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(16) One of the members of this group, Memesto Cubillas Perez, told Angel MiguelArencibia Viran, Rolando Galdos Ranzola and others of a plot against Castroto occur at li St. Vedado.(17) In early 1965, counterrevolutionaries Julio Omar Cruz Cecilia, Fermin GonzalezCarballo and Giraldo Reynaido Diego Solano -- members of an RCA sub-groupknown as "Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional" -- were working on a plot againstCastro in Santiago de las Vegas. This plan was dropped in favor of a planto hit Castro at the Latin American Stadium, with another group in a nearbybuilding set up to fire machine guns into the crowd to create panic andfacilitate the escape.(18) In June, 1965, there was an arrest of the group eaaded by Ramon and MariaLeopoldina Grau Alsina (see (15) above), which was part of the "Rescate"and "Movimiento Anticommunista Revolucionario" (MAR) groups sponsored by theCIA. Maria Leopoldina Grau had received CIA Instructions for poisoningCastro at the Havana Libre Hotel. Jesus Companiont Souza and Santos de laCaridad Perez Nunez, members of MAR, were to carry out the poisoning. Whenthis attempt failed, another 500 capsule bottle of poison was sent by TonyVarona. Maria Alsina, also known as "Polita," also received weapons withsilencers and special assassination projectiles from the CIA.(19) In July of 1965, there was an arrest of a group which represented anotherCIA attempt to organize counterrevolutionaries, this time under the name"Unidad Resistencia." This group developed a plan to assassinate Castrowith a Thompson submachine gun at Vita Nouva's restaurant, firing also atthe Ministry of Interior across the street to create confusion and permit theescape. Equipment included weapons and communications gear.(20) Also in 1965, there was an arrest of former Cuban commander Rolando CubelaSecades. Cubela was recruited during a trip to Madrid by CIA agents ManuelArtime, Jorge Robreno ("The Magician"), Luis Enrique Trasancos, and CarlosTepadino. The planning also involved an official at the Cuban Embassy inMadrid, Jose Luis Gonzales Gallarreta, and Alberto Blanco (or "El Loco").In Madrid, Artime promised boats, weapons and men for an invasion of Cubawithin 72 hours to support the assassination of Castro. Before returningto Cuba, Cubela received from Gallarreta a rifle with a telescopic site andsilencer.(21) In mid-1965, two groups with CIA connections and contacts in the UnitedStates, the "Commandos L" and the "Movimiento 30 de Noviembre," plannedto infiltrate Cuba. That effort was given up, and instead they fired fromgunboats at the "scholarship zone" in Miramar and at the Riveria Hotel. inthe direction of the presidential residence.(22) In May, 1966, these same groups were infiltrated into the Monte Barretozone in Havana with the mission of assassinating Castro. In the actionArmando Romero Martinez and Sandalto Herminio Diaz Garcia were killed, andAntonio Cuesta Valle head of "Comandos L", and Eugenio Enrique ZaldivarCardenas were arrested. These men had been trained in Puerto Rico by theCIA, and some had been involved in the bombardment of the "San Pascual,"a merchant vessel anchored at the Cafbarien Port in Las Villas Province.(23) On March 17, 1967, three Infiltrators from the United States -- FelixAsencio Crespo, Wilfredo Martinez Diaz, and Gustavo Areces Alvarez -- werearrested while attempting to land by Cayo Fragoso. Their planned activitywas to assassinate Castro and conduct systematic sabotage to create the imageof a popular uprising, to help counterrevolutionary groups in the UnitedStates get official backing. These people had been trained by the CIAthrough "M-30-11," "RECE," "Los Pinos Nuevos," "Comandos L," "Alpha-66," andother organizations. They had automatic rifles, boats, plastic explosives,and communications equipment.