157-10002-10236 Qe mn 60 cath cy oD EG OS ER eG A eh EE Oe a ea et eGo Go oe oe EG a a Ge AGENCY RECORD NUMBER : RECORDS SERIES : TELETYPE AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO : TITLE Date:10/05/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION : SSCIA 157-10002-10236 DOCUMENT INFORMATION PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES ow ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS DATE PAGES : '~ CUBA ASSASSINATION HERNANDEZ, VICTOR DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 333 Folder 2 A HY 50955 Docld: 32282076 SUBJECTS : : 7/02/68 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT U REFERRED P 09/30/93 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page 1 a
% » eo ~_ Sa Cn qo ‘ a \ * CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO,- veecege putes te ge natin ence. _ DECLASSIFICATION AND/GR,: vaya a, 7 & Is 7 "RELEASE OF THI Be we iT. COMI hoes 8 wept OD, [KO rota © WS SANIT eae , Sl 4 . Jil 2) 105 seteaNp —_ i ~ SEC RET utles|4 FBI NEW YORK nation outage ° Pebared + one SIFY ON: 2X. fe : YO) ME sed, UNup red 24 2 Oy AH | eon, an ee _ (r Commit Hog Com, S Faz } i kK a ogy on a Oy ; @S .. ——— isc) “a one “ g 7 discon 3— osed i 1 CCER nas boon CMA zeg np OU. red na ae - . es Siren aoe 7 . ose , iow oom , VICTCS. DOMINDADOR ESPINCSA HERNANDEZ, 3 RIRALITY “MATT ERSe,y iS = CUSA. SA f fi. 4A. lps le hone Cot Tee eierent be Le tee ESPINOSA seosaneD AT THE NEW YORK OFFICE ON JUNE TWO, SIKTYFIVe Dp Bate Ep) re MOTE EAT ED tryed Sepsis . IN THE COMPARY OF INS INVESTIGATOR EDWARD KAVAZANJIAN AND FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORD AY an ESPINOSA RETURNED TO NEW YORK ON FIVE TWENTYNINE LAST AFTER SPENDTSY WS cuentysiy DAYS IN PARIS, WHERE HE WAS IN CONTACT WITY INDIVIDUALS : ' TRVOLVED IN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE FIDEL CASTRO_AND LES ‘DING 5 cusea | a GOVERNZS. PERSONALITIES. ESPINOSA SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A MESSASE ee cence nee = Via a) 1702 MEET IN FRANSC WITH ROLANDO CUSELA, WHO IS A LIFE LONG FRIEND OF g | ESPINGSS AND IS ALLEGED TO BE THE MAIN FIGURE IN THE PLOT. CUBELA  _ Fis YDINTICAL WITH FORMER MAJOR ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SEGADES, WhO IS . jaw “SATE FRIEND OF FI EL Casts ESPINOSA FURT HER STATED THAT | ™ THE CONFERRED IN PARIS FoR ABOUT TEN DAYS ee 2s ' en ed o Lr Noe La HU Ca SE 7) ESPINOSA SAID jHE NAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PLOT AND WENT TO PARIS oN, THE re 3 eae Gea MAR. iy . = . . = ii Pf FRa aie AEE BS sarees semua ewes | e “SalIN S 1055 oa reais gnceton. REUSE: ec A [ish “Task “FORCE aout went #. 0 JUN 1 80% ov SL oL# I ery e0r q, I 6s -1)6675 109°-$2743 _ (RELEASE IN FULL Ud | YY RELEASE IN PART “SECE a Tt DC) TOTAL DENIAL ~ HY 50955 Daoctd: 32282076 Page Ea ig,
PAGE TWO ~ URGING CF CUBELA, WHO HAS BEEN A LIFE-LONG FRIEND OF EIS. HE: ALSO STATED THAT INVOLVED IN THE PLOT WA (SPINOSA SAID THAT CUSELA HAD RESIGNED TRO THE ARMED FORCES OF CUBA AND IS NOW PRACTICING MEDICINE AT THE CALIXTO GARCIA HOSPITAL IN | HAVANA AND HAS & MONE ADJACENT TO FIDEL CASTRO-S AT VARADERO vf | BEACH. ESPINOSA ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WAS IN OURS WHERE AE CONTACTED OTHER CUBAN EXILES AN eee ram ho TonRt AIN DEGREE CF THIS PLOT, BUT THAT Tne CUBANS DID NOT TRUSTE “ft GISL, WHOS EBECAUSETTHEY A CUBAN LA_-EOR-THE-SPECIFIG— ‘tS INDIVIDUA ace ESPINOSA ADVISED THAT THE PLOT CALLS FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF FIDEL CASTRO, RAUL CASTRO, ERNESTO “CHE” GUEVARA AND RANIRO VALDES. ‘THAT EVES‘SNE CAN SEE THAT THE LEADERS HAVE BEEN XILLED. THE PLOTTERS HOPE TO SEIZE THE RADIO STATION AND CALL FOR AMERICAN. HELP. ESPINOSA ? i | | PHE ASSASSINATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS TO TAKE PLACE IN PUBLIC SO i | SAID Tait CUBELS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WiTH THE PLOT DESIRE TO KNOY on anh ® cis so ® co OY Miwele es MAY ~v i316 a pa ia END PAGE TUO ft 8 ah ane Lanene oe mat oe as ery | HY 50955 DBocld: 322762076 Page 3
URETHER CR NOT THE UNITED STATES WOULD HELP IF THIS PLOT Was SUCCESS- FUL AND IF TRE UNITED STATES WOULD BE READY AT A MOMENT=S NOTICE TC GIVE THIS ASSISTANCE AS THE PLOTTERS MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO ROLD THE ||coveRnyayt FOR A DSY OR THO. ESPINOSA SPZCIFICALLY REQUESTED TO (BE PUT IN CONTACT VITR S§ REPRESENTATIVO OF CIA, WHO WAS THOROUGHLY ‘FAMILIAR WITH TRE CUBAN SITUATION AND COGNIZANT OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE PLOT. ESPINOSA STATED THAT TINE IS OF THE ESSENCE AND THAT THIS PLOT VILL COME OFF IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND INDICATED THAT A STRONG POSSIBILITY WOULD BE JULY TWENTY SIXTH, WHEN SLL THE ‘LEADERS WOULD BE TOGETHER AT THE ANNUAL JULY TWENTY SIXTH CELESRATICN Om cmmen tos 08s det nb ie snemeam enemas neeence ame me Rene at Te aie 8 Oe ee re a me one. eo OS THE BUREAU IS REQUESTED TO FURNISH THIS INFORMATION TO CIA I | ap RSCTRTAIN WKETHER-OR NOT CIA DESIRES TO TALK TO ESPINOSA AT THE | paRnizs? POSSIBLE TINS AND AT A PLACE SUITABLE TO THEM. THE BUREAU [rs REQUESTED TO OBTAIN A DEFINITE ANSYER FROM CIA AND FURNISH CIA- | AESYER: To TNE NEW YORK OFFICE sy yous, ius sanse aneay sus ote) | THAT ESPINOSA CAN BE ADVISED OF CIA-S DECISION. | SND PAGE THREE way wd Ty, ry HY 50955 DBocld: 322762076 Page 4
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