Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. | Army General and an erile in the Dominican Republic, advised that he ‘prior to the downfall of the Batista regime in Cuba on OO" BAY Reference ee _ «Search Slip Page Number ; 105-80291-4 © (18) 5 : 15} Z . (3) 5 JY a 16 p. 15517, 20-23 (31615) 23 | (4¥o 28 p. De 58510,13a15, 22, 28 (4910415) Bl De Ly9s 29, 32084, 39,42,49,51,52 - (415), 40 D. 556,859 — Gf 57) eae 42 SO (4¥104915) DATE: 11-14-2017 _ pee SECRET on 3/5/60 Jose Eleuterio Pedraza Y Cabrera, former Cuban had never seen or talked to William Alexander Morgan whose role as a double agent in behalf of Castro in Aug.,1959, thwarted an alleged attempt by the Pedraza forces to invade Cuba. He stated there were etght or nine Cubans in the Dominican Republic who joined with Morgan in the plot but he had absolutely nothing to do with it and was against tt from the time he heard of it. Pedraza said he had no information concerning the connection between the Dominican Republic and the matter involving Morgan. |gA (4) 105-83798~45 (17) The following references in the file captioned Dominick Edward Bartone (105~80291) set out detailed information concerning transactions involving Bartone, William Alexander Morgan and other individuals in supplying arms and planes during. the counterzrevolutton sponsored by the Dominican Republic against the Castro regime in Cuba in Aug. 1959. Morgan admittedly acted as a double agent in favor of Castro. Other information ts set out concerning Morgan who fought for Castro in a group known as the Second National Front of Escambray; on 3/1/60 Mariano Faget Diaz, 75 SW 32nd Cotirt Road, Miami, (protec identity) advised that Domingo Antonto Villareal Figueroa (phonetic) (Domingo A. Villarreal Figueredo, 105~77928) was believed to have been involved in the deal made by William Alexander Morgan and the Dominican Republic in connéction with the revolution against the Fidel Castro Government in cuba. (i YUL) 105-77928~-9 (14) Ol 64.21981-232 Dp. 5 (11) 4 SECRET Docld: 323371385 Page ?F
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ey a . , } { Lo} : ee SECRET On 11/3/59 AT-1372-S% furnished information concerning a meeting between Marcas Jose Diaz Lane and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo (105- 82298) in Atlanta, Ga. on 10/30/59. Menoyo suggested to Diaz that he align himself with forces in the Dominican Republic to overthrow Castro and to attempt to kidnap Esteban Ventura, former Lt. Colonel in Cuban _Nattonal Police. Inft. stated that Diaz did not trust Menoyo because of his association with Willtam Alexander Morgan. Menoyo told Diaz that he was arranging for the escape from jatl of individuals arrested in Cuba, who were exposed in their counter_revolutignary attempts by Morgan during the first part of Aug., 1959. 105-8 2298-36 p. 2,4,6 (17) : _ On 7/87/60 Camilo Padreda Vazquez, a confidential source abroad who was a former member of. the Cuban Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities, along with one Rolando Meruelo, a Cuban erile in Spain, furnished information, Both stated that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo (105-82298) had aided William Morgan in uncovering the conspiracy tnuoluving the invasion of Cuba by. the Dominican Republic in an attempt to overthrow the Castro Government. (¥ (UW 105-8 2298-54 (4) On 11/24/59 Eddy Farfanté (105-80803) advised that in Aug. 1959 while on a vacation he was arrested by Cuban authorities on suspicion that he was involved in the plot against Castro. He was put in prison at Camp Libertad, near Havana, Cuba. While there, Paul Hughes,one of the prisoners, told him that he had been in Cuba flying for Castro and had been arrested for refusing to carry out an order given him by the Castro people. hile there, William Alexander Morgan came to see Hughes.. He talked briefly to Farfante but apparently did not believe - Farfante's account of how he happened to be in Cuba and in prison. Farfante stated that Morgan spoke Spanish fluently. fFarfante said he later read an account of the alleged plot against Castro wherein Morgan had pretended to go along with the plotters and thereafter brought about their arrest. This had involved a plane which landed at Trinidad near Cienfuegos. 105-80803-4 (16) ~~ Ce) rr CRED | -L5= Docld: 323371385 Page &
—Sf-1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey? SECRET Information was furnished by Lt. Rene A, Ratiole (NA), Monroe | County So. Key West, Fla. (protect ident) JHU | | 9732931408 — (2f2) SI 97-3293~1417 (12) ‘SI 97532931422 (OE) This reference is a foreign service dispatch dated 8/18/59 from the American Embassy, Havana to the State Dept, Informaticn is set out concerning a television appearance of Fidel Castro on 8/16/59, during which he explained the conspriatorial plot involving Willian Morgan in which the Dominican Republic attempted to invade Cuba. William Morgan was one of the individuals who delivered the leaders of the coup into the hands of the Castro Government. 109-12«210-774 p. 2 (5) On 8/24/59 PSI Richard B. Jaffe (protect identity) advised that Rolando Mansferrer, former Cuban senator had stated that Anselmo Aliegro, also a former Cuban senator, and Justo Luis Pozo (10578931): had each contributed a sum of money to a fund given to William Alexander Morgan for the purpose of Morgan's creating aco nterrevolution in Cuba against the government of Fidel Castro. i , \ On 9/11/59 Justo Luis Pozo advised in connection with the revolution that he had understood that Morgan who was believed to be spearheading a counter. revolutionary movement in Cuba had a radio in Trinidad, Cuba and had sent a message to the Dominican Republic saying that tanks were believed to be in Santos Spiritos, and that group of bazooka experts were needed to combat them. Consequently Pozo and approximately thirteen others arrived in Trinidad from the Dominican Republic where they were captured, They then learned that Morgan was actually aligned with Fidel Castro and not opposed to him as previously beltieved, 105-78931-3 p. 12513 (14) -21l- Docld: 323371385 Page 93
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}? DATE: 11-14-2017 ; ; 7 geepep American Embassy, Havana, Joint Week No. 36 report dated 9/9/59, set out counterrevolutionary activities in Cuba. The report stated that on Sept. 2 the home of Major William Morgan had been fired on by two unknown assailants who had the word "MOAC" written on their car as well as the name of ex-senator Rolando Masferrer, The guard at the house had forced the attackers to abandon the car. It was noted that the attack was no doubt related to threats of revenge against Morgan for his. betrayal of the leading conspirators of the abortive coup d'etat several weeks before. 109-12-210-806 p. 3 (5) SI 109-12-210-801.p. 3 (5) + — _ On 9/10/59 (Herbert L. Behrendt, Honorary Dominican consul | at Miami (protect identity), advised that Generalisimo Trujillo was angry with Ramfis Trujillo (not further identified) for becoming in. volved with William Alexander Morgan in the revolution against the Batista Government. He was also angry because Morgan duped the Dominicans into believing he was working for the Dominicans against Castro. while he was actually working for Castro-(ef Vw) 100-2371 94838 (13) i” J MM~639.S advised that on 9/20/59 a meeting was held in the office of Efigento Ameijetras, Chief of Police, Havana, €uba; which was attended by Ametjetras, Fernando Coba, a sergeant in the Cuban Police, and an unidentified American from Miami, Fla. Ameijetras stated he was interested in setting up some sort of a plan to be — . carried out with Inft. acting the role of.a double-..agent. This plan would resemble the double agent: activities of William Alexander Morgan, a major in the Cuban Army. Inft. explained that on or about 8/8/59, Morgan decéived the anti.Castro groups in the Dominican Republic and caused them to send several atrplanes full of weapons which were confiscated by the Cuban Government. KW) It was noted that MM-639-S was identical with the unidentified Anertoane (i  :105~75511-190 (14)L“ SECRET ~23— LOLS . SLE LL Do ee woe) Te EEE ES ee RC A TER a Doclda: 32337185 Page 10