Federal Bureau of Investigation

Freedom of Information- Privacy Acts Section

Office of Public and Congressional Affairs

Subject: Pedro Albizu Campos File Number: 105-11898

Section XX

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NYO SOURCES ADVISE THAT

POSSIBLY WITH

DEPARTING NYC FOR PR AT INSTANT DATE, V I A FLIGHT

EIGHT THREE SEVEN, A R R I V I N G SJ THREE AM, FOUR TWENTYTHREE NEXT,

PURPOSE OF T R I P TO ATTEND FUNERAL.

NYO MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH NYCPD AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

SOURCES CONTINUE TO REPORT NO KNOWLEDGE OF

VIOLENCE, AND INTERESTED OFFICES WILL BE KEPT APR 28 1965

END

FBI WASH DC R RELAY 'I

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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE D I VI SI ON

DATE 4/22/65 Pedro Albizu Campos, Titular Head

died in Puerto Rico 4/21/65. Puerto Rican independence advocates have long threatened violence upon his death, Our offices with large Puerto Rican populations have been alerted to furnish any indication of vio- lence, The Federation of University Students for Independence (FUPI) is student organization at University Rico. Puerto Rican Independence (MPIPR) is Puerto Rican nationalis

closely affiliated with FUPI. member of MPIPR and has hi

activity pertaining to sabotage of crops in Puerto Rico and is trained to commit sabotage, identical with unknown subject Cuban Agent. We are disseminating pertinent information to Secret Service, military intelligence agencies

of Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico,

REASON-FCIM DATE OF REVIEW

C O P Y

NEW YORK V I A WASHINGTON--ENCODED FROM SAN JUAN 222344

RE SJRAD T H I S DATE. DURING THIS THAT MPI

P A R T I C I P A T I N G HEAVILY I N FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND WAS ISSUING CALL FOR ALL MEMBERS TO JOURNEY TO SAN

JUAN FOR INTERMENT. SOURCE INDICATED THAT JUAN MARI

CONSOLIDATE H I S P O S I T I O N

P O N C E POLICE SOURCE REPORTED DISCUSSION AMONG INDEPENDENTISTA

RELAYED TO NK

he intelligence paraphrased order to

outside Bureau, suggested that be suitably

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D E C O D E D C O P Y Trotter

CABLEGRAM TELETYPE Holmes Gandy

I PAGE FROM SAN JUAN 222344

BROKE AND FLAG REMAINED SECURELY STUCK AT TOP P O L E .

DEPARTMENT TO FREE FLAG WHO DECLINED SINCE T H E I R EQUIPMENT COMMITTED ELSEWHERE. T H I S GROUP BELIEVED TO BE LED BY FORMER F U P l PRESIDENT BENJAMIN O R T I Z BELAVAL.

T H I S AFTERNOON A DELEGATION OF INDEPENDENTISTA UPR PROFESSORS CALLED ON UPR CHANCELLOR J A I M E BENITEZ DEMANDING HE CLOSE UPR I N RESPECT TO SUBJECT, BENITEZ REFUSED

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NO OTHER S I G N I F I C A N T INCIDENTS NOTED,

SAN JUAN CONTINUING ROUND THE CLOCK PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE OF KEY SUBJECTS AND KEEPING INTERESTED AGENCIES ADVISED

DEVELOPMENTS, CLOSE LIAISON BE I MA I I NED w I POLICE 'AND I I ON BE FREELY EXCHANGED,

BUREAU AND INTERESTED OFFICES WILL BE KEPT ABREAST DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY OCCUR.

RECEIVED:

the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it i s suggested that be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic sys tems.

FBI NEW YORK IO

TO DIRECTOR, FBI SAN J U A N WHERE

S A N JUAN V I A W A S H I N G T O N E N C O D E D

n FROM NEW YORK /105-47403/

I P E D R O A L B I Z U CAMPOS., IS D A S H P R N

FROM S I X T O S E V E N FOUR T W E N T Y T H R E E I N S T A N T , A P P R O X I M A T E L Y

E I G H T E E N M E M B E R S O F T H E M O V I M I E N T O PRO I N D E P E N D E N C I A DE P U E R T O R I C O

NEW YORK M I S S I O N C O N D U C T E D P I C K E T I N G AT U S M I S S I O N T O UN. P A R T I C I P A N T S

C A R R I E D S I G N S B L A M I N G D E A T H ON " I M P E R A L I S T S US AND P U P P E T

G O V E R N M E N T OF PR."

NO D I S T U R B A N C E S T O O K P L A C E .

M A I N T A I N A L L N I G H T V I G I L AS P R E V I O U S L Y R E P O R T E D ,

SOURCES I N A T T E N D A N C E AND E V E N T C O V E R E D BY SAS.

AT C O N C L U S I O N , NO P A R T I C I P A N T S R E M A I N E D T O

T H A T P I C K E T I N G A T SAME S I T E WOULD R E S U M E SIX FOUR T W E N T Y F O U R N E X T , I BY ALL NIGHT

A

E V E N I N G OF F O U R T W E N T Y T H R E E INSTANT

S O U R C E S C O N T I N U E T O M A I N T A I N F R E Q U E N T C O N T A C T W I T H NYO A

KNOWLEDGE OF P L A N N E D V I O L E N C E .

F U R N I S H E D BY NYCPD.

I N F O R E G A R D I N G P I C K E T S AND V I G I L

S N D

RPP I . .

FBI WASH D C RELAYp,

FBI NEW YORK

2570. URGENT 4/23/65 PAS

TO DIRECTOR, CHICAGO, NEWARK, PHILADELPHIA, AND WFO

CHICAGO, NEWARK, PHILADELPHIA CLASS.

OF REASON-FCIM

FROM NEW YORK

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ADVISED THAT

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NYO SOURCES HAVE ADVISED THAT MOVIMIENTO PRO INDEPENDENCIA DE

PUERTO RICO-NEW YORK MISSION MAKING TENTATIVE PLANS FOR AN ALL WEEKEND

VIGIL TO PLACE IN FRONT OF U.S. MISSION TO UNITED NATIONS STARTING

FIVE INSTANT DATE, CONCLUDING AFTER BURIAL SUNDAY NEXT.

SOURCES WILL PARTICIPATE AND NYO AFFORD COVERAGE, NYCPD, SECRET i SERVICE, AND G-2 ADVISED.

NYO SOURCES ARE MAINTAINING CONSTANT CONTACT AND LOCAL POLICE AND

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES BEING ADVISED OF PRO INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITY AS

INFORMATION DEVELOPS.

BUREAU AND INTERESTED OFFICES WILL BE KEPT ADVISED.

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D E D E D P Y CABLEGRAM

Gandy

I f the intelligence contained in the above is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it i s suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad

D E C O D E D C O P Y Trotter

CABLEGRAM RADIO Holmes Gandy

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the intelligence in the above message is t o be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic sys tems.

Tolson

Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad

Belmont

t e l l Gale

Room CABLEGRAM Holmes

D E C O D E D C O P Y

Gandy

intell igence contained in the above message is io be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased order t o protect the Bureau's cryptographic sy s t ems .

Conrad

D E C O D E D Tavel CABLEGRAM RADIO TELETYPE

the intell igence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it i s suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order t o protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

NEW YORK

DIRECTOR

4/24/65 JJM

AND

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S A N J U A N

SAN J U A N V I A WASHINGTON ENCODED

FROM NEW YORK

i t

PEDRO ALBIZU INTERNAL SECURITY-PRN JUAN.

BU F I L E 105-11898 SAW J U A N F I L E NY F I L E 100-47403

RE NEW YORK FOUR TWO THREE LAST AND S A N JUAN FOUR TWO

FOUR LAST,

EVENING OF FOUR TWO FOUR SIX FIVE.

16 APR 28 1965 TRAVELLING TOGETHER, FLIGHTS NOT KNOWN

RETEL, NO PUERTO R I C A N INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

PICKETING OF US MISSION TO UNITED NATIONS SCHEDULED TO RESUME

AT SIX FOUR TWO FOUR INSTANT FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLE ALL NIGHT

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NYO MAINTAINING

JUAN WILL BE ADVISED

SAN JUAN

CONSTANT CONTACT WITH SOURCES. BUREAU AND SAW

OF PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS,

WITH BE IDENTIFIED BY NYO AT THIS TIME,

END

SXC R RELAY

FBI WASH DC

:

Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad

D E C O D E D C O P Y an

Trotter CABLEGRAM RADIO TELETYPE

R-78 URGENT 4-24-65 TO DIRECTOR AND NEW YORK

NEW YORK V I A WASHINGTON ENCODED SAN JUAN

’ PEDRO A L B I Z U CAMPOS, IS-PRN.

REMYRAD T H I S DATE. SUBJECT’S BODY WAS TRANSPORTED FROM FUNERAL HOME TO

ATENEO I N OLD SAN JUAN AFTERNOON MOTORCADE OF

WITH FOUR OR F I V E PERSONS AND MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN NOTED AS OCCUPANTS, TURNOUT I N MOTORCADE FELL FAR SHORT OF PREDICTIONS OF POLICE AND INDEPENDENTISTAS.

SAN JUAN ALL

PROCESSION PASSES SAN JUAN CATHEDRAL TOMORROW EN ROUTE CEMETERY SUBJECT’S WILL BE BROUGHT ARCHBISHOP PERSONALLY OFFER PRAYERS FOR H I M BUT NO MASS WILL BE S A I D .

TOMORROW MANY COMING FROM NO NEW INFO RE VIOLENCE

SAN JUAN OFFICE M A I N T A I N I N G CONSTANT LlAISON

ABOUT C A R S WITHOUT OF ANY KIND. MOST CARS

ALL SOURCES CONTINUE TO PREDICT HUGH TURNOUT FOR FUNERAL

AGENCIES.

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the intell igence in the above message is t o be disseminated outside the it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order t o protect the Bureau’s cryptographic sys tems.

Domestic Intelligence Division

I N F O R M A T I V E NOTE

D a t e April 26, 1965

Attached reports interment Pedro Albizu Campos, t i t u l a r head of Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico, who d i e d 4-21-65.

We continue t o fo l low matter c l o s e l y a s Puerto Rican indepen- dence advocates have long threaten

v io l ence upon Albizu's death. We have kept D e

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Domestic Intel l igence Div is ion

I N F O R M A T I V E NOTE

Date 4-24-65

Attached radiograms funeral arrangements and possible violence in connection with the death of Albizu Campos, leader of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico. San Juan Office maintaining full liaison with police and

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agencies.

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I N F O R M A T I V E NOTE

April 2 7 , 1965 Pedro Albizu Campos, titular

head of Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico (NPPR), died 4-21-65, Puerto Rican nationalists were expected to commit acts of violence upon his death,

Laura Meneses is widow of Albizu and current mistress of Juan Juarbe, Cuban United Nations representative

Attached reports conflict among pro-independence groups and individuals resulting from con- fusion surrounding funeral of Albizu

State, State, Department, Military agencies

been kept currently advised of developments.

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Tolson Belmont Mohr DaLoach Casper Callahan ~- Conrad Felt

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Holmes Gandy

CABLEGRAM TYPE

outside the Bureau. it is suggested that it be suitably

Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Ga le Rosen C O P Y

the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, i t suggested that it be suitably paraphrased order t o protect the Bureau's cryptographic sy s t ems .

I .

Tavel Trot ter

CABLEGRAM TELETYPE Holmes G a n d y

P A G E T H R E E SAN JUAN 241432

CONTINENTAL NAMES, IF NOT DE P O L I C E CONTINENTAL

STORE T H E Y A POLICE HAS INDEPENDENTISTA

intell igence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic sy s t ems .

FBI NEW YORK

U R G E N T 4/25/65 JJM

TO D I R E C T O R AND S A N J U A N

SAN J U A N V I A W A S H I N G T O N E N C O D E D

FROM NEW YORK

R E NEW YORK F O U R TWENTY F O U R , LAST,

FROM TWO TO FOUR T H R E E Z E R O FOUR TWO F I V E , I N S T A N T ,

M P I P R - N E W YORK M I S S I O N S P O N S O R E D S I L E N T S T R E E T MARCH THROUGHOUT

P U E R T O R I C A N COMMUNITY, EAST S I D E MANHATTAN, NEW Y O R K .

N I N E Z E R O P E R S O N S P A R T I C I P A T E D , C A R R Y I N G S I G N S P A I N T I N G S H O N O R I N G

D E A T H O F SUBJECT.

A T C O N C L U S I O N , F I V E S P E E C H E S WERE G I V E N BY KNOWN M P I P R AND N Y C

N A T I O N A L I S T S , NO D I S T U R B A N C E S TOOK

FOR INFORMATION SAN JUAN OFFICE; D A N I E L FELICIANO RETURNED TO

NYC F O U R TWENTY THREE L A S T . H E L A C K E D F U N D S FUNERAL.

NYO SOURCES C O N T I N U E M A I N T A I N I N G R E G U L A R LIAISON (=ON-

WITH NYCPD AND A P P R O P R I A T E A G E N C I E S .

B U R E A U SAN J U A N OFFICE WILL BE K E P T A D V I S E D ,

OMS FBI WASH DC

4-25-65

Bland P e t t i t W.L. Smith

Note ye l low:

4-25-65. O f f i c e t e l e t y p e machine temporari ly out of order.

Above r e c e i v e d from New York Office by telephone at Bureau requested t o r e l a y to San Juan Office as New York

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CABLEGRAM RADIO TELETYPE Holmes Gandy

URGENT 4-25-65 DIRECTOR AND NEW

NEW YORK V I A WASHINGTON FROM SAN JUAN 260104

PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS,

REMY R A D APRIL 24 LAST, SUBJECT'S FUNERAL PROCESSION T H I S DATE

FROM ATENEO TO SAN JUAN CATHEDRAL B R I E F SERVICES AND THENCE TO CEMETERY FOR I N ORDERLY FASHION. ONE

BROKEN IN ARMY SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE LOCATED ALONG L I N E OF MARCH AND AT PUERTO RICAN CAPITOL. NOTED THAT THRONG W A S VERY H E A V I L Y LEAVENED AND CHILDREN AND I N SOME RESPECTS I SPLAYED A RESTRAINED DAY MANY PERSONS WERE NOTED TO S T I C K WITH THE CORTEGE CEMETERY AND THEN DEPART OBVIOUSLY NOT BEING INTERESTED I N THE A N T I C I P A T E D LONG WINDED SPEECHES. SPEAKERS WERE HAMPERED BY I BALKY I C ADDRESS SPEAKERS TOP BE SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN FULLY FROM SOURCES.

TO ESTIMATES OF ATTENDANCE I N PROCESSION V A R Y FROM

AT JUNCTURE WE REGARD FUNERAL AS DISMAL FA OF INDEPENDENTISTAS S THEY WERE I FOR

GRAVESIDE CEREMONIES WERE TERMINATED BY TORRENTIAL TROPICAL DOWNPOUR WHICH HAS EFFECTIVELY CLEARED STREETS

OF ELEMENTS THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERING MISCHIEF, FOLLOW AS AVAILABLE,

AS MANY AS TO

RECEIVED: AM BKM

contained the is t o he outside the Bureau, it is suggested that he paraphrased in order t o protect the Bureau's \ -

W. C. Sullivan

J. F. Bland

SAC Wallace F. Estill San Juan 4/23/65. had informant Laura Meneses de Albizu, of Pedro Albizu Campos rho died 4/21/65, violence Albizu’s funeral 4/25/65 Juan Juarbe Juarbe New York t o Puerto Rico on 4/23/65 with instructions for violent

Laura Meneses Juarbe have wife Mexico, Cuba New York.

F i d e l Castro exile Mexico the revolution f a Cuba to that country. They granted Cuban citizenship by Castro the past attached the Cuban Delegation to United Nations diplomatic status. travel diplomatic

Albizu’s death there, Laura Puerto Rico t w o

office Juarbe’s manifest E E

American Flight 293 at State cancellation of Juarbe's authority travel the

before flight left, but decision to allow the travel *

State an interest t o the the Bureau might the for restricting travel of Juarbe for revoking diplomatic

State advised information t o

He gave as t h e reason (3 t h e i l l n e s s of his fa

62-7721 for h i s t r a v e l t her .

this Bureau Juarbe that in the

be t o the Department of State.

San Juan ham been to to the activities of Puerto R i c a n nationalists attention during

days. SAC Estill been t o check into the matter Juarbe’s father's i l lness and t o

pertinent informant violence the Police Puerto Rico, Secret Service military intelligence agencies. be alert for any of value t o the Department of State affect diplomatic status Juarbe Laura Menses. disseminated t o Department, Secret Service, Department State and military intelligence agencies.

Pertinent being

1 3 - 1 4 - 6 4 )

4-26-65 NEW YORK, AND WASHINGTON F I E L D

NEW YORK V I A WASHINGTON-ENCODED

FROM SAN JUAN 262330

PEDRO A L B I Z U CAMPOS. INTERNAL SECURITY-PUERTO

RE NEW YORK RADIOGRAM TO BUREAU, A P R I L 22, LAST.

ON APRIL 26 INSTANT, I SED THAT FUNERAL AND B U R l A L CEREMONIES FOR SUBJECT TOOK PLACE

DURING OF A P R I L 25 LAST. INFORMANTS FURTHER ADVISED THAT DURING OF A P R I L 24 LAST, JOSE ANTONIO OTERO OTERO, PRESIDENT OF TO LAURA MENESES JUAN JUARBE JUARBE A OF SPEAKERS TO P A R T I C I P A T E AT THE CEMETERY DURING BURIAL OF SUBJECT. T H I S PROGRAM L I S T E D J U L I O DE SANTIAGO NPPR MEMBER, AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES, AND A S SPEAKERS J O S E

THAT LAURA MENESES AFTER STUDYING THE

12-14-64) Telson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Caspe r Callahan Conrad

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A T THE CHURCH WHICH W A S TO TAKE PLACE A T APPROXIMATELY

O 'CLOCK ON APRIL 25 LAST.

INFORMANTS FURTHER V I SED THAT FUNERAL PROCESSION

THE ATENEO SHORTLY AFTER O'CLOCK, A P R I L 25 LAST AND PROCEEDED

TO CATHEDRAL I N DOWNTOWN SAN JUAN V I A THE CAPITOL B U I L D I N G OF PUERTO RICO. CONSIDERABLE DELAY TOOK PLACE WHEN PROCESSION REACHED THE CAPITOL BUILDING INASMUCH A S LAURA MENESES INSISTED THAT THE FLAGS ON DISPLAY AT THE CAPITOL BE LOWERED TO HALF

CAUSED CONSIDERABLE CONSTERNATION AND F I N A L L Y , WHEN MENESES DISCOVERED THAT HER REQUEST WAS NOT OBEYED, THE PROCESSION CONTINUED TO THE CATHEDRAL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A

MINUTE PROGRAM AT THE CATHEDRAL, THE PROCESSION PROCEEDED TO THE CEMETERY, ARRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY UPON

ARRIVAL AT THE CEMETERY, THE MASTER OF J U L I O DE SANTIAGO, WAS CONTACTED BY LAURA MENESES AND WAS REQUESTED TO

PARAMOUR OF LAURA MENESES. I T I S TO BE RECALLED ACCORDING TO

JUARBE I N H I S OPENING REMARKS STATED THAT INASMUCH AS I T WAS BECOMING LATE, HE WOULD ANNOUNCE THE SPEAKERS WHO WOULD PARTICIPATE I N THE GRAVESIDE PROGRAM WHICH SPEAKERS HAD BEEN

INTRODUCE JUAN JUARBE JUARBE, CUBAN UN REPRESENTATIVE AND

THE INFORMANTS THAT JUARBE HAD NOT I N THE PROGRAM.

SELECTED BY THE A L B I Z U FAMILY. JUARBE NAMED THE FOLLOWING

SPEAKERS, PROFESSOR W I L L I A M MALDONADO DENNIS, UNIVERSITY OF

PUERTO RICO, PADRE MARGARITO SANTIAGO ARCE JOSE HERRERA

the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it i s suggested that i t be suitably paraphrased in order t o protect the Bureau's cryptographic sy s t ems .

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Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad Fe l t Ga le Rosen Sullivan Tave l

D E C O D E D C O P Y Trotter CABLEGRAM TELETYPE ;:;;e:~~~-

OROPESA, A VENEZUELAN REPRESENTAT I OF THE INDEPENDENCE GROUP

JOSE ANTONIO OTERO OTERO, NPPR, AND ONE OF A L B I Z U ' S DAUGHTERS.

T H I S ANNOUNCEMENT BY JUAN JUARBE JUARBE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMANTS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SURPRISE INASMUCH AS ONLY TWO

OF THE SPEAKERS, I .E. OTERO OTERO AND PADRE MARGARITO SANTIAGO ARCE, WERE INCLUDED I N THE L I S T OF SPEAKERS G I V E N BY JUARBE, DURING THE PROGRAM AT THE CEMETERY MARI BRAS T R I E D TO SPEAK BUT WAS NOT PERMITTED TO

T H I S ACTION BY MENESES AND JUARBE F DELETING THE M A I N PRO-INDEPENDENCE LEADERS FROM THE PROGRAM HAS CAUSED MUCH

CONFUSION AMONG PRO-INDEPENDENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND ADDED TO

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN LAURA MENESES AND PRO-INDEPENDENCE FIGURES IN PUERTO R l C O

THE INFORMANTS POINTED OUT THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUARBE, A LARGE NUMBER OF I N D I V I D U A L S AT THE GRAVESITE DEPARTED. T H I S LARGE EXODUS W A S NOTED BY OBSERVING AGENTS BUT WHO NOT KNOW THE S I G N I F I C A N C E AT THAT MOMENT.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUNERAL SERVICES I N THE CEMETERY, JUAN MARI BRAS REQUESTED TO MEET GABRIEL VICENTE MAURA, SECRETARY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, MPIPR, MANRIQUE CARRERA, JOSE ANTON IO OTERO OTERO I I v I DUALS I s GROUP

ON APRIL 25 LAST. MARI BRAS STATED THAT IT I S OBVIOUS

MET I N THE V I C I N I T Y OF E L BURRITO RESTAURANT AT APPROXIMATELY

NPPR TO A REORGANIZATION

the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic sy s t ems .

Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan

Tave l

D E C O D E D C O P Y CABLEGRAM

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AS MENESES AND JUARBE ARE DESIROUS OF BRINGING INTO THE ORGANIZATION THE CUBAN ELEMENT, I I THE COMMUNIST ELEMENT, AND THAT THERE I S ALREADY ONE OFFICIAL, L U I S MANUEL O ' N E I L L , SECRETARY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE NPPR WITH OFFICES I N HAVANA. MARI BRAS ALSO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE I S A

PERSONALITY CONFLICT BETWEEN MENESES AND RAMON ALLENDE, A CUBAN

I N CHARGE OF CASA DE LAS AMERICAS, NEW YORK, HE BEL IEVES THAT

MENESES FEELS THAT ALLENDE SHOULD HAVE A VOICE I N THE NEW ORGANIZATION, MARI BRAS STATED THAT AT ON

A P R I L 26 INSTANT, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS PUERTO R I C O

INDEPENDENCE GROUPS WOULD MEET I N THE RESIDENCE OF MANRIQUE CABRERA AND DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS FOR CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE WITHOUT THE NPPR

APRIL 26 INSTANT, A T JUAN MARI BRAS PRESS CONFERENCE AT ON T H I S DATE ANNOUNCED H I S RESIGNATION

FROM THE P O S I T I O N OF SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MPIPR, SUBJECT TO

THE APPROVAL OF THE MPIPR GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH I S TO TAKE

PLACE ON MAY 16 NEXT AT CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO. MARI BRAS I S

OBVIOUSLY INFURIATED OVER FUNERAL PROCEED I T H I S MATTER IS BEING FOLLOWED AND THE BUREAU AND

OFFICES WILL KEPT ADVISED.

RECEIVED: MLT

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the intelligence contained in the above message t o outside the Bureau, it i s suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order t o protect the Bureau's cryptographic sys tems:

( R e v . 1-18-62)

as been removed and placed in the Special F i l e Room of Records Branch.

F i l e 66-2554-7530 for authority.

Permanent Serial Charge Out

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Has been removed and placed in the Special F i l e Room of Records Branch.

See F i le 66-2554-7530 for authority.

Permanent Serial Charge Out

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Date of Mail

Has been removed and placed in the Special F i le Room of Records Branch.

See F i le 66-2554-7530 for authority.

F i l e Number

Permanent Serial Charge Out

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Has been removed and placed in the Special F i l e Room of Records Branch.

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Date: 4/26/65

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TO DIRECTOR, FBI (105-11898)

FROM: SAC, SAN JUAN (3-1) MECHANICAL SECTION

PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS IS PRN

cover there i s being forwarded to the Bureau 100-foot reels of Tr i -X motion picture f i l m which was exposed during the funeral of subject .

film and return to this office. The Mechanical Section is requested to process

Bureau (RM) Package San Juan

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Director , FBI (105-11898)

R e f e r e n c e is made to your communicat ion d a t e d 4/26/65 transmi t t ing f i l m

per ta in ing to t h e above -cap t ioned matter.

In a c c o r d a n c e with your r e q u e s t h a s b e e n deve loped en la rgemen t ( made

made made

made P h o t o s t a t s made

p o s i t i v e c o p y made

T h e a b o v e is a t t a c h e d be ing s e n t under s e p a r a t e c o v e r , v i a mail

KEA E x p r e s s

i

BUREAU OF

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this in the or deletion.

made pursuant to the exemptions with no for

to a party with the of or of your is lined in the title only.

not for as of

withheld for following

x No Duplication Cor

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See File 66-2554-7530 for authority.

Subject JUNE MAIL Pedro Albizu Campos Removed By MAY 20 1965

105-11898-578 F i l e Number

I Date of Mail 5-12-65

Has been removed and placed in the Special F i l e Room of Records Branch.

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Date of Mail 5-12-65

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Has been removed and placed in the Special F i l e Room of Records Branch.

See 66-2554-7530 for authority.

JUNE MAIL Pedro Subject

Permanent Serial Charge Out

FORM MAY

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DATE: 5/18/65

Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (105-11898)

\ SAC, NEW YORK (100-47403)(RUC)

PEDRO ALBIZU

ReNYtels 4/15 19/65 and SJ rad 4/16/65.

I n view of the subject's demise and the coverage of a l l ou ts tanding leads t h i s mat ter i s being r e f e r r e d upon completion t o the o f f i c e of or igin.

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Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI DATE 5/20/65

MECHANICAL SECTION

S A C , SAN JUAN

Enclosed are ro l l s of photographic negatives which were on the occasion of the funeral procession of the subject 4/24/65 (from the Jenson Funeral Home, Santurce, Puerto Rico, the Ateneo Puertorriqueno, San Juan, Puerto Rico) and 4/25/65 (from the Ateneo, San Juan, t o the Cathedral i n San Juan and to the Old San Juan cemetery).

one by of each clear negative and supply same t o SJO.

Puerto Rican independent i s t sympathizers through and a l so t o Individuals participated i n

procession.

It requested that the Mechanical Section prepare

SJO l a attempting t o obtain new photographs of

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FROM SAC W F O (105-7852) (RUC)

DATE: 6/23/65

ReWFOtel t o Director, 4/22/65.

Sources who are w i t h c e r t a i n Puerto Rican matters i n Washington, D.C., who were alerted regarding subjec t ' s death, t o date have furn ished no information regarding NPPR or possible v io lence t h a t could be planned as aftermath of death,

On 6/14/65, Inves t iga t ions Squad, advised he could fu rn i sh no p e r t i n e n t information i n t h i s matter,

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Memorandum : DIRECTOR, FBI (105-11898)

SAC, NEW HAVEN (105-5732) (C)

A L B I Z U CAMPOS, aka. IS PRN

DATE: 6/24/65

R e : New Haven le t ter 4/27/65,

Recontact wi th sources familiar with t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e Puer to Rican populat ion i n t h e Bridgeport , Conn., area, f a i l e d t o reflect any p e r t i n e n t information con- cerning i n s t a n t matter s i n c e s u b j e c t expi red 4/22/65.

Should any p e r t i n e n t information develop i n this regard, t h e Bureau and San Juan w i l l be advised.

Bureau (105-11898) (RM) New Haven (105-5732)

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UNITED STATES

ALBIZU CAMPOS SECURITY-PUERTO RICAN NATIONALIST

Reference is to Bureau airtel, 5/3/65, as above.

At tached hereto a re of a letterhead

This has been locally t o ONI,

d a t e d and as

471st INTC OSI and Secret Service.

The t o is

is classified CONFIDENTIAL inasmuch as source w h i c h is sets for th from

ut i l ized a basis and i n d i s c r e e t disclosure of ident i ty would seriously jeopardize h i s effectiveness in the future.

as instant sets for th re the demise of the subject, no further act ion i n instant

being taken the SJO and t h i s case being closed. Index cards des t royed .

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

INTERNAL SECURITY-PUERTO RICAN NATIONALIST

On April 17, 1965, a who has furnished reliable the

resided a t #504 Juan J. Jimenez, Urbanizacion CUNSA, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, was seriously ill with a kidney and a complications

of A p r i l 21, 1965, that the passed away a t approximately that as a result of an

insufficiency, etcetera

a t the of demise was still cons Junta of the NATIONALIST PARTY OF titular head of that organization a i n t o that position was JOSE prior t o the demise of ALBIZU, occupied the position of provisional president of' the NPPR.

advised that the subject, who a t that

T h i s source d u r i n g the evening

attack of bronchial

This lnformant further advised that the subject

The NPPR has been by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant t o Executive Order 10450,

June 17, 1965, i n charge of

death of Dr. PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS, who was born on September

that recorded Death Certificate the

Re: Pedro Albizu Campos

had not been military service that he since November 15, 1964 by Dr. RICARDO CORDERO a t 1515 Ponce de Leon Avenue. subject was buried on April 25, 1965 a t the San Juan Municipal Cemetery and Jensen Funeral Home, Santurce, Puerto Rico was l i s t e d as the which had charge of the funeral

The parents are listed as ALEJANDRO ALBIZU ROMERO and mother as JULIANA CAMPOS.

No autopsy was The

The death certificate was LAURA DE ALBIZU CAMPOS, who herself as "wife of deceased." The death certificate reflects that the subject was an attorney but that he had not practiced that profession since 1936.

neither of the FBI.

l o a n e d t o your agency; contents are not t o be your agency.

It is the property of the FBI and

SUPPLEMENTAL CORRELATION SUMMARY (See Cor re l a t ion Summaries d a t e d 9/16/54 a n d as 105-11898-325 and 105-11898-445 r e s p e c t i v e l y )

M a i n F i l e No: 105-11898 See a l so : 89-66;

Date: 7-29-65

Subject : Pedro Albizu Campos, Date Searched: 1/22/65 A l l l o g i c a l v a r i a t i o n s of subject name a n d a l i a s e s were searched and r e fe rences were found as:

ALL I F O R M N T A ED

OTHERWISE.

Analyst Coordinator Approved/

Josephine T e l l e r i Mary H. Elgin

JUL 29

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PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS, SR.

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Alb izu Albizu, Campos A l b i z u Campos Albizu Campos

A l b i z u Campos

Albizu Campos A l b i z u Campos

P e d r o Albizu Campos P e d r o Albizu 'Campos Pedro Albizu Campos Pedro Albizu Campos

P e d r o Albizu Campos All re ferences marked "A" on s l i p .

This i s a summary information obtained a of a l l r e fe rences t o the sub jec t i n Bureau f i l e s under t h e names a n d a l i a s e s l i s t e d above. A l l under t h e above names conta in ing data ident ica l with t h e sub jec t have been included except any i n d i c a t e d at t h e end of t h i s under t h e heading REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED I N THIS

This summary designed a synopsis of t h e information s e t out i n each reference . s e r i a l w i l l conta in t h e information i n much more detail . .

I n many cases t h e o r i g i n a l

I

According t o the "Washington Post” 4/21/65, Pedro Albizu Campos d i e d on t h i s date a t San Juan, PR.

\ Add. i n f o . .Additional

t h i s

i n t h e main f i l e or elsewhere i n t h i s summary.

DI, POPR. .Divis ion of I n t e l l i g e n c e , P o l i c e of Puer to Rico

MPIPR...... Movimiento Pro Independencia Movement de Puer to Rico (Puer to Rican Independence Movement)

NP................. N a t i o n a l i s t P a r t y

NPPR...............................Nationalist P a r t y of Puerto Rico

OI, POPR. Office of I n t e l l i g e n c e , P o l i c e of Puer to Rico

PR.................................Puerto Rico

RELATIVES WHO HAVE BUREAU MAIN FILES

The r e l a t i o n s h i p , b iographica l data and NPPR a c t i v i t i e s of Pedro Albizu Campos were s e t f o r t h i n the se r ia l s of t he main f i l e s on h i s re la t ives as fo l lows:

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(cont inued)

Laura Meneses De Albizu Campos

l e f t NY on 8/19/39 f o r PR t o w i t h t h e l eade r of the

s o Campos. He met the mother of Campos t h e n i g h t before he l e f t , t o r ece ive s e c r e t i n s t r u c t i o n s .

I n September 1939, i t was repor ted t h a t Campos was sending i n s t r u c t i o n s through the mail t o PR and NY and t h a t t h e l e t t e r s were being mailed by one o f t h e guards of t h e Atlanta P r i s o n who had become a good f r i e n d of Campos.

Pos t O f f i c e Department, Atlanta, Ga. 100-4503-7

t he Federal Pen i t en t i a ry , At lan ta , Ga.

The “DW” 2/3/43 carried an a r t i c l e captioned

Spanish language i n Spanish-Speaking Harlem i s a t War A g a i n s t Axis” by A r t Sh ie lds . This a r t i c l e s ta ted tha t t h e “Pueblos Hispanos newspaper, would f i g h t a g a i n s t the Spanish ( f a s c i s t ) Falange a n d

leader i n the Atlanta Pen i t en t i a ry . The e d i t o r f o r t he “Pueblos Hispanor” had been i n p r i son Campos.

would f i g h t f o r the freedom of Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican

100-3-4-A, "DW" 2/3/43

a l e t t e r d a t e d 6/7/43, San F

Lima, Peru. i s l e r e was made t o Pedro Albizu Campos’ s e n t by

re lease from the Atlanta P e n i t e n t i a r y on 6/3/43. The wr i te r i n d i c a t e d t h a t he had received no news of information concerning t h a t matte

NP a n d on 11/30/42, he s e n t a l e t t e r t o one Betancourt i n Venezuela. This l e t t e r enclosed two pamphlets concerning Puerto Rican independence. One of these pamphlets r e f e r r e d t o Campos and o thers who were i n Federal p e n i t e n t i a r i e s as “ p o l i t i c a l p r i soners These ind iv idua ls were serving prison terms f o r i n c i t i n g t o r e b e l l i o n i n PR i n 1936. (Bureau f i l e s

t o Juan Juarbe Juarbe,

I n South America, Juarbe was

The “PW” 10/11/43 carr ied an a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d "State Delegates t o YCL Convention i n NY." This a r t i c l e s ta ted t h a t a t meetings i n Alameda, San Francisco and Los Angeles, delegates were i n s t r u c t e d t o c a l l f o r the immediate and uncondi t ional independence of PR and freedom f o r the p a t r i o t D r . Albizu Campos. It was noted tha t t he Young Communist League i s the s u b j e c t of 61-777.

61-777-47-14

5/11/61 revea led t h a t had a s soc ia t ed w i t h Pedro

1949

This r e fe rence the f i l e captioned CP, USA ( P a r t i d o Comunista Puertorr iqueno) (PCP) covering the period s e t out information regarding the poss ib l e t r i a l of PCP l eade r s . I n t h i s regard,

by carrying h i s case t o t h e higher cour t s

s t a t e d t h a t t h e PCP had an advantage as Pedro Albizu Campos had n o t attempted t o San

100-3-74-4871

Following the arrests by I n s u l a r a u t h o r i t i e s , PR, r e s u l t i n g from t h e NPPR Revolt of 10/30/50, a quan t i ty o f ev iden t i a ry mater ia l was se i zed . A review of the mater ia l disclosed a telegram forwarded over t h e PR Communications Authority channels from a n d another i nd iv idua l in Caguas o Pedro Albizu Campos. This communication was

G r i t o d e L a r e s ce lebra t ion on 9/23/50, and read "Each N a t i o n a l i s t he be is lodgment of the saving and combative d ign i ty o f t h e conquest obtained by heroes o f ou r F i r s t Republic

Add. i n f o .

105-10670-4

Note: The ce lebra t ion r e f e r r e d t o September 23, 1868 when a group of Puerto Rican N a t i o n a l i s t s succeeded i n temporarily overthrowing the Spanish gar r i son a t Lares. NPPR ce lebra ted t h i s d a t e as t h e anniversary of t h e b r i e f r e b e l l i o n .

The

This reference i s a S captioned was which inform of these individuals i n the NPPR concerning Pedro Albizu Campos, Pres ident of the NPPR, was s e t

was a t a t that

i n the company of Pedro Albizu Campos as recent as 1953 and 1954. (No source given)

105-10316-37

independence of h i s \

105-83053-13

"La Prensa 2/18/61, page revealed t h a t Pe legr in I

I Garcia s t a t e d t h a t the l i b e r a t o r s of PR who followed Pedro Albizu Campos were n o t communists.

was noted t h a t "La Prensa" was a Spanish language

Albizu Campos was considered the i n c a r c e r a t i o n . He was revered by

NPPR members a s a l eade r and hero i n t he s t r u g g l e for Puerto Rican independence and no one cou ld r ep lace him as t h e supreme l eade r of t h e NPPR while he was s t i l l a l i v e . (No d a t e given)

"La Chispa," page ( d a t e n o t self-descr ibed organ of t h e Movimiento 2 1 De Marzo (M-21 (105-86860), s t a t e d tha t a group of US p a c i f i s t s made an appeal on Dec. 31 t o a l l the d i f f e r e n t s e p a r a t i s t groups i n NYC t o march a long one of the main avenues as a means o f waking up the s leeping Nor th Americans. A t the same time, i t would a l e r t the Yankee government t h a t t he Puerto Rican people were determined t o ob ta in t h e i r sovereignty and the immediate r e l e a s e of Pedro Albizu Campos.

Some indiv idua ls p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the Peacemakers walk from West Third S t r e e t u West, NYC, on 12/31/60. p r o t e c t i d e n t i t y )

I of revolu t ionary p a c i f i s t s .

(continued)

(cont inued) CON A t M-21 commemoration of Masacre de Ponce on 3/19/61,

Luis Munoz-Sullivan informed those present t ha t he planned t o donate t o the NPPR a n d t o send a telegram t o Pedro Albizu

The Masacre de Ponce was i n commemoration of 3/21/37, persons were k i l l e d and approximately in ju red ( inc luding

members of t he NPPR) i n a gun b a t t l e between the Nationalists and t h e I n s u l a r P o l i c e of PR, Ponce, PR. (Source n o t

I 5/31/61, Munoz-SulIivan was Di rec to r General the M-21,

The Washington Cap i t a l News Serv ice dated 6/14/61 concerned Cuban P r i s ione r s Exchange (105-99200). It s t a t e d t h a t the Castro Government would exchange t h r e e captured leaders of Apr i l ' s invasion at tempt f o r a convicted Cuban s l a y e r , an imprisoned US communist l eader , and t h e the NPPR. San Roman, a leader of the invasion, would be exchanged f o r Pedro Albizu Campos who was convicted of t r y i n g t o foment a revolut ion against US au tho r i ty s e v e r a l years prev ious ly .

105-99200-A, Washington Capi ta l News Service, 6/14/61

S I 105-99200-A, "New York Mi r ro r

(Photograph of Campos accompanied a r t i c l e

--erg.*

6/15/61

( continued

(cont inued)

64-200-212-464

s e t out cons iderable i n t h e file

i n t e r e s t i n Rican independence movement in-1961 and 1962 per ta in ing t o h i s a t tendance a t NPPR func t ions Albizu Campos, was PR as a NPPR a c t i v i t i e s , was set out . i n t he Pedro Albizu Campos Brigade were of t h i s brigade was t o commit violence and sabotage t o f u r t h e r the cause of independence f o r PR. As of 5/23/62, t h e br igade was disbanded.

The January 1962 e d i t i o n of “World Marxist Review” contained an a r t i c l e by Juan Santos Rivera e n t i t l e d "Albizu Campos Symbol of Puerto Rico 's S t ruggle f o r Independence.” This a r t i c l e s t a t e d i n par t tha t “Dr. Albizu Campos, g a l l a n t f i g h t e r f o r Puerto Rican independence, r e c e n t l y ‘ c e l e b r a t e d ' h i s 70th b i r thday i n a co lonia l p r i s o n where he i s being slowly done t o death by the Nor th American i m p e r i a l i s t s This a r t i c l e a lso indica ted tha t p a t r i o t s could bes t show t h e i r esteem f o r Campos by mult iplying t h e i r e f f o r t s toward saving h i s life and l i v e s of the o ther imprisoned Nationalists. A h i s t o r y of Campos’ NPPR a c t i v i t i e s was s e t f o r t h .

Wor ld Marxist Review, Jan. 1962

(See Publ ica t ions

Pedro Albizu Campos at t h e Presbyterian

H o s p i t a l , Santurce, PR, o r d e r t o d e l i v e r a Christmas g i f t .

100-260268-59

The 4/20/62 of "El D i a r i o d e Nueva York'' contained a column of John I Or tez , e n t i t l e d "Chats Around t h e New York Field.” The column on tha t date appeared under t h e name of Rafael G i l De Lamadr id as guest columnist . I n t h i s a r t ic le , h e d i s c u s s e d t h e schisms which had appeared w i t h i n the NPPR. De Lamadr id mentioned t h a t t h e p r i n c i p a l f i g u r e i n t h i s new drama o f t h e fo l lowers of Pedro Albizu Campos was Olga Viscal. She had remained at Campos' s i d e d u r i n g t h e 1950 r evo lu t ion i n PR. De Lamadr id a l s o stated that Laura Meneses d e Albizu had s tayed away from h e r husband, Don Pedro, whom De Lamadrid r e spec ted , when he needed her . Care was given him by O l g a Viscal whom h e loved as a daughter.

same a r t i c l e as above w i t h t h e add i t ion of a photograph of Pedro Albizu Campos. (Publ ica t ion

The "Bohemia Libre Puer tor r iquena , 6/10/62, c a r r i e d t h e

*An anti-communist and anti-Cuban pub l i ca t ion .

On 9/17/61, an event which paid h

On 12/26/61, Arroyo directed a post card t o Campos.

On 9/12/62, Arroyo a t t e n d e d a ce l eb ra t ion commemorating t h e b i r thday of Campos a t Ponce, PR.

O n 9/11/62, INS, San Juan I n t e r n a t i o n a l Airport advised that Arnulfo Arturo o o Gonzalvo, born i n t h e Dominican Republic, had t h e US w i t h two o t h e r Dominicans and was probably i n PR t o a t tend t h e b i r thday ce l eb ra t ion of Pedro Albizu Campos on 9/12/62.

This reference i n t he f i l e captioned “Cominfil o

pe r t a in ing t o the a c t i v i t i e s of pro-independence groups i n honor of Pedro Albizu Campos' birthday 9/12/62, a t Ponce, PR. 1 4 t h of June Movement, a p o l i t i c a l p a r t y act ive w i t h i n the Dominican Republic, was represented a t a c t i v i t i e s i n commemoration of Albizu

Dominican E x i l e Groups" (105-91529) s e t ou t considerable

The

campos

105-91529-168

S I 105-91529-164 (39

The “Bohemia L ib re Puertorr iquena, 9/16/62, pages a n d carried an a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d “Albizu Expelled Him Because of Communism.” This a r t i c l e s ta ted t h a t Juan Antonio C o r r e t j e r as of t h i s date s h e l t e r i n the image of Pedro Albizu Campos i n an at tempt t o achieve the Presidency of the Republic o f PR. Campos, Pres ident , NPPR, a f r an t i c anti-communist, d i s m i s s e d Corretjer f o r h i s communist tendencies, a n d because he had discovered tha t Corre t je r was attempting t o l ead t h e N a t i o n a l i s t P a r t y i n t o Marxism.

I n 1944

105-99200-257

A D I , POPR, memorandum da ted 8/21/63 revealed t h a t a Federacion De U n i v e r s i t a r i o s Pro Independencia (FUPI) meeting was he ld on 8/20/63. of t he FUPI correspondent i n Europe t o g e t an honorary doc to r ' s degree f o r Pedro Albizu Campos.

A t t h i s meeting, the members discussed the e f f o r t s

According t o "Pa t r i a , self-described o f f i c i a l organ o f t h e FUPI, t h e FUPI was not connected with any p o l i t i c a l organizat ion and work f o r independence f o r PR through lega l and peaceful means.

re ference s e t s o u t considerable i n f o r m a t i o n t o a demonstration held i n Rio P iedras , PR, on 9/11/63, commemorating t h e 72nd bir thday of Pedro Albizu Campos. This publ ic was conducted by the Federacion De U n i v e r s i t a r i o s Pro Independencia (Federat ion of Univers i ty Students f o r Independence (FUPI) (105-53868). also d isc losed t h a t it was very poss ib l e t h a t on 9/23/62, the Univers i ty of Havana would award Campos an honorary degree, and t h a t scholarsh ips i n honor of Campos would be e s t ab l i shed f o r two Puerto Rican s tudents f o r s t u d i e s a t the Univers i ty of Havana. Martinez, FUPI Ambassador t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Un ion of S tudents , was attempting t o convince the Cuban Government t o e r e c t s eve ra l s t a t u e s i n honor o f Campos.

It was also s t a t e d that Narciso Rabell-

On 10/1/63, Laura Meneses De Albizu made a v a i l a b l e t o a member of the Nat ional Board, NPPR, the of w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n s t h a t t h i s be de l ivered t o NPPR National Board P res iden t Jose A n t o n i o Otero. Meneses i n s t r u c t e d t h a t t h i s money be designated f o r genera l expenses of the NPPR and for purchase of necessary c lo th ing and f o o d f o r Pedro Albizu Campos who was confined i n t h e Presbyter ian Hospi ta l Santurce, PR. These funds were de l ivered t o Otero on 1 0 / 4 / 6 3 .

POPR, records d i s c l o s e d t h a t attempted t o v i s i t Pedro Campos a t the Presbyter ian

PR, on 10/8/63. was n o t permitted t o v i s i t wi th Campos.

1/31/64 stated tha t Casandra Rivera Landron

secretary of NPPR Campos. (No source given)

105-127634-1

During November 1963, the Movimiento L ibe r t ador de Puer to Rico (105-84072) d i s t r i b u t e Campos as a medium of propaganda. o f Dr. Pedro Albizu

os served as date, he was i n

Because of ill health, he was se rv ing his sentence i n a h o s p i t a l i n PR. independentists paid homage t o Campos

A l l Puerto Rican

n 9/23/64, that and a group o young MPIPR

i s s u i n g a p e t i t i o n t o the Commonwealth Secretary of J u s t i c e f o r permission t o v i s i t Pedro Albizu Campos a t Presbyterian Hospi ta l , Santurce, PR

On 11/22/64,

aga in i f funds were

Add. i n f o . I

2/28/64, Jose Antonio Otero, Provis iona l P res iden t of t he NPPR, discussed w i t h var ious members of t he Nat ional Junta o f the NPPR, the poss ib l e expulsion of Rafael Cancel Rodriguez, Mayaguez, PR. Cancel a l l eged tha t Pedro Albizu Campos had given him permission t o be a member of the NPPR and another Puerto Rican independence group. According t o t h e NPPR c o n s t i t u t i o n , a member of t he NPPR

of independence groups a t the same

p a c i f i s t , o f Albizu and conference regarding

he was re leased

and a Puerto recommended

that no of t e r r o r i s m be sponsored by the NPPR o r any o t h e r Puerto Rican group during the na t iona l e l e c t i o n , 11/3/64. Otero re lease s ta ted of A lb izu the p o l i c e from prison should pending

advised Rondon contacted Albizu s i n c e t h e da te of 12/13/64, I , POPR,

h is pardon 11/15/64.

O n 12/15/64, Rondon was appointed by members of the Na t iona l Junta t o se rve as assistant house matron i n the new residence of Albizu Campos, 504 Juan J . Jimenez, Hato Rey, PR. Rondon

assistant t o J u a n i t a Ojeda, Treasurer of the NPPR

was noted tha t Rondon continued t o exh ib i t g rea t devotion t o t h e NPPR and Pres iden t Pedro Albizu Campos. (No source o r da te

(continued)

(continued, paragraphs on preceding page)

Add. i n f o .

P a r t y t o t he Campos P a r t y

The following references i n t he f i l e captioned "Nat ional is t of Puer to Rico," f i l e #62-7721, conta in information per ta in ing activities of Pedro Albizu Campos, Pres ident of t h i s organizat ion. joined t h e NPPR i n 1922 and over the l eade r sh ip of the

i n 1930. As o f 1961, Campos was t i t u l a r head o f the NPPR.

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62-7721-276 11/3/41

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The re ferences i n the f i l e captioned “Accion P a t r i o t i c a U n i t a r i a , " APU) f i l e #105-75842, conta in per ta in ing t o the a c t i v i t i e s of t h i s organiza t ion i n behalf of Pedro Albizu Campos. He incarcera ted i n PR as a r e s u l t of h i s NPPR a c t i v i t i e s . were held commemorating Campos' 70th b i r thday on 9/17/61. I n A p r i l 1963, APU, Juan A n t o n i o C o r r e t j e r ind ica ted t h a t he had been a very c lose and long-time f r i e n d of Campos and f e l t t h a t he was t o and analyze speeches of Campos. Campos dur ing h i s l i f e t i m e had n o t s p e c i f i c a l l y mentioned h i s s o c i a l i s t i c b e l i e f s b u t it was obvious t h a t was what he advocated.

APU and o the r pro-independence organiza t ions meetings

C o r r e t j e r s t a t e d t h a t

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The following re ferences the f i l e captioned “Movimiento Pro Independencia De Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican Independence Movement), f i l e #105-75715, s e t ou t pe r t a in ing t o Pedro Albizu Campos. incarcerated as a r e s u l t o f h i s NPPR a c t i v i t i e s . The MPIPR sponsored p icke t ing demanding the r e l e a s e of Campos and held func t ions i n observance of Campos bir thday.

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Data included MPIPR a c t i v i t i e s i n behalf of Campos who was

105-75715-161

The following re ferences p e r t a i n t o perennia l func t ions

The organizat ions which were commemorating the b i r thday of Pedro Albizu Campos who was incarcerated as a r e s u l t of h i s NPPR a c t i v i t i e s . s u b j e c t s of t h e f i l e s l i s t e d below sponsored o r p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a c t i v i t i e s i n behalf of Campos' b i r thday and i n p r o t e s t of h i s imprisonment. Speakers a t many of these a f f a i r s pra i sed Campos a n d demanded independence f o r PR.

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“Mission 21 De Marzo" Movimiento Pro Independ-

Mission" Puerto Rican Independence Movement,

105-136833-2 De Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR (”March 21s t

Ponce, PR)

Movimiento Liber tador De Puerto Rico

(Puer to Rican Independence Movement) Arecibo,PR. Movimiento Pro Independencia De Puerto Rico

The references pertain to perennial functions commemorating the birthday of Pedro Albizu Campos who was incarcerated as a result of his NPPR activities. relative to Campos’ imprisonment was set out. Affairs by various pro-independence groups were held in protest of Campos’ imprisonment. The individuals who were subjects of the files below attended or participated in one o r more of the aforementioned activities

Data regarding NPPR activities

behalf of- Campos

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105-105878-3 105-80744-12

105-27058-46

105-95121-8

105-87329-9

105-127360-4

105-14349-42

105-97752-5

100-158879-175

100-18642-153

100-412900-37

105-15184-13

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105-129251-1 105-132375-6

105-72875-21

100-23435-116

105-113591-10

100-8213-42

105-81074-112 105-33260-22

100-124757-304 105-108242-2

105-98582-11

100-377758-110 105-114933-10

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100-434030-12

105-94206-6

105-67995-51

105-133267-2

105-76688-9

105-127320-1

100-364186-58

105-77023-6

105-117631-7

100-258294-37

105-125677-2

105-123583-1

105-126728-2

105-123570-6

105-122650-2

105-115605-4

134-9111-34

140-28576-26

The f o l l o w i n g re ferences on Alb izu Campos and Pedro A l b i z u loca ted i n f i l e s i n the Spec ia l F i l e Room of the F i l e s and Communications Divis ion, Records Branch, have been

a n d found t o be however, the mater ia l has n o t been included i n t h i s

w i t h the sub jec t of t h i s

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64-330-210-1956

The f o l l o w i n g re ference was n o t a v a i l a b l e d u r i n g the t h i s summary prepared :

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62-7721-A, “Washington News, 3/3/54

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