Originator: FBI
From: LALLIER
To: BELMONT
Document date: 1960-05-18 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/23/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90041-10041

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-89923-15

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LALLIER

TO:

BELMONT

TITLE :

Released under the John F. Kennedy

assassination Records Collection Act o

1 992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

55000 Date: 11-05-2021

DATE: 05/18/1960

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

CLIP

JOSE RASCO BERMUDA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1A

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: MEMO

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVÍ

MENT

Memorandum

SECRET

TO

MR. A. H. BELMONT

DATE: 5-18-60

FROM

--R- 0. L'ALLIER

SUBJECT:

#CLIPION

ens entering elit

The following information was furnished

to the Liaison

Tolson

Mohr -

Parsons

emor

allaha

De Loach

Malone

McGuire

Rosen

Trate

Tele

Room

Ingram.

Gandy

The screening

and selection of Cuban exiles for the

operation have been moving rapialy. the following cubans nou

make up the nucleus of the organization of exiles which will be

HiginiovaIAZ

cane;

SANJENIS

Michel

and Manuel A.

VILLAPANA y Martinez.

{ и)

It is believed that all of these individuals are well

known to us.

S(FRD.).

Revolutionary Democratic Front.

The organization so far

does

not have a leader and for the time being will be administered

oy a four-man directorate consisting of carillo, varona, Arteme

and Rasco.(

missile

Declassin

# 211

Reynolds stated that the problem of sélecting and

promoting an acceptable leader is a sore spot in the entire project.

No one seems

commented that Artime looks like a good bet:

testine do tie age det to you hates astic;

aggressive and may

have the

qualities to attract the support of all

the various exiled factions.

CIA MAS NO OBJECTION TO

EnCLOSur DECLASSIFICE TON AND/OR,

EX 104

REG- 26

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mad 189923-15

, IN THIS DOCUMENT.EY CEP

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HBREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

SHOWN

EXCEPT WHERE

1

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Belmont

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MAY 31 1960

5150-900,

GLASSIFIED BY 5448 SLO/SP

MAY 25 1960

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_

SEE TENERSE

JFK

- copies made,

for review at FBIHQ by]

SECRET

ACT RICATION LE

T6-8602073(12)

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SELKED

Memorandum for Mr. Belmont

(м)

Reynolds does not expect that the announcement of the

FRD existence will be of any unusual nature.

CIA anticipates that

Castro will give it little attention and regard it only as

another organization of exiles.

i will grow rapiat in strength and prentice see has

The Liaison Agent was furnished a list of locations in

the Miami area now being utilied by CIA in this operation.

list is enclosed herewith The same data was furnished to SAC

erent in y the sane

The

) Teague of the Miami office.

10/1)

Liaison has previously reported that CIA would be

utilizing Swan Island located in the Gulf of Mexico for the

mounting of a radio broadcasting operation.

course, be directed against Castro and will be beamed to Cuba.

Broadcasts are to be initiated on or about 5-19-60. (71C21U)

CIA is spending considerable time and effort to bring

certain anti-Castro Cubans outside of Cuba so that they can be

utilized in this operation:

This is being done on a selective

basis en in this to obtain the services of certain key men. @CU)

You previously have been informed that a Cuban who is

held in high regara by CIA and apparently was to be utilized in.

this operation was Colonel Ramon, barquin.

This individual is still

connected with the Castro Government and is assigned to an Embassy

abroad.

According to Reynolds, Barquin has not been able to make

a clean break with Castro because of action which might be taken

against members of his family in Cuba.

He now feels that he has

this matter under control and CIA thinks that he will officially

severe his connections with Castro within the next few weeks.

could become a key figure in FRD.

The headquarters of FRD will be reported as being in

Cuba and will exist in that country in a clandestine status.

Branches

will be established in various Latin American countries, and in the

United States.

Costa Rica undoubtedly will be a key location.

CIA does not plan to utilize a large number of Cubans for this

operation. There probably will not be more than 40 or 50 who will

have been briefed and trained by CIA.

be engaged in a program of training

This bros, swee of the u.s.

There is a plan to use a U.S. base in the Panama Canal zone for

some of this training.

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