3 < $ $ i $ by re. ce rAOm VAN oo 1977 1G anama. pact uring at 8:15 p.m. ( ZABALA sai ‘, ° [Panama Hilton‘Yand checked Plot at 9 p.m pAb said wha. as they were directed him see the face only a short distance ‘ this time they left apartment byilding whexe ZABALA saidJthat when ‘The General" )was recorder set up. them books from the Cuban requested(these telenhone not have any other informa walking a to yet ZABALA Se ABALA | said ‘that}tn he next contact was on Gianna ZABALA said’ that)t the day off{January 10 he i in, that “hot by CARLOS ) aiked up and a walk." CZABALA said they walked two or three blocks andC’ car puiled into the car. ef the driver of the and stopped. the car an aid telephone books from Sasa section books. 9 tion oO ae) e flew from Miami to 1977, arriving -in Nemes) mnediately proceeded to theC$_) and then went to (the parking® SJ he was met fat the reat ek Sey then said, “Let's go Fox Oe! sh $3 up alongside and(Canlos)) (ZABALA said \he did no cay. The d¥iver drove ZABALA ‘se aid that atc a the Wriver and entered an they proc eded to an apartmeat ae and CARLOS entered the apartment <$ already in the apart cst - CS tent with nis tape that_at this time he gave duan jas well as [Miami telephone ft Miamijas th had previously ZABALA ssid)Jihat he did to give them“and they again requested that he obtain general information concerning the activities of Miami. him($800 )for expenses. enother contact in for(March G6.) 1977. (a_léather type key wnicn was to be a in(Mexico City. case( ZABALA nee anti--¢ 4ABALA ad to that \he astro ZABLLA said that Jduring this meeting they gave Mexico City saldjat tnis time he was give Abider Jehich had a ae of paper given CSA cantact telephone numbe This telephone groups in Puerto Rico and on schemuree CsA that_khey hey gaveG the contact said with for him to call furnisked in number was ae) ake contact wita the Cuhan Int relligesne¢ SJ said Vihat he thé visa of waS aiso told that Mexicd City She was simply re was cernished the(ney ode Zs 3) LGADO regdy.” ZAP ALA Cs) = called ine imbassy TA a) (, if ask this question and hang up and then v¥acsed the next 2gat tofa store called Gigante, Ls} -which was nearf{ the Embassy in. Mexico crey J He was to stand 3} in front of(the Gigante at 6 p.m.{ and wouwTd be met. HeCS } was furnished with a(code phrase Which would serve roc x) identify the Cuban _Agént, The(Shrase \was, (Do you see yes taxis sround here," one but it is broken, | DoclId: 327177781 Page 19 and( ZABALAJWwas t whic "Ty saw. the onnet Td to(answver , entify one to Would id 19) aoe eel ee ee ee ee
it ES ene . > 7 a ae sey wee! oR es MS, Deo rn ln Taal ste Retin in tl Spann weedy Re Siti Seen nee ee ek me uty me eter ae alll enh aS tte aa 1 soe ee NN RENAN Hy Ns pine FRE ae I lie en tin AR eA a He PR A ME si 65-514 ae ro oe ZABALA sai d vine Deottowing this meeting he necame CF yy HSEURC: i. _ very involved with /the promotion was doing extensive traveling. not make the Giarch 6.) 1977, mee was in cots fornia with(the (2avaLs tng in ‘Taiwan Cir of the Taiwan Cireus ang aid that) axico Ci as 4 be or isjand due to’ business asons was not able to go to{M&kico City. Zaina C83 said that) during this period of * were ha ing \financial problems ey needed mor rather aesperately. was abie to obtain(a $45,000 loan to help continue ime that he and reus)an ith the Taiwan Circus) and 2 ZABALA said inteG@ihet ANA a tour of the Taiwan Circus and that he (ZABALA to borrow $20,000 from his a short time before von at this time the Puerto Rj amount of $400,000. ZABALA said that ce this timepiece wn we nued heir was able cousin in Puerto Rico, who hed -an lottery in the due tafpromotio nal ICS_} to have"mesey problems and thatcs) VEClANA suggested that ZABALA try to contact CS.) .the Cubaus in Mexico City and see if they would give him cn March 18, 1977] he Mexico City )from Los Aogeles utilizing. thé phone number he had been givenfon January 10, money. ZABALA said that hrase, "Is the viSa of Dr. 3 Embassy answered. ZABAT SALGAD called 1977, and: used’ the code ‘CS_): ready, " when the 4ADBALA said that fas previously iT bees) he then hung up and on the flew to(lexico City. ZABALA appointed place(at 6 p.m, morning -of {March i¢ said that jhe wen “to “thel’s \ however, nobody showed up CE) (24BALA said that [this waS “never explained. 73) ; CZABALA said j\from GQlexic San duan_on/March 20731977 ~ Giarch 22, number in said that’ proceedet® to xico City approximate age 3C, 5'5" aS having a very round teld him he was from the avery short way down the was) unable to recall the from. Miamf, on(March 22,51977. he went he {code word. to (he Man came Gigante store srealand aman c code word. ZABSLA fescribed thi 3 tall, heavy build, wei approximately i706 pounds ,\ long straight black hair and a Ss es “ned to we » City jhe retur » VialMexictha Airlines.) On sD 1977 ,(“ABALA said that{lhe again called 2 2S Mexicd CityJand gave C he then flew to Miami on March 22, 977, and (S$ Cie ZABALA‘sai@(that C$ ZABALA CS"\ parking lot jif the up and gavé the proper $ 3 man as a Cuban male CS) ce. ZABALA said that Embassy street name of ghingZ¢) the man cs} and that they walked into a rest aur ant. CZABALA CS.) the restaurant. ((ZaB: ANG) | SECRET - 4 || 4 ! i | DoclId: 32177781 Page 20
reat Ry roe Yn aS a Pua eX a Cais le hea IT ee ‘ ss Bs Je) CZABALA during May rad Lope saidjat this time he gave this man 2 sealed package containing C S "Replica" newspepers from San Juan and Miami Jand told the man CS) at inasmuch as: he had been away rrom( Puerto Rico with a tourt $ group Jhe did not have much new information. /ZABALA said that\Cs) the man appeared to be content with t lis and” told ZABALA that he would deliver the package. to(CaRLos. ZABALA said )CS9 that unbeknownst to this inan, he had “Also enclosed a (sealed letter addressed to CARLOS in:’whigh he askedC$ ) CARLOS for $20,000)in order to help him ( ZABALA))with his cst 7 eae a problems. (ZABALA said that)he explained in thee 2 : $ letter(to CARLOS that some of the problems had been as a€ result of his traveling to meet the Cubans,\but ended the | letter by stating that Gin the event that CARLOS could not O$_) get him the. money that (ZABALA) \would continue to work oy with him. ( ZAKALA said that) tne man from the Embassy. then cs) said that("The Ceneral'Dand (CaRLos wanted to meet with 2S sand they agreed upon the date of (May 19 JCS) "1977. CZABALA saidShe was instructed to go to(the Xola@$ Station of the Mexico City Metro System Jand stand under C¢ the sign for the subway to Tacuba. ZABALA said thatlhe ; was to meet at/& p.m. on May 197) 1977, under theltacaba CS) Sign. ZABALA Said that_hll of these arrangements were © . made without the man knowing that(he had a letter requesting CS) $20,000, addresséd to CARLOS. ZABALA said that\he has not heard from any cf the Cubans since that time.and assumes that he would be expected to make the(Alay 19,\ 1977, meet. 8 | (anpaua said that during the past week he had CS been in Miami and at this time VECTANA Wanted (him fto goCS to the CIA and teil them what had happened and offer to. _ work with the CIA. (ZABALA said)he was most hesitant ta& 3 do so (and had toid VECIANA that he did not wish to do so —) . (2 this time ZABALA stated that}he also recalled <s-) another brief contact with Cuban Intelligence Agents which occurred(on January 17) 1977, when ne fiew from San Juan to £5 J Jamaica with his sistér when she was returning to Cuba. . ZABALA said that|he decided. to go to Gis gston , Jamaica, JC5 with her at thé~last minute (as, she had a large number of 25 . . luggage \and was unable to handle (all of‘ the luggage herself Ss) oul DoclId: 32177781 Page 21
twat + tm Stake Te. 28 goes As, Ce WRSRRE QS Ea Ne a a Ny, (ZaBALA said he also. wis shed’ to go to extend the vis it with an his sister. ZABALA said that he went to Kingston, Jamaica, a ' and was only there for a. few hours, however , he was con- co tacted the airport by 1JUA \N CARBONELL . “ie (ZABALA)- gave] @. CARBONELL|a copy of the JACK ANDERSON newpaper column which had to do with the KENNEDY ass assination. (ZABALA Said that he had carried the news spaper article with him case he was contacted while in Kingston. ZABALA seid ](S) (9 tenagfche article had to with the KENNEDY assassination and ". a Mysterious Cuban named "XK" who had had some tava lvement “.with the CIA and with ene Rarend assassination, [ZABALA said that he]believed this "X" to be VECIANA but did not (S) know how this information. ad gotten to JACK ANDERSON y.. ZABALA Said that it appeared that his meeting with CARBONELLC 9_3 was accidental but Jae believed that the Cubans were adept in planning meetths assumed that inasmuch as (his Sister had left the air to go to the Cuban Embassy, that she had told CAREON that ne (ZABALA) would be in the airport erea waiting to return to San Juan ) oo At this time ZABALA said)that he also recal lea Cs_) thatf(although his sister Mid not Taik to him at all during C c$ J her (aiznous vigitytrom Cuba about intelligence matters,“ $3 that during phe (January 10,) 1977, meeting in Panama he COSY was told an the General Jt “instruct nis sister jin San Juan wae ae) MA&NOL “ZABALA said vas not told why . contact(RAY,\butgave(ais sister)thisCS.) a. fiessage woen he returned_to San Juan. (ZABALA said Ihe "EEGs a} au worried about (Ci S sister being involved in this matter 2S so he waited uuti \Cihe Gay before she was to depart San CS Juan for Cuodlro give(herJthe message. At this time GheSOST asked(him (ZABALA)Jto contact RAY and arrange a mestins which ZABALA Jstated he had done. (ZABALA said that she ies) met withf RAY |the day before &he left for Cuba Jbut he has 2) no idea what they talked about. (ZABALA described RAY JCS as being a former Minister of PuBlic Works in Cuba prior to peagcastre takeover.J and said he was currently employed as an Qrcnhetictural Engineer \Wwith his oftice being Gn a new “CSS building. onstructed on Ponce de Leon Avenue \in San Juan ; near the(lartin Peno Canal. ZABALA said that}he did not mow $3 AY Jwell and was not familiar with his politics or leanings € $7 although he had supposed him to be an anti- Castro ene secre CSR aT Reset Beterenenre oo fer rer ety cement ne TAS TRENT Ur hae ate DoclId: 327177781 Page 22 ee go abEyRe | t