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THE INVESTIGATION OF 544 CAMP STREET

ARNESTO NAPOLEON RODRIGUEZ

Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez (Y) Gonzalez Sr. had been a manufacturers representative in Havana, Cuba. [CIA 201-27,5643 born August 15, 1891] According to the CIA, Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez "has in his possession letters of Commendation for services performed for U.S. Naval Attache at American Legation, Havana, Cuba for services performed in 1934. He also has a citation from the Office of Naval Intelligence dated 1935."

On April 6, 1960, a CIA Request for Investigative Action was requested by Joseph S. Piccolo and Jake Esterline. This document was highly deleted. On November 28, 1960, a document entitled Response To Green List Request No. 100152 was generated. It was also highly deleted. On April 17, 1961, a memo for WH/4 Joe Piccolo was generated. It was also highly deleted. On January 18, 1962, a memo for Chief, WH/4, Joe Piccolo was generated. It was also highly deleted. An undated memo for (Deleted) From: WH/?/Support stated: "It is requested that (deleted) be extended for a period of six months. Jacbob Esterline, C/WH/4." Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez was of interest to the CIA's Domestic Contacts Division on March 5, 1962, when a CIA source stated that he had introduced the source to two Cubans who claimed they were collecting money for the Cuban Revolutionary Council. The Cubans said that Cuban Revolutionary Council was the U.S. Government approved counter-revolutionary group. The Domestic Contacts Division Chief was then informed by the Task Force W's Counter-Intelligence Section that "there is no evidence of government support being given this organization." [NARA ID 199:07.10.11:]

THE FBI'S CONCLUSIONS

"The question of how the Camp Street address got to be imprinted on the pamphlet was not apparently, ever resolved; however it is possible that when OSWALD talked with BRINGUIER, the latter gave him the address and OSWALD made a stamp and put it on the Lamont pamphlet. In this regard the report on page 408 repeats that extensive investigation was not able to connect OSWALD with the Camp Street address. Investigation did develop that an ant-Castro organization had maintained offices there for a period ending early in 1962." [?]

PETE MORAGA'S REPORT

On November 27, 1963, CI/SIG generated a memo on Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez marked "Sensitive Disseminations." On November 27, 1963, Dr. Jose Guillermo Aguirre informed Pete Moraga, a USIA officer at the American Embassy, Mexico City, that he had attended a dinner on November 23, 1963, in honor of Dr. Charles Moore of New Orleans, at the home of Pablo Amezcua. Pablo Amezcua's mother-in-law, Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, claimed that her son-in-law, Arnesto N. Rodriguez Sr. is, or was, active in Cuban refugee circles, and who headed a language school in New Orleans, made a tape recording of OSWALD: "Aguirre further said that Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, during the November 23, 1963, conversation, said that Arnesto Rodriguez had tape-recorded a conversation with OSWALD." [From Bob Adams 11.26.63 draft of 11348 + 166-78, 190-79]

As a result of this conversation a CIA staff employee generated this memo for the Legal Attache in Mexico City:

1. On November 26, 1963, Dr. Jose Guillermo Aguirre told United States Information Service officer Pete Moraga the following:

A. Maria Rodriguez Vinda Lopez said that she had a son-in-law living in New Orleans who was well acquainted with OSWALD.

B. The son-in-law is a Cuban named Arnesto Rodriguez, who lives at 212 Jefferson Parish, telephone VERNON 5-9658, New Orleans. He runs a Spanish language school and is anti-Castro.

C. According to Maria Rodriguez Vinda Lopez her son-in-law has tape recorded conversations with OSWALD.

On November 25, 1963, "informant" furnished the following message to the FBI: "As a result of seeing photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD on in the newspaper and on television, he recalls an individual coming to the Modern Language School in its new location the last week in July, or the first week in August. This was certainly before Modern Language School officially moved, and was prior to the contact of CARLOS BRINGUIER by OSWALD. Painting and similar work was being done on the new quarters at that time. The individual believed to be OSWALD came to the head of the stairs and asked questions for a very short time concerning course offered, how long they took, how much they cost. He noted informant's accent, and asked if he was Cuban. Informant told him that he had been in this country for 20 years. OSWALD asked him if there were many Cubans in New Orleans, and said that he was interested in Cubans in New Orleans. Nothing further is recalled regarding the conversation, and this is the only possible contact with OSWALD. OSWALD was alone at the time." [NARA FBI 124-10049-10182; FBI NO 44-2064-10]

Rodriguez also told the CIA about his encounter with OSWALD. The CIA gave the information to the FBI: "According to the first confidential source abroad, Arnesto Rodriguez, President of the Modern Language Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised that OSWALD contacted him on one occasion during the last week of July, or early August 1963, and inquired concerning a Spanish language course offered at the Institute. OSWALD did not take any courses, and Rodriguez had no taped recordings of OSWALD'S voice. He had no knowledge of OSWALD'S Spanish speaking ability."

THE SECRET SERVICE INVESTIGATION OF 544 CAMP STREET

The Secret Service began its investigation of OSWALD'S connection to 544 Camp Street by questioning Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez. "On December 1, 1963, United States Secret Service Agent Anthony E. Gerrets interviewed Mr. Arnesto N. Rodriguez, Sr. 1205 Charles Avenue, New Orleans. Telephone 523-3720. Mr. Rodriguez is 72 years of age. Mr. Rodriguez stated that he attended the Chenet Institute (no longer existent) at New Orleans, completing a high school course and specializing in English. This was about 1907. He said he subsequently attended the Soule Business College in New Orleans, graduating therefrom in September 1909, having completed a two year commercial course. He said he returned to Cuba, and subsequently established himself in the wholesale electrical business. He said he continued in the electrical business in Havana until November 1960, when Castro confiscated all of his assets, including his home in Havana, his country estate outside of Havana, and all of his other properties, banks accounts etc." Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez Sr. said was a member of the Crusade to Free Cuba. He said the Sergio Arcacha Smith, the former delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Council in New Orleans, was a member of the Crusade, however, Smith had been expelled for embezzling funds. Rodriguez said that Carlos Quigora and Ronnie Caire knew Smith. He said that the Crusade to Free Cuba was "founded primarily to raise funds with which to buy arms and supplies for use by the Cuban Revolutionary Front...

"Mr. Rodriguez, Sr. said he had never seen OSWALD in his life and only knew that OSWALD had a fight with CARLOS BRINGUIER and two other Cubans on Canal Street, for which he had been arrested on August 9, 1963. He said he had no idea why the Fair Play for Cuba Committee was using the address of 544 Camp Street, former address of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, and anti-Castro organization, whereas the Fair Play for Cuba Committee was pro-Castro. Mr. Rodriguez said he did not know of anyone who had belong to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee."

GARRISON INTERVIEWS ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ

Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez told an investigator for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison that OSWALD "came to the Berlitz School of Languages on one occasion and attempted to talk to him about the possibility of taking a language course, and about Cuba in general. Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez said he told OSWALD he was busy at the time; if he would return at a later date, they could discuss the situation. OSWALD, however, never returned." He denied having any tapes of OSWALD. [CIA 79, 166-78, 113-48, 72; WC (M) Information that A. Rodriguez Sr. NO LA, Possessed Tape Recordings of OSWALD'S Spanish; Sciambra to Garrison 2.14.67 interview with ER Sr.]

MANUEL GIL

On November 27, 1963, Manuel Gil, telephoned the FBI. He said that in early 1962 someone calling himself "Steve" had telephoned him and asked to be put in touch with the leader of the local Cuban resistance group (presumably the Cuban Revolutionary Council). "Steve" called him so many times that he referred the matter to "Sergio Arcacha Smith, head of an anti-Castro organization in New Orleans. Gil stated he had referred Steve to Arcacha merely as a means of getting rid of Steve's nuisance calls." When Manuel Gil heard OSWALD on William Stuckey's show, he thought "Steve" and OSWALD were the same. "Gil pointed out that since seeing the recent newspaper publicity concerning LEE HARVEY OSWALD which indicated OSWALD had been in Russia during the period of the calls he had changed his mind as to the source of the calls but prior to then thought it was OSWALD...He was sure that Sergio Arcacha, who he, Gil, understood is presently in Houston, Texas, had interviewed 'Steve' and would have additional information on him." The FBI concluded: "In view of fact that OSWALD was in Russia at time the telephone calls were received by Manuel Gil, no further investigation being conducted on 'Steve' except to follow up and determine more complete name of 'Steve' from Manuel Gil."

Manuel Gil gave the FBI the name Steve Maishall and the telephone number of the local bus terminal. Steve Maishall was a crank with a long psychiatric and criminal history. William C. Sullivan had a friend in New Orleans who was a friend of Manuel Gil. The FBI reported: "At approximately 8:55 a.m. November 27, 1963, Inspector Don Moore of the Bureau called and advised that Assistant Director William Sullivan has a friend in New Orleans named (Deleted) who advised Sullivan yesterday that a Cuban named Manuel Gil, 620 Gravier Street, New Orleans, supposedly knew OSWALD and OSWALD supposedly called Gil on the telephone." [FBI 62-109060-1649,282; New Orleans States-Item2.20.67; FBI 89-69-323 11.22.63] On December 1, 1963, the FBI interviewed Mr. Manuel Gil. "Mr. Gil stated that he did not know OSWALD personally and had never seen him. He said he had seen photos of OSWALD on television and in newspapers since President Kennedy's assassination. Mr. Gil stated he has been a member of the Cuban Revolutionary Council for about the last two years. He said this organization formerly had offices at 544 Camp Street, 2nd floor, for about six months during 1961 to 1962; that Smith had been the New Orleans delegate to the Cuban Revolutionary Council. He said that Luis Rabel, Arnesto Rodriguez Sr., Arnesto Rodriguez Jr., Smith and himself, were authorized to sign checks in behalf of the Cuban Revolutionary Council as was Carlos J. Grimader, CPA. Gil was employed by the Information Council of the Americas..."

LUIS RABEL

"Mr. Rabel said he had never seen OSWALD personally and could furnish no information about him. Mr. Rabel was shown a copy of The Crime Against Cuba, but could furnish the FBI no information as to why the rubber stamp impression 'Fair Play for Cuba Committee 544 Camp St. New Orleans, La.'appeared. Luis Rabel said the Cuban Revolutionary Council had left behind quite a few propaganda leaflets or pamphlets at 544 Camp Street when they moved on from that address, at which time the headquarters for this organization were moved to his home at 4651 Marigny Street, New Orleans." In 1993 Luis Rabel stated: "He was a communist and he was the opposite of what we were doing. No, I never said no such a thing as that. I don't know anything about leaving any pamphlets anywheres, I never said that." HEMMING 1994: "We went by the goddamn place. I checked on 544 Camp Street later on."

Mr. Ronnie Caire could not furnish information regarding OSWALD using 544 Camp Street as his address nor could William Montelone.

ANALYSIS

The idea of opening an office at 544 Camp Street seemed to have been briefly considered by Oswald: by using Camp Street as an address rather than Lafayette Street, OSWALD could hide the fact that the remnants of the Cuban Revolutionary Front and Cuban Revolutionary Council used the same building for its offices. This was a matter of public record. OSWALD rejected the idea, but he retained the trial pamphlet.

HUNT, 544 CAMP ST. & CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

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ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ JR. KNEW OSWALD All the CIA told the HSCA about Arnesto and his son Junior was "Arnesto Rodriguez Sr. Member of Cuban Revolutionary Council is (sic) New Orleans. Member of Crusade to Free Cuba Committee. On May 21, 1963 the CIA created an FLD INDEX ONLY card regarding Rodriguez 201-290047 UFG -02872 "INFO RE ATTEMPTS TO UNIFY CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY. DOI 4-14 MAY 63. Another card, 019-120-013 dated May 28, 1963 "RE CURRENT MBRS OF THE FACTION OPPOSED TO OR SEPARATE FROM THE CRC OF MDC / CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT. PRESIDENT." On November 27, 1963, CI/SIG generated a memo on Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez marked "Sensitive Disseminations. Pablo Amezcua's mother-in-law, Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, claimed that her son-in-law, Arnesto N. Rodriguez Sr. is, or was, active in Cuban refugee circles, and who headed a language school in New Orleans, made a tape recording of OSWALD: "Aguirre further said that Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, during the November 23, 1963, conversation, said that Arnesto Rodriguez had tape-recorded a conversation with OSWALD. B. The son-in-law is a Cuban named Arnesto Rodriguez, who lives at 212 Jefferson Parish, telephone VERNON 5-9658, New Orleans. Rodriguez also told the CIA about his encounter with OSWALD. According to the first confidential source abroad, Arnesto Rodriguez, President of the Modern Language Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised that OSWALD contacted him on one occasion during the last week of July, or early August 1963, and inquired concerning a Spanish language course offered at the Institute. OSWALD did not take any courses, and Rodriguez had no taped recordings of OSWALD'S voice. Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez told an investigator for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison that OSWALD "came to the Berlitz School of Languages on one occasion and attempted to talk to him about the possibility of taking a language course, and about Cuba in general. Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez said he told OSWALD he was busy at the time; if he would return at a later date, they could discuss the situation. 2. The two Cubans were introduced to our source by Arnesto Rodriguez, a Cuban-born U.S. citizen who lives in New Orleans, and is as teacher at the local Berlitz Language School. 

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ARNESTO NAPOLEON RODRIGUEZArnesto Napoleon Rodriguez (Y) Gonzalez Sr. had been a manufacturers representative in Havana, Cuba. [CIA 201-27,5643 born August 15, 1891] According to the CIA, Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez "has in his possession letters of Commendation for services performed for U.S. Naval Attache at American Legation, Havana, Cuba for services performed in 1934.Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez was of interest to the CIA's Domestic Contacts Division on March 5, 1962, when a CIA source stated that he had introduced the source to two Cubans who claimed they were collecting money for the Cuban Revolutionary Council.On November 27, 1963, CI/SIG generated a memo on Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez marked "Sensitive Disseminations."On November 27, 1963, Dr. Jose Guillermo Aguirre informed Pete Moraga, a USIA officer at the American Embassy, Mexico City, that he had attended a dinner on November 23, 1963, in honor of Dr. Charles Moore of New Orleans, at the home of Pablo Amezcua.Pablo Amezcua's mother-in-law, Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, claimed that her son-in-law, Arnesto N. Rodriguez Sr. is, or was, active in Cuban refugee circles, and who headed a language school in New Orleans, made a tape recording of OSWALD: "Aguirre further said that Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, during the November 23, 1963, conversation, said that Arnesto Rodriguez had tape-recorded a conversation with OSWALD."Pablo Amezcua's mother-in-law, Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, claimed that her son-in-law, Arnesto N. Rodriguez Sr. is, or was, active in Cuban refugee circles, and who headed a language school in New Orleans, made a tape recording of OSWALD: "Aguirre further said that Maria Rodriguez Vinda De Lopez, during the November 23, 1963, conversation, said that Arnesto Rodriguez had tape-recorded a conversation with OSWALD."B. The son-in-law is a Cuban named Arnesto Rodriguez, who lives at 212 Jefferson Parish, telephone VERNON 5-9658, New Orleans.Rodriguez also told the CIA about his encounter with OSWALD.The CIA gave the information to the FBI: "According to the first confidential source abroad, Arnesto Rodriguez, President of the Modern Language Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised that OSWALD contacted him on one occasion during the last week of July, or early August 1963, and inquired concerning a Spanish language course offered at the Institute.OSWALD did not take any courses, and Rodriguez had no taped recordings of OSWALD'S voice.The Secret Service began its investigation of OSWALD'S connection to 544 Camp Street by questioning Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez.Mr. Rodriguez is 72 years of age.Mr. Rodriguez stated that he attended the Chenet Institute (no longer existent) at New Orleans, completing a high school course and specializing in English.Rodriguez said that Carlos Quigora and Ronnie Caire knew Smith."Mr. Rodriguez, Sr. said he had never seen OSWALD in his life and only knew that OSWALD had a fight with CARLOS BRINGUIER and two other Cubans on Canal Street, for which he had been arrested on August 9, 1963.Mr. Rodriguez said he did not know of anyone who had belong to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee." GARRISON INTERVIEWS ARNESTO RODRIGUEZArnesto Napoleon Rodriguez told an investigator for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison that OSWALD "came to the Berlitz School of Languages on one occasion and attempted to talk to him about the possibility of taking a language course, and about Cuba in general.Arnesto Napoleon Rodriguez said he told OSWALD he was busy at the time; if he would return at a later date, they could discuss the situation.2. The two Cubans were introduced to our source by Arnesto Rodriguez, a Cuban-born U.S. citizen who lives in New Orleans, and is as teacher at the local Berlitz Language School.On this card were the names Sergio A. Smith, Manuel Gil, Tony Varona and Arnesto N. Rodriguez Sr. and William T. Butler, aka Edward Butler, free lance anti-Communist, was listed on another card, as was Nathan Weyl. [CIA FOIA 06739 12.15.60; HEMMING HSCA Test.]

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