{o-t00rt-0794 ere ’ “ e es REPORT COVER SHEET voRviNd oFFItta uf epse R, GARDALPHE REP OR YS OF FITER 2 Christine T. RATHWIC APPOOVING OFFICER rae REPQRT NO, fuRsd4108_ ATE OF REPORT 7. March 1968 000. 2. ww. PROJECT [HucLip) Ol SOURCE CRYPT hentia gate ee COVER SHEET + Bg MARKED FOR INDEN IHG PROCESSING ACTION NO INDESING REQUIRES OPS OATA REPOCATEO SEPARATELY CS DIGSEMINAT ION ‘4 TOCK OISSEMINATION — o\ Ln Ba FreCD OLSTRIBUTION _ as OLE AR tN TRA- AGENCY EXTA Ac AGENCY ~ Headquarters, w/mat 1 - State, Army 3 - 1 - JHWAVE (6-0, lo~7 1 - rt-au- incd , bof 1 - Managua}l 6—22/ 1 - CINCSO through{ Panama city| 2 - Files ol UR SUPPLEMENTAL Dara 1. A thermofax copy of MELO's letter ig enclosed (with advance copies of report) for Headquarters only.0jAn electrostatic copy ts. for- warded to JMWAVE. It was (HUGLIB-5| who searched MELO and madé copies of the letter. Source also reported that MELO had given his New York address as 1422 Nelson Avenue, Apt. 6-L, Bronx 59. He gave MADRIGAL's New York belephone numbers as HO 909-4841 and HO 5-8621. ccording to (HUGLIB-5.) MELO said he is now living in New York. o|(HuGLIB-5? also reported that on the morning of 3 March’Daniel ODUBER's chauffeur and Gustavo LORA, a Cuban exile, visited (QUGLIB-8)at the airport and politely asked why MELO had been searched; (HUGLIB-8)0| replied that HELO's movements were of interest to the: Re 2. One possibly significant, unanswered question in this affair i: why MELO was carrying the original of a letter which he presumably had | mailed to Madrigal on or about 9 February. 3. The information re Pinto in the ' Lomment" is from (HRS-B837 (source (quGLTB) wh was disseminated as a CSDB. 22 o\ FFN: 18-9+8 wt X-File 201-823979 Dep j23U7G §203 9651 - O18 -t-S ore 1467 32! Peiwlievs corrross
cet neater tel ened 4 4 TEOHOO00 = . . a a FIELD INFORMATION REPORT BO POREIGH DISSE , PAGE 1OF 2 PAGES _ MSS HAA AN DMARD Bee RE ERR ts a §-B-C-B-E-T REPORT NO ie pateosta 7 March 1968 ¥ | countes Costa Rica ‘ ’ x ~ if ocr 9, February ~ 4 March 1969 eer i. age lig a o sumect Le “itten by Fernando Melo,’ @*) 3 e001"! ae i . Indicating That Negotiations ~ a £ ° perwon Ludwig Starke and Rolando | Masferrer Were Not Progressing - poy 4. é well T piu Then my State. b a Nee: . . ST 6 4 . cee ie eee eR) en Se RR — eee wee oe . + e - Costa Rica, San Jose eu an Doaimp i “ee (4 March 1968) e.oxo  GIRS}4108 | J : _ a i SOURCE | Te ce 1. (Field Comment: The following report should be read in conjunction wi TDCB-314/01096-88 (ERB 9<065) and 22(E23}-6099), which reported that Fernando Helo FPontanills, a Cuban exile in Costa Bica, wie serving as an intermediary in negotiations betwoon Laduig Starke Jinenez, a Coata Bican right-wing oxtremist, ond Rolando BacfYerrer, o Cuban exile in the United Gtates who wae involved in plotting ; against the government of President Bons Bavalior of Haiti. we The segotiations dealt with a plan enereby Starke would pro- 4 vide a staging ares for an invasion of Haiti by Haitian and “ Cuban exiles under Hagferrer’s leadership. In return Bas- forror, if gucceasful, would eubssquently support & Bove by Btarke against the Costa Bican Government. slo wis reported to bo plonning & trip to Rew York on 21 Yobruary 1968 to talk with Bacferrer and the latter's ropresentative in the negotia- tions, Pather Diego Madrigal Alvarez.) 2. When Melo returned to San Jose on 2 Earch after a visiting Now York City and Hiemi, Plorica, bo was dotaingd ‘ end coarchod by security officiala at the airport. Anong Kolo'e poecoasions the cccurity officiala found & letter, signed by Helo, addressed to Father Diego Gadrigal, Bow York. Fhe lettor wag dated 9 February 1968.°. It was typecritien on letterhead stationery of Rogelio B. Pinto Impreosos. , { Com=gnt: Melo sella printing eqaipacnt and iC" “thus pay have "y @iness connection with the Pinto firs; however, Rogel Pinto has been reported in tbe past to have. a been involved in plotting Against the Costa Rican Government.) ae eG in plotting Againgy eee oe ee A gare