124-10264-10491| AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10264-10491 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116395-1642 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: TITLE: DATE: 04/28/1959 PAGES: 47 SUBJECT: CC, TELCAL, CONTACTS DOCUMENT _TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 02/24/1999 | UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001 STATUS  Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(A) JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: INC 14 MEMO, 1 COVER SHEET, 2 ADMIN PAGES, 1 REPORT, 1 TTY, 3 TELEGRAM, 1 LTR, 1 A/T, 3 LHM HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page i
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-104 . aa —_ UNITED STATES © “RNMENT — Memoranuum SECREL > TO: Director, FBI (105-77667) DATE: 6 «28-62 FROM 3. -7f" Legal Attaché, Madrid (109-20) (RUC) So ee CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO SUBJECT: ROLANDO L. “CUBELA 'y SECADES DECLASS FICATION A ANDINA, , FPM - CUBA ~ RELEASE OF CiA INFORMATION Ws badhed parr GMAr- a5 3° A-TUGI -Re Madrid letter 5-10-62 and feed ora LOFT b Pareles to the Bureau 6-7-62. m o47] As stated in Madrid letter of 5-10-62, ertinent information regarding subject was furnished (the local station of ary Oh Reference Miami letter to the Bureau reflects ad that subject proceeded to Mexico prior to the time f | Russian official; MIKOYAN_arrived in Mexico from. _Cuba Tee and was in contact With | _ecuremammmmmeae WHO Miami informant a Stated was reported to Work for - S. Embassy in Mexico City. It is the recollection of Legat, Madrid, — cs} ea manny Tae fmnwagent of ClAvassigned to the OY) . Ameritan Embassy in Mexico. and hand 12¢ (Cubans Vs) vd . | It would appear (that CIA y W conpletely aware ; of subject's activities and possible intentions to defect. "2OFUUMOD ARO EpIsInO UowDU In view of the above, no further action appears necessary by the Madrid Office, and this matter is con- sidered RUC. . 625% WELLS | Declassity on: OAD #£) yon Bureau (1 - Liaison Section l= Madrid y > MMan, oe uf? 0S -7766 7 “FS ° Isa ayy fo qoaosddo ssasdxa ay. qnoyyim Jou INDUN 07 Pasojosip aq JOU hyw JuazUOod 94} PUD aeZRIULUWLOD ANOh ’ id [Visi{fO OF BOPUUur) St osn spy “Muassip 40f 20U 82 pun ysonbos sno 07 asuodsas ur pauvdard $b zuawmnoop sty T SWP:HD_ | _ s3 Bp JUL 5 iobe “ 8 Cony to. MN, of AY: Press rears as hy routing clip ¥ tor m3 3 —— nat! ‘ SS Er [7] ection ey alo | ate ‘ gt a ff eS fe" ae or f po! pact Pe glost ( on ay” ; —B 4 IU £3 19% ASS SECRET | HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page 3
Transmit the following in owe ese DES <0 © Ey a Rt ¢ a eC ere fer: % 2, , CON ae Ree bee Cy eo IEE ‘Stam Gee deer enti ato eT ate] . Date: RMATT.  omeamamdiibe im plain text ov cade] AIRMAIL REGISTERED MAIL | #4 wed in response to your request and as not for dissent. ma rons nina coe awd the content may not Be disclosed 18 tn uit thorized cae hel without the express approval of the FBI, Sw mm eee hw ee ro - DERECTOR, EPI CIA HAS NQ OBJECTION a ye po Qn —- DECLASSIFICATION ANDIGR, [°° FROM: SAC, MIAMI (2 09 nai) P) RELEASE OF GIA INFO ATI RE: ROLANDO L. CUBELA ¥ SECADES 'N THIS BOC! - FPM = “CUBA: . 3 cin ee . 5 Re ‘Miami letter to Bureau, 6/7/62. eet Enclosed for the Eureau are 12 copies of letterhead memory ane Suitable for dissemination containing info obtained £ronf 761-S,)who is MM Tel, and ee E] a Sx ieetest tu Rese, Park , _ Queens, Le MM [ Te2, i . lstierhesd ae MER, The info was furnished on 6/11/62, to SA THOMAS H, su oir ON at Miasi, Fla. {MM 761-SMs a long-time acquaintance “1 iOytand ) Posh ate friend, of CUBELA Ws roles advised that ‘the nother of deceased. JOSE ANTONIO E ARRILAG F former head of the Revolutionary = oS: ‘Directory (DR), antieBATISTA rebel organization) came from ; / nf oF purest (Pnewig “2 ) (2M) (RM) > Yaa 7 we Gee * ces 7 (l - eseuspPerie) ga 3 <7 0 0 ,(L - Legsty Bern (105-79) Ry toy A (= ne Madrid (303+20)) coe | Cwm \s L = NewYork (Info) (RM) ¢ EnceL) bh ie Viet wo 2X! Le- Washington Field (nfs), CRM), Gregehy MWe, | se . “a 3 © Miami “a ae . (2. 109= 451) ae ole i. ne JUN-D1'1962 aor (1 = 1342379 Sub A) So te LL THE embs wy” a eset a riytd ee a (12) o HY 50953 Daoctd:32195993 Page 4 peter renner ara aaersen A SmRS ET corre Rae NOTRE PeraETEe RAROORER RY etme mee ene neta emis es nen er Ped nd ae penne ne cp a aE tli a Or reese cee thence ieee! meen ts want
-made a trip to "Closter", Switzerland, fe L Pp a) MM 109=471 | Ce oo to obtain info sbout some student conference, buig TEPEDINOKa was delayed in leaving and due to a mixup the person . was supposed to contact upon arrival there dit not show up, so the trip was not a success, . ARTEFEDENG stated that, as mentioned above, he wil cooperate in any way he can, but he does not wan SWART RN Co to think he is WART! & hack in’ the O@ events TE should Learn of any proposed plant: He was) told fH#= 'info that he furnished would be made available to the proper vedezal Government agencies and his request concerningXkSTEMsRTsyould also be furnished at the same time and that he would advised should additional info be needed. . sing something behind€STEWART! Q attention would be immediately furnished. , co _. =f 59) (U.) ~~ x LE EDINOJ stated that he .andQm 761-8} had known each He stated that any additional info coming to his other a_Tong time” and that since(M™m 761-S lived in Miami and 3 c TEPEDINOAw25 returning te New York City he would furnish }) any in " tofhnt 761-S)who would, in turn, notify the FBI. Com 76-$) advig that when previsusly discussing _ CUBELA, he told€qefepino¥that he had been questioned by the od : FBI in connection with his own previous activities on several *“~<« occasions in the past and would be able to make contact with ~ the FBI in such a manner thet the info could be passed to the proper U. S. Geyernment agency with the precaution taken te protec t( TEPEDINOZand not risk jeopardizing: CUBELA's OD - chances for escaping Cuba). _ < PED. sy. imished 4 business card of X€’Tishman..and. Ke} a Lipp, Inc. work CL EVeiNICOPLECEES onl NC crane Mi tang (Ttaly ote Ss showlng a business address pL¥31 West 47th, S.tuasmbleweVOrk «3 6njb MK Bee oe es) one AUIS on Oa l5.2.2. which he wrote his home phone ee Pe eR CREPE" CREP OS agian eens J HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page 5
MM 109=471 Info copies are designated for New York, Washington: - Fleld and San Juan Offices because of their interest in current Guhan matters. Three extra copies are designated for the Bureau for transmittal to the Legats, Paris, Bern and Madrid, (0 - of es emergency info while he was in Paris See, He was advised that it would be best to go to the American mbassy_and talk to someone in the Legal Attache's Office. ? TEPEDINO} pwas net given any info indicating any connection ) between ‘the Bureau and the Legal Attache. Prior to his departure for Europe, 6/22/62¢ Subsequent to that date, he can be reached through vt he address’. a EEE arie, ph . Miami indices are negative r EPEDI owever, CIA, by letter classified SECRET, dated- SEHIESH furnished info under the title "Cuban Government Agents Operating in the United States" (forwarded by Bureau letter 11/10/59, _ captioned, Repert of Cuban Intelligence Agents in the United States, IS = CUBA). This communication from CIA alleged that a ‘fairly reliable source" in Cuba reporged that. (i 761- S had the xeputation of visu asses jugelex with an CX] Je iadema. Jewe. LuvicSitione, Wiis Havana CX). reprege hative describes as havi re in the | - Hilton Mis named asx explained tha sfCARLOS. TEPEDINO whee gs aie jewel ane unti 1-S Jvas imprisoned by the BATISTA Government as & a restlt of his partigipation ip 1957 attack on Cuban “Fused to help the wife of OD abana 1s Although angry, batically SearcugEPED LOR as a legitimate whole+ fe]. - ‘Legal activities. (Miami of SA THOMAS H. ERRION, 3/4/60, captioned RICARDO MADAN “RIVAS, IS = CUBA, Bufile 5 3993) | | “s oR & co \ HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page 6 2 vepepaney can he contacted through the above home telephon aul rc = 982 na etn ee erste net tie fen PA ne FP = EPMA, RAYE QL RA a AREY, POT LN AR EEO mney " Re Pp RECT eet me aint mpstteriee tah Ae AS RT ER oR eee erm : cd mes ene Seen ng ee RE ee ne oe : ? & i i b ii ; i ?
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10° wee : . $010-104 . ; ; . . . ’ : UNITED STATE: ry 4ENT . e ‘ aan K F . te = ; ar L : ; ’ . : Memoru wit » TO: Director, FBI cans- 7766 SE FROM? 7 0 co a DEOLASSIFGATION ln an? | SUBJECT: son0 L. tia 5 y SECADES TS 000 uM c ‘ : an | ; , 00: Miami) ce TIT higeo | ~ Remylet 9/11/62. . : | - cag MNT Sree ; On kyOn October 10, 1963 (2a1-761-8 dvised tha (CARLOS seer TEPEDINOGJhad been in Miami and"had told him that subject was Still working for CIA, but was disgusted with CLA because Gg) they had not done what they had stated they would do when s they approached him in the first place. see statedsts subject had made a trip to Porto Alegre; bra turned to Cuba,(where he still was. being ; am - — ——! arlene SEE SRS aan ante PSen Rea i The above is fox informati on of the Buréau and is ach not being submitted in form suitable for dissemination since this is a CIA operation and, aye dissemination could lead to disclosure of (it-761- -S. Sennnex - Bureau (RM) | | | gg not for aissemmy . 1 - Miami a, - poqil and "8 proceeding one 5e tO your med of Fer tnorized : n pespo got l to Ui . oo THE: egh ont 38 ren tee a wt be disci’ | ‘ WY vo anes . } (3) This doct! msi ue "4 the com ove of the 2 REC \4 v- | mn att v0 on ¥yLE 5 a p ww cot ihe eupress come /05- 716 i120 ah seronmdey pe | : 3 OCT 14 ig: Copy to jan ft & . Dee by routing el py f; YY ; info oti . i: . Sagpreesesagteaets ~ 4 HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page 7
as THE EOREIGN SERVIC KK ott ' ‘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ; | American Embassy - ~ | - Paris 8, France nL a _ GIA HAS NO OBJECTION Te ee : “DECLASSIFICATION A: October.26, 1962 RELEASE GE Git. aig Director; FBI (105-77667) dm). Legat, Paris (105-1779)(Ruc) “ke 5/3 ROLANDO L. CUBELA y SECADES IS ~ CUBA oe e Re Paris letter 8/22/62, ©. * Instant matter was discussed with Assistant Chief, Central Intelligence Agency on October 23, 1962, interest to the Bu in captioned. matter Bureau's interest and in the ev information of interest it office. | Bee errormarre oa . (BEB ETWOLE UNChASS ENDED é / #3 = Bureau (1 ~ Liaison) SHOWN O0AERAL Sib 2 fF oe vom Paris mo, ent they receive any OEE OnT te i Deckwshy ons Gada . g . o , @ Lo oe issemi- : Ww not f or diss r-request and t 7 by onse t0 Your-r fficial proceedings by is limited to of fict « ; Its uses Misclosed to unauthorized person | nation outside , nd the content may not ve aisen . onumitice.w& your C n Bi’. el without the express approval of the F , ‘ ‘ , . . FO in resp ane is prepared in This document ae Committec. eee Ty res oes te HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page @ AN THIS bOCURENT 4 Tete Serena’ AON pg 0/98 _ He advised that no nformation of =. reau has been obtainedf by CIA, Paris 4 - He stated that they are aware of ths C4, ee Ceaitted Wy 62 LU of will be furnished to this — 4 i i 5 { : é i 4
rr} 1 7 moo BERET EX ip. Belmont = ~ Mr. Mohr ~ Mr. DeLoach ~ Mr. Sullivan ~ Mr. Wannall fod fet fad feed _. CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO * DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, * RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATI .. IN THIS DOCUMENT. SAE LENO / GUB «ene 4, 1965, Sn _ fa\. gECt jgclosure as \"Wee/g 1 = Mr. Cotter 28 \art0N 8 See ‘nal ganctiom Is 1 ~ Mr. Nasca ae One t ‘Crim / l - Mr. O'Brien ZOE Sub) PLANS TO ASSASSIKATE CUBAN LEADERS = x er : . o eo uy al ° . Com | ~ | ere ; “On June 2, 1965, Victor Domindador Espinosa» : ze Hernandez, 2 Cuban tefugee, was interviewed at the New York Bar City Office of the Fedoral Bureau of Investigation. — Ce Espinosa advised as follows: et ; On May 29, 1965, he returned to New York City after <= = spending twenty-six days in Paris, France, where he was in contact with individuals involved in a plot to assassinate Pidel Castro and other Cuban Government leaders. the main figure in this plot is Rolando“Cubela, a close friend of fepinosa and an intimate fPicnd and current neishbor of Fidel Castro. Cubela is identical with former Major Rolando L. Cubela y Secades, who has resigened from the armed forces “@f Cuba and is now practicing medicine in Havana, Alberto o> is VSCCEES. ¥ og MED B EVO Ql Blanco, an employes of the Cuban Farelren Ministry, and Major SO. Juan Almeida esque are the other leading figures in this s zo plot ® ° “ gq . lie conferred in Paris for about ten days with . Alberto Blanco who was then on an inspection tour of Cuban “' Embassies and Consulates abroad. He learned ‘that the plot is directed toward the assassination of Fidel Castro, his brother Raul Castro, Erneste "Chet Guevara,a Cabinet. member in the present Cuban Government, and Ramiro Valdes,the Chief of the Cuban intellirence Servics, The assassination of these individuals is to take place in public, possibly on July 26, 1965, when all the Cuban leaders would be together at the annual July 26th celebration in Havana. After tho assassination, those involved in the plot hope to seize the radio station and call for Amorican help. Cubela and others associated \ with him in this plot desire to know whether or not the KXwes United States would help if the plot was sucd&issful and if i 105~-131629 m3 to arn, oe ~— St 1 = 2-1821 (Espinosa) SECRET °* SEE NOTE PAGE TWO QD ~- 105-77667 (Cubela) 1 ~ 105-82793 (Almeida) Exclud od FOL: js downer ng and , doc] fSiait(\cation pe 4 (16) fosi r( DO be, ERCiOnrips Se om HY 50953 DBoctd: 327195996 Page 9
ONO gperep | PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUDAN LEADERS SO , the United States would be ready to give this assistance at a moment's notice as tha piottera may be able ve bold the Government for only a day or two. . a | -He was in Spain for about twenty hours during his @N recent trip and in that country he centacted other Cuban e exiles . and 3 Learned that _&@ man named) $3 BuELO. “of. ; e@ ihe has been coupramised pgo not i, __) and alles =) ae Se ease wit! ee Ber ei SE gn eal eR ec Bee Ne requested to be put in contact with a representative ‘of the Central Intelliisenee Ageney. who was thoroughly foniliar with the Cuban situation and knowledgeable concerning the individuals involved in the plet. “ ; NOTE: Above information contained in New York teletype | dated 6/2/65, captioned, "Victor Domindador Espinosa Hernandez, Neutrality Matters; Internal Security ow Cuba. Bureau files indicate Espinosa in 1963 was involved in a plan to bomb Cuba. Our investigation of this plot,which was not a Central Intelligence Agency operation, resulted in seizure of over a ton of dynamite and other material to be ~ used in making bombs. : . Bureau filles indicate Cubela has been previously contacted in Europe by Central Intelligence Agency possibly with a view towards taking some action against Cuban leaders. ke | Almeida Bosque may be identical with person serving es First Deputy Minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Original of thi 8 memorandum being sent to Attorney General (copy to Deputy Attorney General) by cover letter. . Xerox copy being furnished to White House and Director, Central SECRET | NOTE CONTINUED PAGE THREE HY 50953 DBocld: 327195996 Page 10
na ines 2m 5 : ; . : - : - . ee) : h ‘ : 4 id te 8 | i , a so . e a 68 rae ae 7 ree gos} me re ares wer “ nod a. 2 Cs Soe ye ; CU Si; é ; . | ‘ Nee vary hae @ ; . i? 7 CONG welded OY ab a ens ; } fr This do “diy ern | “op 1 ¢fe Cu 4 : Ntete . ‘ t i nation curnent tis brepared in, re onda . SECREL Te, your Com, v a your Commitiogs SP Th fb to NOUr request . 4 \ nel thout the and tive conten ain ibe ts *Rimited to of is no for dissems. * € express apnro NOt be diselos eed Proceedi —- FBI NEW, NORE Preval of the RB. °°°% 10 unauthor; coginge by| LZ TOR /4/ _* ENCODED 2-1821 ESPINOSA APPEARED AT THE NEW YORK OFF TE ON. "JUNE ro, SIXT YFI\ JE fy eet Gar. say arene Cee ed tb LE OEE § sr SE an oa IN THE COMPANY OF “INS INVESTIGATOR EDWARD KAVAZANJTAN AND i FURNISHED D THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ses i ESPINOSA RETURNED TO NEW YORK ON FIVE TWENTYNINE LAST AFTER SPENDIN NTYSIX DAYS IN PARIS, WHERS HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS eemconene eee ato arte Set rom ae ae eee ee aan nent caw ennai mmm mt an we ee OLVED IN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE, FIDEL_CASTRO_ AND LEADING CUBAN GOVERNUENT PERSONALITIES. ESPINOSA SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A MESSAGE . vqacrcay eDeraeren« ote manta i Rae Oo es etna men . : ‘ -TO MEET IN FRANCE WITH ROLANDO CUBELA, WHO IS A LIFE LONG FRIEND OF ; ESPINOSA AND IS ALLEGED TO BE THE MAIN FISURE IN THE PLOT. CUBELA | IS IDENTICAL WITH FORMER MAJOR ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y'SEGADES, WHO IS AN INTINATE FRIEND OF FIDEL CASTRO. ESPINOSA FURTHER STATED THAT, NE CONFESRED IN PARIS FOR, ABOUT ze. DAYS WITH ALBERTO BLANCO, WHO Is ee /; OA ‘/ ds _ go Cos IOPED WITH TRE CUBAN FOREIN HIN STRY AND WAS ON AN INSPECTION “TOUR OF THE CLOT REGORDEDS - AND CONSULATES ABROAD. ESPINOSA SAID THAT oan 167 JUN 9 1965 © :HE HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PLOT AND_VE! WENT TO PARIS ot HE - END Pace ONS. powers smranmemeseminnt lt Gord IN § $065 eo" EN PUR BILGOAT HAS secre I roy ‘ , ye i EU oeecie tities (e 70 Jus GSI = 84 > 377669 | 108 -§27493 HY 50953 DBocld: 327195996 Page ii
Ce ee som ie, my ee a) 3 ecco SEGRE | URGING OF CUBELA, WHO HAS BEEN A LIFE-LONG FRIEND OF HIS. HE ALSO , STATED TET INVOLVED IN THE PLOT WAS MAJOR JUAN ALMEIDA BOSQUE. “SpINOSA SAID THAT CUBELA HAD RESIGNED FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF CUBA AND IS NOW PRACTICING MEDICINE AT THE CALIXTO GARCIA HOSPITAL IN HAVANA AND HAS A“ HOME ADJACENT TO FIDEL CASTRO-S AT. VARADERO ” BEACH. ESPINOSA ALSO. ADVISED THAT HE WAS IN SPAIN FOR ONLY ABOUT TWENTY _ FOURS, WHERE HE CONTACTED OTHER CUBAN EXILES AND LEARNED TH (ATL WHO IS Ti CH nee (OF THE CIA OFFICE WAS COGNIZANT TO A 3 t “OER TAIN DEGREE OF THLS PLOT, BUT THAT THE CUBANS DID NOT Trust] No BECAUSE THEY CLAINED HE HAD BEENCONPROWTSED| Y A CUBAN GIRL, WHOS “NICE (NOME was SEOTA onall HOufAD BEEN SENT FROM HAVANA FOR THE specirig “Mepen CIE NBS a : PURPOS3 | OF GETTING IN CONzsc THIS INDIVIDUAL IS ‘| POSSIBLY IDENTICAL viTH[ __ oGTA_REPRESENTATIVE LAST a ESPINOSA ADVISED THAT THE PLOT CALLS FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF — * wre t | /; |FIDEL CASTRO, RAUL CASTRO, ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA AND RAMIRO VALDES. “THE ASSASSINATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS TO TAKE PLACE IN PUBLIC SO ‘pear EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT THE } LEADER S HAVE BE EN KILLED. TH: oo] “Y ro © 3 £0 2 {HOPE TO SEIZE THE RADIO STATION AND CALL FOR AMERICAN HELP. cspuesa “SAID EAT CUBELA AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLOT DESIRE TO KNOW ° 7 - *y : . * «ge oe ad : 4 Ree TOI CREST PWIA) NASER NET LCLERETI UU Bes Ug PRegengeye HY 50953 DBocld: 327195996 Page i2