Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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SECRET 121930Z MAY 77 STAFFCITE DCD/MIAMI 14096TO: DCD/HEAD QUARTERS.TO: CSO (WALKER)YNINTELSUBJ: FRANK STURGISREF: MAINWARING/WALKER TELECON OF 11 MAY 19771. ROBERT W. MORGAN IS A MIAMI-BASED ADVENTURER AND PEODUCER OF SEMI-DOCUMENTARY MOVIES WHO HAS OCCASIONALLY VOLUNTEERED INFORMATION TO THE MFO. HE IS ACQUAINTED WITH FRANK STURGIS. ON 11 MAY 1977 MORGAN TELEPHONED THE MFO AND IMPARTED THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.2. WITHIN THE PAST FEW DAYS, STURGIS SAID THAT HE (STURGIS) HAD BEEN APPROACHED TO ORGANIZE TRAINING FOR 200 PANAMANIAN DISSIDENTS TO OCCUR, IN COSTA RICA. TRAINING WOULD LAST 30 DAYS AND WILD BE PART OF A LARGER ANTI-TORRIJOS EFFORT. HE PROVIDED NO FURTHER DETAILS.3. STURGIS ALSO SAID HE WAS NOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE "AFRO-CUBAN COMMITTEE", POSSIBLY A NEW GROUP, WHICH HAS AMONG ITS GOALS, COALESCING CUBAN EXILE OPPOSITION TO CASTRO ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA. STURGIS SAID THE GROUP INITIALLY IS SEEKING 50 MEN FOR SERVICE OF SOME SORT IN ANGOLA AND ZAIRE. IN THIS RESPECT, STURGIS WILL DEPART SOON FOR LONDON AND BRUSSELS.4. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT MIAMI AREA ABOUNDS IN STORIES ABOUT FRANK STURGIS, OR PURPORTING TO ORIGINATE WITH STURGIS. WE HAVE, HOWEVER, NO REASON TO DOUBT STURGIS ACTUALLY SAID THESE THINGS TO MORGAN.5. SOME OF MORGAN'S FILM PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES TAKE HIM
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PAGE 2 DCD/MIAMI 14056 SECRETTO UNUSUAL PLACES OR LEAD TO UNUSUAL PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS. HE HAS AN OVERRIDING CONCERN THAT HE MIGHT AT SOME POINT BE IDENTIFIED AS A POLICE INFORMANT AND THEREFORE WILL NOT TALK TO THE FBI. HE HAS ALSO ASKED US TO REFRAIN FROM DOING SO IN MATTERS AFFECTING HIM.6. NONETHELESS, SOME OF THIS SHOULD BE PASSED TO THE FBI. WE CAN TRY AGAIN TO PERSUADE MORGAN TO DEAL WITH THE MORE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY. ALTERNATIVELY, WE WOULD RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF SUBSTANCE AT HEADQUARTERS LEVEL.E2 IMPDET CL BY 011668SECRET
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SECRET 171500Z SEP 76 STAFFCITE DCD/MIAMI 13523TO: DCD/HEADQUARTERS.TO: OPERATIONS SERVICES GROUP/OSA (FRENCH) FROM HENNESSEYWNINTELSUBJ: ALBANIAN CRYPTOGRAPHIC MATERIALREF: DCD/HEADQUARTERS 16628, 1 SEPTEMBER 1976, SAME SUBJECTROBERT MORGAN, OWNER, SAFARI SPORT, P.O. BOX 133, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AND VANGUARD RESEARCH, INC., P.O. BOX 312, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ADVISED US THAT FRANK STURG IS APPARENTLY DEPARTED MIAMI FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE HE INTENDED TO TURN SUBJECT MATERIAL OVER TO THE STAFF OF SENATOR HOWARD BAKER ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1976. STURGIS THEN INTENDED TO GO TO NEW YORK CITY. E2 IMPDET CL BY 011668SECRET
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SECRET 241830Z AUG 76 STAFFCITE DED/MIAMI 13477TO: PRIORITY DCD/HEADQUARTERS.TO:OPERATIONS SERVICES CROUP/OSB (FRENCH) FROM HENNESSEYUNINTELSUBJ: ALBANIAN CRYPTOGRAPHIC MATERIALREF : HENNESSEY/FRENCH TELECON, 23 AUGUST 1976, SAME SUBJECT1. THIS IS TO CONFIRM REFERENCED TELECON, ON 23 AUGUST 1976, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM ROBERT W. MORGAN, OWNER OF SAFARI SPORTS, P. O, BOX 133, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AND VANGUARD RESEARCH, INC., P. O. BOX 312, MIAMI, FLORIDA, IN WHICH HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD HAD A VISIT ON THE SAME DATE BY FRANK STURGIS. STURGIS HAD TOLD MORGAN THAT HE HAD JUST RETURNED TO MIAMI FROM NEW YORK CITY, WHERE HE HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED FOR THE "TOMORROW SHOW" ON NBC. (THIS INTERVIEW WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TELEVISED AT 0100 HOURS, 24 AUGUST, BUT WAS NOT.)2. STURGIS SAID THAT WHILE IN NEW YORK HE HAD STAYED THE WEEKEND (PRESUMABLY 21 AND 22 AUGUST) WITH MARITA LORENZ, WHO STURGIS SOMETIME AGO PUBLICLY CLAIMED TO HAVE HIRED TO POISON CUBAN PRIME MINISTER FIDEL CASTRO. LORENZ GAVE STURGIS A BOOK CONTAINING CRYPTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL THAT SHE SAID SHE HAD STOLEN FROM THE ALBANIAN MISSION IN NEW YORK. MORGAN WAS SHOWN MACHINE COPIES OF THREE OR FOUR PAGES OF THIS MATERIAL, WHICH CONSISTED OF FIVE DIGIT NUMERICAL GROUPS IN SERIES ACROSS THE PAGES. EACH OF THE GROUPS HAD A SINGLE LINE DRAWN THROUGH AS IF A DECODING OPERATION HAD BEEN PERFORMED. STURGIS TOLD MORGAN THAT HE HAS DISTRIBUTED PAGES OF THE BOOK IN VARIOUS PLACES IN MIAMI FOR SAFEKEEPING UNTIL HE CAN TURN ALL OF IT OVER TO SENATOR HOWARD BAKER. TO THIS END HE ALREADY HAD PLACED A CALL TO BAKER'S STAFF ON 23 AUGUST. STURGIS TOLD MORGAN THAT LORENZ HAD GIVEN HIM THE BOOK BECAUSE ONE OF HER MAFIA CONTACTS IN NEW YORK TRIED TO BLACKMAIL HER (FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO MORGAN OR OURSELVES), AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEAT HER SEVERELY AND THREATENED HER LIFE. AS A RESULT, SHE NO LONGER WANTED ANY PART OF THE CRYPTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IN QUESTION. STURGIS PROMISED TO GET IT INTO OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT HANDS.E2 IMPDFT CL BY 01165SSECRET
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SECRET23 August 1976MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Call from Jon French of DCD Concerning Frank STURGIS1.  The following information was provided to Jon French by his DCD Miami offico on 23 August. The information was given to the DCD Miami office by a contact (not identified) on 23 August who obtained it from Oscar FREELY. FREELY is writing a book on Frank STURGIS.2. STURGIS is to appear on the Tomorrow Show at 2 a.m. on 24 August, which is to bo narrated by Tom Schneidor. STURGIS just recently returned to Miami from taping the show in New York.3. While in New York STURGIS saw Marita LORENZ and obtained from hor a book which, according to source, appeared to be cryptographic material and seemed to relato to Albania. The DCD sourco saw a "few copies" of what he doscribed as "mathematical matrix" material.4. STURGIS currently (today - 23 August) is attempting to contact Senator Bakor to turn over the material to him. DCD plans to ask the source to monitor the situation and adviso whether the material in fact is turned over to Baker.![signature]201-242256 STURGISChris HopkinsLA/COG/CIOSToll For Bench Port DED send thatADDO & Phil FENDIG- he will do.8/23
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# UNCLASSIFIEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED: 48TOTAL COPIES: 11ADMIN INTERNAL USE ONLYADVANCE COPY ISSUED:ACTION UNIT: O/LABFILE: ClOSINT-2, Cl/82, NOCIACTION: elasdleT 571886E14903PAGE 21-01TORI 150341Z NOV 74STATE MESSAGENC 960531245717P 150322Z NOV 74FM DIRECTOR, FBITO RUEMOC/SECRETARY OF STATERUEAIIA/DIRECTOR, CIARUEASE/U.S. SECRET SERVICE (PID)RUEBHJA/ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISIONATTN: CIVIL DISTURBANCE UNITAND INTERNAL SECURITY SECTIONAND GENERAL CRIMES SECTIONBTUNCLASANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES.A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFOIN THE PAST AND IS KNOWLEDGEABLE CONCERNING CUBAN EXILEACTIVITIES IN MIAMI ADVISED THAT CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS,EX-PRESIDENT OF CUBA, AND CAPTAIN EDUARDO SOTOLONGO, DR. F.FESSER, DR. OTIEZA, SUAREZ RIVA, PAUL POZO, DR. PEDRO ROIG,EULALIA ARNESTO, ALL PROMINENT CUBANS IN THE MIAMI AREA, METWITH WASHINGTON, D.C, COLUMNIST JACK ANDERSON ON NOVEMBER 1,1974. THE MEETING WAS SET UP BY FRANK STURGIS, WHO SUPPOSEDLYIS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF JACK ANDERSON. THE MEETING TOOK PLACEIN JACK ANDERSON'S OFFICE AND IT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 20MINUTES. JACK ANDERSON WAS FURNISHED WITH A MONCGRAPH WHICHREFLECTED AN ADVERSE ATTITUDE TOWARDS CO-EXISTENCE BETWEENTHE U.S. AND CUBA.CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS WAS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP ANDHE ASKED JACK ANDERSON TO HELP THE CUBANS UNITE UNDER ONECOMMON GOAL, THE LIBERATION OF CUBA. JACK ANDERSON REPLIEDTHAT HE WOULD ASSIST CUBAN UNIFICATION IN THE U.S., BUT WOULDNOT WRITE AGAINST CO-EXISTENCE.SOURCE ADVISED ABOVE MEETING WAS HELD SOLELY FOR THEPURPOSE OF OBTAINING SUPPORT OF JACK ANDERSON IN UNITINGCUBAN EXILES IN THE UNITED STATES. NO DISCUSSION WAS HELDCONCERNING BOMBINGS OR OTHER TERRORIST ACTIVITIES AND THESEMATTERS WERE NOT ALLUDED TO DURING THE MEETING.ADMIN INTERNAL USE ONLY
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# CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 281600Z MAY 74 STAFFCITE DCD/MIAMI 12521PRIORITY DCD/WASHINGTONATINI DCD/OFFICE OF THE CHIEF (HORION)FROM: MIAMI FIELD OFFICE (HENNESSEY)SUBJ: FRANK STURGISREF:HORTON/STAHLING/HENNESSEY TELECOM, 7 MAY 1974, JAMESUBJECT1. AT 1655 ON 7 MAY 1974 WE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL ON   THE LISTED LINE FROM FRANK STURGIS, WHO INDICATES THAT HE   WANTED TO MELT WITH US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT HE   MIGHT CONVEY INFORMATION OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE TO THE AGENCY.   HE MENTIONED AT THE OUTSET THAT HE HAD ARRANGED TO MEET WITH   MATT MACVANE OF THE MIAMI FIELD OFFICE AT AN EARLIER DATE,   BUT MACVANE HAD FAILED TO APPEAR AT THE APPOINTED TIME AND   PLACE. WE DID NOT COMMENT ON THE SPORTIVE MACVANE MEETING.   HOWEVER, WE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED STURGIS THAT WE ARE NOT IN   A POSITION TO MEET WITH HIM. WE SUGGESTED THAT IF HE   REQUIRED AGENCY CONTACT HE SHOULD DO IT AT THE WASHINGTON   LEVEL. HE ASKED WHO IN WASHINGTON WE MIGHT CALL. WE   INDICATED THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO SUGGEST A SPECIFIC NAME.2. STURGIS THEN SAID THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY GAMES AND   THAT HE WAS PREPARED TO GIVE US HIS INFORMATION OVER THE TELEPHONE.
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PAGE 2 PCD/MIAMI 12521 CONFIDENTIALHE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT IT CONCERNED NARCOTICS IN MEXICO AND THAT A NUMBER OF VERY HIGH RANKING PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED. WE TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY TO GO ANY FURTHER BECAUSE THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, AND SUGGESTED THAT HE CONTACT THEM. HE RESPONDED THAT HE HAS HAD CERTAIN PROBLEMS WITH DEA, BUT HE INDICATED THAT HE MIGHT CALL GEORGE DAVIS, FBI, MIAMI, WHOM HE HAS KNOWN FOR SOME TIME. WE AGREED THAT THIS MIGHT BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. STURGIS THEN THANKED US AND THE CONVERSATION WAS TERMINATED.DURING3. STURGIS WAS VERY PERSONABLE, BUT FRANK, DURING THIS BRIEF CONVERSATION. WE BELIEVE THAT HE UNDERSTANDS OUR POSITION, AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT HE WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT US AGAIN.4. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MEMORANDUM HAS BEEN PASSED LOCALLY TO THE COS/SH, MIAMI, BY BRUCE MAINWARING.   E 2 INFOET CL BY CI2658CONFIDENTIAL
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SECRET8 May 1974MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Frank Anthony STURGIS (201-242256)1. This morning I received a phone call from the COS, Miami who advised me that yesterday Frank Sturgis called the DCD, Miami Office, and expressed a desire to meet with one of the DCD officers. Sturgis claimed to have new information on the movement of narcotics through Mexico and other information which he did not specify.The DCD Miami Office thanked Sturgis for calling and referred him to the FBI and DEA, who would be the most interested recipients of the information he has. Sturgis was very pleasant on the telephone and the DCD people obviously responded correctly.![signature of WILLIAM C. STURBITTS]WILLIAM C. STURBITTScy to DDO/NarcMr. BoltonSECRET
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RE: CUBANOS ICHIDOS(UNITED CUBANS)INTERNAL SECURITY - CUNANEUTRALITY MATTERS - CUBACubanos Unidos (CU) la a Cuban exile anti-FIDELCASTRO organization in Miami, Florida. Its purpose is tounite all exile groups into a unity organization and beginmilitary operations against the present Government of CubaWILFREDO NAVARRO BEATO is the head of CU, whichorganization now maintaing office space at 1996 S. W. IstStreet, Miami, telephono 642-9741,On June 9, 1970, MMT-1, a Cuban exile involvedin revolutionary matters for the past six years, advisedthat CU recently decided to start selling honds issuedin the name of the Republic of Cuba. The money collectedwould be used to purchase arms for proposed militaryoperations against Cuba.On June 15, 1970, MM T-l stated that WILFREDONAVARRO at that time was claiming that MAURICE FERRE.member of the Miami City Commission, is assisting hinCuban revolutionary activitios, NAVARRO claimed thatabout a woek previously, a meeting was held in the FERREBuilding in Miami, and it was determined that CU hadadequato money resources. NAVARRO said that he instructedTOMAS ARENCIBIA, a leading member of CU, to out his joband NAVARRO would pay his salary, NAVARRO explained thatho wanted ARE CIBIA to work on a full-timo basis for CUAlso present at this mooting were three unidentifiedAmoricans, one of whom reportedly has a quantity ofArms stored at his house.SECRET-NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATIONGroup 1Excluded from automaticdowngrading_and_declassificationCELL 10(5.4) 100-7-14
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SE NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATIONRE: CUBANOS UNIDOS(UNITED CUDANS)On June 19, 1970, MM T-3. another Government agency which conducts Intelligence investigations, advised information had been received that CU recently held a meeting to introduce Americans who are backing their organization, The Americans were FRANK FIORINI and ED KAISER. FIORINI calls himgolf the "Chief of Intelligence Section of Cubanos Unidos".On July 1, 1970, WILFREDO NAVARRO BEATO appeared at the Miami Office of the FBI with his brother, ROERNE NAVARRO BEATO, and advised as follows:FRANK FIORINI, an American citizen who has been involved in Cuban exile revolutionary matters for the past ton years, recently signed a unity agreement with. Cl. In this agreement, FIORINI, who represents some independent anti-CASTRO organization, agreed that political unity of all exile groups must be established. FIORINI is not a member of CU as such, holds no official position, and is not in charge of intelligence,NAVARRO said that a few days previously he returned from Washington, D. C., where again he was trying to obtain United States Government support and backing. He was told that no support.could be given unless it was personally authorized by President RICHARD M. NIXON.They stated that JORGE CONZALEZ, also known as "Bombillo", who was formerly associated with another ant1-CASTRO organization, was in no way associated with CU. They claimed that CU had no plans to attack a Russian véssel off the coast of Florida, CU had previously said it needed some 57mm recoilless rifles for this purpose but had no intention of attacking a Russian vessel. Announcoments that they were going to do so were made for political propaganda and also to stir patriotic Cuban exiles to become more active in Cuban revolutionary matters.4. SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
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RE: CUBANOS UNIDOS(UNITED CUBANS)BOB RAMEY (phonetic), a commentator on Channel 4 TV, Miami, who will travol with WILFREDO NAVARRO.WILFREDO NAVARRO, leader of CU.JORGE NAVARRO, brother of WILFREDO and designated Naval Chiof of CU.(First Name Unknown) RODRIGUEZ ALONSO, designated Military Chief of CUGORDON DI BATTISTO, an Italian having Mafia connections.EDWIN KAISER, reportedly with "U.S. French Legion"MAURICIO FERRE, reportedly provides financial backing to WILFREDO NAVARRO.PILIN MENDOZA, a friend of JOSE FERRE,MM T-5 indicated that it was intended that mercenaries from Corsica would be used.On July 29, 1970, EDWIN BENJAMIN KAISER, JR., 805 West 30th Street, Hialeah, Florida, advised that he knew no one named DOB RAHEY or (First Name Unknown) RODRIGUEZ ALONSO.KAISER said that he had previously been in the French Foreign Legion and knows former legionnaires who now live in all parts of the world. Many of these legionnaires would fight as mercenaries if contacted, but at the present time reither he nor CU has any plans to contact these people and does not have the funds to pay them or the military equipment to issue thom. KAISER said that WILFREDO NAVARRO is a long-time friend of Miami City Commissioner, MAURICE FERRE, and the nature of their relationship is business interests.KAISER advised ho continues to be active in CU6. SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
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CHEVE CASA, DOE, ERDF C/E12, 8/11SECRET 1815422 JUN 70 CITE S/MIAMI 7935 185106201DIRECTORRYBAT TYPIC1. FOLLOWING IS UPDATE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN MILITANT EXILE COMMUNITY.2. JOSE TORRIENTE HAS TOLD AMCHALK-1 THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE WELL ALONG FOR OBTAINING TWO ISLANDS AS TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL BASES FOR EXILES. ONE IS THE ISLA BEATA OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DCIIDICAN REPUBLIC. NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNIDENTIFIED DOMINICANS FOR USE OF THIS ISLAND ARE TAKING PLACE THROUGH THE ARGENTINE CONSUL GENERAL IN PUERTO RICO. TORRIENTE WAS IN PUERTO RICO LAST WEEK. THE OTHER ISLAND WHICH IS BEING NEGOTIATED FOR BY EX-FRESIDENT CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS IS ILE A VACHE WHICH IS LOCATED OFF THE SOUTHERU HAITIAN PENINSULA. TRAIBIBO ACTIVITIES AND RECRUITING FOR A MARITIME AND INFILTRATIO COURSE IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN THE MIAMI AREA, HOWEVER THUS FAR ALL TRAINING HAS BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER CLASSROOM COEDITIOUS IN PRIVATE HGIES THROUGHOUT THE MIAMI AREA. STATION 18 POSSESSION OF MADY OF THE DAMES OF 10IVIDUALS2
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PAGE 2 M/MIAMI 7935 SECRETFECRUITED. PLS FORWARD LARGEST SCALE ARMY AMO HYUYOGRAPHICMAPS AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISLANDS.3. THE CUBANOS UNIDOS GROUP CONTINUES TO AT LEAST   MAKE APPEARANCES CF ACTIVITY. ANSNAP-3 REPORTS THAT FRANK   FIORINI (201-202256) HAS LINKED HIMSELF WITH THE NAVARRO   BROTHERS AND GORDON DI BATTISTO. FIORINI CALLS HIMSELF   "CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE SECTION OF CUBANOS UNIDOS".   RECENTLY A MEETING WAS HELD AT DUPONT PLAZA HOTEL TO   INTRODUCE AMERICANS WHO ARE BACKING THE CUBANOS UNIDOS   GROUP. THE AMERICANS IN ATTENDENCE WERE FIORINI ARD ED   KAISER. FIORINI IMPLIED THAT CUBANOS UNIDOS HAS UNITED   STATES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. AMSWAP-3 BELIEVES, AS MANY   OT HER CUBAOS DO, THAT FIORINI AND KAISER MAY BE TIED IN   WITH MAFIA. SIX MONTHS AGO, ACCORDING TO AMSUAP-3, THE   SAME GROUP COMED A SUPPOSEDLY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN   TALLAHASSEE TO AID CUSASS. BONDS BERE PRINTED UP AKO   SOLD TO LOCAL CETPADIES AND REFUGEES. IT IS APPARAT KAT   ACRE IS GOIDS 03. IT IS NICOLI POSSIBLE TRIT   HIBIMAL ELMETS ARE BLECH CBABES   DES FOR Thaco FAPOSES.
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FILEPAGE 3 WH/MIAMI 7935 SECRE4. WE HAVE LEARNED FROM AMCSE-5 TIHAT SPECIAL MODIFIED SERTRAM BOATS, 31 FEET WITH 2 EACH MERCRUISER INBOARD ENGINES RATED AT 325 HORSEPOWER EACH HAVE SEEN ORDERED BY HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. THE BOATS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH RADAR AND FORWARD MOUNT AND HEAVY LEAPON. TO DATE ONLY 2 BOATS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ANCRUMP-5 LEARNED ABOVE AS RESULT OF HIS CURRENT PROPRIETORSHIP OF A MARINE SERVICES COMPANY, REPORTEDLY, 10 TO BOATS ARE IN OSDER. WHILE NO INFORMATION IS ABAILABLE TO CONTRADICT THE FACT THAT THESE ARE BEING ORDERED FOR THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT, DE SPECULATE THAT THIS MAY BE ACTUALLY FOR CUBAN EXILES. THE PURCHASING AGENT IS JAMES BEYER WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS PURCHASES FOR DAVALIER5. FILE 201-290781, 201-242255, 291-239159. GP-1SECRET
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R 2424522 APR 75FM DIRECTOR, FBITO RUEADWW/WHITE HOUSE SITUATIONATTENTIONI MR, JERRY D. JENNINGSRUEBWJA/ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISIONAND INTERNAL SECURITY SECTIONAND GENERAL CRIMES SECTIONRUEAIIA/DIRECTOR. CIARUEHSE/U.S. SECRET SERVICE (PID)RUEHOC/SECRETARY OF STATEBTUNCLASUNSUBS THREAT TO ASSASSINATE SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY KISSINGERAND THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELAON APRIL 23, 1975, FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, SOLDIER OFFORTUNE AND CONVICTED WATERGATE DEFENDANT, WAS CONTACTED ATTHE LILLY FURNITURE STORE, 1225 N.W. 119 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA.HE ADVISED THAT ON APRIL 22, 1975. SOURCE OF HIS, WHOM HE DE-CLINED TO IDENTIFY BUT HAD FORMERLY WORKED FOR CENTRAL INTELLI-GENCE AGENCY, HAD FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TOSTURGIS-ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS.A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE LATIN-AMERICAN ANTI-COMMUNISTLEAGUE, BASED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, HAD BEEN ACTIVE IN RECENTWEEKS THE HEAD MAN OF THIS GROUP WAS AN EX-CUBAN LAWYERNAMED DR. DE CARDENAS. THERE WAS A REVEREND ESPINOSA "INVOLVEDWITH THE GROUP" HE WAS SUSPECTED BY THE SOURCE AS BEINGACASTRO AGENT AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FORMER NEW YORK POLICEMANWHO HAD WORKED FOR G-2 IN CUBA IN FORMER YEARS.THIS GROUP HAD REPORTEDLY RECRUITED TWO NATIVE BORNAMERICANS FROM THE NEW YORK AREA AND SENT THEM FROM MIAMI TO CUSASEVERAL MEEKS AGO IN A BOAT ON CLANDESTINE. OPERATION. THEY HAVESINCE RETURNED TO MIAMI BUT THE REASON FOR THE TRIP WAS UNKNOWN.IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT DR. DE CARDENAS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTINGTO OBTAIN U.S. PASSPORTS FOR FOUR NATURALIZED CUBAN AMERICANS.IDENTITIES UNKNOWN. HE WAS ALSO TO TRY TO GET VENEZUELAN VISASFOR-THESE INDIVIDUALS.DURING EVENING MEETINGS IN RECENT WEEKS, THE GROUP HAS DIS-CUSSED MANY THINGS, WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THAT HENRY KISSINGERWAS TRAVELING TO VENEZUELA. THE GROUP HAD DISCUSSED VARIOUS FLANSFOR CREATING SOME SIND OF AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT DURING
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# PAGE 02KISSINGER'S VISIT IN VENEZUELA WHICH WOULD TEND 10 DISCREDIT HIM? AND THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.AS A RESULT OF OF THESE REPORTED_DISCUSSIONS, THE SOURCE HAD BEEN LED TO BELIEVE THAT POSSIBLY THESE PLANS MIGHT RESULT IN AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON KISSINGER WHEN HE WAS VISITING IN VENEZUELA.STURGIS EXPLAINED THAT THIS SOURCE WAS UNABLE TO FURNISH ANY OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION AND NO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE IDENTIFIED. STURGIS UNDER- STOOD THAT THE SOURCE HAD OBTAINED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALLEGED PLANS FOR CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT IN- VOLVING KISSINGER THIRDHAND. THE WIFE OF A MAN WHO WAS CONNECTED WITH A MEMBER OF THIS GROUP HAD OVERHEARD HER HUS BAND TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE ABOUT KISSINGER'S VISIT τα VENEZUELA AND HAD REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO THE SOURCE.STURGIS ADVISED THAT NOW THAT KISSINGER'S VISIT TO VENEZUELA HAD BEEN CANCELLED, HE UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL PLANS "HAD BEEN ABORTED" AND THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OR CONCERN, ALTHOUGH NO DEFINITIVE PLANS OF THE GROUP WERE KNOWN, STURGIS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE GROUP HAD ONLY DISCUSSED POSSIBLE PLANS FOR AN INCIDENT INVOLVING BOTH KISSINGES AND THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA DURING SUCH A VISIT IN ORDER TO DISCREDIT UNITED STATES VENEZUELA PELATIONS.STURGIS POINTED OUT THAT THE CUBAN EXTILES ARE ALWAYS TALKING, CONSPIRING AND PLANNING SOME SORT OF ANTI-CASTRO ACTIONS, BUT IT IS PRIMARILY IDLE AND HOPEFUL GOSSIP AND RUMORS THAT COME TO-NOTHING,STURGIS STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE FELT THERE WAS NO IMMINENT DANGER IN THESE ALLEGED THREATS, HE HAD PROMPTLY REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO AN ACCUAINTANCE OF HIS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMS AGENCY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, THIS U.S. CUSTOMS AGENT HAD ADVISED STURGIS THAT HE WOULD PROMPTLY REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE MIAMI, WHICH AGENCY HAD PROTECTIVE JURISDICTION FOR U.S. CABINET MEMBERS, ACCORDINGLY, STURGIS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS MATTER WAS BEING APPROPRIATELY HANDLED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT..SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH CUBAN GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE MIAMI, FLORIDA AREA HAVE FURNISHED NO INFO INOF INDICATING THE EXIST ENCE OF ANY GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE LATIN AMERICAN ANTI-COMMUNIST LEAGUE.ON APRIL 7, 1975. A CONFIDENTIAL SOURIS FAMILIAR
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7-71 M.G. 2/75ADMIN INTERNAL USE ONLYSTATE MESSAGET 966208   EA243   PAGE 03-03TORI2405342 APR 75   IN56/201WITH CUBAN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST, REPORTED AS FOLLOWS:ON MARCH 24, 1975, REVEREND MANUEL ESPINOSA DIAZ, MINISTER OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR CUBAN EXILES, BOARDED THE BOAT "WAHININI II" AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WHICH BOAT WAS PILOTED BY ANOTHER CUBAN NAMED JOSE CARDENAS. THE GROUP CLANDESTINELY WENT TO THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA AND REVEREND ESPINOSA CARRIED A LIST OF OVER THIRTY THOUSAND CUBANS WHO HAD BEEN UNABLE TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES TO JOIN THEIR RELATIVES. REVEREND ESPINOSA HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH FIDEL CASTRO IN AN EFFORT TO ARRANGE THE LEGAL DEPARTURE OF THESE PEOPLE.SUBSEQUENTLY, ON MARCH 31, 1975, IT WAS LEARNED IN MIAMI THAT THE "WAHININI II" HAD RETURNED TO MARATHON, FLORIDA, ESCORTED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD. ON THE SHIP, IN ADDITION TO REVEREND ESPINOSA AND HIS CUBAN EXILE COMPANION, WERE TWO U.S. NEWSMEN AND CAMERAMEN FROM CHANNEL TWO TV, MIAMI, IDENTIFIED AS KY BURTON AND KAPY KAPERMAN.A COPY OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS BEING FURNISHED TO U.S. SECRET SERVICE, MIAMI.ADMIN INTERNAL USE ONLY
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WH/COG 362-7425 January 1974MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: DCD Contact with Frank Sturgis of theWatergate Plumbers GroupFrank Sturgis contacted DCD in Miami recently and requested a meeting. DCD, who apparently did not recognize the name at first, agreed to meet with him.The DCD meeting with Sturgis has been cleared with George Carey, CIA Legal Counsel, and was cleared with the DDO on 25 January 1974. No specific date for the meeting was given to WH, but it is assumed that the meeting will take place within the next few days.Orville BatheC/WH/COGE2 IMPDETCL BY 054555