. JFK Assassination System Date: 3/28/201 , Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: — 180-10144-10002 RECORD SERIES: CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION AGENCY FILENUMBER: 29-39-15 Document Information ORIGINATOR: HSCA FROM: CIA TO: TITLE: DATE: 08/04/1978 PAGES: © 3 Peleased under the John F. ennedy Assassination ecords Collection Act of SUBJECTS : hooz (44 USc 2107 Note}. ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES ase#iNW SSO80 Date: MASFERRER, ROLANDO ROJAS CIA, FILES DOCUMENT TYPE: NOTES CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1B CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/18/1995 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 21 HY )53080 Docld:32272289 Page 1 l
SECRET ROLANDO MASFERRER’ ROJAS FILES 8/4/78 VOLUME 5 (Back to front) IN 35332 RE: l1lics94 10/2/62 Cable “Penetration of Masferrer group. Don not want to hurt standing of UR group by using member of that group to penetrate. Personialso reluctant to penetrate group of Masferrer in New Jersey since he has found good job in Miami. Memo 10/17/62 to FBI from CIA RE: Masferrer Indicates Roger Nodarse person who will possibly penetrate Masferrer group, but Nodarse obtained good job, will try to recruit Jose Rondon to join Masferrer group. Memo 11/6/62 to FBI from CIA RE: Masferrer Indicates Jose Rondon AKA Cheppie or Chappy lives in New York City; very strong; extremely activeperson who is with Masferrer for action rather that for military purposes. Classified Message SECRET 1/15/63 RE: Masferrer Doc X fer Doc X-fer Doc X-fer Doc X-fer Source reports Americans involved in conspirwcy inside Cuban government which might soon result in an open outbreak. Masferrer retdly has 1300 men with weapons ready, and wants to send them to Cuba. Plans to visit Miami incognito, Jan 1. UFGA-07327 E01] 1/19/63 RE: Masferrer Begnigno Bravo Casal and Liro Daniel Negrin Capote sent to Miami to infiltrate MAOC, group led by Masferrer. 201-106893; UFG-02322 1/29/63 Indicates Masferrer head of URCC ~ UN Rifle Cada Cubano - (One rifle for eahc cuban). Reptdly backing group out of MIami with money from Batista. ogu3651 100-009-014 DBA 34671 3/1/63 Fromerly senator in Cuba; known as the Tiger for his cruelty and brutatlity, presently resdies in NYC. Gave money to Hargraves and Alvarez for military venture to Cuba. 019-120-037 DBA-40043 4/30/63 RE: 30th Nov Group Masferrer advised in Jan or Feb 1963, he had been contacted HW 53060 DoclId:32272289 Page 2? “ Ha
Doc X-fer Doc X-fer Info rept Masferrer, page 2 VOL 5 “SEGRET 11110395 for arms by Luis Aguiar (SIC? - Aguilar?) of Miami, for a group to be infiltatrated to Cuba. 3 members of the 30th Nov group were toaken by the GOC on 2/21/63 together with 5 fishermen who were at Elbow Cay, Bahamas. Masferrer said he instructed Antonio Rojas, rep. in Miami, to furnish arms toAguuiar. Auguiar given two Garands, two Carbines, two Tokarevs. Masferrer stated he had no knowledge of Roy E, Hargraves and had not been asked for weapons by the 30th Nov. 019-009-009/01 UFG 03409 8/16/63 RE: Masferrer Confided to source - paln to assit Gen Contave in Haiti and then overthrow Castro. Involved in propaganda in Dom. Rep. at present. 019-009-009/01 UFG -03412 8/16/63 Group palnned to infiltrate Cuba at ddawn 8/16/63. Also planned to travel to Nicaragua with Subj of 201--01775 TDCS DB-3/656,079 8/16/63 Indicates Masferrer attempting torecruit individual for plan to overthrow Haiti with GEn, Leon Contave. Then overthrow Dominical republic to enable Cubans to use Haiti as base for attack on Cuba. Then will hit Isle of Pines first, free prisoners and liberate Cuba. Cable Secret - 7/27/63 IN 07968 . desensitized Rigaud claims info Masferer with ship of 50 armed Cubans would arrive vicinity Manzanillo Bay /27 or 8/28 for operation against Ft. Liberte. A Col. Garrido directed to launch fishing boat to detect arrival of Masferrer. Implication is Garrido would invite them to land Dom Rep or link with E-1 force. (not known what E-1 force is) Cable Secret 7/29/63 IN 09707 desensitized Masferrer fails to appear. Plane to be sent out in search. Alex Rorke possibly pilot for plane. Cable secret 8/29/63 IN08876 to Director from Santo Domingo Masferrer should be in Haitian waters. Attempting to ocate him. Plane and boat in search. QUU3ES2 -- Cable 8/29/63 - 65003 Unable confirm Masferrer relationship with either Roger Rigaud or Paul Verna. However, both Masferrer and Verna in Venezuela in pa drum up arms, transport and military support. HW 53080 DocId:32272289 Page 3 = Ef
“em = -- Cable SECRET 8/30/63 ¥; to Director from Santo Domingo - 11110896 Rigaud traveled to SJAN/SNTO (?) 8/29:0r 30. Visited Rorke associate, Sullivan, who will fly B-25 from Miami 8/30 to procure 20 napalm bombs and two 50 cal Aircraft MGs. Source of armaments- Bill Johnson who Haitian ~American described as having contacts among Cuban exiles. Cost of arms - $3000. Sullivan will attempt confuse US authorities by hopping B-25 from place to place until primary mision achieved. Then will take off SJAN or other area but down in Dom Rep for fuel. Then will attempt disable Haitian fighters. Then will bomb QUANMITHE and Ft. Linerte. Then return to Dom Rep for fuel. Attack planned for 7/8 Sept. Hitch is Vinas Roman approval for base fuel aircraft. Rigaud Stated aircraft in no way connected with Masferrer. Rigaud said Masferrer still has not shown up, will be dis- couraged from whote scene after arrival. Rigaud said he had been naive re: Masferrer, but will rid himself of him -- if believed. he will get “additional support" from the US -- Doc X-fer 019-009-009/01 UFG -03515 8/30/63 Masferrer in hiding in MImai area. -- Cable 8/31/63 IN 10691 Sullivan with co-pilot Robert Gentzkow. Aircraft reported owned by Sullivan and Rorke. Rorke in Miami. Bill Johnson to produce weapons - napalm. Sullivan then call Rigaud for funds. GUL Co ) .o3 3 SE HW 53060 DoclId:32272289 Page 4