180-10143-10213 2 . a OF BOR ee REINALDO PICO RAMON (3 packets total) | | . 44.00RR CI/0A —.—Ss«2001-284658 | | PLT20259_ 3) Provisional operational. approval, 6/15/64 for use by. CI staff. Operational approval will folTow when all investigation is completed. ~-' Cable Secret 162245Z Oct 69 Cite azo IN 67171 Regret delay determining AMICE-31 (284658) current status regarding clasc. Problem has been in locating him first thru AMCLEVE-15, both being mutual friends. Subject ? reportedly. involved in church fund raising work Sand spends considerable time away from home. --. Name check request - 10/8/69 Bring investiation up to date. Subject is reported as currently employed in Caracas at the office of the Coordinator of Economic Affairs. Subject carries S.0. #224428 amd was first processed for POA in 2960. : Result; No additional data since 9/23/65 at OS; checks were negative at FBI, ONI, ACSI since '65, and OSI I&N had report 11/25/69 indicating he initially entered 12/60, later readmitted as Permanent Legal resident 5/20/64. Individual having ame name as subject with files at CIA and FBI. File A 12 445 812. DPOB Regla, Havan, Cuba, 7/21/$3.% Initially admitted at New Orleans, LA 12/28/60 ans subsequently readmitted at Miami as Permanent Legal resident 5/20/64. 1964 occupation listed as clerk, address 1645 SW 12th Street Miami He had been residing an Venezuela prior to admission. Claimed to be son of Regino Pico, listed mother as Maria de ta Paz Ramon, Spouse as Carmen Marcela Pino de Pico In 1963 address: 54@IGSWi9th St, Miami.. Most recent information on file: re-entry permit 7/7/68 indicating he was to travel to Guatemala, Slavador, Honduras, Nica- ragua, Panama, Costa Rico, to attend seminar for trade union eduacation. Claimed to employed as an interpreter for FORDC, 2621 Biscayne Blvd.’ Miami:. , _— 12/9/69 Cancellation of Ooertational Approval for Pico -- AMICE-31 No operational interest at this time. -- Request for info and review - 11/17/69 JM ‘Not known ‘whether present employer of subject is an organ if Venezuelan: govt or UN. [80 J0¢YU $0213
.@)* . PICO, page 2 | SECRET =—sss Ad. 956 -- 9/30/69 Memo Internal Requests that OA for Pico be amended for onetime reporting on the October 1969 Quito meetingiof the Councilof the L.AMerican Confederation of Christian Trade Unions. -- Cable 1/9/69 IN 68106 Indicates AMICE-31 received salary of $300monthly from ~ - AMICE payroll untilproject teminated in 1967. -- Cable | Cifite68107 = 1/23/69 IN 71598 | 1594 Oo describes AMICE-31 as virile and vain; wife left him; rally kidnapped his son to venezuela. used name of Douglas: Pomeroy’ “iwth A-31. [____lwas mertcan who sent A-31 to Santo Domingo from Miami in 1968. A-31 knew previous contact as Pablo. -- Cable UMWAVE 2626 6/5/68 IN 25149 Indicates AMICE- 31 would require $500 monthly to live modestly here- perhaps too expensive. -~- Cable 5/7/68 IN 05038 AMICE-31 to attend consejo beginning 5/13 in Santo Domingo _ == Cable 9/30/66 IN 07300 Panama City Indicates AMICE-31 at JMDEVIL. .Threat that he will be "unmasked" by Diogenes Gutierrez as. penetrator for U.S. -- 2/16/65 Internal memo RE PRQ I and II Part I - Alias Elvis Presley Small scar over left eye == healthy Brown hair; blue eyes, 190 1bs; round face’ strong build; 6'1" Member FORDC Brigade member Worked for Auto’ buses Moderno 1957-60; Juventud Obrera Catolica 1952-56 Contact: First contacted by Ketth G. BOngirno? in May 1964 after his trip to Venezuela. Knows Bongirno as Mr. Johns and AMCLATTER-1 in true name. Subject receives $300 monthly salary via AMICE payroll. Knows only Bongirno and AMCLATTER-1 SOEUR L . Subject dynamic, resourceful, and gets things done. Good S8eaker Leadership qualities. No patience or flair for office work/ Has “enemies because of his "defection" as Playa Giron prisoner (Refused return Cub a w/ rest of prisoners delegation sent to Miam
-- Request for approvsl or provisional ‘action #111095 57 6/2/64 use as PA?PROP asset for use in covert ops. deadline 6/64 -- PRQ part I dob 7/21/33 . Businessman -- Provisional Operational Approval C-85445 POA granted 10/14/60 - extended 1014/61 -- Prevtenat Request. for Approval or investigation 9/21/60 Project JMARC For use in JMARC PM activities program PARTI = Unidentified memo (portion) ca. 1969 Indicates Pico runs a sale promotion business that is promoting a raffle for.a Venezuelan Army chaplain. - He also operates as public relations chief for the newspaper run by a Copei Congressman, and che also hawks books written by REv. Padre Frixedo that he (Pico) gets from Juan Manuel "22+ Iglesias of CLASC.. Author indicates Pico claims to work for Minsté@r 6f the Interior, but comments that with Pico, it's difficult to determine where the bluff ends and the truth begins. (Note: author also makes comment about Cuban exile named - Luis Bésada, allegedly employed in the Ministry of the INterior; ‘denounced as CIA agent but cleared by Vasquez) -- Cable Secret . 7/17/69 IN 05005 — fINdicates no interest in use oF AMICE~ 31 -- Cable 10/16/69 IN 67171 Secret Indicates .AMCLEVE~15 mutual friend of AMICE-31 and author -- UFGA 17332 Bio-data - Pico 7/21/33 DOB - Regla, Havana, Cuba- Junior high school graduate 1947 JoinedJOCEh sero" greadng tee 1949/50Cuban labor “Youth (JOC) courses, Havana 1951 GeDeleagte to 10th JOEGGongress in Costa Rica _. Labor teaderastraining course 1953 Delegate JOC Center American Congress 1954 First JOC Labor Leaders Seminar 1956 Third JOC seminar, Havana SECRET
PICO, page SECRET 41110958 1957/8 National JOC Propagandist for Costa Rica > 1958 Aotive member 26th July Movement + 1959 Instructor at seminars for UTC leaders in . Colombia - Appointed delegate of Metropolitan Buses Workers Union Secretary Foreign relations National Transport Federation Joined FORDC after leaving Cuba in 1959 National Coordinator MRR 1960 As FORDC delegate conducted lectures for UTC in Colombia 1960/1 Member FORDC 1961 Member Brigade 2506; Prisoner of Playa Giron 1962 Organized "Organizacion Revolucionaria de Transporte!® and "Alianza de Trabajadores de Cubanos" -(Both now. JDG6 with FORDC) 1964 Joined FORDC FORDC delegate May 1 Anniersary, Caracas FORDC delegate Congress Socidal Security, Asuncion, Par- aguay 1965 - CLASC indicated that it wanted him aboard in antici- pation salary funds within a few months. 1966 Attended CLASC conference in Medellin Be -  CBTC delegate to CLASC congress - (37 President of Organizacion Regional de Transporte (ORT - CLASC affiliate and member FORDC) - Travel 3/10/64 U.S./Venezuela - 1 week 7/14/64 U.S/Venezuela - 15 day visa 8/1/64 U.S /Dom. Rep. - 10/14/64 U.S./Venezuela - 10 day visa 1/21/65 Venez./ Chile - 15 " " 2/9/65 Chile/Venezuela - 15 day visa 8/14/65 U.S./Brazil - — 3/2/67 U.S./Venezuela - 30 day visa 8/30/67 Guatemala/Honduras © 9/12/67 U.S. /batinsAmerica Xerox of card for Pico noting POA's etc. | Cable Secret ‘Cable Secret Note: Used in AMICE KUWOLF ops. OA granted 2/4/66 1/9/69 IN 68106 Caracas Indicates: last JMWAVE case officer - 1/25/65 IN es67e{ ' CIA 1co Indicates/consideration of/taking job, if offered by CLASC official, Maspero, but depends on job offered. SoORET