em ete AE Fem a NE RSA el ON OF ata ne. ote ln a ON RN VE! Si gs~s14 |) . | investigation (FBT) had taken these stamps from VECIANA's _- - nome in Miami in a subsequent: search. [ZABALA stated thatTY S when the plot failed,fas previously ex? ained, ZABALA statéd >) (S)[that] poxrncuzz, wno ¢aid he had been recognized by a cousin ‘in CASTRO's party, fled to Bolivia and RODRIGUEZ, who had nad an appendicitis attack went.to Venezuela. RODRIGUEZ, who was-a Federal fugitive at-the time, later returned to Miami where he was arrested on Federal charges. { ZABALA added that. the "“Ceneral" {confirmed that one of C RO's{ S former bodyguards was n&imed DOMINGUEZ and had been in.CH-1 with Premier CASTRO in 1971. [@ABALA. added that Jone of the S) 1 persons he knew to be involveff7in the plot with VECIANA was a Chilean senator named. RENEXPARADES , and had a slip of 62111 (office), and 259598 (home). CAile — ; [eanauafstated Jehat VECIANA later [told hin) that nid S) Central In Gen. code name "BISHOP," although [ ZABALA said he Jnever actually S) \ \GRESEOE! woo was with him when they talked to,LEE HARVEY. OSWALD | o“In Dallas before President KENNEDY's death. | SROREN Stet er LEE HARVEY OSWALD contact in Nallas one month before that assassination. [He stated that/VECIANA had put this information S) , VECIAWA nad /toldyfZABALA hat VECIANA, “BISHOP,” and OSWALD me S) in a downtown Dallas effice approximately one month before the paper white? had his 197T Santiago telephone number as elli ce Agency (CIA) contact in this matter 0C met this man. VECIANA said ratent¥¥ that This was the sane that /VECIANA was the only source of this infOFmation concerni As) in the supposed“tStter from VECIANA's secretary to FIDEL CASTR actual KENNEDY death. CGaarata statex that ngfbelieved that]VECTANA wanted (s) the letter mentioned above routed to FIDEL CASTRO so as to cause strife in relations which were improving between the United States and the Cuban Government. (He stated that\vecianaC S|) prohably felt that a disclosure such as this concerning CIA ‘ activities and the Chilean plot against CASTRO would cause the | Cuban’ Government tc break off relations and cause adverse publicity against the United States. VECIANA originally wanted to route that _ctter to FIDEL CASTRO via the Czechoslovakian Pmbassy in Washington, D. Cc. (ZABALA stated that he himself... | suggested that he handte it through his sister in cuba.) ths(S) x‘ So aa eS 6 ~ de 3 pair EE ME DoclId: 327177781 Page 26
4 : os 7 geome: > } | Mietter was subsecuently sent(by ZABALA to. his sister orcs > . : contac ed (ZABALA and requested that he come/to Jamaica .f VECIANA was in favor of ZABALA)making such trips and contacting the CUIg, and (YecIANA paid 2ABALA fox \t:he CSD _ expenses involved (in his first trip. At this point, ZABALA CS_).-° stated that hejhas acvised VECIANA of all of the results of his recent trips and contacts with the CUIS. BALA “nd S) 8S routing) to. FEDBE CASTRO and for this reasonf2ABALA's sister | Cs) 3 that]VECIANA had placed in the above-mentioned letter th names of Mr. BISHE BLAIR, anmdxxAIL, who VECIANA had reportve were members of the "CIA and whd were working in the United — States Embassy in Cuba prior to,FIDEL CASTRO's takeover. ZABALA stated that he\has never been able to detarmine iff VECIANA is himself a CIA Agent x) (aasara was questionec as to the political sympath C5) of a current reSident of Puerto Rico,, MANOLO. RAY. GABALA $s‘) stated that)he worked for the CASTRO at eeeaes minister of public works after CASTRO same te power in Cuba and by the time of the Bay of Pigs invasion, he was against FIDEL CASTRO. In 1963 and 1964, MANOLO RAY formed an craanization Known as JURE in Puerto Rice. CLEBALA advised chat JRAY has 2S} lived in Puerto Rico all the time that ne has beeén out of Cuba, and that around 1974 RAY had a construction business . ‘possibly dealing with architecture" in Jamaica. (He stated ICS _I that RAY had the business for a two or three year period and had to leave Jamaica due to visa reasons. R&AY believed that. the Cuban Government wanted him out of Jamaica. CZABALA IZ S$ ) considered RAY to be a social Democrat, politicaily speaking. He added that RAY still has his Cuban ¢:tizenship and is . urrently_in bad financial straights. (ZABALA stated that the CS) "General," jon Ganuary pr 32977, Gn Panama ,| wanted to have ABALA have his sister \cOntact MANOLO RAY while (She was CS visiting in Puerto Ricojand advised him that the Cuban Govern- ment wanted to help him get his business visa again in Jamaica. They wanted, also, to meet him. CENBAL reported that he toldc 57} | his sister, and she}Jsaw MANGLO RAY on (January 15,)1977, ind S-) San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a period of three to Your hours. . ZABALA's sister told ZABALA,that)RAY had to tnink about theCS) uban Government's effer. (ZARALA's sister (AMALIA) gave cst . MANOLO RAY her address, number 1146 Nuevo Vedado, Calle 35, Havana, Cuba. ZAB3ALA added that}for a five minute period e prior to ith (his Of his sistér,) MANOLO RAY discussed something $7} , i gl briefly with fhis sister DoclId: 327177781 Page 29
4 * . * 4 any . - . « . * at . * . 7 ‘ wong an . oo Fa eae | . an) . yo, ‘. ; . .* ‘ : . Loe sea Pte, . noe oe gp get om - Sethe I. ee ee ZABALA was. questioned about the current status of Cs} | : end i(ZABALA § stated that]the information which CS) : ASO EM Susly furntshe on(April 8) 977 by (himself) Cc noeyningt § J : MARTIN was the truth. Crapatn stated. that jaccording Dopncey sister, MAS MARTIN has a serious drinking problem\and is sé longer a high fficial in the Cuban Government. ABALA stated CS) that {MAS MARTINjis currently working with aée rig project 2S§$ ' “around Matansas, Cuba. He stated that MAS MARTIN)was with CASTRO in the mountains prior to his takeover of the Government in Cuba and that Later (as MARTIN was (RAUL CASTRO's secretary. ¢ $3 ZABALA jadded that(MAS } MARTTI. Nwas at one time = the(director of C$ Radio Havana. Ss) . CZABALA stated thaz) in October, 1966, VECIANA and CS.) ( another individual, a resident of Miami, Florida, and. the editer of Replica, Magazine.there, MAX LESNIK, advised(ZApALA)that C$} Ae bECO.reportedly got $20, 000.00 from the Cuban Pe" Governmen guring 1376, for some ankno own reason. ABALA, YC S) Stated that GALLEGO had been working in Miami at a finance company and that now he is the owner of a pet store. ZABALA CS - stated that he Jnad told(the "General" on(November 29,)i97 6,243 | this information concerning GALLEGO,” and there was no reaction whatsoever. . (ZaBALA stated that )in his recent contacts with theC S_} CUIS, he had given very little information concerning VECIAN RBINOL RODRIGUEZ,. GUSTAVO CASTILLO, and FRANK CASTRO Yel S$ ; “ Stated that on the times that he was contacted by the CUIS they : showed him pictures and asked him about various people. At the same time they taped a of the conversation and offered him F alcoholic beverages. hey had advised ZABALA Ichat they voula CS.) ' very much appregiate is he could get VECIANA outside the United States. CZARALA believed that\should this occur, the CS h Cubans would attempt to seize him by some manner. .) Mecca etree Ae le! Gel RE Ne el SRE GRA Ga i Meet! intra Renkin we Canara stated that the Cuban Vice~Consul_in Mexico C$ City, on Marc’ nin nGes told him th atc (CARLOS and(the "General Vs wanted to see him in (Mexico city]o: May 19] 977. zapaua C&D . Stated thatjhe advises the Cub that wd is on his way to make a mee by (calling the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City and asking if the visa for ir, MIRANDAXRRADO is ready “S) DoclId: 32177781 Page 30
YT en ee eT n ett = =e i 7 a. . , * lin . * ._* . . - ere - 8 ke Ss i ren . 7 . . . _ wat oo oe . . . “ Be, . 2 SECRET ot. Oe - sz 65-s14 6-7 betas hot ~ SECRET : | (2npata stated that he currently has two post office CS) boxes. Hé has ‘an old box which is: located in Old San Juan, General Post Office Box 4073. He stated that he acquired a’ new Post Office box at the Manillas Station, Santurce, Puerto Rico__ {zip code 00904), and this is Post CFfice Box ‘Number 40287) Both boxes are under his full neme. He stated ; . that the Cubans know of his postal -box(i Santurece, Puerto Rico. \C$) The CUIS at one time wanted to know how they could contact ((2a2ALA \and he suggested a Post Office pox: (S ) CZABALA advised that at this time] he is on, very ooa © S_) relations with his Cuban contacts. He stated that(CAR Os nd C$.) the "General"\had mentioned on severai occasions that hey C $7}. Ould like him to go to Cuba for a vacation with then f'S ) ‘ . Gaara was questioned about his involvement in an Cc a, embezzlement matter in the early 1976's, which involved his indictment and_lacer imerisonment and prabation, ZARALA stated that his groun,\which included VECTANA f/f himself,) and four other C 33 - Cuban exilesfWho were residents of Venezuela: “SECUNDINO ALVAREZ ANTONIO AROCHX, AGUSTIN BARES, and Engineer LUCIO PENA, Jwantec S) to raisg money for the Chilean Ooperatics which is mentioned above. He stated that the latter four individuals are probab still fin Venezuelit |as he last saw them in 1971 ar 1972 there J (2aBara advised that if }the COTS would want to contact C$_) him for stme reason they could Bossibly use (his Sister jto S contact him telephonically. possibly contact him through postal hbex. Cantata stated that they would use it. He stated that they could also — i iis new(Szaturce, Puerto Rico, \CS”) RinkZ Ss’) at this point that he did not t (ZABALA etated hat\cver the period of the last severall$_)- months he had received a total of approximately $1,900.00 from the CUIS for his expenses. CZABALA stated thaf)his only source CS) a! of income at this time is revenue received from his nandling of the(Chinese Circus Group [ ¢ ) - (FELIX ZABALA advised that|possibly on wednesday, C SJ . ~ : 5 . . ne a : ‘ (April 13,)1977, he would have to fFavel to fics Angeles, California ,jZS) to handle some. arrangements for the above-mentioned/ChineseC $) Circus Group.) He stated he would return to. Puerto Rico, probably on Saturday, April 18) *977-(3) . - ” fatate 2 POS SReRrT aT a en tet er ty | | gel rn C3 x a . tata foe \u a ~ 4 i ; 2 ; DoclId: 32177781 Page 31