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OFFICE OF SECURITY - VARONA FILE- summary | \) _ fa. I. Chronology of Varona activities } } . 16 December 1957~ Varona is president 6 the Council for the Liberation of Cuba- An organization created to form a united front against Cuan Batista Govternment. - me | 13 Jamuary 1958 Memo for Chie? CI/OA from DDS re operational approval for Verona's use as an informant in Cuba by WH Division. REcommend that "suitable controls" to prevent " the possibility of his becoming a source of embarrassment to the Agency" be estab- @ lished," 20 January 1958 Varona is granted Operational Approval 28 August 1959 vVarona is granted Operational Approval-fmended , 17 or 18 April 1960 Vapana plans to leave Havamfor Caracas to attend Congress for Democracy 21 April 1960~ Congress for Democracy convenes / Note: Varons, is being considered in connection with Project ZENITH and. will be paroled into the United States under the Special Agreement between } the Attorney General and the DCT. 4 May 1960 Varona arrived NYC from Caracas SAS Ee ea SET SHA AIL 13 May 1960 Varona arcived Maint unapnouced, Convinced immigration | Inspector that they were going back, 27 May 1960 Varona, lem: Miami for Caracas / 2 June 1960 Varona arrived in Miami, detained by Immigration office. Varona. was puroled into US under Par # 3 of seme rel Handling Procedures. Bay of Pigs 14 June 1960 Varona is tn Washington and leaves for NYC 17 June 1960 Varona.to go to Puerto Rico 18-19 June 1950 vVarona to goto San Jose, Costa Rica via Panama 23 June 1960 Varona to go to Tegus® &Salpa, Hondoras 24 June 1960 Varona to go to Cuatem: 25 June 1960 Varona, to go to Mexico 28 June 1960 Varona to go to N.Y.C. » via Houston- V arrived Houston at 7:50 P.M. and left for NY. at 10:00P.M. . In New York Clty Vv was going to stay at the Statler Hotel and contact Mr. Pujan at the Pierre Hotel on the morning of the 29th. He would remain in NY until approx. July 3 and then retuzn to Miami for 3 25 4 weeks. Then return Mexico City 28 June 1960 _ Sanchez Arango arrived NY. 20 Aug 1960 Varona arrived in Miami and Planned to stay two days in Los _ Angelos and then return Mexico City 1k Sept 1960 Varone would arrive N.Y.C. at 6 P.M. via Eastern Flight from | Mexico City. V will stake in MER nyo for 2 days and return ! Miaml on Sept 17. LE% Sept 1960 Varona, returus Miamt- Address: 115 venetian Way, San Marino Island, Miami Plorida. . carn Feb 196] Vi park # 10,000 tor Special Project (See Seer 2Y) : Feb 14 1961 Varona, Artime, Maceo, #% and Rey will, fepart for Guatemala / Feb 139, 1961 Varona, Arkime, Maceo will errive on 19 Feb 27 Beet March, 1961 varona, Aptime, Hevia, ALegos, Cardona would depart aaa S% Opa Locka, ea TASTED TEES EEE Met ten erect ete ete woe MTT
ce om oee gp 22 Aug 196. "Cuban Anti-castroe NYT artile on Varona. months ago and day works with 8th Ave. IT. . Information re Cellini-~Moss-Varona security office ¢ 14 May 1973 to the Devuty ona gy OE The following info is fron a memorandum aatda Chief, Seevles> Rescarch State Tron SOMMER re Moss, Hivard Kj! 172 Che. Brom refers to an FBI letterhead memo-da: 8 January 1961 captioned " "Manuel Antonio Varona, Inbernel Secutity-Cuba", 1 conta OFT Ge ve . 2 DBI by a "reoregernin agency of the U.S. govermment."” The following Information was supplied¥ businessman called ga the source and " relationships of one of ‘the reputed anti. representatives of the so-called intermational Crime Syndicate.” His \ observations were : 1. Varoun bas hired Edward Ke Moss as his assistant for raising funds to finance operations against Cubs,. 7 2. Julla Celling ig alleged to be Moss! mistress. She operates g& secretarial service st 1025 Comn. Ave. NW. ‘which is alleged to be a fromb for Bawxl K. Moss! activities. 3. Julia's brother, Dino Cellint and his other brother are active fronts ~ for two o? largest Casinos in Cubs during Batista regime h, It is alleged that the Cellini brothers are in close contact with Vavona through Moss und £8 have offered sums, (considerable sums ) ) through Moss to ‘Varona to Pinence operations against the Castro Regime with an understamling that they would have the major slice "in the Cuba i ne ara ile Kea Steer aE sre os . of the future." 5. Harry Tomlinson, TLT Be Oak St. Lakeland Florida had been offered position of supervisor of ais and public relations but. declined position. Ib was reported that Tomlinson is fully familiar with activicttles of Moss and relationship with VArona. Tomlinson has taken a position with Upjohn Pharmeceutical Company, Kalamazoo, 6. Reported that American business men are being contacted by Moss' organization to solicit funds for Varona's operation, This memo contains additional info on the Cellini's, FBI # for Dino is 2198122. Edward Groffredo Cellini and Groffredo Cellini werelmown to be evening manager and, afternoon manager respectively, at. the Casino international in Havant sDino was ‘employed at the Tropicana and Rivera. He HEE TERE tO Naltl GAT vas in Miami in 1961. Dino's 261 number ds St 5706 > DOB: a 19 Nov 1915). Dino was detained in May I9S9 Settee Tn Havana’ by Cuban authorities at the request of U.S. bureau of Narcotics. He was released on June 1959 for lack.of_evidence. @201 file was opened in 19TL when Cellins _ & wes living in Roue.( Associates» Meyer Lansky (28% 08 623652); raward liad te Lud o£ Levinson 1493 # 463 982);* aka Michael McClaney (0S 509046). Cee entnad Julia Cellint was Moss's secretary from 1950 -53 who iater bee £F; ame e close paxkils business partner of Moss. In 1971-72 she resided at 8144 Fastern Ave. Ny. an i110 i ~ ) oO ‘ SOLAE]
é gt Fae * Pan) eet Boaters see ; veers DRE UE, Uy igs Lae atta BA Tae tone ot TaN aes owe } “ee 7 . | veCRe d ely ed) ot&eec Tit. ##oe% Richard Cain Information and miscellangous Chicago info A. Report dated 12 Oct 1960 from @ ee of Chteagzo Office-~ Richard Cain reported he had a neeting with the Chicago head of the Counter Revolutionary Movement in Cuba. He was put in touch with this individual by William Buenz. He has also spoken with Jack Mabely, a columist for the Chicego Daily News. He claims they hove arrafhea for him to go to Cuba to take pictures for the Daily News and Life. He will be flown to Cuba from an airstrip in Alabama or Florida. Report includes background data on Cain. Cain was born Oct 4, 19831, 1947, at the age of 13, he joined the Army. Discharged 1950. From 1950 to Gate he hag been employed by William J. Burns Detective Agency in Dallas, Texas and Chicago, Ti.. He was also in the private detective business in Miami and worked for a time with UPS. Tn 1966 he joined the Chicago Police Dept. “e also operated Accurate Laboratories, a Private investigative business. Cain speaks Spanish and Itaitian, and Flys plane sat ofhcer B. Report dated 8 Dec 4960 by iim, Cain reported they were unable to get him to Cuba. He did, however, get off shore & couple times. Cain stated that during his stay in Miami, he spent some time in the Intelligence office of the DRF (FRD??7) anl leaned the location of Soviet equipment in Cuba which he passed on to the FST. —= officer Co Report dated 9 Jivae 1961 vip ges Richard Cain “who is doing crn nt various jobs for the Cuban FR informed né that Angel 4 Salano, one of Tony Varona's men, was approached by two girls in Chicago." It was an accidental meeting according to Calin. Salano asked Cain to check on the girls who were Christel Maeller Scheefel, employed by the German Consulate in Chicago, and Giselle Kruman, a German Tourist Agency employee. . De Report dated 17 May 1961- Cain has been hired $ as a bodyguard for Jose Rasco during Rasco's visit to Chicago. According to Cain, Manny | Fefferman has been givon authority to collect funds for the MDC in Chicago ~ by Rasco. ; Perper PEP sm ose. Soy carted) Ee Report of a "confidential informant! of the Field Office, Chicego- (probably not cain) . On Aug 7, 1963 Informant stated he had leamed that while Varona was in Chicago recently (July 1963), four undervorkd figures made a contribution 4 of $200P00 to him. Two of the figures are unlmown. The other two are Moe Ginacana and Murray (The Canal) Hwaphreys. He also said Miro Cardozo (Cardona???) wanted to byy guns. Cardozo is employed by American National Insurance Co., Chicogo Phe# 522-7537 (7337) F. 23 Aug 1963 - Cain reported he ahd been approached by representative of the DRE and they attempted to recmuit him to be trained in Central An. - The person who contacted him spoke on the phone in his presence to some one in Miami named. Salmant or Salvat and asked if his group is sponsored by the CIA. Salvat said the group was sponsored by "the pentagon, which is in competition with CIA, and, therefore, all activities of the Direedéry mist be kept secret." . \ G. Report dated 29 Aug 1963 by confidential source who stated tha+ two Cubans had told him that pr. Olivara is the Cuban CTA representative in Chic- ago. The Chicago office has no ifformation on Olivara. Did find an article in the Chicago Daily News dated Oct 1962 which states that Dr. Arimaro (sp?7?)} Olivara Was elected coordinator of the united front of Chicago Council for Democratie Cuba, 30th of Nov Movement, Dem. Revolutionary Rescue, DRE, and Cuban Assoctation of Cheiago. a age . we em. 2s, ot ve Tame, wot aD Tg TO TR het : gh Pree. | ae ee as . nr cirri: @ gs web. t ee