Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination DATE: 11-14-2017 eBecords ection 7 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 4/14/201 ee Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD'NUMBER:  124-10325-10301 RECORD SERIES: SJ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: SEE TITLE EEE Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SJ TO: | TITLE: [Restricted] DATE: 04/08/1977 “PAGES: 63 ! | SUBJECTS : ANTONIO VECIANA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B;1C CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: | INDEFINITE COMMENTS: —INC.2 TT, AT, FD-302 v9.1 . Docld: 32313052 Page 1
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Pleased under the. John F. * Kennedy Assassination Records Collec DATE: 11- 14- 2017 : . ra . * Be , ' , 7 . My : 7 i ~ “ Page Teo Kp srapet | / o . : oo VECEAWA MAS TNFORMED THAT THERE IS A LEGAT Lt cAreces . | peo Fat HE SHOULD FEEL FD NEE TO-TALY TO. MLM URCIANA PESEER, | <covames MOTIVES FOR HaNTING TC COOPERATE APPEAPED oo ' : “PUPSTEONABLE AND. THE PUREOE sussEeNe ENTLY ADVISED LEGAT, LA a PAZ ADD LEST, caneeas, 70 PCORRT INFO ORM aPION TEGTAVA QFFE™: Dy 7 . oe , eee es : | BUT HOY Te TEITIATE SOVTACT wITE BEM. ce a ‘OW FESRUARY zc, 1978, rota VOLUSTAPILY. COMTACTFR THE | chan “OFFICE OF THE “FEL ‘Tague. THAT pr MOULDS LINE To FIScIss | 7 MATTERS oF LeTEIZST TO THE FOI. “OYROTApA STOTER, THAT HE wes. |. ee an | a, n neMaEe OF THF PAR TIDO PEVOLYCIONANIO. DEL, PUEELO CFRPY 0 — ; a jor. rneuTPED D. WEETEF PTT FEL VAATED: LHFORMATION OF TRE PRP. | AuP. TNCU, THE OPEL GANTED' Te -_ pe | | UECIAuA ups. TOLL “Tver ANY TBFORMATION KE WANTED TO GONTPEPETE, | a POELD BE AOOHPTED. | DUP Ne INTERVIEW 1TH HIM, VECIAHA DISPLAYER, na senor at KHOWTHG WHETHER ORLANDO BOSCH ty WHC Weg p MEMBER. cel = op ezpuii ee, 1973, VECTALA ruPlisHEDs TPEORT SF FAILING THE MAKEUP AND ACTIVITLES OF TRE PPP. “MUCH OF STUP RRPORT © i 7 CONTAINED VECIAIA'S OPINION ABD, INDICATED THAT HEARD rete ee , iy. | | oe | ce . Pay VERE THE, most CAPAPLE § aD LN LUE: TAL ‘MEMBE?S OF THF ey 3 sv Few & Nos { Docld:32313052 Page 3
DATE: 1i- ‘14- QOIF a) — ~ Ha0796 g1ai2se0 ves ee ee eee SPP. Ha: Su ae a BS PEI te es oat ' j . aa " oe “112213 APR: a7 “(eh = fore ee eae) ar Vie: Fir nan Gu Po os a 7 oe ae oe ; 2 : . - | wan ~ m0 DIRECTOR Cass peh | PRIORITY. © ae ee - "Sal Geo) PRIORITY. «ia wasiiieTon ae ct a « + .? ~ ‘ 1 ° * * Thos oy . bey Yo s E 6 R ety” | ane TY aa aGou ZABALA. MAS.) ESP= ~GiiBA oo SAN YUAN . RE: Sn ‘JUAN ‘TELETYPE: To BUREAU, ANd QMEAMI, “APREL By ast mae A.REVIEW OF CLOSED MIAMI FILE, “195= 18782, 0W. CANTOR 6 ao | vEoraha’ REVEALED. THE, FOLLOWING -TNFORMATION WHIGH MAY BE ° Bee od “esa AN THE, OVERALL. atinLysisy oF MATERIAL, FURNISHED, By ae : = ON NOVEMBER ty “1972. VECTANA’ APPEARED. AT THE OFFICE oF. - 2 | an La PAZ AND “ADWISED- THAT HE: WAS! 1iTERESTED: In: FURNISHING » | (| INFORMATION. CONCERNT Na: THE ‘coMMUNTST. MOVEMENT: IN. -CARACAS. ee ao  VECT ANA: staTeD THAT. as a “SPORTS PROMOTER, HE Hap A, GREAT, DEAL ne OF. ‘CONTACT. with THE wews MEDIA, IN: CARAGAS. wHTCH HE DESCRIBED cee > AS” BEING. TNPILTRATED. BY THE COMMUNISTS. "2s Eivonea 7208 comecimes _ ee . ens da Te ap Rape Te whet sstviem sacra _ Pie . ao on [ae ane es » NESTE SIGHS OTHER. wet fo eo Anis Of i hed Meer es CEES DE LAE VOR okey, Be Chas oy. 0139 aoe - oo ; : vd a te SS [bee at yn, vn me eee | DocId: 32313052 Page 6
| pate: dista-2017 ae Ug “Page two: x m(ees #8346 oe ‘s E © R E. . Se eee Le ari vecraNa was. INFORMED, THAT THERE. 18 A -LegaT TiN “CARACAS - oe a ven AND. THAT. “HE SHOULD: FEEL FREE To. “TALK! T° “HEM VESTANA co | aoe -VECEANA S. noTtvEs FOR. WANTENG - 10 coopenatE APPEARED - a ne ‘GuEs STIONABLE AND. THE: BUREAU SUBSEQUENTLY, ADVISED LEGAT: La See oe “PAZ AND. LEGAT, CARACAS TO. ‘agorrt EWFORMATION vEctaiva OFFERED, | “BUT Not. TO. INETIATE, contact WITH HIM ap ge a od ON, FEBRUARY. 20». 1973, VECTANA ‘VOLUNTARILY, CONTACTED THE es tke: OFFICE OF THE FBI STATING: THAT HE-VOULD LEKE TO. prscuss lo “MATTERS OF INTEREST To: THE FEL VECEANA ‘STATED THAT HE’ was : / <A MEMBER :OF THE, ‘PARTIDO, REVOLUCTONARIO. DEL. PUEBLO PRP). . 2s AND Igy TRED WHETHER: THE FBI WANTED: “[uRORMATION ‘ON: THE, PRP: 7 ae i _VECTANA, ‘was TOLD THAT ‘AY. TNFORMATION HE. wANTED TO CONTRIBUTE " [ “ wouLD: BE. “ACCEPTED. - purtNig INTERVIEW WITH. HIM, ‘VECTANA. ‘DISPLAYED. | ie o AN INTEREST 18 KNOWING ‘WHETHER ; ORLANDO, BOSCH, wxo was. MEMBER ae noe “OF THES PRP 5 was, A COMMUNIST.» See areas oe >of ‘FEBRUARY B65: 1973, VECTANA FURNISHED. A ‘REPORT DETATLENG. Be . rn | THE. MAKEUP’ AND: ‘activities: OF. THE PRPs MUCH OF THE REPORT . - _CONTATNED™ “VECIANA® S OPINION AnD: INDICATED THAT HE: ‘AND MaNoLe” a RAY WERE THE wost ‘CAPABLE AND: INFLUENTIAL: MEMBERS OF THE PRP, {| DoeId: 32313052 Page 7
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e pease une er. the ‘dohn )° DATE: 11-14-2017 . a A es a SUR a Be \ _ PAGE. E roun mn (62- sag SE ¢ R. E oa SOE Aa ON "UNNAMED ‘COMPANY. IN PUERTO RICO. ThicrDEWtAL TO THIS IiEs=, TIGATION,. IRS) AGENTS DISCOVERED THAT VECTANA Hap IN Hts, ee ee ! POSSESSION. Two KEYS: 10 THE ‘SAFE. DEPOSIT: ‘BOX. OF. FELIX. Oe ee a. ZABALA. AT THe “REPUBLIC. NATIONAL. BANK rant rent | “PLACED. 7% “SEAL on ‘ZaBaLAt $ BOs, NUMBER. 2925, AND VECIANA | oo SLAIWED tha: ZOBALA was A BUSINESS FRIEND: AND THAT HE was es 2 MERELY ‘HOLDING. THE: “KEYS: ‘FOR. ZABALA: WHILE ZABALA was: TRAVEL ee a! LNG SOMEWHERE Lik Sout ‘ANERTCA. eh eee Cae , are sof ota ’ : 5 aoe aa we UF gan INDICES: REFLECT! “uneROUS” REFERENCES. FOR ANTONIO web jy | VECTANAS, THE FILES FOR THESE REFERENCES. ARE, PRESENTLY BEING me Ce - REVIEWED, AND LF any INFORMATION. OF: PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE: eh VELOPED, SUCH: INFORMATION: WILL! BE. PROMPTLY (REPORTED: TOO Tw AILEW: OF THE: ‘SUCCESSFUL TNTERVIED- or(uaseed « SAN JUAN C55 . “SHOULD “CONSIDER. THE MATTER’ OF WHETHER OR. NOT (Supsect- SHOULD: C5O. oe THE ‘BUREAU AND: ‘sa As Oe ORE me ‘ CONTINUE” to an 18 WEL HE. ‘Has. Lays: + DONE | KEEPING Ee ' Doeld: 32313052 Page 9
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TRETea=Ed amdan7tbe J ohn F.. 7 PATE 11-14- 2017 ‘ "Bete of transcription 2 : 4/3227 7 on(apri). } 11), 1977, FELIX ZABALA aas}was iy interviewed Wee: by Special Agents (SAs) PAUY, 4. RUSH and HARRY B BRANDON, III, -in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the course of. the interview, Pee! ZABALA furnished the following information: Cs) , _CGABALA edvised - that) during his recent) contacts with C5) Cuban Govetnment intelligenc® Sources, they requested he gather any information whatsoever concerning Cuba that worla appear in Puerto Rican or United States newspapers and magazines. They reguested that he participate in- the anti -CASTRO movement in . Puerto Rico so that-he could later advise the Cuban intelligence. Service (CUIS) of the activities of the Coordinacion de Organi- zaciones Revolucicnarias paras (Coor r@ination cof United Revolu- . tionary Organizations) (CORU) ,f FRANK CASTRO» RETINOL RODRIGUEZ C5) GUSTAVO CASTILLO, ENRIQUE NUNEZ, MANOLO LE DO, BEBO FRI NCO] and ANTONIO VECIANA. At this point (ZABALA) added that to the curs,¢3 J _ CORU is the same as. Accion Cubana (Cuban Action) (AC) ane the. . Frente De Liberagion Nacional De Cuba (Cuban National Liberation - — a in information he could obtain) cofcerni ng the progress of theCs J me rongr essicnal KENNEDY assassination committee as well as the 3 parsons responsible for Che death of ALO VERA.) They mentione ea C$ that they were of che opinion that(coru dia away with VERA duel SJ. wus Om, 1(tS|¥E sfeott Ata 9 [4|e) oe oo , to internal arguing According t ZABALA,) the CUIS showe@ anc $7) Q interest{in VERA]as “they stated thev knew he was in Buenos Aires ,Cs"\ — Arggntina | when’ a Cuban Embassy worker was Shot. ZARALA stated that jon The date of his latest co ntact with the CUIS he advised them that he has not been able- tO gather any pertinent informa~ tion concerning the above-mentioned individuats inasmuch as he has been (totally occupied with his promotion WOrkK.| The cours cs] requested(that ZABALA \determine any information possible (7S_\ the CUIS had never asked anything about Duerto Rico ether than their interest in the above~ “mentioned i ndividuals, ae aut a i BY. SWS REASON: 1.5 (Ce 38 DECLASSIFY ON: X E)-30r Ret Inter tewed on. A fasT7 o_$an Juan, Puc Puerto. ico Filo # SZ. 65-514 Gensel] ) it | , Ce f.. i SAs PAUL M. RUSH and yt ee | jy :HARRY’ BR, BRANT DON, NI LI/PMR/Ime date disstea_ ALD ae Toa locument contains neither recommendo:} ions nor conclusions of the FRI, i ‘is the property of the FB! ‘and 15 we to your agency; meme 4 its contents are Rot fo be distribu s outside your agency. | Doclda: 32313052 Page i1 Pront) (FLNC). ZABALA stated that] the CUIS was also interested C$ - regarding the location of (GASPAR E. JIMENEZ. Z2ABALA stated thats]
. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aeot “ot 1992" (42 USC: 2107 fo “sg 65-5149) ee re ee, co ee at gee a en Dean Gere ZABALA “advised that)the Cuban Government EO aware of who. was responsible for the killing of several | C52. members of (the "Pragmatistas"” in Miami, Florida. The CUIS told him the nasies and at this moment ,CZABALA| cannot reealic s) who they were... He stated that the CUIS identified them as. “members of the('Pragmatistas."  ZABALA added thaflthe cuis CS 3 ‘has never stated or inferred that they had any intelligence agents working in Florida. Gin reviewing his activities in Chile in 1971 Cs. (@ABALA stated that he was recruited For the planned ifting 5) of CASTRO by VECLANA in Miami, in 1971. At this time VECIANA ‘| was a United States Embassy emplovee in Bolivia. (Grom Cs. stated that after theyJplan med the attack, which was based on information VECIANA said that he had received from a Chilean, - that CASTRO was coming to Chile in October of 1971, that Cs) (ZABALA) flew to Venez uela a and] VECTANA went .to Bolivia, alee aie stated that)\|.JUAN DOMINGUEZ an MARCO. RODRI GUEZ,:-two' anti- -CASTRO.. Cuban exiles from Miami, also went to Venezvela(with hinJto€s begin training in photography and television caméra techniques as the plot involved their posing as cameramen. (ZABALA said SJ that shortly after he arrived in Venezucla, he)went to Chile 4 in February and rented an apartment for the use -of DOMINGUE - a and RODRIGUEZ. (Ha was] in Chile for two or three days. Ganpatn LS) was unable to rétall the location of that apartment ZABALA added thatjJshortly after this, VECIANA and’ a Cuban exile named NAPOLI, d¥Yove to Chile from Bolivia with the guns and grenades to be used in the attempt. The arms weré hidden under the back. seat of a United States Embassy car VECIANA used to transport | Sd the arms. The arms were later hidden ira closet of the apartment and NAPOLI and VECTANA returned to Bolivia. The two cameramen went te Chile in July to await CASTRO's arrival. They had in their possession forged Venezuelan and Dominican _ passports which(ZABALA had vrenpared. ZABALA] got the | passportl$ D from indigent Venezuelan and Dominican natidnals in Venezuela by telling them thatGe could}She} m them enter the United States (S$) They gave (him their p assports as(he s aid hejJwould need them. Cs J (ZaBal LA stated that he steamed the pictures off the passports Cs") and replaced them with photographs of RODRIGUEZ and DOMINGUEZ. He then (sta amped them with bogus Governmerit stamps which veciana CS) ad made previous! ly. .(ZABALA stated that] the Federal Bureau of C$") \ Kpermrerne mimics pu gemmnerararueanorne tat enamine eer eer re mo a : i . DoclId: 32313052 Page 12 t
| Reléasea under the: John ; Fe “Ren édy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19 DATE: 11- 14-3017) me a ss aes - Inves stigation (PBI): had taken these: stamps’ from VECIANA's : _. home. in Miami in a subseqyent: search. (CZABALA stated cheb OSI . when. the plot’ failed, pe sta explained, ZABALA stated ' that) DOMINGUEZ ,. who said he had been recognized by a cousin™. . in CASTRO's party, fled to 30livia and RODRIGUEZ, who hed had an appendicitis attack went to Venezuela. _ RODRIGUEZ, who was a Federal fugitive at the time, later re turned to _Miami where he was arrested on Federal charges. [ZABALA C Cs added that the "General®) confirmed that one of CKETRO! s former. bodyguards was famed DOMINGUEZ and had been in Chile with Premier CASTRO in 1O7L: CURPALA added that Jone of the 3 persons he knew to be involved in the plot with VECIANA was a Chilean senator named_ RENE PARADES, and had-.a slip of paper which had kis 1971 Santiago telephone number as 621i1 (office) ,. and 2595 98 (home) . oe a , —_ | GABALA stated hag] veczama later | told nad)enat wie 50 7 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contact Im this Watter was | _ ,code name "BISHOP," although GABALA said he Inever actually Cs3 ; - met this man. VECIANA said recentiy that this was the same "BISHOP" who was with him when they talked to_LEE HARVEY OSWALD in Dallas before President KENNEDY's death. (ZABALA stated C that jVECIANA was the only source of this information: concerning LEE HARVEY OSWALD contact in Dallas one month before that assassination. (He stated. thaes VECIANA had put this informations ] in the supposed letter_from VECIANA's secretary to FIDEL CASTPO,. VECIANA had/told ZABALA)\that VECIANA, "BISHOP," and OSWALD met C$). in a downtowH Dallas office approximately one month before the | actual KENNEDY death. (@aBALA stated that he believed thaiJvecrana | want cea 659 gy the letter mentioned above routed to FIDEL CASTRO so as to cause strife in relations which were improving between_the United States and the Cuban Government. Ge stated tna )VECrAN waCs’} ' probably felt that a disclosure such as this concerning CIA . activities and the Chilean piot against CASTRO would cause the Cuban Government. to break off relations and cause adverse | publicit ty against the United States. VECTANA originally wanted to route that letter to FIDEL CASTRO via the Czechosiovakian Embassy in Washington, BD. Cc. GABALA Stated that he himself Cs3 suggested that he handle it ‘through his sister in Cuba} The a ; DocId: 32313052 Page 13
“jReléased ‘under the Joh F. Kennedy" Agease ination. Records’ ‘Colkection:’ Act ot: F992 (44 USC 2207 Heder " DATE: ‘11-14-7017 ~ ; _ ; yet letter was “subsequently sent (by, ZABALA to his sister tor C8) routing} to FIDEL CASTRO and fér this reason/ZABALA's sister cs) con tasted (ZABALA, and requested that he come(to Jamaica.( 3$— VECYIANA was.in favor of oaBALD nakine such trips and coritactina the cvis, and(VECIANA pa id ABALA for\ the Cs) expenses involved (in his first trip.|(At this point, So cs}. 4 ; stated that he|has advised VECIANA of all of the results cf Po his recent trips and contacts with the CUIS. CQABALA state 0 C53 co _. that jJVECIANA had placed in the above-mentioned letter the — : names of Mr. BISHOP, BLAIR, and KAIL, who VECIANA had reported ;. °° Were members of the CIA and who were werking in the United ce States, Embassy in Cubg prior to PIDEL CASTRO's takeover. (CZABALA stated that he Shas never been able to determine i C30 VECIANA is himself a CIA Agent y. Coan ALA}wa as questioned as to the political sympath; 653 of a current resident of. Puerto Rico, MANOLO RAY... CGABALA so) stated thatJhe worked for the. CASTRO government as minister ore public works after: ‘CASTRO came to power’in Cuba and ae awe wee CA ds oy the time of the Bay of) Pigs invasion, he was against FIDEL rae rRO In 1963 and 1964, MANOLO RAY formed an oe aay hase knowr ' JURE in Puerto Rico. CZABALA advised)that RAY has CS) lived in Puerto Rico all the time that he has been out of Cuba, and that around 1974 RAY had a construction business ‘possibly dealing with architecture" in Jamaica. (He stated C CS) that) RAY had the >usiness for a two or three year period and had to leave Jamaica due to visa reasons. RAY believed Varn the Cuban Government wanted him out of Jamaica. (anaLA | 3 considered RAY to be a social Democrat, politically speaking. He added that. RAY still has his Cuban citizenship and is urrentlyvuin bad Financial straights. (ZABALA stated)that che 05) "General,"Jon Ganvary_ll, 1977, Gn Panana.{ wanted tofhaveZ$7) “#ABALA have his sister Jédntact 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. (ZABALA reported that he toid his sister, and she}saw MANOLO RAY on (January is) 1977, ings San Juan, Due. Lo Rico, for a period.of three to four hours. (CGZARALA's sister told rer. (xnnahs had to think about ann sd .. oe ARG dseuses ee GPm Seana aa iS AS 6 ee CECA Eee Deana I orez3 Cuban Government's offer. ABALA's sister (AMALIA) gave MANOLO RAY her address, numBér 1140 Nuevo Vedado, Calle 39, Havana, Cuba. ZARBALA added that\for a five minute period ‘ prior to departure of his sister MANOLO RAY discuss sed sonething©S) : nr briefly with(his Nee ; 2 . 18 HRP AERI ne EA eREae O LER EERE IY alae WR Ps Qe mreronts SES rit athe ic at ccotnet ete cea te ee ani aie ena ae Des ae aR etkar aw iDEN PS AAG ak SCR SEGA CES RA EE SAN ASR AB Sa ASS | Docld: 32313052 Page 14
8 ge gg (ss-s14.\(5) : oP UES ce me, (zapana was questioned about_the current status of Coch, 7 é the information which@ $. was previously furnished on (April 8,)T9? . by(himself) concernin “CSI MARTIN \was the truth. (2ABALA stated that Jaccording fo his fo. “Bister, MAS MARTIN has a Serious drinking problemland is no 3 : onger a high ficial in the Cuban Government. @ZABALA statea \Cs } that (MAS: MARTIN is currently working with a(Ccattl] project € S “around Matansas, Cuba. (He stated that MAS MARTINUwas with Ce CASTRO in the mountaiNS prior to his takeover of the Government 2. in Cuba and that Later, Sent hee eras Gaul “the(air secretary,€ S$.) d ZABALAJadded_that(MAS MARTIN lwas at one time the Radio Havana.) — lrector of 4 (G@ABALA stated thatlin october, 1966, VECIANA and C33 another individuel, a. resident of Miami, Florida, and the editor of Replica Magazine.there, MAX LESNIK, sSavised GABALR)thatee) ' ‘ALDREGUIA GALLEGO reportedly got $20,000.00 from the Cuban | \ Government_during 1976, for some unknown reason. (/ZABALA C$_) |. stated that)GALLESO had been working in Miami-at @ finance: ra company and that now he is the owner of a pet store. Srpara CS stated that he Jhad told(the "General Son(November 29) 1976, € S$] this information concerning GALLEGO, and there was no reaction whatsoever... - wo oo (GABALA stated that)in his recent contacts with theCSJ . SUIS, he had given very little information concernin VECIANA Crstnon RODRIGUEZ, GUSTAVO. CASTILLO, and FRANK CASTRO.\ He cs stated that on the times that he was contacted by the CUIS they showed him pictures and asked him about various people. At the same time they taved all of the conversation nd offered him 5 ‘alcoholic beverages. They had advised G@ABALA that they would C$ . very much eppreciate if he could get VECIANA outside the vs United States. CZABALA believed that) hovuld this occur, the Cs) _ Cubans would attempt to seize him'by some manner. -C2RBALA grated that the Cuban Vice-Consul_in Mexico City, on March 23,) 1927, told him that (CARLOS jana the "General" wanted to see him inGiexico Cityjon (May 19,) 1377. VABALA Cs” Stated that}he advises the Cubafis that he is or nis way to make a-meet by(calling the Cuban Embassy.in Mexicg City and * asking if the visa for Dr. MIRANDA PRADC: is ready .JC 51) de SECRET oo. | Docld: 32313052 Page 15
-Reléased under the John F . Kennedy Assassination Records C DATES: 11-14-2017 - fe SRE (zasata stated that he currently has two post officeO Ss") boxes. Hé~has an old box which is‘ located in Old San Juan,» co 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 Office Box - - Number 40287.‘ Both boxes are under his-full. name. He stated . ‘that the Cubans know of his postal box/in Santurce, Puerto Rico. JOS) .. _The CUIS at one time wanted to know howt ey could contact _ oS (Garataand he suggested a Post Office box.26 3 an (ZaBara advised that at this timefhe is on very good Cs) relations With his Cuban contacts. He stated that(Earos\and CS) the "General")had mentioned on several occasions thatf{they ZS : - would like him to go to Cuba for a vacation with them.) © Gasata was, questioned about his involvement in an Cel -embezzleméht matter in the early 1970's, which involved his | indictment and later imprisonment and probation, - ZABALA stated |. that his group, which included VECIANA,{himsel£,) and four other C$] - Cuban exilesf{who were residents of Venezuela: SECUNDINO ALVARES. s) ANTONIO AROCHA, AGusTIN BARES, and Engineer LUCILO PENA,\. wanted to raise money for the Chilean operation which is mentioned ~ above, He stated_that the latter four individuals are probably Still (in Venezuela\as he last saw them in 1971 or 1972 there. /¢ (2RBALA advised that if)the CUIS would want to contact £57) him for some reason they could possibly use(his sister)to “J contact him telephonically. He stated that they- could also — possibly contact him throysh his new Santurce, Puerto Rico,- ost) postal box. CZABALA stated) at this point that he did not think cs '\ _ that they would use it. © co ; to, i (@apaia stated that} over the period of the last severaiCS') months he had received a total of approximately $1,900.00 from _ the CUIS for his expenses. GABALA stated thatShis only source Cs) of income at this time is revenue, received from his handling of the/fChinese. tircus Group.) C $ G@ELIX ZABALA advised that jpossibl on Wednesday,CS _} : - 7 Gpr ii. 13.) 1977, he would have to travel to/L Angeles, California JUS} te handle some arrangements for the above-mentioned ChineseC 5 ) oe Circus Group.] He stated. he would return to. Puerto. Rico, probably - i, On Saturday, [April 1677 1977.C5 . . P SECRET i : \ hunsenanidtictamentnainetboton scene ne conmemtascasetittngress mye mes - Docld: 32313052 Page 16
“Rebkeaked under“ the sehr = “DATE! 11-14-2017 - wed Ce (ZABALA wags Jquestioned as to his method of travelin "to (Panam early in(January, 1977. ~ ZABALA stated)that he CS traveled on Monday mornin January 19, 1977, with Eastern, ‘Airlines flight rumber( 958 to Miami, and immediat ly went on to Panama.) He stated. that he spent one night in(Panama and. immediately returned to Puerto.Rico via Miami, CS. CSI The interviewing Agents questioned(ZABALA Jas to $3 polygraph examination as to the truth of all of the facts mentioned in this interview and those accoynts mentioned i the latter half of his interview of(April 8) 1977, and hee $3 responded positively without hesitation. | ' Doel: 32313052 Page 17
. Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC Fi? ee DATE: 11-14-2017 wy — 4/11/77 , AIRTEL 8 E CRET TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-132711) FROM: SAC, SAN JUAN (98-18) SUBJECT: (FELIX ZABALA } uas \S) IS-CUBA 00: SAN JUAN Re San Juan teletype to Bureau, 4/8/77. Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of nh FD-302 reflecting results of interview with {the subject) on C+) 4/8/77. ‘ } - ce ro San Juan, following a(a/it 1 ‘interview with bref $9 suvjeed) wit furnish the Bureau Wit evaluation of the ¢ subject as a potential OA.} It is recognized that the the OF ) FD-302 poses some unresolved questions; however, San Juan anticipates obtaining clarification during the (4/1177, inter-( S_) view. 4 , . ‘ ei EE py ET ys ee ee The Byreau will be expeditiously furnished. the results of ene asiiy77 interview. C$3 alates | sEQRYT CLASSIFIED BY: S Wlgd’ gp ge Classif Ved by 2072 REASON: 15 (Ces rom GDS, Category 2.& 3 DECLASSIFY ON: X ae eclassif ication: Indefinite Os ; Date fa) (<ELS me 4 - Bureau (Ene. 3) 3} ~ San Juan . HBB /Imt: pms Y - Serialized Indexed_ Filed ! DocId: 32313052 Page 18
| DATE: 11-14-2017 i _—_ A [Released tinder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 . f “t ; 4/11/77 ; AIRTEL | | SECRET TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105~132711) FROM: SAC, SAN van(ceosns 0) SUBJECT: (euurx ZABALA a7) S—CUBA 00: SAN JUAN Re San Juan teletype to Bureau, 4/8/77. - Enelosed for the Bureau are three copies of an 33 FD~302 reflecting results of interview withcthe subject on C. 4/8/77. sub ject )will furnish the Bureau Wit evaluation of the C subjecf as a potential OA. ) It is recognized that the enclosed} FD-~302 poses some unresolved questions; however Juan anticipates obtaining clarification during, ehe(aalye? inter- cs\ view. 3 San Juan, following a Epil interview with Khe C S The n will be expeditiously furnished the | results of =O 1y77 7, interview. C 6) . a Salis |g CLASSIE -BEASON: 15° (e - DECLASSIFY ON: X_CAN SECRET assified by-2072-— Txempt—from GDS 7 Gategory 2-& 3 | DaterefDeclassitications<i definite / G J. San Juan Searched 5-5 ogg T13B /Iimft : pms | | tied / . ' — ) . TH? SERED WATEATNT AV TAAL ; Docld: 32313052 Page 19
| RéTeased under DATE: 11-14-2017 Me _ Co ; oot oO _ : a * mat i, §$4095¢ 1og99257 00 ‘Ha mm Be a Do, 7 oN OT mo . es mo , AUD FORMATION pCON TAINED” ‘ Ai 7 my ‘ 77 . 2 M I 5 SY OW Ons ea Sh Ft San “ani Css 5149). P) "SE SHON OnE : TO DIPECTOR ° (19521327119 IMMED LT a iam {es5- seas) i MEDIATE * iil Stine a . REASON: 15° { €. at Tog foe _DEGLASSIFY ON: ee) | : ee (Fevix ZABALA MASS. 1S-CUBA. “00::, Bae oe a PEFEREN CE SAN JUAN TELE “TYPE TO BUREAU! APPIL 6; 1977. Ss on | ou (sprn. gy 1977 Cond WAS INTERVIEWED, AT LENGTH ano CSD. , “rupnisi THE. FOLLowrng le oo Ce a : ces aa Csi B.jecT| aburrrED HIS ncTIVITIES ‘WITH CUBAN. ‘aint AND CON - 7 TACTS/ WITH CASTRO INTELLIGENCE’ AGENTS 1H Gata ca ON ‘OCTOBER | 28. cst IN 765. NOVEMBE PBs 1976 5 AND NOVEMBER 29. y 1976, IN KINGSTON, samarcay\ © ON (GakuaRY 12, 1977) IN -Pawatiny) a nD on(faRen 22, 1977, IN MEX to C$ , erty} FoLLowrite AN ABORTED: ATTEMPT. TO. CONTACT in(wexteo CITY. ON C5) Ny as MAPCH 194.1977 sussecToourtnneo 1 INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY ‘FUPNISHED PEGARDING HIS, ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS. ‘WITH THE INFORMATION CLOSELY : Doeld: 32313052 Page 20
Pleased ‘under © DATE: 11-14-2017 . ¢ ‘ . ‘ e = ennedy Assassination ecordas Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 71 PAGE Tyo. sy 65- 5-51}? TAP SECRET PAPALLELING THAT PPEVIOUSLY. ‘wsouty Gus sec Kas NEXT + covtaetC SD SCHEDULED ron( fay. 18) 1997, ‘in/MEX ICO: city) NO NEW sicwtricant CS) _ DETAILS REGARDING THESE CONTACTS “FURNISHED 6 FULL PECORD OF INTER= VIEW WILL BE. EXPE DITIOUSLY FUR NISHED’ TO FBIH@ wHEA TRANSCRIBED «-” a ae Sh IBJECT ADVISED: HE BECAME: INVOLVED. WITH CASTRO. 60 VER NMEWT Cs 3 ON BEHALF ‘oF \awron ro vec fits BUSINESS PARTNEP AND. CLOSE sprews)@89 | "vec Tati APPROACHED SUBJECT TW, SEPTEMBEP OF 1978, STATING THAT. we CO / HAD BEEN CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE UNITED STATES CONGRESS 10 NAL ~ a | COMMITTEE, INVESTIGATING THE as SSASSINATIOM OF PRES IDENT. ‘KENNEDY. DUR" ING 19°76, wo GOR av UNEXPL| INED REASON NEEDED’ TO. pustrery C$ | ESTABLISH HIMSELF aS 4: FORMER: CIA OPERATIVE. ttn Gen JCD a , THAT HE, A oln coNTacT WITH A CODE. NAME OF “BISHOP,” AND LEE _HAPVEY" OSWALD -HAD A MEETING APPROXIMATELY ONE HONTH PP IOP: TO THE, I “assast SINATION OF KENNEDY IN 1963. -VECIANA DID NOT ‘FURNISH aly OTHER _rnFormation (to. THE susect} vec tata (REQUESTED THAT THE cso SUBJECT JFUPNTSH CUBAN PREMIER FIDEL caSTRO, GarousH 1 THE SUB JECT" s E83 SISTER. IW oui veALLs CONCERNING vee PARTICIPATION IN At 1971 PLOT TO ASSASSINATE CASTRO IN CHILE. © THE ‘PUPPOSE OF FURNISHING THIS: INFORMATION was’ IN-THE HOPE THAT CASTRO would no "BROADCAST THESE DETAILS ON: RADIO. HAVANA», WHICH Is. CLOSE LY wo aa : . a . - 7 . foots : _- dh. a . foe, Pan : . Cote yi . ~ . : . DocId: 32313052 Page 71
Released der the John .F. ‘Kennedy Assassination Records Co Trection Act. or 155 Uae Use 2107 Notey. DATE: i1- 14-2017 . a an . . via ee Tf PAGE THREE 84 65-514 6) We: SEC | MONITORED BY Many CUBANS” 18 mrAMte VECIANA, HOPED THAT PUBLIC EXPOSUPE OF HIS CIA ‘ROLE WOULD. ESTABLISH HIM AS A. FORNER CIA . AGENT iT, FOR REASONS” NoT: expramen) C53. — Gunuzer ADVISED - THAT HEL WAS PICKED aSlvecsnnn Groans HIM oD AND WEY THAT -HE)COULD DELIVER THIS MESSAGE THROUGH HIS: sister, CS avaL.te ng.\(S8 2807. FURTHER. STATED THAT HIS DELIVERY’ OF THE cs J MES SAGE WOULD BE CREDIBLE. AS HE ano) vEctawa HAD ACTUALLY PaPTICIPATED ‘Ii’ THIS PLOT TO KILL GASTRO, -awoCtHeT THEY }HaD C32 _— INDICATION THAT T GASTRO HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PLOT «, (eons) WAS TO STATE ‘THAT: HE HAD PEGENTLY Hab. A: FALLING OUT WITH” | - VECTARA 0 VER’ BUSINESS MaTTERS an was TAKING THIS’ ACTION AS ‘PEVENGE . SUBJECT yas to ADMIT HTS PARTICIPATION: IN THIS PLOT rcs A FURTHER Means ‘oF ESTABLISHTHG. qREDIBILITY. J re . Cowart STATED THAT HE AND)VECT#NA HAD ACTUALLY BEEN A. any ; PAR TOF THIS 1971; C18 BACKED LOT IN CHILE. (sve sect SAID THAT HE: Je Was PECRYITED BY THE cla(iN. ian jro TAKE PART IN. THIS PLOT, aan CS3 | uITH Juan DOMTNOLEZ, AND Marco PODPIGUEZ , FELLOW CUBA NSEXILES NOT. OTHER™ IDENTIFIED, (GBs80t YENT TO BOLIVIE IN 197] AND we) CS ebiAIN. AND THE cre AGENT. “BISHOP” BEGAN PLANNING THE ASSASSINATION ~ OF .C CASTRO THE ATTEMPT, AS ‘To TAKE PLACE DURING’ A PPO JECTED » i ' Doeld:32313052 Page 22
‘ Released tinder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Co rection Bot of 1997 (44 ec 2107 “Ho te y. DATES 1i- 14- 2017 ; he a - H . . on ~ . . uf PAGE FOUP | su a8) + ve SECRET a y rn visit ¢ OF CASTPO. TO” CHILE. AT THE TINE, VECTAWA WaS WORKING = | : | AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE U. Ss EMBAssy IN BOLIVIA, HAVING BEEN” “so “EMPLOY YED SINCE 1967, “DoMtNas EZ AND RODRIGUEZ, WENT. TO a os ‘VENEZUELA. IN [971 WKERE THEY BEGAN 2 41x MONTH SCHOOL ‘IN TELEVISION “camiRa use AS THEY WERE- TO, PASS AS CAMERAMEN WHEN THE. a 7 - ASSASSINATION TOOK PLACE» THEY WEPE TO HAVE fh WEAPOW, THSEDE A Be _ FUNCTIONING TeV. CAMERA AND “KILL CASTRO. aT A NEWS CONFERENCE, | FLEEING. IN THE, ENSUING conruston + (SiBuEC T STATED THAT) THE i acrunt C5 7 » = “‘UEAPON, AND HARD GRENADES 10.BE USED, WERE SENT FROM THE UNITED ‘STA ATES TO THE “EW asey IW BOLIVIA VIA ‘DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND - SUBSEQUENTLY DPLVEN To SANTIAGO, CHILE, IN.A Us S. EMBASSY - VEHICLE TO AVOID DETECTION. _Gibseer stereo rhea CHILEAW C53. ARMY GENERAL y WHOSE WaMe HE couLD NOT RECALL, WAS ALSO PAPT OF THE PLot. THE: F PLOT. FaTLED yHEN DOMINGUEZ. ‘AND RODRIGUEZ FORGOT THE WEAPON FOR THE CAMERA , ‘PROBABLY. DUE ‘TO- WERVES, “DURING THE . ‘ FIPST PPE ESS CONFERENCE “A SUB SEQUENT, ATTEMPT: PLANNED. FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. as ABORTED. as ONE OF | THE MEN AS STRIKEN WITH | APPENDICITIS AXD- THE SECOND “MAW FLED “CHILE As He STATED HE HAD ‘BEEN PECOGN IZED. BY ORE OF CASTRO'S: PARTY DURING. THE. FIP ! a ~ ‘ - . : _ ot - \ — , - ‘ og foo, . . . Sic fe i ied? ; - | DocId: 32313052 Page 23
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination ecords Collection Act o DATE: 11-14- 2017 - a - wae . oo Se ee eS ‘ ‘PAGE FIVE sues! Ae crore Pre ee en ATTEMPT. (Sw seer STATED -HE DHAS- HAD NO. CONTACT WLTH retae: CS) C16 SINCE THAT TIMES | Ce ors ee uv Go CT WaS ALSO" asig)to. CONFIRM PAPT TCIPATION oF ‘ORLANDO C53 Po BoscH AND FRANK CASTRO: IN’ THE: 30 MB ING OF THE CUBANA ALPLINER | rN BAPB BADOS N19 976 AS ‘vderana Gunes ISHED HIM WITK THIS iwropmsaron SCSI (Gource STATED THATS }OSCH, CAS STBO:s A CUBAN EXTAE YORKING “FOP THE Cs) | GOVEPNME ENT oF VENEZ UE La: NAMED. ORLANDO GARGEA, AND AN U * UWENOUNE “BRIGADE 2596 LEADER, MET. IN THES D DoMTWLCAN REPUBLIC ‘AND PLANNED “THE BOMBING. BOSCH LATER FLEW To VENEZUELA TO CONTROL ee Tes EMPT AND was MET BY "0 NO" MO JRALES| TN VENEZUELA» MORALES | HAD PREVIO OUSLY TESTIF LED ‘AGAINST BOSCH I TNA MIAMI ‘TRIAL, HOWEVER, ca 1 WORALES FURNISHED Bosch WITH” AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON AND: OFFERED A: CAP. ~ ; AND, DRIVER AND AN APARTMENT.” Bose H STILL DID NOT. TPUST ROPALES as AND. INSTEAD STAYE 2D WITH AL PEDO” AGUIAR, A A NOTHER CUBAN. EXILE an a (Sus scr was Top THaT)THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA’ BACKED THIS cs — Now. Sard THaT THEY. SHOULD BORIC TOGETHER AS FELLOW CuBANS PLOT , WITH THE BOMB SCHEDULE D TO GO OFF WHILE THE PLANE’ WAS ON | io "THE, GPOUND IN BAPBADOS.. THE, PLANE DEPARTED EARLY, WITH THE 2, : 4 aa . , fon, _ PESULTRD TRAGEDY WHICH Mas So: ENORMOUS. THAT CORL (THE GROUP a: ; DocId: 32313052 Page ?4
E. - ' Released under the-Jehn Fk 7 Seas a ee lai” id afion—Kec = CoLleclion Act of 19e2- i445 i DATE: 11-14-2017 . Se en USC 2107 Hote). ; . a - HEAT MED BY “BOSCH AND CASTRO) Wo ULD Not TAKE CREDIT FOR. THE “ACT a: _ Gros WAS ‘NOT “ABLE TO. FURNISH. ANY NAMES OF OB AN. Cok NTACTS C5D- “TN THE (UNITED STATES. OP. PUERTO FICO y. ALTHOUGH | HE. ‘DID STATE THAT HE WAS INSTRU iCTE ED, DURING HIS JANUARY | 1, 1977, MEET 8 ‘PANAMA, 10” TELL HIS SIS STERS A IAL TA wHO Was VISITING HIM IN PUERTO. ‘PICO AT. THE. mh ‘onracy A. cuba EXILE In SAN. ‘JUAN NaMeD MANOLO. RAY « Gir - cs3 JECT ST TES ee NoT rouD(ey THE E CUBANS: OR. HIS “SISTER THE. reason) “ROP THE a0 NTACT BUT “xNows(THAT sigjor cONTACT RAY, ° PAY WAS DES- Es). -CPIBED As, 4 LOCAL ARCHITEGTURAL ENG INE ZER -AND APPEARED TO BE ‘IDENTI-’ céAL TO "MEL PAY» AKA, Is-ciBa", GUFILE 9T- ~4B48) oe Cx ECT: STATED THAT) HE, HIMSELF Is A FIRM ANTI- -commuNTST AND cs Has ONLY BECAME: INVOLVED WITH THE CUBAN covenninenn(30: j OPDEP TO CS) ASSIST | 18 CLOSE FRIEND, VEC IANA HOWEVER , ‘HE IS) WLLL ING oe COOPERATE WITH THE FBI It a? MANNER DESIPED, LINGLY ‘DING’ CONTINUED | 7 coltacts ‘yITH: CUBAN, INTELL IS ENCE. sus JECT) »PPEARED TO BE SINCERE | PEON HIS BELIEFS. WHE 4, AFTER many | HOURS OF DENYING HIS INVOLVEMENT. i HE FINALLY BROKE AND AD NITTED HIS nrauioLenent . Gisuect sara) wap eS) . BEEN In CONSTANT FEAR. OF HIS. LIFE fan EXPRES SED RELIEF AT ‘FINALLY aa BEING ABLE To: TELL His STORY: AND, EXPPESSE DA DESIPE TO WORK WITH THE FBI. | SuJEGT)STATED 1 THAT HE WAS. EMOTIONALLY, AND. PI HY SIC SALLY + OE A, pata . fea Gf: ; taka id ‘ Doeld: 32313052 Page 25
[ Released under the oon F. ennedy Assassination. Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Hote “DATE: 11-14-7017 ‘ , u ’ / nog oo oo ‘ a ~, oe - | . ma eee oe oC. ; oe | ae a st “ PAGE SEVEN  a@ 65- sae) 1 SECRET we ES : EXHAUSTED een INTERVIEW AND, WHILE READILY, AGPEEING TO FURTHEP INTERVIEWS _ REQUESTED THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO SPEND THE EASTER | JEEXS END UNINTERRUPTED WITH HIS FAMILY... IN THE. INTEREST. oF MAINTAINING A goon ( PELaT IONSH IP WITH Gwsect)) renter WAS ‘opantep an Gupt ews). . BE REINTERVIE EWED. DURING EVENING OF [APRIL ighisr7,. AT A. "SAFE | G6) - HOUSE" WHICH WILL BE. OBTAINED FOR THIS, PU IRPOSE ¢. AT. THIS. ‘TIME SJ0 ‘WILL GO ove pC. JECTS JLER iGTHY STOPY AND oBTAIS FUPTHER OLARIFI- Co , CAT IOW AND VERIF [6aT TOW OF HIS STATEMENT s. IN ORDER, 10 test (Sup - C5) > JECT “Syveracary, S10 PROPOSES ougny 106(s0 secT) AS 70 HIS vitie-C3) ‘ » I NESS (TQ TAKE <A POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION « IT ES NOT BELIEVED: THAT THIS VILL: HAVE, A NEGATIVE EFFECT on Gre sue JE0T)) TF HE Has BEEN: TRUSTFUL, cxJ AS” HE STATED HE HAS BEEN- PREVIOUSLY POLYGRAPHED BY THE. cia. gan guat vw A REQUEST. TO DESIGNATE . SUBJECT AS AN on C53. | “aN: w1Li} FoRuARD COMPLETE TEXT OF INTERVIE ZV EA ARFCOS COUPIEP « ! THIS TELETYPE 1s CLASSIFIED ‘TOP SECRET. As DISCLOSUPE OF THE: pe INFORMATION HE ERE TN CO 1L.D REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO. “RESULT. IN EXCEPTIONALLY” GRAVE -Damack TO THE, NaT TONAL. SECURITY. : : DoelId:323135052 Page 26 t
| ReLeased-under-. the-dohn-E-+-Kennedy Assassination Records” CoEte “Toe DATE: “11+ 14- 2017. my . - - ore . : i ; . ~ ; ; ; . . aos . . a » . ; Pe ‘V . . 0. 098 sae57 APR’ 77, Be Bas “aus ewwodenetoN cotati | BL Oe ee ASSUFarD 2 excep my 5 aa Sau “aun (6 (1 “5 14) cP) -, a a) a . o ni THRERE SADR © OTHERWISE. ub .- a a 7 oe . toa pIRECTOR. (195- 13271) NMEDIATE Ps , | | ihe Of “MIAH (C85 ~ $346) aoe . all re ex.pue Su) A BT Se FE REASON: 16° (O-4).. ae aN ee! a __DEGLASSIFY ON: anal tel a hme iy ae 2 (Crauix on 008 a? oe. SE RE FERENCE SAN “JUAN, TELETYPE: TO BUREAU. ‘APRIL Sy AMT ae ee coe » on(aPrri 85) 1977,(sinecr vas » INTERVIEWED at “LEN@ TH AND esa oni THE FOLLOWING yoo. OEE ee pe “suture? eT) apMnrtey HIS keTIVITTES. ITH CUB aw GOVERNENT ‘AND CON aon 18765. “NOVEMBER By 1976 5- AND NOVEMBER 295 19765. IN ‘et S10 ty mS ons TANUARY: 105: 1977, IN -Pawamag) AND: on(mares 22y ‘19775: IN ‘wexrcols3 spoon, a ABORTED ATTEMPT To coNTAaCcT iN NEXICO. city on Css So. FACTS “ETH CASTRO. INTELLIGENCE agents Gn Gaiiaien ON: OCTOBER 2B. We | MARCH 195° 1977 sub.ecT) cour TRHED” INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY. FURNISHED . FEGAPDING HIS “ACTIVITIES, AND CONTACTS WITH THE INFORMATION CLOSELY 7 ae if ‘ Docld: 32313052 Page ?7
Released under the John E. Kennedy Asgassination Records Collection Ac t of 1997 (44 WSC S107 Notey: = . DATE: ae ‘Ld~ 2017 vo oO a OM an : a ~ poe : ee ee Tee “PAGE Tuo ce aii? Me SECRET Phe OS are ay * PARALLELING (THAT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN.» supseet eas. NEXT. cowraer CS 3 SCHEDULED: rosy 3).1977, ri{iexrco SITY) wo | NEW sentria 33 “pets REGARDING THESE: CONTACTS. FURNISHED. FULL RECORD oF INTER a a vrEy WILL BE: EXPEDITIOUSLY FURNISHED: ‘To: FRING. vHEW TRANSCRIBED = ee — Genet ADVISED HE BECAME. INVOLVED ETH “GASTRO, GOVERNMENT C5) ON BEHALF: oF }awronto veotabns (irs & BUSINESS PARTNER. AND: cLOse FRIEND. cs) ~ os -—vectana [PproncHED. ‘SUBJECT ‘IN SEPTEMBER, OF 19765 STATING THAT. HE ais HAD: BEEN ‘CALLED. To ‘TESTIFY BEFORE wien: SrATES, CONGRESSIONAL” - ~ ; COMMITEE INVESTIGATING THE, ASSASSINATION. OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY DuR- - a Ine 19768, Aw or + aN“ UNEXPLAINED ‘nEasoN,) NEEDED TO- PUBLICLY’ C53. ae eSTaLisn HIMSELF as AL FORMER’ cis OPERATIVE. mi ane) | THAT: HE, A cig. coNTacT: with CODE: ‘NAME. OF. “BISHOP 5” AND LEE oe | ‘HARVEY: -OStuMLD HAD. A MEETING APPROXIMATELY ONE vioNTH PRIOR TO. THE a | a ASSASSINATION OF. KE ENNEDYS IN 1963... _VECIANA: DID. NoT Fuptinsit “ANY ‘OTHER ‘raForvigrs08(fo THE, SiBUECT.  vectaua Geecuesre THAT: THE: esd “> sua cT\FuaNIsH “cwwaAn PREMIER F EDEL CASTRO y aroun £6 tHE SuRYECT" s. C53 | SISTER It cA, \OETAILS CONCERNING ‘vEcraNa's, PARTICIPATION INA es SI97P PLOT To ASSASSINATE, CASTRO mW CHILE. - THE ‘PURPOSE’ OF oe re “FURNISHING THIS: ‘ThFORHATION was IN OTHE, Nope: Teg GasTRO WOULD | oe "BROADCAST THESE DETAILS on, pabTo Havatiny, whTCH 1S cLoseLy. : me N, . . . 45 ad: 4 | Doel: 32313052 Page 28
Released Under, Che TOnn F. Remedy ABsSeSHTSTT OTe Records co Trection ac T or 19ST rn Tse ZIUT Hote = . _ DATE: 11- 14- 2017. ic : ; é oan ‘ a : "age THREE are 8 po SECRET, ees Pe 2 monte BY. MANY CUBANS IN THIAMT. - VECTANA HOPED THAT PUBLIC a -- expdSUPE OF HIS CIA ROLE WOULD ESTABLISH. HIM. AS. A FORMER. ca. fs nena Gon RE SONS ‘NOT. “BxLa eo) COD ee _ is SECT AbVISED” THAT HE WAS, PICKED, ae xin (esen wnt) AND” KNEW THAT x one m DELIVER. THIS  amsent Coot HIS SISTER, 2 ae ner MESSAGE WouLD- BE. ‘CREDIBLE. As HE x sitbetank 3 Had AcTUALLY® mo oe soa pos PARTICIPATED Ty THIS: PLOT, 10 KILL CASTRO y “ano Gat rieBnao O53: - yubroat row THAT ‘castRO Has SOME ie KNOHLEDGE OF THIS: PLOT. Gioaeer cu) “yas TO state THAT HE HAD. PECENTLY. Hada FALLING our, WITH VEStaNa ‘OVER BUSINESS, ‘MATTERS an, Was. TAKING THIS action AS. a REVENGE <SuBUECT was TO Aduar its PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLOT. as FURTHER “MEANS. OF dSTABL ISHTHE onspiB1LTTv) "- a ( CSuBsect STATED. THAT’ HE “aiiD)vEC atin 4 HAD ACTUALLY: ‘BEEN A ood 7 PaRT. OF THIS: 197. crn BACKED PLOT. IN CHILES Cat SAID That We] aay as PECRUITED BY. THE, eral i wtant)t0- TAKE PART EN THIS PLOT, mows 253 rp ny ' ae “yuan bommweuez AND: marco RODRIGUEZ, FELLOW CWBANSEXILES WoT) THERWISE WENTIFIED. (Su JECT WENT. ‘To. BOLIVIA. cc 1971 AND ve) C2) aay ein “ectibi, AND, THE, cia AGENT "BISHOP ‘BEGAN PLANNING THE ASSAS SINAT ION” OF CASTRO. THE ATTEMPT WAS. 10: TAKE PLACE’ DURING: A PROJECTED | . Doeld: 32313052 Page 29
- Released under the » Rennedy Assassination ecords, Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 wep - 4 PAGE FOUR - : sale i) APs SECRET . 7 a re ‘VISIT OF CASTRO TO” CHILE. - AT: THE TNME, VECIANA WAS WORKING oS ons. AN “EMPLOYEE OF THE Ue Se EMBASSY Iii BOLIVIA, Havitie, ‘BEEN. “$0 EMPLOYED SINCE. 19670 Dominguez AND RODRIGUEZ ENT TO. woes | VENEZUELA IW 1971 WHERE THEY BEGAN A SEX MOUTH SCHOOL: IN TELEVISION - LeaNERA USE aS THEY wERE 10. Pass 68. canigRa mit WHEN: THe To | - “ASS)SSINAT ION TOOK PLACES: THEY “VERE. ‘To HAVE: a WEAPON ThSLDE wo L FUNCTIONING Ts Ve CANERA Aub nL cAasTRO AT A NEWS "CONFERENCE, oe "peti | iW THE ENSUING.. CONFUSION. Guest STATED THAT JTHE acruCS) ieee, “ani. HAND GRENADES To ‘BE’ “USED 5 “MERE. ‘SENT FROM ‘THE vOITED: o states ‘TO THE EMBASSY rh BOLIVIA: via, DIPLOMATIC PoucH AND: | ear | UBSEQUEWTLY. oRIVEN 10" Sait iaco *, CHILE, | TN A Us Se EMBASSY. Bee » VEHICLE TO avorb DETECTION. * (upset, stated. iad )a cnatean C$ J es va “ARMY SERERAL WHOSE: WAME HE “COULD. NOT. RECALL; WAS ALSO. PART. OF | |THE) PLOT » THE PLOT FAILED” WHEW. DOMTNOUEZ AND RODRIGUEZ” Forgot ae The WEAPON FOR: THE. CAMERA, PROBABLY DUE TO. ‘NERVES 5 bur ne me pote paps: PRESS CONFERENCE» . A. “SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT PLANNED: FOR: TRE. aan ~ ROLLOUTIG DAY was ABORTED as. ONE OF THE MEN was. STRIKEW. WITH pee _« appenprerTts AND THE ‘SECOND: ‘wa: “FLED. CHILE AS. HE. STATED. HE Hab BEEN RECoGwIZED BY: ‘ONE’ OF cas sTho*s PARTY, Durtie THE FInst - ee | Doeld: 32313052 Page 30
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination R Co i 7 (14 TSC: a: ey. | DATE 1i- “1a 2017 pe van a Sear ae ta wa oo. ree a Po oN, an xs fo ne ee ee ee ee i a ae ot. i . Ne oN er KS be —— oe i ' . ' ro ‘ 4 : a . ee i “ ~ v » cs i, ; we N . - ‘ —_ . ot. a _ ae . a _ . os - Soe oo Me . : po vo Oy oe . ve Po ae! 2 oe pe Ra BS era ° pace FIVE so “514 ao SECRET. OE EE Sa ee ATTEMPTS Gsuecr 3 STATED wE)Has HaD No. colTtact: “WITH THE. 233. Oa ene “er: SINCE: THaT. ae ae a : Sea OL es a  @wucer was ALSO. “nBLs) 10 CONFIRM: PaRTICIPAtion OF sna 22) | ao * BOSCH AND: FRANK CASTRO. IN THE BOMBING OF- THE ‘CUBANA. eTPLINER: a a oe IW BARBADOS: IN 1976 As. “vectawa(FuritsHep, HI ‘WITH THIS wrote gCA)  Gource: STATED That }posen, CASTRO’, ‘A CUBAN EXILE. WORKING FOP THE Ls 3  GOVERNNENT oF vewezuet NAMED . ORLANDO earcin, an, aN ‘wrk a co BRIGADE 2596, LEADER: ‘eT IN “THE DoMIWIcal REPUBLIC. AND. PLAWNED De re THE BOM TVG s BoscH LATER FLEW ,70. VENEZUELA’ 10. CONTROL, THE ee "aT TBNPT AND: was. ET BY “Holo”. NORALES. WW VENEZUELA». ~jomies) s . Had, PREVIOUSLY. TESTIFIED. “AGAINST. nosey. 18 a MIAME. TRIALS. NOWEVE ey NOW ‘SAID THAT | THEY SHOULD “WORK TOGETHER aS. FELLOW, CUBAN. oe ; on HORALES "FURNISHED BOS scH yITH aN AUTOMAT Lc: MEAPOW AND. OFFERED A CAR. BND’ DRIVER AND- AW, APARTMENT. ‘BOSCH STILL. ‘BID ‘NOT. trust MORALES’ ee AND INSTEAD” STAYED. yar ALFREDO AQUTARS A OTHER CUBAN EXILE, po (Goat was. TOLD, ‘Hag Ewe BOVERA MENT OF VENEZUELA BACKED. THIS C8 ie PLOT, ITH THE: BOMB. SCHEDULED TO” Ge. OFF WHILE: THE PLANE NAS ‘ON sot N | THE grouND tN ‘BARBADOS ‘THE! PLANE DEPARTED, EARLY 5 WITH ‘THE 7 ‘ “PESULTED Teaser HOH. wAs*s0- ENORMOUS THAT. cORU, THE, GROUP a, To , : an . roo, Se ee ; me oo . vols oe ' Docld: 32313052 Page 31
“Released under the. John. F. Rema edy- Assassina ron - DATE: 11- 14- -2017 a te : : —— . . . come . nae ' te. ° Pye se arr cog Be Ee x Lo : oe . . - 7 . " 7 . . . wy . : n ’ + ny mo BY ‘BOSCH. AND. CASTRO). WOULD, NoT TARE, “CREDIT, FOR THE ACT o. . \. Gusset 3 was: NOT ABLE To FURNISH. aly’ NAMES oF CUBAN contacts: o50 | mer THE UNITED: STATES oR PUERTO: RICO, aLTiougH HE DID STATE THAT: HE, Was. INSTRUCTED 5 DURING’ ‘WIS\ JauaRY 105 19775 MEET 1h Pawatias 10. | TELL. HIS. SISTER» AMAL TA». yHO. ‘WAS VISITING HIN WW PUERTO. “RICO AT ThE : tine) 76 CONTACT A cuBaw EXILE. 1 san SAN, NAMED. MANOLO. pay Gin - C53 | ager StaTES ‘MBs | NOT: TOLD Y “THE. GuBANS: or HIS stove) THe | REASON ae - FOR THE CONTACT, “BUT nvows nar § SHE Epi coNTAGT RAY 9) RAY MAS. pes C&S __.cptped. As’ ‘A Local, “ARCHITECTURAL. ‘ENGINEER AND APPEARED TO BE IDENTI- | a CAL. TO Ha NUEL RAY AKA, qS- -CUBAT _@UFILE 97-4546) 0 Pe Queer ‘STATED | TATE HINSELF. 1s iy FIRM ANTI-CONMURIST 5. mo G33 | us ONLY. BECAME . INVOLVED “WITH! THE: ClBat: GOVERNWENT (ox ORDER TO. coe 7 ASSIST HIS CLOSE FRIEND, VECIANA. HOWEVER » HE 1S WILLING TO COOPERATE WETH THE FBIIN. ANY MANNER. ‘DESIRED, INCLUDING “OWTINUED nee geist yITH CUBAN INTELLIGENCE. sub szoT wrPeArED 10 BE SINCERE. Use WW § BELIEFS WHEN ARTER. may HOURS OF DENYING HIS. INVOLVEMENT: we OE FINALLY roe AND aDNITTED HIS evtaneLénenrGubseer Sato) He. HAD cs ~ BEEW LN “CONSTANT FEAR OF HIS LIFE\AND EXPRESSED. RELIEF AT FINALLY | — BETNG ABLE 79. TELL HIS. stony (Nb, EXPRESSED. A DESIPE To. WORK: an C53 THE, FBI: ssiauecT stare 1 THAT HE. was. -ENOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY . boo So / 7. ; DocId: 32313052 Page 32
Released under the. John F. ~Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act ‘of 1992 ied use 7i0yT Hotey. DATE: ‘At- 14- ‘2017. . . cant — : ‘ : “ - —_) x r Cy ; ' \ os “2 . . , SS, oe | of i. \ “ / ; . PACE, ‘SEVEN. n@oi “Rs SECRET oats ye ee oo any. ~ _ EXHAUSTED FOLLOWIKe INTERVIEW ANDS, WHILE: READILY “AGPEELNG 10. FUPTHER | INTERVIEWS, (PEOUESTED THaT HE BE “ALLOWED To" ‘SPEND THE EASTER WEEK- 7 “END “NINTERAUPTED WITH HIS. FAMILY. Tt THE “INTEREST OF. NaINTATNENG: Aloe (GOOD RELATIONSHIP. rnSie seeT) peouest. was GRANTED. an fe) BE REINTERVIEVED: DURING EVENING onGAPraL vig, 1977, aT: A “sarECS) House” WHICH WILL BE E OBTAINED. FOR THIS PURPOSE’. at “THIS. TIME S30 WIL 60. OVER Stiguect +51 LENGTHY. STORY AND OBTAIN. FURTHER CLARIFI~ aan | CATION: AND. VERIFICATION, OF. HIS STATEMENT» IN ORDER TO rest Gin- C5) _ ake oT S) VERACITY 5, ‘S30. ‘PROPOSES ouenvine Gissccd ps 1 TO HIS WILLING es) : ‘yess 10 TAKE ry POLYGRAPH : EKaMINATION. IT Is NOT. BELIEVED THAT quis” ‘ WILL: “HAVE & MEGATIVE, EFFECT: onGine suBseot IF HE Has BEEN TRUSTF UL 5 cao iz AA, STATED: HE“HAS BEEN. PREVIOUSLY. POLYGRAPHED BY. THE. Clas ae | 7 0 SAN June unt @ienrt, A REQUEST 0. DESIGNATE Sua JECT. AS “AN OAS E53 eo “AND WILE) FORWARD ¢ COMPLETE. TEXT: OF INTERVIEW ‘via’ ARFCOS COURIER oe THIS TELETYPE: 15. ‘CLASSIFIED TOP: SECRET. as DISCLOSURE OF: THE. yo | IpFOPMATION: HEPEIN couLD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED To. ‘RESULT AN. - en ~ | cexcbPrionatcy Grave Damage “TO. THE WAT TONAL seounttys” ss es ee _ DocId: 32313052 Page 33
f | | nnedy Assassin Released under the John F: Kennedy Assa ee te ee C 2107 Hotes. jation Records Collection Act of 159F (47 U natT . DATE i 11-14-2017 ; _ —~ Coo a " FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) a a ! _ FBI a I J TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: 1 * 1 oe] Teletype (xj Immediate Ge TOP SECRET | | (] Facsimile (] Priority (_] SECRET (_j Airtel L_] Routine (-] CONFIDENTIAL H CIEFTO i [7] CLEAR i ! pr (S) FM SAN JUAN ((65~514) \(p) TO DIRECTOR (105-132711) IMMEDIATE $/ bey MIAMI (‘85-3346 {9 amen rare CLASS ef D BY:SACY- “Seale (ed) 7 - REASON: 1.5 “(a ; DECLASSIFY ON: X 196 SECRET S$) (Penix ZABALA mas IS-CUBA. 00: gg. REFERENCE SAN JUAN TELETYPE TO BUREAU APRII, 6, 1977, ON (prin 8, 1977, (SuBsect\ was INTERVIEWED AT LENGTH anp CS} FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING: CS) Gussectapurrrep HIS ACTIVITIES wrry cr » NOVEMBER 8, 1976, AND NOVEMBER 29, 1976 ON (JANUARY 10, 1977, IN PANA cITy \roLLowrne AN ABORTED AT MARCH 19, 1977. » IN KINGSTON, gJamatca ua } AND ON{MARCH 22, 1977, IN MEXICOf~ST TEMPT TO CONTACT tn (Mexrco CITY ON Cs) SUBJECT JCONFIRMED INFORMATION REGARDING HIS ACTIVITIES snp CONTACTS PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED CD SAN JUAN RBS Approved: - . .. Transmitted SO S a PerS44fy a (Number) (Time) . , Doeld: 323130527 Page 34
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Ti0T Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 C | : CN on | ” FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) “Oy ane | | FBI . TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: ! | t | Teletype [_} Immediate [-] TOP SECRET (_] Facsimile (~j Priority SECRET } _] Airtel C] Routine CONFIDENTIAL CJEFTO | [7] CLEAR | | _ oe De neg ee Lee | [ pace two sa (55-5143) WP SECRET ; | PARALLELING THAT PREVIOUSLY known . (SuBgECT }aas NEXT CONTACT Ls} SCHEDULED FOR wav 19,1977, TN (MEXICO crry.\No NEW SIGNIFICANT CS DETAILS REGARDING THESE CONTACTS FURNISHED. FULL RECORD OF INTER- VIEW WILL’ BE EXPEDITIOUSLY FURNISHED TO FBIHQ WHEN TRANSCRIBED. | (susszer ADVISED HE BECAME INVOLVED WITH CASTRO GOVERNMENT as ON BEHALF OF JANTONIO VECIANA, (rs BUSINESS PARTNER AND CLOSE petang.(5) : VECIANA (xPPROacHED SUBJECT IN SEPTEMBER OF 1976, STATING THAT BE\Cs 3 HAD BEEN CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY DUR-+ ING 1976, AND (FOR AN UNEXPLAINED REASON, \ NEEDED TO PUBLICLY CS) ESTABLISH HIMSELF AS A FORMER CIA OPERATIVE. VECIANA (CONFIDED \CS if THAT HE, A CIA CONTACT WITH A CODE NAME OF "BISHOP," AND LEE HARVEY OSWALD HAD A MEETING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE ; ASSASSINATION OF KENNEDY IN 1964: VECIANA DID NOT FURNISH ANY OTHER INFORMATION (TO THE SUBJECT. | VECIANA (REQUESTED THAT THE CS SUBJECT )FURNISH CUBAN PREMIER FIDEL CASTRO ,( THROUGH THE suBJECT's[ |S] SISTER IN cupa} DETAILS CONCERNING VECIANA'S PARTICIPATION IN A 1971 PLOT TO ASSASSINATE CASTRO IN CHILE. THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING THIS INFORMATION WAS IN THE HOPE THAT CASTRO WOULD BROADCAST THESE DETAILS ON RADIO HAVANA, WHICH IS CLOSELY Transmitted Per (Number) (Time) Approved: r ; Doeld:32313052 Page 35
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 a o™ AO, \ ” FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) ~“- ' | FBI | TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: | f"]} Teletype (_] Immediate TOP SECRET ! (—] Facsimile ([] Priority SECRET , [_} Airtel {(_] Routine CONFIDENTIAL [IIEFTO [7] CLEAR Date ot PAGE THREE SJ (5147 ip SECRET MONITORED BY MANY CUBANS IN MIAMI. VECIANA HOPED THAT PUBLIC EXPOSURE OF HIS CIA ROLE WOULD ESTABLISH HIM AS A FORMER CIA AGENT,(FOR REASONS NOT EXPLAINED. \(S) (_suBsEcT ADVISED THAT HE WAS PICKED AS WECIANA(TRUSTED HIM C Ss) | AND KNEW THAT HE COULD DELIVER THIS MESSAGE(THROUGH HIS stster,C S_) AMALIA mas. \ (svss8cr FURTHER STATED THAT HIS DELIVERY OF THE CS J MESSAGE WOULD BE CREDIBLE AS HE AND)|VECIANA HAD ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS PLOT TO KILL CASTRO, anp (THAT ruzy)nap C$ ) INDICATION THAT CASTRO HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PLOT. (Supsecr WAS TO STATE THAT HE HAD RECENTLY HAD A FALLING OUT WITH VECIANA OVER BUSINESS MATTERS AND WAS TAKING THIS ACTION AS REVENGE. SUBJECT WAS TO ADMIT HIS PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLOT AS A FURTHER MEANS OF ESTABLISHING CREDIBILITY. \C s) (sussacr STATED THAT HE AND JVECIANA HAD ACTUALLY BEEN A C $2 PART OF THIS 1971 CIA BACKED PLOT IN CHILE. (suBszct SAID THAT HE \ sy WAS RECRUITED BY THE cIA(IN MIAMI) TO TAKE PART. IN THIS PLOT, aLoncC|S | WITH JUAN DOMINQUEZ AND MARCO RODRIGUEZ, FELLOW CUBANSEXILES, NOT OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED . (SUBJECT WENT TO BOLIVIA IN 1976 AND HE, \CS) we VECIANA, AND THE CIA AGENT "BISHOP" BEGAN PLANNING THE ASSASSINATIO OF CASTRO. THE ATTEMPT WAS TO TAKE PLACE DURING A PROJECTED - ¥ e -2 Approved: __.—<“<*é‘«~iTYransmiitted CF Per 7 ; | (Number) (Time) DoelTd:32313052 Page 36
| Released under the John: F. Kennedy Ase : a DATE: | me 11-14-7017 fo . é Fon . i” oo ” FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) ne od FBI ” | TRANSMIT VIA: , PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: f ] Teletype [~] Immediate (1 TOP SECRET i (_] Facsimile (-) Priority [_] SECRET [_] Airtel (_] Routine [J CONFIDENTIAL (JEFTO [("j CLEAR I Date OT ae oo reper Le pe J PAGE FOUR sa(es-s1a 5) & SECRET ] VISIT OF CASTRO TO CHILE. AT THE TIME, VECIANA WAS WORKING AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE U. S. EMBASSY IN BOLIVIA, HAVING BEEN SO EMPLOYED SINCE 1967. DOMINQUEZ AND RODRIGUEZ WENT TO VENEZUELA IN 1976 WHERE THEY BEGAN A SIx MONTH SCHOOL IN TELEVISION 2— CAMERA USE AS THEY WERE TO PASS AS CAMERAMEN WHEN THE ASSASSINATION TOOK PLACE. THEY WERE TO HAVE A WEAPON INSIDE A FUNCTIONING T. V. CAMERA AND KILL CASTRO AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, FLEEING IN THE ENSUING CONFUSION. SUBJECT STATED THAT \rHE ACTUAL 33 WEAPON, AND HAND GRENADES TO BE USED, WERE SENT FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE EMBASSY IN BOLIVIA VIA: DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRIVEN TO “SANTIAGO, CHILE, INA U. Ss. EMBASSY VEHICLE TO AVOID DETECTION. (sussecr STATED THAT \A CHILEAN CS) ARMY GENERAL, WHOSE NAME HE COULD NOT RECALL, WAS ALSO PART OF THE PLOT, THE PLOT FAILED WHEN DOMINQUEZ AND RODRIGUEZ FORGOT THE WEAPON FOR THE CAMERA, PROBABLY DUE TO NERVES, DURING THE FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE, A SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS ABORTED AS ONE OF THE MEN WAS STRIKEN WITH APPENDICITIS AND THE SECOND MAN FLED CHILE AS HE STATED HE HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ONE OF CASTRO'S PARTY DURING THE FIRST Approved: Transmitted Per (Number) (Time) , | Doeld: 32313052 Page 37
| Released wider the don FT “Keniédy Assassination Records —C aller rion Ac ft wE L992" (44° DATE: 11-14-2017 FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) ~ Te FBI | TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: | fF} Teletype f—] Immediate [_] TOP SECRET [~] Facsimile (_] Priority [(-] SECRET (_] Airtel (_] Routine (_] CONFIDENTIAL CIEFTO (J CLEAR Date st PAGE FIVE su (65- si }9 P SECRET CIA SINCE THAT TIME. BRIGADE 2506 LEADER MET IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PLANNED Approved: (Number) i A , DocId: 32313052 Page 38 ! ATTEMPT AND WAS MET BY "MONO" MORALES IN VENEZUELA. NOW SAID THAT THEY SHOULD WORK TOGETHER AS FELLOW CUBANS. (Time) ATTEMPT. SUBJECT STATED Ye HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE Cs_) . { scszecr WAS ALSO ABLE|TO CONFIRM PARTICIPATION OF oRLANDO ZS | BOSCH AND FRANK CASTRO IN. THE BOMBING OF THE CUBANA AIRLINER SOURCE STATED THAT \BOSCH , CASTRO, A CUBAN EXILE WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA NAMED ORLANDO GARCIA, AND AN UNKNOWN THE BOMBING. BOSCH LATER FLEW TO VENEZUELA TQ CONTROL THE MORALES - MORALES FURNISHED BOSCH WITH AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON AND OFFERED A CAR AND DRIVER AND AN APARTMENT. BOSCH STILL DID NOT TRUST MORALES AND INSTEAD STAYED WITH ALFREDO AQUIAR, ANOTHER CUBAN EXILE. | (subsect WAS TOLD THAT \rHE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA BACKED tus( SJ PLOT, WITH THE BOMB SCHEDULED TO GO OFF WHILE THE PLANE WAS ON THE GROUND IN BARBADOS. THE PLANE DEPARTED EARLY , WITH THE r RESULTED TRAGEDY, WHICH WAS SO ENORMOUS THAT CORU (THE GROUP Sc 2107 Hoke). IN BARBADOS IN 1976 AS VECIANA (FURNISHED HIM WITH THIS inrormation [CS] | HAD PREVIOUSLY TESTIFIED AGAINST BOSCH IN A MIAMI TRIAL, HOWEVER,
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 SC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 C —_ i \- { oN ” FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) | FBI | TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: | : £] Teletype (Immediate = (7] TOP SECRET ("} Facsimile [7] Priority [_] SECRET (7) Airtel [_] Routine (.] CONFIDENTIAL | CIEFTO [7] CLEAR ! Date Woe gyrase chance PAGE SIX sa(6s-514 yp SECRET HEADED BY BOSCH AND CASTRO) WOULD NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THE ACT. IN THE UNITED STATES OR PUERTO RICO, ALTHOUGH HE DID STATE THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED, DURING HIS JANUARY 10, 1977, MEET IN PANAMA, TO TELL HIS SISTER, AMALIA, WHO WAS VISITING HIM IN PUERTO RICO AT TH rime, \ro CONTACT A CUBAN EXILE IN SAN JUAN NAMED MANOLO RAY. (SUB- JECT STATES HE AS NOT TOLD (ey THE CUBANS OR HIS SISTER )THE REASON FOR THE CONTACT, BUT KNOWS (THAT SHE )DID CONTACT RAY. RAY WAS DES- -CRIBED AS A LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER AND APPEARED TO BE IDENTI CAL TO'MANUEL RAY, AKA IS-CUBA" (BUFILE 97-4546), | (susszct STATED THAT) HE HIMSELF IS A FIRM ANTI-COMMUNIST, anpC|s J HAS ONLY BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT (iw ORDER TO C sD ASSIST HIS CLOSE FRIEND, VECIANA HOWEVER, HE Is WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH THE FBI IN ANY MANNER DESIRED, INCLUDING CONTINUED CONTACTS WITH CUBAN INTELLIGENCE. SUBJECT APPEARED TO BE SINCERE IN HIS BELIEFS WHEN, AFTER MANY HOURS OF DENYING HIS INVOLVEMENT HE FINALLY BROKE AND ADMITTED HIS ENTANGLEMENT .( SUBJECT SAID) HE nancs ) BEEN IN CONSTANT FEAR OF HIS LIFEXAND EXPRESSED RELIEF AT FINALLY BEING ABLE TO TELL HIS story (AND EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO WORK witnl SJ “ages H Approved: Transmitted 72" re (Number) (Time) ns Cane | | . DocId: 32313052 Page 39