.o.. ‘gafées-s14h... > -. GR ey 16s" . Oe ee , : . ee, , aN . a en ‘ ‘oa ‘ ‘ | ‘ o . a - Athey told him that they would help him. (ZABALA at this CSD t ft *. Zz. . ° g#Ntime stated that)he also recalled that during’ this meeting pee ey hey requested that he get any information possible in ba Q reference to CORU and "Condor," which ZABALAY , / .a cover name for CORU. (He stated that)they were also in€ $D need of information as to who had placed a recent bomb in the Cubana Airline Office in Madrid. They told him that they had scme information which led them to believe thatfa black male, who was from Puerto nico, had laced CS). ‘the Bofib, They further sajd that this Gis k male dresembled CSD Can Indian )in appearance. (ZABALA added that vat this meeting £52 et a Jere eyes Dawns Nwompe whi pho ok ined a € oc Qalso given them mine papers which he had written % “& ae 2 a outRconcerning old bombings in Puerto Rico. GABALA said @ $9 that Jthese papers were false and had to do with bombings 4. four and five years old which the Cubans believed were a a conducted. by_anti-Castro groups. (ZABALA said that he now CS recalls that Jduring that meeting they also gave him the Embassy phone numoer(in Jamaica,\)with instructions to call CS) yo '  . af he needed to contact them (and ask, "If the visa is ready 6S.) - i for JUAN CASTILLO." ZABALA said Jhe was told'that if he - i needed to contact _them to follow the procedure and then . ti automatically go(the following night at 9 o'clock to the L$) J sti _bittle Pub Night ub in Ocho Rios, Jamaica) where he would be met. (ZABALA said that jhe never did have” occasion to’ $_) use this procedure. ) , (ZABALA said that \the next contact he had with Cs any of thé Cuban Intelligence Officers was_an accidental ' contact on(Decemser 21791976, when he. wasfin Fanaiea\to CS) eet the Cubana Airline plane with(his sistér and mother .\ C53. ZABALA said)that he saw("CARLOS"\géetting off of the same~@-S) flight and nodded to him. (ZABALA said thatJthgt evening CS) he ¥his sister aid his mothergwere staying at the Sheraton “_ otdl in Jamaica|when he was contacted by/CARLOS. ZABALA 2S) said that. CARLOS|contacted him very briefI) at his room nd toldf ZABALA ‘hat he (CARLOS) Jwas just passing, through we) (Kingston, Jamaicnj enroute to participating in the opening(> of a new Embassy”in Mexico City.) At this time (CARLOS |gave ): ZABALA S300 which represented the portion of the money that we) ‘ZABALA himSelf)had placed with (ALMACEN ESPANOL fin Miami 2 ‘in order to help get fhis sister and mother o of cuba { S$ aie eae Tet Vetere ee Leki ae tn thes Soe panei aner rene da : | 7 DoclId: 327177781 Page 76 wee : eos wstg mace cnn en ee es . . Ce ee oc . 3 oe a ~ Ds wae . . described as C $2 . ;
loa said that] the next contact was onf January nama . eee oa he flew from Mikmi uring re day anuary 10,3 1977, arriving Gn Panama ie t 8:15 p.m. (ZABALA said jhe immedtately proceed d to the(s" <n (banana Hilton jand checked in, and then went _to(the parking: lot at 9 p.m. ZABALA ) said-that he was met(at the parking -lot by CARLOS | who. LA jsai up. and then said, "Let's go for a walk. ZABALA said) they walked two or three blocks and sD as they were walking a car pulled up alongside and CARLOS JC SD directed him to get into the car. /ZABALA said)he id not CS) see the face of the driver of the car. ‘The driver drove only a short distance and stopped. /ZABALA said that at os ‘this time they left the car and the Griver and entered apartment building where they proceeded to an apartment. “ZABALA said that when(he and CA RLOS entered the apartment a) , "The General"|was already in the apartment with nis tave C$ ; ; recorder set up. (ZABALA said{that. at this time he gavel $ bli a themj telephone books from San JuanjJas well as Gijami telephon cd 4 books from the Cuban section of Wramijas they had prev 5 requested (these telephone books. ZABALA said Jehat he didd Ca) not have any other information to give them and they again requested that he obtain general information concerning the activities of anti-Castro groups in Puerto Rico and be Miamj. (ZABALA said thatJduring this meeting they gave S83 , him(@S$s00jyfor expenses. ABALA said that dthey arranged © = oes another contact in Mexico City, with the contact sched go for( Marcn € J) 1977. (“ZABALA said jat this time he was given j _@ leather ype key Sider whict? had a slip of paper Laei iver p! ef whig was to be a contact telephone number for him to call i inChexico ity> This telephone number was furnished inC $ $) } case sede to_make contact witn the Cuban inte Scere) : Officers ABA said)that he was furnished the Gew code | word d whi GAS 'Is the visa of Dr. SALGADO ready." ZABALA “aE 2 - sai Tywhig Who was also told that if he called Ge. Embassy C254 | } | in Mexic city) he was simply to ask th question and, hang up. and then teas the next night cole store called Gigante, S) which was near (tre Embassy in Mexico City.) He-wes to oe in front of (the sigante at 6 p.m.) and would be met. He was furnished with a(code phras@ywhich would serve toZ § - identify the Cuban Agent The @hrase|was, f'Do you see eae i taxis around hers Yang ZABALA was’ told to answer ,%*U saw CS) one but it is broken ,"\which would identify7one to the other CX). . Siaatntidy twee eee DoclId: 32177781 Page 79
Hp ana Lb at. (ZABALA said that |this was never explained. (§ approximate age 30, 5'5" tall, heavy build, told him he was from the Embassy and that they wakes ; ABALA cop Mw La a. a : : sie ole te, ma ; - oe es SEGRE ne (ZaBaLs said that \following this meeting he became C5) - "very involved with /the prdémotion.of the Taiwan Circusjand was doing extgnsive graveling. (ZABALA said that\he WiaC Ss, not make the arch 6.) 77, meeting in(Mexico City)as heC $ was in California with (the Taiwan Cireys knd due toGS.3 ‘ v business_reasons was not able to. go to (iexAco City. ZABALA CS) said that \during this period of time that(he and VECIANA C - ‘were having \financial problems fwith the Taiwan Circus)and Ss) Fo waa thee ys Patio’ SA : needed money rathe: aesperatelyy (ZaABALA said that VEC LANA was able to obtain(a $45,000 loan _jto help continue heir S tour of the Taiwan Circus :and that he (ZABALA} was able to borrow $20,000 from hid cousin in Puerto Rico, who had a short time before won the Puerto Rican lottery in the . amount of $490,090. ZABALA said that due to promotional) € $I difficulties they) continued to have Money proBlems and fha at this time(VECIANA suggested that ZABALA try to contact (°$ .the Cubans in Mexico City and see if they would give him Money. ZABALA. said that on March 18, 19773 he called Mexico City \from Los Angeles utilizing-the phone punber Cfo he had been give. on Ganuary 10;\1977, and used the (code Ff SOD phrase, "Is the visa of Dr. SALGADO ready," when the Embassy answered. ZABALA said that jas previo Siy instructed ‘he then hung up and on the morning” offMarch 19,\1977, he a a flew to (@lexico Chty. ZABALA said thatdhe went™to the S appointed place (at6 p.m., however, nobody ey nee BP Ss (ZABALA said \from Giexico city) he returned to Cs) an Juan on (Maren 20,) 1977, via @lexicana Airlines.) on ¢ 54) March 22)) 1977, @ABALA said thafYie again called the CS number if Qiexico City jand gave the /feode word. ZAPALA le) Said that}he then fléw@o Miami on March 22,\1977) and 2S J proceeded tofMexico City¥from Miami. ZABALA*saia@ khat on (farch 22 \1I97",. he went to(the parking lot \in the €3$3 Gigante store areal and a man came up and gave the proper CS) code word. ZABALA\described this man aS a Cuban male, LS § f ! ‘weighing C approximately 170 pounds,) long straight black hair and { aS having a very round face. (ZABALA Said that\the manC$ J a very short way down the street: into a restaurant. C33 vas jinable to recall the name of the restaurant. (ZABALAYS) o DoclId: 32177781 Page 80
Bty <a e i P Fereety erie wears —< * -3 - . ea , ; . i ant os vr tote - ' . a . "Replica" newspepers from San Juan and jiami jand told. the man Cs} that inasmuch as: he had been away from(@uertso Rico with a tour ZS, | group\he did not. have much new information. /ZABALA said. that)é 5 the fan appearec. to be content with this and told G@apas C$ that he would deliver the package tocar RLOS. ZABALA said\Z 52) that unbeknownst to -this man, he had “also enclosed (a sealed letter acdressed to (CARLOS in whicn he asked ' CARLOS for $20,000 Fin order to help him CZAPALAY): ith nisl ~ WV 2 ee ene this time he gave this man 2 oc package containing C&D) \ Tinancial problems. CABALA Said that lhe explained in the 2S ) letter(to CARLOS that some of the prdblems_had been «es. ats ‘result of his tiaveling to meet the Cubans, ) but ended the letter by stating that Gy the event that CARLOS could notC SD get him the money that (ZABALA) Would’ continue te work » with him. (ZABALA said that)th®man from the Embassy thenC s 3 said that C'The Céneral" and(CARLOS wanted to meet with LEO | ZABALA during Way \and they agreed upon the date osblay ig, CSS "1977. CZABALA seidfhe was instructed to go to(the pecs Statio the sign for the subway to Tacuba. -ZABALA said t at) he was to meet ate p.m. “May 1¢,)1977, under the @acuba’ sign. ZABALA said that Jall of the @ arrangements were made without the man knowing that -had a letter requesting LO . ' $20,000, addressed to CARLOS.) /ZABALA said thet) he hes. not, £5) heard from: aly cf the Cubans sffce that time_and assumes that he would be expected to make Sanpete meet CS) fF the \ co City Metro SystemJand stand baser € Cs. 4 (2nBALA said that during the past week he had wee (been in Miami-and at this time VECTANS Wanted himto gol § o the CIA and teil them what had happened and‘offer . work with the CIA. CZABALA said he was most hesitant an do so (and had told VECIANA that he did not wish to do soV’s (at this time ZABALA stated that} he also recalledZ $) another b fief contact with Cuban Intelligence Agents which ~~ occurred(on January 17,)1977, when he flew @rom San Juan tols) Jamaica with his sister when she was returning to Cube. “ZABALA said that}he decided to go tofKingston, Jamaica) C$ with her at the last minutefas sl had a large number of 253 luggage Sand was unable to handleé(all of the luggage. > herself YS) DoclId: 32177781 Page 61