CFFICE OF SECURITY ~ V I. Chronology of Varong activities the Council for the Iiberation of ‘Cub 16 December 1957- Varona is president } : oe to form a united front against _. An organization creged . Batista Govternment. - 13 January 1958= “Memo for Chief cr/oa from DDS re operational approval for é, me oo _. Verona's use as an informant in Cuba ‘by WH Division. REcomme AL Bes _.. that "suitable controls" to prevent " the possibility of his - r| Pi Co ~ an :- bee & source of embarrassment to the Agency" be estab- | Pa ee ERE To ofr a oie : 20 January 1958 vVarona is granted Operational. Approval . oo .. 28 August 1959 Varona is granted Operational Approval.-fmended o - LT or 18 April 1960 Vapana plans to leave Havam for Caracas to attend Congress a for Democracy . |. ne 21 April 1960- Congress for Democracy convenes (©. oe / Notes Varona is being considered in connection with Project ZENITH and 0's Will, be paroled into the United States under the Special Agreement between I _ the Attorney General and the DCI. he cue co oo Varo @ omer mS pra ge me arrived NYC from Caracas Hie Hal bt yy Ue 13 May 1960 Varons avriy rissa unapnouced, ‘Convinced Immigration “. " Inspector that they were. going back, oo 27 May 1960... -Varona left Miami for Caracas oo 2 dune 1960 - ”- Varona arrived. in Miami, detained by Imalgration office. Varona. Was paroled into US under Par # 3 of wome/Feld Handling . |. Procedures. BayefPigs , _ 14 June 1960 | Varona is in Washington and leaves for NYC) =e oe mo 17 Jume 1960, Varona.to go to Puerto Rico a rs 18-19 June 1960 . Varona to goto San Jose, Costa Rica via Panama, . 4 23 June 1960 . . Varona to go to Tegusse galpa, Hondoras a e 2h June 1960 _—--Varona to go to Guatemala _ co 25 June 1960. .. Varona to go to Mexico oe mo - Co 28 June 1960 _ Varona to go to'N.Y.C. , via Houston V arrived Houston at - a F250 PoMe and left for N.Y. at 10: 00P.M. : my «In New YOrk Clty V was going to stay at the Statler Hotel and contact Mr. Pujan at the Pierre Hotel on the morning of the 29th. He would remain in NY until approx. July 3 and then return to Miami for 3 25 l weeks. Then return Mexico City 28 June 1960 ~~ Sanchez Arango arrived NY. 20 Aug 1960 - ”. Varona, arrived in Miami and Planned to stay two days in Los . Angelos and then return Mexico Clty .. . , 14 Sept 1960 . Varona would arrive N.Y.C. at 6 P.M. via Fastern Flight from . Mexico City. V will stay in #44! Nyc for 2 days and return ‘Miami on Sept 17. _ co 8 Oo A LBs Sept 1960 Varona, returns Miami- Address: 115 venetian Way, San Marino “ . - Ysland, Miami Plorida. | . ey, Feb 126). VY pard 810,000 tor Special Project (See Feb 14 1961 Varona, Artime, Maceo,##4% and Rey will Aepart for Guatemala Feb 199, 1961 Varona, Arkime, Maceo will arrive 27 ref March, 1961 Varona, A,time, Hevla, ALegos, C Ona would depart GMM 0Fa Lo
te. ' Page 2 wo fat poe’ ‘eam bee ele Ce Lo. a as . 22 Aug 1964 "Cuban Anti-Castro Chief by Day Selling Cars in Jersey by Night" cot NYT artile on Varona. States that Varona arrived NYC about 6 months ago and working for Carey Chevrolet in evenings. During So day works with Rescue Democratic Revolutionary Movement at 1.66 eae YM ete eal KO ty wy POM more mee, te we. " 8 te ere were was ” ow eneg TI. Information re Cellint-Noss-Varona che} 1 May 1973 to the Deputy re) oss, Baward K.# 172 646. "Manuel, Antonio Varona, Internal Secutity=-Cuba" 4 j furnished to the FBI by a "representative of an agency of the U.S. .. government." The following information was supplied’ A Washington businessman called ea the source and “expressed great concern about th relationships of one of the reputed anti-Castro group leaders with — representatives of the soecalled Intermational Crime Syndicate.” His Ae. - Observations were: 2. cs, os ne a ie Varoua has hired Edward K. Moss as his assistant for raising funds ff - : ~ ‘$0. Muance operations against Cuba. OE + 2. Julia Cellini is alleged to be Moss' mistress. She operates a ..- Secretarial service at 1025 Conn. Ave. NW. which is alleged to - "be a front for Eiward K. Moss' activities, = \ 3+ Julia's brother, Dino Cellini and his other brother are active fronts | _-« Lor two of largest casinos in Cuba during Batista regime 4, It ig alleged that the Cellini brothers are in close contact with — |! __, Vavona through Moss and ## have offered sums, (considerable sums) | of money (reported as high as 2 million dollars) through Moss to - : Varona to finance operations against the Castro Regime with an . Uunderstamling that they would have the major slice "in the Cuba -.. Of the futures" 9° 7 : d+. ‘Harry Toullinson, 717 E. Oak St. Lakeland Florida had been offered ' position of supervisor of 8 and public relations but. =| J . declined position. It was repérted that Tomlinson is fully familiar Lf | - .° with activities of Moss and relationship with VArona. Tomlinson has ‘taken a position with Upjohn Pharmeceutical company, Kalamazoo, “6. Reported that American business man are being contacted by Moss' | organization to solicit funds for Varona's operation. - ‘This memo contains additional info on the Cellini's » FBL # for Dino is 2198122. Edward GroPfredo Cellini and Groffredo Cellini werelmown to .be evening manager and ger respective at the Casino international. in Havarlt employed"at the Tropicana and Rivera. He nt tO-Harer-wid was in Miami in 1961. Dino's 201 muiber is 885706 > DOB: $& 19 Nov 1915). Dino was detained in May l959 steer in Havana by Cuban authorities at the request of U.S. bureau of Narcotics. He was released ~~... On June 1959 for lack.of evidence. 201 file was opened in 197L when Cellint was living in Rome.(_ Associates Meyer Lansky (#9% OS 623652); Edward OC wcenkcucts Pus Levinson (0s # 463 98333-% Julia on {95 #36 weeks ecre business partner of Moss. Lchael, McClaney (0S 509046). t 0 Recep tary from 1950 -53 “who later became ‘a close pokcl in 1971-72 she resided at 814s Rastern Ave..NW.4\ 17 Ae
” for Jose Rasco during Rasco's visit to Chicago. According t ov Page 3 oo .. who were Christel, . rt dated 12 Oct 1960, £. Chicago Office- oo | [reported he had a meéting with the Chicago head of the Counter Revolutionary Movement in Cuba. He was put Ji‘téiich with this individual by William Buenz. He has also spoken with Jack Mabely, a columnist for the Chicego _ Daily News. He claims they have arrafded for him to go to Cuba to take pictures for the Daily News and Life. He will be flown to Cuba from an airstrip in Alabama or Florida. Report includes backgnound data on] a oo . Be Report dated 8 Dee 1960 by] reported they were unable. to, get him to Cuba. He did, however, get ore re @ couple times. | stated that during bis stay in Miami, he spent some time in the Intelligence office of the DRF (FRD?77) and leaned the location of Soviet equipment in Cuba which -he passed on to the FAI. - oo ~~ ' + Ge Report dated. 9 June 196] | "who is doing various jobs for the Cuban FRD inPormed=me Shatangel Salano, one of Tony Varona's men, was approache two girls in Chicago." It was an ~goeldental meeting paccording to Salano asked Cain to check on the girls and Giselle Kruman, a German Tourist Agency employee. D. Report dated 17 May 1961- has been hired # as a bodyguard Oo Manny Fefferman has been given authority to collect funds for the yoo in Chicage ____ iE. Report of a "confidential informant’ of the Field Office, Chicago- ¢ On Aug 7, 1963 Informant stated he had leanned that Walle Varona yas In Chicago recently (July 1963), four underworld figures made .@ contribution # of $200900 to him. Two of the figures are unlmown. The other two are Moe Ginacana and Murray (The Canal) Humphreys. He also said Miro - Cardozo (Cardona???) wanted to byy guns. Cardozo is employed by American National Insurance Co., Chicago Ph.# 522-7337 (7337) oe F. 23 Aug 1963 - reported he ahd been approached by representative of the DRE and they attempted to recuuit him to be trained in Central am. The person who contacted him spoke on the phone in his presence to some one in Miami. named. Salmant or Salvat, and asked if his group is sponsored by the CIA. Salvat said the group was sponsored by "the pentagon, which is in competition with CIA, and, therefore, all activities of the Directbry must be kept secret." — rs \ G.» Report dated 29 Aug 1963 by confidential source who stated that two Cubans had told him that! is the Cuban CIA representative in Chic- ago. The Chicago office has no iifformation on[____—i Did find an article in the Chicago Dally News dated Oct 1962 which states that |__| (sp?7?) [sivas elected coordinator of the united front of Chicago Council for Democratic Cuba, 30th of Nov Movement, Dem. Revolutionary Rescue, DRE, and Cuban Sssoclation of Cheiego.. _ os lier Scheefel, employed by the German Consulate in Chicago,
on ut Mire Candozo contacted Cain c on 1 30. Aug 1963 and. wanted some help in locaténg arms. He told Cain that Duque (phonetic) in Miemi was desparate, because there wens 2 neady in Cuba, and some ready to go. Cain Sa ref inhavre ui Oo do with the arms sale. Te ‘Risport ¢ on Cuban exile activities in Spain. Chicago office obtained a letter written from Spain by Angel Solano on 1 Sept 1963. Angel went - to Spain in 1961 and now is an actor. Stated that Prio was in Spain last week at the same time Batista was in Madrid. Rumor in Spain that an .  _jirterview or meeting took place between the: two. i oe Ae Reporthy ted 26 Dec. 1968. Rose@li c ‘stated he a contact’ of our ct.""I as (foay Yaron). seen him in several. years until this chance meeting atthe Fontainbleu ‘ countries." Nicaragua in particualr, was megutioned. "Varona stated that ‘he along with other léaders felt very: bitter. the Agency, and any sis an effort initiated by then would be An a esting any assistance ri an meant Tony, and he replied in the affirmative He had not Reais Hotel. They had dunch together and during the luncheon, Tony indicated that there were se "strong men" from the Caribbean area in Miami that were determined to overthwow some of the current regimes in their respective aS i Oo many leaks in the security of the Agency." . Varondakb yet. at he keeps aware of what's ou owe g in guba throug the bretaewodnenhich Cuban (official who~is~ f (ae « Metio eno re goliany Rosell to Der dated 9 Dec. 1970. Rélated IG story. - Starts in Saug 1960 when-Richard M. Bissell approached | |to determine if Office of § curity had assets that may assist in a sensitive wie) mission requiring gangster~type action. Target was Castro. DCI - -briedea ? eed gave approval. Colonel[ __—=Sss—=édqwas also briefed. Certaizptisp.; yonmun~ ications people participated but were not witting of misiion.! ‘was Roselli's contact until May of 1962. During week of Sept 2 introduced to Sam and Joe at the Fontainbleu. Joe gave the pills to Orta, but Orta got cold fé€et. "Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Varona, one of the principalbfficers in the Cuban exile. junta, had beomee disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta and was willing to handle the mission through his ow resources." " He asked as a prerequisite to the deal,=that he be given $10,000 stu pl organizational expenses and $1,000 worth of communteation equipment. Dr. Varona's potential was never fully exploited, as the project was cancelled shortly after the Bay of Pigs episode. Varona, was advised that, the_ offer was /withdrn, and. the pills were retrieved.”
Page Se  enteten S er - . G. ‘Memo for 1G, ‘atten€ a | from Charles W. Kane-DS dated 22 May 2 19T5. States that a review of OS files relating to Robert Maheu, Johnny : “-- Roselli, and Giancana disclosed operation against Castro was approved by Dulles. <.- $150,000 was authorized. An undated, unsighed memo in Maheu's file indicates 0,000 plus $1000 of communications, équipment were given to Varonae The date or pers paid the money is note the file. ere LG ge of Mexico operations in 1963..ant ee of the Chief, Hdg. Co teral duties: Facllities Branch. (Hua wast assigned to these staffs from Nov 19 Feb 1905- " “De Memo from DS to ‘Chief WH Division=- “ayments for special project ': 5 Sept 1960= Feb 6, 1961 To Cut Gut~ $6900. .. ML Feb 196 0° To principal agent. 10000 ae - 31 dan 1961 to 14 Feb 1961 Communication : 1043.08 ae 'y 26 Sept 60 to 12. Feb 61 Miscellancous 993-87 oo /.) D, Confidential Funds posting voucher 6-26-61 = Acer jemo which states that nothing in securl files to clarify the*6900 - Spadd to a cutout. Information on DOB: 5~28-6; 1965 he yas residing in Mexico Bcity but planning on returning to Miami. “Memo also states that Varona is reported ato have used his @% son-in-law © in the special project. . 7 i, Material in File © ich sults of 1057 Name Check /ACSE + FBI Tivestigative Data- Partial BE conducted in 1957 , INS File Review 3. FBI results of 1960 Name Check Oo 4, FBI-1 page report dated 28 Feb 1961 at NYC re Varona 5. FBI report dated 13 Oct. 1961 in name of Roy Paul Mackal aka Markle 6. Personal informations . ee ; 4 § ba | : .