DATE: 11-14-2017 v9.1 Docld: 323130535 Page 1 “Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC PINT Hotey. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10325-10307 RECORD SERIES: SJ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: SEE TITLE Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: = SJ TO: HQ TITLE: [Restricted] _ - J DATE: 05/24/1978 “PAGES: 8 SUBJECTS : , ANTONIO VECIANA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: — Redact . DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE - COMMENTS : INC FD-302 ——————— ip 14
th ReIeased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 159597 (44 USC 7107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : ‘ , - Xx . 5/24/78 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-152711) 38 EC Ro ET FROM: _ SAC, SAN JUAN (os-s1y om) : S$) SUBJECT: Couror 5) I - CUBA (D) : (00:SJ) Re San Juan teletye, 5/1/78, no copy to Newark. This communication is classified Secret in its entirety in that the information contained herein would, if disclosed to unauthorized individuals, (compromise highly sensitive operation in the San Juan Division|(S) © Enclosed for the Bureau are four copies of an -) FD-302 Geflecting detailed debriefing of SJ 1849-OA on Cs 5/1/¥8. Enclosed for Miami and Newark are two copies each of the above FD-302. It is noted that copies of FD-302s (reflecting results of SJ 1849-OA's previous meetings with CUIS have not been furnished the Newark Office. In view of Newark's interest in a similar type case, i.e., PICANTE, San Juan_will keep Newark advised of developments in the OCELOT matter V6) S E CRET 2- Bureau (Encls. 4) RM | oe . au. up NS) 2- Miami (Encls. 2) RM((65-3346))(S) (es - S49 YO xs 2- Newark (Enels. 2) RM E28 an Juan SMH :nta zheh. BY: te € Sou (8) Ye REASON: 15 (Ody om eM, fy OO my ; Doeld:32313058 Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records DATE: 11-14-2017 ° 4 he xX * 5/24/78 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-152711) SECRET FROM: SAC, SAN suan ((65- 514) (P) S) sussect: Cocenor >) FCI - CUBA (D) (00:SJ) Re San Juan teletye, 5/1/78, no copy to Newark. This communication is classified Secret in its entirety in that the information contained_herein would, if disclosed to unauthorized individuals, (compromise a highly sensitive operation in the San Juan Division y$) Enclosed for the Bureau are four copies of an - FD-302 (reflecting detailed debriefing of SJ 1849-0A on @ 5) 5/1778. Enclosed for Miami and Newark are two copies each of the above FD-302. It is noted that copies of FD-302s Geflecting results _ of SJ 1849-OA's previous meetings with CUIS have not been furnished the Newark Office. In view of Newark's interest in a similar type case, i.e., PICANTE, San Juan will keep Newark advised of developments in the OCELOT matter.\/S) s E C RET E togeries—2-& 3 De if init. 2- Bureau (Enecls. 4) RM 2- Miami (Encls. 2). RM (65- 3346) 3) bs 2- Newark (Encls. 2) mt 6 yoo INED Aids TREORMATION CONTA sul. nta HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED RECEPY ( 3)! Me WHERE, SHOWN OTHERWISE. | f ole ai Boras cet | REASON: 1.5 DECLASSIFY ON: ‘ jeeps . Doeld: 32313058 Page 3 Collection Act of 19927 (44 T3C 7i0yT Hote). a
ADL INFORMATION CoNtataED eee | HEREIN ISUNCLASSIFIED EXCEPB! 02° SS 28EE -~, cLAgsiFiED pace le a x REASGN: DECLASS uae oa On May 1, 1978 , an operational. ‘asset, who -has : provided’ reliable information in the past, provided the. Following information: . . . ‘On. “April: 26, 1978, the asset departed San > juan SD - Puerto Rico, and. flew to Miami, * Florida’ That. evening ce “the asset\ attempted to call ANTONIO VECIANA, however, was -..00° "informed that he was in. Washington, D. C, , and: would not os return until later... The. following day, (the asset: ‘visited Ess ' with VECIANA, VECI ANA stated“that he. went. to Washington, D. Cc; to testify in the United States House. of" Representatives . “ the. asset) ab KENNEDY assassination. VECIANA showed. the asset)a.paper which he (VECIANA) had*been. given which 653 reflect that VECIANA was granted. immunity to testify before. the, Committee.’ VECIANA stated. that ‘he. gave the Committee ~ the names of the people involved. cin the. 1971 attempted -assasSination of FIDEL CASTRO in:Chile.*..VECIANA gave the names of SECUNDINO ALVAREZ, ‘ANTONIO “ARROCHA, ‘and. LUCILO DEO «2s LA PENA. (VECIANA said. that . che: ‘did. not. ‘give the asset's rane CS ~- tothe Committee . The Committee: ‘was interested. in knowing _ the identities ‘the people ‘in* ‘Chile who: ‘assisted’ VECIANA: in this as ssassination attempt:,: “however, “VECIANA. did. not give. the Committee these: names. - . AMBRE SHOWN. OTHERWISE.” “VECIANA stated that- “he: gave information. to a Miami newspaper that ROGER REDONDO had gone. to Jamaica with SALVADOR ALDEREGUIA. VECIANA wants to:make as much. ‘publicity as possible concerning the arrest of ALDEREGUIA, as he believes this wall: help to retard attempts .to renew: ‘relations between. ‘the United States and Cuba. . VECIANA stated<that he made no mention. of: ‘REDONDO and his relationship. with -ALDEREGUIA. before: the Committee of the House of Representatives” in Washington,. D.C.35-but only. bars this information to the Miami. newspaper. ‘VECIANA ‘did. not n@icate ‘to which. ‘newspaper this information was given. oe 1.5 SIFY_ON: & Ned § On April 28, 1978, the. ‘asset. departed Miami, Florida, at 1: 35 PM on a Mexicana Airlines flight arriving in Mexico City, Mexico, at approximately. 6: 00° PMs The asset went to 64 e =. as OuORET “Exempt a recory, T San Juan, Puerto Rico“ siee nea, PS rete rei Sine Na RE EA cme AON i FUE MN SRE ESE interviewed on SAs STUART M: HOYT, JR. and a Ss * py THOMAS HARE SHH ip ta bore aicated. 5/2/78 This “document con tains neither recommendations- nor conclusions of the FBI. ‘It is the property-of the FBI and.is loaned to your agency; . _ and its, contents are not to be distributed outside your-agency. . Doeld:32313058 Page 4
Gone Diplomats co}otel, | where: he. was given » Room(302) Gne aeseT)CS) “ went to the(Cine Marina,) arriving there at approximately 8:00: oe The “ame met. at the Cine Marina \by a representative.of a uban I telligence Service (CUIS) known tothe asset)as PEDR - (aubos SANTO.” CAMPOS Jarrived. in“a taxi cab, called for. {the awe, “and {the -assetjentered the cab and” ‘they departed the sor Gk _, They C$) “ -went directly to a restaurant, the name of. which (t} (the asset] peso “unable to ascertain. (The asset) advised that this’ restaur ntC: = was located ina hotel. across the street from the hotel evilla There is also a park across the. street with a monument to enone The restaurant: was ‘located in-a hotel that. was beside” a fune al home. At the. restaurant. they had dinner and talked.- 7 , * (campos) aia ‘not. utilize (a tape. recorder). but. took cs ‘notes on-a pice of paper. In addition, (CAMPOS Shad notes 2S) written on a piece: of. paper from: which he > asked (the asset \( (aS "questions. oe, ae mN, a: Ss The discussion starte, ‘bs CmpoR|eivine Gre ssse3} 65D aa a letter ‘from (the asset's sister;):who resides. in Cuba:. The@S 5d) ‘letter congratulated (the asset- Or the quality of work: he had@S> - (done at the behalf of the Cuban. government in obtaining informa- '- tion for them and expressed he appreciation of both (the eae and the. Cuban. goverment for (the asset! 's Work. The. letter SV stated that of. particular in erest® and value ‘to the ‘Cubans was. the information regarding. he bombing of ‘the Girasol Travel a Agency. ‘(the asset's Sisterdwrote, that this information was C$ particularly important because. there had been a meeting of aoa the Partido Socialista Puertorriqueno (Socialist Party of pe Puerto Rico) (PSP) at the Girasol on Sunday night, the night”: od ‘of the bombing. (as ‘the asset. hhad.given the: Cubans. information CSD. X regarding the possibility of this: bombing, the Cubans were ws a ' ablle- to. pass on: to the PSP that~ there. might:be an attempted . ce ! ‘bombing. “Because the PSP was- in: receipt of ‘the information a rs of the bombing, someone at the. meeting was able to. deactivate. 4 , the bomb before it was exploded. - As. a result , (the sister )C - continued, lives were probably saved. The: sisterjalso wroteG £5. that (the. asset had. to understand why his trip to Cuba had been@ $3 ae cancelled ang he would not be able to go right away. ‘CThe. aeicaycon stated that (che asset should not-worry about finances, as the. ° 7 Cubans had a plan for a business into which(the asset Jeould CS oe enter into after returning from his training: trip to Cuba. al gs E Cc R E T ee eee ee | Docld:32313058 Page 5
Released. under: the John Fs +: Kennedy "Assassin j Records Collection Act oT T9972 (4s Use Tit are - (The sisterJi dicated that th ety yea) ‘wo months. CThe sister also: asked if it was a good idea outre Ss 2 (the asset's twin brother EO. to. Puerto Rico in connection with SZo a Cuban. national sport team.: ;. cas vs After reading. th e ‘letter, lie wesc wrote: a reply: C53: Cone asset statedjin- the letter: that it was best (that theC$). brother] not cemé to Puerto Rico}::as it would be a’ big event ~: > . .-: (for the family Jand:it would°beinevitable that various. members: co “of the Coordifiacion. de Organizaciones Revolucionarias’ Unidas, (Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations). (CORU ) oe | would find out about “it. ‘(The * ‘asset also’ told the sister that: c Loe, he did not. want toslose time an that he could not: participate: 0 in the activities as directed. -by*CUIS as. a hobby.) It was. “.. necessary that he be given more: noney , and if the CUIS dia: . ~ not need him anymore, it would: be: better. (the he.mg e to: Cuba. -~ and work there. After writing’ “the reply,(t ‘the at. Gis’ on fora _. Sister's letterjin- his shirt: pocket. However,  CeanBoR insisted os. a4 _ that the letter be returned tochim.as it«would be dangerous. , nae : should someone discover it on he. asset \C 5) ae ~ (campostnext. asked (the. asset) hat: ‘he had ‘heey apieC SDs wy oto’ ‘find out regarding ROGER REDONDO.’ (The: Beat Beg gaze ¢ . “4 °-.. that he had not been’ able tocobtain any information regarding jx. oe - .REDONDO. (The asset ire lated to (CAMPOS )that. REDONDO’ had. come. to CS Puerto Rico and (the asset) spent’ ‘time with=him, however,  REDONDO EB had said nothing about. the situation with. ALDEREGUIA. Coaupos }C “was interested in- Knowing when. the trial, of ALDEREGUIA woud a “start. A bes (tne essefeave @ Gonos] copy of the Spanish n eattson C49 of the'Miami Herald” which cont@ined an article reflecting: ee See ce ‘that MICHAEL TOWNLEY: would testify for the: United States “om 0. NS against. the. people responsible’ for the assassination of: “ORLANDO. a LETELIER.: CAMPOS Jinquired | if, ORLANDO BOSCH was involved in. AND sy ' killing. Of LETELIER and. told(the: assebD that CUIS knew that BOSCH C§ and GUILLERMO NOVO went to Chile together. (The asset )told CAMPOS, 50. that’ he had no information. regarding the assassination of . LETELIER. (CAMPOS) asked if FELIPE. RIVERO was inv lved in the C83. ~'. <-assassination of LETELIER. (The as et eae he did. Ch not know if. RIVERO was involved. e asset.jexplained to the 5D interviewing Agents that FELIPE RIVERO was a leader of the oo: anti- CASTRO. Cuban exile group. called _Pragmatistas. SECRET : Doeld:32313058 Page 6
Released under. Ahe sTtohn DATE: Ai- 14- -2017 a preston (ite ssseDeora(cmids) mat LUIS CRESPO had 1 been C5) arrested d was now in jail of aucharge of having in his - | anos yany a rifle and handgun. . e Assel did not tellC Cs). C AMPOS \anything regarding (the asset"s jinvolvement of eco “dynamite from.CRESPO and-.t dynamite by the Federal Bureau. of.-Investigation (FBI) at we te] -o~ + the Miami International Airport. “Che: asset )told calpogjchatC $7) tae a - the situation in the United States” was very "hot" and there — cles wo was very little. activity. du to the s efforts of. the various ._ vor law enforcement agencies. (ine. asset} told CRESPO that he. wasC SO - - .. now doing a lot of work for the -up oming Cuban Arts Fair -to.° . be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on-May 20, 1978. CCAMPOS" CSD asked (the asset wow much’ were his« “expenses in. coming to. <—s) Mexico. C City. The asset) related what: his ‘expenses were “ang O59 Coanpos leave him $500.00. in fifty-dollar denominations. bills contained- the following serial ienehrtat a S subsequent discovery of the B59532620A B59532619A B59532617A. B59532618A ~~. B59532638A -B59532637A B59532635A  B59532636A - B59532633A B59532634A ms, One asset} told GaMposSthat he needed more money. tn cs (campos responded 5 asking him how much the arts. ‘fair was’ poss he paying. (fhe asset told him he was recéiving no “money from. Ce) the arts fair, nor were any: of the other people Working. for ‘-the fair receiving any type: of payment . : o a" a (campos told the: asset that "CARLOS and the seeneran 8D were not leaving Cuba now as the situation: was. too "hot" .a a result of the arrest of ALDEREGUIA. ZCAMPOS\stated that- all 65 of these people were afraid of being. detected. CCAMPOS Jasked i the asset jif be heard that | MAX. LESNICK ‘and REDQNDO had met with "JORGE" in New York,” New York. (The asset \told CAMPOS _ 253. . that he had. not heard this. ee Che asset)that he (age knows ENRIQUE GARCIA,(the asSet's CUIS contact in fates a C5 7 RODOLFO, commenting that. the two of them had attended an ‘Communist school: together: we ae | Docld:32313058 Page 7
Released under the . John F. _ Kennedy. Aseaseination. Records: Collection’ Act- of 1992 (44 USC. 21 Di ae aa : “DATE: lle 1a- 2017" ae * ee lt 2 # . - (emwed ene Che asset) the: name 0 08 Casino LatDeoCS3 me be. used. in all contactS_and communications with CUIS: instead ey we es ‘of his old .cover name Geector MIRANDA PRADO. Caupos\instsuceea CD, | Ghe asset) to: use. only Mexico )for_ communicating with \CUIS C4) rand not to use (Jamaica or Pdhama:): Should an urgent sit tuation€ $9 Ld arise, dictating the necessity ofa contact with CUIS, (the ‘asset Hes | is. to go_to (Mexico City)and call( cauPos) at the Cuban Embassy (53 ie The asset jonly needs - ho say that("Senor’ Lara is in:-town and >. “would li to see him".: The asSet}then is to, to-the bieecs3 _ Mixcoac, Revolucion} and ‘San. Antonio, Mexico City \at 5:00 PM,. > ve --- Where he will. be met. hould:the.,Cubans need €0. see Ghe asset CD A the asset's: sister)will call. an n the conversation. will sa ‘CARLOS, needs aeset Ns. cream" ‘AS. soon.as- the message is, a anama jas..early as possibl RIQUE GARCIA. t..the:Cuban-Embassy - in (Panama Ra ae .thatsSenor. LARA }is.. in’ town and oo Yould like to see him. ihe. asset \then « is to g or Jat :00°PM; where hé.will/bé met.» (CAMPOS Jinstructed & € set | thats shoute(Gancri}ne s-be in(Panama,. jhe will be Coy. approachéd by~ someone who .will--say,, CXOTt -Look ike the _ brothes 76). aod of ARSENIO. LARA,! The asset™ nstructed to reply. Pos ae am ANDRES. wy. In( Panama Vthe asset fis to stay at the estow yore 253 and should for. some Kon he» not*be met at OO_.PM at tHe _- (ie Astor, ‘the asset will be* called at the ne Goloy ote. CSN ( . Geauros) instructed Ene assay} to ‘go r6@anansJon Friday, 63 June 9 8 to meet again with:.CUIS7’ (The assetjis to go to.€, he (Cine. Astor a t “Gh O PM.on- this: date, where he:will be met: to the Gnee s 4 3 / | (CAMP state hae fhe asset Will:'be ven_a date for his trip PP. oe “to Cuba va Fang The asset sakea GanboSSwhen this trip CO would be.. AM s Feplied ‘that: he’ ‘did not know, but maybe it, -. would be a fter. SH e Communist Youth: Festival: held in Cuba, (Canpos” és}, indicated that they. wanted(the asset )\to be available in Puerto: 3. a - Rico in case -.anyone tried to bomb: t e plane or boat . ‘in. “which ...the delegates might travel. a ; . » (campos next: asked Ene asset\if he knew «Cantos. VIERA CSD RAMOS. _ CAMPOS |Stated that(VIERA Jwas~with(GUITIERREZ MENOLO)2.S.) in the Segundd~Frente de Escambray . (the asset Jtold(CAMPOS natZsy. che. knew: a(VIERA' \that lived in fthe asset's homé for SproximatelyC 3) six months in Y964. _The asse ave a brief description of. this | individual but, told€(CAMPOS )tHAT he did not know if this was regs . Same person. CCAMPOS )stated that. he thought ji thks the sameC$ os -- “individual. and that “this is bad't. (The asset ksked- Rt is tigi SD ; ‘bad, adding "Is he in’ Cuba?" CAMPOS tated t coke hy was nota ‘in Cuba, but did not. explain y it was bad that the man that lived in the asset. Ss home. in 1964 was probably the same as CARLOS | : Doeld: 32313058 Page 6
Release under, the: a. abn. #... Renn nly 3 ieee ation Records: Collect len Ac ST: 33S Fe o Biss ; iar . 7. es ECRET ee ee ey ie a asset. t explained)to » the interviewing Agents that ¢ os): Gruros im a ‘second namé for( VIERA,) but was unable. that S - recal (The asset believes: Jehat it might be(CARLOS JULIO“ com VIERA RAMOS" but is not sur e asset. further cine VIERA )was: the boyfriend of CARMEN "Nena! ACEVEDO, who. residedC. _in the second floor of the asset's -home juntil approximately - two years ago. (The asset )related thatfACEVEDOJasked himo~ 5) capproximately six months- ago.if he knew where VIERA>Wwas. CS. (The asset stated that he had-no. contact. with( VIERA, since 1964, com and had:ffo idea as to where he might be located. (The assety€$3 .. further.,stated that VIERA Was <with: Alpha 66 in 1964, and may € SS ' be possibly involved. in drugs wer Pa : : a At approximately: 10: .30- AM, the’ meeting’ terminated and Ge asset returned to the, iplomatico otel by taxi. cab: cy. The Tollowing~day ; ‘April “trom 78 » {the asset Meparted Glexico ee} City» .Menico, nd ew to tami, “Florida. . oe roomier 3091978, (ene asset went tothe business, GI of ANTONIO VECIANA. t the.business, (the asset \saw ROGER ¢ CSD . REDONDO- and had an opportunity. “to. spéak- with him... REDONDO: Sk a asked (the asset \if he had hadsany contact with the Cubans. aoe Sd . (The. asset told REDONDO that« he had. not.had any contact, that $2. “he was happy that(his sister Jhad not. called, and: that he did é “not want to have any more contact with the Cubans. . REDONDO : “appeared very nervous, and Stated that he had“ had to go to a. doctor for this affliction. . REDONDO did not say anything | Tegarding. the current ‘situation with ALDEREGUTA. The asset Jaepartea Miami, Florida, at sppwosioasely £59 Coe 4: 00 PM on (April 30,): 1978, and. ‘returned: to San Juan, Puerto ns Rico. When Gne asset returned: his. wife told. him:=sthat. REINOLCE $28 RODRIGUEZ had called and wanted to see (the ssee as soon. as 2 S$) vs. he. got back, - eo a a Ce asset. gave. the following - as expenses incurred — during hi rip to Mexico City, fet aya Hotel, Mexico . Taxi, icc y Exit tax ~~ Food, (Miami | DocId: 32313058 Page 3