104-10506-10034 a . . . ’ ier _ : , € ¢ ’ . ‘ . + * , SECRET June 1977 SUBJECT: Mario SALABARRIA Aguiar (AMTURVY-13) 201-738504 1. Brother of Julio SALABARRIA
13-00000 AMTURVY. OPERATION FILE 19-6-88 oe 6R-s/2 ( l. The AMTURVY Operation was designed for the purpose of conducting sabotage operations against Cuba. It consisted of a net of 13 AMTURVY assets whose primary function, apart from sabotage, was the preparation of a target studies. and analysis of sabotage operations. The - that the following assassination plan could have been known to files contain only one reference to assassination, that | in 1963 and the continuation of the same plan through to 1965. Based on a review of the files, it is apparent | the Cubans, including the overall purpose of the AMMURVY Operation. . i 2. ASSASSINATION PLAN - AMTURVY-13. - AMTURVY-13 (Mario SALABARRIA) was closely F acquainted with Fidel Castro as far back as 1947 and there is son some indication that they both may have been involved in the 1947 plan to topple the Trujillo Government in the Peminican “Republic. However, in 1948, SALABARRIA was responsible for the arrest of Fidel Castro, this due to the latters agitation. on behalf of one Emilio TRO. Salabarria was later sentenced “to 30 years in prison for having murdered TRO/. He remained . in prison until 1961 wlien he appealed for parole to ove Lionel SOTO Prieto (201-55332). As Salabarria had once r saved Soto's life, the latter appealed the case to Ranl Castro: Salabarria was subsequently. released from prison -- in’ Februpay; 1961. _ The terms of his release from jail are unknown. -3. By the summer of 1963 Salabarria was seeking ~ --. ..| --..Weapons and funds for a proposed. assassination attempt against
13-00000 (éntlane DAZ jebutwosa,) Fidel Castro. Through his confidant, AMTIIRVY ~ 4 Salabarria. CAdtuto mite? sess YeRIMA fiee. Sse) sought’ contact with AMTURVY - va Salabarria had known AMTURVY-J's brother, AMCONCERT -1 for twenty years and assumed that. AMTURVY-1. | ! was in touch with the AGENCY (how Adv assumed this is unknown) ;: At his first meeting with AMTURVY - 1, in the summer of 1963, | : “Salabarria said he was a member. of a | group plotting Castro! s : death, and needed. money and weapons in order to carry out | the plan “(AMCROAK- ‘i was also a member of this. group). Tn ‘return for this as$istance, Salabarria offeted to carry ovt mined sabotage operations for AMTURVY-1's "American contacts" (how he knew of these "contacts" is unknown, unless AMTURVY - 1 r told him): ~ | | 4. In October 1963; when the Agency was satisfied with Salabarria's bona fides "we" (the Agency) managed to get -a few pistols, revolvers, and sabotage materials into . Salabarriats hands, through AMTURVY-4. At this time AMTURVY - 4 r was receiving materials from the Agency through: the pouch of. | th Embassy in Havena: AMTURVY-4 was being assisted | in this matter by Quantum LD Whether or not the materials for Salabarrias assassination plan came through the pouch is unknown. Se The. following is an excerpt from UFGA }9234, of 28 December 1964, the debriefing of AMTURVY - “1 who was success fully exfiltrated from Cuba in October (1964. (see UA ie) - BS ChE. F964 Ca RHR ise Degabeeei a) oA ceca A ARNE = cates eo et Ne eee an tne one NEN me coin ry urneemagumnani, ty enna unpre 2 5 : ‘ ' : . . emer etme, | tran = oth cen GEDR.AeGNEEANRRAReANE SARS. = een cee RO A ER Pees knee mega Cenc eceeeetnES asa Eg AAI sagen —anctnee samannabnn aannaengbndell 1 ee ee coma 0 nnn nya eet tt SUERTE . . . 3 (py.
13-00000 and ite was in fact informed of the Agency's opposition ax: of Salabarria's plan to assassinate Fidel Castro and provided “réleaséd” from: jail following a personal apeal through Raul 6. By early 1964, however, the Agency had hecome a dissatisfied with Salabarria and his proposed assassination y. plan, and had notified the AMTURVY net (in particular AMTURVY-1, AMTURVY-4, and AMCRQAK-1) to cease working on the assassination idea.. Salabarria's later attempt to asSass inate Fidel Castro was not approved by the Agency ; to his Plan. 7. COMMENTS If as the file shows, the Agency approved Salabarria ‘with the weapons (this in Octoher of 1963), Castro coud have’ been aware of the plan, especially as Salabarria' Ss Ease presents certain CI: ‘considerations. Salabarria had been Castro; and this when Fidel Gastro: was well aware of the fact that Salabarria was responsible for the death of a close: friend; Emilio TRO; not to mention the fact that Salabarria was responsible for Castro's arrest in 1948. -What deal, if any, was made with Salabarria in return for his release from jail is unknown. Nonetheless, Kas Fidel Castro has a recorded history of not being one to forgive, . especially when he has. been affected personally as was the case with Mario Salabarria.