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Aaaac (104-10074-10413) 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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SOuRCE, OPERATIONAL DatA AND COMMENTS:
SUEJECT Jocc XavIer CORTES Hcrnandez
COMITS; Fathcr_Manuel_FEREZ Alondo , Jccuit ad {contact_of_COS,_ks_the
ource of Tield comment no; 2. According tok Tathor FIEZ Alongo
EORTES waj never 0 priest but hadl been 0 geminarian. ~Fother
PEIEZ Alongo}hag been conferring wIth Archbiehop Eicucl Derlo
Miranda, Primatc' of Mexico, rorardIng CORTES lernandcz and pogeIblc
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COuRHexIc?/cuba GEpOrt NO. 208f-5348
}1arz1 Joge Xavicr CORTES Jernandcz DATE Ot REFORT 16 Deccaber 1960 `
No. Ox PACES 1
REFEREYCES ;J3-5321
DAT 0f8 December 1960
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FLACZ 0 Merico, Mexico City (8 December 1960)
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STCMONS ARD DEANE APPRASIL QPCOX 45 WNATIVE NQ PZTOENGESO
SONRCEi Pereon with conncctiona_in tie Ctban Enbaagy (@). Appreteel %f Contert; 2
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2. On 8 Deccmber 1960 JogeTavte COnzs @iernandez who repregents_hLmgelf 0 0
priegth told Joge Antonio FORTUOJIDO Valdor, cuban Anbaggador to MexIco , {thet
he ned_ Information that 0 thc thlng they wero horkIng on" had gotten undervay
and had produccd 0 tremendous reectlon In Cuba.2 Ilc said thet 0 friend, so
18 Roman Cetholic but vcry IIberel, had returned frm 0 violt to Cube, shere
ho oe1d the Knichto of Columbuo woro protty well entrenched. For thfo reagon,
CORTEB oaid hc folt It wuld be necegoory to m teke the bull by tho horno" @nd
begIn thIngo 0r' the Kntghto of GOlunbud Yould.Galn thc adventege.
2 PORTUOIDO gaid that the bombing 08 the chutrch Of Fathor DOZA In Cuba hed
dofInItoly boon an act of "auto-agrcoolon" and vag clumofly dono. Ile e01d 0
red Ilag wtth hammor and oIsklo YeB found In tho dobrIo. FORTUODO told CORIEB
that- Carlog OLIVAREI, Undor-decrotaly 0f Forele Affal= had not any-
thing) but, BInco RORTUCIDDO, iao Boln to Cube et the ond Of Decembor, no
bellovod that OLIVAFES would vlt Wt l hie vIett: 3
3. CQRIES ga1d that ho woula 1Jko to 80 to Cube and 000 for hUneolf hov. thIngo
vore BOIng:
Fleld Comente
1, Acoording to an utedted
bourae In the Roman Cathollc Churoh,
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[erandez ~ao never d prLeot. It Vaa Pravlougly reported that AtLobod
Mexlco City nevopaper, had reorosted that COREI 1a4 0 Cetholio Prlooe end
0 nember 0f the Jodult orter *t4l 1950 tten he ' Lert the order baqeuea O8
hle *bollIoug and@narblb spIrit"_
2, It Lo belLoved that CORTES 'Ilornandez, to belonge to 0 gchlenatIo Catbollo:
Qhurch, ceLlod the MexIcan Apootollo Catholto Churoh, 10 Intoreeted In
eetabl_ehng 0 BchLematio cburoh In Cuba.
3. 8ource Comment FORUUONDQ' 0 remark about OLIVAREI ceme after he @nd C0tr3
hed docuseIng Geran Lencet CagtrLeta prleet wo hes beon etopped by
epigcopel eanction from hio mIntotry In OrLente provInoe.
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COVNiHexLco/cuba Report No: J0OA-5348
saE57 Joge Xavier COTIEI Mlernandoz Date OF_QeFOrt 16 Decembor 1960
NO: O} PACES
RetEREVCES i0M-5321
DAR 0f8 December 1960
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FAC? & MeXico, MexLco CIty: (8 December 1960)
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ETEC UAWUAONS ADDEiE APPQASAL OPCONN (5 WAnVE NQROEEONG EFUN1E
SOUACEi Pergon wIth Cood conncctione In #Ac Quban Enbascy (0). Appretoal ot Contel
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1 On 8 December Joge( Xevle CQRLES Demandez #o_repregenta _hLmgelf @J_ 0
prteat told Joge Antonzo FORTUOHIDO Valdor, Cuban Ambaagador to MexIco, that
he hed Inforation thet "thc thlng they wero working on" hed gotten undervey
and hed produced a tremendous reactfon In Cuba.2 Ie said thet 0 frend, who
10 Roman Catholic but very IIberal, had raturned frm a VIoit to Cube, rnere
he oeld the Kntchto of Columbuo voro pretty %ell entrcnched. For thle reaoon,
CORTES ga Id hc felt It wuld be necegbary to "take the bull by tho horno" 'and
begIn thIngo or' the Knighto of Golumbug vould gein thc advantage.
2 PORTUODO oatd that the bombinG 0f the 'church of Father BOZA In Cubo had
dofInftoly bcon an act of "auto-egrebeLon" and Laa clumetly done. Ie 801d 0
red flag wtth hammer @nd OLakle teg found In tho debrio. PORTUObO told CORIES
that_Corlo8 OLIVAFEB, UInder-decretary Of Forelgn Affalro, had nqt eetd eny-
thing, but, BInce FORTUONDO, rad EoIng to Cuba et the ond of Deoembor, ho
belLevod that OLIvaRS _vould vaIt It1l hio vletta 3
3. COFr12S gafd that ho muld IJko to 60 to Cuba and e00 for himgolf hov, thlngo
Vore BOIng:
Eold_Comngnte
1, AcordIng to an ` unteoted douroo In tha Roman CatholLa Churoh, CORTE9
[lernandez yab novor a prLoot. Ic vao Provlouoly reported that AtLebod
Mextoo CIty netopaporo hed roported that CORTEI ga9 0 Cathol4o przoet end-
0 membor of tho Jooult Ondor Wnt1l 1950 whon he.lort the ordor booeuge of
hlo O Lebellloue and anardhic oplrit"_
2, I f0 bolleved that CORTEI Hornandoz, wo belonga to 0 ochlenatIo Cetholla:
ohtirch, called the Mexloan Apootollc Cethollo Churoh,_ 1o {ntereeted In
etabliehing & BohlomatLo oburoh In Cuba.
3. Source_Connent' FORTUONDQ' 0 remaik tbout OLIVARES %emo after ho and CorrI
Fed beon dToaubeIng Cerman Lence, CagtrLeta prLeot wo heb bean atopped by
epLacopal eanction from hlo mIntotry In Orlente provInce.
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