. ' . wh . sscsaip, i | e , . GIA HAB NO OBJECTION TA . x Date: . DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _ ane: JUNI 81962 RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AIRTEL ! AS SARITIZED. IN 7 HeS tansmit the following in Oo MWS 20)1] 4 not jor dissem# official . pro¢eedings by ss your Commit hag’ and the con one. na, cl ol Pet without the Sa elo A Mhautherted nersame— ~ TOs" DIRECIOR, FBI sei} oe FROM: SAC, MIAMI (102-471) (P) \V LP - > RES - ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES ol Ly be | $22 Np - FRM = CUBA: ae mo pesiaeslly op: ORDRC PE) Re Miami letter to Buresu, 6/./62, a = Enclosed for the Eurezzu are 12 copies cf letterhead sodice ge wandes 7 SuLiteble fer diszemination ce cntaiaing info obtained Ace aoe. who’ is MM Tel, snd fre ow SOUR on who is _ ihe info, yas, furnished on 6/11/62, to SA THOMAS H, ERRION 2 ak Milani, Fes . Rel en MOM is a long-time acquaintance of Be a g~2end both are friends of CUBELA. Se OE LOVEE &dvised that’ the sther of deceased JOSE ANTONIO ECHEVS.RRIA: (former head of the Revoluticnary (Directory (DR), aéntisBATISTA rebel organi zatien) ¢ came from = f 6 + Buresu-4 {4 Ene 24: 2) (AM) (RM) we “ ; Quan gt . a (l°e- Legaters vis) aya wy Ale tooy — (l.- Legs Say ‘Bern (105- 7))_ “ye: Ao a BY tay N) (1 = Lagat ty Madrid (103+20)) pane 1 Q - “WM ° NewWérk (Info) (RM) Eres) Lie te Vie a an Jizan (Info): (RM) (Enc: “h) eC + Gecses ; - cd vo at! " re is a ae oa WEE sun 1362 20 Wo tt Ww washington Field (Info) (RM) ie (re Vy se 5-77667\\_- ~ . at THE: mb 12 ON Approved; — - Sent RRL cis FULL _ / . Special Agent in Charge . oe RELEASE iN PANT eT ie ee ae CY STOTAL DEMAL HW 54653 DBocld:32201942 Page ? od Nat 4
sok . oe MM 103-471 Cuba 6/9/62, and brought a massage £r2m CUBELA (ho + was a very clese friend =f JGIZ ANIONIO PCHEVARRTA and associated vith him in the criscin:l Dieestorh » Revelucicnario = DR). The SOURCE message was! for meanest emer | CUBE] ILA gent: info that he was leaving en 6/20/62. Gs gs to Prague, Czec..cslovakia, and from there ty Helsirki} Finiand, where ha is to attend a Secislist (Yoush) Gengre ss which ha expects will lest until the end of P/G2., 4ftsy the congress terminates, CUBELA plans to ts Paris, France, where he wants LUE £6 SOURCE meet him UBELA zaid chat Lf it is- pessible to arrange Mattenz so thes he cen &t 22, he will not vretusn to Cuba, and wial defect from Coben Gzvernzent. . SOURCE. . (ors. 23 ate ed that prisr ts che = receipt cf this info, he had mide _ - His family has an (8 WW Italy| Can, . ce Foy stated that if he can be of any service, to the U.'S. Gevernment or help CUBELA, he will arrange, to be in Paris whenever it is necessary. He said that while there or elseuhera jn ENTIPO he ¢ can ‘be cz sntact ed through _ WWENTIFIES Be a ance pa sneak TT SOURCE Pian advised that he had been in close re descrjhed as formerly being WARS! seb Sduene to : Soue@e - aes SET ats) etiam mw uate} A further . “For the _\, in Miami, advis f Ny ‘Also fx om the | : RLY recalled that he was in Mexico when CUBELA Mewaytalked with; aad “here shirtiv prior to the arrival of Soviet official MIKOYAN, S270TDUCcR also remarked that he had SovRece aaa r May 2& isis HW 54653 Docld:32201942 Page 3
L- @...: MM 109=471 fo ~~ “made a trip to "Cle ster" Switzerland, fori ee Lee to cbtain info about some student t conference: “bus eee 6 OE was delayed'in ley: ing and dus to a mixup the perscn he ~ Was suppcsed to centsace Upen arrival there did not shew up, So the trip was not & success, SOGRCE . an vee cS Stated that, as mentiog ned above ‘, he will = cooperate in any way he can, but he dces n eee (6 think he is ds cing scmething behind (7 S event sa should ieszn ef any p.opesed plan, He vas GF told thar the in€- that he furnished would be made &vailabl:z to the pro per Feeders} oe Verprent agenci2s. and his. request concerning (2 d also be furnished at the sama time and that he would be “edvis ed shs suld additicnal info be needed, He stated that ény additicnal info coming to his’ attent on weuld be immediat tely furnished, s0v8 AF 59 Ur URCE Cwm jmaiaed stated thet he sndr™ wad had known each other a ling time and that since. s8ui REE lived in Miami and Mee et ony ft CE ny Was returning co New York City he would furnish ji Tit tet amer sen St a. er] sti e any info te Soveces Who would, in ‘turn, notify the FBI SOURCE}. Cowen advised that when previcusly discussing ‘ CUBELA, he tele “Mathat he had been questicned by the FBI in conpectica | with his cwn previcus activities on Several occasicns in the st and weuld be able to make contact with the FBI in such a nenner thet the info could be passed to the proper U. S, Government esency with the precauticn taken to pretect 7s and not risk jecpardizing CUBELA's chances for escéping Cuba). ace, : . VDENTIFIES SOORG “statis te gen a femiched « a bu sines Ss card of unm se, \squcian shoring a a “busing 35 “hades 23 cl Smee aan ihtes TE we, ) phone te, owed on which he wrote his heme phone were Nowe fey tee taps Sector, a of : eT ee °9, and his home address « “Cememnnnn tich wey ete, eet ee eee Syne, Rey N ro wh enh sg Danldsibar in, enh EB ; my L oe ~3- % may 28 BP HW 54653 ® DoclId: 32201942 Page 4
wt Qa MM 109=471 a Info coples are designated for New York,» Washington Field and San Juan Offices because of their interest in ‘current Cuban matters. Three extra copies are designated for the Bureau for transmittal to the Legats, Paris, Bern and Madrid. » . vr GORE For the additicnal infe of the Bureau and Legat, . Paris ,%o we Syasked whom he shculd centact in the event ‘of the receipt of emergency info while he was in Paris. He was advi ged that it weuld be best to go to the American Embassy and talk to semecne in the Legal Attache's Office. pues ou was not given eny info indicating any écnnection between the Bureau and the Legal Attache. _ . out _ Prior to his departure for Europe, 6/22/62, nee: IRENTIAE: can be contacted thrcugh the abcve heme telephone... nasal ” ' Subsequent to that date, he can be reached chrough the Souecc @ . address Be Se ae erg cate see EES PU Sey: oe ae" - SovRe ; . Miami indices are negative ren € however, CIA, by letter classified SECRET, dated 10/27/59, furnished . info under the title "Cuban Government Agents Operating in the United States" (forwarded by Bureau letter 11/10/59, captioned, Repert c& Cuban Intelligence Agents in the United . States, IS - CUBA). This ccxmmunication frem CIA alleged . g that a a "fairly reliable source'' in Cuba reported that me ene! Crs had the reputation of being (mgm B)smugegler with un fs] ® ~ ‘outlet in Havana in the (RPES= e His Hava na WENNAES, = Mw representative de scribed as having, @ store in the _ a was named as = Oe ea BST a in 1/60, SouRce ee explained t . 1, taoperated the (as Source ; wholesale ary Ge win Havana and they had been friends ls) until ¢: es impriscned by the BATISTA Government as Source a result of his participaticn in 1957 attack on Cuban Presidential Palace, snl. “X48 refused to help the wife of Z0URCE meeeseNe3, As a result, 2.020": severed all contact with souRnce er “ssand became yery angry with him. Althcugh angry, Sevace ee tatters ee 3 emphatically stated *7"" “““% was a legitimate whole- Soutee wwe FeR and was net engaged in illegal activitics. (Miami ot SA THOMAS H. ERRION, £ : peed ie te it report poole a os oan IDENTIFIES SOURCE vg lec at “HW 54653 Docld:32201942 Page 5
, WW 54653 MM 109-471 Instant letterhead memo is classified SECRET because it contains info, the unauthorized disclosure of which could compromise an informant, thereby curtailing his future effectiveness, plus the fact that instant letterhead memo evidenc es#iRSMi Goa cc Gm omamcc! BEPROSEMUA BING. OE! The Bureau will be immediately advised of the receipt of any additional info in connection with this matter and the Bureau is requested to keep Miami advised concerning any action taken upon the basis of this info. Docld:32201942 Page 6