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CONTACT REPORT
AGENT:
PLACE:
IUSTEER/1
Westward llo Restaurant
SW 8 St. and 49th Ave
DATE: 30 June 1972
CASE OFFICER:
Peter S. JASUTIS
1. Contact was initiated with IUSTEER/1 to discuss Roberto
do Cardenas. Cardonas was previously described by FUSTEER/1 as
an individual who once worked for the Agency both in Miami and
the Congo. He is a friend of Barker, of the Washington breakin
scandal. Cardenas was unemployed until carly 1972 but now,
suddenly, he is traveling to South America and has become af-
fluent. IUSTEER/1 speculated that Cardenas may be dealing in
narcotics.
2. Also note a New York Times article of 28 June concerning
the Washington breakin affair. This article states that an
individual appeared on the Miami scene about two months ago and
recruited the team for the breakin. The recruiter was described
as a "pipe smoker" who used a code name during the recruitments.
Cardenas smokes a pipe all the time according to JUSTEER/1.
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3. IUSTEER/1 is sceptical of the NYT article, as written,
because in his opinion no Cuban could be recruited by an unknown
individual using a code name." Considering the clandestine/
operational mentality of the many Cubans in the Miami area,
recruitments could only be made by a known recruiter with ade-
quate bona fides.
4.
Information on Cardenas supplied by [USTEER/11
a. Cardenas was born about 1919. In 1954 he was a
captain with Cubana Airlines. In 1954-55 he was arrested in
Havana by a Major Ochoa for smuggling cocaine. Due to political
pull Cardenas was not prosecuted but was fired from his position.
He retired to his farm in Cuba from 1954-1959.
b. From 1959 to 1960 he was in the Castro airforce.
There he met Fiorini, also involved in the Washington breakin
scandal. In 1960, in Miami, IUSTEER/1 was visiting in the
Fiorini home when Cardenas dropped in. Also present was
DIAZ LANZ, former Chief of the Castro airforce. Cardenas was
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then working closely with Barker in Cuban exile (unity)
activity on behalf 
of Artime. At the time Cardenas met
IUSTEER/1 at the Figrini home, he told IUSTEER/1 to go to
a house on Brickell Ave. 
IUSTEER/1 did and there he mot
Artime for the 
first time.
c..
(At this time a Case Officer named "Jimmy" was
handling both 
Barker and 
Cardenas.
Cuban Spanish.)
"Jimmy" spoke excellent
d. From 1962 to 1965 Cardenas worked with the Agency.
under the 
cover firm 
Consolidated Engineering,
Case 
Officer during this period was Chris Frederick.)..
(
Cardonas'
0. In 1965 the Agancy sent Cardenas to IUSTEER/1 for
duty in 
the Congo. 
In the Congo Cardenas claimed to have a
heart attack and was 
hospitalized. He was later proven med-
ically sound and 
released from his Congo assignment.
f. During 1967-1968 Cardenas drove a truck in the
Miami area
. Between 
1969 and 1970-71 Cardenas sold mutuall
funds in South America (
GRAMCO and others). This ended when
the funds went 
bankrupt.
g. În 1971 Cardenas was economically down.
1972 he started traveling again and became affluent.
believes 
Cardenas is involved in drugs.
In early
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