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14-00000 AM Oh pa pe a ae ie CAGE A Ware o _ PAT SOuBCL AMS SECRET OBR UFGA-184) } DOGNG CAN BE JUDGED None BY QUALFED HQ. DESK ONLY ? i Ga 23 June 1961 AMOT-87 reported the followiag information | ; about relations between AMDIP-1 and Major Zoberc =. Van Horn, . ‘ USAF, Assistant Air Attacne to Suba assigned Co tne Miami area: L. On 2 June 1961 Major Van adorn received a phone call in $3 his Miami office. Miguel GARCIA, aka ‘Fatty, an old - friend of the Air Attache Office in Hav and now an official of the FRD in Miami of the AMDIP-L faction, - was calling Major Van Horn cn tehalé of 43012) who was | Standing next to him by the phone. This is kn-wn to be true because he and GARCLA could be overseard waile GARCIA relayed him the conversation. GARCIA told Major Van Horn that tne purpose of the phone call was to make an appointment for AMDIP-l to see Van Horn on that same day. He said AMDIP-1 was leaving for | Washington and wanted to discuss with Van Horn certain f i:.forcation he had received to tne effect that Alberto AE RCOrT eases ERil, who was acting as Gaief of the Liberation Air ; Force, was trying to overtarow the Revolutionary Council ‘ and that Van Hora nad something to do with tais too. Van Horn told GARCIA ta inform AMDIP-1 that ae was mistaken 4 about his paving any part in che alleged ALBERTI plot to overtnrow the Council; that ae was in contact wita ALBERTI in the capacity of Assistant Air Attache complying witn ois duties of liaison wita tee Cuban pilots in Miami, and that as far as he kmew, ALRERTI was not attempting to ‘overtnrow the Council. GA3CIA relayed this information : to AMDIP-1, and again told Van dorm that AMDIP-1 wished ‘to have an interview with him before going to kasoington j and informing U.S. officials about che “plot”. i § ee _ Van Horn informed GARCIA that he was very sorry but he could not see AMDIP-l.as ne was extremely busy making the final preparations for a conference of Air Attaches and ; Mission Chiefs wnich ne and the Air Attache, Colonel j ‘ Stevers, had to attend in Panama the coming Monday (chis was Friday), and also that AMOIP-1 was beyond his : i jurisdiction and he had no authority to talk to him: : GARCIA then said tnat was tou bad, and that AMDIP-L would ar be forced to submit his report to Washington witaout / ry discussing the problem with Van Horn. aay oan oe e Lr see fT TA© From 5 June through 8 June, Colonel stevers and Major ~ /' Van Horn were in the Canal Zone attending tne conference; of Air Attaches and Mgssion Cniefs to Latin Averica. During the conference they nad the opportunity to talk witn- some of the heads of tne Air Atracae Branca who told them that the Brancn was very pleased wita tae work they were doing in Miami and Coac they were considering the possibility } UIE FETSOUS ELATROee CAGE 4 Ors é PAGE mt). PEPLACES HORNS { crc y : AEM a cr we ee ee ~ a a ae
14-00000 + SECRET /BYBAT ” cab deg iti ad Bh EST yee aed ke vp CONTINUATION UFGA-1841 -2- ‘auieneiensiaoa: of assigning Major Van Horn to the Miami area indefinitely in view of the results of the work done by the Air Attacae Office. Colonel Stevers was not mentioned. because ne is to retire frum the* Air Force as of July 1961. Previous plaas nad been to disband tne Air Attacne Gfiice in Miami as of 30 June 1951, su tae possibility of Major Van Horn's indefinite assignuent was a recent develu;ment. The general. feeling. was that tae Air Attacne Branch approved of the work doe and wanted to continue witn it. Colonel Stevers and Hajor Van Horn returned to Miami on 8 June 1961. j 3 5. On 9 June 1961, Major Van Horn, received an urgent paone call from tne Air Attache Branca in Washington asking nim to report to their office at 9:00 A.M. on ll June. They were very upset because the House’ was. demanding Major Van Horn's appearance before Mr..Goodwin to discuss a serious: problem. They gave Major Van Horm toe icpression that it was connected with AMOIP-1's accusation of a plot to overthrow tae Council. 6. Major Van Horn lert Miami ror Washington on 11 June, and it is. _Understood.by AMOT-8/ tnat by Wednesday, or Taursaay, l@ June, at the latest, Major Van Horn had alreaay appeared perore all the persons wno were interestea in talking to nim. §j However, ne was asked to remain in Washington and make aieselr available ror consultations on the.Cuban problem ror.a rew moce days. It is velieved that he was returning cto Miani on 23 June. j 7. Van Horn pnoned his Miami orrice from Washington to say! thar : the Air Attache Orrice was preaking up as or 30 June ant advised the office staff that they should: suspend all operations until mis return, act which time they. would gee the files.ready for. shipment to Washington. - bt el ‘Distribution: “  3-Headquarters rr 2-Files - 2). 7 July 1962 ' PKT/Lhe Sth, Ae Corr foe Fa ener tat