Sa ew taeee heeds cep nego > (8) Francisco BLANCO dé “los Cuetos.: Our only - trace indicates that Francisco BLANCO was arrested by ‘the a Cuban G-2 after having-been denounced by Pierre Juan DIEZ de Ure after his arrest, noted above. == 8 = =o": f ' Me. March 1964, -CIA ‘had an operational ‘relationship _ with both of the persons. mentioned in the report at the time. of the incident. In..1963 and. 1964 both persons.-made proposals to CIA to assassinate. Castro but. in each instance ‘they. were. told that CIA and. the USG did not condone--such attempts: and no commitments were made. =. rs ae “-~"" (1) Mario SALABARRIA Aguiar. There is a 201° . e on the individual. A POA was requested on subject for —_ ~~""Usé a$-an. operational..support’assetin an intelligence»... gathering net. inside “Cuba.’*.We didnot deal ‘with him. directly | but communicated through third parties... In early March .1964 :gubject proposed an operation to his ‘contact. to. assassinate, Castro and-asked for pistols, a.submachine..gun equipped with _ a silencer, several .30 caliber machine. guns, and some dynamite. On 9 March 1964 CIA advised his contact to:tell subject that. CIA would not help him in this effort. According ‘to CIA. ~ records, subject and his accomplice were arrested. in June or. | July 1965 and sentenced to 30 years confinement.’ file on the indiviaual. “He was Yrecru: d in December’.1963 .. ‘to be a source of intelligence within Cuba. At the time of. his recruitment he told CIA of. his’ plans. to assassinate: - Castro and other Cuban government: officials.’ He. said.that.. /he was one. of the principal conspirators involved in the. ‘mission of the group was to-assassinate Castro or,thatthe . _- poison was provided by CIA,. ar e.g eee plot, together with Mario SALABARRIA’ Aguiar.. Subject requested — CIA assistance. for the attempt... CIA “immediately informed. hin that the USG did not. condone such attempts and no‘ commitments . .N. Mid 1964. - Some of those mentioned.’in..the report were indeed working for.CIA at. the time.of theitarrest. Two of the subjects reportedly: tried to poison ‘Castro. but ‘there. is no indication in the files. reviewed ‘that the assigned. . “(GY Osvaldo. Valentin prisoners being ‘held. in Cuba.at:the Guanajay’ ison..as-of .... - May 1971. . There is-no record of any CIA. contact-or operational relationship with him. .
3 . (2) 7 There is a 201 file on. ee the individual. He was employed by CIA as. head .of an. intelli- gence gathering net at the time.of his. -arrest:on 21 January: 1965 and was convicted-of espionage on. “behalfof CIA... There Gs no indication in his. file that: she: was’ directed, to! o assassinate astro. Alsina).] There. i - Y the ind | A. POA. was. . granted for her use as a source: Of intelligence: inher: : brother's net on 17 March’ 1961. ‘However she. “wWas:: ‘terminated on 18 November 1963. due..to:: insufficient. intelligence production - _-and lack of. operational security..qg0n or. about: % September 1964 ' it was reported. that! wasunder: “suspicion in conne 4 attempt:on Castro. However . Was not arrested until...2F January 1965 al WEG NGI —UTUtHeIs At that tine: She’ was.accused of counterrevolutionary activities. and attempted: assassination of Castro. A separate report ‘indicates. that the Cuban’ internal security organs had - allegedly found poisonous’ substances in her residence, o/There is ‘nothing. in. the: files reviewed to- indicate 5 ere directed: by’ CIA to. assassinate ‘by CIA or any ndicate that: the: > poisons were provided y CIA. | | (4) Alberto. GRAU Sierra. “ne ds a distant, cousin of Leopoldina GRAU Alsina. -He was arrested on-7. September 1964 for an aborted assassination attempt against Castro. We can find no record of any operational interest: An. Ain by CIA. | . (5) Alberto. CRUZ. Caso. At. ‘the. ‘time’ of July 1966 alleged attempt. to: poison .Castro,- subject. was: working: for. another. U.S. intelligence. ‘organization. *.He:was, ‘suspectod of: being. a double agent. of the: ‘Cuban - internal securi Y Service... . (6) \ There: ‘ts: a - 201 file on \ the. Andividual.:“At. the time of: hi ‘arrest. ‘in... _ January 1965. he was employed by CIA as a member Of -an intelli- gence net gathering. ‘information. There. is, no‘ indication in ‘his. file that he. was. directed to. assassinate. Castro. — ® ’ canal ee remedy ates aa a “: We have: ‘no: i lentifiable. ‘infornation-or® any “record of CIA contact’ with Ramon ‘GRAU’ ‘Sierra, ‘Reinaldo: ‘FIGUEROA ' ...Galvez, Felipe. ALONSO. Serrera,. Jose: Manuel RODRIGUEZ. Cruz or - . Santo de la. (C.. PEREZ Nunez eo.) 2. _ OL September. 1964: | ‘Nothing has. besnlécated. ‘in : — ssa our-records-which: indicates ‘GIA involvement ia: this: Ancident.
Snel aeabee Sees oe beeen . and as of September 1966. was. sbelieved to be sheld ' Cabana Prison. an ; ” ‘SSC staff member. has concluded. his . Feview: and'se Vay We have no. identifiable information on or record of operational. interest in Nemisio - ‘CUBILLAS Perez, Angle Miguel ARENCIBIA . -Viran, OF. Rolando. GALDOS Ranzola, 7 (2): - Gregorio. Reynaldo. DIEGO. Solano... The: only - information. on ubasct. ‘sts: ‘Ain as. a. + prisoner cin Bnd ey Prison as of May. 19 P.. Early 1965. Nothing hag been: ‘Located. ‘in’ our. records which ties. CTA. ree : to. this. -Ancident. (1) Julio Omar: CRUZ. Cecilia: Feritin. “GONZALEZ: Carballo; and Giraldo Reynaldo: DIEGO. ‘Solano. We. have no identifiable information On. and no. Tecord of operational,’ interest in them. og ea (2) Rolando: GALDOS. Rensoii. “One: reference. . arises subject as , Cuban. Army. Hieutenant ‘in. “approximately May 1 : an Q. ‘July. 1965, ‘There ‘ds nothing F tahehe: second” | - Keviewed.. to. Link CIA to. this incident. An: any” way. ta RS a eens —¢1y. Enrique’ “ABREU- Vilahu. ‘We have. no. identi-" . fiable information ‘On..subject. or "any indication. t that we” — had any contact with him, = 0 . é Hos os ay Carlos Vicente ‘SANCHEZ’ Hernandes.. W have no -record of any CIA contact with -him..- : One’ Caries: ~. SANCHEZ. was declared Persona non Grata- from: Mien in 1 1962, _ because of affiliation with. ‘Cuban. Antelligence. ° (3). Julio: RUIZ. Pitaluga.- We have’. ‘nO. ‘record. of any ‘CIA. contact with. hin. He was. ‘reported. by: a. Cuban.‘ '. Yefugee to have been a major “in the Cuban’: ‘Révolutionary ~ ol Army until 1960 when he. became :.a. member.-of- an aneiceastro organization. He was arrested by. the ‘Cubans . dn. 1965. “Rolando. CUBELA. ‘Sécddes ‘eta 201. file (is. volumes) is ‘currently: under’: intensive Teview:””' by a staff member of: the SSC and. ‘therefore : “treatment of . CIAY relationship to CUBEBLA- and the: others. mentioned: in. the: 1965. incident will not be: ‘included: in. this Memorandum. ©:‘Once. the. idocuments, we will Screen | ‘and: forward ; -Staft Separately, : el
fim tener I Stn moe eat Te sagan lad 8. Mid 1965. ‘and: ‘May 1 1966. While | some ‘Of. ‘the. - individuals were. ‘considered: for use ‘by this. and.-other. USG agencies, they were not Ultimately employed. by CIA and available. records. indicate. we were: not. connected, with them at the time the: incidents: “occurred. i - (ry Antonio: CUESTA. del ‘Valle. “There: is. ‘as 201 file on the individual. -He was. considered: forsuse by: CIA in early 1961 as a crewnan for a: CIA vessel. involved ‘in — maritime operations. The. file does. nct reveal. whether ‘he | was actually used but-all interest in him was. terminated in mid 1961. He was subsequently reported to. be a leader of "Comandos L", a. Miami-based anti-Castro exile organization. He was captured in May 1966..after being wounded when his. group attempted to land. a team of infiltrators: near Havana. CIA had no connection with.the operation and the file' does not confirm that. he was involved dn i an. assassination. attempt. against Castro. ae ae (2) Eugenio: Enrique ZALDIVAR: ‘Cadena’. ‘There is a 201 ‘file on the individual, indicating: an interest in hin. in April 1966 by another USG agency. His file. was closed.on 7 June 1966. He.is identified as a ‘member. of. “"Comandos L". No further information is. available.’ pot (3) Sandelio: Herminio- DIAZ. Garcia. . ‘There | Mis. wi a 201 file on the individual;. The file was. opened, ine + September 1957 because of his. Anvolvement: with. Honduran. and Costa Rican revolutionary activities. He was debriefed by © a CIA case officer in September. 1963 as a:Cuban ‘refugee. ‘At that time he claimed: to:be: in‘ contact :-with anti-Castro - groups in Cuba and stated. that he wanted: to - assassinate | 7 Castro. He indicated his. intention: to: return. to.:Cuba Smnediately. We dropped contact. with him at that.time and’ never.did have an operational relationship with him. In: January: 1966°he was reported to be involved. in.a plan: by: a Cuban. emigre group. to infiltrate Cuba for the: purpose of: assassinating’ “Castro. - on 30 May 1966. he was identified: by Radio ‘Havana ‘as ‘a’ member of a commando group killed while trying: to-land:on* the; island. However, in ‘August. 1973:-an individual: with. the. same: name. and: year of birth was reportedly involved.in“narcotics. trafficking in Costa Rica. A Cuban:exile. source stated’ that. ‘he’ believed: _. subject to be identical’ with the ‘narcotics. trafficker in - Costa. Rica. “There: ds: no furthe) dn ion stanti