JFK Assassination System Date: 3/25/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: = 180-10143-10173 RECORD SERIES: CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 28-26-02 Document Information ORIGINATOR: HSCA FROM: CIA TO: TITLE: Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records DATE: 00/00/0000 Ollection Act of 1992 PAGES: 6 (44 USC 2107 Nate). ases#: NW S3080 Date: He—-O5-2017 SUBJECTS : LESNICK, MAX MENENDEZ FBI, FILES DOCUMENT TYPE: NOTES CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1B CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: —_ 01/01/2003 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 19 i v9.1 1 , HW 53080 Docld:32771977 Page 1
HW 53060 “ LESNICK, page 3. oeGRET— OS 13110932 Lesnick: small, stock, sloppy, brash, aggressive, and excitable.. Highly partisan and argumentative. Effective public speaker and writer, and a keen, bright political observer and analyst. Unreliable and not very trustworthy. Does.not have. political leadership talents. Reported as pro- Communist and as an active Communist propagandist while at the University of Havana. Rumored to originator of Cuba Si, Yankee No slogan, which he denies. Says relationships with Communists stems soley From opposition to Prio and Batista. 4 -- Doc X ref -- 019-300-004 UFGO3590 9/10/63 Lesnick committed himself officially to JURE. Would broadcast weekly on behalf of JURE in Dominican Republic. -- INS Name check 1/29/61 Indicates : 5"6", 150 lbs., brn eyes, brn hair;. dark complexion. -- Cable IN 43772 1/2/99, Indicates, Lesnick rear guard of SFNE, of which Menoyo and Fleites, at front. SNFE accepting Castro, Urrutia, urgently seeking contact with Camilio Cienfeugos, coordinate use troops Remainder of file regarding pre-Castro activities. -~> Dispatch ~ HKH -A-4002 10/31/57 Indicates listed as JMKEEL target in 1957. Contact was established with him in about August 1957 as a consequence of his non- immigrnat visa application, and about-six meetings ave been held with him since that time, ostnesibly for the purpose ‘Of fully clarifying his visa astatus. When and if he obtains visa, PRQ Part I.will be forwarded according to JMKEEL porcedure. VOLUME II: ’ THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS: FBI-- | | e 11/16/77 - Director Cuban Intell. Activities: . in US. 8/6/77 os" Wild Stallion, IS-Cuba, Panama . 1/1/76 a Anti-castro Activities & oo. a a 8 DoclId: 32271977 Page 4
=‘ LESNICK, Page 4 | 9/25/74 Miami - “Max Lesnick 9/20/74 Miami Union Mundial Anticomunista 8/20/74 Miami Ruben Dario Mascunana Correa 7/31/74 Miami ‘Accion Cubana 7/29/74 Miami Orlando Garcia Benitez 71/23/74 Miami Union Mundial Anticommunista 6/28/74 Miami Max Lesnick 6/25/74 Miami "ZERO" 3/27/74 Miami Afti-Castro activities 3/14/74 Miami — Rev. Medical Union; Dr. Hum- 7 ot berto Luis’ Fontana: Menendez 3/14/74 Miami Accion Cubana | 2/28/74 Miami - Max Lesnick 2/20/74 Miami Alfredo Santiago Soler Alva- rez 2/13/74. Miami Directorio Revolucionario 2/11/74 Miami. Jose Antonio Calatayud Rivero 2/16/74 Orlando Bosch Avila 1/15/74 Frente Cubana de Liberacion FILES Synopsis: to present. Known as pro-Castro leftist. 105-3492 105-22159 - 1105-21878 105-21947 105-21901 .105-22159 105-3492 105-22094 105-1742 105-71604 105-21947 105-3492 105-20202 105-21599 105-2856 105-21892 Indicates Lesnick still inolved with "Replica" from 1963 Increasingly more javol véed-withc known terrorists, scuhas Orlando Bosch, Aldo Vera Serafin, and others; - Suspected: lof: being agent for Panamanian government , ‘possibly engaged in anti- US.. proganda in the CanalZone. -- Doc X ref - 200-006-495/18 -DTR-01686 1/18/78 Attended meeting for purpose of organizing secret anti- Castro group. Cable 936139 0120172 11/1/76 Traces re: Lesnick-- indicates Lesnick involved with Orlando ~ WW 53080 DocId:32271977 Page 5 4k
oe LESNICK, Page 5 : . “SECRET | i a | (DLUINES 11110934 Bosch and was involved in and supported:-a number of Cuban exile Revolutionary groups' terrorist activities/ .Lesnick recvd money from Panama (allegdely) in conneciton with narcotics traffic and allegedly was responsible for the arrest in Panama of Gabriel Gregorio Rodriguez, who was ‘suspected of plotting against the Torrijos government in Panama. As of 9/74 Lesnick and Bosch reptdly no longer cooperating because of an argument over money. (Cable also has traces on Aldo Vera Serafin, DPOB 7/28/28, Las Villas, Cuba. Held several positions in Castro govt including that of Chief of Technical investigations Dept, main intelligence organ of Cuban Natl Police. Arr. in U.S 3/13/61. Issued permanent Alien reg. # A 12-486-223 June 1965. In 1972 moved to Puerto Rico. Very active in Cuban exile groups until killed 10/25/76 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vera involved with Bosch's Accion Cubana. BKHERALD had had contact with Vera on and off since 1964. Considered in 1964 for AMWORLD program. Registered with Army ISR for period 1/64-7/64 and 8/64-4/66, both times dropped without. prejudice. -- Message - IN 080362 2621327 Oct 76 Indicates Bosch under arrest in Venezuela with Luis Posada Carriles alias "El Bambi." Bosch traveling on Costa Rican passport _ and also had Nicaraguan, Domincan and Chilean passports. Bosch's contacts: Manuel Porro in Nicaragua; Orlando Nunez in Costa Rica; Mario Rivadilla in Santo Domingo. Posada described as ex US Army ranger, who worked for Nenez. DIGEPOL for 8 years and then organized private detective agency which employs over 1000 men. , Posada directed all violent actions in Venezuela against the Communists. His alias, “Inspector Basilio” and also "El Caliche’ The recent operation agasint the Cubana plane wasiimounted by Posada assisted by Aldo Vera. Bosch's recent trip to Venezuela was an attempt to settle the differences between "Aldo's group" and CORU. Bosch!s mission was successful.as it appears CORU and Aldo's group will unite. Aldo Vera reportedly in Puerto Rico. 3 Joe Merola and Rolando Martinez to introduce reporting writer _to Arnulfo Arias in Panama. Merola and MArtinez described as having contact with CIA. : ro -- Message - OM 076237 211217Z Oct 76 Max Lesnick implicated:in Cubana Airliner operation. Trace UFG -0179 10/20/62,” Planned a shortwave broacdcast of recent Alpha attack from Santo Domingo on lo/l2/62.. oc Trace UFG 04843 3/27/64 Believed to be Nason between Ray 2? . Ky HW 53080 Docld:32271977 Page 6 nal
% : HW 53080 LESNICK, page 6° | 1 -- Trace UFGA 17410 AQ] 8/24/64 1111035 Contact of Jorge Volsky -~- 201-209258 REF UFGA 12336, 11/3/63 Arr USA Key West, FL,. 1/26/61 requesting political asylum. Date of info 11/63 - -- Message IN 314921 231916Z July 74 | Newsarticle indicates Pedro Martinez filing charges against Lesnick, claiming Lesnick threatened nim with guns ordering him out of Dade County. . “=- Message 570490 0316112 7/3/74 Lesnick involved in court case in Washington as defense witness. Possibly CUIS agent. possibly unregistered panamanian agent. ~- Doc Extract. - PACY~28924 6/26/74 Subject of security investigation by FBI..In contact with Ruben Dario Mascunana. a Doclda: 32271977 Page 7?