187-10011-10064), AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE : ; Date:09/30/93 a Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA 157-10011-10061 mmm mE GRE wey asym ADD oe AD MRED DSN) NT ES ED SED STE DOD ete et mem meet 08 120 EK WEEE ME aR) er Tees oe peek elt He OM ONG SE OE) SE NEOU Lamm nt am nt amt Ma TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING © DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : aa EXHIBIT: CABLES EXHIBIT: TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING: 08/11/75 56 WITNESS, HINKLE, EDWARD H. FOR I.G./FROM DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATION, SUBJ: QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES (DATED JANUARY 17, 1975) DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: : SSCI Box 247, Folder HY 50955 Bocld: 3227036829 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT t REFERRED P 09/29/93 10 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page i
Q ul os Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 WARD & PAUL 410 First Street, S.E., Washington, 0.C. 20003 HW 450955 4l 10 Li 12 13 14 15 16. 1” 18 19 20 el 22 235 | 24 25 Bocld: TOP SECRET 4 information before they heard from us and they do not reference in here the Exhibit 4 which tells them to discontinue the operation or to not pursue the matter. This was apparently sent before they had received Exhibit 4, and their contact in which they had, in which they had discussed what could be done as a harassment during the flight, they had discussed this prior to the receipt of our -- of my Exhibit 1. Mr. Kelley. Does it appear to you that that cable, Hinkle Exhibit 5, refers to an assassination or to harassment and water ditching, and maybe making the trip abort, but not kill anybody? Mr. Hinkle. That would be, that would appear to be correct., | Mr. Kelley. You testified earlier that the station in its two earlier cables, I believe Hinkle Exhibits 2 and 3, did not, was not suggesting assassination or looking for authority to assassinate? Mr. Hinkle. Reading Exhibits 2 and 3 at this point, that is correct. Mr. Kelley. And as Hinkle Exhibit No. 6 we will mark a routing and record sheet, form 610 fromg . RS Tae ree dated January 17, 1975, to the Deputy Director for Operations and the Inspector General, and attached to that is a memorandum for the Inspector General, dated January 17th, 1975, through TOP SECRET 2203829 Page ?
“HINKEE EXW, - COPY (Original Copy cannct be reproduced) Date: 20 JUL 60 SECRET : To : DIRECTOR | FROM © HAVARA . a ; JUL 21 64332 69 ACTION : csi 2 (MR HINKLE WH Issue D TEMPO coPy onto, 21 JULY) PRIORITY _ INFO ! DCL, O/DCL, DFP, COP, RODP/A, C/FI, C/EE 3, IN 27ee9 C/NE 3, C/SR 3, C/WE 2, S/C 2 1. SPECIAL CHARTERED CUBANA AIRLINE FLIGHT PILOTED BY CAPT “ey RAUL MARTINEZ LEAVING HAVA APPROX 1500 HOURS 21 JULY O% FOLL & FLIGHT: HAVA TO CAMASUEY TO GAS UP, THEN DIRECT TO SANTA MARIA | (AZORES) TO BRUSSELS TO PRAGUE. NO INFO ON NETHER FLIGHT WILL — CONTINUE MOSCOW TO PICK UP RAUL CASTRO RUZ OR WHETHER CASTRO PLANS ie aa MEET PLANE PRAGUE. | 2: VILMA ESPIN | DEFINITELY ONE OF PASSENGERS. ORIGINAL PLANS | CALLED FOR 85 PASSENGERS BUT LOAD LIMITS DUE LARGE GAS LCAD MAKE 70 PASSENGERS MAXIMUM. FLIGHT CAPTAIN CARRYING U.S..$50,000 IN. CASH TO PAY FOR LANDING CHARGES, GAS ETC. ON TRIP. FLIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CAIRO, EGYPT AND THEN RETURN TO HABANA. ANTICIPATED DURATION FLIGHT 10 DAYS. 3. OTF HOS HAS ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RAUL MARTINEZ, = ! - & ey “1 Se fos , HAVA STATION CONTACT, HE CAN BE CONTACTED IN BRUS OR CATR BY ANY Gs &@ Ww = AMERICAN CASE OFFICER USING NAME MR. HOPE AND IDENTIFYING HIMSELF ss AS A FRIEND OF| | MARTINEZ SPEAKS FLUENT ENGLISH. | FILED 2022152 | RECEH 22 rOM ay oe CND OF MESSAGE : aa AUG 9 1975 OA WW 50955 Docld:32203829 Page 3 SECRET
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ke a tte os 21 ne nee fer me oe ae df i of ; : wee ae TOATE + 22 JULY 1968 , SECRET. ——~ — RO" i _ : _ DIRECTOR . —— ee ‘ “he . sieeb A PEA HAVANA wa eB rd 3 a . : REGO CALLE SERT “pcos CAWH 7(WH CABLE DESK ISSUED TEMPO COPY AT 144s 22 JuL 60) ae “nro : DCI, D/DC!, DOP, cop, aDDP/A, s/c 2 | OPERATIOVAl AYMEDIATE IN 28271 “1,70 di OPIM DIR. __—INFO | cite HAVA 5395 ore DIR ik ky923 (OUT 98941 )* 4 7B HAVA 5398 (IN 27260 ) ** mp 1. suBd OF REF A CONTACTED BY STATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT. suBY WILLING TAKE CALCULATED RISK BUT LIMITED TO FOLL POSSIBILITIES WHICH CAN PASS AS ACCIDENTAL: A. ENGINE BURNOUT ON TAKEOFF TO DELAY OR HARRASS TRIP. 8. VAGUE POSSIBILITY WATER DITCHING APPROX 3 HOURS OUT FROM CUBA. ae suBd RULES OUT ENGINE FAILURE IN. FLIGHT DUE IMMINENT DANGER FIRE AND LACK OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE ANY PASSENGERS OR CREW. DOUBTS ABILITY EFFECT PUNCTURE OF TIRE SINCE PLANE WILL BE UNDER GUARD. DOUBTS ABILITY PERFORM REAL ACCIDENT WITHOUT ENDANGERING LIVES OF ALL ON BOARD BUT WILLING ATTEMPT HARRASSMENT IF OPPORTUNITY PRESUNT. 36 SUB BELIEVES VIOLENCE LIKELY TAKE PLACE CUBA AFTER 26 JULY AND ASKS ONLY THAT IN EVENT HE CAN MAKE [NOPCRATIVE THE PLANE : ABROAD THAT HE AND TWO OR THREE OTHER CREW MEMSERS BE PROVIDED . TICKETS FOR RETURN CUBA. HE BELICVES THAT IF REAL TROUBLE BREAFS Gi) FOUT/FMAIN PASSENGERS AND OTHERS WILL REFUS vonaieh FOR hott ceed Aye vag ASSURANCE HE CAN RETURN. CHAN AISTOREAL- ee Doera: ~522086B8OQUGTION BY OTHER THAN THe ISSUf3G Gr 25 19 PROHIBITED, Copy Now a4. ; Vee §
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17 January 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Insnector General VTA > Desuty Director for Cnerutions SUBJECT > Questionszole Activities 1. In 1950 the writer devetoned and reanal ted 4 Cuban naticnil and a raerkin 1) Cubana airline Mliot. ee The Cuban re wuestad an emencer > * meetin on 1S July 1G40 to advise tn-t ne wes the likely choice -o Pitot 2 chartered Cubana Airline flicht from Hevana, Orsi to Frame co cick un Raul Custro Siz and nis official nariv. On 20 July the Cuban reporvea tnit the flicht.-o Pra “ue was scnemuled for 21 July and thin he weuld def Siritely silot the civrers:f Headauarters and Appropriate field stuticns : alent the flicht route vere advise. of ihe flich scnedule; re-uirements were relues ied, 3. On the mornin: of 21 July Eeiudquarters sant a oa SECRET RYBAT OPTRATICUAL Eo aDLi te e:Me (ILRECTOR 1.0923 CUT ORO47, July TaC) to the Havana ot.tion - ‘viSin: th:-t "rossible romaval of Lon three Le.ders is receivi:.s serious consideration at headcuarters" and requested ine Station at ics opti n to erntect the Cuban end deters ne his willinmesa to coonerate in arransin- an senident euring the voturn trin fren Franie, The eeble saic that He-d Mercers weuld be willinc to offer a pivment after successful completion of : O10, C°O.0C or a reasons cle amount inexeess of that. 4e CCS Havana, instructe: the vriter to meet with the nown our interests. Tne writer contuc+e, the Cuban ana Cuban and arranged en emarvency meetins which tock ylase in the Cuban personal vehicle while crivinc te the air-ort, the Cuban “aid he woul. tike a calculated risk cut limitei the possibilities which coull 7ass as in aeeident. at one point the Cuban aske’ for assurance that in event of his death the U.S. Governzent vould sea that tis to sons were cviven a Colls-e educaticn. This avsurance was tiven orslly. On returnins so the Stetien the uniter woS advised that an OPI! cable (DI -SCTOR £0965 CUT 99004 >», 21 duty 1°60) had been. received at the Station directic: the Steiicn to disrisard the earlier instructions. . 5. The Cuban WAS debriefed oy the writer ofter is retum from Prague, He resorted tht he had ro ormortunity to arrance an accitent sich as te had discussed prior to his densrture. Ido not reeili teltins The RE eve p,tn.t the original instructions hed seen chinze: ong I am inelined GRR ose ie age no reference to the new instraccicns nich ne pcen receives Soy Pir ivi : ee ‘a, ae BINS yep ‘TOPs ECEET — approved FOR REL: i bao an cin WISTORICAL-RE Nv au a0 b on 7 AS SANITZED ue LB sgtheee peer ewe gh oe Wes pocidaen03e09"
after ithe Cuban L Oe The Cuben in enrdy (451 in not know living i Attached: ) : Q (2 (3 we ¢ ) uP althousn it ic tna is DIRECT DIRECT CR 40923, PL duly 1940 TCP XP SS OIST. OR 40945, PL July 1960 TP St r HAVA 5396 (5 23071), 22 Sy TOKO ceparture from Havana. a defected in eirly Deon br 1060. T say hip onca Sioamd, Florids «mere ne ai tekon ud resitence. T do ‘ny avher Sti ian ofrisers WIA Te lnowledvernte of tie incident Hroo* AMA " DOCS (now retired and pertinent cubles, ole tos a) ania! ahs J eemsorel Loe | ‘Ca rr [ or) wad ie md i