124-10326-10149
2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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RECORD NUMBER:
124-10326-10149
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AGENCY FILE NUMBER:
105-35253-991
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TITLE:
04/05/1962
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5
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ANTI CASTRO ACTIVITIES IS-CUBA
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MICHAEL J. P. MALONE, Vice-President, Czarnikow-
Rionda Company, 106 Wall St., NYC, who is also employed
by ROBERT KLEBERG of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas,
advised on 330/62, that he had memoranda of his recent
'conversations in Washington, D.C., which he furnished
the NYO. The memoranda of MALONE were written for
ROBERT KLEBERG as a result of KLEBERG's meeting with
Vice President LYNDON B. JOHNSON on 3/15/62.
In connection with MALONE's conversation with
KMC. HERBERT of the CIA,] who was described as an assistant
to colonel KING & MALONE wrote that [HERBERT had informed
him that [
CIA] 
separated the section in [CIA] which (u)
deals solely with Cuban matters. MALONE wrote in his'
memorandum that /HERBERT/reported to him that he, HERBERT: 110 (4)
did not agree with the general opinion of Vice President
LYNDON JOHNSON relative to the lack of plans by President
KENNEDY relative to Cuba. HERBERT told MALONE that he
believed that President JOHN F. KENNEDY would act in the
event of a crisis in Cuba and he believed that the
opinion expressed by LYNDON B. JOHNSON with ROBERT KLEBERG
on 3/15/62, was true as of many months ago.
(u),
( MALONE wrote in his memorandm to KLEBERG that
[HERBERT] was of the opinion that within the next two to
three months, a favorable and appropriate climate will
be created inside Cuba which would be favorable to some
type of activity to overthrow the CASTRO Government.
MALONE in the same memorandum wrote that [HERBERT
expressed the opinion that the US Government should not
loan Chile 385 million dollars as proposed by TEODORO
MOSCOSO of the Alliance For Progress Program. (HERBERT stated)
that he is very familiar with Chile and did not believe
that they were in a position to intelligently utilize
such a large sum of money and expressed an opinion that
at the Foreign Ministers meeting at punte ardel Este,
Uruguay, in January, 1962, Chile was against the US's
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position. [HERBERT expressed the opinion that the US
should give more encouragement to Colombia and Argentina,
who have already drawn up programs for social reform
within the countries.
MALONE also wrote in his memorandum that HERBERT] (u)
expressed the opinion that MALONE and his associates
should attempt to discuss the Cuban question with Attorney
General ROBERT F. KENNEDY as he believes the Attorney
General was a very strong minded individual and if he
made a decision, would carry it out HERBERT] also stated
that he believed MALONE and his associates should also
talk with Senators HUMPHREY and MC CARTHY, both members
of the "New Frontier", who are also individuals who can
make a tremendous impression on President KENNEDY. [HERBERT]
stated that he would furnish MALONE some ideas relative
to contacting Senator HUMPHREY.
MALONE, on 3/30/62, furnished a second memo
which he had written to ROBERT KLEBERG relative to his
conversation with a CIA contact, CHARLES MAECHIN](ph).(S)
MALONE wrote that MAECHIN had informed him that the
section within CIA handling cuba has been separated
from the rest of [CIA]ng now functions as an individual
unit and has its counterpart in the Departments of Defense:
and State.
MALONE wrote that he had discussed with [MAECHIN]
Vice President JOHNSON's opinion that President KENNEDY
would not act in Cuba or commit US troops in Cuba, and
(S)[MAECHIN] stated that he did not exactly agree with this
opinion of Vice President JOHNSON's, but believed that
if President KENNEDY was confronted with a situation, he
would act with firmness despite possible repercussions
in Berlin and Viet Nam.
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MALONE stated that [MAECHIN Indicated that there
was CIA plan in the formative stage relative to Cuba,
and that he was hopeful that they would have something
to work on soon which woulson - more authority on
which to operate. [MAECHIN indicated to MALONE
that a military build-up can be expected in the Florida
area, and that a minor one is already taking place at
the present time at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo,
Oriente Province, Cuba (③MAECHIN] stressed that out of
necessity future operations against Cuba would have to
take place from an off-shore area because of security
of the operation. MALONE also wrote in his memo that
[MAECHING hold him to tell ALBERTO FERNANDEZ of Key Biscayne,
Florida, to be 
patient and that before long, CIA would
fully 
utilize his abilities and equipment.
((u)
MALONE also furnished on 3/30/62, a copy of his
memo to ROBERT KLEBERG relative to MALONE's conversation
on 3/15/62, with SERAFINO ROMUALDI of the Latin American
Section of 
the AFL-CIO. In this memo to KLEBERG, MALONE
wrote that ROMUALDI stated that President KENNEDY was
still being pushed and pulled by the "Intelligentia" who
were identified as ARTHUR SCHLESINGER and ADLAI STEVENSON,
toward following a soft line relative to Cuba. ROMUALDI told
MALONE 
that RICHARD N. GOODWIN of the US Department of
State apparently was waking up to the fact that the
future of President KENNEDY depends upon a strong, firm
policy 
and the elinination of CASTRO and Communism in
Cuba 
immediately. ROMUALDI told MALONE that his opinion
of 
GOODWIN's present thinking was gathered from individuals
who dealt directly with GOODWIN concerning Cuba,
MALONE wrote to KLEBERG that ROMUALDI also
recommended that he, MALONE, and his associates attempt
to get an appointment with Attorney General ROBERT F.
KENNEDY relative to Cuba as ROBERT KENNEDY is the strong
influence on 
the President and has been pressuring the
President to get rid of what he calls the "featherheads"
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