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} i . ' | Remon DONESTEVE YA Do miNGUeL, | | Born in Cuba went to Caracas, Venezuela in 1959 and entered US tn 1952. Operated the International Machinery Corporation in Hialeah, Florida, which manufactured plastic boats, Made numerous, unauthorized, trips to Cuba co leeegedly bring out relatives and political priseners. In 1955 he visited ‘Cuba and allegedly talked with Castro. In September 1967 he was issued sicetseenecane iInotice of prevention of departure byw INS, May 1968 an unexploded bomb found ‘at his business. July 1968 detained by INS and given deportation hearing. :Paroled and restricted to land area of Dade county in Mareh i369, In 1973 :pleaded guilty to extortion and mit on probation. September 1974 he went to jCuba and detained on return. Given two year jail sentence. In December 1975 given seven year imprisonment for prebation violation. Very contreversial and many Cuban exiles felt he was pro-Castro or even an agent of Castre, jfurdered on 13 April 1976 at his office. No Agency association. Je per Rolando MASFERRER Rojas | Former Cuben Senator who was considered ruthless. Arrived in US in Jenues: q 1959 and over the years has engaged in @ series of activities reiated to ¢ rat arceaat bie mes of thin Cane tres 2 dg wee tera eed Bh Trane An ta THOT eh me hee te ae na We eRe he RE ReKe ee Rhee BK ae » im toe TORRIENTE plan. As ef £ red Sacialist, and had been virulent critic of the U.S. in the past. Killed by : Trobe : nimseif to be ea Mernian la TORRIENTE Ajuria Born in 1904 in Cuba. Graduate we Hy Unive rsity of Kentucky ir S57 [foxaed-on-organtnetion ssmtO70- onde : Cubsh Medical Association ext is Pebiaary 1370" he for ato liberate Cuba and held nal}ies in different US.cities to sre Lisae guncted jiraveled extensively in Latin Ameriéa énd “Europe raising funds. In June 197° the Miami press expesed him as president of a large housing development enterprise and using funds he collected for personal use. Shot to death in --- fhis home in Niami on 12 April 1974, Police investigation of death negative Pelina Fale mivdae cone walneal tm TEMOTENTE $0 endo nme ned eet ee AE Len A tie ae sit ate UE oe ctor Naty bt Bt oye He ee Sd the eet tn eee hee ed tee Sea tah BE 6 ae UD Nk pet er ee ee te ache oe ow te A DO ter de mesh e Oo ee jue a HS citieveon. (Te Qeernhar 1Q7N in recnanca Pa 8: ranUaEt Fearn Deactaant . ST Oe ee . ee venues t Nixon, DCL Helms directed the DBF toa establish a covert funding Chaaned to neovide financial support to the Cuban exile group headed by TORAIENTE, The ebjective was to provide furds to assist this group in carrying out raids on the Island of Cuba. A totai of $250,000, was authorized in FY i371 and i for this purpose, A total of $226,C00 was expended on this activity. There Ihave @een no accustations or rumors that the funds originated with the USG, i ct eee ste marae eae Ae teense ep seh ny BENNO <abPeIt aR FO / with the Agency. Only one successful operation was mounted. 5 i uss QUINTAMS “nom: s Guiubo. ios: Oo a No identifiable information on person with this birthdate. Require more information, or at the least, matronymic. . Le hi ‘Joaquin Antonio CORTIZO- DOB; 10 January 1945 wee : Nothing on person by this name [ Rees | ewe) cd did,
14-00000 | L : , : : l'ruetano NIEVES Mestre | | 4 + a NIEVES was reportedly a Captain in the Rebel army under Osmani CIEN- ‘ FUEGOS and subsequentiy arrested by the DSE in January 1963 for political ressoens. He was released from prison in 1965 through the intervention of ( " SEGRET ceca tn Seecamrw asi, 1 this brother, a high Cuban official. NIEVES went to Madrid in April 1965 | ‘where he was introduced to a CIA officer. We came to the US in August 1965 and was again contacted by a CIA officer. The relationship was unsatisfacter as NIEVES proved erratic and uncooperative and he provided fabricated | 4nformation. In March 1966 ACSI (Army) indicated an interest in NIEVES and was given an assessment of NIEVES. Since the CIA no longer had an interest in NIEVES, ACST picked him and subsequently terminated him in March 1957.
14-00000 v awe wi . SECRET 7 wi lila | Gawd dui : ) ke Nanuel AKTIME Badstd Ruesa - | ARTINE was one of the leaders of the Moviméanto de Recuperacion Revoluconario (MRR), a democratic Catholic oriented anti-Batista reform movement which allied itself with the Castro forces in overthrowing Eatiste. ARTIME was de facto chief of the agricultural reform program in Oriente Prov- ince after batista's fall, ARTIME became disillusioned with Castro, departed Cuba and became one of the leaders of the Bay of Pigs invasion ferce, He vas captured, imprisoned and returned in the prisoner exvhange in 1962. From June 1963 to April 1965, CIA supported ARTIME and the MRR operations against Cuba which can be broadly characterized as harassment, sabotage and psychological wargare at a cost of approximately $ seven million. Following that, CIA supported psychological warfare operations such as radio broadcasts and the publication of an anti-Castra periodical, This continued until ARTiME was ter inated in January 1967. Since that time there has been no efficial CIA rel- ationship with ARTIME although there have been occasional unofficial contacts between CIA officers and ARTIME, These contacts were not of operational sig- nificance. During the mid-east war ARTIME offered DOI Colby tthe use of himself and his men in any capacity that would assist the Agency. ARTIME was last repc edj to be clesely associated with Nicaraguan president, General Anastasio s MOZA, in the export-import business. He is believed to be residing in Manage Rolando CUBELA Secades CUBELA had been the second in command of the Directorio Revoluc- ionaric, an anti-Patista student organisation which was actively involved wit? with Castro's forces in the overthrow of the Batista government, CUBELA sub- senvently held the rank of Major in Castro's forces but became disillusioned rh Castro and communism, CUBELA was initially met in Mexico in March 1961 but the meeting was without operational significance. In 1962, foldowing ‘reports that Cubela was considering defecting, an attempt was made te determir his state of mind by utilizing a Cuban refubee who met @4i6/ CUBELA*in Scean- dinavia. CUBELA agreed to work in place for the creation of a new Cuba. In October 1963, as a result of CUBELA'S demand to meet U.S. Astorney General, se thi F. Kennedy, Desomnd FitzGerald, Chief of Cuban Operations met with hin, At| this meeting CULELA stated that the most effective way te ¥duid¥¢ rescue the Suthen Devolution wana ta seaanesinata Bidal Cagtrn and athas Cuben laadarc | terre ee Be ek ee ek tek ke te mae Oe te ee ae ta om ones CHRELA was told that the US was nrenared ta render all necessary assistance to} any group which succseded in noutralizing the Cuban leadership and assumed sufficient contrel to invite the US to render assistance, In November 1963 CUSELA was ‘Feported | to be ‘Losing interest if he dia not receive technical assi from the US, FitzGerald authorized assistance in laying caches which wolild include a high-power rifle w/scope, explosives and related equipment. a * . ed ’ The caches were laid in March and June 1964, CUBELA recoveredthe first cache 1A in; December 1964 but it is not known if he recovered the second cache which fee Oe Sa eo i ne 2 i oem ab be ne ee OTTO A a ed OA PPR Oe tnet wild tue Enlgtan PAL rifles. Mged to have CURELA and ARTIME mnct ini Madrid in 1954 and ARTIME agreed to provide support for CUBEIA'S operations ARTIME furnished CUBELA with a@ silencer and money in February 1965. In Feb- ruary 1965 a CIA officer met with AZ/ CUBZLA for the last time and refused CULELA'S request for $10,000 to support his operations. {CIA prefered to use tne ARTIinMS channel? In-June 1365 CIA cterminaced tne operacion because CULELS was judged insecure, CURELA wes arrested by CASTRO in February 1966, tried in March 1966 and convicted ef conspiring with the CIA and “RYIME to assacsinate CASTRO, He was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. He was released on » parole in| 1975 and is reportedly practicing medicine in Ravana. ors _ ogcly B15 Oeen SAE SIYCET OF SEFC UE pres ila Vavearicarimn ty fhe Chulan Sevte Scheer Gera.
14-00000 5 April 1977 - SUBJECT: Intelligence Sources and Methods - 1. The principle of protection énd intelligence sources and methods is central to the viability of clandestine operations. The inability to protect intelligence sources and methods will be de- Structive of the credibility of the Agency in dealing. with its clandestine assets, and in dealing with intelligence services around the world to whom our security is already a matter of grave concern. 2. The tragedy.of Cuba won the support of the United States Government for the programs to free that country from its dictatorship. It was the sense ofthe American people and of the United States Govern- ment, in both the executive and legislative branches, to find-a way to oust the Castro regime. Nowever badly conceived different parts of the . pregram, and whatever the chances of success, the fact is that the . ultimate objectives met the highest standards of American ideals. 3. There were a lot of Cubans who worked with the Americans :to ‘free Cuba. They carried their plans to desperate extremes, risking their lives at the Bay of Pigs and in hundreds of smaller incursions. Some were associated with scheming to assassinate Castro himself. Some did this on their own as. patriots and some, also as patriots, did it with the support of representatives of the United States Government. Right or wrong the identity of those people constitute a trust of the American Government. If betrayed it would be a breach of honor and a demonstration to our allies teday, and to those individuals around the world who work with us, that they must review the risk they take in our association. ; ” 4. The protection of intelligence sources is more than a dry Tegal purasé. It invulves a mural commitment to protect tnose who agree to work with us. This is an essential principle to be observed by any organization that expects to involve itself. in clandestine operations of any sort.