404-10213-10020 - f- e . ee See eS “any orNQThs : Tote ( ORE} eye a 25 August 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD “ FROM: Gary M. Breneman . . ° . _ Assistant General Counsel SUBJECT: Request for Agency Assistance in the Death of John Rosselli 1, Senator Gary W. Hart (D-Colo.) has involved the Senate Select . Committes on Intelligence in the investigation of the murder of John Rosselli QWashir.gton Post, 25 August 1976, p. 425, copy attached). In addition, the Director has met with Hart and stated that the Agency would cooperate in the investigation of Rosselli's death within the bounds of its charter and its statutory charge to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. é 2. At the request of the Committee, Mr, Tom White, OLC, and the under= signed met with two homicide detectives from the Dade County sheriff's office at 12:30 p.m. 24 August, in the offices of the Committee in the Dirksen Building. The two detectives were Julio O. Ojeda and Charles Zatrepalek. Also present at the meeting were the following individuals: Paul Daly and - Carlton Burrell of the FBI and Mike Madigan, Rick Inderfurth and Mike Epstien of the Committee Staff, Present for paxt of the meeting were Bill Miller, Staff Director of the Committee, and Charles Kirkow of the Committee Staff, | 3. The Agency officers explained that they were there to determine how, : within the Agency's charter, they could provide assistance to the detectives . in their investigation and to receive their questions and then pursue the answers within the Agency. The detectives asked for help in the following areas and their questions break down into three basic categories. . || TTL Cn PIE EP PPE PREP TP SETTER Gta Gmene ents comme ee = A. First, they would like to know whatever the Agency knows about certain Cuban nationals, some deceased and some still alive, ~ They are as follows: ome oe 8 8 Oe OwemaD _ " i. Ramon Don Eestevez Dominquez (deceased by shooting) - born : @ May.1936 or 5 February 1936; reportedly a boat manufacturer who was able to go in and out of Cuba on a regular basis. Oo SECRE RENE STE ° i at ligd . - : + eee ~~ a gL I COR weet we erm tan ae AN ane ae Quang meow ander ES ate ww vere main ee Be Se and
14-00000 ee % $s, ae e . é “4, 0%, f ye ff & > bs hd ; Cove eh ( SECKe fo Coheed “mn oe @ ~ : —_ . ‘ ~ fi, Rolando Masferrer Rojas (deceased by bombing) ~ born 12 January 1918. tee iii. Luciano Nieves (deceased by shooting). . iv. Jose De La Torriente (deceased by shooting). v. Jose Quintana - born 3 October 1945; reportedly a nephey by marriage te Rosselli. . & vi, Jaoquin ‘Antonio Cortize ~ born 10 January 1945. a vii. Manola Artimes (the detectives specifically asked where he is = now). vill. AM/LASH ~ his identity and presey.t whereabouts. _ “dx, What are the names of the three Cubans mentioned in the Rosselli testimony? (Two of the three names are in the . ‘ 9 December 1970 memorandum discussed in paragraph 4 of this memorandum. ) . ; 3B. Secondly, they asked for whatever information the Agency could provide on the following individuals whose citizenship is unknown but who are probably U.S. citizens. m+ one amen og _ 4. Fred Black - identified as a lobbyist involved with Bobby Baker; he reportedly lives in the Watergate Apariments and is a friend - of Maheu, Rosselli and Shimon. They wanted to know ifhe had , any connection with the Castro assassination plots. f fi, Edward Morgan - a D.C. attorney who has reportedly represented Black, , Shimon, Rosselli and Maheu. _ ah. “Joseph Shimon ~ identified in the Senate Select Committee Report on Alleged Assassination Plots 2t page 81 as "a friend of Rosselli and Giancana." They wanted to know if he had any CIA rela- tionship. cease quence sneeienactee eo 6 Sm In ormmem SMMPERCNAIRE RAE Rio EE Sch G. Third, they ask a number of general questions which are as follows: t. Whe is the Cuban who provided the speedboat mentioned in the = " Senate Sclect Committee Report? : i Buns ati ws i” ~-2- pence nett Se ee - coe eee a ee eet oli te aoe RRP cen see =f eee mes oe
14-00000 “ e 7 ~ $i. Whois "b i® and whatis the name of the: i-Castro group both of which are mentioned on page 89 of the Report? 4 serempe mee iii. Did Harvey actually pay Rosselli $2,700 to defray the Cuban e expenses as mentioned on page 84 of the Report? 2] iv. Why was Rosselli approached instead ‘of Giencena or someone if > . = v. Did the Agency do a background check on Rosselli or Giancana and, if so, could they have access to it? ao _f canante © 908 6090 0 ais 00 8 B OF ONT FAAS “0 PMG. OPE #100 07 f vi. Why was all contact wita Rosselli stopped in 19652 ...- 2k vii. Would it be possible for them to talk to the man or men who served 2s Chief of Station in Miami during 1960 to 1965? viii. Could they talk to the current Chief of Statica in Miami? ix. Would it be possible for the detectives to talk to James P. O'Connell, a retired senior Office of Security employee? + x. Does CIA have any evidence that the Cuban Intelligence Service + ss aay have been involved in Rossclii's death or that Cuban agents were in the Miami area at the time of his death? ° 4, Rick Inderfurth presented the undersigned with two classified meino- yanda and stated he thought they shou'd be declassified and made availzble ta the detectives. One is a 9 December 1970 memorandum to the DCI from the - Director of Security, Subj: ®FROSSELLI, Johnny." The second is a blind memo~y randum dated § August 1976, Subj: “Johnny Rosselli." Copies of both are “* §., The ondersigned made absolutely no commitments with respect to any of the requests except to the one relating to interviewing the current COS Miami and I said no to it. The detectives will be in town until Seturday and can be reached at their motel, Tel. 521-1900, Reom 610. Following that they cen be reached at the sheriff's office in Miami at (305) 547-7456. 1. | Gary M. Breneman Atts. ™ g deere a Ae ON to NN oh LG an re no fot SUP. b UA aed a a ereeee reer thet thee EEE ae “apie atte eben aN tg anne