“VECIANA, page 8 °C rere -- 1/31/62 7 tbe teh de ce sree OUT 96068 ( Pon) granted (asHALE-1,/ subject ref. bo1-s12966) -- 2/27/62 _~- Memo for -- 12/9/60 ~~ 12/13/60 Suet’ PRQ part I Alias - “Victor” used in Havana city underground 5'11", 170 lbs 1958 travelled to Mexico to stud‘ Knights of Columbus record of meeting with Julio Lobo 12/19/60 In discussion, Lobo brought up Veciana, restating that he is reliable. Heard that veciana systematically destroying bank's records and machine bookkeeping equipment. IN 14488 Veciana called on ) Havana COS, 12/7/60 with Felix Fernandez YarzabaT. Said he belongs to AMBANG/Jorg. Told of plot to kill €atro and associates. Needs visas for families of 4-men involved in plot. OUT 52604 Veciana trusted by Lobo, altho suspected of being Cuban 6-2 Cb] indicates Havana should not in any way encourage radical schemes of this, kind, especially when presented in this cold mann: pke with{ ODACID)Po1 officer, who had spoken with Veciana. @crana had made similar “wild-eyed" proposals to him. -- (ncn 6958 ) 10/11/60 Veciana, Pres of Assoc. of Public Accountants, said group threw support behind Manolo Ray organization. w ° ~~ Memo for the record by Chris Hopkins 5/77 re Review of Veciana file DBA 18681 8/8/62 Veciana allegedly went into voluntary exile ca. Dec 61 arr. Key West in small boat from Cuba. On 7/5/62 left PR for Chicago to raise funds. Had been contacting Cuban exiles in P-R., Fla, Chicago, and poss. NYC to collect $64,000 cash to carry out plans. Money placed in Banco de Ponce, Santurce, PR. EBT informant said Veciana indicated names of follwoing 3 individuals then in Cuba who were expected to assist Alpa 6G: Vicente Noble Guillermo Ruiz Bernardo Paradela yee Had been conrecte. Infamaant said ne knew all 3 because cn
VECTANA, Pgb 9 Cy in 1956 with SIM (Military Intelligence Service) in the D.R., Veciana said Pardela was then in jail in Cuba, but Noble and Ruiz were on the loose in Cuba and were cold- blooded killers. DBA. 10/22/62 2 Veciana trying to obtain 2 boats from unk Americans in Texas. Memo to FBI from CIA 11/6/62 Reptd that members Ramon Perez Daple, asst to Dr. Jose Luis Gonzalez - both are Castro Cuban infiltrators. DBA 28528 12/1/62 Large sums of money for Alpha 66 contributed by Lobo. Hopkins memo also indictes: Ruiz lived in the US illegally in 1957 was assigned to Cuban Embassy, Mexico City in Sep 63 as dplomat. DGI activity was to penetrate counter-revolutionary organizations. Flew from Mexico City to Havna on 11/22/63. Is married to Veciana's cousin Reported by Veciana to support Alph 66 activities.
° ANTONTG VECIANA BLANCH 9 eet DCD MATERIALS . pales chs : Of Bete Seay 2S] -- 00 A (S) 3235956 9/7/62 RE: Alpha 66 Need assistance, but will go ahead with plans whether they receive assistance from US govt or not. Go-Between named Robert A. Pratchett. Have collected about $30,000. (Info also in memo to FBI 11/6/62) LOOSE DOCUMENTS: 22452 IN 005443 8/17/73 ‘ Veciana arrested 7/24/63 for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into US. Veciana was contract employee of USAID from 1970 to July 1972 at La Paz. Among names appearing in Veciana address book is that of Michael Clayton, Calle 5, Obrajes, Tel # 82817 ( c-96796 ) CI/OA: -- (PoApancetlation 11/5/62 ATTN: cat nicks | -- Request for (approval } 12/29/61 ([svshnve-1 =)crypt (case officer: Cal Hicks, Greg Vitale) signing.