180-10141-10407 p>. Vea aQey or’ qre trey Le mre 2 To. + sk OOO ES nest? — [1 oo ees oc on OLE Jan oS, 1g? eae 4 a ee | ‘. ‘oo? Specaveorby 10 Sia ION Ad no ets 1967 FG Report BECEASE PTH Dope bo “this reconstruchon of Agency INvolvement 19 elans +O assassinete Fidei Castco ts at best an imperfect history. Because aot the extreme. sens thoy or the. operahms be Gepleeinae= Oiscussech om atiempted, as Q. mater of principle no officiel records uere kep* oF plannina., of OPProud)S , Or oF implementation . The. feus worition cpm records +hat do exist ore erther Largely trangeaha | to the main events of were euton pager from ae memoc y years ofterward . p2 We ican identity S separate phases tA Agency assassinehen 44 e-3 planning _... “ Each pharea is a. reflecnon of the then prevailing Government arrtude tovwarch rhe Cuban regime.” OSs 6 a- Price te Aug. 1460 - AbL “ident habe. schemes’ W fexcoptie. were. aimed qr discrediting Qas tre personzily by IF Luencancy hs behavior oc altering appearance . b~ Rug. WoO — Apes) 196] - plots wera” ageressively pursued ” Coda: c- Apes] 1@6t - late, If61 - Q meyor scheme be gun mn Aug N06 -. cued of f after Ray of Pigs -remained.dorment foc several months , Nas dud most agher Agency Oper atone | actioity related +p Cuba. ”’ Late ‘Gol + Lare (Qea - Prucy. (WOO scheme reactivated im early Ltee e _* Lote 196Q until well into (Ww3 Aug L%@O scheme | was terminated, A other plots originatea’ but merachca | Q. j FOR RELEASE. eal Pd and “nothing. ever come of them.” YA ponts— MO elMminghon of dominent Figure mey Nor cnenge gov+— stfesseu “bu intetne| OIA at oS + paper of dcx. LVo1 @ Pinging abonr doonfalt of aovt—aloays ticks rhe Texoft WT astsassittion | 6) Synecdoche - mennoan of agact when the whnde Ws on moe te at = : sommes
7 SEB |. Wivel man delrery of een ww Cubelo p. © Gem AtSccesses e ?. am Me ering ot SGH in Sec. Rusk's of Aic| Pug lo, 1 %eq— MeKameca brought ue “begquidahen oS Cuban leaders , Project Mongoose Acthen Memon prepared by. Lanscdm fe another meetin a July. Bl 1964 — discurrecl. Cuban exile. plot— CIA cefuseck funds & had no ‘nNuoluemeEent | CER +udiCc@ C earty IPGl | €orly Lava ) Suppheck pl. a7 lethal pills to US. gambling syndicate members — IWcol = plot abor tack } pss recoveraenr oR 7 - prils payed my gambling syndicate representative to a CGuban ernie leader in Fla who had them sent to Cuba May 19a Cverone? ?®, Tune 19Ga—- exile leader- ceportecd that ateam of Bmen hod been dispatched t Cube to retruit Sac the operochor . p.7- ES 2 Pes +o A A-maren To FUG. (te i- Ford schemes .- “None. of those. We 'Nterinerved Who was first Ar>Lamed + the Cuban task force od fer the Baw of Pigs knows oF any oF thee Sehemes.” ~ Lhe did yor interview © yD. CYore Estecline- head of Cuban.taak focce we - pre a- re \) 3~ Rerasasl Atackoan Padioc Stahon. “nothing Came o% x / may. have been consicerochon wN af es gcNnecT energirers. U- CantQarinated Cigars Esteriine posihiv]e khey wer not lerra | Never delivereh, vecause oF “danger oF BIO vo back on ane. Agence on Deplatory
-- bnrelman GAMBLDOG Syn DIC ATE I4- “The first Sertous ly- pursued CLA plan 4o assassinete Castrea beh Hs inceethon in Aug \Woo, ” Tipe phaies © Rug 1460 — Late April oc early. may 16! @ Aer 196a — Feb. 163 PHASE T _L . Aug 1160 Rick Bissell- DOP — asked Edwards- Dir.otf Securs hy - of he could‘establish centact wth the Us. syndicate thet was achve in Cuba.” the assassination of Gastro.” gambh ng Obyect ive: "clearly ideq. OFigiNat oad ~~ T.C- Ning iS Maheu. Robert - contacted. Yo y Edtoards. described as oo prevate invesrgatroc Who had done sensithvue cvwoork for the Agency." Opened © private office tn GH D.C. inayre after being. a spectral Agent foc FRX, arranged. to subsidize Mane ue to exiteryt oF & 50D / month . NO ver the pears tehe has been & immrimateby WMooloed in providing supeort fur some of the Agency's more senviee ep eration! Moved. personel headquarters to L.A, but retains os ce wn Dc. Struck Bu Fact names Appearing once worked for FE RT — list s , Man eu, Htue y , O' Comnet) »E- Morgen. I@" Mahew was authorizeclL fo tell Roselli that his “chenh ” were willing 7% pay 8150, 000 far Castro's remoual.” AL. Sept . Lace. O'Conneli- cae othceor. Met Roselli E€Meneu-~ AVC Seprl4 Ne serecd * introduce mahsee “Sam Gold “ e-17. efevarea bu Edwards — 14 a ad re. mone yg. nor pa. +p Giancong & Roseli:
i As of Iqte Seer IS466- edavencd®, O'Conmmal?® | £ Recnadh Conte omuodtuing, Malic. Favwaras briefed Allen DwWle { Gen. Cabell) 18 Bissell committed $150,000 Ser support of opecahen. QS Sept? 196O- O'Connell E Maohew went to Prams where Rosell.  sntroduted Hn te Giencan&® at Fountaindla: I@- =6~O' Connell never met Toe or Sam. refers bo excam Office oF Securit MEMOENEYUM tO the Ddcx of BY Wune. IWoG - SUMMA wy oF rhe operanun Calso discusmekh GN OE easy 7? Yan 1ASe@- casinos closed 3 ee Lasg s © Cencd For tris ts  Teb ward - cCabnet authorized reopening. 3O Sept L&ol- DVTimnve - lart oS acesinas clos ef a. Fail ana Eacly Wintec [94D 1@ Aug. 1aco- Chet of CB- Olf%ice oF Medical Seruiced rece'ved box oF Cuban cigars to +t Cor. Be reported AQars rendu fue deliver ¢ 1 Ocr 1(%60 notes show cdeluvery 13 Feb L261 @> considered athec tonto means to Cul Castro. IT. Yon - Feb \Wol ; aE (Toe, , the courier” as pills chosen. “ Traficante wor mm touch arth a. dsatkected Cuban OF f\crz1 unrth access te Castro and PCS umebl AP of asort® that would eneble. him to currephhow!y porson Casta The Qangsters named their man inside as Who ot the. ereme minister (Castres). Sey ‘ft The Gangsters’ satk Mut Corre) had once been na pos hon En <0) fee Cewe kickbacks fram the gam bling mierests | rack 5 Nc BL “yas +hen
CO ed eee Oe 2 SY 2s last that source Cf srncome , ane nerclech money.) as a4 ~~ an PAGE A? 1s missing - Where 3 it? 2? > < Comment: —_COltas? lost his posthan in the Prime maistert Oice an , While pPlaNniNnga Te the operation Shi gong om 19 miami anch en War hingtron. ve -rwole celuge in the Lrmbass y ory and became th fesponsiinli Wg. of the ————_ Embassy when _ broke relations with Cuba 1 - Castro refused tw que L434. umnen he abloweck da \eaue. For Mexico City ~ we atrivedk In Miami m early hm a safe conduct Pass unt!) t+ appeacs that Edwards ant BConnell Qh not know atrtne *+ime of ‘'s fall frum, favor. ; Tr “oouta teem , Though, mat the aangsrer 4 Aid tnouws that t e had already. Lost Wa acces) *% Cartro.” The aN Tune IVeG summary, etates ‘When — Oslech owt of the assignment ne SUG geste ansther candidate. usho made severq] fe attempts corthoutr success SdwWacats £ O©Conanel do Mot ienoud reelacement Marcn - Peril \e ee “ Following the collaps 2 of the channel, Caselli told, o'Cannell that Trafficante \enew of a pen higher up nm +he Cuban, exile movement whe migint do the job - He. identheclh him as ) 7 Ws io as the Democratic Revoluhunery, Front O group supported bythe Agency @ partes the \arger Cuban eperahen, O'Connell understoocL the t_— WAS dissan&Mea unth the Rggesmnegg. nature. & the extent of phis support and thar TIMWwAVE suspecied that U0) not . keeping, his bargain wah +he Agency -”
aA 30 are } ameet ( Commen *: Reports from tne B81 suggest how yrasficant e€ may have known oF ok fai decemner 1260) the Bureau forwarded to +he Agency a memorandum — reporting thar efforts were being mache by YS. cacketeers tb finance. anti-castro achurhes in hopes of securing the gambling, , proshtuben, g dope monepal ies in Cuba, in the event Castro was dverthrown. RA later leport of assecaiztes with those schamenty hack hireta Edward K. Moss ,o% udecsh . public selohony aunselor, as a Fund raiser anc public felohons adosec. Bureau Report ollegecd. that Moss’ mistress we Tula Cellini , Whos praxhercs represented A of +he largest gambling. casincs sn Cuba. Ire Cellini brothers were believed 7 be in WOuch, with. ,, through Mess and were re por t€cl td have offered —— large Sums or money foc h® operations Ogainst Castro, @ +he_ understanding they woorlcl rece (Ug / peeoileg ek. t+reaaenen* “in the Cuba of +he firtuire_ “' —_ granted Covert Securihy Clearance In march 195% be use by, AE Division 1M his role as Consuttan* te al in Mou [Ao for use bY cA staff under 3t 3a SECREL ty PRaECT  ZRMATOR - program foe explotachen of pol. consultants, A +0la them. thet ne hac che n-ts od } aperoacned who wanted, Oo do away woth Castro and they would Pay dig. PONE y.. R was ro dehver money. +t> war very rece e tive c A Sy expenses “SOI0O accocd ing rm O'Connell . ieop Ceammeni! As Asidehgnt, Estechine says that, conen he learned of ‘he intended use of —— , steps were 4oken to cancel the plan. eee WIAD one of the key figures in she. Kevoluronery. Front and was heaonly, mMvotveck im suppor t a+ +he. approach ing 6 o& © cperaher. ab steps Were in fact taker wv enh: -garnc patho © the syndicate plan, they were retfentt we, .
L-(r1zelman hk | | DECLASS ECTIOR To SSPICATION CAR EOF SHS PSeUMENT a : BQ FT w%- crear thar he continued as an integra | part oF the Syndicate scheme. ) at th O*Conne\t pits Ros ell y "US, Little & Enousn of the delivery. chennels beyond usar believed +t heve. an asset inside Cubaqe. .. Vi. April May gol Bperanon called of f ahter BOF. _femained dead unahl Aecil 1968 BY ocefers te ~Edwards states that krnowledge oF oapercchon was limitect to six petsans. Dulles CP. Cabell - po Bissell  ppP Edusarcts O'Conne!) Estecline chief TSD Chemical Divisien “TSB | _ emeK, Cperohars Division, Meot.Serurce) Ss Harvey, william , Chief | FL/D Spectqt- Assistant tre +he DDP AAME * was encounterecA. repeatedly in this mguirg, wut hedenies knowing. of the Operahen tn t¢@0-61.5 \ Bannerman DOS J.C. Ks Aty, O\NO- Rokect Mahe Rovell Giancane - Tealfcante. . — were Glo Qusqre -— © +he man ore gine Weg se kote to poison Castro @ — Cuban exile leader (2. The _. of wWNO W ENnowin * he vce been mM ratuect
oS, closel4  Auring thy time. may IVGa-~R kennedy € Lawrence thakn jearned of oper QGhay THE MOU Knowledgeable *- Edusara & Morgan M Few Pearsun . V7. Andersor is C.3 Warren Rouwle y. Pat Coune ~ Executive Sec, of PFIA B RAmMse4 Clark various membes of Fe 37 GAMBLING SPADICATE - PHASE Q. Har ve y~ brief2chA_ Feb 1(Qe6/ ~ placect in cherge of developing fxecuhve Acker Capatorts hy ZR-RIFLE 38 ~ assetir CRE UOT ~ principal whohad been tecruiteck eqrher ny ——— for we ma speci2el operanc inv +he Conge ( the. asyass. oF Fotrice Lumum bod) 3G 0 IS Now ([%l- Harvey Nas anate. that on that da te he discusea © Bestel the apepliahen ctf 2R_ RIFE +o Cuba Ho teoolkk Gve mm Cuba tark force . \ LATE 1L9VGI- Early 14762 4 . Feb- March 196a UO Feb 116a- Harvey recalls ist machina G@ Ediwards on subjec’ 0) Castte operahen. (After Harvey left Task Force Ww 2 wer wouingng UP, he weote memo to CheS, FE staff¥- ar Ture 1963 ‘stachng Mat the ort«inel gush fication foc ern ploy ne QIWAN mo Me. longer cxvete & FatIsINg the gquesho n of QT WTA Ss term m ahon.- QO3 WHIb ter minatiec. AL Aer aed. oo Tape CREE
41 Wares briefed Helms of meehnas @ Rovell, 4A. “Edivanrcdts recoras shous That on IMmMag [Gor Harvey CONecdk edwards “and indicated +hat he wes dropping an plans fue the use of goselli for the Teue 6.” Rarvey believes. ‘he toot over 4S OConnell now beheves "O going operahen. there must beve been "something. gong on = =©betWweer Apel lager & Peal Ga. Savoy Plata tre re I yy Apmti”  ® &€Q | iba. O'Connell & Harve met Roselle we) 7 Se oe ner @\lso Maheu prerent Caccord ing to oc) ~ Rarven SGd3 AC Large ddetnun on page NS -aliec stadement menhcnin Org se ArcGurre , Dorothy Filqa len & Liberace at Copacsehana. , Uo tHharven- recalls me meehng of OCH Roselli in B.C. Rect IY. O© was in Miriam on RK & Rage os late mezy be Qs Agel a7. Bc~ Bune \963- assigned PCS to ~ 4) Harvey, says her arrived 19 Mam) on Al Roe sl (tere q SBuAd Resells alread uy. iN touch uoith 9 the Cuban existe leader who had partcipatecd. in piame one. 4S Santos € Giencann no longer iNool vecK “Royseili Now , hada man tnown ro Harvey as Maceo, who also weclh the name Garcia. - Gome gE Gods “~ . Cuban spoke Meh. uy * when the pills were given to — yhrough Rosell; —— requested, arms anh equipment negled. fur sueeort. — Hacoey, with *Yhe helap of — , the chiet of +he IMUwWARVE Stahon , Procurect erplosiVed, caliber cefles, AO «48 cahhber: radar , | ST, de-tenators , 20,30 ha nd. guns ; a radiei _t bo«} FP reine n pre a eat Reneac net |e ee wa Cn MOREL EC Ot At Na Matt eae
49 1D Harvey. g 7 rented a U-Hay!l trucie under ah assume name, loaded rt usth arms & equipment ard parkect +t in +he earting. iot of a drive-in restauran #. Keys given +o Rosell: toe delwergy to Maceo y to ———— ,¢° te . "Evraontly Harvey & Roselli had not yest come to Trust each other echaes Farin g a double-cros s jeach set Qpour independent ly to assure. himselt that the equipmen + reachech the propec hanas. After parking the truck , Harvey and a kept +h< packing lot under surveillance unhl the pass 6 Was completed. Roselli | accompanied buy O'Connell, aid. the Same- Nether parr Eneuw that the other was Loarching , Pventually the Fruck wes picked Up & driven away.(By whom]. Ty wa returned later, empty ,and with +he keys under the seat as prearranged. Harvey returned s+ to the rental Agency Harvey says +hat never knew to whom delivery war made nor Tor WHat Pur psse . was merely called upon to furnish support Fur a readqua cters operahen Fron which he woos otherwise excluded . Moy IG6r Roe report pill wera mM plac e. DJu re \AGa Roselli cepucts to on atTune +h Aiwpotched a team of 3 men to Cuda. hack, Sept \Ab6a W. Sy Coascthyr san Muni OC 2? and on th Sept. (eGdry to Send inanother 32 men teen bh penetrate Castors body Guard . se reer etna tat Se ee nen eter tn ER MN LER I ge peel ap
- wr ey Seer 1%6a- Jan l%e3 oe en Sa Harve, in Mmiam } Qn Dec a 6 Jan. BS say Roselli & Maceo men 4 tTimey | Hsie-$— Horcey @ Roselli had teleenme arscussions of apetahu hve oN WE 16 Tanuary. . “As fan as Harvey Enows, 3 mmilih2 men never aid leace for Cuba. He knows nothing. of what may have napepened to The +hree reported te hevée. been sent 40 Cuba.” Feo. 143 Harvey in Miami 1k-14 Feb. Left word fr- Maceo +hat there wa; nothing new @ looked luke +t was allover. Feb IS - Racue wy left Miami to meet © Raselly in LA Roselli agreea that he would continue to see Aone woo yrnrsrw, Alec May LVS June 1963 Rose)l: met @ HOF vey. sm Dd, Cc. ~ Dulles Aue pec t. stayed @ Hacvey_ 2 Papich ec \lek Har ve w - Re por ct moehng ty) Mover, le tnowledaeabe Gf Pnare QA Helrns- DOP Har vey James O'Connell | Eduoards Ki nr 4 QOH9SSOOSO OE jfarcey!' s seputy iN WGA chiet IM WAVE TSO Maceo
| at ee eal vow ery y> 7%) Proyect- AMLASH- A march Gl ae march 46! . sO. AN asse® of the miami Schoen reported that___.__@ ano ———-8 wanted to detect ance needed help in escaping - 4 VERONA sas the. gangsterss Vv “nA an invide Cubs!’ With acces to Castre in lethal pill speranen- Phwvwe Gne, \ Headquarters expresseck interest in exSronny —— and called off co! of cepuct that Cuban police kn ey . - C This is one of & mame —lnko Pound in -AIMLAS /+ Syle be Doee n_ ama persons involveckh in gamblin syndicate episodes. oo.) EF UO Was in fact one of the gangsters’ Qssets inside Cuba , thet fact was unlenown fo either +he CaM officers running the gangster episceaddey o Re those handling Qi aO Now 1%63 “Thus far, this account of the project hes bee, Ga based almost LON y on documents ftuundin +he project Ale, Begsnning here Ban account ot an episode im the operation on wonich there i No. documentary euidence has «@ ¢cecocckh of.-aine. cormbact gna their datesy Otherwiue 4h summary 3 draton from +he wecollecthon>s eo +hoe involved. se e- ‘3a. [Sanchez] GASHNCTL recalls thar of the device. duns think much free NCC ubele ) ; met Sr lst time ‘ry Mechrict a) Dec 1964 -[Artime} Oa Bo Dec LAG met again,
- {4-7 op ef03 is March Ges “The. had arrived in Madrid from Cuba on had been introduced to a stathon ‘officer, claimed t be in comtact “with a groupof Cuban milrraca. leaders who were Planning 7 elumineic Castro and tate avec the government. D- quickly becar clear that he uoas rele cring +e> s Aad +naer be had always been publicly idenhfhed. a~ close fiend of whom he last TGS IN HavuGgGhn On 4 Maech, s@aa that fhe had beon tHe lawyer foe +he Capes Wotel in Havana. He w 4s sailed ae 7S days in July S62 for defending [Trafhicante_/ a us Crohrien £ eé- manager of +he. kiler gut of Cuba . ancther name-ink berwoeen | cabled that one iS March ancKH é garbl rag casine who wer (tom ment* “Tris 1} C, And +he. gambling Syn aica be elots reported wpary earlier 3N +h crepoct. ~T Wa one o& tTh|E eincep als i, Shet Edaoards’ Phare One of rhe He presumably wos not involoe d in Phare Ope ration. bur we canngt ve Sure oy tna bk , Mwo Under Hac VEY, Aflee ail , “TO was the MAN Who brought we V. ints the operotheon late in Phase 1. ana V aawas one of the main playes during Pnase A. Frum (st day trial proceeding) \ (OD Raman GS Wie oY _ ] uin | Z3+y ps to SPM 2s do Fer os Asr"y Rotando Cubela Secades 7 wy ane Luis Genzalez Ga Warreta_— Tame boe |-T™ 1 Blherte Blanco Romarciz 4 . w Cyuean Plsin a Pavarrea, yf oer iterme Cumtl Aloar ez . Prr ge | Herrego Veliz OE EN Bey ie 0 Pretime 7“ went t Mm udm oh -\G6OS O aime
L., wrrelmen CiA HAS NO OBJECTION TO | DECLASSIFICATION ANDYOR RELEASE OF THISECCUMENT = ae \s ron \\\ Discuss ean of Ass assinaheon at Hhab- level Meenngs — , DELETED ella A meetin as — ® 10 Rug 1462 (® 30 tres L9 © - 363 Committee lao O'Gonnen breed an CIA on tobokde source of Rearscn's story, © maheu briefed Edwara er morgan o> Maheus poaGenciweahur1 iO Phae One. @©® Maheuw fnew nothing F Phare AH @® morgan & Roselli were acquainied- Roselly edruc J werd steered to morgan by WAM. Greenspun , publish er a Sua. fare: () Garrisen , Las Vegas at +the same time March (967. “T+ BS our ime4ressim that Greenspun Upar olso u Morgan, & Rosell, were aél 1A Wootved incthe canvercahuns. Blame Rorettr Lor \ teak | az “Snald we try. to silence those whe are talking or \ mighr later talk?” “Tt appears to uy that this tache offers Ile chance. of success, For one thing | ‘the stocy ty already out and erobably in about ay full detail as it ever udss\}| be: