157-10005-10126 AGENCY : : 157-10005-10126 RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE Date:08/16/92 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA DOCUMENT INFORMATION COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE U.S. MRMORANDUM OF DEPOSITION FOR THE RECORD DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : , STURGIS, FRANK - WITNESS m NAVARRO, WILFREDO - WITNESS 04/04/75 54 » OLSEN, ROBERT - COMMISSION STAFF ROETHE, JAMES N. CUBA ASSASSINATION JENIS, SAM BAY OF PIGS HUNT, E. HOWARD HAVANA STATION - COMMISSION STAFF DISCUSSION OF ASSASSINATIONS OF SEVERAL TOP CUBAN LEADERS DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 299-7 HY 50955 Bocld: 322702316 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT, DEPOSITION T REFERRED 09/30/93 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page i
- 45 - € supposed with the assistance of this ship -- wags supposed to hijack a Russian vessel, and in hijacking this Russian vessel, I was supposed to go off the coast of Venezuela, receive assistance from the local Cuban colony there, plus the officials that I was in touch with of the Venezuelan LaborParty, to assist and use the hostages and the ship to approach the Cuban Government for the release of Cuban political prisoners. It was a known fact at that time that Fidel would not release the prisoners. That would be a propaganda victory, in one aspect to this operation. But the main overall idea was that when Fidel refused to release the prisoners, it was then going to be where we were going to ask for the release of the USS PUEBLO and the American crew that was captured and being held by the North Koreans. This was to create -- the capture of this Russian vessel was tO create € . an international incident, possibly put world pressure on the Russians to release the American crew members and the USS PUEBLO. OLSEN : Did that ever take place -- did you ever meet that ship off the Mexican coast? . . . STURGIS: No, sir. I went off the Mexican coast; I went into a small town called Progresso (?sp); at the time in 1968, | li I did rent--lease--a boat in Progresso, Mexico; I went off the coast with this boat; I gave a written document to the captain of the boat that if this boat and the crew and myself and the members of the group were captured either by any foreign government, that he would have a document Sagned ent vs j HW 50955 Docld:32209316 Page 2
eee on eae ae nenN Dn ton 98 Seen a te Bite echt AN EEE AEE sl AE RN ty me ne be pM - 49 - € go over it briefly, of people I have been in contact with in the past who were, I believe, to be CIA agents. Many of these are my personal friends, and many of them have worked with me. OLSEN: Would you leave that list for us in writing, md then . just quickly run over the names right RRoyE TR SES gi ange them on the record, and then leave the paper with us? STURGIS: All right, Sir. One is | he was a CIA man in Havana. OLSEN: = —« (interrupting) Just give us the names. ” STURGIS: Ragelio- Gonzalez Corso in Havana; Rafael Hanscom,‘ in Havana; Ray Sanstrom, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lawyer; Ricordi. Lorie}: Salvador Aller; Paul Bethel in Havana and also Miami; a . Captain Antonio Montis. yunkles'-- he is very close with General Wesson ¢ of the. Dominican Republic and a very good close friend of mine; Colonel Gerard de. Berly, his business office 800 Douglas Road, Ceral Gables, phone number 448-7453, he was communications chief of CIA before the Bay of Pigs invasion. OLSEN: Is there anything else that you would like to tell us? STURGIS: Yes, sir. OLSEN: We are going to have to put another belt on, Frank. ' fend of Tape #9} WW 50955 Docld: 32202316 Page 3