re = EE LEI SETS OS eee Co bas Bae, _ ney Se too 4 moe . oo an . (ZABALA stated that Jin the course of this contact the three Cs Cuban individuals“wanted to know about the bomb on a Cuban plane which had racently destroyed the plane and sent it plunging into the sea. They wanted him to invite REINOL RODRIGUEZ, FRANK CASTRO, and “BEBO" (Last name possibly FRANCO, and the owner of a sporting goods store which is located at Flagler and 18th Avenue, Miami, Florida) to Jamaica or reasons of placing bombs against pro~Cuban Z $7 school in fJamaisa) The Cuban individuals could then £53. 3 arrange for the (Jamaican authorities to arrest RODRIGUEZ ' CASTRO, and "BEBO" and Tater these could be given over to the Cubans. In addition to the above,-.the Cubans wanted an "ub date" on pictures of about thirty individuals. Thess individuals were all current Suspected anti-CASTRO_ type persons and included HNRIOUB NUNEZ. -On November 3, 1976 CS) according co(ZABALAS Shey gave him $500.00 for vlahe tickets C$) and expenses, They wanted hilt to go-to Venezuela to find 7 out about the above mentioned Cuban plane bombing (GELry 2A BALA vas )aavised that Movember 29) 1976,C$ he returne to Gamaica an his time went to place which ‘ is known as the (Little Pubs in the city o£ (ocho Rios. \€ $ ZABALA stated that approximately 9:00 num. that evening, hree men came in. to the (Little Pub. "\(Ye stated that these ee) individuals werelthe "General," CARLOS \-and a third Ciban C3) whom he had not previously met. He described this individval as a white male, six feet three inches tall, weighing 220 pounds, having short, dark hair, approximately 38 years of age, and having heavy prescription glasses. This latter a) individual informed (ZABALA that he had been working in the Cuban Embassy in Chile during 1971, a SECRET , THR erepry BARS QOL ra. DoclId: 32177781 Page 15 i . | ee a : CORUREL —— = ‘ oe a tt ele
fea LA are ae PR ita seer 5 Aine ye ea AN aN tt Cia Sr Sake Sn aes le He anteater A AR eet Rae a | Paganini gees a ten eregTE SESS atne wt eM lente rent mite a pn etme i ae et DESPISES Te weit eee ee ee L 2 2D Beck oR ee 6 \that \VECIANA aempbtoyee of ~Enptoyes, had gore “Fp cE ‘ener’ NS Casaue . stated that )VECIANA had, (in preparation. C5) - for his November 29 anticipated meeting in Jamaica, given him information to,furnish to the Cubans. ZABALA said that ) VECIANA furnished/him with jinformation concerning the~ $7} bombing of the Air Cubana Airliner stating that the infor- mation would appsar to be good and was true, however, it was well known within the anti-Castroa Cuban Community and he did not Geol it_ would harm anybody. [(ZABALA saidZlsS_) . old him that ORLANDOAGS y» who was an VW@e Af. e eta, and former CIA “Dom Fo Santo Domine in 1976 and met Cten DOM. Rep: ORLANDO BOSCH and FRANK CASTRO. VECIANA further advised that there was also present at the meeting a representative from Brigade 2505, name unknown. VECIANA said that at this time, BOSCH, CASTRO, GARCIA and the representative from , | | | i i JOVe ment —¢ Brigade 200 é vlaaned a bombing of a Cubana airliner. At some time foliiowing this ‘BOSCH went to Vénezueia to take scommand of the operation. Upon arrival in Venezuela BOSCH ‘was met by "MONT HMORALES S, a Cuban exile living in Venezuela. VECIANA said that MCRALES was the individual who had CUBA testified in a Federal trial against BOSCH a few Years re ny prior to this * ime. MORALES is supposed to have told BOSCH that he wished for all vast differences to be forgotten and Tor them to unite in this act, as all good Cubans should try to get rid of CASTRO. At this time MORALES gave BOSCH a machine gun and offered a car and driver as well as the use of an apartment that he (MORALES) stated that he had arranged for BOSCH. VECIANA said that BOSCH Sill did not trust MORALES and instead went to the apartment of ALFREDO AGUIAR, another Cuban exile in Caracas. BOSCH supposedly stayed at that ajsartment and during this time: was in contact with an old Cuban revolut®egaery nam "VPEPU" Ve as well as a former CIA operative named #*RICO RICO was MM: described as being a Cuban exile also. “RICO supposedly CvbA " gave BOSCH $2,009 during this time inorder to support th \ intended operation against the Cubana Airlines. BOSCH j was also in contact with a Cuban exile attorney while in Venezuela, name unknown, however, it was stated that BOSCH [ ‘Was arrested in Caracas at the home of this attorney following the boinbing. VECIANA turther(told ZABAL thatCs_) when the bomb went off, it was such a tragedy that the CORU group was afraid to claim credit for it. ee (0 ae DoclId: 327177781 Page 16
Le fet > vo + : ‘ : : 7 further advised thet the. Ge vernment of Venezuela ‘ha Q DN - Ie, previously had. snow se aee | of the plans for this bombing, rr of ce however they als ecame very nervous when the bomb went ' - . > off-with the plane: in the air. VECIANA(told ZABALA thatCs VC ) i the plan had been for the bomb to go off while theplane | OD . 7 h ? 4 RB: C x s 4 . ' as : : _ was on the runway in Barbadcs, avoiding serious loss of. _ lives, however, the piane departed early and thus the bomb | Ty ‘went off while the plane was in the air. ”) | Gansta reiterated that VECIANA had given him this CS) information to furnish as he |(VECIANA) stated that most of | _this information had been Tinted at in the newspapers and 4 that he felt that ZABALA fould_impress the Cubans with thisCS information as well as ilizing this information to cover for the fact that(ZABALA ad actually not on e to Venezuela )C SD as previously requested By the Cuban intelligence Agents ZABAL&£ said that he furnished this information tothe Cuban Intelligence Agents during the (November 29, or 268) méeting and they appeared yery pleased with the informaTfion. ZABALA said th s3\s 1@ also, fas previously directed by VECIANA JS) told. the Cuban Agents that VECIANA had been involved in some , sort of testimony regarding the KENNEDY assassination. CEABALA GE said that he did not furnishtem with any details other tha ; telling him that VECIANA had traveled to Washington using travel voucher issued under the name of Senator SCHWIEKER. ZABALA said that \he did not know why VECIANA wanted this information givén to the Cubans unless it wasfto further C SD convince him that he (ZABALA) was furnishing them with good information jin the hones that they would utilize the “previously furnished information and give VECIANA the publicity he desired on radio Havanay AO a pO Rit ale te ETN Sin St 5 aa ck am oa Reateatined, Following the Govember 2 i977, meeting which was CS) in taped by the Cubans (ZABALA \said that he was instructed to as meet (CARLOS jin Zanama on (January.10,)1977, being instructed $s} to go toe thefPanama Hilton Hotel) be standing in the 2 $_) ' parking lot at g o.m. He was tGild that somebody would pick him up. (ZABALA dded that he was given ($700 kt the C$ — conclusion of this meeting by the Cubans, which was to proyide nglake. for the trip he was supposed to have taken. to (Venezu well as the trip for the (lovember 29) 19 977,C 3) meeting. S grereh said at the conclusion of the meeting nec $ asked the CubanS tp help in getting(his mother and sister)<¢$ out of Cuba for "2(Christmas vacationlin Puerto Rico “CD aw Si ce SUA Re a ae F 3 ; 4 ; Dee SEBS eo sna! ' t ' DoclId: 32177781 Page 17
ND oma re Rome em te Le Tete S Ree he Need hy Bina fost SOA Sr hae he 5G ales ne Pn ee hee re ne le ee ge ee Ae ner kee EON ey iA Me a ay Sn et ee ame PE ee ree ee ee Niel meet tne Cupane Airline plane with of a new Embassy in Mexico City. ZABALA $300 which represented ti Sn sieif ee a nn opans - -for JOm 16 es wee ‘they told him ‘that they would help him. ’ time «stated that]he also. recalled that e,get any information | ossible in “Condor ,"' which/ZABALA Mescribed asf S$) they requested"fhat reference to COFU an a cover name for CORU . need of information. as’ in the Cubana Airline Office in Madrid. e' stated that 1 apa at Vek. , during th meeting they were also ing $>) 9 who had plated a recent bomb They told him that they had scme information which led them to believe that fa black male, who was from Puerto the bUmb._ They further said that this(blac® malé\resembied C S$.) an IndianJin appearance. ( ZABALA added £05 Ji had. placed € $_) that jat this meeting? s_} e had also given them nine pa pers which he van written out concerning old bombings in Puerto Rico. ZABALA said) CS). that jthese papers were false and had to do with bombings four and five years ‘old which the Cubans believed were conducted at )auring Castro groups. (ZABALA said that he now recalls that Embassy phore number(in Jamaica \ with | i if he needed to contact thems ask, ASTILLQ.' ) ZABALA Sid jhe was needea to contact them to follow the pr automatically so (he following night at Little Pu} Night Ciub in Ocho Rios, Jam be met. (ZABALA said thaf)he never did use this procedure. C Zapata Said _that )the next con any of the Cuban Intell contact onf{Lecemser 21,)1976, when he w his ZABALA said }that he saw ("CARLOS \gettin flight and™hodded to him? (ZABALA said he, his sister and his mother were stay fotel in Jamaica said that CARLOS and told(ZABALA¥hat he ((CARLOS) was ju Kingston, Jamafea) enroute to participat At th during that meeting They also gave him the nstructions to call CS) ‘If the visa is readyCs") told that if he ocedure and then 9 o'clock to the 2SD aicaj where he. would have occasion to tact he had with CS? igence Officers was an accidental as Ge Jamaicajto CS) Sister and mother .Y $ ng off of the samegs that \that evening C6¢ ying at the Sheratoncs when he was contacted “by (CARLOS. ZABALA ZS contactéd him yery briefly at his room st passing through CS ing in fhe ope pane Ss is time(CARLOS \gaveZ @ porticen of the Raerrped “tae 3 PERSO ZABALA himBelf\ hag placed with (ALMACEN ESPANOL) Miam in order to help fet his sister and mother ich) of cuba YS | te ew? - 4 “Oe 6 . . (4 Me. DoclId: 327177781 Page 16 oe a PEN Tie al A at LA aR NN AI A PN AL RE RD 64 Me tne sl SA oe ee SECRET