Originator: FBI
From: SCHRAMM
To: MM
Document date: 11/02/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/17/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90158-10011

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

HQ

2-2173-231

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SCHRAMM

MM

DATE: 11/02/1976

PAGES:

45

SUBJECTS :

LUIS POSADA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO; EBF

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Flecords Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

66262 Date: 04.22-2122

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8 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

ÜSA EPMR 1A1

CFRI 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC MIAMI

TO

CIA HAS NO OBJSCTION TO

DECLASSIFIGATION AND/OR,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

FROM : AUDREY L. SCHRAMM

Correlation Clerk

IN THIS DOGUMENT, JM 10-6-97

SECRET

DATE: 11-2-76

SUBJECT:

LUIS POSADA Carriles, aka Luis Clemente Faustino Posada,

Luis Clénente Posada, Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Cargiles,

Ed Bambi.

A search of the indices in the Miami Office and

review of references reflects the following information

pertaining to the above captioned:

DECLASSIFIED BY 26068054

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ON

105-8922* Unsub; Training of Cubans on Property of Weir

W. Williams, Polk County, Florida 5-3-64. Neutrality

Matters IS-Cuba. Tampa airtel 5-7-64 requested Miami to

determine if training of Cubans was a CIA operation. On

5-11-64, MISS HENRIETTA LORI, CIA liaison, covert (protect)

that CIA had no interest in WEIR W. WILLIAMS and

possessed no information

about him or the reported train-

ing of Cubans on WILLIAM's property.

Miami RUC report Of

SA JAMES J. O'CONNOR 7-8-64, reflects

investigation dis-

continued on basis of Bureau teletype advising that the

Department of Justice was not asking for further active

investigation in view of the apparent involvement of JURE.

Tampa closing

report 7-17-54 reflcts a changed title to

show the name of WEIR P. WILLIAMS on whose property the :

training camp was located and, also the name of LUIS CLEMENTE

FAUSTINO POSADA CARRILES, the chief instructor at the camp.

The camp was known as Campo de Insurgencia Jose Marti.

Numerous memos have been channeled to this file and should

be further reviewed if necessary by the Agent. Statement

furnished by POSADA is being

set-forth:

9

та

CLASS,

Glassie to 23 delay

DECLASOIFY ON 25X

Declassify

QAD$ $/20/83

_ ATE INPORMATTOE CONT TOG

HEREIN IS UND

EXCEPT WHERE

OTHERWISE

Declassity

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134-712* Luis Posada, PSI. Case opened on Cleveland

letter 11-1-61. Letter requested Miami to review INS

file

on POSADA and furnish pertinent data. Miami

letter to Cleveland 11-27-61 reflects title changed to

LUIS CLEMENTE POSADA CARRILES, aKa LUIS POSADA. INS

file #A12419708 reflected subject born 2-15-28, Cienfuegas,

Cuba, married, wife CONCEPCION CASTANEDA NAPOLES, reSides

in Cuba. Reason for remaining in US "political"

• Miami

PD, MBPD, DCPSD, Miami Municipal Court and Credit Bureau

of Greater Miami, checked

with negative results. Miami

indices reflected on 4-27-61, a list of Cuban names was

submitted to the Miami Office by the local representative

of CIA fOr a name check.

Subject's name was carried on

this list. Above file was RUC'd on letter 11-27-01.

Subsequent serials routed to above file have also been

channeled to 105-8922*.

97-405-23 CIA, Washington, D. C. letter to Director 9-6-61.

Re: Activities of the Unidad Revolucionaria, Anti-Castro

GrOup. List of 18 members öf the Halcones Negros, their

addresses and code names assigned to them by the Ur.

This list reflects the following re: one LUIS POVEDA

CARRILES. Pseudonym: "Czador"; Cryptonym: 10-8; Radio

pseudonym: "Submarine"; Cryptonym: 20-3; Written pseudonym:

"Tiburon"; Cryptonym 30-8; Verbal pseudonym: "Barracuda";

Cryptonym: 40-8.

105-6661-256 ED 306 of SA George E. Davis, JI., 3/64. Re:

MM 639-S. On 3-21-54, "DAVY" is scheduled to fly LUIS

POSADA and EDUARDO FERNANDEZ, both members of JURE, to

Alrglades, which is located 10 miles sest of Clewiston,'

Florida. They are also scheduled to Ily to the Glades

Airport and to Stuart, Florida. They will be looking for

possible training sites for JURE. POSADA disclosed that

ROGELIO CISNEROS, Who is the principal representative of

JURE in Miami, departed for Venezuela on 3-18-64. JURE

is strongly backed by MUNOZ MARIN, Governor of Puerto Rico, •

former President BETANCOURT of Venezuela, and former

President JOSE FIGUERAS of Nicaragua, according to POSADA.

POSADA also said that JURE is very well off financially,

and received $75,000 from Venezuela alone last month.

On 3-21-64, LUIS

POSADA Of JURE, and unidentified Former (K(4)

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Cuban rebel army captain, and an American named "DAVEY",

drove to Clewiston, Florida, where they inspected the:

Airglades Airport.

The Cubans were greatly impressed

with

the possibility of establishing a training camp there.

*(U)

9-1706-216 Miami report Of SA George E. Davis, JI. 12-28-64.

Re: Orlando Bosch Avila, aka Etal-Extortion.

A review of

property belonging: to ALBERTO W. JARDINES, while he was

incarcerated in Dade County jail reflected the name of

LOUIS C. POSADA, 750 NW 15th, Apt. 6, Miami, in his address

book.

62-3573-1866 CIA Memo 3-29-65. (Confidential) Request to

be advised re: any derogatory information on LUIS CLEMENTE

POSADA CARRILES.

Ya 3-31-65 advised negatively. (W(&(U)

2-380-41 CIA Classified Message (Secret) 4-19-65.

Subject:

Cuban Exile Recruits for Operational Teams to participate in

an attempt to overthrow the Guatemalan Government.

Source:

Cuban Refugee asked to join this coup attempt. LUIS POSADA

CARRILES among those recruited to participate in ROBERTO

ALEJO ARZU's attempt to overthrow the present Guatemalan

Goverment, as ten isader d2(U).

105-6661-525 Memo Of SA James J. O'Connor 5-3-55. Re:

Francisco Vallabriga, IS-Cuba. On 4-30-55, LUIS POSADA

advised that about a week previously, two Americans and

Cuban came to his apartment and tried to sell him M-l and

M-2 rifles.

He declined the offer, telling the visitors

he was interested only in a .57 MM recoilless rifle.

A

friend named MARIA ANTONIA GARCIA had referred the Cuban

visitor to POSADA. POSADA confidentially advised that he

is presently in the employ of CIA, contacting various

Cuban groups and operates under the cover of an automobile

tire salesman. He is working together with another CIA

employee, ENU (ESCARDA), about.

25

years of age, who formerly

worked with the DRE at Miami.

105-8988-74 Memo of SA John E. Mc Hugh 5-3-65. Re: Francisco

Vallabriga. • Letter 1-10-65, which was made available by.

Tampa 187-S*, RAUL ANDRE, a close associate of FRANCISCO

VALLABRIGA, indicated that his group was

interested in

LUIS POZADA. ANDRE described POZADA as a leader öf an anti-

Castro group with a base in Santo Domingo. ANDRE further

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stated that fron information he had received (g(u)

According to SA JAMES J. O'CONNOR, LUIS POSADA

participates in anti-Castro activities.

2-380-116 Miami LHM (Secret) 5-17-65, re: Roberto Alejos

Arzu; Luis Sieria Lopez, NM; IS-Guatemala.

on 5-5-65, Allen S. Yarborough, US Customs Agent, Miami.

Florida, advised that as a result of investigation,

interviews and intelligence information, it was ascertained

that LUIS POSADA CORRILES, was among the individuals that

were in some way involved in ALEJAS conspiracy. (3(U)

2-335-7 Miami: airtel to Director & LHM (Secret) 6-17-65.

Re: Plan of Cuban Exiles to Bomb a soviet Ship off the

Coast of the US. IS-Cuba; Neutrality Matters. On

6-10-55, MM T-3 (LUIS POSADA) a Cuban exile who resides

in Miami and is in close contact with other exiles,

advised that FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TOMAYO and his broth-in-

law, RAMON BAS, and the latter's father, have engaged in

talk of dropping a bomb on a ship going to cuba.

USCS

REVIEWED BY ANJFK TASK FORCE

IF RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

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92-726-394 Miami Report Of SA Warren R. Welsh 11-12-65.

Re: Frank Lang "Lefty" Rosenthal, aka AR; IGA.

The administrative pages of this report re-

flects the Bureau advised that local police authorities

should be advised that LUIS POSADA CARRILES, was in

possession of a gun equipped with a silencer, unless

reasons exist to the contrary. Information was not

furnished to the authorities due to the delicate nature

of information received from CIA and Miami

security

informants.

on 9-30-65, Miami advised Secret Service under.

category three regarding the above.

On 11-5-65, POSADA identified a photo of NORMAN

ROTIMAN, as the American who accompanied ROSENTHAL and an

unidentified third American male whom POSADA believed to

be a gun dealer. POSADA thought the third man a gun

dealer because on occasion of meeting the third American the

first time at a garage operated by DIEGO BORGES, the third

man had a gun and seemed to be very knowledgeable about

guns in general. This individual asked if a silener could

be obtained for

a specific type of gun. POSADA related

the silencers involved in the deal between BORGES and the

three Americans were made or obtained by FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ

TAMAYO, a Cuban exile.

POSADA said that he accompanied

RODRIGUEZ when he turned about six silencers over to BORGES.

BORGES intended to turn over to the Americans the silencers

but later learned they were no good.

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105-10983-36

TO

FROM :

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

HAT IPEZ EDITION

5010-107-02

ESA GEN. REG. NO. 17

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, MIAMI

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT: JM 10-6-97

SLO/KSe

4-15-98

DAT (JFK)

7/18/66

SA JOHN E. MCHUGH

9/8197

CLASSIFIE BY 5668-45 k

AbOLIS COSOS,

aka

• CUBA

DE CLASSIFY ON.

154850164

8/35/98 - 57K

Xon 1/14/66, (CoBos advised that he was personally

MITCHALL NER BEL and had

tIme

with HER BEL in the Dominican Republic

spely considerable

that ho has heard

le stated

aS ALEX WILSON.

WER' BEL on occasions introduce himself

advised that ho was personally acquainted

With LUIS POSADA, in whon CIA has an operational interest.

He advised that POSADA

Is receiving approxinately $500 per

month from CIA

He further indicated that three anti-CASTRO

organizations, namely the 30th of November, RICE and

Comandos-L, were attempting to establish a base in

the Dominican

Republic and foru a military alliance

there of the three organizations for action against

FIDEL CASTRO. LUIS POSADA has been approached

to accept

the position as military head of this alliance.

because oil

interested in haying the est lad the group. POSADA

MeDuse Inasnuch as COBOSkiad spent considerabie time

"a boat

ATT INFORMATION COKE MINED

HANCIN IS UNCLASSIZIAD

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OFMANI SE

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Declassily on: PADR.

W/5133

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SEC

T

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN I

DATE QI SIT BY TOLS SUN

Inde

CAS/ M-2155

15 June

TO

Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Miami

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFIGATION AND/OR,

FROM

: CAS/Miami

IN THIS DOCUMENT, JM 10-6-97

SUBJECT : Procurement of Arms and Munitions

by American Group

REFERENCE: A. CAS Memoranda to the FBI, same subject, .

dated 24 July 1965 and 11 August 1965

B.

FBI Memorandum File

#92-726,

29 July 1967

DECLASSIFIED BY 5668 5LD:/ASe

RA 04-15-48 (JFK)

1. Luis

POSADA Carriles

St., Miami,

telephone 445-0206, is

residing at 2635 S.w. 28th

a contact of this office

and the source of the information reported to the FBI in

referenced memoranda.

On 9 June 1967, POSADA advised this

office that subsequent to the events reported in referenced

memoranda, circa October 1966, he was contacted by Frank

"Lefty" ROSENTHAL who visited

POSADA's home.

ROSENTHAL told

POSADA that all the silencers he had purchased from POSADA

were pieces of junk and that he felt POSADA and Diego

BORGES were responsible and maybe his friends would kill

POSADA and BORGES some day.

ROSENTHAL further stated that

In spite of the tact he was out $0000 for the equipment, he

didn't want money from POSADA. He said he knew POSADA was

working for the CIA and that he wanted some CIA "equipment"

He asked POSADA to steal such "equipment" and give it to

him.

POSADA allegedly refused to do so at which time

ROSENTHAL said that his friends thought POSADA had made a

fool of then and if POSADA didn't do something to make

ROSENTHAL'S friends happy, POSADA was a dead man. POSADA

then made a number of fuse devices which he gave to

ROSENTHAL which seemed to make ROSENTHAL happy.

2.

In early June 1967, ROSENTHAL again visited

POSADA's home and told POSADA that the fuse devices were

faulty and one of his friends had had an accident as a

result of POSADA's work.

He reiterated a desire to have

some CIA fuse devices as well as a remote control unit

for detonating explosive charges.

He "reminded" POSADA

that he still owed them $5000 worth of "equipment".

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3. On 12 June 1967, POSADA reported that he had a

visit from ROSENTHAL at midnight on 11 June 1967.

ROSENTHAL

asked for the "equipment" and told POSADA he had friends who

would "get" POSADA if he did not deliver. POSADA allegedly

got equally as tough with ROSENTHAL, saying he; too, had

friends who could "get" ROSENTHAL.

POSADA refused

to do

anything more for ROSENTHAL. POSADA advised this office

that he doesn't think ROSENTHAL will bother him again

although he can't be certain.

4.

POSADA advises he would be willing to work with

the FBI'on this matter and this

office has no objection to

your office contacting POSADA at any time. It is requested

that we be kept informed of the results of your investigation.

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92-726-718 Miami Report Of SA Warren R. Welsh 8-23-67.

Re: Frank Lang "Lefty" Rosenthal ClAKAS NO OBSECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

Bombings - Miami Area

IN THIS DOCUMENT, J M 10/L8R 4/15-98

SLD/ISR

A. #Contacts with UIS POSADA CARRILES,

Informant]

CIA(JFK)

On July 10,

1967,

contacted

SA WARREN R. WELSH telephonically

LUIS POSADA.

POSADA stated that he had talked with DOMINGO

ECIMENDIA regarding the silencers he was to obtain for the

Peruvian

individual. ECHEMENDIA indicated that he was going

to give one of the silencers to MARGOSA, a car salesman in the

Miani area, wo wold test the equipment for the Peruvian.

FRANCIS J. DUFFIN obtained information that MARCOSA was formerly

Sergeant of Police in Cuba and a Special Guard at the Tropicana

Hotel in Havana.

now deceased). lu,

SA WELSII contacted LUIS POSADA in person at

Dinner

¡ey area, Coconut Crove, Florida, on July 11, 1967.

In conversation with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA he ascertained

that MARGOSA was well pleased with the silencers which he was

testing for the Peruvian.

POSADA stated that he was going to

charge the peruvian glee pes silencer, slo per peneil

and $10

a pound for c-a explosive. (TU

POSADA was instructed at this time regarding

the tenure of conversation he should have with ROSENHAL

at their next contact.

He was requested to make up a

IT UNCRASSIFISD

OLISERWISK

Deceasily on: CADR

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story concerning e ducmy suasons said at his residence

and the Esco shot because of this said he ceuld sot

produce the raquaced sxpiosiva devious los X032N214z, 4S (u)

During are late evening houss of July 11, 1967,

POSADA Eciophoniasily concaused sA kazsi and advised

him that he had just boon scacsored by his CIA supervisor.

• He infosned him

that he ras

no longes in she employment

of CIA

due to ac cades anscating in washington, D.C.

He was told shat chas accion by 02a hesdquessess in

Wachingson had nothing ic de wish exches his previous

Pock sacord rich fin

c8 his

present conface rish the

FBI Office in Vani. (

POSADA. furshes

seated at this sios that ROSENTRAL

had concasted hás home

as approxanately 10:45 PM at which

time his mass sxpisined shas hos husband had been

Brouble

and shat he rould consses Rosantial conoreer.

2d LUIS POSADA FiS Sela

phone on July 12g

1967.

POSADA SEOGS SiSE ab sppsoxinessly 10:30 AM

on shis

dase he contacded 205213642 so tils

residence.

ROSENERAL WOuld sos saik ds has hone phose and

roguested

POSADA 5o contacs him sos pesosassaged nuabes and time.

Also esking chis celephonie concact, POSADA

indicated Shes R0S251A6E 289

exasonal? aggestated oust

the stalling eschiss of

POSADA.

He gave POSADA an uitio

maton to sishes peeduss

chi

forget spous crosyshang.

(и)

FOSADA SISE 2e15063 chag on Shag dage, DOMINGO

EGHSMUNDIA Cod Sorenseed

hắto

8n2

Inst the sustons had saided

has house the peerious

ECREMANDIA assoed

Shes

Sile E01d means nochine and he

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should

ALBERTO

area.

not be n0gried 250u5 it. ECHEVENDIA stated that

ARRAIN-MARSORS WAS

not presently in the liami

On July 13, 1957

SA WELSH contacted

AUSTIN HORN,

14/

HORN SESDed Shat LUIS POSADA CARRIES was no

longer an coplajee of CIA.

He stated that the decision

to release POSADa asme fron their Washington headquarters

in vies of the face chas PosaDA had nichout authorination

HORN commented that POSADA was inatructed to

continue his cooperation wich the FBI Office in Miami

that he would be paid shrough Sapserber, 1967,

as ling at to coopsted with Mis asher ride t1 ages (lu)

On Jay 14, 1906S SH WELOR DEE VIEn

-LUIS

POSAns at Dinnes Keys Coconut Grove, Flosida:

POSADA stesed shat he had confersed

data with Did cape and done see esca

was. not in toa.

MORRIsDIA boid pOSADA shat he was not

going

to place a sepoitic onder of explosives vith P05604

•until

he found out axsctly what ManSINk and the fat

wanted, insofse as volunt of explosive material.

POSADs said shat he had heand nothing more

Rs funches indicseed that inasmuch as he is

not presontig employed in the Miani arcs ha

N9S C00800

to venezusla in orded to secure a permanent

plating

type job.

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On July 15, 1967, LUIS POSADA was tele.

phonically contacted by SA WELSH. Aful

POSADA advised that DOMINGO ECHUMENDIA advised

that ALBERTO LARRIN-MAESIRE had roturned to Miami on

this date.

He stated chat ECHEMENDIA and MAESTRE were

going to meet lates on this date in the southwest section

of Miami. According to POSADA,

after this meeting

ECHEMENDIA

mould contact him regarding

the volume and

type ot explosives wanted by MAESTRE. AU

On July 18, 1967, DA WELSH met in person

with LUIS POSADA In the Dinnes

Key area, Coconut Grove,

Flozica.

POSADA stased that he had just finished talking

tO DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA: He ascertained that ALBERTO LARRAIN-

HABSTRE had

not participated in the bonhing of a Miami

police offices in the southwest section of Miami.

MASSIRE had left with NORMAN ROTHMAN on either Sunday

morning for an unknown destination out

ECHEVENDIA selated to POSADA that a policeman

by the name of DObSON of DAUsoN was helping the

"mob

boys":

ECHEMENDY4 elen related that he hed heard that

ALBERTO LARRAIN-MARSTRE and NORMAN ROTHMAN WErE rESpOnSible

vegas, Nevada.

On July 24: 1967, LUES

phonically contacted by Sa WalSH.

CASADA was- tele-

POSADA stated that

on July 20, 1967, FRANK

ROSENTHAL hed contacted him

at his residence.

POSADA

at this time told ROSENTRAL that he was no longer interested

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in obtaining explosives for him and that he wished

to have no furthor deglinge with him.

After hearing

this, ROSENIMAL beesme very irate and save back to

POSADA a number of pencils that he had previously

secured fion hin. * (Ul

POSADA stated that he became very upset over

the conduct of

ROSENTHAL and rsquested him to leave

his residence in three seconds or he would shoot him

in the head.

After this chrest by POsaDA, ROSENTHAL

told him

"thse sonsday

he was playing sin rummy

On Auguot 1, 1967, LUIS POSADA was

contacted telephonically by SA WalSil. MCU

POSADS stated that on this date he had been

in consees Rich DOMINGO EONMENDIA. ECULMSNDIA stated

that MontaN RositaN had gons to the Hollywood, California

area

and

ALSERDO LARKADN-MARSTRE had departed for Paru.

Source could not leasa the duration of cicher of these

two visits. Hu

he seated shat he ras no longer going to

contact Dovanco xonsuaNore and inla this individual

that he

couid

no longer supply him vith explosive

material. *

On ARgust 4, 1967; LUIS POSADA NoS consacted

in person by sa Will as the corner of to i and Bird

Road. Aft

POSADA Ebated Shat several days after his last

confrontasion with ROSENENAL he received a lester in

the

mail

from an

caknown individual.

He stated thet the

contents of this letter concisted of sight pennies which

ware held sogether by Sooten sape and a .350 caliber

bullet.

POSADA dad nos know the signiticancs of either

of the items sithough he

sunnised that POSENaHAL had sent

these things

to hin.

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POSADA stated that he had heard nothing during

the past week from FRANk ROSENIMAL and has told DOMINGO

ECHEMONDIA

not to contsct him.

In conclusion, POSADA stated that he was

contemplating a

August 8, 196T. H/u

rap to Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday,

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92-1902-7 Miami Letter to Pittsburgh 9-22-67: Re:

Walter Joseph PLopi, aka AR. 00-PG. On 8-4 and 9-19-67,

LUIS POSADA CARRILES, @former CIA employee was contacted.

On both occasions he indicated that he had had no futher

contact with FRANK ROSENTHAL and had heard nothing more

*(a)

about bombings in the Miami area. Case Closed.

105-1729-1853 FD 302 of Ricardo Morales Navarrete 5/22/68.

Information furnished to SA Joseph C. Ball, re: Venezuelan

Political Activities. Cuban nationals LUIS POSADA and

GUSTAVO ORTIZ are in charge of Section 1 of the General

Directorate of Police (DIGIPOL), the Venezuelan secret

plice. This section is in

charge of all Cuban activities

and movements in Venezuela. POSADA and ORTIZ reportedly

have gained such control that every Cuban who enters or

leaves Venezuela is required to submit to an interview

by this section.. POSADA is a "gangster type" and he and

ORTIZ are reportedly very effective, using strong-arm

methods to obtain information and fight pro-CASTRO elements.

For example, if an individual is identified as a CASTRO

supporter, they do not bother to question him or advise

him of any rights but simply eliminate him. They are under

the direct supervision of ERASTO FERNANDEZ, the head of

DIGEPOL •

ERASTO FERNANDEZ has recently been under in-

vestigation by high Venezuelan authorities. DIGEPOL

recently arrested two Venezualan students who were sur

sequently found dead and FERNANDEZ has been under in-

vestigation by the Venezuelan Senate because of those

and other similar activities. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO,

also known

as

"El Mexicano" has recently left for vene

where he will be

in touch with POSADA and ORTIz. (luauela,

105-14883-247 Memo of SA Samuel W. Jones 2-25-70. Re:

58-2102218

On 2-10-70, LYDIA DE LA CRUZ, who is the

wife of EPIFANIO ROMERO, advised her husband left Miami

on

11-30-69, for the purpose of making a trip to Cuba to

bring back Cuban refugees, she has not seen or heard from

him since. The name of LUIS POSADA was among others found

in ROMERO's address book furnished by his wife.

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105-11869-314 Memo Of SA William Mayo Drew 6-28-72. Re:

ELC - Alanis.

On 6-19-72, MM 974-S, made available a

letter mailed in Venezuela by one C. GONZALEZ, P. O.

Box 50187, Caracas. Informant advised that the letter is

from JORGE ROBLEJO of the Comite de los Cien. The

following is just the portion of the letter that mentions

POSADA: MU

Another thing is CASTRO - nobody could imagine

every Cuban that arrives, he seems to know about and offers

himalf to help them, but he was ordered to do this by Mr.

LUIS POSADA, alias

"El Bambi" of RECE. He is in the

DISIP as a commissioner or informant; and last year they

made a deal.

They pay CASTRO 1,5000 bolivares for the job,

and he passes it on to Mr. POSADA. MI. POSADA sent to Miami

a man named EUGENIO AGUILERA EXTRADA, a teacher, Cuban, born

in Santiago, cu Doll

-handle investigations there of groups

and agents there.

174-940-472 Insert of SA Eugene J. Flynn. Re: Mibom.

Detective JULIO OJEDA, DCPSD, Homicide Section furnished

a list of individuals as bomb suspects.

The name LUIS

POSADA, aka "Bambi" appears on this list.

105-21892-1041 FD 306 OF SA SINECIO GUTIERREZ 6-22-76. Re:

MM 974-S. On 6-18-76, Informant advised there are several

Cuban persons in Venezuela who are prominent and wealthy

that are assisting in funding of Cuban exile action groups,

such as FINC and Accion Cubana. The persons who are con-

tacted by ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA and FRANK CASTRO are: Dr.

GUIDO FORGAL, DR. GUSTAVO ORTIZ-FAZ (DVM), DR. AURELIO

ALVAREZ ECHEZARRETA, DR. SALVADOR ROMANI Y O RUE, MR.

JOAQUIN

FRIAS, MR.

JOSE GONZALEZ and MR. LUIS POSADA.

POSADA, aka "El Bambi" has a private

investigative agency•

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HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO IS A NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER

AND FREE-LANCE RE-

PORTER AFFILIATED WITH INE MAGAZINE "VISION," AND HE IS ALSO EMPLOYED

AS AN INDUSIRIAL INVESIIGAIOR BY INVESIIGACIONES COMERCIALES E IN-

DUSTPAALES, COA. (ICI), AN INDUSIRIAL SECURITY FIRM OPERATED SY LUIS

POSADA, MORMER HEAD OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DIVISION, CARACAS,

VENEZUELA. (52

POSADA, A CUBAN EXILE WHO IS NOW A VENEZUELAN CITIZEN, IS STRONG

ANTI-CASTRO AND WAS SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN THE MAIN SUPPORTER OF

ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA DURING BOSCH'S PRESENCE IN VENEZUELA PRIOR IO

HIS

ARREST ON NOVEMBER 19, 1975. ELEGAT BECAME ACQUAINTED VITH ROSADA IN

THE COURSE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS DURING PERIOD POSADA WAS AN OFFICIAL

OF DISIP. EX

HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO FIRSI BECAME KNOWN TO LEGAT IN APPROXIMATEL

JUNE, 1974, WHEN HE CONTACTED LEGAI FOR ASSISTANCE IN EXPEDITING THE

PROCESSING OF A VISA TO THE U.S. THAI MAD BEEN REGUESTED FOR THE MINOR

SON OPÉIME THENBIRECIOR OF DISIP, DR. PEDRO ARTURO TORRES AGUDO:

LEGAT WAS LED TO BELIEVE RICARDO WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF DISIP AND

ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED THAT RESULTED IN THE PROMPT ISSUANCE OF A

VISA TO THE TORRES AGUDO

CHILD

RICARDO RECONIACIED LEGAT A FEW WEEXS LATER TO EXPRESS HIS

APPRECIATION FOR ASSISTANCE PREVIOUSLY RENDERED, AND LEGAT THEN

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CANE AVARE RICARDORLAS MERELY AN AUXILIARY @EMBER OF DISIR, AND THAT

HE WAS ACIUALLY IN THE PERSONAL SERVICE OF LUIS POSADA. RICARDO RE-

VEALED HE WAS ALSO A NEWSPAPER REPORTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER AFFILIAIED

WITH INE MAGAZINE "VISION," AND INDICATED HE DEVOIED MOST OF HIS IIME

RESEARCHING NEWS ARTICLES INTENDED TO DISCREDIT THE CASIRO GOVERN-

MENT• HE CLAIMED PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A NEWSPAPER ARIICLE THAT

APPEARED IN A CARAÇAS NEWSPAPER ABOUT THAI TIME, REVEALING THE

PRESENCE OF CUBAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS IN CUBAN EMBASSY IN CARACAS

RICARDO CONTACTED LEGAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AFTER THE

INITIAL VISIT, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS FURNISHED PHOTOGRAPHS AND

BIOSRAPHICAL DAIA ON MEMERS OF THE CUBAN ZUBASSHMICH WERE E

OSVIOUSLY OBTAINED FROM DISIP FILES.

DURING ONE VISIT, RICARDO

SUGGESTED LEGAT MIGHT WISH TO MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING

COURSES OF ACIION THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN AGAINST THE CUBAN EMBASSY

IN CARACAS BY AN ANTI-CASIRO GROUP OF WHICH HE FORMED PARI.

LEGAT INFORMED RICARDO SUCH WAS NOI PARI OF INE FUNCTION

OF THE LEGAL

ATTACHE'S OFFICE, AND THAT IN ANY EVENI,

LEGAT PERSONALLY ABHORRED TERRORISI ACIIVITIES REGARDLESS OF WHOM

THEY MIGHI BE DIRECIED AGAINSI. LEGAI POINIED OUT TO RICARDO IHAI

THE U.S. GOVERNMENI WAS DOING EVERYTHING IT COULD TO PREVENI DISRUP

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IN A CONVERSATION

WITHHAN DEFICIAL OF DISIPION OCTOBER 1, 1976,

LEGAT BROACHED INE SUBJECT OF RICARDO AND OF THE FAINT SUSPICION THAT

RICARDO MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEHOW INVOLVED IN THE BOMBING OF INE GUYANESE

CONSULATE IN PORT-OF-SPAIN. LEGAI ADMITIED IHERE WAS NO SUBSTANIIVE

EVIDENCE OF RICARDO'S IMPLICATION,BUT THAT INE. COINCIDENCE OF HIS

PRESENCE INERE AT THE APPROPRIATE IIME, COUPLED WITH HIS EMPLOYMENI

RELATIONSHIP WIIN LUIS POSADA, HAD GIVEN LEGAT CAUSE IO WONDER.

THE DISIP OFFICIAL RELATED DISIP

HAD NO REASON IO BELIEVE RICARDO WAS

THE. CALIBER OF INDIVIDUAL IHAI WOULD BE UTILIZED IN SUCH AN OPERAIION,

AND IHAI RICARDO WAS NOI KNOW TO BE INVOLVED IN SUCH ACIIVITIES, IN

SPITE OF HIS ASSOCIATION WITH POSADA

(н)

ON OCIOSER 3, 1976, A CONFIDENIIAL SOURCE ABROAD ADVISED HE

HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED IN TRINIDAD, AND WHO

IS IN POSSESSION OF THE VENEZUELAN PASSPORI ISSUED TO JOSE VAZQUEZ

GARCIA, IS ACTUALLY HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO. HE SAID HE DETERMINED

THAT RICARDO AND FREDDY LUGO, THE OTHER VENEZUELAN ARRESTED IN

TRINIDAD, HAD BEEN PARI OF THE SUPPORI GROUP IN THE SABOTAGE

OPERATION AGAINST THE CUBANA AIRLINER IN BARBADOS. HE SAID THE

OPERATION HAD NOT GONE AS PLANNED BECAUSE IT WAS INTENDED THAI

THE BOMB SHOULD EXPLODE BEFORE IHE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BARBADOS.

THE SOURCE SIATED THAT APPARENTLY IHE TIMING MECHANISM ON IHE BOMB

2)

HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SET

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THE SOURCE RELAIED IHAT LUIS POSADA AND ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA

HAD NOI YEI LEFI VENEZUELA, BUT THEY WERE PREPARED TO DO SO IF

IT WAS FELT NECESSARY

)hus

SOURCE INFORMED THAI FRANK CASTRO, CO-FOUNDER OF CORU WITH

ORLANDO BOSCH. AVILA, DEPARTED CARACAS, VENEZUELA, ON OCIOBER 3,

1976, FOR SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, ABOARD PAN AMERICAN FLIGHI 465.

HE SAID

CASTRO UTILIZED HIS US PASSPORT, NO. 297917, AS TRAVEL

DOCUMENT

(u)

ON OCTOBER 8, 1976, A SECOND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ADVISED HE HAD

BEEN INFORMED THAI CUBAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE OFFICERS HAD PROCEEDED

TO PORI-OF-SPAIN, IRINIDAD, FROM CUBA ON OCIOBER 7, 1976, AND HAD

SUBJECTED THE TWO ARRESTED VENEZUELANS TO INTENSIVE INTERROGATIONS

, RICARDO WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 9S 1954, AT CARACAS, VENEZUELA.

HE HOLDS VENEZUELAN PASSPORI NO. 858939, ISSUED ON MAY 14, 1975,

AT CARACAS.

HAS VENEZUELAN IDENTITY CARD (CEDULA) NO.

V 3821587.ME

CLASSIFIED BY 4423, XGDS, CAFEGORIES 2 AND 4, INDEFINITE.

ADMIN TO FIELD AND LEGAIS ONLY:

ADMINISIRATIVE: CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE IS RICARDO MORALES

NAVARRETE, HEAD, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DIVISION, DISIP, CARACAS,

VENEZUELA.

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EGRET

THE SECOND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ISCORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ

SPECIAL ADVISOR IO DIRECIOR, DISIP, CARACAS, VENEZUELA

THE DISIP OFFICIAL MENTIONED IS RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE.

LEGAIS MEXICO CITY AND BUENOS AIRES ADVISED SEPARAIELY.

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