157-10002-10238 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORDS SERIES : MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE f JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA 157-10002-10238 DOCUMENT INFORMATION PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN LEADERS DATE : PAGES : ce SUBJECTS : SCUBA ASSASSINATION HERNANDEZ, VICTOR DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 06/04/65 3 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT — S REFERRED CURRENT STATUS =: P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : box 333 Folder 2 ewe 60% UO GRD EOD em) ED 0 COE GD ETS CED GED mT oem ts GORE ED m1 Meh nn) Pig woh GER NS SE ee) SSE GGUS SUR EEE GES GR SEDGE OAD DS Desa aE OH ES EG GH SN SD GED ON ED AED a on th tee ey ae ot we EB TS HY 50955 Bocld: 322782078 09/30/93 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page i Date: 10/05/93 Page:1 ae
ce HY 0955 < ay A sie ven ee Cl RELEASE IN FULL ¢ w\40) ns a pees peor a en po [2 SECRE ~ op. Belmont REVIEWED BY FBI/JFK 7 Tag FORCE = rie. Mohr Mr. DeLoach « Mr. Sullivan - Mr. Wannall ~ - yO gare A108 piO% porewerere ' RELEASE IN PART | NATIONAE SOEALRIGNALINFORMATION, June 4, 1965 Unauthorized Disclosure ls 18-1 g APB Subject to Criminal Sanctiong 1 - Mr. Cotter Ws) 1 - Mr. Nasca 1 - Mr. O'Brien SEK) PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CURAN LEADERS eehq / | _ GLASSIFIED BY 6668. ‘seo Jo fade DECLASSIFY ON: 25X__.C)__~ On June 2, 1965, Victor Nomindador Espinosa Fr) Hernandez, a Cuban refusec, was interviewed wt the New York City Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Espinosa advised as follows: On May 29, 1965, he returned to New York City after spending twenty-six cays in Paris, France, where he was in contact with individuals involved in a plot to assassinate Pidel Castro and other Cuban Governnent leaders. The main — - figure in this plot is Rolando Cubola, a close friend of bo} Espinosa and an intimate £riend and current neighbor of Fidel Castro. Cubscla is identical with former Major Rolando Ls Cubela y Secades, Who has resivned from the armed rorces of Cuba and is now pra cticins uedicine in lavana. EEE «| NGO}, G50. CMINOneG. Ge UNS: Chibael eames Ne peal iy E 4) so) WS eal the ‘other r leading Pigures int ag Ee plot. is Cirected. toward “the assassin ion n of reed. Castro, his brother i raul Castro, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a Cabinet member in the present Cuban Government, and Ramiro Valdes, tne Chicf of the Cuban Intcllizence Service. Theo assassination of these individuals is to take place in public, possibly on July 26, 1965, when all the Cuban leaders would be together at the annual July 26th celebration in Havana. Arter the assassination, those involved in the plot hope to seize the radio station and call for American inelp. Cubela and others associated with hin in this plot desire to know whether or not the United states would help if the plet was succd?.ssftul and if \M 105-131629 = ERO 1 = 2-1821 (Espinosa) SECRIT SEE noktt bred + Ttfo - ‘LL ~ 105-77667 (Cubela) Greyp 1 “a P V9 - 1 = 105-82793 (Almeida) Excludgd fron automatic / oMt'- 7) C A/ . FOB: js dovwncneting ‘and Qj (16) — wos “+. decl sik cation - | KERO* Pf ENCLOSURE mi 1065 Doctld: 3227627076 Page 2
HW 50955 PA AST eg (7 OFF Cie St ee ——— SECRET - PLANS 10 ASSASSINATE CULAN LEADERS ‘the United States would be reacy to give this assistance at a nomentts notice as the plotters may ve able to hold the Covernnent for only a day or twoe He was in Spain for about twenty hours during his recent trip and in that country he ontacted other Cubanu—_—_ exiles and learned that—a-nan manedieg, Ff Nisin | \B (éharge of the Central _Intellicence 8 Ch Prats! in vadric $ he ig aware of this plot to ac rtain Gegrece The Cuban exiler eg fog OE a - do not trucle keys | © an allege he has bee: uupromised . jby-a"cuvan Gr nasa y whe was Sent from lavana ~ _to7 SEATR EOE = buPpose of getting in contact with | a a le requested to be put in contact with a representative of the Central Intellisence Agency. who was thoroushly fauiliar with the Cuban situation and knowledgeable concerning the individuals involved in the pict. NOTE: Above information contained in New York teletype dated 6/2/65, captioned, "Victor Domindador Espinosa Hernandez, Neutrality Matters; Internal Security = Cuba." ‘ . Bureau files indicate Espinosa in 1963 was involved in a plan to bomb Cuba. Our investigation of this plot,which was not a Central Intelligence Agency operation, resulted in seizure of over a ton of dynamite and other material to be used in making bombs. Bureau files indicate Cubela has been previously ‘contacted in Europe by Central Intelligence Agency possibly with a view towards taking sone action against Cuban leaders. rving | A dehORE SSE Vevolutdonany. AME CwHOnes, a IIe Ee Es ° a ® j Ld (Rimeraaeross Qi may be identical with person 5¢ Res, TECMDCpUL ym indec ern fat hexCubanl . Original of this memorandum being sent to Attorney General (copy to Deputy Attorney General) by cover letter. Xerox copy being furnished to White House and dinseeersi PET FROM SECRET | | vay we 1978 NOTE CONTINUED Prep PUREE Bocld: 322787076 Page 3
. es ° ° : . . . 5 . af hy of ’ & an? oe (G: ® ay adie so | SECRET PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN LEADERS CONTINUAKCE OF NOTE: ¢ Intelligence Agency also by cover letter. In view of the sensitive nature of this information, it is felt dissemination should be restricted to these addressees. Classified "Secret" as memorandum indicates ‘Central Intelligence Agency cperational abroad. _ Information in memorandum orally furnished to QA ntrxeer @, Central Intelligence Agency 6/3/65, by Liaison “Agent Papich. _C later advisea @ f#ricee GG / Central Intelligence Agency, would “contact our New York Office 6/4/65, in order to be placed in touch with Espinosa. Central Intelligence Agency plans telephonically furnished to supervisor © Gallant, New York Office, 6/3/65, by SA F. X. O'Brien. “ yO , : & 2: y MAY zo 19% a DU SECRET rh rad - 3 HY 50955 DBocld: 322762078 Page 4