424-10273-10237| . AGENCY: AGENCY INFORMATION FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10273-10237 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116395-1558X A ORIGINATOR: FROM: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: ~ STATUS COMMENTS: - PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI DIRECTOR, FBI AG 05/20/1976 42 CC, REQ, DOC, CONCERNING, SECADES, ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y r Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: 10/30/1998 . UPDATE DATE: — 02/14/2001 Redact | 7 ~ ; RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) JFK Act 6 (4) INC 9 MEMO, 9 LHM, 2 NEWS ARTIC, 3 A/T, RECEIPT, 2 ADMIN PAGES, TRANSLATION HY 50953 DBoctd: 327199502 Page 1
ge oe , 2- Mr.-ss A. Mintz _ ae : (= Mr. P. Vv, Daly). -- Mr, T. W.Leavitt: Mr. S. F. Phillips. .- Mr. S. J. Miller: EE a | bot pent pot 3 62-116395 __ . "APPROVED! ape SJM: TABI) bs Assoc. Dir. Me Ada Fin’ Pers. (8) ‘Dep. AD Adm:.,... Gen. Inv... Dep. AD In Te fdent....... Assoc. Dir, . “ Asst. Dir: NO” Inspection. ae AD nine NOTE: AM. S€rVi.-cciceumee Intell. Pfc = 3st. Dis: 5 Ti come oxy Secades, who was named on page 1 of th ‘out “1. ators Of" Bhe Washington Post!’ ‘article of 5/2/76 ¢ iptio: ‘s&co"--CTA's Man in Havana ‘a Double Agent? The Riddle 6: -_a senior Cuban official the CIA “had recruited’ in vn —eill Fidel Cas t _Attached to the file ‘copy of thi * ratory temo randigin 8 a Copy ofireferenced request, A set of the % seni Materials béling/ furnished the SSC is being ‘retained by the’ ~. Senstudy 75 Project? ,{fohnston's oral request was to: Supervise: ° —s J. Miller of the Senstudy 75 Project. 2 + See’y __ MAIL Room [1 TELETYPE UNIT [__] HW 409453 Doctd: 32199502 Page 2
oo QPTION 2 FORM NO. 10 : so L i : : : 4 S01Q~ 104-01 ; ae UBNITED SUATES GOV>~:NMENT » ae a a foe Memoranaum ete To 7. piREcpoR, asf fee “coo GK FROM 3 ve wl 0S A SUBJECT: ; , Attached are nine. copies of a letterhead’ memorandum _[/ for the Bureau, dated and captioned | as: above, and two copies - ( J are. attached for WO. i oe ries U , The lette head memo) contains rormation received . . from€NY 2865-PS e@ a. Andividya al from: _vhom he obtained the Sputsa = information is ad QLIAZ -DEPVILLEGAS, Second Class a a it cen thei meen nena hei einen nt tent ste nena eaentiaesie,sdenamemacts newton oh a  Auxiliary.of SME cuban Foreker ker i Service’ His identity should mot be disclosed. v eo The: ‘attached letterhead and reliabi lity. memos are lassifi ed "Confidential" ‘due to the fact if involves. a ‘investigative coverage of a foreign diplomatic establishment je; Vi “and the disclosure of which information could result in th i ON - identification of Bn informant of continuing ‘value. ge ‘DECLASSIFIED BY, Q. ONL, J¢ C | Wesptete. G RAIN! Bureau (62-6026 ‘unels, 18) (RM). Washington Field cls, “ (RM) = New York (105 - “351 9 : a Sar! oe sith Pe ¢/; LA a i 4 a tand is % ie ‘ . Pe } our porequest 4 ot Ser ings oh pee Cs te poepared in response wy i mated io sf eee person . a - ¢ nan Pe, d the cont : - ” Con open i Tv Di T without ‘the ex © gzocr3 880s Oo SERRET A HY 50953 DBoctd: 327199502 Page 3
wm «ete mot . . FQ-36% Rex (12-13-56) - ‘ : a CO ae FBI Date: 4/21/62 Transmit the following in a : (Type in plain text or code) V AIRTEL . sa : ; (Priority or Method of Mailing) 1 nnn aket aie be ----- ~ . ; jee J To: . Director, FBI (109-12-210) - Ny \ / From: SAC, Miami (105-1747): @ FOREIGN OL ITICAL MATTERS. - CUBA INTERNAL SECURITY = CUBA {/ ger teen PEARED abet dt Pier mide Enclosed: for: the Bureau. ‘are 9 copies of letter- 3 ; head memo suitable for, dissemination, containing information 2:8 & furnished byf MM 761-S, }who is NN T=eL in letterhead memo. § @ ye 3 i ‘ Seu Ley Gy Se 8 Information copies are designated for New York, gs8 ‘Washington Field and San Juan because of their interest in © sak Cuban matters, fs (ZLMEL.. yy Se rgit, . semen See St, ” sven noe M4 meal, and “ Witte: pepeaeen M8 Ey ‘a aah ws oe mis TG on, NOT RECORDED LG pce: Pome Pe fe rr 2: ee one ak ’ og é & ress et ( 7s > a ae 4 0 iS = ~S ce a ong 4 i ae oS e . 0» ~ | is i by on Bice {3 - Bureau (Enc-9) (AM ~ RM) t Bess “4 - Washington Field (inc-1) (Info) CRM) . eS 5 1 - San Juan (Znc-1) (Info) (R¢) Sos Ll - New York (E£nc-1) (info) (aM) oem a8 3 - Miami (2 - 105-1747) rae (1 - 134-379 Sub ay 76 APR cd =e, THE :mfh So 5. (9) cameo ‘ $ Ba ete ta i ay Ss & Copy to: CIAISs ate/RAO ye B.S /O21/ACSI x SS . - AS wick | by TOLLS ou tor info. of: 3 Ss: sa stavearseaeee a) w gy $ °o ay RUSS mo 2 AER . ERROR LETTER SENT AG “3.2 SEROX Mo Per no ¢ . = Special Agent in Charge: . 1932 os, Approved: HY 50953 DBoctd: 327199502 Page 4 ee fk at
HY OPTIONAL PGXM-NO, 10 « me +; 5O1D—104—08 ation i | UNITED, STATES . 6. SNT » Memorai.uum orRndgnrs: TO .Director, FBI (-tdede’! Pa [, DATE: 6/7/62 _ -l-Legat, Bern (105-7) ie “§ 109 na y38353 Madrid (109=20)) | FROM 2 SAC, Miami - Pp) | | a , + @) CIA HAS NOWOBJECTION TO 2 ao eat ie re DECLASSIS ONAN ANDIOR, RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION, mb & p- ae iN THIS DOCUMENT: Jm 6 -f Reference Miami airtel to Bureau 4/21/62 prep a titled ‘FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - CUBA: INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA," and Legat, Madrid letter to Bureau 5/10/62 titled as above. concerning his desire to leave Cuba, and to be done “ with all phases of the current Cuban government. l t Informant: said further that according to the above sources, CUBELA went to Mexico prior to the time that Russian official MIKOYAN arrived in Cu osddn ssasadx S095 BDoclda: 327199502 Page 5 -On June 4, 1962(r04 761-8 )advised that infor-~ a mation concerning CUBELA, Was received by him from \ “Line Do vt BG (LUCY: ECHEVARRIA DE ROGER} who resides in the vicinity al of€60th Court and N.W. First Street, The information : OWE is received by her from members of the ECHEVARRIA aa family { LUCY's parents) in Cuba, who are in contact he zag with CUBELA there. CUBELA was a very close friend of oor, el JOSE ANTONIO ECHEVARRIA, one time head of the Directorio Nod 0 Revolucionario, the original anti-BATISTA organization. es Sse . nd fu ' According to information received through y- oS Gas the above sources, CUBELA has not changed his mind Be 2 ae eas { ' 1 an e Whi : Sez in Mexico, CUBELA contacted onefJACK STEWART) and an (ey f | =. 3 unknown Cuban, and furnished them information concerm { “| SE 78 ing the proposed arrival,of MIKOYAN in Cuba. Informanté (u) see® stated that (JACK STEWART) reportedly worked for he U.S} ees Embassy in avana) and was subsequently transferred tg -4F} oes the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City Bass Gre v ° “ eLASSIFIED YY 40GB 590 Ase ge 5/- Bureau (PM) Loo ae ; 74 = oe Ra & ~ hie ag? on y! - 5 eo. Sao. 1a JU rar. \ a a - RSS : «sh a . S38 7 HEREIN 1S UNCLAN Feo ses ie vatel-6-9 9 5G
‘MM 109-471 ar CUBELA reportedly is in contact ‘with some of the original members of the old Directorio Revolucionario in Cuba, however, the object of this association — is not known to the informant at this time. | . . The above is not “being set forth in form suitable for dissemination in view of the delicate nature of informant's contact, and the fact that the desire of CUBELA to defect was previously re- ported in form suitable for dissemination. - f Miami will maintain. contact with (Mm 761-8 in connection with this matter, and information pertaining thereto-will be furnished the Bureau immediately upon receipt. HY 50953 DBoctd: 327199502 Page 6
na — FD-36 (Rev. 12. 13- $6) - ; T sows - oa toe 7 4 REQ : I ; , FBI , " i : fe ‘ i | July "si sn HS Me FROM: SAC, MIAMI. (109 a7) @) & ie RE: ROLANDO L. CUBELA y “SEGADES to, oa es S ya your Commi nittce and the content may not be set to un wasthgrised penile nel witho rovgl of the EB i a nel wr a areee append! ef 748 163. Enclosed for the Bureau are 12 copies of : a. letterhead memorandum suitable for dissemination. MM T+ is(ia 7619S. | Somer | AD AY po “ cates Hcl On July 3, 1962,(v2 I 761-Spadvised that he pad SStasved a call from CARLOS ‘TEPED INOQ] New Yo i . protect) ,qa jeweler “and end of subject}/ in which f C / i ., TEPEDING} stated that subject had written to him express= ™ \ |: ing a desire to contact{TEPEDINO)in Paris, France inl August, 1962, CUBELA will proceed to Parid“f¥Gi Helsthiki, ‘Finland, at the conclusion of the Youth Congress which he | is attending. A e Bureau (Enel. . 12) (AM = RM) ey Me . ¢ = Legat, Paris. . 5 - I. Le fy a) : / we 4 is 1 _ -4 = Legat, Madrid ¢ 3 oi a ad _. : ao hh . 1 ~ Legat, Bern) Ke tener! erin metre By ia L.= New york (Encl. --1) (info) (RM) ts tons Se Lt G@iJUL 9 ifo2 SER He 1 = San Juan (Encl. - 1) (info) (RM) SeOie 17 WFO Gincl. - 1) (info) (RM) eee ee EEE 3 = Mi (2 - 109-471 - EX116 os Al -1 = 134-379-Sub a) . So (12) pus CB as ah WE , é a et aw Ci lay fis ENS . a ARSE 7 alee Sent ING © Per . “yas oA SLOT | on ween -—- — en wee ee - - es i HY 50953 DBoctd: 327199502 Page 7
HY 50957 » MM 109-471 . (rerepino) ow plans to leave for Europe on.” July 5, 1962. Thére has been no change in the addresses: York City. at which (fEreDInd] can be reached in Paris or in New as Cul TS cus (rurepInof$aid he intended to make a fast trip _to Canada to talk*to JOSE REBELLON, present head of the Cuban Federation of University Students (TEU), who is at a conference at La Valle, Quebec, Canada, -and_ who is a long time acquaintance of (TEPEDINO Ts ({TEPEDING i L11 advise iw 761-6) of the results of any meéting,. ~ . | Sounee | Miami will keep Bureau advised of any information received, . : Three additional copies are included for Bureau for transmittal to Legats Bern, Paris and Madrid for their information, . Information copies are designated for New York, San Juan, and WFO because of their interest in Cuban matters, Instant letterhead memorandum is classified "SECRET" as it contains information the unauthorized disclosure of which could compromise a valuable informant, and because it evidences Bureau interest in the affairs of a foreign country. ee ; ¥ Boclda: 327199502 Page 68
OPTIONAL form HO. 10 7 "§010= 104-01 { _ UNETED. STATE IMENT Memorunuum pe TO =: | Director, FBI SECREL — PATE: ~— 9/29/62. < ‘ Legat, Bern-.(109~6) (RUC) - fF) “ ; of SUBJECT: ROLANDO, L, CUBELA Y SECADES FPM - CUBA Re Miami. airtel to the Bureau dated 7/5/62, { Classified security information contained in a} | iami letterhead memorandum dated 7/5/62 was. furnished to f | Setneey he Swiss Federal Police, Bern, Switzerland, fand Austrian (05 J/ atund ; ecurity Service, Vienna, Austria) on 7/24/62, Appropriate i notations are contained in the files of those agencies to insure that this office will be notified in the event the j Subject comes to attention. ; H aa f TON CONTAINED cy ° (C1 - Liaison) Sopery TB USC! ASSTPTED exCEr® (1 - Miami) (109-471) WHERE SHORN OTHERWISE. 1 - Bern ounce BY WFD:mls (5) | ie oe aol go } com HW 309453 Doctd: 32199502 Page 9
ee - — OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 . 5010—104—04 ~ no - UNITED STA\ Gr ‘JERNMENT co, i “Memorandum. — | a _ TO : Director, FBI 1os1166SEGREDa 12-9-64 FROM: Legat, Paris’ (105-1779) (RUC) . . , ZA: ve | aa ROLANDO L. “CUBELA y SECADES - gy IS - CUBA . (00: Miami) Re Miami letter 10-11-63. padlgpe pewies — On 12-8-64/ the Direction. Ge. a Surveillance du . Territoire (DST), French domestic counterespionage service,) furnished a list of individuals traveling between Paris and Iron Curtain countries... Contained on this list was the name ROLANDOSCURELA y.‘SECADES, born 1-19-33 at ’ _ Cienfuegos, Cuba. He listed his occupation as a doctor - in Havana, a He traveled on 11-25-64 from Prague a to Paris. (6 This is furnished for the information of ‘the Bureau and the Miami Office. : 4 = Bureau (1 ~ Liaison Section 1 - Miami, for info., 109-471) {3 : , 3 3 / l = Paris | NWP :HD a ( 5 ). ~ . gigsemt- tf ; not for nT by , onse vO your ved to of suit prized person” * s ; fo Nita ‘ - ‘ i ont i prepared iN ae Pipes wse Oe gisele | to ! Cornem an js doe ide. yor ontent The 0 mi 4 the © roval ~ ne yh ss vel we 7m way the eneres omaticd hy 1 13” cleat ont OAD oon r Pe o ; i HY 50953 DBocld: 327199502 Page 10
OPTIONAL FOUALNO. 16 fi £i0-100-03 a 2 s 8 <a . MAY 1002 LOITION * ae « = 3 o = * * WINITED STATES (a... (O NMENT CIA HAS NO Gavel Re ESS S os “ETI ici S RELE Pla INPORWIA TION ey IN THIS GUCUMENT, @mb Fad] of UD GOgTTUseE TO t Dixrectc:, FRI (109-12-210) DATE: | APR CLASSIFIED BY Sous Sto (Gee, or LD ie A ay? Wn0 aaIpMUmog moh ap dsas ut, pasndaid sr fua \rrom.j2 SAC, Miawi (105- °'7)(P) —_DECLASSIFY ON: 25X0)(@)__ g Tah ae (TL? Fl9o : FOREIGN’ POLITICAL MATTERS - CUBA  Classiffteah a ~ A — re fl A fo Seesecce come re be - fere jet Coen 7 Te } zp S 2 st os een ore’ “Transmitted herewith are 9 coptes of Luv“ Io Sy dated and captioned as above.. Bass MM T-1 is MM 492-8, BS! ©) | Rg MM T-2 isyconfidential source MM [78o}-s Sees ) es bi T-3 is\Mi 776-s. 77067 (eu dlp) YGF | CHormon / SA.‘ the Bureau at this time because in addition to cor- <5 od c ; ; ‘ “& 2‘ stant broadcasts from Cuba and news reverts appearing i = SS AS ; ees APP o 3h fe = a the Cuban newspapers coming out of Cuba. the local Miani Jia. BZosf8 -papexs are offering numerous possible oojectives of the <s <zs\)-txial end the matter of the trial is a main diet of con- oan O° x) Versacion in the Cuban exile colony in Miemi. It is =i S Sy felt that an analaysis at this time of the “ossible EB w 8g Outcome of the trial, as viewed by three Cuban experts S| —_ : : e « . } & pA on the matter, may be of interest to the Bureau and to © | R&R . other branches of the United States governmenc. Sounce . rs Cor adele a é 776-8) 2 vised SA EDWIN L. SWEET that he was one of cl police officérs at Humbolcs +#$7 at the time the attempc was made to arrest the young revolutionaries, and that all of them were armed and were firing on the police when they were killed. ) ‘ p 40f JOU 82 PUD 7SaNba -UosLad Pazitors} s S & ion ES 24 cored 3 & 7 ox cd ~WWuass? SUSI This information and memo are submitted to EF Nae Copies are disseminated locally due to ‘the wa Gi ke interest of INS and CIA. ., | aa ‘ J of < - Miemi (27105-1747; °° Dep > ee ote A) J ; : (191344624-Sub AYC) He e 5 | BNCLOSSN (I-134-518-Sub A) & . (1-100-13077) : S | HY 40 ) APRELS:MS4 4 943 Bocld:32199502 Page it Ja.-210 ~YF4
a ar ~ ot fy ce - ~ OF mo . f , | “FD+36 (Rev. $«22-64) ~ i al s | “ . - * g NO OBL = SiFIED SUBJECT: (RAUL ROA GARCTA uw) sie ee 8, iy (Rs -~ CUBA .« sal a aetiacsiv ont OAD CSR, - . / ReNYtel 27/65, captioned ["Cuban Mission to the UN} "Is - cuba." yi) — : A Zo . Sour So Aeusee CTC 1751-8 Jaayised on 9/27/65, -that on instant date» he attempted to sfe a friend,¢CARLOS TEPEDINO, a jeweler, 31 West 47th Street, NYC who, according to the source, is in contact with CIA, but learned that@fEPEDINOyhad ; departed for Italy on Sunday evening, 9/26/65. CT PEDINO's father)told source CLMARTA JIMENEZ (a member of the seal ra 424 ) Ck Delegation to the UN ad called and said she had a letter and some'cigars for ARLOSJfrom ROLANDO-(CUBELA). Source explained that CUBELA was a fortier'coritiondante™ and a former student leader at the University of Havana who in the past while in Europe had been in contact with CIA.Gg’) Vepecrgs res ey Tray TE YoS~ 37550". J 1 OF - 77667 On 9/20/65 ,( uM 761-8 pavised that| OSCAR GUTIERREZ (- “A (3rd Secretary) from ‘the Cuban*Mission to th UNW7end another : unidentified male delivered the aforementioned cigars and oe letter to€TEPEDINO, SRD on the afternoon o 9/27/65, at which 7ZS a time source was present. He met [Gu IERREZPand in casual€ WwW conversation he and would [Lads the [Foreign Minister (ROA DL ? a was in: New York and would \ ddress the UN General Assembly _ & —_ (see. 4lul 96 /osg~- 77 2/@ # | Ny “C3_< Bureau, cu\ CLASSIFI OU Y 666 | i ne , . 1”- Miami [(109-252)K) DECLASSIFY (IN7SS) CN ) ey ina EOE RECORDED | oe Ae SEP 29 i655 per TS 1955 a 2 - New York .. - (105-31084) (CUBAN MISSION) “RRM:emm 4 co + ya fr, Po, 7 j ht Aw : —commens Game Gute | ; (MAddag |i fo gy ae A SP Ry , . sty a fe rr rn 7 7 . 5 \ , ; at A t. ak ey} Approved: =e Sent _ M 'Per*. are hae : Special Aaenht +n Charme. lw. ek ce ee ET, . J HW 50953 Docld: 32199502 Page 12