</s>104-10066-102448- J.L. Ramsey Foothoote Executive Reglary Office of the Attorney General 77-1680 Washington, A.C. 203530 CAS HA NO OECECTION TO OC.57-2666. ECCLASFASFACTION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT June-1907 Admiral Stanfield Turner Director Assassination Central Intelligence Agency HSCA Washington, D.C ., 77-00/12/1 Dear Mr. Turner: The Select Committee on Assassinations of the United States House of Representatives which is investigating the Assassinations Of President John F. Kennedy and the assassinations from President John J. Kennedy are the reverved Martin Luther King, Jr. has requested the of Justice files regarding Antulo Ortiz Ramirez. By way of background, on May 1, 1961, Ramirez hijacked a National Airlines plane over Marathon, Florida, and forced the pilot to fly to Cuba. Subsequently, the plane and its passengers returned to the United States but Ramirez remained in Cuba. June 1, 1960. The indictment charging Ramirez remains in Cuba for June 1. 1960. Ramirez with assault, transporting a kidnapped person and transportation of a stolen vehicle, in violation of 18 U.S.C .. $11,121, at 2312. Ramirez was kidnapped on November- ber 21, 1975, at Miami International Airport upon his arrival from Kingston, Jamaica and admitted guilt regarding the 1961 JFK, and was sentenced to 20. Please for snapping. March 4, 1976, and were sentenced by the President. We are prepared to allow the Select Committee On Assassinators access to the departmental files regarding Ramirez and will classify several classified documents contained therein in order to all the files proposed accorded the order to allow them to be sentered members for release in a report by Special Agent Theodore N. Goble of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated July 28, 1961, captioned "Antulo Ramirez Ortiz, Internal Security- Cuba, and classified "Secret." Inasmuch as the document. JFK ACT 4/30/91 APPROVED FOR RELEASEN APPROVEO FOR RELEASE 22/15 RELEASE

Summary: The document discusses Antulo Ortiz Ramirez's 1961 hijacking of a National Airlines plane over Marathon, Florida, which was forced to fly to Cuba. Ramirez remained in Cuba after the incident. He was indicted on June 1, 1960, for assault, transporting a kidnapped person, and transportation of a stolen vehicle under 18 U.S.C. §§ 11, 121, at 2312. Ramirez was kidnapped on November 21, 1975, at Miami International Airport upon arrival from Kingston, Jamaica, and admitted guilt regarding the 1961 JFK assassination. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on March 4, 1976. The Department of Justice granted access to files related to Ramirez, including a classified FBI document dated July 28, 1961, titled "Antulo Ramirez Ortiz, Internal Security—Cuba," marked "Secret." The document contains information about the Central Intelligence Agency and its classification status.  

Key People: Antulo Ortiz Ramirez, Robert L. Keuch (Special Counsel to the Attorney General), Theodore N. Goble (FBI Special Agent)  
Key Locations: Marathon, Florida; Miami International Airport; Kingston, Jamaica; Washington, D.C.  
Key Events: Hijacking of National Airlines plane (May 1, 1961); Ramirez's indictment (June 1, 1960); Ramirez's kidnapping (November 21, 1975); sentencing for 1961 JFK assassination-related charges (March 4, 1976)  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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