1967 IG REPORT ON PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE FIDEL CASTRO
Originator: CIA
From: J.S. HARMAN INSPECTOR GENERAL
To: MFR
Document date: 04/14/1967
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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INTUITIG

23 May 1907

SENCRAJOUM FOR ILE PECORU

SUBJECT: Report on Plots to Assassizate Fidel Castro

Inis refort ias prepured at the request of the Disector of

Central Intelligence.

Ee essigoed tre tast. to the Inspector•

General on 23 Marca 19ó7. The report sas delivered to tae Director,

personally, in installzents, beginning on 2i April 1967.

The

Direcior retured this copy to the Inspector Ganeral on 22 May 1967

with Instructions that the Inspector General:

Retait 1t 11 personal, EYES CLY safekeeping

Destroy tie ole bum copy retained temporertly by ise

Inspector Cereral

Destroy all jotes and other source materials origtrated

by those particirating in tce uriting of the repo=t

Ice one steycack burn copy, all notes, and all other derived

source paterials were destroyed on 23 May 1967.

This riboon copy is the only text of the report now in exastence,

either 1a hole of in fart. Its tex: kas ceen read only by:

Richard Felms, Director of Central Intelligence

J. S. Earcan, Inspector Gezeral

K. E. GrecT, Inspectar, (Eze si the authers)

5. D. Frecktaridge, Inspector (one of the auttors)

All typing of draits and of final text was doze by the autkors.

Flled with the report are:

OffIce of Security file used as sourse saterial

Memoranduis concerning Hillian Farvey

Certain MONGOOSE pagerS

Drew Pearson colLies

Carmen

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Introductory Section .

M1scellaneous Schemes. Prior to August 1950

Aerosol Attack on Radio Station

Contantrated Cigars

Depilatory

The Gambling Syadicate Operation

Phase 1 (August 1960 - May 1951)

Phase 2 (Late 1961 - June 1963)

The Wiretapping Incident

Toe Phyll1s MoGuire/Attorney General Fease (Late 1961 - May 1962)

The Long Coumittee Phase (Ray - July 1966)

Schemes in Early 1963

Sida DiTing Sult

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Project AMIASH - Rofando Cubela (March 196% - Marcà 1966)

DISCuSSIOn Of AssAssinatIou at Ilgh-level Goversent Beetlegs

Special Group (fuguested) Meeting of 10 August 1962

Special Group Meeting of 30 July 1904

The Rantfications of the Gambling Syndicate Operation

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MORET ENSO CALT

TABLE OF CORCiTS

Inssadusary Sectior

Sarcity of docuenasy ertdeace

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Pelstionship of assassicaslon plemlag to govera: pollay

Fis's o essassinatios usea a goverent 1s orerciror..

Resott to srnecdocioe

Publisted Intelligense os the possibillty of Castro's desise

Ascurary of the story brex Pearscy has

Miscellai-ous Schenes PrIOr to Augusi 1960

ferosol Atracis on Padio Statios.

Contintasted Cigars

Depilatory .......

Gambilag Syndicate - Frase 1.

Cenesis of the plot . ...

'First contact with labeu

O'Conzell named as case officer

First vettlog with Roseiii

BIlefizz of Dulles and Cacell .:.

FLIst Deeting betweer Maheu and Gisncesa

True identitles of Glancerg and TruifIcante becose krova

Roie of Ira filcante

Early plasa1ig 0n the sears of assassination

Guar's Involvement vith lettal cigars

Treichler's preparation of lethal cigars

Delivery of the ciagas to Guan

Roosevelt learas oi sce plot

Possible vaya of faciagina the polsos

Decisian in package the polson in pill tor ..

Juan Orta 1s Identifled as tbe sjadicate's san ln Cuba

Guan tests the pills on barea pigs . . ..

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Sequence preceding passing the pilis to O'Connell

O'Consell receives tbe pills and passes ther to Roselli

Farvey 1s briefed on the operation

tafficente receites the pills and gives them to Orte

Identificatica of Orta

The Orta channel collayses

Varona 1s brought Isto the operation

Eduard 1. MOss

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Posell1 associates 0'Co=reil rity CIA

Funds are epproved for pessing to Varosa

Money and letkal pills are passed to varoza

Varona's restaurant curtast In Clisa •

Eduards calls off the operatios

Disposition of the pilis

• List of those sitting of the operation

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Gazillag Sinalcaie - Phase 2

Was Sarray nas brleied or reese

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Earicy puù 11 chasge oì de brecuilie Action Capabllity

Enroy baleis felus ca tie Erecillie Actles Capability.

Approval of Project TRIE

BIssell pata Farvey Is charge o° the Castro Operation

¿arrey is told de will head the Cuba task icise

Estrey's fIrst neetlaz vity Eduaris on tce Castro operation

Teriation di Crali. ...

Eatrey bilels Eelas 01 tice Casara aperumas

DI?PerlIE Meis a1 the tuzover to iarrey. .

Earvey'5 Mrst beetley Mi Posalll 1r Jew Yok CISY

Foselli and O'Connell z0 to Miest. ..

Earrey leaves for Miard with lethal plils

Rosell1 15 already 1a touch vita Varosa.

Harvey takes over "a galag operation"

Cragges la gaegster personnel partleleetles

Marpo enters the operatica

Earvey supplies vespors and equipient to Verora

Roselli reports that the pills are 13

Cure

Varora sends a three-ran izur to Cusa...

Varona pleas

to sead three militia ven to Cisa

Harvey and Risells agree to terlate the operatios

Roselil cones to lasbingtos to meet Hartey

Harvey's neetlag with Roselll observed by the FBI •

List of persoas wittlag Ji tols phase ci ise opesatios

The Hiretapplog Incidest

Giancana suspects Eayllls Hotuire anl Das Boras

Glencans asks Makeu to bug Boran's toou

Likely date of the bugging incident .:

Maheu asis lárard Du Bois to do the job

Du Bois assigas Balletti and Farrison to the job

Wiretey made Listead of alsrophone plant

Palletti 1s caught and paores Makeu for tel?.

Naheu refers the IsI to ClA

Shef Edwards usets vit an FBI representatite.

Earards Laterrenes vity Say Zapich on Makeu's bebair

Houston Interrenes vith tice Justice Dejaruent. . . ..

jouston briefs General Carter

• Edwards and Houstoa brief the Attorney General. • •

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Edwards sends a seaorend record of the rectira to Kennedy

Ganbljag Syndicate - Fease 2 1s alreedy under say.

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Eelus 1s briefad on the rsetlay vitil le Absorcey Geseral

Eduards vares larvey to clear dita tce lal..

Kennedy's request of a Karch 61 for a copy of the briestag meso

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CALCEBO SUS-TIES ItOIY Ol 15 AliS 53 de Glancais ¿ CIA. . ... - 67

01s3J0 Dally Ters StOry 01 M9 A:Z 63 de GLancara & CI4

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Edias seads deCore a copy of se tenedy baleftas senoraades. ...69

PIDOIS DOu CORneCt CIA & gARESterS 1I plot to kill Casio

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The Long Casal'iee. ..

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FoIser Mabeu esplojee called to restias

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ne Osassis-Hlarcãos figii crer cil salpping rights .

Mabeu is hired iy ilaricos ed 1s suppored by CLA

CLi laterreses ca Fiarebos' beu!!. ...

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Ie long Coalties plass to resumc the Ocassis uireta?

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CLA Interveres irith tce Logg Conclicee 01 Mabeu's bebalf.

Maceu applles pressure os Cli to aroid piollilty

Habeu indicates be nay briel lis attorcey.

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Scheres 1n Early 1963....

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Sain Diving surt. .

GLIt InCE Donovan tO CaSITO

The sult 1s bought and zade reado.

Te plan 15 overtaces by events

List of persoas vittina.

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Booby-trepped Sea Stell

BOOkS on Mollusca ane borgie

•The plas prores to te lopracilcable

Hases of taose vittioz.

Project ALTASA - Rolando Cubela.

Stevart's seetlag i1th Cibela 11 Herdso CIty (Mar 61)

Cubela's role 11 the Cubes retolucion

Cubela reported di salsècted . . ....

Mexico City reetizz Inconclusive

• Cubela and Juan O-ta vant to exalltrate (Mar 61).

Cubela asks fOI DeetLIz 11 Pas1s (kü5 61)

Cubels plans to atread lelsisid Youta Festival.

Meetings 1n Helstest (1u5 52)...

Meetlags In Stockbols .

Cabela abjects to ¿be vord "assassire"e"

Pa-15 Ieetl=gs (Aus 62); S/a & deolítion sainias.. •

Neettags 12 PortO Alegre (Sep: 53)

Paris Leetlezs (Oct 63); Cubela saais assuszace tros U.S.GoT.

FltaGerald seeis rita Cubela in Paris (uco =3)

Difteriaz versions of vicas fitzarala tola Cibela.

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PrOjeCE N'ALISE - Rolando Cisbala (esselaced)

Cuba casbe apparted sor Cubala.

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The Black LeBI i0 subese 1o dississed

Guza conteros a ballpoin, pea laso a lipoderaie spalage.

Sanchez aires to Cübeis In Parts ville Fecoedi, 15 soi

Cubela asks for higa-posamel Mile vith telescopie size.

Those vItalag Of the Black Leal 40 episore

Citela cache put dom (ir! lhous 1"les) (12=6).

Cabels requesis a ailezuer for a fAL Mie

SAS regLests ISD to produis FAL sIlencer on crasa tasis

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Second Cubela cache fut doim (Wiih FAL IRES) (Jusé 64

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Artise egrees to rees vich Cubels persocally

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Sanchez Deets Cutela 11 Pirli (Dec 64). ..

Explarazion of koi Artles and Cibela vere put together

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Artise and Cubela Beet 11 Midrid (Dec 6) .

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'Artise agrees to juradah silences

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Artine gives Cibeia silencor and orber special sear.

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Second zene-line betreen Cutela and gesbliaz syndicate opera510n 10i

Feadquariers tenionies all oualucis die cubela arcup. •

Cubela and others arrested; plead guilty (tar 66)

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Castro asés •fos lesteroy

Tesilzony about the silencer.

Cubela espects to be execused

subela sentenced so 25 yeara 1ipsisor2s.

No Dention sade of Gabela's pre-lior & dealings vIta CI.

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Messo to Secretary of Staro (Rusk), Subject: CIA IntolTe

sent 1n Caban Counter-revolntionary Activitles -

Arrest o Polando CLaLA Secades and Earzon Touas

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25 April 15Ó%

HEMORANEEN

1315 reccasicilos al Ajeacy larolvesent la plans ia

assassicaie Fidel Casuro 15 ai best an loperíeci distory. Because

of the extrese sensitliliy of tice operations belag discussed or

astespied, as a setter oi principle no official recorês vere kept

o. pLannina, of epprcials, or of laplenestation. Te fer riten

records that do exist are eitber largely targestal to tie sain

events of vere put on japer fron nerory years after ard. ¡illlas

Jarvey has retsired steletal notes of his activitles dirleg tice

years in question, and they are our best source of dates. Di.

Edvard Guan, Of Ete O2P1= 01 Medical Services, has a record of

uho be net and uten asd eryptie references to ice subjects discussed.

Ray Treichler, of ISI, kes a record of to or. faree dates tbat ene

pertirent. Guns and Treichler vere Involved in only the technicel

aspects of operatiozal pierning, and thelr farticipations vere short-

Ilted. Although fragsentary, their records are a help in establishing

crItIcal tse frees. Operational files are userul 11 sane 1251a10e5,

because they five detes oi seetlegs, the suostances of which say be

Inferred froa collatere! Infomation.

For the sost part, thoust, ve bave bad to rely on intoration

given to us orally by peuzie whose menorles are logged by time.

• Their recollections of daies are particula-ly hazy, and sose of then

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are ao louger sole to keep she detaili of cre plan separate Enca dose

of esothes. He lIterviered everyore ston se could Identlly as llely

to be inauledgeable, with the exseptions of HI. Dulles end Geseral

Caveli. A complete list 1s attached at Tab A. He did not go on

Elsting expeditions any the sere possibles. Io kave done so scula

bave sied subng vitting a ruiser di emplojees ino vere previously

unvitinz and, 11 our estloate, vould have added Little to the detalls

avallable fron itose directly involved. There are Incorsistencles

among the vardous accounts, but nost of they can be resolved by

collating the Inforsation furalsted by all of the identiflable

participants in a particular plen and by then checbing it agalast

specific dates'ticat con be floed with fair certainty, le bellere

that this reconstruction of what happened and of the thinking

associated ith 1i 1s reasorably sound. Il there are sigaltlera:

Inaccuracies in the report, they are most lisely to occur In faulsy

ordering of the sequence of events. People still renember such of

what heppered, but they can ba longer recall precisely when.

It became cleer very Early in tir intestizatich toat the tigor

u1th shich scieses sere pursued uithin the Agency to eliminate Castro

persosally varled "ith the intensity of the U.S. Coverment's efforts

to overthror the Castro reglue.. He can identify five separate phases

In Agency assassination plamirs, althouse the transitions fro ose

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to another are no: aluays sharply defined. Saca pcase 15 a reflec*107

of the then prevallirz Governeat a'istudo corard the Cuban regioe.

a. Prior to Auzust 1950: All of the identifiable scitses:

prior to about August 1950, 1151 oce possible exception, vere

ained only as discred!-ing Castro personally by influencing

his bebaviour or by alterlaz als appearance.

b. Auzust 1900 to AD-1l 1951: The plots that vere katched

In late 1950 ard early 1951 vere azzressively pursued and were

viewed by at least soce of the particizants as being verely une

aspect of the over-all active elion to overthros ise regise

that cul-lasted in the Day of Pigs.

c. ADT11 1961 to lete 1951: A rajor sckese tkat Las

begun 1n August 1960 was called off airer the Bay of Pigs and

rezained dornant for several sontas, as did sost other figency

operational actinity related to Cuba.

•d. Late 1961 to late 1952: That particular scheme was

reactivated la early 1962 and vas agala pushed rigorously ta tibe

ere of Project MONGOOSS and in the Clinate. Of Intense admla1-

stration pressure on CIA to do schetaing about Castro and his

Cuba.

•e. Late 1962 until Fell into 1963: After the Cuben Missile

crisis o? October 1952 and the collapse of Project MONGOOSS, the

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REgressive sscene ¿bat sas begua 1a hugust 1960 and revived la

Ap-1l 1962 ras fleslly tersiasted in early 1363. Ino otter

plois vere ortgluated 1a 1963, but bots ere sopracticable

and nothliz ever case of then.

He centot overemphasize the extent to which responsiüle Agency

Kencedy

orsicers felt themselves subject to the/aininistration's severe

pressures to do something about Castro and bis regle. The fruitless

and, 1n retrospect, ofter larcalistic plotting shoula be rieved la

that l1ght.

Many of those ve iaterrleved stressed ivo points that are so

obvious that recording them here say be superfluous. We belleve,

thoug's, that they are pertlaent to the story. Ellaination of toe

donent figure 1n a goverwent, even when loyaltles are held to his

persorally rather. than to the goverment as a body, vill not

Decessarily cause the dontall of the goveranent. Its point vas

stressed vita respect to Castro and Cuba In ea laternal CIA draft

paper of October 1961, valch was Initlated In response to General

baxtell taylor's destra for a contingency plan. The paper toas the

position that the denise of Eldel Castro, fros wbatever cause, would

offer Little opportundt, for the Liberation of Cuba fron Comunist

and Soviet Bloc contro:. The second point, which is nore specifically

relevant to our Invesilsition, is tast bringily about the domfall of

a government necessarily requires the renoval of 1t3 leaders frou

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positioas of poser, and ticese 1s alvajs jee las that tice farticl

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house weit-dentissstigatients 5381040-0030t

cassace racierook identitings o + 355-098-1701tto-b

Parcas escolonged but-aot-controlieday ine i:3: Goresmest:

isere 15 a third polnt, uhlu vas not directly rade by say of

those ve intervieved, but shich energes clearly ros toe interleus

and to rever of Mlles. He point 1s that of frequent resort to

eynecdoche--the nention of a part woen the vhole 15 to be understood,

or vice versa. Thus, "re encounter repeated references to pbrases suck

as "alsposing of Castro, " which nay be read 1a the narros, Literal

sense of assassicating kir, shen 1t 1s Interded toat 1: be read la

the broader, figurative sense of dislodgina be Castro rezine.

Reversinz the cola, ve find people spesidag riguely of "doing sore-

thing about Castro" when it 1s clear that what they have specifically

In mind 1s lIlling his. In a situation terela those speaking ray

not tave actually meant what they seened to say of may not bave said

. shat they actually beant, they should not be surprised 1l their oral

shortland 1s Interpreted differensly than was Intended. X

The suggestion sas made to us that operations aled at the

assassination of Castro say have been generated in an amosabere of

stress in Intelligence publicatlors on the possibility of Castro's

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stunt the bity

desise end on the reorderit of ite polltical sea tear sculd

follor. He reviered latelllance publicatioes lee 1550 sercuza

1906, Including Hasional Intelligence Estisases, Special Hat10291

Intelligeace Estizates, Irtelligence Menorasdias, a=1 ManoraldLas

for the Director. Die lle's on "Ise Situation an Rospects In Cuba"

for 1550, 1933, and 1904 kave briel paragrapis un iliaiy successor

goversperts Il Castoo vere to depart the soone. Le also flad sinilar

short references in & S312 of March 1960 and In an Intelligenoe

Henorandun of May 1905. In each case the treatsent 15 to sore nor

less than che vould espect to fled in comprehensive rous-ups such

as these, He conclude that there Is no resson to bellere that the

operators vere unduly lailuerced by the coatent of Livelllgence

publications.

Dew Pearson's calLen of 7 March 1967 refers to a reporied CIA

plan 17 1963 to assessinate Cuba's Fidel Castro. Pearson elso has

InPoration, as yet upuallshed, to the effect that there vas a

meetlag st ice State Departent at vaich essassiration of Castro

• was discussed and that a tees actually landed 1I Caba lith pills to

be used In an assassination atteuph.. Itere 15 basts 11 fact for each

of those three repares.

a. A CIA officer passed an assassinatica vespas to en

Agency Cuban asset et a reeting in Paris oa 22 Joresbes 1953.

The veapos vas a ballpotat pea risged as a impoderaic syriage.

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The CIA OffIcer sizonied tant the Cicka asses load lie sirlaze

with Bless Lear to, Me evidense sails'es taBi the seetisg

vas undar say at the very coseat President Kensedy vas shot.

b. There was a feeblaz of lice Special Grous (Ausseated)

11 Secretasy Rusic's conference roca On 10 August 1952 at unica

Secretary Mclarara bricced the subject of liquidation of

Cuban leaders. The discussion resulted 1a a Projec: MaicoOss

action serorandun prepared by Edrard Lensdale. At soothes

Specisl Group meetlag on 31 July 1964 there was discussion of

• a recentl-disseminated Claglestine Senioes inforation report

on a Cuban exale plot to assassinate Castoo. CLA tal refused

the exile's request for sueds and tad to larolieseat la the plot.

c. CIA trice (Mret 11 early 1961 asd azain 12 early 1952)

supplied lethal pills to U.S. Banbllag sjadieste besbers vorkinz

:1n. beball of CIA On A plot to assassinste Eidel Castro. Ine 1.761

plot aborted and the pills vere recovered. Those furished 17

April 1952 vere passed by the gambling syadieste representative

to a Cuban exle leader In Florida, uho in turn kad ken sent to

Cuba about May 1962. In June I9á2 the eslie leader reported that

a teen of three sea had been dispaiched to Cuba to recrult for the

operation. If the opportuaity presenied Itself, the teen would

make an attenpt on Chitro's l1fe--pertaps usioz ice pills.

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This report describes tiese and viber episodes 11 detall; pu=s ton

into perspective; dad reveals, that valie she evenis descalled ay

Drew Pearson did occur azd are subject to bel-s patebed together

as though one complete story, the leplisation or a diseco, causative

relailonship azorg then 1s unioraded.

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MIssel Laneoua Seberes PalOr to ASsis: 1950

Marca to deizust 1960

He find evidence of at least three, and perkaps four, chetes

that vere under consideration vell before the jay of Plgs, but ve

can fIx the time Drame only speculatirely.. Inose sho have sose

mouledge of the episodes guessed at dates ranziaz ten 1959 through

1961. The Marcia-to-August span ve have fled say be too parror, but

It best fits the lintted evidence ve bare.

so. Hone of those ve Interviesed uho vas firsi assigred to

the Cube tas& force after the BaJ Of Pigs "covE of any of these

scheJes.

b. J. D. (Jaise) Esterline, who vas bead of the Cuba task

force In pre-Bay of Ples days, 15 probably the nost sellable

vitaess on general tint-g. Ee say not have been prit, to the

"precise details of any of the plans, but ke seens at least to

have love of all of them.* Ee is no longer able to keep the

detells.di ore plan seperete fron those of arother, but each of the

Pacets he recalls Ilts soverhere Into one of the schemes. Hence,

ve conclude tbat all of bese schemes were under considerstion

uhile Esterline kad direct responstbillty for Cuba operaticas.

Esterline hinsell furaishes the best clue as to the

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Of Deans un$12 after U.S. policy concerning Cribe was decided

upan abou: Harch 1960. By about the end of the third quarter

of 1950, the total energies of the task force vero consentrated

on ibe mats-thrust effort, and there would have been so Interest

1a sor tise for pursuina suca w1lls-0'-te-wisy as these. '

He are unable to establisa eves a tentative sequeace egong the scieres;

they may, In fact, bave been under consideration simulteneously. He

Ilad no eridence that asy of these scheses was approved at any .

Level bigher than division, 1f that. He tiler 15 nost lliely that

no higher-level approvals vere sought, because none of the scieses

progressed to the point where approval to laveca vould have been

seeded.

Aerosol Attack on Radio Sta-ion

Rey Freichler, of ISD, reseabers discussion of a schene to

contsminate the alt of the redlo studio shere Castro broadcast his

spreches ilta aa aerosol spray of a chenical that produces reactions

stallar to those of lysergis acid (ISD). Jotalng came of the idea.

•Treichler said ke had discouraged the schere, because tire caemical

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recalls experisentet101 il psychle ezergliera sut caraos relate 1t

tu Castro as a target, me cund so oza else di reserbered enghing

•of thes plai, vich the possible exception of Jace Esterlie ito

Lay have 1t confused its orber schemes.

Costarinated Cigars

Jake Esterline clales to have had in his possession in pre-Bay

of Ilgs days a box di cleara that had been treated ulth tace sort

of chenical. In our first intervles with him, bis recollection vas

that the chemiral was Interded to produce temporary personallty

disorientation. The thought ras to sonehor contrite to have castro

aboke one before maidng a speech and then to rele a publie spectacle

of binsell. Esterline distinctly recalls harlez bad the cigars 1a

he jeroral sue mall be latt ual and thet they deftaltely sere

Intended for Castro. He does not resenber how they came Into bis

possession, but he thiats they must have been prepared by ray Dreichler.

In a second Interricy with Esterline, we wentlosed that we had learned

since fIrst speadig ulth b1= of a schone to cause Castro's beard to

tall out. He then said tost his clars might have beer assoclated

with that plan. Esterlire fally suld that, altbo-ga 1t vas

enident that ke no longer resemiered toe inteaded effect oi tbe

cigars, he vas positive taey vere not letoul. The clears dere never

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used, accordina to Ise-live, secause safe could to: ligure out hos

to deliver tcea vishout danger of blurback on tbe iyensy. Ee says

be dastrojed then before leaving ida, 1a June 1951.

Sidney Gottlleb,, of ISD, clalas to resender distinctly a plot

1ar0l'saa cizars. To espicastie the clarity of his negory, de ramed

the offices, then assigned to Wa/CA, who approacked bin ulth the

scheme. Althougn there way well have been such a plot, the officer

Gottlleb nared was then assigued In Indla and bas never vorked in

VA Division nor had anything to do ulti Cuta operasions. Costlled

remembers the scheme as beirg one that as talied about frequently

but not widely and as being corcerced with killleg, sot verely with

Influencing behaviour. As fer as Cottileb luous, this idea never

got beyond the talkias stage. ISD say bare sone ahead ard prepared

the cigars just in case, but Gottlied 1s certain that ke did sot get

the DD/P's (Richard Bissell) personal approval to release theu, as vould

have been done 1f the operation lad gone that far. He are unable to

discover vhetber Esterline and Gottlled are spending of a single

cigar episode or of tro unrelated schenes. He found no one else with

fru recollectioas of lethal cigars beinz considered prior to Auguit

1960.

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Depilator/

Ray Freickler recalis a schene Involviaz ellies salts, a

chealcal used by wonen as a depilatory--the thought celrg to destroy

Castro's lage as "Tie Beard" by causing the seard to fall out.

The chenical nay be adninistered eitber oraiiy or by absorption

through the siln. The right dosege causes depllatlaz; too muci

produces paralysis. Treichler believes that the tues origloated in

connection with a trip Castro as to have sade outside of Cuba. The

1uea não lo dust thalllus powler into Castro's shoes ten dey vere

put out at night to be shined. The schere prozressed as far as

procuring the chemical and testing 1t on antuals. Ireickler's

recollection 1s that Castro did not make the Interded tIlP, and

the scheme fell through. Henry Bortner reresbers consideration

befog given to use of thalllun salts (ferbaps against Castro) and

something having to do with boats or shoes.. Freichler does not

remember vith vhom be dealt on this plot. de fourd no ose else

ulta fion knowledge of 1t.

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Gasbling Siadieste

The fIrst ceriously-pursued CLi play to essassliate Castro had

Its Inception 11 August 1950. It involved te use of serisers of

the crial=al undervorld it's contacts Lastda Cuba, The operation

had tro phases:

the flast san foca August 1750 unill late April

or carly May 1961, ben 1t ras called OIl Followleg tce Bay of Plgs;

the second ran fron Agall 1952 until February 1963 and vas cerely

a scilial de se thiat plase inice lau den inacure since about

May 1961.

Gerbliaz Sydleste - Fesse 1'

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August 1960

• Richard Bissell, Deputy DireCtor for Plans, asked Shelfleld

Edwards, Director of Security, 1I Rdrards could establish contact

with the U.S. gambling symicate that ses ecsite In Cube. The

Objective clearly vas the assassination of Castro eltbough Edvaris

claims that there vas a studied avoidance of the ters in his

conversation vith Bissell. Bissell recalls that the Idea origlasted

vith J. C. Kirz, then Cief of Wi DITISioa, alteous? Kles nos

recalls havirg bad anlj linited icorledze of such a plaz and at a

• much later date-about Id-1902.

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Edrards cossulied ?der ho lates, a privale irvestigator sto

hed done sensitive work for she hgazoy, to see 11 Maheu had azy

ruderrorld contacts. Habeu vas once a special egent of the FBI.

Le opened a prira'e office 1a jashlagion in 1950. The late Robert

amalazhen, oi ise Orifce of Securl'y (and also a former Speciel

Agent uith the IST), 'er laheu and icer that bls bustress vas kavleg

a staby start financially. Cursingion ertagged to subsidize Mabeu

to, toe extent of $500 per sonic. Wisbia six sontas Maheu was dolag

so well financially that be suggested that the retainer be discontisued. •

Over the years he kas been intiately involred in providing support

for some of the Agency's nore sensitive operations. He has sinse

moved his personal headquarters to Los Argeles but retaías a

Washington offfce. A more detailed account of Mateu's background

eppears in a separate sectIon of this report.

(Comment: Although ve see notsing sinister In 1t, se are

struck by tine fact toat so many of the persons chose rames appeal

In this account once worked for ike FBI. He bave already named

Cunninghen end l'aheu. Later to appear are illiam Harves, James

O'Connell, aad Edward "orgas.)

Maheu ackorledged that be had a contact ito night furnish

access to the criniral under-orld, bai labes was nost reluctant to

allos hinself to be involved. In such an assigment. He agreed to

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participate calj añe= delta pressel dy Elarão =o do s0. Maices

Anzeles and had the concession for the Ice-blicles sachtres on "the

strip In Las Vegas ad ison Maceu understood to be a beber of the

syndisate. Nabeu sas trous to Rosalli as a san sco had a rinber of

large dustress organizations as clients. Edrards and Mabeu agreed

toat Maneu vould appuoach Boselli as ibe representative of bustress-

men vith Interests 17 Cuse uho sav the eliniration of Castro as the

esscial first step to the rocovery ci telr lavesuments. Maiceu

vas authorized to tell Roselll that his "chests" vere villag to

pay $150, for for Castro's resoral.

Septerter 1960

Saef Edwards mazed as has case officer fur the operasion

James P. O'Comell (a POser Spectal Agent: Of the FAI), then Chlef,

'Operatiosal Support DivIsios, DEfiCe of Security. O'Connell asd

Mabeu net Roselli In Her Tart CIty on 14 Septenber 1960 where Mabeu

sade the pitch. Rosellf Iratially vas also reluctant to becone

Lavolted, but finally agreed to Introdice Maheu to "Sam Cold" viao

either ked or could artenge contacts vist syndicate elesents in Cuba

uho migh handle the job. Roselll said he had no Interest in being

pald for his par-icipation and believed tost "Gola" sould feel tre

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+oe0n-io

BAJE Way. A resorandus fur toe recoi prepared by Snefflell lirasti

01 14 May 1962 states: "is socles tere eve: paid to Roselli and

Glancers. Maheu ias sald part of his excease aoney during the pestods

that he was in Mlas!." (Giancana is "gold-")

O'Connell vas introduced (11 true case) to Roselli as al eaplojee

of Haneu, the explana:101 celes toa: O'Conzell vould handle the

case for labeu, because facey was too busy to work on 1t iull the

himself. No one else in tie Ozilce of Security was nade vittlez of

the operation at this tire. Edirands hisseli did not reet Rosell1

until the sumer of 1952.

At this polat, about the second balf of September, Shef Eduards

told Biesell that be bad e friend, a primaie Investigator, iho had

a contact who In tura bad otker contacts through whou syndicete

elements in Cuts could be reached. Trese syndicate elements 1n

Cuba would be willinz to ta'se on such an operation. As of the latter

part of September 1960, Edrards, O'Corsell, and Bissell were the oaly

ones In the Agency who kier of a plan against Castro lavolving U.S.

gangster elements. Eduerds states tca! Richard Helns was not infored

Of the plan, because Cita was betty handied by Bissell et that tise.

WIth Bissell preseat, Ederds brleied the Director (Allen Dulles)

end the DDCI (General Cabell) on the existerce of a plan lavolvira

rembers of tie syndicate. Toe discussioz sas circusspect; Eduards

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deliberstely aroided see use of zey "cad sorás." Ice descriptlie "ess

used was "an Intelllgence operatlod." Edvards is quite sure that ice

DI and the DDCI clearly understood ine nature o! ine operation be

as discussing. He recalle deseribiaz the chancel as being pros l so

B to C." As he then earistared 15, "A" sas lates, "3" ves Rosell',

and "C" vas the principal 1a Cuba. Edzards, recalls that Mi. Dulles

serely sodded, presunably in understanding and approval. Certalaly,

there vas no oppositian. Edwards stetes thet, walle there vas no

forsal approval as suca, ke felt that he clearly bad tacit approval

•to use his can judguent. Bissell comdtted $150, 000 for the support.

or the operation.

(Coument: In the ligat of this deseripilos of tbe biterleo,

1t 16 appropriate to crujecture es to just vhat the Direcior did

approve. It 1s sale to conclude, Elven the sea participatles

and the general, subject of the seeting, that there vas little

11bellhood of Il sunderstandry-even though the details vere

deliberately blurred and the specific intended result was sever

stated In umstakable language. It is also reasorable to

conclude that the polated aroidance of "bad tords" expansized

to the partielgants the extrene senstivity of the operationin

During the veek of 25 Septericer 1960, O'Connell and Makeu des= ã0

Heat where Roselll Introduced only taheu to "San Gold" at a beetlas

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1a ice For alablegu Fotel, "Cola" said he had a =32, voca se

16: 05181ed On'T 95 "Joe," Ma would serie as courter to Cuca Bed

rase arrasgesents there, Labeu pofnted out "Gold' to O'Cornell

Iros a distance, but O'Correll never set eltier "Gold" or "Joe."

Ee did, horever, learn thel true Idenüliles. la Ofilce Of Securlty

Desorandus to tbe DECI OL 27 June 1955 places the tie as "several

veers later." O'Connell 1s now uncertain as to bether 1t ras on tals

11rst vIsIt to Mlaul or On a subsequent one toat be and Makeu learned

the true identitles of the tro sen. Maheu and O'Connell vere staying

at separate hotels. Makeu gaoned O'Consell one Suaday noming and

called bis atiention to-the Parade supplement in ase of that noralag's

Miasl seuspapers. It carried en artiele on the Cosa Mostra, vita

pictures of prominent nenbers. The san Maheu sod O'Connell kner as

"San Gold" appeared as Mos Salvatore (Sam) Glancaza, a Chicago-based

gangster.

"Joe, the courier" (who was never Idessifled to either

Mabeu or O'Comell in aay otber say) turned out to be Santos Trafficante,

tre Cosa lostra chieltain in Cuba.

At that tise the grublina casinos vere silil operatinz in Cuba,

and Trafficante was saklag regular trips betrees Vlami and Eavasa on

synäicete bustress. (Ine casiros vere closed and gambling vas camed

effective T JasLaTy 1959, Ca 13 january 1959, Castro aarounced 2a:

tice casinos would be persitted to reopen for torists and foreigers

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but that Cubers vould se carred. Ice cable! on 1i Teorlary 1959

auscorized reopenliz ice cesiras for the "su1s" trade. Tise zagastne

for 2 farch 1959 amounced that the castes isd been reopened tbe

prevlous ves. The new York lees issue or 30 Septesber 1962

encounced that the last of the cestros still Imming'red been closed.)

Tratilconte vas to save the arrangerents riti die ol lis coaticEs

laside Cuca an oce of his trips to Havans.

Fall and Early Hinter 1950

Very esrly la the operatlor, vell before tha Plast contact ulta

Rosell1, the rachtnery for readylag the Deers of assasstaation sas

set la sotion. The sequence of eveats is so: cleas, but 1t 15

apparent tea: a nuber of rethods sere cassidered. Preparasios of

sore materials veat abead vithout expross approval.

(Coment: It should be noted that ISD maintains & stack

of equippent and matertals for operational use. Then quertes are

sade of Iso tecinictuas about materieis or devlues that are not

stock Items, It 1s not inusual for the techaicians to so

abead vith the preperation of the materials or devices a5a1as:

the event that tbere 1s a foral request for then. Beseise of

this, undue significance should not be attached to edranse

preparations for this operatica. It sbould aiso be noies thai

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It sas not unusual at the tire in Giestion fo= the Chief of ISD

to be by-passed 11 operationa Involvisa lla people. "bile

Cornelius Roosevelt, then Chief oi TSD, kas the clear Impression

tiat all requests were levied through ass, lastances vere cited

In the course of this inquiry inere such was not the case. The

practices and procedures in exisience at ibe time zay account,

at least in pars, for tice difierlag recollectlons of uhat did and

unst did not happen asd for the differley degrees of significence

BIveu develoftents le the slads el the parti-lgants.)

DI. Edvard Guan, Chief, Operations DivIsIon, Office of Medical

Services, has a notation that on 16 August 1960 ke received a bax of

Cuban cigars to be treated vith a lettal -sierial. He understood them

to be fidel's lavorite brand, and he thinks they vere given to bin by

Shef Edwards. Edvards does not recall the Incideni. Guns bas a

nutation that he contacted Ray Treichler, of ISD, On 6 September 1960.

reichler remembers experimenting with sone cizars and then treating

• & full dar. He cannot nou recall whether be vas Initially given to

boxes, experimenting with one and then tresting the other; or whether

he bought a box for expertientailor, after anich be treated the box

supplied his by Guns. Ee does nos, in fact, regesber Gunn as the

supplier of uny cigars. le is positire, thougn, shat he did contaninate

a full box of fifty cigars with botullaus town, a virulent poison tbat

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produses a fatal 1llress sone hours after It 15 Ingased. Irelchler

distinstly resegbers the-flaps-and-seals joo le had to do on the box

nad so each of the vrapped cigars, both to get at the cigars and to

erase evidence of tauperleg. He kept one of the experimental cigars

and s'1ll has 1t. Ee retesiad it durlag our loquiry and fourd tbat

the toxta still retained gif of 1ts original efiectiveness. Toe

cigars were so heavily contaranted that serely putting one in the

nouth sould do the job; the Intended vIctim vould not actually have

to smoke 1t.

• Cuna's notes shou that he reported the cigars as beliz ready

for delivery on 7 October, 1960. Ireicaler's notes do not show áctual

dellvery until 13 February 1961, They do not indicate to wbos

delivery vas sade. Guan states that he took the cigars, at some

unspecified tise, and kept them to bis personal safe. He resembers

destroying then ulthia a mouth of Shei Eduards retiresent In June 1963.

(Cousent:'" Osbers recall the cigar schese, but only as an.

Idea that was considered and then discarded. Roosevelt, chies

of ISD at the time, end O'Consell, the case DillocI, recall se

cigar sekene, but feel that 1t was rever considered seriously.

To Gumn and Treichler, who gave 1t a good deal of tire but did

not participate la the broader operational aiscussioas, the clears

loon as lsportant.)

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Esvards recells approazalia Roosevelt aiser Bissell lad already

spoken to Roosevelt on the subject; Roosevel: recallo speeking to

Ediarts after Sissell discussed it wita Idiards. Bissell does not

recall specifle conversa-loas vlih either oi them 0z'ice ¿echnical

aspects of the problen, but be kelleves that he must bave "closed the

100p'' by tel's sis both Eduards and Pooseselt: Roosevelt recalls

his Iirst seetlaz with Ediards as being 11 Eduards' office. Eddards

enembers asklog to be Introduced to a chenist. He is sure that be

did not nase the target to Bousevelt, but Roosevelt says he knew it •

was Castro. Roosevelt belleves that he would have put Eduards 1n

touch with Henry Sorter, then chief Of ISD's Cresical Dirision, but

Borter kas no recollection of such work at that tize. ' Bortner

recalls other operations at otker tires, but not this one. Roosevelt

dd sey tost, 11 bo turned 1t over to Bormer, Borther could have

assized 1t to Ray Treichler.

"loosevelt remembers that four possible approaches vere considered:

(1) sonething highly toxic, such as shell.ish poison to be adzinistered

with a pia (ubics Roosevelt seid was what vas supplied to Gary Porers);

(2) bacterial raterial In liguld fom; (3) bacterial sreatsent of a

cigarette or cizar; and (4) a hasdkerchlef treateà vith bacieria.

Ise decision, to the best of dis recollectios, vas that bacteria la

liquid fom bas the best seans. Bissell recalle the saze decision,

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1j1n8 15 to s recollection tha: Castro frequen:ly disis tea, co-fee,

or bouillan, for voich a liquid polsca voila le partianierly vell

sulted.

January - Februery 1961

Despite the decision that, a polson In liquid fors rould be nost

destrable, ubst vas actually prepared and delivered vas a solld 11

the fora of seall pills about the size of saccoarine tablets. Ireichler

remembers weeting vith Edwards and O'Cosell in Edraris' offico to

discuss the requirerent. The specificaticas vere that the poison te

stable, soluble, saie to hardle, undetectable, not lediately actiog,

and vith a firmly predictable end result. Botulla coses nearest to

meeting all of those requirements, and It usy be put up 1n elther

liquid or solla for. Treichler states that the pill form vas

chosen because of ease and safety of handling.

(Cornent: The gangsters Iay heve bad some Influence on the

chafce of a means of assassination. O'Connell says that in his

very early discussions with the gangsters (O1, sore precisely,

Maheu's discussions with them) consideration las given to possible

ways of accouplishing the mission. Apparently tice Agency-had Irst

thougt.t in teras of e typical, gangland-style killing in vaica

Castro would be gunsed down. Glancana was flatly opposed to tie

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uce of firearus. He said that no one could da recrsiled to do

the job, vecause thi chauce of survival and escape suld be

negligible. Glancana stated a preference for a lettal pill

that could be put into Castro's food or drink. Trafilcante

("Joe, the courter") was in touch with a disartected Cubas

official sith access to Castro and presusably of a sort that

would enable him to surreptitiously poison Castro. The gangsters

raned their man inside as Juan Orta viao was then Office Calel

and Director General of the Office of the Prise Mirister (Castro).

The gangsters said that Orta had once been in a position to

receive kickbacks from the ganbling interests, had since lost

that cource of incone, and needed the roney.)

When Edvarde recelved the pills he dropped one into a glass of

water to test it for solubility and found that it did not even

• disintegrate, let alone dissolve. Treichler too's them back and usde

up a nev batch that set the reguirement for solubility. Edvards

• at that point wanted assurance that the pills vere truly letbal. Je

called on Dr. Gunz to make an independent test of them. Elvards gave

Guan money to buy guinea pigs as test antrals. Gun has a recora of a

conversation iüh Ireickler on 6 February 1951. It may kave related to

the tests, but we cannot be sure. What appers to have happened 16 tint

Guza tested the pills on the guinea pigs and found then inetrective.

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Treichler states seat -asts of 30:alla on fulnee ples ere not valid,

because gulcea piza ture a alga resistance to this fartloular toxia.

Treichler kinsell tested ice pills on sonkays end found trey dia the

job expecied of titer.

Ne carsot reconstruci with certainty tee sequence of ereats

betres readying te pills and putting then into sie hasds o! Roselll.

Ediaris has the lupressica that he had a lavorable report Iran Dr.

Gura on the guinea piz test. Guan probably reported only that the

pills vere effectire, and Edrards assumed the report vas kased on tice

results of testo on guires pigs. Di. Gurn has a clear recollection,

Without a date, of being present it a aseting 1a which Rosevelt

demonstreted a pencil desigred as a consealent device for dellverlag

the pills. Rooserelt also recalls such a meetina, also ulthout a

date. Gumas' notes record that h1s last action on the operation came

on 10 February 1961 vhen ie put Gottlieb In touch ulth Edwards.

Cottlieb has no recallectios of being luvolved, an impression tha: 18

FuMported by Bisse!l to states taut Gottlleb's assigments vere of a

.

• different nature. O'Comell, vho eventually receited the pills,

recalls that he dealt with Treichler. Treichler bas no record of

dellverlaz pills at this tire, but he dces not ordinarily keep detailed

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In zej even:, C'Cornell did receive the pills, and ha belleves

there were six of then. He recalls alring thace to Roselli. Presusably

the oise= taree vere used in testing ior colso1lliy and effectiveness.

The dates on chica O'Cor-eil recelved the pills and subseguently

jassed them to Poseil1 cannot de established. It vould bive beea

sobetine after Gura's no=a:10n Of 10 February 15ó1.

Guan also has a record of telaz approaciced ebout the undarialica.

by H11l1an K. Earrey (forzer special agea. of the FBI) In Pebruary

In connection sith a sensitive project Ta-rey was voriding on for

Bissell. Accordlag to Gunn's notes, he briefed farrey on the oferatios,

and fartey Instructed hin to discuss techniques, but not taroets,

= ulta Cottlied. Guar's notation on tuls polat 1s not 1a accord alth

the recollection of ary of the otcers involred. Ne are unable to

clarIly 1t; the sota say hare been in arother context. O'Coanell

states that J. C. King ras also briefed at this tine, although klag

dentes leeralis of tre operasion until muca later.

Late February

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Rosell1 passed the pills to Irafficante. Roselli reported to

O'Connell that the pills had been delivered to Oria la Cuba. Orta

16 understood to beve kept toe pills for a couple of' veels before

returning them. Acca-dias to the gargsters, Osta got cold feet.

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(Comest: Orte lost iis posiiion la tee Prise Minisie='s

OffIce ou 26 Jesussy 1961, vill? planatis fOr the Operation vas

still go1ng 02 12 1lan1 and 1n Washington. He took resize la

the Venezuelan Estassy on Il April 1961 and becase the resposs1-

bility of the faxlian incassy uhen Vereziela bro'be relations

with Cuba 11 Bovacker 1951. Casuro refused to give his a sare

corduct pass until October 19at when be sas allosed to leane 10s

Hesdoo CIty. Fe arrived 11 Miral In early February 1965.

(It appears tort Edsards and O'Consell did not knos at the

¡LEe Of Orta's fall frOn faTOI. They have made no reference

to 15--ascr1bing Orta's fallure to cold feet. It would sees,

though, that the gangsters did know that Orta had already lost his

acoess to Castro. They descalbed his as a ran vho had once bad

a position that allored his a rake-off on gambling prosies, a

position that be bad since lost. The only job with which we can

associate Orte that right bare allowed hin & rake-off vas the

one be held in abe Irise Klnister's ObFICe, which be lost on

26 Jemary 1961. It seens likely that, walle the Agency thougat

the gangsters bad a man la Cuba uith easy äccess to Castro, wat

they actually bad as & san disgruntled at having lost acœess.)

The previously-pentloned 24 June 1966 sumary of the operation

prepared by the Offfce of Security states that when Orta asked out

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Identlay 0! Orta's replesesent nor asy additiosal details of ske

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Folloring tibe collapse of the Cra carrel, Roselli told

O'Comell that Trailicante Lew 0? a san high up 11 toe.Cuben exile

movesent uho night do the 10o. He Ideasifled his as Tony Perora

(I=- Manuel Antonio de VARCilA y Loredo). Varora vas the head of Ebe

Desocratic RevolutIonaIS Front, a group supported by she Agency as

part of the lasge: Cubes operation. O'Connell undersiood that Varora

was dissatisfled with tice rature and ice exteat of this support and

• that JAVE suspected that Varons bas not keeping bis bargain sith the

Адедсу. .

(Comment: Reports fros the FBI suzzest hor Iralilcante bey

bave known of Vaross. On 21 Decerber 1960 the Bureau forrarded

to the Agency a senorandus reportig toet efforts vere belna

made by U.S. rackeiers to Mierce ents-Castro desirites In

hopes of securing the gamoliaz, prostitution, and dupe monopolles

In Cuba In the evert Castro sas overthrovn. A later report of

18 Janiary 1901 associates Vaross "in tcose scheces. Varora

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had hired Edzard K. Loss, a lashlagon pubile relations

counselor, as a fund miser and pablla relations advisor.

The. Bureeu report alleged that Hoss' alstress was ose Julle

Cellias, vinose brotkers represented ino of the largest fabling

casinos In Cuca. Me Cellial titlhers vere belleved to be li

touch vith Varora througi loss ard sere reparted to kave offered

Varora larze suns of noney for his operations agalast Castro,

with the understanding that they vould reoelve privlleged

trestment "In the Cubs of the future." Atterpts to verlay these

reports were unsuccessivl.

(There 1s 8 record Of CIA Interest in MOSS, but there 18

no Indication that the Ageasy had any tarolvesent with his

In concection isth Cuba. He tus granted Covert Securlty

Clearances 1a March 1959 for use by IS DIVIsIOn In his (tes)

role as consultant to the Indian Inbassy and again 11 Novenber

2962 for use by CA Staff under Project ZIMWOR, & prOgraM fOr

the exploitation of political consultants. In early 1965 Mass

becare of Interest to the House Foreiga Altalrs Coralttee because

of his record of having represented various foreign gorersents.

A menorandus prepared by CA Staff 1n Marca 1955 states that ise

records do not show any use nade of Mess by either N° DivIsion

or by CA Staif. The CSA 0I 7 Moverber 1962 specifles toas sce

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coaths of the date of the approval.)

TrellIcente appreacted Varosa and told ila that he had elleats

who wanied to do ausy with cesars and that they would pay big sosey

for the 103. Varcos 1s rejoried to here ceen sery recepifie, siase

15 would sean toat be would be able to buy all ors salps, eras, and

camunications equippent.

(Coment: By this thee Roselll had becase certala tbat

O'Connell vas aa Agency explojee, not a subordinate of raceu.

He told O'Connell that he vas sure that O'Connell vas "s

goverabeat san - CIA" but that O'Conell should not coaliss

this to kim. Roselli said thai as a loyal Aserican be vould

do rhatever he could and could rever direlge the operatios.)

Roselll vas to deliver soney to Varona los expenses. O'Corsell

now recalls the anount as $50,000. Edwards, uho was avay at the tie,

recalls 1t as $25,000. Since Edwards was absent, O'Comell bad to

get approval fron Ediards' deputy, Rokert Banzercaz, who until thes

had been unritting of the operation. O'Conzell told Banserzan tat

the operation vas know to and approved by Ediraris. Bensersal aussorized

passing the zoney and nor recalls the arount as being on the order of

$20,00i to $25,050. AI GifIce Gi Security pesorandia to 2ce DoCI,

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dated êt Jure 1960, seis ise enOur: 35 $10, ius 1º Cash Bad 41, 000

worth of costuriratias egilpoes.. Je'e Scie-lice, leo sliged the

vouchers for the funds; recalls the arouces as beliz those sisted

In the Offloe of Security senorandu.

(Coonent: lis a 51del 1a2:, Esterlie says that, isen he

Icarsed of the latzaded use of Verona, steps vere takes to

cancel the plan. Vason vas one oi the flie key figires in the

Revolutionary Frout and was beavily Invalted In support of the

approschiag Bay of Ples operation. Il steps vere 10 fact taken

to end Verona's participatios la the syndioate plan, icey ser

Loeffective. It 1s clear that he contizued as an Integral part

of the syadicate schese.)

Ween the noney vas ready, O'Connell took the pills fron kis safe

and delitered thew and the noney to Roselll. Boselll gate the pills

and the noney to Varous, whos Roselli dealt with under pserdonya.

Ilttle 15 krova 0i the deltress chamels bejaad Varana. Varoza vas

: bellered to bere da asset inside Cuba In a position to slip a pill

to Castro. Estrards recalls sanetbias risout a contact who worked in.

a restaurant frequented by Castro and uho was to receive the pills end

put ines into Castro's losd 0I drist. Eduards belleres that the

schese failed because Castro œased to visit "sgt particular restauran..

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sonn after the Bay of Pigs, Zhoards sent word is Rosell!

through O'Connell that ibe operatios sas off--even if sosething

happered there rould be no payoil. Liards 1s sure tière vas a

complete stazadom after tcai; tse opera-lon das dead and remained so

unt1l April 1952. He clearly relates tie orizlas of the opera$1oa to

the upconiaz Bay of PlEs Invasion, and 1=5 templation to the Pay

of Pigs fallure. O'Connell agrees that the operation vas called off

after the Bay of Pigs but that she terairation vas not fim aar fl=al.

He belleves that there was schething goleg 02 betzeen April 1961 asd._

AprIl 1952, but ke cannot nor recall voa.. Ee agrees its Bill

Harvey that unen the operation vas revired Is April 1952, Harvey loos

over a "going operation. "

(Cament: hs distlagulsked Iron Zaards and O'Connell,

both Bissell and Esterline place the terniration date of the

assassination operation as being about six conths before the .

Bay of Pigs. Esterlie ¿ives as iís reason for so bellerlug the

fact that the decision had been sade to go abead ulth a sassive,

major operation instead of an Iedividually-tergeted one such as

tris. Whatever the Intention In tais respect, 1f the decision to

teralrate vas actually sade, tre desision vas not comuunliaied

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effectively. It 1s clear that this plea to assassinate Castro

costlared in train unill socetise after tae Bay of Pigs.)

O'Connell belleves that be rust have recovered the pills, but

be has no specific recollection of having dore 50. He thinks that

Instead of returning then to ISD la probably would have destrojed

ten, sost Hbely by flusalaz ten don a suliet. Treicaler has no

record of the pills karlag been refurced to him, but he says he 1s

quite sure tast they vere.

In a Denorandun of 14 May 1962 Sbefficld Edwards stated that

mouledge of this jarticular operation vas Limited to six persoas.

In the course of this lavestigation, ve hyve identifled the folloring

persons uto kiev in late 1950 or early 1961 of this specifle plan

to assassinate Castro:

• I. Allen Dulles, Director Of Central Intelligence

2.

General C. P. Cabell, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

3.

Richard Bissell, Deputy Director for Plars

4.

Steffield Edwards, Director of Security

5. James Q'Comell, Office of Security, the case officer

6. J.D. Esterline, Calef, Wa/4

T. Cornelius Roosetelt, Chief, ISD

8. Ray Ireichler, CremiCal DivIstas, ISD

9.

Edsard Guan, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Serrices

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10. W111125 Earsey, Chief, SI/D

11. Sidoey Gostlleo, Special Assistant to the DD/P (Gotille'o's

rame was encountered repestedly in this inquiry, but tee

dentes imovlag of the operation la 1900-61.)

12. Povert Bannerman, Deputy Director of Security

3: J.C. Mag, Chief, Wi Division (de too denies knoirlag o

te operation at tice tiese.

The followirg persons outside the goverment are known to de

vitting of the operation and el ther snow or strongly suspect the

Ageacy's connection vita 1t:

I. Robert Maheu, a private Investizator

2.

donn roselll, the Agency's principal contact with the

Erebllrz syndicate

3. Sem Giancana, an Important figure In the syndicate

4. Santos IraffIcante, the courier and san Inside Cuba

These additional people were avare of the operation, but their

knowledge of CIA's connection with it can only be speculated:

1. Juen Orta, the nan origirally selected to poison Castro

2. Antondo Varora, a Cucan exile leader

3.

Tre son-in-lau of Verous, who is known to have been Iavolved

with b1a closely during ih1s tine. (The Varora 201" file nakes

no reference to Varona having a son-in-lau, but be identifled

th1s close associate as such.)

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The ¡jeacy's General Counsei, Laszesce foiston, and Atiorney

Geraral Rovert Kancedy leaved te Mill daw1l5 di the operation la

May 1902. He do not loes the particulers of tice report Drew Pearsan

now bas, but 11 say tralice rany of the details of this operation.

If 1t does, thea the circle at lbose nor intriciseable vould be

videred to include:

1. Edvard P. Margar, kaheu's lasalizion attorney

2.

Columist Drew Fearson and probably his partoer,

Jack Anderson

3. Chief Justloe Earl Warren

4. Janes Bouley, chef of the Secret Service

• 5. Pat Coyne, Executive Secretary of the PIAB

6. Attorney General Rarsey Ciar's

7. Varlous nenbers of tbe FBI

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Willan Earrey, Caler of FI/D, vas brleled 13 Febriary 19ó1

(by authority' of Richard BIssell) on ficase ore of the geabling

syndiote operation. Tust breflag ias la carection isth a sensitive

operaiion tkat Bissell ind assigned to Earrey. Farrey descilbes 1t

thus: Early In the Kenedy adadolstation, Bissell called bla la to

discuss west Harvey refers to as an frecutire Action Capabillty; 1.e.,

a general stand-by capability to carry out assasslestloas when required.

Harvey's rates quote Bissell as cayles, "Ice Malte Ilouse has tulce

used ne to create such a capabllity." Bissell recalis discussing

the question of developing a general capeöll15y with Harvey. He

nentloned the Edwards/gambling syndicate operation agalast Castro

In that context, but he now thinks that the operation was over by

then and thet reference to 1t vas in terrs of a past operation as a

case in point. It vas on this basis that Harvey arranged to be

briefed by Edwerds. Harvey's fuding of the date as February vas only

• arter revlet of events both preceding the briefing and following it.

He says nos that it night have been early as late Janary or as late

as farch 1961.

After some discussion of the probleas Involved 1a developing an

Executive Action Capabilliy, Bissell placed Esrvey in charge of the

effort. Harvey seys that Bissell had already discussed certain aspects

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of the problen sita Arrold Silier and sta Sidrey Gotelles. Slace

Silver as already cut It, barvey used i'= 1a developiag ise

Execusire Action Capebillty, although rever sita respect to castro.

He did not question Gottlieb on his knorledge of the pregram for

cresting an executive Action Capellity, but Jarrey's mention of bia

In this cornection say explain a sotation by Dr. Guay that farvey

Instructed Guna to discuss techniques with Costlleo ilthout associating

• the discussion with the Castro operation.

Harvey states that after the decision ras nade to go abead vith

the creating of an Executive Action Capabill57, and vaile he vas

st1ll discussing 1ts development with Bissell, he briefed Mr. Felns

fully on the géneral concept but vithout reailos of the then aazoina

plan to assassinate Castro.

The Executive Action progran came to be inous as zarIfle. Its

principal asset vas an agent, GuIN, who bed teen recruited earlies

by Arnold Silver for use 1a & special operation in the Cosgo The

Jutancert to be rus by Justia O'DOnnell.

(0'Donneil male a survey of the scene, decided he wanted no part in

an assessination attempt, and assed to be released-uhich Bissell

granted.) The project name, TRITIS, fIrS: agpears in toe illes la

Hay 1951, althoush the first recorded approsal 1s dated 19 February

1962. Toe new DD/P (Selas) on tsat date autcorized Harvey, boy

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resoradus, to bandie the project on a spaciai basis. Accounting for

espenditures vas to be by deseral category and ca Earley's certifi-

CatOn. Te Initial approval was for $14, 700, COnsistIng Of $7, 200

for QUIDN's annual selary and $7, 500 tor operaticeal expenses.

Project IRRIFLE was covered as an FE/D operatica. (ostensibly

to develop a capability for entering sales erd for kidnapping couriers).

It continued on a course separate frou the Edwards/geniallng syndicate

operation against Castro untll 15 Jovenber 1961. Earrey has a note

that on that dare be discussed vith Bissell the application of the

TRIPLE progran to Cuba. Earrey says that Bissell Instructed him to

take over Edwards' contact with the criminal syadicate and thereafter

to run the operation azalast Castro. Harvey adds that, as a completely

unrelated development, shortly after this discussion with Bissell be

was told by lelas that he vas to be placed in charge of the Agency's

Cuba task farce.

Late 1961 - Early 1962

Harvey recalls that he vas very busy ?1sh a nuber of things in

the perfod that rolloved the discussion with Bissell that led

' to his

taking over Edrards' Castro operation. He sas taulag over his

responsibilities in FI/D. Ee vas voridng with iSA on the Martin/

Pitchell defection case. He was reading in 01 Cuba operations and

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vas engaged la dally seetlags cosseraing loos. le attried a station

caleis' cozferense 15. Parasa In lie January and early february.

Fabrussy - March 1952

Earvey recalls a first seetleg sita Ediaris In' February 1962

oa the subject of the Casuro operasion, de also recalls corklag

out the details of the takeover dureg Mareb.

(Corgent: After Esrtey took over the Castro operation be

ran 1t as one aspect of TRRIIZ; kONYCI, be personally handled

the Castro operation and did zot use any of the assets being

developed In IRRIFLE. He says that he scon came to triat of the

Castro operation and IRRIFLE e5 beinz synonmous. The over-ail

Executive Action progran cane to be treated in his mind as belaz

synogynous with AJIT, the ageat working on the over-all progras.

He says that when he vrote of ZARIFL/QJWIN the reference vas to

Executive Action Capabllity; sten he used the cryptonya ZRRIFLE

alone, he vas referring to castro. He said that his corespondence

would disclose this distinction. He revieved the correspondence

and found it for the nost part uarevealtng.

After Farvey leit Task force l and sas vinding up tils

headquarters respossibilities in preparation for assigament to

Rote, ke wrote a mesorandus to the Chief, IT Stall, dated 27 Juse

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1953, siating seat the orlalal jis lllcatlus for exploylag

Qali so loger esásted asd saislog te gresilos of @aIN'a

teraication. The records (0111-1974, 24 Apr1l 1954) spor tbat

QUiTY sas teralaaied by she luxersouro Siatica on 21 April

19o4. There 1s a0 Ladlestion 1a the file tbat ibe Ezecutire

Action CapabillY o1 28LE12/Sufl las ever used.)

April 1962

Ediards recalls Harvey Contactlaz bis 1a daril asd asking to be

put In touch with Besell!. Edwards cays tist he verialed Eelas"

approval and then made the arargenests. Eartey states that he briefed

Eelns before bis first Leetleg vith Posell1, explaining 1ts purpose,

and that be also reported to selas the results of his seeting with

• Rosell!. Harrey states that thereafter be regularly briefed Helms

on the status of the Castro operation.

(Corment: Edrards satesent that he "verified Helms"

approval" Is the earliest lodication ve have that Hr. Helms bad

been nade sitting of the ga bling syndicate operation azalast

Castro. Harvey added toat, sten be briefed Eelas on Rosell1,

he obtained Helas' approval not to balef the Director.)

Ediards, Hsrey, and O'Curall bare itfieriog recollections.of

the specifies of the turnover frea Eirards/d 'Cossell to Harvey. Hot

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all or tica differences one ce resolied--sos even by follor-up

intervicus in sulch "ia Inoration Mimisted by each sas cecred

W1th each of the otber tro. There is no disagreenent on ice fact

of the turover nor os ubea it tici place. The recollections vary

dechdedly, abough, on tine status of the operaiion a: the tise of 1ts

transfer to farvey and 0z just kor clean the bread sas beseen pbase

one under Ed-ards and phase tuo under Harvey.

a. Edwards belleves that the operation vas called off

completely after the lay of Pigs and that there was so furtber

operational activity in consection with 1i until Farvey net

Rosells and reactirated the operation 12 April 1952. O'Connell

Introduced Harvey to Rosell1, and Edwards had nothlag further tr

do with the operation--uith the exception of a seeting vith

Attoraey General Robert Kensedy In COnseCtIOn With the Phyllis

•MoGuITe viretappiag Incident. (Ine wiretapping Ineldezt 1s

• described 1a a separate section of this report.) Ediards"

records show that on 14 May 1962 Harvey Called Edwards "and

Indicated that he las dropplig any plass for the use of

Rosell1 for the future."

b. Farvey's recollection of tie turzover teads to support

Ediards" stunasy, but he clains tast be too's over "a going

oferaîlch." Sose support for this clain 1s found in his descripsion

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o: just cos it vas planced to ges the poleos tito Castro's food

by employira, quore tith access to a resizurant frequeated by

Castro? Ice neccantes vere Identical with those described by

Ediards and as reported in our earlier account of phase one of

tice operat102.

c. O'Connell's account of his oun role in the operation

In the early weeks follouing Harvey's supposed takeover rikes 1t

erident that there vas not a clean break between the OffIce of

Security's responsibility and that of Harvey. Further, O'Connell

nor belleves that there must have been "schething going un"

between April 1961 (after the Bay of Pigs) and April 1962, but

he claims to be unable to repember any of the farticulsis.

There are other diragreements anong the three on facts. They are

reviewed here, not becsuse they alter the essential fact of the

turnover of of farter's s0le responsibility for the operatlou after

a certain polat in tive, but because they susgest that persons who

vere supposedly wultting of events after the turnover vere in fact

witting, because they were not effectively cut off it the instant of

turnover.

Harvey's notes show that be and O'Camell went to lew York City

to seet Roselll on the 8th and gth of April 1952. O'Coanell recalls

1t as belag esriy In April and that the Introduction vas sece on a

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Sunday, voica could vace 1t ike 8%h. Harvey says that only he end

O'Conzell Deù Ul' Poselli; C'Corcell says that sabeu sas also

present at the seetlez. Boic are postilie ai tre eccuracy of their

recollections, and each gives reasons for bis cos idence 1a his

clarity or recall, Te stallicance, tor purposes of this leguiry,

1s whether Maheu did of did so: knoi that the operetica consimed

under larvey.

A. Hatrey is certain tast he vould have renembered 1t 11

Maheu were present. He and Maheu were 1n tre sare FBI training

class at Quantico In 1940, Me does rot renesber baring =ees.

Mabeu since he, Harvey, case vith the Agensy in 1947, alsbough ke

• acinouledges tiat he ray kave seen him osce or trice socially.

• He 18 sure he bas not seen flabeu since 1952 ben Harvey vas

assigned to Berlin.

b. O'Consell, who set up the meetlag, 15 just as positive

taat Mabeu vas there. Ee descrlbes a series of erents that

reassume kin o= te accuracy of his menory. The four of tes

traveled seperately to few fork. They set at ibe Savoy Plaza

Hotel (Savoy Illion?) were all four stayed. After discussions,

Isabeu suzzested dinner a= the Elk Roon, a fashionable restasast

In a searby hotel. O'Comell says that Makeu picked up the tab.

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buy the sroup a alazcay, but slase li ves Sunday sighi acarly

all of the ders sere closed. They salied argued the tillabor-

hood locking for as open bar ald fleally sound up at the

Copecabana. They vere refused ainitterce to the bar bacause of

a rule restricilag 2u 1a31ar to couples, so they sat at a table

where they could saich ice J00r shod. Roselli fored alasell

faciaz a table at "Hingside" at vulch Payllis "coulte sas sitting

with Dorothy Kligallen and Ilberace for the opening night of

Blager Lorenary CLooney. To avold Fayllis Mclulre's reelag him,

Roselll got his scupanions io change their seatlaz arrangeneat

s0 that his back vas turred to Miss MoGulTe. Mabeu vas an

Integral part of all 'this. (Roselll's reason for not :a95158

Phyllis MoGuire to see him vith his compandons vill becove

evident fron bes role in the viretappleg Incident, which 15

described 1a & separate sectlon of tuts report.)

The two asfferirg recollections camot be recondlled. As a point of

Interest, Edwards stated that ven he briefed Harrey on the operation

he deliberately cultted reference to Haheu in order to screen Mabeu

'off fron Earvey's takeover of the operation.

The sext significant polat of difference has to do vith viat

•happened after the flew York neeting, O'Comell told is tha be asd

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azd renained there un:11 carvey airlied. Eared, or the other caca,

recalls a reeting wiin il Conneil and Roselll 1a lashingtoa on 14 Aps11.

O'Connell, at first, did not recall tse lasalaztea reeting, but,

lites fiven herrey's. chrosologs, be said be did recall returning o

lastingion to seet fervey for scue purpose but tiat the detalle are

vague in his sind. Esrrey at first thought that the 14 April beeting

In lashlagton vas O'Connell's last contact with Roselll during this

secori jonse of the ganbling syndicate operation. O'Comell told us

that Roselli was apprehensive over the nev arrangesebt (and of Intrey

personally) and asked D'Connell to rezain on for a time, which O'Connell

agreed to do. Woen told that O'Coacelluas sure that he bad continued

on in the operation for soue two or taree weeks after Harvey's take-

over, Harvey agreed that this was correct. O'Connell's carryover was

for purposes of contlaulty.. We caanct be sure of the date O'Conzell

was finally eliminated fron the operation. He was in Miami vith

Rosell1 and Harvey perbaps as Late as 27 April. His role in the

operation had definitely ended by Jure 1952 when he was assigned POS

to Conava.

Harvey recalls leaving Washington for ilent by autonobile on

19 April. He thought that he took dellvery of the pills froz DI. Gun.

before leaving. Gunn has no record of any such dellveryat that tine;

his last record concerning pills 1s dated February 1961. Ray Treicoler

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does cave a s0te1101 oi delivertez four pills (sse capsule and three

tablets) to "J.C." on 18 Apr11 1962, Ireichler meds this as beira

Jin O'Connell. Ween told of this, Harvey agreed that It vas probably

correct. O'Connell elso feels that he must bare been in lashlagton

for the pill delivery.

Harvey says that he atliea 1a lilaml on 21 April 1952 and found

Roselll already In touch ulth Tony Verona, the Cuban exole Leader vio

bad participated in phase one. It is at this point that tbe firal

difference in recollections occurs. Harvey described the banner 1n

which the lethai saterlal was to be latrajiced Iato Castro's food,

Involving an asset of Varora's uho had access to someone 1n 8

restaurant frequented by Castro. We told Harvey ikat Edards had

descrlbed precisely the same plan. When ve asked Harrey hou Edvards

could have know of the mechanics 11 there had been no activlty In tae

operation for a jear, and 11 Barrey was starting agals trou scratch,

Harvey replled that he took over a going operatiou--one that vas

already "In tralz.". Edsards dentes that tals 1s so. O'Connell says

that Harvey 1s the one who is righ:. Toe operation was going on when

Harvey took it over, although O'Connell does not remenber when Varoza

vas reactivated or vhst had been done vity his 1a the seastse..

Along ulth the coange In Agency leadershly of the operation,

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1n the original cast of hocdin piajers. Famey specifled sha=

Grescara was Io' to be insught 1a 01 ise re:itfration of tie oferailos,

end be belteres that losell honored the request. Roselli once .

repoited to Earvey scat Glancasa dad esced 1f enytalaz vas golag 07,

and her Poseill sala inat notalag das copperina, Glascara sald,

"Too bad." Aä11ticIalli, Santos Isaiasante ("Ise, the coutler" Arca

the estller phase) vas no lorger la:oired. With the closizz or use

last casino 11 Esvara 1n Saptenter 1961, Draiflcante presusably so

longer bad access. Roselli nos kad a can loom to Harvey as laceo,

so a150 used the Lames Garcia tuRi see Godoy.

(Corment: Earvey is unab'e further to Identity laceo; be

descrites his as "a Cuban who spose Itallaz." Ose Of Yarosa"s

associstes In tie Cuban exdle catrulty las named Antonio MiCEO

Mackle, but 1t seens unlikely the: se vas the Kaceo of this

operation. He vas prouter: erorgi in the exale commity to

have been know to Earvey, Puttices, It seems clear that daceo

vas "Rosell1's uan." Ints secosa pbase appears to lack the

orerikelning, hizh-level gaugster flavor that characterized tbe

first phase, Roselll retaised es a promirent figure In ibe

operation, but sording directly iith the Cucan extle coumnity

and directly a1 becall. of CIA. Roselli vas essential to te

secord pease as a contaci alia Vara, who presumably still

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sellered de vas claz fapported oy U.S. distresses inta

IIEEE:1BÈ SiTeS I Cusa. RoseliS Leeded Glassons end TrafIlsante

In the first pease as l seans of establishing contacts inside Cuba.

He did rot reed then In the secod fiasse, because be bad Varora.

Forever, It soull be raire to sssure tha: Roselli dil not take

the preczution ai 1nf0rninz kigcer-ps 1- ice sycdivate ticat be

has borking 11 & territory considered to be true private dossin

of sopeane else 1a the syndicate.)

Wnen the pills vere given to Tarosa through Roselll, Varosa.

requested arns and equipoent reeded IsI the suyport of his end of the

operatios. Rosplli pessed the request to estrey. Earvey, with the

help of led stackley, the chief of the JiVE Statles, procured

explosives, detonators, trenty -30 caliber rifles, trenty 45 caliber

hard guas, too radios, and ove boat radar. Earrey says that the .

"shopping Iist" Included save iters that could be obtained only from

the I.S. Goverment. Jarrey adtied those 1tess, because Rosell1,

• postez as a representetite of privete bistbess Interests; vould not

hare had access to such equipment. Ie cost of the arns and equipent,

about $5, 000, vas I/l'd to beedquarters.

Farvey and Shackley rented a U-faul track under an assured rene,

loaded it with the ars and equlgent, aza parsed 1$ in the paring lot

of a delive-in restaurant. The keys vere than given to Roselli for

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delivery elices to liaceo, 2o Varosa, co so Varaea'3 s0a-in-les.

Iidently Farrey add Roseill ind not jet cose to trist cach otices.

Percaps fuarlaz & double-cross, each set about I=dspendenily to

assure hissell that the equipoent reacied the proper bunds. After

parking ibe truss, Harvey and Snackley kept tue paralag 10i. under

surveillance unill abe pass vas completed. Poseli, accompanied os

O'Conroll, did the sane. "either pair knew test tie other vas

watching. Eventually the trucis was picked up sad drlven avay. It

was returaed laier, empty, and with the keys lacer the seat as

prearracred. Hariey retured it to the rental agency. larvey says

that Saackley sever knew to thon dellvery was sade sor for what u

purpose. Sbackley bas serely called upon to fumisa support for a

beadquarters operation fros vaich he vas otbertise excluded.

Key 1952

Farvey and Rosell1 arranzed 8 system of telephose communication

by which Harvey was kept posted on aly developpens. Harvey, using a

pay phone, could call Roselll at the FTlars Clus In Los Angeles at 1500

hours, Los Anzeles tise.. Rosell could phone Fairey at Farvey's hone

In the everinz. Roselli reported thai the pilis vere in Cuba and at

the restauraa: reportedl, used regularly by castro.

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J'e 1952

Rosalil rejorted to Farvey on 21 Jure tili Varcaa had dispaiched.

a teas of three sen to Cuba. Just vinat icey sere supposed to do 18

preity vague. Earney said that they appeared to cave no specifie

plan tor 11111a3 Castro. They vere to recruit oicers uno nizai be

used Is such a schere. Ll an opportunity to kill Castro presented

Itself, tbey or the persons they recrulted vere to take the attemptes.

perisps using ths pills. Hurrey never learsed their names or saything

else about ther. Fron the sequence of the reports, It would seen that

the piils were sent th ahead of the three -man tees, but this is sot sor

ascertasrable..

September 1962

Harvey saw Roselll 11 Mand on T and on 11 Septeaber. Varosa

vas reported as then ready to send in another team of three mes. Des

vere supposedly sillila sen vose assiguent sas to penetrate Castro's

‚body guard. Durirg'ils period the "medicine" was reported as still

In place and the three sen of the first team safe.

Septenber 1962 - Jenuary 1903

Although Harvey received several reports that the nilitia sen vere

polsed to tase off, presurably iras soreviere In the Florida keys,

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they did so: actuaily ¿zare, Flasi, "co-disions Inside" vere givea

as the reason for delaj; "en toe haicer sisstle crisis thren plaas

Bry, Barvey sas in last desaten 22 Decescer and 6 January. lie saw

both Rosell1 and l'aceo several ines durliz that period. He bade a

pagment o! $2,700 is Pesell1 for passing to Varosa for the expeases of

the three s1l1t1s ben. Bartey and Roselli had telepaore discussiors

of the operation betrees Il and 15 Jenuary. Harrey says tbat Roselli

wasn't kidding hinself. Ee agreed ilth Harvey toat nothing vas

happening and that there was not nuch chance that anytbing vould

happen in the future. As far as Eervey locors, she taree milltla

Den never did leave for Cuta. Ee suous nothlag of v'at nay have

happened to the' three reported to have been sent to Cuba.

Februazy 1963.

Harrey was In Mian! Il-l4 Febriary: Ee had no contacts vith aby

of the principals, bus he left word for Maceo that there was nothing

new and that it now looked as 1f it were all over. (Just hou Barvey

Left this vord for Maceo is not clear.)

Harrey lefü Mioni on 15 February to seet wiik Roselli In Los

Angeles. Toey agreed at the los Angeles reeting that the operation

• would be closed off, dus that It vould te unulse to atteupt a precipiate

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April - Bay 1953

Earsey says that he received in iclepbare calls fros Roselli

durlaz ints perlod. Harvey decided tat it vould be best to have one

last reeting with Roselll before he left for bis assigarent In Rore.

He states that he reported this decision to MI. Felms who gave bis

ayproval..

Jume 1963

Rosell1 cane to Washington to reet uish lartey sonetime about tie

siddle of June. Harvey net him at Dulles al port.. Harvey remembers

having suggested to Roselll that be briag caly carry-on luggage so

•there could be no delay at the arport aralting babbage. Harvey bad by

then closed his own home in preparation for leaving tbe countzy and

sas living In the house of a neighbos who was out of town. Roselli

stayed with Harvey as & houseguest In the neighbor's bone. That

erentag Rosell, Harvey, and Hrs. Earvey went out for dinner. Walle

dining, Harrey received a phone call inca Sam Papich sho wanted to lice

It hatrey koew the Identity of his diner guest. Farvey said that be did.

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I: subsequea:ly developed that the ZI ind foselll inder Issensive

surelliance ai "he, tie, end Earney specilgies thet ke sas picced ri

as he ieft the airfort pasting lot and ras ideatialed thruugh his auto

Icense ruber. Harrey set Perich for breaiast the next sorning and

ciplaised toat ha ves teralaaring an operational essociation vita

Rosel11. Papich resteded Farvey of the Fal rule requiring FBI persornel

to repor, any laom voltacts betveen forer EBI employees asd crisl=al

elevents. Papich said that se vould have to report to J. Edgar Hoover

that Harvey bad been seen with Roselll. Earvey said he understood

Papich's situation and did sot abject to such a report being rade.

Harvey sald that he asked Papica to Infoza hin In adrance 1f 1t appeared

that Hoover might call Mr. HoCope--Harvey's point being that be felt

that Mclose should be briered before receivig a call from Hoover.

Papich azreed to do 50. Estrey sald that be tken told MT. Iel=s o!

the lacident and test Helns agreed that tiere vas no need to briel

McCone unless a call fras Hoover was to be expected.

ThIS VaS FaIrey's 19st IaCE-tO-fICe Ieetleg 1114 Roselli,

althouga be has heard fras him sinoe then. Tre later links betreen

Harvey and Roselli are described in a separate section of this report.

The list of persons vitting of the secoad phase of the operation

differs fron those sho hew of the first prase. Those ve bave idenilflea

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1. Rickerd Feles, Deputy Director 10= Pless*

2. W1211e9 harvey, Calef, : isk forse i

3.. Jere's O'Connell, Of?ice of Securiy (He knous that Herrey

toos over the operation and delivered pills, aras, and

equiprent in April 1962. He does not mos of derelopents

afier May 1962.)

Steffield Edeards, Pirector of Saruriss (de bors of tie fact

of the turnover to fartey, jut states le boous nothing of

develoments therea ter.)

J. C. Kinz, Chiel, iN DiVIsion (le siated 1n Our Laterrlew

with him that he boes that Harvey was having reetlazs vita

menbers of the ganbilaz syndicate in 1962.)

ruse weever, Earruy's daputy la 19E2 (Cheever irous toat

Harry was meeting with gangaters In Beno (61c) Is the victer

of 1952.)

7.

Ted Shackley, Calel, JAVE (le assloted Harvey 1a the

delivery of aras and equifrent to Varora In April 1962,

but presusably did not mos the Icestitles of the reciplents

nor the purpose for voich the material vas to be used.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Rey Treichler, ISD (Ireichler's participation vas lilted

to ruraisali5 the pills to O'Connell os 13 April 1S62.)

Antonto Varona, the Cuban extle leader (te presumably vas

not avare of goverment sponsorsbip.)

Varana's son-in-lar (Ee too vas presumably vas not evere of

the goverment's role.)

Maceo, Rosell1.'s "Dan" (Maceo probably knew there was a

verment comection, but say not haze icentitied tha

е едедст.

We can only conjecture as to who else ray hare known at least that

the operation ias coatinuing and perhaps sove of the details. Sas

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Giencasa bas supposedly diù ous of she secosi jazze, but se cannot

be sure that Roselll did not keep als laforted. Tre sere say be said

of Sentos Tralflcante. Harvey 18 sure that labeu was not Involved in

Farvey's Istroduction to Rosells, but O'Connell 18 equally positive

that laneu pertsilpated. The story that Drew Pearson told the

President, and vaica 1s 20va 11 other Goverosest circles, sounds

suspiciously like this second phase of the operation. Il that 1s so,

then 1t 1s Iikely that the operation has leaked--perbaps through

these channels:

Roselli to Habeu

Makeu to Savard P. Morzan, labu's Hashlagton layer

Morgan to Drew Fearson

Pearson to Chief Justice Warren and to the President

Warren to Rouley, chier of the Secret Serrice.

Rorley to Fat Coyze and to the FBI

The FBI to Attorney General Clark

He bare a nore detailed treatent in a separate section of this report

of the chamels through nich the story say bave jassed.

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Late 1901 - Eerly 1862

Weil after the Pre-say of Pigs fbase of ice gembling syndicate

operation to assassinate Castro, and caly Indirectiy related to 1t,

a developpent in the priate life of Sen Glancare led to an incident

that rade the FBI avare of shè Agency's relationship vita the syndicate

and required the briellaz of the Attoraey General on the details

of the assasslastion plas.

Foyllis McGuire, of ice singlag McGuire sisters, was and 15

openly know to be Glancisa's mistress. Glancara suspected her of

barlag an affelt with Das Roran, of the Roran esd Hariln easedy tean.

Both Rovan and MisS McGulze vere then entertalning in Las Vegas, and

Glancros asked Mabeu to fut a bug in Roan's room. Haheu did not vant

to do the job and declised on the grounds that he vesu't equipped for

that sort of vork. Glancess nade a claim for a retura favor: he

bad worked on the Castro assassination operation for Mabeu, and

"Mabeu was indebted to his. Glancana said that 1? Mabeu vouldn't

take on the job, be, Glancara, vould go to las Vegas and do 1t

hinself. Makeu agreed to arrange to have the rocu buzzed.

(Caruent: The exact date of this 1s uncertain. An August

1953 Itey 01 Gianza=a In the Chicago Sun-Tires refers to the

Incident, vithout nestion of wiretapping, and seis the year as

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1951. There 15 notatez 1= Assacy illes ias piapolnts ise date,

and ice IEDorIes of those ve feveriend is scor of tbe incident

are hazy. Errards and O'Conell did 10s leam of the Incident

will after 1t lad happesed. Eduards can place it only as being

after the Bay of PlES. O'CorTell at tIrst scought that it was

Lo early 1962. When sno tie sevspaper account, O'Con-ell said

that 1I the neus story vas zorec:, lt vould have had to nave been

very late 1a 1901. An OIfIce of Securlty serorandus to tbe DDCI,

of 24 June 1Só6, states that 19 re= "st to belgat of lhe project

segotiotions." This 1s confusing, rather then clarsyliz, because

the operation was supposedly at dead standstill in late 1961

and very early 1952, Clearly the Incident occurred before 7

February 1962, because 1t vas on that date that the Director of

Seculty told the FBI that CIA vould object to prosecution.

Presumably the Fal's case was already complete by then.)

Mohey arranged to have Glancena's request handled by Eduard I.

‚Di Bols, a private livestigator 1a Mirl. Du Bols assigned suo sen

to the job: Arthur J. Balletil and J.W. FarTIson.

(Coument: The September 196ó classifled telephone directory.

for the Greater Mieul Area lists Edtard L. Da Bols under

"Detective Agencles." Toere 1s an advertisesent on the page

for "Arthur J. Balletti Investigations" nich lists as one of

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his specialties the obtalaira o prooziapala and electronic

eridense.)

O'Connell rusalls that, insteed of plantico a sicrophose 1n Romn's

roaT, the Investigator tapped the teleptone, which sould not bave

revealed the sort of Intiracles tha: Glancana expected to discover.

When Rovan left the roch to do & shor, Balletti also left his race

to see the act, leaving his equipest out la full sight and russing.

It was found by a said, and the local sceriff's office as called.

Balletti was arrested. Harrison bas not picked up. Agency personnel

have no further inforcation about FarrIson. The FBI Identifled blo

only as being "supplied by Mabeu."

Balletts first tried to telephose du Bols for help but could

not reach him. He then called Mabeu, in the presence of the sherlff's

officers. O'Connell says that Mabeu vas able to fIx the matter vita

local Las Vegas authorstles, perbaps ità kelp fron Roselll. Hovever,

BallettI's call to Maheu caused the case to reach the FBI. Toe

Bureau decided to press for prosecution under the wiretapping statute.

'When Mabeu was approached by the FBI, be referred them to the CIA:

Director of Security, Sheilleld Eduards.

(Concent: Sawards states that he had told Maheu, who bad

to wor's closely with the thugs, sket 1i de got into a bind vita

the FBI, he could tell the Jureau that be was working of an

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Ince lilgease operatior being bandied by Eduards. Maceu,

accorling to Eduards, told ise Bureau thai de kad not perconally

done the uiretappinz, but that 1t grev out of an operation he vas

worklng as with Eduards. Maceu presucably did not mention the

utlase objective of the "Intelligense operation" involving tike

gasbliaz spadicate. The Bureeu, In 3 senorazdia fron J. Edgar

Hoover to the DCI, dated 23 larch ISch, stated that: "fakeu clalmed

that be ordered coverese of Rovan In Leball of CIA's efforts to

obtain istelligence Iniorestion 1n Cube, through the hoodlu

elcneut, Including San Glancara, which ked Interests teer=. Maheu

said he vas put in contact ulah Glancana ln conzec:lon "1è inese

Intelligence actlvitles throuzh Jobn Rosell1, & Los Anzeles

hoodl. Mabeu authorized viring of Rowen's roon and discussed

this matter vith John Boselll. ")

March 1952

The 23 larch memorandur iron the Bureau takes the form of a

: Jetter of confiration of a 7 february beetlog between an unnased

representative of the FBI and Stel Edwards. Due senorandus quotes

Edwards as having wade the Polloring points: Makeu vas Involved in a

sensitive operetion ilth the Agency; the Agency would object to ey

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asl latrodus lea of evlience coaceralag Cil operaticas would eabar-ass

the Goverasent. Jois 15 elso essestially as stateá to us by savaris

In reviering the Incident dirtag the course of tals investigation.

The 23 March serorardus stated ¿oat tice Crindnal Diviston of the

Deparsent o! Justice requested that CIA adrise specifically 15 1t

objected to Initiation of erlainal prosecision ezalast Fallets,

Mabeu, aed Harrison. On 28 or 29 March, Icards Let with ibe dureau

l1aison Officer, San Papich, and told his that any prosecutica vould

endazzer seasitive sourses and sethods used in a duly authorized

project ard vould not be ln the national Interest. Papich acoepted

Eduards' oral statement as the reply requested and sald that ke cuja

report to proper authoritles in the jureal. Elvards made a record

of the meetlaz in a netorandu of 4 Apr1l 1952.

Edvaris Inforned us during our laquiry that at the tire of the

busging ineident and the flap that ensued those (Dulles and Bissell)

uho had gives tice Initial epproval of the plas to assassinate Cestro

through the gandling syadicate were gone. As no one else in authority

• (Including MI. Helns) had been cut in 02 tie operation, Sdwards dealt

with Proich ulshout reference to anyone else la the Agency.

ADrLl 1952

In early April Papich incored Livards Sat Serbert J. Miller,

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Assistant Attorey General 11 scarãe of the Crisiaz: Livision of tice

Departest of Justice, bastes to discuss the case. Edvarda trea

brought 1n Laurense Houstos, Geseral Counsel, aad sixed Houstor to

call on Miller ard tell big ibsi the busalaz Inciders 1n Las Vegas

vas related to an intelligence operation and that se Agency did not

thia's 1t wise at that time to suriese l's correction ith Poselll. •

Houston net ultis Miller on 16 April and told his of the Agency's

Involvesert, ultkout revealiaz any details of the assassication

operation.

Houston's nenorardu of the beeting, dated 26 April, quotes

MIller 33 saflag 1h31 be foresaw No sujur difficuity in stopplag

prosecution, but itat he night sention the probles to the Attorney

General. Houston's senorandia notes that Miller reised a question

about the possibillty of our lavolverent in this particular case,

the las Vegas viretap, standing in the way of prosecution of other

actions, particularly agalast Glancans.

Houston's 26 April perorandun states that on 20 April there vas a

secoad weeting with Justloe-with Miller's first assistant, Mr. Foley.

At that seeting Hoston told joley that the Agency's request not to:

prosecute was lialied to this specllic bugzing incident, was based on

security grounds, end that security considerations would not be a bar

to prosecution on otber matters. As It has possible that the Attorrey

General night be told about this and might then call the DCI, Houston

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briesed the DDCI, Geroral Carver, iso sail =e undersood the situa-las

end in due the plate coles ite Direcior, la liclone: It 15 not sa

wbether general Carer 31d or did noi Driei !I-MeCore. There 15 s0

Indication tost Geseral Carter ias further briered on the full dezz11s

of the assassination piur egalast Castro.

May 1962

me Attorney General obviously was told oi CIA's operatioral

Involresent uith gaazster elesents, because ke regiested a balefing

on the detalls. On 7 May 1962 Sherileld Eduards aad Laurerce Houston

me's vith Attorney Geseral Pokert Kennedy azd, as Sdrards puts 1t,

"briefed big ali the fay." Houston says that afer the briefing

Kensedy "thought abour tice problen quite serfously." The Attorney

General said that he could see the problen erd that he could not prosee

against those involved In the viretapplag case. Ee spoke quite

SInly, say173 1n effect, "I trust that 11 you ever try to do business

with organized crime again--with gangsters--you will let the Attorsey

General kaou before you do 1t." Houston gioves Edrards as replylaz that

this vas a ressonable request. Edwards says tist anong the points

covered sas that of Roseill's sotivation. The Attorney General bad

thought tikat Rosell was doing the job (the attempt at assassination

of Castro) for norey. Finards corrected bat lopression; he vas not.

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Houstos recalls that dirlos the reetlag uita the Attarcey

Gezeral the letter ested for a negorandus recari of the bees!sy.

Eduards belleres that the request was made later and by telephone.

1 resorandus vas prepared and vas signed by Ediards. Both Idwards end

Houston recall having bad a hard 11 writing 1i. A trensolial buck-

8112 fra FOUsiOn to Kennedy notes taat the request vas bade on

Il May, walch sugzests that Eduards is correct 1n his belle! ihat tce

request was sade by telephose after the T May brieflag of the Attorrey

General. ILe menorandu 1s dated 14 May 1062. It vas typed 1a t10

coples only, ulth the original belg sent to Actortey General Kernedy

and the other copy being retained by the Director of Securtis. It was

typed by Eduards' secretary,. Sarch Eall. It does not sibie abe

purpose of the operation on rbich Kennedy was briefed, but 1t does

make It clear that the operation vas against Castro aud 1t5 true

purpose 1a5 be inferred fros the perorandu.

Edwards states tont the brleting of the Attorney Generel and

the forvarding of & remorandun of record vas carried out without

briefing the Director (Jall lIcCone), the ICI (General Carter), or the

DD/P (Richard Helns). He felt that, since they had not beez pelvy to

the operation when it was under way, they should be protected fros

Involvement in 1t after the fast. As noted previously, Houston had.

briefed the DDCI on the fact that there was a ratier involvin the

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Deparizeat of Jusiice, dut lousion Lad 10= ¿liea tbe DICI ine speciiles.

Ee feels 1= Mouid dave cees norsal 'or nis io lava brlefed tie DCI.

In iher of the istorzey Geseral's Interest, bur ke also feels quite .

sura shat/nould haye reseabered dolnã li asd be does not. He

suzsested tsat Edwards' dellberate avosdanse os suca brleflegs Day

tave led bis also to evold reilog any brlefizgs. Le recalls so

disagreerents wità Ediards oa tais polst and conciudes tiaut de nust

bave acoepred Edrards' decision not to briei.

Houston anil Edvards brfefed Robert Kennedy on a CIA operation

enbracirg genzster elesents, wbich presunably vas terminated folloring

the Bay Oi Pizs flasco. Kenredy stated his tler, reportedly quite

strosgly, that, the Attorney General skould be told In advance of asy

future CIA Intentions to vori vità or through U.S. gangäter elesents.

Pron seports of the brlefirg, 1t 1s reasorable to assume that Kennedy

bellered he bad such a coumitsent frcu Agency representatires.

In fact, hoverer, at the time of the 7 May 1962 brleflng of the

Attorey General on "Cambling Syadlcate - Phase Oe,".Phase Isro under

Wlllfen Farzey sas ilready rell under way. Earrey had been introduced

to Rosell1 on 8 ADrLI and Varoza or his uer had received she lethal

pills, the aras, end related support equissent ln late Apri1.' Tee

Attorsey General sas nos toid toat the gazbling sindicate operation

had eiready been resctivated, nor, as far as se loos, vas le ever tola

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that CIA bad a conscuing Iovolizzent ith ü.i. Jaroster eleseats.

When the Atiorsey General Mas briefed a1 7 N9j, Edwards Kreu

that Ferrey bad buen latroduced to Roselll. Ie cust also have inom

that his subordirate,. Japes O'Canell, was in Mlaul and roughly for

voat purpose (althougis Daards does not no: recall this). The

gabling sindicate operation cad been taxes its kin, ard, 1n l

retruspect, be probably acted properly in briefing the Attorney General

on only that aspect of the operation for ibich he bed been respossible

and of itich be sad direct, personal inouledge.

marvey states that on 14 May ke briefed Mr. Helms on the beeting

with the ittorney General, as told to kin by Edrards. Earvey, too,

advised egainst brieflng 15. Mccare and Gezeral Carter and stases

that Helas concurred in tbis. On that same date, 14 May, Edards

prepared a memorandum for the record stating that on that day Harvey

bed told his that any plans for future use of Roselll vere dropped.

Edsards' senorandes states that he "cautlored him (Harrey) that I

(Bawards) felt that eny future projects of this sature skould have the

tacit approval of the Director of Central Inselligence. " Edrards"

infomed us that he has no specific recollection of baring told

Barvey of Kemedy's varuing that the Attorney Gereral should be told

: In advance of any future CIA use of gangsters.

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Although the Atcorney General an 7 "ey 1952 vas girea & full and

frazi secouri of the Azercy's relailoas sità Maheu, Roselli, and

Glascara in the Castro operatios, Includloz the Lintapplas Map,

It appears that the FBI was not given asything llse the sure detail.

The Sureau guite properly was not cold about the assassication

operation, and 1t seens ibat 1t also vas not toll bos tice prlrate

life of Glancana came to Involve tbe Agency ln the Las Vegas "ire-

tagplez Incident. Ediards states that to have briefed the Bureau on

she assassination operation vould bave put 1t 1a an inpossible biad,

since both Roselll and Glancara vere higà on the Bureau's "Ilst."

The briefing of Attorney General Kensedy was absolutely restricted

to his, and ve can only speculate that the coafidence vas observed.

(Coctent: Senator Rotert Kennedy's secretary, uho vas

also his secretary when be vas Attorney General, phoned the

Director's office on 4 March 1907 and asked for a copy of tbe

Edrards' memorandun on the 7 Nay 1962 seeting vith Kennedy when

he was Attorney General, at shich time he vas briefed on the

Castro assassiaation operation. Kennedy iew of the Drew Pearsoa

article of 7 Marca 1957 and vanted to check his recollection of

voat he had been told by Edrards and Houstos on 7 May 1962. The

Attorney General's copy of the resorandun for tie record of that

brieflag 1s 1a the archives of the Attorney Cereral's office.

MI. Heims subsequently had lunch with Sezator Kennedy. Le toox a

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copy of the sezorazaus dith his and alloied kennedy to rcad 1:.

Fe did no: leave a copy vith liarady.)

Il the Inforation given the Bureau 1s as liaited as the records.

and our Information lodicate, then the Bureau has not been Inforced,

as the Atto-ney General was, that the hgency was il'st unritting and

thea a reluctant accessory after the isct. It rould be surprising,

though, if the Bureau does not now kaor the whole story of the las

Vegas bugging Incident. Whether the Bureau aay now think that CIA vas

less than candid about the bugging incident (ae distinguished fron the

sensitive assa:sination operation) 1s a question for speculation.

August 1963

What 1s avallable to the press 1s undoubtedly avallable to the

Bureau. In fact, some Indication of the extent of the Bureau's

kaowledge 1s found In a feature story 1n the Chicago Sun-TImes of

16 August 1963, vith & Washington date Iine, under the banner lead:

"CIA SOUGHT GIANCARA HEIP FOR CUBA SPYING"

The article cites "Justle Departent sources" as expressing the beller

that Glancens never did any spying at all for the CIA. He merely

pretended to go along wita the CIA:

"In the hope that the Justice Departent's drive to put hin

behind bars migit be sloned - or at least affected - by his

ruse of co-operetion ulth another govercent ageacy."

"the story places the perfod of the relationship from 1959 to:

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The rEuspaTer isin givas the following version us the bugging incideat:

"An equally bizarre episode ronths later save tice

Justice Departent Its first clue to Glancana's

negotiations ith tbe cIA.

"The figures 1n this incident sere a vale night-

club entertaicer ard Gisacasa's zirl irlerd,

Phylis MoGuire, one of the singing McGudre

sisters.

"At the tine, In Glancena's opinion, the entertainer

was overly attentive to Miss MoGuire.

"At las Vegas, Nev., 1n 1961, ster!?l's police

seized a provler in the entertaler's hotel suite.

For hours, the intruder refused to Identily hiuself

or say de vas rifling ike entertainer's rooms.

Led to ar

payroll of a private detective agenos in Florida.

"Florida authorities sought an explanation of the

Incident from the operator of the detective agency.

At first, the operator refused to discuss the

matter.

Fleally, borever, he toid investigators

to get in toucà vith the CIA.

"The inquiry then shifted frou florids to Hashington

and revealed Glancara's negotiations vith CIA,

1t sas disclosed.

"Goverment sources reported Thursday tsat the

private Investigstor's sission 11 tse las Vegas

suite of the entertainer was arother riddle of the

Giencans caper with the CIl. Neither CIA nor the

Plorida detectire Agency ever bas o'fered an

esplanation of stat the irvestigator sas doing in

the Hotel suite, the sources said."

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Pour days inter, co 20 Augusi 1953, the 5a129g0 Eally Teas

reposied lürttes ez tce subject under the ollsrirz beadilse:

"IXIE TRUTE ADOLE COSA MOSARA CHIDE AND THE CIA"

The story elted an lacident in shich Giuncana Ilterally burped tato

an FBI agert sho was taillez 115. Glancan sas reported to kave said,

May don't you fellous leave se alone? I'E ose of you!" Glarcara

16 represented in the revspeper account as having been approached by--

but not as karing tade any arrangements vith-CIA. The story also

mentions the lat Vegas lacident, but in teras of soneone, possibly

• CLA, ransacklas a roon occupied by one of Giescana's hencinen who

had just returced iros Cuba.

Os 16 August 1953 the DD/P (felos) sent a remorandus to the

DCI (MoCone) forwarding a copy of the 14 Kay 1962 nemorandun for the

'record sent to Attorney Gereral Kennedy follorlag the 7 May 1962

briefing 01 Jemedy ou the gasbling syndicate operation - phase one.

The colacidence of dates strongly suggests that the Director's

Laterest resulted from the Calcego newspaper story of I6 lugust.

In bis trensalttal senorandur to the DCI, HI. Helus wrote that:

• • • I vas veguely avare of toe existence of suc

a menorandu fire senorandun for the record of the 7 May-1962

brieflez of Bobert Kennedy since I was izioned that it kad

been uritten as a result ci a brleflag given by Colosel

Edsards and laurence Houston to the ittorney General in

Nay of last year.

• •I assure jos ere avare of the

nature of the operation discussed 11 the abtachrent."

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Tals 13 the eartlest date oh inich de have evidesse of Sir. Malone's

beirz avare of anj aspect of the schere to assassinate Castro using

•nesbers of the genbling sindicate.

Drea Peerson has access to these newsrager stores, and they

are avallable to any nunter of sources uno sigot visa to collect

susa infosation. The rumors of Cli's alliance sita grezsters are

not sen; bat 15 new 1s that the rIors nos corsect CIA and the

gangsters In a plot to assassinate Castro. It say be assised that

the Attorney Gareral (Ciars) inuas toat the ngors of tice relation-

ship, as suca, are true because of the recoris of the fBI of the les

Vegas wiretapplag Incident. As of tals urlilag, he does sot

necessarily snor more--subject to viat he may bave learsed as a

result of the FBI Intervlew of Edrard P. Morgas, Maheu's "asblazton

attorcey. A clue as to how much toe Attorney General Isy ¿0s 1e

found In his statement that Maheu 1s the closest thing to a liak

betseen CIA and Giancans.

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The Long Coalttee

Te Agency's previous In'erveriloss as liakeu', bewalí are

revieved here, because of the fearcast-zir Importan: role oi laceu

In tie scenario. Ise last of these laterrentions occurred during

the period May - June 1906. At that use a Senete Cordttee beaded

by Serator Lorg ai Missours sas lavestliating Invasions of privacy

.

and planned to call Makeu to testify, lie learsed Indirectly of the

Carmittee 's intention to call hi. A san who bas employed by Makeu

In 1954-55 was inforsed tat he vould be called to testify about bis

activities during that perlod. He vas an emplogee Of AID 1I 1966.

The Internal Security Division Of the Departent of Justice Learned

that he was to be called as a vitaess and InforDed CIA's General

Counsel.

In the 1954-55 the perlod Makeu vas hired by the Gree's sipping

magnate, Mlarchos, to belp In a Ilsancial tussle Flarchos was barleg

with another Grees silyping flaure, lessis, sto bad sanaged to

negotiate a pact ziüh King Saud under which Orassis vould control

90% 0f all Saudi Arabian o1l shipsents, British, Asericas, aid Gersas

shipping interests opposed Ocassis' near soropoly, and the Us and Uk

goverments supported tiarcos in his fight to kare tise agreesent

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carcelled. Vabes is believed to tive ozied at top levels in 3ath

toe Brltish and hresisan gorerzeras, reportedij asetlag at lezs: ozse

u1th Vioe Presídent fixoa. Mabers's operations bere finarced by

fifarcicos, bui CIA becaze Involred 11 supporting ticez oy request of

the Departuent of Stste. hgency ccominios:loas asd pouch fachlitles

•vere sade avallable to lsaheu, ad be was given bely le developiag

à black propazands carpalga agelast Crassis. 'Mlarcaos, uith Kabeu's

help, woa bis scrap vith Onassis.

• A varlets of litigation arose fron the contest. In one ler sult

for libel before the New Yor's Suprere Court 10 early 1956 (Onass1a r3.

Catapodis), Mlarccos vas exanloed by attorneys for Catapoals. Hoen

questions vere'asised about certaia alildarlts In Issue (walch ked been

passed througk the CIA pouch systes), flarçios, as a vltiess, vas

advised by his attorneys not to testily on the grounds of Covesaseat

privilege. CIA Inevitably becase Ievolved. Ile Geseral Counsel

prepared a statenent for the U.S. Distzfct Attoraey In feu Yor'

(to te retalsed dy tce 00/C offlue there) statleg tbe Agency's Interest.

As a consequence, CIA vas identliled as beira a party to the fitarchos/

Onass1s squabble. Although that was In 1956, tce Ageney's Inter-

vention 1s presusably st1ll a'satter of recosd.

Tre Lonz Casittee plamed io resurrect tie olá Crassis/Mlarchos

flgiat, because 1t kad Involred en laiasion oi pilvacy. Apparen:ly

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ore of the thraja labeu did sas to jise sucecre io sun a secanisel

surveillance 01 Cressis' offices, and this becase knoss. "abeu's

nore recent Involvesen: ly the Las Vezas iresappleg Incident alss

seesed certain to receite extensive ettention by the log locmitice.

The Lasz Caruittee presuably vould kate beer Interested ozly 1n

Habeu's connection blis the uretappings tie: ared out of the Caassis/

Marchos affair and the ganbilag syndleste operation agalast Castro.

The Agency decided that 1t jould not be 10 1t5 Interest to aller

Naheu to testifi an the bugging licidents because of the risk that

his testinony could not de conflued just to ulretappina, furticer,

Makeu has been used over the years 1a a sister of seasitire CIA

operations. There was a risk that a generel Irquiry wight open up

other sensitive issues. A nuber of seetings bere held vita

Edward P. Morgan, Maheu's lashlagton attorney, and uith a close legal

associate of Serator Loug, & St. Louls attorney rened Horris Sheniser.

Finally, in direct beetlegs 61th Senator Long, our Gereral Counsel

vas able to have Makeu excured Ira testliJing before the Long

Count ttee.

Walle negotlations were under way to bave Maheu excused frou

testifying, Mabeu becase quite alared over the risk of adverse pablletsy,

• which might jeojardize his bustress with very laportant cllonts. Ee tas

especially worried over iis lovard Hughes account. He arplied pressur.

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on tice Agency In 3 Parlesy of Nays--5135e54148 at pubilcity sighs

expose his jast sensitlie tori for CIA. Keheu's iecigruund did past

assuciatioas via CIA ere the subject of aaother section of chis

report.

James O'Coarell states that at ore polei in tie negotiations 1e

lice long Comities Yeneu tailested tat he uight brief his atorey,

Edaard P. Morgas, fully soout bis past activitles so that Morma rould

be able to decide how best to represeat him. Whetter he did or not,

and, 1I 50, iba": he told his, 15 not known. He bave a discussion ol

the possible isplications of this 1a a later section of this refort.

a. Mabeu way very vell have told Morges toe details of

the plan to assassinate Castro using memoers of the gabbliaz

syndicate, and

b. Maiceu has nod, on three separate occasions, sees CIA

Intervene In official proceedlags--once for liarchos and trice

for Mabeu.

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Schemes 1a E052y 1953

Sil: 310112 Suit

At abous the tise of the Donovan-Castro negottatioas for the

release of the lay ai Plgs prisoners a plan vas devised to bare

Dororea present a contaginated silm drag suit to castro as a gife.

Castro das kor to be a skin diviaz eashusiast. "e canzot put a

precise date on this scheme. Desuond Fitzterald told us of 1t a5 19

It had originated after he took over the Cuba tase force 1n January

1963. Samuei baljera said that 1i tegar uner i1ii1an Harvey and

tast ke, Ealpers, briefed FitzGerald on 1ü. Istiey states positively

that be never beard of it.

According to Sidney Gottlied, this schene progressed to the

polat of actually buring a diving suit and readyinz It for delivery.

The technique Isrolved dusting the inside of the sult with a fungus

that vould produce a disabling and chroate sion disease (Madura 100t)

and contaminating the breathing apparatus, visa tubercle bacilli.

Gottlieb does not remember that came of the scheme or what happened

to the scube sult. San Falpers, who was 11 on the schere, at first

said the plas was dropped because 1t vas obviously Impracticable.

He later recalled toat the plan was ebandoned because lt was overtaken

by erents: Donovan bad already ziven Castro a sion diving suit on his

om Initiative, The scieve say have beea seatiosed to Mixe Miskorsio,

who vorted vita Dozore, but FItzGerald has no recollection that 1t vas.

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Halperu says that be rentrized the plan io Gaore kavanus, then

& special assistant to sce ID/" (jeins). Mclaris later told Ealpera

that be bad mentioned the schere to MI. Helms. Those bo vere tuvolved

In the plot or tho vere identifled to us by the participants as being

wisting are the follorag:

Richard Helma

Willian Harvey (dentes any loudedge)

Decond FitzGerald

Sewel Helpera

George McManus

Sidney Gottlieb

Ray Dreichler

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Files vere purished tor revies by the Director or security,

the Deputy Discior fa= Sippori, ise Generai Counsel, toe IcElsiailve

Colissel,

¿ce Calel Of ME 31r1510a, s=1 by Col. J.C. ilas, iuser

Calel cí "a Divasion. 310g53241c files and Invelligezce publications

vere russianed of the Direstor of Cesaral Reierence. Ia vas not bade

ultilaz of tse reasua for our laveres: 11 thes, and taose viao

assegbled thes ior bin sere not toid for noo they vere lateaded.

He called sack four officers for laterviews: Richard Bissel,

Skerrield Edvards frou retizesent, Millian Farey Irca size leave,

and restor Suassez iroa bis post 1a Ceraces Otierrise, our Literrers

sere confled so villcers assized to the heedquarters installatica.

We opened each intervier by refer-laz to the Drey fearsoa columa o

7 March 1907, chilag the as the reason for out laterest 1n lea:s'=5

of plots to assassicate Castro. Ma told those laserviewed that ve

vere on a fact-Moding sission on kesall of the Direcior, and tba:

this vas not toe usual sort of Inspector Gereral Investigation. Xe

asked each to rate any others uho vere lively to have trouledge of

such plots.

"e cautioned asca not to discuss the subject or the

Interview its asyone else-even otcera chas de sighi laterrior.

Ints 1s a cooplete list of those interriered:

Desmond Fitterald

Samuel Halpera

Bruce Cheever

т. С. K1rg

Alfonso Rodriguez

J.D. Esterlize

Edvard Guna

Horard Osbora

James O'Connell

Sidaey Gottlieb

Shefffeld Edrards

Richard Bissell

Larreace Houston

[Bay Pretenler ]

Join Harker

Restor Sanchez

William Earrey

Corcellus Pooserelt

Rosest Barreran

deary boranes

Üccard Obe:

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Baobi-srapped Sea Scall

• Sore tine 1a 1953, date uncerain dut pibably carly 1a sce

jeas, Destond EltzGerald, then Chief, Sis, orgirated a schese jor

dolaz away dith Castro by seaas of an explosives-rigged sea shell.

Tue 1lea cas to tave an unusually spectacular sea shell that scala

be certala to caicà Castro's eye, load 1º rita an explosive irlagered

to blor ices the scell vas lifted, and sumerge 1t 1a as ares bere

Cestro oftea went skin diving.

Des bouzat tho books on Caribbean Mollusca. The scheme vas soon

fourd to be impracticable. None of the shells that migat conceivably

be found 11 she Caribbesn area vas both spectacular erouga to be sure

of attractiaz atteniloa ard lasge enough to hold the needed voluse

of explosive. The sidges subarine that would kave had to be used

In emplacement of the shell has too short un operatiaz range for such

an operation.

FItzGerald states that he, San Balpers, and Bruce Cheever had

several sessions at which they explored this possibility, but that no

one else was ever brought in on the talks. Falper belleves that he

had conversetions with ISD on feasibility and using a bypothetical

case.

le does not remember sith wbon he may have spoken. We are

mable to identify any others who kner of the schene at the time it

was belug considered.

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2 Maran 1961

Jack Stewari, an offlcer coen assigned to tbe sexico City

Station, set la lexico City w1th Rolando Cubela io sound out Cubela

on his vievs on ute Cuban situation. Cubela iad been aúendina the

leftist-sponsored Letin Averican Conference on ratiocal Sovereigady,

Francipation and Peace held la Mexico CIty fron 5 to 8 Marcia.

Cubela vas noncicmittal. The reeting vas arranged by Carlos

Tepedino (AMWATP-1), a long-tire friend ol Cubela. Cubela knew

Stevart casually fron Havana shere Stevart sas once assigred and vhere

a sinflar meetag bad once been set up but had fallen through.

(Corment: Rolando CUBELA Secades was the second-ranking

Leader of the Directorio Revolucionario (DR) 13 de Marso, wbich

was an elfte group of leftist. student activists founded 1a 1956

to orzanize violence to overthrou the Bazista regise. Cubela

was belfered to have been one of the participants in the

assassination in 1956 of It. Col. Antonio BLANCO Rico, thea

the head of Batista's milliary Intellizence service. The DR

menbers considered tenselves quite apart from the Fidelísta

26th of July Morement, despiie the fact that they had reluctently

sigred a unity pact. In the final days of tie rerolution tise DR

took the Presidential Palace, uhica bey refused to surrender

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to Che Guerara but evestsaily (end relusiustly) surced over to

Fidel Castro. Cribela vas a sajor In the Cuban ery, the kistest

Cuban nilltery razi.

(A CS InForsatIOn Report ulth a dite oi latoratian of

• March 1959 reported tost: "Prior to his appointsent to sce

post of Cubas 1111tary Atracce to Spain and his subsequeat

departure for Madrid on 27 March 1959, Bolando Cubela Panicly

expressed to PrIze Mister Flael Castro his dissatislaction

over the present situation 1a Cuba. Cubeia.. privately

told intreates that he vas so disgusted vlta Castro that 11 he,

Cubels, did not get ist of the country scon, he nould all

Castro Himself."

• (Although the March 1951 seeting between Stezart and Cubela

1n Hexico CIty was Inconslusive, it led to other meetings out of

which grey Project AMTASa. Cubela (AMTASE-1) repeatedly lasisted

that the essentlal frst step in overthrowing the regize bas the

eliotnation of Cestio himself, which Cubela clasmed be tas

prepared to accouplish. He repentedly requested that ve furaisa

him the special equitment or raterial needed to do the job. Those

Inuediately concerned with the running of the operatlos nos

recall it as one 1s taich the Agency was interested pIlarily 1n

keeping Cutela active in the HIAPRON progren directed against

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Cuben oilitary lealers, infle resissies 213 pleas for technical

assistance 1a an assass' lation at'espi. Toe voliminous project

Miles esd the Inforsailon furnisied us by ilestor Sanchez,

Cubela's case offloer, do not holly support those recollections.

The Agency offered both direct and Indirect support for Cubela's

plottings.)

28 Marca 1951

An asset of the Mianl Station repor-ed teat Rolando Cubela and

Juan Orta wanted to defect and needed kelp in escaping. (Juan Orta

vas the gangsters' "man laside Cuba" uith acoess to Castro In the

lethal pill operation ve have called Garbling Syedicate - Phase Ore.)

Headguarters expressed Interest in exillirating Orta and Cubela.

The extiltration atteupt vas called ojas a result of a report that

the Cuban police vere avare of Cubela's desire to defect and of lis

departure plans.

(Comment:. Ibls 1s one of taree nase-links ve found in tie

ALLASE fIle betreen Rolando Cubeia and perscas Involved 1n the

gambling syndicate episodes. Te othes two lines are ever sore

nebulous than this. If Cubela ias in fact ore of the gangsters'

assets inside Cuta, that lact v2s unicorn to either the CIA

officers running the gangster episoies or to those hardling Cubela.)

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Curlos Tepedino reporied loat Rolando Cubela sas planaina

to attend the Freach Mational Student Unica Cultural festival

later In the ronth. Cubela sent a ressage to 'repedizo sajing that

he vanted to talk with a "friend oi Stevest's" In Parts 19 possible.

The sessage presusably was passed through Cutela's girl frlend,

an a1ri1se stesarcess. The Paris Station vas given approval to

approach Cubela, but there 18 no lidlillon in the file that he

was actually contacted.

15 June 1952

The JAVE Station cabled that a station asset (AMCONCORI-I)

vas told by Lucla ECHEVARRIA BianCI that Cubela had left Cuba for

Helstad on 10 June 1962. de vas traveling on a Czech airline,

by way of Prague, to Felsinkl shere be planned to strend the horld

Touth Pestival. Incia's nother and father had arrived la Hant

on g June and bed been seen off at the alport by Cubela when they

left Cuba. Lucia's nother told Lucha that Cubela wanted to defect

and to enter the U.S. Cubels said that on his réturn fros feistake

he would pass through Paris where he coped to reet his old frierd,

Carlos Tepedisa.

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27 June L552

The 331 fornarded to CIA a report of a Jeeting sIck an FBI

InfOrsaat 1n MiaNI On 11 Juse. TaE infursant, sported that Cubela

was attesding the Youth festival In Helsinic In Julj-August 1962

and banted to defect. In a detailed transolital serorasdus, the

FBI Identilled 1t5 Infosant as Carlos Tepedino, vcca toe FBI iner to

be a losz-tise contact of CIA. Defediao ofiered his senioes to tie

'FBI to assIsi fI the detection ol Cutela. Ee told the Pureau of

• Stevart's seeting vith Cubela in Mexico City In March 1961. The

Bureau staied in 1ts Decorandus to us that it had toid repedino

that his offer would be forrarded to the proper U.S. agency. Ihe

Bureau also stated that 1t was Inforuing 1ts Paris representative

to refer Tepedino to CIA 11 Tepediao should coatact the Paris Legal

Attache.

8 July 1962

Ibe SCAVE Station reported the substance of a telephone

conversation betrees Tepedino and a station officer, walch vas

arranged ty AMCOYCERI-I. Tepediro Identified the original source

of his trioration on Cucela's desire to detect as beinz the Eckarartlas,

Iron bios the JuriVE Station bad received lis report. Tepedino said

he had ape-cached the FBI 1n Miesl because of dissatistaction vita the

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Fine BiLi

say CIl kad kaziled Cuteia's "planned defection" la Paris la fligust

1951. repedino egreed to seet vita & CIA officer and castact

arrengenents vere vade.

23 Bad 14 July 1962

Hillas 1a12r1zat, Iron headquarters, net vith Tepedico. 1n

Her York City or 13 erd 14 July 1962. Tepediro agreed to beet

Walauright In felstrid, and to travel anywhere else necessary, to aid

1n an attempt to defect Cubela. Tepedino, uho 1s a successiul

Cuban exile jeveller in feu York CIty, refused an offer to pay his

full expenses.

He did aesept reimburserent for airline tickets and

hotel expenses. He was not offered & calary or bonus.

30 July - 6 Auzust 1952

Tepedino arzited is Helsinld on 30 July. Walnvright vas already

there. Cubela was found, and the first of a serles of meetings with

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him vas bela on 1 August. The original objective of defecting Cubela

nas quickly changed to one of recruiting him in place. "bese are

excerpts fros almiriat's contact report of the first beeting vita

Cubela:

He sald he was considering not soing back to Cuba, but after

talking to Tepedito, he feli thst 1f he could do sosething

really sigaificant for the creation of a nev Cuca, to res

he was Interested in returning to carry on the fight there.

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Be said he was nut Is'erested la risklea tis Mic for ary suall

underaking, but tha 1: he could be given & really large part

as play, te hould use nioself ani several Oners 1a Cuba vaca

he could rely ispos.

Fe said he hed plass to blou up an oll refisery, as le felt that

the continuing existence of a segblance of norsal Dunctioslaz 1n

Cuba depesded upon a continula, supply oi petrolets, supplies of

which, as ve bros, are at a crlsical stars today.

de also vanted to plan te execusion o° Carlos Rodriguez (a top-

ranking Castro suboratnate) and the Sovlet inbassador, and also

to elininate Fidel, by execution 18 recessars.

ihile ve vere massing no committents or plans, ve pointed out to

Cubela thet schemes I1se he earisioned certainly had their place,

CiCo, DETO Lecessary prerequisites to ensure she value and

success of such plans.

Cubela stated many tines during the course of this and subsequent

neetings that he was only Interested 11 Involvlag blaself in a

pLan or significant setion, and valca mas truly desigred to

achieve rapidly his desire

to help cuca.

7 - 9 August 1952

Because of the security hazard in too frequent beetlags ti

Helsink!, where Cubela vas surrounded by his associates in the Cuban

delegation, it vas agreed that further seetings would be beld in

Stockholm and In Copesnager. Cubela agreed to deet iith a Spanish

speaking case offIcer in Paris later In the sorti. Mothira sigalficent

cave out of the reetings i: Stockhola, 1 - 9 higust, except Cubela's

revelation that he had told four of his Cuban essociates of his meetings

• In Felsin'd vith repedino.

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Maluatsar, rejediao, aed Cubeia set 1a CopesbezcI jOT Surther

meetings. Halstight wrote in dis cuntect report:

ag

at one time then ve lialnuright aluays wrote of hissel!

"sey sere discusalag she cartons safects of Cubela's future

toLe In Cuba, ve used the term 'assassirute." Ite lise of tils

ters, ve latei learred fras repedino and fros Cubela hisself,

vas cost objectiorable to she letter, and le sas visibly upset.

It was not the ect se objected io, but rather serely the ccolse

or the sorà lised to describe it.

'Elicleate vas ecceptable. ""

(Cament: It 15 varth sottag bere that Tepedino, a Cuban

Jeveller In Neu York, ves present at a series of seetings at

unich the assassination of Castro sas discussed betseen Cubela

and Walmarizht, uhou Tepedino knew to be a clh offloer.)

14 - 23 August 1962

Cubela, Tepediro, and Halauright set In Parts ud vere johned

by Earle Williansos, a Spanish-speaklug case officer fros Madrid.

Cubela vas given Sil training and vas issued approprlate S/M supplies.

He sas taken to the south of France on 20 August for a decolltiOn

demonstration. Williamson plamed to polygraph Cubels and asked

for a polyaraja operator to be sent to Paris- Cubela Ini1mesti5

Defused to be polygraphed. WIllerson cabled on 17 August:

"Hare no intention fire Cubela physical elimination I15s10n

as requirement but recogalse this something le could or .

wight try to carry out on his ors initiative."

Headquarters replied by cable on 18 August:

"Strongly concur that no abysical elialaation alsslobs be givea Guoela."

39 Auzust 1952

Cubela left Prague by air for Havens.

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Cubela attended the Collegiase Cases la Porto Alezre, Brazil,

as a representative oi the Cuban zovermert. Ee was set there by

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halsurigat and Tepediro, Also jar:1c1rat1o3 ses liestor Sensicez, 8

Sparish-speaking case ofilcer iroa besdguarers, ito sereafter asted

es case officer for Cubela.

Cubela clalned that he had written tro Sfü messages. (Oaly ase

had been recelved.) He said he vas reluctant to use sfù because

he feared the efficiency of the Cuban postal censorskip.

Cubela discussed a group of Cuben milliary oifIcers tora to

his, ad possible wags of approaching thes. Ile probies sas, he

explaised, that although many of they were asts-commuist, they were

eitcer loyal to Fidel of vere so afraid of his thet they sere

•reluctant to discuss auy conspiracies for fess they ulgat be

provocations. Cubela said that he thought higily of Bason GUIN blaz

(AYIOUNS-10) Who kas hiding Miguel DIAZ Isalgue (AMICE-l&). DIaz

had been sent to Cuba by CIA to recrult Guin 1a place, and had dose 80.

Cubela said be planned to use Guin but ras concerced about Gula's

"nerrous condition" and the fact that be drass searily. Cubela sas

told to assist Gula 11 Guln's Intelligence assigadents, but not to

help Guin Legre Cuba--as Cubela proposeù.

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Broa POrsO Alegra, Cubela Mer io Parls, artirag on it Sep miser.

He was sbere osten ibli to attend the Allance Fascalse, out actually

to tese an extended vacation--of uhich he planned to infors pilel

after the fact..

16 September 1953

Cubeia (11 ParIs) vrote to lepedino (La Few York): "I das't

Intead to see (be latervleved by) jour friend egala," which you

should tell then, "so they don't sabe the tilp. I vant to. get disay

tras pol1t1cs completely. . ..."

3 Ostober 1963

Nestor Sanchez arrived In Paris for beetings with Cubela. (The

record does not reveal voy sanchez vent to Parts in the face of Cubela's

stated wish not to see bin. The letter usy have been writter duriag

a spell of teaporary depression. Station officers vere already 1a

contact vita Cubela when Sanchez arrived.) Also participatinz la the

seetlugs were John (Red) Stent and Richard Long. At the tise of these

weetings it was discovered that the french were unilaterally keeping

Cubela under surveillance. CIA Infosued the Frerch that our contacts

vita Cubela vere for the purpose of defecting bin.

Il October 1963

Sanchez cabled that Cubela was Inststent upon seeting with a

senior U.S. official, preferably Robert F. Kenzedi, for assuraices

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of U.S, noral support for eny estlilly Cabela vader ¿ocà in Cuba.

Senchez said that the ansier Cucela recelied sient de crucial io

CIA's relationsalp wiüh Cubela, Sanchez resorrended that "aighest

and profound consideration be given as reeling drawn by all sto in

contact Cubela 15 that he deterzined atteapi of against Castro vith

or sithout U.S. support."

13 October 1963

The Paris Station Cabled: "Sanchez SIA LO:D 13 Oct. Pendig change

after 12 Oct meet Sanchez plans retura Hqs after LOU stop in order discuss

detalls operation before entering fleal rousa discussions sita AMIASE. "

17 October 1963

Red Stent cabled the results of a reeting with Cubela end

Tepedino. Cubela, In a private conversation with Stent, reltersted

his desire to speak with a high-levelU.S. Governeat official. Stent

said that basically Cubela vanted assurances that the U.S. Coverament

would support him ff bls enterprise vere successful.

22 October 1963

Desuond FltzGerald, then Chief, SAs, who was going to Parts on

other business, arranged to reet vith Cubela to gire bia the essurances

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he souzas. The contact play for ice beetlia, a cosy oi valas 1i. In the

AlASa file, has tals to say on cover:

Fltzerald ill represent self as personal represestative of

Robert P. Kencedy sho traveled Taris icr specific purpose

reeting Cubela ani giving bin assuraces of dule U.S. support

1! there is coenge ol ice present goverarent in Cuss.

According to FlisGerald, be discussed the planced resting vita sce

DD/P (Eelas) vao decided It as rot necessary to seei approral Iro

Robert Xemedy for FItzGerald to speak In kis rare.

The seeting was held 11 Bed Stent's house in Paris oa 29

October 1953. FitzGerald used de allas Jases Clask. Hesto=

Sanchez acted as Interpreter. Red Stent ves not present duriag the

seeting. Sanchez oz 13 Movember 1953 rote a memorandum for the

record of the meeting. It reads, in part:

Fitzterald Inforned. Cubela that the United States 18

prepared to render all necessary assistance to ery gat1-coommist

Cuban group uhich succeeds in neutrallalog the present Cubar

Leaderskip and assires sufficient coutrol to Invite the Unlied

States to render the assistance 1t 1s prepared to give. It sas

emphasized that the above support ill be fortheowing only after

& real coup has been effected and the group lavolved is In a position

to request U.S. (protably under CAS auspices) recogaition ard

support. It as made cleer that the U.S. vas not prepared to

comit Itself to supporting an isolated uprisira, as suca aa

uprisiag can be exolnguished in a nater of hours 1l the preseat

govercent is still in coatrol In Havara.

As for tie post-cour

period, the U.S. does not desire that the political cloc de

turned back but will support the necessary ecoscale and

political reforus which will cenefit the rass of the Cuban

people.

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(Coatest: those 11v0: red 101 recall the pursuse of the

weeting as beirg soothing guite alferent toy shet appearing"?

1n voltea records prepared at about ite thae of ice zeeting. i,

FitzGerald recalls ¿cat Cubela spoise repeatedly of the reed fos an

assassina:1oa beapos. In particular, ke ranied a biga-porered

rifle vith telescopic sights or sone oster seapor that could

be used to idlI Castro Iron a distance. Pitzterald vanted no

pert of such a schese and told Sander to tell Cubela that the

U.S, slapiy does not do such things, "nen be vas toli this,

Cubela sald ke vanted confisuation iron a senlor U.S. official,

not a nember of CIA. Itzterald says thet when he set with

Cubela In Paris he told Cubela shat the U.S. Goversest would

have so part of an attempt on Castro's life. Sen Ealpera, vio

vas not present at Eltzerald's rietinz vita Cubela but uho vas

thoroughly farillar vith all that vas going on, has a recollectios.

1dentical wIth that of fltsberala.)

that as-It say, the viltten record tells a sorerbat different

date ding.

story.. In Seridez' senorendus of the reeting sith Cubela he trote

that:

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Nothing of en operational asture was discussed at the

FitzGerald seeting.

Aiter tie neeting Cubela stated toat

he was satisiled with the polley discussion bus zor desired

to knor vhat ¿ecialeel support se could provide bla.

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14 Torender 1953

Halterigat set with Tepediro 1a New York CIty cui li lovesser.

Hatriright's coriast report reveels Cubela's reaction (as told to

Tepedico) to his seetlaz is flinterala.

The VISit inta Fltzterald, sino acted is the capacit of a

representasive or kigh levels of the Goverzent cancerzed 51*h

the Cuban problem satisiled Cucela as ia5 as palicy vas

concerced, but he was sot at all hafy with the fact that ke still.

sas not fiten the tecialoal assistarce lor tire operatiocal plan

as be sa's 1t. Tepedina said toat Cubela duelt constantly on

this polat. He could sat understand day be sas denied certain

trall pleces of equirent salch pronised a fleal solutios to

the probles, saile, on the other hard, ibe U.S. Goverereat

gave much equagent and soney to endle grows for their

treffectlie excursioas against Cuban coastel targets.

According to Tepedino, Cubela feels strongly on this porst,

and 11 be does not get advice and materials tron a U.S.

Goverment recinician, be vill probably beccee fed-up

again, and de vill lose hatever progress be bare made to date.

19 Hovember 1963

Kenorandua for the record prepared by lestor Sanchez:

"C/sas

(Eltsterald) approved telllog Cubele he vould be giren a cache

=d."

Inside Cuba:

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power rittes u/scopes :

• •C/sAS requested veitten reports ou

"AMASa operation be kept to a utalms."

20 Hoverber 1S63

Thus far, this account of the Cubela project bas been based aloost

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•call; an docusenis 10w.2 1n the sadiece tile.

2a1iotaz, tere 15 23

recoL: of sa epleade la ine Cusels uperatios ca seisa bere 15 to

'consentary evidence. De. Gunn jas a record di nice cosiacts and

their 29°0s; odervise, this recary 1s drain aros ire recollections

of abose Insolted.

Sanchez says tea, jaile Cubeis ias andous to do aray vita

Castro, Cubela vas not illizz to sacriilce bis on 11ie In exchange

for Cestro's, Mbat Cleels really va='ed vas a bigh-forered, silenced

rifle alth ay erjactive rasge of huireds or thousands of jaras.

Citaia finalis said thst, as a doctor of sedietre (inich be vas), he

vas guite sure that de could devise sore recanisal seans of doing the

job tbat would not autcastically caise bia to lose his Go 11fa 1n

the try.

Samuel Halpern end testor Saachez approacoed DI. Guan for

assistance. Altbough rose of the perticipants specifically so stated,

It isay be inferred that they vere seerdag a Leans of assassination

of a sort that lubela bight reasonably have beea expecied to have

devised himself. What they settled upon was Black Leat 40, a coumor,

easily obtalable insertielde containisa alous ho/leoisne sulabate.

Micotise is a deedly poison that ray be adainistered orally, by lajectios,

or by absorptic through the sain. It Is likely that these also vere

discussions of seans of acuisisterirg de poison, because Guns sas ready

to sore unen asted.

The plan reached the action stage wien Ealpert and Sanckez contacted

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Guns egala on to coralaz el El icresier 1953 eal told hia that ste

device for aisinistering "be poisca la callicit pen tlesed as a

hypoderale syriage) ted to be ready in line IC= Sanchez to catal a

plase at roch the next day. Guns suys that he vent itsedlately to

the FI/D woreshop and spent the rest of the duy and zost of' chat

nighü fabricating the devloe. Icose in FI/D de0 sorted ith lie

Ine's shat be was trying to sace but not for ito 1t was Inteaded.

Eventually, after seven or eight fallures, ke succceded ia conresting

& Paper-Mata pen into a bypoderale syringe that worked. He said that

the needle vas so fine that the rickla vould bardly feel It when 1t

uas Inserted--he compared it with the scratca fron a shirt with •

too much starch. le delivered the vortable device to sancicez the

following moralag and retaloed tro of the later prototypes. He states

that they are still is his safe. He does not tou uhat happened to

the detice be gave sanchez; he does sot resember Its hariaz deea

returned to him. He belleves he vas told that Cubela refused to

accept the device. •He says he vould not nou be able to difierentiate

Use floal pen iron the earlier prototypes that are in bis safe.

22 Noveaber 1963

Hestor Sanchez arrived 11 Pars ca toe Iotalag of 22 joverber

and net with Cubela lete that eivercoon. Sarciez states that be

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shored the per/syringe to Cubela and explalzed hos 1t worked. Le is noi

sure, bu: be 'belleves sta: Cubela accepied ice device bus said tie: be

sould, It take 1t to Cusa wita hia. Saaches distinetly recalls trat

Cubela didn't think much of the device. Cubeia said that, as a dostos,

he knew all about Black Leal 40 and last de surely could, cone up

with sonething more sopilsticated then shat. It should be noted thes

Guns and Sanchez agree that the sjrlage was to: Icaded. Cubela vas

expected to supply bis ora polson; we serely suggested Black Leaf 40

as an effective poison for use in the syrlege.

Sanchez vrote a contact report of the reeting. It sakes no

mention of a pen or of poison. The folloring is a sumary of the

contact report. Cubela said that ke was returaleg to Cuba fully

deteruined to pursue his plans to laitiate a coup against Castro.

Sanchez reiterated the assurances given Cubela by Eltzterald of full

U.S. surport 11 a real coup agalast ie Castro regime vere successful.

Cutels asked for the following 1tens to be Included in a cache Inside

Cuba: 20 hand grenades, tro high-powered Iifles vith telescopic

sigate, and approxinately 20 pounds of Cal explosive and related

equipment. Cubela suggested the best place sor the cache vas on

the flace (fara) menaged by bis friend, Guin (iMIRUK/10). Since he

vas returaing to Cuba by way of Pregue, he did not want to carry s/u

of any other incriminaiing satertals with his. As they were coming

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cut of ise seetica, saache: eid Cubela bare inforaed that Presidea:

Keasedy had been essasulated. Cubels mas visibly noved over the

news. He asked, "by do such things happed to good people?" the

contact report does not state tse tire nor the duration of she

Sanchez-Cubela seeting, but it is lively that at the very cocent

President Kennedy as scot a ain officer sas beetleg sita a cuben

agent 12 Parts and glvlaz kis an assassination device for use egalast

Castzo. Sanchez states that ke received an OPIM cable fron Fltzterald

that night of early the next zoraing telllag him that everything was

off. He do not find suca a cable in the AlIASH Ille. There 15

a record in the file that Sanchez was due to arrive back in

Hashlazton at 1310 hours, 23 forember.

The AMlASH project was probably about as widely known withle

the Clandestine Services as any other project of a similar nature.

Hovever, ve can identify only four people who know of the just-

descrited episode Involving a hypodenuie syringe and Black Leaf 10.

Sanchez knew all of, the story, Falpert laek sost of 1t, and Gunz knev

much of 1t. Fltzterald did not mention this aspect of the Cubela

operation ben he fIrst briefed us on it. When ve went back to

him later ulth specific questions, he said ke remenbered sonething

about Black Leaf 10, but nothing "hatever about a device for

administering it. Guan said be had the inpression that FitzGerald

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kee's about ise operation "but dida"s vant to 2ncd," "anchez says

taat FItzGerald new that be and Ealpera vere seeing Gary. Halpera

agrees, but adds that Fitsterald did not 2202 the specifles of the

fabricating of an assassination device.

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Pegianing here, tice narratire 1s azain draina frou records la

the Project AMLASH files.

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I December 1963

FBIS reported that Cubela returned to Cuba irom Prezue.

19 February 1964

IDe INSAVE Station reported by cable that tuo separate,

Identical caches would be emplaced in support of Project AMLASE

during karch. One would be put dors in Pinar del R1o on Operation

2000. The other would be taken by the Altruks to the AMIRUX

Infiltration area. Each cache jould contala, eJong otbe= things,

tuo FAI, 7.62 autonatic rifles.

6 Harch 1924

Cable fron the SHAVE Station: "Unless headquarters has orerriding

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reason uninor ive to: inaluding tils 1a cate so te carried bi

ANTARES, vish stress follovica pota: la inva's decision lo ellasaate

FALs: EAts require 7 by 9 by 50 Lach oblong cache contaler ubich

15 difficult to handle 11 the Intersedlate creft."

I larch 1904

Readquarters replied that: "Reason fer desiris Include FALs 18

that this 1s. the mais ltea requested by AMIASI-1."

13 Marca 1964

The MGAVE Station cabled: "Since cannot break down FAls to fIt

avallable cache container shorter than 50 Inches, will oult FAIs

Dros AMLASE cache. "

IT - 21 Kar 1964

The AMlASt cache vas put dova on Operation AlTHUK VIlI.

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Feadquerters cabled the Paris Statlos that Carlos Tepedtno bad

been briered to meet Carlos Jorge ROBReTTO Mariguez, "uho kas an

Important sessage froz Cubela."

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The Paris Station reported that the essage Robrezo led Iron

Cubela vas that Cubels ranted, a silencer for ine Belgian FAI

suboachese g12 soozest.

5 8ay 1964

SAS requested ISD to produce FAl silensrs on a crash basis.

These are several later docents in the file describing ISD's

efforis to silence a FAL and to nodify its sights for I1slag unier

poor lightirg conditions. TSD eventually came up vith a silencer

and sodttled amunition that fairly erfectively silenced sizzle.

blast asd eliminated sole boom by reducing muzzle velocity.

2 - 11 June 195k

Operation ZORRO put down an AMIASH cache on the north coast of

FLEar del PiO contalalag, anong other thiegs, "tro each fAl, automatie

•Iltles ulth five magazines per reapon." to seation 15 nade of

silencers. Fron ISD's reports on develoment of a silencer, oue vas

not yet ready at the tise the cacke was prepared.

1 August 1954

The MiNAVY Station reparted receipü of an Sfi sessage Inca

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ALARUES-10 died lû Julj. It stated thet the Allisa cache put

don 1n the AlTRuK Infiitration area had been located and tiest

steps were belng taken to recover its contents. The Dessage said that

It was koped tice cacie octalred "tro high-powered rifles with

silessers," bacause AVIRLES-1U cas not at certair tiat he could

recorer the cache put dom 1a Plar del Rio by Operation ZORRO.

30 August 1904

Hanuel Artise received in'ostation through Madrid that a group

of dissident menbers of the Castro reglee desired to estatlish

direct contact, with Artise. Da 7 Ostober 1964, an Artime associate

vent to france for & seeting vith an Interredlary fros the dissident

group. The Interediary bas paned as Alberto BLATiCO Rcsariz.

2 Rovember 196+

FBIS report: "A delegation of the Untversity Student Fedration

• Of Cuba astived la Prague on Il Movember to participate In the seeting

of the Executive Cornell of the Interaational Student Undos to be

held Iron l4 to 17 Kovember. The delegation 1s made up of : • •

Maj. Rolando Cubela, 210 will attend the event as a special guest

of the IUS."

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13 Fioveaber 1954

Contact report of a seeting l= lastington with Ärtime: "Artice

agreed to talk to AMIASE-I 11 1' turas out thst be 1s the contact tas

for toe Interal dissideat group, Artice thia's that it ALASH-I 13 •

the chief, of the dissident group it can all forget about the

operatioa. "

25 Hovember 1964

The Paris Station reported Cubela's arrival in Paris.

4 Decenber 190t

Hestor Sanchez prepared a merorandus request for $6, 500 as an

extraordinary budget expenditure for the travel of Artine for

maintaining contact ulth te Intersal dissidest group's representatires

In Europe duriag November and Deceaber 1904. Tere 15 no direct

Indication In the file that the request vas approved, but Indirect

'evidence Indicates that 1t was. Artise did travel to Europe and

maintaired the contacts.

6 - 7 December 195+

Sanchez net Cuvela in Parls. Inis is a summary of the details

reported by Sanchez: Cubela, althosgh unhappy because he was unable

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to carry out his plass ders=s tie past gear, rossteved to Icel that

his solution to the Cubal probles sas de only see fessible end that

be kad to continue traina. Cubela sas told tbat ice U.S. Goverment

could not and vould not 11 say day recose serolied or provide

assistaze in the tass be kad plenned for blasel!, Cubela appeared

to understand our position and said that if be reeded help be vould

100% elsevere.

• 20 Decenter 1964

Nevorandum prepared by Senchez end left vith Robert Oren, of the

Parts Station,

Is background on the then eurrent status of the AMIASE

operation--excerpes:

"Artime does not boos and ve do not plan to tell hin that ve

are in direct contact vita Cubela, nor does Cubela ¿nor and ve

do not desire he ios that ve ere in direct contact vith Artine.

"Cubela was told end fully understards that U.S. Coverweat

cannot becave inrolied to euy degree in the 'Irst step' of bis

plan.

Is be seeds support, ibe reallzes that be vill bave to

get 1t elsewbere. FIT: This 1s stere Artue could it la

nicely in gling aur support Chale would requert."

(Comment: Sanchez expleited to us that that had happened

vas that SAS contrived to puù Artine and Cubela together in suca

a vay that neither tner that the contact had been engiceered

by CIA. The thought vas that Artine reeded a bar laside and

Cubela wanted a silensed veapon, vnlcia.Cll bas unsllilng to furish

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to als directig. By puttly the tao cogeiter, insise elgat set

his san inside and Cubels night get his aliesced wearas--too

Artioe. CIA did sot intend to furrish an assassination veapon

Tor ArtiJe to give to Cubela, end did so: do so.)

IT Decester 2254

Headquarters cable to Paris: "Hrer Bob Orea contacts Cubela to

debrief him,.. ¿please conflan stateneat by Cusela to Sanchez that

only soney and a lev corno 1tens "ere retrlered by the fisbersen.

Cubela and AMTHUNK-10 unhappy that fiscerden bad not recovered sore

thou the cache, but 1t was not possible for Cucela and AMIRUNK-10

to go to the site of the cache persorally. (Cusela had told Sayscez

that AMIRUNK-10 had used some "IIsheren" to recover the cache and

that not all of 1t was recovered. This was the cache put dom la tbe

AMTRUNK InfIltration area, valca did not laclude the FAL rifles.)

3 December 1904

Artine and Cubels net for the first tine--In ladrid..

30 Deceaber 1954

Artine and Cubela zet for a secoad tire 11 Yadrid on 30 Decencer.

Artsoe reporied the resules in a reeting ulta festor Sanchez in

Florida on 3 Janusty 1965. Cubela told Artire tsat he had requested

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a silencer Ic= a Fil Mèie iron the he 10025, which they and set keen

able to provide. Attire egreed to purrisc itter a silencer fo= e

JAL or a corparable sIlle with allenser. If Artlue obtained a

silencer for a FAL, Cubela vould personaliy carry 1t kack to Cuba

Wiis bia. If Artise had to settle for sone otter type of silesced

Fife, he rould cace 1t 11 Cuba for Cubela.

28 Jazua57 1965

Sanchez artived In Paris for seetings vith Cubela.

3 February 1965

Sanchez Cabled from Paris: "Cubela and Iepedino returred Pes1s

31 Jamary. Met 1 February. Cubela states full agreement reacied

with Artine and be vell satistled vith arrangements shich he outlived

for our intoration (elosz same lines as reported by Artine)...

Artire providing pachage in Madrid which Cubela plans carry back 1a

personal lrggage."

Sanchez cabled Iron Paris:

"As of lovember 192% when Cubele depared

•Cuba neiticer he nor AMIRUIX-10 bad received any part Of the Mataszas

cacte. AiisuiX-10- told his tishersen recorered money and perts of

somalications gear but that noney was no good since it vas In a serles

out of circulation."

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Madrid Sta:101 called: "Fron Cusels On 10 Fediary: Os 10 05

11 Februasy Cubela 13 to receive one pistol "rita silences azd ore

Be25122 FAL i1 Ze vito silencer fros Artine's secretary. Both weapoas

came Stoo l-S. 'ald sos la badrid." (Tals 1s 12 20271ct st the

earlier repor: that ditise vould cashe a rifie asd silencer 11 abat

were all ke could fled. le are unable to resolve the can 71ct.)

12 February 1955

The Parasa Cliy Station cabled: "Artime reported 03 :1aa1 Deeting

vita Cubela: Artize had three paciages of special iters sade up by

bis techaical people and delivered to Cubela la Madrid. Cubela

seemed satisfled. "

1 Marebed 1955

Carlos Tepedino reported receiving a teleptone call froa a

.. friend In Havane who bad seen Cubela back in Eavana the previous day.

15 Marca 1965

Ibe Kadrid Station cabled that one Rafael CIRCIA-BliTO Dizube

had arzired in l'adrid Iras Cuba on 15 March and Led beea Introduced

to a station ofiscer. Garcia-zango claimed to de in contact vitt a

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group of Cubar zilftery lealers tão dere pieaning to elluiuate Casiso

and tace over the governent. It quickly becese clear that be tes

refestiro to Cubela, Cercia-Bango said toat de ned alvays been .

fubllely Identifled as a close friend of Cubela, vhou he last sau

In Esvaza on 9 March. Garcla-Bano said that 'se had been the la'ryer

for sse Capri Fotel in Favans. Ee vas jalled for 75 days 1a July

1962 for defending Santos Iralilcante, a U.S. citlzen and ex-sanager.

of the Capri gardling casino vio vas kicked out of Cuba.

(Corpent: I1s 1s arotber InDo-link betreen Cubela and

the gembling syndicate plots reported upon earlier 1a tais

report. IraffIcante vas one Of the principals in Shef Edwards'

Phase Ose of the operation. He presumably vas not Involved 1a

Posse Two under Farrey, but ve cannot be sure of that. After all,

Trafficante vas the mul vho brought Varona Into the operation late

In Fbase Que, and Varoua vas one of the sain players during Fbase

Tho. the thrze-man teen that was teat la/Varona was reportes

on 21 June 1967 to be ia place In Cuba.)

Juge 1965.

Headguarters decided to tessinate all contacts with key nembers

of the Cubels group. It had becose Increasingly apparent that the

cIrcle of Cubans uho breu Of Cubela's plans and of CIA's association

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u1th shes was ever identag. me lest stras case in earlj Juce 1955.

(Mote: There 15 3 discrepansy in deces, The rejoran un prepared e:

the tine lists dates of 2, 3, and 4 lay, Fros otter evidence in the

f1l9, 1t 19 aparent that the sonth was Juse--not 85ay.) One Victor

ESPINOSA Eeraandez, a forcer Pu tralsee uho vas terdinated as a

salcontent oz 20 larch 1951, contacted an Ilils agent on 2 June 1965

with a story icat Espinosa thought affected U.S. security. Ills

heard bim out and then seat him to the aBl. The FBI listened to tbe

story on 3 June and then sent his to CIA. A CIA OffIcer Interviewed

him on 4 June. Espinosa said that in May he had received a letter

frog & Irlend in Paris urzing hin to neet in Paris vita a friend of

Cubela, Esplagsa reat to Paris and set vita Alberto Blanco, one

of Cubela's closest associates in the supposed plan to assassinate.

• Castro. Blanco claired to hare a nessage frca Cubela, vhich Cubela

vanted Espinosa to deliver to CIA. Ise vessage vas that Cubela and the

otbers ulth his vere in a position to dill Castro and others in the

regise, but they needed some help and to knou whether the ClA and the

U.S. Coveriment were with then and willing to support them. If the

ansver vere affirzasive, Cubela could send out details on ubat he

needed. From kis story 1t as abrious that Esploosa iner the full

detalls of the Cubela operation.

(Cocseat: There 15 co Inúlcation 1n ite file that CIA ever

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found out ise sore us "bela" Cicela slit he reeded. At a

Deella 11 ParIs 01 1 February 1955 39 ASced fUr §1O, CUJ "'O

orgeaise the intercal gOp." ClA re'used tO Elve his le sorey

and suggested he toy to get 1i irca Arise. Cubela was pulte

upset over the tura dom. A les days leier, in Madria, he

approached & Cubes asset of she laduld Statioz, clalalag ke

was stranded in Madrid ilth no soney. Eeadquarters approved

a "personal Ioaz" o: $200. Os I6 February 1905, Cubela asked

Sanchez for $1,000, ibich keadqarters approved giving his.

In a later seeting sita Carlos Tepedino la New York City,

Tepedino sald tbat ke had gites Cubela $7,000.)

On 23 June 1965 keadquarters seat a cable to the stacions

concerned directing terization of contact vish rembers of tbe

Cubela group. It read, In part:

•... • convindez proof that entire AMIASa group

Insecure and that further coatact with key members of group

constitutes penace to CIA operations agairst Cuba as vell as

to the security Of CIA stall jersonsel Ir Vestera Europe.

"Inder the circumstances beadquarters desires that contact

with bey sebers of the group be elt-rated as rapialy as

possible, and that assets iho sy be in contact vith individual

meaders of the group or peripberally Isolved in AMLASH

conspiracy be varned of danger Isplic1" I1 tbese associatioas

and directed to elisinate contacts ASA?."

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Reuters reported as lavana that ice Cubas security police

had arrested two silliary officers for alleged conterrevolutionary

activitles Involving the V.S. Central Incalisgease Agersy.

They bere

1dentlMed as 1aJ. Rolado Cubela ea1:21. F250I Guis.

I March 1960

FBIS quoting Havara Dosestic Service: "The trial of the

accused Rolando Cubela, Pason Gula, and otbers vico are linked to

the U.S. Central Intelligeace Agency, ias begin 1a the rerolutionasy

court of Savana district In la Ceceza Coday a= 1500 hours."

• 8 March 1966

Excerpts iron f1rsi day's tilal proceedings as reported by

the Havana Dobestic Service and copied by SIS:

ForDer Majurs Rolando Outéia and Patron Gula es vell as

others wao are.

under Indictent kave cosfessed their guilt.

le delegiants are being tried for crises egginst the lategrity

and stability of tie nation by laving planned the assassination

of Haj. Fidel Castro.

The defendants ase Roianão Cubele Secades, Razon Guin LiaI,

Jose Luis Goazalez Gallarsea, Alberto Blerso Remaris, and

Imputed facts of the case. Also appea-loz in the trizi vere

Gulllerso Cua1ll Alvarez and izjel Zestero jel1z.

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TRE BUEUEEN JUSE LÜIS GOnZSieS GLLRINETA, dO WOrled aS y

81 plosa:1= diacke in the Cuban Digasay 13 Seals, betrejed bis

country for 100,C00 dollars given his sj cla agents taco be

congested only a conta after his artlial In Spain. (Ee) set

with an official of the aforecentlosed organtItion of

Instersational subversion nased Jases Icel who covered his

activitles by appearing as an official of she U.S, Esbessy la

Spala. Noel irmasied that biographic 1=omeilar an •

15 forsation abour ice Cusan alpicalli zissica sa furalsted bin

under this arrangesent.

Cubela durlay kis stay 1n Europe Iries three trips to Spajo,

on 26 Decenber Igói, and on 6 and 20 Peorcary 1905. The

revolutionary rirgleader Artime goes to Madrid at the beginning

of February 1965. A meeting 1s held between Cubela and Artime

In which they egree of the final ples.

This ples vould begin vit!: a persosal attact aised at

Maj. Fidel Castro Ruz.

This erlainal act could be fallored

by an arsed lavision of the country is hours later by U.S.

troops. Te atrack against Courade fidel Castro rould be sade

using a 7.62 I. FAL Ilfle thet Cubels onced. This bespon

would be fitted vich a poverful 4x40 tedlescople sizat and a

Artise sent Gallego to the lalted States to get the

telescople sight and the silencer. Once obtaired, this

equiguent vas dellsered to Blanco RomarlI. He la tura delivered

It to Gouzalez Gailarreta uho tbes delivered 1t to Cubela tbe

day before he left Hadria.

• Is order to lusure the successps his plaas, Cubela scets

with defendant Gust. Guin bad been recrulbed slace Septesber.

1963 as a spy for the lausee CIA. Dals recrultlag ies done by.

CIA agent Miguel Dlaz who Inflltrated Cube In order to recrult

his, and did so.

Seized in Cubela's residence vas a lasco bread telescopie

sight u1th accessories, the FAl rifle, large quentities of reapoas

and armition for then, fregmentation end Incendiary grenades,

end otber uilitary equipment and seteriel.

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The pinishent to vaica the deferisa's are sablest and clay

tals prosecution vishes lazed 15 as to loes: 35 Priaado

Cubela SeCades, POOr DEin DIEZ, NOSE L:1S tAIZeLEZ GRIIISE,

For Juan Alston Bararro, Gulllesso Cunill Alrarez, end Arzel

Serrero Vel12--30 gears faurisozent pius correspondlez

acd1t10231 penalties.

2 Barca 1956

FBIS report frou Havana Dosestle Servise: "Prize Minister Midel

Castro has sent a letter to the prosecutor in the case... azalest

Majors Rolardo Cubela, Faros Gula, and other defendants. In It, toe

Prise Meister says that 1t must be recogalzed ircu all this, a bitter

but seful lesson may be dras, elding, 'I suggest thet the court

not ask the death sentence for any of the acsused."

10 March 1905

FBIS report of testimory given in court on 8 March:

Question: Do you recall when the silencer brake?

Cubela: The silencer? Actually, the silencer did not break.

The silencer actually did not break.

• Qestion: Where 1s tbe sileacer?

Cubrla: I threw the silences asay because It was burnirg ay kends.

¡rosecutor: Have you sposen uith Courade Eldel Castro recently?

Cubela: Yes..

Prosecutor: Can you tell the court «ten you spoise vita Courade Fidel?

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Cubela: I bellere 11 vas In Jenuary, let ze sea, 1a Jariari,

10 ґвазагу.

Prosecutor: In January! Do jou recall the conversation you bad

VIta Coarzie Eldel, end 21d Carade FIdel aifer to kelp you?

Cubela: Conrade.P1del opened the doors, opened the doors to

he gave be,

ce gave te to understani that he loes sat I

vas dolts but I did sot keve enouga courage to tell his.

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Derense Ittorney: Cubela Secades, what, 1a your vler, Is tbe

puntsment serited by conduct of this rature?

Cubela: The vorst!

Question: What do you sean by "the worst?"

Cubela: The vall.

Question: •"bat do you rean by "ise well?"

Cúbela: Deserved execution by a strtog squad.

I Karch 1966

FBIS report quoting Eavara Dotestic Service of 10 Karch:

Revolutionary Court lo. 1, which has trled case 108 in crimes

agalast the Integrity and security of the nation, has pronounced

sentences on the accused Rolando Cubela Secades, Rason Guis Diaz,

According to the sentences, Polando Cubela and Renos Gula sere

sentenced to 25 years ingristment; Jose Luis Gonzalez Gallarneti

and Alberto Blanco Rosariz, 20 gears; and Juan Hilario AlsIn

Ravarro, 10 jears.

• Guillerzo Curll Alvarez end Angel Serrero Veliz were absolred Gi

guilt. They were released provided they are not liable to sit

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(Comest: It 1s north nosta; tani nose c! Cubela's dealings

With CIA INCO "Arch 1951 Unili Jointer 19' sere sentioned in the

trial provedlegs. The 'Ilrst assoctation o= CubEla vita CIA.

¿as in corsiction vita lils trip in aurupe 1a iate 190% and

early 1955 durinz viica be kad his reetlags vii Artice. Ine

trial evideace sas confined to Cúcela's counterrevolutionary

aculvities goosing out of those reetings sith Artise la

Decenber 1924 and February 1905. Joze of his nany direct

contacts u1th CIA officers, sose of vhom ke leer by trie name,

vere mentioned. There is not even s hint of the ballpoint pen/

hypodernic/Black Lea! 40 episode. Ihe Cuban authorities way

have gotten that inforsation fros his and decided not to...

introduce it in evidence, but ve can think of no convincing

reason voy they would have withheld It. Ice closest ve can coue

to a decent reasos, and 1t 18 pure conjectuse, 1s this: Castro

say have thought 1: politically luprudent to allou the execution

or someone so close to his inner circle, who bad merely plotted

vithout actlag. It the full details of Cubela's lavolvesent

w1th CIA had come out in court, cestro night kave had little

excuse for asklag for leniency.)

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DiscussiOn of Assassiantin 2% Blen-Level Coverent leets

Dred Pearson cisus to have a report tra: there sas a liga-level

reeting at the Départea: of Staie at ¿aleà plans for the assassla-

tson of Castro "ere discussed. "e find record of in high-level,

Intesagency reetings at cich assassieatica of tastro jas raised. Tue

fIrst (and probably she ose to inlea Pearson refers) vas et the

Departaent of State on 10 August 1962. It vas a meetizz of the

Special Group (A'sguented). The second reeting ve have identified

sas held on 30 July 1904. It vas a reetlaz of the 303 Carnittee

and probably was held in she Sal'e House Situation Root. The turo

Deetlugs are deserlbed separately below.

10 August 1962

Toe Special Group (Auguentel) set at the Departuent of State,

elther In Secretary Rusk's office or In his conference room. The

following are recorded as being present:

5." State

Deas Rusk, Alexis Jobnson, Edwin Martin,

Rickard Goodwin, Robert Furwitch

Halte louse Maxrell Taylor, isGeorze Bundy (BIll Farey".

notes secord that Robert Kennedy was absent

and toat Bundy had ais prosy.)

Decense

Robert Mcñarara, Rustell Gilpatric, IyEas

Lemnitzer, Edward Lansdale

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Secretars

Jobs Hafone, üllilan Harres

Eltart 1a5rãd, Donald illaas

Thosas PaSTOTt

Ton Parroit's sinutes of the seeting rate so seation of she

subject of assassinat1oa. Doth lefore and lurvey recall that

Mclarars raised the subject. Hatrey's notes taken at the beetleg

shon that It was also sentiaced by Hurrow, but the asture of tie

soments vas not recorded. Mr. MsCore states, in a semorandus of

14 April 1967, tkat ke recalls reetings on 8 or 9 August in the

CS Operations Roos In the Pentagon and on 10 August 1962 10

Secretary Rusk's conference rooh. At one of these neetlags (and n

• Mclone nor recalls 1t as being at the JOS) the suggestion was sade

.

that top people in the Cuban seglue, Including Castro, be Ilquidased.

(Coment: As 1t VIlI Later be seen, MI. Motone's recollection

1s probably Daulty. It 15 quite clear that assassinatiou case

"'"up for discussion at the 10 August neeting at State.)

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Hi. Mccone says that he took Innediate exception to the discussion

and promptly after the meeting called as Secretary McFerars persosally

to emphasise his position. According to Mclone, Mallarera "beartily

agreed." Metone states in his bemorandu that at no tire did the

suggestion receive serious consideration by the Special Group (Augserted)

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or by say 1ad1u1dual responsloie lor politi. scuose aids thet througa

the gears the Cuban prosles vas discussed in teras such as "¿lepose

Of Castro," "renove Castro," and "'Joe's Ofi Castro, " etc., but scat

these phrases were always construed to sean the overthrowing of the

conaunist govercent 11 Cuca. Harvey recalls toat, uher liclose

told kin of the Mccone-sasara convezzation, locone said toas is ke,

MoCone, vere to be lavolved la such a thiaz he vould be excomunicated.

Polloros the 10 August beetlag, and vithout reference to the

reforted exchange betreen McCore and Mclesara, Lansdale addressed

& netorandia on 13 August to Willlan Jarrey (CIA), Robert Furvitca

'(State), General Farrie (Defense), and Dos 11150n (USIA). The

memorandum assigned responsibility for drafting papers on varlous

• subjects relared to the Cuban operation. Harvey's assigment

Included: "Intelligence, Polftical (splitt1ag the regise, [Fo=$10a

excised fron the CIA file copy/).

Da 14 Auzust, Farvey subalited a senorandus to the DD/P (deins)

reporting the lansdale communication and what Harvey had done about

1t. Harrey's senorandus to ite ID/l stetes tkat the excised portion

bad consisted of the phrase: "Includlaz ellaination of leaders".

Harvey vrote tiat be had phozed lansdale's office and bed spoken w1th.

• Frank Hand In Lansdale's absence. Eastey said he hed protested tire

use of the phrase and bad proposed toat steps be taken to have 1t

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excised fron all coples. Inls was agreed to. demey seleted tie

phrase fras kis on copy and assures that Instructions sere alvez

to otter recipients to do the sam.. Farrey told us that lansaale

repeatedly tried to raise the matter of assassication ol Castro

with Farvey over the sext several veeis. Invey says that ke alrays

avoided such discussicas. Harrey estloates that five persons in

Lansdale's office were gererally avare of the sensitive details of

Project MONGOOSE and of Lansdale's Interest 11 1559551534109 29 2

aspect of 1t.

30 Jur 1954

Le 303 Committee net 1n regular session, probably in the Situation

Roon of the white House.. (Desmand Filterald recalls that suca

meetings vere generally beld there.) The following are recoried ar

being present:

MoGeorge Budy, Cyrus Vance, John Mclone, Tharas Hughes

Deswond Fitzlerald for, the discussion on Cuba

Col. Ralph Steakley was present for another Item os the

agency, but 1t 1s not shown if he vas present when tbe

Cuba Item was discussed.

Peter Jessup as secretary

The minutes of the seeting record this in the context of the discessioi

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"It was agreed ticat it. Huzterall sould contact ir. ses

Papião of the 13I la cegard to the espiler report o° ay

allezed ploi slic darla overcones to assassinate Castro azd

ible abe Attorey General Eared to inaile as a ratter of

las enforcecent.

The rejerence 1s clearly to a 10 June 195 renovardun inforation

report fros the DD/P to the Director. ICe falloring additional

"elite" dissemination vas sade of 1t:

Special Assistani to the President fo= fational Security Assalos

Assistant Secretery, Inter-inerican Alfalrs, Departuent of State

Directos of Istelligence and Research, Departent of State

Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

The Attorney Ceceral

•Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Deputy Director of Central Intellfgesse

Deputy Director for Intelligence

me report related a proposal for the assasslestion of Castro

that sas sade to provineni Cuben exiles. Toe Maila appeared to be

Involved In the schese. The asking price for doing the job vas

$150,000, with a guarantee of $10, 000 for expenses. A wealthy Cuban

exile, Jose jarlo "Papia" Bosch, President of Bacardi BI Interzational,

.

sas reported ready to contribute $50,000. Bosch azproacked the Calef

of Station, JHAVE, and suzgested that the U.S. Goverment also

contribute funds. The suggestich was rejected out of kand. The record

indicates that CIA's oaly involverent in tie plot jas to report

Inforation of 1ts existence. The last record se Mird of the Incident

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1s a senorands fros the DCI (i-Cose) to Bundy, dated 19 Assist 1957,

reportini the results of SBI Istervieus it' de allezed par-lalparta.

Obriously, nothing case of tbe slos.

(Cossesi: It may be only colneiderce, but de are struci

by the poset that this group o? plotters, allesedly Laelding

gangster elements, offered to assassinate Castro for $159, 0OO,

which 1s precisely the sun that CIA offered to jay In ar

earlier plot that very definitely lavolsed gangster elesents.

It could be the same group of gangsters, or It could be tat

the crisinal underworld lors the "going FrIce.")

As ve have 'sald earlfer, 11 Drev Pearson has fleT Infozation on

& high-level seeting at which assassination of Castro was discussed,

1t 15 likely that the reference would be to the 10 August 1962 beetlas

of the Special Group (Augmenteà). The 30 July 1904 303 Caulsice

Meeting. Is described only because Its reference to assassiaation of

Castro might be distorted to assuse sone of the characteristics of

the Pearson stary.

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Tie CIA hatched a plot to knock off Castro.

rober: Kennedy may havo approvod an

aubauslantion plot.

Underworld figuren vere actually recruited

to carry out the plot.

to be languishlag in priaos.

TIE DREN PEARSON STORY

: The facts la He Know Them

true.

Not trua.

lo vas briefed on Cambling Syndicate-Phaco

Ono aflor 1t vas over. lo man not briefid on piano IVO.

true.

Rone111 Infomed Harvey on 21 June 1962, preoumably

on the basio of Informalion from Varona, that a team

of three men was inside Cuba. He do not know their

Identities nor what may have happened to them. He havo

so proof that they mere actually dispatched.

Nons

of the announced captures and exocutions during this

perled fita this tean.

Ints reportedly has come out in the Garrison Investi

gationo.

It also ao slated by Castillo in the

Intlippines under direct Interrogatio" (Noco that

He have no

Independent confirmation of any vort.

Garrioon not with RoDelll In Lao Vegna In Marca 1967.)

Castro learned enough at loast to belleve the

CIA was cocking to kill him.

He lo moported

to hava cooker up a counterplot againat

Fresident Kenrody.

Unnublicled Details

Pills were nent to cuba for use in the

arsassination.

Tuaro was a ncoting at the Department of Stato

at which the assussination of Castro vas

discussod.

Irvo, At least we were told by Roselli that the pillo

were sent in during Phase One and again in Phase Tro.

True. Tho nubject was raised at a uceting at stato on

10 August 1962, but 1t 18-unrelated to any actual

attempts at assassination.

It did rosult in a MONGOOSE

action memurandum by lanciale araigning to CIA action

for planning liquidation of leaders.

The offending

phrase was later excised fran copies forvarded to CIA,

State, Defence, and UBIA, but the damage may abroady

havo boen done.

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Te Fosstale Rasifles:1oas di the Cesalli, Gialleste Oferation

The earlier sections of this report desiribe all of the CLA

schemes aised at the assassination o1 Casuro tual de have beea able

to discover. The accounts of the tro phases o? the gemolino

syndicate operation are factual to toe extent toat icey are based

on what chose Intervieved recall or belleve the facts to have beea.

It 1s evident that some of those racis kave leared, are being te'loed

about, or are belng peddled. On the opposite paze is a llat of the

main details of the story Drew Pearson has, as they are known to us,

together with a'brief conent on the appareat accuracy of each.

There 1s support 1n fact for Dost of the details 11 Pearson's story.

de has a garoled account of ibe role played by fobert Kennedy, and

be erts in telling the story as 11 all of the details are part of

a single story, unich they are not. for the nost part, thouza,

'his facts are straight and be has the truly Important aspects of

the gambllas syadicate operatica.

Unt11 Jeses O'Connell returned on 2 lay Inca his deetings 1n

Las Vegas, ve were faced with she diffleulty of beirg unable to

estimate tie dimensions of the problen faciag the Agency unless ve

could discorer what has been leased, by usos, to wacd, and for what

Furpose. lone of those chinas could de deduced sita confidence inca

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the : sfursatica then erailable io is. O'Consell, sho iss already

reported to you orally and will be süaltilng b1s witten report .

directly to you, 1s able io shed sose light on the likely sources

of Pearson's Informatios. He las ziso briefed us or his conversations

u1za Mabeu. These are the bey pola=s:

A. Mabeu did brief his atorsey, Sirard P. Morgan, on

Meheu's participailar in Frase One.

b. Kabeu been nothing ci fius. ThO thile it vas under vay

and has never beard of It I503 Rosell1.

C. Morgan asd Rosell sere ecquainted, Independently of

Mabeu, well before Mabeu becase lavolved with Roselll in the

gambllag syndIcale operaLIER. FosElll vas sltered to Morgan by

I. M. Greenspun, editor and Iüblister of tbe las Yegas Sun.

do Habeu suspects that Bosell! 1s a client of Horgan's.

e. Roselll 15 drinting beerily. Morgan has been in las

Vegas once or tolse recently, tas drinking too much, and vas

"snasscreet." .

1. Jin Caresos, Erard Morgan, end Roselle vere all 15

Las Yegas at the saze tine this fast March, Garrison was 18

touch with Rosells; so vas began. It 1s our Inpression that

Greenspun sas also lnvolved in the conversailors. He do not ¿cou

the date, but it night be noted that ose of Pearson's collans

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*It is quite possible that the fact of Robert Kennedy's karing been

bilefed, and perkaps the substance of the brieflag, 15 more sidely

knova to goverisent officials than tils list soula indicate. He

Know that Mr. Nefore on 16 August 1953 asked for and received a

copy of the senorandus record of the briefing. Others in Justice

and the FBI besides Kenredy nay knor of the zenoradun and of 1t5

contents.

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appeared on 7 laria.

8. According to Kaheu, Morgan end jack ¿aderson, Drew

Pearson's assoctate, ere very close.

This seems cleariy to point the finjer et Roselll as she ulilraie

source of the Iníotation on the caublia, saiicate plot and to

coaMIn Morgan as Pearson's source.

We can test the accuracy of this assumption against analysis ve

had done earlier 1n an effort to Identify the lliely source of

Pearson's story. On the opposite page 1s a listlag of persons

deflaltely kaom t) be vittley of certste key facts now in Pearson's

posse88104. The list Includes CIA officers who lou sore than one

of the key facts, plus all on outsiders. Hese vere our

COnClUSÍONS:

8. II Drew Fearson has a sinzle source, and 11 Pearson's

Imediate source 1s the ultimate source of the leak, and 11

compartmentation was not violated, then B1l1 Farrey ererges

as the llkeiy canoldate. • Le vas the ouly person ve found In

the course of this inquiry who knew all four of the key facts

at the tlue tke Pearson columns appeared. He preferted not to

think that BIll Harrey was the culpri:. lie could find no.

persuasive ressan shy he tould rish to leet the story

deliberately, and we doubted that be vould te so Indisoreet as

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to leak 1i ascidentally. Further, 11 he vero the sossse, ve

could expect Pearson's story to se respietely ducurate, because

Earvey kres toe truti.

b. Ii ve ruled out farvey as the source, then it appeared

that there must be at lens: tua ultimase scurces or leaks. Ine

State Departent seeilng was not inona to any of the atoes

particitants in tse operailon--aszunlug that Estrey did soi

mentlon 1t to any of then. Therefore, lt 15 quite possible

that the leak of the State Defardseat seeting kas cose fros

sateone lia bas so direct knowledge of the ganbling sjadicate

operation but does knos of the reeting.

co iron the standpolnt of vho-kner-ibat, the next sost

Lixely source of the ortgleal leas 1s Joba Roselll. Ee 18, 10

fact, the only person vita direct and corsiavous participation

throughout both phases of the gasbling syndicate operatioa. He

Introduced Maheu to San Glancans as the first step 19 settlaz

the operation under vay, and be vas the one sino made the Pinal

brea's uith Varona shea the operation was abandoned. Je krous

everything that went on ilth the gangsters, ilt's Orta, and with

Varoza betureen those dates. Ee and Robert Maeu are tce oaly

noz-CIA fartlelpants ulth 1zrediste krosledge of the Robert

Kennedy aspect. Shei Edwards kad Lunch It& Roselli and saceu

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In Los fageles In the SuEr O! 1952. Edigris says test Posells

Kne's Edierde' true nare end his postica 11 the Agensy. Elvards

said he toos the occasion to copress his persosal appreciation

to Rosell; and told Roselll that be, Ideards, had personally

told Attoraey General herzedy of last foseill had tries to do

In the sailocal interest, ile inor that Kennedyvas serely

briefed o1 the operation--ard only on Fease One at tear--but

Roselli say bave inferred that kennedy bed an active role 1n

the operation.

d. We did rat know what Robert Mabeu Inev of the

operation flrstband, because ve had conflicting intomatios on

precisely when be vas cut off frou direct participation. He

has direct kaorledge of the first phase, but probably l1ttle

1I any of the second pbase (frou which fearson's story seeas

to cose); Il Mabeu kaosts of the second phase, be could kave

leased of It only fron Rosellf.

''e. Haceo, about noon te low very little, was "Rosella's

man" in the second phase. Ee presuably knoxs of the pille

and of the three-man test, but the other details be could bave

known anly Iron Rosellf.

'I. Varora's bouledge and that of his soa-1n-18% vould be

limited to the pills and the dean, but they should knos considerably

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more or see speckiles; susa es, sno received the pilla, the

compositlon of the tess, und the eventual iate of ibe :290.

8. Glancans end togfilcante vere presucably cut out of

Fase too. They couid bare learned of it only iron Roselll.

Atost all thet eserged As anis revier of "1y0 bad direct coaledge

of sat" sas suppor: "or the hypothesis teat Dres Pearson's siary

probably 15 drava froa sase tear one

intoriant: oze on the State

Defartoent reeting and as0%cer (of others) on the gambling syndicate

operation. He also postulaied that Roselll 15 the most Ilkely

ultloate source of Pearsos's story. Tais line of reasoning and the

InPOrEstIOn O'Consell go: Irca Maceu are consistent.

Our supposition mill sos vas that the Imbediate and the

ultloate sources, 11, different people, vere leaiirg or peddlig the

story ulth ultestor notires in mind. What those ultertor sotives

mighi be vere difficuli to fathor--for these reasons:

a. II protection vas what the source vas seeidog, be

could te setter assured of getting lt by a direct approaca

to CIA for help.

b. Makeu sas tze only snom link associating Morgan with

the syadicate plot, ael labeu stands only to lose by tavirz bis

role beccoe couroa Lauriedge.

c. Icose sh0 door Morgaa, Isheu, and Roselll thought It.

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quite out of councier for auy of tice tarta to be spreading

lue story deliberately for a private purpose..

In learning of the Roselll-Ho zua lin's, we are relleved of ise

need for speculation as to how the story kas gutten out. It 1s

quite llzely that Roselll 1s the scurce, Morgan the channel, and

Anderson and Pearson tice reciplents. He say also be relieved oi

the need for speculatian as to way the story is being told. Ile

Inference to be drera froa O'Coanell's discoverles 1n Las Vegas is

that Roselll 1s drindug too wuch and talking and that Morgas Is also

drinklag and talklag to a neuspapercan friend.

Put In 1ts best Isgat--toat there 1s no ulterior notive In

spreading the story-1t 1s questionable betker ve are any better 0ff...

now than ve were before; our position say be even vorse than ve kad

suspected.

B-he may now assuse that fearson's story is not patcked

together frou bite and pieces picked up here and there. Bis

ultimate source, Rosell1, knous nore about certain details of

the gambling syndicate operation than se do, and he evidently

has talked. Ising nou to hush up further leaks might do sore

har than good; the story is already out asd probably in

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b. The Roseli1-TarTIsos colact in las jejas in Marea

15 jartleslarly disturolez. It leads subsianse to reporis isi

Castro kad socetilaz to do uita the Kennedy assassination 1n.

retaliailon for U.S. attespis on Castro's life, lie do not loos

that castro actuali; tried to reialiste, bus ve do knoi that

there sere such plous aggins: Casurs. Uniapolly, it nou appears

that carrison say also knou tials.

The publicity on this subject has procably not yet run its

:..÷.

course.

8. Drew Pearson has not yet, as far as ve laou, used tuo

of his best goodies: the story of the pills and the fact of

the State Departent neetirg.

D. Carrison has not yet revealed his full case. When be

does, ve should expect to fisa CIA preainently displayed.

c. The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation bas a

Puerto Rican In custody uho clajas he participated in a Castro-

Inspired assassiantion plol In Lalias. He also claine that

Castro sade a speecò In July 1952 threatestos to try to

assassinate Kenzedy In retaliation for tro Kennedy attempts

on Castro's life. (le have found no record nor recollection of

Castro bavlag waze such a speeck.) The Puerto Rican 1s In tbe

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Philippines 1llegally eat probably dill be deporced to the U.S.

We nay expect the iBe to sace his over and srira his digo

He face the Ilzellkood she: *alngs will get worse before they begin

to get better. In the follooleg paragraphs ve explore rose of ske

reslilcations and discuss dut sigit de dose acost tien.

Should ve try to silence zose uho are ralklaz or alzht later tale?

It appears to us that his tactic offers little chance of

success. For one thing, the story 1s already oui and probably in

about es full detall as 1t ever will be. me only participant of

vaca ve have ay real leverese 15 Kabeu, and be has already dose all

of the talking he 18 Ilkely to do (to his lavyer, Morgan). He have no

hold on any of the otbers vi sigit furnieh confication for Roselll's

story.

a. Verons 1s alrest certainly not a friend of the Agency.

Varope

As the Bay Of Pigs operation developed, /vas one of the most

•critical of the lack oi Cuban control of the operation and of

the people Involved in it. He vas bitter over temination os

Agency support of his exle group (and the consequent loss of

his om Income. The last ve now of hin he was in lew York

I1ving a hand-to-mouth escistence as a part-time auto salestan

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b. Posel11, Glunse29, end Falstounte bare falles 0a

"evil" days. Giancass 15 reported (13 a Cilcezo Derspaper of

recent date) to have beez deposed is the igila bead la Calcego

and sas rusored to be hiding ia lexico, Haceu reports lat

Trafficante is In j911 13 Jaspa. Fssell1 1s jersora non grata

1n Las Vegas, being required to sez-ster ulth the police asy

tise he 1s In tom. Nose of they soula have compunctions about

dragging Ir. his CIA connection visin be vas being pussed by lau

enforcement asthorities. Glancasa bas alseady dose it shen tbe

FBI was crowding his 1a 1903. Roseill eppears to be doing It 1a

his conversations vith Morgan and Garrison.

(CoDent: The cover story used vith Rosell1, Glascara,

Trafficante, Varona, and presumbly a1th Orta vas that the

sponsors vere U.S. bustnesssen ilth Interests In Cuba. Rosells

soon concluded that CIA vas the tave sponsor and so told.

O'Comell. In Rosell1's subsequent dealings with harvey and

Edvards be case to know this fOT sure. Giancana nated CIA

in 1953. He rust assuse that the orcers, sita the possible

exception oi O-ta and pertaps Varoes, are equally sure test CIA

vas the trie spoasor.)

c. Horgan pay eliays resire dehied the screen of aa attossey-

cllent relesloashly, as be reportedly did when the FBI approacbed

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hi.: ca the Pearsoa story.

• d. Pearsos, Andersos, and Greensgis (11 las Vegas) are

neuspapersen sith a neusworthy story. Pes-son kas already •

publissed much of It.

e. Makeu does have good reasos for sot sasilng the story

aired furtker. Unfarorable publicity =igit cause bis to lose

his lucrative cllest, Howard Eughes. There mIght be some value.

to be gained fan endorsing his suggestion that he approach

Horgin and perhaps Roselli and urge discretion.

What do otber couponests of Coursert knor about this operation?

Forder Attorzey Gereral Robert Kencedy vas fully briefed by

Houston and Edivards on 7 May 1962. A incsorandis cortiralag the

oral briefing vas forvarded to Kemedy on I4 May 1962. The bezorands

does not use the word "assassinate," but there is little roco for

Insinterpretation of what was seant. Presulably the origlral of that

senorandus 1s still In the files of the Justice Departuent. It should

be noted that the briefing of Kemeds vas resüricted to Phase One

of the operation, which had ended about a year earlier.. Faase tuo

sas already under way at the time of the brieflaz, but Kennedy ras

aot told of it.

As far as ve knos, the FBI has not been told tbe sensitive

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oresatlosal detaila, bus 1t could be ralie to ass'ze thas they Elve

not by now put tie and tis together sad core out wish the right

artier. They los of CIA's Involvetes: Mith Roselli and Gianzana•

as a result of tre las Vezas diretappinz Incident. Eros the Chicago

seaspaper stories of August 1963, aJu iral Giancan's On statesen:,

It appears that they knor tils related to Cuba, isen Rosell1's

story reached them (Rosell! to Morgan to Pearson to jarren to Rouley

to the FBI), all of the pleces should bave fallen into place. They

should by nor bave concluded that CIA plotted the assissinatios of

Castro and used U.S. gangster elements 1n the operation.

There 1s sue support for this thesis in the conversation I had

with Sem Fapich on 3 May 1957 when I told him of the expected seeting

betaeen Roselli and Barvey. San conneated that Roselli and Glancana

have CIA "over a barrel" because of "tost operatloz." He said that

he doubted that the FBI vould be able to do anything about either

RosellI. OF Glancera because of "their previous activitles vita your

people."

cen ve plausibly deny that ve plotted with gangster elevents to

assassinate Castro?

Ro, we cannot. He are reeschably sonident that there 1s notzing

In writing outside of toe Goveravent ¿nt vould confira Pearson's

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story of the gacollag syadieste operarles, bus they; are plenty of

not-gangster witnesses vico could lend consissation.

8. Maheu can confirm that Sael Edrards told Roselll

that Edvards had told ike Attorey General of Rokelll'?

activities on becall of sue Gover sent.

D. Varosa and Varoza's s03-L0-1a4 can confiss the pill and

three-nan team elements of the story.

C. Orts can confim the pill clerent of thase One.

d. If an Independent Investigaton vere to be ordered,

the Investigators could learn everything that se have learned.

Such an Investigation probably soull uncover details unbrora to

us, because 1t would tare access to the non-CIA participants.

Can CIA state or Luply that 1t vas serely an lestivent of poliol

Kot in this case. Wnfle 1t 18 true that Phase Iuo vas cartled

out In an atrosphere of intense Kennedy adainistration pressure to.

do sonething, about castro, such 1s not true of the earlier paase.

Phase One was Initlated In Algust 1960 under the Elsenhower

administration. Phase TO 1s ascozlated in Harvey's mind with the

Executive Actlon Capability, inich reportedly sas developed la

response to White House unglass. Maals, Prase One had beez started

and abandoned months before the Executive Action Capability appeared

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on the scene.

When Robert Kernedy vas brlefed 01 Plase Oce 17 Yay 1952, be

strongly adsonished jouston aal Eduards to check with the Atrossey

General In advance of eny future Intended use o¿ U.S. crininal

elerests. This vas not dose rich respect to Phase Iro, salsh vas

already vell under say at the ilse Kennedy vas bileied. The

Pearson story, walch 1s nor causing us so much distress, includes

one detail that 1s found only 1n Phase Tro: the three-man teas.

What seasures might be taken is lessen the daragel

He see little to be gaized fros personal approactes nor to

Makeu, Morgan, or Rosell1. ¿abeu has much to lose and night be able

to prevail upon Morgan and Roselll not to spread the story furiter.

It 1s guesthorable sbetter eat such urglag tould be eifective =1=3

Roselll, because Roselll stands. only to gain Inca harlag the story

of his CIA connection known and accepted. He cannot nou suppres

the story, because

It 1s already out and say boll up afresh fros the

Garrison case. II se vere to approach any of the participants sod.

urge discretion upas bin, and 1f this becase known, It sould serely

lend credence to a tale that nos sounds soverhat laprocable.

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