180-10444-10222) 201-259716 " VOLUME I .'. MARCOS DIAZ LANZ THIRD AGENCY DELETIONS: FBI: 9/24/59 8/8/59 2/2/55 9/31/55 12/15/53 11/19/53 8/26/53 9/10/53 2/14/55 (11/23/54 Confidential. Confidential it Confidential Secret SECRET Marcos Jose Diaz Lanz” ~~ Cuban Political Matters Litter: 105-1962 105-1962 Carlos Prio Socarras, et al 109-430 Comandos de Rsistencia Confidential Carlos Prio Socarras 109-43 109-430 -- Dispatch 10/15/59 By _ ). rept of contact with Miami - New York te Wash, DC Miami New York 10/26/59 Memo of conversation, between MDL and Bernard Reichardt. Reichardt, WH representative. Miami Marcos relting info that Hugeut arrived Miami, contacted Marcos and told him Menoyo in Atlanga, GA to meet with MDL, PDL and Ricardo de Lorie. MDL requests Reichardt come also. Sold C-46 for US $46 thousand. forces with Pedraza and the Dominicans. rejected these offers. Enrique Garcia. Cb1 IN 30756 9/29/59 Making arrangements to travel by car to Atlanta. é es oCHAR) (Goenvy) rents that MDL and Fiorini making rounds of arms dealers getting prices for fairly sizeable amounts of small arms. MDL has been approached by Dominicans thru McDonald with an offer of "Millions" if they and other defectors from 26th July movement join MOL says they have completely McDonald=Alan McDonald, known to be close to SECRET Indicates Station gave MDL $882.72 for living Opt AA and fare Miami while Mexico. {019¢-/O222 BET ag Oo al Ly bn
SECRET DIAZ LANZ, page 2 | 114142160 9/22/59 .Memo for the record by ) conversation with Reichardt : Reichardt took MDL to INS to take care of immigration status, la a1 +—+i---+— Neaz' hearing had already been held, and OS man } concerned Bernie not reporting accurately On the situation in Miami. Bernie to identify himself to 3 evacuees by using bran Reichardt asked for info re: Sanjenis, who was fired from #2 spot in DIER for anti-Castro activities, expected to arrive in Miami. Report that Rev. Air Force planning to a couple of planes from US w/out an export persit| Ds info re Cuban air force mission in Miami concer aircraft. Cubans asked him if he could find American pilots for the planes. H2 9/9/59 Memo, conversations w/ Reichardt Hl 1 Diaz Lanz brothers still believe Menoyo and Morgan anti-Castro despite double-cross in Ortega plan. 9/9/59 Memo for record Reichardt suggests we bring together PDL, MDL and Lorie with some who have money such as Julio Lobo, Cadenas, Malone, and/or Figuere. 9[3/59 Conversation w/ Reichardt 9/4 Reichardt in touch with Bill Pawley; 8/25/59 Memo, conversation w/ Reichardt by Martha Tharpe Reichardt established contact with MDL. 8/18/59 Dispacth frof | contact w/ MDL MDL repdt tact at one time with Julio Lobo, but backed off deal. to try to fet them together again.. MDL presently Fiowini's house. 8/7/59 Discpatch fron] | meeting with MDL, PDL, Lorie Do not want to be identifi i ny group; will avoid groups with Batista teint] |" incr ne to believe that they are about the most whoTéSome group in sight." Interested in full scale propaganda program. Close and. apparantly unshakeable relationship with people like Frank Fiorini, despite warnings that Fiorini talks too much.. ECRET 8/5/59 Dispatch from MDL escape MDL sent message to Fiorini thru
DIAZ LANZ, page 3 ; ‘SECRET Attachment to(umua-s) 8/5/59 Litis 2164 regarding channel to get in touch with MDL. PDL and Lorie staying together in Key Biscayne. carried 03 Note to Frank from MDL - Message oy : Memo 7/31/59 Debriefing of MDL MDL using name Mariano Jimenez y Gomez. 7/31/59 Dispatch (HKH-A)5357 Returning personal documents designated for use by subject for cover identity. 7/31/59 (ict-ajssag Dispatch 7/31/59 7/28/59 7/27/59 IN 45703 OUT 78034 OUT 76479 Transmitting photos of subject in two different disguises, plus photo of subject before the changes. (Photos not attached). Memo from JC King Confirmation of verbal request for assistance in providing documentation specialist and a disguise specialist to travel to Havana‘to aid in evacuation of MDL. Memo RE: MDL MOL. departed Cuba w/CIA assistance, arrvingin Tampa 7/27. Now udner control of CIA representatives, will depart Tampa for Miami 7/29:.or 30 where he will be available for FBI debriefing Handled so as to avoid all publicity. Memo for the record Rudolph E. Gomez spoke to the Director, CIA reMDL, upon Mr. Helms recommendation. Concernefi re: State Dept reaction to CIA assistance in evacuating MDL at present time. Will inform State that MDL in US and* make MDL available to intelligence community. 7/29/59 MDL placed on board MV "Roatan" 7/25 for Tampa. 7/22/59 q3 MDL at Station. Evacuation ass#ted by and MDL will be transferred to intermedia LAT who wi take him toStation safehouse.. connected with Cummings Diesel Co, Havana, and 4190) :
DIAZ LANZ, page 4° SECRET | 1144°tK . hen, tt f stringer for Hava Times, contacted land 7/17/ Brought note from MDL addressed to Fiorjnizreque p and Sergio Diaz arange his escape from Cuba. and gree withholding om Fioniniapending CIA decTsTon on matter. Propose send end both cleared CIA contacts, to Hava 7/18 to act a Cut out for station on op. Will use identification phrase, “Bernie sent me." «2 TDCS 3/397,010 4/30/59 MDL on Raul Castro's list of officers to. be purged. (Also on list: Jose Duarte, Victor Paneque, PDL -~ 201 file request - opened 4/12/60 SECRET Yo
. MARCOS DIAZ LANZ 201-259716 7 SECRET — $4 tea. “VOLUME II thicig. | 11/11/77 Memo 2~ ne: (10R1z0N-Yreport mentioning Minister-Counselor of Cuban Emb in Jamaica on /24/77 that Cuban exiles suchas Diaz Lan (fnu) ano others had been involved in the assassination of Pres. Kennedy. (9/20/77 article NY Daily News - Lorenz allegations). WAVE~09611 6/11/63 (oF5)03006 extract 6/63 MDL invited Fiorini.to join raid against Cuba 6/15 using moppy owned by him and PDL. Carlos Garcia and Salvador Garcia Oller also to be on raid. -- INS Bio data 4/22/77 A-1188113D Lists emp] from 73 to pres as $.D.Brull and Assoc. Miami, FL. ~~ Memo for SA/LAD 4/13/76 by Chris Hopkins uf Indicates Barker sent lettefto DCI 3/31/76 Hopkins does trace on 3 names - presumably brought up by Barker: | Father Jose Leonardo Vazquez - no traces Father O'Farrill - Traces re: ‘58 assistance in stowaway MDL - droped w/out prejudice fwom Dept of Army. 4/63. Good friend Fiorini. Barker's letter ~ recommneded not answered. -- Message 614941 10/29/74 By Pinochet of Chile requesting info re: MDL because he received letter from MDL requesting data on govt Chile for use in series of talks before powerful US businessmen. Info 11/64 indicates MDL operating as arms dealer under alias “Pedro Garcia" and was member of Minutemen in Yalaha, FL. ~- List of POAs cancelled. 4/4/67 MDL and Mitch Werbell both on list (urca}-18679 11/18/64 Planned insurrection of Minutemen in FL area Monitoring clandestine arms smuggling op directed against Venez. Source in contact with Garcia (MDL) Nov 1, who indicated he was a member of Minuteman training in Yalaha area. Stated that if Pres LBJ were re-elected Pres, this group planned SEES | CURE | ere
DIAZ LANZ, page 2 7 . SECRET . a Add . £21 G4 armed insurrection against US govt. Garcia bragged he provided arms for above revolt. Remarks made cdyally. Memo 11/10/64 - meeting with MDL by source 11/3/64. As Johnson emerged as winner, MDL became more and more excited. Criticized LBJ severely and referred to him as an SOB. Said it was becoming obvious that "they" would have to go fight in the streets because "they" could no accept LBJ govt. "They"=understood to mean Minutemen. -- Memo for Harvey Summ, Acting Director of Coordinator of Cuban Affairs CAS-63-172 12/24/63 In compliance w/ request 11/6/63 ki Summary of info re: PDL and MDL - comprehensive. Last item - Fiorini reptd 7/27 that PDL and Ramon Garcia planning an air raid on Havan for 7/28 w/ cargo of. propaganda leaflets attacking US administration, CIA, and Manuel Artime. Warned against 2nd Bay of Pigs. After leaflet release,plane would drop six bombs and return to US. Fiorini was to act as co-pilot and an unidentified individual was assigned the task of making a press release from Mexico City. Plans for 7/28 leaflet drop frustrated by FBI sur- veillance so action scheduled for 8/8/63. However, nothing further heard of raid and Diaz Lanz brother s seem to have dropped momentaril out of sight. -- Message 8/8/63 2337 PDL intercepted 7/28 on his way to Weir Williams ranch, prepatory to air strike. As of 7/31 Diaz Lanz brothers had devised new plan to draw off any FBI surveillance Info from Barker thru Fiorini WAVE 2337 WAVEs re: planned raid - info from Barker thru Fiorini - 7/30/63 WAVE 1977 -PDL intercepted by FBI . MDL blames PDL wife for leak. DL brother, “Johnny” DL just in from asy,Jum Uruguayan Emb - also in on plan. 6/11/63 WAVE 9611 - MDL invites Fiorini on raid using moppy 5/4/63 WAVE 2379? - MDL trying to patch up differences betweem Fiorin and PDL and enlist his aid. MDL recvd cable from PDL in Washington that he recvd money from Cuban located in Washington. Raid has no connection with strike painned by Jose "Pepin" Bosch. Inof that Bosch said Laureano Batista Falla and Rorke stolen his thunder by their strike on Cuba. -- ISR log ~ ISRM #8521 4/15/63 MDL dopped w/out prejudice SECRET
DIAZ LANZ, page 3 SECRE, 77 Memo from Carlos Blanco AA-842 9/29/62 bie CLUL Marcos eldest of DL brothers. Leader of family is Pedro but the one who does all the business deals and handles the money is Marcos. As result of this, Marcos has reputation of being little trustworthy when mony is involved. -- Memo from Carlos Blanco AA-472 8/22/62 MDL very close friend of Slavador Garcia (Oller) of UR. ~- 7/25/62 Memo to Dept of Army Re name check requested by Army 7/12/62 Addti info available from FBI, INS, Dept of State. -- (vca)-asz0 6/27/62 Memo re: Jose Carbonell Marrero Naturalized US citizen of Cuban birth who reentered US 5/15/62 after 26 months inCuba, served approx. 14 months inprison.Said to be w/ G-2 and in US on G-2 assignment. Used by R. Masferrer in '59-'60 as double-agent, sending false info to GOC. wot ftnor-6)? source -- Message QUT 99988 12/6/60 Report from former G-2 agent that Capt Rodriguez Tamayo aka Fl Mexicano and 4 colleagues working w/ DL brothers volunteered provide Cuban G-2 w/ info re DL group in Cuba in return for $. -- 5/12/60 Cbl In 38213 from Miami Re: efforts to get financial backing for PDL. $50, 000 mentioned at meeting attended byAlliegro, Piedro and Faget. Also reptd that force of men, poss. 100, being trained by Fiorini for PDL. POL ja possesion some amount of money to outfit this goup. May wish consider proposing coordinated action by US gvot to frustrate this. -- memo 4/1/60 from (Jordan) re MDL MDL left US for Mexicu several months ago, violating parole, then couldn't get visa to return to US. Aloowed to reenter on parole, but MDL not told, consequently swam river, made wa back with help of Catholic organization, went to Wash, contacted congressional committee, which passed him on to INS. INS upset. MDL to return to FL, go to INS appointment 4/2. in name Bob Jordan contacted MDL- no furthe r contact’ anticipated. -- Memo 3/7/60 from J.D. ESterline | SECRET Early dan '60. MDI went to Mexico City and applied for
MARCOS DIAZ LANZ, paged | SECRE; 11142166 US resident visa. March 3 -MDL still awaiting visa. Consul request immediate action. MDL feels he was “milked for information" by US intelligence agencies then tossed aside. met Diaz. on 3/3 by chance and. “expressed sympathy. Suggests resolution problem as MDL “souring" on US. -- Cbl IN 30794 1/19/60 ~- 4/7/60 FBI CO met MDL 1/18 where he registered as Carlos Garcia. MDL flew Mexi from Guat true name. Meeting between MDL and Ydigoras schedule¢ 29, day of arrival. Ydigoras out of town. Had tol that he wanted to move anti-Castro acitivites out of - purpose for visit. doc - Marcos said printing of pamphlets for 10/21/59 raid on Havana done w/ priniting press at residence of Fiorini ’ THIRD AGENCY DELETIONS: en 1/25/78 Secret MDL 105-80115 Wash 11/18/74 MDL 105-1962 Miami 11/5/74 MDL 105-80115 Wash 2/25/63 PDL 105-1598 Miami 10/30/62 PDL " 7/5/62 Sturgis Miami 6/30/62 MOL 105-1962 " 3/29/60 Secret MDL | " " 12/30/59 MOL _ | " " STATE: - 3/4/60 Confidential MDL J "#2108 Mexico City 3/3/60" MDL 7 1967 Wash 3/2/60 Off. use only MOL 2093 Mexico City SECRET
MARCOS DIAZ LANZ - LOOSE DOCUMENTS: 1 " ; Nothing of interest ‘DCD DOCUMENTS: #A095041 -~- Memo re conversation with A. Rorke by Jay Reeves 7/6/60 | Rorke gave pitch for Diaz Lanz support -- Cb1 11/21/60 (HHP 6684 Rorke called w/ info that 15 men led by Cdte Diego will make crossing in 45 ft craft. Will be lightly armed. Mission to coordinate anti-Castro groups. Rorke and Diego suspect Fiorini and Diaz Lanz also members landing party -- ufsz7a 7/22/60 Rorke advised MDL, whom Rorke considers as best poss. anti-castro leader, taken il]. Ramon Ruiz, active w/ anti-castro defectors, going to Nicaragua, confident of establishing operational base in Nicaragua. -- (anp251 6/2/61 Proposed program of LIF (Liberty, equality & Fraternity) + anti-castro org in Miami w/ DL brothers behind the scene.