Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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LangelleL'AngeliSEGRETGenzman5-4-7862 Hugh Montgomery (senior)John Do Hemingway (?)Paul Garbler (cos; replaced Montgomery)Rodney CarlsonBill WarbleyNo comma source register with mel. + Moscow63-SR, Chief of External Ops.Africa + Eur.Still paid by state(FSR 4 in Moscow65B-Moscow)David E. Murphy - Chief of SR Dist. @ 64-65COS in Berlin duringPopov operation whileL'A in Moscowthen Mauryfollowed by Howard OsborneMurphy11112530SECRET
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5He believed that the military intelligence people at the Embassy would have been contacted about Cowald's defection. The military intelligence personnel included Part Hoffman (Navy); Dulachi (Marines), Paul Adams (Navy), Munson (Navy) and Ted Hoffman (Army).Jangelle did not know whether Alexis Davison (Navy) was an intelligence officers in the Penkowsky case, or whether he was involved.With regard to American journalists in Moscow, Jangelle had no contacts with R. G. Norengold or Aline Mosby; did not know A. I. Goldberg, and was contacted by Priscilla Johnson after his expulsion for an interview after he was declared persona non grata.
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SECRETrev.61 Eugene WintersMahoney - Rt.1 BarbellySpring, W.Va30-61 - 11 64 Garbler - Vienna Hillct. 22180(17Feb62 - 200p.63 Osborne - Me Lean356-4650 Montgomery-first COS 26june 62-14 Dec.62 Rodney Carlson11 Jul 63, 31 Aug 65 Edward Gotchef HQannual leave til May 2211 Jan 63, 18 Jan. 66 Jerzy Prehn HQ 2p.m.May 12C/SR John Maury1Dec 54-29 Jul.62 3704 Farr Ave,FairfaxHoward J. Coborne30 Jul 62 15 Sept.63 Atty. John Debelius.948-6727David C. Murphy1537 Forest16 Sept 63-10Mar Villa Lane, McLean68 355-952311112592SECRET
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# Back GroundSECRETIn April 1986, the SenateSelect Committee to Study Government OperationsWith Respect to Intelligence Activities(SSC) published their Final Report (Part II)which in essence faulted the CIAand to some self for its errors ofmission in not informing theWarren Commission of the Agency'songoing plots against the revolutionarygovernment in Cuba and its personalattempts on the life of its premier,Fidel Castro. The Committee's estimateis detailed on pages 6-7 of its findingsbut one paragraph succinctlysums up their position:"Senior CIA officials also shouldhave realised that their agency wasnot utilizing its full capabilityto investigate Oswald's pro-Castroand anti-Castro connections. Theyshould realised that CIA operationsagainst Cuba, particularly operationsinvolving the assassination ofCastro, needed to be considered in theinvestigation. Yet, they directed theirsubordinates to conduct an inquiryfor without telling them of thesevital facts. These officials, whom theWarren Commission relied upon forexpertise, addressed the WarrenCommission that the CIA had noTHIS COPY IS NOTFOR RELEASE.
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SECHEdence of a foreign conspiracy?Stung by the Senate criticism and the "rippling effect" that Bockround in the media the CIA prepared a comprehensive report in 1977 designed to an at least within the Agency, the critical questions posited in the SSC Final Report. Severely even the 1977 CIA's Report accognizin the medigun of the three & the Waren Immin's finest for all relevant information. ["Relevancy" is of course,the "bugwood" upon which both the Senate and Agency base their position of the importance of the anti-Castro plots to the emunis work. J. On page 10 of the Agency's Chis, the 1977 Report acknowledged that 4, el "While one can understand to day why the Warren Imited its inquiry to malvers of in vestigation, it would have served to win force the credibility of its effort if had it taken a broader view of the matter. CIA, for could have considered in spucles sume what most saw in general fume... the possibility of soviet or ten involvement because of tension in of the term. The Agency should have
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SECRETP10Regenttaken broader initiatives, stnd, as well."It is not the purpose of this analysis to detail and the confusing view points of the SSC and CPA with regard to the significance of the CIA's Castro assassination attempts and to resolve the controversy as to the operations importance. Rather I marked this paper seeks to present a comprehensive review of all the facts, drawn from a variety of sources, of organized crimes of involvement or potential involvement in CIA operations against Cuba during 1960-63.Certain influences and conclusions will then be drawn upon the nature, scope, and motivation of the syndicate participants in the operation.0002180SECRET
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Prvolvement of Dagonist mince inC+A Plots to FSECRETthe genesis of the utiligation of theUrusted States cumundd. Synd & the trage!to anassinate CastroInsectenus depert as occшшу1947 107.during a compusation between theDepicts Ductor of RichBissell, and the Dist of the office ofSicuty, Colonel sheffull Fowarde +1947 It Rate ...• Intum Ppt p 74'Isernooi JEdwards assiged the specific faste.of locating the right put puut toninator Mars restro, toJames" Big Jem", "Conell, wees wasThe Clef of The Sun Support DeviBoth men of the office Adagreed that Robert A. Mahu whofor had been punish filligedly the Aspyin sebud seliteve evergerbrone, would be emphated toPrecruite operama,cructo the nieuwny pusonnel,+ Mahei's CIA hestury and tenship to mell  are detailed on op 74-75, Intum Report].  Although mehenaid 'chinell defer  00021to who intedly hought up  Jom Rosellis name for consistenten  Thul was a meeting musing bethren Makin  and Pessilli at the pron Dully untu  in Los Argilla ent saly Septemba 1908  I Datum Pepti 25-3  SECRET[ommenti Maher seen's the
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SECRETlogical person to have thoughtof and contacted Roselli for severdeasons. In an office of Serif filem Ed Magan, mahuis aftong, thereis a mimo to the DCD dated19 Novente 1970 swhich uviens themafia operation. Paragraph 5 stattothar" Mr. Mahun advised that hehad met one fon Roselli onJoinserud accssons whill vesty tesSeas. He my mern him Chouallythrough other chints, but wasquotes given for unanstand that he wasa high ranking minder of thesyndicate and controlled ill themahing madurice on the Stup!Maher redsond chat, if Roselliwar in fact a mention mentor of the Clonbe rundoubtedly pod EmnetimeIre modume,leading into the cuban gambyin fults.0002182CommentConfirmation of realistMahen-Reselli Entent is foundin Dells FBI fill and emisits &an allesh lesson call in 1959. Sec Rosselhfrom Mahu to RerselliwribupCommentMahace and Roseli led mutual controdat pas seger por 1950 yHan't runssum, editor of the JageSECRET
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SECRET0002183Rosselli, although apparently skeptical at first, agreed to a meeting in New York City with Maheu and counsel to discuss further details.L Interim Report p76; Office of Security memo from Morgan file, dated 19 Nov. 1975.Although the Project Bonita report places the meeting at the Playa Hilton on 14 September 1960, Rosselli recalled that the discussion took place during Castro's visit to the United Nations which began on September 18, 1960.Comment:Tony de Varona admits going to NYC at the time of Castro's visit, but it is unlikely that he was in contact with Rosselli at this time or L. Feruary of de Varona, that his visit had an assassination motivationAccording to a 19 Nov. 1970 memo to the DCF, it was at this September meeting in New York City, that Rosselli "agreed to introduce him (Maheu) to a friend, "Sam Gold," who knew the Cuban crowd?Comment:The timing of the introduction of both Giancana (*Gold*) and Trafficante (*"Joe"*) is an important to the analysis of the "true" role of the mob in the Castro assassination plots. [illegible]p.3
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SECRETto the 1967 I.G. Report re the eutronof Giancana took place during theweek of 25 September 1960...[ 1967 I.G. Report, p18 ]In contrast, the SSC InterimReport at p. 76, it wasstated Saturn for Giancana*did not indicate* a mistral(taking prior to October18, (p701)) because of completingstay evidence returned the1167 Jab. September date and various matheus.Sentimontestimony, which set the infertsin November 1960, is a compromise, theInterim twin Report reasoned that Giancanahad part introduced to the Mahan" prior to October 18," thatLas Vegas wiretap account macheter30, 1960, and (2) DDP Birsel's hadrecord an fact memo dated 18 Oct1960 which revealed an FRF FLSURquarry Giancana at disutility, hasrecorded a memo went in an augasassassinationplot of agent castro FHD mino,dutt18 Oct 1960 farm It Bissell, InteumReport, p 705Comment:0002184Lord dual reasons listed on theInterim Report on p 77 de subject tocritical analyses which will bedealt with separately at the belongComment:Although the 1967 I.G. Report stated
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# SECRETthat "Mahin pointed out *bold*" to O'Connell from a distance but O'Connell never met either "Gold" or Joe", the Interim Report disputes this observation by apparently quoting from O'Connell's Senate testimony and stating that "the Support Chief, who was using the name *form Ills*, said he had met *Sam and Joe*, once, and then only briefly. 20.C. 5/30/75, pp 26-29, Fortune Report?.0002186Conflicts appear also on several Maine minor points surrounding the September 1968 meeting in N.Y.C. and Miami. For instance:1.  Did Rosselli know from the beginning that the operation was CIA?    a) O'Connell stated that Mahin told Rosselli that they were representing international business interests, whereas Rosselli testified that Mahin told him that O'Connell was CIA (Interim Report, p.76 indicates that Rosselli told O'Connell "about 3 weeks after the New York meeting," which is during the Miami involvement of Faraona, that "I am not kidding. I know what you work for."The importance of Rosselli's recognition of CIA is that it is doubtful if pronounced and perspicuous.
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0002187SECRETcould have been enlisted unturthey could be sure of govermentprotection this theme will bedeveloped more fulf below.a) Roselli Bld nis cubern comtan.that he was an "agent of somesummer inntents of Wall Spect thathad nichel Enfuests and propertiesMound Cuba (Rosellii4/24/25pop. 9117Of Jach Andean columnof Jan 17,1971, which stalledthat could the plot aganctCastro have bradsfiet egent BuntenKennedy?Nore "None of the NASSONS.teams, however, had ducit eumrateof the CIA involvement. The CFA instigathad represented themselves asortmenstehing revenge againt Controfor his sugure of of bil holdingsIf for1.  Tef Indusen's source for this    aiteell were Rensell and Willian    Hairy, who was not jury to the Actas    of These I, it is anotherwist=serioies discrepanOM CIA, Senatt, and Andicon Musioniswhich all purport to defend, in youdegrees upon, Raselli.(3) the alleged to surindiscerny" y mahen nd & 'coinedas to the entities of"Sam bold" "and foe is realfSuspect. Fust, altra fes
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0002188SECRETpossible that the senate committeeStaff overlooked the Miami newspaperSunday supplement (Raiders which purposelyincluded pictures of Mancinagradually and transparent they arshowing Maher and O'Connell to thenature of the people with whomthey week dealing, it is a relativelylazy matter to research Paidedmagazine for the months of Octoberand November. It would appearthat O'Connell and Michenwere working for an ex postfacto reason for capteningthe operation after the introductionof two of the top mafiosi in theUnited States. O'Connell testified thathis discovery was after "wewere up to our ears in it" whichis difficult to fathom since the operationwas in the sorryone stage and nopills pills pure few deleted to conelli Haluntil approximately March 1961, thereasen, the Senate staff inscrits it could not find the Pared article.The operation despite in deceffdisagreeto the colls which wouldbe played by both "Gold" and forin the pre-Bay of Pigsphase of the operation.Although Maher describedfroncona as playing a "key" role
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SECRET0002189 M, 7/29/75, p.34) and ureussed his job as "to locato omeone in cartun entourge new could accomplish the montern", Reselle down played conconar port to that of a balle up Man & Reale6/24/75/p15) All of the widenedeste po Ibitter Rosselli recundi munge from broncenis murder four days before Rossellis Senate appearне is open for question J. Russelli Senitt characteign of biarias vole as meritten mrast to inally one "himletje of the cubren wind" wedThe 19 Nov 1970 mimounded.Trafficantels in folvement in Phase I in ever more pundled by the available evidne. The 1947 Tabe Report al Sendtt Intum Report stats that a "bold" sten fified "Joe" to Mahen as a man wers would sure as a courier to Cuba and mahe anergements therep19) Interim Report, p.775. To support the desception of Trappsonte as courier the agent Inturm Report quitto p. 19 of the 1907 Fit Report in statuny that "At that time, the gambly casinis were still operating in Cusa and Trafficante wells mehry regular Juwen fupe n and Huranna rannat sindicats funnenSECRET
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SECRET0002190 Comment partiallyThis unsupported assertionruns contrary to the evidenceavail Ihrough official governmentrecords. As an example, State Departmentof other agenciesnotes reflect that Traffcante appliedfor a passport on October, 1, 1959and received that document inHavana on February ?, 1960.(See Traffcante file, State Dept).No records available to theCommittee from INS, State Department,or FBI record any later 1960pavede even though the Bureaumaintained decent surveillanceon Trafficante during the period. Inhis Committee testimony, Trafficanterecalled that he made tripsto Cuba after his release fromprison in August 1959 andplaced these sojourns withintwo or three months of the hisAllattery, pp 4-53, Oct 1978His testimony hasfailed in that all of the casinosin Havana were either closed or operating in themid-1960, and law enforcementreports placed him in the Tampa-Miami area consistentlyduring the pre-Bay of Pigs period.By the time of the Senatetestimony of Robert Kennedy, Trafficante'srole had diminished to a point
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SECRET0002101 Leven been Giancana, whohad been reduced to amere "translator" and wasneeded only to facilitate contactbetween Roselli and the cubanswho had been recruited forthe actual assassination attemptTrafficantes and Roselli, 1975and 1977 impressed apparentdovetail well but remain incontradiction to the factsthey were being reported in 1983 of the prequates.CommentsThe Senate testimony ofRosselli and Trafficante needs tobe outlined with aview to contrasting the "courierin interpreter" role. My memory isthat the Senate did not ourexamine either man onthis discrepancy nor did theyIn The Deport hinta atthe problem.Once the latter had beenassembled for the launching ofthe enterprise, a discussion beganas to the method to beenced to complete the gest, theAgency, from the simplist, strughtnot appse of shortening Castrothe waw
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ly Bimcana. In a cmiment to its 1967 Report, the Inspector Genual noted that "Bimcana was flatly opposed to the use of firedims. He said that no one could be verrided to do the jour because the chance of survival and escape would be negligeable. Bimcana stated a refusuce for lethal fill that Euld be put into Castros ford and junk... (Caffranto & Gole; the corner) was in touch with a dingtwan feat with accus. Castro lack presume of a sort that would enable here to surrepticiously poison Castro. The gangsfus named their man Oinside is Juan Orta, who was then office chif and Dructer Comed of the office of the prime munster. Castro the gangstue said that Onta had once fren in a postim to ricum mechtache füm the gomly musts but had suice lost that source of meine and nuded the mony. [LF-G Royut, p25]Comment--jured aboveThe observatinier of the 1967 FO... Report are an extremely signifi pileval in several respects. Furth the poison with Bimcana, not the Agency; a point
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SECRET0002193 which is cinced is the finalconclusion presented below.Secondly, Trafficano is identifiedas having access to andproviding the assassin in Cubawhich is consistent whichhe self-saving note deceptionof "in the piller!!" His ability torecruit Enfa apparent he wasdirectly tied to his of formergambling empire associationswhich formed a constant patternfor all his illegality conduct for Trafficanto bothduring and after his cuban daysI see Trafficanto profile. 3.CommentNote Speculation concerning Infasrole during the Agency? 1977Report when it was forced toaddress a problem raised byan April 23, 1975 article, concerningFrank Stugis, written by PaulMerrill of the New York Daily News."Stugis was quoted as saying,"The third (Crossroads of History)involved planting a bomb in Castrosoffice. I had access to the Domesecurity office, Stugis said," I knewFidels private security, from data.I recruited him to work with theEmbassy, or American Embassy in PanamaWhathas. definitely is the
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# SECRETwritus of the 1977 Report was thefact that Enta's name halsurfaced in cinecfun wittebefore revelation of M CHA-relayMaid connecten the the Senatecommittee the Reportquences nens stories Anbiy3 Hungis wat Treppicants andwith a "gamos partner ofTraficantes Normer Rockmena Castro ainassuta plot,Coupled withups, Theesallegation that stages had aroll note in( RosStygis not relationshipinsletinggamos casines in Cuba onthe Cashgeriment outcould have devilled on whitwithin at in retry gambyA second aspect of Miskilsnens seves embered a daeinof Mauta Joveng that she hadin atenotyafempty s poisonprieley Stanges in 1965poison Castro.dove failed with the 1900 1900withFBD, memorandum of Dimcoccaselletronicas omrulld curumenin wach the stated that " thearsann and ansreged with agirl, not further descubd, todrapa pell some dink or or fordofCesto DOISTA DORMIRC
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??the tentative childrens address0002195 M the 1977 Report are as followspat It is obvious that many lines of speculation can be derived, nos qu didCeast of which is that the Agency did not burn the full went of Additional considerations;1. Cummail syndicate may well have some independent actus...   some in inducers on of   Spurs prior A CIA mourned in late 1980. Rho CPA actor on in 1902. Mul2. Syndicate operator could have been but artists such as them in New York Daily   Nima Sturgis (1975 and 1976;3. Frank Sturgis seems to have had contact with but not a member of syndicate. Could well have been usedly the syntech.24. Sturgis has not been a while mun.    He probaf men oath in Cuba but he was indeed Cuber pur Gitte veneers roll of massin.If there was an caller operator wi orta it was not CARS i could have been eacher operator of sepudian. Stugis could have sum of fem involved in syndicate opulen, or gitted fm gossip in 1905 opun
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SECRET000002197 Neither the 1967 IG Report or the SSC Interim Report can pinpoint the precise date on which the Agency procured the poison pills. White emell referred to as Futum Report, pros. The chain of custody, according to the 1967 I-G-Report hes wes for the lethal pills ils to be delivered form Rosselli to Traffante. Although the nut in tarnshing steps remain missing, Rosselli reported to Comedi that the pills had been delivered to Cuba in late Febry-may, March 1961 & Interim Rpt, p. 27; Futurn Rpt p 88Comment:The Senate Interim Report reported the version of Joe Shimon that whose wing was that the mency and pills for the operation was delivered at a meeting at the Friedanen Hotel on March 12, 1961, atterid of Mahen, Rusli, Traffante, and the Cuban & Interim st pers. Shimon's stry is filled with detailed duccimints4/17p52 of the Pent, but his credibility is suspect & I sureics question as arencentra oft shared and anyone ibre immusled with the plan and nor is his relatenstep with
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SECRET0002198 Rosselli, broncana, or Trafficanto, "cowy as he wouldappear, lead one & bliveIt is the app that shimon...was a source for pudr Ancolof Jury 18, 1961, which freed theLato and huss.Passage pienRersellithe Fourfanbleat as Mach 13, 19611and contened the uport that costro brumeill a fenty welles later.the real groote puth Shinews.stay is that the file wueItumed to the hot for aLen make because Gota couldArta or would not attmpt thepoirming a fact apparenteuntninn to shimon befirehis laula "to Anidem aed aisSenato es fi maupCommentOne additions fart fall omamyOrta's in ability to dry aut themirsim ties in with the final resisof this report, Orta lust hispositim in Castros office20 Jan 1961, will the play forthe operation was still goily.Trané and deskyin!It would seem though, that togvery the gonactus did anom that orta badCarides loot this accre to Castro2 July 1961- Report p. 27 J
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SECREL0002199. With the failure of Onta to produce the desired results,atio project was at a standsted until, once again, Santo Trafficante resumed command. Roselli believed that "Trafficante believed a certain leading figure in the Cuban exile movement might be able to accomplish the assassination".Σ Forde 1967 Do, ept, p. 29, Dulen Rpt p80.Comment:The will leader was, of course, Tony de Varona,who was the subject of speculation in an FBI memorandum of 18 Jan, 1961 allegedly him with receiving, aid from American gangsters for anti-Castro activities while in the CIA operation.If you find of his introduction into the CIA- not plots, he now was already perry funded of the Agency through the Revolutionary Front and was directly involved in CIA planning for the Boy of Pigs invasion which was imminent.in 1960-61 Intent in Varona was also discussed by Mike Mekaskey whose activities were secretly engaged on rumors using Varona's image in collaboration with McRaney's Front.
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SECRET00022curve or "chille" Mendogandga is described in Traficante's filesis a close cuban associatesCompleting the profure ofsupport for Varna is the premaknuefforts of the Dind and Eddie Cellini, muchay and Lundy Pusenicuanccettia, who may reportedlywortory through a Wasbryten dc,public relations firm, Edward& moss and Associates. Mas hadmeras CPA associations andwas supposed acting as a capurSupplied for benefits with the underfondrthat this gray would have"puvided Jutment in theCubre of the fu Jupore. Afferentsto relify rtekes ports wereunsuccin ful in 1967 Pute RentP30 JThe Daisy in fleureusing the callini bothue"front" is paeteurul turryin light let of Varonar adnumthat Jorge Puyol Monged ametry in many in asa1160 wherein many isly offered 18financially "Jack" Vauner effortsmucer gruple watt canto,which may be a euphemoon forwitt-Castro plots- & Sec Varna tuuspat
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# JLUNESThe logical inference to be drawn is that both the Agency and engaged crime; and other persons interested in removing the Castro regime had settled upon de Varona, who had the potential of uniting the vast multitude of white groups who move in a confirmed internecine feud. de Varona was understandably pleased to permit both the U.S. government and criminal syndicate to offer him support and asked no questions as to the source of the funds or the motives of his benefactorsEser Varona testimony - SpecificAlthough de Varona has no memory of meeting Traffacante, he thinks some have advised that he acted as an "interlocutor" in several meetings attended of di Varona, Rosselli, Bemonia, and other exiles. These meetings were arranged by Rafael "Macho" Hener, a Trafficante gaming partner from Havana who continued to assist Trafficante in Miami during the 1960s. Trafficante claimed that Rosselli had previously met with Hener but this account conflicted in view of TrafficanteLong-stunts relationship with our on Cuba and Asiatic Admin B