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Bay of Pigs Barracks
SW 128 ST. Miami
A Keyes Real Estate Company Rental

[Reference: Dade County OCB file #276D]

CI 276-D

DATE: June 1, 1961

TO: G. E. LEPPIG, Chief, Traffic and Patrol

FROM: LT. FRANK KAPPEL, Supervisor, Criminal Intelligence

SUBJECT: JOSE ARRIOLA

Pursuant to a request received from Chief LEPPIG concerning the property at 7650 S.W. 128 Street belonging to HENRY B. SOWERS, the following information was gathered.

The house and property was checked personally on Thursday, May 25, 1961 at which time, it was being cleaned by a group of five Cuban refugees who had been sent by Ex-Cuban Naval Commander RENATO DIAZ BLANCO.  BLANCO maintains an office at 1649 N. W. 9th Avenue, Miami, Florida, phone FR 7-2927.

In general, the house is in fair condition and is as clean as could possibly be expected without a complete painting.

The group of Cuban refugees that had been living in the house are now alleged to be imprisoned in East Havana at the Naval Hospital as a result of the April 17, 1961 invasion of the Island of Cuba.  The personal belongings of 13 of these men are still in the house locked in sea bags.  Name tags are on six of these and are as follows:

(1) ALBERTO MELLADO RODRIGUEZ
(2) EDUARDO GUTIERREZ FALLA
(3) FRANCISCO DE LA CAMARA ARGUELLES
(4) LUIS RODRIGUEZ DIAZ
(5) LAUREANO F. GUTIERREZ FALLA
(6) RAFAEL MEDRANO MASTRADA

There is also a large closet in the hall which contains several dozen old shoes and some odds and ends of furniture.  No furniture of any value was to be found on the premises.  There were, however, some 30 odd folding cots stacked in one of the bedrooms.

Several telephonic contacts were made with BLANCO who is ARRIOLA'S immediate superior in an attempt to find out what he intended to do about this property as the rent will be in arrears this month (June).  ARRIOLA has failed to contact this Unit after several urgent requests were made for him to do so.

The Keyes Real Estate Company was also contacted and a copy of the lease was read to the writer by a Mr. HOOPER who handled the arrangements for the property rental between Mr. SOWERS and ARRIOLA.

Terms of the lease are for 12 months which commenced November 24, 1961 at which time two months rent was paid; the first month's rent which was $95 and an additional $95 which represents an escrow or the last month's rent in the event no damage was done to the property.

Mr. HOOPER advised he has a family interested in the property who are willing to pay $110 monthly rental in the event Mr. SOWERS desires to make a new lease.

Based on the lack of cooperation shown by ARRIOLA and the condition in which the property was left, possibly Mr. SOWERS best course of action would be in terminating this lease.

Respectfully submitted,
 

EDWARD R. CLODE
Intelligence Agent
 

LT. FRANK KAPPEL, Supervisor
Criminal Intelligence

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