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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Inspector General

ATTENTION

:

Mr. Scott Breckinridge, Jr.

VIA

: Acting Deputy Director for Operations

FROM

George V. Lauder

Acting Chief, Latin America Division

SUBJECT

: Latin America Division Task Force Report

of Possible Cuban Complicity in the

John F. Kennedy Assassination

1. Attached is the Latin America Division report of

findings relative to Cuban complicity in the assassination

of former President John F. Kennedy. This research which was

conducted from mid-October 1976 to June 1977 at the direction

of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, E. Henry Knoche,

reviewed all Agency operations conducted against Cuba from

I January 1960 to 1 January 1965 (concentrating on the period

. 1 January 1960 to 22 November 1963). We found no definitive

proof that the Castro regime was implicated in the Kennedy

assassination.

2. The report is comprised of the following sections:

LAD/JFK Task Force - How Research was conducted

Attachment A: Chronology of Findings (125 pages)

with a Top Secret Annex (14 pages)

Attachment B: List of Task Force participants

Attachment C:

Outline of the complete LAD/JFK

Task Force files and description

of their contents.

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SECRET/SENSITIVE

This massive and thorough research effort with all back-up

documents has been assigned the official classification

number 019-604-001. This report is submitted in the format

requested by Mr. Scott Breckinridge, Jr., Task Force Leader.

Soone V. tale

Attachments, a/s.

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June 1977

SUBJECT: Latin America Division/JFK Task Force How

Research was Conducted

1. The LA Division Task Force to investigate records

in connection with the assassination of President Kennedy

was formally organized in mid-October 1976. Its purpose,

basically, was to research all Agency operations conducted

against Cuba from 1 January 1960 to 1 January 1965

(concentrating on the period up to 22 November 1963) for

any evidence that such operations might have provoked the

Government of Cuba to take executive action against

President Kennedy. Researchers were also alert to activities

seemingly directed against the U.S./CIA.

2. Reference to material for this research was obtained

from the LAD Registry, the Cuba Desk machine runs, and a

special comprehensive file listing prepared for this purpose

by ISS (Information Services Staff). It was originally

thought that material pertinent to the search would number

approximately 900 operational folders, plus related 201

dossiers.

It

was later determined, however, that a thorough

review

should include additional operational and subject

files which brought the total to well over two thousand files.

In view of the date of the material, much of it, both operational

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and subject, has been retired to Archives at Warrenton,

Virginial

The remainder is held at Headquarters in

IP/Files or IP/Archives. All 201 dossiers are retained

at Headquarters. This material is easily retrievable

through the use of specific job numbers and file reference

numbers recorded and retained in the LAD/JFK Task Force

files (too numerous to cite herein.)

3. Following is a breakdown of the types and numbers

of files

reviewed, criteria employed in the research, the

findings, and organization of the material:

a. Types and Number of Files Reviewed:

1. Operational

1,729

(601 with findings and

1,128 with no findings)

2. Subject

547

(186 with findings and

361 with no findings)

3.

Cuba Policy Files

4. C/WHD Chrono Files (TFW Chronos)

5. Official 201 dossiers

101

37

(13 -49)

100

plus

2,514

TOTAL

b. Criteria Used in the Research:

As a guide the research group followed some

33 Terms of Reference provided by the Deputy IG, which

were compiled on the basis of issues raised in Book V,

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of the Senate Select Committee Final Report on the

Assassination.

(Book V, and a 23 May 1967

Memorandum for the Record by the Inspector General

on Plots to Assassinate Fidel Castro, were required

reading for the researchers.) In addition to the

Terms of Reference, the group remained alert to other

items of interest brought to its attention by the IG

staff, on an ad hoc basis. A name trace was always

run, and/or 201 dossier, if available, reviewed, on

any individual allegedly involved in an assassination

plot against President Kennedy or Fidel Castro. This

task was made somewhat easier as the result of a

memorandum prepared by the Cuba Desk, in August 1975,

based on traces of the names in the Black Book that

Fidel Castro passed to George McGovern which dealt

with individuals allegedly involved in assassination

attempts against Castro.

c.

Findings and Organization of the Findings:

Each researcher submitted a draft paper noting the

Subject of the folder (s) reviewed, a brief description of the

activity, and a copy of the document (s) (findings) which

contained information believed to be pertinent to the re-

View. Also included were Job numbers, Official File

numbers, inclusive dates of material researched, and

number of volumes reviewed. Beginning in January 1977, at

the request of the IG Staff, the researchers also began

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information.

Separate, finished, memoranda were prepared,

on the basis of these data, including the heading Findings.

This heading lists the specific document number (s) and

other pertinent data, and a few lines providing the gist

of the document (s) for purpose of easy and quick

reference. These memoranda, with a copy of the document (s)

attached, are filed in alphabetical order, by project and

subject, in hard-back green folders as part of the official

LAD/JFK Task Force files under the official classification

number 019-604-001 (Volumes XI through XX). Also included

in the records are two folders (Volumes IX and X) con-

taining 1,439 draft memoranda with negative findings.

4. Appended are the following:

A)

Chronology of Findings (125 pages) with

Top Secret UMBRA Annex (14 pages) ;

B)

List of Task Force participants and their

functions;

C)

Outline of the complete LAD/JFK Task Force

files

and

description of their contents.

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ATTACHMENT A

CHRONOLOGY of FINDINGS (125 Pages)

with a TOP SECRET Annex (14 Pages)

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CHRONOLOGY OF FINDINGS

Anti-Castro Activities - Cuba 19-9-9

HVCA 11020 dated 28 February 1964

A Caracas Station asset reported an operation called

"Plan Judas" being constructed at that time inside

Cuba.

The plan reportedly involved an internal

uprising with the support of certain Cuban military

figures conspiring against Fidel CASTRO. Key figures

reportedly included Juan ALMEIDA, Efigenio AMEIJEIRAS

Delgado, Pepin NARANJO, Regino BOTTI, and two COSSIO

brothers. On 24 February 1964, Francisco SUAREZ

Quinones, a JURE (Revolutionary Junta) member in

Caracas, told U.S. Embassy officials that JURE was

then sponsoring a plan to assassinate Fidel CASTRO and

other high-ranking Cuban Government officials as part

of an operation designed to incite an internal rebellion

in Cuba. The Station reported this plan, speculating

that it may be connected in some way with Plan Judas.

DA 77673 dated 15 July 1964 (FBI)

Reported plan of Cuban exile leaders to assassinate

selected Cuban Government leaders. Individuals involved

included Byron CAMERON, owner of m.v. "'Cayman Hope,"

Teofilo BABUN Franco, co-owner of Antillean Marine Shipping

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Corp. and two BABUN employees, Oscar FERNANDEZ Veigo

and Eliseo GOMEZ Fernandez; also, Jose "Pepin" BOSCH,

Julio LOBO Olavarria and Eduardo GARCIA of the Garcia

Lines, New York City. One of the ship owners allegedly

had contacts with the underworld through his partner,

a former police officer from St. Louis with tie-in

to elements of the "Cosa Nostra."

DBA 92798 dated 7 December 1964 (FBI)

An FBI source reported an attempt to be made against

Fidel CASTRO, Raul CASTRO and "Che" GUEVARA within

Cuba during period 20 Dec 64 to 10 Jan 65 by a small

elite group in La Cabana Military Base, Havana, which

belonged to a security section inside of the Cuban

Intelligence Service. Plans were to be carried out

by Cubans in Cuba with no help from the U.s.

Anti-CASTRO PM Operations 19-9-9

DBA 43687 dated 20 June 1963 (FBI)

On 18 June 1963 an unnamed representative of Ejercito

Cubano Anticomunista (Cuban Anti-Communist Army) met with

a representative of Santos TRAFFICANTE, described as

a former gambling czar in Cuba and presently a member

of the Mafia in the U.S., in an effort to obtain rockets,

high explosives, and detonators for use in raids

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DBA 45327 dated 12 July 1963 (FBI)

Manolo AGUILAR, 829 S.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, leader

of the Frente Revolucionario Anticomunista (FRAC)

(Anti-Communist Revolutionary Front) obtained some

100 Beretta 7.65 caliber pistols with silencers which

his organization planned to eventually use in Cuba to

assassinate various Cuban leaders. AGUILAR allegedly

obtained these pistols from an unidentified American

who had connections with the Mafia.

DBA 45895 dated 19 July 1963 (FBI)

On 15 July 1963 the Miami News carried an article 'Back

Stage with Bobby" by Hal Hendrix, which related growing

speculation in Miami and Washington that Attorney General

Robert Kennedy was quietly backing a new anti-Castro

operation with exiles Manuel ARTIME, Enrique RUIZ Williams,

and Roberto and Jose SAN ROMAN. All held high posts in

Brigade 2506 (Bay of Pigs). Speculation linked Kennedy's

close association with these exiles to a deal with

Nicaragua through ex-President Luis SOMOZA.

Anti-CASTRO PM OPERATIONS 19-9-9/1

DBA 78251 dated 18 August 1964 (FBI)

Reported plan of Cuban exile leaders to assassinate

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selected Cuban Government leaders. Prices allegedly

agreed upon were $100,000 to assassinate Fidel CASTRO;

$20,000 for Raul CASTRO; and $20,000 for "Che"

GUEVARA. This information was provided to the FBI

by another Government Agency that allegedly had

several meetings with one Byron CAMERON, Fort

Lauderdale, Fla. CAMERON allegedly was acquainted

with several policemen in St. Louis with ties to

the underworld. CAMERON denied involvement with

policemen connected with the underworld and said he

had never discussed with anyone plans to assassinate

Fidel or others.

JMARC Operation - 19-120-15

DIRECTOR 36823 (OUT 90086) 25 June 1960

Cable to Mexico and Havana. Reported that five

Castro agents recently left Cuba, 3 for Miami and

2 for New York with task to abduct AMHAWK (Manuel

Antonio VARONA y Loredo). Source was PELAEZ (fnu) thru

BARKER's wife. Information was passed to the FBI.

Suggested that VARONA be warned to take normal security

precautions.

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XAAZ 6269 (OUT 90031) 26 June 1960

The Agency provided the above information on proposed

abduction of VARONA to the FBI, and advised that the

same information was being sent to IGNS.

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JMARC - PM Operations General 19-132-2

DIRECTOR 09972 (OUT 88974) 31 Oct 1960

Cable to Guatemala giving details of training

of assault force for paramilitary ops against Cuba.

GUAT 821 (IN 1688) 13 January 1961 to BELL.

FYI: Reported that Alexander ROURKE, free lance newsman

from New York City in Miami, told ESOLEO-1 that Frank

FIORINI and Dr. Orlando BOSCH of Miami, representing

man in Cuba named DIEGO (fnu), were recruiting and

equipping force in Florida to assault Cuba 18 January.

The organization was receiving financial aid from an

organization in New York City known as Anti-Conmunist

International Association.

DBF 90801 dated 10 March 1961 (FBI)

New York FBI office advised that invasion of Cuba

was to take place week of 6 March 1961 by members of

an anti-Castro group from Nassau, Bahamas, British

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JMARC Program

19-120-15/2

MASH 1470 (IN 38669) 6 Nov 1960.

Cable to CIA Headquarters and Havana stating that

RECAREY, (fnu), cousin of a Guat trainee, arrived

MASH from Havana on 5 November to check bonafides

of Eduardo OJEDA Camaraza. OJEDA had made contact

with AMYUM/AMRUNG Havana and told details of MASH

recruitment, training, names of trainees and mission

in Cuba. MASH feared AMRUNG/AMYUM may try kill OJEDA

as Castro penetration/provocateur if bonafides not

established.

RIMM 5846 (IN 2708) 4 June 1961

Radio message #84 from agent in Cuba advised "functionary of

Italian Embassy by name of MORATORI says he works for one

intelligence org. of yours, says he is in contact with

Martin Elena and others and that you have plans for

invasion within 30 days after killing Fidel. Advise if

we can confide in MORATORI."

BELL 0987 (OUT 9804) 6 June 1961

Radio message #72 to agent 'MORATORI unknown to us. Do

not confide in him. MORATORI's information of pending

invasion within 30 days after killing Fidel not true.

Beware of rumor mongers and provocateurs."

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UFG 2267 dated 23 January 1963

Reported on activities of Manuel Antonio VARONA

of "Rescate" (Revolutionary Democratic Rescue) in

Costa Rica and other Central American countries re

discussing Cuban situation with foreign ministers of

those countries. While in Costa Rica he negotiated

with local political personalities to recruit and train

an anti-Communist paramilitary force along lines then

being developed in Colombia.

AMBRUSH Operation 19-5-6

Document dated 19 August 1961 (No document symbol)

Handcarried to Headquarters from JMWAVE. Document

contains comments from AMPAL-1 on pro-Cuban sources

in the U.S. He reported information from other sources

that Fidel CASTRO is sending in many G-2 women instead

of men for his clandestine operations between U.S and

Cuba. Also reported that the Russians have spies in the

Pentagon that pull for Fidel CASTRO, and agents in all

branches of the U.S. Government of importance including

the CIA. Further, that all people in Cuba picked up

for working for CIA are done so because of information

from these agents. The source was told of

suspicions of

one Eugenio, a Cuban. /COMMENT: SLIPSTREAM-1 in 1976

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agent. One Eugenio Rolando MARTINEZ Careaga was

a Miami Station agent involved in the Watergate

breakin. There was no reference to assassination

in this file.

AMCANOE Operation

19-6-91

TDCSDB 3/654, 571 dated 9 May 1963

Reported meeting on 7 May 63 between Paulino A. SIERRA,

a Cuban lawyer from Chicago, and representatives of 43

Cuban exile groups in Miami. SIERRA claimed he had

backing of wealthy Chicago business people who were

willing to loan up to $30 million dollars for the

purpose of overthrowing the Castro Government. SIERRA

said the money could be made available to organizations

having the capability of carrying out clandestine activity

in Cuba.

WAVE 8743 (IN 43724) 22 May 1963

A Miami Station asset reported information from Julio

GARCERAN del Vall y Souza, of the PGCC, (Pro-Constitutional

Government of Cuba in Exile) who, on 9 May 63, said that

Cuban exile groups were puzzled with regard to the American

policy toward Cuba and the exile community. GARCERAN said

that among persons who recently visited him were Enrique

RUIZ Williams Alfert, a personal friend of Attorney

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PERULLERO (fnu). Those three reportedly represented

a group of members of Brigade 2506 who had been

training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. RUIZ Williams

was trying to form a nucleus for an invasion force.

GARCERAN had been offered use of a large ranch in Colombia

for operations against Cuba but feared that use of such

would create an international incident and provoke a

war between Cuba and Colombia.

Memorandum for the Record by Carl Trettin 3 Mar 1964

AMCANOE-1 reported that an acquaintance of his (un-

identified), a businessman and ship owner with interest

in slot machine business - placing them in gambling

houses - placed the man in contact with elements in

the underworld primarily through his partner, a former

St. Louis police officer. Through the latter, there

was tie-in with the Cosa Nostra. The Cosa Nostra

interests alleged to have numerous contacts still

available to them in Cuba and offered to assassinate

Castro for $150 thousand dollars.

UFGA 15233 dated 15 April 1964

Report on a Byron CAMERON who said that he represented

an unidentified group of persons who had made contact

with two Cuban gangsters who were willing to kill Fidel

CASTRO. CAMERON reportedly was associated with a Mr.

S.W. TYLER (no identifiable traces) of Caribbean

Producer, Inc., Miami Springs, Fla., and Herbert F.

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JENNE (no traces) with the firm F.A. Johnson, Inc.,

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. CAMERON was reported as

allegedly belonging to the Mafia.

UFGA 15954 dated 11 May 1964

On 3 March 64 CAMERON held a meeting with Teofilo BABUN

Franco, Oscar FERNANDEZ Viego, Eliseo GOMEZ Fernandez,

Freddie GARCIA, Eddie GARCIA and Miguel Guillerno

TRUYOL-Gimeno. CAMERON mentioned that he was in contact

with an unidentified group who would be willing to

assassinate select Cuban officials for cash: specifically

CAMERON was interested in assassinating Fidel CASTRO,

Raul CASTRO and "Che" GUEVARA. They agreed on $100

thousand for Fidel, $20 thousand for Raul and $20

thousand for "Che." CAMERON made it fairly clear at

the beginning that the Mafia was involved.

AMCLOCK Production and Correspondence 19-6-133/4

(Currently PLSLSTEEL)

ESGW 193 dated 2 September 1960

Dispatch from Headquarters to Geneva and Bern)

forwarding general requirements for asset. One

question was precautions taken to prevent possible

assassination attempts of top Cuban officials.

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TDCSDB 3/651,885 dated 25 October 1962

Reported view of Soviet diplomat on the Cuban

situation. The Soviet diplomat, Minister MOLYAKOV,

told a Bloc diplomat that he thought the U.S. action

with regard to Cuba was "an election affair." He

professed to believe that Kennedy learned on an

election tour that his popularity had dropped and

undertook the Cuban measure to "become the leader

again," and gain mass support. Further, that it

worked, and Kennedy again had succeeded in being

the "man of the nation." The Soviet diplomat commented

that the USSR would not let the American move go

without retaliation. /COMMENT: This no doubt referred

to the missile crisis.7

TDCSDB 3/652,011 dated 1 November 1962

Reported reaction of Satellite officials to the Cuban

missile developments. One remarked that Cuba was as

important to the USA as to the USSR and thus conflict

was inevitable. Some agreed that President Kennedy

had made a tactical error in not simply invading Cuba

without warning. An East European remarked that all the

European nations had shown understanding of "Kennedy and

his ships, and would let him play around with them until

the elections, but after the elections he would have to

put them away and negotiate seriously." The source

commented that it was clear that the officials had no clear

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ramifications of Cuba would be, but were talking to

reinforce their faith.

GNVA 6117 (IN 00894) dated 18 January 1964

Report on Soviet Bloc officials' attitude towards U.S.

internal political developments. An East European

attributed the assassination of President Kennedy to

the Birch Society but stated that something must have

gone wrong at the last moment. He speculated that an

attack on the USSR was to have followed on the heels

of the assassination but had somehow been forestalled.

GNVA 4523 (IN 38202 ) dated 19 December 1962

Reported that Soviet offensive missiles were introduced

into Cuba as part of a twofold Soviet-Cuba plan which

was agreed upon "several months ago." Emplacement of

Soviet defensive missiles was to constitute the first

phase. For the second phase, a major Soviet fleet unit

was to have been invited to visit Cuba on a cruise. This

was expected to cause immediate U.S. reaction, but the

presence of Soviet fleet units surrounding Cuba was

considered an effective guarantee that the U.S. would

not resort to immediate invasion or other armed action to

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a major change of U.S. policy towards Cuba. It was

anticipated that U.S. reaction would be violent, and from

the beginning the plan called for immediate withdrawal

at the price of agreement by U.S. that it would end

hostile attitude towards Cuba. The Soviets did not

implement phase two. This disappointed and angered

the Cubans. The Cuban leaders considered that the

Soviets had besmirched its own honor and offended the pride

of Cuba. KHRUSHCHEV composed a letter to President

Kennedy proposing a deal concerning Soviet missile

bases in Cuba and American bases in Turkey. KHRUSHCHEV

reportedly later regretted the phraseology and not

having consulted with Cuba prior to dispatch of the

letter.

GNVA 6316 (IN 31199) dated 3 March 1964

Raul ROA said that prior to his assassination, President

Kennedy "established certain contacts" with Cuba.

Kennedy had sent emissaries to contact Cubans. ROA

specifically cited contacts that had taken place in

New York. ROA thought that Kennedy would have gone on

to negotiate with Cuba, for practical reasons, which

would have been to Cuba's advantage. He thought that

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AMCOBRA (later AMBANTY) Operation 19-132-11

WAVE 7250 (IN 57364) dated 12 November 1963

Radio message from agent. "The sewage chief of Havana was

executed. He was accused of having given the sewage

plans to the CIA in order to install the bombs that

exploded during Fidel's speech to the Defense Committees."

WAVE 7523 (IN 61119) dated 15 November 1963

Radio message from agent. 'The obligatory military

service makes us reduce intelligence information. I will

have to decide between insurrection and departing Cuba.

I have decided on insurrection. I hope you will help

me with the weapons I need."

WAVE 7594 (IN 61966) dated 16 November 1963

Message to agent. "As you agreed when you were here,

there can be no insurrection in Cuba until it can take

place simultaneously throughout Cuba. Such a total

uprising is not possible at this time."

WAVE 7593 (IN 61967) dated 16 November 1963

Message to agent. "If you insist on precipitant action

before the whole plan is ready you are going to draw all

the enemy forces down upon you and the people of Pinar

which will result in the complete destruction of every-

thing you and your men have labored so hard to create.

We cannot support an insurrection now. We will continue

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WAVE 7707 (IN 62544) dated 17 November 1963

Message to agent. We are unable to support insurrection

in Pinar now because it would be premature.

WAVE 8125 (IN 67382) dated 24 November 1963

Message from agent. "Sincere grief and condolence for loss

of the greatest leader and statesman of our time,

John Kennedy. "

WAVE 8598 (IN 75428) dated 6 December 1963

Message to agent. "Thank you for sincere condolences

on death of President Kennedy."

AMCOG Operation

19-6-63

WAVE 1465 (IN 11710) dated 4 February 1964

Agent reported that he was told that OSWALD was in

Havana between 2 and 7 October 1963. A lady saw him in

shirt sleeves, wearing good shoes and smoking American

cigars accompanied by Clemente MORERA, an employee of

Terminales Mambisas who belongs to the DSE. He (OSWALD)

was seen by the sister of Comandante MIRANDA."

/COMMENT: Note document # 517-218 for FOIA Review on

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COMMANDOS MAMBISAS 19-126-45

A 4 November 1963 Miami Herald article, and 12

November 1963 Washington Post article revealed that

Fidel CASTRO was extremely upset at the recent

successes of the Commandos Mambisas raids targetted

principally against sugar cane industry.

AMCONCERT Project - 19-6-41

The Agency began this project in March 1960. Its

objective was to provide information on plans and

activities of the Government of Cuba and opposition

to the COC. The principal asset was Francisco

VARONA Alonso (201-234983.) VARONA was recruited

in April 1959 to elicit information from contacts in

Cuba. He was arrested in April 1961, released, and

returned to Miami in February 1962. He was used by

Miami Station as an informant and terminated February

1969 for being unproductive, unreliable, a poor

security risk, and hostile to the U.S. and the U.S.G.

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Control of Cuban Travelers 200-9-49

KNGS 0948 (IN 54974) dated 5 November 1963

On 15 October 63 Dominican student Carlos Manuel

CABRAL Lofontaine attempted to enter Cuba via Kingston

ostensibly to attend architect conference. Jamaican

authorities, suspecting the trip to be a pretext,

returned CABRAL to the Dom. Rep.

The First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy Ottawa, Osvaldo

RELOVA, visited Kingston from 14-21 October 1963,

purpose unexplained. While there he lived in the

Consulate the entire stay.

HABA 12,838 dated 5 November 1963

Report concerning unofficial irregular air service

established between Cuba and Brazil, for transportation

of political rather than commercial travelers.

POSN 0340 (IN 54917) dated 5 November 1963

On 25 October 1963 a Russian plane arrived in Pointe-

A-Pitre, Guadeloupe, with 60 passengers. 41 transferred

to Panama for Rio;

the remainder left on the "Russian"

plane. L COMMENT: note on cable states that the Cubans

were returning from architects congress.I

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AMCOVE Operation 19-6-93/2,3,4

WAVE 7356 (IN 58343) dated 10 November 1963

Re security crackdown in Cuba, largest since early

1961. Believed to be due to discontent among Cuban

populace re economic failures, and CASTRO's fears of

impact of recent raids on Cuba which would increase

spontaneous sabotage inside Cuba which he may interpret

as meaning U.S. Government has stepped up activities to

overthrow his regime. CASTRO plans to counter these

aspirations by USG with full use of police powers and

repressive measures.

TDCSDB 3/658,075 dated 27 November 1963

All Cuban combat units were confined to bases

effective 23 November 1963. Following news of death

of President Kennedy, Defense Committee members and

personnel at certain work centers in Cuba began to

celebrate event.

AMCOVE-1 SW Message #60 dated 24 November 1963

Reported strange activities at the Brazilian Embassy

in Havana following news of President Kennedy's death

22 November 1963.

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AMCOVE-1 SW Message #66 dated 5 December 1963

Report giving names of travelers from Prague on

22 November 1963; travelers from Spain on 23

November 1963. Also, report that high figures of

CASTRO regime were very nervous on the day of

Kennedy's death. This information came from

AMCOVE- 11 who obtained it from a doctor friend,

who obtained it from a Navy Comandante who was not

a sympathizer of the regime.

AMCOVE- 1 SW Message #68 dated 6 December 1963

AMOOVE-11 br. Pedro Antonio RODRIGUEZ Inigol reported

"rumors in Cuba that Lee OSWALD, assassin of Kennedy,

was photographed in Varadero and Pinar del Rio, and

that his (sic) sister, employed at Cuban Embassy Mexico,

was a prisoner in Dallas, Texas, with personal documentation

of OSWALD and $65,000 dollars. Swiss Ambassador Havana

told employees that Lee OSWALD was an associate of

Fidel CASTRO."

AMCROAK Operation 19-6-97

MADR 9866 (IN 74333) dated 5 December 1963

AMCROAK-1 (Dr. Bernardo MILANES Lopez) discussed an

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which consisted of elimination of high GOC personalities.

MILANES had not mentioned the plan to the case officer.

(MILANES was recruited by CIA in Madrid in December 1963.

At the time of recruitment he was involved with a

group planning to kill CASTRO, a completely extra- CIA

affiliation.)

MADR 9928 (IN 78595 dated 11 December 1963

The above plan mentioned by MILANES concerned the

physical elimination of Fidel CASTRO, Raul CASTRO,

and "Che" GUEVARA. MILANES said that seven persons

were involved in the plan and that they had studied

it for eight months. The case officer told MILANES that

the USG did not look with approval on such activities,

but he would pass the information on /to his supervisors?

DIRECTOR 88949 dated 12 December 1963

In discussions with MILANES he was to be told that

a coup against CASTRO resulting in ouster of CASTRO and

the Communist regime was an internal affair for which

only Cubans could be responsible. That in the event of a

real coup against the CASTRO regime, the U.S. Government

was prepared to render full support, upon invitation.

UFGA 13793 dated 27 January 1964

When discussing the plan with MILANES, the case officer

Sectand

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learned that Mario SALABARRIA Aguiar was one of

the principal planners. When the case officer told

MILANES that the US Government did not condone such

actions, MILANES replied that in view of our lack of

support of this undertaking, he considered it not

prudent to reveal further details, but added that he

actually did not know the names of any other possible

participants and had only a general idea of the scheme

which was to waylay CASTRO as he was leaving an apartment.

UFGA 13794 dated 28 January 1964 (JMWAVE to Hqs.)

In January 1963 Fidel CASTRO asked MILANES what he

thought of President Kennedy and his relationship

with Fidel. MILANES replied that Fidel probably

underestimated Kennedy, that the latter by no means was

illiterate or the imbecile Fidel often described him

to be, and in the long run Kennedy would be Fidel's

undoing. Fidel laughingly replied that he would be

the one who ruined Kennedy because within eight months

Fidel would have Latin America burning. Fidel made an

obscene motion and said he would have Kennedy "in the

air."

/COMMENT: Mario SALABARRIA, who worked closely with

MILANES, reportedly drew up the assassination plans

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and allegedly obtained money and weapons from the U.S.

MILANES and SALABARRIA were arrested in mid-1965.

SALABARRIA was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. As

of May 71 his name appeared on a list of prisoners

of Guanajay Prison, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. MILANES,

according to one of his sub-sources, served only a

few years of his sentence because of collaboration with

the Cuban Government. As of 1973 MILANES reportedly

was living in Miami, Florida and had been singled out

for elimination by members of the Cuban exile community

in Miami.

CUBANA Airline Manifests (non-CS) No File

The Cubana Airline Manifest for 27 November 1963,

showing air travel from Mexico City to Havana, lists

one Gilberto LOPEZ PP #310162. /See separate file

on Gilberto POLICARPO Lopez, both the 201-741600, and

the file set up by LAD/JFK Task Force./

Cuban Army of Liberation 19-9-17

DBA 80042 (FBI). dated 14 July 1964

Concerns an interview of Julio LOBO in July 1964.

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LOBO claimed he was contacted by Teofilo BABUN and asked

to contribute $100,000.00 toward a plot to assassinate

Fidel CASTRO and other Cuban leaders. The assassins

were described as three or four "Chicago-type Cosa

Nostra" individuals who would be going to Havana, Cuba

on other legitimate business.

CUBAN Developmental Operations 19-120-40

UFGA 4176 dated 31 May 1962

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Headquarters Task

Force W, concerning the debriefing of Dr. Jaime CARBONELL

Rivero, former nightclub operator in Havana, about two

proposals by him to assassinate Fidel CASTRO. Both plans

were considered amateurish and not acceptable by CIA

officers in Miami.

CUBAN Foreign Relations 19-9-2

DBF 47612 (FBI) dated 27 April 1960

This document deals with Luis CONTE Aguero, a former

JMWAVE Station asset, and controversial personality.

CONTE, in the U.S. as of April 1960, among other things

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SIGNET CETONNE

associated himself with the White Rose Organization

through his nephew Carlos RIVERO Collada. /COMMENT:

RIVERO was one of the ransomed returnees from the Bay

of Pigs, December 1962. In 197% he defected to Cuba,

saying he had been a CASTRO agent and penetration of

exile organizations in the U.S. all the while.

/COMMENT: CONTE in 1960 was attempting to be placed

in charge of anti-Cuban programs of the "Voice of the

Americas." Hqs. has speculated that CONTE: Aguero

might be iden/with Bernardo MORALES, recipient of a

letter dated 29 November 1962 from a Jose MENENDEZ in

Cuba concerning a plot to assassinate President Kennedy.

See LAD/JFK Task Force folder on CONTE/ •

The FBI informant learned that a person by the name of

Roberto had requested biographical and personal information

from the Cuban Foreign Ministry on a fnu BEATON and

CONTE Aguero for writing of articles concerning these

persons, for the "Fact Sheet." Roberto may be iden/w

Robert TABER listed in a 6 April 1960 New York Times

article as a member of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

TABER reportedly had made trips to Havana, Cuba from

New York City to confer with Fidel CASTRO.

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CUBAN GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO 50-9-12

((Mexico City Station Teltap Operation Against

Cuban Embassy, - LIENVOY (Job #64-518/84)

FOLDER #20 (Covers Teltap Traffic 20 Aug - 2 Sept 63)

30 Aug 63 - Incoming call to Embassy. OSVALDO with

JORRIN. OSVALDO says he is one of the scholarship

holders and wants to speak with AZCUE.

FOLDER # 22 (Covers 24 Sept - 3 Oct. 63)

HMMA 22252 dated 4 October 1963

24 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1707 hours from Prensa

Latina reporter to Fernandez ROA. Asks if Embassy has

any statement about the supposed attempt against CASTRO.

ROA says they have no declaration; it's the work of the

sick mind of the pseudo-Cubans in Miami. (Item #18).

24 Sept 63 - Call from Embassy at 2007 hours from Raul

to OSVALDO, saying Saturday they are having a party. (Item #290) .

24 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1835 hours. Luis PRIETO

calling in to Luisa asks her if what they are saying about

Fidel is true; he has been so alarmed that he has called

everyone. Luisa says if they kill Fidel or do something

it's

worse yet because what remains is terrible. (Item #574).

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24 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1258 hours. Woman

calling in asks LLAGOSTERA (Cuban Embassy gardner) if

he knows about the attempt against CASTRO. LLAGOSTERA

says he knows nothing. She asks if the news comes from

Miami. He says yes. (Item #272) •

25 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1731 hours. OSVALDO

calling in asks to speak with AZUA, so that he will get

the medicine for them and LLAGOSTERA. After informing

OSVALDO that he isn't there, suggests that he call the

Condesa Pharmacy, ask for the medicine and pass the

bill to the Embassy. OSVALDO accepts. (Item #343).

25 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1754 hours. Woman from

the Condesa Pharmacy says that they made a request for

Sr. Osvaldo HERNANDEZ of Chiapas 148, but as it concerns

about $300 (pesos) she wants to know if she should

supply it. LLAGOSTERA says he will let Srita. MECHE

know if she should dispatch it. MECHE accepts. (Item #404).

25 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy from male university student

to man in Embassy, to tell him that a few minutes ago

they heard news that Fidel had died and they wanted to

know if it were true. He says it is news from Miami

going around a few days ago; that yesterday's newspaper

from Havana says Dr. Fidel CASTRO is enjoying perfect

health. (Item #954) .

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26 Sept 63 - Call from Embassy at 1721 hours. Raul in

Embassy talks with Osvaldo. Osvaldo talks to him about the

exams he's having all this week and next. Osvaldo asks

if they are collecting tomorrow, Saturday's the party.

That about the dirty thing will be left until next week.(Item 714

27 Sept 63 - Call to Embassy at 1054 hours. Silvia talks

with Guillermo RUIZ (DGI). RUIZ still has not been able

to speak with the Consul and that's why he hasn't called

her.

Silvia asks him to give her the Consul's number

because there isn't any time for that. RUIZ says don't

get angry; and asks if she wants to speak directly with

him. Silvia says yes. RUIZ says it's 11-28-47. She

says fine. (Item #191).

2 Oct 63 - Call from Embassy at 1206 hours. Teresa

talks with Sra. Neus and says the Ambassador wants

the History of the CIA, all the latest books, a copy

of each one. Neus says they will be sent. (Item #452).

/COMMENT: The name "Osvaldo" is mentioned in several

conversations. In one he gave his name as Osvaldo

HERNANDEZ and resided at the same place as the Cuban

Ambassador, whose last name is also HERNANDEZ. It is

speculated that they might be related. Traced Osvaldo

HERNANDEZ, but could not positively identify him for

lack of more data./ /COMMENT: Above is the only call

made by or to Silvia (DURAN) on the 27th of September

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the day on which Lee Harvey OSWALD reportedly came

to the Cuban Embassy, according to Washington Post

article dated 26 Nov 76.

FOLDER #25 (Covering teltap from 15 Nov - 30 Nov 63)

22 November 1963

ITEM 038 Page 1

1648 hours - Long Distance call from Vera Cruz.

Caller (SAMA) (Ovilio SAMA, Cuban Vice Consul in Vera Cruz) .

Receiver Ambassador HERNANDEZ Armas.

HERNANDEZ: Tells SAMA that tomorrow's meeting will have

to be postponed until another Saturday at the

same time because he has another invitation and

possibly will have to leave.

SAMA

: Accepts and asks if there is any instructions

regarding the recent incident.

HERNANDEZ: Says no, all is perfectly well.

SAMA

: Says yes, there is some instruction concerning

Kennedy's death.

HERNANDEZ: Says no, that the thing is very lamentable, but

"we are here as always."

SAMA

:

Says that the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps will

call at eight in the evening to go give their

condolences, but they will not go.

HERNANDEZ: Gives him the reason, and asks that he explain

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to the Dean that they cannot go because of the

lack of diplomatic relations between the two

countries.

ITEM 084 Page 2

Hour not specified - Call to the Embassy.

Caller (Guillermo OCHOA de Novedades), spoke with

Receiver (PEREGRINA) inside the Embassy.

OCHOA

Called to say that that afternoon he went to

the Embassy to see if there was an article for

the newspaper regarding Kennedy's death.

PEREGRINA: Told OCHOA that the Ambassador had been invited

OCHOA

to a dinner and that OCHOA should call back at

5 o'clock in the evening at which time she will

tell him something about the matter. PEREGRINA

tells OCHOA to wait a minute, then says that the

Ambassador has not arrived yet and up to now has

not said anything. She tells OCHOA he can call

back later if he wishes.

: Said that he would call that night.

ITEM 101 Page 2

1730 hours - Call to Embassy.

Caller (Unidentified man) calls LUISA (inside Embassy)

Caller

: Asks if she knows the latest news.

LUISA

: Jokingly said "yes, of course, I knew about it

almost before Kennedy ."

Caller

:

Laughs and comments that that is very bad.

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CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

SECT SIGNIVE

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In principle they thought it was one of those

reactionary extremists who was against the

integration and all ... but it seems that they

apprehended a man who is nothing more than the

president of one of those Fair Play for Cuba

Committees.

: Says she also knows that.

: As of yet nothing is confirmed but it appears

that whoever did it was crazy, independently

(so deranged) that he could have blamed that

to Kennedy... say the international conditions

and internal conditions in the United States...

because..•

: And more external principally.

: That's why I say international... one can see

a sufficient effect and not suffer a big change,

with a change of President or with a thing of

this type ... above all...

: Was it a gringo (American) that killed him?

: Yes, but he said he had been in Russia, that he

wanted to become a Russian citizen, but Russia

didn't want to give him the citizenship.

: Surprised...said listen, how do they know those

things over there?

: He knows Russian well, and moreover this fellow

went with Fidel's forces into the mountains,

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CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

FONTENNE

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or wanted to go, something like that. Who

knows how the thing was?

: Serious.

: Asks how much more they know over there?

: Almost precisely that. They heard about it

sometime ago and now they are ...

: That is very bad. He was eating with some

friends and commenting on the magazine

Politica which had just come out, when one

arrived and gave them the news. That really

surprised him and he thought they were being

kidded.

: She was looking at the magazine but her friend

must have accidentally taken it away.

: Said his friend commented that a Mexican

had killed him (Kennedy) because he (the

Mexican) realized that the United States had

taken Texas from them and he killed the

President for vengeance; that it was all a

joke but they didn't believe him until he said

that they should turn on the radio; that's

when they heard about it. The last thing he

heard, a little while ago, is that the fellow is

someone named OSWALD. They believe he is the

one but he hasn't confessed anything.

: But they already know that he speaks Russian

and belongs to a pro-Cuba committee. They

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LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

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know that he wanted to be naturalized, but the

man hasn't confessed.

: Says the reason may be they are trying to find

out something about the man, because...

: Says wait a minute, can you tell me?

: We thought that if it had been, or appeared

to the public to be one of the segregationist

or those opposed to integration that had

assassinated Kennedy, that there mig It be a

civil struggle, or a Civil War in the United

States. Considering the critical situation

the country is going through, they will find

a resolution to that man, no? Already it is

more international. Are they going to find out

for certain, who knows? Let's see what happens.

: Laughs and asks what will happen.

: Who knows?

: Figuratively, one, two, three, and already

there are three. (She laughs). What barbarians!

: That will probably be the topic of conversation

at Silvia's party today.

: It was cancelled because they couldn't go.

: Asks why.

: "So they can later say that we were celebrating

Kennedy's death"' (sic) • /COMMENT: appears that

transcriber left out negative - can not say/.

Silvia agreed to change the party to next week,

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LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

IVE

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-

but not to coincide with the funeral (laugh).

: One must take that into consideration.

: What will be after the sorrow, the mourning,

and all that junk.

: Asks where she is going to stay now.

: Says that she plans to move to the doctor's

house tonight.

: Asks. if all is known there.

: Says yes, but she doesn't know how everything

is or if they have to stay at the Embassy;

however, she believes that it will not be

possible today, because everyone left for the

airport and there isn't a car at the Embassy.

Possibly tomorrow morning, instead of going to

the study group, she will move.

: Said he would talk to her tomorrow.

: Said that he should inquire at the Embassy or

at the house. It she doesn't stay at the

Embassy, she will go to her house, where she

will be by 10.

: Concurs.

ITEM 118 Page 2

1721 hours - Call to the Embassy.

CALLER (identity unknown) wants to talk with FERNANDEZ Roa.

RECEIVER (PEREGRINA) says he is outside of Mexico and there

is no one there from the news department.

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CALLER

: Says he is from the revolutionary newspaper

and would like the opinion of Dr. Roa regarding

the assassination of Kennedy.

PEREGRINA : Repeats that Roa is in Havana, and with

regards to Kennedy, they can't say anything

because they know nothing about it and the

Ambassador isn't around at the moment.

ITEM 159 Page 3..

1744 hours - Call to the Embassy.

CALLER (Norma) tells Bertica (in the Embassy) that at this

moment the following news story is appearing

on the teletype: "Interrogation of young

OSWALD who assassinated President Kennedy, says

that he was in the Soviet Union, married a

Soviet woman, wanted Soviet citizenship but

wasn't granted it. He is president of a pro-

Cuban committee called PERPLEX (Fair Play)

for Cuba. The note says that these committees,

pro-Cuban, are committees that fight ….. without

sympathizers of Fidel CASTRO and make

propaganda for the Cuban Government."

ITEM 205 Page 3

Hour unknown - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (female) Asks LLAGOSTERA (Cuban Embassy gardner)

if he has the radio turned on.

LLAGOSTERA:

Says yes.

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CALLER : Asks if LLAGOSTERA heard the news that an

attempt was made on life of Kennedy.

LLAGOSTERA: Says no. He changed the conversation and said

that his wife and son, Pepito, were arriving

the coming month.

CALLER

: Said that is good and asked LLAGOSTERA

to turn on the radio at 1,000 because that's

where the news was given.

LLAGOSTERA: Agrees.

ITEM 236 Page 3

1319 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (COTY) Asks LLAGOSTERA if he is listening to the

the radio.

LLAGOSTERA: Says yes.

COTY

: Asks if it is true that Kennedy has been killed.

LLAGOSTERA: Says no, but that an attempt was made against

his life.

COTY

: Says there is no radio where he is and he

doesn't know what is going on. They say that

he was shot three times and died. At that

moment it was being given in a bulletin and that

LLAGOSTERA should turn on the radio to hear the

news.

LLAGOSTERA: Says he will.

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ITEM 275 Page 4

Hour not given - Call to the Embassy.

CALLER (Female) Asks ROGELIO to come to see her right away

because she has something very important

to tell him.

ROGELIO

: Asks if it is to tell him that Kennedy was

CALLER

ROGELIO

killed.

: Says yes.

: Says he already knows it.

ITEM 294 Page 4

1340 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (Alejandro) Advised LLAGOSTERA that he will be in the

Foreign Relations office in case the man

calls.

LLAGOSTERA : Says that's fine.

Alejandro : Said "you know that your patron died, no?"

LLAGOSTERA: : Yes, very well.

Alejandro

: That there was an attempt against Kennedy's

life, and it seems that he died.

LLAGOSTERA : Said he did not know that. That he will

call back later.

ITEM 302 Page 4

1350 hours - Call from Embassy to Tele # 35-54-12.

Jorge ROJAS : Asks his wife, Cachita, if she knew about the

news.

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ROJAS

Cachita

ROJAS

Cachita

Cachita

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: Said yes, that they were just giving it on the

radio.

: Said what a dreadful thing.

: Replied what imbeciles, what do they gain with

terrorism.

: Who knows what will happen now.

: Changed the subject and told her that "the

airplane arrives after four" and that he is

going over there right now.

: Said she will wait for him.

ITEM 317 Pages 4 & 5

1400 hours - Call to Embassy

CALLER (COTY) Asks LLAGOSTERA if it's confirmed.

LLAGOSTERA : Said yes, that's correct, may his soul

rest in peace.

COTY

: Asks if the plane arrived.

LLAGOSTERA : Said the plane will arrive at 4:15.

COTY

: Said it was strange that LANDRIAN or MENA

had not called him, because he had some

things of theirs.

LLAGOSTERA : Said that's correct.

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ITEM 339 Page 5

1402 hours - Call to Embassy

CALLER (PENA) Asks for ROGELIO.

LLAGOSTERA : Said he wasn't in.

PENA

: Said he called to tell him the news.

LLAGOSTERA : Said they already know it.

PENA

: Said then he is happy.

LLAGOSTERA: Said no, the only thing they desired, was

to make him a ..... of flowers.

PENA

: Laughed and agreed.

ITEM 347 Page 5

1405 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (CONCEPCION's wife) Tells LLAGOSTERA that when

her husband, (Oscar CONCEPCION) arrives, tell

him that he left some candies "here".

/The CUIS had a commo drop in Mexico City

referred to as Candy I

LLAGOSTERA : Said he will, but if Oscar arrived at home

first, to tell him that the airplane arrives

at 4:15.

CONCEPCION's wife: Agreed and said that the problem is

that she bought some candies to send to VEGA

but her husband forgot them.

Surajonvi

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LLAGOSTERA : Said, today a good man died.

CONCEPCION's: Asks who.

Wife

LLAGOSTERA : Responded, Kennedy.

CONCEPCION's: Laughs.

Wife

LLAGOSTERA: Said, poor man, may God have him in glory.

CONCEPCION's: Laughs again.

Wife

ITEM 522 Page 8

1330 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (Female,unidentified) Asks if LUISA knows about the

news of Kennedy's death.

LUISA

CALLER

: Surprised, says it is a lie and asks who.

: Said in an attempt in Texas.

" LUISA

: Again surprised, LUISA questions if the news

is official and asked when it occurred.

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

: It happened at 1300 hours.

: Becomes joyful and says "how great!"

: Langhs and indicates that his (Kennedy's)

brother and wife were also injured.

LUISA

: Laughs and says again, "how great, nevertheless,

I don't believe it."

CALLER

: Says turn on the radio.

Star enout

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CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

• CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

LUISA

CALLER

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: Asks for her husband whom she hasn't seen.

: Said 'he was here, but he left."

: Said she has been waiting for him for a while

because she has to give him a list of people

to review (or revise).

: Told LLAGOSTERA that he should turn on the

radio.

: Again rejoices and says how great it is.

: Became serious and asked if LUISA knows the

consequences.

: Says "good."

: Said she felt sorry because he was a man

and the father of a family.

: Said she felt sorry because he was a father,

but he was "a degenerate, unfortunate, an

aggressor."

: Apart from his politics with Cuba, she

didn't believe anything had been resolved;

"one must now wait to see what will happen."

: After asking her to wait, asked what more was

said.

: Said they have now been given the news; he

has died, was shot three times in the face.

: Said perfect. Now I'm going to come down.

: Replied, good.

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ITEM 571 Page 9

1344 hours - Call to Embassy.

NICO (Called in) Asked if any calls had come for him.

LUISA

: Until now, nothing.

NICO

LUISA

: Asked if VACILIO had called.

: Said, no, only SOLORAZANO called saying

it was not possible for him to send the note

because of a problem. For major reasons it

was not possible that day; maybe not until

Monday. If he wishes to speak with him, he

will be at 21-35-70 until one in the afternoon.

NICO

LUISA

NICO

LUISA

NICO

LUISA

NICO

: Correct.

: Said that NELA just called to give her the

news of Kennedy's death and the wounding of

his brother; that it happened in Texas. Asked

what NICO thought about it.

: "can you imagine!"

: Laughs and adds that that is all for now;

that the list is almost ready, she is finish-

ing the last page.

: Says okay. Asks what time the airplane will

arrive.

: Says. at 4 and that at 4:30 they must be at the

airport.

: Says okay.

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ITEM 594 Page 9

Hour not given - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (YOYA) Asks LUISA if she has already heard the

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

YOYA

LUISA

news.

: Says yes.

: Asks what she thinks of it.

: "Well, I don't know. I still don't know what

opinion to have about it."

:'What brutes. A good shot. Direct. Listen,

now they are going to say that it was from

here; that it was some Cuban."

"That is possible, then if they don't say it,

they will die."

: 'That is certain."

: Changed the conversation and asked how her

mother is.

: Said she is better; that when she arrived

at the house, she received the news and it

caught her by surprise.

: That even he was caught by surprise.

'Yes, well if he was alerted, they would

have done nothing; what brutes! What is going

to happen today, is that it was some Cuban."

That it will be a problem for world politics.

It is a large problem; enormous."

:"It is going to be that."

:"Now no way, it already happened, and it

happened in Dallas, Texas."

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FOLDER, #25 -

25 NOVEMBER 1963

ITEM #93 Page 1

0946 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER

: Asks for ROA.

RECEIVER : (JORRIN) Replied that he wasn't in.

CALLER

: Identified self as John RETTY, BBC

Correspondent from London. Asked receiver

if he had read the report in that day's

EXCELSIOR (Mexico City newspaper), about

the presence in Mexico in September of the

presumed assassin of Kennedy.

JORRIN

: Said he hadn't read anything.

: Said that OSWALD was here in Mexico and went

to the Cuban Embassy asking for a visa to go

to the Soviet Union; and that he also

was in the Soviet Embassy. RETTY asked if

JORRIN could confirm the story.

JORRIN

: Said RETTY would have to call the Consulate

later on 11 28 47 -- 55.

FOLDER #25

27 NOVEMBER 1963

ITEM #26 Page 1

1026 hours - Call to Embassy.

CALLER (Male) From Ultimas Noticias says that they have had

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a cable from Havana stating that an employee

of the Foreign Relations Office of the

embassy had been badly treated with regard.

to finding out about OSWALD's passport; OSWALD,

Kennedy's assassin. That they would like to

confirm if it is true.

CHELO

: Ignores him, since they had not received the

cable directly from Havana.

CALLER

: Said Cuba had protested against Mexico for

that action.

CHELO

: Said, wait a moment. The embassy has no news

concerning that particular --

CALLER

: Tells PEREGRINA that the cable is from Miami.

A radio transmission from Havana was picked

up. Minister Raul ROA announced that he had

delivered a protest to Ambassador Gilberto

BOSQUES of Mexico against the Mexican

authorities who had arrested Silvia DURAN, an

employee of the Cuban Embassy, supposedly

concerning OSWALD's passport.

PEREGRINA: Said they had no news with regard to that.

CALLER

: Asked if the arrest took place.

PEREGRINA : Said no, they have no news of that.

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CUBAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES 19-5-1

0OA 3/215,189 dated 27 March 1962

Concerns Fidel CASTRO*s intelligence service that

operated out of the 13th floor of the INRA Bldg., in

Havana. Appears that its mission was to infiltrate

counter-revolutionary groups operating in Cuba and the

U.S. Juan ORTA was head of it before he defected to the

U.S.

OOA 3/215,192 dated 27 March 1962

Concerns agents of Fidel CASTRO's intelligence service.

Luis TACORNAL made several trips to the U.S. on missions

for Fidel. TACORNAL told Juan ORTA he was recruited by

Rolando MASFERRER to form resistance unit in Havana.

ORTA told TACORNAL to carry out mission to see how many

counterrevolutionaries he could get to join the

resistance unit.

DBA 67028 (FBI) dated 24 March 1964

Concerns interview of Harry DEAN in California on

10 December 1963. DEAN said he was connected with July

26th Movement as early as 1958; visited Havana and saw

Juan ORTA personally in June 1960; and on return to

Chicago joined the FPCC (Fair Play for Cuba Committee)

at the instigation of Cuban Consul in Chicago. DEAN

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met in Cuba man by the name of Frank VEGA who spoke

perfect English, and is believed to have identified

himself as G-2; was disturbed that DEAN saw ORTA

before seeing him (VEGA) .

CUBAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES - General

19-5-1

CSCI 3/764,016 dated 20 February 1961

Jose PAZ Novas, an exile formerly with the G-2, reported

that Juan ORTA worked for the Premier's group; a group

of intelligence operators who worked directly under

Fidel CASTRO with offices on the 18th floor of the INRA

Building.

CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (CRC) 19-124-25

UFGA 3926 dated 1 May 1962

Dispatch from JMNAVE Station to Headquarters. Noted

that the Station had major concern with regard to the

extent and scope of non-CIA support, in the clandestine

field, to the Cuban exiles and to the Cuban underground.

WAVE 6617 (IN 98730) dated 1 April 1963

Cable from WAVE to Headquarters, states widespread

anti-Kennedy, anti-U.S. reaction to U.S. State Dept.

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ban on travel of Cuban exiles outside Dade County, Fla.

DGI (GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE) Organization,

Functions, Policies, Standards (Soft File)

CSCI 3/777,001 dated 10 July 1963.

Bureau "N" in the National Section of the G-2 was

charged with controlling six targets including hotels,

casinos and former gambling groups.

DGI - Targets and Assignments (Soft File)

Cross-reference form, 3 September 1963 (FBI doc?)

Subject of document - Alwin Artilano ODIO TAMAYO y Suarez.

"Target of greatest importance was to penetrate Cuban

Army of Liberation to determine date of any possible

invasion of Cuba. Leaders were to be identified to be

assassinated later."

DGI - Guerrilla and Miscellaneous Training of Foreigners

Soft File

TDCSDB 3/657,936 dated 18 Nov 1963

Source AMTURVY-1 (Arturo Maria de Jesus VERONA Alonso) ,

from sub-source, a militiaman: As of 17 November 1963

rumors were circulating that Fidel CASTRO may have left

Cuba for China or the Soviet Union.

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DSE - DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECURITY A-13 - General

Non-Official file - No file no. -

Soft File

TDCSDB 3/656,765 dated 20 September 1963

24.80

A Bogota Liaison source reported that Manuel PINEIRO

said that the Cubans were aware of two CIA agents among

delegation of U.S. students; also, that the CIS was

aware of an assassination plot against Fidel CASTRO by

a group in the GOC being directed by CIA.

DSE - Soft File

CSCI 3/779,828 dated 4 February 1964

Report on Mario GUTIERREZ, nicknamed "Mayito"', a Cuban,

who in February 1964 was residing in the U.S. In 1959

he was working in hotels and night clubs and acting as

a penetration agent for the Cuban Intelligence Service.

GUTIERREZ and Manola ALVAREZ worked for the Chief

of "N" Bureau of the National Section of the G-2 Secret

Aparat in Havana.

AMDOSE Project 19-6-77/2-4

OSMA 14727 Att. A. dated 2 January 1962

SW message from agent, AMDOSE-1, dated 7 December 1962,

includes the statement "the majority of us hope that

Kennedy finishes with Fidel before Christmas." / Seems to be

Suddenurvi

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more a

statement of mood or feeling rather than fact.I

AMEMBER Operation 19-6-116/2,3,4

Memorandum to the DCI from the DDP dated 10 June 1964.

Concerns plans of Cuban exiles to assassinate selected

Cuban Government leaders. Persons, who were parties to

this action, advised Agency officers of plans to

assassinate certain Cuban leaders. Further advised there

was tie-in with elements of Cosa Nostra with on-island

contacts who could do the job. Agency officers made

clear that the U.S. Government would not condone such

action.

AMFAUNA Project 19-6-50/3

UFGA 10,085 dated 24 July 1963

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Headquarters, advised

that AMFAUNA-1 reported that a friend of AMFAUNA-7

was planning to assassinate Fidel CASTRO before the 26th

of July and wanted financial support.

SW Message from AMFAUNA-1 received 30 July 1963

(Mge #134 dated 15 July 1963)

AMFAUNA-7 reportedly asked AMFAUNA-1 to inform the

latter's friend abroad (CIA) about A-7's plans to

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assassinate CASTRO and to request financial support. A-1

said he was one of the five persons who knew the identity

of the person who was organizing it, but could not reveal

it, even to CIA, because those Cubans believed that

U.S. policy toward Cuba had been so wrong that the U.S.

Government agencies must have been penetrated by traitors

to democracy. A-l said he did not believe in assassination

but felt it was his duty to report it. A-l said the

conspirators didn't know him (A-1) at all, that they knew

only A-7, but they did know that the above information

reached CIA.

WAVE 2086 (IN 91617) dated 2 August 1963

On 23 July 1963 an unidentified individual said he was

raising money for the purchase of more dynamite to use in the

assassination of Fidel CASTRO. He said that he was one of

six men planning to kill Fidel. RENGO (fnu), formerly

an official of the CASTRO Government, was leader of the

group. They planned to trigger an explosion in a sand truck

when Fidel went by. If not killed by the explosion, Fidel was

to have been shot by five of the group who would close

in on him.

WAVE 2316 (IN 95289) dated 8 August 1963

SW Message #143 dated 1 August 1963

Reported information from a Bernardo ALVAREZ Mon, that

an attempt on CASTRO's life had been prepared for 26 July

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banquet at the Presidential Palace. A large caliber

machine gun on a tripod had been discovered behind a

curtain. AMFAUNA-1 said that this had nothing to do

with AMFAUNA-7's plan which was still pending.

UFGA 13428 dated 15 January 1964

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Headquarters, reported

information from HULAKE-1/on 8 Jan 64 indicating that

there had been a general roundup in Cienfuegos, which

began on 26 Dec 63, possibly in connection with a

suspected plot against the life of Fidel CASTRO. At

least 17 persons were arrested. One person appeared to

be AMLAME-5 (Luis PUIG Tabares 201-329604). Neither

AMFAUNA-26 nor AMLAME-5 were believed to be involved

in any plot against the life of Fidel, but could have been

high on the general suspect list.

FRENTE REVOLUCIONARIO DEMOCRATICO 19-9-11/1

(Democratic Revolutionary Front)

UFGA 1933 dated 24 July 1961

Dispatch from JMNAVE to Headquarters, transmitting an

operational plan presented to WAVE Base by Raul F.

HERRERO Morales, Member of the Executive Board, Frente

Revolucionario Jose A. ECHEVARRIA. HERRERO was told

by a WAVE Base contact that the Agency could not help

him.

The plan called for the physical elimination of

Fidel CASTRO, several members of the Cuban Conmunist

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Party, the Soviet Ambassador in Cuba, a few members

of the Minister's Council and some other 2,000 persons

connected with the Communist Party or Cuban Government.

FRENTE REVOLUCIONARIO DEMOCRATICO (FRD) 19-9-11 (General)

(Revolutionary Democratic Front)

DBF 71256 (FBI) dated 15 January 1962

On 19 January 1961 Thomas Frank MIKA and Thomas Lawrence

KANE told the Chicago FBI office the following: KANE said

he was recruited into the CASTRO movement in Miami in May

59, went to Cuba, became disillusioned and returned to

the U.S. in December 1959. He visited the FRD office in

Chicago, and was advised of a plan to assassinate the

principal members of the CASTRO regime; Fidel CASTRO,

Raul CASTRO, and "Che" GUEVARA. Allegedly members of the

FRD sounded out KANE for participating in such an attempt.

If the mission could be successfully executed, the

members participating would be paid $500,000.00.

AMHIM Project 19-126-41/3,4

UFGA 15383 dated 8 May 1964

Dispatch from JWAVE Station to Headquarters.

AMHIM-2

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learned during a visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico

in late March 1964 that Manuel RAY Rivero, leader of

JURE (Cuban Revolutionary Junta), planned to infiltrate

Cuba. Included in RAY's plans was a plot to kill Fidel

CASTRO.

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

(Cuban Revolutionary Junta)

SJAN 0884 (IN 44753) dated 4 January 1963

Manuel RAY Rivero, head of JURE, told SKDIKE-1

(San Jose Station source) that JURE was then concentrating

on infiltrating Cuban militia through which he hoped

ultimately to effect the assassination of the Cuban

hierarchy.

WAVE 7824 (IN 05509) dated 13 June 1964

Manue1 RAY Rivero on 11 June 1964 denied to AMCARBON-1

(JMWAVE Station contact) that he and JURE were receiving

CIA help. He indicated, however, that he was getting

non-specific help from Tad SZULC of the New York Times,

Karl MEYER of the Washington Post, and Sam HALPER of

Time.

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The ZRKNICK section, because of its

classification - TOP SECRET UMBRA - is

included as an annex. According to Mr. King,

Richard King, the Comint Control Officer for

the Office of Sigint Ops, the material should

retain that classification.

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AMLACE Operation

19-6-62/2,3,4

Memorandum to Chief, TEW/FI from .W. Flott] dated

1 October 1962

AMLACE-1 was asked about succession in the event

of CASTRO's death. He responded in October

1962 that in the event of CASTRO's death, even

the gusanos (worms) say it would be useless to

kill Fidel. No one thinks that his death would

be useful to the counter-revolution.

AMLEG Operation

19-6-80/2,3,4

DIRECTOR 33866 dated 19 April 1963

Cable from Headquarters to the Hague, stating

that approval has been granted for sabotage

of Cuban

ships ranging from delaying ship

to putting ship out of commission.

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DIRECTOR 34099 Dated 20 April 1963

Cable from Hqs, to the Hamb and Fran, stating sabotage

program against Cuban shipping of sufficiently high

priority to require utilization any appropriate asset.

HAGU 3698 (IN 22804) Dated 22 April 1963

Proposed that AMLEG-29 place a four hour delay explosive

"CLAM"' to one of 34 drums of 'TETRAHYDROFURAN" which

to be loaded on the deck of the HAVANA.

DIRECTOR 35006 Dated 24 April 1963

Cable from Hqs. to HAGU, BRUS, HAMB, FRAN, CASB, RABA

stating U.S. Govt policy calls for all feasible forms

pressure on CASTRO Regime to inhibit its success and

culminate in disorder leading to its downfall. Realize

motivation of assets will be major key to success ops,

and that difficulties will be encountered due their

interpretation USG policy, Burden of positive motivation

thus rests on case officers involved who must decide each

case on own merits and use considerable judgement to

induce cooperation.

DIRECTOR 41673 Dated 21 May 1963

Sabotage operation failed for reasons yet unclear.

Prohibition on use explosives or incendiary devices has

been removed. All addressees now urged consider utilization

full range sabotage and harrassment techniques against Cuban

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ships and cargoes. Now appears AMLEG agents generally

unsuited for violent sabotage.

DIRECTOR 39186 Dated 11 May 1963

Restriction on sabotage applies only to explosive

and incendiary type actions such as limpets and shape

charges. Wish to explore possibility of non-violent

methods of sabotaging Cuban ships. Wish to minimize

USG sponsorship of sabotage acts whenever possible.

This program is to be held on stict need to know basis.

Therefore, no briefing of State personnel without prior

Hqs. approval. Request for approval in most cases will

be denied. Rationale for revision is that State fully

represented in approval this program and may brief their

Chiefs of Mission thru own channels if they wish.

RESEARCHER COMMENT: In view of large number of persons

briefed on the program in a short period of time, it

appears likely that the Gov't of Cuba could have possibly

learned of the program by June 1963, some four months

before the assassination of President Kennedy. The State

Dept, approved the operation and Ambassadors were to be

informed on a strictly "reed to know basis." There was

a minor flap when it was learned that Amb. McArthur

(Belgium) was informed of the program.I

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AMLEO Operation 19-6-75/2,3,4

UFGA 15995 Dated 2 June 1964

In February 1963 AMLEO-3. (Capt. Jose Ricardo RABEL

Nunez) Cuban defector, in debriefing claimed that he

had high-level anti-Communist contacts in the GOC

(whom he refused to name) who would listen to Rebel

Army exiles but would take no positive action with them

unless they demonstrated their power by eliminating

Fidel or carrying out other strong action that would

prove they had strong outside backing. RABEL said that

the death of Fidel would be the best way to change

the Government of Cuba. L COMMENT: RABEL was used

in relation to the AMTRUNK Operation. He returned to

Cuba on his own in 1965. RESEARCHER COMMENT: Appears

possible RABEL may have been CIS provocation agent

whose mission was to convince the CIA or some exile group

to try to undertake a plot to assassinate Fidel.7

LIAISON with Department of the Army (ACSI) re Cuba 19-2-12

WAVE 1196 (IN 07492) Dated 20 June 1964

A letter from AMSHOT-1 (now SLFREE-1) on-island, dated

8 January 1964, advised that one Francisco BLANCO

was arrested on 17 Oct 1963 for involvement in a planned

assassination of Fidel CASTRO. BLANCO was employed by the

Office of Planificacion (sic) JUCIPLAN. JMWAVE Station

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provided a copy of the letter to local FBI office.

LIAISON WITH OTHER U.S. AGENCIES 19-2-4

DIRECTOR 03964 Dated 8 December 1962

Hqs. CIA Cabled Secret Service, FBI and State Dept.

Security, giving text of a letter from Havana, dated

27 November 1962, concerning a plot to assassinate

President Kennedy. Letter also stated that Fidel was

very anxious to know how plans were progressing. Letter

was addressed to a Post Office Box in Miami belonging

to the Radio Libertad La Voz Anti-Comunista de America.

Since the addressee was unknown to members of Radio

Libertad, one of their Maimi reps. passed the letter to

a contact of JMNAVE Station. Addressee was Bernardo

Adalberto MORALES-Rivero. /COMMENT: See CUBAN Foreign

Relations 19-9-2, DBF 47612, 27 Apr 1960.7

DIRECTOR 04013 Dated 8 December 1962

Hqs. CIA provided White House Secret Service, FBI and

State Dept Security with traces on Bernardo MORALES,

above, who entered the U.S. in May 62 on fraudulent visa.

DBA 28980 (FBI) Dated 12 December 1962

Advised the Agency that the FBI had no information iden/with

MORALES-Rivero, intended recipient of the above letter,

or Jose MENENDEZ, the sender.

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UFGA 15233 Dated 20 April 1964

JMNAVE Station forwarded to Hqs. Special Affairs Staff,

copy of a report on Byron CAMERON which it had sent

locally to the FBI. A usually reliable source reported

that CAMERON said he was representing an unidentified

group of persons who had made contact with two Cuban

gangsters who were willing to kill Fidel CASTRO.

DIRECTOR 23308 Dated 22 May 1964

Hqs. CIA sent to State Dept. EYES ONLY to CRIMMINS and

BOWDLER, message which Harvey SUMM asked CAS Miami Station

to transmit to Office of Coordinator of Cuban Affairs,

Dept. of State. During visit to SUMMS office 21 May,

Tad SZULC mentioned conversations he had had with Manuel

RAY of JURE within past few days. RAY expressed appreciation

for help he had received thus far from USG, and said he

could use more.

DBA 73544 (FBI) Dated 8 June 1964

Memo from FBI Newark, N.J. office. Reportedly man or

men working for H.L. Hunt, Texas millionaire, discussed

the possibility of doing away with Cheddi Jagan or CASTRO

or both. Was on private basis; not in any way connected

with U.S. Government. Reportedly the CIA knew about it

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DIRECTOR 61320 Dated 2 November 1964

Cable from Has. to WAVE, stating FBI requested

declassificatin of pages 1,8,10 and 11 of FBI

Miami Report, 20 December 1963, File # 105-8342,

Subj:

Lee Harvey OSWALD, based on WAVE info. dated

7,11,12 December 1963. Material required for use

Warren Commission.

AMLILAC Operation 19-132-29/1,3,4

UFGA 13775 dated January 1964

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Hqs. Special Affairs

Staff providing a list of sabotage and caching attempts

and the results, conducted during January 1963 through

January 1964. There were 7 successes out of 25 attempts;

several failures; most were cancelled for one reason or

another.

MEMORANDUM Dated 3 June 1964

Lists following sabotage operations (raids) run by CIA

from 1 August 1963 to date of memo. Those from Aug to

Nov were:

19 Aug 63 - attack on sulphurig acid plant at Santa

Lucia, Pinar del Rio Province; considerable fire damage.

30 Sep 63 - sabotage operation to destroy a lumber mill

in Baracoa, Oriente. Heavy damage was inflicted.

21 Oct 63 - an underwater demolition team attacked a

dredge in La Isabela harbor, Las Villas Province. Vessel

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was sunk.

15 Nov 63 - had information that Cuban defense forces

were on the alert and possibily forewarned of upcoming

operations.

23 Nov 63 - sabotage operation against sawmill postponed

indefinitely.

AMLISP Project 19-6-59/3

SW Message #352 dated 24 January 1964, from AMLISP-1

reported an attempt on life of Fidel CASTRO that failed

because one of the conspirators talked. Was to have been

carried out at meal in Jagua Castle. Many persons in

Cienfuegos allegedly were executed.

SW Message. # 44 dated 18 March 1964 to AMLISP-1

Agency requirements were sent to asset for more details

on all assassination attempts and plots against CASTRO

by civilians or disaffected military.

SW Message #390 dated 14 March 1964 from AMLISP-1

Reported conversation with a Cuban military officer

who said "they can prepare it (a coup d'etat) but when

its ready the government will pull the string and squash

it, because everything was under control." It is unknown

whether this information was sent to the FBI or other

agencies.

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AMLOAN Operation 19-6-79/3

EGGA 3171 Dated 2 November 1964

Dispatch from Hamburg Base to Hqs. On 15 Oct 1964,

after publication of the Warren Cormission Report,

untested source Prof. Walter SIMON reported the

Following to ANLOAN-1 (Wilhelm Bernhardt John KESSLER.}

[SIMONJobtained the information from well-known Cuban

scientist APIAGAS (fnu) in Havana on 23 November 1963.

APIAGAS claimed he was at the Havana Airport, by chance,

on 22 Nov 63 when at 1700 hours an aircraft with

Mexican markings landed and parked at the far side of the

field. Two men whom he recognized as Cuban "gangsters"

(identities not given), alighted, entered the rear

entrance of the administration building and disappeared

without going through the normal customs procedures.

APIAGAS learned that the aircraft had just arrived from

Dallas, Texas via Tijuana and Mexico City. The plane

had been forced to land at Tijuana due to engine trouble.

By combining the date, the origin of the flight, and the

known reputation of the two men, APIAGAS theorized that

the two men must have been involved in the assassination

of President Kennedy. APIAGAS speculated that Lee

Harvey OSWALD had acted in the pay of CASTRO, and that

Francoposeve

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the two Cubans had been in Dallas to organize or

oversee the operation. APIAGAS said he had been greatly

distressed by what he had seen and heard.

CSCI 316/02545-64 dated 15 December 1964

Provided the foregoing information to the FBI. It

did not include the name of APIAGAS (fnu) or Prof. $5

Walter SIMON but did state that follow-up was

impossible because the source (SIMON had since

passed away.

DBA 94347 dated 31 December 1964 (FBI)

The FBI responded that "in view of the geographical

location of Tijuana in relation to Dallas and Mexico

City, it seemed unlikely the aircraft would have landed

there due to engine trouble if it was on a flight from

Dallas to Mexico City. Also, that due to the distances

between Dallas and Tijuana, Tijuana and Mexico City,

and Mexico City and Havana, the aircraft would have

had to leave Dallas a number of hours before the

assassination of President Kennedy to arrive in Havana

at 5 p.m." The FBI suggested that CIA may wish to

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landed there from Dallas on 22 November 1963 reporting

engine trouble and then proceeded on to Mexico City.

The FBI advised it was making no investigation of the

matter in the absence of further information from

CIA.

/COMMENT: There is no game trace record of

5 APIAGAS (fnu), Walter SIMON/ or his widow. Since

Xo SIMON's widow had been willing to provide information

in the first interview, a subsequent interview after

her husband's death might have yielded results. In

view of vagueness of original report, its receipt a

year after the assassination, and lack of CIA assets

in Tijuana, Headquarters decided not to follow-up.7

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MISCELLANEOUS - Cuba 19-500

DBF 54461 Dated 4 August 1960 (FBI)

Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin WARENSAJOLD advised the FBI

Honolulu office on 1 August 60 that on 29 July 60

an unidentified male, said to be Cuban, whom they met

at Canlis Broiler Cocktail Lounge Honolulu, said the

U.S. would find its President with a bullet hole in

his head and that Cuba would get even with the U.S.

for what this country did to Cuba in the sugar field.

Unidentified Cuban was described as: ca. 30 years old,

5'10" tall, 160 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, prominent

teeth, well built, handsome and prosperous looking.

Said he was in the sugar business.

DBA 72715 Dated 21 May 1964 (FBI)

On 12 May 1964 one Orlando Antonio Salomon DIAZ Canal,

Cuban, appeared at Dallas, Texas FBI office; had a

scrapbook which reflected he had plans to go to Cuba for

the purpose of assassinating Fidel CASTRO. /COMMENT:

traces show that he claimed (in 1963) to be founder

of organization called "Suicide Battalion" with 200 men

in U.S. and about 50 in Cuba, with purpose to assassinate

CASTROT

UFGW 4420 Dated 12 October 1964

Dispatch from Hqs. SAS to JMWAVE Station requesting

WAVE Station reaction to request from FBI to declassify for

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release to public by Warren Conmission, report believed

to have been passed to FBI Miami by WAVE Station.

Concerned information from a Western diplomat alleging

that the assassination of President Kennedy was the

result of a plot prepared and executed jointly by

Chinese Communists and Fidel CASTRO through

intermediaries. The intermediaries were alleged

to be Ramon B. CORTES, Mexican-American, and

FERNANDEZ Feito (Enu), a Cuban, both located in

Dallas, Texas. It was also alleged that these men

were financed through an unidentified bank at 14 Wall

Street, New York City.

Memorandum to the FBI from CIA (SAS) Dated 7 Dec 1963

Reported the above information to the FBI. Also noted

that reportedly Fidel CASTRO was extremely worried

about the current probings taking place into the

assassination of President Kennedy and about the

possible findings. The utterances about the plot

came from SAAVEDRA (fnu), allegedly a close friend of

Celia SANCHEZ. It further states that there appeared

to have been no Soviet participation in the plot

because at that time the Soviets were too close to

the Americans. We advised the FBI of no Agency traces

on CORTES and FERNANDEZ, but cited a Robert NIETO

then living in Miami who could give details on CORTES

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and FERNANDEZ. CIA advised the FBI that the Agency

was taking steps to further develop the information

and to identify the original source and additional

data would be provided the FBI immediately.

DBA 88772 dated 23 October 1964 (FBI)

FBI Miami Office, reported that one John H. WILLINGHAM

(true name Virdell WILLINGHAM) at that time lived in

Charlotte, North Carolina. He had served 10 months

in U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta, Georgia for mailing a

letter threatening the life of the President of the

U.S. WILLINGHAM wrote a letter to the Assistant

Secretary of Defense in August 1964 stating that he

would be released from prison in a few months and

would like a pass so that he could go directly from

the U.S. to Cuba. He added that he would try to join

the Cuban military service and would not be returning

from Cuba.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES A/2

American Embassy Havana Document #1347 dated 24 Mar 60

Juan ORTA and another officer in CASTRO's office made

arrangements in which Cuban Col. Damasco MONTESINO

was arrested March 1960 for attempting to leave Cuba.

(The other officer was Alfredo GUERRA) .

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MINISTRY OF INTERIOR A/3 (Job #70-540 - No File Number)

DBF 95904 Dated 8 December 1961 (FBI)

Sent to Secret Service, INS, State Department Security,

and CIA. Stated that IGNS Office in Honolulu was

requested by IGNS Regional Office in San Pedro, Calif.,

4 December 1961 to place lookout notice on Aldo Pedro

MARGOLLES Duenas. MARGOLLES was reported to be son of

Chief of National Police in Cuba, and attempting to

enter the U.S. to meet with CASTRO agents to

assassinate President John Kennedy.

WAVE 0793 (IN 13094) Dated 18 January 1962

WAVE advised it had photos of MARGOLLES and Emilio

ARAGONES (also involved in plot) and would attempt to

develop further information on the assassination plot.

• UFGA 3134 Dated 23 January 1962

JMWAVE Station forwarded to Hqs. photos and bio. data

on MARGOLLES and ARAGONES.

DIRECTOR 38056 (OUT 94877) Dated 27 January 1962)

Cable to Latin American Stations and Bases concerning

plot by MARGOLLES and ARAGONES. Requested any info

their current whereabouts, on priority basis.

MEMO WAS 50/7 Dated 29 January 1962 to Regional

Commissioner from District Director, Wash., D.C.

To Regional Intelligence Officer giving information

on Raul DIAZ Arguelles. DIAZ reportedly trained in

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Czech. to be head of political police of Cuba.

Reportedly took refuge in Brazilian Embassy Havana

which appeared to be cover-up to carry on secret

activity. Attended school in U.S. for several years

(believed to be military school in Georgia) and to

be a graduate of the University of Havana. His

father reportedly lived in Miami at this time. (1962).

An uncle by the same name living in Cuba in 1962,

is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1962

DIAZ was head of the Department of Technical

Investigation (DTI) of the Rebel Army. A known

terrorist, he is said to be capable of use of

explosive bombs and automatic weapons. Is believed

to have directed assassinations in the past from

somewhere in Mexico. A good friend of Rolando CUBELA.

MEXI 0092 (IN 26086) Dated 10 February 1962

According to Mexico immigration| records, MARGOLLES and

ARAGONES arrived Mexico City by air on 27 June 1957

as political refugees from Batista regime. Both sought

political asylum in Mexican Embassy Havana in mid-1957.

MEMO For The Secret Service from William McClare

Dated 13 February 1962

Gives summary of information on Raul DIAZ Arguelles.

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Although DIAZ has a position of great influence in

the DTI, he is poorly regarded. He is (62) reportedly

working with former U.S. gangsters who were deported

from the U.S. and also affiliated with the narcotics

racket. Is believed to be in complete charge of

"any activity as contemplated by Aldo Pedro MARGOLLES-

Duenas, which involved a plot to assassinate the

President of the United States."

UFGA 3302 Dated 16 February 1962

JMWAVE Station advised Hqs. of information on DIAZ,

MARGOLLES and ARAGONES that it had sent to U.S. Secret

Service Miami, Florida.

CICS 3/769,904 Dated 26 March 1962

CIA provided U.S. Secret Service, FBI and IGNS

information on MARGOLLES and ARAGONES.

Unofficial Memo - Mr. Alfred Cox from Ernest Aragon

Undated

States ARAGONES is believed to be General Coordinator

of the National 26th of July Movement and National

Chief of CASTRO's militia. Is one of CASTRO's right

hand men and accompanies CASTRO in all public

appearances. ARAGONES is coordinator of alleged plot

(against President Kennedy.) Both ARAGONES and MARGOLLES

have fanatical tendencies.

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UFGA 15107 dated 8 April 1964

Transmitted to Headquarters Target Personality

Study on Aldo Pedro MARGOLLES Duenas (201-315161) •

MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATICO CRISTIANO (CDM) 19-120-13

(Christian Democratic Movement)

U.S. Embassy Foreign Service Dispatch, Havana,

#1614 dated 9 May 1960 (837,432/5-2460)

Reported that the Revolutionary Government has

skillfully maneuvered Rolando CUBELA, the President of

the FEU, and his pro-Communist cohorts into a position

of power. First, on May 7, it was CUBELA who was given

the task of inciting the mob and bruiting the fact

that the powers-that-be disapproved of Aureliano SANCHEZ

Arango. Communist "goon-squad" tactics had become so

vicious that even many students who had heretofore been

circumspectly apolitical are afraid to attend classes.

The Vice-Secretary of the School of Agronomy asked how

it was that if CUBELA leadership so deplored violence

that it had remained impassive in the face of the

physical violence perpetrated against his person by

members of the Communist Youth from the Instituto de la

Habana, who had entered the University grounds completely

armed.

CUBELA and Angel QUEVEDO, went about the campus

carrying arms, in direct violation of the University

regulations.

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MOVIMI ENTO REVOLUCIONARIO del PUEBLO (MRP) 19-120-22

(Peoples Revolutionary Movement)

Memo to Cleve (Dr. Cleveland C. Cram) From M. Oldfield]

Dated & November 1961

Concerns a Cuban Government report published in the

press which claimed that the Peoples Revolutionary

Movement directed and supplied by the U.S. CIA and

Department of State, planned acts of sabotage and

more recently planned an attempt to assassinate

Fidel CASTRO and other government leaders early in

October. The attempt on Fidel allegedly was

discovered the day before it was due to take place.

Moscow TASS in English to Europe 8 November 1961

Reported the information in the 8 November 1961

Memorandum, above, and cited it as new proof of

American imperialism's criminal conspiracy against

free Cuba.

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MOVIMIENTO de RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO (MRR) 19-120-18

(Revolutionary Recovery Movement)

UFGA 4948 Dated 18 July 1962 Report No. AA 134

One Juan FALCON Tamar, alleged National Coordinator

of the MRR in Cuba was interviewed on Cuban "Radio

Rebelde" Station 17 July 1962. He said he planned the

assassination of Carlos Rafael RODRIGUEZ. He also

talked about a plot to assassinate Raul CASTRO on 26

July 61, a plot he attributed to the CIA. He also

mentioned the assassination of Fidel at the same time.

FALCON claimed that the plot against Raul was invented

by the CIA, and that the CIA provided financial

support to MRR activities. No indication FALCON worked for CIA.7

WAVE 5879 (IN 30751) Dated 18 July 1962

WAVE Station advised that FALCON's presentation appeared

previously taped and poorly rehearsed. Cable is slugged

AMBRONC-5 complex. /AMBRONC-5 was an Agency asset

executed by the Cuban Government. I

Memo to Chief, Task Force W from COS, JMNAVE, 16 Aug 62

The Ops That Failed MRR

Concerns interview 14 Aug 62 of Victor MARTINEZ Zambrano,

a former hot-shot activist of the MRR in Havana who was

an asylee in the Argentine and Brazilian Embassies and

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failed, the plan to assassinate Carlos Rafael

RODRIGUEZ. Reportedly one of the persons involved

pulled the pin of the hand grenade prematurely, it

exploded, one man was killed and another critically

injured. MARTINEZ escaped, went into hiding, and

later came to the U.S.

MOVIMIENTO de RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO (MRR) 19-300-11

(Revolutionary Recovery Movement)

TDCSDB 3/656,595 Dated 12 September 1963

On 7 September 1963 the Movimiento Insurreccional de

Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR-Insurrectional Movement

for Revolutionary Recovery) made an abortive attempt to .

bomb a target in Cuba. On 8 September 1963, Jack GRIFFIN

(U.S. citizen), an unidentified American, and a Cuban

described only as a demolition expert and former

member of Brigade 2506, bombed a sugar plant and dropped

6,000 leaflets near Moron, Camaguey Province. Five of

the six bombs exploded with violent force, and started

several fires in the sugar mill. There was estimated

50% destruction. This was done in the name of the MIRR.

An American by the name of Bill Johnson, reportedly had

full control over all MIRR operations. Money was

supplied by Orlando BOSCH Avila, obtained from Chiri

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raid, target of a military nature, could cause

international repercussions and/or bring them under

prosecution on the neutrality act. BOSCH and MENDOZA

were collaborating with Jose Mario ''Pepin"' BOSCH Lamarque

and two former sugar mill owners to back a daylight

raid on a Cuban MIG base with two rocket-firing P-51's.

AMMUG Project (Cuban DGI Defector) 19-6-102

Memo for the Record dated 4 June 1964

Re Debriefing Report #119 of AMMUG-1 (Vladimir

RODRIGUEZ Lahera). He did not recognize photo of

Braulio MARTINEZ Alfonso, Cuban born naturalized

U.S. citizen. MARTINEZ returned to Cuba after the

fall of Batista. Also known as "SUAREZ" and Francisco

De RAVIRICH, he has been reported as an intelligence

officer.

HHTA 3782 dated 16 June 1964

Dispatch from Tegucigalpa to Mexico City.

A

24

Tegucigalpa Station asset assigned to/monitor

certain Honduran ham radio operators of interest to

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conversation. On 14 June Mexico came in very clear

and by chance picked up a strange conversation from

a ham station in Cuba. The Cuban station was talking

to Mexico ham radio operator named Alfonso, call letters

XRIWA. Cuban station told Alfonso to contact a famous

band leader named Antonio Maria Romero and kept

referring to 'El Corsario Negro." The Cuban station

instructed Alfonso that once he contacted Romero he

should have him record 'Tres Lindas Cubanas."

Memo for C/WH/PO/A from C/WH/SA/CI dated 15 Oct 1964

19-6-102/3 AMMUG-1 Debriefing Report #203.

AMMUG-1 said when President Kennedy died "Augusto"

DGI Deputy Chief, Carlos Sixto CHAIN Soler, arranged

a meeting at the National Liberation Building in

Havana. He asked the National Liberation officers to

urgently prepare commo system for a message to their

agents to be transmitted by Radio Havana. Musical

recording to accompany message was 'Three (or Six)

Beautiful Cubans."

HHTW 1721 dated 15 October 1964

Dispatch that transmitted the foregoing information

to Tegucigalpa from Has. WH/SA.

/COMMENT: The AMMUG information duplicates that recorded

under ZRKNICK./

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NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL INSIDE CUBA 19-9-13

Memo to Chief, Contact Division, 00 from Chief,

Washington Field Office, 31 July 1961

Julio HUERTEMATTE, Vice-President of National Bank

of Washington, told 00 on 25 July 61 that a Cuban

underground leader (identity unknown) who had been

in prison in Cuba and recently come to Miami, told

HUERTEMATTE that CIA agent Pedro CUELLAR had denounced

five underground leaders to the CASTRO authorites.

/COMMENT: This confirms previous information that

CUELLAR was a double agent. He reportedly caused

the execution of a number of counter-revolutionaries

operating in Cuba. CUELLAR's dependents have been

paid under Project SISTIPEND] since the early 1960's.

In view of evidence that CUELLAR was not executed

by the CASTRo Tas publicized in the Washington Post

in the early 1960's, it has been recommended to the

Commercial Cover Staff that administers the ELSTIPEND

Project, to further investigate the case and stop

payments if possible.I

WAVE 7900 (IN 39024) dated 14 Sept 61; and DIRECTOR

13231 (OUR 99328) dated 20 Sept 61

Both these cables discuss CIA support to AMBLESS-1

Alberto del JuNco Mesa) one of the Agency's best

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controlled on-island CA asset. We provided financial

and other support for on-island operations. L Comment:

if brought to the attention of the GOC, such activities

might have prompted the GOC to consider retaliatory

action against the U.S. Government./

OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE 19-126-4

Memo to C/WH/4 from Dave Phillips dated 2 July 1960

Concerns propaganda action to be taken against visit

of Nikita KHRUSHCHEV to Cuba re 25th of July

celebration, including runor of attempted assassination

against KHRUSHCHEV. Speculation on the assassination

attempts was to be surfaced on WRUL program, in AMPACA'S

paper, etc.

Memo to Director of Central Intelligence from C/WHD

dated 5 July 1960

In effort to prevent or counteract KHRUSCHEV's visit

to Cuba, Hqs. proposed prop action to instigate a rumor

or rumors that KHRUSHCHEV's life woud be in danger while

in Cuba, from a well-planned assassination attempt. This

would be propagated from other Latin American countries.

DIRECTOR 84642 dated 22 November 1963

Prop guidance to WAVE Station for media assets. Requested

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Kennedy speech to LA newspaper conference held in

Miami that week, and to note in broadcasts that

President's last major address directed to LA audience

concentrated on Cuban freedom. This was to be broadcast

over JMHOPE with tributes and appropriate comment on

25 November, and have JMHOPE stress religious theme

on Sunday 24 November.

AMOT Project (Later Became SLIGO Project) 19-5-3

TDCSDB 3/655,033 dated 12 June 1963 (UFG 3021)

Report that members of Cubanos Libres (Free Cubans)

left Florida on 6 June 63 with mission to infiltrate

Cuba and assassinate Fidel CASTRO Ruz. Was intercepted

by Cuban boat, exchanged gunfire, and returned to

Florida. Mission was unsuccessful. Manuel QUIZA Docal,

leader of Cubanos Libres, a Cuban exile action group,

had officially committed himself to JURE for any

executive action which JURE might undertake against

CASTRO's Cuba. QUIZA was not connected with CIA./

UFG 5099 dated 4 May 1964 19-6-95/4 (AMOT Report)

Concerned a plot discovered by the DSE (Department of

State Security) on 9 or 10 March 64 to assassinate

CASTRO. The assassination was planned for 13 March when

Castro was expected to visit the CMQ Radio and TV

Studio in Havana.

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DIRECTOR 31178 dated 25 June 1964

This referenced documents (UFGA 15954 and WAVE 7129

(IN 93714) having to do with plot to assassinate CASTRO.

This information was dissemed to the Special Group and

other key officials. The Special Group was concerned

about the matter and referred it to the Dept. of Justice

as a matter of law enforcement.

WAVE 9168 (IN 26320) dated 12 July 1964 Cable to Hqs.

AMWAX-1 (Oscar FERNANDEZ Viega) and [UOMBER-2 (Miguel

Guillermo TRUYOL-Gimenof were independently interviewed

by local FBI reps. concerning plot to assassinate CASTRO.

Both denied any knowledge of or participation in any

plan to assassinate CASTRO. For Hqs. FYI: "Regarding

AMWAX-1 and LUgAMBER-2, WAVE wishes emphasize that

both sources clearly understand they have no sanctions

from WAVE to directly or indirectly promote, sponsor,

or support such plan or any similar plans regardless

of person against whom they directed."

WAVE 5446 (IN 32990) dated 1 Dec 1964

AMOT Report DD-1206 dated 19 Nov 1964 stated that as

part of plan to assassinate CASTRO, a rumor was to be

floated that one of the organizations belonging to the

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expected to impress U.S. Government officials who were

already having talks with Manuel URRUTIA Lleo, and

willing to provide financial assistance to him.

PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. 100-300-12

DIRECTOR 03964 dated 8 December 1962

Cable from Agency to Secret Service, FBI and State

Dept. Security forwarding text of a letter from Havana,

dated 27 Nov 62, to Miami, concerning plot to

assassinate President Kennedy. Letter was addressed

to a Post Office Box in Miami belonging to the Radio

Libertad La Voz, Anti-Comunista de America. Since the

addressee was unknown to members of Radio Libertad, one

of their Miami reps. passed the letter to a contact of

JMWAVE Station. Addressee was Bernardo Adalberto

MORALES-Rivero.

DIRECTOR 4013 dated & December 1962

Cable from Agency to addressees cited above. Provided

traces on Bernardo Adalberto MORALES-Rivero who entered

the U.S. in May 62 on a fraudulent visa.

UFGA 6884 dated 10 December 1962

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Hqs.

Stated that letter

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same author, was in possession of Treasury Dept.,

Wash., D.C. by official who was in contact with CIA

on the matter. JMWAVE forwarded the 29 Nov 62 letter,

from Jose MENENDEZ to Bernardo MORALES in Miami, and

suggested that Hqs. pass it to the Treasury Dept. for

technical handling. JMWAVE was anxious to receive

results of both of the letters on the grounds that

they may be part of a planned G-2 PW operation in the

U.S. or against U.S. targets.

DIRECTOR 04538 dated 11 December 1962

Has. CIA cabled to Secret Service, FBI and State Security,

traces on Olga DUQUE de Heredia and Aida MAYO, Miami reps.

of. the org. Radio Libertad La Voz Anti-Comunista de

America, address to which letter to MORALES was addressed.

DUQUE and MAYO turned the letter over to a contact of

CIA, since MORALES was reportedly unknown to them. DUQUE

was married to Huberto LOPEZ Perez, operator of Radio

Libertad, Caracas, Venezuela; Aida MAYO was a close

friend of Fidel CASTRO and was believed to act

occasionally on behalf of the Cuban Government.

DIRECTOR 04501 dated 12 December 1962

Hqs. advised JMWAVE Station that Hqs. in disseming

information did not reveal Cesar Augusto GAJATE Puig]

as intermediary between WAVE and DUQUE and MAYO. Suggested

WAVE advise Secret Service of GAJATE'S) role since Secret

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Service investigation would surface him anyway. Asked

that the Secret Service protect his identity.

WAVE 2266 (IN 33425) dated 11 December 1962

WAVE cabled to Hqs. traces on DUQUE, MAYO and Radio

Libertad.

Memo dated 12 December 1962 re Information from

Sedret Service

Gives information from a usually reliable source on

Jose MENENDEZ Ramos. MENENDEZ, born in Cuba, was a

baker in Tampa, Fla., and member of Executive Committee

of the FPCC. After Oct. 61 his wife defected to Cuba with

the children, and Jose left to join her shortly thereafter.

Jose was later seen in Cuba by people who said he had

a top job there. Jose also was reported to be

connected with INRA, (Agrarian Reform Institute).

PRO-GOBIERNO CONSTITUCIONAL de CUBA (PGCC) 19-9-15

UFGA 2242 dated 30 August 1961

A sub-agent of JMWAVE Station outside unit (AMOT's)

reported on 22 Aug. 61 a statement by Dr. Jose MIRO

Cardona that Kennedy was still backing him and was

going to give him immediately the sum of four million

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WAVE 9026 (IN 18296) dated 6 November 1961

WAVE cabled Hqs. info. from independent sources

following meetings between HURWITCH, PASSAVOY and MIRO

Cardona. AMCLATTER-1 (Bernard Barker of Watergate

fame) reported that HURWITCH and a CIA official were

discussing revolutionary affairs with MIRO Cardona, and

that CARDONA and his group were backed by President

Kennedy. It was further reported that CARDONA had full

powers from President Kennedy and was in a position

to give orders to CIA which would be on a secondary

level. In addition CARDONA reportedly stated that he had

U.S. Government support to direct CASTRO underground

activities, and that all other groups must join him to

get support. Other groups not interested in joining

CARDONA, because his ideology was different from their's.

CARDONA had never come out strongly as anti-CASTROITE.

UFGA 3806 dated 20 April 1962

Concerned plans of Central American countries for

action against Cuba. One General SOMOZA (President of

Nicaragua) stated that CIA would be handling the

intelligence ramifications toward organizing a Cuban

military group in Central America. The dispatch deals

with additional U.S. Government aid. Also, one YDIGORAS

(President of Guatemala) was to be in Wash., D.C. on

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time he expected to present the Cuban-in-exile plan.

UFK-16 dated 15 May 1962

Reported information from GARCERAN, leader of the

Pro-Gobierno Constitucional en el Exilio (an anti-Castro

organization operating out of Miami, Fla.) GARCERAN

stated that lawyer Geno NEGRETI had made an appointment

to see him stating that a Mr. WARBELL wanted to see him.

NEGRETI made his appointment on 8 May 62. It was

GARCERAN's understanding that WARBELL was the go-between

for a Mr. TROUTMAN from Atlanta, Georgia, who had been

the boy friend of President Kennedy's sister (the one

who had died). WARBELL indicated that he wanted the

appointment to see what GARCERAN's needs were and what

aid and assistance GARCERAN wanted for carrying the

war to Cuba.

Department of State Memo dated 14 July 1965

Had attached to it a PGCC memo to the Department.

It contained a quote of Fidel CASTRO that he wanted

to arm Cuba with the most modern equipment (arms,

planes, etc.) capable of stopping the United States,

and the Latin American countries as well, "before they

discover our strategic plans. To that end I need from

hundreds of thousands of light infantry arms to planes

and long range artillery. Every country in the

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Continent must be the target of our guns, from New

York and Washington to Santiago de Chile and Buenos

Aires." On 2 Jan 61 CASTRO asked Latin Americans to

take arms against their own governments; on 26 July

62 he demanded a continental revolutionary drive; in

1963 he predicted that Venezuela and Guatemala would

surrender the said year. CASTRO's sister Juana

(Juanita) arrived in Mexico City from Cuba on 20 June

64.

Although she was considered a defector of the

CASTRO regime, she had been an agent (CIA) for the

prior two and a half years.

AMPUNCH Project 19-6-118/2,3,4

23 November 1963 open text letter from asset, in Cuba,

Filed in SW Chrono June 63 - Dec.

Acknowledged the death of President Kennedy.

AMQUAR Project 19-124-28/1-4

HAMB 3879 (IN 50361) dated 30 Oct 63; HAMB 3880

(IN 50478) Identities

Concerns debriefing of [CASAILOR-25 Jon 24 and 25 Oct 63.

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He reported that Faustino PEREZ, born ca. 1923,

commander in CASTRO's army in Havana Hqs., Granma

veteran and former minister in CASTRO's Government,

told C-25)in August 1963 that CASTRO must be killed

and all resistance groups organized., C-25 described

PEREZ as an opportunist who would need promise of

advantage in return for help.

Cario

AMRANGE Project 19-6-81/1-4

Memo for Chief TFW from DC/TFW/FI re DEGRIP Report

dated 28 August 1962

Concerns one Vasco CECCHI, proprietor of the MONTECATINI

Restaurant in Vedado quarter of Havana frequented by

Fidel CASTRO and his entourage. Employees of the

restaurant reportedly were anti-Castroites. Source of the

report called attention to closet, partly under stairs

used for storage, but which he believed could be used

to hide man comfortably. On one of the floors above

the restaurant lived a certain Lt. RAMOS who was

evidently an intimate of Fidel CASTRO. CASTRO often

visited him. /COMMENT: See File "Plots to Assassinate

the President of the U.S."100-300-12, Memo from Secret

Service dated 12 December 1962, concerning one Jose

MENENDEZ Ramos who may be identifiable with Lt. RAMOST.

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MEXT 6844 (IN 57745) dated 8 November 1963

Cable to Hqs. DEGRIP reported that CASTRO visited

restaurant at least once a month and was "a sitting

duck." CEOCHI reported to be cowardly type."

MEXI 0880 (IN 73754) dated 14 Sept 1964

Cable to Hqs. reported that CECCHI was arrested

and imprisoned in La Cabana Fortress and to be tried

for plotting against life of Fidel CASTRO. "Prosecutor

to ask for 30 year sentence. Employees of reataurant

in mid-Aug 64 told source CECCHI was arrested for

illegal currency transactions. /COMMENT: No 201

file on CECCHI. Preliminary traces do not indicate

connection with CIA.T

AMRAPT Project - La Voz de Cuba 19=126-10

WAVE 0662 (IN 44282) dated 13 April 1965

In April 1965 Francisco CHAO Hermida revealed to a

WAVE case officer his "grand plan" for which he requested

CIA support. Plan was to recruit trusted men in Miami,

infiltrate Cuba, surveil CASTRO, and at opportune time,

assassinate him. C/O told CHAO CIA was not interested

and could not do business with him.

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RESCATE (MOVIMIENTO de RESCATE CONSTITUCIONAL DEMOCRATICO)

(Cuban Revolutionary Democratic Rescue Committee) 19-120-39

Anti-Castro revolutionary group; one of among groups

forming FRD (Democratic Revolutionary Front) and

subsequent CRC (Cuban Revolutionary Council). Was

controlled by Antonio de VARONA with Hqs. in Miami.

RIMM 4359 (IN 2330) dated 8 April 1961

Radio message from on-island agent. Concerns fact that

Cuban by name of Hilly PATTEN, who was in exile in Miami

a year previously, belonged to Rescate group and

apparently would be bringing arms in from Venezuela

soon. Agent said his personal opinion was that Tony

VARONA wanted to produce armed action before other

groups and for that reason had purchased arms on his own.

DBA 5681 dated 28 March 1962 (FBI)

Stated that Sergio APARICIO, Sec. Gen. of Rescate in

New York City advised State Dept. rep. that Rescate had

purchased about 30 weapons which were delivered to Miami

and then by boat to the underground in Cuba. Jose F.

GONZALEZ, associated with Rescate and VARONA, called

APARICIO to Wash., D.C. on 2 March 62 and told him not

to engage in collection of funds for purchase of any

arms

or munitions, because there was nothing the Cubans

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could do in a military way which would be capable

of overthrowing the present Government of Cuba. An

FBI source advised on 16 Mar 62 that APARICIO and Rescate

were making arrangements to picket the White House on

14 Apr 62 for several hours to ask President Kennedy

to keep his word re assisting the Cuban exiles in

overthrowing the CASTRO Government. APARICIO described

the 30 weapons as M-l's delivered to Miami and taken to

Cuba by boat and distributed among the underground.

APARICIO stated that they had been attempting to supply

Osvaldo RAMIREZ, who was in the Escambray Mountains.

The weapons were reportedly delivered to Cuba by

Commandante AUGUSTO, war name for Ramon RUISANCHEZ,

brother-in-law of Tony VARONA.

DBA 23967 dated 28 September 1962 (FBI)

Reported that a small group of Cuban exiles living in

Panama was planning to assassinate highest Cuban Gov't

official attending 9th Central American Games in Kingston

and hoped that it would be Fidel CASTRO. Plotters

were reported to be: Rene MARSELLA Garaboto, Conrado

RODRIGUEZ Sanchez, Eulogio LOPEZ, Antolin SANCHEZ Govin,

and Jose Julio FERNANDEZ. Garaboto planned to leave

Panama for U.S. 3 Aug 62 to present plan to Manuel

Antonio de VARONA, ranking member of CRC (Cuban

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assistance and moral support. MARSELLA said that he

worked actively in a clandestine manner for Rescate.

VARONA did not give much encouragement to the plan;

in fact, said he could not sanction or assist in

assassination plan.

REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA OF NATIONAL LIBERATION 19-9-12/1

(Right-wing Anti-Castro Group in Exile)

Prensa Latina Havana Broadcast 21 July 1961

Reported that "Cuban Counterrevolutionary Council, headed

by Dr. Jose MIRO Cardona, was liquidated together with

the mercenary brigade of the CIA in the Playa Giron (Bay

of Pigs) disaster. However, a new team has emerged

which intends to form a government in exile to be

supported and recognized by the U.S. New York

Congressman Victor L. ANFUSO, intimate friend of former

Cuban dictator Fulgensio BATISTA is principaF promoter

of idea, which is based on uniting all counterrevolutionary

groups established inthe U.S." _COMMENT: ANFUSO planned

to call a meeting in Washington in a few days to set up

the new government. List of participants had not been

announced, but included among those believed to be

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SLIPSTREAM-1 in Nov 71 said that ALONSO was a Cuban

Gov't agent. He had high USG contacts back then (in 60/61)

and knowledge of U.S. Government/CIA cover for activities.

ALONSO was used as a cut-out, or interniediary, supposedly

unwittingly, in sensitive Agency operations, in the late

60's and early 70's.I

ZRRIFLE Project Job # 69-S-551 - No File Number

ZRRIFLE/Administrative Financial Folder

<OIRT 2173 dated 13 October 1960, Att. Top Secret

DEPIGRAM, Italian Interpol representative, source

and spotter for Corsicans. Altman to pick his brain

and pinpoint his ability to do this job for us, but

once selection made, (DEPIGRAM)to be cut out of the operation.

Memo to C/FI from William Harvey, 27 June 1963

"As far as ZRRIFLE aspects this op, which have been

covered under the QJWIN authorization for security

reasons and with which Fletcher Knight is fully

familiar, except for one precautionary 'life line',

aspects of this case have been terminated and need

no longer be considered part of this project."

Folder entitled Personality Sketches

Tab M - Harold MELTZER

Harold MELTZER with aliases was involved in the rackets

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with upper echelon "hoodlums" throughout the U.S.

(pg. 1 Encl. 3 dated 19 Dec 1960.) "In 1959 he furnished

infornation to our QJWIN California office but has

not since cooperated with us. N.B. He has the back-

ground and talent for the matter we discussed but it is

not known whether he would be receptive."

Tab Y - Hanna YAZ.BECK

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YAZBECK lived in Beurit and worked for QJWIN's office

intermittendly during the past 10 years (dates not

given - possibly 51-61). YAZBECK's chief bodyguard

from 50-58 (not named) was a convicted murderer.

The bodyguard was murdered. States that YAZBECK

has an available pool of assassins.

MROC Project (Travel of President Johnson to Punta

del Este, Uruguay in 1967) 200-6-351/9

Memo 00-2-39,887 to Mr. James Ludlum Liaison Officer

CI Staff, dated 7 March 1967

Concerns individual by name of Jose PEREZ, Colombian.

Document shows undetermined association with

assassinations in Guatemala.

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CP-9212 dated 10 March 1967

Concerns Jaime CARDONA-Londono, Colombian, arrested

in New Orleans in May 64 for trespassing. He had in

his possession typewritten document which purported

to be proposed constitution for new super world

government with provisions to condemn to death various

personages including L. Johnson, daughter of L.

Johnson, and Mrs. J. Kennedy. When interviewed

12/22/64 he did not indicate any interest in

the death of the President.

16-17

CARACAS /6104 (IN 8778) dated 25 February 1967

A usually reliable source reported to CIA that well-known

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Venezuelan terrorist, Carlos SAVELLI Maldonado,

by own admission met on 30 April and 1 May 1965

with leftist extremist reps. to discuss assassination

of,

among others, American ambassador (presumably

American ambassador to Venezuela).

AMSANTA Project 19-6-73/3

MEMO for the Record dated 10 July 1963 by Lou De Santi

Concerns FBI informant Victor Thomas VICENTE, Puerto

Rican citizen, who penetrated Communist Parties in

New Work City, left New York for Cuba via Mexico as

guest of ICAP (Cuban Peoples Friendship Institute).

Was debriefed by CIA staffer Lou DeSanti upon return

to the U.S. in July-Aug 63. VICENTE stated he had had

interviews with CASTRO and Che GUEVARA. VIOENTE

penetrated the FPCC, the Casa Cuba, and Jose Marti Club

in New York City. /COMMENT: Page 127 of IG 1967 report

mentions unnamed Puerto Rican who claims he participated

in CASTRO inspired assassination plot in Dallas. Don't

know if VICENTE could be that individual.7

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AMSLOUCH Project 28-6-33

RIOD 2944 (IN 83322) dated 18 December 1963

Mario Rogerio MESTRINHO de Mello, official in

Brazillian Embassy Havana, reported the following

to Rio Station contact in Rio on 13 December 1963:

a) wide rumor of assassination attempt against Fidel

CASTRO after his TV appearance 6 Dec resulting in

killing of man next to him. CASTRO uninjured. Would

be killer at large.

b) wide rumor Cuban Jose "Pepe" LLANUZA met Lee. OSWALD

in Mexico before Kennedy assassination.

AMSOUR Project 19-6-70

SW Message #27 from agent dated 11 October 1964

"On the assassination attempt against Fidel, we know

they took two civilians wounded by shooting to the

Calixto Garcia Hospital. Moments later, two soldiers

from Fidel's guards presented themselves in said

hospital taking away the wounded. We do not have

more details."

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CSDB 312/01128-64 dated 19 November 1964

In late September 1964 a Cuban soldier guarding the •

Algerian Embassy in Havana attempted to assassinate

Premier Fidel CASTRO Ruz, who was in the embassy at

the time. The soldier killed another sentry before

being shot on the spot by the security forces. By

early October ll dficers and men involved in the

attempt on Fidel's life were apprehended while trying

to escape and were executed without trial. /COMMENT:

In Aug 64 there were rumors of uprising and plots

against the Castro regime, some within the armed forces,

which reportedly lead to summary arrests and secret

executions. During this period underground sources

reported that 70 Cuban Army officers had been arrested

in connection with a plot to topple CASTRO's regime; the

plot allegedly had been discovered by a CASTRO agent

who pretended to be a participant. (Could this have been

the AMTRUNK Operation.?/

AMSPELL Project - Directorio Revolutionario Estudiantil

(Student Revolutionary Directory) 19-124-26 (Project)

and 19-120-19 Subject File

Memorandum dated 22 May 1962 in 201-316766 (Luis

FERNANDEZ- Rocha Rodriguez) File

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Washington and is very depressed. He claims that

JFK has decided on the co-existence line and that

everything is going down the drain. He states that

present American policy is to work towards an

acceptance of Castro."

WAVE 9060 (IN 29221) dated 26 September 1962

FERNANDEZ has accepted bid to appear on nationwide TV

networks and is leaving for NYCity morning 26 Sept.

Publicity schedule included how DRE 24 Aug attack on

Teatro Blanquita was planned, and adverse reaction

within Cuba to President Kennedy's definition of

defensive arms.

Contact Report dated 16 Nov 1962 (201-316766)

Contact with AMHINT-2 and FERNANDEZ

FERNANDEZ mentioned meeting in Wash., D.C. in which

broad proposal for AMBARB funding Prop. project to

place students in universities in Latin America) was

discussed. FERNANDEZ mentioned "negotiation" underway

with "three industrialists" in Texas who were

sympathetic and would provide AMBARB delegates in

these countries (Latin American countries?) with Agency

representations for their products.

UFGW 1595 from TFW to JMWAVE dated 18 January 1963

Forwarded answer from State Dept. to the DRE letter

written to President Kennedy.

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DIRECTOR 8214 to WAVE dated 2 January 1963

HURWITCH (State Dept. Cuban Coordinator) replying

briefly to AMSPELL letter to President Kennedy

by referring DRE organization to President Kennedy's

29 December Miami speech as latest official

statement of U.S. policy.

"Using DRE 26 Dec coded broadcast over WMIE as opening

wedge, NEWBY reprimanded FERNANDEZ for failure report

unusual substance text. Also pointed out this flagrant

violation FCC regulations thus placing CIA in

embarrassing position. FERNANDEZ apologized but said

it urgently necessary alert Cuba DRE to penetration

danger. This was first time existence of penetration

was reported by FERNANDEZ or other DRE member. To

inquiry why FERNANDEZ withheld such info. from CIA, although

known to DRE for months, FERNANDEZ replied DRE merely

suspected penetration before but only now certain.

Avoided giving specifics. [COMMENT: After four years

as chief of CIA subsidized DRE group, FERNANDEZ resigned

July 64 to pursue medical studies.

UFGA 7383 from JMWAVE to Hqs. dated 28 January 1963

Stated that Jorge MEDINA Bringuier, Sec. Gen. of the DRE

in Cuba, was G-2 agent. That MEDINA was in contact with

FERNANDEZ while in Cuba and planned to use FERNANDEZ to

establish his bona fides with CIA.

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WAVE 4222 (IN 17952) dated 12 September 1963

IMMEDIATE Action: Stated that Nov 63 issue of See

Magazine already on newsstands contained wanted poster

of Fidel CASTRO on front cover. Poster read "wanted

dead or alive, Fidel CASTRO for crimes against

humanity, 10 million dollars reward." Same copy

highlighted these stories with top billing given story

titled "The CIA needs men - can you quality?" The

wanted poster was part of a story, gist of which was

DRE offers 10 million dollar reward "to person or

persons who with the help of the DRE will assassinate

Fidel CASTRO." Offer alleged that reward was on

deposit with Banco de Santo Domingo, and was signed by duis

FERNANDEZ- ROCHA Rodriguez. /COMMENT: FERNANDEZ

first came to the U.S. in May 1960. Was polygraphed Mar

62, suspected of being G-2. Clearance granted 18 Apr 62

for use in DRE; encrypted AMHINT-53. Featured on Channel

4 TV 26 Sept 62 as having been organizing DRE underground

Cuba since 20 May and having directed attack 24 Aug

on Teatro Blanquita.]

AMSPILL Project 19-6-76/2-4

Ops Folder July 62 - May 64: SW Outgoing Mge #7, 5 Dec 62

"can you confirm or deny through contacts in medical

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field about assassination attempt of Lazaro PENA by

(sic) on? Fidel?" /COMMENT: Message #46 from A-1 was

dated 13 Sept 63. Next message in file is #56 dated

27 Dec 63. File has a gap of 10 messages which are

unaccounted for. Message #58 dated 27 Dec 63 mentions

interruption of contact. A-l did not specify how long

he was without contact. It may be that contact was

indeed non-existent from 13 Sept to 27 Dec but the

numbering system should have picked up and continued

from the last number I

PLSLSTEEL -1 Project 68-6-147

TDCSDB 3/651,885 dated 25 Oct 1962 filed 68-6-147/4

Minister MOLYAKOV told a Bloc diplomat that he thought

the U.S. action /missile crisis/ was an "election affair";

that President Kennedy discovered that his popularity

had dropped and undertook the Cuban measure to 'become

the leader again."

GNVA 4357 (OUT 53779) 25 Oct 1963 filed 68-6-147/4

MOLYAKOV commented that the USSR would not let the

American move go without retaliation. That with this

measure he /President Kennedy had become the "man

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of the nation"' again, and the nation was in a

state of hysteria behind him.

GNVA 4376 (OUT 53800) 27 Oct 1962 filed 201-9239

At a dinner party on 25 Oct 62 in Geneva attended by

orbit officials, MOLYAKOV reportedly stated that

KHRUSHCHEV was aware that Kennedy was mad, an

adventurer, and must not be allowed to pull strings,

meaning, to retain initiative or control pace in

the current international situation.

GNVA 4470 (OUT 53909) 19NOv 62 (TDCSDB 2/652, 244)

Filed 68-6-147/4

Reported the following on be probable reaction of

Fidel CASTRO and his principal associates to the Soviet

withdrawal of offensive missiles from Cuba and to

U.S. demands re the withdrawal of Soviet IL-28 aircraft

and on-spot inspection: Source said that CASTRO's

vanity was immense and no matter how it had been

explained to him by MIKOYAN or other Soviet officials,

he must have been furious at the fact that the Soviet

Union had "backed down" before the U.S. and was

negotiating with the U.S. on an independent basis.

CASTRO must have considered himself as being in a

desperate situation. Source said that CASTRO was

dominated by vanity, had megalomaniacal tendencies,

and possessed a compulsion for revenge which was

notorious; on occasion his compulsion caused him to

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reach back as far as twenty years to revenge

actions taken against him at that time. Source

added that in the current situation CASTRO was fully

capable of undertaking an act of desperation, for

example the aerial bombardment of the U.S. or some

gross act against the Soviet Ambassador in Cuba.

GNVA 5006 (OUT 54584) 28 Mar 1963 (TDCSDB 3/653,939)

Filed 68-6-147/4

At the height of the October 62 Cuban crisis, CASTRO

haranged a Soviet commander about the "impossibility"

of permitting U.S. planes to photograph Cuba. The

Soviet succumbed to CASTRO's persuasiveness and took

action which resulted in shooting down a U-2 plane.

The Soviet command was furious and the Soviet officer

was returned to the USSR under arrest.

GNVA 6022 (IN 79271) 12 Dec 63 filed 68-6-147/3

Report that there was no speculation among orbit or

Soviet officials re implications of Johnson's

accession. There was a special alert status ordered

for Cuban Missions as a result of the assassination

of President Kennedy. The alert was still in effect

9 December 1963.

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GNVA 6029 (OUT 65853) 12 Dec 63 (TDCSDB 3/658,469)

Filed 68-6-147/4

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Report that circa 2 days after the assassination

of President Kennedy, Cuban dip missions abroad began

to receive a series of messages placing them on a

special alert status. These messages were obviously

due to apprehension by the Cuban Government that the

circumstances surrounding the assassination of

President Kennedy might lead to hostile activity

directed against the missions. They were instructed,

among other things, to be certain that there were

"no compromising documents on the premises."

GNVA 6313 (IN 30483) 2 March 1964 filed 201-9293

Source reported at 29 February meeting that CASTRO

was concerned that Johnson would not follow Kennedy's

course which might have lead to negotiations.

KHRUSHCHEV was convinced that CASTRO's Caribbean

Peace must be strengthened.

/COMMENT: Ref. IG Memo dated 25 April 1967 SECRET

EYES ONLY, Page 112 - Discussion of Assassination at

High-Level Government Meetings. HURWITCH of State,

and McGeorge BUNDY, White House, among others,

attended 10 Aug 62 Special Group (Augmented) meeting

at Dept. of State. Bill Harvey attended with McCone

for CIA. Remember Harvey's Mafia contacts. Also, keep

in mind that Tad SZULC allegedly had access to Hurwitch,

_050

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both President and Attorney General Kennedy, and

McGeorge Bundy. Could he have learned or heard of

the plot and let the word out? McCone recalled that

liquidation of CASTRO, and other regime officials, was

mentioned at JCS op room meeting 8 or 9 August 1962.

It was later determined that McCone's recollection was

probably faulty, that assassination came up for

discussion at the 10 August State meeting.T

AMSWEEP Operation

19-6-69

SW Message #45 from Agent (undated)

Expressed deepest sympathy for death of President

Kennedy. Added that death of Kennedy produced great

nervousness and concern in CASTRO and his close

associates. Further, that there was a great

mobilization of troops throughout the country.

SW Message #14 from AMSWEEP-12 dated 19 Nov 1964

Reported attempt against Fidel CASTRO's life at

odontological building located at 23rd Street;

one of his bodyguards was killed.

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AMTRUNK Operation 19-6-84/1-4

UFGA 11375 dated 30 September 1963

AMLEO-3 (Jose Ricardo RABEL Nunez) defected to the

U.S. in December 1962, became a JMWAVE asset, and was

used to screen names for the AMTRUNK Operation. His

wife reportedly had direct contact with Fidel CASTRO

on 7 September 1963 and requested permission for

herself and children to join RABEL in the U.S. CASTRO

reportedly expressed knowledge that RABEL phoned his

wife in Cuba every day. RABEL was terminated in

July 1964, reportedly due to conflict with JMWAVE Station

for not having exfiltrated his wife and children. He

returned to Cuba on his own in 1965, arrested, and set

free in July or August 1967. There are two firm

accusations that he was a CASTRO agent as early as

July 1963. If true, he could have been providing

CASTRO information on the AMTRUNK Operation.

UFGA 11829 dated 18 October 1963

Tad SZULC wrote an article on changing trends among

high-level personnel within the GASTRO Government, which

appeared in a major daily newspaper, and which he

told a high-level U.S. Government official was sourced

to DI. MORENO, the AMIRUNK team leader. Debriefing of

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MORENO produced information of considerable variance

to that in the article. He admitting talking to SZULC

but denied that article was based on information he

provided. The article (not in files) created considerable

furor in Washington, D.C. /COMMENT: If true, SZULC'

article(s) could have been used as a channel for

providing information to the Cuban Government, wittingly

or unwittingly.

WAVE 7300 (IN 58037) dated 9 November 1963

A radio message to the AMIRUNK's in Cuba on 9 November

1963 asked if they had developed any leads into the

higher echelons of the Rebel Army, and who at higher

levels appeared to be good prospects for recruitment.

It cited rumors that persons in top positions of the

army were dissatisfied to the point that they may have

been thinking of plotting against Fidel. L COMMENT:

There is no proof that this information came to the

attention of CASTRO; however, if the AMTRUNK operation

was penetrated, as it appears it might have been,

this information could have reached him.7

WAVE 9630 (IN 87039) dated 25 December 1963

AMTRUNK-9 (Modesto OROZCO) reported in an SW Message

dated 6 November 1963, that during the early part of

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conversation, expressed fear of the possibility of

"Commando Insurrections" which might take place on a

large scale in Cuba, as the Cuban economy was such

that he could not maintain a state of military alert

for a long time. He indicated that any prolonged

period of military alert might cause discontent among

the troops, a situation which would be dangerous and

create irreparable consequences. So as to negate the

possibility, CASTRO was undertaking an intensive

propaganda campaign to give confidence to his troops

and to limit the occurrence of any internal uprising.

MEMORANDUM for the Record by Mike Maney dated 23 Jan 1961

Rufo LOPEZ Fresquet allegedly leaked confidential

information re U.S. Government backing of provisional

government in Cuba, following invasion, given to him

by President Kennedy in strictest confidence.

/COMMENT: Tad SZULC reportedly had a standing invitation

for direct contact with President Kennedy, Robert

Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, since November 1961. SZULC

reportedly kept abreast of all important AMTRUNK operational

developments but took no active part in the operations.

SZULC was in touch with George VOLSKY, one of the

operations planners, who was in touch with Manuel

PINEIRO (DGI) at the time of the missile crisis in 1962.

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Aldo VERA Serafin, then in Miami, formerly with the

Department of Technical Investigation (of the DIER -

Department of Investigations of the Revolutionary

Army), was considered for use in the AMTRUNK Operation.

(VERA was assassinated in October 1976 in San Juan,

Puerto Rico.) VERA reportedly was receiving financial

aid from Santos TRAFFICANTE and the Mafia for arms and

ammunition, but there is no indication that such

activity was related to the Agency I

AMTABBY Operation

19-132-30

Part of the net, a major PM operation consisting of

numerous sabotage operations against on-island targets,

was wrapped up by CASTRO in November 1962. Through

captured agents, CASTRO learned that the operations

were approved at the highest levels of the U.S.

Government and that the major sabotage operations were

approved by President Kennedy. The captured agents

appeared on TV. The Cubans referred to operation CUPID

(true) and to Robert Wall (CI Staff.) We wonder how

the agent knew the operational crypt. The Cubans

believed Wall to be a close friend of Robert Kennedy.

Mr. Wall said he had never met Kennedy, but that the

agent's case officer phoned him once in the agent's

presence, and referred to Wall by true name.7

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AMTAUP Operation 19-132-19

SW Message #32 from Agent - Undated

Sent condolences on death of President Kennedy

and added that"the traitors rejoiced with the news.

The radios never turned off the happy music. When

they learned through the news services the background and

history of the assasin they were preoccupied and on the

same Friday they placed all troops on alert and also

all the doctors were alerted and kept at the hospitals."

AMTHEO Project

19-6-99

SW Message #14 from agent, undated

Reported that "relatives of neighbors of a sub-source

in Santiago de Cuba were arrested for being involved

in a frustrated plot to kill Fidel when a bomb was

found under the floor of the house in which Fidel

was to be the guest on the occasion of the celebration

of 26th of July."

SW Message #28, undated

Reported that a sub-source confirmed the frustrated

assassination of Fidel at the corner of 10th and 23rd

Streets (Vedado) in which one of Fidel's bodyguards

was killed.

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THIRTIETH OF NOVEMBER GROUP (MRTN) 19-120-37

Specific document not cited

/RESEARCHER COMMENT: "Of interest is the fact that a

delegation of MRIN members held a meeting in Dallas,

Texas in May 63. They, complained about the fact that the

U.S. Government was prohibiting further hit and run

raids on Cuba and stated that if within 30 days these

raids were not allowed to continue, the organization

would conduct a protest march to Washington, D.C.

Most of the documents in the file are from the FBI I

2506 BRIGADE 19-300-2

Memo for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from

John A. McCone, Director, CIA 25 January 1963

Concerned interrogation of members of 2506 Brigade

ransomed and returned to the U.S. in December 1962.

One individual interviewed (A 13 310 184) said he

was very mad at Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Rusk and Mr.

Kennedy, the President of the U.S. for denying needed

support. (By this he meant, by air and Naval gunfire).

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Memo for the Record dated 28 January 1963 by Robert

MORONEY, Office of Security Subj: Roberto PEREZ San Roman

(201-282287)

PEREZ was to speak with HURWITCH of State Department.

PEREZ had a dinner appointment with Robert Kennedy

at Kennedy's Palm Beach home 26 Jan 1963. Kennedy was

to explain in detail plans for future use of the Brigade

which emerged from a high-level meeting Friday 25 January

1963.

WAVE 3068 (IN 45935) dated 8 January 1963

Concerned 5 January 1963 meeting between ZAMKA (Dave

Morales) CIA and Manuel ARTIME for purpose of re-recruiting

ARTIME, debriefing him on brigade activities, and to

provide guidance. RUIZ-Williams reportedly told ARTIME

that Robert Kennedy instructed RUIZ, OLIVA and Jose

PEREZ, not to accept any money from the CRC or CIA;

that Kennedy was setting aside $25,000 dollars from families

committee funds for brigade leadership use for trips,

expenses, etc. WAVE Station had no other information

to confirm or deny this statement by Robt. Kennedy to

RUIZ. WAVE Station commented that within the present

policy framework the CRC could engage in: full spectrum of

prop and political action activities; intell. collection;

military training of officers and enlisted men via

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leadership development training, etc. Should USG

policy become more aggressive re Cuba, they could

also have commando raids on Cuban coast, attacks

on Bloc shipping going to or from Cuba, and

sabotage operations in Cuba.

WAVE 3103 (IN 46462) dated 8 January 1963

Reported that Brigade leaders asked families committee

for $25,000 ops funds which they claimed Robert

(PEREZ)

Kennedy indicated to RUIZ Williams and Roberto/SAN ROMAN,

should be made available to them through establishment

of joint bank account between committee and the Brigade.

The families committee turned down the Brigade request

but was disturbed that the request was made.

Memo for the Record dated 24 January 1964

Subj: Roberto PEREZ San Roman (201-282287)

In his 23 January meeting with Robert Kennedy, PEREZ

remarked that he had discussed Brigade problems, "in

general, with the writer (Office of Security) whom he

apparently identified only as his Agençy contact.

According to PEREZ, the Attorney General asked for the

writer's identity, which PEREZ, who knows the writer

only as "Bob", was unable to give.

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AMWARM Operation.

19-6-57

SW Message #45 from Agent dated 1 December 1963

Sent condolences on untimely passing of President

Kennedy and speculated that CASTRO was not entirely

out of the planning if Moscow had anything to do with

it, although it could have been one of his (CASTRO's)

unpredictable movements which is backfiring.

Radio Message #64 to Agent dated 4 April 1964

Requested any information the agent had picked up

on plots against Fidel and others, and identity

of those behind the plots.

AMVEE]Operation

19-6-68/2-4

WAVE 9577 (IN 35284) dated 6 Oct 1962

AMVEE-Jon Sept. visit to Miami reported that on 11

September Cuban Army trucks delivered large trunks to

house across the street from him] (Nx. L16 Calle 18

16 F

Miramax), Havana), at that time occupied by a Chilean

technician. From other activities in front of house,

AMVEE-I concluded that house was being used as LP

target probably for the house of Cuban Supreme Court o

Chief Luis M. BUCH who lived around the corner from

A-1.]

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The Chilean technician threw out a corrugated box

brought there a few days previously by an Army truck

escorted by the G-2. A-l retrieved the box and noted

it contained the address Acoustic Research, Inc.

Cambridge, Mass. (The Agency checked with the firm and

learned that the firm dealt in manufacture of high

fidelity components for home consumption. Firm official

said if box found its way to Cuba it no doubt was used

for second time and original contents removed) .

in Don Heath/22 March 1977 Memo on Miami Station Action

to Aid USG Investigation of Murder of John F. Kennedy,

Heath said AMWEE-17reported that on the night of the

day of the Kennedy assassination -I saw Osmani

CIENFUEGOS drive up to the house across the street) at

about 0100 hours; he stayed several hours. The house

at that time was occupied by an American expatriate

technician who built audio surveillance gear for the

CUIS. /

WAVE 2171 (IN 92822) 3 Aug 1963 19-6-68/3 Folder #2

A letter intended for Fidel CASTRO was given to (AMNEE- 1)

in Mexico on 2 August. He was to mail it within a day

or two after return to Cuba on 2 August.

WAVE 2286 (IN 95047) 7 Aug 1963 19-6-68/3 Folder #2

AMWEE- I]was given letter on 2 August for wife of

AMLEO-3, returned to Cuba that day, and was instructed

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to deliver the letter to her soonest. Included in

the letter was the name of the Mexican Ambassador

in Cuba given as an emergency contact for wife of

AMLEO-3. _COMMENT: If AMLEO-3 was an agent of

CASTRO, as suspected, this information could have

fallen into the hands of CASTRO.]

WAVE 3331 (IN 06371) dated 23 Aug 1963 19-6-68/3 Folder #2

States that DIRECTOR 63497 instructed AMNEE-]not to use

W/T set except for urgent messages such as report on

Fidel CASTRO's death and related momentous developments.

We purposely did not tell[A-17 that his radio reportedly

was blown.

DIRECTOR 72045 from Hqs. to WAVE 30 Sept 63 filed

19-6-68/3 Folder #2

Para 2 states "see CASTRO reference in 28 September

speech to money caches."

WAVE 2329 (IN 81847) dated 26 Sept 1964 filed W/T Chrono

19-6-68/3 Vol. #3

8814

AMWÉE- 1] message #2.

'My government (Italian) has

intervened violently re imprisonment of Vasco CECCHI,

Italian citizen who owned Montecatini Restaurant,

Havana. Requests immediate release or else will take

severe measures.

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WAVE 8316 (IN 70529) dated 30 Nov 1963 19-6-68/3 Folder #4

Para 1 gave translation of WAVE 8279 (IN 69695) Mge. 45

from (AMNEE-i) to Case Officer: "Our condolences on death

President. MAURI (Mario MAURI, Italian diplomat)

reports on 22 Nov the Cubana aircraft delayed its

departure five hours from 1700 to 2200 waiting for an

important passenger who arrived Mexico City Airport in

private twin motor aircraft at 2130 hours Mexi time

transferring directly from his plane to the Cubana plane

without going through customs or immigration. Travelled

in pilot's cabin. MAURI returned on same aircraft

to Cuba. I shall come out 29 Nov but do not know

whether I can stay. Best that you come to the airport

that day. Here there is great movement of troops

toward Pinar del Rio." /COMMENT: See AOCOVE Operation

Memo, AMCOVE-1 SW Mge #71, dated 10 Dec 63. A-17reported

that Mario MAURI flew from Mexico to Havana on 23 November.

(AMNEE- 1] Production Folder #6 Oct 63 thru May 65: 19-6-68/4

There is nothing between 24 Oct 63 and 4 Dec 63 (void).

WAVE 8100 (IN 67217) 23 Nov 63 contains no requirements

to ANNEE-I re assassination, nor do subsequent messages

through 30 December 63.

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AMWEE- 1) SW Chrono 14 Jan 63 thru 20 Apr 65 Folder #9.

19-6-68/3

There are no messages between SW #119 dated 12 Nov 63,

received Miami 20 Nov 63, and SW #124 dated 15 Apr 1964,

received Miami 20 April 1964. Four messages are missing

from this file.

Message to Agent

(IN 04498) dated 12 June 64

Asked if agent had learned the name of the young man

in peasant clothes who rides Cubana plane to Mexico

and back every Friday.

Message from Agent

(IN 81847) dated 26 Sept 64

States that Vasco CECCHI was arrested "some months ago"

and charged with dollar dealings and being part of a

plot against CASTRO.I

AMWEE -1/Operational File 19-6-68/3 Vol. #4

Memo dated 4 November 1964

Shows that 8 names gleaned from the "Warren Conmission

documents" were checked in WH/SA/IOS (Cuba Desk) files

with negative results. Reports traces attached.

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AMWORLD Operation

19-124-27

Memo for the Record by Henry Hecksher, 10 July 1963

Washington, D.C. Meeting with ARTIME (BOX 18)

ARTIME related events prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Manuel RAY had just arrived in the U.S. from Cuba. He

enjoyed strong Department of State support. It was his

intent to get the U.S. to withdraw support from the FRD

and to obtain control over the training camps himself.

VARONA's and CARILLO's intention was to see the FRD go

down. Hecksher said he masterminded RAY's defeat and

RAY knew it.

Memo by Henry D. Hecksher on AMWORLD Meeting in

Washington 7 to 10 Nov 1963 Subj: Dr. La Saga (BOX 18)

LaSaga was the MR delegate in the U.S. while ARTIME

was imprisoned in Cuba (following the Bay of Pigs

invasion.) ARTIME demoted LaSaga. LaSaga described

by Hecksher as one of the most intelligent men he had

ever met. It was LaSaga's firm position that while

President Kennedy was in power it would be impossible

to defeat CASTRO.

WAVE 6925 (IN 89430) dated 23 May 1964

Concerns Tad SZULC' articles in the New York Times

19, 20 and 21 May which AMCARBON-1 believes were

fabricated and violated newsbeat agreement he had with

AMCARBON - 1.

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Memo for Chief, Special Affairs Staff, by Henry

Hecksher dated 3 September 1963 19-124-27/3 (Box 28)

A Tad SZULC article in a special to The New York Times

datelined Key West, 1 Sept (1963) quotes "the judgement of

authoritative quarters in Cuba'" that Washington

tolerance of small refugee groups that are identified

with political factions objectionable to most Cubans,

specifically the groups that apparently operate from

Nicaragua and are identified with ARTIME, works against

the emergence of meaningful opposition. /Hecksher

comment: I wonder who is actually behind what looks

to me like a concerted denigration campaign?/

DBA 42843 dated 3 June 1963 (FBI) 19-124-27 (Box 29)

From interview of Santiago ALVAREZ Rodriguez on 23 May

1963 and information from his contact in April 1963

with attorney Paulino A. SIERRA. SIERRA planned to go to

Miami, from Chicago, to help establish a unity movement

among Cuban political groups. SIERRA wanted ALVAREZ to

meet an American arriving in Miami from Chicago (name

unknown) who claimed to have $30,000,000. available to

donate to Cuban exiles to establish unity and

provisional government in exile. The American said the

money would be given on condition that the unity would

be established, and that the group he represented would

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be given certain concessions in Cuba in the future.

The

American claimed he did not represent the U.S. Government

but had good contacts with the government. It was not

known what he meant by the term concessions - whether

that was with reference to gambling concessions, business

franchises or possible business contracts with the

Cuban Government. ALVAREZ concluded that the American

was completely unreliable. The American was described

as white, male, about 45 years old, 5 ft. 10 inches,

180 lbs., well-dressed, businessman type who spoke a

little Spanish and obviously had been in Havana at one

time. The American indicated that he was from Chicago.

WAVE 1013 (IN 78067) dated 11 July 1963 (Box 29)

Concerns activities of Cuban Committee for Liberation

(CCL) sparked by Guillermo ALONSO Pujol 21 May 1963.

(Agency learned from DGI defector SLIPSTREAM-1 in Nov 71

that ALONSO was a Cuban intelligence agent.) Cable

goes on to state that Enrique RUIZ Williams had apparently

been inactive, at least in Miami circles, since denying

via local press on 22 May that he was hand-picked by

Attorney General Kennedy to unify anti-Castro exiles.

CSDB 3/656,611 dated 13 September 1963 (Box 29)

Indicates that SIERRA's actions relating to Cuba

Committee for Liberation would lead to chaos and anarchy.

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At a meeting 20 Aug 1963 members of the group decided to

report SIERRA's irregularities to the group's financiers

in Chicago. Calls were made to Chicago to VANDERBUILT

(fnu) and Dillon BRADEN.

WAVE 8562 (IN 74653) dated 5 Dec 1963 (Box 29)

Reports that PRIO's declarations wherein he accused the

U.S. Government of agreement with Russia to replace

CASTRO with Tito-type goverrment originated with

Guillermo ALONSO Pujol in Washington. It was received

by PRIO through Guillermo BELT. Pujol has friendly

relations with certain members diplomatic circle Washington

and thinks he is well informed although he lives in

Europe. Quillerno MARQUEZ, publisher of New York weekly

Ahora and Carlos MARQUEZ Sterling are both part of

PRIO's plan and allegedly have become associated with

Richard NIXON in accordance with Republican Party plan

to bring up Cuban case before the elections.

WAVE 8563 (IN 84654) dated 6 Dec 1963 (Box 29)

Information from Francisco CHAO Hermida, who attended

10 Nov 63 meeting with Miguel A. "Cuco" LEON - involved

PLAN JUDAS. LEON told CHAO that while in Wash., D.C., he

met with Enrique RUIZ Williams. RUIZ informed him that he

(RUIZ) was to lead new Cuban republic and had been so

named by Robert Kennedy who had gone to New York to

interview him. Kennedy allegedly said that RUIZ could

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work with any or every sector he wished but important

point was that RUIZ was to be the boss.

Memo for the Record by Alfonso RODRIGUEZ dated

23 June 1964 re Telecon with Tad SZULC (Box 29)

SZULC stated that the detention of RAY was due to

"double" nature of U.S. policy; meaning by that that

the U.S. Government was anxious to depose Fidel CASTRO,

but would not permit anyone to act against Cuba.

RODRIGUEZ pointed out to SZULC that RAY as well as

"all of the other fellows" have been constantly

reminded that they cannot use U.S. territory as a

base but apparently they have got to lose all of their

assets before they realize that this is a serious policy.

AMWREN Operation 19-6-51/1-4

AMWREN-I Report dated 5 February 1962 19-6-51/4

Report that during a speech on 4 February 1962 Fidel

stopped reading the text prepared by the Communist

Party and, on his own, referred to Kennedy as "impudent".

He tried to separate himself from the text and continue

on his own, but was brought back in line by Carlos

Rafael RODRIGUEZ and Anibal ESCALANTE.

On 1 February 1962 AMTURVY-1 reported that Rolando

CUBELA and other prominent government figures were

under arrest in La Cabana Fortress and were kept

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separated from the other prisoners.

AMYUM Operation 19-132-32

UFGA 8466 dated 12 April 1963

19-132-32

Transmitted intelligence debriefing reports on Operation

FINA exfiltrees. Debriefing of Caridad MACIAS Rodriguez.

On 26 July 1961 MACIAS was involved in an action to kill

Fidel CASTRO at the 26th of July ceremony at the Plaza

Civic. The action was to kill Fidel CASTRO by firing

a bazooka shell at the speaker's platform. This action

failed because of a defective firing device on the

bazooka. The G-2 had had persons involved, working in

resistance, under surevillance for some time. MACIAS

was connected with the MR. A G-2 interrogator said that

the Cuban security forces knew everything that was going

on in the resistance movement. They permitted these

resistance organizations to organize and exist until

it was decided to roll up the group. She seemed to be

connected with AMBRONC-5 (a CIA on-island asset) who

arrested and executed the latter part of August 1962.

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List of Task

Force

Participants

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William Sturbitts

Chris Hopkins

Jane Zerance

Felipe Acevedo]

Kathleen Bleving

3

Taylor (Mike) Belcher]

3

Daryl Geisler

3

Martin Miller

LAD/JFK Task Force Participants

Task Force Supervisor

Group leader

Researcher and Administrative back-up

to Ms. Hopkins. Served from mid-Oct

83 1976 to mid-February 1977.

Researcher and Translator

Served from mid-October 1976 to

mid-February 1977.

Researcher and Translator

Served from mid-October 1976 to

mid-February 1977.

Researcher (Strong along CI lines)

Served from mid-October 1976 to

January 1977, prior to PCS assignment.

Researcher

Served from mid-October 1976 to

mid-November 1976. (Part-time due

to personal tragedy).

Researcher

Served approximately 3 weeks from

January to mid-February 1977.

SECRET SENSITIVE

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3

Barbara Boylel

Researcher

Served approximately three weeks

from January to mid-February 1977.

(Iva King]

Researcher

Served approximately 2 weeks in

3

Howard Brubaker)

February 1977.

Researcher

Served approximately 2 weeks in

February 1977.

Annie Goodpasture

Recalled from retirement by the IG

Staff.

Served with LAD Task Force from

mid-March to mid-May 1977.

See

following paragraph on Ms. Goodpasture.

Based on her long tenure at the Mexico City Station which

spanned the critical period, September to November 1963, Ms.

Goodpasture was recalled by the IG Staff in February 1977 to

answer numerous questions which focused primarily on Mexico City

Station activities.

The IG Staff has written a statement regarding

Ms. Goodpasture's review of the Mexico City Station files. After

assisting the IG Staff, Ms. Goodpasture then joined the LAD Task

Force from mid-March to mid-May 1977. Her contribution during that

period consisted primarily of the following:

a) Recall, review and translation from Spanish to

English (when not provided) of microfilm of Mexico City Station

SECRET/SENSITIVE

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teltap take against the Soviet Embassy during the period September

through November 1963, to determine a possible Soviet link with

OSWALD.

b) Preparation of report on Cubana flights and flights

from Mexico City to Havana based on research and translations by

other members

of the Task Force.

c)

Preparation of report on Gilberto Policarpo Lopez

based on research and findings by other LAD Task Force members.

d)

Reviewed at Headquarters and Warrenton/photo coverage

of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City for pictures of the

"unidentified man."

Reviewed 8 boxes of policy material for possible

findings.

SECRET/SENSITIVE

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NAME AND ADDRESS

TO:

1

2

3

4

DATE INITIALS

-TOP-SECRET UNBEA

(Security Classification)

S6-01755-77A

CONTROL NO.

ACTION

APPROVAL

COMMENT

CONCURRENCE

REMARKS:

DIRECT REPLY

DISPATCH

FILE

INFORMATION

I PREPARE REPLY

RECOMMENDATION

RETURN

I SIGNATURE

FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO.

DATE

Handle Via

COMINT

Channel

Access to this document will be restricted to

those approved for the following specific activities:

Warning Notice

Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions

TOP SECRET UMBRA

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IND SECRET UMBRA

ZRKNICK Operation 200-5-38 (FBI Monitoring of

Cuban Espionage Net in Miami, International in Scope)

BOX I - Non-CS Documents Filed AMAPOLA (Juan AMESTOY Folder)

On 8 April 1963 the FBI intercepted an SW message from

ZRKNICK agent in Miami to CUIS Headquarters in Havana.

Said Juan ARMESTOY /Should read AMESTOY; was CIA agent?

told ZRKNICK agent about a trip he planned to Cuba with

other Cubans. That an internal uprising was being

prepared and six men, four Cubans and two foreigners,

had already arrived in Cuba to assassinate Fidel. "Ricardo

CABRERA told RIN last night that from now until

December 63 many things are expected in Cuba and that

the American Government will take advantage of the

opportunity of the attack on the Russian boat to control

the gusanos (worms) who work on their own and then in

the work of CIA in its job of infiltration. ARMESTOY

says that they always take an American with them and

it is he who gives the orders and communicates by

radio with the airplanes which explore the route. ARMESTOY

took eleven thousand five hundred pesos to Cuba. Be

careful. Regards." /COMMENT: ZRKNICK at request of

CUIS Havana, continued to report on AMESTOY. AMESTOY

was later arrested and killed in a gun battle or executed

by the Cuban Government I

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CSCI 3/776,625 Dated 19 June 1963 Memo to FBI from CIA

Subject: Ricardo CABRERA Anoedo

Attached memo dated 30 April 1963 states that Ricardo

CABRERA Amoedo aka "Cayo" who lived in the U.S., returned

to Cuba when CASTRO assumed power in January 1959,

returned to Miami in 1960 as an active G-2 member and

continued to work as an informer for CUIS. During 1960

he went to Cuba and had an interview with VALDES, Fidel

CASTRO, NARANJO and Juan ORTA, then secretary to Fidel.

In Miami CABRERA worked for the G-2, together with PIMENTAL

(Enu) and Pepe NOVA, who were chiefs of G-2 in Miami.

Was a man who would sell his mother. Became an American

citizen and used to brag about being a member of CIA.

VOLUME II (Box I) Sunmary of Relations with FBI

TOP SECRET DINAR

On 15 March 1963 the FBI's ZRKNICK supervisor met with

CIA personnel for discussion of the case and promised to

keep CIA Headquarters informed of all developments.

The

FBI provided text of SW message from AMAPOLA letter drop

indicating travel of one Evaristo FERNANDEZ to Costa Rica

in connection with some kind of operation. CIA sent

the information immediately to Costa Rica in view of

President's trip.

'''"'

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VOLUME II (Box I) Memo from FBI to CIA dated 12 Aug 1963

Memo attached text of intercepted message; although

in code, deciphered, it said the following: "Antonio

ROJAS told me the following. CIA is still recruiting

people but they are warned before hand that they have to

accept Huber MATOS as their leader. My friend, Luisito

AQUIAR, who was second in command to Tom DIQUE, was

recruited and he will soon be sent to Cuba. RID told

me the following: my prison mate Ernesto SANTANA, was

also recruited a few days ago and sent by CIA and

transferred to another place for his preparation. Tony,

no good, and I believe the attempt (on the life) of the

horse would be more effective, tell us how the check-out

is going."

Memorandum for Chief of Station, Mexico dated 3 Sept 1963

(Box I) TOP SECRET DINAR

Page 5 para 7 A states that AMAPOLA [crypt for CUIST

with outstation located in the Miami area, has for its

main objective the penetration of CIA and exile

organizations directed against Cuba. One important agent,

possibly the P/A /Jose CARBONNEL Marrero/ has been

identified by the FBI and is a naturalized U.S. citizen of

Cuban birth. The FBI is currently reading his S/W

messages, and CIA is interrogating a WAVE asset (?)

who has an unexplained connection with the agent. Another

WAVE asset (name unknown) who has had contact with the agent

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has been interrogated and found to be clean. A third

WAVE asset (identity unknown) in contact with the agent,

has been turned over to the FBI for possible use against

the agent."

VOLUME III (Box I) Intercepted Message from Cuba to

Agent in Miami, Dated 24 Nov 1963 TOP SECRET DINAR

Asked following questions:

1. Whether there is concentration of the Yankee Army.

2. Whether there is a concentration of mercenaries.

3. Whether there is an increase in pressure on those

sympathetic to Cuba and the left.

4. Whether active counter-revolutionaries are disappearing.

5. To inform fully via<CANDI (CUIS clandestine drop in

Mexico City) the reaction of the Gusanos and the

Republicans to the death of Kennedy.

VOLUME III (Box I) Memo for Chief, JMWAVE from SAS/CI

Dated 11 March 1964 - TOP SECRET DINAR

Memo attached copies of ZRKNICK intercepts provided

CIA by the FBI:

25 Dec 63 plain text letter (translated from Spanish

to English) to Irma SUAREZ in Cuba. Para 6 states "I

will tell you about Kennedy's death in the other letter

when I am in New Jersey. All that is a ?."

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30 Dec 63 letter from Miami to Irma in Cuba. Para 3

states "Irma, I certainly did not forget those medicines

you asked me for. I was very sure that they would give

them to you and that you would be able to go to Camaguey

to see Pepe."

VOLUME IV - FBI Summaries TOP SECRET DINAR (Box 1)

Letter to Irma SUAREZ in Cuba from H. DIAZ in Miami,

dated 17 Oct 63. Second para, of SW text states "Irma,

do not bother asking Manolo GARCIA about the letters which

he has sent me, since I turned them over to CONTE AGUERO

and he has read them." /COMMENT: This appears to be

Luis CONTE Aguero, a former JWAVE Station asset

terminated in 1969. His file indicates that he is (was)

a suspected CASTRO agent. He reportedly got the Cuban

vote for President-elect Carter and was in Wash., D.C.

in December 1976 with the Carter transition team./.

BOX 2 - "'NOE" FOLDER - TOP SECRET DINAR

25 November 1963 intercept of message from Cuba to agent

in Miami. "In view of the assassination attempt in the

U.S., report the reaction in that city, commentaries

in government circles, right and left. Report change,

accelleration, or maneuvers of any kind with regard to

the aggression plan against Cuba."

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SJOS 6429 (IN 68164) Dated 26 November 63 (BOX 2)

Cable from San Jose to Headquarters. "Costa Rican

Deputy Julio SUNOL Leal (ZRKNICK suspect, Conmunist

fellow traveller and pro-CASTRO propagandist) planned

depart 24 Nov to attend Peace Conference in Poland.

Delayed departure and now planning leave San Jose

by air for Poland 26 Nov. Plans stop en route in Texas

repeat Texas. Then will travel on to Poland. Station

suspected SUNOL will attempt gather data in Texas for use

in pro-Communist CASTRO propaganda re assassination

Kennedy. SUNOL travelling with dip. passport."

MEXI 7085 (IN 68561) Dated 27 November 1963

Cable to Headquarters from Mexico City. "Subject arrived

Mexico Taca FIt. 772 1600 26 Nov. Leaving KLM Flt. 684

for Amsterdam 27 Nov. Flt. stops Houston and Montreal

en route."

HZPA 13,960 Dated 3 December 1963 (BOX 4)

Dispatch from Panama City to Headquarters. "At 22

Nov 63 Esterline-HYSAGE-1 (Thelma King) meeting, news

was received of President Kennedy's death. This had

a profound effect on H-1. Her first reaction was that

it must have been done by racial extremists and she

spent a considerable time extolling the virtues of

President Kennedy, and what he had been trying to do.

At the 27 Nov 63 Esterline-HYSAGE-1 meeting, H-1

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made quite a point of saying that she was absolutely

positive that Fidel CASTRO could have had nothing to

do with the act.

(BOX 10) TOP SECRET DINAR - Intercepted Message from Cuba

to Agent in Miami dated 27 Oct 1962

Stated "Principal objective is the physical elimination

of counter-revolutionary scum and the destruction of their

centers. The less important ones you can beat up and

request their expulsion from the country. Keep the

material secured from the Yankee Embassy in a safe place

until receipt of further instructions."

(BOX 10) PAMELA Folder - Periodic Activity Report

Presumably dated December 1963

PAMELA Folder (CUIS agent). "In addition to the regular

bi-weekly schedules held on 10 and 24 November, a special

schedule was held on 29 November, as was done in the case

of AMAPOLA (CARBONNEL). Among various matters dealt with

in the message transmitted on 10 November, one in particular

was of high interest. This was the request for a man

to be chosen to handle commo in cases of emergency inasmuch

as it would be more difficult to accomplish this as "the

struggle worsens." An exhaustive report on all aspects of

counter-revolutionary groups and activities was also

requested of the agent." On 24 Nov 63, as in the case of

AMAPOLA, a special code was set up to enable "A--CH

(illegible) to report by cable directly to drops in Cuba

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on the situation in Puerto Rico after the assassination

of President Kennedy. SANTOS, the agent who actually

receives all messages transmitted to PAMELA was to

contact AB--N (illegible) and have him report on the

development of any of the following situations:

a.

if a contingent of gusano (worm) Cubans has

arrived there;

b.

if mobilization of resident gusano Cubans is noticed;

c. if mobilization of U.S. forces is noticed;

d. if the Cubans who arrived and those who were there

before have "developed circulation;"

if activities of repressive organs against popular

forces have increased.

A special transmission was scheduled for the following

Thursday at the same time. As there were no adverse develop-

ments in the situation after the President's death,

this subject was not dealt with in the special transmission

made on 29 Nov (1963) •

(BOX 10) SEPIO File

The "SEPIO" file contains a letter from MENENDEZ

in France to Oliva LOPEZ, Mexico. /COMMENT: believe

letter may have been written by the MANENDEZ who wrote

letter to a Bernardo MORALES in Miami 27 Nov 62, discussing

plans for assassination of President Kennedy. See

MENENDEZ shadow file.]

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(BOX 10) "ROBERTO Folder" Periodic Activity Report

Dated (presumably) December 1963

On 25 November (63) the agent was asked to report on the

reaction of the assassination of President Kennedy by

governmental right-wing and left-wing circles. The agent

(Roberto) was also asked to report on the status of plans

of aggression against Cuba:

(BOX 10) Memo to Chief of Station, JMVAVE from C/SAS/CI

Dated 6 December 1963

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Cites memos of 22 and 29 November 63 attached (which are

not attached to document). 22 Nov 63 memo reportedly

included an intercepted SW message which mentioned one

Ricardo. IRURETA Goyena who worked at the Hotel

Fontainebleau in Miami. The 29 November 63 memo reportedly

contained an intercepted SW message, a letter addressed

to Irma SUAREZ in Cuba in both open text and in secret

writing, and another letter which apparently was intended

for Manolo GARCIA, also both in open text and secret

writing.

ZRKNICK Unnumbered Box - VOL. III

PACY 1073 (IN 48464) dated 26 October 1963

Cable from Panama City to Headquarters. "Hope you

understand that PONCHAY (Jake Esterline) and Station CI

group as dissatisfied with unresolved aspects HYSAGE Ops.

as is Hqs. Do not, however, at this point, see spectre

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of Soviets or massive provocation efforts directed by

Soviets and/or CASTRO in progress. /COMMENT: PONCHAY

was in touch with HYSAGE-1 (Thelma King), a Panamanian

left-wing politician, pro-Castro Deputy to National

Assembly, and personal friend of Fidel CASTRO. Recruited

by Fidel Aug 62 to perform espionage mission in Panama./

MEXI 6969 (IN 64256) Dated 19 Nov 63 (VOL. III)

Cable from Mexico to Hqs. "16 Nov. LICOOKY-1 with

LINLUCK-1 visited Maj. Alfonso PRERA Sierra, employed by

Francisco "Paco" AMADO at Maquinas Coloso. "Paco" still

involved Guatemala guerrilla ops and receives money from

Cubans to pass to Guats.

"Paco's" wife says "Paco"

now in U.S. but Alfonso thinks he either in Guatemala or

Cuba. Alfonso's brother Enrique still firmly pro-Cuban."

DIRECTOR 84449 Dated 21 November 1963 (VOL. III)

Cable from Hqs. to WAVE. "Hqs. has sensitive information

indicating that Cuban Intelligence Service is targetting

against person employed in State Dept. office in Miami.2:

(Matter discussed with the FBI.)

DIRECTOR 84791 Dated 22 November 1963 (VOL. III)

Cable from Headquarters to Panama City. "'HYSAGE-2

Victor Augusto NAVAS-King )) turned plane ticket over to

"MEDINA"' on 22 Nov. Ticket expires 7 Dec 63. Has decided

remain U.S. over Xmas holidays. Wants to raise grade at

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Georgetown (University). Was much affected by death

of President and did not want to talk much.

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DIRECTOR 85343 Dated 27 November 1963 (VOL. III)

Cable from Hqs. to WAVE and Panama City. "Hqs. suspects

Blanca Alicia FRANCO may be spearhead of penetration

of AMDT/CIA ops on behalf ZRKNICK complex. AMOTS /JMWAVE

Station Ops./ in direct contact with FRANCO. FRANCO,

suspect Cuban agent, in contact with AMOT-110. (Norberto

Felipe MARTINEZ Garcia).

HDCA 3405 Dated 29 November 1963 (VOL. III)

Dispatch from Santo Domingo to Hqs.concerning one Eduardo

TAVARES Justo. TAVARES queried EMGLUE- 1 (

on 2 Oct 63 about his experiences in the U.S. but did not

give any indication that he was going there. On 9 Oct.

five days after TAVARES departure, EMGLUE-1 reported that

TAVARES had not gone to Canada as planned, but to New York.

On 22 Nov 63 EMGLUE-1 reported that as of 17 Nov TAVARES

was still in New York. E-1 believed TAVARES a Communist, or at

least has Communist ideas.

HMMA 22632 Dated 18 December 1963 (VOL. III)

Dispatch from Mexico City to Hqs. "On 21 Nov 63 LICOOKY-1

obtained following info re Francisco AMADO. For past year

AMADO has continued to receive visits from emissaries of

Fidel CASTRO and to make mysterious trips. On each occasion

(sic) AM See fe arious expenditures.

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Right after receiving these visitors and the money, AMADO

goes on trips. AMADO was in Cuba for a while last year.

He may be working for the Govt of Cuba in intelligence

work.. AMADO's wife was educated in the U.S. She has

friends in Washington and also at the U.S. Embassy in

Mexico. As of this date, AMADO has been outside Mexico

for some time. His wife explains that he is in the U.S.

Last year when AMADO went to Guatemala, taking funds from

CASTRO for the guerrillas, he applied for membership in

the Guatemalan Communist Party. He has CASTRO's confidence

and performs services for the Communists."

DIRECTOR 90507 Dated 20 December 1963 VOL. III)

Cable from Hqs. to Panama City and Bern. "Appears likely

someone may have used HYSAGE-1 ticket. Can Panama City

identify? Was HYSAGE-1 in Panama 4-17 Dec?

DBA 57414 (FBI) Dated 21 November 1963 100-5-14 (VOL. IV)

Page 11, para 3, mentions a Manolo GARCIA who had in his

possession driver's license in name Manolo RODRIGUEZ. /This

Manolo RODRIGUEZ may be iden/ with one Manuel RODRIGUEZ

Seoane (201-920072) Cuban DSE officer in 1964 responsible

for recruiting Emilio ECHARTE Pedroso. ECHARTE's mission

was to enter the U.S. for the purpose of assassinating

Cuban exile, Manolo RAY. DIRECTOR 501359, 15 Jan 747 •

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ZRKNICK Continued

PACY 4074 (IN 30576) dated 17 July 1964 (Vol. VII

Cable from Panama City to Hqs. "Station will do everything

possible to get additional answers and clarification from

HYSAGE-1. If H-1 trying to divert attention from more

important target or activity any of the following

possibilities may be considered:

c. H-1 may be involved in or aware of impending

action. Perhaps a golpe de Estado (coup d'etat) or

assassination, and is trying detract attention from persons

actually involved."

BOGO 4761 (IN 41774 dated 3 August 1964 (Vol. VIII

Cable from Bogota to Has. "On 28 July 64 a State Dept.

officer received information that there was a pro-CASTRO

group in the Civil Aeronautics Administration and names

Alvaro REYES Nieto as a member of the group. REYES, a

Colombian, is a radio technician, now in Wash., D.C. area

on ODWIFE (International Corporation Administration)

training grant. Hernando REYES Nieto, believed to be

Alvaro's brother, reportedly travelled to Cuba via Mexico

in January 1962. CSDB 3/654,557 lists him as architect

in employ of the Cuban Government.

SHHTW 1721 dated 15 October 1964 (Vol. VIII)

Dispatch from Has. to( Tegucigalpa

"When President Kennedy

died, Augusto (DGI) directed officers in National

Liberation Bldg, to prepare radio communication using

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song "Three Beautiful Cubans" or "Six Beautiful

Cubans," which could be transmitted by Radio Havana,

Cuba and be used to send easily understood ciphered

messages. AMMUG-1 (DGI defector) believed that Norberto

HERNANDEZ Curbelo (DGI) officer chose the musical

recording. Augusto is believed to be iden/with Carlos

Sixto CHAIN Soler, Deputy to Manuel PINEIRO, Chief of

the DGI.

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Outline of the Complete LAD/JFK Task Force Files

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LAD (Cuba) Task Force to Investigate

Assassination of President Kennedy

019-604-001

Vol. I

Vol. II

Vol. III

Vol. IV

Vol. V

Vol. VI

Vol. VII

Vol. VIII

Vol. IX

Vol. X

Vol. XI

Vol. XII

Vol. XIII

Vol. XIV

Vol. XV

Vol. XVI

Vol. XVII

Vol. XVIII

Vol. XIX

Administrative - Background Working Papers

Administrative - Background Working Papers

Administrative - Background Working Papers

Press Clippings

Interagency Memoranda

Interagency Memoranda

Terms of Reference - Folders 1 thru 34 Cuba/Mexico

Interim Report on AMTRUNK Operation and Operation

to Split Castro Regime

Memoranda (Draft) - Operational and Subject : Files

Negative Findings A thru H

Memoranda (Draft) - Operational and Subject

Files

Negative Findings I thru Z

Memoranda with Findings Attached - A and B

Memoranda with Findings Attached - C

Memoranda with Findings Attached - D thru J

Memoranda with Findings Attached - K

Memoranda with Findings Attached - L

Memoranda with Findings Attached - M and Mc

Memoranda with Findings Attached - N thru R

Memoranda with Findings Attached - S thru V

Memoranda with Findings Attached - W thru Z

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Vol. XX

Vol. XXI

Vol. XXII

Memoranda on Personalities Checked - A thru N

Memoranda on Personalities Checked - O thru Z

Final Report - How Research was Conducted -

Chronology of Findings

List of Participants

Outline of LAD/JFK Official Files

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