OPTIONAL ORM NO. 10” MAW 1962 EDITIGN GSA FPMR (41 CER) 101-11.6 C) NITED TATES GO, 2NMENT U Ss Ss a, Memorandum BEDRET TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (105-132509) DATE. 9/18/67 FROM: SAC, MIAMI (105-8988) (P) SUBJECT: FRANCISCO RODRIGO VALLABRIGA GARCIA, aka IS - CUBA nfow CONTATNED Ciass ES Re Bureau letter dated 6/12/67. Destassify ot Erbe Information has beenpreviously received & & regarding the subject from CIA by memo dated 9/17/64. }) # “\ The memo reflected that CIA had two sources who were ere S in a position to furnish information on the subject. Fie =< At that time, howevey the sources were unavailable. 2IS = S CIA has been re-contacted to determine if “Be =< © “S sources are available at the present time, BITNK(u) 3S. The most recent information from CIA ~<f “- 5 concerning the subject was set out in their SF #,22 communication dated 5/15/67, which was made available nv w= to the Miami Office by the Bureau as an enclosure to s< =e 2 referenced Bureau letter. On 6/9/67, AUSTIN HORN, aN CIA Covert, Miami (Protect) advised that the A OoOfZ information in memo dated 5/15/67, was furnished by CIA Headquarters and did not originate in the Oe eet ah.) ) The matter is being handled at the Washington level C3<Z a a AV. It is requested that the Bureau ascertain 0 eh: ciP. if [ene CIA source who furnished the information EF U) ib «7, alt reported in their communication dated 5/15/67 is gap available at this time for interview. | Concerning the od that [MM activities of nd - subject, it should bg oted that Fin 1070-S* {4 formerly Tampa 187- safkeportea on 1/15/65, that RAUL > axon and his (iss ferred to as\*PAQUITO", who is Yobviously the subject, had pariGei ated in a program ry to detect plans of anti-CASTRO individuals in the Miami RV Ss od <> DECLASS eee (ecameco JOS 2 /32S0F : Ma C2» - D- pureautha 240 (I ELC on ——E— ig 4S 2 - Miami (1 - 105-8988) a gS (1°- 105-6335) (RAUL ANDRE LLANO) 15 SEP 20 196 JEM: pb Loe a . S@REVERSE ~ EO Recczcs x29 mt | SIDE FOR fowrepiey et tp=n- | CLASSIFICATION FE oy fs : i ; ACTION ee , | ‘Buy U.S. Savin S esi es ale ‘arl as P. i) HW 4592 PP ‘DbcId: 32340390 0 Page 2 2 8 nadie FON ‘Sr Abbr Sih lan
| SCART MM 105-8988 A letter outlining the program was forwarded New York by RAUL ANDRE by a trusted uw cou rer. Gris letter was eventually _ made available C to the Cuban Mission of the UN (CMUN In the communication forwarded to New York, ANDRE pointed ‘ out that he and "PAQUITO" decided to tell no one about their plans. fh The fact that ANDRE indicated that knowledge of their plans should be limited to himself and the subject and in addition that he preferred to transmit the communication by a trusted courier rather than use the United States mail service indicates the safeguards utilized by ANDR d the subject to protect their activities. 0) (aa, In the communication forwarded to New York certain individuals were liste¢ h as targets, among uy” .» them being LJIS POZADA, VARELOYCASTRO, and EVILIO /~_7# ALPIZAR. tw) \ eee —— Lesvos anata poumenty MM 801-S, OTHER 4 advised on 6 a LABRIGA on 4/25/65, went to 750 Northwest 15th Street, to contact an anti-CASTRO individual in an effort to ingratiate hims this anti-CASTRO individual. According to the subject offered to make availab ,) , hE, yori? nz w 5 0n—4/30765, a 750 Noytnwest. 14th _ Street,/ reported that a Cuban whom he @ did'‘not know had stopped by a few nights before and von to sell him some weapons. The Cuban who: calledyon was referred to the latter by MARIO—ANTONIAGARCHA;—113:5-Southwest.- 6th_ Street.,Miami _Florida... saild the Cuban who attempted. to sell the guns waS-a-Toreman in a factory that manufactured the then popular long-haired “funny” dolis". The subject was so employed at the time. The physical description of the unknown Cuban matches that of the subject. NW 45924 DocId:32340390 Page 3 _
SECHET The Miami Office is attempting to locate LUIS POSADA, VARELO CASTRO, EVILIO ALPIZAR, and MARIO ANTONIA GARCIA and question them concerning the activities of the subject. MM 105-8988 MM 1078-S is personally acquainted with RAUL ANDRE. He has been instructed to intensify his contacts with ANDRE and thereby become acquainted with the subject. The problem in this regard, however, is a conflict in working hours. Both ANDRE and the subject work a day shift whereas MM 1078-S works a swing shift. (aa) Upon his return to the Miami area MM 1070-S* will again be encouraged to continue,his association with RAUL ANDRE and the subject. (Nui In this regard on 1/22/67, MM 1070-S* advised that he had a long conversation with ANDRE and the latter advised that his group had been inactive recently, mainly, because the entire local Cuban section has quieted down considerably. 4 1G)! (u In addition to [i 1070-s*f and MM 1078-S, other sources in the Cubah field have been alerted concerning the subject . ($¢) The Miami Office is contemplating complimenting informant coverage with physical surveillances. The investigation to date, however, indicates that the subject operates within a small and close-knit group. In such a situation, informants and physical surveillances may not be sufficient to detect the activities of the , subject. In view of the above the Miami Office is requesting Bureau authorization to contact the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to obtain long-distance charges to his telephone. (SECREN | NW 45924 DocId:32340390 Page 4