Originator: DEPT. OF DEFENSE
From: DOD
Document date: 09/08/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 09/08/1976

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MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL III

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Clements said the Cubans wanted to have a meeting and he was willing

to escort them into the building (Pentagon). He said he had a Pentagon ID.

I told him that I had passed the information he had to the DIA but they had

not responded as yet about a meeting.

I told him I would call later in the morning. I then called DIA/NMIC

to pass the new information to them.

DIA called back shortly and said l

would he contacted by someone in the ClA.

A little laterAr. John Bestic, ClA/DOOrs

called and asked that l go

down to DIA/NMIC so he could discuss the situation with me on a secure

telephone. I told him of my call from Clements and about the previous

incident.

He said he had only sketchy information on the first incident

-but that he would look into it immediately.

I told him Clements was waiting

for a return call. .

He said he would

take of that.

I dropped the matter.

Approximately one hour later I received another call from Clements

because no one had

called him. told him would call back shortly.

called DIA NMIC and asked them to intorm the ClA. A Mr. Clayton, telephone

351-7451 Called me back and said the ClA was not

the Cubans because of their known affiliation with an anti-Castro terrorist

35%.

group in the US. tie suggested I pass the information

to the FBl, Mr. Willis

Walton, FBI/INTED, telephone 175-4656 (interagency call). Mr. Walton knew

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of the Cubans from other activities.

I told him what had transpired.

He

recommended that l inform Clements that no agency of the US Government is

willing to meet with the Cubans and suggest that he visit the neärest FB!

field office and pass what. information he has to them. I called Clements

and informed him of the FBl's recommendation. I dropped the matter.

At approximately 1400 the same day, a man came into the office

(Africa

Region) and said he was Dick Clements:

I asked for identification and he

showed a Pentagon building pass.

I introduced him to Mr. Reed, Director,

Africa Region, DASD/ISA, and Mr. Hamilton, the analyst responsible tor

Va.

angolan affropped byaments said he was in the building on other usiness

He said he had met with the Cubans and informed

them that no agency would meet with them.

He said a third Cuban was with

them - Robert,

Carballo, their contact with Cuba. Clements said that during

desire over amber be detenmi in ngola to de the came ation abort Carballo

through other Cubans who had returned to Cuba from Angola, (2) that the

Cubans had been in contact with representatives of President Somoza of

Nicaragua, seeking his assistance, (3) that the basic concept was to set

up stations in a country bordering Angola and wage a campaign to inform

Cubans still in Angola of their existence, with the, expectation (based

on the evidence they had) that large numbers of Cubans would take advantage

of the opportunity to defect.

Clements also said he overheard a conversation

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