HO EOREIGH DISSEH re So PAGE 10F 2 PAGES . «’ a ’ q TeeS-1% AN TNE Of RTA TON REPO) NUT PINALLY PV ALUATED ita re & LG hn’ t 8-8-¢-38-E-T REPORT NO. ; paTe oistR. 7 March 1968 \ bo ‘f country Costa Rica . . i al pol 9 February - 4 March 1968 one. [ a; ; ; ve en b do Melo, {O10 Pa - ‘Le ; ue i ce SUBJECT Lotter, Weatten by) Pee Ne nes = { . Indicating That Negotia ons ~ io : C: ni Wadwig Starke and Rolando. 2 fasferrer Were Not Progressing . ' poy ga. 5 Welle v pce tix WN gn Staten 4 e ~ Kee, . . ‘ , , 8 ‘ . ee ce coe . - Costa Rica, San Jose Tiny ooo z AcQ (4 March 1968) FIELD NO. (gr g} «108 { / . : SOURCE 2 : i a 22 2 & 1. (Pield Comsont;: The following, Faport should be read 2 in conjunction wi eat eaten re q 4065) and aS 2 tana £099), which reported that Pernando £ , Helo Fontanills, a Cuban ozile in Costa Bica, waa serving as s i Bn intormediary in negotiations between Ludvig Starke Jinonez, & - a Costs Bican right-wing extreniat, and Rolando Waaierrer, o : Cuban exile ia the United States who was involved in plotting _ & against the government of President Bere Duvalior of Haiti. 2 The negotiations dealt with a plan whereby Starke would pro- = vide a staging area for an invasion of Baiti by Haitian aad Ef Cuban exiles under Basferrer's loadorchip. In returo Has~ 2 ferrer, if successful, would gubsequently support a move by Es Btarke against the Costa Rican Government. Belo waa reported a to be planning a trip to Hew York on 21 February 1998 to talk g with Baeferrer and the latter's representative in the negotia- , : tions, Father Diego Madrigal Alvarez.) - : 2. When Melo returned to San Joc? on 2 Harch after | 8 . .S. visiting New York City and Hicmi, Plorida, he waa detained : ‘ and searched by security officials at the airport. Among y | gake Beolo’s possessions the pocurity officials found a letter, ; i Z signed by Helo, addreased to Pather Diego Madrigal, Bew York. vel f fhe letter was dated 9 February 1968... It waa typeuritten on  . ti letterhead stationery of Rogelio B. Pinto Impresog. 2 ia / |Conm t: Melo sells printing equipacnat and | i Cec ™ a gay pfaingss connection with the Pinto fire; ia orn however, Rogel Pinto bas been reported in the past to have hes et : he. been tavolved in plotting against the Costa Bican Government.) Best: —_ nr ange oe a ee ect er ae a a ta ee ee oe aera ——e: ree are | ones : Fra Ae. g-E-C-B-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM es DISTRIBUTION - ~ _ ieee : : el Low 4 "AL ~ RN ‘ « *, f ie L. {|r tad Ca heey ~ ie hoe , . ij x SSE A AE Sa Bae Oey TN ES ee
Page 2 of 2 Pages g-E-C~B-R-T. KO FOREIGN DISSEM. 3. Belo's letter acknowledged receipt of a cable from Madrigal; it then went on to state that “Rogelio obtained the viea" and. now "the Haitian.can come when he wishes." (Field Comment: Bogelio may be Rogelio Pinto. (Hid74099 2.2 quoted Holo ag saying that Starke bad obtained a viga for Jacques Horinglane, a Haitian who would bo the first of the Masferrer group to arrive in Costa Rica.) Eslo thea wrote ‘ that because nothing had been heard frem Madrigal since the latter's visit to Costa Bica “the friends here” had begun to believe that “ovorything hag been a pips éream of mins; that we meither are going to do anything nor have anything.” Belo complained that Madrigal's silonce appsared to have “lessened the eathuciags of this man of action and of rapid resolutions, who docs not like to be made to waste his time.” Holo warned Madrigal that if the Hasferrer group had mot reached a deci- gion to move ahcad with the plan, it would bo better for the Eaitian met to come to Costa Bica. Helo algo warned that if ‘ there vore no Cubano participating in Haaferrer's project, he, Helo, would mot cupport it, since he was interested only in the Cubans’ problems and not those of tho Haitians. Helo in- formed Badrigal that he expected to arrive in Hew York on 18 Fobruary; he suggested that they discuas the subject in detail. at that. tine. 4. Om 4.Harch Bolo again left Gan Joss for Miami. He told the Costa Bican security officials that he would be auay froa Costa Bica for a month. - 8. Field Diesem: State Aray CIECSO | t+ (rey eee) Cid Cubs | 1 : ma . kc bande be ma | 1 : ‘ 7 7 { : a é. a) | (Av alye 4 \¥ | jal _ \ y] ——. , t | ie oC \ rygeskhia { on a i Ko iit uN \! ali I | j { , + / | tee tiles ‘ 7 hy 4 2 Tlhtsey { a ' ? ~ ; Z 4 ra : . f ‘ ' ' / ; ' ’ ; ' r . é A nes, A eae | oe i _ dpc? , ‘ ! !