c ict ) As Be Belmont . October 26, 1959 l - #r. Nasvca ANTI@FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES ieee IMTBRNAL SECURITY » CUBA i ~ Hr, DE. iloore Internal Securtty Division advised on 10u340$9 he yinent that Seore of State oh mould contact Attorney General on (100R6~ American revoluttonary activities, with ian i aed to expreas hie hops that interested Goudy iii. +p 8 ¢ : mobilise reapective resources concerning Cuban af fon. Attached \s memo hae been prepared to present concise Picture ef aftuatton and Assistant Attorney General J. Balter Yeagley of 8-26 Si show Bureau poeition. ~ Meno is broken down ae follows for ready reference: > a ied GWE ce a a. Events Leading Up to 1 Cuban S tion XJ & 2. Bureau Action Regarding Pedro Diaa Lanz 3 kk ae Inttial Involvement of Piaz Lana 3 8 bo Posstbility of Planea from Domintcan Republic 4 1 Co Dissemination and Presentation of Case 4 3 d. State Department and Department of Juetice Requeste 2 a) é€. Subsequent Dieclosuree of Diaz Lang iS fo Investigation of Statemente by Diaz Lanz Zl : Je Efforts of Castro to Create Inetdents Discredtting U.S. i2 4 Bureau Coverage of Cuban Revolutionary Acttvtties 14 ae Intelligence Coverage i4 bo Registration Act 15 G, Neutrality Statutes - 16 (Efforts to Get Concurrent Seizure Powere wtth Custome to Setze Arma in These Cases) Ll? 5e Possibility of Arrest or Extradition of Pedro Diag a 19 ACTION: : [eee aecamn a 4 oe For information. i eee . : mFS LO FRB FIG Pedro Diag Lanz) Cuba) OG=lg=210 (Foretgn Political Matters < mr bh re “Enclosures ge BI ee Ape . 32571514 Page 1
_ into Ue S&S. by Immigration ond Naturalization Services | Hé nas publicly and bes | dropped: by - Diaz Lar 10/21/59, and returned at 9 Pome sane dates \ (10/22/59s. After peing advised oj hia rights, Dias. fanz *. _ arrivéd Havana §%20. Deie and departed Havana 5830 Poltiog on from air or ground and said hiswas only plane on misaion. oe _ He admitted being deeompanied by one oF more peréons,. would | responsi He said he made Fight on benalf of July 26 Anti=Communi st — | ‘Guba. Hé said his movement not cooperating with any persons - wag menber of nis movement, was scheduled to have.set up - . Pedro Luts Dias Lang ‘te , forner Chies ‘of Guban Air Foree under Castro who defeeted 6/29/59, escaped to Florida by boet on 7/1/59 and was parcled re Senate Internal Security Subcommittee denounced Castro. regime as communist. He WAS - a ngty cooperative with Bureau: after arrival. ~- ged on preas report 10/22/59. that. ‘leaflets né on Havana on 10/21/59. were signed by — 3. ‘the Hiani ‘OF fea inosituted ‘imnedt tbe inquiry ae he : PBI jurisdiction ©. — 3 OP me, Liam Hormel ». : tminad informant, ‘that he had received informa= .” ‘plane; serial number. G876C, piloted by Diaz Leng, Renmert Warner Airport, Pompano, Florida, at. B pomey Diesx Lanz was interviewed by Mian apanta . on — said he piloted this plane, departed, Pompano at 4.pomes Noe returning to Pomponos He said he dropped 250,000 leaflets mn over Havana and emphatically stated he carried no pombs nor. any other type of weapons. Ye was unaware of being fined: hem and stated he preferred to aecépt full idity, if ony. He furnished. aeveral copies of leaflet. printed in Spanish, entitled "Open Letter to the  _ People of Cuba from: Conmandant Pedro Luis Dies Lanay . mY it-Chief of Cuban Air Force, ”. and dated October, 1959. a heaflet took Castro to task for his procommunist policies. end accused him of being traitor to legitimate revolution. Movement, of whien he is founder and leader. He said thia. ee flight. was not. eoordinated with ony acts of. terrorism inside prominent. in former Batista government. . He advised Maj or. Hubert: ltos, who was arrested b Gastro in Cubes, resistance group in Cuba next month and his arrest was Unf OT EUNAEE o- He timed Ris flighne. with convention. of travel i Docld: 32571514
1 . a ; Lo - . . eo. . . we, . . or : - () . far! ~ ECR ET agente for: psychological reasons. He had agrednent: with members of hie group ‘in. Cubato provide propaganda against — Castros: exposing his. procommunist. and anti-Us 5. polictes. He said his movement is .growing. organization. composed: largely. of men. inside: Cuban; armed: Forcesy: with: Ro records wept of membershhbe Pures ety re a ~ Miané. onfice es 10/22/59, with Aleido de 3 . eyesy O phystetany. ‘naturaliaed ‘ ‘esides in Mini, Florida. ‘  B is. wi uai hang. 2 piloted Sy, @ had 720. plane: ‘dropping ros other: detalles Teaftets on: Havane 26 21/5 : an -Reyee. ‘Sata, noiwevery - a 4 plan of. sabotage and terroriatie activities. had been approved by - General Jose . Pedraza, zader of anti-Castro group in. Dominican Republic, < endersed by Dominican Dietator Trujillo. Reyes,.said plan ss galled. for daily bombing ditecks on spécific Glban. -.. targets 10/20/59 through 10/30/59> . Reyes said he learned . . from Dominican representative. in: Miami, thet succesaful bombing 40/20/59 2 sugar plant in Camaguey Province — target for 10/21/59 was Cuban Presidential Palaces ‘Reported Tplane ‘that dropped bomb missed target and | F fe streets juring. Several. — Reyes. said plane oe ‘.. flignte Of: Diaz Lanz 10, 9 waa, coincidental and unrelated. \ . He said that while it. would -be dented, planes. partioipating 7 an bombing: miasions. are coming from bese..in or near ~ Rowinkedy Bepunh te: and: not . Fon, Tm ‘y B "ECE 1 UE BS by. teletype. on. night of 40/02/59:1ee di eeeninat et etter 10/23/59 % ey State Department. with- copies to. Central Intelligence Agency,  Sustomss : erederal Aviation, Ageney and intelligence agencies - 7 of armed services. This written dissemination Soli owed Co ‘eral odvice.to W..#. Jessop of State Department Bb Liaison Agent: Oo: HH. Bartlett on morning of 10/23/59 a3 ' to nature of admissions by Diaz fans in view ? of widespread reports bombs. imuod vege...” ho . } Docld: 32571514 Page 3
~ | Federal Aviation Agency: (FAA) although: it uae: not! Known: whether they could take any aettorne Belmont called’ ; SA Frank Smith of Miami Office and tnetructed data. won be givén. Customs dnd FAA. At some time. Belmont - instructed Miami Office. to interview Lanz again éo: determine nis: plans, pertt cularly as $o: future flignisas Miami Office wae elso instructed, in. view of interest of State. and Justice Department, to: conduct. further ; pin down and verify story given by Dias La and 3 par riy any guns. or. bombs: involved to. resolve as gor as: pesstole all thé facts a 10/24/59 Asstetant Seéretary tg. JT eg, € a bt feon Agent Oe He. paid St ve degre Havana. asking thet. ‘Diez. fans be: piace ‘@0 eurveillance or arrest and then. announee is to. ; ata. State was not. requesting Far to plac Lana under surveillance or arrest, but. would Par eonsider going to. Diaa. Lone. and: asking him & rr to come. to F&l or Chief of Police in: Miami. and: put hinself into their oustedy for twenty-four heurs a | ‘tt eould be. announced and Cubans would know if plane. _ flew over tt would not be Diaz Lang. Ba lett told. . Rubot entire matter presented to. Depart ant any. 2 on. ene. in. . absense of response also advised h mignt (desire. ponsul: a deral Aviation. Agenty eoneerni 2g controze. fone on. Rare of ents. Cuban. ek ous Ls 2 Connors. va8 ut availability and Atte chine : ‘(Charle: Wititen Hormel} who: oan data in pu% 10/23/59. totter about . departure and return of plane of Diaz. Lanz. Me 45 poems. Kenney inquired as.to — availability of inf obra (Aloido de los Reyes) who | gabe dase on: Donintean: phaneds. fhis. information was i Docld: 32571514 Page 4
Sr au te) vol requested of Miant “By seletype 10/24/59. - Mian? telotyse 10/25/59 advised Hormel was available and would testify but: only had hearsay he nad gotten from night watenmen . at airport. — Hormel’ nas arrest record and under indiet- a elf for illegally transporting arma. Reyes — unavailable and unnilling to. testify aa fears reprisala against. 8 stery who. ia in prison. in Cubes and mothers. who 13. : SAV. H. Nasea advised . gley on. 10/25/59 of 2 j him. to background. ‘of Hormel w vailable to ‘Department and teld hin on unavar epedtey ons otner ‘ingormart (ee e uae 7 I tor) two. jutostate of whi oh, beparénantad attorney at #0650 Dettey 10/2 4/59. a wun i asked if any a pavieus Caherengee: in nay atte to July 26 Anti-Communiet Movement mentioned. by bt in his: eG a inbereren with purede Agents | , f ctype, 10/25/89 advised: of po (24/59 with Peano. Diag Lanay ae iz and Carlos Bonogoyen, FOTCE » tS ty 26. Movement « 7 group prion $0 revedutl Gastro adneren oe pedeo: Diax tons. “eonfirmed data. prevtousty ae purntsned. 10/22/59. He said: leaflet+dropping ‘episode — fo of 10/21/59 was joint enterprisé of above’ persons under : hie Leadership on benalf of July 26 Anti-+Communist . Movement but ‘without. tts knowledge. He planned incident. \ Sore etn ‘ ~. _ = __ | Docld: 32571514 Page 45
I source who has beén in close touch with both pro*Castro and -entisCastro forces) which clearly reveals the hypocrisy - . > By teletype 10/25/59, Miami Office hos furnished information from Miu 639=S (Howard Kenneth Davis, a wellaplaced of Castro's accusations as well es the Castro regime's — readiness té stoop to any means to discredit the %.Ss and make tt appear that this country is to blame for ali of Castro's troubles. This information has not.been disseminated as yet in order to afford Directar dn opportunity to review it prior to dieséminations Tt iss. however, being furnished to the Attorney General by letter today (10/26/59) and will. — be made available to State and other interested agencies immediately thereaftere . rs _ .  knformant advised that from 9/18 "20/59, he met én Hovora with Sergeant Fernando Fuentes Goba and Chief af Police Efigenio Almeijeiras of Cubon National Police. | Admeijetras propositioned informant to take part in deal _ to set trap for anti»Castro forces in US. He suggested © feader in U3. and volunteer to undertake bombing attack against Havana from (the WSs ; informant organize a 100enan expedition in UsSs. which he. would leod in tnvasion of Cuba at a prearranged spot and .— which would be ambushed by waiting Castro forces. Almeitjeiras and informant subsequently discussed this idea with Raul. Castro who approved plan and furnished our source with Havana address to be used as mail drop. On 10/10/59 informant met with Almeijetras in Havana and latter retterated his destre to have IMf 6308 organize invasion.of Cuba from UsSs The source ‘indicated he would consider the matter further but gave no definite reply. 7 Informant conferred with Almeijetras and Coba again on 10/23/59 and was offered another assignments <Almeijeires proposed that source approach Rolando Masferrers prominent | antisCastro leader in Miamt, or some other leading antt@Cast7ro | if } Docld: 32571514 Page 6
Peg be AG . According to plan outlined by Almetjetras,, trformant : ‘would procure bombs with U.S. Government markings and would oe we deliver them to Almeijeiras after landing at prearranged landing strip outside Mavanas, It was indicated that Cuban. authorities would then issue press release claiming that’ ifgomiebased plane had dropped bombs. on Cubag. offering as: proof one or more of the bombs with US. markings wrick.- supposedly had failed to explode as well ‘as fragments from other bombs which Cubans would explode. Almeijetras told informant this hoax would enable the Castro regime to, ~~ propagandize against the U.S. State Department in order to force USs action against antt-Castro elements in this countrye: Almeijetras satd he wanted this ruse to take place on 10/26/59 and described the operation as “highly tmportant" | $0 the Cuban Governments Informant will endeavor to develop additional information concerning this proposed. plote Publie disclosure of the above information could very wéll place the informant's life in jeopardy ondy, mocendingt ys thts informatton is being classified Confidentials \ Docld: 32571514 Page 7
~ I i if } _ io 2 Bureau: hes” ‘inveat tgat ive. ‘reaponetbility,: ‘in. 00: specific. types of cases ‘wRten frequently: nvolve LatinsAmerican: nationals -' in, U8. a Registration Aet! and. Neutrality. matters. “As: ‘wet d, be detailed in paragraphs. ‘be and Gey where: these. ‘statutes. are diseussed - in some. detail, both rave. definite ‘Limitations: ‘and we have not gonfined _ our interest or: investigations regarding: LatinsAmertean’ yévolutionary . activities: £6 narrow jurisdictional. linéss This has been particularly true in ¢onnection with recent: developments. an: Cubase: Since January 19595° Bureau has. put greatly - inereased emphasis on. Cuban, matters - ands has acted “aggressively in- effort to collegt ail available data. in the USe bearing on the political, economie and military situation — in that country ag well as neighboring Caribbean countries. Among: other things, we have (1) interviewed’ incoming refugeés and defectors, such aos Diaz Lan#, for any information of interest they might: haves (2) initiated investigations of all leading Cuban exiles and: factions in UeSs: even though in many instances. no charges of unlawful’ activities or other jurisdiction existeds (3) pressed. Sieldy and Sepedtally key offices. Of Miamis New York ang. Havana's to improve thetz. : r infor coverage in this field; . 4), placed technical coverage, ys sory) Genéral’s approval, ban an DaSsys Hashingtons De Coneulatee at Mall nd New York City. In. addzeLorr, - we have matte. inereased efforts; - ‘wherever possible, to correlate or. "nackage” ‘the results of numerous individual ? ‘ol and investigations and disseminate sumnary=type reports to other agencies a affording them a better insight into ‘significant trends and.a~ | comprehensive picture Of: developments. This effort, ag well as our inereased stress on Latin=American investigations, . is ‘shown in fact that. since April, 1959; no less than nine issues of our ‘weekly | Current Intelligence Analysis (CINAL) letter have been devoted in — ‘whole or part to Latin-American motteres chiefly ‘Cuban. developments. Be nave also put stress on keeping high-level and policymaking |. officials of the Government advised of significant developments: concerning Cubase In addition to our regular dissemination to the a WO rE reg. levels at Statey. Central Intelligence Agency and the military agencies, an a number of occasions in the past year we ‘Rove furnisned - the White House, Vice President Nixon, the Secretary of States, and ' the Attorney General special reports summarizing significant brends ore. developments relating to Cuba ang the Caribbean ae te ~ 7 . Cee rp . — ee —— . . cP F 4 OF S DoctId: 32571514 Page 6 \