AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10280-10072 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 109-12-228-2429 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: TITLE: DATE: 10/09/1976 PAGES: 4 SUBJECT: OBA, CUBAN EXILE EXTREMIST, ASSOC, VENEZUELA DOCUMENT. TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 06/08/1998 UPDATE_DATE: STATUS Redact * RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: HY 50953  Doctd: 32302135 Page i
ry FoR a “CasoLete PREVIOUS: Se! kK ‘EDITIONS | 4 “ SECRET (Whim Filled In) — 7 SAK it fnteligence Information Cable” ©. PRIORITY IN 064422 WARNING NOTICE PAGE 1 OF 4 PASES eC Bowel CS/MC (DIA) CIA/NMCC SWS NSA TREAS NSC/S SDO NIO CRS = a) SECUR (SY/1/PIB) SS/ID a. Cicssitied -by Me J Reporting Officer. Exempt from General Declassification Schedule of E.O. 11652 Exemption OPERATIONS Categdry 5841) mpossible to Determine Date of Automatic Declassification. “ FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO ~. ; . CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT. — SECRET | “TEESE re 5 HEORMATION, xp oem ST 8/202 00-78 | | | our cag, IN THIS.O saat oye! NE Lancers OCTOBER. 1976 | “29-499 nt | HY (FIELD COMMENT! THE PLANE WAS DOWNED WITH. THE (LOSS OF 78 LIVES REPORT CLASS S EC RE TeeWARNING NOTICE “SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVEDe=NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS@= NOT RELEASASLE TO CONTRBCTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSUL TANTS fom. na alu, “COUNTRY  VENEZUELA/ CUBA | ALL FBI INFORMATION CO — HEREIN *S4NSLASSIEIED DOI 32 SEPTEMBER «7 UCTOBER 1976 DATE al-24 by SUBJECT ; SEES . aco VENEZUELA» CARACAS (8 OCTOBER 1976) FIELD NO. SOURCE SEE BELOW, _ 1, SOURCE oF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3: A Venez uekaN BUSINESSMAN [2 wed - aad an DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES. HIS RELIABILITY ry roe “3 ABLISHED, me Latte e. WITH CLOSE CONTACTS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNRENT Fi! SECOND B OCT 22 19/7 a SECRETARY at: THE CUBAN EMBASSY TN CARACAS» VENEZUELA, SAID THAT - 2» ON 7 OCTOBER 1976 PEDROYVG 0 M E FER RANGEE! a . em EE THE CUBAN EMBASSY WAS AWARE THAT A BOMB WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE. CRASH OF THE CUBANA AIRLINE FLIGHT OFF THE COAST OF BARB AGRE an | ON 6 OCTOBER. THE CUBANS, GOMEZ SAID. DID NOT KNOW ON WHECH . LEG. OF THE FLIGHT THE BOMa WAS PLACED. HOWEVER, i (Bot at ‘ ot Nov 10 97 1978 ; eet Dees seat | aN. 50953 Daoctd: 32302135 Page 2
P6O~1007Q & t feo IN | DRYY2. | | - RECEIVED Wo ObMuSS i INTELLIGENCE DP: toFIR DB-315/10100-76 i \\ "WARNING NOTICE Bee: | y SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE | SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED PAGE p OF 4 PAGES | SECRET et | | CURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO f o~ CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT. - 4h i I eo : (classification) : y,- INCLUDING FENCING TEAM WHICH HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED COMPETITIgN IN ; » VENEZUELA, ) | 13 GOMEZ SAID THAT ON 30 SEPTEMBER THZ CUBAN EMBASSY HAD , | | INFORMED THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND | PREVENTION (DISIP)» THE VENE2UEL aN” CIVILIAN SECURITY SERVICE, : THAT A CUBAN EXILE NAMED ‘SALVADE _ ae “ R OM AN I WAS OBSERVING re CUBAN FENCING TEAM AT yy iS) CARACAS HOTEL. R ROMANI » GOMEZ SAID,» f «TS A UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE AGENT. (SOURCE COMENTE j | GOMEZ, IMPLIED THAT THE CUBAN EMBASSY 1S LOOKING [NTO THE ‘pOssiBILITY. f | THAT ROMANI'S ACTIVITIES ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PLANE CRASH «) La FURTHERMORE» THE CUBANS TOLD DISIP THAT THE TEAM WOULD: DEFEND a, : ITSELF SHOULD ROMANI CAUSE TROUBLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CUBANS a bP MADE THEIR FEELINGS KNOWN. TO DISIP » GOMEZ SAID THAT ROMANI 'S ACTIVITIES CEASED, (FIELD COMMENT! tN on | ~-TDFIRD@= $15/ 09683 76, OF © 28" SEPTEMBER. . THE SAME SOURCE REPURTED THAT THE CUBAN EMBASSY HAD COMPLAINED. To | DISIP ABOUT ANTI CUBAN GOVERNMENT ARTICLES APPEARING IN THE LOCAL . PRESS, ~ IN THIS INSTANCE THE CUBANS INDICATED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO RETALIATE AGAINST THE NEWSMAN INVOLVED IF ‘DISIP BED NOT Po a SECRET I : . Bo oe cf ls ~ ae. ae ee Ld HY 50953 DBoctd:32302135 Page 3
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