157-10014-10242 AGENCY:  SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: = 157-10014-10242 RECORD SERIES: MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE AGENCY FILENUMBER:  07-M-147 Document Information ORIGINATOR:  SSCIA FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: 00/00/1975 PAGES: 690 SUBJECTS : ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED CRIME CIA ASSASSINATION, KENNEDY, JOHN DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT | CLASSIFICATION: — Declassified RESTRICTIONS : 1B; 1C;3 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/31/2000 v9.1 HW AO09545 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Doctld: 324273630 JFK Assassination System Identification Form . Agency Information CCBOX 441 Page 1 Date: TITI2015
Date Page 08/09/95 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM . AGENCY RECORD RECORDS SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION | RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS NUMBER AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA 157~10014-10242 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE 07-M-147 DOCUMENT INFORMATION SSCIA 00/00/75 690 ORGANIZED CRIME ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES CIA ASSASSINATION, KENNEDY, JOHN REPORT | TOP SECRET . REFERRED POSTPONED IN FULL 01/21/99 CCBOX 441 50955 Daoctd: 32423630 [R] ~- ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page 2?
GE9ESFEE ¢ aed proog nes a te As Bi ere be be my i LL ue bes hl ¢ oeat be a . meat spiced on Fisel. cas “oN oe ‘ee ea ke on fis clan destive operations erat as nu, the Central In from an fertie ewa ath th ord, NEWS reporter Peel ieshi fhef #1 uefoced te ake Ceban oF . o, e* to the éron of we a Unie. First bef © series. 7 0p De, = tormen-ATC? lenis csp onnre ‘geonts, Caribbean . conepira- 74 os fora, a 4 (shan freedom fighters were eit rece ferenen . fox ; s gay: £ecres an intciligenee coup aU. Loryiewen for, this series, on CIA til CLL by stealing seeret nomen? fi the Ceribbesn and the Leda fede re ee pres wbsind of ihe cone oof of a Bee taba be Bence teas a OW Cars DAY pow cndrrgalnh c sometimes painfid official _ ty scutes, as altcaye, @ light lip. Dut. icred-out t¢ do the ClA’s clock-and-dagger - - here avi th: jgirst time of the intrigue ~ . conronis tion that pushed the. US, tcliigence “ egenis x “of iicip clandestine Ste". gate che bh: Ate tae ° 3 sla hes for the first time, . ce uo Seine investigated: by. the! foo, . os a itee ea Intchli-” ir “Vice Presicont Teckefele rs, a. ans Com shen CLA Levivities. 07, £5 the CLAD was, involvéd in: - | foreicn heads * ins enn iG ane ee SourTrcs, =e renrie * a ere eee) wea ee Sea ei Pe “Foiti and Rafael neat peepee ea eet) rbor. ° 7, Caribican €6n Castra ef Cuba, @ A fantastic esheme 49 ecize a Sayier snip and ute it to cbtain the: release of the contered American "spy aship Pueblo. : . settee @ Secret dcals with American mob. sterg wha. had ect shel muninilions ~ dollar Cuban goneeuce En £iTOS. @® Armed raids ou Cubs and many | shipments ef gucriils fighters, weap + ons, explosives end olher war materic | - als to the ictand hefsre ond. the: Day of Pigs tocc. oe eto “{ Barvie Lerene pioved 8 hema! “putt. -dmpertant rc . the: tekyrinth ott. oFtne Sault gintione ¢ : he “fear iin, cachored £ mow bei a eed coo Wo sees nary fier fF - white leary Heavens haritr bien in th aol & Cec troite ctemn$ te ermed Ce be Ly wentng beards and P. invade P5y vanid and sabotage ine Pana- Sopumpled  give-cree “atigica, The i- Tea Cane a i _ Hrner’s. gecommecoticn i aude r was i’ O The sxplosion of a munitions thin . wey | Liagans . . (Continest on rece fs a
Jf ! | mn { i emma i | 1 j _resnsbbesneansststesstesterrttt caer eg, Jf ! 1 i ‘ t a . sO ene) so : : er en te on Tor the a yy PCuerOy ny aren. Omer On Fee ROU (Coutinuast from puge 2) ° lowered be th ge Bupha § (bended wis) oe, Woabbard like plentes, eros jes debgling frei their belts and Yuna swinging en , theie ders ho Women in evening frowns acr¢amed ron for covet with thele djuncr- Lelieving tha ship by cassie ; : cat touriots tecugnized the Jrader of the winister-lockings hard as | bidel Castro, the new pauline minisfer of Cuba, emi they crowded around him fur; aute- amyl _grapha, t y “Ena friend! phe shoulc tl? obvlously ray ying the cowmbetion Le find caused. “Hlke Americans’) : 1 -Vhe Hertin's spper, fortiee German Navy Capt. Heirfrich Lorenz, fayited the barhides to ta for carktaits; and difuer, and he introduecd Opstro t) j his sibarious L8-year-gld datchter, Marin JPUMy father sfeke Spanish an, he net aluny well with Castro,” Maric old this reporter. “Ile took Caytro and} his men on @ tour of the: ship,.pthen aiked thum to please leave their guns of ide thd dining rowm befere they gat Gown fof dinner. f . > "Castro said they ‘didn’ feel ‘safe vithout ‘uns, so my. father allpwed tuem to keep thew pistols, jut he vpade Liem legve the machine guds, aulosab ict rifles’ and grenades in the smoking Toate . Paste: sat at the eaptain’s table, hytweentLoreaz and Marie. #During the meal, he amiled +frequently ot Marie, agd she, was as hinpreascd as any nur- ntl tebaye girt would be by compli- manta ffom, the flamboyant hero of the Caban rgvolatian! : ‘Shel spoke German and English, which she had learned from her Ameri- ean mother. Castro said he needed a sacretary who could write Ictteea in these lungaayes. Before the geal was over, he offered the job to Marie. { Took Offer As Joke “He asked me to stay ta Havana and work for him,” she said.“Liy fa- ther and 1 both laughed. Mfy father sail bo was going back ta Germany te * finish my education.” ‘ Castro promiacd to write to her, so she gave hon twee addresses——her pir- ents’ home in Itremen, Germany, aad hee brother's apartment in New York, where she planned to stay. when the Carbbean eruise ended. She never ex- pected to see or hear from Fidel again. About two weeks later, twe Cuban, officers called on Marie in New York. They earricd a message from Castes, saying he was-in desperate need of an Bnglish-Geerman tranglater. He had sent a Cubana Airlines plane to bring her: back to Havana. ‘t “L made a big inistake,” BMarle ssid, “FE pot on that plane.” During the flight to Havana, she tried to imagine her hfe in Castruland. She thoneht she well t have a deck in the premivr’a secutonal pool und 8 stuall apartiaent of pher own, She may | even have dreamed re a romince with . 4 (SL 8 aren eee merqeem recy creeraeen, Gone een mom a & y \- : ea ¢ alo” "tthe dat, chari. papic dictator, Tut Lut. other,  W 50955 DocTal32493630 , Page 4... oo rt | i off _— a! hee airborne jlinsinlb were shattered ‘goon aiflerthe plane iff , 4 , Jt was ved fdealistie then,"9° she said. “I was gojbg on an adventuig and ta ey First Jug d wae going to help | ithe’ new, gover pint, Inatead, | bepnine [Castro's pp aythiy x. : 7 te i “| was driv inyfrom the alrpolt ta! the Hfuvana (jlon, where Fidel} had [fess ever the Sith flour. For thefnext foar tconths, Hardly ever got git of the Hifiom, Wha fb did get out, roudere guard. 107 wanted te go doyen te the pool or colfce ahup, two barivadus would go with ab." yoo) i Wes His Priloace’ : Ashed ty jlefine her relati Vip ‘with Castro dufing this potiod. 4 urie , anid: “tl wan bb prisoner. f was Hrap- dyed. aan ‘))  @Were youl ever In + Fidel?" { “No; never. How ean you be id ove -when you're afrbid, when you've (rated plike @ piere of furniture, when pyu're, { steeping with a live hazaoka undp the pled, when you're living In a!roomwith Swans on every table and cigdr but{h all over the floor?” ' Y “Ay way of’ thinking.was Gerijan.; she; tontinued. “Everything, in ims! life had been very orderly, very neat, and clean. [ never realized anyone, esipcial- ly a prime minister, could be ao disor- Vesniaed. 1 thought he would Save -S several offices, with dvbks, chairgy and telephones, All he had, at this fiom waa oa suiteof rovms atthe ff'lten, where he lived and! workest 1 wag kent in une of the roots. The duor the half was locked from the  oulside. Barbudos and visitors were in theipext rool, but the door between the {yoms was read io 4 wus kept locked. . “AN I could do study Spanish, walk lack and‘ urth, hhatgn to the radio or go un the afer anu look out over Havana. |, was miserable, My futher tried to find out what hud happened to me. He cuntact- ed the American Embassy in Havana Marie was born un Ameriran citizen) but nothing: happened. } . “The ouly clothes f had were what _ brought with mie from New York. f gcouldn’t go out to buy anything. Fidel Shad me measured for a uniform iso f { would look like a member of the 26th 4 of July Movetvent. An olive-greent uni- form with # licutcnant’s atar. . 4 “That way, when I was allowed out under guard, he thought people would think Powna of lig of ftcere. + But. falmont every Havana housewife ‘heard ruinurs that Castro waa keeping a for. eigner, an American girl, at the Hiltdn. * f wus becotaing a problem to him. | ['Gne day two barbudve came te the ronia while Fidel was out, They suid “they were thee to help me. They took me on a 20-njinete jane ride! ba the Pet. oe? Pia. th y ytrowed { me the feauliful black sud bosch there and then drove mo hy jeep to this huge prison complex, They showed mia cell 4 @ ° Discovery of missile sites in Cuba provoked a cold-war showdown balwocn than Prosident Joka F, Kennedy and ihen Sovist Premiar Nikita Khrushclov, 4 confrontation that had the world holding iis breath, Twas: love {pith ° see “SRR Reet dene A chance meoting ia Havana harbor aboard 8 cruise ship captained by her fathor brought Marie Lorenz and Fidal Castro fogethar. It began e age no Spee eee > me ot ets een stynmertte hs 4 lisison destined to have international repercussions. where dictator Fulyencio Batista had - imprisoned Fidel apd Ravl  (Pidel's brother) years before, Lo went into the eell to look atl a bronze plaque on the wall. They shut the door and locked me it the ecth. Then they went awas. She Wasn't Pampered “ET ppent a week there, eating the same foud as the other prinences: - blacks beans, rice, stale bread and cof- fee. An fur ax | know, | was the only woman there, “Every morning we would hear the firing squuds, As soon as it got light, the birds would ateart singing. Then the guns would go off, Thea marching and quiet. Then breakfast and cell checks. The guards would check to see if you'd: hanjred yoursel€ during the night or if youd done sumething wrong in’ there where there was hardly roum to turn around, It was hoyrible. : ““ftce eeven duys, £ was taken out and flowa back to Havana.” Mervin was ouvee tuld why she was “Jailed, She nuw believes Custro had her locked up to make sure she didn’t ca- cape while he was out of the count v visiting the United States and South Amenecs, ° Gne night she waa with Castro, and hin body;eards in the dobby of the - Kiviera dlotel when a hanmdsame, wave- hiared oman aepromebed her He wore the oblsesreen cchel uniform and’ the nesta oof w caplait om the Cuban sor furee, : : While Castra was conferring with his sides on the other side of the lobby, the captain mingled with’ the. berbudes araund Martie and whispered tu hee in English: °E know about you.” ” “Can you help net” she responded. “Can you get me out of here?” : “Yes. Lim with the American Embassy. Pil get you out” : This was ber iiteoduction to Com- mandunte Frank’ Fiorini’ (later knuwn as Fronk Stursin), Castro confidant aud hired agent foe the OLS. Cenzral Jntellipence Agency. Agrees to Spy on Fidel Por the next few weeks Frank kept in contact with her in person and throuyh Castro ‘efficers whe were working for him. Marie agreed to spy on Castro. She filched aeeret documenta and reported Castro's conversations with important visitors overheard through the hotel, walls. Hy now, she cout rend and apeak Spunish fairly well. The suite was full of guns and papers,” she anid. “Fidel had papers’ gtrewn all over the tables. the floor, ¢ the ted, the dresser. He had oue filing cabinet that was never locked. If was full of money, papers, documents inaps, | tous vapern out and slinpe them to Frank. Fidel never missed them. “Frank said, ‘Get all the data you enn,” and I did. f was a regulur Mata> Mari.” . ~ . Then Marie became sick, and Frank ertanged her escape. Two Cuban offi- cers took her out of the hotel while Castro was away and put ber on @ Cubana Airlines flight to New York. About that tine, Frank also act up the cacupea of two top Cuban air force officers, a project that forced him’ to leave Cuba. He nived his base of operations to Miami, but he kept fa touch with hia agents on the island aad his CEA cuntacta in Havana and Wash- ington, . When she recovered from her il. ness, Marie joned him in Florida and volunteered his n omission that meant certain death if slur were cangbt. Early in Jace, Custie weenmk te eet we steer ome ee
laa aameanbidia sete alia dae aad HW 450955 2 ota te work as his personal inter- By PAUL MESKE,. Rak eran Sea York Tee tat ack The Central Intelligence Agency, sent a shapely Mata Hari fo Cuba in 1960 to kill her former lover, Fidel Cas tro. Details of this case were uncovered | hs The News and a Senate tniteliijenes Committee investigator who =———— iearned that ao mystery woman had been involved | The Memo Tha Started it IN al ussassination plot w On we Phe Tat, Cat 30 Bias feel of the CEA" : : : stern Petit piere phe against the Cuban dictator, ; Hen It was the first of several Stor Wrote a vinene ora pp toe CEN Dirertor Athen Didles, according tao a Senate committee ai. ; part, Noting thot the ofa beget regia tr ey bea Doon CTA-sponsered attempts to exe. eonraige others Dodite Aiperiean  eountries 0 rhe cute Castro. agaist Soimferests he recoimanended that: or The mystery woman has naw considerstioti tes gesen ote the elimination of be - been identified by the committee None of these efiee te Fidel, such as his brotiver : and The News as rie Lorenz, compuiien, (he Gievare, have phe saci nicest Ry anooattractive German-Amerioan Che ayasses. Mant inferred people Belleve thatthe disappe brunette who shared Castro's ance of Pile! weld greatiy accel pate a fall ef the piso Havana hotel suite for sawveral woverinient. ; : ’ ctnonths in §95u, When a cecumit- Duties and 'Poouty Director pf tee investicater eoufronted fer anproved (the ree(uunetdation cand with evidence linking her to the ISSUSSUEIG Shp aginst Castre that i: wesassimation plot, she admitted five years,” that she had been recruited ror the attenmted fit. bs ja (he eXetiisive stery oat the fired Exclusive Account Then, last week, she wave this reporter an exclusive account of & oWission sa secret that she Hever mentioned tt te anyene for in yeuyg. Ms. Lorenz. who now lives in New York. is the daughter of the date. German Nave Capt, fletnrich Lorenz and his Ameri- can wile. After World War tt, Lorenz became skipper of the fuxury liner Berling ffe tek Marie oalemge oon on Caribbean eriise in mry EGE og Bronth oaft Foratra took over MD esse tpenednt, asta steer Drcsgened the Herding ony Havana arbor dnd dined with the oeaptatn amd his vivacious teenage laughter. He later per- suaded Maric te return to Hava- & preter, When she arrived she wus tnstulled im Castro’s 24th. floor suite at the Havana Hilton, eoxoatl realized she was a virtial prisoner. Quizzed by FRE Frank Florin, an American Who had become a Cuban Reto- hitiemary Arcy officer anda CPA agent, contacted her and persuaded her to photograph Castro's secret papers. He later Retped her escape, She dof: Havana in January Doqgia; 32423630 Page, 45,
HW 450955 Docld 32423630 Page 6 sen, Thes ant a + Till terse om page » May York ati Steg Be aes dtospital Poy ot . oN hots thithess be qpieatianed ner : rt dda, : ia VAYTOUS rook : Weld i J Rorke, 3 foltentare ae worked soa fa A ante Sa, anal cree Aub PRET ROa + the would foo tremendous courte,” te the PRE offices | Boch Stl plat og conte: nheetl omy atti she sutd, s willing ‘ seb anand web, Eosaid, ’ ‘Was a Joke saad, CYou) could knock josave everybody {thought he they kept cota and fo realized Thought [t deat you kil None know how, men around hin, it's in me | hin Tosand cl with all n wnd ddan t vee Tt Ki hug Taos entousy, | “Olney toa pointed aos and Foret: dean's on. He said, you wut fosas ‘Pa nei wlanntug te. Po cheaniigs the man 7 Ma, red there -weee aL whi Casts deevided on pol- would be easy Ny food or sak oi aan pk pl athe i dednk. bo sabds. are Vat an te tel me? To ge duwna and ki hima?" : Alex said, CH wenld chanze History, To osaid, “Well, DT. don’t } could guarantee Cd get out?” , A Method Ready she finally Minmi with sad for gees ta foreny Sp erernne in © see unworn, j i i | i | che two ascents who | j see Caytro, eer ge uviods, ye! ) ii wan fede “They diin't tell me to do ith or net ia de it. Thev- said if 1 asent Pe] be protected, but who : {bearded Sa i RTS a ee edmate Castro in 60 Fiorini AVE her two capsules Pal of poisen powder, She was told to sprinkie the powder in Castro's voffee. “tT opuesa the company (CIA) supplied them. Frank said it was a company operation.” . Packing the olive-drab  unl- form that Castro had given her, desipnating her a lieutenant in the Revolutionary Arniy, Ms. Lorenz flew back to Plavana on Cubana Airlines. Believing she i anight be searehed at the airport, she hid the capsules in a jar of cold crenm in her purse. When she arrived in’ Havana she checked into oa tourist hetel, rehanged inte her Fidelista  unt- form and went to the Hilton, Cold-Cream Caper “The lobby was full of report- ers and other people trying to but he wasn't there. One of his aides recognized me and took me up to Fidel’s suite Entering the two-room suite, she saw that nothing had chang- fed in her absence. The sitting room was crowded with Castro's bearded, pistol-packing — retain- ers. The bedroom was littered with papers, cigar bulls and guns. She waited nervously fn Cas- tro’s private ream until he came ina few hours later. As soon as he smiled and hugged her, she knew he didn't suspect she had visited the suite a few months previously and stolen his secrets, And he certainly didn’t suspect ishe had come back to kril him. Do Not Disturb “He asked why IT left him and T said it was because | missed myvomother and my home. He started talking about Cuba and the problems. the lack of money, the. shortazes. He talked a long time. He said he was expecting an important phene call, but he took the receiver off the hook and he shouted to the barbudos ones? in the next room: ‘No me moteste (Don’t bether me)’ : “Finally he ordered food and coffee sent up. When it came, he fell asleep on the bed, in his fatigues and with a cigar in his mouth. T had no confidence left. ‘but’ I knew this ‘was the chance to do it, “IT went into the bathroom and opened the jar of cold cream. I stuck my finger in it and the whole thing came out Like yuck. [ ecouldn’t find the capsules. They had meltett. So mo L i ae de it: te til
hurt but shaken with his word bent into-a curve. “They were magnificent,” said critle Hilton Tims, who Was in the audience. “They carrted on without Jetting the incident upset their vocal ~ equilibriuni.” . ‘eta geen 0955 “Docla: 324273630 Page 7 Soon after her murder mission! failed, the CIA recruited Mafia | mobsters including John Roselli of Las Vegas, Sam Gian- cana of Chicago and Santo Traf- ficante of Tampa, Fla. —- to kill Castro. But they were no more successful than the sexy. Mata ari. . thi . . Care Oe Loe LO SD” Cy oO ys get i wid | 1, | room was crowded With Castro's | : ps 1osaad bearded, pistol-packing -retain- Wore bs ers. The bedroom “was littered | Themht f( Was a Joke with papers, cigar butta and yey sad OYeu geal knosk | BUR. . 5 is ee ed save Oversybody | She waited nervously tin Cas: | a ‘lel 4d theaght ine | tro’s private room until he" came wots they kept cota jin a few hours later. As soon as reel coand. To realized the smiled and hugeed her, she Wade ap 4 knew he didn’t suspect she had mate 00 Why dent you kill Visited the suite a few months . Loh don't knew how, previously and stolen his secrets. And he certainly didn’t suspect mien around hin, i; it's in me to She had come back to kil him, : Do Not Disturb el jeabousy, | l “He asked why I left him and ae ve tad Baie T said it was because | missed oes de Sates you my mother and my home. He Los Im Reed started talking about Cuba and WEES ay Boa “eUnlts tthe problems, the lack of money, the no, the shortazes. He talked a long Me bore mere Wels | time. He said he wae expecting seyrea, Tete nh Ke AS WNT ay important phene call, but he vas ; Rete CASO Ta the receiver off the hook Ww: i a yp find he shouted to the barbados; tes ided on po i¢bearded onesi in the next] “ROU, Don would he eas¥ Peoom: ‘No nie moleste (Don't te ptreed in ns food wv bother me)’ . drink. 10 sabd, whe ere town “Finally he ordered food and trying te tei nes Po go Ge coffee sent up. When it came, he and Ki} eid yf would chanze| fell asteep on the’ bed, in his . “Alex noe ay wor don't | fatigues and with a cigar/in his Ristury. de sa’ a mouth, I had no confidence, left, ‘ They didn’t tel) me to do {t| but I knew this was the chance or not to do it. They said if I to do it. scent Pd be protected, but who “T went Into the bathroom and could guarantee Pd get out?” opened the jar of cold cream, | A Method Ready stuck my finger in it and the A whole thing came out like yuck. Mrs. Tereng said she finally] I couldn’t find the capsules. aepermd fe go to - Miami with | They had melted. howe for a meeting with Flori-]. «rt was like an omen. nt whe. said he had a way to do “PT couldn't just dump a: glob ne : of cold cream in his coffee, so ] She said ; she gpent three shut the jar and went back to weeks in a CEA “sate house” in| the bedroom and I watched him Mecani, secing te ene bat Pfori- sleeping. Finally I lay down on ni and Rarke. “They kept talk- | ine bed beside him . ime me inte it, They said, ‘You ep ~ i, . wate doe it. You're the only one! thought. To hell with {t. Are ’ : Let histors take its course,’ whe can doit. joo : , oa Asked if she now believes she | “Stupid, Stupid” was brainwashed, she rephed: “Il prank and Alex met me when I yuess so.” She suid they appenl- | pray to Miami ‘next. morning rd to her patnotism and told her lphey asked me what happened she “would get thousands, | a n0°T said the capsules melted. eneseh te retire,” ff she suc- Frank was very upset. He sald, recread. ‘ t When she fingliv agreed to ac- Stupid, stupid, atupid. Why did cent the assignment, she said, | YO" put them in the cold cream? — IT said, ‘Where else? It was the ° only place to think of where no a ; one would find them.” Aria Floors Ms. Lorenz was not asked to ® i try again, Opera Singer “Would you have killed him if ; the capsules hadn't melted ” the London, Jime 12 (UPI) — [interviewer asked. “No,” she Yon tioevanni reached for a replied. “Probably not.” heorh nese nt the Koyal Opera Alex Rorke later disappeared Meuse in London Jast night {on a mystery flight to Nicara- nod fell through the floor, gua, Frank Fiorini, now known He stuck there, in the per- [as Frank Sturgis, continued to sor; of singver Ruggero Rai- | perform odd jobs for the CIA fuondi, trapped to his waist {until his arrest in 1972 as one of and singing for dear life. Sir | the Watergate burglars. Geraint’ Evans and his other Informed of Ms. Lorenz’ ac- | coperformers, stil singing, {eount of the assassination at- tugwed and pulled. Eventual- tempt, he verified her story. ~Raimondi climbed out, un- me TA myeeee sneer ee
HW S0955. ‘ the Sacramenia Bee , DACRAMENTG Chi?) oe The * Central btellgekes | Agency - teled on four ‘underwortd: anvbsters for intelligence used. ‘tn planning ths "ill-fated. 1981/ Bay of Pigs invasion ‘dt Cuba, - {0- day. oy te 7 The” ClA’s underworld - ine. - formanta, all former Havaaa- - “had buried © casino besses, $759.009 in Cuba when - they. : fled Fidel Caso. ‘There.0re .- they had a stake it encourag:” o ing the United States, to, tes p Daly ICe—Sup ay Ge—Sunday 2 ase: : . . v a 24 ‘ ve * News spager | ‘Names. “4Mafia when jt became obvious that ‘thas invasion of 1,400 cxlles “was ‘a failure, the mobster boat returned to I° lorida. "Walsh identified the source : a his.information as a former employe of the CIA.. He did not. identify the employe in ‘thd story, which tarried a Las Vegas, Nev., gateline. ° ‘Fle quoted Lawrence R. . Houston, described as lie CIA dertuke the invasic: to over: . 1! throw. Casio, the. ee Eeperte ed. “phe information’ tney sup plied to the CIA: ip pinpointed troop: and naval vessel positions,” Bea Investi-.” gative reporter: Denny Walsh... wrote in the Sunday edition. “More “tmnportantly, pers. haps, tha mobsters ‘also '1e- ., ported that many of the peo- - ple of Havana: were ‘unsym=« pathetic: to Castro and, would almost: certainly rise up io ; support of a counterreVolue . tionary. force’ ance it had*es-' « . tablished a ‘peechhead,” . " Waish corftiiued. ©” Bo in exchange for-theie. help,*. eo the houdlumy had. been Proms” ised they would’ be‘ allowed to--, car recover their buried cach} un. hindered, Walsit:é Ne sald had ape fe dhelr owty bost, int gnd-CIA man abderd, standing off the - Cabga thor wien the y of k. Tinvideee setantet: Pea odigtal ‘eclving the: unuder- > g.- > sae [ 13h world information, as “decline ing to confirm or deny ihe ,. accounts “The Bee reported that Hous ton, ‘retired general counsel of. ; the CIA, said of the story: “7 do not ‘recollect such a: thing, but that doesn’t mean it ue 14 Oy) a sabia at te ae so Pace —_— em ‘Related Story ‘Page AS “no, 71, deseril: didn't happen. I won't deny tt, . ETS horthcss! but I don’t comember any-., , oak A. rao wo aos st sentnetin 2 mmomintt Figat thing ~ that. ak ie : probably nob oa'7A0y Whea you reflect on tthe Ne: “YocnNambe, ef hy in rid not an Anplausible: sila, . iit? a The Bee sald twee cf the fous! ; mobsters involved with’ tha CIA ‘in the Bay of Lis aaa: _ bill alive. : , At said one ls Russell Butaite me, Ths y sillae AT Pennsyl ie (Plewse Tore, Ta. 42, Col. 8) ¥ fy des, om! Sots ’
Be gare on Q eS ven cat me ; ABA Wafia hink|: Oy. Boh, rea &"¢Contiaued From Paje Al)- oe a Mafia boss who was cone; ce a ‘ cted“fust before his ‘hookup | eth, tho CIA of conspiring to? _— oy **e Chetiuct justico in lying abput « hace wh, ack the 1987 Mafia summit racet- | re ee ing at Apalac in, N.Y. oo “alt . +: Thd newspaper said ts oth — Pa wt eae ft er ving infdrmant is: ‘4 , ; also known 03 AEE pa ho was dencrilie ag og eg & oversoer and nionagor of! Ai Mafia gambling Intorests is: ~ > predagire Cuba: ‘tis! Bee ; Ban he is -‘reportetily- -living in, “Coral Gablte; Fla * Be “The other two ‘were James Pn Pe caste identified as a fore: as eaRT fafia bijackor,:‘labor: “pabketeer and garnient dis- | f-trict strongman, ‘and: Salva- 2, ee aS a: . ee enter éxtor Honlst ee 4 asi ‘Flume and Granello were a ered sevetal years 260; of. lated’: gangland execur ; “Be 7: Yoriss Walsh wrote: “fe yt fae Berd }ig™tha aécount: of t 2 ibéd by? Walsh’ front" his . amtdentified ‘.~ former -' CIA ~ Pulgencid i Butista, | fino. gambling flourished in : thi country under. the direc: * oe och ‘and controt of the .U.S.’ ea crime ‘underworld. gihe Castro: revolution ee a “sonted the mob ‘along with i Batista, aod. the Cuban: pre- - ae - paibr's Communist govern ; ee has -wever alowed the “stesumption of mob. activities” Kiberest eG ~ pt - t * fa D 4 : . vm. , 232423630 Page 9° ; bed fA-Malia’ inttigue’ as «de xf SDuting ‘the © pro-i8s9 “te ibe Of. the * former. .Cuban fre .: | the’ Castro regime. and. the * th sees dn het neg be ees “ ~ eee . The: Four * vet “iornet casino ‘ "sits “made periodic re- ports to the CIA until just “Hefore the abortive. Bay of. yePigs invasion, =~ . “Between $45,000 1.839, 000 was paid: by the. fours” . Sganagstera ota” informants Jiny 2. Guba for the: informatiol7 Be “The rauney came, at Teast ._{in-part, from a $750,000 cache * = a "wrapped in-oilcloth and burs | - fad in the ground by Granolld-+ ; and ‘Loving just before. thele - ‘. . hasty departure from Cuba i during the turbulent. days of. the Castro takeover. “It was the rest of this ‘money that Granello, Levine, Bufalino and Plumeri were _} asdured they would be able to .- | recover unhindered if the Cas- .| tre govérnment was toppled... » ? - “hoy managed to. got word + “to hoodlutns inside” Cuba who | '"enpw the whereabouts of the médney to. start. buying stra- ~ + ' tegie Information. Other Cu- + ban associates of the four is { , the island from: Florida’ on ' intelli gence-gathering sorties.” '- Karder~ published. - reports” ‘pave said that in preparation _; for the- Bay of Pigs invasion, . ; | CIA Director Allen Dulles ro- + {lied heavily on reports which : stressed the unpopularity of expectation, never realized, of _ massive rebellion at the time’ “of a strike... Lo | gangsters were dispatched to. »- sy gue ra cee em eee ay
le 50 Marie Lorens fays 5 sho was $ told that ma photographing missile sites to Soviot Union (right). ile Zapata, a vast swamp that he pete dtu convert te rice Gelde, As aeonong fe teft Havann with his usual entuaurage, Marie received orders to re- tiin te Uhe Cubun capital immediately. She bonded a vegular Cubana Airlines fiche, post as an American tourist aud carrying her Castre unrfurn and a foaled revolver in ber overnight bay. She areived in Havana a few hours after Castro Jeft town, Americans were aull wedeome there in thuse days, and Cuban castums officers seldum searched tuur.sts’ lupsaye. : “Phere was ne trouble at the alr. port,” Marie shed. “Po checked inte a sleazy Eettie hotel in downtown Havana, changed intu iy Hentenants untferm andl went diveet te the Havana Hlillen. ivorna time, Castro hud a home on the witthieta af Havana, Casa Cojimar, but fk was more canvenient foe him to keep hie paprereat the Hiften, “Hoa tad Sante Qiu and the adjoin. tng ented Po obad the hey ta Jaen, Nobody reeogaczed qe whem 2 caine fate -tne hetel fb ohad changed inv baie atsig and muole aay conmeple ian darker tian re is natuently. Amd bo were dark Rilnsses, ‘Phev (Castro's peonlep add woe dark glasses, even at night. "A Tat af people were laitering in Crenaya the debbs besctadus and everything. 1 just © aorinnt theeurh, Passing: the desk waa the nian Use Unset bothered me becnise the death charts knew mie. f chad Roscoe caliber Petectine Spee sPoehpyped ota the ansule of omy waisthantl  Nolwafv seen le notice me. fowalked ta the elevatura and went up tothe “ath flea, Saw Her Opportunity “Nobudy das areand When Fidel Veft, they all left weta hors dua hedy- Kuwrda, his adviseta, whatever When hist ved there, [owas either all alone and eversthing wos dead quiet, of edse Fidel waa there aad there was a lot of Roise al cigar simoke, “Lountocked the dour to Suite 2108, went fnsule uid double lacked the door fehie oe, § felt pretty confident le- reuse bopuew Faded wie at Cienega de Yapata Whe he left the suite, ne ong wae to gn Thee were the ordecs. “Aa oususl, the suite was dittered with papers and ree Cling cabanet vies opoo, b couldat grab everything. £ took avomuch as b could and stuffed papers . etd mings dnta nr, untforat packels and 5 Diabla: gaan es gh eh, went hotel, changed into a dress and caught the frat flight to Miami. ed. waa fantastic, ernment iy very happy." * Anwong the papers were topograph- of Cuba deal “Frank met me at the airport and [ gave hin all the papers exactly what information they To was told the stuff was goud, ‘the United States gov- rates sections of away from any heen marked The “they Cresh, on unievelaped with maps also had were fthink.? | in ‘a forvign Her Find Was Valuable ‘hte years ene Rend Saviet were Ioases original Nitssade Rperes Welt in tho historic showdewn Retween the were told later, hoy another BaEpsd plans” the groundwork sites, ‘The where I which land, Population center, handdrawa  ciredes, handwritten tists that Marie couktn’l read -because Tangage ~ citcled Soviet setbingys f never knew contaiae it’ several nike, ~had intelli. were for arent missle otf Presi dent Kennedy nad Premier Khrashehey. ron information aupplicd hy arents inside Cuba aml Cuban ee Cajsers, and from aerial photos Ull apy planes, the Pinpoint alt this ne island. Bat Marie Detis fis sevrets, (The CEA has declinea ta comment on Murie's involvement.) fn Mareh PuG8, soon after she had completed Chia dangerous amanment, Marie recvived a wysterivus telerain froin Havana. Delivered to lanth er's apartinent af EE OW. Kath St, st sald “CALE seed (Cnetro's procate number) LATE AT NIGHT LCS VERY IMPORTANT UG was wignedd UY anen, Dreaning Capt Jesus Yanez Pelletier, one uf She alsa’ Castro's claiest aides, Withaat brother, nrounE midnight to Havana from a phone ds o her Corner, c¥ Wiis she Moin das the ea her sion te Castro's dur pave the CA ita first suhding of what the plotting, pected sho was the burglar whe ss dmead CLA snapped Wat bases Urstte saas- Ba eves iments were Be hies ees Marie’s first fis the en aed wits te iguere the Bieascure, (yo overcatad eerie iti jefe de phase eae ae ai the  teleyrain apertiend vntlect ete tha As she stopped into the small vent hale between the outer and finer front dloora tn the apartinent hot ie, grabbed her. One of them was Vanes, ‘ Pas hed Thad puns” Marie tawee ances neta- Fron abhe te ete Elis beat SOTSE, fe ondl ps she took from Castro's headquarters were factor in locating and ebove}. Under pressure from U.S., Khrushchev ordered missiles removed and shi ed back Pp PP npened the doar atid saw me 7 Cuba. Viner «aid a plane wae wartings at dilewold Airport. ‘They hes lie face and tried te drag me out te a car. aree tts "A person wha lived an the bauding Se TLS and fighting. ‘This pers ran down toward Riverside Drive. ‘Phe intertiay tien distracted the Cubs emegh se that E broke loose and ren do beard ane of then well, (Shoot Shoant!* tut ct duli't, Loran up fa Mieedaac cal { a oop there, “The Cubans tock off My all bloody. Thank toast far ue op be feok moe to the A$ febb othe defectives an cee ae story ato Lragae amd feat. do deld attr ate Yur wis ane I flea i taste af oe stoSale hated Wert 8 SERO pete ed whet Thos were ft Nene Veak detevteves: weer there and furs Vato bt thes coulda’t aurest hon teeag ce ce bag diplomatic iimamunity. He Pak a dydenmatic purssport sagen die cat wot: the pene pinested attier Phex Gedb daomr co get oon us plane wed Moran to Cana Wires Vonee returned fe Hagan wetlvect Mus fostre dab whut : New Vath ope couldivt shan Medel sent Veto See tert vas, Discussed Killing Castro Athed GP she aid oocer meme pa of Misia’. ory discus ed kilbnp 0 Well dado We wate Hare during one of his were goa ta tly aver Tight on tep of hita, “Wee duet the dngob, the plane, — wee singe haa Magee okaer nsdie, “Supe, teplieds Roane te speeches, ante bert We drop out een te ge cabo Vit ated ron We were adi oset, but ato owas called ere. Menuebads topped ot. That's all of kttaw,” Movie said) (wo Atierican werk ote Uda te ak cttap tes - shortly befere the Bas of Migs inva Mberth “Lomet ther st a ditdle white hea Wreogemten$ Gn ane Cana cate ou Moana F thrgh ot vues tom Bailes 2: We woukd teser wba ni opie place foo Jeng. We'd rest a heasé qd mese on “gay, TE was at one ee our min tings vat thes  tutbert re heavy about tay ened Rebbe dma” Vie twee Antetteans weot fi but yp odebes td pet oot They grew beards, tos Tike Ary ovoldere, To heard ” Vee, shea die Wadtereg yc meat ony ‘ A F vey, 1 | " Loy Vile %, a en 20s Gear 2} its an i 2) ae é i ‘ioe oS Prose ~ o 4 Teak ath sape “ive Kerke, eons cas Were ret three Masui trips te Cube, Sark ghee oniete deleyeringe pitt ote anti worked wet Trani Tet at ations wees of the CEA on caning Nested oa any fede rad ps “There! rar soreptiliae Ane Venteaat they ped aed sores) te eonttact, che exe ped, : wee as pout odds ante oo frejher, von abet AW Seu re dongs thes For the je Soste or wonmtey dobbs Handle the ners ced of ab Wa were sve tm whoat woe tee dead” ‘Eduardy’ Supplied Cosh When siete Was nechol at wane frome a CEA ean she ew onty as Minerda. He woatd meet Brak nnd Mex fren Hime te tin at a Cty Nowa dn Mian “Reluarde wis ange dua thing Maria sand Whee we went te qick aay fhe menes, boc asedom che ca. daw hit, when be opened fhe deus of this HStle white becuse we used Yeurs lnfer, whic rendinge about the Watergate bred on, Mocse caw no tease Paper plete ct former FEA an KL Howard Plant qaet ruseliateds yeep. Hered htt as the aiwave SRatocrde Sheoadse teeos mised aogier of Share wis, when she did hina as baann* Fiori. Shar ck was sme of the eat ht pm Det retie oo Pee hewlunuters at vomipie sone barre five Strpacia, Uesanatat Rohan Moats Humes OW, MeComl, then security chet for the Niven reelection eanpanth Contaatiae were foPnon CEA etapteycs. Stee Maaher aud Merten + feet tive ve peep atin. ah Pa hasditg So fitven weet Watergate te Sturgis, hve dary dare speed Ceaser Me Wate epate heat Bina of the Harker, Magento aie iad Base Lint Lhe teferied Martines Say Tere tue Hane, thastee rine al Ptr dana, Earkes Was Arai ote aad vourt teatimuny ais sean ef iy edd CEA contiete” Miaegi® refurted te War hdnyebier Chas monh, techy tates veace alter dire Aerest thoae, to testil. at seeret stiff resp Gf the Keehatedhes Canoe < don em CEN Vo tisatie He went discs tira testimony, bet other secdeet sand he Waa tsked about CEA uperations range frye froma domestic sping be pedbend haters Frank Chomoreowys Pisrsite Storges,
HY 4 t a ' 4 . oY , 0955 ry if i; waned ; ‘I wy, Guin Ves by ‘pauls result | thie of a series . | ‘ al OThe Central Intelligence Ajren- on mice dnvestivited Fidhl € astro, lullerind Margot Fauteyp and ae- tors John Waynp and Egrol blyna in connection Avith a bigdrre inva- sion of Paniamiry : 1 Yhe cotarful vadt of this conspirasy  inelinded lireell American aWentureds, bard whoo fire working 4 for the CfA, William Mogeah and’ alex Horke, both formbe UhS. Army para- froapers, were on ‘opposite afdes of (jhe Pagans plot And Frank Stutais, a fur. ngs Marine Handler} wasn the middtes Stursi, been Fisagk Fieri), a omic-opera SUA sunter and troapetraiee tfor Cagtra, Then he beeume security and pntelliy fice ehyef of the Cuban Air Force) mean. pile aeAvange asa scored agent of the CHA, Ar Morvan was a freelance fonspira ger, aidre interested in money then polivics. Acnative of Toledo, Uhio, ge weng to Caba ja 1958 and became seepad in-dpa mand of fan independent rebel arms on thé Fseambray Meuntains. [This 2fon- Cuarmunist farce helped Castye's puerril- Inq overghrow the Batista ictatorship argt Casthe made Morvan wm igajor, high- wl rank fn the revolutionary &tmys 8Phe upset vickory aver Hatisle, atl thé spoilg that wert web it, encouraged Moryan i, ceosider eatending the revolu- A few :eover in’ Havana, uher Tatit taads. weeks Wastin ti apt. Frank. Fiovitn's lion te afer ste Mormyan galled at Refused second spot “Mager Margan spoke tame confide tills Sturgis told ‘Phe News. SHe aa he wae preparing: anoinvasion of Tannin aud the Canai Zone. He wanted me to be geeondave command of the expeditioa f tald hime do was interested, but aot in a leadership position. “TP sand, Bil; you've wot to be erary. The American goyeramenta got a mile tary foree there. You're wilting Ge ye wyalnst voor own countess To dhe anid, ‘Well, the US) never dad anythiag for fe. . : . 2 Phe American miliary strength inthe etfiee in Coban Air Force headquarters, Le nuie tifles, revelvers, iach ( sani ea the gher hashand then resumed the see gy g mete ene ns Ha Yhccemuedsacmantena ts fina i natin edn Panama, part of the invasion team Js quickly yened. tareh oon the Canal Zone and riot in [Puno City te keep Pananiiadn: police aay, S troops wccupied. But Frank's reports ta the CEA ye ie suf fierent dadvance wearing. Custro deft Cuba an April i. Yen Nevins and his wife flew to apap pod ie atid the F2-fout motor lnuach Nola Cor i wodauy, sayings (hey were orig ivh- Five tough looatny med “eet pa- ee roel then, Hi Cuche of arms They spot where it tepertadly cavhe of anes acme vo ygins, Hrenades and mntanilvet in wale: rot CORLE HERS lind beett dropped int ehe Vacifis Clean. Eh oles outside the Pana- Canal entrance, The shine Bost tine hod been standage by for the parma dleage UP orrtniaewed the wenpions from the water aud later toansferred them ta the Nala, . . | The “fishermen abaiad the ‘Nola Toame ashore on the Macifie caast, tear Sante Clare, and buried the guts ond beach, Prete Kok and ruse On Apri dx after receiving: ay Cia arepiort Chat an invasion ship fad sailed drram the Culnaipect of Hitahane part “anal Zace ad that fine in ioe lenided Sof Morgan’e military dstiict in Das abet Lee nen, compared: to WWillus Provines), tte Panuucenan jtove Wott War di Margan fiored ernment ondered Avias’ arrest. He head price attach fan few hundred € “the news on ihe Nohes radia, relarned Go aero db be Manamonian detlists ptagimyg pore cid a thee etrroaders; would be wuf- thoim captuee op nb least sabotage’ * the vital canal . UThe conspirators threw the Panwiaoimn goverement yraboihe Canal fer propagaida titortion reason” Starpis sand. send oa ship, planned fo aver. and and “Phey gods de Toasted wile ouptonives, Chrous: the cand Jocks. They’ were pou toe blow up and sink tie step sane Acre aear the lock, seo that the yates aged focha woods bee damaged anid shiqe bf ite wouhl be top. , ped ie doth directions weer the ites area nnd went into hid- veohis family’s patch, 1 Defoe dawn next dav, the Nola slit pobinte the Eaatima Canal with outy the sk.pper ound Dane Margot aboard. She went fo the hee of her sister-da- lew, Senor Chobe Arias. A few hours fater, shy wis arpested After 31 hours jo jail, the prowa batlerma was heated taek to thittan Mesuwhile, Arie had taben ref. te inthe Brazilian Rabassy in Panania City. tle wae hater allowed te leave the counties, National noardsaen found thé urns bund an the bench ad Sante Clara. A coound canis cree was diacavered nee a Sauda Chas “Mofis Cacuted ge would fie tye the eothipe owned by an Ameneah flend af cotta FoF at lease (we menths. He wacidl | lee Anas Camis, att to ge He hint the teen, guns, ships, | Late Briday nait, Ape 24, a Cuban planes. ever yehang, . sbtys Maeda “ab Pnvate Corinda ort the Corthtean const of Maetania abetl Showed planes, named names TD cor tactead in Hacnd tho ohare Nochels, the the Nueviean) mi and wetstied the COPAY au Dotan Cel. Nichols Chrteason sar attache at the enthuse bbe wip base ceed showed dam the case Paaaie Martacee cepa her fuchrad were ia Cuba wt the tune Sow ia ule Mie heel aff the Pnaagieain re salutionas faventient Phey aliggauily conferced with Morvan at Coenfaeyes where he wae military connate, According: te antedbigrenae HVENIOR Was te dake place watoveuking the United reports, whole States snl € the da Nt pearhesd fr ef Cansane nd Poumconatiins woul hand on the Cargh beat cust of Pratap A second force of Petomianons wortd cteke inland frei the Pacis coast, Phen the wait inesasten aliny would saibin from Caba. Vohee antl National Grn i be ita hed Heed faut boc kd: S8223000 Ae 1 peste were Sores a Bade, a at ie Wert Dieiohas, s horthesst of the eagitid. Pa it armed Cobras wed Piva: PO ee ete Spearhead blunted Thies of the meu drowned cn the suet thie th, Abad planes Unt were le te sed far a they toed to bench the boat. Phe peat fhe devastar ane Poraaned aif the penple wees quirkly captioed hy Panamie's Na- Whe were anvelyedt ae the con piracy. Ftd Guard Vheee aaer Cubcnt ships tt peptediy undaded taal Gel the Crban ports of Chonfuesgos Marge Fonteyn, stpesstar of fermdon’ nn eau wth the niece iGVadeon Beko Ballet aad awe comniander of th: force nbs oth) ane. ideddy Cibieas Order of die Mati Puapee (ihe eevee wha feet aide: Moga. When lent of bawhsheuds, ye her rely art da. , Eval vened Godt the spedeheaul erable diedonmdl, ietdrta Ataas, fesse : teleate Mansi le endl. Panananan canbacder te Battin aid C1 dn tension ant ondered the three gon oF a furmer preddent of Panans, Ped weap sdiegen beck tet adie, Maer tate, oflicers alts Nifien Mectget, Aaseop ibe anteresting ete ik UW were a datebonk Oe rae Vestoat turnin tee be eed an tle Pies De a el devacint, mage oot Panama, on tide Table aid geverad letter. whieh Panna: Heat gathetities sad poosed Maagrdts ip vebvetnent in the pbsat Phebe star fated Paasonent ce Was cube a letter fac Filan Folin Wave Sagsed "Dake dl that Agtis hunk pecemved $500 008 Footer Woryaie’. be deen Wetween Nor by ete Apaad le thai Wduegiveead ty Wane vs ee ee Pharteek tert he weed Apes ote beet ec prar funy: rie nepe titers te tel sated dieectly to a. cats tage det) beiaad by Prota by Ruseto Caperres . he Bnew nothing shout the Vaan plot. Briel Fivun abe was ashed about his yfrtendship with Arias, They bad been neEE together in Cuba, wheee Fiynan was waking Romevie based an the Castre revalution. The screen swashbuckler said At waited to hoe Floon’e voeht, the eecan-puing Zaca, fore trp te Panama, Suspecting what he had ino mind, Piven refused, Seme CEA aveata believe Mogan would not huve attenited the Vanna iivesion without Castie’s consent. But Pidel insistedk: “do had nothing to de with it.” When the spearbew! force splashed ashore on a Sun Blas Ladin resecvadien, the CLA had a man at Che scone. The was Alexander Rerke dr journal. ist, photographer wud intelligence agent. 28 fives Double doublecross Sonafian New YorR judge, Atex serve -t as a paratreaper aad inteliny cialigst in Work? War df dn dase, marcied owetress Jacqueline Billagaley, daughter ef Sted, Cloh owner Sherman Hillingsles. Frank Nelson, an American business. mano Cola, was davelved with Sturgas, Morgan and Rorke i sacieus plots, ine cluding os double deublecvass Nelson, whe new bein New Work snd buss yuet tini-hed wriftme ao book entitled "Par ox Millio Dvethais,* fobd Phe News: “Latarted The eounter-revelation  mpat Catdre tf (Qt besaise he arrest. edo a close friend vf aute. Po went to sce Frank Sturgis ie Havana and asked if there waa anything: be could de te geet wie frivnd out of gai the vent me to Moreun who was vers close to Castro, fut Morgan wasn’t iaderested it nity thing, bot ener, “EL ofeuned out that Cactra wast gong be invade the Dotimtean Heparbhe, so) went there and talib Trovithe (fhaminient dictator Hatacd Propitiod cheul the mva stony ples Losand bee steautal beet Ocestea te the pench aad invade Guba, with Morypat's te'p “Ttald Trajitle, Morgan for a myilineay yeu enn dary Hart dhite do think clube. the Hisospay bask fe Che moctiedes iad Stable oa bose. Phen ven cone in wo your seme nnttioa few hugs Castre ie fies hed. Truphe approved the aedhon dolar deal and putoup the cust da pet nt start. wd. Nelson sind feo paid Meepan $0 ene down, plese $bOG GO Por expenses) Phe remuamng SECU G00 wires to he part whet the invasion of Cuba beg, Sturgis soon heared the aletaike af this new plot and caformed the CEN When the agteney paddies: Slaggse aut of tlubes ope Che cceemine ad oof EM at se af Hothe in bas find out what was diappets ings Decoyed by Raul’s wife Nedeott weet eoroeeding betwen Rothe wed Mherpad jeaiior Horie ar rived an Liadna, he phoned) Mocan's heme A wetean oateered, ide nteited Percelf as OMes.  Meageae’ and ted Rearke to comme on over, Wha he pot there, he wise wrrestedh The worm whee apswered the phone was Vela disp, Toned Custos wile. Hy this tome, Moepacte had) teld Fiaed thes qavasgen Witheul nye tren Che million said be had pretended do yo stern with “Praise in weder ta acta tian nomad August, Meryan sent oan ouet gent pasedies te the chief of fhe protean aalitary eatediassencs tbe siset hae had xeaeed Tesnadad, on the sonth coast af Cubs, ae an daw aeion beachhead Sion a pleeboced ef Pbomunpeien wobtee ts soo. a ‘ jeoutt plat adel vas, “ha Hen ae e ttle SUGREYS OF VLIE GUA it was surrounded by 1000 Cutan Urges led bv Fidel Castro hinisel f, The Dominicans were putaded before TV vame@sas on their wes te mil Castre deneuoctd “Profile aod praised Moran as a hefe. Less than tao seus later, Morgan was executed bv a Castro fring squad fee a much fess profitable gebot, What berietne of the SaetInH® os mat hin, Neither Meargan's Coban wife tor Has Ninessean Genaby aoceut of at. Nor dil Castro. TAs seen as the Trafile myssion cel fapsrd, Alex Hothe wae cedeased from bl and deported from: Cuba, Hut fe Guirned many Greases de ar aid sea, Foe these chendestiae fri be used a twins engine Heechvraft plane, a Ho berber and a 38-foot speedboat, the Vadweow Tb SCurgis accanpocnsed: haar on mats tags terigus tiissions, - Assassins fuiled On one aeecasion, Rorke repartediy fanded aa execution syamd Ghat deerd baat failed Go hil Castro, Bogtp un ited) the Voolynn Tb was detasnesd pa ci Rabies when ao stepped to cefuel omg aun be- tween the US. and Cabal Kritush oiceth. Kenee agents questioned Karke and the Li Coban raiders whe were woh hin Rorke teobd them the CHA dad Sineneced gany Unips af the Voolyan Lib amd othe United States gosornment, threayl the’ Central Dmtedbgeener Agee. heal mae vance knawledpe of hese tees” Formere CUA agents told Pte this statement wa- Crue. Cn Apa 2h, id, other FA: conteavt ayeni: Hew over Hlavana jn the Ueeehrease and tried to homb tweed refines. The loatkes qurege sab Gheir targets and caused Htthe aban ane. Five months iater, Karke went vn hie last mmission The do-yearoachl cainiurer aml his partner, Geaffeey Sullivan, U8, of Peek aw News Karke atoll thee Waterbury, Cunaa, feck of fram ke. Lauderdale, Flacse a created twin empine BReevheraf—f oon Seppe oli peed Pa ue Vaan meeornpeatitesd theca. Rerke ead Sallivan filed a felt plan todieating thes Tented fer Nate Kua, Wheee Chev pliaaed (oo Sart ag air feemht service They aude tae fuel slops o- wt Cozantel Edhend of f Mecwe's Yoostan Peninsula and at Rehoo) Uriah Honduras, When they deft the’ plate disappeared That night, Sturges reeened @ report (hat the plane was overdue in Ne aragus. Frepk imediately cried the comand. eroof naval intellarence in Miawo. An aie. ven seach wae danoched by the Navy, wet Medave, Coast Guid aad Ave Feree A piovate senech party uns oreamtaed beer by KRorhe's Maen fawyer ated personal fovad, Elie Rubia Bat ae cae of the. Intesing Vineewaies or ther pline was eve ford, Forced onto boat Semie tivestiyters holies the plane wars sabotaged le Caotea agente, Bers, Ne Iron fine another thease "Ween they stepped te seftieiaa Stra. Tee Fuekb eae Heliee, Ve peda tenn Armenian coiptaercte gatets Pies Baek ef Nata Pew Vex seul thee wee ecb bor Pea atpa toapebad ef the Repubter of Taniiraed Uhew fea aff ony the Glrection of Chessetadpan out thes fever gut there “Severabope ol. bate. Pict. race seal sites cbbene Et ceres th. fee Naess peasption af be faremd de MN corttpebe mba sarin, the ibe atoll ae Te vat Teerege thee weg Veoeok ue heehee Ut tad polled tate dhere ga Hendiaries Pwo weehs cartier witle eteyresse Cr sotstele Vie fisieg deat Pett nano diate ts after “Ue te Americas were pat oon booed” Ul taese diet ete alee Berke Saudbesvate Ube aWeser Lene hes 4 toad, tvestap ators ane cata ‘ Pee Crbans whe teti leeds “th Keak wud-sSabisah were oth woth theny thet (they unuie the tee tat ta : fa gepeet: peserved da beth Nba, ene at ioe gen wie hopes Medina, a tatbasat arf tare ba saeyegteedetelly, “Unsrmed ngeateet an tre wed fled te tie United Scutes “Mobi wie seen in Hee a months after de besappeareb wn # seetel Sablpecan gee fe trad Cece a7 pone Fle Delve. Velinse maw brave tegeed the Vraert ase da diate sanewhe te th Hee deene, whore Ubey were de boven ol isto hale f tuft wstenw agente wires kidnare d Tha ae
; fv. DAILY NEWS, MONDAY. APRIL 21,1975 : eeeeeee cae e ee ee eee eee ne eee eee eee Se, . = eo {f;" [iy , Gm} if } Hh (°) Ai ft if Ld , 5 OTe. - ele hea Wo “ . Pon Hes oo . .f “ : be w Aol we Wind io nod ba siti? bie, gra Ne be bi wled UG - wait ail Nar ad by , ' 6 By PAUL MESKIL Second of a series 2FaPR ape ~ oe 7 _ . - : ra * “Eowas a spy,” Frank Sturyis the Watergate drama, Sturgis is a res’. wv Fees hat r ; . admits, . hfe James Uond whose rxpluita vival Wid GA : oe “TD owas involved in assasgina. these of any fictional say. leterview ci af 4 tion plots and conspirsgies to over- the office of his Miansi lawyer, FIts ened to a security unit that handled 4 throw several foreign yovern- Rubin, and et othec places in New York top-secret reports from Allied intelli- t ments, ineluding Cuba Panama and Florida, he candidly revealed Many  xence agents all over Europe, Thia was C nter ala, the Dumi :- ti b. details uf his colorful career as u war his introduction to the dark world. of yuatema a, le Dominican hepub- hero, serrets-stealer, unrunger, guer espionage and intrigue, a lic and Haiti. rilia fughter and professional platter. fn Berlin during the chilliest part of 4 “Ll smuggled arms and men inte Cuba. the. eold war, he inet his fiest real spy. ‘ — fue castes and against Castro. I broke Changed fhe subject She was a Leautiful actress who also was: .f into the intelligence files of the Cuhan Asked if he had alice Seen an assas. an agent. of Iaganah, the secret arny ; ' y ay € Army and Air Force. 1 stole and photo. tir, he politely “changed the subjec:. formed to defend the new state of Isract, a oon # graphet hundreds of seeret documents. Sone things he will not talk aluut, Whea he returned tg civilian tife, . ao i.’ “That's what spies do A stocky, iron-jawed man whe looks Frank became a Uaganah courier — per- . . "4 also broke ae foreign consulates Much Younger than his 50 years, he was hups the enly Ronan Catholic in this ry . ‘oe and business uffices in Cuba, far the pur earn Frank Angelo Fiorini in Nerfolk, group. In the 19549, he went ty Miami to ” : oO P onbtatet 4 ious pu ‘a. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps at visit an uncle who had married a Cuban . : “3 ¢ o pose of obtaining information, and inte the start of World ‘Var ib wid fe t i . a * a import-export office in| Caracus, 0 , exile, Mer family wus cloce to Carics t Venezucla, that was a front for the through the Pacific with the famed t  Prio, the Cuban president who was oudt- HGH (Soviet Secret Service).” » Raider Battalion. After the war, he ser. ed in 1958 by a military coup led hy reed m ed in the Air Force, Army and Navy Fulgencio Patista. Frank met Frio and — oo Central Intelligence Acces tee atte Reserve. other wealthy Cubans whose Miami man. ' “y ae a decade. Sfaybe he still is, though his He had the perfect training fora se. wees mete Potbeds of anti-Matists a : 5 aS vover was blown forever by the notoriety ‘fel agent, The Marine Corps ta: ht him trigueeSome of them supphet financial : ' . 4 he recvived as a Watergate burglar. He jude, hnife-fighting and junsle 4: fare support for a fery yours regel,. Fidel . oy de P| constructed and controlled an cepiunage techniques, The Air Force-tavy - hin ts Vastra. whe pis thea living in Sesion. 7 - . network in Cuba that is still functioning "lv plane and the Navy Reser. turmed 4g ' R198, Pte asked Fraok ty “uo to “a, ~y dospite frantic efforts hy Castro security hint to handle small, fase ships. ania hat hee s as aed det me, , : ‘on os forevs and the KCH to festroy at. The Army cumpleted thes 6 cation, smaw what he's doing, Fane accepic | a an WH 50855 (Conticued on rare 164 Cote tte : ” podt#! 2) ees880 Di EReype on During A hth in Ceraany, he soa ye
wen om tl | | | | “a wee NEE Ne eee et center at ee aa me Fronk Sturgis in Cuba: "I (Continued from page 3) i the assignment, Ue flew to Havana eb with the help of a Cuban priest, he quickly ecated Castro's camp in ‘the Sivtra Maestta Mountains nad volun. tecred his rervices. l. “Fidel remenibered me, he sald, “We couhd understand each other. | spuke Ital.” jan, which {a simiiac to Spanish, and he spoke seme English. { offered to help train his troops, but he seid, Frank, what T need is guns.’ ' So Frank bee a gun runner, With tuoney sapplied Jy Che Castro undere ground in blorsb, he putchased then- sand of tifles abd other weapans frum Intqruationnal Aatnarment Corp, (inter. aruico} of Meaidedrics, Va, the world’s largest dealer indsueptus arma. He thea aetcup an elaborate lait-sra-air aniug. gling network fe Kel the guns mand amoanition inte Cubs, ~ He Became Triple Agent After several months 4 a double agent, working for Pie atel Castro, Prank became wo teiple agent, This time, he waa recruited for ihe yame of intelli- Kenee by a mayer deayue seuut, Park F. Woolam, the State ft dingat official then in lesrg uf the Cousulate in Swttueate de Cuba, “Weonp tal tue Cace Grande Iotel in Santa, Frotis re 2 Wastin Kirew whoo Poway und oshat bowne sheimge, He approached me er fer patrodueced ne We baal tess Gib otter menting ane he diecuaced cog fectrintera amd ae forth, Lagresd te wer: with han, ‘ staid euler, when fhe revolution oon oegre Dopecuacend torches ter Kot tes EBasarne, Woke hhetan the Ameri. Hy aew contacts, Par told tee ete Can bantessy tle Frank osuui, wee OPA areads, one of whet Wiese the etdare ity tility he tiene Custre ane diately placed hla most trata officers an conned oof the Ae athe services, Matyor Padre Pues Lane, ache friemd of Frank's, be. came comtandeg ia chil of the Ade Forer amd dia heether, Mages Hae fase, became inspector Senerab of that eervinn : cdetpet the Pive Lane Leathers Fecrpanive the Asc Pore and Oey onde 50955 ion Cheip sveunity ane thtelligenee chief, He also became the officer in charge of juspectian and Aupervising pall Cuban gambling: casinos, which were uwned anid operated by American mobelers, Fragqk said his CLA advisers “nekee stole and photographed hundreds of secre ‘ « HQGhdd ae Page 4 . t documents.’ : A bit player in the Watergate drama, , Sturgis was a real-life James Bond when hie did his big jobs for the CIA ‘ rere tte tee ert preshlential patace, in with Fidel. Ere. cruited everyoue | couhl, Americans and Cubans, to be undereever agents.” Bax Gorman-Guozales, a Miami busf- nessinan who took part in clonk-and-dag- yee Operationa against both Hutisia and rastre, has kouewn and worked with Sturgis for inany years, He saye Sturgis twas an CLA employes from 1949 to 168, The CHA asked him to participate in Qstuasination pluts in- Cube and. elae- where. Sturgis jntrodueed tup Cuban ailitary and political Ieaders to Aineri- ean apents at the US. Barbassy in Hava fa. Daring Uteae visita, a conspicacy to assass}nate Castro and other Cuber feud. ers developed, . “Two altempts ayainat Castro's life were anude in the early part of Tua, Hoth failed. Mie asaansine Ghent waite for wo ogreen taht: from Badink Frorini Sturcis, Ao third wALenipt way made iat tuna" “ . H THES repartee asked Sturgis when the agency fest heyan Honmking about aexaa- alriatiay Cuntia . “The favat discussion of assaasfantion with my COEAD contacts. wae me Bebeu. ary LUD he replied. Ewa making re. perts on all the Communist netivaty in the military, t surge ted that thin would bea good tae to nssagsinate Wricl t said be woukd Orvis it und follow it through, t “Eo wold arrange au fportant con. ferenve al Catapee Daher tad (Cup Laber ty, the combined ariyy ner force base and headquarters formerly Liewe as Cary Columbia, AH the top commanders would come fo the base ther jeeps und cnek. bows Maing tos elation Lure ra an the roofs, setup a cee fire, Toweeuld have wiped out Kodel, tie heather PP ul and oall Che top pre vommunit mute coy comuniders ine secunda . “toasked my contact in the Baas ay lo yet a yseen tyke Cofficaat Rype es. alboon this, Whether this wood baw. to come from. the tap level on Washin og mtgower fevel, Blom’ kaw oo! 4 Wile Wie y watest fe rk. : 1 Fores. Sturgis and his CTA eoatacts devised twa alternate plota, One was to execute Cas tro in the second floor cunference roam at Ale Foece headquarters. As he sad the: other officers would not arrive at exactly the sume time, it might be atore prach. cal to wuit until they were all assembled around (he conference table, . “The whole idea was te hill all of Chen at once. Unfortunately, i some uf Ura anti-Conumeniat officers there al the same time, they would have ta Ko loo. The lives of some of the antl. Concmanist commuters would have ta be were On suceificed in order to get Castee and hig ricy . The thind scheme fnvelyial Planting a both in Casteo's office. PE liad ace te the prime miniaers uffiee, Sturpis sad. “E knew Bidel’s private sevrclaty, June Orta d receuted hin te werk wieh the Bendassy. bo plarcncat pe wet Ribed'’s whee with aobriefease fall of eaglo- sives Whivk Eo would leave thee, When Bidel cittered the atfice, mossy) would be giver and the bomb would be aet off by an electron device neroas the street,” “The plotters watted several months for the gieen hake from Washington, bot il never came "They coulda't make up them ainda,” Briok saat of the une seen, unbiveen deen sn makes, “They coolda’e decide whit Ge de.” Asked for Grecn Ligh? Vet, mecorediatge ter fas gnser itefliyence agents, the “CRA Later nnd Dankrolhed other plots to wipe out Coes tro, Atnerieat advediturers, tuban vatles, Mafia dons nit byt dunking Cuhues ofa cial played prominent parta a these COURS piracies, in June, £000) Casteo fired 85 fap Air Force ofticern suspected af didayvally, including the Ding Lana brothers. Pedro Das dante Mew reseed fran the Ate ant enone Castres ge a approved AV AINA Almeida, ordered Vedeo's arrest and the Diaz Lang brothers went und: ryround. At this point, Frank was pulled out of Cuba. "Eo left Havana on June 30 and : came to Miaml te accange the escapes of the Disa Leng Leathers and theie fant. fies. Pedro and hls wife got out by sall- bout, Marcos was piched up by a plane." ‘The brothers fed to Florida, fold all they knew about the Castro regio and went to work for the CUA, A few weeha after Frank's abrupt depatture from Havana, he recelved word (hat Castro was acudinp ag asaag- ainatton team after bint, Peauk’a duform-— ant supplied full atescriptions of the thres assassins, who _ Mero Nexfitan communists. The FHI posted a raund> the-clock guard om Preuk's. Miami home aud federal agents fuiluwed has where ever he went. . Tailed to Florida Customs and lmmigration officers were alerted. Tha Mevean Kunmen were spotted when they crossed. the border and were taled to Florida, where they were arrested. Their car wus confisemtead amd Chey were booted back to Mexico, Ga Oot Ih, Pav) an Amerivan Het8 Derber swooped over Iinvnea ead arep. ped thearatmds of ante dnaten leaflets. Uusteo cnlted thie “hombing quid a Cuban Peart Marten, “Prdro Phae hans woe the pilot,’ Sluts told thy lena "Lh oavwe the vue heel Mateos Vee tae id another Culoas were wath ua Cuban Ate Force fichters came aller ua hut They aslssedt Wet ted ating she: theve ylang chew “Pie big gues at che Navy station wid tha Cabana fortis ed cpetid up: but Chowne of the gate was suet that they hy fren the heushts inte tha “were fs Hest SA people were keted ana own At weeded” ‘the feaflet nidmaigng first af ian, CEY ‘past arang Sturge nade ta Cute by mia aed sea] fate oat feast sit opermicns rate Clade,” he sand, wath the xtreen byht ad without Ue green light Gwith ard with out ofGeul appeovaiy, And Doanede Ane OH bot masters “Pha four be the sth was the We NS Bn, fs Phey were founced nami Une converted wierd cables, SA feet hong, woth tein Got horsepewer euginea It hae a Heim Apeed oof O Kiete Anuther boat, the Cusa, was boat [he Same size, Toads had tien be foot hibergiaets boate with cadwe wad other saphoatioated ectipe tent Phoy couht sary du peaple and do db aerebee way eee ‘ hy Comat venus 8 wr oe. a
;, By PAUL MESXIL Fifth of @ series On March 17, 1960, President Eisenhower authorized the CLA to form a guerrilla urmy of Cuban refugees and invade Cuba, Shortly thereafter, the CIA dispatched argent. Frank Sturgis to Guatemala to confer with President Miguel Ydigoras ahout setting up training bases in that country. — This “secret” mission was quickly discovered and reported by the Guate- mafan news media. -- “I had planned to break {nto the Cuban Embassy while 1 was in Guetemala City,” Sturgis told this re- porter recently, “but the president sug- gested I leave the country because of all the publicity, The newspapers and TV reported I was a CIA avent and was trying te obtain bases for the Cuban invasion.” : Over the next year, the CTA trained Cuban recruits in’ Guatemala, Panuma, Tuerto Rico wad the United States, Sturgis, a marine conthat veteran of World War IL, trained about 560 Cubans in the Florida Everglades. ‘Sturgis was part of the agency's super-secret: Operation 40, an infiltra- tien and intelligence-gathering greg 55° Docld: 32423630 4 leq iag f. 1 . i that was to go fate Cuba Lefare the Bay cf Pigs aseaslt. ; Some former CUA Operation 4G as an sqbad.”* Sturgis won't go 0 apente at far, “it was a top CIA project,” he Says “Most of the men in it were Cubans, who had been trained hy the . Ariny. Tam not saving that Operation. 30 had an assassination squad, There sre reports that there was one, bat Mur nut saying so. To laliltrate “The prime purpose was infiltration, not assassination. They (group mem. bers) were to infiltrate Cuba. and cons tact anti-Castro mititary leaders, politi.’ al leadera and underground peunle, And they could kil--if they had to, rf it was really necessary, Chief of Operation 40 was Jose Joa. quin Sanjenis. 9 Yormer Castro aie who defected and Wweame a CIA agent. Two: of his cousins also worked fur the agen. | Plotting to overthrow Castro. The er of this plot was Major Humbe: Seri Marin, # former Havana lawy: who drafted the Castro penal cade which made firing Syuad executions legal. Sori Marin. had heen adiutear gereral of Castro's army. presiding deo"ad the Wo¥ “war crimes” tit # dh scribe- “aeseasunation Early In 1901, the CIA learned that . a xroup of Cuban military officers was , wlissicn to Cuba: fale of the Docu SECRETS ‘Vidg CIA that sent hundreds of Bat'sta loyaluts tu the firing squads, and Castro's first tuinister of nyticullure. But by 1961 he had turncd against the Castro tegime, His partners in the anti-Castro con. tpiracy included other Cuban army, navy and ale ferce commanders, the chief of Castro's secret police, the depu- ty finance minister and the head of the Coban Sugar Institute. They planned » military uprising during which Castro : id his Comnrunist advisers weald be wa AS soon as the CIA learned what they were up to, Operation 40 wert iste avtion, Agents slipped inte Cuks, cone tacted the conspirators ard asked ‘heim to time the military revelt to eclpente with the Bay of Pied iavasio: : A month before the revolUnivasion wan to st patrol was sent to the M of Huvana to arrest a wer heen overheard eutnplainecg uth al fi ot oshertayes. As the mbta deep gull d cops to Ber house, she rag out the foot ay i (Continued en page 64) & ae ~* se ee conten a ot ens RPG te horget Beam hy Hehon: a velorar conipirato-,
VALE OF Me ee ey Soe ee ee me + t ‘ i . i [> ~ . ig i . i “4 t : ‘ ‘ i a ’ . || ‘ eal , , i (Continued fram pyae 6) apecuted oul of West Pali Beach and Bil Lauderdale, Florida, de earied the hates? radar sad sonar equipment, five Chnanons, several 0 caliber machine. guns and (we 20 four specdboats itn shipper Yeportodly was Eugenio Ratande Martinez, a Mient real oetste srulestene and CLA agent whe made Hiore Une See nectarmel russ ta Cuba. (He was tuken off the offimiat CEA payrull in P72, the aiav after he was Cenmahtom Uae Witersate break in} Ped te the nearby heme of & yee prygiveer and his wife, > The amditiimen chargspt ancl ma eg reen tentered, the enmincer’s hudse and ¢burat inte a room where tem idaders df the - pailitadly conspiracy were deated droundl “"w table dittered with Havanb street mapa ipinpointing the lecatiuns 6f key fnstal- lation, ‘| that were to be seizgd. { Thi militiamen were autranked and. peutnuatbered. Viey hesitated, nut sur hwhat fo Jo. Then informed sources said ‘Sort plain pyiled bis pistol A shork burst §feom 8 Caech-made submaching gun wounded him in the leg and per cauaded) him aml his co-conspirators ty “surreqder Tiwy were hauled off to La Cabina Fortress far questioning. Around this tine, in March 1961, noisy panty waa held in a small whit, bungaluw in Miami's Cuban section. nf On the myght of duly 2b, bet, one of th Rex specdboata deposited sia aien ort acsnidt island off Lis Villu. prowines ‘The invaders repertediy had beri sent te Kill Castra at ca. didy 26 rally in Havank’s Placa de da Kevolteten. beet they never got there, They were picked up hy a ilitary: patrol soon after they bungalow was a CLA “safe huuse” an | the party was @ sendoif eclebration fur an Operation 40) squad—five Cubans and an American—that wae about ta tavade Cuba. ¢ : H Contac? underground Tie sousd’& inission was ta eontacg the aati-Castrs underground and creat wo dreersion on the nurth coast, to nuk Castra think a guerrilla force was lands tug there, The diversionary action wad te hepia -hartly befare the real favastart oA the south coast. Mest uf the people at the Miami gortiy were Caban aefuyees. Among the Amerwens therg were Frank Ne ‘Ison & former Havana businessman and veteran Canbbean conspirator, and CHA , comtpactars Frank Sturgis and Alex .o Rourke,” Neb fell int conversation with young Anyi, MeNair, lone American neanber oof thee Cubahound  aqeand. ce why he 3 groin: on such oa dangeercus mad no MeNate  regdied: “Boem eo Castes Kled an American sol- thee Dol Morpan.t iMoryan, a forbner TLS. Army para. trooper who nena the rank of ine On the aicht of Qet 21 88a, the Rex sent its twin speedhoals ashore at the western tia of Cube The landing was Observed chy a qaihenm pared and the sis meno the fired boat were cape tured ns seen us they hit the beach. The seeotal daunet was sunk by oa Cabana - doback te dhe Hes, from the Rea seve off : Cunnen fi i the Cuban vesead Vhe ton thy water were hauled aboard We spy shiz Neve e 4 1 landed. | Men captured 3 4 Kuabort ws tl rae Sram, ck VS Nuee aubniuitine sue. faced eur the Rex off the cabsmas, Five Cubans four decid, one wormed reporually were Coansferred ta ble sab,” whieh them suboered sid headed for Florida, ¢ One toonth after this inetdent, Presi. dent Rennedy wa asco sinsed by bee Harveys Oswald, whe. had vised othe Culsas Baabassy in Mexieu City sherthy before the nader and had joumed one pro Castrea Warr Ilay for Cutie Com. Pattee President deauson dates tebb an hole, Leu Janus, that he theught the i Gastro’a arniyg wna -eserdted bv a a , et Mion” fer th way jake Cet , ; : 3 : . - ara o or * A tin her : Cate firma saugbea Marek Ph, iset) : eid we hea odin! ats tate steric vim Rinne cic towne nie te Rita be ws mo . Theat 00 people were oat the ’ 1 . Hews phote These effurt. continued after Rene ted rerentiv, “l dntone CIA plat to kill Castro, the rifle failod to fire. nedw's death . yeu mfemtd of nv . oho ow th oat these peuple Prowse tos Leader of students . i . , about scar giission He said they were the tall of tae . waits in mel fioeinat qual telatives af the abs _ Super- -secret Operation 40 was styniiod mt mitre CEN nents in vali wih hon. He trusted eis rae rontaed wih foban Ariny eens als Phat was a Getal gestae,” Mag Relinde Cabels, a hers of the “The TIA sailors at nff the fataw. + SO many times by the alert Cubans that Chetan reves My oniehe freae the Blorda News on the | . Cadet ostindent on Al Toate! Laieh Meretey. do : : “ube roy . : in, En Fat ete eh Meveury,  leied it be jan fo sound like Carch 22 (satis frre CEA eben ees Las, ten” ate dilate fenmgeans, pay . trqe  Prerdive sink Ua Pes poradianes reetabes und heves of arte ‘ cabo weth Cosbeias coed post tau tie Teatich eA gee. cf Aren who lwer aodeader ef the fen Gd yomibtharn baa teodestitatert wos an mbet af Catia — with UPN petits weehuap tet oof the fas Has ta Pra abet Bie Tree, Ateertaat: banbace yan Paris ‘Vhe diate, het ae pes foe Ean, oo o dos . . sete erate tet ae feo eev hata aan : ‘ Maddend, wl Qabehis get fonr ese roe dasent. ad he Reputed CIA ogent Mee Ok gh Varad Gables Fhe, Heorage ent they jumped inte the the Puasa frases coed went ta work CE ares. Cagbaras deel dies i senmeteb wth the Cistie pear wast devp water gad started de iimdond fer the CEA, i CES ae gt whe awned yen Reeecblehis were turned on, biol ere eves ted nest dey, Api, Sew hucteumecred eatht | , Taboo Hoscina and comune Hae the tavaelers Arend ticis (spilled ar than were Ghet on the fetter pected oy y gelest vee i i ad ee heme pet there. wht Tie dene ad sureeiieled thet iat oof Datidvete Rortress Anime + . t ha ; | . aM fee an Bisel a Aden cen :} hewn im chew. tench ware thas TO abtiers jee raatitiateens theme were Husate rie Suet Mania, the verthe ae ne vaeetliis we ete at he : A he) sear outta atten. whe aon heen ain im a Eat bed nane chi legabiard fiewye quads. and ie Cithertins repatteddy arew a he el ot van, were ghetto anti Custea  emup, einen ue van - Viele agent whe Petes Aaierican etiven whe called Ire une hes dm Pie ie Preal ap the After iev star captiied. be Wan ue. we kean at ther rene away pertQ¥.  haaedn oB hal Tttad Beneer: saad wae oe heen lout agueered the tev Strncted feo leteroane if ather Cuban MeO hed. . ‘ employed by CEA The reportedly served Bast the rifle: faba te dane Un tess! ' ‘ Mitre wos in en tee qed ied af thee Anderson owas attend fhe ontine os hiateen between Ser Mini's prog chet polis later pat wil af thw as vould actempt fa curv it cud. He was meh an dunt. way Te rendeaved: with and the areney : sasaebtete ptheaepel cvted tie stead ul cise te udeiee Ue CEA Gf the progres, Meat The twa Aneraes aed nt Vitheug dy the thas af Pies anbventane at Qccen ntier plate: oath af «tenn Dt ahee. bona aetion tebe Dane head fate betuse “ Having scqnuid wa 4 eddy, worn ah ater dhe t PA plots contioeed owe saved [ram tbe fie tee agent by te by Operation Woh Pune ded Kes hoe ves wetter the Hy of Pages beret ed mare ine anten veterans cantoned chemin appeak from Caade Stee le atte secute en ' yan, Po werd fea die Guatene ay boat eek threat “ : Shartly afters sautetgrt on Mareh £9, Seven Cubans ater oe crat oo wath Were atone de Hie “speak shige! Raw, Tho. grav dave Deeas Ube Tast @bl. ‘ Ste Mecaty cw taped the only betta ther inelinliny tiller te Meta foams oo Vee fant sanertot fot Mae teed  Ubeted at beanph te erate te Ca trie : fon camall pai teaied cave MeNaie of the deveders ofa aaeseneacd fs ent feel Chat nie Hupsdreds at lrabestine pee other i re Rept tee Catal ve cats a tee P Pr aete beaee tbe ' feed t sebeene afopenfeetio eta’) dea Peay tudes fe dans o Peas ata un ney Reuters Se Hoven HW 50955 pdetu: S3opo038SQ° Payer Late as the sede, de detest aba Fosatg the Sucmarnnn ther. the Rew Ser Phe plot do fice the boo © Vine be
seune wars ot HW 50955 @ k: 1p ] a By PAUL MESKIL 4l23/75 | Feurth oF @ serles When: Fidel Castro threw the ; American gangsters out of Cuba, thes vowed to retura—over his dead body. Their determingtion te yet rid of Carta was shared hy anny high-placed American offwials amt this common cause led eventually toi an unholy al. fiance between the CLA and the mob. The strange story of CIA agents anid Bafia mobstera plotting together aguinst Castro was pieced tagether front Interviews with police, federal agents, ex-agents and underworld sources. . Meyer Lansky, the crime av ndicate’s financid genius, and Santo Traofficante, Mufia boss of West Florida und Nuva. nay got out of Cuba immediately after the hasty exit of their ber actor, clieta. tor Fulvencio Batista. The overseers af their gambling canines remained on the istand, Aervously waiting for the axe ty . fall. _ “ho was in tuuch with all the casing owners and operators in Havana.” said Frank Sturgis, who was Castro'y casino Inspector during — this period, Fide] Ordered me to close all the casinos for fo days, The owners got the hint, They Docld: 32423630 °° Page ‘ S. didade Uahe ‘ry in Ohio — to anli-Casinu i j J 1 ' + ly knew he was Preparing to shut down permacentiv, atch he did. | “They were veri, very iad, Ti casings were worta Slo milion! ay ta the Aierican crime s+ nibleaie: bvet thes important mob lisse an the Untied States had paints Cpécgeutage spon » Cuban casinos Each pocnt way ans: $49,000 tu 31u0,duu, “Lansky ane Trafficante aere top omen oon Coban mbag fan had direet: bustness dheabiige woth! fat. ta. Truffiewnte tad ‘sever VUSRes, te, cluding the Sans Souci Sans Souci partners 4 His Sane Suuci partnera frit Norman Rothman of Min Beach asd the netorlous Mannaring hruthers, Gabriel and Sam, Mafia chiefs in Put burgh, Rothman and the Manrar tried fo stop the Castro steanire 1938 by aMuggting aw planelead of artis —— stelen frum a National Guard (Bethe. Lest Cuba. : : According to police ated feotensl sources, Rothman was high up oon the Cuban crime syaticute aad shar ga bis rackets peotits wih Batista’s sthers in-law, Gen, Robert -Fernandss Jiitane da. Rothman returned, ty Fhe. soon after the Castro coup amb ow hay Cuban partners, beuihe he BP Seane pieset tn Sunt Reach, the goces wat I; oot a Wd: dad, 7 SEGREYS CF PM Og GIA bi red ae Helela nest Chant sue. an the flour overioosing the etn, Was fodle ready for Hatista, but le chose the couler chimes oof the Dominican Republic, Portugal and Madeira, Sturgis wes on fri ndly terms with several wacabling Favketrers, includ? Hiyman Levine, Lani. mehuer who jan Havana's Cumedery casing. One evening, during a vasual cunversation, obterved that it suid he worts jon” to the syndicate ty Ket aid of- Castro. Sturgis didn't rise to this baat unt Levine changed the subject. It popped up again a few wreES later while Castro way in Nea Youk ddring a whirlwind tuur of Nuetit and Soath Ameries. . Fidel and- his thtourave stayed at the Statler-Hilten, WOeTE Sleeps re tered under his eval name and Cuban ndbtory rank, Capt. Prank Fiera Frank was in ins roehs one evening when he received phore call Crem a dileective captain an duty in the lobhy BS pare of a heavy seediity detail No (Cortiaued on page @71
he we ’ . é , aa . q . ny " . at “ on : \ ‘ tan Surrounded by his soldiers, Castre enters avene in triumph after ousting the Uptista government. UPt Prate fine of the plotters. a voune onbilery 7 Ninh on the tate UePrived of its Havana casinos, U.S. mob (2 st tee eo pistocs were atlewed on the Caste ‘ e 6 ‘@ et ° ° with the earners and killed two of Cher nos «kur here to see you." the fOHHCH CIA in series of plots to kill Custro, terme eM TR 1a otareyele cop oteparted. "ie anys he" our, wt @ ‘ppe 1 ‘e ° teh e we teal an ‘ anarnn ro in tine PAE SMG ys hea jour using everything from poison to dynainifte  yiee thy bons oo ee “Sead binoap.” Prank replied tunes te G headqaattera, They ea hours inter, wih the help The short, pet bellied man who we. gagessdtestoummestnenimamnianasaans mms MctaebeticPl —romcenen tna ee RE SEE dO cheno caped a few . or owat yey of friends ae tae tatedigenee service, rived a few iumites tater tanked more (Continued From page 6) an hhe eo gedfather than an unele. rank tro coup. He ktew Ibavana well And was you?’ The walter ant, ‘E det't kaw: nied fuand refuge ae the Proxusven recovmiverdt hint fis a anember of the perfeet vhowe tor the assaseination maybe Poyotoa fever! Castre tort darn beinbasay Thassos Katmblinge inpb. Comings straight KexigadMent, but. he either deethied , or arrested owitd find the dank analyzed “Castre mever found out pleat the ty tine neat, the oo offered Frank wasn't offered Lhe vomtened, Chemists found thé poisen racht away carte,” osm othe source whe dine gin, fi toe hal Caste The mob and the CLA finally gave It Tn early Ebi og ome elaborte  ehiged the plot te The News it's pra “Pine tor hing Prauk anid, end to Ro: elh, reputed Mata hess uf Lea kssasdinotion attempt was directed by @ abl sul, there, uoder the garage ing the conve von} Vegas, federal seurees sated. well-fingnead American whe aged in floor” se When ne icfurned to Havana ai fe wi A dapper, fray-haret man who calla Ilavana soon after the Castra tehewer Intell. gence sources told Chia report: days baer, he ceporfed the offer toe hig himaetf at Hot weed movie perodsert aint dived there unt security police ac. op that the CHA sent an execution equad CTA cdntacts at thd American Einbag- need is a hhenevolent patron af Vewns cused ties ef working for the CEA and canto Oriente Province in Novesber 1962 ay. ¢ » showsrdy Resell vepertedds waa iatre phitiag tomerder Castre, to ambush Castra nmest Santinge dl Sturvis had na further contnet with duced to CPA penton Go00 by a Tioward Working with aot: Castro Cuban Cute as he drove tea meaerial wervicd i tie rater ah ebprenched ve an Huphes executive wt topimerhy worked indhiary witicers the Anieriswt phented fur his fallen guerillas. Mew Wa GE Seepesme th ae gdeddt far the BRL ‘The n tender: ad senasers scqned reser sbtbs nf strate uader tae : renee ieratrly decided that the CHA Uaucli wpaecd in tecpat nade ath squad parue fluor of a 0 story apartment  S@lpers hid along read 7 \ ' wad the a aihegle should doin fee Legh le Ciba hunting Cagtie huihdiage were on daamber oof  Unatre ; paipers el anion trees oid ‘usher BK wipe Castre, Phe yosbetween picks . . ‘ aides nui  Commaniat-bhoe  dipfumats ining the road to vere tory whee for this project reportedly wos Norman Money trom CIA : ! feed wath reas Caabies, ' the service was hehh On the Hatinaan, The CUN was te emapyely reser, “Cueto etme ote Che apartimend morhing oC the scheduled cerunoney, a “Hathaan was in touch with several Wasspoos. gied Oran pertytion ‘ fone every twee weeks fo seecoue of hia miotereade i? Sve geepa mopronched the CEA ayprents. on foriied avert tote The Resell thew te Misuaron Vaaeh Tand, ahutants, vie ot the plotters ued Cle | gtavevard e Gre yeep was fall of Mews OTbes tat Hin, Weed ing rou. And held sepiaate comforting. waite CEL” kinagve hrrived in the alesnecn, on the osehimees. dn the sec nal won bell, Seng destintion plots aginst Cad hyents nd Pintfieante on the? Uartre swine day of the week. boarded man sal teat tie the river, tle i tro.” preejert, ‘ “He woohb drive in with bie liody. Was wenriny cute ae ts and bis fatigue } Mathai, fe turn, Hiseussed the mat- Rosell vedurterred te ner buspaiy cunts aed pork bis eae an te space ea Ra puilied tera as to bas ay en, ; . tee with hig peeas Araery these who CTA Dinatiessd maser te Cotm, the reserved for hain, We timed ti. sisite Et Machiteuuas ang ciffes sprayed the | fuok art in these gecret parleya, Celi federnt xeuiees cud. Gue of these expe. alwava funk at least five monutes for seemtid yatege wrt ating the | alter we sab, wee Santo ditions reportedly landed att preruiion hem te yet inte Che gageage, att uf the oo duiver oatad tes whe turned j Fratlieante of Famnga; Sam Mauumaring } squad that: satterepleel tat fasdeck ges dyit cur and inta the fremebt elesater that aeet ter dee teste foo dy panerad, of Piltshursh; Sabvatiae 1 th Hana) Cadre. On another ceo woun, the crew of togk bint upstaies white he wanted te ye tape Nore flamer al Ta Seuss, | : Gratedte nd Chaghes  0Chardie thee b Resellis fauanch fought on runtime gui "Wei had a dine 6? four nen. fie edvuped Seed Pete ates had peadent: aa : Rladed Fourie, beth of Now Vorio andy fact wih we Cuban petrol bee at. would signal from a ueaihy coef wie oo fanem ametios Bete Bee dbs . Johan (low Caovandi dosh of has { Coliintat duck Anderson repacted Qastre’a ene atlatted unte the garage. tery . ‘ . 7 ead CPA ayenta jaeve Hosedty seni poi- Yhe sigant would be pacsed on Baer on The tf teats nes re beean ‘ teilo, on nehaber tf the Vile sen eapecastes whieds jee passed atone toa couple of puym would hit tha planger of io Ue danny art wee ada nis : ero Gootis, hid ran enuines  Caban wha. was related te Cantoe's whet. an eleetrombe detent: eevee Dt bitten apa vont ne Mreaph the Cuda ged bowed a nesqen boohmuh: The chef was te put the poise in Caa- drtenntoy Wwies iw bated pene Cie apunt Rempe gy nnd Teen seme) eatrtey . fay operation oo Manhattan's Mast Sule. tra’s feuds “Phe sources tntersiwed hey Infet house, Bresudert dot ns Sn eT oO { ‘Teurine, AN sderetbe of New  dersey the News eanfirnnes! ttad at fegat ene We would “have hhoa te Pra da that “Uweche rear wortanees s Miosaefeg, } teob chiedtaias kiuggerio cibehw the tert wae mated toe poten Caste’, dlast, . bac cribtn ot i huotp  Huierde end Garde  ¢derred Am Aimeriont whe was aetive da the "The aight hefure Wowie. tiagepec, in tats wdad Note j Caton, give teed operated Havana cts. aOtECastie undeapround in Cul at the the yuya (the Cate pletass: hak on tease i Hon ' , . Hanke sitd Ceneraed pc ote kath Ve fitval inertia te ge ose nh ate tant Ce ae ne vkedbus Were nade for peaple” wis Hhidped ven hes of mali Nobody ortsnde: cng) ge besage haeae sda veoEt te tir canara Custe demi One wince to sete fer’ mak sett fe On: tres poate in the Havent Pheer cfymavanetar, Pest owe bteret eet tte oan : Gapare Magouddine, acne man Marder Hitters da Pag, , Cou Castro’ ente tiga ace sete et bgeeted rfior President Ine who kelted niere than ft people un “Chhtee orderat oa Shoecelate on. Tout bout Che aneting: ateb reposted at. Nacen bok offea, goveruaent law vane : vations party of the werk hefere he every aflernoon and tie came. wastes The Geb entae foehutye fee ther. epee Bobi cart th Nasette cher the nag i Wad blown away hy «a shotyen bhist rr Whvuva deousdl tte has ean We 8 Phe, were ue ate apaetaient mele dee pote gd deo vy tee hyd pee deeded Hieoldyo dn 10s A Sieitia Matte “SWhets the water case in wath : away froin the place where the dyno Meh Nab ate ben 8 bee Cie mete /RGiruddune hoot dived fin South Naierion @oweied UAH Ne eae Nakane se ho mtb eae PROG nwab fie meet seeenity Race at mam tt deperte HW 50955 "DOPE ATS242 BEBO"! Page HEP sine toners nn er bees ty the Cus Cathie ow
(108 geese eaten o a i t HW 50955 Bie eb ated . ae PAS OP ey >} ¢ Peds oF Py PAUL MESKIL ; : Last of + series - ‘ , At 3:10 p.m. on March 4, 1960, a French manitions ship blew up fn Havana tl t i harbor, killing atleast | “6 people and injuring more than } 200), The vessel, Le Couvre, exploded dur- ing the unloading of 76 tuna of ammu, nition and grenades Intended for Fides Cpstio’s military and police forees. Cus- fro auspected sabotage, but couldn't prove it. The United States denied any involvement in the incident. A former CIA agent told The News recently’ thst Le Couvre was anbutayed by “CIA frogmen.” He said an under. water denolition team shipped into the 10 1 fay terrane Water at night and attuched a bons ta; the ship's hull, under che wateriine. The bomb, a detonator and a timing device The. ex-agent added that the fray. men were Cubans working for the CLA. “Th was definitely a CtA-connected thing.” he eased, Anether source said the beanb was Rupposed fo ga orf around 38 m., when the aaterfiont was fleserted, bat sume. thing went wrong Ouch the timer and the blast came PD hoarse later, when the BIER wae Bach dock workers and hathe ‘ Srp ates t : j . t shoe free, formerty cone H : : ere y, ‘were in a waterpron? container, he said! 3 any " Docld:32423630~ Page 18° 4 nedted with the CIA and other | le vence agencies in the Caribhan aren, blumed the hig blast on Gen. fael Trujillo, then Republic. . + ¢Trujilo and his alaister {utelligence dietatur of the Dotumiean chief, Jubnny Abbea, had muny eyicere encee with CIA officials and decret seents, On one oecasion in Heda, Trujillo offered CLA agents Frank Foir- Ris and Pedro Diag Lanz, former chief Gf Castes's Air Force, £1 million tu ead en invasion of Cuha from the Dopaini- van Repuhlie. Diag Lane ‘declined j tel! ing his CHA braces that he d:dn't Want tu work for wnotnee dictator, Plofting to kill Trujille Whale in the Duminiean Repul-fe to confer with Trajille in 1961, Syirgis aleo contacted Denunican malitary Jofft errs Who were plettng to hill T: djille. Phe CTA agreed ty give the piotters BUNS and anyourstion, . “The guns worived on he Supermarket in Crudad Tru miaiean : Domingos, said ¥ rank American whe worked win 4 Xe sent Pe & Vyoihe [he rela Trauplecon May. < Havre ; dio: | “hy Se 'SSCRETS OF Tid era 4 uaed the Cra wuns has not been dis- closéd. Pag simular weapons figured ia Subst quent aUempts to exterminate Frascoig (Para Doc) Davatier, tis vo Joo Hitler of Haiti, : On the night of Aug. 24, 1263, a oonvected H. An arme shipment fox tava, a former Haitian Army command. er who wag Planning to Incade his hemeland from the Domini-an Reputlie, which shares the ilend of Uispasicls with Haiti, The CLA plane swooped over a, flare-iiy MUtary wrport of Dajabon, & Weeden crates tained dowa en para. chows. Ther contained mortars, nedohas, Meg rifles, SO-caliber ma. chite puns, 3.3 Ton.my guns, 4S-catiber Ps, grenades and atnthuattion, i The weanuns were Gatributed amreng Cl) Haitan exes who comprised Hava's uivasion army. They crossed River, borderline between ran Re Hie ant Halu. on Po Seps 22 Date the followt tra bieody battle wech Had -fantava lid the emer ty i Cen. Leen Con (Cont sued on guge $4) hember left Florida with- field nese the Domiaicia é ' o me i eee aieeeabeeedteeen a ‘4 : “ ; | | : : ‘ . . a - - e a : te SAA dean Oe wee Bate sey. Be 6k an Duster Tharrel gt, gab Cte eee mre we AB ete a Be |
tm eee HW 50955 * Peo Te AM23630, . 7 a pasty Toga ney ae , ‘ t ' (Continued hen page 4) | { “hand Lakgnerors the riker teat: nate i Koipfer a seed eroup of ifal. the cet avee: entered @ TUS) Ariny Spe. etal Ferees top aa NBigh Carelina for ) tesaery oe t Ta Moet Sate Ment af the Haiturs eve di their eaily Das ard Tad oat i cola ge ot { United Sites afte teerewe ate the ES Aitay tor ee Peres AR of ofan divas in New b ren eas . vy : Pees Cobeon hard picketf by dhe CPA Gr what beenine one of fhe brave Of ws est foniest putstel dos asiey in” the h pel Cabtean cagaye. The avsien farce I; nststegh of oily Va nen, e ot whow thad been traujed ltre ant enn tt Abate diver, Hevets Prey belonged te a Sd 200] Fad leat Jefine tYeaury Hasta. q arly At of Line heowere the dane db Hastun Claes or officials ‘who t ad s Paste cg thiys.; fe gnes woman abuse father, Mai- fee Ae. Col Rover Villudrouin, fas ! elobte tte dleath by Papa Ltoe’s Tuidont Mac. ade@ . tbhevccartered a baat In Florida hind jae, toon Aug. 8, Med, cabry- fhe ko Vatiely of weapons supplied hy TEA avents Albongh the invasion bas Cewnrd te failure before it began, {the fev eune New Yorkers managed lo trol CF Ponteds ef Duvaher soldiers, ie Gases end Totton Maceutes, , Vie. one buted one by one: nd freee wee were left hept fighting. Phe t Tost (ree invaders pan out of ammmuni- Pom cg tet then threw stones at the thee whe gunned them dewn, The tends of alo dy sore cat off amd aent to Ue pres: dential palace in Poet-du. Prins Drops two gesoline drums n Ci Mae bot BROT flew ver *. patiee ntl Propped fw grasa. ya helt in n White Pra ate Pre oeriae ee af whieh t Pre stree  taade the Phau Heres the other dad ret ¢ vpleale, The phere ee tote an Veerican whe Beg tad. tet dene contract yobs for: the ©54 . Lint soimayinntve, though no n ‘ (PA pled wae samme. Wa th biter Harner ai this time, bts Bre wae the gelease of the USS Puch. Jecntot bee anew. enptured by Conan DN rte Repea in lanuasy bala, Way Poot de . be “yes bathed othe Tnedbde cation Sword. but) those sobeai peter te rtoas "the Mev ero te 7 dp went feet the planning Orage te the peering ove ag the Pyeng of When a lassafidat cal appear : Loraie relate ewe. papa any tena Chageia “te apa bh apy yuf + mi Any oe bert ha, eb kt dpe ed ft HE pen # the ad, ts ota apes on wppadnted Maw stot wetked wreh eC eT SUCHTIEN ed ey gee Beant the Fetters BME pee eee Fiath eventue Bb ob ote cabs ts pe eho a Fifury sere. fe be ae a reer oT hee had heer a Weead Woe dbo tee others sary eb on Rese spe we Mast were dre bat ate dae. Nate His dad Ped ae comb onye tote He sat fe fated MOVED a cept hou Vife mined Hal eae. ae Moseme Kind Of pu accented, ; EL Well, if FA ay sabe ae! sa onebeanye.! Pee son wee off PglO eu for a eon plete se yament Phe were fede Hf wast be acetate ved tit qd CO fee Pe eitsb priors treo Castro's CON nti wd Campa? To bed ceubree te thes sfees, Stor wie dispaaved oa Wop these tne abe Treations of Cuban pirecte anna Phase eames. He also rnd a dist of prsoners Wha suppercdly Were to be freed. Nene of the wen, not cen henge a. berate nm mee thoes. dea, ie Villedrouln, wis a - - , Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic, offered $1 million for a Cul-an In the Caribbean, the CIA got involved in dozens of schenies, including blowiity up a Frencli ship and killing Trujillo slofiped by the Culm vessel, The skip i peroef the Soviet ships prehably woald Several athust veh rab’ apemres, an ehubay the PIE gtd Customs, j The objective wae not te raid Cube hat torimiegvena wit the ceust of Mexican and, with he sisfinee af thia ship, seize @ Kh 5 We were co meet a Cubat feed val vexed! came. nded by Cubait Navy offitess who were Geenchanted weth Ursten, ot ariders (far corte Blotings whe Oberatongp were has Che : sptatw alse biel ae casing: solic listing arrivals and Communist bloe versed the Canbhean and the Gulf of Me. toyed th grab oa > sitteag [ae WORVOU ane Ret he suspleioas of a heaediny party wearig Cubana Navy, waifortes, We would then eapture the ship Vie were to take it te a peint off the coast of Venesuche Thesorders were nut tO arn inte any port dnt to stay off the eGast, Certain affieiale in the Jag gavernment were aware af the plan, would participate in for the release of Cie captive ship and A statement: woubl be ‘issued wanted. taper. thane the ship md crew for certain pelitival priscnerein Cuba. : iV Hub this wae a rose. Then we would eh nite the seco phase of th tn suehert ath another stipe off tte ef that peissteend Hewat rat ates AGE, u » Pueblo its cantian ntel caw, whe were St be ceanfie ens ak lbs tine t We were poetry te thienden tee sink the Coumeniad shige nud hell all the hos. Funes bonny ship of any countey eame close, Te was supposed ta feck like # pitate epeentiarn, oi ahred ba Cinetiemat BE rer wes Wi ail Casto Cutans. In prepatation for tte: tripe te Mena CO, GUS, chenpangs eanitpins nt, miedteane, handapes, aneforms nid other oepphes were hidden pi dear panels, seats and a false drank of w 1008 Badeon that was oullitied by the echamet of a Miamt gurugeawned by two CLA employes, ‘The volunteers were to provade their Own transportation te Mexico und their Own weapons and camping gene, “The men bad to get to the ineecting place. Guadalajara, at ther awe en. pense, Gongslea sank “Whe contract delat yar inte effect untol they got there, How ther ot there was thee business,” Runalng out of money Gne of the recruiis, Rabert Curtis, Inter testified ins Court case resulting from the gperaten: “When we Kat te Guadalajara, the hotel we were Bup posed to xo fo was tern down, We went acrons the street te Lea Americanos (another hotel}, We left the exe parked out fromt where he (Stargish could see it. We waited three weeks, and we were runnines cut of money . 4 we went to @ Kun shop and sold my Japanese Namib iaatematic pistelp fer beaut Suu.” , : Frank atl tie rest. of the nang eventually arived nid youcerded toa training camp Gotzales liad set up oan (he mountams near the Guatemala bor- der dt tared och of tae tran they weee there, and they culled thew buse. Cau Maal, After twa weoks (here, ties aved fe Chomp Sand oon the beach near the: Vorrtan fishing village of Vrageresd, Vory echattered ihe tt Tonge boxe Amipe, Freaggelrd gues and wine eboard, aad set off to meet the Cuban ve sel, But the charts they hal obturmed te aide. thea thaaupd the Gidf and Caribbean were HE seure old mand, therefore, not vormpictely securnte, (Thess erased south along the Yau: fan coat for fos days. entered Centiat Veet waters aint then ian apround Pow oseeh tas mites ath Mebrre, capital. we Waated Hendieras “We threw a ie oof pear over the sade,” (lotvades Sed oWe waited ateted Che Crbe came te. Phen eversbody jmp. edomty the water te help wet her off fhe reef Gdthouph there vwtere shieha wererd, Wa chides cteten ad fee ogres testes Heliee, bat the jag Wer aid shaft were. beet, not there was a Steal deak. We were dabsous se water eet Hecdesd pa puares ” When the Nene danged cate pod, flvsnge ne diag, poke need CUstates adie cern boarded her eatesh Hecande dan Bate thoetie: at fist th brook wae cy loviasion fram Gate Slurycis ered fis dirty dagen we aiestroted ba Baa tbe onsitedbigrette eo nyernet Tih Ntasepees spoke tu the Aneviscit cused, und. after a few phone calls te Meir City nad Washington, Ua consul fold Waa not fa worry, Phe Nmeaenas were rehued and flaws back io Masi. "We was stppesrd to grt SEO month phes aw SUMO bors pen conaphe “Ui tis wid datee, “Well, all db oseon ow Moar tit tothe ter Reb bieh tae Cfeone Meanie,” Whatever ie was at was deninitely a CEA operation.” sand Mas Gunsales, on nalive’ New Yorker whi op bikie fess on, Misia Bronk Sturpoa wan FY CEA segeemt mt the teave pind tH tay be, Heo was an contact woh athe: Cha agents an Cuadalaysen wid Mesto City Frank meses tobl au what eer eral mes ae bots * . fen bee
HW 50955 Docla: 324! atest laos K cuctiamntts atte cesarean Austad ch Bod tchtsh hae oa od coed ten SURE DNESL SES AR RAE eR SE pep RS Le
SPeclaLREPORT ~Cuban Extremists in U.S. L Out from Miami spreads a wave of vio- lence. Terrorists’ aim is to topple Castro, free Cuba. Nearly all Cuban refugees share this dream. But the acts of a few zealots create trouble for fellow exiles and for the U.S. Reported from MIAMI and WASHINGTON Terrorism by radical Cuban refugees has become a thorny problem in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy and, in the view of some authorities, a potential threat to the Hives of American leaders. The terrorists’ goal is to wrest control of Cuba away from its Communist dictator, Fidel Castro. ; In pursuit of that goal, they have blazed a trail of violence from Miami across the Caribbean Sea, not only to Cuba-but ulso to Mexico, Barbados, Jamaica and Panama—even across the South Atluntic to Argentina. They have engaged in a series of bombings in the U.S. and abroad. They have carried out military-style attacks on Communist ships. They are strongly suspected of several killings. . A federal grand jury in Miami is investigating their activi- ties and their leaders. _ Now, as a new Administration prepares to take over in Washington, it is feared that, the Cuban terrorists will step up their attacks in an effort to thwart any turn toward reconcili- ation with Castro. : Officials familiar with their operations warn that some of the Cuban extremists will stop at nothing, not even at assassinating members of the Carter Administration. “The Cuban terrorists are the most highly trained assassins insthe world today,” suvs one US. official. Many of the terrorists were trained by the Central litelli- gence Agency in the days when this country was trying to overthrow Castro, or kill him. The Setiate Internal Security Subcommittee recently held hearings on the Cuban-terrorist threat. It heard this testinio- ny from Lt. Thomas Lyons, head of a special antiterrorist squad of the Dade County public-safety department in HW 50955  Poeld: s24esug0 wage’ Sa4 b A GROWING TERROR THREAT 90 6 ° 3 Po <PuERtO q > BARBADOS.» Z—> JAMAICA | A [ooo 9 3 VENEZUBLA Miami, where Cuban refugees are concentrated: “The overwhelming major- ity of the Cubans in Miami are strongly anti-Castro. That's why they came to Miami in the first place. They are also law-abiding citizens who, with minor exceptions, manifest their opposition to Castro in legal ways. “However, there are a small number of individuals whose hatred of Cuban Prinie Minis- ter Fidel Castro and Commu- nism has led them to engage in extralegal auctions and-to violate the laws of the country which gave them sanctuary. These individuals use Dade County as a base for international terrorism _ against governments allied with Cuba, Cuban shipping, Commu- nists, purported Commumists and individuals who tuke a stand against their terrorist-type attacks. . .. “Some Cuben groups purporting to be involved in terrar- isttype attacks against the Cuban Government are no more or no less than outright criminals, feeding upon the Cuban population and diverting the collected funding Tér thei? owne purposes.” me Other investigators charge that the terrorists, to finance eee rere Dr. Orlando Bosch, an anti- Castro leader, is accused in plane bombing fatal to 73. their crusade, have dealt in cocaine and prostitution and. in extortion from wealthy fellow refugees. ; The number of hard-core terrorists is- smill; officially estimated at fewer than 300. But their reach is wide. tn this yeur alone they have either bragged about or been accused of such aets as: . @ Machine-gun attacks on the high seas against vessels from Cuba and other Comminist nations. ¢ Bombing a wide variety of targets in the Latin America and Portugal. ® Planting-a bomb that caused the erash of a Cubana Airlines plane near Barbados om-October-6, with the loss of “ “wae (3 fives. . . . eo ® Possible involvement in the stifftinsolved@ boas death oF” 29 United States, >”
A Relentless Pursuit On Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel Castro took power and the first wave of refugees fled Cuba. A small number of the 600,000 exiles who settled in the U.S. have become extremists. Highlights of events in those 18 years, some involving law-abiding exiles, others involving the extremists— . * 19614: A 1,300-man Cuban Brigade, armed and » trained by the U.S. in Florida, Guatemala and Nica- ragua, landed at the Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s south shore. The invasion was a failure. 1962: Survivors of the Bay of Pigs were released by Castro after payment of a 53-million-dollar ran- som in drugs, food, medical equipment and other supplies from “private contributions.” President John F. Kennedy, in Miami, pledged to the Cuban exiles that the Brigade flag would one day fly over a liberated Cuba. U.S. launched its secret “Operation Mongoose” —. a plan.to use Cuban exiles in paramilitary war against Castro while U.S. maintained an economic blockade to shake the island's economy. The attacks generally failed. 1964: Cuban extremists in New York City fired a -. mortar shell at United Nations as Cuba’s Ché Gue- vara addressed the General Assembly. 1967: Cuban exile specialists and U.S.-trained . Bolivian troops trapped and killed Guevara and some of his Communist guerrillas in Bolivia. of nations considered to be friendly to Castro, ter- rorized other exiles to keep them in line. 1972: Cuban exiles trained by Central Intelli- ‘Bence Agency took part in Watergate break-in, later testified that they thought it would help their anti- Castro campaign. - controlling. hijacking of aircraft and piracy of ships at sea, 1974676: Cuban extremists exploded more than 100 bombs in Miami area in two-year period, hitting . offices of the FBI-a State attorney and the Miami police department, a | ~_ Exile terforists attacked airline offices and consul- ates of goVernments that have diplomatic relations co, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Panama, other countries.- Fishing “boats based. in Cuba and Soviet cargo . manned by exile extremists. Terror reached its peak with the bomb sabotage ‘of a Cuban dirliner and the death of 73 passengers and créw last October 6. near Barbados. Police seized Cuban exiles in Caracas, Venezuela, on suspi- cion of involvement. in the sabotage, -Castro can- ’ celed U.S#Cuba hijacking agreement.. Docld: 32423630 | ww 50955 Page 22 1968-72: Cuban-exile extremists bombed ships _ 1973: U.S. and Cuba signed agreement aimed at |: with Castro. Bombings took place ‘in Jamaica, Mexi- ships weré attacked_by high-speed motor launches CUBAN EXTREMISTS (continued from preceding page} a former Chilean Ambassador in Washington, D.C., on Sep- tember 21. , ® Kidnaping two Cuban officials in Argentina. * Attempting to kidnap a Cuban consul in Mexico. Who are these terrorists? What motivates them? How do they operate? And why are U.S. officials so concerned about what they may do in the future? ; ; To answer such questions, Orr Kelly and Car] J. Migdail of the US. News & World Report staff dug deeply into the records, interviewed Cuban refugees who share the hopes though not the methods of the terrorists, and talked to law- enforcement officials who are trying to stem the violence. BREEDING GROUND FoR TERRORISM After Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959 and it became apparent that he intended to establish a Comununist state, 800,000 Cubans “voted with their feet” and fled their homeland. Some 600,000 of them settled in the United States. They and their children now total 750,000. Most of them live in the Miami area. The majority of these immigrants are law abiding. But Miami’s “Little Havana” provides a culture in which the virus of violence can grow. ‘ “In Miami,” explains one refugee leader, “the Cubans keep their national identity, their heritage, traditions, hatreds—and their hopes of going back to their homeland, And they know they can't go back until Castro is gone. So \they dream of toppling Castro. What is clearly unrealistic in other places in the United States seems very possible in the atmosphere in Miami.” In the early 1960s, the overthrow of Castro seemed to the Cubans in exile to be not only possible but almost inevitable. Tt was US. policy to drive him from power. There was an attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs'in 196) with an army of Cuban exiles recruited and trained in seeret by the CIA. The invaders were not given the air cover necessary for a successful attack, and the operation was a disaster. Only 180 of about 1,300 invaders escuped death or capture. The Cubans felt betrayed. Then came other American moves against Castro. There Was a secret “Operation Mongoose,” which included efforts to assassinate the Cuban leader. The United States backed an economic blockade of Cuba in an attempt to prevent Castro from obtaining sorely needed supplies and equipment from abroad. Later, Cuban refugees were uscd to carry out seeret . operations not only in the Caribbean’ but also in other parts ‘of Latin America—and even in Africa. To many Cuban refugees, attacking Castro and Commu- nism became a way of life. Since then, however, American policy has failed te match in intensity the fierce anti-Custro passion of the more mili- tant refugees. In recent years, prominent members of the US. Senate have visited Cuba. In 1973, Cuba made an agreement with the United States to curb the airplane hijackers who had been using Cuba as asyluin. There were moves on both sides toward normalization of relations be. tween Cuba and the U.S. As their hopes of American action against Castro ebbed, some Cubun refugees turned to violence on their own... The. box on this page gives the chronology of developments. Though their numbers ure small, the 300 or fewér active terrorists have organized themselves into many groups. Slogs..s of one group chalked on the walls in “Little Havana” have barely begun to fade before they are replaced by the 30 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Dec. 6, 1976 TERRORIST LEADERS AND TACTICS (0 m2 eee slo ma Su 66 FL wh tist miu on he cor Sus bu: - ter ass, We me ot eas eat Fe. Stu att. ter of acc in: On Fit Bri wh rac gun anc plo An Pre Uns Wa pol mia ap soo shir. al Poe fal Wer oe Un oul -
Slogans and init; Numed in testim Subcom als of yet another group, ony before the § Among 8roups Mittee are. Accion Cub nate Interna] Security “na, or Cuban Action: Alpha é unds lik ~~Pragmatist 8roup calling itself Zerg 'ssued a “death list” of People Marked for killing and, according to off officials, Several persons On the list Soon died Violent deaths. ade Ounty’s antiterrorist head, Lieutenant Lyons, Says @ has Stopped trying to keep track of the 8TOups and instead Concentrates On trying to SOlve the crimes that they are Automobite bombin Suspected of having committed, He has nO shortage of uSiness. Here is @ sample of the Violenc of many UNnSolved ; © attributed to terrorists in the last two years. ® Since February, 1975, there have been at least seven ed against refugee leaders who of t terrorists tactics, Three to focus their efforts out side the US. To direct the anew 8roup was formed Activities, With the MNitials CoRu, Which stand for Coordinacion de Organizaciones Revolucionaires Unidas en were shot to death ne was killed Y a bomb, Three in Spanish or Co-ordinatin Committee of United Revolu- other attempted killings failed buta Prominent radio broad. tionary Organizations in English, Caster lost bot le below the knees When a bomb Tipped his American *w-enforcement Officials Say that members of Car apart. U have the acking of Powerful! forces, Perhaps even ® On Dec. 3-4, 1975, bombs blasted the Miami Office of the e S°vernments themselves, in some Countries of Latin Pederaf Bureay of Investigation, a Social Security Office, a Merica. The terrorists are described 45 “at home” in Flaiti, State unemployment office, two Post offices, 4 bunk, a State . © Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Chile. They are Well attorney’s office and the Miam; Police-department headquar. armed for terroristia acts, as shown in the box On page 39 ters. A man accused Of those bombings, and also the bombing ince the une mee ing, of the Miamj Internationa) Airport two Months earlier \ acquitted recently in a feder #5 Swept * Bombs have damaged Acilities jn Barbados, Jam,; ‘ anima, Two Cuban 6 Ictals were kidnaped in Argentina fen exploded In New York n July 23, ree men who had flown rom Miamj Carryin One blew Out the Window of the Venezuelan Consulate on hree coffee cans filed with lustic explosive attempted to Fifi Avenue, across the Street from St Patrick’s Cathedraj 'dnap Cuban Consul Danie Ferrey “ernande? in Mérid 1, * On Feb. » & Soviet freighter, the Dzhordano €xico. He ©scaped, but a Cuban fisheries expert was killed Bruno, Was sitting Motionless 35 miles off Cuba’s North coast © most S€rious act of While its tanks Were being cleaned Sudden ¥ @ small boat raced close to the fr i | The ne w: . Persons including members of the * On April 6, 1976, two Cuban fishing boats were attacked m. und a fisherman Was killed. On Sept, I, 1976, in Washin Ploded in 4 Car and killed Or! sea, killing uban National fencing In Messages to news media, both CORU and Fl Condor, a gton, DC, a bomb ey. 8roup unheard ) Previously, claimed responsibility for the ando Letelier, a former Chilean crash of the plane. ; Marxist regime of the late ". Bosch, Who hz ly on documents &ppar- ials of Governments fri endly to the antt-Castro movement, Was picked up in enezuela and on favor” to the secret i ovember 2 was charged With homicide in “onnection with Ouce of the Present an Communist Government In Chile the plane Crash. Three other men ure similarly Charged 1€ arrests of Dr Bose d_ his cohorts, instead of NEw TERRORIST STRATEGY reducing terrorist violence, may actually Stimulate more Leaders of the terrorist bands are hard to identify But one Violence El -ondor, in nessage to t © United -p in has emerged as an 4pparent leader Dr Orlando Bosch i ediatrician, He was Caught § ‘ ring a bazooka at a Polish Din Miam; harbor jn 1968 and Was sentenced to 10 are innocent yn Warned that, jf they wire years convicted, Planes of the samme, elt Internationat Aeegt , Will be attacked. On the same zay, CO sent a Message: ’r. Bosch Was released On parole after four years, but he _ Saying it Would join With the Hondurah Anti- oMmmMunist- i uttedly returned to the Movement He is now under ance iN attacks on ‘three airlines that Plan excursion 7 ‘st in Venezuela, charged along with three other men-in flights:to Havana, .- owes , : “ection with the Cy an airliner bombing. Dr. Bosch is ~~ Roberto Carballo, iy Militant leader. of veterans of the Bay - “ribed as ‘the- leader ofthe group calling ‘tself Accion "OF Pigs invasion, denounced the threatened attacks, “]p aids ~ ing 8 ee me aes wns Se ACE “Castro by Making al] Cuban exiles look like mad bombers,” gee Years’Dr. Bosch called a Small group oF his - Carballo said ts gether ir the Dominicxp Republic. -They Vided on policy and strate oe » there has been a Sharp. reduction: in - That may be as much ~ 4 successfy) Counterattack ) a by law-enforcement agen. ad _— iS as to the Policy that Was adopted by ORU last une, a ‘rgument, a“sRaky agreement Was reached Farly this year, an “US. & WORLD REPORT pee 6, 1976 § rc antiterrorist task force Was OrganionA +. ’ Page 23 955 “Docld: 32423630 HW 450
HY Rae red = ars 10: or: ‘more 2 hight speedsfiotor: CUBAN EXTREMISTS {continued from preceding page] includes representatives from Dade County and Miami po- lice, the US. Customs Service and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Although the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation is not formally a part of this task force, its agents work closely with it. With co-operation from Cuban refugees who are sick of the terrorist violence, law officers have arrested a number of suspects. Police also have learned enough about other sus- pects so that their freedom to engage in new acts of violence can be limited even though there is not enough evidence to prosecute them. A federal grand jury is interrogating witnesses who might have some knowledge of terror operations. Efforts of law-enforcement officials to deal with the terror- ist groups face formidable handicaps, however. The terrorists seem to know what police are doing. Lieutenant Lyons relates that one suspect “identified one of my officers who had never met him before, called him by name and told him what section he worked in and what his duties were.” Terrorists are protected by a web of old loyalties. Most of them worked at one time or another for the U.S. Govern- ment. Many have had several roles: members. of the U.S. Army, CIA operatives and FBI informants. One refugee leader suggests that law-enforcement officials have not found the killers of Cubans “because they don’t want to.” A further complication is the heavy -infiltration of the terrorist movement by members of Castro's intelligence corps. They not only gather intelligence but sometimes act as agents provocateurs, instigating terrorist acts designed to discredit the refugees and influence American policy. The Cuban Prime Minister has “surfaced” enough of such agents to reveal their pattern of operation. Early this year, for example, Manuel de Armas, a Cuban refugee who was named in Senate committee testimony as having been in- volved in terrorist activities in Miami, showed up in Havana. In an April 22 broadcast by Radio Havana, De Armas said that he had supplied the explosives used in the killing of a man named Rolando Masferrer and that a CIA agent had provided him with the explosives. In a speech on October 15, Castro boasted of a double agent who Castro claimed had passed on coded instructions One measure of the military equipment that As-acailable. to Cuban - terrorists is. ae “abouts 30 30° feet long wid — i A: umber of small, “spotter aircréit~ ; Silencers - ll. Large:c CaliberrecoilleSs: wiles : oa a Large" quantities of C4 explosives devel. “a é “iles cane 2 2 “6ped bythe USTArmy = =" euc m@ 20 handguiis ++ “~ §0955 -Decld: 32473630 Page ae aa TERRORISTS’ ARSENAL: PLANES TO CANNONS A further measure comes from this tally i, extremists -tweapous ton fise ated: ‘by Mi- - = “Sxplostie ae SURO ~~ em. 498- submachine, guns: “480. of, thém: with. am a - _ @ Thousands of rounds of ammunition. “gees from the CIA. Said Castro: “From the very moment when he was recruited by the CIA and over-a period of 10 years, the supposed agent has kept the Cuban Government fully in- formed of all his contacts with [the CIA] and of the equip- ment and instructions he has received.” Castro blamed the CIA for the airliner bombing and other acts of violence.’ “Who else but the CIA... can carry out these acts?” Castro asked. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has flatly denied U.S. involvement in the airliner bombing. He said: “I can state categorically that no official of the United States Govern- ment, nobody paid by the American Government, nobody in contact with the American Government has had anything to do with this crash of the airliner. We consider actions like this totally reprehensible.” The CIA declines to discuss Cuban refugee terrorism. Officials of other Government agencies say they seriously doubt that the CIA, after all the criticism it has received for some of ‘its earlier activities, is still involved in operations against the Castro. regime. However, the agency is described as ptoviding very little help in combatting the terrorist groups. “We have absolutely no contact with the CIA,” says Lieutenant Lyons. “I'd like to, but they don’t talk to us.” One reason for that attitude may be that laws bar the CIA from domestic law-enforcement activities. Other laws, or the lack of thern, also complicate the fight against the terrorists. U.S. agencies cannot become involved in investigations of terrorism outside the United States unless the crime involves violations of neutrality laws making it illegal to conspire in this country to commit crimes abroad or to export arms without a license. Although shocked by the October 6 airliner bombing, U.S. “officials reluctantly decided there was no authorization for the FBI to enter that case. With such handicaps as these, law-enforcement officials say they can look forward to only limited success against the terrorists. Any real solution to the problem musi come from within the Cuban refugee community—and investigators state that the co-operation they get there does not extend to cases of violence committed outside the U.S. WHAT HAVE TERRORISTS GAINED? As officials size up the effects of the terrorist campaign: The only tangible accomplishment has been to push Castro into renouncing the antihijacking treaty, thus discouraging efforts to- ward a diplomatic reconciliation be- tween the United States and Cuba. Despite all the terrorist plots and attacks, Castro remains firmly seat- ed as head of a Communist regime in Cuba: And it appears to the refu- _ gees almost t «zmoyement.| towardssome kind: of. _ Carter, when he becomes Pre ears movement,.and that-their: homeland .. gee leaders,.it-séems inevitable that ar tempts to keep the two countries only, .method they (iether. acts"of: violetice.” Sec U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Dec. 6. 1976 . = inevitable that the. Jothe-fear.is- -widespréad that. Jiinmyace “dents will give’ new ‘impetiis“to” this™ ~ ’ the terrorists will continue their ate a aed ve ve “will never be liberated “from Cons ee _munist rule... ee we 7 —“Po-both. officiils ands Ciibanwrehad Fett sae 8 emenenteteta Sci
| A ple? pa | ye", MEMORANDUM | i ee” bt ya pu . ; “s 1. TO: RECORD | pe ral FROM:. | HOWARD S. LIEBENGOOD SUBJECT: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION OF JANUARY 19, 1977 I called Larry Callahan at 2:00 p.m. to advise him that the Commiteee desired to interview Mr. Gene A. Boren, of the IRS, at the earliest available opportunity and requested his advice and assistance to accomplish this. Callahan was nervous about the Committee's eagerness to proceed in response ; to the memorandum for fear that we would be interfering with an on-going criminal investigation. He noted the FBI was looking into this and he would have to check with the Bureau to ascertain the feasibility of proceeding unilaterally. I told Callahan we did not want to interfere with a criminal investi-_ gation and that I did not feel that our interview of the IRS ‘employee would fall into that category. Callahan referred to a possible obstruction of justice on the part of that employee in that the information had been withheld for approximately five years. | At 2:30 p.m. I received a telephone call from Paul Daly urging Committee restraint in unilaterally investigating subject matter. Daly noted the Bureau had just received this information and was intending to interview the IRS employee. BW 50955 Docld:32423630 Page 25 —
and other individuals in question today or tomorrow. Daly noted that he was disturbed that Callahan had brought’ the memo to the Committee's attention so promptly, as the Bureau had intended to brief the Committee at the conclusion of their investigation. Daly seemed most concerned that the IRS delay in bringing the matter to the: Bureau's attention and assured us that the Bureau was desirous of cooperating fully. He noted the information had been furnished by Justice absent a specific inquiry from the Committee and that we were being unreasonable if we desired to pursue .the matter further at this time. I asked Daly what information was available at the Bureau on Brading and Hunt. He said there was a large quantity of information available on both and that he felt he could pull that material which related.to the assassination quickly, but would be reluctant to produce the information in its entirety. I told him to ascertain this afternoon what information could be produced immediately and he said that he would. At .2: 45 p.m. I talked again with Callahan who indicated that Daly would be calling. Callahan said he thought the Bureau was eager to redeem itself in this area and we should give them that opportunity. I ‘told Callahan that I was con- cerned about che Meee, of wie. position which Callahan thinks is ridiculous. Callahan, however, did state that this information was not as old as it looks at the Bureau, to-wit: While the Justice received the IRS memo on December 30, 1976, HW 30955 Docld: 32423630 Page 26
HW 350955. considerable time went by before Attorney General, Levi could address the issue of whether or not to entrust this matter to the Bureau. Approximately one week ago, Justice went to Jim Adams of the FBI with the request to look into the allegation and was surprised to find that Adams was already apprised of | the situation and investigating, i.e., general indexes. Apparently, Adams had been in receipt of similar information -in recent days. Yesterday, in response to the Attorney General's request for information, Paul Daly hand carried to Callahan the Bureau's response (which is dated January 14) and today Callahan hand carried the package to us over Assistant Attorney General Uhlmann;s signature. Callahan advised that Daly was upset that the Committee had been so promptly advised for fear that we would interupt the Bureau's inquiry. Callahan apologized for the lack of responsiveness on. the part of Justice and the Bureau | but things are in disarray with Levi about to depart. I. assured Callahan we did not desire to interfere in the investigation but desired to be promptly informed of any developments and that we would stay in touch with Paul Daly in that regard . Callahan promised to expedite any Committee requests as ' made. Docld:324273630 -Page 27
HW 50955 Paul Daly called at 3:10 p.m. to advise that "the powers that be'’ at the Bureau were upset with the possibility that the Committee was considering going to Dallas and interfering with the investigation. He specifically that the Director be given. an opportunity to talk with Inouye prior to any such action. I told Daly that it was merely the Committee's desire to go to Texas; I had heard no discussion of going regardless of the Bureau's position. Daly promised to pull together without the need for a written request, all available information on j . - Brading for Committee review this afternoon, if at all possible. Bocld: 32493630 Page 26
CRS MAAN FILE cart © JUL 231975 Puss ME cae e (Hunt ‘Sons Charge’ {C.LA. Used Agents To, Embezzle Funds. CT OeHhwe og Ifans July 22 (UPI}-Two sons..of H. L. Hunt, the, jate| billionaire ‘contending ‘they! were discriminated 4 against be-| ‘Tcause ; of their, fey tat th views, chargegt y that the “\central iniptigenss Agency ine : filtrated th e family oil empire Jand used secret ‘agents to help eribezzle . more, ‘than. ,$50-mil- lion from them... ie . The brothers, Nelson ‘Bunker hnd W. Fierbert., Hunt, new: Federal, charges that lthey had tried to _cover . up a family wiretapping “scheme | were a further result .of an ‘by the C.LA. t ; empire. - said they: he C.LA: re- sponsible -for earlier. Federal that they had spied their father, ° +. said their refusal to e CLA. to ‘use their Hunt Oil Company af- for’ esplonge had -tto ithe Federal: charges against them 4 Matter. ‘turning | “ICLA., & massive em scheme. involving loses of over $50-million from the Hunt Oil Company were uncovered,” brothers gaid in a news release “an ‘investigation . disclose - lehat some of the. Hunt employes .|involved in the scheme were ‘|secret Government agents.” _& spokesman at CLA. head: quarters outside Washington | said, “Since it appears such a: complicated | matter, cley’s legal . (time to find out w . about tere : A Federal grand jury yester- arged the Hunt rothers, Percy Foreman of Houston, a criminal lawyer, three other attorneys and. a retired. Texas industrialist “with - obstruction jof justice for allegedly trying ‘|to thwart the wiretap investiga racy ates, rar.
pore certetsasctet re See EEE ae em RED étoln ate n cused of Re »@ illion Ee unt A a : Hite uu ily; ntti eae elt aE. 8 a3 a LEH BP gs H fi! Piakg a a ll PH. a sain, South Vietnam, | a Lu yee a al iy a waa IVRRH ways Ayil i} 4H i souks Ha eb) SESE RESETS i+ i us Bage 3¢ segiett 5B i Hh Hat 4 LIME ail £4 428 peG9ei-23t fz™f 333 33 ae oahe Hele DooclTd: 32423630 Hi | 50955
vsts down, deal with labor probiems.’}. vamar(s low-keyed personal. style} Steadman says Lamar has never given im a direct order in the 15 years of! heir association) tends to make some; eople think of him as a sort of a Mr. "eepers with a yen to be a jock. “Ac ually,"| says Maxfield, Che’ 8 Clark cent. He is a mild-mannered, meek, veryday guy. But when money needs| hone booth and comes out with an ‘g) n his shirt.” : de lucky 11 trusts _ The bedrock of Lamar’s personal for-" une is |the trust that his father set up. or him in 1935 as part of a tax. trategy planned with the aid of vet- ran Hunt attorney J. B. McEntire! At! hat time, a trust was established for. ach of| the Hunt children. In 1958,/the’ attern was repeated when the elder!! [unt established trusts for each of the! scond | Mrs. Hunt’s children, calling ' hem Loyal Trusts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Except, or Hunt Oil Co., which went entitely;, ? Mrs. Hunt, H. L. Hunt left the bulk! f his personal holdings to the Loyal , rusts,/ whose beneficiaries are Ray; [unt, Ruth Jane Hunt, Mrs. Randall! .. (Helen LaKelley) Kreiling, and Mrs r fark A. (Swanee Grace) Meeks. [ The : size of these trusts is nknown, but one of the roblems facing the Hunt amily [is how to commingle 1 separate fortunes (those f the|10 children plus the ‘uth Ray Hunt Trust) to iaximum advantage. Dallas riends of son-in-law Randy” Kreiling say the uestion is being debated ‘armly within the family. Ithough Kreiling’s role in ie Great Western United ikeover was relatively mi- or, it did demonstrate a_ illingness between the two bling|groups to cooperate. _ Lamar Hunt observes iat, since the bulk of H.L. | unt’s| estate was left to irs. Hunt, “it was a natural ling for Ray to be the per-. mn who looks after it.” La- iar adds: “It does not mean rat Ray will run the busi- ess. He will be making an tderly transition, a change o whatever happens. He will ‘ave ithe responsibility of | raking decisions in relation- _ Alp to Dad's property, but ‘branching out, Maxfield believes, ‘ will run the oil companies collectively . unt Oil py blic, Lamar says. “Our phy is not one of promotion of stock; and promotion to the public,” he gays. “Each of us has his own interests. All of us operate in the oil business, sometimes together, sometimes as an independent oil operator, Hunt Oil, - which was my Dad’s company, will be run basically by employees of the com- _ pany. We all will continue to operate out of the Hunt Oil office.” . ‘Maxfield, who has been observing the Hunts for nine years as Lamar’s partner, believes that Hunt Oil and Placid Oil will carry on the monolithic base of the family fortune. “It’s like a tree trunk, with each brother. having his own branch,” he says. “Oil is not an expression of the personality of the sons as it was of the old man. The ex- pression of the brothers will be in the ‘branches—Ray in real estate; Lamar ‘sports; Bunker horses, commodities, and agriculture; Herbert in real estate, | residential development, and commodi- * ties. * And while the brothers are with a professional staff.” yo, Stormy weather closes in ~ es "Meanwhile, a “threatening “cloud. looms on the family’ s horizon. Not only _ them by a federal grand jury that has ‘father and his property, as any others. ‘prompted by Bunker’s land Herbert’s ‘they © : an alleged “$50,000 to $60, 000 payoff” _ ” Eastland of Mississippi, in return “for +” private eye Patrick; Ww. : there was any payoff! |» _ tappers’ arrest and the ‘Hunts if they performed certain ac- -list because of his Libyah holdings. . _ family’s history, it has: torn the tightly in dima is an oft- -delayed Bunker and Herbert |Hunt on the wire- tapping charges, but, there is also the threat of more indictments against trial ahead tor “been sitting in Dallas for more than a _ year, The Hunts claim their wiretap- ping activities were; aimed at uncov- ering suspected embezzlements from their father’s food concern. In their only statement on the matter, over a year ago, they cited :“extensive, unex- ; if plained losses” suffered by the com- i pany, “We only sought| to protect our would have done,” they Said. ‘ But one of the wiretappers, Jon Jor seph Kelly, says that the tapping was suspicions that someone was trying to influence H. L. Hunt/ to|leave the bulk of his estate to the second Mrs. Hunt and her children. Three jof t the wiretap victims back up Kelly’s version. me Just two weeks ago, in their syndi- cated column, Jack Anderson and Les Whitten aired a recurring Dallas ru- mor that the grand jury/is looking into - ' from Bunker to the: chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, James O. Eastland’s assistance in getting a pa- role for the other wiretapper, Houston McCann III. : Eastland wrote a letter on MeCann’s oo! behalf, but Bunker: has denied that YO The Dallas grand jury, is ‘said to be mulling the Eastland ‘connection, as well as the circumstances surrounding the three-year lapse between the wire- indictment of . Herbert and Bunker on Feb. 28, 1973. Hunt family lawyer told Dallas Morn- ing News investigative reporter Earl Golz that Bunker managed to strike a bargain with the Justice Dept. in which “there would be no prosecution of the tions; they performed the actions, but there was an indictment! anyway.” As The actions, reportedly made after 1972 meetings with former President Richard M. Nixon and former Attorney General Richard Kleindienst, included Bunker’s providing Justice with a list of Al Fatah agents in the U.S. He had secured the list privately because he || feared he was on the Al Fatah death . For the Hunts, the wiretapping epi--} | sode has proved disastrous. Bunker and |” Herbert could receive prison sentences. : j And, more than anything else in the Had's tion was much | Bs) eh gy PER | er wl be no move to on aay es one woven curtain of secrecy behind which the family has lived and worked for |, More than four decade 8
Hh He ae BRIBE ae 1 jet Hes a| iT &* Bo HL aie failed HE S4 za¥tey if le Fy it ip ie g 53 Ball i ) auras te i Wii ei : sedott | iia oe =u i No CS one eal gigs RIT in ie leh eee aE a i ih it Ab ms Pilea EM | af iy Sas. b. i a i he ii “ THY ee a bt uf fatty ae fr je aten dgripns five natal ; jaa A Ure FHP er i ue ; a i inlet 3 ie a ant &. ap Be $3 TH i a Es ith
oj) — PART TWO: [JIM BRADEW | | | One of the most incredible bodies of recent: information concerning the alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedyviiis largely based on the investigative |research done by | Peter Noyes, a former CBS Producer and top inves-~ tigative reporter, ve Last year} Noyes published a book, ‘Leqacw of Doubt, which summed Up |many of his findings, and which genérally outlines what . Noyes believes was heavy Mafia involvement in the assassination, The Noyes book is almost entirely factual and is largely based on substantiated information such as police records provided by the FBI, the Los!Angeles Police Department, | the California: Attorney General's Office, and ‘Texas police officials. Though the Noyes book (like most recent assasgination books) cid not sell well or receive much press attention, it has been regarded as a valuable contribution by most of author ioyes! ‘fellow Warren Commission critics,, | | | i It can Lefids tery be said that almost all of Noyes’ findings, particularly with respect,to his main character Jim Braden, have been |factually substantiated and are solidly established by official ipolice records. ; Basically the Noyes book. | velines the background of a mysterious man who was picked up by the police at the scene of President Kennedy's assassination just minutes after the shooting. |THe man was apprehended by a Dallas. policeman who thought|he was behaving suspiciously. The man,, who. identified himself undér the false name of Jim Braden, ‘was released Shortly thereafter following brief questioning. -by the Dallas Sheriff/s (pffice, i Lf il ; Author Noyes uncovered the story of Jim Braden-and his true identity during five'years: of investigative research. And it is|oim. Braden! s true identity and hi’s dropic misfortune of being picked up at the scene of the assassination for "looking suspicious" thatithe Warren Commission critics now believe ranks with James McCord's mistake of |leaving masking tape on the doors during the Watergate break-in as the ultimate fatal slip-ups in the twojconspiracies. ' :/ | it . Port “4 | - Poy Hi 50955 Docld: 32429630 ‘Page | 33 4
Lill. | : | Hy |UD . ; - = For Jin Braden, whose true identity. is Eugene Hale Brading, is a maniwith singularly awesome direct ties jto the highest levels of the Mafia. Of all the Mafia figures|iconnected to the syndicates Crucial security and enforcement activities of coercion, maiming, intra-syndicate assassination and outside murder contracting,i Jim Braden appears to be an indispensable link - or leader - of organizedjicdrime's far flung network of "controlled violence" specialists il and professional hit men. Braden's involvement with the Mafia's highest! echelon "enforcers"l|has spanned the! continent from coast to coast and covers virtually every national crime syndicate juris- diction, Actording to federal authorities working with the Justice Department's organized crime strike force units, and according) to other high government sources cited by author . Noyes, Jim Braden is now serving as personal courier for Neyer Lansky. . ie . The importance of this mysterious man who was! | picked up under a False name across the street from the} Texas Book Depository just moments after the shots were fired on November ‘22/!] 1963 cannot be: “overemphasized. mis . | Though there Lere several innocent witnesses or bystanders in the area lof the assassination who were also| arrested or. brought in flor questioning by the Dallas police, all of whom were shortly released like Jim Braden, his ‘presence there at that precise moment does in/fact raise an incredible specter, -and may indded have been the. monumental slip- uP that critics of the Warren Commission now attest to. | | ha vt . : 1 { . | - : 4 HW 50955 Docld: 32423630 Fa | | i je Ga
HW 50955 Deputy CL, Officers following the “SSassination, Within Deputy Deputy taking hi The man] i The Man who identifiag himnsel+ 8 when Depu for furth At the sh Statement Dallas on Said he Was from the walking a time oF ¢] Jin Brade Lewis ins during an Shooting, Braden Wa Office, Of possib Two Months interviewed The Warren and Witnessles to and Tqave "he same! account as the dav of praden's interrogation further information Oswald ang Yack Ruby: are Unknown to hin," the PBI just Minutes Ikevis confronteg “Book PEPository, SUSPicipously.« Lewis” questioned the s the oil business Levis becama Cven more Braden was not fingerprinted, Lewis on the Was one Of the firse Dallas Police scene at the Texas School Book Depository after the deadly Shots were fired, a man across Street from the 2 Man whom Lewis thought Was "acting. mM to -the Sheriff: Sentified himsele as SUSDiCious Over the . identify himsolf, Instead of Producing his driver's the common i 1 Jim Praden strongly Protesteg: ty Lewis Cold him that he would have to take him in er interrogation. CYriff's office, Jim Braden agreed te make a Voluntary > Braden, then 48, told the Police that he was in i L been there for two days, Ho the Cabana Mote), S Short distance away Scene of ¢ e “SSassination. Braden Said he hag been n further ide a building the Dallas Sheriffs nor was "ny check made to him, | 8 Shortly le Criminal Pecords relating + later; in late January of 1964, Jim Braden was by two Fpr agents at his office in Beverly Hills, Commission's investigation Was then in the S5SaSsination were being qués cher authoritias, i Fhe assassination. Docld: 32423630 Page 35
Jim Braden' ‘In early 196 whose book c Braden, bega “oil man." Moyes origin former FBI a Jim Garrison The FBI man the assassin iloyes soon f of the addres had left no rorwarding addresses, é si True Jdentit ay . maardaces 2, Peter Noves, the investigative reporter overs much of the information regarding Jim n investigating. the mysterious California h ; ally received a tip about Braden from a gent who was then aiding District Attorney ‘s investigation of the Kennedy assassination. itold Noyes of Braden's presence at the scene of ation at the time of the shooting. ound that Jim Braden was no longer at cither ses that he had given the Dallas police, and Woves then had the California Department of Motor Vehicles a run check the Dallas n assassination, license (H75 county in to busin and a hundred mi me CSS The Departme also showed name. The li to Eudaene la i on Septenber! ‘“ugene Hale legally chan‘ new license | vonber junder that name, on the license number that Braden had given to olice at the Sheriff's office following the Hotor Vehicles told Noyes that Braden’ 1755) had been renewed by Braden in San Diego of 1°66. Braden has also listed new home addresses, which interestingly were over les apart. : ? nt of Motor Vehicles' records on Jim Braden that "Jim Braden" was not really his original cense had actually been issued in the 1950's ae Drading, which is Braden's true identity. 10, 1963, just ten weeks before the assassination, Brading had notified the Department that he had qed his nane to Jim Braden, and he requested a The license was granted, Intrigued by identity ass contacted th Attorney Gen mysterious 5 Moves was to Nets got a Ll Noyes short (Jim Braden: I 1 i i t i 1 1 . ‘ HY 50955 Daoctrd: 324293630 . Paige 36 Jim Braden was really a false Brading, investigator Noves Division of the California and had a check run on the. the fact that umed by Eudene e Intelligence eral's Office, rading. rod a? ld that Eugene Hale Brading “is-a real bad guy. ong rap sheet and apparantly has Mafia connections," iv thereafter obtained a copy of Eugene ‘Brading' s s) police records.
wn 6 i ‘ i ' t i i | . i The sradiag) "sap sheet" contained an incredible 35 seperate léntries covering virtually every phase of Criminal activity, including mail fraud, embezzlement, onerating: ai gambling house in Miami, car theft, shop lifting, jrecciving stolen property, “and selling wartime gas ration coupons on the black market. re Host of those arrests had been made under the name of ougene: Halle: Brading, but the police dossier on: him also Showed a fhandful of other aliases, including Harry Eugene Bradley, [Gene Brady, James Lee Cole, James Bradley Lee, and inevitably, Jim Braden. ee "Jim Braden" was the last entry shown on Brading's records. : Incredibliv:, | investigator Noyes found that due to. the fact that the [Da ‘las police had not fingerprinted Jim Braden or run a make: on, him, his true identity of Kugene'Brading was never didcoverea by the FBI or the Harren Commission at the time of thoir investiqation of the assassination. The Warren Commission’ had only routinely incluaea Braden's short state- ment about. being in Dallas on "oil business" in a police xhibit oli, witnesses contained in Warren Commission Hearing's Volume NIP! Sim Braden and his story had been accepted at face value. HW 50955 DBocld: 32423630 Paige! 37
HW 450955 (B an re ied oe ye . toon: Jim Braden | (Sucene Bradina) And The Mafia Se EE ecb e bracing? one tne tafia ; Investigator Moyes began :a thorough investigation of Braden’ based upon all available police records and” docunents| i What soon clle marly emerged was a long record of involvement by Braden) (Brading) with many of the most notorious Mafia leaders in the nation, a record of close association with key Figures in the national crime syndicate. Following). ajistring of arrests in the 1940's, dating all the wav back -to his young adulthood, Eugene Brading had moved to 1||Paso, Texas, in 1950. f BRADING AED PEREIRA) Lo) In El Paso, ||Brading became closely associated with Victor Pereira, a man who was a close associate and confidante of several] Mafia| members. Brading and Pereira became involved in a numbér|lof schemes involving marriage to and embezzlement of wealthy widows, . ; mt . . In 1951, Brading and ‘his close friend Pereira were arrested by the PBI in, New York on-a fugitive warrant issued in Texas. The two men were charged with embezzling over $50,000 £rom a wealthy | widow whom Pereira had married ‘shortly before fleeing with her money. Brading and Pereira were soon con-. victed of} the charges and were each sentenced to 12 years in prison: | | However, hrading and Pereira were out free during the three years of their appeals, and Brading was later paroled in 1959 after having served just five years of nis sentence. © i RADING AND, THE SMALDOUES) During the three years of freedom under their appeals of the convictions) Drading and Pereira left Texas (following still ‘another fleecing of another wealthy widow) and moved to Denver, Colorado. . - In Denver! Brading became very closely associated with. tvo leading] Mafia bosses in the. Rocky Hountain area, Clyde and Gene Smaldone.” ' ! i 1 t ‘ ' ' Docld: 32423630 Page 30°
HW 450945 the Snaldone brothers, who were also known as and Plin Flon," were syndicate!s: vending-machine market which stret the Rockies all the way to Chicago. Police rec that at ohe, time, the Smaldones virtually cont entire Pueblo’ area of Colorado. : om, Docld: 324236390 The Smaldone brother vere notorious for the b of violenge. they practiced in their operations "Checkers the Mati a leaders in charge. of the ched from ords show rolled the rutal brand s|, Bradina: (Braden) beca me. involved in ma inv transactions. With the oraldones lator, and became a close personal friend, after Brading finally went to jail-for of the Texas widow, the Smaldone brothers requ to him in| prison, secking his advice on variou matters, : j j BRADING AWD, CLARK AND BAU?HAI) Brading and’ his friend Pereira later moved to in California. Shortly. thereafter, under Intelligence Division' fafia specialists. In partic chiar, his close iators" the LAPD interest in Brading wa ‘from ‘diami records. ‘ had been one of the ton of the Mafia, which had out of Detroit and Youngstown. The Los Anceles nlaced Clark and Bauman under compiled extensive information on Brading. ! , boy Brading"s friend Clark the famous ‘ Purple Gand their friend Tn, 1956, James Hamilton, sent a letter to Greater Miami seeking. information about Clark, Brading. Captain Hamilton, who was Known as one of the experts. on the Mafia in the nation, (which was conducting extensive investigations to inform) him as to the involvement of several Clark and} Bauman. Among those named: was Eugene Brading. Page 39 association in Beverly. Hills with two [ , ; the Chief of Intelligence of the LAPD, , the Crime Commis Several years the enbezzlement larly wrote . s financial Beverly Hills Brading inevitably came investiaation Dy the Los Angeles Police Department Ss focused on "oil specu- , Arthur. Clark and Roger Bauhan. Clark and Bauman were notorious Mafia figures with long police leaders of overated police had tight surveillance and had Ship with Captain Sion af Bauman, and foremost asked the Miami Commission of the Mafia) associates of
' | i 4 Captain Hamilton's letter, stated: , q i tf “This Denartment has under investigation Arthur Lewis Clark, Sr., FBI 37092 258, and a Roger Bauman, Tnese men are representing thenselves as officials of the! Sunbeam O71 Company, 212 Roosevelt} Theater Building, ‘fiiami Beach, and both are spending money very |lavishly. " , , , seradn. has been arrested several times and has been assogiated with many confidence men and heodlums such as James Fratianno, Victor Pereira, Euqene Bradin Clarence Rhodes, Stephen Sambor and the Siraldone. brothers of Denver." | i : ! As investigator Peter loves points out, the men listed with Brading in the le tter, represent a virtual "Who's Who" of organized crime leaders’ between California and: the Midwest. (BRADING AUD” PRATIANNO) Of these top Hafia mew listed with Brading (Braden) perhaps the most imborta nt one is James Fratianno, also widely known as "Jimmie The Veasel." Fratianno was known as perhaps the Hafia' S highest ranking executioner in the nation, In 1959, in| his testimony before the Rackets Conmittee of the California legislature, Captain Hamilton, the Chief of LAPD Intelligence, stated that, _ "He Have: ‘long .considered Fratianno to -be thel e executioner for the Mafia on the West: Coast." Captain udntiton told the Rackets Committee that his Intelligence Division had linked Jinmie Fraticnno to at least sixteen Mafia executions.) | tf Fratianno/had| lonce been arrested for the attempted assassination of Los Angelos Hafia head Mickev Cohen in 1949} Cohen -had Survived the bloody shooting which took the life of one of his lieutenants, Fratianno was later released due to insuf- ficient evidence. Fratianno used the alihi that he had been cat the home. of Mafia associate Nick Licata the/night of the shooting, |Licata later became the new head of the Los Angeles Mafia, and , perhaps significantly, was later given control of the Mafia in Dallas, Texas. WW 50955 Docld: 32429630 Page; 40°
Jimmie Fratianno was also susnected of complicity in the murders| o'f two men in 1951. Two men who made the mistake of robbing the Nafia's Plamingo| Hotel ‘ini Las Vegas were found dead in a parked car following the - robberv. Bo'th, of their skulls had been shattered by bullets fired! behind the ear, apparantly in true’ Mafia | fashion. . a ; i Fratianno had, also been linked to the famous murder of : | Harry "Hooky"| Rothman, who-had been another close associate of Mie} tev Cohen, the. Los Angeles Nafiia head. Also, Pratianho was also linked to the disappearance of another top| member of the Nickey Cohen gang, Frank Hiccoli. Niccoli had) mysteriously vanished following a late dinner at Pratianno'! Ss home one night. Pratianno. wis! also linked to the brutal) ‘murder! of a business- man in northern California in 1952. Thomas Keen, a wealthy gambler, hat gpparantly welched on a $80,000 gambling debt that he "owclt the HWafia, and was blown to bits from a dynamite charge hidden; under the hood of his carl , Fratianno Later served a six year prison term (1954~1960) for extortion. / Wn} later years Fratianno becane the} central figure involved inj LOOK magazine's “expose” of] San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioltof s alleged Mafia connections. LOOK alleged that Pratianno| had. become a close friend of Mayor Alito and that the Mayor had) arranged for Fratianno tol receive loans of over $105,000 From: a bank where Alioto served as Chairman of the Board, Aliolto; admitted that FPratianno was a "casual acquaintance" of his, but! denied that he had used anv influence in the loans. The Mayor also said that he had not known. that| the notorious Fratianno| was! a member of the Nafia, © Po i t- BRADING MID) MELTZER) ~ While in Los vingeles, Brading (Jin Braden) also became connected, with ton Mafia leader MNarold "Tianpy") Heltzer. The LAPD Intelligence Division had oriqinally ‘become aware of Brading's close retacronship with Helltzer when rading's name was found on HNeltzer' Chris tmals card list. Holtzer was widely known as one of the Inost powerful Mafia leaders in the entire nation, a ‘The U.S. gonate ackets Committee identified Brading's friend Meltzer as a top Nafia boss in the areas of union racket teering | and narcotics. i | t ‘ 1 , ‘ 4 i HW 50955 DocId: 32423630 | Page Ai’
lo, A report "Mel book Cali Stat Tena and Jana i { (B In Los -yet anoth Freon an reddic, brutal By In 1950, friends, narcotics The Sica On the ni star witna snot to never sol lack of @ HW 50955 t———- Fornia. undervorld, narcoti¢ ar S y n An a it I JO, ac DocId: 32423630 || Same reer ne ran rh rs s3 ’ ar nae e fad g Lop wSS50ChL mI 9D: “¢ 4 er b tt wl, and | hdi i i 1 ie/U. e and ng in ct 2 @ Qt thers befo an in and vidence, 42 ~ fe ~ wrt ottee oe ee nee od 4 “the Sen he is traffickers also.overated in Ohklahoma,; Bosto Hong K sfc has Baltimore, lous areas lawail, George. icate members specializing in narco, ate Rackets mak ing and prostitution syndicate in: A major figure in the organiz all the import ted known to throughout the -Uni Hiami, Las Vegas, of Canada, Cuba, and the Philippines." BRADIWG Ait! rae SICAS) Brading also became closely as iQaELa operation. ate of the Tne Sica brothers were p Attorney in Los Angeles Freddie Sica, of heading the the United States, were snortly thereafter ‘bro re the trial-onened, the gov informant named Abe Davidian his mother's home in Fresno. the Sica brothers were soon Committee from tzor now is reported to operate a large Bradina becam notorious Sica bro accus ‘L964 states: t ba. ant fee n, png. if i I sociated with ea close thers Joe, articularly LCS «. ed Brading's Is Single largest it ught to trial. ernment's |) was mysteriously tThe murder was released for
Hy ~Zilement conviction. 50955 Docld: 32429630 | Page 43 Jim Brade {Possible Link To Jack Ruby ie Hi ; Hl | ‘ . ' i i i || i . ; . i i . ' modh tt th ant nn entangle ie The same inadequate investigative work which qe d the Warren Commis faftia invélvanent, Sion to largely overlook Jack Ruby! S solid appears also to have boon ‘responsible axa for the failure Lo uncover Jim. Braden' s true ligentity of. Bugene Br ading during the official investigation into tne Kennedy agsassination, | ' i ‘ AS Shown ini the previous account of Jack Ruby ts subst tantial; ties to the Mafia, Ruby wa ic particularly involved in| the syndicate areas of gambling and narcotics. | i But bevond the multiplicity of avidence which. that Jacki#fRubv and Jim oe indicates aden were both important Mafia figures operating in the. game general areas, }at the same qenereal times, which plages both tuby and Braden at the Same day before: the ASSAaSSination,. mt + i | if there is another single niece of evidence place on the 1 t ny Evidence indicates that both Jim Braden anda Jack Ruby visited the| Dallas offices of the H.L. Munt Oi on the afternoon of Vovember 21, 1963, iL Company just fobne cy four - f hours beferg, the President was murdered. Obviously any link which places doth Braden and Ruby in the, SAMG place ac the samce| time on the day,;before the assassination does of course] raise further significant questions, possible Fetationship between the two men. Hoof, Hod. Jim Braden received permission from the U.S. 1 bout a tik my aa he t ' Parola in|Los Angeles to make a trip to Dallas} Toxas on. November. 13), 1963, four days before the assassination. Braden was | ‘bequired to report all of his travels to his Parole Board following his parole in, 1959 for ithe embez~- rf i y On. November} 2h, 1963, the dav before the assas’ination, Jim Bradeh' checked in with the U.S. Parole Offlice in Dallas the Chief Aecordina to Roger Carroll OF ficer in. Dallas Parole Braden (Brading$ "advisedithat he planned to: sve Lamar Hunt and other oil speculators while here." Lamar Tlunt is the son of H.L. Hunt, the famous right-wing, pat billionaire, pf. pode
HW is still an the courts.) l2. 1 Paul Rothermel, a former FBI agent who was Dir Security fOr che Hunt O11 Company in Dallas ath has recalled that he distinctly remembers Brad tne Hunt Offices. on November 21 in the company other men! -Rothermel has stated that the of fic Vovenber 21} showed that Roger Bauman (Bradinq’? fricnd) and) Horqan Brown and Duane Nowlin "and dctor of lthat time, en visiting | of three e log for S old Hafia ‘ TP friend visited thellunt office on that afternoon. Rothermel states. hat Braden was definitely the "friend." (Security| chic# Paul Rothermel was later fired) by HW.L. Hunt's sons after ‘reports allegedly surfaced that Rothernel Was "suspicious" of a possible Hunt connection ‘to ation. Following his termination by the Ifnts, found that he was. being illegallv wiretapped. filed suit agains t Lamar Hunt and another one! sons, chap ging them with the wiretapning, and! ie assassin- liRothermel Rothermel of HoL. Huntis asking for several milfion dollars in damages. The suit, which has produced very damaging cvidence against the Hu oo | ¥ a eee if unt brothers, hy ro Also on Nov according] t Ruby was al The Warren - friend off hd noon. Thellt as a stripj in search|] Sit to ¢ amber 21, the day before the AsSasSi a conclus ion of the Warren Cornis, 3 Js to the Munt offices sometime thal roman, who had declined work in Ruby's er, drove with Ruby to the unt of fi off employment. This does coincide wi unexnlainbd| fact that Lanar Junt's name was fol one of Ruby!tis notebooks. But of these pos sible Warren Commission concluded only that evidence. pin Found ‘inside ation, Sion, Jack 30° on his way to the H.L. ilunt offices in Dallas. . . . “. dR! ommission concluded that Jack Ruby ;arove a woman t Same after=- nightclub ices, apparantly ith Braden’ he same offices on that same afternoon. “The warren Gomasssion investigated several other possible links of Jack Ruby to the Hunts, including thas links, the ‘did indicate that Ruby had: driven to the Hunt offices on vovenber 21. Ds " I Thus a po bs}ibLe Ruby-Braden connection on the the Presiflent" s ssassination does indeed aris ; 1h | 50955 Docld: 32423630 [Pa ige 44) { day before Ie
HY 0955 pact “pos S Harcello was Pore larquette Building in New Orleans ° Doold: 32423630 13. 1 Jim Braden: Possible ] Investigator Peter Noye of information which in Jim Braden and the myst David Porzic was the ho investiaator whon Jim G in the plot to assassin District Ntetorney Garri Ferric Wag found dead i mysterious death was £1 i David Fersie of the has been a Wazren Comnissio che BBI and Seeret Perrie role immediately widely rumored in Hew oO have flown the alleged the assassination. The the official Secret Ser 26 Volumes Raport was .issued,. release those renrorts Garrison's vublic accus has since worked out Author Noves Davod Ferrie sink Yo: David Ferrie of Hearings, which were released However, j s has turned up several | pieces dicate aA possible connection between erious David Ferrio. mosexual airline Pilot | and private arrison accused of participating ate President Kennedy. |Six days son's charges were nad¢ | public, David n his apartment in New lOrleans. iis nally ruled to have been (a suicide, after tigation by critics the assassination. In i tardqet of inves n ever since Service both invostiaated a possible after the Sination. It was rleans and Dallas: that lFerrie was to assassins out of the country following Warren Commission decided vice and FBI renorts on) ISSA S§ Perrie in the: after the Warren ations. ‘ ! established that both | ‘Jin Braden and of theYfloor of offices in a building in New Orleans in the month or two immediately| preceding the assas sination,. Mis time the mvs terious Da LV investicator by Carlos is widely believed by m HNarcello ranks with his the two. single most powerful leaders of and international crime Mafia empire centered i most of the Mafia activ otates., In September and Octohe assassination, David Fe of Carlos|liarcello's s cr who was doing investiga then At this same time, in Building. have Presidant Kennedy written that he was told of attentied a’ of 1°62. who september | Page 45 1 September and October of Braden was operating out of Room 1701 in the Pere is particularly significant due to the fact that at that. id Ferrie was emploved jas a private - ‘Marcello, the top Mafia) jkiangpin. rt ost federal authorities] that Carlos close friend Meyer Lansky as one of the Hafiats national syndicate. Carlos Marcello heads the n New Orleans, ‘Louisiana, and controls ity in the southern part of the United r of 1963, just weeks before the rrie was working out of tne offices iminal attorney, G. Wray Gill. Ferrie, tive work on a perjury | Charge that his facing, worked out of Room 1707 in the 1963, Jim ilardquette and his brother murdered. Marcello's. threat. by ‘Reid has ‘not to include the Justice Department did finally to the National archives! in 1967 following an informant secret meeting with Harcello in Hew Orleans in
by . Accordina} to Roid's informant, Llarcello told his top lieutenants), "Don't worry about that-little Bobby sonofabiteh. e's qoing to be taken care of." |The informant] st tated that Narcello said that President Kennedy himself would have to be killed first, and that his brother would then follow. ‘The informant further stated that Marcello spoke of using some "nut" to do the Killings. i ‘ 4 ' i oy i . ft nf t ‘ ; i ft ; yy 1 di , | ‘ i jie iy t ait ‘ ‘ , oH, : foi, i Yoyi iy ! ' ; .. ; = i I) i bods { ' { ' L : " ede i ye i ab i 1 | iE ! ' t ' i t. + ' : 1 : t i Vi : | H . t nar ‘ 1 a aan 7 ia { uh : a fi i 1 { a : | t \ l q | ti A ‘ q 14 an te “ott 4 1 7 I ! he Fy 7 HY 50955 Docld: 327423630 | Page 46 Mt
(1G. |: Jim py Peter Noyes, the investigative Yeporter who UNCOVered MOSt hor the material regarding Jim Braden| (tuqene Brading) , is a@iformer Classmate and close friend Of Judge: hatthew Byrne, Jr., the U.S, District Court Judge who Presidea Over ithe “llsberq Pentagon Pavers trial dase year, y Aden: Aut) As ist now vel] known, Judge Byrne dismissed the case against Hllsherg after he "as notified that ithe “hite louse} "Plumbers had once burqlarizog the ‘office of tlisberg's PSvchiatrist, A Short time Jater, it became Known that President Nixon had twice instructed John “brlichman: to ‘annroace Judge Byrne Curing the Course of the “llsberg trilal ana offer him the polsi'tion Of Director of the FBr, This offer, which Judge Byrne refused , has baon regarded ag a potential act of Bribery | py SOMe Critics of Prosident Hixon, and is Currently under investigation by the Soecial Prosecutor's Office, It NaS [badn widely Assumed that Nixon's fervent interest an the jolutcome Of the PFO5@cution OF "ll shora may have been thle motivation behing his approach to Judge byrne, Author Noves has “written of his friend Judge Byrne's involvement in his Pesearch on Jim Braden, In 19690, after HOyes had accumulated much, Of his taformation regarding the mYSterious Braden, he took the information tO his friend, [Mate Myrne, WhO was then u.s, Attorney for Southern Californila. Novas had several talks with Byrne, and has Said that Bytine WaS very inpresseq by the Substantive evidence which Moves Nad catherad. During One of theso Meetings with byrne and Mother Pp Man whom Byrne ‘hag invilted to attend, the ror pe €0ld Moves tha the Fpr had never: before Known that Jim} Broden ~ the man errested at the scene Of the OSsassination in 1963 “Was actually vugene | Brading, The SBI man Said that the Bureay Must have made la*big Mistake in not ttacing down Bradents true identity And police record, - the Fpr mari was nearly incredulous Over Noyes’! evidence on Braden. ice of: fog. fey im to i q i Voyos meenwhile had discovered that Jin Braden! hag also been . = lL a ° ! t . : in Los Angeles on the Night that Robert “Kennedy was @SSassinateg in early June of 1968, py, Though Noyes Couldn't find any Slonificant information indicating any Braden Connection to. the Second Kennedy murder, he and his friend Hatt) Byrne forwarded the information on Braden to the Special Unit Of the LApp Which was investigating: the RPK death, rs 2 | It H 6b 1 47? . 3630 | Page Docld: 3247 yd WW 50955
. t | i | i The Speciph| Unit of the LAPN, according to Moyes, dis- counted the; information reaarding the REK assas Sination, but was indecd impressed by the Bradan connection to the 1963 assa SSination. Noyes writes that Judge Byrne never heard anymore about it after he forwarded the /information to tha RPK) inve stigators. Later, Atltorney General John Mitchell slecte a (Byrne to be sxecuthvé Director, for the Scranton Conmilsaion that investigated student unrest several years ago. Pollowing his work for the Scranton Commission, U.S. Attorney Byrne Was anpointed U.S. District Court Judae by President Nixon, the position he held at the time of the blisberg trial. + i 1 HW 50955 Docld: 32423630
HW 50955 o i Brad Jara Immediately following the assassination of Hn Konnedy,|Eugene Brading (Jim Braden) his personal finances, Bradina tatdy an oil weld he peers (Cpemeess (Tj ree - - a large an interest reported had ang ma awe em = i 5 Doi! President an Y apturn in had i i | a increase in re in back .in venue fron I, ouisiana. te reported the large inerease in revenue from the well for the month of November 1963. % month later in December of 1°63,. Bradina became a cnarter Romber of the exclusive La Cos ta}iGountry Club in southern.California: year, 1264, Brading and his old syndicate oil Roger Bavntayn established the "Dp The conna hYyiWAS Set up in Chicagqo and was named agter then, "B And 5B," men aro Fisted MS corporate officors. It this sam@ [period that Brading made a in two lotsiin Coral Gables, . on a Sy , Brading's “Bought a new home near 1 dos “ + .o (had joined, jand he in |Santa Barbara. In 1965 tle soot which he parents And it is at ‘trail of ail Braden, Casta Country Club, 100 (Charter menbers La its The (of Florida, | 4 lengthy parole was also boucqht oa which in January (ana very expensive) jiater that friend — of And B'Cattle ;Comnpany, presumably thouqh neither of ‘the two was also during substantial investment | terminated, fountry Club house for his co . ii Finally the La Costa ¢ the La Costa Country Club that the nysterious or Lugene Male Brading, finally ends. Brading haa joined as one of 1° As one of the more ynotorious. Hafia. properties in the nation. The most Morar cud force behind. of Mev ‘or |Lansky' s been the le, and vad heen the founder of Yalitz haa Vega: s,| and eon one of al d much O's, i} Geo Docld: 32423630 49 4 . t : ! oy . 4 ' 4 1 ' ' i : 4 Hage La Sinela closest ader.of the early Mayfield Road Gang in Cleveland, the of the Hest powerful forces in the national crime syndicate. the Mafiats it had been Dalitz who had p up - the tovard Hughes empire in Las Vacas. Of his own holdings to Howard Hughes! one Costa is Nod Dalitz, Ip had associates, Moe Da lite actual Cleveland ; syndicate, a it iinvestors in. ‘sonally helped Palitz haa in the late bigedes xr fant te oo wa
19. i : “The La cole Country Club had become, under the of Moe Da direction litz and lever Lansky, a key “watering, hole" of the syndicate. La Costa was originally financed) through a ‘syndicate/ideal with Janes - Hoffa of the Teamsters. Ono -of the Teamsters Union's billion dollar Pension Funds was used. in the filhancina of the project, La Costa became what is” Known in [the hafia as “open. territory" ~ meaning that no Single aye family control ted it. La Costa was, open to all. x ee : Intelligence authorities in ‘southern Californ nia, have long reqarded ‘tha Costa as a-prime hangout for the Mafia, Some officials have dubbed. it “"Apalachin West. | atc Gato, had oricinally Given Charter memberships in to a number of Hollvwood celebrities 3,50 as to e) imaqe of the plush’ resort. Anong tne; members ‘Slinatra, Bob Hope, and Bing Crosby.’ The syvndi La Costa soften th were Fran pe i nr esident Nixon's inner circle also. ‘became frequent quasts a5 Ia Costa, which is just twenty miles avay from!San Clemente. Barly in the Wixon Administration, in 196°, Los Angeles Police were astonished to find _urray Crotiner,fione of the President's closest confidante living cas im ’ Lt oun at Gosta while the President was in San Clemente, : i boy . Members off} Dri rt EE Fe] In Pebrualry of 1973, while President Hixon was at San Clem- ente, H.R.) taldeman, John =Ehrlichman, Richard) Moore, and John Deantiheld a series of meetings at La Costa:to discuss the Watergate cons piracy, which was then beainning to unravel, }i Bs Pod. z John Deaniiaqayve lengthy testimony during the orvin Committee hearings Logeraing "the La Costa meetings." These meetings at La Costa have since emeraced as perhans the) most crucial strategy Losbions involved in the alleqed scovercup of Vateraate by the President's closest aides. Dean testified that tho fla Costa meetings took place over a period of tro days, February 19 - 12, 1973. Dean testifiod that the sessions. were heldtiin, a special villa at La Costa Bhat was used by Haldeman .bh oy: S — ‘ Tt has bak A. nH an Gh during this same period of time, wih the last several vear's,. that Bucene Brading (Jin Braden) |has become : one of the most important Nafia oneratives at ba Costa. . _. Accordingh|to) numerous intelligence reports » from California, Hevada, and federal authorities, Brading is noir. susvected of being thoj|belrsonal courier for national crimeljsyndicate bos Neyer Lansky). it 1 ; ; . . ily kl Ls : : ; He Pid ops (! t 9 cat; estan Cree pO : ia ; 1 uo ' WW 50355 Boocld: 32423630 ; Page 50 ; 7
ae me a ry, | ! ' t | ' The Mavadia Ganiner Roara is continuing an investigation into Braden's alleged, role as Syndicate courier for. } i 1 "skinmed"| [gambling revenue from Las Veqas. Investigator Noyes was told by several hiah government officials that Jim Bradch had indeed' heen identified as the personal courier Bai Hever Lansky. One official disclosed that Braden was| suspected of taking over 372 million out of the country for the syndica te. Another official said that was a "Low estimate, i) iB a In thea sukiner ot 1971, Braden came under renewed investi- qation byi:California authorities Following an| incident ato La Costa.’ !| | : | i. . th a 1 ta + ! : ! us | . . A janitor lat! ia Costa: opened Braden's aolf lecker to make : 1 » ee - : a routino}ins spec tion. Out of tne locker tumbled a bundle of well ove S100, g09 (injcash, Surthor “Mot ai vis informed by one official that the bundle had conte anos at Least 2120,090 in cash, ana enother Cal- ifornia official put It che! amount at closer to. $2 200,000, During guéstiionina reqa arbing the incident, © aden stated that he had received ‘the! money from an oil transaction, and that he had tomporarily stored it in the Rocker. Later, one of chel of ficials ‘vorkine on that particuler investigation of Ayadentl told Moves) that Braden had also been: givens the use of two planes owned by Howard Hughes to fly Nafia gambling ash out OF, Nevada and the country. he t it | il vy! i SO | C At ores sent), Bucene Bradina, alias Jim Braden,; is still operating ioutt oF La Costa. : po j 7 : _ Michael Ewing | ‘ J | H : Sen. Hughes: ottice i] - : ae - June; 1774. Rh . — nF be , ' 6 BW 50955 DBocld:32423630 Page 51 ; i
HW 50955 DocId:32423630 Page 52 Mr. Frank Sturgis Dear Mr. Sturgis mation Act for in you that as of 2) requirements and! mation pertaining to them. in the Federal Register on 28 August 1975 and may be found in Title 32 C.F.R.: 1901. . ‘that improper di! will not be made improper disclosure, CIA Privacy sets forth the following requi 2515 NW. 122nd Street Miami, FL 33167 :, dt an | it ‘ ff od | 1 i Bie | We have rece vie ay individuals making requests | Lo Ww de, Since the Privacy Act requi i] ff CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON,O.C. t t t \ | 5 *, 20505 30 March 1976 . ‘ lived your request under the. Freedom of Infor- formation pertaining to you. This is to advise ‘September 1975 the ‘Privacy Act of 1974 took effect. This act and pertinent CIA regulations established procedures for access by individuals to infor- CIA Regulations were published res federal agencies to ensure sclosure of personally identifiable information | and further provides criminal penalties. for Regulations, section 1901.13, . rements for identification of An individual seeking access to. or notification of f the existence) of records about himself shall provide in the Md letter of request his full name, address, date and place of birth together with a nota affirming his, identity rized statement swearing to or If such individual is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, his or her alien registration number must be also provided. :", I Before we ‘may begin processing your request, we must receive from you a notarized statement as explained above. The.’statement should verify that you are permanent residence. It is a U.S i also . citizen or an alien admitted for requested that you provide any additional information concerning yourself which might facilitate our search of records. Unl, may be looking. ‘for, we will con ess y that might contain information t ty H if | by cs| hay ds | ahi? pHi | i i af en —h Gene ‘| Information and Privacy Coordinator ou identify specific records you duct a search of all Agency records hat pertains to you. |. fee. UTIO, ncerely, Dn &% | = % po oo Poe YQ m : ri, & < . Wilson ris RS Di ee ~ " I776.491° yo.
1 ND in wn 3 i-t NeW.l22nd Street f ant Florida 33167 a 1975 : sta = 3 a we Mir. Gene Vilson a Information and Privacy Coordinator Central Intellisence! Agency ‘ashington, 3.C./i20505 ay Re: Pre-freedon of information request notice of charges i. ty Dear bir. Tilson? : ‘t mi Before exercising my right to a freedom of information request for copies of any and all _avdilable € in accordanée with the declassification processes stipulated in =xecutive Order 11652 and its amendment of January 1974 ) files t of recards and documents, both lcomputerized and manual apposite of me and my activities under! my, ipresent and former names and pseudonyms, I hereby request the complete and, final estimate of charges for search and duplication services. 3 ide ! ‘ As regards [the charges for these services, tvo matters may be worthy of consideration. The. |first of them is that, given the preper access codes, the : = execution of a computer search'is neither difficult nor costly. And the second is that in light; of ithe controversial nature of my past, a waiver or reduction of charges may conduce to the furtherance of the public interest. I therefore respectfully request that these factors | be considered in the making of a decision. as to the cost OF services. i ‘ | “oO ‘ In com mpLiane pith your request for identity verif fication ( pursuant to provisions of the 1974 Privacy, Act, section 552, subsections’ band d) tI hereby swear before a notery public as to my name and former names, my present address, my date agiwell as place of birth, and my citizenship. Thanking you n, Iam | . ‘| for your cooperation ; i " Sm Pye i an Yours truly, od Lf STATE OF FLORIDA | Re COUNTY OF DADE Frank Sturgis Before me personally appeared aekede? Frank Angelo Fiorine Frank Sturgis ito me welt known and a Frank : Angelo Fiorini known to me (to ‘be the person de- Frank AeFiorini scribed in and ‘who executed the fore- _. Frank Anthony Sturgis Le . Brank A. Sturgis nt for the! purposes going instrume purp Frank Sturgis therein expretecd. Prank Bonnelli an Frank Campbell . ‘Witness my jpana and official seal code names’: Tederini aT neg’: z - this 19th day Of May, A.D. 1976. me Barbarossa oo Hi “ of . fi, Samson 7 Vlei nk Vee) i . ee oF Notary: Public, iptate of Florida. boon 9 December 1924 at Large in in Norfolk, Vae ; JBLde, AT LARGE a My" CHAR RS Set GS FOUR 02 1978 United States of American citizen- seem NOSE AU GENERAL INS ie SRSA ship i i i, ‘ i i { i : t ! i ( fl \ 4 WW 509455 Docld:32423630 : Page 453 | | | | |
i : Poy CHROMOLOSIC.L SHETS OF RESIDENCES 1D EMPLOVIGNTS OF: Frank Sturgis aed oresent address: Heb | . 2515 HW.122nd Street jh tami, Florida 33167 also ‘“snown as: Frank Anthony Sturgis -.- £ Frank A. Sturgis ; y bo Te 4 £ myo dt | Frank Angelo Fiorint Frank A. Fiorini vf ‘Frank. Fiorini bi : it t Angelo Fiort Frank Angele Fiorine a 7 24, aac Pewee! ee ee ceccescccccseccececees DOIN in Norfolk, Va5 ' [ee ecescoresecccccveccscoeeresided at 510 igh Street , Germantown, . ri Philadelphia, Pa. 1942-1945. .secedseiieecerecccesesessrsrecees Us S.Harine Corps Reserve Wee: (Paris Is., S.C.j} Pacific theatre) 19L5S oc ccccccccccaccicccccccsccccovcsccccccssoonorable discharge -Klamouth Falls, Ore. LVDS cccececcccucitecccccccccccecccccsevsccoveliiami Florida . , Col 9G5-19LS oo vod doceccccccccccccccsccocsseslOrfolk, Va. .adrs: Bank St., etc. | Hl. . joined Norfolk Police Dept. wae . OO attended ‘Jilliam and Mary College , -  - also attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute ion c.1946-employed as manager of the Virginia We Tavern on East Main Street ae ¢21949-employed as owner and manager. of pte ‘The Whitehorse Tavern on East Main Street 1948. see aeecntbacsceccccceecsseescsscrscesenlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve oo Hh at the Norfolk Naval Air Station Col DAV cencncecdbccccccccccccccvcsscsssescenonorable discharge Co1949-1 ISVs cab venreccccencecscsseeesccwee sleds Merchant Marine travelling to and frem ned Hurope Co 1950-19527. «! bee ccevcccvccccccccccccecseecse AMY - stationed in Germany Co 1L952ecvccevcrcccccccccvesescccccsscccesnsonorable discharge owmer-manager of Tovhat Nightelub in Virginia, Beach, Va. Coe 1956-196 LessepusesesecercerssseeeeeeeesseCuba (Sierra Maestra); Miami, Florida; io . Mexico; Venezuela; Costa Rica; Guatemala; he Panama} Honduras; Bahama Is. 1958: contact with CIA at US Consulate- Santiago, Cuba t! 1959: contact with CIA at US Ebassy- - Havana ,Cuba | 1959: contact with FBI HQ - Washington,DC 7 1962: ~1970: Bay of Pigs | Ce 1952- L9SLececeesseccvcsccccccscoccconcece CIA control officer Sam Jenis if if 7 ly | "EJ | HY 50955 Docld: 32473630 | Page 54
CHRONOLOGICAL SKETC!L - cont'd * | | 196 L9ES cee wee ecevoosesdocovesesceetravel and business (operation sword) Mexico and r 4 Honduras 1958 $1972. cevccctvocecccvcceesemechanic and salesman for the Pan-American: Aluminum Corpe 7 185th St., Miami, Florida : June 17, 1972.cebbeccccsccecsscadventure: VJatergate Office Building June-July 1972 .csseceocsccccceemoved to ashington, D.C. jail January 8, L973 eenebeccvecccnce’ fatergate trial: U.SeviG. Gordon Liddy et al. anuary 15, 1973) weseesceesccesplea of suilty entered Caliay 1973 .ccccessccccccoeseveemoved to Federal Prison Inst. in Danbury, Conn. I then moved to Eglin Air Force Base 7 Pi fuente moved to Dede County Jail January. 1974. .ecc0'ssccsceccceeereleased on appeal bond 19 7h cacescecccerbesaseeceeeseesalesman for Heavy Equipment Company, Miami, Florida 1974-1975 wewcaccse ebeccceccecseSalesmanager for Dodge Is. Repairs, tiiami, Florida 1975. cecacccccveveesccccvcccessSalesmanager for Continental Egg Corp., Miami, Florida 19741975 eoseceees L  eevceeccssesalesmanager for Hiami Book Ufs. Company ii 4460 Nvile37th Aveaue i Miami, Florida : j : i a ae ank re . fyb Wrne Przck Sturgis r | 3. oecvccescccerncencvcsccesccontact with FBI and CIA | ‘ 3 Le | } i fie 1 STATE OF PERORIDA COUNTY OF DADE | Before me persdnally appeared Frank Sturgis to me well known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument for the purposed therein expressed. , aie Witness my hand |and official seal this 19th day of May, A.D. .1976. | . . of fe if , - Zid : Zo yy ) ‘Notary Publid, [State of Florida *, at Large © SB FLORIDA AT LARGE GUST 22 1978 HNSURANGE UNDERWBITERS . MY COMM “ ; ; ; My commission. éxpires BONDED THau & bo i i i bie a ebro | i | 1 HW 50955 DBocld: 324273630 | Pate 545
CENT ? Mr. Frank & 2515 N.W. Miami, FL 33167 Sturgis a | ‘a hoot Dear Mr. Sturgis: ‘ 1 This ackngwledges receipt of your letter, dated requesting access under the Privacy Act for information pertaining to you. Act requests. We are therefore processing your request: and will provide ® RAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 96 MAY 1976 122nd Street There. is no charge for processing you with the results under the Privacy Act as soon as Sincerely, Gene F,. Wilson Information and Privacy Coordinator May, Privacy. Ipossible. ..
a total of (17,204 FOIPA requests. : rns UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ‘PEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION — WASH INGTON, D.C. 20535 4 we SS a a naa ee we a na Mr. Frank. Sturgis 2515 Northwest 122nd Street Miami, Florida 33167 Dear Mr. Sturgis: This is to acknowledge receipt by the FB . ‘ April 12, 1976 A MSE. ied Zion March 23, 1976, of your Freedom of ores ton-Peivacy Acts (FOIPA) request dated March 13, 1976. it is not possible to make an accurate search of o records. To insure an accurate search of our reco Please furnish your complete name, date and place of birth, prior addresses, employments and any specifi that would has been received these past few months. court deadlines involving certain historical cases considerable scope have been imposed upon the FBI.|/ successive expansions of our staff responsible for matters, ‘substantial delays in processing requests Since January 1, 1975, fl i { backlog is 6, 782. Based on the limited information you provided, - | ur rds, ic data permit us to locate the documents you seek. An exceedingly heavy volume of FOIPA requests Additionally, of ‘Despite FOIPA continue. the FBI has received Of these, our present In an effort to deal fairly with, any. request requiring the retrieval, processing and duplication . of documents,; each request is being handled in chronological order based: on the date of receipt. that your request is being handled as equitably as! Please be assured possible and that all documents which can be released will be made available at the earliest possible date.
Mr. Frank Sturgis ee an . . : | Prior to the processing « or release of any) |docu- © ments which. may pertain to you, it will be necessary for. you to submit your notarized signature. This procedure is designed |'to insure that information concerning an individual is. released only to that person. io " | “Your patience and cooperation will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, | fe. 4 ' ' { t i Poy Clarence M. Kelley ae Director
| | | i FRANK. STURGIS ; 7 i _ .:2515 N.W. 122 STREET. t IMIAMI, FLORIDA 33167 __ | - oO May 3, 1976° — | oo 7 ; i The Honorable ‘Clarence M. ‘Kelley, Director Office of. the ‘Director ie Federal Bureau of Investigation . an Hh ae Washington,’ D. C. 7 ul Gi t : RE: Freedom of Information Request = fe i bo . Oe ew. Dear Mr. Kelley: I . Thank you for your recent letter in which you requésted 1 more specific information to help in the search, . collection and duplication) of records indicated in my recent freedom of ‘infor=. mation request. I am sending a chronological sketch of my residences jand employments prefaced by a list. of names under which - I have been: known. I hope this profile will aid the Bureau in. its | search for my records. Notarization of this. letter and the sketch - will attest; to the verification of my identity. ee os Considering the voluminous ‘quantity of material that may: have’ to be read land screened, I would be. pleased in the jinterest of: fairness to afford the Justice Department whatever. reasonable .. _ extension of time is needed to comply with my freedom of infor~. mation request. i Thank you fox. your kind cooperation. ‘COUNTY OF DADE: | | STATE .OF FLORIDA | ‘Very truly f | Before me personally appeared FRANK STURGI, 1) py fi to me well known and Known to me. to be the AAW person described in and who executed the: ing i h 3 theré Frank. Sturgis poregoing instrument for the Perec Encl/ P o fl FS:s ne o WITNESS my hand and official seal: ‘this: _ a 6th day of May, A-D-,/|1976. Notary | Public’ “ . State’ of.Plorida at: regen 5 PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA ar. LARGE. A. _ | oo IHIMY COMMISSION EXP:2ES AUGUST 32. 1978 ~ , | My commission expirds SONom THRU GENERAL INSURANCE UND ni
i | ; . 1 ‘ag you missed. the at “Rick Inderfurth ‘Mike Madigan, Howard: gwen ad a ers ticle. bya
ao. t : iH i | 7 OTN ‘h ih ; 1 October 28, 1976 i Reputed Crime. Chief an ’ Accused of’ Extortion :. ; Tn Collecting’ ‘a Debt : \ u ‘ Associated Prese a : i | _ Russell Bufalino, a reputed organ: ne veh _ ized crime leader, has been indicted ‘ if rr -on federal charges of conspiracy and— : he Uh | extortion for using threats of violence «. ; rah oP -in trying to collect a debt, the Justice - ‘! ip - Department. announced yesterday, hod “I ht “’Bufalino and three other ; men were; = ; nm vay | “named defendants in a sealed indict. ye 4 opt _ Ment returned. by a federal grand jury. ] 7 i in New York City. Tuesday and un- | omy sealed yesterday. - ‘ my , q | .. Bufalino, 71, of . Kingston, Pa, “was | We aed, identified by federal officials in 1973 | ui prey - as the head of one of five Cosa Nostra.’ of ; | . families operating. in - Pennsylvania.’ pal | <The Immigration’: “Service has - ats, 7 He bog ‘tempted for nearly 20 years to deport ° i he . _ Bufalino, to Sicily, saying he was born * il 7 ee “there and brought to the United ” i _ “States as an infant. He Bays. he was ar 4. | HW it) } born in this country. ° - ify i 4 ' ivy 1 aif i ; ' ithe HY S0955 Docld: 32423630 | Page 61 7
i Honorable Edward Attorney General United States’! Department Washington, D. Dear Attorney General Levi;'. A8 you know, testimony. with - nation plots di the Committee’ Bureau of Investd the completion o Gener. ‘We are hopef; Sentatives will be priate files and! in the past. We. in these matters: gat 4 roa y He Levi of the of Justice — Ci ‘the Inte regard to John peful that c e|able- to o materials-in the. continue to app ee ah. "| tigation. W £ thie revi be provided access: Wo Uligence. Commit aview of. to ali FBI mat . 4 : cumittee staff and your Howard H. Bake Vice Chairman:. October 26, 1976 IN: REPLY |PLEAS | REFER TO | uesting that; up testimony, the erials relating to are-req ¥y: Jee on: Ete Mr. cf Le ; i FY
a eheise SAL bey Sethe vs AV Aetna Aine ree. Qkvewver Yt Aes earher_ ae CMe Prem bite 7 COL jh, tar! hse Alenia + Aalatngt eines tx Sie. Sn. = 2. — - “Pum eel. nas a ea laters om a a Lyn _ lug 34. (273 Ae. Bawes santetteRoRES Ror aes ane Teen een RAZ 2e, ade (eq 7B (Wee. OF pace a Mapa eR eaten, Ca onal e —_
ie Ce Lf) 2 Aad Lute ce Cee Lhe. Exte. oa ee Av Basel hee bad - Stud. a. 7 a — AE a = | oa Fp Wad G EC Jian (los 7>)  Movalites Hess lagede tran TE~ Lela. bey Bara te forth, Lecce 7 Biaels 2. Cu baae er us. Aish Peenet he hbo ; Peco de te Derect™s Dene Cap) ~ Lin yecclien paren woe _ ho Lae, : Mon ¢ LSA Mew Ante lo i ua Ce oe. 2. ws f= om on fe 2 Ve. Ate bA fone a a — ~ Ee ame. oom _ ~ ae.
VY belgne pf Stemméry = BS /73 7 Potcbang,. pprrlor Compe Sree. Advited FR (ota Oo ha! 4 Lyi e. fox © as, vA rhe blow rarsesg _ atone ay FV Ate La F G2- “109068. ; axel # 62-10% Go on Pp &OES, y oo aie Leeann Sebitertin be
Veiwnta, wr Letltec wen flty EF Letle 5 SHE Chepher She Cin adierd “at Janie ©. Cogsaell,- Mths Atydenlidly bad baa Jevek Crnlact, en Sects and YS Naty on lepret, (966 tantra. kv fa C14 ~Aipy, AV wert _.50,000..fa..0 rGa-r) rb Gisup a Odd ttter Le. eae Arete suner ) | thermensabiatin fo Bb tea. G64 SEMi ~~ MLA LA GW fiw on a, Foe Ou 2 wmchy PF ASe€, tut fever Silva. Wwia httnune de: gutsteoned and rthaed itn Aruung Ep ent. nek. co COLE ICaA fetid 2 LY OG : we PhGhes iG YZ  Gabeny intr Atay, Ska bok Ata ee ticle AGA PL OE OAL ROD lt Jer eer : oe AV Letiatles tie Lewe2d rn LP Keghc dr SBA tYhau. The inintatle— @2fae bobs 2 hae HE Exxthlinniag. 0 fecented LU fas
p26) U8 ie _Dugusro, Z en inecla Comaey Landa TO Ctorkg ovey or 2 edt wy Bs) Ay tb Bed. fe mw te, ee ene 68. and AS Kea. [ lente Le or eceive, ce te Stim. reesiless Pies umn Fee: ee ENE. : : a dhs jie ap va ae wn LE oe —AAbete e. 206s. __ Chen ven Ss Ent) Pye 7) 8
| Enngee Nunes GDvaver ent 474 ~ Leones Vaver _ hice Kitene Aen olen O-etr or | eaacas FLUC. red.drs ! £ eeticte 1 IRE (ea es anrapere ewan i re — MM. or~ 2 200f ae Tab Yl ME. 2 bone Mame Ph lan a Ceneeee fab fares : Araded pred Mae pera
/aro2k Lomeno re Uno . Chi , A Je ] pean 7 miRR. et pa- Bow cove | “p Bosch: so | "ine alles ~ - aly, Sum — Rinnen kent bier nithed aed ped Fréeach. ex pie. lug + , Forni Set) Cera crasnll fe cnreenenen ann —Aesaeck - Long standeng Marnip. 4A oehed: Pttita en pedo - b tte CAaa . 7 6 Cv) Le. aid é Breadleasge afl _ | , Caste =. — in 7 weateg : a a at Years A . contact oy haedler _. Atewmentde cling Bete. — 7 _. Tok. Aart tr Mroas_ A sSacctTi tm __ ie Aang (aticte Aatanna year ae Pele “alee fea tre ye Eel, 7 —_
Hiv 50955 DocId: 32423630. Page 70 . | LIEBENGOOD ROUTH | NOTES, FROM U. S. V. VECIANA, EYAL DATE: December 1, 1976 Veciana was represented by Barry L. Garber, Bank Building, 25 West Flagler Street, Miami, Fl (305-377- -4963) ‘Veciana became implicated as the result of i: of one Augustine Barres, ("Gus Barres"). 23 July 73 for Barres' York. cover agent who arranged for a buy from Barres o : ‘| ‘1040 City National orida 33130 : a drug bust il a/k/a/ Emidigio Augustine Barres Fangul The bust resulted from an search warrant of attache case at the Taft |Hotel in New The police were acting on an informant tip to an under- £ seven kilograms of Cocaine at the Taft. The police understood that Barres was to be with a "female" Barres advised DEA presentative, that he purchased the seven kilos from Antonio Ve on July 21, 1973. courier. :| Barres owns 4 home in Puerto Rico and trave every two weeks on business. i | A co-defendant of Veciana's in the case was who is the President of Occidental Investment, a firm owned by Barres, iy task force re- Eugene W. Flynn, a detective sgt. with the NYPD, eciana in Miami ls to New York Ariel Pomares real estate located at 1186 J. T. Pinero Avenue, Miami. Rico. This is also a Barres enterprise. . . ' Pomares is also involved with FRECA Imports in Puerto The DEA Miami regional office cables that Veciana is the subject of INS File No. A12-490987 and that he c public accountant. ab. T jlaims to be a According to the Miami Herald of July 25, 973, Barres was Assistant Secretary of Communications under Castro and later the general manager of the Havana Health Department in 1961 for asylum in’ Puerto Rico. He became al| He fled Cuba United States citizen in 1970. | A cable from Ivan Wurms, Task Force to Durkin at DEA headquarters, Veciana was arrested without incident on 7/24/73 "consent to search" form. : the Chief Investigator of the DEA Washington, states that and signed a Miscellaneous papers and numerous
-2- i| ! 4 i } | | | Liebengood Rough Noetes from U. S. v. Veciana, et al con't, ‘foreign passports belonging to several subjects were seized. Swiss bank account deposit slips were seized and are to be followed by IRS. Veciana claims to be an anti-Castro fund raiser. .FBI confirms this. Se i A July, 1973 TWIX from DEA in New York to DEA headquarters Washington (attention: Daniel P. Casey, Acting Chief) referenced as subject: G1-73-X093 (presumably Veciana) andj states "during debriefing of the defendant in New York on July 25, 1973, it was learned that Antonio Carlos Veciana, 811 North Southwest 30th Court, Miami is a member of an anti-Castro group: which he has_ stated intends to blow up a number of Cuban properties and/or embassies in foreign nations, i.e., Spain, Mexico, Peru and France. Bombings originally scheduled for July now delayed until August." Subpoena of August 14, 1973 exists for a telegram billed to Veciana at 649-1226 and sent to ' Barcelona, Spain on 5/26/73. Barres implicates a Paraguyan diplomat formerly assigned to LaPaz, Bolivia and reassigned to Spain in the drug traffic. DEA is discretely checking his identity. A follow-up cable from DEA indicates that they have failed to identify the Paraguyan diplomat sent to Spain but do indicate that a Pedro P. Medina, a Paraguyan assigned to LaPaz, is believed to be involved in Cocaine smuggling. Barres admitted that he was responsible for bringing Pomares, an employee of his, into illegal drug activity. | Veciana' claimed to be without funds and destitute and was not fined. The U. S. Attorney was concerned that he posted a $100,000 bail!immediately. However, after initial concern being shown in the file by the U. S. Attorney, the U.S. Attorney later writes the Judge that: $80,000 of the $100,000 bond was furnished | by Veciana's cousin, Dr. P@eblo Zalduendo, a phytian from Detroit, Michigan. The remainder of the bail money was ‘furnished by Veciana's uncle and other family members and friends who cashed insurance policies, closed children's savings accounts, etc. U. S. Attorney concluded that Veciana was possibly telling the/truth when he advised the Court that he was) destitute. co! One Hesea Lopez is a character reference for Barres on appeal. HY 50955 DBocld:32423630 Page 7i |
HW 50955 Docld: 32423630 | ~3- Liebengood Rough Notes from U. S. v. Veciana, et al, con't. 1 { Barres says he requested the government to give immunity to Veciana in order to destroy the traffic of Cocaine from Bolivia. Barres studied at Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee /in 1951. : A taped transcript of Barres' debriefing by, detectives Flynn and|Scamardella on July 25, 1973 reveals the following: Barres got involved in drugs through his friend:|Veciana who was an officer of the International Development Bank in the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia. Some people think Veciana is with the CIA but Barres does not know. Barres dealt with Veciana regarding an attempt to kill Castro in Chile. He says Veciana did a good job of transferring everything into Chile (197051971). Barres gave Veciana $2,000 in support of this assassination effort. About this time Veciana said that drugs couldbe smuggled out of Bolivia through diplomatic pouch. Barres thought this was how Veciana had sent weapons into Chile. Barres advised that the head of Interpol in Bolivia gets a cut of drug money|for protection on the Bolivian end and jthat a Secret Service Agent and two Paraguyan diplomats| were also involved. They handled the] transfer to Veciana in Miami Beach of the drugs from Bolivia. Barres thought that the individual he was ‘selling the drugs to in New York was a mafia type. It appears this is the indi- vidual who informed the police. _He is known only as Tony in the transcript. The police were aware of his identity but did not desire Barres to discuss it. ‘ { Pomares' counsel, Gustavo Del Toro, urged the DEA in San_ Juan at the,time of the arrest of Pomares to consider immunity for Pomates because Pomares possessed valuable jinformation re-— garding international narcotic trafficing, including the impli- cation of diplomats in places such as Bolivia, Paraguay and Nicaragua. , . 7 Jf | | -The|file contains cancelled Veciana checks) drawn on the account of Antonio Sira Veciana at the Fidelity, National Bank, 5880 Byrd Road, Miami, Florida,.in May and June, 1972, for $1,000 each, payable to the. Swiss Bank Corporation for account EF558230. . These checks were obtained through subpoena on /Catherine Hune, | Vice President and Cashier of the Fidelity National Bank in Miami. { j Page 72
-4- Liebengood Rough Notes on U. S. v. Veciana, et al, con't. In Veciana's appellate brief he references transfers of drugs through the government's "APO System''. Hejindicates that the first transaction he was involved in took place in April, 1972. I . * | ‘8 2 _! 8 Also involved is someone known as "the midget”. i i t fi i . i ‘ 7 f. | { i | { 4 | ! ’ i . i [ a oH rie ia HW 50955 Docld:3234736350! Page 73
aes ae ‘ HW 450955 woman who owned the home called him to warn him.| ‘wanted: to kidnap him. | . |p 63 was that Docld: 32423630 MEMORANDUM''TO: File RE: Antonio Veciana FROM: Tom Moore DATE: Jan. 3,°1977 Telephoned’ Veciana to ask if he recalled any ! i his life in late 1962 or 1963.. He answered that. three attempts on his life, hut none in 1962 or first attempt, he said; occurred in a stadium in ‘Rico in 1967 when away. He said he responsible for this attempt. appeared at a home where he was supposed to be. he thought this attempt was related to a revolutd was taking place at that time. The third attempt occurred in Caracas, Venezuela in 1971. received information within the past three months The only ‘relevant incident in late 1962 or 19 an Isobel Zarate began making inquiries about hin said many. people in the Cuban community informed, was a Castro spy and that she Subsequently escape Mexico. “| Page Fa 4 ‘ 7 poy | ql 1963. +f belleved Puerto Rican communist The second attempt: i ok He added attempts on 1 | mere were The Puerto a bomb exploded approximately 20 meters were occurred -in Bolivia in approximately 1970 when some men with weapons | He said a He said on which. >» he said, that he had |; that Castro i] in Miami. He = Ithe FBI she 'd to Cuba via
be GAT O'— Code, Flame — 7-7 ae ae wR. ~ Ass assinilh, Costa's S ge —eloch les 6-47 E i oun . Tottethy Los sete’ — Ahir. ,
sx Frat ce tm Pg aan a he Conia ts wan? a Father = double _ Nee) J ie (Sed maw aan ~ = on : 7 . OO en - ° . - 7. oF Dey rq Davis Stal er
Chaneg - ar ierad a aS _ ; Gus Ltn mn Nes _ Arg Xi. g loo Oy wat ' of Us) re = ; hid bw ? _ 2b aver
Sa. Broadasng _ MGC, A ate _ let | HW 50955 Docld:3294273630 Page
{ ‘ { t \ 1 4 ! I. Carry-over from Church report A. Relationship between agencies and Warren Commission L. Warren Comm. staff has never been interviewed in depth. Many have not been interviewed at all. The Commission had. particular staff assigned to (a) Cuba and (b) organized crime. They, especially, should be fully debriefed about everything that happened in their contacts with the agencies, their frustrations, unful-— filled leads, inability to qet access, questionmarks, and what they knew, heard, or suspected about contacts at high-level between Commission members and top agency officials. This would include leads to additional documents, memoranda and people, and is especially important in the time-frame just before the Commission issued its report, i.e. as final drafts being written, when staff learned for the first time about Castro's. threat. (Willens, staff director, said there were staff pushing hard to re-open this subject, but pressure of getting the report out prevailed.) 2. Look for all other memoranda of contacts between McCone and CIA re how to structure questions, etc. 3. We now know: that Ruby was contacted svereal times by: FBI to inform on sxganxzedxeximexeznxRatiaxxaxeax A" criminal element” in Dallas area. All we've seen . is the cummary. memo in which Wareen Commission was so’ informed. Get each memorandum of contact between FBI agents and. Ruby, i.e. underlying materials which "support" the summary memo. B. The inter-agency committee which met to develop continegncy plans in the wake of Castro’s threat. 1. Numerous documents were sought from FBI, CIA, Defense, State, etc., but never received by Church Committee before our final report was issued. Must follow-through, and then go deeper into it. 2. What else was known besides Castro's retaliation threat? What facts went into the assessment that Castro might retaliate against U.S. leaders in Latin America, but not U.S. leaders in the U.S.? Precisely what accounted: for the/¥ original inclusion of a concern about retaliation in the U.S.,: but the sub- sequent deletion of that prospect? Who was responsible for the deletion, and what impact, if any, did that have on the later gf withholding of info from the Warren Commission and on the agencies’ failure to investigate retaliation? ot 3. We: must find out exactly who was on this Committee at each meeting, get all back-up materials, and interview. HW 50955 Doold:32423630— Page a2
: i i | involvement: in % Bay of Pigs, Lansdale planning, etc. (4 L l. As Church rbport was being completed ; we were just begi mning to learn about how deeply the FBI was apparently involved in U.S. anti-Castro action. Possibility here/ that ¥#Ad this could provide another clue in re ‘FBI's original: reluctance to investigate retaliation moré| fully. For instance we now know that FBI had learned about} CIA' s interest in using organized crime to kill: Castro long before RFK toldxKaapux Hoover about it (Hoover had professed surprise in 1963x, but there's some indication he may have already ; known) . One FBI witness even told us that a high FBI — official F.§ had! even proposed the plot idea "in jest". : At a|minimum, || the paper record shows FBI wasxennkagkes kexpEouxdexQubaRxrnkerzs informed about idea of using org..;crime figures to provide Cuban intelligence and that, according to the paper record, FBI recommended agalinst it. Trafficante has now claimed that FBI agents came! to him seeking Cuban intelli ence. This must be followed up, agents interviewed, and FBI memo's,etc., examined. ‘D. CIA files : I allways had the impression that Jim Johnston felt there were more CIA documents which he hadn't seen. We mast go over the itmes, one by one, with Johnston, to flind out just where we stand on the question of — whether or ¢ not. weve seen everything. Do any of us ¥ really fully understand the entire CIA filing system so as to know: whether we'vey¥ been shown everything, or | indeed ’ whether they have even Ag g-ne looking for , everything.? ‘And how about the field office files, i.el.'| JMWAVE files in Miami, New Orleans and Mexico. Caty'| files, DC: local CIA station files, and FBI field office files? II. Rossellitorganized i¢ crime- ~Trafficante-Cuba A. Or ganized crime. files Je : 1. Aull assessment of all travel, contacts, relation- ships, etc. of | all major organized crime figures in and) ‘around the! time of the assassination of JFK. This would include a review (with appropriate Bxxzaxxxx system for pritecting privacy interests) of all microphone surveillance logs on organized crime figures during key months in 1963, e.g. Fred Black. Trafficante, Rosselli, Giancana, Las Vegas gsauxema@x casinos, etc. (Rosselli was wexeyx very defensive in his testimony about some. comment he says he made on the phone to — } ee a Tr ecar someone upon first learning that JFK had been killed; he indicated that he had been "coming out of a deep sleep and said:someting about communists did it. Of ¢ arse he now. knows that that call may have been am tapped ¢ _ and, is trying .to explain. No one had ever asked for a | | HW 50955 DocId:32423630 Page 83