Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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INDEX: ☐ YES ☐ NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.FOREF TO FILE NO.FILE RID ☐ RET. TO BRANCH ☐DESTROY ☐ DIS.CLASSIFIED MESSAGETOTAL COPIES 24SECRETREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDFROM:25/21ACTIONADVANCE COPYUNITWH8 ☑ RID COPYINFOFILE: UR/WH/COGS ciloa, cilosACTIONSECRET 082146Z CITE JMWA 9173CARACAS INFO DIRECTORREF: CARACAS 7756 (DN 47455)B Sep 67 in 48495NOT CLEAR IF JMWAVE SHOULD MAKE AMCLEVE/15 REFOFFER OR WAIT UNTIL CARACAS STATION OFFICER ARRIVES MIAMIMID SEPTEMBER. ALSO WHETHER CONTRACT HINGES ON PRIOROBTAINING @ JOB WITH DIGEPOL. PLEASE ADVISE.SECRETBTSECRET
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# SECRETOrd: C. COXUNit: WH/3/VExt: 4521Date: 31 AUG 1967CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONBY:CONF: WH8MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING ANDBRANCHESECINDEX DESTROYNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.INFO: FILESP 1 22 20ZCITE DIRECTOR 32719CARACAS, JUWAVEREF: A. JUWAVE 8997 (IN 40592)*B. CARACAS 7694 (IN 41504)**1. BASED ON INFO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HQ NO OBJECTION TO STATION CONTACT WITH ANCLEVE-15 PENDING CONFIRMATION FROM OTHER STATION SOURCES HE ACTUALLY WORKING FOR DIGEPOL AND IN WHAT CAPACITY. IF CONTACT DESIRED ANCLEVE-15 STANDARD CLEARANCE PROCEDURES MUST BE INITIATED.2. CAN CARACAS DISCREETLY CONFIRM DIGEPOL JOB?3. REQUEST WAVE DUPLICATE FIELD 201 SOONEST AND SEND TO CARACAS AND HQ FOR REVIEW. RE REF. B. DOES WAVE HAVE ADDITIONAL INFO FOR CARACAS SUGGESTING CAUTION IN CONTACT WITH AMCLEVE 15?END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: *ANCLEVE-15 reported to Wave he obtained job with Digepol in Caracas and was involved in Digepol operation culminating in capture Espinoza, a Cuban guerrilla, who landed Falcon province July 66 with Luben Petkoff. A-15 stated to Wave he talked with Espinoza day following capture.Betty-file A-15RELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETGROUP IExcluded from automatic downgrading and declassificationAUTHENTICATING OFFICERREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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UNITIEXTIDATE:CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONBYCONFIMESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING AND/OR INITIALS SEEN BY1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. INDEXDESTROYRETURN TOBRANCHFILE RIDNO INDEXFILE IN CS FILE NO.RID COPYINFO:FILE(classification)(date and time filed)(site)(reference number)(pica)CITE DIRECTOR 32719**Caracas believes to station advantage to have contact with A-15. Rejects Wave objections based on Cuban broadcasts. Requested WAVE tell A-15 Caracas wants contact him. Requested info re return A-15 to Caracas and info for contact.COORD: C/WH/3/VC/WH/COC![signature of JACOB D. ESTERLINE]JACOB D. ESTERLINEAC/WHD![signature of LAWRENCE M. STERNFIELD]LAWRENCE M. STERNFIELDC/WH/3RELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETGROUP IExcluded from automatic downgrading and declassificationREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.AUTHENTICATING OFFICERCOPY NO.
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INDEX: YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETR-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG.REPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDACTION: 28INFO: WH/COEP RID COPY ADVANCE COPY SLOTTED TOCEDFILE: UR. 01, C/005, 21/08 FL. FI/ANTLSECRET 11185 IZ CITE JMWAVE 9205DIRECTOR, CARACASREF A JMWAVE 9888 CIN 441744B DIRECTOR 340961. AMCLEVE-15 HAS DEFINITELY DECIDED NOT RETURN CARACAS   FOR DIGEPOL JOB WITHOUT ASSURANCE SIMULTANEOUS WOFACT EMPLOYMENT   DUE LOW SALARY MENI IONED REF A.2. WE READ REF B AS INSTRUCTION TO JMWAVE TO TELL AMCLEVE-15   THIS ASSURANCE WILL NOT BE FORTHCOMING AND THAT HE CAN   INTENSIFY SEARCH FOR MIAMI EMPLOYMENT. PLS ADVISE.SECRETBT
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## SECRETSECRET 1322032 CITE CARACAS 7805DIRECTOR INFO JMWAVEREFS. A. JMEAVE 9205 (CIN 49694)B. DIRECTOR 340961. CIGIRO I REPORTED EVENING 12 SEPT THAT HE HAD   NOMINATED ERASTO FERNANDEZ BETANCOURT TO BE DIRECTOR   DIGEPOL. CIGIRO I SAID PRESIDENT RELUCTANT APPROVE   APPOINTMENT DUE FERNANDEZ BAD REPUTATION. CIGIRO I CON-   TINUING PRESS FOR APPROVAL APPOINTMENT ON BASIS HE WILL   WATCH FERNANDEZ.2. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES, STATION FEELS AMCLEVE 15 SHOULD PHONE   HERNANDEZ TO TRY FIRM UP DIGEPOL JOB; BUT DELAY   ACTUAL DEPARTURE TILL HIS POSITION CLARIFIED. THIS   BEING SUGGESTED ON ASSUMPTION AMCLEVE 15 MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY   LOCATE JOB IN U.S. AND WOULD BE WILLING CONTINUE TRY KEEP   VENEZUELAN OPTION OPEN ON CHANCE IT MIGHT WORK OUT.3. REQUEST HQS CONCURRENCE.SECRETSECRET
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# SECRETORIG: K. GARDINERUNIT: WI/3/VBATI: 4521DATE: 14 SEPT 1967CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONMESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES: 20ROUTING AND/OR INITIALS SEEN BYSECRETINDEX DESTROY RETURN TO BRANCH FILE RIDNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.INFO:RID COPYFILECITE DIRECTOR 35982SEP 15 20 42 ZTO: CARACAS INFO: JMWAVEREF A: CARACAS 7805 (IN 51649)*B: DIRECTOR 34096**1. BELIEVE ANY FURTHER JMWAVE ENCOURAGEMENT AMCLEVE-15 SEEK DIGEPOL JOB MAY BE INTERPRETED BY HIM AS IMPLECIT COMMITMENT OF WOFACT EMPLOYMENT ONCE HE REACHES VENEZUELA. WISH AVOID ANY SUCH MISUNDERSTANDING WITH AMCLEVE-15 SINCE NO ASSURANCE HE WILL BE OF SUFFICIENT OPS POTENTIAL TO MERIT EXPENDITURE STATION TIME AND MONEY. POINTS TO CONSIDER ARE:A. ACCORDING TO CIRASH-12 DIGEPOL HAS NEITHER PERSONNEL, BUDGET NOR HIGH LEVEL POLICY DIRECTION WHICH COULD PERMIT IT TO FUNCTION AS EFFECTIVE ANTI-SUBVERSION ORGANIZATION REGARDLESS WHO IS DIRECTOR.B. APPARENT THAT DIGEPOL (AND, IN VIEW FORMATION OF NEW INTEL ORGANIZATION BY UZCATEGUI, ENTIRE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY) UNDERGOING SHAKEUP. DIFFICULT MEASURE AMCLEVE-15* POTENTIAL AS LOW TO MEDIUM LEVEL PENETRATION LIGEPOL AGAINST* POSSIBILITY OBTAINING LOCAL PENETRATION AGENTS UNTIL DUST OFRELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETAUTHENTICATING OFFICERCOPY NO.REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING AND/OR INITIALS SEEN BYPAGE 2(classification)(date and time filed)(reference number)CITE DIRECTOR 35982RECREATION SETTLES.INHERENT PROBLEMSC. HOS STILL BOTHERED BY SECURITY ASPECTS AMCLEVE-15 CASE,BECAUSEPARTICULARLY CONCERNING HIS BROTHER WHO IS ALLEGED TO BE A OSE AGENT.BELIEVE AMCLEVE-15 AS CUBAN IN EMPLOY OF DIGEPOL MIGHT EASILY COMETO ATTENTION OF CUBAN INTELLIGENCE.2. UNLESS WE HAVE MISSED SOME POINT WHICH MAKES AMCLEVE-15.VITAL TO CARACAS OPS PROGRAM PREFER JMWAVE NOT ENCOURAGE ANCLEVE-15SEEK DIGEPOL JOB. HOWEVER WE DO NOT OBJECT TO TELEPHONECALL PER REF A.END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: *Suggests JMWAVE have AMCLEVE-15 telephone Erasto Fernandez Betancourt, who has been nominated as new head of DIGEPOL, to attempt to firm up previous job offer by Fernandez. AMCLEVE-15 should delay actual departure for Caracas until his position is clarified. Requests Hqs concurrence.**Hqs believes that, in view unsettled DIGEPOL situation and vague and unsubstantiated nature AMCLEVE-15 job possibilities, not advisable make financial commitment to him to enable him to return to Venezuela. If he returns on his own and Caracas determines he has operational potential, possibility of WOFACT employment can be reconsidered.WILLIAM V. BROEC/WHDLAWRENCE M. STERNFIELDC/WH/3COORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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INDERI YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG.CLASSIFIED MESSAGE FSECRETPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDTOTAL COPIESREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDACTIONRID COPY ADVANCE COPYFILE re w/cegt cept w/psSECRET 181600Z CITE CARACAS 7841DIRECTOR INFO JMWAVEREF: DIRECTOR 35982ACTIONIN VIEW HEAD QUARTERS STRONG RESERVATIONS HIRINGAMCLEVE-15, STATION DEFERS TO HQS VIEWS.SECRETSECRETmpCharlieKeithfile 201
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INS.CL YES ☐ NOS.REP O FILE NO.H-REF FILE NO.FILE .ID ☐ DET. TO BRANCH ☐DESTROY ☐ SIE.CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES 19SECRETROUTING AND/ORINITIALS SEEN BY123REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITED4PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED027567DISSEM BY 15 PER.ACTION 1 WH 8 ☑ RID COPYADVANCE COPYUNIT TIME BYACTION CHANGEINFO FILE. VR, WH/COG 8.JMWAVE 9448 IN 59289-A(STATION & NUMBER) (LIN NUMBER)C/S COMMENT: THE ACTION RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CABLE HAS BEEN TRANSFERREDFROM :WH/COG(DIVISION)TO :WH(DIVISION)BY :Fisher 5106(NAME, DIVISION, AND EXTENSION)IN COORDINATION WT: :E. Tsekerdonos 4521(NAME, DIVISION, AND EXTENSION)SECRET
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INDEX: □ YES □ NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES 30M-REF TO FILE NO.SECRETFILE RIDO RET. TO BRANCHO □REPROCUCTION PROHIBITEDDESTROY $10.PERSON/UNIT NOTIFI6032/21ACTYONADVANCE COPYWH/6068 ☑ RID COPY □ 1SSUED □ SLOTTED □ TUBEDINFFILE, VR, (WH8, CI/OPS, CI/OR, CI/ICZ, SOD6, FISECRET 252203Z CITE JMWAVE 9448CARACAS INFO DIRECT ORPBR UMENFYI: AMCLEVE/15 REPORTS TELEPHONE CALL FROM GUSTAVO ORTIZ INFORMING HIM THAT ERASTO (FERNANDEZ) BETANCOURT WILL ARRIVE MIAMI ON IDY 27 SEPT 67. ORTIZ STATED FERNANDEZ WILL SEEINFO FROM CIJBAN EXILES MIAMI WHO MAY KNOW OR HAVE INFO ON CUBAN GUERR ILLAS VENEZUELA. ORTIZ ASKED AMCLEVE/15 WORX WITH FERNANDEZ DRUING HIS IDY MIAMI; AMCLEVE/15 AGREED.SECRETBI SECRET
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# SECRETOrg: E. TSIKERDANOSUnit: WH/3/VExt: 4521Date: 27 SEPT 1967Cable Secretariat Dissemination: 30Routing and/or InitialsIndex Destroy Return To Branch File EndFile in CF File No.InfoFile: FI/INTZ Cl, Sep 27 1930Z WH/GGS clas. alat. Fl.Cite Director 38879PRIORITYCARACAS JMWAVEREF: CARACAS 7291 (IN 59861)*1. IT NOT NECESSARY FOR JMWAVE CONTACT AMCLEVE-15 PER PARA 4 REF AS THERE SUFFICIENT INFO OUR FILES TO APTLY ILLUSTRATE TYPE INDIVIDUAL FERNANDEZ IS AND HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOFACT. STILL WISH AVOID ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING ON PART TERMINATED AMCLEVE-15 THAT WOFACT WOULD SUBSIDIZE HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH DIGEPOL.2. FERNANDEZ BAD REPUTATION BASED ON FOLLOWING:A. ACCORDING CIRASH-12 HE TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE AS VEN CONSUL MIAMI, WHERE HE DRUNK MOST OF THE TIME, WILL ACQUIRE FURTHER DETAILS FROM CIRASH-12.B. CIRASH-7 REPORTED 2 DEC 65 (CARACAS 3159) THAT FERNANDEZ IN TROUBLE WITH GOV BECAUSE OF CONDUCT MIAMI AREA AND THAT HE SIX MONTHS IN ARREARS ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING.C. ON 7 OCT 65 CIARK-1 ASKED LY CIRATAL-1 TO LOOK INTO ACTIVITIES OF FERNANDEZ IN MIAMI: THAT HE NEGLECTING HIS JOB AND DEVOTING HIMSELF TO LIFE OF PLEASURE (HVCA-12834, 15 OCT 65).SECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES**SECRET**ROUTING AND/OR INITIALS - SEE BTD. CIRASH-9. REPORTED THAT FERNANDEZ AS DEPUTY CHIEF, DIGEPOL WAS EXPENDING $550 TO $670 FOR A NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT. EXTRA SOURCE OF INCOME WAS APPROPRIATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF COMMUNISTS, RELEASE OF PRISONERS FOR A PRICE ETC. (HVCA-11693, Sept 64).E. STATION REPORTED IN HVCA-13182, 25 FEB 66 THAT FERNANDEZ SERIOUS TROUBLE WITH THE GOV. WHILE STATION NOT ANXIOUS PROVOKE QUARREL WITH HIM, HIS RETURN TO ANY POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN VEN WOULD MILITATE AGAINST WOFACT INTERESTS.F. IN UFGA-24884, 5 APRIL 66 AMHARSH-1 REPORTED ON SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES OF FERNANDEZ IN MIAMI AREA AND THE SHIPPING OF WEAPONS TO VEN.G. WE CAN ALSO CITE HIS POOR HANDLING OF CIURBAN-2 CASE IN WHICH AGENT WAS BLOWN TO MIR WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF TAKEOVER.H. MONROE B. DIFFENDAL (P) WHO CURRENTLY OUT OF COUNTRY ON TDY TRIP HANDLED FERNANDEZ WHILE LATTER DEP CHIEF DIGEPOL. WHEN HE RETURNS WILL QUERY HIM ON FERNANDEZ. HQS RECOLLECTS ONE PET GRIPES CASE OFFICER WAS THAT FERNANDEZ PASSED STATION INFO TO CIVISTA STATING IT CAME FROM HIS OWN (NON-EXISTENT) AGENT NETS.**SECRET**REPRODUCTION is OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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SECRETPAGE 3CITE DIRECTOR 388733. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR STATION TO WORK WITH FERNANDEZ IF HE APPOINTED CHIEF, DIGEPOL BUT FEEL THAT SENSITIVE OPS SHOULD CONTINUE BE HANDLED WITH CIWOODS OR UNILATERALLY. IT IS TRUE THAT FERNANDEZ COOPERATED WITH STATION DURING HIS PREVIOUS TOUR AND APPEARED NOT BE ANTI-WOFACT BUT HIS GENERAL GREEDINESS AND LACK OF SCRUPLES MAKE HIM AN UNSAVORY PARTNER TO DEAL WITH AT THAT LEVEL.4. IF STATION DOES NOT HAVE ABOVE DOCUMENTATION HQS WILL FORWARD.   WILL DISCUSS FERNANDEZ WITH COS ON HIS ARRIVAL HQS.END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: *COS, Minit and Erasto Fernandez Betancourt, for DC/Digepol met to discuss colaboration between Station and Digepol. Not clear if Fernandez to be new Chief. While F has bad rep not clear why. Fernandez was cooperative with Station previous time no clear indications he enriched himself by accepting bribes from left. Station would work slowly until full assessment acquired. Asked WAVE to work closely with AMCLEVE-15 during Fernendez stay in Miami to collect info on latter.COORD: C/WH/COG/MO Robert Ortman (by phone)
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# SECRETDG:C. COXUNIT:WH/3/VEXT:4521DATE: 30 OCTOBER 1967SABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONBY:ALFILE:WH/8MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIESINITIALS AND/OR INITIALS - SEEN BYUNDERDESTROYRETURN TO:BRANCHFILE INDNO INDEXFILE IN C3 FILE NO.RID COPYINFO:FILE:VSCARACAS INFO: JMWAVE CITE DIRECTORREF: CARACAS 8190(/n 81988)1. HQ INITIATING PROCESSING OF POA FOR ASSESSMENT ONLY.2. WE RECOGNIZE YOUR INTEREST IN AMCLEVE-15, BUT SUGGEST YOU   REVIEW CAREFULLY DOCUMENTS WHICH WE ARE FORWARDING BY POUCH.3. PLEASE FORWARD SALARY INFO. HOW MUCH DOES STATION PROPOSE TO   PAY HIM AND WHERE IN OPS BUDGET WILL IT COME FROM?END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: Station interested possibility pick up Luis POSADA Carrilesas unilateral penetration of DIGEPOL if Erasto FernandezBetancourt named Director. Requested authorization tocontact POSADA for assessment as soon as JMWAVE advisespermanent address Caracas.WILLIAM V. BROEC/WHDLAWRENCE M. STERNFIELDC/WH/3RELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERS:SECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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SECRETACTIONFILE, `/K,WH/CGG-5, CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/KNT-2, C/11010`SECRET 2819102 CITE CARACAS 8190DIRECTOR. INFO. JMWAVEREFS: A. JMWAVE 9802 (~74936)B. DIRECTOR 327.91. STATION DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN POSSIBILITY PICKING UP AMCLEVE-15 AS UNILATERAL PENETRATION OF CIRASH IF AND WHEN CIRASH-4 IS NAMED DIRECTOR. THIS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IF HE WOULD EE AS CLOSE AS PAST TRAFFIC SUGGESTS TO CIRASH-4, WHOM NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DO NOT COMPLETELY TRUST.2. REQUEST HQS AUTHORIZATION TO CONTACT AMCLEVE-15 FOR ASSESSMENT AS SOON AS JMWAVE ADVISES OF MORE PERMANENT ADDRESS CARACAS.PER PARA ONE REF B, IF AMCQ.EVE-15'S OA CANCELLED, PLEASE REINSTATE IT BASED CHI NI IN HOSPICES TO WHICH...3. FOR JMWAVE: WILL APPRECIATE CABLE AS SOON AS AMCLEVE-15 ADVISES PLACE CONTACT CAN BE MADE. IS LAWRENCE R. DEROME TRUE NAME OR PSEUDO?SECRETSECRET* Sich FER CONFIRMATION
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INDEX O NOCLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETROUTING AND/OR INITIALSFILE, VR. WH/COE 8, C1, C/OPS c/o, F/INTLCARACAS 8198 29 OCT 81988STA & NR DATE IN NRPLEASE CORRECT THE GARBLED PORTION(S) OF THIS MESSAGE TO READ AS FOLLOWS:"PLEASE REINSTATE IT BASED ON INFO IN HQS"
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# SECRETINDEX: YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.CLASSIFIED MESSAGEREF TO FILE NO.FILE RID: DET. TO BRANCHDESTROY: DIS.SECRETREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDPERSON/UST NOTIFIEDACTION: WH-8ADVANCE COPYRID COPYINFO FILE: VR, WHFC-8, CI, CI/OPS, CI/OA, FISECRET 182122Z CITE JMWAVE 9802CARACAS INFO DIRECTORAKULE PBRUMENREF CARACAS 7805 (1-51649)1. AMCLEVE/15 REPORTS TELEPHONE CALL FROM GISTAVO (ORTIZ) FAEZ ON 18 OCT 67. ORTIZ INFORMED AMCLEVE/15 THE ERASTO (FERNANDEZ) BETABCOURT WILL BE NAMED DIRECTOR OF DIGEPOL LATE OCT 67. ORTIZ ON BEHALF OF FERNANDEZ ASSURED AMCLEVE/15 DIGEPOL EMPLOYMENT AT PROPER LIVABLE SALARY.2. AMCLEVE/15 PLANS FLY CARACAS 23 OCT 67. WILL STAY TEMPORARILY AT HOME OF ORTIZ. STATION HAS ASKED AMCLEVE/15 TO NOTIFY JMWAVE WHEN HE HAS MORE PERMANENT ADDRESS AND WE WILL ADVISE CARACAS. IF STATION DESIRES CONTACT, PERSON SHOULD IDENTIFY SELF TO AMCLEVE/15 AS FRIEND OF LAWRENCE R. DEROME.SECRETSECRET
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# SECRETCLASSIFIED MESSAGEREPRODUCTION PROHIBITED32/21WHSRID COPYFILE):'F, WH/C018, 01/095, 11/162,SECRET 271923Z CITE CARACAS 7937DIRECTOR, JMWAVE27 SEP 67 0095C1. REQUEST HQS, JMWAVE AND ANOT TRACES ON GUSTAVO ERNESTO (ORTIZ) FAEZ, BORN HABANA, 20 APRIL 1928. VETERINARIAN BY PROFESSION AND NOW RESIDING LA CASTELLANA AREA OF CARACAS.2. SUBJECT IS CLOSE FRIEND OF ERASTO FERNANDEZ, POSSIBLE NEW CHIEF OF DIGEPOL. STATION FILES CONTAIN BRIEF NOTE ALLEGING SUBJECT "SUSPECTED MEMBER CUBAN G-2."SECRETAMCLEVE-15 friend
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, CaracasFROM: Chief, WHFROM: Chief of Station, JMWAVESUBJECT: TYPIC/ANCLEVE/Operational* ANCLEVE/15 Report on Arrest of Manuel ESPINOSA Diaz and Two Communist GuerrillasReference: JMWAVE-8997, 28 Aug 671.  Attached herewith is ANCLEVE/15's report concerning the arrest of Manuel ESPINOSA Diaz and two Communist guerrillas by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967, the slaying of two Communists by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967 and ANCLEVE/15's interview with ESPINOSA.2.  JMWAVE checked the serial numbers of the weapons as provided by AMCLEVE/15 in an attempt to determine if they are of WOFACT/JHWAVE origin with negative results.GARY L. FLUSTIKOFFAttachment - h/wAs statedDistribution3 - COS, Caracas w/att2 - C/WH w/o att acc tow/3/V12- WH/COG w/attCS COPYDATE TYPED: 30 Aug 67DATE DISPATCHED: SEP 5 1967DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: UFGA-28382HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 19-132-5-192/4
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14-00000CONTINUATION OF DISPATCHINDEXING INFORMATIONCLASSIFICATIONSECRETCUCUMENT SYMBOL AND NUNGERUFGA-28382LYSTRUCTIONS: Insert "ASSIGN" after 201. il numbor needed.1SURNAMEFelixGIVEN NAMEMIDDLE NAME201-ELSDATE OF BIRTHCOUNTRY OF DIRTHCITY/TOWN OF DIRTHCITIZENSHIPVenezuelaRESIDENCEVenezuelaUrdaneta St., CaracasOTHER NAMES. (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN)deceasedAndante ClaudioADDITIONAL INFORMATION:2SURNAMESSPINOSA-DiazGIVEN NAMEManuelMIDDLE NAME201-SEXMDATE OF BIRTHca 1934COUNTRY OF BIRTHCubaCITY/TOWN OF BIRTHPalma SorianoCITIZENSHIPCubaOCCUPATIONRESIDENCEVenezuelaCaracasOTHER NAMES-STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:3SURNAMEUrbicio-Postinuita,GIVEN NAMEEliazerMIDDLE NAME201-SEXMDATE OF BIRTHCOUNTRY OF BIRTHCITY/TOWN OF BIRTHCITIZENSHIPVenezuelaOCCUPATIONdeceased-CommunistRESIDENCEVenezuelaCaracasOTHERS-STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN)El Loco"ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:4SURNAMELavander-Vera,GIVEN NAMELuisMIDDLE NAME201-SEXMDATE OF BIATHCOUNTRY OF BIRTHCITY/TOWN OF BIRTHCITIZENSHIPVenezuelaOCCUPATIONCommunistRESIDENCEVenezuelaCaracasCTHER NAMES-STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:SURNAME5GIVEN NANEMIDDLE NAME201-SEXDATE OF BIRTHCOUNTRY OF BIRTHCITY/TOWN OF BIRTHCITIZENSHIPOCCUPATIONRESIDENCEOTHER NAMES-STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAR, MAIDEN)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:FORM53dOBSOLETE PREVIOUSCLASSIFICATIONPAGE NO10-60cortioneSECRECONTINUED2
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# DISPATCHTOChief of Station, CaracasINFOChief, WHFROMChief of Station, JMWAVESUBJECT TYPIC/AMCLEVE/OperationalAMCLEVE/15 Report on Arrest of Manuel ESPINOSA Diaz and Two CommunistACTION REQUIRED-REFERENCESGuerrillasReference: JMWAVE-8997, 28 Aug 671. Attached herewith is AMCLEVE/15's report concerning the arrest of Manuel ESPINOSA Diaz and two Communist guerrillas by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967, the slaying of two Communists by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967 and ANCLEVE/15's interview with ESPINOSA.2. JMWAVE checked the serial numbers of the weapons as provided by AMCLEVE/15 in an attempt to determine if they are of WOFACT/JMWAVE origin with negative results.GARY L. FLUSTIKOFFAttachment - h/wAs statedDistribution3 - COS, Caracas w/att2 - C/WH w/o att2- WH/COG w/attDATE TYPEDDATE DISPATCHED30 Aug 67LASPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBERUFGA-28382HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER19-132-5-192/4
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# CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH INDEXING INFORMATIONCLASSIFICATION: SECRET DOCUMENT SYMBOL AND NUMBER: USGA-28382INSTRUCTIONS: Insert "ASSIGN" after 201- if number needed.1 SURNAME: DARIAS GIVEN NAME: Felix MIDDLE NAME: 201-SEX: M DATE OF BIRTH: COUNTRY OF BIRTH: CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH:CITIZENSHIP: Vene OCCUPATION: Communist guerrilla deceased RESIDENCE: Urdaneta St., CaracasOTHER NAMES - STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN) aka "Comandante Claudio"ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Subject was killed by DIGEPOL agents near his residence in Caracas on 25 Aug 1967. Subject wanted by the police since 1965.2 SURNAME: ESPINOSA GIVEN NAME: Manuel MIDDLE NAME: Diaz 201-SEX: M DATE OF BIRTH: ca 1934 COUNTRY OF BIRTH: Cuba CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH: Palma SorianoCITIZENSHIP: Cuba OCCUPATION: guerrilla-captured RESIDENCE: CaracasOTHER NAMES - STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN):ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Venezuela ca. Subject attended guerrilla course 'in Cuba, infiltrated XXXXXX July 1966 with 13 other Cubans. Subject's commander was Luben PETKOFF. On 25 Aug 1967 Subject participated in a bank holdup in Caracas and was IXKX captured by the police.3 SURNAME: FABRICIO GIVEN NAME: Eliazar MIDDLE NAME: Aristicuictal 201-SEX: M DATE OF BIRTH: COUNTRY OF BIRTH: CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH:CITIZENSHIP: Vene OCCUPATION: deceased Communist RESIDENCE: CaracasOTHER NAMES - STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN) aka "El Loco"ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Subject was Killed by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967 in Caracas. Wanted by the police in connection with the killing of Julio IRIBARREN Borges, former director of the Social Securitie, and for the death of a DIGEPOL agent.4 SURNAME: FERNANDEZ GIVEN NAME: Luis MIDDLE NAME: Vera 201-SEX: M DATE OF BIRTH: COUNTRY OF BIRTH: CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH:CITIZENSHIP: Vene OCCUPATION: deceased Communist RESIDENCE: CaracasOTHER NAMES - STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN):ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Killed by DIGEPOL agents on 25 August 1967 in Caracas. Subject was wanted by the police for being involved in an assassination plot against army officers and for subversive activities.5 SURNAME: GIVEN NAME: MIDDLE NAME: 201-SEX: DATE OF BIRTH: COUNTRY OF BIRTH: CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH:CITIZENSHIP: OCCUPATION: RESIDENCE:OTHER NAMES-STATE TYPE (AKA, ALIAS, MAIDEN):ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:FORM 53d OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS CLASSIFICATION: SECRE CONTINUED PAGE NO.
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ATTACHMENT TO UFGA-28382CARACAS-15 AGCST-1967-.I MET MR. ERASTO FER-NANDEZ TROVEH. MR RAFAEL*TREMOL AND DR. GUSTAVOORTIZ FAEZ BOTH CUBANWORKING FOR. THE DIGEPOLERASTO FERNANDEZ WORKWITH, THE DEFENSE MINISTERAND WITH THE DIGEPOL, HEWAS FORMER VENEZUELACONSUL IN MIAMI (1965)I ASKED HIN (E.F.) FORA JOB. HE ASKED ME FORMY NAME FOR INVESTIGAー.TION- THE INVESTIGATIONABOUT HE LAST ABOUT FIVEDAYS. HE TOLD HE THATI CAN START WORKINGWITH THE DIGEPOL - HEDID NOT TELL ME ABOUTMY SALARY, BUT I FOUNDOUT THAT'Will BE VERYATT I to UFGA 28382CS COPYSECRET201-300985.
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SEGRETLow ($250). I SHOULDGO OUT OF VENEZUELAAND APPLY FOR A "TRANSEUN-TE VISA" BECAUSE WITH ATOURIST VISA I CAN NOTWORK. THEY will HELPME WITH THE GOVERMENTOF VENEZUELA FOR GETTHIS VISA.I STARTED WORKINGWITH R. TREMOL ANDWITH DRORTIZ FOR AFEW DAYS AT THENHIQUETIA AIR PORT.THE WORK WAS CHECKINGON THE WIFE OF DUGLASBRAVO AND SOME OTHERCOMUNIST FROM CUBATHEY PROBABLY willCOME TO VENEZUELA,TROUGH MEXICO, SPAINSECRET
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SECRET3OR SOME OTHER LATIN |AMERICAN COUNTRY -WE DID NOT ANY POSSITIVEIDENTIFICATIONCARACAS 24 THURSDAY AGOST7 GUNMEN DID A HOLDUP AT MIRANDA BANK"SUCURSAL" AT OF THEINDUSTRIAL ZONE INCARACAS, ANTIMANOHA WAY - THEY HIT THEMAIN BOX - THEY ABDUCTEDTHE MANAGER AND CHEOF THE TEHER IN THEIRHOUSES FOR TWELVE HOURSTHEY GOT FIRST THE TELLERFRANCISCO GOMEZ MANSOAND THEN THE MANAGERSECRET
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SECRET4 EDGAR PIÑERO BOTHWERE ABDUCTED WITHTHEIR FAMILYS.ABOUT 0700 OCLOCK.4 GUNHEN WENT WITHTHE TWO MEN TO THEBANK-MEAN TIME THEOTHERS THREE WEREIN THE HOUSES WITHTHE FAMILY OF THETWO MEN.THE FOUR GUNMENGOT IN THE BANK WITH• THE EMPLOYEES: ANDFORCED THEM TO OPENTHE MAIN BOX - THEYTOCK 390,00, BOLIVARSFROM THE BOX. THENONE OF THE GUN HENCALLED THE OTHERSSECRET
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SECRET5 WHO WERE IN THEHOUSES AND TOLD THEMEVERY THING WASALL RIGHT. AND THEYAll LEFT. THE POEOPLEFROM THE BANK LEFTIN A BLACK 1961 CHEVY.THIS OPERATION WASSIMILAR TO THEVENEZUELA BANKSUCURSAL OF OCUMAREDEL TUY.CARACAS 25 FRIDAY AGOSTABOUT 0700 PEOPLEFROM THE DIGEPOLWENT TO THE STREETURDANETA OF CHACAOFOR SEARCHING THESECRET