a sto» 2. LUIS POSADA CARRILES es VOLUME V ae eitii are Synopsis: File covers period from 10/9/76 to 8/25/77. Indicates Posada arrested gee in Venezuela on October 12, 1976 for October6, 1976 bombing of aes Cubana Airlines airplane. Posada suspected of working with ~—s Orlando Bosch and others in plot. Also mentioned: Ricardo Morales Navarrete, Freddy Lugo, Hernand Ricardo Lozano, etc. Persons suspected in Letelier killing also mentioned. CIA did trace on them for FBI. - DELETIONS: State Dept 8/25/77 8438 Govt charges “Cubana Airliner: Defendents with military crimes" 3/9/77 | Orlando Bosch & Letelier ASsass. 1/22/77 0680 Charge that Posada implicated :in CIA plot to kill Castro publishe 10/20/76 State 259140° OMANG Query about Poasada 10/19/76 [eae Press queries re: Bosch/Cubana case es ; 10/19/76 LDX message 0714 Additional questions — = Br | _ 6/8/77 Director Salvador Alderguia; Espionage 2/15/77 Coordination of United Rev. Orgs(CORU) 11/4/76 Director Bombing of Cubana Airlines DC-8 near Barbados, West Indies, 10/6/76 -- 230017Z 962167 Cable indicates Dominican Air Force Colonel Juan Armana Montes attended meeting of anti-Castro exiles in DR esrly November 1976 at home of former senator of Batista govt. Meeting took place when Orlando Bosch and others discussed terrorist acts such as placing bombs on Cuban aircraft. Participants of meeting included Colonel Abreu; Luis Posada and others. ~~ IN 133384 12/17/76 con) ou a. we Oo f Info that Posada arrived in Santo Qomingo June 4 from C
» acethaentiben he. “ - . ay t POSADA, page 2 crore §--8 og RI Departed June 7. fERR AAV “-- Memo for FBI director CIR 316/04881-76 RE: information regarding anti-castro figures possibly involved in NA violations. Info requested on following : Bees persons: Guillermo Novo Sampol; Ignacio Novo Sampol; Freddy Lugo Alejandrina; Hernan Ricardo Lozano; Orlando er ‘Bosch Avila; Luis Posada Carriles; Roberto Carballo Diaz. -- HEQA-09809 11/15/76 Memo re: knew Posada while Posada at Ft Renning (1964)(Note: Posada at Ft Benning 1963-64) had already terminated relationship with BKHERALD, Posada generally knowledgeable of[ background, - although two were not close. [ |met Bosch circa 2963 in Miami when[ vas training Bosch in BKHERALD-sponsored program. ~- IN 088993 11/3/76 Results re judicial hearing on investigation of Cubana Airline bombing: Detention orderd for Posada, Bosch, Lugo, Lozano. ~- 937064 0300082 Report received by Panamanian Natl Guard - recvd letter 10/22/76, , 3 from proprietor of “Pasco's SeaFood" 1030 West 23rd St, Hialeah, with info re: Cubana airline incident (apparently to establish = bona fides with Panamanian govt.) Says Posada responsible for plane bombing with assistance of Aldo Vera. Bosch went to Venezuela to settle differences between Vera's group and Bosch's group. -- IN 081802 10/27/76 RE: Evidence to support Posada's involvement includes billing invoices seized in raid on ICICA offices (Posada's office) -~ IN 074978 10/20/76 Indicates agency had no relationship with Posada's investigative agency. -- 10/20/76 To Immed Director] (State?) Formal termination of Posada 2/13/76. Contact beyond 1974 deeis to terminate Posada due to necessity of_ resolving outstanding tax matters. After 2/76 contacts wi thifgapailomwere-at Posaca's own initiative to volunteer information in return for assistance U.S. visa for self and family. Told agency 2/76 of plot of Bosch and Frank Castro against Salvador: Allende nephe 6/22/76 Posada again conta cted@ggavayenys reptd info concerning -
. | aaa POSADA, page 3 PR we a bite ee aitit B74 . possible exile plans to blow up Cuba irliner leaving Panama and requested visa assistacne. Last ontact few days later for counseling on this matter. Unsuccessfull attempts made to contact Posada 10/7/78. -- IN 074149 10/19/76 Seu Indicates WKTANGO-1 (W- 1) name popping up in_reference to see = bombing. As of yet no hard evidence linkin or Ricardo =e Morales in bombing. May have become accessories after the fact.