CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM MIAMI

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00715825
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Case Number: F-2019-00657
• Publication Date: May 6, 1960

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PRITY DIR CITE MIAN 079
1. FOLLOWING IS PERTINENT DATA ON TWO AMBIDDY MEN WHO WERE
DETAINED BY ',MS UPON ARRIVAL NIA:
A. FRANK SANTIAGO BERNARDINO Y BABOT. DOB 11 DEC 1937
CUBA. CUBAN PP NUMBER 37362 ISSUED 26. NOV 1959.
B. RAFAEL AUERLIO CIPRIANO QUINTERO,Y IBAIBA. DOB 10 SEPT 1940
CUBA. CUBAN PP NUMBER 38414 ISSUED 5 NOV 1959.
2. BOTH SUBJECTS ARRIVED MIAMI VIA GUEST AIRWAYS 3 MAY 1960.
IiNS DECLARED U.S. VISAS INVALID, AT HEARING 5 MAY BERNARDINO
WAS EXCLUDED AND PAROLED. THIS ROUTINE. HIS STATUS PRECISELY
THAT OF MANY OTHER EXILES HERE. LEARNED FROM AHRENS THAT QUINTERO
UNFORTUNATELY FELL INTO HANDS OF LAWYERS WHO HAUNT I&NB
BUILDING LOOKING FOR CLIENTS AND HIS HEARING WAS POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF LAWYERS ILLNESS. QUINTERO HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED
DISCHARGE HIS LAWYERS AND SO INFORM IrINS SOONEST. HOPE HAVE
THAT CLEARED UP TODAY.
3. MEANTIME AHRENS HAS AGREED DEFER ANY FURTHER ACTION
THESE CASES PENDING RECEIPT INSTRUCTIONS HIS HQS. REQUEST
YOU DO NECESSARY HAVE SP LETTERS ISSUED AND AHRENS NOTIFIED
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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4. FYI: ALL U.S. VISAS ISSUED TO CUBANS 1 FEB 1959
ARE NOT VALID UNLESS INDIVIDUAL ENTERS U.S. � DIRECTLY FROM
CUBA. ALSO SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT REGARDLESS OF Docu-
ZENTATION IF I&NS ESTABLISHES THAT ANY CUBAN ENTERING U.S.
IS IN FACT POLITICAL EXILE HIS VISA IS CANCELLED AND PP TAKEN
AUAY. IT THEREFORE NECESSARY INFORM I&NS OF EACH SP CASE
PRIOR TO ENTRY SO AS AVOID INCIDENTS THIS KIND.
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