Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Fae v9.1 Docld: 32291675 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. ‘JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10207-10454 HQ 105-130061-5 Document Information FBI BRENNAN, D. J. JR. SULLIVAN, W. C. 05/18/1964 2 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret : 1B; 1C Redact 09/15/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 5/7/2015
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey, 2 LTE: 11-14-2017 - we ten nn @ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 C $010-106 . ‘ue SAA GEN. BG, NO. 27 oa Non — UNITED STATES GC: RNMENT SECKE a Woh a . Casper a ee) 7 Callahan 2 a Memorandum OFORET / coat oy af SOUALE Gate Che . r . eae 70 ‘Mr. W. C. Sullivan, yoy DATE: 5/18/64 Rosen . Ss A a cmanwom wusurtnoe ra . - revel a Ne CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ( “oo oo af Ie i Gandy ous Docld:32291675 Page 2? . ' SECRED SLDIKSE oe Bey Sour OM :-D. J. Brennan, TEs DEGLAS SS 6 Soe Ss AND/OR, . Asvajecr: VLADIMIR RODRIGUEZ LAHERA IN THIS DOCUMENT. On ie IS - CUBA | KP 2-5-Gf tye AS wae ALL INFON crwyacl . Subject is a Cuban intelligence officer who recently he in Canada and who has been moved to the U. S. for debriefing by CIAL On 5/12/64 Harold Swenson, CIA, furnished the following to the Liaison Agent The subject made plans tc defect several months ago while he was aSSigned to. his head. iarters in Havana, He began collecting material s.. preparation for~his defection.-.He was able to leave Havana on an Sfficial assignment which vas to include travel through Canada. Wher. he arrived in Canada he contacted Zanadian authori ties Cg) ) “XS of the Cuban Intelizgence service in Havana. In this connection, he per- senally knows several individuals and also was very familiar with various cases. Practically all or his knowledge with regard to swperations deals , With Latin American count.ies. He does not aye any direct knowledge con ‘| cerning Cuban agents operating in the U. 8-@ (u) He appears to have extensive knowledge concerning the operation \ The subject has_ stated tha* the Cuban Intelligence Service } ‘receives guidance from five Soviei advisors;.ane that in recent weeks, the {Service was complétely reorganized. Much of this -ecrganization dealt ‘with th "Illegal Departmént'' which is-responsible gor the training and dispatching of illegal agent’. All. such agents are thoroughly trained in the use of microdots, secret writing, microfilm and radio. These illegal agents do not get involved with communists in the country where they are ent, They will have meetings with”legals and chis quite often takes plac in a third country .(&) U) A om S av { 1, ‘. ‘ ‘ “The subject has also referred*to the Nationa] Liberation Depart- ‘ment which is an important part of the Intelligence Service. This depart- ment. deals exclusively with the promotion of revolutions in other Latin fan countries. Such activity is not promoted in countries wi whom aintains diplomatic relations (Bfu)/p a _ 'Z G06 /- 1 - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Wannall . | 1 - Mr. Sullivan 1 AAT aison 1 - Mr. Paps MyR: . Layte gy syPimi (ope JUN i964 BRL F ‘ ff 6 DECLASSIFY ©
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Wt 3107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 , aa As 2 q ~~ Memo Brennan to Sullivan Re: Vladimir Rodriguez Lahera IS - Cuba - mf S Subject volunteered inf ation sndicaring tecfiRoroifie a cryptonym used by [Santi ago Ferez, het intellicenc orem asSigned to headquarters in Havana. _He further stated ehacf"Ro2o" |e avelled_to . Canada Shortly after 3/23/64. I phous be noted that the name (fRo1e" [S) ecently came up in the[ FOXTROT] €as e. Sy 7) rad , vy Subject was asked if he knew of any Cubar intelligence officer whe presently used the name "Orlando." Subject replied that Oscar yGarcia, an instructor at headquarters in Havana, does use the name “Oriando. This particular information may be of some interest in connection with the case entitled "Olga Georgina Goicoechea Salas," the Cuban agent in Mexico City who recently indicated’ She was willing to cooperate with the U. Sé She all egedly had contact in Miami with an individual referred to as "Orlando." Alu) JER OGL Swenson advised that CIA is currengly giving consideration te making recruitment and defection approaches of various intelligence officers identified by the subject. This woulda be done on a very select ve basis and CIA would concentrate on those individuals who offer the mosi potential based on data furnished by subject. Swenson commented that if CIA proceeded with this plan there could be a strong reaction at Cuban Intelligence Service headquarters in Havana it any individual approeched reported the matter to his people. He elaborated by stating that once . Cuban headquarters realize that subject is cooperating with the Americans we cannot discount the possibility that the Cubans could take steps to j protect existing operations. This could mean the recall of certain agents. Swenson stated that he definitely will give the Liaison Agent advance notice if the above-described recruitment and defection plan is to be put into effect. QM (Uy) swenson stated that he is in the process of preparing reports based on information furnished by the subject. These reports will be disseminated to the Bureau as soon as possible (® (4) a For information. Liaison will follow for further developments. |, Docld: 32291678 Page 3