</s>104-10181-10117 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURNT TO CA Backround Use Only Do Not Hopeducto 8 March 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Possible DRE Animus Towards President Kennedy 1. This memorandum makes record of a recollection which has been brought in mind to mind in weeks since since my return from Yugoslavia in 1961, November 1966. 2. In Spring 1961, one of the returning from Berlin was assigned to J.M.W.A.VE. One of the cases on which I worked from then assigned to the President's resignation from Headquarter in latch shortly before the resignation of Headquarter on the DRE (Student Revolutionary Directorate) during his main office in Miami (CMI) came in the case of the group during this period to the CIA (MIAMI) officer for the CROZER). since resigning). I believe that it is a group, the DRE, which has been referred to in Investigation, the group has been as the Cuban Student Director contacts, whose whose New Orleans representative- tative is said to have had contact with OSWALD. 4. I have assumed that, since the time I was transferred (from) from the CIA office for my next assignment (COB) 2-7-7 (Zagreb) officers for my right assignment to myself have probably examined in detail all aspects of the DREE involve- that compromise of the CIA sponsorship of this position that compromise in the CIA membership of this situation might in any way embarrasses the Agency. Recent news reports of might in way any embarrassing New Orleans felt no longer have once again brought to bring to the New Orleans on the assassination have by which time, however, I was removed from current knowledge of the operation.

Summary: This memorandum dated March 8, 1967, details a recollection of potential animosity toward President John F. Kennedy by members of the Cuban Student Revolutionary Directorate (DRE), an organization linked to Cuba. The author recalls working with the DRE during Spring 1961 while stationed in Berlin and later assigned to J.M.W.A.V.E. The group, associated with the CIA's Miami office (CMI) and New Orleans representative, is connected to Lee Harvey Oswald. Luis Fernandez Rocha, a DRE leader, is noted for holding sentiments of "charmin" toward presidents, though this is described as unclear or possibly metaphorical. The author suggests that the DRE’s activities may have involved CIA sponsorship, with potential implications for the Agency’s reputation. The document also references New Orleans and Miami as key locations in the group's operations, and mentions the possibility of connections to Oswald. The author was removed from active knowledge of the operation by 1967.  

Key People: Luis Fernandez Rocha (DRE leader), Calvin Thomas (author/recipient), Lee Harvey Oswald (linked to DRE/New Orleans).  
Key Locations: Berlin, Miami, New Orleans, Zagreb.  
Key Events: CIA involvement with DRE, potential connections between DRE and Oswald, recollection of DRE animus toward Kennedy.  
Key Organizations: Cuban Student Revolutionary Directorate (DRE), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Joint Military Working Group (J.M.W.A.V.E.).

JFK Declassified Files

104-10181-10117.pdf

Document Summary

Try AI Search