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SECTnothing more positive he can take the approach that he considered the U. S. Government tacitly approved his plot since it obviously knew about it and did not take any action against him.For the record, it can be flatly stated that neither by statement nor by implication has the Central Intelligence Agency indicated to anyone that it approved or was supporting the plot. On the contrary, those who queried people they knew were connected with our Agency concerning possible participation in the plot were told that it had no U. S. Government backing whatsoever. Some of the plotters attempted to contact this Agency through various intermediaries, and the intermediaries were told that the Agency wished to have nothing to do with the undertaking and that any information concerning violations of U. S. laws should be passed to law enforcement agencies, particularly the Bureau of Customs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Technically, therefore, the Agency has stayed clear of the plotters, and we would be in a position to state that we had no connection with the plot and had given it no encouragement or backing of any sort.As a practical matter, however, if prosecution were pursued, Masferrer, and perhaps other defendants, would probably claim that they had CIA backing and some might even believe it to be true. This might well lead one or more defendants to seek a subpoena duces tecum for an Agency witness and the Agency documentation on the subject. As noted above, the witness can testify to the fact that the Agency had in no way participated or encouraged the activity. If it proved impossible to quash the requirement for production of documents, however, we would be faced with a situation where we would almost certainly have to claim the documents were privileged on the grounds of security. Aside from the sensitivity of the reports and their possible compromise of sources, we would have the problem of identification of our personnel under cover and of protecting the sensitive cover arrangements.The same is true to a lesser extent of action against Masferrer in connection with violations of his parole. In view of the flagrant and numerous violations which were actually known to and reported by Government agencies without any punitive action resulting, it would appear that he could make a plausible claim that the Government had at least winked at, if2SECRET
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SECRETnot condened, his activities. It would seem preferable to have him immediately put under a more stringent parole, perhaps with an accompanying requirement of bond. In the event he violated this new status, prompt action could be taken on those circumstances alone.Sincerely,Lawrence R. HoustonGeneral Counselcc: The Honorable David C. AchesonSpecial Assistant to the Secretary(Tax Enforcement)Department of the TreasuryWashington, D. C. 20220ExDir-CompDDPCIOffice of Security133SECRET201-42669
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FBI doc31 Dec 66 (Miami)Re-Rolando Arcadis Mosferrer RojasBureau# 2-156FBI doc16 Dec 66 (NY)Re-Rolando Arcadis MasferrerRojasFBI doc7 Dec 66 (NY)Re-Rolando Arcadis Mosferrer Rojas
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ORIG : A. WISNIOWSKI/UNIT : WH/COG/NO/FIEXT : 3458DATE: 5 DEC 1966MESSAULL FURRTOTAL COPIESI 1SECRET201-42669NonerrorxxxxxxxxxxxxxROUTING12345678FROM: DIRECTORCONF: S/WH/COG-5 BUFO: VR, FILE RID COPY DOP/, OGC-2 c/wits, c/clSECRET7 1415 Z CITE DIRECTOR 57687IMWAVEDRYBAT TYPICREF JMMAVE 4359 (IN 49628)1. FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM GENERAL COUNSEL IN RESPONSE REF.2. REF REPORT IS EXCELLENT AND VERY USEFUL IN CONNECTION OGC DISCUSSIONS WITH DEPT OF JUSTICE.3. TECHNICALLY, ON FACTS STATED, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR BE ANY REASON WHY WOFACT SHOULD OPPOSE INDICTMENT AND TRIAL OF MASFERRER. THIS BASED ON GROUND THAT WE COULD REFUTE ANY CLAIMS MASFERRER AND HIS COHORTS MADE OF WOFACT SUPPORT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE TYPE OF SITUATION WOFACT LIKELY GET INTO IF INDICTMENT IS BROUGHT. WOFACT LEARNED THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT DEFENSE COUNSEL ONLY TOO EAGER CLAIM WOFACT PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL AS PART OF DEFENSE, AND IT NOT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO LAY ENOUGH BASIS FOR COURT TO ISSUE A SUPOZNA DUCZS TECUM REQUIRING PRESENCE OF A WOFACT(CONTINUED)RELEASING OFFICER 7-3SECRETAUTHENTICATING OFFICER
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIESIORIG:UUT:EXT:DATE:FILE RIDINDEXNO INDEXFILE IN CS FILE NOLSECRETxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcaROUTING15263748FROM: DIRECTORODESTROY RETURN TO BRANCHPLRINFO: VR, FILE RID COPYSECRETPAGE TWOCITE DIRECTOR 57687WITNESS TOGETHER WITH ALL WOFACT DOCUMZSTATION ON TEZ SUBJECT. IN THEBUFFALO B-26 CASE THIS WAS NOT TOO BAD AS ONLY DOCUMENTATION WAS FOURREPORTS IN WHICH THE INFO WAS NOT SENSITIVE, AND JUDGE AGREED TOEXCISE SOURCE AND OTHER SENSITIVE INFO ZZFORE PAPERS WERE INTRODUCEDINTO ZVIDENCE.4. IN MASFERRER CASE A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM WOULD REQUIRE   PRODUCTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS WE HAVE WHICH TOUCH ON YASZZRRER-HAITIAN   PLAN AND ACTIVITY. OGC REASONABLY SURZ WOULD NOT 37 AELE HONOR SUCH   SUBPOENA, AND DEPT OF JUSTICE AGREES WITH OCC. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED   THAT PROCESS OF SUBPOENA AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS WOULD PROBABLY COME   TO ISSUE BEFORE WOFACT WOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE EVIDENCE   TO REFUTE THE CLAIM OF OUR PARTICIPATION. IF WOFACT REFUSED TO EONOR   SUBPOZKA, THE GOVI WOULD HAVE TO DROP ITS CRIMINAL CASE SO CHANCES   SUCCESS ARE MINIYAL, BUT THE PROCESS WOULD DEVELOP EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY(CONTINUED)
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING12345678SECRETCITE DIRECTOR57687PAGE THREEWHICH EXPERIENCE SHOWS WOULD BE MOSTLY UNFAVORABLE AND WHOLE PROCEEDINGMIGHT WELL EXPOSE JYJAVE COVER AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES.5. BASEDON OGC DISCUSSION OF ABOVE ASPECTS, DEPT OF JUSTICE FEELS   INDICTMENT SHOULD NOT BE SOUGHT. ONE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IS THAT CUSTOMS   THINKS THEY HAVE HOT CASE AND WANT TO PURSUE IT. ACCORDINGLY, WITH   AGREEMENT OF DEPT OF JUSTICE, OGC HAS TALKED TO DAVID C. ACHESON,   DEPT OF TREASURY AND POINTED OUT PROBLEM. ACHESON IS LOOKING INTO IT   AND OGC WILL PROBABLY CONTACT HIM IN NEXT FEW DAYS.6. OGC STATES DOES NOT WISH HAVE JMWAVE BLAMED FOR INTERFERING   WITH CUSTOMS CASE AND THAT JMWAVE CAN PUT THE FULL BURDEN ON OGC   AND DEPT OF JUSTICE. OCC SUGGESTS, HOWEVER, THAT UNLESS JMWAVE IS   APPROACHED BY CUSTOMS JMWAVE SHOULD MAKE NO MOVE UNTIL OGC GETS THINGS   FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AT HQS.END OF MESSAGEJACCS D. ESTERLINEfor AC/WHDOCC L. R. Houston (telecon) THOMAS J. FLORESC/WA/COGSECRET
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# INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.CONTROLLED DISSEMCONFIDENTIALNO DISSEM ABROADCOUNTRY HaitiREPORT NO. 00-B-321/19112-66SUBJECT Proposed Invasion CancelledDATE DISTR. 30 Nov 66NO. PAGES 1REFERENCES This report was previously disseminated as TD-005-321/19112-66DATE OF INFO. 23 Nov 66 and earlierPLACE & DATE ACQ. 23 Nov 66THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCE: US national, soldier of fortune type with wide experience in Latin America. He is closely associated with Rolando Masferrer.[This report was developed by a Navy representative assigned to the office of preparation.]1. During the night of 22 Nov 66 a decision was reached to call off the proposed invasion of Haiti by the group sponsored by Rolando Masferrer. The invasion is off indefinitely.2. Father Jean Baptiste Georges and Colonel Rene Leon have been arguing with Masferrer which has caused confusion and disorganization in the movement. Many Cubans scheduled to participate have pulled out and military chief Napoleon Villaboise (sic), a Cuban national and alleged military expert, has resigned because of dissension in the group.3. It is believed that US Government agencies have infiltrated the movement and the leaders fear that all weapons and equipment would be confiscated if plans for the invasion proceeded.- end -CONFIDENTIAL
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ConfidentialThursday - November 17, 1966MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION betweenAndrew St. George -- CBS photographer.William G. Bowdler.SUBJECT: Invasion of HaitiAndrew St. George called me from Miami.He said that he and the CBS film crew, headed by a Mr. McMullin (phonetic), were back in Miami to cover the departure this weekend of the expedition which Rolando Masferrer was organizing to invade Haiti. St. George claimed that Masferrer had recruited 300 men and arranged for the use of one B-89, two C-46s and a large boat. He said that all the preparations were so much in the open that it was evident that Masferrer and his Haitian colleagues had received the "green light". Recent events in Haiti, plus Masferrer's activities, were attracting a lot of newsmen to Miami.I told St. George that he was mistaken about the "green light". We will not tolerate violation of our neutrality laws. Our enforcement agencies, whose duty it is to enforce these laws, will not permit what he described taking place. I wanted him and those with whom he was dealing to be clear on this point. He said he would inform Mr. McMullin.William G. Bowdlercc: W.W RostowBill MeyersLinc Gerden/State.Bill Broe/CIA.
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# INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYThis material contains intermation affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title18. USC. Sect. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.CONTROLLED DISSEMSECRETNO DISSEM ABROADCOUNTRY Haiti/Dominican Republic/ BahamasREPORT NO. 00-B-321/17879-66SUBJECT Planned Invasion of Haiti between5-13 και 66DATE DISTR 7 Τον 66NO. PAGES 1REFERENCES This report vas previously disseminated as TD-OOB-321/17879-66DATE OF INFO. 26 Oct 66PLACE &DATE ACO -1 Μον 66CIEL C-DC6-52851THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCE: 03 national with wide travel experience in Latin America. Es speaks some Spanish, and has many social and business contacts in the Lominican Republic.[This report vas developed by a Kavy representative assigned to the office of preparation.]1. On 28 Oct 66 I spoke with Rolando Masferrer Rojas, a Ciben exile, and he told me that he has organized a military force of approximately 250 men to invade Faiti. The invasion force consists of Cuban and Eaitian exiles residing in the U3, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. The invasion vill probably be launched from the Dominican Republic sometime between 5 and 13 November and the target is Port-su-Prince. The invasion force vill strike in the early hours of the morning selected. It is vell arned, and will have air cover; the presidential palace vill be bombed.2. Masferrer stated that Bigene L. Maximilien, Baitian Conmil in Miami, Florid, is aware of the invasion, but he has no knowledge of the invasion date. Maxinilien is presently in Haiti informing President Drelier that the invasion can be prevented by paying off $200,000 to Vasferrer. Hellion will return to the US on 3 November and be has agreed with Vasferrer thes if Duvalier agrees to the pay-off, Maximilien vill receive $50,000 and Masferrer $150,000.3. asferrer told me that the invasion will take place in any event and the $150,000, if received, would be used to further support the invasion.4. Masferrer stated that he met within the past 10 days with several dissident Haitian army officers and be had received their export. De Baitian army officers told Vasferrer that they would revolt as soon as informed that the invasion had commenced. They do not know that the target vill be Port-au- Princes they believe that it will be in the cap Esities area.5. Masferrer stated that he was confident that the invesion will succeed, and if Frocess, Father Jean Baptiste Gearzes vouid be expointes provisional president. Masferrer stated that Colonel Rene Leos, Esties exile, vill houle garticipate in the invasion.21-424698
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FBI doc28 Oct 66 (NY)Re - Rolando Arcadia MesfenerLojas
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT            | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |                                                || ------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- || BI FILE No.                    |                         |                                                || DISPATCH DURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | DATE                    |                                                || ANALYST                        | 6. SATE PROCESSED       | 7. SOURCE CRYPTOUT 8. DATE OF 1976. EVALUATION ||                                |                         | 11. BATS                                       || CROSS REFE 10 THIS FILE        | DOCUMENT DISPOSITION    | 18. TRASSERIES TO BI FILE                      |PERTINENT INFORMATIONMASFEPRER ROJAS, ROLANDO 100-009-016201-042669 VDBB -63505SEX A CUB ? 20 OCT 66CIT 2 P2OCC ?RE INVOLVEMENT IN HAITIAN EXILE ACTIVITIES.& 6701130960FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.FILE IN 201-0112669![arrow pointing right]SECRET20 Oct LC201-42169
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# INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYThis material contains information effecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-LNO FOREIGN DISSEMCOUNTRY: HaitiREPORT NO. CS-311/10608-67SUBJECT: Illegal Plan by President Francois Duvalier to Have Anti-Duvalier Revolutionaries in Miami, Florida, AssassinatedDATE DISTR. 13 October 1967NO. PAGES 1REFERENCESDATE OF INFO: 21 September 1967PLACE & DATE ACQ: United States, Miami (26 September 1967)FIELD REPORT NO. UFG-9090THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.SOURCE: Former Latin American diplomat who maintains relations with officials of Latin American countries. Source is a trained reporter and his information has been reliable in the past. He obtained this information from Aurea Esther Poggio.1. On 21 September 1967 in Miami, Florida, Aurea Esther Poggio, Cuban emigre who is a secretary to Rolando Masferrer Rojas said that plans had been made to assassinate persons linked with revolutionary movements in Miami opposing President Francois Duvalier of Haiti. Poggio said that the first such attempt was against Julio Aton Constanzo Palau on 17 September 1967.2. Poggio said that Masferrer's group was investigating the matter in an effort to find out who was carrying out the assassination plans for Duvelier.21. Field Comment: Constanzo, Cuban emigre, was among those indicted with Masferrer, former Cuban senator, and Father Jean Baptiste Georges, Haitian emigre, by a federal grand jury in Miami in February 1967 on charges of conspiring to launch an invasion of Haiti from the Florida Keys. No coverage of an attempt to kill Constanzo has been noted in the local press.2. Headquarters Comment: According to IDCS-314/08723-67, about mid-1967 Duvalier instructed Andre Elie, Haitian Consul in New York, to keep close surveillance on Haitian exiles and to report all plans for invasions of Haiti.C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-LNO FOREIGN DISSEM| STATE || ----- || DIA   || ARMY  || CICSO || NAVY  || AIR   || NSA   || AIO   || GCB   |SEZZT SERVICE (PID) (Also sent Port-au-Prince)INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT| FROM        | TO                 || ----------- | ------------------ || 1           | WH/PACY (CICSO) -1 || 1           | WH/7/D3            || 1           | SI/NA              || 1           | WH/ET/CM           || 3           | WA/COG/2R          || 1           | WA/MA/E            || UTG-9090    |                    || SP          |                    || (DOAMBER-6) |                    || CS-311/     |                    || CS/2        |                    |
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION               |                     |                  |               || ------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ---------------- | ------------- ||                     | RI FILE NO.                           |                     |                  |               ||                     | 5. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 6. DATE             |                  |               || 8. ANALYST          | 9. DATE PROCESSES                     | 7. SOURCE CRYPTONYM | 8. DATE OF INFO. | 9. EVALUATION ||                     |                                       | 10. DISSEMINATED TO | 11. DATE         |               |DOCUMENT DISPOSITION| 12. GROUPS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 13. TRANSFERRED TO OF FILE NO. || -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |PERTINENT INFORMATIONMASFERRER ROJAS, ROLANDO201-042669SEX M DOB ?CIT ?OCC ?100-C09-016UFG-0858912 OCT 66ACTIVITY OF ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJASAND FATHER JEAN BAPTISTE GEORGES INPREPARING FOR ACTION AGAINST HAITIMOCHTPR 6610210178,FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.FILE IN 201-42669
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCESUBJECT OF DOCUMENTDOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION2. RI FILE NO.4. DATE5. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO.7. SOURCE CRYPTO; DATE OF INFO.8. EVALUATION9. ANALYST9. DATE PROCESSED10. DISSEMINATED IN11. DATEDOCUMENT DISPOSITION12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE13. TRANSFERRED TO    BY FILE NO.PERTINENT INFORMATIONMASFERRER ROJAS, ROLANDO201-042669SEX M COS 7CIT ?OCC ?201-002705LIFG -0858812 OCT 66REPORTEDLY ANDREW ST. GEORGE, A FREE-LANCE PHOTOGRAPHER, HAD RECEIVEDPERMISSION FROM MASFERRER TO MAKE A FILM FOR THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEMCONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MAS-FERRER GROUP WITH RESPECT TO AN INVASION OF HAITI TO BE MOUNTED FROM THE DRR 6610190209FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.FILE IN 201-42669SECRET120CT66
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCESUBJECT OF DOCUMENT DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATIONPERTINENT INFORMATIONMASFERRER ROLAACC201-042665SEX M COR ?CIT 2GCC 2IN EARLY MAR 66 CCAZALES, ELSIUIA /201-787753/ ACCOMPANIED SUBJ TO AVC TAKING ME WOULD HELP LIEFKATE CLEA BUT FINDING HER FALSE, SHE LEFT MASFERRER AND MOVED ABOUT BYC LIVING WITH FRIENDS. PASIIKKIR STATED IN APR 66 HE DID ALT TRUST CLA/ALLY AND FELT SHE WOULD RETURN TO CUBA6610260297FILE IN 201-042669
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# SECRETINDEX YESCLASSIFY TO FILE NO. 201-42164 LASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIESX-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG.REPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDDISSEM BY 25 PEC-17ACTION WH/C/8 RID COPY ALYANCE COPYFILE NR, WH8 SEENE W/6, SSO CAZ, Cu/eoe, ci/coF c/i/4Cl, Citors, cilez, CIPE FT, FIE fi/INT 14, Hoop Se, of 25/423 Sept. 2597SECRET 231938Z CITE WAVE 3193 (JM/MRST ACT LE)DIRECTOR INFO SANTO DOMINGO, PORT AU PRINCETYPICREFERENCES: A. JM/WAVE 3141 (in coel?)B. JM/WAVE 3153 (in c0931)1. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FUNK AND DUNKIN CITEDPARAS TWO AND FIVE REF A AS FOLLOWS:A. ADDRESS FOR ROSWELL FUNK IS NEW YORK OFFICE OFC3S.B. ADDRESS GIVEN FOR FOSSA T. DUNKIN IS HIS CURRENT RESIDENCE.PRIOR MARCH 65 HE LIVED AT 215 TWELFTH STREETN.E. ATLANTA GEORGIA, WORKED FOR ATLANTA NEWS AS COPY READERAND HELD THIS JOB SINCE AUGUST 64. PRIOR TO THIS DATEDUNKIN WORKED FOR PALM BEACH POST.2. FYI COORDINATOR FOR CUBAN AFFAIRS MIAMI REPORTED ON   22 SEPTEMBER THAT LOCAL L/MYAPA HAD LOCATED AND STAYED OUT TAG   BOATS BEING LEASED BY ROLANDO MASFERRER. ALLEGEDLY THESE   BOATS WILL BE USED TO TRANSPORT ARMS TO LARGER MOTHER VESSEL   LOCATED OFF FLORIDA COAST. ACCORDING L/MYAPA CURRENT> [Figure: Image of partially obscured text.]ARMS SHIPMENT EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED TONS ANDOTHER RECOVER WEAPONS ABOARD AND IN SAME23 Sept. 1966201-42469
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# SECRETJ.E.TOMAS;sldUNIT: WH/7/HaitiEXT: 5595DATE: 22 Sept. 1966TOTAL COPIES: 31FROM: DIRECTORCOM: WH-8 RID COPYINFO: VA FILE • WH/C-8, SODE, DOPAddP, CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/FIT-223 [17 00 Z] CITE DIRECTOR 37582PORT AU PRINCE, JMWAVE, SANTO DOMINGO,SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS-PRIORITY-REF: JMWAVE 3153 (IN 00931)1. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1966, FREELANCE   PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW ST. GEORGE REPORTED FOLLOWING TO WILLIAM   LATIN AMERICAN REFERENT ON ROSTOW STAFF   G. BOWDLER, STATE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE AT WHITE HOUSE:ST. GEORGE IS ON A CBS CREW FILMING A STORY OF GUNRUNNINGFROM THE U.S. TO THE D.R. FOR USE SGAINST HAITI. CREW HADCOMPLETED ITS FILMING IN MYAMI AND SOON WOULD TRAVEL TOSANTO DOMINGO TO FILM OPERATION AT THAT END. ROLANDO MASFERRERAND MITCHELL WARBEL (PHONETIC) HAD PERMITTED ST. GEORGE TO FILMLARGE ARSENAL IN MASFERRER'S HOUSE IN MIAMI. WARBEL DESCRIBEDAS A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE/ARMS MERCHANT FROM ATLANTA WHO ASSISTINGMASFERRER IN ACQUIRING ARMS. WARBEL SUPPOSEDLY RESPONSIBLE FORSEIZURE OF MANUEL RAY'S VESSEL "VENUS" WITH ARMS ABOARD INDOM REP. PLOTTERS PLAN TO USE BEATA ISLAND AS BASE. ARRANGEMENTSIN DOM REP BEING HANDLED THROUGH SANTIAGO REY, MARTINEZ ARANA....CONTINUED
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETFROM: DIRECTORRID COPYCITE DIRECTOR 37582PORT AU PRINCE, JMWAVE, SANTO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROSAND OTHERS. PRES BALAGUER HAS GIVEN NOD TO OPERATION.2. BOWDLER EXPRESSED DOUBT TO ST. GEORGE CONCERNING BALAGUER'S COMPLICITY AND ASSURED ST. GEORGE THAT U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTION.3. ON 20 SEPTEMBER, RELIABLE SENSITIVE SCORCE REPORTED THAT EX ROLANDO MASFERRER MADE AN OFFER TO A COMMUNICATIONS MEDIUM OF ADVANCE STORY OF AN INVASION WHICH HE PLANNING, ON CONDITION THAT STORY BE HELD UNTIL AFTER ACTION STARTS, IN MAKING OFFER, HE REFERRED TO HIS SALE TO CBS OF FILMS OF HAITIANS IEC TRAINED FOR INVASION.4. HQS REALIZES THIS PROBABLY ANOTHER IN LONG LINE OF RUMORS OF INVASION OF HATTI BUT KEQUESTS STATIONS WATCH THIS MATTER EVEN 17 ONLY REALITY INHERENT THEREIN IS THAT KASPERRER IS ENGAGING IN SELF-PROMOTION SCHEME.5. FOR PORT AU PRINCE: PLS INVORM AMBASSADOR OF ABOVE."....CONTINUEDSECRET
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETFROM: DIRECTORTO: PORT AU PRINCE, JMWAVE, SANTO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS.CITE DIRECTOR 375826. FOR SANTO DOMINGO: SUGGEST COS BRIEF EMANTHEM-1 ON SUBSTANCE OF NEXT MEETING.END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: REPORT OF MASFERRER CLAIM THAT SMALL FORCE WILL LEAVE BY BOAT FOR DOM REP TO SET UP BASE FOR SUBSEQUENT ATTACKS ON HAITI AND CUBA, AND THAT HE HAS SUPPORT OF DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT.![signature of William V. Broe]William V. BroeC/WED![signature of David Ronis]David RonisC/WH/7/DR(by phone)Ernest ChioccaWH/C/MO/PM![signature of Paul V. Harwood]Paul V. HarwoodC/WH/7