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. . . \ . . LA/COG/2 35-77 . MENORANDUM FOR? | Benson Gkayson ae Oe . a 8 SAZANO! So  , PROM ' George ¥. Lauder Co Deputy Chief, Latin Merion I" ivision SUBJECT. 7 : (SiloRtzon- 1 Report. Mentioning Cuban: (Minister Counsellor Statement on the (Of President. Kennedy. REFERENCE . 0: 22950 (IN 416072) a _b. New York Daily News Article a0 September 1977 on . do Re ference: aLzehanoo intelligence report, menticne | that the Minister Counselfor (MC) of the Cuban Embassy in , dated Kingston, Jamvica addressed the regular monthiIv meeting ol the Communist. Party of Cuba members assigned tm Jlamaica on 2:1 tee tember 1977, The NC “said, among other things, that Cuban. -jles ‘such as FNU DIAZ LAN and others had been invelved in the . assassination of President ohn F. Kennedy. The MC did oun - - further elaborate. - / 2, Latin America Division believes that the basis {:r the NC .s statement was, probably, an article which appearc¢i in the-Nevw York Daily. News on 20 September 1977. This artict., which is attached, quoted Maritza LORENZ as caving she, 21 tinde BOSCH, Prank STURGIS, Pedro DIAZ Lanz, two wenamed Cuban © ile brothers aid lec Harvey OSWALD formed: an asenesination. satus. which wont to Ballds te assassinate President Ronnedy. M) bayare of ne information in Agency fites to substantiate that sts: mont . , OC WARNING NOTICE SENS TLIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHOPS INVOLVED oo .  SPCRET. © E2 IMPDET CL BY o12et: | RETURNTO OM __ Background Use Only : Do Not Reproduce
eg tok ET. . <3.. There have. ‘been various articles in the past :alleging that Ms. LORENZ was a CIA agent. There is no official file on ‘Ms. LORENZ, nor is there any information indicating that’ she was an-agent or -employee of this. Agency. rn lG- : 5 oo 4. We. have asked | to obtain more = — information. dn the MC's ‘SOurce, if possible. — We will prepare memoranda for: the PBI, -the Inspector General, and the Office of the Legislative Counsel concerning this case and include any additional information obtained: by our Station in Kingston. The memorandum to the. OLC will be for passage to the House’ Select. Committee on. Assassinations. toy ‘George V. Lauder ‘ Attachment: a/s — as me ee : ee ‘bb0/¢/LA/co6/cr0s fitspeed} js (1325) (29 Sept, 17) Distribution: Orig § 1 - Addressee . . jd - LA/COG/Chrono 2 - C/LAD “CD - Originator 7 1-- IG Staff (Scott Breckinridge) - 1 -. Hold . fe, J c ; . ; | . ?
(404-10096-10119 Db/o7?7- 973 *.8Re 7 8 Bia SECRET LA/COG/257-77 3 NOV 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Inspector General ATTENTION | >: Scott Breckinridge VIA > SA/ADDO FROM : Raymond A, Warren Chief, Latin America Division SUBJECT : Follow-up to SDHORIZON-~ 1 Report Mention- ing Cuban MinisSter-Counselor Statement on the Assassination of President Kennedy REFERENCE : Memorandum LA/COG/235-77 1. As a follow-1n to our Reference memorandum, this is to advise tha as queried SBHORIZON- 1 again for further information on e subject of this memo- randum, SLHORIZON-1 could provide no other facts regard- ing the Cuban Minister-Counselor's statement concerning the alleged role of Cuban exiles in the assassination of President Kennedy. ‘SLHORIZON-1 does not know the identity of the Minister-Counselor's sub-source, although he had cane the impression that the allegations were based on a recent cable from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. <A Sanitized version of this memorandum and the Reference memorandum is now being prepared for the Office of the Legislative Counsel for passage to the House Select Committee on Assassinations. 3. The FBI has already been fully informed of the Significant details in this matter. fea Cha. Qu A Baym nd A. Warren WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED SECRET E2, IMPDET CL BY: 012034
(404-10096-10109 INSPECTOR G ENERAL 5 November 1976 ced « Soeeeeeette eeeneete mii) am ae Ba gees A Boe Sheeler est MES MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Lyle Miller Deputy Legislative Counsel- FROM : S. D. Breckinridge an SE oe A _ Deputy Inspector General! is SUBJECT Estimate of Number of CIA Employees Involved in Support of Warren Commission 1, We have surveyed DDO, DDA and DDI components for a statement of the number of employees engaged in support of the investigation by the Warren Commission. It was difficult to reconstruct this with any reliability, many of those involved no longer being available. Names have been taken from old records and the memories of those involved in some way at the time. We cannot with reliability be sure how much time of each was involved. 2. We estimate that very close to 50 professional employees were involved in this activity on either a daily or recurring basis. We have identified twelve of these being involved on a daily basis. There obviously were others involved on occasion, but not regularly, In addition there were a number of secretarial and clerical employees who provided support, but who are not counted; the number may be greater than the fifty professionals estimated above. RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 3. Attached for your information, but not for release to the Downing Committee is the summary work sheet on this. This memorandum is classified Confidential because of its attachment, The information in this memorandum can be extracted and passed _to the Downing Committee on an unclassified basis, sDBreckinridgesjs (5 Nov '76) vr SD eG Distribution; S. D. Breckinridge iginal~é Addressee Original/< IG Subject (Task Force File) 1 - SDB Chrono | /-— a Saviae (7 -y-26)
CIA PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN OSWALD CASE DURING EXISTENCE OF WARREN COMMISSION: DCI - J. McCone 1 DDP - R. Helms ] T. Karamessines 1 CI STAFF - J. Angleton ] R. Rocca *y] T. Hall *] A. Dooley *] (point of contact with W.C.) B. O'Neal *1 ( "FBI ) E. Egerter ] Jane Roman | T. Flynn 1 J. Ludlum 1 P,. Hartman ] WH DIVISION - J. C. King *] (in charge 23.11.63-mid 1.64) Ca. Whitten |) ~h *] ( u u noo oUt noon ) SR DIVISION - D. Murphy ] i H: Bagely (SR/CI) ] Wigren. *] C Brasko)5 2 *] OFFICE OF SECURITY - E. Mendoza *] Col. Edwards ] DIVISION D - ? 7] Added DDI 2 FIELD STATIONS: Mexico City - W. Scott *1 D. Phillips *1 A. Goodpaste+*1] Allan White 1 Miami 2 London ] The Hague 1 1 1 1 1 Bern ] Brussels 1 ] ’ 1 aris 1 | | 1 1 Rome SOV/SAT OPS - Paul Dillon Don Vogel Cynthia Hausman Robert Steele CUBAN OPS oseph Piccolo —_ Ged 7 $0 *Involved on daily basis [Np —_- Oty F 7 cone. IMPMET ct. ww OOULS Lecten y Gifu eee CONFIDENTIAL Leyclecriite of neeretingcl nf 4
(1os-10096-10112] © ee” CONFIDENTIAL | view Staff: 75/666 ed INSPECTOR CENTRAL as : : ny i 77a ani 1 July 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General SUBJECT : Possible Questionable Activity 1. Summary: In 1963 a CIA agent was used in support of an FBI investigation of Jimmy Hoffa. Paragraph 4 requests your advice. ~ 2. Background: On 27 June Jim Angleton tel- ephoned Walt Elder. Dave Aaron of the SSC staff had uncovered a staff agent in New York who had been an Agency Mafia penetration which Angleton said was made on the authorization of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 1963. The agent had tried to contact his case officer but was unsuccessful and so had instead contacted Angleton. Angleton had advised John Greaney, Office of General Counsel. Neither of them had thought to notify Chief, CI or Review Staff (Greaney later in- dicated that he thought the agent had retired). Elder then called Bill Miller to alert him to the sensitivity of the issue, and especially to the possibility of Mafia retribution against the agent. Miller noted this and said that Pat Shea would be doing the questioning. Pat Shea then. called Elder and pointed out that he had talked to the agent and had not learned about his current em- ployment with CIA until the end of their conversation. Shea placed his contact in the "non-abuse"” category. Shea said he was. summarizing his talk in an Eyes Only memo for Bill Miller. Shea planned to talk further with the agent. rd) : 3. JI discussed the matter with gore “Greaney. In summary, he told me that the agent,/Mario Brod,/ in Feb-67- ruary 1963 had come into contact with[Herbert Itkin,/who had information about,links between.the Chicago Teanister Union and the Mafia.CVBrod feported this to his case officer, and in a few days” the DDP (Helms) discussed the matter with Robert F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's re- quirements for information on Hoffa and with Sam Papich of the FBI. The FBI was enamored of Itkin's|contacts Os- RETURN TO CIA . Background Use Only CONFIDENT IT ADo Not Reproduce
14-00000 . CONFIDENTIAL ou Ox with labor and the Mafia. [rod was to develop fitkin] as an FBI sour nd turn him over to them. CIA could not turn over [Bréd| to the FBI because he was a long time agent or Ubredtte in Italy in 1944 by Jim Angleton) who had operational involvementsyfor us in Hai and other places. In March 1963 (bred Jeurned fitkin ver toy - the FBI but unfortunately kept a String on him. tkin ] was a handling problem and from time off agine would re- turn to[Brod}for advice and so forth? Rocca (CI) had prepared a full book on the [Itkin/Brod case but they only are mentioned in pseudo. This book was brought to the attention of the IG after a 9 June 1975 Time article named certain Mafioso in connection with the CTA. Scott Breckinridgeg|said that he had not seen the black book or known of thefBrod:Mafia link prior to June 1975 even . though there had been several Agency inquiries about questionable activities and one specifically for all Agency links with organized crime.. 4. I request your advice as to whether this is a questionable activity and whether we should alert the DCI, the White House, and the SSC. fe CONFIDENTIAL
(ro4-10096- {0115 wl “UNCLASSIFIED LANTERN C. CONPAENTIAL SECRET : eo ROUTING. AND. RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: {oes tional) “ s oldow-up to SLHORI ZON-1 Report Mentioning Cuban Minister-Counselor Statement ‘ on the Assassination of President Kenned EXTENSION NO. FROM: Raymond A. Warren . Chief, Latin America Division 3C2019 Has. TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building) om The Inspector General LA/COG/257-77 DATE 1 November 1977 OFFICER'S COMMENTS {Number each comment to show from whom INITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.) 8 RWARDED Nad z J Ss oe ‘ Tp Ls rom G10 “ENE GK] SECRET [] CONFIDENTIAL [1] INTERNAL =) UNCLASSIFIED
14-00000 LA/COG/257-77 3 NOV i977 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Inspector General ATTENT LON : Scott Breckinridge VIA : SA/ADDO FROM : Raymond A, Warren Chief, Latin America Division SUBJECT : Follow-up to SLHORIZON-1 Report Mention- ing Cuban Minister-Counselor Statement on the Assassination of President Kennedy REFERENCE _+ Memorandum LA/COG/235-77 1. As a follow-un to our Reference memorandum, this is to advise that| has queried SLHORIZON-1 again for further information on the subject of this memo- randum. SLHORIZON-1 could provide no other facts regard- ing the Cuban Minister-Counselor's statement concerning the alleged role of Cuban exiles in the assassination of President Kennedy. SLHORIZON-1 does not know the identity of the Minister-Counselor's sub-source, although he had the impression that the allegations were based on a recent cable from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. A sanitized version of this memorandum and the Reference memorandum is now being prepared for the Office of the Legislative Counsel for passage to the House Select Committee on Assassinations. -3, The FBI has already been fully informed of the Significant details in this matter. Js/ George V. Lauder ye formens A. Warren WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED SECRET E2, IMPDET CL BY; 012034 -aganeteresapipesesnbvpeact Seeger aR rr ace ar SES STEP OAPI CARA rte eA IT ANOS et es > 9 Fu mere 5 can eee ah @ =
(ros-t00g6-0f2] | LA/COG/235-77 om - wed MEMORANDUM FOR: Benson Grayson SA/ADDO PROM : George V. Lauder Deputy Chief, Latin America Division SUBJECT = SLHORIZON-1 Report Mentioning Cuban Minister-Counsellor Statement on the Assassination of President Kennedy REFERENCE >a, p2950 CIN 416072) ‘ b. New York Daily News Article, dated 20 September 1977 1. Reference: A ZRWAHOO intelligence report, mentioned that the Minister Counsellor (MC) of the Cuban Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica addressed the regular monthly meeting of the Communist Party of Cuba members assigned to Jamaica on 24 Sep- tember 1977. The MC said, among other things, that Cuban exiles such as FNU DIAZ LAN and others had been. involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The McC did not further elaborate. 2. Latin America Division believes that the basis for . the MC'S statement was, probably, an article which appeared in the New York Dailv News on 20 September 1977. This article, which is attached, quoted Maritza LORENZ as saying she, Orlando BOSCH, Frank STURGIS, Pedro DIAZ Lanz, two unnamed Cuban exile brothers and Lee Harvey OSWALD formed an assassination squad which went to Dallas to assassinate President Kennedy. We know of no information in Agency files to substantiate that state- ment. WARNING NOVICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED SEC RE T £2 IMPDET Ch BY 012034 haem} ape
14-00000 ‘ 1 . * 4 e@ te > a . a. ‘ . ‘ . id of » . . ‘ . po. . N 3. there have been various articles in the past alleging that Ms. LORENZ was a CIA agent. There is no official file on Ms. LORENZ, nor is there any information indicating that she was an agent or employee of this Agency. 4. ve have asked Station| wit? obtain more information on the MC's statement and source, if possible. We will prepare memoranda for the FBI, the Inspector General, and the Office of the Legislative Counsel concerning this case a include any additional information obtained by our Station The memorandum to the OLC will be for passage to é€ Hou ct Committee on Assassinations. George V. Lauder ‘Attachment: a/s eis DDO/C/LA/COG/CLOS:HSpeed:js (1325) (29 Sept 77) Distribution: . Orig & 1 - Addressee C) - LA/COG/Chrono 2 - C/LAD 1 - Originator 1 - IG Staff (Scott Breckinridge) 1] - Hold ; , | 2 a SECRE 4 ae
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CIA OPERATIONS AGAINST CUBA PRIOR TO THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F.' KENNEDY ON 23 NOVEMBER 1963 _— [todtooge01as] AL “INTRODUCTION | | 1. Agency planning and operations directed at Cuba during the latter part of 1959, 1960 and early 1961 were almost totally devoted to the development of the paramilitary operation which culminated in the Bay of: Pigs invasion on 17 April 1961. During this period, major efforts were - devoted to training a paramilitary force, formation of a Cuban exile organization in Miami to direct opposition activities and to provide oo future Cuban leadership and a propaganda campaign designed to rally op- position to Castro in Cuba and elsewhere in Latin America. . - 2. Some of the actions initiated during 1960-61 continued following the defeat of the Agency supported Cuban brigade. For example, prior to the break in diplomatic relations between Cuba and the U.S. on 3 January 1961, CIA maintained a Station in Havana. This Station recruited ‘and | trained intelligence agents and procured and cached communications equipment to form a staybehind net to provide intelligence on Cuba following the break in diplomatic relations. Fol lowing the Bay of Pigs defeat, this net continued to function providing information on Cuba ~via radio communication and Latin American diplomatic pouches. Radio : : : os | | -E2, IMPDET i | SPERET CL BY 055636
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1104-10096-10198]. “AL “INISTRATIVE-INT ERNAL USE ul ¥ pee sy L7 O-2 459 3.0 JUN 1976 ' MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Inspector General FROM | Robert W, Gambino Director of Security . | <r VIA * Deputy Director for “dministratio oO JUN 1976 SUBJECT * SSC Subcommittee Report Concerning/ Warren Commission Inquiries June 1976, I have forth in the Subcommittee report, Mr, lso with the Security Analysis Group, will Serve as Mr, Reardon's alternate in this endeavor, | i ! i | Robert w, Gambino | | . | Distribution: . | Orig § 1 ~ Addressee . AP o£ ppa 40 Coc quer Ng yee BEG Ger" oo) 9° OS 6 2910/4 ADMINISTRATIVE-INTERN USE ONLY
14-00000 TS A EA TN AB STRATE NTERWAL USE ty E35 INSPECTOR GENER ° e memos sentient Tet _ Lee 3.0 JUN 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Inspector General FROM : Robert W. Gambino | AS ‘ Director of Security b VIA : Deputy Director for Administration 30 JUN 1976 SUBJECT : SSC Subcommittee Report Concerning Warren Commission Inquiries In response to your memorandum of 25 June 1976, I have ‘designated Mr. Raymond ‘M. Reardon of the, Security Analysis Group (Red Line 1893) as the Office of Security’ s representative forth in the Subcommittee report. Mr also with the Security Analysis Group, will serve as Mr. Reardon's alternate in this endeavor. . LIL: Robert W. Gambino Distribution: Orig §& 1 - Addressee 1 - DDA OS 6 2910/A ADIiNISTRATvc-weitnivie USE ONLY
404-10096-10219] ° 2. Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT oa TO oo: “Fas i . , DATE: 7 February 1952 . FROM : ‘Morse Allen _ ae . oe SUBJECT: Kelly Case , _ @8ckgroung Use Only elative the Kelly case. stated that the OPC OF interpreter had made a trip to Boston and had seen ' tated tha and the interpreter ed comleta on the handling o @ Kelly sstuationd| thon Stated that he was trying to arrange that the Kelly case could Be linad up completely set up conferences with I & SO relative: the trip to Panama:- romised to call the writer at the end of the _ week. — O8 a oe a, : 7 V2e On/Pebruary 1952, at 12:1 wi] __leatiea the writer Sey Yvelative the Kelly zaset teen that in OPC at the top-level, = some opposition had arisen to ths handling of the Kelly case in the too, manner that had been proposed.t{_ stated that since this opposition of the higher-ups had arisen, nothing would be done relative the Kelly case stata that he would call imedia yy new -_ Cavelopments along these lines. The writer inform i fhat "I & SO would be glad to consider the matter and would walt until it -was brought up again and would await his call relative any new de- velopments. oo Co | MORSE ALLEN.
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(1o4-10096-10223}, a a . SECRET o MEMORANDUM FOR: Benson Grayson SA/ADDO FROM. : George V. Lauder Deputy Chief, Latin America Division 2) ca SUBJECT : (Siftortz0N-1 Report Mentioning Cuban Minister-Counsellor Statement on the Assassination of President Kennedy REFERENCE a: 22950 (IN 416072) b. New York Daily News Article, dated 20 September 1977 i o2 1. Reference: A (ZRWAHOO intelligence report, mentioned that the Minister Counsellor (MC) of. the Cuban Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica addressed the regular monthly meeting of the Communist Party of Cuba members assigned to Jamaica on 24 Sep- tember 1977. The MC said, among other things, that Cuban exiles such as FNU DIAZ LAN and others had been involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The MC did not further elaborate, Dt 2. Latin America Division believes that the basis for the MC's statement was, probably, an article which appeared in the New York Daily News on 20 September 1977. This article, Which is attached, quoted Maritza LORENZ as saying she, Orlando BOSCH, Frank STURGIS, Pedro DIAZ Lanz, two. unnamed Cuban.exile brothers and Lee Harvey OSWALD fovmed an assassination squad which went to Dallas to assassinate President Kennedy. We know of no information in Agency files to substantiate that .state- ment. : , WARNING NOTICE a SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED —— © SECRET E2.IMPDET . CL BY 012034 . RETURNTO CIA Background Use Only | | .Do Not Reproduce p
14-00000 a - SECRET 3. There have been various articles in the past alleging that Ms. LORENZ was a CIA agent. There is no official file on Ms. LORENZ, nor is there any information indicating that” she was an agent or employee of this Agency. 4. We have asked{station| __|to obtain more ‘information on the MC's Statement and source, if possible. We will prepare memoranda for the FBI, the Inspector General, and the Office of the Legislative Counsel concerning this case and include any additional information obtained by our Station in Kingston. The memorandum to the OLC will be for passage to the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Satan es Yi Bee Taye George V.- Lauder : § Attachment: a/s 03 DDO/C/LA/COG/C10S {xSpeed}: j s (1325) (29 Sept 77) Distribution: Orig §& 1 - Addressee 1 - LA/COG/Chrono 2 - C/LAD Q: Originator ) - IG Staff (Scott Breckinridge) 1 - Hold S ECRET / pi