BATE: :11- 14> 2017 oe . ey = /* az. > ‘ i a 4 A ' . ‘ 4 . ‘ a v wt t 2 Ns : 5 pare: under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote;. ry ‘ BY a SECRET: - OO MBE 105~14883 | . : : eee “LEZCANO, is married but has mo children, is a paimter by occupation, amd is described as white male, 33 years old, 6° tall, 180 pounds, brown hair, LEZCANO is not aware | ROMERG’s contacts with Cuban Government orice Gf The morning fol lowing his arrival im New York,. RO weit by taxi to the cormer of 116th Street and — ° River Drive, where he. followed instructions pre- - wieus ly given him by the individual who ealled from “es New York, ‘He had been instructed to stand mext to a bust of a female at this location, which ROMERO believed te be a bust honoring motherhood. He wore a coat, white shirt with mo tie, and carried an unlit cigar, aB ssi ss instructed, He was approached by a whit: male Cuban, 29 to 30 years old, 5°6" tall, abowt 125 pounds, brow hair and dark brown eyes. This individual called ROMERO - name and instructed that ROMERO accompany him. Phey . mtered a taxi and thereafter ,. changed taxis on.at least . “two eccasions, They entered a movie theater, mme ‘amd address tinknown to ROMERO, where they remained approxi- mately BO minutes, and thereafter left and entered another — taxi. After about one and ome-kalf hours of this” type of. gt getivity, they finally. entered @ large hotel, mame and — : oe location unknown to ROMERO, where his companion approa hed the desk amd remted a room, His companion spoke excellent ‘Baglish and all of the seein GQ) to the taxi drivers woee eee : ‘and desk clerk were in English no After they were secure the hotel room, ‘this individua identified himself as ULIAN GONZALEZ or - HERNANDEZP ROMERO not being certain of the last mame. = He produ@ed at identification card approximately 2 x 34  dimches,. which had a black border. This card contained his photograph and the Spanich words, “Departamento de Seguridad del Estado” (Department of State Security). The mam adv iged_QOWERO that he was an agent of the ‘Cuban. Gevernuent and he. WAS KwAre ‘that ROMERO was formerly a — member of the Caban revolution. He thereafter spoke in glowing terms of the glorious Cuban revolution. He spoke of ROMERO’s mecemt jail tenure and told him the only offense. @f which he was guilty was that of trying Sey to return to his fatherland, stating the Cuban Gover neen Docld: 322798546 Page 76
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 us Lo . co ’ ; . . , (~ rr / ae se . oe ; . a Ne "Be Shuey MM 105~14883 8 o was not an- agent « of the United States Government. The official then pr ced am idemtYfication card which identified him as [gents JIMENEZ, First Secretary of the Cuban Mission to the United | tions” s)"° identification card was printed im English. (a) ; : Ys . /. uring the ensuing conversation, the official ae “asked if ROMERO was still im favor of the Cuban revolution. , amd still wamted te work for the Cuban Govermment.. ROMERO a ‘replied im the affir: ve and stated he would gladly eooperate with them. Me was agaim asked the same questions concerning his previous enploymemt by a_U..S. Government agency and other individuals so coploy empl, MERO claimed — he did not farmish amy imformation of valuéto the Cuban — : official. wv) . Se - During the above conversation, the Cubam official told ROMERO he would have to ma a trip to Cuba, to which , he agreed, and the Cubam officia/ stated when he arrived in \/ Cuba, he would talk with[ RAMI ALDES, Cuban Mimister of: - | ~ the Imterior amd chief o: Cubai Geto )ioweRO was imstructed to advise the Cuban official whem aid where bw would arrive | ma im Cuba whem he learmed these details im order that the | . ™ Cuban Coast Guard could be alerted and he would be pero . mitted to enter. The Cuban official also instructed ROM ‘upon his arrivial Am Havama to call telephone number{ 35-861 and ask for JAIME) ROORIGTRE YZ & ee a ROMERO om this occasion asked the Cuba official for | money and was told that it would be semt to him. ‘U) Oo 7 ROMERO denied that he was given any instructions g to contact! ia Ma Gwe any other U. S: Government agency to - tain imt@lligence information for Cubam G-2 or any— ovher type of specific instruction. He stated he was given no code traiming and was only told it would be mecessary for him to make a trip to Cuba. Gur Following the above conversation, ROMERO departed the hotel alone amd traveled by subway to LEZCANO'’s .apart- ment, where he remained overnight. He thereafter ‘eresieag fq Docld: 322798546 Page 27
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Coll@ctren—met our 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: ‘a1- “14 ~2017 ‘ ; “fe . ¢ ! Ly ‘ . s . © . : H ; 4 of & aan a 2 2 . ; : _ : . * oh a : SECRET! MM 10514883 te Fhe first trip to New York was during the first days of December, 1967, by airplane. ‘By means of a sigmal givem me by MONTES DE OCA, met with a Cubam who idemtified himself as ULIAN HERNANDEZ or GONZALEZ smber of the ‘Department of State Security of Cuba. He asked me to cooperate amd work for the Intelligence Service of Cuba. I told him I would (4)  “hiky mext trip was by airplane to New York oh March @, 1968. During this trip, om March 10, 1968, I mat with the same imdividual and he showed @h idemtification card which identified him as|JESUS JIMENEZ, First Secretary of the Cuban Wission to the United Nations /3)He instructed me to make plans for a clandestine boat triptto. : Cuba, where I would see} RAKIRO VALDEZ, chief of Cubes 6-25 ) / ’ /"E received money by money order from New York, ‘as follows: 1) $200 om about the first | of Decenber, 1967; 2) $300 om February 28, 1968; and 3) $200 by Western Union in March, 1968... “Y have mever initiated Contact with the Government of Cuba and prior to November, 1967 ,. . I had not been contacted by this government or / its representatives. a> BT “Tt have read this statement of this amd two more pages and it is correct. cote ° "/3/, Epifanio. Romero ~Witmesses: Sammel W. Jomes, SA, F.B.I., 4-468 © . Miami, Fla. . Joseph C. Ball, PBI, Miami ,. Florida, 4/4/68" Docld: 322798546 Page 2765
Pontes under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (f4 usc 27107 Hote). Lf 9 { DATE: .11-14- oa f Troy a at 4 2017 Ps . b+ 9 en . a — . & j : _ z ‘ « ve we 4 é aAED . , , ate bead ict ot a “Sy ; . * { | \ c SECRET MM 105-14883 s . fe In connection with the above reference to an individual nameg {resus JIMENEDS) it is noted that as of April 1, 1968, RJESUSNUME EZRESCOBARLS 401 East 88th . Street, Apar &D, New York Cifty...was First ‘Secretary of the CHIN in“New York ; “RO, April 15, 1968, MM 7.Padvised that during the previous week, BPIFANIO ROMERO apparently received a large sum of monsygirom his Cuban Government contact in | | New York Cit Wei ich as he paid RAMON)PONESTEVEZ boat. builder in i¥Acah, Florida, the sum of $3,900 to build et SO ep. a boat capable of transporting him to'Cuba. The boat is a white “Piranha” 23—-foot inboard motor launch, equipped with an auxiliary gas tank. ,The boat is scheduled to be completed on Aprii 17, 1968 fA) o According to the informant, ROMERO has. obtained an the services of a captain and a navigator, both Cubans, whose identities are unknown to the source, and plans to travel to Cuba with them and ADOLFO_RORGES. The subjert an (shes a letter fox personal delivery [To RAMIRO VALDES | frm RAMON DONESTEYV who is aware of the purpose of the subject’s trip. The informant stated that in preparation for the trip, the subject received three long distance calls from "JULIAN" in New York on Thursday, April 11, 1968, and three additional calls from him on Saturday, April 13, 1968, The informant was not aware of the substance of their conversations. Lu) * cee ee ee mp are  ee  e mene IS se me RO, Docld: 322798546 Page 29