BPIIOG ceéds AH “eeLeoeze: -? afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO" DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR © _ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ci lat hee Card 1 of 2 PERSONS/ENTITIES: i HIARVEY,, William  MACEO (aka GARCIA- ' VFRONA, Tony GOMEZ and GODOY) ROSS ELL, John VERONA's son-in~law ’ eos TRAFFICANTE, Santos t DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET COAG LA a) 21 April 1962 SBR ~~ SYNDICATE/PHASE. It OCCURRENCE: Subsequent to HARVEY's arrival in Miami, the pills were given to VARONA through ROSSELLI. (49) "VERONA requested arms and equipment needed for the support of his end_of the operation. ROSSELLI passed the request to HARVEY. HARVEY, with the help of gD SHA SHACKERY? ue the chief of the JMWAViD Station, procured explosives, detonators 20.30 catibér ri TIES, 20.45 caliber... . handguns, 2 radios, and= boat radar." (49) HARVEY. omitted items which could only be obtained from the U.S. Government because the provision of such items would destroy ROSSELLI's cover as a representative of private business. “jy says that PSHACKIEY never knew to whom delivery was made nor for what purpose." e arms and equipment was loaded by HAR By ) and See into a U-Haul truck and passed to ROSSELLI in the parking lot of a drive-in restaurant. ™“C/9=50). "The keys were then given to ROSSELLI for delivery either to MACEO, to VBRONA, or to SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 49-50 “STARE > Baron DATE:  28.6.75 FILE:
BT Goéog ‘p-Sbeg - £QLeorze :pIdog PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: AMLASH____ weeer Feb. 1965 Se, Castro OCCURRENCE: AMLASH requested and received, with CIA Headquarters approval, $1200 from CIA agents. (106) He also received $7000 from OUVOHISSVIOST- in New York City; Ba approval for this amount is unclear (106). af 2B ae AMOS oon - Rage oDADbS 4, 2293 * YA Ors mh Ae: 2382 % ; sO ad SOURCE: IG REPORT 1967 oe DATE: FILE: . F Baron 7/1/75
CG60¢ AH ESLEDEEE Plog .— aivg | ; PENGONS/ENTITIES : (See list of names below. ) OCCURRENCE; OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE IT, Thos lL. RICHARD LELMS , DpD/P ” WILLTAM HARVEY , Chief, Task Force W Ms JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security ‘Ne knows that Harvey took over the peration and delivered pills, arms, and <quipment in April 1962. He does not now of developments after May 1962.) i, SHEPTIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He mnows of the fact of the turnover to uARVEY, but states he knows nothing of avelonments thereafter.) SOURCE: TG, FILE: Mae Me mt cams Re BO es eee en cnn ene Gee mm ree came eS mene ne 5. J. C. our intervi was having syndicate nas ea nOws that TARVEY was inet ing with CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED © site (142) CATEGORIES: CASTRO » ee SuBA —SYHDICAIT/PHASE 1 ~— KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 TOP SECRET the list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION @ with knowledge of PHASE IT are: KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in lew with him that he mew that HARVEY meetings with members of the rambling in 1962, ) HARVEY's deputy in 1962 -) A eit yc the ‘elivery of arms ane equipment to VARONA in April 1962, but pres sumably did not know the identities of the recipients nor (con! t.)
CG60¢ AH ‘EBLE0ZZE  PIO0g -g afeg | - (Same instruction as card 1.) PERSONS/ENTITIES: nt EO , OCCURRENCE: cont: the purpose for which the mterial was to be used, ) } ticipation was limited to—orm Tings the oils to O'CONNELL on 18 April 1962.)° }. ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader . {lle presumably was not aware of government sponsorship. ) ).  VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW {He too was pre~ oumably not aware of government's role.) Aen (78 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION Te DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ~ CATEGORIES: CARD 2 of 3 ll. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACKEO probably mew there was a rovernment connection, but may not have identified CIA as the agency.)
CG60¢ AH 9 afiea -caLcozze :plo0g th orERCINE: ake AS NO OBJECTION TO. CATION ANO/OR oer Se OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANTIZED, 1 \ay (i B) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: . | March-July 60 | CUBA (Misc. Schemes) Jake OCCURRENCE: Aerosol attack on radio station: A scheme was discussed at CIA to "contaminate the air of the radio station where CASTRO broadcast his speeches with an aerosol spray of a chemical that produces reactions similar to those of Lysergic Acid (LSD)." (10) "Nothing came of the idea." (10) Li of TSD, remembers the discussion and discouraged the scheme "because the =henieel could not be relied upon to be effective." (10) Others who may be knowledgeable: 1. (TSD) recalls. general experimentation..with psychic—energizers. 2. Jake Estérline, 7 SOURCE: IG Report, 1967 Baron . 7/3/75 FILE:
“proog ccéEde AH CGLeOaEe a? abe a CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO ~ DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED _ meen 2stilat C (2) TOP SECRET DATES: _ CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: August 16, _ Dr. sage - 1960 EF Me f° OCCURRENCE: a CUBA Aor isag fee an DR. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Office of Medical Services, has a notation that on 16 August 1960, he received:'a box of .Cuban cigars to be treated with a lethal material. (21). He understood them to be CASTRO's favorite brand. (21). GUNN's notes show that within the next month he contacted of TSD, (Sept. 6, 1960) and gave him the box-of—crgars~ (21) .f. recalls "that he did contaminate a full box of With Botulinum Toxin, kill the intended vict me aA On SON ; 50 clgars a virulent poison," (21) which would im upon merely putting it in the mouth. notes showed delivery of the box on (ae » L96T,~ although they do not indicate to whom. Trip. a a ee — "775/75
CG60¢ AH 9 abe caLcozze:pio0d operation and delivered pills, arms, and ‘tipment in April 1962. le does not OWS Of the fact of the turnover to IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO Ca HS SIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED yp. » 8) stil PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRIT CASTRO Let GaBh —/SYHDICATE/PHASE. IT ~~ KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 ’ Ape (7, 61 (See list of names below.) OCCURRENCE? ane list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION IPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. ‘Those with knowledge of PHASE II are: LL. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P 5. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in -. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W our interview with him that he Imew that HARVEY 3. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security was having meetines with members of the rambling . ‘He knows that Harvey took over the syndicate oe in 1962.) - ISR) HARVEY 's~deputy—in-1962 --— oe ans at HARVEY was meeting with _(sic) in the winter of 1962.) Hos Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted delivery of arms and equinnent to know of developments after May 1962.) 4A, SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of , VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know reavelonments thereafter. ) the identities of the recipients nor (con't.) SOURCE: I.G. REPORT $96 “STAFF: Baron FILE: DATE: 286.75
COé6ag¢ AH es.eozce ‘proc 6, bea oo, CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ee DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR : RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED r<tiay UW) CATEGORTES + a ae Ce ETS iat “une instruction as card 1.) / OCCURRENCE: ' i the ll. MACEO, ROSELLI's a sed.) prohably lmew there WELS PTSD CIRETSCHLER' s nar— (HACKEO a fovernmnent commectiion, but may not Nave identified eIpation was Limited to furnishing the LA as the arency.) — 1s to O'CORNELL on 18 April 1962.) ANVONTO VAROMA, the Cuban exile leader vA BO —_ “presumably was not aware of rovernment “nsorship. ) VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- madly not aware of Rovernment's role.) Hy
BT ERLEOEZE Plog Goéog OL aheg MIARVEY, William. MACEO (aka GARCTA- ‘ VARONA, Tony” GOMEZ and GODOY) ROSSELLI ers - VERONA's son-in-law Seana Sea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED oe aslilat be ma Card 1 of 2 PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES : CATEGORIES: TOP SECREP SB —- SYNDICATE/PHASE IT. 21 April 1962 TRAFFICANIE, Santos OCCURRENCE: Subsequent to HARVEY's arrival in Miami, ‘the pills were given to VARONA through ROSSELLI. (49) "VERONA requested arms and equipment needed for the support of his end ofthe operation. ROSSELLI passed the request to HARVEY. HARVEY, with the help of TED sSHACKLEYS) the chief __ of the JMWAVE. Station, procured explosives, detonators, 20. 30_caTther rifles, 20.45 caliber. __: handguns, 2 radios, andwask boat radar." (49) HARVEY omitted items which could only be obtained from the U.S S. Government because the provision of such items would destroy ROSSELLI's cover as a representative of private business. "HARVEY says that SHACK IES Ys delivery was made nor for what purpose. The. arms and equipment was loaded by HARVEY and FSHACKBE YY into a U-Haul truck and passed to ROSSELLI in the parking lot of a drive-in restaurant?*“(119-50). "The keys were then given to ROSSELLI for delivery either to MACEO, to RONA, or to ONA's son-in-law." SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 49-50 STAFF: Baron oo DATE:  28.6.75 FILE:
BT EQLENTTEPIO0G GGEns LL ahea: Card 1 of 2  PERSONS/ENTITIES: MIIARVEY, William — MACEO (aka GARCIA~ ' VARONA, Tony GOMEZ and GODOY) ROSSELLI, John VERONA's son-in-law : Gruiee. TRAFFICANTE, Santos 6 OMLIAA ———— <oBR ~— SYNDICATE/PHAS xB IT OCCURRENCE: 8 ” Subsequent to HARVEY's arrival in Miami, the pills were given to VARONA through ROSSELLI. (49). "VERONA requested arms and equipment needed for the support of his s_end of the operation. _ROSSELLI passed the request to HARVEY. HARVEY, with the help of LEDS (eK the chief of._the_JMWAVE Station, procured explosives, detonators, 20.30 caltbe ee 20.45 caliber handguns, 2 radios, ands boat radar." (119) HARVEY omitted items which could only be obtained from the U. 5S. Government because the provision of such items would destroy ROSSELLI's cover aS a representative of private business. "HARVEY says that §SHACKEEY never knew to whom delivery was made nor for what purpose.” 50) The arms and equipment was loaded by HARVEY and (SI to KOSSELLI in the parking lot of a drive-in restaurant to ROSSELLI for delivery either to MACHO, SOURCE: 1I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 49-50 BY into a U-Haul truck and passed 50). "The keys were then given to VERONA, or to VARONA's son-in-law." (5 , oe STAFF: Baron DATE : 28.6.75 FILE:
EsLEOZce pLo0g COé6ag¢ AH “gp aed etn “qm wren crate ene opens SOF fuk NSE SE) GORGE SG Samy HEY SHEED sit uM Ons eth UD GOD SKE SCD NED SNE GED ETD cD nah tnd AKG iD ND cn PERSONS/ENTITIES: OCCURRENCE: CIA of ficerg Jand A.M, LASH-1 meet, (aTGNGRWHENS CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 1 DECLASSIFICATION ANDIUR EASE OF THIS AS SANTIZED gue MENT aslilad¢ a) DATES: CATEGORIES: August 10-11 CASTRO L_ — EL in Copenhagen (85) = reported chat the tent assassinate’ was used in the discussion of A.M. LASH's future role in Cuba and it visibly upset_\.M. LASH, who preferred the term "eliminate. (85) . _ DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: This discussion of assassination is taking place “at the same time that DCI McCONE lodges = ER tie QD ti oie, ale as (AUGMENTED) meeting, to McNAMARA's 3} could be used against CASTRO. : SOURCE? 16 REPORT, 1967 FILE: his objection, after the SPECIAL GROUP ~~~ echnique of assassination STAFF: Baron DATE: 7/2/75
COé6ag¢ AH TF ahea ceicozze:prloog TOP SECRET PERSONS/ENTITIES; CATEGORIES: DATES: August 14-23 CASTRO 1962 OCCURRENCE: and a Spanish speaking case officer from “rive A.M. LASH-I°S/W training and supplies. — August 17, 1962 ables CIA headquarters that “have no inten- —- tion give /A.M. LASH7.-physical” elimination. mission as requirement.but. recognized... .. ---_____--- ... this something he could or might try_to carry out on his own initiative." (85)... CIA headquarters replied t by cable on 18 August: "Strongly concur that no physical. elimination missions be given 7A.M. LASH/." (85). af ; 7 y > . SOURCE: | STAFF: Baron iG REPORT, 1967 DATE: 7/2/75
COé6ag¢ AH ‘eg.eoees iprIood FI afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ° kee 251i lay col?) Se coe ee sere mas ees cata ate om sn SE Tmt ne any RG ee SED UO GHD UGE SON UE ne GAN sth ESA ene GE Ne cee me ns es eae wee me ee PERSONSZENTITIES: DATES: | | CATEGORIES: November 14,196 ' Castro who reported to him AMLASH's r ITZGERALD~ said*fhat AMLASH dwelt constantly on th understand why“he was denied certain small pieces of e solution to the problem; while, on the other hand, the US Government gave much equipment and money to exile pr ps for their ineffective excursions against Cuban coastal targets. According t (AMLASH] feels strongly on this point, and if he does not get advice and maférials from a U.S. Government technician, he willeprobably become fed up --again, and we will -Lose whatever progress we have made mates OD eaction to his meeting with e fact that "he could not quipment which promised a final 440s SOURCE: IG REPORT 1967 STAFF: . F Baron FILE: DATE? 7/1/75
BT egLeozzeiproog ggeos GT afeg . section T0 poBsecTiONTO Vn HSS IFICATION pRDIOR DET EASE OF THIS DOGLN RSSANTIZED | </\lat PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale Oct 31, 1962 | MONGOOSE Gilpatrick SGA Don Wilson—~ CUBA C heene’ OCCURRENCE: As for psychological operations, all CIA assets (including( | ("haa been turned over to USIA for operational use. SOURCE? Oct. 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale STARE? Wallach (00744) DATE: FILE: _—— July 3, 1975
BT Coé6og  9T aed “egneozze:proog , “OCCURRENCE: picetl aN 70. ClA HAS NO riot ANDIOF SHS SrCA OA ENT recon anun e“U) ® PERSONS/ENTITIES: | | DATES: CATEGORIES: Net 196) | Castro Halpern Gen Lansdale Bissell i. alpern's Shortly after Hae “ncetine-with Bissell, Hapernandf |uore introduced ta Gen Lansdale who was the new Chief of Aperations™Tar an effart to re- nove ma the Castro resime. The initial meeting was concerned with only orsanizational matters. crete ee castrate eres SOURCE: STAPF: Yalnern 6/18/75 | Rhea | | FILE: a8 — — 7/1/75
BT Goéog LT aiea | saseazze:praca HAS NO GBJECTION TO a CLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ah la 4 a a8) cor me cree cme gm me co em te ame cE GEE OED me GME GM cae NY Se SEND Glee SORES OF EEE ARES GD Se SES GRIN ee lh meng NE SOR eee eee cere ee Th oe oe et ee Pe ee PERSONS/ENTITIES: : DATES:  - CATEGORIES: 2 ae 1901 Castro TATVCY Kennedy, Robert Ge feser, Bissel} HALPERN OCCURRENCE: ‘lalpern testified that in the fall of 196] he attended a meetings with Bissell anc was the Branch Chief (5). The meeting occured in the middle of Tét@ of 1961. Bissell stated at the meeting that he had recently "been chewed out in the cabinet room of the White louse by both the President and the Attorney General for as he put it, sitting on his ass and not doing anything about pettine ridv-of Castro and the Castro regime. His orders to both and to me“$ae" to pian an operation to accomplish that ont oy) . Halvern testified that no limitations were put on the term "set rid of". Mothinea was forbidden (8). The weetine invelved onilv eencral discussions and not tactics. He BA SOURCE: STAPF: lialpe — Hed FILE: patE: — 7/1/75
Cceac AH eaecozze : plod Tt abe” Matnern ‘ens MCCONE OCCURRENCE: Jsonetime in Dec of L9G), described to Halpern a meetine at the director's OTTTCe in which McCone had stated that ‘Melis would h } DECLASSIFIC# 710M AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN AS SANITIZED : | CO) ad lilay PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES: nec 1961 Castro enceforth “he his man on faba.’ £135) told Halpern that elias had no inkling that ne swould he appointed heat ST "tHe Cuban operations before this meetines (15). Sometine aftor the seeting Helms cane to office, chebced into the orennization of operations and direct na Tart Cuba would be a separate ACLAVIALCY woof yart~ of thet pivision (iy, Halpern 6/18/75