom of Information Act for records and files pertaining to the assassination of forme1• President John F. Kennedy and his visit to Miami , Florida on November 18, 1963. In that connection, almost all the documentation and physical evidence in the possession of the Secret Service has been transferred to the National Archives. That agency has been designated as the official depository of all material relating to the assassination of the former President. However, in response to your request, we have conducted an extensive search of the materials which are currently maintained in the records of the Secret Service. Attached hereto are copies of all documents currently maintained in Secret Service files which relate to your inquiry. Some documents have had information deleted from them because they contain investigative information compiled for law enforcement purposes. Pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, Section 552(b) ( ?)(C), they have been exempted since disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy to other persons mentioned in the requested file . The citation of the above exemption is not to be construed as the only exemption which may be available under the Freedom of Information Act.

If you disagree with our dete~nation you have the right of ad­ ministrative appeal within 35C~s by writing to Freedom of Information Appeal, Deputy Director, U . s~ · Secret Service, 1800 G Street, N. W., Room 944, Washington, D. C. 20223. Sincerely, ~ ' ~ct {L /:%/71- b/y Thomas A. Trombly ATSAIC Freedom of Information & Privacy Acts Officer - ~~~:_ :? ~ ;.,> - - ~ '--' -- c_ ell.., Jr -. -,- , REPUBLICA DE CUBA

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CERTIFIED COPY OF A REPORT . A Record of

DEPOSITION of Witness Jos~ Pelaez Mora. (Cont'd.)

on ~he street, that, a few minutes bef ore he had seen an airplane up above·, . but -·quite far from ·that place·; that he could see .. how . . . . . , - · from. t~e ground _the p~ane w~s fired at_wh~).e i~ ~as flytng ~lo_ ng those pla.ces, and· that . ~OPJethThg like a spark or' fir_e 'lfJaS pitched

overboard from the air vessel ; tha~ . ?~ _did not se~ _ any-automobile in transit by that site with its occupants "t hrowi'ng explos i ves or ~ r--- shooting; that, at that plaa-e several per s ons were wounded by r eason of the explosion; that his legal r epresentative i s his mother whose name is Laudelina Mora Mart!nez, who lives in t he .same home wit h · the deponent.· Thai--this· is all he k nows-.- ·Once t 'his -wa s re·a(i ·and .- . f ound of conformity, he ratifies; the pert inent l egal warnings wer e made to him, and he s i gns after t he Judge . I do Cer t i f y. (Sgd.)

Dr. Cervantes Gut1~rr e z. Jos~ A. Pelae z Mora. A. Ribeaux.

INVESTIGATION: Rep~~~ic of Cuba. Minist ry of National Defense. Army.

Headquarters of the DIER (Department of Inve stigat ion of Rebel Arm~ ) . Ciudad Libertad. October 27, 1959. To His Honor the Judge of

Investigations of th~ Sixth Section. . Sir: The undersigned, ABELARDO COLOME IBARRA, Commander of the Rebel .Army, Chief of t he Department of Investigations of the Reb.el Army, has t h e honor t o inform you that, by r eason of the events which t ook pl a ce on t he 22nd of t his mont h i n the Ci ty of Havana , wherein ai r planes or small light aircrafts part icipated, which vessel s , according to supposedly existing news/came from s ome par t in the North American t er rit ory;

said pl anes having dropped a manifesto and shrapn e~ over the defenseless people, I del egated on the Police Agents of thi s Body

RAMON RODRIGUEZ AC U