[tog-t0234-10034 “SF Rinks v. Bet OR ne 42 O or ov . Cj teen TO beancH 6) fae a ® ° MESSAGE FORM Qi ae TOTAL COPIES: one ° : ; er; 6 93 C) #0 inpex care; 7 MARCH 1966 "yo (ve0o7] Faow: DIRECTOR Orne mesenenn 1 s : & c iiay?z. -. 6 PRIORITY MADR . inFO Cite OR " REP MADR 7382 (IN 69459) 65728 1. FOLL IS PRENSA LATINA REPORT 5 MARCH CITED REF: : THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR ANNOUNCED THAT AS A RESULT ? OP AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION CARRIED OUT BY THE STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITY "OF FORMER MAJS ROLANDO CUBELAS{AND RAMON GUIN DIAZ AND OTHER ; INDIVIDUALS CONNECTED WITH THEM, FACTS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED THAT INVOLVE A SERIOUS ACT OF TREASON AGAINST THE CUBAN REVOLUTION IN COLLUSION WITH THE ENEMY, THE ACT OF TREASON INCLUDED, AMONG OTHER TREACHEROUS IDEAS, THE PLANNED ASSASSINATION OF THE PREMIER, | Fem enigeen Be oo seymen gt ws MAJ. FIDEL CASTRO. THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY READS AS FOLLOWS: oo . epee a _ THE FACTS, FORMS, AND DETAILS OF THE ACT OF TREASON ;., DEVELOPED IN THE FOLLOWING WAY: IN DECEMBER 1964 FORMER MAJ. ; - ROLANDO CUBELA TRAVELED TO EUROPE UNDER THE PRETEXT THAT HE HAD '~° RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO ATTEND A STUDENT CEREMONY. ONCE IN EUROPE, ‘HE WENT TO PARIS OM 25 DEC 1964 AND THERE PERSONALLY CONTACTED LUIS ENRIQUE TRASANCO, WHO LIVES THERE, AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNICA~ * PIONS WITH CARLOS. (TEPEDINO), THE FORMER OWNER OF A (STORE) Bihar i968 a : , 28°88 @ive HAVANA. (TEPEDINO) KOW LIVES IN NEW YORK AND IS ENGAGED IN THE SAME . eoqnomAring oseicens AUTHEUTICATING ACTIVE Do actne arvicen SECRET bate oe orricea . Gemngpedrng eh . coe, see} mor G8 do1- 254434 Re ee Co oi "7. REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PRONIBITED. f
14-00000 fe . a ate MESSAGE FORM YOOQOOOACOO LOT IIKIORY, TOraw Copies: ~— cAIG = ; EXT : . C) so inpex OATE : © eine mes erce na, TO os - , PAGE 2 Faow: DIRECTOR ° COnr 3 WO: VR . FILE Oo RID COPY , . — 70 FO  CnTE Dun SS7IP . root IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT BOTH LUIS ENRIQUE TRASANCO AND : + (YEPEDINO) ARE WORKING FOR THE CIA AND THAT TRASAXCO PUT CUBELA IN CONTACT WITH OFFICIALS OF THE CIA IN PARIS, CARLOS (TEPEDINO) THEN WENT FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS TO ARRANGE A MEETING BETWEEN ROLANDO _' CUBELA AND MANUEL ARTIME, THE WELL KNOWN MERCENARY LEADER. THE MEETING WAS TO BE HELD IN MADRID. SEVERAL FRIENDS OF CUBELA WHO ‘ WERE ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH THE ENEMY WERE IN SPAIN AT THIS TIME. ONE OF THEM, JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ GALLARRETTA, WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ° j : : CUBAN EMBASSY IN SPAIX AND HAD GONE TO SPAIN WITH THE MISSION OF HELPING ODON ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA, WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS PHYSICAL i CONDITION, NEEDED SOME PERSONAL HELP, ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA HAD ASKED THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT FOR PERMISSION TO RECEIVE IN . SPAIN SPECIALIZED TREATMENT AS A RESULT OF EYE TROUBLE. GALLARRETTA WAS ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF HELPING ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA AT THE vetneelg a ° REPROGOUCTION BY OTHER THAM THE ESsuinG GPFICE 1S PRONIBITED, ” mee [. LATTER'S REQUBST BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN HIS HELPER IN CUBA FR SEVERAL i a DESPITE THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AXD THE HUMANE NATURE . E OF THE AID WHICH, FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONS, THE REVOLUTIONARY 4 ;° . GOVERNMENT GAVE ODON ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA, SCARCELY HAD A MONTH OF 2 . . *, HIS STAY IN SPAIN PASSED WHEN BOTH HE AND GALLARRETTA ESTABLISHED - q, COCRStaaTing OFFICERS cid * b “lols ® cao t  autegevieare a ‘8 Sei gasias orrices Go Nas teats oxtamatic orrvcan Rens ame ten Se a ee me eae
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14-00000 MESSAGE FORM ; TOTAL CoPiass TOOQPOCOOOOQEOQ KAR Y X onic: Li OUTING EY wits.  inoex SECRET (J xo tnoex (rive mcs ewe no, $f wectes Gof BhOwmas cas mowers Ep sone + 7 3 ' FROM: DIRECTOR PAGE 4 | cons wo: va, rie C] RID COPY Ho 4 4 7 tro CITE OR ALBERTO BLANCO (RAMIREZ), KNOWN AS ALBERTO “EL LOCO,"" IN THE PAST : WE HAD CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CARLOS AND ANTONIO PRIO SOCARRAS AND OTHER LIKE ELEMENTS WHO LATER PARTICIPATED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BATISTA, THIS ALBERTO “EL LOCO" MORE THAN (TWO) YEARS BEFORE HAD EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE TG GO TO THE UNITED STATES VIA SPAIN, e - *- BUT ALLEGED THAT IT WAS NOT HIS INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN COUNTER- REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES. HE SAID THAT TO PROVE HE WAS READY TO. COOPERATE IN (OBTAINING) ANY INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED dues ne OF INTEREST TO THE SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY. FAR FROM DOING WHAT ' ri ° vent 1 Ride. HE HAD SAID HE WOULD, ALBERTO "EL LOCO” IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED HIMSELF IN SPAIN WITH THE “WIZARD" ROBRENO, WITH WHOM HE HAD OLD AND CLOSE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP. HE ALSO WAS FRIENDLY WITH ROLANDO CUBELA, HAVING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TRANSACTIONS AND _ NEGOTIATIONS WHICH CULMINATED IN THE CUBELA-ARTIME PACT, ROBRENC, .GALLARRETTA, AND BLANCO--EACH OF WHOM WAS BEING PAID 250 DOLLARS MONTHLY BY THE CIA AND WHO LED DISSOLUTE LIVES IN MADRID~-LEARNED ABOUT CARLOS (TEPEDINO'S) CONTACT WITH CUBELA AND ABOUT THE LATTER'S READINESS TO OFFER THE CIA X¥ A VERY IMPORTANT sie 9 BaD bed. ten ah © at 6 kate SERVICE AS PART OF THE PLAN TO DESTROY THE REVOLUTION. THE SERVICE THAT ROLANDO CUBELA OFFERED TO GIVE--BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS COoRsinaTina orricaag t a AS lied Bi hat at as ‘ehiew,. 0. 08 @ AG: . a SuUTueavTicayviag caae - . sReLcasiag ervicea ; SECRET Garterod tae ertmensig errjcea “4 - ry ** 6 CorY =O, . REPROOUCTION BY OTHER THAM THE ISSUING OF FICE-15 PROMIBIT ES. BREET LLL TVET 3 nema cep Ermcoc iD cai SST tandems eaattoateensen ao mw Tee ’ , . , + sees eye se spry od EF SBE E Oe ee a oe are ee . Sr el ee ae z ve
14-00000 -- HESSAGE FORM TOOQDOOOOOOYGORPOOOGOIO AAR | TOTAL COPIES; GRIG :° EXT : (] xo invex GATE : (3 rive i cs rice mo. wo: vA , From: DIRECTOR : i | curr oot; rue CO RID COPY St ANTECEDENTS AND THE CONFIDENCE, RELATIONS, AND CONSIDERATIONS RE ENJOYED AMONG MANY PERSONS CONNECTED WI TH THE REVOLUTION--WAS TO «dnt ennabities ot. 0 PREPARE THE ASSASSINATION OF COMRADE FIDEL CASTRO. WHILE HE WAS IN EUROPE, CUBELA MADE THREE TRIPS 10 SPAIN, ON 26 DEC 64, ON 6 FEB 65, AND ON 20 FEB £65. AT THE BEGINNING . ne ot 8 erty to cael OF PEB, MANUEL ARTIME WENT TO MADRID WITH THE AIM OF MEETING WITH ROLANDO CUBELA. CARLOS (TEPEDINO) AND "WIZARD" ROBRENO TELEPHONED ' ROLANDO CUBELA IN PARIS FROM MADRID TO INFORM HIM OF ARTIME'S q Bilge Rg BEG | ARRIVAL. IN ORDER TO ASSURE A SAFE AND DISCREET PLACE FOR THE a 3 | MEETING, CUCO LEON, ONE OF ARTIME'S HELPERS, RENTED AN APARTMENT IN THE TORRE BUILDING OF MADRID FOR A WEEK AND GAVE THE ° APARTMENT KEYS TO ALBERTO "EL LOCO." ROLANDO CUBELA WAS TO LODGE IN THE PLAZE HOTEL, LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE APARTMENT _ BUILDING. MANUEL ARTIME, HELPED BY CUCO LEON AND ONE SANZ, KNOWN - AS “EL GALLEGO", WAS LODGED IN THE EMPERADOR HOTEL OF MADRID, ON 9 FEB AT 1630 HOURS, WHEN ROLANDO CUBELA WAS ALREADY LIN MADRID, HAVING ARRIVED 6 FEB, ALBERTO “EL LOCO" WENT TO THE LA - TORRE BUILDIXG. THEY ARRIVED AT AROUND 1700 HOURS. ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING "WIZARD" ROBRENO AND "THE SPANIARD" SANZ WERE WAITING. ROLANDO CUBELA, AND, ,CARLPS,.(TEPEDINO) WERE ALREADY IN os Be ad ’ = 8 & g ‘2 '@ @ & + CanUABT Sia, tote Ob on <e GaOue 5 AYUIHEATICATI BE - RRLZagins Geeicea Cucheted tom autamnste, OF escea ‘ad 4 REPRGOUCTION GY OTHER THAN THE 6S$SUIMG OFFICE 43 PROHIBITED. , owrea Beye es TP eee abe REIS ot tp
14-00000 eepe ne , nen wor Bue “© r) eae eS entmmttens tn”s, ek Oe Ta et eT ot ek sintine. Senna ae: SB Cagtrn are ys Jen clbteng'ske So oe con saad Totten teenies ie 1 ime» rammpEaDD os oO aH ALO mE eminent mei thee 8 omy an | Frou: DIRECTOR : - Sst nantes are eee nL 70 wero cron 8S] os RESSAGE SSAGE FORM soogpoosecaquoorpaUaUnKHCOO {| TOTAL COPIES (J wo inoex Cl rice ws cs wice wo. To 8 Cone s . vero, va, rice O RID COPY ° THE APARTMENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 HOURS ALL LEFT THE APARTMENT she Pinkatbine | ote EXCEPT ROLANDO CUBELA AND MANUEL ARTIME, WHO TALKED TOGETHER FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS. DURING THIS MEETING BETWEEN CUBELA AND ARTIME, THEY DISCUSSED CONCRETE DETAILS OF THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATR | THE PREMIER AND THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN THEREAFTER, ‘THE TWO DISCUSSED | . THE ROLE WHICH THEY WOULD LATER PLAY IN CUBA. a '. ROLANDO CUBELA SPOKE OF THE IMPORTANT OF THE PHYSICAL . ELIMINATION OF FIDEL AND SAID THAT THEREFORE, HE, CUBELA SHOULD ae BE CONSIDERED THE PRINCIPAL LEADER OF THE COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY FORCES. i | MANUEL ARTIME OFFERED THE TECHNICAL MEANS AND POINTED 10 THE ENORMOUS SUPPORT HE HAD FROM THE U.S. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND HIS RELATIONS WITH VARIOUS "CENTRAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS AND THE OAS IN GENERAL. PROMISED THAT 48 HOURS AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF COMRADE FIDEL WAS PERPETRATED, ‘ HE WOULD LAND IN CUBA SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE OAS. TO CARRY OUT THE CRIME AND PRESERVE HIS LIFE CUBELA WOULD “RECEIVE FROM MANUEL ARTIME A HIGH-POWERED--4X40--TELESCOPIC SIGHT ~ AND A SILENCER, BOTH ADAPTABLE TO A FAL 7.62 RIFLE WHICH ROLANDO CUBELA OWNED. IT COULD BE FIRED FROM A DISTANCE OF 800 XEKE YARDS, epee & @ AT THE PLACE AND TIME CONSIDERED MOST APPROPRIATE, Dy 1g CGORG HATING Gr rIczZas eo ~- a: % ° Gtaue t AUT HERAT ICariag ‘ Sowmgonstiaey ef mo - ° dt tgsacherrpinngss . &€ PRODUCTION SY GVHER THAM THE ISSUING OFFICE 68 PROWIITED,
14-00000 - ~ O o¢stroy $0 atTutn to szancn 6] rue MO oo . MESSAGE FORK JEKKIDOOO KOO OOOO AAAI VOTAL COPIER: (] xo invex C) eve i cs Fine no. Fro: DIRECTOR ee Con? 3 ures VA , FILE ( RID Copy nner an nenEninE a : SHUXTREEERINEXEDMEBX bt) ro crear 3" 6 7 oy THE FOLLOWING WOULD PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE ASSASSINA- TION OF CASTRO: ROLANDO CUBELA; “THE WIZARD" ROBRENO, WHO WOULD BE INFILTRATED INTO CUBA BY WAY OF MIAMI AND HELPED BY ARTIME; AND ALBERTO “EL LOCO," WHO WOULD BE TAKEN BY ARTIME TO A CAMP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, UXDERGO RIGID TRAINING THERE, AND THEN INPILTRATE INTO CUBA. GALLARRETTA WOULD SERVE AS LIAISON WITH ARTIME. THE VISIT ENDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BOTH CUBELA AND ARTIME WOULD SHARE THE COMMAND OF THE COUNTERREVOLUTION AND THAT NO OTHER ° LEADER WOULD PARTICIPATE IN IT. . . IN ADDITION TO (TEPEDINO), "WIZARD" ROBRENO, KX ALBERTO "EL LOCO," CUCO LEON, AND SANZ "THE SPANIARD," WHO HAD A DIRECT | HAND IN ARRANGING THE MEETING, THE CUBELA-ARTIME MEETING WAS ALSO : KNOWN TO GONZALEZ GALLARRETTA, ARTIME'S CLOSE FRIEND JORGE QUINTERO, i. .. AND BICHE BERNAL, ALSO A KNOWN AGENT OF THE CIA, . ses __ @UBELA RETURNED TO PARIS, WHILE ARTIME SENT SANZ TO THE ;.“*_ YNETED STATES TO LOOK FOR A TELESCOPIC SIGHT AND A SILENCER, BOTH Be INSTRUMENTS, WHICH ARRIVED IN SPAIN A WEEK LATER, WER PERSONALLY : s GIVEN TO EXKEXREEXIX /FORTION MISSION7 GALLARRETTA ALSO RECEIVED “ i . "FROM CUCO LEON A CERTAIX AMOUNT OF HIGHLY-EXPLOSIVE DYNAMITE SENT ° | FROM THE UNITED STATES TO SABOTAGE THE SHIPS THAT WERE (BEING BUILT a EGGRGiMATING OFFICERS yee re e * LASS GHPICER CROP Y Avynca rh icaring . me . - SECRET tnt tn ree erescen S an REPROOUCTION BY GTHER THAM THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROMIOITED. conv m. tk we ey ret _ TERRES A Ninian ae » fg atl GRIER Ee ero aaa
14-00000 MESSAGE FORM OD oesreoy  ( SETVEN TO BRANCH (FILE io TOTAL coPles: FOOQROOOUO PIO PODOOCIGOOO AI [outs RIG 3 ° — AE eo Lome area ceennnneeh ood ( moex | BECRET ( xo inoex OC Five im cs FILE NO. Fro: DIRECTOR tt retro ‘| Comes . wo: ve , rue C1 RID COPY Hid iNFO creon 6S I Oe” * FOR CUBA IN THE SPANISH SHIPYARDS, AMONG THEM THE SHIP, EL JIGUE. GALLARRETTA TURNED THE DYNAMITE OVER TO "WIZARD" ROBRENO AND GAVE CUBELA, ON HIS LAST TRIP TO SPAIN, THE SILENCER AND THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT. ‘TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT AND THE RELA- PIONS AND CONFIDENCE HE ENJOYED, CUBELA BROUGHT THE TWO INSTRUMENTS TO CUBA, WHEN HE RETURNED THERE ON 28 FEB 1964. ON HIS WAY THROUGH SPAIN ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO CUBA, CUBELA REQUESTED FROM BICHE BERNAL 10,000 PESOS FOR THE WORK HE WAS TO DO “XN CUBA IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLOT, BICHE BERNAL GAVE HIM, INSTEAD Bhim. See OF CUBAN CURRENCY, 1,000 DOLLARS, WITH WHICH, BY ILLEGAL EXCHANGE ” ON THE BLACK MARKET, CUBELA COULD BH OBTAIN THE SUM OF MONEY REQUIRED. . UNFORESEEN EVENTS OCCURRED FOR THE PLOTTERS, WHEN THE REBELLION BROKE OUT IN SANTO DOMINGO, ALBERTO “EL LOCO" COULD NOT GO THERE AND, CONSEQUENTLY, HE REQUESTED AND OBTAINED PERMISSION TO RETURN TO CUBA. . a THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY KEPT THE PREMIER INFORMED OF ROLANDO CUBELA'S HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS MOVES, OF HIS MYSTERIOUS  - TRIPS TO SPAIN, AND ITS PREOCCUPATION OVER A SERIES OF SIGNS THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN PREPARING SOME CRIMINAL PLAN AGAINST MAJOR CASTRO'S | LIFE, HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GATHER ALL THE ESCRGIMATING OFF ICZAS i, we tt . . . ” wm ‘ . ; Sane 8 ASTHESTICATIAe ae Reegasigs erricea _ - . SECRET | ereveea : aa ‘“-  *  , @EPRORUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIGITED. mere *. 6 teed tha a. apes a es asada stg actsatpay: Ae OBE te .
14-00000 Te . EO cron &S PIF _ Cl “reoy [J R&Tu2n 10 saancM 6] fag MESSAGE FORM - ARCOCOOO IOI OCOOSI 090 e.- e FOTAL COPIES: 0 ewe i es eine no. PAGE 3 bros VR, From: DIRECTOR a eect pcre pe Jicors rug O RID COPY EVIDENCE, THE FACTS OF THE CASE, AND THE NECESSARY PROOF. pee AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WHEN THE EXTENT AND SERIOUSNESS OF THE STEPS TAKEN BY CUBELA WERE STILL UNKNOWN-= ALTHOUGH THERE WERE STRONG INDICATIONS THAT A CRIMINAL AND TREACHER- OUS PLAN WAS BEING PREPARED E AGAINST HIS PERSON--COMRADE FIDEL - + CASTRO SUMMONED CUBELA. HE SPOKE TO HIM FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND URGED HIM NOT TO BE CONVERTED INTO AN INSTRUMENT OF THE ENEMIES OF THE REVOLUTION AND THE COUNTRY. FIDEL ALSO TOLD CUBELA THAT BECAUSE OF CUBELA'S UNSTABLE CHARACTER, HIS FONDNESS FOR AN EASY LIFE, AND HIS LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE PROBLEMS AND THE STRUGGLES OF THE PEOPLE, CUBELA ALONE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS INCREASING ISOLATION OUTSIDE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS. BUT, FIDEL TOLD RIM, IF HE REALLY WOULD CORRECT THIS AND WAS READY TO DEVOTE HIMSELF ; SERIOUSLY TO ANY ACTIVITY IN THE MANY FIELDS IN WHICH THE REVOLU- TION PURSUES ITS WORK, WE WOULD ALL BE READY TO HELP HIM. WHEN THIS CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE, IT WAS NOT KNOWN THAT MONTHS AGO CUBELA HAD MADE A PACT WITH MANUEL ARTIME, & NO LESS, _ IN A MADRID APARTMENT TO ASSASSINATE THE MAN WHO WAS TALKING TO HIM “IN THIS WAY. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HE WAS ALREADY TOO COMMITTED TO THE ENEMY TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY OFFERED HIM. COOKOiMATINE GFFiceags i . ORLEASING OFFICER ; SBECRET Arora a REPROOUCTIGN BY GTHER THAM THE SS8UING GFERICE 1S PRONIBITED aed ROl~ 252234
14-00000 . , (J ofstxov «= BETUAN TO EEANCH «6 FILE aD MESSAGE FORM YOOQPODODTITOOO OOOO AK TOTAL COPIES; CO) tnoex SECRE tT | (Cj no innex CO rive in cs rice mo. TO 38 PAGE 10 fro: DIRECTOR Come 8 , . wo: va , ene C] RID COPY 0 creor SS / PF { - YN THE INTERVIEY, CONDUCTING HIMSELF IN AN ABSOLUTELY HYPOCRITICAL .. MANNER, HE DENIED THAT HE HAD ANY REASON FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH b THE REVOLUTION OR ANY PROBLEM OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH IT, ©” ' THEREUPON, THE STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSION i THAT IT-WAS NECESSARY TO INTENSIFY THE INVESTIGATION, THE COLLECTION QF DATA AND PROOF, AND ALSO TO TAKE PERTINENT MEASURES TO PREVENT THE PLOTTERS FROM ATTEMPTING ANY ACT HARMFUL TO THE REVOLUTION, WHILE IT WAS ARRIVING AT DEFINITE CONCLUSIONS. . ONCE THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, ROLANDO CUBELA SECADES, ALBERTO BLANCO (RAMORIZ), RAMON GUIN DIAZ, JOSE LUIS GONZALES GALLARRETTA, | 114 seaman wmmeamomi te sete ne wo owt we ns 4a Me JUAN ALSINA NAVARRO, ANGEL HERRERO VELIZ, AND GUILLERMO CUNIL ALVAREZ WERE ARRESTED ON 26 AND 28 FEBRUARY. THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT--4X40 TASCO BRAND, ACQUIRED IN THE UNITED STATES--WHICH WAS GIVEN TO CUBELA BY ARTIME AND WHICH HE BROUGHT INTO THE COUNTRY WAS FOUND IN CUBELA'S RESIDENCE. THE * 6 a, ve FOLLOWING WERE ALSO FOUND IN CUBELA'S RESIDENCE; A FAL RIFLE, A tate ans bt Sellen te Battie oo ve 0 canbe 0 4 smee Goe mats Ne MARNIE EEE ROR 8g 2 nAm RECO Fone Meet 6 " ',30 CALIBER MACHINE GUN RIFLE, 2 GARANDS, 2 H-1 CARBINES, 2 M-3 oad ig SUBMACHINEGUNS, A .16~CALIBER DOUBLE BARREL RIFLE, A .12-CALIBER - ; I" SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH HIGH VELOCITY CARTRIDGES AND BUCKSHOT, 27 ‘ Fs “oe 7 ° 4 SIDE ARMS, 2 0.8. MADE FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADES, $s INCENDIARY :. t e GQOADINATING OFFICERS aan | 5 ot ° 128 orricEn . . ete suruearicarine bee ® a) . SECRET doengraiong od ve "aes t a o a REPROOUCTION BY OTHER THAM THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PRONISITED. _ ene 4 we _ ae ttle 3 2 i a : 4 Pe age pte, . . . a ae en a aoe “ Weg 2 fee Tock ee . a enh the oe 8S EPpy 6 TE ee, ee PL 8 ter Meee dias pat, SERRE
14-00000 Ti joa Te FO WMERT neater Bays S80 Bet a arc ang SAP Pig *. : * “MESSAGE Fory . = mag TOTAL Copies; - _ = =e ORIG ¢ , . ( xo wwoex C) Five mcs eice wo, TO 3 . FAom: DIRECTOR cos PAGE 11 ‘ Cont s oro: va, ene ( RID Copy ; . EDR OSI IFES GRENADES, 526 DOLLARS, 3,000 CUBAN PESOS, AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF AMMUNITION AND OTHER OBJECTS AND ARTICLES-~POSSESSION OF WHICH CONSTITUTES A CRIME, THE ACCUSED PERSONS WILL BE BROUGRT BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY COURTS AT ONCE AND DETAILS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT WILL BE COMPLETELY PROVEN DURING THE TRIAL. THUS ENDS THE INTERIOR MINISTRY NOTE. . 2. AP PRESS RELEASE 6 MARCH SAYS "THE BGXERKYE CUBAN GOVERNMENT _ ISSUED ANEW STATEMENT TODAY TO CLARIFY A COMMUNIQUE ACCUSING T¥O CUBAN ARKY MAJORS OP PLOTTING TO ASSASSINATE PRIME MINISTER PIDEL CASTRO, THE NEW STATEMENT SAID ONLY ONE OF THE TWO--MAJ., ROLANDO _ CUBELA SECADES,--WIDELY KNOWN MEDICAL DOCTOR--WAS ACTUALLY CHARGED "ITH PLOTTING THE ASSASSINATION. THE OTHER, MAJ, RAMON GULy DIAZ, DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY PLOTTING BUT KNE¥ OF IT, THE STATEMENT SAID.” RE IS CHARGED WITH CONCEALING THE PLOT AND oF CARRYING OUT SSPIONAGE FOR THE U.S. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA). THE LATTER IS GUIN'S “ESSENTIAL CRIME," THE STATEMENT IN THE COMMUNI ST -- NEWSPAPER GRANMA SAID." tl a} Bok & END OF MESSAGE 7 Lenn. * boo. C/WEfy . COORD mating orricens C/¥E/S - . Pomngrentony gan§ 4 REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE Is PROHIBITED. aor-aszaay