Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act’ of 1997 (44 05 2107 DATE: 11-14-2017 ro . ( ; \ SECRET . On 9/28/59 Camilo Padreda Vasquez who claimed to have been a member of BRAC in Havana (protect identity) furnished information to the Legat at Madrid, Spain. He stated that the Movimiento De Recuperacion Democratica (URD) (105-81376) had received a set-back in August since William Morgan (William Alezrander Morgan), who allegedly had been working with the movement, proved to be a double agent working Jor Fidel Castro.: Padreda was of the opinion that Morgan had been sincerely on the side of the Movement at the outset but was forced to assist Castro only after his activities had been discovered by the Castro Government. He based his belief on the fact that Morgan had been working with the Movement for six months, whereas, Fidel Castro at the time he publicly announced that Morgan was a double agent, stated that Morgan had been working for the Movement for two months. This led Pedraza to believe that Morgan had been working with the Movement legitimately for four months before his activities were discovered and he was forced, through fear for his life, to cooperate with Castro. He stated that he believed that Morgan would be assassi. natéd..by the Castro Government in the not too distant futures 105-81376¢3 p. 5,6 (446) ~ SI 105-81376-2 (4) On 10/26/59, Enrique A, Garcia Jr. (105-58656) advised that he conferred with Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo of the Dominican Republic in the early part of Oct. 1959. Garcia stated that Trujillo had been spending much money in the caounter..revoluttonary activities against Fidel Castro and the Cuban Government. The incident regarding Major William A. Morgan had cost him $1,200,000.00 (incident not described)... ° 105-58656-94 p. 4 (9) on 10/1/59 Alexander I, Rorke, Jr.,51 Chambers St, NYC, a free-lance photographer advised that recently a man by the name of Ricardo Zaragosa (phonetic) who had been in prison in Havana at the same time as Rorke in Aug. 1959, had recently visited him in N. Y. Zaragosa told him that William Alexander Morgan, who thwarted the invaston of Cuba, was definitely under arrest and under guard at all times... He was living at the Capri Hotel in Havana, The reason for his arrest was due to the fact that the Cubans had learned that Morgan had failed to turn over all the money to the Cuban Government which he had recetved as his share in the plot to invade Cuba by the Domini- can Republic in Aug. 1959. (continued on next page.) __ SECRET Doclda: 32337185 Page il i‘ | i
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 bh fee > a > . wey oe Rorke stated that when. he went to Havana on 8/8/59 he stayed the first two days at the home of Morgan, While there he mew a Captain Gomez, Doctora Margarita Carreras, Morgan's wife, and her sister-in-law, all of whom had fought in the Escambray. Rorke learned while in Havana that Morgan told Major Eloy Gutierrez Menoya about the invasion plans because he thought Menoya might possibly be anti- Gastro (reasons for belief set out). Morgan had been made Military Comandante in Las Villas Province and later head of the Mounted Police | in order to placate the individuals who had fought in the Escambray. . Rorke also advised that Jean Secon of United Press Intere national in Havana, told him on 10/1/59 that she knew Morgan well, but on several occasions he had declined to recognize her. Secon said that Morgan was practically under arrest tn Havana and his every move was being watched by the Cuban military. 109-1 22210-8643 p. 2,3,5 (18) | On 10/27/59, William G. Rouse, Port Chester, N.Y., Berlanti Construction Co.Inc., Harrison, N.Y. advised that Manuel De Moya, former Dominican Ambassador to the U.S., told him (no date) that the Dominicans would be willing to pay $500,000 for Major William A. Morgan, who was tnvolved in the alleged invasion of Cuba in Aug. 1959, and who doublecrossed the Dominican Republic. De Moya stated they wanted Morgan taken alive and returned to the Dominican Republic, 105-69544-28 p. 2 (9)L” ; SI 109-12-210~-876 (Informant shown~as Wallace G, Rouse) (10) | The Miami Office advised that during the pertod from approximately Aug. 6-14, 1959, Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Head of the Second Front.of the Escambray Group, closely collaborated. with Major William Alexander Morgan who recently renounced his U.8.. citizenship, in the pretense of joining a counterrevolutionary attempt ‘in Cuba: however, in actuality, both were serving as double agents for Castro. This attempt was subsequently crushed by Castro with ~ the result that the insurgents were all captured or ites geF (4) (continued on next page) Doclda: 32337185 Page 12
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 | ; at, | _ SECRET Ler 11(20/s9[ar-1134-5% Jaavised that Virgilio Perez vegasCS.} (100-4328273) had contgpted the Cuban Military Attache, Captain Angel L. Saavedra regard ingiwn article which appeared about five days before tn the "Washington Post and Times Herald" which indicated that i Generalissimo Trujillo had offered a substantial sum for the capture of William A. Morgan, (Perez Said that from research, chiefly from Cu} the Cuban magazine “Bohemia” helearned that Morgan had ingratiated himself with _gugusto Ferrando, Dominican Consul at Miami, through which contact}#Morgan had joined the conspirgcy with Dominicans on behalf of Castro in the invasion of Cuba. [Saavedra agreed to cooperate with Perez in securing material for PereZWgo write a true story con-Cy) cerning Morgan, which "Washington Post and Times Herald" was interested tn having (Perez mete T RYU ! 109, 498525-1 7 On 12/3/59 Samuel Reis, Attorney, U. S. Dept. of Justice ; (protect identity) furnished a "Manifesto" directed "To The Cuban People" purported to be issued by the Marines of the Anti-Comnunist War (97.4040). The manifesto mentioned the treachery to which the Cuban people were being subjected and stated that after Che, Morgan, etc., others would come until Cuba was totally dominated by foreigners. 97~4040-2 (12) - On 1/15/60 Manuel Antonio Ugalde Carrillo, former Colonel in the Cuban Army, testified before an Executive Session of a Senate Sub_committee at Miami Beach, Fla. concerning revolutionary activities | of various individuals in Cuba, including William Morgan. | (copy of testimony enclosed) 6283.21 7-2698 enc. p. 33 (2)% . | SI 62£88217-2728 enc. p. 162 (2) date of enclosed testimony 4 6/60) Anthony Uriah Movinsky (105-~74392) advised that in Feb. 1960, before he left Cuba, he met William Morgan who had received considerable publicity because of his activities with the Cuban forces © ; and for which his U. 8S, citizenship had been revoked, Movinsky could furnish no further information concerning Morgan. 105~74392-11 (3)V0 SECRET, |vocra:s2037100 Page 153
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassitiation Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . £ , . G alone SECRET On 4/4/60 HAV-22 advised that since Oct. 1959 a movement had been under way by a group of officials of the Cuban Revolutionary ‘Government, some of whom were associated with G2 of the Revolutionary Army, with the aim of eliminating certain heads of the Cuban Revolu- tionary Government. Among the leaders of this group were Captain Abelardo Colome Ibarra of the Cuban Army and Ramon Perdomo De La Cruz, Chief of Zone 12 of C26 % YK) . | On 4/12/60 the same Inft. advised that the assignment of Comandante William Alexander Morgan to G~2 by the Cuban Government about three weeks before had caused some intranquility since Captain | Ibarra and Perdomo considered Morgan as an Amertcan with traitor background who could not be trusted. According to Inft., Morgan had no knowledge of the foregoing matter. (34 Te . The Legat at Havana advised that it was*his opinion that in view of the fact that Morgan had recently been assigned to G2 and considering his background, the plot might be a plant prepared by the Castro regime to lure counter_revolutionary forces into the aon It was noted that HAV-22 received the above information from his brother, Rigoberto Izquierdo Aleman, employee of G2 : Revolutionary Army, who was being developed as a source by Havana. YY | | | 109-125210-1486 © | (28) on 4/30/60 the Legat at Havana advised that the Departamento | de Investigaciones de Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (DIFAR- Dept of Investigations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces) was still in the process of being organized, Its chief was Ramiro Valdez Menendez, and its assistant chief was Major William Alezander Morgan who y also an official of G-2 of the Cuban Revolutionary Army. (§% “a 65-63987~210-18 p. 3 (11) Vv SECRET | | tete OTTUTL ne PR on ne Lee ee = = = Paani, Doclda: 32337185 Page 14
(Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 H ter. DATE: 11-14-2017 . ; a | G ot SECRE] INS furnished a copy of a sworn statement dated 5/6/60, by Raul Egbérto Ros Gonzalez (105~85542), os stated he had been arrested for shipping arms to Major William Morgan, Angel Bano and Guttrrez Menoyo. These individuals were fighting against the Batista regime in Cuba but they were completely different from the Castro forces (no date). He stated that Castro was suspicious that Morgan was not in agreement with the Castro Government and that Morgan was being watched at all times by DIER, Ros stated that Morgan had been arrested by the Castro Government the week before last and héld at Cabana Fortress for a week. He was questioned about counterrevolu- tionary activities before he was released, 105-65542.4 p. 12,13 (5) Vv On 5/6/60 Cleveland PCI Charles Gerald (protect identity) advised that various members of a "syndicate" including Robert Brown and Robert McCormick frequented the Lorraine Hotel Bar, Cléveland, inft. said he had heard these individuals state that "big money" could be made in Cuba and that William Morgan was "loaded with dough". Morgan had been an associate of several of these individuals before he went to Cuba. Inft. stated he knew of no one who had been recruited at the hotel or paid to go to Cuba. He stated he knew that both Robert Brown and Robert McCormick had to borrow money to go to Cuba, Inft. did not know Bill Poloris (21586). Add. info. 566-2 a | | (4 11) . On | 5/31/60 WFO advised that Robert Ridgway Kodenberg, oo 2356 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Wats Sea that he had heard Dominican offictals express their wee that they would welcome news of the death of Major William Morgan or would like to get their hands on him but he knew of no offer made to or by the Dominican Republic inithat regard. Sodenberg stated that he had definitely never attempted to recruit anyone to assassinate Castro or Morgan. 97-4141 -8 pre | (2) REVIEWED BY Sy. JFK TASK FORCE vy thas dee SECRET, y me DENIAL | =38- Doclda: 32337185 Page 15