104-10049-10024 a we Y "Government. ee Nae Pi an FOR RLEASE 1003 In resp 1A HISTORICAL REWEW. PROGRAM letter of 27 September 1973 requenting clarification of Frank A. Sturgis' connection or associat with the CTA, Agency records wee again reviewed with the following results. | There is. no evidence that Mr. Sturgis officially participated in the Bay. of. Pigs invasion. Attached is the copy of an article whica appeared in The Washington Post on 14 May 1961 concerning colunnist, ‘Jack Anderson’ s interview of Frank Fiorini (Sturgis) in which Me. ‘Sturgis tells of his role in the Bay of Pigs invasion. Any activities ‘that Mr. Sturgis might have been engaged in in relat: to the Bay of E Pigs invasion was in no way connected with or authori: by the e CIA. °s Also attached are articles by Jack Anderson which appez in The Washington Post and The Miami Herald on 21 August 1962, in “relation to Me. Sturgis’ activities against the Cuban government, ar another article published in The Miami Herald on 16 September 1963 “which shows: that, Mr. Sturgis was acting without authority of the U.: ; our “giles, indicate that Mr. Sturgis was friendly with persons who. were - contacts ‘of CIA, While Mr. Sturgis may have been aware tha: these persons. were contacts of CIA, Mr. Sturgis was ‘not involved — in operations sponsored, approved or funded by this Agency. Most of the information on Mr. Sturgis available to this Agenc: o is contained in FBI reports concerning his numerous exile activities y SECR E T Dred "8
13-00000 SECRET October 1973 MEMORANDUM” _ SUBJECT: » Frank FIORINI - STURGIS' “Following 1s information from further review of FIORINI's official file in Tesponse to Daniel E. Schultz' inquiry to the Agency dated: 27 September 1973. ‘There. are four -volumes to FIORINI's 201 file, the majority of its ‘content being reports from the FBI dated from 1958. ‘through April 1969. . “Agency information includes. a cable from Santiago de Cuba dated 7 January 1959 ‘Stating FIORINI claims to be chief of 26 July Arms. buyer Miami and willing cooperate 100 percent in ‘supplying info. Cable Stated it possible FIORINI may lose value to rebels but believe worthwhile CIA endorse his ‘Staying “Has CIA ‘replied that FIORINI had been under FBI investigation for possible registration act violations and base should deal, with FIORINI under strict | | and not make. any commitments which might later be construed as USGOVT approval his activities. Wish to reiterate here that FIORINI was ‘never employed by the CIA. The following is worthy of note. FIORINI was involved in Nov/Dec 61 leafIet dropping flights over Cuba. The FBI. queried CIA about allegations that the flights by FIORINI and SECRET
13-00000 i ‘ i | operation. S ECRET -2- Alexander. RORKE, STs, were entirely supported by CIA with CIA arranging Air/Sea rescue, and that all of FIORINI's actions | were known. ‘to, CIA Miami and his activities being done on CIA instructions. . “Has CIA was satisfied allegations not true but “troubled. in, 1 view. fact FIORINI was in contact with CIA rep Florida who used nane_ "Barker" who supposedly gave FIORINI phone number ‘for, CIA Miani office. FIORINI was to call this number if he. was. ‘arrested or stopped on flights and CIA would © “get him out”. These ‘Cuban overflights were not authorized by CIA and. ‘the: FBI was, alerted to fact it was not CIA_ (BARKER was generally known in Miami Cuban exile community as: a. CIA ‘source. ) Since BARKER was a close friend of FIORINI, "BARKER, shortly before the Bay of Pigs invasion, was asked: by. CIA to attempt to obtain from FIORINI information concerning. FIORINI's activities. BARKER met with FIORINI several times: ae “nonth: from fall of 61 to July 62. BARKER insisted when queried by CIA case officer, that he never revealed classified info or operational data including JMWAVE ' phone numbers to FIORINI. FIORINI told BARKER that the leaflet op was. conceived by Sergio ROJAS. A Has cable to _ IMWAVE dated July 1962 stated that ROJAS had been non- operational since Feb. 62.