“SE cree BAT F WH/COG C7-194— NENONANDUN FoR: Appr a “ . C/Orfh & A Glew Rocea) SUBJECT Garrison and The Kennedy Assassination REFERENCE : CI/R. BA Neworandum Daled £6 April 1967 : 1. In response to reference menorandua, WH/Cuban Operations Group has endenvored teoprovide all available indormation aan. individuals and orysinivaiions requested in paragraphs 5, 0: and @ Of veTerunce, ~ Attvenment 2 containos bauckiround juforsation, and biorsvaphie data ‘an individuals obtained rors WH/COG wn UMVAVE files. Adiachment 2-summarives the backsround inturasie Tien and Ascney assec intion with the orrnnivatious lisicd in. parageaph 5 of Yefovence : ye ‘cub jee t- und wil Torw such | inform tion to cre © ra on. 2 priori ty basis. oto, é 2 as -~atenehive ont 2 » Bio data on individuals Attachnent 2 . SS . Background suons ry, of FRD, DORE, INCA i |
y “Chic AE , “ke sew tient of: Brig “During this” period: ANCACHA reper iani through “a post. of Lice “box in cownd &: . Keportedl uivin tained extensive relations ith the Ne ‘Oricans ENT and: Inaigration offices. Two of his regal _ PRY contacts Were a Me. De Bruce and. ‘the deceased ‘Guy Banister. 26. ARCACHA . Was Also. one of the ‘promoters of the. : FRIMNDS OF. DEMOCRATIC, CUBA, Ixc (FDC) | which (wis incorporate in Rew Osleans: on 6° Januaxy | “O81, nis eal cesarean Wa : ~ ostensibly created: “by: several Now: ‘orl » politictl Tiguress “ine Luding. th fight agvinst. Coiiunt: : ‘ mo incorporation, these donations. vould. also. -be used to Stil the FRD Vand the funds: were to be ‘channeled: “through | “AN CAC less a pereontag 1¢ to be Fetained by “the Foc, An investi- gation conducted by a. reliable’ Miami Station: asset couclided that the FDC was “organized ‘strictly for the: personal (ain. of the. promoters. with the approval and collaboration. of ARCACHA.: “fhe investigation produced. no evidence that ~ any’. ~tnaividual: donations were ever solicited or! yeecived cid > Recommended that the funds of ‘the Stevederes Union and: “the bouks of the’ New 9rleans: Exporters Company -be_ investigated fur evidence of personal: fain and possible c evidence of ; o federal taux evasion, since beth: the, president of the New | - Ps Ovleans Exporters Company, Gerard F. Tunhague, and the Chief: of New Orleans Stevedores Union, Alfred Chittenden, were. ofricials of the FOC. Approximately one month arter the FDC was: crented, strong criticism fro ia sone promine ent Cubans | put the (Ore sanization out of business. : 3. Inforuation in an immigration card veflects that ARCACHA ixavelled to Caracas, Venice sucia at a: unsp. ‘eitied, Gate. Mis uddress in Venenvela wis HOTEL “IUhA, Cavacas, end his Us address was listed as 4523 Duplesses Street, New Orleans. Passport No, 00433. .
oo ‘OSTER; Cuban. Refugee ‘Conter ‘white ie o Repiresedtariver and. forner: Us Ambassador Wildiain D. {PAULEY ,-.05 references. .. Following “his: © BRABSS ‘CONSTRUCTION cOUPANY, Pr ’ “Flow ‘ida, he: AVECES 7 We - Pala fe, Apparently - idence. in- Beach: He pp: a sorietime ‘after that date.- “toil, “Lovisiana, and he -shas: i ‘siater "t RovL PIPES, Jr., momber of-a promine nt Ne Orleais: Tanily. t
. have’ been able to-but Chis charge that CIA is » attempting to obstruct the course of justice in ” New Orleans. ’ “The ‘Miami Station i Fegdosteil a. pri visional ‘covert’ “seeurity “lon to ads ane ‘salaty:to, $700 ‘bonuses. : : : 4,0 OA Headquarters: dispatch’ of 23 ‘Maréh. 1962 wai ed. Miami: . that Subject was. indiscréet, drank too much; ‘and Jhad-an unsavoury . _teputation, ‘On 20 April 1962, Miarni- cancelled the request for an a approval, on th : ‘grounds ‘that Subject. WAS a poor security risk, - Subject had. ‘no later. rélationship: ‘With the Agency, ‘Subject. was bitter about his’ CIA contacts when. terminated and made: reckless’ threats, as An FBI ¥eport of 23 May 1962 said Subject had contacted _ , representative es of the Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC, Agency- created .- "and supported) in New Orleans, -his home ‘tow nj had offered his services: : . and had said ho was running a boat out of Key Ww est, ‘srouggling _ Cubans 2. oo of. and guns with the knowledge of CIA, aa SECRET
Ape ich the wh ich’ t Secbut for wh S = Hons = operat = pletely ed that LABORDE‘had di « Pl * oS t for Cuda acknowl man, com ‘ate of Augist q 96 c yin co J o id ‘oper 1d-not- openly y bw a Crewswou to =] ot a to} 3 w FBI-reportin ‘ernment’ cou -¢ertain per SECRET.
SEU ‘ cferehrene Ba SRP ES. t Df “Ue REYOILC LO. AEG PSTUDL Ant iL ai) (se: teow E HEVOLLTIGIARY DEEECTOR VTE) & 2, he DEE was conciived, Gronute ds wey in Seplosbor 1900 and teas Hae dead . “$a outerowth of the activisd Weadene Ereup: ia Cubs Which fousht anndust BATES aud Telos Sstese bbatet CAS Fyne Meee , Cee . Vouy Of the lenders cane dnto onile ecu be Plewber LUGO. gp ae ‘gud vere subsequently teadued sil int ditvated inca Cab. ; by the Anehey in Inte 1960 where they overnicd by vobcadn- | , fee Suiellivence setting up action tear, eters up whrouch wo oo , the: Pay of Digs invasion, While the Die wan dmivdally set en up 28 uo psych varfare outfit, the oranizet ion Bas fliven a. . oy Leiye- inount of paraullitary aid in feuds sed material, = | - “ Aftes the Buy of Pls, the DRE cnpaged. 4a) gndepemient milatary actions, thich declined at Apency diecetion und, because of acreduction in funds from Jiste 1962 uncil toate . bition of the group, Members were used Uoropgeh 1906 ag. Political action agents, for publishing, propepauda viich °°. was ocnt throughout the Heufsphere, attending inte snational -- Stusent meetings at Agency direction, and producing sudle procracs and special propaganda campaijins, .@. After the cutback in atl bts ay operutlioas,rany of ahe best DRE penbers relocated in other areas. At Prevent there are delegations in mogt Latha Amowieuu coun Soe) thes which have mauintained some contnuer with various . "Apesey stations over the years althouch the DRE is no longerovery active. Durie the ovrpanuacation's G-yenr - Poried Of active existence PRE personnel vere in conxvact vi whth sovern] WAVE staffers and outside Contract, gents... Kowever » from Janticy 1965 through: December 1960.) contact: wits DEE Porsonvel pas Lintted tal US VeTSeated in ET Suivi dor. ,
ENA. offiey Mian ce CASTRO WG sponsurcd - by INCA... Tie Tenders’ and TLEpresentatives - or od ‘shortly ‘af ter Niss CAST O's: detectios & Ww. Ry ch was “asa. Guest tic vin: ‘connect fon ‘v INCA. dt tion picture: ‘production » GHEPLE ‘Folloving vorious revicws -of the ‘filny. Ll woud. ‘probably. becons” controvers ial inudvisable to ‘permitsMiss CASTRO te accépr the invivations - Because: of INCA YS! oxtremist political or tation, OJEWAVE has’ wanted to avoid | any nore dnvelvenent ‘between hiss CasiRo ‘and UN Anand . the | Station asset, ‘in his” ce wwacdt 1S” managed to. prevent. this, hore has” oh oOiy Hal contac? betweencour asset and Fdward: MoTLER, Executive Vice ‘Pres ident of INCA, since Miss. CASTHO'S 1965, New Orleans trip, : This took place. recently wher BUYLER wes in the avca promoting ‘the “HITLER Tis MAVASA" filu, decided” ha. ane it would be 3.0 According to SWAVE, bes INCA officials have never indicnica Way that they ace aya iss’ CASTHO or her, is uo indicstion that INca officizis have had tiny o contact, with Agondy officers, nd there Facial
” Lowisiauae 8a Pay nigel Tience und cactivitics, : oot ( carly 1961 the CUBAN I MEVOLUPTOSAR “COU! SCL. ‘cene)” ws fo. ae a ‘to: coordinate abd direct FD _ fetivatios And this ‘oup was headed -by Ageucy and White House. . Joie TRO. Cardona, assisted by 3 Vaniel Aerie aid ‘Dr. ‘Antow SVARONA i. Both the. FRD and the. CRC. continued | t aa wetlonvuntit. Octobe a when” thé Wb “was We to. uvoid the ears ‘ Kennedy “2 tor site: House aides, : “Beealise | of” the maga of “the FED and ‘cRC operations and the M cency participation An the. uctivitie wud funding .of-the- “reups, a Large unde x Of SAVE. and Hea ureters ‘were directly. involved with