WFO 185-425 . | SECRET meetings that were held in Costa Rica in June, 1976. (MORALES during the interview in fact said Costa Rica, but it was evident from the rest of his conversation that he meant the Dominican Republic). MORALES did not know which specific meeting POSADA attended, but stated that another Venezuelan had also been present and it was Dr. AURELIO ALVAREZ ECHESARTI. Others present at the CORU meeting as reported to MORALES, since he was not present, ; were FRANK CASTRO, member of the FLNC, OSCAR ANGULO,FLNC, . ORLANDO BOSCH, Accion Cubana, JOSE DIONISIO SUAREZ ESQUIVEL, one of the NOVO brothers representing MNC (Moviemento Nacional i Cubano). During one of these meetings, it was discussed that CORU would not have any more actions in the U.S., but DIONISIO SUAREZ was not in agreement because he said they already have an operation going in thaU.S., but they would be able to comply | after ninety days. (U) ; H On May 10, 1977, MORALES furnished the following information with regards to the June, 1976, meeting (ip the Dominican Republic of the anti-CASTRO Cuban exiles: u A Dominican Republic of the anti-CASTRO Cuban Exile Organization, MORALES stated that LUIS POSADA attended the meeting as an (Ss Agent for DISIP) .MORALES continued that upon POSADA's return y- o Caracas, DISIP \learned that JOSE DIONISIO SUAREZ had C s3 : attended the meeting as the representative from the CNM. MORALES confirmed the presence at the meeting of ORLANDO BOSCH, \ With regards to the June, 1976, meeting in the ROBERT CABALLO, and ARMANDO LOPEZ ESTRADA. MORALES further / stated that FRANK CASTRO had been the individual who had / organized the meeting, and that it had taken plaee with |, the knowledge and blessing of the Government of the Dominican vtt Republic. POSADA also reported that all of the groups attending, with the exception of the CNM, were in favor of confining any actions against the Cuban Government to areas outside the . U.S. POSADA also reported that actions against the Cubana Airlines were discussed ang that as a result, subsequent actions were taken. & ( J MORALES continued that on the evening of May 9, 1977, he was talking to FRANK CASTRO, who is now residing in Miami, Florida. MORALES stated that CASTRO advised him during the telephone conversation that during the meeting, JOSE DIONISIO SUAREZ had made the statement that the CNM had one contract with the Chileans in the U.S., which stdll_had to be carried out, and this was the LETELIER killing. 10: tu) SECRET moe yak. GO Daye > Ww Docld:32340877T Page 7
LL OF a an SY . bf ae BS | WFO 185-425 oo ‘ SECRET An analysis of the above_information reflects several obvious factual conflicts Dr. RIVAS VASQUEZ advised in March, 1977, that one of the DISIP sources had reported two meetings in the Dominican Republic in June, 1976. A larger one, which was a political meeting, and the smaller one, which was strictly operational, whose purpose was to decide on terrorist activity against Cuba. Among those present at the operatignal meeting, accordiny# @ to the source, was GUILLERMO NOVO. ha 1337-S, who was ¢: ») also in attendance at the June, 1976, meeting, advised that the meetings were held in the Dominican Republic on June 11, 12, and 13, 1976, and that the representatives from the Cuban Nationalist Movement were Dr. JUAN PULIDO and JOSE DIONISIO SUAREZ, not GUILLERMO NOVO. Moreover, MM 1337-S presented the conference more as one continuous than as two separate meetings, but did advise that the conference contained discussions of future terrorist activities. HD BOSCH, through BLAKE FLEETWOOD, confirmed that the meeting had taken place in June of 1976 in the Dominican Republic and had been attended by all of the military and political directors of the different Cuban exile groups. BOSCH also confirmed through the FLEETWOOD article that CORU had been formed at that meeting, and that he himself was the leader. (U) MORALES in his statements confirmed that the meeting had taken place and stated t it was only one of the CORU meetings held in June, toro gurtner MORALES advising that his information came throug SIP agent Cs a LUIS POSADA, stated that JOSE SUAREZ, not GUILLERMO NOVO, sentative from the Cuban Nationalist had been the representati ionali . Movement. Be¢ 4 Ps , - As can be seen from the above, several distinct references were made to two meetings in the Dominican Republic in June of 1976. They can either be interpreted as two meetings at the same three-day conference or as a continuous meeting over a period of several days, which obviously involved more than one physical encounter of attendees, which would thereby explain the apparent conflict. This in fact was the original interpretation  ° by the 00 as regards to the above point inasmuch-as MM-t3372S" reported the presence of SUAREZ at the June, 1976, meeting | and this was corroborated by another source >” e 00 was therefore persuaded to believe that in fact SUAREZ did ‘ coe attend the meeting, and that the information provided byl: PS nb DISIP: which indicated that GUILLERMO NOVO had’ been tH@=>—7 ce 3 representative at the meeting, had been simply an error KIiGh t 11 SECRETt: OSNEWS Docld:32340877T Page &