VELLA MPT a es Se EE ae Soe RORN TT ; caten tibia tna a FETE Scape RABEL She SURI AEE ALM he ae aA tilt a : : CRE RE RCT. TARRICS  AE 8365-5 16 “they told him that ‘they would ‘help him. Pale MEDELITE Kennedy Resassination=] a9 | re OZ time stated that}he also, recalled: then devas at this C .. they requested that he get any information possible in reference to CORU and "Condor," which VABALA) “a cover name for CORU. (He stated that need of information as ¥o who had placed a recent boinb in the Cubana Airline Office in Madrid. Thsy told him that they had some information which led them to believe, |. that (a black male, who was from Puerto yogJhaa placed CS3 an Indian Jin appearance. “he. had also given them nine papers which he had written out .oncerning old bombings in Puerto Rico. (ZABALA saidC $3 that Jenese papers were false and had to do with bombings follr and five years old which the Cubans believed were — conducted by_anti-Castro groups. (ZABALA said that he now CSS. recalls that \during that meetin they also gave him the Embassy phone numberfin Jamaica.\ with instructions to caliCSs if he needed to contact them afd ask, "If the visa is ready C$) the bomb. They further ‘Cos that this(black male resembledC $)-° for JUAN CASTILLO.” ZABALA Said fhe was told that if he - needed to contact_them:to follow the procedure and then. — automatically gclthe following night at 9 g'clock to the SJ Little Pub Night Club in_Qcho Rios, Jamaica) where he would be met. (ZABALA said thatjhe never did have occasion to Csg use this procedure. Fe mg (ZaBALA said that)the next cantact he had with Cs) any of the Cuban Intelligence Officers was an ‘accidental contact on(December 21,) 1976, when he was (ain Jamaica to CSS meet the Cubana Airlie plane with(his sister and mother, ZABALA saidIthat he sawC'CARLOS” \getting off of the same & 53 flight and nodded to him. (ZABALA Said that) that evening SS e@, his sister and his mother were staying at the speratong $3 fotel in Jamaica)when he was contacted by(CARLOS. ZABALAC S$‘) said that, CARLOS}contacted him 4 ry briefly at his room and told(ZABALA that he C(CARLOS) was just passing through (CS ; Kingston, Jamaica, enroute to participating in fthe openinel > of a new Embassy in Mexico City.) At this time(CARLOS gavel $. ZABALA $300 which represented the portion of the money that S$ ZABSLA himself)had placed with(ALMACEN ESPANOL) in Miami CSD in order to help(get his sister and mother out of Cubas\2 7) | Doeld:323135052 Page 56 described asC S-J come they were also inCSJ. =. ZABALA added thatjat this meeting£ 6} ABALA at thig C*). aa af
Released under the Re 54\6) " Renneny: Assassination, Records: ‘Collection: Act ot. 1282 (4a USC. 210F Ho cae Gums said i thad).t the. next Contact. was £5 of January, 3 10, me 97 in Panama ZABALA. “said that)he flew from M to Ge ae - gees during the day -of January. 10,) 1877, cues he vee ot, > at’ 8:15 p.m, “(ZABALA ‘said Jhe immediately proceeded to the E52 Co Panama Hilt and checke , and then went +0 (the parking Ve lot at 9 pom, ‘ ZABALA said) that he was met (at the parking C 5_) Jot by CARL, Sj who.walked“up and then said, “Let's go for a walk. ' (ZABALA said \they walked two or thrée blocks ana CS) ee a. as they were walking a car pulled BP alongside etna Poo. - directed him to get into the car. ZABALA said ad notl _see the face of the driver of thetear.. The idhe & drove only a short. distance and stopped. (ZABALA said )that. atCs ).. ‘this time they left the car and the driver and entered an apartment ahat where they proceeded to an apartment. cs} ZABALA said )that when (he | and CARLOS Jentered’ the apartment The General'| was already in.the. apartment with nis tape recorder set up. (ZABALA said )that at this time he caves them (felephone books from San Juan jas well as(Miami colepnone CS} books from the Cuban section of Miami\as they had previously requested({these telephone books. ZABALA said|that he didCs_) ‘not have any. other information to give them and they j “again requested that he obtain general information concerning | the actiyities cf anti-Castro groups in Puerto Rico and | Miami. Caars said chat) during this rest tne they cave fSD | —him($806 for expenses Ecuris said that] they arranged | - . . another Sy 19 indlexico City, Jwith the contact angede 505) — for(March S) 1977 ZABALA Said{at this time he was given C$ | a leather type key holder} which . had a slip of paper insideZS aie, h was to ge a contact telephone number for him to call | Mexico ity This telephone number was furnished in@S$J © | cas ZABALA necded to_make contact with the Cuban Intelligence CSI Officers. CZABALA said \that he was’ furnished- the(new code L$ word which was Ge the visa of Dr. SALGADO ready." ZABALAC $_\ said that}he was also told that if he calledfthe tnbassy So _in(ilexi cd CityShe was Simply to ask this question and hang@ up and then progsed the next night toa. tore called oe which was neagr(_the Embassy in Mexico city.) He was to stand in front of(the Gigante at G p.m.) and would be met. ‘ was furnished with a (code phrase |which would Serve to, identify the Cuban Agént The( phra selwas, “Do you see any sy ; .taxis around here,') andf ZABALA Jwas ‘told to(answer, "I saw sy 4 one but it is broken ,") which would identify one to the other. (VOL INA MEN ers NIE a le Ra Nene aan —— = En Ratt sie Menem 3 . Docld: 32313052 Page 57
mo ve said “tnas) following: ‘this meeting he ‘became 205 very invo ved with(the’ ‘promotion of the Taiwan ‘umasress » > “ .- was doing extensive traveling. Capa said thay) e di ac q 0... not make the(Mar ch 6,) 1977, meeting. in (nt xico as he was in Cali fornia with|the Taiwan eat gt and~ due. to C business reasons was not able-to go to said that during this period of.time that he and VECIANA:-. ‘were having financial problems(with the Taiwan Circus jand $9. ~ needed money rather desperately. (ZABALA said that VECIANA Ci) was able to obtain(@ $45,006 loan jto help continueftheir Ss tour of the Taiwan Circus and that he (ZABALA) waS able to borrow $20,0C0 from his cousin in Puerto Rico, who had a short time before won the Puerto Rican lotterv in the amount of 5400, 0Q0. ZABALA said that\due to promotional) CSI. difficulties es continued to have money proBlems and that tCsd at this time(QVECIANA suggested that ZABALA try to contact Ss) .. ?the Cubans in Wexico City and see if they would give him oney. ZABALA said that on March 18, 1977,) he called Ciiexieo City) rrom ngeles utilizin the phone. number C $3 ne. had beef. Peivealenoneay, 10, 1977 ,\and used the/fcode Cs. phrase, "Is the visd of Dr. SALGADO ready., " when thé Embassy answered. ZABALA said that\as. previously instructeg he then hung up and on the morning of (March 1953 1977, hes flew to(Mexico City. ZABALA said thatThe went to the, $ appointed place (at 6 p. m.) however, nobody showed up. ZABALA said that \this was never explained, CSS. (ZABALA said trom (Slexico City Jne. returned to os ‘Ss an Juan on(Marcy 20) 1977, via Mexicana Airlines. on CSS Citar ech 22,\ 977 , (ZaB: ALA said that)he again called the ost i number in Mexico CitvjJand gave thefcode word. ZABALA C Cs} said that\he shen flew to(Miami on March 22, 1977,)\ and 25) proceedéd to(Mexico Cityffrom Miami. ZABALA sai thay o> on( Ma arch 23\ i977, he went to (the parking lotjin the Gigante store area\and a man came up and gave the espe eS3 ‘code word. ZARALA \described this man as a Cuban male, ‘approximate age SO, 5'5" tall, heavy build, weighing “£5 approximately 170 pounds} long straight black hair and as having a very round face. -ZABALA said that)the man Cs 3 told-him he was from the EmbaSSy and that they walked . avery short way down the street into a restaurant. (ZaBALA CsI was )inable to recail the name of the restaurant, (ABLE JES? EEL re oe pes Ae aA acest Fea tate ’ DoeId:32313052 Page 58 Mexico City. ZABALA C53 7
“Reléased: under the John F. Kennedy: Ass DATE: (11-14-2017 2 wetats ats e fsaidjat this time he gave this man’ a. sealed ackage containing CS | i 3: 7 i) “Replica” newspupers from San Juan.and Miam and told the man that inasmuch as he had been away from(Puer 0 Rico with a-tourC $ } - _. group jhe did not have much new information. (ZABALA said_that LS the man appeared to be content with this and told (ZABALA ($5 oo oo. 0 3. that: he would deliver the package to(CARLOS. ZABALA sai Cs oo . oo that unbeknownst to this man, he had “Slso enclosed(@ CS - sealed letter addressed to CARLOS in which he asked | ta '.CARLOS for $20,000 \in. order to help him ((ZABALA with his s3 ae financial problems. (ZABALA said thatjhe explained in theCS) letter(to CARLOS that some of the problems had been as a C82 7 result of his traveling to meet the Cubans,\but ended the - '.ijetter by stating that (in the event that LOS could not =) get him the money that_f£: ABALA))wouid continue to work - witn him. ( ZABAI.A said that ): He me from the Embassy thenC $3 said that('The General" ana (CARLO wanted to meet with CS) (ZaBaLa uring Mey jand they agreed upon the date of(May.19, Cs) 4, 877. CZABALA seidshe was’ instructed to go to[the XolaClsJ. -..- Station of the Mexico City Metro System \and stBhd under (the Sign for the subway to Tacuba. ZABALA said + at|he osJ was to meet at(& p.m. on May 19,)1977, under the(facuba Ss Sign. ZABALA S8id theaet\all of these arrangements were made without. the man -khowing that(he had a letter requesting Cs) $20,000, addressed to CARLOS. ZABALA said that\he has not - heard from aiy of the Cubans since that time_and assumes that he would be expected to make the (May 19,) 1977, meet Cs sere Place et ete be at tae ee nbernee Coren 4 5 gsoasme 4 : i i } 4 j a =f 4 uf 4 } (ZaBALA said that during the past Week he haa CSI! been in Miami and at this time VECIANA \wanted (himdto gO cs) _to the CIA ard teil them what had happened and offer to ae work with the CIA, fZABALA said]he was most hesitant to CSS do so (ana (had told VECIANA that he did not wish to do so.\ CS3 | (At this time ZABALA stated that)he also recalled CSS - another brief contact with Cuban Intelligence Agents which > _occurved(on January 17,) i977, when he flew ffrom San Juan to Cs’) _damaica with his sistér when she was returning to Cuba. : “ZABALA said that Ine decided to go to(Kingston, Jamaica, a? ‘With her at the last minute fas she had a- large number ot C $3 luggage \jJand was unable to handle(all of the luggage herself JCs3 ; . : ’ J ~ yp SEPREY ae nce SE EL SL Detar hy PRATER | ’ Doeld: 32313052 Page 59