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“UNITED ‘STATES DEPARTMENT OF, vost eos FEDERAL BUREAU oF INVESTIGATION” = “in: Rep Please Rae io. a oo 7 wa Misi, ’- Florida, ; ee . _ _ se ~ a . . we : a “File No. % : SE ie . me aren AB a in oto a mM Es TORR IENTE was. born’ April ‘19, “4904 in Havana - “ prawinge, “Cuba's .. He. came .to. the United. States. ‘and graduated’. -”. J. #...:£rom ‘the: University-of: Kentucky -in 1923. He ‘later returned: - a fc’ fo, Cuba,” operated: a plantation .and: was general manager of » ~~ '*"/a Cuban-airline. ° He’ went. with.Collins Radio in 1960 and in a 1966. was Vice President of.Collins ‘Radio International and “lived. in. Coral- Gables, Flertses He: was a. naturalized ue Set eg gem Tn. october, 1969;; -TORRIENTE ‘claimed’ ‘that Bregident a NIXON. chose him to‘lead the. fight- to overthrow: the government . -of-Cuba.° TORRIENTE formed. a. unity: organization’ and. in — “| February; - 1970, : received a donation. of. hone 000. from: the’ Cuban. Le menesh é Association ‘in exiles | oe, oe a “In ‘February, 1970, he formed “pian TORRIENTE® to: Liberate Cuba: “He held rallies. in different cities’ ‘throughout * | .the United States to collect. funds, had many press interviews, appeared on national television, ‘and said he was recruiting. an army. During 1970, he traveled extensively in Latin america, “the United: States and Europe. to raise. money for an invasion : Of * con Saba : are a “Recruiting ‘and “fundratding ‘continued’ ‘through: ‘1974, "Tn June, ‘1971, numerous articles appeared in the press in: - hy c+ Miami exposing -TORRIENTE as.-the- president’ of- a. large housing '-. development. and ‘using | ‘funds collected for. . personal use. * a . 0: / “ ye: -On- Octo er + Ra Lo™ Havana ° “anmounce a -commandg” cat rack was ‘made. oC RROpERTY 6 OF. FBI--This: document éontaing neither ee recommendations nor conclusions .of the.FBI. ..It is. ev the! property of the FBI and is loaned. to‘your agency;... ” _¢ .it-and its contents © are. not’ to. be distributed ' outside’, -*.. "your, ai ency ; vee Tefecrai/: snsult