Released under the John F. Kenned “AsSoeeinattron’ Records: Colbect . DATES 11-14-2707 ow. ee ue -20—5. Joo. ye i: ~ GapaLa said he aiso wished to go to exten¢ the visit with (S$ his sister. ZABALA said that he went. to Kingston, Jamaica, — - and was only thee for a few hours, however, he was con— . tacted atthe airport by JUAN CARBONELL. He’ (ZABALA) gave: CARDONELL)a copy of the JACK ANDERSON newspaper (aba eB A arate cay! cae g anit which ha@@ to do with the KENNEDY assassination. ZABALA ane , said that he had. carried the hewspaper article with him - in case he was contacted while in Kingston. ZABALA said that }the article had to with the KENNEDY assassination and ‘a mysterious Cuban named '"X" who had had some. involvement with the CIA and with the’ Kennedy assassination. ABALA said that he {believed this "X" to be VECIANA but did not now how this information had gotten to JACK ANDERSON, Cz uCS3 fn oth 2 4Grtans ABALA said that it appeared that his meeting with CARBONE ' was accidental but |he believed that the Cubans were adept in planning meetings and he assumed that inasmuch asfhis Sister had left the airport to go to the Cuban Embassy, that she had told CARBONELL that he (Z4SBALA) would be in the airport area waiting to return to San Juan.) C § ‘At. this time( ZABALA said|that he also recalled CS that (although his: sistéF\did not talk to him at all during S her Christmas visit]from Cuba about ste eee mt rer SH GS lat during the Ganuary_10,)1977, meeting in Panama he 2S was told by (the Generali )tO instructfhis sister in Yan Juan ce to contact MANOLC RAY. ZABALA saidYhe wes not told why C$ his sister)was to contact(RAY,) but gave(his sister \thislS J) message when he returned to San Juan. (ZABALA saidJhe was ¢SJ worried about (his sister\being involved in this matterC so ne waited until (the Gay before she was to depart San C53 Juan for Cuba )to give(her\the message. At this time(she } Cs J asked(him (ZABALA))to contact(RAY land arrange a meeting€ § \ which( ZABALA \statéd he had done. (ZABALA said that she\c er met withCRAYSJthe day before(she Jeft for Cuba but he pasts no idea what they talked sbout. C2ABALA described RAY CS , as being a former Minister of Public Works in Cuba prior to the Castro takeover \ and said he was currently employed as an(Archetictural Effgineer|with his office being(in a new Cs} building constructed on Ponce de Leon Avenue)in San Juan - 3 near the(Martin Peno Canal. ZABALA said that{he did not know C$) | CRAYSwell and was not familiar with his politics or leanings ,C 87) | oo | | | although he had supposed him to be an anti-Castro Cuban. : Doeld: 323135052 Page 60
/DATE:;,11-14-2017) ANIA aS Ta shail he Sa HEE FeSO (ZABALA was SoEy concerning)the reason why C92 ° oe - VECIANA. hd wanted(him o send the letter to Cuban Premier (S73 _ CASTRO detailing VECIANA's activities with the CIA. (ZABALAC $1. ‘Stated that)VECIANA was concerned about his testimony before ‘the committee investigating the KENNEDY assassination and, for some unexplzined reason, wanted to establish himseif.in . the U. 8S, Cuban Community asa former CIA operative. ~ VECIANA- “Said he was certain that CASTRO would broadcast this. information on Radio Havana as soon as he received it and ot as Radio Havana was continually monitored in Miami, these | . facts would soon be known among the Cuban community. (zasaracs J _ Said that hé |dia not question. VECIANA further as VECIANA a obviously did not wish to talk about it and(he (ZABALA)\CS) . : - decided to ec slong(out of his friendship |for VECIANA as CS) , this seemed to ke ofthe utmost importance to VECIANS : CEasans said thatjwhen no broadcast occurred, VECIANA (requested CS) e continue his contacts and urge the Cubans at each meeting | . to make the broadcast under the guise that he (ZABALA) wished the broadcast in order to embarrass .VECIANA as he “wom | .. (ZABALA) was supposed to have had a falling out with VECIANA \C.$_) TUS RTS Ey A RE PE i an | At this time ZABALA \stated that he was extremely Cs3 | glad to have been able to get this off of conscience and Stated that he was physically and emotionally exhausted. ZABALA expressed great confidence in the FBI- and stated Cs , that (he wished to work with the FBI in any way possible \C$3 including (further contacts with the Cuban Tntelligence (SI esas bel in any other capacity in which he could serve,.CS 3 ZABALA stated that he was a loyal American and firmly against the Comminist system and had onl become involved in contacts with the Cubans in order to fearry out the - wishes of his good friend VECIANK | C6] Oo, | | Ow hm mony | OF ge Usih same, mate) ceo | : peg! | Doeld:32313052 Page 61
Released under. the John” F. ‘Kennedy Assaséination Records: Coklection Act of» 1992 (44 Use 2107 7 Nofer= DATE: .11- 14-2017 “ Moe PS i i ; 5 3 t H | BESOR ~The: following descript ion os (marx ZABALA MAS was C59 - obtained through interview and observati on: } Name Gare ZABALA MAS 659 Also Known As UTO; FELIX SABALA MAS Residence =. 350° Lerida - . Urbanization Valencia Rio Piedras,\ Puerto Rico Social Security - . Account Number eae C5) Date of Birth ctober 18, 1937 Place of Birth’ © - Pinar Del Rio, Cuba Sex Do Male Race a “White - Height 6 feet. . Weight = © (218 pounas 5 C J Heir Black Eyes | Brown Scars/Marks None Physical Characteris tics Right eye does not focus “y on what the left eye is 1S). . observing? mo Puerto Rico Driver's License 349670 Father JOSE L. ZABALA Mother ANGELINA MAS PEROJO 4 Subject 's Occupation Entertainment promoter Wife CARMEN REGO (Date of birth February 17, 1538, at Havana, — Cuba) _ . BETTY ZABALA REGO, born November 4, 1960, at -Havana, Cuba; SUSANA ZABALA REGO, born —_ ¥ June 39, 1963, at San Juan, CS ye ' Puerto Rico; - FELIX ZABALA REGO, born March 12, 1968, at San Juan, Puerto Rico. , ” JOSE LUIS ZAPALA, also known as"PEPE", born December 4, (1931 (resident at 105 Marte, © Atlantic View, Isla Verde ; Puerto Rico) _ Subject's Children. Subject's Brothers — { 4 © Doeld: 323135052 Page 62
i Released under the’ John F. "Kennedy Assassination’ Records Colleqtion Bet of 1992 (AS USC: 2107, Hover a 11-14-2017 . - rae oe . 4 q .f re . (> — Y _ . ~~ one: OD va _( DOMINGO ZABALA, also known “as. "NINO," age 39 (currently - a resident of Santiago de ) Cuba; APMANDO ZABALA, also known | ‘as "ARMA? SDITO," age 25 (student, Chicago, Illinois) | AMAIA ZABALA, age 50, — resident of Cuba: . OES ) HILDA ROSA, age 48, © resident of Peru; ELVIRA ZABALA RUBAYO, age 46, resident of Carolina, Puerto Rico; ELENA ZABALA MARPIN, age 42, resident of Cuba. Subject's Sisters | Doelda: 32313052 Page 63