pO nATE: under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 2107 Hotes. RATE: i1- ~14- 2017 ‘ 7 MM 105-14883 trip. RA) (% -The aba such trip to New York by the subject of which MM T-4#Was aware occurred about the end of Decem- ber, 1967. At this time, the subject received $100 from his New York contact and. purchased a ticket to New York in the name of ADOLFO BORGES, believed by the source to | mo be a friend of the subject... Subject on this occasion was driven to the airport by JOSE BENITO CLARK SANCHEZ, a _. Cuban National and friend of the subject. - ROMERO. remained | in New York over a week end and contacted MM T-4 upon his return to Miami. ROMERO related that he had been met by a Cuban at a designated spot in New York, after which they had entered several taxis and a movie patie ak an effort the subject to come to New York and sent him money for this to assure they were not being followed M T-4% had no ‘‘details as to how they met or where th inally“talked. . » According to the subject, the Cuban in New York asked the ,.  « subject if he wanted to work for Cuban G-2 and the subje oe gave him 2 noncommital reply. | ROMERO indicated tow M Te oe the Cuban G-2 i Tp desired information concernin the re) erations ofAMM T-1 the U. S. Government. agenc oP Hi (Me 6 56) (uy | ) Yon T- 4¥stated the subject's second trip to New ‘York was sometime in February, 1968, exact date unknown . to him. On this occasion, ROMERO was driven to the Miami. ~Airport by ADOLFO BORGES and it was the informant's under- { gstanding that ROMERO pad been sent several hundred dollars ' iby the G-2 officialt ¥n New York prior to his departure. ee M T- 4¥stated he had no information as to how long the ; pions remained in New York on this occasion but believed wt ° that he returned sometime during early March,_ cording to Rew Yorke provided by the subject toXMM T ae subject's rk ontact identified himself on “this Gcc#ion as New Yo JIMENEZ, First gjcretary. of the ese ei Mission to the | Bed Nations (CMUN J?’ and member of thefDepartamento de a Seguridad del Estado (Cuban Department of State Security) ‘ (DSES) He reportedly offered to send the subject to Cub; , where he would be placed in contact with({DSE officials y The subject reportedly was::told he would be contacted telephone after his return to Miami concerning this nattor J) K Ava ofc that about a week ago, the subject received a call”’from his New York Cuban contact in wore RYU) ~ 18 - SECRET | Docld:3227968546 Page 12
OATES under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11- 14- 2017 ‘ , he MM T- -4k also advised that he is of the opinign subject has »confided in no on ept himself » agi T- or “Cuban G-2 contact (U) TT eee: eterna nnn eect sein . rm, . fom, f : ) f : , . : 2 ? “RET “MM 105-14883 v7 he was authorized to make the trip to Cuba ROMERO now wants to make a "family run" to Cuba in effort:. to bring out relatives ‘of several Cuban refugees here in the United States, none of whom are aware of his Cuban G-2 ‘contacts. The subject has a number of legitimate con- tacts in New York who are interested. in having their relatives brought to the United States from Cuba and has a number of letters in his possession from these Cubans. : He is currently attempting to locate a boat to make this trip/ ion T~4' advised that he has no infor- n Turnished no information by subject tion and has be ‘Ko the effect that he had been instructed by the oie bl Ww) to "penetrate" any United States Government agency —~ ise \ - MM T-4hadvised he feels ROMERO holds. no loyalty for the Cuban Government or for democratic principles of the United States Government but is an opportunist who _would. work for the one who would pay him thé’ most money. opcerning his On April 3, 1968, MM T-1 advised that the subject - had contacted this agency, exact date of contact not  .. revealed, and had furnished /the following information: ae) Wes ves tenes Nonles 3KOCA -ROMERO advised M T-1 that during Novenber, ~~ 1967, he received a long distance telephone: call from . a man who idéntified himself only as "MONTE DE¥ORO," This — man asked ROMERO to come to New York and "talk business" with him. He offered to provide ROMERO with funds neces- . sary for the trip from Miami to New York. ROMERO accepted the offer and in late November; he received a $300 money - order and instructions for the trip to New York. Hep” KD PROKaDS- 174" traveled by Eastern Airlines to New York and once in . New York, he was instructed to proceed to 116th Street an North River Drive in Manhattan, where he was met by ~ individual who identified himself as (JULTANNGERNANDEZ _ a or (GONZALEZ 9The individual also identified himself as . 4 the originator of the long gistance telephone call and jas a member of the DSE and CMUN [SROMERO described the “individual as a Cuban male, 5'6", 28 to 30 years cold, hair cut short but full, eyes brown, weight 140 pounds, complexion light, spoke good ion sf Docld: 32298546 Page 153
[Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-7017 "4 ’ wo : ‘ ) ” . . / . t ? 1 wo ; 2 ; : eect : Fr ! : . MM 105-~-14883 ROMERO advised MM T-1 that during the first meeting, he was asked if he desired to work for the Cuban G-2. He claimed he did not commit himself but asked what was in it for him financially. He did not receive an answer and was told he would be advised at a later date. During the first meeting, ROMERO was questioned about his ' previous employment in the United States and about several 4 individuals in the Miami area. He claimed to MM T~l that i he denied any previous association with any United States _ , Government agency and denied knowing any of the individuals named ned (Wg )\u) ROMERO stated he returned to Miami after the initial meeting and did not hear from anyone until early February, 1968, at which time he received another long distance telephone call from the same individual. He was again instructed to travel to New York and meet with the caller. He departed for New York on March 9, 1968. In New York he met the same individual and was taken to a hotel, name and address unknown re the individual identified himself asf JESUS JIMENEZ produced an identification card bearing that name and showing him to be(a, member of the cMUNYg we During this second meeting, according to information provided.MM T-1 by ROMERO, he was again questioned about his previous employment in the United - States and certain persons in the Miami area. He again claimed to have denied any association with any United States Government agency or acquaintance with any of the. persons named. ROMERO said he was asked if he was pre= . ‘pared to take a trip to Cuba and me with certain mem= ; bers of Cuban G-2, possibly RAMIROWALDES, head of Cuban... Cae ae G-2. Answering in the affirmative provided the pay was Fight’ and proper arrangements were made for the trip, ROMERO was assured he would be contacted in the near future concerning this matter. The meeting was terminated and ; ROMERO returned to Miami on March 11, 1968. ROMERO indi cated he had been provided $200 for this second rin (hy | On his first trip to New York, ROMERO stated \ i he traveled under the name of ADOLFO BORGES: On his second trip, he traveled under the name of JOSE ALFREDO GALINDO. He said he used*the alias because he is o u] . ue x J Docld: 32298546 Page 14
Released under the John Ff. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 use 2 2107 Nokey. DATE: 11- —14- 2017 Z ; . ' 7 C | Oo | - et ‘ fe oP + ~ , ¢ ; a ? , 1 - i 5 ‘Ne . . "TORET : | ‘MM °105-14883 _ ROMERO advised MM T-1 that in the absence of any interest or anstructions from this agency, he was : continuing the ents OX ”\ would keep MM T-1 informed - | of any developments ¢ Gi \ me | ‘MATERIAL “IN SUBJECT'S POS ESSION oe ae oO | | | eo L(A) | | a aon March 9, 1968, MM T-3%¥made available certain ; { material Which was in possession 6f the subject on that ' date. This material consisted of the following items, ‘translated from Spanish where applicable: / / eee ee ee mee Docld: 32298546 Page 15