Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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20 October 1976Frames DeTARRIN2/000/CFSSUBJECT: Data for Inclusion in Draft MemorandumTo Secretary of StateREFERENCE: LDX-0714, 19 October 19761. In response to the queries posed in the Reference, there follows below amplification of information concerning Luis Pesada.2. The Agency has had no relationship with Luis POSADA'S Investigative Agency or any other business venture he may have had in Caracas.3. The decision to terminate the relationship with Posada was taken in early 1974. Our only reason for continuing the contact beyond date of that decision in 1974 was to resolve certain outstanding federal income tax matters, and we tried to keep these sessions as infrequent as possible. Because Fosada had a high local profile, we waited for his periodic non-scheduled call-ins to receive and convey any news concerning tax matters.4. Contacts with him subsequent to February 1976 were at Posada's own initiative (except as indicated below) and were for the purpose of volunteering information on significant exile extremist plans, to solicit aid for re- tention of his resident alien status, and for help in obtaining U.S. visitors visas for self and family. Posada was not tasked to provide information beyond specifics of extremist planning which he had reported on own initiative.5. Posada recontacted the Caracas Station in mid- February 1976 to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BOSCH Avila, Frank CASTRO, and the threat to the life of salvador ALLENDE's nephew. He was contacted a day or so laier by Station Buenos Aires to debrief him on any possible information concerning the 'security of Secretary Kissinger's visit. At this time Posada was travelling with former DISIP Chief Remberto UZCATEGUI (his client) and investigating the authorship of a letter bomb sent to Cuban Ambassador in Caracas.WARNING ROTICESENSITIVE IN ELLIGENCE SOURC...AND METHODS INVOLVEDSECRET
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6. On 22 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station and requested visa assistance, for his wife and himself.7. The Caracas station has no reason to believe that the source of TOFIROB-315/10256 deliberately delayed passing on Bosch's and Posada's remarks about hitting a Cuban plane until after the incident. When Posada made the statements to the subsource he was not specific as to any time or place for the incident. When the subsource reported this information to the source, the subsource had no reason to believe the information would be passed on by the source to this Agency as he is unwitting of the source's relationship with the Agency.
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State Department CableDate: 20 October 1976Classification: ConfidentialSUBJECT: OMANG QUERY ABOUT POSADASTATE 259140
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# OUTGOING 'ESSAGE![Signal center use only]# SECRETSTAFF1922832 DIRECTOR930240 DISSEM BY: 25CONF: C/LAS INFO: FILE CIPAN, C/NEG,0003, 000/00, ACI1000, ClOPS/IT64, C/CI/4, CIPS/EG2, ClOPS/INTTO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS.YNIACT RYBAT UNINTEL KMSTONE MHSPIKE Y1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS LEVIED BELOW REQUIREMENTS ON US FOR USE IN BRIEFING OF DR. KISSINGER. WOULD APPRECIATE STATION RESPONSE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE MORNING 20 OCTOBER. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF INFO ALREADY AVAILABLE HERE, BUT WOULD LIKE DEFINITIVE STATEMENTS BY STATION ON BELOW QUESTIONS. Y2. HAS THE AGENCY HAD ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH LUIS POSADA'S INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS HE MAY HAVE HAD? Y3. WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE CONTACTS THE AGENCY HAD WITH POSADA AFTER HE WAS TERMINATED? WHAT DID THE CONTACTS HAVE TO DO WITH CUBA? Y4. WHO WAS THE VISA FOR THAT POSADA APPROACHED THE AGENCY AND THE DEFENSE ATTACHE ABOUT IN JUNE 1976? Y![Illegible text]5. DOES THE AGENCY BELIEVE THAT THE SOURCE OF TDFIRDB-315/30256 DELIBERATELY DELAYED PASSING ON BOSCH'S AND POSADA'S REMARKS ABOUT HITTING A CUBAN PLANE UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT? Y![Illegible text]6. FILE DEFER. E2,IMPDET-A LA/COMMENT: CONCERNING CUBANA PLANE CRASH NEAR BARBADOS. OCTOBER.DATE/19 OCTOBER 1976ORIG: WAYNE CARLEY:LHUNIT: LA/OPSEXT: 1244![Signature]RECORD COPY![Signature]![Signature]SECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDE 2 IMPDETCL BY:
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TOTAL COPIES 35-5SECRETLIPAD, CINEGLORS, C/PRT64 C/PS/EG2, AGC/000, DD03, C/OSG, C/SIAZ, C/FI4SECRET 1920542 OCT 76 STAFFCITE CARACAS 31184TOI PRIORITY DIRECTOR.WNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE MHSPIKEREFSI A. DIRECTOR 929165B. WASHINGTON 920330C. CARACAS 31137 (IN 070661)1. WE SHARE HEADQUARTERS CONCERN RE ARREST OF WKSCARLET-3 (W-3) AND POSSIBILITY OF SUSPICION/ADDITIONAL CHARGES BKHERALD CONNECTION WITH BOMBING. IN ADDITION TO INTEL REPORTING, STATION CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING EVENTS IN RELATION TO MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND WE ARE IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH AMBASSADOR. WE ARE UNABLE TO REPORT ANY FIRST-HAND INFORMATION FROM W-3 OR WXTANGO-1 (W-1) DUE TO LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY AMBASSADOR. PRIOR TO BOMBING INCIDENT BRADSPIES ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT W-3 REGARDING APPARENTLY UNRELATED MATTER IN REF BI AFTER INCIDENT AND INITIAL REPORT FROM WKSCARLET-5 FROM WKSCARLET-3, ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT W-3 WERE STOPPED AND LATER WERE PROHIBITED BY AMBASSADOR. AS W-1 NAME BEGAN COMING UP WITH INCREASINGSECRET
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SECRETFREQUENCY, AMBASSADOR REQUESTED STATION PULL BACK IN LIAISONCONTACT (THIS APPLIED ONLY TO W-1 PERS ON AL CONTACTAND NOT TO WKSCARLET LIAISON IN GENERAL).2. AS YET STATION HAS NO HARD EVIDENCE WHICH DIRECTLY   LINKS ELTHER   W-3,   W-1; OR RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE TO THE   6 OCTOBER 1976 BOMBING. HOWEVER, THEIR REPORTED ASSOCIATION   WITH ORLANDO BOSCP AVILA, THEIR BACKGROUNDS, AND W-3'S   PRIOR REPORTING ON TERRORIST ACTIONS SUGGEST THAT THEY WERE   ALL AWARE TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER OF PLANS FOR THE 6 OCTOBER   ACTION AND THAT NONE OF THEM ACTIVELY OPPOSED IT OF THE   THREE W-3 SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MOST LIKELY IMPLICATED THROUGH   HIS POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO AND/OR   FREDDY LUGO. W-1 AND MORALES MAY HAVE BECOME ACCESS OR IES-   AFTER-THE-FACT DEPENDING UPON THE POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF   ORLANDO BOSCH IN THE BOMBING AND ITS AFTERMATH.3. IT MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT   W-3 IS IN POSITION REVEAL ANY TRUE INFORMATION WHICH COULD   IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS. SINCE CONTACT   WITH HIM IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN TO OUR KNOWLEDGE LIMITED_ON٢٥-٧   VISA ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATIONSECRET
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REPORTING, HE COULD AT MOST REVEAL NAMES AND TELPHONE-NUMBERS. WKSCARLET-5 EXPRESSED PERSONAL OPINION THAT W-3.FEARING POSSIBLE RETRIBUTION FROM ORLANDO BO'SCH, WOULD NOTDARE FIX BLAME ON 80SCH AND MIGHT. UNDER INTERROGATIONPRESSURE ATTEMPT TO IMPLICATE BKHERALD AS HIS SPONSOR: WEFEEL THIS POSSIBILITY IS RATHER REMOTE.4. WKSCARLET-9 APPEARS NOT TO GE INVOLVED IN THE   ABOVE BUT HIS CUBAN BACKGROUND AND CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH   W-1. ESPECIALLY IN RECENT WEEKS. UNDOUBTEDLY HAS BROUGHT   HIM SOME NOTICE AND PROBABLY SUSPICION. WKSCARLET-9 HAS   NOT BEEN MET SINCE HE MISSED A MEETING IN LATE SPETEMBER:   HE CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO   MAKE IT. HE SUB SE CUENTLY CALLED HIS CASE OFFICERIS HOME ONCE WHILE   HE WAS OUT BUT HAS NOT CALLED BACK TO SPECIFY A TIME FOR THE   NEXT MEETING HE ALSO HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THREE RECENT   RS-708 SIGNALS CALL IN AND ONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY   MEETING ON THE NIGHT OF 8 OCTOBER. STATION HAS DECIDED   AGAINST CALLING HIM DURING THIS CURRENT TENSE PERIOD AT   HIS ONLY REACHABLE NUMBER--HIS AND WKNOBLE-1'S HOME. WE   WILL CONTINUE SIGNALLING AND AWAITING HIS CALL IN, FYI:
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CABLE SEC DISSEM BYPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANCE CORY ISSUED SLOTTEDACTION UNITACTION #RF FILE VRTOTAL COPIESSECRETSTAFFT 315150 EI4741 PAGE 04 IN 074149TOR11922432 OCT 76 CARA 31184WITH WKSCARLET-9'S NEW POST IN WKSCARLET GOES AROUND-THE-CLOCK ARMED ESCORT WHICH HE HAS TO RID HIMSELF OFBEFORE MAKING A CLANDESTINE MEETING WITH HIS CASE OFFICER!WKSCARLET-9 HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SECURITY PROBLEMSOF MEETINGS IN HIS CURRENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HASMANY ENEMIES IN, OR UNTIL RECENTLY IN, WKSCARLET WHO WOULDLOVE TO TAR HIM WITH THE BKHERALD BRUSH. SOMEONE WITH HISCUBAN BACKGROUND, OF COURSE, IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THISCHARGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CURRENT FUROR ABOUT EXILES INVENEZUELA, WILL ADVISE AS SOON AS WKSCARLET-9 RECONTACT ISESTABLISHED.5, STATION FILES CONTAIN NO TRACES TO OLEG GUETONRODRIGUEZ OR CELSA TOLEDO, STATION HWS ONE TRACE TO FRANCISCONUNEZ, A CUBAN EXILE AND FORMER NAVY OFFICER EMPLOYED BYZULOAGA AND MACHADO GROUPS. INFO APPEARS IN CONTACTREPORTS DATED 6 AND 8 JUNE 1967, FILED IN AMEMBER-1 FILEWHICH NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN STATION. THERE IS ANOTHER TRACETHAT ONE FRANCISCO E, NUNEZ REPORTED A CASTRO ASSASSINATIONATTEMPT TO A STATION ASSET: UFAA-4022, 7 APR 72: 100-009-014.PROBABLY THE SAME FRANCISCO E. NUNEZ WAS LISTED IN HVCA-8538.SECRET
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P.71MPG 870`ABLE SEC. DISSEM BYPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANCE COPY ISSUED SLOTTEDACTION UNITSECRETSTAFFACTION #RF FILE VRT 315150 EI 4741 PAGE 05-05 IN 07 41:49TOR:1922432 OCT 76 CARA 3118423 AUGUST 1961. AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AISLA.C.A. AND IDENTIFIED AS HAVING FURNISHED A LEADTO A CUBAN VICE CONSUL WHO WAS PLANNING TO DEFECT,6. FILE: 200-6-484/31 221-03009851 201-02859238201-0067360. E2 IMPDET.SECRET
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1. State Department Cable   Date: 19 October 1976   Classification: Confidential   CARACAS 12401   SUBJECT: Press Queries re Bosch/Cubana Case2. State Department LDX   Date: 19 October 1976   Classification: Secret   SUBJECT: Additional Questions   LDX MESSAGE NO. 0714
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OMP 0SECRETSTAFFCONF: C/LA8 INFO: FILE CLIP/AN, C/NE6, 0003,PRIORITY AGC/DDOT/CIOR/ITG4,TO: CARACAS. Y CLOPS, CL/AY, C/PS/EG2,RYBATUNINTEL KMSTONE MHSPIKE Y CLOSE, DOO/DODISSEM BY: ap1. LATE PRESS CLIPPINGS REPORT ARREST OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES.   ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ, CELSA TOLEDO AND   FRANCISCO NUNEZ. POSADA AND CARRILES KNOWN TO STATION. PRELIMINARY   TRACES ON NUNEZ SHOW HE JEALTHY CUBAN EXILE AND MEMBER OF CORU   RESIDENT IN CARACAS.2. WE ARE CONCERNED IN SO FAR AS ARREST OF WKSCARLET-3 MIGHT CAST   SUSPICION, AND BRING ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF BKHERALD CONNECTION   WITH BOMBING、ESPECIALLY SINCE WKSCARLET-3 HAS IN PAST BEEN PUBLIC-   ALLY ACCUSED OF BEING BKHERALD AGENT. WE ALSO NOTE HE HAS BEEN SOME-   TIME CONTACT OF CARACAS LEGATT, AND STATION SUSPICION THAT HE WAS   CONTACT OF DAO.3. OF INTEREST IS THAT MUCH OF THE CARACAS END OF INVESTIGATION   OF THE AIRLINER BOMBING AND REPORTING IS CONTROLLED BY WKTANGO-B3   GROUP. RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETTE IS WKTANGO-3 DEPUTY AND HAS BEEN   SERVING AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR LEGATT. DISIP SUB-INSPECTOR   ORLANDO JIMENEZ WHO SENT TO PORT OF SPAIN IS ALSO INCLUDED IN GROUP.DATE:ORIG:UNIT:EXT:CROSS FILE COPY FOR201-300985DO NOT DESTROYSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDE 2 IMPDETCL BY: 007255
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER USE ONLYOMF 0CLASSIFICATION**SECRET**MESSAGE HANDLING INDICATORCONF:INFO: FILE029165( ~069101)ACCORDING TO CARACAS 31117 WKTANGO-1 AND MORALESNAVARRETTE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN ORLANDO BOSCH/UKSCARLET-3GROUP. FBI REPORT QUOTING NUNEZ OF PARA 1 ABOVE STATED THATUKTANGO-1 AND MORALES NAVARRETTE ARE BOTH CONSIDERED TRUSTED PEOPLEWHO HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE AND INSTRUMENTAL IN CORU SUCCESSES AND INOTHER ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION IN CARACAS 31087 REPORTINGTRUE NAME OF HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY REVEALEDBY RICARDO IN PORT OF SPAIN ON 9 OCTOBER ALSO CAME FROM MORALESNAVARRETTE, INDICATING THAT HE HAD FOREKNOWLEDGE, BUT WHETHER HEKNEW THIS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING OR INFORMATION HERECEIVED FROM HIS OWN INFORMANT IS UNKNOWN. PUTTING ALL THIS TOGET-HER, BAND IN LIGHET OF CARACAS 31117 INFORMATION, WECANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THERE IS NOT MORE GOING ON THAN IS APPARENT.(~064447)CARACAS 31088 ALSO SEEMED TO SUSPECT THIS AT ANEARLY STANGE.4. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING:A. LIKELIHOOD OF UKSCARLET-3 REVEALING INFORMATION WHICHCOULD IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS.DATE:ORIG:UNIT:EXT:.REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
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# OUTGOING MESSAGEOMP 0CLASSIFIE STICSECRETSIGNAL CENTER USE0 0 0 0 0BATE-TIME GROUPens3MESSAGE REPEREMOS seCONF:INFO: FILE929165DISSEM BY:PERB. POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF WKTANGO-1 AND/OR MORALES NAVARRETTE.YWE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THOSE ARRESTED ALONG WITH BOSCH AND POSADA, ON WHOM WE HAVE NO INFORMATION. Y5. PLS ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN THROUGH LIAISON CONTACTS WITH WKTANGO-3 AND UNILATERALLY FROM UKSCARLET-٩٠٧6. FILE: 200-6-484/3; 201-0300985: 201-0285923; 201-0067860.   E2 IMPDET.![C/LA/COGWIN]![C/LA/CARA]DATE: 15 OCT 76ORIG: ROBERT W. ANDREUSUNIT: C/LA/PNC/VEXT: -1735![signature of releasing officer]CLADREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED![signature of authenticating officer]E 2 IMPDETCL BY: 007255CLASSIFICATIONSECRET
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X-REF.TYPE. SUMMITREC. LATEDATE 3/16/76VOL. FILED IN201-0300454CA-A-3118715 OCT 76201-0157561THE ABOVE DOCUMENT(S) ARE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE 201 FILE CITED AND/OR LEFT MARGIN, FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LOCATION OF THE FILE CONTAINING THE SECOND COPY DOCUMENT, CALL FILE, SECTION, OR SLICK 4127.FS 106,1 CL V 054479FILE 201-031045![photo of C symbols on the side]
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UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET# ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET## Incoming Pouch MessageSUBJECT. (Optional)PROMENYERI ISABELLE EXTENSION NO HVCA-21673IP/AN GR-219 DATE 14 0ct 76EXT. 8104 1446 305394-SECRET E2 IMPDER CL BY 00591 TUBE ET-CTO: (Officer designation, room number, and building) DATE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whomINITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)1. CLA/PNC BACTION COPY2. 3. LAPNC/V 9 Chuan4. ExA Q Detaed5. L-C -6. File 201-7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL UNCLASSIFIEDUSE ONLYFORM 610A
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# DISPATCHCAUTION-BLANK FORM REQUIRESSECURE STORAGEIN.FIELDSECRETTOChief, LA DivisionFROMCOS, CaracasSUBJECTWKMAYOR/WKSCARLET--Termination of WKSCARLET-3WARNING NOTICE--SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES ANDMETHODS INVOLVEDForwarded herewith is an agent service recordfor WKSCARLET-3 who was amicably terminated on13 February 1976. Forwarded as a separate coverattachment is the termination secrecy oath executedby WKSCARLET-3 at the time of termination.![signature of Frederick C. BRADSPIES]Frederick C. BRADSPIESAttachment:Agent Service Record, h/wTermination Secrecy Oath, usc/tnpDistribution:Orig & 2 - C/LA, w/atts a/s![handwritten text indicating document workflow]E2, IMPDET.RECORD COPYHICA-2067314 October 1976SECRET201-0300985
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# SECRETAGENT SERVICE RECORD1. AGENT: WKSCARLET-32. PROJECT: HKHAYOR3. AGENT RECRUITED BY: Perry G. DRAPKIN DATE: 2 February 19684. CAPACITY IN WHICH AGENT SERVED: Penetration of HKSCARLET5. RATE OF PAY: Bs 2,000.00 or U.S.$466.62 at recruitment.6. OTHER COMMITMENTS: None7. AGENT DISMISSED BY: Frederick C. DATE: 13 February 1976   BRADSPIES8. REASON FOR DISMISSAL: Loss of access of interest.9. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS: On 13 October 1976 Subject was arrested by Venezuelan security agents on suspicion of involvement with others in the destruction of a Cubana aircraft near Barbados on 6 October 1976. Chief, NVIDEA Caracas has prohibited any Station contact with Subject until further notice.10. IS AGENT RECOMMENDED FOR REUSE? Depending upon resolution of question as to involvement in above cited incident. Suggest no further use of Subject.11. MANNER OF DISMISSAL AND ATTITUDE AT DISMISSAL: Subject was amicably terminated by Caracas Station officer.12. LETTER OF TERMINATION OBTAINED? Yes SECRECY AGREEMENT: 13 Feb 7613. OTHER COMMENTS: NoneSECRET![RECORD COPY]
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SECRETIt will be retained in the files of the Organization for its future use or for reference by me at any time in the future that I may be requested or ordered to testify or disclose any of the matters included within the scope of this onth.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 13th day of February 19 76Signature![signature]Witnessed by me this 13th day of February, 1976 at Caracas, Venezuela.![signature]Neyle C. TheriaultSECRET301-310915-
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SECRET13 OCT 1976MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central IntelligenceTRON : Raymond A. WarrenChief, Latin America DivisionVIA : Deputy Director for OperationsSUBJECT : Previous Agency Association With PersonsAllegedly Responsible for Bombing ofCubana Airlines Flight1. On 6 October a Cubana airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Seawell airport at Barbados. Seventy-eight persons aboard were killed in the crash. The passengers were mostly Cuban, but also included a North Korean delegation and the wife of the Guyanese DCM in Havana.2. Following the incident the Trinidad and Tobago police detained two Venezuelan citizens who they believe are connected with the bombing. The suspects are Jose VAZQUEZ Garcia and Freddy LUGO, both holders of Venezuelan passports. On subsequent interrogation by the Trinidadian potice it was learned that Vazquez is an alias used by Hernan Ricardo Lozano.3. There are no Headquarters traces on Lugo, Lozano, or the alias Varquez. According to the Legal Attache in Caracas, however, both Lugo and Lozano are employed as investigators by an industrial security firm operated by Luis POSADL Carrites. Posada is a former salaried agent of the Agency. lle is a Cuban exile, naturalized Venezuelan, who was formerly head of the counter-intelligence divisi n of the Venezuelan civilian security service. Posada to... his job with the security service in March of 1974 and was amicably terminated by the Caracas Station in June of 1974. The Station continued in occassional contact with Posada pending resolution of problems concerning his U.S. income taxes. His last reported contact with the Station was in June 1976 when he unsuccessfully sought Station assistance with a visa problem.SECRET
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SECRET.1. Salvador ROMANI ORUF Garcia, a Cuban exile who is a journalist in Caracas, has been reported by an untested Caracas Station source to be suspected by Cuban Embassy officials as involved in the plane crash. Their suspicion is based on the fact Romani was seen surveilling a Caracas hotel occupied by members of a Cuban fencing team, who subsequently were killed in the crash. Romani was employed by Caracas Station from September 1960 until December 1966 as a writer and press placement asset in the Station's anti-Castro propaganda campaign. His termination was somewhat less than amicable, but in March of 1967 Romani was paid a termination bonus and signed a quit claim.5. Caracas Station and Headquarters have no further information of Agency association of any of the other individuals thus far mentioned in connection with the Cubana crash.cc: DDCICONCUR:signedRaymond A. WarrenRaymond A. Warren/ Deputy Director for Operations13 OCT 1976Date2SECRET
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SECRETSUBJECT: Previous Agency Association with PersonsAllegedly Responsible for Bombing of CubanaAirlines FlightDEO/DC/LA/OPS/N/D.Winters:tch (13 October 1976) (81173)Distribution:Orig & 1 - DCI1 - DDCI1 - Ex Reg2 - DDO1 - ADDO2 - C/LA1 - LA/OPS1 - LA/CAR1 - LA/PNC/VSECREГ
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# SECRETARI SEC DISSEN D PFFUSON UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANTE ISSUEDISIOALTION UNI!LASACTIONF FILE VR ICTAN, C14, clops,PS/EG2, 056, OSG/OCREPRODUCTIONFOLAR JAYISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDSTAF PRECEDENSET 29 96 44 EI A6 93 PAGE 01-01 IN 26 78 46-TOR:132220Z OCT 76 CARA 31115SECRET 1322162 OCT 76 STAFFCITE CARACAS 31115TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.WN INTEL AXULE1. FYI, STATION HAS RECEIVED REPORTS FROM SEVERAL SOURCES   WHICH INDICATE ALMOST CERTAINLY THAT WKSCARLET-3 WAS ARRESTED BY   DISIP 12 OCTOBER AND IS BEING DETAINED UNDER SUSPICION OF   INVOLVEMENT IN THE 6 OCTOBER DESTRUCTION OF CUBANA AIRCRAFT NEAR   BARBADOS. ALSO, THAT WK SCARLET-3'S OFFICE WAS RAIDED AND ALL   FILES CONFISCATED MORNING 13 OCTOBER,2. FILE: 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.> [Figure: A hand-drawn block of text labeled "TROAR PROCVAN" and "LAPNEV"]RECORD LOSECRET201-300985.13 Oct 76
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# SECRETMESSAGE HANDLING INDICATORSTAFFDATE TIME GROUP:122244ZDIRECTORCONF: /LAB INFO: FILE /LSNVID, ClOPS,MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER:926531DISSEM BY: 48RETURN TO PER OSSP#132TO: IMMEDIATE FBI//INTELLIGENCE DIVISON.SECRET--WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES ANDMETHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLETO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTSSUBJECT: TRACES ON PERSONS INVOLVED IN 6 OCT 1976 CUBANA CRASHCIR-294-76SHOULD BE CIRA-1. THIS AGENCY HAS CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE NAMES OFPERSONS SUSPECTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 CRASH OF THECUBANA AIRLINES FLIGHT OFF THE COAST OF BARBADOS. WE HAVE NO CIATRACES ON HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, AKA HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, ALIAS JOSE VAZQUEZ GARCIA: FREDDY LUGO OR E. SEALY.2. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS AGENCY HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITHONE PERSON WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH THEREPORTED BOMBING:LUGO'S EMPLOYER IN CARACAS IS LUIS POSADA CARRILES,FORMER HEAD OF THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DIVISION OF THE DIRECTORATEFOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP), THEDATE:ORIG:UNIT: WKSCARLET-3EXT:RELEASING OFFICERSECRETCOORDINATING OFFICERREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDAUTHENTICATING OFFICERE 2 IMPDETCL. BY: 012913
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER USE ONLYOMF 0 0 0 0 0SECRETSTAFFCONF. INFO: FILE122DIRECTOR926531DISSEM BY:VENEZUELAN CIVILIAN SECURITY SERVICE. POSADA IS A FORMER AGENT OF CIA. HE WAS AMICAELY TERMINATED IN JULY 1967 BUT CONTACT WAS RE- ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1967. HE LOST HIS POSITION WITH DISIP IN MARCH 1974 AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND WAS AMICABLY TERMINATED. WE CONTINUED OCCASIONAL CONTACT WITH HIM. HIS LAST REPORTED CONTACT WITH US WAS IN JUNE 1976 WHEN HE UNSUCCESSFULLY SOUGHT ASSISTANCE REGARDING A VISA PROBLEM.3. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FRON GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E.0. 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 58(2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.YDATE: 12 OCT 76ORIG: LEN THERRY:RBUNIT: LA/CAREXT: 9156![signature of C/PCS/LSN]C/PCS/LSN![signature of I. Winter, LA/OPS]I. WinterLA/OPS![signature of C/LA/CAR]C/LA/CARE 2 IMPDET
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# SECRETCABLE SEC DISSEM PERPERSON UNIT NOTIFIED:ADVANCE COPY ISSUED SLOTTEDACTION UNITRF FILE VRCL/RAY C/059 CLOPS/INT Clops/164 DD03T 291926 EI A1 61 PAGE 81 IN 264944TOR:091836Z OCT 76 CARA 31120SECRET 0918262 OCT 76 STAFFCITE CARACAS 31102 (HACKELING ACTING)TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR.NIACT DIRECTORWNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE.REF: DIRECTO 9260981. REF CORRECT THAT CRYPTONYM IS WKSCARLET-3 WHICH RECEIVED INCORRECTLY DUE TO ERROR IN TRANSMISSION (FIGURE AFTER NUMBER 3 WAS OPEN PAREN). AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON FORMER STATION RELATION- SHIP WITH WKSCARLET-3 WHO TERMINATED ON 13 FEBRUARY 1976.2. STATION HAS NO FIRM INFORMATION INDICATING WK SCARLET-3 INVOLVEMENT EXCEPT FOR SPECULATIONS OF LEGAL ATTACHE, CIRCUM- STATIAL EVIDENCE IS BASED ON APPARENT ASSOCIATION OF TWO SUSPECTS DETAINED IN TRINIDAD WITH WKSCARLET-3 AND ITEM FROM RICARDO MORALES TO LEGAL ATTACHE (WHOSE ACCURACY WE CANNOT JUDGE) TO EFFECT THAT WKSCARLET-3 ALSO LEAVING VENEZUELA.3. FILE: 221-302985. E2 IMP DET.![LAPNY]SECRETRECORD COPY201- 3009859 Oct 76