frow-tontos] co on . . i ATTENTION SUBJECT t : HEMORANOUM FOR: Offfeo of Coneral Counsel | 4 oe tee Le One a ** “TB a 1’; Qqaod 3 Jobn K. Greanoy Mitchell Livingston Verbal! Un 1 OSC: 74-0844 dated. 24 February 1976 “DNaeh 1976 wpe ee . ke vA review of pcp Teeorde vas an Geoastonal conteet and sou when he fIret indetated ehe tieS at no tiaa vad he viewed a9 a fadicates that Mitehell &. Werbell TIT rea-of thia Division fron 24 July 1939, eeatact, until March 1071. 1 appears fras eur recorda that alj. ef tie eontaeta vere at vert all's voligien and particularly useful or relieble aource, Vervell did prewide ungoltelte 4 t{oformation whaeh Waa yveperted by DCD fa ie January 1976 bop geven foreipn intel peed tafermatian Teporta, mation taquiry Pon tarball, Ceplea of Fagpouded to a-Yreedon of “Infor the duqumenats ralaaeed to hia ara available fron the n00/PIc, 2, After tasting with Me roo1), Chiat of the Nieal Field Office pez ih that Little eradensa could te plsedd. ta aaything Vathell peid. succeading eautanta Werrt t felloving reporce: a. Photopranha of Canarioecs Harber, Cuba (1565) 1 ; _ tb. bepe and arna Torning, Dominican Reouhlia (19635) @. Ylanned coup in Cuazengia (1965) d. Palitienl, ceennete, military situacion ia baaintean Republie (1966) 2 Plantad favasien of Hated (1966) f. Planned invasion of vated (1968) | 8. Vesesuclan requesz for ares (2987) P2 LEPDEP CL uy ol0s$9 at his om recuse in July 1959 ehe ed in o Neworandum fax tho Record Quring wil provided toformaties viieh résul tad tn the : a .
"and that. werbell had attempted to use thig note to promote his schemes. SUBJECT: Mitchell Livingoton Werbell III Og 3. In 1966 Werbell reported through our ‘Miamt. Feld Office’ ow an pe effort by hia own group to assssainate Fidel Castro. Our records do : a not indicata’ what was done about thie ‘Information... a, a, : . 4. Also dn 1965- 11966 Werball Preaned for CIA aggistance to hie . 1 "Organization to Combat Communtam.".. He provided a table of organization, s a In: January 1966 Werbell hinted” that: he might mieet with some other CIA a representative in Washington, DC, .. . . : - . g = In 1967 Verbell reported ona. pouatble attempt - on the life of a Middle Eaot diplomat while In the US, : Merbell had seceived this i. information from a Chee Gray er Log Angeles, This information waa . passed to the F2t, . 6. In 1971 Werbeli!’sa pop necurity clearanca was revoked, and che asked DCD for ‘help. He was told that wa could do uothing for him. At this same time Werbell was told that under no cfreumstances should he attempt fo collect any information on behalf of DCD. He agreed but said he might be in touch with us agata. In fact this vas che dast contact with, Necbell, “7. Que records indieate that Werbell haa a note from former DCI William Colby, a note reauleing from a meeting of furmer ass people, 8. In 1974, 5CD “provided information about one of. Werbell'a schemes to” rhe FRI for dissemination, This information waa not obtained from Werb2ll but frgm a person whe knew Werball. The information concerned a plot supported by Werbell to gain control of the {aland ef Abaco in the Bahama. ; ; ; . . . woe oo. . . 9. this same information and some earlier information from the same Sourca mentiona Colonel Robert Nayard (U.S. Army-retired) as an’ associate of Werbali's.. DCD has not had contact with Bayard. foe . - coe . Toe ae ey, a pare JACKSON R. HORTON Chief, Domesti& Colleecion Division Original & 1 ~ Addressee - DCD/Chrono DCD/Subject C/PAE ; ~ Controlans in a narrative and others j | | Distribution: ; H i | t i Ft pat ed pn ;