Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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- 88 -He reported that Faustino PËREZ, born ca. 1923, commander in CASTRO's army in Havana Hqs., Granma veteran and former minister in CASTRO's Government, told C-25 in August 1963 that CASTRO must be killed and all resistance groups organized. (C-25 described PEREZ as an opportunist who would need promise of advantage in return for help.AMRANGE Project 19-6-81/1-4Memo for Chief TFW from DC/TFW/FI re DEGRIP Report dated 28 August 1962Concerns one Vasco CECCHI, proprietor of the MONTECATINI Restaurant in Vedado quarter of Havana frequented by Fidel CASTRO and his entourage. Employees of the restaurant reportedly were anti-Castroites. Source of the report called attention to closet, partly under stairs used for storage, but which he believed could be used to hide man comfortably. On one of the floors above the restaurant lived a certain Lt. RAMOS who was evidently an intimate of Fidel CASTRO. CASTRO often visited him. /COMMENT: See File "Plots to Assassinate the President of the U.S."100-300-12, Memo from Secret Service dated 12 December 1962, concerning one Jose MENENDEZ Ramos who may be identifiable with Lt. RAMOS7.
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- 89 -MEXI΄ 6844 (IN 57745) dated 8 November 1963Cable to Hqs. DEGRIP reported that CASTRO visited restaurant at least once a month and was "a sitting duck." CECCHI reported to be cowardly type."MEXI 0880 (IN 73754) dated 14 Sept 1964Cable to Hqs. reported that CECCHI was arrested and imprisoned in La Cabana Fortress and to be tried for plotting against life of Fidel CASTRO. "Prosecutor to ask for 30 year sentence. Employees of reataurant in mid-Aug 64 told source CECCHI was arrested for illegal currency transactions. /COMMENT: No 201 file on CECCHI. Preliminary traces do not indicate connection with CIA.7AMRAPT Project - La Voz de Cuba 19=126-10WAVE 0662 (IN 44282) dated 13 April 1965In April 1965 Francisco CHAO Hermida revealed to a WAVE case officer his "grand plan" for which he requested CIA support. Plan was to recruit trusted men in Miami, infiltrate Cuba, surveil CASTRO, and at opportune time, assassinate him. C/O told CHAO CIA was not interested and could not do business with him.
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- 90 -RESCATE (MOVIMIENTO de RESCATE CONSTITUCIONAL DEMOCRATICO)(Cuban Revolutionary Democratic Rescue Committee) 19-120-39Anti-Castro revolutionary group; one of among groups forming FRD (Democratic Revolutionary Front) and subsequent CRC (Cuban Revolutionary Council). Was controlled by Antonio de VARONA with Hqs. in Miami.RIMM 4359 (IN 2330) dated 8 April 1961Radio message from on-island agent. Concerns fact that Cuban by name of Hilly PATTEN, who was in exile in Miami a year previously, belonged to Rescate group and apparently would be bringing arms in from Venezuela soon. Agent said his personal opinion was that Tony VARONA wanted to produce armed action before other groups and for that reason had purchased arms on his own.DBA 5681 dated 28 March 1962 (FBI)Stated that Sergio APARICIO, Sec. Gen. of Rescate in New York City advised State Dept. rep. that Rescate had purchased about 30 weapons which were delivered to Miami and then by boat to the underground in Cuba. Jose F. GONZALEZ, associated with Rescate and VARONA, called APARICIO to Wash., D.C. on 2 March 62 and told him not to engage in collection of funds for purchase of any arms or munitions, because there was nothing the Cubans
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- 91 -could do in a military way which would be capableof overthrowing the present Government of Cuba. AnFBI source advised on 16 Mar 62 that APARICIO and Rescatewere making arrangements to picket the White House on14 Apr 62 for several hours to ask President Kennedyto keep his word re assisting the Cuban exiles inoverthrowing the CASTRO Government. APARICIO describedthe 30 weapons as M-1's delivered to Miami and taken toCuba by boat and distributed among the underground.APARICIO stated that they had been attempting to supplyOsvaldo RAMIREZ, who was in the Escambray Mountains.The weapons were reportedly delivered to Cuba byCommandante AUGUSTO, war name for Ramon RUISANCHEZ,brother-in-law of Tony VARONA.DBA 23967 dated 28 September 1962 (FBI)Reported that a small group of Cuban exiles living inPanama was planning to assassinate highest Cuban Gov'tofficial attending 9th Central American Games in Kingstonand hoped that it would be Fidel CASTRO. Plotterswere reported to be: Rene MARSELLA Garaboto, ConradoRODRIGUEZ Sanchez, Eulogio LOPEZ, Antolin SANCHEZ Govin,and Jose Julio FERNANDEZ. Garaboto planned to leavePanama for U.S. 3 Aug 62 to present plan to ManuelAntonio de VARONA, ranking member of CRC (CubanRevolutionary Council), request financial and visa
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92assistance and moral support. MARSELLA said that heworked actively in a clandestine manner for Rescate.VARONA did not give much encouragement to the plan;in fact, said he could not sanction or assist inassassination plan.REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA OF NATIONAL LIBERATION 19-9-12/1(Right-wing Anti-Castro Group in Exile)Prensa Latina Havana Broadcast 21 July 1961Reported that "Cuban Counterrevolutionary Council, headedby Dr. Jose MIRO Cardona, was liquidated together withthe mercenary brigade of the CIA in the Playa Giron (Bayof Pigs) disaster. However, a new team has emergedwhich intends to form a government in exile to besupported and recognized by the U.S. New YorkCongressman Victor L. ANFUSO, intimate friend of formerCuban dictator Fulgensio BATISTA is principal promoterof idea, which is based on uniting all counterrevolutionarygroups established inthe U.S." /COMMENT: ANFUSO plannedto call a meeting in Washington in a few days to set upthe new government. List of participants had not beenannounced, but included among those believed to bepresent was Guillermo ALONSO Pujol. DGI defector
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SLIPSTREAM-1 in Nov 71 said that ALONSO was a CubanGov't agent. He had high USG contacts back then (in 60/61)and knowledge of U.S. Government/CIA cover for activities.ALONSO was used as a cut-out, or intermediary, supposedlyunwittingly, in sensitive Agency operations, in the late60's and early 70's.7ZRRIFLE Project Job # 69-S-551 No File NumberZRRIFLE/Administrative Financial FolderOIRT 2173 dated 13 October 1960, Att. Top SecretDEPIGRAM, Italian Interpol representative, Sourceand spotter for Corsicans Altman to pick his brainand pinpoint his ability to do this job for us, butonce selection made, (DEPIGRAM to be cut out of the operation.Memo to C/FI from William Harvey, 27 June 1963"As far as ZRRIFLE aspects this op, which have beencovered under the QJWIN authorization for securityreasons and with which Fletcher Knight is fullyfamiliar, except for one precautionary 'life line',aspects of this case have been terminated and needno longer be considered part of this project."Folder entitled Personality SketchesTab M Harold MELTZERHarold MELTZER with aliases was involved in the rackets
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- 94 -with upper echelon "hoodlums" throughout the U.S. (pg. 1 Encl. 3 dated 19 Dec 1960.) "In 1959 he furnished information to our QJWIN California office but has not since cooperated with us. N.B. He has the background and talent for the matter we discussed but it is not known whether he would be receptive."Tab Y - Hanna YAZBECKYAZBECK lived in Beurit and worked for QJWIN's office intermittendly during the past 10 years (dates not given - possibly 51-61). YAZBECK's chief bodyguard from 50-58 (not named) was a convicted murderer. The bodyguard was murdered. States that YAZBECK has an available pool of assassins.JMROC Project (Travel of President Johnson to Punta del Este, Uruguay in 1967) 200-6-351/9Memo CO-2-39,887 to Mr. James Ludlum Liaison OfficerCI Staff, dated 7 March 1967Concerns individual by name of Jose PEREZ, Colombian.Document shows undetermined association with assassinations in Guatemala.
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- 95 -CP-9212 dated 10 March 1967Concerns Jaime CARDONA-Londono, Colombian, arrested in New Orleans in May 64 for trespassing. He had in his possession typewritten document which purported to be proposed constitution for new super world government with provisions to condemn to death various personages including L. Johnson, daughter of L. Johnson, and Mrs. J. Kennedy. When interviewed 12/22/64 he did not indicate any interest in the death of the President.16-17CARACAS 6104 (IN 8778) dated 25 February 1967A usually reliable source reported to CIA that well-known
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- 96 -Venezuelan terrorist, Carlos SAVELLI Maldonado,by own admission met on 30 April and 1 May 1965with leftist extremist reps. to discuss assassinationof, among others, American ambassador (presumablyAmerican ambassador to Venezuela).AMSANTA Project 19-6-73/3MEMO for the Record dated 10 July 1963 by Lou De SantiConcerns FBI informant Victor Thomas VICENTE, PuertoRican citizen, who penetrated Communist Parties inNew York City, left New York for Cuba via Mexico asguest of ICAP (Cuban Peoples Friendship Institute).Was debriefed by CIA staffer Lou DeSanti upon returnto the U.S. in July-Aug 63. VICENTE stated he had hadinterviews with CASTRO and Che GUEVARA. VICENTEpenetrated the FPCC, the Casa Cuba, and Jose Marti Clubin New York City. / COMMENT: Page 127 of IG 1967 reportmentions unnamed Puerto Rican who claims he participatedin CASTRO inspired assassination plot in Dallas. Don'tknow if VICENTE could be that individual.7
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AMSLOUCH Project 28-6-33RIOD 2944 (IN 83322) dated 18 December 1963Mario Rogerio MESTRINHO de Mello, official in Brazillian Embassy Havana, reported the following to Rio Station contact in Rio on 13 December 1963:a) wide rumor of assassination attempt against Fidel CASTRO after his TV appearance 6 Dec resulting in killing of man next to him. CASTRO uninjured. Would be killer at large.b) wide rumor Cuban Jose "Pepe" LLANUZA met Lee OSWALD in Mexico before Kennedy assassination.AMSOUR Project 19-6-70SW Message #27 from agent dated 11 October 1964"On the assassination attempt against Fidel, we know they took two civilians wounded by shooting to the Calixto Garcia Hospital. Moments later, two soldiers from Fidel's guards presented themselves in said hospital taking away the wounded. We do not have more details."
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- 98 -CSDB 312/01128-64 dated 19 November 1964In late September 1964 a Cuban soldier guarding the Algerian Embassy in Havana attempted to assassinate Premier Fidel CASTRO Ruz, who was in the embassy at the time. The soldier killed another sentry before being shot on the spot by the security forces. By early October 11 officers and men involved in the attempt on Fidel's life were apprehended while trying to escape and were executed without trial. /COMMENT:In Aug 64 there were rumors of uprising and plots against the Castro regime, some within the armed forces, which reportedly lead to summary arrests and secret executions. During this period underground sources reported that 70 Cuban Army officers had been arrested in connection with a plot to topple CASTRO's regime; the plot allegedly had been discovered by a CASTRO agent who pretended to be a participant. (Could this have been the AMTRUNK Operation.?7AMSPELL Project - Directorio Revolutionario Estudiantil (Student Revolutionary Directory) 19-124-26 (Project) and 19-120-19 Subject FileMemorandum dated 22 May 1962 in 201-316766 (Luis FERNANDEZ-Rocha Rodriguez) FileLast para of page 2 "Jose I. LASAGA has returned from
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Washington and is very depressed. He claims thatJFK has decided on the co-existence line and thateverything is going down the drain. He states thatpresent American policy is to work towards anacceptance of Castro."WAVE 9060 (IN 29221) dated 26 September 1962FERNANDEZ has accepted bid to appear on nationwide TVnetworks and is leaving for NYCity morning 26 Sept.Publicity schedule included how DRE 24 Aug attack onTeatro Blanquita was planned, and adverse reactionwithin Cuba to President Kennedy's definition ofdefensive arms.Contact Report dated 16 Nov 1962 (201-316766)Contact with AMHINT-2 and FERNANDEZFERNANDEZ mentioned meeting in Wash., D.C. in whichbroad proposal for AMBARB funding (Prop. projectplace students in universities in Latin America) wasdiscussed. FERNANDEZ mentioned "negotiation" underwaywith "three industrialists" in Texas who weresympathetic and would provide AMBARB delegates inthese countries (Latin American countries?) with Agencyrepresentations for their products.UFGW 1595 from TFW to JMWAVE dated 18 January 1963Forwarded answer from State Dept. to the DRE letterwritten to President Kennedy.
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- 100 -DIRECTOR 8214 to WAVE dated 2 January 1963HURWITCH (State Dept. Cuban Coordinator) replyingbriefly to AMSPELL letter to President Kennedyby referring DRE organization to President Kennedy's29 December Miami speech as latest officialstatement of U.S. policy."Using DRE 26 Dec coded broadcast over WMIE as openingwedge, NEWBY reprimanded FERNANDEZ for failure reportunusual substance text. Also pointed out this flagrantviolation FCC regulations thus placing CIA inembarrassing position. FERNANDEZ apologized but saidit urgently necessary alert Cuba DRE to penetrationdanger. This was first time existence of penetrationwas reported by FERNANDEZ or other DRE member. Toinquiry why FERNANDEZ withheld such info. from CIA, althoughknown to DRE for months, FERNANDEZ replied DRE merelysuspected penetration before but only now certain.Avoided giving specifics. /COMMENT: After four yearsas chief of CIA subsidized DRE group, FERNANDEZ resignedJuly 64 to pursue medical studies.7UFGA 7383 from JMWAVE to Hqs. dated 28 January 1963Stated that Jorge MEDINA Bringuier, Sec. Gen. of the DREin Cuba, was G-2 agent. That MEDINA was in contact withFERNANDEZ while in Cuba and planned to use FERNANDEZ toestablish his bona fides with CIA.
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SECRET/SENSITIVE- 101 -WAVE 4222 (IN 17952) dated 12 September 1963IMMEDIATE Action: Stated that Nov 63 issue of *See* Magazine already on newsstands contained wanted poster of Fidel CASTRO on front cover. Poster read "wanted dead or alive, Fidel CASTRO for crimes against humanity, 10 million dollars reward." Same copy highlighted these stories with top billing given story titled "The CIA needs men - can you quality?" The wanted poster was part of a story, gist of which was DRE offers 10 million dollar reward "to person or persons who with the help of the DRE will assassinate Fidel CASTRO." Offer alleged that reward was on deposit with Banco de Santo Domingo, and was signed by Luis FERNANDEZ-ROCHA Rodriguez. /COMMENT: FERNANDEZ first came to the U.S. in May 1960. Was polygraphed Mar 62, suspected of being G-2. Clearance granted 18 Apr 62 for use in DRE; encrypted AMHINT-53. Featured on Channel 4 TV 26 Sept 62 as having been organizing DRE underground Cuba since 20 May and having directed attack 24 Aug on Teatro Blanquita.[^7]AMSPILL Project 19-6-76/2-4Ops Folder July 62 - May 64: SW Outgoing Mge #7, 5 Dec 62 "can you confirm or deny through contacts in medical[^7]:
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- 102 -field about assassination attempt of Lazaro PENA by (sic) on? Fidel?" /COMMENT: Message #46 from A-1 was dated 13 Sept 63. Next message in file is #56 dated 27 Dec 63. File has a gap of 10 messages which are unaccounted for. Message #58 dated 27 Dec 63 mentions interruption of contact. A-1 did not specify how long he was without contact. It may be that contact was indeed non-existent from 13 Sept to 27 Dec but the numbering system should have picked up and continued from the last number.7PLSLSTEEL-1 Project 68-6-147TDCSDB 3/651,885 dated 25 Oct 1962 filed 68-6-147/4Minister MOLYAKOV told a Bloc diplomat that he thought the U.S. action /missile crisis/ was an "election affair"; that President Kennedy discovered that his popularity had dropped and undertook the Cuban measure to "become the leader again."GNVA 4357 (OUT 53779) 25 Oct 1963 filed 68-6-147/4MOLYAKOV commented that the USSR would not let the American move go without retaliation. That with this measure he /President Kennedy/ had become the "man
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- 103 -of the nation" again, and the nation was in astate of hysteria behind him.GNVA 4376 (OUT 53800) 27 Oct 1962 filed 201-9239At a dinner party on 25 Oct 62 in Geneva attended byorbit officials, MOLYAKOV reportedly stated thatKHRUSHCHEV was aware that Kennedy was mad, anadventurer, and must not be allowed to pull strings,meaning, to retain initiative or control pace inthe current international situation.GNVA 4470 (OUT 53909) 19Nov 62 (TDCSDB 2/652,244)Filed 68-6-147/4Reported the following on the probable reaction ofFidel CASTRO and his principal associates to the Sovietwithdrawal of offensive missiles from Cuba and toU.S. demands re the withdrawal of Soviet IL-28 aircraftand on-spot inspection: Source said that CASTRO'svanity was immense and no matter how it had beenexplained to him by MIKOYAN or other Soviet officials,he must have been furious at the fact that the SovietUnion had "backed down" before the U.S. and wasnegotiating with the U.S. on an independent basis.CASTRO must have considered himself as being in adesperate situation. Source said that CASTRO wasdominated by vanity, had megalomaniacal tendencies,and possessed a compulsion for revenge which wasnotorious; on occasion his compulsion caused him to
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- 104 -reach back as far as twenty years to revengeactions taken against him at that time. Sourceadded that in the current situation CASTRO was fullycapable of undertaking an act of desperation, forexample the aerial bombardment of the U.S. or somegross act against the Soviet Ambassador in Cuba.GNVA 5006 (OUT 54584) 28 Mar 1963 (TDCSDB 3/653,939)Filed 68-6-147/4At the height of the October 62 Cuban crisis, CASTROharanged a Soviet commander about the "impossibility"of permitting U.S. planes to photograph Cuba. TheSoviet succumbed to CASTRO's persuasiveness and tookaction which resulted in shooting down a U-2 plane.The Soviet command was furious and the Soviet officerwas returned to the USSR under arrest.GNVA 6022 (IN 79271) 12 Dec 63 filed 68-6-147/3Report that there was no speculation among orbit orSoviet officials re implications of Johnson'saccession. There was a special alert status orderedfor Cuban Missions as a result of the assassinationof President Kennedy. The alert was still in effect9 December 1963.
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- 105 -GNVA 6029 (OUT 65853) 12 Dec 63 (TDCSDB 3/658,469)Filed 68-6-147/4Report that circa 2 days after the assassinationof President Kennedy, Cuban dip missions abroad beganto receive a series of messages placing them on aspecial alert status. These messages were obviouslydue to apprehension by the Cuban Government that thecircumstances surrounding the assassination ofPresident Kennedy might lead to hostile activitydirected against the missions. They were instructed,among other things, to be certain that there were"no compromising documents on the premises."GNVA 6313 (IN 30483) 2 March 1964 filed 201-9293Source reported at 29 February meeting that CASTROwas concerned that Johnson would not follow Kennedy'scourse which might have lead to negotiations.KHRUSHCHEV was convinced that CASTRO's CaribbeanPeace must be strengthened./COMMENT: Ref. IG Memo dated 25 April 1967 SECRETEYES ONLY, Page 112 - Discussion of Assassination atHigh-Level Government Meetings. HURWITCH of State,and McGeorge BUNDY, White House, among others,attended 10 Aug 62 Special Group (Augmented) meetingat Dept. of State. Bill Harvey attended with McConefor CIA. Remember Harvey's Mafia contacts. Also, keepin mind that Tad SZULC allegedly had access to Hurwitch,
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- 106 -both President and Attorney General Kennedy, andMcGeorge Bundy. Could he have learned or heard ofthe plot and let the word out? McCone recalled thatliquidation of CASTRO, and other regime officials, wasmentioned at JCS op room meeting 8 or 9 August 1962.It was later determined that McCone's recollection wasprobably faulty, that assassination came up fordiscussion at the 10 August State meeting.7AMSWEEP Operation 19-6-69SW Message #45 from Agent (undated)Expressed deepest sympathy for death of PresidentKennedy. Added that death of Kennedy produced greatnervousness and concern in CASTRO and his closeassociates. Further, that there was a greatmobilization of troops throughout the country.SW Message #14 from AMSWEEP-12 dated 19 Nov 1964Reported attempt against Fidel CASTRO's life atodontological building located at 23rd Street;one of his bodyguards was killed.
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- 107 -AMTRUNK Operation 19-6-84/1-4UFGA 11375 dated 30 September 1963AMLEO-3 (Jose Ricardo RABEL Nunez) defected to the U.S. in December 1962, became a JMWAVE asset, and was used to screen names for the AMTRUNK Operation. His wife reportedly had direct contact with Fidel CASTRO on 7 September 1963 and requested permission for herself and children to join RABEL in the U.S. CASTRO reportedly expressed knowledge that RABEL phoned his wife in Cuba every day. RABEL was terminated in July 1964, reportedly due to conflict with JMWAVE Station for not having exfiltrated his wife and children. He returned to Cuba on his own in 1965, arrested, and set free in July or August 1967. There are two firm accusations that he was a CASTRO agent as early as July 1963. If true, he could have been providing CASTRO information on the AMTRUNK Operation.UFGA 11829 dated 18 October 1963Tad SZULC wrote an article on changing trends among high-level personnel within the CASTRO Government, which appeared in a major daily newspaper, and which he told a high-level U.S. Government official was sourced to Dr. MORENO, the AMTRUNK team leader. Debriefing of
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- 108 -MORENO produced information of considerable varianceto that in the article. He admitting talking to SZULCbut denied that article was based on information heprovided. The article (not in files) created considerablefuror in Washington, D.C. /COMMENT: If true, SZULC'article(s) could have been used as a channel forproviding information to the Cuban Government, wittinglyor unwittingly.7WAVE 7300 (IN 58037) dated 9 November 1963A radio message to the AMTRUNK's in Cuba on 9 November1963 asked if they had developed any leads into thehigher echelons of the Rebel Army, and who at higherlevels appeared to be good prospects for recruitment.It cited rumors that persons in top positions of thearmy were dissatisfied to the point that they may havebeen thinking of plotting against Fidel. / COMMENT:There is no proof that this information came to theattention of CASTRO; however, if the AMTRUNK operationwas penetrated, as it appears it might have been,this information could have reached him.7WAVE 9630 (IN 87039) dated 25 December 1963AMTRUNK-9 (Modesto OROZCO) reported in an SW Messagedated 6 November 1963, that during the early part ofNovember Fidel CASTRO, in the course of a private