é wb o °* = abject were found. Toserhnashinereacacaneanaly ‘ : « oo > a . r (4) ‘Atiando ROMERO. Martinez There is a 201 file on the individual. lis file.was' opened on 4 December 1963° in response to an indication of interest in him by another, USG agency. The relationship | with him: was termin-. . ated following | his. arrest in. Miami in January . 1964 for illegal use of narcotics’: and. possession. of” explosives: and “automatic ‘weapons. mo ; Le ne TT. 17 March 1967. 01 A review. of. files. does not confirm that CIA was. dnvolved jn ‘this. ingident.. ” (1) Telix ASENCIO Trejo.” There ‘is a 201 ‘file on the individual which indicates: that a POA was granted. on 4 March. 1964. since subject was. of interest. to us as 2°. possible candidate. for paramilitary operations against Cuba. The POA was cancelled on .20. August 1964 with ‘no. indication that subject: was ‘ever actually. used operationally. — = (2) Wilfredo MARTINGZ. Diaz. “We. have. nod. positively identifiable information on this” individual. ae (3) Lazaro ‘Gustavo ARECES, ‘Alvarez... There. ‘is a 201 file on the individual which indicates that.-a. POA was granted 7 July 1964 for intended use. as a seaman “aboard. a. CIA vessel involved in maritime operations. The POA was cancelled 8 September. 1964: with: the: "indication: that the Subject was not hired. Le U. 1971.” ‘There is nothing: in files teviewed to indicate that we had any contact with the subject: mentioned ‘in the report or were involved | in the alleged ingident, ay “Josus DOMINGUEZ. ; Beniter. No: ‘GIA. ‘traces: on: nh ‘It is’ noted that. ‘the: ‘above totals: twenty one. “geparate . analytical sections ‘whereas. there: are actually. twenty-four, alleged assassination’ attempts,” This is “due ‘to the fact : that. the analyses of the -txo incidents of 26- July. 1961" have. been combined. since.they: both occurred’ on the same-day and were allegedly executed. by. the .same. group. The. treatment ‘of: the . alleged June 1965 poisoning attempt is: part of. the ‘analysis. |. of the mid'1964: incident because the alleged: pepetrator ‘is -relatéd to the. group described therein. |The. incident: described in Castro's report as. mid’1965° ‘has. been combined.-with the: analysis of the. 1966 incident: ‘since both were, ;, allegedly carried out. by the ‘sane group: . '
3. In summary, of the twenty- -four incidents’ described in Castro's report, the files reviewed indicate ‘that CIA had no involvement in fifteen of.the cases; i. @.,. never’ had any contact with the individuals mentioned or was not in contact with thei at the ‘time of the alleged incidents. In the remaining nine cases, CIA had operational relationships with some of the individuals mentioned: but. not. for the purpose of assassination. . It.is noted that. one case is. currently being reviewed by: a SSC staff menber for selection of documents = to-be-sanitized.. This case (Rolando CUBELA Se scades) was not reviewed in connection. with this memorandun. . Of the twenty- [ae CPE “6aS6S° reviewed, nothing has been. found to substantiate the charges that CIA. directed its Agents: to: assassinate Castro. im Raymond A. Yarren _.Acting Chief ‘Latin America Division Distribution: Orig §& 1 Addressee jo SA/DDO | - DC/LAD © - LA/COG/Chrono oo dl -~ L. “Therry ee Do dee LA/CO6/ORS/L. Therry:kk (11 August 1975)...