Ve Varonw. hestye Wreelman to] ne ey I. Chronology of _Varona activities 4 16 December 1957- Varona is president_of ‘the Council for’ the Liberation of Cuba- An organization cregted to form a united front against Cuan Batista Govternment.. fool 13 January 1958- Memo for Chief or OA from DDS re operational approval for Verona's use as an informant in Cuba by WH Division. REcommend ‘that "suitable controls" to prevent " the possibility of his . decoming a source of embarrassment to the Agency" be estab- a lished.’ 20 January 1958 Varona is granted Operational Approval 28 August 1959 Varona is granted Operational Approval-fmended 17 or 18 April 1960- Vapona plans to leave Havamfor Caracas to attend Congress for Democracy 21 April 1960- Congress for Democracy convenes Note: Varona is being considered in connection with Project ZENITH and will be paroled into the United States under the Special Agreement between the Attorney General and the DCI. 4 May 1960 Varona arrived L ive from Caracas 13 May "1060 Varona arrived Maimd, “unannouced, Convinced Immigration Inspector that they were going back, 27 May 1960 Varona left Miami for Caracas 2 June 1960 Varona arrived in Miami, detained by Immigration office. Varona. was paroled into US under Par # 3 of JMARC Field Handling Procedures. 14 June 1960 - Varona is in Washington and leaves for NYC 17 June 1960 Varona to go to Puerto Rico 18-19 June 1960 Varona to goto San Jose, Costa Rica via Panama 23 June 1960 Varona to go to Tegus#t galpa, Hondoras | 24 June 1960 Varona, to go to Guatemala | 25 June 1960 Varona to go to Mexico 28 June 1960 Varona to go to N.Y.C. , via Houston- V arrived Houston at 7:50 P.M. and left for N.Y. at 10:00P.M. In New YOrk City V was going to stay at the Statler Hotel and contact Mr. Pujan at the Pierre Hotel on the morning of the 29th. He would remain in NY until approx. July 3 and then return to Miami for 3 25 4 weeks. Then return Mexico City 28 June 1960 Sanchez Arango arrived NY. 20 Aug 1960 Varona arrived in Miami and Planned to stay two days in Los Angelos and then return Mexico City 14 Sept 1960 Varona would arrive N.Y.C. at 6 P.M. via Eastern Flight from Mexico City. V will stay in H##eh NYC for 2 days and return Miami on Sept 17. 1@# Sept 1960 Varona returns Miami- Address: 115 Venetian Way, San Marino . Island, Miami Florida. Ph Feb 196) V pad £10,000 tor Seeciat Rroyect (See Sect 1V) Feb 14 1961 Varona, Artime, Maceo, #### and Rey will depart for Guatemala Feb 189, 1961 Varona, Artime, Maceo will arrive JMFIG on 19 Feb 27 March, 1961 Varona, Aytime, Hevia, ALegos, Cardona would depart JMFIG HW 53060 Docld:32272996 Page 2?
& . Swiaate anne “ake wmne UN! P22 aug 1964 "Cuban Anti-Castro Chief by Day Selling Cars in Jersey by Wight" _— NYT artile on Varona. States that Varona arrived NYC about 6 months ago and working for Carey Chevrolet in evenings. During day works with Rescue Democratic Revolutionary Movement at 466 ‘ II. Information re Cellini-Moss-Varona The following info is from a memorandum dated 14 May 1973 to the Deputy Chief, Secif¥p Research Staff from Jerry Brown re Moss, Faward K.# 172 646. Brom refers to an FBI letterhead memo dated 18 January 1961 captioned " "Manuel Antonio Varona, Internal Secubity-Cuba" which contains information furnished to the FBI by a "representative of an agency of the U.S. government." The following information was supplied¥ A Washington businessman called @a the source and "expressed great concern about the relationships of one of the reputed anti-Castro group leaders with representatives of the so-called Intermational Crime Syndicate.” His observations were : 1. Varona has hired Edward K. Moss as his assistant for raising funds to finance operations against Cuba. 2. Julia Cellini is alleged to be Moss' mistress. She operates a secretarial service at 1025 Conn. Ave. NW. witch is alleged to be a front for Edward K. Moss' activities. 3. Julia's brother, Dino Cellini and his other brother are active fronts for two of largest casinos in Cuba during Batista regime 4, It is alleged that the Cellini brothers are in close contact with Varona through Moss and #% have offered sums, (considerable sums ) of money (reported as high as 2 million dollars) through Moss to Varona to finance operations against the Castro Regime with an understanding that they would have the major slice "in the Cuba of the future.": 5. Harry Tomlinson, 717 E. Oak St. Lakeland Fiorida had been offered position of supervisor of Pungrai st and public relations but declined position. It was reported that Tomlinson is fully familiar with activities of Moss and relationship with VArona. Tomlinson has taken a position with Upjohn Pharmeceutical company, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 6. Reported that American business man are being contacted by Moss' organization to solicit funds for Varona's operation. bth aE HLL hd bo Libs This memo contains additional info on the Cellini's, FBI # for Dino is 2198122. Edward Groffredo Cellini and Groffredo Cellini wer¢glmown to be evening manager and afternoon manager respectively, at the Casino International in HavarlS Dino was employed at the Tropicana and Rivera. He then went to Haiti _and was in Miami in 1961. Dino's 201 number is 885706 DOB: $f 19 Nov 1914. Dino was detained in May 1959 seattybidl! in Havana by Cuban authorities at the request of U.S. bureau of Narcotics. He was released on June 1959 for lack of evidence. 201 file was opened in 1971 when Cellini was living in Rome. Associates- Meyer Lansky (#$% 0S 623652); Edward Levinson (0S # 463 982); and Michael McClaney (0S 509046). Julia Cellini was Moss's secretary from 1950 -53 “who later became a close business partner of Moss." In 1971-72 she resided at 8144 Fastern Ave. Nw. Orr VLUAL HW 53060 Docld:32272996 Page 3
SECREI III. #Hi## Richard Cain Information and miscellantous Chicago info A. Report dated 12 Oct 1960 from Robert P.B. Lohmann of Chicato Office- Richard Cain reported he had a meeting with the Chicago head of the Counter Revolutionary Movement in Cuba. He was put in touch with this individual by William Buenz. He has also spoken with Jack Mabely, a columnist for the Chicago Daily News. He claims they have arrafed for him to go to Cuba to take pictures for the Daily News and Life. Me will be flown to Cuba from an airstrip in Alabama or Florida. Report includes backgnound data on Cain. Cain was born Oct 4, 19831 » 1947, at the age of 15, he joined the Army. Discharged 1950. From 1950 to date he had been employed by William J. Burns Detective Agency in Dallas, Texas and Chicago, Ill. He was also in the private detective pusiness in Miami and worked for a time with UPS. In 1966 he joined the Chicago Police Bept. e also operated Accurate Laboratories, a private investigative business. Cain speaks Spanish and Itagian, and Flys plane B. Report dated 8 Dee 1960 by Lohmann. Cain reported they were unable Page 3 “to get him to Cuba. He did, however, get off shore a couple times. Cain stated HW 53060 that during his stay in Miami, he spent some time in the Intelligence office of the DRF (FRD???) and leaned the location of Soviet equipment in Cuba which he passed on to the FBI. C. Report dated 9 June 1961 by Lohman- Richard Cain "who is doing various jobs for the Cuban FRD informed me that Angel # Salano, one of Tony Varona's men, was approached by two girls in Chicago." It was an accidental meeting,according to Cain. Salano asked Cain to check on the girls who were Christel Maeller Schauefel, employed by the German Consulate in Chicago, and Giselle Krumen, a German Tourist Agency employee. D. Report dated 17 May 1961- Cain has been hired # as a bodyguard for Jose Rasco during Rasco's visit to Chicago. According to Chin, Manny Fefferman has been given authority to collect funds for the MDC in Chicago by Rasco. ' §E. Report of a “confidential informant’ of the Field Office, Chicago- (probably not Cain) . On Aug 7, 1963 Informant stated he had leamned that while Varona was in Chicago recently (July 1963), four underworkd figures made a contribution # of $200000 to him. Two of the figures are unknown. The other two are Moe Ginacana and Murray (The Canal) Humphreys. He also said Miro Cardozo (Cardona???) wanted to byy guns. Cardozo is employed by American National Insurance Co., Chicago Ph.# 522-7337 (7337) F. 23 Aug 1963 - Cain reported he ahd been approached by representative of the DRE and they attempted to recnuit him to be trained in Central Am. The person who contacted him spoke on the phone in his presence to some one in Miami named Salmant or Salvat and asked if his group is sponsored by the CIA. Salvat said the group was sponsored by "the pentagon, which is in competition with CIA, and, therefore, all activities of the Direcébry must be kept secret." , \ Ge. Report dated 29 Aug 1963 by confidential source who stated that two Cubans had told him that Dr. Olivara is the Cuban CIA representative in Chic- ago. The Chicago office has no iffformation on Olivara. Did find an article in the Chicago Daily News dated Oct 1962 which states that Dr. Arimaro (sp??) @livara was elected coordinator of the united front of Chicago Council for Democratic Cuba, 30th of Nov Movement, Dem. Revolutionary Rescue, DRE, and Cuban Association of Chciago. DoclId: 32272998 Page 4
x2 if 4k gare s Page 4 H. # Miro Cardozo contacted Cain on 30 Aug 1963 and wanted some help in locaténg arms. He told Cain that Duque (phonetic) in Miami was desparate, because there were some men already in Cuba and some ready to go. Cain told Cardozo he had lost his contacts. In connection with conversation Horace Goelet (Hor Speed IIT) #199499)had with Cain, Cain said that Cardozo told _! him that the ei will have nothing to do with the arms sale. I. Riteport on Cuban exile activities in Spain. Chicago office obtained a letter written from Spain by Angel Solano on 1 Sept 1963. Angel went to Spain in 1961 and now is an actor. Stated that Prio was in Spain last week at the same time Batista was in Madrid. Rumor in Spain that an Information saupplied by unnamed source: On Sept 11, 1963, 6 PM source + Serapio Montejo, a ##iH! naturalized American, and a Cuban exile named Torres. Mentejo was the former director of the Frente in Chicago, and associated with Varona. Source was introduced to Jose Miro Cardozo by Montejo in Miami prior to the Bay of Pigs. Source was told that Torres is the purchasing agent for DRE. They askd source to assist Torres in the purchase of certain weapons. The transportation of the weapons was to be supplied by Torges. Source describes Torres as 25, 5'8'', 150 lbs., dark straight hair, clean features. Torres remarked that the CIA is using Cuba as a pawn in international dealings, and his organization is concerned with Cuba exclusive- ly as a national matter. Source was given a list of arms and supplies they wanted which is attached to this report. Dy inforn or meeting took place between the two. IV. Rosselli/VArona7/ Mafia plots A. Report by James O'Connell dated 26 Dec. 1968. Rose@li called JIm and stated he "ran into the'principal contact' of our project.""I asked if he meant Tony, and he replied in the affirmative (Tony Varona). He had not seen him in several years until this chance meeting at the Fontainbleu Hotel. They had lunch together and during the luncheon, Tony indicated that there were several "strong men" from the Caribbean area in Miami that were determined to overthpwow some of the current regimes in their respective countries." Nicaragua in particualr was mentioned. "Varona stated that he along with other léaders felt very bitter toward the Agency, and any effort initiated by them would be done without requesting any assistance from us. The basic complaint was that there were too many leaks in the ° security of the Agency." Varona reported that he keeps aware of what's happening in cuba through the brother of a high Cuban official who is supposed to be #5 in the Castro regime. The brother is living in Madrid. B. Memo re Johnny Roselli to DCI dated 9 Dec. 1970. Related IG story. Starts in Saug 1960 when-Richard M. Bissell approached Sheffield Hiwards to determine if Office of S curity had assets that may assist in a sensitive ow) mission requiring gangster-type action. Target was Castro. DCI was brieded agd gave approval. Colonel J.C. King was also briefed. Certain TSD and Commun- ications people participated but were not witting of misiion. O'connell was Roselli's contact until May of 1962. During week of Sept 25 Mahew was introduced to Sam and Joe at the Fontainbleu. Joe gave the pills to Orta, but Orta got cold féet. "Joe than indicated that Dr. Anthony Varona, one of the principalbfficers in the Cuban exile junta, had beoOmae disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta and was willing to handle the mission through his owm TESOUrCes | " He asked as a prerequisite to the deal,=that he be given $10,000 #hgHEL Ae for organizational expenses and $1,000 worth of communication equipment. Dr. Varona's potential was never fully exploited, as the project was cancelled shortly after the Bay of Pigs episode. Varona was advised that the offer was withdrgwn, and the pills were retrieved." \ HW 53060 Docld:32272996 Page 5 a ae