14-00000 ee een . ners 7 ., : ’ « we & tee S. Mid 1965 and “ay 1966. While sone of the 4 individuals were coasiccred for use by this an other USG agencics, they weve noe ultisately ezployed by CIA and available records i:dicate. we were not connected with them at the thee the incidents occurred. (1) Antoatoe CUESTA del Valle. There is @ 201 2 _ file on the individual, Te was considered for use by CIA , in carly 1961 as a crewaan for a CIA vessel involved in ‘ . mariticns operations. The file does ast reve3l whetaer he was actually uscd but all interest in hin wes terminated ia 4 mid 1961. He was sussequeatly reported to be a leader of *Conanios L, a ‘iianievased anti-Castre exile orzanization. He. was captured ia ‘iay 1966 after being wounded waca his , a group atteapted to land a teaa of inziltrators near Havana. 2 \ CIA had no connection with the operation and the file Joes not confira that he wes involved in an assassination atteapt oy against Castro. .. . a BPMs GEE eine net Lek (2) Eugenio Enrique ZALDIVAR Cadenas. There is : oo a 201 file on the iadividual, indicating an interest in his . ‘ fn April 1966 by another USG agency. His file was closed on 9 June 1966. lie is identified as a menber ef “Comandos L*. Me further information is available. | | (3) Sandelio llerminio DIAZ Garcia.” There is { a 201 file on the individual. The file was opened in 4 ' September 1957 because of his involvement with Honduran and Costa Rican revolutionary activities. ile was debricfed by | -° g CIA case officer in Septenber 1903 as & Cuban refuges. H - Be that tine he claimed to be in contact with anti-Castro | - groups in Cuba and stated that he wanted to assassinate { Castro. He indicated his intention to return to Cuba {onediateoly. } _ We dropped contact with him at that tine and never did have an operational relationship with hin. In January 1956 he was. _. weported to bo involved in a plan by a Cuban emigre group to “ Gagdlerate Cuba for the purpose of assassinating Castro. On :° $6 May 1966 he was identified by Radio Havana as a nenber of ~ g eonaando group kilied while trying to land on the island. | | | | However, in August 1973 aa individual with the same name and voar of birth was repertedly invelved in narcotics trafficking m Costa Rica. A cuban exile source stated that ho belicved subject to be identival with the norcotics trafficker in corte Rica. There is no“further informatica ts substantiate CRAB. ee a anaennne  HRS IER OED ata deli pbirtgheat ees Be TMT de
14-00000 t i (4) Arsandg £4.40 Martinez. There fs a 291 file on the indivicsal. ji:is file was cneted on 4 Deconber 1963 in response to ah iatication oi interest in nin by another USG azeacy. Tao relationsiip with Ria was teraina- ated followin: his arrest in ‘(fami in January 1.¢€4 fer illegal use of narcotics and possession of explosives anid autonatic Weapoas. . & T. AY March 1967. A review of-files does not ° eonfirm that CIA was involved in this incident. é } - (1) Felix ASENCIO Trejo. There is a 201 file i- -@a the individual wiica inticates tuat a POA was granted : on @ :larca 1944 since subject was of interest to us a3 4 possible candidate for paranilitary o7crations against Cuba. that subject was ever actually used operationally. (2) Wilfredo MARTINGZ Disz. We have no positively identifiable information on this individual. - : ; . (3) Lazaro Gustavo ARECES Alvarez. There is a 201 file on the individual which indicates that a POA was granted 7 July 1964 for intended use as @ seanan aboard a IA vessel involved in maritine operations. The .POA was cancelled 8 Septenber 1964 with the indication fhat the subject wat uot hired. ‘ W@. i971. There is nothing in files roviewed to - mddcate that we had any contact with the subject nentioned An the report or were involved in the alleged incident. (1) Jesus DOMINGUEZ Benitez. No CIA traces on subject were found. ; emasnmarece -woreprrrsnenin +0 EAA ae = SOME m8 2. It is noted that the above totals twenty-one separate , enalytical sections whereas there are actually twenty-four alleged assassination attenpts. This is due to the fact that the analyses of the two incidents of 26 July 1961 have been conbined since thoy both occurred on the sane day and wore allegedly executed by the same group. The treatment of the alleged June 1965 poisoning attempt is part of the analysis ef the mid 1964 incident because the alleged pepotrator is ralete! to the group described therein. The incident doseribed $n Castro's report as mid 1965 has been combined with tho analysis of tha 1966 incidont since both were allegedly carried eut by the sane group. rere tne 7 3 — The POA was cancelled on 20 Aucust 1504 with no indication aS
14-00000 . ¢ fe tists | ren $. In gucactary, of tae twenty-four incicents cesceribed fin Castro’s report, ts files reviewed inaticate that CIA bal no invoiwerent in fifteen cf tis cases; i.e., aaver had 4 any ceatact wits tie incivicsals rentiessd or was not is. contact with trer at the thie of the alleces dinciscenats. In tho reuainins nine cases, CIA had overational relationshing with see of tho islividuals mentioned bat not for tie purpose ef assassinaticn. It is noted trat.one case is currently beiaz revieves by a 55C staff aecter for selection of Jocusents te be sanitized. This case (Relando CULTLA Secaces) was not reviewed in connection with tais nesoraniun, Of the twenty- three cases reviewed, nothing has deen found to sz5staatiate the charzes that CIA directed its areats to Sssassinate Castro. Rayzond A. Narroen Acting Chief “Latin Aaerica Jivision Distribution: j Orig 4 1 - Addressee . db: SA/DDO- # DC/LAD } « LA/COG/Chrone ° kk (22 August 1975) a ee ry - ook Fa Ae REE ET NE Ot ONE MOD ey Am etre eeme ee ME Qe nae te ne