© (Pegasis Hotel in “xan 6 getoayana: the: “CUTS”: would “feteghonieatty Cx ae all-him. . If such | an emergency meet was required ‘in’ Mexico “City, Mexico, source was advised to go to’the Metro Station 2 vviaducto, , Which, is. tocated in front of, a4 movie >» house) CS: ne ~ C8ource was . adviscd}that” if the CUIS woul d like t oS) » ow Sontact him they would, send a cable. froma. country. other we ‘Cuba to. ‘the Gource's -mother,[who is:currently residing gith Ss) ° .the-source in. Puerto. Rico,) requesting medicine be. ent(to © yn. the source's sister who is a. resident of Cuba JCS, oy the new individual advised(the source )that: he could Cs) _ be contacted anywhere in the United-States or Puerto Rico by .-- _ one of their agents and that this individual would approach ‘him by saying, (‘You look like the brother of Dr. MIRANDA PRADO Scurce was inst icted to retort-.to the previous statement - by saying "Yes, my brother is Dr. ANDRES: MIRANDA PRADO. C57) ee During the: course. of the breakfast (the romans advis sed - that the Cuban G vernment wants’ to neip him with _~-, “request for ($20, 900 loan. He was instrueted at that timeC ‘not to do any business with ANTONIC_VECIANA and only to kee eb friendly with him. The CUIS asked(the sour oe about the Co current status of(GA ASPAR JIMENEZ) nd after this the CUIS | - stated that they would Like(GASPAR to leave the United States a... so that. they would be able totencounter him. a The new individual mentioned above asked(the soured)CSD Gf (NENA (MARIA) ACEVEDO,| who had_reside from 1963 to 1966 on the second floor cf GKE source 'S \house (i in ‘Rio. Piedras, Puerto€ $O Rico, had in any way been connected with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.- He was questioned about her background. According tofthe source _ACEVED@Yhad lived with her sisterCsS on the second Tlocr of fthe source'S)home and that both wereC$ Cuban exiles and educators. (Sourcéejfurnished the CUIS no _. pertinent Lurormation concerning(ACEVEDO. He advised onlyCS") thatJthe two sisters had moved in 1976 to an apartment in Borinquen Towers in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and that NENA currently works at Colegio Puertoricano de Ninos and that the sister works et Kamirez Comercial. Source stated ‘that CSD — iD 1964(NENA) was in some way affiliated with Aipha 66. CO .
es er yen Sous “ce -advised. . thapdat.+ this: points “CARLOS. “gave” wim’ are $2,000 fo¥ Kis services and expenses and stated. that: in August, 1977.) he would have. nio > money for him, He was CS). ’ advised: that on August 11, 1977 Dthe new. individual would C $7) .be coming to seefthe source. The. souxce was told’ that the CSD CUIS. is very naPPY with the work that he is doing. . Gone ‘source ‘advised’ that: “nediert ‘the: group of curs 59 Agents sitting at the table in the restaurant and. wene Done directly to his hétel and to the - airport. He flew b to a) San Juan, Puerto Reio,) on Eastern Airlines Flight(90 6 which Gs departed Mexico CityJat approximately 12:45 p.m. and arrived in’ San n Juan jet about 10 0! clock. that ey vening. CS). eg oo. ows Upon termination of the above intérview, the 65D source stated that he elt: that the CUIS. trusted. bin 100% and _ that they have tried | him in the last six months to see if he “Was. honest with them. He added that he did not think the CUIS had very up~to~date or good information concerning the Cuban exiles in the United States, (Source stated thatsan example of this is the great CS -« Appreciation the CuUIS has. for receiving copies of: "Replica" magazine waeen is. so easily purchased in the United States and “Puerto Ric SECRET
“ - a . - . ant! a FD-30% (REV: 1 1-27;70} ¢ . ; CL FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; a eg g x Stbne Bs Date of transcription : On (tay 23,) 1977, WELIX ZABALA MAS, a source }who has C5). provided reliable information in the past,|\was interviewed by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and he advised that. or May 18, 1977,) he made a telephone callffrom Cs) Puerto Rico]}to the Cuban Embassy(in Mexico City, Mexico and asked for the Vice Counsel. (Source used a previously arranged.statement concerning the status of a visa to signall€s3 the Embassy that he would be traveling to(Mlexico City. Source.iCS-3 stated that)the secretary who handled the Gall in t Cuban Embassy( appeared not to recognize the signal and she bimply C50 “told him thatthe Vice Council was not in the Embassy. x On{May 19, 1977, the’ source) traveled from San Juan C$} Puerto Rico, to Miami Florida, via Eastern Airlines Flight Number({ 938. Source} arrived in Miami at approximately 10 a.m. Cs). and was-met. by his business partner, ANTONIO VECIANA. pounce C$. advised VECIANA that he_Iwas going tol(Mexico City] to meet Cuban Intelligence Service (CUIS) Agents(and VECIANA gave Z3 $3 him\copies of "Replica" and "La _Verdad" néwspapers to furnighe to the CUIS. CSource and VECI A \traveled to the "Replica" J newspaper office in Miami and(there the source met an oa CSI by the name of ALDEREGUIA, whof{ VECIANA had earlier | rer ted Cs to the source} to be working for Cuban Intelligence cn) ource advised that VECIANA now states tnetlagpnasagta is Co‘3 currently working for the Panamanian rae eae Intelligence While at the "Replica" office,(the saqure e_ net with MAX LESNIK. C52 and ROGER REDONDO, who according to(the «eg are both CEJ employees of "Replica" newspaper. (ch eh ster syle Soh S a EPRINTS ute eee SHGHWS OTH Interviewed o ot Dorado, Puerto Rico rite #SI (65-514 ~ 1/8) SA RY B. BRANDON, III; SA STUART 1 nol an (> by SA PAUL M. RUSHKX* PMR: maw Date dictated “ pyealy7 . This: document :contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. i! is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; CLASSIF TAP SECRET REASON: 1.5 ea (e\ _— | DECLASSIFY One €Tassitied by 20T27—~ © | —Dbate—of—dectassitication_Indefinite AGL INFORY! 2108 coueatte rE $8] it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Nx oy kas NA er ae -S as - 4 ¥ . =. -- : Doeld:32313055 Page 15
‘3 Gs-s1a\6) . ) Whiie ‘at the "Replica" newspaper office, | xe source Cs was told) that one BERNARDO VELEZ, who is reportedly one of: . JIMMY TER's people," told MAX LESNIK that he had been told -in Washington that ALDEREGUIA was working for the Cuban Govern- ment. (Source stated thatjit appeared that ROGER REDONDO hadC 5.) -told CIANAJabout ALDEREGUIA'gs connection with the Panamaian Government, (Source stated thatjREDONDO was at one time a Captain in an anti-Batista organization kneywn ‘as the Segund Frente (Second Front). {Source learned that JALDEREGUIA is 35 almost always present ai the "Replica'’ newspaper office. in Miami, Florida. _ oO ‘ ‘ ; ECIANA requested that the: source}tell ¢ the CUIS in C5 Giexico City|that members of the Coordinacion de Organizaciones C$ Revolucionarias Unidas (Coordination of United Revolutionary - _ Organizations) (CORU) frequently come to "The ‘Little Havana" Welfare Office in Miami and th it is believed.that CORU- gets money from that office. Source stated that) on RAFAEL’C $_} VILLAVERDE_is currently in. charge of that office. ECIANA i) stated: “that) CORU members LEDO, CASTILLO, GASPAR JIMENEZ and ‘OROZCO have been seen at-that office. (WECIANA requested CSD that the source also)tell-. the CUIS that he had heard that ALDEREGUIA is currently working for the Panamanian. Government “ In addition, VECIANA.asked the source to advise JCUIS that aoe a Pecently . ORLANDO ‘BOSCH was interviewed on a radio-program ‘ and he was encouraging action against the Venezuelan Govern- ment. (Source was to furtherJadvise the CUIS ‘that BOSCH, O69 _desired a speedy. trial in Venezuela, had gotten word*to CORU that if he did not get a trial soon that CORU would take action ‘and place a bomb ‘against some Venezuelan property. This bomb would be designed to cause very little damage and no injury to anyone. If the Venezuelan Government did not act with dispatch regarding a speedy trial for BOSCH, a second bomb would be placed by €ORU which would cause considerable — damage tg Venezuelan property. (Source stated that VECIANA C$. felt. ao light of the BOSCH trial matter, the Cubans might attempt to get the Venezuelan Government to expedite that : oO ‘trial. . ; ; _ ee a Np sscars ee | _ Doeld: 32313055 Page 16
. ss @s-s14 \(S) os s f a (So: ree jtraveled from Miami, Florida, to Giexico city CO soxsedy & Aeronaves Airlines Flight (#411 on May i9,) 1977, las eavinig Miami at 3 p.m. and arriving at (Mexico City 2) 5 p.m Sourge was)met by no one at the airp and went_to his .room, 503.) at tof #2 Diplomatico) o)Hotel in (Mexico City.) At 7:20 p.m as source \took e taxi to thé middle of town and then another tol S$. the aSsigned meeting place with the CUIS. Source stated thatjJ¢ 3) this was a maneuver to avoid easy detectiom-of where he was destined. (He stated that he)went to the Metro Stop,/Xola andC$ saw people across the street. fHe- stated that he)walked throughC: a tunnel and then retupned to e center of the sidewalk where he was met by CARLO whom he had previously met, ]and another $ $$ Cuban individual. (source stated that) CARLOS was wearing als ‘dark jacket, a blue’ T-shirt under the jacket, dark pants and carrying small handbag(in which there was a gun. Source ¢ SJ) stated that)the other Cuban was a white male, approximately, 28 years old, weighing 150, 5'8" tall, and having black hair (worn medium length and parted’on the right.side which was combed down. This individual who was referred to as RAUL, had no sideburns, no mustache and was wearing white-rimmed glasses. He was dressed with a light jacket, white shirt with a collar, and dark pants. RAUL, although he did not smoke, often had a black cigarette holder: in his mouth: He carried nothing in his hands. (Source believed that )CARLOS was the apparent leader(¢ } of the two. not Mexico City)Jto be with the-~CUIS during their meet the source, Source wasjtold by CARLOS that they did not want CS is sister involved in "his affairs with the CUIS and, therefore,€ s7\. She did not come: to meet him as was previously arranged. \(S c TAP | SECRET : DoelTd:32313055 Page 17 | (Sour e advised that his sister from Cuba, avanti) aialSO , A travel (ite th eR 2a en ee
4 Cie. Hotel (San Miguel )appeared very run . H \ su (os-514 J(5} TAP SECRET yan ata ee . SECRET (Source advised that) RauL left CARLOS 5s Gna the sourca) rsd and went to pick up,.an ap arently rented car a short distance fs away. (Source stated that Jthis car was a 1975 light green two-© door Valiant. [Source noted what appeared to ‘be Jear rental papers i RAUL's pocket, with the works "Puerto Rico" as part of the. rental form's name. (Upon entering the car, CARLOS ‘stated cst, that they. did not. want to use a Cuban Embassy Car for these . meets for identification reasons. Source*stated that they traveled -in the’ automobile for approximately one. and one-= Cie s hours petcrey) ts a Hotel(San (ilexic in Puebla city CU H e stated that+they off at(h out of (Mexico CityJon the Expre way CSI -and in(Puebla,\went off at (Betorns te proceeded two (Soiree stated that)ZS own and third class e stated that\the CUIS had apparently rented two rooms, és one on the ground floor and the’ other on the’ first floor, Room #102.) C5) blocks and then right for two blo é a white Cuban malefwho was introduced to him asjHECTOR: moron CS - Upon ate(4ho. the (San igue(Tiotes, the - soured} met C52: was approximately years of age, 5'6" tall, weighing 185 ~ pounds, having dark eyes and slightly grey black hair, which was, combed straight back. HECTOR wore no glasses and had no : mustache nor beard. (Source ‘understood HECTOR to beJSa television CS l and videotape technician. RLOS told source tons el came (5 J from Cuba and worked with the CUIS in Cuba. (Upon entering the - ground floor room, the source noted an automatic pistol lying on the. bed and he understood that this pistol belonged to HECTOR.) C $4 ; oy Source. advised that up to this point in conversation with RAUL, the latter had talked a lot about the good times that he recently had on a trip to the Soviet Union when he accompanied FIDEL CASTRO there. He stated that the Cuban ~ - 7 . delegation enjoyed many big parties in Russia and there: was an abundance of beer, vodka and Russian women. RAUL felt that the Russian people loved FIDEL CASTRO. Source, stated that while enroute to the San Miguel Hote’, CARLOS advised the source that JORGE sends his regards to ‘the: source. Source’. stated that JORGE is "The General ee has previously met with the source on recent meets. (+ y \ a ee be suoxer oo ' Doeld: 32313055 Page 15
SJ es-siz\(5) . T SECRET ‘| In the ground floor room of the hotel, the source. met another Cuban who was introduced to him as SANTANA. - Source described him as a Mulatto, who had Negro features. He is 5'8" tall, weighing approximate ly 160 pounds, 40 years of . age and has black kinky hair. Source stated_that SANTANA ° ~ works for the (Cuban Embassy - in Mexico City. ) While enroute to the San Miguel xotel) pA RLOS C33 . mentioned |fo the source) that the CUIS had wanté make a C5) _videotape of a contact with the source and to zt fo show . this Jonly to FIDEL CASTBO.and other high-ranking Cuban Govérnment officials. (Source agreed to this. Source noted in,the room that a vidédtape camera, which appeared to bea Sony product, was mounted on a tripod on a table and a microphone placed just off to the side of the table. Source stated that the video machine was black and white in color and that he,ynderstood the filming would also be in*“black and white. x ) \ (rior to the videotaping of the source, there had’ os) been conversation concerning MANOLO RAY. Source advised that. CARLOS told him. that. while the source's sister was recently in Puerto Rico during. January, 1977, RAY had told her that he was interested in meeting the cuIS: RAY had stated at that time that he would be sending a letter to.the source's sister in Cuba. Source understood that RAY would be making a meet with the CUIS in the near future. Source stated that . it appeared that the ve wanted no connection between’ the source's sister and Also, in conversati prior,to the , videotaping ,} CARLO Mivised the source. that heJhad come tron C52 Cuba to{MeXico City jon the evening of May 18,41977, arriving | Cs very late. . ‘TRP SECRET . Doeld: 32313055 Page 19
ss fo-s1iJ@ | . ; ~ t (Source advised that prior to the videotaping, RAUL and SANTANA left the room and apparently went upstairs to Room 102 to sleep. Source stated that he sat alone at: the ‘table upon which the videotape machine was mounted and CARLOS asked him a list of questions. This. taping, in which three reels were used, took one-hour and 25 minutes. Source was asked about his family situation in Cuba before FIDEL CASTRO took over. He was asked about his thoughts on the Batista . Regime in Cuba. He was asked to comment about his. Paboutl C80 family” situation in and out of Cuba. He was asked about . what: political movements he had been a mber of, and he | responded with Alpha 66 and Escambrey. [When question d sbout$ > ‘Alpha 66,’ the source told the interviewer ‘that in 1964 Jae ' had helped Cuban exiles and arms to pass t ough Puerto~Ric to Santo Domingo to be used against Cuba. Cie stated that ) Cs a) during that year he had ‘helped approximately 28 ated that) C and that all but four of those individuals had returned. He stated that the ~ther four who made it to Cuba were now in Cuban prisons. \Source was asked to give comments about his_ C53 Do participation in]lag assassination attempt of -FIDEL CAS in Chile in 1971, (and -:the source did. He was asked. to 1CSS comment on the assassination of JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963 and about his contacts and knowledge of ANTONIO VECIANA% The interviewer wanted to know VECIANA' s position with the U.S ae Embassy in Bolivia in 1971. (is was asked to comment sont SS a Mr. BLAIR and Mr. KAIL, who were reportedly ‘employees of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba during the takeover of the Cuban ~ Government by -FIDEL CASTRO. Thé CUIS suspected these individuals of being associated with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and asked the. source that if he, knew where.they are - now and if he had ever contacted them at the U. Embassy.- Source was questioned about his participation injancther assassination attempt of FIDEL CASTRO which took place in 1961 in’ Havana, Cuba. (Source stated that)at that time,C$ a) _VECIANA, BERNARDO, PRADRERES(and he)tried to kill FIDEL CASTRO CS with a Bazooka. He stated that \an apartment was rented onG Mission Street in Havana, Cuba, by VECIANA's “mother-in-law. ~~ ‘Source stated. thatJthey waited nine months for FIDEL CASTROC $7} to appear ‘at a public gathering at the Cuban capitol which, was only one block away,;. but (their operation}had no success, ‘ie € os} stated that JPRADRERES had. hired two otHhérs to fire the Bazooka and flater they reported thatjit was too old and C33 not functional. ource stated thatJthis Bazooka, which was Cs) used against BATISTA, had been hidden until the time of the | . . : he SECRET Docld: 32313055 Page 20 cs taagem eal
P) -in'the plot left the hotel room, because the Bazooka was” (which he had earlier given to. them\which concerned :an Alpha C C5 - cs) OSWALD, There was no other comment made about these pictures. There’were’no other ‘questions made (and at that point: the a 4d, | | , - ot SECRET , . su (65-514) Cs}. a : a — , ‘back to Cuba sometime to visit and that he would also; VE sD and. that everyone is receiving free education ° and medical - treatment. (Source added that Jhe has never lived under “s_3 -.Communism so he could not make a well considered statem / : aforementioned. assassination attempt. Gource’ added that\theCS ‘Cuban Government found out about this assassination attempt: about two months after the above-mentioned individuals left in the room. _ CARLOS asked (the sourée]to send a message to. erper CS CASTRO and comment on what he thought about the possibility. of renewed relations between the United States and Cuba.’ Source stated that many Cubans wanted to return to Cuba, ,for | family reasons and that many ‘Cuban exiles are still, however, hostile against the FIDEL CASTRO Government As a message to the Cuban Government, ((source stated that he was sorry that CSN he did everything agains ASTRO and that Re wanted to come to help the Cuban Government. ‘The interviewer asked Cthe source jhow’ he felt about working with the CUIS contacts that he- had met in récent months and(source reported) favorabl C5) about these individuals. (Source was Jasked to comment. about : the Cuban Revolution arid His working with the CUIS. (Source Ce 3: told the interviewer that things appear to be good in Cuba. about it. (Source stated in the last segment of the tapelthey(S3. “presented. him with large blow-up: photographs of photographs . 66.meeting in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. ‘There appeared. in the’ shots an individual answering description of LEE HARVEY OSWALD. They asked(the source. in front of the video machine to point out ,which individual in the blow-ups could possibly be”LEE HARVEY videotaping | ended -| CS). a ea oe sone c ae /Doeld:32313055 Page ?1
. ’ ’ . a ; . so . . . ‘ . . . 4 A . . , mo, . . oe - . ; SJ (s5-514 } Cs. . | _ SECRET: \ (ouring the above taping, the source felt that he 7.) was ry convincing and that he came across.as giving honest, forthright responses. He stated that after the taping |\they showed him approximately 20 t0 25 pictures of Cuban exiles and requested that he identify the individuals on the al C photos. (Source stated that) these. photos were: quite old: andC$ 7: that several had same names on’ the back-although they were different individuals. The CUIS requeste that he. identif anyone’ he could in jtthe group of photos. Source stated eels he saw FRANK. CASTRO, a current CORU membé?, among the group of photographs. - v= Ga conversation after the taping J CARLOS mentioned CS) | that CUIS knew that Mr. BISHOP, who Was referred to in~ ‘recent. conversation between the source and the CUIS, was’ an individual with the name of - ‘DAVE PHILLY or PHILLIPS (phonetic). CARLOS adyised that he would ask his. superiors for the($20, 000}loan which had ree) earlier requested by C$, _ Che source.) He advised (the source e \that che has not had an@ Opportunity to talk with his superiors akout Se matter. CARLOS added that he would like to send(source to Cuba tor (53 three or four days of training and at that time he. could © meet FIDEL CASTRO and other Cylban Government ‘leaders. It - / was suggested by CARLOS that(the so ce) could travel from ’ Jamaica or Florida in a boat slone,(andf che” ‘source Jstrongly CS) stated that fle would. never travel by suSh a means. -The’ nature of the training was not discussed. CARLOS advised that the CUIS would like him to travel to Florida for a three ‘or four day period and’ mix with CORU members: and VECIANA,. i e 2 (source advised that during one 15 minute period cst after the videotaping the electric lights went out and there a was some consternation in the room as to what was happening... -At this time the source noted that CARLOS had in his possession an automatic pistol. Source advised | that he, RAUL and CARLOS, left the room at about 3 a.m.’ CARLOS _ ; took the tapes with him and HECTOR and SANTANA stayed in the room. The source, CARLOS and RAUL traveled approximately one. : and one-half hours back to Mexico City and at one time, approximately 9 a.m., their car was stopped by a traffic: patrolman as ‘they ~. . | had gone through a red traffic light. CARLOS presented‘his diplomatic passport and the police officer - “permitted them to go. - RAUL did not bring his passport with him. Source: stated. that during the trip back to Mexico City) CARLOS stated that ‘he . . . | . . _ . | - a f& SECRET -< + | : Doeld:323135055 Page 22
eo) Sp SECRET 9° ° — greatly disliked the San Miguel) Hotel and that-the only C33 ‘reason they had used “it was that it was a saf r meetin place, _ . than anywhere in, Mexico City.) Upon dropping (the sourceJloff C$) CARLOS request a him to meet. him and others at thefYaca ae) . Negra)\Restaurant the following morning at 9:30 a.m. Gource CLI . state that }this restaurant is located:at(Universidad and Pilar C5 - Street (close to the(biplomat icp Hotel). {Source added that enh ~ this restaurant is. aIso located near the Comercial Mexicana 3) Shopping Center. Dg - 30 a.m. on (tay 26) 1 1977 |Goured)met_ CUIS at CS) j the(Vaca wit 80 2,m- 03 and at this point mét a Cuban -whom 2S} _o he’ had not’ met. before. ‘This individual was a white male, , “approximately 5'10" tall, weighing, 160 pounds, having black ‘ ~ hair, approximately 48 years - of age and not wearing glasses, | sideburns nor a mustache. This individual's hair was_worn straight back and he was wearing a white Guaybera. (rere C we) “added that)this individual appeared to be a cigeratte chain smoker. “In addition to this individu 1, the source nee(cauipos CS) a whom he had met .on his previous trip(to Mexico City. Source JZS w) 7 deser ibed( cauos as ‘a white male ‘Cuban, 5'6" tall, approximately '35 ‘years Of age, weighing 160 pounds, having long” black hair ' and an employee of the Cuban Pmbassy (in Mexico. Source Jdes- s3 cr ibe dC CanPos Jas a rather fat indivi al. The Dane(GANPOsanny Cs3 “was also used in reference. to this individual. . Gource advised ‘thatthe above-mentioned new CSO Andividual appeared to be in.command when he, CARLOS and CAMPOS met the source \for breakfast. The new individua, CS 3 advised (the source)that the CUIS would like to see him $3 again in(Kingston, Jamaica n August. 11) 1977. (He - advised <1 the source|to travel -to ‘the Begasus Hotél in Kingstonjon C$. that date~and that he would be telephonically contacted by Xy the CUIS. e was jadvised by the new individual that if he C$ ~ Rad something of an urgent aio to discuss with the CUIS 4 he could either send a cable({to Kingston, Jamaica, or Mexico CS) | : city, Mexico. . He stated that/the cable would advise that Cr" m goin to pick a visa for Dr. MIRANDA PRADOJon (given Cs a date). The source Was instructed that he would then travel C$) L three days earlier than the date mentioned in the cable. He s further instructed ‘that he,could send the cable to either’ Guan CARBONELL, #9 Trafalgar Avenue, New Kingston, Jamaica, ‘to establish a meet in Jamaica; or to PEDRO CAMPO , Presidente ‘Mazarik #554, Colonia Polanco’, Mexico 5, D.F.-, to establish a meet in Mexico. He was advised. by the new individual that y “in. case of an emergency meet in Jamaica he could go to the J Cs SECRET m, os ; a Se —_ < . Doeld:323135055 Page 23
SJ 5-514 | | TOP. SECRET 10“ . — \ (Pegasus Hotel in Kingston}and the CUIS would telep onically CS. all him., If such an emergency meet was required (in Mexico City, Mexico, source was advised to go to the Metro Station "Viaducto, '" which is located in front ‘of a movie house.| C (Gource was advised|that if the CUIS would like toC So). contact him they would send.a cable from a country other than Cuba to the(source's mother, who is currently residing with =) rene source in Puerto Rico, \request ing medicine be sentfto Cope source's sister.who is a resident of Cuba. The new individual- advised(the source) that he could cs be contacted anywhere in the United States or Puerto Rico by one of their agents and that this individual would approach him by saying, (vou look like the brother of Dr. MIRANDA PRADO," Source was instructed to retort to the: previous. statement by saying "Yes, my brother is Dr. ANDRES MIRANDA PRADO. .J GS} , During the course of the breakfast (the source} was C53. advised that the Cuban Government wants to help him with his request for 2($20, 000 Jloan. He-was instructed at that time ‘CSI (aot to do any iness with ANTONIO _VECIANA and only to kee S riendly with him.\ The CUIS as ed (the source) about the CS current status of[GASPAR JIMENEZ\and after this the cuIs¢ $3 stated that they would like (GASPAR \to leave the United States CS) so that they would be able to encounter him. 5 The,new individual mentioned above asked (the source Cs if (NENA (MARIA) ACEVEDO) who had.resided from 1963 to 1966 on@'S the ‘second floor of(the source 's Yhouse in io Piedras, PuertoC $_) Rico, \had in any way been. connected with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. He was questioned about her background, According to (the source, ACEVEDO \had lived with her sister ee) ; on the second floor of (the source's)home and that both were (4 . Cuban exiles and educators. Sour ejfurnished the CUIS no Cs pertinent information concerning(ACEVEDO. He advised onlyC s_\ thatjJthe two sisters had moved in 1976 to an apartment in (Borfinguen Towers in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and that NENA ‘currently works at Colegio Puertoricano de Ninos and_that _the sister works at Ramirez Comercial. Source stated that Cs in 1964(NENA}was — in some way affiliated with Alpha. 66. Cs ; SS | a ‘SECRET . Doeld:32313055 Page 24
— . s1(60-s14 \(5) a TX SECRET 11 a . . ae $2;000 for his services and expenses and stated that in August, 1977) he. would have more money for him. He was C advised that- on August 11; -1977,) the ney individual would C2 , be coming to see{the source. The source jwas told that the a) CUIS is very happy with the work that he is doing. © Agents sitting at the table in the restaurant and went an Juan,-Puerto Rcio\ on Eastern Airlines Flight(906 which C departed({ Mexico City Jat approximately 12:45 p.m. and arrived (S$) fin San. Juanlat about 10 O'clock that evening. ~ Upon termination of the above interview, the CS J source stated that. he \felt that the CUIS trusted him.100% and that they have tried him in the last six months to see if he was ' dppreciation the CUIS has for receiving copies of "Replica" magazine which is so easily purchased in: the United States and Puerto Rico. ‘ — : Q n — . : po TWP SECRET _ eS So . DoeId: 32313055 Page 25 (Source advised thatsat this point, CARLOS gave nim $3 | Oo - . The source advised that he) left the group of CUIS Cs3 (San Juan to his hotel_and to the airport. He flew.bagk to 53 S ; : honest with them, He added that he did not think the CUIS had very “up-to-date or good information coggerning the Cuban exiles in the 7 4 United States. (Source stated thatan example of this is the great (aa)
BUREAU CF” INVESTIGATI . on(iiay. 23) 1977 ,Ca, conti it who 5 hast a : “provided. relrable. informet tion in. th wa s interviewed by -: Special Agents. of tthe. Fede eral Bureau of vestigation {gpd he | advised that on (stay 18, 1977, \he z ade a telephone “~ Puerto Rico)to fhe Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, asked for The. Vice Counsel. Source used a previously : . arrange d statement ‘concerning the status of 2 viss to signal Gs). the Embassy. that he would be traveling to. Eexieo City. none stated that}the. secretary. who Handled the call in “the Cubané told hiarthae te not. te recognize the signal. and si Seinrisc83 told hin that the. “Vice. Council was: not in. the’ EB 7. assy. “On Giay. - 7, the source}traveled 4 from ‘Sa an ‘Juan, Cs) Puerto Ric M cami, = “Florida via stern Airlines” Flight s3 moe Numbex{$ so Eisay ea > arrived in Miami. at approximately’ 10 a.m, C “.- and was met by his business Partner, ANTONIG VECIANA, Source 5"). advised VECIANA that ine Wa as going to Mexico Cx CH: ro) ineetl § Cuban Intelligences Service | (cuUIS): ‘Agents (and: VE ICTANA gave SJ himjcopies of "Replica! and. "Las Jerdad". newspapers’ to furnis to. the CUIS, Gourece 2 and VECTLANE traveled. to ‘the "Replica"CS) hewspaper office in Miami and fthere the source |met an Se C9 by the name of - ALDEREGUIA, who WECIANA had ear lier) repo ted <3) _ to the Source to ke working for’ Cuban Intelligenée, —) — Source: ady ised tnet VECIANA now states that: \ AREG WTA isfsJ = ~currently working for the. Panamanian Government th eae ace. “While at the "Replica' office ;Cehe source)met® With MAX LESNIK sae) and ROGER. REDONDO, Who. ace ording ( the 7 are peng) 7 employees of. “Replica' newspaper. Soa a : 7 = coe ee a and InroRHa2TON CONTAINED ae i “ | WR SHOWN. OTHERWISE, ategories 2, 3 and 4, fon Indefinite eee ELS ba) ley - . Poss -REASO} . J _ DECLASSF o . Se nn on opr en ree a teem, a . - Dorado, Puerto. Rico ; a o1l4~ a ue 1 ee . . : Fite os 8 SA HARRY B. BRANDON, TIL; SA STUART M. HOW my FRAG 2 SA PAUL.M. oR RUSH ooo.  PMRemaw 2: : ; . ry " sina irpe sane Date d 3 sno COPS Tea arm NA matey mining
ree a “White. at. the "Repli ca". ‘newspaper: “office, Ene 6 source co C5) - was ree cne BERNARDO VELEZ, who \is ‘reportedly "one of-° ..7- “JIMMY CARTER's: pecple," told MAX LESNILK. that’ he had been told. ean Washington that. ALDEREGUIA was. working for the Cuban Gover Ao... . *meéent.-( Source. stated- thatJit. appeared that ROGER: REDONDO had. fo _-told(VECT ANA about ALDEREGUIA's connection with-the Panamaian: -. GoveFhment."[Source stated that J}REDONDO was at one time Wan Captain in an-anti- Batista organization known as: the Segunda _.Frente (Second. Front)... “Source learned - ‘that JALDEREGUIA® is. CS “almost. always present. a the "Replica' newspaper office in. Miami, Florida. ac a _ Se ue VECIANA. requested that the ‘source teil the CUIS 0S) Citexico ‘City |thac members of the Coordinacidn. de Organizaciones -Revolucionarias Unidas: (Coordination of United Revolutionary © Organizations). (CGR). frequently come to "The Little Havana" . Welfare Office in Miami and that it. is. believed. that. CORU > .. gets money from “that office. (Source stated thatjone nun . * VILLAVERDE_is currently in charge of that office. VECIANA.C ey okt members LEDO, CASTILLO, GASPAR JIMENEZ: OROZCO have been 1s3 fe theak oftice. CVECTANA requestec., <0 Aevnat the. source also \tell time ‘CUIS that he had heard that” i YSALDEREGUIA is. currently working. for the Panamanian Government . in addition, VECIANA asised the source to advise] CUIS. that Qo recently ORLANDO BOSCH was interviewed cn a radio program and he wes encoureging action against the Venezuelan Govern-- ment. (Source was to further \advise the CUIS that BOSCH, who Cs desired a speedy trial im Véhezuela, had gotten word to CORU ‘that if he did not get & trial soon that CORU would. take action. and piace a bomb egainst some Venezuelan property. This bomb would be’ designed to cause very littie damage and no > - injury to anyone. .1f the Venezuelan Government did not act with dispatch regerding a speedy trial for. BOSCH, a.second - bomb would be placed by CORU which would cause considerable damage tg Venezuelan property. (Source stated that VECIANA Cst felt “that)in light of the BOSCH trial matter, the Cubans might ‘attempt ‘To get the Venezuelan Government to expedite that trial. RTD AE ec atin: twits atbcciciahe teats tstacitislee tied notoak aa? | ese Ge BS gee Ye seonan « Page.27
<p arepicawe from: ‘Miami flogada,, voljexice Cl 63 iaaGeozonares irlines- Flight(#4ir on May 193) 1977 es tS p.m. and a arriving at(Mexico ay Pe 5 p. me CS. -by no one at_the: airport and city) his room CS Diplomatico \Hotel - ‘in€Mexico: City At 7720p; » taxi to the ‘middle of town .and,tNen another ‘to. CSS | sseting place with the CUIS. CSource stated that}C $1) this was a ‘maneuver to-avoid easy detection of where he was destined. Cie. Stated that Jhe went to the Metro Stop ‘Xola,) ena C$) . Saw people across the stYreet, e stated that. he. lalked throughC 3) a tunnel and- then’ “returned to. e center of the sidewalk where. he was. met iby ° “CARLOS ,Cwhoin he had: previously’ met) and, oe J Cuban ind@ividual-. “Source: stated that }CARLOS, -was,wearing a CS L) > dark, jacket, a ‘blue. T- shirt under the jacket. dark.. pants. wat carrying a small handbag(in which there was a gun. Source sy “wal Stated. thatjthe..other. Cuban. “was: a: white. male;::approximately © we, _ 28 years old, weighing 150, 5'8" tall, and having black hair eee CWwoRn: medium tength-and- parted: on ‘the right side whichwas- - .  eombed down. This individual who. was referred to as RAUL, ‘had no sideburns, no mustache and was’ wearing white~ rimmed glasses. He was d with a light jacket, white shirt with a collar, and dark -patitis. RAUL, although he did not smoke, often had a black ci ate holder in his mouth. He carried ‘nothing in bis hands. ource believed. d that )CARLos was the apparent eater C59 y OF the ate cages «Stee BOF ag tase 2 {doer Ge advised _ that his sister from Cuba, AMALIA, ‘aaS travel to Mexico City )to be with the CUIS during their”meet with source... Source wasftold by CARLOS that they did not want usarnee 2 in his affairs with the CUIS and, ‘therefore did hot come to meet ‘him as was _previousiy arranged. V6) , “Paye “26°”
: Gource advised thar JRaun 1 lett CARLOS bs Gna ‘the: ¢ soures CD) and- went to pick up an ap; arentiy rented car.a Short. distancé away. revs Po stated that. this car was a 1975 light: green two-- Cs) mas Valiant. ren noted what appeared to be car rental papers in " RAUL'S. pocket» with the works “Puerto Rico". as7part of the vental firm's: name. (ipon entering, ‘the car, CARLOS stated that. they. did. -not.. want... SE@.-As -Cuban.. Embassy. Carvctor: theses: cn) “meets for identificationvreasons.. Source “stated that “they ) C5 traveled in the automobile for pproximately one and one-.- half hours and went toa HotelfSan Miguel in Puebla City. Co) He stated that gs traveled out efter ico, City jon the pxpressiay and in(Puebla,\ weft off at( Reforma venue, proteeded two Dilocks and. then right for two. blotks. (Source stated that \Cs)_ the Hotel(San Miguel appeared very run down and third clas lane (He stated that the.-Culs. chad apparently rented two. roons: CS) one on Gt loor and the other on the first floor, Roan(# LOZ Crew at Upon entering eine Gen areusThtoter: “the” “soured net CSI WB white. Cuban. male fwho.was. ae poauced to» him as] HECTOR. ~ HECTOR CS) was approximately 45 years of age, 5'6" tall, weighing 185 pounds, having dark eyes and slightly grey black hair, which was combed straight backs-. HECTOR wore no glasses and had no mustache nor beard. Source understood HECTOR to be)a television C$ J and videotape technician’ (CARLOS told source. thafTHECTOR caneC S$) . from Cuba and worked with the CUIS.in. Cuba. Cipot entering the.... "ground floor room, the source noted an automatic pistol lying © on the bed and he understood that this pistol belonged to HECTOR.\ Ds} Source advi sed that ‘up to this point in conversation with RAUL, the latter had talked a lot about the good: times ‘that he recently had on a trip to the Soviet Union when he accompanied FIDEL CASTRG there. He stated that the Cuban delegation enjoyed many .big parties in Russia and there was an abundance of heer, védka and Russian women. RAUL felt -that the Russian people: sLoved FIDEL CASTRO. Source stated that while enroute to thy San Miguel Hotel, CARLOS advised Ene source that JORGE sends his- regards to ‘the source. Source™ ated that JORGE -is he General," who has previcusly met with the source on-recent meets. (<) S048 Page 39 _
. ‘In: the. ground , flcor: room, Of the ‘noted, “the Source. we en me another Cuban’ whe. was: introduced ‘to, hin. as ‘SANTANA. - Source --.., des scribed” ‘him: as: Mulatto) “who had: Negro. features. He |, - ‘is S'8" tali,. ighing approximately 160 pounds, 40 -years’of |: rage. and: bas” black kinky hair. Source™ state at SANTANA — works for, the. Cuban Embassy 4 Mexico. City ome = a (Cibite enroute, to the San. ‘Miguel iorel,) \RLOS. Cs. “mentionedyta the source. \that: ‘the. CUIS~- had .wante’ earsos f ara ~ wideotape Of a contact With the source and to.later show . thisjonly. to_.FEDEL: CAST RO vand<other: igh- ranking: ‘Cuban Government officials . {Source ‘agreed to’ this. Source noted .in the room that 4 videotape camera a, which appeared to be a Sony product, was’ mounted on. a. tripod on a table and a microphone piaced just off.to the: side: of the table. ™--Source stated that the video machine was black and: white in color. and that -he understood the filming» would also. be din black and whi teNCSJ an - (@rior tc the videotaping of the source. een :-conversation® concerning: “MANOLO- ‘RAY fe y CARLOS stobd iim that while the source's sister was ‘recently. ‘in Puerto Rico’ during January, 1977, RAY had told her that he was interested in: meeting the CUIS. RAY had stated at’ that time that. he would be sending a letter to the source's. sister in Cuba. Source’ understood that RAY would be making’ “2 meet with the CUIS ‘in the near future. source stated that At appeared that the CUIS wanted na connection between the . “source's Sigter | and RAY. Also, in conversatiqn ‘prior to the . videotaping, jCARLOS(advised the source. that’ had come from a ‘Cuba -to( Mexico City 1977, arriving C$) very late. . eo “there SECRET
é, pahed cS LE ia ote and. SANTAI table. upon whi, _.reeis were “ “asked abou ‘during that. wear. Stated that the other, four,.who.made- “Cuban prisons. : x Participation. -injan assassination. aiktempt. “Of ‘FIDEL- CASTRO: \.in Chile in 1971, ~comment: on. thes . interviewer Wwante a Mr. BLATR and} Government “by FI stated that JPRADR (Source 2a advised ‘that. prior ‘te ‘the videotaping, RAUL t..the..room and apparently. went upstairs. to - Room 102 to sleen. Source stated that he ‘sat. alone at the | boone the: ‘videotape machine ‘was-mounted “and CARLOS = of: questions... ‘This taping, in which three: °° took ‘one hour and 25 minutes... Source Was: family” situation: in ‘Cuba before FIDEL’* ‘CASTRO © took over. S.asked about his thoughts on the, Batista . - Regime in “Cub: was asked to. Comment about his present family situation “in and - “out: of Cuba. -He was asked abouts Cs what political movements he had been a member of, and he . responded with Alpha 66 and Escambrey. (linen questioned abouts), asked.him : “Alpha 66, the source told the interviewer that in 1964 Jhe had helped. Cuba: to Santo Doming exiles and arms to: pass t ough Puerto Ri role - to be used against Cuba. CHe stated that\Cs] ne- had helped approximately 28 individudis ~ four of those individuals bed. returned. He jere.. now-in ; C33 its about hi s fand the source axa. ‘He was asked tolCS3 assination ‘of JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963 and and knowledge of ANTONIO VECIANA. The to know VECIANA's position with the U.S. in 1971. [He was asked to comment about S$ KAIL, who were reportedly employees of | 4 Cuba during the takeover of the Cuban : CASTRO. ~The CUIS suspected: these ~ individuals of being associated with the U.S. Central Intelligence and that alk birt: ‘QSircs was asked t« about his contac Embassy in Boliv. the U.S. Embassy” Agency and asked the source that if he knew where they are _ now and if he had-ever contacted them at the U. al Embassy. Source was questioned about his cee articipation in lanother. assassination attempt of FIDE TRO which took place in 1961 in Havana, me Source | stated rhad) at that time CS 63 VECTANA , BERNARDC: DRADRE ES (ang he \trie to kill FIDEL CASTROC S23 With a Bazooka. (ie stated that] an apartment was rented onC § Mission Street .iniHavana, Cuba, by VECIANA's mother- in- -law Source stated that |they wa ited nine months for PIDEL castRO C$) to appear at .a punlic gathering at the Cuban capitol which was _ only one block away, but. their operation had. no. success, Cie OSD 2ES had hired two others to fire. oo ater they reported that Ji t was too Sid a nd ea BoQurce. stated. that khis Bazco Oka, which... vas C. had bean hidden: until the time of the a the Bazooke and. functiona