‘oP 8 7 ¢ m3 -—~4 sa3 of the Chinese Circus in-San Juan, Mayaguez, and Ponce, Puerto Rico. BLIX ZABALA NAS, who had been furnished bv the interviwine Agents a Spanish copv of the Advice of Rights form which he said he understood and signed, was presented a reading of the statutes having to do with foreign govern- ment agents and the Foreign Agents Registration Act cf 1938. The Advice of Rights form was furnished to FELIX ZABALA HAS prior.to the aforementioned discussion of his travel outside of Puerto Rico in the last six months. ZABALA was sternly advised that he viad been asked to tell the truth in all the above matters arr that any di scropancy in his eccount could possibly be a vi slation of his current Federal prebation which extends to January 29, 1978 ig this point,:- FELIX ZABALA MAS advised the inter- S trat he had no idea how the FBI had gotten about him and t PBI seems to know mM Hey cta sd that he is not a Coimunist IO & he would do would.be saains: ALBALA ti¢S stated that he had moment and that. he is now _ viewing A il the £ 2 everything about bh and that anvthing FIDRL. CASTRO. A: ehis point. waited for a Loney time fer tni willing to tell -:he interviewing Agents evervthing. GABALA MAS stated that he following accounts are only known hy himself and his. viend, AHTONTIO VECIANA. Ile stated that tt a a 9) ct ctr = ty = hb b- a fae 3 ct = ct fh e9 ome { VECTANA recently had some problens with a _catted States Government assassination comaittee which. was looking into the assassination of JOHN FITZGERAL KENUEDY . He stated thai. VECIANA had to apear on approximat cely three occasions in “ashinaton, D. C., the last of which was around December 1o76. SARBALA stated that anoreximately one month betere Jor Fy PD¥Y vas shot in Dallas, Vexas, VECIANA and an dividuat whoa 2, PALA fele was associated with United. States Contral Intelligence Aaency (CIA), “Mr. BISHOP,” mek with ws tv z LEM UARVEY OSWALD in Dallas, Texas. ZABALA stated that “Me. BISHOP” know VELIANA since l96@1, He added that BISHap had handled an ausassination attempt acair at FIDEL CASTRO While CASTRO vas in Chile in 1971. 2ABALA stated that VE 7 any to Bolivia to work for the Uns ptbed States’ Government around , Ne stated that OITANA and he went to Chile in 197). 3é i tr wy oo D529 DocId: 32356746 Page 11
0? SECRET SJ 65- 514 10 to set up an operation. to kill CASTRO. He stated that to expedite this, false Venezuelan passports were made, the- necessary guns were brought in in the diplomatic pouches,. hand grenades were picked up in Bolivia, and a United States Ginlomatic car carried that paraphenalia from Bolivia to Chile. ZARALA stated that the plan was prepared in Miami, Florida, and at that time VECIANA was still working for the United States Embassy in Bolivia. He added that he and VECIANA rented the room in Santiago, Chile, and stayed there for two or threc davs. ZABALA stated that JUAN DOMINGUEZ and MARCO RODRICUEZ (Juban exiles not further identified) | thereafter took over that room and enrolled in an approximately Six month course in photograph and television in Santiags. The purpose of the endeavor was to place a gun inside one of the cameras which would be used by DOMINGUEZ or RODRIGUEZ and when FIDEL CASTRO made. Ris appearance hefore members of the press, he would be shot hy one of these individuals. ZABALA hy added that a hid’ official in the Chilean Goverinnent secured the necessary press vermits for these individuals to come in the proximity of CASTRO when he arrived in Chile in 1971. He stated that the Operation was not successful as DOMINGUEZ and RODRIGUEZ failed, by some means, to shoot CASTRO on the first day tnat ho was presented before the members of the ‘press and that o1 the second day one of those individuals Stated that he mist go to the hospital as his appendix was bothering him. fhe other individual: stated that someone in CASTRO's vicinity identified him and thereafter, that potential assassin left Chile. and was later seen in Bolivia. ZABALA xeported that ANTONIO VECIANA prepared a letter For the benefit of FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba in which he siqned the nickname.of his (VECIANA's) secretary, MARGARITA. (MARGARITA is HINDA CAQ, who is currently a resident of , San Juan, Puerto Rico, an cmployee of the United States Government jin Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. ° She was VECIANA'S secretary while ve was in Cuba and while he was in: Puerto Rico from 1961 to 1967, and associated with Alpha 66). That letter contained information concerning AUTONIO VECIANA's connection fith the United. jtates Central Intelligence Agency and his attempt to kill CASTNO in Chile in 1971. _@ABALA stated that the information in the letter was known to no other individuals HW 50529 _DocId:32356746 -Page 12° .
SJ 65-514 . _ll _ inn a ee cee : fo , and VECIANA had requested SABALA to transmit that letter to his Sister, AMALIA, in Cuba for personal delivery to FIDEL. CASTRO. ZABALA stated that the letter inferred that ECIANA's Secretiry was dissatisfied with VECIANA and that VECIANA wanted a large amount of publicity due to his appearance hefor>2 a United States sovernment quoun which. dealt with the azsassination of Joni MP. KENNEDY. This letter was. submitted to Cuba via ZABALA'Ss Sister, on or about September 11, 1976, GZABALA stated that he then received a call from his. sister, AMALIA, in Cuba, and she Stated that she wanted to sa: Nim in Jamznica On Octcher 23,.1976, He added that he responded to his sister's request and was in Jamaica on Octobar 28, 1976, and was mec there by his Sister, He stated that ha WaS Staving at the Sheraton Hotel in Kingston, Jamaioi, and on hie First night there he met a. Cuban by the nam> of CARLOS. He added that CARLOS, ZAPRALA's sister, and he, vent to a large hotel (one or tyo level cabana style} Possibly outside Kingston, Jamaica. ZARATLA cescribed Caprag RBG awhlte wale, Five feet six inches tall, weighing 156 Pounds (over welaght), having dark eves, dark hair, with grey streaks in the sideg. CARLOS was further described as belue approximately 49 years old and that he wora = no glasses. or hac no otner destinguishing physical Characterictiog. - : fCribed himself to 7ABALA as a Person wno was hiah Up an the Cuban covernmen: intelligence, CARLOS carried with him at all times 3 businessman's attache case which contained a pistol. ZABAL), did not see the pistol at any time, In addition to meeting CARLOS, supra, ZABALA met the driver of the. automobile which took GARALA, GABALA's sister, and CARLOS to the hotel. hrs individvel was they Vice-consul of tke Cuban Unbassy in Kingston, Jamaica, JUAN: CARBONELL. é“BATAN described CARBONELG as being a white male, -Welighinea 170 bouris, five Foot eleven inches tall, having Black hair, dark “Yes, and wearing Glasses*with dark Plastic frames. No other distinguishing characteristics were noted by ZABALA, , DS Upon arriving at the hotel, ZABALA. was questionad 7” . by CARLOS and JUAN CARBONELL in the Presence of his Sister, . “ AMALIA, and they wanted to know current information concerning HW 50529 DBocld:32356746 Page 13
~ AW 50529 Docld: 32356746 Page 14 “lees ‘a tape plaver in the room. SJ 65-514 12 ORLANDO BOSCH, CCRU, R EINOL RODRIGUES, FRANK eta ANTONIO VECIANA, and other members ce anti-CASTRO groups In response to VECIANA's letter to crane ~ CASTRO, CARLOS and CAR RBOUWE -8 . felt that VECIANA's secretary disliked VECIANA and they. requested that ZABALA tell the secretary that they will broadcast the information presented in "her" Jetter over Radio Havana in ébout a week's time. ZABALA stated that inasmuch as he was responsible for forwarding the supposed letter from V&CIANA's secretary, the Cubans believed that ZABALA greatly disliked VECIANA also. ZABALA stated that no such broadcast wis ever made according to ANTONIO VECIANA. ZABALA revorted that’ in the course of the above- mentioned contact with CARLOS and CARRPCNELL, the latter stated that they would get in contact with him through hi sister, AMALIA. They asked ZABALA if he needed any money ” and he replied negatively, . ZABALA MAS reported that he returned to Jamaica around Hovember °, 1976, and staved at the Sheraton Hotel. During his tirst evening there, a. strange voice telephoned his room and advised him to go cutside . He-went down azn steod by the hot:l swinmaing pool and en saw CARLOS, supra, and was adain. taten by CARLOS and HAN ‘CARBONELI, to the hotel. where he previcuslyv met these individuals CABALA . ’ stated that the cide from the Sheraton Hotel in “Kingston, ' Jamaica, to the »ther hotel takes approximately thirty ~ Ce ‘ minutes by car ard this hotel is located near the sea. Upon entering this horel, SAPALA was introduced to “The General.” (At one time during the interview with "Tha General" the latter was referred to as JORGE. ) ZABALA skated that he also carried a bisinessman's attache case which ZARALA uspected could tarry a gun. ZABALA stated that during the course of this contact the entire conversation was taped on CARALA described the "General" as a white male, five feet seven inches tall, weiching 160 pounds, approxvimitely 36 vears of ade, and from Cien Fund Cuba. ZABALA stated that "The General," loghed like a wel: built, firm milicary tvne. He stated that. chig individual. had dark hair with shiqht traces of.arey on. tha side. The "General" had dark eyes and no other distinguishing physical characteristics. :