- VECIANA, page 4. ~~ INS 4/12/67 Bio info 28h thay Alien reg # A 12 490 987 SS #261-74-9877 Wife: Muino Rodriguez Sira DPOB: ~10/4/35, Havana DOM: 5/15/53, Havana Father: Veciana Antonio POB: Spain; resides Miami Mother: Blanch Ana " . Address; 62-64 2902 NW 11 St, Miami. -- 9/27/66 LX-03195 201-802841 Cited in interview with Felix Zabala Mas -- 8/29/66 _UFG-08514 100-009-014 Member of Cuban Center for Political Studies in PR -- 5/31/66 LX-3102 . . James Cogswell, aka dack Cogswell - meetings 4/19-20/66. Chief/ WH div rcvd info via personal contacts that James Cogswell, nephew of 3 had info re Cuba. (author of memo) calTe jn wash, DC, obtained tel no. of nephew in NYC and called nephew. Met with him at Racquet & Tennis Club “ 4/19/66. Cogswell accompanied by Veciana, an acquaintance of Cogswell for last several years... Veciana launched into discussion of Castro assass. plot? jd not encourage him, but asked forinfo to convey to govt. Veciana replied with jnof re Feliz Zabala, who had vsited Cuba in 1965 in connections ‘ with Camarioca refugee departures. Has an identical twin brother residing, in Cuba and a sister married to CP pfficial Luis Mas Martin. She is employed as secretary by Ramiro Valdez, Cuban minister of Interiour. Zabala rcvd 3-day pass in havana thru contacts of sister and brother-in-law. . a_attempting to use story for agency help in own plans. C old Veciana he would look into Zabala matter, told W ogswe he would meet him the next day. 4/20/66 met with Cogswell at his hotel room. Discussed a Cuban refugees with whom Cogswell remain in contact; dis- cussions with Frank O'Brien. had spoken to O'Brien earlier that day - 4/20). Noted Cogswell's willingness to drink in the morning, described him as amiable, well-educated man from Kittery Point. Maine, member of illustrious Naval family. Served as Naval officer in WWII on destroyer named after his uncle and grandfather. His contacts not assessed as not much assis: to agency. po Pee TE EBL had already interviewed Zabala prior to Couswe tL a meeting. Agency persen will also debrief tiiin in nenr Fubure
~~. UFG-7683 2iqte ag 2 Ue FU 10/28/65 Source: AMRAZZ-1 thru AMBLINK-1 , 10/19/65 Executive meeting of SFNE-MRP-Alpha 66 held 10/13/65, attended by Veciana. Purpose to try to persuade Veciana to join the alliance again. Efforts to no avail. Veciana. employed in PR in Christmas card bsuiness, said he had collaborated with SNFE becasue of his confidence in Menoyo, but had no confidence in present leaders. Armando Fleites Diaz repdtly told Veciana he had prepared plans for attack on Cuba, but forced to suspend them becasue of Castro;s open door policy. Veciana reptd resigned from alliance 6/1/65. Menoyo captured and imprisoned in Cuba 1/65. ~- UFGA 21845/6 471/65 Bio data report Veciana graduate of Habana School of Business Administration. Employed as CPA for Banco Financiero, loan company owned by Julio Lobo.; little knowledge English. Employed at Cuban national Bank 1956-57. Described as dark, of medium height, very thin, intense, active, nervous, speaks rapidly. Associated with action groups, but specialist in fund-raising and organization for alpha 66, really financila section for SFNE. Ordered to be restricted to Dade Cty in 1963 for being connected with hit-and-run activities. Claims liberal philosphy but biographer doubts whether he has any political philosphy at all. -- UFG-7174 5/7/65 -- UFG-06235 -~- UFG-06007 -- UFG-04958 Veciana talked into temporarily withdrawing resignation from alliance by Aurelio Nazario Sargent, member of SFNE. Nazario said resignation now would have disastrous consequences to alli- ance. Will stay on in name only; resign when announcement won't hurt alliance. : 11/20/64 Indicates Veciana has not been to successful in raising funds at his hqs in Puerto Rico. 10/9/64 | Assigned $1,300 to be sent to Menoyo. 4/14/64 Final exec Cmte meeting of SFE before launching Plan Omece. Bue for April 10.
-- UFG-03122 6/27/63 - VECIANA, page 6. :. ae . a2tegqg een fb ae Fee Plans for infiltration of team into Cuba - Details not given. 11/30/62 Agency to Army ISR C-96796 11/16/62 11/12/62 11/6/62 9/11/62 9/8/62 Re; Info re Veciana disseminated to army. Index acrd re Veciana Indicates POA requested by Carl Hicks 12/29/61 NOTE: “Now being used by Army" OUT 99193 Indicates rift in Alpha 66 - Only Jeronimo Estevez, Salomon Bender, Fernando Sanchez, and Israel Gonzalez still allied with Veciana. Robrerto Castellon said rest of Alpha 66 members planning formation of new org. under name Comanods 66 to raise funds for action groups like DRE QUT 97521 RE: Deception of Veciana, who secretly has been associated with SFNE, handling fund disbursements and always spoke of financing other group, but members thought other group was part of Alpha 65. Truth revealed Oct 62 when Armando Fleites and Veciana offered services to Miro Cardona. Veciana forced to resign. Records show he diverted $27,000 to SFNE out of $37,000 total. All Alpha 66 equipment was lost on 10/23-24/62 attempted raid of sugar barges off Cayo Santa Maria. to FBI from CIA RE: plans of Alpha 66 - before rift known. Indicates leader in NY: is Alberto GUTIAREZ de la Solana, employed at Bohemia . In PR, leader is Jeronimo Esteve; other officers Dr. Raul Janes, J.d. Murabotto, Roebrto Castellon. members Ricardo Gonzalez Porta, Pedro Muina, Father Mighue] Hernandez. Other officers in NY- Ramon Perez Daple, Antonio VEcdva (sic), vice treasurer... OUT 75022 RE: Plans of Alpha 66 for opertions ca. this date, using 5 men and boat. QUT 74604 RE: plans of Alpha 66 for raid on Havana 5/5 or 2/62
VECIANA, page? ae -- 9/7/62 -- 9/8/62 -- 9/6/62 243726889 OUT 74509 4 43225499 RE: Plans for raid on Cuba by Alpha 66. Prob. will use aircraft. QUT 74313 7 Plans for Alpha 66. raid now scheduled prior to 9/9/62. If success- ful , Julio LObo ready to commit $250,000 to assist future operations OUT 73652 Plans for raid known only to A-66 members in Miami. Veciana sent message with plans to safe deposit box in PR to be opened ugcn successful completion of raid. -- 7/26/62 00 A (S) 3232106 WH 765 NYContact office - interviewed Veciana on occasion of his arrival in US. Also interviewed 7/23/62 by Harry Real, after Lobo allerted office to fact that Veciana would be in NYC.. RE: organization of Alpha 66. Named such becaue Alpha firstletter in alphabet and org. fist of its kind, and 66 represented number of members in group. Objective - war on Cuba, assassination of Castro, 3 of 66 members in €uba. Has made s everal attempts to enlist agency aid in Miami. Seeking starter: $1000.00 US. 10,000 pesos 48 hand grenades 2? rifles w/ telescopic sights & silencers 300 lbs of C=3 or C-4 explosives w/detonators Would like conversation with agency person sufficiently high- placed for answer of interest or not by agency. Will be in NY until 7/27/62 c/o Lobo. Then in Chicago, then back to Miami. -~ 7/11/62 OUT 53489 : ~- 7/7/62 -- 7f/71/b2 Veciana went ot COS Havaria 12/60 with info re plot. Requesting rifles w/ grenade adapters, eight grenades. Carefully planned attempt for more than a year, renting apartment w/ view of Presidential Palace. Lobo asked of opinion of Veciana, which was favorable. IN 24761 Veciana given money by SKEWER-1, who said in tclepnone conversation that this not AMBANG activitiy but had AMBANG “blessing.” Ee IN 24738 SUEWER-1] gave Veciana $500. &-66 meeting 7/e2fo2 in BR, Clages Group nol political