prisoners. He feels that by peril thing the presant ettiation to contime a few months, thus aliowing a Heooling off period", the situation may bacénie favorable for further appeals of a humenitarian neture, requesting the prisoners’ pardon aml possible exit from Guba, The C/0, of course, agreed that the change of prison, assignment to duty and permission to write, certainly intieated that the Goo was not considering violent action, and expressed bis own and the organization's gratification at this good. news. J~315 steted that when he felt the cooling off period had passed, he had some more “aces” to play, and asked the 0/O%s. opinion. d, J-315 stated that.a friend of bis, one Miguel FIOUEROA, presently a professor at the University of fuerto Rico, ami aleo the Guban Firet seoretary in Rome during the beginning ef World Wer II. Ab, that time Guba and Italy severed relations. Am a result, FIGUGROA was interned in, or given refuge. in Vatican City during the wer years. FICUENOA became a personal friend of the present Pope, to the extent that the Fons became God Father to ond. of the FIGUEROA skildrén born in Italy. The two heve: ramainsd friends throughout the years. ¢=315 plans to ask one Juan Antonio RUBIO Padilla, a friend of J-315 and relative of J~315/13, to visit the. Pope the summer of 1969 and convey FIGUEROA'S personal request that the  L Pope conbast the GOG and personally intercede for a possible pardon ries exile of the prisoners. RUBIO is one of the prominent. Jeatiers of Gatholocisn in the -workd today and intimate frien of me FNU Fernandez, the Arch Bishop. of Cordoba in Spzin.  J=315 believes such an appeal has an éxrallent chance of success, The C/O agreed that this was, a worthy effort and axpressed his wish thet it suceagi. 2 ARB AUTH PARA 1-603 Oem G20 4
cece nua sag scythe EAA AN Nc EN A TRA AR OA wegen cate es 6. J-315 said he believed that the Go did not have meh proof of any serious crime aeuinet the prisoners or they would have exscuted than. the fact that J<315/l2ts eister, Chacha, anil her hushend had been pisked up and imprisoned in midelioverber far quastioning indicsted that the G0? juvestigahion of d-315/l2's activities had not produced too meh. They apprehended Shocha probably piews she was hie secretary st kis olinic. nen were propressing better than hoped and thet “it this time the 6/0 brought up the mubject of the need for termination of operations, and it dovetailed beautitalh: . tor doW1S had just said that bo was glad that He hed not boom dawelved 41 ” WH /otis overt politdesl machinetions for the last four to Five months, Ths 6/0 told the subject that he had ‘bean directed to teviinete the opera~ tione involving J-315 and the entire operation in order to safeguard the lives of ths prisoners. Any contimusncs of intelligense operations against the G0C would jeopardize their lives if debected, Honever, the C/o desired that even though operations were terminated Anat 3-315 monitor. the status of the prisoners, ani keep the 6/O's orgatisation informed, In order to do this, the 6/0 was providing J~315 with a F. 0, Hox in the Washington, Delos area ago that-he sould mail periodical information con- cerning the prisomars. The 6/0 stated that he was alse providing J~i325 with an allowanée.for six morithst exnaness ac that J-315 would uot. bear ‘the Gest of monitoring the status of the prisoners alous. The 0/0 sald that he had yenammended the muni 6f $125.00 per month which had been approved by bin piperiers. Additdenally, he had recommended that Jx315 be given tio months! salary as severance pay. C/O sontdmed, saying: that be had been =agaia Reon RADED, UNGLAS (FED _ A ° BY CDR USAINSS OM FOUPO AUTH PARA 4 693 Dob S206. arial
alerted that be was te transfer out af the aréa as i happened once pefore during. their assocLation when Wario (P) had replaced. him as: Jw 315 ts Supervisor. | . | £. §-315 a44 nob reat in en adverse manriey to the noties of termina~ tion, He agreed that cessation of operations was very wise and that he would keep the organisation informed by mail. He did, though, earnestly ask that although he was aware that operations were exded, that contact with the organization be eontimed through the mail channel so that he conld keep. the organ zation informsé jin the futura. He also asked that, if possible, ha be permitted a telephone mmber to call either in Miami or in Washington, or eleswhere, where he gould contact the organization “dn the case of an emergency of when he had information om the prisoners that needed to be delivered in a hurry. The C/0 stated ‘that he would relay his request to bie superiors and advise him via telephons to a pay telephone booth af had been done during the past three months. Ja315 Wished the 6/0 well in bis new assignment and hoped that. they see each. other some day egal, He népsdéthat if he ware ever involved in other work for the orgatiization that he be placed in conbast with a mature indivi- dual whom he. could talk te with confidence that he was dealing with an. experienced man, for #l though Mario was a fine Individual, obviously dedicated. and sincere, he had found that he could hot commuieate bie beliefs and ideds as well an He could with the present ¢/0, G/o said that Mario har been indesd an excelient anddvidual to work with, but that sometimes old batile~- weary roosters seen to work well together.” REORADED UNCLASSIEED AUTH PAF SOR
meee betas tt bananas UNAM il at re Me AEA Rte eT ge Ja31S earnestly asked that the organization consider assisting tim te abbain a permit to esrry s wespon in Florida. He shated he had ovbained a permit in Puerto Ries, but tiat be had no contacts in Hiart $o asdist tim as he had in Puerto Rico. He was afraid that he might be the abject of an abtempt by the GCC to assassinate hin for his involve~ ment with 315/12. He cited the attempt on exCastro GAPE Oton PALAD who Bas ehob 6 or 7-times on 16 Hovember, and is in oritical comlition in Miswi, d~315 believes: that he is prsbably on their list for assapaination and is reaty to defend bimself if necessary, He eypressed deap soncern ‘of his being aboard one of the hi~jacked planes because of his: weekly roundtrip between Miami and Sen ‘Guan, Puerto Rico. He added that sie an attenpt is ever made to biejack 4 plane he is eooard, he pould resist the hiwjeckers, for he fears 4f he Lands in Havana, he #LL be summarily shot. He dees not plan to carry a pistol aheard the planse, for he is amare thas he may be subject. to search ai any tims, At present he fakes being Lame aot carries = aane shoard, wishfully heping that he could use that to ovér~ ‘power any possible hi—jatker.. The C/O. replied that he wwild cheek this raguest oub, obbeln an answer, whether favorsble or unfaverebls, and inform the gourse of whatever decision was reathed, Aes COMMUNICATIONS s ®. The source wes given P. 0, Box 9153, Mlexandrin, Virginia, zip code 2230), under the meme of Joseph Conley, for his use to sep the organisation. advised of the prigoners' status. b, C/O estatilished the following ‘bond fides for possible fubure contest with JW315, Person contacting eubject will say "he is a friend of Rogelio ne ae 6 REGRADED UNCLASSIF ED ~ 241 ON "OCT 18 coe owas AUTH DARA 1-80 3 ot 5 §200- t-R